Chapter 461 This is a final that no one can afford to lose

   This time, both sides got up, and it was time for the next festival.

   For the Bulls, Jordan continued to play, Pippen went off the court, Harper did the same, the guard went to Kerr, the small forward Kiesen Kaffey, the power forward Tony Kukoc, and the center was Luke Longley.

   For the Suns, Wang Tiejun continued to play, the power forward was Williams, the small forward Wilkins, and the back line was Lightning + Kidd.

   Bulls attack.

   Pharaoh’s roar sounded: “The audience is pressing.”

   woo woo woo…

   This sentence, like an air defense siren, instantly made the Bulls’ scalp tingle.

“damn it!”

  Jordan swears directly.

   Lightning didn’t play a few minutes in the first quarter, when he was full of energy, he immediately rushed to Cole’s side.

   Although Kidd played the first quarter, Kobe Bryant would come to replace him soon. Three people played two positions, and each played only 32 minutes on average, so he also cheered up and started to chase down Jordan with all his strength.

  Although Wilkins’ defense is not very good, but it is related to the championship, how dare he have any slack thoughts, so old K is afraid that he will be driven off on the spot, so he also pays close attention to Kesenkafei. Fortunately, Caffey is just a role player with average strength, and his defensive task is not heavy.

  Jordan threw off Kidd and was blocked immediately after receiving the ball, but he was really strong, and he was still energetic after a quarter.

   But Kerr was not Harper, and soon he was unable to advance or retreat under the pressure of Lightning, and he could only pass the ball back to Jordan.

“Snapped!”

   Cole’s passing action was too obvious. At this time, Kidd made a very fierce and decisive steal. Like a hungry wolf, he suddenly took a step forward, inserted between Jordan and the ball instantly, stuck Jordan and completed the steal.

   “Beautiful! Kidd steals the ball in the backcourt, goes down quickly, and passes the ball!”

  Suqun roared in excitement, and finally shouted: “Go in, Lightning feinted a shot, flew back to defend Jordan under the basket, and hit a layup.”

   “33:24, the Suns are now 9 points ahead, come on, win the match point, the championship is in sight!” Lao Zhang shouted excitedly.

“damn it!”

   Jordan cursed bitterly.

   Now he can understand what it is like to press the whole court. In the past, it was the Bulls who gave the Suns this taste, but now he has tasted it himself.

He looked at the bench. There was no one in the bench to help him. Pippen and Harper are not tough guys, especially Harper. It’s not enough to play more than 20 minutes in the playoffs. Peng also needs to take a breath to get up, and he can play for 40 minutes at most.

   “Strengthen the defense, we have to let them taste what it is like to press the defense all over the court.” At this time, Pharaoh’s roar sounded again.

“Yes!”

   All the Suns players responded with a bang, and the momentum rose without burning.

   “Shhh!”

   The home fans reacted immediately, booing loudly.

   On the sidelines, on the Suns bench, several coaches also looked at each other in dismay. This was not the defensive tactic they arranged. After the first quarter, Old K changed the tactic they formulated.

   But, well, old K can play whatever he wants, this is his team.

   This time, no matter how hard Kidd pressed, Jordan stopped passing the ball. He rushed from left to right and forced Kidd to retreat again and again through continuous direction changes.

   He advanced to the frontcourt, approached the top of the arc, stopped for a while, and made an emergency stop. Before Kidd had time to grab the cover, the ball had already been shot.

   The entire attack has only one word to describe, that is: fast.

“brush!”

  The water splashed and the three-pointer hit.

   “Oh, 5 of 9 shots and 4 of 6 three-pointers, you have to hold him down. If a genius like Jordan goes crazy, no one can stop him.” Zhang Lili shouted loudly.

Su Qun was also frightened and said: “4-of-6 shots, which is equivalent to a 100% shooting rate of two-pointers. Director Zhang, at the beginning of the last G2 game, he also hit two three-pointers in a row. At that time We thought he was going to make a wave of 3-pointers, but he didn’t, but today it looks like he’s really going to have one.”

