"When", "When", "When"...... Before the Chicago Bulls' home game against the Nets, several heavy bells rang in the United Center arena.

This is to mourn the victims of the Connecticut school shooting, and all the players, coaches, and fans in the arena of the United Center, the home of the Bulls, bowed their heads and silently blessed those who died.

In fact, all NBA games on that day added a memorial to the victims of the Connecticut school shooting, and sports leagues such as college basketball and professional football in the United States also had the same moment of silence.

Chicago Mayor Daley, who was also present at the United Center Arena, said before the game: "The victims came from all over the world with their dreams, but the sin completely shattered their dreams, and I was shocked and saddened by the tragedy that happened, only God knows what ......it is like to lose a child."

The pastor of the church in Chicago then led the group in praying: "We cannot explain this tragedy, but we rely on the Lord and our only strength ...... with unity of heart."

The NBA official website reporter also interviewed Nets head coach Johnson on the sidelines, Johnson said with a heavy face: "Today is a very bad day, the game is just our job, we are doing what we have to do, but when that tragedy happens, work and other things become no longer important, as a parent I feel very sad......

Later, Nets captain Deron Williams also gave an interview to the reporter, and he said sadly: "I feel very sad when you hear that some children are being deprived of the right to live because of things like this, and I feel like it affects everyone......"

The United Center, the home arena of the Bulls, deliberately played a candle pattern on the electronic display of the arena before the game. Express your condolences for the deceased.

Gao Dazhuang wrote "NewtownCT (NewtownCT, Connecticut)" on his Nike sneakers with a pen, and this detail was also captured by reporters at the scene and played on the big screen of the stadium. This move of tall and strong also immediately won the applause of many fans.

As Nets coach Johnson said, today is a sad day. But we were doing what we had to do, and with the referee's whistle, the Bulls vs. Nets game officially began.

The Bulls' on-court starters are: center Joakim Noah, power forward Boozer, small forward Ruhr Deng, scoring guard Marco Belinelli, and point guard Nate Robinson.

The Nets' on-court starters are still the same: center Reggie Evans, power forward Chris Humphries, small forward Gerard Wallace, shooting guard Tall Strong, and point guard Deron Williams.

In the last 10 home games against the Nets, the Bulls have won 8 of them, and the Bulls sitting at home today are facing the Nets "back-to-back" with the support of nearly 20,000 fans in the stadium, so the Bulls have a certain advantage.

But although the Nets went through three overtimes in the last game and finally stubbornly defeated the Knicks, the leaders of the East, the Nets did not show fatigue at the beginning of this game.

They opened up against their opponents in the opening game, and their hands were hotter than the Bulls playing at home.

With the exception of Humphries' missed jumper, the Nets hit five of their first six shots. The game was opened with a perfect ratio of 11:0.

The Bulls then went back in color, with Belinelli hitting a three-pointer, then Robinson hitting Delon on the wing and a half-volley from Ruhr Deng to cut the margin to four points.

But soon, Gao Dazhuang restrained the Bulls' scoring momentum with a counterattack and fast break, and then Gao Dazhuang and Delon led the Nets to firmly control the lead.

The score remained deadlocked until three minutes into the first half, when the Bulls suddenly stepped up their defense after a regular timeout. The instantaneous increase in defensive intensity left the Nets at a loss, and they didn't score a single point in the final three minutes or so to put the team in a quagmire.

The Bulls' Belinelli and Lore Deng caused consecutive fouls in the final period, relying on consecutive free throws, and the Bulls came from behind. The first half ended with a one-point advantage of 45:44.

In the first half, the Bulls' Belinelli scored a game-high 14 points, while Noah contributed a game-high eight rebounds.

For the Nets, Deron Williams had 11 points, four rebounds and five assists, and Gerard Wallace also scored 10 points. The tall and strong hand feels average, shooting 4 of 9. He only scored 8 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist.

