The first quarter of the opening period became a microcosm of the entire game.
After entering the second quarter, the Bulls had no intention of declining.
In the second quarter of the game, the Bulls' shooters fired out three-pointers like crazy. They were still in hot form and their three-point shooting percentage was still incredible.
After shooting 9 of 15 three-pointers in the first quarter, the Bulls shot 7 of 12 three-pointers in the second quarter, and the three-point shooting rate once again exceeded 50%.
The team scored 35 points in a single quarter. Including the first quarter, they scored 80 points in the first half!
At 80:61, the Bulls led the Trail Blazers by nearly 20 points at halftime.
"The Bulls set a new first-half team scoring record in NBA history! Their three-pointers were simply unstoppable. Their performance tonight was even more heroic than the Warriors!"
Another TNT commentator, Chris Webber, was already open-mouthed. You must know that he made a bet with O'Neal, Barkley, and Smith before the game, but he set a flag that the Bulls would be eliminated in five games.
However, according to the current pace of the game, the Bulls will not just survive 5 games, they may be able to create a miracle!
Could it be said that the blessing of the God of Basketball is really that great?
Jordan is actually not a poisonous person this time, which makes people feel strange just thinking about it!
Next to him, Reggie Miller seemed to have seen God and exclaimed: "I have never seen any team play such an offense under the Blazers' defense! Even the three-point ability is recognized by the league. The strongest Golden State Warriors have never played such a crazy performance!"
What is the concept of 80 points at halftime?
Prior to this, the record for the most points scored in the first half of the NBA Finals was 79 points in the half set by the Boston Celtics against the Los Angeles Lakers on May 27, 1985!
This record was once a classic moment in the NBA's yellow-green war in the 1980s.
Until tonight, after 32 years, this record that was once considered unbreakable by countless Celtics fans and basketball fans around the world has finally been ended.
As an extra mention, the highest score in the first quarter of the NBA Finals is 43 points in a single quarter, and they were all set by the same team in the same year's finals.
On April 14 and April 24 of the 1967 Finals, the Philadelphia 75ers scored 43 points in the first quarter of both games against the San Francisco Warriors.
This record dates back even further, a full 50 years ago, which is half a century!
On the same night, the Bulls personally broke the half-century-old record of 43 points in the first quarter of the Finals held by the Philadelphia 75ers.
Two legendary records were set simultaneously in one night. The morale of the Bulls team has reached an unprecedented peak. The revival of the Bulls dynasty seems to be no longer just a topic of public opinion being hyped.
Judging from the Bulls' superb performance tonight, this is really possible!
Fortunately, the Bulls did not continue to set the record for the most points scored in the second quarter in the history of the NBA Finals in the second quarter. This record was also set by the Boston Celtics, who played against St. Louis in the 1960 Finals on May 27. The Eagles scored 46 points in the second quarter, a record that still stands today.
However, this does not affect the shock that the Bulls' magical performance in the first half tonight brought to basketball fans around the world.
You must know that seven or eight years ago, when the Lakers and Celtics had a classic yellow-green showdown in the Finals, the score in Game 6 of their series was 89:67, which combined was only 89:67. The halftime score between the Bulls and Trail Blazers was just 15 points higher.
In the 2004-05 season finals at the beginning of the century, the two finals teams, the Spurs and the Pistons, contributed to an epic blacksmithing feast.
That series started with a 69:84 defensive battle. The Pistons' 69 points in the first game of the Finals also set a record for the lowest score in a single game of the Finals in the new century.
After 7 games, the scores of the two sides are as follows:
Game 1, Pistons 69:84 Spurs;
Game 2, Pistons 76:97 Spurs;
Game 3, Spurs 79:96 Pistons;
Game 4, Spurs 71:102 Pistons;
Game 5, Spurs 96:95 Pistons;
Game 6, Pistons 95:86 Spurs;
Game 7, Pistons 74:81 Spurs;
These two teams are both famous for their defense. It can be said that they have carried the main theme of iron-blooded defense to the extreme, and the average points per game of both teams cannot even break through the 100-point mark. Tim Duncan, the only superstar in the finals, Under the defense of the Pistons, they only averaged 20.4 points per game. In the end, David Stern, the league president at the time, was so angry that he changed the rules overnight.
However, now the Bulls scored 80 points in half a game!
