When the time came to May 24, the Heat relied on Wade's 41-point explosion to completely defeat the young Pacers in G6 and reach the Eastern Conference Finals again.

At this point, the list of finalists of the East and West is officially decided.

In the East, the Bulls play the Heat, and in the West, the Spurs play the Thunder.

Because of the shortened season, this season has focused more on the principle of "winning championships in good health".

It can also be seen from the four participating teams in the Eastern and Western finals that, with the exception of the Spurs, are all young teams.

Among them, the Thunder relied on the young, healthy and energetic main lineup to stop the Lakers in the Western Conference semifinals with two consecutive championships, and shattered the dream of Lakers fans to win three consecutive championships in advance.

And the San Antonio Spurs, who have long been lamented by the majority of fans that "the Spurs are old", also relied on the rotation as always, sacrificing part of the record to maintain the health of the main players.

Finally, in the playoffs, it burst out with the energy and experience of a veteran, becoming the first team to advance to the division finals this season.

Looking at the Eastern side again, the Bulls easily reached the Eastern Conference Finals with the health and integrity of the main lineup, coupled with the injury factors of the opponent Celtics' main team.

On the contrary, the Heat, one of the three cores, was injured, and finally relied on the team's boss Wade to defeat the Pacers, who lacked playoff experience.

However, now that it is time for the Eastern Conference Finals, facing the Bulls, who have more experience in the playoffs and have a more complete roster, it is unknown whether the Heat can play last season's performance in the Eastern Conference Finals.

In other words, the division finals are about to start, and the final list of regular season MVPs will be revealed.

This season is similar to last season, and although the three major candidates are Doon, James and Kobe, there is no suspense in this.

Because of the shortened season, the Bulls won 50+ games in the regular season, and the Bulls' first record in the league is broken.

In addition, after the regular season, Doon has issued a slogan to attack the championship again.

Even the judges who don't watch the game, as long as they notice Doon's declaration of winning the championship, they will vote for Doon with the mentality of eating melons.

Of course, this year's Doane's personal data has declined compared to last year, and then the MVP preferred rate in the regular season has declined slightly.

Doon received 101 first-choice votes, as well as 11 sub-votes, and six third-choice votes.

A very small percentage of the judges felt that Doon did not show the dominance of the league rulers in the regular season, but with the support of more judges, Doon was once again named the regular season MVP.

And this is the second time that Doon has achieved the achievement of the second consecutive MVP in the regular season.

"Revenge, revenge, revenge!"

"You know, I'm the best player in the league today, and getting this trophy means that everybody agrees that I'm the best player.

However, after I got it last year, I quickly lost to the Miami Heat, to Dwyan, Chris, James them.

I got it and should have continued to show my dominance on the pitch, but I couldn't.

I lost, and more than once! My teammates and I were also eliminated from the playoffs because of my incompetence.

This kind of experience made me feel very ashamed at one point.

Even in the middle of the night, I felt very sorry for it.

I didn't do better in last year's Eastern Conference Finals, and I didn't get to the Finals again.

Now that I have picked it up again, I feel that when my hand touches it, it has already begun to get hot, and a fire is beginning to burn in my heart.

I have to prove myself again, I have to get revenge, I have to lead my teammates again and beat the Miami Heat! ”

After Doon won the regular season MVP trophy again at the United Center, he publicly said that he wanted to take revenge on the Heat in the Eastern Conference Finals!

However, a reporter at the scene dismantled the stage, saying that Bosh, one of the Heat's Big Three, was injured, even if in the next Eastern Conference Finals, Doon led the team to defeat the Heat in Bosh's absence, which is nothing.

In this regard, Doon did not say in a sanctimonious manner that "injuries are also part of the game", after all, it is very likely to become a boomerang in the future and hurt himself.

At this point, Doon can only change the subject: "The point of revenge is not what I have achieved.

It's that we've fallen, but we've been able to get back up and keep sprinting forward.

I was able to lift this trophy today because my team-mates helped me a lot.

And what I can do for my teammates is to lead them to get revenge on the Miami Heat and make it to the Finals again.

You know, my teammates are very good, they play really hard.

I think it's time for them to be the champions of the East, to be the champions!

And now, we need to achieve revenge against the Miami Heat to achieve everything that follows. ”

Doon elevates personal revenge to team revenge.

So even if the Heat, who defeat only the Big Two, the gold content is not so high, it has a certain significance.

After all, the Bulls lost to the Heat last year, and now Doon will work with his teammates to get up from where he falls and gets up again, and completes revenge!

