After reviewing the video, the referees believed that Xu Yong did not do it on purpose and did not give any additional penalty. This means that Green committed a defensive foul in the previous round and Xu Yong needed to take two free throws.
Green, who was being taken to the hospital by ambulance at this time, had just woken up from fainting from the pain. Now he felt a piercing pain and fainted again.
On the court, without Green, Kerr was forced to use the regular lineup and replaced Green with Ayers, and the Warriors were clearly at a disadvantage.
Green is irreplaceable on both offense and defense for the Warriors.
Originally, Green could limit Xu Yong's performance in the low post, but now Xu Yong could no longer be restrained. As Xu Yong returned to his comfortable sweet spot, the Warriors' defensive system collapsed.
The good news is that Thompson's three-point shooting is still accurate. He was able to make shots despite Butler's defense. He did have a special magic in G6.
It was also thanks to his performance that the Warriors and the Bulls remained in a stalemate at the end of the third quarter.
But the price was that the Splash Brothers played the entire quarter.
When the fourth quarter started, at Malone's suggestion, Thibodeau took a big gamble and put both Xu Yong and Butler on the court at the beginning.
Kerr had no choice but to keep Curry and Thompson on the court.
In the current situation, if the Warriors can't hold on in this period, there will be no decisive moment at all.
But at this moment, Thompson's aim disappeared and he missed consecutive shots from the outside.
It wasn't that he suddenly lost his touch, but that his physical strength began to fail.
Thanks to Xu Yong's pre-match reminder, although Butler failed to defend Thompson, he gave Thompson enough energy when he didn't have the ball.
Originally, Thompson's playing style was not very physically demanding, but due to Butler's continuous exhaustion and the fact that he played the entire third quarter, his physical strength could no longer keep up.
Xu Yong continued to wreak havoc in the Warriors' interior. He has scored 45 points so far, but unlike Thompson, he still looks energetic.
“Bang!”
After Xu Yong turned around and forced a dunk over Pachulia, knocking him to the ground, the Bulls had expanded their lead to double digits.
The United Center was in complete chaos.
They are within striking distance of defending their title.
Curry tried to use a long-range three-pointer to help the Warriors survive, but his touch was average as he was double-teamed throughout the court. He tried four times before barely making one, which could not stop the Bulls from continuing to widen the score.
With five minutes left in the game, the Bulls had already widened the gap to 15 points, and the suspense was no longer that great.
While watching the game, fans were also checking the news about Green.
This time, it really came out. Because it is a hot event, this kind of thing will inevitably be disclosed exclusively by some people, although this may still be just some [rumor] level news.
According to a local enthusiastic fan in Chicago, his relative worked at the hospital and happened to be the doctor on duty. According to his description, when Green was pushed into the operating room, he had heavy bleeding from his lower body accompanied by sticky substances, and it is very likely that one of his eggs was broken.
When the game had basically lost its suspense but was not over yet, the news immediately ignited social media.
"So Green will only have one egg like Nene from now on?"
"Please don't compare him to Nene, Nene had cancer, he got it all his own way!"
"But why? He kicked Adams twice, but Adams was fine. But Xu Yong just bumped into him lightly, and his balls broke?"
"You have to know that people are different from each other, and eggs are also different from each other."
"It turns out that Adams is a real tough guy and Green is a softie." Comment from "KBfnas".
"Lone testicle warrior, weakling Green, leftover old man..."
"It's a pity that it's just one egg. If it had a double yolk, it would be a must-have."
"A hot fact: Green already has children, so if this is really a double yellow, it's actually a good thing, because he doesn't need to carry an umbrella anymore."
"Then I want to ask a little-known fact: Can you still get an erection without a testicle?"
"There's no point in discussing this question because he still has an egg, so maybe it's just that the time has become shorter."
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Generally speaking, when a player suffers an injury during a game, especially such a serious injury, most fans will feel sorry for him and pray for him.
Green was injured, but fans were still gloating on social media. This is truly unique.
But there is no love without reason, and no hate without reason. The situation that Green is facing now is what he has won time and time again.
