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397 Offensive foul? Flop!
When Rose stepped to the free-throw line, the Bulls' home fans started cheering for him!
For the first free throw, Rose took a breath, raised the ball high, and then easily released it.
The ball traced a beautiful arc in the air and landed perfectly in the basket.
The audience cheered and applauded Rose's performance.
Rose then took a deep breath and prepared to take the second free throw.
He focused, raised the ball high again, and then shot hard.
However, the free throw went astray and the ball failed to go into the basket.
Players from both teams were simultaneously vying for the rebound under the basket.
As expected, Su Hao successfully grabbed the rebound in the end.
Su Hao firmly controlled the defensive rebound above everyone's heads.
Immediately afterwards, Su Hao dribbled the ball past midfield, but this time he didn't seem to intend to pass the ball.
Curry and his teammates understood Su Hao's intentions. They quickly moved to different positions and decisively pulled away the defenders for Su Hao.
This put Su Hao and Bogans in a one-on-one situation.
Judging from their physiques, Su Hao is clearly superior to Bogans; Bogans is not even in the same league.
Bogans knew he was at a disadvantage, but he still stood firmly in front of Su Hao, trying to stop his attack.
However, with just a slight exertion of force, Su Hao sent Bogans staggering backward and ultimately collapsing to the ground.
The referee whistle sounded.
Just as he was imagining that the referee would call an offensive foul on Su Hao, the situation on the court took an unexpected turn.
The referee then made a dive gesture, indicating that Bogans' fall was a dive!
The ruling caused an uproar among the audience, who expressed their dissatisfaction with the referee's decision.
Bogans, who had been feeling smug, was now dumbfounded.
He quickly got up from the ground, ran to the referee, and tried to argue with him.
He pointed at Su Hao, indicating that this was clearly an offensive foul, so how could it be judged as a flop?
However, the referee ignored his protest and upheld the original decision.
Seeing this, Su Hao couldn't help but tease Bogans, "Your acting is terrible! I haven't even exerted any force yet, and you've already fallen! You should have waited until I exerted force before falling; that way, maybe the referee would have believed you!"
Bogans was even more furious when he heard Su Hao's teasing.
He never expected that his little trick would be seen through and judged as a fake fall.
You should know that flopping is punishable by the league!
He grew angrier the more he thought about it, and cursed the referee inwardly.
At the same time, he realized that the gap in strength between himself and Su Hao was too great, and that no matter how hard he struggled, it would be in vain.
The Clippers launched another attack, and Curry stood on the baseline, ready to inbound the ball.
Su Hao reached out under the basket, signaling Curry to pass him the ball, wanting to try an alley-oop.
Curry understood immediately and threw the ball over without hesitation.
The basketball traced a beautiful arc through the air and landed precisely in Su Hao's hands.
After receiving the ball, Su Hao leaped high and slammed it into the basket with both hands, completing a spectacular alley-oop score.
The entire movement was fluid and seamless, drawing cheers from his teammates on the sidelines.
Just now, Boozer once again tried to intercept Su Hao's ball.
However, due to his limited jumping height, he was unable to reach the ball.
They could only watch helplessly as Su Hao easily caught the ball, followed by another powerful and thunderous dunk.
The entire basketball hoop began to tremble under Su Hao's powerful impact.
"Su Hao really doesn't give the Bulls any chance at all! How is Boozer going to defend against such a basket attack? I can't help but feel nervous and worried for him!" Yang Yi's voice trembled with excitement, as if he had witnessed this intense game firsthand.
The audience was so shocked by Su Hao's performance that they fell silent, and the entire Bulls' home arena was unusually quiet.
The game continued, and the Bulls did not call a timeout.
Because they know that no matter how many timeouts are called, the situation on the court will not change.
Now we can only rely on the players' own performance and hope that they can seize every attacking opportunity.
Bogans passed the ball to Rose.
Seeing Su Hao positioned himself inside, Rose really didn't want to drive in.
Based on his past playing style, Rose often drives to the basket repeatedly when the team is in trouble.
That was also one of his most effective offensive tactics.
This game was different from the past. The Clippers had a dominant center like Su Hao, which meant he didn't have many good opportunities to shoot under the basket.
Even if they manage to make a move in the end, it will likely end in a blocked shot.
The reason he was able to succeed the first time was because Su Hao wanted to let him go that time.
After several blocks, Rose finally came to terms with reality.
They no longer fixated on attacking the basket.
After receiving the ball, use a teammate's screen to get to the free-throw line and take a jump shot.
The ball goes in.
It seems Rose is about to transform into the "Mid-Range Shot Prince".
He really didn't dare to shoot three-pointers, since three-pointers weren't his strong suit.
Their only strength was also limited by Su Hao.
Fortunately, he was in very good form in this game.
His mid-range shooting percentage is consistently around 50%.
Halfway through the second quarter, the score difference between the two teams remained unchanged.
The Bulls really have Rose to thank for keeping the score close in the first half of the second quarter.
He kept the team alive for half the game thanks to his mid-range shots.
This is also because the Clippers did not continue to execute their strategy of driving the ball into the paint.
Curry, on the perimeter, has started his habitual long-range three-pointer again.
As a second-year player, his three-point shooting skills are clearly still lacking.
Fortunately, the Clippers had a score advantage and were unable to stop Curry's shots.
Consider it a chance for him to practice his three-point shooting.
The game was paused halfway through.
Both teams' players left the field for a rest.
"Curry, when are you going to be able to keep up your three-point shooting percentage? I don't want to be constantly battling for offensive rebounds under the basket!" Su Hao teased Curry.
Curry said somewhat awkwardly, "This game is my fault. My three-point shooting was really bad, but I promise I will stabilize my three-point shooting percentage at 40%!"
Hearing Curry's confident reply, Su Hao couldn't help but laugh and say, "Just kidding, I believe your three-point shooting touch will be good! Keep it up!"
Clearly, the atmosphere within the Clippers team is quite harmonious.
On the Bulls' bench, the head coach and players all looked grim.
Thibodeau was clearly very dissatisfied with his players' performance during the match.