Sometimes luck is part of strength. On May 7, the Knicks waited for the next game.

Injuries have been a roadblock for the Bulls for three years in a row. Thibodeau is largely responsible for the overuse of the main force. Miraculously, in the face of the ensuing injuries, the bull not only did not bend his waist, but became more and more courageous.

From guard Hinrich, to power forward Rohr Deng, to center Noah, only Boozer and Nate Robinson are fully healthy on the Bulls' main lineup. Noah has been playing with injuries since the start of the playoffs, which has also greatly affected his form, and the tenacious Frenchman has been fighting with will, suppressing Hibbert in the series and breaking through several supplementary defenders.

That's why Barkley reiterated his point of view in the commentary. Just find a two-metre stake and a small pulley on the edge of the penalty area, and watch Hibbert pull the rope when he catches the ball. He was selected as an All-Star is the biggest joke.

Thibodeau has proven himself to be a fantastic coach who maximizes the energy of everyone in the team. The current Bulls can adapt to playing in the absence of either star.

While other teams are desperately looking for stars, Thibodeau has gone the other way and promoted a civilian team. In other words, any player can become a star, as long as you can provide positive energy to the team, you can get plenty of playing time. Robinson "Little Potato" is a prime example of this season, and he has earned Thibodeau's approval for his constant performances.

In the last life-and-death battle, Bulls guard Hinrich and power forward Rohr Deng were all unable to play due to injury, and coach Thibodeau boldly used Teague and Cook, who had played less than 10 minutes in the playoffs combined.

However, against the Knicks, no one is optimistic that the Bulls can continue the magic. Robinson has been abused every time he meets Zhou Xuan over the years, and he didn't even have a chance to talk to Zhou Xuan last season and became a marginal person.

Speaking about Rose, Thibodeau said: "I don't know, even Rose himself doesn't know if he's going to come back, we want to make sure he's very comfortable before he comes back, it's very important for him until he's comfortable with himself, we don't want him to rush back, we want him to recover completely." ”

Lore Deng and Hinrich have decided to rest, Rose will not return, and the Bulls can only fight the Knicks with the remnants. And the Knicks 13 are full of energy, which is the benefit of reasonably allocating players' playing time and ensuring physical strength in the regular season.

After watching a few Bulls games, the coaching staff has already figured out the opponent thoroughly, without Ross and Lore Deng, the Bulls rely on the style of play of all soldiers, constantly covering and sharing the ball, who has the opportunity to shoot, and it is Robinson who is responsible for holding the ball and breaking through.

The Bulls' injuries are so serious, and no one before the game said that the Knicks would have a low gold content if they won the championship. The Big Five of the Nets and the Big Four of the Lakers have all proved the strength of their competitors this year, and the single giant Knicks can win the championship is a success, a victory for team basketball.

League officials also want the Knicks to win, not just because of New York and the popularity of the stars, but also because of the NBA as a whole. Stern would like to see another example of when the stars were scattered across many strong teams, rather than three or four teams huddling together with others in supporting roles.

How much the media praised Zhou Xuan, how much they despised James, and the Knicks didn't bring in a second big name even if they were rich.

Marks & Spa and Zhou Gaozhuo are following Zhou Xuan's game in China. They didn't come to the U.S. to watch the game, and they didn't like the atmosphere. In the summer, Zhou Xuan did not return to China and went to Europe to make movies, and they told Zhou Xuan to take care of his body and not to be too tired.

On the 7th, the second round began.

There was inevitably a war of words before the game, and Thibodeau said that even if the star was injured, the series would not be easily defeated. D'Antoni said that whether or not he can reach the Eastern Conference Finals is not a problem for the Knicks at all. It's crazy to say that, but they have crazy capital.

For many newcomers to the Knicks, the semifinals were a breakthrough, and Jeremy Lin prayed for God's blessing before the game.

Zhou Xuan was a little disdainful of his approach, as if he deserved it when he was unlucky, and after putting in the effort, he finally got a reward but was blessed by God and Buddha, thanks to people who didn't have it, pinning his hopes on others, this kind of brain really doesn't know how to evaluate it.

Zhou Xuan found Anderson and asked, "Ryan, how are you feeling today?" ”

"I've been practicing for a couple of days, there's absolutely no problem, just pass me the ball." Anderson said confidently.

Zhou Xuan asked Parsons again. "Are you ready?"

"I've been practicing for days, too."

Zhou Xuan applauded a few times and said loudly to his teammates: "Everyone, pay attention, I won't say much about morale, what our goal is very clear." Now that the Bulls have two fewer All-Stars, if we lose one game, we will lose, and everyone shouts: Sweep! ”

"Sweep!"

The players warmed up after the game, the Knicks were working on three-point shooting as a whole, and they were going to break down the opponent with three-point shooting, and the weakness of the Bulls' defensive system was obvious, that is, the No. 1 position.

The Knicks started Zhou Xuan, Matthews, Parsons, Anderson, Chandler.

The Bulls started Robinson, Belinelli, Jimmy Butler, Boozer, Noah.

