The first quarter ended with the Bulls leading 40-34.

Xu Yong played the whole first quarter, scoring 30 points on 13-of-15 shooting in a single quarter, including 18 consecutive points in the opening game.

Brooks tried every defensive style in this quarter except for Box-1, but was unable to contain Seo.

If it weren't for the extreme defensive tactics that the team hadn't trained in usually, he would definitely want to try it.

It is worth mentioning that this is the first time in Xu Yong's career that he scored 30 points in a single quarter, which also allowed him to enter a new NBA legend record.

Before him, only six players had scored 30 points or more in a single quarter, and only Kobe Bryant had done it twice among active players.

Durant also scored 25 points in the quarter, setting a new personal record for scoring points in a single quarter.

This section of the game can be said to be a battle between Xu Yong and Durant.

And the coaches on both sides used various defensive tactics, but in the end they couldn't contain the opponent.

Stern grinned as he watched in front of the TV.

Let's not talk about the rest of the game, just in this section of the game, the topic between Xu Yong and Durant has been full, and the image of the rival has been established.

Of course, in addition to Stern, Xu Yong is also happy on the bench.

Although he was also tired enough after playing the first quarter.

Butler's pass was just a surprise, and now he doesn't have the ability to dilute the ball.

More often, Xu Yong still has to rely on his own heads-up ability to solve problems.

However, because his opening 18 consecutive points were too explosive, the subsequent feints could easily shake out space or create fouls.

This made it a lot easier for him to score later on, and it was the key to his ability to score 30 points in a single quarter.

And the reason for him to be happy is because he is tired, and Durant will only be more tired.

When he finished the first quarter, he saw that Durant was already supporting his waist.

You see, Scarlett's lack of a crush on Durant is a good thing for Durant.

Durant's son and physical fitness will not allow him to play a long game.

If this is spread out to Durant, it will hurt more than not looking at it.

In the second quarter of the game, Xu Yong and Durant did not score much, Xu Yong scored 11 points, and Durant scored 8 points.

On the one hand, their physical consumption in the first quarter is very large, and it is difficult to recover from a few minutes of rest; On the other hand, in the second quarter, the defense of both sides against them can be said to be a circle of chasing and interception.

However, the Bulls trailed the Thunder only 64-69 at halftime.

With Artest and Gibson on the bench, the Bulls' bench has improved significantly.

Gibson, as an older rookie, has spent more than half of his season as a starter with the Bulls, and his ability and experience have reached the peak of his career.

Artest's words, although his ability has declined, the emaciated camel is bigger than the horse, and he still has an advantage in playing as a substitute.

Of course, the most critical reason why the Bulls were able to bite the Thunder in the first half was Xu Yong.

Xu Yong scored 41 points in the half!

According to the fans, 41 points in the half, so 82 points in the whole game?

Half-time came back and the second half of the game between the two sides continued.

The third quarter of the game, like the battle of Tianwang Mountain in the series, was crucial for both sides.

It was at the start of the quarter that the Bulls had their best news of the night, as their outside touch recovered.

As soon as he returned in the second half, Butler and Hinrich hit three-pointers from the outside.

This change forced the Thunder to reduce their defensive investment in Xu Yong.

This gave Xu Yongxin a chance, and after halftime, he recovered a lot and scored another 17 points in a single quarter.

The Bulls also managed to overtake the score 90-88 in this quarter.

At the end of the festival, his data statistics were given on the LED screen and the live broadcast screen, and there were words about the new record.

He shot 21-of-34, 1-of-2 from three-point range, 15-of-16 from the free-throw line, and finished with 58 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 steal, 1 block, 3 fouls and 4 turnovers.

Xu Yong's previous personal highest score in a single game was 53 points, which was also achieved against the Thunder.

If the Raptors are Kobe's lucky team, then Xu Yong's lucky team is the Thunder.

Behind his stats are Kobe Bryant's December 21, 2005 stats, which were 62 points in the third quarter against the Mavericks.

This is the first time in the NBA's nearly two decades that anyone has come so close to Kobe's statistic.

