On May 20, 1998, the sports section of the New York Times made a "Bull Dynasty End".

As a three-time champion team, the Bulls' popularity naturally goes without saying, and the second three-consecutive championship is something that many fans are looking forward to seeing, and as soon as this column came out, Bulls fans will fry the pot.

Even in New York, there are also die-hard fans who like the Bulls, after all, it is normal to be subdued by the Knicks every year in the past.

In terms of schedule, after the end of the Eastern Conference semifinals, the Bulls have to play away again after a full day's rest, and the Bulls' loss is not unexpected.

But many media have another standard for Michael Jordan, and at the post-game press conference, the media did not mention fitness and away at all, but simply asked:

"I don't have a good shooting hand, so why don't I pass the ball more?"

Every time he plays inefficiently, Michael Jordan is questioned like this, so when it comes back to this boring question, Milebuckle never explains too much:

"I'm sure the next shot will hit and the Bulls will adjust."

“.”

This confident answer was automatically ignored by the New York media, and there was only one day of rest, and the Bulls wanted to adjust and daydreamed!

There was no game on May 20, and the previously inflated Los Angeles media was silent at this time.

The Jazz's veteran basketball really couldn't limit O'Neal, and in the G2 game, the Sharks scored 14 of 21 and scored 31 points efficiently, but still lost.

When it came to the key game, the Lakers were 4 of 16 from the outside, Utah played steadily, Malone was 12 of 18, Stockton was 9 of 12, and the two scored 55 points together, and finally took away the game!

After losing G1 by a big score, the Bulls were not in the mood to pay attention to the Western Conference Finals, so Phil Jackson and his coaching staff stayed up late at the hotel to watch the game video.

It's just that after watching it, several people are a little speechless, and throughout the game, the Knicks have no complicated tactics, just more blocking, more conversion offense, ferocious covering, and excellent frontcourt rebounding.

Assistant coach Jimmy Rodgers, who has been in the NBA for many years and has coached the Celtics and Timberwolves for two seasons, sighed helplessly after watching the video:

'Our defensive intensity has dropped, and the opposition is just more accurate than us, from the starters to the benches.

The other three assistant coaches were speechless when they said this, and considering the situation of the team, Phil Jackson finally frowned and said:

'We still have time to adjust, we finish G2, we go back home with a two-day break, and all we have to do now is make sure the players are healthy.

"How's Scotty doing?"

Assistant coach Bill Cartwright, who has only been with the team for two years, immediately responded:

"I didn't have any back discomfort and I didn't have any physical problems."

Phil Jackson breathed a sigh of relief and was in good health, and now all he has to do is make a pot of thick chicken soup for the soul for the Bulls!

While this is not useful for recovery, the mental victory method may be able to stimulate players to explode, and as long as someone breaks out, the game will have to be played.

Compared to the Bulls, who are drinking thick chicken soup, the Knicks are just doing recovery training step by step.

In terms of the regular season, the Knicks are the better team, and that's where Jeff Van Gundy's confidence comes from!

During the regular season, averaging 101.1 points per game, the Knicks are second only to the Lakers in offensive firepower.

He averaged just 13.5 turnovers per game, which ranks first in the league.

In the afternoon, the bald young marshal hung up on the sidelines, shouting two voices from time to time to find a sense of existence for himself.

Instead of nagging and delivering chicken soup as usual, Jeff Van Gundy feels that the home game is stable!

Ewing and Oakley are still practicing their free throws, and making fouls is also a good way to score when mid-range shooting is unreliable.

After playing for so many years, the old guy also knows that he may lose one or two free throws, which will affect the outcome of the game.

"There are two days of rest in between, which gives the Bulls a chance, and the league's schedule is really unreasonable!"

After winning one game, Larry Johnson began to count the rest of the game with his fingers crossed.

"Big Mom" can't wait to play four games in a row and completely crush the Bulls.

Alan Houston has already looked at the schedule, and he is ready for this series:

"Seven games are also our advantage, and we will return to the home stadium in the end, which is much better than last year!"

The new team's atmosphere group didn't experience last year's series, but that didn't stop everyone from slapping on the back:

"The Bulls are tired and can't play seven games in the series!"

"We can sweep our opponents, Michael Jordan can't do it anymore!"

Li You secretly shook his head in his heart, in his opinion, the Knicks are a better team, with comprehensive data leadership and more physical fitness.

In this case, there is no need for any self-consolation, and there is no need for any mental victory method, and if you strictly implement the game plan, you will naturally win.

"Unless the Bulls take drugs en masse, we will win tomorrow's game!"

Hearing Li You's words, everyone laughed, and suddenly felt a lot more relieved.

There was no need for tactical adjustments, everyone knew how to play the game, and as the training session was over, Jeff Van Gundy clapped his hands and said:

"Get home and get a good night's sleep, tomorrow night, win one more game, head to Chicago, and we'll end the series!"

“.”

On May 21, after the opening of Madison Square Garden, the New York media wanted to interview the Bulls before the game, but was stopped by Phil Jackson.

"Phil, after the Bulls lose, will you stay on the team and continue to coach?"

"If the Bulls don't renew their contract, where are you going to go next?"

Hearing these fiery questions, Phil Jackson didn't have a smile on his face, but just emphasized repeatedly:

"I'm completely focused on the Eastern Conference Finals and won't think about anything else."

