On May 7, the second semi-final game.

"Coach Thibodeau, what preparations did you make for today's game?"

“We have made full preparations.”

Is Thibodeau's words self-comfort or is it really a mystery, and it still needs to be tested by the competition.

Judging from the Pacers' starting lineup, no one believed it.

The Pacers' starting lineup is Sun Yue, Batum, Artest, Shehou, and Josh McRoberts.

“Coach Thibodeau wanted to tell us that letting Arthur play the fourth position and prioritizing McRoberts before Tim Thomas and Steven Hunter is ‘full preparation’?”

“He redefined ‘full preparation’.”

The one who made fun of Thibodeau was ESPN's commentators Jeff Van Gundy and Mike Bryn.

Thibodeau himself probably didn't expect him to be unanimously ridiculed by several experts.

In their eyes, the Pacers made a bad transition.

Xie Hou's attack on the fourth position is not a novel move. They used this to defeat the Suns last year. Xie Hou's attacks on Garnett almost dragged the latter's historical status to the lowest point.

The fans are quite genuine.

The Pacers just completed three consecutive championships, and Garnett was once inferior to Chuck Hayes as a power forward - but Hayes is a fucking center!

Later, Xie Hou's fans discovered the problem.

Worring Garnett too low, wouldn’t it be the other way around that Xie Hou beat up a piece of garbage? No, it’s absolutely not possible. Things that damage the reputation of "King Arthur" must not happen.

Garnett's journey to rectify his reputation began with Xie Hou's fans.

It was not until Garnett joined the Bulls and helped them win 64 wins, and they passed the playoffs and the Wolf King basically restored their reputation on the Chinese Internet.

Fans reluctantly admit that he is "the top ten power forwards in history."

Garnett's fans thought he deserved a higher position, and at least the power forward President's Mountain level, but passers-by did not agree, and the main force who justified him (Xie Hou's fans) also did not agree. They all believed that it was enough to advocate that Xie Hou beat the top ten power forwards in the finals - although it was a fact - it was not a big deal. Xie Hou's play in the fourth position was a weird move that Claire bet last season. Few people knew that Xie Hou volunteered.

Nowadays, people generally believe that it is Claire's credit, which is not outrageous.

It is Claire's responsibility to let Xie Hou play power forward and be beaten up. If it works, it is Xie Hou's awesome. By the way, Claire's magical plan will be. If you win, you win and lose alone.

The Pacers won the Suns with evil tricks. How could Garnett, who transferred to the Bulls, not remind his new owner to be careful of this?

They have already had a solution to Xie Hou playing power forward.

Their method is the same as the Sun, Garnett defends alone.

If Xie Hou can continue to beat Garnett, let him do it. Can he beat Garnett in one game and a series?

Even Xie Hou's fans do not have this confidence.

Xie Hou beat Garnett and made people praise it because it seems impossible to complete. He completed things that could not be accomplished, so it is great. But if he completed once, it does not mean that he can complete two or three times, nor does it mean that he can beat Garnett as long as he wants.

Garnett, who suffered the most, recovered from the damage caused by Xie Hou. At the beginning, the two fought fiercely, leading the team to review how bloody physical contact the league had shown a series of pure manly philosophical paintings several years ago.

The referee is unable to whistle with superstars.

Xie Hou and Garnett had several confrontations but they didn't want to stay in a seat.

Garnett's bench press and core strength seem to be stronger than last season.

Xie Hou's weight decreased slightly compared to before.

Last season he was 107 kilograms, and now he is 105 kilograms. This is his training team considering that he is about to be 30 years old, he needs to lose weight appropriately, relieve stress of the body, and restore some athletic ability.

One is rising and the other is falling, and Xie Hou thought it would not be so easy to get a position in front of Garnett.

Fortunately, playing Garnett at a low post was not his primary goal.

McRoberts never thought he would get a core position in the official NBA game.

Although Thibodeau's original words are "dominate the ball at a high position". In his opinion, the simple noun means giving core status.

He will be nervous when he takes on a big responsibility, and his opponent Dwight Howard doesn't feel at ease with this white man who doesn't seem to survive in the inside.

The match between Warcraft and him is contempt.

He stepped away from a distance and went to the edge of the paint area, where McRoberts had plenty of room to shoot.

When the Warcraft gave him a chance, McRoberts voted.

Jump shot at the free throw line position - not hit.

