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Jokic won the regular season MVP, and the Bulls basically completed their season.

However, the playoffs are still in progress, and the Bulls cannot just give up the game and go on vacation early just because they have achieved their season goals.

On June 6, G6 of the Eastern Conference semifinals between the Bulls and the Bucks was held as scheduled.

Soon after the game started, it became one-sided.

Although the Bucks currently have an excellent record of third in the Eastern Conference in the regular season, their actual combat effectiveness is far behind that of the second-placed Bulls in the Eastern Conference.

The main reason is that the Bucks lost Middleton to the Bulls early on.

Although the Bucks still selected their destined son, Antetokounmpo, and now Antetokounmpo's physical condition has reached its peak, and his ball-handling offense has basically been perfected.

However, Antetokounmpo lacks talent in shooting and relies too much on his body when playing.

Even though Antetokounmpo possesses historical-level physical fitness, he has not been able to develop a stable mid-range shot through hard training, which has resulted in him never having reliable outside shooting and key ball abilities.

When the opponent heavily guards the basket and Antetokounmpo's teammates do not have the ability to punish the opponent with outside shots, Antetokounmpo keeps charging towards the basket with the ball, and all he can do is see if the referee will blow the whistle.

Because of his shortcomings in shooting ability, sometimes even if Antetokounmpo stands on the free throw line, he may not be able to help the team score.

It is an extremely terrible thing that a team leader is unable to help the team score at critical moments.

On the other hand, the Bulls have established a sufficient lead most of the time without having to wait until the critical moment.

Even if the game was in a stalemate and the outcome had to wait until the crucial moment to be decided, Jokic and Curry were there to help.

Sometimes, even veterans like Duane can rely on their game experience to seize the opportunity to win the decisive moment.

Of course, in this series against the Bucks, the Bulls had already established the tone of winning on the defensive end.

Antetokounmpo's offensive advantage is more based on athleticism and static talent.

Antetokounmpo, who has long arms and legs and superb athletic ability, can dunk directly from the three-point line. The big and strong defensive centers are not as fast as him, the fast and tall small forwards are not as strong as him, and the power forwards who are almost as strong as him are not as tall as him.

In a one-on-one situation, no one in the entire league can stop Antetokounmpo who has already charged forward.

However, the Bulls used Wiggins to limit Antetokounmpo's receiving the ball on the outside. Even if Antetokounmpo got the ball, his starting speed would be limited because of Wiggins's defense.

And when Antetokounmpo really starts to charge towards the basket, Duane, who has enough tonnage, strength and height, will come up in time.

As long as Antetokounmpo does not rely on transition offense and accelerates and accumulates energy early, Duane will be able to provide assisting defense in time and block Antetokounmpo's path.

Antetokounmpo tried to use his elbows to force a breakthrough, and he succeeded a few times, but he also had the ball knocked away by Duane many times, or he made mistakes by dribbling. He was even called for an offensive foul by the referee once.

The Bulls knew that the Bucks didn't have many players who could play, and their outside shooters didn't feel good in the game with high-intensity defensive pressure, so they were more determined to double-team Antetokounmpo.

It was also because of the Bulls' effective defensive strategy that even though Antetokounmpo received a lot of favorable calls in the second half of the game, he was unable to help the Bucks go further through free throws.

In Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals between the Bulls and the Bucks, the free throws per game were 15 to 43, nearly three times the number!

But the final score was 112 to 97. The Bucks failed to score more than 15 points in a single game and finally lost to the Bulls by points. When a multiple-fold advantage in free throws cannot win the game, it also shows that the gap in strength between the two teams is too great to be narrowed by conventional means.

The Bulls' victory in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals basically set the tone for this series.

Apart from the fact that the Bucks returned to their home court in Game 3 and regained some confidence with the support of their home fans, and Curry happened to have a bad touch throughout the game, so they won the game. The Bucks had no way to deal with the Bulls.

4 to 1, seems to have returned to the state of the past few years.

It is possible to easily win the series while also showing some mercy to the opponent.

The direction of the game seemed to be controlled by the Bulls.

Of course, the referees are still amazing, which is also one of the highlights of the Bulls games in recent years.

Otherwise, if the Bulls keep winning and every game is unpredictable, it will become boring for the fans.

It is precisely because the Bulls have continuously proved their ability to play 5 vs. 8 on the court that most fans with a strong sense of justice feel relieved.

However, the Bulls have won too many games and offended too many people over the years.

This also makes many fans watch the Bulls games simply expecting the Bulls to lose.

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Even if the Bulls' opponents win with the help of the referee, they are happy to see the Bulls players spreading their hands on the court and complaining angrily to the referee.

Back to the topic, the Bulls once again made it to the Eastern Conference Finals.

This undoubtedly foreshadows something for a defending champion.

"The Bulls are going to win again!"

"The Chicago Bulls are not only the champions, but also the No. 1 NBA players!"

"Jokic, Curry, and Durant, three MVPs, playing together, this is really against the rules!"

The media watched as the Bulls easily defeated the third-ranked Bucks in the Eastern Conference with 5 vs. 8. For a time, the voices of the Bulls winning the championship were overwhelming.

If the Bulls win the championship again, how many years will the Bulls remain strong in the next few years under the leadership of Jokic, the new No. 1 player in the league?
Will a Bulls dynasty be established again?
Regarding these issues, not only the Bulls' competitors are worried, but the league's top management is also even more troubled.

For the healthy operation and future development of the NBA, the Bulls cannot continue to win the championship!
This is the unanimous idea and goal of NBA top management and owners and management of major teams!
But the Bulls have always had the strength to win the championship, and even the strength to overcome double standards and ugly penalties and win the final victory.

This makes NBA executives love and hate the Bulls. With the Bulls as a benchmark, the NBA has no shortage of fans and ratings.

If other teams want to compete for the championship, they have to invest heavily every year, and then the competition for stars causes the luxury tax to rise. The overall revenue of the NBA is increasing, and the market value of major teams is also getting bigger and bigger.

But the Bulls always eat the biggest piece of the pie for themselves, are reluctant to share, and refuse to obey the management of the league's top management.

Sometimes, on the court or even off the court, they use their own influence to reduce the authority and fairness of league officials.

And these are exactly what the league officials cannot tolerate! (End of this chapter)