After beating the Mavericks, the Pacers' schedule is a little more stable, and they can then go straight to Chicago, where they can take the team bus home after the game, after all, Chicago is still very close to Indianapolis.

The Bulls are right to the Pacers, this is undoubtedly another topic worth hype, the contradiction between Zhang Kong and Rose, in the United States, this can also be regarded as a relatively public thing, in the All-Star Game, Rose did not pass a single ball to Zhang Kong, and among Zhang Kong's assists, none of the balls belonged to Rose, and the two guys were divided into two factions.

In the All-Star Rookie Challenge, Zhang Kong lost the opening, but Rose lost the ending, compared to Zhang Kong's 'selflessness', Rose's offense is obviously not very welcome, although he is more familiar with those people than Zhang Kong and those people.

But the players who enter the NAB know that this is a commercial league, and they are commodities! No one wants to be stuck in the warehouse if they want to push themselves out, so when Zhang Kong unites them and can also help them score, these people are happy, and the ball that should have been scattered in the hands of all the players has been transferred to Zhang Kong's hands.

Although they competed secretly in the rookie game, they were not fighting on the court as direct competitors after all.

Rose's last game was a defeat in the eyes of discerning people, and at the most critical moment of the game, he had been sitting off the court, and this time he returned to Chicago's home court, whether it was a Bulls fan or Rose himself, he was obviously ready to give Zhang Kong a little bit of a look, and after Zhang Kong and their bus entered the city, it was felt from these fans.

Although the morale of the Bulls is strong, they still take advantage of the home court, but in the face of the Pacers, the league's current super team, they are still a little frightened, although the Bulls are a level worse than the Pacers in terms of level, but they will not easily surrender, plus the Pacers' recent hand is not particularly good, so the Bulls may not have no chance.

Sure enough, as soon as the game started, the Bulls launched an onslaught, and the impact of this guy Rose was really good.

Today, the Bulls' lineup is still like that, with center veteran Brad Miller, power forward Ty Gibson, small forward Roel Deng, and dual point guards Kirk Hinrich and Derrick Rose, such a lineup is the regular lineup of the Bulls.

On the Pacers' side, the center let Hibbert play today, because Hibbert's height and strong playing ability on the inside are stronger than Murphy, so the impact on the old Miller is greater, on the big forward, today is still Al Jefferson, let him play Ty Gibson is not a big problem, the small forward is still Danny Granger, but the surprise is the combination of the backcourt, Zhang Kong, who has been playing point guard, was transferred to the position of scoring guard today, Earl Watson came to play point guard, but he faced Rose, It can only be one-sided abuse, at the beginning of the game, he has let Rose break through twice in a row, just three minutes into the first half, Rose alone scored six points, but did not send an assist, on the other hand, Zhang Kong's side is relatively dull.

Not a single assist, not a single shot, it seems that every time he plays the Bulls, Zhang Kong is always so bland at the beginning.

The Bulls played a perfect 12-4 start at home, which also made the audience boil, apparently they thought that Zhang Kong was not in shape today, maybe he was suppressed by Rose, but will Zhang Kong be out of shape? No kidding!

In Zhang Kong's body, there is no such thing as state at all, all his offenses speak with his surname, looking at Rose in front of him, Zhang Kong pouted, since this guy likes to break through, then change to a defensive lineup, restrain him a little!

Zhang Kong glanced at Jim O'Brien under the court and secretly asked how Jim O'Brien didn't know the weaknesses of the current Bulls, and nodded in agreement after thinking about it, so the original half-court man-marking defense on the Pacers' side instantly changed into a 2-2-1 joint defense in the half, except for Watson, all the other players shrank into the restricted area.

At a glance, this kind of defense knows that it is aimed at the opponent's three-point shot, and now as long as the Bulls put three points on the outside, it is still very likely to kill the Pacers, but how do the Bulls put three points on the outside? Who are you going to put three points on?

Ross? No kidding, this guy has nothing to do with three points! In Zhang Kong's eyes, Rose belongs to the kind of charging player, as long as he is restricted, it is not difficult to suffocate him, while Xinrich belongs to the backcourt conduction player, the ball is not terrible in his hand, what is terrible is that the ball rotates in his hand.

Of course, such a player is not suitable to be a leader, and Zhang Kong can also understand why the Bulls want Rose to be the boss.

