The Basketball Court Swordsman

Leonard scored 4 points in the first quarter and made two mid-range shots. If someone tells you that this guy's offense helped the Pacers open up the situation, that would definitely make people laugh.

4 points, two CIC, how to open the situation? I can do it too.

However, this is really the case. In the tactics of the Thibodeau plan, Leonard can be relieved of this. Those who emptied Leonard can naturally focus on other people.

But when Leonard was able to cast those open positions, the Bulls defense had to change. Once there is a discrepancy between the plan and the actual game, there will be loopholes!

And this small loophole is enough for the Pacers to take the lead after the first quarter.

Therefore, Leonard, who only made two mid-range shots and only scored 4 points, became a stone in Thibodeau's heart. How to defend Leonard? Should he continue to play or not give him shooting space?

At this time, Henson remembered a metaphor used by the media.

There are two bottles of poison in front of you, it depends on how you choose.

After the start of the second quarter, both sides changed back to the main lineup. Although Lor Deng has played 10 minutes in the first quarter, he still reappeared at the beginning of the second quarter.

In the past two seasons, since Thibodeau coached the Bulls, Lor Deng has played more than 39 minutes! I have to say that Xibodu's main force is really crueler than anyone else. But even more serious is that "British Jordan" not only did not cause injury problems due to this terrible playing time, Lor Deng almost never missed the game in two seasons.

This is really a typical one willing to fuck, one willing to endure.

The battle between the starters of the two teams was another defensive battle. Derrick Rose continued his "performance" of not scoring. It can be seen that the MVP of last season had a very poor touch today. When he encountered a tough defense, he could not even get the ball in for a breakthrough layup. It seems that Rose's offensive state today is not as good as John Lucas III on the bench.

As for the Pacers, although Paul's strong field vision allows him to easily find teammates who have opportunities, the Bulls' defense is too fast. They can always kill the opportunity before the Pacers players seize it.

Thus, after experiencing a slightly smooth offense at the end of the first quarter, the two sides once again fell into a defensive situation. Henson and Thibodeau didn't think there was anything wrong with this, but the slow pace and frequent interruptions of the game due to fouls and mistakes made the fans feel lethargic.

Finally, in the 7th minute of the first quarter, Thibodeau took the lead in substitution. He scored early in the first half of the game with Rose, who only made 1 goal, and sent John Lucas on the court.

The purpose of this replacement is very clear: even the defensive idiot Thibodeau wants to score!

The fans got excited in an instant, and the dull defensive battle is finally over!

John Lucas’s performance today is indeed amazing, hitting a three-pointer as soon as he came on the court, making Thibodeau’s substitution effect immediate.

But in the same way, after Paul was freed from the defensive end, he was able to focus more on offense. So at the end of the second quarter, Paul scored consecutively, his smart breakthrough and unpredictable rhythm, the Bulls' proud defense was completely damaged.

At the beginning of the game, Paul expressed his determination with a flying save. Therefore, the "Queen Bee" played very hard in today's game.

The reason why he only scored 4 points before that was because Paul used this determination on defense. Just look at Rose's shooting percentage and you know how hard Paul has worked.

At this time, Rose was off, and Paul could finally let go of his hands and feet to attack. Thibodeau flew around anxiously off the court, and all his worries were fulfilled.

Rose's state, Paul's defense...The Bulls once most proud of the first position, but now it is suppressed!

So, after the half-time, Rose made 1 of 9 shots and only scored 2 points! Since hitting that goal, Rose has experienced the embarrassment of not scoring a full 22 minutes. This is not an MVP-level player's performance.

The Chicago Bulls also trailed 43-50. The 7-point difference is also the biggest difference in this game so far!

"After Rose came off, Chris Paul was completely liberated. His performance of 7 points in a row at the last moment is the main reason why the Pacers can lead now. Fortunately, the Bulls bench players performed well today, otherwise , The points difference may have been opened!" Mike Brin looked at the statistics of the first half of the game, the Bulls now scored the most by John Lucas III!

Don't think that Thibodeau will be happy because of this, because such data can only represent a huge problem with the Bulls' offense!

In this regard, Rose himself felt extremely angry. Yes, it is angry. Not angry with Chris Paul, but angry with himself.

After returning to the locker room, Thibodeau found that Rose had sharp eyes, gritted his teeth and geared his hands, as if he was eager to return to the court now to fight Paul.

