no shortcuts in basketball

Chapter 267 The Bulls’ tenth championship! Four crowns in seven years!

After reviewing the video, the referees believed that Xu Yong did not mean it and did not impose an additional penalty. This means that this round was a defensive foul by Green and Xu Yong needed to go to the free throw line and take two free throws.

Green, who was being taken to the hospital by ambulance at this time, had just woken up after fainting from the pain before. Now he felt a heartbreaking pain and fainted again from the pain.

On the court, without Green, Cole was forced to return to the regular lineup, replacing Green with Ayers, and the Warriors were obviously at a disadvantage.

Green is irreplaceable on both ends of the Warriors' offense and defense.

Originally, Green could limit Xu Yong's performance in the low post, but now Xu Yong couldn't hold it down. As Xu Yong returned to a comfortable sweet spot again, the Warriors' defensive system collapsed.

The good news is that Thompson's three-pointers are still accurate and he can hit strong shots despite Butler's defense. He does have special magic in G6.

Also relying on his performance, the Warriors and Bulls were still deadlocked at the end of the third quarter.

But the price is that the Splash Brothers played the entire section.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, under Malone's suggestion, Thibodeau took a big gamble and put Xu Yong and Butler on the court at the beginning.

Cole had no choice but to keep Curry and Thompson on the court.

In the current situation, if the Warriors cannot withstand this period, there will be no decisive moment at all.

But at this time, Thompson's accuracy disappeared and he shot continuously from the outside.

It wasn't that he suddenly lost his touch, but that his physical strength began to fail to keep up.

Thanks to Xu Yong's pre-game reminder, although Butler did not guard Thompson, he consumed Thompson enough when he didn't have the ball.

Originally, Thompson's style of play was not very physical, but due to Butler's continuous consumption and the full third quarter, his physical fitness could no longer keep up.

Xu Yong continues to wreak havoc inside the Warriors. He has scored 45 points so far, but unlike Thompson, he still looks full of energy.

"Oh!"

As Xu Yong turned around and forcibly dunked Pachulia, knocking the opponent to the ground, the Bulls had expanded their lead to double digits.

The United Center was in a state of complete boiling.

They are within striking distance of defending the championship.

Curry tried to use long-range three-pointers to help the Warriors stay alive, but he was so average when being flanked by the whole court. It took him four attempts to barely make one. This could no longer stop the Bulls from continuing to open up the score.

When there were 5 minutes left in the game, the Bulls had already opened the point difference to 15 points, and the suspense was no longer so great.

While the fans were watching the game, they were also reading the news about Green over there.

This brush really came out, because it is a hot event, this kind of thing will definitely be disclosed exclusively by some people, although this may be just some [rumor] level news.

According to an enthusiastic local fan in Chicago, his relative works at the hospital and happens to be the doctor on duty. According to his description, when Green was pushed into the operating room, he suffered from massive bleeding in his lower body, accompanied by sticky material, and it was very likely that one of his eggs had broken. .

When the game basically lost its suspense but was not over yet, the news broke out and directly detonated social media.

"So Green will only have one egg like Nene from now on?"

"Please don't compare him with Nene. Nene is suffering from cancer and he deserves it all!"

"But why? He kicked Adams twice, and Adams was fine. Xu Yong just bumped him lightly, and his balls broke??"

"You have to know that there are differences between people and eggs."

"It turns out that Adams is the real tough guy and Green is a softie." Comment from "KBfnas".

"The lonely warrior, the weak Green, the leftover old man..."

"It's a pity that it's just one egg. If it had double yolks, it would be really unbeatable."

"A hot fact, Green already has children, so if this is really a double yellow, it will be a good thing, because he will not need to wear an umbrella in the future."

"Then I want to ask you a little trivia: Can you get hard without an egg?"

"This question is not worth discussing, because he still has an egg, so it may just be that the time is shortened."

……

Generally speaking, when a player suffers an injury during a game, especially such a serious injury, most fans will feel sorry for him and pray for him.

Green was injured, and fans were still gloating on social media. This was really the only thing that happened to Scorpion.

