It was more than 2,000 kilometers from Los Angeles to Oklahoma City, and the flight time was more than five hours, so after the game, the Bulls players did not go back to the hotel, but flew directly.

After the players got on the plane, they didn't play cards or other games, and they didn't even communicate much, because they were so tired that they basically rested upside down.

With the bumpy journey and back-to-back races, perhaps this trip can make people feel the shortened season more realistically.

When he got off the plane, Xu Yong noticed that Yao Ming was frowning as he walked, which made him feel a little bad in his heart.

This hunch was soon confirmed.

After resting in the hotel for a while, when the team was about to leave for the training hall, Xu Yong found that Yao Ming did not get into the car, and called to ask only to find out that the team doctor accompanied him to the hospital for an examination.

When he arrived at the training hall, Thibodeau also announced that Yao Ming would not play against the Thunder tonight.

Yao Ming's specific situation will not be known until the results of the hospital examination, but even if there is no major incident, he will not appear in tonight's game.

As a coach who has worked with Yao Ming early on, Thiboddu knows Yao Ming's situation well and treats it the most cautiously.

And the reason why this situation occurs is completely because Yao Ming played too well in the last game.

Here's a hot lesson that for an older player with injury concerns, it's the ability to recover that is more pronounced than dominance.

Or to put it more plainly, this kind of player outburst has a CD.

In this way, of the three cores of the Bulls at the beginning of the season, only Xu Yong is left to play.

I have to say that this continuous injury seems to make up for all the luck of the Bulls last season.

At this time, even Thibodeau was inevitably a little worried.

After announcing the news and before the start of training, he found Xu Yong and asked him about his physical condition.

Obviously, now that two of the three cores can't be played, there is little hope of winning against the Thunder, and Thibodeau has the intention of strategically giving up.

After all, if Xu Yong is folded in again, the Bulls' journey this season will end early.

"Coach, I'm not going to get hurt." Xu Yong said very frankly.

Xibodu was stunned for a moment after hearing this, then nodded and patted Xu Yong's shoulder with a smile.

Xu Yong is always so confident and competitive, which also gives him confidence in the evening game.

Although this time, it may be that he really misunderstood Xu Yong.

When he returned to the hotel after training, Xu Yong knew that Yao Ming had returned.

"How?" Xu Yong went to Yao Ming's room for the first time and saw Yao Ming drinking water there.

"It's not a big deal, let's rest for a few days and we can play tonight's game." Yao Ming put down the water glass in his hand and said good news.

"Don't, don't lose a big deal because of a small thing." Xu Yong hurriedly waved his hand.

"You don't want to do it again in '08, do you?" And without waiting for Yao Ming to speak, Xu Yong continued.

This stopped Yao Ming, and he nodded.

"It's up to you for tonight's game." He then reached out and patted Xu Yong's shoulder.

The Bulls want to keep the first place, and only Xu Yong is left, which is a very big challenge.

"Rest assured, we still have 12 people." Xu Yong said with a smile.

This time, Yao Ming also laughed, and subconsciously looked at the water cup on the table.

Yes, there is still half a glass of water in the cup.

……

That night, Oklahoma City's home stadium, Ford Center was packed.

The last time the team lost to the Bulls, fans have been waiting for revenge.

Because they play each other twice in a season, this may well be their only chance.

And Ross and Yao Ming both sat on the sidelines in suits and leather shoes before the game, which is also a godsend.

During the pre-match warm-up, Asik looked a little nervous.

Yao Ming actually didn't have a truce before, but at that time, there was still O'Neal Jr. who was on top to play the starter, but now O'Neal Jr. and Yao Ming can't play, this is his turn in the real sense.

From the beginning of the season to the beginning of the season, there is no chance to play to the starter, the span is so large, and because there are no other healthy centers in the team, it is estimated that the playing time will be very long, and it is normal to have pressure and tension.

In fact, it's not just Asik, Yi Jianlian is also a little.

