no shortcuts in basketball

Chapter 264 70+ in the playoffs, the next time is this time!
  Foster only called two controversial calls in the first quarter, except for the one on Adams in the opening quarter and Butler's second personal foul with 3 minutes left in the first quarter. The standards are all unified.

But these two whistles had a significant impact on the situation on the court. The first whistle prevented Adams from using his full strength on the defensive end, while the second whistle caused Butler, who was supposed to lead the substitute transition period, to leave the game early. The Cavaliers The team took the opportunity to narrow the score difference.

This is Foster's ability to control the field. Blind whistles will eventually lead to conflicts on the field, and such accurate and critical whistles will only bring controversy.

Then this kind of unified standard and loose penalty scale allowed the two teams to play retro basketball in the 90s in the first quarter, and the court was full of confrontation.

At the end of the first quarter, the score between the two sides was 23 to 21, with the Bulls leading by 2 points.

Xu Yong was replaced with 2 minutes left in the first quarter and took a rest, scoring 14 points and 2 assists.

In these two minutes on the bench, Xu Yong understood why Paul was so manipulated by Foster.

Without extraordinary ability and sufficient status, you have no power to fight against the lackeys of power who make judgments.

The good thing is that now he is better than Paul in every aspect. Foster only dares to pick on others, not him.

At the beginning of the second quarter, Butler came on the court and continued to lead the substitutes. Then less than two minutes later, he received his third foul. The dissatisfied Thibodeau rushed to Foster and sprayed him with spittle in the face. A technical foul was also called.

Even some fans in Cleveland can't stand this kind of operation.

Most fans are ordinary people who are not crazy fans, and ordinary people have a moral bottom line. If you win a game in this way, you will feel uncomfortable even if you win.

Xu Yong felt sick at this time, not only for Fords, but also for Xiao Hua.

If someone lets a dog bite you, if you only target the dog, it would seem too naive.

It was also at this moment that Xu Yong had an extreme idea in his heart. He wanted to find a way to remove Xiao Hua from power.

Because this disgusting way is just like cheating, once it happens for the first time, it will happen countless times.

However, it is not an easy matter to get rid of a league president. He must have a good enough strategy and long-term plan.

But when you see the bamboo shoots sprouting, one day it will pierce the sky.

After three quarters, the score on the field was 80 to 83, and the Bulls trailed by 3 points entering the final quarter.

Xu Yong scored 42 points in three quarters. Butler and Adams were both in foul trouble and their playing time was fragmented. If Varejao and Holiday hadn't stepped up, the Bulls would have fallen further behind.

But even so, it's not that difficult for the Bulls to win the game in Cleveland tonight.

Xu Yong played the entire third quarter. After coming off the field, he was panting and looked up at the score displayed on the LED screen, bloodshot eyes appearing in his eyes.

Don't watch tonight's game. Some fans at the scene, the Bulls, and even many fans in front of the TV are very angry. It is even foreseeable that the media and fans will denounce it on a large scale after the game.

But just as the saying "history may be expressed or obscured" expresses it, what happened today is just a drop in the ocean in the long history, and only the final winner can be remembered.

To give a vivid example, in G2002 of the Western Conference Finals between the Lakers and Kings in 6, many years later NBA referee Tim Donaghy admitted that it was a black whistle game because the league wanted a tiebreaker, and the Kings Could have eliminated the Lakers 4-2.

What's the result so far?

What Father Time is best at is erasing people's memories.

Of course, some things will always be remembered by fans. For example, in history, Antetokounmpo stepped on Irving, James stepped on Granger, and Pachulia stepped on Leonard. It is like being stuck to the championship trophy forever. Indelible stains.

So the best way to face this situation is to defeat them in a way that they can't resist.

Xu Yong's breathing gradually became calmer, but with every calmness, his eyes became firmer.

Finally, he stood up.

Thibodeau was arranging tactics. Because Xu Yong was physically exhausted, he had to replace Butler, who had already committed 5 fouls.

