no shortcuts in basketball

Chapter 250: Chasing Egg Green who was opened up to the second line of Ren and Du

113 to 96, the Bulls finally defeated the Cavaliers and won this focus battle.

According to the statistics after the game, Irving scored a team-high 24 points for the Cavaliers. James scored 12 points in the last quarter and 20 points in the game. Love had 16 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists, and Davis had 8 points and 11 points. Plate 2 caps.

For the Bulls, Xu Yong scored 15 points in the third quarter and 24 points in the game, but 5 Bulls players scored in double figures.

Jokic played the last 6 minutes and scored 2 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 turnover and 2 fouls. His current strengths and weaknesses are obvious. His passing is really good and his rebounding is really good, but his defense and foul control are really good. Average, but as a rookie and making his debut, this performance is not bad.

After the game, Xu Yong attended the post-game press conference.

After arriving at the venue, he subconsciously scanned around, and sure enough he didn't see Windhorst.

It seems like the Cavaliers haven't changed much from last season, but everything seems to have changed.

Without the troublemaker Windhorst, the atmosphere of the entire press conference became much more peaceful.

"Is this victory important to the Bulls? I mean easily winning the battle for first place in the Eastern Conference." A reporter from ESPN first asked.

"This does not mean that we have no opponents in the East, but it also means that we can defeat any opponent." Xu Yong answered seriously.

"You scored 24 points tonight, the lowest score of the season, but you didn't play in the last quarter." A reporter from TNT asked Xu Yong.

Xu Yong glanced at the reporter before answering. He had regular features and looked like a Zhan Hei.

"I like to sit on the bench until the last quarter so my teammates can get playing time, they can get credit for it, and I can sit on the sidelines and relax and enjoy the show," he said with a smile.

After the press conference, Xu Yong and Butler walked toward the locker room together.

"Senior, why are they (the Cavaliers) so lazy now?" Butler couldn't help complaining.

"There were some problems with their performance tonight." Xu Yong didn't think there was anything wrong with Butler's complaints. The Cavaliers' record this season was obviously better than last season. In theory, the two sides should be a fierce battle, but he didn't take it lightly either. Cavaliers.

"But at the press conference just now..." Butler seemed surprised by Xu Yong's answer.

"Jimmy, we have a saying that 'strategically despise the enemy, and tactically attach importance to the enemy'. I think everything will change the next time we meet." Xu Yong said seriously.

He is not being cautious, but the Cavaliers do have a lot of problems tonight, the most important one being James.

Although it has been more than a month since the start of the season, James has obviously not adapted to the changes in penalty scales.

This is not an easy thing, because when a person is used to running and playing on the basketball court all year round, it is very difficult for you to suddenly tell him that that is not allowed.

However, Xu Yong feels that there is still a certain probability that James will adapt. After all, the season has just started not long ago.

Butler nodded when he saw Xu Yong's serious look. There was nothing wrong with being cautious.

"You don't know how happy it is. When you sit in the car and drive the carriage to race horses in the field, it's really, really cool."

When he returned to the locker room, Xu Yong heard Jokic sharing his happy experiences with the players there, and he could completely feel Jokic's happy mood.

"Isn't a horse racer riding on a horse?" Anderson asked curiously.

Xu Yong sat down and turned his head curiously. Before he was reborn, he had heard about Jokic's love for horse racing, but this was indeed the first time he heard about horse racing without riding horses.

"No, in our place we sit in the car. A person so big would crush the horse." Jokic immediately shook his head.

After hearing this, Xu Yong understood a little. People in the Balkan Peninsula are generally relatively large, and ordinary horses will indeed be unable to bear them.

After his teammates took a shower and went back one after another, Jokic walked up to Xu Yong with a smile on his face, and then handed him a card mysteriously.

"This is new tea."

"I went to drink it, and the quality is really good." Then he added with an intoxicated look on his face.

With an expression of "I didn't expect you to be such a Jokic", Xu Yong reached out to take it, and then read the content of the card. It was a business card from a Chinatown teahouse, a very serious one.

