no shortcuts in basketball

Chapter 198

"beep!"

A whistle sounded on the sidelines, Yao Ming moved the ball back to half court, and the Bulls' playoff journey in the new season officially began.

When Yao Ming reaches the frontcourt, he goes to the low post to ask for the ball.

After receiving the ball, he faced the old Camby with a beautiful turning hook and sent the ball into the basket.

Camby was the second pick of the 96 golden generation, a monster of static talent, with a height of 2 meters and a wingspan of 11 meters. He also had quick explosive power and reflexes. He won the block title several times when he was young.

But Camby also has a very classic nickname: data brush.

In this regard, James has to be called a senior.

I am afraid that only Hassan Whiteside, who once played good statistics for the Heat in the future, can rival him.

The biggest thing they have in common is that they give up defensive positions for data.

So the result is that they played good data, but the team's record was a mess, but when they left the team, the defense of the home team improved.

The funniest thing in the league that year was that he was brushing up data and ended up taking away Duncan's Dpoy.

When Yao Ming first entered the league, Camby was at his peak, not to mention that Camby was already 38 years old and his explosive power and speed had seriously deteriorated.

The Bulls took the lead. Looking back, the Knicks advanced to the frontcourt, and Anthony soon discovered that the person guarding him was Xu Yong.

Unlike James, Anthony's reaction was excitement.

When the two teams played against each other before, Artest guarded him most of the time.

With his back to Xu Yong, he reached for the ball.

Jeremy Lin was originally going to call for a pick-and-roll, but after seeing Anthony asking for the ball, he could only feed the ball over.

Here I want to mention the magical experience of the Knicks this season.

After Anthony was injured, Jeremy Lin played Lin Crazy and led the team to a very good record.

Especially the 8 wins and 1 loss in the first period, which really forced the Knicks from being in the lottery back to the playoffs.

Then, comes the magic part.

Anthony returned from injury, but he played in a mess, leading the Knicks to dive into the lottery again.

When the management saw that this was definitely not possible, they must know that they have two superstars in Anthony and Stoudemire on paper, and they are also paying the luxury tax.

So D'Antoni dismissed get out of class.

At that time, domestic fans joked that Dolan and the management were talking about giving up Anthony, but the management heard that it was D'Antoni.

After D'Antoni dismissed get out of class, the team's former assistant Mike Woodson became the team's head coach.

Because of this, many people think Anthony deliberately did this because he was upstaged by Jeremy Lin and discriminated against Chinese Americans.

There is no way to know whether this is true or not, but it is certainly not the main aspect, because Anthony is more targeting the head coach D'Antoni.

D'Antoni's tactical system is all based on defenders, and his famous work is Nash.

This has not changed even with the Knicks. Last season the team's starting point guard was Raymond Felton, a talented but limited guard.

He previously played five seasons with the Bobcats, taking up to 13.2 shots, scoring 14.4 points, and assisting only 7.4 times.

But before being sent to Denver this season, his statistics were 14.8 shots, 17.1 points and 9 assists, all career highs.

In other words, Anthony is not the starting point for ball possession tactics in D'Antoni's system, so he naturally has to find a way to get D'Antoni away.

The new Woodson and Anthony had a close relationship, so after going through so many things, Jeremy Lin dared not to give him the ball?
After Anthony caught the ball, everyone else pulled away consciously, giving Anthony space for singles.

On the one hand, their mentality is similar to that of Jeremy Lin. On the other hand, the ball in Anthony's hands is rarely returned.

Anthony switches from back to the basket to facing the basket, posing a three-threat. To be precise, it should be two threats, shooting or breakthrough.

Xu Yong defends forward pressure, mainly preventing his shooting.

Anthony is still good at jump shots. Something that has not happened yet but Xu Yong knows. In the 2012~2013 season, when the Heat played James Wade while playing the Knicks, the result angered Anthony. Anthony could not say anything for three seconds. He would have won the game, but in that game he scored a full 50 points on jump shots.

