As expected, Jordan missed his second free throw, and Jimmy Barrett pushed away from Luol Deng's block. He jumped up desperately, grabbed the head of Joakim Noah and nodded the basketball into the basket... and
At the same time, he lost his center of gravity and fell heavily to the ground.
This is a desperate Saburo style of play.
Barrett showed his tenacious personality.
This gives the Clippers a chance to breathe.
The game is still going on, and the Chicago Bulls' offensive is getting more and more fierce. As Rose said, the Bulls' boys are not like the Lakers. They have no physical problems. They have been training all summer and are in good condition.
The failure of the Eastern Conference Finals last season made the young Bulls full of motivation. They are eager to find their place this season. They believe that their young leader, Derrick Rose, can lead the Bulls to create miracles.
Finals MVP Fanci was a great encouragement to them. Every Bulls player believed that whatever Fanci can do, Rose can do it too.
The Bulls' offense quickly started, and their defense was also strengthening.
The Clippers played very tenaciously, but after the first quarter, they were already 7 points behind.
28:35.
The good news is that Butler scored 7 points in the first quarter.
He became full of energy after being encouraged by Fan Xi by tugging his ears.
However, the Clippers' overall offensive efficiency was not demonstrated because they had some flaws in the connection on the offensive end.
The original idea of the coaching staff was that Stephen Nash would take charge of the ball, and Fanshie would provide support and provide pointers. However, the partnership between Nash and Blake Griffin did not have the desired effect.
Griffin was too keen on solving problems with the ball, which gave the Bulls defense time.
The only loophole in the Bulls' defensive system is actually Carlos Boozer. This guy nicknamed "Rebel" is a power forward who is more offensive than defensive. Whether he is in the Cavaliers or the Utah Jazz, the coaching staff needs to give him
Arrange for a butt wiper.
However, the Clippers failed to seize this loophole.
This led to a contraction of the war situation across the board.
It is equivalent to one brain with two cerebellums, and one of the cerebellums is still not very developed. How to play? Everyone has the same mind, and their energy cannot go to one place.
Fortunately, Jimmy Butler has a mindless style of play. He rushed in and scored 7 points.
Back on the bench, Fan Xi said no, we can't play like this.
He discussed it with Mike Brown, and in the end Mike Brown resolutely put on a bad face. He pushed No. 1 pick Blake Griffin to the bench and replaced him with another No. 1 pick: Kwame Brown.
At the same time, Hamilton was replaced at the shooting guard position, and Butler moved to the small forward position.
The whistle sounded and the second quarter began.
The Bulls only made adjustments to the second position, replacing Caron Butler and replacing him with shooter Kyle Korver.
Although Butler was full of anger towards Fan Xi, in fact he didn't perform much in the second quarter. He was like a supporting character who had filled up his anger and tried his best to compete with Fan Xi. At present, he is indeed
Quasi-elite level.
But the truth is so cruel, Fan Xi is now a quasi-superstar.
Fanshie can almost touch the threshold of the top ten in the league. He can neutralize Butler's offense with just three or two strikes. If the two sides are not at the same level, there is no competition.
Caron Butler returned to the bench with his anger, and he didn't even know how to tell Thibodeau that he still wanted to play.
Thibodeau would certainly not agree to this rude request.
The Bulls only have one franchise player.
…
The Bulls replaced Korver to enhance their offense.
However, Korver's first shot was shot out of an oblique stab by Jimmy Butler, and he was slapped from the top of his head. Then he strongly squeezed Korver away, grabbed the basketball and passed it to Fan Xi, who led the way.
The ball was running wildly, and out of the corner of his eye, he saw Barrett coming from behind. He threw the basketball on the backboard, and Barrett followed suit with understanding.
boom!
Barrett dunked the basketball into the basket, and Luol Deng, who was following him, could only get a foul.
Whoosh!
Butler made an extra free throw and scored his 10th point of the game.
Fan Xi didn't hesitate at all, and he glanced at Mike Brown.
Leonard stood up and ran to the technical desk to wait.
Looking back, the Clippers' defensive intensity suddenly increased. After reducing the two colanders of Griffin and Stephen Nash, the Clippers' defensive capabilities at each position are above the league level. Together, they were ranked second in defensive efficiency last season.
The Bulls have a well-matched momentum.
Rose drove to the basket through a Carlos Boozer screen and was knocked out of the air by Kwame Brown while forcing a layup.