It's only been a little over a month since he switched to shooting, but now he is likely to play in the Bulls.

Others may not know what that means, but he knows this might be his only chance with the Bulls.

If you don't grasp it this time, there may not be a next time.

Even if the Bulls cut him and sign someone on free agency for a temporary transition, it's entirely possible.

Because what the Bulls need now is to be able to withstand this situation, and when Yao Ming and O'Neal Jr. return one after another, there will not be too many scenes on the inside.

TNT's Big Three still appeared on the scene to comment, taking advantage of the warm-up time to warm up.

"Shaq, do you think the Bulls have a better chance of winning tonight?" Because it was a back-to-back match, Kenny Smith asked more directly this time.

O'Neill smiled and didn't answer, but he had already answered.

Now that the Bulls are missing two of the three cores, it would be a bit too fake to say that the Bulls have a better chance of winning.

"Do you know? Xu and I, we got our fifth championship ring together. After laughing, O'Neal turned to look at Barkley and said.

Barkley was speechless, he didn't know how many times O'Neill had said this, and he stared at him every time.

It's like he didn't have a championship!

Although he really didn't, he didn't take such a bully.

Just when he was about to correct O'Neal that it was Xu Yong who took him to win the championship, O'Neal had already taken the lead and continued to speak: "I see a trait in Xu, that is, the more difficult the game, the more he can play well, the more he can win the game." ”

Kenny Smith on the side laughed directly when he heard this.

If you want to say that after O'Neal entered TNT, one of the things he did the most was to blow Xu Yong.

China's No. 1 Xu Tsui is Yang Yi, and the No. 1 U.S. Xu Tsui is him O'Neill.

"Come on, that's because he took you to your fifth championship." Barkley retorted.

"You're jealous." O'Neill immediately corrected, "You forgot about the Godkiller War so quickly? ”

This sentence instantly left Barkley speechless.

Last season's Finals G3 was a classic.

"I think the Thunder are going to win the game easily tonight, because they have a huge advantage on the inside." Instead of going head-to-head with O'Neal, Barkley gave his own opinion.

At this moment, the warm-up on the field has ended, and the opening ceremony has begun.

The Bulls took the lead as the visiting team, Hinrich, Xu Yong, Artest, Gibson, Asik.

Who would have thought that the defending champions, who had won 15 consecutive games at the start of the season, would now have such a shabby starting line-up.

Thunder: Harden, Soflosa, Durant, Ibaka, Gasol.

On the Thunder's side, Fisher can't play tonight due to injury, but with the experience of the last encounter, even if Fisher can play, Brooks is estimated to have such a starting lineup, and he is also determined to win tonight's game.

The game started quickly, and Gasol earned the Thunder the chance to attack first.

The Thunder opened the game with Gasol's low-post offense.

Brooks is also one of the best coaches in the younger generation, and he is very good at developing young players, with excellent chicken soup ability and considerable tactical skills.

This opening arrangement is obviously aimed at the weak point of the Bulls' current interior line.

This also worked quickly, although Asik has a size, but the ability to fight in the low post is slightly weak, and more importantly, he is inexperienced, and he was eaten hard by Gasol in the low post one-on-one.

And looking back, as soon as Xu Yong received the ball, he was hit by Gasol from the inside.

This is clearly the buttery hand that eats Asik.

Xu Yong's choice is Kobe-style play, turning over to the bottom line with a bag clip and throwing it backwards.

He tried this style of play last season, and the last game against the Lakers actually worked.

After all, Asik's frontcourt board is very secure.

"Huh!"

However, he hit the first goal and didn't give Asik a chance to perform.

Turning around, Gasol continued to play alone in the low post to attract the Bulls' pinch, and he quickly hit the ball, and after a burst of transmission from the outside of the Thunder, Harden hit a three-pointer from the outside.

The Thunder can always press the Lakers to the top of the Western Conference, mainly relying on offense.

