"Brother, I can't beat you!
I just left Chicago and you had such a feast for the eyes?
You lied to me to come to Chicago to watch a TV show, and when I arrived in Miami, you lied to me to watch a TV show again, right? "
After playing G2, Du En was interviewed after the game. As soon as he got his phone back, he was sprayed by Anthony.
Not long after, O'Neal and Wade also called Dunn to congratulate him.
Even the next morning, Duane received a congratulatory text message from Kobe.
However, because Duan happened to be on a plane to Detroit with the team, he was unable to reply to Kobe in time with a text message, also congratulating him on winning the G2 game.
In this year's playoffs, the Bulls and Lakers can be said to be close friends.
The Bulls beat the Pistons, and the Lakers beat the Spurs.
The biggest problem for both teams is that they are not very good inside.
On the Bulls side, the inside players lack game experience and time to grow. But at least Duen can still be an inside line at critical moments.
The Lakers asked Odom to guard Duncan, which was somewhat cruel. Even if multiple Eddy Curries enhance the low-post offense, no one can guard Duncan.
However, Kobe is indeed better than the Spurs, and he was able to win G2, which was a bit beyond Duane's expectation.
Of course, the Lakers and Bulls are still in similar situations.
In terms of overall strength, the Bulls and Lakers are slightly inferior to the Pistons and Spurs.
Next, whether the weak can overcome the strong, defeat the opponent, and advance to the regional finals depends on the mental attributes and leadership ability of the team boss!
Du En might have lacked spiritual attributes originally, but now he is in high spirits during happy events.
"Unprecedented regular season MVP! Duane led the team to defeat the Detroit Pistons with 46 points!"
"Michael comes to the United Center again? Sorry, I misread it. It turns out to be the new regular season MVP Duane!"
"The new king is here! Duen scored 23 points in a single quarter and 46 points in the game to defend the regular season MVP honor!"
"No one can beat the Chicago Bulls because we have Duane!"
The Bulls' G2 victory and Duan's superb performance immediately ignited the enthusiasm of the Chicago media and fans.
The day after playing G2, the streets of Chicago were filled with fans wearing Duane's No. 31 jersey.
If the Bulls and his team had not arrived in Detroit, Duan might not even be able to leave the house.
It can only be said that due to fate, Du En's performance was indeed too exaggerated.
In particular, everyone who has watched the game knows that Duen's condition in the first half was obviously not good.
But in the third quarter, Duen stood up strongly and took over the game directly with the ball.
It doesn’t matter whether the referee helped or not, relying on the superstar whistle to take advantage, or whether the penalty penalty was too strong, which affected the perception of the game.
In short, before Duan scored 23 points in a single game in the playoffs, only five people in the league had a more explosive single-quarter performance than Duan!
Now Du En has done the most correct thing within the limits allowed by the rules.
Besides, in the fourth quarter, no one on the Bulls side could score, and it was Duan who stepped up and took over, scoring strongly with his personal ability.
The scoring efficiency is indeed not high, but it is a competition with the Pistons for experience and fighting spirit.
In the end, it was Duan who persevered and helped the Bulls score the most points, which allowed the Bulls to win this crucial victory in G2.
Duan kept it from beginning to end, and did not let 23 points in a single game in the playoffs turn into a night of empty scoring.
And his playoff performance of 23 points in a single quarter and 46 points in the game was enough to prove Duen's ability and his legendary attributes!
Of course, Duen was not complacent. After arriving in Detroit, Duen immediately practiced in the hotel gym, trying to digest the Olajuwon template as soon as possible.
After all, Du En himself knows that G2's victory cannot be replicated.
It is impossible for Doon to have a superstar whistle in every game, especially the next two games will be the Pistons' home games.
At the same time, Duan also knows that the Pistons' penalty scale at home will definitely be detrimental to the Bulls.
If Duan plays with higher defensive intensity, he must show a higher level and have the ability to score more stably.
However, before Duan could completely transform the Olajuwon template into strength, the Bulls quickly suffered a defeat.
On May 12, the Pistons took advantage of their home court advantage and frequently physically attacked Bulls players.
The Bulls players who had already adapted to playing at home suddenly became unaccustomed to the Pistons' away games.
Doon would have liked to wait for Ben Gordon and Andres Nocioni to open things up.
Not wanting his teammates to fight for three consecutive rounds, Duen could only shoot in the mid-range in advance to test the Pistons' defensive strategy.
However, just after Duen made a mid-range shot, the Pistons immediately applied the Jordan Rules to Duen, which was to prevent Duen from shooting easily.
For this reason, Duan did get 6 free throws in the first quarter, but due to physical confrontation and physical exhaustion, he only made 5.
In the past, Duan rarely missed free throws in the first quarter, mostly in the second half.
Now the muscles in the first quarter are beginning to tighten, which is naturally very detrimental to Duen's subsequent mid-range shots.
On the Bulls side, when Duan starts to hit the ball continuously, no one will be able to score.
Duan can only force fast breaks and use a faster game rhythm to destroy the Pistons' defensive system and affect the playing time of the Pistons' five tigers.
In this way, Ben Gordon, Luol Deng and others can also score more points by traveling at different times.
However, the Pistons' defensive intensity at home is indeed a bit tough, and the Bulls' youth team will not be able to adapt in a short time.
The Bulls are originally a team that is more offensive than defensive. The defensive end cannot be as stable as the Pistons, and the offensive end cannot open up the situation. In the end, it can only let Du En get the ball, and the beast is still struggling.
At the end of the first half, 36 to 45, the Bulls did not even have 40 points. The Pistons limited the game to less than 20 points in both quarters.
Although the Pistons' scoring is not high, they can easily defeat the Bulls by relying on their stable defense.
After the first half, Duen has realized that no teammate can stand up tonight. It will not help if he reveals his trump card in advance and goes to the low post to trouble Big Ben.
In addition, he has not completely consumed the Olajuwon template yet! Whether the trump card is effective or not remains to be seen.
In order to ensure the effectiveness of low-post singles and for long-term considerations, Duen chose to use other regular season methods first.
Even if the game is used as training, it can help other teammates accumulate experience in the playoffs.
In the end, there was really no good solution. The Pistons crushed the Bulls on both offense and defense.
In the second half, Duan's performance was mediocre because no one of his teammates could score and he was double-teamed by the Pistons even more recklessly.
At the end of the game, Duan only scored 30 points on 36 shots. It was the first time in this year's playoffs that the points scored were less than the number of shots taken.
Basketball is a sport where the team that scores more points wins. The Bulls can't even score efficiently, so others are naturally even more unreliable.
In order to make himself reliable, Duen can only practice hard, improve his strength as much as possible, and strive to basically master the abilities of Olajuwon's template before the start of the next game.
Of course, it is also important to enlighten teammates, boost everyone's morale, and use the strength of teammates to increase the hope of victory.
Duan has a good touch and can score 40, 50, or even 50 or 60 points in a game, but the remaining 20 or 30 points needed to win the game need to be made up by his teammates.
Whether they can defeat the Pistons next depends on whether Ben Gordon and others can work together and achieve one or two hits.
For Duen, who is the boss of the team, personal strength is very important, as is leadership.
(End of chapter)
