Home team dressing room.

"Boy, this game has to be a little more leisurely! Don't treat him like a regular season! Richard said to Kobe.

He's mobilizing the players one by one, and Kobe Bryant is definitely the top priority of this game......

Since the two teams are in the East and West and have never played each other in the playoffs, Richard and the Bulls have played each other a total of four times so far.

Every time he encountered the Bulls, Richard gave Kobe Bryant unlimited fire......

Part of the reason for this is that Richard wants to satisfy Kobe Bryant's desire to play against his idol Jordan, and on the other hand, he also wants Kobe to adapt to the rhythm of the game with the Bulls.

If Kobe Bryant is completely blown up, there is no doubt that the Trail Blazers will definitely be finished.

At the moment, because the benches of both lineups are very deep, Richard is not very clear what kind of starting lineup Zen master Jackson will come up with to deal with the Trail Blazers.

But one thing Richard is sure of is that the Bulls' iron triangle will definitely start.

Between Rodman and Big Ben, because neither of them has offensive ability, so if these two are opposed, the main point of competition may be in rebounding, and Big Ben's rebounding ability is definitely not as good as Rodman's at the moment.

The confrontation between Pi Er Ye and Rashid will undoubtedly be a mutual explosion situation.

The rest depends on the showdown between Kobe and Jordan, if Kobe is completely defeated, the situation will be quite unfavorable to the Trail Blazers, because of Jordan's advantage, it is difficult for the Trail Blazers to make up for it from other aspects.

Elsewhere, Sabonis should be looking to reclaim some advantages for the Trail Blazers......

However, this is not necessarily, if the starting center of the opposition is Luke Longley, then Sabonis should be able to play to the advantage.

Although Luke Longli has good strength, there is definitely still a gap compared to Lao Sa, and even in terms of strength, he is not as good as Xiao Ao.

However, with Richard's knowledge of Zen master Jackson, there is a good chance that he will ditch Luke Longley in favor of Kukoc center in this series......

If Kukoc moves to the center position, the situation for the Trail Blazers is quite bad.

Kukoc is 211 cm tall, and some data are 208 cm, anyway, no matter which height it is, it is enough to play inside.

In the Bulls, Kukoc, nicknamed Europa Magic or European Jordan, is a player with a jack-of-all-trades role, that is, where he needs to go......

Pippen was injured for half a season this season, and he replaced Pippen for half a season as the starting small forward, and when the Bulls needed to increase their offensive firepower, he was able to replace Rodman and play the position of starting power forward, and he could even play a cameo role as a playmaker.

At the moment, the Bulls undoubtedly need to solve the situation of the Trail Blazers' center advantage, and it is only fitting to replace Luke Longli with Kukoc!

Kukoc's three-point ability is quite terrifying, especially in the playoffs, and he even once averaged 62.5% three-point shooting per game!

In the playoffs of the Bulls this season, 13 games were played, and his three-point shooting rate was 38%, once he played center and pulled out of the high post, such a high outside threat, the Trail Blazers center will inevitably have to chase it out.

The key is that if Lao Sa defends at a fixed point, the effect is okay, if you expect him to follow the opponent, the effect will be too bad......

Xiao Ao can follow Kukoc, but after the center is pulled out, just relying on Big Ben to completely defend the Trail Blazers' restricted area, it is definitely unrealistic, Jordan and Pippen's breakthrough is estimated to beat the Trail Blazers' restricted area into a sieve!

Now Richard can only pray that Zen master Jackson's brain is in water, and then he has to let Luke Longley play center, otherwise, the situation is quite unfavorable for the Trail Blazers.

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So, no matter what, Kobe Bryant's point must not be blown up!

"Coach, I know the importance of the game, don't worry, I won't mess around!" Kobe nodded solemnly.

Richard patted Kobe Bryant on the shoulder: "Young man, come on!" ”

"Okay, guys, I've told everyone's work separately, and it's up to you whether you can beat the Bulls and win the championship next!"

The next thing really depends on the performance of the Trail Blazers......

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As the referee's whistle blew, the starters from both sides began to appear.

Bulls' starting lineup: center Tony Kukoc, power forward Dennis Rodman, small forward Scottie Pippen, guard Steve Kerr and Michael Jordan.

The Bulls' starting lineup directly made Richard a little helpless......

After all, Zen master Jackson is an old senior coach who has seen the world, and if he thinks about what he can think of, how could a Zen master not think of it.

And the Zen master was even more thoughtful, he not only put Kukoc, but also replaced Ron Harper, the three-point king Cole.

Harper has always been the starting guard of the Bulls, but his three-point strength is urgent, and he is quite at the bottom of the Bulls' main players.

The Trail Blazers have a bunch of shooters, and so is the Bulls.

Cole, the three-point king, is a three-point player at the all-time level!

Kukoc, Scott Burral, Buichler, these are all pretty high three-point shooters, with a three-point shooting rate of about 37%, which is quite threatening.

Now that Jackson has put Kerr on the court, it's clear that he's found the best way to deal with the Trail Blazers.

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At the beginning, Lao Sa fought hard and finally won Kukoc with a jump ball and got the first offensive possession for the Trail Blazers.

Bryant advances with the ball......

In the four encounters, Kobe Bryant suffered countless losses from Jordan, and there were more than three times when he was stealed in the process of propulsion!

So at the moment, Kobe Bryant is extra careful, the speed is quite slow, and he tries not to make mistakes.

It's time for this kind of burning eyebrows, and any mistake is fatal and may affect the ownership of the championship.

After the ball arrived in the front court, Kobe Bryant analyzed the situation on the court, and Lao Sa's point was undoubtedly the best passing point.

Although Kukoc's appearance has improved the offensive threat of the Bulls, his defensive strength is definitely not as good as Luke Longley!

Just after Kobe Bryant passed the ball to Lao Sa, Kukoc and Rodman on the Bulls inside immediately changed their defenses!

Rodman is carrying Sabonis to the death, while Kukoc is responsible for defending Big Ben.

Big Ben doesn't have much offensive ability, even if it's just a Kukoc in front of him who is not particularly strong defensively, it will be difficult for him to complete the open battle score.

Lao Sa faced Rodman's tough defense and finally made a small hook that didn't hit.

The rebound was also grabbed by Rodman!

Richard was a little angry from the sidelines, and it seemed that Zen master Jackson had made all the arrangements.

The defensive tactics of changing the defense on the inside directly made the Trail Blazers' original little advantage on the inside disappear!