Chapter 148: There is only one goal
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In the end, after 48 minutes of battle, the Bulls defeated the Heat 106-86 at home, giving the opponent a season start.
The Bulls scored six double-doubles in the game, and the game was called a hearty one.
Rose had 25 points, 4 rebounds and 7 assists, Xu Yong had 23 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists, Yao Ming had 18 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 blocks, Artest had 11 points and 6 boards, Hinrich had 12 points, O'Neal had 10 points, 5 rebounds and 2 blocks, and Allen had 7 points, 3 rebounds and 2 steals.
On the Heat's side, Wade scored a team-high 21 points, but only 6 of 16 shots, Bosh scored 17 points and 8 boards on 7-of-13 shooting, James scored 13 points, 7 boards and 9 assists on 5-of-15 shooting, and Ilgoskas scored 10 points and 3 boards.
Before the end of the game, James left the players' tunnel early.
Yes, since the game is 48 minutes, it would have solved the problem by leaving a little earlier.
Wade and Bosh stayed behind for the post-game handshake.
At this time, the reaction of the two was somewhat unexpected.
Although tonight's game was a bit grumpy, they didn't look frustrated.
"The next time we meet, we'll be stronger."
These were Wade's exact words, and Bosh was riveted with the same expression as Kobe Bryant after the loss.
Although they were very close to joining the Bulls, they didn't have the idea of "what if we had joined the Bulls" at this time.
According to Grover's classification, Wade and Bosh should be in the category of contenders.
It was at this time that Xu Yong broke the stereotype and split the three giants that had always been identified as a whole.
And this split will make the competition between the two teams more different in the future.
After the handshake, Xu Yongzheng was about to go back to the locker room.
But just then, a familiar figure blocked his way.
"Hey!" The other party has a warm face, and his demeanor is full of optimism and extroverted personality.
"I'm Taylor, and you're playing fantastic basketball." Swift's eyes were full of love when he looked at Xu Yong.
Of course, in fact, Xu Yong is not the only one who plays well tonight, but who made Xu Yong the most handsome among these people.
Of course, handsome can be eaten as a meal.
"I know you, I have listened to your songs, the melody is beautiful, sincere and moving." Xu Yong replied with a smile.
How could he not know Swift, that was the most well-known female singer in China before his rebirth, and there was no one of them.
Even now, people are popular pop divas.
So this wave of business blowing is a no-brainer.
When Swift heard what he said, he first showed a look of surprise, and then immediately smiled like a water lotus.
It's beautiful.
Taylor in front of him is only 21 years old, the same age as Xu Yong, but he is cute and loving, white and tender, and it is the most watery time.
"Can I take a picture with you?" After laughing, Swift blinked and looked at Xu Yong.
"Absolutely." Xu Yong nodded.
Seeing this, Swift immediately approached Xu Yong, and his face went directly to his chest.
The height of actresses is generally low, except for Swift, who stands out from the crowd when she stands out from other actresses with a height of 1.8 meters.
However, this height and playing basketball for a while, on the contrary, the height difference looks the most harmonious.
Swift is really open, and one is not enough to pose.
When the photo shoot was done, Swift remembered something and asked her assistant to bring her bag, and she pulled out a brand new CD from it.
"This is my new album that I just released." Swift said as he handed the CD to Xu Yong.
Xu Yong picked it up and looked at it, ", this is really hot, the kind that was only sent a month ago, and now it is estimated that you may not be able to buy it if you want to.
But maybe it's because of this that Swift brought a few with him.
And this CD also has Swift's personal signature on it, which makes it even more unique.
Xu Yong, who has lived in the United States for many years, knows that it is rude to refuse something from others here, so he accepts it with a smile.
But this gift is a bit valuable, and he doesn't know when he will see Swift next time, so after thinking about it, he took off his jersey directly, and then asked the staff on the side for a pen to sign on it.
At this moment, Swift looked at Xu Yong and his eyes widened.
Of course, Xu Yong can't take off his jersey is a fruit body, and he is also wearing a tight vest inside, which can quickly absorb sweat.