Don't tell me, he didn't find out about him for so many years in Chicago, but Jokic found him so quickly.

However, although the United States does not produce tea, the consumption of tea is not low, so it is not surprising that there are teahouses.

It can only be said that this fat boy really understands life and is willing to pursue quality of life.

"Thank you, boss." At the end, Jokic thanked Xu Yong.

Hearing this, Xu Yong smiled and accepted the card, then patted Jokic on the shoulder.

Although neither he nor Thibodeau said it, a smart person like Jokic should have guessed that his opportunity was related to him.

However, Jokic seized the opportunity tonight. Although this does not necessarily ensure that he will enter the rotation in his rookie season, after all, Hawes's current comprehensive strength is stronger than him, but it should ensure that he enters the active list. You will get more opportunities.

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Time flies, and half a month passes in the blink of an eye.

As Christmas approaches, fans' expectations for the Christmas war are getting higher and higher.

This expectation comes not only from the Bulls, but also from their opponent, the Warriors.

The Warriors are the most shocking team this season, and even Xu Yong was a little surprised.

Because so far this season, they have still not lost a single game and have achieved the second-highest 28-game winning streak in history. It is also the best start in NBA history.

Xu Yong has the impression that the Warriors only achieved 24 consecutive victories, and he still remembers that it was ended by the Bucks, who are known as the terminators of historical winning streaks. They also ended the Lakers' 33-game winning streak.

But if you think about it carefully, Antetokounmpo, the leader of the current Bucks team, is with the Raptors, so it's normal that they can't win.

And if you look carefully, you will find that there is a lot of water in the Warriors' record, because even now, they still have not played against strong teams such as the Thunder, Mavericks, and Cavaliers. Even the Bulls only played in the Christmas game. Hit it.

So you say Xiao Hua doesn’t favor the Warriors?
In the 1-3 reversal in the finals in history, it was Xiao Hua's arm that couldn't hold off Nike.

But after he fully understood what was going on, Xu Yong could understand more and more why the Warriors struggled so miserably in the final 73-win game. No matter how you arrange the schedule, you still have to fight the opponents you should fight, and fight the easy ones ahead. Now that it’s over, isn’t the rest going to be difficult?
But if you don't think about the future, the Warriors are now facing a historical opportunity, because after beating the Bulls, their opponents in the next five games are not their main rivals for the championship. They will not face the Mavericks until the sixth game. This means If they defeat the Bulls, they will break the historical record of 33 consecutive wins!

This is a record that has been dusty for 34 years and is considered harder to break than 72 wins.

Therefore, this game is no longer just a focus battle. If you bring it from the perspective of the Warriors, the Bulls are their final defensive boss in hitting the historical record. As the 72-win championship last season, this season's Eastern Conference First, the Bulls' hard power is fully worthy of it.

This is a matchup like Mars hitting the earth. The overwhelming media coverage has already filled up the drama of this game.

The official also released promotional photos early. In addition to the C-position duel between Curry and Xu Yong, there are also matchups and analysis of various positions. The emphasis is much higher than that of the previous Cavaliers VS Bulls game.

TNT has even produced several programs in a row.

"A team with jump shots can never win a championship." As the number one player, Barkley is naturally a staunch Bulls fan, and he even didn't forget to sneer at the Warriors.

The sentence also sparked fierce controversy on social media.

Supporters believe that no team has been able to win a championship by shooting before this. The most typical example is the Suns, who failed to even reach the finals during the run-and-gun era.

Opponents believe that the Warriors are different from the Suns and any other shooting-based team in the past, because they not only attack but also defend. After Cole took office, he changed the team's offensive rhythm and no longer sticks to positional battles. The defensive system built by Mark Jackson was not lost.

Even taking a step back, the Warriors' 67 wins last season and their 28-game winning streak this season have never been achieved by any other shooting team. This means that the Warriors are completely different from those teams.