Noticing Xu Yong coming over, Thibodeau vaguely guessed what he wanted to do. He stopped talking and originally wanted to speak to Xu Yong, but when he saw Xu Yong's eyes, the words stuck on his lips again.

"I'll be there right from the start." Xu Yong said calmly.

"You need to rest for a few minutes. The team needs your final physical fitness." After hearing Xu Yong's words, Thibodeau showed an expected expression. Although he could feel the determination in Xu Yong's eyes, as a The head coach still performs his duties.

"My physical fitness is fine." Xu Yong's answer was straightforward.

no problem? Thibodeau was stunned for a moment. Xu Yong had consumed so much in Chicago in the past two games and hadn't rested in the second half. How could it be okay?

"Tom, you should know the famous saying of 'Flying Pig'." But before he spoke, Xu Yong continued.

Flying Pig, the most well-known nickname of Barkley during his playing days. The famous quote Xu Yong mentioned here was when Barkley faced the Trail Blazers in the 1993 Western Conference Finals and coach Paul Westphal wanted to replace him. What he said: Don’t go down to rest in my place, there will be plenty of time after I die.

Of course Thibodeau also knew that sentence. After hesitating for a while, he nodded. This was a kind of trust and understanding between the two. He knew very well that Xu Yong was not the kind of person who messed around.

After returning from the break, players from both sides returned to the court one after another. At this time, the lineups of both sides were: Bulls: Stephenson, Holiday, Xu Yong, West, Varejao;

Cavaliers: Mo Williams, JR, Shumpert, James, Tristan Thompson.

The Cavaliers attacked first, and James used Thompson's pick-and-roll to break through Varejao, and he obviously used his strength, thinking that Varejao was the one who stabbed him in the back.

Varejao was also very smart. Seeing James's energy, he stood outside the reasonable collision zone in advance and took a posture to wait for James. The moment he came into contact with James, he fell directly.

Compared with Stephenson's previous performances, his performance is much more realistic and worthy of his nickname of "Actor".

It's just that Foster didn't blow the whistle. Obviously, in such a game, no matter how good his acting skills are, in Foster's eyes, it is equivalent to nothing. The reason why Varejao didn't call for a foul is because James was still able to take action at this time. end.

After James knocked over Varejao, the corners of his mouth rose, and he was in a happy mood with a basket.

But before his smile was fully revealed, Xu Yong had already shot out from the side, like a goshawk pouncing on a rabbit, and slapped his shot into the backboard.

After playing against each other for so many years, Xu Yong is very familiar with James' staggered travel style. This is to use James' best method to block James.

The ball was blocked cleanly, but Foster bit the whistle but didn't blow it.

Xu Yong's judgment was correct, and Foster's attitude at the beginning also showed that he did not dare to target Xu Yong.

Moreover, Xu Yong stayed in the air for a long time. After blocking the shot, he directly grabbed the basketball while gliding and took advantage of the situation to get the rebound.

This caused a burst of exclamation from the scene.

Xu Yong didn't stop after getting the rebound, handed it to Stephenson, and then quickly followed up.

The Bulls quickly broke into a 3-on-2 situation. After all, they are still a team that focuses on defensive counterattacks and advance very quickly.

James then aimed at Stephenson, who was jumping forward with the ball. Xu Yong blocked his shot, and he must regain the field.

Stephenson didn't seem to notice James behind him. He looked at the basket and made a three-step flying layup.

James jumped up, but the next second he found himself being shaken by Stephenson.

The guy who blew into his ear before had a more aggressive style of play than horse piss in the spring.

He turned his head and smiled at James. As he ran out of the baseline, he passed the ball directly to Xu Yong who was following up in the middle.

Xu Yong followed up and put the ball lightly into the basket with a gliding pass.

He is obviously saving energy now, and he will not dunk easily when he can play blue.

But the focus of the ball was Stephenson. After successfully irritating James by blowing into James' ear, his self-confidence increased so much that he even dared to play tricks on the King.

