After the MVP award results were officially announced, ESPN made a statistic.

In the first six years of his career, there has never been a player who can win the MVP three times in the history of the NBA, and Xu Yong is the first to do so.

The only one who came close, not Jordan, but Moses Malone, who did it in the first seven years of his career.

As for James, he only won his first MVP in the seventh year of his career.

When it comes to doing custom data, ESPN is a specialist.

However, even if it is custom data, this record is also very weighty, after all, compared to the custom data of limited data, few people have this qualification to be limited by a big honor like MVP.

Even aside from this series of limitations, the number of players who can win three or more MVPs in NBA history is only 7 in total.

Xu Yong wasn't too excited when he saw this list, he wasn't interested in this kind of customized stuff, but he had expectations for next season in advance.

The media's sense of smell is like a dog's nose, it is the most sensitive, and ESPN has begun to give him custom honors, most likely to get some inside information, knowing that the relationship between Nike and James will change next season.

Either Nike will give up on James, or it will drive down the renewal price.

After all, if Lefu is injured, the Cavaliers are equivalent to missing a thigh, and the chances of winning the championship plummet.

It will be interesting to see where James goes from here.

But no matter what James chooses, one thing is certain, and that is that Nike's top card is definitely no longer James.

And the domino effect that it triggers will be quite exciting.

Before the game against the Hawks G2, Xu Yong received the third MVP trophy of his career.

After taking the MVP trophy from Xiao Hua, Xu Yong delivered his personal acceptance speech.

It is said that the country is easy to change its nature, and after a period of relative humility in the past two seasons, Xu Yong has regained the confident state he had when he first entered the league.

"I'll throw it in the deepest part of my wardrobe until the end of the season when we lift the championship trophy and then take it out and hold it high with it."

What agreed in advance on the loan championship directly made the United Center boil.

When other people say this, you think he's painting cakes for you, but when Xu Yong says this, then he's basically okay with it.

Then, the Bulls got excited that night, winning 140-82 against the Hawks by 58 points.

Poor Eagle Sauce, before she understood what was going on, she was back in the background.

Even more pitiful was Chris Cannon, who was preparing for a game against the Cavaliers, and then innocently lay down with a shot.

……

Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, it is a week later.

The game between the Bulls and the Hawks has come to an end, and there is not much suspense, and there is another wave of 4-0, and the Bulls sweep two consecutive rounds to easily advance to the division finals.

The last time the Bulls did this was the last time, when the Bulls had just welcomed Yao Ming to join.

Compared to the fierce battle between the knight and the walker next door, they were a bit too unfazed.

However, for the Bulls, after the first two rounds of warm-ups, their playoffs are really about to begin.

On this day, Xu Yong and Butler brought out melon seeds, peanuts, mineral water, French fries, champagne and squid rings, and watched the game in front of the TV.

In the name of studying potential opponents, in fact, I want to be a fun person.

Like Xu Yong's previous judgment, the lack of the Lefu Knights does not have an advantage on the inside and a disadvantage on the outside, and they are already 2-3 behind in the big score.

If the Cavaliers were really stopped from the Eastern Conference by the Pacers, it would be more exciting than not being able to break out of the East.

Before the game officially began, Xu Yong and Butler also learned from Barkley and made a bet on who would win in G6.

"Seniors first." Courteous little Jimmy.

"I'm crushing the Cavaliers." Xu Yong bet on the Cavaliers again, and then surprised Butler again.

However, because it was a bet, Butler didn't ask, but simply bet on the Pacers.

"So what's the stake?" After the bet, the two realized that they had little experience in betting with each other, and they didn't seem to have decided what the bet was.

"A request, a reasonable request, the winner makes it to the loser." Xu Yong remembered the bet he made with Durant before.

Butler had no objection, and the bet between the two men was settled.

The game started quickly.

First of all, the lineups of the two sides are still neat, considering the grievances and experiences of last season, this is very rare.

Starters on both sides, Cavaliers: Irving, JR Smith, James, Davis, Tristan Thompson;

Pacers: Paul, Korver, Anthony, Amir Johnson, Bynum.

