The Knicks and the Pacers played seven games, with the Knicks reaching the Eastern Conference Finals and the Chicago Bulls in the other spot.

The four teams in the Eastern Conference semifinals are all strong teams.

Needless to say, the Knicks have George, West, Hibbert and others, although they are not star-studded, but their combat effectiveness is recognized, both teams have a large number of powerful players, Li Feng and George are the league's new generation of superstars.

On the other side, the Bulls and the Nets are even more star-studded, and the league of the Bulls may be the first point guard Chris Paul, the first "true center" Howard, the first outside defender Iguodala, and the interior defense titan Okafor.

The Nets are also unbearable, even more star-studded, with two top stars Carmelo Anthony and Deron Williams, as well as three All-Stars David Lee, Lopez and Joe Johnson, the Nets can claim the "Big Five" without exaggeration.

The Bulls and Nets collided, and logically no worse than the Pacers and Knicks, but only played 6 games here.

In fact, the Nets played more like a team than the Bulls, but they were guarded inside, with Howard and Okafor perfectly limiting Lopez and Howard.

Okafor, in particular, has only made 43 shots in 6 games and hit a pitiful 7 goals against a super steady player like David Lee, which is completely useless.

Lopez has also played well this year, but Howard's body is there, and with Iguodala and Jimmy Butler assisting, the Nets are useless inside.

Only on the outside, Joe Johnson played well in the playoffs, but DeLong was not as good as he could be. Chris Paul broke out again, and even though Carmelo Anthony slashed a 50+ game and a 60+ game, the Nets were eliminated by the Bulls.

New York Knicks vs Chicago Bulls!

Just these few words are enough to attract countless eyes!

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In this game, the commentator is very interesting, it is Steve Kerr, a key player of the Chicago Bulls, and John Starks, the former main control of the Knicks, the two are very interesting!

It may be that the Knicks reversed the Pacers, and Kerr was worried before the game that the Bulls could beat the Knicks on the road.

Starks' mentality is better. Also more objective:

"The Bulls are in better shape. is also a few more days of rest and preparation than the Knicks, Paul had 30+10 per game in the last round, and it is estimated that it is difficult for anyone in the Knicks' backcourt to limit Paul. ”

Starks' words still have a point, and the current Bulls are indeed not short of talent. Paul's ability to score and possess the ball. Jimmy Butler's mid-range and off-ball runs. Iguodala's impact and energy, the Bulls' backcourt personnel are piled up, but there is no shortage of good players.

Just for a moment. The starting lineups of the two teams came out, the starting lineup on the Knicks' side, point guard Livingston, scoring guard Belineri, small forward Li Feng, power forward Monroe, and center Cousins.

Today Tyberdu changed his routine again, and Livingston played the starting point guard, with the aim of limiting Paul, of course.

The starting lineup on the Bulls' side is point guard Paul, scoring guard Iguodala, small forward Jimmy Butler, power forward Okafor, and center Howard!

Howard and Cousins fought for the ball in the opening game, but Cousins didn't jump at all, = Howard put the basketball into Paul's hands.

Howard changed his style of play in the Bulls, shooting a lot more rationally, scoring less, and focusing more on defense, and his and Okafor's 04 No. 1 list is the strongest defensive combination in the league!

Paul won the basketball and didn't push towards the Knicks' half very quickly.

Paul arrived in the frontcourt and immediately asked for Okafor's high pick-and-roll, then stepped up, broke through in one step, and then passed the basketball to Jimmy Butler on the wing.

Jimmy Butler took the ball and passed the ball non-stop to Howard, who received the ball and took a step to cover Iguodala, who bypassed Li Feng and threw a 2-point pull-up jumper.

2-point shot!

Iguodala fired the first shot for the Bulls, a set of offensive moves that started with pick-and-rolls, followed by quick passes and cut-ins that were the basis of the Bulls' tactics for a few years to what they are today.

