Foster only made two controversial calls in the first quarter. Except for the one on Adams at the beginning and Butler's second personal foul with 3 minutes left in the first quarter, his call standards for the rest of the time were consistent.

But these two calls had a significant impact on the situation on the court. The first call prevented Adams from using his full strength on the defensive end, while the second call caused Butler, who was supposed to lead the substitute transition period, to leave the court early, and the Cavaliers took the opportunity to narrow the gap.

This is Foster's ability to control the game. Blindly calling biased calls will eventually lead to conflicts on the field, while such precise and key calls will only bring controversy.

Then this standard, unified and relaxed refereeing standards made the two teams play retro basketball from the 1990s in the first quarter, with the confrontation on the court reaching its peak.

At the end of the first quarter, the score between the two sides was 23 to 21, with the Bulls leading by 2 points.

Xu Yong was substituted off the court with 2 minutes left in the first quarter and scored 14 points and 2 assists.

During these two minutes on the bench, Xu Yong understood why Paul was so tightly controlled by Foster.

Without the ability to turn the tables and sufficient status, you are powerless to fight against the power lackeys who make the judgments.

The good thing is that he is now better than Paul in every aspect. Foster only dares to control other people and does not dare to target him.

At the beginning of the second quarter, Butler came on the court to continue leading the transition period with the bench. Then less than two minutes later, he received his third foul. An dissatisfied Thibodeau rushed to Foster and spit in his face, and was also called for a technical foul.

Even some Cleveland fans couldn't stand this kind of operation.

Most of the fans are ordinary people, not brainless fans. Ordinary people have moral bottom line, and they feel disgusted even if they win the game in this way.

Xu Yong felt sick at this moment, not only towards Fords, but also towards Xiao Hua.

If someone lets a dog bite you, and you only target the dog, you seem too naive.

It was also at this moment that Xu Yong had an extreme idea in his heart. He wanted to find a way to get Xiao Hua out of office.

Because this disgusting way is just like cheating, once it happens for the first time, it will happen countless times.

However, it is not easy to get rid of the president of an alliance. He must have a good enough strategy and long-term plan.

But the moment you see the bamboo shoot emerging, one day it will pierce the sky.

After three quarters, the score was 80 to 83, and the Bulls entered the final quarter trailing by 3 points.

Xu Yong scored 42 points in three quarters. Butler and Adams were both in foul trouble and their playing time was fragmented. If it weren't for Varejao and Holiday stepping up, the Bulls would have fallen behind even more.

But even so, it will be extremely difficult for the Bulls to win the game in Cleveland tonight.

Xu Yong played the entire third quarter. After leaving the court, he looked up at the score displayed on the LED screen while gasping for breath, with bloodshot eyes.

Don’t just look at tonight’s game. Some fans at the scene, the Bulls, and even many fans in front of the TV are very angry. It can even be predicted that there will be widespread condemnation from the media and fans after the game.

But just as the saying goes, "History can be expressed or it can be obscured," what happened today is just a drop in the ocean in the long river of history, and only the final winners will be remembered.

To give a vivid example, in Game 6 of the Western Conference Finals between the Lakers and the Kings in 2002, many years later, NBA referee Tim Donaghy admitted that it was a biased game because the league wanted a seventh game and the Kings could have eliminated the Lakers 4-2.

What is the result now?

What Old Man Time is best at is erasing people's memories.

Of course, some things will always be remembered by fans, such as Antetokounmpo stepping on Irving, James stepping on Granger, and Pachulia stepping on Leonard. Those are like stains on the championship trophy that can never be erased.

So the best way to deal with this situation is to defeat them in a way that they cannot resist.

Xu Yong's breathing was gradually becoming smoother, but with each slowdown, his eyes became more determined.

Finally, he stood up.

Thibodeau was arranging tactics, and because Xu Yong was exhausted, he had to substitute Butler, who already had 5 fouls.

