Chapter 357: A Difficult Victory
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Thomas held the ball for the main attack, and Shangguan Yu or Horford pulled out to block the dismantle.
The tactics are simple, but the effect is obvious.
Shangguan Yu's hand felt hot, and Butler followed very closely, and would not give him a chance to cooperate with Thomas. This allows Horford to pull out for cover with ease.
Thomas took cover and shook off Rondo in one step.
Robin Lopez could only make up for it, but he moved too slowly, and as soon as Thomas accelerated on his feet, he swept it clean and made an easy layup.
Not to be outdone, Rondo used the block to get to the basket, and assisted Robin Lopez to get a dunk in the air, and returned the favor.
Playing confident Thomas, that's unreasonable.
Using a single block cover, he feints to score under the basket, deceives the opponent's defense, quickly pulls the ball back, and sees blood outside the three-point line.
As soon as Shangguan Yu was dumbfounded, Thomas stood up and scored a lot, and the Celtics couldn't stop it.
The new Big Three of the Bulls are also not to be outdone.
Butler singled with the ball high and hit a turnaround jumper.
The cores of the two sides began to explode each other, and no one could stop anyone anyway, so it was better to let go of their hands and feet and have a good time together.
Thomas sang a one-man show, shot inside and out, and scored 7 points in a row.
But I can't stand it, the big three that the other side did not refuse to shoot today, Butler and Wade hit three points on the outside, and even Rondo was in the empty position, and the three were separated.
After all, this is the Chicago Bulls' turf, their home turf, so how can Thomas be allowed to go wild?
The Bulls gradually gained momentum, Thomas played alone, and he basically handled the offense alone.
One man against three, and after about three minutes, the bulls gradually caught up.
At the same time, a substitution was made to bring in Mirotic, allowing Tygibson, who was more mobile, to sit inside and limit Thomas's breakthrough.
One person soared for half a quarter, and was targeted by the opponent again, Thomas's shooting rate began to decline, and the Bulls triumvirate seized the opportunity in an instant, and played a wave of offensive small ** to pull the score away.
At this moment, Shangguan Yu was sitting off the court, seeing that Thomas was going to show alone, and Shangguan Yu was targeted very badly, and Coach Stevens replaced Shangguan Yu halfway through the first quarter.
Now that the first quarter is over, the Bulls are leading the Celtics 30-20, and it is clear that Thomas is alone and cannot compete with the opposing Big Three.
At the end of the intermission, Shangguan Yu went into battle, and Thomas rested off the court.
The Celtics were led by Shangguan Yu as a bench, and the Bulls were led by Butler and Rondo.
came up for the first attack, Shangguan Yu took the initiative and borrowed his teammates to cover and come out to catch the ball. Seeing Mirotic, who was following the defense, he let himself go a little bit, Shangguan Yu did not hesitate at all, received the ball and turned over for a jumper, and hit a three-point shot.
didn't make a move for most of the quarter, and it didn't make Shangguan Yu's hand feel cold, and his offense didn't decrease in the slightest.
The Bulls attacked, handed over to Butler for a single, and in the face of Turner's defense, Butler's pull-up jumper was unsuccessful.
Taylor accepted the rebound, handed it to Smart to advance quickly, and while the opponent's position was not stable, Shangguan Yu ran out of the empty space and reached out for the ball. Smart threw the ball over, caught the ball and pulled it out, and hit a three-pointer at 45 degrees on the left side, 26-30.
Wade's classic lightning pass reappeared, a quick first step, threw Smart away, and the European step confused Taylor, and hit a left-handed basket to pull back two points.
Shangguan Yu played confidently, and the high-ranking card man asked for the ball.
After winning the ball, he turned around, pretended to break through, quickly pulled the ball and stepped back, shook out of the shooting space, and shot at Mirotic's defense.
And also!
The players on the sidelines of the Celtics couldn't sit still, and they all stood up and waved towels to Shangguan Yu.
Shangguan Yu completely soared with confidence.
The Bulls' offense began to stall, and they missed consecutive shots.
The Celtics' offensive core is still looking for Guan Yu, but the Bulls' iron-blooded defense is still there. Mirotic couldn't handle it alone, so he took a two-man package, and Wade Butler was on standby.
Shangguan Yu didn't care about it, as long as he was given the opportunity, he still acted decisively. However, under the strict defense of the opponent, three consecutive shots missed, and the scores of the two sides began to stalemate.
It wasn't until the two teams switched to their main forces that the game started to look good.
But the protagonist is still the Celtics duo, with the Bulls Big Three.
The main forces of the two sides appeared again, and they still couldn't change the rhythm of each other. The Celtics basically finished shooting with Thomas and Shangguan Yu. The Bulls are dominated by Wade Butler, supplemented by Rondo, and the three of them take turns.
At halftime, the game was tied at 52-57, with the Bulls leading by three points for the time being.
In the first half, Thomas made a total of 12 shots, hitting 8 balls and finishing with 20 points, 1 assist and 2 rebounds. Shangguan Yu made 11 shots, made 7 shots, and had 17 points and 3 rebounds. The Bulls scored the most points in the first half with Butler, scoring 15 points alone, and the trio combined for 42 of their 57 points.
The game was completely dominated by the five.
In the first half, not much has changed. Thomas took over the game from the start, and he shot more as if to prove that he was the boss of the team. Shangguan Yu is also crazy, as long as he is given the opportunity, he will make a decisive move.
The Bulls Big Three, accompanied by the two, continued to fight. But as the game progressed, the physical exertion of the five players increased, the shooting rate began to decline, the game became ugly, and the two sides began to fight frequently.
At the end of the third quarter, the two sides were tied at 78-80, and the Celtics still trailed by two points.
In the last quarter of the game, the rhythm of the game between the two sides still did not change much.
It's just that the strength of the role players began to show, and Bradley, Horford, and Crowder stepped up in time to help the Celtics play a wave of offensive small **.
With 4:05 left before the end of the game, the Celtics led by eight points when the Bulls were forced to call a timeout.
After the timeout, the Bulls changed lineup in time, and Wade and Gibson stepped up.
Wade hit a three-pointer and then teamed up with Gibson to snatch the ball away from Horford.
On a quick counter-attack, Wade found the misplaced Gibson, who forced Thomas to get the shot.
The Celtics missed the attack, Wade collected the rebound, advanced to the halfcourt, played a wonderful blocking and pick-and-roll with Gibson, and assisted the latter to make an empty basket.
The Bulls chased eight points in a row, and the two sides were tied at 100.
In the last two minutes, it was back in match-to-head mode, but both sides lost their crosshairs. Butler missed two shots, and Thomas made back-to-back baskets and slid out of the basket.
At the critical moment, Thomas shined again, first stealing Wade, and then making a layup to make it 2+1.
After defending an attack by the Bulls, he protected the rebound, dragged the time to the last 8 seconds, found the vacant Shangguan Yu, and assisted him to hit a three-pointer, which was the final word.
Celtic had the last laugh to win this not-so-spectacular matchup and walk away from home a hard-fought victory.
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