Rookie against Jordan, I became the god of basketball

Chapter 170 G1 begins, tactics with overlapping ideas!
Seattle fans were so excited that the SuperSonics made it to the playoffs again after many years. Before a game of the finals was played, various posters on both sides of the street had been updated. Among them, the poster that Lu Feng found most unbearable to look at. , is a 20-meter poster hanging outside the Key Arena. He is wearing his own jersey and holding his hands wide open.

What made it difficult for him to accept was that he wore a crown on his head on this poster. This image that looked extremely domineering in the eyes of outsiders was very shameful in Lu Feng's eyes.

But it's impossible for him to express his true thoughts to the outside world. After all, at a time when the Sonics are being looked down upon in various ways, Sonics fans really need something similar to boost their morale.

Most of the media and loyal fans of the league are optimistic that the Bulls can successfully defend their title. Their strength in the playoffs is visible to the naked eye. SuperSonics fans have also tried their best to speak out for the SuperSonics in the past few days, but it has basically had no effect. .

The strength of the Bulls in the playoffs is visible to the naked eye. If the two teams had met last season, Sonics fans might be able to comfort themselves by saying that the Sonics beat the Bulls 2:0 in the regular season.

But everyone knows that the regular season record has no meaning in the playoffs. Last season, the Bulls were also defeated by the Trail Blazers 2:0 in the regular season, but the result of the finals was that the Bulls unilaterally suppressed the Trail Blazers.

The SuperSonics had a record of three losses in four games against the Spurs in the regular season last season, but in the playoffs they swept the opponent. The playoffs and the regular season are two completely different games. The regular season record has reached the postseason. The game doesn't even have much reference value, not to mention that the two teams played against each other this season and the Bulls won in the end.

Of course, the key reason why there is such an argument is because the two teams have different styles of play. Although the SuperSonics defense is not bad, their overall style is still more offensive. When their own offense cannot open up, no matter how strong the defense is, they will not be able to achieve success. Advantage.

The Bulls are a defensive team through and through. Even when they are in a very bad state, the Bulls can use their terrifying defense to make their opponents play worse than them and win the game. The league can currently defend as well as To this extent, only the current Bulls and the bad boy Pistons two years ago are the same.

After the playoffs, those teams that were famous for their offense in the regular season, whether in the East or the West, all overturned without exception. The Warriors and Trail Blazers in the West, the two fast break teams, could not run in the playoffs. Sometimes, one can only rely on the personal abilities of the stars to slightly extend the team's life, but in the end it still cannot change the fate of being eliminated.

The Heat and Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference are even worse. One was beaten into isolation by Jordan, and the other was treated as a toy by Ewing.

"Whoever defends better will win the championship!" 》

After the NBA experienced nearly ten years of fast-break basketball in the 80s and 90s, the mainstream atmosphere of the league began to evolve from offense-based to defense-based. The two championship teams in the past three years, one Pistons and one Bulls, both It is mainly defensive, and the media is keenly aware that the league is hoping that this kind of defensive basketball can sustain the next era.

On the plane flying to Chicago, Lu Feng did not join the gathering of his teammates to denounce the media. Instead, he wore a blindfold and closed his eyes to recuperate. After three days of rest, the finals were about to start in one day. He was reborn and traveled through nearly 19 years. Maple finally got his wish and stepped onto the floor of the NBA Finals...

He knew that such a day would come, but he didn't expect that it would come so soon. He would have to face Jordan who was at the peak of his career. Lu Feng was lying if he wasn't excited.

However, he also knows very well in his heart that just reaching the finals is not enough. If he fails to win the championship in the end, he will never accept this result. The Bulls are the strongest team in the league under the current NBA rules!

If he wants to win the final championship, he will have to perform at least three superb games, plus one game with all members of the Sonics, to have a chance to defeat the Bulls and win the championship. And this is Lu Feng's most conservative estimate.

He has not forgotten that there is still a man in the Bulls who will be the best in every desperate situation. Lu Feng has never doubted Jordan's strength. Even his most criticized three-pointer, he has been in the NBA for two years. After the season, Lu Feng also understood that the actual situation was completely different. Jordan's three-pointers at critical moments were deadly and terrifyingly accurate.

There was a theory in the past that Jordan never showed his strongest self in the finals, or that he never showed his full strength after reaching his peak.

