I'm really strong in basketball

It's really not Nelson who disgusts the Bulls.

But the young lineup of the Bulls is full of impact and is good at attacking the inside.

Therefore, Chandler, who has better rim protection, will be more useful than Pachulia in this round.

In addition, in the first round of the playoffs, Hinrich averaged 21.2 points, 3.7 rebounds, 5.8 assists and 2 steals per game and was the Bulls' leading scorer.

Hinrich is 193cm tall and is much larger than White Chocolate. White Chocolate will definitely suffer in the matchup.

Therefore, Nelson asked Ariza to serve as the number one position to restrict Hinrich.

In this way, the four players on the Knicks team became Chandler, Thomas, Liu He, and Ariza.

With such a lineup, Crawford's deficiencies on the defensive end can be absorbed by his teammates, making him more suitable as a starter.

You see, even though he was only facing the "incomplete version" of the Bulls, Nelson still did his homework.

The legendary coach shows such a serious attitude, which player below dares to relax?
The game begins.

Chandler relied on his excellent unit physical fitness to win the jump ball.

The Knicks attack first.

Chandler, Thomas, Liu He, and Ariza directly pulled away, allowing Crawford to attack with the ball.

Facing Ben Gordon, who was only 193cm tall, Crawford dribbled the ball under his crotch continuously and then pulled it up.

He just used his height advantage to beat Ben Gordon.

Swish!
2: 0.

On the basketball court, height is always the number one talent.

As the second position, Ben Gordon has a strong impact, is good at shooting, and has strong key ball ability.

However, his height of 193cm determines that he will definitely suffer on the defensive end. Most of the second positions are taller than him.

This is why the Bulls let him play as the sixth man.

However, tonight, the Bulls were short of major generals due to injuries and had to ask Ben Gordon to step up.

Bulls attack.

Hinrich attacked with the ball, but encountered Ariza's death entanglement.

Ariza was like a piece of brown candy, clinging to Hinrich, making Hinrich particularly uncomfortable.

Under Ariza's interference, Hinrich's first shot missed the basket.

Bang!

Chandler jumped high and struggled to protect the rebound.

The Knicks attack.

Crawford continued to attack with the ball, and after breaking through, he made a pull-up jumper and shot his old boss directly in front of Ben Gordon.

Ben Gordon struggled to interfere, but the interference he could provide was limited.

Swish!
4: 0.

The Bulls counterattacked.

Hinrich continued to try to attack, but he hit another iron under Ariza's desperate defense.

In fact, Hinrich has never been known for his scoring ability.

The reason why they were able to average 21.2 points per game in the first round was because the Celtics' number one position was too weak and had no defensive ability at all.

Hinrich relied on his physical advantage to produce an extraordinary performance.

In fact, Hinrich is an all-around No. [-] position, able to organize, break through, shoot, and defend...

However, omnipotence means omnipotence. You can do everything, but you are not proficient in everything.

Tonight, faced with Nelson's attack, Hinrich's scoring ability was suddenly not enough.

The Knicks protected the rebound and immediately launched a defensive counterattack. Liu He pushed past Hinrich and scored a layup.

Swish!
6: 0.

Seeing the point difference widening, Hinrich did not continue to force the shot, but passed the ball to Ben Gordon.

Gordon suddenly started, squeezing past Crawford like a meteor and entering the paint.

Liu He immediately retracted and attacked Gordon.

However, Gordon's speed exceeded Liu He's expectation, and Liu He failed to catch up.

Gordon rushed directly into the penalty area.

But at this moment, a huge figure stood in front of Gordon.

The sky over Gordon was...dark.

Chandler jumped up high, his huge palms like black curtains covering the sky, issuing a stern warning... No flying here!
Snapped!
Bloody hat.

Chandler slapped Ben Gordon with a bloody hat, which made him dizzy.

"Roar!"

After completing the block, Chandler looked up to the sky and roared, and the roar shook the entire arena.

The Knicks launched a defensive counterattack, and Liu He deliberately gave Crawford the ball to score 2 more points.

"Roar!"

Crawford, who finished scoring, also roared loudly.

Don't think Crawford is easy to bully just because he has a gentle personality. Everyone has a temper.

The loss of being abandoned by the Bulls last summer still lingers in Crawford's heart.

Once, the Bulls regarded Crawford as Jordan's successor, but Crawford failed to perform and the Bulls immediately abandoned him.

Jordan retired, but the Bulls system has never been able to get over Jordan's glory.