But obviously, such a tights can't hide his strong figure, the developed chest muscles and abdominal muscles are tightly wrapped, and the visual impact is very strong.
Especially with that face, the hormonal atmosphere is full.
Otherwise, if you go to a bodybuilding competition with a fake body, you have to find an athlete for your real body.
Xu Yong handed the jersey to Swift after signing the name, smiled awkwardly after finding the other party's eyes, and then said hello and entered the player's tunnel.
Thibodeau's side should still be waiting for him to attend the press conference.
Because they won the Heat almost one-sidedly, tonight's press conference is also destined to be lively.
In fact, before Xu Yong went to the press conference, fans on social media had already begun to "meet" fiercely.
"Don't be discouraged, the Heat still have 8 games to lose, and they can definitely break Jordan's 72-win record!" From the comment of "KBfnas".
"God has 72 wins, these three giants don't match at all, this is the team I have ever seen the biggest blow and the worst play!"
"Nonsense, you're a joke! LeBron says he wants to bring more than 7 championships to Miami! "Comment from "Lakers Nation".
"A theory? Isn't watching one enough? It's like if you see a cockroach leg while drinking porridge, will you continue until a whole cockroach is turned out? ”
"LeBron also said he wouldn't leave Cleveland! In this opener, it wouldn't have been like this to replace him with Danny Granger for the Heat. ”
"Hey, don't say it, I really think Granger is more suitable for this Heat team than LeBron, his 3D attributes are a good match for Wade, and even Granger is cheaper, and the Heat can also strengthen the interior line."
"Split the team after a fight? It's just just being restrained! You all watch, the season is over, the Heat is still the first in the league! ”
"Really? See. ”
"Wait and see+1."
"Wait and see+10086."
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"Yao, how did it feel to play in a Bulls jersey for the first time?"
Fans were still arguing on social media, but the Bulls' post-game press conference was a joyous one.
"Something special, but also something familiar." Yao Ming replied with a smile.
"Familiar?" The journalist was a little confused.
"Xu is my national team teammate, and we just played for a summer." Yao Ming turned his head and glanced at Xu Yong and then turned around and said.
This also caused the reporters in the audience to nod for a while, which is indeed familiar.
However, Yao Ming continued, "There is also the jersey worn on the body, which is very similar to the jersey worn in Houston, which is white at home and red at home. ”
After he said this, the reporters in the audience burst into laughter, and even Xu Yong laughed along.
Yao Ming is really one of the few Chinese with natural humor cells.
So even though it was only his first time at a press conference, he looked like he was getting along with the reporters in Chicago.
After questioning Yao Ming, who attracted the most attention, the reporters then turned to the others.
"Do you think tonight's game was an unexpected victory?" Wenderhorst raised his hand to ask Xu Yong a question.
Even if it's a fun night, there are always people who like to make trouble.
However, Xu Yong has long been accustomed to this James's royal reporter, so he replied with a calm smile: "Yes, we have completed the Black Eight Miracle again." ”
When he said this, the reporters in the audience burst into laughter.
ESPN ranked the Bulls in eighth place, essentially trying to suppress the Bulls and create some topicality by the way, but they didn't expect Xu Yong's words to make them shoot themselves in the foot.
"Is the Bulls' goal this season to complete the Black Eight again?" Windhorst sneered.
"No, our goal is the championship." Xu Yong put away his smile and said affirmatively.
Black Eight or something is just a process, and there will not really be any Black Eight awards, only the championship is really meaningful.
Don't talk about Black Eight, just like Jordan said: even if you get 73 wins, it will be meaningless if you don't win the championship in the end.
So everything they've done this season has been just for that ultimate goal.
However, Xu Yong's words caused a commotion in the audience.
Although the Bulls played beautifully in the first game against the Heat, they also exposed a lot of problems, and there is still a big gap from the championship.
Windhorst also showed a successful smile, and Xu Yong's wave can be regarded as helping the Heat team transfer a wave of firepower.
But Xu Yong didn't seem to care.
After this summer's World Championships, he learned that there is only one way to win a championship, and that is to beat all the opponents he meets.
So if you really aim to be the champion, it won't say that you have a better chance of exposing the idea later.
