no shortcuts in basketball

Chapter 201: There’s no escape from shit

During the Celtics' offense, Pierce faced Artest with the ball and prepared for a single.

Because he was in average shape in the first two games, after the start, he focused more on the defensive end and contained the game on the court, and he has not made any moves yet.

But now Garnett and Rondo have a bad offensive touch, so he must stand up.

When Pierce was seen holding the ball, there was a burst of cheering.

Although the Celtics have a glorious history, Pierce's current status is similar to that of Wade in the Heat.

After all, they are domestically trained players, and they are psychologically more fond of them than Garnett or Ray Allen.

Even though his performance in the first two games was disappointing, they still believed that Pierce could adjust back.

Facing the three threats of Artest holding the ball, Pierce took a tentative step, and then quickly broke through and made a step-back jumper.

This is his signature offensive skill. As a floor player, he can become an All-Star, or even a player above the All-Star level for a time. His skills are quite excellent.

Artest's defense on this ball was very good, basically blocking Pierce's shooting line of sight.

Although his defensive ability has declined and he is a bit disadvantaged against James who has lost weight, he is still good at guarding Pierce.

"Shh!"

But Pierce hit the shot against Artest's defense!

Returning to the familiar North Shore Garden Arena, his condition seems to have recovered.

This ball made Rivers stand up from the bench.

Pierce is in this state at the perfect time!

When players on both sides are constantly fighting, if someone can step up and hit the ball at this time, they will have a chance to take control of the situation.

And after returning to the defensive end, under Rivers' call, the Celtics began to shrink their defense and maintain the intensity of their defense against Xu Yong.

Although Thibodeau is no longer the assistant coach of the Celtics, he has only been away for two seasons after all. They can still do well what the Celtics have been doing in the past few seasons.

In the end, the Bulls' attack ended with Gibson's mid-range strike.

In the next round, after Thibodeau chose to double-team Pierce, and Pierce still used the step-back to hit the shot, Ainge's strategy finally worked.

They can't compete with a full-scale attack, but the Celtics still have a chance compared to scoring from a single point.

Although Pierce has never been an efficient and productive scorer, and even his FMVP has been questioned due to mediocre statistics, he has one ability that is recognized, and that is his performance at critical moments.

He might miss a few games, but if the game gets crunch time, he can still hit those big shots.

As a player who is not included in the "super giant" range, Pierce has as many as 7 buzzer beaters throughout his career.

The most representative thing in history is that he joined the Wizards at the age of 37, but he was still the Wizards' first choice at critical moments and hit the winning goal in the playoffs.

4:9.

After Pierce hit these two goals, the Celtics also established a huge 5-point advantage.

Yes, in such a crazy game between the two sides, 5 points is already a big lead.

Moreover, the Bulls offense also encountered a big problem at the scene. Because they couldn't make outside shots, the Celtics closed very little. At this time, they could only rely on the stars to solve it.

But when it comes to hard shots, the Celtics are very capable of assisting defense, so they can basically only get difficult shots under a flanking attack.

Especially for Xu Yong, the Celtics' attack on him tonight can be said to be unscrupulous. Basically, he has to go through a pick-and-roll to catch the ball, and even when he catches the ball from outside the three-point line, he is immediately double-teamed.

In such an unconventional game, his treatment is definitely SVIP level.

Rose still failed to hit the mid-range shot, and the Bulls' offense still failed to continue.

However, the Bulls' concentration on the court was still there, and they retreated in time without giving the Celtics a chance to make a fast break.

At this time, Xu Yong took the initiative to switch defenses with Artest.

Because neither side felt good, Thibodeau's choice of Pierce just now was a flanking strategy.

But that didn't work in the end, and Pierce felt like he was bottoming out.

So how to guard him is the current defensive focus of the Bulls.

Xu Yong's initiative on the court does not conflict with Thibodeau's strategy, and judging from Thibodeau's reaction on the sidelines, he is not opposed to this adjustment.

