NBA: Start by torturing Jordan and add points to upgrade

Chapter 148 Prepare for a rainy day!Build your own loyal team!

Of course Lin Tian knew why Wallace was so angry.

Lin Tian is very aware of Wallace's love and dedication to basketball.

In high school, Wallace's terrifying athletic talent began to stand out. He began to stand out in baseball, football, and track and field. He was also selected to the state first team in baseball, basketball, and football at the same time!

There is absolutely no doubt about his athletic talent!

When he graduated from high school, several top schools immediately came to investigate and negotiate with him, hoping that he would join their school.

Unfortunately, these schools only wanted Wallace to play football, and no team came to let Wallace join their basketball team.

In desperation, Wallace could only settle for the next best thing. He made a request, that is, to let him play both basketball and rugby in college. This request received almost no response from any school, and no one recognized Hua. With Rice's basketball talent, all college coaches feel that he is more suitable for football and should devote all his energy to football.

In the end, the only one willing to allow Wallace to develop in two areas at the same time and give him a full scholarship was Auburn University. But when Wallace wanted to go to school happily, he found that Auburn University had deceived him. .

The so-called simultaneous development in two directions refers to letting him play the offensive position of rugby and the defensive position of rugby, but it is definitely not letting him play basketball. This is definitely a complete fraud!
The angry Wallace directly rejected the invitation from Auburn University for his dream of playing basketball!
In the end, it was Charles Oakley of the Knicks who helped Wallace find a position at Chuyahoga Community College, allowing Wallace to start playing in the lower leagues, and the desperate Wallace also Oakley did not disappoint, and he quickly became the star of the team.

As a sophomore, Wallace averaged 24 points, 17 rebounds and 7 blocks per game!This data made many NCAA Division I teams notice Wallace again and send him an olive branch.

But what troubled Wallace this time was his academic performance. He put all his energy into basketball, which made him with a small brain capacity so poor that he could not compete at the NCAA level. Alliance appearance.

This time it was Oakley who helped Wallace.

Oakley mobilized his own network and helped Wallace find an opportunity at Virginia Union University. Although this private school is still only in the NCAA's second-tier league, it has been upgraded two levels compared to community colleges.

Here, Wallace finally found his niche.

In 1995 and 1996, Wallace led the team to two CIAA district championships. In his senior year, Wallace helped Virginia Union University win the championship with 12.5 points, 10.5 rebounds and 3.68 blocks per game. Entering the semi-finals of the NCAA Division II tournament, he also entered the first team in the United States.

Then, after graduating from college, Wallace participated in the NBA draft with great ambition.

It's a pity that in this world's number one basketball league where talents are flying everywhere, Wallace's seemingly glorious resume is really not worth mentioning. In the two rounds of the draft, 58 names were picked by Stern and his The assistant thought about it, but no team was willing to give Wallace a chance.

Then, Wallace, who still refused to give up, first played for the Celtics in the summer league, then went to Italy to play for two months, and was owed wages. Then, after Wallace even When he couldn't find any opportunities in the preseason training camp, the Bullets' general manager and former NBA star Unseld gave him a chance.

A one-year, non-guaranteed basic salary contract was handed to Wallace. Wallace had no choice and couldn't choose. He signed the contract without hesitation and became a member of the Bullets.

Then, there is crazy training, waiting for the coach to call his name and step onto the NBA court.

However, Wallace's first-year career was undoubtedly very mediocre, with less than 6 minutes of playing time and 1+1 data really not worth mentioning.

Wallace knows very well that Lin Tian is right. It is really unknown whether his next contract will be available. If the Bullets do not renew his contract, where he will find a new job is really unknown.

After all, his resume is really ugly!

"What do you mean?" Wallace looked at Lin Tian. He felt that maybe this guy didn't stay at the end just to see his own jokes?
"What I mean is that you should try your best to develop your strengths instead of working hard in areas that you are not good at. No matter how hard you practice, you will not have Webber's vision and skills, and you will not have Howard's touch and range. ,Is not it?"

"No matter how hard you try, you can't become Chris Webber or Shaquille O'Neal, do you understand?"

"Instead of working on these things that you will never learn, you should think about what made you famous in Virginia and what made you enter the NBA, so that your advantages can truly become advantages. When your advantages are strong enough to make up for all your shortcomings, you will definitely be able to gain a foothold in the NBA!"