Noticing Xu Yong coming over, Thibodeau vaguely guessed what he wanted to do. He stopped talking and wanted to speak to Xu Yong, but when he saw Xu Yong's eyes, the words were stuck at his lips.

"I'll be on stage right from the start." Xu Yong said calmly.

"You need to rest for a few minutes. The team needs your last bit of energy." After hearing Xu Yong's words, Thibodeau showed an expected expression. Although he could feel the determination in Xu Yong's eyes, he still fulfilled his duties as the head coach.

"There's no problem with my physical fitness." Xu Yong answered straightforwardly.

No problem? Thibodeau was stunned. Xu Yong had consumed so much energy in the past two games in Chicago and hadn't rested in the second half. How could there be no problem?

"Tom, you should know the famous saying of 'Flying Pig'." But before he could speak, Xu Yong continued.

Flying Pig is Barkley's most well-known nickname when he was a player. The famous quote Xu Yong mentioned here was what Barkley said when head coach Paul Westphal wanted to replace him in the 1993 Western Conference Finals against the Trail Blazers: Don't replace me to rest, there will be plenty of time after I die.

Thibodeau certainly knew that sentence, and after hesitating for a while, he nodded. This was a kind of trust and understanding between the two of them. He knew very well that Xu Yong was not the kind of person who would act recklessly.

After the intermission, players from both teams returned to the court one after another. At this time, the lineups of both teams were: Bulls: Stephenson, Holiday, Xu Yong, West, Varejao;

Cavaliers: Mo Williams, JR, Shumpert, James, Tristan Thompson.

The Cavaliers attacked first. James broke through Varejao with the help of Thompson's pick-and-roll, and he was obviously very ruthless, as if he was treating Varejao as someone who stabbed him in the back.

Valanciunas was also very smart. Seeing James' momentum, he stood outside the reasonable collision zone in advance, ready to wait for James. The moment he came into contact with James, he fell down directly.

Compared to Stephenson's previous performances, this one is much more realistic, and he deserves his nickname of "Best Actor".

But Foster did not blow the whistle. Obviously, in such a game, no matter how good the acting is, it is equivalent to nothing in Foster's eyes. The reason why Varejao was not called for a foul is because James was still able to take the shot and finish the game at this time.

After James knocked over Varejao, the corners of his mouth curled up, and he was in a good mood and made a dunk.

But before his smile could fully emerge, Xu Yong swooped in from the side, like a hawk swooping down on a rabbit, and slapped his shot away, sending it crashing onto the backboard.

After so many years of confrontation, Xu Yong is very familiar with James's staggered play style, which is to block James in the way that James is best at.

The ball was blocked cleanly, and Foster bit the whistle but didn't blow it.

Xu Yong's judgment was correct, and Foster's attitude at the beginning also showed that he did not dare to target Xu Yong.

Moreover, Xu Yong stayed in the air for a long time. After blocking the shot, he grabbed the basketball while gliding and took the rebound.

This caused a burst of exclamations from the audience.

Xu Yong did not stop after grabbing the rebound. He passed it to Stephenson and then quickly followed up.

The Bulls quickly created a 3-on-2 situation on the fast break. After all, they are a team that focuses on defensive counterattacks and they advance very quickly.

James now aimed at Stephenson who was jumping forward with the ball. Xu Yong blocked his shot, and he must get back at the score.

Stephenson didn't seem to notice James behind him. He looked at the basket and made a three-step layup.

James jumped up, but the next second he found himself being shaken by Stephenson.

The guy who blew air into his ear before, his playing style is even more smelly than horse urine in spring.

He turned around and smiled at James, then ran out of the baseline and passed the ball directly to Xu Yong who was following up in the middle.

Xu Yong followed up and made a gliding pass and put the ball lightly into the basket.

It is obvious that he is saving his energy now and will not dunk easily when he can get to the basket.

But the focus of this ball is Stephenson. After successfully angering James by blowing into his ear, his self-confidence swelled so much that he even dared to play tricks on the Kings.

Xu Yong took the initiative to high-five Stephenson while retreating. The referee's standards tonight required some unconventional playing styles.

