Almighty legend life

Chapter 106 The beginning of tit for tat

1997年6月1日，96-97赛季的NBA总决赛正式开打，对阵的双方是洛杉矶湖人队与芝加哥公牛队。

Before the game, the head coaches of the two teams were very cautious about this finals. For the Bulls, although they have created the best and second-best results in league history for two consecutive seasons, the fresh Lakers should not be underestimated, especially It was Liu Han who performed bravely after entering the playoffs. This young rookie showed amazing strength in the game. His stable three-point shooting ability like a machine made the Bulls very afraid.

As for the Lakers, they are now in a challenger position. The Bulls' status in the league is unshakable. They are a team that is creating legends.

Ranked according to the results of the regular season, the Bulls with a better record have home court advantage, so the first two games of the finals will be held at the United Sports Center in Chicago.

There are four commentators in this finals, namely Rego Sager, Myrph Albert, Celtics legend Bill Russell and Lakers legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Considering that the Bulls have only retired two The player's jersey number, and these two are the current Utah Jazz coach Jerry Sloan and Bob Laffer. Jerry Sloan was eliminated by the Lakers in the Western Conference Finals and is now healing the wound, while Bob Laffer is Due to physical reasons, he was unable to come to the scene, so the arrangement of the commentary can only be replaced by the famous Celtics Bill Russell.

The Bulls' list for today is point guard Ron Haber, shooting guard Michael Jordan, small forward Scottie Pippen, power forward Dennis Rodman, and center Luke Langley.The Bulls arranged for Australian center Luke Langley to start the game in this playoffs. The purpose is to limit the performance of the Lakers inside O'Neal. Luke Langley is 265 meters tall and weighs [-] pounds. Strength is not inferior to O'Neill.

The Lakers' starting lineup has not changed, and Robert Horry is still the starting power forward. This serious player was appreciated by coach Harris as soon as he came to the Lakers.

At the beginning of the game, O'Neal jumped the ball to win, and Liu Han squeezed Jordan to grab the ball. Liu Han's current physical fitness is not weaker than the top stars in the league.

Jordan caught up with Liu Han immediately after Liu Han got the ball. Bulls coach Phil Jackson specially emphasized before the game that he should carry out a special close press on Liu Han. His three-pointer is really too threatening.

After Liu Han got the ball, he didn't act too strong, but passed the ball to Van Exel who came over to respond, and then he ran to the Bulls to settle in the half court.

After Van Exel dribbled the ball through the half court, he lobbed the ball directly to Liu Han, who was entangled with Jordan.

Liu Han got the ball with his back after several times of scrambling. Jordan kept trying to move forward so that Liu Han could not catch the ball, but he underestimated Liu Han's strength. This kid who was weak when he played against Jordan last time The one who grew up is almost catching up with Jordan.

After Liu Han got the ball, his teammates pulled away one after another. Everyone knew that this would be a challenge between the league rookie and the league legend.

"Wow, Liu and Jordan faced each other at the beginning of the game, haha, this must be the most anticipated scene of this finals." Reg Sager said after seeing the situation on the court.

"Liu is the fastest-growing player I have ever seen. He participated in the training camp I held when he was in college, and he performed very well." Kareem Abdul-Jabbar raised his sense of presence in a timely manner.

Jordan held Liu Han firmly with his left hand to prevent him from turning around easily, while he himself provocatively said in Liu Han's ear: "Rookie, come one, don't be soft, I bet you will never make the shot." Jordan did not He underestimated Liu Han. He had a detailed understanding of Liu Han before the game, and he still admired the new "No. 24" Jordan in the league. After all, his skills were very similar to his own.

Liu Han didn't pay attention to Jordan's trash talk. He turned around suddenly while Jordan was still talking, and then made a very large backward jumper.Jordan's reaction was quick, he quickly posted up and took off, trying to block Liu Han.But Liu Han's fadeaway jump shot was really close to the limit. The ball flew out between Jordan's fingers and plunged into the net, 2-0.

"Beautiful, very wonderful fadeaway jumper, Liu defeated Jordan with Jordan's stunt." Rego Sager has always admired Liu Han very much, and he has been praising Liu Han during the commentary.

"It's really beautiful. This young man did a good job, but I believe Jordan will fight back. He is a persistent guy." Myrph Albert also admitted that the ball is very beautiful.

"Yeah, this is different from the basketball we played in the past. At that time, inside players who could play with their backs, outside players seldom turned their backs to their opponents." The guy with 11 championship rings is the envy of many people in the league now.

Liu Han's fadeaway jumper made Jordan feel ashamed. It seems that this young boy is a very black-bellied guy. Without saying a word, he countered Jordan's trash talk with actions.

The Bulls were attacking, and Jordan didn't seem to have any plans to give Liu Han back. He just settled in the bottom corner and his teammates ran tactics.

However, Liu Han did not dare to relax his vigilance against Jordan at all. After all, the opponent is currently recognized as the strongest player in the league.

When Bulls center Luke Langley took the ball inside, Jordan suddenly started. Rodman timely mentioned the outside to cover Jordan. Liu Han was blocked by Rodman. When he bypassed Rodman, Jordan Already caught the ball and made a shot from outside the three-point line. Jordan felt good today, and he made a hit on the first shot.

"It's so interesting. Liu hit Jordan with a fadeaway jumper, and Jordan immediately counterattacked Liu with a three-pointer. The two sides seem to have exchanged first-line tactics." Myrph Albert has always been the first choice for commentators in the finals. Since 91, he has commented on the finals for six consecutive seasons. For Jordan and Liu Han, he hopes that the Bulls will win the championship.

The game has entered a tit-for-tat stage from the very beginning. The Lakers still use their strong points to play singles, while the Bulls seem to have more changes.

Liu Han did not fluctuate because of Jordan's three-pointer. As soon as he played, he would focus all his attention on the game. No matter how provocative his opponent was, he would not care. What he cared most about was how to win.

The Lakers continued to attack. Liu Han did not compete with Jordan this time, but came out and took the initiative to catch the ball outside.However, Van Exel did not pass the ball to Liu Han, Jordan followed very close, Van Exel did not dare to pass the ball to Liu Han rashly, but lobbed the ball to O'Neal inside.

After O'Neal got the ball, he played Luke Langley with his back, but the opponent's strength was not inferior to O'Neal's. O'Neal couldn't easily hit the basket. He could only turn around halfway and make a hook shot.

When O'Neal was about to make a shot, Liu Han suddenly accelerated into the inside line.Liu Han's sudden start made Jordan slightly taken aback. He somewhat underestimated Liu Han's speed and let Liu Han get rid of his entanglement.

After Liu Han entered the inside line, he flew up as soon as he entered the three-second zone. The ball that bounced out of the box just fell into Liu Han's control. A dunk from Dennis Rodman made the Bulls fans shocked. call.Rodman ruthlessly pushed away Liu Han who was still riding on his shoulders. He was not a guy who was easily bullied. A rookie buckle made Rodman feel ashamed.

The game was very fierce from the very beginning, and the two teams fought hand to hand without the slightest scruples.And such a wonderful game also makes all the fans very happy. It is no longer a melee defense, but wonderful goals and dunks. This kind of game is what fans like to see.

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