The Magic are always very patient in offense. Several beautiful passes and pick-and-rolls were finally returned to the inside. The continuous visibility of Dwight Howard's feet finally changed Jockin Noah's body center of gravity. Taking advantage of the moment when the opponent adjusted the center of gravity, Dwight Howard scored a strong dunk with both hands.

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The Bulls always maintained a high level in defense, and this offense made the Magic almost buzzer-beat.

The players' round defense transitions seem very skillful and tacit. It is precisely because of this that in the third quarter when the Magic's offensive was swelling, the Bulls not only did not get hit by their opponents, but instead widened the gap in a closer approach.

74:66, the eight-point difference is also the biggest difference in the game. In addition to Gilbert Arenas' performance for a period of time after playing in the first quarter, the Bulls' defense against Magic players was still very successful.

Dwight Howard's seven-for-four shot was far lower than his shooting percentage of nearly 70% in the previous games; Jamal Nelson's two-for-nine shot, Gilbert Arenas' six-for-eleven shots, which also included his four-for-four shots in the top five. It was their successful defense that allowed the Bulls to always maintain their advantage against their opponents in the score.

However, another problem is seen from this. The substitute players of the two teams are different. At this time, the Magic's substitute players made five of nine shots on three-pointers, and the bench players scored an overwhelming advantage with 32:12.

Tom Thibodeau's face did not show any relaxation at all. In the first three quarters, several main players of the Magic were given enough rest time.

The Bulls' golden combination almost fought for the entire first three quarters. Fortunately, Derek Ross finally got a few minutes of rest, but Carlos Boozer was the Iron Man on the field and the only player on both sides who had almost never had a rest.

Carlos Boozer is the guarantee of the Bulls' inside offense and rebounding, but he is facing Howard, the top inside player in the league.

Carlos Boozer has good physical fitness, but it is much worse than Dwight Howard. As long as he faces Dwight Howard, he will not be able to gain any advantage in Dwight Howard's strong defense. Once his physical strength is problematic, the Bulls will face unprecedented difficulties.

For players like the Magic, you cannot give him any breathing space. Once you relax the pressure on them a little, they will burst out with terrifying strength.

"The Magic's inside line is really too strong." Zhou Yi frowned, dragged his chin with both hands, and pondered.

In order to relieve the pressure on the inside players, he had to start more from the outside. Derek Ross' rest in front of the midfield is still full of energy. Keith Bogans and Keller Korver took turns playing, which won him a lot of rest time.

"Deng, we need your offense." Derek Ross quietly walked to Roll Deng before the court.

Gilbert Arenas's focus on Keith Bogans makes it difficult for him to easily get the space for shooting. It is difficult for the Magic to feel a huge threat if he only relies on himself on the outside.

If the most worthwhile attack point on the Bulls' field at this time is Roll Deng in the small forward position. In the playoffs, he has always played a sniper role. It is his excellent defense and offense at critical moments that ensures the Bulls' advantage in the score.

"Me?" He glanced at Derek Ross in confusion. The coach only arranged the responsibility for defense for him. For such an arrangement, he actually opposed it from the bottom of his heart.

However, he also knows what the coach means. The Bulls are not lacking in offense. They have the top gold combinations of Derek Ross and Carlos Boozer, and the gradually growing inside pillar Jockin Noah.

Derek Ross naturally knew his concerns and chuckled: "The coach only cares about the outcome. As long as he wins this game, he won't say much, and you also need a chance to perform. After all, the Magic are not an ordinary team, and Xidu Tekauglu is not an ordinary defensive player."

After hearing Derek Rose's words, Roll Deng had to nod.

"Haha, it seems that Roll Deng will focus on participating in the Bulls' offense next." Zhou Yi guessed in his mind after seeing Derek Ross and Roll Deng lower their heads and talk.

Keith Bogans' serve flew half of the court and was accurately handed to midfielder Derek Ross.

At this time, the Magic players' attention was obviously not focused on the game, with only two players left in the whole half, Gilbert Arenas and Jamal Nelson.