In the Cavaliers' offense, Williams and Thompson played pick-and-roll and took quick stop and mid-range shots.

The pick-and-roll Thompson gave on this ball was of very strong quality, but at the moment Williams shot, a figure came from the side, and it was Xu Yong!

After Xu Yong came on the court in the fourth quarter, his presence on the defensive end was fully felt.

Williams' shot was blocked and went out of the basket, and the rebound was saved by Valanciunas.

His passing ability is not as good as Jokic's, but as a master of assists, his hands are not bad, which is something that injuries cannot take away.

The ball quickly fell into the hands of Xu Yong who had landed on the ground. At this time, he was only one step away from the three-point line. This time, after receiving the ball, he directly held the ball and launched a fast break.

Only Shumpert from the Cavaliers reacted, and he stood in front of Xu Yong.

Shumpert tried to disrupt Xu Yong's advance but failed. After Xu Yong advanced to the frontcourt, his defensive movements became more aggressive.

This is inevitable. The penalty standards tonight were loose and clearly favored the Cavaliers. As a defensive player, he must have this sense.

But Xu Yong's next reaction was completely beyond his expectations.

With Shumpert clearly pulling his arm, Xu Yong jumped up with all his strength and flew towards the basket with half of Shumpert's body.

“Bang!”

Xu Yong hung on Shumpert and slammed the ball into the basket!

A dull sound came through the loudspeaker, and along with it, Shumpert lost his balance in the air and was thrown out of the baseline by inertia.

Foster bit the whistle in his mouth but couldn't blow it out.

Just as he had shown before, it was true that he wanted to favor the Cavaliers, but Xu Yong was fouled first, and because Xu Yong was the first to be fouled, he did not dare to call the call at this time.

There was a burst of exclamations and some sporadic cheers at the scene.

The visual impact of this ball is too explosive, even more than that of James in the Cavaliers 1.0 period.

What’s more important is that Xu Yong had consumed a lot of physical energy in the first three quarters, but he was still able to perform such an incredible move at this time.

On the Bulls' bench, everyone jumped up excitedly.

84 to 83.

With Xu Yong's outstanding performance on both offense and defense, the Bulls directly reversed the score!

Xu Yong took a breath after landing.

His physical fitness is definitely not enough, but as a physical freak who was severely tortured by Thibodeau in the early stage of his career, his physical fitness red line is lower than that of others, which means that he can last longer on the court.

However, this move just now consumed a lot of his physical strength, but it was worth it because the Bulls' morale was obviously boosted.

Moreover, his playing style after entering the fourth quarter was very targeted. If he played in a positional manner, according to the penalty standards tonight, he would need to exert twice as much physical strength. However, if he put his physical strength into the defensive end and launched a defensive counterattack, it would be a more energy-saving and efficient way of playing.

It turned out that he was right.

And it was also revealed that Lu was not as good as Blatt. He kept contributing emoticons on the sidelines, but he didn't call a timeout to adjust.

It was not until more than four minutes into the quarter, when the Bulls had a 10-2 run and were leading the Cavaliers by 5 points, that James could no longer bear it and reminded Lu, and the game entered a timeout.

The Bulls bench was extremely excited at this time, and all the looks they gave Xu Yong were full of undisguised admiration.

That's right, all the points in this Bulls' attack came from Xu Yong, who single-handedly blew up the Cavaliers' rotation.

Traveling during off-peak hours? Not only will your king know how to do it, but he will also blast you off a few blocks!

Xu Yonggang's performance was replayed on the large LED screen at the scene, and many fans at the scene couldn't help but applaud.

Xu Yong's real offensive and defensive performance can only be described as a god descending to earth.

On the Bulls bench, Thibodeau was arranging tactics. The players formed a circle inside and outside. Jokic, who was still wearing training clothes in the outer circle, couldn't help but look back after hearing the reaction on the scene.

Why did he vaguely feel that Xu Yong was going to pull off the low-probability event of "turning the away game into a home game" that they had discussed on the bus before?

