Although the All-Star Game has ended, its impact remains.

On the night of the game against the Cavaliers, the fans' enthusiasm was unprecedentedly high, and the atmosphere at the United Center was already in a state of excitement before the game.

In addition to looking forward to Xu Yong's performance, fans are also looking forward to the performance of the new players. You know, the transactions on this past trade deadline were already big deals for the Bulls.

During the pre-match warm-up, the photographer's camera tracked Stephenson's figure on the court. Then, in the camera, Stephenson was doing a standing shot with his legs circling. Even though it was just a warm-up, his temperament could not be hidden at all.

Of course, more shots are given to Xu Yong and James.

As the season progressed, James' performance became more stable, and he also regained his position as the leader of the Cavaliers in the media.

However, in the camera, James' expression looked very serious, and it was not known whether it was the pressure from tonight's game that gave him pressure.

On the contrary, Xu Yong looked relaxed and was chatting and laughing with Butler.

After the camera flashed, Butler ended his chat with Xu Yong. He didn't know why, but he felt that his senior was a little weird today.

It's hard to say what's strange. If I have to say something, it should be that Xu Yong looked towards the Cavaliers' half, or to be more precise, at James as if he was looking at prey, which makes people feel a little cold.

After the warm-up, the starting lineups of both sides were announced one after another.

Cavaliers: Irving, JR, James, Love, Davis

Bulls: Dellavedova, Butler, Xu Yong, Anderson, Adams

West will not play tonight due to a wrist injury. All 13 Bulls players who can still play are on the active roster tonight.

Amid the cheers of the fans, Davis passed the ball back to the Cavaliers' half and the game officially started.

Xu Yong was directly facing James on the defensive end. Originally, Thibodeau arranged Anderson to defend him, but Xu Yong volunteered tonight.

As soon as he faced James, he said to him: "I heard that someone wants to join the team that beat him."

James' face changed instantly. The reason why he looked so serious during the warm-up before the game was that he learned from Fu Paul about Launsdorf's attitude and the reason given by Launsdorf that "Xu Yong disagrees".

Based on his understanding of Xu Yong, he knew that Xu Yong would definitely make trouble tonight, but he didn't expect Xu Yong to come at the very beginning without giving him any time to prepare.

"I'm very curious. How could you, who claims to be the chosen one, want to join even though you can't beat them?" Seeing that James didn't respond, Xu Yong continued to speak.

James' face turned red, Xu Yong's trash talk was really heart-breaking.

"Oh, I almost forgot you said you would bring more than 7 championships to Miami. It seems that the Chosen One is also a scam like that."

"It's okay to lie to others, but don't lie to yourself."

Xu Yong continued to attack, and the corners of James' mouth twitched. He felt like he was hanging in the air and being whipped by Xu Yong with a whip.

All he wanted now was to beat that guy Fu Paul up.

Fortunately, an offensive round only lasts 24 seconds, and he only needs to avoid Xu Yong on the defensive end.

The person defending Xu Yong on the Cavaliers side was still Love. Xu Yong frequently received the ball in the high and low posts and launched attacks at the beginning of the game.

His desire to play tonight, coupled with the fact that the two of them were actually out of position, meant that Love basically couldn't limit his performance.

After scoring 7 points in a row under Love's defense, Xu Yong felt unsatisfied. While retreating, he turned to the Cavaliers' bench and shouted to Tyronn Lue, who had replaced Blatt as the Cavaliers' head coach, "Let LeBron defend me!"

Lu's face instantly turned as red as a pig's head. He was able to get to the position not because he was better than his predecessor Blatt, but simply because Blatt was not liked by James. The 1+1 contract gave James the right to decide not only the players' stay or departure, but also the head coach's.

As a chicken soup-type nanny coach, Lu obeys James's words. Xu Yong yelling at him like that is basically asking for rights that do not belong to him.

"I really overestimated you. It seems that you are still a wimp not only on the court, but also off the court." Back on the defensive end, Xu Yong continued to look at James.

James' face turned green. He stared at Xu Yong and his breathing quickened.

"Looks can't kill." Xu Yong said calmly.

James finally got angry. He forcefully tried to pass the ball to Irving, and then started a one-on-one game against Xu Yong.

The iconic dribble in place, followed by accelerated strong attack.

However, Xu Yong had already mastered this tactic. He could not move forward once he reached the penalty area, and because he could no longer move freely, he was forced to stop directly.

His anger did not allow him to break through Xu Yong's defense, but instead made him fall into Xu Yong's trap.

