Chapter Ninety-Five: After Winning

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"Jonny Lee slashed 64 points and broke the record to lead the victory!"

"The Celtics won in an upset, and Jonny Lee scored 64 points!"

"Michael Jordan's strongest record was broken, and he had no light on his face this night!"

As soon as the game ended, the news about this game was released, and all of it made the front page headlines of major media, although this was only the first game of a playoff series, but after all, the Bulls lost this game, and it was still on the home court of the Bulls! You know, even if the Bulls are not in good form this season, it will be difficult for them to lose at home.

It's still a playoff game, and the fact that the Bulls actually lost their home game in the playoffs is enough to cause crazy talk across the league. Not to mention Jonny's high score of 64 points in this game.

On the night of April 20, 1986, sophomore Michael Jordan scored 63 points in front of Larry Bird on the Green Shirts' turf, leaving the Celtics with a faceless comment, and Larry Bird said for the first time after the game: "Tonight, God pretended to be Michael Jordan." At that time, Michael Jordan scored 63 points, which caused a lot of heated discussions.

And to this day, Michael Jordan is like Larry Bird of the year, and Jonny, who is also a sophomore, is the Michael Jordan of the year, and Jonny scored 64 points above Michael Jordan's head and took his team away from the Bulls' undefeated home court, which is surprising enough.

What's more, Michael Jordan's previous 63 points are the league's single-game playoff scoring record! While Jonny Lee scored 64 points above Michael Jordan's head! It also broke the single-game playoff scoring record held by Michael Jordan!

scored 64 points on the head of the basketball god, broke the basketball god's record, and also allowed the basketball god's team to reap a loss, and this game made Michael Jordan lose face, so it is not surprising that this caused a heated discussion in the United States.

Within the Celtics, they also celebrated Jonny's 64 points, and they had a good Songkran game in the visiting locker room at the United Center with a sports drink.

The Eastern Conference semifinals led the Bulls 1-0, and the game won was still an away game. It can be said that the current situation is quite favorable for the Celtics, but the Bulls are no ordinary opponent, and the Celtics know this, and they have been taught a lesson by the Bulls since then.

After the first game was played. The Celtics had a day off in Chicago before stepping on the floor of the Union Center once again. Ahead of this game, the league announced the winner of the Rookie of the Year award, and San Antonio Spurs' Tim Duncan got the trophy without a doubt.

And for Jonny, this season has been a little bleak. The regular season MVP trophy that was originally intended to be won was given to Michael Jordan by the league, and the best rookie, best defensive player and other awards were missed by Jonny, and Jonny seemed to be going to get nothing this season.

But now, it's another chance for Jonny to beat Michael Jordan again to prove himself. But how can the bulls, who lost all their faces in the last battle, continue to sleepwalk? In this game, they used 200% strength to get back to the field of the last game. What's more, the Bulls won't lose two home games in a row, which is not in keeping with their status as the defending champions.

The Celtics once again stepped onto the floor of the United Center to face the menacing Bulls for Game 2 of the Eastern Conference semifinals.

Experienced a narrow victory in the first game. The Celtics will look a little relaxed, they have already won an away advantage, when facing an opponent like the Bulls, an away advantage is already a victory, and the second away game, it is better to win, it obviously doesn't matter if you can't win, so the Celtics will talk and laugh.

The Bulls were different, and losing their first home game was a great shame for the Bulls. All the Bulls players have a cold face, for them, the game can no longer be lost, and they must win this game. And to win this game by sheer odds.

So, from the very beginning of the game, the Bulls were impressive, they launched an onslaught at the Celtics' basket from the beginning of the game, and on the defensive end, the Bulls' defense seemed to be more pressing. Jonny didn't get any more chances in this game, and he was targeted by the Bulls from the very beginning of the game.

And Jonny only has two energy points in his hand, plus the one point he got in the game the day before yesterday, it is only 3 points, for Jonny, the power points are very precious now, so Jonny did not use this energy point. The Celtics' plan for this game is still the same as before, to stabilize the first three quarters and fight the Bulls in the final quarter. For Jonny, at this time, his energy points will be saved, at least he has to confirm whether the Celtics can survive the fourth quarter, if not, then there is no need to waste energy points.

However, in this game, the Celtics unexpectedly entered a cold state, and in the last game, Jonny actually shot 2 of 7 in the opening game! This was unthinkable before! Not to mention the likes of Derrick Coleman, who were completely lost under the Bulls' oppressive defense.

Jonny didn't show good form, which made it impossible for the Celtics, who had always relied on Jonny too much, to bite the score, so at the beginning of the first quarter, the Celtics showed signs of falling behind by a big score.

"Jonny Lee is dumb, maybe the last game involved him too much energy, the second game in three days, it is indeed a little tired for Jonny, he has been dumb in this game, 7 shots 2 hits! Oh, this goal didn't go in again, 2 of 8 shots, it looks like the Celtics are going to collapse in this game! Mike Brin lamented the collapse of the Celtics.

But Michael Jordan is on the rise in this game, he seems to be going to get back to the court of the last game, so Michael Jordan showed his extremely high fighting spirit from the beginning of the game, and from beginning to end, you can see Michael Jordan frantically impacting the Celtics' interior line, constantly coming to basketball to do it alone, or attacking through the cover of teammates.

And at halftime, the score between the two sides had reached a point where the Celtics were desperate, 63:37, and the Bulls led the Celtics by 26 points at halftime!

At halftime, the Celtics had strategically abandoned the game, and Rick Pitino had set up a strategy to play another quarter and did not do anything more.

In the third quarter, Jonny's form picked up slightly. The consecutive hit shots have brought their shooting rate back to more than 50%, and they no longer miss the number of shots like in the first half, but it is impossible for the Celtics, who have long fallen behind, to recover the score, so. After three quarters, seeing that there was still a 22-point difference, the Celtics chose to replace all the main players and gave up the game.

