The Bulls' opening could be described as perfect, but after the timeout, the Jazz also began to show their strength.

Especially Deron adjusted his condition.

The two biggest impressions Deron left on fans were "eating, sleeping and playing with Paul", and the other was his drag-step breakthrough.

The former relies on the body, while the latter relies on rhythm.

Compared with Walker, who also relied on rhythm when Xu Yong met in the championship, Deron's rhythm belongs to another dimension.

Because the amplitude of the dragging step is very large, whether it is a dragging step breakthrough, a dragging step change of direction breakthrough, or a dragging step sudden stop and pull up, it is difficult for the defender to maintain the center of gravity.

This step is much more lethal than the drop step, but at the same time, it also causes enormous damage to the ankle.

Ordinary people will feel very sore ankles when they do this training.

However, Xu Yong felt a little itchy after seeing this.

Basketball skills are not like women. You can't have your cake and eat it too. You can even have the food in the bowl and the pot at the same time.

Although his current drop step is very useful and he is also trying to build a good relationship with Rose and find an opportunity to talk about changing direction without slowing down, this does not prevent him from wanting to learn the drag step.

You know, in addition to Deron, Durant was also a representative of the shuffle step before he broke his Achilles tendon for the Warriors.

Another technique that Durant is good at is the pull-up jump shot.

Therefore, the steps are never conflicting with each other. In fact, it is like it would be easier for him to learn the dream dance step after learning the falling step. Instead, they are interrelated.

Of course, these are just momentary thoughts.

After Deron responded with 6 points in a row from inside and outside shots, overtaking the score in one fell swoop, he also immediately prepared to respond.

In this period, in addition to Deron's good offensive performance, the Jazz also showed their strength on the defensive end.

Deng's performance was obviously limited. In three offensive rounds, he missed two shots and made one mistake.

This is also his weakness. Due to his lack of speed and explosiveness, he cannot become a ball-handling core.

Xu Yong's response was very straightforward. He took advantage of Noah's screen to receive the ball and made a pull-up shot, helping the Bulls stabilize their position.

It must be said that although Noah is still thin, he has broad shoulders and his pick-and-roll quality is very high.

But immediately, Myers received a pass from Deron and scored a goal.

Moreover, after the switch from offense to defense, the Jazz also began to focus on defending the off-ball tactics designed by Denaglo for Xu Yong.

Noah was left open with the ball at the free throw line and his mid-range shot failed to go in.

It was Deron again, attracting the defense in a fast break and assisting Brewer with a follow-up layup to score two more points.

Delivering two assists in a row, this is the role of an All-Star player.

After Deron tore apart the Bulls' defense, especially the defense without any system, other Jazz players got easy chances to shoot.

Moreover, judging from the changes in the situation on the court after the two timeouts, DeNagro was outdone by Sloan in terms of coaching level.

14 to 11.

After a 10-2 attack wave, the Jazz have taken the initiative on the court.

The camera was now turned to DeNaglo, and the Bulls head coach was unable to respond.

Of course, apart from the fans at the scene, not many people thought there was anything wrong with this. After all, the Jazz were stronger than the Bulls in all aspects, and Rose, who could tear apart the defense like Deron, was absent.

The game on the court continued and the Bulls continued to run the same tactics.

After Xu Yong received the ball, he had no chance. He waited for Deng and Sangueira to play a no-ball tactic on the weak side. After seeing that there was no chance, he simply stretched out his hand to signal to pull away.

Since the coach's tactics are not working, we can only give play to our personal subjectivity.

The person guarding him at this time was Ronnie Brewer.

Brewer is a rookie trained by the Jazz themselves. He has been a starter since his sophomore year. Last season, he averaged 5.2 hits out of 10.2 shots per game and was very efficient on the offensive end.

Of course, the Jazz rely more on his defense, and he is used to deal with the opponent's key players every night.

He led the defense and Kirilenko assisted in the defense. The two of them built a defensive system that made McGrady struggle and gave domestic fans a headache.

Of course, this is also the reason why Xu Yong chose to play singles at this time. Kirilenko will not play tonight!

Without Kirilenko's help defense, no matter how good Brewer's defense is, can it be better than Deng?

He first faced the basket and pretended to break through with a drop step, but Brewer was indeed experienced in defense and his center of gravity did not move at all.

Excellent defensive players, especially at the NBA level, will most likely study the defender's video before the game.

Although Xu Yong has not appeared in an official NBA game, he has played in the summer league.

Brewer has clearly done his homework on this.