He stumbled and nearly fell down first. Fan Xi reached out to support him as he retreated.
Kwame Brown was fouled, but it was a beautiful defense. Fanshie reached out to give him a high-five and told him: "You are simply a cannibalistic demon in the penalty area."
Kwame Brown grinned widely, and this comment made his entire cerebral cortex tingle and feel extremely happy.
boom!
Rose missed the first free throw, but made the second one... Whoops!
The score difference is slowly narrowing.
After the change of sides, Fanci held the ball through half court. On the way to the half court, he heard Blake Griffin arguing with Mike Brown on the sidelines.
From the moment Mike Brown replaced him, he was a little unhappy.
However, he did not expect that he would publicly quarrel with Mike Brown.
He may think Mike Brown is a soft persimmon.
The live TV broadcast also noticed this scene.
Their eyes were focused on the Clippers bench. All the viewers around the world watched through the cameras as Blake Griffin threw the towel handed by the ball boy to the ground and got into a verbal conflict with Mike Brown.
Blake Griffin scolded Mike Brown: You are James' son and Jack's dog.
Mike Brown was furious.
He fired Blake Griffin outright.
He was polite to Fancy and James because Fancy and James were absolute leaders and could change the situation. However, Blake Griffin was not at this level yet. He could not tolerate Griffin's anger. He had to let this person
People know their own energy.
Griffin took off his jersey in protest, turned around and walked to the locker room, cursing as he walked: "Without me, you can't win at all."
"I'll apply for the deal myself!"
Griffin was torn.
Under the watchful eyes of audiences around the world.
This scene caused an uproar in the stadium.
However, Fanci was not disturbed. He calmly directed the players to move, and then went straight into the penalty area, jumped up, and stabilized the morale of the team with a dunk through Joakim Noah.
This really made Staples Arena excited, because the audience in the arena still focused on the game itself.
But the audience next to the TV saw everything.
Moreover, ESPN also directly announced their conversation through the on-site radio.
Everyone knows Griffin and Mike Brown are feuding.
Previously, some media discussed the decline of Griffin's status after Vanshey's arrival.
At that time, the media was igniting the fire.
Now, this huge time bomb has finally ignited.
The Clippers' former rebuilding core took off his jersey and hung up his crown, telling the world that he would seek a trade.
For the Clippers, this is undoubtedly something that shakes the morale of the military, and we don't know how serious the consequences will be.
"The Clippers are finished. Jack Fan has no ability to control the team at all. Griffin is just the first time bomb to explode. Just wait and see, the Clippers locker room will be very lively this year. This team is known as the three-star team.
Teams that can win the championship this year can't wait three years, they have no future."
"Look at the Bulls who are united now. This is the benchmark for the youth army."
ESPN was madly suppressing it, taking advantage of Griffin's departure and constantly making headlines, scolding Fanci, Mike Brown, Dunleavy and Sterling.
They say that the Clippers can't change the genes of the hicks, and will never be able to join the mainstream in Los Angeles. They are an outsider in foreign wars, but an expert in internal fights... and so on.
But in fact, when they were making sarcastic remarks, the Clippers once again blocked the Bulls' attack.
This time, Jordan jumped out to defend Boozer, Boozer hit a jumper, and Kwame Brown got the rebound.
The two centers, Kwame Brown and DeAndre Jordan, are like two goalkeepers. Just standing in the paint area brings a huge visual impact to the attacker.
Looking back, Fanshie assisted Hamilton to complete the jump shot.
Clippers players have not been affected by Griffin's departure, even though he was a pivotal figure for the Clippers last season.
But this season, he has never been integrated. Although the lack of him will weaken the Clippers' impact at the fourth position, however, what the Clippers now have is not impact, but a system that is united and united.
After Griffin left, the Clippers' overall integrity improved visibly.
The bull became sad.
As time goes by, Bulls head coach Thibodeau is discovering a thorny problem for him: Why are the Clippers and us playing more and more similar? Why do we feel like we are fighting each other?
This became even more obvious after he replaced Taj Gibson.
Center position: DeAndre Jordan vs. Joakim Noah.
Power forward position: First, Kwame Brown faced off against Carlos Boozer. After the Bulls replaced Taj Gibson, the Clippers used Leonard to move to the fourth position.
Small forward position: First, Leonard matched Luol Deng, and then it became Grant Hill versus Luol Deng.