The second half of the game has just begun, with the help of tall and strong cover. Deron instantly got rid of Robinson's defense, drove straight to the basket with the ball, and flashed the defender Ruhr Deng with a "European step", and faced the empty blue is a pick-and-roll.

However, the smile on Delong's face was not over, and with a "snap", one arm slammed into the basketball and fanned the ball directly off the court.

"SHIT" was still in the air Delon cursed, turned his head to see the Bulls Noah appear behind him and cling to him, apparently Noah's block successfully stopped the Nets' offense, and this wonderful block immediately won the cheers of the fans at the scene.

The Nets served quickly on the sideline, and after several passes, the ball passed to Gao Dazhuang, who made a ground-hitting pass after feints to attract the defense, and directly stuffed the ball into the hands of Evans, the Nets center who was in the open space under the basket.

"Good ball" Evans yelled, turned around and pulled up on the spot, picked up his arms with both hands and smashed the ball into the basket.

There was a "snap", but suddenly a palm pressed on the basketball, and after a brief stalemate, Evans finally lost control of the ball.

Noah! It was Noah again, and when Noah appeared strangely behind Evans, it was too late for the tall and strong to remind him.

"Counterattack" Noah slammed the ball into the front court after a steal, and the ball went directly through the entire half court and fell into the hands of Robinson, who was rushing in full force, and Robinson received the ball and made an easy layup.

With Noah's two wonderful blocks, the morale of the entire Bulls team was high, and the Nets' offense was significantly suppressed both inside and outside.

After the defense suppressed the opponent. The Bulls' offense is also gradually getting into its own rhythm.

As a defense-oriented team, the Bulls want to win. You have to defend first, and they were quite successful today. not only disrupted the offensive rhythm of the Nets, but also blossomed more on his offense.

"Bang Dang" Noah and Ruer Deng completed a classic combination of high post strategy and anti-run air cut, and received a pass from Lu Erdeng, and Noah dunked it with both hands.

The huge cheers of "Oh" resounded throughout the United Center arena, and the enthusiasm of nearly 20,000 Bulls fans at the scene was ignited by Noah's violent dunk.

"Offense, offense" At this time, Nets head coach Johnson couldn't sit still, and anxiously stood on the sidelines and shouted command.

At this time, the tall and strong suddenly made a force, changed direction at the limit, and instantly shook past Belinelli, and the tall and strong who got rid of the defense jumped into the opponent's penalty area. In the face of Boozer's defense, Gao Dazhuang chose to force a jump to the basket.

The tall and strong man flying in the air suddenly turned sideways in the face of Boozer's frontal block, and successfully avoided Boozer's block with a deft dodge in the air, and then changed his left hand to his right hand and picked up the basket with one hand.

"Slap" but when the ball was just shot, an arm suddenly came from behind the tall and strong, and a heavy blow hit the basketball, and the basketball then smashed on the rebound, rebounding back Ruer Deng to get it.

Noah! Gao Dazhuang looked back and immediately saw that it was Bulls center Noah who had just given him a big hat. At this moment, Noah is telling to run to the Nets restricted area.

The "Bang Dang" Bulls pushed forward quickly, and Robinson made a return pass after entering the penalty area, passing the ball to Noah, who was inserting at high speed, and Noah also jumped high unceremoniously. Both hands smashed the ball into the basket.

"Oh" the entire United Center arena resounded with an exclamation, less than five seconds from Noah's block, and Noah had already rushed from one side of the court to the other. Completed a powerful and heavy buckle.

Dragon! Many fans now believe that this ball is definitely one of the five best balls in this round of the NBA.

"Amazing" At this time, the tall and strong man carefully observed the strange-looking "Zhang Fei" of the other party for the first time.

In fact, for Noah, Gao Dazhuang also knows a lot about it through the information before the game. He knew that Joaquinnoah's father was the famous tennis player Yannicknoah, who had won the French Open in 1983. Half French and half Cameroonian descent, his mother was Miss Sweden and Miss Universe in 1978, his parents divorced later, and his mother raised little Noah alone, growing up in New York, USA.

