In Game 5, the mentality of the Bulls changed. Everyone was thinking about how to win the game quickly and how to crush the New Yorkers in one fell swoop.

But the game did not go in the direction they wanted, on the contrary, the New York Knicks took the initiative to adjust the starting lineup based on the advantage of the home court and the prestige of the fans, removing Copeland and promoting Smith to the starting lineup, and Anthony playing the No. 4 position.

The Knicks started the game with great momentum, and Smith and Anthony had a great hand, combining for 23 points in the first quarter to give the team an 18-point lead over the Bulls 36-18.

With such a big hole dug in the first quarter, the Bulls fell into a total passivity, and Thibodeau jumped like thunder off the court. What he was worried about before the game really happened, and he told everyone not to underestimate the enemy, to grind ball by ball, and not to follow the rhythm of the other party. But the disciples on the field just couldn't help it, thinking that the confrontation could solve the opponent.

The Knicks maintained a shooting rate of more than 50% throughout the game, while the Bulls had 23 turnovers in the whole game, allowing opponents to score 30 points in turnovers. In the end, Anthony and Smith combined for 67 points to help the team beat the Bulls 110-87.

Sun Xiaotian's performance in this game was remarkable, with 23 points and 12 rebounds, and once again achieved a double-double, but the other teammates were in no state.

After the game, the whole Bulls team was reflecting on how much they wanted to win the whole game, and it was this burden that dragged them down.

Sun Xiaotian had a different view of the game, "It was just a game, but we did make a lot of mistakes in the game. This lesson is a good thing. He woke us up. Knowing that we are not perfect, that we want to win the championship, we have to look at these mistakes, and we can't make the same mistakes twice. ”

It's a good thing that the problem came early, and it also lets the Bulls know that they can't relax right now.

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Back at the Union Center, Ruhr Deng returned after a two-game break, and the Bulls were on the sidelines. New York was never given any more chances. Although Sun Xiaotian had an average performance in this game, scoring only 11 points, the Bulls defeated the Knicks 102-90 under the leadership of 27 points from Ruhr Deng, 26 points from Boozer, and 19 points from the bench Lee, and finally advanced to the Eastern Conference finals with a total score of 4-2.

This is the second time the Bulls have touched the floor of the Eastern Conference Finals after reaching the Eastern Conference Finals in 2011. At that time, the No. 1 in the team became the youngest regular season MVP in NBA history, but in the end, he lost to the Heat in the Eastern Conference Finals, and coincidentally, the Bulls' opponent this time is likely to be the Heat.

Presently. The Heat and Pacers are tied 3-3, and the next game between the two sides will be on the Heat's home court.

In six games between the Heat and the Pacers. It can be called anxious, and the difference between the six games adds up to only 20 points, so it can be said that each game is a small point difference.

On the Western side, two teams have been produced, with the Spurs beating the Warriors 4-2 and the Grizzlies beating the Thunder 4-1 to meet in the Western Conference finals.

Due to the uncertainty of the opponent, the Bulls had a rare respite, and for this reason, Thibodeau deliberately gave the players a day off. Under the organization of Noah and Sun Xiaotian, the big guys had dinner together to relax. It's a dinner party, but in fact, no one wants to miss the seven-game battle between the Heat and the Pacers.

His teammates are hoping that the Pacers can eliminate the Heat, and in that case, the Bulls could take advantage of the fisherman. But Sun Xiaotian can think about it, he hopes that the Bulls will meet the Heat, since there has been a holiday between the two teams, and it must be very exciting to play against the strongest players on the planet, just like the experience in the regular season-

On the day when the Pacers and the Heat tied for seven, Sun Xiaotian, Noah and other players got together as promised, enjoying the food while waiting for the start of the game.

"I think George was going to be a blast today, and he's been fantastic in this series, just like our heroes." Noah shouted and pointed at Sun Xiaotian.

"But James and Wade are too experienced in the competition, and there is a killer grenade on the bench, and the Pacers are not easy to play." Sun Xiaotian's analysis is quite reasonable, but he is also optimistic that George can break out.

At the beginning of the life-and-death battle, George did not get too involved in the offense, and put more of his energy into defense. In the second half of the first quarter, when the Pacers were in an offensive drought, George finally hit a three-pointer from the outside. In the last minute of the first quarter, George scored 2 free throws in a row to help the team stabilize the situation, of course, in today's game, the Heat's restrictions on George and others were significantly raised to the highest level, and George had 5 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists in the half, which was already the best performance of the team.

The Heat led by 15 points at halftime 52-37, Sun Xiaotian and everyone basically felt that the outcome was decided, and the Bulls' opponent was the same as he expected, and it should be the Heat.

In the first half, the Heat managed to contain George, but the Pacers couldn't contain James, who had already scored 18 points in the half.

George was still a little unoriented in the second half, and if there's one weakness in this series, it's consistency. The 23-year-old George is visibly more susceptible to emotion, and his back-to-back errors after a foul on defending James say a lot. At the beginning of the fourth quarter, George had already picked up his fifth foul and scored just seven points, and the Pacers were already trailing by 20 points. At 7 minutes and 43 seconds in the fourth quarter, George fouled again and left the court with 6 fouls, and George was so unwilling after hugging his teammates.

Seeing that the Pacers' defeat was decided, the Bulls felt sorry for George. Sun Xiaotian agreed that he and George are also very similar, which may be the sympathy between talents!

Despite losing the game, Sun Xiaotian thought that George could leave with his head held high.

There is no need to be frustrated to get lost in the most critical game, James lost in the seventh game, Jordan too, this is the only way for almost every superstar, George should think that this is the youth tuition on the road to superstardom!

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Heat vs. Bulls, this may be the final matchup in the East that fans would like to see the most, one is the defending champion, and the other is the Iron Division. And the two sides can be regarded as a feud, this battle is just right, and the new account and the old account are counted together.

Sun Xiaotian can't wait, a rookie leads the team to fight against the defending champion, no matter how you look at it, it will be interesting. Is this series a battle for Sun Xiaotian's reign, or is it a tuition fee like George? Sun Xiaotian has no psychological spectrum now, but he doesn't want to think too much, pay attention to the present, win in the present, and use his best state to challenge the king, even if he loses, there is no regret! (To be continued.) )