Rookie against Jordan, I became the god of basketball

Chapter 182: I am not as good as you in defending, and you are not as good as me in attacking!
"Moji, do you want to continue to support Chicago? From the beginning of the game to now, the SuperSonics have led. For 24 minutes, Chicago has never led for even 1 second. Do you want to change your view a little?"

Before the start of the second half, after knowing that the broadcast footage had returned, the commentator started the second half warm-up as usual.

"You know, I have always been a fan of the SuperSonics, but as a player who has won five championships, I can confidently tell you that the SuperSonics are still a little short of winning a championship.

First of all, the first point is that they are too young. It is true that young players are more energetic, but when it comes to the most critical moment, they are also more likely to be nervous than experienced players. You cannot ignore this problem. The last game has proved it. At this point, both Luck and Sean were in unstable condition.

The Bulls are a team that starts to work hard in the second half. They have proven this countless times. A 5-point difference is not a problem for them at all!

After the point difference is gradually narrowed by the Bulls, the Sonics will collapse step by step. They cannot withstand such pressure! "

Moji's analysis makes sense. As a superstar of the era who was forced to retire, his words are very convincing to ordinary fans. Thinking of the experience of going from leading to being overturned in the last game, Supersonics fans became increasingly worried.

"Of course, the Sonics don't have no chance. Luck can always create miracles. If he can score 30 points in the second half, the Sonics will have hope of winning. I have worked with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and I know that when they are super scorers, If they start to storm, no one will be able to stop them.

Although Luck's performance in the first half was not very good and he only scored less than 20 points, based on my understanding of him, I believe he can adjust his condition and show more aggressiveness in the second half! "

After returning from the long half-time timeout, the second half of the game that countless people were looking forward to finally began.

There was no change in the Bulls' lineup. The lineup was the same as in the second half of the second quarter. However, the SuperSonics suddenly replaced Polynice at this time and chose to let Barros, who had not played much time before, play.

Not playing for a long time did not affect Burrows' condition. The work he needed to complete at this time was not complicated, and the Bulls did not directly launch a full-court press to target his ball.

With Harper and Lu Feng in the SuperSonics, the full-court press that the Bulls have always been good at was of little use. They chose to give up after trying a few times to no avail. This is a benefit for other SuperSonics defenders. .

The lineup has the effect of breaking the press, which is also an advantage of the Sonics against the Bulls. The full-court press is a tactic that damages the enemy by 1000 and damages itself by 800. If it cannot affect the opponent, it can only hurt itself. This is the Bulls' trump card. It cannot be used on the SuperSonics, making it basically impossible for them to replicate the previous wave of flow on the SuperSonics.

After a few simple touches with Paxson and Zhou Xuan, although Barros wanted to try to hit one himself, he controlled his inner impulse and finally passed the ball to Lu Feng, who was looking for the ball from behind.

In the first attack of the third quarter, Lu Feng wanted to determine the status of himself and his opponent first, so he chose to hit one by himself.

Without calling any pick-and-roll, Lu Feng relied on the change of rhythm brought about by his footsteps to successfully get away from Jordan by half, and then forced a shot under the defense of Pippen and Jordan. The moment he took action, Jordan and Pi Peng jumped up immediately without any pause. It seemed as if he and Lu Feng were jumping up at the same time. His reflexes were amazing!
Bang Dang - Jordan and Pippen's defense had a very obvious impact on Lu Feng. In order to avoid the two men's blocks, Lu Feng added a large amount of backwards when shooting. In the game, such a shot is regarded as Lu Feng's. At most, it can only guarantee a hit rate of about 45%, which is really too difficult!

After only one round, Lu Feng was able to confirm that there was no problem with Jordan and Pippen's defense. Both were at the peak of their form, and the timeout did not temporarily break them out of the game.

Being able to concentrate 100% as soon as you get back on the court is what's so scary about a championship team like the Bulls. As long as they need it, they can easily do things that other teams can only hope to achieve.

Taking this point alone, the SuperSonics are actually not as good as the Bulls. Since the Western Conference Finals, the Sonics have changed from the 11-12-man rotation style in the past to the 7-8-man rotation style. But even so, every time After substitutions and long timeouts, the Sonics needed one or two rounds of adjustments to regain their form.

When the first attack failed, Lu Feng focused on the defensive end. Just as the Bulls could predict that the SuperSonics would most likely let Lu Feng take the shot, in the eyes of the SuperSonics, the Bulls finally chose to take the ball. The probability of handing it over to Jordan is also above 50%!

However, even though they knew what was about to happen in advance, the Sonics failed to prevent the Bulls from scoring in the end. Jordan's awareness of moving without the ball was too good, and the triangle offense carefully prepared by Jackson was also beginning to work.

Everyone knows that the tactical purpose of the triangle offense is to pass the ball to Jordan, but no one has ever successfully stopped Jordan from catching the ball. The Bulls rely on sufficient tacit understanding and cooperation to always create good opportunities for Jordan to catch the ball. .