And unlike Kobe Bryant, who has already won or lost at the end of the third quarter, the Thunder and Bulls are still in a stalemate, which means that Xu Yong's score tonight starts at 60, and 70 is not a dream.

In fact, things are moving in this direction as well.

In the final quarter of the game, Xu Yong's physical fitness shocked everyone.

Especially when the game came to the final quarter, and despite his declining shooting percentage, he was still able to shake off defenders to make those shots.

Kobe Bryant's 81-point game that year, which made many NBA players sigh, was that Kobe Bryant made 46 shots in the whole game.

Note that this is only the number of shots that are included in the statistics, and those that are blocked or some other circumstances will not be included in the statistics.

In other words, Bryant had at least 50 shots in that game.

And this alone, not many people in the NBA game can do it, because in that kind of confrontation, to complete such a number of shots, the back of the shot is basically the real meaning of the hand numb.

This sentence is the original words of Maddie in the game when he scored 62 points that year, and he also wanted to score 70 or even 80 points, but he couldn't shoot behind him, and he was 1 of 10 in the final quarter.

And Xu Yong undoubtedly reminded the fans of this in the final quarter.

Even, the feeling is even stronger.

Because Kobe Bryant was able to score 81 points that year, the biggest reason was that the Raptors used a single defense against him most of the time, similar to the [anti-Jordan rule] A defensive method, Kobe Bryant encountered a lower defensive intensity, and he could also shoot more from the outside.

But the Bulls' strategy tonight, Xu Yong is to break through more inside, and this physical consumption is different.

And in that game, Raptors head coach Sam Mitchell played a lot in the fourth quarter, but Brooks didn't have it tonight.

Although he couldn't make a multi-person encirclement of Xu Yong like he did in the first half because the Bulls found a crosshairs on the outside, as long as Xu Yong hit the inside, pinching is the norm.

So visually speaking, Xu Yong tonight was even more shocking than Kobe's 81-point game.

In stark contrast, Durant is no longer good.

In the last quarter, Durant was basically in a state of stealth on the court, and he was driven by the desire to win and lose against Xu Yong for three quarters, giving people the feeling that his body was hollowed out, and there was really no drop.

Seeing that Xu Yong was still shooting on the field, his heart was like a knife.

Because he also realized that compared to scoring, the real gap between him and Xu Yong is physical fitness and staying power.

And this is actually the only thing in the basketball game that can interest Scarlett.

What a painful realization.

But just like he would have fought hard in the first quarter, the biggest difference between him and James is that he doesn't understand Smart basketball.

His character is very real, or it can also be understood as a down-to-earth ordinary person.

If you stimulate me, I will be just with you;

I can't beat you, so I'll spray you.

So he began to use various occasions to spray trash talk at Xu Yong.

Although his trash talk level is really limited, even though Harden is trying to stop him from doing so.

Xu Yong didn't pay attention to him at first, after all, he promised Harden before, and his physical fitness was basically empty, and he didn't have the extra energy to spray with others.

But Durant was too real, and when he saw that Xu Yong didn't talk back, he thought Xu Yong was afraid, so he stepped up.

Finally, when Durant deliberately ran to him and chattered after he scored, he sprayed back.

And just one sentence, Durant, who was still continuously output, instantly became a deflated ball.

"If you really want to drink Scarlett's bath water, I have a pool at home, enough to manage."

Harden was not far away at this time, and the corners of his mouth twitched when he heard this.

If Xu Yong talked to him about him left and right before, and did not admit the relationship with Scarlett, then this sentence just now can be regarded as a change of direction to admit it.

Although the kind of thing that female celebrities stay overnight is like those cheating girls on the Internet saying that they just chatted with other boys in the room all night, and they know what happened with their toes, but guessing and admitting are two different things.

And Xu Yong's current trash talk level is really too high, and every sentence is a blast.

Why do you say that Durant doesn't listen to persuasion!

Xu Yong's trash talk also became a watershed in the fourth quarter, and after Durant obviously withered, the entire morale of the Thunder collapsed.

In the end, after four quarters of fierce battle, the Bulls defeated the Thunder 118-110 and won the battle of the spotlight.

