Pick Westbrook

Chapter 251 The Windy City Rose
Bulls coach.

Thibodeau glanced in the direction of the Bucks coaching bench, and the emotion on his face became heavier.

Especially after seeing the very relaxed look on the face of the Bucks coach Li Lai, Thibodeau felt a sense of powerlessness in the face of the Lakers Zen Master.

All your every move has been seen through by the other party.

This is also the third match between Thibodeau and Li Lai. The deeper the game, the more Thibodeau can understand Li Lai's difficulty.

Especially on the offensive end, no matter how hard Thibodeau works, he can't limit the Bucks' offense. This is why Thibodeau encouraged the Bulls players to work hard in the last game.

"We still have a chance."

The second game.

CJ Watson took the lead, and he succeeded in consecutive singles against Dragic.

Gibson grabbed offensive rebounds one after another, helping the Bulls get closer to the score.

In the first two games, CJ Watson and Gibson did not show very strong strength under the defense of the Bucks, and the two did not help the Bulls open the situation on the offensive end.

The Bulls were originally a team that was not good at offense. After losing their main players, their bench lineup had to be led by CJ Watson and Gibson.

If the two can't play an advantage, then it is no surprise that the Bulls will be beaten by the Bucks in the rotation stage.

This is also the reason why Thibodeau let Pierce lead the team during this time since the last game.

"But in tonight's game, CJ Watson and Gibson both played very well, and they also helped Pierce share a lot of offensive pressure."

Just when Barkley thought that in tonight's game, the Bulls' rotation would be proud and win the next game.

on the field.

Curry's off-the-ball running attracted the defensive attention of Korver and Pierce. Under his control, Danny Green in the bottom corner had an excellent open opportunity.

Swish!
A very stable three-pointer.

Then Danny Green frequently hit three-pointers under Curry's restraint, and Yi Jianlian took the initiative to find the opponent's position by dealing cards in high positions many times.

Danny Green made 5 of 3 three-pointers in this quarter, and there was a small explosion.

Then Yi Jianlian and Curry played a pass and cut cooperation, and the Bucks took the opportunity to establish a 10-point lead.

Kenny Smith looked at the data and said: "When the halftime game is over, as long as the Bucks enter the second half with a lead, they only lost one game in the entire season."

Barkley was extremely impressed after hearing this data.

This also shows that the Bucks team is a very rigorous and serious team. They will never let down their vigilance when the team is leading, causing the team to carelessly lose the game.

Of course, this can also show that the strength of the Bucks team is indeed strong. If they don't have strong skills, they can't withstand the counterattack of countless teams in the second half.

Halftime is over.

The score on the field has reached 55:46, and the Bucks continue to lead.

Faced with the team's disadvantaged situation, the experienced Pierce took the initiative to stand up in the third quarter.

He succeeded in consecutive singles against Curry and led the Bulls to a wave of 10:4 offensive highs.

This scene on the court also made Thibodeau's eyes shine when he was watching the game off the court.

"Pierce's singles ability ranks first in the league, and his step-back step is unique. Few players in the league can defend it, let alone Curry."

Thibodeau studied many of the games the Bucks played before the series began.

He has always been very curious about how Curry's small stature as a shooting guard has not been blown up by his opponents.

In the end, after looking through all the game videos, Thibodeau got a result and was shocked.

Curry does not need to participate in defense at all in the Bucks!
This is perverted.

Even if every team in today's league is trying to improve its offensive ability, which team doesn't care about defense at all and doesn't need players to participate in defense?

In Thibodeau's view, it is a miracle that a player like Curry who hardly participates in defense can survive in the NBA and even win the league's scoring title.

The head coach of the Bucks, Li Lai, was really too bold.

"Everyone knows that the Bucks' offense is the number one in the league and admires it, but no one has discovered the team's accomplishments on the defensive end."

"Especially when they still have players like Curry and Villanueva, they can still rank in the top ten in the league in defensive efficiency."

"The head coach of the Bucks, Li Lai, has never been a pure offensive coach."

Thibodeau naturally understood how Li Lai was training the Bucks' defense, and even how Li Lai was hiding Curry's defensive flaws. Thibodeau also saw clearly.

But the crux of the problem is that Thibodeau knows how Li Lai did this, but he doesn't know how to crack the Bucks' defensive system and hide Curry's defensive problems.

The offensive system and breaking defensive tactics are not what Thibodeau is particularly good at.

But the successful scene of Pierce's singles against Curry on the court just now gave Thibodeau a great inspiration. He finally figured out how to target Curry.

on the field.

Curry also stood up during this time period and responded with color.

He and Yi Jianlian's two three-pointers directly extinguished the Bulls' hope of counterattack.

At the end of the game, the Bucks won the game again with 113:104.