"Now, tell me, Weber is Weber, O'Neal is O'Neal, Howard is Howard, then, who are you?"

Wallace looked at Lin Tian and repeated Lin Tian's last words. After thinking for a long time, he finally understood what Lin Tian said: "I am Ben Wallace! I am a 198-centimeter-tall steel city wall! I am the Man of Steel who never gives up! I am Ben Wallace who never loses!"

198 cm?

Lin Tian picked his ears. He felt that he heard some secret that should not be told to the outside world.

It seems that Wallace's road to becoming stronger is very long!
First of all, we have to get rid of this bad habit of telling the truth casually!

However, Wallace's reaction still made Lin Tian very satisfied. Facts have proved that players who can enter the NBA and perform well will not be too stupid. Well... among the black bors, there are relatively few who are not too stupid.

At least this guy, Wallace, is much smarter than he looks. Not only does he look cute and cute with his current short hair, but he also doesn't have any of the pride and fierceness of 'Big Ben' in the future.

"You and Oakley are still in touch. Go and train with him during the offseason. You know what you should improve and be the best version of yourself! Rather than letting yourself be the best for other people's opinions and requirements. Become nondescript.”

After Lin Tian filled Wallace with another bowl of chicken soup, he felt that it was almost done. After all, although the chicken soup is good, don't be greedy!

He patted Wallace on the shoulder and said: "I'm optimistic about you! As long as you persist, you will definitely make a name for yourself in the NBA and find your own opportunities."

"Then what should I do now? The offseason hasn't come yet, so I can't be idle. I have to practice something!" Wallace looked eager!

He is obviously full of urgency about his current position in the league.

"Practice lying first. For example, when someone asks you to introduce yourself, you should say that your name is Ben Wallace, that you are 206 centimeters tall, weigh 110 kilograms, and bench press 210 kilograms! Do you understand?"

"But I'm only 198 centimeters tall, weigh just 105 kilograms, and my bench press is less than 190 kilograms!" Wallace spread his hands, showing his honesty.

"So I asked you to practice. If you don't say that, how can others be afraid of you? Who would be afraid of a 198-centimeter rim protector and rebounder? I said 206, that is 206 centimeters! Then, change your hairstyle and look different. Hairstyles that look scarier, more intimidating, and make you look taller."

“What do you think of afros?”

"It's ugly, stupid, and silly. I definitely don't want this hairstyle." Wallace shook his head decisively and refused.

"What if this hairstyle allows you to grab two more rebounds and block one more shot in a game, and earn an extra $300 million a year?"

"Then I'm going to grow my hair right now and make sure I have an afro before the start of next season!" Wallace chuckled, revealing some cunning and mischief that he should never have.

This expression scared Lin Tian to the point of trembling all over.

It's too scary, no, it's too disgusting!

If a 2-meter-tall muscular man gives you a "chirp" feeling, don't be too upset!

After Lin Tian patted Wallace on the shoulder again, he said no more to him, turned around and walked out of the Bullets' training hall.

Of course, Lin Tian didn't help Wallace for no reason. He suddenly wanted to do good things and promote his style, so he helped Wallace.

That doesn’t fit with Lin Daguan’s character!
Lin Tian's purpose is actually very simple to say.

Next season, I will definitely leave the Bulls and go to a new team to start a new career.

And according to Lin Tian's idea, if a team does not make him the boss and give him a lot of team resources and sufficient status, he will never consider it.

His needs are actually very simple: money and status!
Therefore, teams like the Heat and Lakers that are chasing Lin Tian very closely now, but it is difficult to give Lin Tian a true leadership position, Lin Tian will never consider.

Of course, Lin Tian will not cause trouble for himself. He will go to some bad team like Vancouver or Toronto to give himself a hell-level challenge.

Let other great gods do this kind of thing. I, Lin Daguan, don’t like to abuse myself!

A mid-range team with a decent record and strength is undoubtedly Lin Tian's best choice.

When he arrived in a new team, he had to rely on himself to gain a foothold in the team. Although Lin Tian was confident, he was obviously in some trouble.

Instead of putting in all the effort and effort and wasting a lot of energy on integrating into the team and convincing everyone of you, you might as well make preparations in advance and bring people to parachute over!

Wallace is as black and tough as Zhang Fei, and the price is cheap. He is definitely the best choice to go to the new team with Lin Tian to make contributions!

