Chapter 798: Jimmy Butler
"Huh!"
The Bulls hit another mid-range shot, with a difference of 9 points, Scott called a timeout, this time replaced all the starters, and instructed Chen Feng and the others: "The other party will definitely change to the starters, it doesn't matter, we will play like in the first quarter, don't be afraid." Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½ā
"Also. Scott thought for a moment and added, "If necessary, roll up Rose, he's an offensive striker, and if you contain him, you can disrupt the Bulls' rhythm." ā
"Yes. Several people nodded.
On the other side, as Scott expected, the Bulls coach also made substitutions, replacing Rose, Gasol, and Butler.
In the final minutes of the first quarter, the Bulls tasted the sweetness of the inside-outside combination, so they still plan to just play like this and beat the Lakers with a balanced inside-outside combination.
However, the Bulls coach also understands a truth, that is, no matter how much combination of inside and outside, the team must have a focus.
So he looked at Rose: "Derek, wait a minute, you have to attack more and use your breakthrough to create opportunities for your teammates." Especially Gasol on the inside, once you break through, the Lakers' inside line will inevitably make up for the defense, and this time is Gasol's opportunity. All you have to do is send the ball to him, understand?"
"Understood. Ross replied.
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The whistle blows, and the timeout ends.
Both sides are starting lineups, the Lakers' possession of the ball, serving the baseline ball, but as soon as the Bulls came up, they launched a full-court tight defense, which caught the Lakers off guard and almost made a service error.
Fortunately, Kobe reacted quickly and quickly stepped forward to respond, so there was no mistake, he dribbled through the half court by himself, and then handed it to Chen Feng.
Glancing at the positions of their teammates, Chen Feng and Randle made a block, and then quickly took a step inside, attracted the defense and then divided the ball, and gave it to Larry Nance Jr., who took the ball and made a pass feint, and then pulled out his hand.
"Bang!"
didn't go in, Gasol got the rebound and handed it to Rose.
The Bulls were a pick-and-roll in the first half, and then Rose quickly changed direction, passed Randle, who came from the defense, and scored a layup.
In the next round, it was Rose who used the block to break through, attracted the defender to step forward and then distributed the ball to Gasol, Gasol dunked with both hands and scored two more points.
On the Lakers' side, they relied on Kobe Bryant to score two points, but the difference between the two sides inevitably reached double digits - 11 points!
Scott frowned slightly, Chen Feng and Kobe Bryant glanced at each other, and also saw the solemnity in each other's eyes, they didn't expect that Rose would be so fierce as soon as he came up, scoring individually, assisting teammates, and leading the team to open up the difference through personal ability, to 11 points.
"We can't let Ross fight like this anymore. Scott made a quick decision and gestured to Chen Feng.
Chen Feng nodded, gestured to Clarkson, and told Clarkson that he would wait to unfold the bag on Rose, and he couldn't let Rose continue to fight like this, otherwise once he was made crazy, it would be even more difficult for the Lakers to catch up with the score.
In the offense, the ball passed several times in the hands of several Lakers players, and finally returned to Chen Feng, Chen Feng took the ball to accelerate, and then blocked and threw off Rose, and hit the shot.
Turning to defense, seeing Rose coming, Chen Feng and Clarkson quickly pounced.
"It's a bag!" Rose's heart jumped, and he immediately split the ball.
Clarkson also quickly withdrew to defend his own men.
The ball passed in the hands of Butler and Mirotic, ready to pass to Rose, but found that Chen Feng and Rose were very tight, and Clarkson was also dangling not far away, and if the pass passed, it was likely that there would be a mistake. In desperation, they could only give the ball inside.
Gasol took the ball, seeing that there was not much time, and turning over was a hook hand.
"Bang", the ball popped out of the frame, this is what the Lakers' tactics wanted, so the protection of the rebounding ball was in place, and it had already been prepared, Randle pushed Gasol out, and Larry Nance Jr. stuck the position and accepted the rebound.
"Chen. "Larry Nance Jr. passes.
The next moment, Chen Feng began to gallop, like a whirlwind, and quickly reacted and counterattacked.
But in the blink of an eye, the Bulls were the only ones who could keep up with him, and everyone else was left behind.
"I'm not going to let you play fast breaks. Rose roared, suddenly accelerated, blocked in front of Chen Feng, and opened his hands.
"Huh. Chen Feng grinned, and suddenly a pass from behind the back of a non-looking person surprised Ross and turned his head to look.
I saw the basketball cross an arc and flew outside the three-point line on the right side, and at this time Kobe Bryant also arrived just in time, caught the ball, and made a shooting action, which made Jimmy Butler, who was chasing behind him, jump up subconsciously, and Kobe Bryant took the ball, shook Butler, adjusted it slightly, and made a three-point shot.
"Huh!"
The goal is scored, and the difference is 8 points!
"Hmm. Scott nodded darkly.
This time, the tactics were executed very well, from defensive packs to fast attack counterattacks. He nodded at Chen Feng and motioned for Chen Feng to continue to wrap up.
Waiting for Rose to come over, Chen Feng and Clarkson quickly stepped forward to wrap up, and Rose did not dare to take risks, so he could only pass the ball.
Gasol asked for the ball on the inside, Mirotic passed to Gasol, Gasol took the ball and dribbled it, and was about to shoot, Larry Nance Jr. had already helped defend it, and Kobe Bryant and Clarkson also shrank inside, making his plan to prepare an inside pass come to naught.
In desperation, Gasol could only play hard, a one-handed throw, but unfortunately it still didn't go in.
On the Lakers' side, Chen Feng rushed to grab the rebound, quickly launched a counterattack, and advanced to the front court with a pull-up jump shot, scoring two points himself, and narrowing the gap between the two sides to only 6 points.
At this time, the Bulls coach couldn't sit still, stood up, shouted twice at the Bulls players on the court, and made a gesture.
When the Bulls attacked again, the Lakers were still wrapping, and the ball quickly reached Jimmy Butler's hand, and Kobe Bryant pasted it, but at this time, Mirotic came over to help Butler block it, and Butler threw off Kobe's defense, dribbled forward, and made a quick stop jump shot.
"Huh!"
The goal is scored, and the difference is 8 points!
Seeing the ball, Scott raised his eyebrows, and suddenly realized that he seemed to have missed someone.
In the next few minutes, the Lakers still wrapped Rose, limiting Rose's play, and Gasol's hand was not very good.
However, the Bulls still took the lead, as Jimmy Butler stepped up and defended the Bulls' offensive banner, but in just a few minutes, he scored 10 points alone.
With Jimmy Butler's play, the Bulls suppressed the Lakers, and by the end of the second quarter, the Bulls still led the Lakers by 5 points at 60:55!