Chapter 294: Life and Death (Twilight Star Title 7)
All kinds of assumptions were shattered by the 2:1 score played by Richard and his team!
The next Finals G4 is simply too important for the Bulls, if they still lose to the Trail Blazers, then the match point obtained by the Trail Blazers 3:1 means that they will be forced to the edge of the cliff......
Just when the majority of fans felt that Richard would lead the team to win the match point in G4, they were slapped in the face again......
The Bulls directly attacked the Trail Blazers by 21 points in G4!
It can be said that the pants of the loss are gone, and the reason is that the Trail Blazers feel really bad today, with 45 three-pointers in the whole game, but only 10 hits, and the incomparable three-point shooting rate in the early twenties, it is naturally difficult to win against the Bulls.
In addition to this reason, the Zen master changed his defensive strategy, which also played a very important role.
On the defensive end, the Bulls also put down "decency", and they began to play defensive blocking and pick-and-roll tactics on the defensive end, which was not common with the previous Bulls.
The Bulls are confident to the point of being a little arrogant, that is, against a pure pick-and-roll team like the Jazz, they will use pick-and-roll tactics against other teams, and the Bulls are all man-markers, even if the opponent blocks and pick-and-rolls, they rarely change defenses......
In the face of the Trail Blazers' strength, they also had to change their defensive strategy.
The two sides are tied, and everything is back to square one!
With three games remaining, it's anyone's guess who will be the winner of the season.
On paper, the Bulls must still have the advantage, but if the Trail Blazers are divided into three points, there may not be no hope of killing the Bulls!
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G5, vital G5!
The Trail Blazers lost by two points, and they are constantly adjusting their tactics, and Richard sacrificed the "double ghost blocking the door" tactic in this game.
One person does the block and dismantle, and it is easy to be broken and dismantled by the other party, so Richard simply let the backcourt trio do the three-person block and dismantle.
If the two-person block and dismantle is good to change the defense, and if the three-person block and dismantle wants to change the defense, it is not so easy......
Of course, this tactic is not unique to Richard, and the Jazz often use this tactic, but they don't have the convenience of the Trail Blazers.
Hornacek joins Utah's pick-and-roll system.
And the two 208-height anti-aircraft guns on the Trailblazers' side are much better than Hornacek's when they start blocking and dismantling.
Jazz's three-person blocking, if described as a double ghost blocking the door, is a little inappropriate, after all, Hornacek's Sven appearance can't be connected with ghosts.
And on the Trailblazers, it is a real double ghost blocking the door.
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The effect of this tactic is okay, but the Trailblazers don't have a high shooting rate, so they lost two points in the end, which is quite a pity!
And in G6, this time the Trailblazers finally broke out after losing their touch in a row, plus being forced to the Jedi.
The Bulls scored 13 points in the game......
All the fans were dumbfounded, a 3:3 draw?!
This year's finals are going to grab the seven battles?!
The NBA Finals has not been a tie-break for some years, and the last time there was a Finals tie-break was during the Rockets' second consecutive championship, and in 94 the Rockets and the Knicks fought seven games, and finally won the first championship in the history of the Rockets!
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There is no doubt that the finals tie-break is the most exciting game, both sides are already holding match points, and anyone has the potential to become the champion of the season!
Bulls fans, naturally, still account for the majority, and their excellent record over the years has cultivated quite a lot of die-hard fans
Now the Bulls fans are nervous, mainly because of the double-ghost blocking tactics put forward by Richard, which is really difficult to do.
It's not to the point of no solution, that is, the efficiency of the Bulls' defense change is greatly reduced.
Many unhappy fans have already begun to spray Richard angrily, spraying him for stealing Sloan's tactics, and stealing the tactics of his sworn enemy without shame......
The number of Trail Blazers fans is undoubtedly much smaller, but there are still two states in the United States that stand firmly behind Richard.
Oregon in the Trailblazers' home base, and Indiana at Purdue University!
Fans in both states regard Richard as a belief, and they desperately want Richard to win his first championship in the NBA!
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Both sides have no time to pay attention to off-field matters at the moment, and they are all concentrating on preparing for G7!
This is a real life and death game, and it is a life and death game for both sides!
Zen master Jackson and Jordan and other bull generals are still a little unbelievable at this moment, they are actually forced into a desperate situation by a new army!
In fact, before this round of the Finals started, they didn't take the Trail Blazers seriously at all......
Don't look at Zen master Jackson and Jordan praising the Trail Blazers, but they simply don't believe the Trail Blazers can last six games under them!
4:1 was already the worst they could have imagined......
But now the 3:3 situation has appeared!
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The finals are life and death!
"Doot toot!" With two minutes left at the end of the fourth quarter, Richard couldn't help but call a timeout!
This pause is not called no!
In the first half, the Trail Blazers felt good, leading the Bulls by five points, but in the second half, the feeling began to chill, although at the end of the third quarter, there was a small outbreak, but by the fourth quarter, the Bulls had already overtaken the score!
And the difference between the two sides is gradually being widened!
With two minutes left in the game of life and death, the Trail Blazers are two points behind!
"Guys, relax!"
"Follow me and take a deep breath......"
"To be honest, I know you're nervous, and I'm nervous too!"
"This is the first Finals for all of you, and it's also the first Finals I've played since Richard entered the NBA, and it's impossible not to be nervous!"
"It's a team that has won five championships, it's normal for you to be nervous!"
"Whew...... Breathe deeply! ”
"Even if I take it easy, I, Richard, have never blamed anyone for losing, and today was no exception!"
Richard led the players to take a deep breath and then said slowly.
At this point in time, it is too unfavorable for newcomers, with all kinds of gains and losses......
Judging from the performance on the field, the newcomers are obviously frizzy, which is unavoidable, and Richard can quite understand.
Not to mention the players on the field, he, the head coach off the field, is quite restless!
If they are in the lead, then Richard may be a little more stable, and the key is that they are now behind the Blazers!
Having played six and a half games, it would be a shame to lose in the final half of the game!
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"Hoo ......"
"Hoo ......"
The generals are taking deep breaths with Richard's rhythm, and they don't know if they may not be effective, at least Kobe Bryant is trembling uncontrollably because of his emotions at the moment.