Xu Yong took the initiative to high-five Stephenson while retreating. The referee's standards tonight required some unconventional play.

In the Cavaliers' offense, Williams and Thompson played pick-and-rolls and stopped mid-range shots.

The quality of the pick-and-roll provided by Thompson on this ball was very strong, but the moment Williams took action, another figure came from the side, and it was Xu Yong!

After Xu Yong came on the field in the fourth quarter, his presence on the defensive end was full.

Williams' shot missed the basket due to interference, and the rebound was protected by Varejao.

His passing ability is not as good as Jokic's, but as a master of support, his hand skills are not bad, and that is something that injuries cannot take away.

The ball quickly reached the hands of Xu Yong, who landed on the ground. At this time, he was only one step away from the three-point line. This time, after receiving the ball, he directly held the ball to start a fast break.

On the Cavaliers side, only Shumpert reacted, and Shumpert was in front of Xu Yong.

Shumpert's attempt to interfere with Xu Yong's advancement was unsuccessful. After Xu Yong advanced to the frontcourt, his defensive actions began to increase.

This is inevitable. Tonight's penalty scale is already loose, and it is obviously biased towards the Cavaliers. As a defensive player, he must have this sense.

But Xu Yong's reaction next was completely beyond his expectation.

With Shumpert clearly pulling his arm, Xu Yong jumped up and flew to the basket with half of Shumpert's body.

"Oh!"

Xu Yong hit Shumpert and smashed the ball into the basket!
  A dull voice came out through the loudspeaker, along with the figure of Shumpert who lost his balance in the air and was thrown off the baseline by the inertia.

Foster bit the whistle tightly in his mouth, but did not blow it out.

As shown before, he wanted to favor the Cavaliers, but Xu Yong was violated first, and because the person who was violated first was Xu Yong, he did not dare to brag at this time.

There was a burst of exclamation and some sporadic cheers.

The visual impact of this ball is too explosive, even worse than James in the Cavaliers 1.0 period.

And more importantly, Xu Yong was physically exhausted in the first three quarters, but he was still able to make such incredible moves at this time.

On the Bulls bench, everyone jumped up from the bench in excitement.     84 to 83.

With Xu Yong's outstanding performance on both offense and defense, the Bulls directly overtook the score!

Xu Yong took a breath after landing.

His physical fitness is definitely not enough, but as a physical monster who was severely beaten by Thibodeau early in his career, his physical red line is lower than others, which means that he can last longer on the court.

But this move just now consumed a lot of his energy, but it was worth it, because the Bulls' morale obviously improved immediately.

Moreover, his playing style after coming up in the fourth quarter is very targeted. If he plays in position, according to tonight's penalty scale, he needs to expend double the energy, but if he puts his energy into the defensive end and plays defensive counterattack, it will be more A way to save energy and be more efficient.

It turns out he was right.

Moreover, Lu's inferiority to Blatter was also reflected. He kept contributing emoticons on the sidelines, but did not call a timeout to adjust.

After waiting for more than four minutes in this quarter, when the Bulls had already led the Cavaliers by 10 points after a 2-5 run, James couldn't stand it anymore and reminded Lu, and the game entered a timeout.

The Bulls bench was extremely excited at this time, and they all looked at Xu Yong with unabashed admiration.

That's right, all the points scored in the Bulls' climax came from Xu Yong. Xu Yong single-handedly destroyed the Cavaliers' rotation.

Traveling during off-peak hours? Not only will your king know how to use Satan, he will also blow you up several times!
  The performance of Xu Yong just now was replayed on the large LED screen at the scene. Many fans at the scene could not help but reach out and applaud.

Xu Yong's real offensive and defensive performance can really only be described as a god descending from the earth.

On the Bulls bench, Thibodeau was arranging tactics. The players formed a circle inside and outside. Jokic, who was still wearing training clothes in the outside circle, couldn't help but look back after hearing the reaction on the scene.

