Chapter 246 The CIC King Is Injured

In the ABC live broadcast booth, Hubie Brown finally commented: "The Knicks complained before the game that they were harassed last night. Looking at their touch today, their shooting rate was just over 30%. It should be true. If it weren't for Feilong's efficiency tonight, High, if not for their strong rebounding, they would have lost the G3 game."

Cook said: "In this game, Feilong scored 20 points in the first quarter and 23 points in the final quarter, including 10 points on 5-for-11 shooting in the two quarters.

In the first and last two quarters, his scoring was basically all about attacking the basket. The Bulls' inside line was too old to stop, allowing Feilong to hit a super high shooting percentage in these two quarters.

Overall, he made a total of 20 of 27 shots, with a shooting percentage of a terrifying 74%. He made 1 of 1 three-pointers and 12 of 17 free throws. He scored 53 points, 15 rebounds, 7 assists, 3 steals, 5 blocks, 3 turnovers and 5 fouls. . He once again broke his personal playoff scoring record. "

Hubby Brown said with a smile: "Jordan also scored 44 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists, with a shooting percentage of 53.9%. Although it is very high, there is a big gap between him and Feilong. Today's victory belongs to the younger Feilong."

Feilong relied on its strong physical advantage and constantly attacked the basket to achieve super high efficiency and win this victory even though the hand was not good. "

Zhao Dong was interviewed on the spot, but he was too tired. He only answered two questions and ended the interview.

An hour later, he appeared at the post-match press conference, and his condition was much better by this time.

"Feilong, now the Knicks are leading 2-1, how many games do you think it will take for the team to win the Eastern Conference Finals?"

Thomas, the reporter accompanying the team, asked.

"We didn't have a good rest last night, and we have two away games ahead. I think this problem needs to be resolved properly, otherwise we will have a very difficult time in the next two away games."

Zhao Dong's answer was not genuine.

"Who do you think instigated those harassing girls?" Thomas immediately asked.

"Who else can it be? Our opponent." Zhao Dong said coldly.

Tonight, his physical fitness was not as good as in the G1 game, but he played harder than in the G1 game. He put more energy into defense and rebounding, so that he could win with difficulty. The most important reason is that he didn't win. Get some rest, your teammates are out of shape.

If his teammates are in normal condition and their shooting percentage can reach over 40%, tonight’s game will not be postponed to the end.

You can win by at least 15 points.

In fact, in addition to offense, in terms of defense and rebounding, his teammates performed very well tonight, and he does not blame his teammates.

Zhao Dong's answer at the press conference was interpreted by the media the next day as an accusation against the Bulls.

Bulls officials responded immediately, claiming that the hotel incident had nothing to do with the Bulls.

This matter could only be left alone, but that night, the Knicks finally had a good sleep.

That night, in the G4 game of the Eastern Conference Finals, the Jazz lost again and tied with the Lakers.

This was beyond the expectations of the media. The media's original speculation was that the Jazz had a clear advantage.

In the end, the media believed that the Jazz consumed too much physical energy in the series with the Sonics.

The media uncovered Zhao Dong's words and believed that the Jazz would be eliminated by the Lakers due to physical reasons in the next series.

O'Neal was so excited that he ran out to be interviewed by the media and said: "The Jazz can't deal with the Knicks at all. It's useless for them to reach the finals. The flying dragon is the nemesis of the black and white evils. The black and white evils will weaken when they see the flying dragon. Yes. Feilong let the mailman go, otherwise the Jazz would not be able to pass the SuperSonics, so we have to rely on us, the Lakers, for the Western Conference to have any hope of winning the championship."

Shark's words angered two groups of people at the same time, Jazz and Bull.

"That kid O'Neal is a fool. I will score 50 points on him next time we meet." Jordan only said this sentence to the media.

But it was not Postman Malone who came forward for the Jazz. Malone refused the media interview. It was John Stockton who accepted the media interview.

He said angrily to the media: "That fool O'Neal is talking nonsense. Carl and I are not afraid of anyone. It was him who made his legs weak when he saw the flying dragon. The flying dragon dunked him, and then he was beaten. He was scared out of his mind. ”

"I didn't, it was the Knicks who beat me up." O'Neal responded aggrievedly.

Under the deliberate instigation of the media, the Jazz and the Lakers started fighting from a distance, and more and more players from the two teams came forward to accuse each other.