The Bulls played very tacit at the beginning, and at this time, Su Qun, who was broadcast by CCAV, said on the side:

"The bull is playing well! Looking at it this way, it's not easy for the Knicks to win. ”

Yu Jia listened to Su Qun praise the bull on the side, but he was not happy.

"The Bulls' offense is indeed not bad, but it is not better than the defense, if you can cut the Bulls' offense, then the Bulls will become a loose ......"

Yu Jia, a basketball expert, likes to argue with people very much, and of course prefers to argue and win than others.

The Bulls scored two points, and the Knicks immediately came back, and at this time, the Knicks' tactical level was indeed inferior to the Bulls.

At this time, Livingston came over and threw the ball to Li Feng, who looked inside and saw that Monroe had already stuck Okafor.

Li Feng had to seize this opportunity, and he immediately passed the ball to Monroe.

After getting Li Feng's pass, Monroe leaned Okafor, and then suddenly turned around and turned back to shoot a wipe board.

Okafor didn't have time to block behind Monroe, and the Knicks scored a simple two-point shot.

Seeing this scene, Yu Jia smiled meaningfully at Su Qun, and here at the stadium in Chicago, Cole also smiled at Starks, the same smile, the difference between Yu Jia was very proud, and Cole was very helpless.

Paul just organized the team to play a beautiful game, and he was in a good mood, but when he arrived at the backcourt, he saw Okafor being lightly exploded, and his heart sank, and then thinking about his situation, Paul was bitter in his heart.

Paul is a point guard, not a shooting guard.

When encountering an interior line like the Knicks, the Bulls' interior line can't take too much advantage, and if the defense is not effective, then the Bulls rely more on offense.

Paul has scored a lot this season, but it doesn't mean that he is a super scorer, mainly because Paul's points make defenders fearful. But if his teammates don't give up, then Paul will also be under pressure.

Iguodala, who threw the basketball to him in the first half of the court, let Iguodala go alone to pick up Li Feng.

Iguodala has a lot of offensive means compared to the 76ers and is also a good pull-up jump shooter, but you let him go and take on the dangerous Li Feng.

It's a bit of a hang, but everyone else thinks it's hanging, but Iguodala doesn't think it's himself.

Iguodala has always been a fearless scoring bandit who kills whenever he's on the court.

Iguodala is like that, he doesn't score, he doesn't feel well anywhere. So now even in the face of Li Feng. The guy still rushed up and threw a three-pointer with a pull-up jumper.

It's just that Li Feng jumped higher than him, and blocked from behind.

"Smack!" I pulled the basketball down all at once.

Li Feng pulled the basketball down in an instant, and then Livingston took the ball and quickly advanced towards the Bulls' half.

The Bulls' interior defense seems to be more lax. But the backcourt moves very fast.

By the time Livingston got to the place. All three of the Bulls' backcourt have returned.

In this way, Livingston could only return the basketball to Li Feng. Li Feng didn't pause when he got the ball, took a step forward, and made a shooting motion. Then I saw Jimmy Butler and Iguodala pounce on Li Feng together.

But at this time, Li Feng came to a fake shot, and the basketball route in his hand changed, and it was suddenly stuffed to Cousins who was plugged in the middle.

Cousins came up with the ball, put one shoulder on Howard, and threw a small hook.

The basketball easily fell into the Bulls' basket, and the Bulls were pressed and beaten by the Knicks in the opening game.

The Knicks opened with two balls, and the advantage was obvious.

At this point, Phil Jackson could only let him shout twice to restore order to the team.

The Bulls regained the ball, and the original beautiful passing tactics did not fail to play, and Iguodala was a little more honest after being blocked by Li Feng.

Paul came up and took advantage of the high post cover, stepped back and made a jumper.

Paul's shooting level is okay, the basketball is clean into the Knicks' basket, and the Bulls still need to rely on outside shots to score now.

