One Thousand Nine Hundred and Sixty-Six. The End of the Lord Era

What's great about Sloan is his ability to control injuries. Players like Deron who rely on physical fitness to play have never been injured when he was under his hands. However, Deron arrived with the Nets and was not yet 30 years old. , the injury caused him to fall directly out of the All-Star level, and now he can only play as a substitute in the Mavericks, a bad team.

Boozer suffered a lot of injuries when he first went to the Jazz, but through adjustments to his playing style under the guidance of Sloan and Malone, he played 80 games in the last season after being traded to the Clippers in the 14-15 season. 34 years old.

Looking back at Rivers, Love made it that far in the playoffs for the first time... This was also the second time in his career that he played in the playoffs. In the battle of Tianwangshan in the Eastern Conference Finals, Love fought for rebounds in the paint. He lost strength while playing the ball and fell down, injuring his right elbow joint. He will have to be out for at least two weeks. That is to say, even if the Nets reach the finals, they will basically be reimbursed for the season!

The Nets are without Love, and Larry Sanders is the only one with sufficient game experience in the post. Porzingis was bullied so much by Griffin and Gibson in the playoffs this year! Griffin averaged 25.5 points and 9.5 rebounds in the first four games, and Gibson averaged 11.3 points and 6.7 rebounds per game. When Love couldn't play, Porzingis was directly penetrated by the Clippers' forward!

The Nets were just a little bit close to bringing down the Bulls. However, when Love's injury broke out, it was the Nets themselves that collapsed first!

It’s still a question of allocation of playing time. Rivers has been using the three major insiders since he played the Celtics in the second round. In the Eastern Conference Finals, he didn’t even use other insiders except these three. Someone can be used. He didn't dare to try changes. On Sloan's side, not even a fringe short center like Cristiano Felicio, who was completely unknown to most fans watching the live broadcast except Bulls fans, dared to try it. He was assigned to play about 10 minutes per game to help relieve the pressure on Lopez, while Rivers held the two basic salaries of Justin Hamilton and Scola as substitutes, but they were often hidden in the playoffs.

What confuses fans the most is that sometimes Trevor Booker or Scola played well in the last game, but suddenly had zero playing time in the second game.

No, Love was so tired that he couldn't stand up while grabbing a rebound and was injured. The Nets collapsed!

Porzingis is too young to be a match for Griffin and Gibson. He still needs time to become stronger. Larry Sanders is a purely defensive center... The Nets collapsed!

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On May 30, the Bulls defeated the Nets 111-98 and won the Battle of Tianwangshan. On June 1, the first day of the new month, the Bulls narrowly defeated the Nets 122-119 in an away game, with a big score of 4 Defeat the Nets by 2 and reach the finals for three consecutive years!

God VS Shuangsha reappears!

Evans scored a near-triple-double in Game 6 with 42 points, 8 rebounds, 11 assists and 3 steals, but he was still a little short of a key goal.

Public opinion generally believes that the Nets have done well enough. From being penniless and not even having a draft pick, to now having the strength to compete with the Bulls, they are just short of luck. This luck may not be made up for by chicken soup.

Anyway, Rivers is right to be rotated.

Some fans also feel that it is not easy for Rivers. In the playoffs, he was the kind of head coach who would kill off star players. Even in the regular season, he had such a tendency, otherwise he would not have used McGrady to waste. The Celtics were successful during the period because Pierce and Garnett were both resistant to grass, and even Garnett was injured by Rivers in 2009 and his condition plummeted.

Star players from more than ten years ago used this method. It is normal to play 40 minutes in the playoffs. Perhaps it should also be blamed on the fact that the players are intolerant of grass.

But it is true that he cannot adapt to the rotation method of today's fast-paced era, and he does not dare to easily try to use role players in the playoffs. This is Rivers' personal problem.

However, the Nets still received a lot of expectations. They also had highlights in this year's playoffs. I thought that the Nets' small forwards and shooting guards would suffer a lot when they played the Bulls.

