no shortcuts in basketball

Chapter 233 "Who.is.your.daddy"

Originally Theron was silent, but when Theron said these words, Xu Yongqian was silenced.

In total, he and Theron had an in-depth communication in mid-September, and it is only late October now.

So there was no doubt that the child was his.

Of course, this is the only possibility, otherwise if Theron is pregnant with someone else's child, calling him would be a magical operation.

It can be said that he was completely unprepared.

Because Theron said that day that she was not planning to get married or have children, and she had also adopted a child, so it was impossible to say that she deliberately wanted the child and then deceived Xu Yong.

So the only explanation is that Theron took care of it that day, but it didn't work.

This is possible, because this kind of post-mortem treatment is usually a secret post-mortem medicine, but that medicine is not 100% successful.

So at this time, he didn't know whether he should lament his high shooting percentage, or regret that he shot too many times that night.

Or maybe there were no safety measures, no marriage, no adoption, and all kinds of buffs were stacked up, which finally led to this result.

"I'll take care of it."

After a while, Theron's voice came from over there.

Theron has said before that she doesn't plan to have children, so this is an expected result.

"Do you need me to come over and stay with you?"

"No, let's do this first."

"Well, you take care of yourself."

When there was no answer, Theron hung up the phone.

After putting down his cell phone, Xu Yong gradually recovered from being caught off guard.

Although Theron said she didn't want children, she obviously had an idea. Otherwise, she could just handle it secretly by herself. There was no need to make this call.

But she must have had some concerns that made her not want to have children.

But if it does, the key is his relationship with Theron.

Marriage is a bit unrealistic. Compared with having children, Theron is more determined not to get married. Otherwise, based on her conditions, she would have been married at 39.

And the actual age gap between them is a bit big. A 26-year-old marrying a 39-year-old can't get married just because they were in their prime.

Marriage is more than just that. If it is not handled well and ends up getting divorced, that would be bad.

After thinking for a while, he dialed Theron.

It was quickly picked up over there.

"Let's meet first. Where are you?"

"Los Angeles."

……

The next day was the off-season, and Xu Yong flew to Los Angeles. The two met at Theron's personal estate.

"My current thinking is to give birth to the child first, but this is just my idea. I respect your personal wishes." Xu Yongxian expressed his attitude.

He basically didn't sleep much last night, and he was thinking about it on the way here.

Although the child was an accident, it was still his blood.

Theron looked at Xu Yong and said nothing.

She did not refuse directly, which showed that Xu Yong's previous judgment was correct.

"Would you mind telling me why you don't plan to have children?" Xu Yong then asked.

Theron looked away when he heard this, lowered his head and picked up the coffee on the table and took a sip.

Xu Yong could tell that she didn't want to say it.

This time he was in a bit of a dilemma, because the child was in Theron's belly after all, and Theron was the one who had the final say.

"When I was a child, I lived on a farm with my parents. My mother is French and my father is German."

But after putting down his coffee, Theron spoke.

"My father used to be a good man, but I can't remember when he started drinking. After every drinking incident, he would beat his mother. My mother once thought about divorcing him, but when my father was not an alcoholic, he was still my mother. She loves that person, so my mother has been tolerant, but later, my father got worse and he would even beat me."

Xu Yong's eyes widened when he heard this. He didn't expect Theron to have such a childhood experience.

Although he has never had a similar experience, he has seen alcoholics go crazy, and if it is also due to alcoholism and domestic violence, it will be even more terrifying.

Theron continued, not seeming too bothered by the story.

"It wasn't until I was 15 years old that my father became an alcoholic again. In order to protect me, my mother took me into the room and closed the door. My father banged hard on the door. After he found that we didn't open the door, he found a pistol. "

Xu Yong's eyes widened when he heard this. This was not just domestic violence.

"My father shot three times into the house, and one bullet flew over our heads. My mother finally found another gun from inside the house and killed my father through the door."

After hearing the end, Xu Yong looked at Theron with a look of distress and admiration. What kind of strong heart does a 15-year-old child need to have to accept all that and then grow into the world superstar he is today?

And after hearing this past incident, he also understood why Theron remained unmarried and didn't even want children.

In Theron's outlook on life, a stable environment is the most important for a child's growth.

But this is somewhat disconnected, because Theron is adopting a child, and the adopted child does not have a father. This is not even a family.

