NBA: James wants to team up with me

Regarding the matter of stepping on the foot, James actually has a criminal record, but compared to the league's well-known foot stepping experts, such as Bruce Bowen, Zaza Pachulia and future top superstar Antetokounmpo Antetokounmpo.

Among them, Antetokounmpo is the player closest to James in historical status, and he is also the star who truly relied on Irving to win the championship.

If Antetokounmpo hadn't injured Irving, the Bucks would have already lost to the Nets. Once the Nets passed the Bucks, the remaining opponents would be vulnerable.

Wang Chong is almost certain that James did it on purpose. Most likely, he was desperate to lose and would do anything to win.

He was also a little careless. James was desperate to lose, not just once or twice. The most famous one was his shocking performance in the 16 Finals, which caused Green to lose his mind due to anger and commit criminal acts. As a result, he received a full number of technical fouls. They were suspended for the next game, which gave the Cavaliers a chance to breathe. They successfully gained momentum and won three games in a row to win the championship after falling behind 1:3.

From this point of view, it is not surprising at all that James stepped in, but this guy is too bad. He only focuses on the veteran stepping in. I am afraid he also knows that compared to the young and powerful Wang Chong, Garnett's success in stepping on rate is higher.

Although Garnett is no longer the Bulls' core scorer on the offensive end, he is still the Bulls' core figure on the defensive end. The entire Bulls defensive system is basically built on Garnett.

Once Garnett is injured, it will be a fatal blow to the Bulls' defensive system.

Moreover, James' skills in this area are quite high. Not to mention being called a flagrant foul, he didn't even get a common foul.

Garnett limped back to the locker room, and the Bulls players looked a little confused.

At the beginning, the Heat followed Battier's strategy of defending Wang Chong alone, trying to completely lock down the other four Bulls players on the field. Even if Wang Chong could score, he would be unable to do so alone.

Even if Thibodeau coaches many teams in the future, what he is most accustomed to and is best at is beating the main players to death with one move. Thibodeau will still be like this in the future, let alone the current downwind game where he has played too many games. Thibodeau has experience playing against the wind.

But in fact, Wang Chong has the most say in Thibodeau's coaching ability. In terms of defensive tactics, Thibodeau is definitely at the top level in the league, but a head coach needs to be responsible for too many aspects, and he needs to be able to handle all aspects independently. Thibodeau obviously does not have this ability.

On the Heat side, James' face was already filled with a smile.

As long as they can win this game and tie the score at 3:3, then in the tiebreaker, without Garnett, the Bulls will never be a match for the Heat.

Even if the Bulls are full of injuries and cannot achieve five consecutive championships, at least they can't let the Heat pick the peaches!
The game came to the fourth quarter, the two teams were 88:89, with only 1 point difference.

"The Bulls' lineup adjustment is obviously to improve the overall height of the team to make up for the team's lack of defensive ability after Garnett's absence. But the problem is that Thomas went off the court and the Bulls lost another scoring point in the fourth quarter. What to do with the offensive scoring of the game?”

The defensive black hole Thomas was replaced, and the Bulls' starting five became Marcus Thornton, Danny Green, Jimmy Butler, Wang Chong and Gasol.

The commentator's doubts were soon answered.

The Bulls' momentum was visibly sluggish, and they played disorganized after the timeout. The Heat seized the opportunity and launched a 12:2 attack wave, eroding their double-digit score advantage in the blink of an eye.

The Heat are full of momentum, while the Bulls are in a slump. No matter how you look at it, it will be difficult to withstand the Heat's next onslaught.

Of course Wang Chong also knew this. This game could not be lost easily no matter what.

Seeing that the point difference was narrowed, the Bulls players became even more panicked, especially Thomas and Butler, who temporarily took over the starting small forward position. It was the first time in his career that he encountered such headwinds in the playoffs. Panic was inevitable. .

Is this really because God doesn’t want them to win five consecutive championships? How many key players have the Bulls injured so far this season?
Thibodeau was also a little overwhelmed at this time, and the development of the situation had exceeded his ability. In the past few years, he had a smooth ride with the Bulls, winning consecutive championships and leading the team to the best record in history. This made Thibodeau's reputation as a head coach reach reached the apex.

All three rounds of offense were successful, scoring 7 points in a row, leaving the Heat in a hurry and unable to resist.