“.”

After more than a day of rest, the Bulls breathed a sigh of relief, and before the game began, in the visiting team's locker room, Mai Buckle did not bring chicken soup to his teammates.

The regular season came when he missed the three-point line, and instead of believing that his teammates suddenly exploded in a game, Michael Jordan still felt that his shooting was more reliable.

Before the game, everyone didn't communicate much, they have experienced too many Eastern Conference Finals, how to win the game, everyone knows in their hearts.

The Madison Square Garden Arena, before the game began, was already full, and some seats were temporarily opened, and there were 20,000 fans in attendance tonight.

The high ticket prices have not deterred enthusiastic fans, and a visit to New York to see a Knicks game is a must-do for many visitors to the city.

“Wow！”

The mediocre appearance ceremony was greeted by only huge cheers from the Knicks players.

Li You and his teammates clashed fists one by one, calmly waiting for the end of the singing session.

With no changes to the starting line-ups of both sides, Walter Fraser gave his opinion quite confidently in the MSG commentary bench:

"As long as the Bulls can't respond from the outside, we can continue the defensive strategy we used to play last game!"

"Maybe Michael Jordan will get his groove back, but he can't beat the Knicks alone."

Commentator Mike Brin didn't have a poisonous milk, but gave a brief overview of the Bulls' possible rotation:

"As with G1, Luke Longley will probably play less minutes."

"Of course, it depends on the pace of tonight's game, and I'm sure the Knicks will continue the strategy of the last game."

In the final warm-up stage, Michael Jordan was extra serious and kept hitting jump shots, which caused boos from the audience.

The referee motioned for the players from both sides to come to the center of the field, in Madison Square Garden, and the cheers resounded through the arena:

“Let's go Knicks！ Let's go Knicks！ Let's go Knicks！ ”

Ewing and Longley stood in the center circle and saw the basketball being tossed high, and the gorilla tossed the ball to the half court.

Successfully jumped to the ball, and Harper immediately led the defense in front of Li You, who received the ball.

After halftime, Harper hung on Li You's side, holding his waist with his right hand while sliding.

Quickly approaching the three-point line, Lee Yoo, who was holding the ball in his right hand, also began to protect the ball sideways, and except for Alan Houston at the top of the arc, most of the other three Knicks were concentrated in the left half.

Several people didn't want to catch the ball when they were standing, and they were all preparing to squeeze under the basket at this time, rushing to grab rebounds by the way.

Almost stepping on the three-point line, Harper cut the ball again, lowered the center of gravity, and Li You, who had been sideways to protect the ball, suddenly twisted back quickly, and then grabbed the ball again with his right hand, leaning over to accelerate.

Dribbled a big step forward, taking advantage of Harper's sliding step to the left back, Li You immediately crossed and pulled back, after switching to the left hand, he paused slightly, mobilized the opponent's defensive center of gravity, quickly completed the change of direction under the crotch, and then accelerated with all his strength with the ball in his right hand.

After a sharp stop, Harper was snatched out of half of his body by Li You, and was forced to slide continuously to the right blocking position.

During the march, Li You quickly dribbled the ball behind his back, changed to his left hand and broke through with his shoulder, close to the paint area, Harper, who readjusted his defensive center of gravity, saw Li You quickly turn around, and the defense could no longer keep up

Relying on the opponent's defense, after turning around, Li You immediately closed the ball, defended against the top, and threw the ball to the rebound with his right hand!

"Bang!"

Li You continuously changed to the backward high board toss and threw successfully!

The two big men on the inside of the Bulls were busy with the card position, and there was no time to help defend, and Harper had no choice but to raise his hand to indicate that it was his problem.

A simple and crude single score immediately made the fans cheer loudly, and Jeff Van Gundy on the sidelines laughed and clapped his hands, shouting at the players to retreat.

Holding the ball and changing direction continuously, it will naturally consume more physical energy, but Li You doesn't care at all, before this round of the series, he has too much time to rest!

“Defense！ Defense！ Defense！ ”

The Bulls' offense is still the same, with Harper cutting down on dribbling and Pippen acting as playmaker, receiving the ball from the baseline slowly across half court while waiting for his teammates to finish their positions.

Having learned the lessons of the previous game, Michael Jordan also received the ball in the elbow area, blocking the left side, from left to right, and quickly sliding to the baseline.

With the help of Longley's cover near the baseline on the right, Michael Jordan quickly bounced outside to the right block.

Pippen, the right wing, sent a pass and began to move from the three-point line, Longley quickly moved to the left near baseline, and Cookic came to the free throw line to open up space.

Lee Yoo followed Harper on the right wing to play soy sauce, and noticed that Michael Jordan broke through to the baseline after receiving the ball, and immediately realized that the opponent must be a single jump shot.

After a quick release of the ball, Michael Jordan only dribbled two big steps, and then suddenly made a sudden stop, the right side near the baseline, drifted to the right to complete the back jumper!

"Huh!" Two-point shot hollow into the net!

"Shhhhh

Seeing Michael Jordan score in the first round, the audience immediately erupted in huge boos.

In a deeper position, Michael Jordan did not show off his low footsteps, but accelerated the pace of the offense and completed the shot faster.

In the first round, the Knicks did not complete the bag defense, and everyone did not care, and continued to run tactics step by step.

