I don't know if it's because of the return to the home court, the Bulls' "three musketeers" are still in excellent shape in this game.

At the end of the first quarter, Derrick Rose scored 11 points, Kevin Durant scored 8 points, Jimmy Butler scored 6 points, and the three of them alone scored 25 points in the first quarter!

The others scored a guaranteed score: Noah scored 3 points and Mirotic scored 2 points.

You can add that there are still 30 points.

Chris Bosh and Wiggins continue to be trapped by the high-intensity pressure of the opposite side and are completely denied a chance to play alone.

Coupled with the fact that Li Wan only started to exert his strength after a rare miss on the opening two shots tonight, at the end of the first quarter, the Columbus Explorers fell behind the Bulls by 2 points.

Given that the Columbus Explorers stole the first offensive right in the first quarter, it is equivalent to saying that the Bulls have a chance to stretch the margin to points at the beginning of the second quarter.

As a result, the whole atmosphere of the scene is particularly lively.

In their opinion, they will rewrite the big score to a 2-2 draw at their home stadium tonight!

Returned to Columbus with a big score tied at the end of the game......

Maybe you can take advantage of this momentum and win the "Battle of Tianwang Mountain".

Anyway, judging from the current situation, Tyronn Lue can't deal with the Bulls' "three musketeers" who broke out in unison!

Of course, this is also normal......

After all, it's Kevin Durant plus Derrick Rose, plus Jimmy Butler!

Seriously, in the history of the NBA, except for the "Cosmic Braves", there is really no team with such offensive intensity.

Li Wan was ruthless......

Can you beat these three people?

By the way:

Thibodeau!

Look at the expression of the "stinky bass" on the other side, it's like waiting to lose tonight and then go back to Columbus to prepare for Game 5!

Now, they just want the Bulls' "three musketeers" to continue that form on the road. - Even they have to admit that Derrick Rose and Jimmy Butler are back at home and playing better and better.

Tyronn Lue's expression was indeed serious.

However, it is not as unavailable as Bulls fans think.

He also has a "killer feature" that has not yet been used.

Now he is hesitating whether to choose to believe in Li Wan and the Columbus Explorers, firmly believe that they can win this game, without using big moves, or immediately use the "killer feature"......

Speaking of which, he really didn't expect the Bulls to push them to where they are now.

It is said that the "give the ball to Leewan" tactic can defeat the Bulls.

He really didn't expect that when he returned to the Bulls' home court, Derrick Rose and Jimmy Butler actually played "new heights", especially Jimmy Butler, this round of the series is expected to make him usher in a metamorphosis, and he will at least be a "superstar" level player in the future......

Of course, the playoffs are already full of all kinds of X-factors!

So......

Thinking of the end of the first game, his hesitation at the last moment attracted a scolding, and he no longer hesitated, and when the lineup was changed in the second quarter, he waved to George Hill:

"Come on, guys, it's time to experiment with the results!"

At the end of the season, when he tested George Hill, Hill delivered a very satisfactory answer, and with Sabonis Jr. not doing anything, Tyronn Lue considered the new Columbus Explorers.

Then came up with such a new set of routines:

George Hill at No. 1, Brogdon at No. 2, Wiggins at No. 3, Lewan at No. 4, Chris Bosh at No. 5......

Yes, that's right!

The Golden State Warriors' "Dead Five" was moved to Columbus by Tyronn Lue.

On the ESPN commentary seat, Bill Wharton and others, who watched these five people walk up to the court, were a little stunned, which was beyond their expectations.

These are all "old ball ruffians" who have watched the ball for decades, and even they didn't expect Columbus to make such a change of formation, let alone others.

The United Arena was in an uproar.

Chicagoans, who are dreaming of a better time ahead, notice this scene and feel a little uneasy.

After being stunned, Thibodeau turned his head to look at Tyronn Lue opposite, and wondered in his heart:

What kind of plane is this kid doing?

At the start of the game, the Bulls' lead had reached 5 points.

The ball belongs to the Columbus Explorers.

In the first round, George Hill blocked and picked up Chris Bosh on the inside, and Noah had to follow him, and the misalignment was formed, and his movement speed was naturally difficult to defend Hill.

Still judging whether George Hill's twisting of the ball was a "feint", his center of gravity shifted slightly, and he watched George Hill rush past him, attract the defense, and pass the ball to Chris Bosh on the outside.

"Dragon King" easily hit a three-pointer.

In just this one round, Thibodeau understood the tactical purpose of the Columbus Explorers' lineup, which was to catch the two rough men on the inside of the Bulls to play the wrong position!

