Chapter 388: Piercing
Will Jordan surrender himself, the answer is, of course, no!
Barkley is a lifelong champion who has never won the championship, and seeing that his career has come to an end, if he doesn't put his face aside, then he will have no chance at all.
Hill is just the opposite, he is a junior who has just started, and he has been suppressed by Zhang Yu in recent years, and the Pistons have not achieved much under his leadership, you must know that the Pistons before the transfer this year are not in the top eight, but Pippen went stunned to lead the team to the playoffs and took a bite on the Bulls, since even Barkley, who is far more famous than him, doesn't care about face, what qualifications does he have to be hypocritical?
But Jordan is different, how can people say that they have ruled an era, and they have been surpassed by rising stars when they are old, so it can only be said that the laws of nature are in effect, who has not aged so one day?
Now that he is old, he can't beat the young man, and there is no shame in losing, but if you want him to lose face, that is absolutely not allowed, this is something that he must not lose as a legend of a generation, otherwise it will be difficult to rank in front of Zhang Mao in the Hall of Fame in the future.
That's right, if Zhang Qi plays according to this momentum for another ten years, how can Jordan be surpassed.
But ten years is too long, who knows if something will happen in between?
Zhang Qi said that he would suddenly be injured and fall like a meteor after playing for a few more years, which is not impossible, so Jordan will not be inferior in front of Zhang Zhu.
Today, Jordan was not quite right from the beginning, Zhang Qi did not think of the deep-seated reason for the time being, if he had time to analyze it, it is not difficult to think that the Bulls' lose-lose wheel battle style is limited to Barkley and Hill, and Jordan has been hiding it to show that he will not do it.
Don Nelson will not let Jordan do this, if all three of them use this method to fight against Zhang Zhu, it will be the Lakers who take advantage, which is equivalent to Zhang Zhu dragging the Big Three alone, not the Big Three Wheel War successfully consumed Zhang Zhu.
In today's Bulls, only Hill and Barkley went up to form a match with Zhang Zhu, which can no longer be said to be very cost-effective, which is equivalent to a 2-for-1 rhythm.
But the Bulls have this capital to operate like this, in addition to Jordan has been accumulating strength to prepare for an explosion, Van Exel can also be liberated in this situation, as long as Zhang Zhu can really be dragged down by Hill and Barkley, then the Bulls are all earned.
Barkley completely sacrificed his offense in the first quarter to successfully drag Zhang Mao, and in the second quarter, he had to take advantage of Hill's stall to play his own output, such an overdrawn style of play doomed him to play three quarters at most, and even played in the second half without much strength.
Hill is still young, and he may be able to play three quarters like this, and this is the Bulls' tactic -
In the first quarter, Barkley frantically consumed Zhang Qi, Hill attacked frantically, and Jordan focused on sneak attacks, secretly accumulating strength.
In the second quarter, Hill frantically consumed Zhang Qi, Barkley + Van Exel attacked frantically, and Jordan continued to focus on sneak attacks, secretly accumulating strength.
In the second half, how the Bulls' tactics will change, you can guess just by guessing.
Zhang Qi doesn't have time to think about these things now, and although Hill's strict defense against him is disgusting, he is like being able to pull the outside offense against Barkley, and of course he has to go deep into the basket and bully the opponent with his body at this time.
But the Bulls didn't relax on his bag, Zhang Mao can only make it more difficult to shoot if he wants to shoot, unless he has a good touch, otherwise it is definitely better to play like this than to attract the defense and distribute the ball to his teammates.
Today, Zhang Mao's feel is not very good, and it is difficult for anyone to be entangled by the two supergiants in turn, and it is difficult to have a too good feel.
This is a normal game, and no one can always be so perverted with a 1v5 opponent.
The Lakers players were also excellent today, not only did they not perform abnormally on the defensive end, but they also played well on the entry end.
Kidd, Starks and Jones all played at their own level, and Xiao Zhengtai still played a little overperforming, which also made the Lakers temporarily form a tug of war with the Bulls.
After the first five minutes of the second quarter, the Lakers' starters are basically all back, and the Bulls are about the same, and this kind of game will not give the little ones too many opportunities to perform.
Only when Barkley finally got out of the break, and Zhang Qi also began to try to find Jordan, only to find that the opponent did not accept at all, and then he knew that the Bulls were not ready to really stage a wheel battle.
It doesn't matter if Jordan doesn't take the move, after Barkley went down to rest, Hill alone couldn't withstand Zhang Mao's impact on the inside, and the koala baby finally began to score through continuous strong attacks on the inside, and once helped the Lakers chase 34:33.