After all, the Bulls have a lot of 3D forwards and swingmen, who are very powerful, but the two rookie contract players Rondae Jefferson and Caris LeVert played very well. When playing with Ariza, McDermott, McAway, Wade...the Nets could once be on par with the Bulls if the forwards and defenders did not fall too far behind in the duel.

The Nets' core is at its peak, the young players are very talented, and the future looks bright.

In just two years, the Nets have reached the point where they can compete with the Bulls as the strongest team in the Eastern Conference, which is not easy. This has been the most difficult time for the Bulls in the Eastern Conference in three seasons.

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"It's the Bulls again... well, it's almost the same. It's always fun to play against two evil teams..."

After watching Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals, Sun Ce felt a little bit regretful that Evans still lost despite his best efforts. He really enjoyed playing against Evans. This little emperor at the point guard position is very worth fighting. opponent.

But with Rose and Griffin as the top two picks, Sun Ce also likes to play against them.

No matter what the reason is, as long as they pass the first round, the opponent the Grizzlies can encounter will definitely be the stronger one in the opponent's group of matchups. For example, if the Jazz defeated the Lakers in the second round, then the Jazz will be the first team to win. One of the two stronger teams in the second round, and the Bulls reach the finals, then the Bulls are the strongest team in the Eastern Conference this year. It's that simple.

Sun Ce was naturally excited to fight against the strongest opponent.

The next day, on the morning of June 2, Sun Ce went to Chicago with the team.

Sun Ce initially wanted to play the Nets because he hadn't played with Evans in the Finals for a long time. The last time was the 76ers in 2012, which formed the ultimate team of Evans, Holiday, Iguodala, and Howard. The defensive lineup that year, also, was to play the Nets, their Grizzlies had home court advantage...

But not against the Bulls.

There is no home field advantage against the Bulls in the finals, and Sun Ce is still not used to it.

The first game of the Finals was on June 5th. When they arrived in Chicago, the Grizzlies did not check into a hotel in the city. They booked a hotel to check in on the night of the 4th. For these two days, owner Robert Pera borrowed a vacation manor owned by his friend. , indoor stadium, private cinema, bar...all available. Except for the bar being blocked and the wine cellar being blocked, other venues can be used at will. There are also a lot of servants, so you can be like a hotel without worrying about other things.

The reason for doing this is that they are afraid of being "retaliated". When the Bulls came to Memphis to play the finals in the past two years, the local fans in Memphis did not make it easy for the Bulls players. The hotel where the Bulls stayed at night was also The strange scene of catching an affair occurred, and the Bulls had to book the hotel for the second night.

It is rare to find such a weird example as the owner of the Bulls. The Bulls are unambiguous when it comes to paying taxes. As long as they don't pay the super luxury tax, it's fine. But when it comes to "small money", the owner of the Bulls is very stingy. The Bulls' home team locker room is The worst thing about the entire NBA is that the last time the United Center was renovated was in 2007. It has been 10 years and it has not been properly renovated. Other arenas are usually renovated every five years, which is as old as Oracle Arena. Arenas are usually renovated every three years. The United Center has been in use longer than the Oracle Arena. It is 23 years old and should have been renovated long ago. However, if the security inspection is passed, their boss is unwilling to spend money, although the quality is indeed Okay, but from this "little thing", it can be seen that the owner of the Bulls is indeed weird.

The finals do not include a hotel, which is rare in the NBA.

After advancing to the finals, the Grizzlies took a good three days of rest and rested for another night in Chicago before starting preparations on the 3rd.

However, Sun Ce's training has not fallen behind. He knows that this is the smallest advantage they have faced against any opponent in the playoffs in three seasons. If he hadn't been in good condition, the Jazz might have delayed the Western Conference Finals even longer. Even if he wins, it is estimated that it will take about six games. In the first game, he directly beats most of the opponent's players and loses their confidence. At least it makes most of the opponent's players feel the gap and deepens the opponent's idea that "it doesn't matter if they lose". Only by passing the test so smoothly can he create more rest time for his teammates.