As for breakthroughs, the Bulls have Yao Ming in the penalty area, and he only needs to limit Anthony's shots outside the three-second zone.

Anthony found that he had no room for a jumper and leaned down to create space for himself.

However, Xu Yong still faced great pressure.

Anthony saw this and made a pull-up fake shot, followed by a pull-up jumper after stepping back.

His jumping ability is not outstanding, but his jump shooting skills are excellent, surpassing the second-best James by several blocks in this regard.

But he soon realized something was wrong.

Because even though he made such a beautiful move, Xu Yong's long arms still caused him a lot of interference when he jumped.

As a result, he is forced to raise his shooting angle to avoid this interference.

"when!"

The basketball hit the front edge and popped out.

With defensive steps, concentration and talent, Xu Yong's 100% defense in the opening game made Anthony's first shot end in a blacksmith.

There was a burst of cheers at the scene.

The fans didn't know that Xu Yong would defend Anthony, so after seeing the matchup on the court at the beginning, they couldn't help but look forward to it. Now Xu Yong really defended, and the expectation instantly turned into excitement.

Let Ya be arrogant and kill Ya!
Moreover, after Anthony struck, Yao Ming protected the defensive rebound and gave the ball to Xu Yong again.

After Xu Yong got the ball, he dribbled behind his back and passed Fields who was assisting in defense. Then he jumped up against Jeremy Lin's defense and scored the ball, which also caused the latter's defensive foul.

Jeremy Lin's confrontation was not strong, and he was knocked upside down at this time.

Xu Yong went over and gave him a hand.

At this time, the Basketball Association has successfully completed the naturalization process, and Jeremy Lin's nationality has become Chinese. In other words, Jeremy Lin is now also a Chinese player.

So he knocks you down because he is an opponent, and pulls you up because he is a compatriot.

Jeremy Lin was pulled up and smiled helplessly.

His confrontation is not strong, but his reaction speed is strong, which is reflected in his breakthrough performance and his steal performance on the defensive end.

However, when facing Xu Yong, he did not dare to make a move easily, but if he did not make a move, such an outcome would be expected.

Of course, the helplessness in his smile is also somewhat helpless about his current situation.

Although he did not suffer a serious injury like in history, after D'Antoni left, his Linsanity came to an abrupt end because he was deprived of the ball.

Now he plays more of a porter and off-ball shooter, which is not his specialty.

Xu Yong stepped to the free throw line and steadily hit the extra penalty.

A good grasp of offense and defense, and this start showed.

Anthony naturally does not believe in evil.

If James is already the Big Big Wolf who has been tortured several times, then he is just the little Huihui who has just arrived in Yangcun.

Anthony continued to reach out for the ball, and Jeremy Lin could only continue to give it to him.

Of course, Anthony is not stupid. After discovering Xu Yong's defensive pressure, he chose a pull-up jump shot after changing direction and breaking through.

He had a very good sense of rhythm and successfully got rid of Xu Yong in the first step.

But the moment he took action, Xu Yong's shot-blocking hand from the side still successfully interfered with him, causing his shot to hit the frame again.

To put it bluntly, Xu Yong will 100% catch his jump shot now. Even if Anthony's jump shot is good or even bad, it will be difficult to completely get rid of Xu Yong.

Because Xu Yong is dominant in terms of jumping, speed, and even height.

Fans cheered and whistled instantly.

Anthony said he wanted to beat the Bulls, but now he has been attacking continuously at the beginning. Let alone defeating the Bulls, he can't even score!

Anthony was annoyed, but there was nothing he could do about it. Xu Yong was a defensive player, and he had no advantages in any aspect. It was much more difficult to break through than he expected.

Then looking back, Xu Yongzai saw Yao Ming being surrounded by Camby in the paint, and in turn holding the ball in a high post and playing singles.

Anthony immediately became excited again when he saw this.

