After listening to Popovich's arrangement, Chen Feng did not have the slightest objection, nodded, and then continued to say to Popovich: "Boss, I want to rest for a while, is it okay?" ”

Hearing this, Popovich frowned and said, "However, if the team is not there for a long time, it is estimated that it will be difficult to support it." ”

"But I think if I hold on, it will have a big impact on my performance in the last quarter of the game. This was the case in the previous game. The expression on Chen Feng's face was very serious, which made Popovich a little worried.

After being silent for a moment, Popovich had no choice but to nod helplessly and said to Chen Feng: "Okay, you can rest most of the time in the third quarter!" During this period of time, you have a good rest, and the last section depends on you. ”

Hearing Popovich's words full of expectation, Chen Feng nodded vigorously and said, "No problem." ”

So, Popovich said hello to Patti Mills and asked him to prepare to replace Chen Feng.

After the timeout, the Bulls did not make changes to the lineup, but instead replaced the Spurs, who were gradually closing in the score, with Patty Mills for Chen Feng, who was not in good shape in the second quarter of the game.

Popovich was worried that Maddy would also have physical problems, so he replaced Maddie with Ginobili, who has not played so far.

With less than five minutes left, the game continued.

After this timeout, the Spurs' defense still couldn't stop the Bulls' outside bombardment, but the Spurs did improve some on the outside offense, and the blocking and pick-and-roll movement became more active. It's not as messy as it used to be.

The Spurs' interior players lost their former strength after the timeout, but they were barely able to cause problems for their opponents.

However, there is still a considerable gap between the two teams in terms of strength, one side is orderly in attack and defense, while the other side is offensive but not defensive. As a result, the Spurs have not been able to recover the score from behind, and now they are just barely biting the score and not allowing the margin to widen.

Derrick Favors was in very good form today, whether it was Joakim Noah, who had not left the game with an injury before, or Gibson, who replaced Joakim Noah and was on the field at the moment. None of them could contain Derek Favors.

Even Carlos Boozer came up to make up for it. And basically to no avail.

For defending Derrick Favors, Bulls head coach Tom Thibodeau couldn't come up with a good idea after meditating. Previously, he wanted to use the beast slashing tactic.

But Favors is no Howard. He's also been consistent in his free-throw percentage. Not as bad as the average big guy. Therefore. The Bulls have never been able to find a good solution to Derrick Favors.

What makes Tom Thibodeau a little better, though. In the first half, the Spurs only Derrick Favors performed a little better, and the other players did not cause much trouble for the Bulls.

On their own side, Derrick Rose and Butler both played very well, and the initiative on the court is now in their own hands.

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In the blink of an eye, the first half was over, and the Bulls, led by Butler and Derrick Rose, led by 61-50, led the Spurs by 11 points.

Butler, the Bulls' small forward, scored 17 points in the first half, while team leader Derrick Rose also performed amazingly, chipped in 16 and dished out six assists.

And the Spurs' best performance was the absolute heart of the team, Derrick Favors, who at the end of the first half, he frantically cut a double-double - 15 points and 11 rebounds, and used the half to get a double-double, which is staggering.

In this regard, Tom Thibodeau is also quite helpless, after all, his side can't guard against Derek Favors at all.

In the first half, Chen Feng played about 16 minutes and scored 6 points in the first quarter of the game, which was a good performance. But in the second quarter, Chen Feng didn't score a single point and lost all three shots.

Such a performance is difficult to satisfy head coach Popovich and the fans at the scene.

However, Chen Feng is not without contributions. He made a lot of good passes in the first half. In his time on the court, he had a total of nine assists, just one short of a double-double.

And his assists are also the highest in the game. Because of this, the fans at the scene still cheered hard for Chen Feng.

Fifteen minutes later, the second half of the game began, Chen Feng did not play, still sitting on the bench, dragging his chin with his hands, and watching the game on the field with some depression.

Home team: Derrick Favors, Jordan Hill, Leonard, Maddy and Patty Mills; Away: Gibson, Carlos Boozer, Butler, Hinrich and Derrick Rose.

At the start of the second half, the Bulls extended their advantage under the leadership of Carlos Boozer and Derrick Rose, and although Hinrich and Butler continued to be efficient thereafter, Derrick Favors and Leonard began to lead the Spurs to close the gap, and the two combined to score 11 points, and the Spurs, who were once trailing by 16 points, were able to trail by just eight points at 65-73 in the middle of the third quarter.