Xu Yong is undoubtedly the one who played the brightest tonight.

When he was substituted 30 seconds before the end of the game, his detailed stats were played again.

30 points in the first quarter, 11 points in the second quarter, 17 points in the third quarter, and 14 points in the fourth quarter.

He shot 26 of 46 from the field, 1 of 4 three-pointers, 19 of 20 free throws, 72 points, 8 boards, 6 assists, 2 steals, 1 block, 4 fouls and 5 turnovers!

For comparison, Durant's 48-point score pales in comparison to that of Durant, who also posted well tonight.

When Xu Yong left the game, Thibodeau took the initiative and hugged him hard.

He thought that Xu Yong could do everything he said before, but he really couldn't think of 72 points.

You know, before that, only three people had scored higher than that, Chamberlain, Kobe Bryant and David Thompson.

Yes, without Jordan, Jordan's single-game scoring record is 69 points.

And this kind of record really has gold content if you study it carefully, just like David Robinson also scored 71 points, but his pure score has become an important basis for fans to ridicule him.

But Xu Yong, in terms of gold content alone, his 72 points even exceed Kobe's 81 points.

When the scene camera gave Xu Yong a picture of sitting on the bench panting, there were bursts of applause at the scene.

Originally, it was just a regular season, and even if there were a lot of topics in it, it was just a regular season.

But Xu Yong's crazy scoring performance made this game destined to go down in history, and they were fortunate to become witnesses of history.

After the game, fans have also fallen into a carnival.

"Great scoring performance, I even think because the opponent is the Thunder, it's the greatest scoring performance in history!"

"I haven't watched the game between Chamberlain and David Thompson, but I have watched Kobe's 81-point game, and to be honest, Xu gave me an even more shocking feeling, and this is the greatest scoring performance."

"In the most difficult period for the Bulls, Xu's crazy scoring instilled the greatest confidence in Chicago fans, as long as Xu is here, we are the defending champions!"

"He just felt good in the first quarter, do you think he scored more than 20 points in the next four quarters? Also surpassing Kobe, buddy blew through! "Comment from" KBfnas ".

"The Thunder didn't maintain their defensive intensity against Xu in the second half, and Kevin Durant was besieged for the whole game, so I don't think there was much difference between them." Comments from "Los Angeles Nation".

"Yes, brother, I couldn't agree more with you, if you give Durant the same defensive intensity, I'm sure he can even score more points." Comment from "Guardian of the Kingdom of Cleveland".

……

After the game, Xu Yong asked the team doctor to give him a good massage.

Although he was not injured, the fatigue and soreness in his body were terrible.

He's a guy who doesn't have that much of a thirst for data, so if he can, he still hopes not to go on with nights like this.

Of course, knowing that he has no choice, he can only relax in this way at this time, and take his mobile phone to look at social media by the way.

Who doesn't like to watch others brag about themselves?

This has nothing to do with age or character, it is simply a spiritual enjoyment.

Then he saw Durant's trumpet remarks.

He couldn't help but smile bitterly.

It's a pity.

He didn't know who this "First Xu Blow" was, after all, the Pacers still had a Stephenson, but the "First Xu Hei" was born tonight.

……

Just like Kobe's 81 points that year, Xu Yong's 72 points began to break the circle the next day.

And he broke the circle more thoroughly.

Because Swift used him as the background to make "... "Trouble" also began to explode in North America.

This is a pop song, and incorporates many elements such as electronic bass and Dubstep, which is completely different from Swift's previous country music, and has been evaluated by the media as "the song that least looks like Taylor Swift".

But its melody and its rhythm are unusually rhythmic, and the fire is thorough.

In addition, Scarlett also posted a social media status of "My Mr. 72" at this time.

It is no exaggeration to say that Xu Yong has become the most talked-about person in the North American sports circle during this time, and the name of "Satan" is far and wide.

The number of celebrities who came to the Bulls game has increased dramatically, and according to the words of the circle, you have no status, and you can't get a ticket in the front row just because you have money.

Of course, along with the blowing of some fans on social media, there is also a natural generation of black.