This controversy only stayed on social media at first, but as the Christmas game approached, when reporters turned the microphone to Warriors players, Draymond Green unexpectedly became the protagonist.

"He doesn't understand modern basketball at all." Regarding Barkley's remarks, Green directly chose to fight back.

"Basketball is developing, but he still holds on to the original worn-out basketball philosophy. He is now TNT's biggest joke."

Green's response quickly became a hot topic, and then Barkley unceremoniously began to respond in the new episode.

"Listen, Draymond Green is an idiot, an ignorant idiot who thinks he knows everything after only playing in the NBA for a few years? The Warriors' record is because of the schedule. Look, the Bulls are going to crush them! "

You can definitely hear Barkley's anger. After all, Green is a rookie who hasn't even finished his rookie season. In his opinion, it's the Warriors' contract extension that has inflated this stupid young man.

But he didn’t expect Green to really be able to argue. After Barkley’s response, Green directly responded positively on social media without waiting for an interview: “This is a new era basketball crushing the old era basketball. We will prove it in the Christmas war."

After a few rounds of simple verbal sparring, the attributes of Green's big mouth were clearly revealed.

Moreover, this wave of AOE damage also attacked the Bulls, shaping the Bulls into a conservative team of old-era basketball.

Because the game was in Chicago, the Bulls opened training on the game day, and reporters interviewed Xu Yong and Butler.

When a reporter asked about Green's words, Butler answered directly and was disdainful on the spot: "Without Stephen (Curry), he is nothing. Maybe he can only make a living dancing on the street." [Note 24]

He now has two championships in his hands and is second in charge of the Bulls. What is Green's status?What's more, this Warriors team has never even reached the finals, so it's normal to look down on it. Moreover, he didn't want Xu Yong to speak because it would make Xu Yong appear to be on the same level as Green.

"You have to be careful at night, that guy is very sneaky." When returning to the locker room after the interview, Xu Yong turned to Butler and reminded him.

"If he dares to attack me, I will definitely make him regret it." Butler waved his fist.

"Then you get what he wants." Xu Yong shook his head. He knew that Butler was an old-school player and could do that kind of thing.

There is no doubt that Green is a dirty guy. This can be seen whether it is the things he knew before his rebirth or his previous NCAA experience. However, Green's dirtiness is different from that of James, because his Every action will have a strong purpose.

Take what Butler just said, if Green can trade with Butler, the Warriors will have a much greater chance of winning.

"Then what should we do?" Butler was a little confused. He couldn't be so dirty that he didn't respond, right?

"Why do you think the team renewed Ron's contract?" Xu Yong asked with a smile.

Butler understood instantly. No wonder when he played the Cavaliers before, not only Jokic, but Artest was also on the activated list.

Speaking of which, the Cavaliers also signed Dante Jones this season.

After suffering losses, everyone began to prepare [functional players].

When they returned to the locker room, Thibodeau also came, and then announced tonight's inactive list members, Hinrich and Ennis.

After hearing this, Butler couldn't help turning his head to look at Xu Yong. Sure enough, Xu Yong understood Thibodeau.

That night, the Christmas Day game between the Warriors and Bulls kicked off at the United Center.

The attendance at the venue was full, and most of them were bringing their families. On such a big day as Christmas, the festive atmosphere of this century war was also quite strong.

During the opening ceremony, the photographers on site not only gave shots to Xu Yong and Curry, but also gave many extra shots to Green.

The pregame war of words started out as just between Barkley and Green, but now it's between Green and the Bulls.

After the opening ceremony, the starting lineups of both sides were announced one after another.

Warriors: Curry, Thompson, Harrison Barnes, Green, Bogut;

Bulls: Rose, Butler, Xu Yong, West, Adams.

The starting players of both sides came on stage, and Xu Yong discovered that Barnes was guarding West, and the person facing him was Green.

Cole's arrangement is quite reasonable.

Amid the cheers of the fans, Adams moved the ball back to the Bulls half, and the game officially began.

Butler organized the offense in the frontcourt, and Xu Yong ran a pindown tactic, but did not get a direct chance to take action.