In the second half of the third quarter, the Spurs continued to chase points.

Although Carlos Boozer and Derrick Rose's inside and outside offense showed the stability of the Bulls, Leonard and Derrick Favors, two in-form players, scored 11 points in a row and scored eight points in a row to become the Spurs' rescuers, and the two new cores perfectly filled the void of Chen Feng.

Before the end of the third quarter, Favors and Leonard scored 19 points together to narrow the gap to 7 points, which made Popovich, who was sitting on the sidelines, very happy.

However, just when Popovich was excited, a hot Butler hit another three-pointer and the Bulls re-extended the margin to double digits.

However, just as the Bulls began to cheer, Leonard received an inside shot from Derrick Favors and immediately hit a three-pointer.

“yeah!!” The fans at ATT Center stood up excitedly.

However, after the Bulls called a timeout, Dunleavy came off the bench and became the Bulls' surprise man.

He hit three three-pointers in a row, and after scoring nine points, the Bulls had a 16-point advantage at one point.

With two minutes and fifty-five seconds left in the third quarter, Spurs head coach Popovich called a 100-second timeout.

At this point, the Bulls still had a 12-point lead at 88:76.

Both sides were very efficient in attack and the score was high.

After the timeout, Chen Feng took the initiative to ask for help, and after getting Popovich's affirmation, Chen Feng walked towards the court.

And Maddy, who was out of the break, also returned, and Dior also replaced Jordan Hill.

The Bulls also made changes to the roster, with Derrick Rose also being replaced by Lucas II.

After the game began, the Spurs' situation did not improve much, and they were still pressed and beaten by the Bulls.

It was at this critical moment that Spurs' center Derrick Favors played a crucial role.

He frequently scored nine points in less than two and a half minutes, and the Bulls' offensive firepower was much weaker during that time.

With Derrick Favors' excellent performance, the San Antonio man gradually turned the tide of passivity. At the end of the third quarter, the Spurs closed the score to just six points at 88-94.

The game entered the last quarter, and the competition between the two teams became more intense.

The situation on the field was stalemate for a while, and the score was in a stalemate.

The Spurs, who were playing at home, were naturally unwilling to sit back and wait in front of their hometown fathers, and they launched a ferocious counterattack in the last quarter.

Chen Feng and Maddie, who rested for nearly a quarter of the game, teamed up to score 6 points, helping the team quickly narrow the gap to 2 points.

In the face of the opponent's ferocious counterattack, the Bulls' state has been up and down, not only on the defensive end, but also on the offensive end, there is a scoring drought of more than two minutes.

The Spurs became more and more courageous, and Maddie and Wesley Johnson scored two three-pointers in succession to help the team take a 100-96 lead and seize the initiative of the game in one fell swoop.

Tom Thibodeau had to call a timeout and bring on Butler, Derrick Rose and Carlos Boozer early.

The Spurs, on the other hand, replaced Derrick Favors with Jordan Hill off the pitch, and during this time, Derrick Favors' outstanding play sounded the clarion call for the Spurs to fight back violently.

At this moment, there are seven minutes and thirty-three seconds left before the end of the game.

After the game restarted, the Bulls scored only 2 points in nearly two minutes, and for the Spurs, Wesley Johnson, who came off the bench, scored another three-pointer, and the Spurs once again scored a three-pointer, so the Spurs once again outscored their opponents by 5 points at 103-98.

After a long period of adjustment, Chen Feng's state has improved again.

Although in the second quarter of the game, he suffered some losses in front of Derrick Rose. But the game isn't over yet, and he still has time to prove himself.

At 4:51 in the fourth quarter, Chen Feng hit a step-back jumper under the basket and caused a defensive foul on Derrick Rose.

At 106:101, Chen Feng once again took a 5-point lead for the Spurs.

Tom Thibodeau stood anxiously on the sidelines, seeing that the Bulls, who still had a dozen points advantage in the third quarter, actually fell behind by five points at this time.

Tom Thibodeau was about to call another timeout, but Popovich called a timeout first.

Popovich noticed that Chen Feng's physical strength had declined a little, so he did not hesitate to replace him.

Patty Mills was replaced by Chen Feng, and Leonard also replaced Wesley Johnson to bolster the team's offense.

Although Wesley Johnson has been on the court during this time, his offense has been good, but his play has not been very consistent.

And Favors, who rested for a while, also returned to the court, partnering with Dio inside, and the position of scoring guard is still Maddie. (To be continued......)