NBA: Miracle Workers

Chapter 83 The Price of Arrogance

Chapter 83 The Price of Arrogance

The privilege that superstars have is that they don't have to play according to the plan arranged by the coaching staff before the game in some games.

A challenged Michael Jordan found the game of basketball fun again.

Kicking the triangle offense aside, Mykou decided to teach the young players a lesson.

They were beaten 8-0 in the opening game. In this situation, the old Bulls didn't panic at all. In the attack, Longley's advantage was reduced in post-up singles, and Michael Jordan began to shoot frequently.

The boss' request will naturally be fulfilled!

Alan Houston was a little flustered at the beginning, almost recalling the scene of being fucked for 55 points in the regular season.

It's just that as the game continues, the Knicks are getting more and more confident:
"Mike, that's it?"

With 1 minutes and 5 seconds left in the first quarter, Li You stood on the free throw line, and the boos in the United Center Arena grew louder and louder.

In the TNT commentary seat, Hubie Brown glanced at the technical statistics, and commented euphemistically:

"The Bulls had too many singles, and the effect was not very good. The Knicks protected the backboard. Perhaps, Phil Jackson should request another timeout."

Li You made two free throws steadily, seeing the score became 18:10, Dick Stockton on the side also added:
"After the opening, 7 of 2, Mikou needs to adjust his state. At this time, he should give the ball to his teammates."

As soon as the words fell, from right to left, quickly slid the bottom line, and came to the block position. After receiving the ball, Michael Jordan rose from the ground, drifted to the right and completed a fadeaway jumper!
"Shua!" The two-pointer went into the net hollowly.

The Bulls have no intention of slowing down the pace of the game. Michael Jordan wants to make a shot, and no one can stop him!

Alan Houston, who was chasing the defense, encouraged himself again, and Li You just clapped his hands, quickly caught the baseline ball, faced Harper, who was leading the defense, and quickly dribbled across the half court.

"Shhh!!"

Once entering the positional offensive, the Knicks' offensive rhythm slowed down.

Rodman's defense against pick-and-rolls is very fast, and Langley's body is too large, and the defense of pick-and-rolls will also interfere with Li You's passing.

Oakley's down screen failed to work. Alan Houston came to the right elbow and failed to get rid of Jordan's pursuit.

The first set of tactics failed. Larry Johnson hurried to the left block to ask for the ball with his back. After Li You sent the pass, he immediately cut in from the bottom line and took away the defense.

Faced with Pippen's top defense, "Auntie" slammed and hit, desperately hit the basket, approached the paint, immediately turned to the baseline, turned around and shot a jumper!

"state!"

The basketball knocked out of the frame, Langley grabbed the backboard, and Oakley cut the ball vigorously in the next second. The moment the ball was lost, the basket scrambled into a ball, and finally hit Rodman's foot and popped out of the baseline.

"Hey! Here's our ball!"

Seeing that the referee awarded a frontcourt ball, Rodman acted extraordinarily innocent, jumped and shouted, and the fans in the front row also began to curse the referee.
Li You hurriedly made a tactical gesture, quickly sent the ball to the left flank, Oakley received the ball, then Li You moved quickly, and immediately stepped forward to complete the hand-to-hand.

Back at the top of the arc, Harper was still stuck in front of Li You. Tonight, the old guy didn't touch the ball a few times, and he kept focusing on defense.

The Bulls in front of them set up an iron bucket formation, Rodman was wandering near the paint area, and Langley couldn't get out of it.

"Auntie" stood in the left corner, but Pippen moved near the baseline on the left side. Except for the two defenders on the line, the Bulls shrank very small.

The effect of several pick-and-rolls was mediocre, so Li You simply did it directly, holding the ball in his left hand, slowly raising the center of gravity of his body, and at the same time slowly moving to the left flank.

Regardless of Harper's defense, Li You suddenly changed direction with his crotch, switched to his right hand, and immediately pressed his shoulder to break through.

Harper quickly slid to the right and back, and the two entangled to the free throw line. Li You slipped and almost fell directly. The moment Harper reached out to cut the ball, he put his left hand on the ground and quickly completed the change of direction in front of his body.

Shaking the defense away, Li You quickly caught the ball with his left hand. The Bulls fans on the scene exclaimed again, and Harper hurriedly slid back to the left.

Li You straightened his body and took a step, then quickly turned back with his right foot as the axis, and made a fallback jumper in the paint!

"Shua!" The two-pointer went into the net!

"Shhh!!"

It was a difficult goal, and the United Center Arena was booed again. Harper shrugged helplessly this time. He had already sealed his face, but he still scored.
On the Knicks bench, the atmosphere group bounced and shouted, and they withstood the Bulls' counterattack.