Xu Yong also showed twelve points of concentration after facing off against Pierce.

He has more things on his mind.

In this situation, if the Bulls want to break the deadlock, they still have to play to their strengths.

If you can't start a positional battle, then use the defensive counterattack you are good at.

Although the Celtics' counterattack is also fast, with Rose on the court, the Bulls' defensive counterattack is definitely dominant.

So as long as conversion opportunities can be formed quickly, the Bulls will have the opportunity to take advantage of this.

Pierce held the ball with his back, and then faced Xu Yong with his face to the basket.

Like Anthony, Pierce is a representative of classical players. He will not give up offense just because Xu Yong switches to guard him.

Of course, he will deal with it more carefully.

After trying to drop the ball and finding that Xu Yong was too close to the ball and had no chance to drop the ball, he returned the ball to Rondo, then reset his pivot foot and picked up the ball before choosing to post up.

Unlike Jordan and Kobe's post-up play, Pierce's post-up play mainly focuses on a rhythm.

Continuously confront, then turn towards the free throw line and hit the ground for a step-back jumper.

He has tried this trick repeatedly.

Moreover, he was slow at other times, but he retreated very quickly this time and successfully got rid of Xu Yong.

But the moment he took action, Xu Yong suddenly jumped up from before his eyes.

Pierce's expression at this time was almost exactly the same as Anthony's in the first round.

Isn’t that Xu Yong that I passed by just now? !
"Snapped!"

Just like the ball that blocked Anthony's washing machine spin in the first round, Xu Yong used his amazing bounce and excellent wingspan to catch the ball after being shaken off!
The fans at the scene were dumbfounded, this pure suppression of talent!
After completing the shot, Xu Yong quickly advanced the fast break.

Rose also rushed out from the wing immediately, and after receiving Xu Yong's pass, he rushed all the way to the frontcourt and scored a fast break dunk.

In terms of fast break ability, Rose was ranked second on this field tonight, and no one dared to be ranked first.

After Rose retreated, Xu Yong also gave him a high-five.

The strategy adjustment worked in the first round, which is a very positive sign for the Bulls.

Pierce's choice when he was caught was to run without the ball.

His scoring explosiveness is not as good as Anthony's, which led to his performance when leading the team alone was not as good as Anthony's, but his offensive methods are no less than Anthony's.

And the most important point is that the Celtics are obviously a better team than the Knicks.

With the help of successive pick-and-rolls, especially after Garnett successfully delayed Xu Yong, Pierce received the ball and completed the shot.

Although Xu Yong rushed over and caused strong interference, the ball still hit the basket after taking the shot.

His state is not only rebounding, but also a bit hot.

But looking back, Artest received Xu Yong's pass from the outside and hit a three-pointer, giving a strong response.

This three-pointer came at the perfect time. Not only did it allow the Bulls to chase the score to 9-11, but more importantly, the outside shot was wide open. Whether it was Yao Ming in the paint or Xu Yong himself was hit in the high post. The pressure from double-teaming will be much less.

Then, when Pierce was running without the ball to contain the defense, Garnett's iron-blooded jump shot from the free throw line finally hit.

Both sides of this section are starting to feel a little better.

This is a reasonable thing.

Angie's idea is good, but at this time, it is not the situation of several degrees below zero in winter.

Although the current temperature in the arena is [-] or [-] degrees Celsius, it is a bit cold, but after the players started running on the court, their bodies gradually warmed up.

Rivers was the first to realize this, so he immediately signaled the field to adjust the defensive method.

When Xu Yong caught the ball at the three-point line, he found that he was finally no longer flanked in this position.

And the person defending him has changed from Ray Allen to Pierce.

Pierce has a bigger body than Ray Allen, so he will be better at defending Xu Yong. If he is just defending three-pointers, Ray Allen's movement speed is more suitable for guarding Artest than Pierce.

Like the Bulls' previous adjustments, there is no problem with the Celtics' response.

