Guard With a Knife

On the night after Labor Day in 2010, the first Eastern Conference semifinal game between the Chicago Bulls and the Boston Celtics was played at the North Shore Gardens.

The game was broadcast live across the United States by NBC and TNT, and Time Warner and other TV stations also carried out regional simulcasts.

Plus... broadcasts from other parts of the world.

It is conservatively estimated that the audience of this game will exceed 500 million people.

This is a rare number, and it is also a data that symbolizes that the NBA is moving towards another level of influence.

Before the official start of the game, the anchor of TNT praised David Stern affectionately for his contribution to the globalization of the NBA. Now more and more voices are proving that David Stern, who single-handedly made the NBA a benchmark for the commercial league The Jewish lawyer will leave his position as league president after three decades in the last two years. His successor has also been announced... Adam Silver!

"Silver will never be able to advance the NBA to another level. David Stern has done things to the extreme." Earl Johnson emphasized: "It seems that the NBA will never have the next Michael Jordan."

His words caused Charles Barkley to refute: "I think there are many good stars in the new generation, and the NBA's talent pool has always been abundant. No one can tell that the next Michael will definitely not appear!"

Sir Barkley has never been cold to the god of basketball, perhaps because he has been suppressed by Mr. Jordan throughout his career. Anyway...he really didn't like to deify Michael. For example, when the hostess asked him if Michael Jordan was handsome and charming, he answered very frankly: If Jordan was just a plumber, no one would say he is handsome!

And his answer made Kenny Smith take the opportunity to tease him: "Hey, Earl, don't discuss this topic with this fanatical Duke fan. Mr. Charles must think that Snoopy Doo can become the next Jordan."

he said with a laugh.

Charles Barkley kept a straight face, serious: "Why not? Snoopy has brought more attention to the league than any current player, and the vast Asian market has been activated because of his arrival. Also, look Look at those girls and housewives who don't care about the NBA at all. They even fight in public because of the release of the Duke II Christmas special. Without Snoopy, you will never see Britney wearing a bull The jersey and Snoopy's exclusive signature trendy shoes walk on the red carpet...Michael Jordan can't do this, the most he can do is let those women who covet his wealth keep rubbing their chests on his shoulders in the bar..."

Barkley talked more and more vigorously.

The stars of their generation had a lot of resentment towards Michael Jordan.

And when Kenny Smith continued to tease him, the game was about to begin.

The roar of Kevin Garnett on the big screen became the opening prologue.

All the fans at North Shore Garden were uproarious because of this, they shouted the player's name.

Huge waves of sound echoed one after another in this arena built in 1995.

When the DJ at the scene called out the names of the five starting players with a roaring voice, the cheers and roars instantly turned into boos.

Because the away team players played.

Joakim Noah received almost as many boos and insults as Snoopy because of his verbal performance last night.

But he didn't seem to take it seriously at all, and even deliberately extended his middle finger when jumping the ball... Crack!

Joakim Noah easily defeated Perkins, and the basketball fell into Snoopy's hands.

The five starters Boston sent were Raja Rondo, Ray Allen, Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett and Patrick Perkins.

This lineup has gone through numerous tests since its formation in 2007, and the tacit understanding between offense and defense has reached perfection!

In contrast, Chicago sent a brand new lineup tonight. Snoopy stood at the point guard position, and the players with him were Luol Deng, James Johnson, Joakim Noah and Eddie Curry. .

This lineup has no other characteristics, it is just!

On the first goal of the game, Snoopy launched an offensive from the top of the three-point arc. He pulled Eddie Curry out for a pick-and-roll, and then quickly rolled down. Encountered Kevin Garnett's shadowy help defense at the free throw line.

But he just made an emergency stop, and then quickly smashed the basketball to the backboard. When Garnett stopped, he quickly started to cut directly to the basket, jumped high and smashed the basketball into the basket with a dunk.

This goal fully demonstrates how quick Snoopy's on-the-spot reflexes are.

However, after a good start, the Bulls quickly fell into crisis.

Because... Joakim Noah got fouled by Kevin Garnett on the first ball back in the half.

And at the same time as the foul, the two broke out a fierce quarrel. Both sides received a technical foul each.

Apparently, they've brought their unfinished fight the night before to the pitch.

Kevin Garnett seemed a bit of a chicken thief. He deliberately rubbed against Joakinoah when he was holding the ball, in order to make him foul. Then he deliberately talked trash to try to irritate the stunned young man, who wanted Jokinoah to do it.

But Joakim Noah followed the principles of the game that Snow instilled in him before the game.

They will deliberately annoy you, deliberately make you angry. However, you must exercise restraint. Even in the most angry situation, you can't do it. Stephon Marbury added on the side: You can find an opportunity to spit in his big mouth.

Therefore, when the two conflicted, they just put their foreheads against each other's foreheads, constantly spraying obscene language to each other. Until the referee came and pulled them apart.

"If it wasn't on the court, I'd blow the shit out of your head. Bitch!"

When Joakim Noah turned around, he did not forget to warn Kevin Garnett.

This sentence made the other players in Boston quite upset, and he shook his head like a crowd.

To some extent, the Boston Celtics are currently the most gangster team in the NBA.

However, the Bulls are not afraid at all.

When Perkins tried to approach cursingly, Eddie Curry directly guarded Joakinoah behind him. Martial artist James Johnson even shook his head directly, and started snapping his fingers one by one.

As for Mr. Snoopy, the only active player who knocked out his opponent on the court, he told Pierce very frankly: "If you don't want to play well, but try to solve the problem with fists and kicks, I can unilaterally assure you, No one of you will leave here standing up."