Otherwise, if the Grizzlies are dragged to about 6 games, there will really be no advantage at all.

The Bulls are at the end of their game, so why not the Grizzlies?

Although Paul George's shoulder injury requires surgery to recover, two more days of rest to reduce the pressure on the shoulder may make Paul George in better condition. The defense will not be tight, but a good rest will at least allow him to have more strength when counterattacking. Better physical strength.

Klay Thompson has been resting for more than half a month, and his condition is hard to say. Instead of rushing out to play the game, it is better to practice for a few more days.

But when there is no advantage in the paint and Giang's condition is unknown after his comeback, and the main players on the outside are also injured, his Sun's condition is the key to whether the team can win!

On the other side, after playing in the Eastern Conference Finals, the Bulls returned to Chicago, rested for a night, and entered preparations on the 3rd.

The preparation for the day was very easy, there was no load training, it was all simple training, running tactics, discussing tactics, studying and discussing the problems with the Grizzlies' double 3D and center position, and seeing how to deal with the Grizzlies.

Indeed, they Bulls have a chance this year! After the Grizzlies have shown overwhelming dominance for two consecutive years, the only remaining dominance of the Grizzlies is Sun Ce. It’s not that they think Sun Ce is easy to deal with, but that the Grizzlies in the previous two years have The Bears are too good.

Especially the Grizzlies in the 2014-15 season, which had 16 wins and 0 losses in the playoffs. They had a strong starter, a strong bench, and a good run-in. The Grizzlies last season were also invincible, with a strong starter and weaker benches, but their overall strength was The strongest team in the league, last season's Warriors were even worse.

This year, the Grizzlies are missing Randolph, and Tony Allen is obviously no longer suitable to play in the NBA. The main substitutes on the outside are two rookies, Brogdon and Jaylen Brown, and the inside is not as comprehensive as before.

There are two areas where the Grizzlies are strongest this year. One is Sun Ce, and the other is chemical reaction.

When Paul George was in the Western Conference Finals, he was obviously in bad shape. On the offensive end, he couldn't make much contribution other than counterattacks, cuts and second passes. However, the tacit understanding between the main players was so good that Paul George would be in trouble when his shots were inaccurate. Everyone else knows how to adjust the playing style, and the cooperation is still excellent.

The Bulls are afraid of the Grizzlies on these two points.

As for the rest, Sloan on the Bulls side asserted that the Grizzlies had their weakest year in three years! Add in injuries and this is their best chance.

At the end of the day's preparation, Rose came to the physical therapy room to apply ice.

Don't look at Sloan's dismissal of the overall strength of the Grizzlies when discussing tactics, and emphasized that the Grizzlies are not as strong as in previous years... Rose paid more attention to another aspect that Sloan said. ——Sun Ce’s power!

Yes, Rose thinks Sloan is right. Over the years, several main players of the Grizzlies are too tired. Gobert will not suffer in the playoffs. Aldridge has no ability to lead the team. Most of the time, he plays a role of icing on the cake. It is difficult for him to save the team. Klay Thompson and Paul George have played in the finals for the fifth time in 6 years. Excessive fatigue has caused injuries, and the substitutes are far inferior to their Bulls... But! It is the Grizzlies who made it to the finals, not other strong teams in the West. For this reason, the Grizzlies cannot be weak!

Among them, the one that Rose fears the most is Sun Ce.

This opponent is amazing! Even if he has an MVP-level teammate like Griffin, it is difficult to match Sun Ce.

In addition, the Grizzlies are troubled by physical strength, and so are their Bulls? In terms of strength, even if the Nets had all their players, the Bulls should have had a strength advantage. But when they played against each other, before Love was injured, the Bulls had no advantage at all. Every game was tense. Of course, physical strength is also part of strength, and it is indeed part of strength. They did not have an advantage in physical strength when facing the Grizzlies.

Still the same question, Sun Ce!

In the past 10 games of the Grizzlies, Sun Ce played the full game in 6 games! In the past 10 games, Sun Ce played an average of 46 minutes per game!

