NBA: Miracle Workers
Chapter 109 My Physical Ability Is Above You
Chapter 109 My physical fitness is higher than yours (chapter with ten thousand words)
On May 1998, 5, the sports section of the New York Times published a "Bull Dynasty End".
As a three-peat winning team, the Bulls are naturally popular. The second three-peat is something that many fans are looking forward to seeing. As soon as this column article comes out, Bulls fans will be blown away.
Even in New York, there are still die-hard fans who like the Bulls. After all, it is normal for them to be defeated after knocking out the Knicks every year.
In terms of the schedule, after the tie-breaker in the Eastern Conference semifinals, they have to play an away game after more than a day of rest. The Bulls' loss is not surprising.
But many media have another standard for Michael Jordan. At the press conference after the game, the media did not mention physical fitness and away games at all, but simply asked:
"I don't feel good about shooting, why don't I pass more?"
Every time he plays ineffectively, Michael Jordan will be questioned like this, so when it comes to this kind of boring question, Michael never explains too much:
"I'm confident the next shot will hit and the Bulls will adjust."
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This kind of confident answer was automatically ignored by the New York media. There was only one day of rest, and the Bulls wanted to adjust, daydreaming!
There was no game on May 5th, and the previously inflated Los Angeles media was silent at this time.
The Jazz's old man basketball really can't limit O'Neal. In the G2 game, the Sharks scored 21 of 14 and scored 31 points efficiently, but they still lost.
In the key game, the Lakers scored 16 of 4 outside shots, but the Utah Shuangsha played steadily. Malone scored 18 of 12 and Stockton scored 12 of 9. The two scored 55 points together and finally took the game away!
Losing G1 by a big score, everyone in the Bulls was not in the mood to pay attention to the Western Conference Finals. Phil Jackson and the coaching staff stayed up late at the hotel to watch the game video.
But after watching it, several people were a little speechless. The Knicks did not have complex tactics throughout the game, but more pick-and-rolls, more transition offenses, fierce screens, and excellent offensive rebounds.
Assistant coach Jimmy Rogers has been in the NBA for many years and has also coached the Celtics and Timberwolves for two seasons. At this time, after watching the video, he sighed helplessly:
"Our defensive intensity has dropped, and the opponent is just shooting more accurately than us, from the starter to the bench."
This made the other three assistant coaches speechless. Considering the situation of the team, Phil Jackson finally frowned and said:
"We still have time to adjust, end G2 and return to the home court after two days of rest. What we have to do now is to ensure the health of the players."
"How's Scotty doing?"
Assistant coach Bill Cartwright, who had just been with the team for two years, immediately responded:
"There was no back discomfort and there was nothing wrong with the body."
Phil Jackson breathed a sigh of relief, and his health is in good condition. What he has to do now is to boil a pot of thick chicken soup for the Bulls!
Although this is useless for recovering physical fitness, the mental victory method may stimulate players to explode. As long as someone explodes, the game will have to be played.
Compared with the Bulls who are drinking thick chicken soup, the Knicks are only doing recovery training step by step.
From the perspective of the regular season, the Knicks are the better team, which is where Jeff Van Gundy's confidence comes from!
During the regular season, averaging 101.1 points per game, the Knicks' offensive firepower is second only to the Lakers.
The average number of turnovers per game is only 13.5, ranking first in the league.
In the afternoon, the bald young marshal hung up the phone on the sidelines, yelling twice from time to time to find a sense of existence for himself.
Instead of nagging and sending chicken soup as before, Jeff Van Gundy feels that the home game has been stabilized!
Ewing and Oakley are still practicing free throws. In the case of unreliable mid-range shots, fouling is also a good way to score.
After playing for so many years, the old guy also knows that one or two free throws may be missed, which will affect the outcome of the game. One more point will increase the chances of winning a little bit, and practicing free throws is always good.
"There will be two days of rest in the middle, which gives the Bulls a chance. The league's schedule is really unreasonable!"
Win the next game, and Larry Johnson starts counting the follow-up schedule on his fingers.
"Auntie" can't wait to play four games in a row and completely defeat the Bulls.
Alan Houston has seen the schedule for a long time, and he is also ready for this round of the series:
"We have the advantage in playing 7 games, and we will return to the home court in the end. This is much better than last year!"
The atmosphere group that newly joined the team did not experience the series in the past year, but it did not prevent everyone from flattering:
"The Bulls are tired, and the series has less than 7 games!"
"We can sweep our opponents, Michael Jordan is gone!"
Li You shook his head secretly in his heart. In his opinion, the Knicks are a better team, with overall leading statistics and more physical fitness.
In this case, there is no need for any self-consolation or spiritual victory method at all. If you strictly implement the game plan, you will naturally win.
"Unless the Bulls collectively take drugs, we will win tomorrow's game!"
Hearing Li You's words, everyone burst into laughter, and immediately felt relieved.
There is no need for tactical adjustments. Everyone knows how to play the game. Near the end of the training session, Jeff Van Gundy clapped his hands and said:
"Go home and get a good night's sleep. Tomorrow night, one more win, head to Chicago, and we'll close the series!"
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On May 5, after the opening of Madison Square Garden, the New York media wanted to interview the Bulls before the game, but they were stopped by Phil Jackson.
"Phil, after the Bulls lose, will you stay with the team and continue coaching?"
"If the Bulls don't renew, where are you going next?"
Hearing these irritating questions, Phil Jackson lost his smile and just repeatedly emphasized:
"I'm totally focused on the Eastern Conference Finals and don't think about anything else."
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After resting for more than a day, everyone in the Bulls breathed a sigh of relief. Before the start of the game, in the locker room of the visiting team, Michael did not give chicken soup to his teammates.
Misalignment outside the three-point line, and the regular season appeared. Instead of believing that his teammates suddenly exploded in a game, Michael Jordan still felt that his shooting was more reliable.
Everyone didn't communicate too much before the game. They had experienced too many Eastern Conference finals, and everyone knew how to win the game.
Madison Square Garden, before the start of the game, the venue was already full, and some seats were temporarily opened. There were 2 fans present tonight.
The high ticket prices did not deter enthusiastic fans. Come to New York and watch a Knicks game. This is one of the things that many tourists must do when they come to this city.
"Wow!"
An unremarkable appearance ceremony, only huge cheers greeted the Knicks players.
Li You and his teammates bumped their fists one by one, calmly waiting for the singing session to end.
Since the starting lineups of the two sides have not changed, Walter Fraser gave his opinion quite confidently in the MSG commentary seat:
"As long as the Bulls can't respond on the outside, we can continue the defensive strategy of the last game!"
"Maybe Michael Jordan will get his touch back, but he can't beat the Knicks alone."
The commentator Mike Breen did not have poisonous milk, but briefly introduced the possible rotation of the Bulls:
"Like the G1 game, Luke Longley's playing time may be reduced."
"Of course, it depends on the rhythm of the game tonight. I believe the Knicks will continue the strategy of the last game."
In the final warm-up stage, Michael Jordan was extraordinarily serious and kept hitting jumpers, causing boos everywhere.
The referee signaled the players from both sides to come to the center of the field, Madison Square Garden, and the cheers resounded throughout the arena:
"Let's go Knicks! Let's go Knicks! Let's go Knicks!"
Ewing and Longley stood in the middle circle and saw the basketball being thrown high, and the gorilla pushed the ball into the half court.
After successfully jumping to the ball, Harper immediately led the defense in front of Li You who received the ball.
First, he continued to interfere and delay the speed of advancement. After halftime, Harper hung beside Li You, holding his waist with his right hand, and kept sliding.
Quickly approaching the three-point line, Li You, who holds the ball in his right hand, also began to protect the ball sideways. Except for Alan Houston at the top of the arc, most of the other three Knicks were concentrated in the left half.
A few people didn't want to catch the ball in their positions. At this time, they were all preparing to squeeze under the basket and grab the rebound by the way.
Almost stepping on the three-point line, Harper cut the ball again to interfere and lowered his center of gravity. Li You, who had been sideways protecting the ball, suddenly twisted his body back quickly, then grabbed the ball again with his right hand, leaned forward and accelerated.
Taking a big step forward, taking advantage of Harper's sliding step to the left and back, Li You immediately crossed back and pulled back. Accelerate with the ball at full speed.
After a quick stop and quick start, Harper was robbed of half of his position by Li You, and was forced to slide continuously to the right block position.
During the march, Li You quickly dribbled the ball behind his back. After switching to his left hand, he pressed his shoulder and broke through. He approached the paint area. Harper, who readjusted his defensive focus, saw Li You's quick top turn, and the defense could no longer keep up.
Relying on the opponent's defense, after turning around, Li You immediately joined the ball, facing the defense, and threw the ball to the backboard with his right hand!
"Boom!"
Li You's high-hit throws with continuous changes to the back were successful!
The two big men inside the Bulls were busy blocking positions, and there was no time to help defend. Harper had no choice but to raise his hand to indicate that it was his problem.
The simple and rough singles score immediately made the fans cheer loudly. Jeff Van Gundy on the sidelines laughed and clapped his hands, calling for the players to retreat.
Playing singles with the ball and changing directions continuously will naturally consume more energy, but Li You doesn't care at all. Before this round of the series, he had too much rest time!
"Defense! Defense! Defense!"
The Bulls' offense was still the same, with Harper dribbling less and Pippen acting as the organizer, catching the ball from the baseline and spending half court slowly while waiting for his teammates to complete their positions.
Learning from the lessons of the previous game, Michael Jordan no longer catches the ball in the elbow area, left the block, from left to right, and slides quickly to the baseline.
With the help of Longley's cover near the bottom line on the right, Michael Jordan quickly bounced out to the right block.
The right wing Pippen sent a pass and began to move on the three-point line, Longley quickly moved to the left near the baseline, and Kukci came to the free throw line to open up space.
Li You followed Harper to play soy sauce on the right flank. He noticed that Michael Jordan broke through to the baseline after receiving the ball, and immediately realized that the opponent must be a single jumper.
After a quick release of the ball, Michael Jordan only took two big steps, then suddenly stopped, the right side was near the baseline, and drifted to the right to complete a fadeaway jumper!
"Shua!" The two-pointer went into the net!
"Shhh!!"
Seeing that Michael Jordan scored an open goal in the first round, there was a huge booing immediately.
For a deeper position, Michael Jordan did not show off his low-post footsteps, but accelerated his offensive rhythm and completed his shots faster.