After seeing this, Xu Yong did not change his central foot and started to play one-on-one with his back to the basket.

Bruer also lowered his center of gravity. Xu Yong was bigger than him and had excellent confrontation ability.

But when he really calmed down, he found that Xu Yong's back-to-the-basket attack was very different from what he expected.

To be more precise, it should be very different from what he saw in the video.

In the video, Xu Yong's back-to-the-basket game focused more on creating shooting opportunities after confrontation, but now, he was just feeling his defensive center of gravity, followed by a fake turn to the baseline, followed by a turn-around step-back jump shot.

The fake move was so realistic that it fooled him. By the time he straightened his body, Xu Yong had already completed the shot easily.

"Bang!"

The basketball hit the backboard, but bounced and fell into the net.

Xu Yong shook his head after landing.

Although this ball completely created space, his shot was still not very stable because of the fadeaway.

Just one summer of training is not enough, he still needs to practice hard during the season.

Brewer's angry face: ...What do you mean by shaking your head and looking dissatisfied after you made the shot? Are you saying that my defense is bad? !

Deron and Boozer passed the ball to Okur after a pick-and-roll, but Noah had good movement speed and rushed out to interfere, so Okur's three-pointer missed.

However, Boozer grabbed the frontcourt rebound and forced the ball into the net by attacking Songaila.

The score difference on the field is still 3 points.

Domestic football fans are all too familiar with this feeling of being overtaken and unable to recover.

Deron and Boozer are just All-Star level players, but the other role players are also very capable, which allows you to focus on one thing while neglecting another on defense.

Noah continued to be left open at the free throw line. He tried another mid-range shot but still missed. His shot was a bit unreliable.

Fortunately, Sangueira made up for his mistake this time by grabbing the rebound and passing the ball to Xu Yong.

Xu Yong made a small jump before catching the ball, and then turned directly to the baseline after catching it.

Bruer made another wrong prediction, because Xu Yong's turn in the last round was fake, but this time it suddenly became real!

However, just as he was trying hard to make up for the loss at the baseline, Xu Yong suddenly stopped and made a turnaround jump shot.

So, just like in the last round, he didn't have time to pounce.

Watching Xu Yong complete the shot in front of him, a thought popped up in his mind: Why does my defense look so bad?

This time Xu Yong added a scissors kick in the air to balance his body.

“Swish!”

The basketball is shot into the pocket.

This time, Xu Yong did not shake his head after landing.

It seems that the advanced scissor kick still needs more practice. After combining it with footwork, the probability of using it is significantly increased.

The scene was already in a state of agitation at this time.

Originally, they came here mainly to support Luol Deng, but Xu Yong’s playing is so cool!

It's like many domestic fans watch NBA to support Yao Ming, but that doesn't stop them from liking McGrady, Kobe, Carter and Iverson.

Because for the fans, apart from Yao Ming, who cares how many points you score or whether you get a triple-double? What they care about is whether the game is good to watch and whether the game is exciting.

If the game isn't fun to watch, how many people would want to watch it even if he's the all-time scoring leader?

Xu Yong not only looked good, but also relied on his personal ability to score 4 points in a row, helping the Bulls to keep the score close.

The key point is that he is still a rookie, and he is facing Brewer, who is known for his defense. This is incredible.

At this time, Luol Deng smiled knowingly and said, "I knew it long before you knew it."

Brewer missed the three-pointer from the outside, and the Jazz's scoring finally stopped.

Now the Bulls have a chance to overtake.

The fans at the scene all sat up straight.

"Go! Bulls!"

Then, no one knew who started it, but the North Greenwich Arena was filled with cheers for the Bulls.

Moreover, it is exceptionally neat.

This really becomes our home court.

Xu Yong continued to receive the ball, and amid Sloan's roar, the Jazz began to double-team Xu Yong.

Kirilenko won't play tonight, and with no better individual defender than Brewer, double teaming is the only option.

However, as soon as the double-team started, Xu Yong passed the ball to Deng who was cutting in from the middle.

Although Deng's offensive ability with the ball is average, his basketball IQ and off-ball ability are top-notch.

As for Xu Yong, even if Brewer watched every round of the video of the game in which Xu Yong scored 48 points, he probably couldn't tell that Xu Yong is actually a team player like Jordan.

Although he was always scoring, he was observing the running positions of his teammates before and during each attack.

“Bang!”

After receiving the ball, Deng jumped up and slammed the ball into the basket with a two-handed dunk.

16 to 17.

The Bulls did not do the same as the Rockets and turned the score around!