As Boris Diaw touched the ball out of the baseline, Ginobili replaced Chen Feng on the court.
"Hurry up and rest. Next, we have to fight back with all our might," Ginobili said to Chen Feng with a smile.
Chen Feng nodded and walked towards the bench.
After arriving on the court, Ginobili carefully guarded Derrick Rose. When Derrick Rose took the baseline ball from Jimmy Butler, Ginobili immediately got close to him and stretched out his right hand.
Cover Derrick Rose's eyes
Derrick Rose made several fake moves in a row, then suddenly stepped back and shot a jump shot
The orange basketball drew a beautiful arc in the air, and then got into the basket with a "swish" sound.
Ginobili cursed in a depressed voice, took the baseline pass from Boris Diaw, and then advanced towards the Bulls half court.
"Chen, how are you feeling now?" **Vicci walked to Chen Feng's side, sat down, and asked with concern
Chen Feng took a sip of water, smiled at **Vicci, and replied: "Well, I'm a little tired and it's really difficult to play against Derek. Maybe it has something to do with being back-to-back!"
Hearing Chen Feng truthfully express his thoughts, **Vic nodded with satisfaction. In fact! He needs Chen Feng's attitude. Don't underestimate Rose just because he took a season off! This kind of
Players may burst out with powerful abilities at any time!
After about two months of getting along with each other, **Vicci also learned that Chen Feng is the kind of player who speaks straight to the point and doesn't lie and beat around the bush.
Although sometimes he can be impulsive, arrogant, and somewhat heroic, Chen Feng’s concentration in the game and his respect for others off the court
**Vicci found that he liked this little guy more and more. Of course, if he didn't like him, he wouldn't let Chen Feng be the core... If he doesn't get along with the head coach, no matter how strong the player is,
, you won’t have a happy life in the team!
"In the process of chasing points just now, you spent a lot of energy and have a good rest. I will let you play in the fourth quarter, and that time is the best time for you to perform." **Vicci said to Chen Feng with a smile.
"Yes, I understand." Chen Feng nodded and replied
**Vicci took a look at the situation on the court, and suddenly his face was extremely ugly, because now the Spurs' outside line was basically blocked by the Bulls, and they no longer had the ability to attack.
Except for Ginobili who behaved normally, the others couldn't open it at all!
So, **Vicci made the substitution without hesitation, and Duncan came on!
As a result, the Spurs' lineup became Favors, Duncan and Fatty Diaw. As a result, Fatty Diaw took the position of small forward. The Spurs suddenly became taller! The inside advantage is unprecedentedly powerful!
"Shet, this old guy Greg is so shameless." Bulls head coach Tom Thibodeau cursed after seeing the changes on the court.
Although they also have players like Carlos Boozer and Noah, Noah can't even handle Derrick Favors, let alone Boris Dioga and Duncan.
Derrick Rose looked at Ginobili's defense and suddenly made a cross-step to Ginobili's left side. Ginobili's speed was slower than Derrick Rose's, but his defensive awareness was good.
Yes, and his agility is pretty good. I saw his center of gravity shifted to the left, and he was blocked in front of Derrick Rose.
Derrick Rose bumped into Ginobili and wanted to forcefully eat Ginobili, but how could Ginobili, who was equally physically fit, be afraid of him forcefully eating him?
Ginobili opened his arms and stood firmly in front of him.
Ginobili's strong defensive ability on the ball, proficient pace, quick hands, sharp eyesight and diligent attitude make him one of the best defensive perimeters on the Spurs team.
Moreover, he is relatively conservative in defending people and rarely takes risks to steal the ball.
In fact, this is Derrick Rose's carelessness. If he completely increases his speed, it will not be difficult to overpower Ginobili, but he has to rely on explosive power to overpower Ginobili. Ginobili's strength and explosive power are not good.
It's not that easy to eat.
Seeing Ginobili opening his big hand to stop him, Derrick Rose was a little surprised. Is this old guy still so strong on defense? I really underestimated him!
Derrick Rose pulled hard to the left, then passed the ball behind the back to Jimmy Butler who was ambushing in the corner.
Jimmy Butler glanced at the basket and shot a three-pointer.
"Bang," Jimmy Butler's three-pointer hit.
Jimmy Butler missed a shot and Boris Diaw grabbed a defensive rebound.
Now for the Bulls, every shot is quite risky because if the shot misses, the rebound will most likely be grabbed by the Spurs.
Needless to say, Derrick Favors is the rebounding leader, and Boris Diaw and Duncan are also good rebounders.