Although Green is a big man, his movement speed is not slow, and Xu Yong found that he predicted the screen very well. He bypassed it in advance and then pounced on it to use his long arms to compress the shooting space. Compared with the NCAA period, his experience was obvious. Much richer.

But this is normal. Although Green is only in his fourth year as a rookie, he only entered the NBA after four years of college.

Xu Yong chose a high-post singles game facing the basket.

He shuffled laterally, but still couldn't get rid of Green. Green was selected to the defensive first team last season and his defensive strength is still very strong.

Seeing this, Xu Yong took the left wing and broke through with an explosive first step, then turned around and shot a fadeaway jumper.

This time Green was completely thrown away. No matter how strong his defensive ability was, he was still essentially an insider. He couldn't keep up with Xu Yong's offensive speed.

But it's a pity that Xu Yong failed to hit the ball.

"I knew it! You can't make a shot! You can't make a shot under my defense!" Green looked surprised at first when he saw Xu Yong take action, and then shouted directly at Xu Yong.

Xu Yong frowned, and Green started talking trash to him, which was obviously an attempt to mess with his mentality.

Under the basket, Bogut protected the defensive rebound, and then turned around and handed it over to Green, who was the fast-break engine to promote the counterattack.

It's just that the Bulls were clearly prepared. Except for Adams who rushed for offensive rebounds, the other four quickly retreated.

The Warriors' fast break failed and turned into a positional battle.

Green holds the ball at the top of the arc, while Curry and Thompson run off-the-ball tactics on both sides. This is a very classic Warriors tactical start.

The Warriors' success this season is mainly due to Curry, but it is not entirely Curry. To be precise, it should be the [Splash Brothers].

Curry throws an average of 12 three-pointers a game, and Thompson throws 8 every night. The two of them take 20 shots together, which is more than most teams take in a night, and together they can still throw Enter close to 10.

This makes it very difficult for the opponent to defend, because when two people run, especially the "8" running position, you don't know which one to guard.

However, the Bulls continued to show their response, with Butler following Thompson and Rose, with the cooperation of Xu Yong, restricting Curry from receiving the ball outside the three-point line.

The Splash Brothers' tactics on both sides didn't give them a chance. Seeing this, Green finally fired from outside the three-point line, with his sword in hand.

Green averaged 3.2 three-pointers per game this season and shot 39.8% from the field. He is already very good as an inside player.

The Warriors can win 28 consecutive games. In addition to the schedule, their performance is also good enough.

Green beat his chest and roared after scoring a goal. Every move he made made his opponents feel very unhappy.

This is also his ability. Only by forcing the opponent to go up, can he exert his defensive ability and create opportunities for defensive counterattacks for the Warriors.

Xu Yong went to the frontcourt to continue making tactical gestures, and then dropped to the low post to catch the ball.

Green has excellent confrontation, coupled with his wingspan and speed, he is very defensive in the low post. He can even cover the fifth position in a five-small lineup. He is not the best choice in singles in the low post.

But the shot just now went wide without any interference. Xu Yong could feel that his opening touch was not good, so he had to play more inside. The closer he was to the basket, the less likely he was to attack. If he could attract a double attack, he could create opportunities for his teammates. better.

However, the Warriors did not double attack. This is not only because the Warriors do not have a five-small lineup that can switch defenses infinitely, but also because Cole trusts Green's low-post defensive ability.

Xu Yong got a one-on-one opportunity in the low post.

He gave Green a hard fight, then turned around and leaned back. Seeing this, Green flew forward, and he didn't dare to let go at this distance.

Xu Yong quickly collected the ball with one hand, turned 360 degrees directly to the sideline, shook Green away, and then easily scored with an underhand layup.

After Green landed, he clapped his hands in annoyance when he saw Xu Yong's goal. He must have regretted his jump, because Xu Yong would definitely try to avoid shooting if he didn't feel good.

