Healthy basketball, starting from eating the old Lakers F4

Chapter 262
Although the three referees, led by Joe Crawford, have brought a lot of help to the Cavaliers, they have also been somewhat beneficial to the Bulls.

Originally, the Bulls players started to drift because they won too easily.

Now there are referees blowing double-standard black whistles, which naturally encourages Bulls players to share the same hatred and want to win the game even more.

As Duan stood up and encouraged everyone, the other Bulls players naturally had no unnecessary opinions and all united around Duan.

Then, play according to Du En's tactical arrangements, strive to turn defeat into victory in the second half, and slap the referee hard in the face.

Since a pick-and-roll will be called a screen foul, if you play a pass and cut without taking the initiative to make physical contact with the Cavaliers players, you won't be called an offensive foul, right?

If you can't beat the whistle even if you hit the inside line, then shoot from the outside and rely on your excellent shooting ability to solve the current predicament.

The way to win has been determined, and all that remains is to see how the Bulls players execute and play.

In order to win, the Bulls sent more shooters in the third quarter and built a one-star and four-shooter lineup.

Duane is also a member of the shooting group, and Tyson Chandler has become the star who focuses on rebounding.

I have to say that Duen still knows James very well.

The Cavaliers protected James, and Duan specifically asked James to fight.

Even if others flank Duan, Duan can distribute the ball to his teammates who switch to James and let them name James.

As it happens, James played well on the offensive end tonight, scoring 27 points in the first half.

If the number of free throws in the second half can be the same as in the first half, it will not be surprising at all for James to score 50 points tonight.

However, after all, it was James' first time playing against a championship team like the Bulls, and tonight he finally regained some face with the help of the home whistle.

It was also the defensive intensity in the first two games that left James with lingering fears.

I was worried that I wouldn't score too many points tonight, but after discovering that the offensive environment was different, James still didn't adjust in time.

It is precisely because of this that James' style of play in the first half tonight was similar to that in the fourth quarter of the previous two games. Whenever there was a chance to score, he tried his best.

Ever since, while scoring 27 points in the first half, James also consumed a lot of energy.

So in order to ensure stable output at the critical moment in the fourth quarter, it is reasonable to do less defensive work after entering the second half, right?

And watching his teammates make up defense again and again, but they were a beat late in making up defense again and again, and Bulls players made three-pointers, James was also quite emotional.

And after the Bulls scored 6 three-pointers in the third quarter and scored 8 points at the basket through transition attacks and air cuts, James no longer had time to lament.

With three minutes left in the third quarter, James, who returned to the court, finally wanted to get more involved in defense and help the team win.

But now the situation has changed. The Bulls have tied the score and even started to overtake it!

After 9 minutes of hard work in the third quarter, the Bulls wore down the Cavaliers' morale and gradually broke the mentality of most of the Cavaliers' players.

"The Bulls are too accurate. How can we defend against this?"

"Someone doesn't defend and keeps scoring points. I won't say who he is."

"We can't win even if the referee helps us. How talented are we?"

"The gap is too big! You can win with Duen, but you can't win with the Cavaliers no matter how you play!"

"I'm working my ass off on defense. Who am I trying to get a big contract for? How much money do I get?"

"Tired, let's end!"

Noting the rapid decline in the Cavaliers' offensive momentum and defensive enthusiasm, the mood of Joe Crawford and others also became very bad.

"Shouldn't the team boss lead by example and play good defense?"

"We're obviously going to win, so why wouldn't there be anyone who doesn't want to win?"

"Fake, I've already done this. Do I have to send Du En out to win the game? But Du En can't be sent off!"

Duan was well prepared for this game and only accumulated two fouls in the first half. Even though there was one more foul in the third quarter, it still did not affect the overall situation.And because the situation in the previous game was relatively serious, Du En had a sullen face all the time. Not to mention smiling, there was no other expression on his face except seriousness.

Joe Crawford tried to find a chance to give Duan a technical foul, but he couldn't find one.

Not to mention, Du En has the triple identity of a Nike prince, a Chicago star, and a Chinese player to protect his body. Unless Du En wants to go off the field, otherwise he will not be ejected intentionally by the referee.

Therefore, at the end of the third quarter, the situation on the court was officially reversed.

In the third quarter, the Bulls not only withstood the pressure, but also held on until the moment when the Cavaliers' morale collapsed.

In this way, the knight will naturally defeat himself.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, James continued to play as he did in the previous two games.

However, he consumed too much energy in the first three quarters, which caused his game condition to decline.

As for the Bulls, because Tyson Chandler was caught at the beginning and is now troubled by the number of fouls, he is still resting on the bench, waiting for the critical moment of the fourth quarter to come back on the field.

Therefore, the Bulls' starting center in the fourth quarter is Milicic.

Milicic's defensive experience is not as good as Tyson Chandler's, but his talent is still sufficient.

To defend James, you need a player who is taller than him, has a longer wingspan, and preferably can jump better.

In terms of size, Milicic is really suitable to defend James.

As it happens, James spent a lot of energy tonight in the first three quarters.

When James got to the basket again in the fourth quarter, he quickly received a big block.

Because Milicic's blocking was very standard, there was nothing wrong with it, and referees such as Joe Crawford did not add much.

In James's opinion, Milicic just felt like a blind cat hit a dead mouse this time.

One minute later, James, who did not believe in evil, once again went to the basket to challenge Milicic.

As a result, in order to avoid Milicic's block, James accidentally layup under the basket.

The basketball passed through the net and then through the basket, then fell out of the air again, fell from the basket into the net, and then fell to the ground.

This kind of ball is just a little embarrassing for James, but for the Cavaliers, not being able to score at this time is too fatal.

On the other hand, the Bulls continued their style of play in the third quarter. If you don't come out, I will shoot directly. Once the shot is made, it will be a three-point difference.

The Cavaliers dare not not defend, but the Bulls' passing and cutting cooperation also requires the Cavaliers to pay attention to the timing of defense.

Not to mention, the Bulls also have a great god like Du En.

"Are you here to see my performance?"

With another three-pointer, Duen relied on his excellent off-ball running ability to run to the left corner and caught the ball for a three-pointer, helping the Bulls open the point difference to more than 7 points.

In the first three quarters, the advantage of accumulating ten or twenty points is not much.

But by the fourth quarter, even one more point would have been a completely different story.

Halfway through the fourth quarter and trailing by 7 points, this naturally put a lot of pressure on the Cavaliers players.

Those who can withstand pressure and carry forward the burden are often stars who can turn decay into magic.

The current Cavaliers lack such high-quality stars.

Even though James performed well tonight and finally scored 41 points, winning points but not winning is something that happens to James from time to time.

On the other hand, Duan only scored 32 points tonight, which is not even as good as James in terms of scoring alone.

However, Duan was able to lead his teammates to defeat the Cavaliers in an incredible way such as 5-on-8, and defeated stars like James who are not currently opponents.

(End of this chapter)