James has a character weakness that is obvious, but one that many people have: the inability to face failure.

This has given rise to many famous scenes such as "Hug after winning the game, pass the player after losing", "Your life is not satisfactory", "Decision" and so on.

And whether he is polite or brutal on the field is determined by the team's big lead or behind.

And at this very moment, James was confronted with both mindsets almost simultaneously.

He was teased like a toy by Xu Yong, and the team was pulled away again, and when he felt the warmth blowing in his ears and turned his head to see Stephenson's piercing eyes, he finally broke his heart.

At this time, Williams' second free throw smashed into the frame, and James grabbed it and swung it towards Stephenson with a hard elbow.

Stephenson fell to the ground, and the referee's whistle blew.

Stephenson clutched his neck on the ground with a painful expression, and Butler rushed over and pushed James, and the two players confronted each other directly.

Thanks to the penalty kick at this time, the referee is on the baseline and quickly intervenes to separate the players on both sides.

The scene was overwhelmed with boos.

This kind of backwardness and dirty behavior is really a loss and a loss.

The game went into a technical timeout, and Stephenson also put his hands on his neck to the bench.

Xu Yong walked to his side to care at this time, only to find that Stephenson was frowning at him.

He understood in an instant.

At this moment, the replay of what was just now was given on the large LED screen at the scene.

James's elbow slammed directly into Stephenson's collarbone, and then grazed Stephenson's side of the face.

Stephenson's action of falling to the ground is slightly exaggerated, and combined with his subsequent series of actions, it is obvious that there is an element of acting.

This is also normal, Stephenson will naturally be wary of the opponent's reaction when he goes to the mentality of making people, but James's intention to commit a malicious foul is very obvious.

The referees gathered around to discuss the final decision.

They look cautious.

This involves the league's malicious points rule, in a season, a player will accumulate 1 point for a first-level malicious foul, and 2 points for second-level malicious fouling, when the player's season points are 0 or 1 point, and when the second-level malicious foul is repeated, the league will review whether to add a ban;

Players who have accumulated 2 points will be automatically banned for one game if they are convicted of a second-degree malicious foul;

A player who has accumulated 3 or 4 points will be automatically suspended for one match if they are convicted of a first-degree malicious foul.

Xu Yong was expelled before and was blown for second-degree malice and was not additionally banned, but his current cumulative points are 2 points.

In addition to the conflict with Xu Yong, James was blown for first-level malice again in the previous playoff game against the Pacers, and the cumulative points are also 2 points, if he is blown for second-level malice, he will be directly banned in the next game.

This also explains why James has been able to turtle for so long, and the impact of the ban in the playoffs is too great.

In the end, the referees discussed the result, and James was awarded a first-degree malicious foul.

“Refree Sucks！” (Referee garbage)

There was a lot of scolding at the scene.

Xu Yong can guess what the referees think, and there will be no big suspense in sending James out of tonight's game, and if James is additionally suspended, the suspense of the entire series will be gone.

However, just this level of malice is enough for James to stand it, because he will be directly banned even if he comes to another level in the future.

James was not sidelined, but the morale of the Cavaliers was clearly dampened.

They were already trailing by more than ten points, and by giving the Bulls a two-free throw, the margin was further widened, and you could see the frustration on the faces of the rest of the Cavaliers.

In fact, after James wrote the [Letter Home], Irving and Davis were deeply moved, and you can even say that the letter subverted their impression of James and was willing to work hard with him.

But over the past two years, James has ruined that good impression little by little.

Especially Owen, for a moment, you could even see the disgust on his face.

Maybe what was on his mind at the moment might be what would happen if James left the Cavaliers now.

The Bulls didn't lose points off the bench, and when the main team returned, the Bulls continued to extend their advantage, leading the Cavaliers by 18 points at halftime, 69-51.

With this point difference, the Bulls don't know how to lose.

Coming back in the third quarter, Irving scored 14 points in a single quarter, but it didn't help the Cavaliers close the gap, and the two sides ended up playing a garbage time.

The Bulls eventually defeated the Cavaliers 118-102 to get off to a good start in the Eastern Conference finals.

