The Bulls' second lineup's advantage is gradually emerging.

They will let Howard and Kevin Martin lead the second team, with Paul, Garnett and Sephrosa sitting below the court.

With the three main players sitting down, the lineup on the court still has advantages in talent and athletic ability. Howard's blocking makes the Pacers' second lineup difficult to compete.

In a short while, Sun Yue's fouls reached 3 times.

He is diligent in assisting in the inside.

Howard is stronger than during the Beijing Olympics. He seems to remember that during the Olympics, Sun Yue once gave him a big hat to the Chinese team during the Olympics.

When the attack was launched, he would deliberately wait for Sun Yue to get closer.

Sun Yue could no longer block the monster as smoothly as during the Olympics. His assisted defense resulted in fouls, twice and three times, and the Pacers were suspended.

"Don't let the Indians see any hope, keep the current momentum going, and keep going until the end!"

The announcer of the United Center, Tommy Edwards, who has worked for the Bulls and the Chicagoans for 15 years, may be named "Voice of Someone" in the future, can always speak the fans' voices.

In the eyes of fans, the most important thing is that the Bulls can win, and the Pacers are too special. They have won since 2003 and finally reached a trough. If the Bulls cannot complete the Suns' unsported career last year, which team can beat them in the future?

It only took two and a half minutes to go, Xie Hou got on the battlefield.

Also playing with him are Batum, Artest and Tim Thomas.

The Pacers made a substitution.

In this lineup, Tim Thomas plays center.

The Bulls expressed a little bit of contempt for the Pacers' transformation.

They don't care about the changes in the Indiana, and there is no problem. Their lineup is indeed significantly stronger.

Howard alone partnered with Tyrus Thomas, the first round pick in 2006.

It can be seen that there are too many outstanding young people in the Bulls' lineup. They started to rejuvenate the lineup from Howard. I don't know how lucky they were given to God to win two young future stars, Howard and Paul in a row. There are people at the inside and outside, and the skeleton of the championship team was formed. After that, Kevin Martin grew up quickly. The Bulls exchanged veterans for draft picks, and they had more and more young resources. Finally, they walked out of the quagmire of bad teams two years ago and entered the playoffs and were eliminated by the Pacers in succession.

This summer, the Bulls, who enjoyed the benefits of rookie contracts, gave Big Ben a gift while changing air. The disappointed Kevin Garnett, who was nakedly signed in the finals, thus conquering the momentum of the dynasty team.

This feeling is like the magic that lost to the Bulls in 1996 - the magic that had pennies and sharks - airborne Karl Malone.

They swept the league for granted.

The starters are all young people, and Garnett's arrival has stabilized their momentum.

Now that Garnett and others are on the court, five enviable young players can still be sent on the court.

Their opponent, Pacers, did not regard the Chicago people as an unsolvable existence.

After Xie Hou came up, he saw that the gap between the two sides was 10 points, and all he thought about was the score.

The most efficient way to chase points is of course three-pointers.

He came to the position where McRoberts had been standing before, at a high position. His threat was stronger than McRoberts, and the Bulls did not dare to leave it alone. He was not afraid of defending himself, and he passed Thomas back in the offense.

The veteran's hand was stable, and he made a three-pointer and entered the basket.

29 to 38

"Just fight like this, we're fine." Xie Hou encouraged his teammates.

Howard and Thomas' inside dominance appeared.

The Bulls' Old Thomas and Steven Hunter could not withstand their talent and lost offensive rebounds in a round.

The Pacers lost three offensive rebounds.

Fortunately, Howard stayed away from the basket, otherwise the basket would have been smashed.

The third offensive rebound fell into Thomas's hands, and the most eye-catching thing about this person was his amazing physical fitness. He took off toughly and faced the Pacers' old Thomas, who just used his physical fitness to crush his opponent.

Bang!

Xie Hou's thug blocked and fouled? That's right, if the referee doesn't yell, it can't be considered a foul.

Thomas stared at him with an unwilling look on his face, and the Pacers' counterattack was a hit.

31 to 38

"Just fight like this, we can win!" Xie Hou shouted at his teammate.

The next round, he came behind Howard. Something happened on the court that the fans couldn't understand.

Xie waited to defend Howard.