But Xu Yong suddenly became happy after seeing this scene.

Pierce feels so good in this section, especially since the Celtics are also very capable in pick-and-rolls. It's really not that easy to completely pin him down.

In this case, the only alternative is consumption.

The consumption is not only on the defensive end, but also on the offensive end.

He originally wanted to fight Pierce, but now Pierce came to his door.

He stretched out his hand to signal to pull away, and then started playing from behind the three-point line with his back to Pierce.

The purpose of consumption cannot be achieved through Pierce, and this kind of back-to-back confrontation is the correct way to open up.

Pierce also focused on confronting Xu Yong, but the result was that he was pushed back continuously.

It is obvious that he is not as good as Xu Yong in confrontation.

Seeing this, Rondo came over from the top of the arc to help defend, and Xu Yong saw this and turned directly to the bottom line to break through.

After carrying Pierce to break through to the three-second zone, and seeing Yao Ming successfully blocking Garnett in the penalty area, Xu Yong chose to go for a layup after confronting Pierce.

Seeing that he could no longer stop Xu Yong from taking action, Pierce directly used force from behind Xu Yong to pull Xu Yong down.

Players who grew up in Boston don't need Xu Yong to preach like Yi Jianlian, and they will never be soft on fouls.

The referee's whistle sounded, signaling Pierce's defensive foul.

But Xu Yong will naturally not suffer. He has been taught by James in the past two years, so he is not used to these dirty tricks.

It seemed like he was making an inertial move after being pulled, but he directly gave Pierce an elbow in the lower abdomen.

Pierce's pupils shrank momentarily, and then he fell to the ground clutching his belly.

Rondo and Garnett quickly confronted Xu Yong, but politely kept a safe distance from Xu Yong.

The referee immediately rushed between the two sides and separated them.

Because Pierce had been lying on the ground and did not get up, the game entered a technical timeout.

The Celtics team doctor came over to ask about Pierce's condition.

If Pierce were not black, his face would be pale at this time.

After a while, Pierce finally regained his composure and was helped up from the ground by his teammates.

When he stood up, Garnett patted his shoulder and nodded to him secretly.

That expression was clearly praising him for his good acting skills.

He was under the basket at the time and saw clearly what was happening under the basket.

In fact, Xu Yong's elbow was not very harsh. It was more of a response to Pierce's actions. It was not the kind that really wanted to cripple the person. With Pierce's physical fitness, the reaction was not that big.

That's not true, it's just an act. In the NBA, some super giants are good at flopping. This kind of acting is normal.

Pierce was a little dumbfounded at this time.

He was really in pain just now.

It is true that Xu Yong's elbow was not too harsh, but the crux of the problem was that his stomach was not feeling well tonight, so that was like rubbing salt into the wound.

After it was determined that Pierce was fine, the game continued.

Xu Yong went to the free throw line to execute the free throw.

The referees had already gone back to watch the video during the technical timeout. Xu Yong's actions were the same as the eyebrows he gave James. They were inertial actions after the opponent committed a foul. It is difficult to tell whether it was intentional or unintentional.

And in fact, even if the referee determines that Xu Yong did it intentionally, the penalty in this round will not be changed. This is a topic about the referee's authority. At most, a balancing whistle will be found in the next round.

Xu Yong went to the free throw line to prepare for a free throw.

At this moment, he noticed that Pierce's expression was a little painful, and there seemed to be cold sweat oozing from his forehead.

That expression seemed familiar, but I couldn't seem to recall it.

"First penalty."

Just then the referee's reminder came, and Xu Yong drew his attention back.

Xu Yong's two free throws were both hit steadily and almost missed the net.

After my body warmed up, my hand feeling was indeed completely restored.

Just after he made the free throw, he noticed that Pierce's expression suddenly changed.

The pained expression seemed to disappear in an instant, replaced by a look of relief.

This strange scene made him very confused.

The game continued, Pierce was still running without the ball, and Xu Yong was chasing after him.