He failed to score in front of Xu Yong, but he only needed to prevent Xu Yong from scoring as well.

Don't underestimate his defensive ability. When he was still with the Nuggets, the matchup between him and Kobe Bryant in the Western Conference Finals was very classic.

Xu Yong's offensive method is the same as Kobe's post-up singles. Since he can guard against Kobe, he can naturally guard against Xu Yong.

However, his confidence soon encountered a blow.

Because after Xu Yong caught the ball and saw that the Knicks were not attacking, he did not choose to back to the basket, but turned around and chose to face the basket.

A singles approach similar to Anthony's last round.

Explode, accelerate in the first step, and then break free for a pull-up jumper.

Even the offensive method is the same as Anthony's last round.

But the difference is that he successfully got rid of Anthony's shot...

"Shh!"

Hollow into the net.

The moment the ball was scored, the United Center instantly boiled.

What does it mean to really defeat you in your own way!

The goal that Anthony couldn't score, Xu Yong scored for him.

Anthony's face felt a burning pain.

He has solid muscles and is strong in confrontation.

But he has an obvious weakness on the defensive end, and that is his inability to move laterally.

This is actually his defensive characteristic. He can defend against people alone, but his ability to defend against breakthroughs is average, and he cannot help defend.

As a reborn person, Xu Yong certainly knew this, and he was looking for Anthony's weakness.

As for the mirror attack, slap in the face and so on, it was purely accidental.

And the photographer at the scene also gave Anthony the shot in a timely manner.

This is really putting Anthony in the sun.

There is nowhere to hide, it is extremely embarrassing!

Anthony chose to be invisible for one round, but it was in this round that the Knicks opened the game.

Jeremy Lin and Stoudemire played a pick-and-roll, and then hit a mid-range pull-up jumper.

Jeremy Lin's first step is very fast and has his own characteristics. Others slow down before passing others, but he grabs the first step without slowing down and then makes moves.

This is also the reason why Xu Yong said that he is like Rose, because this is essentially the same principle as Rose's change of direction without slowing down.

You can think of him as a teenage version of Ross.

And like Rose, his mid- to long-range shooting distance has been unstable before.

But the reason why he was able to play Linsanity this season was because he shot well from mid-range.

Unstable doesn't mean there is none, but there are ups and downs, and now he is on the ups and downs.

Anthony was a little embarrassed now.

He can't score points with the ball, but if he doesn't get the ball, the team will score.

In the past, it was said that "winning is not terrible, and whoever is missing will be embarrassed." Now it is "scoring is not terrible, whoever does not get the ball will be embarrassed."

Then back to the defensive end, Xu Yong passed Anthony in the same way, but this time he broke through to the basket to lure Camby to block the shot and then lobbed the ball to Yao Ming, who easily scored.

2:7.

The Bulls hit two points in the opening game, but they were unable to defeat the Knicks.

Woodson is a defensive coach and has a good record coaching this Knicks team in history.

But that has a big premise, which is that the Knicks have Tyson Chandler.

The Mavericks know better than anyone how much a center with defensive coverage like Chandler can add to the team's defense.

So at this point, we have actually discovered the problem with Anthony's remarks. Anthony was just talking and didn't really study the Bulls carefully at all.

Although the Bulls' main lineup is the same as last season, Rose's frequent absences have actually changed the Bulls' style of play.

It is still a defensive and counterattack system, but more often than not, it is a positional battle because it cannot be fought.

And if you play more, both the team's understanding and tactical proficiency will improve.

So you can understand the Bulls this season this way: with Rose, the Bulls have a chance to win in a round of the Finals with the Thunder or Lakers; without Rose, they still have a chance.

Of course, the Knicks are not without a chance against the Bulls.

Since you can't defend it, just play it on the offensive end.

Anthony reached the frontcourt and reached for the ball again.

