The break ended, and the fourth quarter resumed.

Because the Bulls jumped the ball at the beginning of the game, the first offense in the fourth quarter was the first to start the game.

Byron Davis dribbled across half court and handed the ball straight to Doon.

Because the Bulls lead by 4 points, as long as Doon can score this goal, even if he relies on making fouls and making 1 of 2 free throws, the difference will come to 5 points.

There is still the possibility of a 3+1 tie with 4 points, and it takes two rounds to catch up with more than 5 points.

Therefore, at critical moments, a score difference of 5 points is often a more important boundary, which greatly affects morale.

And this kind of key ball is often only qualified to play by the team boss.

Doon took the pass and then stepped straight into Prince's defense to the right.

This time, the Pistons didn't pinch Doon in the elbow area, but basically shrunk into the box, allowing Doon to pass the ball or shoot from mid-range.

The mid-range is the least efficient, and at the same time, a group of people shrink the basket and protect the rebound better.

The Pistons' defensive strategy is obvious, and Doane can shoot the game to death from mid-range, and he will admit it. But resolutely don't give Doon a chance to kill the basket!

And the confidence of the Pistons is that Doane's physical strength in the third quarter is already a little bad, and the shooting rate of 3 of 9 shots is basically a rehearsal for the fourth quarter.

If Doon could only score from mid-range shooting in the fourth quarter, he would only lose like Kobe Bryant. And that's what the Pistons want to see!

However, at this time, Du En saw that Big Ben did not defend himself, and at the same time did not help to defend, so he did not hesitate to jump out.

Knowing that there are tigers in the mountains, they prefer to go to the tiger mountains!

"If you let me shoot, then I'll kill you with a mid-range shot!"

At a time like this, Doon has nothing to do but believe in himself.

Brush –

Ball in! The score came to 69-75, and the Bulls' lead extended to six points.

In the Pistons' offensive round, Billups rushed directly to the front court after getting the ball, and seemed to have the intention of playing a fast break.

However, the Bulls' return defense is fast, and Billups has no chance to play a fast break unless he suddenly throws a cold arrow and shoots a three-pointer.

The Pistons wanted to win tonight, and Billups naturally didn't have that much of a wave.

When Billups came to the three-point line, he came out and handed the ball to Prince, and then, like Hamilton, ran left and right without the ball, tearing apart the Bulls' defense.

And Prince, with the help of Roaring Tianzun's block, got rid of Roel Deng's defense and quickly burst into the interior.

By this time, Hamilton was already under the basket and Billups was in the corner.

It was at this time that Doon appeared in front of Prince in time and stood up in advance.

Prince knew it was hard to play Doon, so he had no choice but to pass the ball to Hamilton under the basket.

Josh Smith switched to Hamilton, who didn't rush to make a move and continued to pass the ball to Billups in the bottom corner.

Although Byron Davis had already defended in front of Billups, he was simply shaken by Billups and flew directly.

Immediately after, I saw Billups adjust a step on the dribble, and then jumped to make a three-point shot.

By the time Doon flew out from under the basket, Billups had already made a three-point shot.

Doon's defense failed to effectively interfere with the ball, and Billups relied on his individual strength to help the Pistons relieve the pressure of chasing points.

However, the margin had just narrowed to three points, and Josh Smith did what Tyson Chandler usually does, passing the ball to Rohr Deng, who had already run to the frontcourt.

The offensive and defensive goals of the Bulls and Pistons were inconsistent, with Roel Deng defending Prince and Hamilton defending Roel Deng.

That said, in the transition attack, Roel Deng has a mismatch advantage against Hamilton.

Hamilton comes from a family of track and field, and he has good running and jumping ability, but his physical confrontation is average.

Therefore, even if he has returned to the defense to block in front of Rohr Deng, he still can't prevent Rohr Deng's ball, and in the end, he can only sabotage Rohr Deng's attack by fouling.

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The fourth quarter had just begun, and the free throws weren't particularly stressful.

Roel Deng, supported by the Chicago fans in attendance, hit both free throws to help the Bulls stretch their lead back to five points.

However, the Pistons Five are too experienced to win tonight, and no one can discourage them until the game is over.

Hamilton had just fouled and "sent" two points, and he quickly got two points back from mid-range.

This time, the Bulls did not grasp the opportunity to play a transition offense, so they could only play a positional battle again, with Doon taking the ball outside the three-point line and attacking alone.

Doon continued to try to respond to the Pistons with a mid-range shot, but this time he didn't take advantage of the opportunity and threw the ball into the basket.

It can only be said that as strong as Jordan, he can't throw all the shots into it.

Doon's mid-range shooting attributes were not full, and he temporarily shot 1 of 2 in the fourth quarter, which cannot be considered bad.

However, for the Bulls, the situation is not so good.

