The Bulls' reaction was not unresponsive, and the moment they saw Gibson cut off, Derrick was the only one to be cut off. Rose immediately pressed forward, and the rest of the players retreated as fast as they could towards their own half.

After Addison grabbed the ball and turned around, Rose was already pressing in front of him, not giving him a chance to start, and at the same time, the rest of the positions also retreated in time and appropriately, accurately cutting off all the passing gaps of the Chinese rookie.

Terrible...... Addison silently marveled in his heart, it was the first time he had seen such a fine and fast defensive formation......

The point guard, who lost the opportunity to counterattack, simply gave up on this idea, and in the face of Rose's tight defense, he unhurriedly drove the ball through the half.

Rose saw that the Chinese did not show any distraction or technical deformation under his high-pressure pressing, and knew that Addison was not afraid of pressing the defense at all, so he gave up pressing after half time and retreated to the three-point line to wait for the opponent.

Addison called out Whiteside for cover and moved to the left with the ball in his left hand. The Bulls' defensive pick-and-roll strategy is that Gasol is responsible for blocking at the free-throw line. Ross got out of cover as quickly as he could. Thibodeau decided to focus on defensive breakouts rather than long-range shots for Addison, and if the Chinese point guard used the pick-and-roll moment to hit a shot from 20 feet out of the basket, then Thibodeau considered himself unlucky, but the Bulls coach believes that Addison, who is still unstable in his projection, will not be able to maintain a good long-range shooting touch all the time.

This kind of defensive strategy does capture Addison's biggest weakness at the moment, and he is not Stephen. Curry, the first choice after blocking and dismantling will never be a long-range dry pullout.

But Addison also has his own offensive characteristics, which most teams have defended him like this since he entered the league, and he has not been seen to play out of shape a few times......

The Heat point guard who entered the three-point line made a quick pull and change direction in the face of Gasol, and the self-lining movement speed was far less than that of the opponent's Gasol and hurriedly retreated half a step. Rose also got rid of Whiteside and pounced on him from the side. Addison watched Rose approach him with his left hand, and with his left hand, he struck the basketball from behind to Whiteside, who was still in the high position. But Whiteside was not confident in his high shooting, and he raised his hand to try it and then retracted it, and by the time he was about to shoot again, Gasol had already defended it. Whiteside, who was facing the defender, was even more afraid to shoot, so he had to pass the ball back to Addison, who retreated beyond the three-point line.

After a few passes, the ball still came to Wade, and the 'Flash' stepped back under Butler's defense and missed a two-point shot, and Gibson took the defensive rebound.

The Bulls' counter-attack is not their regular tactic, as the only players in the starting lineup who can rush up on the counter-attack are Rose and Butler, but both of them are not bad at individual and can occasionally play good counter-attacking offense. Butler received the ball and attacked Addison in a misplaced position, squeezing the Chinese rookie to break through to the basket with one side of his body, and the weight difference between the two sides was huge, and Addison could only be followed all the way. Butler's shot to the basket missed, but it resulted in a defensive foul on Addison.

The boos from the scene exploded at Butler, and the Bulls core didn't care, standing on the free throw line and hitting two free throws.

Addison didn't care about getting a foul on himself, but made a shooting gesture towards Whiteside, signaling for the opponent to take a bold shot when he received the ball in the open space in the future. Through this period of training and games, he found that Whiteside is not the kind of rough guy who can only rely on dunks for offense, on the contrary, he belongs to the type that can do everything.

Whiteside occasionally plays low-post back-to-back singles in training, although the skill is far from that of Gasol and other offensive masters, but there is also a certain success rate, and he also has basic hook skills, but these skills are always afraid to be used in official matches because of fear of failure.

In the high post, Whiteside also has a certain half-interception ability, although it is not particularly stable, but Addison does not need him to use the mid-range shot like Bosh. As long as Whiteside can hit one or two high-post shots in the game, his diversion role will immediately become apparent.

Whiteside, who managed to make the starting lineup, was still a little nervous on the offensive end, and he was worried that a mistake would cause the coaching staff to score down on him. In fact, he doesn't need to worry at all, the Heat uniform team who has been looking forward to such an interior defensive gate for so long now regards Whiteside as a treasure, even if he misses a goal on the offensive end, Spoelstra will not replace him, because the Heat's restricted area still depends on him to guard.

The score became 4-4, but in the next few minutes both sides were blocked, and neither could win a single point for three minutes.

Critical moment Paul. Gasol showed the experience and super individual ability of the veteran, making a realistic pass feint in front of the free throw line that made Whiteside subconsciously move his foot, Gasol wiped it under the basket, and scored the ball against the defending Bosh, and also caused the 'Dragon King' foul.

"What are you kidding?! How can an old guy who is almost 35 years old be so powerful?! ”

"Did our center jump from high school to the NBA?! Why did that Spaniard jump up when he shook it?! ”

"Could it be that he has ADHD?!"