Wang Chong's offensive firepower is so fierce!
First, he broke through the basket with the ball and scored a one-arm dunk, then hit his signature mid-range jumper, and then fired again from outside the three-point line in the next round.

But as time went by, something felt a little wrong with the Heat.

Wang Chong took over the ball in the final quarter of the game. In every offensive round, the basketball must come to him, and then rely on his super personal ability to score points.

The Bulls called a short timeout, but during the timeout, Thibodeau had no constructive suggestions at all and just kept repeating, "We have the lead now, don't panic, as long as we win this game steadily, we can enter." It’s the finals!” and so on.

The Bulls gave up the point guard. Although Thornton is 1 meters tall, which is the height standard for a point guard, his playing style is that of a typical shooting guard.

However, after the start of the fourth quarter, the Bulls' lineup made adjustments.

"No, we can't let Wang Chong continue to score! LeBron and Sean double-team Wang Chong, don't let him catch the ball again!"

On the Heat bench, coach Spoelstra looked solemn, stood up and came to the sideline and shouted at James and Battier.

The Heat began to double-team Wang Chongshang, but the effect was not good.

After being in the league for so many years, Wang Chong, who is the only player in the league in terms of scoring ability, has encountered special care from opponents double-teaming countless times. Unlike Durant who is afraid of double-teaming due to his limited physical strength, Wang Chong's physical ability has already been improved. Reaching 99, his speed and strength have also improved, and his ability to break double teams is not weak.

Moreover, the Bulls players have also adapted to Wang Chong being double-teamed and will immediately help Wang Chong with pick-and-roll screens to avoid double-teams.

The result of the Heat's double-teaming was that Wang Chong gave up playing with the ball and switched to attacking without the ball. After some running without the ball, he ran out of the open space to catch and shoot with the help of his teammates' off-ball screen. The offensive efficiency did not change at all.

Unable to stop Wang Chong from scoring, the Heat could only fight with Wang Chong, but even with James and Wade teaming up, the offense was still unable to compete with Wang Chong, and the score gap that they finally caught up with was gradually widened.

The unfavorable battle situation made James more and more impatient.

You must know that this game itself is a match point game for the Bulls. If they lose the game, the Heat will be eliminated by the Bulls 2:4. When the Heat attacked, James passed Butler with the ball and rushed straight into the penalty area. Wang Chong judged his position in advance. James, who had already fully charged, was unable to dodge and hit Wang Chong head-on. The huge force directly knocked Gasol away. I was knocked out.

"squeak--!"

The referee's whistle sounded, indicating that James hit someone with the ball and committed an offensive foul.

"I didn't commit a foul, he blocked the foul!" James complained to the referee with an innocent look, spreading his hands, but was ignored.

On the other side, Gasol and Butler helped up Wang Chong who fell to the ground. Wang Chong rubbed his chest with a painful expression.

He was impulsive. When he saw an opportunity to cause an offensive foul, he went forward without thinking. However, being hit by James was like being hit by a speeding truck. Even though his physique has been strengthened several times. Wang Chong couldn't bear it at all.

But there is no way. Even if it happens again, Wang Chong will step forward without hesitation. After all, the Bulls now have no room for error and every ball must be fought for!

The Bulls attacked, Wang Chong received the ball inside, turned his back to James and shot a fadeaway jumper. The latter had no way to defend and could only watch as Wang Chong shot again.

With this goal, the point difference between the two teams has widened to more than double digits again. At this time, there are less than 5 minutes left in the game, and the situation is already quite unfavorable for the Heat.

The Heat called a timeout to adjust, but Wang Chong knew this Heat team very well and knew exactly how they would play at the critical moment.

Although it is a standard small ball lineup, the Heat lack the most important part of small ball play, and that is three-pointers.

James Wade is not good at shooting three-pointers. Although Bosh is a rare inside player with the ability to shoot long-range shots, his three-pointers are only about the same level as Wade.

Among the Heat's main players, the most accurate three-pointer is 3D player Sean Battier, but the latter's three-point firepower is also limited.

The Heat's strongest offensive method is to break through and attack the basket.

Therefore, Wang Chong suggested that Thibodeau shrink the defensive line next and strengthen the defensive capabilities of the penalty area, even if it gives the opponent a chance to take action from the outside, it is not a loss.