On the 26th, the Eastern Conference Finals G4.

This morning, a local media broke the news that Ewing went to the hospital for examination.

"Ewing's injury recurred, and a generation of super centers has officially passed away!"

"The bull is going to collapse!"

"Jordan is retiring!"

This news immediately triggered a stir in the media, and all kinds of news rushed out.

The Knicks were very happy after receiving the news.

"After this game it's three to one, we're going to defeat the Bulls at the United Center." When Zhao Dong faced the media before the game, he said in a very firm tone.

During the adaptive training in the afternoon, his teammate's condition returned to normal, and he was very confident. As long as he performed as well as in the G3 game again, the team would have no problem defeating the Bulls.

As for Ewing's problem, he doesn't care.

On the defensive end, he could guard Ewing who couldn't jump. On the offensive end, his impact was so powerful that Ewing didn't dare to stop him. He didn't care about Ewing at all.

He firmly believes that with the strength of the Knicks, as long as he plays well, has no problems and performs normally, he can win this series.

At eight o'clock, with only half an hour left before the game, the starting lineup was announced.

Knicks: Zhao Dong, Ben Wallace, Oakley, Alan Houston, John Starks.

Bulls: Ewing, Rodman, McGrady, Jordan, Kidd.

"Oh, Ewing is not injured and is still starting?"

“The bull dumped us?”

"No, the Bulls want to dump the Knicks."

"Are the Knicks ready?"

After getting the list, the media started speculating.

"Don't worry about their little tricks. With Ewing, we have beaten the Bulls twice, and we will win this game as well."

In the visiting team's locker room, after learning the news, Zhao Dong stood up and began to mobilize.

In the home team's locker room, Phil Jackson finished laying out the tactics and began to ask the players to meditate with him.

Ewing had ice packs tied to both knees. He did have a problem. Both his left and right knees were swollen and there was water accumulation in them. Some of them were removed, but it did not solve the underlying problem.

The injury occurred again, which made him very disappointed. He thought that if he stayed in the regular season, he could make a big splash in the playoffs and make Zhao Dong and the Knicks look good, but now? It's just that he didn't want to lose the Eastern Conference Finals, so he insisted on playing injured.

At the beginning of the game, Ben won the jump ball and the Knicks attacked.

Zhao Dong held the ball on the outside of the left wing and broke through below the dotted line of the free throw line, attracting double-teams from Rodman and Jordan. At this time, Alan Houston cut inside the basket from the weak side and he immediately passed it over.

Alan Houston caught the ball and made a layup. Ewing didn't jump very much under the basket. He jumped half a foot at most. With a slap, the former was knocked out of the air. He screamed as soon as his feet hit the ground and fell down.

"Damn it, my ankle is sprained!" Zhao Dong cursed.

The referee gave Ewing a hitting foul, and Alan Houston could no longer fight and was helped off the court.

Old Nelson replaced Hu Weidong and the game began.

Hu Weidong took free throws for Houston and made two free throws, and the Bulls attacked.

But this foul was a signal. In the subsequent game, Ewing made great moves against the Knicks players who entered the basket. Even when Oakley entered, he was elbowed over.

Zhao Dong rushed in three times and was beaten twice, and was knocked over by Ewing once.

As a super center, a super giant in the league, the whistle was a little soft on him. Until the fifth minute of the first quarter, the referee's whistle did not blow on him a second time.

Everyone knew that Ewing was desperately trying to make a last ditch effort.

However, the Bulls did not take advantage. In terms of iron and defense, the Knicks are the best team in the league.

The Bulls showed rough defense, and the Knicks immediately strengthened their defense and used almost foul actions to prevent the Bulls from breaking through from the outside.

Even Jordan was knocked down from the air twice by the joint efforts of Zhao Dong and Oakley, and he fell hard.

In the sixth minute, Hu Weidong cut inside the basket and collided with Ewing who was returning to defend the basket. The two fell to the basket together.

"Oh no, Hu Weidong is holding his knees and can't get up." Zhang Lili said in a loss of voice.

"How about it?"

Zhao Dong ran over quickly.

He just saw that when Hu Weidong fell to the ground, his left knee hit the floor.

"I am afraid……"

Hu Weidong's face wrinkled up in pain and he couldn't speak clearly.

"Horse's!"

Zhao Dong gave Ewing a hard look.

