In the 11th minute of the first quarter, Xu Yong was replaced by Thibodeau and went to rest.

As he sat down on the bench, he gasped for air.

As it turned out, he was far from being physically free.

In a game of this intensity, every opportunity requires a lot of running, physical confrontation all the time, and then playing almost a full quarter as the core of the attack, the physical consumption is very terrifying.

It's like you're doing non-stop anaerobic exercise, and your muscles feel like they're burning.

I have to say that this is indeed not a level of competition with the East Finals at all.

Of course, this also has a lot to do with the Mavericks' defensive strategy.

The Mavericks didn't give up on the joint defense because of his scoring.

Carlisle's mind is very clear, and Xu Yong's consumption and difficulty in scoring every time he scores are much more than Yao Ming's in the penalty area.

Xu Yong calmed his breath and glanced up at the score.

25 to 23.

He scored 13 points in a single quarter in a game of this intensity, but the Bulls still trailed the score.

At this moment, he had the feeling that Zhao Yun had killed Changban Slope, and Cao Jun was all on the opposite side.

Yao Ming was limited by the joint defense on the inside, and the rest of the Bulls were in the first Finals, which was indeed as problematic as Thibodeau feared.

In this way, you can't win the Mavericks.

You must know that he tried his best in the first quarter, but Nowitzki on the Mavericks' side only made 4 shots in the first quarter and scored 6 points, but he didn't make much effort.

If he continues to play like this, even if he can score 40 points, he will become the next Durant and become the leader of the empty slash group today.

The Bulls' form doesn't come back all at once, but it's a shame for them to let G1 go like this.

Because it will not be until the 2013~2014 season, the format of the finals will be changed to 2-2-1-1-1, and it is still 2-3-2.

The 2-3-2 format has been used for a reason, because in the early days of the NBA, transportation costs were high, and in order to save money, it also saved the fatigue of players running around (the Finals are a meeting between East and West teams, and the cities are far away), so it has been used to this day.

But one of the biggest problems with this format is that it is extremely disadvantageous for teams with home field advantage.

In the first two home games, if you lose one, the series will become extremely disadvantaged.

You must know that if you play three away games in a row, unless you crush the opponent with strength, you may be robbed of the match point if you are not careful, and you may not even be able to return to the home stadium.

Therefore, these two home games must not be easily lost.

But what can be done now, but can change the situation in front of us?

Xu Yong turned his head to look at Rose beside him.

Rose has been sitting off the court for half a quarter, because of the joint defense, Thibodeau did not make any more substitutions later.

His expression was extremely depressed at this time.

This is completely understandable, as the boss of the team and the new MVP, sitting on the cold bench on the sidelines, no one can stand it.

And in fact, since the start of this year's playoffs, his performance of about 23 points per game cannot be said to be bad, but it is not good in terms of the requirements of the team's core.

The doubts of the outside world, coupled with his own performance, his pressure can be imagined.

Xu Yong's mind was rapidly organizing language.

The situation facing the Bulls is completely different from when they played the Magic.

Playing magic is like making an equation with multiple solutions, and choosing to let Ross be just one of many solutions.

Don't use Ross, use Yao Ming, and even he can solve it.

At that time, Ross was chosen because they were a team and needed to help Ross respond to the outside world's doubts.

But it's different now, and without Rose's performance, the Bulls will have a hard time winning tonight.

And the first few minutes of the first quarter weren't at the level Rose should have, and he could have played better.

It's just that he needs to find an angle to play the state.

Soon, he already had an idea.

"Derek." Xu Yong shouted to Rose and lowered his head later.

Generally, this kind of communication is best off the field, and it is not appropriate to have teammates on both sides of the field.

However, the situation was too urgent at this time, and he could only reduce the attention of others as much as possible.

Rose turned his head when he heard the voice, and when he saw Xu Yong's posture, he should have something to say to him, and he also lowered his head sideways and leaned over to Xu Yong's side.

"We all know what Dwyane Wade did in the 2006 Finals, but few people know that in the first two games the Heat lost, he was terrible, shooting just 38 percent from the field."

Rose's expression was surprised when he heard this, because he really hadn't learned about it, and it was really surprising to him, and his memory of Wade's performance as FMVP was very good.

