Chapter 281: The Return of the King, Sweeping, Three Consecutive Eastern Champions!
Garnett's sudden injury was carried down, which immediately aroused the blood of the other Bulls players.
In addition, O'Neal was also carried down, the Celtics are seriously short of people inside, and the center position is definitely not enough for the Bulls to play by Kendrick Perkins alone.
At the end of the first half, the score had reached 56-45, and the difference was 11 points.
If this continues, it will not be a problem to win tonight.
However, at this juncture, the Bulls players no longer care about the point difference and winning.
At halftime, the Bulls returned to the locker room from the players' tunnel, and before they had time to rest and eat, they first asked the Bulls staff about Garnett's situation.
However, Garnett was not in the locker room at this time, nor was the team doctor. No matter how much you ask other staff, you can't ask why.
Of course, everyone guessed the result.
If Garnett's injury is not serious, he should be in the locker room waiting for everyone to return triumphantly.
Now that there is no Garnett in the locker room, then Garnett is probably either in the hospital or on the way to the hospital.
It was also everyone who guessed that Garnett's situation was not very good, and he might miss the game next, so the atmosphere in the locker room was relatively stuffy.
"Bring me two bottles of glucose." Dunn didn't have the heart to eat bananas, so he simply drank glucose as wine and drank it directly.
In order to prevent the symptoms of body cramps caused by sweating too much in the second half and losing too many electrolytes, I drank another bottle of salt soda.
Halftime ended quickly, and the Bulls returned to the courtside.
After the start of the third quarter, Doon continued to draw defenders in the low post.
However, compared to the first half, the Bulls took fewer shots from the outside, and even though Rohr Deng had a good hand tonight, he still took the ball and killed the basket according to the tactics.
O'Neill didn't come back, and apparently the fall wasn't light.
At this time, the Celtics have Kendrick Perkins as a center on the surface, and as long as the Bulls beat him, this game will be won and won safely.
One thing to say, the Bulls are leading 2-0, and the league doesn't want the Bulls to win too easily, and now they are playing on the home court of the Celtics, and the three referees on the court are also biased in favor of the Celtics.
The Bulls were fouled on a lot of balls that hit the basket, but they didn't blow the whistle.
Fortunately, the Bulls have strong forward and interior strength, and their overall height is much taller than the Celtics.
Whenever Roel Deng and Josh Smith hit the basket with the ball, Doane would rush to the basket.
Coupled with Milicic's physical talent, the Bulls completely showed a crushing situation in grabbing rebounds in the third quarter, with 16 to 7 rebounds in a single quarter, including 7 offensive rebounds alone.
It was also because of grabbing a lot of offensive rebounds that the Bulls scored 8 points in the third quarter just through secondary offense.
This portion of the score fully compensates for the negative impact on the whistle.
In short, the Bulls once again proved that hard power crushes the Celtics.
By the end of the third quarter, the difference between the two teams had widened to 19 points.
However, just before the break in the fourth quarter, O'Neal returned to the bench on the sidelines from the players' tunnel.
The Celtics fans at the scene immediately cheered, and the Bulls players saw O'Neal's "return of the king" and heard the noisy cheers on the sidelines, which would still be somewhat affected.
"Don't worry too much, whether KG comes back or not, we have to win this game!
We've got a 19-point lead, and if we play steadily, we'll be able to win the end.
We are the defending champions, most of our players are champions, and we have to believe that we are a strong man who is not afraid of any challenge! ”
As the boss of the team, Doon once again stepped up to boost everyone's morale.
"Doon is right!
Never underestimate the heart of a champion! That's what Coach Rudy Tomjanovic told me.
Now I'm going to tell you about it! Firmly believe in this sentence, we will be the champion! ”
Kassel suddenly spoke up to encourage everyone.
Although Kassel has only been here for half a season, and he has played more than 20 regular season games and more than a dozen playoff games with the Bulls, it is still very convincing to say this at this time.
At the beginning, the Rockets were full of difficulties, but they still overcame all difficulties and became the first second half of the championship in NBA history.
Although the Rockets failed to build a dynasty for three consecutive championships for various reasons, it is undeniable that Kassel is also a player of the two-time championship team.