He knew that this was just the coaching staff's statement to boost morale. After all, they lost badly in the finals in the past two years.

And the Bulls really need these things to boost morale. Even if they beat the Grizzlies once in the regular season, Rose could feel that when the Grizzlies reached the finals again, the atmosphere in their team was greatly affected. At one point, they had the idea of ​​"not wanting to win the Eastern Conference Finals". Fortunately, he held a player meeting and changed his teammates' ideas, so that he could seize the opportunity of Love's injury and lead the team to the finals for three consecutive years.

But just as Sloan said, this is the year they have a real chance to win the championship in three years! Even if they have big physical problems, the other side has much bigger problems than them. At least the main lineup of the Bulls is healthy and the lineup is deep. After all, they have two top-paid players, and they are all top-paid before the salary cap skyrocketed. Unlike the Grizzlies, there are 4 top-paid players before the salary cap skyrocketed. Their salary is not much lower than that of the Grizzlies. They are all just below the luxury tax threshold. After paying high luxury taxes for two consecutive years, they guarantee that they will not continue to pay luxury taxes in the third year to avoid triggering super luxury taxes, which means that they have more money to spend on role players.

Rose and Griffin are very clear that this is the last year of the "flying style" of their No. 1 draft duo. Sloan has discussed with them that this summer, they will be guided to change their style of play from physical fitness to floor flow. This is not just a change in the style of play of the two of them, but also a change in the team's lineup structure. The whole team has to change to adapt to their style of play. After all, they are 29 and 28 years old, and their athletic ability has begun to decline since their peak, and Griffin is more obvious. A change in play is imperative.

And the change in play is good from the starting point, but the result is unknown. After all, change does not necessarily mean success! And now, their play still has a chance to succeed, so they have to fight! Because the change in play is imperative, last summer spent 24 million to sign Wade, but only signed for one year. After signing Wade, the renewals with Ariza and others who have bird rights are mostly one year, which means that they are ready for change. The Bulls still have a long-term vision.

Rose also wants to be a player who can play for 20 years, and so does Griffin. So now, in the last year of his stable strength before the change in his playing style, Rose wants to win the championship!

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On the one hand, he wants to create a dynasty, and on the other hand, he wants to win the championship and snipe the dynasty. Both have strong ambitions and are trying to adjust to the best state they can, preparing for three consecutive finals battles.

After the Bulls entered the finals, the media also hyped the topic of "fateful duel".

In the past, Evans and Rose, who met in the Eastern Conference playoffs for many consecutive years, were hyped as a fateful duel, and even this Eastern Conference Finals was still hyped, but as soon as the Eastern Conference Finals ended, the media "forgot" the fateful duel between Rose and Evans, and instead hyped the fateful duel between Sun Ce and the No. 1 pick duo.

Fortunately, Griffin became the third player to win the regular season MVP since 2009, otherwise Griffin would be expelled from the "No. 1 pick" again.

Griffin is also innocent. As far as the draft was concerned, any team that got the No. 1 pick would have chosen Griffin. Oklahoma City traded Ibaka, Jeff Green, and the No. 3 pick to the Clippers for the No. 1 pick, but the Clippers refused. The Grizzlies also wanted to choose Griffin... but there was a Sun Ce in the same class, so there was nothing they could do.

If it weren't for this MVP, Griffin would have to face the annual humiliation of the 2009 rookie re-ranking. Even if he was only "passively" selected as the No. 1 pick, after winning the MVP, he finally became a "legitimate" No. 1 pick, which was really not easy.

In addition to this, there is another topic that made the "ticket rush" of this finals extremely crazy - the last finals of the Lords era!

Chinese fans began to use Sun Ce's new nickname - Thanos.