"Actually, from my personal feelings, the most regrettable thing is to hear the news that the Los Angeles Lakers stopped in the Western Conference semifinals.

But I'm going to give my all for the sake of my fans, for the sake of our team-mates, to win every next game.

I'm sure we'll win the Eastern Conference Championship that everyone has been waiting for for so long, and finally the championship! ”

At the end of the interview, Doon also teased the Lakers and Kobe.

Because of the sudden rise of the Thunder, the Lakers dashed their hopes of a three-peat, and with the decline of Kobe, it has become difficult for the Lakers to continue to win another championship in the next three or five years and establish a Lakers dynasty led by Kobe.

On the other hand, Doon, who has surrounded so many talented rookies, will also lead the rookies of the Chicago Bulls to work hard to create his own dynasty again!

Time passed to May 27th, the Western Conference Finals took the lead, and the Spurs took advantage of the home court advantage and relied on consecutive free throws at critical moments to finally win the first victory of the Western Conference Finals by 3 points.

Immediately after May 28, the Eastern Conference Finals G1 finally started at the United Center.

As expected by the Bulls, Bosh didn't play immediately with an injury.

The starting lineup for tonight is: point guard Mario Chanmos, point guard Wade, small forward Sean Battier, power forward James, and center Ronnie Turiaf.

Battier was the biggest reinforcement for the Heat last offseason, and the Heat also knew that the Bulls were about to rise, and they must strengthen their wing defense and increase the restriction and attrition of Doane.

However, the Heat's core tactics are defensive counterattacks, relying on the talent of core players and the enthusiasm of ordinary players to win.

In order to give full play to the speed advantage of Wade and James, the prototype of the Death Five was presented.

Now that he has injured a Bosh, the point of weak inner line has also been completely exposed.

At the same time, the lack of height of the outer line is also a very big hidden danger.

In order to be able to win better, the Bulls sent a starting lineup of Bradley, Evans, Doon, Ibaka, and Milicic.

From the jump ball, the Bulls quickly seized the initiative.

It's just that the Heat started to move seriously from the beginning of the game and applied a pressing defense to the Bulls.

Wade leads the ball-handler, Battier sticks to Doon, James assists in the center, and the others are also in a joint defensive position.

Bradley started as a dribble guard, was a little nervous, didn't pass the ball well, and was stealed by Wade.

Therefore, in this game, it was the Heat who took the lead in scoring.

Seeing this, Doon stood up to reassure his teammates: "Don't worry, be yourself." ”

After saying that, Doon ran to the bottom corner to catch the ball and prepare for the back-to-back singles.

The Heat also understood that Doane was going to single Battier in the low post and bully Battier for not being tall enough.

Seeing this, James frowned instead, and took the initiative to come from the low post to the high post, seemingly intending to cooperate with Wade to flank Bradley.

Last year, James, as the second leader of the Heat, chose to blow himself up with Doane in the Eastern Finals, and tried his best to make Doon score only 32 points per game......

Afterwards, James' team also analyzed it, and it was right for James to defend desperately to help the Heat win, but the result was thankless.

Judging from the data, James not only failed to seize power and became the big leader of the Heat, but slipped from the second leader to the third leader.

Coupled with Doon's remarks after the game, as well as public opinion from the outside world, and even the abnormal performance of the finals, it is true that the second consecutive MVP has reached the Heat, and there is only the strength of the three masters.

After communicating with Heat management in the summer, James gained more status and ball control with the Heat.

Nowadays, even if it is not recognized as the leader of the Heat, at least it can be compared with Wade, which is definitely higher than the 1.5 leader.

It's just that Wade's performance is still so good.

If James wants to get what he wants in the Heat, he needs to perform better than Wade in the playoffs, in the Eastern Conference Finals, and in the Finals.

In terms of competition performance, James may not be as explosive as Wade, but James still has some experience on how to get more gorgeous data and be recognized by the judges.

After all, it is also an opponent who officially played last year, and James knows that Doon is not good to defend, even if he assists in defending Doon, there is no good fruit to eat.

So, instead of helping Doon defend and have a situation that could reduce defensive efficiency and high-end stats, it is better to avoid Doon early and let the rest of the team consume Doon while he leaves his energy on the offensive end.

Find the right time to pinch the ball handler, whether it is Wade stealing or him coming to steal, when the time comes, it will be either two points or an assist, and the basic data and high-level data will go up.

However, there must be some reason why Bradley is a first-round pick point guard with average offensive ability.

Bradley doesn't just defend but also does a good job on the ball.