At the moment, most of the players on the Bulls are also members of the two-time championship team, and everyone is aiming for another championship.
If a Bulls player doesn't want to have a career regret — not having his name on the dynasty team — they have to believe that we're champions!
With the encouragement of Doon and Cassel, the Bulls players reaffirmed their belief.
What about O'Neal's return? The previous two games were not winless!
Besides, wouldn't it be interesting to beat the fully formed Celtics?
What's the point of winning the championship by beating the team that is broken?
At the end of the break, the players from both teams returned to the court, and on the Celtics side, O'Neal was also on the field.
However, the Bulls players don't care so much anymore, they just play their own.
Originally, the Bulls could have lowered the pace of the game and played a success rate.
However, the Bulls still play their own game, focusing on defensive counterattacks and transition offense.
The physical exertion of the Bulls players on the court was very serious, and they all sweated like rain, and as soon as they stopped running back, they crossed their waists and gasped for breath.
However, the five players on the Bulls court are all young, and even if they are tired from playing, they can still hold on.
And the much older Celtics' main players, under the crazy rhythm of the Bulls' crazy game, still can't hold it in advance after all.
After more than 4 minutes in the fourth quarter, Ray Allen, who is known for his physical strength, was planted.
Because of his relatively light weight, and he didn't collide with other people, he didn't fall and hurt himself.
But after a fall, he also walked off the field and returned to the locker room for a detailed examination.
After all, the Bulls have extended the margin to 23 points, and the Celtics have no way to turn defeat into victory with less than eight minutes left.
And after Pierce and O'Neal insisted on playing for another 2 minutes, for the sake of the next G4, Rivers also had to withdraw all the main players in advance.
In this way, the Bulls established a 20+ scoring advantage in three and a half quarters, broke through the Celtics' psychological defense in advance, and made the Celtics abandon their son and admit defeat.
And after winning this game, the Bulls have also advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals to 3-0.
In NBA history, there have been more than a hundred 3-0 leads in the playoffs, but not once has a team that has fallen back.
It can be said that after playing G3, the Bulls have been confirmed to advance to the finals.
Of course, even if the Celtics were beaten 3-0, the local media in Boston were still stubborn.
Continuing to build momentum before the start of G4, saying that the Bulls hurt Garnett, the second leader, this series will be a historic 0-3 down shocking reversal.
According to the Bulls' previous style of play, when leading 3-0, they will give the opponent a sweet taste in G4 and then return to the home court to end the game.
However, now that the Boston media has blown the cowhide to the sky, the bulls naturally can't go their way.
In addition, in order to avoid long nights and more things like Garnett's injury, it is necessary for the Bulls to end the Eastern Conference Finals game early in order to preserve their strength as much as possible.
Therefore, after visiting Garnett's injury, the Bulls players also got together and chatted with each other after returning to the hotel.
Then there is the agreement and hatred, saying that they will take a slap in the face against the Celtics and the Boston media, and they will not stay overnight.
On May 26, the Eastern Conference Finals G4 continued to be staged at the TD North Shore Garden Arena in Boston.
Originally, Doon thought that this would be a tough battle, but who knew that it would be easier to win than the previous three.
The reason is that the main players of the Celtics are all veterans, and after the last battle of killing 1,000 enemies and losing 800, the physical fitness of the Celtics' Big Three has not recovered in time.
After the start of the first quarter of G4, the sound of iron was constantly heard on the court, and even if O'Neal attacked under the basket, there was a dunk out of his hand.
I don't know that I thought that the Celtics had moved on the basket in advance, and when it came to the second half, the Bulls players found that there seemed to be nothing wrong with the basket, and it was completely a problem with the state of the Celtics' Big Three.
is also because of the Celtics Big Three, who made 53 shots in the game, but only made 18 goals, counting three-pointers and free throws, only scored 46 points, and did not even have a 50% true shooting rate.
The main team of Celtic can't score points, so it is undoubtedly unrealistic to rely on the bench to win.
So, after the third quarter of this game, the winner is already clear.
