At this time, compared to the Bulls' attitude, Paul showed himself when he came out, but the Pelicans were calm. The opening strategy of playing against the Bulls and Pelicans was still based on stability.

Luo Teng came over to hold the ball at the top of the arc, Li Feng went down to the left waist position and Al Jefferson made a cross cover. Li Feng went out of the three-point line to get the ball at the wing. Al Jefferson turned around and stuck the left waist position.

Li Feng took the ball and hanged it up, and the basketball came to Al Jefferson's hands.

Al Jefferson took the ball, turned his head and glanced, seeing that Okafort was shorter than himself, which was a huge advantage for Al Jefferson.

Okafor was not in good health, so he could only push the ball down. However, Jefferson took the ball in a fake move, which attracted Okafor's attention, and then dribbled in one step. At this position, Al Jefferson made another fake move.

When Okafu came up to defend, Al Jefferson was under the ball, his body slightly sided, and his body, arms and wrists were very soft to throw a hook.

"Swish!"

Al Jefferson's hook shot took advantage of his body and scored two points on Okafor's head.

This is at the Pelicans' home court, so once Al Jefferson scores, the fans of the court immediately stood up and cheered.

At the beginning, the Bulls started playing from the outside and the Pelicans started playing from the inside. The styles of the two teams were completely different.

The game began, and both teams played their own strength. In the second round, Paul was still in possession of the ball.

But the Bulls' offensive routines were different. Paul came up and called Howard's cover. He played the pick-and-roll in the high position at the Crane Howard. After the two attracted attention at the high position, Mike Dunleavy made a cover with Okafor on the sideline.

Mike Dunleavy ran out and got an open space, and Paul caught the vacant space at this moment.

Paul passed the ball to Mike Dunleavy on the wing. The moment Mike Dunleavy took the ball, Granger actually defended it, but Mike Dunleavy was higher than Granger. He also took a very fast move, so Granger's defense was in vain.

Mike Dunleavy took the ball and threw another three-pointer out, "Swish!", and Mike Dunleavy also made a three-pointer.

The Bulls started today with two consecutive three-pointers, 6-2.

At this time, Director Zhang Weiping and Zhang from the domestic broadcast room had something to say:

"From the beginning, the Bulls felt good, and the team's two pitchers Mike Dunleavy and Jimmy Butler both opened fire and hit. In this way, the Bulls might be able to open today."

"Because once the shooter is accurate, the space will be opened. After the space is opened, Paul will have more room for breakthroughs and activities. Once Paul moves, the Bulls will play well."

The Yu family nodded on the side:

"The Bulls have been injured again this season, and the three-pointers are very ups and downs. Today they have a three-pointer. This is a good thing for them! It is also a good thing for the fans, because in this way the game will definitely be more exciting. And I believe that Li Feng can win and the Pelicans can win."

The Yu family is very blindly optimistic. In fact, after seeing the Bulls two consecutive three-pointers, Li Feng still finds it very troublesome. It is not fun to combine a good defender who can control the ball and disrupt the inside line with an efficient three-point shooter.

This game is no worse than yesterday's Spurs. Li Feng has become much more serious. When the Bulls' halftime, the Pelicans still focus on attacking the opponent's inside.

The Pelicans played Al Jefferson in the last round, and this round came over. The Pelicans started playing Paul Gasol.

Paul Gasol came up and formed a double cover with Al Jefferson. He waved in the high position. Paul Gasol suddenly turned around and blocked the air. At this time, Rotten passed the ball with the momentum. Paul Gasol received the ball. With a big hand raised, he scored two points.

Paul Gasol's European inside goal mode, and Howard's American center is indeed a bit difficult to adapt.

"The Pelicans' tactics so far are very clear, they are to use technical insiders to hit the Bulls' body insiders. Overall, this is indeed a trick to keep a stable and stable move!"

Bill Walton also found a way to play at the Pelicans and made it public.

Just as Bill Walton was talking, Paul took the ball in the backcourt and suddenly launched a fast attack.

Paul was slowly advancing in the first two rounds. At this time, he suddenly accelerated and Luo Teng did not follow him.

Li Feng hurriedly chased and helped defend from the side. At this time, Paul faced Li Feng who was catching up with him, and changed direction with one hand, then immediately took a step in the opposite direction, and was getting up and laying on the other side.

