By the time Sun Xiaotian came on the court in the second quarter, the Bulls had a six-point lead over the Wizards at 41-35.

Since the Bulls switched to a small lineup in the first quarter, the Wizards have scored just 15 points.

When Sun Xiaotian and the other main forces returned to the field, Thibodeau still only put one big man on the field, and it seemed that he had tasted the sweetness of the small lineup today.

Sun Xiaotian is still in control of the team.

Off the court, Thibodeau told Sun that he would be the tactical core of the Bulls today.

Back on the field, Sun Xiaotian took control of the ball.

Facing Ariza, Sun Xiaotian tried to get rid of him with Noah's cover, but as a veteran defender, Ariza always moved half of Sun Xiaotian's body, using his slender arms to interfere with Sun Xiaotian.

In the flash of light, Sun Xiaotian hooked the ball with his right hand and flung it, and the ball flew to the weak side of Lu Er Deng. Booker was left behind.

Ruer Deng wanted to make a layup, but Okafor had already made up for it at this time, so Lu Erdeng adjusted his posture and made a baseline jumper.

Ruhrdeng is one such player who doesn't like to break through. Some people summarized that Lu Erdeng is "the body of the second master, the life of the third master, and the temperament of the fourth master". However, Ruhr Deng has been improving since he entered the league in '04, and his weaknesses are basically not a burden in a team that plays team basketball.

Ruhr Deng adjusted his posture and opted for a mid-range jumper.

The ball slammed out of the basket, and Okafor immediately put Noaka behind him, and in his opinion, the rebound didn't run.

However, at this time, Sun Xiaotian attacked from the diagonal side, jumped up, grabbed the bounced ball with one hand, and smashed it into the basket hard.

Okafor was stunned directly!

The atmosphere of the United Center was extremely noisy, and when I looked at Sun Xiaotian again, he was smiling and very happy at the camera.

Sun's smile seemed to set the tone for today's game between the Bulls and the Wizards......

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Not surprisingly, at halftime, the Bulls led the Wizards by 12 points, 59-47.

The Bulls' small lineup was a great contributor in the first half, shooting 52.7 percent from the field and hitting seven three-pointers with 19 assists in the half.

Sun Xiaotian's performance in the first half was extremely hot, with 17 points, 8 rebounds and 10 assists.

Recruit Cornett Lee scored 12 points on 3-of-3 three-pointers, and under his defense, Beal shot just 5-of-14 from the field despite scoring 14 points, and Coach Thibodeau was simply happy.

Among the rest of the Bulls, Ruhr Deng had 11 points and Jimmy Butler had nine points and three blocks.

The Wizards' Wall performance was also excellent, with 19 points, 6 assists and 4 steals, and they did not lose to Sun Xiaotian in statistics.

Aside from Wall and Beal, no one on the Wizards has a double-double.

At the beginning of the second half, the Wizards, led by Wall, scored points frequently. At one point, the score was narrowed to 7 points, but the Bulls changed the small and fast tactics in the first half and sacrificed their best "inside top and strong side pressure" tactics. When Wall started pressing as soon as he had the ball past halfcourt, Hinrich and Sun Xiaotian led the defense in front, and Noah or Boozer went forward to press (and their defense was the kind that was more active than enough to harvest but rarely produced), and just chased and blocked, and the Wizards made a series of turnovers.

The Bulls took the opportunity to play a smooth counterattack and pulled the score away.

In this process, Sun Xiaotian's role is extremely obvious.

Needless to say, in defense, in offense, because Sun Xiaotian feels hot, when Sun Xiaotian holds the ball on the strong side, he can always attract one or two Wizards players.

In many cases, Boozer and Noah will be left empty, and the Wizards on the weak side will go to the defense, and Noah or Boozer will pass the ball and the other end of the road will have a chance.

And the emergence of this opportunity is all thanks to Sun Xiaotian!!

Due to the fact that the outside shooters of the Wizards in the game are not allowed except for Webster. Not allowed, including Bill.

This allows the Bulls to boldly implement shrinkage tactics, and as soon as the lineup shrinks, the Wall breakthrough becomes difficult, and the only option is to choose between a pull-up jump shot or a pass.

As a team that is good at playing downwind, the Wizards are behind by a big score and face a team that rarely makes mistakes, and they have no idea for a while.

The Bulls were firmly in control of the situation on the court until the end of the game.

In the whole game, Sun Xiaotian's performance was full of dominance, with 27 points, 14 rebounds and 16 assists in the whole game, the first triple-double of his career, and a big triple-double.

Under the leadership of Sun Xiaotian, the Bulls shot 50.2% from the field, six players scored double-doubles, and the team hit 12 three-pointers.

The offense was dynamic, the defense was also in absolute suppression, and the Bulls suppressed the Wizards' scoring in the nineties, which is enough to tell.

At the post-game press conference, Sun Xiaotian was in a good mood, and when talking about his triple-double data in this game, Sun Xiaotian said humorously: "That's right, they just threw those balls in, but fortunately they didn't dribble continuously when they received the ball." ”

Despite the pleasing triple-double stats, Sun is calm and has his sights set on his next matchup against the Warriors.

In the last game against the Warriors, Sun Xiaotian's performance was very sluggish, while Curry played a heroic performance of killing all sides, leading the Warriors to abuse the Bulls.

Sun Xiaotian is the kind of person who remembers the pain of a fall, and he was deeply impressed by the performance of the Warriors at that time, especially their defensive strategy, Sun Xiaotian only remembers that he played iron all night that night.

The duel with the strongman made Sun Xiaotian more aware of the joy of basketball, winning or losing is not important, the important thing is to be able to respond strongly in time after being taught.

That's it against Kobe, it's like that against James, it's like it against Durant...... Of course, against Curry again this time, Sun Xiaotian will have to respond.

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The Warriors are currently 26-14 and sit fifth in the West.

Since Mark Jackson came, the Warriors have gone from perennial lotteries to fifth in the West today, relying on the defense brought by Mark Jackson. (As mentioned earlier, I won't repeat it!) ）

On the other hand, he is very good at motivating his players and constantly encouraging them, and he often says: "This is probably the best team I have coached in my coaching career, I am very proud of my players". This creates a positive atmosphere for the whole team, you must know that the power of the environment is great, there are not many talented teams in the league, but why the record is always bad, is because the team atmosphere is too poor, the players only regard playing as a kind of work, a task, but they don't know that Golden State has become a big family of these lads and Mark, and they are inseparable from each other. Mark's trust in young players is also commendable, Barnes, Green, and Ezeli are all first-year players, but they have all become regular rotation players, and Barnes has even become a player that the team relies on, which has contributed immeasurably to the team's future development.