Led by Chen Jie, who was like an enraged lion, the Bulls launched a tidal counterattack at the beginning of the second half.
Du Hong lowered his head and dribbled the ball, leaning against Sulla like a loach, using his thin body to contend with Sulla, and smoothly dribbling the ball across half the court.
Then, Du Hong gritted his teeth, squeezed Sula away, handed the ball player to Chen Jie, and used the opportunity to set a pick-and-roll for Chen Jie, blocking Tracy McGrady who was closely following Chen Jie.
Although McGrady is not very strong, his height of nearly two meters is not at the same level as Du Hong. After bumping into McGrady, Du Hong obviously couldn't bear it, but he still pursed his lips tightly.
, blocked McGrady sharply.
Chen Jie took the ball and started directly. With the help of Du Hong, he got rid of Tracy McGrady.
Then, Chen Jie quickly changed direction, passed Sula who stepped forward to defend, and went straight to the inside.
Facing Yao Ming again, Chen Jie took off and instead of trying to dunk over Yao Ming's head, he made a fake move to shake Yao Ming, then went up to him, causing Yao Ming to foul and at the same time, the referee whistle blew.
At that moment, he threw the ball into the basket.
After landing, Chen Jie stood up on his own without waiting for his teammates to come over to help him. He did not shout wildly in celebration, but remained silent, silent, gritted teeth!
Chandler, Duhon, Griffin, Eddie Curry all came over to give Chen Jie a high-five. They were the five members of the Bulls team, but none of them said a word.
Toyota Center didn’t take it seriously, it was just a 2+1!
Tyronn Lue, who was sitting on the bench, was even smiling sarcastically, even mocking Chen Jie like a trapped beast.
Yao Ming was not angry about his foul, nor was he upset about anything.
McGrady didn't care that he didn't guard Chen Jie this time. Instead, he glanced at Du Hong twice.
Although they say they respect their opponents, respect Chen Jie, and never underestimate the enemy, in terms of their thinking, everyone in the Rockets team is still a little lax.
No matter how defensive Van Gundy is, he can never control the changes in players' psychological emotions.
After Chen Jie hit this three-pointer, the Rockets team didn't feel anything. They just thought it was a struggle by Chen Jie.
But immediately, the Bulls' next defense made everyone in the Rockets feel something was wrong.
The five Bulls players, including Eddy Curry, who usually never takes defense seriously, were rooted to the floor, preventing the Rockets from entering, and guarding the three-second zone.
It's like guarding a position.
McGrady tried to break through several times, but without success. He could pass by one step behind Chen Jie, but the next Bulls player, or Duhong, or Griffin would come around and stand without fear.
In front of McGrady.
McGrady's breakthroughs were all in vain. When the 24-second attack time was about to expire, McGrady threw the ball to Sura. Sulla tried to take a shot, but was blocked by Duhong.
Chandler pushed past Yao Ming under the basket and grabbed the basketball.
He quickly passed the ball to Chen Jie, then started from the baseline and accelerated forward.
Chen Jie passed by Jackson near the midfield, who was delaying his advance, and then broke into the three-pointer. Seeing that Chandler had rushed to the basket, Chen Jie threw the ball high in the air, and Chandler caught the basketball.
, and slammed the ball into the basket.
A domineering and violent alley-oop!
After landing, Chandler threw the ball to the referee and silently ran back to the backcourt.
It's not that he didn't want to celebrate wildly, it was just that after Chen Jie passed the ball, he turned around and went back without even a smile. With such a stern look on his face, Chandler couldn't do that.
After the Bulls scored these two goals, the Rockets felt a little dangerous, but after all, they were still ahead by 14 points, and the point difference was still very big. Van Gundy did not call a timeout, but signaled the players to calm down, play steadily, and score this goal first.
Let’s talk about the situation.
Sura knew that such a ball had to be left to McGrady. Although McGrady did not score the ball just now, at this moment, the number one star still needs to stand up.
After dribbling the ball past half-court, Sura found McGrady and saw McGrady standing at a 45-degree angle. Although not close to him, Sura didn't think anything of it and chose to cross the ball.
He seems to have forgotten that a truth on the basketball court is that cross-court passes, especially those that are not very fast, are very dangerous.
Facts also prove this!
On the trajectory of Sura's ball, a red voice appeared like a ghost.
He stretched out his hand hard and touched the basketball passed by Sura, changing the trajectory of the basketball.
Then, he sprinted a few steps, controlled the basketball, and took the ball directly to the fast break.
McGrady was too late to return to defense, and could only watch the player in the red jersey dunk and score.
Only then did McGrady see the number on his back, which was No. 1!
Bulls No. 1, Chen Jie.
How fast is he? By the time Chen Jie scored a fast break dunk, Tracy McGrady hadn't even passed the half court yet.
In the entire Rockets half, there was only one Chen Jie.
Van Gundy had no choice but to call a timeout. The score gap was about to close to ten points!
It's just a pity that he called the timeout too late.
The Bulls' counterattack has begun.
What's more, at this time, a Rockets player came over to stimulate the already angry Chen Jie!
This person is Tyronn Lue, who replaced Sula who had just made one consecutive mistake and was blocked by Du Hong.
He had shown disdain for Chen Jie in the locker room from the halftime break. Seeing that Chen Jie had been leading the Bulls to fight in the past two minutes, he became even more dissatisfied.
While waiting for the sideline ball to be served, Tyronn Lue walked up to Chen Jie.
"Just now in the locker room, I said you were wasting your reputation. It seems that my words are not entirely correct. You still have some skills. However, your skills are obviously not enough. Now you want to make a comeback, so let me tell you
, your efforts can only be in vain!"
Tyronn Lue’s words are extremely arrogant!
Chen Jie's expression remained unchanged and he didn't even say a word of rebuttal.
There are many people who have attacked him. There was O'Neal and Sprewell. Now, what will happen if there is another Tyronn Lue?
Chen Jie just wanted to tell him through actions how ridiculous his idea was!
As soon as the sideline ball was released, Tyronn Lue dribbled the ball and started an outside pick-and-roll with Tracy McGrady, and Chen Jie switched defense.
It was also a coincidence that the two people met face to face for the first time.
Chen Jie stared closely at the basketball in Tyronn Lue's hand, and Tyronn Lue looked at Chen Jie with disdain.
"Want to steal the ball?"
Tyronn Lu sneered and flipped his wrist, trying to change direction.
Between the lightning and flint... (To be continued...)