20:12,注意到第1节比赛还剩4分15秒,菲尔-杰克逊开始让毕森-德勒和托尼-库克奇活动身体。

The triangle offense can’t be played. If Midu wants to play alone, then change to the height and continue to grab rebounds.
In the next few rounds, Li You and Pippen quickly hit the iron, until Michael Jordan forced his way to the basket, causing Oakley's thug foul.

Following a run around, the old guys on the field began to pant. The Bulls took the opportunity to replace Rodman and Longley, and Bison Dele and Tony Kukci appeared.

"We should also adjust, Buck will not be able to stand it anymore!"

Assistant coach Thibodeau reminded Jeff Van Gundy, but only thought of the lateral speed of veteran Herb Williams, the bald young coach shook his head.

There is still a lead, continue to smash the main force!
After making two free throws, Michael Jordan immediately directed the teammate who had just replaced him to complete the defensive position.

It's time to attack again, Li You quickly handed over the ball, Larry Johnson received the ball at the top of the arc, the left side was near the bottom line, and Alan Houston quickly bounced out.

Oakley's screen, coupled with rapid vertical movement, still did not get rid of Michael Jordan's pursuit and defense. As soon as the left wing received the ball, Midu rushed forward and cut the ball vigorously.

Alan Houston was blocked from the ball for a while, so he could only turn back and forth on the spot, and finally was forced to pass the ball back
The successful defense made the Bulls fans shout happily and was forced to deal the card at the top of the arc. Larry Johnson signaled Li You to catch the ball again.

The follow-up tactics failed again, Li You quickly came to the right flank, and after receiving the ball, Harper posted it up again.

The old guy never stopped moving, and the defensive end mostly took advantage of his body size, forcing Li You to change his breakthrough route.

Li You pouted to protect the ball from outside the three-point line. Li You lowered his center of gravity, held the ball in his right hand, and observed the defensive movement behind him.

Oakley hurried to the three-point line on the right flank, ready to cover. Li You first blasted the ball vigorously on the spot, then pulled the ball back quickly, turned around quickly after shaking, and suddenly accelerated with the ball in his right hand.

Approaching the three-point line, taking advantage of Harper's sliding step, Li You first quickly dribbled the ball behind his back, and the moment he caught the ball with his left hand, he immediately circled the ball behind his back.

Harper almost bumped into Oakley. At this time, he quickly slid to the left to block Li You's breakthrough route. Bison Dele, who had just replaced him, also moved at this time, trying to complete the delay.

As soon as the big man on the opposite side moved, Oakley immediately slid down quickly. In the block position, Li You, who was on the move, didn't look at anyone. With a flick of his right wrist, the basketball passed between the two defenders.

After receiving the ground pass, Oakley went straight to the basket, and Kukchi quickly assisted in the defense, but the old guy was still called into a foul.

"squeak!"

The referee blew his whistle, and the Bulls fans at the scene immediately began to yell at the referee. Oakley didn't care, and hurried to the free throw line, making several consecutive shots.

After making two free throws, Oakley breathed a sigh of relief. When the Bulls attacked again, the rebounds finally couldn't hold up. Michael Jordan hit the iron, and the two substitutes slammed one pass.

In the end, Kukic successfully grabbed the offensive rebound and threw the ball to Pippen on the left wing outside the three-point line. The latter caught the ball and made an open three-point jumper.

"Towards the end of the quarter, the Bulls finally played to their height advantage, the Knicks have to be careful, they can't drop rebounds"

Hubie Brown saw that the Knicks were on the verge of collapsing, and subconsciously followed up with a reminder.

Forced to attack again, Li You also began to frown. A lot of dribbling will consume his energy.

The old guy in front of him has been fighting against him, and the defense has never stopped since he received the ball. Li You once again made a tactical gesture.

Larry Johnson quickly came to the top of the arc and made a false screen. Li You, who was holding the ball in his right hand, moved laterally at this time, pretending to break through on the right.

After the false screen, Larry Johnson immediately rolled down, took away Pippen's defense, and came to the free throw line. Alan Houston, who bounced outside, went up to screen and delay Pippen.

At this time, Li You was already facing the defense and broke into the three-point line. Pippen was delayed. Larry Johnson accelerated his cut and noticed that his teammates were out of position. Michael Jordan subconsciously followed the defense to the paint.

As a result, Pippen did not follow up with Alan Houston, who quickly bounced to the top of the arc, and Li You, who broke through to the right elbow, sent a back kick pass.

Harper wanted to make up the defense, but it was too late, watching the open Alan Houston make a jumper from outside the three-point line!
"Shua!" The three-pointer hit the net hollowly!

"Exquisite cooperation, Jeff Van Gundy can get the best coach, absolutely deserved!"

"The Knicks have been very successful in several tactics, and Alan Houston hit a three-pointer again!"

The Knicks played StacK's tactical routine this time, and Hubie Brown was full of praise for the bald young coach.

