no shortcuts in basketball

Chapter 258 Why did you provoke him when you said you had nothing to do? (Please subscribe! Please vote!!)
4-2, after winning two games in a row, the Raptors eliminated the Heat and advanced to the conference semifinals.

At this time, all the first round games have ended, and all the semi-final matchups have been announced.

In the East, the Raptors will meet the Bulls, and the Cavaliers will have a grudge match with the Pacers;

In the West, the Warriors faced the challenge of the Trail Blazers. The latter relied on Lillard's buzzer-beater to eliminate the Spurs 4-2, while the Mavericks met the Thunder again. The two teams have been close to each other in recent years. Became an old enemy.

Before the semifinals officially started, the league announced another batch of awards for the season, including the best rookie and best defensive player.

This day happened to be the day before the Bulls game day. After training, the players returned to the locker room.

"Boss, ROY and DPOY are out." Anderson couldn't help but said excitedly.

His reaction immediately caused others in the locker room to shake their heads.

This guy was a bit reckless when MVP came out before. Thanks to Xu Yong's quick thinking, he didn't expect to come back.

"Did Nikola win the Rookie of the Year?" Xu Yong asked with a smile.

Anderson scratched his head and shook his head.

The other people in the locker room laughed immediately, and Xu Yong was also jokingly reminding Anderson of his rashness.

"But he's fifth," he continued.

"Not bad." Xu Yong was a little surprised, but nodded in approval.

If Jokic is also included in the 2015 class, the quality of this rookie class is still quite good, Towns, Okafor (Lakers version), Porzingis, Booker, Myles Turner, Russell you……

Jokic only entered the rotation after the All-Star Game, and was still ranked fifth in the end. He is indeed gold. Even if you put a layer of cloth over him, the light cannot be hidden.

Jokic also rubbed his hands happily at this time. It is very happy to be recognized by others.

"Boss, you got the DPOY!" But at this moment, Anderson quickly said the key point.

Now everyone in the locker room turned to look at Xu Yong.

Best Defensive Player?
Xu Yong was stunned for a moment when he heard this.

This award came a bit suddenly, and something he didn't expect.

Is this a form of compensation from the league for the previous MVP selection results?
No, MVP is the greatest honor, and DPOY is the greatest honor for a defensive player. The selection for this award is also very fierce, and it is unlikely to be used as compensation.

Then thinking about it carefully, it seems that he really deserves the title this time.

There is a background here. The selection of league awards depends largely on data, especially the best defensive player. Back then, Camby was called a "liar player" because he won this award by relying on data.

Looking at the data, Curry has won the steals title 169 times this season, while Xu Yong has won 167 times, which is only 2 times less than Curry. In fact, they are almost the same.

But in addition to steals, Xu Yong also averaged 1.7 blocks per game, ranking first among all non-post players.

So even based on the data alone, he is already a popular candidate.

Then talk about impression points based on the data.

Here I have to focus on the [noble man] James. At the beginning of the season, he cooperated with Xu Yong to contribute steals and dunks. In the second game, Xu Yonggang prevented his mentality from exploding out of control. This impression score was directly maxed out.

Then came the past first round. He prevented George from being able to take care of himself. This was a huge impact on the judges.

Although this award is for the regular season, people are subjective creatures, and the awards are selected in the playoffs. The impact of the playoffs is inevitable, especially the impression points brought by the performance of this game.

When others confirmed that Anderson was not teasing Xu Yong, the locker room suddenly fell into a carnival.

This is the first time in Xu Yong's career that he was elected DPOY, which is more worthy of celebration than MVP.

And because of Xu Yong's "torture" for many days, the team members finally found an opportunity and swarmed with mineral water bottles to give Xu Yong a bath in advance.

Lose MVP and gain DPOY, lose Sangyu and gain Dongyu.

……

Toronto.

Antetokounmpo jogged on his way to Scotiabank Arena, with maple leaves blazing red on both sides of the road.

A gust of cold wind blew, and he stretched out his hand to pull his collar.

As the capital of the Northbound Province of the United States and Canada, due to its location in the north, even though spring has begun in April, there is still a feeling of howling north wind.

But there was still a smile on his face.

Maple trees are also a very common tree species in Greece, and Greek golden maples are somewhat famous around the world.

So he likes Toronto, which many people consider remote, because it feels like his hometown.

