The Lakers players generally played better than the Bulls in the first half, Kidd contributed 8 points and 6 assists, Mason got 12 points and 5 rebounds, and even Mutombo had 6 points, 10 rebounds and 2 blocks.

Looking at the Bulls again, Jordan scored a team-high 16 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists in the first half, Pippen contributed 10 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists, and even Kukoc also had 6 points and 2 assists.

But the rest of the people really didn't contribute, and the Bulls only scored 35 points in the first half, which means that except for these three, the rest of the Bulls players only contributed 3 points to the team, and they are probably embarrassed.

This performance is similar to the previous game against the Heat, as the NBA players have become more and more physical in recent years, and the defensive system has gradually matured, especially the laissez-faire of some illegal decisions, the defensive ability of each team has actually improved, so many role players have become difficult to score in this high-intensity game.

To put it bluntly, the individual ability of the players is insufficient, and they are unable to show their individual ability on the offensive end in the face of an increasingly strong defense.

This is just like the current 100-meter champion may not be able to enter the finals in 20 years.

This phenomenon has happened a lot in the past two years, and these role players who did well in the regular season can't score points when they come to the playoffs, and there is always a situation where only the stars on a team can score high points, and the rest of the team has little contribution.

That's because the NBA is more laissez-faire with some rules in the playoffs, and Kukoc is clearly the epitome of that, and he's playing too stupidly.

"Jordan is a teammate!"

"That's right, if you look at his teammates, Pippen is the only one who averages more than single digits per game in the playoffs this year."

"Spicy chicken! 16 shots are only 6 hits, and our koala baby is 6 out of 12 shots, this is the gap! ”

“……”

Zhang Zhu's fans basically gathered to complain about Jordan at halftime, but is there really any gap between the two? Not really!

Jordan doesn't rely much on his teammates to carry it now, and in fact, he doesn't occupy many team resources, and this alone makes him not a "cancer".

So what is a cancer?

Zhang Fu in the first season, and Zhang Qi in the regular season this year, is a bit of a "cancer" nature.

It's not slander to say this, Zhang Mao occupied too many resources of the team at that time, he basically turned the point guard, point guard, and big front into a pitcher, which seriously wasted the ability of his teammates, and his own glamorous data was basically raised by the resources of the whole team, so at that time his carry was based on the resources and sacrifices of his teammates, and this style of play will definitely become a cancer in the playoffs.

However, Zhang Mao's awesomeness lies in the fact that you only need to hand over the resources of the whole team to him, if you don't meet particularly good stars, such as Jordan and Olajuwon. Or the kind of team that has a particularly good team, such as the Jazz, the Heat, ...... Most of the strong teams will let him carry successfully, especially in the regular season. Although, no matter how successful he is, his teammates will basically hang up, but the Lakers can indeed rely on his performance to win many victories. In the end, all the praise he received was given to him, and all the scolding was carried by his teammates.

However, Zhang Wei himself also knows that this style of play will not go to the end, unless he has two second- and third-level masters like Mo Ning and Pippen around him, who can willingly hand over their resources to him and be willing to be his pawns, then there will be a chance of success.

"Of course it's impossible."

Zhang felt that such a good thing was unlikely, Kidd would not be willing to take the blame for him in another two years, and Mutombo and Mason would find an opportunity to leave in two years if they could not win the championship with the Lakers...... That's why he made changes and tried his best to make himself able to complete the carry without so many resources, which is the real god of basketball.

"I'm going to play like him!"

Little did Zhang know that a black kid in Akron who was several laps stronger than a child of his age would be watching the finals at his coach's home. And when he witnessed the famous Jordan and the most powerful Bulls in recent years being beaten by a yellow man, his first idol was quietly born in his heart.

"I'm unique, no one can play like me, it's non-existent."

Zhang Yi has said such things a long time ago, this little kid probably doesn't know yet, and the koala baby doesn't like people to imitate him.

