After finishing the first two games of the finals, the Bulls flew back to Chicago that night. The finals now have a 2-2-1-1-1 format, and the next two home games are crucial.

On the plane back, looking at Butler who was still a little depressed, Xu Yong was also thinking about how to start the conversation.

If it was someone else, even Pippen, Green's trash talk would not be so lethal. Because of the difference in personality, the same words will sound completely different to different people.

If an ordinary person heard this, he would most likely reply "Win a championship first before talking to me", but after having been in contact with Butler for so long, Xu Yong knew that he was not that kind of person, but a person with an extremely competitive and even ambitious personality.

He should also have that kind of personality, otherwise with his talent, he would not have reached his current height.

If you want to find a similar person in the NBA, that person is Kobe.

Even their current experiences are somewhat similar. You know, after Kobe won three championships with O'Neal, he was questioned whether he relied on O'Neal. He was always dissatisfied and finally won two consecutive championships with Gasol to prove himself.

So it is understandable why Butler reacted so strongly after hearing what Green said.

Butler is getting stronger and stronger, and his performance is getting better and better. One day he will want to prove himself. Green's words are just bringing his thought forward.

"Jimmy, come to my house for dinner." Xu Yong said when getting off the plane.

Butler was stunned for a moment, but nodded.

After a while, Xu Yong's chef was cooking in the restaurant while they were entertaining the king in the back yard.

By this time, the little king had already grown up and had a huge body. In order to prevent it from being trapped in a cage, Xu Yong built a small enclosed yard for it, with rockery and a pond inside, which looked like a small zoo.

But even so, it was just lying lazily on the rockery to bask in the sun. When Xu Yong and the others came over, it tilted its head, then turned back. It no longer had the enthusiasm and interest it had when it was a child.

"Why is it like this?" Since moving out of the villa in the city center and moving to the house he bought, Butler and Xu Yong have met less and less frequently in private, and he hasn't seen the King for a long time.

"It doesn't belong here after all." Xu Yong looked at the king and said.

"Senior, do you mean to release him back into the wild?" Butler was a little surprised.

"I'm trying, but I'm worried that it can't adapt to the cruelty of nature, even though it has two genes of the king of beasts." Xu Yong looked back at Butler and said.

Butler nodded in agreement. The ligers that were born in zoos were completely different from those rescued from the wild.

However, after seeing Xu Yong's gaze, Butler quickly realized that Xu Yong was talking about more than just the lion in front of him.

"Jimmy, we have played together for five years, and I know your abilities and character very well," Xu Yong continued.

"I shouldn't have fallen into Draymond's trap." Butler nodded and blamed himself.

"How about we make a deal?" Xu Yong continued.

Butler looked up in confusion.

"If we can win three consecutive championships, then if you really want to prove something, I won't stop you. By then you should have that ability," Xu Yong said with a smile.

Butler hesitated to speak, and finally nodded with emotion.

Apart from his adoptive parents, this was the first time he truly felt that someone had been so good to him from beginning to end.

No matter what happens in the future, Xu Yong will always be his senior.

…

Two days later, Game 3 of the Finals between the Bulls and Warriors kicked off in Chicago.

Shortly after the game started, the players on the field quickly felt the change in the scale of penalties on the field.

It becomes more physical.

This is the mode that the Bulls like, but certainly not the Warriors. The intensity of the confrontation on the court made the Warriors obviously uncomfortable, and their offense became a lot more awkward. It can be said that except for Curry, the contribution of others to the game is getting weaker.

The Bulls seized the opportunity and established a double-digit lead in the first quarter.

One quarter of the game is not enough to decide the outcome of either team, but in the second quarter, the Warriors' offense still did not improve.

At the end of the first half, the Warriors were already trailing the Bulls by nearly 20 points.

Are the Warriors really that much worse than the Bulls?

Definitely not, but it's like when a dog gets used to tightness and suddenly one day you ask it to try looseness, it will find it hard to adapt, and even if it does, it will take some time to adapt.

In the third quarter, Kerr used the death lineup right from the start. Although the pace was not fast under the high-intensity defense, the Warriors' success rate in positional warfare was significantly improved.

Especially the Splash Brothers. In addition to Curry maintaining his high efficiency, Thompson also opened fire from the outside, and the Warriors took the opportunity to close the score.

