I feel hot in the NBA

Chapter 160
However, in Thibodeau's basketball philosophy, the game is not won by offense. If you want to win the final victory, you must build on a good defense.

After the Bulls players were scolded during the intermission, as soon as the second half came up, they became more focused on the defensive end than before.

In particular, the mobility of the Bulls' outside players was much faster than in the first half. Whether it was a misplaced defense or double-teaming with inside teammates, they all completed better than in the first half.

There are roughly two types of defense, one is the defense of the inside line, and the other is the defense of the outside line, and these two types of defense can complement each other.

When a team's outside line does not perform well, their inside line will inevitably be double-teamed. Similarly, when a team's inside line does not perform well, their outside line will inevitably be closely defended and their offensive space will be compressed.

After the Bulls' outside iron gates played a role, the offense of the entire Mavericks did encounter challenges. The outside shots could not be opened, and the opportunity to eat cakes inside was also reduced a lot. The entire Mavericks could only rely on Nowitzki's singles to score when they played for about 5 minutes in the third quarter.

In this game, Nowitzki once again showed his stability that is completely different from the past this season. In such a critical moment, he can still hit shots again and again with a calm mid-range shot.

It was also Nowitzki that Novitzki made consecutive shots during this period, and the Mavericks just maintained a 3-point lead.

However, when the lead was deadlocked to 5 minutes and 40 seconds, the referee sounded a whistle, and after Derrick Rose completed "2 plus 1" and made an additional penalty, it was directly broken.

The point difference was tied at once.

The shouts of "MVP" also spontaneously sounded at the scene.

"Yes!"

Rose also clenched his fist hard.

In the third quarter, the Bulls did a pretty good job on the defensive end. Compared with the first half, the Mavericks' offensive efficiency declined.

It's just that although the Mavericks did not have the efficiency of the first half on the offensive end, the Mavericks have always been leading. The fundamental reason is that the Bulls' offense has not opened up for a long time.

As the main attacker of the Bulls, Rose also felt pressured by this. During the intermission, all he could think about was to do his best in the second half and play an MVP-level performance.

So this goal was scored, for Rose, it was a goal to release the pressure.

Without the pressure, Rose, who refocused on the offensive end, hit another goal in the next attack, which helped the Bulls expand the score to 2 points.

"Wow ah ah ah ah!"

The cheers that had just subsided a little bit at the scene sounded again.

At the same time, the voice of "MVP" that was shouted just now was heard!

Rose scored this time with a more calm expression.

call!
Both the offensive and defensive ends have improved, and the score has come back from overtaking. Thibodeau, whose face has been drooping throughout the game, finally has a little relief on his face.

The Bulls finally had 2 minutes of overall performance tonight to make him barely satisfied!

"Lin, get ready to play!"

The moment the Bulls overtook the score, Carlisle immediately called Lin Yang to him. In fact, Kidd couldn't hold it anymore. Rose's vitality on the offensive end made him complain.

His legs were literally shaking with exhaustion.

Carlisle looked at Kidd's performance on the field and knew that the latter was exhausted, but the reason why he never replaced Kidd was to give Lin Yang enough rest time.

In Carlisle's view, Lin Yang is the most critical part of winning today's game. First of all, he has to support Kidd in the first position, and then he has to switch to the second position to defend against Hamilton to enrich the team's style of play.

Therefore, Lin Yang's physical fitness has become the key to whether he can win this game.

Originally, Carlisle was relying on the advantage of still leading by 5 points in the score. Although Kidd was a little bit unable to hold on, he still did not call Lin Yang to him, but the thing he was most worried about happened.

Carlisle finally had no reason to continue to put Kidd off the court. Even if he was only two points behind, he did not dare to delay the time any longer. The difficulty of the first half proved the strength of the Bulls.

Moreover, he originally wanted the Mavericks players to take advantage of the lack of height at the Bulls' [-]th position and attack the inside line. This was the magic weapon for the Mavericks to win in the first half, but in the second half, the Bulls' outside players became more mobile.

Now Derek is blowing up...

In short, all the scenarios that Carlisle envisioned before the start of the third quarter went towards the worst.

"Shut up!"

The Chicago fans who were excited because the team overtook the score saw the moment Lin Yang came on the field, the smile on his face disappeared instantly, and the cheers turned into boos at the same time.

Their hearts are as disgusting as eating a gluttonous feast and suddenly seeing a caterpillar emerge from the food in front of them.

It can be said that if Ross is the guy who can make Chicago fans collectively excited, then Lin Yang is definitely the guy who can make Chicago fans feel depressed instantly.

Speaking of which, the Chicago fans couldn't help being depressed. They obviously gave the biggest boos to influence Lin Yang, but this young rookie has played better and better so far, and his performance is as good as ever.

And in this game, Lin Yang has not made a mistake so far, and he is even better than usual in this respect, which makes the Chicago fans as uncomfortable as eating fly shit.

They thought they had influenced Lin Yang, but in the end they felt that they had done a lot of useless work.

but.

No matter whether it can affect Lin Yang or not, what they should boo is still to be booed, after all, this is the only thing they can do!
When Lin Yang played, the first goal was still the same as usual, looking for cooperation with Chandler. Recently, he and Chandler have played together more and more, and the cooperation between the two of them has become more and more tacit. In many cases, often only one look is needed, and both sides can know what kind of cooperation the other party wants to do in this offensive or defensive round.

It is precisely because of the tacit understanding between him and Chandler that the Mavericks successfully scored the first goal since he came up.

The score was also equalized by the Mavericks after this round.

