At the end of the first quarter, the score on the court was 26-20, and the Bulls led by six points to end the first quarter.

After Kobe Bryant was limited by Xu Yong, the Lakers were at a disadvantage in the starting period, but after entering the rotation, Odom on the Lakers' side was in a brave state, and a succession of points helped the Lakers bite the point difference.

In history, Odom won the only sixth man honor in his career this year.

On the Bulls' side, Thibodeau only used an eight-man rotation in the first quarter, and only Hinrich, Korver and Artest got playing time on the bench.

And at the beginning of the second quarter, Xu Yong, who had only gone down to rest for a minute, was replaced again.

After confirming the eyes, this Thibodeau is genuine.

But the good news is that O'Neal is the ninth man at this time.

O'Neill's appearance also caused a burst of whistles and heckling at the scene.

In fact, there is another hidden event in O'Neill's appearance today, that is, this is his first appearance as a substitute for the visiting team.

Naturally, fans in Los Angeles will not let go of such an opportunity.

However, O'Neal still looks as smiling and polite as he did against the Heat before.

At this time, the two sides are on the court, Bulls: Hinrich, Korwall, Xu Yong, Artest, O'Neal.

Thibodeau clearly hasn't given up on his one-four and four-small style of play, and if he wants to make that a secret weapon, he'll have to figure out the best time for it to play.

Lakers lineup: Steve Blake, Shannon Brown, Matt Barnes, Odom, Gasol.

came up with the Bulls' offense, and O'Neal fell directly in the low post with his back to Gasol to ask for the ball.

O'Neal is clearly the same as when he played the Heat, with a smile on his face and a smile in his heart.

At this time, the ball was in Xu Yong's hands, and of course he would not fail to see O'Neal's body language.

And this lineup on the field is the same as the inside-out tactics of the Chinese team in the World Championships before.

After Xu Yong signaled the weak side to pull away, he then hoisted the ball directly to O'Neal.

Feeding O'Neill is not much different from feeding Yao Ming.

O'Neill took the ball and forced Gasol directly.

Although Gasol's center of gravity is very low, the weight disadvantage makes it difficult for him to carry O'Neal.

And the Bulls have a large and four small lineup, among the four small, three outside lines are very accurate, and the rest of Artest is also above the level, so the Lakers don't dare to shrink at will at this time.

As a result, although my sister-in-law worked hard, my sister-in-law couldn't withstand the impact of this meat bullet!

O'Neal knocked Gasol away and a close-range hook sent the ball back into the basket.

Looking back, at Thibodeau's motion, the Bulls put on a 3-2 defense.

It's clear that Thibodeau is protecting O'Neal's point where he can't get out of the basket.

The Lakers broke the defense, Gasol tandem at the free throw line, and finally threw the ball to Blake outside the three-point line in the bottom right corner.

There was nothing wrong with this joint defense, but the Bulls' four-big lineup rotated defensively faster than expected, and Blake's shot was interfered with by Hinrich's flying block.

"Phew!"

Although Hinrich didn't cover the ball, Blake's shot was clearly off, and the basketball smashed out of the frame.

Under the basket, O'Neal accurately judged the landing point of the basketball, and after grabbing it with his long arm, he threw his hand to Xu Yong on the outside.

The Bulls played a defensive counterattack, and Xu Yong hit Brown directly in the fast break and sent the ball to the basket.

30 to 20.

At the beginning of the second quarter, the Bulls played a small climax, and the margin on the court reached double digits for the first time.

Thibodeau unconsciously reached out and clenched his fists on the sidelines.

In fact, as early as in the previous game, the Bulls proved that the tactics of one big and four small are very suitable for them, and the only problem is that the defense of the fourth position is weak.

Now it seems that Xu Yong's proposal has captured the crux of the matter, and as long as it is not used in the first place and the right time is found, it is still powerful.

And the Bulls have two big men, Yao Ming and O'Neal, which also makes Thibodeau's use options more diverse.

The camera showed Phil Jackson, and the "Zen Master" still did nothing as before, choosing to leave the game to the players.

At the critical moment, it was Gasol, who faked a burst from the free throw line, forced a shot to the basket and caused a kill after a hard encounter with O'Neal.

Gasol played as tough as last season's Finals, but O'Neal was not Garnett, and the price Gasol paid was to be knocked over.