Although Westbrook's impact on the basket is missing, the space and overall quality of their play has improved greatly.

Especially tonight, Gasol still has a huge advantage on the inside, and this offensive flow highlights a mercury drop.

"Huh!"

But it was Xu Yong again, and this time he turned back to the three-point line and hit again.

O'Neal made Xu Yong's trademark gesture to Barkley, who was also scratching his head at the situation on the court.

Although the Bulls won against the Lakers last night, the consumption was not small, but how could Xu Yong look alive?

Thibodeau stood on the sidelines and shouted, he was clearly not happy with his team's opening defense.

His roar was still useful, and the Bulls' defensive intensity relied on excellent defensive rotations to limit the Thunder's tactics.

Harden finally fed the ball to Durant, who showed off the ball in the face of Artest's defense, and scored on a dating-path layup.

The overall offense, coupled with Durant's hard solution, the Thunder's offensive hierarchy is much stronger than before.

Without Yao Ming for the Bulls, it became very difficult to limit the Thunder on the defensive end.

Moreover, Xu Yong's third shot also missed the basket.

Just as Asik was about to pick up the rebound in the frontcourt, a figure rose from beside him and took the ball away in the nine-day moon.

It's Ibaka.

After starting full-time this season, Ibaka's scoring has not changed much, but his rebounds and blocks have improved a lot, especially the blocks, which have reached a staggering 3.7, leading the block charts.

His defensive sense and bounce are just as amazing as his second brother's.

The Thunder played a fast break, and Harden scored a layup on the European step in the fast break.

4 to 9.

Facing the Bulls, who only played in the remnants, the Thunder had a clear upper hand on both ends of the floor.

And at Brooks' behest, the Thunder continued to optimize on the defensive end, letting Gasol defend against Gibson and Ibaka against Asik.

The reason for this is that Asik is basically no threat on the offensive end of the basket, and doing so can give full play to Ibaka's defensive ability.

This adjustment worked very well, Xu Yong had no good chance after being flanked, so he could only change his offensive thinking.

But Asik is a pure meat shield, not only has no offensive ability, but also has no mid-range ability, basically Ibaka squatted under the basket and does not need to come out.

The Bulls' offensive wave still failed to score, and in turn, Gasol shot Asik a mid-range shot from the free-throw line.

4 to 11.

The difference was 7 points in an instant.

Thibodeau had to reach out and call a timeout.

At the end of the bench, Yao Ming subconsciously clenched his fists.

Xu Yong's state tonight is actually very good, but the Bulls have too much disadvantage inside, and there is not enough space on the court, so it is not easy to play for Jordan in this situation.

And he can't play yet, so he can really just watch and do it in a hurry.

At this moment, Thibodeau walked to the end of the bench and pointed at Yao Ming...... Yi Jianlian by his side.

Yi Jianlian was a little caught off guard, although he knew that he was likely to appear in the rotation stage tonight, but he didn't expect it to come so early.

After all, even if there are only four players left on the Bulls team today, Martin's rotation order is ahead of him.

It wasn't until Yao Ming on the side patted him on the shoulder that he came back to his senses and got up.

The timeout came back and players from both sides restarted.

Thibodeau looked at Yi Jianlian's back at this time, and felt a little helpless in his heart.

From the opening game to the present, Gasol is in very good shape, and with the four interior lines he can use tonight, it is actually difficult to prevent anyone who goes up.

On the defensive end, he doesn't want extravagance, he just hopes that the offensive end can open up more space, so that Xu Yong has better space to break through.

The Bulls' offense, Xu Yong tried a wave of no-ball running, Yi Jianlian's blocking and dismantling was very solid, and he took a quick shot after coming out to catch the ball through cover.

"Huh!"

Basketball is once again in the net.

Just as Yao Ming thought, although it was a back-to-back game, Xu Yong was still in good shape tonight because of his excellent physical fitness.

6 to 11.