……

The boos were mixed with sharp complaints, and no matter how noisy, a few words still got into Whiteside's ears, and the young centre-forward looked cramped, embarrassed as if he wanted to find a gap in the pitch to get into.

"Don't be so frustrated, big man, your opponent is the best representative of Spanish basketball." Wade patted Whiteside on the waist, "Even Olajuwon or O'Neal on the court won't necessarily be able to guard him...... There's still a lot of room for you to grow. ”

The Heat center patted his head helplessly, watching Gasol hit a free throw, feeling embarrassed and annoyed.

Addison walked up to Whiteside, quietly gave him a thumbs up, and lifted it up. The two young men have figured out a few small combinations that make use of the characteristics of both sides in recent training, and this gesture is one of the tactics. Whiteside's eyes lit up, and he raised an eyebrow at Addison excitedly, and ran towards the opposing half.

Addison received the ball and took it across the halfcourt, and just before reaching the three-point line, Whiteside ran out of the interior and stood on Derrick. Rose took cover on his side. The Chinese rookie's powerful start was blasted by his legs, and he shook off his opponent almost instantly. If it was the former Rose, he might have gotten out of cover to catch up with Addison in a moment, but now that he was injured, he didn't dare to put so much pressure on his legs, and the stiffness at his knees forced him to slow down and watch Addison out of his control.

Addison, who rushed inside, met Gasol, who was blocking, and he did not hesitate to pull the ball from the right and go outside. Although he knew that this was off the direction of the basket, Gasol still did not feel comfortable and followed two steps forward, and Derek. Ross had already broken free of cover and pounced on him.

Addison simply turned around and moved in the direction of the bottom corner of the three-point line, and after probably pulling out enough space, he handed the basketball to his right hand and threw it behind his head!

The sudden pass made it difficult for Gasol and Rose to react, and before they could even make an attempt to intercept the probe, the basketball was already flying......

At this point, Whiteside strode down the hollowed-out interior line and leaped into the air with a hard kick in front of the reasonable collision zone, his arms just outstretched to grab the spinning basketball.

"Boom !!" The sound of the baskets being violently bombed echoed in the huge arena, and all the previous noise here was silenced in a short moment!

The next second a frenzied cheer rushed to the dome of the stadium, with Miamians jumping up from their seats and shouting with their arms raised and the DJ chanting that this would be one of the greatest dunks of the season.

Whiteside, who fell back to the ground, roared loudly and pounded his chest hard! The opening was opened several times in a row by Paul. Gasol's frustration was finally vented......

"These two guys...... With two months to go until the All-Star break, are they warming up? Spoelstra on the sidelines shook his head, not knowing whether he should cheer or press the two young men back to the bench and hide the snow, but the corners of his mouth still unconsciously hooked up a smile.

Tom. Thibodeau angrily gestured to the players on the field to strengthen the defense, and he was very unhappy that Gasol and Rose had just passively leaked out of the box.

***

The score was 18-18 at the end of the first quarter, and neither team scored 20 points. The 18-point score was the Heat's lowest first-quarter scoring record this season, as well as the team's first-quarter shooting percentage.

It's probably the most rigorous defensive opponent Addison has seen since he entered the NBA, and it even makes him feel like he's playing against a well-thought-out machine...... It's just that this machine has the disadvantage of habitual short-circuiting on the offensive end.

The best player for the Bulls is Paul. Gasol, the Spaniard scored 9 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist on 4-of-6 shooting in a single quarter, and he alone scored half of the team's points.

Despite his lack of experience on the end of the end, Whiteside is not an easy interior lineman, and in fact he is quite accurate on the defensive end. But Gasol felt hot today, with a succession of turnover jumpers and hook shots, even if Whiteset judged the opponent's offensive method, he still couldn't stop the opponent from scoring.

That's what annoys him the most......

Paul. Gasol told Whiteside how powerful it is to master one or two offensive tactics to perfection. Examples that are too long ago aside, such as Yao Ming at his peak, the classic low-post turnaround jumper and Yao-style hook solo league, almost no one can defend against it. At the beginning, Yao Ming broke the 'Warcraft' Howard on the offensive end, and the most commonly used ones were nothing more than these two moves, turning over and jumping and hooking, even if Howard jumped high and had a long arm span, he could only look at the ball and sigh.

Whiteside is in a similar situation now, and he wouldn't be so annoyed if the opponent had taken advantage of his mistake to score. The problem was that on several occasions he had already defended his position, and the Spaniard still hit as if it were nothing, which was nothing short of humiliating......

34-year-old Paul. Gasol's physical function has gradually fallen to its peak, but he still looks like he can 'fight rice and meat' on the field.

Master, perhaps, should be defined in this way.