But as he was running, he suddenly felt a pungent smell coming towards his face, almost choking him.

"beep!"

At this moment, the referee blew the whistle, and Gibson was called for a defensive foul while grabbing the position under the basket.

The game entered dead ball time, and at this moment, Xu Yong felt that the stench was still there.

Having played in the United States for so many years, Xu Yong has never seen biochemical weapons on the court, especially the underarm odor of some black people. What is called underarm odor? The armpit odor comes first and then breaks through. It is common. things.

Except for a few that have a particularly strong smell, Xu Yong is basically immune to them all.

But this one tastes different.

The feeling may not be strong when he was running, but after he stopped, he immediately realized that it was not body odor, but a bad smell.

"Who farts? It smells so bad." He couldn't help but asked Bass in front of him.

Bass quickly stretched out his hand to indicate that it was not him.

Regarding the matter of "farting in public to prove that you are not yourself", it is a very challenging thing.

Garnett on the side immediately tensed up, and this sentence hit him instantly like "nice.try".

Because of the G1 game, after he spat trash talk at Yi Jianlian, Xu Yong responded with this sentence.

Now Xu Yong actually said the same thing in person. Thinking about Xu Yong's action of elbowing Pierce earlier, it really made him angry.

It's just that the anger came and went quickly, because he had searched about Xu Yong's NCAA flying knee before, and it did happen.

And the next second, he also smelled a foul smell.

This time Xu Yong was really not talking trash, but someone really just farted, a smelly fart.

After seeing Garnett's reaction, Xu Yong looked at Pierce the next second.

He smelled the stench when he was chasing Pierce, and he also instantly recalled Pierce's expression at the free throw line before, which was clearly the expression he would have when he had a stomachache.

So Pierce has a bad stomach tonight?

Pierce's face turned red at this time, as if some secret had been spied on.

The game continued. Pierce continued to run without the ball and hit the ball again in the face of Gibson's interference.

After hitting the shot, Pierce spat out trash talk directly at Xu Yong: "Put away your lame defense, this is Boston, you can't guard me!"

Garnett is the king of trash talk, and Pierce is no less generous. Trash talk is an art originated from black people, and it is a tradition in Boston.

Xu Yong covered him and elbowed him again, and the look in his eyes just now made him very unhappy. When he found the opportunity, he spit it out without hesitation.

Xu Yong had a playful expression on his face. Pierce's level of trash talk was still a bit worse than Garnett's.

But remembering the previous conjecture, he smiled and said in a playful tone: "Really? Be careful, I will beat the shit out of you."

A seemingly ordinary piece of trash talk, but Pierce subconsciously tensed up, snorted coldly, and turned away.

Seeing this, Xu Yong already knew what was going on.

When he reached the frontcourt, he continued to ask for the ball and continued to hit Pierce with his back.

But this time, he continued to hit hard and was very tough.

If it weren't for the five-second rule, he would have beaten Pierce to the end.

Pierce blushed.

Not only was he trying hard to withstand Xu Yong's back blow, he was also working hard to contract his sphincter muscles.

After being elbowed by Xu Yong in front, he did the same thing, but in the end he still didn't stop when he was running without the ball in the frontcourt.

Fortunately, it was just a fart.

But at this time, you must not believe the next fart, because it may suddenly not be the same.

He has rich experience in this regard.

And he has already thought about holding on until the dead ball time. No matter how tense the game situation is, he must ask to be taken off the field to solve personal problems.

Xu Yong finally passed the ball to Rose after encountering a double attack. Rose broke through to attract the double attack and then gave the ball to Xu Yong who cut back.

Xu Yong was in a state of acceleration now, and immediately jumped into the air after catching the ball.Pierce was still trying to keep an eye on him, but he didn't expect that Xu Yong would suddenly get up and be dunked directly out of the baseline.

This was so bad that he collided directly with the photographer under the basket after falling.

And unfortunately, his belly came into contact with the camera at a negative distance.