After the timeout, Irving broke through and scored a goal to stabilize the situation on the court.

In this round, the Cavaliers finally began to pay attention to Xu Yong's defensive positioning, and Adams returned to the court with five fouls, and was still cautious on the defensive end.

90 to 87, a 3-point difference, the two sides are still in a stalemate.

However, when the Bulls attacked in the next round, Xu Yong's strong attack after receiving the ball was directly pulled down by Jefferson, and the foul was much bigger than before.

Because of the physical exhaustion, Xu Yong's control over his body was not as good as when he was fully energetic, and he was pulled to the ground.

When Foster saw this, he immediately blew the whistle, indicating that Jefferson had committed a defensive foul.

But what was somewhat surprising was that Xu Yong, who had previously beaten James to the ground after being pushed by James, was now sitting on the ground and laughing at Jefferson.

That smile gave Jefferson goosebumps all over his body, and he couldn't help but look back at James.

Why is it different from the plan?

Butler and Adams came over to pull Xu Yong up. Xu Yong glanced at Foster and then walked to the free throw line.

Now, not to mention Jefferson, even Foster felt a little scared.

Xu Yong went to the free throw line and made two free throws steadily, helping the Bulls maintain a 5-point lead.

Then, when he retreated to the defensive end, he told Thibodeau a name as he passed by him.

Thibodeau nodded and turned around, and then a man stood up at the end of the Bulls bench.

Foster also arrived at the frontcourt at this time. When he saw the people standing up, he recalled the series of moves Xu Yong had made after being fouled, and he suddenly felt flustered.

Because the person who stood up was Artest.

Artest passed him, walked to the technical table, and waited on the sidelines to go on court.

Even though Foster had excellent business skills, he was sweating profusely at this moment and subconsciously reached out to wipe the sweat off his face.

Referees do have unparalleled powers on the field, but they will certainly be punished if vicious fights occur during the games they officiate.

Xu Yong was indeed not impulsive enough to beat Foster. He just rationally put the knife to Foster's neck.

Then, on the Cavaliers' next offensive wave, when James' breakthrough hit Anderson, Foster blew the whistle directly to signal James' offensive foul.

James threw the ball away, took out his mouth guard, spread his hands and looked at Foster excitedly, as if to say: Brother, you didn't call the ball like that before? You have to keep the standard of the call consistent throughout the game!

Foster didn't explain much, just stretched out his hand to signal the backcourt ball.

Not to mention that Artest made him feel like a thorn in his side on the sidelines. Just looking at James' current background with Adidas, if it weren't for Silver's instructions, he wouldn't even bother to pay attention.

Then in the next round, Butler suddenly passed the ball to Xu Yong. When Xu Yong was fouled when he broke into the Cavaliers' inside line and shot, Foster's whistle continued to sound, and Xu Yong got two free throw opportunities.

After two consecutive rounds, players from both teams have already felt that the scale of penalties on the field has changed.

Generally speaking, changes in penalty standards between games are common, but changes within a game are rare because this will cause dissatisfaction.

But because it was Foster, a man with a bad reputation, the Cavaliers did not dare to show their dissatisfaction, because everyone knew that if they offended this guy, there would be no way to deal with him.

On the other hand, after realizing this, Thibodeau had Artest called back from the technical desk.

The knife has been drawn, and it doesn't necessarily mean to kill someone. As long as the threat is given, the effect will remain even if it is put away.

And the impact of this change is still continuing. After the offense and defense switched and they retreated to the defensive end, the Bulls' defensive intensity began to increase.

This sounds a bit strange, because in theory the defensive intensity should decrease as the penalty standards are tightened, but in addition to this, the Bulls players also realized another point, that is, biased calls no longer exist, which will relieve them of many concerns.

James broke through but met Adams and couldn't get in. After stopping the ball, he turned around and passed it back to Irving outside. Irving shot against DeLaVendova's defense but the shot went wide and the rebound was protected by Adams.

