No one expected that Skiles' desperation made a change, replacing Noccioni with Kwame Brown, which actually had good results.
After Kwame Brown came on the court, he actually contributed a hook score and a block to help Chris Duhon score on a fast break.
In an instant, the Bulls reduced the score to single digits.
Paul Silas saw that his players seemed to be disrupted by the entry of the parallel import No. 1 pick, and quickly called a timeout to give LeBron James and others time to adjust.
During the timeout, Skiles praised Kwame Brown's performance. He understood that what this player needs is encouragement and praise.
Therefore, if there is an opportunity to praise and encourage, Skiles will definitely praise and encourage Kwame Brown.
Kwame Brown, on the other hand, looked like he was really enjoying himself, and smiled widely.
After all, praising Kwame Brown is not the most important thing for Scales to do.
What he has to do is to use words to stabilize the mood of the Bulls players.
Just now on the field, these young men were playing in a bit of confusion.
Chen Jie's fate and LeBron James' "taking advantage of the situation" obviously made the boys confused for a moment.
At this time, Skiles quickly used words to help the Bulls boys find the key points of playing on the court.
He mainly emphasized strengthening defense. The content is very simple. Outside players defend Xiao Mo's shots, LeBron mainly defends his breakthroughs, and inside, Kwame Brown and Chandler have to guard against the opponent's outside players, especially
After Mo and LeBron broke through, they quickly helped defend and tried to block their layup.
Skiles is not sure this defense will work, but it is the best arrangement he can make now.
As for the offense, it was obvious that Kwame Brown was in good condition and very excited. Skiles simply followed the trend and determined the focus of the offense. It was better to stick to the inside first and give Kwame Brown a chance to play in singles. It is good to score.
Even if he can't score, at least he'll get a foul. Even if he doesn't get a foul and the ball doesn't go in, at least he can give Chandler a chance to get a second rebound.
And if Kwame Brown doesn't have a chance, Skiles will simply let Chris Duhon break through or shoot.
Now we can't find players like Chen Jie, and Frank Williams' offensive ability is not as good as Chris Duhon, so Skiles can only choose this way.
Having been with Chen Jie for such a long time, Du Hong has had many gaming experiences betting with Chen Jie to win money. His shooting ability has also been greatly improved. Now the Bulls' perimeter players, in addition to Chen Jie and
Apart from Noccioni, Chris Duhon is actually the most stable scoring point.
His shooting percentage can be maintained at least above 40%.
As for breakthroughs, occasionally Chris Duhon can perform beautifully.
Skiles is now betting on Chris Duhon, expecting his shooting and breakthrough performance to be outstanding.
In one sentence, Skiles decided to temporarily use Chris Duhon as Chen Jie's substitute.
After completing this series of preparations, the time for pause has arrived.
Although Skiles was unsure, he could only watch his boys return to the field.
For the Cavaliers, it can be seen that the effect of suspending Paul Silas is quite good.
After taking the field, the faces of LeBron James and others no longer looked astonished at that moment, and their smiles looked very confident.
It quite feels like everything is under control.
When the game restarted, LeBron simply dribbled the ball past half-court. It seemed that James had to solve this offense by himself.
Xiao Mo's breakthrough just now was a bit reckless. Not only did he get a block, but he also gave Chris Duhon a chance to make a fast break.
Now, Paul Silas obviously wants to arrange for James to play more, so that his team can score at the most stable scoring point and stabilize the lead.
James's singles success rate is much higher than Mogang's.
On the Bulls side, when they saw James attacking, they were all prepared to do so.
Inside, Kwame Brown and Chandler stood firm, their eyes full of nervousness and seriousness.
They all know that when James breaks through later, it is completely different from Xiao Mo's breakthrough just now.
It is much more difficult to defend James than to defend Mo Mo.
Griffin strictly followed Skiles's arrangement and did not press for James' shot. He took a step back and made a posture that he would not care if James shot, but would never give in if James broke through.