The big score is 2:1, and the Bucks have the initiative.

The fans at the Bradley Arena were very excited.

They took off their shirts and waved them in the air, and the entire arena was filled with the cheers of countless fans.

When passing through the player channel, countless hands crossed the railing and put them in front of Li Lai. They waved their hands and wanted to high-five Li Lai.

While waving their hands, these fans also uttered countless curses.

Li Lai smiled.

He has long been used to the way the Milwaukee fans get along with him, so Li Lai stretched out his hand to give these fans high-fives one by one, and enjoyed the fans' scolding.

"Li Lai, you bastard, you did a good job tonight!"

"Let those sons of bitches in Chicago take a good look at us, we're real men."

"The Milwaukee Bucks are invincible!"

"Our three legs are indestructible."

Post-match interview.

Thibodeau looked relaxed and smiled.

This appearance also frightened the reporters who came to interview. They thought that the head coach of the Bulls, Tom Thibodeau, was beaten by the Bucks.

A reporter who looked abnormal even dialed the phone in his hand at this moment.

"Hey, is it 911, I have a fool here."

It's just that what Thibodeau said afterwards caused a lot of waves. He not only proved that he was not fooled by the Bucks, but also let this sentence continue to spread in the following sports media, and then caused a lot of trouble. There was a sensation.

"I've found a way to beat the Bucks."

"This team also has weaknesses, and the weaknesses are obvious."

5 month 8 day.

Game [-] of the Bucks vs. Bulls.

Because of Thibodeau's interview speech after the last game, this game has attracted much attention before the start.

Fans and head coaches around the world are wondering exactly what Thibodeau's identified weakness in the Bucks is.

In the eyes of thousands of people, the game began.

Thibodeau took the lead in changing his style of play in this game. The Bulls changed from Rose as the main attacker in the first quarter to Truth Pierce as the main attacker in the first quarter.

At this time, the Bucks' defense against Pierce was Curry.

Facing Curry's defense, Pierce made two consecutive singles hits at the waist.

Such a high offensive efficiency also made Li Lai call a timeout immediately after the first two rounds.

"We have to double-team Pierce, and we can't let him score so easily."

"Ron, from now on you have to participate in Pierce's double-teaming and defense."

After Li Lai made such a defensive arrangement, Pierce's offense finally slowed down, but Luol Deng on the outside frequently got open three-pointers.

Swish!
hit!

Luol Deng felt surprisingly good tonight, making 4 of 2 shots in a single quarter and hitting two three-pointers.

At this time, Li Lai finally knew what the Bucks' weakness was that Thibodeau was talking about.

It's Curry's defense!
"If we put Curry on Pierce alone, there would be no surprises."

"Conversely, if we send Artest to stare at Pierce, Luol Deng on the outside will have a comfortable shooting opportunity from outside the three-point line."

"That is to say, whether we help or not, the Bulls will have a very comfortable offensive point."

Tyronn Lue also knows about Curry's defensive problems.

In the past, Li Lai sent Artest to assist Curry in the defense, and did not make the elementary school students worry about the flank defense. Naturally, Curry didn't have to spend too much time on the defensive end.

But now it is an extremely high-intensity playoffs, and this problem has been discovered by Thibodeau with excellent eyesight, so Curry's defensive problem has to be solved on the bright side.

Tyronn Lu couldn't help looking at Li Lai at this moment, and he was very surprised when he found that the other party was not troubled by this question at all.

Li Lai noticed the puzzled expression on Tyronn Lue's face, and he explained: "Half of our offense relies on Curry on the court, so we can't take him down."

"Since we chose Curry, we have to enjoy his strengths and accept his weaknesses."

"Thibodeau likes to play offense, so let's try."

The first quarter is over.

The Bucks trailed by 30 point at 31:1.

Barkley was surprised by the powerful offensive firepower suddenly displayed by the Bulls and shook his head again and again.

Who would have thought that a team that ranked first in the league in defensive efficiency in the regular season would be on par with the Bucks on the offensive end.

The second game.

Curry came on and continued to lead the Bucks' bench lineup.

As Pierce played the main game in the first quarter, the Bulls switched to Rose to lead the team in the second quarter.

Rose frequently entered the penalty area to challenge the defense line composed of Yi Jianlian and O'Neal.

As a result, one of the two was very agile and could always stand in front of Rose. The other was tall and long, and would rather use a foul to send Rose to the free throw line than give him an easy chance to score.

Compared with Pierce's freehand singles jumper when he led the bench, Rose's breakthrough threat was once again limited when he faced a better interior defensive combination than Cousins ​​+ Villanueva + Yi Jianlian + Jermaine O'Neal.

beep!beep!
Yi Jianlian defended Rose's breakthrough foul and sent the opponent to the free throw line.

