Against the Clippers, the Bulls were a pity and helpless. Thibodeau was disappointed with the team's performance in the last minute of the game, and the team did a terrible job of protecting the backcourt rebounds, and was directly robbed by Griffin alone, which ultimately led to the Bulls falling short and failing to stage a super comeback.

However, Thibodeau still praised Sun Xiaotian, who he believes is a rare bright spot for the Bulls in this game.

Thibodeau wasn't over-right, and he was entangled with Paul and Crawford throughout the audience. Although Sun Xiaotian allowed Crawford to score 19 points, he had 12 points in the first quarter. His remaining 3 quarters were only 7 points defended by Sun Xiaotian.

Of course, when defending Paul, despite allowing Paul to score 29 points, 14 assists and 4 steals in the game. However, throughout the fourth quarter, Sun Xiaotian let Paul not score a point, and fulfilled his previous promise.

Not only that, Sun Xiaotian also performed very eye-catching in the whole game. He shot 7-of-14 from the field and had 19 points, 9 assists, 6 rebounds and 3 blocks in the game.

Although the Bulls lost the game, they deserve praise for their resilience in the face of adversity. From trailing by 16 points to narrowly closing the game. In this process, Sun Xiaotian definitely plays a vital role.

In the process of chasing points, he was unhurried and calm. On the offensive end, he used his ability to liberate and revitalize the team, and at the same time played an exemplary role on the defensive end, leading the Bulls to suppress the opponent in the second half, especially in the fourth quarter

Although he lost the game, Sun Xiaotian still continued his previous hot form. Although Sun Xiaotian struggled with his personal performance in the first half of the second month due to the "rookie wall", he also suffered injuries.

However, with his strong performance in the second half of the month, he not only overcame the negative impact of the injury, but also caused a "Sun whirlwind" in the league.

Although he only averaged 8.7 points, 3.2 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game in the second month and a half. But with the luxury data of averaging 26 points, 7.2 rebounds and 6 assists per game in the last 6 games of the month. Sun's average per game this month has become 16.1 points, 5 rebounds and 4.2 assists per game.

Although in terms of hit rate, Sun Xiaotian's performance in the second month was not as good as in the first month. However, Sun Xiaotian has done a very good job of assisting and revitalizing the whole team. It was also under his leadership that the Bulls had a 9-5 record in 14 games in their second month. The Bulls are also temporarily in third place in the East with a 17-8 record, ahead of the Heat and Knicks.

With the end of the second quarter of the month, the best players and rookies of the East and West have been released one after another.

The best player in the West was awarded to the Lakers' Kobe Bryant, and although the Lakers struggled a bit at the start of the season, the team's Big Four didn't feel as good as they could have imagined. The team's record in the second month was also not very good, with only 8 wins and 7 losses. But as the team's boss, after experiencing the adaptation at the beginning of the season, Kobe Bryant found that he had to save the Lakers on his own.

As a result, Bryant was completely liberated in the second month. Averaging 27.8 points, 5.8 assists and 4.7 rebounds per game, he also impressed the judges, beating the Thunder's Durant to be named Player of the Month for December.

The best player in the East still belongs to James, who averaged 25.4 points, 7.9 assists and 6.5 rebounds per game to help the Heat excel in the East. Their 21-4 record puts them firmly in first place in the East, although Wade, the team's other core, has also performed well, averaging 23 points, 5.4 assists and 4.8 rebounds per game, and he has also completed two shutouts this month. However, his teammates behaved too perverted.

Next up is the East and West Rookie of the Month!

The Rookie of the Year in the West still belongs to Lillard, who averaged 17.1 points and 6.4 assists per game in his first month. In the second month, although his stats slipped a bit, he still had 16.9 points and 6.5 assists. With such data, he beat Anthony again. Davis, second Rookie of the Month.

As for the competition for the best rookie of the month in the East, it is still quite fierce in comparison. In addition to Sun Xiaotian, the Cavaliers' Witesse, who averaged 14.5 points and 3.4 assists per game, is the backcourt partner of him and Irving, and is favored by many experts about their future. Bradley of the Wizards. Beal is also good, averaging 14.2 points per game and shooting 43 percent from three-point range, making him a potential successor to Reggie Miller.

Although the performance of these two people is already at the best rookie level, they still failed to shake Sun Xiaotian. In addition to averaging 16.1 points, 5 rebounds and 4.2 assists per game, his crazy performance in the previous period triggered a whirlwind of "Lin Madness" last year and firmly occupied the media page. Therefore, winning the Rookie of the Month again is a matter of course.

Not only that, on the rookie list, Sun Xiaotian defeated Lillard for the first time and rose to No. 1. Although he is slightly inferior to Lillard in personal data, experts say so when evaluating Sun Xiaotian.

'He's got great physicality and his crazy stats in the second half of February have led to speculation about how much potential the youngster really has. He has great basketball awareness, his ability to overcome his own difficulties, and his ability to unite his teammates. It's all that the other rookie players have, and it's no surprise that in the near future, he'll be a superstar rather than your average star, like James, Kobe Bryant, and Durant. ”

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To be able to get such an evaluation from experts is a very high praise for Sun Xiaotian. Truth be told, he still doesn't know how he managed to overcome that difficult time. He was glad he hadn't been stopped by the wall, and he'd been glad he had a coach who understood him. made himself not become a tragic player of Yi Jianlian's style.

Thibodeau does have a strong understanding of the personality of the players, he knows every player under him and knows how to get along with them. This is also why no matter how harsh and strict he is with the players, the players are obedient to him.

To be honest, if Sun Xiaotian joined not the Bulls, but the Bucks, Bobcats and other teams, it would be hard to imagine what he would become-

Then again, winning the Rookie of the Month again and topping the Rookie of the Year list for the first time is only temporary. The competition is not over yet, and the next month will be particularly dense for the team, with 20 games to play in a month.

Not only that, but they will face a tough test at the beginning, as he will travel to the Devil's Lands Southwest Division to start his four-game travel streak. The opponents are also unprecedented, they are the Spurs, the Mavericks, the Rockets, and the Grizzlies.