Basketball's most talented forward is on the left

At the beginning of the second quarter, the Knicks used two consecutive three-pointers to stop the Bulls, and the point difference was widened to double digits.

In addition to the point difference, what makes Bulls fans even more desperate is Zuo Li's three consecutive offensive rebounds. This proves the Bulls' powerlessness inside. Countless times of history has proven that it is very difficult for a team that cannot guarantee rebounds to win.

Thing, if you look at the record in the playoffs, it can be said that teams that lose rebounds and still win are rare. Even the Warriors who will dominate the league with five small players in the future, the shorter the team, the rebounding is even more important. If

Without rebounds, how can the Warriors speed up the game?

Therefore, the Bulls emphasized the rebounding issue during the timeout and replaced the team's tallest player, Aaron Gray, on the court to form a double-height team with Noah, allowing Noah to play the power forward position.

The defender of Zuo Li naturally became Aaron Gray. This man is still very ambitious. Although he was beaten badly against Zuo Li in the regular season, this time the Bulls arranged helpers for him. Once his back is turned, he can only

If you need to resist Zuo Li's first blow, Noah or Luol Deng will immediately come back to double-team and help defend.

This time, he can still resist...right?

But who told you that Zuo Li can only play inside.

The purpose of the regular season is to strengthen attributes, so Zuo Li will choose to start from the inside whether he can play inside in the end. Although he has gained a great reputation and left an image of being invincible from behind to the world, for Zuo Li himself

, he doesn’t only play in the post, nor does he only play in the post. He has a variety of choices, and there are many things he can bring out in his arsenal.

The wisest choice is to choose which way to play against what kind of defender.

It's hard to have one hit all over the world in the NBA. Even Curry has a way to break through. The combination of sudden shots is his most powerful weapon. James, who only relies on his strong body to run rampant, will sooner or later need to develop more scoring methods, otherwise he will

There will be a day of waterloo, such as 8 points in the finals or something...

So Alongre was brought to the top of the arc by Zuo Li with a confused look on his face, and then directly called a pick-and-roll.

"Ouch, look at it, Zuo Li went up to play the pick-and-roll, hey, hey, hey, Dragic, the defender, was blocking him. Only Zuo Li in this league can do this. Come on! Ouch! Aaron

Gray couldn't keep up and almost fell! It's not enough to defend Zuo Li. What a good shot. Zuo Li made a pick-and-roll and took three steps down. The ball was great! Noah came to cover the defense! Hey! It's so slow! Left

Stand up! Good shot~21!"

Following Zhang's reasonable instruction, Zuo Li caught the ball at the free throw line, faced the frame and attacked directly. He passed Alongre with a simple tentative step and then broke into the paint. Noah's defense was not aggressive enough and he was beaten by Zuo Li.

There will be a penalty for entering.

The free throws were stable... but they were not successful. Zuo Li's free throw curse still exists. Even ESPN commentator Pippen asked if he could try foul tactics. Zuo Li's free throws were unstable.

But Ewing immediately said that the Bulls did not dare. After all, Zuo Li had a free throw shooting rate of about 70%, which was 8% lower than James's 78% this season, and James' free throw shooting rate in his rookie season was only 75.4%.

This data is enough to surprise fans. Because of the impression flow, James's free throws have always felt very good. However, throughout James' entire career, his free throw shooting rate is only 73.3%, and the lowest one season was only about 67%.

There is still a long way to go before being excellent.

So how dare Zuo Li 'cut' casually? He's not O'Neal, and his 52% hit rate is worth cutting.

Sure enough, Alongre, who was passed cleanly in the next round, could only use a pulling foul to stop Zuo Li's attack, but Zuo Li, who was well prepared, received a shooting foul.

Stepped to the free throw line and made both free throws.

Pippen, who was instantly slapped in the face, was very angry. In addition to Zuo Li, the reason why the Bulls were falling behind more and more was also the main reason. And he had to admit that his impression was gone. In his memory, Zuo Li was not good at free throws and his shooting percentage was not high, but in reality

After a season of hard work, Zuo Li can at least watch his free throws.

But naturally he couldn't admit defeat, so he directly said: "I admit, this may not be a good idea, but the Bulls can regain their position offensively. Rose and Ben Gordon need to step up."

And indeed they did.

In the next round, Rose went in and scored a goal with a drift puller, and then Ben Gordon hit a three-pointer from the top of the key.

But that's all.

Because Zuo Li also scored in response, a dunk with the ball and a low post hook, the Bulls worked tirelessly for a long time and recovered the 1-point gap.

Then Ben Gordon's breakthrough came to an emergency stop, but was caught by Zuo Li, who went directly to the frontcourt. Ben Gordon wanted to redeem himself, but even if he could keep up with him, he could only stop him by pulling people.

, the final result was to be beaten to 21 by Zuo Li again!

When Zuo Li stepped to the free throw line again, the Knicks fans at the scene shouted like a tsunami: "mvp! mvp! mvp!"

After extra free throws, Zuo Li had already scored 11 points in this quarter, and this was not the final half-time score for Zuo Li. In the next few minutes, Zuo Li continued to perform efficiently, scoring consecutive points in the paint, and in the last quarter

minute, Zuo Li hit another three-pointer in two shots. This was Zuo Li's first three-pointer in the playoffs in his career.

This goal also brought Zuo Li's score in a single quarter to 20 points. In the half, Zuo Li scored 28 points, 11 rebounds, 6 offensive rebounds, 2 blocks and 2 assists. This also set the tone for the Knicks' victory tonight.

60-45, the Knicks entered the second half with a 15-point halftime lead.

During the halftime break, Rose encouraged the team's morale in the locker room and took the lead. He came on the court without a break and scored 2 points immediately upon entering the court.

But Rose's style of play didn't quench his thirst. David Lee took a long swing when he got the ball. Chandler was already close to the ball and easily responded with a rebound.

Ben Gordon's shot over there was another hit. Zuo Li got the rebound and rushed straight away!

Alongre was helpless.

Brother!

I won’t let you play like this!

Isn’t this intentional to bully people?

My body can follow you!

He had no choice but to pull someone in and use his fourth foul to prevent Zuo Li from leaving quickly, but this also meant that he needed to rest.

Without the high point of Alongre, the Bulls have fallen inside again.

At the end of the third quarter, the point difference still widened to 20 points. Rose put his hands on his hips and could only lament the strength of the Knicks.

In the end, the Knicks easily clocked out in the fourth quarter, defeating the Bulls 112-97, 15 points, and won their first playoff victory of the season, successfully taking a 1-0 lead.

Zuo Li, who played 38 and a half points, had brutal statistics tonight. He took 22 shots, hit 17 goals, made 2 of 5 three-pointers, and made 7 of 11 free throws. He contributed a total of 43 points and 20 rebounds, including 10 offensive rebounds.

, as well as comprehensive statistics of 6 assists, 5 blocks and 2 steals!

Looking at Zuo Li's data, Smith sighed: "Zuo Li broke a lot of records in this game!"

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