At 25:15, Alan Houston hit a three-pointer again, and the stimulating Michael Jordan hit the iron continuously.

The Knicks began to lose rebounds in the backcourt, and Bison Dele and Tony Kukic missed the basket and escaped.
Li You had already sensed that the rebounds were going to be overwhelmed, so he began to slow down the pace, trying to let Oakley and Buck Williams breathe a sigh of relief.

The offensive end started to hit the iron again, but fortunately, Michael Jordan also missed a shot when he was double-teamed. It was not until the end of the first quarter that Midu turned around and hit a jumper from the left side near the baseline.

At 25:17, the first quarter ended. Seeing that the home team was still 1 points behind, the Bulls fans booed wildly again.

11 of 4 in a single quarter, Mikou, who had a bad touch, insisted on scoring 10 points, walked to the bench, pulled his face, and felt that he had lost face.
On the Knicks bench, the atmosphere team shouted happily, stepping up to high-five to celebrate, 8 points, this point difference is not small!
Li You, who played the entire first quarter, was terribly defended. He sat down on his seat, took the water bottle and began to ton ton.

The Bulls' tactic is almost "four guarantees and one", Michael Jordan singles, and others wait to eat.

Harper's offensive end is to pass the ball and catch the pot, and the defensive end is heavy punching. Tonight it has become a pendant, sticking to the defense.
Jeff Van Gundy is very satisfied with the team's performance. The 8-point lead makes the bald young coach very excited:

"John, Chris, continue to speed up the pace of the game after playing, and when there is an opportunity, make a decisive shot!"

"We are the leading side, attack boldly, and seize the opportunity to switch offense!"

When it comes to positional battles, the Knicks have difficulty scoring. This is obvious to the naked eye. If you want to win, you have to keep throwing. You can't count on the veteran Herb to attack in the low post.
Trying hard to deliver chicken soup, cute new John Wallace was so excited, he got playing time again tonight!
Chris Childs and Starks partnered in the backcourt, with John Wallace and Larry Johnson up front and Herb Williams at center.

Jeff Van Gundy hoped that this rotation could last more than 3 minutes. With the Bulls players on the court, he was dumbfounded when he saw Michael Jordan was still there.

"You really pissed him off! Michael doesn't even take a break!"

Alan Houston was also dumbfounded. According to the regular rotation, the Bulls would not let Jordan play early, so he had to rest for 3 minutes
Li You thought of Maikou's first bang-bang strike, and immediately comforted him:

"Maybe he just doesn't feel good tonight, John has a wealth of defensive experience!"

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The Bulls took Steve Kerr, Jason Caffey, Rodman, and Kukchi. Obviously, this lineup still focuses on Michael Jordan.

On the Knicks bench, everyone was nervous for a while, and then Li You began to shake the towel.

Kukchi and Maikou are still playing iron, and "Auntie" is like taking medicine, protecting rebounds on the defensive end and scoring goals on the offensive end.

At 29:19, after Kukchi scored two free throws, with 2 minutes and 8 seconds left in the second quarter, Jeff Van Gundy hurried back to the main force.

Phil Jackson didn't immediately replace Harper. The Knicks' double-teaming became more and more fierce, and someone had to respond from the outside.

Pippen and Longley returned to the court, and the Bulls' defense became an iron barrel formation again.

At the top of the arc, Steve Kerr tried his best to defend Li You. The two were about the same size, and Kerr, who had a little yellow hair, was very active after he came on the stage.

"Defense! Defense! Defense!"

The home team slammed the iron, and the Bulls fans on the scene were impatient, so they could only follow and shout.

Coming to the right wing, stepping on the three-point line, Kerr noticed that Oakley moved forward behind him, and immediately turned sideways, preparing to squeeze through the screen.

At the same time, Rodman also quickly followed up and defended. With the cooperation of the two, they only waited for Li You to break through.

Oakley's false screen on the three-point line, Li You, who holds the ball in his left hand, quickly dribbles behind his back, switches to his right hand, and immediately speeds up the cut.

Going around the screen, Cole immediately chased behind him, and Rodman quickly came up to meet him. During the march, Li You, who was holding the ball in his right hand, suddenly sent the ball forward.

Rodman rushed up to defend, Li You took advantage of the left hand to pull the ball sharply, Cole behind him squeezed up, and then cut the ball with his hands, Li You changed direction in front of his body in an instant.

"Oh!!"

The fans at the scene didn't see the specific action clearly, but felt that in the blink of an eye, Li You passed between the two, and after taking a step, he approached the paint area and easily completed the projectile!

The basketball passed over the fingertips of Rodman, who was twisting and blocking the block, and hit the backboard hollowly into the net!
"Clay God! What a move!"

In the commentary seat, Dick Stockton yelled, feeling that it was not enough, and continued to say loudly:
"Unbelievable, unbelievable, how did Li complete the attack between the two!"