Xu Yong swallowed two melon seeds, and Bynum had already jumped the ball for the Pacers to take the lead in attacking.

Anthony came up and borrowed Johnson's block and Paul's pass to hit a three-pointer.

This Johnson looks about the same height as him, but he looks very strong, he played for the Raptors before, he was squeezed to the bench by his brother this season, and because his contract expires in the summer, Bird took the opportunity to take him to Indiana in the first round.

His blocking is very solid, and his subconscious is also very strong, although Anthony will most likely not pass it.

And when he played with the Raptors last season, Xu Yong still had the impression that this guy seemed to have three-point ability.

It's no wonder that he was able to quickly replace Ed Davis as the starting power forward when he arrived with the Pacers.

Then James' breakthrough layup was interfered with by Bynum and didn't score.

Bynum's body really works as long as it doesn't wave.

However, with James' handshake, the referee blew the whistle and Bynum was whistled for a defensive foul.

"It's so dark." Butler couldn't stand it anymore, he didn't even see Bynum move.

Xu Yong laughed when he heard this, otherwise why do you think he is optimistic about the knight, this time it is 5 to 8.

Whether it's for an extra fight, or for the Cavaliers and Bulls to fight, the league will hold the Cavaliers' hand.

Because of the addition of the referees, the Pacers had a rough start and by the time they entered the rotation, they were already 10 points behind the Cavaliers.

"I'm already thinking about what to ask." Xu Yong had already opened the champagne and poured it for both of them.

There was a very subtle change in the situation after the two sides came on to the benches.

Especially when Granger came off the bench.

Bird was still very good for the team's past exploits, allowing him to recover from injuries at the beginning of the season, and Granger lived up to expectations, recovering better than he did in history, and became the team's sixth man after his return.

Although entering the playoffs, his form has declined, and his performance before the series against the Cavaliers can only be considered mediocre.

But now that the team is in adversity, he seems to be a bit passive.

After coming off the bench, he made two three-pointers in a row, one of which was against James' defense, directly helping the Pacers catch up with the score.

Butler, who had just finished drinking champagne, couldn't help but turn his head to look at his senior, and he suddenly remembered a very interesting thing, it seemed that Xu Yong was optimistic about the knight before, and then Lefu was injured?

As the Pacers caught up with the score, the game on the court became more intense, and the intensity of the confrontation continued to increase, and Anthony and Tristan Thompson also clashed, and the smell of gunpowder was full.

This scene is not surprising at all, the Cavaliers have no way back, and the Pacers are similar, although they lead 3-2 in the big score, but because it is the third to the second, this is the last home court, and on the scale of tonight's decision, there is almost no chance of winning in Cleveland to play a tiebreaker, so this can also be understood as their last game.

The two sides battled fiercely until the fourth quarter.

And then the climax part came.

James came up at the start of the fourth quarter, and after Granger hit his fourth three-pointer of the night, he actually tried to step on Granger again in a defense!

Xu Yong and Butler were dumbfounded.

You can't catch a person with this wool!

It was true that Bowen possessed it, and Carter was sweating profusely.

"Senior, why do you think this LeBron plays by himself every time?" Butler couldn't help but speak.

"He didn't have the right coach for him."

"Huh?" Butler didn't go around the corner.

"He should go to the Spurs."

Hearing this, Butler realized that it was a hell of a joke.

But it's not rough to say, this kind of thing has too much impact on a player's reputation, and it is worth the cost to do it for the sake of your teammates, but if you do it for the coach, it means something completely different, because the coach is the one who decides your chances of playing.

And James was also a dragon slayer boy when he entered the league, if you have to say that his turning point, it is likely to be the experience of being swept by the Spurs in 07.

So if James really goes to the Spurs, it will indeed be a perfect match with Popovich as Xu Yong said.

On the field, fortunately, Granger was padded once and had experience, and he jumped forward to dodge.

However, this also sparked a conflict between Anthony and James, and Anthony has a bad reputation but is still very protective of calves.

This also made the smell of gunpowder on the field of both sides stronger and stronger.

Finally, two rounds later, it really blew up.