The Knicks did not complete the double-team defense in the first round, and everyone didn't care, and continued to run tactics step by step.
In this attack, Li You also handed over the ball after halftime. After Ewing came to the top of the arc to receive the ball, he immediately moved sideways quickly and completed a hand-to-hand pass with Alan Houston on the left wing.
Noticing Michael Jordan's tight pursuit, Alan Houston just dribbled and gave the ball to Larry Johnson who had just come to the right wing.
After the latter received the ball, he moved from outside the three-point line to the top of the arc. At this time, Li You quickly slipped across the baseline from right to left.
First, with the help of Oakley's cover on the left near the baseline, he briefly got rid of Harper's pursuit, and then quickly bounced out. On the three-point line on the left wing, Ewing, who had just completed a sweeper pass, stood still and also gave Lee Woo made an off-ball screen.
As soon as he came out of the cover, Li You came to the left flank, received a cross pass from Larry Johnson, immediately stopped on the three-point line, and raised the ball to shoot a jumper!
"Shua!" The three-pointer hit the net hollowly.
The cheers reappeared, and Walter Fraser in the commentary also blew loudly:
"It's a beautiful cooperation! Continuous screens helped Li completely get rid of the defense."
"Such an opportunity is a reward for Li!"
Seeing that Longley failed to switch defenses in time, the Bulls' coaching staff sighed secretly. If they want to play an excellent defense, everyone has to cooperate tacitly.
Soon, the Bulls offense also gave a simple response. In the right block position, Michael Jordan immediately turned around and jumped back after receiving the ball with his back!
"Shua!" The mid-range hit again.
Alan Houston twitched the corner of his mouth. This kind of receding range and time in the air made his blocking look extremely weak.
Michael's continuous response made the boos grow louder and louder. Everyone knew that this was not a good signal.
After two rounds, the Bulls took the lead in changing their defensive strategy. Whether it was Kukchi or Longley, when encountering a pick-and-roll, they would immediately delay coming up.
This time the Knicks attacked, Ewing's screen quality was very high, on the left flank, Li You held the ball in his left hand, and just got rid of Harper's chasing defense, Langley moved his feet, delaying his approach.
Faced with the big man's delay, Li You just lowered his center of gravity, quickly pushed the ball with his left hand to change direction, and led the ball forward substantially.
There was no time to adjust the center of gravity of his body, Langley could only watch as Li You got rid of the defense completely after catching the ball with his right hand, and went straight to the basket from the right flank.
"Oh!!"
Beautiful, the New York fans at the scene exclaimed, and then shouted excitedly.
After breaking into the paint, Li Youhe, who rushed up in three strides, looked to Oakley, who was near the baseline on the right, and made a fake throwing motion.
I wanted to move to help defend until Kukchi was tricked into stopping, and in the blink of an eye, Li You had already taken off in the paint, picking up the basket easily with his left hand!
"Wow!!"
The cheers in the arena grew louder, and the commentator Mike Breen also praised loudly:
"Brilliant goal! Lee almost went past the entire Bulls defense!"
After the opening, the two teams showed efficient offensive scores and began to rise alternately.
Phil Jackson on the sidelines quickly discovered the problem. Longley's delayed defense didn't have much effect. As long as Ewing's screen delayed Harper, Li You could pass through the defense and go straight to the basket.
The same offensive routine was beaten three times by the Knicks, except that Oakley hit the iron once, and scored in the other two rounds.
With 1 minutes and 7 seconds left in the first quarter, the Bulls took the initiative to request a timeout.
At 8:11, the Knicks still lead.
Back on the bench, Harper felt a little frustrated, and the pendant defense didn't work.
Li You can't make mistakes, but Harper can't keep up with the continuous emergency stop and change of direction.
It has nothing to do with defensive skills, it's just caused by the decline in physical condition. Compared with the previous two seasons, the reaction and lateral movement speed have dropped a bit.
"Dennis, pay attention to defense after playing, and don't let your opponent get a position at the basket easily."
In order to better prevent pick-and-rolls, Phil Jackson activated Rodman in advance, and after a brief reminder, he didn't say much.
He didn't complain when he was on the bench, but Rodman was already eager to try. The Bulls who are in trouble always need him to break the game.
After the timeout, the Bulls took Rodman, the height dropped, but there was no change in the style of play.
This time it was Kukoc's turn to catch the ball with his back in the right block. After Pippen sent the pass, he responded on the right flank.
At this time, Li You and Harper were squatting in the left corner, noticing that Midu, who had left the baseline and came to the left block, suddenly ran back and cut into the basket. Li You immediately gave up the defender and accelerated towards the basket.
Alan Houston lost his defensive position, and after running back, Michael Jordan led by half a body. He received a pass from Kukic in the paint area, grabbed the ball with one hand with his left hand, and tried to complete a dunk with his tongue out.
Just as Michael Jordan took off, Li You, who had already chased and defended, immediately blocked the shot behind him.
After the unprepared Midu was shot off the basketball in his hand, he realized that Li You had returned to the basket.
Ewing controlled the ball, Kukchi pressed in place, and the Bulls hurriedly retreated.
Losing face, Maikou saw Li You catching the ball with a smile, and immediately led the defense. Such a scene made the New York fans booed loudly.
Lowering the center of gravity and spreading his hands, Michael Jordan stared, skating while giving a physical confrontation.
On the left sideline, Li You, who holds the ball in his left hand, quickly turned around. After switching to his right hand, he shifted to the center and began to accelerate his breakthrough.
The two kept moving their hands, and when they reached the top of the arc, Li You stopped abruptly. Mikou kept his body center of gravity, moved to the front, and stared at Li You's movements.
Noticing that Mai Kou was standing with his feet parallel, Li You immediately lowered his center of gravity at the top of the arc, quickly completed the dribble under the crotch, and swayed his body to the left.
Maikou slid to the right, Li You quickly completed the dribble behind his back, switched to his right hand and immediately made a small in and out.
Swaying left and right, Li You swayed and pretended to speed up to break through. Michael Jordan reacted quickly and immediately slid back to the left.
With a quick kick, Li You completed the change of direction in the crotch, switched to the left hand, pressed his shoulder and broke through, and went straight to the inside line!
Although there was a mistake in the defensive prediction, Michael Jordan adjusted his center of gravity and slid quickly. While giving a physical confrontation, he slowed down Li You and completed the defense again.
Breaking into the paint area, Li You immediately hopped with the ball, and then used his left foot as the axis after a feint, quickly turned back, and at the same time exerted force with his feet, taking advantage of the momentum to complete the back jump!
Michael Jordan, who was passively defending, almost managed to block the shot. After jumping up, the basketball almost flew towards the basketball with his fingertips!
"Shua!" The two-pointer went into the net!
The New York fans at the scene couldn't see the details of the defense. Everyone just saw Li You break through, finally swayed the defense, and completed a fadeaway jumper in front of Mikou!
"Oh!!"
The yelling in the arena became extremely harsh. Michael Jordan pulled his face and saw Li You shaking his head and retreating. He was almost blown away for a while.
After stacking a layer of anger BUFF, his physical fitness seems to have recovered a lot, and Harper no longer needs to lead the defense. Michael Jordan began to take over the defense.
In the first half of the game, Li You and Mai Dun never missed a shot. After changing defenses, the two started to fight.
Michael Jordan, who wants to block shots or steals, is extremely aggressive defensively, which prevents Li You from changing direction at all. Most of the rounds are sideways to protect the ball, and then the two of them compete with each other.
Alan Houston finally got his chance at this time!
Although he still needs to defend against dunks on the defensive end, the number of post-up singles by the opponent has decreased significantly, and more of them are catches and shots after being stuck.
Pippen just broke through to the basket and scored two points. The Knicks were attacking.
With the help of Oakley's screen, Alan Houston got rid of Harper's pursuit, received a pass from Li You at the elbow area on the right side of the free throw line, and easily made a jump shot!
For several consecutive rounds, Alan Houston repeatedly slid to the baseline to complete catches and shots, and Jeff Van Gundy on the sidelines laughed and clapped his hands continuously.
Rodman, who appeared on the stage, was very depressed. Ewing and Oakley seldom played pick-and-roll after he appeared on the stage.
After Pippen's breakthrough goal, Kukoc hit another long two-pointer near the bottom line on the right side. In the commentary, Walter Fraser frowned slightly:
"In the first quarter, Kukchi's shooting touch was very good, and he made all the jump shots!"
"However, it is correct to stick to the defensive strategy of shrinking the basket. We can accept such a score."
The Bulls' efficient offense made it difficult for the Knicks to play a transition offense in the first quarter.
Before the end of the first quarter of the game, Ewing was successfully stuck at the basket, received a pass from Li You, hit the rebound and put the basket successfully.
The commentator Mike Breen also breathed a sigh of relief, and said briskly:
"Facing the recovering Bulls, they still can't find the touch beyond the three-point line. Currently, the Knicks are firmly in control of the game!"
At 23:27, the Knicks took a 1-point lead in the first quarter.
Madison Square Garden was getting louder and louder, and the New York fans present did not forget to greet the Bulls during the intermission.
Harper, Pippen, Maikou, and Kukchi played the entire first quarter of the game. They couldn't dig holes in the first quarter, and they didn't care about physical problems at this time.
Back in his seat, Michael Jordan looked serious and in a particularly bad mood.
8 of 4, 8 points and 1 rebound. In the second half of the game, he hit the iron hard, and his physical fitness could not support his offensive and defensive performance.
On the Knicks bench, Li You, who played the first quarter, was in a good mood.
7 of 4, 3 of 1 from outside the three-point line, 9 points, 1 rebound and 4 assists. Although the back is hard, Alan Houston got rid of the downturn:
"Continue to shoot, run a few more times, the old guy on the opposite side can't keep up!"
Alan Houston nodded. Under a tough cover, without Michael Jordan's pursuit, he could indeed get more opportunities.
The team took the lead, Oakley was in a good mood, and gave the shooter another reassurance:
"Even if the shot is missed, as long as it bounces near the basket, we still have a chance to rebound!"
Most of the Knicks are shooting mid-range jumpers below the free throw line. This shooting selection also limits the Bulls' conversion offense after hitting the iron.
Jeff Van Gundy is telling the incoming rotation players:
"Be patient, we are in the lead, John, remember not to force your shot!"
