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Wang Chong intended to slow down the Lakers' offensive pace and return to their usual style of play, but the Bulls clearly didn't want that to happen.
James and Curry took turns attacking the Lakers' basket with the ball, and the defense also resorted to full-court pressure.
The offensive pace of both sides couldn't slow down, and Wang Chong was also awakened by the struggle.
"TM's, right? Let's go, who's afraid of whom!"
Wang Chong no longer worried about defense, focusing all his energy on the offense.
The pressure on the Bulls' defensive line increased, and Wang Chong, filled with firepower, wasn't joking. The Bulls relied on James and Curry combining forces to barely keep up with the Lakers offensively, but thanks to Wang Chong's efficient and steady play, the Lakers managed to overcome their earlier deficit and take the lead.
Wang Chong scored 27 points in just this quarter, bringing the team's score to 37:32 for the quarter.
However, with such a high-frequency performance, even Wang Chong, whose physical strength was fully recovered, couldn't sustain a full game.
In the third quarter, Wang Chong finally began to exhaust his physical strength and had to rest.
The Bulls were waiting for this moment.
Taking advantage of Wang Chong's exit, the Bulls immediately launched a fierce wave of counterattacks against the Lakers.
After the Lakers let Wang Chong rest, the only players left to lead the court were Kobe Bryant and Thompson, so they couldn't expect Jokic, still a rookie, to step up.
Thompson mostly plays without the ball, and his ability to attack with the ball is quite average, while Kobe Bryant's ball-handling attacks often resulted in nothing but a sharp clanging sound.
The Lakers' game started to deteriorate, and Wang Chong watched from the bench, feeling impatient, but there was nothing he could do and had to recover as much as possible for the final quarter.
This really felt like Thanos Jen in the next 18 years.
Every time he leaves the court, the lead that the team worked so hard to build disappears quickly, or they even fall significantly behind.
Such things rarely happened to Wang Chong in the past, whether it was the Bulls or the Cavaliers, the lineup was quite complete, including the bench, with excellent role players who could help the team.
But the Lakers were in an uncomfortable position right now. Even with Jamal on the bench, players like Crawford and Jeremy Lin weren't strong enough in the main lineup, and the bench couldn't compensate for the huge gap.
As a result, by the time Wang Chong returned, the Bulls had stretched the lead to double digits.
At this point, the game had reached the final quarter, and seeing Wang Chong back in action, the Bulls didn't dare relax and went all out.
After Wang Chong entered the game, he helped the Lakers speed up their offensive pace, reducing the point difference to two digits.
But Wang Chong, whose physical strength had already been overused once, had limited energy recovered through a short rest.
Soon, his shooting accuracy began to decrease, and at this point, he was essentially powerless.
117:112.
In the first game of the finals, the Bulls won the home game and led 1-0.
For Bulls fans, the importance of winning this game was even greater, almost equivalent to seeing Wang Chong's invincibility shattered.
Although Wang Chong scored 54 points, 12 rebounds, and 5 assists in this game, he still lost!
The first victory boosted the Bulls' morale, and what could be more exciting than defeating the myth of an undefeated streak?
With this momentum, the Bulls moved forward, and two days later, they led 2-0 over the Lakers and were only two games away from winning the championship.
But the mighty Bulls, upon arriving at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, were hit with a direct blow.
116:92, the Lakers beat the Bulls by 24 points at home, sweeping away the fog of their two consecutive losses.
The Lakers' victory could be attributed to the fact that the main players had warmed up after returning to their home court, especially Thompson, who, as the second-highest scorer on the team, was obviously much more accurate on the home court than on the road.
Two days later, in the fourth game of the finals, Thompson also had an outstanding performance, hitting 9 of 18, including 4 of 9 three-pointers, and 7 of 8 free throws, adding 29 points, 4 rebounds, and 2 assists. Alongside Wang Chong's 42 points, the Lakers defeated the Bulls again, 108-97, winning two consecutive games and tying the series 2-2.
No one expected the finals to be this outdated, and despite the Bulls' overwhelming lineup advantage, they couldn't quickly beat the Lakers.
Of course, this was directly related to Wang Chong's inexplicable performance.
Wang Chong, who averaged 38 points per game in the regular season, took it up a notch in the finals, averaging 46 points, 11 rebounds, and 6 assists per game over the four games played, which directly shocked fans from both teams.
