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The atmosphere before the game was not as tense as expected.

Because this was a regular season game broadcast live across the United States, even if the players on both sides had some conflicts before the game, they would not make it too awkward.

When the two sides were shaking hands before the game, Joey"took the initiative" to find

Noah, who was grinning and had no idea of the"seriousness" of the matter.

At that time, he was smiling and joking with Duncan.

But the No. 21 rookie did not show any intention of laughing.

"Hey Joekin!"

Joey deadpanned.

"What is the scoring record for visiting players at the United Center (home of the Bulls)?"

Noah's sunny smile suddenly froze. He suddenly realized something and his face gradually darkened.——

"" Rookie, say it again?"

Noah's voice was loud. He walked in front of Joey and almost stood face to face with him.

This frightened the Bulls players and fans who were preparing for the game."——

No, how dare this guy (Joakim)?

Half of the season has passed, and everyone in the league knows how powerful the rookie of the Spurs is. Besides you, only the old wolf in the North Shore Garden dares to"get close" and use his ultimate!

The other players can only complain from a distance...

(Green, Deron, Anthony: We only dare to"complain"?)

The martial arts master off the court saw this and thought, wow, this is going to happen!

Duncan and the Bulls' Luol Deng and Butler just pushed Noala away, and the martial arts master Stephen, who rushed onto the court to teach the"younger generation", was"forced back" by Popovich's eyes.

Bastard! Don't you think it's not chaotic enough?!

"Hey yellow monkey, remember what I said!"

"The old guy in Argentina who loves to drink yerba mate tea and you will definitely be the first group of people to be eliminated by the current league.……"

Noah, who was pulled away, was still shouting. The security personnel and technical staff of the United Center had intervened. They asked Noah to stop this"provocative" behavior.

Joey looked at him shouting wildly, still with an expressionless look.

Leonard walked up to him and patted his butt.

The two"expressionless faces" looked at each other at this moment, and they could see the determination in each other's eyes.

No one noticed this scene, except for the man with a short haircut who had just thrown away his crutches and had a thick bandage on his left knee behind the Bulls bench...

An inexplicable uncomfortable feeling lingered in my heart.

——————

"Whistle!"

As the whistle sounded to start the game, old Duncan, contrary to his usual behavior, suppressed Noah, who was at his peak, to win the first attack for the team.

Parker controlled the ball and steadily pressed across half court, calling on Joey to come forward for screen.

With the help of the screen, the sports car quickly got rid of Nate Robinson!

Little Potato's actual height of about 1.7 meters was completely blocked by Joey. He was not good at pick-and-roll and could not make up for the defense in the first time.

Parker, who broke into the inside, quickly cut into the paint area and was defended by Carlos Boozer, the Bulls' starting power forward and one of the"New Century Utah Duo".

Without hesitation, Parker made a wonderful back pass, and the basketball returned to Joey outside the three-point line.

The latter did not react at all. Facing the"Little Potato" who was trying to interfere with his chest, he raised his hand and shot——

""Swish!"

Although there was no interference, the bronze high-difficulty shooting king still lit up. Joey, who got the badge bonus, successfully made the first three-pointer at the beginning! Joey high-fived his teammates and retreated, calm as a high-tech robot working independently.

It was the Bulls' turn.

Belinelli came out to catch the ball and shoot, and Joey suddenly came out and successfully interfered with this shot.

Duncan, who blocked Boozer and Noah, grabbed the rebound. Leonard and Parker seemed to have formed"muscle memory". Joey took the basketball and pushed it hard with both hands in front of his chest - the ball rubbed the midfield line and flew to the Bulls' half court over the head of Luol Deng who was about to intercept. The force was so great that Parker, who barely caught the pass, secretly cursed Joey for being"perverted"!

Parker also played a trick at this time, knocking the ball on the bottom edge of the backboard. Leonard, who rushed into the Bulls' paint area with him on the left and right, jumped on one foot, soared into the sky, and slammed the ball into the basket with both hands!

"Violent dunk, from the No. 2 forward Kawhi Leonard of the Silver Gray Army!"

The DJ's screams and roars, combined with the music to stir up the atmosphere, failed to excite the fans at the United Center.

(Bulls fans at the scene: Nonsense! It's not my home team that scored a goal and dunked, why should I be excited?)

Noah returned to the baseline to kick off. At this time, he realized that something was wrong, because the anger caused by Joey's"few words" slowly subsided, which made his mind"clear" for a while - he found that it seemed that this"complete" Spurs could really crush them in terms of hard power?

Did I talk too much?

Before Noah could"reflect" on himself, something went wrong again in this round -

Luol Deng singled out Leonard, and with the help of exquisite rhythm and dribbling, he successfully disrupted the latter's defensive steps, broke through to the free throw line, and was about to shoot a mid-range shot:

""Bang!"