In fact, Jordan is not the most suitable person to catch the ball. In the Bulls' triangle offensive system, players without the ball first get an open opportunity through pick-and-roll movement and other means. After the opponent's defense begins to misalign, Jordan then passes without the ball. The ball moves to find a 1V1 opportunity and then catches the ball.

The reason why he has a bad chance is because Jordan rarely catches the ball in the open space, but for Jordan, 1V1 is the perfect time to take action!

Lu Feng was made uncomfortable by Jordan's movements. He had never played against Curry and could not imagine how uncomfortable the opponent's movements were. But for him at this moment, Jordan's various coquettish movements were indeed It made him uncomfortable. The opponent was twisting around like a loach, and even if it was just running without the ball, Jordan would have to add fake moves!

Lu Feng finally understood why Jordan rarely took the initiative to troll people, but still provoked provocation from so many people. As an opponent on the court, Lu Feng really wanted to find an opportunity to break Jordan's legs!
With the help of several misplaced runs, Jordan got rid of Lu Feng's pursuit and successfully misplaced himself in front of Kemp. Lu Feng was inexplicably blocked by Kemp who ran over. He had no choice but to watch Pippen pass the ball to Jordan.

Looking at Pippen who was pulling away to the outside after passing the ball, and then looking at Jordan who was posting up Kemp, Lu Feng quickly made a decision - double team Danzi!
Pippen followed a familiar routine and moved to the outside, only to find that Lu Feng ignored him and directly chose to double-team Jordan. He was very depressed.

Pippen: I'm Pippen. If you let me go like this, aren't you afraid of Jordan passing the ball?
Out of the corner of his eye, Jordan spotted Lu Feng, who had been double-teamed by Pippen, and he quickly decided to fight alone!
Jordan: Isn’t it just 1 versus 2? I’m Jordan!

Bang!

Just like Lu Feng failed to score in 1 on 2, Jordan also failed to score in the difficult fadeaway, and the basketball missed.

Facts have proved that shooting is too difficult and no one can achieve a higher hit rate!
"Old guy, you should have just passed the ball!"

"I learned this from you, I was led astray by some idiot!"

After Jordan missed the shot, Lu Feng did not forget to talk to the opponent, but in the next round, Lu Feng, who had already suffered a loss, knew that he needed to change his tactics.

His off-ball movement is not as brainless as Jordan's. After all, with his strength, he cannot easily squeeze out Pippen and has to be blocked to some extent.

Lu Feng chose the most conservative way to receive the ball from the outside. He did not immediately make a strong move after receiving the ball. Instead, he directly gave Kemp a look and signaled the opponent to come over for a pick-and-roll.

Kemp understood it at a glance, and when he saw Lu Feng's eyes coming towards him, he ran directly to Lu Feng's side and made a pick-and-roll move.The moment Kemp was positioned, Lu Feng accelerated directly. He knew that Kemp's pick-and-roll quality was not very good. No one knew better than him how weak Kemp's lower limbs were. But with so many people on the court, Kemp was already the strongest. He is suitable for pick-and-rolls. Harper's pick-and-roll may be slightly better than Kemp, but he will bring Pippen with him, which is something Lu Feng does not want to encounter.

Compared with Pippen, Grant is an out-and-out stupid big guy. His explosiveness inferior to Kemp is Lu Feng's chance to score!
The quality of Kemp's pick-and-roll was indeed not very good. Jordan was only blocked for a moment, and then he avoided Kemp's pick-and-roll with one step. But for Lu Feng, this short second was enough for him to take action!

A pull-up three-pointer after a pick-and-roll—whoops!

"The three-pointer from Luck... BANG! BANG! BANG!

What did I say, I said this guy can work miracles!
He defeated the Bulls' defense. This was the hardest three-pointer I have ever seen in the Finals. Even Bird had never shot like this in the Finals! "

Lu Feng knew what the ball was about, so he would not be complacent about scoring a three-pointer.

But to those who didn't know the situation, Lu Feng had just made a three-pointer under the defense of Jordan and Grant. Even Jordan himself thought so, let alone others!
The strength of quick three-pointers lies in the speed of the shot that is difficult to defend, but in the 90s, no one paid attention to the indicator of shot speed. In the eyes of coaches and players, shooting quickly proves nothing, and accurate shooting is the key!
Quick shots can easily give people the feeling of playing carelessly, so they are looked down upon. Judging from past experience, the faster the shot, the lower the hit rate. This is a conclusion that the NBA has long verified.

But Lu Feng knew that the low hit rate was ultimately due to interference and confrontation. Under the defensive rules of this era, if the shot was too fast and the hand shape could not be guaranteed, it would be strange for the hit rate to be high.