Once a rookie appears that is even remotely similar to Jordan, the Bulls will go crazy for it.

But once the rookie's performance is unsatisfactory, the Bulls will immediately lose patience and trade in a hurry.

They are always eager to get the next Jordan, but they forget that guys like Jordan are hard to come by, and it is not so easy to meet the second one.

Because of "Jordan disease", the Bulls' system has made many mindless transactions in recent years.

This is true for both Crawford and Chandler.

Tonight, the performances of Crawford and Chandler were so dazzling that the Bulls coaching staff almost couldn't open their eyes and felt like their throats were being strangled, making it almost impossible to breathe.

The Bulls attacked, Ben Gordon took a shot from the outside and hit a three-pointer, finally breaking the embarrassment of not scoring for the Bulls.

Swish!
8: 3.

However, looking back, Crawford faced Ben Gordon and immediately responded with a three-pointer.

Swish!
11: 3.

Crawford's neurosurgery switch activated.

Soon, Crawford stole Hinrich again in the defensive round, rushed to the frontcourt, and dunked with one arm raised to the sky.

boom!
13: 3.

Crawford tonight is Jordan!

Seeing Crawford's performance, the Bulls system became more and more breathless.

Bulls attack.

Ben Gordon broke through the emergency stop and made a jump shot within one step of the three-point line.

Swish!
13: 5.

Ben Gordon scored 5 points in a row. This guy can really play.

Back, Crawford attacks.

The Bulls began to adopt a double-attack strategy against Crawford.

Crawford didn't stick to the ball and quickly distributed the ball.

Ariza caught the ball and Harrington rushed over to cover.

Ariza then passed the ball to Liu He.

Liu He faced Davis, who was defending, and stuffed the ball toward the basket.

Chandler caught the ball, took off and completed a dunk.

boom!
15: 5.

"Nice pass! Liu He!"

Devin George caught up with Liu He and congratulated with a smile.

Liu He was stunned.

Man, we are rivals!

Although we were teammates last season, we were also in direct competition and never good friends.

What are you doing?

"Okay!"

Reaching out to avoid hitting the smiling man, Liu He shrugged, responded, and then turned around to defend himself.

Behind him, Devin George smiled broadly.

As Liu He's former teammate, he knows Liu He's strength very well.Especially the enraged Liu He was omnipotent.

So George thought again and again and came up with a way to defend Liu He.

That is, every time Liu He performs well, he immediately goes up to congratulate him. "Nice pass!"

"Beautiful shot!"

Instead of provoking Liu He.

In this way, Liu He had no reason to be angry and could not get angry.

"I'm really a genius!"

Devin George praised his wit and deeply despised those who deliberately provoke Liu He.

James Posey, Garnett, Peja, Rasheed Wallace...all were beaten by Liu He.

look at yourself...

Fortunately, Liu He didn't know what George was thinking, otherwise he would have praised him: You are really smart!
End of first quarter, 35:22.

The Knicks have built a huge point differential.

In the second quarter, the Knicks' powerful bench came on the scene, which made the Bulls even more desperate.

At halftime, 69:48.

The Knicks already led by 21 points.

Nelson was about to continue exerting his strength and beat his opponent to death completely.

Old man Jerry West came over.

"Don, enough is enough, don't beat the Bulls too badly."

West advised.

Old Nelson frowned. No one likes to be disturbed by others when working, especially a legendary coach of Old Nelson's level.

Seeing that Nelson was unhappy, West had to explain: "Just think of it as helping me with my work. If you use Jamal and Tyson to beat the Bulls so badly, the Bulls will definitely hate me and don't do it again in the future." It’s difficult to make a deal with them. There aren’t many people like the Bulls in the entire league, and missing one would be a huge loss!”

After hearing this, Old Nelson felt much relieved.

Team transactions are also related to him.

The stronger the team's lineup, the easier it will be for Nelson to coach.

Nelson himself will benefit from this.

Thinking of this, Old Nelson nodded in agreement: "Indeed, there are not many swindlers like the Bulls, so we must cherish them!"

Bulls Institutional Team:…

Is this horse riding a human language?
In the second half, Nelson began to control the score and also controlled the playing time of Crawford and Chandler.

Even so, with their crushing strength, the Knicks easily defeated the remnant Bulls.

In the end, the Knicks defeated the Bulls 127:113.