Perhaps, Theron's real concern is that his partner will be like his father.

Although this idea is a bit extreme, according to her story, her father was originally a good person.

In other words, it’s not the children that Theron is afraid of, it’s the marriage.

"This is my first pregnancy," Theron continued.

This sentence did not surprise Xu Yong, because Theron would not have called him if it was not the first time.

He looked at Theron and said: "If you also want this child, we can raise it together without getting married. Of course, if you think that is not possible, I will still say what I said before. I respect your personal choice."

Raising children together without getting married is legally called an illegitimate child, which is generally an illegitimate child. This is very common abroad.

With their ability, there is no financial problem in raising a child.

It's just that Xu Yong is a Chinese, and his ideas are different from these. What he said at this time is already a kind of concession.

But this is now the only possible way to keep the child under the current relationship between the two.

Theron looked at Xu Yong for a long time, and finally said: "I need time to think about it again."

Xu Yong did not force it. This was not a decision that could be made easily, and Theron’s having children was not only a matter of her personal wishes. For actresses, childbirth also has a great impact on their career, and Theron is a A very enterprising person.

"If you have any questions, please contact me at any time." Before leaving, Xu Yong also told Theron.

……

"Xu Zai leads the Bulls to start a new dynasty"

"Xu's time is coming and no one can stop him"

"No one has ever been this close to Michael Jordan"

After the opening game, TNT, FOX, and even ESPN all used extremely exaggerated slogans to describe the game between the Bulls and the Heat.

Deng’s post-game interview video also became a hot search topic.

That was when Deng was asked by a reporter: "Do you think you can guard Xu one on one?"

Deng's reaction was to first turn to look at Wade: "Is she serious?"

Then he looked at the reporter and asked three questions: "What are you asking?", "Do you play basketball?", "Do you know what question you are asking?"

Finally he said: "I mean, he is Xu Yong."

At this time, Wade on the side said: "I tried, but failed."

Although in the eyes of some fans, one game is not important, the reaction of the players and the media is the most real, because the dominance of the game can be felt in just a few rounds, not to mention one game.

Moreover, ESPN's uncharacteristic behavior also has a lot to do with the result of another game.

The Cavaliers lost to the Pacers 90-95 in the opener.

詹姆斯15投5中，17分5篮板4助攻8失误；欧文15中8，22分5板7助攻4失误；乐福14中6，19分10板4助攻，戴维斯10中4，10分7板3盖帽。

What Xu Yong thought about, and the ball rights issue that Griffin worried about, the Cavaliers handled pretty well.

But the crux of the problem is that the Cavaliers' offense is not at a high level. It is outrageous for a team of the Big Four to score 90 points.

And it's not just an offensive problem, they also lack continuity on the defensive end. Anthony scored 15 points in the third quarter and scored 34 points in the game, beating James in the matchup.

Although Paul only scored 14 points, he sent 15 assists and taught Irving a good lesson.

Under this circumstance, ESPN's handling method is understandable. After all, increasing Xu Yong's popularity is to cool the Cavaliers' attention.

A week later, the Bulls had won four in a row.

After four games, Xu Yong averaged 26 points per game, which was not high, but his shooting percentage was a terrifying 62%, and his three-point shooting percentage also reached 42%.

Although this is only a one-week sample, it can be seen that his current state has indeed reached his personal peak as O'Neal said.

Of course, in addition to the state, there is another very important reason for this, which is because the Bulls team is in a very high level, which allows Xu Yong to play much fewer critical balls in the game than before.

Or to put it another way, most of Xu Yong's shots in the game are "real.easy.ball" for him.

Moreover, Thibodeau's distribution of ball rights to Rose and Butler is really good. The Bulls have no internal conflicts since the start of the season. The whole team is like a sophisticated machine performing its duties, pushing the team forward at a high speed.

Then came the hurt of contrast.

Although ESPN has been keeping a low profile on the Cavaliers' performance at the beginning of the season, a week has passed and the Cavaliers' record of 1 win and 3 losses is really eye-catching.

On social media, Blatt has been greeted countless times by James fans. Various titles such as "Trashiest head coach in NBA history", "European liar", "Not as good as O'Neal's grandma" etc. have followed one after another.

To be honest, although it was foreseen that the Cavaliers would have some problems with the ball, Xu Yong did not expect the Cavaliers' opening record.