Bynum elbowed James in the air when defending James' breakthrough, and the elbow was exactly the position of the groin, James fell directly to the ground, curled up and didn't move for a long time.

The players on both sides quickly confronted each other, thanks to the fact that the Cavaliers have many young players on the court, and they don't have much experience in facing this kind of scene, otherwise this will immediately lead to the second Auburn Hills.

The game is interrupted and the referee separates the players on both sides.

At this moment, James was supported by his teammates to get up with difficulty, but he could no longer continue to complete the game, and finally left the field in a wheelchair.

Seeing this result, Xu Yong didn't know how to evaluate it for a while.

Speaking of dirty, the only one who can compare to James on both sides of the court is Bynum, who elbowed Gerard Wallace in '09, causing the latter to suffer lung damage and had to remove 30% of his lungs, which is also considered to be the culprit who made Wallace go from an All-Star to a starter-level player; Then in the 2011 Western Conference Finals, he elbowed Barria and almost killed someone.

The game was so fierce tonight, his brain was hot, and it was too normal to do this kind of thing in front of him.

However, although Bynum is dirty, James is also completely to blame for this wave.

Originally, there was a big conflict between him and the Pacers, and Bird's move to sign Granger was to make it clear that he wanted revenge, and as a result, you were still blackfoot on the home court.

And as the saying goes, often walk by the river, how can you not get your shoes wet, and you will be bad to others too much, and there will always be one or two times when you will be made bad by others.

Not to mention that Indiana has always been full of martial virtues.

So to sum up tonight's events: the bad are ruled by the wicked.

After James left the game, Bynum was also maliciously ejected by the second degree, and the two sides completed a one-for-one.

But the momentum of the game has completely shifted to the Pacers' side.

This is different from James' absence in the regular season, because at that time Love was there, and Love could be used as an offensive fulcrum, but now only Irving and Davis are left, and the two were able to lead the team to tenth in the East.

In the end, the Pacers eliminated the Cavaliers 97-90, 4-2 and reached the Eastern Conference finals.

The four-star Cavaliers, who played until the last two were scrapped, stopped in the Eastern Conference semifinals.

Butler, the bet won.

Seeing this result, Xu Yong couldn't help but look at the champagne in front of him and lose his mind.

On the Cavaliers, he does seem to be a bit of a flag.

"Tell me, what do you want me to do?" Xu Yong admitted to losing the bet.

"I haven't thought about it yet, I'll talk about it later when I have a chance." The two were originally making an impromptu bet, and Butler really didn't need much right now.

Although it was a little delayed, Xu Yong didn't care too much, after all, he also said earlier that it was a reasonable request, and it would be the same sooner or later.

……

The Eastern Conference showdown is about to begin, but the smoke of the Pacers and Cavaliers series has not yet cleared, but has moved from the court to social media.

After eliminating the Cavaliers, many of the Pacers had great speeches.

Referring to the clash in his post-match press conference, Anthony said: "I don't think Andrew is doing it sensibly, but we don't back down when we face the opponent's provocation and we will return the favor in the way of the opponent. ”

In contrast, Paul's words are even more interesting: "Before tonight, we were 3-2 up, even if there was no conflict, we were the team with the better chances, and in any case, we won the game, we were the team to keep going. ”

Bird was more blunt, posting a status on social media: "Someone tried to replicate last year's method to win the race, but he picked the wrong target. ”

At the same time, the Cavaliers and the league have also been updated with the latest news.

The Cavaliers officially announced that James suffered a groin injury after the game and is expected to need surgery in the summer;

The NBA officially announced additional penalties, Bynum will be fined $25,000 for malicious foul actions, and the decision to ban one game.

"Paul has a villain face, he grabbed FMVP with Kobe Bryant before, and grabbed FMVP with LeBron, he deserves to be without a championship for life!"

"1 game ban? Was Xiao Hua licked by Bird?! ”

"It's really dirty, dirty deal, such a bad action is only 1 game ban, if you change Stern, at least 10 games to start, it's too pulled!"

"Really, I've never seen me get injured like this, he's been kicked on his leg before he's been kicked and then played, Bynum is damned!"