Thibodeau continued to direct the defense on the sidelines, and Artest used the ball with all his strength to limit Durant, who couldn't catch the ball.

Seeing this, Harden motioned to pull away and fed the ball to Gasol in the low post.

At this time, Harden is not a ball-holding core play, but an organizational version of a scoring guard, and he has a set of offense.

His understanding is the same as Thibodeau, no matter who the Bulls use to defend Gasol tonight, unless they are in the low post, they can't prevent it.

And as long as Gasol is flanked, the Thunder's offense can be revitalized.

Thibodeau didn't signal a pinch shot at this time, and it was better to let Gasol score two points on the inside than to let the Thunder throw three points from the outside.

But what happened next took both sides by surprise.

Gasol sank his center of gravity and hit Yi Jianlian with his back, but Yi Jianlian's cheeks bulged, and he used all his strength to strengthen Gasol, and finally interfered with Gasol's shot.gif!

Yao Ming on the sidelines waved his hands and clenched his fists.

What stands out for this ball is a toughness!

Gibson protected the defensive rebound, and the Bulls advanced to the frontcourt to continue playing.

Xu Yong didn't get a chance with the ball this time, and he motioned to open up space.

Yi Jianlian bounced directly to the three-point line at the top of the arc.

At this time, Ibaka on the Thunder's side is a little confused.

It's not that he doesn't know anything about Yi Jianlian, because Yao Ming can't play, the Thunder coaching staff has introduced the Bulls' four interior lines.

Otherwise, the Thunder would not have let Gasol play inside at the beginning.

But the problem is that in the analysis of the coaching staff, Yi Jianlian is an interior with very unstable projection and rough interior skills, how can he come up and go to the three-point line?

didn't have much time to think, when Xu Yong changed direction with the ball past Sofrosa and killed inside, he decisively chose to hit inside.

Xu Yong passed the ball to Yi Jianlian at the top of the arc after breaking through to the penalty area.

Yi Jianlian aimed at the basket after receiving the ball and completed the shot before the Thunder team's help defense arrived.

If you want to say that the trainer increased the shooting speed for Yi Jianlian, the first problem to correct him was to look down at the three-point line.

This habit was corrected quickly, because Yi Jianlian changed his playing style, 3D inside, and when he played outside, he had to make sure that he fell outside the three-point line.

At this time, it is purely unnecessary to look at it, after all, he is not James.

And the trainer didn't make any changes to his shooting hand because the timing wasn't right.

It is very risky to change to shooting in the middle of the season, not to mention that if you only shoot three points, the speed of the big man's shot is not so fast.

After all, if you shoot high, even if you have a defense, it is too late to cause effective interference to you.

The trainer is more to let Yi Jianlian speed up the rhythm of the whole shot.

Taken together, these changes make Yi Jianlian's shooting look much more comfortable.

Combined with Yi Jianlian's performance on the defensive end in the last round, I have to say that Grover is the trainer after all, and the trainer he is looking for is quite reliable.

"Phew!"

But it's a pity that Yi Jianlian didn't hit this three-point.

The long rebound was picked up by Durant, and the Thunder played a fast break again, and Harden's European step-and-roll throw caused Hinrich's beater to foul and get two free throws.

Yi Jianlian pursed his mouth and shook his head.

Because he didn't shoot an open three-pointer, he let Harden's fast-break kill and it was a five-pointer on the outside.

But just then, someone tapped him on the shoulder.

He looked back and saw that it was Xu Yong.

"Don't be pressured, the important thing is not the result, it's the process, even if you can't stay, there are still me and Brother Yao here."

Yi Jianlian was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief after digesting it.

The reason why he wants to stay in the NBA, in addition to not wanting to leave regrets for himself, is also a very important reason, just like Yao Ming back then, not wanting to live up to the expectations of domestic fans.

Catching up with Yao Ming, the expectations of the Chinese people for him at this time are also the direction of his efforts.

