When the United Center began to chant this slogan in unison, the Chicago Bulls were already 10 points ahead of the New York Knicks. Although the game was only in the second quarter, the suspense of victory was far from being revealed.
However, not everyone could have imagined such a development in advance.
Many people thought that the Chicago Bulls' perimeter, which had lost Hinrich and Luer Deng, would only suffer the fate of being ravaged when facing the luxurious New York Knicks' perimeter.
But I didn't expect that the reality was exactly the other way around.
Instead of being ravaged by the New York Knicks' luxurious perimeter, the Chicago Bulls counterattacked.
And the reason is just because of one person.
This person is naturally the darling of all Chicago Bulls fans, Jay Sean.
He gave Crawford a nightmare experience. He even caused Penny Hardway to be called a clown by United Center fans.
His explosion without warning was even stronger than the 51 points he scored in three quarters against the Timberwolves.
At that time, he might have only defeated his opponent physically, but now, he has been able to defeat his opponent mentally as well.
(Well, the ** here refers to the score and the outcome of the game. If you are confused, please face the wall.)
The person who said this was naturally none other than Chen Jie's number one fan in the United States, one of TNT's ace anchors, a former NBA superstar, and Hall of Fame player, Charles Barkley.
Seeing Penny Hardaway being taunted by fans at the United Center, Barkley was even happier than the players on the Bulls bench.
Glancing at his partner next to him, Barkley said arrogantly: "How about it, Kenny? What else do you have to say now? Did you see it? Without Ruel Deng and Kirk Hinrich, our Jay can still hold up Chicago."
Human outsiders!”
Kenny Smith also scolded Crawford and Hardaway in his mind as useless. How could such people deserve his salary?
He was one of the people who said before the game that Chen Jiehui would make a fool of himself in this game. If the game really goes like this, he will look ugly after the game.
He didn't think Barkley would let go of such a good opportunity to attack him.
Look, the game isn't over yet. Barkley couldn't bear it anymore.
However, at this time, Kenny Smith will naturally not bow his head in advance.
"Why are you anxious? The game is not over yet. The Chicagoans are only temporarily in the lead. When Anfernee finds his form, he will restrain Chen Jie!" Kenny Smith said harshly.
"Anfernee? Kenny, isn't it? Until now, do you still expect this guy? Did you hear what was being shouted at the scene? Clown, clown, don't you think that this is mocking Jay?" Buckley said with a look on his face
Weird smile.
"Huh, wait and see. Even if Anfernee can't do it, there are others!" Kenny Smith looked very unhappy.
"I believe in Jay, no matter who the enemy is in front of him, he will defeat them. Haha, this kid always surprises me. I really like him more and more!" Buckley laughed.
At this time, Chen Jie on the court completed the fast break and threw the ball to the referee at the bottom line. He put his hands to his ears to indicate that he did not hear what the fans were shouting.
Seeing the star of their team make this move, the fans naturally knew how to cooperate. The clown's voice became louder and louder, almost breaking the ceiling of the United Center.
Chen Jie was obviously very satisfied with this effect, with a smile on his face and a wink at Hardaway. The meaning is obvious, Anfernee, did you hear it clearly?
Hardaway was so angry that his lungs were about to explode, but there was nothing he could do now.
Steve Marbury would definitely not give him another chance to attack. Just give him a ball like this. Not only did he not score, but he also let Chen Jie steal the ball and make a fast break, which boosted the morale of the Bulls.
Give Hardway the ball again, and Marbury is really not sure what he will do.
Without the ball, Hardaway could only act in a hurry, and there was no way to teach Chen Jie a lesson.
Of course, he can give Chen Jie some color on the defensive end.
But, I'm sorry, during this period, Chen Jie's touch was just right. He almost hit three-pointers and mid-range shots without any need for a breakthrough. A few dry shots could solve the problem, which made Harder very angry, but he didn't even need a breakthrough.
There is no solution at all.
Is it possible to have a fight with Chen Jie?
That's really a loss and a loss.
Seeing Hardaway's frustrated look, New York Knicks head coach Wilkens could only call a timeout to let Hardaway calm down.
Crawford has been defeated by Chen Jie. Now, besides Hardway, Wilkens really has no good choice.
Otherwise, he would have replaced Hardaway long ago.
Naturally, Marbury cannot be misplaced to defend Chen Jie. As for Alan Houston, although he can play the shooting guard position, this veteran is now a talisman of the New York Knicks. Wilkens still hopes that he can do more.
As for scoring, how could he be given such a big defensive task?
Besides, Alan Houston has a knee injury. Even if Wilkens forces him to be opposite Chen Jie, he may not be able to guard Chen Jie. Why bother to have another person to suffer the humiliation?
On the bench, there are a few options, such as rookie Ariza and others, but these people's defensive ability is not as good as Hardaway. Hardaway has been played by Chen Jie. If they are replaced, they will look for abuse.
What?
Wilkens felt very worried. He had never thought that Jay Sean would put himself in such a difficult situation.
In fact, before the game, although he repeatedly said in interviews with the media that the Bulls are now a strong team and cannot be underestimated even without Hinrich and Luer Deng, in his heart, he still felt that facing the Bulls who were short of major generals
, the New York Knicks can capture him in one fight.
But when the fight actually started, Wilkens realized that his thinking was a little too simple.
The Chicago Bulls, especially Jay Sean, are really difficult to deal with.
The inside line has no advantage to begin with. If the outside line is overwhelmed by the opponent, then there is really no need to fight and you can just admit defeat.
Now, we are ten points behind. If we don't rise up, we may not have a chance in the second half.
If they lose today's game, Wilkens can imagine how the media will ridicule the New York Knicks.
Although it was these media who questioned Chen Jie before the game. However, if Chen Jie really won, the media would definitely not admit that their predictions were wrong. Instead, they would blame the head coach of the New York Knicks. Well, that is Wei.
Erkens himself is so incompetent in leading the team that he can't even win against such a Bulls team!
Chen Jie is still thinking about defeating the New York Knicks and slapping the media in the face one by one. However, he is not an old man after all.
As someone who has been in the NBA for many years, Wilkens knows that the media are all high-end gangsters. How could they slap Chen Jie in the face? In the end, at least in public opinion, the blame will be given to himself.
Thinking of this, Wilkens couldn't help but want to curse the media who sang praises for the New York Knicks before the game.
If scolding could solve the problem, Wilkens would certainly do it.
But he knew he couldn't.
Even if the media are all high-end gangsters, he can't beat them. After all, they control public opinion.
Why!
Sighing, Wilkens can only inspire the New York Knicks soldiers now and let them rise up and not lose to the Bulls.
As for how to defend Chen Jie, well, Wilkens has given up hope on Hardaway.
He chose to double team.
It's a double team.
It can be said that this is the first head coach to give Chen Jie such treatment.
Generally speaking, a player who is double-teamed as soon as he gets the ball on the outside must be a superstar.
Although Chen Jie had repeatedly achieved high scores in the past, he had never enjoyed this kind of treatment. Even when he was double-teamed, it was only when he broke into the paint or played a post-up game.
But now, Wilkens has given Chen Jie high-end superstar treatment.
After the timeout ended and he came on the court, Chen Jie was stunned for the first time when faced with Hardaway's defense and Marbury, who had let go of Du Hong and rushed over eagerly.
