Super Legendary Superstar

There are no weak teams in the playoffs!

In fact, there are no weak teams in the entire NBA. The Golden State Warriors achieved a record of 73 wins and 9 losses, but lost to 9 completely different teams. Among these 9 teams, only the Spurs were the best. A strong team that can compete with the Warriors for the championship this season, they can lose nearly 20 points against the Lakers.

The NBA has also been pursuing balance, such as allowing weaker teams to give priority to high-ranking potential stars, setting up salary caps, and allowing teams with no money to have their own living space, etc.

James has not yet started his trip to Miami. The phenomenon of league superstars teaming up has not yet happened. There is no super team like the Golden State Warriors in the 16-17 season. There is not much difference in strength between the teams, let alone the ability to enter. Teams in the playoffs cannot be underestimated.

Sun Zhuo, Howard and other young players couldn't wait to get back the place they played in the last game and let the Bulls get out of the way and fight again, but they never thought about the consequences if the pressure failed.

On the court, Sun Zhuo was still very excited. He once again drove to the basket, caused a foul on his opponent, and scored 2+1, which once again made the entire scene cheer.

Sun Zhuo's desire to win this game can probably be seen even by people who don't understand football. If this was just an inconsequential regular season game, the Bulls might have given up when their opponents wanted to win so much. , but this is the playoffs. Every game in the playoffs is never just a single game, but an entire series. The Bulls players know that Sun Zhuo does not want to win the current game at all, but wants to win. Throughout the series, it was precisely because he vowed to capture the Bulls and win this series that Sun Zhuo was so aggressive in this game.

Sun Zhuo and the Magic were so strong and wanted to turn this second game into a simple and no-suspense game. The Bulls players felt slighted and insulted, and a few fires were ignited in everyone's hearts.

"Cheer up, if this continues, you don't have to play in the second half!" Bulls coach Skiles also kept reminding the young players that they can lose the second game, but they can't be punched to death. Resistance, such a loss is humiliating and inexperienced.

It's just that the Bulls really don't have a superstar, otherwise someone would have stepped forward to respond to Sun Zhuo.

Even so, the Bulls jointly stopped Sun Zhuo. With only 3 and a half minutes left in the second quarter, Sun Zhuo slipped from the baseline and made an air cut for a layup. The three Bulls jointly blocked the ball. In the end, the Bulls forcibly kept the ball. Then, the Bulls immediately launched a fast break!

Ben Gordon is extremely fast and wants to get to the Magic basket as soon as possible, but Nelson has the mentality to make up for his mistakes. His speed is not weaker than Ben Gordon's and he keeps staring at him to prevent him from succeeding.

What is surprising is that the other Bulls players, Nocioni who is 2.01 meters tall, and Macri Allen who is 2.08 meters tall, are also as fast as lightning, and the other Magic defensive players can't keep up at all!

Finally, Ben Gordon passed to Nocioni who followed up. After receiving the ball, Nocioni dunked directly with both hands to complete the fast break.

"Okay!" All the Bulls players in the Bulls dugout stood up and cheered for their teammates on the court. Although they were all off the court at the moment, they felt the same as the five teammates on the court and couldn't wait to fight back.

Immediately afterwards, the Magic's attack failed, and Nocioni was in the same position as Sun Zhuo before, sliding down the baseline and getting to the basket for a dunk. Not only that, but also caused a foul on Howard who was covering the defense.

"Beautiful!" Bulls players cheered in unison again.

Coach Hill, who has always been worried in his heart, looked a little serious and said secretly: "Andres Nocioni, this guy had conflicts with Sun during the Olympics. He is also the one who can't tolerate Sun the most. Sun's Single defense is not good enough, he may have an explosion in this game."

"Guys who like to steal backdoors." Sun Zhuo glanced at Nocioni and already knew that this was Nocioni's specialty.

Nocioni roared angrily after dunking successfully, and turned around to see Sun Zhuo. Nocioni was once beaten by Sun Zhuo in the regular season. Since then, he did not dare to speak when he met Sun Zhuo, but today, he He spoke again: "You can't win, we will win two games in a row at your home court!"

"You can give it a try and see if you can stand up and beat me." Sun Zhuo said with some contempt. If Nocioni wanted to be the superstar of this team and stand up to compete with Sun Zhuo, Sun Zhuo would naturally be dismissive.

After Nocioni chased for several points, the point difference was narrowed again, which also stimulated Sun Zhuo. Sun Zhuo once again tried his best to narrow the point difference to double digits at the end of the half. , and at this time, Sun Zhuo's half-time score had already reached 23 points. If he can maintain this state in the second half, I am afraid he will score 50+ points in this playoffs.