Zhang Lili nodded solemnly and said, “It’s not that there’s really going to be the last wave, but the last wave has already come. Looking at Jordan’s state today, it’s super explosive, the Suns can’t be careless, the difference of 6 points, two It’s just a three-pointer thing.”

  On the ABC live booth, Magic Johnson and the three of them were also talking about Jordan’s three-pointer.

  Larry Bird said: “As long as Jordan loses this game, he basically loses the active first man competition.

   One loss, two losses, three losses, and three consecutive finals defeats to Lao K. Even if it is himself, he is embarrassed to say that he is the number one active player.

   So in this game, Jordan really can’t afford to lose. If he loses, it will be really difficult for him to win the old K in the future, unless the lineup is against the sky, but that has no gold content. ”

Magic Johnson interfaced: “Even if he is the first player in history, if he doesn’t consider his contribution to the league, if K won this time, both of them would have three crowns, but K beat Jordan three times to win the championship, and it was at his peak. Jordan, then the evaluation of him will be higher than Jordan. So this game, for Jordan, is indeed a game that cannot be lost again.”

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar also said: “So he broke out, not only in this game, but in this series, because he knows better than us that this is not just the finals, but also determines the relationship between him and the old K. The series about the active first man, even the historical positioning, is the most important series of his career.”

   On the sidelines, several coaches of the Suns, including head coach Danny Ainge, were already in a hurry. Jordan’s three-pointer today was really scary and made them very uneasy.

   But there is nothing they can do. Kidd and others have tried their best to defend, and they are all on the court to press, how can they defend?

  33:27, the Bulls are still 6 points behind, the Suns attack.

  Although Williams is old, he still has a certain ability to shoot in the middle. He pulled to the right wing and also pulled Kukoc to the right waist.

  The left wing is low, and Pharaoh starts to ask for the ball.

   In the first quarter, he mainly focused on defense. In this quarter, his teammates were all substitutes. He needed to bear more offensive pressure.

   His key position for the ball seems to be an order. After receiving this order, the Bulls’ defensive formation took a small step back in unison.

Kidd was stared at by Jordan and was not in a hurry to pass the ball. At this time, Lightning suddenly ran from the right wing, quickly completed the hand-off pass with Kidd, and then rushed to the left wing with the ball, pushed with one hand, and the ball flew straight in. In the hands of Wang Tiejun.

   The straight pass has the shortest time, which makes it impossible for the opponent to double-team in time.

The moment after    received the ball, Pharaoh’s post-up singles started.

Using the left foot as the axis, he suddenly swayed up. After Luke Langley’s center of gravity was shaken, he immediately turned down and slipped. Langley couldn’t keep up with the rhythm. Between dribbling, he turned and stepped on the sideline of the paint area. Killed in, stepped forward.

   On the right waist, when Wang Tiejun was swaying, Kukoc quickly turned around to defend, but seeing that Old K had slipped to the bottom, he didn’t dare to rush to block the hole, he could only make an emergency stop and stopped opposite the basket.

“boom!”

   Under a ball, the basket trembled.

  35:27, the Suns lead by 8 points, the Bulls attack.

It’s still a full-court pressing tactic, but it’s a second-hand version. Kidd hasn’t played yet, and his defense is not as strong as in the first quarter. Lightning’s athletic ability has declined now. Wilkins can’t defend well. Pharaoh just wants to take revenge. Bull, disgust your opponent.

   Cole advanced to the frontcourt and made a breakthrough outside the right-wing three-point line, forcing Lightning to retreat half a step, but at this time he suddenly jumped up.

   “Damn!”

  Lightning wanted to pounce, but couldn’t keep up with his feet, so he couldn’t help but scolded, looked back, and heard a swipe, the hole pierced the net.