Because many fans like to compare his 72 points with Kobe's 81 points, and they always mention the gold content.

This upsets a lot of Co-Secrets, knowing that they are the largest group.

"He just scored a high score", "According to you, David Thompson is also better than Kobe", "Consecutive high scores are the real score", and other comments are endless.

Of course, whether it's blowing or black, he doesn't pay attention to it now.

Because the Bulls have a tough schedule ahead.

They're going on a road trip to the West, the Spurs, the Nuggets, the Grizzlies, and that's not a good thing.

In particular, the Thunder game was the first game in which they adjusted their game strategy, and Brooks was somewhat unable to deal with it, but after that, he will definitely be targeted by research.

In particular, the next game is still against the Spurs, and Popovich is not a good stubble.

In fact, it was true, playing Spurs that he was met with a crazy defense in the opening game.

Even the various small movements he received during the game were unprecedented, and some skirmishes broke out between the two sides.

Don't think that just because the Spurs have Duncan, they are a team that earns respect based on strength, Bowen, Finley, etc., this team has no shortage of villains.

In terms of dirty, they and the Pistons are also a double wall.

However, after the game, Xu Yong still scored 43 points and led the Bulls to defeat the opponent.

It's not easy to score 40 points on the Spurs, but there's no way, who calls him Xu Yong.

The Spurs' 2-1-2 zone defense is called "Kobe Bryant's happy defense" by fans, but isn't that "Xu Yong's happy defense"?

Although the Bulls' strategy is to get Xu Yong to score under the basket, there is a chance in the middle range to complete the offense, and that is Xu Yong's sweet spot.

Of course, there is another point that cannot be overlooked, the Spurs do not have Leonard.

Historically, the Spurs have been able to survive GDP aging, and Leonard's presence has been a key factor.

Without Leonard, Danny Green alone wouldn't be able to support the Spurs' defense.

Without that kind of defense, it would be difficult for the Spurs to play the unsolvable offensive and defensive system that they have in history.

The same thing happened to the Nuggets.

Participated in the Howard trade in the history of the digital man and sent Iguodala to the Nuggets.

But because they were able to get Bynum, and now that Bynum is still with the Lakers, Iguodala naturally didn't come to the Nuggets.

And this Nuggets team, led by George Carr, is known as the "Track and Field Team" and is an offensive team.

The two sides can be said to have run a whole game on the field, and then Xu Yong ran another 51 points.

Then, the Bulls won three in a row.

In the final game of the week, the Bulls played the Grizzlies and ended up losing 91-101.

The main reason is the Grizzlies' black and white duo, which is very restrained by the Bulls' current style of play.

Because Xu Yong can't break through to the basket, the effect of sudden points is relatively average.

This is also why a breakthrough player will always be afraid of a team with strong interior strength, because the only way he can consistently score points is to break through.

However, Xu Yong still scored 40 points with his mid-to-long-distance performance.

He scored 40+ points in 4 consecutive games and was voted the best of the week without any suspense.

This week, under his leadership, the Bulls achieved a 3-1 record, while he averaged 51.5 points, 7.5 rebounds, 7 assists, 1.5 steals and 1 block per game, shooting 51.6% from the field and 36.2% from three-point range.

In particular, his average points per game is unprecedented, which if fans who haven't paid attention to the game recently, they subconsciously think that the data is wrong.

For comparison, Westbrook, who was elected to the West in the same week, also led the team to a 3-1 record, averaging 21.5 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists per game.

This kind of performance has also made the fans' doubts about him on social media drop a lot, and even many fans who originally followed the trend have begun to turn black.

To paraphrase a fan, even if you open up to him, he won't be able to brush this kind of data.

Some fans have even begun to discuss topics such as "whether Xu Yong is the strongest player in the active service".

And then they came up with a surprisingly consistent answer.

James is a perennial subordinate of Xu Yong, no matter how fierce the James is blowing, it is not enough to see in front of Xu Yong;

Durant's words, putting aside staying power, he has not led the team to the Finals, so he naturally fell into the disadvantage;

The only suspense should be Kobe Bryant, who is the first in overall strength in active service.