But there is no love without reason, and there is no hatred without reason. The situation Green is encountering now has been won by himself time and time again.

With 2 minutes left before halftime and the Warriors still trailed the Bulls by 15 points, Cole replaced the main players one after another and gave up.

The Splash Brothers' physical strength has been obviously exhausted, and there is no point in continuing to fight except increasing the risk of injury.

On the other side, Thibodeau also responded, replacing the main players one after another.

The Chicago fans at the scene began to stand and cheer, and applause and cheers echoed throughout the arena at this moment.

This game did not reach the final decisive moment like the past two or three games. Just like no one thought that Green would continue to kick Adams, no one thought that he would be injured and leave the field early, which also made the game premature. The suspense was lost.

But no matter what the reason is, the Bulls will usher in their tenth championship.

This number still ranks behind the Lakers and Celtics, but the gap has narrowed.

And the fourth championship in the past seven years, this accumulation is amazingly fast.

Some people on the Bulls' bench were already excited, while others were so excited that they couldn't control their emotions.

Two minutes is very short, but also very long.

Fans and players all looked at the timer from time to time, hoping that he could go faster.

After what seemed like a long century, the final whistle finally sounded from the sidelines.

Next to Xu Yong, Anderson couldn't help but jumped up from the bench. Then he turned around and hugged his teammates who were also standing up excitedly, and then shouted excitedly.

He is really excited. Since he joined the Bulls, the team has won two consecutive championships. While others are still dreaming about their first championship ring, he can already wear one on each hand!

He may not be the strongest rookie, but he is definitely the luckiest.

But after he finished shouting, he turned around and found Xu Yong sitting there calmly, as if what happened in front of him was nothing to be surprised about.

Anderson made gestures to try to excite Xu Yong, but he found that Xu Yong had an expression that seemed like he had not seen much of the world.

After completing the defense of his title, without Rose, and facing strong opponents such as the Raptors, Cavaliers, and Warriors, Xu Yong was certainly happy, but because the victory was decided too early, his happy mood The energy has passed.

Now, he doesn't have much excitement, but a lot of happiness, but that doesn't fully show.

But you have to say that the calmest person at the moment is actually not Xu Yong, but Jokic.

Jokic just sat there quietly, and then when the equipment manager passed by, he asked the other person to bring over his mobile phone and started playing with it.

Maybe it's just like what he said to Xu Yong before, he may prefer horse racing to basketball, and oh, by the way, drinking tea.

The photographer focused the camera on the Bulls' bench. At this time, many players rushed onto the court and started celebrating. Xu Yong also stood up from the bench.

Because he saw Rose in a suit crying again.

Although he was unable to appear in the game, Rose's psychological pressure was greater than that of everyone on the Bulls, because as long as the Bulls failed to defend their title, he was the biggest reason.

But now, the Bulls got what they wanted, and after the pressure in his heart was released, his emotions were a little out of control.

After Xu Yong walked to him, Ross stood up and hugged Xu Yong vigorously.

"Thank you, Xu, thank you." Ross choked with tears because he had already decided to leave in the summer. Xu Yong gave him the most perfect ending before leaving.

Xu Yong slapped Rose's back equally hard.

Although he wanted to speak to try to stay, he didn't say it in the end because it would be disrespectful to Rose.

After a short celebration, the players returned to the locker room. This time, Xu Yong was the one enjoying the champagne bath for the entire team.

Xu Yong scored 53 points tonight, a score that is out of reach for others, although it is somewhat sparse and ordinary for Xu Yong this year.

But Xu Yong did what he said after the last game. They will win the championship trophy in Chicago.

But during the champagne bath, Xu Yong directly pulled Butler in.

Butler's performance in this year's playoffs is worthy of sharing a bath with him.

After the champagne bath, they took a shower, changed into T-shirts, and happily returned to the court.

The United Center is still packed at this time. This is the benefit of winning the championship at home. You can experience this process with all the fans.

So from this perspective, under the new finals format, it is not a bad thing that the Bulls lost the last game. When Xu Yong walked onto the podium with his teammates, Xiao Hua reached out to him with a smile on his face, although Xu Yong could feel that his smile was forced.