Alan Houston only felt that Li You, who shook his head and backed up, pretended to be X, and Michael Jordan beside him seemed to be glaring at him again.
Sure enough, in the next round, Michael Jordan caught the ball in the left block, and Larry Johnson quickly double-teamed from the top of the arc.

Immediately turned towards the bottom line, and finally against the defense of the two, Michael Jordan made an emergency stop at the left penalty area line, and succeeded in a drifting jumper!
At 31:21, the Bulls also scored in sports.

Blocking the bottom line and still scoring goals, Alan Houston's scalp was numb. Li You took the bottom line ball and continued to encourage:
"The old guy is dying! Run a few more times and try to get rid of the defense!"

The fiery Alan Houston tossed back and forth horizontally and vertically on the offensive end, but Michael Jordan, who was already working hard, chased and defended desperately. More than half of the attack time, he had no chance to connect the ball.
In the end, they could only play conventional tactics. Rodman quickly delayed again, and Li You quickly gave the ball to Oakley in the right elbow.

The unguarded long two-pointer hit the iron, Langley grabbed the rebound, Pippen responded, Li You immediately stepped forward to pull it, and the referee followed with a whistle
"Shhh!!"

Tactical foul, the Bulls' transition attack failed, Li You hurriedly called his teammates to retreat, and the fans booed wildly again.

After more than one quarter of the game, everyone on the Bulls also figured out the situation. When they fell into the position to attack, Longley only needed to squat down to defend. In the paint, it was difficult for the Knicks to score.

Seemingly calmed down, Michael Jordan threw the ball to Kerr at the top of the arc for the first time in the face of a three-person encirclement and left block.

Without too many adjustments, Cole's open three-pointer hit steadily.

Li You cursed secretly, he participated in double-teaming, and the opponent scored.
At 31:24, the point difference returned to single digits.

The rhythm of the game was literally slowed down by the Bulls' defense, and it became difficult to deal cards at the top of the arc.

Both Michael Jordan and Pippen were prepared, which made the pass delayed every time Li You crossed the line.

Just after crossing to the left flank, Li You didn't receive the pass immediately, and was a bit slower. Alan Houston at the top of the arc sent the pass, and Steve Kerr had already posted it.

The attack time is running out, and Li You, who catches the ball, always maintains a three-threat posture, and continues to make tentative steps with his right foot forward to the left.

Noticing that for nearly 24 seconds, Cole moved continuously without giving Li You any space to break through, and tried again. Li You suddenly released the ball with his left hand, exploded the ball vigorously, then quickly retreated, and then quickly shot a jumper from outside the three-point line!
"state!"

Cole's subconscious jumping up to block the block played some role, and the ball knocked out of the box.

Everyone in the Bulls wanted to take the opportunity to launch a conversion attack, but the long rebound just collapsed into the arms of Alan Houston.

The free throw line got an offensive rebound, and Alan Houston didn't stop the ball, and immediately threw the ball to the left corner.

Steve Cole cursed secretly, and in the blink of an eye, Li You actually slipped to the bottom corner.

After receiving the ball, he held up the ball and dangled it. Seeing Cole fly by, Li You made a steady jump shot from outside the three-point line!
"Shua!" The three-pointer hit the net hollowly!

"Lee finally hit the first three-pointer of the game. Rebounds will determine the outcome of the game. The Bulls underestimated the resilience of the Knicks!"

Hubie Brown cheerfully watched the five Knicks clapping and celebrating. The Bulls did have a high advantage, but the Knicks were also fighting for it.

At 34:24, with 6 minutes and 29 seconds left in the first half, the point difference returned to double digits again.

Phil Jackson requested a timeout at this time. He had to give Mike a breather and interrupt the rhythm of the Knicks by the way.

"Shhh!!"

Feeling that the situation on the court was not right, the Bulls fans at the scene finally couldn't hold back, and there were more and more shouts and curses. No one thought that the home team would fall behind.

Back on the bench, Michael Jordan was in a bad mood and kept his face shut. Phil Jackson didn't care that the team was behind, and simply encouraged him:

"Don't be fooled by the opponent's difficult goal. We only need to do a good job of rebounding to win the game!"

The core players wanted to play singles, and Phil Jackson happily supported them. By the way, he told everyone that the fight was over.

On the other hand, Jeff Van Gundy didn't say much, just kept emphasizing the game time:
"There are 2 minutes left in the second quarter, hold on, and enter the second half with the lead, we will get an away victory!"

The head coach gave out the chicken soup excitedly, and the atmosphere group also screamed. Everyone wished that the game would end immediately, and then celebrated the victory happily.

In the last 6 minutes of the first half, the Bulls' main lineup returned. After Harper came on the field, he began to act as a pendant again.
Li You was so entangled by the old guy that he lost his temper. Unlike Tim Hardaway, who took care of organization and offense, the old guy was on the offensive end, waiting for Michael Jordan to be double-teamed and then catch the ball.

