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No matter how difficult the game is, we still have to win it!
Faced with official pressure, refereeing difficulties, and opponents' desperate attacks, the Bulls not only did not retreat, but became more and more courageous.

The regular season has entered the final month of the sprint stage. With unity and cooperation, the Bulls players' performance has improved instead of declined.

After all the regular season games were completed, the Bulls successfully ranked second in the Eastern Conference with a record of 50 wins and 22 losses.

It is worth mentioning that the Celtics, who are ranked first in the Eastern Conference this season, have a record of only 51 wins and 21 losses, while the Clippers, who are ranked first in the Western Conference, have a record of only 50 wins and 22 losses.

In other words, the Bulls are not only second in the Eastern Conference, but also second in the league.

And the gap in wins between them and the league's top team is only one game.

Look at Jokic's personal data again. You won’t know until you check it out. You will be shocked when you check it out!
In terms of basic statistics, he ranks third in the league in scoring, second in rebounding, and twelfth in assists!
If you add up the three statistics of points, rebounds and assists, it happens to be first in the league!

Judging from the basic data, Jokic is indeed one of the best players in the league, and he is very comprehensive and perfect.

If we look at the various advanced data, this is further confirmed!
Whether it is PER or WS, or apm and rapm, as well as VORP and BPM, Jokic ranks first in all of them, making him a unique player in the league.

Some people always like to talk with data, and some stars even actively ask fans to check the data.

The media also likes to use advanced data to praise some stars.

But this year, no one mentioned these things anymore.

After all, Jokic once again blew up advanced statistics this year, and it only took him half a season.

With such exaggerated expressiveness, how can other stars compete with Jokic?
Comparing horizontally with previous regular season MVPs and even league rulers, even Durant and Curry in their peak periods do not seem to be so exaggerated.

But considering the record, the Bulls only won 72 of the 50 regular season games.

In other words, in a normal 82-game regular season, the Bulls would have found it difficult to win 60 games.

At this glance, the problem arises!

The Bulls are the defending champions and now have Curry, the league's top player last season!
Although Curry has stepped down as the team leader this season, his personal statistics are not bad. Overall, he is still among the top five in the league.

Judging from various statistics this season, Jokic is undoubtedly the best player in the league.

So why is it that two No. 60 players in the league for two consecutive seasons have teamed up, and the Bulls, with no major changes to their championship lineup, are unable to perform like a -win championship contender in the regular season?
Is the competition too fierce? Is the opponent too strong?

The top four teams in the East and West basically all have 50 wins, and no one is much stronger than the other.

Judging from the performance, everyone is at the same level.

So at this time, the data of individual players suddenly exploded, but the team's record was not so outstanding, then it seemed that something was wrong.

All I can say is that this is the result of constantly adjusting the rules and high-level data calculation formulas in the previous few seasons.

Because it is not reasonable and fair, and is only tailor-made for a small number of stars, creating a false basketball heyday, it has led to the emergence of truly dominant players today, which has triggered all problems at once.

To some extent, the sudden emergence of Jokic is also a case of a young man becoming famous when there is no hero!

In the past few years, the league was dominated by a group of stars with 90-95 points competing, but now there is only a group of stars with 85-90 points. As soon as Jokic showed his strength of more than 90 points, he instantly overwhelmed the rest.

This is also one of the sequelae of the media previously touting 85-point stars as 90-point stars.

We all know that the defense has declined significantly in recent years, the scoring data has increased significantly, and various data have also expanded a lot.

In this case, the basic data of the top stars are mostly close.

So if you want to evaluate the strength of the stars in a seemingly reasonable and fair manner and put them in the right positions, you need to look further at the advanced data.

In fact, high-level data can be refreshed just like basic data.

The media even modified the calculation formula to create hype for individual stars.

When a top league star like Jokic appears who has both strength and compound formula, it suddenly becomes unreasonable.

Just looking at the data, Jokic has become like an ancient behemoth or a top five superstar in history, incredibly strong.

Judging from the record, Jokic is not that strong.

However, if the current rules of the game continue to be followed, the judges selecting the regular season MVP will have to list Jokic as the first option for the regular season MVP.

In this case, it is very likely that this year's regular season MVP will eventually fall into Jokic's hands as Durant and Curry expected.

However, this year is different from previous years. In the past, before the preseason games were about to start, the media would heavily hype up the selection of the regular season MVP without the NBA officials stepping in.

However, few people mentioned these things in the mainstream media this year, and not even many people praised Jokic.

As if this could cover up the fact that the Bulls are a unique team in the league.

Of course, the fans are sensible and know that the Bulls are the favorite to win the championship this year, no doubt about it.

It is for this reason that betting dogs and bookmakers are paying more attention to the Bulls.

Judging from the odds, the Bulls are at an incredible level, with odds of -900 to win the championship and -1700 to advance to the first round of the playoffs.

