The Heat's first quarter was terrible, and the angry Spoelstra went into a rage at the break. He felt that the Heat made it too easy for the Bulls to score, and although the Heat's defense was not the best in the league, at least he hadn't seen that Finals defensive level yet.

Entering the second quarter, the Heat replaced almost all of the main lineups, and the ones who remained on the court were Kerr, Ray Allen, Miller, Battier and Anderson.

Even if the main lineup has an all-forward swingman, even the bench lineup is like this, and it seems that the Heat have integrated this basketball concept into the team culture.

Despite the Bulls' lead, Thibodeau didn't make as bold substitutions as Spoelstra. The first is that the Bulls' hardware is nowhere near comparable to the Heat's, and the second is that he really wants to win this game. Therefore, this is the reason why Thibodeau took the initiative to replace Sun Xiaotian, who was in good form, in the last three minutes of the first quarter.

Sun Xiaotian rested for three minutes, and he returned to the court at the beginning of the second quarter, which also allowed the Bulls' offensive firepower to continue, which may be the role Sun Xiaotian is currently playing in the Bulls.

When it comes to Sun Xiaotian's role in the team, against other teams for the time being, at least against the Heat, his role is very important. Because the regular lineup of the Heat team is basically one big and four small, and Sun Xiaotian's own superior conditions also determine his importance in this game.

First of all, Sun Xiaotian has the height, strength, and speed, which also allows him to defend the No. 1 to No. 3 positions, and even the No. 4 positions. Secondly, as a tactical initiator, he can connect the team well. And as a tactical endpoint, he can also deal a heavy blow to the opponent. The last point, which seems to be what Thibodeau wants to see the most, is that he hopes that Sun Xiaotian can gain experience and grow up quickly through such an intense confrontation, because he has always believed that Sun Xiaotian has the potential to become a star.

Opposite the Heat's on-court lineup, the Bulls put Nate, Belineri, Sun Xiaotian, Jimmy. Butler and Gibson's small lineup.

The biggest weapon of the Heat's on-court lineup is the three-point shot, as can be seen from the four outside shooters they have at their disposal. So, the Bulls are going head-to-head to defend the Heat's three-point shot.

Of course, the shortcomings of the Heat's on-court lineup are also obvious, that is, the lack of tactical initiation points. Although there is Ray Allen, the current Ray Allen is no longer the Ray Allen of the Bucks and the supersonic era. In the past, he was definitely a player with the ball, but now he is more of a pitcher. Therefore, it won't be long before the Heat will send James, that is, this lineup is purely to rest the main lineup.

At the beginning of the second quarter, the Heat exposed their offensive disorder. On the contrary, the Bulls, under the organization of Sun Xiaotian, have Gibson's tough scramble inside, and nerve knives like Nate and Bailey Neri, plus Jimmy. Butler conscientiously interspersed the runs, and the Bulls offense played well, and after a short while, they played an 8-3 offensive mini-climax.

Spoelstra had no choice, he was forced to replace James in advance, replacing the old Miller, who had not played for long. To be honest, old Miller is really not easy, and he is still dragging a broken leg. With his current physical condition, he can't guard against Sun Xiaotian at all. Spoelstra should know that his value is in the playoffs, in the Finals, as he did in the Finals last year.

Spoelstra's substitution also gave Sun Xiaotian the first chance to face James face-to-face.

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The sluggish first quarter did not make James lose confidence. After all, they are superstars! If he feels sad when he encounters it, then his superstar status will not last long.

In fact, in the first quarter, James was a bit vindictive. In the face of the Bulls' leaky defense, he just doesn't believe in evil, and he has to tear through your defense for you to see. In fact, for a superstar like him, this mentality is very normal, and Old Man Qiao did it when he was young.

But when real superstars calm down, they reflect, they adjust, and James is no exception.

After James returned to the court, he did not show the super offensive desire in the first quarter, and he returned to his previous best role----- tactical initiator!

Therefore, whenever James holds the ball, shooters like Ray Allen and Battier are in the spirit of 12 points. To put it bluntly, James is an attractive target, depending on whether you have a bag or not, as long as you have a pack, I will assist!

However, the Bulls had to do the same, starting with a bet that you wouldn't shoot a three-pointer than let you go straight to the basket or make a kill.

But the Bulls didn't win the bet, and as James added individual breakouts, the Bulls' defenders would unceremoniously take a trap on him. James wants to see that, he has the height, he has the vision, he can get the ball to the best teammate every time. With his tandem, the Heat also gave the Bulls a 9-2 spurt. What's even more worrying is that the Heat's three-point shot is completely open.

James's passing ability is undoubted, and Sun Xiaotian has the right to speak. He only knew it indirectly before, but through these rounds of confrontation, he believed it completely.

Sun Xiaotian tried to judge James's passing route every time, but every time Sun Xiaotian couldn't guess the end. James' passing is simply magical, he can play the ball to Ray Allen in the bottom corner in the last minute of the layup; Able to make a crotch pass in the space of the penalty area; can also play the voice of a "magician" when attacking quickly, but Sun Xiaotian can only follow the switchback.

In this way, more than 5 minutes into the game, the Heat had chased the score to 34-43. In the second quarter, despite James' complete outburst, he dished out 4 assists alone, and almost every score the Heat scored was related to him.

Of course, Sun Xiaotian did not contribute completely during this time, he continued the good offensive touch in the first quarter, one person scored another 5 points, the half game was not over, the total score has come to 17 points, it seems that he is expected to set a new scoring record today.

Thibodeau decisively asked for a timeout, he felt that if this continued, the score would not only be caught up, but might even be overtaken. He knew that the situation on the court changed for James because of James's super ability to attract packs, which made the Bulls' outside defense take care of one or the other. So, Thibodeau needs to consider whether to give up on James?

As with all teams, the best way to limit James is to have a good wing defender on your team, such as Battier, Iguodala, Leonard (Spurs), Toney. Alan......

And now, who on the Bulls team is that good wing defender?