With 2 minutes left before halftime and the Warriors still trailing the Bulls by 15 points, Kerr replaced his main players one after another and gave up.
The Splash Brothers are clearly exhausted, and there is no point in continuing to fight except to increase the risk of injury.
On the other side, Thibodeau also responded by replacing the main players one after another.
The Chicago fans at the scene began to stand up and cheer, and applause and cheers resounded throughout the stadium at this moment.
This game did not go to the final decisive moment like the past two or three games. Just as no one expected Green to continue to kick Adams, no one expected him to be injured and leave the game early, which made the game lose suspense prematurely.
But no matter what the reason, the Bulls will usher in their tenth championship.
This number still ranks behind the Lakers and Celtics, but the gap is narrowing.
And this is the fourth championship in the past seven years, which is an astonishingly fast accumulation speed.
Some people on the Bulls' bench were already starting to get excited, and some were so excited that they couldn't control their emotions.
Two minutes is short, yet also long.
Fans and players looked at the timer from time to time, hoping that he could go faster.
After what seemed like an eternity, the final whistle finally sounded from the sidelines.
Next to Xu Yong, Anderson had already jumped up from the bench unable to contain himself, then turned around and hugged his teammates who had also stood up excitedly, and then shouted excitedly.
He was really excited. Since he joined the Bulls, the team won two consecutive championships. While others were still dreaming of their first championship ring, he could already wear one on each hand!
He may not be the strongest rookie, but he is definitely the luckiest rookie.
But when he finished shouting, he turned around and found Xu Yong sitting there calmly, as if what happened in front of him was nothing worth being surprised about.
Anderson made gestures to try to excite Xu Yong, but he found that Xu Yong looked as if he had not seen much of the world.
Having successfully defended the title, even without Rose and facing strong opponents such as the Raptors, Cavaliers and Warriors, Xu Yong was of course happy, but because the outcome was decided too early, his joy had passed.
Right now, he doesn't have much excitement, but he has a lot of happiness, but that doesn't show at all.
However, if you were to say that the calmest person at the moment is actually not Xu Yong, but Jokic.
Jokic just sat there quietly, and when the equipment manager passed by, he asked the other party to hand over his mobile phone and started playing.
Maybe it's true as he said to Xu Yong before, he may like horse racing more than basketball, oh and drinking tea.
The photographer pointed the camera at the Bulls' bench. At this time, many players had already rushed onto the court to celebrate, and Xu Yong also stood up from the bench.
Because he saw Ross in a suit crying again.
Although he cannot play in the game, Rose is under more psychological pressure than anyone else on the Bulls, because he will be the biggest reason if the Bulls fail to defend their title.
But now, the Bulls got what they wanted, and after the pressure in his heart was released, his emotions were a little out of control.
After Xu Yong walked up to him, Ross stood up and hugged Xu Yong tightly.
"Thank you, Xu, thank you." Ross choked up, because he had already decided to leave in the summer, and Xu Yong gave him the most perfect ending before leaving.
Xu Yong slapped Ross's back just as hard.
Although he wanted to ask her to stay, he didn't say it in the end because it would be disrespectful to Ross.
After a brief celebration, the players returned to the locker room, and this time it was Xu Yong who enjoyed a champagne bath for the entire team.
Xu Yong scored 53 points tonight, a score that is out of reach for others, but a somewhat ordinary score for Xu Yong this year.
But Xu Yong did what he said after the last game, they will lift the championship trophy in Chicago.
However, during the champagne bath, Xu Yong directly pulled Butler in.
Butler's performance in this year's playoffs is worthy of taking a bath with him.
After the champagne bath, they took a shower, changed into T-shirts, and returned to the court happily.
The United Center was still full at this time. This is the advantage of winning the championship at home, and you can experience this process together with all the fans.
So from this perspective, under the new finals format, it’s not a bad thing for the Bulls to lose the last game.
When Xu Yong walked up to the podium with his teammates, Xiao Hua extended his hand to him with a smile on his face, although Xu Yong could clearly feel that his smile was forced.
