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It is said that when Duane was defending Antetokounmpo's breakthrough, he was hit in the chest by an elbow from the reckless Antetokounmpo.

Immediately afterwards, his body lost balance due to the force, and he stumbled. He then fell sideways, with his shoulder touching the ground first, and he fell violently.

As Duane fell to the ground, the referee could only blow the delay whistle.

Perhaps because of the angle, the decisions of the three referees on the scene were inconsistent.

The baseline referee signaled that Duane committed a blocking foul, and the two sideline referees on both sides signaled that Antetokounmpo committed an offensive foul.

Also because of the controversial penalty, although Antetokounmpo knew what was going on, he still pretended to be innocent, spread his hands, and walked forward to argue with the referee.

He did not shamelessly turn from defendant to plaintiff, indicating to the referee that it was Dunn who violated his cylinder in this round and he should be awarded two free throws.

However, it is inevitable that he will argue for himself.

As for the referee, he originally wanted to favor Antetokounmpo.

But when Duane was helped up from the ground by his teammates, his face was very grim, and one hand was pressed on the shoulder that had touched the ground before.

Seeing this, the referee knew that Duane's shoulder was injured because of the "confrontation" just now.

No matter what, Duane is the number one player in NBA history and the most popular star in the league.

In the playoffs, he injured his shoulder due to excessive confrontation. If the penalty is unfair at this time, he will probably be threatened by some extreme fans after returning from the game.

They are all people with families. They only make tens of thousands of US dollars a month. It's just hard-earned money. Why risk their lives?
At times like this, we can only turn a blind eye to Antetokounmpo's behavior, choose to do our duty and make a fair judgment.

To a certain extent, regardless of whether it was Duan's fault or not, we should always sympathize with the injured Duan and make a judgment in his favor.

In fact, calling an offensive foul on Antetokounmpo can reduce conflicts and subsequent negative effects.

On the other hand, it doesn't help the Bulls much, nor does it pose much of a threat to the Bucks.

It is a result that both sides can accept.

With the Bulls team doctor coming on the court and helping the injured Duane back to the locker room, this on-court conflict came to a complete end.

Immediately afterwards, the referees began to communicate with the technical desk and the game was quickly resumed.

The Bulls' offensive momentum suddenly stagnated because of Duane's injury, and everyone was more or less worried about Duane's injury.

On the defensive end, there were also some players who were distracted and dazed, missing the defensive players, and the Bucks players seized the opportunity to score several goals.

Fortunately, Dunn is quite durable.

In just a few minutes, Duane's shoulder injury was treated by the team doctor.

Duane had several kinesiology tapes on the injured part of his body, and he returned to the Bulls bench from the player tunnel in a relatively relaxed manner.

"Duane, are you okay?"

"It's okay, I'm fine, please don't worry.

Next, please continue to focus on the game.

Injuries are part of the game and we have to overcome them if we want to win the game."

Among the player templates that Dunn obtained in the past, many stars had relatively high durability attributes.

Nowadays, due to his age, Dunn's physical fitness has declined and his endurance has also decreased, but overall he is still relatively healthy and durable.

Shoulder strain is not a big problem as long as it is not a muscle tear.

At most it will affect the offense.

In this round of Eastern Conference semifinals against the Bucks, Durant's role was mainly to limit and consume Antetokounmpo.

The rest of the things can be left to Jokic and his team to handle. Anyway, Curry played well in the team's training games these two days. Basically, he will be able to return to Chicago in two days and make a comeback in the home game of G3.

By then, the Bulls' offensive firepower will be even stronger, and Durant will not have to worry about his scoring ability declining due to injuries.

Of course, tonight is still quite crucial, which is why Duane returned to the court so quickly.

Injuries are part of the game, but repeated injuries will inevitably affect the morale of the team.

Although Duane's influence within the Bulls has declined in the past two years, as a locker room leader, Duane's leadership is also indispensable to the team.

After Duane was injured, he quickly returned to the bench. It cannot be said to be a comeback, but it was indeed effective in stabilizing the morale of the team, allowing other teammates to feel more at ease and play on the court.

Even the Bucks players were distracted when they noticed Duane returning to the sidelines, worried about Duane's next performance and worried that the Bulls players would unite as one and defeat them again in their home court using the Bulls' usual winning method.

"Attack, attack, we are unstoppable!"

Although his injured arm was still in considerable pain, Duane still stood on the sidelines, clapping and waving his towel to cheer on his teammates on the field.

Seeing Duane motivate his teammates like this, the Bulls players on the court did play harder and tougher.

This is the game, this is the playoffs!

This is the importance of spiritual attributes and winning culture to players and teams!
After Durant returned, even if the Bulls players on the court did not play to 100% of their strength, they were almost there.

It is obvious that Wiggins just needs to do the dirty work honestly and score 17 or 18 points in a game.

After Duane returned to the sidelines, Wiggins, who obviously had average ball-handling skills, took the initiative to hold the ball and made several shots under the basket with the help of Jokic's screen.

The Minnesota top, which had not been seen for many years, was spinning on the court again.

Wiggins is explosive, but the combination of man and ball cannot limit his speed.

When turning and dribbling past the opponent, you can either hold the ball with both hands or hold the ball with your wrists in front of your chest. You don't have to worry about dribbling the ball, and you can speed up to the maximum extent.

Because Wiggins has a long stride, he can turn from the free throw line to the reasonable collision zone with one turn. Even if there is someone helping to defend under the basket, Wiggins' hook shot has a good hit rate.

The Bucks never expected Wiggins to have this trick and to suddenly explode like this.

It was also the lack of attention and specific restrictions on Wiggins, as well as Jokic's unique offensive threat in the interior, that caused Wiggins to be completely released and unstoppable.

After the first half, Wiggins had scored 19 points, which was uncharacteristically higher than his average score in a normal game.

In the third quarter, Duane returned to the court and fought side by side with Wiggins. He kept passing the ball to Wiggins and encouraged him to continue attacking with the ball.

Wiggins, who was full of fighting spirit, did not disappoint Duan. He made 7 of 4 shots and 4 of 3 free throws in the third quarter, scoring 11 points in a single quarter.

3 points in 30 quarters, this is still the playoffs!

This is a performance that Wiggins, who won his first championship in his career last year, has never had before.

In other words, now the team is missing its second-in-command and its third-in-command is injured, and it really needs Wiggins to hold the ball and attack to score points and increase production, which has forced out Wiggins to become what he is today.

With a helper like Wiggins, Jokic became more and more courageous. He scored 23 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists in the first three quarters, and 15 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists in the fourth quarter, and directly ended the game.

In comparison, Wiggins' stamina was slightly lacking in the fourth quarter, scoring only 5 points, but with his physical strength declining and his shooting unstable, Wiggins also tried his best to play his role in other places.

Just looking at the four rebounds he grabbed in the fourth quarter, two of which were offensive rebounds, you can tell how hard Wiggins worked.

Thanks to Wiggins's ability to step up and make up for the scoring of the Bulls' core lineup after Durant was injured, the Bulls once again overcame difficulties and defeated the Bucks away from home.

Next, the Bulls will return to Chicago and play again at the United Center.

This also means that the Bulls are about to reach their full form and become even stronger.

Perhaps, the Bulls can really be like the Rockets in the 95 season, with a group of veterans burning themselves out, and with the help of a group of rookies, they can overcome all difficulties and complete the extremely difficult and legendary road to the championship! (End of this chapter)