Chapter 126: History II
The members of the Bulls began to rush towards Xu Yong, and Noah was happy like a two-hundred-and-thirty-pound child and hugged Xu Yong directly and began to yell.
Xu Yong also raised his head excitedly and roared.
In such a fierce match, it was so cool to be able to finish the game in such a way!
And this is also the first time in his playoff career that he has contributed to the lore, and it is in this kind of critical battle that it is refreshing!
Soon, Xu Yong was surrounded by Bulls players and media reporters three times inside and out.
Reading the second lore, the black eight miracle, Xu Yong drew a strong stroke in the history books of the NBA tonight.
"This is the fourth Black Eight Miracle in NBA history, and there were three before that, namely the Nuggets in 1993 who defeated the SuperSonics 3-2, and the format at that time was still a best-of-5 system, and then the 1999 Knicks Black Eight Heat, which was the season when Jeff Van Gundy was dragged away with Mourning's thigh, also 3-2, and finally in 2007, when Nelson Sr. led the Warriors to defeat his old club Dallas Mavericks 4-2 with the old Nelson Sr.
Zhang Weiping, who was awakened to the business, was crazy about science popularization in the commentary seat at this time.
"Black Eight with 4 wins in 7 games is more difficult than 3 wins in 5 games, so this should be considered the second time in history." Yang Yi corrected on the side, he is also well versed in the way of customizing data.
Zhang Weiping smiled and nodded, this is true, the longer the series, the more it can reflect the strength of the team.
"Xu Yong's score seems to be up 40 today?" Yang Yi reminded with the data statistics table again.
"Hey, really! 41 points, this is Xiao Xu's first time on 40+, right? As he recovered from his nervous emotions, Zhang Weiping's body gradually relaxed, and he returned to his usual state of commentary.
"Yes, his highest score in the regular season was 40 and in the playoffs was 34." Yang Yi has already done a good job of statistics.
"This is the potential, hey, you see, generally only superstars will play better in the playoffs than in the regular season, if we Xiao Xu continue to play like this, tsk, it's amazing." Zhang Weiping shook his head as he spoke.
"Unbelievable." Yang Yi cooperated well on the side and talked about cross talk.
Just when the two of them were chatting in the commentary seat, on the court, James looked at the Bulls celebrating in the distance, stood quietly for a long time, then took off his braces, looked up at the score, and looked at the score with a complicated expression.
In the two rounds before the end, he experienced a lot of ups and downs, and Xu Yong's final killer ball was against him, and he was killed.
This whole process is very similar to his knightly career, bringing a team to a championship team, reaching the finals, and also losing several times, and finally ending in the most painful way.
He's really hungry to be like Jordan and turn the Cavaliers into a team as nationally known as the Bulls.
But he wasn't as lucky as Jordan, and God always closed that door for him when it mattered most.
He finally withdrew his gaze and turned to walk down the tunnel with his head down, he was really tired of these days.
The carnival lasted about five or six minutes.
When the party is over, the two teams shake hands after the game.
Most of the Cavaliers' roster took off their hats for tonight's Bulls.
Although there is no such thing as defeat, they are convinced after losing in such a head-to-head battle tonight.
"Man, you played great, very good game." O'Neill kept praising as he shook hands with Xu Yong.
In addition to contributing 41 points tonight, Xu Yong also contributed 6 boards, 5 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks, and was undoubtedly the MVP player of the game.
And O'Neal is clearer than anyone else, staying this season, he can probably guess that James is leaving in the summer, in other words, the probability of him staying is not very high, so he is a free agent at this time, and he can say whatever he wants.
Xu Yong also reached out and patted O'Neal on the shoulder, to be honest, if Noah hadn't gained weight, O'Neal would still be able to blow up the Bulls' inside.
Lian is quite old, and he can still eat.
When the handshake was over, Xu Yong and the Bulls team members extended their hands to the audience, and they were greeted by cheers from the sky.
To be honest, although supporting their own home team doesn't have to be considered, and there are also openers who overturn the Cavaliers in front, but not many people really think that they can complete the Black Eight.
