Healthy basketball, starting from eating the old Lakers F4

Chapter 237 also has two pauses for you to take a rest!Get G3!

It’s not easy to do the job, but you have to do it!

Originally, I couldn't be a referee in the finals if I didn't have any ability. Now that I came with a task, I naturally had to finish the work for the boss behind me.

As the saying goes, as long as the mind does not slip, there are always more solutions than difficulties.

If Duan can't be touched, can other Bulls players also be untouchable?
It's just like the players on the field. You can't score against the player with the best defense. So, if you use the pick-and-roll roll call to beat the player with the worst defense, you still can't score?

What about taking a step back and playing with the defensive holes in the bench?We can finally score now, right?
Therefore, starting from the third quarter, the Bulls once again faced pressure from the referees.

Except for Duane, the other four Bulls starting players all received one or two fouls in the first half of the third quarter.

You know, the Bulls starting players played at least 13 minutes in the first half, and because of the body hair whistle, they had already accumulated more than two fouls.

Especially the interior players, Tyson Chandler and Josh Smith, both accumulated three fouls in the first half.

Now that there is a situation where referees are incompetent, Bulls head coach Scott Scales does not dare to take a gamble.

They had to take advantage of the dead ball opportunity to remove Tyson Chandler and Josh Smith and replace them with Mickey Moore and Clifford Robinson.

Of course, constant substitutions are just poison to quench thirst.

The tacit understanding between the substitute players and the starters is not particularly good, and their personal strength is weaker than that of the starters.

In addition, the referee's targeting continued, which also made the veterans who came on the bench and wanted to perform very useless, frustrated, and angry.

The Mavericks players cannot be touched on the defensive end, and there are no good opportunities on the offensive end, so there is nothing that can be done to help the team.

In this case, the Bulls can only place all their hopes on Duan.

Everyone knows the game, and everyone can see that in the third quarter only Duan was not interfered with or affected by the referee.

Duane even got all the Bulls' free throws in the third quarter - seven free throws in a single quarter.

If you look at it from the perspective of fans of other teams, the eldest brother, let alone the second brother, although the Mavericks' body hair whistle is exaggerated, Duan's superstar whistle is also not normal.

However, although the Bulls, under the leadership of Duen, stabilized the score in the third quarter, the price they paid was that Duen consumed a lot of energy that should have hit hard at the critical moment in the fourth quarter.

In order to ensure that he had enough energy to play in the fourth quarter and be in good condition to solve possible troubles that might arise next, Duen was not able to play the entire third quarter.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, the Bulls also had Baron Davis and Ben Gordon on the field to lead the team, relying on running and gunning to compete with the Mavericks for speed and physical strength.

The purpose of this is, on the one hand, to give Duan more rest time, and on the other hand, it is also to wear down the Mavericks' main players.

However, the plan could not keep up with the changes, and Baron Davis and Ben Gordon had not yet achieved results.

Terry, the second in charge of the Mavericks, suddenly broke out and made two three-pointers in a row.

Immediately afterwards, Josh Howard also showed outstanding personal talent by switching offense.

Originally, the Bulls, under Du En's strong leadership, had already established a 13-point lead, but after just over 3 minutes of play at the beginning of the fourth quarter, the point difference narrowed to about 5 points.

However, the most critical problem for the Bulls at present is not the defensive problem, nor the offensive problem, but the foul troubles of the main players, which instead of being alleviated have further increased.

Except for Duane, the other four main players of the Bulls have accumulated four to five fouls, and Ben Gordon and Diaw on the bench have also accumulated four fouls.

Not long into the fourth quarter, the Mavericks team has already taken 27 free throws. In this game, the Mavericks team is expected to take at least 30 free throws, and in extreme cases, even 40 free throws.

Of course, the Bulls also have a lot of free throws. Duane alone has taken 16 free throws, but the other Bulls players combined have only made 6 free throws.

Faced with the risk of the main players being sent off, Duen could only return to the court early and lead other teammates to withstand the pressure.

At this time, the Mavericks did not double-team Duen too much, but waited for Duen to catch the ball before double-teaming him.

The purpose of the Mavericks' move is obviously to consume Duan's physical strength faster, so that no one from the Bulls can stably contribute points at critical moments.

However, Duen, who had just come up, was in very good condition. Before the double-team could close, he jumped up and shot a three-pointer.

Within 2 minutes of Duane returning to the court, he stabilized the situation with 4 of 2 three-pointers.

The Bulls maintained a seven or eight-point lead, and the game entered the second half of the fourth quarter in an instant.

The Mavericks' offensive intention is mainly at the basket, hoping to use breakthroughs to knock the Bulls' main force inside.