Even though he averaged 93 points per game in the 41 Finals, in the analysis of video replays, Jordan repeatedly faced off against Barkley and then hit the basket and even dunked in front of Barkley. It was more like a way to target a friend. Just kidding, although averaging 41 points per game is terrifying, Jordan scored it very easily. Obviously this is not his limit.

In the end, Jordan was not beaten up by Barkley on the court. It can only be said that Barkley has a really good temper towards his friends. It is no wonder that his career was so tragic.

Of course, it may be that Barkley's defense is really bad, so Jordan often recruits Barkley to play against him. I'm afraid he wouldn't be able to resist it if he replaced him with Lu Feng.

Barkley's official height is 198 centimeters, but from the scenes of him sharing the same frame with others after his retirement and his matchups with others during his playing days, it is not difficult to see that Barkley's real height should be about 193 centimeters, and it is not difficult to wear shoes. Only 196 centimeters tall, both Lu Feng and Jordan are taller than Barkley!
The first game between the two teams only started on June 6. The Sonics flew to Chicago one day in advance. The Bulls did not specifically dislike the Sonics in terms of the treatment of the visiting team, and arranged normal accommodation and training venues for the Sonics. .

With less than 24 hours left before the start of the game, Carlisle has been unable to decide on the team's main lineup.

There was only one dilemma for him: Should he target the Bulls' inside players?

Before the game, various media were promoting that Polynice would become a key X factor in the finals. The SuperSonics would probably think that Polynice's power would eventually overthrow the Bulls without being favored.

The reason why this argument exists is mainly because of Polynice's tallest height on both teams and the excellent scoring ability he has shown in the past.

In the past, when the Bulls faced off against centers with strong scoring abilities, they relied on nothing more than preventing the opponent from receiving the ball or directly double-teaming and cutting the ball off after the opponent received the ball. However, obviously neither method worked against the Sonics. Lu Feng and Harper are both ball-handlers with good passing abilities.

Double-teaming Polynice is even more impossible. Three of the SuperSonics' main players are better than Polynice in scoring ability. Perkins's ability is no weaker than Polynice. Double-teaming Polynice is basically nothing more than a match-fixing. the difference.

The reason why Carlisle is entangled is because he doesn't think that relying on Polynice...or in other words, the Sonics can beat the Bulls by relying on the inside. In the final analysis, Polynice is a blue-collar center who averages 15+6 per game. Lord, if you really want to play the Sonics in your heart, you might as well let Kemp play the [-]th or [-]th position.

But the Sonics finally faced off against teams that were weaker inside, and Carlisle was unwilling to take advantage of this.

In the four days after the Western Conference Finals, the SuperSonics held several team meetings on whether to adjust the main lineup, but there was no result. Carlisle and Russell hoped that the SuperSonics could focus on Lu Feng and Kemp in the finals. Arrange tactics and abandon the previous method of setting up multiple firepower points for a team. Except for the two people, the others are only responsible for defense, blocking, pick-and-rolls and shooting open balls.

The Bulls' overall strength is stronger than the Sonics, and the Sonics themselves know this. Therefore, Carlisle and Russell want the Sonics to imitate the Bulls' play style in the playoffs and minimize the impact of role players on the game.Lu Feng is not very willing to accept this style of play. In his opinion, the Sonics do not have no advantage against the Bulls. The biggest advantage of the Sonics is that they have more players who can take shots from the outside than the Bulls. The regular 7 Six of the main players have a shooting percentage of more than 6% from beyond the three-point line. The only one who cannot shoot three-pointers is Polynis, whose shooting range can extend from the basket to the mid-range near the free throw line.

In his opinion, the SuperSonics' team play is the better choice. Although the final decision is not in Lu Feng's hands, his opinions and ideas are very important to Carlisle and Russell. After all, he is important to the SuperSonics. Sex speaks for itself.

"Lark, do you still stick to your idea?" After struggling, Carlisle still couldn't make up his mind, so he went to Lu Feng again for one last confirmation.

"That's right, since the Bulls let go so well, then we should play as a team and use the open offensive space to break through the Bulls' defense. This is my idea."

Carlisle was silent for a while and sighed: "Since you said so, then we will do it your way first, but..."

"If your method proves to be ineffective in the end, I will make adjustments immediately. I hope you can accept the result by then."