Many people in the United States don't know that the word "Thanos" means "Thanos", just like many Chinese fans don't know that the word "Little Man" is not Kobe's nickname in the United States. The American media translated "Thanos" into "Destroyer", which means destroyer and destroyer. In the propaganda that the NBA is about to pass the "Lord Era" of Sun Ce's deification and enter the "Destroyer Era", the direction of hype is different. The mainstream public opinion is that Sun Ce has begun to destroy the hegemony of world basketball. The basketball atmosphere in many countries and regions in Europe and Asia has become more intense because of Sun Ce's success. More talented children want to devote themselves to basketball. Even ordinary people spend more time on basketball training, and more talented players are more likely to appear.

And this is undoubtedly a huge destruction to the basketball hegemony of the United States. Coincidentally, this coincides with the translation of Sun Ce's new nickname to the United States. After Sun Ce monopolizes the title of the God of Basketball, if he further widens his lead over Jordan, when the God of Basketball does not belong to the United States, the enthusiasm for basketball in other countries will inevitably increase further! The pattern of the basketball world will be completely broken!

This is undoubtedly a good thing for the development of basketball, just like table tennis and badminton, which should have been the most convenient and popular sports for all people in the world, are gradually becoming more and more negative. The dominance of one country does hinder the development of this sport, and other countries will not play with you! The promotion of a sport often starts from the top of the country to be successfully popularized. This is the same for any country, just like the national football team. The top leaders in the country like football, and the national football team still lives a good life, even if they are bad.

Although Sun Ce never expected that playing basketball would involve the hegemony of the United States... but it's pretty cool!

The greater the ability, the greater the responsibility. Sun Ce has no other skills, he is just a basketball player, but he can influence some things and has a positive role in promoting the development of basketball. He will definitely be more motivated.

In addition, this finals is meaningful, and it is of extraordinary significance at the moment.

If the Bulls ended the Grizzlies' two consecutive championships and did not let Sun Ce win the fifth championship immediately, even if Sun Ce was ahead of Jordan in other aspects, it would be difficult for him to surpass Jordan immediately. He could only continue to be shoulder to shoulder with Jordan, and the Bulls could still maintain the glory of having the God of Basketball.

Although it is only a matter of time for Sun Ce, who is only 27 years old, to surpass Jordan, it is obviously very important for Bulls fans to personally push back the time for Sun Ce to surpass him!

If Sun Ce wants to truly become the unique God of Basketball, the most direct way is to create a dynasty, otherwise he can only challenge the number of championships... Maybe after creating a dynasty, there will still be Bulls fans who are dissatisfied before winning the sixth championship, but as long as there is a dynasty, it is useless for Bulls fans to be dissatisfied!

Under the conditions of media hype and indeed hype, the significance of this finals was hyped by the media to be incomparable! Although the Grizzlies will establish a dynasty if they win the finals this time, this is enough to excite the fans, and the enthusiasm of the fans is already very high. Even the Lakers fans support the Grizzlies. After all, Jordan has been in that position for nearly 20 years, and it is time to change people. When someone who can surpass Jordan appears, all non-Jordan and non-Bulls fans are excited. If no one can surpass Jordan forever, that situation will make the fans feel desperate. Although Sun Ce is stronger than Jordan, if someone stronger can appear, there is a possibility that someone stronger will appear. For fans, this is definitely better than Jordan never being surpassed!

The feedback of Avengers 3 is very good. It has been a long time since such a popular movie with a "positive camp" wiped out has appeared. The filming of Avengers 4 has begun preparations after receiving positive feedback on the premiere day. All the actors participating in the film will be assembled at the end of the month. It is still the same. The shots with Sun Ce will be shot first. The director team of Avengers 3 is not worried at all about Sun Ce's preparation for the role. Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson, Chris Evans... these old actors with excellent acting skills can surpass them in acting and aura after Sun Ce enters the role state.

First act with Sun Ce, and others can get into the state by taking advantage of the pressure of acting with Sun Ce. This is the idea of ​​the director team of Avengers 3, although it was just because Sun Ce didn't have time to shoot for too long at the beginning.

