The Way of Basketball: Never Talk Shit to Him!

It's just a pity...

No matter how much they rely on tactics to compensate, they cannot reach the heights of "Utah's Double Killers".

After leaving the Jazz Team, this aspect of their ability was even more exposed.

Bozer fell into a slump in the second quarter.

Although from the overall momentum on both the offensive and defensive ends, the Bulls' inside still had the upper hand, this advantage was not enough to offset the Bulls' disadvantage on the outside.

Su Wan and Stephen Curry played more and more assertively, and by the third quarter, the two of them together had hit 5 three-point shots!

For the whole team to score 5 three-point shots in a single quarter was already a frightening thing.

But now it was just Su Wan and Stephen Curry who accomplished this feat.

The Bulls thus found themselves in a passive position.

By the end of the third quarter, the New York Knicks had already established an 11-point lead.

At the start of the fourth quarter, Derek Rose, eager to perform, made mistakes in his haste, committing several turnovers in a row.

The Bulls' last bit of hope disappeared completely with his turnovers.

Finally, at the end of the whole game, the New York Knicks came to Chicago, maintained their dominance, and won the third game of the series with a 17-point advantage, 109 to 92.

The overall score came to 3-0, which also meant that the Bulls were on the verge of elimination, and it was only a matter of time now.

Derek Rose left the scene with his head down.

Tonight he scored 30 points, but he also allowed Stephen Curry to score 31 points!

Most of the media said that Stephen Curry was the "X factor" in the second round of the New York Knicks' strong performance, and without defending this "X factor", Derek Rose had to be blamed for the team losing to the New York Knicks once again.

In addition to Curry's 31 points, Su Wan also scored 38 points tonight!

It was the first time this season that NBA players on the same team each scored over 30 points in a single game.

Bill Walton said: "Now, we can finally truly call Su Wan and Stephen Curry the 'Tsunami Brothers!'"

This nickname has been around for two years, but actually before this season, very few media would place Stephen Curry and Su Wan in the same position.

Based on Stephen Curry's previous performance, he did not have the ability to stand with Su Wan.

But after the start of this season, Stephen Curry earned his first All-Star Weekend trip with his regular season performance, and his playoff performance has now made the "Tsunami Brothers" he and Su Wan form a truly terrifying combination for their opponents...

Bill Walton also said: "No matter which opponents the New York Knicks face later, the head coaches of these opponents will have a headache trying to restrict Su Wan and Stephen Curry..."

Early the next day, the league officially announced this season's "Best Lineup":

"First Team: Su Wan, Kobe, Kevin Durant, Chris Bosh, Howard;"

"Second Team: Westbrook, Stephen Curry, Griffin, Zach Randolph, Marc Gasol;"

"Third Team: LeBron James, Derek Rose, Carmelo Anthony, Dior, Kevin Love;"

The Lakers regained their strength, and Kobe also returned to the "First Team".

Additionally, with LeBron James leaving, Chris Bosh returned to the ranks of the "First Team".

Miami media took the opportunity to criticize LeBron James, calling him the "culprit for the Heat Team's Peak Three Giants stopping at the semifinals for two consecutive years"!

Now without him, the Heat Team can still make it to the semifinals...

Instead, after LeBron left the Heat, he could only stop in the first round!

Moreover, the ranking in the "Best Lineup" is quite average.

Only ranked in the "Third Team".

Who hindered whom, and who performed better with whom.

It is obvious!

Stephen Curry also made a strong entry into the "Second Team Best Lineup"...

This once again made him the focus of external attention.

This discussion continued until the series between the Bulls and the New York Knicks ended.

The final score between the two teams was 4-1.

The Bulls lost a game at their home court but won their second home game, avoiding the embarrassment of being eliminated at home.

In this match, the entire Bulls team exploded with energy.

Even Noah shot 8 of 6, showing how outrageous their state was and how much they didn't want to be eliminated at their home court.

But after winning this game, the Bulls immediately encountered "karma", as in the last game they made all their shots, but in the next game of the series, they couldn't make any.

In these two games, Stephen Curry still performed excellently, scoring 26 and 28 points respectively.

After 5 games, Stephen Curry averaged 28.5 points, 3.5 rebounds, 4.5 assists in the semifinals, with a field goal percentage of 46.5%, a three-point shooting percentage of 42.5%, and a free throw percentage of 86.4%!

Although there is a big difference from Su Wan's average of 34.5 points, 7.5 rebounds, 5.5 assists, field goal percentage of 51.5%, three-point shooting percentage of 45%, and free throw percentage of 88%.

But it is definitely the data of the league's "Super Star" level.

With this kind of performance, even Barkley couldn't help but say while watching Stephen Curry and Derek Rose high-five: "Now Stephen Curry has the right to be compared with all of this league's Point Guards!"

Kenny Smith also said: "Stephen's performance in this series is really outrageous!"

Their views are also the views of most external media.

Some media people have even started calling Stephen Curry the next "Kobe"!

It's just that the New York media doesn't agree with these views of the media...

No disrespect to Kobe.

But if you compare Stephen Curry to Kobe, does this mean Stephen Curry won't be satisfied with the "second-in-command" position anymore?

Does he want to be the "leader"?

The New York Knicks naturally don't want to hear these words.

In their minds, Stephen Curry is polite and well-mannered, completely unlike Kobe's personality.

But the problem now is...

After this season, if things go smoothly, the New York Knicks can achieve "three consecutive championships"!

For any player, this is the end of a stage.

Michael Jordan announced his retirement twice after achieving "three consecutive championships".

With the performance Stephen Curry delivered this season, he might have other thoughts...

This year is also his contract year!

If he expresses a desire to leave, even though the New York Knicks can match any team's offer, based on so many past NBA cases, if a player wants to leave, they almost always end up leaving.

They even specifically went to ask Su Wan if Stephen Curry would leave New York in the future.

Su Wan looked at their worried expressions and smiled.

Is this still the heartless New York media?

Why have they all become worrywarts?

But thinking about it, these guys have suffered for ten years and finally stood under the spotlight of the entire league, naturally unwilling to return to obscurity. Therefore, a little commotion makes them prone to anxiety.

Su Wan was quite satisfied with their appearance.

However, he did not answer Stephen Curry's question directly, mainly because he didn't know what choice Stephen Curry would make.

The only thing he knew...

After Stephen Curry's contract with Nike expired, he didn't choose Nike or Adidas; instead, he chose a small brand with little reputation.

From this brand choice, it can be seen that Stephen Curry leans towards "rather be the head of a chicken than the tail of a phoenix" when making choices.

So if Stephen Curry really leaves New York, he wouldn't be surprised.

He wouldn't particularly persuade Stephen Curry to stay, if they win the championship this year, he will have 8 championships.

Those championships are his confidence...

He really never considered the issue of whether Stephen Curry would leave.

With that effort, he might as well think about how to play the next game.

Four days after the New York Knicks reached the Eastern Conference Finals, the other Eastern Conference semifinal also had its result:

The Heat Team eliminated the Pacers 4-2 and advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals!