In the second quarter, the two sides switched to the bench. The Knicks five, Douglas, Azubuuk, Fields, Anderson, Pekovic.

Bulls five-man CJ Watson, Ronnie? Brewer, Korver, Tygibson, Asik.

Pekovic came off the bench and could often abuse the opposition's substitute center, but not this time. The last time he played the Bulls, he couldn't take advantage of the little-known Asik.

The Turk is very slow, similar to Pekovic, with height, power and power, and is not good at shooting.

Asik was even better in this game, first blocking Pekovic head-on, and then withstanding the latter's inside attack. And after only 4 minutes of play, Asik grabbed 5 defensive rebounds alone! Protecting the penalty area at the back is not inadequate. While doing his part, Asik can also make an extra contribution, and Fields was slightly negligent and the ball in his hand was directly stolen by him. He also had some success on the offensive end, scoring two points on a backhand layup at 5:11 and receiving an assist from Brewer.

Korver was equally impressive, hitting a three-pointer on a jumper and assisting on a three-pointer from Watson to keep the score on the line. The Knicks bench the Bulls' defense. After the first battle between the two sides, Thibodeau studied the Knicks thoroughly. As long as the fast attack of the substitute is suppressed, positional warfare is a random fight based on individual ability.

The Knicks trailed by as many as 15 points, and D'Antoni called a timeout and replaced Zhou Xuan and Douglas as double guards. The Bulls replaced Brewer and replaced Rose to form a two-guard with Watson, and the Knicks couldn't get close. Before halftime, Lore Deng hit a buzzer-beating three-pointer.

The Knicks scored just 20 points in the quarter. 44-63 down heading into the second half.

The home fans were depressed. At half-time, D'Antoni went into the dressing room and shouted: "It's Christmas, the fans are here to support us, no one wants to see a rout. What's more, the Bulls are missing a starting center, how can we lose? Cheer up! ”

Zhou Xuan also shouted: "The coach is right, our strength is stronger than the Bulls, we just didn't feel good when we fell behind in the first half, and there was no time for us to squander in the second half, brothers, shout together to defend the home court!" Defeat the bulls! Never give up! ”

"Victory over the bulls! Never give up! The crowd shouted together. They did not give up hope.

D'Antoni looked at Zhou Xuan with satisfaction, the leader should stand up and boost morale at this time, Stadamimair couldn't do it.

D'Antoni arranged the tactics and said: "In the second half, both Amare and Ryan pulled out, don't cut inside, wait for the opportunity to shoot. Boozer wasn't strong defensively, he could only be on the inside, and Thomas wasn't quick to pull them out. Zhou, you have unlimited right to shoot. Take a bold shot in the second half and get past them! ”

"Good!"

"Defend the rebound and don't let them grab the offensive rebound. Amare, stuck Boozer. ”

Stadameyer nodded, this time he was a little absent-minded, wanting to finish the fight early to accompany his family. The Bulls players played well because they were angry when they played away on Christmas.

In this game, Zhou Xuan was a little underestimated. He thought that without Noah, the Bulls had weaknesses on the inside, and this one could be easily won, but the result was not like that at all. Boozer grabbed 10 rebounds in the first half, and the Bulls outnumbered the Knicks in rebounds and were the key to their big lead.

Su Qun said: "Zhou Xuan had too few shots in the first half, he didn't score in the second quarter, he only gave two assists, and he had to get out of the slump." ”

Yang Jian said: "The Bulls are very strict with his defense, he passes the ball well, but unfortunately many opportunities are not grasped by teammates. Pekovich and Mozgov are too shaky. Sometimes they play like All-Stars, sometimes they're inefficient. In the second half, I think Zhou Xuan should stand up and attack, he is capable, and it is not a good thing to be too selfless. ”

Since Zhou Xuan took 60+, the number of "Xuan Mi" has continued to increase. If he takes less than five shots in the first half like he did before, a lot of people will feel depressed. Zhou Xuan shot 20+, as long as the hit rate is not too low, it will be applauded on the Internet. "Xuanhei" does not dare to show their heads on the forum now, they can no longer find the black spots. Saying that Zhou Xuan doesn't shoot too much like a point guard? Come on, he's still leading the assist charts now, averaging 14 per game. 3 pcs. Zhou Xuan is even expected to break Stockton's single-season average of 14 per game set in the 1989-1990 season. NBA all-time record with 5 assists.

The race is on. The Knicks strike first.

Zhou Xuan took the ball to the frontcourt, observed the situation, passed the ball to Gallinari, and then he and Studamayre covered without the ball in the middle and ran to the left side. This is the weak side, there is no one in the bottom corner, and it is easiest to get heads-up opportunities. Gallinari didn't dribble the ball and saw the timing and sent the ball in.

Boozer was in very good form today, but he was never strict with interference without the ball, and Zhou Xuan easily turned to face the frame after taking the ball. Boozer lowered the center and put a step and a half away. This is the most annoying distance for defenders to shoot, it looks like it can be shot, and it should be able to dodge the block, but the opponent rushes up and reaches out to interfere and reduce the shooting percentage. Maddy and Kobe Bryant are the kind of players who are tall, have good bounces, are fast, and can directly pull out jump shots, and when the opponent comes up, it is easy to get a breakthrough opportunity. Zhou Xuan did not possess this talent.

