But it's also a matter of course.

The presence of Duncan and Parker restricts the opponent's defensive attention, and Tang Tian and Dior's defensive pressure is naturally small.

And they're all the kind of players who play with their brains, and they won't let it slip away when they get their chance.

Thibodeau seemed very irritable and even angry at this time.

As Jeff Van Gundy's former assistant coach, he is a defensive coach like his old boss and pays special attention to the team's defensive performance.

Coupled with his violent temper, he really couldn't bear it for a moment, and he roared at the team members.

Rose continued to push up front, and this time the air lever after the breakaway caused a foul on Dior's beater.

The Bulls' offensive routine is really simple, Rose is on the court and Rose is playing alone, and the opponent is generally really difficult to defend.

Rose hit both free throws, and the Bulls continued to bite the score with his individual performance.

The Spurs pushed to the frontcourt, and at this time the Bulls' defensive intensity was obviously improving, and Thibodeau's roar still worked.

The tactics couldn't be played, and the ball finally went to Duncan's hands, and Duncan hit Boozer with his back in the low post, and hit the board with hook hands after consecutive turns.

"Bang!"

The ball is shot diagonally into the net pocket after smashing into the frame.

"Stone Buddha" is old and can still eat.

Spurs lead 8-4!

The Bulls' offense, Rose broke through the bag and jumped up in the air to pass, the ball was passed to the bottom corner Deng hand, Deng seized the opportunity to score three points and opened his hand.

7 to 8.

After the opening of the game, the two sides played their own characteristics, and the situation on the field was quite anxious.

The Spurs didn't attack in the frontcourt, but it was Rose who hit the inside with a big pull rod and a difficult rebound, which directly helped the Bulls overtake the score!

The game lasted less than 3 minutes, and he had scored 6 points in a row.

Healthy Rose is really a bit puzzled.

The emotions of the home fans were completely ignited, and the cheers and whistles continued one after another.

Parker's breakthrough toss still didn't score, and Noah won the rebound after the Bulls pushed back.

Rose ran forward and broke through to Hamilton, who also scored a catch-and-shoot from mid-range distance.

At 11-8, the Bulls in turn led the Spurs by three points.

They scored in the first five rounds, and they were in amazing form!

Popovich was also yelling at his players on the sidelines, and he was clearly unhappy with the team's defense on the field.

The Spurs' frontcourt offense, Leonard's basket after receiving the ball slid out of the basket.

The Spurs' trail at this stage is more of a problem with their own offense, and they have missed the score on three consecutive offenses.

"Come on, Chicago!"

The morale of the team is high, and the shouts of the fans at the scene are also ringing again.

After an opening stalemate, the Spurs are now starting to have the underdog.

This time, Rose looked for Noah's block, and after dismantling the ball, he continued to accelerate and rush inside.

The simple style of play could not be simpler, but it was very destructive, like a sharp knife straight into the heart of the Spurs.

Seeing that it was another 2 points in the account.

At this moment, Tang Tian suddenly let Ruhr Deng come over from the weak side to help defend and directly choose the bag clip!

Rose had a missed chance and jumped up and opted to pass.

"Smack!"

At the moment when he passed the ball out, Tang Tian suddenly broke the ball!

The jump pass is Rose's habitual way of passing.

His passing vision is not good, and the purpose of jumping is to increase his vision.

However, the weakness of this passing method is also obvious, because there is an action of stopping the ball in the air to watch people, and the intention is completely captured by Tang Tian's dynamic vision!

Tang Tian broke the ball and landed on the ground, and gave it to Dior next to him as soon as possible.

Dior's role was highlighted again, and a long shot from the back was thrown to the front.

Parker catches the ball, and "French Sports Car" scores a fast-break layup.

10 to 11.

The Spurs managed to stabilize the situation on the court for the time being.

"Tony, you can put him a little bit away, it's not good for him to have three points."

When Parker came back, Tang Tian opened his mouth to remind.

Parker nodded.

Rose advanced to the front court with the ball, and Parker put him two meters away at this time.

Rose had a completely open opportunity on the outside, and he jumped straight up and pulled out his hand.

"Bang!"

Basketball jumps out of the basket!

Noah grabbed the offensive rebound, but the shot was interfered with by Duncan and did not score, and the defensive rebound was won by Dio.

Spurs completed two successful defenses in a row!

The fans at the scene looked nervous, and sure enough, it was a duel between the top of the East and West rankings.

Although the Spurs have just suffered a wave of consecutive defeats, after the main force is all out, the two sides have played back and forth on the court, and it is difficult to distinguish between victory and defeat.

The Spurs attacked up front, and Duncan continued to play with his back in the low post, and he had an advantage in the opposition with Boozer.

Noah under the basket came to help defend it, and Duncan gave an inside pass to Dio.

