Look at the current Bulls team.

Ruel Deng has yet to develop a three-point shot, averaging only 1.2 three-point attempts per game in the 09-10 season, Joakim Noah and Ty Gibson are decent on the defensive end and completely blue-collar on the offensive end, and Hinrich is one of the few shooting spots, but this is also related to the fact that Awkward focuses more defensive attention on Rose.

Derrick Rose can only be the only hope for the Bulls, so even if he can't score, the Bulls still have to concentrate the ball in the hands of the Windy City Roses.

The Eagles' blockade of Rose is naturally more concentrated, and often the Rose will be caught by two or even three people as soon as they enter the interior.

Rose has tried to shoot two three-pointers from the outside, but his lack of arc shooting is obviously unreliable, and Rose is shooting only 28.6% from three-point range this season, and he will not suddenly be accurate in the playoffs.

"Bang!", "Bang!"

After a series of irons, the Hawks took advantage of the situation to pull away, and I don't know if Larry Drew as the head coach is not used to the rotation rhythm, or whether he deliberately adjusted the rotation time, or simply feels that the bench is more difficult to adapt to the rhythm of the court than the main team.

Anyway, the former Hawks assistant coach played the first quarter with the starting lineup and didn't replace the bench to try to break the trail.

At 18:36, the Hawks led by 18 points in the first quarter, fully demonstrating the huge gap between eighth and first in the East.

The second quarter started quickly, with Woodson and Drew each fielding off the bench.

On the Hawks' side, of course, Crawford and Bibby led the way, while the Bulls fielded Ronald Murray, Brad Miller and Hakeem I'm Better Than Swift Varrick and others. (As mentioned earlier, Varik, like Swift, who is well known to Rockets fans, comes from the Grizzlies and has similar stats.) ）

Murray, who was traded from the Bobcats to the Bulls, has seen a significant decline in his stats this season, and compared to his performance with the Hawks in the 08-09 season, he has not only reduced his 2.7 points per game, but also his three-point shooting percentage of nearly 8 points.

From a three-point shooting rate of nearly 40% to a three-point shooting rate of 31.3%, Murray, who is also a gymnast, has encountered the biggest difficulty of his career, for his second-round pick in 02, it is already excellent luck to be able to break through the league for many years, with his current age, it may not be so easy to ask for a long-term contract in the NBA.

On a top stage like the NBA, it is the norm for people to leave and stay.

Even top stars may completely withdraw from the spotlight in a few years, let alone a small person like Murray who has some strength but is extremely lacking in fame.

Larry Drew didn't give the Bulls much playing time off the bench for the simple reason that the Hawks' bench firepower was no worse than that of the main team.

Needless to say, in the playoffs, Mike Bibby, who often paddled and pretended to be dead in the regular season, also returned to his true colors as a white devil, and Janero Pargo on the opposite side couldn't stop him at all.

The Eagles both broke out in the backcourt and continued to pull the score apart between the two teams.

Larry Drew quickly replaced the main player after a short timeout, and there is no need to talk about rotation at this time, looking at the Hawks' posture, it is to sweep the Bulls in a wave to advance.

Black Eight is just a distant legend for the current bulls.

Zhang Lili on the sidelines said with a smile: "It seems that the head coach of the Bulls can't sit still, the depth of the Hawks' bench is much stronger than that of the Bulls!"

Sun Zhenping said: "Coach Woodson should also replace Ruan Erniu and Joe Johnson on the court!"

Zhang Li paused and did not answer this question directly, after all, he was a professional player and knew better than Sun Zhenping what professional basketball was.

Of course, according to convention, every time Sun Zhenping talks nonsense, Zhang's reasonable answer will be like this: "Yes, because ......"

Well, because it doesn't matter what matters, what matters is how Woodson copes with the Bulls' early rotation.

In fact, the current situation is similar to the duel between the two martial arts masters.

A master of one side has a move and forces the opponent to change his move, but he often does not take the initiative to change his move, but will continue to use this move, giving the opponent more pressure.

