The Chicago Bulls' 73-win NBA regular-season win record has just passed, and in the blink of an eye, fans across the United States are focused on the upcoming playoffs.

This year, the pattern of the east and west is different from usual, and it is no longer the situation in which the west is strong and the east is weak.

In addition to the Bulls with 73 wins in the East, there are also 60+ wins from the Heat.

In addition, the Nets, Pistons, and Cavaliers have all achieved 50+ wins.

There are three playoff teams left, which are the Wizards, Bucks and Pacers.

On the Western side, the Spurs and Mavericks are also 60+ wins.

However, because it belongs to the same Southwest Division, and since Charlotte Bobcats joined in 04, the NBA has been restructured, and the first division is the top three in the division.

And then there is the current chaos - the Mavericks, who are behind the Spurs in wins, did not play second in the West in the playoffs, but only finished fourth in the West.

In other words, in addition to the Spurs and Mavericks, two strong teams with 60+ wins in the West, the Suns and Lakers also won 50+ wins.

It's just that the Lakers' situation is the same as that of the Mavericks, the Suns and the Lakers are in the same Pacific Division, the Suns are in the playoffs as the second in the West, but the Lakers are the fifth in the West.

It is worth mentioning that the Jazz, who were able to squeeze into the Western Conference playoffs with 41 wins and 41 losses, were guaranteed to be third in the West because they were the top players in the Northwest Division.

The playoff format does not match the regular season record at all, and this year it is very likely that the top two in the West will meet in the Western Conference semifinals in advance, and the league officials and the format have also been criticized for this situation.

However, it also makes this year's playoffs even more interesting.

The west has become a mess, and many strong teams have emerged in the east.

In particular, the Bulls, a team that made history with 73 wins, are not weak in every round of opponents.

Even if the Pacers beat the waning Pacers in the first round, they will meet the old Eastern Conference powerhouse Pistons or the emerging powerhouse Cavaliers in the second round.

When it comes to the Eastern Conference Finals, it is very likely that they will meet the defending champion Heat.

If you look closely, this seems to be the script of last year's playoffs, but last year's failure and the middle way collapsed.

This year, the Bulls got the script back and made the playoffs even stronger!

Now Doon is no longer around him like last year, and he can't even find a reliable helper.

And if Doon wants to win a championship with the Bulls, he must also seize the opportunity of the final two years of his rookie contract.

There is no way back! With 73 wins in the regular season, the Bulls must win the championship this season!

Time has come to April 23 in a blink of an eye, and the arena of the United Center in Chicago has already been filled with fans wearing Bull jerseys.

From the first quarter, Doon and other Bulls players did not disappoint the fans in the field.

Byron Davis led the charge and scored four straight points on two consecutive baskets as soon as he came up, helping the Bulls open the game.

On the Pacers' side, Martial Saint Jackson had just thrown a mid-range, and Doon immediately switched to the front of Martial Saint Jackson and directly locked Martial Saint Jackson to death.

Although the Pacers still have Peja who was traded in the middle of the season, Peja is a player who has been a notch down from the regular season in the playoffs.

Not to mention that defending Peja now is Rohr Deng, who has very good physical fitness

With Roel Deng defending hard, Peja shot just 1-of-3 in the first quarter.

Moreover, the only goal scored was only a mid-range, and only 2 points were scored in a single quarter.

As for O'Neal Jr., the big boss of the Pacers, he was injured in the regular season again, and now the injury is not good, so he is forced to play tonight.

In this case, if you can play well, there will be ghosts.

21-30, in the first quarter alone, the Bulls took a nine-point lead.

It is worth mentioning that Doon has not contributed yet, only 2 shots and 2 shots in the first quarter, 4 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal and 1 block.

After the intermission, the situation in the second quarter was even more unfavorable for the Pacers.

Because Ben Gordon broke out at the beginning of the second quarter, Doane took the ball and scored six points in a row, and the Bulls beat the Pacers 11-2 at once, and the difference instantly stretched to 20 points.

Rick Carlisle called two timeouts in a row to break the tiebreaker and allow the Pacers to score again.

However, after the second quarter, the difference still could not be narrowed.

39 to 59, still a full 20-point difference.

The Bulls scored 59 points in the first half, which is enough to show that the Pacers, who are good at defense, have nothing to do with the current 73-win Bulls who have made history.

At this point, in the words of the Pacers' pessimistic fans, that's – it's over!

The Bulls basically got tonight's game done in the first half.

is also because of the relatively large point difference, the Bulls simply approached the training in the second half, and increased the playoff adaptability of the bench lineup by training on behalf of the game.

For this reason, the main players have reduced their playing time, and even if they play on the court, they also consciously give up the ball and play more for others.

In this way, it is also good for young players to adapt to the atmosphere of the playoffs and how to choose better and more reasonable offensive means against strong defensive teams.

In general, Ben Gordon and Rohr Deng are still a little frizzy, losing the ball between breaks, the layup is covered, the defense is out of position is one step, and the over-help defense is all the problems that newcomers love to make.

However, the attitude of the Bulls Youth Army to play is not to say, even if they fall down on the layup, they will immediately return to defense regardless of whether they score or not.

It was also with this hard work that the Bulls almost finished the third quarter with a second lineup, but still maintained a 17-point lead.

In the fourth quarter, Doon and other main forces had been recuperating for a long time, and they also went up to play a small half of the quarter, completely consolidating the advantage.

The difference in equal points was widened to 26 points, and then the new and old substitutes were replaced in turn, so that those veterans also went on the court to find the feeling of playing in the playoffs.

90 to 105, even if the Bulls' main team clocked in three and a half quarters, the Bulls still won very easily.

Judging by tonight's situation, the Bulls pulled away with offense and won with defense, which is undoubtedly a good sign.

In a way, the Bulls are no longer a regular season powerhouse, but a championship team that can still maintain excellent fighting power in the playoffs!

Today's Bulls don't have to rely on Doane's offensive end to win the playoffs.

This time, when the Pacers are a team like O'Neal is injured and there is no core on the offensive end, the Bulls can win the game steadily by relying on an increasingly stable defense.

The time quickly came on April 25, and the first round of the playoffs between the Bulls and Pacers G2 was played again at the United Center.

This time, the Bulls still beat the Pacers cleanly and won two consecutive home games.

The 85-102 margin once again proves the strength of the Bulls on the defensive end.

As old-school coaches and players often say, defense wins championships, and the Bulls are already at the door of the championship door.

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