With the help of the referee, Nowitzki successfully caused damage. At more than 8 minutes in the fourth quarter, he successfully beat Tyson Chandler, who took the lead in accumulating six fouls.

The Bulls continue to use Mickey Moore to replace Tyson Chandler, but because Mickey Moore's lateral movement speed is slightly slower, it is undoubtedly much less difficult for Mavericks players to attack the basket and score than before.

Duen returned to the court and has been playing with the ball for more than four minutes, and his physical strength is a bit too much. Although his willpower is good, his shooting percentage has dropped.

Duen knew that he couldn't shoot three-pointers at this time, so he took the initiative to run low to catch the ball.

There is no one inside the Mavericks who can guard Duan alone, and if it is a low-post double-team, the Bulls may rely on four-on-three to activate the offensive end.

Because the Bulls are in the lead, the main goal at this stage is to keep the pace of the game down, avoid making mistakes as much as possible, and then look for opportunities to score in positional battles.

Duen has many benefits from running in the low post. On the one hand, it attracts defensive attention in the low post and helps his teammates create better scoring opportunities.

On the other hand, he was also smoking in the bottom corner, taking this opportunity to rest for a while, hoping to survive and hit a few goals in the next few minutes to win the score.

The Mavericks saw new changes in the Bulls' offensive tactics, and continued to implement the previous defensive strategy-let Duan receive the ball and continue to attack with the ball, and then use a lot of physical confrontation to consume Duan's physical strength.

Having said that, there is indeed nothing wrong with doing this.

Under the Mavericks' defense, Duan looked tired to the naked eye, and his scoring efficiency continued to decline.

To a certain extent, Duane's running from the high post to the low post means that the Mavericks' defense has had a good effect.

But the problem is, in basketball, the closer you are to the basket, the higher your hit rate.

As Duan's physical strength was exhausted, his shooting percentage from outside the three-point line continued to decline, but it did not affect the low post offense and he could still maintain good efficiency.

After arriving in the low post, Duan directly used his feet to tease Dampier.

"Are you the number one center in the Western Conference?"

Duan scored under the basket in two consecutive rounds, and there were only more than 3 minutes left before the end of the game.

Looking at the scorer on the sidelines, 99 to 93, the Bulls still maintained a 6-point lead. The Mavericks' head coach, Junior General Avery Johnson, immediately called a timeout.

"We have to win tonight's game! This is our best chance to win!"

In order to limit Doon's scoring, young general Avery Johnson did not continue to trust Dampier at critical moments, but replaced him with defensive hero Desagena Diop.

Diop is a lottery pick of the Cavaliers, but because of his lack of independent offensive ability, he is undoubtedly one of James' CBA teammates.

However, when he comes to the Mavericks, he is still very popular as a blue-collar insider who can block positions, protect the frame, and grab rebounds.

Speaking of which, during the timeout, the Bulls are here. "We still have two timeouts, and if we can keep leading, I'll use it to give you more breaks!"

Scott Skiles revealed to Duane in advance the usage of the next two timeouts.

Du En nodded upon hearing this, and then suggested: "Our number of fouls in this quarter is already full, we can take the initiative to foul and use free throws to extend the game time.

Tonight's game was a marathon and it wasn't just us, their players were tired too.

As long as we identify their players who are not good at free throws, we can firmly control the initiative in our hands. "

Although it is a bit despicable to implement foul tactics when leading, but in the finals, it is only about winners and losers, winner takes all, and the championship trumps everything.

Seeing that the championship is about to be won, Duen will naturally not give up the championship to others.

"Dunn is right, so please stay focused and try not to make mistakes.

If you can use defense to limit your opponent's scoring, that would be great.

However, tonight we cannot use aggressive defense to limit the opponent, so using fouls to limit the opponent's scoring is also a good way.

As long as we can slow down the tempo of the game and then use foul tactics to control the ball, we can maintain the score advantage until the end of the game.

Then we can win tonight and take the initiative in the finals! "

After hearing what Duan said, Scott Skiles immediately confirmed it.

In order to cooperate with the execution of foul tactics, Scott Skiles will participate in many finals, and the experienced veteran Kukoc will be sent to the court.

Kukoc readily accepted this arrangement, and his eyes seemed to be shining when he came on the court.

Kukoc himself is aware of his physical condition. For the NBA, the most competitive basketball league in the world, he has not been able to play for a few years.

If he can make some more contributions to the Bulls before retiring and engrave his name on the Bulls' seventh championship, then with his many years of hard work in the Bulls, there is a great chance that the Bulls can retire his jersey.

The difference between him and Rodman is that he was a player selected by the Bulls. He was with the Bulls early in his career and at the peak of his career.