Because of Bynum's injury, Kobe Bryant began to shoot more, and his statistics have also risen, and his average of 28.2 points per game is now the highest since the 07~08 MVP season.

Xu Yong and Kobe, this looks a little bit like Jordan and the "magician" back then.

……

It's late December, and Christmas is just around the corner.

Because the Bulls weren't scheduled for a Christmas game this year, this is their most laid-back season in recent seasons.

After the last game before Christmas, Xu Yong invited the whole team to his estate.

He threw a pool barbecue party here.

To add to the fun, he also had some party girls contacted, focusing on one to relax his teammates.

What? Is the pool cold in winter?

His swimming pool is heated!

And it's very comfortable to bask in the sun in winter.

Xu Yong and Yao Ming leaned back on their beach chairs at this time, watching their teammates frolic in the pool and on the sidelines.

"Is there really Scarlett's bath water in this pool?" Yao Ming focuses on a curious baby.

Like James's trash talk, Xu Yong's trash talk was also exposed by the media after the game.

Xu Yong knew Yao Ming's character, and nodded generously in acknowledgement.

"But if Durant really wants it, he probably has to go to the sewer to find it, because the water has already been changed." Xu Yong then explained.

Yao Ming was stunned for a moment, then laughed, and his laughter turned into embarrassment.

When he finished laughing, he couldn't help but reach out and give Xu Yong a thumbs up.

In terms of feelings, Xu Yong is different from ordinary Chinese people, and he can't help but envy him honestly in this regard.

"You've worked hard this month." Yao Ming then said with a little emotion.

Although the data is gorgeous, Xu Yong's tiredness can be fully felt by him as a teammate.

And Xu Yong is not fake, he is really afraid that Xu Yong will fall.

"It's all over." Xu Yong said with a sigh of relief.

Yao Ming will come back next week, and his life as a cow and horse will be much easier.

Yao Ming nodded, but there was a trace of sadness between his eyebrows.

This time his recovery from injury was not ideal, especially in the recovery phase, and he could feel a lot of aspects of himself, such as speed and explosiveness.

Maybe it's really a disease from hard work, and he has reached a stage where he can't go back to losing weight.

But on the bright side, if he can play, Xu Yong can at least be easier.

At this time, there was a sound of car engines, Xu Yong stood up from the beach chair, and then said, "Here it is." ”

Yao Ming got up in confusion, and then saw Butler and Teague coming over with a large suitcase.

"What's that?" Yao Ming was full of curiosity.

"Christmas presents." Xu Yong said and began to greet his teammates.

It's not uncommon for players to give gifts to their teammates in the NBA.

Yao Ming also gave his teammates Moutai with Chinese characteristics.

Xu Yong opened the box by the pool, and then took out the gift from inside, which was a box of beautifully packaged Rolex watches.

One by one, he delivered them to his teammates.

Yao Ming didn't pay much attention to it at first, but when he opened it and found that it was a gold watch, and it still had his name on it, he suddenly realized that Xu Yong had spent a lot of money this time.

The rest of the team also noticed this, and some began to shout excitedly.

"Ron, you don't have to hold it up like that, it's waterproof." Xu Yong said with a smile to Artest, who was still in the pool.

These were custom watches, $40,000 a piece, including one he had, and one that he had sent to Rose's house, which cost him $600,000 in total.

This is no small gesture.

Of course, in Xu Yong's view, it is very necessary.

Because he has been getting high scores in the past month, the data is all with him, and his teammates have more or less made sacrifices.

Especially the likes of Gibson and Artest, who went from starting to substitute sacrificed a lot.

Artest happily put it on directly, and couldn't put it down.

His teammates also came over to hug him one after another, and then said words of thanks.

It's been a great value for Christmas.

……

In January, Yao Ming finally ushered in his comeback after missing the first three months of the regular season.

And as soon as he comes back, he will play a strong team like the Mavericks.

In the end, the Bulls lost the game.

With the return of Nash and Nowitzki, and the growth of Leonard, the Mavericks are very strong.

They both overtook the Lakers in record last month to move into second place in the West.