But now this expectation is obviously unrealistic, and just like Xu Yong said, even if Yao Ming fades out, even if he really can't stay, there will still be Xu Yong.

Then, there really is no need for him to put so much pressure on himself.

Xu Yong patted his arm again after seeing his reaction, and motioned for him to go to the frontcourt, where Harden was going to make a free throw.

Thibodeau was standing on the sidelines at this time, and his original plan was for Yi Jianlian to open up space, and if he couldn't do it, he would replace Martin.

After all, Martin is the most reliable of the few people on the defensive end.

But now he didn't do that, because Yi Jianlian showed enough toughness in the round just now.

Harden hit both free throws.

6-13, the Thunder continued to maintain the lead.

The mentality of the Thunder fans at the scene was very relaxed at this time.

The Bulls couldn't open on the offensive end, and they couldn't defend on the defensive end, and the Thunder won tonight's game.

Not only Thunder fans, but also Thunder players are also confident at this time.

And full confidence means that the defense is active, Xu Yong's off-ball running still has no direct chance after receiving the ball, and the pinch attack also comes for the first time.

He could only get back to the three-point line and hold the ball and then eat Sofrosa raw with the breakaway.

Because there are no other offensive strong points to contain tonight, his blocking and pick-and-roll will only make the bag come faster.

It was definitely the toughest game the Bulls had since the start of the season.

Xu Yong burst into the three-second zone and was immediately hit by Ibaka's contraction.

At this time, he can choose to quickly attack the basket, which is also the choice that the Thunder predict he will make, so at this time, not only Gasol shrank to the basket, but the Thunder players on both wings are also retracting inside.

Xu Yong made the second option, and he gave the ball to Yi Jianlian again.

Yi Jianlian received the ball at the top of the arc again.

This time the Thunder didn't even rotate around, only Ibaka symbolically raised his hand to defend.

That's basically what it means to put.

This is the same as ignoring Asik's offensive threat under the basket before, and it is clear that you don't believe that Yi Jianlian can shoot three points.

Even, I feel that Yi Jianlian may not dare to continue to shoot.

After all, a fringe player misses a three-pointer in a row and is substituted for only one result.

This judgment is not wrong, if Yi Jianlian does not score continuously, Thibodeau will still replace him with Martin.

And if he is replaced, it will be difficult for a marginal person like him to get another chance.

So this is a three-point opportunity, and it can also be said to be a shot that decided Yi Jianlian's career.

Is it to go back to the CBA directly, or to continue to stay on the court, and continue to fight to stay in the NBA, only in this shot.

Yi Jianlian made another three-point shot.

Compared to the last shot, he looked noticeably calmer and calmer.

After unloading the psychological baggage, he also looked down.

Big deal, just go back to CBA!

The basketball spun around and cut a parabola through the air.

When the ball started to fall at the highest point, the expressions of the Thunder fans began to lose their lightness.

Brooks frowned as well.

Because of this goal, it looks like it will go in.

"Huh!"

With a crisp sound, the basketball went straight through the net.

Yi Jianlian hit this three-pointer!

At this time, the contrast between the coaches on both sides of the field is particularly obvious.

Brooks stood up with a frown, and Thibodeau clenched his fist hard in front of him.

It's not just a three-pointer thing, it's the Bulls' offensive space that opens up.

And with the offensive space, Xu Yong can do a lot more.

Xu Yong was also happy for Yi Jianlian at this time, and high-fived Yi Jianlian during the retreat.

9 to 13.

Yi Jianlian's three points also narrowed the difference to less than 5 points.

The whole morale of the Bulls on the court is different.

Harden played directly with Gasol to block and dismantle, misplaced European steps to break through Yi Jianlian's layup.

Yi Jianlian's current version is after weight gain, although he can carry Gasol, but his ability to defend defenders is average.

Harden successfully breaks through the defense's low-handed throw.

"Bang!"