After the ball was dead, he could only turn around and continue to use his other signature crab turn and fade away.

But Xu Yong seized the opportunity and slapped the ball out of his hand in advance. When he made a shooting motion, the whole action looked like a frog that jumped and lost its balance.

Xu Yong quickly controlled the ball, then turned around and launched a fast break.

After using a beautiful behind-the-back dribble to avoid Irving's steal, Xu Yong slammed the ball into the basket with a windmill dunk while gliding in the air.

The United Center was instantly in a frenzy.

Because James has been avoiding Xu Yong in the past two years, they have rarely seen Xu Yong's signature steals and dunks on James.

But Xu Yong's dunk was a classic re-enactment.

After completing the fast break dunk and retreating to the defensive end, looking at James who was extremely angry but could do nothing, Xu Yong told James the truth considerately: "You think I don't want you to come, but in fact no one wants you to come, because..."

He even paused: "Chicago never needs a wimp."

The devil's whispers and Satan's chants made James' angry expression disappear instantly, and were replaced by a dead look as if his parents had died.

Xu Yong was not wrong, because even though he spoke so much trash, James did not respond at all.

Since I can’t beat him at basketball, don’t I even have the courage to fight him?

Yes, James didn't.

Because in the next round, he suddenly squatted down on the defensive end, covering his groin.

Lu reacted quickly. After noticing James' condition, he called a timeout immediately without waiting for the team doctor to come on the court.

When James arrived at the bench, Lu threw the tactical board to the assistant coach and then devoted himself to guiding James.

Looking at this scene, Xu Yong's face showed an expression of disappointment and regret.

With James off the court, the Cavaliers' performance on the court began to struggle.

The so-called running-in actually means that the players find their respective positions in the team and then perform their respective duties.

After more than a season of running-in, especially after their respective sacrifices this season, the other players on the Cavaliers have gradually become functional by sacrificing for James. Now that James suddenly leaves the court, it is still difficult to get others to carry the team all of a sudden.

About 9 minutes into the game, the score was 15 to 26, and the Bulls had widened the gap to double digits.

At this time, both sides started to rotate, and Xu Yong was also substituted off to rest.

However, he had not been sitting there for a minute when a short whistle sounded from the other side. He looked up and was stunned for a moment.

James actually came back as a substitute!

This intelligent injury originally occurred between fields, but now it has evolved directly within a game.

He clearly underestimated James' psychological endurance.

Although this is understandable, after all, based on Xu Yong’s experience after entering the league, a normal person would have retired long ago.

At this moment, Xu Yong didn't know whether he should admire James' strong psychological ability or complain about this guy's thick skin.

James, who obviously possesses such a strong psychological endurance, played so cowardly on the court. This sense of disharmony even made him lose the desire to go on the court and attack the opponent for a moment.

At this time, the lineups of both teams were: Cavaliers: Mo Williams, Jefferson, James, Frye, Tristan Thompson;

Bulls: Stephenson, Jimmy Butler, Ennis, Prince, Jokic.

On the Cavaliers' first attack, James broke through Ennis and went into the inside, then quickly scored two points.

There was a sudden booing at the scene.

When Xu Yong heard this, he couldn't help but turn his head and look back.

Generally speaking, when a player scores, even if it's a player from the visiting team, fans shouldn't react like this.

It can only be said that over the years, even the fans have become very familiar with James's staggered travel style, and they are deeply disgusted with it.

So to be honest, James has set a historical precedent in this regard and has continuously broken through himself, making him the true number one in history.

The Bulls advanced to the frontcourt, Stephenson dribbled past Williams and into the paint, and after a confrontation with Frye, he caused the latter to foul and go to the free throw line.

This round shows a lot of details on the field.

The first is Stephenson's ability to break through with the ball. If Stephenson is considered a guard, his confrontation ability is very good and he has a strong ability to cause damage.

The second is Butler. Butler has a particularly good point, that is, he is a real team player. When the team needs him to dilute the ball, he will hold the ball. When there are teammates who need to hold the ball, he will give up the ball and do a good job of defense and rebounding.

Finally, there is Jokic's spatial ability. Yes, even Jokic of this period, like many European inside players, has a three-point shooting range, which allows him to open up space well.

Stephenson made the first free throw and scored the first point in his Bulls career.

He then made the second free throw, showing his stable touch.

When the Bulls were retreating, there was another small detail on the court. Jokic was actively communicating with Ennis on defense.

When returning to the half court, Ennis directly blocked James's shot.

Xu Yong found this very interesting, as it not only reflected Jokic's basketball IQ, but more importantly, his communication skills.

