On the afternoon of the decisive game between the Bulls and the Raptors, Barkley, O'Neal and Kenny Smith drove an oversized Hummer to the United Center to prepare for the evening's commentary work.

The commentary rights for the NBA regular season and playoffs are sold separately, and the playoffs are contracted by TNT almost every year.

"Do you think the Raptors have a good chance tonight?" O'Neal, who was sitting in the passenger seat, turned to his two partners in the back seat and asked.

"Fifty percent," Kenny Smith replied. "I wouldn't say they're the better team, but they're the team in better shape."

Smith's personality as a commentator on TNT has always been "The King of Reason", and his analysis is mostly based on real situations.

Theoretically, it will be difficult for the Raptors to continue the form of G4, but who can guarantee that they won't?

And having come from 0-2 behind to tie the game at 2-2, the Raptors’ morale must be very high.

However, their problem is that their away record is not as good as their home record and they are not at an advantage in strength. Overall, the two sides are evenly matched.

Barkley calmly made a "0" gesture.

"If the Raptors can really win the decisive game, it will be big news," O'Neal said with a smile.

He obviously supports the Bulls, but if the Raptors win, then in Game 6 back in Toronto, the Raptors might really eliminate the Bulls.

"Yes, there will be big news." Barkley said with a smile. He seemed to be too direct just now and ignored his own poisonous milk attribute.

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United Center.

There was still half a day before the competition officially started, but the media and staff had already started to get busy.

Yang Yi and Zhang Weiping arrived at the competition venue early. Due to the rise of Xu Yong in recent years, Zhang Weiping has never retired from the front line, while Yang Yi has become the most well-known commentator in the country with his smooth talking style.

"Coach Zhang, guess what I dreamed about last night?" Taking a break from his busy schedule, Yang Yi asked Zhang Weiping with a smile.

"What dream?" Zhang Weiping has a mild temper and has great potential to be a supporting actor.

"I dreamed that Xu Yong broke the single-game scoring record in the NBA playoffs!" Yang Yi's face was flushed.

Zhang Weiping laughed out loud after hearing this, and he didn't know whether he was laughing at Yang Yi's good dream or at how happy it would be if it really came true.

"Then I checked it out, and guess what?"

"What?"

"It happened exactly 30 years ago, and it was also on this site. Isn't that a coincidence?"

"That's such a coincidence." After Zhang Weiping finished speaking, he suddenly couldn't help but look at Yang Yi. Why did he feel that this kid had a talent for storytelling?

As we were chatting, the Bulls players entered the venue. They would have an open training session for about an hour in the afternoon, which would be completely open to the media.

However, these are just some basic training. After all, the content that will be exposed by the media will not involve tactical levels. It is mainly to let the outside world know the current status of the team.

The entire Bulls team still looked very relaxed, and there was no sense of pressure on their faces due to being forced into a decisive battle.

However, Yang Yi was sharp-eyed and he noticed that Xu Yong's expression looked much more serious than the others.

This made him smell something different.

Of course the dream was fake, he was just chatting with old people.

But there is something special about tonight's game. In his impression, the Bulls have rarely played decisive games with their opponents in recent years. They have only played against the Heat twice, and Xu Yong's scores were not low both times.

Then seeing Xu Yong's state, he suddenly felt that he could really dream.

After the Bulls' field training was over, Yang Yi and Zhang Weiping went downstairs to prepare for the interview.

Xu Yong has a very high status now, and it is difficult for ordinary media to interview him, but CCTV will always have a spot, and of course the length of the interview is determined by Xu Yong himself.

Seeing Zhang Weiping and others coming over, Xu Yong's serious face broke into a smile and he took the initiative to extend his hand to greet them.

No matter what the situation, Xu Yong will always maintain the greatest enthusiasm for domestic fans, because they are the fans who support him the most.

"I had a dream last night. I dreamed that you broke the NBA playoff scoring record tonight." Yang Yi said as soon as he came up. Even if it was a fake dream, it was real now.

