With the score leading the Knicks, the enthusiasm of the Bulls fans was aroused. Rose scored more points than Zhou Xuan, scored 20 points and had 9 assists, and was about to score 20+10.

This is not the result of the two opposing positions, most of the time the people who defend Zhou Xuan are Noah and Luoer Deng. It was Pekovic and Stoudamire who were against Ross, and the defensive intensity was far from good. In the past, Ross would fight Zhou Xuan alone, but now he resolutely dodged by covering.

Zhou Xuan took a 3-minute break in the final quarter, and the Bulls launched a 10-2 attack wave, widening the difference to 15 points in one fell swoop. 86 to 101.

"A lot of people praised Douglas for his defense last season, and that was compared to Robinson and Curry. He couldn't guard against Rose, and he couldn't take Boozer after the misplacement. D'Antoni shouldn't have let Zhou Xuan rest. ”

"Douglas and Zhou Xuan shouldn't be allowed to play together, the second position is better than Matthews." Van Gundy said.

The Knicks called a timeout, and D'Antoni was the opener. Anderson is on the court again, and Evans is not going to die. He'd rather hope that Anderson gets his touch back. If it weren't for Zhou Xuan's recommendation, Evans would definitely not have been transferred to New York.

The tactics arranged are very simple, run and bomb, the position attack is fully opened, and Zhou Xuan and Stadameyer block and dismantle together.

Before going on the court, Zhou Xuan said: "Danilo (Gallinari), you and Leon (Anderson) switch positions to guard the inside, as long as there is a person under the basket to deal with Noah, you have to pay attention to the defense and dismantling, don't let Rose break through easily." Leon interferes with the shooting on the periphery, and if he is broken through, he can close it inside at any time and protect the rebound! ”

Then Zhou Xuan raised his voice again and shouted: "Cheer up, the bull is nothing great, we will win!" ”

"Victory!" Several people shouted together.

Zhou Xuan felt that the Knicks also needed a morale-boosting slogan. The Knicks don't have a unified slogan and only appeared once last season. When Maddie made her debut, fans shouted, "WewantT-Mac!" (We wanted Maddie), but after a few fights, the slogan was followed by "GO!" GO！ GO！ ”……

The Bulls also shouted slogans together, leading by 15 points, and as long as they keep it up, they are close to victory. The Knicks players didn't give up, and Matthews gritted his teeth, as if he wanted to PK with a real person.

Anderson covered just past the center circle. Zhou Xuan turned around and shook off Ross and rushed to the right. Luo Er Deng was still the same as in the third quarter, and the periphery broke through with Zhou Xuan. Zhou Xuan was single-handedly with Stephenson in the team, and he felt that he had found it back with the ball, and he did not do his best in the first two games, in order to adapt to the rhythm of the game and the intensity of the confrontation, and he was worried about getting injured again. If he has reservations today, I'm afraid he won't be able to win, so he's ready to go on his own.

Zhou Xuan held the ball in his right hand, shook his right shoulder slightly, dribbled the ball under his crotch and gently poked his head to the left with his left hand. It was a full-body feint, but his neck moved, but his shoulders didn't move, and Luo Erdeng thought he was going to change direction and moved a small step to the left. Zhou Xuan dribbled the ball back to his right hand with his left hand, strode forward, and broke through from the right side.

Lore Deng is tall and powerful, and he is not afraid of Margetty, James, Gallinari and other forwards. But he is 206CM tall, and his flexibility is not as good as that of a defender, and he can't keep up with it once he eats feints. Zhou Xuan didn't break through after passing, and made a pull-up jump shot outside the three-point line on the right side. Both Lore Deng and Rose rushed to the block, but he shot quickly and dodged the block. The ball bounced into the frame and scored 9 points. 89 to 101.

The bulls attacked, and Zhou Xuan entangled Rose. Rose shot 2-of-3 from three-point range today, and it wasn't a good idea to let him shoot only to prevent breakaways. Gibson blocked and Gallinari switched to Rose, he was not slow to move, did not let it pass easily, and interfered with it with his long arms. Rose passes the ball to the middle.

Zhou Xuan and Matthews completed the rotation and went to chase Korver. Gibson leaned into Matthews and turned in the middle. Matthews, who weighs 100 kilograms, is a swingman but is not afraid of confrontation, following closely and forcing Gibson to pass the ball again. Lore Deng singled out Anderson, and after the breakaway, Stadamire made up for the defense. Lowe Deng forced a shot and couldn't score, Noah grabbed the rebound, Gallinari returned to the inside in time to foul and send Noah to the free throw line.

Last season, Noah averaged 10 per game. 7 points, 11 rebounds, 2. 1 assist, 1. 6 blocks, also very good this season, with close to a double-double stats and a 74% free throw percentage. He hit both free throws. 89 to 103, it's not a good idea to cut him.

Zhou Xuan is a little depressed, Anderson does not protect the rebounding ball enough, and it is easy to be passed, the offense is strong and the defense is weak, with him, there are always holes in the Knicks defense.

Zhou Xuan dribbled across the halfcourt and took the right side with Anderson to block, while Gallinari and Matthews covered without the ball on the baseline.

Matthews ran to the bottom right corner, and Gibson quickly followed. Zhou Xuan passed the ball to Gallinari, who faced Korver in the low post, turned to the middle, and scored on a close-back jumper.

Relying on the height advantage, Noah jumped on the side and didn't cover it. 91 to 103. Zhou Xuan's 14th assist.