If he hadn't been traded by the Bulls, he might have stuck to one man, one city.

However, he is not worthy. He is only a super sixth man and cannot become the true core of the team.

Now back with the Bulls, this season he followed Duan and set a new team record, winning 73 games in the regular season.

If he can win the championship with other teammates in this miraculous season, then maybe the quantitative changes will lead to qualitative changes, and he will be recognized by the Bulls boss.

Kukoc has deep feelings for the Bulls!Kukoc knew he had to step up tonight!
Not just for honor!In fact, Kukoc was worried in the middle of the season. If he could not play his due role, the Bulls might exclude him from the regular season roster next season!
It was also with this belief that Kukoc, who was not good at protecting rebounds, protected a backcourt rebound not long after he came on the court.

Next, Kukoc also fouled Diop at the right time and sent Diop to the free throw line.

As the game approached the last 2 minutes, Diop was suddenly fouled and stood on the free throw line, which was indeed quite confusing.

And because as a rough and tough guy inside, Diop's free throw shooting skills are indeed average, and his shooting rate is only about [-]%.

This time he couldn't withstand the pressure and missed two free throws.

However, the referee still exerted his strength, indicating that someone came in early for the second penalty and gave Diop another chance.

Perhaps it was a blind cat that encountered a dead mouse, or maybe it was a stroke of luck. Diop was lucky to make his third free throw and fell into the basket.

However, the Bulls still maintain a 5-point lead.

In the Bulls' offensive round, Baron Davis first suppressed the rhythm in the high post.

Harris tried to steal the ball, but failed and was passed by Baron Davis.

However, the Mavericks quickly flanked Baron Davis at the elbow. Seeing this situation, Baron Davis had no choice but to pass the ball to Andres Nocioni.

The reason for not wearing it to Duen is very simple. The main reason is that there is still a lot of attack time, and the Bulls are not in a hurry to take action.

After Andres Nocioni received the ball, although he was in an open position, he did not take a hasty shot. Instead, he caught the ball and broke through to the basket.

If there is a chance to score 2 points steadily, then it is natural to score when it is time to score.

However, the Mavericks would not easily give the Bulls a chance to score, and Nowitzki pounced immediately.

Upon seeing this, Andres Nocioni immediately passed the ball to Kukoc in the bottom corner. After receiving the ball, the latter did not rush to shoot a three-pointer, but held the ball and dribbled to the basket.

After Diop noticed Kukoc, he immediately moved sideways to position himself in advance to interfere with Kukoc's attack on the basket.

However, Kukoc is a Europa magician. Now due to his declining physical fitness, his scoring ability is slightly insufficient, but his passing skills have not declined much.

I saw Kukoc pretending to throw, but in fact he threw the ball to Duan in the bottom corner after taking off.

When the Mavericks saw Kukoc jumping up, they all pounced on Kukoc. Who would have thought that Kukoc could pass the ball to Duan.

After receiving the ball, Dunn did not choose to shoot a three-pointer. Instead, he took the ball and took the next step toward the basket. Before Nowitzki came over to defend, he jumped and shot. .

brush--

The ball goes in!With 1 minute and 43 seconds left in the game, the Bulls extended their lead to 7 points!
If a miracle didn't happen, with the Bulls' proactive play style of lowering the tempo of the game, Duan's goal would have basically killed the game!

However, the Mavericks still want to give it a try.

After serving the ball in the backcourt, Terry passed halftime and immediately shot a three-pointer one step away from the three-point line.

This is mainly due to time constraints, plus preventing the Bulls from committing early fouls and sending Diop to the free throw line.

However, Terry failed to put the three-pointer into the basket, and Andres Nocioni protected the rebound.

At this moment, the Bulls suddenly called a timeout.

"Everyone played well. Let's take a rest first. There are less than 2 minutes left. If everyone just hangs on, victory will belong to us!"

According to the agreement, Scott Skiles used the timeout that he promised to give Duane a rest.

After all, there is only one and a half minutes left in the game, and the Bulls have two timeouts and will have no chance to use them if they are not used.

After taking the timeout to rest, the Bulls were indeed able to execute this attack more calmly.

The Mavericks thought that the Bulls had arranged an extremely complex and sophisticated tactic. In order to defeat the Bulls in one fell swoop, they could directly break the Bulls' tactic. After the Bulls served the ball, they would immediately foul and recover the ball.

However, Mickey Moore withstood the pressure and made one of two free throws, and the Bulls continued to expand their score advantage.

Even though the Mavericks finally made a three-pointer, they ran out of time.

106 to 103, the Bulls finally won this inevitable victory in G3 with a 3-point advantage!
At this point, we are only one step away from the championship.

(End of this chapter)