Chapter 160: Counterattack
All his teammates gathered around Ruhr Deng, and the team doctor knelt on the ground and asked about him.
Slow motion shows that after Ruhr Deng jumped into the box for a layup, his foot stepped on Smith's instep when he landed. Sun Xiaotian also had a broken foot before, and it was almost the same as this one.
With the help of his teammates, he stood up, and he wanted to try to walk, but he had difficulty walking. Amid the cheers of the fans at the scene, Ruhr Deng returned to the dressing room.
"Guys! We're in trouble but injuries are part of the game and we can't blame anyone, all we have to do is win the game and that's what Ruhl wants to see. I don't think Ruhr will be coming back, all you have to do is let it go. Thibodeau, who is accustomed to injuries, encourages everyone not to be affected by this.
"We need you to fight back, it's time to win the game!" When Noah came on the court again, he hugged Sun Xiaotian and said.
The first three quarters were tied at 85-91, with the Bulls trailing by just six points. Losing the strong point of Ruhr Deng is a huge loss for the Bulls. Rohrdeng was in excellent form today, playing his best game since the playoffs, playing 31 minutes, 10-of-16, and chipped in 24 points and seven rebounds. It was precisely because of Lu Erdeng's fiery state that Sun Xiaocai was able to restrain himself, obey the coach's arrangement, and hand over the ball to Lu Erdeng for processing.
It is estimated that it is impossible for Lu Erdeng to return to the court, and Sun Xiaotian needs to be more "independent".
Word. In the fourth quarter, Sun Xiaotian was still on the court.
Sun Xiaotian took the initiative to find a confrontation, he first used his back to win shooting space for himself, used his strong body to lean on Smith, and then kept trying. Then he didn't hesitate too much. Just turned around and threw the ball out. The basketball was shot straight to the rebound, and then the ball went in cleanly.
"It's dangerous! But it's good to get in! ”
Seeing that Sun Xiaotian was showing signs of momentum, Woodson called Anthony, who had just come off the court for a short time, and the Knicks must also have a strong point.
"Give the ball to Carmelo and let him dominate the game!" Woodson shouted to his disciples.
As soon as Anthony came on the court, he used Copland's pick-and-roll cover to create space for himself to shoot, and after several ball circulations. In the end, Anthony and Sun Xiaotian formed a one-on-one. Sun Xiaotian, who has long been accustomed to confrontation, is not afraid at all, fearless, his current state is like this, no matter who attacks, Sun Xiaotian will use his tough defense to fight back against him, although Anthony wants to use his body to push Sun Xiaotian out and create hand space for himself. It's a pity that they are weak, Anthony and Sun Xiaotian's physical strength is actually problematic now, and there is almost no rest in the second half.
Anthony raised his hand and made a shooting feint, Sun Xiaotian didn't want to jump. I guess I can't jump! He could only raise his hands and put them straight against Anthony to interfere with him.
Anthony tried. Seeing that Sun Xiaotian didn't jump, he leaned back directly according to Sun Xiaotian, and shot almost without seeing the basket.
The ball is hollow into the net!!
Sun Xiaotian patted his chest at his teammates, "Mine! It's mine! Then he took the initiative to ask his teammates for the ball.
The Knicks have a lineup of Kidd, Smith, Shambaugh, Anthony and Copland. In this lineup, everyone will not be at a disadvantage in the face of Sun Xiaotian.
But after the playoffs, Sun Xiaotian has transformed, when facing Kidd defense, he will use his feet + emergency stop, and in the face of Smith and Shambaugh, who are shorter than him, he will turn his back, one can kill, and the other can respond. If it's against Anthony, there's nothing to say, it's about scoring in front of him.
Anthony just scored a point in front of Sun Xiaotian just now, and when he came back to face Anthony, Sun Xiaotian was straightforward, simple and rude, one meter away from the three-point line, and directly pulled out the ****.
"If you can get in, you'll get out!"
As soon as Anthony finished speaking, there was a crisp sound of entering the net!
The United Center is thundering!
For a while, the court was reduced to a scoring battle between the two, both of them shot very well, and the two of them not only shot, but also assisted or something, their current state is simply a comprehensive confrontation, leaving no dead ends.
However, their matchup did not shrink or expand the score of the two teams at all. Although the Knicks still had a three-point lead over the Bulls, Woodson was a little anxious about the situation, and he called a timeout to reset.
Although the team was still behind, but with five minutes to go, Thibodeau did not say anything, just replaced Sun Xiaotian and Radmanovic with Hinrich and Boozer, and returned to the previous regular rotation.
Thibodeau knew that Sun Xiaotian's physical strength had turned on, and he had to let him rest on the bench for two minutes to meet the final battle.
After the timeout, Anthony was still on the court, and it stands to reason that Woodson should have given Anthony a few minutes of rest, compared to Anthony's own request.
The Bulls small forward lost Ruhr Dun, but with Butler on the court, Thibodeau could safely defend Anthony one-on-one.
Anthony dominated the team's offense in the second half, but it was more of an individual single. At the moment, he has scored 33 points, another high score. Looking at the assists again, there are only 3 assists, and they were all sent out when he was playing against Sun Xiaotian.
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With Anthony's singles, the Knicks still maintained the score, and the others, including Smith, who was hot in the first half, also did not score.
After Sun Xiaotian played, the Bulls had no strong points on the court except for Boozer on the inside, and to be honest, there was a defensive group on the court.
However, what is unexpected is that Sinrich, who was silent for a whole time, unexpectedly stood up. He scored five points in a row and delivered two assists without saying a word, helping the Bulls to a 9-4 spurt and successfully surpassing the Knicks by one point.
107 to 106!!
The scene was already boiling at this time, and then looking at Sun Xiaotian on the field, his hands were clenched into fists, and when his teammates stood up and rejoiced, he made it to the edge of the bench alone, still covering his head with a towel.
He's got to breathe, he's going to have to rest as much as he can, and when he's back on the pitch, he's going to have to win the game.
Although the third game of the series is not as important as the battle of Tianwang Mountain, today he really feels that it is the most difficult of the three games, and it is also the most painful game, and it is still unknown how Lu Erdeng has a foot injury.
With 2 minutes left in the game, Thibodeau stood up from his seat at this time, "SUN!! It's your time! ”
Sun Xiaotian tore off the towel, wiped the sweat from his forehead, poured himself a few gulps of Gatorade, and then stood up to the technical table.
Start the Recycling Race! (To be continued.) )