And just now, he sent all of this month's salary back home, because the team will provide food, clothing, housing and transportation. He can't use the money here temporarily, and he has four brothers and sisters at home, and the family's expenses are very high.

But after he finished sending it, he discovered something very embarrassing. He forgot to leave the taxi money back to the arena.

Because the team was leaving for Chicago on a plane in an hour, he had to get there right away.

His team finally showed its strength after struggling for two years.

DeRozan, the boss of their team, has finally grown into the King of the North, although he always feels that the opponent is too silent on and off the court and lacks leadership qualities.

In contrast, he prefers Kyle Lowry. Although Lowry is a small defender, he is very tough on the court and has a humorous conversation. He feels that Lowry is the real leader of the team.

And James Johnson, that guy is too scary, and he is definitely someone he doesn't want to mess with.

Generally speaking, although this team has shortcomings, the atmosphere within the team is very good. He believes that they can definitely do something this year.

"Drip! Drip!"

Just as he was running and thinking, the sound of a car came to his ears.

He slowed down and turned around, only to find a car following him.

"You are Giannis... Ade..." The other person rolled down the window and it was an old woman, looking at him trying to spell his name there.

His name is pronounced Greek and is too difficult for Americans to spell.

"You are the Greek player from the Raptors?" The other party finally gave up on spelling and asked in a different way.

"Yes, ma'am, I'm Antetokounmpo." He smiled brightly.

"Where are you going?" The old woman stopped the car.

"Arena, ma'am." He maintained a humble attitude. He knew that when he went out, he represented not only an individual, but also his country.

"Why didn't you take a taxi instead of running?" The old woman looked confused.

"I...I'm exercising." His expression was a little awkward. No one would want to show their embarrassment in front of strangers.

"Did you forget to bring money?" The old woman smiled kindly. She seemed to be a good person.

He reached out and scratched his head in embarrassment. He didn't nod, but he had already answered.

"I'm going there too. Can you take my car and go there with me?" At this moment, an old man's voice came from the co-pilot.

He leaned over and noticed that there was a couple sitting in the car.

He hesitated.

"Child, you don't think two old men can do anything to you, do you?" the old woman asked with a smile.

"Of course not, that would be troublesome." He waved his hand quickly, then leaned over and got into the car.

However, because he was too big and the car was relatively small, he could only sit down by leaning sideways and tilting his head.

"Thank you." He said gratefully.

"I often watch your games on TV." After the car started moving, the old man in the passenger seat said with a smile, which explained why they recognized him.

"I'm honored." He was particularly happy because in the United States, you have to pay to watch NBA games. This is why the broadcast contract can be sold for such a high price. It is indeed rare to be able to support the Raptors at such an old age. .

"When I was young, I was the main player of the school team in our school." The old man started to recall the past with a blush on his face.

"The basketball you played back then was different from the basketball we play now." The old woman must have heard too much of his nagging and quickly stopped him.

"Same, all the same." The old man laughed.

"I believe the Raptors can perform well this year. Are we going to play Chicago next?" The old man turned his head and met his eyes.

"Chicago, that's a brilliant team." After seeing Antetokounmpo nod, the old man said with emotion.

The Raptors were only established in 1995, and then perfectly caught up with Jordan's second three-peat.

Who among the fans of that era had not experienced the fear of being dominated by Jordan?

"We will win." Antetokounmpo said with certainty.

The old man smiled, looked at him, and finally nodded.

When the old man turned around, Antetokounmpo's expression was a little complicated, because he saw in the opponent's eyes that he was not optimistic about the team's advancement.

Yes, the fans were ruled by Jordan back then, so why aren't they ruled by Xu Yong now?
The car quickly arrived at the entrance of the arena. After getting out of the car, he asked the old woman and others to wait for him.

He quickly ran into the stadium, ran to the locker room, took out the ticket from his closet, and then ran out quickly.

Every player in the NBA will more or less receive tickets from the team. Depending on the status of the team, the number and location of the tickets are different.

What he turned out was the ticket at the top of his hand.

This scene made Powell, who was still packing his things in the locker room, look like a Nick Young question mark.

He quickly ran back to where he parked his car, only to find from a distance that it was empty. The old woman and the others had already driven away.

The reason why the couple didn't wait for him was probably because they thought he was going back to get the money and they just took him along the way and didn't want to collect his money, so they left early.

He frowned.

Originally, he thought that the other party had not been to the arena to watch the game, so that was the best gift he could give, but unfortunately he could not give it in the end.

