On December 12, the Miami Heat defeated the Utah Jazz 101-95 at the Energy Solutions Arena, known as the "Devil's Home Arena", improving their record to 14-7.

It is worth mentioning that in this match Spoelstra for the first time will be Hassan. Whiteside mentioned in the starting line-up. The Heat coach thought of the opposing team's interior hoarding Ines. Kante, Derek. Favors and Rudy. Gobot and others decisively put Whiteside in the starting lineup.

Sure enough, Whiteside lived up to expectations in this game, scoring a double-double of 11 points, 15 rebounds and 4 blocks, and in the face of Kante and Favors, two talented young interior players, he used flexible movement and keen basket awareness to protect the Heat's restricted area. At the same time, due to Whiteside's excellent play on the defensive end, Chris . Bosh can be freed up to focus more on offense instead of defending desperately knowing he can't defend like he used to.

However, Whiteside also faced an opponent in this game, a center forward from France, Rudy. Gopott.

With a height of 7 feet 1 inch, his physical fitness is quite strong, and his arm span of 235 cm is better than that of Whiteside. Although he came off the bench, the Heat's efficiency in attacking the basket decreased significantly when he was in the restricted area.

In his post-match press conference, Spoelstra highlighted Rudy. Gopott, who believes he is the most promising interior player in the league today, said that if he were the head coach of the Jazz, he would definitely start Gopott.

Whether this specific passage is a simple compliment, or an attempt to add another fire to the already restless Jazz team's internal competition, Addison does not know.

After returning to Miami after an away game, Spoelstra officially made changes to the team's starting line-up, and during training with the team, Whiteside began to train in the shirt that symbolizes the starting line-up.

Whiteside, who came to the Heat, really made the triple jump of his career, going from not playing to coming off the bench to becoming a full-time starter in less than ten games, and everything went a little unrealistically.

Whiteside, who made the regular starting lineup, was naturally overjoyed, but Chris. Bosh was even happier than him...... 'Dragon King' was glad that he finally didn't have to be forced to fight with a strong and fierce center in the No. 5 position, and Bosh who returned to the power forward position could play more easily.

In the joy of the two insiders, the Heat welcomed their next opponent at home, the Chicago Bulls, who also belong to the Eastern powerhouse.

Tom. Thibodeau's team tends to be underoffensive but is definitely one of the best in the league at blocking defence. So far this season, the Chicago Bulls are averaging 99.2 points per game and limiting opponents to 95.8 points per game, which is achieved despite the injury of the team's main center, Joakim Noah.

For Thibodeau, this team can be without anyone, as long as there are players who can play, at least on the defensive end.

How to break through the Bulls' blockade defense, Spoelstra had a headache for a long time and didn't come up with a good way. Now the biggest advantage of the Heat team is that Whiteside + Bosh is better than the opponent's Paul. Gasol + Taji. Gibson is much more mobile, and running and playing is still key to their victory.

"Intensify the pressure on them on the defensive end! Since the Bulls' offense is not good, do everything you can to force them to make mistakes! Drag down those two slow insiders with our counterattack! Spoelstra emphasized his tactics to his players, and the Chicago Bulls are just one win away from the Heat, and he doesn't want his opponent to overtake him in this game.

Today's all-American game is the Western Conference between the Warriors and the Pelicans, and the Heat vs. Bulls game doesn't get much attention.

In the opening jump ball, Whiteside jumped to beat Paul with an absolute advantage. Gasol, the direction in which the basketball flew out was a little off, and it was taken by Ruhr. Deng jumped up and took it and passed it to Addison.

The Chinese point guard who received the pass did not dribble the ball forward at all, but pushed the ball with both hands and made a long pass to the side! Chris. Bosh has already shaken off Taji, who was too late to react. Gibson quickly rushed to the opponent's three-point line, received a long pass from Addison, dribbled a step forward and pulled up to ignore Derrick. Rose's interference goes straight to the shot!

"!!Shh The ball went straight through the net and the cheers of the American Airlines arena were set off again before they fell. Thibodeau was a little stunned.

Spoelstra shrugged his shoulders and said noncommittal, but the lads took his word to heart and began to take advantage of their interior speed.

Addison...... This kid is such a natural point guard......

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Derek. Rose took Dunleavy's serve and led the half-court to Addison, who was tied to the defense at the three-point line.

D.Rose didn't have a good impression of Addison, not at all, and he had been very unpleasant to this Chinese rookie since the Dream Team training camp. In particular, Addison, the sparring partner, always substitutes him for every team training, which makes Rose even more disgusted with him.

Finally got rid of a serious injury to Derek. Rose hasn't been very successful in his comeback this season, shooting less than 40 percent from the field so far, and he's shy away from the break due to injury-related issues. The leader of the Bulls is no longer him, Jimmy. Butler is the outside core of the team today, and the inside is Paul. Gasol has the highest hand.