Xu Yong scored only 38 points in the whole game, ending his sinful 9 consecutive 40+ performances, which was the same as Jordan and Kobe Bryant in this record, tied for the first place in history.

Leonard is arguably the best defender of the league's active players.

Yao Ming's first game after his comeback was not good, and he only got 15 points and 8 boards.

Of course, in the first game of the comeback, the opponent is a favorite team like the Mavericks, which does not explain much.

However, in the next game, Yao Ming's data basically stayed at this level, averaging about 15 points per game, and about 9 rebounds were increased.

At this time, everyone, including Xu Yong, knew that he really couldn't go back this time.

And this means that Xu Yong needs to do more in the next games.

……

It's the end of January.

Although Yao Ming's performance has declined significantly, his comeback has significantly improved the strength of the Bulls.

The Bulls overtook the Pacers in terms of record and finished third in the East behind the Heat and the Nets.

And Xu Yong's season average data per game has stabilized at about 33 points per game, which is also the first time that anyone has reached this level since Kobe's season of 35.4 points.

Again, it needs to be emphasized that before the second offense was reformed to 14 seconds and the number of rounds increased, the average score was very high.

It was also at this time that the league announced the All-Star voting and bench lineup for the 2012~2013 season.

East: Wade, Xu Yong, Anthony, James, Yao Ming;

Irving, George, Iguodala, Bosh, Garnett, Brooke López, Howard

West: Paul, Harden, Kobe, Durant, Griffin;

Westbrook, Parker, Nash, Nowitzki, David Lee, Noah, Zach Randolph

Xu Yong was elected the top voter for the third consecutive year, and directly raised the vote record to the 4 million level.

In the cause of ticket king records, he is unbeatable, and only he competes with himself.

However, this situation "maybe" changes in the future.

Because Yao Ming became the starting center in the East this year, the fans' dissatisfaction with the voting mechanism reached its peak.

Although Stern still pretended not to hear anything, as he had done in previous years.

The most depressed person at this time should be Howard, he should feel that he should have run to the Lakers in the first place, so that at least the exposure or something is still there.

And it's also worth noting that this year's All-Stars have seen quite a few new faces, which means a new generation is quietly coming.

……

After the All-Star break, there is an annual trade deadline.

This year's deadline can be said to be quite lively.

Because before All-Star Weekend, rumors of various deals were already flying, and there were already deals struck.

The Grizzlies sent Rudy Gay to the Raptors just before the All-Star break.

This wave of fans has attracted many fans to complain, because the Grizzlies only got Calderon, Ed Davis and a second-round pick.

This wave can be said to be given away for nothing.

Then there's the Celtics, whose competitiveness has plummeted with the departure of Ray Allen, an aging roster, and O'Neal Jr.'s injury.

Last season's Eastern Conference semifinals in Pierce's-soaked arena basically marked the end of the team's journey, with Pierce and Garnett packed up and put on the shelves.

All this turmoil is traceable, because these transactions or rumors, and the Lakers' amnesty of Okafor for one reason, are all for the 2013~2014 season of super luxury tax preparation.

That level of super luxury tax is something that the average team can't withstand.

And then because of this super luxury tax, this year's trade deadline is finally dominated by a thunder and rain.

The biggest deal came from a three-way trade between the Magic, the Bucks and the Bobcats, and the biggest player was none other than the Magic's JJ Redick, who Orlanders traded for two young men, Doron Lamb and Tebias Harris.

But both the Bulls and Pacers made a move at this point.

The Bulls reached a three-way deal with the Knicks and Rockets.

The Bulls sent Kenyon Martin and next year's first-round pick in exchange for Marcus Morris from the Rockets.

Martin was sent to the Knicks, and the Rockets only picked up a first-round pick.

Martin has basically not played much with the Bulls, and the Bulls are expected to handle him.

And their favorite Marcus Morris is the younger brother of the Morris brothers, who was selected by the Rockets with the 14th pick in the first round in last year's draft.

Morris is 2.06 meters tall in shoes, and he mainly played power forward when he was in college, and he entered the league as a forward swing, but he mainly played power forward.

