Chapter 172: "It Was His Face That Hit My Elbow"
Of course, in fact, the most depressed person at this time must be James on the court.
When a player who aspires to surpass Jordan to become a GOAT finds himself helpless against a newcomer, the frustration is incomparably strong.
By about nine minutes into the first quarter, the score was 9-24, and the Heat had trailed the Bulls by as many as 15 points.
When James scored 5 points in a row at the beginning, making people think that he was going to bottom out from the bottom of the cliff, Xu Yong was stunned and kicked him down again.
And there is only harm in comparison, and the Heat presented something in this game is far worse than the previous one.
James is proving with practical actions that he is the one who is really holding back the Heat now.
Spoelstra replaced James off the pitch, and James was so angry that he gave the bench a heavy punch before sitting down, but he was so angry that he smashed the punch on the iron stand on the edge of the bench, and he almost didn't scream.
Enduring the pain, he sat down in amazement from his teammates, and James gasped for air.
Xu Yongzhen is the nemesis he met in his life.
Of course, at this time, he could never have imagined that by the time of this year's draft, there would be a nemesis of his in the league.
Xu Yong was still on the court, and he played the whole first quarter.
Thibodeau's increasing playing time for key players in the playoffs has made his staggered travel time scarce.
But fortunately, in the second quarter, Thibodeau finally let Xu Yong go down to rest.
Spoelstra immediately called James up and replaced him on the court.
Spoelstra, although disappointed in James, is a principled man.
Now that he has promised Wade, he will follow through with his pre-match plan no matter what the outcome of this match is.
James was on fire, and as soon as he appeared on the court in the second quarter, he directly gave Hinrich a flying hat.
And switching to the offensive end, he broke through into the interior line and scored 2+1 on O'Neal.
It can be seen that the five points he scored in the opening game were not luck, and his form tonight was definitely fine.
The crux of the matter is Xu Yong, who is too restrained on the defensive end.
He went to the free throw line to add a penalty, just then a short whistle sounded from the sidelines.
James was shocked, and when he looked back and saw that it was really Xu Yong who was wearing the battle again, he couldn't help but burst into foul .gif.
Thibodeau is simply a beast, and it took less than a minute to play in the second quarter, and he actually replaced Xu Yong again!
"Phew!"
James' mentality fluctuated greatly, and he jumped out of the basket with free throws.
O'Neal defends the defensive rebound.
After the Bulls advanced to the frontcourt, Xu Yong held the ball in the frontcourt and Gibson played the block.
When he broke through to the penalty area, he saw James assisting in the defense, he jumped a feint to pass the ball in the direction of O'Neal, and when James turned around, he drank a cup of coffee in the air, pulled the ball back and sent the ball into the basket with a low-handed wipe board.
There were whistles at the scene.
Xu Yong is not only humiliating James on the defensive end, but also on the offensive end, he has to create a golden background board!
However, after the goal, Xu Yong didn't say anything, and turned around and retreated directly.
The so-called eating a trench grows a wisdom, he was cushioned by James last season, although he will not be injured, but it really hurts when he lands.
Just as no one would really want to harm themselves, he wouldn't be so extreme as to deliberately provoke James so that he would be padded again.
It's safe now, just hold on and finish the game safely.
As for the rest, when you kill the top three in the East Finals, so that they can't even enter the finals, it is enough to mark history.
Of course, this scene is completely different in James's eyes.
Xu Yong didn't even bother to spit trash talk at him!
The corners of his mouth flashed with cruelty, since you don't want to give me that damn respect, then go and die!
The Heat's offense, James did not attack with the ball anymore, but went to the weak side with his hands on his waist.
Xu Yong was a little surprised, even if James was a little embarrassed by him in the first quarter, he wouldn't be bad when he saw him now, right?
The Heat gave him absolute trust tonight.
"Be tough, the game isn't over yet, the game isn't over yet!"
