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The reason why a team needs stars is because stars can take over the game at critical moments, when the team is in danger, like Kobe, Durant, James, they did.

The Bulls originally had such a person, and their leader, Derek. Rose was on the bench, but he didn't wear a jersey.

In the season when Rose was the MVP, he was often able to be a savior in crunch time every time the team was in trouble.

However, now that the team is missing this key man, the Bulls can only rely on the strength of the whole team to win. In a league where sometimes 1 is greater than 5, they may be able to play great team basketball, but without stars, no one knows for sure how far they can go. What is certain is that they were in big trouble today because they had two superstars in their squad.

After the half-time break, the players of both teams returned to the field. During the halftime, Coach Thibodeau still emphasized joint defense, believing that against strong teams like the Thunder and Heat, joint defense is the magic weapon to win.

The Bulls' tactical literacy is commendable, as they did in the second quarter, successfully curbing the Thunder's offensive momentum, and also leading the Thunder by two points in the first quarter through the efforts of their players, especially the main players.

With the experience of the second quarter, the Bulls seem to have found the key to victory.

As soon as the third quarter came up, the Bulls took the lead on the offensive end. Inside Boozer used his power and frequent pick-and-rolls with Hinrich to score six points in a row.

The Thunder are not slacking off, they know the Bulls. If the Rockets are a small powerhouse, then the current Bulls are a big powerhouse.

The Thunder's offense still started with Wei Shao, but the Bulls were completely prepared, as soon as they saw Wei Shao get the ball, they instantly adjusted their defensive formation, directly changing from man-to-man to joint defense.

Once Wei Shao encounters the joint defense, if he can't shoot from the outside and from medium and long distances, then he is basically useless.

But he is stubborn and doesn't believe in evil and doesn't let him break through, and he really shows you.

When he used his strong body to push past Hinrich, he was like a wild horse that had escaped and killed the Bulls' inside. Suddenly, a person appeared in front of him, it was Sun Xiaotian! I saw him standing there upright. At this time, Wei Shao wanted to brake again, and it was not so easy.

"Boom!"

Wei Shao slammed into Sun Xiaotian's body, and Sun Xiaotian also fell to the ground. Wei Shao didn't look back at this time, he thought it was a blocking foul.

"Toot! Offensive foul No. 0! ”

The referee gave a penalty!

"What! You're not kidding? Wei Shao seemed to be a little reluctant.

Noah cheered and pulled Sun Xiaotian up from the ground, and patted him on the head by the way.

"Well done! Buddy! ”

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The Thunder didn't seem ready at the start of the third quarter, and they didn't expect the Bulls to close the defense as soon as they came up.

At this point, Coach Brooks got up and called Martin up, and he replaced Perkins. In this lineup, Perkins' role is really small, almost negligible.

Coach Brooks' intentions are obvious, he just wants to speed up the pace of the game and play the Bulls on a foothold.

However, unlike most teams in the league that only treat joint defense tactics as a surface, the Bulls' joint defense tactics are more executable, and the echoes between individual players are more effective.

Relying on the defensive counterattack at the beginning of the third quarter, the Bulls gradually narrowed the score to single digits, and what is even more gratifying is that the Thunder's Wei Shao has accumulated 4 fouls because he can't control his temper, and he was helplessly replaced by Brooks.

Without Wei Shao's containment, Durant looks like he is alone. In fact, otherwise, without Wei Shao, Durant has no scruples. Because when there was Wei Shao, Durant has always been accommodating to him, and now that time comes, it is time for him to make a move.

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Durant is no longer a simple running cover, in the face of Boozer's defense, Durant has a lot of options, Reggie who controls the ball. Jackson immediately handed the ball to Durant, who was preparing to play alone.

Durant dribbled near the baseline on the right side, Boozer was a little unconfident in his eyes, he was much smaller than Du, but if he could prevent him, the devil knew!

Boozer's pace was too slow, Durant shook his shoulders, followed by an acceleration, and gave him over in an instant, directly to the basket. Because the protrusion was too deep, Durant seemed to have no angle to dunk. And at this moment, Ruer Deng and Noah, who have come over to make up the defense, are already in place, just waiting for Durant to get up.