The Warriors continued to attack in the frontcourt. This time Thompson had a chance to catch the ball, but when he took a shot, Butler jumped around the pick-and-roll and interfered. His shot failed to hit.

The rebound was protected by Adams, who held up the ball and tried to pass it long but failed in the end.

Like the Bulls, the Warriors did not rush to the frontcourt and retreated very quickly. Both sides of the defensive end tonight focused on catching the other side's defensive counterattack.

Xu Yong maintained his position in the low post and then continued to reach for the ball.

Green is annoying, and he has no intention of coddling it.Butler gave the ball in, but the Warriors still chose not to double-team Xu Yong.

Seeing this, Xu Yong continued to beat Green in singles, and this time he threw his entire body weight on Green. The muffled sound of "bang bang" between the two muscles could be clearly heard on the sidelines.

Green felt a dull pain in his chest. He didn't expect that Xu Yong would suddenly start fighting with him.

In the next moment, he saw the right moment and immediately withdrew from the bench.

This is his defensive experience, but he underestimated Xu Yong's body control ability.

Xu Yong had practiced with Jordan on how to sense defense through his feet, so this time he jumped up, then pulled the bar with his back and wiped the board for a layup to send the ball into the basket.

In two consecutive rounds, Xu Yong played Green in the low post, and he seemed to be playing easily and comfortably.

"Defense! Defense!"

The fans' emotions were aroused and they began to spontaneously cheer for the home team.

During the Warriors' offense, Barnes made a beautiful cut, but was destroyed by Xu Yong's pursuit. Xu Yong also took advantage of the situation and grabbed the defensive rebound.

The Warriors have made three attacks since the beginning, but except for Green's first three-pointer, they failed to score in the next two rounds. This is seriously inconsistent with the Warriors' season performance.

This is not something wrong with the Warriors themselves, but the Bulls' defensive intensity is not at the same level as the opponents the Warriors have played before.

The Bulls first prevented the Warriors from getting off the ground and dragged the Warriors into a positional battle. Then, with defensive gatekeepers like Butler and Xu Yong and a mature defensive system, it was surprising that the Warriors' offense could go smoothly. .

After Xu Yong got the rebound, he dribbled the ball forward this time. As soon as the formations of both sides fell, he was already in the low post with his back to Green and started playing singles.

The Warriors chose not to double attack him the first two times, but this time he didn't even give the Warriors time to choose.

And his offensive method changed again. When Green concentrated on preparing to fight with him, he just resisted for a while, dribbled directly to the basket, and then passed through the defender who had not fully assisted in defense. Bogut jumped up and pulled the ball up with his right hand.

"Oh!"

It was directly a one-handed dunk after a confrontation.

"Hello, yellow miracle." And after completing the dunk, Xu Yong greeted Bogut.

Bogut's face turned red instantly. He shouldn't have come to defend him!
And he didn't dare to do anything to Xu Yong. A yellow miracle had already made him put on the mask of pain.

After seeing Bogut's cowardice, Xu Yong felt unhappy. In response to Green's trash talk at the beginning, he retreated and asked the Warriors bench: "Hey, you just sent someone to defend me. Really? Why don’t you send people to guard against me?”

What is the difference in the level of trash talk? With these two sentences, a group of people in the Warriors were already very angry.

Cole directly reached out and called a timeout.

This scene happened to be projected onto the large LED screen by the photographer, and the scene was instantly filled with cheers from the fans.

Green just scolded Xu Yong at the beginning, and then he was beaten violently by Xu Yong for three rounds. The key is that in the end, the entire Warriors team was beaten.

When Xu Yong came off the field, he directly waved his hands to signal the fans at the scene to cheer louder.

It can be seen from his previous conversation with Butler that he also attaches great importance to this game, and naturally studies the Warriors' video a lot.

This Warriors team is not easy to defend, especially once they get going, Curry starts throwing logos in the midfield, which is really devastating, so the key to the game is to avoid this situation. It must be in Suppressing them with momentum.

