NBA: James wants to team up with me

Wang Chong, who traveled back from the future, was mentally prepared for the alliance's saucy operations.

In other words, the current league is slightly better under Stern's control. When a pure businessman takes over as NBA president in the future, the league will only be darker than it is now.

However, Wang Chong still has absolute confidence that he will continue to win the regular season MVP in the future, tying Jordan with five MVPs, and even surpassing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar with six MVPs.

If nothing else, next season Curry returns with full blood, coupled with Butler's growth on the bench, the Bulls will immediately return to the top. By then, the team's record will hit a new high, with 70+ wins, plus Wang Chongchao. With strong personal performance, the league doesn't even want to award the MVP to itself.

After all, no matter how dark the league is, they cannot completely ignore the media and fans' opinions. They must also consider overly exaggerated selections. Otherwise, once the league's credibility is lost, the entire NBA will be doomed.
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May 2012, 5, the opening game of the Eastern Conference Finals.

The United Center in Chicago was packed.

The Bulls and Heat met in the Eastern Conference finals for the second consecutive year. However, compared to last year's strong Bulls, this season's injury situation has cast a haze on the hearts of Bulls home fans.

Bulls starting lineup: Isaiah Thomas, Danny Green, Wang Chong, Garnett, Gasol.

Heat starting lineup: Mario Chalmers, Wade, James, Shane Battier, Chris Bosh.

Game start!
The home fans, who thought the Bulls would have a very difficult game, were surprised to find that the situation was not as bad as they thought after the game started.

But Bosh's good defense is mainly reflected in his excellent mobility and footwork in preventing pick-and-rolls and assisting in defense. His thin body and strength make him quite weak when facing teams with strong inside lines.

Let's talk about Gasol first. His main opponent in this game is Bosh.

But it turned out that the Eastern Conference Finals against the Heat became the most representative performance of Hibbert's career. In the following seasons, Hibbert played in a mess, and in just a few years he was reduced to a situation where he had no ball to play.

At that time, everyone felt that Hibbert was too strong and would become one of the league's top centers in the future.

The Heat have a well-organized lineup, and they have the upper hand especially on the perimeter. Wade successfully pinned down Thomas, and Battier kept an eye on Wang Chong throughout the whole process. Although the effect was average, James also performed quite well on the other side, even if his scoring efficiency was not as good as Wang Chong's. But it won't be too far apart.

In the 2012-13 season, the Heat met the Indiana Pacers in the Eastern Conference finals. Bosh faced off against Roy Hibbert, known as the Black Big Yao, and was beaten in various ways.

After 7 games, Hibbert averaged 22 points and 10 rebounds per game, becoming the Pacers' scoring leader. On the other hand, Bosh was beaten and averaged only 11 points and 4 rebounds per game.

In the second quarter of the game, the Heat launched a slight counterattack to even the point difference, but the Bulls launched another wave of 8:2 attacks before the end of the second quarter, widening the point difference again.

The competition was far more exciting and intense than imagined.

Now the question is, who is better compared to Gasol or Roy Hibbert next year?

In fact, during the Heat's two consecutive championships, Bosh's tactical status in the team was even higher than Wade's, because he shouldered the responsibilities of the Heat's inside offense and defense. Relying on high mobility and static talent, Bosh was in the Heat. During the team period, he actually played the same role as Garnett in the Celtics. However, due to his personal ability, Bosh was unable to win the best defensive player by relying on defense like Garnett. During the championship, his defense and assisting defense greatly improved the Heat's overall defensive capabilities.

Although Gasol's current strength has not yet reached its peak stage, he is definitely stronger than Hibbert.

At this time, people realized that it was not Hibbert who was great, but the Heat's inside line at that time was really too weak.

At the end of the half, Gasol had scored 17 points, 7 rebounds and 2 blocks, completely dominating the inside. This is also the main reason why the Bulls can still take the initiative in the game despite being disadvantaged on the outside.

首节比赛王崇砍下16分4篮板，带领公牛34：28领先6分。

However, unlike Hibbert's defeat in the 12-13 season, Bosh actually only played 3 games in the Eastern Conference Finals due to previous injuries, and he had just returned from injury, and his condition was almost normal.

From the beginning, Wang Chong of the Bulls was on full fire, constantly using his super scoring ability to score points like crazy, making it difficult for the Heat to parry.

Therefore, in the battle between the Bulls and the Heat, Wang Chong let Gasol take the lead as soon as the game started. He frequently attacked with the ball in the paint, making Bosh unable to resist.