In this attack, Li You also handed over the ball in the middle of the court, and after Ewing came to the top of the arc to receive the ball, he immediately moved quickly sideways and completed a hand-to-hand pass with Alan Houston on the left wing.

Noticing that Michael Jordan was chasing very closely, Alan Houston just dribbled and gave the ball to Larry Johnson, who had just come to the right wing.

After the latter received the ball, he moved outside the three-point line to the top of the arc, and Li You had quickly slipped across the baseline from right to left.

First, with the help of Oakley's cover near the baseline on the left side, he briefly got rid of Harper's pursuit, and then quickly bounced out, and on the three-point line of the left wing, Ewing, who had just completed the sweeper's pass, stood still and also made a no-ball cover for Li You.

Using the cover just out, Li You came to the left wing, received a horizontal pass from Larry Johnson, and immediately stopped on the three-point line, raised the ball and jumped!

"Huh!" Three-pointers hollow into the net.

The cheers resumed, and Walter Fraser in the commentary box also followed suit:

"What a beautiful fit! Continuous cover, helping Lee completely get out of the defense. ”

"Such an opportunity is a point for Lee!"

Seeing that Longley failed to change the defense in time, the coaching staff of the Bulls secretly sighed, and if they wanted to make an excellent defense, everyone had to cooperate tacitly.

Soon, the Bulls' offense also gave a simple response, in the right blocking position, Michael Jordan immediately completed the turn and jumped back after receiving the ball with his back!

"Huh!" Hit again at medium distance.

Alan Houston tugged at the corners of his mouth, this kind of reclining amplitude and air time made his blocking look extraordinarily weak.

Mai Buckle responded continuously, making the boos on the scene get louder and louder, and everyone knew that this was not a good sign.

Two rounds later, the Bulls took the lead in changing their defensive strategy, whether it was Cookic or Longley, they would be the first to delay when they encountered a pick-and-roll.

This time the Knicks' offense, Ewing's cover was of high quality, on the left wing, Lee Woo held the ball in his left hand, just got rid of Harper's pursuit, Longley moved his footsteps and delayed it.

In the face of the big man's delay, Li You just lowered his center of gravity, quickly pushed the ball with his left hand and changed direction, led the ball forward sharply, and at the same time exerted force at his feet, jumping from the middle of the two.

There was no time to adjust the center of gravity of his body, and Longley could only watch Li You completely get rid of the defense after scooping the ball with his right hand, and go straight to the basket from the right wing.

"Oh!!"

Beautiful, the New York fans at the scene exclaimed, and then shouted excitedly.

Breaking through to the paint zone, Lee Woo, who rushed up in three steps, closed the ball and looked at Oakley near the baseline on the right side to make a feint to throw the ball.

I wanted to move to help defend until Cookch was deceived into stopping, and in the blink of an eye, Li You was already jumping in the paint area, and he easily picked up the basket with his left hand!

“Wow！！”

The cheers in the arena grew louder, and commentator Mike Brin exclaimed:

"Brilliant goal! Lee almost got past the entire Bulls' defense! ”

Both teams started the game with efficient attacking performances and the scores began to rise alternately.

Phil Jackson on the sidelines quickly spotted the problem, and Longley's delayed defense didn't do much, as long as Ewing's cover delayed Harper, Lee Yoo was able to get through the defense and go straight to the basket.

The same offensive routine was beaten three times by the Knicks, except for Oakley, who hit an iron once, and the other two rounds were all scored.

With 7:11 left in the first quarter, the Bulls voluntarily called a timeout.

At 8:11, the Knicks still lead.

Back on the bench, Harper was a little frustrated, and the pendant defense didn't do anything.

Li You will not make mistakes, but in the face of continuous emergency stops and changes of direction, Harper is a little unable to keep up with the rhythm.

Regardless of defensive skills, it is just a result of a decline in physical condition, and the reaction and lateral speed have decreased a little compared to the previous two seasons.

"Dennis, pay attention to defense when you get on the court, don't let the opponent easily get in the basket."

In order to better prevent blocking and pick-and-roll, Phil Jackson enabled Rodman in advance, and after a brief admonition, he didn't say anything more.

There are no complaints about playing off the bench, but Rodman has long been eager to try, and the troubled Bulls always need him to break the game.

After the timeout, the Bulls took Rodman, and the height dropped, but there was no change in the style of play.

This time, it was Kukoc's turn to receive the ball with his back on the right side, and after Pippen sent a pass, he met on the right flank.

Li You and Harper squatted in the bottom left corner at this time, and noticed that Mai Dunk, who had left the baseline and came to the left blocking area, suddenly ran back and cut into the basket, Li You immediately gave up the opposing defender and accelerated to the basket.

Alan Houston lost his defensive position, and after a reverse run, Michael Jordan was half a body ahead, receiving a ground-hitting pass from Cooke in the paint zone, grabbing the ball with one hand with his left hand, sticking out his tongue and trying to complete the dunk.

Michael Jordan just jumped, and Li You, who had already chased after him, immediately completed the block behind him.

After the unprepared Mai dunk was slapped off the basketball in his hand, he found that Li You actually defended to the basket.

Ewing controlled the ball, Cooke pressed on the spot, and the Bulls hurriedly retreated.

Maikou, who lost face, saw Li You receiving the ball with a smile at this time, and immediately led the defense, such a scene made the New York fans at the scene coax loudly.

