That's right! The 76ers won the series against the Bulls, and the first place in the East was won by the 76ers.

This set of series Bulls went from being a strong presence to being on the weak side! first injured the core Rose, and then the third inside gate Noah was also injured, and not long after the game ended that day, Noah's injury had been confirmed to miss the fourth game.

In the last game of the regular season, the 76ers hid their main team, gave up the chance to become seventh, and chose to face the Bulls in the first round instead of the Heat, the 76ers' first consideration was also a chance to fight between the two teams, but thinking of their excellent "character", the Bulls lost Derrick Rose and Joakim Noah one after another, which greatly increased the possibility of "winning".

The Bulls, who fell behind 2-1, lost their big men one after another, and if they lost Game 4, the Bulls' efforts this season would be in vain.

Asik started in place of Noah, but his mediocre performance left 76ers center Hawes doing whatever he wanted. In the middle of the first quarter, Hawes scored consecutive shots, he first scored a rebound, and then scored a dunk after his teammates grabbed an offensive rebound, Turner then stealed, and after scoring a layup, Hawes hit another shot, and the 76ers scored eight points in a row to extend the advantage at 18-8. Hawes had 8 points, 5 rebounds and 1 assist in the first quarter, while Asik, who was opposite him, only had 1 point and 4 rebounds. The 76ers led 24-15.

Evan Turner was a big contributor to the 76ers' first two wins, but he wasn't out of shape today, missing all five shots in the first quarter and missing a single point, and he only shot 1-of-3 in the second quarter and missed three free throws. The Bulls seized the opportunity and fought back fiercely in the second quarter, and with 3:12 left in the quarter, Boozer made a layup to tie the score at 36-36. The Bulls once overtook him, but Hawes hit a three-pointer and the 76ers ended the first half 44-42.

Midway through the third quarter, Watson hit a three-pointer to give the Bulls a 56-50 lead. Holliday also hit a shot from close range, and Turner hit two free throws after that, before he assisted Iguodala, who hit a three-pointer to give the 76ers back the lead. The Bulls scored just two points in the final two minutes of the quarter and trailed 63-64 after three quarters.

Seven minutes into the fourth quarter, the Bulls scored only once in the athletic game, but fortunately they scored several free throws and were not thrown away by the 76ers, and with 4:38 left in the quarter, Gibson finally hit the Bulls' second shot to tie the score at 73-74. Holliday hit two consecutive three-pointers as the 76ers steadied themselves.

The Bulls closed the gap to two more points and even had a chance to tie it, but Boozer's shot was blocked. Holliday hit two free throws to give the 76ers an 84-80 lead with 51.5 seconds left in the game. At the critical moment, the Bulls lost possession again, and Iguodala also hit two free throws with 28.6 seconds left before the end, and the 76ers extended their advantage to six points.

Lowe Deng made a final shot with 22.9 seconds left in the game, but Watson missed a three-pointer and the 76ers made three free throws to seal the win.

Bulls big man Noah was absent, and Asik, who started in his place, only had 1 point and 6 rebounds. Boozer had 23 points and 11 rebounds, CJ Watson 17, Lore Deng 11 and Hamilton seven. Gibson came off the bench with 14 points, 12 rebounds and four blocks.

Hawes, who was under no pressure in this game, scored 22 points and 8 rebounds, Zhu Holliday had 20 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists, Iguodala had 14 points and 12 rebounds, Brand had 7 points and 9 rebounds, and Turner, who had performed well in the first two games, had 9 points and 6 rebounds on 3-of-12 shooting.

The 76ers defeated the Bulls 89-82 at home, leading 3-1 in the overall score, just one step away from the "Black Eight Miracle", which made the already low morale of the Bulls more and more powerless!

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As the No. 1 player in the league, this year was supposed to be the best time for the Bulls to reach the top, but unfortunately a series of injuries have made it difficult for them to achieve their ambitions, Rose can only wait for next season, and Noah has not been able to return today. Noah has been out for two games, and it was previously reported that he would play today, wearing his shirt before the game and warming up with his team-mates, but he did not start and has not appeared since, probably because of the recurrence of injuries during the warm-up.

Winning a dying wave or going straight home to fish are the two paths in front of the bull. But looking at the opening performance of the Bulls, there is no doubt that they intend to give it their all.

In fact, judging from the current lineup, the Bulls are not without a fight, Lore Deng and Hamilton hit one after another after the opening, and the Bulls started with a wave of 9-3. Although the 76ers played at home, they only hit one shot after four minutes of play.