克劳福德砍下全场最高的32分5篮板4助攻2抢断，其中三分球8投5中，三分球命中率高达62.5%。

钱德勒则是9投6中，罚球5中3，砍下15分15篮板2抢断5盖帽，投篮命中率66.7%。

队友火力全开，刘河把更多的精力放在了防守端，全场只得了16分6篮板5助攻3抢断1盖帽。

This is the first time Liu He has not scored more than 20 points in the playoffs this season.

After the game, discerning fans discovered Devin George's unusual behavior. Every time Liu He played a wonderful performance, George would definitely smile and congratulate him.

"Hey, why is this guy George here to play ball? He is obviously Liu He's personal cheerleading team!"

"Playing like this makes him a traitor! The Bulls should fire George."

"Didn't you realize that George played very smart? What's the benefit of irritating Liu He and seeking death? On the contrary, George played like this, but Liu He's score plummeted. In this game, Liu He scored 16 points. It’s all thanks to George!”

"..."

Fans were stunned when they heard these remarks.

"So instead of blaming George, the Bulls should praise him?"

"Of course! Do the Bulls want a mean-mouthed George to anger Liu He and score 50 points?"

"The Bulls will be completely defeated before Liu He plays. If Liu He plays seriously, the Bulls can go home and go fishing."

……

This is just a blip during the series.

In fact, when the first game is over, the entire series is over.

No one thought the scrappy Bulls could beat the Knicks.

In the second game, the Knicks continued to defeat the Bulls 102:89, with a score of 2-0.

这一场，刘河继续划水，全场得到18分5篮板7助攻1抢断1盖帽。

Game [-], back to Chicago.

The Bulls took advantage of their home court advantage and fought back with all their strength.

With the home field advantage, they fought tooth and nail on defense, and coupled with the referee's home whistle, they once took the lead in the first half.

43: 49.

The Bulls led by 6 points entering the second half.

This gave Chicago fans hope.

However, in the third quarter, Liu He stood up and scored 22 points in a single quarter, leading the Knicks to come back from defeat and overtake the score.

In the final fourth quarter, Liu He scored 13 points again, completely killing the game.

In the whole game, Liu He scored 47 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal, defeating the Bulls alone.

The Knicks defeated the Bulls 99:90.

The big score was 3 to 0.

Only then did everyone realize that Liu He really didn't contribute in the first two games.

This is not a joke, this is reality.

When the team needs it, Liu He can step up.When the team doesn't need it, Liu He concentrates on defense...

This guy is so scary!

This terrifying scoring ability.

Liu He, who is 206cm, will be out of position when playing at the third position.

The few No. [-] positions who don't suffer from height disadvantage are slow on their feet and cannot keep up with Liu He's running position.

This is……

Those who are faster than you are not taller than you.

Those who are taller than you are not as fast as you.

Liu He always has an advantage, but always a mismatch.

In the fourth game, the Bulls resisted to the death, but faced with a huge gap in strength, they were ultimately defeated.

108: 91.

The Knicks swept the Bulls 4-0 and became the first to advance to the conference finals.

Now, what they need to wait for is the winner of the battle between the Pistons and the Heat.

The other three groups of opponents are still fighting, but the Knicks are already flat.

The idle New York media stepped forward and disclosed a number of records, adding points to the "King of New York" Liu He in the competition for MVP and DPOY.

"Winning 24 consecutive games in the playoffs is unprecedented."

Last season with the Lakers, Liu He won 16 consecutive games in the playoffs.

This season, the Knicks first swept the Nets and then the Bulls, with their winning streak reaching 24 games.

Only three players in NBA history have accomplished this.

In addition to Liu He, the other two are Malone and Payton.

"Worst record in career, 61 wins and 22 losses."

Last season, the Lakers had 73 wins and 9 losses.

This season, the Knicks are 61-21.

Liu He has only played two seasons, with 134 wins and 30 losses, with a winning rate of 81.7%.

Ranked second, third, and fourth are the GDP combinations.

Ginobili 72.1%, Duncan 71.9%, Parker 71.1%...

Everyone knows that the core of GDP is D...Tim Duncan.

In addition, Josh Howard's winning rate is 67.1%.

What Liu He, Duncan, and Howard have in common is that they all come from Wake Forest University.

Fans suddenly realized how powerful the Wake Forest Demon Deacons are.

Produced by the Devils, it must be a quality product.

And this also provides a boost to Chris Paul, who is about to participate in the draft in the summer.

Paul, who comes from the Demon Deacons, was originally a favorite in the draft, but now he has indirectly received more attention due to the exaggeration of the New York media.

"Worst playoff record in career, conference finals!"

And this worst record may continue to improve.

(End of this chapter)