At this time, Yi Jianlian did not forget to walk in front of Ross again, carrying forward the traditional virtues of China.

"I still have 4 fouls to play with you."

Compared with the Bulls who only have Rose leading the offense at this moment, the Bucks are fully blooming under the leadership of Curry.

Yi Jianlian hit a three-pointer, and O'Neal grabbed rebounds many times.

Because there was no Pierce's debut, McGrady played against Keith Bogans, and continuously caused fouls by the opponent based on experience.

Halftime is over.

The Bucks took the lead with 57:52.

This offensive battle has already seen the Chinese fans on the other side of the ocean are extremely crazy.

"Ross' breakthrough is simply too handsome! It's so explosive!"

"Westbrook's breakthrough wasn't bad either."

"Pierce is still young, and he has provided the Bulls with too much help on the offensive end."

"If it wasn't for Pierce, the Bulls wouldn't have the confidence to compete with the Bucks on offense."

Second half of the game.

Seeing that the Bulls were slightly behind, Rose took the initiative to take on the heavy responsibility of carrying the team forward.

He still remembers the first day he was drafted by the Bulls, and the streets of Chicago were lined with fans to welcome him.

That day, the words that the fans shouted still stay in Rose's mind: Derrick Rose, from Chicago, you will be our savior, you will start your great career here like Jordan, you will lead us back to standing top of the league
Rose recalled all the memories in his mind. He opened his eyes and looked at the Bucks in front of him, and said firmly: "I swear to lead this Bulls team back to its former glory."

on the field.

Rose threw himself into the air again and again.

Facing the defense of Cousins, Yi Jianlian and others, he has no fear.

boom!
A powerful and heavy bow and buckle.

Rose clenched his hands and looked at the Bucks players full of fighting spirit.

The fans in Milwaukee couldn't help being moved by Rose's dunk.

It's not that they haven't seen such jaw-dropping dunks full of violent aesthetics, but even if they are opponents, they can't help but want to praise Rose's heroic qualities.

Swish!
Curry singled out Pierce, and after a beautiful change of rhythm, he stepped back and made a three-pointer.

Curry, who made a key three-pointer, did not forget to stare back at Rose viciously.

Although Curry is completely inferior to Rose in terms of viciousness, in terms of temperament, the Milwaukee elementary school students are still very sure.

"In this round of the series, Pierce successfully humiliated Curry in singles many times, but at the same time, Curry also humiliated Pierce many times."

Kenny Smith couldn't help but looked up at the score at this moment, and finally shook his head helplessly.

"The result is still the same. There is no team in the entire league that is going to match the Bucks offensively."

"They're already unbeatable offensively in the league."

At 115:109, the Bucks once again won this crucial game.

They won two home games in a row, bringing the big score to 3:1.

The Bucks already hold the match point.

Of course, the fans who watched the game all over the world have already been impressed by Rose's temperament and leadership.

All fans firmly believe that the Bulls will be brought to a very high level by Rose, just like Jordan once brought the Bulls to the point where it is well known to the world.

It just takes time.

Post-match interview.

"The Bucks already hold the match point, and you are still one game away from reaching the Eastern Conference Finals for two consecutive years."

"Coach Li Lai, the Bulls are the favorites for the championship in the top four divisions, but you beat them, and it doesn't look difficult."

Li Lai shook his head in denial when he heard this sentence.

This series has been playing very dangerously.

In the first game, the Bulls caused a lot of trouble for the Bucks.

It's just that in the subsequent games, when the Bucks gradually cracked the Bulls' defensive system, the team slowly lost the ability to challenge the Bucks.

Especially Noah.

When Noah can't continue to provide a strong defense for the Bulls, this team also lost the capital of the league's first defensive efficiency.

Then it was Thibodeau's helpless move to fight against the Bucks in Lee's view.

If they can really beat the Bucks, who in the entire league is willing to fight with the Bucks on offense.

"The Bulls are a very strong team. We will never relax until we win the final victory."

Li Lai specially watched the performance of some Bulls players in tonight's game.

皮尔斯22分6篮板3助攻，诺阿6分8篮板，布泽尔12分7篮板，洛尔-邓15分6篮板，罗斯40分4篮板6助攻。

Li Lai couldn't help heaving a long sigh when he saw Rose's data.

A reporter asked curiously: "Coach Li Lai, why are you sighing? Is there any other player in the Bulls who can cause trouble for the Bucks?"

Li Lai nodded and said sincerely: "Of course, Derrick Rose, he scored 40 points tonight."

"You have to know that I have specially deployed him defensively, but he can still score such a high score. He is really a very good player."

"He is the Rose of the Windy City."

(End of this chapter)