Therefore, during the period when Avengers 3 was released, basketball fans were all teasing - singers said that Sun Ce was born to be a singer, and film directors said that Sun Ce was born to be a film and television star, and it was Sun Ce who initially involved in those industries and received such evaluations, but in terms of basketball, Sun Ce was not wanted by any team at the beginning!

Sure enough, Sun Ce's talent for basketball is the worst among all his talents.

Since the filming of the movie is about to start, Disney is preparing to stir up some popularity first, so Sun Ce was forced to ask the Bulls for tickets.

Originally, Sun Ce thought that asking for more than a dozen tickets was too much. The Bulls boss has always been stingy in these aspects, but he didn't expect that the other party would give it so readily! Sun Ce was very puzzled. Has the Bulls boss changed his temper?

Anyway, he saved a lot of money, and it was a lot of money. Even if he bought the original price tickets from the Bulls, a dozen front-row tickets would cost more than 400,000 yuan. It would be even more incredible to find scalpers. The front-row tickets for the Bulls' home games were sold in small quantities, and most of them were given away. For example, the former US President Saint Spear finally had time to watch the finals in full, and he asked for tickets from both the Bulls and the Grizzlies.

Having saved a lot of money, Sun Ce was a little happy...

The two days of preparation passed quickly. The two teams had played against each other too many times and knew each other too well. Although the Bulls had Wade, the overall style of play remained unchanged. Pick-and-roll was the foundation. Sun Ce felt that the biggest purpose of the Bulls signing Wade was not how much Wade could improve them, but to allow Rose to get more rest time. This season, Rose only played 32 minutes per game, and Griffin only played 35 minutes per game. Wade, Lopez Jr., and Gibson's pick-and-roll were the reason for the Bulls' strong rotation lineup, continuing the starting lineup's style of play, and Wade was mostly a fake starter...

The preparation was very targeted. It was hard to say whether it was effective or not. Anyway, we knew how to defend, but it was just a matter of whether we could do it.

Soon, on June 5th, after the morning preparation, we rested in the afternoon, and after warming up in the evening, the finals would begin.

Looking at the activation list tonight, he, Sun, Brogdon, Klay Thompson, Carter, Paul George, Jaylen Brown, Aldridge, Yi Jianlian, JaMychal Green, David West, Gobert, Dieng, Tony Allen... the lineup looks very complete.

The teammates have more or less injuries or physical problems. Klay Thompson and Dieng haven't played for more than half a month, and their game status is unknown... But at least the lineup is complete!

On the other side, at the home team training ground, Rose and Griffin wanted to curse-why there were players missing when playing against Curry and Durant, Conley and Butler, but when playing against their Bulls, all the players were complete?

Fortunately, their Bulls lineup is also complete.

Rose looked at his teammates on the activation list tonight.

They are the two evils, Wade, Ariza, Lopez Jr., McDermott, Mirotic, Trevor Booker, Gibson, McCaw, Bobby Portis, Jerian Grant, Payne.

With a strong army and ambiguous positions, each position can have three players rotating, among which there are a lot of players with good forward and guard defense!

For the Bulls, this year is the best chance to win the championship, with home advantage and good health; for the Grizzlies, it is a chance to create a dynasty that they are determined to win.

Both sides are full of fighting spirit!

Around 5 pm, the two teams started warming up separately, and at 7:30 pm, the players of both teams entered the court!

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“Chairman Yao, you are so free. How do you have so much time to come out and watch the game?”

“The World Cup is scheduled for 2019, which will be staggered with the World Cup next year. There is no qualifier this year, only the Asian Cup. We don’t have much problem. If you and Yi Lian don’t play, we should be able to enter the top 4. It’s OK to enter the top 4. We can participate in the qualifiers next year. If we can get the championship or runner-up, we don’t have to play in the qualifiers. In fact, we can also play in the play-offs if we are the 5th…”

Listening to Yao Ming’s slightly sad words, Sun Ce didn’t know what to say. At present, there is a lack of young players in China, and Yao Ming dared to make the decision not to recruit Yi Jianlian, and he was under great pressure. Indeed, let alone Sun Ce, the gap between Yi Jianlian and his teammates in the national team is too huge. One is the starting player of a weak NBA team and the rotation player of a strong team, and the others are all in the NBA summer league… They are all at a difficult level. Let Yi Jianlian participate in those low-level games, and the ball and shooting rights will definitely be on Yi Jianlian. Yi Jianlian will be tired, and it will not be good for the growth of others.