But Thibodeau also knows that it's not enough to have blood. Whether Thibodeau wants to admit that the Pacers' defense makes it difficult for Rose to move, this is true.

If you want Rose to score like an MVP, Thibodeau must spend more time on offense that he is not good at. The Pacers nowadays are not what Rose can beat by his own ability.

Although the intermission time is only 15 minutes, all fans who follow this game are obviously already impatient. Therefore, when Henson first appeared on the basketball court, reporters on the sidelines found him immediately.

"The Pacers played very well in the first half of the game. How do you keep your advantage in the second half?" The reporter couldn't wait to pass the microphone to Henson's mouth.

"There is no way to keep the advantage. This is destined to be a fierce battle, man. Unless 48 minutes are over, no one will dare to say that he can keep the advantage." Henson did not mock his opponent as he used to, nor did he assume that arrogant posture. .

Henson knows very well that the Bulls, who eliminated themselves last season, cannot be defeated so easily! It's only 7 points, and the Pacers are still too early to get to the standard of "safe landing".

Before the start of the second half, Henson deliberately pulled Paul in a whisper. No one knows what the Pacers said to the two brains on and off the court, but just seeing these two guys secretly conspiring, Thibodeau would have been shocked in a cold sweat.

Finally, the much-anticipated match continued in the second half. The Bulls obviously made adjustments. Thibodeau used Brewer as the starter in the second half, replacing Hamilton, who had almost no performance today. It seemed that the Bulls were going to step up their offense, and Thibodeau brought up everyone who could score.

Sure enough, in the first round, Rose used his coquettish breakthrough to attract the defense, and then packed the ball into Noah's hands in a few people.

Noah, who looks like a tramp, was simple and rude. After receiving the ball, he directly smashed the buckle and scored the first point for the Bulls in the second half of the game!

"Well... Rose really doesn't play singles by himself. In the second half, the Bulls will definitely increase the number of passes they pass." Seeing this dunk, Henson was not surprised. Even if Thibodeau is obsessed with defense, now the Bulls must work **** offense.

However, the Bulls players haven't been happy for long, and Paul immediately responded with a screened mid-range jumper.

Paul's emergency stop jumper is what Henson thinks is the most stable of the team. This guy's shot is very comfortable, as if he will definitely score as long as he makes a shot.

Thibodeau clearly emphasized in the second half of the game to allow the players to block Paul's passing route as much as possible and prevent the Pacers from continuing to play more blooming performances. As everyone knows, Paul simply did not pass the ball to watch, but continued the state at the end of the second quarter and chose to attack.

Is this a coincidence? Or tactical arrangements? Why is Henson always able to predict his layout? Thibodeau found that the "half-fuck" he had looked down upon had become more and more difficult to deal with.

After a goal, Rose first gave the ball to Brewer, and Brewer made another point and passed the ball back to Rose. The latter jumped high from the three-point line and hit the basketball again. It seems that Rose's offensive feeling came back in the second half.

But Henson knows very well that this is not the transformation of Rose alone, but the transformation of the Bulls offense. They no longer rely on the individual abilities of the stars to fight alone, but use some more complex conductive balls. Take the opening two goals as an example, both of which are goals resulting from assists.

In this way, Paul's defensive pressure will be reduced, because the offensive points are also distributed.

So in the next round, Paul used the pick and roll to break through again. Brewer immediately switched to Paul, and Rose went to block George's catch.

But Paul still didn't pass. He passed Brewer with a very beautiful tempo change, which caused an exclamation from the audience.

Just when Brewer was exhausted to pursue his life, the cunning Paul was back again. Continuous changes in the center of gravity made Brewer staggered and almost fell to the ground!

So, in the exclamation of the audience, Paul stepped back and shot a jumper. Another steady middle distance, basketball nets!

"Continuing to stabilize the advantage, Chris Paul continued his excellent scoring state in the final period of the second quarter! If the first half was a defensive battle, then the second half was a wonderful attack!"

Seeing Paul score again, Henson nodded in satisfaction and stood on the sidelines and applauded the players.

"Later Rose will no longer be obsessed with heads-up against you, so you can focus more on the offensive end. Use your score to destroy them like you did!"

This is how Henson whispered in Paul's ear before the start of the half game.

In the past, once Rose started scoring frantically, it was difficult for the Pacers to cope. But this season, I also have a superstar who can dominate the game!