One Thousand Eight Hundred and Seven. Roses Bloom!

Knowing that Sun Ce was going to play in the low post, Coach Hollins was a little surprised at first. It was not easy to play in the low post tonight, but Sun Ce wanted to play, so he had to find a way. The simplest way was to let Sun Ce play center!

Although Sun Ce's height was at a disadvantage against Noah, his arm span was not at a disadvantage. The two had similar reach heights.

But I didn't expect that old Sloan was so ruthless that he didn't want a proper center and let Gibson play center. Then Sun Ce had an advantage. Gibson's arm span was better than Sun Ce's, and his 224 cm arm span was indeed outstanding.

But in terms of single defense, especially low-post single defense, Gibson was average, and Sun Ce's fake moves could easily deceive the opponent!

When the game started, Sun Ce's first low-post back-to-back was successful, and it was not as easy as that. He was completely playing tricks on the opponent!

Attack and defense transition, the Bulls attacked.

Gibson was like a powder keg, ignited at a touch. Because there was no counterattack, the Grizzlies' lineup retreated quickly. Even the Warriors found it difficult to counterattack when they scored, and the Bulls fell into a positional battle.

Gibson went directly to the basket and wanted to back up in the low post. At this time, it was Sun Ce who went up. Larry Sanders was better at assisting defense and was also okay in single defense, but Sun Ce wanted to go, so Larry Sanders returned to the most familiar single defense position. Originally, Larry Sanders was defending Gibson in the last round.

This made Gibson even more excited. He was ready. If he scored, he would respond to Sun Ce with the same words!

Gibson is a very comprehensive player. He can do pick-and-roll, mid-range shots, cuts, face-to-the-basket singles, low-post back-to-the-basket... but he is not proficient in any of them. So he played as a substitute for the Bulls for 6 years. He is a jack-of-all-trades inside player. Playing as a substitute is perfect for him. His average data of 10.3 points, 7.6 rebounds, 1.6 blocks and 1.6 assists per game is also really impressive.

If Gibson played Larry Sanders in the low post, Rose would still hesitate, but playing against Sun Ce, this is an opportunity! An opportunity to suppress Sun Ce's momentum! Rose immediately passed the ball to Gibson.

The Bulls' personnel rotation is indeed very beneficial to the current offense. Aaron Brooks, Dunleavy, and Mirotic are separated. Whether Rose plays pick-and-roll with Gibson or two-on-one, it is extremely beneficial because these three people are not affected by the attrition war in the first half.

Gibson received the ball, a perfect low-post single opportunity, and suddenly took a step back. Sun Ce was forced to step back half a step. Gibson already had a chance. He turned left and squeezed out from the top road, and directly pulled up to dunk...

Sun Ce's footsteps were very flexible and his prediction was in place. He slapped the ball accurately on Gibson's dunk!

This straight dunk, Sun Ce didn't have to think too much, just block it directly!

If Gibson could be less excited and change a little, if Gibson was not blinded by anger, pay attention to the fact that when Sun Ce was knocked back, he did not retreat like the outside player, but slid back like the inside player. It would be difficult for Sun Ce to defend Gibson one-on-one, even with the bonus of Dream Card. This kind of all-purpose inside player, although it cannot play a big role in the offensive moment, is very useful in regular time.

Blocked two consecutive rounds! And it was the same person! Fortunately, the Bulls retreated quickly this time. After Tony Allen grabbed the ball and passed it to Paul George, the latter did not force a counterattack. He did not have Sun Ce's ability to grab rebounds and counterattack, which was one of the best in the league.

In the frontcourt, Sun Ce continued to fall to the low post. This time, the Bulls did not dare to let Sun Ce play alone. They used Aaron Brooks, who was defending Tony Allen, to double-team him in advance. Sun Ce passed the ball to Tony Allen, who came up... and missed!

This offensive ability is also amazing! Rondo at least has a unique skill of low-post layup, while Tony Allen relies on luck in all aspects of the offense. This time, his luck was not good, and the layup was iron.

Gibson grabbed the defensive rebound, and Rose was glad when he received the pass. If the Grizzlies scored this goal, the Bulls would be 8 points behind, and the pressure on the next offense would be huge.

However, even so, even if the Bulls are only 6 points behind at 33 to 39,

he still feels huge pressure!

This can't go on, Rose is ready to do it himself!

After advancing to the frontcourt, Rose directly waved to Gibson, who didn't believe in fate and wanted to try low again, to come out for a pick-and-roll.

Rose has been highly praised for his leadership ability since entering the NBA. In the playoffs of his rookie year, he was praised by Pierce as the most talented rookie. Over the years, he has long been the well-deserved team leader of the Bulls. Gibson did not complain about his command and immediately went to pick and roll for Rose.

Facing Rose's pick-and-roll, Sun Ce immediately switched to Rose, trying to suppress Rose's breakthrough route.

But Rose has been able to average 10+ assists per game for two consecutive seasons since last season, not just because of Griffin's joining, but his personal pick-and-roll breakthrough lethality is the key!

