Hinrich, Reed, Luol Deng, Garnett, Ben Wallace, and on the bench are James Posey, Big Z, Joe Smith, Adrian Griffin, the Bulls

The defense of the nine-man rotation was very strong, and the rhythm was in the direction of wearing out the position from the beginning of the game.

The environment has a great impact on a player's playing style! Reid was also a good defensive player at the beginning of his career, but he was not bad. The Bucks were so bad in the past few years, and his defense was almost useless. But after coming to the Bulls,

He played better defense than when he was playing sixth man at the beginning of his career.

On the offensive end, Reid is mainly responsible for low-post singles and mid-to-long-distance running, catching and shooting. On the defensive end, he plays iron-blooded defense in accordance with Thibodeau's requirements.

The Bulls are indeed much stronger this season than last season. They acquired Reid in exchange for zero, which greatly strengthened their ability to attack tough situations that they are very bad at.

However, compared with last season, the Eagles could only insist on raising the tempo to compete at a pace, and winning or losing depends on the state. This year, the Eagles can have many methods.

At this stage, the Eagles did not perform well for more than two minutes because the Bulls' internal and external defense was very strong. They replaced the lineup with Liu Mang, Finley, Tracy McGrady, Scola, and Brad Miller.

They started an offensive style with Miller and Tracy McGrady as the core, Scola in the low post, Liu Mang's running shots, and Finley's fixed-point shooting.

Scola can shoot from the low post and mid-range. Even though he is a rookie, he is 27 years old and has 11 years of professional basketball experience. He has no stage fright at all. He has a high IQ and makes very good choices in the low post and mid-range.

Brad Miller can shoot from as far away as the three-point line and has superb passing skills. He is specially used to deal with the super inside defense of Ben Wallace and Garnett.

Tracy McGrady's breakthrough coupled with Brad Miller, who was in the distance from the free throw line to the top arc, created a feeling similar to the cooperation between Mike Bibby and Divac back then!

Although McGrady doesn't have many top-notch abilities, he is the best at everything! He can do anything, and his breakthrough is sharper than Mike Bibby. With Brad Miller, the entire Eagles team is running.

When people move, the ball moves.

The key points are Liu Mang's mid-range shot after receiving the ball and Finley's fixed-point three-pointer.

I usually play hard and adjust my feel so that I can perform well when I encounter such an opponent!

Today, Liu Mang devoted himself to running shots. He played the first quarter and scored 14 points on 5 of 8 shots! His 2 of 2 three-point shots were the key to the Eagles' lead!

The Bulls really didn't expect the Hawks' style of play. The Hawks' style of play has changed too much. Even though Thibodeau had been studying the Hawks' offense sleeplessly for the past two days, he didn't expect the Hawks to play like this.

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Garnett is very good at solving problems on the defensive end. Brad Miller is outside the three-point line. Ben Wallace will definitely not be able to defend him. It was okay when he was young. When he was young, Ben-

Although Wallace's assist defense ability is not as good as Garnett's, he is still among the best in the league. However, Ben Wallace is now 33 years old, and his defense at close range is already at his limit.

It's not enough if Garnett doesn't defend to the top of the arc, Brad Miller can hit a three-pointer.

But Garnett defended to the top arc, which is the farthest point from the three-point line to the basket, which caused huge damage to the Bulls' defense.

Although the Bulls' three major perimeter defenses were very good, they were much worse at guarding Liu Mang's mid-range catch and shoot. The Bulls defended Liu Mang's three-pointers very closely, and Liu Mang was a big step away from the three-point line.

There are people guarding Liu Mang from every distance, but Garnett was originally supposed to help defend Liu Mang from the mid-range, and Garnett went to the top of the arc, which was troublesome for the Bulls.

Liu Mang made 3 of 6 mid-range shots in the first quarter and made two free throws that resulted in a foul. He scored 14 points in the first quarter!

In the past two years, very few players have been able to score in double figures for the Bulls in a single quarter. The boos at the scene were about to explode. They seemed to have seen the unprecedented record of scoring in a single game in the playoffs last year.

Basketball God!

Fortunately, the defense of this lineup of the Eagles is really average. The Bulls' offensive end is strong. Brad Miller and Scola's interior defense, except for diving, really has no advantage. Let alone the two's interior defense.

Liu Mangbi and Tracy McGrady are better at blocking shots inside and interfering with inside shots than them.

Reed's low-post singles split the ball, allowing Garnett and Luol Deng to score a lot of points with empty cuts.

After the first quarter, the two teams were tied at 28-26, with the Eagles temporarily leading by two points.

The Bulls averaged 97.1 points per game this season, two points lower than the league average, and they averaged 87.9 points per game, the league's lowest scoring average.

Scoring 26 points in a single quarter is not a very common thing for the Bulls in the past two years. Seeing the poor defense of the Eagles, Bulls fans are a little relieved, as long as they find a way to defend the Eagles

, they have a chance to win! Bulls fans are blind to their team's defense. After all, they just played the strongest defensive efficiency in history last season.

But...compared to the blind confidence of Bulls fans, Bulls head coach Thibodeau feels that there is a big problem!

The nine-man rotation allows the Bulls to have strong execution on both offense and defense, but correspondingly, they have no other players that can be used immediately!

Now the Bulls continue to have a center who can move as well as Garnett to guard Brad Miller, allowing Garnett to return to interior defense, but their role player lineup looks very good, but Thibodeau

Can't find such a player to use!

The Bulls did select Maitresse Nichols in the summer draft, a short inside man with excellent mobility, but under Thibodeau, he has played more than a dozen games and has not had a chance to play.