Not to mention, just now Wallace revealed a bit of roughness and fineness. This guy's brain capacity is obviously much larger than imagined!

That would be more appropriate!
Even though the season is not over yet, Lin Tian has already begun to prepare his team for next season!
As for why Lin Tian just didn't tell Wallace directly to let him hang out with him in the summer?
For some things, just about enough is enough, and going too far is never enough!
Especially for this kind of thing, if Wallace takes the initiative and brings it up himself, the effect will definitely be better!

……

The Bulls took the initiative to provoke this time, but no one from the Bullets dared to stand up and fight with them. The news soon spread throughout the league!The Bullets instantly became the laughingstock of the entire league.

What's the difference between this and the night of the wedding when your wife has sex with her lover on the wedding bed in the wedding room, and the husband watches the whole thing but doesn't dare to intervene at all?
So cowardly!

This timidity also made the second game between the Bullets and the Bulls almost a replica of the first game.

The entire Bullets team still couldn't find any offensive feeling, and the defensive end was helpless against the Bulls' wave after wave of attacks!

Once again, the suspense of the game almost disappeared in the first quarter, and the Bulls' main players only played for 2 and a half quarters before all resting.

69:91
The Bulls once again defeated the Bullets by 22 points, overwhelming the Bullets with a 2:0 score, ending the two games in Chicago. Next, they will go to Washington for a game that everyone feels is just a formality. the match of.

Now, even if he drank 2 kilograms of Erguotou and was so drunk, he would not dare to bet on the Bullets to win!

The level of both sides is not even like two teams in the same league, the gap is really too big!
After easily winning two games in a row, the Bulls moved to Washington.

The Bulls were full of confidence at this time. The whole team felt that they could easily sweep the Bullets and advance to the next round.

The Bulls won the first two games too easily.

But this game may be due to the return to the home court. The cheers of the fans gave the Bullets players extra motivation. In addition, Bickerstaff finally changed his formation and performed extremely poorly in the first two games. Ni won, and Murray, the team's most reliable shooter, took the starting position.

From the beginning, Murray lived up to his coach's trust in him. He swept away his poor performance of less than 3% from 30-point shooting in the first two games and scored 2 consecutive 3-pointers, which made the Bulls dare not shrink any more. Insider.

Then the team boss Chris Webber finally stood up in this game. Faced with Rodman's entanglement, Webber also expanded his offensive line and made three consecutive 3-pointers from outside the 3-point line. , hit 3 of them!
Then, when the Bulls expanded their defense and began to defend the Bullets' 3-pointer, Webber began to use his vision to feed Howard and Muresan inside. With Webber's talent, the Bullets' best score in the regular season The high and low post tactics that I am proud of were also played perfectly!
In the first quarter of the third game between the two sides, the Bullets showed their indomitable momentum and state. They scored 33 points in the first quarter!Their firepower network is completely up!

But who are the Bulls?They have seen too many big scenes. The Bullets' explosion in the first quarter only prevented the Bulls from taking the lead in the first quarter and allowed the Bulls to start adjusting their defensive strategies.

The Bulls didn't panic at all. Not only did they not panic, the Bulls' offense was even better than that of the Bullets!

After all, although the Bulls failed to guard against the Bullets, the Bullets were obviously just dreaming about relying on these few people on their team to guard against the Bulls!
The Bulls' three-point shooting experience in the first quarter was slightly inferior to that of the Bullets. They only hit one 3-pointer, which was far inferior to the Bullets' 3!But even so, the Bulls scored 5 points in the first quarter, only 29 points behind the Bullets!

That's it, the Bullets' offense has exploded beyond the standard!After all, during the regular season, they only scored a total of 4 three-pointers in each game, and now they have overfulfilled the task in the first quarter!

Even though the fans in Washington are shouting loudly and looking like they want to defeat the Bulls, if you ask themselves, they themselves don't believe that the team can defeat this game.

One quarter is a big deal when it comes to performing beyond one's level. Do you really want to hit 4 quarters in a row and score 5 3-pointers in each quarter?
Impossible.

In the second quarter of the game, Jackson gave the golden combination of Jordan and Pippen a break. Lin Tian, ​​Kerr, Kukoc, Hubble and Wennington walked onto the court side by side.