Starks nodded to show that he understood that many times in the regular season, he would make those jumpers regardless of how the shot felt.
But in the Eastern Conference finals, the opponent was the Bulls again. Out of the desire for victory, Starks got rid of the problem of blind chicken throwing.
The rotation of the two sides is the same as the G1 game. When the main lineup has many people playing the first quarter, it is also an inevitable choice to perform rotation.
With 2 minutes and 9 seconds left in the second quarter, Michael Jordan, Pippen, and Kukchi appeared again.
At 27:33, as soon as the Knicks expanded the score, the Bulls got back the main lineup.
Starks, who hit all two free throws, did not forget to challenge Midu when he retreated:
"Tonight, you will continue to lose!"
Michael Jordan was not in the mood to talk to his old opponent. In the offensive round, at the elbow area on the right side of the free throw line, facing Starks' defense, Michael Jordan turned on the post-up singles mode again.
Chris Childs immediately gave up Cole, who was facing up, and cooperated with his teammates to double-team Mikou.
Cole received a pass at the top of the arc and made an open three-point jumper!
At 30:33, the Bulls hit the first three-pointer of the game, and Jeff Van Gundy immediately requested a timeout.
After this timeout, the starting lineups of both sides have all returned.
The Knicks did not change their defensive strategy because of a three-pointer, but on the Bulls side, teammates scored and Miduan began to share the ball more.
Longley took the ball with his back in the left block position, saw Pippen cut in, and immediately sent a pass. The latter blocked Larry Johnson's block and succeeded in picking the basket with his right hand!
The Knicks attack, partial 2-on-2, after passing the ball quickly, Ewing takes the ball at the elbow on the left side of the free throw line, and Li You, who quickly slid to the baseline from right to left, immediately bounces out, just received a hand-off pass , was delayed by Langley.
Cole hadn't chased up from behind, Li You, who was moving sideways on the free throw line, swung the ball vigorously with his right hand, hit the ground and passed the ball through the defense in an instant, and Ewing slid down to catch the ball, and directly hit a one-handed dunk !
For several minutes in a row, the two sides began to score points efficiently again, and there were no mistakes in several tactical cooperations.
With 5 minutes and 13 seconds left in the half, the Bulls attacked, and Mikou attracted double-teams. After scoring and playing, Kukci hit the iron with an open jumper on the right wing outside the three-point line!
The long rebound was picked up by Li You, and after taking the ball, he continued to accelerate along the right sideline.
"Oh!!"
There was a conversion attack, and the New York fans who had been silent for a while began to cheer loudly again.
Cole, who was chasing after him, cursed secretly, and when he saw Li You slowing down, he wanted to stick to the defense and pull him.
Approaching the three-point line, Li You, holding the ball in his right hand, quickly dribbled the ball behind his back, misleading his body to the right to probe, and then accelerated his breakthrough with the ball in his left hand after a feint.
Making a wrong defensive prediction, Cole hastily adjusted his body's center of gravity and kept sliding to the rear right. The two had just arrived near the paint area, and Pippen on the Bulls' side had already retreated back.
Li You took a look at the situation behind him, and before he entered the paint, he quickly turned around, and while closing the ball, leaning on Cole's body, he threw the ball to the backboard with his right hand!
Instinctively made a pulling movement, Cole turned around and wanted to return immediately, but he was still a step too late, and was shot off by Pippen after watching the basketball hit the board
"squeak!"
The referee blew his whistle to indicate that the goal was valid, and then pointed to the free throw line, indicating that Li You still had an additional penalty.
"Xie Te! Don't try to score easily again, the next time is to block!"
Just barely completed the defense, Pippen saw Li You standing on the free throw line, and put an X on the side of the paint.
At the free throw line, Li You patted the ball and didn't pay attention to Pippen's words. Instead, he smiled and shouted at the Bulls:
"Hey! Come talk trash to me with a good salary!"
The referee who just handed the ball almost didn't tense up, but Pippen was very angry.
Li Youjia made a free throw, and when it was time to retreat, Michael Jordan pulled his face and ran towards the half court while whispering:
"Don't try to provoke me!"
Li You pretended to be surprised, and didn't say much, but asked teasingly:
"43:49?"
"Wow! Black Jesus lost 6 points?"
With 3 minutes and 35 seconds left in the half, Li You made a successful shot, and the Bulls were so angry that the Bulls continued to fight.
Taking advantage of Michael Jordan's leading defense, he came to the right flank and protected the ball sideways. Li You was still outputting:
"The one behind has no right to talk trash!"
Mai Kou immediately strengthened his defense, put up the defense and attacked directly. Li You's ball protector pushed the opponent away. After blowing up the ball, he quickly caught the ball with his left hand and accelerated with all his strength.
When he came to the three-point line, Li You immediately stopped, took advantage of Michael Jordan's sliding step, quickly dribbled the ball behind his back, switched to his right hand, and pressed his shoulder to break through.
The two entangled and came to the right block position. Li You turned around again, approached the paint area, grabbed the ball with one hand with his left hand, and leaned forward to pick the basket!
"Crack! Squeak!!"
A crisp thug, Michael Jordan fouled immediately after being out of position.
Li You shook his hand and walked towards the free throw line. The old guy was furious and his movements became bigger and bigger.
"Shhh!!"
While sending out boos, the New York fans at the scene did not forget to output Mikou.
The halftime game was coming to an end, and seeing the point difference widened, the Bulls' bench became quiet again.
Free throws are points. Pippen couldn't see the cute new clothes X, and finally took the initiative to lead the defense.
The Bulls' offense started to score in and out again, and Kukic hit a three-pointer.
But the Knicks also responded quickly. Alan Houston hit Cole with a back-up single, and Larry Johnson rushed to the basket and caused another dunk foul.
After Li You pretended to be X, he touched the fish. At the last moment, he even gave the ball to Ewing inside. Pippen pulled his face and stopped talking. The point difference was widened.
Longley was repeatedly tossed and tossed in this quarter. After the gorilla covered, he arched to the basket. The two have been competing.
At the last moment, Longley still couldn't hold back, and Ewing, who was physically strong, succeeded in several times, helping the Knicks to score consecutive points.
Although the 1-point rain scene is not good-looking, the effect is very good. In the commentary, seeing Ewing hit a free throw, Walter Fraser said with a smile:
"Lee knows how to make it easy for the team to score points. We haven't missed a penalty tonight. It seems that Coach Van Gundy is already prepared!"
Ewing, who scored consecutive points, roared and threw his fist in celebration. On the bench of the Knicks, the atmosphere team threw the towel again.
At the last moment, Maikou finally hit a long two-pointer on the right flank, which can be regarded as regaining some face.
At 48:55, halftime ended, and the Knicks still led by 7 points.
The commentator Mike Breen looked at the technical statistics and said with some surprise:
"In half the game, both sides had only 2 turnovers. The Bulls did play an efficient offense tonight."
Walter Frazier noticed this early on, but now the Knicks legend is bursting with confidence:
"Lee will continue to control the game. The Bulls' plan to easily score points by turnover is not feasible."
During halftime, in the Bulls locker room, Phil Jackson tried to deliver chicken soup.
There was only less than 3 minutes of rest in the half game. The physical fitness of several main teams declined, and the defensive strength declined visible to the naked eye. They could only rely on fouls to complete the defense.
"At the end of this game, we have two days to rest, and if we win an away game, we will be able to get the match point at home!"
Phil Jackson's pie played a role. After a few people looked at each other, they all made up their minds and fought hard in the second half of the game.
In the third quarter of the game, the tenacious Bulls used their usual tactics:
Give the ball to Michael Jordan!
After playing for more than two minutes, Li You completely understood the Bulls' tactical routine, increased the cover, and let Mai dunk catch the ball in singles
Rodman started in the second half, and the Bulls opened up the offensive space, but the Knicks' defense was still getting smaller and smaller.
This time the Bulls attacked, Rodman moved at the free throw line, trying to attract Ewing, but the gorilla saw the dunk and cross step in the right block, then rushed to the inside, and slid to the basket immediately.
Alan Houston gave a physical confrontation, Ewing blocked the basket, and under the siege of the two, Mi dunked the ball to Rodman at the free throw line.
The latter catches the ball, there is no defense in front of him, he glances at it and immediately shoots a jumper!
"Bang" strikes with fury!
The rebound popped out, and Li You, who was following Harper in the left corner, stuck the opponent firmly behind him, shrunk to near the paint area, and successfully protected the backcourt rebound.
The Bulls didn't score for more than two minutes. At this time, Li You was not in a hurry to advance, and it took 8 seconds to pass halftime.
Harper didn't dare to be careless. Facing Li You, who was holding the ball in his left hand and protecting the ball sideways, the left flank continued to press the defense.
Without a pick-and-roll, Li You blew the ball vigorously, twisted his body backwards, pretended to turn around, and then caught the ball again with his left hand, lowering his center of gravity and taking a big step forward.
Harper slid quickly, and Li You immediately crossed back and pulled back. After switching to his right hand, he pretended to break through, took advantage of the opponent's step to the left, and changed direction again.
After catching the ball with his left hand, Li You successfully grabbed half of his body and cut in at 45 degrees from the left. Rodman immediately assisted in defense and blocked the basket.
Ewing was emptied at the free throw line. After receiving a pass from Li You, he took aim for a while and hit a mid-range jumper.
The 1-point rain at the end of the first half allowed Ewing to find his touch. Similar to the position of the Bulls, the Knicks started the second half, and the two insiders also stood more at the elbow.
With such an easy score, the New York fans at the scene continued to cheer, victory is in sight!
Phil Jackson on the sidelines frowned. Harper's defense could not limit Li You's one-on-one breakthrough. He made tactical gestures and loudly reminded the Bulls to switch defenses.
The Bulls attacked, and Mikou finally hit a turnaround jumper in the left block. Just after retreating to the half court, he found that Larry Johnson was asking for the ball with his back.
Facing Pippen's defense, Li You dribbled steadily across the half court and came to the left flank. At this time, Larry Johnson had been dunked into the blocking position by Michael.
The most common offensive routine, Li You quickly throws the ball to "Auntie", who catches the ball, puts the ball with his right hand, hits with a bang, dunks without losing his position, but is still pushed into the paint.
When Larry Johnson went to the line to throw the ball after merging the ball, Michael Jordan struggled to make a block!
"state!"