“Oh oh oh…”

   Someone else hit a three-pointer, and the Bulls fans were so excited that they even began to imagine drowning the Suns with a three-pointer rain, so the cheers were very enthusiastic.

“ah!”

   Cole also threw his fists and roared excitedly. He had never heard such warm cheers in the United Center.

   “We’ll give him one back.”

   Pharaoh’s roar sounded, boosting the morale of the Suns players.

   “Defend the three-pointer, this is the Bulls’ seventh three-pointer.” Su Qun shouted loudly.

  35:30, the sun attacked.

  Pharaoh received the ball, and after attracting the weak side to double-team, he gave the ball to veteran Williams. Unfortunately, Williams failed to hit the ball, the rebound was also returned by Kukoc, and the Bulls attacked.

  Jordan broke through with the ball at the top of the arc, and when he reached the right elbow, he attracted a double-team from the Lightning. He immediately distributed the ball to Kerr, and Kerr shot again without hesitation, this time it was still empty.

“boom!”

   But sometimes this is the case. There is no defender in front of him, but instead he misses the shot, the ball hits the basket and gets caught by Pharaoh.

   Came to the low post on the left wing again and wanted the ball.

Playing Luke Langley, he won’t play hard now, it will take too much physical energy. Although his physical fitness is strong, he has not reached the level of defying the sky. Every physical fitness must be allocated reasonably. Now that his mobility has improved, playing this A slow-moving meat shield, there is a way.

   However, this time the ball could not be passed from the outside in time. Jordan blocked the passing space between Kidd and the low post on the left wing. Kidd could only give the ball to the lightning on the right wing first.

   Seeing Lightning catch the ball, Pharaoh immediately turned around, shook off Luke Longley, and cut into the paint area.

After five seasons, the Lightning and Pharaoh are too familiar. There is an old saying that as soon as you poke your ass, I know what **** you are doing. When Pharaoh turned around, he immediately faked the truth. After shaking off Cole, he The ball goes to the left of the basket.

   There is no suspense after that.

“boom!”

   With the loud explosion of the basket, the Suns scored another goal.

  37:30, the Bulls attacked.

  Jordan made another three-pointer this time.

   Seeing him take another three-pointer, the Suns are all nervous, and the Bulls are eager to see.

   “Don’t think about it!”

   Kidd jumped desperately to block, but the ball slipped over his fingertips.

“boom!”

  The ball bounced off the basket and was caught by Pharaoh.

“Ugh!”

  The bull sighed in disappointment.

   “Hoo!”

  The Suns breathed a sigh of relief.

   “I made 4 of 7 three-pointers, and finally missed another shot.” After exhaling a long breath, Su Qun laughed.

   “It will definitely miss, Kidd’s defense is very strong.” Lao Zhang laughed.

“brush!”

   A minute later, Jordan made a real shot and another 3-pointer shot through the Suns.

   “5-for-8 from 3-point range.”

  Suqun only felt bitter in his tongue. Jordan’s three-pointer made his heart beat faster than usual, and every shot made his scalp tingle.

   On the court, Jordan threw a powerful punch and kept hitting three-pointers, becoming more and more firm in his decision to shoot three-pointers.

   They all say that his three-pointers are not good, but since he lost the championship in 1995, because he had to deal with old K, he began to practice three-pointers. Is his three-pointers really bad?

   After the first quarter, the Suns led by 9 points at 60:51.

  Pharaoh’s wish to open the score in the second quarter failed to materialize, leading by seven points in the first quarter and only two points in the second quarter.

Because after Jordan made three three-pointers in the first quarter, he made 3 of 6 three-pointers in the second quarter, making a total of 6 of 11 three-pointers, and the three-point shooting rate in the first half was as high as 54.5%, which is equivalent to two 81.8% of the **** scored, this terrible efficiency forced him to dare not shoot nearly two points, and only dared to directly attack the basket without hesitation to maintain high efficiency.