Not only Gasol, but Garnett also performed very well in this game.

Originally, in the 11-12 season, when the Celtics and the Heat met in the Eastern Conference Finals, Garnett was one of the Celtics' main players against the Heat. He averaged 7 points and 19 rebounds in 9 games, but he was unlucky. Bosh averaged only 11.7 points and 7 rebounds per game against Garnett.

But something went wrong inside the Heat, and they were directly blown away by the Bulls' twin tower combination of Garnett and Gasol.

In the current Heat team, Bosh was not injured during the playoffs and has always remained healthy, but the player facing Garnett has changed from him to James.

In terms of tonnage and strength, James is definitely worthy of Garnett, but the height difference between the two is large. Garnett's signature move of leaning back and James cannot be guarded at all, which means that Garnett's ability to attack difficult situations is poor. , is only suitable for sudden cold arrows, and cannot achieve the attack effect of the other two top power forwards, Duncan's 45-degree rebound shot and Novis' independent chicken. Otherwise, Garnett and Gasol alone can completely do it. Competed with the Heat.

In the second half of the game, the Heat still had nothing to do against the Bulls' twin towers inside. Although Wade and James made many steals on the outside, James and Wade connected with each other, and the fast break counterattack was extremely sharp. However, when the score between the two teams was approaching, Wang Chong He can always step forward immediately and use an unpretentious mid-range shot to widen the gap again.

In the end, 107:101, the Bulls successfully defended their home court and won the opening game of the Eastern Conference Finals with a 6-point advantage, leading 1:0.

In this game, the Bulls' twin interior towers became the absolute protagonists. Gasol scored 24 points, 11 rebounds and 3 blocks, and Garnett had 18 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists, shattering the Heat's interior.

Bosh was ravaged by the two men in turns. While the defensive end was completely overwhelmed, the offensive end was also very efficient. He only scored 8 points and 3 rebounds on 9 of 6 shots.

韦德和詹姆斯倒是发挥相当好，詹姆斯30分8篮板11助攻，韦德27分4篮板6助攻4抢断。

The shortcomings of the Bulls' defensive line were exposed in this game.

Thomas is still too young. Not to mention facing Wade, even the Heat's starting point guard Chalmers can cause him a lot of trouble. After all, the regular season and the playoffs are two levels of confrontation. , and there is a huge gap between Thomas's strength in his rookie season and the future 175, the strongest player on the planet. The Heat were obviously aware of this problem, so in the second game of the Eastern Conference Finals, they began to frequently target the back line, especially the point guard. They pressed the whole court and double-teamed, completely making Thomas lost on the court. Made 7 turnovers in a single game.

The Heat also took advantage of the Bulls' frequent mistakes in the backcourt to launch fast-break counterattacks. At this time, Gasol's shortcomings were also exposed.

Gasol Jr., who is positioned as a heavy inside center, is still too heavy. Unlike his older brother Gasol, his footsteps are relatively slow and his return speed is not timely enough.

The Bulls already had a defensive black hole in Isaiah Thomas on the back line. When the Heat's speed was fully increased and they used various fast breaks to counterattack and attack the basket, Gasol was limited by his movement speed and was unable to return to defense in the first time, so all the pressure on the defensive end was placed on Garnett and Wang Chong.

Garnett is getting old, and his competitive status and physical strength have declined significantly. Wang Chong has put a lot of energy into maintaining the team's offense, and the energy he can spare on the defensive end is limited.

Problems occurred on the defensive end, causing the Bulls to lose their second home game, with the score reaching 1:1.

Since Wang Chong joined the Bulls and started the Bulls' consecutive championship journey, the Bulls have rarely lost home games during the playoffs. This has also made the United Center a well-known Devil's home stadium in recent years. One, and it is different from the geographical advantage of the Denver Nuggets, nor the fanatical fan advantage of the Boston Celtics. It is simply unwinnable and too strong to become a devil's home stadium.

Basically, few teams have been able to win a playoff game at the Bulls' home court in recent years.

The Heat successfully did it, but again, they won without victory.

The Bulls have injured three of their main point guards this season, and there is almost no one available at the guard position. In this case, the Heat have to chase the Bulls point guard position to win the game, even if they win the game, win the game. The process of the ball was also quite ugly.

On June 6, in the third game of the Eastern Conference Finals, the Heat returned to their home court and continued to use the tactics of the previous game. They successfully won the third game and overtook the score, taking a 1:2 lead. This was also the case. This is the first time in recent years that the Bulls are trailing in a playoff series.