The atmosphere in the Bulls' locker room was heavy, and Jordan's pair of hawkeye eyes were scanning his teammates, and everyone who was being targeted could only lower their heads and dare not look at them.

Jordan has always had a habit that is not a shortcoming, that is, he is very demanding of his teammates, and he will not be stingy and scolding.

The reason why his habit is not a shortcoming is because Jordan can lead by example every time, he really does his best for the game, and he can often be a savior in danger, and he is very demanding of his teammates at this time, which is also human nature.

The Bulls weren't supposed to fall behind so much in the first half, but when the Lakers hit the offensive wave, the Bulls players were beaten to a low morale, which is where Jordan was dissatisfied.

He couldn't accept that his teammates were suppressed by the momentum of their opponents, and how the championship team could be affected by the atmosphere at home, but these two points almost broke the Bulls' entire line.

Jordan certainly didn't give up resisting, but his teammates didn't keep up, which made him even more dissatisfied.

At halftime, almost all the players on the court except Rodman were criticized by Jordan because these people did not put up the same stubborn resistance as him in the face of adversity.

The Zen master didn't speak at this time, he didn't have to worry about the team's loss of the will to fight, because Jordan was the first to not allow his teammates to lose the desire to fight, as long as Jordan was on the court, the Bulls would not be defeated, and now such a temporary rout is the limit.

Pippen should now know why he can't be the boss, because what he lacks is the fighting spirit to fight in the face of adversity. He is far less strong than Jordan in terms of willpower, and these two mental forces affect not only the game on the court, but also a lot, so Jordan can accept the unruly Rodman and suppress Pippen to the death.

But the problem is that in the battle of spirit and will, no one on the Lakers' side is also lagging behind, although none of them can surpass Jordan in will and desire to win, but the starting five are not far from it, and even on the bench there is a Ben Wallace who is closer to Jordan with hard work and desire to win, which is a bit powerful.

Harris is also reassuring that his players can continue to improve their defensive intensity in the face of strong opponents, relying on strong and no shortcomings willpower, which also allows them to be as impenetrable as an impregnable wall in the face of the Bulls' surging comeback in the second half.

"Defend, attrition!"

That's what Harris set up at halftime, and he had a clear idea, leading by 16 points at halftime, which is a very big advantage in the Finals, and the Bulls have to find a way to close the margin to single digits in the third quarter, or else they won't have to play in the fourth quarter.

At this time, the smartest thing for the Lakers to do is to avoid its edge, never face you head-on, and go all out to implement the tactics of defensive counterattack, consuming the opponent's physical strength and energy, and it is best to take advantage of the Bulls' eagerness to chase points, looking for opportunities to counterattack and score.

The Lakers' lineup is already good at playing defensive counter-attacks, and on the offensive end, they are also very suitable for attrition tactics.

Zhang Zhu, Kidd, Starks, and Mason all have super ball-holding ability in their respective positions, and it can be said that in addition to Mutombo, the Lakers' tactics have four people who can attack with the ball, and they can completely compress each offense to the last five seconds to wear down the opponent's patience.

And that's exactly what they did, and on offense, the Lakers dragged every offense until the last five seconds to make a move; Defensively, the Lakers have to drag the Bulls' offense to the last five seconds every time.

This style of play is disgusting, and Lakers players constantly wear down their opponents' patience on the offensive end, many times deliberately exhausting time and then using their individual ability to play alone.

What, you say it's not efficient to fight like this?

Yes, it's not very efficient, but in today's game, it's really not a problem.

The Lakers' real energy is already spent on defense, and the Bulls' scoring efficiency is not high anyway.

Besides, the Lakers' singles ability is not bad, especially Zhang Mao's singles, so this style of play is not afraid of letting the opponent play consecutive scores, and he will not suffer a long-term scoring drought, and he can drag the Bulls' attempt to chase points, why not?

Harris knows very well that as long as the Lakers drag and drag, the Bulls should naturally be in a hurry......