Although he didn't know whether what he said about Jeremy Lin was true or not, as the boss of the Knicks and who made harsh remarks before the game, how could he be overshadowed by a mere rookie?

Jeremy Lin can still only give the ball.

After receiving the ball this time, Anthony decisively chose to play from behind.

Although his talent is relatively less outstanding, he can become a super player because of his comprehensive offensive skills.

And his choice this time was smarter. After hitting Xu Yong twice, he chose to fight, and then turned around and shot a fadeaway jumper from the baseline.

He is very fast, and as a successor to the classical style of play, although he has never scored a goal, his technical moves are very solid.

But the moment he took action, he was still disturbed by Xu Yong!
Xu Yong is very familiar with this technique since he learned the turn-back technique with Jordan before.

"when!"

Anthony's shot still missed the basket.

It was only three times, but he had been defeated by Xu Yong three times in a row.

Of course, on the one hand, Xu Yong did a good job in defense. On the other hand, as fans complained on social media, Anthony's condition this season is too bad.

Perhaps he deliberately played poorly during his return from injury to drive D'Antoni away, but after D'Antoni left, his overall state was still in poor shape.

Otherwise, with Anthony's ability at his peak, this kind of ball could be thrown even if it was blocked in the face.

Fortunately, the Knicks players already knew this and retreated immediately after Anthony took the shot, leaving no chance for the Bulls to continue their fast break.

Both sides continued to fall into positional warfare.

Xu Yong also turned around to ask for the ball.

Thibodeau's original plan before the game was to let Yao Ming play first, while Xu Yong strangled Anthony on the defensive end.

But after Xu Yong discovered that Anthony was in average condition, he felt that he could speed up the process and beat Anthony on both offense and defense.

The Knicks, who have lost Anthony, are not even a playoff-level team, and the outcome can naturally be decided in advance.

Thibodeau didn't think there was anything wrong with Xu Yong's adjustment.

In his arrangement, Xu Yong wanted to control both offense and defense tonight, and he also gave Xu Yong a lot of autonomy on the court.

Xu Yong also chose to attack with his back to the basket after receiving the ball.

Since he chose to defeat Anthony, he naturally had to do whatever he wanted to do with Anthony's mentality.

Mirror 2.0.

It's also a post-up game. Xu Yong's skills are not as skilled as Anthony's, but he is better because he learned from Jordan and kept it simple.

He faked a turn towards the baseline and then turned around and shot a jumper.

Anthony fought hard to catch the ball, but his bounce and staying in the air were much worse than Xu Yong's.

After his whereabouts, Xu Yong completed the shot.

"Shh!"

Xu Yong steadily hit a fadeaway jumper.

Unlike Anthony's general season, Xu Yong won the scoring title this season, and his state has always been quite hot.

At this time, the live broadcast footage also started to cause trouble. There was a comparison between Xu Yong and Anthony's performance tonight.

Anthony is 0/3, 0 points, playing three irons in anger.

And Xu Yong scored 3/3, 7 points, and no miss.

Of course, what hurts people more than the data is that the two are directly facing each other on the court.

This is the most direct manifestation of the explosion.

Anthony was disbelieving.

The second-year-old James couldn't beat Xu Yong, because his skills were inferior to others. Can his impressive eighth-grade offensive kaleidoscope be defeated in front of third-grade Xu Yong?

Anyway, he has a lot of weapons in his arsenal. If one kind doesn't work, just use another one. There will always be one that can penetrate.

In particular, he still has the unique skill of pressing the bottom of the box that he has not yet used.Ever since, he stretched out his hands to pass the ball again, and then started to play in singles.

The same starting style, but this time he knew that he was in poor condition and did not choose a move like a turnaround jumper. Instead, he used an offensive method with his personal signature: the washing machine spin.

This is a very good offensive skill, because mastering it requires both face and back-to-the-basket skills, as well as fast enough feet.

It can be said that James may have learned to play from behind, but this move is a skill that he has not been able to match throughout his career.