"Really?" Xu Yong looked doubtful, but then he smiled and said, "Fortunately it wasn't Coach Zhang who did it."

Zhang Weiping was stunned, and then the three of them burst into laughter.

Because Zhang Weiping's commentary is always contradicted by his own mistakes in recent years, some fans call him the Chinese Barkley.

"Will my dream come true tonight?" Yang Yi asked with a smile. Because it was an interview, the question seemed very skillful.

"Compared to that, I'm more concerned about the team's victory." Xu Yong's answer was also very professional.

"If 50 points are not enough to win the game, will you get 60 points or more?" Yang Yi really understands clichés.

"Yes." Xu Yong answered affirmatively, but then signaled the end of the interview.

After Xu Yong left, Zhang Weiping looked at Yang Yi with a hint of resentment in his eyes. Such clichés would make Xu Yong unhappy.

Yang Yi didn't care, because if Xu Yongzhen broke the scoring record, then his "dream come true" would definitely be on the hot search and even become a hot topic.

He unconsciously looked at Xu Yong who had already entered the player tunnel. He had such a premonition.

At this time, some fans had already started to enter the stadium early, and there were still two hours before the game started.

Half an hour before the start of the game, the venue was already full and the enthusiasm of the fans was very high.

The Raptors have a high winning rate at home, and the Bulls also have a high winning rate at home. All of this is closely related to the fans.

Players from both teams also entered the field one after another at this time. When Xu Yong appeared, the scene suddenly erupted with deafening cheers.

This is not only because of Xu Yong's popularity, but also because everyone knows that in a crucial battle like Tianwang Mountain, Xu Yong is the one who can most influence the situation.

After Xu Yong entered the court, he glanced towards the Raptors. The Raptors were talking and laughing, and they looked very relaxed. This was completely different from their state when they last came to Chicago.

After the on-site opening ceremony, the starting lineups of both sides were announced one after another.

Raptors: Lowry, DeRozan, Carroll, Antetokounmpo, Valanciunas;

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

The starting lineups for both sides were similar to the previous ones. The only change was that Thibodeau replaced West with Anderson as the starting player for the Bulls.

West was very passive against Antetokounmpo in this series, so this adjustment was expected.

Amid the cheers of the fans, Valanciunas pushed the ball back to half court, and the decisive battle officially began.

The Raptors played a wonderful combination at the start. After DeRozan moved to distract the defense, Lowry passed the ball to Antetokounmpo, who caught the ball and slammed home to take the lead.

It can be clearly seen that with Antetokounmpo's outstanding performance in the previous few games, his tactical position in the Raptors has been greatly improved.

The Bulls advanced to the frontcourt. After receiving the ball in a pindown tactic, Xu Yong faked a shot and broke through Carroll. He jumped up and made an aerial pull-up to avoid the assisting Valanciunas and scored the ball.

Xu Yong also changed his strategy of letting Butler warm up first in the past few games, and instead attacked from the start, and attacked very resolutely.

Looking back, Antetokounmpo's cut-in after the pick-and-roll attracted the attention of the defense, and DeRozan came out of the screen and received the pass from Lowry and made a shot.

The Raptors started the game in hot form, and it looked like they might have continued their form from Game 4.

This is not good news for the Bulls.

And Casey was very alert. After the Bulls advanced to the frontcourt again, he waved his hand to signal to double-team Xu Yongshang.

It's like when facing Oriental Express, what you will consider is not whether it can hit the target, but whether it has aimed at you.

The Raptors are now in high spirits and have excellent execution. As soon as Casey finished shouting and Xu Yong received the ball, Antetokounmpo rushed towards Xu Yong.

However, before Antetokounmpo's double-team was formed, Xu Yong had already turned around and broke through with a low center of gravity, and entered the penalty area along the baseline from Carroll's right side.

His reaction was so quick that Valanciunas didn't have time to go up and help defend.

Xu Yong made a light gliding pass and put the ball steadily into the basket.

The cheers at the scene suddenly broke out.