Having the opportunity to play Xie Hou at a low post is like something happened in a dream for Howard.

Seeing their match, Garnett felt a little uneasy. The game he was most reluctant to review must be the tiebreak of the finals last season. Especially in the fourth quarter, Xie Hou started playing as a power forward and did everything he did to him.

At that time, he didn't know why, so he couldn't beat Xie Hou.

Howard today can be beaten?

Howard's body helped him push it in, but he was speechless. His body was not enough to completely knock Xie Hou to the basket and make a dunk. If he couldn't reach that position, his strong attack could only turn into a stiff hook.

Xie Hou's lower limb strength, core strength, and sweat shed in the gym over the years have brought him the best reward.

Under his single defense, Howard made a difficult move and did not touch the three.

“!%%!￥”

There was a booing sound at the United Center, and no doubt that was for Howard.

"Will Shaq O'Neal hit Dennis Rodman with his back and hit three-no-touch?" Barkley asked directly in the studio.

Smith shook his head and said, "Even if Shaq, who is 40, will not be able to play Dennis with his back."

The bull's momentum was disappearing, and Xie Hou turned the situation around in a way that only he could do.

In history, no player has ever been able to fight against superstar centers and power forwards, and Xie Hou did it.

Even if he is holding on to Garnett and Howard, who are not very hard at low positions...

Howard was not involved in three games, Xie Hou dribbled through half the court, and he stopped and Corey Brewer felt a little uneasy. His feeling was not wrong, and his uneasiness came from Xie Hou's intention to finish like Ultraman's red light.

The moment Xie Hou stopped, he closed the ball and jumped up. At a height of 70 cm, Brewer's defense was too late.

The basketball flew out of his hand and reached a high altitude, swish!

"The Chicago Bulls requested a suspension."

"In less than two and a half minutes after Arthur came on the court, the 12-point gap was only 4 points left. 34 to 38."

"The Bulls do have better talent and combat power, but the advantages they have are not guaranteed to make them the ultimate winner."

Next, the Bulls changed back to all the main players.

The real test for the Pacers is coming. Only when the Bulls replace all the main players and they maintain the momentum of chasing points can they win the game.

Howard and Garnett work together, and no longer play the fourth position, Xie Hou can't do anything to Garnett.

They continue to dominate offensive rebounds.

As for Xie Hou, he stood at a high position, like McRoberts before. However, his offensive ability is far stronger than the latter.

The Bulls continued to let Brewer defend.

Xie Hou's fake moves point his defense and shoots fouls, 21.

Next, he protected the defensive rebounds.

At the high position again, Brewer is remembered by fans as an excellent defender. But an excellent defender has no value in front of Xie Hou.

He continued to be beaten.

Just shot 21, this time I was a jump shot after shaking away.

Garnett often wants to come online to oppress Xie Hou, but he did so later.

Xie Hou's ball was passed to the outside, and Thomas seized the second three-pointer.

After the Pacers' three-point separation, they maintained their original momentum of chasing points.

The Bulls cannot limit their scoring, and their offensive efficiency is not good enough. Xie Hou's role on the defensive end is like 80% Garnett. He will catch rebounds in the inside, guard Brewer from the outside, and will try every means to divert his deterrent power.

How much work has he done alone?

Offense is the core, defense is the core, and the main force that protects rebounds.

Before, someone could share the two jobs behind him, but now he is the only one.

Halftime, 57 to 59.

The Bulls, who led by up to 12 points, now only have a 2-point advantage.

At the end of the midfield, reporters on the scene asked Xie Hou how he grabbed 11 rebounds in the penalty area half-time dominated by Garnett and Howard.

"There are many factors that determine the ownership of rebounds, height, arm length, bounce, landing point prediction - I think these factors can determine the ownership of rebounds in 50% of the situation. The remaining 50% depends on the hearts of the contender. How much do we want rebounds?" Xie Hou replied, "It's far from enough to want to catch 11 rebounds in the half."

In the second half, Xie Hou's competition for rebounds became tougher.

The Bulls' offensive rebounds still have obvious advantages, but the Pacers did not lose too badly.

Maybe he just grabbed those few more rebounds. At the critical moment, the Pacers led the Bulls 98 to 97.
To be continued...