While Paul was moving rapidly, he suddenly came to a European step. Li Feng could not save him after taking a fake move.

Paul made a long-distance layup and "swish" the Bulls scored another 2 points. At the beginning, the Bulls had two three-pointers and one fast break, and they played on the outside. Compared with the Pelicans, the Bulls' tactics are completely different.

8-4, the Bulls unknowingly led the Pelicans by 4 points. At this time, Li Feng needs to stand up and support the team.

The Pelicans hit again, and Li Feng immediately went to the wing to get a position.

The Bulls are now responsible for defending Li Feng. Jimmy Butler is also a professional defensive player. Jimmy Butler is such a defender. Although he is tough and hard-working in defense, his skills are not as good as Batildo, and his bad intentions are not enough to make the opponent dying. In this way, he is always inferior to defenders.

Just this is the only way behind, Li Feng seemed to be at ease. Li Feng got the basketball and his shoulders swayed slightly, and suddenly he turned around and broke through the bottom line.

Li Feng took the opponent to the back of his body in one step, and Li Feng passed Jimmy Little. Howard, who was in the Bulls' inside, hurriedly rushed out to defend. Howard's position was good, but Li Feng was not afraid of him.

Li Feng simply jumped up and fought Howard in the air. Howard and Li Feng collided in the air.

Li Feng fought hard, Howard fell first, Li Feng followed the opportunity to erase the board, and Li Feng also broke through the bottom line and scored 2 points.

8-6, Li Feng took action to help the team bite the score.

But Li Feng only scored 2 points, and the Bulls hit it slowly, and Paul threw the basketball into Okafor's hand.

Okafor used an offensive move that was almost the same as Al Jefferson, with a fake move to catch the ball, a fake move to dribble, and then suddenly made a hook move.

Okafor's offensive path is indeed very similar to Jefferson. Both of them are good at mid-range and hooking at the basket. However, one is short but strong, the other is tall and thin and flexible.

Okafor used an almost identical action, but the effect achieved was different.

Jefferson still avoided the game, Okafor came up and fought, and Al Jefferson made a little defensive move.

Not only did Okafor make the ball, but the referee also made a foul. Okafor scored 2 points and hit the free throw line.

As soon as Li Feng made a counterattack, the Bulls came with a 2+1. The Bulls actually suppressed the Pelicans and were fighting.

11-6. The Bulls still led the Pelicans by 5 points, but the Pelicans were actually suppressed at home, which is a bit incredible.

The Bulls came with another 2+1, and at this time, Van Gundy finally called a timeout.

When Van Gundy called for a timeout, Bulls head coach Phil Jackson was very happy. He thought Van Gundy would adjust his offensive strategy, because now in terms of the situation, the Bulls have the advantage.

Zhang Weiping also said in the country:

"Van Gundy called a timeout. He might have to adjust his tactics."

The whole world thinks so, but after 20 seconds of timeout, the Pelicans' first tactic was to hit the ball to El Jefferson in the left waist position.

Al Jefferson played against Okafor at this time. He still used his physical advantages to take the ball and turned around and opened up the space. Okafor made a mid-range shot or made a shot.

Although the Bulls then hit a medium distance, they turned around and Li Feng came to fight the Bulls' basket with his back.

It was only when the game was at this time that everyone realized that the Pelicans were following the strategy of not moving their own way by letting the Bulls play.

Today the Pelicans caught the Bulls' inside line to play, which made Phil Jackson a little depressed, because if the Pelicans bit him like this, he would have no chance to disrupt the situation.

In the last 3 minutes of the first quarter, the Bulls led the Pelicans by 2 points 18-16, and the Pelicans were gradually catching up with the score.

At this time, both teams gradually replaced substitutes, and naturally the Pelicans still used Turner, Pierce, Kelly and Henson as the substitutes.

The Bulls are on Brooks, Itovan Moore, Tony Snell, Nick Ramirotic, and Tygibson.

The Bulls' substitute lineup is also a purely small lineup. Brooks and Moore are both short small guards. Peterson is the one who can play defender now as a small forward, and Nick Ramirotic even plays power forward with the body of a small forward.

