After the game against the Trail Blazers, the Lakers have a three-day break, and their next game is on December 17, when the Lakers travel to Chicago to take on the Chicago Bulls, who are on their way to a second dynasty.

Liu Han didn't train all the time during the three-day vacation, but found a real estate company to rent a house with Safina, and they took a fancy to an apartment near the Great Western Forum Arena, although the house was a little farther away from USC, Safina insisted on renting it. However, to Safina's surprise, Liu Han took the initiative to ask his agent to order a BMW ladies' car for Safina. Safina thought she had to drive her father's second-hand car all the time.

The Lakers' game against the Bulls has received a lot of attention, with the Lakers currently sitting second in the West, while the Bulls swept the league with last season's best regular-season record and championship.

Jordan won the scoring title again last season, while Dennis Rodman also won back-to-back rebounding titles. Although the Lakers have a 22-3 record so far this season leading the Bulls by half a win, the media is still more optimistic about the outcome of this game.

The focus of fans is whether Jordan can score high points and whether Liu Han can continue to maintain his amazing shooting percentage in the face of championships.

The Los Angeles media and the Chicago media also had a verbal battle before the game began, and the Los Angeles media believed that with O'Neal's inside advantage and Liu Han's accurate three-pointer, the Lakers had a good chance of winning. The Chicago media ridiculed the Lakers' weak forward and said that Jordan could score 60 points against the Lakers if he wanted to.

Liu Han was also interviewed by the media before the game, asking him what he thought about the game and asking if he was looking forward to a showdown with Jordan.

Liu Han said in a very ordinary tone: "This is just a regular season, if you want to ask me how I feel, please wait until the finals." ”

As soon as Liu Han's words were reported, the media in Chicago stood up and said that Liu Han was incompetent, a small rookie was vainly trying to win the championship, and when the Lakers couldn't even enter the Western Conference Finals, see how he slapped himself in the face.

Before the start of the game, Coach Harris arranged the game, he placed Liu Han in the small forward position to defend Jordan, compared to the veteran Byron Scott and Kobe Bryant, Coach Harris is more willing to believe in Liu Han's defensive ability.

The Bulls are scheduled to play this game with point guard Ron Harbour, scoring guard Michael Jordan, small forward Scott Pippen, power forward Dennis Rodman, and center Bill Winnington. Considering O'Neal's advantage on the inside, Phil Jackson did not schedule Tony Kukoc to start.

At the beginning of the game, O'Neill won the middle circle of the ball, and the young O'Neal was no weaker than the average striker.

Van Exel received the ball from O'Neal, he quickly advanced to the front court and then shot three points directly in the face of Ron Harper's defense, Van Exel didn't know whether to prove himself in front of Liu Han or to express to Coach Harris that he was unwilling to play with Liu Han, and the basketball popped up directly out of the frame.

Because Van Exel shot more urgently, the basketball bounced farther, and it happened to be obtained by Liu Han who ran to the position, Michael Jordan quickly put in place to defend Liu Han, he knew that this rookie had a very amazing three-point shooting ability, so he couldn't let this guy shoot.

After receiving the ball, Liu Han stabilized and waited for O'Neill to settle down. O'Neal struggled to squeeze away from the Bulls center to grab the position, Liu Han hoisted into the inside, O'Neal made a gesture to hit the Bulls inside, Rodman immediately wrapped up, O'Neal passed the ball to Elden Campbell at a 45-degree angle on the right side, Liu Han just ran over at this time, and Jordan chased after the defense.

Elden Campbell passed the ball to Liu Han who ran from his side, and then blocked Jordan who was chasing Liu Han. After receiving the ball, Liu Han did not hesitate at all, and directly hit three points.

Rookie Liu Han did not show any softness in the face of the basketball god.

The Bulls attacked, and the Lakers directly let Dennis Rodman go, as long as he didn't go inside, there was no threat.

Liu Han clung to Jordan and tried to organize him to catch the ball, but Ron Harper handed the ball to Scott Pippen, who broke through Eddie Jones for a layup and scored two points. Although Pippen has always been the second leader, his ability is undoubtedly much stronger than Eddie Jones, both physically and experienced, Pippen has completely defeated Eddie Jones.

The two teams were inextricably linked from the start, and Jordan never attacked the basket directly, but used his runs and passes to drive his teammates to score. After a departure, Jordan is more mature, and he knows when he should make a move.

In the first quarter, Jordan only relied on his teammates' cover to shoot a three-pointer, and the rest of the opportunities were given to his teammates. Liu Han was average in the first quarter, scoring no more than a three-pointer after the opening game, and most of Liu Han's experience was spent defending Jordan.

Van Exel's game finally found his senses, and although his shooting options were still terrible, he did feel like he was bursting, and he scored 15 points in the first quarter with a burst shot. O'Neal was constrained by the opponent's bag and didn't play too well, but still got 10 points and 4 rebounds.