After the timeout, the Warriors made adjustments to their lineup. Iguodala came on directly to replace Bogut, and Cole went directly to the fifth grade!

The five-year-old is the bottom-line tactic developed by Cole this season for the Warriors. It is also a key factor in the Warriors' winning streak. It is usually used to open up the score in the third quarter, but it can also be used when chasing points. This is also the origin of the famous saying "10 points is not a point difference, 20 points is not enough for them to chase".

Cole now sacrificed the fifth child early. I don't know if he was stimulated by Xu Yong's trash talk just now, or because he felt that he could not fall into passivity prematurely in this focus battle.

However, this adjustment had an immediate effect. After returning from the timeout, the Warriors played their most classic "elevator door tactic". Curry received Thompson's passer at the top of the arc and hit his first goal of the night. A three-pointer.

6 flats.

Three-pointers are a weapon whether chasing points or opening up the score.

And when Xu Yong caught the ball in the low post, the Warriors began to flank him. Xu Yong threw the ball directly to West at the diagonal elbow. The Warriors directly switched defenses indefinitely. West's mid-range shot was interfered with and missed. basket.

This is the rhythm of the Warriors. They force the opponent to hit the ball by flanking the ball holder and changing defenses infinitely, and then engage in defensive counterattacks to speed up the rhythm.

This is very similar to the way the Heat's Big Three played back then. The difference is that they are pure five players, with a higher rotation rate and naturally stronger defensive interference.

Everything was as expected by Kerr, except...the Warriors didn't get any defensive rebounds.

Naturally, the five primary schools also have weaknesses. The biggest weakness is rebounding, which basically relies on Green's position under the basket and other people's rush for defensive rebounds.

But unfortunately, the Bulls now have an offensive rebounding master on the court. Although Adams was stuck by Green, he was tall and had long arms, so he directly grabbed the rebound that popped up. Moreover, he knew that it was difficult to beat Green. After winning, It was returned directly to West.

At this time, the entire Warriors team had shrunk to rush for rebounds. When West received the ball again, no one was marking him, and he hit the ball steadily with a mid-range shot.

The on-site photographer's lens showed Cole on the Warriors bench. Cole's expression was a little constipated at this time. The Warriors' five players seemed to be working, but it didn't seem to be completely effective.

The Warriors continued to cooperate in the frontcourt. This time Thompson received a pass from Green and scored a layup.

The five-small style of play, especially since Green is now the fifth position with stable shooting on the court, opens up the space too much. In order to defend the Warriors' three-pointers, the Bulls expanded the space wider, and their ability to protect the penalty area was weakened.

Xu Yong caught the ball in the high position this time. He made a very quick choice after receiving the ball. He quickly turned around and broke through to the basket with his center of gravity low.

After Green moved to the fifth position, the person guarding him now was Iguodala. Iguodala failed to keep up with Xu Yong's sudden change of pace.

Xu Yong broke through and went to the basket. Green was forced to help defend, and the Warriors' defensive rotation also started to work. Barnes was helping to defend to the basket. After Iguodala was passed, he turned around and looked for the Bulls outside. went.

Seeing this, Xu Yong directly threw the ball over the basket, where Adams soared into the air.

"Oh!"

He completed a two-handed alley-oop dunk directly across from Barnes.

After seeing Adams complete the alley-oop, Xu Yong faced Green's iconic spread of hands, as if to say: That's it?

The fans at the scene cheered again and watched intently. The Warriors' five players represent modern basketball and are indeed difficult to defend. However, on the defensive end, their five players could not stop the Bulls from attacking the basket.

Cole couldn't sit still, so he got up and walked to the sidelines.

A layman looks at the excitement, an expert looks at the door. Don’t look at the current stalemate between the two teams, but if the five players can’t pick up the rhythm, then the Warriors will gradually fall into passivity, because of the saying in basketball, “The closer you are to the basket, the more confident you are in scoring.” is the truth.

Sure enough, in the next round, Adams shrank to the free throw line at Thibodeau's request, giving Green a certain three-point chance, and then Green's three-pointer shot failed.