"The weirdest phenomenon in Josh Howard is the difference between free throw shooting percentage and outside shooting."

"The big guy who can shoot three points has a bad touch, but this conclusion doesn't apply to Josh. Yes, his shooting is terrible."

McRoberts was labeled as a skilled insider, but his free throw shooting percentage was only over 60%, which was inconsistent with the senses he gave. Howard let him shoot, but when he was nervous, he actually missed the shot.

The inside of both sides began to have a tug-of-war.

The magical thing is that Xie Hou and Garnett cancel each other out, and the two people with feuds are in a desperate situation. Howard's confrontation with McRoberts is also extremely interesting.

Howard just got the ball and made an attacking appearance. McRoberts waited for him to lift the ball, foul it heavily, and sent the Warcraft to the free throw line.

Bang bang!

Two free throws were made, giving the Pacers a chance to counterattack for free.

Xie Hou won the defensive rebound and passed a long pass, and the counterattack was completed.

Then it was Howard, who was in a low position and planned to eat McRoberts raw. He underestimated his opponent too much. Indeed, if the Pacers abandoned McRoberts, one-on-one, he could eat the latter. However, the Pacers who built the system with the help of defense, just like the Independent Group - they have never abandoned any brother since the Independent Group was established!

Xie Hou's double-team has chosen the time.

Howard's passing ability is not as good as Garnett, and the ball is taken off before it goes out.

The Pacers fought back again.

Artest fought back happily, and he was so happy that he was about to dance in front of the Chicago people.

"Among the players who once held the title of No. 1 center in a certain era alone, Dwight Howard's individual combat ability is definitely the worst." In TNT's studio, Charles Barkley criticized Howard on the spot.

"Since he entered the league, he has been regarded as the core of the inside line, but so far his average score is less than 20 in the playoffs. Although the Bulls coaching staff are the main reason for him, this is not an excuse for Howard's lack of influence." Barkley's performance against Howard was well known. "Even on the night when the Knicks gave him 31 points in the playoffs and the Knicks gave him 39 free throws, it was difficult for the New Yorkers to feel the bone-blazing fear from him."

This is a problem that Howard has never solved.

When the game fell into a critical moment when "the whole world is watching, this is your team, you have to score the ball", he was like a child who never grew up, always asking Paul's brother and Martin to do it for him. In addition, he lacked the ability to unify the whole team. With these alone, it would be impossible to become the next Duncan, Dirk, a legendary giant king.

The Pacers' inside line has a huge gap between the Bulls' talent.

They briefly formed a stalemate of mutual counteracting effects.

It's a good thing for walkers.

If the Bulls rely on the inside to conquer the world, the Pacers will have already seized the chance of victory. Unfortunately, this is not the case.

Kevin Martin's three-pointer helped the Bulls clear the team's scoring drought.

Paul played singles on the outside, and Sun Yue was tall and had too much agility in front of him.

Artest's physical contact can make Martin sad, while Sun Yue and Batum have little experience, and they will not have the upper hand when encountering Paul and Sephrosa.

The Bulls' inside is invisible, but the outside is extremely strong.

Fortunately, the inconspicuous inside line has more or less relieved the situation.

The Bulls can never suppress the Pacers like the first game.

"We don't want to get stuck with the Pacers," said Tommy Edwards, an announcer of the United Center. "I believe everyone remembers how the Phoenix Suns lost to the Pacers in 2008. Any team with Arthur will try to drag the game into a critical moment, because at that moment, the strongest will ignore the strength gap between the two sides and unreasonably take the victory into their pockets."

Edwards spoke out the pain of the sun, which was exactly what the bulls should try to avoid.

27 to 22

The Bulls, who were stronger on the books, did not perform much in the inside, and then established a 5-point lead.

"The Bulls' lead probably won't make them feel at ease."

"The 5-point gap is too small."

“No matter how you look at it, it’s too few.”

How small is this gap? It's so small that after the first quarter, Thibodeau saw Xie Hou sweating all over and quickly asked him to come down and rest without worrying about whether Xie Hou would be defeated in the next game.

Xie Hou sat down and drank Gatorade to replenish his energy, his eyes stayed on the field.

He wanted to see what happened next.

Will the Bulls take advantage of him not being able to expand the lead? If their second team can't stand it, should he go ahead?

Obviously, this matter is not what he said. By then, even if Thibodeau could hold it back, he wouldn't be able to hold it back.
Chapter completed!