Is it an exaggeration? Can a human being really perform like this?
Although the finals weren't over at this point, and it wasn't even clear which team was expected to win the championship, many people had already begun to discuss who would take home the FMVP.
There are quite a few who are certain that Wang Chong will definitely win the FMVP this year, whether he wins or loses.
That's right, if the Lakers win the finals, Wang Chong would definitely get the FMVP without suspense.
And if the Lakers lose to the Bulls in the end, it's also expected that Wang Chong would become the second-ever loser to win the FMVP after Jerry West with his luxurious 46+11+6 stats per game.
Of course, this kind of award doesn't matter at all to a strong player like Wang Chong, who already has seven FMVPs.
Game 5 in the final, the court returned to Chicago, the home of the Bulls.
Without the blessing of the home court, the Lakers' combat effectiveness significantly decreased, and the Bulls seized the opportunity to play a 12-2 wave of attacks to secure the game and win.
3:2, the Bulls won the Tianwang Mountain battle and took the match point.
At this point, the Lakers hadn't given up yet, and when they returned to Los Angeles two days later, they stubbornly turned the situation around, chasing the score to 3:3, and the two sides had a deciding game.
The Bulls, sitting at home, had a geographical advantage, but they never expected the game to be suppressed by the Lakers from the beginning, with the point difference constantly expanding, once falling behind by nearly 20 points!
Seeing that the championship was about to slip away again, James truly exploded, desperately holding the ball and charging toward the basket like a maniac.
The crazy and tragic momentum made James extremely lethal with the ball, and it became difficult for the Lakers to stop him for a while. Green was sent off after two consecutive fouls, and even Wang Chong was called for a defensive foul.
The Bulls took advantage of James' play to close the gap, and relied on Curry to hit consecutive three-pointers from the outside at a crucial moment to catch up and take the lead.
At the same time, there were issues on the Lakers' side.
As Thompson chased Curry, he collided with Gasol Jr., who was blocking Curry, and accidentally hit the opponent with his knee, falling to the ground in that moment.
Even Wang Chong didn't expect Green to pick up an early foul, and the situation was already extremely unfavorable for the Lakers. As a result, the most stable scoring assistant around him had really fallen.
Thompson's injury was unknown, but even a short period of time out would be a nearly fatal loss for the Lakers.
Indeed, as soon as Thompson left the court, the Lakers couldn't compete with the Bulls at all, losing points one after another. The Bulls were completely hot from the outside, and even James hit two consecutive three-pointers.
Wang Chong understood that the general trend had already been decided.
In fact, this result was expected by him.
No matter how strong he was, the Lakers' lineup itself had a significant gap with the Bulls, and it was natural for them to lose. But it's better to say that the Lakers were able to tangle with the Bulls until the tiebreaker, and only after Green and Thompson left the court did they gradually lose—it was already glorious to lose.
113:119.
The Bulls defeated the Lakers at home and won the NBA Championship 2015-16 with a score of 4-3.
Wang Chong's personal three-game winning streak came to an end, and he couldn't repeat the four-game winning streak with the Bulls.
Although the Lakers lost, everyone had a new understanding of Wang Chong's strength.
Can a basketball player be this strong?
In 7 games, Wang Chong averaged 46+11+7 stats per game, which shocked everyone.
You must know that throughout the series, Wang Chong was always the most targeted and strictly protected player on the Bulls' side.
As a result, Wang Chong put up such exaggerated numbers, which shows how incredible his strength is.
In this final, it could be called a battle between gods, with Wang Chong's exaggerated per-game averages being unbeatable, followed by LeBron James, who averaged 32 points, 10.4 rebounds, and 10.1 assists per game, posting a triple-double.
Then there's Stephen Curry, who averaged 26 points, 4 rebounds, and 6 assists per game.
Klay Thompson, who averaged 20 points, 3 rebounds, and 1 assist per game, and Gasol Jr., with 19 points and 10 rebounds.
From these players' names, you can see the difference in strength between the two teams.
During the finals, Kobe Bryant didn't differ much from the previous rounds, still a bit transparent and couldn't help much offensively or defensively, and seemed familiar on the court.
Even the most ardent fans who have supported the Lakers for many years, after seeing this series of games, think Kobe Bryant is really getting old and should consider retiring. As for the Lakers, it might actually be better without Kobe.