Neither Joaki Noah nor Joshua Mirotic are clumsy in their respective positions, but they are not dexterous enough to match that of an outside player.

Horses, there is still this hand!

Thibodeau shook his head helplessly, he had to admit that Tyronn Lue was underrated as head coach.

But......

Even if I can't stop you, you can't stop me!

It's just that he soon found out that the opposite side no longer gives them a chance to play the "three musketeers" alone, as long as the ball is in the hands of one of them, if he doesn't shoot immediately, the Columbus Explorers will immediately arrange a bag.

"Little Quick" is vividly embodied at this moment.

Often, as soon as the package is completed and the opponent is forced to shoot, Columbus's outside line can quickly return to his defenders without serious misposition.

Here we have to criticize Thibodeau.

Since he is not good at tuning on the offensive end, the passing and cutting of the ball as a whole for the Bulls is not smooth and fast.

Add to that the fact that Kevin Durant, Derrick Rose, and Jimmy Butler are not good passers, and they can play the ball when they are in the pack, but they can't find the right choice like the "assist kings".

And......

Derrick Rose's projection was more consistent than he had been, but he was never a great shooter and needed time to adjust his shots.

These problems also make Columbus's outside line infinite change of defense and packing......

I can't count on the success rate of outside plays......

What about the rebounding defense on the inside?

It is said that under this lineup, the Bulls have a height advantage.

But it's not.

Li Wan is in the fourth position, although he is 4 cm shorter than Mirotic, but his arm span is scary enough!

In addition, Mirotic is famous for his average physical fitness and not strong rebounding ability, since he played the "give the ball to Li Wan tactic", Li Wan, who averaged more than 11 rebounds per game, is in front of him, that is Rodman!

And......

Columbus's "five smalls" are not small in the number five position.

Why is Chris Bosh called "the supergiant template of the small-ball era"?

It's just that he has the speed of a small forward, but he has the height of a number five.

The foot is 2.11 meters.

Noah is just this height!

He has no height advantage over Chris Bosh, let alone a weight advantage, in order to adapt to the small-ball era, Noah has lost weight, and he is currently only 105kg!

And Chris Bosh has 107kg!

2kg more than him......

It can only be said that some people are indeed looking at "dead and strong", but in fact they are "fat"!

"Smack!"

Derrick Rose missed, and Lee Wan protected the rebound and then attacked.

Watching him surpass one guy after another from the Bulls, even the United Arena couldn't help but let out a low cry......

Because it's so scary!

And this is also the most perverted part of the "small ball tactic".

Get the ball under the basket and start a fast break right away.

Mirotic and Noasa opened their feet and tried desperately to chase back, but the frontcourt still formed a "5 to 3", Li Wan's appearance of looking left and right, so that the Bulls did not dare to wrap up, and when he entered the free throw line, he had not yet made the ball, and the Bulls were just in the early stages of their dreams, but they could ......

It's too late!

Li Wan took a step forward from the free throw line, jumped high, and in a flowing posture, dried the ball into the basket.

At this moment, under the lights, Columbus No. 25 gave Chicagoans the illusion of No. 23 of the Bulls.

Forced into a fast attack, so that Drexler showed a helpless smile, if he was the head coach of the Bulls, he was afraid that his mentality would collapse immediately, and the current camera was as he thought, and it was immediately given to Thibodeau.

His expression was slightly stunned.

The Bulls worked hard for more than a quarter, and the five-point difference that they finally opened up was caught up by the opposite side in less than 40 seconds.

And that's not the end of it......

In the following time, the Columbus Explorers continued to use the "Death Five" to force the Bulls to pull the whole rhythm up on both offensive and defensive ends.

During the period, although Kevin Durant forcibly hit 2 shots with his signature "top shot", compared to the offensive of the Columbus army like a tide, his score can only be described as a "drop in the bucket"!

Not enough to "stop the bleeding", not enough to "stop the bleeding" at all!

It wasn't until the score difference was overtaken by 7 points that Thibodeau woke up like a dream and hurriedly called a timeout.

The "Columbus tide" receded, leaving behind a mess.

The audience, which had been gradually noisy, became unusually silent at this moment.

They couldn't believe that in the past three minutes, the situation had taken such a shocking reversal.

"Slow down, don't rush, pass the ball slowly, don't give the opposite side a chance to easily form a fast attack!" Thibodeau resisted the surging in his heart and arranged the entire attack of the Columbus Explorers one by one.