"We need you, you're our leader, we can't win this game without you." Xu Yong continued.

Rose was greatly touched when he heard this.

The playoffs are playing now, whether it is data or performance, Xu Yong is undoubtedly the better person.

But in the round of the series against the Magic team, Xu Yong supported him with practical actions, and now, he is encouraging him in this way.

This is something more valuable than helping him respond to doubts in front of the media.

You must know that the NBA is a commercial league after all, where data and team status are directly linked to money, and too many people put the team's victory or defeat in second place for these things.

It's not for nothing that even the finals grab FMVP.

But Xu Yong, it seems, is the opposite.

"Toot ~"

Just then a long whistle sounded from the sidelines, and the first quarter of the game was over.

By this time, the score had become 29-23.

In the final minute, Barria on the Mavericks' side shuttled through the Bulls' defense and scored four points in a row to open up the difference.

After a pause in the intersection, the coach prepared to lay out his tactics, and Xu Yong and Rose also stood up one after another.

"Derek, you're ready to play." Before starting the tactical set-up, Thibodeau named Ross by name.

Because of the anxious situation, the rotation of both teams tonight was compressed, and Barria was only on the wave when Xu Yong went down.

However, Hinrich couldn't keep up with Barria at all, and Aaron had to take care of Terry, so it was obviously a better choice to go to Ross at this time.

Rose turned his head to look at Xu Yong, who nodded at him.

Back in the second quarter, both sides made significant personnel rotations.

Bulls: Rose, Allen, Battier, Gibson, O'Neal Jr.;

Mavericks: Barria, Terry, Peja Stojakovic, Nowitzki, Haywood.

Carlisle's rotation is special, Nowitzki will go down early in the first quarter and then come up and play with Barria and Terry.

The offense of this squad is full, and it is a huge test for the opponent's defense.

The pressure on the Bulls will also be very high in this segment, as they will not only have to withstand the impact of the Mavericks, but also try to minimize the margin as much as possible.

In the second quarter, the Bulls attacked first, Rose held the ball, and Battier was blocking him.

The purpose of this pick-and-roll is to find a mismatch and eat Peja, the weakest defense on the court from the Mavericks.

Carlisle clearly reacted to this move, and Barria and Peja directly sandwiched Rose after the pick-and-roll.

Rose was a few minutes into the first quarter, but there were two errors in the pass, which was a point that could be exploited.

It's just that Rose's choice was completely unexpected by Carlisle.

When facing the pinch, his choice was not to pass, but to grab the gap formed before the pinch, and suddenly a violent acceleration passed through!

Yes, Rose has this ability, and when he was still in the NCAA, Rose let Xu Yong and them have no choice.

Although the NBA is not the NCAA, and the intensity of tonight's game is far greater than that of the regular season, Rose's sudden ego caught the Mavericks off guard.

And Rose is really too fast, Haywood's ability to help defend is far inferior to Chandler, and he can only watch Rose rush into the interior like a bolt of lightning, and then use the ball to lightly send the ball into the basket .gif.

The whistles of Chicago fans rang out.

Rose's goal was quite a morale booster.

Xu Yong then noticed that Thibodeau was also applauding Rose's performance.

Thibodeau has no prejudice against Rose, or rather, no prejudice against any player.

For a football fanatic, everything he does is aimed at winning.

So he will press Rose to the bench in the first quarter, and he will also let O'Neal Jr. play center in the second opening and deliberately match Rose with a lineup with a lot of space.

Rose glanced in the direction of Seo Yong from the bench as he retreated.

Xu Yong gave him a thumbs up when he saw it.

It was only one round, but it was clear that Rose's confidence came back a lot, and it was far more important than the two points he scored.

"Defend! Defend! ”

In fact, it also made the United Center boil again, and the stadium was filled with shouts and cheers.

In the Mavericks' position, Nowitzki is still playing containment.

Because Terry was so dead by Allen, the Mavericks' offensive focus on the court at this time was Barria.

Barria is just like Xu Yong described before, he is a basketball elf on the court, constantly drilling around the court, and the speed of blocking and dismantling is very fast.

It's just that this round, he didn't score as many points as he did in the last minute of the first quarter.

Because Rose followed him!