The basketball came out of the basket. At this time, the basket was full of people. After the shot, he knew that the ball would not go in. Larry Johnson rushed to the basket with a slam dunk.
On the other side, Ewing stuck Cook behind him, and Oakley was still pulling with Rodman. He dunked and failed to grab a second. Ewing grabbed the rebound and made up the ball.
The gorilla started punching passionately again. He was very familiar with this kind of competition!
"Wow!!"
The New York fans cheered louder and louder when they saw Michael's distressed appearance.
Soon the Bulls' strategy of switching defenses failed. Although Pippen was a bit tough, he would participate in the blocking every round and actively protect the rebounds.
The Knicks slammed three players in one pass, and Michael Jordan didn't hold back
With 3 minutes and 5 seconds left in the third quarter, a timeout was called just now to take a breather. Mike, who was hitting the iron continuously, received a pass from the left flank Kukchi, cut into the middle and put in the basket.
Alan Houston twitched the corner of his mouth and slapped his thigh. He didn't expect Mike to attack so fiercely.
At 58:63, halfway through the third quarter, neither side scored much.
"Let's go Knicks! Let's go Knicks! Let's go Knicks!"
The cheers sounded again, but the expected lead was not achieved, and the fans were also a little impatient.
Li You fished for half a quarter, this time he took the baseline ball, faced Harper's defense again, and advanced along the right sideline with the ball.
When he was about to approach the center line, Li You led the ball forward, stepped on the ground with his left foot, and suddenly stepped on the ground with his right foot, increasing his stride and speeding up the ball.
Before Harper could react, after the "scissors step", Li You quickly rushed across the center line and got rid of the defense in an instant.
"Damn!!"
Seeing that Li You was about to reach the three-point line, Harper hurriedly chased and defended.
Spotting the movement behind him, just approaching the three-point line, Li You quickly dribbled the ball behind his back, and after a sudden stop, Harper, who was chasing up, lost his defensive position again.
Before he had time to block the shot, Harper watched Li You shoot a jumper from outside the three-point line!
"Shua!" The three-pointer hit the net hollowly!
At 58:66, the point difference returned to 8 points again.
Hearing the cheers of the fans, Harper knew that the goal had been scored again, and felt that he had been shown his face, and his face became more and more ugly.
Soon Harper found that Li You's shaking began to increase, and his dribbling speed also increased. He had no choice but to give up and was forced to foul
And Michael hit the iron for two consecutive rounds, making the noise in Madison Square Garden grow louder and louder.
This time Li You caught the ball and circled the ball behind his back continuously. After switching to his right hand, he chased the retreating Bulls to the left flank.
Rodman retreated quickly, and was still greeting his teammates in the paint. Li You stopped on the three-point line and quickly dribbled the ball under his crotch. When he switched to his left hand, he turned around and threw the ball!
The basketball bounced off the floor and flew straight to the lower left of the basket. Larry Johnson received the pass just as he slipped to the basket. Rodman reacted quickly and immediately jumped to block the shot.
In the end, Larry Johnson hung up the defense and sent the ball into the basket with his left hand!
"what!!"
Hearing the referee's whistle, "Auntie" threw off Rodman, thumped her chest and yelled.
Seeing that the Knicks were about to get free throws again, Phil Jackson on the sidelines couldn't hold back anymore, and loudly reminded the players to concentrate.
In the second half of the third quarter, the game turned into the Bulls hitting iron again, and the Knicks switched offenses.
The difference from G1 is that the Bulls choose to foul, and they can't prevent it and don't easily send points.
Jeff Van Gundy was back on the bench by this point, smiling and clapping occasionally.
The on-site director also frequently pointed the camera at the bald young marshal, who really showed the demeanor of a famous marshal.
When the Bulls also started to make free throws, Li You knew that the opponent would not be able to hold back.
Several offenses were aimed at making fouls. With his physical fitness declining, the old guy no longer had the confidence to send the ball into the basket.
In the last 3 minute and 1 seconds of the third quarter, Li You's crosscut on the line easily got rid of Harper's pursuit.
On the left flank, Li You twisted around to catch the ball, swayed, and Kukchi, who came up on the switch, was directly pointed up.
Putting the ball with his left hand, taking advantage of the situation to complete a horizontal retreat, Li You completely swayed the defense, and easily shot a jumper from outside the three-point line!
"Shua!" The three-pointer hit the net hollowly.
The Knicks retreated quickly, and Michael Jordan received the ball in the right block again. After being double-teamed, he immediately returned the ball to Pippen on the right wing.
Going in and out quickly, Michael Jordan, who caught the ball again, immediately turned to the baseline, against Alan Houston's defense, and hit the response ball.
"It's unbelievable that Michael Jordan can still hit such a difficult shot!"
The game was coming to an end in the third quarter, and the commentator Mike Breen couldn't help being amazed. Walter Fraser looked at the technical statistics and said indifferently:
"11 of 4, scored 10 points, such an efficiency can not beat the Knicks."
The same tactic, but this time Li You changed the direction. Just after receiving a cross pass from Larry Johnson on the right flank, Rodman switched defenses.
Li You maintained a three-threat posture, protecting the ball by his side, while Rodman put his right hand on his waist, raised his left hand high, lowered his center of gravity, and held on tight.
Take a quick test step with your left foot, two times in a row. While Rodman moved back slightly, Li You suddenly released the ball. After exploding the ball on the spot, he retreated horizontally, drifted slightly to the right, and quickly shot a jumper!
"Shua!" The three-pointer hit the net hollowly!
Madison Square Garden exploded in an instant and scored face-to-face. The New York fans finally couldn't hold back and began to celebrate the victory of the game in advance.
Seeing that Rodman was still in a daze, Li You smiled and shook his head after finishing the goal, and quickly retreated with small steps.
At the end of the third quarter, Pippen was about to get a free throw, but the fans at the scene didn't care. Everyone just wanted to celebrate.
At 70:85, after three quarters, the Knicks led by 15 points.
After playing the third quarter, Michael Jordan didn't appear directly in the fourth quarter. He took a lot of shots and consumed a lot of energy, so he had to breathe a sigh of relief.
Both sides have carried out lineup rotations. Walter Fraser in the commentary felt that the game had stabilized and couldn't stop praising Li You:
“单节6中4，三分线外4中3，罚球4中4，李在第三节拿到了15分！”
"Lee took over the game when the team needed it most!"
Three three-pointers impressed commentator Mike Breen:
"Incredible performance, Lee's efficiency is amazing!"
On the Bulls' bench, Harper couldn't stand it anymore. Although he had a half-time rest in the second quarter, the lead defense in the third quarter consumed a lot of his physical energy.
Phil Jackson saw the state of the main players, shook his head secretly, and wanted to give up the game, but Mikou insisted on playing
After less than 3 minutes of rest, Michael Jordan appeared again. On the Knicks side, Alan Houston on the bench was also a little confused:
"Three quarters, Mike took 24 shots, plus a lot of back and forth, isn't he tired?"
Li You doesn't care about these things, the old guy wants to continue fighting, so he will follow along:
"I didn't feel tired, I continued to appear on the stage, and told him that the Knicks' laws cannot be broken by the way!"
This season, when the Knicks led by double digits, they had never lost a game. The counterattack scene did not exist in Li You's case.
In the three quarters, he made a total of 2 turnovers. Like normal games, most of them occurred when passing the ball inside.
Jeff Van Gundy soon got back the main lineup. The bald young coach didn't worry about the physical fitness of the players. After resting for so many days, Ewing even took a break for most of the season. They had an advantage over the main team.
The Knicks' accompanying group made another appearance, which also caused Li You's data to rise a bit.
With 3 minutes and 01 seconds left in the game, Li You began to press time.
With 24 seconds approaching, Li You broke into the paint against Cole's defense and tossed the ball to the basket.
At the end of the game, the Bulls lost their temper after being robbed, and then Mikou pulled his face and conceded defeat.
"Wow!!"
After the last tens of seconds, cheers resounded throughout the arena. At 93:106, the Knicks won the opponent and protected the home court again.
"what!!"
Ewing yelled excitedly while holding the ball under the basket, and suppressed the opponent. The gorilla naturally knew what it meant.
Li You took a deep breath, felt his physical condition, smiled confidently, and by the way, high-fived everyone in the bluffing atmosphere group to celebrate.
Jeff Van Gundy stood up from the bench, sorted out his suit jacket, and came to the technical stage with a suppressed smile to shake hands with Phil Jackson:
"It was a great game! Looking forward to seeing us in Chicago."
"."
Phil Jackson was in no mood to talk to the bald young marshal, he shook his hand perfunctorily and then turned away.
Seeing Michael Jordan stalking down the tunnel again, Jeff Van Gundy felt completely comfortable.
Played 40 minutes, 24 of 12, 8 of 4 from beyond the three-point line, 6 of 6 free throws, 34 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists and 2 turnovers. Seeing Li You's data, the commentator Mike Breen sighed:
"Regardless of the opponent's state, Lee once again proved himself by playing such a performance in the Eastern Conference Finals!"
"Into the best team, absolutely deserved!"
Walter Fraser waved to Li You, and then asked Li You who came in front of the two:
"Playing efficient performance in two consecutive games, Li, let me introduce your secret, everyone wants to know!"
Li You took the microphone, with a smile on his face, but he answered unceremoniously:
"My fitness is better, I'm younger, it's as simple as that!"
"Maybe the Bulls can consider using a younger defender to match me, and they can consider my suggestion!"
The three of them laughed loudly on the sidelines, and once again started the business bragging mode.
The big score in the series came to 2:0, and it is not easy to come back.
Michael Jordan still attended the post-match press conference and put on a suit of formal attire. Michael Jordan looked calm. Facing the provocations of the New York media, he only responded flatly:
"The Bulls will win the series and I will be the winner!"
The TNT reporter was not polite at this time, stood up and asked loudly:
"Mike! If the Bulls don't make it to the Finals, would you consider retiring a second time?"
Seeming to be impatient to be asked, Michael Jordan held up the microphone, pulled his face and said:
"I've never said anything about retirement, and I haven't thought about it."
"The Bulls are going to win the series! Come back and ask me those questions then."
"."
出场41分钟，29中13，罚球10中9，35分5篮板3助攻2失误。
Although Michael Jordan scored the highest score in the game and his efficiency was good, the people who eat melons just want to see Michael Dunk lose, and the sports media that night have all become fools:
"The Bulls are about to break up!"