However, just after Paul scored, the Knicks turned around, and Li Feng immediately sent the basketball to Monroe on the inside again. Monroe took the ball and easily scored points, and scored two points with a single throw.

As a result, the two teams reached the middle of the first quarter, and the Knicks led the Bulls by 6 points, 17-11, and the Bulls played very hard and very unsmoothly.

The attack is curbed for the current bull, like a fish in the throat, very uncomfortable.

At this time period, Phil Jackson glanced at the bench and felt a chord:

"That's it anyway! It's better to rely on Paul. ”

So, Phil Jackson has only one tactic, and that is to give Paul, all up to Paul!

If the average point guard has a cadence of 1, and some speed guards have a tempo of 1.5, then Paul's tempo is 1.75, or even 2! His pace is a chunk faster than anything, in this case.

He didn't need any tricks to pass anyone, and a simple change of direction was enough for him to pass everyone.

Livingston's height is both an advantage and a disadvantage, and he was passed by Paul all of a sudden, and the pace suddenly increased, and the whole team seemed to be equipped with gears, and quickly pounced on the Knicks' half.

Li Feng was the first to catch up with Paul from behind, Li Feng thought very clearly, and now the Bulls are playing well because Paul is coming, and Paul's speed is fast. If he could strangle Paul, the bull would still be finished.

Li Feng killed Paul from the side, but Paul was not afraid, I saw that Paul suddenly dribbled behind him, and his body behind him twisted extremely abnormally, and he actually twisted to the other side of Li Feng at once, and when Li Feng turned around, Paul had already started to fly.

Li Feng was not afraid to slap Paul's ball when he bounced and flew compared to others, but Paul twisted again in the sky, and his waist was like a machine, and he suddenly twisted to another angle. At the same time, the ball in both hands dodged Li Feng's block, and the big hook shook the basketball into the Knicks' basket.

After scoring the goal, Paul landed on the ground and yelled excitedly, running towards his teammates while yelling.

has been pressed by the Knicks for so long, and Paul dunked violently as soon as he came up. then immediately singled out Li Feng, which immediately stimulated the morale of the bull.

The Bulls were originally a very good team, the team foundation was quite good, what was missing was such a leader, a person who led everyone to fight the world, and now Paul also jumped out all of a sudden, and all the things of the Bulls were gathered at once.

Paul roared, the morale of the bull soared, and on the domestic side, Yu Jia also stretched his tone. Said:

Paul was too fast. Li Feng is fast enough. At that time, I went to see Li Feng's training when he was in the Knicks, and that speed was fast enough, but this Paul was able to escape from Li Feng's palm, how fast this guy was! It's amazing! ”

Su Qun also said on the side:

"Previously, he and Delondo competed for the No. 1 point guard. Now look at Paul's No. 1 point guard who lives up to his name! ”

Domestic broadcasts have seen it. Paul's power is as clear as an island in the middle of the ocean.

Now Paul is free from these limitations!

Paul scores in front of Li Feng. Li Feng looked at Paul sideways for a long time, and Li Feng has rarely been beaten so easily now.

Ordinary people can't beat Li Feng faster than they can't, and they can't carry Li Feng better than their strength. It's better than bouncing and jumping Li Feng. But now Paul is obviously a line faster than Li Feng, Li Feng's strength is useless, and he is a beat slower than the opponent when he bounces.

Paul was a challenge for Li Feng, and this challenge came so suddenly that Li Feng was a little caught off guard, but it also surprised Li Feng, because he had never met such an opponent before.

The Knicks advanced from the backcourt to the frontcourt, and Livingston immediately threw the basketball to Li Feng.

Li Feng finally did not pass the basketball to Monroe this time, but controlled the ball himself and took a posture on the outside to play alone.

It was Jimmy Butler who came to defend Li Feng today for the Bulls, after all, the offense was not effective, and Iguodala had to contribute more on the scoring end, anyway, if he couldn't defend against Li Feng, it was better to let Jimmy Butler try!