As fans, they couldn't quite feel the impact of just one goal, but with the two consecutive goals, they could already fully feel that Xu Yong had an extremely strong desire to attack tonight.

If the NBA is regarded as a jungle, Xu Yong, as the king of beasts, has already made people feel the chill.

Not only did the fans feel it, but the rest of the Bulls organization fully felt it, too.

Butler began to direct his teammates' defensive positions on the defensive end, and the Bulls also began to show their defensive intensity.

DeRozan was disturbed by Butler and couldn't receive the ball, Antetokounmpo was also entangled by Anderson, and Lowry finally chose to attack the basket after a pick-and-roll with Valanciunas.

Lowry has strong confrontation ability and is called the "Little Cannon" by fans. However, Adams was the first to confront him with this ball. The "Little Cannon" met the "immovable object" and was completely unable to move. His forced shot finally hit the right edge of the basket, and the rebound was taken by Adams.

After Adams got the ball, he turned around and passed it to Xu Yong.

Others might need some time to react, but as they had trained with Xu Yong before, they knew that Xu Yong had been holding back a lot of energy with nowhere to vent it.

After Xu Yong got the ball, he moved forward quickly, and with a sudden burst of acceleration he passed Carroll directly, and his speed was extremely fast.

Casey shouted anxiously on the sidelines, and Antetokounmpo showed his athletic ability at this time, turning from the middle to help Xu Yong.

But this time Xu Yong didn't play with him like he did in G1. He just changed direction and passed him without slowing down.

Antetokounmpo tried hard to catch up from behind, but he soon found that he could not catch up with Xu Yong who had the ball without the ball.

“Bang!”

Xu Yong rushed to the frontcourt with big strides and slammed the ball into the basket with a one-handed dunk.

The United Center was in complete chaos.

Now the fans not only felt the chill, but also saw the sharp fangs revealed by Xu Yong.

However, the Raptors did not sit idly by, as they are also the leader.

Although DeRozan's shot from the outside missed the basket due to Butler's interference, Antetokounmpo rushed to grab the frontcourt rebound, attacked the basket and scored, and also caused Anderson to commit a defensive foul, making it 2+1.

After stepping onto the free throw line, he adjusted his breathing and made the free throw, helping the Raptors to reverse the score to 7-6.

In fact, when he first entered the league, Antetokounmpo's free throw level was online. In the past two seasons, his free throw percentage has been above 75%.

Of course, the bigger problem with this ball is that the Bulls' power forward position has become somewhat weak. West can't defend Antetokounmpo because of his slow speed, and although Anderson is faster, he can't withstand the confrontation.

Xu Yong talked with Anderson for a while at this time.

When he reached the frontcourt, Xu Yong continued to receive the ball, but this time Antetokounmpo's help defense came earlier, basically letting Anderson come over.

Xu Yong seized the opportunity to turn around, and while double-teaming, he threw the ball from the baseline to Anderson in the weak side corner.

Here comes the significance of Anderson's early three-point training. His shooting speed is obviously faster than in history, and he completes the shot and hits it before the help defense arrives.

7 to 9, the Bulls took the lead again.

And when the offense and defense changed, Antetokounmpo suddenly found that Xu Yong had switched defense to him again.

Antetokounmpo's fighting spirit was boosted after seeing this. He was defeated by Xu Yong in G1 and had been waiting for a chance for revenge.

He took the initiative to screen for Lowry, and then quickly moved down.

Lowry's choice of this ball was very smart. He knew that Xu Yong was good at stealing the ball, so he made a fake ground move and then chose to pass the ball high.

However, the ball did not reach Antetokounmpo in the end, because Lowry underestimated Xu Yong's reaction speed. The moment he threw the ball out, Xu Yong flew up from the ground and grabbed the ball directly like a volleyball player!

Everyone else on the field was stunned. What kind of incredible speed and reaction was this?

Lowry reacted and tried to grab the ball back, but Xu Yong turned around and accelerated after landing, leaving him behind cleanly.

Even if the other members of the Raptors reacted, they completely lost the desire to catch up in the face of such a situation.