But now they really do, fantastic experience.
After a few more minutes, under the reluctant eyes of the fans, the players entered the players' tunnel one after another.
Xu Yong stayed behind for an interview with reporters.
"Xu, congratulations, you guys, what does it mean to you to be able to complete the Black Eight Miracle?"
"It means that we have completed the Black Eight Miracle."
Xu Yong's answer stunned the reporter for a moment, and then Xu Yong laughed first.
He was in a good mood, and he also began to play with cold humor.
"Kidding aside, it's important for us, nobody was looking on us before the game, the Cavaliers picked us on purpose, we proved ourselves, but like I said when I was drafted by this team, we're young but full of energy and the future is great to look forward to." Xu Yong continued.
Reporters also laughed along, and people who really have humor cells are very popular with the media.
"You and LeBron had a bit of a verbal altercation during the game, can you tell us what you said to each other?" The reporter then asked.
"Just some plain trash talk."
"Can you retell that?"
"No, I won't, it's on the field, just let it stay on the field." Xu Yong shook his head with a smile.
Although this kind of trash talk is very gimmicky, when it is really brought to the scene, it looks ungraceful.
"Have you thought about playing against Celtic? You know, before this game, they have already decided to play you in the next round. Seeing this, the reporter didn't ask any more questions, but talked about a topic.
"No, we just want to enjoy the night now, Black Eight Miracle, man, you know the gold."
After saying this, Xu Yong saw that Zhang Weiping and the others had already come over, said hello and walked towards them.
On nights like this, he still wants to chat more with domestic fans.
……
"Satanic Judgment, Bull Black Eight"
"The first 40+ in my career, the second kill, Chicago no longer needs God"
"Zero Angle Guillotine, Hand Blade King, Best Shot of the Season"
After the Bulls' Black Eight game, although ESPN did not make a big report, it could not stop TNT and other mainstream media from killing indiscriminately.
The media all eat traffic, this kind of historical record, and epic competition, if you don't report wildly, you are sorry for their media name.
However, it was at this time that James' team released a message: because of the aggravation of the injury in the game, James considered undergoing thumb surgery in the summer.
This wave of news came out, causing a group of fans on social media to feel distressed.
Fighting with injuries and throwing a tie shot, James tried his best, although the Cavaliers lost, but James did not lose.
And voices have appeared on social media urging James to leave the Cavaliers.
"You've done your best for the city, and you don't owe Cleveland anything more."
"The Cavaliers lost to management, they couldn't recruit strong teammates for James, Kobe Bryant had Gasol, but the Cavaliers only had James."
"It's time to let James go, Kobe Bryant is in a big city like Los Angeles, and James being selected by the Cavaliers is a mistake in itself."
This wave of voices successfully diverted the topic, and after fans were concerned about James' injury and James' summer stay, the attention of Black Eight quickly declined.
……
On the second day, except for the game between the Hawks and the Bucks on the Eastern side, the other games have ended one after another.
The Suns won the Nuggets 4-2, the Lakers eliminated the Thunder 4-2, and the Rockets also successfully avenged the Jazz 4-2, but the Mavericks lost to the Spurs 2-4.
Oklahoma, Durant is holding back the fire in his belly.
He was cold tonight, shooting just 5-of-23 and scoring 26 points from the free-throw line.
Of course, that's not the point, the point is that the Thunder had a chance to play the series to Game 7, but Kobe Bryant killed them with a sword before the end.
It's really Kobe, the Lakers scored 32 points tonight, and the rest were Fisher and Shannon Brown scored 11 points, and the others Gasol, Odom, and Bynum scored in single digits, and the perfect opportunity passed by.
He really wants to go and tear down the Lakers' locker room now, as Wade said.
He can only take out social media and vent his emotions on it.
"What are you talking about, Kobe Bryant won't use injuries as an excuse for the game, and it's just a pure excuse, what kind of Iron Man, can he still play if his bones are broken?"
"If you can't beat it, just run, Kobe Bryant will never be like you, it's really embarrassing!"