Chandler played a short game last time out with no signs of a recurrence of an old injury, and the coaching staff put him back in the starting line-up. Parsons was a little better than Leonard in three points, and the opponent was a defensive player Butler, so he became a starter to strengthen the offense.

Chandler won with a jumper, and the Knicks attacked first.

Robinson saw that Zhou Xuan was particularly energetic, and pressed as soon as he came up, and Zhou Xuan covered with Anderson on the left side at half time and threw Robinson away.

Anderson runs to the right and Butler switches.

Butler has the potential to be a defensive stalwart, and he has done well against Kobe Bryant and James this season. Zhou Xuan brought it to the three-point line, Robinson also chased after him, and Zhou Xuan handed the ball to Anderson in the middle.

Boozer rushed to make up for it, and Anderson passed the ball to Parsons, who was 60 degrees, who was empty. Parsons adjusted and hit a three-point jumper. 3 to 0.

In recent days, the Knicks players have not been idle, and they have all practiced three-point shooting, especially the two big man shooters, who need to ensure the efficiency of receiving and shooting. As long as Zhou Xuan attracts the defense, they can easily get opportunities.

The Bulls attacked, the ball was hoisted to the low post to Boozer, Chandler defended, Boozer dribbled two steps and couldn't get rid of the interference and split the outside line. Noara went to the perimeter to cover Robinson, who picked up the ball and Parsons switched defenses.

The Knicks used joint defense, Anderson and Chandler were under the basket, and the two swingmen and Zhou Xuan on the perimeter.

The ball was passed to the baseline, and Anderson defended Belinelli to keep up with the speed, and the Italian is a pitcher and is not good at attacking with the ball. It is precisely because of the flaws in the current Bulls roster that Robinson's statistics are relatively beautiful, but after the season, it is still difficult for him to get a big contract.

Seeing that the 24 seconds were up, Butler forced a shot that missed, and Chandler took the rebound. In the Knicks positional battle, Robinson pressed again, Parsons covered in the backcourt, Zhou Xuan held the ball over half the court, and then blocked with Anderson to avoid Butler.

Boozer changed defenses, and Zhou Xuan turned his head to look at Parsons, pausing with the ball. Boozer took a small step forward, and Zhou Xuan immediately changed direction to break through successfully, and the left side made a 60-degree emergency stop jump shot. 5 to 0.

This ball is very risky, Zhou Xuan's attention is on feints, and Boozer's defense outside line is rarely close, which is his fault. He, like David Lee, is good on offense and leaky on the defensive end, so Thibodeau tends to prefer to use Tygibson in the fourth quarter.

The Bulls attacked, Robinson broke through by covering, and Zhou Xuan and Anderson formed a bag together, leaving Noah in the high post. Robinson passes the ball and Anderson is turning around to chase after him.

Noah's mid-range shooting ability is his biggest bottleneck at the moment, and defenders are usually reassured when he attacks with the ball in mid-to-long range. Noah's shooting posture is similar to Marion's, not to be precise, but to putt, completely pushing the ball out, arcing flat and low. This action completely stiffens the fingers of the palm, which greatly reduces the hit rate. Although he has been working mid-range shooting, he has been terrible this season.

Seeing that he was empty, Noah gritted his teeth and opted for a jumper, the ball bounced out of the frame, and Chandler won the rebound.

The Knicks attacked, and Robinson finally stopped pressing, and he realized that it was useless for Zhou Xuan, and it would only consume his physical strength.

Zhou Xuan took the front court to take a step away from the three-point line, and made a "worship Buddha" feint, Robinson thought he was going to pull out, and took a step forward, Zhou Xuan changed direction to the left side, successfully passed, 70 degrees on the left side, a step jump shot inside the three-point line, and the ball went into the net hollow. 7 to 0.

"Hold on!" Thibodeau shouted at Robinson. He was already short, and he was easily passed, how will the bull fight next? Point guard Robinson is already the best. If Teague is allowed to play, it is estimated that Zhou Xuan will be played to death.

Noah and Boozer pulled to the perimeter to block together, Robinson distributed the ball to Boozer, Matthews defended, Boozer leaned back, turned to the left, and no one came up to wrap up.

In every game, defensive coach Malone requires that the defense of three points be the first element of the team's defense, and the two points keep the interference of those with the ball. Belinelli relied on Noah to cover the run, Anderson followed, Noah was empty on the perimeter, and Chandler was left to guard on the inside.

Boozer hit Matthews hard, turned around and hit a jumper with interference. 7 to 2.

The Knicks attacked, Zhou Xuan took it to the middle and glanced at Anderson on the side, didn't wait for his teammates to come up to cover, and suddenly pulled out, this time Robinson didn't step forward, his height of 175CM couldn't be covered, and the ball popped into the frame. Zhou Xuan scored 7th points, 10-2.

Thibodeau stood on the sidelines a little helplessly, he felt that it was too early to call a timeout, and it was useless to call it. Before the media said that they could afford to be injured, even without Ross and Hinrich, they could compete with strong teams, that is, they did not encounter powerful defenders, and they did not encounter the strong ones who were in full swing.

As soon as the opening scene, Zhou Xuan blew Robinson out.