When Green started talking trash to Xu Yong, he originally wanted to mess with Xu Yong's mentality. However, when he was beaten violently by Xu Yong for three consecutive rounds and Xu Yong showed his hands, his mentality actually fluctuated greatly.

You must know that the flying knee Xu Yong gave him back then made his cheek still hurt to this day.

After retreating to the defensive round, Cole started shouting from the sidelines to remind the Warriors' defense.

The Warriors began to engage in physical confrontation, and they also made more small moves to maintain their defensive position.

When a short man wants to defend against a tall man, it is inevitable to make small moves. Paul spent so many times on defense and made the most small moves.

However, this still failed to work, because their current inside combination was too weak to protect the penalty area. Butler rushed inside to face Green's defensive throw and missed, but Adams directly picked off the offensive rebound and stuffed it to Xu Yong cut in and scored with a two-handed dunk with a lever.

The atmosphere in the United Center was instantly pushed to a climax.

The Warriors' five players are a bit vulnerable!
Green circled and was left open again, but this time he didn't dare to shoot. He waited for Curry to run out and handed the ball to him.

When Curry was attacking with the ball, Adams let Green go directly to Curry. Curry chose to shoot a long three-pointer directly.

This position is not far away for him this season.

But the momentum was not on the Warriors' side at the moment, and his shot was rejected by the basket.

Xu Yong saw the basket landing, flew up to grab the defensive rebound, and then pushed it to Butler during the fast break.

The two hit Green one-on-one in the frontcourt, and Butler finally gave the ball to Xu Yong. Xu Yong accelerated to get rid of Green's flying underhand layup.

But at this moment, Green saw that he couldn't guard him and hugged him directly from behind.

The referee's whistle sounded, indicating Green's foul.

Xu Yong showed annoyance after landing, turned around and pushed Green away.

Upon seeing this, Green directly pushed his head against Xu Yong, waiting for Xu Yong to continue his attack.

At this time, Butler quickly went up and grabbed Xu Yong. He was a good guy. Xu Yong reminded him to calm down, but it turned out that his senior was more impulsive than him.

But when he pulled Xu Yong away, he realized that Xu Yong smiled at him, and he realized that Xu Yong's action just now was to express his dissatisfaction with Green's foul.

Sure enough, the referee upgraded Green's foul to a first-level flagrant foul after watching the video replay.

Green seemed very dissatisfied, and Cole also went to the technical table to protest and communicate with the referee, but the referee did not change the penalty in the end.

Although they received instructions before today's game to take care of the Warriors, this depends on the specific situation. The opponent is Xu Yong, No. 1 in the league.

The Bulls made two free throws. After Xu Yong hit the extra free throw, the score between the two sides had reached 8-14, and the Bulls still had the ball.

Cole's five minors didn't have the effect he wanted.

At this time, there was a substitution on the sidelines, not from the Warriors, but from the Bulls side. Thibodeau replaced West with Artest.

This is Artest's first appearance this season, and he was in the rotation stage as soon as he came on the court.

It can be seen at a glance that this is not a normal rotation, but a strategic substitution.

The Warriors are making more and more moves on the field during this period, and Thibodeau chose to use this method to protect his players.

Cole was very excited when he saw it. He directly signaled to Barnes to let Artest go to flank Xu Yong.

Xu Yong passed the ball to Butler. Butler met Artest, who was assisting in defense. Artest's three-point shot missed the basket.

This time Green finally caught Adams and grabbed the defensive rebound, but an unexpected scene happened in the next second.

When Green took off the basket, he made a seemingly unintentional additional action. He stretched his legs and directly attacked Adams' crotch.gif.

This came so suddenly that Adams was unprepared. The younger brother was immediately hit hard and curled up and crouched down.

Artest reacted the fastest and rushed towards Green. That's what he came up to do.

But Green had long known that Artest was there, so after landing, he had already gone to the side to hide, and instead headed in the direction of Butler.

