Chapter 292: From 19 points behind to 7 points ahead (2
Howard was the one behind Chen Jie's dunk, which didn't make him very angry.
He has played in NBA for so many years. He was once one of the top five players in Michigan and had a multi-million contract. He averaged 2010 per game. Now he is reduced to an ordinary main player. He has seen the ups and downs of the world. How could he lose it just because of a dunk?
What about sanity?
He is just a little worried. If this continues, Chen Jie's breakthrough will be unstoppable. Is he just going to watch him wreak havoc on the Rockets' inside line?
Thinking of this, he looked at head coach Jeff Van Gundy, hoping that Van Gundy would have a solution at this time.
However, Howard was disappointed when he saw Van Gundy.
Van Gundy was scratching his thin hair and pretending to be a bitter melon face.
There is nothing he can do!
Howard sighed.
In fact, Van Gundy is not a master tactician, and his ability to adapt to situations on the spot is far behind, let alone compared to famous coaches, even compared to Skiles. Just look at how his arrangements were carefully calculated by Skiles this time.
It's out.[
Van Gundy's characteristic is defense. He puts strict demands on the team in training and then puts together a good defensive system.
However, no matter how good the defense is, there are loopholes.
Now, through a coincidence of substitutions and Skiles' arrangement, the Bulls have seized the loopholes in the Rockets' defense. And if Van Gundy is asked to fill the loopholes immediately, he really has no choice.
At this time, it seemed that Van Gundy decided to resign himself to his fate.
After this ball, the score difference reached five points, a very dangerous score.
There are still three minutes left in the game.
It’s really hard to say who will win in this game between the Bulls and the Rockets.
In another attack, the Rockets still failed to find Yao Ming and failed to pass the ball to Yao Ming's hands. McGrady's touch seemed to have faded, and his mid-range shot failed again.
In turn, he seemed to be intimidated by Chen Jie's two breakthroughs just now. Yao Ming hesitated when defending Nocchioni. This hesitation gave Nocchioni a chance, and Chen Jie's ball was uploaded to
In Noccioni's hands, Noccioni drew his bow and arrow, and once again "shot" a three-pointer!
Only two points left!
The Bulls saw hope of overtaking for the first time in this game, and this was also the smallest point difference between the two teams in this game.
From leading by 19 points to leading by 2 points, before they knew it, the Bulls had closed the 17-point gap.
And are the Rockets really going to be reversed again?
This season, they have been reversed a lot.
The Rockets, who are used to collapsing in the last quarter, really lack a temperament? A stable temperament, a calm temperament? [
At this point, their rivals in Texas, the Spurs, seem to be lacking the most!
Could it be that their temperament has been given to the Spurs?
Yao Ming can't win the basketball, and McGrady has lost his touch. Who can save the Rockets at this time?
Is it Shula, Juwan Howard, or Jim Jackson?
Or, they can only perish and cannot be saved?
Noccioni's three-pointer once again forced Van Gundy to pause.
But what can he do?
If we continue to let Yao Ming defend, what about Chen Jie's breakthrough? What about the pick-and-roll between the two of them?
If Yao Ming is not allowed to defend Nocchioni, then his three-pointers are enough to kill the Rockets!
Van Gundy, or rather the Rockets, is in a dilemma.
The most terrifying thing is that no matter what choice you make, it seems to be the path to destruction.
The Bulls brought the score to two points, and the Toyota Center fell into a dead silence. They even forgot to boo the few players who celebrated by chest-bumping the Bulls wildly.
It seemed like at this moment, they surrendered in front of the powerful Bulls.
But obviously, the Rockets should be stronger than the Bulls, right?
The Rockets have Yao Ming, McGrady, veterans, and a head coach with excellent defense. In any case, they should be stronger than the Bulls who rely on a bunch of rookies and a bunch of young people to conquer the world, right?
However, a 19-point lead was reversed. Is Toyota Center really going to be defeated?
"Andis, great job!"
"Andis, well done!"
"Andis, you are our big star!"