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(End of this chapter)
On May 1998, 5, the sports section of the New York Times published a "Bull Dynasty End".
As a three-peat winning team, the Bulls are naturally popular. The second three-peat is something that many fans are looking forward to seeing. As soon as this column article comes out, Bulls fans will be blown away.
Even in New York, there are still die-hard fans who like the Bulls. After all, it is normal for them to be defeated after knocking out the Knicks every year.
In terms of the schedule, after the tie-breaker in the Eastern Conference semifinals, they have to play an away game after more than a day of rest. The Bulls' loss is not surprising.
But many media have another standard for Michael Jordan. At the press conference after the game, the media did not mention physical fitness and away games at all, but simply asked:
"I don't feel good about shooting, why don't I pass more?"
Every time he plays ineffectively, Michael Jordan will be questioned like this, so when it comes to this kind of boring question, Michael never explains too much:
"I'm confident the next shot will hit and the Bulls will adjust."
"."
This kind of confident answer was automatically ignored by the New York media. There was only one day of rest, and the Bulls wanted to adjust, daydreaming!
There was no game on May 5th, and the previously inflated Los Angeles media was silent at this time.
The Jazz's old man basketball really can't limit O'Neal. In the G2 game, the Sharks scored 21 of 14 and scored 31 points efficiently, but they still lost.
In the key game, the Lakers scored 16 of 4 outside shots, but the Utah Shuangsha played steadily. Malone scored 18 of 12 and Stockton scored 12 of 9. The two scored 55 points together and finally took the game away!
Losing G1 by a big score, everyone in the Bulls was not in the mood to pay attention to the Western Conference Finals. Phil Jackson and the coaching staff stayed up late at the hotel to watch the game video.
But after watching it, several people were a little speechless. The Knicks did not have complex tactics throughout the game, but more pick-and-rolls, more transition offenses, fierce screens, and excellent offensive rebounds.
Assistant coach Jimmy Rogers has been in the NBA for many years and has also coached the Celtics and Timberwolves for two seasons. At this time, after watching the video, he sighed helplessly:
"Our defensive intensity has dropped, and the opponent is just shooting more accurately than us, from the starter to the bench."
This made the other three assistant coaches speechless. Considering the situation of the team, Phil Jackson finally frowned and said:
"We still have time to adjust, end G2 and return to the home court after two days of rest. What we have to do now is to ensure the health of the players."
"How's Scotty doing?"
Assistant coach Bill Cartwright, who had just been with the team for two years, immediately responded:
"There was no back discomfort and there was nothing wrong with the body."
Phil Jackson breathed a sigh of relief, and his health is in good condition. What he has to do now is to boil a pot of thick chicken soup for the Bulls!
Although this is useless for recovering physical fitness, the mental victory method may stimulate players to explode. As long as someone explodes, the game will have to be played.
Compared with the Bulls who are drinking thick chicken soup, the Knicks are only doing recovery training step by step.
From the perspective of the regular season, the Knicks are the better team, which is where Jeff Van Gundy's confidence comes from!
During the regular season, averaging 101.1 points per game, the Knicks' offensive firepower is second only to the Lakers.
The average number of turnovers per game is only 13.5, ranking first in the league.
In the afternoon, the bald young marshal hung up the phone on the sidelines, yelling twice from time to time to find a sense of existence for himself.
Instead of nagging and sending chicken soup as before, Jeff Van Gundy feels that the home game has been stabilized!
Ewing and Oakley are still practicing free throws. In the case of unreliable mid-range shots, fouling is also a good way to score.
After playing for so many years, the old guy also knows that one or two free throws may be missed, which will affect the outcome of the game. One more point will increase the chances of winning a little bit, and practicing free throws is always good.
"There will be two days of rest in the middle, which gives the Bulls a chance. The league's schedule is really unreasonable!"
Win the next game, and Larry Johnson starts counting the follow-up schedule on his fingers.
"Auntie" can't wait to play four games in a row and completely defeat the Bulls.
Alan Houston has seen the schedule for a long time, and he is also ready for this round of the series:
"We have the advantage in playing 7 games, and we will return to the home court in the end. This is much better than last year!"
The atmosphere group that newly joined the team did not experience the series in the past year, but it did not prevent everyone from flattering:
"The Bulls are tired, and the series has less than 7 games!"
"We can sweep our opponents, Michael Jordan is gone!"
Li You shook his head secretly in his heart. In his opinion, the Knicks are a better team, with overall leading statistics and more physical fitness.
In this case, there is no need for any self-consolation or spiritual victory method at all. If you strictly implement the game plan, you will naturally win.
"Unless the Bulls collectively take drugs, we will win tomorrow's game!"
Hearing Li You's words, everyone burst into laughter, and immediately felt relieved.
There is no need for tactical adjustments. Everyone knows how to play the game. Near the end of the training session, Jeff Van Gundy clapped his hands and said:
"Go home and get a good night's sleep. Tomorrow night, one more win, head to Chicago, and we'll close the series!"
"."
On May 5, after the opening of Madison Square Garden, the New York media wanted to interview the Bulls before the game, but they were stopped by Phil Jackson.
"Phil, after the Bulls lose, will you stay with the team and continue coaching?"
"If the Bulls don't renew, where are you going next?"
Hearing these irritating questions, Phil Jackson lost his smile and just repeatedly emphasized:
"I'm totally focused on the Eastern Conference Finals and don't think about anything else."
"."
After resting for more than a day, everyone in the Bulls breathed a sigh of relief. Before the start of the game, in the locker room of the visiting team, Michael did not give chicken soup to his teammates.
Misalignment outside the three-point line, and the regular season appeared. Instead of believing that his teammates suddenly exploded in a game, Michael Jordan still felt that his shooting was more reliable.
Everyone didn't communicate too much before the game. They had experienced too many Eastern Conference finals, and everyone knew how to win the game.
Madison Square Garden, before the start of the game, the venue was already full, and some seats were temporarily opened. There were 2 fans present tonight.
The high ticket prices did not deter enthusiastic fans. Come to New York and watch a Knicks game. This is one of the things that many tourists must do when they come to this city.
"Wow!"
An unremarkable appearance ceremony, only huge cheers greeted the Knicks players.
Li You and his teammates bumped their fists one by one, calmly waiting for the singing session to end.
Since the starting lineups of the two sides have not changed, Walter Fraser gave his opinion quite confidently in the MSG commentary seat:
"As long as the Bulls can't respond on the outside, we can continue the defensive strategy of the last game!"
"Maybe Michael Jordan will get his touch back, but he can't beat the Knicks alone."
The commentator Mike Breen did not have poisonous milk, but briefly introduced the possible rotation of the Bulls:
"Like the G1 game, Luke Longley's playing time may be reduced."
"Of course, it depends on the rhythm of the game tonight. I believe the Knicks will continue the strategy of the last game."
In the final warm-up stage, Michael Jordan was extraordinarily serious and kept hitting jumpers, causing boos everywhere.
The referee signaled the players from both sides to come to the center of the field, Madison Square Garden, and the cheers resounded throughout the arena:
"Let's go Knicks! Let's go Knicks! Let's go Knicks!"
Ewing and Longley stood in the middle circle and saw the basketball being thrown high, and the gorilla pushed the ball into the half court.
After successfully jumping to the ball, Harper immediately led the defense in front of Li You who received the ball.
First, he continued to interfere and delay the speed of advancement. After halftime, Harper hung beside Li You, holding his waist with his right hand, and kept sliding.
Quickly approaching the three-point line, Li You, who holds the ball in his right hand, also began to protect the ball sideways. Except for Alan Houston at the top of the arc, most of the other three Knicks were concentrated in the left half.
A few people didn't want to catch the ball in their positions. At this time, they were all preparing to squeeze under the basket and grab the rebound by the way.
Almost stepping on the three-point line, Harper cut the ball again to interfere and lowered his center of gravity. Li You, who had been sideways protecting the ball, suddenly twisted his body back quickly, then grabbed the ball again with his right hand, leaned forward and accelerated.
Taking a big step forward, taking advantage of Harper's sliding step to the left and back, Li You immediately crossed back and pulled back. Accelerate with the ball at full speed.
After a quick stop and quick start, Harper was robbed of half of his position by Li You, and was forced to slide continuously to the right block position.
During the march, Li You quickly dribbled the ball behind his back. After switching to his left hand, he pressed his shoulder and broke through. He approached the paint area. Harper, who readjusted his defensive focus, saw Li You's quick top turn, and the defense could no longer keep up.
Relying on the opponent's defense, after turning around, Li You immediately joined the ball, facing the defense, and threw the ball to the backboard with his right hand!
"Boom!"
Li You's high-hit throws with continuous changes to the back were successful!
The two big men inside the Bulls were busy blocking positions, and there was no time to help defend. Harper had no choice but to raise his hand to indicate that it was his problem.
The simple and rough singles score immediately made the fans cheer loudly. Jeff Van Gundy on the sidelines laughed and clapped his hands, calling for the players to retreat.
Playing singles with the ball and changing directions continuously will naturally consume more energy, but Li You doesn't care at all. Before this round of the series, he had too much rest time!
"Defense! Defense! Defense!"
The Bulls' offense was still the same, with Harper dribbling less and Pippen acting as the organizer, catching the ball from the baseline and spending half court slowly while waiting for his teammates to complete their positions.
Learning from the lessons of the previous game, Michael Jordan no longer catches the ball in the elbow area, left the block, from left to right, and slides quickly to the baseline.
With the help of Longley's cover near the bottom line on the right, Michael Jordan quickly bounced out to the right block.
The right wing Pippen sent a pass and began to move on the three-point line, Longley quickly moved to the left near the baseline, and Kukci came to the free throw line to open up space.
Li You followed Harper to play soy sauce on the right flank. He noticed that Michael Jordan broke through to the baseline after receiving the ball, and immediately realized that the opponent must be a single jumper.
After a quick release of the ball, Michael Jordan only took two big steps, then suddenly stopped, the right side was near the baseline, and drifted to the right to complete a fadeaway jumper!
"Shua!" The two-pointer went into the net!
"Shhh!!"
Seeing that Michael Jordan scored an open goal in the first round, there was a huge booing immediately.
For a deeper position, Michael Jordan did not show off his low-post footsteps, but accelerated his offensive rhythm and completed his shots faster.
