Chapter Eighty-Nine: The Grappling (Part II)
After the last three minutes of the first quarter, the Bulls gradually came to their senses.
In fact, the current Bulls don't have a super center, they can also play fast, and with a super scorer like Jordan, in addition to consuming more physical strength, there is really no problem.
It's a pity that if this tactic had been tested by the Bulls five years ago, the Bulls are now a bunch of old men who really can't compete with each other.
Although they can't play offense like that, they can defend well with their own experience.
Sure enough, after the start of the second quarter, the Bulls decisively strengthened their defense, interfering from the time the opponent won the rebound in their own backcourt, paying attention to cutting off the passing route of the opponent's guard and the offensive channel of the opponent's fast players.
The Bulls are quick to adapt, which makes people sigh at Phil Jackson's eyesight and the tactical literacy of the Bulls players.
Looking at the situation on the field that has changed from a rapid attack to a positional battle, the rocket made another substitution.
The bus replaced Big Ben, and the Rockets began to mimic the Bulls' 'triangle offense'.
No, Garnett, Bodiroga and Ray Aaronsan have such good chemistry.
And the strategy of the bus on the inside and the resolute projection of Saulus on the outside make it feel like the two teams on the field are so similar.
Bodi Roga is very good at organising and passing, and he can also score points by shooting and breaking through on his own.
Ray Allen also showed himself to be a marksman.
Garnett's performance is even more perfect, he can be inside and out, he can shoot suddenly, and he has turned the inside line of the bull upside down by himself.
Seeing this, the bull called a timeout again.
Time was fast, and the Bulls, who were watching back on the court again, strengthened the protection of the rotation position, once again putting the Rockets' tactics in a quagmire.
The Rockets were caught up by the Bulls little by little.
Seeing this, Lao Tang once again replaced Olajuwon, Drexler and Mark Jackson, as well as Marrick Rose, who replaced Garnett, who had played more than a quarter of games.
The rocket is back to that unhurried advance.
Olajuwon continues to attract firepower on the inside, and Drexler and Malik Rose are also attacking the Bulls' interior.
For a while, the Bulls' inside line was noisy, and he could only rely on Rodman's hard support.
As a last resort, Jordan and Pippen began to shrink inward.
The trio were tightly defending their penalty area, but Saullius and Mark Jackson, who were vacated from the outside, began to attack.
When Mark Jackson pushed Haber to the interior again and again, he could only watch the divine Saurius penetrate the Bulls' basket again and again.
The Rockets relied on their exquisite cooperation to tear apart the defense that the Bulls relied on again and again.
At the end of the second quarter, the Rockets extended the score to 10 points at one point.
55:45
The Rockets took the lead heading into halftime.
At halftime, in the Rockets' locker room, Lao Tang happily praised the Rockets' players.
"Guys, you're doing a great job, and if we continue to fight like this today, I don't believe we can't win against the Chicagoans." Lao Tang was very excited.
"Looking at our home stadium in Chicago and taking away a win, I think those bastards of the Bulls look very good." Mark Jackson said with a smile.
"yes, especially Michael, I guess he's going to be mad when he looks at us going away on our toes." Drexler was also very happy.
Because, there are many teams on the court that can press the Bulls like this, and the Rockets are one of the few teams.
Lao Tang looked at the players who were a little overjoyed and gave them a wake-up call.
"Hey, I said guys, you have to know that there is still a second half to play, I don't want you to be too happy for the Bulls to turn the tables in the second half, then you guys will have a lot of fun." The old soup poured some cold water on the Rockets' players.
"Hey, Coach, your emotions are contagious to us." Mark Jackson shouted from the sidelines.
"Hehe, okay, okay, I'm a little overjoyed, but everyone remember that you must not be careless today, and you must not let the bull turn the plate around. Do you understand. Lao Tang continued to boost morale.
"Understood"
The Rockets roared.
The second half of the game began.
At the beginning of the third quarter, Jordan began his own singles mode, raging the Rockets' basket alone.
Hit three shots in a row.
Seeing this, the Rockets didn't make a flanking shot, but just let Drexler continue to defend Jordan alone.
While others strengthen the defense of the rest of the Bulls.
Seeing this, the Bulls tried to strengthen the team and reduce the pressure on Jordan by playing basketball as a whole.
But it didn't work very well.
When Jordan took the ball again to face Drexler, he couldn't help but say, "Clyde, are the Rockets just watching you get blown up." ”
Drexler shook his head indifferently and said, "Michael, is there anyone in this position in the league who hasn't been beaten by you." So, you can come here, anyway, the Rockets just need to win at the end. ”
"Good Clyde, don't regret it." Before the words fell, Jordan stepped forward and dribbled directly through Drexler's defense, relying on his own speed, and directly inserted into the inside line of the rocket.
Olajuwon and Garnett, seeing this situation, quickly shrank inward to defend.
But Jordan was like a tiger out of the mountain, and his speed did not slow down.
In the face of two interior players with a height of 210cm, there was no fear of jumping.
In the air, his body collided with Garnett fiercely, but Jordan did not lose his center of gravity, and Jordan's waist and abdomen contracted in the air, and there was an obvious pause in the air.
When Garnett and Olajuwon were already falling, Jordan's body thrust and dunked the basketball into the basket.
It was so exciting, and all the Chicago fans applauded this violent dunk between two people.
Looking at such a goal, Olajuwon's eyes lit up.
He turned back to Mark Jackson and said, "Give me this ball, I'm going to hit it back." ”
Mark Jackson just nodded, controlling the ball and slowly pushing it towards the Bulls' halfcourt.
Olajuwon was stuck in the position on the inside, and Longley was simply suppressed and couldn't move.
Mark Jackson looked at the situation on the court, Olajuwon was already stuck in position, but Rodman was already quietly moving over there.
Seeing this, Mark Jackson made a gesture, and Garnett, who saw the gesture, quickly lifted up and made a wall block for Mark Jackson.
And Rodman, who defended Garnett, did not follow Garnett to the high post, and after seeing Garnett's block, Olajuwon quickly turned around and pressed Langley behind him, and at the same time as he pressed Longley, Mark Jackson's pass also arrived.
Olajuwon, who caught the ball, looked at Pippen, who came up to make up the defense, and took his body into the air with one big stride.
A heavy buckle of both hands knocked Pippen into the air.
After such a powerful dunk, Olajuwon didn't say anything, just stared at Jordan, sending a signal in his eyes, a signal of challenge.
Looking at Olajuwon's eyes, Jordan smiled slightly and said, "Interesting, hehe, very interesting." ”
For a time, the two best people of the 84 generation burst out with infinite fighting spirit.
The entire third quarter was completed in a two-man battle between Jordan and Olajuwon.
It's a shame that the Bulls didn't close the score.
The score remained within the 10-point range, and it looked like the two men were in a tie in the third quarter.
However, in the score of the two teams, the Rockets continued to lead.
If it goes on like this.
Then the Rockets must win, and the Bulls must change their style of play.
Otherwise, they are in danger.
And Tiger, who was watching the battle from the sidelines, also saw some interesting situations.
The fourth quarter of the game between the Rockets and Bulls is about to begin, and the two sides enter the game of the deciding quarter.
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