Why did he vaguely feel that Xu Yong was going to play out the low-probability event of "turning the away game into a home game" that they had discussed on the bus?
  After returning from the timeout, the Cavaliers scored a goal through Irving to stabilize the situation on the court.

In this round, the Cavaliers finally began to pay attention to Xu Yong's defensive position, and Adams returned to the court with five fouls, and the defensive end was still wary.

90 to 87, a 3-point difference, and the two sides are still in a stalemate.

However, when the Bulls attacked in the next round, Xu Yong's strong attack after receiving the ball was directly pulled down by Jefferson. The foul was much larger than before.

Due to physical exertion, Xu Yong's control over his body was no longer as good as when he was physically strong, so he was pulled and fell to the ground.

Foster immediately blew the whistle after seeing it, signaling a defensive foul on Jefferson.

But what is a little surprising is that Xu Yong, who had beaten James to the ground after being pushed by James, was now sitting on the ground watching Jefferson laughing.

That smile made Jefferson's skin crawl all over, and he couldn't help but look back at James.

Why is it different from what was planned?
  Butler and Adams came over to pull Xu Yong up. Xu Yong glanced at Foster and then walked to the free throw line.

Let alone Jefferson, Foster couldn't help but feel a little frightened.

Xu Yong went to the free throw line and made two steady free throws, helping the Bulls maintain a 5-point lead.

Then, when he retreated to the defensive end, he said a person's name to Thibodeau as he passed him.

Thibodeau nodded, turned, and then a man stood up at the end of the Bulls bench.

Foster also arrived at the frontcourt at this time. When he saw the person standing up, and then recalled Xu Yong's combo after being fouled, he suddenly felt panicked.

Because the one who stood up was Artest.

Artest passed him by, walked to the technical stage, and waited on the sidelines to play.

Even though Foster had excellent business skills, he was also sweating a little at this time, so he subconsciously stretched out his hand to wipe away the sweat. .

Referees do have unparalleled power on the court, but if there is a vicious fight in the game they officiate, they will definitely be punished.

Xu Yong was indeed not impulsive enough to beat Foster. He just put the knife on Foster's neck very rationally.

Then, during the Cavaliers' next wave of offense, when James' breakthrough hit Anderson, Foster directly blew the whistle to signal James' offensive foul.

James threw the ball away, took out his braces and looked at Foster excitedly. His expression seemed to be saying: Brother, weren't you bragging like that before? You have to keep the whistleblowing scale consistent throughout the game!

Foster didn't explain too much, just stretched out his hand to signal the ball in the backcourt.

Not to mention that Artest made him feel like a thorn in the sidelines. With James' current background, if it weren't for Xiao Hua's instructions, he wouldn't even bother to pay attention.

Then in the next round, Butler scored suddenly to Xu Yong. When Xu Yong was violated when he got inside the Cavaliers, Foster's whistle continued to sound, and Xu Yong got two free throw opportunities.

After two consecutive rounds, people from both teams have already felt that the penalty scale on the court has changed.

Generally speaking, changes in penalty scales from game to game are common, but changes within a game are rare because they can cause dissatisfaction.

But because it's Foster, a person with a bad reputation in this world, the Cavaliers don't dare to express their dissatisfaction, because everyone knows that there is no way to offend this guy and get him punished.

On the other side, after Thibodeau noticed this, he had Artest called back from the technical stage.

The knife has been revealed, but it does not necessarily mean killing someone. As long as the threat is given, the effect will remain even if it is put away.

The impact of this change is still continuing. After the transition from offense to defense and returning to the defensive end, the Bulls' defensive intensity began to increase.

This sounds a little strange, because in theory the defensive intensity should decrease as the penalty scale is tightened, but in addition, the Bulls players also realized another point, that is, the bias whistle does not exist, which will allow them to avoid Get rid of a lot of worries.

James broke through but Adams couldn't get in. After stopping the ball, he turned and returned it to Irving outside. Irving missed Delavandova's defense and the rebound was protected by Adams.