In his opinion, the rout of the Bulls is not only because of the ferocity of the opposing offense, but also because the Bulls are not very adaptable to the opponent's lineup.

But what he didn't expect was that Tyronn Lue did not continue to put the "Death Five" after this timeout, but returned to the original lineup.

Apparently he also had in mind what the Bulls would do if they got used to this offense......

His use of the "Columbus Death Five" is now as restrained as Steve Cole was back then.

The reason why the Warriors' "Dead Five 1.0" version swept the league in '15 was largely because of the novelty of this lineup, but if this lineup was used all the time, the result was that the entire league had a large number of game replays that could be used to study the "Dead Five". Don't underestimate the other head coaches in the league, it's not a dry meal!

There is another reason......

Columbus's "Death Five" has been practicing together for a bit of a short time.

It's only been 1 month since the full game, and this is because George Hill was born in the "Spurs department" and has a strong ability to adapt to these passing and cutting balls.

In such a situation, Tyronn Lue also added a lot of inside blocking and dismantling to the tactics, with the purpose of forming a "small outside line"!

It's not just because the Bulls are clumsy inside, but it's actually the same for other teams, because the run-in time for this lineup is too short......

However, although the Columbus Explorers did not continue to use the "Death Five", the momentum formed by the 5-point deficit to the 7-point lead has been completely up, so they can still suppress the Bulls.

Moreover, the outside line has a good effect of packing, even if the current lineup is not so mobile because of the presence of Adams, it can still form some effects.

The Bulls' offensive fluency problems didn't go away with the "Dead Five" going down.

But for Tyronn Lue......

He'd rather have a problem on the defensive end than an offensive end.

On the defensive end, he still has a way to adjust, and this offensive end is ...... He really can't adjust!

At 6 minutes and 45 seconds in the third quarter, Tyronn Lue once again took out the "Death Five", and like the second quarter, the "Columbus Tide" successfully engulfed the entire United Arena.

No one survived......

By the end of the third quarter, the Columbus Explorers had led by more than 15 points.

Originally, Tyronn Lue thought that the big "orange" had been decided.

Unexpectedly, Derrick Rose in the fourth quarter suddenly broke out into a desperate stance.

brought his personal physical fitness to the extreme, hitting the inside line again and again, various extreme operations, and continuing to chase points.

But alas......

Their opponent was Columbus, and Columbus had Lee Wan in the fourth quarter!

Compared with the soaring score, Li Wan really didn't fear anyone......

The margin continued to be in double digits, and the time fell below the last 3 minutes.

Derrick Rose didn't mean to give up.

His tenacity looked a little sad......

Older Chicagoans looked at the "lone hero" Derrick Ross and couldn't help but have some tears in their eyes.

In their opinion, God was a little too cruel to this child!

Although Michael Jordan of the year also transformed into a "basketball god" after 8 years of perseverance.

But Derek Ross has been the "champion" of 08 years, and it has been 9 years since the current 17 years, but there is still a huge mountain in front of him blocking his way.

At this moment, they finally felt the sadness of the fans of other teams in the 90s.

No, it should be said......

And even more desolate!

Michael Jordan He ...... I've won the championship!

"Bang dang!"

"Phew!"

Another rush to the basket.

Derrick Rose lost his balance before the jump, but when he looked at the basket in front of him, he chose to give it a go. As a result, when he landed, his body, which had lost his balance, was completely unable to make protective movements, his left foot touched the ground early, and there was a shocking bend at his ankle, and Derrick Rose fell to the ground with uncontrollable pain on his face.

The scene was in an uproar, all the fans got up unconsciously, and Thibodeau immediately called the team doctor.

At this time, the big screen played back again, and the slow-motion replay, and the Chicagoans in the audience showed painful expressions, even if they just watched the video, they could feel how much it hurt!

After asking a few questions, the team doctor became more serious and finally chose to call in a wheelchair and pushed Derrick Rose away from the scene.

Derrick Rose, who already makes people feel sad, is even more pathetic when he is pushed out of the scene in a wheelchair at this moment.

He gave his all......

It's just that the game is so cruel.

Even with an injury, Derrick Rose couldn't keep a win for his team.

115-98, a 17-point difference, the Columbus Explorers released a "big move" and successfully won the fourth game of the series, with a big score of 3-1!

When talking about Derrick Rose's injury, Li Wan also lamented: "I hope it's not a big problem, he deserves all the applause!" ”

But the final test results were not optimistic, and it looked more serious than Derrick Rose's ankle, but the final test result was that Rose's impact when he landed caused him to tear the cruciate ligament in his knee......

