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Chapter 428: More blossoms, one step away

After learning from their mistakes, the Magic quickly made adjustments after losing Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals.

After the start of Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals, Leonard did not make trouble for himself and wasted his energy on defending Curry.

Instead, he went back to Dune, increased his strength on him, and cast Death Coil.

Of course, with Curry as the Bulls' first scoring point, the Magic won't just ignore him.

How to limit Curry's scoring has become the key for the Magic to win Game 2 and the final victory in the next series.

To this end, the Magic could only focus on the big players and use two guards to keep a close eye on Curry almost throughout the game.

Curry didn't have the ball, he just kept marking time.

Once Curry runs without the ball and needs the help of his teammates to catch the ball, another Magic guard on zone defense will rush into position in advance and double-team Curry.

It has to be said that this does greatly limit Curry's receiving of the ball and his scoring efficiency.

However, at the same time, Curry also attracted a lot of defensive attention from other Bulls teammates.

The Bulls' lineup is good at shooting.

Now, as long as Curry is on the court, he can play one against two and take away two defensive players.

In this case, the Bulls' chances of open shots from the outside naturally increase greatly.

If it wasn't Leonard defending Durant, the Bulls would basically be in a 3-on-1 situation.

However, when Duane had the ball and faced Leonard's defense, he could easily pass the ball to his teammates in open positions.

The other Bulls players basically don't need to pass the ball a second time. They can directly shoot from outside the three-point line after receiving the pass from Duane, or directly finish at the basket.

Duane also considered that Curry had been running a marathon tonight and did not have the energy to perform in the fourth quarter, so he reserved some energy for the key shots in advance, so he did not force Leonard to stand up and play one-on-one.

It is also because Durant plays team basketball. In tonight's game, the personal scoring data of Bojan and Horford in the starting lineup, and even Portis and Jokic in the substitute lineup, have increased significantly.

In fact, one of Durant's statistics has also seen a significant increase, that is, his assists, which has more than doubled compared to Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals.

In G1, Durant only had 8 assists, and that was because Curry was accurate. Durant got three or four assists just by passing the ball from the top of the arc.

In G2, Curry was basically defended, and Durant didn't frequently force the ball into Curry's hands.

Instead, he took advantage of plenty of opportunities to control the ball and continuously delivered ammunition to teammates in open positions.

In the end, with the assist of Duane, the Bulls took 58 three-point shots and made 25 three-pointers.

What does it mean to shoot 58 out of 25? With a 43.1% three-point shooting rate, the team scored 75 points just from three-pointers!
It was also because his teammates were so accurate. As the team’s playmaker, Duane naturally accumulated a large number of assists quickly during the game.

When the game ended and I saw the iPad handed to me by the assistant coach, I realized that I had accumulated 17 assists.

Of course, of the 25 three-pointers made by the Bulls, Duane alone made 4.

Curry also scored two three-pointers, which were made while holding the ball.

Duane only got seven or eight assists by passing the ball.

He often breaks through with the ball, attracts the defense and creates better scoring opportunities for his teammates.

Then his teammates did not waste the opportunity and gave Duane some real assists.

But to be honest, the assist data is definitely not as good as the scoring data.

In this game, Duane wanted to save his energy for the fourth quarter.

As a result, the game was almost over after the third quarter.

Therefore, Duane, who clocked out after three and a half quarters, had average scoring data, scoring only 16 points.

Because of the Magic's targeted defensive arrangements, Curry's number of receiving the ball, shooting, and shooting success dropped significantly, and his score barely reached double digits, with only 12 points.

However, in this game, the Bulls scored 126 points!
This also means that the other 98 points were divided up among other teammates.

In Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals, only Horford and Bojan scored more than 20 points for the Bulls.

Among them, Horford, who scored the highest, scored 25 points, and he was only one three-pointer away from catching up with the scores of Duane and Curry.

After Horford and Bojan took up nearly half of the scoring, the other role players also had their fill.

Basically, any Bulls player who played for more than 20 minutes scored in double digits.

It has to be said that the stars who truly have influence on the court are those who can make their teammates play better.

The Bulls blossomed tonight, which is a living example.

If a star player is always surrounded by CBA teammates and always feels that his teammates are not good enough and the team is not strong enough, then perhaps you should carefully consider whether the star player is someone who is destroying the overall environment.

