After Sun Xiaotian was capped, he did not lose confidence. Since the ball was fanned out of the baseline by Nowitzki, the ball was still on the Bulls' side, but there were only 12 seconds left on the offensive time.

Lu Erdeng served out of bounds, and after Sun Xiaotian received the ball, he wanted to reorganize the team, but there was not much time, so Sun Xiaotian signaled his teammates to play singles.

In the face of Mayo's defense, it was really easy for Sun Xiaotian to break through him. Sun Xiaotian dribbled the ball under his crotch a few times in a row, shaking Mayo as if he was panicked. Suddenly, Sun Xiaotian accelerated and broke through from Mayo's left hand side. This made Mayo completely unexpected, he was thinking that Sun Xiaotian would definitely break through from the right side!

After passing Mayo, Sun Xiaotian drove straight into the Mavericks' interior line. Just when Sun Xiaotian was about to adjust his posture and go to the basket, Mavericks center Carman made up for it with an arrow step, and the momentum was quite ferocious.

But at the moment when Carman jumped, Sun Xiaotian, who was also flying in the air, suddenly wrapped the ball around Kaman's waist and passed the ball to Noah behind Carman. After receiving the ball, Noah rose up, and the sound of "bang" was a violent dunk. It was accompanied by a roar of Noah.

This ball fully shows Sun Xiaotian's basketball IQ and passing vision, no wonder a week ago, when ESPN basketball experts selected the league's most active passers, Sun Xiaotian was also ranked ninth. In front of him were Rubio, Paul, Rondo, James, Delon, Rose, Calderon, and Marc Gasol -

The first to be attacked by the Bulls, the Mavericks came back to play Nowitzki.

Nowitzki landed 45 degrees on the right side this time and Collison slammed the ball over the ground. After receiving the ball, Nowitzki tentatively leaned back, and Boozer, who was defending him, did not dare to slack off at all.

Suddenly, Nowitzki dribbled with his left hand, thinking about his right hand and turned to dribble through. Boozer hurriedly moved his feet to that side, and before he could take two steps, Nowitzki switched the ball to his right hand, dribbling from his left hand side, and even carrying his back to Boozer.

After completing this series of moves, Nowitzki turned around and made a jumper in the direction of the baseline. Of course, I still look at one leg, the amplitude of the back is very large, and the arc of the ball after the shot is very high.

After the ball was shot, Nowitzki only glanced at it and turned away.

"Huh!"

The ball is hollow into the net!

Nowitzki already felt it the moment he made his shot, and I don't know how many shots he practiced in exchange for it.

2-2！

The goal seemed to warm Nowitzki's hands, and after the Bulls didn't score the ball later, the Mavericks got the ball and all the Mavericks players instinctively went on a fast break.

Mei Olympic's ball rushed to the front court, originally thinking of going straight to the basket, but suddenly found that Sun Xiaotian had already held his position. At the moment of hitting Sun Xiaotiandi's forehead, Mayo threw the ball into Marion's hand on the left baseline. Marion made a three-point shot, and Ruhr Deng regretted it a little when he jumped up and pounced, "I panicked when I forced a three-point shot!" ”

Marion saw Lul Deng flying over, and hurriedly dribbled to his left side. Considering the level of his three-point shot, Marion flicked his wrist and passed the ball to Nowitzki, who was following up at the top of the arc.

After receiving the ball, Nowitzki completely ignored Boozer behind him, and directly pulled it up and shot. Boozer jumped up behind him, and with a "beep", the referee blew for Boozer's foul.

But Nowitzki's ball was also shot at the moment, and the ball was drilled into the net as if it were remotely guided.

“3+1！！！！！”

Boozer stood there innocently, looking at the referee, looking helpless.

Maybe he fell in front of Nowitzki, and in turn, Boozer stood up to Nowitzki. Hinrich also understood it and threw the ball high to Boozer.

Boozer relied on his strength to try to push through Nowitzki's defense. However, just as he turned around, the referee's whistle sounded again.

The players on the field were confused, and the gesture made by the referee at this time won a round of applause from Nowitzki. It turned out that Boozer was whistled for an offensive foul when he elbowed Nowitzki's neck when he turned.

Thibodeau was a little angry with the referee off the field, but there was nothing he could do. On a dead ball, he replaced Boozer, who had committed two fouls.

However, to the surprise of many people, Thibodeau did not replace Gibson, but let Jimmy. Butler replaces Boozer.

In this way, the Bulls' defender of Nowitzki becomes one of Butler and Ruhr Deng.

Sure enough, when the Mavericks attacked again, it was Butler who appeared next to Nowitzki.

Collison also put the ball in Nowitzki's hands, the same place, the same defender.

Nowitzki wanted to use the same moves to eat Butler alone, but the agile Butler used his footwork to make continuous physical contact with Nowitzki. When Nowitzki took his shot, the ball's trajectory was noticeably crooked.

Not only that, but in the next few rounds, Nowitzki faced Butler's defense, and his shooting percentage plummeted. On the contrary, the Bulls took advantage of these waves of defense and quickly chased the score to 11-11

How to defend Nowitzki has long been a topic of conversation in the league, Nowitzki is not a standard interior lineman, and his mid-range shot occupies quite a bit of his shooting space. In fact, it is difficult to define his position, which makes it more difficult for him to defend. Short to prevent him, he can use his height to jump directly or use his body to eat; With high defense, he can use solid footwork to create opportunities for breakovers or jump shots.

In fact, how to better defend Nowitzki, Thibodeau has long known it. Back in the Rockets, Van Gundy used Maddy to defend Nowitzki, and Thibodeau understood the strategy of defending Nowitzki.

The best player to defend Nowitzki must have a certain amount of height, lower body strength and flexibility. Among the big players, with the exception of KG, the tall players are not ideal for defending Nowitzki.

So, Thibodeau sent Jimmy. Butler was very sensible. First of all, Butler is 6 feet 7 inches tall, and as a swing man, he has a lot of strength in his lower limbs. Secondly, he also has a good sense of defense, which is why Thibodeau likes him.

Since Butler came on the court, Nowitzki has been a pain hit on the offensive end. The Bulls took the opportunity to overtake the score, especially Sun Xiaotian, who had to eat and drink on offense in the face of Mayo's eye defense.

Five minutes into the game, the Mavericks didn't lead the Bulls in the first half. At halftime, the Bulls had a 19-point lead over the Mavericks at 59-40. Among them, Sun Xiaotian alone scored 14 points and 4 assists, while Nowitzki only shot 5 of 12, and the efficiency was greatly reduced.