The Knicks did not complete the double-team defense in the first round, and everyone didn't care, and continued to run tactics step by step.
In this attack, Li You also handed over the ball after halftime. After Ewing came to the top of the arc to receive the ball, he immediately moved sideways quickly and completed a hand-to-hand pass with Alan Houston on the left wing.
Noticing Michael Jordan's tight pursuit, Alan Houston just dribbled and gave the ball to Larry Johnson who had just come to the right wing.
After the latter received the ball, he moved from outside the three-point line to the top of the arc. At this time, Li You quickly slipped across the baseline from right to left.
First, with the help of Oakley's cover on the left near the baseline, he briefly got rid of Harper's pursuit, and then quickly bounced out. On the three-point line on the left wing, Ewing, who had just completed a sweeper pass, stood still and also gave Lee Woo made an off-ball screen.
As soon as he came out of the cover, Li You came to the left flank, received a cross pass from Larry Johnson, immediately stopped on the three-point line, and raised the ball to shoot a jumper!
"Shua!" The three-pointer hit the net hollowly.
The cheers reappeared, and Walter Fraser in the commentary also blew loudly:
"It's a beautiful cooperation! Continuous screens helped Li completely get rid of the defense."
"Such an opportunity is a reward for Li!"
Seeing that Longley failed to switch defenses in time, the Bulls' coaching staff sighed secretly. If they want to play an excellent defense, everyone has to cooperate tacitly.
Soon, the Bulls offense also gave a simple response. In the right block position, Michael Jordan immediately turned around and jumped back after receiving the ball with his back!
"Shua!" The mid-range hit again.
Alan Houston twitched the corner of his mouth. This kind of receding range and time in the air made his blocking look extremely weak.
Michael's continuous response made the boos grow louder and louder. Everyone knew that this was not a good signal.
After two rounds, the Bulls took the lead in changing their defensive strategy. Whether it was Kukchi or Longley, when encountering a pick-and-roll, they would immediately delay coming up.
This time the Knicks attacked, Ewing's screen quality was very high, on the left flank, Li You held the ball in his left hand, and just got rid of Harper's chasing defense, Langley moved his feet, delaying his approach.
Faced with the big man's delay, Li You just lowered his center of gravity, quickly pushed the ball with his left hand to change direction, and led the ball forward substantially.
There was no time to adjust the center of gravity of his body, Langley could only watch as Li You got rid of the defense completely after catching the ball with his right hand, and went straight to the basket from the right flank.
"Oh!!"
Beautiful, the New York fans at the scene exclaimed, and then shouted excitedly.
After breaking into the paint, Li Youhe, who rushed up in three strides, looked to Oakley, who was near the baseline on the right, and made a fake throwing motion.
I wanted to move to help defend until Kukchi was tricked into stopping, and in the blink of an eye, Li You had already taken off in the paint, picking up the basket easily with his left hand!
"Wow!!"
The cheers in the arena grew louder, and the commentator Mike Breen also praised loudly:
"Brilliant goal! Lee almost went past the entire Bulls defense!"
After the opening, the two teams showed efficient offensive scores and began to rise alternately.
Phil Jackson on the sidelines quickly discovered the problem. Longley's delayed defense didn't have much effect. As long as Ewing's screen delayed Harper, Li You could pass through the defense and go straight to the basket.
The same offensive routine was beaten three times by the Knicks, except that Oakley hit the iron once, and scored in the other two rounds.
With 1 minutes and 7 seconds left in the first quarter, the Bulls took the initiative to request a timeout.
At 8:11, the Knicks still lead.
Back on the bench, Harper felt a little frustrated, and the pendant defense didn't work.
Li You can't make mistakes, but Harper can't keep up with the continuous emergency stop and change of direction.
It has nothing to do with defensive skills, it's just caused by the decline in physical condition. Compared with the previous two seasons, the reaction and lateral movement speed have dropped a bit.
"Dennis, pay attention to defense after playing, and don't let your opponent get a position at the basket easily."
In order to better prevent pick-and-rolls, Phil Jackson activated Rodman in advance, and after a brief reminder, he didn't say much.
He didn't complain when he was on the bench, but Rodman was already eager to try. The Bulls who are in trouble always need him to break the game.
After the timeout, the Bulls took Rodman, the height dropped, but there was no change in the style of play.
This time it was Kukoc's turn to catch the ball with his back in the right block. After Pippen sent the pass, he responded on the right flank.
At this time, Li You and Harper were squatting in the left corner, noticing that Midu, who had left the baseline and came to the left block, suddenly ran back and cut into the basket. Li You immediately gave up the defender and accelerated towards the basket.
Alan Houston lost his defensive position, and after running back, Michael Jordan led by half a body. He received a pass from Kukic in the paint area, grabbed the ball with one hand with his left hand, and tried to complete a dunk with his tongue out.
Just as Michael Jordan took off, Li You, who had already chased and defended, immediately blocked the shot behind him.
After the unprepared Midu was shot off the basketball in his hand, he realized that Li You had returned to the basket.
Ewing controlled the ball, Kukchi pressed in place, and the Bulls hurriedly retreated.
Losing face, Maikou saw Li You catching the ball with a smile, and immediately led the defense. Such a scene made the New York fans booed loudly.
Lowering the center of gravity and spreading his hands, Michael Jordan stared, skating while giving a physical confrontation.
On the left sideline, Li You, who holds the ball in his left hand, quickly turned around. After switching to his right hand, he shifted to the center and began to accelerate his breakthrough.
The two kept moving their hands, and when they reached the top of the arc, Li You stopped abruptly. Mikou kept his body center of gravity, moved to the front, and stared at Li You's movements.
Noticing that Mai Kou was standing with his feet parallel, Li You immediately lowered his center of gravity at the top of the arc, quickly completed the dribble under the crotch, and swayed his body to the left.
Maikou slid to the right, Li You quickly completed the dribble behind his back, switched to his right hand and immediately made a small in and out.
Swaying left and right, Li You swayed and pretended to speed up to break through. Michael Jordan reacted quickly and immediately slid back to the left.
With a quick kick, Li You completed the change of direction in the crotch, switched to the left hand, pressed his shoulder and broke through, and went straight to the inside line!
Although there was a mistake in the defensive prediction, Michael Jordan adjusted his center of gravity and slid quickly. While giving a physical confrontation, he slowed down Li You and completed the defense again.
Breaking into the paint area, Li You immediately hopped with the ball, and then used his left foot as the axis after a feint, quickly turned back, and at the same time exerted force with his feet, taking advantage of the momentum to complete the back jump!
Michael Jordan, who was passively defending, almost managed to block the shot. After jumping up, the basketball almost flew towards the basketball with his fingertips!
"Shua!" The two-pointer went into the net!
The New York fans at the scene couldn't see the details of the defense. Everyone just saw Li You break through, finally swayed the defense, and completed a fadeaway jumper in front of Mikou!
"Oh!!"
The yelling in the arena became extremely harsh. Michael Jordan pulled his face and saw Li You shaking his head and retreating. He was almost blown away for a while.
After stacking a layer of anger BUFF, his physical fitness seems to have recovered a lot, and Harper no longer needs to lead the defense. Michael Jordan began to take over the defense.
In the first half of the game, Li You and Mai Dun never missed a shot. After changing defenses, the two started to fight.
Michael Jordan, who wants to block shots or steals, is extremely aggressive defensively, which prevents Li You from changing direction at all. Most of the rounds are sideways to protect the ball, and then the two of them compete with each other.
Alan Houston finally got his chance at this time!
Although he still needs to defend against dunks on the defensive end, the number of post-up singles by the opponent has decreased significantly, and more of them are catches and shots after being stuck.
Pippen just broke through to the basket and scored two points. The Knicks were attacking.
With the help of Oakley's screen, Alan Houston got rid of Harper's pursuit, received a pass from Li You at the elbow area on the right side of the free throw line, and easily made a jump shot!
For several consecutive rounds, Alan Houston repeatedly slid to the baseline to complete catches and shots, and Jeff Van Gundy on the sidelines laughed and clapped his hands continuously.
Rodman, who appeared on the stage, was very depressed. Ewing and Oakley seldom played pick-and-roll after he appeared on the stage.
After Pippen's breakthrough goal, Kukoc hit another long two-pointer near the bottom line on the right side. In the commentary, Walter Fraser frowned slightly:
"In the first quarter, Kukchi's shooting touch was very good, and he made all the jump shots!"
"However, it is correct to stick to the defensive strategy of shrinking the basket. We can accept such a score."
The Bulls' efficient offense made it difficult for the Knicks to play a transition offense in the first quarter.
Before the end of the first quarter of the game, Ewing was successfully stuck at the basket, received a pass from Li You, hit the rebound and put the basket successfully.
The commentator Mike Breen also breathed a sigh of relief, and said briskly:
"Facing the recovering Bulls, they still can't find the touch beyond the three-point line. Currently, the Knicks are firmly in control of the game!"
At 23:27, the Knicks took a 1-point lead in the first quarter.
Madison Square Garden was getting louder and louder, and the New York fans present did not forget to greet the Bulls during the intermission.
Harper, Pippen, Maikou, and Kukchi played the entire first quarter of the game. They couldn't dig holes in the first quarter, and they didn't care about physical problems at this time.
Back in his seat, Michael Jordan looked serious and in a particularly bad mood.
8 of 4, 8 points and 1 rebound. In the second half of the game, he hit the iron hard, and his physical fitness could not support his offensive and defensive performance.
On the Knicks bench, Li You, who played the first quarter, was in a good mood.
7 of 4, 3 of 1 from outside the three-point line, 9 points, 1 rebound and 4 assists. Although the back is hard, Alan Houston got rid of the downturn:
"Continue to shoot, run a few more times, the old guy on the opposite side can't keep up!"
Alan Houston nodded. Under a tough cover, without Michael Jordan's pursuit, he could indeed get more opportunities.
The team took the lead, Oakley was in a good mood, and gave the shooter another reassurance:
"Even if the shot is missed, as long as it bounces near the basket, we still have a chance to rebound!"
Most of the Knicks are shooting mid-range jumpers below the free throw line. This shooting selection also limits the Bulls' conversion offense after hitting the iron.
Jeff Van Gundy is telling the incoming rotation players:
"Be patient, we are in the lead, John, remember not to force your shot!"
Starks nodded to show that he understood that many times in the regular season, he would make those jumpers regardless of how the shot felt.