The Eastern Conference semifinals are a best-of-seven format, with a two-game loss that doesn't make a difference for the Celtics. The important thing is that they can't waste time in a game like this, which is already hopeless, so there is nothing to say about Rick Pitino's decisive abandonment.

And for Jonny, his poor form in the first half of this game is a problem he needs to pay attention to, and now the Celtics' dependence on Jonny has reached an unimaginable level, Jonny's state is related to the future of the Celtics, so Jonny must adjust his condition.

However, although Jonny's condition in this game was poor, he still shot 12 of 24 in the end and scored 33 points. It can only be said that Jonny adjusted well in the third quarter, but the Celtics fell behind a little too much in the first half.

After this game, the Celtics flew back to Boston overnight, and the next two games are the Celtics' home games, if they can get a two-game winning streak at home, then the Celtics will get the match point and have the advantage of the entire series.

The Celtics are dreaming like this, but apparently they underestimate the Bulls' current fighting spirit.

On May 4, 1998, the Celtics faced the Bulls at the TD North Shore Garden Arena, with Mike Brin and Marv Albert commenting on the most important game.

"Good evening, everyone. Welcome to Game 3 of the 1998 Eastern Conference semifinals between the Celtics and the Bulls, which ended in a 1-1 draw, and the Celtics took home court advantage to the Bulls, which was somewhat surprising. Overall, though, the outcome of this series is still unpredictable, with the energetic Celtics having the advantage, but the chances of a win for the seasoned Bulls are still very high. ”

"And this game is a home game for the Celtics, and they obviously want to get a winning streak on their home court, but the Bulls obviously want to regain their previous disadvantage, so. This game is sure to be a good one! ”

On the court, the players of both sides were already in place, and the Celtics players looked very relaxed, they did not know that they would soon be blinded by the high-spirited Bulls.

"The game started, the two sides jumped the ball, the Bulls won the ball again, and the Celtics' interior height disadvantage made them never get the opening ball!" Mav Albert also laughed at this time, and then continued to watch the game.

Michael Jordan got the basketball, he dribbled directly across the half court, he took the ball on the right side of the hoop, faced Jonny Lee's defense, without any pause, directly handed the ball to Luke Longlee, who was mentioned in the high position, and then quickly passed Luke Longley's cover, throwing off Jonny half a step!

Then catch the ball again!

"Michael Jordan got a glimmer of opportunity through Luke Longley's cover and he has plenty of room to shoot now! Derrick Coleman's supplementary defense didn't keep up! ”

Mielk Jordan opted to shoot directly, and his mid-range shot hit it solidly!

Jonny was a little dissatisfied, Derek Coleman seemed to be distracted again, he didn't make up for it at all!

And Jonny himself didn't have the tall Luke Ronley to block and couldn't keep up, and Jonny said a few words in Derek Coleman's ear in dissatisfaction, but got a disdainful response.

Jonny was stunned, Derek Coleman actually reverted to his old ways! That's not a good sign! But he couldn't care about it so much now, didn't say anything more, and turned to attack.

The Celtics were quick to organise the attack, Chauncey Billups pushed forward quickly, and he handed the ball straight to Jonny Lee. Jonny Lee walked inside, there didn't seem to be much of a chance, he chose to force his shot! Didn't go in! Jonny Lee's choice is a little impulsive! ”

The rebound was quickly taken by Dennis Rodman, and after the loss of the first game, Dennis Rodman was already working harder, and he wanted to win three consecutive championships, so he lost his negative attitude at the beginning and became a lot more serious. It seems that the rebounding control has also completely exploded the junior Ben Wallace.

"Dennis Rodman grabbed the rebound, he passed the ball to Scott Pippen, fast break! The bull is fast! They went straight through the half! Scott Pippen's dunk! Opening 4:0! ”

The Bulls immediately boosted their morale, they started with their style of play, and then their defense became more and more aggressive, and after Jonny got the ball, after half time, he found that the opponent's defense against him became more and more tight.

In this ball, Jonny wanted to get rid of Michael Jordan by breaking through, but found that Dennis Rodman and Scott Pippen both had a tendency to wrap up, Jonny was helpless, he rushed inside, attracted the attention of the Bulls, and had to pass the ball.

However, after Derrick Coleman received the ball, he couldn't shoot with a certain amount of space, and the rebound was still won by Dennis Rodman.

The Bulls' fast break is here again!

"The Bulls are here again, they're very fast, and they seem to be turning into the Celtics in this game, playing a fast-paced offense that they've never played before! Michael Jordan, he received the ball, there was no defender in front of him, and he made a three-point shot directly! Entered! ”

A three-pointer, the fans of the Bulls on the sidelines who traveled with the team gave a huge cheer, although they were quickly suppressed by the boos of the Celtics fans, but it was obvious that the momentum of the Bulls had risen, and the opening 7:0, the Celtics suddenly fell into a very disadvantaged state!

The momentum of the Bulls came out all of a sudden, and Rick Pitino also decisively called a timeout, although the game had just started for 1 minute, but Rick Pitino knew that it could not be delayed now, if it was not called this timeout, the Celtics would collapse!

"At the beginning of the game, the Celtics were in crisis, they were beaten 7-0 by the Bulls, and now they need to make a change."

Celtic's timeout, Jonny left the field, he looked at Derrick Coleman, he felt that he had to say something, this game, from the beginning of Derrick Coleman's passive defense, to the back of Derrick Coleman's shot with a lot of space, Jonny once again felt Derrick Coleman's inaction, which made Jonny very unhappy, he wanted to know what Derrick Coleman wanted to do. (To be continued.) )