At the beginning of the second half of the game, the Pistons players suddenly discovered that the players opposite them looked like different players.
In the first half, the Pistons actually felt that the Bulls players had caused them a lot of trouble, otherwise the Pistons would not have even fallen behind at halftime.
But that kind of trouble is only limited to the technical and tactical level. For example, Du Hong's dribbling is too much like a loach and is difficult to catch. For example, Chandler has an advantage in height and jumping in the inside, such as Chen Jie's breakthrough.
And shooting makes people worry about one thing and not the other...
But in the second half, the Pistons found that the Bulls' players were more difficult to deal with than in the first half. Not only on a technical and tactical level, but also on a mental level, the Bulls' players began to trouble the Pistons.
This group of people seems to treat the stadium as a battlefield.
Yes, yes, they seem to be working hard.
The Pistons players finally found a suitable word to describe the current state of the Bulls players.
Fighting hard, they are working hard!
But why? Obviously they didn't work so hard in the first half?
What happened during midfield?
Seeing this group of Bulls players fighting for every inch of ground as soon as they came on the court, playing with passion, the Pistons' top five players were a little overwhelmed.
Seeing this scene, Scales smiled slightly and felt very warm in his heart.
With such a group of players, any coach will feel this way.
Taking advantage of the period when the Pistons were caught off guard, the Bulls scored five points in a row and quickly opened the point difference to six points.
These five points were all obtained by Chen Jie. A three-pointer and a breakthrough.
However, the efforts of other Bulls players are indispensable for this.
Billups' shot failed due to Duhon's interference. Chandler and Ben Wallace fought hand-to-hand in the paint and finally grabbed the rebound, giving the Bulls a chance to attack.
After Chris Duhon dribbled the ball past half-court, the movement of Griffin and Nocchione opened up a gap for Chen Jie. Chandler even set up a pick-and-roll for Chen Jie, allowing Chen Jie to catch the ball.
A direct three-point opportunity.
Of course, Chen Jie would not let down the efforts of his teammates. He took the lead for the Bulls and scored the first three-pointer in the second half.
Immediately, the Pistons' offense and Hamilton's movement once again left Griffin at a loss. However, the Bulls never allowed Hamilton to easily catch and shoot. Although Griffin still couldn't keep up with Hamilton. But the Bulls chose
Substitution defense.
When Hamilton received the pass from Prince, he was about to take a shot. Unexpectedly, Chandler had quickly appeared in front of Hamilton.
Hamilton was unprepared, and the shot was blocked by Chandler.
Chandler's block did not knock the basketball out of bounds, and the basketball fell to the floor. No one could control it in the first place.
Chris Duhon and Billups rushed forward at the same time. Billups got the basketball first, but Chris Duhon interfered and Billups couldn't control it at all, and the basketball came out again.
Then, Prince ran in that direction. Noccioni, who was far away from the basketball and taller than Prince, had no chance, but he saw that Prince was about to get the basketball.
At that moment, in a hurry, he dived forward and hugged the basketball. He ignored his own body and flew out of the court, and quickly passed it to Chen Jie.
After the ball was passed, Noccioni also hit the technical platform hard, making a muffled sound that could even be heard throughout the stadium.
The fans at the United Center were also infected by Noccioni's hard work. They stood up and applauded for the newcomer named Andis.
Then, Noccioni stood up quickly when the Bulls were attacking, rushed to the Pistons' half, and was even in the paint. After receiving a pass from Du Hong, he gave Chen Jie, who was cutting through the air, a pass.
The assist allowed Chen Jie to easily layup and score two points.
After the goal was scored, the atmosphere in the United Center reached its peak.
The Bulls players roared in celebration one by one, and the players on the bench stood up.
The fans at the United Center also cheered with all their voices.
Infected by the desperate efforts of the Bulls players, these Bulls fans at the United Center seemed to have forgotten their fear of the Pistons in the first half.
Now, they are enjoying the game to their heart's content.
Larry Brown saw something was wrong and quickly called a timeout.
The Bulls players rushed back to the bench and celebrated by bumping chests with their teammates on the bench.
As soon as the second half started, the Bulls made a small play, forcing the Pistons to call a timeout. This was something no one expected.
In the ESPN studio, both Bill Walton and Mike Breen had particularly surprised expressions on their faces.
Mike Breen was the first to react, his voice a little surprised.
"At the beginning of the second half, the Bulls had a new look. In two minutes, they did not allow the Pistons to score a point. We can see that the mental outlook of the entire Bulls team has changed a lot. They are better than
The halftime became even more passionate. That floor ball just now, Andy Snuccione, the newcomer who once became famous with one goal here, his desperate diving, is a portrayal of the Bulls. I am very happy now
I want to know what happened in the Bulls locker room during halftime to make such a big change in the Bulls players!"
Bill Walton shrugged, "Who knows, you can interview Coach Scott after the game. I think this academic must have given a lot of speeches during halftime!"
Players like Bill Walton, Hall of Fame players, look down upon coaches like Skiles who are not very good at playing. Mike Breen knows this very well, but he doesn't want to talk to Bill Walton here.
topic.
So, Mike Breen immediately changed the subject.
"Now, the head coach of the Pistons, Larry Brown, was forced to call a timeout. I think, with this timeout, he did not want to make any arrangements, but wanted his players to calm down and disrupt the opponent.
The rhythm of the game. However, the Bulls' morale has risen. We heard that the fans at the United Center are now going crazy. It will definitely be difficult for the Pistons to play in the next game!"
"I don't think so!" Next to him, Bill Walton disagreed. "The Pistons are a championship-level team. For them, there are no surprises that they have not encountered before. They will definitely be able to adjust quickly.
Okay. Believe me, these are a group of experienced old guys, they will know what to do. I still favor them!"
This time, Bill Walton's words were indeed correct.
The Pistons deserved to be last year's championship. After just one timeout, they calmed down and were no longer at a loss as before.
Billups first used a mid-range shot after a screen to stabilize the Pistons' morale and help the Pistons catch up by two points.
However, the Bulls' morale is not easily suppressed.
Immediately, Chen Jie responded with a mid-range shot.
Ben Wallace's missed tip-in under the basket gave the Bulls a chance for a fast break. Faced with the return defense of Prince and Billups, Chris Duhon actually scored the ball.
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However, the ball seemed to have been fouled by Billups in the air. After it landed, Chris Duhon went to the referee to complain, but the referee was indifferent.
Complaining to no avail, Chris Duhon returned to his own half-court defense.
However, his layup once again received warm cheers from the United Center fans.
In the stands, Chris Duhon also has his own fans. Fans wearing Chris Duhon jerseys held up signs in their hands and shouted Chris Duhon's name.
The sign read, Chris Duhon, the Bulls' little motor!
Seeing this sign, Chen Jie, who was next to Chris Duhong, smiled ambiguously at Chris Duhong.
Chris Duhon looked embarrassed. (To be continued...)
ps: Chapter 15 of the compensation update, there are three more chapters.
