Chapter 62: A Lesson for Thorton

Thorton's four-point run made Thibodeau unable to sit still any longer, and in just two minutes of the second quarter, the Kings were beaten 10-2.

"Retreat! Retreat! Retreat! Retreat! Thibodeau roared loudly and said "retreat" four times in a row.

"I know too well what they're trying to do, they just want to mess up the game. Once they succeed, they will be able to use their own traits, which is chaos! All we have to do is be patient and get back quickly without being too pushy. If we make a reluctant move, it may give them a chance to attack quickly. Thibodeau said.

"Don't be impatient, the next thing we have to do is to attack from the inside, calm down for 24 seconds, slow down the tempo, and it will also have the effect of dampening their feelings. Also, we need to limit Thorton, this guy is like JR Smith, he's a cold gun, maybe he'll give you a shuttle at any time. Grandchild! You replace Mohammed. Thibodeau continued.

Replacing Mohammed means the Bulls are also playing a small lineup. Gibson played the No. 5 position, and Jimmy. Butler played the No. 4 position, and Sun Xiaotian played the No. 3 position against Thornton.

Such a substitution may be a step up to the Bulls' speed, but it's hard to say whether they can guarantee good rebounds.

After returning from the timeout, after Nate was scolded by the coach, he handled the ball much more honestly. He gave the ball to Jimmy, who was in the high post after halftime. Butler, who handed it to Sun Xiaotian, and at the same time hurriedly went down and took away his defender.

Sun Xiaotian took the ball and saw that Gibson was already in the position inside, so he stuffed the ball directly to him from the top.

Defending Gibson was Thomas. Robinson, after all, is a rookie, and he is a little frightened by Gibson, a motivated guy.

Gibson received the ball and turned around to see that he had squeezed under the basket, he held the ball with both hands and made a feint for the layup. Robinson just bounced. et Thomas. When Robinson's body fell, Gibson rose again.

"Ahh

Gibson yelled.

I saw him holding Thomas. Robinson's falling torso, which put the ball in the basket and also caused a foul on the opponent.

It would be a big mistake to say that the ball was able to stop the Kings' offense.

Looking back, the Kings seem even more heartless. They all seemed to be thinking, anyway, it's up to the coach and the main players to lose, all I have to do is to brush up the points as much time as possible.

In general, this psychology is undesirable and irresponsible. Sometimes, however, this thought can be a rejuvenating thought.

The Kings took advantage of a dead ball and replaced them with their main point guard, Isaiah. Thomas. As a result, the Kings have once again lowered their height, but once again increased their pace.

Of course, this Isaiah. Thomas Fei Biisaia. Thomas. As a player who was drafted with the last pick in the second round last year, Isaiah. Thomas' ability to start in his rookie season is incredible.

Isaiah. Thomas averaged 11.5 points per game in his rookie season, but in the first game of his second season, he didn't send it back well. As of now, Isaiah. Thomas missed all 5 shots and scored 1 point on free throws, plus 1 assist.

The Kings coach replaced him early in the second quarter, in fact, the purpose was to give him more time to find his form.

The game resumed, Isaiah. Thomas holds the ball from the outside, and Nate who defends him finally finds an opponent as tall as him.

At this time, Hai Ye responded on the outside. As soon as they saw Hai Ye take the ball, the players of the Bulls immediately looked at their own people. They all know that although Hai Ye is not good at shooting, his passing is very authentic.

Thorton and Fouton also crossed and ran, and finally Hai Ye handed the ball back to Thorton. Thorton waved his hand to signal him to play single, and it was Sun Xiaotian who defended him.

For the first time against Sun Xiaotian, Suoton was full of confidence in his heart. Like all the old birds of the league, I want to teach the rookies a lesson. So, today's lesson will start with this heads-up!

Suoton is more than ten centimeters shorter than Sun Xiaotian, but in his eyes, being tall is not necessarily an advantage.

He started with a cross-step, swinging left and right. Sun Xiaotian stepped back, judging what he was going to do next.