So today, before the game, Phil Jackson handed over the task of defending Li Feng to Jimmy Butler.

Jimmy Butler has a good physique, moves quickly as a small forward, has excellent physical condition, and has a steady mid-to-long range projection.

The most striking thing is that Jimmy Butler is a natural team player, with a cunning empty-handed run like a fox, a nose for frontcourt rebounds like a hunting dog, and a steady grasp of timing.

This player was born for the team, and if he went to Popovich's Spurs, Popovich would go crazy with joy.

However, Jimmy Butler has played in the Bulls for two years, and he has made great progress, running more and more intelligently, rebounding more and more efficiently in the frontcourt, and shooting range is also good.

At this time, he was in the position of Li Feng, and his body was at a loss, but the emphasis was on vitality, but at this time, Li Feng did not take out his own back-to-back attack that made the entire alliance helpless, but took out another weapon of his own - speed.

Li Feng took the ball like Paul and suddenly changed his body to the side, and then hoped that he could shake off the opponent at once.

But Li Feng only passed Jimmy Butler's shoulder this time, and did not pass people clean up all of a sudden like Paul.

This made Li Feng realize all of a sudden, when it came to absolute speed, he was not as good as Paul, since the speed did not pass people.

Li Feng immediately turned over and opened the ability of absolute strength, relying on brute force to squeeze Jimmy Butler to the side, and then Li Feng hooked his left hand and completed the offense under the basket.

Paul broke through, and Li Feng also broke through when he turned around!

The Knicks didn't seem to be pressed down by the Bulls, and Li Feng also avenged Paul's shot just now.

Li Feng's ball played a role in stabilizing the situation, and a group of young players from the Knicks were also cheering for Li Feng immediately after Li Feng scored.

Just as the Knicks retreated to their own half, Paul came again, Paul calmly walked over with the ball, and then seemed to glance at Livingston nonchalantly.

This kind of look made Livingston feel angry.

He was also known for his speed before, but he couldn't do it after the injury!

He was so simple by Paul just now, he was unwilling, so he immediately rushed up, grabbed the front defense, and attacked Paul when Paul was not close to the three-point line, reaching out to cut Paul's ball.

Paul faced Livingston at this time, and still used a very simple action, that is, a crotch dribble, dodging Livingston's little black hand, and then resisted Livingston with his shoulder.

The last time Paul used pure speed, this time he had a confrontation with Livingston, and the loser was Livingston, and Paul won against Livingston.

After carrying Livingston on one shoulder, Paul rushed up again, and Paul passed Livingston again.

All of a sudden, some of the bulls who had infiltrated Madison cheered at their horses, and they were already waiting for Paul's performance.

And at this time, Li Feng killed Paul from the side, and Monroe was also ready to pounce out from the inside line and block the route.

The Knicks were broken twice by Paul, and now they are on guard against Paul, who is seen to be caught in the crowd. Just as Li Feng rushed up, Paul looked back at the moon, twisted his body in the air and passed the basketball to Iguodala behind him.

Iguodala takes the ball and dribbles to the side and takes a long shot!

As an All-Star player, Iguodala is still quite qualified in shooting, and the open opportunity is completely grasped.

The difference between the Bulls and the Knicks was only 6 points before, but now Iguodala is a three-pointer, and the difference between the two teams is only 1 point.

After the Bulls beat Paul's tactics, they immediately stepped up, their morale went up, and their scores went up.

Chris Paul has now become the darling of Chicago, and his status is directly chasing Michael Jordan, as for the boss Derrick Rose a few years ago, he has long been forgotten by the Bulls in the Arctic Ocean, even if Rose almost won the regular season MVP that year, but he led the Bulls to lose to the Knicks, and now Paul has defeated Li Feng in a row, and he has also defeated the Knicks in the regular season! (To be continued......)