Chapter 68 Old Bush, the true destiny of the calf
The Detroit Pistons are not the first time they have played each other. The pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info everyone knows each other's roots. It's not much different from the first encounter.
Unlike the Pacers, though, the Pistons are working for a top-four finish in the East in the playoffs.
The head coach of the Pistons is none other than Doug Collins, the former of Phil Jackson of the Bulls. After two years as a commentator, Doug Collins is back to his old job.
As a coach of Detroit, Collins is still very competent, but unfortunately, what Collins doesn't know is that after this season, his position will be lost. It's back to TNT, NBC's booth. It wasn't until Collins' "good disciple" Jordan invited Collins after the Wizards "held the weight" that Collins returned to the coaching position.
Since the All-Star break, the Pistons have gradually moved on the right track under the leadership of new All-Star coach Collins, with the "elegant gentleman" Grant Hill and the "bad boys" old Joe Dumas, Rick Mahon, and Olajuwon's "bodyguard" Otis Thorpe working together to make the Pistons now ranked fifth in the East.
The "Drop~" whistle blew and the game began.
As soon as Hill came up, he showed his first "first step" in the league, a galloping change of direction passed Pippen, and he went inside to face Luke Longley's defense, a low-handed pass, and the ball was in Thorpe's hands, and Thorpe was not welcome, and the ball was a powerful dunk.
Watching Hill pass himself with a simple change of direction, Pippen was also embarrassed. Although the peak of his technique has been reached, the peak of his body has already passed. I can't stop Hill, who is already at the peak of his body and technique.
Although Hill may be a little better than Pippen now, the overall strength of the Pistons is still far inferior to that of the Bulls.
Under the focused "care" of Jordan and Pippen, Hill was also contained, but for the Bulls' offensive end, the Pistons had no choice.
For the strength of the two former disciples, Jordan and Pippen, Collins knows very well that he was forced to leave the Bulls not because of a bad relationship with the players, but because there was no way to break through the defense of the "Bad Boy Army", but I didn't expect God to make a joke with the 73-year draft champion, time has passed, and now Collins has become the coach of the Pistons.
"Drop~", no suspense, no accidents. The Bulls beat the Pistons at home "88-103". Liu Ming also played well in "garbage time" and scored 17 points in the game. The Bulls have a 59th win and a 59-9 record, and are still very likely to win 70 with 14 games remaining.
The media is also ready to promote the Bulls for another 70-win win.
On 25 March, a major event occurred in the United States, when 72-year-old former US President George W. Bush successfully carried out a high-altitude skydive over the desert of Arizona, USA, fulfilling his long-cherished wish of more than 50 years and becoming the first American president to take the initiative to parachute. During World War II, Bush served in the U.S. Navy Air Corps. On September 2, 1944, his bomber was shot down by the Japanese Navy while on a mission over the Pacific Ocean, and he parachuted to escape in an emergency. At that time, Bush made a promise to himself: to complete a non-emergency parachute jump in his lifetime. The parachute jump Bush took off from an altitude of more than 3,800 meters. When he was still 1,300 meters above the ground, he opened his rainbow-colored parachute and floated down. After landing safely, Bush, dressed in a white parachuting suit, greeted the people present with a smile on his face. Mrs. Bush Barbara warmly hugged him and congratulated him.
An old man in his 70s still has this great courage, and Liu Ming also admires it very much. However, Liu Ming knew that this was not the last skydiving trip of "Bush Sr." Liu Ming remembered that the 90-year-old "Bush Sr." also made a skydive to celebrate his birthday.
What Liu Ming didn't know was that Bush Sr. would also be a regular customer of "Liu's Restaurant" in the future.
Because Bush Sr. served as the director of the US Liaison Office in China in the 70s of the 20th century. At that time, George H.W. Bush and his wife, Barbara, often rode their bicycles through the streets of Beijing, during which they tasted all of China's delicacies.
So in the eyes of this foreign leader who loves Chinese food the most, "Liu Restaurant" can be described as a good place to go.
On the 26th, the "soldiers" of the Bulls are going to Dallas again.
The Mavericks started the season as a Western Conference powerhouse, with the "Dallas Three" Kidd, Mashburn, Jim Jackson and experienced Dick Motta. But at the end of the season, Jason Kidd, Jamal Mashburn and Jim Jackson all had new owners.
This also made Liu Ming feel that things are wrong, and the three difficult opponents in the battle between the Bulls and the Mavericks at the beginning of the season have all gone.
The Mavericks now have only 22 wins, and the playoffs are basically hopeless. Coupled with the removal of three main cores, such a team should not pose any threat to the Bulls.
But it backfired, Jim Clemmons and "Iron Man" AC Green, "Big Bamboo Pole" Bradley, and the current "boss" of the Mavericks Michael Finley wanted to grab the camera in the final closing stage of the league and were ready to make headlines.
In the first quarter of the game, the Mavericks gave the Bulls who came from afar a "dismount", "26:19", and Finley proved that he was indeed worthy of the title of "Jordan's successor", scoring 10 points in a single quarter. "Iron Man" AC. Green is also old and strong, almost shared the rebound with Rodman, and also prevented Rodman, who was not strong in scoring, from shooting 0 of 3.
At the beginning of the second quarter, the Bulls, who were accustomed to being preemptive, came up and counterattacked. However, the Mavericks were united tonight, gritting their teeth and resisting the Bulls' offense. "28:31", the Bulls chased back 3 points in the first quarter.
Liu Ming also seized the opportunity when Hubble was not in shape in these games and only played 20 minutes per game. As soon as Liu Ming came on the court, Liu Ming began to defend the opponent's backcourt star players without sparing his physical strength. This game was not very good for Finley, Finley is a little taller than Liu Ming, and Finley felt very good tonight, Liu Ming's defense didn't seem to have much effect on Finley.
Of course, this is a layman's opinion, although Liu Ming did not defend against Finley, but Liu Ming's defense is a huge physical drain on Finley. In order to win the game, Finley rested for three minutes in the first half. The rest of the time is entangled with Jordan, Pippen, and Liu Ming. In such a situation, it will undoubtedly have an impact on Finley's performance in the second half.
Sure enough, the impact of physical strength on Finley was huge, under Liu Ming's stubborn stalking, Finley's shooting rate dropped quickly, and the Mavericks did not have the leadership of Finley's "sharp knife", and the offense also entered the cassette stage.
Taking advantage of this time, the Bulls finally relied on years of championship experience, "23:14", and exceeded by 9 points in a single quarter.
After three quarters, the score also became "66:75", and the Bulls seized the initiative again.
In the fourth quarter, the Mavericks still didn't give up, and Finley played the whole fourth quarter and had a three-minute break for the whole game. But still lost to the Bulls 92-99 in the end.
And Liu Ming was really generous in this game, tied with Jordan for a team-high 20 points, Finley scored a game-high 28 points, and Rodman scored 21 rebounds. A.C. Green 13 rebounds.
At the end of the game, looking at Finley's lost appearance, Liu Ming knew that Finley did deserve the best in the game in this game, with 28 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists + more than 50% shooting rate, this is the answer sheet handed over by Finley in this game. But the team had no choice but to lose the strength gap, and the Mavericks lost.
Only Liu Ming knows that the Mavericks' "true destiny" will wait 2 years to arrive, and the Mavericks will have to wait 1 year more than the "true destiny" of the neighbor Spurs.
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