The Suns, who were gradually gaining momentum, slowly took the initiative in the rest of the first quarter and overtook the 4-point lead 31-27.

Even at 3 minutes and 12 seconds of the second quarter, the Suns further widened the point difference to 7 points.

During the substitute rotation period of the two teams in the second quarter, the Bulls' substitute lineup was affected by the starting mood, which led to their lack of decisiveness on the court.

This put them at a disadvantage when facing the Suns' aggressive offensive momentum.

The Bulls' bench is not empty. Ben Gordon is a tough guy who won the "Sixth Man of the Year" award in his rookie season. He is a natural sixth man on the team.

But relying on him alone, and this guy only attacks but not defends, compared to the combination of Stephen Curry, Goran Dragic, and Barbosa in the Suns' substitute rotation, he alone can really block

Can't live.

Speaking of which, Ben Gordon was "killing" tonight. He scored all kinds of unreasonable goals and he worked so hard that the point difference was only 7 points!

The Bulls put their main force back on the court at this time.

Gentry looked at the situation and put the main players on the court one by one. Except for Stephen Curry who continued to stay on the court at the first position, the Suns replaced the other four starters.

There is a reason why Stephen Nash is not allowed to play.

Derrick Rose's impact is really exhausting for an "old guy" who is already 35 years old and will turn 36 in just over a month.

Steve Nash, who usually can play for 12 consecutive minutes, was out of breath just after playing for more than 8 minutes in the first quarter tonight.

The game is still long.

The second half hasn't even come yet.

In order to ensure the second half, Gentry kept Steve Nash off the court and let him rest a little longer.

Stephen Curry had a good touch tonight.

You can fight for a while longer.

Anyway, it doesn't really matter whether you play Stephen Curry or Steve Nash at the No. 1 position, they are all destined to be breached.

The Bulls made a change and brought Tyrus Thomas on the court.

Tyrus Thomas was the No. 4 pick in the first round in 2006. He is 2.06 meters tall and weighs 98kg...actually not as good as Taj Gibson.

But the problem is that Taj Gibson was completely beaten in the first quarter. At this time, a substitution must be made.

Otherwise, not to mention that the Bulls' fourth position has always become a loophole on the court. If Taj Gibson continues to be criticized like this by Lin Ri, the kid's own mentality will also be prone to problems.

I have to say that Lin Ri is really ruthless. He will not let go if he is caught. He will never let go if he has the opportunity later in the first quarter. When he catches Gibson, he will give him a fierce slap, and he will not even go to someone to "persuade" him.

, Joakim Noah went to persuade him, and this guy continued to fight his way out of Gibson's side and completed the score.

It would have to be that before he even got into his stance, the rest of the Bulls team would have to double-team him and force him to pass the ball.

With this posture, you say, if Taj Gibson was really beaten from beginning to end in this game, his little heart would not be traumatized?

It's too cruel, it's too cruel, let's find someone else.

However, this substitution can also show the urinary nature of most NBA head coaches.

Sometimes it's really just substitutions for the sake of substitutions.

This Tyrus Thomas is not as good as Taj Gibson in terms of tonnage. Wouldn't he end up with the same fate if he were replaced?

But the Bulls just changed people and replaced Tyrus Thomas on the court.

Tyrus Thomas was considered a young talent back then. Chicago, which the Bulls had just traded Aldridge for, valued his explosive physical fitness.

As a result, this kid's height didn't grow, and he stopped at 2.06 meters, which is a bit short for the fourth position in the NBA. In addition, his physical fitness is good, but his self-management awareness is a bit poor, and he has lost weight for several years.

Not even 100 kilograms, and his glass-like attributes... led to his status in the Bulls being lowered and lowered again and again.

Otherwise, Taj Gibson would not have been able to secure his position as the main power forward in the second game of the season as a second-round pick.

Thomas came with a little hope.

He feels this is an opportunity for him to return to the starting four position.

When Taj Gibson was beaten, he came on the field to restrict Lin Ri, and then made the head coach look at him with admiration. He came on the field with this idea.

"Boom!"

The imagination is very full, and the reality is really Cao Dan.