He held the ball in his right hand and brought his left hand close, Boozer immediately thought that he might want to use the usual "worship Buddha" feint, and this season's opponents also carefully studied Zhou Xuan's move, and each team's scouts gave information to analyze and try to prevent it. Boozer lowered his center of gravity and prepared to break through the bottom line, but Zhou Xuan scored a point with his right hand, stepped out with his right leg, dribbled the ball under his crotch with his left hand and handed it over to his right hand, making a "killer crossover" and breaking through in the middle.

Thomas went to prevent Anderson from standing too far away, and Zhou Xuan easily threw the ball in, scoring his 8th personal point. 46 to 63.

Barkley said: "Beautiful breakthrough, Zhou Xuan's movements are very light, he should have played like this in the first half. ”

"You seem to want to see him score more than assist." Smith laughed.

'The team needs him to step up and score, and players who can score should shoot more.' Barkley said.

The bulls attacked, and Zhou Xuan entangled Rose. Rose had already scored 18 points in the first half, and he felt great, and he couldn't be allowed to shoot with ease anymore.

Rose and Boozer blocked, and Anderson switched. This is the tactic that the Knicks have been unable to defend in the first half, chasing Rose, he will pass Boozer, if he doesn't chase, he will break through. Zhou Xuan did not choose to pursue Rose, but beckoned to the inside Stoudamire and pointed at Boozer.

Rose took the right side, and Zhou Xuan took a long detour from the left side to avoid Boozer and rushed directly to the bottom line. Stadameyer defended one and a half steps away from Boozer, and Zhou Xuan used the two of them as an obstacle and quickly rushed towards Thomas.

Rose moved sideways and Anderson opened up space, saw Thomas who was empty on the left, but didn't see Zhou Xuan running past the two big men, and the ball passed to the left low post.

Zhou Xuan quickly came out in front of Thomas, broke the ball with both hands, turned around and launched a fast attack, and made the second steal in the game.

Four of his teammates rushed out, Zhou Xuan ran through the half court with the ball in the middle, completely shook off Thomas, Rose made up for the defense before the left three-point line, Zhou Xuan gave the ball to the left side, Anderson was empty, and Thomas had just run past the half. Anderson made an open shot and hit a three-point shot. 49 to 63. Zhou Xuan's seventh assist.

Thibodeau yells at the players to "keep an eye on"! The scoring streak reminded that Thibodeau of the first meeting between the two teams this season. Rose's statistics in the first half overwhelmed Zhou Xuan, but Zhou Xuan was powerful in the final quarter, leading the team to a reversal, and he couldn't relax in the slightest defense.

The Bulls attacked, Rose blocked again, and Zhou Xuan ran to the basket to defend Thomas again, which had the effect of going around the front. Rose did not pass over, and Thomas, who was born in 72, was close to 39 years old and could not jump. Passing high balls is prone to mistakes, let alone empty dunks.

Rose chose to single Anderson, and the Knicks immediately shrank from the outside. It was Malone's defensive strategy that forced Rose to pass the ball out of the perimeter, Lore Deng made a jumper, and Gallinari rushed out of the ball to interfere and hit a three-point iron. The rebound was picked up by Stoudamire.

In the Knicks positional battle, Zhou Xuan and Anderson blocked and dismantled, and faced Thomas on the right side. He glanced into the middle, his right shoulder shook slightly, but instead of dribbling or changing direction under his crotch, he lowered his center of gravity, and his right hand suddenly accelerated and rushed past Thomas.

Boozer followed Stadamire and did not change the defense, Zhou Xuan went to the bottom line on the right side, took the ball with both hands and shook it gently, Rose who was chasing the defense jumped up from the side to block, Zhou Xuan jumped back, bumped into Rose and forced a shot. Rose, too, had experience and pulled him down with his shoulder in the air, and the ball failed to touch the basket.

However, this was still a foul, the referee blew the whistle, and Zhou Xuan went to the free throw line. He took a deep breath and slapped the ball twice, the first penalty hollowed into the net, and the second penalty found the same rhythm and scored again. 51 to 63. 10th point for individuals.

The Bulls attacked, Rose passed the ball to Boozer in the middle, Boozer shook a little, Studamayre took a feint and rushed too forward, Boozer broke through on the right side and scored a basketball. 51 to 65.

Zhou Xuan went to the front court and passed to Matthews on the left side, and then ran to the inside line, relying on Anderson's off-ball cover to avoid Rose's bottom corner, Matthews didn't pass, Rose followed, and Zhou Xuan ran to the right outside line from the bottom line.

Stoudamire gave him his first block in the low post on the left, and Anderson got into the corner on the right side of the three-point line to make a second block for him, dodging Boozer.

Matthews passed the ball at this time, Zhou Xuan took the ball to Thomas, got rid of the pass with a turn, and made a 60-degree emergency stop jump shot, the arc of the ball was not high, and he scored along the ball after smashing the rebound. 53 to 65.

Zhou Xuan scored his 12th personal point, and the Knicks played a ferocious counterattack momentum.

"Change the guard! Don't let him take it easy. Thibodeau stood up and shouted at the players on the field, what he was most afraid of was that Zhou Xuan would find his touch.

The Bulls made a mistake at this time, Rose broke through and wanted to distribute the ball to the bottom corner Korver, the ball was too high, Korwall didn't catch it and directly touched the bottom line, and the ball was given to the Knicks.

Thibodeau brought on Tygibson to replace Thomas. Also 206CM tall, Gibson has fast feet and is better at breaking through defensive guards.

Zhou Xuan recalled Gibson's information in his mind, and had a plan in his heart.