Lowering his center of gravity and spreading his hands, Michael Jordan stared at him, giving a physical confrontation while sliding constantly.

On the left sideline, Li You, who was holding the ball in his left hand, turned quickly, switched to his right hand, and then moved to the middle before he began to accelerate and break through.

The two of them kept moving, and when they came to the top of the arc, Li You immediately stopped suddenly, kept the center of gravity of his body, moved to the front of him, and stared at Li You's movements.

Noticing that Mai Buckle was standing with his feet in parallel, Li You at the top of the arc immediately lowered his center of gravity, quickly completed the crotch dribble, and his body shook to the left.

Mai Buckle slid to the right, Li You quickly completed the dribble behind his back, and immediately changed to his right hand in and out.

Shaking left and right, Li You's body shook and pretended to accelerate to break through, Michael Jordan reacted quickly and immediately slid to the left rear.

The button was shaken, Li You completed the change of direction under the crotch, changed to the left hand and broke through the shoulder, and went straight to the inner line!

Despite the defensive prediction error, Michael Jordan adjusted his center of gravity and quickly slid down, giving a physical confrontation while allowing Li You to slow down and complete the defense again.

Breaking through to the paint area, Li You immediately jumped with the ball, and after shaking with his left foot as the axis, he quickly turned back, and at the same time exerted force under his feet, and jumped backwards after completing the homeopathic situation!

The passive defensive Michael Jordan only came close to completing the block, and after jumping, the basketball flew almost to the basketball with his fingertips!

"Huh!" Two-point shot hollow into the net!

The New York fans at the scene couldn't see the details of the defense, everyone just saw Li You break through, and finally shook off the defense and completed the back-to-back jumper in front of the dunk!

"Oh!!"

The shouting in the stadium became particularly harsh, Michael Jordan pulled his face, saw Li You shaking his head and retreating, and was almost blown up for a while

WITH A LAYER OF RAGE BUFFS STACKED, THE PHYSICAL STRENGTH SEEMS TO HAVE RECOVERED A LOT, AND THERE IS NO NEED FOR HARPER TO LEAD THE DEFENSE, AND MICHAEL JORDAN BEGINS TO TAKE OVER THE DEFENSE.

In the first half of the game, Li You and Mai dunked the shot without conceding, and after changing the defense, the two began to play iron.

Michael Jordan, who wants to complete blocks or steals, is extremely aggressive defensively, which makes Lee Woo not change direction at all, and most of the rounds are sideways balls, and then the two fight with their hands.

Alan Houston finally got his chance at this time!

Although he still needs to defend the dunk on the defensive end, the number of back-to-back singles on the opponent is significantly reduced, and it is more about catching and shooting after the stance.

Pippen had just broken through to the basket and scored two points, and the Knicks attacked, and Lee Yoo dribbled past halftime with a pouting and dunk at the top of the arc

Alan Houston escaped Harper's chase with the help of Oakley's underscreen, received a pass from Lee Yo in the elbow area on the right side of the free throw line, and made an easy jumper!

In a few rounds in a row, Alan Houston repeatedly slipped the baseline to complete catch-and-shoot shots, and Jeff Van Gundy on the sidelines laughed and clapped his hands.

Rodman was depressed, and Ewing and Oakley rarely played blocking and dismantling after he came on the court, and there was nowhere to use their strength, so they could only fight for rebounds.

After Pippen's breakaway shot, Kukoc hit another long two-point shot near the baseline on the right side, and Walter Fraser frowned slightly on the commentary bench:

"In the first quarter of the game, Kukc's shooting touch was very good, and he hit several jump shots!"

"But it's the right thing to do with the defensive strategy of shrinking the basket and we can accept that kind of score."

The Bulls' efficient offense made it difficult for the Knicks to play a transition offense in the first quarter.

Before the end of the first quarter of the game, Ewing successfully stuck in the basket and received a pass from Li You to hit the board and put the basket successfully.

Commentator Mike Brin also breathed a sigh of relief, and said in a brisk tone:

"In the face of the Bulls, who are in good shape, they still can't find their touch outside the three-point line, and the Knicks are firmly in control of the game!"

At 23:27, the Knicks took a four-point lead in the first quarter.

At the Madison Square Garden Arena, the noise was getting louder and louder, and the New York fans who arrived at the stadium did not forget to greet the Bulls during the break.

Harper, Pippen, Maikou, and Cookcic played the whole first quarter of the game, and they couldn't dig a hole in the first quarter, and they couldn't care about physical problems at this time.

Back in his seat, Michael Jordan looked serious and was in a particularly bad mood.

4 of 8, 8 points and 1 rebound, in the second half of the game, Bang Bang hit iron, and his physical strength could not support his offensive and defensive performance.

On the Knicks bench, Lee You, who played the first quarter, was in a good mood.

4-of-7, 1-of-3 from beyond the three-point line, 9 points, 1 rebound and 4 assists, Alan Houston got out of the slump:

"Keep shooting, run a few more times, and the old guy on the other side won't be able to keep up!"

Alan Houston nodded, and with tough cover, he did get more chances without Michael Jordan's pursuit.

With the team ahead, Oakley was in a good mood and reassured the goalscorer:

"Even if we miss a shot, as long as it bounces near the basket, we still have a chance to rebound!"