"Why don't you say Tim Duncan in San Antonio, Kevin Durant in Oklahoma, especially your king?"
Durant is really crazy.
And at this time, the teammates around him could feel his angry aura, and no one dared to approach.
Except for Harden.
Because of the previous "No. 1 grace", the relationship between Harden and Durant has improved very quickly.
But looking at it, Harden was suddenly stunned for a moment.
He immediately reached out and pressed Durant's swift hand.
Durant was very upset to be interrupted, and he frowned when he saw that it was Harden.
Harden immediately leaned down and reminded in a low voice, "Account." ”
Durant didn't react at the first time, and was shocked when he looked at the account.
He forgot to cut the number!
Now it's a tuba!
Fortunately, Harden reminded him in time, and he didn't send the last message with his name.
But the two that were sent out earlier could no longer be withdrawn.
Although he deleted it quickly, there are already screenshots of fans who are quick to do so.
Now the news that Durant is ridiculing James is estimated to spread soon.
"James, you're familiar with Oklahoma's nightclubs?" After putting the phone away, Durant asked after getting up.
“…… Not bad. Harden motioned for Durant to be quiet.
"Let's go, I'll pay for tonight's consumption." Durant said as he put on his bag and walked out.
I can't watch it on social media today, so I have to find a place to vent.
Hearing this, Harden immediately smiled and followed.
……
Nearly two days after the first-round series was over, the league announced the third batch of season awards.
Prior to that, the league had announced the awards for Best Defensive Player and Best Coach between first-round series, with the two awards going to Dwight Howard of the Magic and Scott Brooks of the Thunder.
For the second year in a row, Howard has won the award.
And there is only one award in the third batch, and it is also the award with the most attention: MVP.
There is a small detail here, which is related to the Black Eight of the Warriors back then.
Nowitzki was eliminated from the game, and when he described it in his own interviews later, he was so embarrassed that he had let down his city and his team, and he just wanted to get away and find a place where no one knew him for a vacation or something else.
However, the league called him at the time and told him not to hurry away, because there was still an MVP award to be awarded, and Nowitzki was one of the hot candidates.
At that time, Nowitzki replied directly: "You give it to others, I don't deserve it this year." ”
But this kind of honor must not be granted, and he was really selected as MVP afterwards, and the league also held a grand award ceremony for him.
Two weeks after the Mavericks were blackballed, he wore a formal suit and delivered one of the most uncomfortable and embarrassing acceptance speeches of his life.
It was precisely because of that that that that the league later changed the MVP selection time, bringing it forward to almost the end of the first round.
In this way, even if a similar situation arises again, the second "Nowitzki" will not wait in vain.
Of course, this is actually more to allow stars to have more personal time in the summer, after all, most of the candidates who can be candidates are famous stars.
And this kind of thing that won the MVP but was eliminated in the first round is too rare, and in the entire history of the NBA, Nowitzki is also a scorpion, the only one.
Because not to mention winning the MVP, Black Eight has happened three times, and the probability is comparable to winning the lottery.
Anyway, this year's MVP selection came a little earlier than usual.
Because the second round of the series has not yet started at this time, this selection result is also in the spotlight.
With an average of 29.7 points, 7.3 rebounds, 8.6 assists, 1.6 steals and 1 block per game in the regular season, 50.3% shooting percentage (career high), 33.3% three-point shooting rate, and the team's first record in the league, James got more than 37% of the votes, beating Durant (19%), Kobe Bryant (18.7%), Howard (14%), and successfully won the MVP award in an almost crushing way.
He also became the 10th player to complete back-to-back MVPs after Bill Russell, Chamberlain, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Moses Malone, Larry Bird, "Magic" Johnson, Jordan, Duncan, and Nash.
There's no doubt that James and the Cavaliers have had a great season.
It's just that this honor also made him the second player in history to be eliminated in the first round after winning the MVP honor.
This list, which used to be dominated by Nowitzki alone, finally ushered in a second person.
Anyway, the ancients are really awesome, and as soon as the beginning of autumn passes, it feels cool down in an instant? It's especially noticeable in the evening.
(End of chapter)