Chapter 172: Crisis

There are many classic games for Sun Xiaotian this season, and now the first game of the Western Conference is destined to go down in history. 53 points, a new personal scoring record for Sun Xiaotian, Sun Xiaotian will be recorded in history along with this game.

With the performance of this game, he beat Janway and became the focus of the whole game. After the game, the major media reported on Sun Xiaotian's performance in this game, and Sun Xiaotian seemed to return to his original time in New Haven overnight, when he was an absolute hero in New Haven, and now he is becoming a new hero in Chicago.

After the game, Zhan Wei and the others also talked about their impressions of Sun Xiaotian. "That guy was really different, he had great basketball skills, great passing vision, and great physicality, and he was impeccable today." ”

When the reporter asked Wade what advice he had for Sun Xiaotian, Wade just smiled faintly, "He's really good, he has everything he needs to become a star, I hope he can play better and better in the next games, he did really well today!" As for the suggestions? I said no!! He's almost 60 points on our heads, what more can I suggest? ”

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The defeat in the first game also made Thibodeau think a lot, of course, Sun Xiaotian's shocking performance, of course, more rational thinking.

The Bulls' rotation for the playoffs, especially for the Eastern Conference finals. Thibodeau's strategy was to reduce rotation as much as possible, and this strategy began in the latter stages of the semi-finals. Nate Robinson and Belinelli faded out of the rotation, leaving many pundits worried about the future of the Bulls.

But Thibodeau has his own considerations, Nate's periodic convulsions are not allowed by himself, and Belinelli's defense is also his own concern.

So in many cases, it was either Sinrich or Sun Xiaotian who controlled the ball, and the two of them did a good job at least in the first game.

The reduction in the rotation of personnel also brings a problem of physical strength, and everyone can see that no one will swallow the other party at once in this absolute series of attrition wars in the East Finals.

In the first game of the Eastern Conference finals, in addition to Sun Xiaotian's 40 minutes, Hinrich, Noah and Ruhr Deng all played more than 37 minutes. The same is true for the Heat, with both the Big Three and Chalmers surpassing 38 minutes.

Soon the fitness problems affected the game between the two sides.

The second game between the two sides was still a game of bayonets. Perhaps because of the excessive investment in the first game, the mistakes of both sides increased significantly, and the shooting rate was very low, and the score of the two sides was only 38-37 at halftime! The Bulls trailed the Heat by one point.

But the high consumption in the first game didn't seem to have much impact on Sun Xiaotian in the second game! Among the 37 points, Sun Xiaotian alone scored 17 points.

The Heat kept changing defenders to defend Sun Xiaotian throughout the game, but Sun Xiaotian was able to deal with it calmly, which may be what some experts say that the game can change a player.

Facing Ray Allen, Sun Xiaotian used his strong body to fight alone. Facing Battier, Sun Xiaotian used his speed to make a foul and disturb the Heat.

At halftime, Spoelstra told the Heat: "SUN's hand is too hot today, and we have to resolutely wrap it up in the next two quarters." Once SUN blocks and holds the ball, the two upline must resolutely force Sun Xiaotian to pass the ball ......"

For players who have completely found their touch, there are two things the coach has to do, one is to limit him. The second is to let him go. For players who can change the trend of the team, one person can change the team, any team coach will be decisive and he would rather let go of other players. And for players who are crazy, the coach will stick to the other four people in some cases and give up on this person, because such people do not have the special temperament to change.

In the third quarter, Sun Xiaotian was still unstoppable, but Sun Xiaotian was not an iron man, and he would be tired! It's just that he's young and in good physical condition. But there are seven games in the series, and if that's the case often, even gods will have a day when they get tired and lie down.

Thibodeau will not fail to understand the key to this, Sun Xiaotian's unexpected popularity seems to have broken the chain of the Bulls system, and almost everyone else on the team is fighting with Sun Xiaotian.

From the beginning of the third quarter, the Heat will send at least two people next to Sun Xiaotian. With the decline of Sun Xiaotian's physical strength, the reduction of offensive efficiency, and the Heat team also found the offensive touch, especially James, who scored and assisted in the third quarter, the Heat team played a 32-18 offensive climax in a single quarter, and slowly the score of the two sides opened.

In the end, the Heat were firmly in control of the situation on the court, and the Bulls players were unable to achieve a comeback in the fourth quarter due to lack of physical strength. The Heat connected through Janeway, and Gary Allen's 6 three-pointers firmly controlled the rhythm on the court, quickly attacking and defending, so that the Bulls players were tired and slowly lost the resilience of the defense in the first half. <

In the end, the Bulls lost Game 2 97-85, and the big score came to 2-0.

Although Sun Xiaotian shot 12 of 28 from the field and scored 34 points, the others combined for a total of 51 points, so he couldn't win the game at all.

Looking at the Heat team again, there are more results in full bloom, James not only got another triple-double, but also 5 people on the team scored double-doubles.

The Bulls are in the rotation of 8 people again, saying that it is 8 people, but in fact it is 7 people! Radmanovic played only three minutes before being dropped.

Sun Xiaotian played more than 40 minutes in the whole game, and some media questioned it after the game, saying that Thibodeau was too conservative in the playoffs compared to the regular season and did not believe in substitutes. Such a ruthless cano Sun Xiaotian, not only is it difficult to win, but Sun Xiaotian's overuse will also put him at risk of injury.

After the game, the media broke the news that this season could be the last season for Thibodeau to coach the Bulls. Although Thibodeau had a good chance during his tenure at the Bulls, his coaching style was actually unpopular, especially since the team was too conservative in employing personnel, many role players who were committed to playing at their own value had no chance at all, and it was no secret that Thibodeau's conflict with the Bulls management intensified.

For Sun Xiaotian, but is this news true or false? He will treat it as fake, he doesn't want to be distracted, 0:2 down, the team is in danger now, anything that destroys the unity of the team, Sun Xiaotian will shield himself, what he needs is to win, put his heart and soul into the game, they have to save the situation at home in the next game. (To be continued.) )