What's more, all this was done in the face of the Trail Blazers' defense.
Don't forget, the Trail Blazers have a bunch of defensive heroes headed by Wang Zelin. If they are transferred to the NBA rules at the beginning of the century, no one thinks that their defense will be better than that of the Spurs and Pistons.
In the first half of tonight's game, the Trail Blazers scored 61 points, which was actually very efficient. However, they still trailed the Bulls by 19 points!
The Bulls generals played a first half that could be recorded in history. It is no exaggeration to call it a god in the half. This is equivalent to losing the suspense of the game in advance.
After the midfielder returned, the two sides changed sides and fought again.
Under the deliberate targeting of the Trail Blazers, although the firepower of the Bulls' shooters seemed to be less abnormal and their output dropped, the cumulative 9-of-20 three-pointers in the second half were still very accurate.
In the entire second half, the Trail Blazers recovered by 5 points, but the hole they buried in the first half was too deep. No matter how they made up for it in the later period, they could not make up for it. They could only make up for it in this game.
At the end of the game, the score between the two sides was fixed at 140:126!
Finally, in this much-anticipated opening game, in this game that was considered to be a good start for the home team, the Portland Trail Blazers, as the home team, actually did so at their home stadium, the Rose Garden Arena. Beaten by 14 points by the Chicago Bulls!
You read that right, it’s violent!
Prior to this, the Trail Blazers had never lost a game in this year's playoffs. Their undefeated golden status in this year's playoffs was praised and praised by countless people before the start of the finals.
However, after the finals program ended, the Trail Blazers experienced their biggest defeat of the season and the biggest defeat in the history of the Trail Blazers in the finals.
There is a saying that the higher you stand, the harder you fall.
When the Trail Blazers lost the opening game, countless cows, horses and snakes jumped out immediately. Media reporters also gave full play to their passive nature and immediately published various content with exaggerated titles online.
Immediately after the game ended, Anthony Davis could no longer hold back his excitement and hugged Rose and Wade tightly beside him. Then the three of them were surrounded by other teammates who rushed up. , the entire Bulls team hugged together.
Today, Davis and his teammates proved that the Bulls are by no means just going through the motions. They are not here specifically to serve as a backdrop for the Trail Blazers.
In this year's finals, they are really heading towards winning the championship!
Davis played 45 minutes and played almost the entire game, scoring 36 points, 14 rebounds, 5 blocks, 3 assists and 2 steals. His performance was quite strong.
As for the Trail Blazers, Wang Zelin is even better than Davis in terms of statistics. He played 41 minutes and scored a near-triple-double of 14 points, 18 rebounds and 7 blocks, but... so what?
This still cannot change the fact that the Trail Blazers lost the game, and Wang Zelin tonight became the leader of the air-cutting group that fans often ridiculed before!
The total score of 126 points is enough to prove that the Trail Blazers' performance tonight is not bad. It can also be seen that except for Wang Zelin, the other teammates have worked hard to not lag behind.
Lillard performed well, contributing a double-double of 18 points and 11 assists.
Jokic played 36 minutes and scored a near-triple-double with 14 points, 9 rebounds and 8 assists.
Patton scored 12 points. Connett Lee, who was given the starting small forward position in the first game of the Finals, hit 3 three-pointers tonight and scored 10 points.
But tonight, the entire Blazers team played above the standard, but in the end they inevitably lost the game... Thinking about it, all this can only be attributed to the Bulls, who really exceeded everything tonight. people’s expectations.
Including Davis, almost everyone in the Bulls has a good three-point touch in this game.
Davis, who scored a team-high 36 points, hit 3 three-pointers tonight, Mirotic made 8 of 11 from beyond the three-point line, Rose made 4 of 8 from beyond the three-point line, and Wade made 3 of 6. In addition, Bobby Portis, who scored 6-for-9 on the bench, stood up like a surprise from heaven.
From the starters to the substitutes, the Bulls' shooters are like being kissed by the three-point magic, every three-point game is played every day.
No, even if the Japanese come, it will be difficult to shoot the shooting rate they did tonight.
In the opening game of the Finals, the Bulls actually defeated the Trail Blazers on the road, which immediately aroused heated discussion among fans and the media.
"This damn three-point shooting percentage is amazing! Even 2k is not so accurate, right?"