The finals have ended, and the FMVP of the finals still went to James, who averaged 30+ triple-doubles per game, rather than Wang Chong.
When he lifted the FMVP trophy, James couldn't hold back his tears.
It's too hard, it's really too hard.
As the pride of the sky, a superstar who had been in the spotlight since he first entered the NBA, he didn't win his first career championship until 2016, a full thirteen years!
And even though this championship, James won it somewhat shamefully, parachuted into a team like the Bulls, which is itself a championship-level team, who finally won once against Wang Chong.
The process was extremely difficult, and he nearly flipped over into the gutter.
It's just that James got the FMVP and made the Bulls, or more specifically, Curry's fans feel a bit uneasy in their hearts.
During the regular season, Curry had always been the rightful core leader of the Bulls, and James' position was more like the second leader to help Curry, which can be seen in the data difference between the two.
However, as the schedule moved into the playoffs, James began to significantly increase both the time he held the ball and the proportion of shots, while Curry's ball possession began to decrease, which was more intuitive during the Finals.
Although Curry's performance in the finals was average and his efficiency was much lower than James', if James didn't play such a great performance, it's possible the Bulls wouldn't have been a match for the Lakers, considering Curry's 26-point-per-game average.
But in any case, the Bulls belong to Curry's team, and James, the newcomer, has exceeded his efforts to earn the FMVP on his behalf.
"How could James get this FMVP? It should obviously go to Wang Chong. The difference in performance between the two in the game is so great, and the NBA has no shortage of precedents for losing FMVPs. Wang Chong played such an explosive performance, what's taking an FMVP loser?"
Fans are very clever and clearly know that Curry isn't qualified to compete for the FMVP compared to James, who averaged 30+ triple-doubles per game.
But Curry isn't qualified, Wang Chong is enough!
James, who averages 32+10+10 per game, is very luxurious, but compared to Wang Chong, who averages 46+11+7 per game, the difference is truly a bit large.
And if the FMVP were awarded to Wang Chong on the losing side, the Bulls on the winning side wouldn't have an FMVP, and Curry's position as the core and boss of the team would remain unshakable, something James couldn't touch at all.
It's a shame that this matter has become an established fact, and even if the fans fight over it, it can't change the status quo.
Curry remains very generous, though he must be regretful in his heart, but he still publicly congratulated James on winning the FMVP and frankly admitted that James' contribution to the team in the finals was key to the team's ability to win the championship.
Curry said this, of course, wanting to stay with James.
The other party and the Bulls only signed a 1+1 contract, and what they did was run away with a bucket at any moment.
But the battle with the Lakers also made Curry realize that without the help of teammates of James' level, they definitely wouldn't have been able to beat the team led by Wang Chong.
Therefore, James must stay with the Bulls, otherwise, the Bulls won't have the capital to face Wang Chong next season.
Of course, James has to think about it.
Finally, I won the championship and realized the dream, but is winning just one championship enough?
In James' career plan, he was supposed to win at least 6 championships to follow in Jordan's footsteps.
But now he hasn't caught up with Jordan, not to mention that Wang Chong, who has won seven championships, is undoubtedly the biggest threat!
James no longer expects to win 8 championships to compete with Wang Chong, which is unrealistic, but he still expects to win a few more championships, at least at Kobe's level, at Kobe's level, to reach the level of the top ten goalkeepers in the history of the league.
In that case, staying with the Bulls is the best option.
In fact, if you want to win more championships, the best option is to join the Lakers and join Wang Chong.
At the end of this season, Kobe's 25 million contract will expire, and the Lakers will be able to free up a lot of salary space, and the league's new TV contract will also officially take effect this summer, and the league's team salary cap will also usher in a significant increase, and the Lakers definitely have the salary space to sign him at the higher salary.
But the problem is that James has not sought to join forces with Wang Chong once or twice, he has mentioned it when he was with the Bulls, and he has also mentioned it when he was with the Cavaliers, but without exception, Wang Chong rejected him outright.
James could not understand why Wang Chong was reluctant to join forces with him.
But in fact, after the Bulls' championship this year, the team's FMVP is already the best answer.
In the early days, Wang Chong didn't want James to get hold of him, but today, if Wang Chong wants to win the championship, why does he need James' help
End of this chapter
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