In history, the Mavericks beat the Heat, and the reason why the Heat can't prevent Barria is that no one can keep up with the speed, and Wade, the only speed that can barely keep up, can't follow.

If he goes to follow, can the Heat really count on James to attack?

As for the Bulls, Rose's speed is faster than Wade's, and it is naturally not difficult to follow Barria.

And Rose didn't play long in the first quarter, and his physical strength was full, and he also knew that the Mavericks still didn't play well in the defense, so he didn't need to have reservations.

As a result, Barria was passive.

In the end, he wanted to use absolute speed to eat Rose's layup, but Rose seized the opportunity and chased the ball out of the bottom line!

At this moment, the United Center was completely boiling.

That's their MVP!

Xu Yong directly applauded Ross's performance at this time.

Although using Ross to counterpoint Barria is somewhat of a staggered trip.

But in fact, this is very important, because Barry Asia is special, and the only thing the Bulls can play against is Rose, so this wave also has the meaning of a little wrong in and out.

But whether it is a staggered peak trip, or a wrong entry or a wrong exit, it is quite good from the perspective of the effect.

The Mavericks didn't have much time left to attack, and Terry finally caught the ball and was slapped by Allen, although the ball didn't drop, but it was obviously deflected after the shot.

O'Neal Jr. defends rebounds under the protection of the basket, and although his weight and height are disadvantages to Shanghai Wood as a center, he is obviously better in terms of position awareness and experience.

He turned around and handed it to Rose after taking the rebound.

Rose's state after receiving the ball was the same as in the first quarter, as if he had stepped on Hot Wheels, and in the fast break, one changed direction to pass Terry who wanted to foul, and another changed direction behind his back and did not slow down to pass the help defense, blowing through the Union Center like the wind.

Xu Yong stood up at this time.

Rose raced to the frontcourt, glanced back, slowed down rarely, and then went straight to a performative two-handed lever back-and-back .gif.

And after completing the dunk and landing, he also has a rare bow roar.

Obviously, the performance of the past paragraph finally allowed him to completely vent his suppressed emotions.

It was at this moment that Carlisle reached out and called a timeout.

Rose stopped the Mavericks with a streak of performances.

On the commentary bench, Barkley and Kenny Smith also watched with emotion.

Because after coming back in the second quarter, Rose and the first quarter were almost like two people.

"Maybe Thibodeau has some kind of magic, he has changed Derek Ross into a person." Barkley quipped.

Just as he was saying this, Thibodeau sneezed.

The person who really has magic is Xu Yong, who is ready to come off the bench again at this time.

A break of more than a minute was enough for Xu Yong in Thibodeau's understanding.

After the timeout, there was a substitution on the Bulls' side, and Xu Yong replaced Battier and played the small forward position.

However, on the Mavericks' side, Carlisle did not make any changes to the lineup.

However, when they returned, the Mavericks threw in a mid-range shot after being blocked by Terry in positional battles.

The execution of this Mavericks team is terrifying.

31 to 27.

The Mavericks still hold the lead.

The position of the Bulls in the frontcourt.

The Mavericks didn't make any substitutions, but they showed their adjustments, and they started to pinch Rose defensively.

Rose was in good shape at this time, and his reaction was quick, and he stuffed the ball to Xu Yong in the high post on the right side in time.

And after passing the ball, he also played very actively, did not stay in place, but cut to the basket with the momentum.

After Xu Yong saw it, he directly hit the earth sideways and fed it accurately.

Rose received the ball and took a step to accelerate, and then took a direct flight from outside the box.

He didn't use his belly to dunk this ball, nor did he use both hands, but directly .gif one-handed tomahawk!

And his whole body is completely stretched, and his movements are extremely elegant.

Haywood didn't have time to react, and Nowitzki, who had time to react, wanted to jump up the block, but Rose was gliding too fast for him to reach.

"Bang!"

Rose slammed the ball into the basket with his right hand and landed on his trademark one-footed land.

The fans at the Union Center are already going crazy.

Especially when the large LED screen on the scene immediately began to defend the ball just now, the cheers at the scene were already deafening.

At this time, on the commentary seat, Barkley also put away a ridiculous smile and said seriously and calmly: "The champion may have parallel goods, but the MVP does not have parallel goods." ”

(End of chapter)