The heavy sound of the ball was heard. Before Luol Deng could react, he had already jumped up, and his hands were suddenly empty.

When he looked back, the ball had already been in Joey's hands.

The latter did not wait for him to react at all, dribbled vigorously, and went straight to the Bulls' half court.

When Belinelli blocked him halfway, Joey directly"made miracles happen with great force". Relying on the 90 strength attribute and the 90 attribute value of control, he used"elbow + shake" to pass Belinelli, and then faced the empty basket and dunked directly.

7:0!

The Western powerhouse with a slow-heating style of play seemed to have"rejuvenated" in the season when Joey joined, and perfectly integrated the"three-second backhand counterattack" into the team's daily tactics.

Joey scored in one minute after the opening.���Five points, breaking the"stereotype" of him in the outside media"

"Hey Tom, what's the visiting team's scoring record at the United Center?"

On the way back to defense, Joey deliberately passed by the Bulls bench and asked with a"sincere" face.

(Note: The visiting team's scoring record at the United Center is Jason Stackhouse's 57 points, which was achieved in a regular season game between the Pistons and the Bulls in 2001. But in fact, this record should be Zhang Dashuai's 67 points and 28 rebounds against the Bulls in ancient times. However, Dashuai's 76ers lost that game, and the statistics and rules at that time were not perfect, so they are not counted in this book.)

Bulls coach Thibodeau and the Bulls players on the bench were stunned for a moment, and instantly realized that they were provoked by the"rookie" in front of them.

Just as they were about to fight back and greet the rookie and his family, they suddenly wanted to... Thinking of the"numerous evil deeds" of the rookie in front of them, they silently swallowed the words that were on their lips.

Only Thibodeau, his gaze towards Joey never changed, open and admiring.

Since the joint tryout at Madison Square Garden in New York last summer, he had taken a liking to this Chicago native kid at first sight. He had suggested that the current Bulls general manager Gail Foreman and co-owner Reinsdorf Jr. trade up to get the draft pick to select Joey.

Originally, Reinsdorf Jr. was ready to give this kid a"draft commitment", but General Manager Foreman's words cancelled the former's decision:

"If we spend a lot of money to select this kid from the Campbell neighborhood, then are you going to let Derek or Rolle give up the starting position for him?"

The Bulls at that time had a regular season MVP superstar and two quasi-All-Star players, as well as a large group of bench bandits. They were almost always a favorite team in the Eastern Conference Finals every year...

There was no need to waste future draft picks and trade up to the top five to select Joey.

But after experiencing the"baptism" of more than half a season, Thibodeau knew that Foreman's short-sightedness and Reinsdorf's vacillation made the Bulls miss an opportunity to create another"Jordan + Pippen" dynasty.

He was also likely to miss the title of"champion coach"...

So he has always had a"special feeling" for Joey.

(Joey: Is it the Miller card on me that is attracting you invisibly? What the hell?)

Joey just provoked the Bulls bench, and Noah on the court took advantage of the pick-and-roll to get a"gap" to cut down.

What a great opportunity!

Noah's eyes gleamed, and he finally got the chance to vent his anger.

Facing the empty basket, Duncan was moved three feet away, and Noah was about to dunk when he got the ball.

The Bulls fans off the court were also full of excitement and anticipation - is the scoring drought finally going to be broken?

At this juncture, a big yellow hand suddenly appeared between the basket and the ball.

How is it possible?

Noah's first reaction was panic.

When did he appear?

The owner of the big hand was Joey who rushed over from the wing to make up for the defense!

Only���As soon as Noah received the ball, Joey dropped Boozer, who was on the wing, and rushed to the basket with a speed and footwork that was completely inconsistent with his height, and jumped up almost at the same time as Noah.——

"boom——"

With a heavy sound, like the sound of knocking on a stone slab, Joey's huge palm covered the basketball half a foot above the basket.

Noah made up his mind and prepared to dunk the basketball into the basket against Joey, but the next second, he was surprised to find that his strength, which he was best at, was just the same as Joey, who was a guard...

No!

When Noah realized that something was wrong, it was too late - the fans in the United Center saw Joey in the air, using his big hand that almost covered half of the ball to"block" Noah's dunk, and then using the remaining strength to overturn the latter in the air!

Just like the"Big Ben" in Detroit overturned the"Great Shark" at the peak of its popularity, the visual impact was full!

"boom……"

Noah fell heavily to the ground. He didn't even have time to react to the severe pain in his body. He looked at the Asian rookie who had just landed in front of him in disbelief.

How could this be possible?!

How could he be so strong? It felt like being hit by a cannonball in the air!!!

Pure power suppression!

Regardless of Noah's terrified look, Joey landed steadily, glanced at him coldly, and then made a very insulting move that shocked everyone in the United States who was watching the game.

He opened his legs and stepped over the fallen Noah!