Yes, after Du Hong's counterattack, as long as the Bulls don't make mistakes and as long as Chen Jie can maintain his form, they will win this game. Since they have won nine consecutive victories that shocked the league.
And Wilkens chose to let Alan Houston come over to double-team Chen Jie, which hastened their demise.
In the next game, although Marbury faced Duhong's relaxation and scored repeatedly, Chen Jie's constant attacks and Alan Houston's choice of double-team opportunities caused the Knicks' defense to be completely disrupted.
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In the entire third quarter, the Bulls actually scored a full 40 points. Although the Knicks also scored 23 points, the game had lost suspense because of its poor defense.
Chandler, Chen Jie, Duhong, and even Eddie Curry all started wreaking havoc on the Knicks' basket.
At the end of the third quarter, the Bulls led by ten points.
10 points. In fact, it is completely possible to reverse a game.
However, without defense, trying to reverse the game is just empty talk.
No team can catch up with the score and then reverse the game simply by relying on offense. This has been proven countless times in countless games in the league.
This scene is naturally no exception.
In the fourth quarter, the Bulls made persistent efforts and continued to ravage the New York Knicks' basket. At the end of the game, the Bulls' final score was 123 points.
This is undoubtedly a high score, which shows how poor the New York Knicks' defense is.
Of course, this is also related to Chen Jie's outburst in the second quarter. Without Chen Jie's outburst, Wilkens was afraid and chose to double-team. Even if the New York Knicks' defense was poor, they would not have lost so many points.
Chen Jie scored 34 points. Chandler scored 19 points and Eddie Curry scored 29 points. It is worth mentioning that Chris Duhon played his best game since entering the league with a three-pointer.
Made 6 of 7 shots and scored 30 points in his career!
Although the New York Knicks scored a total of 112 points, they still lost the game.
Marbury scored 29 points, Hardaway scored 19 points, Alan Houston scored 27 points, and Crawford only scored a pitiful 8 points!
After the game, the entire United Center fell into a carnival.
The victory in this game was something they had not expected in advance. After all, a brawl with the Miami Heat cost the Bulls two key players Hinrich and Luol Deng.
Many media even said that the Bulls had no hope in this game.
However, they still won in the end. Moreover, they also won the longest nine-game winning streak in the league.
The surprise and excitement of the fans can be imagined.
After the game, they refused to leave for a long time. They shouted the names of all the Bulls soldiers in the stands. Chris Duhong and Chen Jie became the most mentioned players.
Needless to say, Chen Jie has always been the favorite player of Bulls fans.
And Chris Duhon also won a place in the hearts of Bulls fans with his outstanding performance in this game.
In the TNT studio, Barkley and Kenny Smith were doing post-game commentary with different expressions.
Buckley had a smile on his face and wished he could help Chen Jie slap the media in the face.
Before the game, he still clearly remembered the media's doubts about Chen Jie.
Kenny Smith, on the other hand, had a gloomy face. He would not forget how he said before the game that the Bulls had no hope.
Although Barkley hasn't made fun of him yet, Kenny Smith already feels embarrassed.
In his heart, he has been complaining about the uselessness of the New York Knicks. They can't even win against such a Bulls team. This makes Chen Jie proud again. Now, I'm afraid his reputation will be a little more prominent.
I guess Chen Jie will get angry at the press conference after the game.
Kenny Smith doesn't think Chen Jie will be a good man or woman.
Chen Jie will not let go of such a good opportunity to slap him in the face!
In fact, Kenny Smith is rejoicing now. Fortunately, he is not a reporter and does not have to face Chen Jie at this time.
That feeling must be uncomfortable.
He was not wrong. Chen Jie did have the idea of slapping reporters in the face. After all, the doubts before the game made him feel very uncomfortable.
To a certain extent, being so desperate in this game has something to do with wanting to slap those reporters in the face.
However, what Chen Jie needs to do most now is to rest.
Yes, he is very, very tired now.
He played for 42 minutes in this game, and he was working hard every minute.
Although he was still very young and had not suffered any serious injuries, Chen Jie still couldn't bear it.
With such a high-intensity game lasting more than 40 minutes, no one else would be able to endure it.
After arriving in the locker room, Chen Jie didn't even have the energy to take a shower and collapsed directly on the chair.
After all, the chairs in the home team's locker room at the United Center are still very comfortable.
Breathing heavily, Chen Jie didn't even have the energy to congratulate each other with his teammates.
Skiles entered the locker room after the players, with a smile on his face and seemed very happy.
However, when he saw Chen Jie, he frowned slightly.
He knew that it was wrong for him to use Chen Jie like this.
Although he is still very young, such exhaustion of energy is very detrimental to his growth.
However, now, there is no way. In these few games when Hinrich and Luer Deng are suspended, he can only count on Chen Jie.
In the first few games, Skiles was still thinking about reducing the pressure on Chen Jie and slowly reducing his playing opportunities. Firstly, it was to prevent Chen Jie from being overly tired. After all, he was more likely to be injured this way. Secondly,
Also let the Bulls not rely too much on Chen Jie.
But I didn't expect that now, instead of reducing Chen Jie's playing time, it has actually increased.
When this period of time passes, when Hinrich and Ruerdeng come back, they will definitely not be able to use him like this!
Skiles said firmly in his heart.
However, who can predict what will happen by then.
If you break your promise once, you may be destined to break your promise every time.
Skiles still doesn't know that right now, everything seems to be going well for the Bulls, but in fact, some hidden dangers have been laid.
Chen Jie's overuse is one of them.
As for what will happen, it all depends on luck.
Maybe never, maybe someday.
After resting for a long time, Chen Jie finally had the strength to stand up. He knew that he had to attend a press conference.
After taking a quick shower and changing into formal clothes, Chen Jie followed Scales to the press conference.
Many media are already waiting here impatiently.
Wilkens also arrived early, and accompanying him was Marbury.
The scene of the press conference was filled with shots and flashbulbs.
Seeing Chen Jie and Scales come in, Marbury and Wilkens both stood up.
Chen Jie is still very friendly to Marbury and Chen Jie.
In fact, Marbury is not that unruly person. At least, he still respects those who have strength.
Wilkens and Scales were both smiling.
After saying hello, the press conference looked very harmonious.
However, everyone knows that this harmony is only temporary.
With Chen Jie's temperament, it is impossible not to attack the media.
After all, not all the Chicago media came today, many New York media and national media also arrived.
And these people were the ones who questioned Chen Jie the most before the game.
When the press officer said he could ask questions, not a single reporter raised his hand.
They all seemed to be waiting for Chen Jie to make the first move.
However, Chen Jie seemed to have little interest. He leaned on the backrest, not even bothering to move his little fingers, and just sat there lazily.
For a moment, the press conference hall fell silent.
Reporters from several media outlets looked at each other.
After a long time, finally a reporter from New York asked, and the person he chose was Wilkens.
"Excuse me, Coach Wilkens, where do you think the New York Knicks lost in this game?"
This question is quite normal, but when paired with the reporter's tone, it becomes unnatural.
It was obvious that the reporters who questioned Chen Jie before the game were now ready to divert trouble. They were not prepared to admit their mistakes, but wanted Wilkens to remember this mistake.
Wilkens smiled bitterly in his heart, as he had guessed, the media were all high-end black men! (To be continued...)