However, as the score gap narrowed, Thibodeau arranged Xu Yong to play in the low post, and their momentum of chasing points was curbed.

Barnes and Xu Yong were at a great disadvantage in the low-post confrontation. When he couldn't interfere with Xu Yong in the first place, the Warriors' rotation of the five small players was also too late.

The Bulls finally stabilized the situation in this quarter and maintained a double-digit lead at the end of the third quarter.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, Butler suddenly exploded. He first broke through and scored 2+1, and then hit two consecutive step-back three-pointers from outside the right three-point line. He scored 8 points in a short period of time and directly pulled the score difference back to more than 20 points.

After hitting the second three-pointer, Butler turned to Green on the Warriors bench and shouted, "You don't have any."

Green was so angry that he couldn't even say the word "real ring" because of Butler's performance.

In the end, the Bulls defeated the Warriors 114-91 at home, changing the score to 2-1 in a thrilling manner and regaining the home advantage.

At the post-match press conference, Xu Yong could happily repeat what he said after the previous game: "I told you, Jimmy will be back."

In tonight's game, Xu Yong scored 31 points and Butler also scored 27 points, including the 8 points that widened the score.

"I don't think the game has been decided. The next one will be the most crucial one." But when talking about the trend of the finals, Xu Yong said in a very serious tone.

He is not being modest or showing weakness, but he is very clear that the result of G3 was caused by a change in scale, and the Warriors have the ability to adjust.

When returning to the locker room after the press conference, Xu Yong gave Butler a reminder, just like he did when he played against the Cavaliers.

“You gotta watch out for Draymond.”

Sometimes the differences between people are not that big, especially between James and Green.

He had a very deep impression of the finals that year in history. It was James who stepped over Green, and then Green hit James's second brother in return.

So if we really compare, Green will only be dirtier than James.

Kicking the balls, poking the eyes, hitting the crotch, and even turning 360 degrees to elbow. To quote the fans' joke, the body parts that Green attacks can form a person.

Butler is now in a head-on exchange of insults with him, and the Warriors are in an unfavorable situation, so it's always right to be on guard.

Xu Yong's post-match comments were not [adopted] by the media. During the two off-season days, the outside world's hype for the Bulls returned to the sky again.

It is not uncommon for the penalty scale to change in the finals, including the 2006 finals and even the finals that Xu Yong watched in his previous life. However, the scale will only change once at most, and it is impossible for it to change from one game to another.

So the media's view is simple: in a strong confrontation, the Bulls' big win shows that they cannot lose under the new standards.

It was in this atmosphere that after two days of rest, Game 4 between the Bulls and Warriors continued in Chicago.

The physical confrontation in this game was extremely fierce. Curry showed his best condition in adversity. He made 9 three-pointers and scored 45 points in the game, almost leading the Warriors to compete with the Bulls on his own.

But the Bulls' performance at this scale was indeed good enough, especially after Butler evolved again in the playoffs and almost made up for the impact of Rose's absence, so even if Curry played like this, they did not fall behind in the score.

The game entered the decisive period, and it was at this time that the gap between Curry and Xu Yong was revealed.

Curry is limited by his height and confrontation ability, and he has only one way to kill the game at the critical moment: three-pointer.

This single ability makes it easy for opponents to target him when defending him, which also makes him obviously weaker than other superstars in the same category in finishing the game at the last moment.

In comparison, Xu Yong's scoring methods and stability at critical moments are much stronger.

Then, there were two decisive rounds.

One was when the Bulls and Warriors were tied at 105, Xu Yong shook off Barnes in a double-team and made a near-game-winning mid-range shot against Green's assist defense.

The other was that on the defensive end he directly switched to guard Curry, blocking Curry's shooting space and forcing him to pass the ball to Thompson. Thompson's final shot missed the basket due to Butler's interference, and the Bulls eventually won the game 109-105.

3 to 1.

After winning two consecutive home games, the Bulls faced their match point.

"Has there been a team in NBA history that has come back from a 1-3 deficit? Yes, it happened 10 times in total, but how many times has there been a 1-3 comeback in the NBA Finals? 0 times, yes, not even once. Let us congratulate the Bulls for winning four championships in six years. What a great achievement!"

On ESPN's show, A. Smith began to open champagne for the Bulls in advance.

