They intensified the pressure at the 45-degree angle and baseline, strictly preventing baseline drives and backdoor cuts.
Instead, they relaxed their guarding of the previously emphasized middle, leaving only Jordan to guard the center, while the wings pressed towards the baseline.
Davis held the ball in the middle, with no one in front of him, ready to let him shoot.
Davis didn't dare to shoot and passed it to Lewis coming around.
Lewis received the ball, cut through the middle, and Jordan's defense was impenetrable.
Lewis tried to pass to Bernard King on the wing, but McGrady intercepted it.
The Bulls counterattacked, with Jordan jumping in the air and passing to McGrady following up.
McGrady took a mid-range jump shot and scored again!
McGrady scored 6 points in the second quarter.
The Bulls narrowed the score to a 7-point difference.
Although the Bulls' defensive efficiency has declined this season,
it's not because they lack ability but because they often lack focus.