But the ball did not fall into the basket, but was directly nailed by Xu Yong, who was assisted in defending the basket!

Xu Yong is too familiar with Yi Jianlian and Harden, he basically predicted the outcome of this misalignment, and then contracted to complete the block early, and also picked up the defensive rebound by the way.

The Bulls successfully defended this round, but because it was Xu Yong's block and there was no Rose on the court, the defensive counterattack was not able to push up.

The two sides continued to settle in positional battles.

This time, Xu Yong held the ball directly outside the three-point line.

Sofrosa was held twice in a row, but he could only continue to press forward, because Xu Yong had already shown tonight's shooting touch at the beginning, and giving space was equivalent to giving away points.

As a result, Sovlosa was passed for the third time.

Originally from Switzerland, Sovrosa is known as the "Swiss Army Knife" for his height, long arms, shape and speed, and is known for his excellent off-ball defense and fierce solo defense.

He had already shown the off-ball defense before, and only let Xu Yong score two points through the off-ball run, but this single defense, he wanted to be a little rough at this time.

If you change someone else, he won't be so embarrassed.

The opponent is bigger than you and faster than you, and he has never felt this sense of despair before (Maddie was no longer good before he played the main team).

Ibaka was still shrinking inward.

But at the same time, the Thunder team was also rotating in the defense, no longer giving Yi Jianlian the opportunity to open the three-point position just now.

At this time, it depends on Xu Yong's passing ability, or the organizational ability of an organization striker.

Because he needs to read the defense and make a judgment in a short time, whether it is an attack or a pass.

If you pass the ball, you need to pass it to the person he thinks will have a direct chance.

Then it turns out that there are two sides to everything.

Rose's frequent injuries have caused the Bulls' record to fluctuate significantly, but this is also a change of direction to accelerate Xu's organizational improvement.

That's when he worked out his offseason passing, which turned things in a positive direction.

Or you can also understand that the reason why Xu Yong trained his fitness and passing in the offseason was partly to deal with the situation.

As a reborn, he knows the intensity of the shrinking season, as well as the fact that Rose has been injured since the beginning of this season.

Back on the court, Xu Yong's choice was to stuff the ball directly to Artest at a 45° angle on the left.

Durant, who defended Artest, just rotated to defend Yi Jianlian, and he took the ball and completed the shot.

"Bang!"

The ball bounces off the rebound and falls into the net.

Artest's defensive performance has declined slightly this season, but the three-point goal is a career-high so far.

Brooks reached out and called a timeout.

12 to 13.

After the Bulls made two three-pointers in a row, the difference was only 1 point!

"Charles, I told you a long time ago, Xu is strong when he is strong." O'Neill said with a smug look on his face in the commentary seat.

The Bulls' two three-pointers, in addition to the shooter throwing the ball in, Xu Yong's tearing of the Thunder's defensive formation is more critical.

Now the Thunder really can't shrink at will, which means that the Bulls have won the possibility of fighting the Thunder for themselves.

Barkley couldn't say anything about his suffering at this time, in fact, it can be seen from his remarks on the previous show that he has also joined Xu Chui's team.

But O'Neal is more suitable for this role than him, so he can only do praise for the sake of the show.

Now look at O'Neill with a smug look on his face...... Feed! Let me blow it too!

After the timeout, Harden and Durant directly played the pick-and-roll.

Harden passed a return pistol after breaking through Xu Yong, and Durant received the ball and shot directly at Hinrich.

What about you with this hand, it is incomprehensible when Durant is full of energy.

But looking back, Xu Yong immediately broke through to the basket and threw it back in color.

As with the previous judgment, after the Bulls' offensive space on the court was opened, Xu Yong had a lot of room to break through.

Looking back, Durant directly reached out for the ball and singled Artest directly from outside the three-point line.

With a shuffling change of direction, he hit again with a quick stop after passing Artest.

This performance made the Thunder fans at the scene boil.

