I'm king in the basket

Chapter 523 You are sure to lose!
Thibodeau's roar will undoubtedly hurt Boozer's self-esteem.

Who is Boozer?Anti-Bone Boy-the killer of traditional centers-Yao Ming's Terminator, his position is almost up, if you say you won't give the ball, don't you want to lose face?
Miraculously, not passing the ball to Boozer allowed the Bulls to break the scoring drought.

It is estimated that even the god of basketball can't stand it anymore. How can they be so sluggish on the offensive end?After all, it is a team that has been favored by the god of basketball. It has only been a few years?
Although the NBA doesn't pay attention to sleeping on the credits of the past, the glory of the ancestors cannot be forgotten.

The man who broke the scoring drought for the Bulls has nothing to do with the legendary No. 23, but his nickname does.

British Jordan is not everyone can call, first of all, he must be able to score.

Luol Deng also didn't go inside, and shot from the outside. He felt hot and made a direct shot.

"Chris, if it doesn't work, I can switch defenses with you." DeRozan said to Middleton.

Switching defenses with teammates shows that he has nothing to do with his opponents. Middleton will not admit that he has nothing to do with the British.

He shook his head and refused: "I can handle it."

"Are you sure? Don't force it. Now is not the time to be brave. If you can't, just say it. We will help you." DeRozan said.

Middleton said: "I really can."

"Luol Deng's shot put Chicago within nine points, and we'll see what Toronto does."

"I bet they're going to fight back, just this round."

Stoudemire said it with absolute certainty as if he was part of the team and knew how they were going to play.

No one will take him seriously, but the Raptors are going to fight back.

They are not like the Bulls who have reached the end of the mountain and have to rely on their individual ability to score points. At this point, the whole team is still tirelessly promoting the tactical operation.

Dragic, who was active in the third quarter, handed the ball to Li Xing as soon as halftime passed.

"You are attacking. Everyone says your offense is very strong. Why can't I see it? Are you frightened by my defense?"

Noah didn't want Li Xing to pass the ball.

If Li Xing keeps passing the ball, it means that their game is not strong enough.

A transparent truth: When a superstar who can solve the problem alone starts to pass the ball, it means that the game has not yet reached the time when he needs to stand up and end everything.

In other words, his opponent hasn't pushed him into a hurry.

Only when they are in a hurry, these arrogant masters will beat people.

Noah wanted Li Xing to do it himself, but the latter's calmness made him very uneasy, and he didn't want this situation to continue.

Just like those who begged their grandparents to tell their grandparents that Duncan would break the mold and abandon his teammates to fight alone. They all know that Duncan will only do this when the Spurs are desperate.

The same goes for the Raptors.

When Li Xing fights alone, it is often when no one else can be relied on and only he can do it.

The Bulls obviously can't push the Raptors to this point.

Li Xing stared at Noah for a long time, Dragic's tactics ran out, he and Middleton set up a high position on the left to cover.

After Middleton blocked the ball off the screen, his opponent went to double-team Dragic.

As for Middleton, he withdrew from the three-point line after completing the screen. If the opponent just made a simple switch instead of double-teaming, the Slovenian had to attack with the ball himself. On the contrary, once a double-team was formed, Middleton would in absolute emptiness.

The form on the court is changing every second. Whether the Bulls made up their minds to double-team the ball holder when they encountered a screen from the beginning, or there was a problem in communication and failed to rotate in time. It is no longer possible to picket .

When their double-team was formed and there was no strong confrontation, Middleton was absolutely open.

"Beautiful pass!"

Middleton caught the ball from the outside and shot immediately.

"I won't lose it!"

Middleton's shot felt good. The moment the ball scored, he just wanted to return to the defense. The inertia made him look at the basket while stepping back, even though he knew he would definitely score.

"Shh!"

"Now the difference between the two sides is 12 points, and there is still half the time in the third quarter. Let's see what adjustments Chicago can make!"

Thibodeau still didn't call a timeout.

He seems to have a lot of faith in the players' ability to adjust themselves.

Generally speaking, if the point difference reaches 12 points, the head coach will stop the game. Whether it is to let the players adjust or interrupt the opponent's rhythm, it is necessary.

It should be even more so for a iron man like Thibodeau.

As a result, tonight's Thibodeau only knows to output from the sidelines, completely forgetting that he still has the right to call a timeout.

"I thought Chicago was going to call a timeout."

A layman like Angus couldn't stand it anymore, and talked about it on the sidelines.

Stoudemire said: "I have met many confident coaches, but most of them will call timeouts at this time. I don't know what he (Thibodeau) thinks. Maybe he has his own strategy. .”

