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“Our most important task tonight is to defend Doon.

As long as we can limit Duan's scoring, we hope to win this game.

Don't worry, the Chicago Bulls, except for Duane and Darko Milicic, are a group of rookies who lack game experience.

I believe we can defeat them! "

April 4, away locker room at the United Center in Chicago.

76ers head coach Doug Collins boosted morale before the game.

Although during the regular season, the 76ers were beaten 3-1 by the Bulls.

Taking into account the regular season records of the two teams, the 76ers are also more than ten wins behind the Bulls. It can be said that the strength is quite different.

But in the playoffs, only Duan can perform stably for the Bulls.

This means that if they can really limit Duan's scoring, the 76ers will not have no chance of defeating the weak and the strong, and win the Bulls, which is No. in the Eastern Conference.

"Tell me now, do you have the confidence to win?!"

Having already made it to the playoffs, the 76ers players naturally won’t say no.

After cheering each other on, the 76ers players returned to the sidelines, and the 76ers' starting five are about to appear.

In previous seasons, the 76ers also made some reinforcements after getting rid of Iverson.

It's just that the signed captain Brand has declined seriously because of his old age.

And Iguodala's talent is slightly insufficient compared to Iverson. He has been unable to perform offensively and cannot carry the offensive banner like Iverson.

Iguodala has worked hard for so many years, but the strength he has shown on the court is at most a wing gate, the second or third boss of the championship team.

However, captain Brand is obviously not worthy of Iguodala's full assistance, and Iguodala does not have the ability to lead the team himself.

Therefore, the 76ers just sent out a lineup of Jrue Holiday, Yody Meeks, Iguodala, Brand, and Spencer Hawes, which was undoubtedly to provide food to the Bulls.

Because they already reached the Eastern Conference Finals last season, the second-year rookies who are about to take the lead in the Bulls don't have much pressure to play the 76ers in the first round.

After the G1 game officially started, Duen also took the initiative to play without the ball because he was heavily guarded from the beginning and was flanked as soon as he got the ball.

Stand in the corner and watch Curry, Evans, Ibaka and others perform on the court.

Curry and Evans had one or two highlight moments in the playoffs as early as last year, and they naturally showed no mercy tonight.

Although Curry has not practiced much in holding the ball, he is already very good at catching and shooting without the ball.

Unlike Curry, Evans is better at holding the ball. After coming to the Bulls, although he added some daily training on three-pointers, his offensive skills with the ball have not fallen behind.

As a result, the Bulls still played in a relatively orderly manner without Duen participating in the offense much.

In the first quarter, relying on the pick-and-roll between Evans and Milicic, Curry occasionally used the cover of his teammates to catch the ball and shoot three-pointers. The Bulls easily defeated the 76ers and established an 11-point lead.

Of course, this is because the 76ers themselves do not have strong offensive capabilities.

Brand's athletic ability has declined, and he is unable to solve the two major gates of the Bulls' interior, Ibaka and Milicic.

And just for mid-range shots, Ibaka's wingspan is also quite terrifying, which caused a lot of interference to Brand's shooting.

On the outside, Doan almost restricted Iguodala from taking any shots.

Iguodala did take over the pot once in the first quarter, but his shot was directly blocked by Dunn face-to-face.

And Iguodala had only one shot left in the first quarter, and he was able to use it with the help of defensive counterattacks.

It is also because no one on the 76ers can digest the ball, and they are forced to let Holiday, a second-year rookie, hold the ball and attack.

Holiday wanted to name Curry, but Duan's help came in time.

After Holiday suffered a loss, he also knew that he had to shoot or pass the ball before Duen arrived to help defend.

Iguodala received many passes from Holiday and also received many open three-point opportunities.

But in the end, he did not choose to shoot directly, but continued to pass the ball to other teammates. This may be because he seemed at a loss when facing Du En.

Time soon came to the second quarter, and the 76ers entered the main force mode early. Iguodala and Brand both came to the court, seemingly intending to travel at a different time.

Du En only took two shots in the first quarter and scored only 2 points. He was very physical.

However, the Bulls still focus on training this season. Duan wanted to give the team's rookies opportunities to train and grow, so he did not choose to appear on the court early.

Perhaps it was because of Duen's absence. At the beginning of the second quarter, the 76ers players seemed to have no idea who to defend.

On the Bulls side, offense and defense are quite clear.