Then, it’s a one-man fast break.

The fans' cheers had already sounded in advance, and Xu Yong was very cooperative. After rushing to the front court, he accelerated and took off into the air, performing a signature 360° turn and dunk.

The United Center was filled with the cheers of fans, and many people stood up and pumped their fists excitedly.

Xu Yong, he has scored 8 points in less than five minutes!

It was as if it had already pounced on the raptor and tore off the flesh from its body in one bite, revealing a bloody wound.

Cathy couldn't sit still.

Although the Raptors were only 4 points behind in the score, Xu Yong's momentum was something he had never seen in the entire series.

"Defend! Defend!"

The fans at the United Center were fully alert, and their cheers echoed throughout the arena.

On the commentary side, Yang Yi's expression was extremely excited. He felt like he was really going to make a divine prophecy today!

Antetokounmpo was a bit tough. He actually leaned against Xu Yong in the low post and tried to post up.

Fortunately, Lowry did not lose his mind. Although Xu Yong is a forward-guard swingman, you can tell that it is not feasible when you look at the way he plays one-on-one in the low post. What's more, the Luoyang governor next door has verified it many times over the years.

He motioned for Antetokounmpo to call a high pick-and-roll.

Xu Yong had a brief defensive exchange with Dellavedova at this time.

When the pick-and-roll occurred, Della directly chose to rush out and not give Lowry a chance to shoot a three-pointer from the outside, but let him break inside appropriately, and Xu Yong took the opportunity to retreat behind.

Lowry passed the ball directly to Antetokounmpo, but the latter faced Xu Yong's defense again after receiving the ball.

Antetokounmpo was very excited when he saw this, and he directly used his strength to confront Xu Yong, but he was surprised to find that he did not gain any advantage. The next second, he felt his hand lighten, and the ball had been knocked away by Xu Yong.

After this series of operations, the fans vaguely saw the figures of Xu Yong and that man overlapping.

Jordan's career average of steals per game was consistently 2+, and even at his peak it was mostly close to 3, and that was how many possessions happened.

When opponents are out of position, they want to use their height and size to beat him, but nine times out of ten they will be intercepted by him.

Xu Yong is now very similar to Jordan because they both have the strength to block the attack from tall players, and they can do it quickly.

It was too late for Antetokounmpo to react. Xu Yong rushed out sideways, stole the ball and accelerated with his head down.

After seeing this, Lowry wanted to foul, but Xu Yong passed the ball to Butler on the other side, and then dodged past him using puppy steps.

The emotions of the fans at the scene, which had not yet subsided, were suddenly raised again.

At this moment, Xu Yong felt that tearing off a piece of meat was not satisfying enough, so he stabbed another claw into the dragon's flesh.

“Bang!”

After receiving the return pass from Butler, Xu Yong rushed to the frontcourt and made a light one-handed gliding dunk.

In less than five minutes, his personal score has reached 10 points!

Moreover, in wave after wave of defensive counterattacks, the Raptors couldn't even form an effective defense against him.

Casey quickly called a timeout, he felt that if the Raptors continued playing like this, they would soon be defeated.

After returning from the timeout, the Raptors readjusted their offensive focus, letting Antetokounmpo, who was restricted by Xu Yong, play as a diversion, and letting DeRozan return to the offensive center.

This adjustment was very timely. DeRozan showed his excellent form in this year's playoffs, and his mid-range shots after pick-and-rolls quenched the Raptors' thirst.

9 to 13, the difference between the two sides is still 4 points.

"Go! Bulls!"

The fans at the scene continued to shout in unison.

At this time, when Xu Yong was moving, there were two people flanking him from the front and the back.

But this obviously didn't work, because after Xu Yong gave Butler a hand signal, Butler broke directly into the inside and passed the ball to Dellavedova on the outside, who shot a 45-degree three-pointer.

Dellavedova only does two things on the court, three-pointers and defense, and the reason he can suppress Stephenson and play as the starting point guard of the Bulls is because he can do these two things well.

Of course, more importantly, the Bulls are fundamentally different from the Bulls 30 years ago.