Otherwise, why is Anthony the boss of Banana Boat?
To break it down in detail, this technique is to catch the ball with your back to the basket, jump and reset your pivot foot, then turn around and perform a fake move to break through while facing the basket, and then use the defender as the axis to perform a large turn in the opposite direction for a layup.

This is Anthony's trump card move and his killer move.

Although Xu Yong had predicted it, he still let Anthony pass in front of him.

But just when Anthony turned Xu Yong beautifully for a layup, Xu Yong took the initiative and jumped up to directly block Anthony's shot.gif!

"boom!"

The ball was fanned directly out of the court.

The scene was instantly overshadowed by the cheers of Chicago fans.

If the offense and defense in the previous rounds were not obvious enough, then this goal was obvious enough.

This is pure talent suppression!

Anthony's expression changed significantly.

When you take out all the moves at the bottom of the box and find that you still can't score, it means there is really nothing you can do.

And just after completing the block, Xu Yong made his signature hand-opening move towards Anthony.

You said you wanted to blackmail us, and then, that's it?
Anthony's face instantly became furious. He was not a coward like James, who was trying to push Xu Yong.

But at this moment, Artest rushed over and got entangled with Anthony.

Although Artest no longer needs to play the role of a thug after the team has Anderson, his reaction speed to such things is super fast.

And other people produced by the Bulls, including Yao Ming, quickly gathered around Xu Yong.

The two sides were eventually separated by the referee.

During this process, Anthony only struggled with Artest and did not make any overly exciting actions such as throwing punches.

Because he knows that he can't get much benefit from Artest, and of course he also knows that this is Chicago. If he goes too far, it will be difficult to get out of the arena tonight.

In the end, players from both sides were persuaded to return to their respective benches, and the game entered a technical timeout.

When Xu Yong came off the field, Thibodeau patted him on the shoulder and gave him a thumbs up.

At this time, the NBA is not the sissy league that will foul at the slightest touch in the future. Xu Yong's approach is completely in line with the characteristics of the times.

Since you, Anthony, are talking nonsense, you should be prepared to be screwed.

When Anthony walked to the bench and sat down, the staff handed him a towel. He wiped it and then threw it to the ground hard.

He was really going crazy.

Woodson came over and communicated with him for a while. If Anthony lost control, the Knicks could basically declare surrender in advance.

Because he is not D'Antoni, Jeremy Lin cannot be turned back into Linsanity. Moreover, Stoudemire's entire state this season, as well as the impact of injuries, is no longer an All-Star level player. Without Anthony, They have absolutely no chance.

The referees ultimately gave Anthony a technical foul after watching the replay.

Xu Yong went to execute a technical free throw foul.

At this moment, Anthony, who was temporarily replaced by Woodson, looked at the court numbly and suddenly remembered the text message James sent him before the game.

As a brother, James gave him some game advice in text messages.

To sum it up, there are a few:
First, don’t go head-to-head with Xu Yong on the offensive end. Calling a pick-and-roll is a better choice;

Second, don’t confront Xu Yong head-on on the defensive end. Calling for help is a better option;

Third, if possible, stagger the playing time with Xu Yong;

Fourth, frequent physical contact with Xu Yong will consume Xu Yong's physical energy. Because Rose is absent, the Bulls will rely more on Xu Yong on the offensive end.

Of these four suggestions, the first three can be said to be James’ experience in playing against Xu Yong in the past two years.

This is much more useful than the previous verbal support.

As for the fourth item, it is his selfishness. Let Anthony consume more Xu Yong in the first round, so that the Heat will have a greater chance later.

Anthony had shown disdain for these suggestions when he saw them before.

Let him call pick-and-rolls. Are his offensive skills comparable to James?

Ask him to call for assisting defense. He could guard Kobe back then but couldn't guard Xu Yong?

As for traveling during off-peak hours, he is a hardliner and would not do that.

