The Bulls attacked, and after Thomas went off the court, the Bulls began to play in the air. After the block, Gibson quickly ran to the inside, Studamayre resisted him, and the high post could no longer help Zhou Xuan defend Boozer, and Rose passed the ball.

Zhou Xuan didn't defend Boozer, he took a step back, his eyes staring at Boozer's hip bone. With distance, he could see better. It's stupid to be close to a strong player, you will definitely be knocked out, and cutting the ball is king.

Boozer turned to the right, and Zhou Xuan immediately went up, his left hand went down from top to bottom, and smashed towards the ball at the moment when Boozer held the ball high with both hands. Zhou Xuan's fingers were together, his palms were almost clenched into fists, and no matter how strong his opponent was, it was impossible to hold the basketball steadily.

As long as it is not a fist and smashing the ball, it is not a violation, and it is impossible for the referee to see clearly with such a fast action.

This time he smashed the ball down solidly, Boozer and Zhou Xuan grabbed the ball together, but Zhou Xuan was one step faster and got the basketball first. He didn't rush forward, but leaned in the direction of Boozer. Boozer was in a state of rushing forward, and immediately collided with Zhou Xuan and knocked him to the ground.

The referee blows the whistle, foul! It wasn't time for the free throw, but Boozer was also the third foul. Zhou Xuanzao foul is very smart, Boozer actually hit him hard, he can't hurt him, and he is suspected of faking a fall.

The Knicks attacked, Zhou Xuan and Stoudamire blocked and dismantled, and broke through on the right side and played against Boozer. Gibson was highly mobile and followed out to defend Anderson.

Zhou Xuan observed Rose's running position with his peripheral vision, retreated with the ball and distanced himself from Boozer, and stepped on the three-point line with one foot. Ross immediately let go of Stadamire and Boozer retreated to the middle. They reached a consensus in an instant, and it was unlikely that Zhou Xuan would make a move at this distance.

It's three points a little bit outside, and if you don't score at such a distance, it's a bad choice. As soon as Boozer withdrew, Zhou Xuan immediately made a move, and Ross couldn't block it from the side. Zhou Xuan deliberately glanced at his feet, but was waiting for the time difference, giving the two of them a psychological hint that he was going to shoot three points.

Although the distance is long, not three points, but the shooting without interference can better ensure the shooting rate, Zhou Xuan shot without pressure, the arc is very high, and the hollow enters the net. 14th individual point. 55 to 65.

"It's only 10 points away, the Knicks are very beautiful on offense, and as an offensive team, once they seize the opportunity, the 20-point difference will quickly catch up." Yang Jian said excitedly.

"Zhou Xuan finally started to play on his own, and returned to the bull with 4 shots." Su Qun said in admiration.

The fans applauded, and that's what they wanted to see.

Thibodeau requested a pause. The Knicks have found their senses, and he thinks it's necessary to call an early timeout to emphasize defense and curb the Knicks' comeback momentum.

D'Antoni asked the players to make persistent efforts and continue to attack, without substitutions, which was a good defense.

Back on the court, the Bulls' offense turned into a high-post block by Rose and Gibson, and Gibson immediately cut into the air after the pick-and-roll. Anderson switched defenses, and Stadameyer defended two with one person under the basket.

Boozer pulls to the right baseline and takes a step inside the three-point line. Smalls couldn't defend the ball, Rose passed, and Anderson didn't chase Boozer, just took a look. Boozer scores on an open jumper. 55 to 67.

The Knicks attacked, Zhou Xuan was caught in the frontcourt, Stadamire was released, Zhou Xuan crossed the middle, Gibson was on top, and Anderson was empty. Stoadeyer didn't make a fool this time, because D'Antoni specifically explained Zhou Xuan's main attack during the timeout, and the outside players should not run around, stand firm to attract the defense, and wait for the pass. Anderson was in the bottom left corner and Stadameyer deflected the ball over.

It's a pity that Anderson didn't grasp this ball well, the shot was missed, the rebound was picked up by Gibson, and Rose retreated to get the ball. The Bulls attacked, and after blocking and dismantling, Rose rushed inside and couldn't throw. The frontcourt rebound was picked up by Boozer again.

It's no fun to expect Anderson to be a rebounding maniac. Boozer was just trying to get stronger, but his hand was loose and the ball fell.

Zhou Xuan followed Rose into the low post, and then judged the direction of the rebound, and saw that Anderson couldn't grab it, so he advanced to the middle where Boozer might turn around. Anderson can interfere with the shot near the baseline, Boozer really chose the middle, and Zhou Xuan cut the ball down with a palm, and he made his fourth steal.

Anderson lowered his body and picked up the basketball and passed it forward to Matthews, who faced Korver and took half court and handed it to Zhou Xuan, who was plugged in.

Rose caught up from behind, just walked around in front of Zhou Xuan, stretched out his hand, and Zhou Xuan pulled up in the middle and threw it. It's another extremely unreasonable shot, in the eyes of others, but Zhou Xuan is planning to draw a good shot, this kind of ball is not thrown by ordinary people, Ross must be unprepared, and he will not jump and block immediately.

Ross was stunned for a moment, he didn't jump, Zhou Xuan quickly grabbed the shot, and the time from the jump to the shot was definitely less than 0. 3 seconds, the person is still rising, the ball is out of the ground, smashing the rebound and going along the ball. 17th personal score, 58-67.