"If Bynum is suspended for 10 games, wouldn't that send the Bulls to the Finals? I support a 10-game ban. "Comment from" KBfnas ".

"I think we should be banned from the regular season and not from the playoffs."

"Wisdom ...... Smart ban? "From the comment of" KBforever".

"It's shameful to win, it's hard to win the game like this!"

"So who made it to the finals last year? To be clear, I'm not a Heat fan. "Comment from" KBfnas ".

"Can that be the same? Last year was an accident, this year is a crime! ”

"Only the governor is allowed to set fires, and the people are not allowed to light lamps?" From the review of "KBforever".

"Brothers, report them, this is obviously a trumpet opened by one person!"

"Hurry, you see he's being hit by a boomerang!" Comment from "Knight's Country".

……

Xu Yong was amused by these comments on social media.

No matter who is in the Black James, he Durant must help the court.

And these two brothers surf very hard.

However, it was also expected, because the Thunder had just completed their revenge against the Mavericks 4-2.

And it was Durant in Dallas, who made a name for himself with Tony Allen's killer shot.

If there are three steps to becoming a god, then Durant has now completed the first step, and he has done it quite solidly.

Then they are in a good mood now, and it makes sense to surf the Internet with high intensity.

Xu Yong also paid attention to the situation on the warriors' side.

Relying on Curry's 8 three-pointers in a single game and the team's performance of 15 of 32 outside shots, the Warriors also eliminated the Grizzlies 4-2 and met the Thunder in the West.

These two teams have played each other a lot in history, and both of them have been won by the Warriors, but now the situation of the Thunder is completely different from history, and it is very suspenseful who will win in the end.

Just as he was about to put away his phone, the results of the new news pop-up, the last batch of awards of the year, the best team, came out.

Best team: Curry, Westbrook, Xu Yong, Anthony, Durant

Second team: Paul, Harden, Leonard, James, Marc Gasol

Three: Irving, Klay Thompson, Jimmy Butler, Griffin, Cousins

Best Defensive Team: Paul, Tony Allen, Leonard, Seo Yong, Draymond Green

Defensive second team: John Wall, Jimmy Butler, Serge Ibaka, Anthony Davis, Bynum

After seeing this result, Xu Yong couldn't help but wipe his eyes, thinking that he was dazzled.

James didn't even make the best team?

And the defensive lineup doesn't have his name?

This was unimaginable in the past, you must know that no matter what, James has never lost a vote with the data and the [word of mouth] in the media.

I didn't expect it to fall to this point all of a sudden.

So that's the first card where the dominoes fall?

He went back and glanced at social media, and sure enough, it was already starting again.

"Westbrook stole what should have belonged to LeBron."

"Why? Why can Westbrook make it to a triple-double?! ”

"It's so ironic, it's a shame for the NBA to brush the data for a while!"

"So who has been relying on data in the past? Don't get involved, I'm not talking about James during the Heat period. "Comment from" KBfnas ".

……

Before the start of the East Finals, media reports about the best team also followed.

"Xu Yong has a chance to achieve MVP/FMVP/scoring champion/double team for the second time in his career, and he will tie Jordan"

ESPN's report still has a strong flavor of qualification, but if Xu Yongzhen does it, then no one will question that he is chasing Jordan.

Or it can be understood that others rely on hard rubbing, but Xu Yong is still the same as before, he doesn't need to do other things, and the media has already done it for him.

"Players from different eras can't be compared, but Xu's influence on the game in this era is the closest to what I was in that era." Jordan also gave this answer when he was asked by reporters about the news at an AJ event.

Even the Bulls players have begun to float, and they are now playing with "Jordan".

The next day, the Bulls host the Pacers.

The result of this game surprised everyone, and despite Xu Yong's 43 points, the Bulls lost the game 103-106.

The Bulls showed an unprecedented slackness in their state, and there was even a game in which Adamska gave the board, but Paul grabbed it and then played a 2+1 scene.

After the game, the Pacers were in a state of flux, Paul jumped up and threw punches excitedly, and Anthony yelled "we can do this" to the camera.

The Bulls, on the other hand, were in a state of gloom.

