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After Curry was injured, the Bulls urgently put backup point gThe Seventh Consecutive Victory of Death in Nine Consecutive Away Games—Are the Remaining Bulls Really That NB?uard Isaiah Thomas into the starting lineup.

Thomas, who is 1.75 meters tall and plays as a point guard, is not taken seriously in the league due to his short stature. However, Wang Chong is well aware of his strength, which is why he selected him with a second-round pick and never thought of playing him in the library. Although Lee and Billups were out during the season, they actually left the Bulls with significant offensive firepower.

Thomas's scoring ability is actually not bad. As a backup player in the Kings' rookie season, he averaged 11.5 points and 4 assists per game. He successfully earned a starting position with the Kings before the halfway point of the season.

With his current strength, he is certainly not enough to serve as the main offensive core. Thomas will need at least three or four more seasons to become the strongest 1.75-meter player before he can become the main scorer for a team lacking offensive firepower. However, he is already a timely help.

But at this point, the Bulls' starting lineup has become a combination of Thomas, Danny Green, Wang Chong, Garnett, and Gasol, which is completely incomparable to the strength of the team at the beginning of the season.

On January 27, the Bulls defeated the Bucks at home 107:100. Although the team won the game, it was clearly not easy. Against the Bucks, who were on the brink of making the playoffs, the point difference was once very tight. It was entirely due to Wang Chong's continuous scoring in the fourth quarter that the victory was stabilized with his personal ability.

On January 29, the Bulls challenged the Miami Heat away. This was the first encounter between the Bulls and the Heat's Big Three in the new season. With the Heat's Big Three scoring 35, 24, and 18 points respectively, the Bulls lost to the Heat 93:97, bringing their regular-season losses to 4.

In this game, the Bulls' lack of offensive firepower was fully exposed. Wang Chong scored 47 points, but all the other players on the team were restricted, except for Gasol, who scored 17 points in the paint.

As the season progressed, the advantages of the Heat's full-court pressure defense began to show. It was a shortened season, and the intense schedule physically drained the players. Naturally, it became difficult to handle the Heat's strong defensive pressure.

Under the Heat's fast-paced offense and defense, both Garnett and Gasol were exhausted and struggled to use their height inside. Although Wang Chong could still score against the Heat's Big Three, he could not use both hands effectively.

At that moment, the Bulls' fans began to miss Curry desperately.

The Heat's pressure defense is indeed very oppressive, but too much defensive pressure inevitably leads to defensive breakdowns, especially when Wang Chong, the offensive core, helps draw defensive attention. In fact, in this game, the Bulls' outside players were given many opportunities for long-range three-pointers.

However, Thomas is not good at three-pointers, and Danny Green's future nickname is "Tielin." He can occasionally hit threes, but it's foolish to ask him to provide a stable three-point scoring threat.

If Curry had been present in this game, no matter how sharp the Heat's counterattacks were, the Bulls could have pierced through the Heat with just three-pointers.

How unwilling the Bulls' fans are, how happy the Heat's fans are.

Finally, they waited for this day! This game was not just an ordinary regular-season game for them; it also proved that the Heat surpassed the Bulls in terms of strength.

Although this was also because the Bulls lost two key players, Curry and Billups, one after another, and somehow couldn't win, how could the Heat, who had already lost to the Bulls in the previous year's Eastern Conference Finals, now handle so much? Last season, the Heat, who thought they were guaranteed to win by forming the Big Three, were defeated by the Bulls in the Eastern Conference Finals. They were beaten so badly that they lost their composure. Now they finally had a chance to steal the championship. If they didn't seize it, they might never win a title!

After defeating the Bulls, the Heat's record reached 14 wins and 5 losses, not far behind the Bulls' 17 wins and 4 losses. Once the Bulls suffer a losing streak due to lineup issues, it will be extremely difficult. The top spot in the Eastern Conference is no longer guaranteed.

Since Wang Chong joined the Bulls, the Bulls have always been at the top of the Eastern Conference and even the league. This time, even though they lost two key players, they were not willing to give up their top spot in the Eastern Conference.

On January 30, the Bulls defeated the Wizards 98:88 in an away game and then defeated the Philadelphia 76ers 99:98 in another away game. This was the Bulls' third consecutive away game, and not to mention other players, even Wang Chong felt the fatigue.