At 6:02 in the third quarter, the score between the two sides remained at 60:45, and the Bulls only recovered one point in half a quarter, and even the Zen master couldn't sit still at this moment.

But there is no way to rush, the Bulls actually don't dare to put 100% energy into the offense, because the Lakers' counterattack is too sharp, once Kidd and Zhang Qi form a double arrow, the probability of them losing points will be very high, so the Bulls must pay attention to retreat when attacking.

However, it is too difficult to break down the penalty area that Mutombo is guarding without giving it all in.

In the third quarter, after the Lakers went all out to defend, Mutombo's performance was extremely bright, and with Zhang and Mason around him, Mutombo could concentrate on Jordan and Pippen's breakthroughs.

At this moment, his long legs and super long arm span, supplemented by top-level positioning and prediction, interception ability, can basically form an airtight air defense net in the Lakers' restricted area every defense.

This kind of anti-aircraft machine that doesn't need to worry about the wings is too difficult to break through, and after the Bulls' offense is intercepted, they have to adjust their shooting arc much higher to prevent being blocked, or even unable to complete the shooting position at all.

Jordan and Pippen's shots near the restricted area are basically crooked to shoot the ball, plus they have to adjust the shooting arc and shooting posture, so it's no wonder that this kind of ball can have too high a shooting percentage.

The two also tried to cheat the defense with feints, but the Lakers' bag was too fast, and they didn't give Shi Shiran time to make moves.

But the most important thing is that Mutombo doesn't shake at all, which is terrible.

Jordan can no longer use his feints and dauntings to shake Mutombo away like he did against Camp and Mourning, even if he creates a one-on-one small fight, Mutombo can always put his hands on Jordan's head, which is the biggest reason he can build a no-fly zone.

At 5 minutes and 15 seconds, Jordan used a push this time to push down Starks, and then faced Mutombo to the penalty area.

Mutombo was not alarmed, and his footsteps moved, still maintaining a distance that could be blocked at any time.

Jordan's continuous change of direction and shooting feints could not shake off Mutombo at all, and the final layup could only be shot in an unbalanced environment, even if the person who shot the basket was called Jordan, this kind of ball would not have a high shooting percentage.

"Bang!"

Zhang Qi also crashed into Rodman when he grabbed the rebound, helping Mason get the rebound.

"Back to the defense!"

Jordan didn't have time to be annoyed, and immediately shouted.

He knows that as long as this kind of ball is not scored, the first thing to pay attention to is to counterattack.

Mason didn't pass the basketball to Zhang or Kidd, but threw it directly to Starks, who was pushed down by Jordan just now, and this guy had already turned around and ran to the frontcourt.

Jordan wanted to chase it too late, so he could only watch the nearest Kerr chase back, but naturally he still couldn't stop Starks' layup.

Fans from all over the world in front of the TV were reminded by the commentators to remember that this guy who was blown up by Jordan for a whole time is actually a two-time best sixth man, not an unknown person.

The score was 62:45, and the Bulls tried their best to chase most of the quarter, but at this time they fell behind but had one more point.

That's the disgusting thing about the Lakers' defensive counterattack, as long as you can't score, you have to be careful of being bitten by me. And, don't look at how tired you are trying to get back a few points, it's likely that in the blink of an eye, I will re-open the score with a few counterattacks. Finally, do you see if you don't have much physical strength left?

The Bulls players are really tired at the moment, especially after every time the Lakers score through the counter-attack, they will feel more tired than usual, because it's not just the body that is tired, but the heart is more tired.

Jordan still relied on his prestige to stabilize his teammates in such an unfavorable situation, but he could not lead the Bulls to complete the counterattack in the second half like he had done before against the Heat.

The Lakers' defense is much stronger than the Heat's, and their counter-attacks are much sharper than the Heat's.

In addition, the Lakers' stars can shine in the face of the Bulls' defense, use their individual ability to complete the score, and continue to hit the opponent's psychology.

In the 3:56 mark, Pippen took advantage of his teammates' cover to break through under Zhang Mao's defense, and then completed a very difficult layup with a big railing under Mutombo's bag.

