Chapter Eighty-Eight: Jordan's Comeback

In the end, the All-Star Game was won by the West.

Richmond, the Kings' biggest man, played just 22 minutes in the game, and as a result, he made 3-of-3 three-pointers and 10-of-13 from the field, scoring 23 points and winning the All-Star MVP of the season.

Davidson sat on the scene and couldn't help but be amazed to see Richmond play so magically.

Before Davidson entered the league, although Richmond was already the league's top outside star, Davidson actually didn't pay much attention to Richmond.

Now that he has entered the league and watched many live games in Richmond, Davidson feels more and more the strength of Richmond's player.

There are no shortcomings at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, the offensive efficiency is simple and efficient, and the key is that the person is also quite low-key, unlike Reggie Miller's babbling.

Such a low-key player will certainly not be particularly popular in terms of popularity, but the coaching community will definitely like such players immensely.

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After the All-Star break, the Nets' record is still soaring, continuing to sit first in the league.

In mid-to-early March, a piece of news completely detonated the alliance.

Jordan is back.

"I'm -Back" is just one sentence, how many excited fans can't sleep at night, and how many teams complain.

It's the shortest yet most aggressive manifesto in NBA history.

The Great Demon King who rules the alliance is back!

The mayor of Chicago excitedly shouted: "In the 17 months since Jordan retired, Chicago has lost $1 billion!" Now, with Jordan's comeback, Chicago will once again be the most glamorous city ever. ”

Even President KE Linton also made a speech about this, and Jordan's comeback will bring 10 million jobs to the United States!

If you don't live in this era, you will never be able to deeply appreciate Jordan's influence.

In the first game of Jordan's comeback, ordinary tickets were directly sold to $1,000 a piece, far exceeding the price of finals tickets at that time!

The No. 45 jersey selected for the second comeback was directly and seriously out of stock, and it was difficult to find one.

Never before in the history of the NBA has there been a player as influential as Jordan, and there will never be one in the future.

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After Jordan retired before, the league went straight into a situation of separation.

Although the Nets have played the best record in the league this season, in fact, in the eyes of many parties, the Nets' chances of winning the championship are not as good as the Rockets' chances of defending the title.

As for the Knicks, Jazz, Magic, Pacers, Suns and other league powerhouses, they also have no hope of winning the championship.

Anyway, that's the way the league is going to be, and no team has an absolute chance of winning the championship.

But after Jordan, the big demon king, came back, the situation was different.

Although the Bulls' lineup this season, even if Jordan returns, their chances of winning the championship are not great, after all, the foundation is too thin.

Especially the inner line, there is not a reliable inner line.

Starting center Will Perdo, to be honest, is not as good as Nets backup center Benjamin......

With such a lineup, no matter how strong Jordan and Pippen are, they will definitely have no chance to win the championship this season.

But just because you don't have a chance this season doesn't mean you won't have a chance next season.

Now that Jordan is back, can he not let the Bulls management strengthen the roster?

Don't dare to say anything else, at least in the interior line, the Bulls management will definitely help Jordan to get a high-grade interior line.

With Jordan's vision, he probably can't look down on a quasi-first-line interior line like Sekari, and the Bulls will definitely get Jordan an inside line in the league when the time comes......

In this way, next season's Bulls will be a dominant team again, ending the current situation of separation.

In other words, this season is the best time for teams in the league to win the championship.

If they miss this opportunity, they will have to wait for Jordan to retire next time......

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Jordan's return to the league this time does not actually mean that he went straight to the Bulls from the beginning, and the Knicks also joined the queue for Jordan.

Jordan, please, for the Knicks, it means 100% championship!

The Knicks have a glorious team history, the first black player in NBA history, nicknamed Sugar Water, Nyke Clifton, was signed by the Knicks.

In order to continue his glory, the Knicks boss sent Jordan to kneel, not only offered a sky-high contract, but also gave a lot of incredible treatment.

But in the end, Jordan chose to return to the Bulls.

The Bulls have 17 games left this season, and as a result, Jordan directly led the Bulls to an impressive 13-4 record.

Originally, the Bulls may not even be able to enter the playoffs this season, and they only have a 34-31 record in the first 65 games, but by the end of the season, they have a 47-35 record and have directly broken into the fifth place in the East.

At the end of the regular season, the Nets are firmly in first place in the league with 61 wins.

It seems that these 61 wins are not a big deal, but for the Nets, it can already be called a miracle, with the most wins in a single season in team history!

Before moving to New Jersey, the Nets were able to play a few more seasons of 50+ wins in the ABA era.

And after moving to New Jersey, let alone 50 wins, being able to win 40 games is the same as the New Year for Nets fans.

Counting the ABA period, the number of single-season wins in the history of the Nets is only 58, and if you don't count, it is less than 50 games......

Now Daddy Chuck has directly led the team to 61 wins, and Daddy has directly become a hero in New Jersey.

The eight teams in the East that have made the playoffs are the Nets, Magic, Knicks, Pacers, Bulls, Hornets, Cavaliers and Hawks.

The Hawks, who were the No. 1 in the East last season, have directly become playoff goalkeepers this season.

Mainly, Wilkens made a speechless trade last season.

He actually sold Wilkins, the team's big man......

Although the All-Star power forward Danny Manning in exchange is not weak, and the Hawks cannot be said to have suffered a loss, what everyone didn't expect was that after Danny Manning became a free agent in the offseason, the Hawks did not renew his contract......

It is equivalent to saying that Wilkens sent Wilkins away for nothing, and he didn't get any chips.

If you look at the Hawks' record this year, you can see how ridiculous this deal is, going straight from first in the East to eighth in the East.

The Nets will face the Hawks in the first round, and judging from the strength comparison of the two sides, the Hawks naturally have little hope of winning.

At the home court of the Hawks, the Nets directly advanced to the Eastern Conference semifinals with a score of 3:0.

As for the opponents in the Eastern Conference semifinals, it will be either the Pacers or the Bulls.

Either way, Davidson was looking forward to it.

Larry Brown is not a good bird, and Davidson expects Daddy to lead the team to take out the Pacers and ruin Larry Brown's playoff journey.

And if it is against the Bulls, it is probably the dream of every insider to play against a player like Jordan.