Just as Bill Duffy and the team from Nikes fell apart, all the players from the Chicago Bulls were on a plane and were on their way to Indiana. Tonight, they would play back-to-back against the Pacers, who had only met a week ago.
Last week, Lu Yi performed well and the team won three consecutive victories in the opening season. However, perhaps because of his rookie status, the best player of the Eastern Conference of the week did not fall on him. Instead, it was given to LeBlanc James, who also led the team to three consecutive victories. His statistics were better than Lu Yi's, with an average of 22.5 points, 8.8 rebounding, and 9.1 assists per game.
More importantly, James was the number one player in the league. He was extremely popular and received more attention.
When he met Paul George again, the latter obviously no longer treated Lu Yi as an ordinary rookie. During the pre-match warm-up, he walked up to Lu Yi and expressed his attitude.
"Lu, congratulations. You've gotten a good start in your career. 62 points…I really don't dare to think that a rookie like you who has only played a few games can do it.”
"Lucky, lucky!" After two exchanges, Lu Yi's attitude toward pickled peppers had changed a little. He seemed very relaxed."Thanks to the feeling, I accidentally got it!”
Accidentally? This newbie was a little crazy!
George laughed to himself, but said seriously,""But your luck has run out tonight. Don't even think about getting so many points from us.”
"Then 60 points will do!"
Lu Yi smiled. He loved it when his opponent said such harsh words because the system would usually jump out and give him a mission to choose from. Unfortunately, he was disappointed. He waited for a few seconds, but the system, which used to be good at finding opportunities to issue missions, did not respond.
Could it be that there was no reward for the target that had been tortured?
Lu Yi was a little puzzled. Recently, the system's presence had been too weak, making him very uncomfortable.
"Yes, host, you're right. What right does an opponent who has once beaten up have for me to use rewards to issue missions? That's too demeaning!"
Lu Yi had just voiced his thoughts when the system responded. Its words were similar to what he had thought.
However, Lu Yi was not very satisfied. He said,""When we were playing against the New York Knicks, I was provoked by Anthony. Why didn't you come out?”
"Because they are rotten nuns. The difficulty of beating them is too low, and it can't show my value.”the system replied proudly.
“......”
Lu Yi immediately retreated, but then he thought,"Indeed, the Knicks 'defense is famous for being terrible in the league. Anthony couldn't keep up with my pace throughout the game, let alone that stupid big guy.
The Pacers 'home stadium, Bankers' Lifestyle Stadium, was filled with a lot of fans. About 80% of the seats were filled, and there were still fans taking their seats. Tonight, their home team was facing the Chicago Bulls, who had already won six consecutive victories. The team's superstar was once again facing the recently popular new star, Lu Yi, which attracted a lot of people to watch.
At the beginning of the game, the competition for the possession of the ball was very intense. Turner and Robin kicked off, and it took them almost two jumps to complete the match. Both of them jumped early for each other.
When Robin pushed the ball to the backcourt, George suddenly moved, trying to get the ball first. Unfortunately, Lu Yi's reaction was also very fast. He was the first to scoop the ball away and send it to Rondo.
In the first round of the second match, he still won!
As both blacksmiths were open for business tonight, in the first two minutes of the game, each team's basket was smashed and they failed to score. In the end, Lu Yi managed to break through George and get into the basket. He got a chance for two free throws from Turner.
"Swoosh!"
"Swoosh!"
With two free throws, he was the first to open the scoring account for the team.
After he hit all the free throws, he seemed to have regained his touch all of a sudden. In the first period of the game, he frequently fired shots from the outside, shooting three points at George every time. He beat George until he wanted to break his hands.
In the first quarter, Lu Yi made seven three-pointers, three hits, a mid-range shot, and two layups. He scored 15 points. It was precisely because he had opened up his hand that he greatly restricted the defensive center of gravity of the Pacers, and his other teammates also scored points. However, the offensive efficiency of the Pacers behind them was not bad. George and Teague hit three points in succession and created a great deal of damage to the Bulls inside the line. The difference in points did not widen much.
The only thing that made the Bulls uncomfortable was that Robin made three fouls and could not play in the second quarter.
With the loss of the barrier inside, Hoyberg could only send Kyle O'Quinn as the pillar inside the second quarter. However, his height and slow footsteps became a loophole under the basket, and the Pacers hit the basket several times in a row. He followed in Robin's footsteps and received three fouls early.
Taking advantage of the empty inside lane of the Bulls, the Pacers seemed to have been injected with chicken blood. They were in excellent condition, killing all sides in the lane, taking advantage of the situation, and suddenly overtook the score, forcing the Bulls to stop in a row.
Hoyberg felt helpless. Tonight's opponent was very excited, as if he was trying his best to take revenge for the loss. This made the Bulls very passive, and their defense was completely torn apart.
In comparison, only their own attacks were satisfactory. Lu Yi, in particular, continued the first quarter's touch. In the second quarter, he scored 12 points in a single quarter to prevent the team from falling behind.
Butler's performance was getting worse and worse, and he was becoming more and more silent. Other than a few attacks that he could still participate in with Lu Yi, the rest of the time, he held the ball by himself. His efficiency was always very poor, and his hit rate was even worse.
Hoyberg didn't know what had happened to him either. He seemed to be in a very bad state of mind and was completely lost. It was rather worrying.
As a result, he could only rely on Lu Yi and Rondo, whose performance was relatively stable.
In the second half, they changed sides and fought again. Lu Yi began his personal offensive performance. Whether it was setting up turrets on the outside or killing people on the inside, they were extremely stimulating the defensive nerves of the Pacers.
Especially those unreasonable and quick three-pointers. The group of pedestrians bitterly tried again.
The third quarter ended quickly. Lu Yi scored another 14 points in a single quarter and continued to help the team maintain the point difference. Unfortunately, the Bulls 'substitute lineup had problems tonight. During the rotation, the points gap did not close, but widened. Hoyberg had to bring on Lu Yi early.
With nine and a half minutes left in the fourth quarter, the Bulls were behind by 19 points at 72:91, the biggest difference in the game.
This won't do. If we don't work hard, we'll lose!
This was the first time Lu Yi, whose team was so far behind, had come on stage. He looked at the big screen above his head and was secretly awed!
He knew what it meant to lose the game.
Not only did this break their best six-game winning streak of the new season, but they also couldn't fulfill their promise to Wade. McGrady's grand prize was gone.
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