Shooting Guard: Hamilton vs. Dunleavy.
Point guard, Fanci vs. Rose.
Judging from the players' playing styles, there are indeed some similarities.
The most important thing is that Thibodeau studied under Van Gundy Jr., and Van Gundy studied under Pat Riley, and was also influenced by the Popovich academy. Mike Brown studied under Popovich and is good at defense and positional offense.
In this wave, the disciples immediately left the same school.
Isn't it normal for players with similar equipment to play a game where left and right players compete against each other?
Whoosh!
With Fanshie hitting a shot from the three-point line.
The two teams were tied at halftime.
59:59.
Back to the same starting point.
Judging from the situation in the first half, the Bulls' style of play was more mature, concise, and more tacit.
The Clippers are more versatile, and the criticized old, weak, and disabled have actually improved the depth of the lineup. Although Blake Griffin left the championship, it did not affect the Clippers' continued output.
"The Clippers are already at the end of their game. I don't see what they can do in the second half."
Bill Walton spread his palms and said: "I believe the Clippers locker room must be very exciting now. Maybe Dunleavy has called in to put pressure on Mike Brown."
"Yes. Griffin is their core inside. When they return to the locker room, the problem will be highlighted, and the Clippers players will be panicked because of the lack of this backbone." McBrin also has this view.
The same is true in the hearts of TV viewers.
Griffin was still the banner of the Clippers last season. Now that the Clippers are experiencing such huge internal strife, can the team not be in chaos?
This is almost the only farce in the NBA in the past decade that can compare to the Knicks' on-the-spot expulsion of Isiah Thomas from Stephon Marbury.
What was the situation of the Knicks back then? They also hoarded a bunch of high-paid players, but in the end? They were nothing. The money was spent and the team became a joke.
Now, the Clippers are very likely to make the same mistake again.
…
"Hey, Jimmy. You're such a jerk."
In the Clippers locker room, Jordan put his arms around Butler's neck and shouted loudly: "This guy touched my forehead with his damn elbow just to grab a rebound. Doesn't he know that I rely on my face to make a living? This
This guy is really a jealous maniac."
"Ha ha ha ha."
Jordan's exaggerated gestures and language made Kwame Brown laugh. He pointed at Jordan and said, "Are you worthy of being called handsome? I am called handsome?"
"No, you should be called DeAndre Jordan. You look too much like Jordan. Maybe you should change your name. Your name is DeAndre Jordan, and his name is Kwame Brown." Rasheed Wallace was standing by to administer justice.
Little Jordan quit now: "Oh, my God, Mr. Wallace, I always thought you were a fair and wise man. But how could you make such a mistake? If I became Kwame Brown, I would
I still have to worry about next year's contract, but I already have a four-year long-term contract with an annual salary of tens of millions."
"Screw you, I can get an annual salary of tens of millions next year too. I'm a man-eating restricted area maniac!"
Kwame Brown declared confidently.
The inside team is fighting and making trouble here.
Vince Carter, Grant Hill, Hamilton, and Stephen Nash chatted about philosophy on the other side. They talked about the differences between Eastern and Western philosophy. Obviously, Nash recently admired Eastern philosophy very much. He said: Western philosophy always hopes to transform
What the hell, they always think that God should live on the other side, and the purpose of our practice is to get us infinitely close to God. But in the East, they think that everyone can become a God.
Fan Xi and Leonard sat in the middle, both of them relatively silent.
Neither side joins.
The two looked at each other for about four or five seconds, then Leonard suddenly said: "Do you feel like we are missing someone?"
Fan Xi then remembered that Griffin was not here.
He quickly stood up and planned to discuss the matter with Mike Brown.
But Mike Brown's phone rang at this moment, and the black coach, who was a bit deaf, clicked on the speakerphone.
Then, Dunleavy's voice came out: "Mike, I just saw the latest situation. Griffin's agent also challenged me. So, I want to tell you now, Mike."
"Listen, you did a good job. I rejected all their unreasonable demands. And told them that if there is the right bargaining chip, we will trade him. But before that, he will be punished because of his behavior that offended the head coach.
Banned, indefinitely, until an offer comes along that suits us."
"Mike, next you have to prove to me and the media that we can still play well without Griffin."
"Can you do this?" Dunleavy Sr. asked Mike Brown on the phone.
This approach is completely different from what ESPN commentators said.
Mike Brown replied firmly: "Yes, of course I can do it."