Thanks to the results of the past few world wars, Yao Ming was under less pressure to make this decision, and he was ready to fight on two fronts. He recruited 30 players and divided them into two teams to participate in the Basketball Asia Cup and the invitational tournament with Eastern European countries. In the case of the difficulty of extending the league schedule and slow progress, the national team's games were increased first, so that those young players with potential and emerging in the CBA could get more training.

While Sun Ce and Yao Ming were chatting, the MVP award ceremony was taking place on the court.

The Bulls also tried their best to boost morale. After Griffin won the MVP, Griffin discussed with the coaching staff and Rose and decided not to hold the MVP award ceremony in the second round, but wait until the finals! By using the MVP trophy, the enthusiasm of the fans on the scene was boosted, and the morale of the whole team was boosted.

Sun Ce admired Griffin very much. He trained hard, played with passion, and was so courageous in this regard. If the Bulls did not make it to the finals, Griffin's operation would definitely become a laughing stock.

But they did it!

However, Griffin's move can only boost the morale of the Bulls players and make the fans more enthusiastic, but it has almost no impact on the Grizzlies players.

MVP Award... Do you know about 5 MVPs in 7 years?

With the Bulls doing their best to boost morale and confidence, at 7:58 pm, the starting lineups of both teams came on the court!

Sun Ce, Klay Thompson, Paul George, Aldridge, Gobert, the Grizzlies' five-man team regarded by many fans as the "strongest starting lineup in history" started together again after nearly three weeks!

On the Bulls side, Rose, Wade, Ariza, Griffin, and Lopez are all famous stars. Even Lopez is expected to get an annual salary of more than 15 million US dollars during the offseason.

In this era of skyrocketing salaries, if he had not wanted to stay with the Bulls and try to win the championship again, and relive the wonderful feeling of winning the championship with the Grizzlies, he could have accepted the tens of millions of dollars in annual salary offered by the Lakers last summer. However, with averages of 8.6 points, 8.8 rebounds, 0.6 steals and 1.6 blocks per game this season, he is estimated to get 80 million.

Looking at the new-age basketball god on the other side who seemed to only want to play well in the basketball field and didn't care about the status of the boss at all, Rose felt a little bitter in his heart - I have already begun to consider transforming to the floor flow, and you are still a teenager...

Why does Rose want to fight to the end whenever there is a chance?

It's because the guy on the other side is too strong. It's okay to be strong. Although theoretically, 28 years old is the peak time of athletic ability and technology, generally speaking, 25 to 26 years old is the peak time of athletic ability. It's just that at the age of 28 and 29, it is still at the peak of athletic ability, but compared with 25 and 26 years old, it must have declined. Rose is now at the tail end of his athletic ability and is ready to transform, but Sun Ce, Rose was horrified to find that Sun Ce's athletic ability seems to be still improving! He actually won the dunk contest this year! It's simply unfair.

Rose doesn't believe the media and those so-called experts who say that Sun Ce's peak period will be over after 30 years old and he will become an ordinary superstar, so he wants to seize every opportunity, and every time there is an opportunity, he will fight to the end!

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At 8pm, the first game of the finals between the Grizzlies and the Bulls began.

This time, the Bulls took the initiative!

Don’t mention it, Klay Thompson and Diang came back from a long break and started directly. The strength shown by the Grizzlies at the beginning was not as good as when they were not there! Klay Thompson made 0 of 4 three-pointers in the first quarter…

But Coach Hollins insisted on letting the two play more. There were many things to consider. First, the two had to reintegrate into the team, which was very smooth, especially Klay Thompson. His ability to run according to the position of his teammates and the movement of the ball was still excellent. Second, the two needed to find their form. Diang’s footwork on the defensive end was obviously affected, and Klay Thompson could not make open shots, so he needed to shoot more in the game, which was difficult to achieve through training.