His whole body tensed up instantly, and then he curled up into a ball under the basket.

Pain, it hurts too much!

The scene was in an uproar. Xu Yong responded with an extremely tough response.

At this moment, the referee blew the whistle.

No one fouled, and something happened under the basket. Pierce seemed to be injured.

And what's very strange is that the photographer who was originally hit by Pierce under the basket disappeared somewhere.

The team doctor also quickly came to Pierce's side.

But as soon as he approached Pierce, he couldn't help but frown.

Because he smelled a very obvious stench.

And he quickly zeroed in on the source of the stink, Pierce's buttocks.

In the middle, a stream of yellow liquid was seeping out, and it was gradually expanding.

He reacted quickly and immediately called the Celtics players to surround Pierce, and then asked someone to get a wheelchair.

The fans at the scene couldn't help but express worry. Pierce was in hot form tonight, and this injury happened at the wrong time.

Of course, they also hated Xu Yong. They had never realized before that Xu Yong was such a dirty player.

Pierce was eventually lifted into a wheelchair with a painful expression on his face and then carried into the tunnel by teammates on the bench.

But it was this scene that made some old fans at the scene look forward to it, because Pierce had a similar experience in the 08 Finals.

At that time, Pierce staged a return of the king and eventually led his team to victory.

At this time, the cameraman who came back to the basket did not continue working immediately. Instead, he motioned to the staff mopping the floor to come over and clean up.

The staff looked confused, but when they saw the small pool of smelly yellow liquid under the basket rack, their expressions changed instantly.

Fortunately, they were professionally trained. They held their breath and quickly handled it with a mop. Then they called their companions to mop it clean with a new linen cloth with water, and then quickly entered the player tunnel with the mop.

The photographer finally returned to work carrying the camera, but he obviously avoided the position of the staff mopping the floor.

Well, it all happened under Xu Yong’s nose.

Unlike the reaction of the photographer and staff, he was trying hard not to laugh the whole time.

Because he found that he seemed to have really beaten the shit out of Pierce, in a physical sense.

And at this moment, he also understood why Pierce was in such good shape before.

I especially remember that when he was playing League of Legends before his rebirth, he felt sick to his stomach in the middle of the game, but he didn’t want to be criticized by his teammates. That performance was simply the pinnacle of his gaming career, and he was stunned to lead the team to victory quickly.

This episode passed and the game continued.

And a very interesting thing is that because Pierce left the field injured, as soon as Xu Yong got the ball in the offensive round, there would be an overwhelming boo.

Xu Yong has really completely offended the Boston fans.

Even Pietrus, who came on the bench to defend him, defended him extremely aggressively.

Xu Yong's inner OS at this moment was: Your air conditioner "broke" and Pierce got upset, do you blame me in the end?
Then he signaled to pull away and directly chose singles.

Pietrus is 1 meters tall, a French forward who has made a strong presence in both the Suns and Magic. He has just turned 98 at this time and can still play as a role player.

For the first ball, Xu Yong saw that the Celtics were not flanking him and directly chose to make a sudden stop and turn over jump shot while facing the basket.

Although Pietrus tried hard to keep up with the rhythm, there was basically not much he could do against Xu Yong's turnaround jumper.

Xu Yong is not only superior in speed and size, but also perfect in the use of technology.

"Shh!"

He steadily hit jump shots, showing off his rejuvenating touch.

This goal also brought an abrupt end to the boos at the scene.

They really hate Xu Yong, but Xu Yong is also really strong.

This feeling is too similar to the feeling the Bulls gave them after Jordan's rise.

Looking back, the Celtics failed to score continuously.

They don't have many positional warfare methods. Ray Allen has been squeezed out and Pierce has "retired" due to injury. Even if both sides are feeling better now, they only have Garnett's iron-blooded jump shot and Rondo's six-vein sword.

And after Yao Ming protected the defensive rebound, the Bulls once again launched a defensive counterattack. This time it was Xu Yong. After receiving Rose's pass, the gliding lever flashed past Rondo's long arm amidst the boos from the fans again. Interference puts the ball in the basket.

