Judging by the performances of both teams throughout the first half, the Lakers were better overall. They weren't as lifeless as they were in the first few games, on the contrary, they played a fluid game and combined well inside and out.

The Bulls respect the tactics of head coach Thibodeau, defending first, then attacking, and using defense to drive offense.

In the third quarter, the Bulls suddenly changed their strategy, they were more decisive on the offensive end, and the response between the players on the court also increased.

As soon as the third quarter came up, the Bulls started from the inside. There is quite a momentum of "knowing that there are tigers in the mountains, and biasing towards the tiger mountains".

Actually, the Bulls did this very wisely. Because the Lakers' biggest impact on the Bulls' offense is not Kobe Bryant, but their interior twin towers. With them in the restricted area, no matter what the Bulls do, there is nothing they can do.

So, the only way to do it is to kill them and make them have some scruples on the defensive end, and only then can the Bulls find a way on the offensive end.

However, this also seems to be a problem for the Bulls players to a certain extent. The Bulls are the best at breaking through and making damage, so they may be watching this game at home!

That's right, in the season when Rose won the regular season MVP, his breakaway tandem was top-notch. As long as the team can't open the situation, he will rely on his sharp breakthrough to kill the opponent's interior line and make the opponent shrink the defense, so that his teammates on the outside have a chance.

However, the Bulls don't seem to have such people anymore. Although Rohrdeng is well-rounded, he is good at shooting and defending. The likes of Hinrich, Nate, and Belineri were also embarrassed. The only Sun Xiaotian who is not bad is that he is too young and inexperienced.

Therefore, Thibodeau can't, so he has to start on the inside, and the combination of Boozer and Noah is still not inferior to the Lakers Twin Towers to a certain extent.

Boozer was decisive in his position, and it was Gasol who defended him. Boozer faced Gasol on the left side, and he first broke through to his favorite right hand with the ball, and Gasol opened his arms and pressed tightly against him. However, Boozer suddenly made another outside turn, like a spinning top, followed by another jumper.

"Huh!"

The ball is in!

This goal has a bit of a charm of small and big.

But looking back, the Lakers still had an outside launch first. Unlike the first half, as soon as the third quarter came up, Kobe Bryant took the initiative to ask for the ball. It seems that he also understands the truth that he is strong against the enemy!

It's not that Sun Xiaotian can't defend, it's just that he's too inexperienced. In the face of Kobe's ball holding, even if Sun Xiaotian racked his brains, he still couldn't limit Kobe Bryant.

Kobe Bryant successfully beat Sun Xiaotian twice in succession, but the Bulls' interior strategy was quite effective, continuing to kill the Lakers' interior line and bite the score tightly.

It wasn't until five minutes into the third quarter that Howard picked up his fourth foul of the game and was replaced by D'Antoni, and the Bulls' interior killing strategy paid off.

As soon as Howard was off the court, all the members of the Bulls almost unanimously agreed at the same time, that is, to continue to impact the opponent's basket, including Sun Xiaotian.

Sun Xiaotian was tired of defending Kobe Bryant, and he didn't have the energy to devote himself to offense at all. After communicating with Thibodeau, Sun Xiaotian decided that I can't put pressure on you on the defensive end, so I'll wear you down on the offensive end.

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Hinrich passed the ball to Sun Xiaotian at the first time, and in the face of Kobe, Sun Xiaotian always had a voice in his heart to tell him again, "Beat him, I'll do that!" ”

Sun Xiaotian froze for a moment, he arced up quickly, first from Kobe's armpit, trying to pass Kobe Bryant with his whole body. However, Kobe Bryant is a member of the 9-time All-Defensive Team after all! How can you let it be so easy!

However, Sun Xiaotian was not in a hurry, he followed up with another behind-the-back dribble turn, and it was time to pass the other side of Kobe. Sun Xiaotian's direction seemed to make Kobe a little more uncomfortable, and when Kobe turned around, Sun Xiaotian had already jumped in the air.

By the time Kobe Bryant blocked him on the jump, it was already too late.

"Huh!"

Facing the basket close at hand, the ball goes into the net!

successfully played Kobe, and Sun Xiaotian's confidence came back all of a sudden. After being pressed by Kobe Bryant for two and a half quarters, he finally let out a bad breath.

However, looking back, Sun Xiaotian still had no way to take Kobe. Whether it is Kobe's breakthrough, mid-distance, or back-to-back singles, Sun Xiaotian has no way at all.

But Sun Xiaotian doesn't care so much anymore, all he has to do is respond.

Immediately afterwards, when Sun Xiaotian held the ball again, Kobe Bryant had already opened his hands, leaned down, and stared at Sun Xiaotian deadly. That's right! Kobe Bryant got serious.

Kobe Bryant's left hand was stretched out directly in front of Sun Xiaotian, almost slapping him in the face. And Sun Xiaotian held the ball in one hand and made his classic ball-holding action.

I saw that Sun Xiaotian saw the right time and suddenly launched. He leaned close to Kobe Bryant, trying to push him away and find space for himself to shoot. However, it was all in vain in front of Kobe.

In the midst of the lightning, Sun Xiaotian suddenly made an emergency stop and dribbled under his crotch, Kobe Bryant reacted quickly, and he was still a little slow in rhythm. However, when Kobe Bryant turned around, Sun Xiaotian suddenly accelerated again, and this time he passed Kobe. Then, when Sun Xiaotian faced Gasol, he forced a layup.

"Smack!"

Sun Xiaotian's ball hasn't been slapped off yet, and I don't know who slapped it here. Looking back, it turned out to be Kobe Bryant.

"Toot!"

"Foul 24!"

"What's going on?" Bryant stood there, a little overwhelmed.

"That's a good hat!" Gasol and the referee theorized.

Slow-motion replays show that this is indeed a good hat. However, there is no way, here misjudgment is a culture.

Sun Xiaotian calmly walked to the free throw line and hit two free throws!

Kobe Bryant was already in his spirits at this time, he felt that the young man in front of him was really good, Kobe suddenly flashed a person in his mind, he felt that Sun Xiaotian was really very similar to that person.

was blown off a good hat by the referee, and Kobe Bryant sprinkled all his grievances on Sun Xiaotian.

When Nash held the ball, Kobe Bryant had already entangled with Sun Xiaotian for the important position. When Kobe Bryant got the ball, he didn't choose the back-to-back singles that he was good at before, and he was facing Sun Xiaotian this time. Sun Xiaotian used his eyes to look at the approximate location of the Lakers players around him.

Before Sun Xiaotian came back to his senses, Kobe Bryant broke through directly from the bottom line. Sun Xiaotian hurriedly followed, and the Bulls' interior defenders also made up for it. Bryant didn't have a chance to shoot and hurried past the basket. At this time, Noah and Boozer returned to their respective positions, leaving Sun Xiaotian alone to follow.

Suddenly, at the moment when Kobe Bryant came out of the bottom line, he chose to roll over and jump back, and Sun Xiaotian hurriedly jumped up to block it when he saw this.

Bryant's leaning arc was so extreme that he could barely see the basket. However, Bryant's hands shook a few times before he finally made a move. The ball arced high and went into the net!

It's incredible, and the goal is reminiscent of Kobe Bryant's almost flat shot against James.

When Kobe Bryant stood up again, he bit his lip tightly, looking domineering, and the ruthless Kobe appeared!