But Wang Chong stood up in the fourth game. He made 28 of 20 shots, 8 of 5 three-pointers, 10 of 9 free throws, scored 54 points, 12 rebounds and 7 assists, and led the Bulls to win the fourth game. In the game, the score was tied at 2:2.

This game made Heat fans realize that the game is not over, far from over. No matter how many injured players the Bulls have, as long as Wang Chong remains healthy, they must not take it lightly.

On June 6, in the fifth game of the Eastern Conference Finals, the Battle of Tianwang Mountain, there was no retreat for both sides, because once they lost this game, it would mean falling behind 7:2 and being given a match point by the opponent.

The Heat's Big Three, especially James, are under particularly high pressure.

James, who joined the Miami Heat with all kinds of infamy and teamed up with Wade Bosh, has been ridiculed and belittled because of his hip-stretching performance in the Eastern Conference Finals last season. If he loses again this time, he may not have a chance to win in his career. Championship!

巨大的危机感让詹姆斯爆发出极强的进攻火力，全场26投19中，砍下45分15篮板5助攻！

However, even so, James still failed to lead the Heat to win the battle of Tianwang Mountain, because there was a person on the opposite side with more offensive firepower than him-Wang Chong.

In this game, Wang Chong and James competed with each other throughout the whole game, hitting 30 of 18. Although the shooting rate was lower than James, that was because the Heat made too many defensive moves to limit Wang Chong's scoring. This also caused Wang Chong to get a lot of shots in this game. Free throw opportunities, 17 of 15 free throws, scored 62 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists.

The superstars of the two teams competed with each other. Wang Chong's 62 points were better than James' 45 points. The Bulls also defeated the Heat and won the battle of Tianwang Mountain, taking the lead in winning the match point with a big score of 3:2.

This result was unexpected by everyone.

When the Heat first took a 2:1 lead, everyone really thought that the Bulls' season was over. Unexpectedly, the Bulls actually won two games in a row, directly reversing the situation!
Wang Chong scored 54 points in one game and 62 points in the other. With his super personal ability, he led the Bulls to change their fate against the odds!
"He is worthy of being the strongest scorer in the post-Jordan era. In the past, the Bulls won the championship so smoothly that no one realized how strong Wang Chong was. This time, many people in the Bulls were injured, but they forced the King to go all out. !”

"At the end of the road, are the Heat's Big Three going to fall in front of Wang Chong for two consecutive years? Then what is the point of forming the Big Three?"

In a desperate situation, James was really anxious now.

Can't lose, he really can't lose again!

But at this time, the Heat's momentum was completely overwhelmed by the Bulls. Two days later, in Game 12 of the series, the Bulls dominated the Heat on the road at the beginning of the game, leading by points in a single quarter.

The fans at the Heat's home court are a little desperate. Is the Bulls' injury situation so serious that they can't even win? Who else in the league can defeat them?
But no one noticed that James, who had lost his sights, set his sights on Garnett.

In this series, James has been mainly responsible for guarding Garnett, and the job of guarding Wang Chong has been outsourced to Sean Battier. Anyway, in the past few years, James' defense against Wang Chong has not been very effective every time. Instead of wasting this energy, it would be better to focus all your energy on the offensive end.

Garnett is no longer the Bulls' main offensive point, and it doesn't take much effort to defend him.

But not being the main attack point does not mean not attacking at all.

When the opportunity is good, Garnett will also choose to attack with the ball.

During the Bulls' offensive round, Garnett caught the ball inside and made his signature fadeaway jumper.

Garnett's move for a fadeaway jumper is very smooth and graceful, no worse than that of Kobe Bryant, Tracy McGrady and other fadeaway masters.

After a picturesque shooting move, the basketball landed accurately in the basket. Garnett showed a satisfied smile, but when he landed from the air, he had an extra foot to rest on.

Without any defense, Garnett stepped directly on the instep and fell to the ground in pain the next moment.

"Oh my God! Garnett seems to have a sprain! Are you saying that the Bulls will have a fourth main player who is injured and unable to play?"

On the bench, head coach Thibodeau suddenly stood up from his seat, his face ugly.

Everyone knows what the consequences will be if another key player is injured at such a critical moment!
Wang Chong, who was on the court, narrowed his eyes and looked at James with his hands spread out and an innocent expression on his face, his eyes flashing with coldness. (End of chapter)