No.1 in basketball scoring-Chapter 828 - 352. Starting with a wild rush!

It’s the Chicago Bulls’ turn to attack, and Yao Ming continues to stay low post; as soon as he catches the ball, Okafor comes for the double-team.

He passes the ball to Luol Deng, who has used a screen to reach the right sideline. Felton shrinks to the baseline to assist, and Luol Deng passes again, Hinrich catches at the corner for a three-pointer... It’s good!

to 4, the Chicago Bulls take the lead by 1 point!

Transitioning to defense, the Bobcats continue playing team coordination.

The Chicago Bulls players make adjustments on defense, preventing Zhang Yang from shooting immediately after receiving the ball, and increasing the intensity of help defense.

Zhang Yang runs a circle to escape Luol Deng, who switched defense and comes to the right side of the free-throw line, but Hinrich quickly adheres to Zhang Yang.

However, Mike Miller at the top arc makes a pass to Zhang Yang nonetheless.

Mismatched isolation! This round’s tactical goal for the Bobcats has been achieved!

Zhang Yang makes a turnaround jump shot on Hinrich, scoring!

Hinrich, like Luol Deng, shows a helpless expression.

Facing Zhang Yang, he is disadvantaged in height, wingspan, weight, strength, and jumping. Zhang Yang is doing a turnaround jump shot; unless Hinrich recklessly presses forward to steal the ball, there’s nothing he can do. But if he really tries to steal, he’s likely to be fouled for hitting Zhang Yang’s arm.

Where there’s anxiety, there’s joy; Zhang Yang, returning to the backcourt, enthusiastically high-fives Mike Miller.

Before the preparation training yesterday afternoon, Carlisle first had a private talk with him, adjusting his tactical execution approach. In a nutshell, it’s four words—score, first!

With the coach’s directive, his primary goal on offense tonight is to find scoring opportunities.

Even though he was mentally prepared to let loose, the scoring opportunity at the start still surprised him.

In 3 consecutive plays, he had great shooting opportunities, at least as he saw it—great shooting opportunities!

Catching and shooting with an open shot, cutting in for a quick-fire shot, and misaligned post-up, 3 consecutive baskets!

Transitioning to defense, the Chicago Bulls attack again, with Yao Ming continuing to stay low post for initiating the offense.

The ball was passed well, but Sefolosha, catching an open three-pointer, didn’t make it.

It’s the Bobcats’ turn; Zhang Yang moves to the high post, uses a screen to reverse run down. Ben Wallace switches defensively off-ball screen, Hinrich, guarding Felton at the corner, double-teams, Hinrich blocks Zhang Yang’s direct line to the basket, Ben Wallace covers Zhang Yang’s catch and shoot.

Despite the top-of-the-circle pass from Mike Miller’s flank, Mike Miller didn’t pass to Zhang Yang but sent to Okafor, who moves off the ball screen, direct pass to the left side of the 3-second area.

After Hinrich blocks Zhang Yang upright, Felton cuts in from the baseline, receives a pass from Okafor, and makes a close-range floater—it’s good!

The threat from Zhang Yang’s 3 consecutive baskets paid off for his teammates!

consecutive baskets, the Bobcats open strongly!

Following the momentum, the Bobcats pressured the Chicago Bulls in the subsequent plays.

The Chicago Bulls’ offense actually played well, taking advantage of the Bobcats’ defensive switching and help defense shortcomings. Initiating attacks from Yao Ming’s position and attracting double-teams led to decent mid-range and even cut-in scoring opportunities.

But the Bobcats’ scoring opportunities are even better!

They limit Zhang Yang’s touches, or double-team him after he gets the ball, and there’s always someone on the Bobcats in a scoring position to provide assistance.

The key is they must fully restrict Zhang Yang from getting the ball.

Zhang Yang’s initial shooting precision is secondary; regardless of how many missed shots Zhang Yang has, the Chicago Bulls can’t let him shoot.

Mainly, if they use regular switching and help defense to counter Zhang Yang’s movement, Zhang Yang always finds opportunities. The Bobcats’ offensive coordination creates more opportunities for Zhang Yang compared to the first two encounters against the Chicago Bulls!

Additionally, Zhang Yang can play one-on-one; the Chicago Bulls have several good solo defenders, but none match up well against him.

At 6:37 in the first quarter, Zhang Yang holds the ball at the top arc, single-handling against Sefolosha, forcing a sudden jump shot—it’s in, the score is 20 to 15, the Bobcats lead by 5 points, Skiles calls for a timeout!

Zhang Yang bursts out at the start, scoring 10 points in half a quarter!

Having observed the opposite for half a quarter, Skiles confirmed his thoughts.

The Chicago Bulls regard the defending champion Bobcats as their strongest opponent in the East; Skiles has been paying attention to the Bobcats’ offensive system adjustments.

This isn’t a secret; for the past month, the media and fans have been discussing this matter.

In different people’s views, the Bobcats’ adjustment progress varies.

To the media and fans, when the Bobcats were on an 8-game winning streak, they had already adjusted well, averaging 111 points per game during that period, Zhang Yang’s efficiency surging, shooting 52% during the winning streak and a three-point shooting rate of 39%, 4 percentage points and 2 percentage points higher respectively than previous games.

However, while observing the last period’s game footage, Skiles noticed improved tactical coordination compared to before the All-Star weekend, and the opportunities created were more, but still felt something odd, just unable to articulate it.

Now he knows where that oddness stemmed from earlier.

For over a month, except against specialized opponents like the Jazz Team, the Bobcats played pure team offense without emphasis.

Even when playing the Cavaliers, experiencing severe decline in offensive efficiency in the second half of the second quarter, no individual took more shots, persisting in team coordination.

Clearly, this doesn’t align with tactical system logic; any system needs a player it revolves around, and the Bobcats surely revolve around Zhang Yang.

Now he understands, for the past month the Bobcats have been focusing purely on practicing tactics, achieving an 8-game winning streak because of opponents like the Timberwolves, SuperSonics, Miami Heat, Knicks Team, an easy schedule.

That style of play nearly backfired when playing against the Cavaliers; against the Pistons, they stumbled in the first match due to tactical variation, surprising the Pistons, but in the second game with Pistons having experience, the Bobcats were held to scoring only 104 points, leading to Bobcats’ defeat. fгeewёbnoѵel_cσm

Tonight, the Bobcats’ tactical execution is clearly different, with a true focal point!

Skiles: Is it because they are facing us, they made this adjustment? It’s an honor!

The change in tactical execution for the opponent wasted Skiles’ many defensive setups, but he sees no harm in this; seeing the Bobcats adjust into form earlier permits earlier preparation, unlike being caught off guard in the East Final like the Pistons.

The Chicago Bulls players don’t understand as much as the head coach, but this half-a-quarter’s match lets them directly feel the opponent’s offensive power is stronger than anticipated!

With the established defensive strategy failing, they also realize changes in the opposing team’s offensive tactics compared to previous matches.

Yet, much like Skiles, they remain fearless and firmly believe whatever changes the opponent undergoes, they can win!

The team’s overall mentality is fueled by the confidence brought by their 59-win and 12-loss league-leading record!

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