But in the Eastern Conference finals, the opponent was the Bulls again. Out of the desire for victory, Starks got rid of the problem of blind chicken throwing.
The rotation of the two sides is the same as the G1 game. When the main lineup has many people playing the first quarter, it is also an inevitable choice to perform rotation.
With 2 minutes and 9 seconds left in the second quarter, Michael Jordan, Pippen, and Kukchi appeared again.
At 27:33, as soon as the Knicks expanded the score, the Bulls got back the main lineup.
Starks, who hit all two free throws, did not forget to challenge Midu when he retreated:
"Tonight, you will continue to lose!"
Michael Jordan was not in the mood to talk to his old opponent. In the offensive round, at the elbow area on the right side of the free throw line, facing Starks' defense, Michael Jordan turned on the post-up singles mode again.
Chris Childs immediately gave up Cole, who was facing up, and cooperated with his teammates to double-team Mikou.
Cole received a pass at the top of the arc and made an open three-point jumper!
At 30:33, the Bulls hit the first three-pointer of the game, and Jeff Van Gundy immediately requested a timeout.
After this timeout, the starting lineups of both sides have all returned.
The Knicks did not change their defensive strategy because of a three-pointer, but on the Bulls side, teammates scored and Miduan began to share the ball more.
Longley took the ball with his back in the left block position, saw Pippen cut in, and immediately sent a pass. The latter blocked Larry Johnson's block and succeeded in picking the basket with his right hand!
The Knicks attack, partial 2-on-2, after passing the ball quickly, Ewing takes the ball at the elbow on the left side of the free throw line, and Li You, who quickly slid to the baseline from right to left, immediately bounces out, just received a hand-off pass , was delayed by Langley.
Cole hadn't chased up from behind, Li You, who was moving sideways on the free throw line, swung the ball vigorously with his right hand, hit the ground and passed the ball through the defense in an instant, and Ewing slid down to catch the ball, and directly hit a one-handed dunk !
For several minutes in a row, the two sides began to score points efficiently again, and there were no mistakes in several tactical cooperations.
With 5 minutes and 13 seconds left in the half, the Bulls attacked, and Mikou attracted double-teams. After scoring and playing, Kukci hit the iron with an open jumper on the right wing outside the three-point line!
The long rebound was picked up by Li You, and after taking the ball, he continued to accelerate along the right sideline.
"Oh!!"
There was a conversion attack, and the New York fans who had been silent for a while began to cheer loudly again.
Cole, who was chasing after him, cursed secretly, and when he saw Li You slowing down, he wanted to stick to the defense and pull him.
Approaching the three-point line, Li You, holding the ball in his right hand, quickly dribbled the ball behind his back, misleading his body to the right to probe, and then accelerated his breakthrough with the ball in his left hand after a feint.
Making a wrong defensive prediction, Cole hastily adjusted his body's center of gravity and kept sliding to the rear right. The two had just arrived near the paint area, and Pippen on the Bulls' side had already retreated back.
Li You took a look at the situation behind him, and before he entered the paint, he quickly turned around, and while closing the ball, leaning on Cole's body, he threw the ball to the backboard with his right hand!
Instinctively made a pulling movement, Cole turned around and wanted to return immediately, but he was still a step too late, and was shot off by Pippen after watching the basketball hit the board
"squeak!"
The referee blew his whistle to indicate that the goal was valid, and then pointed to the free throw line, indicating that Li You still had an additional penalty.
"Xie Te! Don't try to score easily again, the next time is to block!"
Just barely completed the defense, Pippen saw Li You standing on the free throw line, and put an X on the side of the paint.
At the free throw line, Li You patted the ball and didn't pay attention to Pippen's words. Instead, he smiled and shouted at the Bulls:
"Hey! Come talk trash to me with a good salary!"
The referee who just handed the ball almost didn't tense up, but Pippen was very angry.
Li Youjia made a free throw, and when it was time to retreat, Michael Jordan pulled his face and ran towards the half court while whispering:
"Don't try to provoke me!"
Li You pretended to be surprised, and didn't say much, but asked teasingly:
"43:49?"
"Wow! Black Jesus lost 6 points?"
With 3 minutes and 35 seconds left in the half, Li You made a successful shot, and the Bulls were so angry that the Bulls continued to fight.
Taking advantage of Michael Jordan's leading defense, he came to the right flank and protected the ball sideways. Li You was still outputting:
"The one behind has no right to talk trash!"
Mai Kou immediately strengthened his defense, put up the defense and attacked directly. Li You's ball protector pushed the opponent away. After blowing up the ball, he quickly caught the ball with his left hand and accelerated with all his strength.
When he came to the three-point line, Li You immediately stopped, took advantage of Michael Jordan's sliding step, quickly dribbled the ball behind his back, switched to his right hand, and pressed his shoulder to break through.
The two entangled and came to the right block position. Li You turned around again, approached the paint area, grabbed the ball with one hand with his left hand, and leaned forward to pick the basket!
"Crack! Squeak!!"
A crisp thug, Michael Jordan fouled immediately after being out of position.
Li You shook his hand and walked towards the free throw line. The old guy was furious and his movements became bigger and bigger.
"Shhh!!"
While sending out boos, the New York fans at the scene did not forget to output Mikou.
The halftime game was coming to an end, and seeing the point difference widened, the Bulls' bench became quiet again.
Free throws are points. Pippen couldn't see the cute new clothes X, and finally took the initiative to lead the defense.
The Bulls' offense started to score in and out again, and Kukic hit a three-pointer.
But the Knicks also responded quickly. Alan Houston hit Cole with a back-up single, and Larry Johnson rushed to the basket and caused another dunk foul.
After Li You pretended to be X, he touched the fish. At the last moment, he even gave the ball to Ewing inside. Pippen pulled his face and stopped talking. The point difference was widened.
Longley was repeatedly tossed and tossed in this quarter. After the gorilla covered, he arched to the basket. The two have been competing.
At the last moment, Longley still couldn't hold back, and Ewing, who was physically strong, succeeded in several times, helping the Knicks to score consecutive points.
Although the 1-point rain scene is not good-looking, the effect is very good. In the commentary, seeing Ewing hit a free throw, Walter Fraser said with a smile:
"Lee knows how to make it easy for the team to score points. We haven't missed a penalty tonight. It seems that Coach Van Gundy is already prepared!"
Ewing, who scored consecutive points, roared and threw his fist in celebration. On the bench of the Knicks, the atmosphere team threw the towel again.
At the last moment, Maikou finally hit a long two-pointer on the right flank, which can be regarded as regaining some face.
At 48:55, halftime ended, and the Knicks still led by 7 points.
The commentator Mike Breen looked at the technical statistics and said with some surprise:
"In half the game, both sides had only 2 turnovers. The Bulls did play an efficient offense tonight."
Walter Frazier noticed this early on, but now the Knicks legend is bursting with confidence:
"Lee will continue to control the game. The Bulls' plan to easily score points by turnover is not feasible."
During halftime, in the Bulls locker room, Phil Jackson tried to deliver chicken soup.
There was only less than 3 minutes of rest in the half game. The physical fitness of several main teams declined, and the defensive strength declined visible to the naked eye. They could only rely on fouls to complete the defense.
"At the end of this game, we have two days to rest, and if we win an away game, we will be able to get the match point at home!"
Phil Jackson's pie played a role. After a few people looked at each other, they all made up their minds and fought hard in the second half of the game.
In the third quarter of the game, the tenacious Bulls used their usual tactics:
Give the ball to Michael Jordan!
After playing for more than two minutes, Li You completely understood the Bulls' tactical routine, increased the cover, and let Mai dunk catch the ball in singles
Rodman started in the second half, and the Bulls opened up the offensive space, but the Knicks' defense was still getting smaller and smaller.
This time the Bulls attacked, Rodman moved at the free throw line, trying to attract Ewing, but the gorilla saw the dunk and cross step in the right block, then rushed to the inside, and slid to the basket immediately.
Alan Houston gave a physical confrontation, Ewing blocked the basket, and under the siege of the two, Mi dunked the ball to Rodman at the free throw line.
The latter catches the ball, there is no defense in front of him, he glances at it and immediately shoots a jumper!
"Bang" strikes with fury!
The rebound popped out, and Li You, who was following Harper in the left corner, stuck the opponent firmly behind him, shrunk to near the paint area, and successfully protected the backcourt rebound.
The Bulls didn't score for more than two minutes. At this time, Li You was not in a hurry to advance, and it took 8 seconds to pass halftime.
Harper didn't dare to be careless. Facing Li You, who was holding the ball in his left hand and protecting the ball sideways, the left flank continued to press the defense.
Without a pick-and-roll, Li You blew the ball vigorously, twisted his body backwards, pretended to turn around, and then caught the ball again with his left hand, lowering his center of gravity and taking a big step forward.
Harper slid quickly, and Li You immediately crossed back and pulled back. After switching to his right hand, he pretended to break through, took advantage of the opponent's step to the left, and changed direction again.
After catching the ball with his left hand, Li You successfully grabbed half of his body and cut in at 45 degrees from the left. Rodman immediately assisted in defense and blocked the basket.
Ewing was emptied at the free throw line. After receiving a pass from Li You, he took aim for a while and hit a mid-range jumper.
The 1-point rain at the end of the first half allowed Ewing to find his touch. Similar to the position of the Bulls, the Knicks started the second half, and the two insiders also stood more at the elbow.
With such an easy score, the New York fans at the scene continued to cheer, victory is in sight!
Phil Jackson on the sidelines frowned. Harper's defense could not limit Li You's one-on-one breakthrough. He made tactical gestures and loudly reminded the Bulls to switch defenses.
The Bulls attacked, and Mikou finally hit a turnaround jumper in the left block. Just after retreating to the half court, he found that Larry Johnson was asking for the ball with his back.
Facing Pippen's defense, Li You dribbled steadily across the half court and came to the left flank. At this time, Larry Johnson had been dunked into the blocking position by Michael.
The most common offensive routine, Li You quickly throws the ball to "Auntie", who catches the ball, puts the ball with his right hand, hits with a bang, dunks without losing his position, but is still pushed into the paint.
When Larry Johnson went to the line to throw the ball after merging the ball, Michael Jordan struggled to make a block!
"state!"