That's what's even more serious, injuries!

If Li Wan remembers correctly, most of the NBA's supergiants fell because of this injury.

Including the original Derrick Rose in the 13~14 season because of this injury, since then the "rose" has changed color.

This time it was 3 seasons late, but I didn't expect him to escape this injury......

Of course, the "Speed King" does have a lot of injuries.

The tear of the cruciate ligament of the knee is not due to a certain impact, but the transformation process from "quantitative change" to "qualitative change" in the accumulated impact.

Li Wan knew this result, and he could only wish Derrick Rose that his recovery this time could be better than the original.

After all, it's not like there is no such injury in the NBA, and the guy who still gives a stable performance, such as Dinwiddie later, he suffered the same injury, but he still played well after the injury.

But for the Chicago Bulls, Derrick Rose's injury is indeed a bad thing, but again, there is still a G5 game against the Columbus Explorers!

Without Derrick Rose, everyone thinks the season that belongs to the Chicago Bulls is over.

Even the Chicago media are a little discouraged!

In addition, the Columbus Explorers' "Dead Five" caused a huge discussion after the game.

This set of tactics that completely changed the situation of the Columbus Explorers in G4 made a large number of media call it "incredible".

Tyronn Lue once again surpassed Thibodeau in terms of tactical position.

Another media said: "It's hard to believe that on the stage of the Eastern Conference Finals, the Columbus Explorers can still come up with a new tactical system to ......"

The fluency of the "Columbus Death Five" doesn't look like a "miracle move" that Tyronn Lue suddenly came up with in the game.

"Does that mean that the Columbus Explorers still have hole cards in their hands?"

These remarks cast a layer of mystery on the Columbus Explorers.

When Tyronn Lue was asked these questions, he was silent and had a "guess for yourself" look on his face!

Such a confident appearance convinced the reporters that Tyronn Lue still has a killer move in his hands!

The outside world is optimistic that the Columbus Explorers will win the championship is much louder.

The Eastern Conference Finals G5 arrived as scheduled.

Derrick Rose's injury has left the entire Bulls in an atmosphere of "mourning" and eager to return to Chicago with a win, even if it's for Derrick Rose.

But......

The Bulls face an extremely real problem, without Derrick Rose, and the gap between them and the Columbus Explorers has reached a point where it is visible to the naked eye.

In a game of this level, not to mention that they have a momentum, even if the referee blows blood, it is difficult to win.

What's more, the referee didn't mean to help them.

The tone of the game was set almost from the beginning, with the Columbus Explorers ending the first quarter with an eight-point lead, and then in the second quarter, the Columbus Explorers took out the "Death Five" to give the Bulls continued intensity, and the margin also came to double digits at this time. Since then, the Bulls have never led again, and finally at full-time, the Columbus Explorers won Game 5 of the series, knocking out the Bulls 4-1.

Kevin Durant, who scored 49 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists, sat on the bench dejectedly, listening to the cheers on the scene, looking at the group of Columbus teammates who hugged Li Wan, his eyes were full of helplessness.

From Westbrook to James Harden, from Jimmy Butler to Derrick Rose......

His star teammate changed stubble, but it still fell to Li Wan's hands......

He couldn't help but think of that dream again......

Could it be that I really will never be able to defeat Li Wan?

It's no wonder he's so frustrated.

Aside from the Golden State Warriors, he really couldn't have a better teammate than Derrick Rose and Jimmy Butler and Joakim Noah.

Can't always ......

Take such a difficult path, right?

Moreover, in terms of salary space, this road does not work at all.

Life has come to the "edge of the cliff", and it is no wonder that Kevin Durant is so confused.

Jimmy Butler hugged Li Wan, and it was frustrating to lose, but Li Wan affirmed his transformation, which made him suddenly a little more happy.

For him, being affirmed by Li Wan is always a happy thing.

After all, when he was unknown back then, it was Li Wan who saw at a glance that he had a "great talent"!

His fame and the importance of the Bulls after the Bulls are inseparable from Li Wan.

Of course, this does not affect his goal is still to defeat Li Wan......

The shouts on the scene gradually became unified when the Eastern Championship Trophy was launched, and the director of the scene also gave a close-up to Li Wan at this time, and the cheers became louder and louder, and finally resounded throughout the audience:

“MVP！”

“MVP！”

“MVP！”

……

The picture of Li Wan holding up the Eastern Conference Finals trophy was also frozen.