Su Qun said: "Zhou Xuan is starting to exert his power at this time, Gallinari is inside, Anderson is outside, and he can disrupt the Bulls' defense, but they still have to defend it." ”

The Bulls blocked and dismantled, and this time Stoudamire went to defend Lore Deng, and the inside line was handed over to Anderson. He will have much less pressure against Noah, Rose broke through the ball, passed three times, and the Knicks compressed the defense, and only one man guarded Korver. Gibson missed a jumper and the rebound was picked up by Stodameyer.

Zhou Xuan was not in a hurry to attack quickly and fell into position. The Bulls players ran too fast, the speed of the two interior lines was not inferior to the Knicks, and they could go back to defend in time after the perimeter block.

D'Antoni looked anxious, but he didn't shout at Zhou Xuan to attack quickly, how strong the defensive ability of Noah and Luoer Deng was, he roughly counted. When it came to the front court to cover Stoudamier, the person who defended it was still Lore Deng, and the other three were all pulled to the outside.

Zhou Xuan broke through on the left side, holding the ball in his right hand, and approaching with his left hand, making a "worship Buddha" action, Luo Erdeng judged correctly, did not step forward, but stood still and waited for Zhou Xuan to break through. Zhou Xuan didn't break out, dribbled under the crotch of his left hand and took a small step towards the middle, and Stoadeyer cut to the inside.

Zhou Xuan's action put himself in the trap between Lore Deng and Rose near the free throw line, he jumped up with the ball, made a shooting move, and sent the ball from the top of Rose's head to the baseline with both hands. Noah went to defend Smalls, and Gallinari was empty in the bottom right corner.

Lore Deng and Rose were attracted to Zhou Xuan in a high position, and Gallinari did not miss the opportunity, shot in the vacant position, and threw it steadily. 94 to 103.

Zhou Xuan's 15th assist helped the team narrow the gap to single digits. The Bulls attacked, the Knicks defense contracted, and as long as Noah blocked and dismantled, he would be released on the perimeter, and three people would protect the restricted area. Rose forced a breakthrough and jumped up in the crowd for a layup.

Stadamire grabbed the rebound and threw it to the frontcourt, Zhou Xuan misplaced the strong man Gibson, took the ball outside the three-point line on the left side of 70 degrees, held the ball in his right hand, and moved closer with his left hand to make a "worship Buddha" feint. Gibson was stunned, stepped forward and stretched out his hand to interfere, Zhou Xuan immediately changed to the left side, 60 degrees of one-step emergency stop jump shot, everyone else was eyeing the no-player player, no one made up the defense, and the ball went in! 96 to 103. Zhou Xuan scored 11th personal points.

Thibodeau saw that the Knicks were chasing points and asked for a timeout.

Van Gundy said: "This timeout is timely, otherwise the Knicks' offense is up, the Bulls' offense is not good, Noah is not good at attacking in the low post, and the blocking effect is also poor, you can replace Boozer to try." ”

"Another problem for the Bulls is that they have too few three-point shots, and the only stable ones are Korver, who is entangled in Matthews," Joan Barry said. Lore Deng and Rose were a little short of three points. ”

After the game, D'Antoni said: "Zhou, you did a good job, if you continue to play like this, you can shoot infinitely." ”

D'Antoni glanced at the Bulls and continued: "I think it's almost time for Boozer, pay attention to compressing into the box when defending, don't give Boozer a chance to play alone, Wesley (Matthews), continue to keep an eye on Korver." Others pay attention to the wheel shift, Noah can be released on the periphery. ”

Thibodeau and other players shouted when they came out: "Guard against Zhou Xuan, no matter how you keep someone in front of him to interfere, you did a good job in the third quarter, why are you lax now?" Just give him a little free time and he can make you uncomfortable. ”

Rose asked, "Coach, am I still chasing defense?" ”

In the third quarter, Rose chased, Zhou Xuan must pass every time, and through the rotation of positions, the Bulls limited well. Now Zhou Xuan is more resolute and not easy to catch up. Catching up with the periphery is also prone to leakage.

To chase or not to chase? If Rose doesn't chase him, he won't be able to form a bag. Thibodeau also found that Zhou Xuan broke through more, and the Knicks had more outside shooters, so they couldn't be easily compressed.

"Don't chase it, follow the people on the periphery, and defend Zhou Xuan alone. Lore, I'm sure you can guard him, and if it's double covering, Joaquin should also pay attention to changing guards! Thibodeau thinks there will be gaps in the repack against a point guard with a lot of vision, and now he needs to trust the team's best defender on the perimeter.

In 2008, Lore Deng signed a six-year, $81 million contract with the Bulls, including $71 million in guaranteed contracts and $10 million in bonuses. At the time, many people said it was a garbage contract, but this season, Lore Deng is indeed an important member of the Bulls, only he has a balance of offense and defense.

Lore Deng is low-key, not well-known on the defensive end, has not been in the best defensive team, but is definitely first-class, fast lateral footwork, long hands and feet, able to limit outside singles stars, such as James, Durant's top scorer; It can also provide defensive rotation on the weak side; HIS 206CM HEIGHT AND 100 KG WEIGHT MAKE HIM NOT WEAK IN CONFRONTATION AND NOT AFRAID OF MISALIGNMENT.

Offensively, he has a top-notch half-volley, offensive rebounding is good, the only weakness is that the three-point line is not consistent, and he also has a good passing hand, is an excellent system player, can be very smooth team offense, last season 17. 6 points 7. 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 0 assists. 9 steals, 0. 9 caps.

To deal with Zhou Xuan, Thibodeau felt that it was enough for Lore Deng and Ross to take turns.