NBA: James wants to team up with me

In terms of fast break counterattacks, the Bulls after the change are no worse than the Heat, and even better. After all, the five Bulls players currently on the court are all fully mobile and have the same speed as outside players. There are three accurate shooters from the outside: Wang Chong, Curry and Danny Green. Jimmy Butler's long-range shooting ability is a bit worse, but his athletic ability is one of the best at the forward position, and his finishing ability in cutting into the penalty area without the ball is very good. powerful.

The only one who is worse is Draymond Green. He has no long-range shooting ability and is not strong enough in finishing inside. But no matter how bad he is, he is still an NBA-level player. Can score.

Moreover, in the electric fast break, Wang Chong had no idea of ​​passing the ball to Draymond Green.

At this time, the only one who had time to stand in front of Wang Chong was James. He could completely rely on his personal ability to attack and score.

Wang Chong did exactly this, holding the ball and galloping all the way to the three-point line. Wang Chong's movements stopped slightly for a moment.

James immediately couldn't help but step forward and raise his hands to defend.

There is no way. He has suffered too much from Wang Chong's move in the past. He directly stopped the jumper from outside the three-point line during the fast break. This kind of difficult-to-hit shot has become a common occurrence for Wang Chong. This time he successfully scored at a critical moment with this move, giving the Heat a fatal blow.

Therefore, in James' judgment, even if Wang Chong is pretending to worship Buddha, he must step forward to defend. The concept that three points is greater than two points has taken root in his mind.

But Wang Chong's move was really a fake move, just to let James take the initiative to meet him.

Seeing the opponent move, Wang Chong immediately put the ball toward the floor, lowered his center of gravity and exploded with strength, and instantly passed James sideways.

After passing James, the basket in front of him was already flat. Wang Chong jumped up and performed a violent flat-basket dunk.

"boom--!"

The atmosphere at the Bulls' home court was completely detonated by this dunk. The Heat were suppressed by the Heat for the entire first quarter. The home fans were very disappointed to see it. Now the Bulls finally started to fight back and played so heartily.

The Bulls' five-death lineup caught the Heat off guard. Although the Heat could still score points under the Bulls' defense, their offensive efficiency was significantly lower. Again, there is a gap between two points and three points. , the Bulls' fast break counterattack is mixed with a large number of three-point long-range shots, which is an area that is difficult for the Heat to reach. Although James' three-pointers are unexpectedly accurate this season, reaching 40.6% during the regular season, which is a career high. It's worth it, but he is the only one on the Heat team. Sean Battier and Mario Chalmers' three-pointers are pretty good, which is far behind the Bulls who have Wang Chong and Curry.

The score advantage that the Heat worked so hard to establish in the first quarter was completely wiped out in a very short period of time in the second quarter. During this period, the Heat called two timeouts in an attempt to regain its momentum, but failed. However, the whole quarter of the game still allowed them to find some loopholes.

After all, the Bulls' five-death small lineup system is not perfect yet. Both Jimmy Butler and Draymond Green are still lacking in personal abilities. When the Heat noticed Green's lack of offensive ability, He began to deliberately let Green go, adding more manpower to guard Wang Chong and Curry, the two core offensive players. The effect of this move was outstanding. Green missed two open three-pointers from the outside and did not dare to take any more shots later. At this point, the Heat began to gradually stabilize the situation at the end of the second quarter, and the two sides entered the halftime break with the score tied.

"Sure enough, it's still almost interesting."

Wang Chong shook his head helplessly. Of course, this has something to do with the fact that the Heat are also a small-ball lineup and are not as mobile as the Bulls. However, it is undeniable that Draymond Green, who lacks scoring ability, is indeed the only shortcoming in this lineup. If he can be replaced by a power forward with fixed-point shooting ability and good mobility, the Bulls will be directly invincible.

The best candidate is undoubtedly the Celtics' Kevin Durant, and considering Durant's character, joining the Bulls is really not impossible. After all, he just defeated himself in the Western Conference Finals last year. The Warriors on the team can do it, what else can he not do?
But that would be a bit too boring.