In fact, even Spoelstra on the Heat bench was upset with the ball, and he got up directly, then turned around and roared at the bench.
This kind of scene is actually very common in basketball games, and it is usually done when the coach is dissatisfied with the players on the court and can't spray it.
The crowd on the Heat bench was still surprised, because Spoelstra has always been more elegant and easy-going.
It can only be said that the mood of their head coach has reached the extreme at this moment.
But just as Spoelstra sat down, he suddenly noticed something unexpected on the field.
James actually took the initiative to change the defense of Xu Yong!
You must know that because Wade suffered from his height when he defended Xu Yong, he wanted James to switch to defense, but James directly refused.
Unexpectedly, he took the initiative to change it at this time.
Is this the sun hitting the west and coming out?
Xu Yong was also a little surprised when he saw James, could it be that the hands in front of James were just to accumulate physical strength to defend himself?
But this is not right, James also rested for more than three minutes in the first quarter, and with his physical fitness, it is not to the point of sacrificing offense, right?
In confusion, Xu Yong did not attack with the ball, but ran without the ball.
Taking advantage of O'Neal's big block, he cut to the basket from the weak side.
However, Hinrich's pass to him was directly tackled by James.
Although James' first defense is a little watery, his physical condition makes it far easier to defend well than to do well offensively.
The Heat played a defensive counterattack, and James staged a signature Zhan axe dunk in the fast break, finally letting his emotions get a catharsis.
Although, at this time, the score on the court was 20-35, and the Heat still trailed the Bulls by 15 points.
The ball of the Bulls, Xu Yong held the ball and faced James.
Although he doesn't know what medicine James sells in the gourd, the 15-point difference is a hurdle in the NBA, and the Heat can't be allowed to cross this hurdle.
The rest of the Bulls also opened up space and gave Xu Yong a hard single.
James' physical speed and confrontation are good, but his body is heavy, and the effect of using the basket technique is definitely not as good as that of the basket.
The three-threat one-handed ball, the start of the falling step, after seeing James retreat, directly fell to complete the ball, and then pulled out the three-point shot directly.
It's just that you can't keep up.
James was indeed slow, and the interference he struggled to pounce on, and his fingertips were only enough to reach Xu Yong's nose.
Xu Yong made an easy three-point shot above James' head.
But just as he was finishing his shot, Xu Yong suddenly felt that something was not right.
James' reaction seemed to be even slower than he expected, and even a little ...... Clumsy?
Because he had the experience of last season, he did not follow the action after making the shot, but subconsciously looked down.
Good guys, sure enough!
When I saw the big feet coming forward in a row, all the seemingly unreasonable situations were all reasonably explained.
It turned out that James's hands were on his hips to let him down his guard, and he took the initiative to switch his guard to look for an opportunity to make a move.
Good guy, worthy of being the idol of Brother Alphabet (Giannis Antetokounmpo).
Xu Yong didn't want to experience the pain of being padded again, so he made a less correct move.
But this action is the most correct way to deal with the feet that are cushioned.
He didn't immediately put away his shot, but elbowed directly to James' face below.
Then what the fans saw was that Xu Yong's shooting posture was a little slower, and then in the process of falling, he elbowed James directly to the ground.
Of course, Xu Yong lost his balance in the air and fell to the ground.
It's just that they are also falling, and the situation after the two people fall is very different.
When Xu Yong landed, his arm had a cushion, and the whole person only made brief contact with the floor.
And James was already covered in blood at this time.
Xu Yong's elbow just now accidentally hit the eyebrow bone.
The brow bone is very thin, and it is easy to get elbow bleeding in a basketball game.
For example, the bloodied picture of Battier back then.jpg;
Another example is the terrifying .jpg of Stewart's face when he rushed at James.
These are actually brow bones that are elbowed open.
While this isn't a big deal in a place like the NBA, it's visually striking.
In particular, the person who was elbowed was still James.
His Majesty the King's golden body, why was his eyebrow bone broken?!
