Xu Yong's 4 points in a row have dealt a big blow to the digital man's defensive confidence, but compared to defense, it is more difficult for them to attack.

Thibodeau reacted quickly as a defensive coach, and by the time the numbers hit the frontcourt, the Bulls had put on a 2-3 run.

This is a simple test of the three-point ability of the digital man at two 45° angles.

However, if you test the cadres with this, the human cadres have really withstood the test.

Holiday hit the Numbersman's first three-pointer of the night on the left side.

Although the vote is not accurate, 36.5% can be seen anyway.

This three-point point is very crucial, and the number man has been scoring drought for a long time.

7 to 10.

The numerical people narrowed the gap to 3 points, and their defensive confidence was re-established, and as soon as Xu Yonggang received the ball on the Bulls' side, Brand's pinch shot had come up early.

Collins' thinking is very clear, now only Xu Yong can break the net on the court, that restricts Xu Yong's shot, or at least forces Xu Yong to play the ball, then the digital person still has a chance to prevent it by helping to defend the rotation.

At this time, the test is Xu Yong's ball speed and the tacit understanding of the Bulls.

As it turns out, the Bulls are not just able to get to No. 1 in the East.

Xu Yong quickly knocked the ball to O'Neal Jr. on the weak side in the pinch, and O'Neal Jr. saw Hoyce come over before he made a move, and directly stuffed the ball to the basket.

Under the basket, Yao Ming jumped lightly after receiving the ball and easily dunked the ball into the basket with one hand.

What stands out for this ball is a tacit fluidity.

Miami, James was inexplicably in a better mood after seeing this scene.

Previously, the Heat chose to pinch the ball carrier, but the inside line was hanged.

It turns out that it wasn't their problem, but that this style of defense just didn't work for the Bulls.

I don't know if that Spoelstra idiot is watching the game live now.

Looking back, the Bulls are still defending a 2-3 team.

Thibodeau didn't change his strategy because the number man made a three-pointer in the first round.

For some fans who like to watch Excel, simple data can actually bring people a big misunderstanding.

For example, Ray Allen shot 36.3 percent from three-point range last season, 0.2 percentage points lower than Holiday this season, but could opponents shoot him like the Bulls did?

The answer is obvious.

The real game is not a simple number competition, the defensive pressure faced by the players is different, and the defensive containment that can be brought is also different.

So what Thibodeau means now is, if you have the ability, you Holiday will kill me.

"Huh!"

Holiday really threw it in a row! [Note 13]

Theory is theory, reality is practice, and Holiday was very hard tonight.

Thibodeau touched his bald head.

Everything was expected to hit the scene in the opening game, but Holiday had an outside touch that was unexpected.

But this is the game, if everything is expected, then the game does not need to be played, and the winner will be decided directly before the game.

"Beautiful!"

In the soft chair in Miami, James couldn't help but scream excitedly.

He is now a twenty-year-old fan of digital people.

10 to 12.

Holiday made these two three-pointers to change the situation on the court, and the momentum of the digital man also reached a peak.

Xu Yong continued to pinch the ball, but this time the digital man relied on excellent rotation to defend against Yao Ming's attack on the inside.

And Hawes controlled the ball after picking up the defensive rebound, the digital man played a defensive counterattack, Iguodala followed up the layup in the fast break, and the digital man tied the score!

Unlike the big men in China, who have been training inside since the beginning of training, many big men abroad played on the outside when they were young, and Hawes was also one of them, before he grew to seven feet tall, he always played point guard, and his control and passing skills were excellent.

The United Center was restless, they didn't expect the digital humans to put so much pressure on the Bulls.

The scene camera was given to Xibodeau, who did not call a pause to adjust, but got up and shouted a few words to Xu Yong.

After the information is integrated, there is only one content: to fight more resolutely.

The key for the Bulls now is to score positional battles, which are where they have an advantage before switching to a big and four small lineup.

Xu Yong understood, and when he got to the frontcourt, he directly stuck Iguodala in the position, and after Brand came over, he did not choose to pass the ball, but turned and leaned back in the opposite direction of Brand's attack.

The ball didn't get rid of Iguodala, who struggled to save his long arm and went straight to the ball in Xu Yong's hand.

Although it is not okay to be hacked by whales, Iguodala is tall and has long arms, and is a typical defensive warrior.

"Risking him!"

There was no one around, and James shouted directly, that is, the person who wanted to pounce at this time was himself.

