Chapter 187: Mobilize!
Thibodeau may have been too conservative, but it goes some way to his eagerness to take advantage of the last home game to win the game.
But hope is hope, and the reality is cruel. In the sixth game, Thibodeau only used Hinrich, Sun Xiaotian, Butler, Gibson, and Noah to start the five tigers for most of the time, and substituted Li and Ruhr Deng, and Boozer only played 9 minutes. Despite their iron will and defense, the Bulls only allowed the Heat to score 89 points at home, but the Bulls also scored only 87 points, and the Heat won Game 6 in a dangerous way, dragging the game into a tiebreaker.
After the game, the media overwhelmingly questioned Thibodeau's way of employing people, and the starting five Tigers played 40 minutes except for Hinrich.
However, the eight-man rotation was praised by some pundits after the game. "Despite losing the game, the Bulls rotated eight players to maximize the main force on the court, allowing the Heat to overcome the hard injuries of the lineup, although winning three games in a row, but luck accounted for the majority, and now the Bulls can really rely on strength to fight hard."
Sun Xiaotian scored 21 points on 7-of-20 shooting from the field in Game 6 while shooting just 35 percent from the field. In fact, this is normal, after all, the main force occupies a large number of shooting opportunities, and the corresponding hit rate will also decrease.
Coach Spoelstra's strategy against the Bulls in the game did not change much at first, and the players rotated at the point and went off the court at the point. However, the attention of everyone on the eight-man rotation of the Bulls team is 200 percent more than usual, which makes the Heat bench obviously a little unable to compete with the Bulls on the court. Spoelstra has also increased the appearance of the Big Three, at least guaranteeing the presence of the two giants on the field every time.
Although this way of playing is tiring, Sun Xiaotian enjoys the game. To be able to lead the team to this level as a rookie, Sun Xiaotian is excited and happy in his heart.
It was a pity to lose the sixth game, and Sun Xiaotian also blamed himself after the game. In fact, he should have had a better choice in the last shot, because at that time, Lee had already beckoned to him in the bottom corner, and Lee was completely empty. But one of the ideas in Sun Xiaotian's heart was telling him that he wanted to be a hero and save the game.
Originally, the initiative was already in their own hands, so the balance seemed to be slowly tilting in favor of the Heat. In Game 6, the Heat executed a little better at the last minute than the Bulls, and they deserved to be a championship-caliber team.
Game 7 between the two sides will be played on the Heat's home court, and by this time, there are no secrets for either side. At the same time, the silent Spurs have already chopped the Grizzlies off the horse, they are drinking beer and eating fried chicken, watching the battle between the Heat and the Bulls, waiting for the outcome between the Heat and the Bulls.
Whether it is the Heat or the Bulls to advance, it is still unknown whether they can compete with the Spurs at the time of the current physical exertion.
The Spurs' clean play highlighted the difficulty between the Heat and the Bulls. Some experts said, "The best series of the season is now!" ”
As for whether he can advance to the finals, Sun Xiaotian didn't think so far. Even with the last game left, he didn't want to qualify for the finals. Easily eliminated the Eagles in the first round, singled out Anthony in the semifinals, and although he lost the data, he won the game, and has been fighting with the Big Three until now. Sun Xiaotian has become a phenomenon, after all, the achievements of his rookie season have not even been touched by James.
Unlike James's rookie season, Sun Xiaotian was amazing at the beginning of the season, confused after being amazed, and erupted late in the regular season. However, in the playoffs, Sun Xiaotian was completely promoted to the superstar level and completed his thorough cultivation, which was extremely difficult and one step at a time.
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Missing Game 6 to end the series, many pundit media have already looked down on the Bulls Game 7. Although Sun Xiaotian's performance is good enough, the Bulls no longer have variable capital. The Heat are different, they have a lot of experience winning in key moments, they have 3 players who can change the direction of the game, there are also many role players who are experienced in major tournaments, and these role players have a very strong desire to win, and the most important thing is that they have things to do at home, they have fans who can ignite the atmosphere at home.
But no matter what, the Bulls have no way out, and Sun Xiaotian has no way out. Truth be told, the Bulls have been able to get to this point this season, which is already more than enough. They just chose a player, but they didn't expect that this player burst out with unimaginable potential. In the eyes of many people, if there is another draft, Sun Xiaotian may become the champion.
In the seventh battle, both sides will be credited with one battle. If the Bulls want to win, if they still play at this pace, it's hard to win, and they have to play extraordinary. At the same time, Sun Xiaotian also secretly decided that he would play the seventh game as the last game of the season, at least without regrets.
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Before the seventh game, Coach Thibodeau's words were heartfelt. He said: "I've been very fortunate to go through so much with you this season, your performances have been impeccable, Joaquin is still a Big Mac player under the basket, Butler has improved significantly, and Rohr, Carlos...... I'm proud of your performance, I've never been so lucky. ”
When Coach Thibodeau's eyes turned to Sun Xiaotian, Coach Thibodeau spread his hands: "Sun's performance, it's unbelievable, you have grown into a superstar, there is no doubt about it, people now compare you with the original LeBron, but I think you are you, you are unique, the only one, the type of player who has never appeared!" The game that is going to be played now will probably be the most important game in our lives, and everyone has two important things in their lives, one is to come to this world, and the other important thing is why to come to this world? I hope that at the end of the season, you will not regret missing something, and now the opportunity is in front of us, we didn't take it in the sixth, but now there is another opportunity, right in front of us, and we can't let it slip through our fingertips." (To be continued.) )