Obviously, Xu Yong's series of performances since Xiao Hua took office have made it difficult for Xiao Hua to like him.
But so what? You don't like me, but you can only smile at me and say congratulations.
Moreover, Silver is different from Stern. When Stern was the league commissioner, he was the one who saved and expanded the NBA. He was an old leader from the entrepreneurial period and had a lot of say.
Like most of the time he was there, he said, the committee was just going through the motions.
But as for Silver, that's just because Stern is old enough to retire and needs someone to take over.
Many of Silver's opinions need to be approved by the committee before they can be implemented, such as the previous decision on whether to suspend Xu Yong.
This is also the reason why when Xu Yong put forward his opinions on the penalty standards, he decided to agree, because he knew that if he opposed it, it would not pass the committee. Xu Yong's influence this year is so great that it has already reached a phenomenal level.
Xu Yong also gave a fake smile and shook hands with Xiao Hua. Although he had decided to get the other party out of office, he still had to save face, after all, the other party was still the president of the league.
After everything was ready, the award ceremony began.
"Let us first thank the Golden State Warriors. Their tenacious fight deserves the respect of all of us." Silver's first sentence was full of emotion, and it can be heard that he really recognizes the Warriors.
"But let us congratulate the Bulls even more, they are the final champions of the 2015-2016 season!"
When Silver officially announced the result, the United Center fell into a frenzy.
Silver handed the championship trophy to Lauersdorf, who posed for a photo and then handed it to Thibodeau, and then to Xu Yong.
Amid the cheers of his teammates, Xu Yong called on Butler to raise the trophy above his head together.
The atmosphere at the United Center was pushed to a climax.
This is the second time that Xu Yong has helped the Bulls defend their title since joining the team, but the difference is that the last time the Bulls were on a downward trend, while now they are still on the rise, and their future is bright.
After putting the trophy down, Xu Yong finally showed his first excited moment of the night. He kissed the trophy, which was a recognition of his efforts throughout the playoffs this year.
After 21 playoff games, he averaged 38.4 points, 7.1 rebounds and 5.5 assists, 52.6% shooting, 38.5% three-point shooting, 87.2% free throw shooting, and only 2.1 turnovers per game.
69 points in a single game, 72 points in a single game, 34 points in a single quarter, 30 points in a single quarter...
This is an unprecedented playoff game that even Jordan has never played in.
Perhaps it was at this time that fans discovered that Xu Yong’s so-called peak before was not his peak at all, but his current 26-year-old self is the peak.
After the championship award ceremony, the FMVP will be presented.
As soon as Xiao Hua received the envelope, the fans at the scene began to cheer that name spontaneously.
"Satan! Satan!"
In the finals, Xu Yong's performance of 35.5 points, 7 rebounds and 5.5 assists per game was a decline compared to before, which is normal, after all, he had consumed a lot of energy before.
But even with this data, it is enough for him to win the FMVP again without any suspense.
Xiao Hua took out the envelope and announced the results without much hesitation.
"The winner of the 2016 NBA Finals Bill Russell Trophy is Xu Yong."
The shouts at the scene turned into overwhelming cheers.
However, at this moment, a small incident occurred at the award ceremony.
After announcing the result, Xiao Hua walked forward, picked up the FMVP trophy and handed it to Xu Yong.
Xu Yong did not take it, but looked at Russell who had just been helped up behind Xiao Hua.
Can you guess why this trophy is called the Bill Russell Cup? Why did Mr. Russell insist on coming to the scene even though he is not feeling well?
I don't know what Silver's purpose is in doing this. Maybe he feels Russell is no longer important, or maybe he wants to increase his presence as the league's president.
But Xu Yong didn't answer, leaving Xiao Hua stuck there in embarrassment.
There was a hint of annoyance in his eyes, because Xu Yong was not even willing to give him face.
He wanted to try again, but Xu Yong had already taken the initiative to give the trophy to Russell first.
It was at this time that many fans noticed what was happening on the scene, including other staff at the venue who also looked confused.
