Chapter 105: Give Me the Ball
The Spurs scored 39 points in the second quarter and 74 points at halftime. Not only that, but in the second quarter, the Spurs shot 8-of-11 from beyond the three-point line. These 8 three-pointers disturbed the psychology of all the players of the Bulls at once, and in their opinion, there was no way to play this game, and how to throw it away.
The Bulls actually scored a lot of points, 55 points at halftime, and there were not many problems on the offensive side. It's just that the defense really doesn't have a way to take the Spurs.
In the NBA, sometimes that's the case, no matter which team, even if it's the Bobcats, once their players find the shooting feeling, no matter how you defend it, it's useless.
The feel, the advantage is so peculiar.
Sun Xiaotian was in a very sluggish state at halftime, shooting 2 of 9 and scoring only 6 points. The Bulls scored the most points with Boozer and Gibson off the bench, who combined for 20 points and 11 rebounds. This also allows the Bulls to maintain the advantage of the inside in the event of a loss on the outside.
On the Spurs' side, apart from Ginobili off the bench, who scored 13 points, none of the other Spurs players scored in double figures. However, each of the 10 players they played scored a goal.
Because the team's outside line was so accurate, Popovich didn't let Duncan play for the entire second quarter, which is why the Bulls were able to blow up the Spurs inside-
"First of all, I would like to give you a shout-out for your performance on the defensive end in the second half of the second quarter. They just got their groove before us in the second quarter, and sometimes it's like that, you can be out of shape for the whole half, but there's always going to be a point where you're going to get the feeling of shooting in an instant. "During Thibodeau's half-time break, he wasn't as hoarse as he used to. His mind was calm.
Moreover, when Xibodu was speaking, his eyes kept looking at Sun Xiaotian. Sun Xiaotian is still the same, burying his head deeply.
Throughout the first half, Sun Xiaotian was entangled with Green, Neil and Ginobili on the offensive end. And the way the two people consume Sun Xiaotian is not the same.
Green and Neil know that they will defend head-on, and he will definitely not be able to guard against Sun Xiaotian. So, they were going on the offensive to consume him. The two of them gave full play to their pitcher nature, and frequently used their tireless running to consume Sun Xiaotian.
When the Spurs replaced Ginobili to defend Sun Xiaotian, Sun Xiaotian had to be always vigilant for Ginobili's omnipresent interception. Many times, Sun Xiaotian had already left Manu behind, but before he knew it, the ball in his hand was gone
Sun Xiaotian buried his head in contemplation, and he kept adjusting his breathing. The current Sun Xiaotian is no longer the Sun Xiaotian of the rookie wall, and when he encounters his sluggish state, he will actively try to overcome it.
In fact, he also understands that the balls he missed in the first half were all thrown when he had already gotten rid of the defender, which shows that the reason lies with him. The Spurs' rampage outside the three-point line in the first half really affected him.
It's like two people fighting each other, and I want a flesh-to-flesh fight, but you put me a shuttle machine gun from a distance.
After the break, players from both sides returned to the pitch again. Surprisingly, Popovich adjusted the starting lineup in the second half.
He removed Split and replaced him with Dio, who had a brilliant first half and a decisive shot. The intention of the boss is obvious, he just wants to open up the Bulls' defensive formation, create a single opportunity for Duncan, and also create a better breakthrough opportunity for Parker.
Popovich is a veteran, and he knows that the Spurs' three-point shot can't be so accurate throughout the game. Besides, you shoot so accurately on a three-pointer, and now you're only 19 points ahead of the Bulls.
19 points is really going to be hard for a team like Bobcats to turn the tables around. But for a team as resilient as the Bulls, that's not a gap.
Therefore, if you can't kill people in three points, you can only determine the situation with your conventional weapons.
For the Spurs to win against the Bulls, Duncan and Parker will have to play hard. As it stands, Duncan and Parker have only scored 11 points together, especially Parker, who shot just 1-of-7 from the field in the entire first half. Compared to Sun Xiaotian, he is no better
After the start of the second half, the Spurs took the lead in attacking.
Parker dribbled into the frontcourt, as everyone guessed, Dio mentioned that after the top of the arc was covered by Parker, he didn't go back, and Boozer, who was marked, didn't dare to throw Dior back to defense.
At this time, the Bulls' bottom line Ruer Deng can only go to help defend.
Although Parker's direct layup is not the best option, it can be seen that Parker is also eager to find his form.
I saw him speed up and jump. Parker wipes a basket in the air, and the ball brushes around the basket and bounces out again.
However, Duncan touched the ball with his fingertips at the first moment.
The ball rolls into the basket.
Looking back, Sun Xiaotian took the initiative to ask his teammates for the ball. Transported to the frontcourt, Boozer arc top and Sun Xiaotian block and dismantle.
Sun Xiaotian then blocked and dismantled only a step laterally, and then shot the basket.
"Huh!"
The ball goes into the net!
After throwing in, looking at Sun Xiaotian's expression, he was as cold as ice, and he completely changed from the first half.
After halftime, Sun Xiaotian decided to play more resolutely. In the first half, the positional battle obviously tied his hands and feet
The Spurs' style of play is still the same as it was at the beginning, with Dio on and Duncan on the side. Parker took advantage of his teammates' cover to run left and right on the Bulls' interior line. He's really trying to find his groove and, let's be honest, Hinrich has been perfect defensively against Parker so far this game.
Parker is ready to storm the basket again, and Duncan is ready to fight for the rebound.
"Boom!"
The ball slammed out of the basket again!
Duncan was once again in position, and he single-handedly kept Noah in his back. But just when he stood on tiptoe and was ready to pocket the ball. Suddenly, a black shadow "poofed", jumped up, and took the ball off firmly.
It's Sun Xiaotian!
Sun Xiaotian, who got the ball, beckoned his teammates to hurry up and attack. The Spurs watched and retreated. Probably near the middle line, Sun Xiaotian suddenly exerted his strength, he first used disguise to pass Green in one step. Immediately after that, he was covered by his teammates and went straight to the Spurs' penalty area.
Sun Xiaotian took two steps inside the free throw line, and it was a heavy dunk across Duncan. Although this heavy buckle was not as thunderous as James' buckle of Duncan, it still caused a burst of exclamations at the scene.
After the dunk, Sun Xiaotian still looked at the bottom line camera, and his expression was still resolute!
Sun Xiaotian's state came unconsciously, and Sun Xiaotian scored the ball in several rounds in a row. And every time he attacked, Sun Xiaotian had to take the initiative to ask his teammates for the ball. Including Thibodeau on the sidelines, they kept shouting to the players, "Give me the ball!" Pull away! ”
Sun Xiaotian has now understood that sometimes he has to be selfish.
Without further ado, "Here, give me the ball!" ”