The Bulls already led by 25 points in the third quarter without playing tacit ball, and even if the referees were still helping the Celtics, it didn't help.
Anyway, before the start of the fourth quarter, there was another shocking thing that happened.
In fact, as early as the start of the third quarter of the game, Garnett, who was originally in a wheelchair and watched the game, suddenly returned to the locker room.
The rest of the Bulls, who had been following the game, didn't notice Garnett's departure.
It wasn't until Garnett walked out of the tunnel and back to the bench that everyone noticed that Garnett was back on his feet.
Then it is not surprising that Garnett found the team doctor to get a closed injection, and then this was "resurrected with full blood".
And Garnett's purpose for the occlusive injection is, unsurprisingly, to get back on the court.
It can only be said that Garnett's pride does not allow him to sit back and watch his teammates lift the championship trophy from the sidelines.
"Scott, I have to play with everybody!"
Garnett asked Scott Skels to get some playing time in the upcoming games.
Although Scott Skeyles didn't want to accept Garnett's unreasonable request, he finally had to nod his head and agree.
In fact, occlusive needles are a conventional treatment and there is no harm.
As for NBA players, most of them will be scrapped after the closed injection, mainly without rest after the injection, and insist on playing games.
As a result, the injury became more severe, and eventually it became irreversible, resulting in obvious signs of physical decline after recovery.
Garnett is an inside player, playing on the court with closed injections to relieve pain, and when the time comes, because of his own weight and the inside confrontation, the impact on the knee injury will most likely have a negative effect.
However, Garnett is very eager for the honor of the championship, and compared to public opinion in the unexpected world, he does not want to be regarded as a bastard who hugs his thighs and wins the championship.
However, in a way, Garnett suddenly decided to play a closed shot before the start of the fourth quarter to stage the return of the king, which is also a bit unkind to Doon and others.
Isn't this a show-stealing show?
Needless to say, after this game, the national media will definitely focus on Garnett, rather than celebrating the Bulls' three-time Eastern Conference championship.
Of course, Garnett is back on his feet, which is undoubtedly good news for the Bulls and can be a huge morale boost.
"KG, welcome back, we need you!"
After the third quarter, Doon returned to the bench and saw Garnett standing, and suddenly felt a little surprised in his heart, and then immediately stepped forward and gave Garnett a big hug.
Of course, after the surprise, I began to worry that Garnett's closed play would adversely affect his subsequent injury recovery.
Doon advised Garnett not to be forced to do so, and even if he wanted to play, he could wait for the finals to play.
However, Garnett has a strong personality and has to play in the fourth quarter no matter what.
So, at the beginning of the fourth quarter, the Bulls sent a group of young players to accompany Garnett's "prince study".
The Celtics, on their side, may also be unbearable, and took the initiative to withdraw Pierce after more than 3 minutes in the fourth quarter and gave up the game.
Garnett was actually a little unhappy with this, but before he was replaced, he had already relied on his trademark 2-of-1 iron-blooded jumper to score 2 points.
And these 2 points became Garnett's lowest single-game scoring chance in the playoffs in his career.
97-69, also because the Celtics' Big Three were not in good shape, and the Bulls easily defeated the Celtics by a huge margin of 28 points.
Then at the TD North Shore Garden Arena, he lifted his third Eastern Conference championship trophy in three years.
"The previous two championships, I won for myself, for the Chicago Bulls, for the fans.
And today's championship, I won it for Joe, for Sam, and also for my right-hand man KG.
I know, and the rumors have been there, that it was when I arrived in Chicago that our team was able to become the most competitive team in the league.
But I have to tell you that things are not what you think, and I alone will not win this championship, let alone the championship.
This year, we were able to win the Eastern Conference championship again, mainly because of the fresh blood that has been integrated into us.
The arrival of KG makes us more united and more competitive! Moreover, KG also brings us more reliable guys.
We've come together to make us what we are today.
Here I have to say loudly, KG thank you!
You chose me, you chose to join us, and we will definitely not let you down.
Also, I would like to thank my teammates, each and every one of you is a hero to me.
The championship is the honor of the strong! It belongs to me and to each and every one of you!
As a teammate, I'm proud of you! (End of chapter)