Xu Yong scored 34 points in the first quarter, 6 points in the second quarter, 18 points in the third quarter, and 58 points in the third quarter.

For comparison, Kobe Bryant's 30 points in a single quarter in the regular season was the one against the Mavericks, with 62 points in the third quarter; Anthony scored 33 points in the first quarter and scored 45 points in the end.

Jordan's highest score in a single quarter was also 30 points, but like Xu Yong, he was also in the playoffs, and finally scored 52 points in the game.

And then you'll find one thing, this kind of explosive scoring in a single quarter of a player is a huge physical drain.

It's like exercising, you don't feel much if you slow down for ten minutes or even half an hour, but if it's a high-speed sprint, you will feel like your body is being hollowed out, and it will take a while to slow down.

At the press conference after the game, when Xu Yong appeared, there was a burst of applause.

It was not organized by anyone, the journalists were completely spontaneous.

Because of this period of time, Xu Yong has brought huge traffic and attention to the NBA, and that level even surpasses Carter's birth.

Xu Yong was a little surprised, but he also accepted it gladly, sat down with a smile and said, "I just thought I was in the wrong place. ”

After he said this, there was a burst of laughter below.

After the laughter fell, Xu Yong turned his head and signaled that he could start asking questions.

The first to stand up was a female journalist from ESPN.

"You scored 34 points in the first quarter, which is an astonishing score, three points off the all-time first, will this be the next time?"

Xu Yong put away his smile when he heard it, this is a related question, involving the topic of "69 points next time" he said in the last post-match press conference, he thought for a while, brought the microphone to him, and a smile resurfaced on his face: "First of all, I don't think anyone will want to go through what I went through, it's a huge test." ”

Xu Yong is telling the truth, with the defensive intensity he faced tonight, there is a high probability that another person will be injured.

It's just that when these words came out, the press conference scene was suddenly filled with a smell of sea.

Scored 34 points to say that no one would want to go through what he went through, it smelled like that.

"Second, if the team needs it, I'll do it."

Okay, so it's time for the seafood market.

The second reporter who stood up to ask questions was also from ESPN, but he was a male reporter.

"I noticed that there didn't seem to be any intention to attack at the beginning, but then you scored 12 points in a row in the opening game, and they were all against LeBron, did LeBron inspire your desire to play?"

When Xu Yong heard this, he gave this reporter a strange look, you guy is really fine.

"You know, playing against him can play to my strengths, so you can explain it that way."

As soon as Xu Yong's voice fell, the press conference scene was already in a commotion.

What does it mean to play against him to an advantage?

It's James, the winner of five times and one defense!

But the reality is that Xu Yong is telling the truth again, because he really passed James in various steps in the first quarter, and finally forced Lu to replace James off the court.

It's just that Xu Yong's words hurt too much in Zhan Mi's ears, he really doesn't know how to respect people at all.

After the press conference, Xu Yong and Butler walked together in the direction of the locker room.

"Senior, will LeBron take revenge on you in the next game?" Butler couldn't help but speak, he felt that Xu Yong's press conference tonight was much more aggressive than in the past.

"You reminded me." Xu Yong touched his chin and stopped, then looked at Butler, "You have to be careful in the next game." ”

There are different ways of speaking the same words, and the reason why he chose to look aggressive is indeed to provoke James.

It's not just a matter of mentality, but if James reaches 2 points, it's very easy to be banned.

Judging by tonight's performance on the court, James is unlikely to dare to attack him, and he is not afraid to do it, but the rest of the Bulls will be a little dangerous.

After all, James eliminated the Heat when he was with the Pacers before, and it was not Wade but Granger who cushioned him, which should be a warning.

The strength of the bull and the knight is between the two, and only one of the Iron Triangle needs to be abolished.

Adams has no desire to look at the body, James most of the time has no idea, compared to Butler is the most dangerous one because Rose has been injured early.

Because Butler's style of play itself has a lot of confrontations, and his durability is not physical hardness.

Butler realized it and nodded.

Xu Yong's remarks caused a lot of controversy on social media after the game, but it was significantly less than before.

In the past, because James was held by Nike, he would even buy a water army to control public opinion on the Internet, but this situation was basically not seen after he switched to Adi, and over the years, James has been constantly turning fans and even black, and there are not many loyal Zhan fans left.