On the surface, the profit margin for betting on the Bulls is very small, but too many people are optimistic about the Bulls.

At least in the first round of the playoffs, it seems like a sure win.

Especially now that the NBA playoffs begin, there is a round of play-in games. The top two teams in the East and West are facing a tired team that has fought hard and advanced from the play-in games.

The Bulls' strength is already unique in the league, and their next opponent has played a vigorous BO1 knockout game, which gives them an advantage both in terms of lineup and physical accumulation.

But the problem is, in this kind of crushing game, the betting companies want to manipulate the game, create an incredible upset and make a big profit.

On May 5, the first round of the playoffs between the Bulls and the Wizards started in Game 23.

The Bulls' core players encountered foul trouble as early as the first quarter. Jokic and Curry each committed two fouls in less than half a quarter.

Even Wiggins, who rarely commits fouls and averages less than 2.3 fouls per game, got his second foul of the game with 2 minutes left in the first quarter.

The referee's call was obviously unfair. On the one hand, it affected the mentality of two stars, Jokic and Curry, and on the other hand, it prevented the Bulls' core players from playing more.

On the contrary, the referee did not seem to intervene in the case of Duane, who usually played dead.

However, the Wizards' inside players never stopped making small moves on Duane.

Whether it was sticking out the buttocks or pulling during high-post screens, or elbowing or strangling during low-post positioning and rebounding, the referees turned a blind eye.

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Duan is a veteran and his physical strength has declined significantly.

In this situation, the players are subjected to a lot of physical contact and confrontation, which naturally consumes more physical energy and makes them feel more powerless for the next game.

Fortunately, the Bulls' rotation players are all very strong.

The referee didn't dare to send all the players off.

The Bulls' rotation players are all veterans with experience and ability.

Thanks to a more solid bench lineup and Duane's strength in the first half, the Bulls finally withstood the pressure and established a 5-point lead in the first half.

In the third quarter, Jokic and Curry took advantage of the referee's inattention and let go, leading the team to a 15-3 climax, which widened the score in one fell swoop.

The referee saw that something was not right and became anxious, but the Bulls also realized that something was not right and replaced Jokic and Curry in advance.

Wiggins acted as a surprise player, mainly playing pick-and-roll, and held the ball for a while.

Although his scoring efficiency is not high, he can still score points. In addition, his playing style is relatively reasonable, and most of the rotation players who play with Wiggins can perform well.

In the end, the Bulls relied on Wiggins' five fouls in three quarters to establish a 5-point lead in the first three quarters.

In the fourth quarter, Jokic and Curry each had two foul opportunities, so they were not ejected by the referee as soon as they came on the court.

As a result, the Bulls relied on Jokic and Curry to lead the team for a period of time, and it only took half a quarter of the game to lock in the victory with a lead of more than 20 points.

The Wizards tried desperately to fight back in the second half of the fourth quarter, but the Bulls only used one trick to control the game and shorten the time. They played steadily in the positional battle and got two points under the basket, successfully dragging out the time in the second half of the fourth quarter.

In the end, they won the first round of the playoffs G7 with a 1-point advantage.

In the following games, because the bookmakers were able to control the Bulls, the referees did not get the huge extra income they wished for, so they naturally behaved more blatantly and shockingly.

Fortunately, the Bulls players are experienced in games and they know what they will encounter after Game 1.

In every game, the Bulls won the final victory in a similar and "hard" way.

But in Game 4, the Bulls players wanted to relax.

After being disgusted in the first three games, the Bulls players simply gave up and played badly for the league's top management to see.

Who knew that the referee received different instructions from before.

After all, the betting companies also know that the Bulls like to play a game of tacit understanding and favoritism.

Many fans know that the Bulls have this kind of behavior, so there are quite a lot of people betting on the Wizards to win in Game 4.

It was also because of such objective factors that the Bulls got a lot of free throw opportunities in G4.

There were only 28 free throws in the first three games combined, but there were 4 free throws in G48.

48 free throws in a single game in the regular season is already terrifying, and 48 free throws in a single game in the playoffs is too wild.

The Bulls players saw that the situation was hopeless and it was impossible for them to really fix the game, so they had to lose.

In the end, we respected basketball and the game, played the second half of the game seriously, and won the victory.

Therefore, this round of series is also different from the previous ones. It was not 4 to 1, but a direct sweep of 4 to 0.

In this way, the Bulls' momentum and momentum to win the championship will become stronger and stronger.

The Bulls are not paying attention to these things. After successfully advancing to the Eastern Conference semifinals, everyone is more looking forward to the announcement of the regular season MVP.

Without too many surprises, Jokic is one of the top three candidates for this year's regular season MVP.

When the award was announced, just as everyone expected, Jokic successfully won the regular season MVP trophy that belonged to him!

In this way, the Bulls have one more MVP player in their history! (End of this chapter)