At this time, Durant actually came with a back pass, through between Ruhr Deng and Noah, and gave it to Ibaka behind the two of them.

"How did the ball get through? The space is so small. Now whoever says that KD can't pass the ball is good, then he is blind! The on-site commentary was also wonderful.

came back and asked the Bulls to attack again, and Hinrich didn't have Wei Shao's defense and looked much more calm. With the help of Boozer and Noah's double cross-cover, Hinrich easily got rid of the second-year Reggie. Jackson.

And at this time, Noah also ran to the basket early with Hinrich, and Boozer opened his hands and prepared to receive Hinrich's pass and shoot.

Hinrich was about to burst to the basket, and at this time, Ibaka and Sefrosa hurriedly began to surround Hinrich. At this moment, Hinrich hit the ground with one hand, and the ball went directly to the hands of Noah, who followed up.

"Not good!" Ibaka and Sefrosa were amazed.

As soon as Noah got the ball, a smile appeared on his face, and it seemed that it was my time to show again. Just as Noah crossed the basket with the ball in both hands, "Bang! With a bang, the ball was slammed onto the rebound.

Noah hurriedly turned around, it's Durant again!

Martin got the ball as soon as possible and hurriedly dribbled to the frontcourt. Sun Xiaotian also followed as soon as possible, he followed Martin's side closely, he didn't dare to get too close to him, and when he was crooked, he estimated that he would have to commit another foul.

Due to Sun Xiaotian's follow-up, Martin can't fully accelerate, let alone score a layup, maybe he will be blocked by Sun Xiaotian.

"This way!"

Suddenly, someone was shouting loudly, and Sun Xiaotian turned around and found that Durant had already reached the front, and pointed to it.

"Not good! Looks like he's going to have an air relay! ”

As soon as Sun Xiaotian finished thinking about it, Martin's eyes were quick, and he directly hoisted the ball into the air between Sun Xiaotian and Lu Erdeng.

“bang!”

I saw Durant jump high, his head almost level with the basket, and he held the ball with both hands and smashed it into the basket!

Durant's aerial relay not only amazed the Bulls fans at the scene, it was simply exciting!

Thibodeau hurriedly called a timeout, believing that Coach Brooks' strategy had fulfilled and that the Thunder had picked up the rhythm.

Thibodeau removed both Noah and Boozer at the same time and replaced them with Gibson and Jimmy. Butler, too, is a small lineup.

Although the small lineup was returned, the team's strategy remained the same, and it was still a joint defense.

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This lineup played until the end of the third quarter, with the Bulls still trailing by 11 points, 70-81.

By the end of the first three quarters, Durant had scored 31 points.

The whole joint defense has exhausted the main players of the Bulls, like Sun Xiaotian and Lu Erdeng played the entire third quarter.

It's not that Thibodeau didn't want to replace them, because his substitutes were so unsatisfactory today.

In the fourth quarter, Durant was also replaced by Coach Brooks for a break because he played the third quarter. At this time, Wei Shao returned to the court with 4 fouls on his back, but the difference is that he has calmed down, and because he has rested for a long time, his physical strength is very rich.

As soon as Wei Shao came up, he showed the state of the first quarter, he was like stepping on Hot Wheels, and continued to shuttle between the Bulls' lineup. Although the Bulls are still joint defense at this time, the quality of joint defense is not as good as before, and the main reason is physical overdraft.

70 to 84......

72 to 86......

72 to 88......

72 to 91......

Gradually, the Bulls couldn't bear it, and the Bulls players were too tired. A lot of the time, their legs don't listen to themselves.

Wei Shao took what he wanted in this situation, and by the time Thibodeau called a timeout, the score was already 74-93.

The Bulls were already certain to collapse, and they used joint defense to fight their opponents for more than three quarters, and even narrowed the score to single digits at one point. But the Thunder team is too talented and the offense is too sharp. Coupled with the fact that he has exhausted his physical strength to defend the joint defense, it is inevitable that he will be defeated.