Di Ao didn't make a shot for a while, waited for Deng to shrink back, and then threw the ball to Tang Tian in the bottom corner.

He is really in love with Tang Tian tonight.

Tang Tian received the ball and made a quick shot before Deng's assistant defense came over.

"Huh!"

Tang Tian's vacant position is three points, and he is still in!

3-of-3 three-pointers in a single quarter!

13 to 11!

The Spurs overtook the score again!

"Is this a player who hasn't played in three games?"

This performance also amazed the on-site commentators.

"He may have accumulated more than a week of energy, and he released it all at once tonight!"

The guests on the side used a very vivid analogy.

Popovich gestured from the sidelines at this time, and the Spurs changed to a 3-2 defensive formation.

His reaction was still very fast, only one round slower than Tang Tian.

The Bulls were let go on the outside, and Parker was also determined to let Rose go at this time, and only took care of Hamilton.

5 defense 4, the Bulls' continuous blocking and pick-and-roll tactics at the free throw line did not give a chance.

Seeing that the offensive time was more than halfway through, Rose dribbled and still chose to pull the three-pointer.

In the first two seasons of his career, he shot a low three-point shooting percentage, all of which were below 25 percent.

Last season he developed three-point ability, and while it was inconsistent, he was better than 30 percent and reached more than 33 percent.

However, this season has been played intermittently due to injuries, and his outside touch is a little difficult to see.

"Bang!"

The ball hits the front of the basket and pops again!

Rose missed two open three-pointers in a row!

Dio has a keen sense of rebounding, flying over to take a defensive long rebound, and then turning around is a long throw.

Parker appears on the receiving end, takes the ball and then starts the car again.

Rose retreated quickly, clinging to the one who didn't give him an acceleration.

Parker advanced to the front court, and both players were already dropping back into the halfcourt.

Seeing that this defensive counterattack was about to fail, at this moment, he glanced at Tang Tian, who was belatedly on the right side.

A straight throw.

Tang Tian got the ball as soon as he got into position.

The ball was a masterful touch, man to ball.

Tang Tian received the ball and shot again.

"Huh!"

Tang Tian chased three points and went in!

4-of-4 three-pointers in a single quarter!

The commentator is right, Tang Tian has accumulated all the energy of the past week or so to release it tonight!

And it's concentrated energy, big amazing!

Thibodeau's mouth was filled with words that began with F, and he reached out and called a timeout.

The Bulls are known for their defense, and the majority of this season's stint is also due to defense.

But the team tonight allowed a role player who hadn't played in three games to make four three-pointers in a row, which he absolutely couldn't tolerate.

Coming back from a timeout, the Bulls replaced Richard Hamilton with Ronnie Brewer.

This is a clear signal to strengthen the defense.

Brewer is the defensive spearhead of the Bulls, and he also did a good job in defense, and did not give Tang Tian too good a chance to make a shot.

However, his offense was much less accurate than Hamilton's, and the scoring efficiency of the two teams declined, and the score was deadlocked.

Popovich had a very slight rotation adjustment at this time, Green, Tang Tian and Leonard were replaced 2~3 minutes earlier than usual.

Thibodeaux, including Thibodeau, didn't pay much attention to this detail.

At the end of the first quarter, the Spurs led the Bulls by five points, 36-31.

During the break, Thibodeau was interviewed by a reporter from the stadium on the sidelines.

"Our team's defense was terrible in the first quarter and we'll find the feeling in the second quarter."

Thibodeau still has the usual interview style, always talking about defense.

Back in the second quarter, players from both sides came back on the pitch.

Thibodeau habitually reached out and touched his nose, but when he turned his head, he was stunned.

The Spurs came up with another lineup in the second quarter that he didn't expect.

Ginobili, Green, Tang Tian, Leonard, Split!

This is the three-forward lineup that the Spurs have used in their previous games against the Clippers!

On the Bulls' side, Deng has four benches, CJ Watson and Korver on the outside, and Ty Gibson and Asik on the inside.

The Bulls' offense.

Watson held the ball on the outside, and Korver received a three-pointer on the right side of the game through consecutive pick-and-rolls from Gibson and Asik.

When Rose wasn't on the floor, the Bulls were playing more of a cover run on the off-ball side.

There are some similar tactics to the Spurs, except that they don't have support on the off-ball side.

Deng basically stood in the bottom corner of the left side and watched, and on the side of the ball, except for Gibson who went down after blocking and dismantling, Watson also stood at the top of the circle after giving the ball and did not move.

Not every coaching staff can be as good at tactics as the Spurs, and the label of this Bulls team is iron and defense.

Korver ran out with all his might, but after receiving the ball, he was killed by Tang Tian.