Now that he has found the problem, Lu Feng just needs to adjust to the problem. Since confrontation will affect his hit rate, then Lu Feng can find a way not to resist. As long as his shooting speed is fast enough, he can complete the shot before interference and confrontation. No matter how hard your opponent tries to defend, it will have no effect!
After Lu Feng started to call the pick-and-roll, Jordan knew that Lu Feng had calmed down and it was no longer possible to continue fighting with him for the ball. After knowing that the opponent started scoring mode, Jordan also knew that he had to get serious.

Jordan's method of scoring bursts is nothing else. Just like Lu Feng, he relies on pick-and-rolls. Pick-and-rolls are the trump card of all super shooting guards. There is no doubt about this!
The Bulls, who have such a trump card like Jordan, of course have a pick-and-roll tactic specifically designed to serve Jordan. Jordan just doesn't want to use the pick-and-roll, it's not that he doesn't want to!

After Jordan's athletic ability declined in his previous life, Jordan during the Bulls' last three consecutive years was a veritable pick-and-roll monster. Every time he took a shot, one would call a pick-and-roll, which made so many people such as Reggie Miller anxious. Gotta jump!

There is no need to say more about the Wizard Jordan. He was playing back and calling pick-and-rolls, and was scolded by a group of people for being shameless!
The Sonics don't have a super pick-and-roll tool like Malone, and the Bulls don't have a true pick-and-roll master. Can you believe that the best pick-and-roll players in the Bulls are Paxson and Cartwright?

But just like Lu Feng, he doesn't need a good pick-and-roll quality, as long as he has it, Jordan also doesn't need a good pick-and-roll, as long as he is given half a body space, he can put the ball into the basket!

In the next few rounds, although there was no direct confrontation, in the eyes of the fans, Lu Feng and Jordan were tit for tat. You scored one goal and I scored another without giving in!
Even so, once fans cast their eyes on the scoreboard, they'll find...

73:66, the SuperSonics have extended their lead to 7 points!
路枫出手5次命中3球，三分球4中3，拿到9分，乔丹出手5次一样命中3球，三分球1中0，拿到6分！
The key is that the reason is actually very simple - 3 points is one more point than 2 points!
The reason why Lu Feng frequently shoots 3-pointers is not only because he knows that 3-pointers can be scored more and faster, but also because he has no choice but to do so. For him, he should shoot three-pointers after just a few shots. Opportunity is simpler and easier than looking for a chance to shoot a two-pointer.

If he had hesitated a little, not only would Jordan have been able to catch up, but Grant's defense would have been in place. If Kemp hadn't stretched his hips twice in the pick-and-roll, he felt that he could have hit all of his previous shots!
Jordan has nothing to say. His three-point shooting depends on the rhythm. He has never practiced a quick three-pointer like Lu Feng's. Of course, he looks for opportunities to use the long-distance two-pointer that he is better at.

And one thing he has to admit is that the Sonics do a better job than the Bulls in defending the pick-and-roll, mainly because the lineup is suitable.

路枫、哈珀、坎普都是至少可以从2防到4的防守者，对于外线挡拆不怎么惧怕，乔丹5中3拿6分更多的还是靠自己的个人能力。

On the other hand, the only two Bulls who are good at defending pick-and-rolls are Jordan and Pippen. The other three are a little bit less interesting. What's more, Jordan is always the one being blocked, and the defensive end can often just stare.

Finally, after another pick-and-roll, the Sonics prepared in advance to double-team Jordan, forcing Jordan to pass the ball to Pippen who was open on the outside.

Pippen took a long two-point shot from the outside, and Harper quickly made up for the interference - bang!
In the pick-and-roll battle between the two teams, the SuperSonics won first!
Then the Sonics attacked again, and Lu Feng used the pick-and-roll to take action. However, although Jordan was half a beat late, Pippen and Grant made up for it at the same time...

The fans at the scene all widened their eyes. From their perspective, the situation on the court was that the Bulls had no choice but to choose three people to defend at the same time because they could not guard Lu Feng. However, Lu Feng still chose to defend with a three-pointer. Take action.

Pippen's assisting defense was completely unexpected by Lu Feng. His originally perfect shooting rhythm was forced to pause, causing Jordan's defense to make up for it.

But Lu Feng had no time to pass the ball at this time, he had to shoot the ball!

Feeling the resistance from his arm, Lu Feng gritted his teeth and pushed against the three people to complete the shot——

Swish!
Go in! ! !

Beep beep beep!
Whistle! ! !

3+1! ! ! ! !

After sending the ball into the basket, Lu Feng fell to the ground, but was quickly pulled up by his teammates.

After being pulled up by his teammates, Lu Feng's mind went blank. He yelled on the spot without any thought, and then pointed at the stands in all directions!
"Roar!!!"

After scoring such an incredible three-pointer, the SuperSonics had already opened the point difference to double digits, and even Lu Feng had an extra free throw opportunity...

Lu Feng stood up and looked around, finally stopping at Jordan, pursed his lips and said:

"Michael, your defense is worse than mine, but on the offensive end, you are not as good as me."

(End of this chapter)