Seeing that Sun Xiaotian's footsteps were not chaotic, Suotun took a swift step and leaned over from under Sun Xiaotian's right armpit.

"Didn't I give you over like this!" Thorton was secretly happy in his heart.

However, Thorton had not taken a few steps when he suddenly noticed that the ball in his hand was missing.

"What! What about my ball? ”

Thorton hurriedly turned around, it turned out that when he thought he had passed Sun Xiaotian, Sun Xiaotian relied on his excellent arm span to steal the ball from Thorton's back.

Sun Xiaotian, who got the ball, dribbled directly to the King's half, and at this time, no one except Hai Ye retreated.

Sun Xiaotian dribbled from the direction of 45 degrees on the oblique side, Hai Ye smashed small steps, stood on the way of Sun Xiaotian's advance early, and accidentally collided in the reasonable collision area. If Sun Xiaotian bumps into this, with Hai Ye's acting skills, there is no problem at all in making an offensive foul.

However, they all despise Sun Xiaotian too much, don't forget who is possessing him. I saw that when Sun Xiaotian was still taking a step away from Hai Ye, he suddenly changed his hand holding the ball to his left hand, and his feet instantly jumped to the right. Immediately after the "poof", Sun Xiaotian jumped up, grabbed the ball high with his right hand, and stretched his body extremely in the air.

"Boom!"

There was a loud bang, and a roar by the way, Sun Xiaotian's violent slam shocked the audience at the scene to stand up all at once.

Everyone was talking, applauding, and just thinking it was incredible.

"That jump is so beautiful, how did he do it? While jumping, the rhythm of the body can be maintained. "The on-site commentary is very enjoyable.

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However, when everyone was still immersed in Sun Xiaotian's violent dunk, the Kings organized an attack early.

After being humiliated by Sun Xiaotian, Suoton seemed to be a little unconvinced, and he took the initiative to find Isaiah. Thomas asks for the ball. But it can be seen that Isaiah. Thomas was reluctant to be so reckless.

Thorton decided to single out Sun Xiaotian again, after all, he was an old bird, and Thorton quickly learned the lesson of the last time.

He still has the same strategy, that is, to surprise Sun Xiaotian. And Sun Xiaotian's strategy is that I will let you break through, but I will stick to you tightly, and the rest will be handed over to the teammates who make up the defense.

However, although Thorton has a crazy side, he can gain a foothold in this alliance, and some are not just crazy.

When Thornton broke in, the Bulls immediately surrounded Thornton. However, at this time, Thorton made a surprise pass, and he passed the ball back to the unmarked Isaiah. Thomas.

Isaiah. Thomas was hesitant at first, but he adjusted his heartbeat and emotion, and calmly fired a three-pointer.

"Huh!"

The ball is in!

At this time, Thibodeau and Sun Xiaoangel on the field gave him a look, signaling that he should strengthen his aggressiveness, after all, when the other main teammates are not there, he is the only qualified offensive initiator.

After understanding the coach's meaning, Sun Xiaotian took the initiative to ask Nate for the ball, and Nate was also very well-behaved, gave him the ball, and gave Sun Xiaotian a sentence by the way, "Teach Thorton's grandson a lesson again!" ”

I don't know if Thorton stole Nate's horse, or what, it seems that Nate just looked at Thorton unpleasantly.

Sun Xiaotian handed the ball to Jimmy first. Butler, at this time Belinelli slipped out of the bottom line. Almost everyone concluded that Jimmy would pass the ball to Belineri, and the Kings players on the court were also staring at Belineri, but Jimmy hoisted the ball directly to Sun Xiaotian who cut to the inside through Thorton.

After all, it was more than ten centimeters taller than Soton, and Sun Xiaotian jumped up and easily received the ball, and went straight to the basket.

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In the next few rounds, Sun Xiaotian not only successfully contained Thorton, making Thorton miss all 3 shots under his defense, but also strengthened his attack through the encouragement of his coach. By the time Thorton was replaced by Kings head coach Smart, Sun Xiaotian had 7 points, 4 assists and 2 rebounds.