Either reorganize, or take over the offense, Harper even left the work of dribbling the ball to Pippen. Tonight is a complete incarnation of a tool man
Michael Jordan's touch began to return, and Larry Johnson's excessive double-teaming also gave Pippen several chances to score easily.

On the Knicks side, Oakley also responded from the mid-range, and Larry Johnson also made a three-pointer.

For a while, the Bulls were unable to narrow the score, and everyone in the Knicks was brave.

With 1 minute and 06 seconds left in the first half, Li You's breakthrough was met with a foul by Harper. Amid the boos of the audience, he made two free throws.

Entering the state of adding penalties, the old guy didn't restrain his defensive actions, and he didn't care about losing free throws. He was completely exhausted tonight.

At the last moment of the first half of the game, Michael Jordan used the cover of the substitute Kukci to get rid of the defense vertically, on the right wing, and hit a long two-point jumper!

After Li You missed a three-pointer at halftime, the halftime game was completely over, and the boos in the United Center Arena became louder and louder. Everyone on the Knicks ran towards the player tunnel laughing.

At 48:38, the Knicks entered the second half with a 10-point lead.

"Michael should share the ball more. He made 19 of 8 in the half and 4 of 4 free throws. He scored 20 points, 5 rebounds and 1 assist, but this is not the Bulls' game rhythm!"

"Constantly fighting for rebounds, coupled with too much physical confrontation, it is difficult for other Bulls players to find an offensive state when they rarely touch the ball."

In the TNT commentary booth, Hubie Brown was not polite, and directly pointed out that the reason why the Bulls were behind was because of Michael Jordan's stupidity.

“李表现得很好,半场10中4,三分线外3中1,罚球4中4,拿到了13分1篮板5助攻1失误数据。”

"Although the efficiency was not high, he successfully activated his teammates. Alan Houston made 11 of 5 shots, 5 of 3 from beyond the three-point line, 2 of 2 free throws, and contributed 15 points!"

"The Knicks' backcourt withstood the pressure!"

Dick Stockton blew up about the performance of the Knicks. Seeing that his partner had something to say, he immediately said:
"We can first predict what will happen in the second half of the game."

"Note that the Bulls have grabbed 29 rebounds in the half, including 8 offensive rebounds! The Knicks have to solve the rebounding problem."

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In the locker room, Jeff Van Gundy didn't mention the tactical arrangement at all at this time, and kept sending out chicken soup.

Of course he knew that the veteran Buck Williams couldn't stand it anymore, but on the bench, there was only the older Herb Williams. As for the cute new McCarty, he had long been forgotten by the bald young coach.
"Persist for another 24 minutes, and we will have a precious away victory!"

"Think about it, win this game, go back to New York, we can protect the home court, and we can get the match point!"

Jeff Van Gundy took off his coat and loudly encouraged everyone, and the atmosphere group followed suit:

"Michael Jordan misses, our defense works!"

The big pie that was drawn still played a role, Oakley completely lifted his spirits, and the old guy also started to cheer himself up:

"We're going to win the game!"

Li You watched his teammates regain their vitality, and he felt the effect of chicken soup firsthand.

Talking about tactics is really useless sometimes, at this time you have to "Let's go!".
At the beginning of the second half of the game, the United Center Arena went berserk. The Bulls fans couldn't stand the home team falling behind, and the game started with boos.

The Knicks took the lead in attacking, and Li You was not polite, and quickly dribbled across half court. At the top of the arc, Buck Williams rolled down a fake screen.

Longley cooperated with Harper to delay Li You, who was holding the ball in his left hand to accelerate the breakthrough. The two surrounded each other, and Li You was in the left block, drifting and hitting the iron with a fadeaway jumper.

At this time, Larry Johnson, Oakley, and Buck Williams all rushed into the paint, plus Pippen and Rodman, the basketball came out of the basket, and everyone below rushed to grab it!
In the end, Rodman grabbed the second, he just protected the backboard and posed for a photo, causing the fans in the front row to cheer loudly
The Knicks' tactics are getting simpler, shoot and grab!

When it came to the defensive round, several people on the outside began to double-team Michael Jordan in turn. As long as they received the ball in the blocking area, within 2 seconds, they would be surrounded directly.

Michael Jordan went on to hit the iron and protected the rebound, and the Knicks launched a conversion attack. After halftime, Li You was blocked by Harper, who converted a three-pointer and followed up.

The pace of the game was getting faster and faster, and the scores of both sides began to rise slowly. In less than 3 minutes, Phil Jackson immediately requested a timeout.