However, then Holliday and Iguodala rebounded and hit consecutive three-pointers, and the 76ers scored seven points in a row to take a 14-13 lead. The Bulls then shot less from the field and hit just one shot in the final two minutes of the quarter to trail 22-24 after the first quarter.

The 76ers are aiming for the "Black Eight" miracle and their first series win since 2003. The 76ers have been through so much in 9 years, and Iverson left and returned, but failed to save the 76ers.

Iguodala has high hopes after Iverson left, but what do you do with Iguodala if the team is rotten? Former coach Larry Brown has led the Pistons to a championship, and now Iverson is on the verge of making money, and the 76ers can only rely on their own efforts to make it to the second round.

The two sides did not give in to each other, and they played the field. Lucas hit a three-pointer at the start of the second quarter, and the Bulls scored five straight points to take a 27-24 lead, but they couldn't control the lead, and the 76ers went on a 16-6 run to take a 48-40 lead in the final seven minutes of the quarter. The Bulls hit just two shots in the final seven minutes of the quarter.

With five minutes left in the third quarter, the 76ers took a 12-point advantage at 59-47. When the Bulls reached their most dangerous moment, Watson stepped up and made a three-pointer, after which Lore Deng made a steal, hit a shot and caused a foul, and scored three points with free throws, and the Bulls ended the quarter with a 16-4 attack wave, and after three quarters, the score was 63-63.

The two sides returned to the same running line, and the battle for the final quarter entered a white-hot stage. The Bulls led by five points at one point, but Iguodala and Williams hit back-to-back three-pointers to put the 76ers up 73-72 with four minutes left in the game.

Lore Deng hit a key shot, and the Bulls took the lead again. After the 76ers missed the shot, the Bulls also failed to score, but after grabbing consecutive offensive rebounds and missing four consecutive shots, Gibson committed a foul with 2:03 left in the game, and made two free throws to give the Bulls a 76-73 lead.

In 1 minute and 20 seconds, the 76ers barely touched the ball, and finally kicked off to launch an attack, Holliday missed the shot, and after grabbing the offensive rebound, Williams also missed the long shot. With 43.9 seconds left before the end, the 76ers finally scored a layup by Hawes to narrow the gap to one point.

With seven seconds to go, the two teams were still separated by one point, and the Bulls got a chance to make free throws. Asik missed two free throws, and to make matters worse, he fouled Iguodala after that. Iguodala wasn't going to give up, hitting two free throws with 2.2 seconds left to give the 76ers a 79-78 lead.

The Bulls didn't have a timeout, and Watson's desperate three-point shot was blocked by Iguodala, and the Bulls' season ended with them finally falling to the free-throw line.

Lore Deng had 19 points and 17 rebounds, in addition to two steals, two blocks and three assists, Hamilton had 19 points and eight rebounds, CJ Watson had six points and 10 assists and Gibson had 14 points.

And Asik, who made the Bulls have high hopes, became the sinner of the Bulls, he missed two free throws in 7 seconds before the end, and scored 10 points and 9 rebounds in the game.

The 76ers created the "Black Eight" miracle, which is also the fifth Black Eight team in NBA history, Iguodala hit two free throws 2.2 seconds before the end of the game to help the team exceed the score, and then sent a big hat at a critical moment to protect the victory, scoring 20 points and 7 assists.

Jruholliday had 14 points, Evanturner, who had a poor performance in the last game, had only 10 points, Brand had only 5 points, and Louis Williams, who came off the bench, had 14 points, and Thaddeus Young had 8 points and six rebounds.

In this way, the Bulls lost to the 76ers 78-79 away, unfortunately eliminated 2-4, the 76ers will face the old powerhouse Celtics in the next round, and the morale of the black eight Bulls is like a rainbow, I don't know if they can kill the Celtics in one go, although the chance is very small, but as long as they are willing to fight, they may win! This dream still needs to be had.

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On the second day after the first round of the Eastern Conference was over, the Lakers and Nuggets fought off the seven-game game at home, and the Lakers defeated the Nuggets 96-87 at home, thus advancing with a total score of 4-3, and the next round will challenge the long-awaited Thunder.

The first few games went relatively smoothly, and the Lakers can be said to easily take the Nuggets, but in the fifth game, the Lakers were in a predicament, and Kobe Bryant's 43 points could not save the Lakers. Who is to blame, Atay's iron elbow almost made Hakishi hang up, and he was suspended for 7 games, and he directly missed the last regular season game and the first 6 playoff games with the Kings, if the Lakers only play 4 or 5 playoff games this season and go home, Artest will not be able to participate in the Lakers' opener next season.