For this reason, he also deliberately studied the Cavaliers game video.

Then after watching the opening game against the Pacers, he quickly discovered the problem: James played too deliberately.

This deliberately means that James spends most of his time playing without the ball, even squatting in the corner. Even when he is holding the ball, he rarely attacks the basket, but mostly passes to his teammates, many of which are hard passes. .

This directly exposed his weakness of no ball difference and lack of flexibility in passing.

Obviously, the outside world's doubts about the Cavaliers, including Bosh's previous tweet against Love, have made James extremely sensitive to the issue of ball rights.

Then, in order not to be questioned, he adjusted his playing style, but it was obviously a little too much.

This also made the other three members of the Cavaliers, especially Irving and Davis, very uncomfortable.

You must know that James's speech when he returned home was very touching, but how did he say "lead us" to "we lead you"?

Xu Yong even remembered that James contributed two of Shaq's top five in the opening game. This is the rhythm of replacing McGee as O'Neal's "my.boy".

However, after watching the videos of the four games, his opinion changed again, and he felt that James was worthy of being the goat in the Smart world.

Because James gradually increased the number of shots in the next three games, especially in the win against the Raptors, he took 30 shots and scored 36 points.

The other three Cavaliers did not show much reaction.

I have to say high.

This is actually equivalent to the difference between boiling a frog in boiling water and boiling a frog in warm water.

If James takes over everything from the beginning, then what Bosh said before is a time bomb. Even if Love has a mild temper, he will definitely feel resentful in his heart, and even Davis and Irving will have ideas. After all, they have previously There is no problem with the right to take action.

But now, James is giving up the ball right from the beginning, and his posture is very low, which directly makes the other three people embarrassed to grab the ball.

So it is foreseeable that Love and Davis will slowly accept the fact that the ball rights are reduced, because they find that the only way to win is that, and if the Cavaliers can successfully run in, their strength cannot be underestimated.

……

Time flies and it is another week later.

The Bulls' winning streak continues. They have started with 8 consecutive wins, and their record ranks first in the league.

In these 8 games, the Bulls outscored their opponents by an average of 15.8 points per game, and most games were decided in three quarters.

If the defeat of the Heat in the opening game, or even the winning streak in the first week, may be a matter of luck or state in the eyes of some fans, then after two weeks of games, that voice has basically disappeared.

"No one wants to meet us next season."

Xu Yong's words directly became a classic pretentious saying among fans, comparable to Bird.

And the key is that Xu Yong has always maintained efficient performance. He really gives people the feeling that "my teammates are too strong and I don't need to use my full strength."

In this context, [Who can stop the Bulls] has become a hot topic.

In the latest episode of TNT's program, Barkley and O'Neal also had a heated discussion on this topic.

The answer Barkley gave perfectly demonstrated his first-choice characteristics. His answer was "Bulls."

Yes, he feels that with the strength the Bulls have shown this season, only the Bulls themselves can stop him.

O'Neill on the side said that after you stole my line, he still objectively gave some possible answers.

First of all, the Warriors ranked first on his list.

So far, the Warriors have a record of 7 wins and 1 loss (one loss to the Mavericks), beating the Thunder and Mavericks to top the Western Conference.

When Cole took over the Warriors, he was greatly questioned by the outside world, and was considered by many to be an act of peach picking. However, the changes he made to the Warriors after taking over can be said to be bold, and the key is that they worked.

Last season, the Warriors' starters were Curry, Thompson, Iguodala, David Lee, and Bogut, but in the new season, the Warriors' starters are Curry, Thompson, Harrison Barnes, and Draymond. ·Green, Bogut.

This kind of change can be active or passive. For example, Cole took the initiative to put Iguodala on the bench, allowing Barnes, who has a more stable three-point shooting, to become the team's starting small forward, while the inside core David Lee is on the bench. Injured in the playoffs and still unable to play at the beginning of the season, Cole asked Green to start directly.

This adjustment has greatly improved the Warriors' offensive space on the court (Barnes's three-point shooting percentage exceeded 40%, Green took more than 4 three-pointers and had a 35% shooting percentage), and it also allowed the Warriors to The quality of interior defense has been greatly improved, and the frequency of defensive counterattacks and offensive rhythm are constantly improving.

Although this first place, Barkley was very disdainful. His evaluation was: "The jump shooting team will never succeed."