Fans outside cheered for A. Smith's behavior. After all, the Warriors are now the villain, the kind without any brackets.

As a result, when they returned to the home court, in addition to Curry's outstanding performance, there was an unexpected person who exploded on the Warriors side.

Green, the guy who needs to put a lot of energy on the defensive end, who usually only makes two three-pointers at the beginning and ends up making those two three-pointers, had an explosion in Game 5. He made 4 of 7 shots from beyond the three-point line. This hit rate made Adams dare not shrink at all, and the Warriors' offensive space was greatly stretched.

Of course, this is based on the premise that Kerr deployed the death lineup at the beginning of the game, which gave Green ample room to play. He scored 28 points in the game, second only to Curry, plus 11 rebounds, 7 assists and 2 blocks, playing the data of a super inside player.

His performance made Xu Yong's 41 points in vain and allowed the Warriors to pull one back at home, changing the score to 2 to 3.

The victory of this game boosted the morale of the Warriors. Green was also very excited when he was interviewed by reporters at the venue after the game: "There has never been a team that came back from 1 to 3 in the NBA Finals? Then we are the first one, man, you are lucky because you are witnessing history."

Green's remarks were full of hatred, but what he said was not completely impossible, because except for Game 3, which was not suitable for the scale adjustment, the Warriors played impressively in the next two games.

Although most of this is due to Curry, Green, as the voice of the Warriors, obviously helps boost the morale of the team by saying such things.

Of course, it wasn't just Green who made the harsh remarks this time. In the post-match press conference, Xu Yong also cut off the Bulls' retreat.

"The Warriors played well and they deserved the victory, but it's not all bad news for us because we will lift the trophy in Chicago, and that's the best thing." Xu Yong said this with a relaxed expression.

Obviously, at this point in the game, it is no longer just a contest of skills and tactics, but also a psychological contest.

Xu Yong, who always keeps his word, said this, and the Bulls' morale, which had been lost during the loss, was instantly restored and even overflowed.

After the press conference, Xu Yong came out and put away that relaxed expression.

Although they are still leading by a large margin, they cannot afford to lose the next game.

The Warriors' performance, especially Curry's, was indeed a bit unexpected.

He had the impression that Curry had his worst finals performance that year, averaging very low points per game.

But up to now, Curry is averaging 33 points per game, which is a completely super-giant performance.

Although this is related to the Bulls' defensive strategy, Thibodeau did not blindly double-team Curry, but instead focused his defense on cutting off his connection with his teammates. However, Curry's performance is obviously also related to his low consumption in the regular season and his lack of injuries in the playoffs.

"Don't worry, senior. Draymond won't be able to shoot so accurately in the next game." Butler saw that Xu Yong was worried, and then spoke.

Xu Yong nodded.

It is indeed unlikely that Green will be accurate for two consecutive games, but the next game is G6, and in G6 the Warriors have another person who needs to be paid special attention to.

"Jimmy, in the next game, you need to use up Klay Thompson's energy more when you don't have the ball."

"Him?" Butler was a little confused. Thompson's performance was average throughout the entire game.

"It's hard for him not to unleash his abilities in a game," Xu Yong explained.

Butler nodded thoughtfully.

"Draymond Green said they will become the first team in history to come back from a 1-3 deficit. What do you think?" In the latest episode of TNT, Kenny Smith raised the topic to his two partners.

"I would rather believe that my grandma can still play basketball now." O'Neal shook his head.

"He's just a clown who wants attention. If it were me playing basketball, I could hit him with one hand to shut him up." Barkley was more direct.

"But we have to admit that G6 will be a life-and-death battle for both sides," Kenny Smith judged.

Game 6 between the Bulls and Warriors is attracting everyone's attention.

Before this game started, official statistics on the number of reservations showed that it had reached a record high.

This is the Bulls' best chance to defend their title.

If the Warriors really win Game 6, they will most likely be able to complete a 1-3 reversal in one go.

A lot of big names came to the United Center. Jordan and Kobe showed up together, and even Bulls star Yao Ming, who hadn't been seen for a long time, came to the scene. This was a grand event for the NBA.

By the time pre-match warm-ups began, data had already shown that the game had set a new record in global ratings.