During halftime, Bulls coach Skiles yelled at the top of his lungs, not to reprimand the players for not doing well, but to let them understand the significance of this game. The Bulls are a playoff team. , To maintain the reputation of a playoff team, if they are defeated just by their opponents, how can they tell the people of Chicago that they participate in the playoffs to compete for the championship?

The Magic's coach Hill was a little hesitant. He knew that Sun Zhuo and the team played too hastily, but the key is that this is the guarantee for the team to win now. They are eager, excited, and fierce. If they are allowed to calm down suddenly, I'm afraid they will I don't know how to fight.

"May God bless them to keep winning like this." Coach Hill prayed silently.

But sometimes, praying doesn't work. It doesn't matter whether you are a believer or whether you pray sincerely. Sometimes, "there is an arrangement in the dark." If the game will be lost, then God may think that Sun Zhuo The Magic are not in a good position to win right now.

In the second half, Sun Zhuo wanted to continue to pursue the Bulls like he did in the first half, directly opening the point difference to 20 points, and then settle the game in three quarters, making the game lose suspense early and completing a 1:1 draw.

However, the Bulls were a completely different team in the second half!

Kirk Hinrich suddenly exploded with three-pointers from the outside. In this quarter, he made 3 of 5 three-pointers. As a result, the point difference not only did not widen, but got closer!

Not only that, Chandler has also become a rebounding monster. As long as there is a missed shot on the court, Chandler will basically control the rebounds. Howard can't even grab Chandler's rebounds in the frontcourt. A very important thing in basketball games, there is a saying that "those who can control the rebounds can win the game." Under such circumstances, the Magic were tied!

"Damn, how could this happen?" Sun Zhuo has been working hard from the beginning until now. He has already scored 30 points. He thought that the advantage would become more and more obvious, but he did not expect that in the crucial third quarter, he was tied again!

The efforts in these three quarters seemed not to defeat them, but to maintain a stalemate with them.

"We forced our opponent to become a strong team." Coach Hill stood on the sidelines and sighed. "The Bulls were not that strong originally, but under our strong pressure, they were forced to counterattack like this. Originally, they were not that strong. In the second game at home, the away team will not play in this state. They are satisfied after winning one game. They have a good chance to win this game, but they are not so nakedly pointing guns at each other. Instead of targeting their heads, they should boil the frog in warm water and let them slowly lose the game without any psychological fluctuations. Sun was too impatient."

Coach Hill can only lament that although he is already a very qualified coach, he is not majestic enough in the team. He is not like Pat Riley or Popovich who can suppress star players. coach, it is thanks to Sun Zhuo's magic that he has achieved a good record this season. Coach Hill relies on Sun Zhuo to become the best coach. Therefore, it is Sun Zhuo who controls the rhythm and style of the game. , not what Coach Hill asked for.

On the court, after tying the score, the Bulls' momentum increased greatly. Everyone was excited and they quickly overtook the Magic!

"Oh my God, the Bulls have come back! Are they going to win two games in a row on the road? Are they so strong?"

"It's really frustrating. Sun has played so well and yet he has to lose? How is this possible? Sun's teammates are too bad, right?"

Magic fans were also worried at this time, but they could only be regarded as spectators who did not know the truth and did not know where the Magic lost.

Sun Zhuo didn't want his efforts in the three quarters to go to waste, and he didn't want the Bulls to win two games in a row. He could only rely on bugs to score again. Sun Zhuo's scoring was still unstoppable, but at this time, the Magic became the one chasing points. One, one can imagine how much transformation the Bulls have completed in these three quarters.

Off the court, Coach Hill also said silently: "There is no turning back when you shoot. Go ahead, Sun. Just fight like this. If you can win like this, you are a great player comparable to Michael Jordan. If you can't win, just be a great player." Learn a lesson.”

Facts have proved that Sun Zhuo is not strong enough to hold up the entire court by himself. As far as his current ability is concerned, his dunks are not as good as peak Carter, layups are far inferior to peak Jordan, three-pointers are far inferior to peak Curry, mid-range shots, and rebounds , blocking, defense, not to mention the strongest players in history, there are many people in the current league who are worse than Sun Zhuo.

And Sun Zhuo's bug cannot be used all the time, but the Bulls' team offense is always running and getting better and better.

By the fourth quarter, the Magic, who had been eager to win from the first minute of the game, began to tire.

Sun Zhuo's condition became worse and worse, and Howard committed five fouls. As a result, the game completely lost suspense in the last two minutes.

Magic, defeated again!

The Bulls' Nocioni scored 27 points, Ben Gordon 19 points, Kirk Hinrich 18 points, Malik Allen 16 points, Chandler 8 points and 16 rebounds. They forced the Magic to make 19 turnovers throughout the game, showing a team that Absolutely strong and balanced style of a strong team.

