The NBA's opening sling against Chris Paul

Chapter 44 The Man Who Made Yao Ming Helpless

During the halftime break, Thibodeau did not deliberately arrange any tactics, mainly focusing on psychological massage.

"The Grizzlies are a good team. Coach Hollins' defensive system is also very mature and perfect, but it is not impeccable. Because we are better." Thibodeau paused and drank his saliva.

"The Grizzlies don't have a famous shooter like Gallinari, so when their physical strength declines in the second half, there must be problems with their shooting percentage. Everyone, let's take a good rest and let your muscles have a process of relaxation and adaptation."

Hollins on the other side talked less. He just asked the players to rest as much as possible and drink more water. In fact, he also knew that words were most useless at this time, and the opponent's biting defense would definitely affect the players in the second half.

What can be done now is to try not to put them under too much pressure psychologically.

"After this game, I'm going to watch a movie with Le Ke." Li Ming looked forward to holding the towel, while Guy beside him looked confused.

Soon, the short 15-minute break ended and the players re-entered the field.

In the second half, Thibodeau brought Belinelli back to the starting line-up, Noah rested, and only Boozer was left inside. Hamilton, Radmanovic and Tay Gibson played together.

For the Grizzlies, Conley was resting off the court. Arthur, Gay, Allen, Li Ming, and Bayless played together. Coach Hollins did not play Randolph. It's [-]-[-].

The coaches on both sides are not simple, so there is no problem with this arrangement.Belinelli's offense and defense are strong, and Tayi Gibson's appearance with him can just cover up this problem well.

At the same time, with a big three-pointer Radmanovic outside the three-point line, the space is further opened.

The Bulls took the lead to serve, and Belinelli held the ball on the line and rotated left and right pick-and-rolls.

Boozer mentioned the high position as a screen. After a few simple cooperations, the ball was in Boozer's hands again. Facing the slightly immature Arthur, Boozer raised his hand and said two points from a long distance.

"Bingo!!"

Hehe, this kid is much easier to fool than Rudy Gay and Randolph, he only knows how to stand defensively and fly at one point. "Boozer has already thought about how to fight Arthur in the next round.

Bayless looked at the coach on the sidelines while dribbling the ball. The coach didn't have any special instructions.

The ball was given to Gay on the line, and Gay faced Gibson's defense and started playing back singles.

Once, twice... You can hear the sound of muscles colliding.

"Tai's lower body strength is very strong, so he can get nearly 20 minutes of playing time under the strict coach Thibodeau, almost every night." Larry Bird obviously did the investigation.

Although he doesn't play now and is doing commentary instead, he is a competitive man. The self-esteem of the league's top force forces him to do a lot of preparations before commenting every night, and the technical characteristics of the players are naturally included.

Guy turned around and hit the board with difficulty. Although the ball went in, he was sweating all over, and it seemed that Gibson had poked his waist with a dark force, making him a little uncomfortable and aching.

The Bulls made a quick serve, and the ball was in Boozer's hands again. This time Arthur learned quickly, and immediately reached out to block his shooting sight.

But Boozer just made a fake shot, and he had already ducked into the inside when Arthur pounced.

"No, this idiot, it's too easy to take off, why don't you grow up and learn so slowly." Guy had no choice but to reach out and grab Boozer who was empty in front of him.

Two free throws, but fortunately Boozer missed a goal and picked up a point for nothing.

Guy whispered something in Arthur's ear.

"Damn it, go educate others. You dance more ferociously than anyone else. You always play defensively." Li Ming and Bayless despised Guy at the same time.

I guess, Hollins on the sidelines should have the same mental activity at the same time.

Li Ming dribbled the ball for half the court and found Guy outside the three-point line. There was no defense in front of him, so he made a calm shot-strike the iron!! The rebound was caught by Gibson.

He himself stuck out his tongue at Li Ming embarrassingly, meaning: buddy, I don’t want to either, you know, brother, my crooked machine gun on the outside line is always on and off.

"Damn it, can't you see it? This is the Bulls' defensive strategy. Instead of chasing others with all their strength, it's better to set up a trap and pass the ball to Guy, who only has 34% of the perimeter." Li Ming shook his head.

The Bulls gave the ball to Boozer again. Only then did the Grizzlies realize that the dude never got into the basket in the second half. The Bulls only had a [-]-meter fake center Gibson under the basket.

Boozer, who is nearly [-] meters, has been floating on the outside, which makes Arthur's defense uncomfortable.

Before the commentator finished speaking, Boozer shot again. Again, this time he didn't even make a fake move, but just looked up at the basket. Arthur didn't dare to jump up and shot directly.

65 to 59, the Bulls scored five points in three consecutive rounds, all of which were scored by Boozer, and only missed a free throw in the middle.

Li Ming looked at Arthur, and signaled Guy to switch defenses with him, and Arthur went to stare at Gibson, who was not a threat from the outside.

Guy received the look and understood.

On the offensive end, Gay took the ball quickly and passed it to Bayless outside the three-point line on the right with a jump. Hamilton stepped forward to defend.

Hamilton's current role is mainly to use his restraint to create opportunities for his teammates to shoot.

On the defensive end, you can only try your best not to be pierced. After all, the age is a factor, and the boys in their early 20s can't run on two legs.

Bayless stretched out his right foot to test it, but Hamilton didn't respond. Although he is old, after all, the experience of the core player of the championship is there, and there are still legends about him in the world.

It's not comparable to being stunned like Arthur.Bayless saw that he was unmoved, so he could only speed up the breakthrough. The first step was a big step, just when Bayless felt that he had passed him.

Hamilton unknowingly broke the ball from behind, without sticking to the ball at all, and made a long swing across the frontcourt.

Belinelli received it and posed outside the three-point line. Gay was fast and had already arrived in front of him, with a pair of big hands tightly covering him.

Belinelli smirked and gave the ball to Boozer who came after him. Boozer entered the penalty area in three steps and two steps. A dunk that smashed Huashan ignited the excitement of the home fans.

"Wow, how is it? I've said it all. It's worth the ticket. Although Derek can't be seen, it's the same with Carlos. Have you ever seen a big player with his touch?" A fan Excitedly gestured to the female companion next to him.

So, this fan, are you really ignorant or pretending to be aggressive? Have you forgotten Xia Yuhe who used to be by the Daming Lake?Don't you remember Dirk Nowitzki from the Dallas Mavericks?
At the beginning of the second half, Boozer scored seven points in a row, successfully igniting the momentum of the home team. The eyes of the players on the court were on fire, as if they wanted to eat the Grizzlies in front of them.

The anticipation and actions on the defensive end were very bold. Those excessive physical reactions did not consume much of their physical strength under the condition of adrenaline soaring, but were much more flexible.

How could Li Ming look at others to pretend to be aggressive? Carlos Boozer. After all, in Li Ming's era, this man was a public enemy. Of course, it was not derogatory, because his all-around skills made Yao Ming very embarrassed.

Therefore, anyone can score, but Boozer can't. Li Ming gritted his teeth and had to think of a way to beat him down.

While he was thinking, Bayless's pass was in front of him. Li Ming strode into the penalty area with an Iguodala-style shot. Although Gibson followed his footsteps, he was still half a beat behind.

I can only watch him dunk the ball into the basket.

"Wow, this shot is very timely. I think if the Grizzlies still can't score this round, Coach Hollins will call a timeout adjustment." Reggie Miller said, covering his mouth, obviously he was also shocked by this dunk arrive.

After all, in their eyes, the physical fitness of yellow-skinned players is nothing to mention among black players, and violent head-to-head dunks like this are very rare.

(End of this chapter)