Even if it was even them, after their idol was passed by Xu Yong in various steps, they really couldn't find anything to excuse him.

This wave is really the brains of James Smart, and the result is that stealing chickens is not a loss.

But by the next night, the discussion on social media was no longer about the East Finals.

Because something completely unexpected happened in G1 between the Warriors and the Mavericks, and a person directly appeared on the hot search.

Leonard was in great form in G1 against the Warriors, scoring 26 points at halftime and leading the Mavericks to a 20-point lead over the Warriors.

The Warriors couldn't pull up the pace of offense under the Mavericks' high-intensity defense, scoring only 42 points in the half.

And more importantly, the Warriors' positional battle worked jerkily under the pressure of Leonard's big hand that had nowhere to go.

In the second half, in the third quarter, the Warriors' strongest time period did not change, and the Mavericks played a 5-0 offensive run in the second half to stretch the margin to 25 points.

If you continue to play at this pace, you don't have to wait until the end of the third quarter, and the game will be spent.

It was at this time that when Leonard made a step-back jumper that broke through the baseline, Pachulia took two steps forward in a row and accurately sent his foot to Leonard's feet.gif.

Leonard went straight to injury after being padded, and the Warriors also completed a 25-point shocking comeback.

And after the game, the MRI report showed that Leonard suffered an ankle sprain and was reimbursed for the season.

Pachulia was directly scolded on the hot search, because his name has Zaza in front of him, and he is a homonym scum in China, which is worthy of his name.

Xu Yong was also silent for a long time when he saw the news.

Because they weren't in the same division, and because their game with the Warriors was over before March, he didn't know that Pachulia had gone to the Warriors.

He had the impression that it was Pachulia that the Warriors only found after Bogut left, which was a bit different from the history he knew.

But there seems to be no deviation, because Pachulia stepped on Leonard, and this incident really happened to him.

Now, with Leonard's early rise, this matter seems to be moving forward.

So he thought that Leonard went to Dallas, and his fate had changed, but for a while he didn't know how to describe his mood.

At the end of the day, it can only be said that some of the Warriors are worthy of respect, but some are really shameful.

If such an opponent is encountered in the finals, it is necessary to completely blow them up.

Two days later, Game 2 of the Bulls-Cavaliers Eastern Conference showdown resumed in Chicago.

Unlike Xu Yong's expectations, James did not switch to Butler, but still played against him, and also trash talk to him at the beginning, which made him a little confused at first.

However, as James made a provocative "strong" gesture at him after the air-cut dunk, he began to reminisce a little.

This is most likely a reminder from James' team after the malicious foul in the last game, which made James aware of the problem of malicious foul points.

And his previous offensive comments after the game also allowed James to confirm this.

He seems to have underestimated James a little, although his EQ is not high, but as a representative of Smart basketball, his IQ is not low.

So after realizing his points problem, he naturally paid attention to his points.

Is this an attempt to emulate him in a wave, trying to provoke him in such a way?

This is obviously a better strategy than the abolition of people, especially when the matter of Pachuria's abolition of Leonard is so fierce.

It's just that Dong Shi failed not because she didn't imitate it, but simply because she was ugly!

As for James's style of play, which must be called blocking and dismantling when he is in a position against him, how can he lose his mind, it will only make him want to laugh.

So as a result, James did succeed in provoking Xu Yong, but instead of making Xu Yong lose his mind, he increased his desire to attack, just like Antetokounmpo did when the Bulls played the Raptors.

In fact, it's good news for the Bulls, as the Bulls need Xu Yong to do more after Rose's injury.

116-106, the Bulls won another game, and after winning two home games in a row, the big score has come to 2-0.

At this moment, the situation of the Cavaliers fell into an extremely passive situation.

Because after Xu Yong's desire for sparks was lit up one after another, the Knights couldn't hold it down at all.

In the first two games, Xu Yong scored 58 points in one game and 42 points in one game, and averaged 50 points per game in two games.

Most players, and even most All-Stars, can't play a 50-point game in the playoffs in their entire careers!

What was once considered a close game is now starting to move towards one-sidedness.