Positional offense aside, the Spurs' three-wing tactics are really strong on the defensive end.

Korver won't attack with the ball and can only play it back to Watson.

The Bulls didn't have time to organize a second tactic, and Watson beckoned Deng to come over and give the ball over, which was prepared to use Deng's individual ability to solve the problem.

Deng is all-round offensive and defensive, and is known as the "Pippen" by Rose by Bulls fans.

But in fact, his attack is strong without the ball, and this kind of attack with the ball is a bit difficult for him.

With continuous dribbling and leaning on the rebounding shots, Deng's offensive options were relatively simple.

Leonard's big hand stretched out at this time, completely covering Deng's sight.

"Bang!"

Deng's shot was deflected, and Split protected the defensive rebound.

Split gave the ball to Ginobili, but the Bulls had quickly stepped back into the half, and their defensive awareness was truly league-top.

Ginobili carries the ball to the frontcourt.

"People! Keep up with people! ”

Thibodeau yelled at his players from the sidelines, always as energetic as his old boss Van Gundy.

His roar really worked, and the Spurs' hammer tactics were completely ruined.

Halfway through the offensive time, Ginobili called Green to the outside to block and replace his defender with Korver.

In the Bulls' lineup, Korver is a breakthrough.

The wings were pulled apart, and Ginobili singled out Korver with the ball in the middle.

With his trademark serpentine break after a dribble start, Korver was clearly out of pace.

Gibson came in from the flank, and Ginobili made a frustrating pass to Leonard.

Leonard had just picked up the ball, and Deng had already made up for it quickly.

The Bulls' defensive rotation on the defensive end is perfect.

Leonard leaned over Deng and didn't have a chance, seeing that it was almost 24 seconds.

"Here!"

When he heard Tang Tian's voice, he turned his head and hurriedly threw the ball to Tang Tian.

Tang Tian caught the ball and made a quick shot before Deng returned to defense.

The ball whistle sounds, a 24-second whistle ball.

"Bang!"

The shot was a bit rushed, the angle was obviously a little off, and the ball hit the back edge of the basket.

But after two bounces, it fell into the net bag.

Three-pointer, score!

Tang Tian not only feels good tonight, but also has good luck!

"Damn it!" Some fans couldn't help but be rude.

There was also a noticeable change in mood among the Bulls' players on the court.

This kind of round, which successfully defends for 23 seconds and is thrown in the last 1 second, is the most demoralizing for the defense.

On the Bulls' offense, Gibson fell low and was ready to hit Leonard with his back, but Watson's drop ball in made a mistake and passed directly to Leonard in front of him.

The Spurs quickly pushed the counterattack, Ginobili dribbled with a show, dribbled past Watson behind his back, and then accelerated to the penalty area with Korver, and then passed a long pass from behind to Tang Tian, who was fast on the left side.

Tang Tian received the ball and shot quickly.

Deng arrived at this time and flew to block Tang Tian.

However, Tang Tian's shot was fast enough, and his block was obviously a beat slower.

"Smack!"

Deng's cover slapped Tang Tian's hand.

Tang Tian's whole person lost his center of gravity in the air, and when he landed, he landed with a protective leg opening action and did not fall.

"Huh!"

It was at this moment that the basketball went into the net.

It's a 3+1!

The scene was in an uproar.

It's Tang Tian again!

The previous one kills three points, and this one is 3+1, which is heartbreaking!

Tang Tian was also a little surprised, this kind of ball that was seriously interfered with, he was already ready to make three free throws when he was fouled, but he didn't expect it to go in.

Looks like he's got a bit of luck tonight.

Without waiting for Tang Tian to make a free throw, Thibodeau immediately called a timeout.

Tang Tian scored three three-pointers in a row at the beginning of the first quarter, almost breaking the Bulls, and then two three-pointers in a row, pulling the score to double digits.

The Spurs' bench is boiling, and this newly developed three-wing lineup is really useful.

Popovich smiled slyly.

In fact, it is not difficult to crack this three-wing lineup, and Leonard will definitely not be able to withstand finding an interior line with strong single-player ability and passing ability in the low post.

Even if Tang Tian and Green are fast, as long as the ball is passed out, it is an opportunity.

But the problem lies in the timing of this lineup, and it is also where he is the smartest.

As soon as the second quarter came up, the main forces were resting off the court.

It's rare for a team to put an inside player on the bench who can play alone and pass the ball.

That's just luxury.

Take the Bulls as an example, Boozer is the only one who meets this requirement.

And Boozer is the starter, and this point will not appear on the field.

Of course, if Boozer can be forced into the court early, it will also be beneficial to the Spurs.

You must know that a game has 48 minutes, and in this kind of high-intensity game, if you play for one more minute in the front, the players will have less physical strength at the decisive moment.