The Los Angeles fans at the scene immediately booed O'Neal.

I saw the new people laughing, but I didn't hear the old people crying.

O'Neal didn't care, though, because it was clear that it was the Bulls who had the upper hand right now.

Gasol made both free throws to help the Lakers close the margin to single digits again.

The Bulls pushed to the front court to continue playing position, and the ball was fed to O'Neal again.

O'Neal continued to play solo with the ball, and the Lakers opted for a pinch this time.

O'Neal quickly split the ball, the Lakers chose to rotate the defense, and when the ball passed to Xu Yong's hand, Xu Yong made a shooting feint, and then broke through to the basket.

Seeing this, Gasol could only be forced to make up, but at this moment, Xu Yong threw the ball directly to the right side of the basket.

Over there, O'Neill was still near the baseline after the pass, and at this moment he was led up by the ball and grabbed the ball in the air with his right hand.

"Bang!"

Through Barnes, who rushed over to try to stop, a powerful one-handed smash completed the empty catch.

The fans at the scene were stunned for an instant, this is 38-year-old O'Neal?!

O'Neill also looked quite excited after completing the empty catch, he turned around as soon as he could, opened his legs and waved his hands, and walked out of his six-kissed overlord step celebration .gif.

At this moment, he has a showdown and doesn't pretend, he is here to win!

The Staples Center was agitated.

Not only because of O'Neal's unexpected dunk, but also because of the current situation on the court.

originally thought that the Lakers would be able to recover the score in one fell swoop during the bench period, but now the result is: the Lakers have never played as a starter, and they can't play off the bench!

Thibodeau's rotation of the main force has allowed the Bulls to maintain a high level of roster intensity on the court.

And whether it is Gasol or Kobe, they can't find a good angle to play under the Bulls' defense.

And whether it is Gasol or Kobe, they can't find a good angle to play under the Bulls' defense.

This basically became the decisive factor in the outcome of this game.

After the final four quarters of fierce battle, the Bulls defeated the Lakers 116-101, ending their opponent's five-game winning streak and ending their own two-game losing streak, drawing a successful end to this Western Conference road trip.

According to the statistics after the game, Xu Yong on the Bulls' side had 27 points, 6 boards and 5 assists, Rose had 24 points, 4 boards and 11 assists, Yao Ming had 15 points, 10 boards and 3 assists, O'Neal had 14 points and 5 boards, and Artest had 13 points and 3 boards.

On the Lakers' side, Gasol contributed a team-high 23 points and 9 boards, and Kobe Bryant played erratically under Xu Yong's full-court watch, shooting only 7 of 26 and scoring 21 points on free throws.

It is worth mentioning that this is also the first time that Xu Yongjin has surpassed Kobe Bryant in data since he entered the league.

After the handshake, O'Neill was caught by a media reporter on the sidelines.

After winning the game and playing well, O'Neill was also in a good mood with reporters.

Even when the reporter asked the fans about the substitution issue that the fans were most concerned about, O'Neill seemed completely unconcerned.

"I won't play as a substitute for anyone, except for Yao."

O'Neill's sympathy for Yao Ming, in the history that Xu Yong has experienced, is not shy about saying that he was covered by Yao Ming three times in a row, and he took the initiative to wear a coat for Yao Ming at the Hall of Fame.

Now in a team, this is not called blowing, this is called seeking truth from facts.

You know, if you ask him to play as a substitute for Howard, he'd rather retire on the spot.

A win in this game is important for the Bulls.

It wasn't just a victory, it was as simple as making them respond to the outside world's doubts, and more importantly, Thibodeau opened the right way to open "one big and four small".

Even incidentally, Thibodeau also figured out the most suitable rotation method for the Bulls now: the backcourt of the starting Ross and Xu Yong, Artest and O'Neal Jr. partnered in the front, plus Yao Ming on the inside, and the substitutes Hinrich and O'Neal locked the rotation position, and Allen/Korver in the backcourt to see who to choose on the opponent's situation, this is the 8-man rotation of the basic handicap.

Although it took some time, the season has only started for more than half a month, and it is not too late for the Bulls.

And the good news for the Bulls is that after a tough start to the season, they have a relatively sweet journey ahead.

Their next opponents are: Cavaliers, Raptors, Hawks, Pistons, Nets, Clippers, and Trail Blazers.