When the Bulls played a fast break, it was Xu Yong who received a long pass from Adams' quarterback, broke through to the three-point line in the frontcourt, threw off Jefferson, and smashed the ball into the basket with a gliding dunk.

This time his movements seemed very light.

After landing, Xu Yong just adjusted his breathing and then started walking back.

The change in the penalty scale also made him feel relaxed, as if he had new strength in his body.

96:87.

After Xu Yong completed the fast break and scored his 14th point in the fourth quarter, the Bulls opened the point difference to 9 points.

With another round of defensive counterattack, the Bulls will widen the point difference to double digits.

If they lose this game, they will fall behind the Bulls 0-3, and will be like the national football team, with only the theoretical possibility of promotion remaining.

They have already stepped on the cliff with one foot.

At the critical moment, Irving showed his big heart ability. He ignored James' request for the ball and directly challenged Dellavedova from the outside. After swaying away, he made a three-pointer.

The scene instantly erupted in cheers from Cavaliers fans. Irving's ball was truly a magic ball. It pulled the Cavaliers back from the edge of the cliff and saved their lives.

However, their cheers did not last long, because Xu Yong, who had relaxed in the frontcourt, forced Jefferson back with a fake move of a falling step, and then directly pulled up from the outside and returned a three-point answerball!

What is that basin of cold water falling from the sky, instantly chilling people from head to toe?

Lu opened his mouth in disbelief when he saw the ball on the sidelines.

Jefferson's expression was a little helpless at this time, because Xu Yong basically hit every ball in front of him, and suddenly a three-pointer came, which he did not expect at all.

Irving turned around and wanted to add another, but this time Delavandova defended well and his shot failed to hit.

The ball was a long backboard. Xu Yong jumped up and picked it off. Then, he turned around and started another fast break.

Everyone at the scene felt a bolt of lightning flash past their eyes. When they opened their eyes again, Xu Yong had already reached the frontcourt and scored with a gliding basket.

Then, at this moment, Xu Yong's score tonight was displayed on the large LED screen.

After scoring his 19th point in the fourth quarter, his personal score has reached 61 points!
  When the data was typed out, the scene was filled with excitement.

58, 42 points, and now 61 points. Xu Yong's performance in the Eastern Conference finals was simply outrageous. He opened the door for outrageousness. It was outrageous!
  No, more than 61 points, because there are still 5 full minutes before the end of the game!
  At this time, some fans began to instinctively have an idea in their minds: Could the next time Xu Yong mentioned be tonight?

However, this was less than half a month apart!
  Although Kobe also had the experience of not playing in the fourth quarter with 62 points in three quarters, and then scoring 81 points later, there was also a month in between, and it was during the regular season. The strength of the opponent and the intensity of the game were different from the Eastern Conference Finals in front of him. It's not the same at all.

If what Kobe did back then was shocking, then there is only two words to describe what Xu Yong did: miracle!

The game is still going on. After the penalty scale changed and Xu Yong suddenly got better, the morale of the Cavaliers has plummeted to the bottom, and the point difference has widened little by little.

When there was one minute left before the end of the game, the score difference on the field had reached 13 points.

At this time, Xu Yong's score had reached 69 points.

After seeing this, Lu quickly replaced the main force.

Obviously, no one wanted to be the backdrop, and it was such a bright gold backdrop.

But this time, Xu Yong did not leave the game immediately.

He stayed on the court and hit another three-pointer from the outside against Shumpert who came off the bench.

"Shh!"

When the crisp sound of entering the net came through the loudspeaker, Quicken Loans Arena instantly fell into a boil.

Xu Yong scored his 30th point in this quarter, scoring 30+ points in a single quarter for the second time in his career. At the same time, he also broke his own playoff record of 69 points in a single game just a week ago and raised it to 72. point!
  The small probability event Jokic mentioned finally happened.

At this time, the Cleveland Center seemed to have become the home court of the Bulls because of Xu Yong's crazy performance.

Xu Yong, with his crazy performance, built a divine mansion for himself in [Luoyang]!
  (End of this chapter)