And because he was in a hurry to get the tickets, he even forgot to ask for the other party's name and contact information.

Toronto is so big, the chances of them meeting again are slim.

But soon, his brows relaxed.

Although he failed to deliver the tickets to the opponent, the old man said he would watch the game.

So, a better gift than the tickets in hand is to win the game against the Bulls.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but clenched the ticket in his hand.

Yes, he must do it.

……

The next night, United Center.

The attendance at the venue was full, with many people smiling and talking, and signs and KT boards could be seen everywhere.

As the playoffs progress, the atmosphere at the United Center becomes stronger.

After the fans warmed up and before the opening ceremony, the DPOY award ceremony was held on site.

Xu Yong took the DPOY trophy from Tatum. When he held it high, the United Center was in a state of excitement.

In the past 20 years, 03% of DPOY has been given to inside players, with the only exceptions being Artest in the 04-[-] season and Leonard last season.

Therefore, for non-post players, this award is even more difficult than MVP.

In the most intuitive words of fans, he is as strong as Jordan, and he only won this award once in his entire career.

Xu Yong did not make any acceptance speech. After waiting for the cheers to subside, he exchanged a few words with Tatum and then turned around and returned to the team.

Generally speaking, awards like DPOY should come from the president in person, but Xiao Hua didn't come this time.

Although he doesn't know the specific reason, he still prefers to have more contact with Tatum. He doesn't know if it's because the other person is of Chinese descent, which always makes him feel more cordial.

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

Raptors: Lowry, DeRozan, Carroll, Antetokounmpo, Valanciunas;

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

It is worth mentioning that Carroll, who was originally considered to be out for the season, recovered better than expected from his injury. He returned in Game 5 of the first round of the playoffs and helped the Raptors win two games in a row to advance to the semifinals, which played a significant role.

Most players need to adapt and find their form when they come back, but he is a 3D striker who does not hold the ball, so he is plug and play.

Amid the cheers of the fans, Adams returned the ball to half court, and the game between the two sides officially began.

Butler started a pick-and-roll with Adams and broke through with the ball, and passed Valanciunas' underhand layup to give the Bulls the lead.

However, the Raptors are not a vegetarian. DeRozan turned around and hit a mid-range jumper from Lowry's pass in return.

Looking back, Butler chose to beat DeRozan and scored another goal with a retreating jumper.

DeRozan's offense is good, but his defensive habits are poor and his defensive IQ is not high. Overall, he is a strong offensive and defensive type.

After returning to the defensive end, Butler also significantly strengthened his marking of DeRozan.

DeRozan was caught close to the ball, and after a strong hit, he turned around and missed the ball.

It's not easy for Butler to guard someone like George, who is obviously much more talented, but his defensive effect against DeRozan is still very good.

Adams also suppressed Valanciunas at the basket and protected the defensive rebound.

The Bulls launched a defensive counterattack. Butler broke through in the fast break to attract a double attack and handed the ball to Xu Yong. Xu Yong followed up with a one-handed dunk.

After dunking, Xu Yong turned around and high-fived Butler to celebrate.

There was a smile on his face.

From the opening game to now, Butler's confidence and condition are obviously much better than in the regular season.

The benefits of playing him more in the first round began to appear.

Thanks to his state, after the two sides played for 5 minutes, the score on the field was 12 to 5, and the Raptors were obviously suppressed.

During the Raptors' offense, DeRozan's shot through the basket was ruthlessly blocked by Xu Yong's defense, and he also won the rebound.

The Bulls once again played a fast break. This time Xu Yong directly played an alley-oop with Butler, assisting the latter to score a dunk.

The point difference on the field was heading straight to double digits.

Raptors head coach Dwane Casey called a timeout.

When they got to the bench, the Raptors players were obviously a little confused.

You can't say that the Raptors are in bad shape, because what they put out on both offense and defense is similar to when they played the Heat before.

It just means that the Bulls are still better than them even without Rose, and Butler is in such good shape at the beginning.

Of course, the most depressing thing is that Xu Yong hasn't even started to perform yet.

Looking at the emotions of his teammates, Antetokounmpo, who is determined to win the Bulls, is a little anxious.After Casey laid out his tactics, he stood up from the bench abruptly, holding a towel in one hand and a raised fist in the other. He bent down and shouted to his teammates: "Wake up! We have to fight! The game has just begun, we have to fighting!"

While speaking, he couldn't help but punch the bench next to him.gif.

