Chapter 263: Three Points
Many years later, when a reporter interviewed Reg Sager, who had to retire due to leukemia, he asked him what was the most memorable game he had ever played in his life, and Rego replied: "I have commented on many games, many of which are at the finals level, but if the most memorable game for me is the miracle that Liu brought us in the summer of '98, I still remember the arc that crossed the court like a rainbow, and Liu threw the three-point shot artistically." Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 Info: I won't forget that game until I die. ”
There are a lot of people who can't forget this game, but to be exact, they can't forget what happened in that short half of the game.
Many fans have missed that game on their social media after the Internet became popular, and there are many young fans who did not experience that era but imagined the spectacle from countless legends, arguably the two greatest stars of the end of the century in a duel-like way for everyone to deliver a visual feast for all.
After the creation of the world's largest video site, the first video to be viewed more than a billion times was about what happened in the last six minutes of the first quarter of that game.
There are countless fans who have felt goosebumps all over their bodies while watching this video, and countless young players have used this video to learn the skills of their predecessors and appreciate their peerless style.
It was June 5, 1998 local time in Los Angeles at the Great Western Forum Arena in Los Angeles, and just over halfway through the first quarter, the Bulls and Lakers were tied at 16, and the two sides looked evenly matched.
The Bulls attacked, and Liu Han responded positively to Jordan's three-pointers in the previous two offenses, and he made Jordan's provocation look a little childish with the same wonderful three-pointers.
But Jordan is Jordan after all, and after going through countless challenges and trials, his spirit is extremely strong.
After dribbling through halftime, Jordan scored two points again with a classic back-to-back jumper that Liu Han guarded tightly. Jordan has now gone berserk.
Liu Han was also enraged by Jordan's roar after his shot, and this young body also contained the same energy as an active volcano.
Without the cover of his teammates, without any feints, he just relied on the speed to quickly advance to the front court and then ignored Jordan's defense-like dry pull-out jumper, the spring in Liu Han's heart began to burst out with huge energy after being compressed to the extreme, his body remained very stable in the air, and the muscles of unusual people exerted explosive power under the strong conscious control, which made Liu Han's jump look very high, making people feel that he was stepping on the invisible steps in the air to complete the shot.
Jordan's defense is not imtight, but at the age of thirty-five, he no longer has the explosiveness of the year, his bounce has begun to decline after gaining weight, and Jordan's blocking did not play any role in the face of Liu Han's disregarded dry pull-up jumper.
Another three-pointer, which was the sixth three-pointer Liu Han hit in a row in the first quarter.
The Lakers also outscored the Bulls by one point after Liu Han hit a three-pointer.
In the face of Liu Han's tough response, the conceited Jordan has completely lost his mind in the game, and his only thought now is to score on the head of this arrogant kid, since winning the championship for the first time, this is the first time Jordan has lost his temper like this.
Phil Jackson on the sidelines wanted to call a timeout very much, but he knew that as long as he called this timeout now, then Michael would definitely break with him completely, the paranoid Jordan did not allow himself to fail, just like he bought a table to practice hard after losing playing table tennis with his teammates, and then came back to beat his teammates, Jordan is such a person, what he wants to do now is to beat Liu Han, and anyone who wants to stop him from doing this will become his enemy.
So the game officially became a heads-up game, and Jordan showed everyone his kaleidoscope of offensive skills, from the most classic backward jumper to the footwork of the back, from the false swing of the face frame to the sudden shot to the emergency stop jump shot in the change of direction, Jordan put 10,000 percent of his energy into the offense.
In the face of Jordan, who entered a violent state, Liu Han's defense began to look a little immature, and Liu Han never used any small moves in defense, which made Jordan score repeatedly on Liu Han's head.
If the game goes on like this, there will definitely not be too many people who will remember this game, although Liu Han did not limit Jordan in defense, but his offensive performance made this duel-like game a real classic.
Three points, three points thrown from all angles and positions, from the step-back jump shot that was later regarded as a classic action, to the drifting three points after the continuous change of direction of the dribble under the crotch, Liu Han fully showed his supernatural projection ability. No matter how Jordan scored above Liu Han's head before, Liu Han's response in the next offense was a three-point shot.
There was no one in the audience on the sidelines to sit and watch the game anymore, starting with Liu Han's third three-pointer in a row, and the fans in Los Angeles spent the entire half of the game on the feet, and they vented their excitement with earth-shattering cheers.
"It's amazing, this is the fourth three-pointer Liu hit in a row, Michael played like a god in the offense, but Liu used three points again and again to make Michael's offense lose its luster."
"The fifth, this is the fifth, what we see, it's a duel like a medieval knight, and two great players are going to give us a classic in this game."
"What else, can it continue? This is the sixth, I can hardly describe this game in words, Michael is worthy of the god of basketball, his ball skills are superb, but Liu is a performance beyond God, he makes Michael's efforts useless again and again. ”
"Seventh, it's Liu's seventh three-pointer in a row, and he's scored more points per game than most players in the league in a single quarter. Can it continue? With less than two minutes to go until the end of the first quarter, we can expect more miracles. ”
"Audience friends, let's cheer for this game, many years from now, I'm sure there are countless people who will still remember this game, remember these two great players, I can say that these are the two best basketball players on the planet right now, no one can compare to them."
By the time the game reached the end of the first quarter, Rego Sagger's voice was almost hoarse, and he forgot that this was the first time he stood up and cheered, but Rego felt that it was all worth it, and he felt that he was lucky to be born in this era and that allowed him to see such a classic matchup.
Twenty-three against twenty-four, 22 points in a single quarter against eight consecutive three-pointers in a single quarter, Michael Jordan and Liu Han delivered record-setting classics to all fans who followed this game. (To be continued.) )