Thibodeau didn't ask for another timeout, he chose to trust Derek? Ross.

Having just joined the Bulls, Thibodeau had a conversation with Rose, who is the core of the perimeter, and asked him what his goals were. Without thinking about it, Rose replied, "I want to win a championship and be the best player in the league." ”

Thibodeau later chatted with Rose and asked, "How do you think you compare to the top defenders in the league?" ”

"I'm going to outdo them, I've got the talent and the perseverance," Rose said. ”

Thibodeau asked, "Who do you think is the strongest opponent?" ”

Ross's answer was two kanji. "Zhou Xuan."

Thibodeau's goal is also to lead the Bulls to a championship, and although he is a rookie coach, he has experienced the Celtics winning the championship, and he knows how to make a team's defense better. Van Gundy, Doug? Rivers learned a lot from leading a team. He thinks he can do it, and he can also arrange tactics to help Rose get the glory he wants.

Thibodeau's vision and Warriors boss Joey? Lacob is different, he is a man who can discern pearls. D'Antoni values Zhou Xuan's organizational ability, while Thibodeau knows Zhou Xuan's defensive strength and how difficult it is for the defensive system to play a role when he encounters this type of player. The joint defense can prevent the singles of the stars, and it is difficult to prevent the passing of the stitches.

If you want to become the strongest player, you must defeat Zhou Xuan. This is the consensus of Thibodeau and Ross.

The Bulls attacked, Rose took to the front court and Boozer blocked and dismantled, after Zhou Xuan was blocked, he moved against Boozer's body, went around the forward blocking passing route, and handed Rose to Gallinari. Zhou Xuan's defensive skills are full, although the strength is poor, he does not fight hard, but puts on a rebounding posture to open and use his thigh to pin Boozer's leg. Unless Boozer runs out of position, he's bound to suffer.

Gallinari followed Rose, raising one-handed interference, Rose failed to break through, Anderson followed Boozer, Matthews switched positions to defend Lore Deng, and Zhou Xuan ran to Korver. The Knicks quickly completed the rotation transition, and the only adjustment was that Gallinari moved to the low post, and he had the height and could also defend the perimeter, making up for some of Anderson's shortcomings.

After a couple of passes, Lore Deng missed a jumper and Gallinari stuck on Noah to grab the rebound.

For a long time, white players from Europe inevitably came across as "soft", especially those who were accurate shooters from the outside. Kukoc, who assisted Jordan and Pippen during the Bulls, is a typical example.

However, for Gallinari, the only thing he can describe as "soft" is his jumper touch, and many people still underestimate his defensive ability. Since the beginning of last season, he has often targeted the offensive core of opponents, Cameron? Anthony, LeBron? James, Kevin? Durant waited, and was undaunted.

In the first two seasons when the defense was poor, Gallinari was also a tough player for the Knicks, both physically and mentally. There are only two such people in the Knicks, one is him and one is Wilson? Chandler.

Zhou Xuan retreated to get the ball, stabilized the situation and played positional warfare, now that the Bulls are more anxious than them, more chaotic than them, the Knicks should try to play rhythm, not chaotic battles. The Knicks have a clear advantage in positional battles, and all five of them can shoot. As soon as the Bulls Noah pulled out, he could only block and respond to the pass.

A few people pulled away, Zhou Xuan and Studamayre blocked and dismantled to the right side, and Luo Er Deng changed the defense, if Noah was on, Stoudeyer would definitely cut in the middle, and it would be very troublesome at that time.

This time everyone pulled away, Stadamire went into the low post on the right side, Noah went on top, Rose went to defend Matthews, and Zhou Xuan got a single opportunity on the weak side.

Come on, you big man, I'll see how you can guard me! Warriors, wait for regret! Zhou Xuan thought silently in his heart, continuously dribbled under his hips, shook his shoulders to the right, and dribbled behind his back to change direction to the left hand to the left. Luo Er Deng was very fast, immediately moved horizontally, Zhou Xuan's left hand touched the basketball and immediately handed it to his right hand, using the "killer crossover" to quickly move across the distance, Luo Er Deng reacted amazingly, immediately changed the center of gravity, Zhou Xuan held the ball in his right hand and moved close to his left hand.

As soon as Luo Erdeng moved his left foot to the ground, Zhou Xuan changed direction again. The "worship Buddha" feint is used to break through to the middle lane. Rose let go of Matthews to make up the defense, Zhou Xuan half-turned around in the middle of the run, and passed the ball to Matthews 70 degrees on the right side with Rose's back.

Matthews took the ball and hit a three-point shot. 111 to 108. Zhou Xuan had his 19th assist, and the score was overtaken.

D'Antoni stood up excitedly and raised his fists on the sidelines, and the substitutes shouted excitedly and waved towels.

Su Qun shouted: "With three and a half minutes to go, the Knicks reversed from a 15-point deficit to a three-point lead. A 25-7 attack wave was played. Their momentum was fully up. ”

Yang Jian said: "The Knicks already have the shadow of a strong team. The Bulls also made the playoffs last season, and Boozer joined this season, and the strength is definitely not weak. ”

Ross saw Zhou Xuan score, and he didn't rush to go alone, but brought it to the front court steadily, passed it to Noah, and ran by himself. Noah and Lore Deng played a pick-and-roll pass, while Korver and Boozer were screened off the flanks and ran from left to right.