The Pistons are desperate to chase down points, and the offense at this time is also very ferocious.

Relying on Billups and Roaring Tianzun to block and dismantle, after dismantling, Roaring Tianzun received the ball outside the three-point line for three points, and the Pistons actually smoothed out the difference in less than two minutes at the beginning of the fourth quarter!

After roaring at Tianzun to shoot a three-pointer, the Bulls grabbed the baseline ball again and wanted to play a transition offense.

However, the Pistons are quick to return to defense, especially when the Roaring Tianzun shoots on the outside and the return distance is shorter, and it is even less difficult for the Bulls to play a transition offense.

Seeing this, Scott Skels, who was on the sidelines, also reacted very quickly and immediately called a timeout.

"We need to score some points on the inside, and now it's only you who have the ability!"

Scott Skeyles didn't draw any offensive tactics for the rest of the Bulls, but poured chicken soup directly at Doane.

After all, in Scott Skyles' opinion, there was no tactic to pass the ball to Doon.

It's just that tonight's Pistons' defensive strategy makes it difficult for Doane to score on the outside.

That being the case, Scott Skeyles can only hope that Doon can solve the double Wallace in the low post like he did against the Pistons in the playoffs last season.

In order to prevent Doon from being caught in the trap and not getting the ball, but also to connect the team and activate the other players, Scott Skels took the risk of replacing Josh Smith with Kukoc.

Now that the Pistons are in good offensive condition, since the Bulls can't defend themselves, they can only fight for the offense first.

Kukochi really doesn't have much oil right now, but his brain is still good!

Kukochi is a Europa magician! Passing the ball is his basic skill!

Admittedly, Kukoc's body has deteriorated, and basic skills like dribbling will also make more mistakes due to the strength of the opponent's body.

However, the skill of passing, relying only on the feel, ball sense and game experience, will not show a significant decline due to the decline of the body.

In the same way, as long as there is no one to defend, the open shot will not decline significantly due to age.

It's like an old man playing on the court, when no one is defending, you will find that it's either Jordan or Abdul-Jabbar, it's incredible.

"Leave it to me! Even if I can't get the ball, we can get better chances! ”

Reminded by Scott Skels, Doon also woke up to the fact that it was time to play low.

Doon played in the low post tonight, but the Pistons' targeted defense before made Doon basically unable to get the ball.

However, now that the score difference has been tied, the dead horse can only be used as a live horse doctor.

Since Doon wants to beat the Pistons and win, in addition to believing in himself, he must also believe in his teammates!

The timeout is over and the game resumes.

Kukoc served from the sideline, and Doon reached for the ball directly in the bottom corner close to Kukoc's side.

In this way, the Roaring Celestial Venerable could only resist behind Doon, and Prince went around to take care of Doon.

The other three Bulls, all with men around them, pulled to the other side and ran back and forth between the bottom corner, the wing and the top arc under the basket to distract the Pistons.

On Kukoc's side, because Doon attracted Roaring Tianzun and Prince, there was no defense at all, and the serve was not interfered with.

Kukoc, who has a lot of experience in the game, realizes that this is an excellent opportunity to steal chickens.

However, Prince went around defending Doon and facing him head-on, which made it impossible for him to drop the ball on Prince's back and send it out.

In order to be able to take advantage of Doon's offensive threat to complete the steal, Kukoc directed Doon to make a move and run to the basket first, drawing Prince's attention.

At the same time, he asked Byron Davis to step forward to answer and make the illusion that he was going to pass the ball to Byron Davis.

It's just that it's true and false, false and true.

When it comes to the ever-changing field, it depends on whether the players can seize the opportunity and whether their teammates can think of going together.

Doon guessed Kukoc's thoughts, and immediately turned to face the basket, and ran to the basket without the roaring Celestial.

Feeling that there was no one behind him, Prince immediately turned sideways to see where Doon was.

It was at this time that Kukic passed the ball to Byron Davis at the top of the arc and then cut to the basket.

Byron Davis understood and passed the ball back to Kukoc via a land-and-ball pass.

Kukoc, though a little slower, stepped into the box at the same time as Doane rushed to the basket.

Kukoc has made a two-handed plan, no one will attack directly, and someone will help to defend, then the second scenario.

Prince turned and pounced on Kukoc, who jumped and threw the ball into the air.

Doon, who was under the basket, had been paying attention to Kukoc's movements before, and when he saw that Kukoc's ball was thrown up before it reached his chest, he naturally realized that this was not an offense, but an assist!

Doon immediately jumped into the air.

Although the aerial connection was not very tacit this time, Doon still relied on his physical talent to catch the ball in the air.

Immediately afterwards, Doon took the ball with both hands and slammed the basketball into the basket to vent the pressure that the score had just been tied before the timeout.

"Who, the hell?"