Also, if Klay Thompson plays less, Brogdon, Carter, Jaylen Brown, the three old and young substitutes, will have to play longer, and the pressure will be on the substitutes. Paul George is already suffering from injuries, and it will be more difficult to play; in the interior, Gobert is also suffering from physical problems, Aldridge has a hard time dealing with Griffin, and Diang is a very important substitute...

One or two games can still transfer pressure, but the opponent is much stronger than the Jazz. Once you choose to transfer pressure, it is likely to fall into a vicious circle, and Klay Thompson and Diang will be slower to find their form again... It is better to let the two play more from the beginning. In order to avoid injuries again, the Grizzlies followed the tactics for most of the first game.

In this regard, Sun Ce and others also gave the most firm support to Coach Hollins. After so many finals, they have already learned what it means to be united. Even if it is wrong, since the decision has been made, everyone will work together, not to mention that such a strategy will not be wrong no matter how you think about it.

As for the Bulls, they just finished the Eastern Conference Finals on the 1st. They had less rest time than the Grizzlies, but they also had less time without playing games. They entered the team state earlier. The Grizzlies were suppressed from the beginning tonight.

Finally, at the end of the third quarter, Sun Ce used the physical potion and scored 13 points in a row with high and low post back-to-back jump shots or hook shots. He once overtook the score by one point, 79 to 78, but in the last quarter, the Bulls, who performed better overall, regained the lead again, and when Sun Ce tried to fight again, they used the strategy of double-teaming without the ball, double-teaming with the ball + close distance and blocking under the basket to curb Sun Ce's point...

In the end, relying on Rose's 23 points and 8 assists, Griffin's 18 points and 14 rebounds, Lopez's 12 points and 10 rebounds, Wade's 14 points and 4 assists... The Bulls narrowly defeated the Grizzlies 105 to 99 and won their first victory in the finals!

When the final whistle sounded, Rose heard the crazy cheers of the fans and saw some old fans in tears... Rose couldn't help but have tears in his eyes. The players who played for the Bulls in the previous two seasons also had the same expression.

It's too difficult! It's really too difficult! Although it's just one game, the Bulls have never defeated the Grizzlies in the playoffs in their history. They were swept in both finals!

This time, the ice was finally broken! This is the first time in the history of the Bulls to beat the Grizzlies in the playoffs! Although, it's just one game!

Sun Ce, who scored 37 points, 13 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 blocks and 2 steals, felt a little regretful. If he had made more accurate shots in the last quarter, they would have had a chance to win.

But there was no way, the opponent's defense was too fierce, and every ball was fought for. When Gibson saved the ball, he jumped into the cameraman's group and his eyebrow was broken, but he helped the Bulls to get back the backcourt ball that was touched by Trevor Booker when he grabbed the rebound, preventing the Grizzlies from getting another offensive opportunity...

Wade led the substitute lineup to play the advantage, the starting lineup fought hard against Sun Ce, and everyone went all out... The Bulls relied on every ball to care about the details, and every offense and defense was done with all their strength. The Bulls were able to turn the situation around after Sun Ce played a 13-4 shock wave in 5 rounds in the third quarter.

In addition, the coaching staff worked hard to enhance the confidence of the players, Griffin risked becoming a laughing stock and declared that he would receive the MVP trophy in the finals to boost the morale of the whole team... and so on, the Bulls made enough preparations for this victory, and even made a lot of "redundant" preparations.

Finally, after so much effort, they finally defeated the Grizzlies!

This is a qualitative change from zero to one!

If the Bulls didn't win this game, all the preparations they made before might have backfired. Morale collapse is a small matter, and the most terrible thing is the loss of confidence.

But they did it! They finally won a game against the Grizzlies. Once there is one, there will be two! And they won the first game. The confidence of the Bulls players soared again!

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