Take Bisson Dele, take the initiative to lower the height, and replace Longley who can't keep up with the rhythm. The Bulls rely on their highly mobile defense to lower the rhythm of the game.
Jeff Van Gundy naturally saw that the situation was wrong, and the double team paid the price. Pippen scored two three-pointers in a row, and the United Center was instantly blown up. The Knicks were also forced to request a timeout.

"Oh!!"

The Bulls fans at the scene cheered loudly. After the timeout, the Knicks began to lose rebounds again, and the transition attack was completely gone.
Buck - Williams was forced off, replaced by veteran Herb - Williams, the situation has not improved, Jeff - Van Gundy anxious to jump.

With 3 minutes and 4 seconds left in the third quarter, Pippen's cross pass was intercepted by Li You. The Knicks played a transition attack again. Li You quickly counterattacked and made an easy layup.

As the game progressed, Rodman also made a turnover, and then was turned into a transition attack by the Knicks, and Alan Houston got to the free throw line.

Two easy scores finally relieved some scoring pressure, but as Michael Jordan hit the basket frequently, the Knicks were still recovered by the Bulls.

17:23 in a single quarter, after three quarters, 65:61, only 4 points left.

Li You, like Michael Jordan, was substituted with 3 minute left in the third quarter:

"Mike is already tired and missed free throws. He can't stand it anymore. Hold on for a while!"

Hearing Li You's words, Alan Houston nodded with straight eyes. He put in a lot of energy on the defensive end. In the third quarter, the game became more and more difficult. At this time, he could only use the mental victory method.
In the last quarter of the game, the Knicks could not change the backcourt. Li You and Alan Houston had to rest.

Michael Jordan didn't play right away either. Everyone is human, and there are limits to physical fitness.

Seeing the hope of reversing the game, the Bulls fans in the United Center Arena began to shout again.

Jeff Van Gundy made the right choice. With the team leading, the energetic Starks helped the Knicks score consecutive points in the last quarter.

With 9 minutes and 01 seconds left in the game, Michael Jordan returned to the court to help the Bulls score.

With Longley standing to the free throw line, Jeff - Van Gundy also got back the main lineup.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Phil Jackson replaced Longley, who made two free throws, with Kukchi, and took the initiative to shrink the lineup again.

72:68, the point difference is still 4 points.

In the last quarter of the game, both sides slowed down. After several consecutive rounds, it was bang bang again. Seeing that his teammates really couldn't make a shot, Michael Jordan, who had been slow for a few minutes, began to turn around and ask for the ball again.
Alan Houston quickly returned to defense after hitting the iron. At this time, facing Michael Jordan's post-up singles, he couldn't stand it anymore.

Seeing Michael Jordan rushing into the paint, Oakley immediately rushed up to cover his face with a big cap.

The ball didn't hit at all, and when Mikou landed, he covered his nose and slapped his face.
"Shhh!!"

Seeing the referee whistle two ordinary free throws, the boos immediately turned into swearing.

Seeing that Michael Jordan made two free throws, the Knicks bench was about to cheer, but the rebound was hit by Rodman into the basket.

At 72:71, the United Center Arena was boiling again. Bulls fans watched Rodman raise his hands under the basket and immediately cheered loudly.

Another rebound, Jeff - Van Gundy can only loudly remind the players to concentrate.

Li You hit the iron in the third quarter, returned to the field in the fourth quarter, and his touch didn't continue. Harper was still hanging by his side, and the old guy was basically on the same level as him.
Quickly received the baseline ball, Harper continued to lead the defense, Li You quickly circled the ball behind his back, and accelerated with all his strength after switching to his right hand.

"Defense! Defense! Defense!"

The Bulls fans on the scene shouted more and more vigorously, and the team was about to overtake the score.

When he came to the top of the arc, Harper took a small step back, and Li You waved his hand to signal everyone to pull away from the bottom line.

At the last moment of the game, there is no need for any complicated tactics. Li You, who holds the ball in his right hand, jumps and dribbles, and then suddenly lowers his body's center of gravity. While shaking his body to the right, he changes direction significantly.

After switching to the left hand, he immediately accelerated with all his strength. Harper was already prepared, and followed Li You to slide quickly to the rear right. The old guy took a step to defend, just waiting for Li You to break through.

In the blink of an eye, the two came to the elbow area on the right side of the free throw line. Li You suddenly stopped and changed direction quickly.

Switching to the right hand, he immediately dribbled behind his back. While Harper was still sliding backwards, Li You immediately joined the ball, and quickly shot a jumper from the free throw line!
"Shua!" A steady hit in the middle distance!

"Unreasonable goal! Lee once again helped the Knicks widen the point difference!"

The defensive cheers stopped abruptly, and Dick Stockton shouted excitedly in the commentary.

"Shhh!!"

Seeing Li You, who was back on defense, raised his left index finger, the fans booed and exhaled at the same time.

74:71, everyone in the Knicks knows that in the next round, it must be Michael Jordan who responds.