His biggest feature is that he can expand his range to the three-point line, which he didn't have much chance with the Rockets last season, but this season he entered the rotation, averaging 8.6 points and 4.1 rebounds per game, shooting 3.6 shots from three-point range and shooting 38.5% from the field.

Looking at the stats, Morris is a promising player, but in fact he only shoots 42.6% overall, which is very inefficient as an interior lineman.

The main reason for this is that he is "not three or four", he is not fast enough as the No. 3 position, and he suffers from the confrontation and height as the No. 4 position.

This is also the main reason why the Rockets sold him cheaply, of course, in addition, Mo Gou is always helping the owner save money, especially when the super luxury tax is coming, he will pay more attention to this.

The Bulls' side of the idea is simpler.

After Yao Ming's comeback, their strength declined, and they could only play more space basketball, and at this time, the interior line that could shoot three-pointers was their favorite.

As for first-round picks, you can't expect to pick a big prize at the end of the first round every year, right?

But there's a more important reason that the Bulls have two first-round picks next season.

In addition to the one that has been traded, there is also the 2013 Raptors first-round pick that Yao Ming got from the Rockets when he joined.

This is a lotto draw.

Because the Raptors didn't expect Bosh to run to the Heat, they were unprotected when they traded the draft pick to the Rockets.

And now, the Raptors have the lowest record in the East.

Of course, at this time, you have to admire Forman's forward-looking vision, because Yao Ming's season with the Bulls coincides with the season when the Heat's Big Three team up.

Competing for the championship, but still having the opportunity to win the lotto show, is simply not too happy.

And then there's the Pacers.

They sent a second-round pick and traded back Dundee Jones from the Raptors.

Jones spent the first three seasons with the Pacers and was a good 3-and-D player before his contract expired with the Raptors.

Now that Richardson is embarrassed, the Pacers are trading him back to clearly strengthen the defensive ability of the guard line.

Then, just a few days after the trade deadline, the Pacers had a game against the Lakers.

Although time has passed, the encounter between James and Kobe Bryant has attracted a lot of attention.

Especially after most of the season, Howard and James seem to have settled their relationship on the surface, and the Pacers are back competitive in the East.

It was a tight game, and the Pacers had a clear advantage.

The main reason is naturally the Lakers' weak interior line.

In the face of this kind of team, the Pacers, the two regulars of "Shaq's Five Embarrassments", can be said to have played quite well this season.

The Lakers, on their side, can only rely on two guns to support themselves on the outside.

The good news is that Kobe Bryant is in excellent form, not only beating Richardson, but also Stephenson, and finally Vogel was forced to play Dundee Jones, who has just been traded.

Jones is still capable as a veteran, and he called himself "Kobe Bryant Finisher" in his early years, and he is also familiar with Kobe, and his defensive effect is quite good.

The two teams battled fiercely until the end.

In the final moments, the Pacers led by two points and the Lakers had a chance to tie it.

Kobe Bryant singled out Jones.

And then that's when the "accident" happened.

Jones, the player who committed many fouls to Kobe Bryant in his early years with the Nuggets, stepped up Kobe.

Bryant eventually went out with a sprained ankle and the Lakers lost the game.

But that's not the worst part, the bad thing is that the Lakers can't do without Kobe Bryant at this time, and Kobe Bryant is still playing with injuries in the following games.

Eventually, against the Warriors, Bryant sprained the same position, and this time he wasn't so lucky.

Bryant suffered a severe Achilles tendon tear, which was reimbursed for the season and announced the early end of the Lakers' season.

Jones's stepping foot was condemned by fans, but more of a reason was Kobe Bryant's fatigue this season.

Perhaps no one thought that the Lakers' amnesty of Okafor to avoid the luxury tax ended up triggering a cascade of butterfly effects.

But the end result was that the super backcourt cooperation between Paul and Kobe Bryant was forcibly aborted after a season and a half.

There are two direct consequences of Kobe's injury: the Lakers have basically withdrawn from the division championship competition with the Thunder and Mavericks this season; and, the competition for the first person in the alliance.

There was no transfer of royal power this time, but the replacement was completed in the course of history.

(End of chapter)