It was a very morale-boosting goal, and the Bulls' morale went up.

But on the defensive end, the Lakers can also rely on the individual ability of their stars to complete the scoring.

This time it was Kidd who stepped up, and the little monster went to the baseline to attract the defense of two Bulls players, and passed the basketball to Mason who was plugged in from the back row before being trapped.

Mason faced Rodman's close service, did not force the offense, and made another ground pass, Zhang Mao had already used Mutombo's cover on the weak side, got rid of Pippen's close defense, and hit the basket with a powerful two-handed dunk to get the Lakers a key 2 points.

Pippen clutched his chest in pain behind him, where was Mutombo's cordial greeting when he blocked people, and the hand of "African Mountain" was not easy to provoke.

Jordan quickly used his individual ability to get Pippen justice, but Mutombo just didn't foul, which was very angry.

Today, when Mutombo's fouls are really small and can't be prevented, Lao Mu will definitely not be rash and will never be strong. He has long understood that it is impossible for anyone to defend every ball, just like Jordan and Zhang Qi cannot score every goal, but as long as they can always stand on the court, this is the biggest threat to his opponents.

The Bulls players were very depressed about this, and when they faced Kemp last year, they took advantage of the opponent's weakness of making fouls to win three consecutive cities in one go and occupy an irreversible advantage. However, Kemp later became mature and was not easy to foul again, and the Bulls felt the hardship at that time, and were almost dragged by the SuperSonics from 0:3 to Game 7.

This year's Mutombo is far more difficult to deal with than last year's Kemp, and he has only two fouls so far, but for these two fouls, the Bulls have allowed Mutombo to get three blocks and countless successful blocks.

The price is too great for them to pay!

But if they want to chase points, they must find a way to get close to the basket, long shooting is not an area that the Bulls are good at, if they really want to use this trick to chase points, I am afraid that the Lakers will pull the advantage bigger and bigger.

A minute later, there was a comical scene on the field......

I saw that after Jordan broke through Starks with his back, he faced Mutombo's supplementary defense, and actually used the same move as Zhang Yu at the beginning.

Mutombo looked stupid, he had forced Jordan to lose his center of gravity in this ball, and it seemed to be a walking violation, but the thing actually made a big jump at him, jumped directly past him, and scored the ball from the other side of the basket.

"One step, two steps, three steps, but what the hell is this one more step?"

Mutombo really can't understand this devilish pace, so it's better to run all the way to the basket and complete the layup.

"Toot!"

The referee couldn't stand it anymore, Jordan's goal was even more excessive than Zhang Mao's goal.

At least the koala baby moves very coherently, and he runs four steps from the beginning, but you obviously have no chance to shoot, so you jumped forward a big step, is it still called basketball when you play it like this?

"What, this doesn't give a technical foul?" Zhang Qi saw that it was just a violation, so he stopped doing it. He felt that his steps were completely different from Jordan's steps in nature, one was knowingly and the other was ......

"Well, well, it's reasonable not to give a technical foul for this ball."

Someone thinks about it in their hearts, but they are too embarrassed to think about it anymore.

But I don't dare to say anything, even Jordan has been forced to be like this, Mutombo, the "best defensive player", can be called a veritable name, especially Mutombo, who has so many helpers around him, is already a little helpless on the defensive end.

Zhang Wei put himself in his shoes and thought about it, if he was defended by the lineup of Mutombo + Mason + Pippen + Kidd, it would be difficult to play better than Jordan. This is still when his three-point shooting is better, and at most he can rely on mid-to-long shots to get Bobo's hand. However, under such a target, I am afraid it is difficult to maintain much efficiency, after all, he is far less delicate than Jordan in terms of positional warfare technology.

After the third quarter, the score slowly came to 67:53.

The Bulls worked hard as a team, and in the end they only recovered two points in a single quarter, which is basically negligible, perhaps because the Bulls attacked first in this quarter.