Then ranked third on O'Neal's list is the Thunder.

Although the Thunder's record this season has been temporarily suppressed by the Warriors, that is largely because Ibaka has not returned yet.

Durant and Harden are both in hot shape in the new season, especially Durant, who is also consciously reducing his possession of the ball and instead increasing his offensive efficiency.

And the team's rookie Capela surprised them, and his defense is impressive.

"If Serge (Ibaka) comes back, the Thunder will be No. [-] on my list."

And ranked second among them is the Cavaliers.

This is also the team that sparked the most heated debate between the two.

The Cavaliers and Xu Yong had a good running-in effect as judged. The record in the past week was 3 wins and 1 loss, and the record improved to 4 wins and 4 losses.

O'Neal believes that the Cavaliers' paper lineup is there, and as long as it is fully integrated, they are the team most likely to compete with the Bulls in the East.

Barkley disagreed with this. He felt that O'Neal's hypothesis was not valid, because there is only one ball in a basketball game, and if four players averaging 20+ per game stay on the same team, some people's data will drop sharply. Over time, conflicts will naturally arise. Just come out.

Moreover, O'Neal, who was silenced by O'Neal for five championships every day, also made a big move: "Isn't that what the F4 Lakers were like back then? They didn't succeed in the end."

This allowed O'Neal to break his defense, and the show between the two was full of effects.

Their quarrel also heated up the Thanksgiving game between the Bulls and Cavaliers a few days later.

Xu Yong has also practiced more than usual these days.

No matter how much Barkley and O'Neal quarrel, the Cavaliers' strength cannot be underestimated, and this kind of hyped game must be won.

In other words, even if you lose to another team in an upset, it is better than losing this game.

This day was the day before the game. After training, Xu Yong went back to rest and check social media.

It was also very lively at this time. Many of the James fans who had been invisible at the beginning of the season due to the poor performance of the Cavaliers came back to life.

"In addition to the strength of the Heat, which the Bulls won in the opening game, aren't they just enjoying the benefits of the Eastern Conference? This is all an illusion created by the schedule!"

"The Heat can't do it this year either. Their current record is not as good as the Pacers!"

"So, the Bulls just had a winning streak at the beginning of the season because they didn't change much in the lineup, and the media started to make nonsense of it. What a nonsense!"

"That's right, we still have to watch the Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference. They didn't get along well at the beginning of the season. Now that they have gotten along, who can compete?" "Look, Thanksgiving Day is the battle for the Cavaliers to establish their prestige. From then on, The championship belongs only to Cleveland!”

……

And at this moment, he also saw a piece of news related to the Cavaliers.

James posted a personal status on social media. He chose a picture of throwing magnesium powder when he played for the Cavaliers, and captioned it: I can't wait to resume that ritual!
A group of Jamies are having a carnival downstairs.

"It's back, it's all back! The King of Cleveland!"

"Bow down, the king will be crowned in Cleveland."

"It's time, let's get excited!"

……

Xu Yong was amused. He suddenly found that watching these people chatting was also very interesting.

Because I know these people are brainless, I can completely ignore them.

Xu Yong put away his phone with a smile and was about to take a rest.

Just then, the phone vibrated and a text message was sent.

"I made a decision……"

It was from Theron.

He was leaning on it, but he sat up when he saw it.

Click to read and make sure Theron is talking about deciding to have a baby!
His face couldn't help but become excited.

He is really going to be a father!

Although it was very different from what he understood, the feeling of becoming a father was exciting.

He called back and asked about Theron's status and arrangements.

After hanging up the phone, he became even more excited and couldn't help but jump up with excitement.

He and Theron had discussed it over the phone. He would come up with a Chinese name and Theron would come up with an English name. It was time to think about it.

……

The next afternoon, Chicago was buzzing with activity.

The streets around the United Center are bustling with fans, and even the nearby shops are occupied by fans who have not bought tickets. Even if they are watching the live broadcast, there is more atmosphere near the arena.

On this day, peripheral consumption around the arena was completely driven.

A promotional photo of the Bulls hangs in the center of the United Center. Xu Yong is in the C position, Butler and Rose are on both sides, and Adams and West are on the outermost edge.

In the square below the poster, there were fans waiting to enter the venue early, and the crowded scene was very spectacular.

This was a scene that would only happen in the playoffs before.

