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The Wizards lost 90-106 to 1-1 overall.

Thibodeau adjusted his defensive tactics, allowing Purzbilla to play as a substitute and play small-ball tactics in the opening game, with defenders marking people. The players returned quickly and switched defenses quickly, limiting the Wizards' outside shooting.

The Wizards' two or three thirds were both blacksmiths. Marshall's hand was unstable, with 1 of 7 shots from the perimeter; Wesley was even worse, shooting 0-of-5.

It is difficult to win by shooting only two points, and the Wizards players hit the basket again and again, and the two sides are physically motivated by confrontation, and the smell of gunpowder is full.

The NBA is actually quite contradictory, on the one hand, the president David Stern wants to win the game offensively and make the game look better, but when he enters the playoffs, he always advertises a different defensive intensity and more fierce confrontation.

The playoff confrontation is indeed much stronger than the regular season, and the court often turns into a wrestling match. This problem has not been solved until Adam Silva becomes president in the future, and every year in the playoffs there are stars who are injured and absent.

In Yang Rui's previous life, after Silva became president, it was even more serious, and the foul problem for two consecutive years determined the championship.

In the 2015 finals, the Cavaliers were almost gone; In 2016, the Warriors chased Adams in the semifinals, and chased James in the finals, and was suspended, causing the Warriors to be reversed; In the 2017 playoffs, Leonard, the core of the Spurs who was another cushion in the Western Conference finals of Warriors center Scum Pachuria, stopped eating and did not win.

The defensive actions of the Bulls players are very clean, and the win is not based on confrontation and fouls, but on the inside and outside duo Brand and Maddie.

Brand chipped in 19 points, 14 rebounds and 5 assists to get another double-double, and the consistency was terrible.

Maddy put on a terrifying shooting performance, playing 42 minutes, shooting 18-of-27, 4-of-7 three-pointers, 8-of-11 free throws, and scoring 48 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks, setting a personal playoff scoring record.

It's a pity that in the second half of the last quarter, Maddie ran out of strength again, his shooting rate dropped, and he reduced his shots, otherwise he could have won 50+.

Jordan and Maddy didn't play against each other many times, and continued to play off the bench in this game, scoring 13 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists. Regardless of whether she can make the cut, Maddie's individual performance in this series is far better than Jordan's.

Barkley commented on the game: "The Bulls' pick-and-roll offense is excellent, Maddie only needs a screen, and everyone is out of position, and Brand's skills are getting more and more comprehensive." ”

Smith said: "Maddy's strength is not below Carter, Kobe Bryant, Iverson, the regular season scoring efficiency is the highest among the four quarterbacks, if he shoots more, he should be able to compete for the scoring title." ”

Everyone can see Maddie's strength, in the face of defender defense, he receives the ball and pulls it directly is an opportunity, and he can also rely on his strength advantage to eat.

Against the physically strong Wallace, Maddie found a block to get rid of, and once it became an inside line to change defense, he broke through with the ball, and the first step was extremely fast. Boozer and Lightner couldn't keep up with Maddie, and Stadameyer couldn't keep up with him. The weaknesses of the Wizards' interior defense were exposed.

In the third game of the Bulls' home game, morale was like a rainbow, and they had the upper hand at the beginning.

Thibodeau, like Yang Rui, arranged small-ball tactics to speed up the counterattack.

Yang Rui's small-ball tactics are to increase running without the ball, let the physical strength of Bell and Hamilton play together, consume the physical strength of the Bulls' core players, and gain an advantage in the fourth quarter.

In this time, Thibodeau arranged Artest to quickly attack and bully Hamilton with his body, and the heads-up advantage was obvious.

Artest is 201CM tall and weighs 113 kg, and has a clear strength advantage. Not only is he excellent defensively, but he can also score on jumpers and slow three-step. In Yang Rui's previous life, Artest was selected as an All-Star at his peak, averaging 20+ points per game.

If the Bulls players are at their peak, this lineup can be regarded as the "Big Three", with a balance of offense and defense, it would be really strange if Thibodeau couldn't play results, and the overall strength of the team was better than that of the Rockets during the Yao Mai period.

In the second quarter, the Wizards didn't defend either, and Crawford jerked off, hitting three three-pointers in the quarter, including a 4-point shot. Cheating on foul shots outside the three-point line and still being able to shoot is Crawford's unique skill.

At halftime, the Wizards trailed by 22 points on the road, and in the second half, the players struggled to catch up and play better than the Bulls, but still lost the game 97-104 and led 1-2 overall.

The next day, the major media began to favor the Bulls to advance to the Eastern Conference Finals again because the Wizards lost home-court advantage.

Wizards manager Unseld called Yang Rui and asked, "Is Michael's new promo going to be shown in the fifth show?" I think it's time. ”

"Not for now, I'll let you know if necessary." Yang Rui said lightly.

"But we're behind in the score, and if we are eliminated in this series, won't all the preliminary work be done in vain?" Unselde said angrily. He has always disliked to listen to Yang Rui's arrangement, not only because Yang Rui is young, but also because he is dissatisfied with Yang Rui who has divided a lot of his rights.

In fact, Yang Rui has always been a lazy person, unwilling to take care of small things, otherwise he can completely override Unselde. Just like after the team confirmed 14 people last summer, Unseld recommended two people to play in the preseason, Yang Rui could completely veto it without giving him any face.

Yang Rui is fully responsible for trading, drafts and other work, and the rest of the management only needs to implement it, and the same is true for publicity, which is written in black and white.

Yang Rui smiled: "Don't tell me that you are optimistic about the Bulls now, although they are ahead, but there are no hole cards, I dare to guarantee that it must be the Wizards who advance, you just have to wait and see." ”

"I'll report it to the boss truthfully, and if I lose a series of games, I'm not responsible." Unseld's first thought was to dissociate himself from the relationship.

Yang Rui smiled and said, "Don't worry, who will make you responsible?" It's like we're in the second round of the playoffs, and what media outlets do you see mentioning your name? People don't know you. ”

The last sentence echoed in Unselde's ears repeatedly, and Yang Rui expounded a cruel truth. His mouth opened and opened, and finally he didn't know how to answer, so he snorted coldly and hung up the phone directly.

Yang Rui didn't care, if he was the boss and fired Unseld earlier, what responsibility did Unseld bear for the bad bear of the Wizards a few years ago?

After working together for a season, he felt that the way the Wizards were doing business was wonderful. The boss, Abel Boleyn, is like an old and mediocre emperor who is reluctant to abdicate. Unselde is the red man next to the emperor, as long as he makes the emperor happy, he will sit very steadily. On the contrary, people like Jordan who really want to make the team better are suspicious everywhere, for fear that the general's achievements will be shocked.

David Stern didn't want Jordan to be eliminated so quickly, and in the fourth game, the Bulls were out of the home whistle, and Margeti and Smalls hit the basket and started to play, making a lot of free throws.

David Wesley and Marshall provided outside firepower, Wesley made 5 of 9 three-pointers, Marshall shot 4 of 9, and Hamilton also made two three-pointers in the final quarter, making him 2 of 5 from the field.

Jordan continued to play soy sauce, shooting 4-of-14 from the field and making no free throws, scoring only 8 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists.

The Wizards officially announced that Jordan was injured, but Jordan knew that his knee was not a big problem, and he was blown up by Maddie on the court, and he also blushed a little.

Jordan wanted to perform, and in the third quarter, he took more shots and shot a low percentage from the field.

As a result, Yang Rui directly pressed Jordan on the bench in the last quarter, and Margeti served as the main small forward, scoring 10 points in a single quarter, helping the team have the last laugh 110-102, with a total score of 2-2.