After the pick-and-roll, Sun Ce broke through like Westbrook, but he didn't dare to continue to exert force while moving, because continuing to exert force would be pushing people!

Rose rushed to the basket, jumped under Sun Ce's defense, bent forward, and threw the ball into the basket from the other side of the basket!

This is a pull-up action that Sun Ce often uses, but in today's league, since Kobe has aged and Ellis's athletic ability has begun to decline and turned to technical flow, Rose has become the spokesperson for various pull-ups.

35 to 39, Rose helped the Bulls temporarily stabilize the situation.

Sloan's strategy in the first half gave Rose the possibility to rely on his personal ability to cope with many changes in the second half, and Rose also seized this possibility!

In the next few minutes, many older generation fans who didn’t start watching the playoffs until the Finals were in front of the TV. They originally had some doubts about the Grizzlies, which the media and young fans called “the strongest playoff performance in history.” , because not only the Grizzlies were undefeated before the finals, but the opponent Bulls were also undefeated. Perhaps other teams have collectively become weaker, and only these two teams are strong?

But after seeing Sun Ce playing defense in the first half, scoring 11 points, 11 rebounds and 4 blocks, and then attacking in the second half as if he was dancing in the low post unstoppable, they discovered that it was not what they imagined!

The Bulls, who have won 12 consecutive games, seem to be beaten by the Grizzlies!

But at this time Rose stood up and took advantage of the threat of the three outside shooters that Sloan deliberately left in the first half. He tried his best to compete with Sun Ce and did not let Sun Ce rely on team defense + personal offense to defeat the game. !

For fans who have been watching NBA games over the years, Rose's performance feels amazing!

It's been several years since I've seen Rose take such a large number of shots. It feels like I've gone back to five or six years ago, when Rose was in the playoffs when he was a freshman or sophomore. His indomitable momentum was like a rose blooming in a fire... …

In those years, Rose's Bulls couldn't compare with those top teams, but they never gave up. In his rookie year, he led the Bulls to compete with the Celtics led by Pierce and Ray Allen. In his second year, he and James soared. He averaged 26.8 points and 7.2 assists per game. When competing with top superstars, he never lacks fighting spirit.

The difference is that Rose now has better teammates, a better coach, and he is stronger. When facing a super strong team like the Grizzlies, which is far stronger than the team he has faced before, , and still have the power to fight!

The Bulls' strategy in the first half gave Rose the opportunity to display his personal abilities. Sloan did not make substitutions in the third quarter because he did not know what the consequences would be. The opponent's style of play in the second half was beyond his expectation. Rose did not disappoint the coach and played a crazy game!

Pick-and-roll breakthroughs to score at the basket. Although Rose doesn't look as explosive as before by using high-frequency changes of direction on the outside, he is actually playing smarter. The pick-and-roll breakthroughs directly eliminate the outside crossover that puts the greatest pressure on his knees. In the step-by-step phase, he can break through more easily and more advantageously, and as time goes by, his scoring skills at the basket become more and more proficient. In this quarter, he made 4 layups and one pull-up jump shot. A shot, a pick-and-roll, a direct long two-pointer across the three-point line...

He has almost become a completely different player from the original time and space. It is no longer appropriate to compare Westbrook with him. Looking at the career trajectory of Ray Allen, who is also a physically fit man, it is more similar, except that Rose It is still the core style of play. Although the three-point and mid-range shots were not good at the beginning, it took 4 years to develop a first-class mid-range shot after dribbling, while Ray Allen focused on developing the ball. Shoot.

In the previous series, because the Western Conference was too eye-catching, Rose's outstanding performance when playing Evans and Paul was ignored by many people.

Tonight, Rose proved to the world that while Sun Ce, Curry, Harden, Durant, Westbrook, etc. are all improving, he has also been working hard to improve, working hard to solidify his basic skills. After being in prison, he entered the golden period of his career at the age of 26 and has already begun to take off!

The Bulls' playoff record of 12 wins and 0 losses and reaching the finals was not only due to Marlon Griffin's MVP-level performance, he was also an MVP-level player!

Rose's performance was explosive to the extreme! After Rose hit a mid-range shot at 11 minutes and 41 seconds of the third quarter and scored 20 points in the single quarter, Yang Yi, the commentator of the Imperial TV station, started to talk nonsense - the rose is blooming again!

The Grizzlies' lineup is extremely defensive, especially good at dealing with smaller lineups like the Bulls. After all, there is still a gap between the Bulls' smaller lineups and the Warriors, but the Grizzlies limited the other Bulls players to only 8 shots. 2 hits, but Rose can't be restrained!

In the first 11 minutes and 41 seconds of the third quarter, Rose made 8 of 14 shots, including 2 of 2 three-pointers, plus 2 of 3 free throws. He scored 20 points and 2 assists in a single quarter. In this quarter, the Bulls scored 25 points. , every point is related to Ross!

However, after seeing the scores of the two teams in the third quarter and the statistics of the two teams' stars, Rose's explosive performance seemed to be a foil to how outstanding Sun Ce's performance was tonight!