And a large number of them fans are wearing Xu Yong's No. 6 jersey. Xu Yong's popularity in Chicago is now the same as that of Jordan.

By evening, all the fans had entered the arena, but instead of decreasing, the number of people in the square had increased. They were crowding outside to watch the live broadcast on the arena's LED big screen.

At this time, the attendance rate in the arena was already full, and the major commentators in the media area also started to warm up very early.

Even league president Stern came to the scene, and with him was vice president Xiao Hua.

This will be Stern's last season in charge of the league. He will officially retire in February next year, and Silver will take over. Tatum will become the vice president.

Although Stern preferred Tatum to succeed him, the NBA board of directors had his own way of running the selection of successors. In the end, Silver defeated Tatum in an anonymous vote 34 to 13.

This is also understandable. Tatum is responsible for overseas markets, and most bosses do not see that Xiao Hua, who is more business-minded in labor negotiations, is more favored by them.

Half an hour before the start of the game, players from both sides began to enter the stadium in large numbers.

When Xu Yong appeared, a close-up was given to the camera, which attracted a lot of cheers from the fans at the scene.

With Xu Yong officially reaching his peak and the Bulls' strong season, Bulls games are now sold out no matter whether they are home or away.

Soon, the fans cheered louder.

Because Xu Yong performed his iconic 360° turn dunk before the game.

It can be seen that he is a little excited tonight, which also makes the fans look forward to tonight's game even more.

After the warm-up, the starting lineups of both sides were announced one after another.

Cavaliers: Irving, James, Marion, Davis, Love;
Bulls: Rose, Butler, Xu Yong, David West, Adams.

In the summer of this year, the Mavericks traded for power forward Dwight Powell, so they did not renew the contract of veteran Marion. Marion chose to switch to the Cavaliers. At the beginning of the season, the Cavaliers used Alonzo Gui to start the game and the effect was not good. Marion was switched to the starting lineup.

The game started immediately, and players from both sides came on stage one after another.

At this moment, James walked to the technical stage. After seeing that there was enough magnesium powder on it, he started to signal to the media reporters in front.

After the camera was in place, he poured the magnesium powder into his hands and then threw the magnesium powder directly into the air.

Two years later, James resumed this ritual again.

And after the throw, he quickly turned around and played, without giving the fans at the scene more time to react.

But soon, there was a burst of boos.

James chose to resume this ceremony at the Bulls' home court, which is extremely provocative.

Although it is understandable for James to do this, after all, the Bulls used an empty bottle to punish him at home, and now he is back with revenge.

Xu Yong was also a little surprised. He originally thought that James would at least return to the home court before throwing it away, but now that it is early, he obviously thinks that the Cavaliers have a chance tonight.

But if the Cavaliers really win tonight, this fan-throwing post game will definitely become a hot topic.

Of course, the opposite is also true. He doesn't mind giving James one more hot search after the game.

Adams won the ball for the Bulls, and the NBA Spring Festival Gala officially kicked off.

The Bulls used pindown tactics at the beginning. Marion's experience bypassed Adams' screen in advance and pounced directly on Xu Yong who was receiving the ball.

However, Xu Yong had already made a shooting action at this time, and he could only pounce upward.

But just this time, he was passed cleanly by Xu Yong who was collecting the ball.

At his peak, Marion was the most versatile defensive player in the league. He could really defend from the [-]st position to the [-]th position. But now that he is older, he can still hold the ball and play behind the ball. This ability to prevent breakthroughs is obviously not as good as his footsteps. superior.

Of course, this must also be divided into players, otherwise the Cavaliers will not use him as the starter. Xu Yong's shooting this season basically has no interference, so he must save, but if he saves, he will be passed.

Xu Yong's footsteps were big and fast, and he broke into the penalty area in almost the blink of an eye.

Under the basket, Adams and Love were locked in a fierce position. In the end, Adams, who had better strength and weight, successfully blocked the offensive channel for Xu Yong. Xu Yong flew over and was about to perform a gliding dunk.

But at this moment, a figure flew over from the side and tried hard to block Xu Yong's shot.

That's Anthony Davis.

Davis is tall and has long arms, especially with the flexibility that his height does not possess, and his ability to help defend inside.

Seeing that it was about to happen, Davis's eyes sparkled.

Just like who didn't want to block Jordan back then, who doesn't want to block Xu Yong now?

