Chapter 104: The Group of Shooters (Part II)
Four three-pointers in a row made the entire ATT center completely boil.
"They've found their touch, Bulls need to be careful!" The on-site commentators were worried about the Bulls.
When it comes to the Spurs' 3-point power, no team in the league dares to underestimate it. Do you remember last season's home game against the Heat?
In that game, the Spurs made 17 three-pointers, and they scored 125 points in the whole game, and directly slaughtered the Heat with 30 points.
Thibodeau had no choice but to call another timeout.
"They found their touch and the pressure came to us. I want people to be able to change defenses as quickly as possible and interfere with the shooters as much as possible. ”
Thibodeau revealed helplessness between the lines, in order to deal with the Spurs' fast and accurate lineup, Thibodeau put out the fastest lineup in his hands.
Xinrich, Sun Xiaotian, Jimmy. Butler, Ruhr Deng and Gibson
The Spurs are still playing according to their own lineup, one person rushes, four people shoot!
The Bulls tried to keep the tempo as low as possible, and they didn't really want to play to the Spurs' pace.
Xinrich and Sun Xiaotian took turns dribbling, but the two of them organized a positional battle in the front court without exception.
Sun Xiaotian singled Neil with his back, Ruhr Deng attacked Bonner, and Gibson singled Dior with his back
The Bulls used this method to try to inflict damage on the Spurs.
However, the Spurs' excellent rotation awareness and rotation speed have repeatedly caused problems for the Bulls.
Not only did he not let the Bulls take advantage of the slightest advantage, but he continued to add points to the team through active scrambling.
As the scissors of this lineup, Sun Xiaotian was completely strangled by Ginobili's defense. So far, coupled with the team's tactics in the first quarter, Sun Xiaotian has only scored 2 points, and it has been obtained through free throws.
Ginobili's defense of Sun Xiaotian is more about using experience. For now, Ginobili's physical condition and speed are far inferior to Sun Xiaotian's, but with his keen sense of smell and judgment, Ginobili has put Sun Xiaotian in trouble.
In addition to successfully limiting Sun Xiaotian on the defensive end, Ginobili led the entire team on the offensive end alone.
Every time, the Spurs used Ginobili and Dio's pick-and-roll, coupled with Ginobili's sharp breakaways, to attract the Bulls' team to wrap them up, and created comfortable shooting options for their teammates.
The Bulls have never been good at playing a fast-moving team, and Thibodeau started defense. If a team wants to maintain a high level of defense throughout the game, physical strength is a hurdle. So, whenever they face a fast-paced team, the Bulls have a problem of not being able to play both offense and defense -
Ginobili took advantage of Bonner's cover this time to break into the Bulls' restricted area again. Jimmy, who is in charge of defending him. Butler didn't lose his position, he stuck to him by his side.
The Bulls' Gibson and Luhr Deng were trying to prevent Ginobili from making layups while calling on teammates to watch out for his passes.
Ginobili walked around the Bulls' inside line when suddenly he made a one-handed pass with his left hand, and the ball flew straight to the left corner, where Neil was.
Neil, who received the ball, did not have a chance to make a move, because Sun Xiaotian had firmly covered his field of vision.
At this time, Dio, who was in the direction of Neil, suddenly ran back and threw off Gibson. Seeing this, Neil hit the ground and passed the ball into Dio's hands.
Just when Dio received the ball and was thinking about going to the basket, Butler on the weak side had already moved to the basket and was ready to defend. And behind Dior, there is also a Gibson who is following him to death.
In the midst of the lightning, a figure flashed from Dior's field of vision. Dior expected his teammates at that time, so he threw the ball behind him without looking.
At this time, the Bulls players fixed their eyes, and it turned out to be Ginobili again. I saw that his feet were almost not off the ground, and he opened his hand to make a three-point shot.
The ball goes into the net.
It turned out that Ginobili hurriedly came out again after passing the ball, and the Spurs completed another shooter catch-and-jump shot in a few seconds.
After the Spurs hit the three-pointer, the Spurs had already rewritten the score to 50-37, and the second quarter was just over four minutes into the game.
In less than half a game, the Spurs scored 50 points, which is not to blame the Bulls' defense, but to blame the Spurs for shooting too accurately.
The Bulls seem to have been beaten a little by the succession of three-pointers, and the team has a hint of mania. Just after Ginobili scored this three-pointer, Sun Xiaotian seemed to be in a hurry.
Turning around, Sun Xiaotian came out of the diagonal side and took the initiative to turn the ball into the ball. He beckoned to Gibson and burst into the Spurs' interior like an arrow.
"Be careful! Don't fall for them! ”
Thibodeau, who was on the sidelines, shouted loudly.
It's a pity it's late!
The Spurs talked about Sun Xiaotian's actions early, and when Sun Xiaotian broke through to the basket, Neil felt that he was standing outside the reasonable collision zone.
"Bang"!
Sun Xiaotian and Neil collided together!
"No. 35, offensive foul!"
There is no doubt about the referee's decision!
Sun Xiaotian stood up and smiled helplessly. Looking back at Thibodeau, Thibodeau crossed his arms and bowed his head silently-
Popovich saw that the Bulls had no crosshairs on the outside now, so they dared to decisively shrink the inside, even if it was to use their bodies to block the gun's hole.
When the Bulls hadn't come back to their senses, the Spurs quickly grabbed the baseline ball. Ginobili grabbed the ball and rushed to the frontcourt, at which point the Bulls retreated like a walk.
Ginobili made a long pass and the ball reached the left baseline in the hands of Dio. Immediately after Dior's blow to the ground, the ball was in the hands of Neil, who was inserted in the middle line. I saw Neil getting up in front of Sun Xiaotian and was about to go to the basket, but at this time, Sun Xiaotian was full of resentment, thinking to himself, "It's not so easy to shoot and shoot in front of me."
Not to mention, Sun Xiaotian's excellent arm span directly sealed Neil's field of vision. But who would have thought that Neil actually had a small lever in the air, and in the end, he actually passed the ball back to Dio, who had retreated to the bottom corner three-point position.
Dior, who received the ball again, adjusted the crosshair and shot decisively!
"Boom!"
After the ball hit the basket, it bounced high. Both teams are stuck in each other's seats and ready to fight for rebounds.
"Huh!"
The ball landed in the basket!
“ohmygod!! How can this be fought? You can get in! ”
Seeing this scene, the sideline commentary was so happy!
Dior's lucky ball also made the Spurs fans at the scene happy, they couldn't sit still anymore, and they all stood and watched the game like crazy.
Dior, who finished throwing, returned to defend and stretched out a three-point gesture to the Spurs' bench, and the Spurs' bench was full of singing and dancing!
"I'll go! These TMs are a bunch of mad dogs! This is the only thing Sun Xiaotian can think of!