Although Duncan's style after losing weight is somewhat similar to that of 'German Tank' Nowitzki, his rebounding ability is obviously better than Dirk Nowitzki. After all, although his singles ability has declined, his rebounding ability
Still there.
Ginobili relied on his excellent breakthrough ability to slowly break into the Bulls' center. Just when Derrick Rose, who was guarding him, thought Ginobili was going to attack, Ginobili passed the ball.
McGrady, who was at a 45-degree angle on the right wing, received a pass from Ginobili from outside the three-point line and hit a direct three-pointer.
For the Bulls, Derrick Rose also made a three-pointer using the cover of his teammates.
Ginobili cooperated with Boris Diaw in a pick-and-roll. After running back, he received a ground pass from Boris Diaw and succeeded in a layup.
Then, Derrick Rose made another reverse lob and passed the ball to Joakim Noah under the basket, who scored with a hook.
In these waves of attacks, both sides have played very efficiently. Or in other words, both sides have not done very well defensively in recent times.
Under the leadership of Derrick Rose, the Bulls' generals all had baskets, and Derrick Rose also sent 4 assists in the third quarter.
After three minutes of facing off against Ginobili, Derrick Rose also had to go down and rest.
After all, he couldn't play the entire third quarter, which would consume too much energy, and he still needed to save most of his energy to prepare for the showdown with Chen Feng in the fourth quarter.
During the period when Derrick Rose was off the court, the Spurs slowly reduced the score to single digits.
Without Derrick Rose's organizational support, the Bulls' offense is no longer as smooth as before.
Moreover, the consecutive missed shots made the Bulls' mentality worse. The Spurs took advantage of this opportunity and played an 11:5 wave, recovering 6 points.
During this period, Tom Thibodeau called a total of two timeouts, but it was of almost no use.
The Bulls' backup power forward Ty Gibson received a pass from the baseline and had a very good chance, but still missed the shot.
Here the Spurs took the opportunity to launch a fast break counterattack. Ginobili passed the ball across half of the court and accurately delivered it to Leonard who had just arrived on the court.
After Leonard received the ball, he dunked directly with both hands.
The fans in the audience roared, and countless boos were given to the Spurs players.
Now, the score on the court has become 70:71, and the Spurs have narrowed the point difference to only 1 point behind.
Now, with 23 seconds left in the third quarter, the Bulls have one last chance to attack.
Lucas dribbled the ball slowly to the frontcourt. He was trying to set the rhythm and strive to succeed in this attack so that the Spurs would have no time to attack.
Lucas passed the ball to Jimmy Butler, who looked up at the time and saw 9 seconds left.
At this time, Jimmy Butler started to break through with the ball.
After Rose comes off the court, the initiator of the offense on the court is naturally Jimmy Butler.
However, during the breakthrough, Jimmy Butler made a fatal mistake and was cut off by Leonard.
I have to say that Leonard's defense at critical moments is very impressive.
After Leonard stole the ball, he did not take the credit and rushed to the Bulls half with the ball alone. Instead, he passed the ball directly to Ginobili, who had already rushed to the Bulls' three-point line.
There are only the last three seconds left.
After receiving the ball, Ginobili shouted loudly and used all his strength to increase his speed to the fastest speed. Then he avoided Lucas' block and succeeded in a layup at the buzzer.
"Whoa", as Ginobili scored 2 points with a layup, the Spurs finally turned the score around.
72:71, the Spurs reversed by 1 point
At the end of the third quarter, the score between the two sides was fixed at 72:71, with the Spurs leading their opponents by 1 point.
This section is crucial for the Spurs.
However, although the Spurs have now gone ahead by one point, it is very difficult to take away this victory at the Bulls' home court, the United Center.
"Derek, you took the time to take a good rest in the past few minutes. This game is not easy to play, and we must take advantage of our own advantages. So, you will play again soon." Gregovich said to
Derek Favors said while sitting on the bench and drinking mineral water.
Derek Favors wiped the water stains from the corner of his mouth and replied to Gregovich with a solemn expression: "Boss, don't worry! I know what to do."
Gregovich nodded, and then asked Chen Feng: "Chen, how are you resting now? Can you fight?"
Chen Feng nodded without hesitation, "Boss, let me play now. I'll be fine."
"Okay, you and Manu play together! Return to the second position. In this way, Manu can share your pressure and you can play more relaxedly. Wait until the middle of the fourth quarter, and you can return to the point.
Guard." Gregovich arranged.
Chen Feng naturally has no objection to Gregovich's arrangement. (To be continued.)