As expected, Wang Chong expected that after returning from the timeout, the Heat's offense still focused on the breakthroughs of James and Wade.

Although the Bulls do not have Garnett, they still have Gasol and Wang Chong after all. Gasol will be elected as the best defensive player DPOY next year. Even though it is still a season early, his ability to protect the basket inside is still the same. Very strong, and with Wang Chong assisting from the side, the Heat's offense failed in several consecutive rounds. Only James relied on fouls and free throws to help the Heat score a few points.

Seeing that the point difference not only did not narrow, but was actually widening, the Heat fans at home were really desperate.

This game was like a roller coaster ride for them. When the Heat were suppressed and beaten by the Bulls at first, they thought it was going to be over. But unexpectedly, there was a twist in the middle. James stepped up to Garnett, and the Heat took advantage of the opportunity to chase and close the point difference. It's a draw, and we're about to win the game.

Unexpectedly, Wang Chong appeared again in the final quarter and scored consecutively, completely shattering the Heat's hope of winning.

In the last few minutes, seeing that the point difference was no longer able to catch up, the Heat did not replace the main players. James was crazy on the court with the ball and attacking the basket to score. But at this time, his offense was not to win, but to score before the end of the game. A beautiful statistic, otherwise how can we continue to say that the team lost but James did not lose?
When the full-time whistle sounded, James scored 40 points in the game. He scored a triple-double of 40 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists. Judging from the data, it was indeed a honor to lose.

But the fans didn't buy it. James lost both games in this game, because during the replay of the game video, everyone could clearly see Garnett's unnatural extension of his legs and feet when he landed a fadeaway jumper.

Garnett also said in an interview after the game, "When I landed before, I didn't expect that there would be something extra under my feet. It was so strange. Normally no one would put their feet in that position."

Regardless of whether James admits it or not, his behavior of stepping on Garnett was completely criticized.

"In order to win, he actually did such a despicable behavior. It has no sportsmanship at all. What's even more ridiculous is that he didn't even win the game. It's really embarrassing!"

"Seeing that the game was about to be lost, James continued to rush to the basket and score in order to increase his score to 40+. It was extremely ridiculous."

"What a chosen one, what a superstar, just a clown!"

"The most fearful thing in this world is comparison. Look at James, and then look at Wang Chong opposite, this is the gap."

Wang Chong scored another 58 points in this game, including 24 points in the fourth quarter. He helped the Bulls, who were in a panic due to Garnett's injury, stabilize the situation, beat the Heat 4:2, and successfully advanced to the finals. .

It's a pity that Chicago Bulls fans are not happy at all when they should be celebrating.

After the game, Garnett's examination report was released. Garnett, who had a severe ankle sprain, would be sidelined for three to five weeks and would not be able to play in the Finals.

The Bulls are really full of injuries and can hardly put together a suitable starting lineup.

Their opponents in the finals successfully broke through from the Western Conference and defeated the San Antonio Spurs' Big Three of the Los Angeles Lakers 4:2.

Originally, the Lakers Big Three was one of the main favorites to win the championship this year, and was also the Bulls' biggest imaginary enemy in the finals.

It's fine now. All the opponents are healthy and ready to work, but the Bulls have injured half of their main players. How are they going to play in the finals?
Even someone as confident as Wang Chong doesn't think it's possible for the Bulls to beat the Lakers. Even though the Lakers' lineup has many flaws, so far Phil Jackson hasn't solved the problem of Kobe and Paul's incompatibility, but Even if the Lakers mainly play two sets of tactics, one is Paul Howard's pick-and-roll tactics, and the other is Kobe's singles tactics with the ball, the super personal abilities of the top stars are enough to make them the top team in the league.

After all, this is not the Big Three of the Heat. There is Bosh beside James Wade. At this stage, Howard cannot beat the two Bosh together without injury.

In fact, without Garnett, the Bulls themselves are not a match for the Heat. The reason why they were able to defeat the Heat was entirely because the Bulls already had a score advantage before Garnett was injured and went off the field. Coupled with Wang Chong's explosion in the last quarter, this Just defeated the Heat.

If the two teams reset their stance and play another four quarters, no matter how strong Wang Chong's offensive firepower is, it will be difficult to defeat the Heat. (End of chapter)