Instead of playing around as soon as he got excited, Rose is clearly better than the previous two seasons, he knows how to control the tempo, and now the Bulls can't mess around.

Lore Deng is not strong attack, the drop ball is given to Boozer on the left side, Stadamire has followed out to defend Korver, Matthews is behind the top defense Boozer, although the strength is slightly inferior, but there is no misposition, Anderson contracted the defense to help defend, Boozer did not pass, took the ball to the middle and turned around, squeezed the inside line in the gap between the two, and went to the basket with a little space to shoot the basket. 111 to 110, this goal is a complete reflection of individual ability.

The Knicks attacked, Zhou Xuan was strictly guarded after passing, and after two covers, he didn't receive a return pass, Stoudamire's strong jump shot missed, and the rebound was won by Boozer. Boozer has also recorded a double-double, with 16 points and 10 rebounds, and he has a strong ability to grab rebounds.

Ross single-handedly went down to the fast attack, and Zhou Xuan followed. Rose didn't wait for his teammates after receiving the ball, and when he was about to get close to Zhou Xuan, he pulled the ball up, changed direction while running, and forced a three-step layup. Zhou Xuan jumped up and blocked the height was not enough, and Rose scored on the basketball. 111 to 112.

Joan Barry said: "It's overtaken again, the Bulls have finally found their senses, and Rose's single-handedness against Zhou Xuan can also boost the team's morale." ”

Van Gundy said: "The bulls have to be guarded. ”

Zhou Xuan and Anderson covered, gave the ball to Gallinari, ran to the baseline, and then ran out. Gallinari didn't attack and gave it to Matthews, who was also 60 degrees on the right side.

Zhou Xuan ran out of the middle lane, and Stadamire and Anderson came to a "close" in a high position. The double screen blocked the pursuers like a rugby ball. Is this Mike? A tactic that Malone taught after coming to the Knicks. The Cavaliers often create three-point opportunities in this way, which is why they are also nicknamed the "football team."

Zhou Xuan ran out of the left side of the outside line 70 degrees to receive a pass from Matthews, and without waiting for Boozer to pounce, he made a quick jump shot, which was his accurate shot, and he hit three points again, scoring his 19th point. 114 to 112.

In the fourth quarter, the Knicks scored more than 30 points as a team.

The Bulls attacked, Rose couldn't make a jump shot, Boozer grabbed the rebound in the frontcourt, Stadamire made up for the interference, and after Boozer shot wide, Lore Deng scored another rebound in the front court and scored a rebound. 114 to 114.

Su Qun said depressedly: "Today the Knicks lost too many frontcourt rebounds, Anderson's side is a weakness, and D'Antoni let him play for a long time today." It's a bit frustrating to lose rebounds at critical moments. ”

Yang Jian said: "If Pekovic is on it, it is estimated that the Knicks are also worried about being beaten back. Evans is too short again, and the Bulls can force the interior. ”

The Knicks attacked, and there were no good chances for several passes, Stoudeyer was caught in the low post and passed out of the outside line, Zhou Xuan jumped before the opponent arrived, although he was not strongly interfered with, he couldn't guarantee that he hit every time, and it was missed. Noah grabbed the rebound.

The Bulls countered, and Rose passed to Korver, who received the ball near the baseline and jumped up to make a three-point shot while drifting. It was a difficult shot, but Korver was very confident, he was one of the best pitchers in the league, and the ball curled well, dodging Matthews' block and bouncing into the frame. 114 to 117.

"Don't care, run!" Zhou Xuan shouted when he received the ball.

That's the kind of thing Stodameyer wouldn't say, at least at the crucial moment, after the game was at its worst, he couldn't remember saying it. With this alone, Zhou Xuan is more suitable to be a leader than him.

Zhou Xuan's words also made everyone settle down, 15 points have caught up, what is 3 points behind?

Zhou Xuan protected the ball in the front court, Stoudeyere and Matthews covered without the ball in the low post, and Gallinari and Zhou Xuan on the periphery cooperated to block Rose.

At this time, there were two misplaced chances on the field, a cross in the middle, and Gallinari played Rose. In the bottom corner, Matthews squares up to Boozer. In order to strengthen the defense on the perimeter, Noah also extended the flank to Anderson. Boozer was left in the low post to resist, and after covering without the ball, Boozer did not guard against it, and Matthews was empty.

Zhou Xuan passed the ball to the bottom corner on the right side, Matthews received the ball without mercy, and made a jump shot, and the ball hollowed into the net. 117 to 117. Zhou Xuan's assists reached 20.

Boozer's lax defense made another mistake, and the change of defense was not timely, giving the opponent room to shoot. The main reason is that Matthews is too unknown, and Boozer is not the kind of person who will carefully look at the opponent's information before the game, and he doesn't understand the characteristics of the opponent, but he feels that Stadamire has a greater grasp.

The next two iron shots each, the key shot was when the star ability was examined, Rose made two waves, and the Knicks Zhou Xuan and Stoudamire each missed a shot.

The Bulls attacked, and at the critical moment, Lore Deng broke through after misplacing and caused a foul on Stoudamire, went to the free throw line, and hit one of two free throws. 117 to 118. The Bulls took a one-point lead.

There are still 26 in the game. At the end of three seconds, D'Antoni asked for a timeout.