Sure enough, Pippen sent a pass from the left block, and Larry Johnson just slid up to catch up. Michael Jordan leaned on Alan Houston, turned around immediately after receiving the ball, and took advantage of the opportunity to complete a fadeaway jumper!

"Shua!" Responded and the ball scored!

At 74:73, the Bulls responded quickly.

A large number of shots finally aroused Michael Jordan's touch.
The Bulls once again strengthened their defense, Harper stuck to the defense tightly, Li You passed the ball quickly after halftime, Larry Johnson responded at the top of the arc, and after several screens, they failed to get rid of the defense.

Oakley simply waved his hand, indicating that everyone should throw it away and grab it again. As a result, this time Li You broke through to the left near the bottom line, and made an emergency stop for a jumper.
There was another rush at the basket, and Kukchi finally protected the rebound.

With such a simple and crude tactic, the Bulls had no way to do it. When Li You shot close to the basket, the rebound would not bounce too far.

This made the Bulls have to fight mindlessly. At the critical moment, as long as Li You made no mistakes, the Knicks would not make mistakes, and the ball was in the hands of one player.

Under the double-teaming of the three, Michael Jordan's response ball failed to score, and Phil Jackson also stood on the sidelines at this time, shouting loudly, indicating to play tactics.
In the last few minutes, it became more and more difficult for the Knicks to score. Relying on Oakley and Larry Johnson's free throws, the points slowly increased.

The old guy desperately rushed to grab offensive rebounds, and the defensive end spared no effort to protect the rebounds.

But Kukic's tip-up and Pippen's breakthrough still made the Bulls bite the score.

At 78:77, with the last 56 seconds left in the game, the fans in the front row stood up, and the Bulls fans shouted in unison:

"Defense! Defense! Defense!"

Quickly dribbled the ball past halftime, Li You didn't rush to attack, but continued to control the time, the atmosphere on the sidelines covered their mouths nervously, scored, and the Knicks might win the game.

In the last few rounds, Harper did not lead the defense. At halftime, Michael Jordan took the initiative to switch defenses.

As the game time passed, everyone on the field pulled away, and the fans shouted excitedly. Michael Jordan lowered his body weight and stared at Li You's movements.

With 13 seconds left in the attack time, Li You, holding the ball in his left hand, suddenly leaned forward and accelerated, approaching the three-point line, quickly crossed back and pulled back, and the moment he switched to his right hand, he dribbled the ball behind his back twice in a row.

Michael Jordan was shaken so that he moved. Li You, who finished dribbling the ball behind his back, suddenly blew the ball on the spot, grabbed the ball again with his right hand, and immediately turned around and accelerated.

Under the change of rhythm, Li You successfully led by half a body, and went straight to the basket against Michael Jordan's defense.

Sliding quickly to the left rear, Michael Jordan knew he hadn't lost his defensive position, so he didn't cut the ball easily.

The two came to the paint area almost instantly. While walking, Li You suddenly turned around, then quickly combined the ball, switched to the left hand, leaned on Michael Jordan, and threw the ball to the basket!
After turning around, he quickly made a block, the basketball flew over his fingertips, and Michael Jordan subconsciously widened his eyes.

Perhaps the physical confrontation played a role, the basketball bounced twice on the rim, and finally fell out of the rim.

The United Center Arena, which had just been almost turned into the Chicago Library, erupted in huge cheers:

"Wow!!"

The rebound was tightly hugged by Rodman, and with 34 seconds left in the game, the initiative returned to the Bulls.

Michael Jordan glared again at the atmosphere group of the Knicks who were all covering their mouths and not making a sound.

After losing the key ball, Li You didn't show much expression. He just returned to the defense quickly, and the Knicks still had time.

After Pippen took the ball, he dribbled steadily through halftime. All the fans at the scene couldn't sit still, and got up and yelled.

It's also pressing time, on the right wing, Michael Jordan didn't catch the ball immediately, and Alan Houston could only follow his body's instinctive reaction at this time, hanging beside Michael Jordan.

Everyone on the Bulls sank near the bottom line. Li You followed Harper's left corner to smoke. With 10 seconds left in the attack time, Michael Jordan suddenly started.

Pippen turned around immediately, completed the hand-off at the top of the arc, and then quickly ran to the left flank.

The moment he received the ball, he noticed that Larry Johnson was coming up to defend him. Michael Jordan did not choose to pass the ball, but turned around quickly at the top of the arc, grabbed the ball with his right hand, and accelerated the breakthrough.

Alan Houston slid desperately and gave a physical confrontation, and Larry Johnson chased after him.

The three of them came to the right side near the bottom line. Michael Jordan suddenly stopped, rose from the ground, drifted to the right and rear in the air, hovered for a short time, and waited for the two to jump up and block the block.

"Shua!" The two-pointer went into the net!

"Oh!!"