Most of the Knicks are shooting mid-range jumpers from below the free throw line, and such shooting options also limit the Bulls' transition offense after hitting the iron.

Jeff Van Gundy is telling the rotation players who are about to appear:

"Be patient, we're on the leading side, John, don't force your shot!"

Starks nodded and said he understood that he would make those jumpers a lot of times in the regular season, no matter how good his shooting feels.

But when it came to the Eastern Conference Finals, the opponent was the Bulls again, and out of the desire to win, Starks got rid of the problem of throwing blind chickens

The rotation of the two sides is the same as in the G1 game, and it is inevitable to rotate when the main lineup has many people playing the first quarter.

With 9:04 left in the second quarter, Michael Jordan, Pippen, and Cookac were back on the pitch.

At 27:33, the Knicks just expanded the score, and the Bulls got back the main lineup.

Starks, who hit both free throws, retreated and did not forget to provoke the dunk when the time came:

"Tonight, you're going to keep losing!"

Michael Jordan was not in the mood to deal with the old opponent, and when it came to the offensive round, the elbow area on the right side of the free throw line, faced the defense of Starks, and turned on the back-to-back single mode again.

Chris Childs immediately gave up on the opposite Kerr, and cooperated with his teammates to wrap up the McDunk.

Kerr receives a pass at the top of the arc and makes an open three-point jumper!

At 30:33, the Bulls hit the first three-pointer of the game, and Jeff Van Gundy immediately called a timeout.

After this pause, the starting line-ups of both sides returned.

The Knicks didn't change their defensive strategy because of a three-pointer, and on the Bulls' side, teammates scored, and Mai started sharing the ball more.

Longley took the ball with his back to the left block, saw Pippen cut in, and immediately sent a pass, who held Larry Johnson's block and picked up the basket with his right hand!

The Knicks attacked, a local 2-on-2, after quickly passing the ball, Ewing took the ball at the left elbow area of the free throw line, and Li You, who quickly slipped the baseline from right to left, immediately bounced out, and just received a hand-handed pass, he was delayed by Longley.

Before Kerr could catch up from behind, Li You, who was moving sideways on the free throw line, threw the ball vigorously with his right hand, hit the ground and passed through the defense instantly, and Ewing received the ball and came directly with a one-handed split!

In a few minutes in a row, the two sides began to score points efficiently, and there were no mistakes in several tactical cooperation.

With 5:13 left in the half, the Bulls attacked, dunked to attract the bag, and after scoring and playing, Cooke hit an empty jumper on the right wing outside the three-point line!

The long rebound ball was picked up by Li You, and after taking the ball, he continued to accelerate along the right sideline.

"Oh!!"

There was a switch attack, and the New York fans, who had been silent for a while, began to cheer loudly again.

Cole, who was chasing the defense, scolded secretly, and when he saw Li You slowing down, he wanted to stick to the defense and pull his hand.

Approaching the three-point line, Li You, who was holding the ball in his right hand, quickly dribbled behind his back, misguided and stabbed to the right, and accelerated the breakthrough with the ball in his left hand after shaking.

Making a false defensive prediction, Kerr hurriedly adjusted his center of gravity and kept sliding to the right rear, the two had just arrived near the paint area, and Pippen had already retreated from the Bulls.

Li You aimed at the situation behind him, and without waiting to enter the paint area, he quickly turned around, and while closing the ball, he leaned on Cole's body and threw the ball to the rebound with his right hand!

Instinctively making a pulling motion, Cole turned around and wanted to return immediately, but he was still a step slower, watching the basketball play and being slapped off by Pippen

"Squeak!"

The referee blew the whistle and signaled that the goal was valid, and then pointed to the free throw line, signaling that Li You still had a penalty.

"Shet! Don't think about scoring easily, next time it's a block! ”

Narrowly missing the defense, Pippen saw Li You at the free throw line and said something with an X next to the paint.

At the free throw line, Li You slapped the ball, and didn't care about Pippen's words, but shouted at the Bulls with a smile:

"Hey! Talk trash to me with a good salary! ”

The referee who had just handed the ball almost didn't hold on, but Pippen on the side was so angry that he choked.

Li Youjia hit a free throw, and when the time came to retreat, Michael Jordan pulled his face and whispered while running to the halfcourt:

"Don't try to provoke me!"

Li You pretended to be surprised, and didn't say much, just asked mockingly:

“43:49？”

“Wow！ Black Jesus lost by 6 points? ”

With 3 minutes and 35 seconds left in the half, Li You successfully arched the fire, and was so angry that the Bulls double-core continued to hit iron.

While Michael Jordan was leading the defense, he came to the right wing and protected the ball sideways, and Li You was still outing:

"The backward side is not qualified to talk trash!"

Mai Buckle immediately strengthened the defense, sticking up to the defense and directly attacking, Li You's ball protector pushed the opponent away, and after blowing up the ball, he quickly grabbed the ball with his left hand and accelerated with all his might.

When he came to the three-point line, Li You immediately made an emergency stop, took advantage of Michael Jordan's sliding step, quickly dribbled behind his back, and after switching to his right hand, he pressed his shoulder to break through.

The two were entangled and came to the right blocking area, Li You turned around again, approached the paint area, grabbed the ball with one hand with his left hand, and leaned over to pick up the basket!

"Smack! Chirping!! ”

Crisp and crisp hitter, Michael Jordan fouled immediately after he lost his position.

