Chapter 127: An eye-opener

At this moment, the happiest person in the world should be a certain silver horn king in Dallas.

This possibility has indeed followed the humiliation of his career in history, I thought he was alone, but he knew that only three years later, someone would come to accompany him.

I can't say I'm a little happy, I can only say that I'm waking up from a dream.

People are like that, even if you experience a particularly annoying/embarrassing/embarrassing and other negative things, when you learn that there are other people who have also experienced it, you instantly feel less bad.

Of course, social media was out of control at this point, and people who were just teasing Durant with screenshots of his speech began to laugh at James in a swarm, just as they did to Nowitzki in the first place.

Although the James are fighting hard, and although social media is also being banned in various ways, this is already a torrent and unstoppable.

To be honest, although James has not made much progress in terms of technology, he has done his best in the past few years with the Knights, and his attendance is also high, and he is very dedicated.

However, the league's bias towards him, as well as the steps that can grow for more than ten or even dozens of minutes, have made many people feel dissatisfied in their hearts.

Before, it was because there were only a few people who dared to speak out, and it was easy to be controlled, but this concentrated outbreak is more like the previous slam dunk contest votes, a big explosion after being backlogged.

Cleveland, James Mansion.

James, Paul, and Windhorst sat in the familiar living room again.

"I did my best, King." Wenderhorst was very helpless at this time, and he wrote many reports one after another, such as "The Bulls' strength is seriously underestimated", "The gold content of winning the MVP for a second time", "Xu Yong's stunner ball starts to walk", etc., but they are all like leaves thrown into the torrent, just a wave and disappears.

"King, for this award ceremony, I will collect it on your behalf on the grounds that you have surgery." Paul motioned for Winderhorst to stay out of the way, and then suggested to James.

His suggestion is also very Smart, don't really appear on that occasion, don't get the photo by the media, then it's not a big problem.

After all, there are no photographs, but they are limited to oral circulation, and its influence will be a large level smaller.

James didn't say anything.

He didn't speak, and Paul and Windhorst could only be silent.

The air was inexplicably quiet.

After a long time, James sat up straight, and then said, "I'll be there." ”

……

At the same time, the Bulls are heading to the road to begin the Eastern Conference semifinals against the Celtics.

The Bulls players are in a very relaxed state, their original goal was just to make the playoffs, and now the completion of the Black Eight has far exceeded, so in the next game, they don't have any psychological burden.

Of course, the players are still very confident, after all, the Cavaliers can win, and they theoretically have a chance to play any team in the East.

So after arriving in Boston, they quickly began to practice under the leadership of Harris.

After the training was over, the players also returned to the locker room with a smile and a smile.

Xu Yong was holding a tablet at this time, studying the Celtics' game video.

Although he knows that this Celtics team is on the same level as the Lakers, one of the two strongest teams in the league that season, and the kind that won 4-2 against the Cavaliers, he still has a dream.

"Watfak!"

At this moment, there was a sudden shouting and scolding sound in the shower.

It was sent by Noah, who was the first to go into the shower.

Soon, Noah ran out wrapped in a bath towel.

"There is no hot water in the shower!" In the puzzled eyes of his teammates, Noah complained speechlessly.

He was born in a way that didn't suffer from this.

You must know that it is only the beginning of May, and the temperature is still low.

Although with their physical fitness, taking a cold shower will not catch a cold or anything, but who wants to be cold.

After Noah finished speaking, he put on his clothes, and then walked out of the locker room, looking at the posture, it should be the staff of the Finding Arena.

But after a while he came back swearing.

"They said the heating in the away team's dressing room was broken and it couldn't be fixed for a while, which was really unlucky."

The other team members couldn't help but shake their heads when they heard this.

It's not that there's no place to take a shower here, and the hotel they stay in is okay.

It's just that the smell of their bodies is relatively big, and the smell of the armpits in the car is exciting to think about.

"It's an old tradition for them." At this moment, Sinrich said as he changed into clean clothes.

Under the curious eyes of Noah and the others, Hinrich then talked to them about Boston's traditions.

The lack of hot water in the away team's locker room was just a small trick, and what was even more unique back then was the well-known "floor tactic".

In the early years of the NBA, the arena was built with a patchwork floor, so the Celtics set up some hollow floors, and those areas were known only to the Celtics players, not the opponents.

So when it comes to the game, the Celtics will force the opponent into those areas, because the hollow floor dribble rebound is not enough to easily cause mistakes, so they also rely on this move to win repeatedly.

Although this phenomenon was later eradicated, the Celtics would not be deprived of the championship they had won in that way, and they even shamelessly gave those floors as souvenirs to opponents they felt worthy of respect, staging a realistic absurd drama.

The others listened in an eye-opener.

Xu Yong had heard of these things before he was reborn, including what caused James to cramp when the Spurs turned off the air conditioning at home.

Basketball is developing, but the teams that have tasted these sweetness are still enjoying it.

"Then why didn't they last year?" Noah is still a little confused, if you want to play the playoffs, they met the Celtics in the first round last year.

"Because we've put pressure on them this year." Xu Yong got up as he spoke, and then began to change his clothes.

When Xu Yong said this, the team members suddenly looked happy, and then began to change their clothes one after another.

can scare the Celtics into using means, and their group of young people are really good this year.

……

The next night, G1 of the Bulls and Celtics series kicked off.

At the beginning of the game, the Bulls showed their impact, taking an 8-2 lead in the opening period.

But soon, they felt an unprecedented sense of defensive pressure.

Generally speaking, an NBA team will have more or less defensive players on the court, even if it is the Lakers, there is a Fisher who loves to flirt with trouser legs, and Williams and Jamison on the Cavaliers' side are also players who are strong in offense and weak in defense.

