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Chapter 551 I want to award the FMVP in advance this time
After the first game, the king got three days to rest.

Su Yang officially signed the document, authorizing the four major departments of marketing, media, marketing, and logistics to start preparations for the parade-related activities. At that time, all celebrities who have a connection with the king, from Robertson to Mike Bibby, will be invited to participate.

It must be done in a special way.

Chris Granger, the commercial director, hesitated to ask, should he keep a low profile and wait until the score is 3-1 before notifying those celebrities. Although he didn't say that they might be overturned, he thought in his heart that the Bulls were not that weak and would resistance.

Su Yang denied it on the spot in the office, and asked the staff who followed the documentary to keep the video.

Anyway, so confident.

After a day of madness, the media and fans calmed down and carefully analyzed the reasons why the Bulls lost so badly.

ESPN felt that the previous move of the Thunder caused a lot of discussion in the league, so they simply invited Nelson, Paul Silas, Doc Rivers, George Karl, Hubie Brown, Mike D'Antoni, Steve Clifford, Ever Lee Johnson, a total of eight coaches, held a round table meeting, referring to the video analysis, and suggested how to deal with the Bulls.

The eight coaches expressed their opinions.

There are proposals to strengthen Anthony and Rose heads-up, some proposals to boldly use Mirotic, and some proposals to use zone defense.

But none of the various proposals can solve a core problem, that is, the Kings seldom have a certain player hold the ball for a long time, which makes the Bulls' defensive strategy almost useless. Curry rarely touches the ball for 33 points. Clips have little effect.

Old Nelson, as Curry's former coach, said happily: "As early as when Su Yang coached the Thunder and I coached the Warriors, I knew that Su Yang especially liked to use Curry, and Curry's biggest weakness is that he is prone to inconsistencies in a high confrontation state. Stable, but Su Yang matched Curry with an all-star lineup, no team can focus on Curry, unless they plan to lose 40 points..."

Tricks turned into compliments.

Roundtables are somewhat difficult to maintain.

The root cause of the Bulls' loss, the eight coaches know very well, is that the lineup gap is too large, and there is no way to beat them.

In fact, the Bulls are relatively strong in starting the league. Barrett, Gasol, and Anthony are three regular-season All-Stars. Rose is the MVP who returned from injury. , quite powerful.

So when we made predictions at the beginning, there would be so many experts who were optimistic about the Bulls, but when they met the Kings, it seemed that they couldn't play.

The King's defense, especially Green and Antetokounmpo, are really the two best defensive players, too top.

At the end of the round table, Paul Silas lamented: "A few days ago, I communicated with Mike Brown by email, and he said that Su Yang had a theory that 'the masters of Texas Hold'em must learn to give up the ace', and he said that the king's lineup is more like a straight flush. , and the Bulls' lineup is like five big scattered cards. Some functions on the offensive end overlap, and they also encountered the King's super defense..."

Paul Silas commented, George Karl and others continued to speak, why Anthony is really strong in singles but the linkage team attributes are poor, why Butler and Rose are strong in breakthrough but three-point deviation, and why Noah has no mid-range and long-range threats …

Mike D'Antoni made up the final knife: "Honestly speaking, the King's third lineup is better than many teams' starting lineup. Although Jokic's personal data is not impressive enough, he has already shown super IQ. Grant and Whiteside's defense Well done...”

The promotion meeting held for the bull has virtually turned into criticizing the bull and praising the king, and the style of painting has jumped thousands of miles.

ESPN was so angry that it ended the live broadcast early.

But after the show was broadcast, the fans responded very well.

The fans went a long way, and finally came to a conclusion: the Bulls have no unique skills. Anthony, Rose, and Butler are all strong, but not so strong that the Kings will make targeted defenses because of some of their three styles of play. Go to the ban position.

Unlike Curry's three-pointer.

It's not like Harden's drawing fouls either.

Or LeBron's breakthrough.

On the other hand, the Bulls, because Curry runs without the ball, requires a lot of defensive attention, and it is easy to have defensive loopholes.

In addition, Thibodeau, as the head coach, is not good at guiding the offense. The regular season crushing is okay, but the playoffs are difficult.

Su Yang was startled when he saw the ESPN program discussing with the fans.

I thought to myself, if the Bulls players and coaching staff saw it, how could they bear it, the overwhelming criticism and ridicule.

