Although there are many basketball tactics, it is impossible to master a new tactic in a short period of time.

If you really want the Bulls to play triangle offense, Preston, or run-and-gun tactics, it's unrealistic without regular season drills.

However, there is a tactic that the Bulls have a certain foundation for and have a chance to play out.

After returning to Chicago, Xu Yong and Rose recommended this tactic to De Nagro: defensive counterattack.

It is not just a simple counterattack through defense, but to create offense and defense transitions through specific defensive methods.

The reason it works is based on the Bulls having two guards with fast defensive counterattack speed and Noah's ability to hold the ball and push the counterattack.

These are what the Bulls did in the regular season, but they did not form a tactical system.

That's right, just like when the Devils played pick-and-roll with Xu Yong and Harden in the first season, and then played pick-and-roll tactics in the second season, if there is a foundation, it can work.

Of course, this involves a lot of targeting and details, which require training to strengthen.

In other words, it's not a matter of plugging in the key, hitting the gas and charging off, but it does have a chance to help them turn the tide.

Denagro gladly accepted it. Although he had many shortcomings, he also had the advantage of being able to accept good advice.

The good news is that there is a three-day break between the second and third games, which will give them more time to train.

Although it was still very tense, the young men who were a little confused in the second game seemed to have found the direction of their efforts all of a sudden. Confidence returned to their faces, and shouts echoed one after another in the United Center training hall.

In a blink of an eye, three days have passed and G3 is here.

The United Center was packed and the Chicago fans were very enthusiastic.

This season's opening game was so classic that they will never forget it.

And although the Bulls suffered a big defeat in the second game, the score is now 1-1. To be honest, the Bulls have already snatched the home-court advantage from the Cavaliers.

In the front row of the audience, there was also a familiar figure to Xu Yong.

Megan Fox came all the way to Chicago to cheer him on.

She didn't wear Xu Yong's jersey today, but a burgundy backless dress that showed off her graceful figure.

The relationship between Xu Yong and Fox is rather delicate now. They are not in a romantic relationship, but they will meet when necessary and have in-depth communication.

Xu Yong naturally knew about Fox's arrival this time, and he did not object.

After his rebirth, he encountered off-court situations that stimulated his performance only twice. One was when he met Jordan in the finals, and the other was when he met Fox in the dunk contest.

Of course, he prefers to see sexy Hollywood actresses rather than that vindictive old guy.

Fox did not hide his love for Xu Yong. Xu Yong was not only handsome, but his performance as a physical monster was also nuclear-level.

Think about Butler's performance in history when he went to Brazil to explore the mysterious club. That was the existence of the club girl who played poker and rested for a whole week.

Before the opening ceremony, there was a brief award ceremony.

Except for Nowitzki who went to receive the award on site because his team was eliminated, most season awards are presented before the first home game of the series of the winning team.

At this time, Xu Yong's Best Newcomer Award was presented.

This is a really ordinary trophy. There is a white male logo silhouette printed on the glass material. The name of the trophy is written on the base: Eddie Gottlieb Award, and the words "Xu Yong, the best newcomer of 2009-2010".jpg.

However, as the honorary trophy for the first season of his career (he has already won the Rookie Game MVP and Slam Dunk Contest championship trophies), it is still very commemorative.

Amid the cheers of the fans, Xu Yong raised the trophy, adding more color to tonight's game.

"I won't let them ruin your Rookie of the Year night." Before the game started, Noah patted his chest and said to Xu Yong like a most loyal brother.

Xu Yong smiled, patted Noah's shoulder, and nodded.

After the opening ceremony, the starting players of both teams came on the court one after another.

Neither side adjusted their lineups and the game continued with their regular lineups.

After the whistle, Noah pushed the ball back to half court, and with the cheers of Chicago fans on the scene, the third game of the series officially began.

Rose changed his playing style and came up to organize the game with the ball, while Xu Yong used Noah's screen to use the pindown tactic.

The Cavaliers were caught off guard by this sudden change of tactics, and Noah blocked Parker's shot.

After receiving the ball, Xu Yong made a steady jump shot, giving the Bulls the lead.

However, Brown's expression on the sidelines looked calm. Although it was somewhat unexpected, the Bulls' change was not too threatening and they only needed to adjust their defense in the next round.