Jordan stepped up at this time, he couldn't keep accumulating strength and not shooting, and now the team has difficulties, which is just a good example of his leadership role - Jordan hit back with 3 points, Van Exel also put the icing on the cake outside the 3-point line, and the Lakers fell behind by 5 points again.
Harris frowned on the sidelines, the Bulls can score too many people, Jordan looked abnormal from the beginning, but Van Exel was activated, which is the most uncomfortable thing for him, this can completely make the Bulls Big Three into a 3.5 giant.
As soon as Van Exel played, the Lakers were stretched as quickly as they were in the first quarter, and they had no room to deal with anyone outside the Big Three.
Don Nelson also saw that the Lakers' combined defense could only barely deal with the Big Three, and when Barkley returned to the court, he immediately changed to a more bizarre lineup than the Lakers: Van Exel, Kerr, Jordan, Hill, Barkley.
"What's this playing?"
Zhang Qi was also stunned when he saw such a lineup, has anyone ever seen a lineup with a height of less than two meters on the field?
Lakers fans can't come back to their senses when they see this, Barkley's thing is about the same height as Jordan, no more than two meters anyway, is it the inventor who replaced him with the wrong person to play center?
Mutombo was the most embarrassed at this time, didn't this clearly ignore his attack?
It's very self-aware, and although Don Nelson is crazy, he really doesn't dare to send such a lineup to death against other teams.
However, the Lakers' interior line either has no offensive ability, or is too young and easy to be bullied, and Mason, the only one who can attack and defend, is also a short inside, which allows Don Nelson to be unscrupulous in the layout.
The Bulls' current lineup is almost a devastating blow to the NBA's joint defense, Kerr's three-point shooting rate is 46%, and Van Exel's and Jordan's three-point shooting rate is also about 40%.
Lakers players don't even dare to try, Jordan and Van Exel have already hit two three-pointers in a row, if one more is thrown by Kerr, the state of the Bulls is afraid that it will explode, they still honestly defend it, don't let the Bulls throw another three-pointer as well, otherwise it is easy to be beaten by the opponent.
The Lakers didn't dare to shrink their defense anymore, and Don Nelson decisively allowed Hill and Barkley to break through inside.
But Mr. Inventor seems to have forgotten the Lakers' defensive ability on the inside, the Bulls' lineup is certainly not afraid of the Lakers' threat in defense, but they have no chance on the offensive end under the guard of Mutombo, but let the annoyed Mutombo send high-quality defense in a row, and after two big hats, the two sides directly fell into a scoring drought.
Zhang Yu is still witty, and when it is difficult for everyone to score, it is an opportunity for him to use the impact to cheat fouls. As a result, fans saw that the Lakers were able to occasionally stand on the free throw line when the two teams were not scoring in positional and athletic battles.
Don Nelson quickly knew he was stupid, and their bizarre set-up was a bit of a cocoon after they couldn't score from the outside.
In the last three minutes of the first half, the score came to 40:40, and the two sides returned to the same running line.
Don Nelson is also very distressed, the so-called family has a scripture that is difficult to read, although the Lakers lack offensive power, but the defensive end is too difficult, they have to break through the defense line formed by two defensive teams and one defensive second formation, and every time they have to hit their heads to break the blood flow to gain something.
In such a game, it is natural to enter the rhythm of competing for the individual abilities of the players.
Now, everyone on both sides has to shoot under the quality of the other's defense, and every shot has to be crooked with the body, and then Jones's role is starting to become minimal, even Kidd and Starks are more reliable than him, and the role of the player's ability to fight is reflected at this time.
"What a loss!"
When Zhang saw Jones squandered their chances in a row, he was even more sure that this guy was not as useful in the playoffs as Finley, although Jones in the regular season could solve the Lakers' lack of offensive power, but in the playoffs, his thin body could not keep up with the surging offensive and defensive intensity.
The Bulls players are all old foxes who are more cunning than the hunters, and when they saw this, they didn't need the head coach's orders, and immediately pounced on Jones on the offensive end, and at the same time began to put Jones on the defensive end to shoot from the medium to long range.
They found that this guy's biggest threat was in counterattacks and fast breaks, but he lacked armor-piercing ability in positional warfare.
This choice stung the Lakers instantly, if Eddie Jones's ability value is changed to an RPG game, it is that the base damage is very high, but the armor-piercing ability is very low, once it encounters a heavy armor enemy, it will be restrained to death, but if you want him to deal with mages and ranged enemies, it will be invincible.