What can I say about this lineup? Except for Wennington who can't shoot 3-pointers, the remaining four players plus Pippen are the top five players on the Bulls who have the most efficient 3-pointers and the most goals!
Not to mention that there are Lin Tian, ​​a weirdo who loves to chase 3-pointers, and Cole, the league's new 3-point contest champion!

Jackson sat in his chair with a smirk on his face. The team was 4 points behind. He was not in a hurry. His reason for joining this lineup was also very simple.

You're accurate to 3 points, right?

Come, let my disciples fight against you!
Look what a 3-pointer is!

On the Bullets side, the pair of interior stars Webber and Howard were also resting off the court. The Bullets came up with a lineup of Mulesang, Channing, Strickland, Murray and the team's substitute interior man Harvey Grant. .

This lineup, at least in terms of height, can be regarded as the traditional 2 big and 3 small, but they still have 4 people over 2 meters tall!
All I can say is that the Bullets are really bigger and taller than the last one!

It's no wonder that Wallace can't play. In a team where every defender has to start at 2 meters tall, can a center like you, who is 198 centimeters tall, have a foothold?
In the first round of the second quarter, the Bulls had the ball. Lin Tian dribbled the ball all the way to the frontcourt. Strickland rushed over immediately, pushed Lin Tian with his elbow and said: "Come on, boy, let me see what you are capable of!"

"Oh!"

As soon as Strickland finished his harsh words, he felt that he had bumped into a huge monster, and Wennington's cover was already in place!

Lin Tian took advantage of this, accelerated instantly, and rushed towards the inside!
Although the Bullets have Muresan, the league's tallest man with a height of 231 centimeters, under the basket, Lin Tian is not afraid of this big man at all. After all, a 231 centimeters inside only blocks 1.3 shots per game. Lin Tian will be afraid of him. There's a ghost!

Again: apart from being big, you really can’t find any other advantages about this guy!
"Oh!"

Lin Tian collided with Muresang. After the two people confronted each other in the air, Muresan immediately showed Lin Tian why he had mediocre blocking data for such a tall man.

This guy was knocked away directly by Lin Tian!

You know, Lin Tian's strength is pretty good even for the No. 2 position, but he, a serious center, can actually be knocked away by Lin Tian!It can be seen how excellent Muresan's confrontation and body control abilities are!After knocking Muresang away, Lin Tian cleverly controlled his hands and easily made a pick, scoring [-] points!
After scoring the goal, Lin Tian quickly turned around and returned to defense. When passing by Strickland, Lin Tian said deliberately: "What did you just say?"

Then Lin Tian didn't wait for him to answer, and immediately moved away and ran away: "Forget it, it doesn't matter, I don't talk trash to trash, it's a waste of saliva!"

FUXX!

Strickland cursed angrily. Lin Tian had been trying to anger Strickland in the first two games, but this guy is worthy of being a top point guard in the league. Although his honor and resume are not outstanding, But his mentality is really good. No matter how Lin Tian complains, he is indifferent.

Of course, it is also possible that there was really no suspense in the first two games, and there was no chance for both sides to burn the ball. Strickland just got a little angry, and bang!If the game is wasted, then why bother to get ahead and lose your mind?
But today's game is obviously a little different.

The game reached the second quarter, and the Bullets were still leading!
It would be quite meaningful to anger their point guard!
While Lin Tian quickly returned to defense, he simply missed Strickland. He ran directly towards Murray on the bottom line, and at the same time waved, indicating that he should not worry about this guy and let him do what he wanted. Just do whatever you want.

Deceiving too much!

After Strickland cursed again, he still didn't dare to shoot.

He really had no confidence in his long-range shot, and then he began to quietly move inside the 3-point line.

One step...two steps...

Still no one is on guard!
He had already reached the free throw line, but the Bulls players still seemed to be unable to see him at all. No one even looked at him!
"I really thought I couldn't shoot!" Strickland cursed angrily, suddenly jumped up near the free throw line, and quickly hit the basket with a mid-range shot.

"Boom!"

After a crisp sound, Lin Tian, ​​who slipped back to the basket from the baseline, grabbed the rebound and ran towards the frontcourt!
Lin Tian didn't even look at Strickland, but charged crazily towards the frontcourt. After rushing all the way, Lin Tian arrived at the Bullets' basket in the blink of an eye. The only one who could barely keep up with Lin Tian was Strickland. Trickland.

Facing the famously strong Strickland, Lin Tian did not force a layup. Instead, he suddenly jumped to a stop after reaching the basket and raised his hands at the same time. Strickland immediately jumped up, thinking Want to block Lin Tian's shot.

