Chapter 248: Home Fight-for-tat
No matter how hot the various topics off the court are, and no matter how much attention this finals has received, in essence, basketball is a competitive sport, and the common nature of all competitive sports is to chase championships and glory, which is the most basic change after human beings transform the game into competition, so now between the Lakers and the Bulls they must decide a winner, the winner will get everything, and the loser can only return to his own den and then go to the **** wound.
The Bulls played a 72-10 record in the regular season that shocked the league in the second season after Jordan's first comeback in the 95-96 season, and in the next two seasons, the Bulls' results have been quite good. The Bulls' record in the regular season this season is 62-20, which shows that compared to the previous two seasons, the Bulls' winning rate was more than 80%, and the Bulls' form has declined this season.
The Lakers once again played a 72-10 record in the regular season this season, tying the Bulls' record two years ago, and the Lakers are even better because their 72-win record was obtained when the core player Liu Han was suspended for two months, although it can also be said that Liu Han is not important to the Lakers, but I believe that all people with good eyes can see how powerful Liu Han is, and 88 points is not something that can be obtained by thinking.
On June 3, 1998, the first game of the '97-98 NBA Finals was finally held at the Great Western Forum Arena in Los Angeles, which could be the last time the arena would hold the Finals, as the Lakers' new arena was nearing completion.
After the pre-game warm-up, Lakers head coach George Krent gathered the players together, and he wanted to do the best for the Lakers' young players.
"Alright, guys, keep an eye on me, yes, Steve, that's you, don't look back at the Bulls' old guys' warm-ups, you'll have plenty of time to see who is the more handsome of them when you get on the court, haha. Lads, we're at the finish line and now we have one last hurdle in front of us. Of course, I think you know how hard it is to overcome this last obstacle, but I believe that you can break down all the obstacles and we will be champions. Get ready for battle, soldiers. "George's mobilization is very passionate, and in the face of many young players who have not participated in the Finals, and he himself has not participated in the Finals, George Krent needs to mobilize everyone's enthusiasm, the Bulls are undoubtedly strong, and the Lakers need to give their best in this series.
Compared with the slightly tense atmosphere on the Lakers' side, the battle-hardened Bulls are very calm, but there are still people who keep looking back to observe the situation of the Lakers, and Rodman, who still wears a mask on his face to protect his nose, is one of them, he is observing Liu Han, and Rodman wants to take revenge on this nasty boy very much.
"That's right, it's me again, Rego Sager welcomes you to the Grand Final. I think a lot of the viewers in front of the TV may be tired of my handsome face in front of me, but I'm sorry that I showed up again. As always, Reg Sagar uses funny language to grab the audience's attention.
"Rego, can you not describe yourself as handsome, seriously, I think I'm still better looking than you. Hello everyone, yes, the long Billego Sagarh looks good at El Albert and welcomes you to follow us live. Melf Albert, who has always been known for his professional commentary, also joked about the other party's face along with the topic of Rego Sager.
Of course, some people will ask why *** is there no other explanation? I'm sorry, this is my initiative to apply to explain this finals, please forgive a fan of Liu who doesn't want to miss any of his games, the tickets are really too difficult to buy. Oh, Myrph, I didn't swear just now, did I? Rego Sager has always admitted that he is a big fan of Liu Han, and he also pointed out the heat of this finals.
"You sweared, Rego. Since the unprofessional Rego is in charge of the commentary, the more professional Melf Albert must give Rego Sagar a good reminder, hoping that he will stop making jokes. "Mirf was very cooperative with Rego Sagar today.
"Today's guests are Magic Johnson and Isea Thomas, welcome both, oh okay, the game is about to start, let's take a hard look at this game." With Rego Sager's commentary, the game officially began.
The center of the center circle is still the center of the two teams, and the Lakers made some adjustments to the starting lineup today, Steve Nash did not start, Liu Han served as the starting point guard, Ray Allen was responsible for the scoring guard, Michael Finley was the small forward, Robert Horry was the power forward, and the center was still O'Neal.
The Bulls' starting lineup also made changes, Rodman was put on the bench, and he was certainly of little use against the Lakers without offensive power, so Turk Tony Kukoc started the game, and the rest of the position was unchanged.
As the referee tossed the ball high in the centre circle, the match officially began, and O'Neal won the jump ball with a good bounce and good timing.
O'Neal's ball was grabbed first by Finley, and Pippen, although he had a slight advantage in height, was much worse than the young Finley in terms of agility.
Seeing that the Lakers got the ball, the Bulls retreated very quickly, and the Lakers' fast break made many teams suffer.
Finley handed the ball to Liu Han, who slowly advanced the ball to the front court.
As soon as he arrived in the frontcourt, Liu Han encountered Jordan's defense, and there were many people on the Bulls' side who could defend Liu Han, but the only one who could really limit Liu Han's play was Jordan.
Liu Han dribbled the ball to Jordan, and the opponent's center of gravity dropped very low, as if he wanted to prevent Liu Han's breakthrough, but Liu Han knew Jordan's ability, as long as he dared to shoot rashly, he was likely to encounter Jordan's cut or block at the first time.
Seeing that Liu Han faced Jordan at the beginning of the game, the audience on the sidelines and everyone in front of the TV were interested, and the showdown between 23 and 24 was originally the theme of this finals.
Liu Han did not make a rash move, but also lowered his center of gravity slightly, which attracted Jordan's attention, and he tried to stick it up and disrupt Liu Han's dribble.
But as soon as Jordan moved, Liu Han suddenly got up, and Jordan reacted very quickly, adjusting the movement under his feet as soon as possible, ready to continue to block Liu Han's breakthrough to the right.
However, Liu Han made another sudden stop after suddenly speeding up, and then dribbled the ball with his left hand and turned to the left side to break through.
Jordan's attention was very focused at the beginning, and he kept up with Liu Han's movements.
However, just when Jordan thought that Liu Han would continue to break through or change direction again, Liu Han suddenly stopped and pulled out the jump shot, which was done very quickly, but Jordan was a little out of time, because he had been thinking about defending Liu Han's breakthrough.
Jordan, who was not well prepared, could only stretch out his hand as much as possible to block Liu Han's sight, but Liu Han's jump height was very high, and Jordan's movements lost their effect.
Liu Han easily hit two points at the highest point, and as soon as the game began, Liu Han not only directly faced Jordan, but also easily scored two points under the opponent's defense, and the Lakers fans on the sidelines immediately shouted the MVP slogan to cheer for Liu Han. (To be continued.) )