The Bulls launched a fast break, and it was Xu Yong again who received the quarterback pass from Adams, broke through to the frontcourt three-point line, shook off Jefferson, and slammed the ball into the basket with a gliding slam dunk.

This time his movements seemed very light.

After landing, Xu Yong just took a breath and started walking back.

The change in the standard of penalties also made him feel more relaxed, as if he had gained new strength.

96 to 87.

After Xu Yong completed this fast break and scored the 14th point in the fourth quarter, the Bulls widened the gap to 9 points.

With another round of defensive counterattack, the Bulls would widen the point difference to double digits.

If they lose this game, they will fall behind the Bulls 0-3, and like the Chinese national team, their chances of advancing will only be theoretical.

They already have one foot on the edge of the cliff.

At the critical moment, Irving showed his big heart. He ignored James' request for the ball and challenged Dellavedova directly from the outside. After shaking off Dellavedova, he made a three-pointer.

The scene was instantly filled with cheers from the Cavaliers fans. Irving's shot was truly a miracle shot, which pulled the Cavaliers back from the edge of the cliff and gave them a chance to survive.

But their cheers did not last long, because after Xu Yong relaxed in the frontcourt, he made a fake step-by-step breakthrough to force Jefferson back, and then he directly jumped up from the outside and made a three-point answerball!

What was that basin of cold water that fell from the sky, instantly chilling people from head to toe.

When Lu saw this ball on the sidelines, he opened his mouth in disbelief.

Jefferson's expression at this time was somewhat helpless, because Xu Yong had basically shot every ball inside before, and he was totally unprepared for this sudden three-pointer.

Irving turned around and wanted to make another shot, but this time DeLaVine defended very well and his shot missed.

The ball was a long rebound, and Xu Yong jumped up and grabbed it. Then he turned around and started a fast break.

Everyone at the scene felt a flash of lightning passing before their eyes. When they opened their eyes again, Xu Yong had already rushed to the front court and scored with a gliding layup.

Then, at this moment, Xu Yong's score for the night was given on the big LED screen on the scene.

After scoring his 19th point in the fourth quarter, his personal score has reached 61 points!

When the data was typed out, the scene was in an uproar.

58, 42 points, and now 61 points. Xu Yong's performance in the Eastern Conference Finals was simply outrageous. It was outrageous to the extreme!

No, more than 61 points, because there are still 5 minutes left until the end of the game!

At this time, some fans began to instinctively have an idea in their minds: Could the next time that Xu Yong mentioned be tonight?

But it’s only been less than half a month!

Although Kobe also had the experience of scoring 62 points in three quarters and not playing in the fourth quarter, and then scoring 81 points later, there was a month gap in between, and that was during the regular season, and the strength of the opponents and the intensity of the game were completely different from the Eastern Conference Finals.

If what Kobe did back then was shocking, then what Xu Yong did can only be described in two words: miracle!

The game was still going on. After the change in the scale of penalties and Xu Yong's sudden performance, the morale of the Cavaliers had plummeted to the bottom and the score gap was widening little by little.

With one minute left in the game, the score difference had reached 13 points.

At this time, Xu Yong's score had reached 69 points.

After seeing this, Lu quickly replaced the main players.

Obviously, no one wants to be a background, let alone a bright golden background.

But this time, Xu Yong did not leave immediately.

He stayed on the court and shot another three-pointer from the outside facing Shumpert who came off the bench.

“Swish!”

When the crisp sound of the ball entering the net came through the loudspeaker, the Quicken Loans Arena instantly became boiling.

Xu Yong scored his 30th point in this quarter, the second time in his career that he scored 30+ points in a quarter. At the same time, he broke the 69-point record in a single game in the playoffs that he had just set a week ago and increased it to 72 points!

The low-probability event that Jokic mentioned finally happened.

At this time, the Cleveland Center had become the Bulls' home court because of Xu Yong's crazy performance.

Xu Yong, with his crazy performance, established a shrine for himself in Luoyang!