Li You shook his hand and walked to the free throw line, the old guy was furious, and his movements became bigger and bigger.

"Shhhhh

While sending out the boos, the New York fans at the scene did not forget to output the button.

As the halftime drew to a close, the Bulls bench was quiet again as the margin widened.

Free throws are points away, Pippen can't see the new X, and finally takes the initiative to lead the defense.

The Bulls' offense started to hit again, and Cookic hit a three-pointer.

But the Knicks responded quickly, with Alan Houston hitting Kerr with his back and Larry Johnson making another dunk foul under the basket.

Li You touched the fish after pretending to be X, and at the last moment, he continuously gave the ball to Ewing on the inside, Pippen pulled a face and stopped talking, and the score difference was widened

Longley was tossed back and forth in this quarter, and the Gorilla arched to the basket after covering it, and the two kept battling.

At the last moment, Longley still didn't resist, and the physical Ewing successfully stuck several times to help the Knicks score consecutive points.

Although the 1-point rain scene is not good-looking, the effect is very good, and on the commentary bench, seeing Ewing's free throw, Walter Fraser said with a smile:

"Lee knows how to make it easy for the team to get points, we haven't conceded a penalty tonight, and it seems that Coach Van Gundy is prepared!"

Ewing, who scored consecutive points, yelled and waved his fist in celebration, and on the Knicks bench, the atmosphere team threw up the towel again.

At the last moment, Mai Buckle finally hit a long two-point shot on the right wing, which was considered to regain some face.

At 48:55, the halftime was over, and the Knicks still led by seven points.

Commentator Mike Brin took a look at the technical statistics and said with some surprise:

"In the half, both sides only had two turnovers, and the Bulls did play an efficient offense tonight."

Walter Fraser had noticed this for a long time, but at this point the Knicks legend was bursting with confidence:

"Lee will continue to control the game, and the Bulls' plan to easily score points on turnovers won't work."

At halftime, in the Bulls locker room, Phil Jackson struggled to deliver chicken soup.

With less than three minutes of rest in the half, several of the main teams had a decline in physical fitness and a visible decline in defensive intensity, and they could only rely on fouls to complete the defense.

"At the end of this game, we have two days to rest, and if we win away from home, we can get match point at home!"

Phil Jackson's pie worked, and after several people looked at each other, they all made up their minds and fought for the second half.

In the third quarter, the tenacious Bulls used their usual tactics:

Give the ball to Michael Jordan!

After playing for more than two minutes, Li You completely understood the Bulls' tactical routines, increased coverage, and let Mai dunk catch the ball alone

In the second half, Rodman started and the Bulls opened up the offensive space on the court, but the Knicks' defense still shrunk and shrunk.

This time the Bulls attacked, Rodman moved from the free throw line to try to attract Ewing, but the gorilla saw the cross-step in the right blocking area and slid to the basket in the first place.

Alan Houston gave a physical confrontation, Ewing blocked the basket, and the two of them combined to dunk the ball to Rodman at the free throw line.

The latter received the ball, was unguarded in front of him, and immediately jumped and shot after aiming!

"Bang" hits a piece of iron angrily!

The rebounding ball popped up, and Li You, who followed Harper in the bottom left corner, firmly stuck the opponent behind him, shrank near the paint area, and successfully protected the backcourt rebound.

The Bulls didn't score for more than two minutes, and at this time Li You was not in a hurry to advance, and it took 8 seconds to dribble past the half.

Harper didn't dare to be careless, facing Li You, who held the ball in his left hand and protected the ball sideways, the left wing continued to press the defense.

There was no blocking, and after Li You vigorously fried the ball, his body twisted back, pretending to turn around, and then he fished the ball again with his left hand, lowering his center of gravity and dribbling forward.

Harper slid quickly, Li You immediately crossed and pulled back, pretended to break through after switching to his right hand, took advantage of the opposite direction to move to the left, and changed direction under his crotch again.

Fishing the ball with his left hand, Li You successfully grabbed half of his body, cut in at 45 degrees on the left side, and Rodman immediately came up to help defend and block the basket.

Ewing was cleared at the free-throw line, and after receiving a pass from Lee You, he took aim for a while and hit a mid-range jumper.

A one-point rain in the final moments of the first half allowed Ewing to find his touch, similar to the Bulls' position, and the Knicks started the second half, and the two interior lines were also more in the elbow position.

With such an easy score, the New York fans at the scene continued to cheer, victory was in sight!

Phil Jackson frowned on the sidelines, and Harper's defense couldn't limit Lee's one-on-one break, making tactical gestures while loudly reminding the Bulls to switch defenses.

The Bulls attacked, and McDunk finally hit a turnaround jumper in the left blocking area, and just after retreating to the halfcourt, he found Larry Johnson asking for the ball with his back.

Li You faced Pippen's lead defense, dribbled steadily across the halfcourt, and came to the left wing, at which point Larry Johnson had been dunked to the blocking position.

The most common offensive routine, Li You quickly hoisted the ball to "Big Mom", who received the ball, put the ball with his right hand, and hit it with a bang, and the dunk was not out of position, but it was still pushed into the paint area.

By the time Larry Johnson got on the line and threw the ball together, Michael Jordan struggled to make a block!

"Bang!"

