"——! Toot"

The battle, which was supposed to be less long, finally came to an end.

The Philadelphia 76ers host the Chicago Bulls, ending Game 1 of the second round of the Eastern Conference playoffs. At home, the top seeds in the East won by more than 20 points, continuing their strong run from the first round of the playoffs to the present.

However, as the game ended, the expressions of the players and coaches who left the stadium were not relaxed at all.

The Bulls players who lost the game were not too frustrated, but looked a little strange and had an indescribable meaning.

The fans in the stands didn't look too happy one by one. It is indeed a good thing that the team you support wins, but the main player of the team is seriously injured......

"The news from the reporter at the front is here, and we will connect immediately."

In Smith's return headphones, a signal from the director came, and Smith said a sentence with a heavy face, and the picture on the TV turned to cut to the door of Vajovia's player inspection center.

"Host, we've been waiting here for a long time, and the team medical staff from the Philadelphia 76ers just came out and brought us bad news."

The reporter held the microphone in one hand and pointed to the entrance of the inspection center not far behind him with the other, and said: "Philadelphia 76ers starting point guard, Philadelphia 76ers has the highest three-point shooting percentage this season, and is also the league's top ten three-point shooting super shooter Kyle Korver, with a bone injury in the wrist. The exact injury will require more tests to be confirmed, but it is certain that Kyle will miss the entire playoff game for the rest of the ......"

The details of the injury that the reporter said next, Philadelphia fans have no intention of listening carefully.

The hearts of the fans are going to break.

At the same time, the player's passage mouth.

Chen Mu lowered his head slightly, and when he walked through the entrance of the players' tunnel, the nearby fans usually stretched out their hands, hoping to high-five the team's main player in celebration.

But today, such a scene has not happened.

The fans on either side of the tunnel were clearly feeling the frustration of the Philadelphia players. Many fans reached out and grabbed the railings of the stands on both sides of the passage, scolding angrily.

Walking into the passage, Chen Mu couldn't suppress the frustration in his heart, and waved his hand and punched the wall on one side. The pain from his fist made Chen Mu wake up a little, but Chen Mu knew that the pain that Korver was suffering was many times stronger than this pain.

“FXXK！”

Chen Mu's side, Iguodala scolded, his eyes were still full of anger, and he walked deeper into the passage without raising his head.

Task. It's going to be heavy.

Chen Mu knew that Korwall's injury was one thing, but before the end of the game just now, the team doctor team came and briefly explained the situation to coach Carlisle and the players.

Korver's bones were badly damaged, and the initial examination showed that the fracture was very immediate. Recovery from this injury is not particularly cumbersome, and with the current level of medicine, the team medical team is confident that Korver will be fully recovered.

But wrists are just too important for Korver. Three-point for Philadelphia. It's so important.

Perhaps in many games, everyone has not noticed how much Korver's presence means to the team. It seems to be just an ordinary shooter who can't be more ordinary, just running and running on the field. Just find the space to shoot a basket.

Only the Philadelphia players and coaches themselves know how much it means to the team with or without Korver.

Although Korver's personality is more delicate and sensitive, he is also a professional player who has been immersed in the NBA for many years. Suffered an injury. It is a situation that is very difficult to avoid in sports. After being dealt with by a professional team, Korver should be able to calm down and concentrate on recuperating from his injuries in a short period of time.

If nothing else. By the second half of the year, Korver will be fully recovered.

For Chen Mu and Iguodala, the more important thing at the moment is the next game.

The game has to go on, and Philadelphia needs to continue to push for more wins. The Bulls are all in full force and have good strength. Now that Korver has been injured, the originally relatively large strength gap between the two teams has been narrowed a lot.

How to win the Bulls and continue Philadelphia's playoff journey is the most important thing right now.

"Chen."

A voice rang out.

“…… Derek. ”

Chen Mu turned around and saw Rose trotting after him.

"Chen, Kyle, he ......"

Rose is a rookie, but his strong heart gives him the confidence to face a superstar like Chen Mu without stage fright, looking at Chen Mu with both eyes, his expression is very complicated.

"The team doctor has checked it, and it will recover."

Chen Mu knew that Ross was kind, nodded and said.

“…… Saflosha didn't mean it, you know, he's not that kind of person. ”

Rose blinked.

"I know, I know ......" Chen Mu nodded: "No one wants injuries to happen, and most of the people in this alliance don't mean to hurt people." ”

"So ......"