Obviously, Xu Yong's series of performances since Xiao Hua took over have made it difficult for Xiao Hua to like him.

But so what? You don't like me, but you can only smile at me and say congratulations and the like.

And Xiao Hua is different from Stern. When Stern was the league president, because he saved and made the NBA bigger, he was an old leader in the entrepreneurial period, and he had a great say.

Like most of the time he was there, he said, the committee went through the motions.

But Xiao Hua, that's just because Stern is retiring at his age and needs to be replaced by someone else.

Many of Xiao Hua's opinions must be implemented with the approval of the committee, just like the previous decision on whether to suspend Xu Yong.

This is also the reason why when Xu Yong put forward the opinions on the penalty scale, he decided to agree, because he knew that if he objected, the committee would not be able to pass. Xu Yong's influence this year is too great, and it is already phenomenal.

Xu Yong also showed a fake smile and shook hands with Xiao Hua. Although he had decided to remove the other party from power, he still had to save face. After all, the other party was still the president of the league.

After everything was ready, the award ceremony began.

"Let us first thank the Golden State Warriors. Their tenacity and hard work deserve the respect of all of us." Xiao Hua's first sentence was full of emotion, and you could tell that he really recognized the Warriors.

"But let us congratulate the Bulls even more, they are the final champions of the 2015~2016 season!"

When Xiao Hua officially announced the result, the United Center was in a state of excitement.

Xiao Hua handed the trophy representing the championship to Raunsdorf. After posing for a photo, Raunsdorf handed it to Thibodeau and then to Xu Yong.

Amid the cheers of his teammates, Xu Yong called Butler and raised the trophy above his head.

The atmosphere in the United Center was pushed to its peak.

This is the second time Xu Yong has helped the team defend the title since joining the Bulls, but the difference from last time is that the Bulls were on a downward slope last time, and now they are still on the rise, with a bright future. That's what they are now.

After putting the trophy down, Xu Yong finally showed his first emotional moment tonight. He kissed the trophy, which was an affirmation of his efforts throughout this year's playoffs.

After 21 games in the playoffs, he averaged 38.4 points, 7.1 rebounds and 5.5 assists per game, shooting 52.6% from the field, 38.5% from three-point range, 87.2% from free throws, and only made 2.1 turnovers per game.

69 points in a single game, 72 points in a single game, 34 points in a single quarter, 30 points in a single quarter...

This is an unprecedented playoff game that even Jordan has never played in.

Perhaps it was also at this time that fans discovered that Xu Yong's so-called peak before was not his peak at all, but the 26-year-old he is now.

After the championship award ceremony, the FMVP was awarded immediately.

Xiao Hua had just received the envelope, and the fans at the scene had already started spontaneously cheering that name.

"Satan! Satan!"

In the finals, Xu Yong's performance of 35.5 points, 7 rebounds and 5.5 assists per game was somewhat lower than before. This is normal, after all, he consumed a lot before.

But even this data is enough for him to retain the FMVP without any doubt.

Xiao Hua took out the envelope and announced the results without much hesitation.

"The winner of the 2016 NBA Finals Bill Russell Trophy is Xu Yong."

The shouts at the scene turned into overwhelming cheers.

But at this moment, an episode occurred at the awards ceremony.

After Xiao Hua announced the results, he stepped forward and directly picked up the FMVP trophy and handed it to Xu Yong.

Xu Yong did not pick him up, but looked at Russell who had just been helped up behind Xiao Hua.

Why do you think this trophy is called the Bill Russell Trophy? Why does Mr. Russell still insist on coming to the scene even though he is feeling unwell?

I don’t know what the purpose of Xiao Hua’s move was. Maybe he felt that Russell was no longer relevant, or maybe he wanted to brush up his presence as the league president.

But Xu Yong didn't answer, leaving Xiao Hua awkwardly on the spot.

There was a hint of anger in his eyes, because Xu Yong didn't even intend to give him any face-saving work.

He wanted to try again, but Xu Yong had already taken the initiative to give the trophy to Russell first.