You have to remember that he is just a rookie, while Ennis is already a third-year player.

Faced with this adjusted defense, James still chose to force his way into the inside. The two opposing players combined were not half as strong as him, so it would not make any difference even if the defensive method was adjusted.

However, his attack was not able to continue scoring, because Ennis pushed James towards Jokic, and Jokic also showed his meat shield ability and directly pushed James back.

This was a successful defensive cooperation, and it also reminded James of the experience of the last match.

The honorable Luoyang governor may have forgotten that he had such a collision with Jokic when he was trying to score points in the final quarter last time.

James lost control of the ball and it was in Jokic's hands the next second.

Although he moves slowly, Jokic's hand speed is not slow at all.

After controlling the ball, he immediately passed it to Stephenson on the outside.

The Bulls made a fast break, and Stephenson's next move made the whole audience boil.

Because after this guy advanced to the three-point line in the frontcourt, he started to make a cool move. He stuffed the ball into the box and then jumped up, leaving Shumpert, who was defending him, completely unaware of what he was going to do, because this move couldn't possibly be a slam dunk from the three-point line, right?

But the next second, he switched the ball from his first hand to the other, and then passed it directly to Butler who was following up on the right.gif.

After receiving the ball, Butler took two steps into the air and scored a dunk with both hands.

Now we have found the reason why Stephenson had to circle the ball and shoot during the opening warm-up. You thought he was just messing around, but in fact he was really training.

And after passing the ball, Stephenson jumped forward as if he was dancing on the court.

James responded with a pull-up jump shot in the next round. His skills are much more comprehensive than when he was with the Heat, and he is not so easy to be targeted.

But in the next round, Stephenson's amazing move came again.

He and Jokic made a pick-and-roll and broke through to the wing. After seeing that Jokic suddenly did not bounce out but went down, he made a very strange jump pass without looking at anyone and put the ball into Jokic's hands.gif.

The ball was pushed deep enough, and Jokic scored with a one-handed dunk.

Even the home commentator was a little confused for a moment, as his playing rhythm was different from others.

The replay of the game was played on the large LED screen, and the fans finally understood what had happened.

Passing the ball without looking at the person is not uncommon in the NBA. The reason why this ball was weird is that Stephenson turned his head at the moment of passing the ball. And more importantly, most people jump to pass the ball, but he jumped after passing the ball!

Apart from the practicality of this style of play, it is extremely fun.

Xu Yong also looked up and laughed. He felt that Stephenson should not be called "junior brother" but "Stephenson".

Looking at him jumping around on the court, it really looked like he was stepping on a cloud and turned into Sun Wukong.

James continued to attack the inside and hurt Jokic, and then went to the free throw line.

In this section, James did not pass the ball, but just went to the basket.

James made one of two free throws and scored five points in a row after returning to the game, showing no signs of being affected by the groin injury.

But then Stephenson turned around and made a mid-range shot against Shumpert.

Shumpert just joined the Cavaliers this season. He is known for his defense and is the Cavaliers' perimeter defensive spearhead this season. However, he was hit by Stephenson's tricks for several rounds in a row. He had no idea what Stephenson was going to do. He basically just stood there and watched the shot.

Stephenson was so excited after scoring the goal that he jumped, half turned, and then made a "playing guitar" gesture to the audience.

That’s right, this action he did in the locker room before is his signature celebration.

The fans at the scene were completely amused by this, and cheers rang out one after another.

Stephenson has brought a new level of joy to the Bulls.

However, the fans at the scene were happy, but the expression of Lu from the Cavaliers became uncomfortable.

He had expected James to make up some of the points difference in this period, but the Bulls' substitutes played much better than he expected.

Especially the new player Stephenson, who only averaged 4 points per game for the Clippers, but he had already scored 4 points in just two minutes of play, which perfectly illustrates what "moving a tree can bring death but moving a person can bring life" means.

But that's only on the Bulls. If he were on the opposing Cavaliers right now, let's not talk about whether he can play. Even if he can, looking at the ball in James' hands in every round, it would be difficult for him to average 4 points per game.

After the first quarter, the score was 23 to 31.

James scored 7 points in the final three minutes of the quarter.

In Xu Yong’s previous life, he had the opportunity to witness a unique game. Although the team lost by more than 40 points, James was still able to score 20+ with a hit rate of over 70%. This made him feel very puzzled as he did not watch the live broadcast of the game at that time.

But after watching these few minutes, he, as the person involved, finally understood that this was not just a matter of off-peak travel. As an opponent, even his desire to stop him was destroyed.