His move surprised the Raptors players.

Because although Antetokounmpo has improved rapidly, his status in the team is almost the same as that of Valanciunas. Now the two stars in the backcourt have not spoken, and he came directly up, and he is still so excited.

However, the effect is obvious, and the Raptors players have clearly come out of their daze.

Casey was also very pleased to see this scene. DeRozan's character is actually not suitable for being a team leader. The Raptors lack that kind of ruthlessness.

He had never noticed that Antetokounmpo had this kind of temperament before, and he had the potential to become a team leader.

After the timeout, Lowry continued to hold the ball in the frontcourt to organize the offense. This time Antetokounmpo did not stay where he was after setting a pick-and-roll for DeRozan, but quickly cut to the basket, and pointed his hands directly to the sky while cutting.

Lowry tossed the ball into the air.

West saw this and jumped up to try to intercept.

But it's a pity that his jumping ability is really average, and Antetokounmpo jumps too high.

"Oh!"

Antetokounmpo completed an alley-oop dunk directly over West's head.

There was a commotion at the scene.

Antetokounmpo was still a very thin guy when he first entered the league. Although he has been a starter in the past two years, his tactical status is not high and he is not very noticeable.

It was after this dunk that they discovered that Antetokounmpo had turned into a devilish muscular man. Coupled with his tall wingspan and running and jumping talent, he was obviously a superstar!
Xu Yong walked to West at this time and gave him a few words of advice.

Butler continued to break through with the ball, but this time his layup after swinging away was directly missed by Antetokounmpo's defense.

After completing the block, Antetokounmpo roared excitedly, turned around and bumped chests with Lowry to celebrate.

After returning from the timeout, he showed a strong presence on both offense and defense, and even the Raptors' momentum suddenly increased.

At this moment, the Bulls' sideline ball came out. Xu Yong leaned on Carroll and reached out to catch the ball. After the confrontation, he turned around and hit the ball.

This goal quenched the thirst and stabilized the morale of the army.

In the Raptors' offensive round, Antetokounmpo directly played a pick-and-roll for Lowry this time, and then passed down.

The Bulls did not change, and Westti went in to shrink. Xu Yong reminded him of the skills of defending Antetokounmpo before, and shot to prevent sudden attacks. At this time, Antetokounmpo basically did not shoot. Planting things.

Lowry's reaction was quick enough. After seeing Della go around the screen, he fired a three-pointer from the outside.

"when!"

This shot had a good chance, but it was a pity that it failed to hit.

The basketball hit the rim and popped out as a long backboard.

A long arm directly pocketed the ball in the air, and it was clearly Antetokounmpo again.

With a height of 2 meters and a wingspan of 13 meters, he looks like a "Greek Monster" on the court.

Moreover, his running and jumping ability is really good. After taking off the rebound, he quickly attacked the basket. West barely managed to resist, but he was violently squeezed away by him.

"Oh!"

Antetokounmpo smashed the ball into the basket again with one hand.

West's ability will inevitably decline due to age, which can be seen from his declining data.

And compared to the data, the decline is more obvious in his defensive ability. The decline in speed makes it easy for him to lose position defensively.

After completing the dunk, Antetokounmpo became even more excited and shouted to the camera on the sidelines: "We can win!"

Not only was he continuing to boost the team's morale, he was also shouting to the couple.

But he was a little too excited. After shouting, he turned around and didn't notice that Xu Yong was right next to him and bumped into Xu Yong.

This was nothing at first. Unexpected collisions are always inevitable during the game, but his next operation was a bit suffocating.

Maybe he was really overly excited, or maybe he was young and energetic. When he saw it was Xu Yong, he didn't apologize, but raised his hands in a "strong" gesture.

This scene happened to be captured by the photographer.

There was a burst of cheers at the scene.

Xu Yong was a little surprised at first, but after he reacted, a strange smile appeared on his face.

DeRozan was not far away at this time. When he saw this scene, the corner of his mouth twitched subconsciously.

He was too familiar with Xu Yong, and the expression just now showed that Xu Yong was going to be cruel next.

Sure enough, Xu Yong started asking for the ball as soon as he reached the three-point line in the frontcourt. After holding the ball, he directly signaled West to raise a high pick-and-roll. After he met Antetokounmpo out of position, he directly signaled to pull away.

Antetokounmpo also seemed to expect that his previous actions would annoy Xu Yong, and he also assumed a defensive posture at this time.