There are only two people who have outside shooting ability on the Bulls' side, one is Hinrich, the other is Zhang Kong's old teammate Miller, Lore Deng is in the all-round way, and his three-point shooting is similar to his friend Ben Gordon, all of which are crazy.

Granger's defense breakthrough may not be good, but his long arms are still more powerful in defending three points!

Hinrich has a blank on his side, Rohr Deng has Granger on his side, and Miller is the only one left with three-point ability on the entire court.

And Miller is old after all, and his physical strength is not enough for him to win this game with the east wind of three points.

As for Rose, in Zhang Kong's eyes, he is just a breakthrough man, and as soon as he is caught on the inside, it is naturally impossible to make any big waves.

If Zhang's other former teammate, Salmons, is still with the Bulls, it will be difficult for the Pacers to put up this 2-2-1 lineup, but who told the Bulls' uniform team to sell him to the Bucks? Then you can't blame the Pacers for being ruthless.

Sure enough, after the joint defense was sacrificed, the Bulls' offense couldn't help but stagnate, Negro looked at the situation on the court, and he also knew that if he wanted to break the joint defense, the easiest way was to shoot three points, so he waved his big hand, and the players began to try to shoot three points on the outside.

But the effect can only be described as miserable, Rose's three points, as long as Watson interferes slightly, it will be outrageous.

He belongs to the kind of talent who rushes into the inside line and dunks violently, and playing three-point shooting has nothing to do with him, and on the other side, although he has the ability to shoot three-pointers, but in the face of Zhang Kong, he can't shoot one meter away from the three-point line, so he was also restricted by Zhang Kong, and tried to shoot a ball, but was directly fanned down by Zhang Kong, which is Zhang Kong's toughness.

The only one who made a three-pointer on the court was Miller Sr., and Hibotra didn't come out to defend him, and there was no way to do it.

But with Miller Sr., how can he rely on three-point shooting to kill the Pacers? It's completely impossible.

When Miller Sr. hit two three-pointers, Zhang Kong and Granger had already hit four! That's the gap.

The Bulls are now a balanced team on offense and defense, while the Pacers are still the shooting team.

Everyone in the team can shoot, Al Jefferson is naturally stronger than others, and Milicic is the same, this Serbian big man, the feel is particularly soft, plus the original Murphy and Hibbert on the inside, the Pacers' interior defense is enough, but the strength of the interior is not very enough, it can be said that the Pacers' interior line is also based on shooting.

The Bulls' offense was rigidly restrained, and their own defense was difficult to limit the Pacers' presence.

Rohr Deng's strength is better than all-round, while Granger's strength is better than shooting, and Rohr Deng can't do it, just because Granger can't either.

As for Zhang Kong, he has now steadily become the team's main point of attack, of course, if the other players of the team feel good, he is not willing to be the guy who is connected, today Granger's hand has touched the point, the continuous height of the game, really makes these players a little unbearable, in the past they may also give up some less important games, but now because they are the first in the league, they are reluctant to give up those games that should have been lost.

In this way, not only physical strength, but also energy will be in a great consumption, and the strong team does not mean that it can be practiced in one year or two, such as the Cavaliers, although they have been nouveau riche for a few years, but the consumption of the regular season makes it difficult for them to impact the final championship.

After four quarters of hard fighting, the Pacers finally took advantage of some advantages, and finally won the game against the Bulls 120-110, four consecutive away games, ending with three wins and one loss, but the matter is not over.

After the win against the Bulls, they will return to their home court to play against the Bucks, and the Bulls will come back against the Pacers.

But now the Pacers have won on the road, let alone at home! There's nothing negotiable about taking out your opponent.

After playing the Bulls, the February game is officially over, and looking at the schedule in March, it's really not easy to do!

In the first seven games in March, the Pacers played only one at home, and the first four games in March were more difficult to play against one by one, back-to-back against the Lakers and Trail Blazers, and then immediately back-to-back games against the Nuggets and Suns...... It's a surprising schedule, and if it's a bad one, it's a four-game losing streak, and for a youth army like the Pacers, a four-game losing streak would be a huge blow to the Pacers, but there are still two games to play before that, and Jim O'Brien has made up his mind.

In order to cope with the terrifying schedule in March, even if it is released in these two games, it is necessary to let the main players get enough rest.

(To be continued)