What Yang Yi didn't say before, or didn't dare to say, is that 30 years ago, even though Jordan scored the highest score in a single game in the playoffs and Bird said "God put on the No. 23 jersey", the Bulls still lost the game in the end because Bird followed that sentence with "But we beat him."

Because at that time the Bulls basically relied on Jordan alone, especially when facing the league leader like the Celtics.

But the Bulls are not like that now. Although there is no Rose, the other players on the Bulls court are much stronger than those on that team back then.

Especially with Butler's presence, his current ability, especially his performance in the first round against the Magic, is already better than Pippen. It would not be an exaggeration for him to switch to a playoff-level team and become the boss.

9 to 16, the score difference suddenly reached 7 points.

The Raptors' frontcourt offense failed, and they did not dare to continue to double-team Xu Yong without the ball.

Xu Yong received the ball and faced Carroll. The latter, like countless defenders who had faced Xu Yong before, began to feel weak in his hands and feet, and beads of sweat the size of beans appeared on his forehead.

At this point he had no idea how to defend against Xu Yong.

Casey didn't blame him, because he knew that Xu Yong's desire to attack tonight was like the Dongfeng Express, which could not be intercepted.

So he could only shout for Antetokounmpo to come over and help defend.

Xu Yong quickly passed Carroll with a shuffle step, but Carroll did not give up and he and Antetokounmpo double-teamed him from the front and back.

Xu Yong started to show off at this time. He made a fake move of passing the ball to the weak side with one hand to attract the defensive attention of Antetokounmpo in front of him, and then he jumped to the right side for a mid-range jump shot while receiving the ball.

Carroll showed off his defensive ability, jumping up and trying to block Xu Yong from behind.

He was close, but ultimately failed because Xu Yong sensed the threat and, while dodging with a pull-up in the air, he pulled the ball to the side and completed the shot.

The basketball hit the backboard and shot into the net at an angle. The United Center was completely thrown into madness, and a large number of fans stood up and shouted.

This is not a basketball shot, it's just like drinking a cup of coffee in the air!

Carroll and Antetokounmpo looked at each other at this time, and saw an emotion called helplessness and despair in each other's eyes.

It’s impossible to defend against it. It’s impossible to defend against it at all!

"Holy Shit! Is this a move that a human can do?" Barkley excitedly slammed the table in the commentary booth.

"Oh, it's Satan. He is indeed not a human being." Then he asked himself and answered himself.

He suddenly realized that he had predicted what would happen tonight.

There is really going to be big news tonight!

After the first quarter, the score was 27 to 37, and the Bulls took a double-digit lead in the quarter.

The Raptors were in the same shape, with DeRozan scoring 10 points in a single quarter, but they were no match for Xu Yong who scored 25 points in a single quarter.

Moreover, Xu Yong got these 25 points while being surrounded by the Raptors.

But when the second quarter started, the Raptors quickly caught up with the score.

Xu Yong's crazy scoring can only allow the Bulls to establish an advantage in the starting period, but when it comes to the transition period from the bench, the problems that existed in this series will still exist.

In order to deal with this, Thibodeau had to substitute Butler in early to stabilize the situation.

At the end of the first half, the Bulls led the Raptors 61-53.

Xu Yong exerted too much energy in the first quarter and had some obvious physical problems in the second quarter, but he still scored 11 points in the quarter and his score at halftime had reached 36 points.

At the end of the first half, both sides returned to the locker room to rest.

Yang Yi has already taken out his tablet and started writing the press release in advance.

He had already determined at this point that this would be a special night for Xu Yong and Chinese fans.

After the half-time break, Xu Yong seemed to have more energy, but in the second half, Casey began to adopt an extreme defensive approach.

He used the off-ball double-team strategy that he had briefly used in the first quarter for the entire quarter.

Then on this basis, he chose to shrink the defense and give the Bulls some shooting opportunities from the outside.

Such a strategy is a gamble, because once the Bulls score, the Raptors will be directly defeated in this quarter.