The basketball came out of the basket. At this time, the basket was full of people. After the shot, he knew that the ball would not go in. Larry Johnson rushed to the basket with a slam dunk.
On the other side, Ewing stuck Cook behind him, and Oakley was still pulling with Rodman. He dunked and failed to grab a second. Ewing grabbed the rebound and made up the ball.
The gorilla started punching passionately again. He was very familiar with this kind of competition!
"Wow!!"
The New York fans cheered louder and louder when they saw Michael's distressed appearance.
Soon the Bulls' strategy of switching defenses failed. Although Pippen was a bit tough, he would participate in the blocking every round and actively protect the rebounds.
The Knicks slammed three players in one pass, and Michael Jordan didn't hold back
With 3 minutes and 5 seconds left in the third quarter, a timeout was called just now to take a breather. Mike, who was hitting the iron continuously, received a pass from the left flank Kukchi, cut into the middle and put in the basket.
Alan Houston twitched the corner of his mouth and slapped his thigh. He didn't expect Mike to attack so fiercely.
At 58:63, halfway through the third quarter, neither side scored much.
"Let's go Knicks! Let's go Knicks! Let's go Knicks!"
The cheers sounded again, but the expected lead was not achieved, and the fans were also a little impatient.
Li You fished for half a quarter, this time he took the baseline ball, faced Harper's defense again, and advanced along the right sideline with the ball.
When he was about to approach the center line, Li You led the ball forward, stepped on the ground with his left foot, and suddenly stepped on the ground with his right foot, increasing his stride and speeding up the ball.
Before Harper could react, after the "scissors step", Li You quickly rushed across the center line and got rid of the defense in an instant.
"Damn!!"
Seeing that Li You was about to reach the three-point line, Harper hurriedly chased and defended.
Spotting the movement behind him, just approaching the three-point line, Li You quickly dribbled the ball behind his back, and after a sudden stop, Harper, who was chasing up, lost his defensive position again.
Before he had time to block the shot, Harper watched Li You shoot a jumper from outside the three-point line!
"Shua!" The three-pointer hit the net hollowly!
At 58:66, the point difference returned to 8 points again.
Hearing the cheers of the fans, Harper knew that the goal had been scored again, and felt that he had been shown his face, and his face became more and more ugly.
Soon Harper found that Li You's shaking began to increase, and his dribbling speed also increased. He had no choice but to give up and was forced to foul
And Michael hit the iron for two consecutive rounds, making the noise in Madison Square Garden grow louder and louder.
This time Li You caught the ball and circled the ball behind his back continuously. After switching to his right hand, he chased the retreating Bulls to the left flank.
Rodman retreated quickly, and was still greeting his teammates in the paint. Li You stopped on the three-point line and quickly dribbled the ball under his crotch. When he switched to his left hand, he turned around and threw the ball!
The basketball bounced off the floor and flew straight to the lower left of the basket. Larry Johnson received the pass just as he slipped to the basket. Rodman reacted quickly and immediately jumped to block the shot.
In the end, Larry Johnson hung up the defense and sent the ball into the basket with his left hand!
"what!!"
Hearing the referee's whistle, "Auntie" threw off Rodman, thumped her chest and yelled.
Seeing that the Knicks were about to get free throws again, Phil Jackson on the sidelines couldn't hold back anymore, and loudly reminded the players to concentrate.
In the second half of the third quarter, the game turned into the Bulls hitting iron again, and the Knicks switched offenses.
The difference from G1 is that the Bulls choose to foul, and they can't prevent it and don't easily send points.
Jeff Van Gundy was back on the bench by this point, smiling and clapping occasionally.
The on-site director also frequently pointed the camera at the bald young marshal, who really showed the demeanor of a famous marshal.
When the Bulls also started to make free throws, Li You knew that the opponent would not be able to hold back.
Several offenses were aimed at making fouls. With his physical fitness declining, the old guy no longer had the confidence to send the ball into the basket.
In the last 3 minute and 1 seconds of the third quarter, Li You's crosscut on the line easily got rid of Harper's pursuit.
On the left flank, Li You twisted around to catch the ball, swayed, and Kukchi, who came up on the switch, was directly pointed up.
Putting the ball with his left hand, taking advantage of the situation to complete a horizontal retreat, Li You completely swayed the defense, and easily shot a jumper from outside the three-point line!
"Shua!" The three-pointer hit the net hollowly.
The Knicks retreated quickly, and Michael Jordan received the ball in the right block again. After being double-teamed, he immediately returned the ball to Pippen on the right wing.
Going in and out quickly, Michael Jordan, who caught the ball again, immediately turned to the baseline, against Alan Houston's defense, and hit the response ball.
"It's unbelievable that Michael Jordan can still hit such a difficult shot!"
The game was coming to an end in the third quarter, and the commentator Mike Breen couldn't help being amazed. Walter Fraser looked at the technical statistics and said indifferently:
"11 of 4, scored 10 points, such an efficiency can not beat the Knicks."
The same tactic, but this time Li You changed the direction. Just after receiving a cross pass from Larry Johnson on the right flank, Rodman switched defenses.
Li You maintained a three-threat posture, protecting the ball by his side, while Rodman put his right hand on his waist, raised his left hand high, lowered his center of gravity, and held on tight.
Take a quick test step with your left foot, two times in a row. While Rodman moved back slightly, Li You suddenly released the ball. After exploding the ball on the spot, he retreated horizontally, drifted slightly to the right, and quickly shot a jumper!
"Shua!" The three-pointer hit the net hollowly!
Madison Square Garden exploded in an instant and scored face-to-face. The New York fans finally couldn't hold back and began to celebrate the victory of the game in advance.
Seeing that Rodman was still in a daze, Li You smiled and shook his head after finishing the goal, and quickly retreated with small steps.
At the end of the third quarter, Pippen was about to get a free throw, but the fans at the scene didn't care. Everyone just wanted to celebrate.
At 70:85, after three quarters, the Knicks led by 15 points.
After playing the third quarter, Michael Jordan didn't appear directly in the fourth quarter. He took a lot of shots and consumed a lot of energy, so he had to breathe a sigh of relief.
Both sides have carried out lineup rotations. Walter Fraser in the commentary felt that the game had stabilized and couldn't stop praising Li You:
“单节6中4，三分线外4中3，罚球4中4，李在第三节拿到了15分！”
"Lee took over the game when the team needed it most!"
Three three-pointers impressed commentator Mike Breen:
"Incredible performance, Lee's efficiency is amazing!"
On the Bulls' bench, Harper couldn't stand it anymore. Although he had a half-time rest in the second quarter, the lead defense in the third quarter consumed a lot of his physical energy.
Phil Jackson saw the state of the main players, shook his head secretly, and wanted to give up the game, but Mikou insisted on playing
After less than 3 minutes of rest, Michael Jordan appeared again. On the Knicks side, Alan Houston on the bench was also a little confused:
"Three quarters, Mike took 24 shots, plus a lot of back and forth, isn't he tired?"
Li You doesn't care about these things, the old guy wants to continue fighting, so he will follow along:
"I didn't feel tired, I continued to appear on the stage, and told him that the Knicks' laws cannot be broken by the way!"
This season, when the Knicks led by double digits, they had never lost a game. The counterattack scene did not exist in Li You's case.
In the three quarters, he made a total of 2 turnovers. Like normal games, most of them occurred when passing the ball inside.
Jeff Van Gundy soon got back the main lineup. The bald young coach didn't worry about the physical fitness of the players. After resting for so many days, Ewing even took a break for most of the season. They had an advantage over the main team.
The Knicks' accompanying group made another appearance, which also caused Li You's data to rise a bit.
With 3 minutes and 01 seconds left in the game, Li You began to press time.
With 24 seconds approaching, Li You broke into the paint against Cole's defense and tossed the ball to the basket.
At the end of the game, the Bulls lost their temper after being robbed, and then Mikou pulled his face and conceded defeat.
"Wow!!"
After the last tens of seconds, cheers resounded throughout the arena. At 93:106, the Knicks won the opponent and protected the home court again.
"what!!"
Ewing yelled excitedly while holding the ball under the basket, and suppressed the opponent. The gorilla naturally knew what it meant.
Li You took a deep breath, felt his physical condition, smiled confidently, and by the way, high-fived everyone in the bluffing atmosphere group to celebrate.
Jeff Van Gundy stood up from the bench, sorted out his suit jacket, and came to the technical stage with a suppressed smile to shake hands with Phil Jackson:
"It was a great game! Looking forward to seeing us in Chicago."
"."
Phil Jackson was in no mood to talk to the bald young marshal, he shook his hand perfunctorily and then turned away.
Seeing Michael Jordan stalking down the tunnel again, Jeff Van Gundy felt completely comfortable.
Played 40 minutes, 24 of 12, 8 of 4 from beyond the three-point line, 6 of 6 free throws, 34 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists and 2 turnovers. Seeing Li You's data, the commentator Mike Breen sighed:
"Regardless of the opponent's state, Lee once again proved himself by playing such a performance in the Eastern Conference Finals!"
"Into the best team, absolutely deserved!"
Walter Fraser waved to Li You, and then asked Li You who came in front of the two:
"Playing efficient performance in two consecutive games, Li, let me introduce your secret, everyone wants to know!"
Li You took the microphone, with a smile on his face, but he answered unceremoniously:
"My fitness is better, I'm younger, it's as simple as that!"
"Maybe the Bulls can consider using a younger defender to match me, and they can consider my suggestion!"
The three of them laughed loudly on the sidelines, and once again started the business bragging mode.
The big score in the series came to 2:0, and it is not easy to come back.
Michael Jordan still attended the post-match press conference and put on a suit of formal attire. Michael Jordan looked calm. Facing the provocations of the New York media, he only responded flatly:
"The Bulls will win the series and I will be the winner!"
The TNT reporter was not polite at this time, stood up and asked loudly:
"Mike! If the Bulls don't make it to the Finals, would you consider retiring a second time?"
Seeming to be impatient to be asked, Michael Jordan held up the microphone, pulled his face and said:
"I've never said anything about retirement, and I haven't thought about it."
"The Bulls are going to win the series! Come back and ask me those questions then."
"."
出场41分钟，29中13，罚球10中9，35分5篮板3助攻2失误。
Although Michael Jordan scored the highest score in the game and his efficiency was good, the people who eat melons just want to see Michael Dunk lose, and the sports media that night have all become fools:
"The Bulls are about to break up!"
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