The last time the Thunder lost was because of Durant's lack of hard solving ability, just now Durant took the initiative to ask for the ball and used the ball to attack, making it clear that he wanted to prove himself.

Then Xu Yong, who didn't know how many times he passed Soflosa's defense, returned a sharp stop in the latter's almost desperate expression.

Xu Yong and Durant, following the World Championships two years ago, staged another battle against Biao, but in a plus version.

Because whether it is Xu Yong or Durant, their strength has improved significantly compared to that time.

At this time, the happiest person is Stern.

The pair of topics he wants to create for the next decade is becoming possible step by step.

At the end of the first quarter, the score on the court was 30 draws.

The two teams combined for 60 points in a single quarter and played a landmark offensive battle.

Among them, Xu Yong scored 15 points in a single quarter and 16 points in a single quarter against Biao Durant, both of whom played the first quarter, and the offensive battle made fans addicted.

At the beginning of the second quarter, Durant sat on the bench gasping for air.

Don't look at them as if they didn't score 20 points in a single quarter, and it doesn't seem to score a lot, but in fact, this is the era when the second offense has not been changed to 14 seconds, and the number of offensive rounds is not much.

And more importantly, just like in the World Championships, the two played directly at the offensive and defensive ends in the second half of the game.

A point of knowledge that is easy to remember, Durant is poor defensively.

In fact, Durant's defense has never been bad, only average after the injury, and excellent before the injury.

His defense benefits from his physical condition and the needs of his role, much like Maddy, who is elite when focused, but most of the time he can't allocate his energy to defend because they can't do it physically.

"Do you need a break?" On the Bulls' bench, Thibodeau looked at Xu Yong and asked.

Of course, he hopes that Xu Yonghe will play the entire first half like he did when he played the Lakers, and it is better not to rest in the second half.

After all, whether it is scoring or organizing tonight, the Bulls are all pointing at Xu Yong alone.

But the reality is that Xu Yong consumed a lot on the offensive end in the first quarter, which was completely different from the situation when he played the Lakers and went shopping on the court for most of the quarter.

When Xu Yong heard this, the famous sentence that Barkley said immediately came to his mind: Don't replace me, I have time to rest after I die.

But if you really say such a second-class thing to Thibodeau, Thibodeau will probably get goosebumps.

"When tonight's game is over, I must get a good night's sleep." Xu Yong said with a smile.

Xibodu looked at Xu Yong and nodded, already knowing the answer.

After a few gasps, Durant has recovered.

At this time, the time for the break had arrived, and Durant looked up and saw that the court was suddenly stunned.

Because he saw that Xu Yong actually appeared again!

Be a person!

Durant was really shocked.

This is not a problem of staggered peak travel and good peak travel, Xu Yong's consumption in the first quarter is not less than him!

In Durant's shocked gaze, Xu Yong broke through to the interior line, and after a strong confrontation with Turiaf, he caused the latter's defensive foul and got two free throw opportunities.

From body language to confrontation, Xu Yong still can't see any fatigue.

Speaking of which, in terms of comprehensive offensive and defensive strength, Xu Yong and Durant are on par, Durant is stronger in offense, and Xu Yong's defense is slightly better.

But Xu Yong has one of the biggest advantages, which is physical fitness.

It's not just the result of a downseason of training, it's the result of so many years.

Endurance and physical fitness, this is also Xu Yong's biggest advantage.

If you don't talk about anyone else, let's talk about Butler, which can be said to show the highest point that can be achieved with both talents.

And Xu Yong's talent is much stronger than Butler's.

After hitting both free throws at the free throw line, Xu Yong turned around and successfully gave Reggie Jackson a hot pot on the defensive end.

Then when he returned to the offensive end, Xu Yong ran without the ball and misplaced Reggie Jackson to make a 2+1.

When he was on the rise, he even sent the other party a classic NBA trash talk: Welcome to the NBA.