The boos instantly turned into agitation.

Starting from enjoying the boos in Boston, Xu Yong immediately responded with consecutive points.

Just like the ball he dunked over Pierce before he was booed, there was no part of Xu Yong's body that wasn't hard.

What's even more terrible is that Xu Yong's continuous scoring has a great impact on the situation on the court.

If the Bulls open up the score in one go, even if Pierce can come back, it will be of no use at that time.

At the critical moment, the person who stood up for the Celtics was Rondo.

The guy who scored 44 points in the last game hit a 20-foot two-point jumper against Rose's defense in the high post.

There is no unreasonable preference. Whether it is the management or the coaching staff's preference for him this season, he has won it with his performance on the field.

During Ray Allen's absence during the regular season, he showed his potential as a team leader.

He continues to show this as well.

After returning to the defensive end, he also used his court judgment to direct his teammates' defensive positioning.

It must be said that his command was very successful.

After the Bulls got into position for a positional battle, Xu Yong was forced to pass the ball to Artest in the middle.

Artest once again shot a three-pointer, but unfortunately this time he was a bit unlucky. The ball went in and bounced out.

The ball was a long backboard. After Garnett judged where the basketball would land, he threw Yao Ming away and jumped with his long arms to catch it.

But just as he was about to touch the basketball, he suddenly felt a strong gust of wind behind his head.

Before he could react, he felt a strong force push him from the air towards the basket.

At this time, the Celtics fans in Boston were dumbfounded because they saw Xu Yong rising from the ground and pressing the basketball directly across Garnett.

And the key is, his strong core strength directly knocked away Garnett who was sideways.

"Oh!"

A huge muffled sound came through the loudspeaker, coupled with the visual impact, everyone at the scene was stunned.

Perhaps at this moment many people will recall that Xu Yong was the dunk king who defeated DeRozan, Nate Robinson and James in the dunk contest.

After Garnett was knocked away, he fell under the basket like Pierce. He looked up at Xu Yong, who was swinging over his head with bulging muscles. For some reason, he should be angry according to his personality, but he couldn't get angry. .

"If Paul can't hurry up and come back, the Celtics will be in big trouble." Over there in the commentary box, Reggie Miller sighed.

Although the Celtics are now only 2 points behind the Bulls in terms of score, the situation of the game has clearly shifted towards the Bulls.

This is also immediately shown in the next round.

The Celtics, who have strong discipline and execution, actually made a very low-level passing error, giving the Bulls the ball for nothing.

The final price paid for this wave of ball possession was that, looking back, Xu Yong singled out Pietrus in the high post, and then turned over to the baseline and hit a jumper against Garnett, who was assisting in defense.

This ball is very difficult. If he just recovered his touch before, then he is already moving towards a [hot touch] state during this period.

This time, even if there were boos at the scene, they were only sparse.

Because the fans also realize that their boos will not only have no impact on Xu Yong, but may even make his performance better.

It's like their resistance will make Xu Yong more excited.

Xu Yong is indeed a little excited now.

Rondo's classic fake pass passed Yao Ming for a layup, but this beautiful attack was actually judged by Xu Yong, and he shot out from the side and directly hit a nail board block.

And after picking off the rebound, he once again promoted the fast break, and faced Ray Allen's defensive arc at the top of the arc with a sudden stop to chase a three-point shot.

"Shh!"

The basketball pierced the net like a cannonball.

24:17.

The point difference came to 7 points in an instant.

而从13到15，到24比17的这个过程中，徐永个人连得了11分！
And after making the chasing three-pointer, Xu Yong turned around, put his hands behind his ears as if listening, and made Iverson's signature celebration.jpg.

This action has two meanings: home and away. The cheers at home are louder, while the cheers at away are more domineering. It is generally aimed at boos. It can be simply and crudely understood as "loud, I can't hear you."