But it's not over, because the Bulls had to endure a terrifying stretch of nine consecutive away games, starting with the away game against the Heat on January 29 and ending with the away game against the Celtics on February 12. In total, the Bulls faced nine consecutive away games, including top teams from the East like the Heat, Knicks, and Celtics. This pace would wear anyone down.

Wang Chong eventually realized that even if Curry and Billups hadn't gotten injured up front, this stretch of "Death Nine" would have severely injured them.

On February 2, in their fourth consecutive away game, the Bulls went to New York to challenge the Knicks.

The Bulls decided to rest Garnett in this game. The 35-year-old Garnett couldn't withstand this kind of torment. Although in the original 11-12 shortened season, Garnett of the Celtics also resisted and played 10 double-doubles per game in the playoffs, Garnett, who won three consecutive championships with the Bulls, had played many more games than he originally did with the Celtics.

The Celtics' Big Three only made it to the Finals twice in three years. Garnett of the Bulls had won four championships in four years, and the wear-and-tear of his career was even greater.

Even Garnett, who was with the Celtics in the 11-12 season, only played 60 regular-season games, with the 6 games he missed mostly being rest periods.

With Garnett resting, the Bulls' starting lineup changed again, becoming a combination of Thomas, Danny Green, Jimmy Butler, Wang Chong, and Gasol.

Butler had been pushed into the starting position. From the outside, it seemed that the Bulls really didn't have anyone available.

However, this was not the case. Butler's current level is far behind, but after all, the Bulls have professional coaches who design tailored training plans, and under the guidance and advice of Wang Chong, the training direction is entirely in order. With Butler's technical characteristics, he naturally achieves twice the result with half the effort as he grows.

At this moment, he doesn't have the ability to attack independently on the offensive side, and he doesn't even have much skill in mid-range shooting. However, he can only score by catching the ball after cutting to the paint. In terms of defensive ability, Butler has reached Danny Green's level.

This is no exaggeration at all. Butler was good at defense in college. Of course, his defensive experience and skills cannot be compared to Green's, who has been in the league for two seasons. He can't even reach Green's level.

As we all know, Butler was also a top defensive player in the first line during the same period. In terms of static talent, Kawhi Leonard has completely surpassed Butler and was underestimated. However, there is one thing to say: Butler's dynamic talent and athletic ability are at the highest level among rookies in the same period, and he is stronger than Leonard in terms of speed, strength, jumping, and explosive power.

What is NBA defense? Nothing more than this: a player without dynamic talent can become a top defensive player with experience and hard work, but a player with good dynamic ability, even without experience, as long as his defensive attitude is correct, will become a top defensive player on the court. He will also become a very tough defensive player.

Butler is this kind of player. His childhood experience made Butler tenacious and never admit defeat on the court. This character also created his characteristics as a top defensive player.

Butler will be selected to the All-Defensive team for several consecutive years in the future, and he will also face exaggerated forward defensive players like Leonard, Draymond Green, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Paul George, and others in the forward position. In such circumstances, it's enough to see the beginning of his defensive efforts.

I thought the Bulls, almost in ruins without Garnett, would never be able to match the Big Three of the New York Knicks, but the result of the game exceeded everyone's expectations.

When Butler was responsible for guarding Carmelo Anthony throughout the game, he actually caused the opponent to suffer a slight loss. Although Anthony scored 26 points, his shooting percentage was only 38.5%.

Even more incredible was the point guard position. As the backup point guard for the Bulls, Thomas actually had a battle with the Knicks' All-Star point guard Derrick Rose on the court.

Rose made 10 of 20 shots, 5 of 6 free throws, scoring 25 points and 8 assists. Thomas didn't fall behind, making 9 of 24 shots, 8 of 8 free throws, and scoring 26 points and 5 assists.

Although Rose of the Knicks no longer holds the title of

the youngest MVP in NBA history, his strength has not been compromised at all. He averaged over 25 points per game last season, ranking among the top point guards.

What on earth is Thomas? A little-known second-round rookie who is only 1.75 meters tall? Can a player of this height really perform well in the NBA?