In the sixth meeting between the two teams, the Lakers challenged the Nuggets away, and God may not favor the Lakers, before the game, Kobe Bryant had gastroenteritis, vomiting and diarrhea, weakness in his limbs, and collapsed, and he had to deal with the next 48 minutes of the game, which was obviously very difficult!

According to the head of the Los Angeles reporter who accompanied the team, "Kobe Bryant collapsed like a puddle of mud." ”

At one point, it was rumored that he would not be able to play, but most fans thought it might be a smoke bomb, and if Kobe Bryant was really that sick, he should not risk playing, but no one could understand a paranoid idea.

Kobe Bryant still wanted to keep playing, and in order to alleviate his condition, he took two bottles of nutrient solution before the game and forced his weak body to walk on the basketball court, just hoping to end the game away from home.

Playing with illness, this is Kobe's style, and he still came to the court as scheduled. However, the Lakers didn't start well, Lawson hit two three-pointers, Gallinari also shot from a distance, and the Nuggets started with a wave of 13-0. After nearly 4 minutes of the game, the Lakers were shot by Kobe Bryant, who scored the first five points of the Lakers. Despite his illness, Bryant scored 10 points in the first quarter, but the Lakers trailed 20-30 in the first quarter due to a poor opening.

Kobe Bryant was sick, his eyes were blurred on the court, and his steps were soft, but despite this, his firepower was still not weak. With 8 minutes and 22 seconds left in the second quarter, Kobe Bryant received the ball from the outside and no one defended, so he made a decisive three-point shot, although he looked a little weak, but still hit, and the Lakers chased the score to 28-35. Miller immediately returned with a three-pointer, and Lawson hit a running shot after that, and the Nuggets took another double-digit advantage.

McGee staged a personal "dunk show" in the last game, completely ignoring the Lakers' interior line, and became the absolute hero of the Nuggets' victory, today he was not so easy, although the Lakers' interior Gasol and Bynum were not very good on the offensive end, but only allowed McGee to score 2 points on defense.

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The Nuggets went into the second half with a 54-45 advantage, and Bryant returned to the locker room to play two bags of nutrient solution, relying on this method to alleviate his condition and make himself look less weak.

But the other Lakers players who had an average performance in the first half were not as good as before in the second half! The twin towers on the inside line describe sleepwalking, the others on the outside feel cold, and more importantly, the whole team is like a plate of loose sand, without discipline and fighting spirit.

Kobe Bryant played sick, but the Lakers didn't look sick on the court, his teammates were weak defensively, allowing the Nuggets to score as much as they wanted, and the gap between the two teams widened in the third quarter.

Faried scored back-to-back 3-pointers at the start of the quarter to make it 5-0, and the Nuggets started the quarter on a 15-4 run to take a 20-point advantage at 69-49. Bryant had to step up and hit three shots to give the Lakers all six points during this period, but the Lakers' defense was useless, and the Nuggets continued to extend their advantage with color every time, and with 1:22 left in the quarter, Lawson scored a three-pointer to give them a 90-65 lead. After three quarters, the Lakers trailed 68-90.

Normally, with such a point difference, the core of the team can basically announce surrender in the fourth quarter when it is still sick, but Kobe Bryant doesn't think so, and he still has to play in the fourth quarter, seeking that slim chance to turn the tables.

But this game completely belongs to the Nuggets, the relaxed mentality in the fourth quarter allowed the Nuggets to shoot one after another, and Mike Brown is not stupid, although he is used to being a nanny, but the nanny is also dignified, looking at the point difference that opened up to 28 points, he directly replaced Kobe Bryant and Gasol and others with a big wave of his hand, and the game and entered garbage time.

Kobe Bryant scored 31 points on 13-of-23 shooting, but his teammates were very weak, Sessions scored 14 points, Bynum had 11 points and 16 rebounds, Gasol only made 1 of 10 shots, only 3 points and 3 rebounds, as for Blake, he only had 3 points and 4 assists, and Barnes only had 6 points and 5 rebounds.

On the other hand, the Nuggets Tylawson made 13 of 18 shots, including 5 of 6 three-pointers, contributing 32 points and 6 assists, Faried had 15 points and 11 rebounds, and Gallinari had 12 points. Miller Sr. scored 12 points off the bench, and Brewer scored 18 points in the fourth quarter. The Nuggets shot 10-of-20 three-pointers.

The Nuggets beat the Lakers 113-96 at home to tie the overall score at 3-3, and after a day of rest, the two teams will play a do-or-die battle in Los Angeles.

There are only eight teams in history that have come back from 3-1 down, and the Nuggets have a chance to become the ninth, but their next game will be a healthy Kobe Bryant and a returning defensive titan Atast, and it is still unknown who will die in the game!

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