The Chicago fans in the audience were silent again. Lin Yang used his performance to prove that some people can't be defeated by boos. On the contrary, boos will only make him focus more on the game!
"This season, when it comes to the critical moments of the Mavericks, we often think of Dirk! It is true that Dirk can always make people feel at ease at critical moments this season, and we already have a lot of impressions of Dirk scoring goals at critical moments this season!"

Kenny Smith first gave Dirk Nowitzki a long paragraph of praise, and then changed the topic, and said, "But we should not forget that this year's Mavericks, when the team needs to score, there is another guy who often stands up and uses his ability to help the team score key points! This guy is Lin! Whether it is his sudden three-pointer or the open space he found with his extraordinary vision, in short, Lin Yang has unknowingly saved the Mavericks many times!"

"There is no other meaning. The team spirit of the Mavericks is still Dirk, and the flag of Dallas is still the German chariot. None of this will change! However, the influence of our Miracle Boy on the team is constantly expanding, and this is beyond doubt!"

"I don't know when Lin's playing will make all Mavericks fans unconsciously breathe a sigh of relief!"

Amidst Kenny Smith's chatter, Rose made another layup, helping the Bulls lead by 2 points again!
"MVP! This is MVP!" Kenny Smith, who had just praised Lin Yang for a long time, couldn't turn his tongue around. He chose to use the most refined three letters to affirm Rose's attack.

"Shh!"

Turning his head around, Lin Yang, who was shot by Ross, showed no sign of weakness, and rushed into the inside to score with Chandler's pick-and-roll.

The scores of the two sides were evened again.

On the bar!
Lin Yang actually fought back and forth with Derek!

The Chicago fans at the scene were shocked when they saw the unyielding offensive momentum of both sides after Lin Yang came on the stage. They never thought that Lin Yang, a first-year student from China, could fight Rose back and forth!
Even if the guy is called Miracle Boy, who is Ross?He is the favorite of the regular season MVP this season. No matter how miraculous Lin Yang is, he is just a boy. Now the boy is going head-to-head with the regular season MVP. This makes Chicago fans have the illusion of "is the world crazy, or are they crazy"!

It is true that Lin Yang was able to break through Rose and score with the help of Chandler, but that is also a condition that can be used on the court. A good shot can go into the basket. Could it be that there is a difference between hollow and a few bumps before going in?
Lin Yang's strength really surprised Chicago fans for the first time.

"Lin's ability to read the defense on the offensive end is really getting better and better, and his ball control and distance between defenders are getting better and better!" Caleb looked at Lin Yang, who was almost completely different from the beginning of the season, and praised him endlessly.

"It's not just that simple!" Carlisle said, "One of the reasons why Lin can play so calmly today is that the cooperation between him and Tyson has become more and more tacit. This kind of tacit understanding makes the pick-and-roll cooperation between him and Tyson more powerful than the general combination of inside and outside."

Carlisle laughed when he said this, "I'm not saying casually, Lin and Tyson can definitely become the next pair of Stockton and Karl Malone, the tacit understanding between them is really rare!"

"Bah!"

Carlisle called Lin Yang and Tyson Chandler the next pair of "Double Devils". At the same time, Lin Yang and Tyson Chandler also completed the lob cooperation again. Chandler once again ravaged the Bulls' basket. The slight difference is that this time Noah escaped Chandler's Tarzan pressure and avoided the embarrassing record of being dunked three times by the same person in one game!
Noah, who had escaped, had a bad expression on his face. He also wanted to return one, but he looked around his teammates on the field... He didn't find a teammate who could give this kind of pass at all!
But it is undoubtedly too difficult for him to let him hold the ball and kill inside, and then complete a dunk similar to Chandler.

Forget it, just defend with peace of mind, and wait for the next game to bully others!

The eccentric Noah suddenly became Buddhist.

"Nice!"

The Buddhist Noah heard Chandler's excited applause, and suddenly became a little restless again!Especially seeing Chandler high-fiving Lin Yang and seeing Lin Yang's abstinent expression, he couldn't help cursing in his heart: A pair of little bitches!

I must cover both of you today!
"Tell me, Joe King, why did you back off? Just watch the opponent complete the dunk? This is not the way I taught you to defend!"

Noah was thinking in his heart, and the head coach Thibodeau yelled directly. He was very dissatisfied with Noah's move to step aside.

Little bitch, I will definitely take you flying!

The head coach's swearing made Noah hate Lin Yang and Chandler even more!

He couldn't wait to give these two guys some color.

Because of this, his enthusiasm has increased by a large amount again, and he is as if he has hyperthyroidism. Every time he assists in defense, he has a sense of determination of "I will die if I don't cover you".

And this kind of Noah naturally seemed to be full of deterrence, and the Mavericks failed to score in the next few offenses.

The inside defensive barrier has suddenly become so solid, for?For the Bulls who won the defense, it is undoubtedly something that can inspire the whole team. The Bulls also played a rare sense of fluency on the offensive end.

At the end of the third quarter, the Bulls entered the fourth quarter with a 70-64 lead of 6 points.

The Chicago fans at the scene naturally sang and danced, all excited like a lucky cat.

"Well done, Jokin, this is what I want to see of you, and the last quarter, keep your focus!"

Thibodeau also rarely praised Noah after this quarter. On a night like this, it was really not easy for Thibodeau to say such a thing. It can be seen how well Noah performed in the third quarter.

"OK, guys, we still have plenty of time!"

On the side of the Mavericks, Carlisle didn't have too much seriousness on his face. Although they were behind at this stage of the game, in his opinion, this game will only benefit the Mavericks in the future, because Rose once again played the entire third quarter. If Rose does not rest in the fourth quarter, then at the end of the game, Rose's physical hidden dangers are likely to tip the balance of victory to them.

(End of this chapter)