With Bradley outside Harden and George helping to defend, and with Kenyon Martin and Milicic inside, there is no need to worry about defensive issues at all. This focused all his energy on the offensive end. Relying on his excellent offensive ability with the ball and playing pick-and-rolls with Milicic, he also helped the Bulls build a 4-point lead in just half a quarter.

As a second-year rookie, Harden led the Bulls' second lineup to beat half of the 76ers' main lineup. Even though Milicic was an All-Star that season, it was not easy to achieve such an effect.

The 76ers didn't expect that almost all the main players were on board, but they couldn't beat a group of rookies.

In the second half of the second quarter, Duen came up to take over the game and vent some of his offensive desires. The 76ers' defense immediately showed signs of collapse.

Iguodala tried his best to defend Duen, and even Thaddeus Young came to flank Duen, but Duen still hit two consecutive mid-range shots.

When Thaddeus Young made a shot and Duan received a pass from his teammate and started the transition, the 76ers' double forward line was unable to prevent Duan from scoring.

Of course, the 76ers' players with the most outstanding physical talent and strongest defensive ability can't limit Duan's scoring. This is undoubtedly very desperate for other 76ers players.

By the end of the first half, the Bulls had established a 24-point lead.

As a "veteran" with rich experience in the playoffs, Dunn naturally realizes that tonight is very likely to be clocked in three quarters.

In order to give George, Bradley, and Bai Bian more playing time, Duan was on full fire early in the third quarter.

By the time there were more than 4 minutes left in the third quarter, Duan's scoring data had reached 21 points.

As the saying goes, stay in the front line of being a person, and see you in the future.

Although Duan didn't have the idea of ​​​​exploding Iguodala's fragments, he still didn't abuse the 76ers.

With more than 2 minutes left in the third quarter, Duen left the game early to rest.

就此，杜恩本场比赛的数据定格在23分5篮板6助攻2抢断3盖帽。

Compared with the performance of previous years, this data seems a bit miserable.

However, these days, a swingman who can consistently play 25+5+5 in the playoffs can be called a superstar.

Not to mention that Duan produced such all-around data while clocking in three quarters.

88 to 103, with Duan clocking in in the third quarter, the Bulls still won the game steadily.

After this game, the rookies in the Bulls have gained a certain amount of growth in terms of game experience and confidence in winning.

In general, this year's 76ers are the experience package of the Bulls Youth Army 2.0.

The Bulls' rookies are protected by Duan and can show off their talents on the court. Even if they don't feel good, or there are defensive problems or some troubles, the overall situation will not be affected.

In order to allow the rookies to accumulate more game experience, the Bulls will play this series longer than in previous years.

In the end, the Bulls sent away the 4ers 2-76, giving the 76ers enough respect.

Duan averaged only 22 points per game in this series, which is also a record low in the playoffs since taking over the Bulls.

In the past playoffs, Duan had to average 30+ per game regardless of whether the game was good or bad.

This time, there is no need to score high, just watch the energetic rookies in the team sweat.

At some point, Du En had the illusion that the team had reached the stage of replacement between the old and the new.

"Why am I sitting in the audience all the time, not doing anything but drinking some wolfberry?"

To be honest, playing healthy basketball in the playoffs does feel okay.

It is impossible to work overtime, and clocking in during three periods is my favorite...

Of course, by playing one more game in the first round this year, the total playing time in the first round last year is actually about the same. Duen does not have to work less, but the work pressure is less.

It is said that after the Bulls advanced to the Eastern Conference semifinals, the Bulls' opponents followed closely behind and completed the promotion.

However, to the Bulls' surprise, the Magic, which eliminated the Bulls in the Eastern Conference finals last year, was defeated by the Hawks.

When the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs started, the Magic had 54 wins over the fourth-place team in the East, while the Hawks had only 47 wins over the fifth-place team in the East.

Just looking at the regular season results, there is a certain gap in the strength of the two teams.

But who would have thought that Crawford, the Hawks' sixth man, would become the X factor in this series, averaging 20.5 points per game, more than Joe, the team's leader, in isolation.

As a civilian team, the Hawks have other starting players averaging 11 or 2 points per game.

Although the Magic have formed a complete one-star and four-shooting tactical system, they also rely too much on three-pointers.

Three-pointers were often hit at critical moments, and the Eagles relied on Joe's mid-range singles to get through many dangers.

In the end, the Hawks defeated the Magic 4-2 and became the Bulls' next opponent.

The other group in the Eastern Conference semifinals is the Miami Heat versus the Boston Celtics, a contest between the two Big Three teams. (End of chapter)