Chapter 119: Awakening
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Ross raised his head and looked at the sky above the United Center, his eyes were blank, and he did not have the fortitude and confidence he had when he killed the rocket, because once upon a time, these applause belonged only to the Windy City Rose, and now the applause is still there, but the rose has withered.
Wade hit a free throw, the Knicks served in the backcourt, Grant organized an attack, Rose seemed to have been stripped of his mental pillar, running back mechanically, Grant passed the ball in the move, Rose didn't realize it at all, the ball smashed on Rose's arm and bounced out, Wade was quick to shoot, steal a dragon, the front court was flat, one-handed split, and the Bulls opened 5-0.
“stop,stop!”
Wang Zhuo walked to the sidelines, yelled at the referee, and signaled a timeout.
"Derek, sit on the sidelines and reflect, Ray, you play."
During the timeout, Wang Zhuo mercilessly pressed Rose to the bench and let Ray Allen come on as a substitute.
Ross bit her lips and tried to explain something, but finally swallowed the words in her stomach and sat on the bench with a sullen expression, her hands over her face, as if she was struggling fiercely inside.
After replacing Rose, the Knicks' mental outlook was immediately renewed, Anthony faced Jimmy Butler's mid-range shot, breaking the scoring drought of the game, and on the defensive end, Noah Gai dropped Rondo's layup, the Knicks played a conversion offense, and Porzingis hit a three-point shot from the outside.
"If you think back to what you once said, if you even take this step, don't think about returning to the top."
Wang Zhuo glanced down at Ross, coldly left a sentence, and left Ross to think for himself.
Wang Zhuo did not deliberately hit Rose, but this hurdle needs Rose to step over in person, no one can help, and playing on the court is not allowed to have any emotional factors.
Jimmy Butler received Rondo's second pass, folded a layup, and stabilized the situation on the court, and the Knicks relied on Ray Allen's containment to play very smoothly offensively, but there was a hidden danger, that is, there would be no one to carry the rotation time.
"Sean, Derek looks a little lost and wonders if he can get back on his feet?"
Bronn Sr. seemed concerned about the condition of Rose and the Knicks, removed the headset, and asked Battler in private.
"Chicago fans may fall in love with Derrick again because he can bring victory to Chicago in another way."
Battier replied playfully, making Old Brin laugh dumbly, but it caused a commotion in the United Center arena.
The camera in the United Center arena focused on Rose on the bench for a full 1 minute, but he never got a straight face, because Rose kept his head down, covered his face, and was in a fierce struggle in his heart.
Regular time was quickly over, and the two sides sent out a rotating lineup, Jennings and McCarvey, two Bucks veterans, who met in a narrow lane and played a tight match, but McCarvey had the advantage of height and a more obvious role on the defensive end, helping the Bulls maintain a slight lead.
In the first half of the second quarter, Anthony came on the court and O'Quinn played a delicate match, leading a group of substitutes to quickly erase the difference, and in the second half of the second quarter, the two sides played their main lineups, but Rose still sat motionless on the bench, even during the break, he ignored Noah's concern.
The Knicks without Rose are like missing an arm, on the other hand, the Bulls, Rondo, Wade and Butler are connected at three points, and they frequently play fast breaks, Wade's three-point shooting skills are becoming more and more proficient, hitting three-pointers in a row, expanding the score to 8 points, and the Knicks' situation suddenly becomes precarious.
However, Wang Zhuo still had no intention of sending Rose to play, and before halftime, relying on Porzingis' strong inside play, the Knicks narrowed the score to 5 points with difficulty.
In the locker room, Wang Zhuo didn't say anything, because Wang Zhuo was waiting, waiting for Rose to wake up, waiting for Rose to speak in person: "Wang, let me play, I can do it." ”
Before the start of the second half, when Brin and Battier announced their starting lineups, they were surprised to find that Rose had disappeared from the Knicks' starting lineup and was replaced by Vujasic.
Not only that, but the Knicks did not have Rose on the bench, and some media began to boldly speculate that Rose was injured again or hidden by Wang Zhuoxue.
The situation for the Knicks is still tough, Vujacic can't limit Wade at all, and the offensive end can't make up for the lack of firepower caused by the lack of Rose, and despite the hard work of Anthony and Porzingis, the Bulls still stretched the score to 10 points in waves.
"King, please allow me to play, I will bury the past with my own hands with a victory, and welcome a new life."
When the third quarter was 5 minutes into play, Rose suddenly ran from the player tunnel to the Knicks' bench, walked to Wang Zhuo's side, and solemnly applied to Wang Zhuo.
"Are you sure you'll turn things around?"
Wang Zhuo turned his head, glanced at Rose, and asked simply.
"Yes, of course, there is no one more familiar with the floor of the United Center than I am."
Ross's answer was not mixed with a hint of hesitation.
Wang Zhuo nodded, did not speak, walked to the sidelines, ready to call a timeout, and a minute later, Grant broke through for a layup, causing Lopez to foul, Wang Zhuo replaced Vujacic and sent Rose.
The score on the court was 76-68, the Knicks trailed by 8 points, Grant went to the free throw line, hit the first free throw steadily, but missed the second free throw, just when Gibson and Lopez were about to grab a rebound, suddenly a figure came out from the top of the circle.
Rose ran three steps, jumped into the air, grabbed the ball in front of Gibson and Lopez, Anthony saw this and retreated, Rose passed the ball in the air, Anthony opened his bow and arrow, three-point shot, and the ball hollowed into the basket.
The Knicks scored four points in one round to narrow the gap to four and bring the margin to 72-76.
Rondo circled the top of the ball, pointing to the east and west, Jimmy Butler ran back, got rid of Anthony, Rondo's pass followed, Butler was ready to catch the ball and shoot, but he didn't expect Rose to shoot vertically and accurately judge Rondo's passing line.
After the steal, Rose stepped up his horsepower in the frontcourt, jumped to avoid Butler's pursuit, and made a low-handed layup, and the ball grazed the basket to add two more points to the Knicks.
The Bulls' players were a little confused, Rose suddenly seemed to be a different person, and the combat power seemed to have increased several times in an instant, and the 8-point difference was 2 points in a blink of an eye, and Bulls coach Hojberg hurriedly called a timeout and rearranged the tactics.
After the goal, Rose, facing the boos of the Bulls' home fans, pointed to the sky with one hand, as if to tell them: he can take the victory on the floor of the Union Center at any time if he wants to, and whether it is in the past or now, the rose will never wither.