Just now, Ewing clearly lost his defensive position, but he forced himself to collide with Hu Weidong when he returned to defense. This was aimed at someone.

He had just hit the basket several times, and actually wanted to knock Ewing down, but Ewing was too cunning. He either moved to the side or backed out of the basket. He failed to find a chance, and he himself was knocked over once.

Now without Hu Weidong and Alan Houston, the back line can only play Charlie Ward and Chris Childs, two guys who lack offensive ability. With the addition of John Starks, the game will be tense. Not easy to fight.

Next, Nelson replaced Charlie Ward. Since there was no offense anyway, he strengthened the defense on the back line.

As for the Bulls, they replaced Ewing first and replaced him with substitute inside man Bill Wennington.

This guy came on the field with a mission. Like Ewing, he used rough moves to attack the Knicks' outside breakthrough attack.

Except for Zhao Dong, who continued to attack the basket. Under the Bulls' rough defense, which injured two defenders, the rest of the Knicks stopped attacking the paint area.

He doesn't have much offensive ability, and he still makes wild shots from outside, but his efficiency is evident.

At the end of the first quarter, at 23:21, the Knicks only led by two points.

The reason why they took the lead was because of Zhao Dong's breakthrough, which did a lot of damage to the Knicks.

He played a full quarter, making 5 of 6 shots, 7 of 8 free throws, and scored 17 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal, 2 blocks, 1 turnover, and 1 foul.

The strong breakthrough ability caused the Bulls to pay five fouls inside in a single quarter.

In the second quarter, Nelson adjusted the lineup and tactics, added Chris Childs, replaced Ben, and let Zhao Dong serve as center, using breakout tactics and fast breaks.

This is an absolutely small lineup, with Oakley the slowest, and the other four, including Zhao Dong, all have guard-level speed.

Opening up the breakout points can reduce the obstacles for Zhao Dong's breakthrough. Fast breaks can disrupt the opponent's rhythm and prevent the opponent's defense from being established in time.

When the players came on the court, Zhang Lili analyzed at this time: "Judging from this lineup, the Knicks gave up Danny Fortson, which means that the team wasted a season on him. At the same time, Billups was also abandoned by Nelson. , replaced Ben Wallace again, the current lineup is basically last season’s lineup, and still missing Ewing and Alan Houston, it’s very difficult!”

Sun Zhenping said: "Zhao Dong plays center, and the Knicks have no one to use the third position. They play two point guards and one shooting guard, all of whom are small."

Bulls offense.

Jordan didn't dare to rush in at this time. In his early days and even at his peak, he focused on breakthroughs. After his comeback, he focused on mid-range shots. With such a fierce situation in the paint today, he was also worried about getting injured, so Breakthroughs are reduced and mid-range jumpers are increased.

Oakley sat under the basket against Bill Wennington.

Zhao Dong was positioned a little outside and didn't care much about Rodman.

On the right wing, Jordan and Cole suddenly started a pick-and-roll tactic when they were running. The former cut inside and the latter cut outside.

John Starks and Childs switched defenses, and Jordan misplaced Childs.

When the pick-and-roll tactic occurred, Zhao Dong immediately moved closer to the right wing. After seeing his teammates switch defenses, he immediately accelerated his movement.

At this time, at the top of the key he had been paying attention to, Kidd passed the ball, and he immediately accelerated and pounced on Jordan.

"What?"

When Jordan was preparing to catch the ball with his left hand, he suddenly saw a big hand cutting into the passing line, and his heart skipped a beat.

"Snapped!"

Zhao Dong stole the ball with one palm, swept past Jordan, made an arc, rushed out of the three-point line, and started to go down quickly.

Kobe moved quickly in front, staring at the charging Zhao Dong. The powerful momentum made his heart tremble, but he still stood there, mentally prepared to be knocked away.

But at this moment, Zhao Dong suddenly made a small change of direction and rushed past him. He instinctively pulled him and was brought down by the huge force.

"Oh, Feilong intercepted the ball, Cole blocked it...changed direction, Cole was rolled over, no whistle was blown, Feilong passed the center line, and Michael caught up..."

The on-site commentator exclaimed and began to explain loudly.

Thanks to Cole's obstruction, Zhao Dong's advance was slowed down and Jordan caught up.