Without a doubt, this was a historic moment, as Columbus won the first Eastern Conference Finals trophy in franchise history in his first year with the team!

And with the current momentum of the Columbus Explorers, they also believe that this Eastern Conference Finals trophy is just the beginning, not the end of the season!

As for the reason......

In the second game of the Western Conference Finals, the Hornets fought for another win on the road.

118 to 106, a 12-point difference, the Hornets have won two straight on the road.

James Harden added 31 points and 16 assists for a "big double-double."

Anthony Davis also scored 30 points and 25 rebounds for the "terrifying statistic."

The Hornets relied on the two of them on the offensive end to penetrate the Warriors' defense.

However, the main reason for the Warriors' loss was their own......

D'Antoni completely copied the Spurs' entire philosophy of defending LeBron James.

The No. 2 and No. 3 positions take turns leading the defense, and Tucker and Anthony Davis are "up and down" in defensive positions.

made LeBron James, who already had ankle problems, even more powerless when he hit the inside.

In fact, this has a lot to do with the Warriors' poor scoring ability on the inside.

To put it bluntly, Green is a system player, dealing cards from the outside, and occasionally shooting three-pointers will not be a problem, but if he is allowed to cause damage under the basket or something, it will be a little difficult for him.

Not to mention the "scum", in addition to "clumsy", this guy's only role is tonnage, but this has nothing to do with the self-help offense under the basket.

So it can be seen from this how much the Golden State Warriors rely on three-point shooting.

But they really have the top three-point shooter in history.

Everything is logical......

However, if you want space on the outside, you have to let the opponent shrink the space, or just seize the opportunity to counterattack.

The former's original Warriors were achieved by passing the ball comparable to the Spurs, and the current Warriors are achieved through LeBron James's breakthrough, although Green's "arc top deal" is still there, but the frequency is far less than LeBron's breakthrough with the ball.

Really according to the passing and cutting ball of the "Death Five", how does LeBron James average 25.5 points, 7.8 rebounds and 6.6 assists per game?

Or he pretended to be in the early stage, and in the later stage, he successfully got the ball and gradually returned to his "comfort zone".

LeBron James is a person who will never leave his "comfort zone" unless he has to.

Including the 23 playoffs, he also found that he really couldn't hold the ball for a whole game, so he chose to give control to Rivers Jr...... Well, it's not about making the ball for Anthony Davis, it is said that in terms of Anthony Davis's mobility, if someone makes the ball for him wholeheartedly, he can definitely play an even more explosive performance......

And since the "Christmas War", the Warriors have swept the entire league, which can be said to be "people block killing, Buddha blocking and killing Buddha", such a ferocious momentum, what reason does LeBron have to sacrifice data and share the ball?

Only in this way, others will know by looking at the data who is carrying this Warriors!

As long as everyone thinks he is the most C, then he is not here to hug his thighs......

But the regular season is the regular season, and the playoffs are the playoffs, especially since the Spurs just taught D'Antoni how to defend LeBron James in the second round, and the Hornets relied on the gourd to draw a scoop and successfully limited LeBron James, who has an ankle injury.

As soon as he is restricted, the Warriors will have no room to open up this season...... And when the space can't be opened, even if Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson have amazing shooting ability, how many top three-pointers can they hit?

This time, Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson's shooting efficiency is still not satisfactory.

Stephen Curry shot 3-of-9 and Klay Thompson shot 4-of-11......

If Stephen Curry has always had a situation where the higher the level of the game, the worse the outside projection, then Klay Thompson's play has always been more stable, or this efficiency, which shows how poor the Warriors' outside shooting space is now.

LeBron James' breakthrough with the ball is not expected, and the Hornets, led by James Harden and Davis, have always been very efficient in scoring goals, and when opponents can always put the ball in the basket, there is no way to talk about defensive counterattacks.

Losing two games in a row, the problems faced by LeBron James in the post-game interview are becoming more and more acute.

"When you're off the court, the Warriors tend to play a more fluid offense, and when you're on the court, that fluid offense tends to disappear, do you think you have any impact on the Golden State Warriors' original system?"

LeBron James's whole face completely cold: "If there is a problem, we will not be the team with the best regular season record!" ”

However, the reporter's words made him suddenly react:

These B's aren't playing me, are they?

I thought I could get home at half past eight, but the last bottle nurse said that it was irritating and needed to be hung slowly, and it took more than an hour to hang up, and it was already more than 9 o'clock when I got home......

Brothers, pay attention to the weather temperature changes, don't be too presumptuous.

(End of chapter)