   In the second quarter, Pharaoh himself made 8 of 10 shots, 2 of 4 free throws, and scored 18 points, but with such efficiency, he only beat the Bulls by two points in the second quarter.

   All of his ten attacks were to attack the basket, dunk a ball, and was blocked by Kukoc who was assisting in defense. The other eight times were scored, and the efficiency is not high.

   Jordan made 6 of 10 shots in the second quarter, plus 2 of 2 free throws, and scored 17 points in the second quarter.

Although the overall shooting percentage is only 60%, which is not as good as Lao Wang, but if you convert three-pointers into two-pointers, the shooting rate is 75%, which is only slightly lower than Lao Wang’s 80%. Including free throws, it is basically tied. . Even counting the number of ball possessions, Pharaoh has to lose a little bit.

“The Suns have to be careful with the Bulls’ three-pointers. The Bulls made 9 three-pointers in the first half. No one can stop them. In the G5 game of the 1992 championship, the Bulls made 25 three-pointers in a single game. The ball, I watched them throw in front of the TV with my own eyes, you must guard against it!” Zhang Heli reminded anxiously.

“The Bulls made 9 of 18 three-pointers in the first half, which is equivalent to 75% of the two-pointers. Among them, Jordan made 6 of 11 shots, which is really crazy! If it weren’t for the efficiency of the old K, where would it be today? If he can still lead, he has already been beaten.” Su Qun said, wiping his sweat.

   Zhang Lili said: “Tie Jun made 13 of 15 shots in the first half, 5 of 8 free throws, 31 points in the half, and a shooting percentage of 86.6%. If it wasn’t for his efficiency, the Suns would have been destroyed long ago.”

  On the ABC live booth, Magic Johnson shook his head in admiration: “The Suns, no, it’s old K, it’s really strong.

  The Bulls hit 9 three-pointers, and the three-point shooting rate is as high as 50%, so he can still lead the team by 9 points.

   The offensive efficiency of 86.6% in the half, as long as he does not suffer serious injuries, he really has the strength to challenge Jordan’s status as the first player in history in his career. ”

Larry Bird looked at Jordan’s statistics table and said: “Michael made 10 of 18 shots in the first half, with a shooting rate of 55.5%, 4 of 4 free throws, including 6 of 11 three-pointers, with a hit rate of 54.5%. He scored 30 points in the half court, and if converted into two-pointers, the shooting percentage is 72.2%, and it is a miracle that a shooting guard can make such a performance at the age of nearly 35 years old.”

   Having said this, he couldn’t help sighing and said: “But even with such a performance, it is still 9 points behind the Suns. I have to say that it would be a great regret if the Bulls lost today.”

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar said: “This is the ultimate showdown, a showdown between two gods, a showdown like Mars hitting the earth. The gold content of this finals series is the first in history. Whoever wins this series will receive unparalleled honors, even Become a **** directly.”

   The other two nodded, Larry Bird said: “As long as old K wins this championship, he can really step on Michael and ascend to the throne of the first man in active service.

But if Michael wins the fourth championship, then he can be ashamed, break old K’s humiliating remarks about one loss, two losses and three losses, continue to sit firmly on the throne of the first person in active service, and strengthen the history of the first person. one’s position.

   By then, it would be even more difficult for Old K to challenge Michael’s position as the first man in history. ”

Magic Johnson nodded and said: “Yes, at his peak, and only 24-year-old old K, if he can’t beat 35-year-old Jordan in this series, it can even be concluded that he can continue to challenge Michael’s active player. position, but will not have the opportunity to challenge the position of the first man in history.”

Larry Bird also nodded and said: “Even the 35-year-old Jordan can’t be defeated. Old K is indeed not qualified to challenge the older Jordan. Because even if he wins in the future, he will only win a completely old man who is not at his peak. Jordan, that doesn’t make sense either.

  If I were Jordan, and I won the old K this time, the Bulls would be disintegrated anyway, so I would retire immediately, and the old K would have no way to chase, haha! “