In the 2007 NBA draft, Joakim Noah was selected by the Chicago Bulls with the 9th pick in the first round.

In fact, Noah doesn't like superstars either - he says he hated Michael at one point? Jordan, instead put Ben who entered the league without a draft? Wallace was an idol.

"I love his passion for rebounding," Noah said, but he also doesn't let go of his idols, and in 2007, when Wallace tried to enjoy veteran privileges and asked Noah, who was still a rookie, to give him a massage, Noah poured cold water on him.

This is typical "Noah-like" behavior - as early as Noah's three-month school in France, Noah was accused of "unruliness" by the school authorities, and Noah's mother, Cecilia Rhodes, immediately decided that at the age of 16, she and her son would move the family to an apartment near a slum in a corner of Manhattan.

"I wanted him [Noah] to feel the streets," said Noah's mother, Rhodes, who knew that there were hordes of drug addicts, drug smugglers and a criminal gang called Hell's Kitchen next to her new home, "and it was the prettiest thing I've ever done."

It is this different kind of education that has created today's different Noah.

But Noah on the court has a serious and positive attitude in the game, doing his best at both offensive and defensive ends, and the most impressive thing is his crazy playing style and flamboyant personality on the court, with outstanding displays in blocks, rebounds, steals, defense, physical contact and grabbing floorball, and playing with passion.

In the Bulls' Thibodeau system, Noah plays a role similar to Greenshirt Garnett on the defensive end, and he is the team's defensive backbone.

At 6-foot-11, Noah has excellent speed and explosiveness, and has a good ability to predict, he can use his height and strength to fight against the big inside, and he can also keep up with the breakthrough of small players, he can cover the entire inside, giving opponents great deterrence.

Noah's role on the offensive end has also been underrated, and while he averages just 11.7 points per game, he is very important in the Bulls' offensive system.

First of all, Noah is a good passer, he can put up the offense of the back tandem team, can cooperate with Belinelli and Robinson on the line constantly blocking and dismantling, and his follow-up basket dunk can also cause a lot of damage to the opponent.

On the other hand, Noah can boost the team's offense in terms of rebounding, and his backcourt rebounding guarantee allows the Bulls to play a quick counterattack and get many secondary offensive opportunities.

67：77

With less than 20 seconds left in the third quarter, the Bulls not only controlled the ball, but also held a 10-point lead.

And the biggest contributor to everything is Bulls center Noah, 12 points, 14 rebounds, 7 assists, 5 blocks and 2 steals, this is the terrifying data that Noah handed over in the first three quarters.

At this moment, Noah has fully demonstrated that he is a very good team player, and he is also an energetic and scrappy blue-collar player, who can bring some things to the team that cannot be shown in technical statistics, can promote team chemistry, change the team's temperament in some subtle aspects, and the only deficiency may be his "brain".

Noah, who was outside the three-point line at the top of the arc, received a pass from his teammate, and at this moment he suddenly found that there were no Nets defenders within 2 meters in front of him.

Obviously, Noah's super bad mid-range shooting made Nets center Evans not pay attention to Noah outside the three-point line at all.

At this time, after a little hesitation, Noah pulled up on the spot, and in the surprised eyes of everyone, he threw the basketball in his hand with his lame and strange shooting method.

With a "brush", the Nets made a crisp sound through the Nets, and Noah, who has always been inaccurate in his mid-range shot, actually scored a three-pointer!

This dramatic result caused the nearly 20,000 Bulls fans in the audience to snicker, but at this moment, the excited Noah actually stretched out two fingers to his mouth, made a blowing pose, and then made a gesture to put the gun into the sleeve.

Shortly after mourning the victims of the Connecticut school shooting, Noah made the infamous "put the gun away" after scoring a goal.

And that's not all, Noah, who was carried away by the goal, arrogantly yelled at the Nets players: "Brother wants to overthrow you all!" (To be continued......)