Of these seven opponents, only the Hawks and Trail Blazers can theoretically pose a threat to them.

Here are some basic rules for the league's schedule.

The league is divided into the East and West regions, which are known as the East and the West, and under the divisions, there are divisions, such as the Central Division, the Southwest Division, and a total of 6 divisions.

Based on these foundations, the rules are: two times in a season (home and one away) in different divisions, three times in a season in different divisions, and four times in a season (two home and away) in the same division.

Therefore, a simple win cannot fully reflect the strength of the team, because there is a gap in strength between the east and the west, and there is also a gap in the strength of teams in different regions.

That's right, eastern welfare does exist.

And for the rest of the schedule, you can completely understand that the Bulls are going to start eating this kind of benefit after playing a difficult battle.

……

Fast forward to early December, and the Bulls have wrapped up their entire November game.

Their final record was 11 wins and 2 losses!

That's right, the Bulls didn't let this wave of benefits flow away, counting the win over the Lakers, it directly came to a wave of eight consecutive wins!

Although if you take a closer look at this as a serious benefit, just as James never said in history how many benefits the Heat's 27-game winning streak has, Bulls fans naturally won't mention it.

All you need to know is that the Bulls have the longest winning streak in the league and their record of being at the top of the East or even the league at the end of their first month!

As a result of this record, Thibodeau was elected Coach of the Month without any suspense, and Rose was successfully elected Player of the Month for the first time in his career with an average of 26.5 points, 3.7 rebounds and 7.1 assists per game.

Yes, Rose's stats are far from flashy, but that's because the Bulls can play more than him.

In the November game, Xu Yong averaged 23.5 points, 5.2 rebounds and 4.6 assists per game, shooting 51% from the field and 40.3% from three-point range, which was amazingly efficient.

Yao Ming also averaged 17.6 points, 10.6 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 1.8 blocks per game in November, and his shooting percentage was a career-high 56.2%.

The Bulls don't have a Big Three lineup, but Rose, who is in the third year, and Xu Yong, who is in the second year, are stunned to play the effect of the Big Three with Yao Ming.

Even O'Neal was able to deliver excellent statistics of 9.6 points and 5.2 rebounds on 67% shooting.

It's clear that the Bulls have found their way to win.

And the Heat didn't finish second in the East, and their record in November was staggering...... 7-7 and seventh in the East!

They did have a four-game winning streak when they crossed points in October and November, but they lost seven games in November against the Celtics, Hornets, Jazz, Knicks, Hawks, Pacers and Mavericks.

And the result of such a polar reversal finally made fans on social media start a Jedi counterattack against those previous Jammie remarks.

"Seventh in the East? Am I dazzled or is the league targeting the Heat and counting their win as a loss? "Comment from" KBfnas ".

"Some people eat welfare and eat, and they become welfare itself." From the review of "KBforever".

"To quote a fan, you have to believe that at the end of the season, the Heat are still the first in the league."

"It must be that the opponent of the Heat is too strong, the Cosmic Bee, the Five Star Lord, the alliance has not yet run in to bully the Heat Big Three!"

"You guys are really black for the sake of black, aren't the Celtics and Mavericks a strong team?"

"It turns out that you also know that the Mavericks are a strong team! So the question is, are the Bulls considered a strong team? ”

"Or Wade and Bosh are too bad, dragging down LeBron, LeBron should have joined the Bulls directly with a ruthless heart, how can there be so many things now!"

……

While fans were arguing on social media, Seo Yong found Grover at this time.

"I want to start training the spin and back-up technique."

Generally speaking, the authorities are obsessed with bystanders, but this sentence is the opposite for Xu Yong.

He is well aware of the reasons for the Bulls' record, so his attention is not on the team's record at this time, but on the contrary, he has been paying attention to his own improvement.

So just like Kobe, who won the championship at the beginning, would go to Olajuwon to train his feet, Xu Yong immediately took action after discovering that his puppy's footwork had been learned and had time to train other techniques.

Originally, he was going to wait until the offseason to find Kobe, but thinking about the look in his eyes when he played Laker Kobe Bryant before, he felt that even Kobe Bryant would probably have reservations about him for the time being.

But the good thing is that he now has Grover, a trainer GOAT who has been a personal trainer for both Jordan and Kobe, and he definitely knows everything about this technology.

(End of chapter)