noffsinger 481 Su Hao has taken over the game!
481 Su Hao has taken over the game!
"Are you ever going to stop?! How did the ball end up in your hands again?!" Boozer stared at the basketball in Su Hao's hands with a look of horror.
"Stop him!" Thibodeau shouted hoarsely from the sidelines, trying to get his players to stop Su Hao's attack.
Noah, who originally did not want to step forward to help defend, had no choice but to force himself to come to the basket and double-team Su Hao after seeing Thibodeau's look.
However, this familiar scene of being double-teamed is a common occurrence.
Su Hao was completely panicked.
The three jumped almost simultaneously, but Su Hao's jumping ability was superior.
He was still in the air while Noah and Boozer had already fallen.
Then, right in front of the two of them, he slammed the ball into the basket.
"Violence!"
"This player truly lives up to his nickname 'The Hulk'! That jumping ability, that explosiveness! It's absolutely terrifying!"
"The Bulls are going to lose again today because of their inside game!"
The fans on the sidelines were holding their breath for the Bulls.
In their view, the only way to win this game is to rely on outside scoring.
There was absolutely no chance for the inside players.
They were completely unable to stop Su Hao from scoring inside.
Su Hao, who didn't exert much effort in the paint during the first half of the quarter, gave the Bulls' players and coaches a false sense of security.
They thought Su Hao had changed his playing style!
Little did they know that this was just wishful thinking on their part.
Watching Su Hao repeatedly complete dunks under the basket, Thibodeau finally lost his temper.
They called a long timeout.
There were two minutes left in the first quarter.
Led by Su Hao's strong performance, the Clippers have extended their lead to thirteen points.
The Bulls' head coach, left with no other option, could only call a timeout to ease the tension within the team.
"If we want to win this game, we need to find a way to get Su Hao off the court first. Rose, you need to drive to the basket and draw a foul from Su Hao!" Thibodeau gave his opinion to his prized disciple.
"Okay, I understand!" Ross nodded slightly.
In fact, the inside player also knew that the simplest and most effective way to win the game was to get Su Hao into foul trouble.
This is clearly a task that is unlikely to be accomplished.
"Noah, you and Boozer need to work together under the basket to guard Su Hao. Don't get involved in the outside shooting! Stopping Su Hao from scoring is your top priority right now!" Thibodeau glanced at Noah and Boozer again.
The two nodded slightly, but their hearts were racing.
They clearly understood that their strength was simply insufficient to stop Su Hao's attack.
Even if you forcibly stop it, it still has to be considered a foul.
In the end, Su Hao won't have to deal with the foul trouble, but I'll be the one who gets the foul trouble first!
Thibodeau continued to demonstrate various tactics on the tactics board.
The Clippers' head coach appeared much more relaxed after Su Hao took over the game.
This match was nothing special for them.
Although Rose is very strong, he still couldn't cause any damage in the paint.
Su Hao has already scored in double digits and is also a solid rebounder.
Head coach Mike Dunleavy couldn't be more relaxed, simply because the team currently has a consistent scoring machine like Su Hao.
Make the game simple, so that even if the opponent is in good form, they cannot gain any advantage in the score.
After the timeout, the two sides began the final two minutes of the first quarter.
The Bulls still opted to give possession of the ball to Rose.
Facing Gordon's aggressive defense, Rose made a probing shot and then used a teammate's screen to break into the paint.
He leaped into the air and made a layup with one hand.
Just when he thought his attack on the basket was about to succeed, a huge hand slapped the basketball.
The basketball was slammed out of bounds.
Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be Su Hao.
Rose dared to attack the basket head-on this time because Su Hao had just left the area under the basket.
This gave Rose a chance to attack the basket.
However, Su Hao's speed in returning to defense was simply too fast.
He was so fast that even "Windy City Rose" Rose didn't notice his arrival.
"That's ruthless! I thought that ball was a sure thing!"
"Su Hao's defense this time was just too bizarre! He was just on the outside and he was back in the paint in an instant! Does he have teleportation ability?"
"My God! How did he do that?!"
The fans on the sidelines were so shocked they were speechless.
Rose watched the basketball fly out of bounds with disappointment.
During the timeout, the coach also wanted to use his breakthrough advantage to attack Su Hao.
Now it seems how foolish those ideas were.
Even his sure-fire blue control was intercepted by Su Hao! Not to mention a direct attack!
Who knows, instead of drawing a foul, you might end up getting blocked first!
Possession of the ball still belongs to the Bulls.
Rose received the inbound pass from his teammate again and stood at the top of the arc, beyond the three-point line.
Facing Gordon's direct defense, he did not choose to force his way through this time.
He then passed the ball to Bogans in the corner, who caught it and launched a corner three-pointer over Rasul Butler.
The basketball landed steadily in the basket.
The Bulls' outside shooting touch remains strong.
Curry received the baseline pass from David Lee, dribbled the ball up the court, and facing Rose's defense, chose to pass the ball to Su Hao under the basket.
After receiving the ball, Su Hao made a back turn and successfully got past Noah who was guarding him. Then, facing Boozer who was guarding the basket, he jumped high and prepared to make a dunk.
Boozer initially wanted to dodge, but seeing the head coach closely watching him from the sidelines, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and go forward to defend.
The two collided in mid-air.
Boozer was thrown out of bounds by Su Hao's powerful impact.
Su Hao then slammed the ball into the basket.
At the same time, the referee's whistle blew.
Boozer committed a defensive foul!
Boozer, lying on the ground, held his head in disbelief.
"Referee, he bumped into me, how did it become a defensive foul on my part! I protest!" Boozer shouted loudly.
The referee ignored Boozer and signaled Su Hao to step up to the free-throw line.
Thibodeau, standing on the sidelines, was also very dissatisfied with the referee's decision.
This indicates an offensive foul!
However, the referee did not heed his opinion.
Su Hao smiled as he stepped onto the free-throw line.
"Boozer is really brave! He dared to go up and defend on this play. Su Hao had already jumped, but he still dared to go up and go head-to-head with him! This foul was justified!" Coach Zhang laughed.
"The foul was indeed justified, but we can't blame Boozer entirely; after all, he was willing to defend!" Yang Yi said.