While this makes people surprised, I also have to sigh at Xu Yong's hardcore personal ability.

Even Jordan can't stand Xu Yong's construction.

It can only be said that Xu Yong's version of the steel and iron bones is unmatched in terms of staying power because of the bonus of injury immunity.

The G3 sides moved to Cleveland to continue the fight.

When I arrived at the airport, what had happened in the regular season happened again, and there were still many fans who came to pick me up.

This time, Jokic was really a little shocked.

The victory or defeat in the regular season is not so important, but the playoffs are a knockout round, and it can only be said that Xu Yong's current influence is very close to that of Jordan back then.

And being able to do this as a foreigner shows that he is really strong.

However, he won three championships in the first seven years of his career, and his style of play is both elegant and violent, and even the players who are full of personal charm on the field, and even their appearance is online, it seems that there is really nothing unreasonable.

"Boss, I'm wondering, will you play away from home by then?" After getting in the car, Anderson said with a smile.

His way of slapping is much more explicit than Jokic's.

Xu Yong shook his head, not impossible, but basically impossible.

Unless the Cavaliers play badly, fans will not choose to shout on the court, even if they like him in their hearts.

"Get ready for the real battle." Xu Yong turned his head and reminded.

In addition to Nike, the NBA also has a league.

For this game between the Bulls and the Cavaliers, the league has made full and big enough publicity before the game.

Audio-Technica vs. Big Four, this collision is unprecedentedly exciting, which means a lot of things, such as attention, such as alliance influence, such as ...... Money.

Their on-court earnings are limited for each additional game they play, but off-court earnings are quite astronomical.

So no matter what the angle, the league will want the series to be extended a bit.

This is not much different from the president of the league is Stern, or Xiao Hua, or Tatum.

Here is an example of the 2006 Finals, if you want to say that Stern wants to praise Wade, it is not necessarily that Stern, after all, the popular fried chicken at that time was the chosen son who got a 7-year 96 million Nike contract before entering the league.

The situation at that time was that the Mavericks led 2-0, especially in the second game, and the third quarter did a 24-point difference, forcing the final quarter into garbage time.

The immediate impact of this was a decline in ratings, and the media felt that the Mavericks were going to sweep the Heat directly.

At this point, the whistle came, and Wade won a lot of free throws through the change in the penalty scale, and began to turn the tide of the game.

As for the result, it was all the Heat that played out, and some luck (a 3-point win in an overtime game) finally contributed to the Heat's championship that year.

So you say that the level of NBA games is really high, but it's really easy to influence the situation.

The phrase "the NBA has always been a business league" is not for nothing.

So it is foreseeable that the pressure they will have to face on the whistle in the next two games will make it more difficult for them than in the first two games.

When he arrived at the hotel, Xu Yong specially learned about the referee of the third game.

Because he didn't pay much attention to this in his previous life, his understanding of referees is relatively limited, but he is very familiar with this name.

Scott Foster, this person is a famous whistle in the NBA, and the reason why he will become a household name as a referee, even if he is far away from the ocean, will know it, is also because of the various grievances between him and Paul.

Foster's appearance also confirmed Xu Yong's judgment, but it also made him more excited.

The 5-on-8 game is difficult to play, but that's why those who win in the end are remembered and widely circulated by the fans.

The next night, the Quickfinance Arena was full.

Although they were 2-0 down, the Cleveland fans were still enthusiastic.

No one will find a series comeback until the game is 0-3.

You must know that the league has had more than 30 0-2 reversals so far, and it is not impossible for the Cavaliers to become the next team.

The Cavaliers adjusted their lineup, replacing Love with Jefferson and moving James to the No. 4 spot.

Lew's purpose in doing this is clear, which is to protect James.

When Xu Yong saw this, he felt worthless for Lefu, although Bosh was squeezed out of the three-point line, he was still able to start, and Lefu was good, and he was squeezed directly to the bench.

The two sides started the game, and as Davis turned the ball back into the Cavaliers' half, G3 of the Eastern Conference finals officially began.

The Cavaliers' style of play has changed slightly from the first two games, and James did not attack with the ball in the opening game, but let Irving directly open the single mode.