The basketball slammed out of the basket, and at this time the basket was full of people, and after the shot, he knew that the ball would not go in, and Larry Johnson rushed to the basket with a dunk.

On the other side, Ewing stuck Cook Chick behind him, and Oakley was still pulling with Rodman, and he failed to grab a dunk and two steals, and Ewing grabbed the rebound and made up for the ball.

The gorilla began to swing his fists passionately again, and he was very familiar with such a game!

“Wow！！”

The cheers of the New York fans grew louder and louder when they saw the embarrassed appearance of Mai Button.

Soon the Bulls' switching strategy failed, and Pippen, although iron-clad, would participate in the card position every round and actively protect the rebound.

The Knicks were all three of them slammed down, and Michael Jordan couldn't resist it

With 5:58 left in the third quarter, he just called a timeout to breathe a sigh of relief, and Mai, who was hitting a continuous iron, connected to a pass from Cook on the left flank, and cut into the middle to make a basket.

Alan Houston tugged at the corners of his mouth and slapped his thigh, he didn't expect Mai Dunk to attack so fiercely.

At 58:63, halfway through the third quarter, neither side scored much.

“Let's go Knicks！ Let's go Knicks！ Let's go Knicks！ ”

The cheers rang out again, but they failed to take the lead they expected, and the fans were a little anxious.

Li You fished for half a quarter, this time took the baseline ball, faced Harper's lead defense again, and advanced along the right sideline.

When he was about to approach the halfway line, Li You led the ball forward, stepped on the air with his left foot and suddenly kicked the ground, took a quick step with his right foot, increased his stride, and accelerated the ball with the ball.

Before Harper could react, after the "scissor step", Li You quickly rushed across the middle line and got rid of the defense in an instant.

"Holy!!"

Seeing that Li You was about to rush to the three-point line, Harper hurriedly accelerated his pursuit.

Aiming at the movement behind him, just close to the three-point line, Li You quickly dribbled behind his back, and under the sharp stop, Harper, who was chasing the defense, lost the defensive position again.

Too late to make a block move, Harper watched Li You shoot a jumper from outside the three-point line!

"Huh!" Three-point shot hollow into the net!

At 58:66, the margin returned to 8 points again.

Hearing the cheers of the fans, Harper knew that the ball had gone in again, and he felt that he had been shown off, and his face became more and more ugly.

Soon Harper noticed that Li You's shaking began to increase, and the speed of his dribble also increased, so he had no choice but to support and was forced to foul

And the McBuckle hit the iron for two consecutive rounds, making the noise in Madison Square Garden getting louder and louder.

This time, Li You received the ball and continuously circled the ball behind his back, and after switching to his right hand, he chased the retreating Bulls to the left wing.

Rodman retreated quickly, and he was still greeting his teammates in the paint area, and Li You made a quick stop on the three-point line to dribble under his crotch, and turned around and threw the ball at the moment when he switched to his left hand!

The basketball bounced to the floor and flew straight to the bottom left of the basket, and Larry Johnson just slipped to the basket when he received a pass, and Rodman reacted quickly and immediately jumped to block.

Eventually Larry Johnson hung up on the defense and sent the ball to the basket with his left hand!

"Ahh

Hearing the referee's whistle, "Big Mom" shook off Rodman and screamed at the chest.

Seeing that the Knicks were about to make free throws again, Phil Jackson on the sidelines couldn't hold back and loudly reminded the players to concentrate.

In the second half of the third quarter, the game turned into the Bulls playing iron again, and the Knicks switched offense.

Unlike G1, the Bulls choose to foul and can't prevent points easily.

Jeff Van Gundy was back on the bench by this time, smiling and clapping occasionally.

The on-site director also frequently aimed the camera at the bald young marshal, who really showed the demeanor of a famous handsome.

When the Bulls also started to shoot free throws, Li You knew that the opponent was going to be unable to withstand it.

A few offenses were just to make fouls, and with the physical decline in fitness, the old guy no longer had the confidence to put the ball in the basket.

In the final 1:12 of the third quarter, Lee Woo's cross-cut on the line easily escaped Harper's pursuit.

On the left flank, Li You twisted to catch the ball, swayed with the momentum, and Kukqi, who came up from the switch, was directly pointed.

Put the ball with his left hand, take advantage of the situation to complete the horizontal step, Li You completely shook off the defense, and made an easy jump shot outside the three-point line!

"Huh!" Three-pointers hollow into the net.

The Knicks quickly retreated, and it was Michael Jordan who received the ball in the right blocking area, and after being trapped, immediately returned the ball to Pippen on the right wing.

Michael Jordan, who scored quickly and received the ball again, immediately turned in the direction of the baseline and hit the response ball against Alan Houston's defense.

"It's unbelievable that Michael Jordan can still hit such a difficult shot!"

Towards the end of the third quarter, commentator Mike Brin couldn't help but marvel, Walter Fraser looked at the technical statistics and said indifferently:

"4-of-11 and 10 points, that kind of efficiency can't beat the Knicks."

With the same tactic, this time Lee Woo changed direction and just received a cross pass from Larry Johnson on the right flank, and Rodman switched defenses.

Li You maintained a three-threat stance, protecting the ball at his side, while Rodman held his right hand on his waist and raised his left hand high, lowering his center of gravity and sticking to him.