On the Cavaliers' offense, Williams advanced to the frontcourt and found that the Bulls had set up a zone defense, and it was an uncommon zone defense formation.

2-1-2 zone defense.jpg.

Generally speaking, there are two most commonly used zone defenses in the league, one is the 3-2 zone defense for perimeter defense, and the other is the 2-3 zone defense for interior defense.

As for 2-1-2, the Spurs use it the most, and it is also called Kobe's Happy Zone.

The advantage of this zone defense is that the players on the court are evenly distributed, which facilitates mutual cooperation and control of rebounds. At the same time, because there are many people deployed on the outside, it is also conducive to defensive counterattacks. The disadvantage is that the defense against mid-range, frontal and 30-45° three-pointers is very weak.

The Bulls put out their defensive counterattack posture early on, and their true colors were revealed.

Seeing this, Williams passed the ball to O'Neal, and the Cavaliers began to break the double team defense.

O'Neal attracted a double team with the ball and then passed it to James in the right corner. After receiving the ball, James showed his passing ability and made a long pass across half court to Parker outside the diagonal three-point line.jpg.

The simplest and most effective way to break the zone defense is to mobilize the defense, form a local situation of more people against fewer people, and then create three-point opportunities as much as possible.

As a mature team, the Cavaliers responded quickly.

Parker received the ball, adjusted and quickly shot a three-pointer.

However, Xu Yong was very aware and turned around to provide defensive support after James passed the ball. He failed to block the ball when he flew forward, but still interfered with Parker.

At this time, the difference between a shooter and a top shooter comes out. This interference is almost nothing in the eyes of a top shooter like Ray Allen, but it has already affected Parker.

"when!"

Parker's three-point shot hit the rim and bounced out.

The Bulls' inside line quickly shrank, and Noah successfully grabbed the defensive rebound.

At this time, Xu Yong and Rose had already rushed out of the three-point line.

Noah had his back to O'Neal and couldn't make a long pass, so he dribbled the ball forward two steps and then passed the ball to Xu Yong with a long pass.

This defensive counterattack was too fast, and O'Neal of the Cavaliers couldn't retreat. In order to break the double team defense, James went to the bottom corner again, and the Cavaliers had no time to retreat.

Xu Yong carried the ball to the frontcourt, looked back and saw that there was no one chasing him, then threw the ball directly into the air.

Rose directly dunks with one hand in the air.gif!

“Bang!”

The sound is so loud!

The scene was instantly filled with cheers from fans.

When playing at home, what matters is momentum.

Brown felt something was not right at this time, but as he was not very good at offense, he could only turn around and communicate with his assistant coach.

The assistant coach said don’t panic, it was just a ball and our spatial ability is still great.

Facts have proved that this assistant coach is no pushover. In the next round, he used the same trick to break the double team defense. This time, Parker directed the ball one more time, and Jamison made an open three-pointer.

No matter what form of zone defense it is, because people need to move with the ball, open spaces on the outside are difficult to avoid. This is also the origin of the saying "three-pointers are the best weapon to break zone defense."

Moreover, in the next round of positional battle, under Brown's command, the Bulls' positional offense failed.

Now the pressure is on the Bulls.

Although the zone defense is good, it is difficult to maintain it if the opponent continuously throws in three-pointers.

However, at this time, Xu Yong directed his teammates to make targeted moves on the defensive end.

Ultimately, this tactic originated from him, and De Nagro gave him the command on the field.

Xu Yong's command also made the Bulls' zone defense start to have a purposeful defense instead of mechanical following.

The biggest difference from the previous one is that James was left open by the three-point line.

How could James tolerate this? After receiving the ball... he broke through directly to the inside.

Now there is no need for Xu Yong to give any commands, as the Bulls' inside players have already retreated to the basket in advance.

James' layup after forcing Noah wide was off target.

Unless he can reach the 120 kg weight he had when he was in the Heat, it will be difficult for him to rush against Noah now.

However, Noah's assist defense gave O'Neal a chance, and O'Neal grabbed the offensive rebound and prepared for a second attack.

But Noah actually retreated back to the basket and pounced directly on O'Neal who was about to shoot from a distance.

“Bang!”

O'Neal's long arms slammed the ball towards the basket, but under Noah's defense, the ball flew away!