The heavy sound of slapping the ball awakened the Magic players. When they realized it, Derek Ross had already dribbled the ball into the free throw line, and only one Gilbert Arenas was trying hard to catch up behind Derek Ross.

The toes gently tapped the ground, like the two ribs growing wings. Derek Ross jumped lightly outside the three-second zone, and the whole movement seemed very free and easy. His wrists were shaking slightly, and the basketball drew a small parabola and loaded it into the nets.

76:66, the gap between the two sides was widened to double digits for the first time.

Stan Van Gundy frowned, and the Bulls are indeed a very difficult bone to chew.

The Magic's offense still seemed orderly. Jamal Nelson quickly brought the ball through the half and still chose to pass the ball when he encountered Roll Deng.

Observing Derek Ross, the moment he passed the ball, he found that something seemed to be wrong in the direction of the ball. Originally, Dwight Howard only needed to pull out a small step to easily catch the ball, and this small half cloth also gave Dwight Howard enough room to exert force, but by some reason, Jockin Noah walked out of the basket and blocked Dwight Howard's footsteps.

Opportunities were fleeting for the game, and the ball hit Jockin Noah's shoulder as Derek Ross expected.

The moment the ball rebounded and was about to fly out of the baseline, Derek Ross rescued the ball in time.

Looking at Roll Deng who was running in the middle of the game, the basketball was accurately passed by Derek Ross in front of him. Roll Deng picked up the ball, picked up the ball and obediently passed through the basket.

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After the Bulls' offense, after the ball passed half, Derek Ross, who broke through Gilbert Arenas, faced with Wishido Tecoglu who came to make up for defense. A very hidden pass from behind was passed just right to Roll Deng who was running to the basket.

After receiving the ball, Roll Deng was happy and didn't need to adjust. He dunked very comfortably.

Dwight Howard, who was stuck behind Carlos Boozer, could only watch Roll Deng make a big dunk.

In the next attack, Gilbert Arenas ignored Derek Ross' defense, ran back and took off directly, but unfortunately he didn't make the game, and Jockin Noah grabbed the backcourt rebound.

Again facing Derek Ross' attack, Gilbert Arenas obviously paid a lot of attention. But what Gilbert Arenas didn't expect was that after Derek Ros dribble to the center circle, he directly broke to Gilbert Arenas' right. Gilbert Arenas followed closely and did not allow Derek Ross to have a breakthrough line. Just when Gilbert Arenas thought he was defending this time, Derek Ross suddenly stopped urgently. Gilbert Arenas obviously did not keep up with Derek Ross' rhythm and was still rushing to the right. When Gilbert Arenas stopped, Derek Ross accelerated and passed completely.

This series of actions made Gilbert Arenas' head dizzy. Derek Ross, who passed Gilbert Arenas, rushed straight to the basket. Because he had just missed because he went up to make up for defense, this time Xidu Tecoglu was a little hesitant to go up, but at this moment, Derek Ross made a three-step layup with two points.

The Magic's offense, Dwight Howard received a pass from Jamal Nelson from the baseline and made a jump shot.

"I'll just go, when will this guy get so accurate in the mid-range shot?" Zhou Yi frowned and became depressed when he saw Dwight Howard easily hit a mid-range shot.

Transposition of offense and defense.

Derek Ross broke through the baseline, and Roll Deng, who made a wonderful pass at the top of the arc, opened his hand and made another three-pointer.

Immediately afterwards, Keith Bogans made a contribution. He stole Jamal Nelson's pass and assisted Carlos Boozer, who was still in the Magic's half, to make a layup.

After the Bulls made a 10:3 climax, the Magic decisively called a timeout.

After the timeout, the Magic significantly increased mid-range shooting. Ryan Anderson's shooting was very stable. Facing Carlos Boozer's defense, he made two consecutive mid-range shots, which finally stabilized the team's morale.