In other words, the Bulls can't find a way to deal with Brad Miller, a space-supporting center!

Seeing that the offensive end is playing well, Thibodeau is ready to make substitutions to strengthen the offense.

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After returning from the break, the Bulls replaced the inside combination of Joe Smith and Garnett instead of Big Z. Compared to Big Z, Joe Smith has much more offensive skills.

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In fact, the Eagles have run tactics in this area, but since the start of the season, the Eagles have encountered two strong opponents: the Suns and the Spurs. These two teams are not suitable to play Princeton with them. They have run this season.

The offense they play can be used against Biao. Princeton looks good, but it is not suitable for high-scoring games against Biao.

When it comes to playing against weak teams, Thibodeau has studied it for a long time and has not noticed this tactic. When playing against weak teams like the Eagles, there is a high probability that he will win no matter how he plays.

But it's very useful when playing against the Bulls. The Bulls focus on defense. Not only do they have a lot of playing time among the top five players, they can also maintain high efficiency!

Liu Mang was surprised by Thibodeau's coaching ability in this area. I really don't know how this guy did it, but this is Thibodeau's biggest characteristic. He will definitely not teach his skills to others.

If the Bulls insist on defending, the Hawks will have a headache if they keep beating Princeton, and McGrady will be tired of playing breakthrough shots.

Therefore, the Hawks have been planning an inside rotation against the Bulls since the summer. The goal is not to beat the Bulls to death through offense, but to use the situation on the field to influence the way the Bulls make substitutions and subtly influence the Bulls.

Over there, he slowly discarded his strongest aspects.

Seeing that the Bulls did not replace James Posey, a defensive hero, but continued to play with a trio on the outside, and even sent two power forwards on the inside...

Liu Mang and the coaching staff feel that the game is gradually developing in a favorable direction!

In the second quarter of the game, the Eagles continued to attack the Bulls. The game was still long. There were still three quarters left. Before the end, the Bulls had to completely deviate from the rhythm they were best at.

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At the end of the first half, the Eagles and Bulls were tied at 57!

Liu Mang had 25 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists at halftime, McGrady had 7 points, 5 assists, 2 rebounds and 1 steal, and Brad Miller had 5 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists.

In the second quarter, the Hawks suffered a loss in rebounding. The rebound protection of Marion and Brad Miller's inside combination was really average. The Bulls relied on the offensive rebound impact of Garnett and Joe Smith and got a lot of second-stringers.

attack opportunity.

In the third quarter of the game, the attack between the two teams continued, but after the official timeout of the third quarter, the Eagles suddenly went up and down. Except for Liu Mang, the other four positions were replaced!

Rondo, Liu Mang, Grant Hill, Marion, and Kwame Brown were put into the lineup, and they suddenly started playing defense!

The Bulls gradually gave up their strongest advantage and wanted to compete with the Eagles on the offensive end. They tasted the sweetness in the second quarter, and in the third quarter they completely gave up their strongest advantage, which was defense.

opened.

But they didn't notice that they didn't change to the offensive lineup in the first quarter, and they still played vigorously against the Eagles. The Eagles played Princeton, which was dominated by McGrady and Brad Miller, and their defense was not much better. There was no need for it.

Fight the Eagles offensively.

In fact, even if the Bulls set up an offensive lineup, their offensive ability is not particularly good. It's just that the Eagles' previous lineup was even less defensive, and they just wanted to guide the Bulls' rhythm.

Use tactical changes to offset the iron-blooded field built by Garnett and Ben Wallace!

11 to 3!

In the last five minutes of the third quarter, the Eagles went on an 11-3 run, allowing the Bulls only three points!

82 to 73, at the end of three quarters, the Eagles led the Bulls by 9 points!

Compared with extreme tactical adjustments, except for the Suns, no other team in the league can match the Eagles. The Eagles suddenly strengthened their defense in the second half of the third quarter, catching the Bulls off guard!

Suddenly, the attack turned into a fierce battle. The Bulls, the most fierce team in the league, began to collapse in the second half of the third quarter!

Liu Mang scored 25 points in the first half, and already had 31 points before the official timeout in the third quarter. However, he played 44 minutes in the whole game, and he played the full second half. He only scored 12 points in the second half and 37 points in the whole game.

9 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals and 3 blocks.

The change in Liu Mang's scoring can be seen in the change in the Eagles' playing style in this game!

In the fourth quarter, the Eagles scored 19 to 12 in a single quarter. Relying on a sharply strengthened defense, they defeated the Bulls with a score difference of 101 to 85, 16 points!

"Old grudge: The host's team VS Chicago Bulls 1:0..."

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The Eagles and Bulls met for the first time in the new season, and the Eagles won by 16 points!

The Bulls, who scored 57 points in the first half, only scored 28 points in the second half!

In terms of defense, judging from this season's performance, the Bulls will not lose to any team. No team can compare with the Bulls' defense.

But the Bulls lost to their strongest place today!

Some fans can't understand why the Bulls suddenly collapsed. In fact, many Bulls players themselves don't understand why they suddenly collapsed. The Bulls played very well until the official timeout of the third quarter. The first 7 games of the third quarter

He scored 14 points every minute and was on par with the Eagles. Suddenly, he only scored 15 points in 17 minutes from the second half of the third quarter to the fourth quarter.

The Bulls failed to defend the Hawks, who scored 31 points in the last 17 minutes!

Everything happened so suddenly. In just one official timeout, the game changed from a close match to a one-sided crushing game!
To be continued...