The Pacers and Bulls played quickly, with no interruptions on both sides, except for technical fouls by Stephenson and Noah in the middle of the third quarter.

With two minutes left in the third quarter, Stephenson hit a three-pointer from the outside to meet Noah's defense, and the ball was straight, but it still went into the net, which was also his fourth three-pointer of the game.

After making the three-pointer, Stephenson was in a rampage with Noah, who ignored him at the time, knowing Stephenson's virtues.

Turning around, the Bulls missed the attack, and when grabbing the rebound, Stephenson and Noah had a lot of physical contact in the air, and Stephenson made a small move behind Noah and pushed Noah, the action was very hidden, and the referee did not see it.

Noah was angry at the time and shouted at the referee: "This is a foul!" Why don't you blow it? ”

It's just a coincidence, Noah is also a ruthless character, he saw the right time, and when Stephenson broke through the inside line, an elbow hit him in the cheek, and showed an innocent look, Stephenson was in a hurry, he got up from the ground, and put his forehead against Noah's forehead, Noah pushed it away, and the two immediately wanted to fight, but fortunately, the referee and teammates arrived in time to pull it away.

In the end, the two of them each played fifty big boards and ate a T each.

Vogel and Thibodeau were also sensible and hurriedly replaced them.

After the matter subsided, the game continued, and the score of the two teams did not open.

George and Sun Xiaotian had a really good performance in the first three quarters, George scored 20 points and 5 rebounds in the third quarter, and Sun Xiaotian contributed a lot on the defensive end despite only scoring 16 points, delivering 7 assists, 4 blocks and 5 steals.

In the crucial fourth quarter, as soon as it came up, both sides were benches, and with more than 7 minutes left in the game, the starting lineups of both sides came back for the final showdown.

The Pacers are also well prepared for this game, and they see the Bulls as a potential opponent in the playoffs, so this game is also a great opportunity to practice.

In the attack, the main SideScreen tactics are used, supplemented by blocking and cutting attacks. Defensively, the Pacers focus on the restricted area defense tactics. Relying on the powerful interior twin towers - Hibbert + West, the former is the block king and box defender, and the latter is a tough and intelligent power forward. Although neither of them is fast, they both have good understanding, both have good footwork, and both can defend the penalty area. The best player for the Bulls to break through is Sun Xiaotian, as long as Sun Xiaotian breaks through with the ball, Hibbert and West must have one person who will stick to the penalty area.

When defending the pick-and-roll, the Pacers also kept Hibbert and West in the restricted area. They have the forward players mark the ball carrier, follow the ball carrier if they have the ability to shoot, and if they don't, follow the player who comes to cover. They prefer to follow the ball carrier, which leads him to a box with Hibbert or West, where the smaller ball carrier has little room to shoot or pass.

Defensively, the Pacers prefer to let their opponents shoot, but they defend the shooters tightly, and the front line players such as Paul George, Lance Stephenson, and George Hill are tall and have long arms.

In this game, they used the tactics of sticking to the penalty area when defending players with projection ability and breakthrough ability such as Sun Xiaotian and Lu Erdeng.

From Sun Xiaotian's performance, it can be seen that 5 of 14 shots are really not efficient-

The scores on both sides were scorching.

87-84, the Bulls trailed slightly.

George held the ball on the outside, and West stepped forward to double cover, or cut down, but this became an illusion, just to confuse the opponent.

Gibson hesitated for a moment, George walked past Gibson, and Sun Xiaotian arrived quickly. George then split the corner, Stephenson made a shot, and Butler, who had been defending George, was already in front of him.

Stephenson was unusually calm at this point, and immediately gave the ball out again.

George is back in control, and since the tactics didn't work out, it's time for him to work.

It was Sun Xiaotian who was defending George, George suddenly made a shot, Sun Xiaotian was thinking that there was not much time left to attack, maybe George would end the attack with a dry pull, and Sun Xiaotian immediately jumped.

"Oh no, fooled!"

After deceiving Sun Xiaotian, George strode to the paint area.

The rest of the bull was also stunned, and they all stopped instantly.

It was only Noah who rushed over, he wanted to pull George, it was too late.

George jumped with all his might.

"Boom!"

It's a violent buckle through Noah, no, it's a riding buckle!

When it was over, George yelled at the audience!

Sun Xiaotian patted Noah on the chest, indicating that it was his fault.

I guess Noah might think, "Damn, it's a background wall!" If you don't come back for me, I'm not done with you. ”

Sun Xiaotian took the initiative to reach out for the ball and instructed his teammates to run. The Pacers stuck to the box for the whole game and it worked, so they still won't change.

Today, Sun Xiaotian's outside hand felt cold and abnormal, and he made 1 of 6 three-pointers.

He gave the ball to Noah, who was in the bottom corner, and Butler in the bottom corner suddenly made a reverse run, leaving Stephenson behind, and Noah pushed with both hands, and the ball was immediately sent to Butler.

Butler picked up the ball and was about to dunk it, and as soon as he took off into the air, Hibbert raised his right hand and pressed him down firmly.

Sun Xiaotian arrived quickly, caught the falling ball, and smashed the basket with one arm when Hibbert had not jumped again.

Come and don't be rude!

After Sun Xiaotian succeeded, Noah looked happier than him, hitting his chest and roaring angrily, feeling as if he had blocked Hibbert.

……

The small margin lasted until the last minute.

The score was 102-101!!

The Bulls trailed by 1 point, and the Bulls possessed the ball.

Throughout the game, the Pacers played a wheel battle against Sun Xiaotian, whether it was on the defensive end, Stephenson, George, Green and Hill took turns defending.

On the offensive end, as long as the ball carrier faces Sun Xiaotian's defense, the ball carrier will consume him through physical contact.

Sun Xiaotian held the ball on the outside, and Stephenson hunched his waist and stared at him.

Noah stepped forward to cover, and Sun Xiaotian originally wanted to change positions and fight big with a small fight.

Who knew that Stephenson suddenly abandoned Noah, and Hibbert suddenly clamped Sun Xiaotian.

Sun Xiaotian was a little flustered, and he retreated, seeing that he was near the middle line. At this time, Butler, who was at the far end, ran over to pick it up.

As soon as Sun Xiaotian saw the opportunity, he gave it to the ground with a blow.

Suddenly, a dark shadow sprang out from between the two of them, quickly intercepted the ball, and hit the backcourt like a wild horse holding the ball.

"Damn it!"

Sun Xiaotian scolded secretly!

It turned out that George had already seen the passing line and cut the ball down.

George dribbled the ball to the basket, held the ball with both hands, jumped and turned 360 degrees to increase the windmill, and shocked the audience.

104 to 101!!

The Bulls immediately called a timeout.