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The buzzer sounded again at TD Garden in Boston.

Nearly 20,000 Celtics fans wearing green jerseys at the scene had different expressions when they heard the news.

They either looked at the scoreboard unwillingly, or stood up from their seats and left this sad place in despair.

The scoreboard on the scene showed that the game time had completely returned to zero!
Looking at the score again, 104 to 102! Obviously, the Chicago Bulls, who came from afar, won the victory tonight.

With a difference of 2 points, it seemed that the Celtics lost to the Bulls by a very small margin.

But the problem is that this game is the fourth game the Celtics lost in this series!
It's over, it's over!
The Celtics could never find a chance to make a comeback!

No one could stop them anymore, and the Bulls defeated the Celtics, the top championship team in the Eastern Conference, in a miracle black eight way and advanced to the next Eastern Conference semifinals!

"we won!"

As soon as the game was over, Curry, sweating profusely, rushed towards Duane excitedly.

After Duane and Curry completed the chest bump celebration, he took the initiative to hug Curry and said: "I knew that no one could stop us from winning the game!

As long as you don't want to lose, as long as we keep fighting, victory will surely belong to us.

You did it, I did it, we did it, and together we created a miracle tonight!"

"Yes. We accomplished the black eight miracle. It feels so good!"

Looking at the Celtics players who left the court silently with heavy and weak steps, Curry seemed a little unsatisfied.

After all, Curry has won many championships, regular season MVPs, and finals FMVPs, but this is the first time he has achieved the black eight miracle.

But this is mainly because the Bulls were too strong when Durant led the team. They were either first or second in the Eastern Conference.

This year, the Bulls slacked off for half a season before receiving official hints from the league. Only then did they play seriously in the second half of the regular season, and their record improved by leaps and bounds. Only then did they catch the last train and make it to the Eastern Conference playoffs.

Facts have proved that the Bulls still have the possibility of reaching the finals in the Eastern Conference.

Whether the Bulls make the playoffs as seventh in the Eastern Conference or eighth in the Eastern Conference this year, they will most likely be able to defeat the top two teams in the Eastern Conference, create a tragedy of being eliminated by the eighth or seventh seed, and put a team on the pillar of shame.

Then again, it's not like the Bulls are deliberately trying to embarrass a team in the Eastern Conference.

Although the Bulls and Celtics have the same number of championships, there is a certain competition between the two.

This year's situation was mainly created by the league officials by accident.

Without the official league restrictions in previous seasons, the Bulls would not have had to tank and rebuild this season.

Without the league's official hint in the middle of the season, the Bulls would not have obeyed orders and started to fight for the playoffs again.

It can only be said that by chance, the Celtics became the biggest losers.

Even though league officials have done their best to remedy the situation and avoid the Celtics losing face in this series.

But who says some people are hopeless, while some others have irrepressible competitiveness?
In the key and life-or-death games of the series, there is basically no need to consider the lineup, tactics, home and away games, and other factors. It all depends on the coach's use of players and the quality of the stars.

The Bulls formed a core team with three historical superstars. Even though the quality of the role players was not good and the key games were particularly difficult to play, they still managed to win with difficulty.

You see, in tonight's game, the free throw ratio between the Bulls and the Celtics was 11 to 27.

Despite a 2.5-fold difference in free throws, the Bulls still managed to win the game. What else can the Celtics players and fans say?

At this time, the Celtics coaching staff members on the sidelines all had solemn expressions and were grievances to express.

In the end, he could only pack up his things and follow the Celtics players back to the locker room without saying a word.

As for the angry insults from the Celtics fans who had not yet left, he could only let them go in one ear and out the other and pretend he didn't hear them.

Not long after, a group of frustrated people gathered in the locker room, and at this time the atmosphere in the home team's locker room had become extremely depressing.

At this time, coach Brad Stevens had to stand up and say something.

In fact, the young coach expected the team leaders to step up in this difficult moment, but unfortunately, the two top picks were a bit overwhelmed and seemed unable to take care of themselves.

In the locker room at this moment, the players were just sitting quietly, with disappointment and frustration in their eyes and not much else to show.

If this continues, this Celtics team will completely lose the possibility of competing for the championship.