Then he made the right bet, as the Bulls made only 1 of 7 shots from the outside in this quarter.

The difference between the third quarter and the opening is that after the fierce confrontation in the first half, the touch of ordinary players will inevitably decline.

For example, sometimes you see some players, especially key players on the defensive end, who may make consecutive three-pointers at the beginning of the game, but may not make any in the next three quarters. This is the impact of confrontation and physical fitness.

And there is another point. There is always only one ball on the basketball court. If Xu Yong attacks more, it means that others attack less. Except for some top role players who can go for a long time without shooting and make the shot as soon as they shoot, it is difficult for most players to find their aim all at once.

This is also the reason why the role players around James always fail to make the buzzer-beater after receiving the pass at the last moment. It is not just a matter of ability.

In this quarter, Xu Yong only got 5 shooting opportunities under the Raptors' crazy double-teaming and scored 8 points.

At the end of the third quarter, he scored 44 points and the score on the field became 84 to 81. The Raptors overtook the score with this strategy.

The fans at the scene were getting a little restless. Leaving aside Game 3, starting from Game 4, luck seemed to have always been on the Raptors' side.

Or, in other words, the Bulls have had bad luck this season since Rose's injury.

Could it be that Xu Yong Satan is so famous that even God can’t stand it anymore?

What's even worse is that the Bulls are now at a disadvantage in the transition period with their substitutes. If the score continues to widen, it will not be so easy for the Bulls to catch up later.

However, when the players from both sides came on the court, cheers began to break out from the audience.

Not for any other reason, just because Xu Yong came on the court at the beginning of the fourth quarter!

Xu Yong did not leave the court to rest in the third quarter, and it seemed that he was going to play at the same pace as the entire second half.

The photographer on the scene also gave the camera to Xu Yong. Everyone knew that if they wanted to turn the situation around, they could only rely on Xu Yong.

Seeing this, Casey temporarily called James Johnson down from the court, replaced him with Antetokounmpo, and then whispered something in his ear.

At this time, the lineups of both teams are: Raptors: Joseph, Terrence Ross, Carroll, Antetokounmpo, Biyombo;

Bulls: Stephenson, Holiday, Xu Yong, David West, Jokic.

It is worth mentioning that in the first half, Thibodeau used Varejao in the second quarter, but the effect was not good, so he switched to Jokic.

The Raptors started their attack, and Rose's jump shot from the outside was blocked by Holiday.

The rebound was protected by Jokic, but the Raptors' lineup on the court was fast and they quickly retreated back to the half court.

Casey stretched out his hand to direct the team from the sidelines, and the Raptors continued to double-team Xu Yong without the ball.

He tasted success in the third quarter and continued to use the same defensive strategy in the fourth quarter.

However, in the first round after this, their defensive strategy failed.

Xu Yongqiang has strengthened his off-ball movement, while Carroll and Antetokounmpo's defensive effectiveness rates have declined.

In such an intense game, no one was much better than anyone else in terms of physical fitness. Carroll and Antetokounmpo restricted Xu Yong for the entire third quarter, and they also consumed a lot of physical energy.

Of course, in addition to this, the Bulls now have more people on the court who can pass the ball.

Stephenson and Jokic, they are both players who pass the ball quickly.

In the first round, Xu Yong received a pass from Jokic and made a mid-range shot the moment he ran into an open space.

All in all, although Xu Yong ran a lot in the third quarter, he took fewer shots and made fewer strong plays. In addition, with his own physical reserves, his physical strength was much more sufficient than the two people who were chasing him all over the court.

However, Joseph turned around and broke through the inside after a pick-and-roll and scored a response goal.

The abilities of the Raptors' backup duo are underestimated, and Jokic is far inferior to Adams on the defensive end.

But fortunately, he can really pass it.

This time, Xu Yong just got rid of it a little bit, and Jokic had already stuffed the ball in front of him.

There is a professional term for this in basketball, called "the ball leads the person."

Xu Yong received the ball and accelerated, breaking into the inside and causing Biyombo to commit a defensive foul, getting the opportunity to go to the free throw line.