Xu Yong's difficult shot is self-inflicted, as long as this ball is covered, the morale of the Bulls team should collapse.

On the field, Iguodala defended in place, and Xu Yong was purely fighting with him for his ability to stay in the air.

As a result, Xu Yong won!

As someone who can stage the free-throw line windmill in the dunk contest, he's a lot better than Iguodala right now.

As a result, a familiar and classic scene for Chicago fans appeared.

Xu Yong and Iguodala jumped almost at the same time, but it was only after Iguodala fell that Xu Yong threw the ball with his hand.

Jordan's teaching, someone has finally learned!

The basketball went over Iguodala's head and spun toward the basket.

It's a super big fledge, but Xu Yong's excellent core strength makes the ball's trajectory still look so perfect.

"Huh!"

With a crisp sound of entering the network, the United Center instantly fell into a boil.

James's judgment was right, if Xu Yong was covered with this ball, the morale of the Bulls would collapse, but after throwing it, the morale of the Bulls exploded!

Without a doubt, this is a standard [key ball]!

Xu Yong saw the ball score in the fall, and after landing, he also made his trademark hand-to-hand celebration gesture to Iguodala.

Iguodala's mentality collapsed or not, but in Miami, thousands of miles away, James's mentality collapsed.

When he suddenly saw Jordan, he subconsciously gave birth to a heart of worship for a moment.

How can it! Absolutely not!

Just as he was mentally active, the Bulls made a substitution adjustment, and Battier came on to replace O'Neal Jr.

At this time, Thibodeau sacrificed one big and four small, in order to open up the difference in one go.

Hawes met Battier's shot in the high post, and now he has an absolute height advantage on the field.

However, Battier's long-arm eye seal interfered, and Hawes's shot was deflected wide of the basket.

Battier is 2.03 meters barefoot, 2.06 meters in shoes, and has an arm span of 2.18 meters, which is the basis for him to gain weight and play as a power forward.

The Bulls played a defensive counterattack, and Rose, who had been holding back for most of the quarter, finally found an output angle, and scored 2+1 directly against Holiday in the fast break.

The United Center was completely boiling, and the Bulls finally mastered the momentum on the court.

"Click!"

Feeling heartbroken, James directly chose to turn off the live broadcast, and then got up and left the living room.

This game is the same as watching the men's basketball team before Xu Yong's rebirth, you can't watch it more, and it's easy to have a short life if you watch too much.

When he walked out of the living room and took a breath of fresh air outside, James already had an uncontrollable thought at this time.

An idea he'd had before at the All-Star Game, but was more certain at this point.

In the Bulls' lineup, although Rose is the core of the house, the Heat's pinch and joint defense can restrain him, so the threat is not so big.

In contrast, Yao Ming is on the inside and Xu Yong is on the outside, and it is the players who could destroy their defense.

So if one of these two people can't play...... That's more effective than any tactical target!

Yao Ming's words have old wounds, and he was originally a better target, but Yao Ming's current playing style is very low-level, and it is not so easy to do it.

On the contrary, after Xu Yong mastered the technique of turning and leaning back, he was an easier target.

After all, no matter how high you jump and how good you are in the air, there will always be a moment when you land.

When he thought of this, the corners of his mouth couldn't help twitching, and the thumb of his right foot also had a faint pain.

He was forced to use this trick when he was hacked last season, but at that time he obviously underestimated Xu Yong.

So this time if he wants to rectify, he has to be more thorough.

He took a long breath, and the whole person instantly became comfortable.

Don't think he's bad, if you really want to talk about bad, Bowen is really bad, he's just following the NBA's hard-line tradition.

He returned to the living room and turned on the live stream.

By this time, the Bulls had stretched the margin to double digits.

Xu Yong's attack was very resolute, and he even had Kobe Bryant's possession, facing the situation of three people shooting in the middle.

It may be strange to say, but his style of play has allowed the Bulls to continue to expand their advantage.

Because when he is facing a three-man pinch shot, it means that the Bulls are 4-2 in other positions.

Even if he doesn't shoot, as long as the Bulls rush to grab the rebound in the frontcourt, it can easily become a secondary offense.

And Battier is in the bottom corner, this weak side is equal to 3 to 1, with the configuration of Yao Ming, Artest and Rose, the probability of grabbing the frontcourt board is extremely high.