Originally, the strength of the team was superior, and the Pacers still had one less Bynum, which was a game that they didn't know how to lose in the eyes of the outside world, and they lost.

Although the game was not only about strength, but also about performance, this game was a huge blow to the morale of the Bulls.

Xu Yong returned to the locker room after attending the post-match press conference, and when he entered the door and saw that everyone else was still there, he turned around and closed the locker room door and went to insurance.

His move quickly caught the attention of the rest of the dressing room, who stopped talking and what they were doing.

This kind of thing is not uncommon in the NBA, but the Bulls have played too smoothly this season, and they are usually presided over by Hinrich, the leader of the locker room, and it is rare to see Xu Yong do this.

After closing the door, Xu Yong's eyes swept around the locker room.

"Listen, I'm not a babysitter, and I'm going to say to everybody before this kind of game: Be careful, because our opponent just knocked out the Cavaliers and they're in high spirits.

It's not the way a championship team should be, I, Kirk, Derek, we've been there, we know what it should be, but it's not like this, and if anybody is going to do that for the next game, get out of this dressing room now! ”

Xu Yong's opening remarks directly made the pupils of many team members tremble, and they had never seen Xu Yong so direct.

"From now on, until we win the title, I want everyone to remember one thing: attitude is more important than quality, last season we lost but I'm proud of everyone because we were standing, but I'm ashamed of tonight."

After speaking, Xu Yong glanced around the locker room, and many of the players bowed their heads in shame.

"All heads up!" Xu Yong then raised the decibel level with a sentence that made them raise their heads sharply again.

"Remember the shame of tonight, turn it into motivation, our opponents will play harder in the next game, if we don't have that awareness, we will be out here, tell me, do you want to be out? Again? ”

"I don't want to."

"Tell me louder!"

"I don't want to!"

Xu Yong's oratorical talent was proven in the NCAA, and the Bulls are now mostly young, and the emotions are quickly stirred.

After the final nod, Xu Yong raised his right hand, and the team members got up one after another to fold their hands after seeing it.

"Come on! Bulls! ”

After shouting the slogan, the Bulls' overall mental outlook improved significantly.

Xu Yong's words are a good reminder of the situation they are facing now, 72 wins are an honor, but they also represent pressure.

The team members sorted out their mood and prepared to go back to rest one after another.

Xu Yong stopped Adams at this time and asked him to sit next to him.

Next to the boss of the team, there is usually a rookie, serving tea and pouring water or something, and that is also Anderson's position, Anderson wants to drive Xu Yong, and he hasn't left yet, so he gave up a place to the side when he saw this.

Adams, who is as strong as an ox, sat down but looked nervous, he has been in the team for two years, and he has the impression that Xu Yong is very gentle, but tonight completely subverted his cognition.

"Steven, your job is to grab every rebound, understand?"

Adams froze for a moment, then nodded.

"I know what you think, you want to give up the backcourt rebounds to your teammates, but now I'm telling you, no, I don't need to, Jimmy doesn't need to, and if you're not clear, then your goal is to be Dennis Rodman, understand?"

Adams understood and nodded firmly.

After reaching out and patting Adams on the shoulder, Xu Yong then got up and prepared to practice.

Everyone is to blame for the loss, and he should have dragged the game into extra time tonight.

Anderson also trained with Xu Yong, and training with Xu Yong was the most helpful to him than driving.

After a while of three points, Xu Yong played a one-on-one confrontation with Anderson.

Anderson's rookie season was also his strength in the draft, three-point shooting and defense.

Anderson has a three-point shot and shot 48.3 percent from the field last season in the NCAA, averaging about 1.6 shots per game.

It's just that the NCAA three-point distance is different from the NBA, and second, his three-point shooting speed is too slow to meet the requirements of the NBA, and he must improve his shooting speed through training.

As for defense, his 2.20 meter arm span is the basis for him to become a high-quality defender, and his willingness to defend is also very high, but his defensive skills and experience still need to be polished to meet the requirements of the NBA level, which is also the main purpose of his one-on-one confrontation with Xu Yong.