He adjusted his breathing and made both free throws.

In the first two rounds, he had already scored 4 points.

This is a bit fast.

In terms of passing ability alone, Jokic is much better than Butler is now.

Because he is not only tall and has a good vision, but also has top-notch control over the timing and strength of passing the ball, which always feels very unreasonable when it appears in a rookie.

Then Casey discovered his strategy was no longer working.

By the time the main players of both sides returned, less than five minutes had passed, and Xu Yong scored another 12 points as easily as cutting melons and vegetables.

The Bulls regained the lead with 93 to 88.

It was at this time that the large LED screen on site gave Xu Yong's statistics for the night: 56 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists, and there was a new record logo next to it.

Before that, Xu Yong's single-game playoff scoring record was 52 points against the Heat in 2013.

At the same time, 30 years ago, Jordan set a record against the Celtics on this field, that is, the highest score in a single playoff game was 63 points.

There are still 7 minutes left in the game, and Xu Yong is still 7 points away from that record.

Everyone knows that there is big news happening tonight, and Yang Yi’s dream is really going to come true.

What we are seeing now is how big this news is and how beautiful this dream is.

However, Xu Yong's focus was not on that at the moment, because the Bulls were still far from winning the game.

The lineups of both teams in the decisive stage: Raptors: Lowry, DeRozan, Carroll, Antetokounmpo, Valanciunas;

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

DeRozan hit a mid-range shot right off the bat, helping the Raptors keep the score close.

Moreover, after Xu Yong received the ball, he was double-teamed.

Thibodeau focuses on defense, so it is impossible for him to keep Jokic on the court in the end. Without Jokic, the ball cannot reach Xu Yong in the first place.

The situation was very similar to that in the third quarter, but not exactly the same, because Xu Yong at least received the ball.

Faced with the double-team, he chose to turn around and break through to the baseline.

Then, he looked like he was leading the attack.

When he reached the baseline, he made a sudden stop, turned around, aimed at the basket in the air, and scored a shot over the heads of Carroll and Antetokounmpo.

Carroll took a breath, and then Antetokounmpo staggered. At this moment, the two men looked at each other, and a question mark popped up in their minds at the same time: Xu Yong, aren't you tired?

You can tell whether a person is tired by looking at the rhythm of his shooting. Xu Yong's rhythm and speed seem to have not changed compared to the beginning of the game!

It's a pity that they debuted relatively late. I don't know if Xu Yong was also fucked by Thibodeau all over the court when he first arrived at the Bulls.

DeRozan turned around and faked a shot before breaking into the paint to cause damage, and made both free throws after reaching the free throw line.

95 to 92, the Raptors are still in a tight race.

Casey was directing the defense at this time, and the Raptors stopped double-teaming Xu Yong. He also realized that Carroll and Antetokounmpo did not have the physical strength to continue doing so.

However, there was an adjustment on the defensive end, with Antetokounmpo coming over to defend Xu Yong.

Seeing this, Xu Yong fell to the low post and reached out for the ball with his back turned.

It is natural that his physical strength will not decrease, it's just relatively more. Now if he wants to increase his hit rate, he can only launch an attack from a low post.

Antetokounmpo was delighted when he saw this. He had a huge advantage against him in the low post. He was really afraid that Xu Yong would not play like this.

But he couldn't laugh the next second, because after Xu Yong gave him a strong confrontation, he turned around and faked a fade away, then took a step forward and easily shook him off and scored off the rebound.

It turns out that his confrontation and athletic abilities are indeed excellent, but he lacks a lot of experience.

Xu Yong's data was shown again on the big screen at the scene, and his score had reached 60 points.

In this quarter alone, Xu Yong scored 16 points!

And this section is just halfway through.

Barkley forced himself not to speak, but he knew that after tonight, Jordan's name would only be second on the list.

DeRozan made a mid-range shot after running without the ball!

He is competing with Xu Yongbiao for points.

