Indeed, O'Neal had an impact at crucial moments, but Carlisle didn't use him for offense at all. Instead, he rotated O'Neal and Perkins at the center position and Okafor and Millsap at the power forward position. Hill and Marion took turns guarding Luol Deng, leaving the offense to the Double Guns, or rather, to Zhang Yang!
Over the 3 games, Zhang Yang scored 14 points on 4 of 7 shooting, 11 points on 3 of 9 shooting, and 13 points on 4 of 8 shooting in the final quarter, averaging 12.6 points per game with a 45.8% field goal percentage!
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The team wasn't reversed; rather, after a tense game, they were finished off by Zhang Yang's shots. Even with a superstar like Yao Ming and a clutch player like Hinrich, by Game 4, the Chicago Bulls' mentality had collapsed on their home court.
A team like them, when their mentality collapses, doesn't lose their fighting spirit or make careless shots, but rather plays overly aggressive.