But in the next moment, the ball in his eyes disappeared.

After Xu Yong noticed Davis' help in defense, he pulled the lever in the air and changed the dunk into a layup and successfully avoided it.

After successfully dodging Davis' block, he lifted the ball with a light body and sent the ball steadily into the basket.

The United Center is boiling.

They played this kind of ball at the beginning. The hunch they saw during the warm-up was indeed right. Xu Yong was very excited tonight!

Xu Yong's opening attack ignited the emotions of the United Center fans, but looking back, James also scored and assisted Love to hit a three-pointer from a 45° angle on the right side.

The biggest change between the Cavaliers in the past week and the week at the beginning of the season is that after clarifying the ball carrier, their offensive ability has finally improved.

There are four end points on the field, and Love, as the center, can directly pull to the three-point line. It is indeed difficult for the opponent to defend.

But immediately, Xu Yong responded with a mid-range ball.

Marion was beaten just now and didn't dare to pounce, but as soon as he didn't pounce, Xu Yong just shot.

When the camera showed Marion, the "old hacker" had nothing but helplessness on his face.

Deng's previous speech in front of the media was by no means a compliment as a former teammate. With Xu Yong's state this season, it is impossible to defend him alone.

And after retreating to the defensive end, Xu Yong turned his head to Adams and West and made a gesture of exchanging defense.

As a result, after Adams did not attack Love, he staged a wonderful one-two defense drama in the interior. He first blocked James' breakthrough. After James passed the ball to Davis on the bottom line, he turned around and held Davis hard. attack the basket and protect the defensive rebounds.

This directly made the fans at the scene excited. One defense against two, this Adams is too tough!

Xu Yong was not surprised by Adams' performance.

The main content of Adams' training this summer is how to defend against flexible inside players. In fact, it means training on defensive footwork and turning skills.

He couldn't defend Love like he did in the opening game, but he was very capable of protecting the frame in the penalty area.

Moreover, Davis' offensive skills during this period were also relatively limited.

The Bulls advanced to the frontcourt, Butler continued to organize, and Xu Yong also continued to come out to catch the ball.

Marion was fully focused this time and was neither passed nor directly shot. After seeing Xu Yong getting ready to play from behind, he finally had the opportunity to show off his defensive ability.

Xu Yong had his back against Marion. He knew that Marion was powerful and used all his strength when fighting from behind.

After two consecutive strong confrontations forced Marion to lower his heart, he turned and leaned back directly outside the three-point line.

Marion relied on experience to make accurate judgments, successfully predicted and pounced hard.

这是和揭幕战时韦德类似的一个回合，韦德1米93臂展2米10，马里昂2米01臂展2米20，马里昂给到的干扰比当初的韦德要大，基本上和徐永的出手点只有半只手掌的距离。

However, in the end, like Wade, he did not prevent Xu Yong from hitting the shot.

Xu Yong scored 6 points in the opening game.

The fans cheered again, and Xu Yong was in the same state as in the opening game.

No, it's even better, because he is facing Marion, who is good at defense.

At this time, Blatter stretched out his hand to rub his forehead, and finally realized that he could not guard against Xu Yong alone.

Fortunately, Irving changed direction and passed Rose's pull-up layup, allowing the Cavaliers to continue scoring.

The main reason why Irving leads the team with a poor record is because he has no organizational skills and the offense is not enough to change the defense.

This makes it difficult for him to be the leader of a team, but if he is only the second leader in scoring, it is still very suitable.

Then looking back, the Cavaliers began to double attack Xu Yong.

But this time, the problem is even bigger.

Because the double attack had just come up, Xu Yong passed the ball in his hand.

The past two seasons for the Bulls have been difficult years in the short term, but it has been a [process] in the long term.

Because among the two seasons, one and a half seasons were used for Xu Yong to develop his organizational skills, and he has become very sophisticated in dealing with flanking attacks.

As soon as James' help came over, Butler had already received Xu Yong's pass, scored and assisted West in hitting a 17-foot jumper.

Now Bratt couldn't help but call a timeout.

Unable to defend, the Bulls' offense can't be defended at all!
Compared to the point differential, the Bulls' average of 8 points per game in the past eight games is a more terrifying statistic.

This was before the league changed the second attack time to 14 seconds!

This data, so far since the start of the season, can only be achieved by the Warriors next door.