This point is also figured out in basketball.

Woodson sees Larry Drew dead to the Bulls' main force, but he will not easily break the Hawks' rotation, anyway, with a large lead over the opponent, Woodson has to have chips to consume the Bulls' physical strength.

Against the Hawks' bench, the Bulls finally showed a bit of momentum in the starters, at least on the defensive end, and the positive performances of Ruel Deng and Derrick Rose still suppressed the offense of Crawford and Bibby.

The Bulls are still playing badly on the offensive end, but after increasing their defensive intensity, the Hawks' bench play is even worse.

The score was chased back to around 15+, and Woodson returned the main players to the court during normal rotation time after a short timeout.

As soon as Er Niu came on the field, he took the initiative to ask for the ball and started his own performance.

On the offensive end of the Hawks, after Erniu was about to get the ball in the low post, he immediately turned his back to eat Noah, and Noah obviously seemed to dream of returning to the NCAA Final Four, and the fear of being ruled by the Celestial Empire came to his mind again.

One step, two steps......

Erniu was originally going to be deep, and he arched directly into the three-second zone.

Sideways and swaying, Erniu's feint not only flew Noah into the air, but even Gibson, who came from the side, was tricked into the air.

When the two of them fell from the sky, Erniu suddenly burst out, and it was a violent slap across Noah.

"Boom!"

"Toot!"

2+1。

Noah, who has a lot of small movements, also pushed Er Niu when he fell, which almost caused a conflict, and finally Noah was blown a T by the referee.

After Erniu played 2+1, he also got 1 free throw opportunity and scored 4 points in a single round.

Taking this as an opportunity, the Hawks accelerated the pace of the counterattack, and the Bulls fell into an embarrassing cycle in the first quarter.

They did a better job on the defensive end than they did in the first quarter, but they really couldn't find a better way on the offensive end against the Hawks' overall defense.

At 41:65, the Hawks ended the half with a huge 24-point advantage, and with such a huge lead despite the heavy consumption of the opponent's starting energy, the Hawks would have easily closed their playoff opener if there were no surprises.

Woodson was asked two questions in his interview with the midfielder:

1. Why were you able to take down the bull so easily?

2. Are the Eagles already thinking about the next round of opponents?

Woodson began by saying, "Defensively! We're just better on the defensive end than our opponents." ”

As for the second question, Egghead said seriously: "We will focus all our attention on this series, even if we are leading by half time, it does not mean that we won tonight's game, even if we get 1-0, it does not mean that we won this series." ”

Woodson's words basically pronounced the Bulls' death sentence, and as long as this Hawks don't make a mistake themselves, the Chicagoans have little chance to speak of.

Of course, the focus of the Celestial Empire audience was not on Woodson's side, and they focused more attention on the commentary table of the imperial court.

At halftime, Da Yao, who was on the side of the stands, was finally temporarily invited to explain the game.

This is also unprecedented, before that, Da Yao only commented on the All-Star Game for a while during his injury, and he had never commented on the playoffs from the perspective of a spectator.

Sun Zhenping said: "Da Yao, do you think the Bulls still have a chance in today's game?"

Yao Ming said: "As long as the game is not over, any team has a chance, and the chance of the Bulls depends on whether the Hawks make mistakes or not, as long as the Hawks do not make mistakes, I think this game, the Hawks should be able to win smoothly." ”

Sun Zhenping said again: "How do you evaluate Ruan Erniu's performance?"

Yao Ming said: "This is a superstar who doesn't need my evaluation, he is the first active person in the NBA.

You must know that before Erniu, there has never been a similar center player, and I can even say that he has redefined the center of this era!"

Zhang Lizhi on the side asked a question that was not very Celestial: "So you think Erniu's historical status will be higher than yours?"

Yao Ming said sincerely: "Of course, he has won two championship rings as a leader, and he is going to get a third one, so his historical status must be above me." ”

Sun Zhenping smiled: "But you have started the glorious era of NBA Celestial Dynasty players, we actually have another question, is it possible for you to join the Hawks next season?"