At the beginning of the second quarter, the Bulls' bench came to an end, and the Lakers' bench was much weaker than the opponent in terms of quality. The two big pitchers sitting on the Bulls' bench, Kukoc and Steve Kerr, knocked the Lakers off the bench.

Five minutes into the second quarter, Liu Han reappeared, and he returned to the point guard position to lead the Lakers to launch a counterattack off the bench. After Liu Han came on the court, he hit three points in a row to stabilize the situation of the game. With Liu Han organizing the offense, the Lakers bench also began to play its role, the veteran Byron Scott played the residual heat to hit three points in the bottom corner, Kobe Bryant also received Liu Han's wonderful pass and dunk, and the Lakers tied the score of the two teams at 53 in the second quarter at 9 minutes.

After the return of the main players of the two teams, the game continued to be deadlocked, Van Exel's hands continued to burst into consecutive shots, and O'Neal also opened up the situation on the inside and scored consecutive points.

Jordan didn't feel struggling in the face of Liu Han's defense, he had seen a lot of players with excellent defense, and Liu Han's stalking skills were not in his eyes.

The Bulls attacked, Jordan held the ball and made a three-threat move on the three-point line, and Liu Han didn't dare to stick too close for fear of being broken through. After Jordan dribbled, he turned his back and singled Liu Han, and Liu Han immediately stuck to it, but Jordan turned around and took Liu Han behind him as if he knew that Liu Han was going to stick up. Liu Han's center of gravity was out of position and he could no longer chase Jordan, and Jordan, who had no defensive pressure, hit two points with a jumper at the inside of the three-point line.

The Lakers weren't able to pull away much at halftime, and they ended the first half with a 62-57 lead.

The second half of the game continued, Jordan began to take the ball to attack, and Liu Han's pressure suddenly increased.

Liu Han finally saw Jordan's power in the third quarter, and he now seems to have entered a new realm, and very simple movements can show great power under his use. A simple shake, and then whether it is a backward jumper that turns back or a backward jumper that turns forward, Jordan can always find Liu Han's defensive center of gravity, and then let Liu Han's defensive action become a boost for him to shoot.

After Coach Harris saw that Liu Han was starting to struggle on the court, he asked Eddie Jones to wrap Jordan. Jordan, who attracted the defense, passed the ball to his teammates at the right time, and Scott Pippen had a good hand today, hitting a lot of shots, and even if the shot was missed, Dennis Rodman could grab the rebound in the front court for a second offense. Lakers power forward Elden Campbell looks weak in front of Rodman.

In the 8 minutes of the third quarter, the two teams gradually replaced the bench players, the Lakers' bench was really not strong, and the Bulls substitute played a 12-0 offensive climax in the 3 minutes before the end of the third quarter, Kukoc hit three three-pointers in a row to make the score of the two teams 81-76, and the Bulls led into the fourth quarter.

Liu Han realized after the fourth quarter today that he couldn't defend Jordan at all, and he also let the opponent attract defense, so he no longer put all his energy into defense, and now the team needs to score the most.

Jordan began to score in the fourth quarter, and he has now entered the stage of returning to basics, which is a very simple back-to-back single, he can always find the right opportunity to shoot, and now no one in the league dares to guarantee that he will be able to defend Jordan's back.

Liu Han began to show his power in the offense, he relied on the cover of his teammates to quickly run in the opponent's defenders, and Van Exel, who played in form, also seemed to forget about the feud with Liu Han and frequently sent assists, Liu Han hit four consecutive three-pointers after entering the fourth quarter to overtake the score.

At the critical moment, Kukoc stepped up again, and the big Turkish pitcher seemed to be stimulated by Liu Han and hit three points in quick succession.

When the game went into the final three, the Lakers led the Bulls by five points, 114-109.

The Bulls attacked, Jordan hit Liu Han again, he shook off Liu Han's center of gravity with a simple shake and broke through to the basket, O'Neal made up the defense in place, Jordan did not force but passed the ball to Steve Kerr on the outside, who scored three points with a knife.

The Lakers made a mistake in attack, Van Exel's pass was cut off by Jordan, and the opponent's three-line fast attack hit the Lakers backcourt, and after Liu Han returned to the defense, Jordan took the ball and scored the ball and caused Liu Han to foul, and added free throws, and the Lakers led by one point.

Just as Liu Han was about to attack again, the referee prompted him to get off the court, and it turned out that Liu Han forgot that he had committed six fouls, and he had suffered too much loss on Jordan.

The Lakers without Liu Han ultimately failed to win the game, and Jordan proved to everyone that he was still the king with his wonderful performance.

Liu Han left the game a little lonely after the game, he scored 23 points on 7-of-8 three-point shooting, O'Neal also scored 27 points and 13 rebounds, Van Exel also scored 26 points and 7 assists in this game, but the Bulls scored 30 points, Jordan 34 points, Pippen 31 points, and Kukic also scored 31 points.