pinnacle swinger

Chapter 196

The Bulls still have a big problem. After Tang Wenlong came on the court, the outside flanks formed an assault team.He and Iguodala took turns cutting in from the side or at a 45-degree position. The Bulls' defense was cut to pieces, and the proud defense disappeared in this game.

At the end of the half, the 76ers led the Bulls by 54 points 49 to 5. When Tang Wenlong was on the court, the win-loss value was the highest in the game.

In the midfield locker room, Thibodeau proposed the idea of ​​strengthening offense. Seeing that the game is no longer determined by defense, he hopes that the Bulls players can run, and both Hamilton and Korver will play offense. With the firepower effect at the end, use offense to suppress the 76ers' offense.

To put forward such a tactical concept, the requirements for Rose, the court controller, are higher. Rose must have more singles with the ball, and must be able to better achieve the effect of attracting double-teams after breaking through.

Rose nodded, naturally there was nothing wrong with it, but he never considered that he was just a player who had just come back.

It was time for the halftime show in the Wachovia Center Arena, and the acrobatic troupe from China won applause with their brilliant performances.Then the "KissCam" kissing activity began on the big screen at the scene, and the lovers and fans surrounded by love in the frame were about to kiss.Men and women in the period of passionate love, married couples, and wives who take care of their old age, everyone happily played this game relay.

After about 10 minutes passed, Tang Wenlong and his players returned to the field to play.

When the game entered the second half, the cheerleaders left and the mascots also hid aside. The official NBA cameramen on both sides were ready at the designated positions and sat down to wait for the second half to start.

Gasol serves and Lowry advances with the ball.

Tang Wenlong and Iguodala crossed positions, and with the help of Noah's off-ball cover, the elbow area leaned against Hamilton. Lowry hit the ground and passed the ball, and Tang Wenlong caught the basketball with his long arm.

When Thibodeau saw this scene, his head was getting bigger. If he played like this in the playoffs, how should he defend!
"Teaming, double-teaming!" He stood up from the bench and yelled at the Bulls players. He no longer had any hope of being able to single-handedly defend Tang Wenlong.

Ross let go of Lowry to double-team Tang Wenlong, and Lowry moved in small steps to the other side.

Luol Deng mentioned that Lowry, who was going to the line to defend the open space, also wanted to steal the ball. If Tang Wenlong was nervous and directly distributed it to the open Lowry, the ball would probably be broken.

But Tang Wenlong is tall and has a wide field of vision. When he glanced at his eyes and shook his hands, he pushed the ball straight to the basket.

There Iguodala was wide open, took off directly after receiving the ball, and dunked with both hands. 56 to 49.

The first attack in the second half ended with a slam dunk, and the 76ers' morale was immediately boosted. When returning to defense, the players unconsciously became active.

Rose turned to force Lowry, and he was able to go to the highlights with a smart move. After rushing to the paint area, he slammed the ball and distributed it to Hamilton.

Hamilton made a catch-and-shoot jumper, his sixth point of the game, and struggled in the first half. 6 to 56.

"Mine." Iguodala stretched his hands and patted his chest, indicating that he was responsible for the ball.

The 76ers attacked, Gasol missed the inside hook, the rebound was grabbed by himself, and it was given to Iguodala who was open outside. Iguodala still missed a three-pointer, and the rebound was grabbed by Boozer.

"Boozer's defense is not good, but his rebounding is quite good." Assistant coach Bob said to Collins.

Collins nodded, "Yeah, this guy's wingspan is terrible, but his positioning ability is very strong. His physique is very strong, and Speights is not as good as him in this regard."

"How about using Hassan or Joey? The two little guys are young and dare to fight. If they only defend Carlos Boozer's mid-range shot and turn back to grab rebounds, both of them are better than Speights. .”

"Wait a minute, it's still an offensive stage, we need Speights to open up the space."

On the field, Rose missed a layup and the rebound was grabbed by Gasol.

In the half-court offense, Lowry gave Gasol, who ran out to the top of the arc, and Gasol gave Iguodala, who walked past him, a perfect screen.

Iguodala changed direction and dribbled the ball into the three-point line, and made an emergency stop to give the No. 1 position who ran out without the ball cover. Lowry caught the ball in motion and had an open long-distance shot. middle.

The Bulls attacked, Rose and Boozer picked and rolled and gave Boozer a mid-range shot. Speights shot a little tighter and hit Boozer's wrist. The referee called Speights a thug foul.

"No, I didn't!" Speights hugged his head, his eyes widened in disbelief.

He looked at the referee, but the black referee on duty was determined, holding the ball and walking towards the basket first, not listening to Speights' explanation at all.

Speights shook his head and followed helplessly. He just wanted to argue with the referee and put a little pressure on the referee.

Boozer made two free throws at the free throw line, 56 to 53, and the 76ers led by only 3 points.

In the transition between offense and defense, Tang Wenlong and Lowry made a pick-and-roll offensive cooperation. Facing Luol Deng's defense, Lowry passed back to Tang Wenlong, who was in the low card position. Tang Wenlong leaned against Rose with his back.

This is one of the few direct confrontations between the two in this game, and the offensive position is more favorable for Tang Wenlong.

Tang Wenlong unceremoniously attacked with his back. After hitting two "bang bangs" in a row, he turned around with his left foot, drew a big circle with his right foot and exerted force. Very amazing.

"Shua!" Easy hit! 58 to 53.

Even if Rose has excellent jumping ability, he can't interfere with Tang Wenlong's shot at all.

The coaches of the 76ers applauded one after another. The ball played very well. After Tang Wenlong was out of position, he fell into a low single. The Bulls double-teamed and hesitated, and he scored.

打了五6分钟后，两队进入到下半场的第一次强制暂停，此时76人64比58领先着6分。

The audience felt the suppression of the home team on the visiting team. Although the points difference between the two teams was similar, the 76ers' offense was obviously easy. The Bulls made many shots, but many of them were very reluctant offenses.

Sure enough, after returning from the timeout, the 76ers' wing players took turns to single out Korver, who was replaced at this time. The Bulls used double-teaming and rotation defense to limit the breakthrough of Tang Wenlong and Iguodala, but it was like breaking the wall to make up for it. West Wall, Tang Wenlong and Iguodala are both ball handlers who can guide players to attack. The other players of the 76ers quickly got offensive opportunities, and many of them were open.

At the end of the three quarters, the 76ers led the Bulls by 81 points 70 to 11, overwhelming the Bulls at home!
(End of this chapter)