The strongest champion puzzle

Chapter 340 The Bull's Trouble

The Clippers still wanted to struggle at the last moment and let Griffin play inside.

It's a pity that Griffin was a bit of a buttery player. He missed a hit and made a mistake. The Warriors took the opportunity to consolidate their lead.

With 41 seconds left in the game, Zhang Xiaotian broke through and scored 2+1. After hitting a free throw, the Warriors led by 9 points to seal the victory.

The Warriors started off with 11 consecutive victories. What's even more exaggerated is that they also won rebounds. The most exaggerated thing is that Curry's 40 rebounds made him proud of the game's rebounding list, which is even more amazing than his [-] points.

张小天则是25分7篮板7助攻，继续全面数据，比克莱-汤普森的25+3+3显得帅气了一些，另外德雷蒙德-格林也是19+6+9的不俗数据。

The Clippers once had such a good opportunity and were overturned. The outside world couldn't help but sigh, who can beat the Warriors.

The Bulls they are going to play back to back have a chance. Although Rose has truce in these few games, under the leadership of the already stronger Butler, they have won four consecutive victories and beat the Cavaliers to temporarily rank first in the Eastern Conference, and they are in good shape.

The Bulls maintained their current lineup in the summer and extended Jimmy Butler's contract with a maximum salary.

Zhang Xiaotian is also a little envious. In comparison, Jimmy Butler's growth is the standard star model.

However, for the Bulls to achieve good results with this lineup, injuries and more appropriate tactics are indispensable.

In the playoffs last year, they were considered to have performed well, but they were still far from the top teams.

Rose is not there, butler is playing the second position.

In this case, Zhang Xiaotian's defensive task will be much lighter.

Both sides did not deliberately switch defenses. The Bulls were because Zhang Xiaotian and Klay Thompson were very threatening on the Warriors side. They did not want Butler and Zhang Xiaotian to cause a lot of consumption in the beginning.

On the Warriors' side, Klay Thompson does this a lot of the time. Anyway, he doesn't need to hold the ball when attacking, which can save some energy.

But this is also tentative. According to the situation, it is very convenient for Zhang Xiaotian and Klay Thompson to switch defenses.

Jimmy Butler has become very accustomed to the core style of play this season. He can not only score, but also organize. He also took the lead in scoring at the beginning of this game.

However, Jimmy Butler is a bit physical on the offensive end, and his offensive methods are not so rich, and he is a bit of a type with Paul George.

It's just that Paul George often relies on height, and Jimmy Butler is bounce.

But Klay Thompson can't handle this kind of strong physical fitness, after all, his physical fitness is mediocre.

The Warriors will not immediately let Zhang Xiaotian and Klay Thompson switch defenses. The plan is to make Klay Thompson work harder in the front and Zhang Xiaotian take more responsibility behind.

Compared with the Warriors, the Bulls are very monotonous on the offensive end, but it really works.

After Jimmy Butler got the maximum salary, he really felt like a top All-Star.

Scoring, assisting teammates to score, and almost all the points the Bulls scored in the first quarter have something to do with him.

For the Warriors, Curry, Zhang Xiaotian and Klay Thompson took turns to play, but Bogut couldn't handle Gasol who was four years older than him.

In addition, Draymond Green felt a little tired in this game, and Draymond Green was a little uncomfortable with a player of Mirotic's style.

With Jimmy Butler scoring in double figures in a single quarter, the Bulls led by 1 point in the first quarter.

However, in the competition for substitute players, the Warriors won completely.

The strategy adopted by the Bulls is to let the main players play more. They are not back-to-back, and they have the confidence to compete with the Warriors.

It's just that although Jimmy Butler's strong rise is not as cheating as Guy's, it also has some ups and downs.

The rotation players couldn't share the pressure, and the Warriors easily overtook the score with a ten-man rotation.

It's useless to be jealous, strong teams just do whatever they want.

Fortunately, the Bulls were able to play a few strong points, and they defended desperately, which did not allow the Warriors to widen the score.

At the end of the first half, the Warriors led by 3 points.

The Bulls lineup relies more on Butler, and Gasol and Mirotic. Although Hinrich played well in the first half, this not very old veteran can only make some open shots.

In the second half, the Warriors must pinch the opponent's points, but what is more important is to play out their own offense. Although they bloomed more points in this game, they did not play that kind of desperate momentum.

From the beginning of the new season to now, the team is a little tired physically and mentally. Coach Kerr still hopes that the players can overcome difficulties, not necessarily winning, but playing out their advantages.

In the third quarter, the Bulls' defense was still very tight. The Warriors still couldn't do what they wanted on the offensive end, but they played out on the defensive end.

Except for Jimmy Butler, both Gasol and Mirotic are limited by the Warriors.

Zhang Xiaotian also switched defenses against Jimmy Butler, but Butler has reached a completely restricted level, but his shooting percentage was also interfered by the Warriors' defense.

In this case, the Warriors extended their lead.

It's just that I didn't expect that the Bulls' substitute finally started to play in the second half.

E'Twaun Moore felt hot, and Noah also grabbed offensive rebounds consecutively.

Now that Noah has become a substitute is also a relatively big change for the Bulls, which also allows the Bulls to enhance their rebounding ability during the rotation period.

At the end of the third quarter, the Bulls chased the score to only 4 points.

Regardless of the changes in the playing staff, the Bulls' tenacity remained.

At the beginning of the last quarter, the Bulls did not put Butler on the court. Even if his physical strength is good, playing singles with the ball all the time consumes a lot of physical strength and must be rested.

The Bulls put up a big lineup at this time, only Etwain Moore is a small one.

It was Mirotic who defended Zhang Xiaotian, but it was not a conventional defense. Mirotic just pushed forward, with Taj Gibson and Noah behind him to help defend.

The purpose of this defense is very clear, that is to prevent Zhang Xiaotian from making a move.

However, they obviously don't know Zhang Xiaotian's current flexibility.

Zhang Xiaotian asked Mirotic to push outside the three-point line, and then wiped it in one step and pulled it up directly.

Although Tai Gibson was staring at him, he was a little slow to come over to help defend.

If you want to defend Zhang Xiaotian, you must be honest. It is impossible to go forward with a sword, because there are almost no special shortcomings.

After being beaten by him twice in a row, the Bulls could only adjust and replaced Noah.

But now, apart from Butler, no one else can restrict Zhang Xiaotian at all. The Bulls' choice is to flank.

They risked letting go of Iguodala, and they really succeeded with the first two goals, but with Zhang Xiaotian hitting 2+1, the Bulls had to pause.

At this time, the Warriors did not have the Splash Brothers on the court, so they looked better defensively, but in terms of efficiency, the Bulls were also a substitute. When they were behind, even if the Warriors' offensive efficiency was not high, their lead was unshakable.

(End of this chapter)