Chapter 210: Chasing Points (Part II)
10 points has always been a hurdle for the Bulls, who trailed by 10 points the least. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 But before that point, the Spurs could always find a way to score.
In the process of chasing points by the Bulls, Sun Xiaotian and Butler have teamed up to contribute 39 points, including 22 points for Sun Xiaotian and 17 points for Butler.
However, the Spurs scored more evenly, with Parker already scoring 21 points, Ginobili and Duncan each scoring 14.
"That's the power of GDP, they can always find a way to keep the Bulls at bay. Of course, when they work together, they can easily impact and destroy the opponent's defense! "Barkley is still bullish on the Spurs and thinks the Bulls don't have a chance.
"Huh!" The words just landed.
Sun Xiaotian got rid of it through cover and hit a mid-range shot.
It's another 10-point gap!!
There were only four minutes left before the end of the third quarter, and the score was 75-65.
Popovich was very spicy, he didn't want to give the Bulls any chance, so he decisively called a timeout. The timeout isn't necessarily called for the sake of setting up a strategy, it's mostly about interrupting the Bulls' offensive rhythm. You know, the Bulls have shot 46% from the field since the second half, and they only shot 40% in the first half.
When the timeout came back, both sides switched to their strongest main lineups.
The Bulls are Hinrich, Sun Xiaotian, Butler, Ruhr Deng and Noah, this big four performed well in this game, and it is with this lineup that the Bulls will not be pulled too open.
The Spurs made changes according to the opponent's lineup, Parker, Green, Ginobili, Leonard and Duncan, so to speak, this lineup is not so much a scoring ability as a defensive ability. Anyone with a discerning eye can see that except for Duncan and Parker, the other three are all prepared for Sun Xiaotian.
This is also what Sun Xiaotian has been facing in this game, which is simply a wheel battle. However, this effect is obvious, 8 out of 20, this is Sun Xiaotian's report card, which is much more low-key than the first two games.
Parker dribbles from the outside, and Leonard pockets out to catch the ball outside the three-point line.
He used his shoulders against Butler to enter the three-point line, and used two one-foot axis rotations in a row.
However, Butler still underestimated the low-key teenager in front of him, and Popovich had already said, "Kawaii will be the symbol of the Spurs in the future", how can he deserve this name without some means.
Leonard used his shoulders to push Butler, Butler didn't stand up well, and was slightly pushed away, just a little distance, Leonard made two turn-over jumpers within the 45-degree three-point line, the action was chic and elegant, with a Kobe Bryant's texture, and his bounce was higher, making it difficult for Butler to block him.
"Huh!" He hit a jumper and the margin was back to 12 points.
Leonard hit a shot, again plunging the Union Center into a dead silence. More than once, the fans at the scene had the feeling of a freshly lit flame and a bubble of urine directly extinguished.
However, the Bulls didn't give up.
Offense and defense were transformed, Sun Xiaotian seized the opportunity to cut into the inside, and scored a layup in the last moment before the Spurs' interior was closed, turning the score into 10 points again.
"Attention! Note! We have to guard against it, and if we fight one, they will chase one, then when will they catch up! Sun Xiaotian clapped his hands and woke everyone up to improve their defensive concentration.
The Spurs are undeniably a strong team, but any strong team has its physical shortages in high-energy games, and Parker, Ginobili and Duncan are not young.
"The Spurs hit the iron! The Bulls' chance is coming~" Seeing that Ginobili missed a three-point shot, the on-site commentary suddenly raised his voice by an octave, instantly mobilizing the atmosphere of the scene.
"Wow~" The scene climaxed all of a sudden.
It turned out that Sun Xiaotian was holding the ball and facing Ginobili, and he was going to eat alone.
This is a good opportunity, the team is struggling to support and want to get over the 10-point hurdle, and the opportunity is now~
Ginobili was relatively successful in defending Sun Xiaotian in this game, he made Sun Xiaotian deflated three times, was tackled twice, and caused an offensive foul once, which can be said to be more and more experienced.
Sun Xiaotian's advantage is speed, and he uses speed to force overtaking. Ginobili's body is also quite flexible and light, and he is like a ghost with Sun Xiaotian, constantly harassing Sun Xiaotian.
Sun Xiaotian didn't care, he first used it to observe his teammates while traveling and protect the ball. After using a few shakes in a row, suddenly a throw. Sun Xiaotian's cleverness lies in the fact that he threw his body and leaned on Ginobili. Ginobili was a little caught off guard, even if it was a fake fall, he needed to enter the play! Ginobili simply dodged the situation to avoid being fouled.
The basketball stumbled on the hoop and reluctantly landed in the middle of the net.
8 points!!
The fans at the scene held back for a whole game, thinking that they had finally seen the sun, within ten minutes, this hurdle overwhelmed the players, and now everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
"Chicago! Chicago! "There was a sea of cheers throughout the United Center.
Today's Sun Xiaotian has scored 28 points so far, scoring repeatedly at critical moments, and the whole game feels like he is old and spicy.
The Bulls now have an eight-point hole to fill, and the team still has a quarter to chase. If they can go into the fourth quarter with less than 10 points, it will definitely be good news for the Bulls.
There was a little over 1 minute left in the third quarter.
The Bulls successfully defended the Spurs' offense, and Sun Xiaotian regained control of the ball.
With this one, Thibodeau signaled that he wanted to play steadily and steadily. Sun Xiaotian understood and grabbed a favorable position early, with Leonard behind him.
Noah, who came out to respond, hoisted the ball high to Sun Xiaotian, who turned around with the ball and did not play with his back to him, because the frame of the ball can make his vision wider.
Sun Xiaotian deceived Leonard with a tentative step and went directly to the basket, Duncan had already predicted and blocked Sun Xiaotian's route early.
Sun Xiaotian used the afterglow of his eyes to aim at Xin Liqi at the top of the arc unattended, with a flick of his hands, the ball flew to the top of the arc, and Sun Xiaotian immediately ran to the bottom corner.
Hinrich came with his hands open.
The ball popped out of the frame.
At this moment, Sun Xiaotian ran in advance from the bottom corner, and at the moment when the basketball popped up, he took off into the air! It's like a monstrous beast that grabbed a basketball in the sky, and then drove fiercely to the basket!
"Boom!" It was as if the basket had been destroyed by a bomb. (To be continued.) )