Even if the team is better equipped next season, it will lack the belief to win and will be defeated again once it meets the Bulls.

"Pa pa pa——" The young marshal clapped his hands, attracting everyone's attention.

"Yes, we lost! It's a pity that I have to announce this news to everyone at this time.

This year our competition is completely over!

We will end our playoff run early and postpone a series of championship competitions early.

But, I must say but.

Just because we lost tonight and we lost this season, doesn’t mean we’re going to lose all the time.

It’s okay to lose. Didn’t the Chicago Bulls lose a game to us in this series?
Since we have won once, why not win a second time, why not keep winning?

Unfortunately, we didn’t make it this year! I thought about it carefully and it was probably because we were not strong enough!

Like tonight, we were two points away from tying the game and three points away from winning it.

But it was just a little bit off, just a few points! We all know that this is not luck, but the difference in strength.

But don't lose heart! I have to tell you that we were born to win.

We have performed very well this season, we have improved a lot, we won the regular season, and we are the number one team in the Eastern Conference.

Next season, we will come back stronger than ever!
Next season, we will still be the No. 1 team in the Eastern Conference, and we will still lead the Chicago Bulls in the regular season.

I also hope that everyone will gain even greater strength through their hard work over the coming summer.

Next season, our goal is not only to avenge the Chicago Bulls in the regular season, but also to defeat all opponents that appear before us in the playoffs!
Please tell me, we don’t want to talk anymore, we don’t want to lose again!
Next season, we will complete our revenge and accomplish our mission of winning the championship!

We will become heroes of Boston and become part of the legend!"

The young coach admitted the failure and ended the cause of the failure. At the same time, he told the Celtics players present how to cheer up and how to make a comeback.

It is also because the young coach is determined, his words are filled with firm determination, and his strong personal charm, which makes the originally quiet locker room gradually come alive.

Even Tatum, who had been keeping his head down and pretending to be an ostrich, was like his other teammates at this time. He slowly raised his head, the confusion in his eyes disappeared, and he began to become determined and enterprising.

"Yes, we have to train harder! We will get revenge next season!" "Although we failed, it also means that we are preparing for the new season earlier than the Chicago Bulls!
We have more time to prepare and we can do better next season!
We are younger than them, and Durant is old, he can't always play so well in the playoffs!"

"In next year's playoffs, we must get revenge and defeat them!"

As the saying goes, shame comes before courage.

The black eight miracle is a miracle for everyone in and outside the league, but it is a huge shame for the victims, the Celtics players.

Especially for the Celtics' star players, this is a responsibility that cannot be shirked.

If he fails to take revenge on the Bulls, he will be nailed to the pillar of shame for the rest of his life.

But now, the young coach tells everyone that the gap in strength between the Celtics and the Bulls is not particularly large and is not insurmountable.

We lost this year by just a tiny bit.

Because the Celtics' core lineup is relatively young, the two rookies are making continuous progress every year.

Therefore, it is very likely that they will surpass the Bulls in strength and achieve revenge next season.

It is worth mentioning that the champion can win everything and rewrite everything.

This also means that as long as the Celtics win the championship next season, being eliminated by the Bulls in the first round will no longer be a shame, but will instead become part of the legendary story of the Celtics youth team winning the championship.

But the Bulls will definitely not let this happen.

It's not just the Celtics that will improve next season, the Bulls' overall strength will also inevitably improve.

The Bulls did not establish their determination to compete for the championship in advance this season, and it is still unknown whether they will go all out in the upcoming playoffs.

Next season will be different.

The growth of the rookies will inevitably bring the Bulls a stronger bench and rotation lineup. As for the core team, the strength of Curry and Jokic will definitely increase.

The only question mark is whether Duane will be affected by age and his strength will further decline.

However, referring to this year's playoffs, Durant's performance was actually remarkable, suppressing Tatum in the matchup. Although this is nothing remarkable, it is enough to show that Durant remains competitive in the playoffs.

In terms of team cooperation, although Durant's data is slightly worse than Jokic, he is still slightly better than Jokic overall.

After all, Durant's defense, especially his assisting defense, is unmatched by Jokic.

It can be said that the Bulls' current defensive system is built on Durant's assist defense.