So the only thing he accepted was the fourth point, which was consumption by fighting Xu Yong.

But now it seems...it has to be James.

After Xu Yong made a technical foul free throw, the game continued on the court.

Then something even more embarrassing happened again for Anthony.

After he came off the court, although the Knicks still couldn't defend the Bulls, they played significantly better on the offensive end.

To put it bluntly, basketball is a team sport. It’s not that you can’t play alone with a stick, but if there is no success rate, it will purely hurt the team.

And Anthony is different from others in standing sticks. He basically takes out the "S" button, and the damage coefficient is doubled.

It's really embarrassing that someone is missing now.

Of course, with Jeremy Lin and a half-disabled Stoudemire alone, even if the offense improves, it will still be difficult to maintain a stalemate with the Bulls in terms of score.

After the first quarter, the score on the field had reached 14-30.

The Bulls widened the point difference to more than 15 points in one quarter.

It is too early to say that the outcome has been determined. After all, no one knows whether Anthony can regain his form.

But what can be seen is that the Knicks dug a big hole for themselves at the beginning.

If we can't climb out of this hole in the second quarter, then this hole will probably get bigger and bigger.

At the beginning of the second quarter, Xu Yong rested off the court, and both teams were dominated by substitute lineups.

However, after 2 minutes of play, the Knicks were unable to close the score, so Woodson turned around and replaced Anthony.

Seeing that Anthony was about to come, Xu Yong also stood up and asked Thibodeau to take the initiative.

As the saying goes, keep a line in life so that we can meet each other easily in the future, but it depends on the situation. Anthony is arrogant, James is supportive, and the two banana boat brothers are singing and making peace. This series is going to be a fight to the death.

As soon as Anthony came back, he held the ball in the frontcourt and called a pick-and-roll.

Although he did not accept James's suggestion of staggered travel, calling a pick-and-roll became a necessary choice at this time.

After all, if you can't fight with all your strength and you still fight hard, then you are not being tough, but you are being stubborn.

However, Anthony not only failed to conduct in-depth research on the Bulls, but also did not fully understand Xu Yong before the game.

He thought that the pick-and-roll could create space for his jump shot, but the actual situation was that at the moment he took the shot, Xu Yong had already used puppy steps to get over the pick-and-roll, and then flew to interfere with him.

"when!"

It's a luxury to be able to compete in three irons and three irons. Anthony faced Xu Yong's offense tonight and made 5 of 0 shots.

His technical score is still a pitiful duck egg even now!

This is definitely the most desperate night of his career so far.

Of course, it was also the happiest night for Chicago fans.

Melon turns into bitter melon, cooling and relieving heat.

Moreover, Xu Yong became more and more courageous as he played. He had just guarded Anthony, but when he turned around, he and Yao Ming also started a pick-and-roll. Then he changed direction and passed the old Camby without slowing down. He staged a Satan coming in the Knicks' penalty area and put The ball hit the basket hard.

The United Center was once again filled with cheers from fans.

In tonight's game, Xu Yongzhen tied up Anthony and exposed him in the sun, and then whipped him up with a whip, highlighting the word "pleasure".

Amid cheers from the fans, at the end of the first half, the Bulls led the Knicks by a full 61 points, 33-28.

Xu Yong scored 11 points in the first half on 8 of 20 shots and also dished out 4 assists, focusing on a relaxing game.

Anthony, on the other hand, made 10 of 0 shots in the first half, setting a personal half-time record.

If he hadn't scored 2 points on free throws in the middle, he might even have been a duck in the half.

This is definitely not Anthony's normal performance, because he has never played like this before.

But this season's poor state, coupled with Xu Yong's dedicated defense of him, finally allowed him to play this atypical half.

After watching this half, many fans who were attracted to the TV by Anthony's "bold words", especially Knicks fans, have chosen to turn off the TV.