Snoopy's tone was calm and tough.

Others were afraid of the Boston gang, but Snoopy never took it seriously. Whether it was in New York, or now it is the Bulls.

The Duke's words had an immediate effect.

The Boston players who were trying to stir up the flames of war calmed down, and the referee also came over to talk to the two captains, saying something like hoping that they would abide by professionalism and not destroy the peace and prosperity of the NBA.

His Excellency the Duke said: "As long as they are peaceful, we will be more peaceful than them."

Pierce pouted, but didn't speak.

The game resumed after a nearly one-minute break.

But after the game restarted, Jokinoah quickly got another foul.

Perkins grabbed an offensive rebound over Eddie Curry, and when he made a layup, Joakim Noah made a big move.

This is an undisputed call.

Less than a minute into the game, as a defensive barrier for the Bulls inside, Joakim Noah, who was fouled twice, had to return to the bench sadly. Taj Gibson goes into action.

This has brought great harm to the Bulls' tactical play.

Ty Gibson's athletic ability is very strong, and his ability to shoot mid-range jumpers even exceeds that of Joakim Noah.

But the current inside line does not need his weak offensive ability, what is needed is a defensive champion who can guard the home for Mr. Eddie Curry.

Taj Gibson clearly doesn't have that ability.

This made Kevin Garnett the Celtics' offensive starting point in the first place. He began to ask for positions in the penalty area again and again. He kept bullying Taj Gibson with post-ups.

When Kevin Garnett created lethality in the penalty area, the Bulls' defense was instantly structurally suppressed.

Because Boston has three offensive starting points at once, and one of the strongest three-point line endpoints in active service.

The point difference inevitably climbed upwards.

The Bulls were powerless to stop the Boston offensive.

On the offensive end, Snoopy was severely disturbed by the Bostonians' coordinated defense and peripheral attack. Although he used one-throw shots to score consecutively. But after all, it still failed to form a system offensive.

Eddie Curry failed to get an easy singles opportunity, and Luol Deng's air cut was also blocked.

When the first quarter is over.

22:31.

The Boston Celtics lead by 9 points.

After entering the second quarter, the Bulls dispatched Joakinoah and played fast attack mode with Ty Gibson.

This made Boston passive for a while, and the combination of Rasheed Wallace and Glen Davis they sent on the field failed to give them enough threats. At the same time... Luol Deng and Novak also got the opportunity to score consecutive goals under the support of Snoopy.

This state of chasing points continued until 3 minutes and 21 seconds before the whistle sounded in the first half.

When the Bulls were only 2 points behind the Celtics and held the ball.

Novak was put directly on the bottom line when he ran back and forth around the bottom line.

At that time, the referee did not stop the game.

He believes that Rasheed Wallace did not make redundant actions in the whistleblowing scale of the playoffs, he just blocked Novak's way. There is a slight force action, but it is not enough to constitute a foul.

However, when Snoopy missed a jumper, basketball struck iron.

The rebound was grabbed by Jokinoah and passed to the outside for another attack. The referee stopped the game because Warrick, who had fallen under the basket, raised his head and his face was covered in blood.

According to league regulations, players with blood cannot continue to play.

When the team doctor walked onto the field, Novak's brow bone was found to have a nearly two-centimeter cut. Through video playback, Rasheed Wallace's elbow-raising block action during the block was the cause of the injury.

The three narrators of TNT made a careful comparison.

Charles Barkley believed Rasheed Wallace was intentional and should have been given a technical foul.

Earl Johnson thought it was a foul, and then the referee should make up for it in his way.

Kenny Smith thinks this is just a normal confrontation. Novak's physical strength has already proven that he can't survive in the NBA, and Rasheed Wallace doesn't try to make it. If it was another player, maybe they just bypassed it?

To some extent, his statement is also valid.

But the question now comes when losing Novak. With Quentin Richardson unable to play again, Chicago has no outside shooters. Among the main force and rotation players, the most reliable three-pointer may be Stephen Marbury and Snoopidoo's ONE-throw.

Others, such as James Johnson and Luol Deng, are completely hitting the basket with a basketball from beyond the three-point line! !

With Novak taken off the court, the Bulls' fast-paced offense had to die down, and at this time the Big Three returned with full members: their physical fitness could no longer support them to play the whole game.

And when they came back, they immediately showed amazing fighting energy.

They continued to widen the gap.

By the end of the first half, the point difference became 9 points again.

This is the most realistic question facing Chicagoans.

Facing the Bostonians, it is impossible for their remnants to perform as well as they did against the Cavaliers. The Celtics would never give them a chance to catch them by surprise. They old guys are like thousand-year-old foxes, and they are all extremely shrewd.

But even so, the Bulls still did not give up the game.

In the third quarter, the Snoopy team launched an onslaught.

Eddie Curry, Luol Deng, Joakim Noah and Stephon Marbury. The Bulls have displayed the strongest combat power they can currently produce. In this quarter, everyone has displayed their most tenacious fighting will. Stephon Marbury even left the game with cramps, and Joakim Noah also proved his worth with two blocks.

Unfortunately, however. This section of the game is still only seven points. They still trailed by 2 points going into the fourth quarter.

At this time, Stephen Marbury was physically unable to play, and Joakim Noah was also charged with his fifth foul. Eddy Curry is also completely dying.

"The biggest problem for the Bulls is that they lack a perimeter that can score and a point guard that can attack. If Derrick Rose and Quentin Richardson hadn't been injured, the game would never have been like this."

Charles Barkley said with great regret during the intermission.

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