Finally, Silver twitched the corners of his mouth, forced a smile, turned around and handed the trophy to Russell first.
Russell was a little embarrassed at first because he found that Xiao Hua did not hand him the trophy immediately, but when he took it at this time, a gratified smile appeared on his face, of course not towards Xiao Hua, but towards Xu Yong.
After handing the trophy to Xu Yong, he took the initiative to reach out and hug Xu Yong, and whispered in his ear, smiling like an old naughty boy: "Well done."
Russell was just old and sick, but he didn't lose his ability to think.
"Thank you, stay healthy, old man." Xu Yong said with a smile.
Russell and Chamberlain are legends of ancient basketball. Now that Chamberlain has passed away, Russell is the biggest living fossil and deserves the title of old man.
It’s a living fossil like this that’s worth seeing as often as possible.
He would like to see him at this time every year if he could.
After hugging Russell, Xu Yong raised the FMVP trophy above his head, and the cheers from the audience once again resounded throughout the arena.
After the long cheers died down, Xu Yong gave his acceptance speech.
“I have to thank everyone in the team and all the fans who support us. We all know that this season has not been easy. We faced strong opponents but we encountered many difficulties.
But in the end, with the efforts of all of us, we fulfilled our previous promise and kept the championship in Chicago again. If you ask me what I want to say most now, I want to say that I want to do it again. "
Xu Yong's words were simple, but they caused the United Center to burst into cheers of even louder decibels.
For Xu Yong, the championship is like free refills in a coffee shop, after one drink, he wants another right away.
But no one thought there was anything wrong with what Xu Yong said, because he had said this more than once and finally achieved it.
After the award ceremony, Xu Yong walked to the podium.
He first gave Yao Ming a big hug, of course he did not jump on Yao Ming, although he missed him very much after not seeing him for a long time.
"I was thinking, if I could still play, I would be very proud," Yao Ming said excitedly after hugging Xu Yong.
"You at the age of 36?" Xu Yong asked with a smile.
Yao Ming was stunned for a moment, then burst into embarrassed laughter.
He just thought about having another chance to impact the dynasty, but forgot that he was already so old.
"I guess we'll have some time to spend together when we return to China this year," Yao Ming continued.
There will be the Rio Olympics this summer, and Xu Yong will return to China to participate in training. He is now the chairman of the Basketball Association.
Xu Yong nodded with a smile. This year AJ not only prepared a trip to China for him, but also a direct trip to Asia. He will be busy enough this summer.
After Yao Ming, Xu Yong went on to hug Jordan and Kobe one by one. The two stood together at this time, one was bloated but still dignified, while the other was fat and full of smiles. Retirement time is always nourishing.
After the hug, Jordan reached out and lightly hit Xu Yong on the chest. Even this old guy deeply recognized Xu Yong's performance in this year's playoffs.
He is different from those fans. He watched the game. Although Xu Yong's opponents are a little weaker now, his dominance is no less than when he was at his peak.
"It's incredible. If you really have another chance, you will have as many championships as me, and you are only 26 years old." Kobe sighed with a hint of admiration. Except in ancient times, no one could accumulate championships at the speed of Xu Yong in the early stage of his career.
And the key is that Xu Yong is not a glass-glass character and is rarely injured. As long as he is there, the Bulls will always be among the championship contenders. This is terrifying.
After greeting them all, Xu Yong finally walked towards where Charlize Theron was.
Theron arrived at the scene holding little Michael.
Since Xu Hao was born, Xu Yong has been giving him basketball-related gifts, and they are the most supreme gifts.
Theron also strongly realized that Xu Yong wanted little Michael to pursue a career in basketball, and bringing his child to the scene to witness it together was a kind of compromise.
A dragon gives birth to a dragon. With Xu Yong being such a famous active basketball god, it is hard for Michael Jr. not to be associated with basketball.
Xu Yong thanked Theron and then held little Michael in his arms.
Although he is only a little over one year old, little Michael seems to have inherited all their strengths.
At this time, reporters also rushed to take pictures. This scene may become of great significance in the future.