With a quick tentative step with his left foot, two consecutive attempts, taking advantage of Rodman's slight backwards, Li You suddenly released the ball, blew up the ball on the spot and then retreated horizontally, drifted slightly to the right, and quickly jumped and threw a shot!

"Huh!" Three-point shot hollow into the net!

Madison Square Garden instantly fried the pot and scored face-to-face, and the New York fans finally couldn't hold back and began to celebrate the victory in advance.

Seeing that Rodman was still stunned, Li You, who had completed the goal, shook his head with a smile, and quickly retreated with small steps.

Pippen was about to make a free throw at the end of the third quarter, but the fans didn't care anymore, they just wanted to celebrate.

At 70:85, the Knicks led by 15 points at the end of the third quarter.

After playing the 3rd quarter, Michael Jordan did not appear directly in the 4th quarter, and he made a lot of shots and consumed a lot of physical energy, so he had to breathe a sigh of relief.

Both sides rotated their lineups, and Walter Fraser on the commentary bench felt that the game was stable and couldn't help praising Li You:

"4-of-6 in the quarter, 3-of-4 from beyond the three-point line, and 4-of-4 from the free-throw line, Lee scored 15 points in the third quarter!"

"Lee took over the game when the team needed it the most!"

Three three-pointers impressed commentator Mike Brin:

"Unbelievable performance, Lee's efficiency is amazing!"

On the Bulls bench, Harper couldn't stand it, although he rested for half a quarter in the second quarter, but the defense in the third quarter consumed a lot of physical energy.

Phil Jackson saw the state of the main team, shook his head secretly, and wanted to give up the game, but Mai Dunk still insisted on playing

After less than three minutes of rest, Michael Jordan appeared again, and on the Knicks' side, Alan Houston on the bench was also a little confused:

"In the third quarter of the game, Mike took 24 shots, plus a lot of switchback runs, isn't he tired?"

Li You doesn't care about this, the old guy wants to continue fighting, so he will follow:

"I didn't feel tired, I continued to play, and by the way, I told him that the Knicks' rules can't be broken!"

This season, when the Knicks were leading by double digits, they never lost, and the drama of counterattack did not exist here in Lee You.

He had two turnovers in the third quarter, and as in a normal game, most of them came when passing the ball to the inside.

Jeff Van Gundy quickly got back the main lineup, the bald young coach will not worry about the physical fitness of the players, after resting for so many days, Ewing has rested for most of the season, and they have an advantage in the main team.

The Knicks' companion group appeared again, which also made Li You's statistics rise a lot.

With 3 minutes and 01 seconds left in the game, Li You began to press the time.

Approaching 24 seconds, Li You stood up to Kerr's defense, broke through to the paint area and threw the ball to the basket, and then everyone squeezed under the basket and grabbed it all the time.

In the end, the Bulls were robbed of their temper, and Mai dunk pulled his face and conceded defeat.

“Wow！！”

After the last tens of seconds, cheers resounded in the arena, and at 93:106, the Knicks defeated their opponents and protected their home court again.

"Ahh

Ewing yelled with the ball under the basket and overwhelmed the opponent with the whole court, and the gorilla naturally knew what that meant.

Li You took a deep breath, felt his physical state, smiled confidently, and by the way, he high-fived everyone in the babbling atmosphere group to celebrate.

Jeff Van Gundy got up from the bench, straightened his blazer, and came to the technical desk with a smile to shake hands with Phil Jackson:

"It was a really good game! Looking forward to our encounter in Chicago. ”

“.”

Phil Jackson was not in the mood to deal with the bald young marshal, and after a perfunctory handshake, he turned his head and left.

Seeing Michael Jordan walking briskly towards the players' tunnel, Jeff Van Gundy only felt completely comfortable.

Played 40 minutes, 12 of 24, 4 of 8 from beyond the three-point line, 6 of 6 from the free throw line, 34 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists and 2 turnovers.

"Regardless of the opponent's condition, playing like this in the Eastern Conference Finals, Lee has proven himself again!"

"It's definitely well deserved!"

Walter Fraser beckoned to Li You, and then asked Li You, who came to the two of them:

"Played an efficient performance in two games in a row, Lee, introduce the secret of Ling, everyone wants to know!"

Li You took the microphone with a smile on his face, but replied unceremoniously:

"I'm better, I'm younger, it's that simple!"

"Maybe the Bulls could consider using a younger defender against me, and they could consider my suggestion!"

The three of them laughed on the sidelines and turned on the business blowing mode again.

The series score came to 2:0, and it was not easy to turn the tables around.

Michael Jordan still attended the post-game press conference, changed into a formal suit, looked calm, and only responded indifferently in the face of the provocation of the New York media in the audience:

"The Bulls will win the series, and I'll be the winner!"

The TNT reporter was not polite at this time, stood up and asked loudly:

"Mai Buckle! If the Bulls don't make it to the Finals, would you consider retiring for a second time? ”

Seeming to be impatient to be asked, Michael Jordan lifted the microphone and pulled his face and said:

"I never said I would retire, and I didn't think about it."

"The Bulls are going to win the series! Come back and ask me these questions when the time comes. ”

“.”

Played 41 minutes, 13-of-29, 9-of-10 free throws, 35 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 turnovers.

Although Michael Jordan scored the highest score in the game and was efficient, the melon-eating crowd just wanted to see the game lose, and the sports media that night all became wallgrass:

"The Bulls are about to disintegrate!"

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