Although the Bulls' substitute lineup is short and not very famous, it has good attack power and has not fallen at all in the competition with the Pelicans' substitute.

At the end of the first quarter, the two teams tied a 25-25 draw. Although the Pelicans were suppressed by the Bulls at the beginning of the first quarter, they slowly caught up.

At the end of the first section, Zhang Weiping also changed his words and told the Yu family in the live broadcast room:

"The Pelicans did not receive any influence from the Bulls in the first quarter. Although the Bulls' offense was good, I just insisted on my own strategy and finally slowly caught up. The Pelicans are indeed mature now."

"A team can stick to their own style from beginning to end is a sign of maturity!"

Zhang Weiping had previously said he wanted to adjust, but now he praised the Pelicans for sticking to the game style.

The Bulls played really well in the first quarter, but they still did not overturn the Pelicans and took advantage of the Pelicans. The main reason is that the Pelicans adhered to the established strategy and played against the Bulls' short inside, and naturally bit the score.

At the beginning of the second quarter, the Bulls' ball, Itovan Moore took the ball and pushed it over. Because the Bulls played a small ball, the team's position was very scattered. All four players stood outside the three-point line and only one of them was Tygibson in the three-point line to help.

Moore passed the ball to Tygibson, and then Moore used Tygibson's cover to run to the bottom line. At this position, Mirotic came up to block Moore. When Moore ran from the bottom line to the wing, he easily received the ball. Moore, who got the basketball, immediately broke through to the penalty area with a fierce step.

Moore is such a strong attacking defender. He broke through in one step. When the Pelicans naturally contracted, Moore directly passed the ball to Mirotic who pulled the bottom. Mirotic took the ball and took a three-pointer at this time.

Mirotic missed a three-pointer. The Bulls' shooting percentage finally dropped a little in the second quarter.

Mirotic missed a three-pointer, the Pelicans caught the rebound and advanced steadily. Today, the Pelicans played very steadily at the beginning of the game, and the same is true now.

Once Turner pushes forward, the Pelicans quickly open up the space. Pierce and Granger stood firm in the bottom corners. Kelly got stuck at the basket, and Henson went up to cover Turner.

The Pelicans' offensive routine is not surprising, but the space is still very good. It shows good tactical qualities.

Turner used Henson's cover to pass the ball quickly to Kelly. Kelly took the ball and wanted to fluctuate near the penalty area. Mirotic was inadequate, but the Bulls had a small lineup and came over to double-team very quickly.

Kelly passed the ball to Pierce, and Pierce got the ball, and the Bulls' defense came again.

At this time, the benefits of the Bulls' small lineup are reflected. Although the Bulls' lineup is small, their speed is really fast. The same is true for rotation defense.

The Pelicans played from a high pick-and-roll to a combination of inside and outside, and they had already played quite well. However, they still did not get rid of the Bulls' rotation. When Pierce got the ball and wanted to pass the ball, he made a mistake. The ball went out of the sideline and the ball was on the Bulls' side.

The Bulls came over in the second round and played a nearly identical position and style of play as the first round. The four people scattered the middle of Tygibson to support Brooks in the bottom line and then suddenly ran out to catch the ball.

In the last round, Moore took the ball and attacked directly. In this round, Brooks came up to get the basketball, walked around the high position for half a circle, but turned around and passed the ball to Snell, who was receiving the ball at the low position.

Snell took the ball and turned around and shot quickly. Granger was not that easy to deal with if he wanted to get the ball on Granger's head. He got up and blocked. Although he did not block the ball, Snell's attack was not hit.

As soon as the second quarter started, both teams missed consecutively, and the rhythm of the game was completely different from the first quarter.

Everyone could feel this atmosphere, the rhythm of the game changed, and the Pelicans hit the ball again and became Pierce.

Pierce took the ball and pushed it all the way, not like Turner moving in a high position, but suddenly pulled the ball to the wing. Pierce attracted the opponent's attention to the wing before passing the ball to Granger who followed behind. Granger quickly passed the ball to Kelly who was supporting the arc.

Kelly passed the ball to Turner on the other side. Turner took the ball and saw that his route was blocked, so he immediately turned around and passed the ball.

At this time, Pierce ran from the baseline around the three-point line toward the top of the arc, and he wanted to make a breakthrough the moment he received the ball.
To be continued...