Although Wang Chong likes victory, he does not like victory without any suspense and without any competitiveness at all.

Everyone loves to torture people, but if the opponent has no ability to fight back or even resist, then it is no different from a machine that tortures people, and it is indeed meaningless.

To take a step back, the Bulls' five-death lineup is just a trial version. Originally, the Bulls' main tactical system was not like this. They also have an All-Star-level inside center Gasol.

The main reason why Draymond Green will be on top in this game is that Gasol received special care and was in deep foul trouble, otherwise there would be no need for this.

Gasol is indeed unable to keep up with the Heat's fast break counterattack speed, but the Heat cannot withstand Gasol's onslaught inside.

After surviving the first half, Gasol returned to the game in the third quarter. At this time, the Heat had just adapted to the Bulls' death-five small style of play. As soon as Gasol came on the stage, he immediately disrupted the Heat's rhythm. .

Gasol was furious after being fouled and was very unhappy. As soon as he came up, he stared at the Heat inside and attacked fiercely, forcing Bosh to roll and crawl in the penalty area. He even got 2 points from Gasol's head-on dunk. +1.

As a result, the Bulls completely took the initiative in the third quarter and easily opened the point difference to more than double digits.

There is still the last quarter of the game left, and the Heat do not have the ability of the Bulls to turn the tide of the game. Even if they did, when they started to launch a counterattack, Wang Chong would stand up immediately and use his points to crush the opponent's hope of chasing points.

114: 109.

The Bulls took the lead in winning the first game at home, taking a 1:0 lead.

The referees worked very hard in this game. Gasol received two fouls in the first quarter and three fouls in the half. Halfway through the fourth quarter, he committed six fouls and was sent off.

But in the limited playing time of 26 minutes, Gasol still beat Bosh, scoring 19 points and 7 rebounds, which was even better than Bosh, who played 36 minutes and only had 14 points and 6 rebounds.

Of course, what really determines the outcome of this game is the duel between the Wangku combination and the Janeway combination.

James scored 28 points, 8 rebounds and 9 assists in this game, achieving a near-triple-double, but his performance was a little more ordinary than before. This is because during the game, Jimmy Butler's defense was unexpectedly difficult. , actually caused him some trouble. However, with the help of the referee, James also got a lot of free throw opportunities from Butler. However, his free throw touch was average today, making only 12 of 7 free throws. Otherwise, his score could easily exceed 30. +.

Wade's performance in this game was average. Danny Green may have been completely surpassed by Butler in terms of defensive ability. But the problem is that Danny Green has a helper, and that is Wang Chong, who is very familiar with Wade's style of play. He often uses his mobility to help defend during games, and the most targeted one is Wade.

In this case, Wade made 14 of 6 shots, 6 of 5 free throws, and scored 20 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists. His performance could only be considered average.

Corresponding to the James and Way combination, it is the Wang Ku combination on the Bulls side. Needless to say, Wang Chong, in the playoffs, when the team needed him to step up and score, he never showed mercy, and this game was no different.

Wang Chong, who made 15 of 10 shots and 10 of 9 free throws, scored 33 points, the highest of the two teams. At the same time, he also had 12 rebounds and 7 assists. When the death five small lineup appeared, Wang Chong held the ball for the longest time. It is significantly larger than the normal lineup period. With the ultra-fast offensive transition rhythm, the chance of directly sending assists is also greatly increased.

Curry fired a lot from the three-point line in this game. He made 8 of 5 three-pointers and scored 27 points and 5 assists.

As a result, Wangku's combination scored 60 points, while the Heat's James and Way combination only scored 48 points, and the gap was clearly visible.

Although it was only the first game of the Eastern Conference Finals series, Heat fans were already a little desperate watching the game.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see how biased the referees are in this game, but the Heat can't win like this. You can't expect the referees to help the Heat win every game, right?

But how to make up for the obvious gap in strength? As the Big Three, the Bulls' Wang Chong + Curry + Gasol are stronger than the Heat's James + Wade + Bosh.