Obviously, Griffin is telling James, if you have the ability, vote, and if you die, we will accept it.
But if you want to break through, there is no way!
Of course, if a player of James's caliber really wants to break through, he won't be afraid of Griffin's gesture.
He must be confident that he can still break through Griffin despite this.
However, James surprisingly did not choose a breakthrough that he was good at.
After taking a few steps with the ball, James even had time to smile when he saw that Griffin still didn't come up to defend his shot.
After showing this smile that surprised Griffin, James jumped up and shot a three-pointer.
brush!
James' three-pointer went hollow into the basket.
Although James is not good at shooting yet, it does not mean that his shots will not go in.
Such a professional player must be more accurate in shooting than amateur players?
Amateur players can score three or four out of ten three-pointers when no one is guarding them or there is little defensive pressure. James can score six or seven, so there should be no problem?
After the shot was made, James made a three-point gesture to the cheers of the fans at the Credit Center.
He seemed to be responding to Griffin's defensive attitude just now.
If you ask me to shoot, I will shoot. I want to see if I hit several three-pointers in a row, do you still dare to let me go?
Neither of them talked trash. Neither of them even spoke out to communicate with their teammates.
But from the look in their eyes, both of them probably understood what the other meant.
In the next few defenses, Griffin did not give up his defensive options and still insisted on defending James' breakthrough.
And James seemed to be competing with Griffin. When he saw Griffin not guarding his shot, he just shot it.
In four offenses, James made four three-pointers.
The first three were all hits, except for the last one, which was the buzzer-beater at the end of the first quarter. James missed the shot.
With three three-pointers, Griffin's defensive strategy seemed to have failed.
Although Kwame Brown worked hard in the paint and scored six points for the Bulls, the Bulls still trailed by 12 points entering the second quarter.
Scales was not too disappointed.
This is already considered a good result.
Originally, when Kwame Brown was replaced, he was expected to strengthen his defense against the opponent's breakthrough, but unexpectedly, the opponent actually chose to shoot directly instead of breaking through.
In this way, there is actually no point in replacing Kwame Brown.
But I didn't expect that Kwame Brown would actually perform well on the offensive end.
Although he came on the field very late, he actually scored eight points in a single quarter. He made five singles inside and succeeded four times. Ilgauskas was almost beaten by him.
Kwame Brown is now the player with the most points on the Bulls court.
It's quite a bit like planting flowers intentionally but not blooming, but unintentionally planting willows to create shade.
At the end of the first quarter, Scales actually felt a little relieved.
Because in his heart, Skiles gave himself a time limit, which was to let Chen Jie play at the beginning of the second quarter.
In the first quarter, Skiles still insisted on giving Chen Jie time to rest even when the team was passive. But now in the second quarter, Scales felt that Chen Jie could play.
Of course, Scales also needs to ask Chen Jie how he feels.
If Chen Jie still feels bad, Skiles would rather fail than let Chen Jie reluctantly play.
He took advantage of the break and walked to Chen Jie's side.
Generally speaking, when a coach is looking for a player, he can just call him by name.
When the players hear the coach calling them, they will immediately stand up and walk to the coach to ask the coach what is going on.
But Scales actually walked up to Chen Jie. It can be said that he gave Chen Jie a lot of face.
Seeing Scales coming over, Chen Jie, who had kept his head down, was touched by a teammate next to him.
Only then did he finally raise his head.
Although Chen Jie was a little worried, he didn't feel any discomfort, so his expression was normal.
Seeing Chen Jie's expression as normal, Scales felt relieved.
"Jay, are you feeling better? Can you play in the second quarter?" Skiles asked.
"Of course, I can!" Chen Jie's character is that he will never say that he can't.
If it weren't for Scales' insistence, Chen Jie wouldn't even want to be replaced in the first quarter.