Carlisle opened his mouth hypocritically and did not speak. His eyes were full of hesitation, but in the end he continued slowly: "Russell thinks you are too idealistic. Not everyone can maintain their usual state in the finals...

Russell told me that there are two types of players in the NBA. One type of player may not be outstanding in the regular season, but he will break out in the playoffs or even the finals and be stronger than during the regular season... The other type is the opposite, many Players may be very good in the regular season, but in the playoffs their ability is only that of ordinary role players.

Among the countless players in the NBA, the latter are the majority. The more important the game, the less ball rights should be allocated to ordinary players. Russell said that you only need to experience it once and you will understand. "

Lu Feng was stunned when he learned Russell's idea. He had indeed not considered this aspect before. In his opinion, the team had already reached the finals, and he had already made a conclusion on the level of each of his teammates. , but it turned out that Carlisle and Russell didn't think so. They were still worried about the abnormal performance of many people in the finals.

Russell has played in more finals than the average team in the league combined. Since the other party has said so, there is no way Lu Feng will not listen.

After thinking about it carefully, Lu Feng did not deny the possibility that someone would experience fluctuations in status, but even if something went wrong, it shouldn't be too outrageous... right?

The Sonics did not conduct much pre-game training the day before the game. They held a tactical meeting and participated in some official NBA pre-game activities. The day passed quickly...

"Viewers, welcome to the NBA 1991-1992 season finals, NBC is broadcasting live for you in Chicago!

After a seven-month regular season and three rounds of playoffs, two powerful teams successfully advanced to the finals, namely the Western Conference champion team from Seattle - the Seattle SuperSonics!
And the defending champion, the championship team from the Eastern Conference - the Chicago Bulls! "

As soon as he entered the arena, Lu Feng's ears hurt from the noise from the fans. Even though he had put on earplugs, he could still clearly feel the sound waves from the fans hitting his body.

Without any preparation, time seemed to be sped up. Lu Feng didn't even have time to feel the atmosphere of the scene and the floor of the finals under his feet. The warm-up ended early...

After the referee signaled, the court was cleared, leaving only the starting ten players from the two teams on the court.

Supersonic starters: Barros, Lu Feng, Kemp, Perkins, Polynice.

Bulls starting lineup: John Paxson, Jordan, Pippen, Grant, Bill Cartwright.

The two teams jumped the ball. Kemp and Cartwright walked to the center line LOGO. As the referee threw the ball high into the sky, they both took off at the same time...

Bang - with the sound of a ball being slapped, Kemp once again won the jump ball for the SuperSonics!
"Rookie, welcome to the finals. In the next 48 minutes, I will completely tear you apart. I hope you are ready!"

Lu Feng had just run a few steps when he heard Jordan's provocation...

"Hello, 29-year-old second-year finalist, teach me a lesson and give me some experience!"

Jordan choked for a moment, the words stuck in his throat and couldn't come out. He finally got interested and took the initiative to provoke others, but as a result, he was deflated after just one sentence in the exchange, which was extremely uncomfortable.

Although Jordan did not get an advantage from Lu Feng, the Bulls as a whole gained an advantage from the beginning and successfully defended the Sonics' first attack.

Perkins missed the hook, and the first ball was so easy and ordinary that it was not worth talking about. After all, it was the first ball in the opening game. It was understandable that he didn't score. Lu Feng didn't feel anything.

It was the Bulls' turn to attack. Jordan started the same as Lu Feng, not wanting to score at the start. In the end, it was Grant who took the Bulls' first attack - whew!

Perkins, who was slow on the floor, failed to defend Grant's first goal. Although it was uncomfortable, he could accept it. Grant is an inside dunker who is known for his athleticism.At the beginning of the game when his physical fitness was still taking off, it was normal for Perkins to be unable to guard him a few times. Anyway, the opponent was no longer a threat after his physical fitness declined. Lu Feng did not take this goal to heart.

But soon, Burrows missed the ball and shot, the Bulls counterattacked, Grant scored another goal, and Lu Feng began to notice something was wrong.

The Sonics haven't even targeted the Bulls' inside attack yet, but the Bulls have taken the first step to start making a fuss about the inside attack!
Lu Feng: Well, Phil Jackson and Russell want to go together!
(End of this chapter)