Regarding this, there is also an interesting statistic, that is, the data of the frontcourt board of the interior cooperation with Kobe Bryant is not low, especially Big Gasol, after going from the Grizzlies to the Lakers, the average frontcourt rebounds per game jumped directly from the level of more than 2 to more than 3, and even close to 4.

"Vote, vote, while you can still vote."

James's heart was already a little distorted at this time, and a wicked smile appeared on the corner of his mouth when he saw this scene.

……

In the end, after a tight battle, the Bulls defeated the Digital Humans 97-83 to get the series off to a flying start.

Xu Yong was the main contributor to the Bulls' victory, scoring a game-high 36 points on 13-of-28 shooting, along with six rebounds and five assists.

In the face of a team with the characteristics of a digital man, he is obviously the one who is easier to play.

This also became the winner and loser of the entire series.

Although Collins showed good coaching ability in the series, he made a lot of adjustments in the subsequent games, such as limiting Xu Yong's catches as much as possible and forcing him to shoot those difficult shots.

But none of that had the effect he wanted.

Here is a cliché, mentioning why height is the first talent in basketball.

That's not just the advantage of grabbing the board on the inside, after all, it's high, the speed is not good, and if you don't understand the cardboard, you still can't grab the board.

Height is more important to bring you a higher shot point and a wider field of vision.

Why is Maddie injured like that, it's basically hard to jump, and he can still stay with the Pistons to play the main point guard this season.

In addition to passing ability, the most important point is the height.

That's one of the big reasons why Jokic can easily hit a triple-double, and that playing is like opening God's perspective.

So when Xu Yong is facing those targets, he has a vision, and then as long as he plays the ball in time.

Of course, the premise is that the Bulls teammate is strong enough, and if there are more and fewer opportunities to play the ball out, then they can basically grasp it.

4 to 0.

The scores in the remaining three games were 94-71, 87-83, and 87-75.

Although the Digi played a super-level offense in their first game back in Philadelphia and had a chance of winning, no star could complete the hard work at the critical moment, and they still lost the game.

And more importantly, their attacking level is really poor compared to the top teams.

In four games, he averaged only 78 points per game, and he didn't even score 80 points.

Score only 20 points in a single quarter, this scoring ability, not to mention in the NBA, you can't win even on the international stage!

The players played the front, and Xu Yong was the best player in the entire series.

He averaged 43 minutes per game, 27.5 points, 5.7 rebounds, 5.5 assists, 2 steals and 1.5 blocks, shooting 48% from the field and 38% from three-point range.

The facts also prove one thing, Iguodala did not guard against Xu Yong at last year's World Championships, and he still did not guard against it after returning to the NBA.

And after a thrilling sweep of the digital man, the Bulls also became the first team to advance to the second round.

Their opponent is still uncertain, as the Magic and Pacers are already battling it out.

I have to say that the strength of the peak Boozer is still very strong, and he basically blew up Brandon Buss on the Magic side, the kind of that didn't come out and was clean the night before.

And Hibbert also has a limiting effect on Howard on the inside.

Coupled with the fact that the Pacers' mid-season head coach Frank Vogel was extremely high, the Pacers played at full strength under his coaching.

Of course, this Pacers team is still too young as a whole, and the Magic team is still overwhelmed by them in terms of overall strength.

So now with a big score of 2-2, it's really hard to say who the Bulls will play in the second round.

Anyway, they can rest for a while and wait until the second round comes.

A few days later, the first round of the East and West matches ended one after another.

In the West, the Thunder, Lakers, and Mavericks all passed one after another, but the Spurs, as in history, were beaten 4-2 by the Grizzlies to complete the Black Eight.

Although the Grizzlies don't have Allen and Battier on the lineup, the Spurs play better on the outside, but the key to the problem is the matchup on the inside.

When Duncan faced the Warriors at the end of the season, because he stepped on the foot of the Warriors' interior Yudu, although he returned to the team, his state was not as good as before, and it happened that at this time he met a very strong black and white duo on the inside, especially the black bear Randolph, which was really a rare series in which Duncan was suppressed.

It is worth mentioning that this is also the first time that the league has had the "Black Eight Miracle" for two consecutive years.

In the East, the Heat and Celtics both eliminated the Knicks and Hawks 4-1.

In the end, the Magic team also won two consecutive games, eliminated the Pacers 4-2, and met the Bulls in the Eastern Conference semifinals.

(End of chapter)