But this Celtics, starting five Tigers, Rondo, Ray Allen, Pierce, Garnett, Kendrick Perkins, this is not a bad defense.

Okay, you stumbled and fought with others to the rotation, and they played an 8-man rotation, and replaced Tony Allen, Rashid Wallace, and Glen Davis, and the defensive intensity was still the same.

Not to mention Walker, people like Bynum and Sangella, who were traded from the Bulls, can only sit on the bench.

We all say that there is a degree of relaxation, people are always tight, and you are very uncomfortable.

And the key is that they still have experience, and the details are particularly in place, and if you can't grasp the fleeting opportunity, it will really be fleeting.

So players like Noah and Brown, who play well against the Cavaliers, are basically difficult to score on the offensive end.

Ross is also targeted much more than the knights.

Xu Yong's performance is barely normal, but opportunity balls are also rare.

So while fighting, they can only passively start grinding positional battles with the Celtics and enter the rhythm of the other party.

At the end of the fourth quarter, the score was 83-93.

The Bulls didn't lose much, but only by watching the game did they know that the two teams were quite different in strength and experience.

At the end of the game, the players returned to the locker room.

However, instead of the frustration they imagined, they have been talking about the details of the game.

There is a saying that actual combat is the best way to improve experience.

A game like the one against Celtic is the best game because it forces you to pick out the details and do your research.

So in the long run, it makes more sense for them than completing Black Eight.

Especially like Hinrich, who played with Celtic last year, so the analysis can be more accurate.

After a two-day break, G2 of the Bulls and Celtics series continued.

Compared to G1, the Bulls have done a noticeably better job in the details.

After showing their potential in the first round, they showed their ability to learn in the second round.

The score in this game was finally fixed at 93-97.

Although they still failed to win the game in the end, they clearly did better than G1.

After wrapping up their first two games, the Bulls returned to Chicago ready for two games at home.

Because they failed to win two away games, the next two home games are crucial for them.

It was at this time that an incident occurred in the league that temporarily shifted the focus from the intense playoff game to the New York headquarters.

Because there, James, who originally said that there was a high probability of thumb surgery, attended the award ceremony in good health and received his second MVP trophy.

However, contrary to what many expected, James did not appear as annoyed or frustrated as Nowitzki.

He looked, even very happy.

After receiving the trophy, he delivered a personal acceptance speech.

He started by thanking his mother, to his teammates, to the fans, and finally mentioned that he was proud to have won back-to-back MVPs, and also mentioned the superstars who have achieved back-to-back feats before, saying that he felt honored to be in the same column with them, and finally thanked his team and the people who have supported him along the way.

"We've had a fantastic and brilliant season, and it's an incredible achievement that we've finished first in the league for the second season in a row."

This is the conclusion of his testimonial.

Overall, it's a very standard one, and you can tell at first glance that it's a master's written speech.

Especially in the end, although it is not very direct, but indirectly talking about the definition of MVP, this is the MVP of the regular season, they are the first in the East, and there is no problem with receiving this award.

As for what won the MVP and was eliminated, the second Nowitzki or something, it is absolutely impossible to mention.

And after receiving the award, James also accepted an exclusive interview with ESPN.

The content is about the run-in and difficulties experienced by the Cavaliers this season, and how they played to the first place in the East.

After this wave of operation, this cannot be said to be similar to Nowitzki's original reaction, but it can only be said to be very different.

To put it in a very appropriate way, unlike Nowitzki's embarrassment and embarrassment, James really doesn't feel that this is a shame, but that it is an honor.

Not to mention the fans, even the NBA players are also an eye-opener.

If you want to say that the only one who may not be so surprised, it should be Xu Yong.

He had seen too many operations of James before he was reborn, and the one in front of him could only be said to be unexpected, but it was reasonable.

And James's way of dealing with it also made him realize that although his appearance has changed something, James, as the direct object, does not seem to have changed.

This also means that James' departure is a certainty.

Of course, these are all episodes in the Bulls series.

After two more days of rest, the Bulls host the Celtics.

The process of the game is not much different from the previous two games, and the performance of the Celtics after three seasons of running-in can only be said to be the Chinese high-speed rail before Xu Yong's rebirth.

But the Bulls' side has done a better job of handling the details, and the most important difference is that they basically shot all the shots that came out of their game this game.

This is especially crucial in such high-intensity competitions.

As a result, after a fierce battle in the fourth quarter, the Bulls defeated the Celtics 103-92 and chased the big score to 1-2.

Both Xu Yong and Rose played well in this game, both of them scored 25 points, and the score was close to half of the team.

But just when fans were lamenting that the Bulls were going to use their youth to break down this team with an average age of more than 30 years old, in G4 of the series, the Celtics staged another wave of team resilience for everyone.

Or in fact, as mentioned before, this Celtic team is known for its resilience.

So they were supposed to play better and better as the series deepened, because of the decline in physical consumption.

At 94-85, the Bulls failed to hold on to their most important home court, and the big score was already 1-3.

Although after they moved to Boston, they had a surprising 113-92 victory over the Celtics.

But in G6 of the series, the Celtics put in the strongest defense, limiting their scoring to 70 points, and finally crushed them 94-71.

With a score of 2-4, the Bulls finally failed to pass the Celtics and unfortunately stopped in the division semifinals.

But no one is going to criticize them because they have played six more games against Celtic after completing the Black Eight, so what is there not to be satisfied with for a young team?

No, it doesn't seem to be the case.

Because just after the G6 game, Xu Yong, who followed De Nagro to the press conference, said on the spot: "If we meet again next time, we will win back all the lost games here." ”

Thank you for the 500 tips for staying with the machine~~

(End of chapter)