NBA: This flower path is a bit strong.

The continuous battles in the playoffs are a big test for the players' physical energy reserves.

Especially in this year's playoffs, the four existing teams are exhausted in the series!

The Jazz and Mosaic teams in the West fought for 6 games, and the Black and White Duo finally defeated the Mosaic trio 4:2, winning the Western Conference championship and securing a spot in the finals!

In the Eastern Conference, the Bulls and the Raptors are in a head-to-head battle, also fighting for 5 games. Currently, the Raptors have the match point with a big score of 3:2.

Time quietly came to May 5th, and the venue was still the Toronto SkyTeam Arena.

Here, thousands of local fans wear red and green, looking forward to their team winning the Eastern Conference championship at home and advancing to the finals!

From the beginning of the game warm-up, the fans' cheers never stopped.

The Raptors players also cheered up and prepared for the game.

From here, we can see the benefits of being young and strong!

If nothing else, the recovery speed is amazing.

Although it is impossible to recover to peak physical fitness in just two days, it is at least better than those old guys on the Bulls.

Of course, there are some off-field reasons as well.

I heard that in the past two days, fans in Toronto spontaneously organized and formed a [Noise Group], honking horns and shouting all night outside the hotel where the Bulls were staying.

This is still considered to be a martial ethics.

Some unsportsmanlike fans even tried to bribe the hotel chef to add some seasoning to the food eaten by the Bulls players.

In the end, the hotel chef refused righteously, and the Bulls team escaped a disaster.

However, the other players dodged it, but the [Old Rogue] was hit!

It’s not a dietary problem, but a severe cold caused by a viral infection, accompanied by vomiting and diarrhea caused by gastrointestinal discomfort!

I heard that the fever reached as high as 41°C in two days, but I don’t know if it’s true or not.

News from journalists and the media is pervasive, and they are always able to obtain first-hand information from both teams through various channels.

Look, when the Raptors players in training learned this explosive news, they were gloating.

However, Coach Deng strictly controls the players' diet. Except for the food prepared by designated personnel, other food is not allowed to appear on the players' table. He also prohibits the players from going out for meals or dinners.

Hanamichi also didn't expect that the severe cold that "Old Rogue" was supposed to catch in the finals actually appeared in the Eastern Conference Finals in advance!

Take advantage of his illness and kill him!

This is a good opportunity to end this series in one go.

In this regard, Hanamichi did not feel that he had won unfairly or felt embarrassed.

Due to physical limitations and reasons, Michael's performance in this game was not as good as in the previous game.

The Raptors took the lead from the start.

Among them, Hanamichi was the most active, as if he had been injected with chicken blood, and his performance was extremely brutal on both offense and defense.

He first stepped forward on the offensive end, screened each other with Stoudemire, and hit a mid-range shot.

Then on the defensive end, he rushed to the three-point line and blocked Steve Kerr's shot.

The entire Bulls' offense stagnated because of Hanamichi's activeness.

It has to be said that Phil Jackson is still very capable as a famous coach.

When Michael was in poor form and the team's offense was hindered, he decisively chose to strengthen the inside defense and re-select the offensive spearhead.

I don’t know what he said to Pi Er during the timeout.

The latter, after his comeback, was like someone who had taken stimulants, full of energy.

He even took the initiative to shoulder the main scoring responsibility of the Bulls.

The team's lack of firepower was once made up in the second quarter.

The reason why Pi Er is so excited is naturally because of the extra money!

Phil Jackson only slightly revealed that the management was preparing to renew his contract with him in advance and sign a big contract.

Pi Er was so excited that he felt like he was going to a KTV to dance.

But at the same time, Phil Jackson also said that the team management wanted to see a better performance from Pierce in this game to prove that he deserves this big contract extension in advance!

Pi Er said no problem!

So in the second quarter he took on a lot of big data with 16 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists!

However, this move by Pierce only kept the Bulls' score closely behind the Raptors, preventing them from being left too far behind.

At the end of the first half, the score was 51:43, with the Raptors leading by 8 points.

Judging from the halftime scores, the main players of both teams more or less had their team's scores reduced due to physical reasons.

What Hua Dao regretted most was that he missed the buzzer-beating jump shot at halftime, otherwise, entering the second half with a double-digit deficit would have put the Bulls under even greater pressure!

They are now like a taut string, and may collapse at any time due to being unable to withstand the pressure.

At present, it seems that the Qiaopi combination is struggling to keep things going.

In the first half, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored 22 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists, which is a normal full-game statistic.

As for [Old Rogue], he managed to get 40 points despite having a high fever of 12° and playing on and off and taking constant rest.

In the live broadcast room, the commentator Ma Fu was amazed:

"Today's game was totally unexpected!"

"Michael, who was supposed to be the protagonist, actually semi-withdrew from this duel."

"Scottie Pippen took the lead and fought the Raptors for half the game!"

Bill Walton responded quickly:

"He has the ability. He is the lowest paid high-performance player in the league, bar none!"

"only……"

Comrade Zhang Heli took over Bill Walton's words and said with high spirits:

"It's just that the Raptors have the right time, right place and right people!"

The so-called right time means the time for a battle every two days!

If the two teams were given more time to rest, perhaps this game would have been another fierce battle.

The geographical advantage refers to the Raptors' home-court advantage.

Man and nature refer to Michael's virus cold, and the normal things happen.

Since ancient times, it has been a very morale-boosting thing for heroes to drag their crippled bodies into battle.

But it could also be a sad song!

At the beginning of the second half, the Raptors played even more brutally.

一度打出了6：0和10：3的小高潮，两队分差都快奔20去了。

Pierre's offensive efficiency is also gradually declining.

At this time, [Old Rogue] completed a fadeaway jump shot under pressure.

He then shook off Das and Doug Christie and forced a dunk over Ben Wallace, making a [2+1].

This "old and seriously injured" No. 1 basketball player seems to be telling his existence in this way.

"coming!"

"As long as we can withstand his last burst of energy, we will win!"

Hua Dao used the term "last gasp" very impolitely to calm his teammates' emotions.

As I said, at this point in the playoffs, the nerves of the players on both teams are extremely tense, and the slightest error may become the last straw that breaks the camel's back.

A trapped beast's fight cannot last long.

As time passed, the Bulls finally shed their last drop of blood.

Michael did not replicate the game in which he had a severe cold. He had a brief moment in the third quarter, scoring 13 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists. After scoring 25 points in the whole game, he had used up the last bit of energy in his body and was sent directly to the hospital after leaving the court.

There was no other way. After three quarters of intermittent treatment and care, the accompanying team doctor finally concluded that if the patient was not sent to the hospital, even worse consequences might occur.

By then, no one will be able to take on this responsibility, including Michael himself!

You have to know that he is not just one person, but a business team. The investors behind him, also known as the financial sponsors, and the vested interests will never allow Michael to act alone in this matter.

The departure of the "Old Rogue" also completely shattered the Bulls' last bit of spirit.

Just like the Western Conference Finals, the Eastern Conference also ended this series with a score of 6:4 after a fierce battle of 2 games.

The new king - the Toronto Raptors are on the throne!