Before Jackson could hold back, Durant couldn't hold back first, and he got up and asked Brooks to play.

……

In the end, the Bulls narrowly defeated the Thunder 113-109 and won an incredible victory.

You must know that the Bulls, who lack the two cores, are one notch weaker than the Thunder in terms of strength.

In particular, Durant played bravely tonight, scoring a high score of 40 points, and Gasol and Harden also performed close to 20 points.

But he couldn't stand Xu Yong's performance like a god tonight, he played the whole game, shooting 18 of 35, hitting a new career high, and also the first 50+, 53 points, 8 boards, 8 assists, 3 steals and 2 blocks.

Especially in the last quarter, when Durant's scoring efficiency declined due to physical consumption, Xu Yong was still able to hit the key ball with the bag, and the Thunder fans on the scene were stunned.

"Shaq, you're right, he's the modern-day Michael Jordan!" Even on the commentary bench, Barkley desperately joined Xu Fu's team.

Contemporary Jordan, the classic word has changed hands again.

But it seems that this time, the term has been endorsed by a lot of people.

Because in the past two days, Xu Yong has done incredible things.

He scored a total of 97 points in two games, making him the fourth player in history to do so after Kobe.

But unlike Kobe, he played against teams like the Lakers and the Thunder at a championship-level level, and the scoring content was very high.

Not to mention that this is still a shrinking season.

In fact, at the end of the game, social media was almost overwhelmed by the shock of the fans.

"It's the best performance of the season, when his teammates fall one after another, Xu carries the team forward with his own strength, he is a lone brave."

"This is the greatest scoring performance I've ever seen since Kobe's 05~06 season, Xu is on the road to dominating this league, and he's only in the third grade!"

"Last season's FMVP was by no means a flash in the pan, and I felt it was time to include Xu in the MVP discussion."

"The competition for MVP this season will be unprecedentedly fierce, Xu, Durant, James, Kobe, who of the four of them is elected in the end, I think it depends on the final results of the four teams."

"I originally thought that Xu would fall out of this list, after all, when the two cores of your team are injured, the team's record is really difficult to guarantee, but I have to say, Xu shocked me, even if the Bulls' record is not the first, I will vote for him!"

"One of the interesting things is that if Xu does that, the Bulls will have two players on the roster who have won MVPs in their third year at the same time."

"Foreman: It's so silky, who would have thought that!"

……

When the outside world was in full swing, Xu Yong was sleeping in the hotel at this time.

He is also a person, and he has been so ruthless back to back in a row, and his physical fitness has reached the limit.

Not to mention that last night they only slept on the plane for a while in order to catch the away game.

But tired and tired, but he slept with a smile on his face, after all, he did what he promised Thibodeau.

……

The day after the game against the Thunder, ESPN updated the latest edition of the MVP list.

In this list, Xu Yong is also at the top of this list for the first time since the season.

Until then, although the Bulls' record has been higher than that of the Heat and the Thunder in the West, James has always occupied the top spot.

But it's clear that Seo's back-to-back performances in the past have forced ESPN to make such a change.

If last night was just a discussion among fans on social media, now Seo Yong has really become the favorite for MVP this season.

The Bulls also returned to Chicago to recuperate after their road trip.

Even if you count the flight time, they only have two days to recuperate.

It was at this time that the Bulls made layoffs.

They cut Peja Stojakovic.

This is mainly due to the fact that out of concern for the future of the team, the coaching staff decided to let Yao Ming recuperate for a while.

And during this time, they need to supplement their inside line.

Because it is difficult to get through this period with just four inside lines, and it may even continue to cause injuries and bring more trouble to the follow-up.

Especially when Asik didn't work in the last game, there will be few options for the team to make.

At this time, there are not many inside lines in the free market for them to choose from, after all, the strong fits have already been signed.

Short and tall, the Bulls finally signed Chris Anderson, who was previously pardoned by the Nuggets, on a ten-day contract.

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(End of chapter)