This won't work, after all, he has other purposes for tonight's game.

After reflecting on himself, Xu Yong volunteered to play as a substitute in the first and second quarters.

He still didn't believe it. It was impossible for James' groin injury to recur in one game.

In the second quarter, Xu Yong replaced Butler, while James was still on the Cavaliers side.

However, when James saw Xu Yong before going on the court, he changed obviously. His hand subconsciously touched his groin, but in the end he still gritted his teeth and went on the court.

When the Bulls started their attack, Xu Yong did not attack directly after getting the ball, but asked Prince to set a pick-and-roll for him.

There is only one purpose, and that is to get James to himself.

Since James doesn't want to defend him, he might as well take the initiative.

Then the next scene was very strange. James was obviously unwilling to switch defense and kept signaling to Jefferson not to switch.

But the quality of Prince's pick-and-roll was very good, Jefferson was blocked, and James was finally forced to come in front of Xu Yong.

"Why are you so afraid of me? You are the chosen one." Xu Yong held the ball with one hand and asked James with a smile.

James ignored Xu Yong's trash talk. He just turned his head to look at his teammates' position, and then gave them a crazy look, which clearly indicated that he was preparing for his teammates to assist in defense.

While he turned his head, Xu Yong accelerated past him, made a fake pass to force back his Cavaliers teammates who were ready to assist in defense, and then broke into the inside and made a one-handed slam dunk.

After scoring, Xu Yong turned to James and said, "Now I know why you want to come to Chicago so much."

James frowned and looked at Xu Yong.

"Because then you don't have to compete against me." Xu Yong said with a sneer.

James was finally completely enraged and reached out to push Xu Yong.

This is what Xu Yong was waiting for. He exploded instantly, rushed over to hug James and then used his strength to throw him to the ground.

It all happened so suddenly that not only James but even the referee didn't react.

Then by the time they all reacted, Xu Yong had already "bang bang" hit James in the face with a Japanese hook punch on each side.

The burning pain on his face finally brought James back to his senses, and he covered his face with both hands.

But soon he felt his body lighten, he opened his hands and found that Xu Yong had jumped up and left.

It all happened quickly and ended even faster. By the time the players on both sides realized they wanted to start a fight, the referee had already rushed in and quickly separated the two sides.

At this moment, James, who was hit by two punches for no reason, felt extremely humiliated. He didn't care about the pain on his face, turned over and rushed towards Xu Yong.

At this moment he really wanted to rush towards Xu Yong, but Jefferson and Thompson really tried their best to hold him back.

Because after Xu Yong left quickly, James had lost the chance to resist. If he really had to force his way in, it might have been the next big fight in Auburn Hills.

Butler stood in front of his senior at this time. He finally understood what that strange feeling before the game was. Xu Yong had planned to beat James up tonight.

In fact, it was not just Butler. Other members of the Bulls also stood in front of Xu Yong, especially Stephenson, who seemed particularly excited, as if he was already the "sword-bearing guard."

However, Xu Yong pushed aside the crowd, walked to the front, pointed at James and shouted: "Don't think I don't know what you really want to do!"

Yes, he didn't believe that James really wanted to come to the Bulls. If James was willing to be Pippen, the Heat would have won the championship that year and might even have established a dynasty.

All James wanted was to create conflict between him and the Bulls management.

This is an open conspiracy, because the collapse of a dynasty always starts from within, which is more insidious than the dirty tricks on the field and even worse in nature.

But James would never have thought that there was already a conflict between him and the management because of Rose. In order to ease this conflict, Lauersdorf chose to tell him directly about this matter.

Besides, last season, Rich Paul used this method to influence Rose once, and this time he went further and targeted him.

So he chose this way to teach James a lesson and let him know the price of doing such things.

Although in fact he had wanted to throw these two punches a long time ago.

James repeatedly tried to trip him to disable him. If he hadn't been immune to injuries and hadn't been more careful, he would have probably become another Granger.

Before, he was somewhat concerned about Nike, the company behind James, because if he took action, the league would suspend him severely under pressure from Nike.

He is not worried about the financial loss caused by the suspension, but is worried about the impact of his absence on the team's record.

As Adams said when he chatted with him, his coach told him to learn to use basketball methods because non-basketball methods will hurt the team.

But now the situation has changed. James has switched to Adidas and his Nike dad is no longer with him.

There is a Chinese saying that goes, "Strike at your hand while you are ill" and another saying that goes, "Kick the dog when it is down."

This is also the reason why there were two punches. One punch was to let James know the price, and the other punch was the previous interest.