With Anthony's state and the Bulls' performance, the probability of the Knicks' reversal in the second half is probably lower than the probability of the men's football team entering the World Cup.

But don't tell me, Anthony's mentality seemed to have adjusted back after halftime.

He no longer played with the ball, but instead played without the ball.

Yes, as an offensive kaleidoscope, Anthony's off-ball skills are also top-notch.

Otherwise why is Anthony the boss of the banana boat*2.

After receiving a pass from Stoudemire at the free throw line, he announced his strong return with a beautiful dunk after a pick-and-roll.

After dunking, Anthony made his signature three-finger headshot celebration.jpg.

However, he probably never imagined that this would be his only sports goal tonight.

Because after Anthony completed this dunk, Xu Yong started a dog-skin plaster defensive mode.

When Kobe taught Xu Yong puppy footwork, he made it clear that this footwork was mainly aimed at screening and off-ball defense.

After that, Anthony didn't get a good shooting space again.

More often than not, he was still entangled one-on-one with Xu Yong, and this kind of entanglement was not much different from the first half.

As a result, his four shots in the next quarter still missed the basket, and he only scored 4 points on free throws.

15投1中，罚球8罚6中，拿到8分，外加11板2助攻4失误3犯规，这就是安东尼前三节的数据统计。

And after three quarters, the Knicks' deficit has reached an astonishing 44 points!
Yes, the Bulls have no mercy.

As for the 44-point difference in the three quarters, even if the Knicks could score five Jordans in one quarter, they would not be able to catch up.

So if the third quarter was the last moment of the Knicks' stubbornness, then the fourth quarter was standard garbage time.

The main players on both sides all clocked out of get off work, and Xu Yong and Yao Ming had already put on their training clothes early and were chatting and laughing there.

It felt comfortable to beat up the opponent, not to mention that the score was much bigger than they expected.

The Bulls' lineup at this time: West, Tony Allen, Butler, Martin, Anderson.

Knicks: Tony Douglas, JR Smith, Iman Shumpert, Jerome Jordan, Jared Jeffries.

Because the outcome was decided, the two sides played more casually, and the point difference didn't move much at first.

But something started to go wrong while playing on the court, and it was JR Smith who took the lead.

With the score leading by so much, the Bulls' defensive intensity is still there, which makes Smith feel very unhappy. This player with obvious thorny attributes, who even broke up in the CBA at the end of this season, directly gave him Allen, who was guarding him, elbowed him.

Allen was knocked to the ground by his elbow. When Butler saw this, he immediately rushed towards him and threw him into a hug.

Players from both teams also rushed forward one after another, and the scene was very chaotic for a time.

Later, it was the addition of veterans like Martin and Jeffries that kept the situation from escalating further.

In the end, the referee gave both Butler and JR Level [-] Malice and ejected them directly, and the conflict was finally over.

When JR entered the tunnel, he was booed by Chicago fans. This was a loss and a loss.

Butler enjoyed their cheers.

Butler basically doesn't have much presence this season. He averages less than 10 minutes per game, and his statistics are only three points and two rebounds. But his performance just now made fans like this half-inch tall guy who looks exactly like him. Jordan's boy.

Then when this episode passed, although there were no more conflicts on the court, the situation began to change, and the Bulls began to push the point difference towards 50 points.

The Knicks' bench strength is not as good as that of the Bulls. JR, who can score the most, is sent out, which makes it even weaker.

On the other hand, for the Bulls, playing Butler is for training purposes. If this person is sent out, they can only play the more powerful Battier.

Of course, what's more important is that if you still want to cause trouble after losing more than 40 points, it only means that you haven't lost enough.

At this moment, thousands of miles away in Los Angeles, Chris Paul, who heard the news, stopped practicing and rushed home to watch the live broadcast of the game.

Soon, the point difference widened. With one minute left in the game, the Bulls had even opened the point difference to 1 points!
The faces of the Knicks players were filled with despair.

61 points!

This is the playoffs.