Xu Yong did not go to say hello to Yao Ming and others before the game, because he had already said hello last night. What he needed now was to devote himself to the game wholeheartedly.

Warm-up techniques, starting lineups of both sides came out.

Warriors: Curry, Thompson, Barnes, Green, Pachulia;

Bulls: Dellavedova, Butler, Xu Yong, West, Adams.

In the last game, Kerr successfully fought a life-and-death battle by starting with a small lineup, but in Game 6 he switched back to the regular lineup.

The main reason for this is that the Warriors were actually at a disadvantage in the interior in the last game, especially in rebounding, where Adams completely outplayed Green.

If Green hadn't shot accurately on the offensive end and used offense to make up for defense, it would have been difficult for the Warriors to win.

So what Butler and Xu Yong thought yesterday, Kerr also thought so, or he didn't dare to bet that Green could still shoot so accurately.

With the cheers of the fans, Adams passed the ball back to the Bulls' half and Game 6 officially began.

Xu Yong arrived at the frontcourt and quickly found that Green was guarding him.

Kerr obviously summarized the previous few games and decided to use Green to defend his low-post offense.

When Xu Yong saw this, he couldn't help but sigh that Kerr was a tactical wizard. Then he stood outside the three-point line and reached out to Dellavedova for the ball without even getting it past Butler's hand.

Once he got the ball, everyone else consciously created space.

Xu Yong held the ball with one hand and changed direction to the right to pass Green.

The matchup between the two players is essentially a mismatch, and Xu Yong has no reason to go to the low post to fight with Green.

The Warriors' help defense on the right side came quickly, but Xu Yong did not plan to break through from that side. He just pulled back with a huge force and returned to the right position in an instant.

Green was directly shaken and flew away, as Xu Yong's change of direction exceeded his reaction ability.

The scene was instantly filled with cheers. The discussion among Chicago fans about the Warriors came from Pachulia and the other from Green.

Pachulia enjoyed Xu Yong's dunk service at the beginning of the finals, while Green enjoyed Xu Yong's ankle repositioning at the beginning of tonight's game.

This opening also made Barkley in the commentary booth excited: "There is a broken ankle in the United Center. It belongs to Draymond Green. We can't see him in the camera because he has been shaken out of the screen!"

“Bang!”

As Barkley was commenting, Xu Yong dribbled past Green and then broke through to the inside, attracting Pachulia and directly assisting Adams in an alley-oop slam dunk.

The United Center was in a frenzy from the start.

When they returned to the defensive end, the Bulls showed their defensive changes. After Curry received the ball, the Bulls began to double-team him.

Curry's strong performance has forced Thibodeau to make changes on the defensive end.

The result was that Thompson ran after the screen, received the pass from Green and shot a three-pointer.

Butler's return to defense was quite fast on this ball, but Thompson's entire movement was very smooth and he basically ignored the defense.

After seeing the ball go in, Butler understood why Xu Yong said that before.

The competition between the two sides soon became intense, with the scores rising alternately.

On the defensive end, Green was basically passed by Xu Yong in a variety of ways, and he ended up jumping around in the same place.

However, Kerr did not intend to make any adjustments, because in this way the Warriors could at least try to assist in defense, and Xu Yong was far away from the basket, so he would choose to pass the ball more often.

Poor Green. He just became the savior of the team in the last game, but in this game he accepted a task that was equivalent to being humiliated in public.

However, although Thibodeau's defensive strategy effectively suppressed Curry, Thompson exploded at the beginning of the game.

After six games, theoretically they were as familiar with each other as an old couple, but they managed to unlock new moves that were unknown to the fans.

The scores rose alternately, and the two sides were tied at 58 at halftime.

It can be said that both teams performed very well. If we have to say who suffered the most, it would only be Green who was constantly dribbled past by Xu Yong. A world where only Green was injured was created in the first half.

Fortunately, Green's tragic experience changed after returning from the halftime break, because Kerr saw the situation was at a stalemate, took a risk, and started to play the death lineup again.

Green came on and shot from outside the three-point line.

This finally gave him a chance to vent his emotions, and he was talking in sweet tones.

It is indeed a low-probability event that Green can shoot accurately in two consecutive games, but Xu Yong recalled carefully that Green seemed to have been brooding over the Warriors' defeat this year, because he felt that if the Warriors won the championship he would be elected FMVP.