Speaking of which, Irving has also averaged 26 points per game in the past two games, and his form is also quite good.

Irving came up and took advantage of Davis' cover to play Adams misplaced, and a beautiful pull-up layup sent the ball to the basket.

At this time, in addition to feeling Owen's personal ability, you also have to sigh about the brainlessness of the rule of [Vertical Jump Rule].

When defenders can't turn around in the air, they have no choice but to try not to jump as much as possible, which can sometimes make defenders, especially inside, look stupid.

Don't talk about Adams, you just let Ewing come, and he's going to change from a gorilla to a little monkey.

But that's not the point, the point is that after Irving scored a layup, the referee's whistle blew up.

The whistle was blowing for Foster, who reached out for a blocking foul on Adams.

It's a serious body hair whistle.

And as soon as it comes up, it blows, directly disrupting all the rhythm of your opening, showing the level of field control.

Although he knew what he might encounter tonight, Xu Yong still felt that Foster was a little too much.

He walked up to Foster and asked, "Do you want the Cavaliers to win outright?" ”

Foster was also stunned for a moment, he didn't expect Xu Yong's opening attitude to be so resolute.

And because the other party was Xu Yong, he didn't dare to ignore it, but just opened his mouth and patiently explained the non-existent obstacle.

"You'd better keep the same penalty scale." Xu Yong knew that the referee would not change the verdict, and his purpose was also to exert pressure.

"Yes, we will." Foster nodded earnestly.

Irving hit a free throw to give the Cavaliers a 3-0 run.

Xu Yong went to the front court and looked at James, who was arranged to the weak side to defend against Dellavedova, and suddenly felt an urge to laugh.

Because the defense is the weakest person on the field, you can see the opportunity to help defend the block, so there will be so many defenses.

But of course he didn't really laugh, he just reached for the ball, and then singled Jefferson to the inside of the strong rush.

Jefferson's lateral movement is stronger than James's, but the opponent is much weaker, and it doesn't take as much skill to hit him.

And more importantly, with that foul full of [surprises] in the first round, he wanted to try the depth of the penalty tonight.

Xu Yongqiang forced Jefferson to the basket, and at this time, Davis was stuck by Adams and couldn't get over, and Jefferson had to choose to foul early in order to stop him.

However, the referee did not blow the whistle, and Xu Yong directly knocked him away from Jefferson's surprised eyes, jumped up and put the ball into the basket with one hand.

Jefferson...... At this time, it is naturally impossible to ask the referee why he didn't blow it, he, or the Cavaliers players, have already noticed the big gap in the scale of the penalty tonight.

Xu Yong didn't continue to put pressure on Foster at this time, because when the ball came down, he knew that even if he hit the referee, the opponent would not change the scale.

Because this is their task tonight, if they don't do it, they will not only suffer a beating, but lose their jobs.

There's no need to waste saliva at this point.

It's just that Xiao Hua's means are really much worse than Stern's, and Stern knows how to amplify the supergiant on the weak side, so that the two sides can play a more exciting performance, but Xiao Hua will only whistle on the people on the dominant side, and the effect presented on this face is completely different.

Irving continued to block singles in the frontcourt, and the impact of the first whistle this time was presented, because the two fouls in the first quarter are usually replaced, and Adams did not dare to be too active in defense, which gave Irving the opportunity, and Irving continued to show his excellent form, facing Adams's throws and scored, scoring 5 points in a row at the beginning.

Xu Yong went to the front court with his back to continue to receive the ball, and then turned to the basket to attack.

A three-man threat with the ball in one hand, followed by a jump shot feint, followed by a burst past Jefferson.

This time, Davis made up for Xu Yong's defense, Xu Yong jumped up after getting close, jumped directly to a sideways dodge lever over Davis's body, and then pulled the ball high before Davis turned around, and smashed the ball into the basket with both hands.

During this process, Davis had a tugging action on his clothes, but he didn't pull it.

After completing the dunk and landing on the ground, Xu Yong didn't bother with Davis, but directly stared at the death and shouted the whistle in his mouth, like Foster shouting a lollipop.

If that's your master's task, what about the Alliance?

He just did what Jordan did against the Pistons back then, and did it again!

(End of chapter)