Chapter 853 There are many more
Chapter 853 There are many more
After a timeout, the Bulls did not make any adjustments to the lineup. They were still the same people, but in terms of the rhythm of the game, the Bulls still deliberately slowed down. In the rhythm of the warriors.
I have to say that the effect of this is obvious. In offense, the Bulls played steadily, slowed down the offensive rhythm, and improved the success rate. In defense, it was directly replaced by Jordan to defend Li Weisi, and Hubble to defend Richmond. Germany, do not give other Warriors players any chance to easily shoot.
The Bulls were caught off guard by the Warriors at the beginning of the game, which was indeed somewhat beyond the Bulls' expectations, but after the timeout ended, the Bulls' offense finally returned to the right track. They used Jordan as an arrow and cooperated with others to successfully chase points. It also allowed the Bulls to gradually improve.
However, after the opening game, the offense of the Bulls, except for Jordan, always seemed to be a little bit worse, and the shooting percentage was completely incomparable with the Warriors.
In this case, until Li Weisi left the field, the Bulls failed to recover the point difference, and the score has been hovering around 2 points.
Unlike the substitutes in the previous two years, this year's Bulls' substitutes have also been greatly enhanced, and they are no longer the Bulls' shortcoming.
Although the Bulls did not have Price on the bench this year to organize, the Bulls' bench has ushered in Steve Smith to join.
Although Smith's injuries were very serious in the previous seasons, after coming to the Bulls, he didn't have to play in the starting lineup, and found his own sense of presence in a more relaxed rotation.
In addition, the rotation lineup used by the Bulls this season is to separate Jordan and Pippen. Therefore, when Smith and Jordan are together, whether it is his three-pointers or his scoring ability, he can provide Jordan with a lot. good help.
In addition to Smith, the Bulls' rotation lineup also includes Cole, Buichler, John Saley and Longley. It can be said that there are no players who are slowing down whether it is offense or defense.
Therefore, although the depth of their lineup is still not as good as that of the Warriors, since the two regular rotation players of the Warriors have entered the starting lineup, the depth of the Warriors' bench has inevitably declined. At this time, the rotation lineup of the two teams has almost no substance. sex gap.
However, even so, before the end of the first quarter, Finley made an emergency stop jumper after breaking through, facing Smith with 2.1 seconds left, and hit a mid-range shot.
And this also allowed the Warriors to lead the Bulls by 26 points at 21:5 in the first quarter.
Because the Warriors used their lives, after the end of the first quarter, the score was not spent, but they were still in the lead.
In this regard, the Bulls home fans were not at all anxious. On the contrary, they were hooked to see such a wonderful game. The reason why they were so calm was because they were full of confidence in their home team.
Sure enough, when the time came to the second quarter, the situation of the entire game suddenly changed. The Bulls, who were originally only scoring by Jordan, suddenly became blooming everywhere, with so many offensive points that the Warriors could not defend.
In this case, the Warriors' lead was quickly eroded, and in just over a minute, the Bulls overtook the score.
This is not over yet. After overtaking the score, the Bulls did not relax at all, seizing every opportunity to continuously expand the score. As a result, the Warriors' situation became more and more difficult.
Even if the Warriors returned from the starting lineup, they still failed to change this situation. At this time, the Bulls' entire offensive momentum had already picked up, and they were still at home, which led to the Warriors wanting to press down again. several times.
As a team with lower strength, now the Warriors have ruined all the advantages they had finally gained in the early stage. In addition, the morale of the entire team has come to the Bulls' side, which makes it difficult for the Warriors to catch up with the score. It is unrealistic to maintain the status quo.
As Hubble missed a layup and Pippen made a dunk, the Bulls scored 38 points in the second quarter and led 59:52 at halftime.
The reason why the Bulls did not widen the point difference more is mainly because of Li Weisi's two life-saving three-pointers at critical moments.
It can be said that although Li Weisi only scored 10 points in this quarter, every point is very crucial and can save the team's life.
However, relying on Li Weisi alone obviously cannot bring the team back to life. Li Weisi can help the team stay in suspense, but it is impossible to expect him to pull others forward together.
In this regard, Nelson has not been idle. Since the first half, he has been thinking about how to deal with the Bulls, but there are not many opportunities left for him to adjust, and even if adjustments are made, he dare not Guaranteed that the team will succeed, and may even lose even worse.
However, the entire second quarter was dominated by the Bulls, and the overall situation of the game was far from what the scores of the two teams could reflect.
Therefore, under such circumstances, Nelson finally made up his mind. In the third quarter, Kukoc replaced Rose as the starter.
In fact, as early as last season, when Mullin was injured, Nelson had a headache about whether to use Kukoc or Rose as the starter. After a long period of exploration, Nelson finally chose Rose.
The reason is that Rose is more mobile and can keep up with the footsteps of the opponent's small forward when defending. Kukoc is relatively tall because of his height. In defense, it is easy to be targeted and passed by a fast small forward.
However, although there are so many disadvantages of using Kukoc, at this time, Nelson needs Kukoc's organization and his shooting. In the first half, Li Weisi received too much defensive pressure in the second quarter. Someone must help Li Weisi Just share.
Sure enough, at the beginning of the third quarter, when the Warriors were attacking, Kukoc made a false pass and passed the ball to Li Weisi who ran out of the opportunity.
But looking back, in the Bulls' offense, Jordan suddenly scored to the outside Pippen, and Pippen directly dribbled the ball and feinted a shot, successfully broke through Kukoc's defense, and then made a layup.
Obviously, in terms of footwork, Kukoc and Pippen are still a bit worse than Pippen, and allowing Pippen to score so easily means that the 2 points Kukoc just scored are offset, and the point difference is still at 7 points .
It seems that it is unrealistic to catch up with the score just by making substitutions. The Warriors still have a lot to do.
(End of this chapter)