"It's really too exaggerated. The team's three-point shooting percentage is close to 60%? Is today really Children's Day and not April Fool's Day?"
"Outrageous! It's so outrageous! This three-point shot... the Golden State Warriors will have to accept the defeat."
"Shocking! Following the Warriors Splash Brothers duo of Curry and Thompson, an even crazier Bulls Tsunami Brothers duo was born tonight. They are Rose + Wade!"
Some people marveled at the Bulls' magical three-pointer tonight, while others began to build momentum for the Bulls to win the championship.
"The Bulls slapped everyone in the face with their strength! So what if they are looked down upon? What about the situation? They will use their strength to prove that they cannot lose to any team!"
"In the first game, he scored 36 points, 14 rebounds, 5 blocks, 3 assists and 2 steals and led the team to win. AD is definitely underestimated. He is not only the number one power forward in the NBA, but also a strong contender for the number one active player! "
"The current No. 1 forward is well-deserved! AD's desire for a championship exceeds that of everyone else. He deserves a championship!"
"It turns out that the 2012 draft is really seriously underestimated. This draft has produced the number one center, the number one power forward and the number one point guard currently in service. This may be the first generation after the 2003 generation in the new century. The class with the highest success rate and gold content!”
"The Big Three of Rose + Wade + Davis are no less powerful than anyone else, and the Bulls dynasty will surely revive!"
"It's hard to imagine that this is a team with only a 9% chance of winning... Hahaha, they are all slapped in the face!"
"It's up to you to overthrow the Trail Blazers dynasty by charging bravely!"
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On social media, because they were optimistic about the Trail Blazers, fans of the Bulls, Davis, Rose, Wade and others did not dare to speak out.
If the basketball god's Twitter speech before the game helped Bulls fans regain their confidence, then now that the Bulls have won the game, they have taken to Twitter overnight and launched a counterattack.
Especially after seeing Davis' all-around performance of 36+14+3+2 in the first game, his fans wanted to praise him to the sky!
The next day.
June 2nd at 9am.
TNT executives temporarily arranged a new program early in the morning, with the same four familiar guests. The topic naturally revolved around last night's opening game of the finals.
"Perhaps we have to admit that we all underestimated the Bulls. They are capable of relying on offense to compete with the Trail Blazers!"
Smith expressed a different view on the show than before.
"The Bulls have proven that they can break out of the Eastern Conference, not just because of bullshit luck such as the opponent's star being reimbursed for the season. They have proved their strength with one game, and the Bulls are very hopeful to win the No. 1 spot after Jordan retires. A championship!"
Barkley actually praised the Bulls for the first time, which attracted everyone's attention.
Good guy, weren't you the one who had the worst dealings with Jordan back then? The finals also featured the classic scene of "kneeling down like a god".
What's more, in Barkley's bet last night, he was sure that the Bulls would be swept 4-0 by the Trail Blazers. Why did the conversation suddenly change now?
Feeling the strange looks from everyone, Barkley just shrugged and said indifferently: "Guys, don't look at me like this, I'm just discussing things."
"Having said that, I am more inclined to think that the Bulls team's outburst last night was a small probability event. I still maintain my previous view unchanged. The Bulls will definitely not survive 5 games in this series."
Webb looked determined, as if he was not frightened by the Bulls' incredible performance in the first game.
"Hahaha, Chris, it's rare that you have the same idea as me! I'm not like some wallflowers who fall down immediately when the wind blows."
O'Neal, who was sitting on the far left, immediately laughed and mocked Barkley.
"cut……"
Buckley just snorted and didn't reply.
After the show aired, the aftermath of the first battle of the finals continued.
Now, the support for the Bulls to win the championship has surged online, and they have become the more optimistic side.
This is competitive sports. People's focus is always on the winning side, and the pressure is always on the losing side.
The second game of the finals still starts at the Rose Globe Hall.
The Trail Blazers, who lost the opening game, suddenly lost their home court advantage, and their current situation is also the most concerning to the outside world.
During the daytime training session, reporters surrounded the Trail Blazers' training facility three times inside and three times outside.
But what puzzles everyone is that although they lost the home court advantage in the opening game, the mental outlook of the entire Trail Blazers team seems to be very good, no different from before the finals.
It's as if... they weren't the ones who lost last night!
(End of chapter)