It may even be the opposite, in the regular season to be targeted to expose the problem, and then solve the problem, the team will be improved.
After the press conference, Xu Yong and Yao Ming went back to the locker room together.
The two have a lot of talk and laughter, and it's always nice to start the season in this way.
"Do you think the Heat will always be this weak?" Yao Ming turned his head and asked.
"No, it won't." Xu Yong shook his head, but said with a smile, "But it's not too strong." ”
Because the history of the Heat has not changed, he can open his eyes.
This Heat team did not [accidentally] lose to the Mavericks, they did not have a high win rate at the beginning of the season, and even suffered a three-game losing streak, making a bunch of news such as "round table" and "plane meeting".
It was after a long run-in that they found their respective division of labor and then played some consecutive wins.
But even then, they only managed 58 wins, which is obviously unsatisfactory for a team in the top three and in the East.
"Are you so sure?" Yao Ming asked with a smile, he didn't have the prophetic ability of Xu Yong.
"Their problem is role positioning, if James is comfortable as Pippen, organizes the team's offense, and lets Wade be Jordan, with Wade's off-ball ability, plus Bosh, they will be difficult to deal with." Xu Yong opened his mouth to analyze.
Yao Ming laughed directly after hearing this.
In tonight's game, the Heat's positional battle was completely a rotational single, and there was no coordination at all.
Basketball is a team sport, not to mention that they don't shoot, even if they have projection, they can't win.
And then Could James possibly be Pippen for Wade?
The answer is obvious, so the possibility that Xu Yong said is not valid.
Then the Heat really won't be much stronger.
"Let's focus on the next games, it's not enough to beat them to win the title." Xu Yong went on to say that there are no less than seven or eight teams that can compete for the championship this season, even if it is not the Heat but the Mavericks who win the championship in the end.
Yao Ming nodded.
After Xu Yong said the slogan of the championship, many things will indeed be different, the first is the pressure.
As you know, their early season schedule was a big challenge.
Their next opponents are: Pacers, Rockets, Mavericks, Spurs, Lakers.
Let's not talk about the rest of the following, if they don't do a good job in this paragraph, the cynicism of the outside world against them will be overwhelming.
After resting for a while, Xu Yong then went to the training hall to practice.
Grover can't be by his side all the time, but his training can't be left behind, especially after playing the Heat and tasting some sweetness, he is sure that Grover's theory works.
What he didn't expect was that when he arrived at the training gym, he found that Thibodeau was there again, except that this time he didn't bring his desktop over, but used a laptop to work there.
"You practice yours." Because of his previous experience, Thibodeau just said hello to him and went back to busy.
Xu Yong nodded, and then practiced on his own.
By the end of the 90-minute high-intensity training session, he saw that Thibodeau was still busy and couldn't help but step aside and sit down.
At this time, he saw that Thibodeau was cutting the video of the night's game, and it was all related to Bosh.
"We have a big size disadvantage in the number four position." Xu Yong said.
One detail that would have been overlooked by the victory, Bosh was 7-of-13 tonight, which was quite efficient.
If he had been given a few more shots, the outcome of the game would have been uncertain.
Hearing this, Xibodu turned his head and glanced at Xu Yong, and said with a smile: "You are so young but you can observe so carefully, no wonder you can play so well." ”
Xu Yong smiled, it was still very satisfying to be praised by someone like Thibodeau who was obsessed with basketball.
"There are advantages and disadvantages in any tactic, the advantage of one big and four small is the mobility on the defensive end, but the defensive pressure in the number four position is very high." Perhaps it was Xu Yong's words just now that won Thibodeau's approval, and he stopped what he was doing and chatted with Xu Yong.
Xu Yong nodded thoughtfully.
There are still too many top power forwards in this era, not to mention that the four major forwards such as Duncan, Garnett, and Nowitzki have not yet retired, but Gasol, Stoudemire, and Aldridge are enough for Artest to drink a pot.
And these big forwards have stable peripheral projection, Yao Ming's effect on changing defenses in the past will not be good, one big and four small play is good in theory, but the challenges encountered are not small.
(End of chapter)