And what happened on the field next was even more interesting.
Generally speaking, don't care about any accidents or not, the core of this team is broken by someone's eyebrows, and there are always teammates who want to trouble each other.
But the actual situation is that when Xu Yong got up from the ground unscathed, no member of the Heat team came to trouble him.
This picture is comparable to the clash between Nick Young and his opponent, and the other Lakers players stood by and watched.
In fact, don't say it, Xu Yong himself is ready to confront the Heat players.
After all, he hadn't usually trained, and he didn't know if his movements were hidden.
But when he really saw that no one was coming, he suddenly felt that the picture in front of him had a cold sense of humor.
I can only say that I chose it myself!
If he stays with the Cavaliers, he is still the king of Cleveland, and the players on both sides should roll up their sleeves and get to work.
As a result, now, as an outsider, and with the local gangs so stiff, it is too difficult to get people to help you out.
The game entered a technical timeout, and James finally covered his towel and went to the bench with a rather painful expression.
The team doctor brought the medicine kit at this time.
Generally, as long as the bleeding is stopped, and then a band-aid is put on, the game can continue.
Of course, it also depends on the specific situation, if the situation is more serious and requires stitches, it is necessary to leave the scene first.
The team doctor examined James' wound and after making sure it wasn't serious, he began to try to stop the bleeding first.
At this time, the referee on the scene went to the technical table to watch the replay of the ball just now to determine the penalty of this round.
Xu Yong also looked up at the large LED screen at this time.
He's looking at his business capabilities.
The referees replayed it over and over again, and Xu Yong couldn't help but nod.
Although it is the first time to do it, I have to say that his level is still quite good.
This is thanks to his good stay in the air, and he has time to react and make movements in the air.
After watching the replay, the referees finally walked to the center of the court and gave the final decision: James violated Xu Yong's shooting cylinder, the defense was fouled, and Xu Yong made three free throws.
And then? Nope.
That's all there is to it.
The fans in the stadium were stunned for a moment when they saw the decision, and then soon there was a burst of whistles and cheers from the United Center.
This sentence blows and is quite fair!
At this time, James, who had been dealt with on the bench, saw the referee's decision, the wound collapsed on the spot, and there was a burst of blood.
What's even more interesting is that after the decision came out, Spoelstra didn't even go to the referee to protest, but his assistant coach Fitzdale went to communicate with the referee.
The final result of the communication, naturally, was that the penalty was not changed.
In fact, after the referees discussed and judged that Xu Yong's actions were unintentional, they had already made subjective judgments based on the situation on the field.
Because James not only violated the cylinder, but also had the suspicion of stepping on the foot.
If it weren't for the final result that James was kicked off, coupled with James' league status, this ball would have been blown for a technical foul.
When Xu Yong came back for free throws, James entered the players' tunnel accompanied by the team doctor, and he should have had to get stitches first.
After James left, the Heat's morale had hit rock bottom.
Tonight's game also lost suspense early.
In the end, the Bulls defeated the Heat 106-84 at home, making most of it 2-0.
The night was already buzzing on social media.
"Although the Heat are down 0-2, there are many teams that have reversed 0-2 in history, and we have to believe that the Heat will be next."
Those new Bulls fans are also crazy there.
However, for Heat fans, these old opponents who have changed their vests are not the most headache for them at the moment.
What really made their mentality explode was what Xu Yong said at the post-match press conference.
In addition to the victory and defeat and the big score, tonight's game also attracted attention to the fact that Xu Yong took the corner of James' eyebrows in the middle of the game.
Although the referees blew James for a defensive foul in the end, the spectators are all consequential, and they will naturally be suspicious and will seek the so-called [truth].
In the face of reporters' questions, Xu Yong's answers were quite calm, and even there was a hint of humor in his calmness.
"You know, James was interfering with my shot, I didn't know he was under me, so his face hit my elbow, and if I could really hit him in the face with an elbow in the air, I'd have to be a kung fu master."
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