Chapter 266: Breaking the Record and Quasi-Lore
The 40+ half-time and more than ninety percent shooting rate made Liu Han's performance in the first half seem so incredible, and throughout the first half, Liu Han's impact was to shoot and score, even if he was in front of Jordan who had won the best defensive player, even if he would have other players in front of him to help defend him, all of this failed to prevent Liu Han from scoring. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
While Jordan's halftime 34 points were also impressive, they were dwarfed by Liu Han, and most importantly, the Bulls trailed the Lakers by as much as 16 points at halftime.
"If we don't watch the score, we will feel that the two sides should play evenly in this game, but the real situation is that the Bulls lost to the Lakers by 16 points in the first half, which cannot be regarded as a big gap, but it is indeed a true reflection of the strength of the two teams, compared to the Bulls who are gradually showing fatigue, this young Lakers team has a more championship temperament." At halftime, Mirf Albert said with some emotion that he felt that this Lakers team was almost unbeatable.
"It can be said that this game is a competition between two eras, the Bulls represent the tactical thinking that continues from the eighties to the present, the closer to the basket, the easier it is to score, and the Lakers are still traditional tactical ideas last season, but in this season, we see a new Lakers team and a new set of tactical systems, the expansion of the offensive and defensive core makes this Lakers team look very different, although the Bulls seem to be based on the offensive and defensive core of the outside line, But their tactical idea is still to play under the basket, but the Lakers have completely abandoned this, the outside can also play, the inside can also play, although the core players are still the core, but the role of role players has begun to be amplified, which may be the reason why the Lakers can sweep the league. Larry Bird, who has not spoken much, said a lot at halftime, he led the Pacers to the Eastern Conference Finals this year, and played seven games against the Bulls, so to speak, a very successful coach, and his comments about the Bulls and the Lakers are quite detached.
"I agree with what you just said, Larry, speaking of which, when we first entered the league, there was no three-point line, but now which team dares not to have two or three shooters, even the Bulls, must shooters to effectively open up space, otherwise Michael and Scott will not dare to break through at will." Magic Johnson also echoed Larry Bird's words.
"Larry Bird as head coach is really different from what he used to be, haha, any ideas for the new season ahead? Coach Larry Bird. Reg Sagar asked Larry Bird.
"I'm going to find a few more shooters, Rego, that's all I can say, you'll have to figure out for yourself." Larry Bird is cautious, he doesn't want his future ideas to be guessed, and now that Reggie Miller is getting older, the Pacers need to prepare for future changes.
At halftime, the game continued, the Lakers re-changed all the starting lineups, and the Bulls also changed the starting lineup, but the atmosphere of the two teams was a little different, compared to the relaxed atmosphere of the Lakers, the Bulls looked a little dignified.
At halftime, Phil Jackson and Jordan communicated again, although the atmosphere of communication was not very harmonious, but Jordan said that he would consider Phil Jackson's arrangement, and Jordan, who has brought countless glory to the Bulls, has such confidence to fight against the coach.
At the beginning of the third quarter, the Lakers launched an attack first, and Liu Han was still in possession of the ball.
After Liu Han dribbled the ball through the half, the defenders he encountered changed, Jordan went to defend Michael Finley at the Lakers' No. 3 position, while Scott Pippen defended Liu Han, and Steve Kerr defended Ray Allen.
The Bulls had to make a change, Jordan couldn't continue to put more energy into the defense, and now the Bulls were trailing by as much as 16 points, and they had to step up their offense in the second half, and Jordan's physical strength had to be effective on offense.
Liu Han didn't dare to be careless about Pippen, an outside defender who was not inferior to Jordan. On the first offense, the Lakers gave the ball to O'Neal on the inside.
O'Neal leaned back after receiving the ball from Liu Han hanging into the inside, and it was still Rodman who defended him, although there was a certain gap in height and weight, but Rodman's strength could be entangled with O'Neal.
However, O'Neal underestimated Rodman this time, when he leaned back, Rodman suddenly flew out of the bottom line like he was hit by a tank, it was really a very realistic feint, and the referee blew the whistle at the right time, and the league didn't want to let the finals lose suspense easily.
The offensive foul was O'Neal's third personal foul, and O'Neal kept the foul count well in the first half.
The Bulls attacked, Liu Han still defended Jordan who controlled the ball, but Jordan handed the ball to Pippen as soon as he passed the half, and he ran without the ball.
Phil Jackson's words still made Jordan make some changes, Jordan himself knew that if he continued to fight with Liu Han, he would probably lose the game, and Jordan, who is now thirty-five years old for the championship, was willing to give up something.
Pippen didn't break through after getting the ball high, but passed the ball to Steve Cole next to him, at which point Jordan circled around the bottom line on the other side, and Kerr reproduced the ball to Jordan. Liu Han's defense was very in place, and he did not hesitate to run so that Jordan could not easily get rid of it.
But at this time, Pippen suddenly ran back and shook off Finley, Jordan Masan passed the ball to Pippen with an accurate hit, Pippen took the ball near the bottom line and killed the inside, O'Neal made up for the defense, Pippen threw the ball high, and Rodman appeared at the right time to complete a wonderful aerial relay. The Bulls completely abandoned their previous style of play after the start of the second half and restarted their tactical positioning, Jordan was more of a firepower attraction presence, allowing the Lakers' defensive attention to focus on himself and Pippen, and it was the role players who really ended the offense, which was actually somewhat similar to the Lakers' tactics in the previous regular season.
The gap was narrowed to 14 points, and the Lakers still had a big advantage.
The Lakers attacked, Liu Han still hoisted the ball into the interior after passing the half, this time the Bulls wrapped up after O'Neal got the ball, O'Neal did not attack, but passed the ball to the vacant Horry, Horry scored two points with a high shot, compared with the Bulls' tactics, the Lakers actually played a triangle offense. (To be continued.) )