Barkley smiled: "Zhou Xuan seems to be possessed by a god at this moment, how to vote for it." ”

"It seems to be a little bit selective." Smith said.

Barkley said: "It's a good shot as long as it goes in, and Rose didn't even realize he was going to shoot. ”

The difference was 9 points. Rose wanted to return the ball, but after taking it to the front court and Gibson blocking it, he chose a one-step emergency stop jump shot, the ball was deflected, Stadamire grabbed the rebound, and Zhou Xuan went directly to the front court.

Xiao Si made a long pass to Zhou Xuan, Gibson cut quickly, and the result was that Zhou Xuan directly formed a single fast attack, throwing off the defender, and Korver, who was closest to him, was also two steps away and easily scored on the basketball. 60 to 67. 19th individual point.

Thibodeau was in a hurry, stood up and shouted at the players on the field, but forgot that Gibson arranged the air cut himself, but Rose was a little more anxious.

The Bulls attacked, and Rose broke through on cover and gave it to Korver, who gave it to Lore Deng and then to Boozer in the low post. Boozer took the ball and didn't squeeze Stodymire away, and then split Lore Deng. Korver and Gibson got away without the ball and Lore Deng passed the ball over. Korver received the ball and shot a three-pointer, but Anderson didn't have time to jump and block the ball. 60 to 70.

The Knicks attacked, Zhou Xuan passed the ball to Gallinari in the front court, and ran to the left baseline by relying on the off-ball cover, and Gibson changed the defense. Zhou Xuan didn't pause with the ball, and threw the ball to the bottom right corner with an exaggerated back-of-head pass during the run.

The ball came so suddenly that Rose couldn't reach it, and the ball flew over Boozer's head, and he didn't look back. But Zhou Xuan knows one of Anderson's advantages and strictly implements the coaching arrangement. The coach said that if he stood in the bottom corner, he would not run around.

Anderson missed a shot from this position just now, and this time he didn't waste another chance and scored an open three-point jumper. 63 to 70. Zhou Xuan's eighth assist.

Smith sighed: "This pass is incredible, it doesn't look at people at all, and it is so accurate to throw it casually." ”

Barkley laughed, "Maybe he's practiced in particular." ”

The Bulls attacked, and after a couple of passes, Rose missed another jumper. The Knicks compressed the defense, Gibson offense was average, and he couldn't make consistent mid-range shots like Thomas. Only Korver has a reliable three-point shooter on the periphery. The rebound was gotten by Anderson, and he fought for it.

The Knicks attacked, Zhou Xuan was not impatient, and Stadamire blocked and dismantled, Gibson changed the defense in a timely manner, Zhou Xuan retreated with the ball, and found himself to be caught by Gibson and Rose, and then the ball was passed to the bottom corner of the right side, or to Anderson. While his hands were hot, Anderson received the ball and threw it, wanting to do another one, but this time Boozer was in place, interfering with the shot, and the ball was deflected.

Gibson was too far from the outside and empty inside, and only Lore Deng went to the basket to protect the rebound and didn't steal Stoudamire. After winning the rebound, Gibson rushed into the interior defense. Stadamire saw that Gallinari was empty and passed the ball to the outside.

Ross let go of Zhou Xuan to defend against Gallinari, but the Italian did not force the shot, and gave it to Zhou Xuan, who ran to the left 60 degrees. Zhou Xuan is far away from Korver, and there is no one to make up for the vacant position. He scored with an easy jump shot. 22nd individual points. 66 to 70.

The crowd began chanting "MVP" again, and the atmosphere reached its highest point since the start of the game, and Christmas made people even more excited. At the start of the third quarter, the Knicks went on a 22-7 spurt.

Thibodeau hesitated and asked for a timeout again, feeling that if he didn't adjust, the Bulls might be crushed by the Knicks' onslaught.

"There are many fans on the Internet who left messages, some people said that Zhou Xuan's outbreak in the second half reminded him of the classic Christmas battle between the Bulls and the Knicks in 1992." Smith looked at the webpage and smiled, "Pat? Riley's iron-blooded defense made Phil? Jackson had a big headache, and the Knicks players used an almost **** emphasis on physical confrontation at the time, and attached great importance to the battle for position, and the rotation and defensive position between the five players were perfect, which could greatly block the flow of the ball that the Bulls' triangle offense emphasized, and limit Jordan and Pippen's super-strong individual singles. It was the Bulls' home court. At first, the Knicks relied on defense and rebounding to dominate the game first. In the first half, Ewing, Oakley and Anthony? Mason had a complete monopoly on rebounding, and two of the Bulls' interior players lost their protection for rebounding, and the team shot poorly under the opponent's tough defense, trailing by 10 points in the first half. By the second half, Jordan stepped up and scored consecutive points to lead the team to catch up with the score. Zhou Xuan is now doing the work of a trapeze. ”

Barkley went on to say: "Michael often stepped up when the team's offense wasn't working, what stats did he take at the time? ”

Smith looked it up and said: "42 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 steals, and in the end, the Bulls won 89-77. This game is also the Knicks vs. the Bulls, but it is not Jordan's successor who stands up. Zhou Xuan has scored 16 points in a single quarter, and there are still 5 minutes left before the game ends. ”

Barkley smiled: "Zhou Xuan should have fought like this a long time ago, this is a superstar!" ”