Noah did what he said before and fulfilled his promise to Xu Yong with practical actions.

The ball flew out and hit the top of the backboard and went directly out of bounds, and the ball was given to the Bulls.

This made the fans excited.

Even fans who don't understand tactics very well can see that the Bulls are actively seeking change tonight and taking more control of the game.

And judging from the effect, the results are immediate.

After the offense-defense switch, Xu Yong faked a shot with the ball and then broke through Parker, making a quick stop and pull-up shot from a ten-foot distance.

3 to 6.

The Bulls are in a very good situation.

And when it came back to the defensive round, James was left open again.

Xu Yong has James under control.

Didn't your Cavaliers target Rose's poor shooting in the first two games? Then I'm targeting your James' unstable shooting, which is reasonable!

Anyway, after the first two games, Xu Yong already knew the main target of the playoffs, so he would use it immediately if he got the chance.

James chose to take a three-pointer from the bottom corner.

After the basketball traced a straight parabola in the air...

"when!"

It smashed the frame steadily.

The long rebound of the ball bounced directly outside the free throw line. Xu Yong showed his advantage of ricochet and arm span, and after jumping up, he directly caught the ball with a monkey-catching move.

And after landing, he immediately turned around and attacked quickly.

Rose had already rushed out, and the Bulls used a zone defense formation to once again launch a two-on-one fast break in the frontcourt.

After advancing to the frontcourt three-point line, Xu Yong saw Williams focusing on him and directly passed the ball to Rose.

Rose accelerated the breakthrough, and after forcing Williams to turn towards him, he started to show off.

He threw the ball straight toward the backboard.

Xu Yong followed up and took off into the air. After grabbing the ball in the air, he performed his best windmill dunk but in an alley-oop version.gif!

The scene was instantly filled with cheers from Chicago fans.

If Arizona fans saw this scene, they would definitely be familiar with it, because when they were on the Devils team, in that game that made fans marvel at the combination of Kobe and McGrady, DeRozan and Xu Yong also threw the ball to each other in this way.

Time flies, the Tempe Alley-oop City is no longer there, but the Chicago Alley-oop City is back!

And Rose's passing skills are much better than DeRozan's back then.

Xu Yong also high-fived Rose while retreating.

He also looked slightly excited.

Facts have proved that this set of defensive counterattacks is the most suitable tactic for the Bulls.

This tactic of using zone defense to launch a defensive counterattack is actually what Thibodeau is best at!

He also seemed to understand why Thibodeau's arrival could make the Bulls take off.

Ability is one thing, but lineup compatibility is more important.

Although it is not appropriate to say this, he is really looking forward to the team's performance after Thibodeau arrives.

At this time, the United Center was already in a carnival. Some tattooed gangsters were firing their guns into the air. It was really exciting.

Not only was the dunk beautiful, but more importantly, the Bulls did not look like a team that had just suffered a major defeat. They played confidently and relaxed on the court.

If you don’t know, you would think the Bulls are already leading by a large margin.

On the other hand, the Cavaliers were beginning to have no idea where to start when facing the Bulls' targeted double-team defense.

Seeing this, James simply held the ball from the outside and signaled everyone to move away.

I don’t care about your defense, I’ll just step on the accelerator and rush towards you.

Deng was a little unstoppable and was broken through by James to the free throw line.

The drawbacks of the 2-1-2 zone defense began to emerge. If it were Kobe, he would have gone straight to the dessert position.

However, after James rushed in, he felt uncomfortable because Noah had already retreated to the basket in advance.

This is simply a replica of Haddadi reaching out to Yi Jianlian for a shot.

James had no choice but to take a quick stop jump shot from 16 feet away.

It felt like the shot was obviously more powerful.

"when!"

The basketball hit the back edge of the basket again and bounced out of the frame.

In fact, James has the shooting ability from this position, but his mentality has been greatly affected by the Bulls' previous behavior.

Noah grabbed another defensive rebound and the Bulls launched another defensive counterattack.

This time, Rose sped up the game, changed direction without slowing down, passed Williams, and then made a fast break layup to score.

3 to 10!

For the first time in the series, the Bulls took a big lead at the start!

This wave of tactical adjustments cannot be said to have achieved initial results. It can only be said to have hit the snake right in the most vulnerable part. It was fatal!