"We won, we won two games in a row!" After the game, Hinrich was extremely excited. He never expected to win two games in a row on the road.

According to the NBA, winning on the road is called "stealing". The home team should be the winning side. The away team should feel lucky if they can win one game, let alone two consecutive wins. The Magic are still the team with the better record, and the Bulls can be regarded as a weak victory over the strong.

The Magic players were all depressed, as were the Magic fans at the scene, but they still believed in Sun Zhuo and the others, who were still cheering them on when they walked back to the locker room.

It's 0:2, and the Bulls are still playing at home. No matter how you look at it, the Magic are in danger.

Back in the locker room, Coach Hill also knew that the players must be feeling depressed and negative, so he tried his best to say some words of encouragement. After all, in his opinion, 0:2 was not considered no chance. The Magic could make a comeback, but if they wanted to make a comeback, , Sun Zhuo had to play smarter.

"Sun, do you have time later? Come to my house tonight and I can ask my wife to cook you something you like." Coach Hill tried to invite Sun Zhuo to his home and talk to him. , if you want to change Sun Zhuo, you won't be able to tell him directly. With Sun Zhuo's pride and current mood, he may not listen. In fact, Coach Hill doesn't know what to do. The age gap between him and Sun Zhuo is too big. , I have never been able to find a common language, and there is no communication in private life.

Sun Zhuo is in a bad mood, not only because the team is now in trouble at 0:2. With Sun Zhuo's confidence and ability, he will not fall into despair now. He still has the confidence to lead the team to a comeback. What really makes him frustrated is that the defeat It is difficult for a small Bulls team to be like this. Even if they make a comeback in the end and advance to the second round, how can they compete with the Miami Heat and Detroit Pistons? How to compete with the Mavericks and Spurs in the Western Conference?

Sun Zhuo's goal is the championship, but now he clearly realizes that the current Magic is not a championship team at all, and he is inevitably a little disappointed.

Regarding Coach Hill's invitation, Sun Zhuo replied: "Coach, if you have any instructions, I will accompany you on the court later. Sorry, I want to go to bed early tonight, so I won't disturb you at your home. "

Coach Hill was a little disappointed. He wanted to take this opportunity to help Sun Zhuo grow and build a relationship with Sun Zhuo, but Sun Zhuo didn't want to talk to Hill when he needed someone to talk to most.

Hill stood up, walked out of the locker room, and quietly called Lakers coach Phil Jackson.

"Brian Hill? Oh, old man, I'm so surprised that you called me. I still remember that we are two years apart, and our birthdays are only two days apart. The first time we met seemed to be twenty or thirty years ago. Is something going on?" Although Phil Jackson and Coach Hill have no personal relationship, they have been in this circle for many years and still value their friends in the same period.

"I'm sorry to bother you. It's mainly about Eric Sun. We just lost the second game. I want to tell him something in a friend's way, but Sun doesn't feel that there is too much to do with me. Let’s talk, I know he has always respected you in his heart, so I want to learn some lessons from you.” Coach Hill said bluntly.

Phil Jackson laughed twice. Although Sun Zhuo and Zen Master worked together for a short time, they did have a good relationship. Phil Jackson said: "You also know that I am a person who always refuses to get too close to players. There is some relationship." It just comes naturally and it really can’t be replicated.”

The implication of Zen Master's words was to show that he was more charming than Hill. Hill then said: "Then can you do me a favor? Give him a call tonight and point out his current problem. He is alone for the first time this season." He leads the team and doesn't know how to use his abilities to control the game. It's time for him to learn this. You just think of it as doing something you didn't have time to do when Sun Zhuo was a Laker."

"Oh, no, no, Coach Hill, I am now the coach of the Lakers, and he is a player of the Magic. We may still meet in the finals. How can I help you? However, this kind of thing does not necessarily come from a person he respects. The coach said that Sun has a strong ability to understand, and you can ask the people around him to help you with some reminders and hints." The Zen master immediately rejected Hill, but made a suggestion to Hill.

"People around you?" Coach Hill hung up the phone and did think of one candidate, Carey Mulligan.

Hill had met Kerry and knew that she and Sun Zhuo would be a couple even if they were not a couple. Kerry was at the scene at this moment. Hill walked out of the locker room and wanted to go back to the stadium to find her. Unexpectedly, Kerry Rui stood at the entrance of the tunnel.

"Hey, Coach Hill, are you here to see me? How is Sun?" Kerry saw Hill walking towards him, waved again, and asked proactively.

The audience was still leaving the field in large numbers and there were many people. Coach Hill asked Kerry: "Do you have time now?"

Kerry nodded.

"Great, let's go out and find a place now and chat while eating." Hill said excitedly.

Kerry was stunned for a moment and asked, "I'm sorry, what did you ask just now?"

"I asked if you had time."

"No."