Although he was a little distracted while playing on the court, a little absent-minded and unable to concentrate, Chen Jie still didn't want to leave the court.
Because there is the stage where Chen Jie fights.
Hearing what Chen Jie said, the important thing was to see the fighting spirit bursting out of Chen Jie's eyes for a moment, which made Scales feel relieved.
"Okay then, you will play as soon as the second quarter begins!"
Scales Road.
Chen Jie nodded, then stood up and took off his training clothes.
Seeing this scene, the camera lens was immediately focused here.
Just after Chen Jie came off the field, many people immediately speculated what happened to Chen Jie and what happened during that timeout.
Of course, until now, they still can't guess the reason.
The most reliable explanation is that Chen Jie was exhausted and mentally exhausted after fighting for days and having too many blowout outbreaks.
However, unless Chen Jie admits it personally, these speculations cannot be confirmed.
But now, seeing Chen Jie taking off his clothes, it is obvious that he is about to play.
Does that mean that Chen Jie is fine?
Although this game is the focus of the game, it is obvious that the focus of the media's attention is still on Chen Jie.
Because he is the topical character and the character that readers want to see.
After all, even this game wouldn't have become the focus of the game if it weren't for the fact that the Bulls had Chen Jie.
Just now, without Chen Jie, the Bulls performed extremely poorly. Relying on Kwame Brown's extraordinary performance, they could barely stabilize the situation.
From these few minutes, the media also saw how important Chen Jie is to the Bulls.
And now that Chen Jie is back, can he lead the Bulls to counterattack?
This is also a question in the media's mind.
Of course, what they are more concerned about is, will Chen Jie return to normal after returning?
Will the kind of distraction just before he left the field happen again?
Chen Jie just stood up and caused a commotion in the media gallery, which shows Chen Jie's current status.
Across the way, LeBron James, who was drinking a drink to replenish his energy, saw Chen Jie standing up, looking like he was about to play.
There was also a smile on his face.
Without Chen Jie on the court, he felt very bored.
However, what James wants to face is the normal Chen Jie, not the Chen Jie who suddenly loses focus in the middle of the defense.
Hope your condition can be restored.
James actually blessed Chen Jie like this.
When the fans at the Credit Center saw Chen Jie standing up, they panicked.
They know very well how powerful Chen Jie is.
Pepsi Center in Denver, Toyota Center in Houston, and many arenas have been conquered by Chen Jie.
If he becomes crazy, he will kill gods and Buddhas.
To the other fans, Chen Jie is such a hated and feared existence.
Chen Jie was replaced just now, and the fans at the Credit Center were happy for a while.
Seeing that the team maintained the lead, they were only happy and even forgot about Chen Jie's existence.
But now, seeing Chen Jie stand up, change out of his training clothes, and seem to be about to play, the fans in the Credit Center remembered Chen Jie's previous performances, and couldn't help but worry about their team.
In the media gallery, when she saw Chen Jie standing up, Beyoncé's tense heart finally relaxed.
Chen Jie was distracted just now, and the media speculated whether Chen Jie was physically injured or had a mental problem. Beyoncé, who was sitting next to the media box, naturally heard everything.
Of course she wouldn't know that Chen Jie was worried and distracted because he saw her.
Beyoncé is just worried about Chen Jie.
She was afraid that Chen Jie would be injured, that Chen Jie would be tired, and that Chen Jie would be stressed.
Over the past two years, worrying and caring about Chen Jie has become Beyoncé's habit.
Although they have not been together for more than half a year, it is difficult for Beyoncé to change this habit.
In these few minutes, Beyoncé has not been concerned about the development of the game, but has been concerned about Chen Jie.
Finally, she saw Chen Jie standing up and about to return to the court.
Beyoncé finally felt at peace in her heart.
Although Beyoncé feels that caring about Chen Jie now should be Li Ming'er's patent.
But she is still used to doing this. (To be continued...)