But the Warriors' rhythm is obviously much faster than that of the Bulls, and the Bulls play entirely with success rate.

Nine minutes into the first quarter, the two sides began to rotate one after another. The score on the field was already 9 to 30, and the Bulls had opened the point difference to double digits.

The strength shown by the Cavaliers is indeed stronger than that of the Heat, but it is still not enough.

This doesn't look much different than playing the Heat in the opener.

However, after the game entered the rotation, the situation of the game changed somewhat.

Because in this period, the Bulls were chasing points.

There are two main reasons for this. One is that the Cavaliers are a lineup of the Big Four. Blatt has a lot of room for adjustment. He puts James and Davis on the court inside and outside during the rotation phase. The Cavaliers are still strong;
The other thing is that Rose has been restricted. The person who restricted him is Dellavedova. This is a small role that is easily overlooked. He is a non-draft player. This is his second year in the NBA. If it was Rose before the serious injury, , this type of defensive player is ineffective against him, but now Rose is very uncomfortable being guarded by him.

Xu Yong didn't notice Della while he was resting off the court, but when he really restricted Rose, he didn't seem so surprised. After all, as someone who watched the 2015 Cavalry-Yong battle, he was so surprised by Della's restriction of Curry. The scene was very impressive.

It can be said that half of the reason why Curry did not win the FMVP that year was because of him.

At halftime, the Bulls and Cavaliers were tied at 58.

The Bulls have an advantage in offense during the main stage, while the Cavaliers can chase points during the rotation stage.

This situation also continued in the third quarter. The Cavaliers and Bulls were evenly matched in the third quarter.

Facts have proved that Barkley may not be wrong in taking the Lakers F4 as an example, but that is the longer-term future. At least for now, the Cavaliers' hard power is very strong.

This also boosted the morale of the Cavaliers.

"Get it done (win the game)! Let's get it done!" James also shouted excitedly at the Cavaliers players during the timeout between the third and fourth quarters.

He could already see the scene after the team won the game. The powder he threw before the game was the beginning of his change of offense and defense in the confrontational relationship with Xu Yong.

"beep!"

Back in the fourth quarter, players from both sides appeared one after another.

James continued to travel at staggered times, but when he came on the court, he suddenly discovered something was wrong.

The Bulls actually sent Xu Yong in advance!
Of course, Thibodeau had no reservations. The reason why he didn't play Xu Yong in the first half when Rose was blocked in the substitute transition period was because he simply felt it wasn't time yet.

Now in the second half, Xu Yong still has plenty of physical energy. Taking away the ball in a wave at the beginning of the fourth quarter is much better than alternating back and forth in the first half.

It turns out that Thibodeau has been coaching the Bulls for so many years and is too familiar with this team.

Hinrich, Foye, Xu Yong, West, Hawes.

Yes, he even thoughtfully replaced West during this time period in order to allow Xu Yong to explode his scoring.

And at this time, I have to say how correct the Bulls' decision to keep Hawes in the summer was, because after Yi Jianlian left, Xu Yong could finally play a one-star and four-shooting style again.

Blatt was completely unprepared for Thibodeau's move. What he basically did was to take turns switching defenses, using James and Davis, but he couldn't guard them.

He still didn't remember that Xu Yong couldn't be guarded against alone, especially Xu Yong in his state tonight.

However, he didn't dare to attack from a flank with this star-studded lineup.

13:2.

Xu Yong explosively scored 13 points in a row, using a personal flow with a strong sense of heroism to help the Bulls open the score.

Blatter could only call it a day.

Because the two sides will be evenly matched tonight at best, it is unrealistic for the Cavaliers to chase a double-digit point difference at the last moment.

Then at this time, there were sporadic shouts at first, but then they began to spread to the entire audience.

Xu Yong was taking the energy drink handed over by the staff and drinking it.

He didn't hear clearly at first, but when he heard clearly, he spit out the drink.

Because those fans shouted so clearly, deafeningly, and endlessly, it was clearly:
"Who.is.your.daddy!"

The reason why this sentence appeared is probably because of James' provocation by throwing magnesium powder before the game.

There can be many explanations for this sentence, but at this time, after he shouted such words after his personal flow, there is only one explanation, which is an extension of Butler's original trash talk.

Who.is.your.daddy?

Xu.is.your.daddy!

He is going to be a father, but not this father!

(End of this chapter)