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In the showdown with the Lakers, Wang Chong had already set a basic policy from the very beginning, which was to use offense to determine the outcome.

The Bulls will not struggle defensively with the Lakers, who are good at positional warfare.

The offense and defense transitioned, and it was the Bulls' turn to attack.

Curry quickly advanced through the half with the ball. Players on both sides were still unsteady. Wang Chong had already taken the lead and came to screen for Curry.

The moment Kidd was separated, Curry directly chose to take a quick shot from outside the three-point line.

Artest, who was responsible for defending Wang Chong on the other side, didn't have time to react. Curry's shot was almost completely open. Except for the fact that his position was slightly far away, it almost reached a distance of about one meter outside the three-point line, but this Location itself is no problem for Curry.

"Shh!"

Curry, who was wide open, steadily hit three-pointers.

3: 2.

The Bulls played the game at a very fast pace from the beginning. The offense never dragged on and almost ended within 15 seconds. As long as there was an open shot, whether it was Wang Chong, Curry or Billups, the shot was ready. All very determined.

This style of play prevents the Lakers from taking full advantage of their inside advantage. Gasol and Bynum are always in the process of running back and forth.

Gasol is slightly better. He is also a power forward with flexible feet and has good mobility in the paint.

But Bynum is having a hard time.

As a standard heavy center, Bynum's weight is not small. After all, the Lakers trained Bynum according to O'Neal's template.

Bynum, who is 2 meters tall, weighs close to 13 kilograms. Even compared to Gasol when he was at his fattest, he was more than 130 kilograms heavier. The weight difference between Gasol and Gasol at this stage is about 10 kilograms.

After running back and forth for several rounds, Bynum was already sweating and his steps became sluggish. Instead, Gasol seized the opportunity and ran back twice to easily cut inside to receive a pass from his teammate and successfully attack the basket.

The Bulls' fierce attack at the beginning made it difficult for the Lakers to withstand.

Sensing that the situation was not good, Lakers head coach Phil Jackson immediately called a timeout. After the timeout, the Lakers replaced Bynum and let Odom come on. At the same time, Gasol also changed from the power forward position to the center, playing with his younger brother. Gasol faced off.

Although replacing Bynum will reduce the Lakers' inside height, it will also improve the team's mobility. At least they will not be so passive when facing the Bulls' fast-paced offensive and defensive transitions.

In fact, during the Lakers' two consecutive championships, Bynum's own abilities have always been mediocre. His greater role is to serve as a wall to increase the height of the Lakers' interior line, that is, to strengthen the team's interior basket defense tool. .

When the Lakers won their first championship in the 08-09 season, Bynum averaged only 23 points and 6.3 rebounds in 3.7 playoff games. During the Finals, he averaged less than 20 minutes per game. What really limited Howard's performance was Gasol. In other words, the Lakers' three high inside players work together.

In the 09-10 season, Bynum's performance was slightly better, but it was also limited. In the playoffs, he averaged 8.6 points and 6.9 rebounds per game. In the finals, he faced blue-collar center Perkins, averaging 7.4 points and 5.1 rebounds per game. Perkins had 5.8 points and 5.8 rebounds, which shows what the level of this little shark, who has high hopes for the Lakers, is.

The Lakers really have to wait until Bynum shows a dominant performance in the paint, and they have to wait until the 11-12 season, which is one year from now. By then, Bynum will average a double-double of 18.7 points and 11.8 rebounds per game in the regular season. Successfully selected as a starter for the Western Conference All-Stars.

Unfortunately, this was just a flash in the pan. After being sent to the 76ers as a trading chip the next season, Bynum fell at the speed of light, and his peak period was quite short.

Wang Chong never regarded Bynum as a threat from the beginning, but when the Lakers' three big men were on the court at the same time, the height pressure in the penalty area was really great.

Now that Bynum has been replaced, although it has increased the Lakers' speed, which is not conducive to the Bulls' fast-paced small ball style of play, it will undoubtedly greatly reduce the pressure on the team's penalty area.

Marc Gasol may not have much advantage against his brother Pau Gasol, and may even be suppressed by the opponent.

But when Wang Chong faced off against Odom, it was a complete blowout.

Of course, the matchup between Wang Chong and Odom is limited to when the Lakers are attacking, with Wang Chong responsible for guarding Odom.

When it's the Bulls' turn to attack, the Lakers will only let Artest, who has the strongest single defense ability in the team, to defend Wang Chong. Although Artest can't guard Wang Chong, he can at least reduce Wang Chong as much as possible. Worshiping efficiency value consumes his physical strength.

After the change of formation, the situation of the Lakers began to stabilize. The Lakers continued to use Kobe Bryant, who had a good touch, as the core of the offense, while the Bulls continued to focus on the pick-and-roll cooperation between Wang Chong and Curry.

Soon after the first quarter, the Bulls and Lakers battled to a score of 29:26 in the first quarter.

The Bulls relied on their fierce attack at the beginning to gain a 3-point lead.

科比在这一节比赛中7投4中，罚球2中2，得到10分2助攻，表现绝对称得上高效。

For the Bulls, Wang Chong and Curry both made 6 of 3, and both scored three-pointers. Wang Chong scored 9 points, Curry scored 7 points, and they were full of firepower from the outside.

The first quarter of the game was difficult to distinguish, and the fans watching the game couldn't help but sweat.

Obviously, this is a close game. Both teams have their own advantages and disadvantages. Who can win the final game depends on their on-the-spot performance and adaptability during the game.

In other words, both sides have the possibility of winning this game.

While Lakers fans were excited about this result, they were also a little secretly shocked.

The strength of the Bulls is too terrifying. Without a superstar like Kevin Garnett who can suppress the Lakers' second man Pau Gasol, they can actually still have a 50-50 fight with the Lakers.

I can't imagine that if Garnett is not injured at this time and the Bulls have a complete lineup, which team in this league can compete with the Bulls? ——

The game continues.

As the game entered the second quarter, the Lakers' advantage in positional warfare began to emerge.

Although the Bulls' offense is sharp, it relies too much on outside shooting to score points. It's okay when the basketball can be made, but once the touch is not good and the shot cannot be accurately hit, the team's offense will immediately come to a standstill.

The Lakers do not have this problem. Even if they fail to make outside shots, the Lakers can still use their inside offense to continue scoring.

In the second quarter, the Lakers relied on this. With Gasol's performance of 4 of 3 shots and 4 of 4 free throws, scoring 10 points with exaggerated efficiency, they not only overcame the 3-point deficit in the first quarter. They were close to catching up, and even went ahead by 5 points. At the end of the half, they entered the second half with a 5-point lead.

This is the first time during the playoffs this season that the Bulls have trailed at halftime at home.

<divclass="contentadv">Fortunately, the point difference behind is not big. For the Bulls, who have a very explosive scoring power, let alone 5 points behind, even if the point difference exceeds double digits, as long as the offense can flow smoothly, they can catch up in minutes. Come up.

The Bulls didn't keep their home fans worried for long.