The ball is stopped!

Jordan never imagined that one day his breakthrough would be stopped by the opponent.

Kobe raised his hands high, kept waving, and the whole person was pasted up!

Press!

Perfect defense! Jordan was forced to turn and hold Bryant, then passed the ball out.

"Old fellow, it looks like you're not quite good." Kobe Bryant was excited, he finally managed to complete a defense against Jordan! And this defense is not accidental, it can be replicated!

This also means that Kobe Bryant has the ability to defend Jordan alone!

Even the hit rate will change depending on Jordan's feel! The Lakers don't need a second player to help Kobe defend Jordan! This will be a qualitative change for the Lakers' overall defense!

Towards 24 seconds, Cooke forced a shot and was interfered with by Stephen Jackson.

Basketball shabu!

"Give it to me!" Kobe Bryant thought that the Bulls' offense was over, and a figure with green hair jumped up. Point the rebound into your own hands.

Then crush Horry to complete the second offensive layup!

Rodman patted his chest!

Jordan gave him a thumbs up!

"Bulls, it's not just Michael and Scotty!" Rodman roared, showing his iron-blooded temperament in front of the eyes of more than 20,000 spectators at the United Center Arena.

"Mine." Horry shook his head, he really couldn't stop Rodman.

Rodman doesn't look big in height and size, but his strength is really fierce! The control of the rebound landing point is even more amazing, and Jordan has been an opponent and a teammate for many years, and Rodman's rebounding sense of Jordan's shooting is even more amazing!

The 6-time rebounding champion is no joke!

Phil Jackson smiled on the sidelines.

Your O'Neill defeats Longley!

Then I'll use Rodman to blow up your Horry!

Force you Harris to change formations! As long as you dare to switch to a big book to protect the rebound, then the Bulls can block O'Neal!

Once O'Neal is blocked, Kobe Bryant will be alone!

Phil Jackson, though he didn't anticipate the appearance of Martial Saint Stephen Jackson, put Cookch in trouble. But that doesn't affect the big picture!

Unless, Jordan is sealed by Kobe!

Go down according to the script, and the winner must be the bull!

And what is the probability that Jordan will be blocked? Phil Jackson thinks it's 0!

After many years of coaching, except for his own poor hand, Phil Jackson has never seen any player who can block Jordan! Even Peyton, the glove that was touted the year before last, had no way to prevent the serious Jordan.

Kobe Bryant's goal to defend Jordan was, in Phil Jackson's view, just an accident.

This kind of serendipitism will occasionally appear, but it will not be the main theme of the game!

"That's not right! Prevented again! ”

"Kobe Bryant strangled Michael again at mid-distance! Michael stopped the ball and forced a mid-range shot, but was interfered with by Kobe Bryant, and the basketball was far away! ”

"How is that possible! Michael is sealed! The god of basketball has been sealed! ”

"What kind of defense is this!? Michael is in trouble! The 20,000 Bulls fans in the room couldn't accept the fact that their god was restrained by Kobe! Many fans hugged their heads and closed their eyes in despair! ”

"Shet!" Jordan shook his hand angrily and didn't go in!

The first quarter was coming to an end, and he was just 3-of-8 shooting!

Two of the goals were scored without Kobe, the first was a counterattack and a fast break, and the second was when Kobe was pulled by Rodman with a small move.

Face Bryant's frontal defense! Jordan shot 1 of 6 in the first quarter! Except for a difficult step-back jumper, which made Kobe Bryant unable to defend, all the other shots were lost! And Kobe Bryant didn't pay for a foul, Jordan didn't even make a free throw!

To outsiders, it seems that 3 of 8 shots are not bad, but in fact, Jordan performed like this

In the first quarter, as the main point of attack, only 6 points were scored! This is a disgraceful statistic for Jordan!

Also an unacceptable performance for the Bulls!

At the end of the first quarter, the Lakers 24:18 Bulls!

Bull's offense! Crashed!

If it weren't for Rodman's crazy rebounding, which allowed the Bulls to gain multiple frontcourt rebounds and secondary offensive opportunities, the Bulls' score would have been even lower! Rodman's performance of grabbing 5 frontcourt rebounds in a single quarter was equally terrible!

The Lakers' total points are also not high! It can only be said that it is ordinary. With Bryant putting all of his energy on the defensive end, and the overall shrinkage of the Bulls' defensive line, O'Neal was somewhat contained.

Stephen Jackson is very aggressive on the defensive end, but his performance on the offensive end can only be described as fairly average.

At the end of the quarter, the Lakers scored 24 points. Among them, O'Neal scored 9 points and 3 rebounds. Bryant had 7 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists.

"It's time for a rotation!"

"Will Mullin's injury make the Lakers' rotation problematic?"

"After Kerr was kicked out by the Bulls, the Bulls' bench didn't have a consistent shooter. They have also been looking for deals lately, and it is said that there will be changes soon. ”

"Cookic came to the starting lineup, and the Bulls' bench became weaker."

"Bruce didn't seem to be in good shape after coming on the court, making a series of low-level mistakes and being quickly replaced by Harris."

"It looks like Harris replacing Bowen early and starting Stephen Jackson was the right decision! This personnel adjustment made the Bulls very uncomfortable. ”

"The competition for the best coach of the season is fierce!"

During rotation time, the Bulls and Lakers played a tie.

And then the two sides changed to starters, and the fight between Kobe Bryant and Jordan once again became the focus of attention!

"Crunch! Crunch! ”

"Whew-"

The sound of the soles of the two men's shoes rubbing against the floor was endless.

Intense!

Intense physical confrontation!

Jordan's strength is the strongest guard of the century! And 35 years old is the age when a man is the most powerful!

And Kobe Bryant was able to resist Jordan! This is something that no one expected!

Resist Jordan in strength! Kobe Bryant was actually able to block Jordan's offense in turn!

"Damn, I can't get rid of it!" Jordan used all kinds of means, changing direction, air cutting, blocking and dismantling.

But Kobe Bryant can always predict Jordan's next move in advance!

Jordan could feel this last season, but he didn't care!

You know what I'm going to do!

One force will drop ten!

It's just to beat you!

And now Jordan finds that all his faceframe moves have been blocked by Kobe!

Sealed to death!

If you are careless, you will even be cut off!

And the back-to-back offense is to go crazy and Kobe Bryant's position!

Coupled with the interference of Tony Cookic's pass, it became difficult for Jordan to rely on his back to force Kobe Bryant!

If you land in a good position to catch the ball! Jordan was confident that he would still score high points on Kobe's head with a step-back jumper, but not now.

Jordan was so anxious that he was sweating!

Cold sweat!

When was the last time you felt this way?

It was still the Pistons of the Bad Boy Army...

Kobe Bryant's one-man defense made Jordan feel the defensive suppression of the Bad Boys at the peak.