Jamal Nelson defended cautiously within the three-point line. Derek Ross relied on speed and threw it away three times in a row. Although the coach did not criticize him, he still felt very uncomfortable. The reason why the Bulls made a scoring frenzy was that he had to bear a large part of the responsibility.

Derek Ross's fake caused Jamal Nelson to be in a hurry, but Derek Ross's ball was already passed to the inside in a panic.

Facing the young and inexperienced Ryan Anderson, Carlos Boozer has enough time to send the ball into the basket.

The game was played in a one-sided situation. The Bulls' players were very hot in the third quarter. They made 12 shots in 17 and scored 39 points in a single quarter.

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Roll Deng ran to the right wing baseline after pick-and-roll. Derek Rose's ball flew half of the court and appeared in his sight, making an accurate three-pointer.

This is the fifth three-pointer in the fourth quarter. At this time, there are still four minutes and five seconds left in the game. The 17-point gap is obviously not a point difference that can be easily made up.

Moreover, the Bulls obviously don’t want to give their opponents a chance. In the end, they still have a full main lineup, and their physical defense runs through the entire game.

The Bulls finally defeated their opponents 112:99 and won the fifth game. This game can be regarded as the battle of Tianwang Mountain. The Bulls won this game and their morale was absolutely unprecedentedly high.

The Bulls showed determination to fight to the death throughout the game and defeated their opponents in the way the Magic were best at. Derek Ross' 38 points were still the highest in the game. Obviously, the Magic's intention to freeze him was not realized. With eleven assists, ten rebounds, and five steals, Derek Ross completed his first "triple-double" in the playoffs.

Carlos Boozer's data is not eye-catching, with 19 points and 13 rebounds, but the peak showdown between him and Dwight Howard ran through the entire game. Dwight Howard only gave 21 points and 11 rebounds in the whole game under his defense.

The Bulls had four players scoring double-digit points, Roll Deng's 27 points and Keith Bogans' 16 points.

According to the technical statistics after the game, the Bulls are significantly higher than their opponents in assists, steals, blocks, etc., but there are also things that are very worrying, that is, the number of rebounds and the contribution of bench players, 35:46 was eleven rebounds behind their opponents, especially in offensive rebounds, which actually lost as many as seven opponents.

Compared with the worrying things on the rebound, it can still be improved after all, and can even achieve a straight shot in a short period of time. However, the contribution of bench players is the most serious thing for the Bulls. The substitute player only scored 17 points, compared with the Magic's 38 points, this data is simply shocking.

Although the Bulls exposed their fatal weaknesses during the game, no matter what, they won the game and won the game at their home court in the United Center Arena. The atmosphere in the Bulls lounge was still very relaxed after the game.

After the game, Zhou Yi left the United Center Arena. He did not look for Derek Ross. This time he came to Chicago, it was relatively secretive and he didn't want anyone to know.

At the post-match press conference, the Orlando news media seemed very worried. After all, the Magic would end their playoff journey as long as they lost another game.

"The Magic's performance throughout the game was ugly. The Chicagoans humiliated the Magic in the way the Magic were best at. After losing the team's foothold, I don't know how the Magic will face the following game." A column reporter from the Orlando Sports News took the lead in attacking.

Stan Van Gundy's face was very ugly. After losing the game, he was also very heavy. However, after seeing the statistics handed over by his assistant, his mourning and confusion were wiped out. In the seven-game series, the gains and losses of a game cannot determine the final direction of the series. On the contrary, the problems exposed by the Bulls in the game made him full of confidence in the following game.

Stan Van Gundy said in a deep voice: "Loss, no, it is not a disastrous strength for the Magic. In the game, we saw what the opponent is good at and also saw what the opponent is not."

"As for the key to the team's loss, it is that we despise our opponents' determination too much. The Bulls are a very good team. They have excellent coaches and talented players. We were not prepared enough before the game, but we only made mistakes once. In the next few games, we will do our best." Stan Van Gundy answered the reporters' questions firmly.
Chapter completed!