Chapter 253: Home Fight-for-tat six
As the second quarter drew to a close, the Lakers still led the Bulls by nine points, and the two teams were back in the thick of a bit of friction that was in the Lakers' favor.
In the rest of the game time in the second quarter, Liu Han and Jordan began to explode each other, they were able to get rid of each other's entanglement with the help of their teammates, and then began the confrontation of technology and will in the offense and defense, in this confrontation, whoever has slackened first means failure, Liu Han's persecution made Jordan break out in addition to an unprecedented state, in nearly three minutes or more Jordan bullets without missing shots, but Liu Han is not weaker than the opponent at all, Jordan's defense has also been torn by him again and again.
At the end of the second quarter, the Lakers still led by nine points at 59-50.
"If the first eight minutes of the second quarter are the opening of an opera, then the remaining four minutes are the climax of the opera, two arguably the most powerful strikers in the league at the moment have shown us a variety of offensive and defensive skills, I have to say that these two players have a perfect combination of physical fitness and ball skills, neither side can limit the other's play well, but I think Liu should have more advantages, after all, he is much younger than Jordan, at such an age can have such skills, He must be admitted as a true genius. At halftime, Rego Sager did not forget to continue to praise Liu Han.
"The current situation of the game is not good for the Bulls, Jordan and Liu Han form a mutual explosion, although the Bulls starters are slightly better than the Lakers, but the Lakers still have O'Neal inside, and the Lakers' bench is also better than the Bulls, and the Bulls' role players are much worse than the Lakers." The only commentator who can analyze the game from the big picture of the game is Michael Albert.
"You're right, Myrph, the Bulls' salary this season has reached $61.33 million, of which Jordan's salary is more than $30 million, and what that means for a team is obvious, they simply can't attract the right role players, and the Bulls mean bench for young players, like Michael, who plays more than 40 minutes per game, and it's difficult for the Bulls to develop the right young players. On the contrary, the Lakers are also doing a better job in this regard, Mr. Jerry West deserves to be the best manager, his vision is very unique, Liu Han needless to say, the soul of the 96-level draft, the most underrated NCAA Finals MOP, Kobe Bryant, who left the Lakers before, is now playing very well in the Nets, and these young people like those who joined the Lakers this season have very good potential. "Iseya Thomas's commentary this time is purely a cameo, his job is the Toronto Raptors' executive vice president of basketball, responsible for the Raptors' transfer and draft, the Raptors' selection of "flying squirrel" Damon Studmeier in '95 is the handiwork of Iseya Thomas. He analyzed the difference between the Bulls and the Lakers from the perspective of a manager, and it was only then that he completely vented his grievances with Jordan and attacked the Bulls.
At halftime, Phil Jackson decided that the Bulls' offense must be strengthened in the second half, and now the team is behind, and the defense is difficult to limit the Lakers' play, so he can only hope that the Bulls can have a better offense in the second half.
At the start of the second half, Rodman was substituted again, and Tony Kukoc, who had not played well in the first quarter, came back on.
The Lakers also returned to the starting lineup after the start of the second half, and Liu Han began to control the pace of the game with the ball.
Just when everyone on the sidelines thought that Liu Han and Jordan would continue to play a confrontation in the second half, the Lakers made a change, they began to play an inside offense, O'Neal frequently took the ball on the inside, attacked the basket when he had the opportunity, and passed to the outside to let the outside player shoot if he didn't have a chance, although the tactics were simple but very effective.
The Lakers' change made the Bulls a little uncomfortable, and the surging advance in the second quarter made the Bulls try to raise the pace of the game as well, but the Lakers suddenly slowed down, and with Rodman's departure, O'Neal dominated the interior, and the rebounding Lakers began to regain control.
In addition to Liu Han continuing to entangle Jordan in defense, his more experience focused on organizing the offense, and a series of wonderful combinations with O'Neal made the Bulls a little overwhelmed.
As the Bulls took the initiative to raise the rhythm of the game, their shooting percentage declined, the Bulls have never been a three-point projection-based team, and if they want to be famous on the outside, they can only rely on Jordan and Pippen's play, and now Jordan is entangled by Liu Han, and Pippen is in a state of being alone.
With less than five minutes to play in the third quarter, the Lakers extended their lead to 14 points, and Phil Jackson had no choice but to call a timeout again.
The Lakers often played a wave to take away the opponent in the third quarter of the game, which is what the Bulls paid special attention to before the game, and they deliberately arranged defensive tactics to target the Lakers' strong offense in the third quarter, but what Phil Jackson didn't expect was that the Lakers took the initiative to slow down their offense in the third quarter today and began to play inside.
As the game progressed, these young people of the Lakers gradually found the feeling of the game, and many pitchers on the outside were no longer nervous, coupled with the Lakers' dominance on the inside, the Bulls were bound to put more attention on defense, and there was Liu Han, a selfless point guard, on the court, so although the Bulls strengthened their offense in the third quarter, the gap in the score was still widened.
"I don't know if anyone has counted whether this is the game that Phil Jackson has voluntarily called a timeout in, but judging from the current situation of the Bulls, they are indeed in trouble, and Lakers coach George Krent has put a problem on Phil Jackson in his first NBA Finals." Melf Albert thinks the Lakers' tactical arrangement is very reasonable, and George Crent's tactical thinking is very good.
"Actually, the Lakers would like to thank Coach Del Harris, who brought us a championship last season, although he won the championship last season, he decided to take a break for a while, and then he recommended Coach George like management, and now it seems that he has a good eye, and the tactics that George has built for the Lakers have made the fans and the management very happy." Magic Johnson has been trying to join the Lakers' management, and there should be no problem with his popularity, but the team's owner, Jerry Buss, seems to be ready to let his sons and daughters join the Lakers' management.
"Good job, boys, they're going to be uncomfortable for a while, haha, Liu, you'll need to take more shots from the outside when the game resumes, the Bulls will probably step up their defense against other players next, and Jordan will focus more on offense, so I need you to use threes to suppress them, no problem, right?" George Krent began at the timeout by praising the performance of the players, who in his opinion were not slow to adapt to the Finals.
"No problem, George, he's a 'machine'." Before Liu Han could answer, O'Neal, who played a very good game in the third quarter, answered first, it seems that he has a lot of confidence in Liu Han, and the state of the entire Lakers team is as good as O'Neal's mood. (To be continued.) )