Like the Bulls tonight, where both players were silent but the team still won a big victory, this really speaks volumes.

An outstanding leader can always lead an outstanding team! After Game 2, the Magic couldn't win the game on the court, so they could only save face off the court and use other means.

In order to weaken Curry's influence, Magic head coach Frank Vogel tried to shake Curry's belief in winning by passing messages through the media.

Curry, who was targeted and could only score in double digits in a game, must have felt a little unbalanced as he originally wanted to win the Finals MVP.

At this time, Vogel used off-the-board tactics to lead the media to belittle Curry.

Because Curry has relatively weak physical talents and his skin color is incompatible with that of ordinary black people, he is easily envied and hated by the dark, tough, tall and strong black players in the league.

For a time, there were voices everywhere inside and outside the league that belittled and even slandered Curry.

After the Bulls arrived in Orlando, Duane noticed the commotion outside and took out a bottle of wine to counsel Curry.

Fortunately, Curry himself has a strong ability to digest negative energy. Coupled with his own strong personality, he will tend to transfer conflicts to the court and use games to solve everything.

After G3 started, Durant passed the ball to Curry early in the first quarter.

If Curry doesn't run without the ball, the Magic will directly double-team him.

Curry did not play one-on-one without thinking, but chose to pass the ball.

After Duane got the ball, he didn't take any special care of Curry and passed the ball back to Curry.

Instead, he takes the ball and rushes to the basket whenever he gets a chance, helping the team establish a scoring advantage first.

When Duane scored 13 points early in the first quarter, Vogel had to adjust the lineup and strengthen the defense against Duane.

However, the defensive resources on the court are always limited, and Duane's strong scoring is undoubtedly slowly loosening the shackles imposed on Curry by the Magic.

After finding his touch in one and a half quarters, Curry finally played well in the second half of the second quarter.

Curry only scored 2 points in the first quarter, but by the end of the first half he had accumulated 14 points.

Although he has used up 13 shots, his condition has improved and he has even overcome his mental barriers, which is undoubtedly a good sign.

In the third quarter, Curry did not play as anxiously as in the first half.

The Magic, however, do not dare to let down their guard at all regarding Curry.

Then Horford took the opportunity of Duane and Curry to attract defense and stood up again. Although he was not as explosive as in the previous game, he still had no problem getting the ball and playing against two players every now and then.

The Magic focus on defending on the outside, and Horford, as an inside player, has the ability to score from the outside and can also hold the ball from the outside to the inside.

The Magic had few players who could match Horford, and coupled with the lack of perimeter defensive resources, Horford made several corner three-pointers at the beginning of the third quarter.

Then, the score quickly widened with the help of Horford.

When the Magic had to take care of Horford, Curry started running without the ball again, using Horford's screen to shoot three-pointers.

108 to 94, in three games, the Bulls' scoring data exceeded 100 points.

This is partly because the game pace is faster and there are more rounds.

On the other hand, it is also because the Bulls' offensive efficiency is indeed high!

In tough battles, we can win by relying on the firepower of two guns, and we can also win by relying on the support of role players!

"The Chicago Bulls have no flaws! They are unstoppable in the playoffs!"

"Curry has the same shooting range and firepower as Durant. No team in the league can limit Durant and Curry at the same time!"

"Who is the best duo of all time? Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Magic Johnson, Shaq and Kobe Bryant, or Durant and Curry?"

"Curry is just a thug, Duane is the godfather! After watching the game, everyone will find that Duane is still in control of the game!"

"We must take Duan's skills and experience seriously! Facts have proved that Duan's previous championships were not only due to his outstanding physical talent!"

"Duane can fight a hundred second-in-commands for the championship, but there is only one Duane!"

After Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Finals, it is now certain that the Bulls will advance to the Finals.

Some outside media have begun to recognize Curry's personal ability, but the vast majority of people still firmly believe that Duane is the one who can lead the Bulls to win games.

Time quickly came to May 5th, and the Eastern Conference Finals Game 25 came to an end amid the cheers of all the fans at the United Center.

The Bulls completed all the games in the Eastern Conference according to their plan.

After sending the Magic away, the Bulls are only one step away from re-establishing a three-peat dynasty - winning the last four games!

On May 5, the Western Conference Finals came to an end in Game 28.

The Clippers, led by Durant, successfully defeated the Warriors led by James and met the Bulls in the finals. (End of this chapter)

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