In fact, this is mainly due to the chaos of the Knicks' defensive system. Although the Knicks themselves are well aware of this and spent huge amounts of money to bring in worker-center Tyson Chandler in the summer, Thomas has never been afraid of such tall and muscular interior players. On the contrary, after running into the paint area, he actually prefers facing such centers. The big height difference allows Thomas to easily beat the whistle, and the opponent can't crouch to defend, right?

As for the power forward position, Wang Chong faced Stoudemire, and the situation was completely one-sided. Wang Chong easily scored 37 points, 11 rebounds, and 4 assists. Under Wang Chong's defense, Stoudemire only managed to score 12 points and 6 rebounds. Although he had a 50% shooting percentage, he only scored 12 points and 6 rebounds.

As an All-Star power forward, such performance is quite surprising.

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But Stoudemire himself was a little confused.

Even if Stoudemire's injury at the beginning of this season and the possession of the ball by two external scorers, Rose and Anthony, caused his stats to drop drastically to 18 + 8, it would make sense to still have a battle against Wang Chong. Strength should be right.

But when the two faced off on the court, Stoudemire was surprised to find that the situation was a little different from what he had imagined.

Wang Chong was not only taller than him, but his wingspan was longer and his mobility was much better. Even in terms of physical confrontation, Stoudemire found that he had no advantage after they made contact.

"What's going on? When did Wang Chong's confrontation become so strong?"

Stoudemire was surprised by this, but in reality, Stoudemire himself was not that kind of strong interior player. At his peak, Stoudemire was with the Suns. Although he often played as a center, he never played as a standard power forward who faced the basket, handling the ball from the outside and using his mobility advantage to overcome his opponent and get into the paint to score.

If he were a power forward like Duncan or Boozer, sitting in the paint and attacking with his back to the basket, he wouldn't be able to resist his opponent. After all, Stoudemire weighs only about 110 kilograms, which is not very different from Wang Chong.

When he wasn't injured, Stoudemire could slightly suppress Wang Chong in terms of strength with his tendons, but the serious injury with the Suns had a huge impact on Stoudemire's explosive power. Wang Chong had specially strengthened his strength before this season, and his current strength value had reached 70. This is really not something Stoudemire could easily control.

The result was that the Knicks, with all their healthy players, lost to the remaining Bulls at home, 102:105.

This battle also led to severe criticism from the external media against the Knicks.

"Both are combinations of Big Threes. Compared to the Miami Heat, who have found a suitable tactical system and are improving more and more, the New York Knicks' Big Three still resemble a loose piece of sand. They rely entirely on individual abilities to score on the court and depend completely on Tyson Chandler for defense. The tactical system is a disaster."

"Even if the Knicks make the playoffs with their super lineup, in the long run, they will struggle to go far. Whether facing the Bulls, Heat, or Celtics, they will hardly have a chance to win."

"After this season, Rose's rookie contract will end. The Knicks will definitely offer him a max contract to keep this superior point guard, but they already have Anthony and Stoudemire with an annual salary of 19 million. Additionally, Tyson Chandler's salary for the 2012-13 season will reach 13.6 million. Rose's starting salary for the new season will be at least 16 million if he renews the max contract. By then, the Knicks' salary will be the highest in the league, and they will have to pay huge fines every season."

"After paying such a high financial cost, the Knicks won't be able to win the championship or even make it to the Eastern Conference Finals. Will the team owner really accept this? Can fans agree?"

While the Knicks were verbally criticized for losing to the remaining Bulls, the Bulls on the other side were secretly growing, quietly starting another winning streak in consecutive away games.

After the Knicks, the Bulls' next opponents are the Sacramento Kings, Brooklyn Nets, New Orleans Hornets, and Charlotte Bobcats.

Against these weaker teams, the Bulls didn't fail a single one and won them all with strong performances.

As a result, after losing to the Heat, the Bulls went on a 7-game winning streak and recorded 7 wins and 1 loss in 8 out of the 9 consecutive away games.

Now the entire league is stunned. They can win 7 consecutive games despite losing 9 consecutive games? Are these the Bulls with a broken team? That's a bit exaggerated, right?

But in fact, it is not surprising. Among the nine consecutive away games, the toughest opponents were the Heat, Knicks, and Celtics at the end. With Wang Chong's efforts, winning was also a normal result.

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