Before James could get to the point, Bradley passed the ball to Ibaka, who took the ball and turned and rushed straight to the basket.

Perhaps it was Doon's back to the ball that attracted the attention of Ronnie Turiaf, and Ibaka took the ball and went straight into the penalty area, but no one stepped forward to help.

Facing empty baskets, Ibaka participated in the slam dunk contest one after another, but every time he was out in the first round, he chose to show off his amazing physical talent and outstanding dunk skills under the attention of fans across the United States.

Boom –

One-handed folding buckle! Amazing!

Ibaka's violent dunk instantly ignited the enthusiasm of the fans at the scene, and also ignited the Bulls' players' desire for revenge.

Next, the Bulls did their best on the defensive end, and on the offensive end, it was still Doon who went to the low post to attract the attention of the defense.

Sometimes, Evans will take possession at the top of the arc and take advantage of the big win against the little money Moss to make the most of his size and athleticism.

Sometimes Doon can receive a pass from a teammate, so needless to say, the low post single Battier, even if someone comes to help the defense, he ignores the defense and forcibly shoots, crushing the opponent with physical talent.

In addition, there are Ibaka and Milicic, who are also big and small, and the odds of winning are very high.

Halfway through the first quarter, the Heat had not scored a double-double, scoring just eight points, while the Bulls scored 17 points and were immediately on track to establish a double-digit advantage.

However, Wade also consumed a lot of Bradley.

In the first half quarter alone, Bradley had two turnovers.

If the first time is because the starter is nervous, then the second time is because the talent is crushed, plus there are some problems with physical fitness.

In order to minimize the possibility of the Heat coming back to win, the cautious Scott Skals replaced Harden, who was more stable on the ball, instead of sending Curry early.

Coincidentally, not long after Harden was replaced, James found Harden with the help of a pick-and-roll.

Although Harden has not gained weight, his lateral movement speed is really not fast, and he can't prevent most outside players.

As the saying goes, the shadow of the famous tree, when I first saw that James was named, a few drops of fine sweat oozed from Harden's bearded little face.

It's just that Harden didn't expect that James, who is known for his breakthroughs, has a relatively average level of operation and control.

Other outside strikes breakthroughs, and there are dozens of variations in one offense.

Harden is just because he can't keep up with the rhythm of others and the speed is not fast enough, which leads to being easily passed.

James breaks straight and straight, and because of the forward player, the dribble is naturally higher than that of the guard.

Harden briefly analyzed James' breakthrough rhythm, and then slapped the basketball in James' hand with a stump defense.

Immediately afterwards, the ball was divided, and the two James went in opposite directions.

"My balls! He's beating, don't you see? ”

James was looking for the referee to perform his standard moves, but Harden was already dribbling straight to the front of the basket.

Wade's speed was fast, but it couldn't stop the Bulls from pulling the gap away.

However, the Heat quickly chased the score back, and at one point narrowed the gap to less than 10 points.

Because Wade and James are both physical monsters, and the Bulls have to rotate on the outside in order to ensure their condition and efficiency.

With Evans out of the court, Curry came on the court to increase his outside offensive ability, and the Bulls' lack of defense at the guard line was also exposed.

In addition, the Bulls lineup is obviously higher, but because they have more leads, they are a little slack in protecting rebounds, and they are beaten by the Heat several times to defend and counterattack.

When the Heat played the effect of the Janway connection, it was difficult not to be quickly narrowed.

For this reason, the Bulls can only quickly change formations, talent for talent, and quickly switch to George, Leonard and White Edge.

With Doon and Harden who stayed on the court, the Bulls directly sacrificed a lineup of four big and one small.

The shortcomings of the Bulls' lineup only exist on the inside, and the lack of lateral speed of Harden on the outside can also be compensated for by three-point forwards.

George leads Wade, Xiaoka leads James, and Doon can also make up for the two forwards, change defenses, and wipe their butts.

Even Harden squatted on the inside, and occasionally opened the writing wheel eye and cut off the ball in the hands of Jenway who burst into the inside.

In addition, the Bulls relied on their height advantage and athleticism to protect more rebounds and control more of the ball.

By the end of the first quarter, the Bulls relied on talent, defense, and the advantage of the overall lineup to easily establish a 12-point lead.

"The Big Three? Who are the Big Three? ”

Spoo, who was on the sidelines, saw that Doon hadn't made much effort on the offensive end, and the Bulls couldn't help frowning just by relying on the terrifying defense of the three-front line to infinitely change defenses, and the Heat had no temper.

(End of chapter)