The Bulls, who were ten points behind, finally fought back. And it was only three rookies who accomplished all this.
Jay Sean, Luer Deng, Duhong! Storm swept the game for the first time.
Magic head coach Van Gundy quickly called a timeout and began to make arrangements.
However, at this time, the Bulls have fully gained momentum. Can the Magic suppress them?
The current Bulls don't care how many goals the Magic can score. Although they are also defending, they will not be discouraged because of the failure of defense. Instead, they immediately launch an attack, which is quite similar to the Suns who are sweeping the entire league.
The ball storm.
However, the difference between them and the Suns is that the Suns rely on a running guard Nash and several players who can shoot and play fast breaks.
The Bulls, on the other hand, are just breaking through. No matter who is on the fast break, they will get inside when the Magic are not gaining a firm foothold.
Obviously, in terms of success rate, the Bulls' impact tactics are higher than the Suns' small-ball tactics.
As for the Magic, what they need to do now is not to adjust their offense, but their defense.
Because no matter how many goals they score, it has no effect and the Bulls don't care. Moreover, they can't guarantee that their offensive success rate can catch up with the Bulls.
But defense is easier said than done. The Bulls rely on the impact of young people. The only ones that the Magic can outrun these young people on the court now are Francis and Howard. However, Howard is an inside man and his running distance is longer than that.
There are many outside players, which itself is at a disadvantage.
If they encounter tactics like the Suns, the Magic can still play positional warfare, stabilize the rhythm, improve their shooting percentage, and avoid random shots and mistakes.
But facing the Bulls' tactics, even if they do this, they may still let the opponent play a fast break!
In fact, the Bulls are simply fighting at the moment!
There is no tactical nature at all, that is, whoever gets the ball and has the opportunity to break through quickly without giving the Magic time to organize a defense.
Beat the master to death with random punches! I have to say that although this tactic of Scales cannot be used for a whole game, it seems that it is still very effective!
After returning from the timeout, the Magic changed their offensive strategy and began to let Howard inside play singles.
Obviously, Van Gundy also wants to improve the success rate of the offense, and by doing so, even if the offense fails, the three outside players Hill Mobley and Francis can quickly return to defense.
Facing Chandler's relaxation, Howard chose to play singles from the front rather than post up.
Compared with back-up steps, Howard's frontal breakthrough is obviously more threatening.
Although he is 2.11 meters tall, his first step is still very fast for an inside player!
Moreover, his excellent body and jumping can also ensure that his layup or dunk after a breakthrough will not be blocked.
Sure enough, after taking the ball and observing Chandler's defensive actions, Howard chose to break through to his left. After seizing a favorable position, Howard used his body to squeeze Chandler and made a hook layup because he was an inside player.
It was a single, so although it only took two steps, Howard was already very close to the basket.
At this time, it is absolutely impossible to expect another insider Curry to come over to cover the defense.
Thank God he can guard his defender well.
It seems that Howard is bound to score this time.
But Skiles didn't care. This kind of goal is inevitable. As the No. 1 pick, it's normal for him to score a few such goals. There is no need to be too disappointed. The Bulls can maintain their offensive rhythm and success rate.
Skiles believed there was a chance of victory in this game.
But just when he was waiting for Curry to quickly send a baseline ball to the outside 04, the rookie 04 had a fast break opportunity.
He suddenly discovered that there seemed to be only two people left on the outside line.
Under the basket, suddenly a dark figure jumped up high and slapped Howard's layup away.
It's Luerdeng!
Although this black player's body is a bit thin and his personal defensive ability is not strong, his defense awareness and jumping ability are still good.
This block can be fully seen.
For a moment, neither the audience nor the coach realized what was going on. Chen Jie, who had won the ball from the outside, was already running wildly with the ball.
After passing Francis in a change of direction in the center circle, Chen Jie went straight to the basket. At this moment, the Magic's backcourt was empty!
With a split dunk, Chen Jie scored two points.
The Bulls were only two points behind!
After Luer Deng watched Chen Jie score on the fast break under his own basket, he looked up to the sky and roared. At this time, the big screen at the scene also showed the slow motion. Luer Deng was almost touching the basket.
When I was playing, I fanned the ball out with my big hand!
This goal once again reflects the enthusiasm and hard work of young players.
The applause from the entire audience was generous to Luer Deng and Chen Jie.
Van Gundy shook his head and sighed bitterly.
During this period of storm, get over it quickly!
Although they are young, they are not robots and will get tired!
However, in the first quarter of the game, it was obvious that none of the three showed fatigue.
Although Howard was blocked just now, it was only because of Luol Deng's sudden appearance that he did not react.
The Magic still have many options on the offensive end.
The Bulls' defense was far from able to suppress the Magic's offense.
The next game is about attacking.
The Magic fell into position and wanted to slow down the pace of the game. Hill Mobley and Francis also scored consecutively.
But the young men of the Bulls were not affected at all. No matter what the ball was, they just rushed forward. Although there were some passing errors, as long as there was a layup opportunity, they never missed it.
At the end of the first quarter, the Bulls were already leading by one point, 35-34.
In one quarter of the game, both teams scored more than 30 points. It can be predicted that this game will be an intense and beautiful offensive battle.
However, it can also be seen how poor the Bulls' defense was, allowing the Magic to score 34 points in just one quarter.
As for the Magic, although they did better defensively than the Bulls, they lost as many as 35 points because of the Bulls' chaos!
Such a game is certainly exciting for fans to watch. But from the perspective of experts, they all shake their heads. Such a Bulls team is not the right way!
Skiles naturally knows that this is not the kingly way. If there is no defense and only offense, it will be difficult for the Bulls to enter the playoffs this year.
However, he also knows that his current formation is just a temporary measure.
Sure enough, with six minutes left in the second quarter and the Bulls leading by five points 55 to 50, the substitutes came on. Chen Jie, Du Hong, and Luer Deng were replaced. The Bulls' Qingchun Blaster also announced