It was also at this time that many fans noticed what was happening at the scene, including other staff at the venue who also looked confused.

In the end, Xiao Hua twitched the corners of his mouth, forced out a smile, turned around and handed the trophy to Russell first.

Russell was a little embarrassed because he found that Xiao Hua did not hand the trophy to him immediately, but when he took it, a happy smile appeared on his face. Of course, it was not towards Xiao Hua, but towards Xu Yong. .

After handing the trophy to Xu Yong, he took the initiative to reach out and hug Xu Yong, and said with a smile like an old naughty boy: "Well done."

Russell is just old and sick, but he has not lost his ability to think.

"Thank you, stay healthy, old man." Xu Yong said with a smile.

Russell and Chamberlain are legends of basketball in ancient times. Now that Chamberlain has passed away, Russell is the biggest living fossil, and he deserves this honor.

Such a living fossil can only be seen once more.

If possible, he would like to see him at this time every year.

After hugging Russell, Xu Yong raised the trophy representing FMVP above his head, and the cheers echoed throughout the arena again.

And when the long-lasting cheers died down, Xu Yong gave his acceptance speech.

"I have to thank everyone on the team and all the fans who support us. We all know that this season is not easy. We faced excellent opponents, but we encountered many difficulties.

But in the end, with the efforts of all of us, we fulfilled our previous promise and left the championship in Chicago again. If you ask me what I want to say most now, what I want to say is, I want to do it again. "

Xu Yong's words were simple, but they filled the United Center with even higher decibels of cheers.

The championship here with Xu Yong is like free refills in a coffee shop. After one drink, the next one will follow immediately.

But no one thought there was anything wrong with what Xu Yong said, because he had said this more than once and finally realized it.

After the award ceremony, Xu Yong walked to the podium.

He first gave Yao Ming a big hug. Of course, he didn't jump on Yao Ming, although he missed Yao Ming very much after not seeing him for a long time.

"I'm thinking, if I can still play, I will be very proud." Yao Ming said excitedly after hugging Xu Yong.

"You are 36 years old?" Xu Yong asked with a smile.

Yao Ming was stunned for a moment, then laughed out loud.

He just thought about having another chance to challenge the dynasty, but he forgot that he was already so old.

"We will probably spend some time together when we return to China this year," Yao Ming continued.

With the Rio Olympics this summer, Xu Yong will return to China for training, and he is now the chairman of the Basketball Association.

Xu Yong smiled and nodded. This year AJ not only prepared a trip to China for him, but also a direct trip to Asia. He will have enough travel this summer.

After Yao Ming, Xu Yong then hugged Jordan and Kobe. The two stood together at this time. One was bloated but dignified, and the other was fat and smiling. Retirement time is always nourishing.

After the hug, Jordan stretched out his hand and lightly hammered Xu Yong's chest. Xu Yong's performance in this year's playoffs was deeply recognized by even him, an old guy.

He is different from those fans. He watches the game. Although Xu Yong's current opponents are a bit weaker, their dominance is not inferior to that of his peak.

"It's unbelievable. If you do it again, you will already have as many championships as me, and you are only 26 years old." Kobe sighed with a hint of admiration. Except for ancient times, no one can have Xu Yong in the early stages of his career. The speed of championship accumulation.

And the key is that Xu Yong has no glass attributes and is rarely injured. As long as he is here, the Bulls will always be among the championship contenders, which is scary.

After greeting them all, Xu Yong finally walked to where Theron was.

Theron arrived at the scene holding little Michael.

Since Xu Hao was born, Xu Yong has been giving him basketball-related and supreme gifts.

Theron is also strongly aware that Xu Yong wants little Michael to embark on the road of basketball. Now he brings the child to the scene to witness it together, which can be regarded as a compromise.

The dragon begets the dragon. With Xu Yong, an active basketball god with such a great reputation, it is difficult for little Michael not to be associated with basketball.

Xu Yong thanked Theron and then held little Michael in his arms.

Although he is only over a year old, little Michael seems to have completely inherited their advantages.

At this time, reporters also rushed to take photos. This scene may become of great significance in the future.

(End of this chapter)