The reason why Xu Yong did not use his signature hand-opening celebration gesture was because his direction was very clear at this moment.

What about the boos from the front?Where are your boos?Why can't I hear it?
The scene was restless.

This is really too arrogant, but you really can't do anything about him.

Upon seeing this, Rivers quickly called a timeout. If the timeout was not called, the Celtics would collapse soon.

At this time, in the Celtics locker room, Pierce was in disarray.

Fortunately, the game was in progress at this time, otherwise the Celtics players would have thought that their locker room had been attacked by a biological weapon.

Pierce couldn't bear the smell and blocked his nostrils with tissues.

Finally, after emptying his stomach, although his feet were a little weak, he finally felt comfortable.

Having a stomachache is really hard to prevent. If it was before or after a game, he wouldn't worry about it at all.

But in the game, when the game is fierce, you really have to endure it.

What you hear about players peeing on towels is not an exaggeration, it is a real thing, and it happens to the main players.

Because the time they spend going back and forth to the locker room is enough to affect the outcome of the game.

And this time it was entirely the fault of his teammates.

In order to keep the advance information from leaking out, Angie waited until they arrived at the arena to tell them about the air conditioning.

Fortunately, fortunately, he has experience in this area.

He also had a stomachache during the 08 Finals, but he had to be clever enough to pretend to be injured.

Fortunately, the team's team doctor has not changed in the past two years. The team doctor responded calmly when he discovered that he was in the same situation, avoiding his embarrassment.

But just when he finally solved his personal problem and stood up, put on his pants and was about to flush the toilet and leave, he suddenly discovered something terrible.

I was patronizing and released, and the toilet was blocked!
He hurriedly turned around and covered the toilet. He washed his hands while resisting nausea, turned on the ventilation system in the locker room, then called the staff to deal with it, and then hurried back to the field.

At this time, it had been about a quarter since he left the field, and he had to hurry back.

And because of his last experience, he believed that he could stage the "Return of the King" drama again.

Even when he walked to the door of the players' tunnel, he had already thought about the camera being pointed at him, and then the Boston fans cheered for him.

But the further he walked, the more he felt something was wrong, because it was extremely quiet in the arena, so quiet that he thought he was in the wrong place.

And when he walked out of the tunnel with a puzzled look on his face, the scene he imagined didn't happen at all.

It's not that no one noticed him. The fans in the tunnel noticed him, but they didn't show any excitement.

He looked up in confusion, and then saw the score on the field.

40 to 25, there are still about 5 minutes left before the end of the second quarter, but the Bulls have widened the point difference to 15 points!
Yes, Rivers' timeout did not stop the Bulls' momentum.

Under the leadership of Xu Yong, the Bulls opened the point difference to more than 15 points in the first half for the first time in the series.

And because of his previous action, the fans at the scene didn't even dare to boo at this time.

Pierce didn't understand this until he sat down on the bench and talked to his teammates.

On the court, Yao Ming received a sudden pass from Xu Yong and completed a two-handed dunk under the basket.

Xu Yong's organizational skills have been significantly improved this season. When he is in hot form, he can lead the entire team.

Rivers shook his head helplessly, and it was at this time that he discovered Pierce's return, and it didn't seem to be a big deal.

There was no time to think about why Pierce came back so quickly. He called Pierce up directly and asked him to come on and replace Pietrus.

If the Bulls are allowed to continue to widen the point difference like this, this second half will become garbage time.

There was a short whistle on the sidelines and Pierce came on as substitute.

There was a burst of cheers at this time.

Although they were stunned by Xu Yong's beating in the past period, seeing Pierce return gave them some hope again.

Pierce is still very good. When he was released, he ran without the ball to catch the ball. He faked a shot and made a quick layup to score two points.

After being released, he felt extremely relaxed now.

The 15-point difference is not completely without a chance, and he is ready to stage another return of the king drama.

