NBA: No. 1 Forward

December 25 at 12 o'clock, Madison Square Garden.

The Christmas battle is imminent!

Today's Chicago Bulls starting has changed from when they played against each other at the beginning of the season.

Five starters: Derrick Rose, Keith Bogans, Luol Deng, Carlos Boozer, Kurt Thomas.

This game is still explained by Barkley, Kenny Smith and Reggie Miller.

Kenny Smith introduced: "In the Bulls' game against the Raptors not long ago, the starting center Joakim Noah was accidentally injured. Injuries will definitely have an impact on the Bulls' inside strength.

Kurt Thomas is too old. At the age of 38, Kurt Thomas is not as good as he used to be in terms of physical fitness, speed and jumping, and the defensive end is no longer the glory of the past. The most important thing is that he is now The age playing time will also be greatly reduced. "

Barkley also added: "However, their summer signings are still very successful. So far, the Bulls have won in the limited number of starting games, and their lineup is also very good. There are two teams in a game, and each side has a starter on the injured list. Relatively speaking, it is still very fair!

Therefore, today's game is more of a stage for two leading stars, a duel between two top picks. "

In fact, although Barkley said it was a duel between the two No. 1 picks, the first half was more of a duel at the fourth position.

Millsap played against Carlos Boozer. Although Millsap is still a bit disadvantaged against Carlos Boozer, he is also full of fighting spirit today. As Carlos Boozer's substitute for the Jazz, if It would be a lie to say that Millsap has no intention of replacing him.

But in the Jazz, Carlos Boozer's position in the interior is too strong, and Millsap has no chance to usurp the throne.

Of course, this is also related to the fact that he is not as good as Boozer in the Jazz. But at that time, Jerry Sloan gave up matching the contract offered by the Knicks for Boozer. Fake.

He also didn't want to lose to Carlos Boozer in the fourth-position duel this time.

In this regard, Lian Dao also supported Millsap, so in the first half, Lian Dao played more for Millsap, creating opportunities for him to single-play Carlos Boozer. On the Bulls side, Rose was also responsible for most of the offense in the first half.

Although Millsap was at a disadvantage in the game against Carlos Boozer, after all, the Knicks were slightly stronger inside than the Bulls, and Cousins' double-team support gave Millsap a lot of time. help.

Kurt Thomas couldn't hold back the inside monster Cousins.

At the end of the first half, the score of the two teams was 55:56.

The Knicks only led by one point, and it can be said that no one could open the score in the first half.

But in the third quarter, Lian Dao completely took over the game on the court.

On the first ball after returning from the second half, Lian Dao took a cross step from the outside, passed Luol Deng, and then hit a fadeaway jumper near the free throw line.

Although Luol Deng is excellent in defense, he is limited by his athletic ability. His running and jumping quality is average. He can still play a defensive advantage of height against a slow small forward. However, facing a No. 3 with both strength and speed like Lian Dao In this position, Luol Deng suffers a lot of times.

In the Bulls' offense, Ross passed the ball to Carlos Boozer, but unfortunately, under the double-team of Millsap and Cousins, he missed a hit.

At 11 minutes and 25 seconds of the third quarter, Lian Dao made a change of direction and broke through Luo Erdeng's defense again. Live as you want.

Lian Dao rushed near the penalty area line and hit a jumper against Carlos Boozer!

The score was 55:60, the Knicks took the lead in the third quarter,

With two offenses and one defense, the Knicks stretched the score to 5 points.

"Carlos can only win this game for me!" Millsap continued to spout trash when he was stuck with Carlos Boozer.

"Paul, have you forgotten the experience of being rubbed on the ground by me in the Jazz? If you have forgotten, I don't mind letting you relive the history!" Carlos Boozer and Millsap The same door, both of them have the true biography of Jerry Sloan in terms of trash talk.

The physical attacks that these two people pushed and shoved when they were stuck in the position did not forget the magic attacks of trash talking, but their magic attacks often canceled each other out.

With Millsap and him fighting for a spot, Carlos Boozer didn't get a good chance, and Derrick Rose also planned to attack the ball by himself, and the lightning-like acceleration passed Holiday After reaching the basket, a lever escaped Cousins ​​​​who was defending, and then scored a layup.

Holiday is also very helpless, he has been very careful about Rose's breakthrough, but he is still always a step behind.

Lian Dao patted Holledi on the shoulder to express his comfort.

Without Rose before the injury, no one can guard against him in the first position. Rose of the Windy City, this title is not just talk.

Rose's style of play at this time is fast, explosive and terrifying, and full of entertainment. He has also won countless fans since his debut, showing elegance and powerful lethality between tossing and turning.

When he was selected by Chicago, he was affectionately called the "savior" by Chicago fans, and he lived up to expectations. He led the team to the playoffs in his rookie season.

Although they lost to the Celtics 3:4, everyone at the time remembered this fast-paced rookie wearing the No. 1 jersey!

And Derrick Rose, who has been baptized in two seasons, is becoming more and more terrifying.

For the Knicks, Holiday still handed the ball to Lian Dao, who attacked from outside with the ball. Luol Deng didn't dare to get too close to Lian Dao this time. The previous two breakthroughs left him with a shadow.

This time, Luo Erdeng took a step back and focused on defending Lian Dao's breakthrough.

Lian Dao suddenly accelerated in a disguised form from the outside line, and Luol Deng hurriedly retreated in shock, blocking Lian Dao's breakthrough route.

Immediately afterwards, Lian Dao stopped the brakes suddenly, then took a step back and shot a three-pointer.

"brush!"

This trick, every time it is used after a breakthrough, will have a miraculous effect, and it has become Lian Dao's signature goal!

On the Bulls' side, Rose also took over the Bulls' offensive banner. He slowly dribbled the ball across half court, and then suddenly started, like a phantom, once again passed Holiday cleanly. When returning to the defense, Rose had already inserted into the Knicks' inside line like a sharp knife, avoided Millsap's block in the air, and dunked the ball into the basket.

But in the third quarter, Lian Dao, who had entered the state, made another three-pointer from the outside line, and it felt extremely hot.

The little senior sister sat in the front row and waved her fists along with all the fans shouting for him. This image is definitely a fanatic of Lian Dao.

Lian Dao on the court waved to the little senior sister after hitting two three-pointers in a row, and the scene shot was also shown to the young senior sister in the front row.

"Oh, this is Sickle's girlfriend. The Christmas game came to watch Sickle's game. The interaction between the two is very sweet. I don't know how many Sickle female fans are heartbroken today!" Kenny Smith also introduced at this time road.

Tom Thibodeau's expression changed when he saw Lian Dao hit the outside three-pointer twice on the sidelines. He watched the video of the Knicks' last game against the Thunder. In the third quarter, he also focused on Lian Dao, especially Lian Dao That horrible three-point shooting rate made Tom Thibodeau horrified.

"Teaming! Double-teaming! Don't let him catch the ball!" Tom Thibodeau was also a little anxious at this time. He would rather double-team Lian Dao than see the Thunder's tragedy repeated in the Bulls.

The Bulls players defending Lian Dao were also very helpless. They couldn't let Lian Dao catch the ball. They really couldn't complete this order!

If Lian Dao was so easily double-teamed that he couldn't catch the ball, it is estimated that the Knicks would have been restricted by other teams in the league.

However, just before the Bulls double-teamed Lian Dao, the Knicks took the lead in double-teaming Rose, and Tony Allen and Holiday double-teamed Rose.