Just now he watched Taj Gibson being pushed away three times off the court, and he was still thinking in his mind: This guy is not tough at all.

But when he came on the field, when Lin Ri held the ball and attacked him, he was knocked away with just one click.

There is a full 24 kilograms of weight difference between him at 98 kilograms and Lin Ri at 110 kilograms.

He stood in front of Lin Ri. When Lin Ri exerted his strength, he really had no ability to resist at all.

"Boom!"

After pushing away Thomas, Lin Ri hit another two-handed dunk.

When returning to defense, he couldn't help but take the "overlord step".

This was the shark's favorite celebration back then.

At this moment, Lin Ri also did it involuntarily.

He finally truly felt the happiness of "big shark".

It's really a great feeling to feel that your opponents are like paper figures in front of you, and you can knock them away in just a few clicks.

The joy generated by this domineering way of scoring goals is really not comparable to the joy he felt when he played tricks like O'Neal's dunks under the basket in the NCAA.

What makes Lin Ri a little bit regretful is that not every team in the league is like the Bulls, with a 102kg starting power forward and a 98kg backup power forward... Most teams in the league have more or less.

Most of the time there will be a human shield.

When he faces that kind of human shield, he won't be able to play such a tough game at the basket.

More importantly, after he gained weight to 110kg, the Suns team has clearly told him that even if he continues to gain weight next summer, he will not be able to gain as many pounds as he did this summer. After all, he is still 20 years old.

During the growth period, the body's potential cannot be used to make up for the loss caused by weight. The issue of continued weight gain must be considered after the growth period is completely over.

What a pity! What a pity!

Lin Ri felt very sorry.

The more he thought about it, the more pity he felt, and then he took out the discomfort caused by this regret on Tyrus Thomas in the next round.

Tyrus Thomas probably felt that in the first round, Lin Ri knocked him away, which made him lose face. This round, he also worked hard and waited for Lin Ri to push towards him.

He wants to prove that he can withstand Lin Ri's impact!

Well... he's also an unlucky kid...

Lin Ri's attack was also full of strength.

"Boom!"

There was a dull sound, and then Thomas felt like he was hit by a train - Lin Ri's body was certified by Harden, and he exclaimed "so hard".

Thomas was knocked down and sat on the ground, staring blankly as Lin Ri took a big step from his side and jumped up, completing a one-handed chop.

"Hmm~"

There were some low shouts of surprise at the scene.

Although no one had any expectations for Thomas, Chicago fans were still surprised that Thomas was knocked down like this.

This guy called the sun...is a bit wild!

Chicago fans are beginning to properly understand Lin.

Del Negro was speechless...

What kind of luck do I have that I have the two geniuses "Wolong and Phoenix" in position 4?

Why did you choose to confront Lin Ri head-on?

Don’t you guys know that you can’t resist it?

Don't you know how to call a foul?

Don't you know that when you were wrestling with Lin Ri, you played psychological warfare to prevent him from using his strength rashly?

At the same time, he really wants to give those Bulls scouts a big slap in the face. Why do you call this a lack of inside singles ability? This is almost like Shaquille O'Neal, who doesn't have an inside singles ability?

The head coach of the Bulls was devastated, while the head coach of the Suns was extremely excited when he saw this scene in front of him.

The Suns' offensive tactic last season was called "7 seconds or O'Neal." This was a tactic derived from Stephen Kerr's "genius idea" to trade O'Neal. You can understand this tactic literally, that is, when playing in the Suns

Without a fast break, hand the ball to O'Neal at the basket.

This tactic is actually pretty good.

The Suns relied on this tactic to control points last season.

In the first three quarters, the team switched between positional battles and fast breaks to keep the score tight. In the fourth quarter, depending on the situation, fast breaks were used to give the opponent opportunities from the beginning, or O'Neal was left on the court in the last few minutes of the fourth quarter.

"Cut the shark", thus "regrettably" losing... Last season, two-thirds of the Suns' games were lost at this pace.

And being able to compete with most teams in the first three quarters through "7 seconds or O'Neal" shows that if this tactic is really used properly, it will definitely be more powerful.
To be continued...