Overall, because the needs of the team are different, he will have a different path to develop with the Spurs in history, and he is now going to be a qualified 3-and-D forward, and then he will think about playing his control and playmaking characteristics.

The Bulls' training was not open to the media for the past two days, and the outside world did not know the specific situation of the Bulls.

But on social media, Jamie was happy.

After all, if the Bulls really lose to the Pacers in the end, it means that the Pacers are stronger than expected, and then it can be concluded that the Cavaliers' loss is not a failure.

Even at this time, they don't spray Xiao Hua, because they have only been banned for 1 game, and Bynum will usher in a comeback after the game.

Morale, lineup, mentality, the situation is now a polar reversal, and the Pacers have the advantage.

Chicago, United Center, East Final G2 is about to begin.

The arena is still crowded, despite the loss of G1, although the outside world has some doubts about the Bulls, but the popularity that the Bulls have accumulated over the years is not lost if they lose one game.

Especially when the Bulls players came out of the players' tunnel with a fighting spirit on their faces, it made them look forward to it.

They didn't know the form of their home team for the past two days, but now it seems that it must be going in a good direction.

When Xu Yong was warming up, he observed the situation on the Pacers' side.

They weren't relaxed or proud, especially Paul, who was very serious.

It is said that failure is the only way to success, and after two consecutive Finals losses to the Lakers and Pacers, he looks a lot more mature.

After the warm-up, the scene entered the appearance ceremony, and the starting lineups of both sides were released one after another.

Pacers: Paul, Korver, Anthony, Amir Johnson, Bynum;

Bulls: Rose, Butler, Xu Yong, West, Adams.

The cheers of the fans in the stadium were overwhelming, and how high this decibel is represents how high their support for the Bulls is tonight.

Adams cheered and struggled to get the ball back into the Bulls half, officially kicking off the game.

Butler opened the game, Xu Yong's tactics just ran out, Anthony and Johnson flanked him left and right, and Vogel's defensive strategy against Xu Yong was much more thorough than Spoelstra's.

However, Xu Yong did not wait on the spot, but suddenly ran backwards and cut into the basket, pointing directly to the sky.

Butler's pass was delivered accurately, and Xu Yong grabbed the ball in the air and smashed it directly into the basket.

Bynum was still under the basket at this time, because he had just been banned, and Xu Yong was opposite, he didn't dare to make a move, just raised his hands high.

Xu Yong did not choose to dodge sideways in the air, but also pressed his other hand on the ball, exerting force with both hands.

"Bang!"

Straight through Bynum slammed the ball into the basket!

The huge impact knocked Bynum to the ground, and the visual impact of Xu Yong's body swinging after the dunk made people's blood pump.

After landing on the ground, Xu Yong roared even more rarely, and then bumped his chest with Butler, who came over.

The United Center was instantly in a state of boiling.

Although it was only the beginning, Xu Yong's body language had fully demonstrated the determination of the Bulls tonight.

They won the game tonight, and even if the king of heaven comes, he can't come.

That feeling continues to be felt on the defensive end as well.

Everyone on the Bulls team took the initiative to go up to the body to fight in order to keep the Pacers' tactics from coming out.

The change was immediate, and despite the Pacers' morale was high, the Bulls' defensive talent was too high.

Success is scored by ten points, two points by hard work, seven points by talent, and the remaining one point by kneeling support.

This quote tells us that talent is the decisive factor for success.

And there is another detail change that reflects this, in the previous game, Thibodeau arranged Butler to defend Anthony, but tonight, it was Xu Yong who defended.

Anthony struggled to catch the ball, and the Pacers' offensive time was already halfway through, leaving the Pacers with only one single option left.

This is not the first time Anthony and Xu Yong have met in the playoffs, and there are many famous scenes in the encounter three years ago, such as the Knicks being slaughtered by the Bulls by 58 points, such as Xiao Si smashing a fire hydrant in anger after the game.

Compared to then, Anthony is not only more mature now, but also technologically advanced.

But what hasn't changed is that he still struggles to beat Xu Yong alone.