However, at this time, both Childs and Charlie Ward rushed in front of Zhao Dong and Jordan. Zhao Dong immediately passed the ball to Ward who was in the middle. Ward took the ball and went to the basket, and Jordan had to chase Ward.

Ward went to the basket, and Jordan was behind him. He did not force himself, knowing that Zhao Dong must be behind him. He slowed down, pulled to the left, and passed the ball to Zhao Dong with one hand with his left hand.

Zhao Dong rushed in from the left elbow area, took a step forward after receiving the ball, and flew four meters away from the basket.

Under the basket, Jordan saw Zhao Dong's crazy momentum and could only quickly retreat and get out of the way of the basket.

"boom!"

The extremely violent sound of the basket bombing silenced the United Center, followed by the crazy cheers of two thousand away fans.

In the ABC live broadcast booth, Cook roared excitedly: "The one-armed tomahawk dunk after long-distance gliding, the perfect fusion and display of magnificence and violence. This is the charm of the New York Flying Dragon. He can make countless fans excited."

"Feilong, that's it, come on a few more times and defeat them!" Oakley rushed to Zhao Dong and shouted excitedly.

"Tonight, we are going to slaughter the cow!" Zhao Dong shouted sharply at his teammates.

"Butcher the cow! Butcher the cow..."

At the United Center, the Knicks' voice rang out.

"Shh!"

Bulls fans responded with angry boos.

Bulls offense.

Because Zhao Dong was positioned forward, a little below the free throw line, Bulls substitute center Bill Wennington saw an opportunity and immediately entered the basket from the low post on the left wing, stuck Oakley behind him and asked for the ball at the top of the key.

Wennington is 211 centimeters tall and weighs 115 Bulls. He has an absolute mismatch advantage against Oakley. Kidd saw him entering the basket and immediately hoisted the ball in.

Wennington caught the ball, and Zhao Dong had already returned to defense. He wanted to jump up and dunk, but was pulled by Oakley behind him. He didn't jump up, so he had to quickly throw the ball to the basket.

"Snapped!"

Zhao Dong flew up, put the ball on the backboard with one palm, and then grabbed it.

"Beautiful, Zhao Dong sent a big nail!" Sun Zhenping shouted excitedly.

"Is Kidd dizzy? Zhao Dong and Oakley, two top defensive players guarding the paint, dare to pass the ball to a role player?" Zhang Lili laughed.

The Knicks are in the frontcourt, Childs controls the ball.

All pulled apart, Oakley pulled Rodman to the right wing, Zhao Dong held the ball outside the three-point line on the left wing, leaving no one in the low post.

But in this way, the Bulls were very difficult to defend and had to switch defenses. Jordan came to guard Zhao Dong and asked backup center Bill Wennington to switch to the three-point line to guard John Starks.

It was an absolute mismatch, and John Starks easily dropped Wennington and quickly cut inside to the basket.

Then Zhao Dong passed the ball, Starks caught the ball and made a layup, easily scoring a goal.

The Bulls attacked and called a timeout.

"With a small lineup, on the offensive end, Feilong and Oakley are both on the outside. After they are all stretched out, the Bulls are very passive and have no way to defend." Cook shouted.

Hubie Brown immediately analyzed: "The Bulls must change to a smaller lineup, otherwise they can only stay a certain distance, guard against penetrations but not shots, and bet on the Knicks' touch."

After the timeout, the Bulls replaced Bill Wennington, brought on Tracy McGrady, and also played a small lineup. Rodman was the only inside player, and the other four were all outside players.

The Bulls served in the frontcourt, Rodman had no offensive ability, Oakley guarded the basket, and Zhao Dong faced Jordan.

Jordan is better at flanking the right wing attack, leading Zhao Dong to make constant moves on the right wing.

At this time, Kidd held the ball, broke through the paint area from the top of the arc, and burst in with two consecutive changes of direction.

Oakley stepped forward to cover the defense. Kidd pulled to the right, attracting Oakley's defense. At the same time, his dribbling hand shook back, passed the ball behind his back, and flew to the left wing.

"Be careful of back cuts!" Zhang Lili shouted anxiously when he saw it.

"Damn it!"

Oakley quickly looked to his left and saw McGrady getting behind him. He caught the ball and flew up. He had no time to defend.

At this moment, Zhao Dong returned to defense from the right wing, flew up, and hit McGrady's basketball through the basket.

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