Yao Ming also smiled: "Yesterday Alexander and Morey also called me to ask this question, and I replied to them in the affirmative, my agent has not been in contact with the Eagles management.

Actually, I'm just going to take a look at the state of Erniu and Sun Yue, after all, we're about to play the World Championships, it's as simple as that. ”

Of course, Da Yao will not tell the truth, Erniu is ready to withdraw from the national team, in the final analysis, it is just circulated within the Basketball Association, except for the highest leaders, as well as Yao, Yi, and Sun in the United States, no more people know this secret.

Some things are fine behind closed doors, but once the news spreads, the impact can be great.

The three of them took advantage of the halftime break to continue their topic, and in the end, as Celestial Empire people, they naturally talked about the national team again.

Sun Zhenping asked: "What do you think of the Turkish time match held at the end of August, and what kind of results will the men's basketball team achieve this time?"

Da Yao said seriously: "I know that many fans have too much expectations for us, especially after the unfortunate loss to Iran in the Asian Championships, however, I still hope that fans can look at the game rationally, I can only say that we will do everything to win the game!"

I just want to win, although Da Yao's words are not high-profile enough, the fighting spirit of the warrior is still undoubtedly revealed at this moment.

What doesn't kill me will make me stronger!

Regarding Yao Ming, his existence is not just as simple as an NBA player, in the years without Erniu, he was a bridge between China and the United States, showing the struggle and efforts of the people of the Celestial Empire for the whole world.

The Celestial Empire commentary seats were communicating with each other, and the opposing sides were not idle in the locker room.

There is actually nothing to say about the Eagles, Woodson naturally talks about the importance of defense, anyway, in Egghead's view, with such a lead, as long as the defense is not lax, the game must not be lost.

As for the Bulls, Larry Drew made the final decision - fight defense!

Even with so much behind, Larry Drew doesn't believe the Bulls can rely on offense to bring down the Hawks, and the overall talent gap between the two teams is huge, and it's not something that one or two superstars alone can solve.

Derrick Rose experienced the cruelty of the playoffs for the first time, the regular season is long, losing one or two games, it doesn't affect the big picture, Rose is used to accepting defeat, but the playoffs are different, they don't lose a game, they are one step closer to going home early.

Kirk Hinrich, the team's veteran and current captain, put his arm on Rose's shoulder and said, "Don't think too much, this is the NBA!"

In the 04-05 season, he was killed by Arenas, and in the 05-06 season, he was killed by D. Wade, saying that he would be the core of the team to cultivate, but he encountered the choice of the Bulls' top pick, and calmly accepted the embarrassment of being squeezed to the bench, but the team found that the second position was unavailable, so Hinrich, who was originally regarded as the second in Stockton, became the starting second position of the Bulls.

Hinrich was qualified enough to comfort Rose, but he himself would never have imagined that in the next few years, he would have an even worse life than he does now.

At the start of the second half, the two sides really entered a boring and ugly game time.

"Bang!", "Bang!", "Bang!"

The sound of iron resounded throughout the third quarter, the Bulls couldn't score anyway, and the Hawks had a significant decline in their hand, of course, this was also related to the Bulls' defensive intensity.

Although the scene is ugly, for the players on the field, this is a rare and most challenging moment, and only those who persist in difficult situations are the real winners.

Ruan Erniu, Lunar Eclipse, Noah, and Gibson completely fell into a state of hand-to-hand combat, almost every time they were stuck in position, every physical contact was like playing wrestling.

Before they knew it, both Noah and Gibson had accumulated four fouls, four lunar eclipses, and two for Ruan Erniu.

At the end of the quarter, in the process of Erniu winning the backcourt rebound and counterattacking with the ball, Noah received another blocking foul, and the Bulls' starting center got the fifth foul of the game.

At 17:18, after an inefficient third quarter, Woodson showed a smile for the first time in the game.