Although he has a big mouth, he is not brainless, which at least shows that he should be in good condition.

Green's excitement made him extremely active on the defensive end, and he disrupted Butler's layup.

However, he was still not good at protecting rebounds in front of Adams, as Adams would go straight to the basket after grabbing the rebound.

But at this moment, the familiar scene reappeared, and it was more direct.

When Green was defending, he directly inserted the ball into Adams's butt and then kicked it upwards with force.

Adams' attention was all on the ball, and this time, his poor second brother was caught off guard and hit hard by Green again.

Because it was right at the baseline, the referee reacted quickly and rushed into the court and pushed Green away.

Adams jumped away with a painful expression, then squatted down with his hands covering his crotch.

Xu Yong's expression changed instantly.

He reminded Butler before because he thought Green would attack Butler, but it didn't happen in the past two games. He thought Green would not attack Butler, but he didn't expect Green to choose Adams in the end, and it was Adams' egg again!

Did Adams dig up the Green family’s ancestral graves, or did he sleep with Green’s wife?

Moreover, if this kind of thing of cutting off one's family lineage and grandchildren happens a second time, it is simply unforgivable.

Just at this moment, a hint of cruelty flashed in Xu Yong's eyes.

You have to know that this game has attracted worldwide attention, and Green actually dared to do such a thing. It is simply unscrupulous.

This is just like Kunshan Long Ge, he must be taught a lesson.

Then, what was unexpected was that after a short rest, Adams stood up again, took a long breath and signaled that he was fine.

This guy's balls are really made of iron.

Because Adams was fine, the referee only gave Green a technical foul and then announced that the game would continue.

After the technical free throw, the ball still belonged to the Bulls.

Xu Yong held the ball on the outside, and he did not continue to attack the Warriors' inside line, but directly signaled Adams to play pick-and-roll.

Adams' pick-and-roll was solid, and he quickly sent Green to Xu Yong.

The fans began to boo at the scene.

Because Xu Yongyi spent the entire first half humiliating Green, the fans did not think there was anything wrong with this scene.

Xu Yong quickly launched an attack, but this time his choice of attack was unique.

He did not quickly pass Green and then break through the help defense like he did in the first half. Instead, he leaned against Green first and then hit a pivot foot turnaround jumper.

Then his jump shot was very unique, because after successfully shaking off Green, he chose a Nowitzki-style one-legged shot.

But, it seemed not quite complete, because he did not lean back, but basically faced Green's defense.

“Bang!”

“Bang!”

There was a crisp sound as Green's hand hit Xu Yong's arm. Because there was no lean back, the ball was unable to completely escape Green's interference.

The other sound came from the collision between the two people.

Because Xu Yong raised his knee without leaning back, his knee made direct contact with Green's crotch.

Only Xu Yong heard that voice.

Then, Xu Yong lost his balance in the air due to a foul. In order to protect himself, he slid backwards after landing.

The referee blew the whistle and pointed at Green, indicating that Green had committed a defensive foul.

After landing, Green held his head in frustration, but the next second he suddenly fell to the ground with a painful expression.

Because it was an instantaneous collision, he didn't feel any pain at first.

But the second time, a sharp pain made him gasp and then curl up into a ball.

The referee had no idea what was going on.

At this time, Xu Yong was also pulled up from the ground by his teammates, and he also showed a confused expression.

The big LED screen on the scene was replaying the previous round. The whole picture gave people the feeling that Green jumped too far forward, and Xu Yong didn't have time to lean back before the two collided. Unfortunately, Xu Yong was in the process of performing a one-legged shot.

Then, Green's second brother had an intimate contact with Xu Yong's knees.

When seeing this, the fans felt happy because Green messed with Adams twice and this time he finally got his comeuppance.

Green didn't get up from the ground until the Warriors' team doctor arrived.

It was not until Green was carried away on a stretcher that everyone noticed the obvious pool of blood on the ground.

It seems that Green's second brother was seriously injured.

Xu Yong was a little surprised when he saw this. His original intention was just to let Green also taste the feeling of being attacked as his second brother. After all, only when he has experienced the pain himself, he will know how much harm doing so can cause to others.

But the situation now seems to be more serious than expected. It cannot be said that his knees are too hard, but that... Green's balls are not as hard as Adams'.