The spotlights were flashing constantly at the scene. Who could have thought that among the four NBA players who came out of Arizona State University, three would become superstars and even have consecutive peak showdowns in the playoffs.

This time, Xu Yong received the ball in the low post and was double-teamed, and passed the ball to Dellavedova for a three-point opportunity.

But this time, DeLaVendova's shot missed the basket.

However, Adams directly grabbed the frontcourt rebound and quickly passed the ball to Xu Yong who was still in the low post.

Xu Yong received the ball, took a jump step, turned around and made a layup, and also caused Valanciunas to commit a foul!

After seeing the ball go in, Xu Yong stretched out his hand and clenched his fist in front of him. This 2+1 could help them establish a leading advantage.

But it was at this moment that the cheers at the scene began to break out uncontrollably.

Because after Xu Yong scored this goal, his score reached 62 points. If he also made the free throw, he would tie Jordan's 63 points!

“Swish!”

Xu Yong did not disappoint and made the free throw.

“A-choo!”

The basketball god, who was spending money in Las Vegas, sneezed violently.

The air conditioning in this casino is a bit low.

DeRozan's shot finally went wide due to Butler's defense, and Adams was very tough in the positioning with Valanciunas and protected the defensive rebound.

With these two rebounds, Thibodeau fully demonstrated the role of keeping him on the court.

100 to 94, with 4 minutes left in the game, the Bulls had a 6-point lead.

Butler organized the game in the frontcourt and passed the ball to Xu Yong after the others had moved away.

Xu Yong received the ball in a high position, and thunderous cheers broke out at the scene again.

Because from now on, every point Xu Yong gets will set a new record, and they are the witnesses of this record.

As for Xu Yong, he just wanted to widen the score gap as soon as possible and then go back to take a nice hot bath.

Although Chicago is not as cold as Toronto, he is very tired after his crazy output so far tonight.

Antetokounmpo suddenly rushed forward to steal the ball. His brain was now deprived of oxygen and he just wanted to steal the ball from Xu Yong.

Xu Yong turned around and dodged, then accelerated towards the basket and shot against Valanciunas' defense, a high parabolic shot.

The basketball hit the backboard with a dull sound, and then fell into the net with a pleasant sound.

That sound was like a match thrown into a haystack, instantly igniting the United Center.

Almost all the fans stood up at this moment and started shouting Satan wildly.

On the commentary side, Barkley stood up directly, raised his hands and bowed in the direction of Xu Yong.

65 points.

After Xu Yong scored this goal, a new NBA playoff single-game scoring record was born!

"It's a very interesting thing." On the other side, O'Neal touched his chin and spoke.

"Kobe also scored 81 points against the Raptors." As Kobe's arch-enemy and good friend, he certainly remembers such details.

After listening to what O'Neal said, Barkley, who had just sat down, was stunned for a moment and then couldn't help laughing.

Although this is just a coincidence, the Raptors are really professional when it comes to acting as a background board!

Of course, he also added: "But the Raptors are not defending Xu alone tonight."

65 points and 81 points are not just the difference in scores, nor are they just the difference between the playoffs and the regular season, because the Raptors' defensive intensity in the second half tonight was so high in value.

On the court, the Raptors' scoring has been cut off.

Because after Xu Yong hit the high throw, the score difference on the field had reached 8 points, and the time left for the Raptors was a little insufficient. They started to fight for three-pointers, but unfortunately DeRozan is not a stable three-point shooter, and the Raptors do not have such a player.

With one minute left in the game, the score was 104 to 94 and the Raptors had no chance.

Casey called a timeout and was ready to withdraw his main players.

Thibodeau looked at Xu Yong at this time, as if asking him whether he wanted to continue playing.

Because Xu Yong's current score is 69 points, one more point can raise this record to 70+.

Xu Yong shook his head.

The score was already decided, so there was not much point in him pursuing that point, not to mention that he might be tortured repeatedly by someone with ulterior motives, so there was no need.

69 points sounds good, it's a very good posture.

Moreover, leaving some opportunities for others is also leaving some opportunities for yourself in the future.