At 58:83, a 25-point lead doesn't completely reassure Woodson, but when the Bulls' defensive gate gets its fifth foul, it basically means that the visitors lose the last chance to overtake, because in the playoff stage, a team without defense simply can't survive.

Brad Miller is already old, and even Zaza Pachulia can easily blow him up, let alone Ruan Erniu.

The final quarter of the game started quickly, Woodson simply hid Ruan Erniu and Yu Sen and other main votes, and Larry Drew also chose to replace the bench after some consideration to save the physical fitness of the team's main team.

The series is not over yet, and even if the Bulls can't make it black, they have to do everything they can to get a win over the Hawks first.

Crawford's late game was mediocre, and the contender for the Sixth Man of the Year contender, despite his individual ability, was not fit to be the team's core.

Even with Woodson's repeated orders, the K6 remained at ease on the defensive end, and when it came to the playoffs, his offensive efficiency was nowhere near as good as it was in the regular season.

In the high-intensity confrontation, the real ceiling of the player can be tested, and it is indeed not unreasonable for the gram 6 to compete with Salmons in the starting lineup.

Due to the wide margin of the score, the 10th-12th men on both sides were given some playing time at the end of the game.

Sun Yue also got a chance during this period and hit a three-pointer from the No. 3 position, ending his own playoff record of zero points.

Don't look at him as a marginal person in the Hawks, when it comes to the international stage, Sun Yue is definitely an indispensable No. 2 or third position swingman for the Celestial Empire men's basketball team at this time, especially his three-point shot and defensive supplement, which is an important bargaining chip for the Celestial Empire men's basketball team in the international arena.

Yao Ming couldn't help but nod secretly when he saw Sun Yue's performance on the field, at least from the perspective of competitive state, Sun Yue at this time was indeed much better than the half-dead state in the Asian Championships.

Thinking of this, Da Yao couldn't help but glance at Ruan Erniu who was resting off the court, yes, this guy is indeed destroying the conventions and traditions of the Celestial Empire men's basketball team, but this 22-year-old young man's contribution to the Celestial Empire men's basketball team in the past 2-3 years is also difficult for anyone to erase.

For example, Sun Yue, if there is no Erniu, I am afraid that he will lose the opportunity to continue to play in the NBA and continue to return to the Olympic God team for a long time;

Just like Liu Xiangzhi in the Celestial Empire track and field, Ruan Erniu is a visitor to the Celestial Empire men's basketball team, no matter what choice Erniu makes in the end, he is at least a hero.

At 25:25, the substitutes of the two sides in the final quarter of the game were quite back and forth, but even if the garbage time was exciting, it lacked attention.

The Atalanta fans reaped the joy of winning early, and for them, the goal has always been unwavering – to defend the championship and build a dynasty.

After decades of waiting, Hawks fans finally have their own carnival moment, and this carnival moment is not short-lived.

At 81:108, the Hawks ended the first round of the series G1 with a 1-0 lead over the Bulls, and two days later, the Hawks will continue to sit at the Philips Center and usher in the G2 battle with the Bulls.

In his post-game press conference, Larry Drew said the Bulls were not going to give up hope, while Woodson modestly said, "We just won one game, it's too early to say anything." ”

The next day, the Eagles conducted recovery training as usual, and after the day's training, Da Yao, who was temporarily staying in Atlanta, suddenly made a phone call to Erniu.

The call was still transferred from Ouyang Haotian to Erniu's mobile phone, and Da Yao suddenly offered to ask Erniu to come out for a meal.

However, Da Yao did not hide it from Erniu, he said bluntly: "I'm just accompaniing, it's the leaders of the Basketball Association who invite you to dinner." ”

Erniu didn't refuse, this was something he had expected for a long time, and Manniu said teasingly: "Who is it? Director Hu? Or is there a group of people?"

Da Yao said: "It's just one person! Chairman Xin is here in person! I will send you the address immediately." ”