The United Center arena exploded in an instant, and the Bulls fans started shouting crazily. After landing, Michael Jordan looked around the crowd blankly, and Alan Houston and Larry Johnson were completely paralyzed.
At 78:79, at the last moment, the Bulls overtook the score.

Jeff Van Gundy hurriedly asked for a timeout. The Bulls bench and the atmosphere group cheered, and they all stepped forward to high-five Michael Jordan.

"What a beautiful goal, Michael Jordan once again showed his killer qualities!"

Hubie Brown didn't say much, the old man seems to have gotten used to the key ball performance of Maiduan.

"Just a little bit, Lee can end the game, of course, 12 seconds, the Knicks still have a chance!"

In the commentary booth, Dick Stockton also smiled and waited to watch the show. No matter what the result is, the neutral fans will definitely not lose!

On the Knicks bench, Jeff Van Gundy hurriedly took out the tactical board and drew the sideline tactics. Everyone was panting, and no one made a sound.

"Give me the ball and I'll make the shot and we'll win the game!"

In the last round, Li You breathed a sigh of relief on the field. At this time, he could not rely on other teammates. Alan Houston and Larry Johnson were almost vomiting
Jeff Van Gundy, who was going to explain the tactics, was stunned for a moment, while Li You made two gestures on the tactical board, turned his head and reminded Alan Houston loudly:
"Back serve, we have plenty of time!"

Alan Houston nodded subconsciously, and everyone stood up again. When the timeout expired, the United Center Arena was completely boiling.

"Defense! Defense! Defense!"

The audience stood up and shouted loudly, victory is close at hand!
Jeff Van Gundy, who was standing on the sidelines, tugged at the hem of his suit nervously, and then shouted loudly to remind the players to concentrate.

12 seconds is enough to complete an attack. The left side is near the bottom line. With the help of Oakley's cover, Li You quickly bounces out.

On the left flank, after receiving the sideline kick from Alan Houston, he took advantage of the situation and put the ball with his right hand. Li You quickly moved to the top of the arc.

Everyone pulled away again, and everyone on the Bulls also defended symbolically. At the last moment of the game, the core players would not pass the ball.

Without needing anyone's help in defense, Michael Jordan lowered his center of gravity again, and instead of rushing up, he moved slowly.

The time of the game is passing quickly, the defensive cheers in the United Center arena are getting louder, and the Bulls fans at the scene can't hold back
With 5 seconds left in the game, Li You suddenly started, at the top of the arc, holding the ball in his right hand, pretending to lean forward to accelerate, and then quickly completed the dribble under the crotch.

Lowering the center of gravity of the body, the body then swayed to the left, taking advantage of Michael Jordan's step to the right, and instantly completed a large frontal change of direction.

The basketball brushed Michael Jordan's fingertips and came to Li You's right hand. Realizing that he had been cheated, Michael Jordan slipped quickly.

Li You went in and out slightly, shaking his body confusingly. He noticed that Michael Jordan moved backwards and quickly completed the dribble behind his back.

Back beyond the three-point line in an instant, without any hesitation, Li You drifted slightly to the rear right and quickly shot a jumper!
Michael Jordan was shaken into place, and before he had time to block the shot, he saw Li You, who was in front of him, turn around confidently after making a shot, and raised his hands high!

The basketball draws a beautiful arc and finally falls straight into the net.
"Shua!" The three-pointer hit the net hollowly.

The goal light came on, and the final buzzer sounded.

"OH——!"

"He got it!"

The United Center arena was silent for a moment, and it seemed that only Dick Stirton, the commentator, was shouting excitedly.

The Bulls fans stared blankly at Li You, who turned around confidently and raised his hands early, and then the noise almost knocked off the roof
"shush"

No one cared about the booing, everyone on the Knicks team ran to the field, shouting wildly while hugging Li You who was still pretending to be X.

"what!!"

Jeff Van Gundy was so happy that he jumped around twice, and then he restrained his smile, and went to the technical stage to shake hands with Phil Jackson.

Michael Jordan looked at the scoreboard with his hips on his hips, and finally took a last look at the Knicks who were still celebrating wildly, pursed his lips, and turned his head to the player tunnel.

"Crazy game, crazy lore, the Knicks won the away game!"

"The arrogant Bulls finally paid the price! Lee showed his big heart attributes, 19 years old? Incredible performance!"

Hubie Brown looked cheerfully at the huddled Knicks.

21 of 8, 7 of 2 from beyond the three-point line, and 6 of 4 free throws. In terms of technical statistics, Li You only had 22 points, 3 rebounds, 8 assists, 1 steal and 1 turnover. But at this moment, no one cares about these.

Dick Stockton just glanced at the technical statistics, and then said with a smile:

"The big score in the series came to 1:0, the Knicks completed the goal, G2 Patrick Ewing returned, the series is getting more and more interesting!"

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