As far as Anthony has been supported by all members, seeing those comments is basically puncturing the emperor's new clothes.

Among the various debates,
At [-]:[-] p.m. on June [-]th, the second game of the finals between the Kings and the Bulls continued at the Sleep Train Arena in Saskatchewan.

The Bulls started with a clear offensive routine, focusing on pick-and-roll linkages such as Rose and Gasol. Butler, Anthony, and Noah have all become tool men, and their energy is mainly used on the defensive end. Brother and LaVine.

The effect of that kind of operation is quite good. Although the offensive efficiency is still not too high, the Bulls' super defense is reflected.

Antetokounmpo and LaVine were average in efficiency. After the first quarter, the Kings only led by 6 points, mainly Green hit three three-pointers.

Green has nothing to worry about.

The Bulls choose to relax, and he makes the shot.

Just the pursuit of big contracts requires data.

The game entered the second quarter, the Kings lineup was crushed, and the advantage was established in the substitute duel stage, leading by 12 points at halftime.

Turner shot crazy.

Taking turns to eat Dunleavy and Butler alone, the Bulls' tough defense is useless to him, after all, the height and muscles are there.

Curry only scored 2 points in the second quarter. Under the strict defense of the Bulls, it was more difficult to catch the ball.

Throughout the first half, Curry only scored 7 points.

If there is no change in the second half, it will be very unfavorable for the FMVP selection, after all, it did not respond to the high-intensity defense.

Go back to the locker room at halftime.

Su Yang took the initiative to ask everyone to think of ways to create opportunities for Curry, but Curry refused without hesitation, and said: "A lead of 12 points is not much. Our first goal should be to win the championship. Don't take risks because of me." Risk, honor belongs to the team..."

With that statement, the king and the generals were quite moved.

When the game started in the third quarter, the Kings pulled down their offensive and defensive capabilities to the fullest, leading the Bulls 31 to 18 in a single quarter.

A 25-point lead heading into the fourth quarter.

Even the bulls did not give up resistance.

The game still becomes garbage time.

After the whole game, the Kings won 125 to 102 and led the Bulls 2 to 0 in the finals. The casinos froze betting.

Curry scored 27 points and 7 assists, while Green scored a team-high 31 points and was interviewed again after the game.

For the Bulls, Gasol scored 20 rebounds, Anthony scored 28 points, and Butler had only 9 points in a sluggish performance.

The team flew overnight to Chicago.

Su Yang woke up at noon and saw some media reports: This is the most boring finals in NBA history, even more boring than the Spurs swept the Cavaliers 07-4 in 0, the Bulls have not reached the level of competing with the Kings at all, and the East has no LeBron participates in the finals, and other teams entering the finals are almost free. LeBron returns to the Cavaliers. The Eastern Division needs you.

It was also said before that it might break the finals ratings record, and the Kings 2-0 became the most boring finals.

Su Yang laughed on the spot.

Then I saw news reports: Many Cavaliers fans gathered outside LeBron's villa in Cleveland, holding signs and banners, shouting with loudspeakers, hoping that LeBron can jump out of the contract and return to the Cavaliers, so that everything can be done again.

After reading the news, Su Yang informed Chris Granger to print Curry's FMVP-related merchandise in advance. Don't worry about knowing. If necessary, you can step on the sewing machine yourself. The list will be made by Chinese merchants. higher.

Granger joked: "Issuing the FMVP trophy in advance is easy to bring bad luck, just like the 04 Lakers..."

Su Yang replied: "Just do it, this time I just want to present the FMVP trophy in advance, no one will do it!"

The next day, June [-]th.

The third game of the finals between the Kings and the Bulls started at the United Center Arena, and the famous Michael Jordan was present to express his support.

After four quarters of hard work, the Kings beat the Bulls 117-107.

库里再次遭到严防死守，全场23投9中，三分9投2中，拿到21分9助攻3抢断。而考辛斯发挥出色，全场27投13中，加1个三分和10罚9中，拿到30分10篮板。

With such data, the suspense of FMVP is renewed.

Su Yang didn't think much about it, but the news that Noah was injured and might miss the fourth game, aroused the desire to sweep the Bulls 4-0 and create a complete victory in the playoffs. After all, it is a historical record. It must be rushed.

(End of this chapter)