During the break, Thibodeau threw away the tactical board and said to the players, "Chris was very active in the first quarter, it was their strategy, they wanted us to shrink tactically, and they did, we can't afford to do both." It's okay, I want you to kill more on the inside, and force them to shrink as well, so that we will have more opportunities on the outside. Carlos, I need you to open up the space and get the damn mid-pitch shot in! ”

Boozer nodded in agreement!

This playoffs, Boozer has struggled game by game, especially in this series, with a dismal 8.1 points and 5 rebounds, and a shooting percentage as low as 44.2%, which is a miserable statistic for an interior player. is also the reason why Thibodeau put him on the bench, and Gibson, who replaced him, has been extremely active on both offensive and defensive ends, averaging 12.5 points and 8 rebounds per game in the last two games.

However, Thibodeau believes in the power of veterans and how they adjust

……

In the second quarter, the Bulls were led by Sun Xiaotian and Lu Erdeng.

Three minutes after the first quarter, Thibodeau replaced Sun Xiaotian in order to let Sun Xiaotian take the team to play the beginning of the second quarter, because the Heat's Wade would take the Heat to play the first four minutes of the second quarter.

As soon as he came up, Sun Xiaotian resolutely implemented the coach's tactical strategy, Sun Xiaotian and Boozer's blocking and dismantling, after dismantling, Sun Xiaotian hit the ground and passed, and Boozer hit it with his hand!

Yes, it feels okay today.

The Heat's interior Haslem moves slowly and has limited defensive areas, which shows the value of Bosh as the team's interior on the defensive end.

Sun Xiaotian and Boozer played the same tactics several times in a row, at first Boozer received the ball and no one made up for it, and after shooting two balls in a row, the rest of the Heat players began to wrap it up. Boozer smartly returned the ball to the outside line, and Sun Xiaotian and Ruer Deng hit outside shots one after another.

Although the offense is good, like the Heat, the Bulls' defense is not good.

Boozer and Haslem, who are slow-moving, are also unable to prevent ball carriers. Especially the small ones like Wade and Ray Allen who changed the defense were simply a disaster.

The score of the two sides has been biting and not pulling away, and three minutes have passed, and the score on the court is 39-40, and the Bulls temporarily lead by one point.

At this time, Bosh and James were on the technical table and ready to play.

"They came back so early! This may be because Spoelstra is not happy with the team's defense, especially on the inside. ”

Boozer, who scored six points in a row, was replaced by Thibodeau and replaced by Gibson.

This game is destined to be a war of attrition.

When Bosh returned to the court, he picked up the ball after covering like he had in the first quarter, and instead took the initiative to play a low single.

James gave the ball to Bosh, who turned his back to Gibson, first shook his shoulders, then turned and killed the basket before dribbling, followed by a high hook and the ball hit the board into the net.

"Toot!"

The referee also blew for a foul on the defender.

Gibson fouled.

……

Gibson tried to use his strong underhand power to push him out of the three-second zone when defending Bosh in an attempt to force him to choose a jumper. However, Bosh was extremely tough in this game, and he frequently used his agile feet to kill the inside line, and successfully hit Gibson three balls in a row.

The red-eyed Bosh did the same, and when Bosh once again held the ball and went down to the basket, Sun Xiaotian, who was closest to him, hurriedly helped to help defend and made a decisive move.

"Toot!"

The referee's whistle sounded!

When the referee was about to identify the foul, Sun Xiaotian saw that the momentum was not right, and hurriedly raised his hand to signal the referee!

"My foul! My foul! ”

But the referee indicated that it was a foul on Gibson.

As a result, Gibson accumulated 3 fouls, and Thibodeau had to replace him.

While Boozer did well on the offensive end today, it was a big headache for Thibodeau on the defensive end.

He had to be replaced by Muhammad.

Gibson's fate affected Thibodeau's tactical arrangement.

Noah's value is under the basket, and once he's out of the box, his presence wanes. And the entire Bulls team can't find a player who moves quickly like Ibaka in the upper and lower defense and pick-and-roll, and because the Heat's blocking and pick-and-roll tactics are very effective, the Bulls pick and choose, that is, Gibson does a better job! ――

Gibson's down, the Heat are alive on the offensive end.

They took advantage of Noah's lack of easy exit from the penalty area, Mohammed's defense was average, and he frequently used the gap to score, and the score slowly opened up.

By the time of the official timeout, the Heat had a two-point lead over the Bulls at 46-42.

Coming back from the timeout, Thibodeau replaced Butler, who had a good performance in the first quarter, and replaced Mohammed, who should play one big and four small, so that at least he could keep up with the Heat's rotation speed in terms of movement speed.

Sun Xiaotian began to block and dismantle between Butler and Lu Erdeng, and the opponent was afraid of Lu Erdeng and Butler's outside touch, so they did not dare to rashly wrap Sun Xiaotian.

Although it was James who defended Sun Xiaotian, Sun Xiaotian, who had already passed purgatory, was not afraid of him at all.

With Butler's cover, James and Wade changed as soon as they covered, and in the face of Wade, Sun Xiaotian first took a probe step, changed hands under the crotch, and broke through from Wade's backhand, Wade stumbled, although he adjusted the pace in time, Sun Xiaotian didn't pay attention to it at all, and directly stopped his shot.

"Huh!"

The ball goes into the net!

The Bulls blocked and dismantled from the outside, and the Heat were not to be outdone.

Contrary to what people think, James is holding the ball on the outside, and it is not Bosh or the familiar Wade who covers for him, but Chalmers.

After the cover, Hinrich, who was defending Chalmers, confronted James, and James was almost eaten raw.

Sun Xiaotian decisively abandoned Chalmers and came to wrap up James, James hit the ground between Sun Xiaotian and Hinrich, and when it came to Chalmers, Chalmers opened his hand and hit a three-point shot.

The Heat then played the same tactic in a row, either Chalmers made a shot, or turned the other guy's gap again.

After the cover, Sun Xiaotian and Xin Li wanted to switch positions again, but the smart Chalmers walked away quickly, because he was afraid of Chalmers, Sun Xiaotian did not have a bag.

I thought to myself, "Hinrich, you can do it yourself!" ”

Seeing that there was Hinrich in front of him, James smiled heartily.

With his own body, James easily ate Hinrich, and Thibodeau scratched his head anxiously off the court

Looking at the score at this time, the Heat have a nearly 10-point lead over the Bulls. Then there was a dead-ball opportunity, and Thibodeau replaced Hinrich for Lee and started a point-guardless lineup.

Sun Xiaotian has become the point guard of this lineup, and looking at this posture, I am afraid that the uncontrolled lineup will continue for a long time. (To be continued.) )