When Xu Yong arrived at the frontcourt, he found that the person guarding him was still Pierce. This time, he was not only happy in his heart, but also had a smile on his face. He asked politely: "Are you done?"

Pierce's fighting spirit was high, but when he heard Xu Yong speak, he couldn't hold back any longer.

This is more lethal than any trash talk!

Although his psychological quality is very good, at this moment, he only feels that his face is as hot and red as a monkey's butt.

This kind of thing is more embarrassing than being thrown under the veil on the court.

At this moment, Xu Yong had already asked for the ball and passed him.

Xu Yong didn't care whether Pierce finished defecating or not. Even if he defecated and blocked the toilet, it had nothing to do with him. He just said some ordinary trash talk and took advantage of it.

By the time Pierce reacted, Xu Yong had already turned around and rushed into the paint, then dunked the ball directly into the basket with one hand.

Because he was afraid of Xu Yong's pass to Yao Ming, Garnett did not dare to help defend easily at this time.

And looking back, Xu Yong once again took the initiative to guard Pierce, and this time he followed closely regardless of his physical strength, and finally succeeded in blocking Pierce's retreat shot.

He knew very well that tonight's Celtics had been beaten to the point of losing their temper, and by holding down Pierce, all the suspense would be over.

In fact, this is indeed the case. After Pierce was blocked, the fans at the scene also felt that the last crack in the door of the Victory Hall was completely closed.

In the end, the Bulls defeated the Celtics 103-79 on the road.

It can be said that the process and result of this game exceeded many people's expectations.

Even in a sense, he is very similar to G3 in last year's finals.

The Mavericks didn't lose much because of Nowitzki, but the Celtics with Garnett ended up losing badly.

This actually verifies the previous evaluation of fans on social media about the two super power forwards' ability to lead the team.

According to the statistics after the game, Rondo scored 21 points and 10 assists. His performance tonight was unexpected and was the only bright spot for the Celtics.

Although Pierce was a highlight in the first quarter, he failed to stage the return of the king. On the contrary, his performance on the court plummeted due to Xu Yong's blockade, and his final data was fixed at 14 points and 4 rebounds.

And what's worse than the performance is that the experience of this game is as "unforgettable" as Garnett said after the G2 game.

For the Bulls, Xu Yong played the strongest game in the series, with 34 points, 7 rebounds, 9 assists, 4 steals and 3 blocks. He not only beat Pierce up tonight in a sense, but also physically.

And what's very funny is that unlike the 08 finals, this time because the volume was larger, many fans took pictures of the puddle on the field.

Especially the high-resolution photos taken by the photographer under the basket went viral on social media.

[Xu Yong beat the shit out of Pierce] This incident, like other famous memes, will be widely circulated in the history of the NBA.

Trailing 1-2, the Celtics were pushed to the edge of the cliff. In G4, they resorted to legendary floor tactics.

The target was naturally Xu Yong.

Part of the floor in the hot zone on the right side, where he is best at, is obviously not elastic enough.

Moreover, the Celtics also consciously drove him to the left area, which is an area he wanted to control lower.

Yes, because of the shooting hand, players on the left who want to shoot to the right hand will have lower efficiency.

Xu Yong's offensive performance declined, but until the end of the game, Xu Yong's contribution to the game was still high.

Or it can be said that in this game, he showed James what a player can contribute to the team when the offense is not going well.

He took full advantage of his jumping advantage and grabbed 4 frontcourt boards, and he completely locked Pierce on the defensive end.

These are all contents that can bring great help to the team.

After losing G4, the big score of 1 to 3 basically announced the final outcome of the Celtics.

Although they showed sufficient resilience in Chicago, Xu Yong completed his revenge in Chicago with a strong rebound of 43 points.

"Xu has fulfilled what he said two years ago, and more than fulfilled. Two years ago, the Celtics eliminated his Bulls team 4-2. Now he has not only won back everything he lost, but also won more. After one game, he is the new forcing king."

And with the comments of the "KBforever" user on social media, Xu Yong's name became widely spread.

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