In the first five games of this year's round, Durant averaged 5 minutes per game, only 39.5 minutes less than Curry, which also shows Durant's importance.

An old house where a treasure.

Duane's physical strength cannot support him to score more points on the court, but he can ensure that he averages 16 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists per game while providing the team with long-term, stable and effective defense.

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After the Bulls completed the black eight miracle, the outside media was in an uproar, and even the Bulls' training and preparations for the Eastern Conference semifinals were affected.

However, when Duane, Curry and others were interviewed by the media, they did not take advantage of the Celtics players or coaches when they were down.

There's no need for that, it'll only lose points.

We should be generous when we win, even though the referee made the Bulls players very angry in the last round of the series.

Fortunately, we are the winning side after all, and we also caused the Celtics to suffer the black eight tragedy, so don't be too picky.

No matter what, every wrong has its perpetrator and after so many years of competition, everyone knows who was targeted by the referee.

In the upcoming Eastern Conference semifinals, the situation for the Bulls to advance is still grim, so it’s better to save some thought and energy.

There was no sarcasm towards the Celtics. Duane and others talked more about the situation on their side during the interview. Their teammates performed well, the rookies performed beyond expectations, and the atmosphere in the locker room was good!
In short, the Bulls are a team with outstanding strength and extremely good team atmosphere. They still have the possibility of winning the championship and winning five consecutive championships this year.

However, just as Duane, Curry and others made their boasts, they immediately encountered a fierce obstacle, which caused a lot of trouble for the Bulls.

On April 4, Game 28 of the Eastern Conference semifinals between the Bulls and the Raptors officially kicked off.

The Bulls and Raptors are old rivals. They played in the Eastern Conference Finals last year, and this year they met in the Eastern Conference semifinals in advance.

It is worth mentioning that last summer the Raptors carried out a new round of reinforcements and brought in Leonard, who was clamoring to move to a big city and had only one year left on his contract.

There is no need to say much about Leonard's strength, he is now at his peak.

Also, because he had played very comfortably with the Bulls before, the Bulls protected him very well and he has not suffered any serious injuries so far.

This means that the Raptors have added a superstar forward with rich championship experience and a top-ten level in the league to their Eastern Conference Finals lineup.

Of course, Leonard's true strength is among the top five in the league.

He just likes to take turns to play health-preserving basketball, and he only won a championship with the Bulls, without a regular season MVP or Finals MVP. This makes everyone in and out of the league think that Leonard is just a top-notch second-in-command, but not truly at the top level in the league.

It was only in the past few years, when Leonard led the team alone and played well for the Magic, that people's stereotype of him gradually improved.

However, although he has the ability, he still lacks fame.

And then there is still some underestimation.

Therefore, when Leonard was sold to the Raptors last summer in his contract year, it was not widely publicized or discussed by the media, at least not as much as the Heat Big Three back then.

It wasn't until the Eastern Conference semifinals between the Raptors and the Bulls that everyone realized how strong Leonard really is.

Maybe during the regular season, Leonard is just a slightly stronger All-Star, but in the playoffs he must be treated as one of the top three players in the league.

After all, what the Celtics led by the two rookies couldn't do, Leonard, his trash brothers and a group of bench gangsters of the Raptors did!

In the two big games at the end of April, the Raptors defeated the Bulls twice with a single-digit scoring advantage in two consecutive games.

As soon as this news came out, it caused an uproar inside and outside the alliance.

Cloud fans who didn't watch the game said that it was normal for the Raptors to have a better record playing at home.

If you really watch the game, you will find that there is indeed a reason why the Raptors were able to beat the Bulls.

On the one hand, there were some objective home-court whistles in the game, and the Bulls suffered a lot from the penalties.

On the other hand, the Raptors had Leonard to play key shots, and the Bulls couldn't rely on the strong strength of Curry, Durant, and Jokic to turn defeat into victory at critical moments.

As long as the Raptors can build up some advantages in the early stages and don't make mistakes at critical moments, the Bulls won't be able to catch up in the last few minutes like they did against the Celtics in the last round, and then win the game relying on game experience and personal ability.

The Raptors are now in the lead, as stable as a rock, and winning the game step by step. In the eyes of some veteran fans with rich experience in watching the game, that is the potential for championship! (End of this chapter)