The Bulls seemed to see hope of victory, and the suppressed atmosphere was finally dissipated. Many people came forward to congratulate Noccioni and praise him.
Chen Jie also had a smile on his face and hit Noccioni on the chest.
Noccioni just smiled shyly.
Now, he is still a newcomer, and it seems that he has not yet integrated into the team. He is very happy to have such a performance, but what he first hopes is to get a spot on the main team.
And he still needs to continue to work hard for this starting opportunity.
It seems that Eddy Curry is getting more and more stupid and his performance is getting better and better today. This starting point is coming soon.
When Luol Deng returns, the Bulls' 2004 generation will all be starters.
With that starter, the Bulls truly became a wonder in the league.
Has there ever been a starting lineup composed of at least three first-year rookies in NBA history?
"Andis, good job!" Skiles also smiled and praised Noccioni. It seemed that he also had the idea of letting Noccioni squeeze out Eddy Curry.
After all, Eddy Curry's recent performance is really as if he has disappeared.
Since he has made no contribution at all, why not give opportunities to young people?
As for the weird ones? Skiles doesn't care. In his opinion, what a great honor it would be if a group of newcomers can still reach the playoffs?
He is not afraid of becoming a joke, on the contrary, he has the ambition to create history.
Skiles didn't lay out any tactics during this timeout, he just asked the Bulls to strengthen their defense and continue the offense just now.
In his opinion, Van Gundy should have nothing to do on the defensive end. All he can do is to strengthen the offense.
As Skiles expected, Van Gundy's timeout was more about offensive tactics.
And his tactics are also very simple, relying on two superstars, Yao Ming and Tracy McGrady!
Since Yao Ming can't catch the ball, let Yao Ming pull out and set up a pick-and-roll for McGrady.
Although McGrady felt bad, Van Gundy still chose to believe in him.
He didn't fall asleep, he just took a nap.
However, on the first offense after the timeout, McGrady's performance made Van Gundy feel that his nap seemed a bit too long.
After Yao Ming set a pick-and-roll for McGrady, McGrady broke through and leaned on Chandler. McGrady threw the ball. It was so close that McGrady's ball didn't go in yet.
Although it looked very similar, in the end, the basketball still spun around twice and came out.
The one who got the rebound was Nocchione at the critical moment in the last six minutes, who performed even better than Chen Jie.
After he got the ball, he quickly handed it to Duhong.
Duhong did not let him down, dribbling the ball and launching a fast break. Taking advantage of the Rockets' unstable footing, the Bulls directly launched a wave of attacks.
Du Hong, Chen Jie and Griffin were on the third line of fast break. The basketball was passed back and forth in the hands of the three people. Although there were three Rockets retreating, the Bulls had already attacked the basket before the formation could get out of the way.
In the end, Duhong scored a defensive layup.
The Bulls finally tied the score for the first time.
With two minutes left in the game, the two teams finally stood on the same starting line.
The Rockets' defense was weak and their offense couldn't open up the situation, but the Bulls scored consecutively.
The balance of victory seems to be leading to the Bulls' side.
Chen Jie, who had been silent since midfield until now, finally had a chance to vent.
Watching Du Hong put the basketball he passed into the basket, Chen Jie clenched his fists on the spot and looked up to the sky and screamed.
Although the game is not over yet, Chen Jie firmly believes that victory in this game is inevitable.
He just has such confidence. Or you can say that he was happy too early, but the progress of the next game proved that his confidence was right.
After the Rockets were tied, it seemed like they were really beaten.
In the silence of the Toyota Center fans, the Rockets were a little at a loss.
Of course, Tracy McGrady didn't give up, and neither did Yao Ming.
But McGrady, who felt better throughout the game, seemed to have really lost God's love. His ball never flew into the basket again.
And Yao Ming can't even catch the basketball anymore.
Seeing that Tracy McGrady of the Rockets had no touch, the other three players were even stunned. Naturally, the Bulls defended Yao Ming with all their strength!
In the last two minutes, the Bulls scored 7-0.
Trailing by 19 points, they completed the comeback! (To be continued...)
