Basketball's most talented forward is on the left

"We see that the Bulls did not start Tyrus Thomas or Aaron Gray this year. Center Noah and power forward simply used Joe Smith, who is 208 centimeters tall. He usually comes on as Noah's substitute. In the regular season, 82

The game has never seen the two of them play at the same time. What are the Bulls trying to do? Play fast?"

Looking at the Bulls' starting lineup, Yang Yi on the sidelines made his own guess.

But this guess is unreliable at first glance. Short height does not mean you can play fast. The Bulls have never had the basic tactics of playing fast. To speed up rashly is to play with fire and burn yourself. There is no need for the Knicks to take action, and they will kill themselves.

And this Joe Smith is not the same type as the Eagle King. He is a 2800 power forward. As the 76ers' addition to the Iverson trade that year, Joe Smith has been playing for many teams. His style of play is stable and he is both offensive and defensive.

However, it can be used by any team, it is plug-and-play, otherwise I would not have been traded so many times in my career.

So everyone knows that having more transactions does not prove that they are inferior to the weak. On the contrary, only valuable people deserve to be traded.

This guy has played 1,000 games in his career.

But his highlight years were all in the last century, and now he only averages 4.6 points per game. And because of his age and many injuries, he doesn’t play much. He is often regarded as the third choice inside in the Bulls. In the last game, he was

I played for a little over 8 minutes and it didn’t feel like it was there.

But for a player like this to become the starting power forward tonight, it's hard not to make people speculate.

What on earth does this bull want to do?

"Defending the left winger, at first glance, it is used to defend the left winger." Barkley said sharply: "Joe Smith's movement is okay, his wingspan is sufficient, and his height is not bad. Moreover, his foul is not worth it, and he will be sent off in the worst case.

Well, use him to hold Zuo Li off for as long as you can and you will make a profit."

These words proved Barkley's good basketball literacy. Facts have proved that the Bulls really asked Joe Smith to guard Zuo Li.

Moreover, there was a foul on the first ball.

It wasn't an intentional foul. Zuo stood on the edge of the penalty area to catch the ball, turned his back and swung his shoulders from side to side, then made a feint and then turned right, directly shaking Joe Smith. So he couldn't keep up and could only pull to stop Zuo Smith.

Attack immediately.

This ball is a tactical foul, which is acceptable. At least Noah needs to thank him. Generally, after the ball is completely shaken, Zuo Li will directly fly up and dunk it. No matter who is in front of him, even Howard will be dunked over.

, belongs to Zuo Li’s classic ultimate move.

However, if nothing can be seen from this ball, the next few attacks will reveal Joe Smith's mission.

Zuo Li's strong turn shot was missed by a fierce thug. Zuo Li stood on the free throw line and made 1 of 2 free throws.

Then the Bulls' Ben Gordon and Rose failed to connect, and the pass was wrong. Dragic grabbed the ball and passed it to Zuo Li. Joe Smith failed to follow up. Luol Deng immediately reached out and pulled Zuo Li, and another foul occurred.

Now the whole world knows that the Bulls are preparing to use fouls to block Zuo Li's offense in this game.

It's not a shark attack, but it's better than a shark attack. In essence, fouls are used to block the Knicks' momentum, prevent scoring in sports games, tear the game apart, and allow the Bulls to survive in the cracks.

Yes, the Bulls finally took action in the second game.

And it’s very cruel!

In the first quarter, Zuo Li was fouled 7 times, and Zuo Li got to the free throw line 5 times, taking a total of 10 free throws, which was almost as many as the entire previous game.

The effect was also good, with 7 goals scored, but only 4 points were scored in sports games, and 11 points were scored in a single quarter.

In the third game of the 2000 NBA Finals, the Pacers had to adopt the "shark-killing" tactic in order to limit O'Neal's scoring. O'Neal took a total of 39 free throws, setting a new high in NBA history. However, he only made 18 free throws.

At that time, someone said that if you want to break O'Neal's record, you must first be as dominant as O'Neal, and then you must have poor free throw ability.

Otherwise, you will encounter a stupid opponent or a stupid referee.

After all, it is really outrageous for a person to take 40 free throws in a single game.

However, tonight, there seems to be hope in playing like this. In the first quarter, Zuo Li made 10 free throws. If he keeps this number in every quarter after that, it will be too much!

The commentators also joked that this game will not break this incredible record again.

Then in the second quarter, people discovered that tonight's bull was Zhang Fei eating the weight, and he was determined!

At the beginning of the second quarter, Zuoli scored three of his first four free throws, but he still implemented this tactic, which was to prevent Zuoli from scoring in sports games.

And Zuo Li also understood, so Zuo Li strengthened his breakthroughs, no longer shooting even if he could, just strong breakthroughs, all kinds of strong breakthroughs, as if James was possessed by the skill pack.

So the sound of "beep beep beep" kept ringing. One quarter lasted 12 minutes, and a total of 27 minutes were played before the half game ended.

In this quarter, the Bulls Zuo Li committed an astonishing 9 fouls. Zuo Li was sent to the free throw line 7 times, including 1 of 21. He made 8 free throws in 13 attempts and scored 13 points in a single quarter.

There was no controversy over his 23 free throws in the first half. This was considered a first in the playoffs.

But the effect was pretty good. The two sides were tied 40-36 at halftime, and the Bulls were only 4 points behind.

Seeing this point difference, Zuo Li understood. Back in the locker room, Zuo Li and D'Antoni whispered for a while and formulated the tactics for the second half.

Zuo Li: "They will definitely continue to foul in the second half."

D'Antoni agreed: "I think so too. Our tactics were a little stagnant in the first half and they won't let this opportunity go."

"This is also our opportunity, I'll hold the ball!"

"Okay! If you have a chance, go ahead. If you can't open it, I'll pass it on to you!"

So at the beginning of the second half, Zuo Li caught the ball directly across the half court, and after receiving the ball, he went directly to the inside. Soon, Joe Smith committed 5 fouls, Noah committed 4 fouls, Thomas committed 3 fouls, Luol Deng committed 2 fouls, and Ben Gordon committed 2 fouls.

Committed, Ross committed three crimes!

"Zuo Li is killing the Bulls. If the fight continues like this, who will the Bulls' interior linemen use to defend Zuo Li?" Yu Jia said.

"No, Zuo Li's free throw shooting was also bad tonight. He made 10 free throws in one quarter and made 7 of them. His shooting rate was exactly 70%, which was the same as the regular season. In the second quarter, it was a little worse, but he still made 8.

If you still let him take free throws with this kind of shooting rate, isn't that just giving him points?" Director Zhang said he didn't understand.

The Bulls are also in trouble. They can't stop their tactics until now, and the referee is already staring at them. If they make the slightest move, they will be whistled. This is the sequelae caused by continuous fouls.

Until now, the Bulls have figured out their own tricks...

At the end of the three quarters, Zuo Li had made 35 free throws, only 4 gaps away from O'Neal's record. Zuo Li had made 22 free throws and scored 34 points in the three quarters!

At this time, the Bulls finally did not dare to foul, but Zuo Li refused!

In the fourth quarter, he misplaced his position and beat Rose, causing Rose to foul twice. Rose had no other way to defend him but to foul.

So with 4 minutes left in the fourth quarter, Derrick Rose fouled out for the first time in his career.

After he came off the field, Zuo Li also officially ushered in his 40th personal free throw of the game...