In the end, his step-back jumper in the face of the basket shook off Xu Yong, but he was still interfered by Xu Yong's long arm, and the basketball smashed out of the frame.

Under the basket, Adams jammed Bynum and then jumped hard to pick up the defensive rebound.

And after grabbing the rebound, he held the ball with one hand to avoid Paul, who wanted to rush in and cut the ball, which is a very good habit of his.

But what he did next was even more amazing than what he was used to.

He glanced at the position of his teammates and saw that Xu Yong had rushed out of the three-point line in advance, and directly staged a backcourt football quarterback-style long throw.

His strength can fully support him to do this, but because of his lack of experience, the ball is passed with more force.

Fortunately, Xu Yong reacted quickly, strode forward, and after controlling the ball, he also threw off Paul, who was chasing behind him, and took three steps, directly scored twice, and staged a fast-attacking tomahawk violent abuse basket.

The cheers of the previous round at the United Center had not yet fallen, and this was immediately rising again.

In tonight's stance, no Bulls fan can leave the Union Center with a good voice.

After returning to the backcourt, Xu Yong also found Adams and high-fived: "That's it." ”

Adams and Rodman are of course different, Adams is not as good at judging the basketball landing point as Rodman, and he can't do Rodman's kind of struggle and provocation from the backcourt.

But Adams also has his strengths, as he is taller and has more power, which allows him to pick up defensive rebounds and launch an attack directly from the backcourt like he had just done in the long throw.

As a born-against, Xu Yong knows this, which is why he let Adams take the defensive rebound.

Of course, there are some similarities to what Jordan did to Rodman back then, and doing so would make Adams more presence.

Because backcourt rebounding is a big thing, in addition to the rebounding smell, it actually involves distribution.

That's another layer of what he meant yesterday by "becoming Rodman."

At key moments, Paul broke the scoring drought for the Pacers with his signature step-back jumper after the pick-and-roll.

After the goal, Paul stepped back and yelled at his teammates to remind them of their position.

Although he only played two or three rounds, he already realized that the Bulls and G1 were two very different teams tonight.

Butler broke through Bynum after blocking and gave the ball to Adams.

Adams' close-range shot was interfered with by Anthony and knocked off the basket, but he directly picked up the offensive rebound, then knocked Anthony away, jumped up from the crowd, and dunked with both hands to complete the offense!

This move startled both Anthony and Bynum on the side.

Who are you?

Xu Yong couldn't help but nod when he saw this, Adams This is the Sea King's bloodline awakened.

2 to 6.

The Bulls started with a bang.

And after retreating to the defensive end, the encouraged Bulls players came up with a higher intensity defense amid the shouts of the fans at the scene.

Paul's pass was directly stolen by Butler!

The Bulls played the fast break again, and this time Rose scored a layup, which also caused a foul on Korver's beaters.

Rose's free throws also hit, and the margin on the court has come to 2-9.

"Defend! Defend! ”

The shouts of the fans at the scene continued, overwhelming the Pacers players a little.

Paul held the ball on the outside to signal the tempo, and although the situation was not good, he still played calmly.

Under his command, the Pacers played a three-point play by Korver.

Korver took advantage of Johnson's pick-and-roll to catch the ball at a 45-degree angle on the right side and make a three-point shot.

Johnson's pick-and-roll, Paul's pass, Korver's catch were perfect.

Except that the ball was not scored in the end.

The basketball went in and bounced out again.

Adams once again protected the defensive rebound, and the Bulls' fast-break rush continued.

This time, the Pacers retreated quickly, but as soon as they settled down, Xu Yong received a pass from Rose's fast break and directly chased down a three-point shot.

Vogel reached out and called a timeout.

2 to 12.

Against the Pacers, who welcomed Bynum back, it took the Bulls less than five minutes to build a double-digit lead.

When Xu Yong got off the field, he felt the enthusiasm of the fans, and waved his hands to signal that the fans' movements were bigger.

He was responded to by deafening cheers.

"I don't know what happened to the Bulls in the last two days, but now I feel like the Pacers woke up a sleeping lion who now wants to tear its prey apart."

Barkley sighed as he shook his head in the commentary booth.

(End of chapter)