In the second half of the first quarter, the Bulls failed to bring the Spurs into their own rhythm and instead allowed themselves to be caught in the Spurs maelstrom.

"The Spurs are showing signs of momentum, so you have to be careful. And you have to pay special attention to their substitution groups. The Spurs have a three-point shooter group that the league fears, and I want you to expand on the defensive end. You can put them inside, but you can't let them shoot threes. ”

Before entering the court in the second quarter, Thibodeau sounded the alarm for the Bulls' equal bench.

The Spurs came off the bench in the second quarter, and Popovich let Parker and Duncan go off the court, and when the two of them came on the court again, it was estimated that it would be the second half of the second quarter.

The Spurs lineup on the court is Joseph, Gary. Neil, Ginobili, Bonner and Dior. Obviously, this lineup of the Spurs is the outside line to fight with the opponent. There are five people on the court, and everyone will shoot threes.

Thibodeau had so few cards in his hand that he was forced to play a two-point guard lineup. As for Sun Xiaotian, he rested off the court like the other main players, and the Spurs' fast-playing whirlwind in the first quarter made him a little physically exhausted.

The Bulls' on-court lineup is: Nate, Hinrich, Belineri, Jimmy. Butler and Gibson -

At the beginning of the game, the Bulls were driven by the sharp breakthroughs of two point guards, and the Bulls found the feeling of shooting for a while.

Nate and Belineri's unreasonable shots, as well as Gibson's ferocious scramble, made the Spurs seem a little unstoppable.

But this is just the surface, the reason why Popovich dares to use such a lineup shows that we are not fighting for you to defend, we are fighting with you to attack!

At the beginning, who was the person Stern hated the most in the NBA? He would not hesitate to say yes Popovich. Because every time the Spurs are live, their slow offensive tempo, tough defense, and even score less than 80 points in a game. As a result, when the league schedules broadcast midtime games during the regular season, it almost doesn't like to schedule Spurs games. So, it's not an exaggeration to say that the Spurs are "box office poison". What's even worse is that he has repeatedly reached the finals!!

However, as Duncan grew older day by day, Popovich realized that it was impossible to attack like before, and Duncan was the center, and slowly let him take out every opponent by himself in positional warfare.

As a result, Popovich decisively abandoned the previous model and built Parker into the team's new offensive banner, successfully transforming the team's interior offense into an outside offense.

From the slow offensive rhythm before, to the slow and fast now, the Spurs feel that they are bright. In the current Spurs team, players are happy to share the ball with each other. On a regular occasion, the Spurs have been able to play a fine game, as evidenced by the team's total assists so far.

So far, the Spurs have averaged 25.3 assists per game, which ranks first in the league. As the centerpiece of the team, Parker averaged a career-high 7.8 assists per game.

Due to the existence of the team's excellent tactical system, no matter what kind of player he is, as long as he can be properly arranged in the right position, he can play a big role in this team.

This is also why with the Spurs management's small repairs to the lineup, the team's competitiveness can be continued.

The reason why these people on the field were able to enter Popovich's eyes must have certain strengths.

Although at the beginning of the second quarter, the Spurs were repeatedly broken by the Bulls on the defensive end. However, the ensuing counterattack also gave the Bulls a taste of what it means to "eat all over the world".

Although there is a point guard, Boshuai still lets Ginobili organize.

Ginobili dribbled from the back to the front by himself, and the Spurs had a strange formation at this time. Dior, as a cover officer, lifted himself to the upper line, and Bonner ambushed at 45 degrees to the left as an outside high battery, and changed his position according to Ginobili's next sudden pass. However, it's all adjusted outside the three-point line.

Gallinier, on the other hand, stood at 45 degrees to the left, also waiting for the ball to reach his own hand and complete the shot. And Joseph wandered the bottom line and took the opportunity to sneak attack.

The only player in this lineup who can break through is Ginobili, which is also the key point of the lineup.

With the cover of Dio, Ginobili played to his strengths and successfully entered the inside line of the Bulls. It stands to reason that Gibson on the inside and Butler as a guest forward should help defend in time at this time.

However, as the Spurs' power forward, Bonner honestly stood outside the three-point line, and Jimmy Butler didn't dare to let him go at all. You know, Bonner's three-point shooting percentage is the best in the league!

At this point, the Bulls have only one Gibson left on the inside. Although Gibson is extremely brave and loves hand-to-hand combat, a team like the Heat has endless strength. However, now that he is facing the snake-like Ginobili, he is out of proportion.

Ginobili lowered his body and only used a forward shoulder probe to make Gibson honestly step back half a meter.

Ginobili wanted to make a throw, but Nate ran over at some point, stretched out his hands and honestly covered Ginobili's perspective.

"Don't leave your people!"

Outside the line, Thibodeau yelled at Nate when he saw this, meaning to let him stay in front of Joseph honestly, because Ginobili didn't have a good chance to make a move.

No way, Nate is a guy who plays with passion. So, he gets faint a lot of the time. This season without Rose, Nate and Hinrich have fully complemented each other. Averaging 11.2 points per game, he sometimes injects scarce passion into the team, but most of the time, his impulsiveness hurts the team.

Ginobili's hand retracted instantly, and with a flick of his wrist, he gave the ball to Joseph in the bottom corner.

When Joseph opened his hand to shoot, Butler, a Bulls backup player, arrived quickly. Joseph will not have a chance, so he will pass again along the three-point arc.

The ball finally reached Bonner at the top of the arc, and Bonner lifted the ball, a toad leaned forward, and the ball flew out with precision.

"Huh!"

The ball goes into the net.

This three-pointer is just the beginning, and there is a round to come. The Spurs tried to repeat their old tricks, but once they suffered a loss, they won't be fooled again. The Bulls strictly adhered to Thibodeau's tactics in this round, but this gave Ginobili a rare and easy opportunity to break through.

You must know that in the finals against the Pistons of the Iron Bucket Formation that year, Ginobili alone broke their defense to pieces. Although I can't be the same as before, 7 success is still enough.

After several rounds in a row, Manu broke through. Now Xibodu is in a hurry, and there is no way to go on like this!

Change formation!!

"It would be terrible if Manu came, he alone had the ability to change the situation!"

When he came back from the timeout, Thibodeau replaced Sun Xiaotian in advance and replaced Nate, who performed poorly.

The Bulls stepped up their interior shrinkage and disrupted the Spurs' outside shots with their own quick rotation as much as possible.

However, the Bulls' mental preparation was not enough.

The Spurs, who returned to the court, strengthened their blocking and pick-and-roll cooperation, and the tacit cooperation between Ginobili and Dior laid the conditions for the other teammates to shoot.

While Dio was covering for Ginobili, Gary Niel took advantage of Joseph's cover and ran out of the diagonal corner. At this time, Ginobili had already reached the inside line, and when everyone turned their attention to Gino's Belgium, Ginobili's scalpel-like pass was thrown directly to Neil behind him.

Neil catches the ball and jumps out, and the action is synthesized in one go.

"Huh!"

The ball is in again!

……

For the next two and a half minutes, the Bulls thoroughly saw what was at stake for the Spurs and Muskers.

Manudi forced his shot from the corner and the ball went into the net! 3 points!!!!!!!!!!! ”

"Bonner took Joseph back and hit the top three-pointer again, this is his second!"

Shortly after the start of the second quarter, the Spurs made four three-pointers in one go. Thibodeau, who was on the sidelines, held his chin in his hand and looked helpless.

Of course, it's far from over!