Rose stopped halfway through his words, as if he didn't know how to continue, and frowned, "Help me bring my wishes to Kyle." ”

"Definitely." Chen Mu nodded.

"One more thing."

Chen Mugang wanted to turn around and leave, but Rose spoke again.

"Huh?"

Chen Mu turned his head and stood in the depths of the passage and looked at Rose near the entrance, as if he was looking at himself a few years ago.

"It's unpleasant."

Rose seemed to make up his mind and said, "Kyle is injured, and he's really upset. ”

"I understand." Chen Mu smiled bitterly.

"If that's why we win you......" Rose said with some difficulty expressing his feelings, "I don't know what to say." ”

“…… You don't have to worry about that. ”

Chen Mu understood, turned around, faced Rose, and said with a sinking face: "What you are worried about is that when the media, football critics, and fans will say that you are not victorious, right?" You don't have to worry about that. ”

“……？”

Rose's eyes lit up and looked at Chen Mu.

"Because you won't win."

Chen Mu glanced at Rose deeply, and this glance, like a brute beast that had walked out of the wilderness, made Rose's heart tremble.

"Series, we'll win ......!"

After saying these resounding words, Chen Mu turned around and strode towards the locker room.

Leaving Rose standing still, stunned for a long time and not coming back to his senses.

Without Korver, they don't have outside three-pointers, and we're going to be more focused defensively and offensively.

Lowry and Iguodala's three-point shooting is inconsistent, and Chen's own three-point shot is just a match-up state, which is not a conventional weapon.

On the bench, neither Willie Green, Carney, nor Thaddeus Young are good scorers. Their style of play is more reliant on mid-range and under-the-basket breakouts, and Philadelphia can be said to be a bunch of breakaways these days, and they don't have a star-level breakaway.

The game can be extremely crowded in the restricted area, and this kind of crowding, the kind of battle that requires the most quick rotation and the support of physical strength and agility, is what the Bulls' young players are best at.

Assist in defense and supplemental defense, follow footsteps, pile up the restricted area, and all members compete for rebounds......

Rose is confident that his judgment is fine, and he also believes that the Philadelphia generals and coaches, and even discerning ball critics, journalists, and fans, will make the same judgment as himself:

The Bulls have a good chance of coming from behind and completing the comeback.

But......

Watching Chen Mu walk around the corner, a turn disappearing into view, Rose's eyes were confused.

But where does Chen Mu's unreasonable self-confidence come from?

Half an hour later, the press conference was live.

“HERE！ HERE！！ ”

Every press conference since the start of the Philadelphia 76ers playoffs has never been more lively.

Each reporter seemed to have a myriad of questions to ask, arm to arm, and everyone eagerly looked at the Philadelphia player representative and coach Carlisle on the stage, hoping to call themselves to ask questions.

"This reporter, please speak."

Carlisle nodded at the reporter who was the first to raise his hand, who almost bounced out of his seat, and before he could stand up straight, he asked a question.

"Without Kyle Korver, your outside projection, which was already a weakness, has become weaker. I've just noticed that there have been a lot of comments and concerns online that the Bulls with a full lineup have hope of completing a counterattack. What do you guys think about this? ”

“…… Is there anyone else who would like to ask a similar question? Raise your hand and I'll take a look. ”

Carlisle didn't rush to answer, but threw out his own question. The reporters present were stunned, and they had never seen a coach answering reporters' questions like this. After looking at each other, most of them raised their hands.

"Okay, since everyone's question is the same, I'll answer this question all at once." Carlisle nodded, motioned for the reporters to put their hands down, and continued: "If you don't find it enjoyable, I can ask the players to answer that question as well." But I assure you that our answers are absolutely unanimous. ”

As he spoke, Carlisle leaned forward, staring at the reporters in the audience like falcons, glanced around sharply, and continued: "Series, we will win ......!" ”

The journalists were silent.

Yes, even without Korver, Philadelphia's overall strength will not fall to the point of being worse than the Bulls all of a sudden.

But the contrast of strength is one thing, and the operation of tactics is another.

The tactics of the Philadelphia 76ers are built around Chen Mu. Chen Mu is an inside super scorer, and the most important thing for such a lineup configuration is that the outside shooter can open up space, give Chen Mu enough space and time, and turn the river and the sea on the inside.

Now that there is no Korver, the question is definitely an all-round chain reaction, why can Philadelphia maintain such confidence?

"The reason is simple."

A reporter asked this question, and without waiting for Carlisle to answer, Chen Mu was the first to speak.

"Because, I will destroy all my opponents, all ......!" (To be continued.) )