9 points, only 3 minutes left, this time it was the Bulls' turn to call a timeout.
But the time-out returned to the time-out. Thibodeau really had nothing to do with Zuo Li. He actually tried his best in this game. Noah was the main defense, Boozer switched the defense, Luo Er Deng helped the defense, and tightened the inside line. The Bulls actually did nothing. Can be picky.
But it just can't be defended. When Zuo Li's level of star is in a state of bursting, focused, and going all out, defending them is a false proposition.
And at this time, 9 points behind, the defense is already second, Thibodeau decided to go all out.
Because if the Bulls continue to play like this, they will definitely be taken away by the Knicks. He has seen a lot of the Knicks winning games. The Knicks' strategy is to rely on defense and stable offense, and then wait for a sudden wave If they couldn't keep up with the game, they were taken away.
Especially when Zuo Li is the absolute leader of the Knicks offense, it is even more difficult to stop. He has scored 5 points in a row, and the score has exceeded 30 points. If Zuo Li continues to score like this, the Bulls can no longer attack. To respond, the Bulls will definitely lose.
"Strengthen the breakthrough! Resolutely take action and cause damage to them!" Thibodeau handed over the heavy responsibility of the assault to Ross.
"Cover for Rose, Korver, you are in your position, Boozer, you are the same, if Derek can't break in, remember to score the ball!"
By the way, Rose was assigned a three-point shooter and a mid-range shooter.
Don't blame Thibodeau, after all, he is a defensive coach, and weak offensive tactics is unavoidable. In the past few years in the Bulls, he basically focused on defense, and the offense was carried by Rose's talent.
Otherwise, in the 2012 playoffs, after Ross was injured in the first round, the Bulls collapsed directly. There were still a few good players in the lineup. As a result, they couldn't even beat the eighth place in the Eastern Conference, because Ross took almost 80% of the burden of the Bulls. attack.
Many people once thought that Rose was an exaggerated name because he won the MVP this season in the original history, saying that his statistics were average, but seriously, just in terms of Rose's regular season performance that season, there is nothing wrong with winning an MVP. The improvement of the Bulls is too great. Without him, the Bulls are just a player outside the door of the Eastern Conference playoffs.
This is similar to the relationship between James and the 1.0 Cavaliers.
However, unlike James, James is in good health, and his style of play is fierce and durable. Ross is no good. Thibodeau has already overdrawn Ross. In this game, Ross only rested for a minute and a half.
However, Thibodeau's tactics played a good role. As soon as he came up, Rose made a thug foul by Randolph.
Rose walked to the free throw line and hit one of two free throws.
Here you can see Ross's consumption, that's really desperate!
8 points difference!
"Defense! Defense! Defense!" The audience roared and cheered.
The Bulls fans also looked at Zuo Li nervously. They only scored one point in this round. If the Knicks tie again, it would be troublesome.
The Knicks held the ball on the left, and the Bulls switched to defense. Luol Deng pressed close, Zuoli directly chose to crossover, but Luol Deng kept up with half of Zuoli's rhythm and was not completely shaken.
"After all, he's a small man." Zuo Li didn't mind, after all, he was too tall, so it was definitely not as easy to move a small man as a big man, but he didn't care either, he pulled it back and took the crossover!
Double crossover!
This time, Luo Er Deng failed, Zuo Li opened up the space, and the breakthrough started in three steps immediately!
Noah thought for a while... She stepped aside, because this is too high.
"Mom, is this person flying?" In the stands, a young fan wearing a Bulls No. 1 jersey pointed to Zuo Li, who was gliding in the air.
Her mother didn't answer because she was stunned by Zuo Li's combo...
"bang!!"
"The silky dunk from Zuoli, he seems to be flying to the ceiling, maybe he should go to the open field, because the sky is his battlefield." In the TNT live room, Barkley has already started to dance.
"Will Zuo Li continue to go to the Slam Dunk Contest to compete for the three-peat this year? I can't wait." Kenny Smith said.
And this goal once again gave the Knicks a double-digit lead, and the Bulls still had no way to further narrow the difference.
After 1.5 minutes, the two sides repeatedly competed at the 10-point mark, and finally Boozer finally widened the difference to 6 points in the middle distance.
But looking up at the watch... Come on, there are 30 seconds left...
In the end, Zuoli ran for 20 seconds and made a three-pointer for Curry in the bottom corner. Although he didn't score, Zuoli managed to grab a rebound from the top of the arc.
"Hey." Ross, who was about to fight back quickly, saw this scene and stopped in place, not running, because the situation was over.
Zuo Li didn't attack again. Although he was in a position to make a layup, he still made it out and consumed the last 6 seconds.
"Drip~"
With the red light on, this New Year's war finally ended.
112-106, the Knicks beat the Bulls by 6 points away, and the season record was rewritten to 2-0.
This season, the Knicks have faced the Bulls, Heat, Magic, Eagles, and Celtics, which are 2-6 in the Eastern Conference, with an astonishing record of nine wins and zero losses!
The Knicks continued their good form last year with 29 wins and 2 losses.
After the game, Ross didn't go to Zuo Li for the first time, and looked up at the big screen to find Zuo Li's stats. Like everyone else, he was very concerned about Zuo Li's stats tonight.
And the rest of the Bulls followed suit, waiting for the data to come out.
And for the first time, the Knicks bench didn't rush in to celebrate right away. They looked up and waited for the big screen. UU reading
The reporters also adjusted the angle and wanted to take this shot, because from the headset, many of them already knew how much data Zuo Li got today, and this photo will record history.
And everyone was doing this, and the director suddenly felt that he was under a lot of pressure...
In fact, he didn't want to give it immediately. After all, he felt uncomfortable looking at the data, and it was in his own home court, so the fans had to be stimulated.
But seeing this situation, it is impossible not to give it, so three minutes after the end of the game, the data of the players on both sides of the game was recorded on the screen.
Just listening to "Oh~", all the fans in the stadium exclaimed in amazement.
Then, it was the sound of the Knicks bench exploding...
In 44 minutes, he made 14 of 20 shots, made 1 of 2 three-pointers, 7 of 10 free throws, scored 36 points, and had 25 rebounds, including 10 offensive rebounds, 20 assists, and 7 blocks.
3 turnovers, 4 fouls, plus-minus +22…
Zuo Li became the first player with 35+25+20, which is also the most terrifying triple-double in NBA history!
And Ross bowed his head and smiled bitterly, too fierce, what did this guy eat to grow up.
And the referee went straight to the left with the basketball in his hand. Tonight is another memorable day.
And the Bulls fans were shocked and turned to Sparta. Thinking of the voices from the outside world before the game, they wanted to say:
In the future, when you stimulate Zuo Li, can you avoid us?