With the Clippers bombarding the game shortly after the start of the game, Bulls head coach Thibodeau couldn't sit still any longer and hurriedly called a 20-second timeout.

This timeout is not actually a tactic for the players, but mainly to remind them not to panic, and they must follow the strategy formulated before the game, slow down the pace of the game, and do not run with the rhythm of the Clippers.

As the commander of the team, if Hinrich can't always keep in mind the amount of rhythm, then the Bulls will still be slowly dragged into their own rhythm by the Clippers. Further, if you want to calm down Hinrich, then you need to get Paul not to blow himself up.

However, how easy it is to do this!

Since coming to the Clippers, Paul has been able to put away his attacking power. Especially this season, the average of 16.9 points and 9.7 assists per game is also luxurious, but compared with his career statistics of 18.6 points and 9.8 assists, there has been a significant decline.

This is mainly because the current Clippers team can score a lot of people, and the overall strength of the team is much better than the previous Hornets. As a result, Paul's minutes of playing time have dropped to an all-time low, with 33.4 minutes less than the previous season's 36.4 minutes, a full three minutes less.

All of this shows that Paul's personal physical condition has reached its best this season, where he can switch to both scoring mode and assist mode, and either of these modes can put opponents to death.

So, for Hinrich, he was under the most pressure in this game, and although he is also known for his excellent No. 1 defense, he can't defend Paul full-court because his substitute Nate simply can't count on it.

Thibodeau actually thought of this, how to defend Paul when Hinrich was away, Thibodeau already had his own ideas and a suitable candidate, that is Sun Xiaotian.

Sun Xiaotian has an excellent arm span and at the same time super speed. Although I am not sure that I can prevent Paul from dying, at least it can significantly reduce his success rate.

Coming back from the timeout, the Bulls adjusted their mentality, slowed down the offensive tempo, and faced the Clippers in a positional battle.

Excellent tactical execution, but the Bulls' strategy slowly began to work. Boozer used his back to force Griffin on his backs and singles, and he was off the court with two fouls on his back shortly after.

I have to admit that Griffin is still some way from superstardom. From the time he entered the league, Griffin did a very poor job of controlling individual fouls. So far this season, Griffin has averaged a whopping 3.4 fouls per game. was unable to control the number of fouls he had well, which made him cause the Clippers' interior line to be empty and greatly reduced.

Of course, Griffin's departure is a great opportunity for the Bulls. Continuing to attack the opponent's interior line has become a killer move for the Bulls.

Hinrich dribbled outside the three-point line, and Sun Xiaotian ran out diagonally to catch the ball for a long time. At this time, Noah was already in the position on the strong side, and Sun Xiaotian decisively passed the ball to him.

Jordan, who is responsible for defending Noah, although he has a good figure, but his lower body strength is too thin.

At this time, Noah suddenly turned around, held the ball with both hands, and made a gesture to make a layup. Jordan is also obedient, probably wanting to show off his bounce! It was directly clicked away.

Perhaps because he jumped up and realized that he had been deceived, he took advantage of the situation and dragged Noah when he fell. However, although he wanted to use the foul to organize Noah's points, he didn't commit the foul completely, and directly gave Noah a 2+1!!

Now Negro roared, and Jordan Jr. fouled, so how are I going to play with the Clippers?

In the following period, Jordan Jr. deliberately avoided foul trouble when defending the Bulls' interior and outside breakouts. After all, the game only started for more than 4 minutes, and this time it was a half inside line.

Jordan Jr. is somewhat restrained defensively, plus Hollins, who replaced Griffin, is just cannon fodder. So, the Bulls stretched the score in one fell swoop, and at the official timeout, the Bulls led the Clippers by 6 points at 16-10.

Although the game started with a fierce offense from the Clippers. However, the Bulls' excellent interior defense and tactical execution still turned the situation on the court around.

At the timeout, Negro made a decisive tactical adjustment. He removed Hollins, who had just come on the court, and replaced him with Crawford, so that the Clippers played a big four small-

Coming back from the timeout, Paul was still on the pitch with the ball. However, after half-time, he unexpectedly gave the ball to Crawford to deal with.

After Crawford received the ball, he faced Sun Xiaotian. Sun Xiaotian has watched Crawford's games before, and he has seen games for the Warriors, Knicks, Hawks, Trail Blazers, and now the Clippers.

He never doubted Crawford's scoring ability, and Sun Xiaotian was impressed by Crawford's dazzling and very large dribble movements in the game, as well as his extremely high arc three-point shot on the court

In the face of Sun Xiaotian's defense, Crawford did not back down because Sun Xiaotian was taller and stronger than him. On the contrary, he believes that the taller and stronger the person who defends him, the easier it is for him to score.

Crawford dribbled the ball with two hips in quick succession, and suddenly started the first step towards Sun Xiaotian's left hand. To be honest, in Sun Xiaotian's opinion, Crawford did not come as fast as his first step.

"What! Why did he go back again? ”

Sun Xiaotian was muttering in his heart, not caring at all that Crawford's first step turned out to be a feint. He just moved his feet forward, and then when Sun Xiaotian retreated, he made another crotch return ball, and directly hugged the ball back.

After the ball was brought back, Crawford adjusted his stance and then shot from distance from beyond the three-point line.

At this time, he had already realized that he had been tricked, and Sun Xiaotian hurriedly turned around and jumped up to block him.

"Oops!"

Sun Xiaotian was shocked because he was in a panic and pointed at Crawford's elbow.

The referee also saw it accurately and blew the whistle decisively. However, at the same time as the head coach blew the whistle, the ball in Crawford's hands went out.

"Huh!"

The ball made a graceful arc and went into the net.

“3+1”

"How did Crawford forget about it?" Sun Xiaotian hugged his head and repented!

The reason why Sun Xiaotian thinks so is because the guy in front of him is the famous four-point king in NBA history!

As the best four-point player in history, Crawford's goal drew applause from the Clippers' bench players.

After scoring four points at one point, the Bulls still started from the inside. Although the Clippers have changed their lineup, it stands to reason that the Bulls with a strong interior line should be easier. However, the Clippers' nimble defensive moves greatly interfered with the Bulls' shooting.

Looking back, Paul didn't blindly pursue a fast pace on the dribble. He dribbles slowly and observes his teammate's movements. After crossing the halfway line, under the cover of Jordan Jr., Paul passed Hinrich in disguise, and after entering the Bulls' interior line, Paul dodged and moved, playing the Bulls to turn around the players. Basically, he alone attracted at least 3 people to move around him.

Including Sun Xiaotian, perhaps everyone paid too much attention to Paul and didn't notice that the ball in his hand was gone at this time.

"Not good!"

Sun Xiaotian's heart was cold again.

At this time, Sun Xiaotian looked behind him again and found that Crawford was behind him, preparing to make a three-point shot. Sun Xiaotian didn't care if Paul was or not, and he pounced on Crawford.

However, the ball still came out. Not only that, Sun Xiaotian suddenly pounced on Crawford when he fell.

"Beep".

The referee's whistle is blowing again!

And what's even more unbelievable is that the ball actually got into the Nets again!

Bang me! Another one to score a four!