If it is said that allowing players to single-handedly can be regarded as Thibodeau's strategy, that is.

The players opened their positions and put on a formation for one-on-one.

Li Xing expected them to pass the ball to Boozer, but they didn't.

They've given up on Boozer.

Boozer's mood is very low, this kind of snub is tantamount to humiliation for star players.

"Carlos, don't worry about it," Noah said.

Boozer doesn't want to compare himself to Noah. On the offensive end, the two have never been the same level of players.

Due to the flaws in offensive methods, Noah's performance in the playoffs is often criticized by others.

This can also show the importance of Rose.

If Rose is still there, they don't need to fight so entangled.

It's too late to say anything now, they have to rely on the existing lineup.

The basketball was passed around and eventually passed to Luol Deng on the left baseline.

"It seems that they really believe that I can blow you up." British Jordan's blood was surging, and he looked completely unlike a gentleman who grew up in England.

Nor was he English, judging by the color of his complexion.

In fact, he is not really British.

In the final analysis, he is actually a Sudanese, a fellow of Manute Poll, who only grew up in England and became a British citizen.

From the blood level, he is more like a wild African.

Middleton didn't listen, didn't want to ask, he was focused on defense.

He is not a two-way player at the moment, and his offense has many problems, as does his defense.

To defend a quasi-All-Star player like Jordan, his defense is far from enough.

Li Xing was well versed in this matter. He approached Middleton secretly, and even if he couldn't help, he still wanted to put an invisible pressure on Jordan.

I'm watching you, don't think I'm going to let you score.

It was this feeling that made British Jordan's heart skip a beat, and he took a sudden step back, about to speed up his breakthrough.

"Beep!"

The referee blows the whistle.

British Jordan thought it was someone else's foul. When he saw the referee's gesture clearly, he realized that it was directed at himself.

Out of bounds.

His step backwards happened to be out of bounds.

Clearly, there is absolutely no room for refutation.

Jordan raised his hand and said nothing.

The Bulls are already 12 points behind, and few people know what this difference means.

Li Xing, who had not been very aggressive in the second half, suddenly had a change of heart.

15 points is a hurdle.

If the point difference reaches 15 points, the Bulls will definitely choose to suspend.

The offense coming back from a timeout will determine the future trend. What Li Xing has to do is to bring the point difference to 15 points.

His method is very simple.

The first is to ask for the ball, and the others move.

All the players, including Noah, thought he was going to pass the ball, and when they were sweeping around to fill up the space and prevent others from running out of space, Li Xing took the ball out of the three-point line.

Oh no!
Noah ran out frantically, trying to interfere with Li Xing's shooting.

"too late!"

"Joakim Noah, how did you let Lucky Lee get that much space?"

"This is definitely the most incredible thing tonight!"

Seeing Li Xing shoot a three-pointer, Noah looked desperate. He couldn't believe that this scene was real.

Li Xing raised one hand in the air, without saying a word.

The touch, the arc of the ball, and the path of the ball brought by the all-seeing eye all tell him that he has it.

"Shh!"

"15 points!"

"Ladies and gentlemen, the score difference is 15 points!"

The audience celebrated wildly, as if the game had been won.

One piece of data has to be mentioned here.

This season, whenever the Raptors have led by 15 points, they have won all games.

Moreover, among those behind, none of the teams filled the 15-point hole.

As I said before, with a defensive monster like Li Xing in the Raptors, it is already difficult to catch up after falling behind by 5 points, let alone more points?
15 points is an irreparable gap.

Thibodeau finally realized that he still has a timeout to call, and the Bulls will be able to rest.

"This timeout is a bit slow." Angus said in a twitch.

With his tone and expression, he almost said "I can do it myself".

Stoudemire kept smiling and said lightly: "Now what they need to consider is not the point difference in front of them, but the next game. They need to accept the fact that this game is over."

Back from the timeout, the Bulls responded with a three-pointer from the outside.

Putting it in, it was a life-saving shot for myself.

As a result, more than ten seconds later, Bargnani fired from the outside and once again pulled the point difference to 15 points.

The Bulls had no choice but to continue to attack. Li Xing was leaning on the basket, and no one could approach them. They tried their best to look for shots from the outside. Shooting like this could not guarantee a hit rate.

They began to strike iron.

Li Xing didn't let the rebound fall, and then the Raptors counterattacked.

17 points.

The score will only increase, not decrease.

The offense and defense of this round seemed to be telling the Bulls: "You are doomed!"

No matter how frustrated the Bulls are playing, the game will continue. There are 3 minutes left in the third quarter, and there will be another quarter after this quarter.

No matter how desperate, the game must go on.

(End of this chapter)