"They are afraid of you, but I am not afraid of you!" And after taking a defensive stance, he even spat trash talk at Xu Yong.

But before he finished speaking, Xu Yong had already changed direction, walked to the left and accelerated past him.

Completely different from the leisurely stroll shown in the previous rounds, Xu Yong at this time gave people the impression of a swift and fierce king of beasts.

Antetokounmpo was half a beat slow to react, but he relied on his physical talent to forcefully chase Xu Yong from behind, and saw the right moment to block the shot.

It's just that Xu Yong is not Butler. Before Antetokounmpo blocked the shot, he dodged and dunked the ball into the basket with a pull bar in the air.

"Snapped!"

Antetokounmpo's block finally fell on his arm, and the referee's whistle sounded immediately. The ball was a 2+1.

The scene instantly burst into cheers.

When describing "fast", the most extreme quantifier we can use is "seconds", such as...

Xu Yong's response speed was seconds.

"What did you just say?" Xu Yong looked back at Antetokounmpo after landing and asked.

Antetokounmpo said without blushing: "That was an accident."

Xu Yong smiled and shook his head when he heard this. When he got to the free throw line, he said to Antetokounmpo on one side: "Welcome to Chicago."

After saying that, he closed his eyes and took a free throw.

"Shh!"

Basketball hollow into the net.

Antetokounmpo's face turned red instantly. This hard-core pretense was too hurtful.

And when the offense and defense switched, when he reached the frontcourt, he found that his defender had been changed from West to Xu Yong.

Then, he experienced the defensive strength of the new DPOY in this round.

Theoretically speaking, Antetokounmpo has an advantage in height and wingspan. Just like Xu Yong is one size larger than Kobe, Antetokounmpo is also one size larger than Xu Yong.

But it is obvious that he has no other advantages except his size. Whether it is offensive skills or game experience, he is far behind. Even his most proud confrontation cannot be advantageous in front of Xu Yong.

In this round, the Raptors launched two waves of offense, and his off-ball movement did not get any chance.

Fortunately, DeRozan was tough at the critical moment and hit a difficult mid-range shot against Butler's defense.

11:19.

With a score difference of 8 points, the two sides were somewhat deadlocked in terms of score in this period.

In the Bulls' offense, Xu Yong continued to receive the ball at the three-point line in the frontcourt, and then called West to pull up the high pick-and-roll. He met Antetokounmpo out of position and signaled to pull away.

Carroll wanted to come over to help defend the ball, but was forced back by Xu Yong's one-handed pass.

And just after pulling the ball back, he made a horizontal drag step and then broke through vertically, directly past Antetokounmpo and broke through from the right side.

Although Antetokounmpo has excellent running and jumping ability, after all, for such a big man, especially after gaining muscle, his speed is obviously not as fast as Xu Yong.

But he worked hard and he had a reason to win tonight.

He twisted around hard and used his long arms to get the ball.

But the ball that was in his sight one moment disappeared the next.

Xu Yong pulled his crotch back while traveling and directly pulled the ball from the right back to the left.

Because Antetokounmpo exerted too much force and had no support in his hand, his whole body was thrown away.

And after dangling Antetokounmpo, Xu Yong was not in a hurry to take action. After Antetokounmpo got up and tried to pounce again, he completed the shot and hit the ball steadily.

The scene exploded instantly.

Xu Yong's goal was heartbreaking, even more hurtful than the 2+1 just now.

However, this is not the most hurtful part. The most hurtful part is that after completing the shot, Xu Yong said to the red-faced Antetokounmpo: "I know, the ground is slippery."

How considerate he is, Antetokounmpo didn't have to make excuses this time, he prepared it for him in advance.

Antetokounmpo's breathing accelerated, like a boiling teapot, and the top of his head was whining and smoking.

"Defense! Defense!"

Deafening cheers from the fans began to ring out at the scene, and Xu Yong's consecutive scores brought the atmosphere at the United Center to its peak.

Amid the cheers of the fans, the Bulls' defensive intensity obviously increased, and DeRozan failed to hit the ball this time.

Antetokounmpo saw the opportunity to rush for offensive rebounds and was about to score twice.

But this time before his hand touched the ball, Xu Yong jumped up from the other side, and before he could catch the ball, Jiutian Lanyue snatched the ball away.

Although height and wingspan are not an advantage, Xu Yongyong loses to anyone in terms of bullet speed.