With 61 points, only one team has experienced a similar tragedy, and that is the Hornets in the 08-09 season.

The Hornets were seventh in the Western Conference and were playing against the Nuggets, who were second in the Western Conference. As a result, they lost to the Nuggets by 58 points.

But now, they are 3 points ahead of that.

This is a new level of competition on the pillar of historical shame.

However, in the last minute, neither side actually wanted to play, and the point difference did not continue to change.

With 2 seconds left in the game, a depressed Douglas casually threw the ball toward the basket.

What everyone never expected was that he actually threw the ball in with this casual throw!
Even Douglas himself was stunned.

There was an uproar at the scene.

Generally, players will not attack again at this time, because it is easy to cause conflicts between the two sides when the outcome is already decided.

But there was no conflict this time. After all, the Knicks lost too many games.

The players from both sides stood up and quickly shook hands with each other, before ending this dramatic game.

However, at this time in Los Angeles, Paul stared at the score of 123-65 on the screen, speechless with excitement.

Yes, the Hornets team that suffered a 58-point defeat that year was led by Paul. That was a dark history that he would never want to mention.

And the core of the Nuggets team that caused the 58-point tragedy was Anthony.

Anthony beat him by 58 points back then, and now he was beaten by the Bulls by 58 points, and it was all in the first round of the playoffs. It is really "God's way, reincarnation, God will spare no one!"

From then on, the name of 58, just like Nowitzki's previous MVP exit in the first round, was no longer exclusive to him.

Although they are banana boat brothers, 58 is greater than the superficial brotherhood.

He is finally comfortable.

That's what Paul thought, but the comments on social media at this time seemed to be a little bit, um, a million points different from what he imagined.

"58 is really a magical number. In the last playoffs, it was Paul of the Banana Boat Brothers who lost by 58 points. Then this time it was replaced by Anthony. Will it be Wade and James next time?"

"Tony Douglas is the biggest villain. The three-pointer he threw at the end made me laugh to death. If he hadn't thrown it in, few people would think of Paul's dark history."

"Anthony took 15 shots and finally scored 8 points. Well, there are 5 and 8..."

"It's worth mentioning that Anthony's 8 points also paid tribute to James' 8 points in last season's Eastern Conference Finals. It's no wonder that James supported him under huge pressure before the game. As expected, the brotherhood is deep and we share the blessings."

"Melo still doesn't have LeBron Smart. He won't travel at the wrong time, and he won't play in the last quarter to score points. Otherwise, with his scoring ability, it will definitely not be a problem to score 20 points in this kind of game. Now he has 8 points. It will be a disgrace to his career."

"How can you compare like this? LeBron was already severely beaten by Xu and had a Pavlovian reaction. Where is Melo? Don't worry."

"I don't know why, but I suddenly thought of a word: brothers will eventually become brothers."

……

This night, there was a game, but three banana boat brothers suffered from insomnia one after another.

Oh, and there was one person who was so happy that he couldn't sleep.

Chauncey Billups.

Billups followed Anthony to New York last season, but saw the momentum going wrong in the new season and ran to the Clippers early.

This wave is a successful hedging in advance.

Then by the next day, the discussion that was originally just on social media had spread to the media.

On the TNT show, Barkley, O'Neal and Kenny Smith found the ultimate fun, talking about the number 58.

In this process, Paul was naturally not immune.

After all, the Lakers are now at the top of the Western Conference. When talking about Paul, talk about the Lakers. When talking about the Lakers, there will be traffic.

You have the Bulls and the Lakers, and they just took off.

So it wasn't until the next day that Paul finally realized the reality, that is, no one cared about reincarnation. All they cared about was that they had something to play with and traffic that they could exploit.

After realizing this, Paul finally realized that this 58-point battle was not a good thing for him.

It was at this time that he transferred his grievances to Xu Yong and the Bulls.

Huh, don't let me meet you in the finals!
(End of this chapter)