"If they lose to the Bulls again this year, the Heat will probably make big moves this summer. By then, except for James, all the Heat's players may be put on the shelf, including Dwyane Wade, the Heat's former core. "

"There are indeed many big fish in the free market this summer, including Dwight Howard and Chris Paul of the Lakers and Stephen Curry of the Bulls. I wonder if the Heat have a chance to compete for these big-name players."

On May 5, in the second game of the Eastern Conference finals, still at the Bulls' home court, the Heat lost another game 24:93. The point difference was even more disparate, and they could only return to Miami with a big score of 107:0 to prepare for G2.

The Heat, who returned to their home court, finally succeeded in winning a victory.

On May 5, in G26 of the Eastern Conference Finals, the Heat, sitting at home, burst out with strong combat effectiveness. Five members of the team scored in double figures, and finally defeated the Bulls 3:112, ending their N-game losing streak against the Bulls.

However, this game was extremely controversial because the number of free throws between the two teams was 9:33. The Heat took 24 more free throws than the Bulls. Many people in the Bulls were deeply troubled by fouls, including Wang Chong.

Sitting at home and playing 7 on 5, the Heat finally won once.

However, this game caused quite a stir. Wang Chong and the Bulls have a large fan base. This kind of blatant whistle blow was really too much.

Feeling the pressure, the league could only restrain itself in the subsequent G4 game. However, the game situation once again became the Bulls using their inside advantage to bully the Heat, who did not have a strong inside line.

At 99:92, the Heat lost a crucial home court, trailing 1:3, and were given three match points by the Bulls.

In the history of the NBA, there have been cases of comebacks after falling behind 1:3, but it is too rare. And for the Bulls, who have always played as steadily as an old dog because of Wang Chong's backing, it is really difficult when there is a clear gap in strength. Hard to win.

On May 2013, 5, in Game 30 of the Eastern Conference Finals, the miracle did not happen.

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88:106, the Bulls successfully defeated the Heat with a big score of 4:1. They defeated the Heat's Big Three in the playoffs for the third consecutive year and successfully advanced to the finals.

As the buzzer sounded at the end of the game, James was already in a trance.

He really didn't understand that he couldn't even win against players like Wade and Bosh by teaming up with each other. How on earth could he defeat Wang Chong?

Looking at the listless teammates around him, looking at Wade and Bosh who only had 10 points and 7 points, although he didn't say much, at this moment, James had silently made a decision in his heart!
"Congratulations, it seems that this year's championship will be won by Chicago again."

After the game, Wade stepped forward with a wry smile and hugged Wang Chong to congratulate him.

In this round of the series, Wade lost with all his heart. There was indeed a clear gap in strength between the two sides, and Wade was deeply aware that he was really beyond his capabilities.

In 5 games, Wade averaged only 16 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists per game, and shot 43% from the field. Such performance cannot be called outstanding.

By this time, Wade had realized that his second championship might never come.

Two players who came out of the same university could have such disparity in their careers.

Wang Chong has easily won five championships and is about to receive his sixth championship trophy, but he only has one championship.

There was no other way, because he was not strong enough, Wade could only feel relieved, and then heartily congratulated Wang Chong.

Wang Chong smiled. "Not yet. It's not easy to win the championship this year, and the Spurs in the West are not easy to mess with either."

Indeed, in Wang Chong's view, the San Antonio Spurs are far more threatening than the Heat. Although the Heat defeated the Spurs 12:13 in the original 4-3 season, things like the game still depend on the matchup and tactics. Execution effect.

Compared with the Heat, which has obvious weaknesses in the paint and can easily be beaten to death by the Bulls, the Spurs, who are well-balanced in all aspects, are indeed more difficult to deal with. At least in the paint, Gasol is facing off. Duncan will not have any advantage at all, and may even suffer some losses.

Fortunately, Wang Chong took the first step to poach the Spurs' important 3D player Danny Green, which can be regarded as weakening the Spurs' outside strength. You must know that the Spurs' three-pointers in the 12-13 season ranked within the top ten in the league.

It can be predicted that the finals battle with the Spurs will definitely be more intense than the Eastern Conference Finals with the Heat. (End of chapter)