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Yang Rui was in a better mood and was all smiles when he went to the arena.

Alan Houston joked: "Looking at you smiling like this, did you meet a big beauty last night?"

"The team is one step closer to winning the championship, isn't it worth being happy?" Yang Rui asked.

The season is still going on, and it's better not to let others know that he contacted other teams, although assistant coaches generally don't affect the morale of the team.

"This is the Bulls. We only had two wins and two losses in the regular season. Don't be too optimistic." Van Gundy came from behind and said to Yang Rui.

"Jeff, can you stop putting pressure on the players intentionally or unintentionally? It's true that the regular season was tied, but we have reservations. Now Patrick can shoot mid-range shots, attack the basket, and support, We must win." Yang Rui didn't deliberately lower his voice, some players heard it.

Oakley responded immediately. "Well said, the playoffs are different, even if the opponent is Michael, I will not show mercy to him!"

From teammates to rivals, the relationship between Oakley and Jordan has not been alienated. Whenever Jordan came to New York, Oakley would always pull him to find a secluded place with an elegant environment to have a hearty meal. Even on the court, Oakley, who has always been too defensive, usually "show mercy" when facing Jordan.

Of course, this is a way for Oakley to encourage himself. He has never been polite to Jordan in the playoffs.

"Let's go, it's about to start." Van Gundy smiled and entered the playing room.

In the fourth game of the Heat's home game against the Bulls, the Knicks players and coaching staff went to the arena to watch live TV together, intending to use this game to study opponents and arrange tactics.

Unexpectedly, after the game started, they unexpectedly watched a big scene. In the third quarter, Rodman and Mourning had a fierce conflict.

Van Gundy said in an interview yesterday that the Heat were not strong and only relied on violence. Today, such an incident happened, and the image of the Heat was completely ruined.

As early as last season, the Heat were on the blacklist of President David Stern. They not only reversed the Knicks by fighting, but Mourning also had a dispute with Rodman in the fourth game of the Eastern Conference Finals. Two issues None of the players are first-time offenders.

Last season, the Bulls easily gained a 3-0 advantage in the first three games. The Heat were unwilling to be swept and tried to win back. In the game, Mourning and Rodman fought together many times. push.

The most serious time was that the two fell out of the field against each other. Rodman pressed Mourning under him, and Mourning wanted to hit Rodman on the head. In the end, the two were separated by the referee, but a technical foul was whistled, and no one was sent off.

In that game, the Heat finally narrowly defeated the Bulls 87 to 80. It was the first time the Heat won against the Bulls in the history of the playoffs, but they still lost to the Bulls in Game 5 and were eliminated.

History repeated itself this year, the Heat fell behind 0 to 3, Mourning and Rodman made great defensive moves, a small conflict turned into a wrestling match, and then turned into a boxing match. Er Jackson, unlike Van Gundy, did not rush to the court to hug Mourning's thigh and protect Rodman.

The result of the PK was that Rodman was beaten by Mourning, and the referee sent both of them off the field.

For Rodman, fans who don't know the truth always think that he fights very well. In fact, he seldom fights. As long as the opponent makes a move, Rodman will achieve his goal. He provoked the opponent's star with all kinds of obscene and wretched actions, just to annoy that person, which he learned from Lambiel.

Although Lambiel is known as the worst man in the NBA, he has exhausted all kinds of dirty tricks on the court, but he rarely sees a real contest between him and others. Every time his opponent makes a push, he will painfully Rolling all over the floor facing the door. Although Rodman is not that obscene to that extent, whenever he feels that he is violated and full of grievances but the referee turns a blind eye, he will sit in the place where he was violated and demonstrate to the referee.

Rodman messed up his performance this time, Mourning got even worse, and did what he said. And Rodman is also on Stern's blacklist, because in 1997 he put an ugly scene on TV. In front of the whole world, he lost his focus and fell on the sidelines, kicking a photographer in the crotch.

After Mourning was expelled, the Heat collapsed in the last quarter, losing the game 80-101 and being swept out 0-4.

The Bulls players also had black faces when they left the court. Rodman might be suspended, which would put them at a disadvantage in the Eastern Conference Finals.

The Bulls are unlucky, and the Knicks players are very happy, and gloating is really the root of happiness.

Van Gundy turned off the TV and walked onto the stage, directly using the two teams as negative teaching materials. "In the next game, everyone must control their emotions. Don't attack because of the opponent's provocation. Forbearance is not soft for a while. Our goal is to win the championship, not to beat the opponent with fists. Do you understand clearly?"

"Clear!" Johnson and Oakley, two restless villains, led the yell. As long as they don't go crazy, other people generally can't fight.

Van Gundy was in a good mood and laughed loudly: "I won't say much about boosting morale. I think you are the best. Next, let's discuss tactics."

The next day, the league announced the penalty decision.

If it was after 2005, this level of fighting would be banned for at least ten games. President David Stern was very angry, but he did not impose heavy penalties on Mourning and Rodman at this juncture.

The two were only fined 5,000 and suspended for one game each. Rodman will miss the first game of the Eastern Conference Finals, and Mourning will accumulate it until the regular season next season.

This arrangement is for the sake of the excitement and ratings of the Eastern Conference Finals. If Rodman misses more than one game, the game will lose its suspense. No one wants to see Jordan get out and retire in this way.

Another reason for the alliance's tolerance is that labor negotiations are imminent. Stern knows that it will be difficult for the two sides to reach an agreement.

The world is so beautiful and the players are so grumpy, no good, no good.

Of course, the boss is not willing to give this kind of people a salary increase, just to watch them fight brutally on the field with a high salary.

The news media condemned the violence on the court one after another, with the same tone. Only a few Heat fans advocated Mourning's "iron blood" and believed that he was a superstar, and it was his unyielding spirit that made him go crazy.

Yang Rui thought it was funny, how iron-blooded? This guy obviously hits people when he can't afford to lose. He has been doing this for two consecutive years. He is a complete hooligan. His iron-blooded moves are fouls no matter which basketball league he plays in the world.

The reason for the conflict between Mourning and Rodman is even more speechless. If they were not on the court, but on the street, the scene would be similar to "what are you looking at?" Just started fighting.

Who in a normal person would say such a thing is hot-blooded? It's more appropriate to describe it as brain-dead.

Sometimes, there is only a basketball court between brain damage and passion...