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That night, the Jazz swept the Lakers 4-0 and advanced to the Finals first.

Before the start of the series, Jazz fans were very worried. Stockton missed 18 games in the regular season due to surgery, and his condition was not as good as before. Hornacek was an excellent shooter, but his defense was terrible. Only Malone was selected as an All-Star on the team. The terrible thing about the Lakers is that there are four All-Stars, and fans all over the United States want to see the Lakers enter the finals.

In terms of players alone, the Jazz are too far behind, and the media and experts are mostly optimistic about the Lakers' advancement. However, the Lakers were abused for 35 points in the first game, and then lost again and again.

O'Neal is the only one who performed normally for the Lakers, averaging 31.8 points, 9.2 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 block per game, shooting 54.8% from the field; Malone averaged 30 points, 10.2 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game, and shooting 51.2% from the field.

The star data of the two teams exploded with each other, but the Lakers were a group of blacksmiths on the outside, so they were beaten to nothing.

The next day, the fourth game of the Knicks VS Bulls started.

The Knicks strengthened their defense at the beginning and changed their offensive routine. Ward organizes with the ball in the middle, Ewing and Oakley cover for Houston and Starks on both sides, the two run to catch the ball and shoot, or pass Ewing a mid-range one-on-one, support, Oakley is responsible for rushing Offensive rebounds.

The Bulls soon fell behind by a big score, and Jordan played abnormally.

Jordan is not a god, but a powerful mortal who makes mistakes. He can score 40+ in a certain game, or he can hit 20 irons in a certain game.

Today is the day Jordan strikes iron.

Facing his old rival Starks, he wanted to perform but was in a sluggish state, unable to find his sight, and made 2 of 11 shots in the half.

When Jordan missed shots repeatedly, he could pass the ball to find teammates and adjust his style of play in the regular season. Now in a game of this intensity, who else can he give the ball to? Longley, Hubble, Rodman?

Except for Pippen, the other Bulls players on the offensive end can't help much, and Jordan can only bite the bullet and go on his own.

Kukoc is also a blacksmith this time, being guarded by Johnson to death, Rodman is always left empty on the outside, and there is no absolute advantage in rebounding against the Knicks' three major rebounders.

After three quarters, the Knicks led 81 to 57 by 24 points, and the game almost entered garbage time again.

Starks broke out, scoring 28 points in three quarters, and made 7 of 12 three-pointers.

In the final quarter, the Bulls were unable to start the game. The Bulls fans showed their loyalty and kept cheering. Even in the last two minutes, no one left the field early.

Many people suspect that this is the last time the trio of Jordan, Pippen and Rodman will appear as teammates at the Bulls' home court. Even if the home game is like this, in New York, can they perform a miracle and retreat unscathed?

103 to 81, the Knicks have a 3 to 1 lead, and the Bulls are on the edge of a cliff.

Now, those who support the Knicks are relieved. Bulls fans are infinitely pessimistic. Only a few fans still believe that the Bulls can beat the Knicks to make a comeback. The reason is that the Knicks were reversed last season.

In NBA history, there have only been six comebacks from a 1-3 deficit. 1968 Celtics, 1970 Lakers, 1979 Washington Bullets, 1981 Celtics, 1995 Rockets, 1997 Heat.

There has never been a major reversal for two consecutive years, and the Bulls' chances of advancing are infinitely close to zero.

Back in New York, Yang Rui had dinner with Thomas Bentley and Johnson to celebrate the victory.

The filming of Scarlett Johansson's "The Horse Whisperer" was finished, and there was no new script for the time being, so she went back to New York to go to school, and occasionally had dinner with Yang Rui.

Hunter was as excited as if he was a member of the Knicks. "Jerry, we must advance in the next game. We spent a lot of time trying to persuade my father to watch the game together. Beating Jordan is awesome."

"Of course we'll win,

The bull is dead. "

"Can you win the championship?"

"Nonsense, the Jazz are not as good as the Bulls." Yang Rui laughed.

Scarlett blinked her eyes and observed Yang Rui quietly, without speaking.

Seeing Yang Rui after filming, she seemed like a lifetime away, because Yang Rui's achievements were so surprising. Last summer, no one believed the Knicks could get to where they are today.

Originally, she only thought that Yang Rui was a friend of the opposite sex who could get along well, but now she felt a sense of accomplishment getting to know him.

Thomas was also observing Scarlett, curious.

Why did Jerry get along so well with this little girl who didn't grow up? With his current status, he is far more famous than a child star.

Could this guy have that special hobby? He has never dated anyone, and he is 24 years old this year, which is very abnormal.

Shall I remind him? If the media exposes it, the image will be completely destroyed.

"Tom, why are you so silent today?" Yang Rui asked.

Thomas reacted quickly and immediately found a reason. "Stocks have risen very high recently, and I'm wondering whether to sell them. The financial turmoil in Asia, I think, will have a certain impact on the United States."

"You can figure it out, as long as you can make money."

"Okay, I'm sure I won't lose money." Thomas said confidently.

They don't spend much money. Apart from daily necessities, Yang Rui spends all his salary on investment. After taxes, he had about $100,000 in his hands. The stock market was doing well, and Thomas nearly tripled his stocks.

Thomas also invests with his own salary, and the two have a combined family fortune of nearly $400,000. As two young people who have not yet been employed, it is something to be proud of to reach this level in one year.

Yang Ruixiao asked: "How about the investment company?"

"The address has been selected, and it can be opened at any time, but we don't have enough funds to invest in anything right now? And... do you have time?"

"The time couldn't be more abundant. I'm sure this NBA lockout is very long, and many games will be canceled next season. Because the salaries of the stars are too high."

Yang Rui knows the future and how unreasonable the NBA's current labor agreement is. Even if the owners close the team and stop playing in the future, they will not promise to give the head star an annual salary of 30 million. Jordan's salary this season is just a special case.

The Bulls rely on Jordan's huge influence to sell advertising fees, broadcast rights and other income to maintain the team's salary, and they are unwilling to play next season. The root cause of the Bulls' internal conflicts is money.

In short, if the salary is not standardized, the NBA will not have greater development.

Yang Rui analyzed the situation for the three of them, and made everyone stunned.

After dinner, they went home separately. Thomas asked, "Are you really optimistic about Scarlett becoming a big star? I think she is very ordinary. There are too many people in Hollywood who are prettier than her."

"Yeah, I'm still optimistic about us becoming a super rich man." Yang Rui laughed.

"Do you want to invest in movies?" Thomas shook his head and said, "I don't agree with you. We don't understand the movie industry. It's too risky."

Yang Rui smiled slightly. If he couldn't pick a movie worthy of investment with his vision, it would be a waste of working in front of the computer for so many years. In his previous life, his greatest entertainment was watching movies and TV dramas.

He basically has some impressions of future well-known movies, TV series, American dramas, Korean dramas, Japanese dramas, and domestic dramas, and he has written them down in his notebook.