The drastic drop in personal data and team status has left Rose in a low mood, but he has also had to accept reality. Just like now, Rose would love to go one-on-one with the Chinese rookie, but the team's tactical arrangement forced him to pass the ball to Jimmy, who was running from the right side of the three-point line. Butler.

Butler faces Dwynne on the flank at 60°. Wade's defense, Wade didn't dare to be careless about this late-blooming striker swingman. From the water cooler administrator who just entered the league, to the team's defensive iron man, to the outside core who is now averaging 20+ points per game, Jimmy . Butler has been improving almost every year.

But this ball Butler did not choose to attack by himself, but hoisted the ball into the inside with a false swing and handed it to Paul, who was stuck in position before the three-second zone. Gasol. 34-year-old Paul. Gasol still has a strong individual ability, unlike his younger brother, who relies on tonnage power to attack in the low position, Gasol's attack is more skillful, slick and dexterous.

The Spaniard leaned on Whiteside with his back to test the strength of his opponent, and instead of forcing a squeeze, he leaned his left shoulder towards the baseline and turned in the opposite direction to make a jumper at the moment when Whiteside's center of gravity shifted slightly. Whiteside believed it and pounced on it, but Paul. Gasol retracted his arms, his center of gravity shrunk from his opponent's side, and his left hand reached up and put the ball lightly into the basket.

The whole process was so smooth that Whiteside was easily tricked away like an impatient child. In terms of offensive skills, Paul. Gasol is truly the best in the world.

Whiteside shook his head in annoyance, he realized that he had just been shaken away too easily. Paul. Gasol didn't have any joy on his face, perhaps in his opinion that scoring on a young interior head is a normal thing.

Addison took the serve and took it across the half-court, dribbling at the top of the arc to watch his teammates run. Bosh and Whiteside once again played the inside hand-to-pick combination that has been a focus on training recently, with Bosh running high with the cover of the center, and Addison saw the opportunity to pass the ball over.

The Bulls' tight defensive system was vividly reflected in this moment. Gibson was able to switch the defender to Whiteside, while Paul was able to switch to Whiteside. Gasol followed Bosh and disrupted with his arm as 'Dragon' shot. Gasol's movement speed is not as agile as Bosh's, but his height and long arms still have an impact on Bosh's shooting crosshairs, and the basketball hits the basket and pops off the basket.

Hassan. Whiteside grabbed the offensive rebound before Gibson, and the Bulls' defensive system changed almost instantly, Gasol and others all stuck in front of their opposing players, cutting off Whiteside's passing lane. Gibson stubbornly withstood the Heat center and did not allow him to comfortably carry out a second offense.

Whiteside, who couldn't pass the ball, had a blank brain for a while, he was not confident in his offensive ability, and he didn't dare to single Gibson. Seeing that the ball in Whiteside's hand was almost taken out by the opponent, Wade hurriedly used Bosh's cover to temporarily run out of a gap, he shouted to the center, and Whiteside was busy passing the ball.

Wade held the ball to Jimmy, who had already chased him. Butler, who also didn't force himself to attack, but pulled out of the three-point line and re-passed the ball to Addison. The Chinese point guard pulls the ball up with his left hand to make a breakthrough momentum. Seeing this, Rose stepped back half a step, only to see the opponent pass the ball into the left side of the penalty area in the next second.

A tall black figure sliced quickly into the inside from the left side, and it was Ruhr who shook off Dunleavy with explosive power. Deng, the Englishman grabbed the basketball and strode to the basket, attracted Gibson's reinforcement and passed the ball to Whiteside, which ended the battle with a dunk from the center.

Just this one round, Addison felt that the difficulty of scoring was much stronger than most previous opponents, and I am afraid that only the Grizzlies' defense could match it. However, the Grizzlies' defense relies more on the ability of interior and outside players, while the Bulls coached by Thibodeau combine player ability and rigorous defensive tactical rotation, and the opponent's defensive sluggishness can be faintly felt just by dribbling at the top of the arc.

Worthy of being the league's top master of tuning defense, Thibodeau's means should not be underestimated......

But compared to defense, the Bulls' offense pales in comparison, and their tactics are extremely monotonous. It's not so much monotonous, it's all about the player's ability and tacit understanding.

Jimmy. Butler took advantage of Gibson's blocker to force a sudden shift to the defender's Chris. Bosh, Bosh was very cautious in his follow-up defense and was not easily broken by the opponent. Butler, who had a rough break, passed the ball to Gibson in the high post, and the Bulls' power forward, although he had high post shooting ability, was not very consistent, and he turned his back to push a few more yards.

At this moment, Addison's eyes at the top of the arc suddenly burst into light, and the whole person turned around and rushed over like a blast of wind! At the moment when Gibson didn't have time to react, his right hand accurately stabbed on the opponent's basketball!

"Smack!!

The moment is so !!