But the problem is that people's real bosses are all extremely high attributes of physical defense, magic defense, and armor, and it is unlikely to be biased, so players like Jones who have a very biased output can easily become a breakthrough.
The Lakers didn't expect the Bulls players to be so decisive after grasping their weaknesses, Jones was continuously penetrated on the defensive end, and he also missed consecutive mid-range shots on the offensive end, and after only a few offensive and defensive attempts, the gap widened.
If it weren't for Barkley's block before the end of the game to help Kidd score two points on a fast break, they would have trailed by nearly 10 points in the first half.
The score was 42:48 in the first half, and the Lakers trailed by 6 points to end the first half.
In the first half, the Lakers only scored 42 points, which is undoubtedly a low-scoring game, especially for the Lakers, who average more than 120 points per game in the regular season, it is very rare to score less than 50 points in the half, let alone 42 points is too low.
Zhang Zhu only scored 10 points in the half, although the performance of 10 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks made up for the lack of Koala Baby's score, but most fans will only use the score to measure a player's performance, and Zhang Zhu's half only scored 10 points is too little.
Kidd was the Lakers' top scorer in the first half, with 12 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists. Jones' eight points are not bad, but most of those points were scored in the first and first half of the second quarter, and in the last five minutes of the first half, he missed a goal in four shots, and was continuously scored from himself, which was the key to the Lakers' first-half deficit.
On the Bulls side, don't look at Jordan who was silent in the first half, but after the game, he scored 10 points, and this was still when the gang leader was sneaky and secretly accumulated strength. Hill scored a first-half Bulls-high 13 points, along with five rebounds and four assists. Barkley's performance of 9 points and 12 rebounds also lived up to his name as a giant. But even Van Exel has an 8-point contribution, which makes it difficult for the Lakers.
Don Nelson was pleased with his team's performance in the first half, and although there were some shortcomings and mistakes in the process, he played to his advantage overall. And this is often the guarantee of the final victory. You have to play to your strengths before you can talk about anything else.
The Lakers also played to their strengths in the first half, and their strong defense kept the Bulls' offense frustrated, and if it wasn't for the fact that the opponent broke through Jones in the final stage, they might not have finished the first half of the contest behind.
Harris felt the danger in the midfield, and the current 6-point gap is not a big problem, but Jordan has been silent, which is the most terrifying, as the most efficient player in the playoffs in NBA history, and also the most efficient player in the fourth quarter, such a dangerous figure, who dares to ignore his existence?
Zhang Wei also feels that the hidden Jordan is more dangerous, but the top priority is to solve the problem of Eddie Jones being penetrated first?
Eddie Jones himself knows that he has become a breakthrough, but he is also helpless, usually his confrontation ability is not bad among defenders, although it is a little smaller in tonnage, but his bones are hard!
It's a pity that today's opponents are Jordan and Hill, who are stronger in tonnage and bones, if these two people are determined to bully him with their bodies, he will be beaten through in the second half.
It's a difficult problem to solve, and substitutions are certainly not a good idea, and without Jones' fast break and cut-in threat, the Lakers would be even more passive on the offensive end.
"Bastard! Why did you change people in the first place? ”
Zhang Yu had no choice in his heart, and finally threw the pot on West, completely forgetting that he was in favor of the deal in the first place.
In fact, even if it is replaced by Finley, this guy who has no ball-handling ability will not play much role on the offensive end, although he will not be penetrated on the defensive end, but the Lakers are worse offensively than they are now.
At this time, Wilkins was next to him and wanted to say something, he is one of the most domineering supergiants in the NBA, although he has to add the word "former" in front, but it's not good to be ignored like this, right?
Zhang Yu really ignored him, this 38-year-old old guy who couldn't run fast and couldn't jump, he was struggling in the regular season before, and he was afraid that his bones would be torn down when he came to the finals, and he would rather let Ginobili play than let Wilkins play.
But I'm sorry, Ginobili really didn't dare to go up, even Jones, who was two gears stronger than him, was bullied so badly, he probably didn't even have the qualifications to deliver food when he went up.
It's not an exaggeration to say this, how high the intensity of the finals is, as long as you look at Jones being hit by Jordan and Hill on the defensive end, the referee doesn't blow it, if you let Ginobili go up, it is estimated that it will really be reimbursed in one round.
Barkley over there was strong enough, but after the first half, he felt that his bones were about to be knocked apart, which shows that this kind of intensity is indeed not suitable for young and old players to play.