Just like what Xu Yong said, his actions were obviously purposeful.

Don't ask why he didn't go to Xu Yong, he didn't want to be fucked by Xu Yong again.

Fortunately, the referee reacted at this time. One person stopped Artest and the other separated Butler and Green.

The players on both sides were separated, and Adams stood up with the help of Xu Yong.

"Are you ok?"

"No problem." Adams took a long breath and shook his head.

He is really hard, not only his body is hard, but his little brother is also hard.

The game entered a technical timeout again.

Under the camera, Cole's expression was speechless at this time.

Although he felt that the previous referee's penalty against Green was a bit harsh, he did not expect that Green would confront Adams' younger brother without taking a breath in one round, especially when Thibodeau replaced Artest, who happened to be the Warriors. When the team regained momentum, this guy must have lost his mind. He should have replaced Green in front of him.

On the other end of the court, Xu Yong gave Artest a stern look.

Originally, if this was just an ordinary regular season game, after Green chased the egg, he went up and killed the opponent himself.

But from his chat with Butler before the game, he knew that this was not an ordinary regular season. It would be even more disgusting if Green won the game in this way, and then the Warriors broke the historical record of 33 consecutive wins.

And as a reborn person, he knew how hard Adams' balls were.

Therefore, the next step is to see Artest or the performance of charity, world, and peace.

At this time, at midfield, the referees gathered together to discuss what penalty to give.

Because if there is another flagrant foul, Green will be ejected directly. Now that the Warriors are already at a disadvantage, expelling Green would violate the instructions they received, and it would also be equivalent to announcing that the Warriors' winning streak has stopped here.

After discussion, they finally gave Green a technical foul because technical fouls and flagrant fouls are not in the same system and do not overlap.

After the referee gave the penalty, the scene suddenly burst into boos.

At this time, Cole also replaced Green to temporarily avoid the limelight.

Green is not the core of the Warriors, not even the second in command, but he is not only the core of the Warriors' five-small system, but also the key to the team's defensive system, so he was replaced, and the Warriors were obviously at a disadvantage on both offense and defense.

About nine minutes into the first quarter, the two sides began to rotate. The score on the field was already 9-18, and the Bulls had expanded their lead to double digits.

Kerr saw that the momentum was not right and replaced Green, who had calmed down, back on the court to lead the bench.

Speaking of substitutes, the other positions of the Warriors are Barbosa, Livingston, Iguodala, and Speights. The competition on the court is still very strong, and there is a chance to narrow the point difference in this period.

In fact, this is indeed the case. Livingston used a trademark low post turnaround jumper to break the scoring drought for the Warriors. Looking back, he helped defend Rose's breakthrough layup, and then the Warriors played a After a fast break, Barbosa scored a layup and started a 4-0 run.

Green also chattered after the pass.

Xu Yong took the initiative to get up and walk to Thibodeau, and then came on the bench with Artest.

Xu Yong's appearance was a bit unexpected, but the effect was also obvious.

Not only did the Bulls' morale skyrocket, but as soon as he broke through with the ball, the Warriors' entire defensive focus could only shift to him.

Xu Yong saw the opportunity and stuffed the ball towards the baseline.

Artest over there knew he couldn't make the shot, so he cut directly to the basket.

The Warriors basically ignored Artest on the court, so they didn't notice him at all this time.

Artest was unmarked, rushed to the basket, jumped, and completed a two-handed slam dunk before Green could return to defense.

Green's ball was fast enough that he reached out for it, but because it was too far away, he couldn't catch it.

After he saw that he was unprepared, he turned around and went to get the ball.

But at this moment, a scene that no one expected happened.

Artest was celebrating after dunking, beating his chest with his left hand, and directly raising his steel-like right elbow with his right hand, elbowing Green's right cheek directly, which he might not be able to see. gif.

"Oh!"

Green had no time to dodge now. He felt as if his brain had been hit by a car. After falling to the ground, he reached out to hold his head, but soon his brain consciousness gradually faded and he fainted.

(End of this chapter)