And after getting the rebound, Xu Yong did not rush for a fast break, but dribbled the ball forward himself.

Then, he used both hands to signal West to block him.

Before the ball even started, the United Center was already boiling with excitement, and a large number of fans couldn't hold back their excitement and stood up.

It didn't take more than three, but this was Xu Yong's third consecutive round of singles against Antetokounmpo!
Young people who are not arrogant are not called young people, but being young and arrogant has to pay a price.

This time the rest of the Bulls also sank to the bottom line early, and Xu Yong directly launched the attack.

He didn't have so many ball-handling skills this time and just used explosive power to break through.

Antetokounmpo quickly retreated to the inside. Although he couldn't keep up with his speed, his high horse and long strides naturally made him take bigger steps.

The two broke into the penalty area one after the other, and then Xu Yong's choice surprised everyone.

He had neither a change of pace nor any basketball skills, just a simple leap.

Violent penetration, frontal force.

Antetokounmpo was instantly excited.

Xu Yong's offensive skills are so good. He is a Greek monster who has all the talent but has never been able to find an output angle, but he likes this kind of head-on confrontation so much.

His height and wingspan are completely advantageous, and he is also strong in confrontation. This ball will definitely take Xu Yong's head and face.

He thought well, but reality and rationality deviated because Xu Yong's bullet speed was too fast.

He had just jumped up, and Xu Yongren was already in mid-air.

He reached out to block the shot, but Xu Yong had already started to smash the ball towards the basket.

"Oh!"

In the stunned look of the fans at the scene, Xu Yong dunked Antetokounmpo directly in the air and slammed the ball into the basket like a bomb with one hand.

The basket trembled violently.

The United Center was silent for a moment, but then erupted into deafening cheers.

This ball is so explosive!
"Don't forget, Xu is the champion of the slam dunk contest!" Over at the commentary box, after seeing this scene, Mike Breen couldn't help but sigh.

"Perhaps this dunk will make the Greeks understand how irrational his previous actions were." Lightning Miller on the side also added.

The words that Casey wanted to call a timeout came to his lips, but he still suppressed them.

Antetokounmpo has shown rare leadership qualities. If he is replaced at this time, it will be a huge blow to his confidence.

Casey had the right idea, as the hard-working Antetokounmpo grabbed another offensive rebound after Lowry missed a shot.

But just when he was making a shot, a figure came out from the side and confiscated the ball!

And after landing, Xu Yong made an action that is very familiar to Chicago fans. He took the ball in his right hand, and pointed the index and middle fingers of his left hand first to his eyes, and then pointed to Antetokounmpo in front of him.

There is no trash talk at this time, but it is better than trash talk, because this action means: I'm staring at you! (I'm staring at you)
Some fans at the scene were already holding their heads. They only discovered tonight how terrifying Xu Yong can be when he is truly angered.

After Xu Yong advanced to the frontcourt with the ball, as expected, he asked West to continue the pick-and-roll and send Antetokounmpo in front of him.

Antetokounmpo's eyes at this time were obviously not as firm as before, because no one could withstand Xu Yong's continuous blow.

What's even worse is that he doesn't know how to guard against Xu Yong now. Xu Yong's breakthrough is so fast that he doesn't dare to press too far forward.

But Xu Yong didn't give him much time to think. A sinking step was followed by a falling step.

Antetokounmpo took a big step back, so much so that he didn't even realize that Xu Yong had completely connected with the ball when he fell.

By the time he really reacted, it was obviously too late.

Although he rushed hard, Xu Yong calmly completed the three-point shot in front of him.

"Shh!"

There was a crisp sound of entering the network.

Just when you thought it was over after three, Xu Yong scored against Antetokounmpo in the fourth round.

Moreover, it is foreseeable that there will be a fifth, a sixth, and more than seven...

Fortunately, Casey ended it all early. He reached out and called a timeout because he realized that if he didn't call a timeout, Antetokounmpo would be crushed by Xu Yong's confidence.

Before the next time, DeRozan looked up at the score.

11:26.

In just a few rounds, the point difference has reached 15 points!
He couldn't help but look at Antetokounmpo.

Originally, the Raptors were only at a slight disadvantage at the start. The Bulls now don't have Rose, and the substitutes are not that strong in the transition period. They have a chance to recover the disadvantage, but now, they have lost 20 points in a single quarter.

You said you had nothing to do and why did you provoke Xu Yong?

(End of this chapter)