With 14 points in the first quarter, does the Bulls still have hope at this moment?

The Zen master glanced at the hot atmosphere of the away game, and knew in his heart that if it was in Chicago, there might be a little hope, but at this moment in Los Angeles, the Bulls, whose physical strength was about to light up the alarm, really had no means to turn the tables.

Of course, Rodman and Kukoc are fine, Harper and Kerr also have strength, and Langley, who has only played 20 minutes, is nothing, but Jordan and Pippen, who have never played, are tired, and the Bulls mainly expect these two to win, if they are not physically strong, the Bulls can't win even against the Heat, let alone the Lakers.

Pippen said that today is the first time he feels so tired, and the 31-year-old should be at his peak, but today he is 20 pounds heavier than himself, and Zhang Mao, who is a lap older, and each collision between the two will make him consume more physical strength than before.

Jordan felt the same way, not to mention the previous few heads-up with Zhang Mao, just trying to break through Mutombo's defense consumed too much strength. At 34 years old, he could no longer be as carefree as he had been when he was younger, and he knew he had to go down and rest for a while.

Naturally, the Zen master knew the physical state of Jordan and Pippen, and both of them had to rest for three or four minutes in the fourth quarter to breathe a sigh of relief before they could continue to play.

However, the Lakers didn't give the two men time to rest.

Zhang Fu continued to appear on the court in the fourth quarter, which was intended to be the whole game without rest.

The commentators of various countries saw that Zhang Yu still did not go down to rest in the fourth quarter, and began to desperately praise the staying power of the koala baby, after all, even Jordan and Pippen had already gone down to rest.

But in fact, Zhang Qian did not always hold the ball to attack in the game, especially after the Lakers launched a defensive position in the second half, he began to let his teammates take turns to attack with the ball, and he was accumulating physical strength on the side, playing a few balls, watching a few balls, and looking for opportunities to participate in counterattacks.

After the start of the fourth quarter, Zhang Qi immediately threw out his accumulated physical strength as if he didn't want money......

This gives fans the illusion that Zhang Qi doesn't seem to know what fatigue is, and when Jordan and Pippen have to rest for a while, he can still ignore the consumption and fatigue of the first three quarters of the game, continue to lead the team to charge wantonly on the court, and then shoot at the opponent!

Jordan watched his teammates staggered like bowling balls off the court, and he could only feel a sense of powerlessness in his heart.

Look at Mutombo finally went down to rest, but Mason and Big Ben were still able to build a solid defensive line, so that Kukoc, Cole and others hit their heads and bleed, and then there was infinite anger in his heart, and only one sentence came to mind - I have tried my best, but my teammates CBA!

Seeing this, the Zen master could only replace Pippen first, but the situation still did not improve.

At this moment, the Bulls are just like everyone says that the Lakers suffer from "koala baby dependence", and the Bulls' dependence on Jordan is more obvious, and relying on a Pippen alone is basically useless in this desperate situation.

Jordan only rested for less than three minutes in the end, and who let it be in such a short time, the Lakers widened the difference to 19 points, and they were about to rush to the 20+ lead.

At this time, in fact, it is useless to replace Jordan, it is not easy for the two teams to score 19 points in the first quarter today, and it is already impossible to catch up with 19 points in less than 10 minutes.

The Zen master still changed Jordan to go up, but he just didn't want to lose and lose.

This ball Bulls will hit the street, which was expected by him, but they are not Jazz after all, the Bulls have the dignity of a champion, and they can't lose if they lose, and it's not time to admit defeat.

So when is the time to get to the fire?

In the last 3 minutes, the Zen master finally replaced all the main forces.

At this moment, the score is 86:69, and it is impossible for the Bulls to turn the tables again.

However, Uncle Mu refused to give face, when the "African Mountain", who was a pillar of optimism in the restricted area today, shook his thick and long middle finger all the way, and walked off the court with his 13 points, 20 rebounds and 5 blocks with a smile, the Bulls instantly lost any face.

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