The roaring Tianzun under the basket heard Doon shouting tomatoes, and was also confused, so he could only quickly pick up the ball and withdraw from the baseline to serve again.

Seeing this, the bulls immediately returned to defense.

The Pistons played positional battles, and finally did not continue to maintain good offensive condition, and Billups shot iron.

Tonight's Doon is not in great offensive shape because of the back-to-back schedule and the Pistons' defense.

But how can the Pistons' players not be affected by back-to-back schedules?

For the vast majority of outside players, the higher the intensity and the tougher the game, the worse the shooting percentage tends to be in the fourth quarter.

It is difficult for a team with the absolute core of the point guard to win the championship, largely because of physical limitations and lack of stable key ball ability.

In the era when big men rule the league, Jordan rules the league as a defender, which is definitely epoch-making.

After all, in the era of Monster Bird Tournament before Jordan, one had Abdul-Jabbar by his side and Kevin McHale and Robert Parish by his side the other.

Having said that, it was also relying on the Pistons' declining offensive state and constantly playing iron, the Bulls paid more attention to protecting rebounds, and made many attempts to defend and counterattack.

The Pistons also wanted to prevent the Bulls from playing a transition offense, and many times Billups and Hamilton gave up on the rebounds generated by their shots.

The Bulls are more offensive than defensive, but the Pistons are more defensive than offensive.

It's also the defensive discipline of the Pistons that makes it difficult for the Bulls to play the offensive end.

However, in the fourth quarter, Doon returned to the low post, and the Bulls were not so afraid of the Pistons' defense.

After all, as long as Doane asks for the ball with his back in the low post, he will inevitably be able to take away two defenders, and the Bulls are in a four-on-three situation head-on.

It was supposed to be a back-to-back game, and everyone was physically strained.

You know, serious defense will be more physically exhausting than attacking, and it will take more attention to stay.

The Bulls played four and three locally, and at the same time were in the scoring lead, so they were naturally not in a hurry to attack.

With a little passing of the ball, the Pistons are left with three people, who may be out of breath and out of breath.

How do you lose four against three? The advantage is mine!

Under the auspices of veteran Kukoc, the Bulls played smart balls, simple balls, and relied on passing and cutting to stretch the difference to more than 5 points again.

However, Larry Brown also quickly came to his senses.

The outside line hits iron frequently, and the scoring efficiency is low, so change to the low post.

Isn't this a defensive hole that Kukoc sent to the door?

Larry Brown replaced Roaring Celestial with Antonio McDyce and hit Kukoc's head into a two-and-one.

Seeing the substitution on the Pistons' side, Scott Skeyles also knew that the situation was not right, and removed Kukoc and replaced Josh Smith with him.

At the same time, because Byron Davis was no longer able to take it, Scott Skels also replaced Ben Gordon, who has the ability to play key shots.

In addition, Andres Nocioni was also used to replace Roel Deng.

With the change of the Pistons, the Bulls put out a decisive lineup in advance.

And without Kukoc, it's not so easy for the Pistons to play the low post.

Josh Smith's solo defense is still top-notch, and Antonio McDyce is getting old again.

The Bulls relied on defense to limit the Pistons' offense, and at the same time, Ben Gordon's key three-pointer also gave the Bulls a hard new bag of blood.

With two minutes left in the game, the Bulls still held a six-point lead.

In order to be able to turn defeat into victory, Larry Brown even withdrew his henchman Ben.

However, the Bulls relied on Doon to hold the ball himself to reduce the pace of the game and still stabilized the situation.

The Pistons pinned their hopes on foul tactics to get the ball back and recover the score.

The effect was there, but in the final 12 seconds, the Bulls still led by two points while controlling the ball.

Doon was fouled by the Pistons while holding the ball, and he hit both free throws after standing at the free throw line to kill the game.

Of course, Larry Brown fought hard in the end, drawing a tactical attempt to quickly score two points in the open court.

However, the tactics ran out, and the tactics went wrong in their execution.

At the last moment of the game, the main players on both sides had no physical strength, and they roared that Tianzun jumped up and didn't hold the ball steadily, and there was a mistake directly.

This also makes it unnecessary for the Bulls to take the initiative to foul and get the ball back.

91-95, this game between the Pistons and the Bulls was bound to win, and in the end, the Bulls, who were fighting at home, had the last laugh.

It's just that the Bulls are participating in an endurance race called Eighteen Consecutive Wins, and the Bulls' opponents are running relay races one by one.

Two days later, the Mavericks, who are 12-4 and third in the West, will take over the baton from the Pistons and come to challenge the Bulls.

After back-to-back battles between the Celtics and Pistons, it has undoubtedly become more difficult for the Bulls to continue their winning streak.

However, this is also the fun of refreshing the team's all-time record and making history!

(End of chapter)