Lin Tian immediately turned around and wiped Strickland directly behind him, then easily took off and put the ball into the basket!

"Is the air up there good, buddy?" Lin Tian looked at the embarrassed Strickland, smiled and spread his hands: "Or is the air up there too thin, making you speechless right now? Jump too high, be careful of lack of oxygen!"

33: 33!

Less than 1 minute into the second quarter, the Bullets' hard-earned lead in the first quarter was gone!

The two sides have officially returned to the same starting line.

In the Bulls' defense, Lin Tian once again didn't even look at Strickland, but went directly to the area around the 3-second zone, preparing to help his teammates defend the rest of the Bullets.

"Don't look down on people!" This time, Strickland finally couldn't stand the large and exaggerated space. He took a slight look, took another deep breath, and calmly took off and shot a 3-pointer!
"Boom!"

All we can say is that the 17% 3-point shooting rate is really nothing to cover!

If Strickland had thrown carelessly, he might have been more accurate than if he had taken careful aim!

This time, Kukoc got the rebound, and then gave it to Lin Tian immediately!
After Lin Tian got the ball, he glanced at it and did not rush to start a fast break. This time, he suppressed the rhythm and slowly advanced towards the frontcourt. At the same time, he said again: "If you can't do this, you won't be able to gain a foothold in the NBA." ! Have you ever thought that when you are 35 years old and have lost all your speed and physical talent, how will you still be able to gain a foothold in the league?"

"Human! You need to be prepared for danger in times of peace, and you need to prepare for a rainy day. If you don't practice shooting now, it will be too late when you want to practice shooting when you are old!"

"I want you to take care of it!" Strickland was nagged by Lin Tian like a monk. He was so angry that he opened his mouth and scolded: "If you can, just shut up and play hard! Don't meddle in other people's business here!"

"You said it!" Lin Tian smiled and said, "Then I'll teach you how to shoot 3-pointers first!"

After Lin Tian said these words, he suddenly took a dribbling step back, then bent his knees again and looked up at the basket.

"Whoosh!"

There was a sound of breaking wind, and Lin Tian felt that another big black mouse flew directly past his ear.

No need to look, it's Strickland who was sent flying again.

After dangling his opponent, Lin Tian did not choose to break through directly. Instead, he took a step in the other direction and suddenly pulled up. It was also the same 3-point shot!
"Shh!"

It was also a 3-pointer. Lin Tian scored the ball cleanly!

The Bulls took the lead in the blink of an eye!

At this time, less than 2 minutes into the second quarter, the Bulls played a 7-0 wave and regained the advantage on the court!
"If I were you, I would call a timeout immediately to avoid continuous embarrassment. Tonight is your team's last game of the season. Are you sure you want to be the biggest culprit for the team's loss? "

"Role players cannot bear the responsibility of the team losing and being eliminated!"

"Who are you calling a role player?" After Strickland cursed, the frustration in his heart finally broke out!
After receiving the ball from the baseline, this guy no longer looked for his teammates, or even slowed down, but rushed to the frontcourt with all his strength. Facing Lin Tian who finally came up, Strickland looked afraid that Lin Tian would run away again. It looked like it was falling, and after changing direction, he dribbled the ball and rushed towards the inside!
But as soon as he crossed the free throw line, he realized something was wrong!

Hubble and Wennington had quickly surrounded him, and with Lin Tian behind him who hadn't been thrown away at all, Strickland had entered the trap of three people in the blink of an eye!

When he was about to pass the ball, Lin Tian reached out behind him and the basketball immediately escaped Strickland's grasp. Wennington, who reacted extremely quickly, hugged the basketball and waved it first. With two elbows, he drove away the Bullets players who wanted to steal the ball, and then handed the ball to Lin Tian.

"Look, I said, you have to call a timeout! Otherwise, you will get nothing but mistakes and strikes." Lin Tian continued to attack Strickland's psychological defense while dribbling forward. After the game, Lin Tianze called for a pick-and-roll again, then bypassed Strickland and rushed toward Muresang inside!
This time, the Bullets were on guard. They knew that Muresang couldn't withstand Lin Tian's impact, so Chaney on the right immediately let go of Hubble and rushed towards Lin Tian!

But before Chaney was halfway there, Lin Tian's pass had already reached Hubble's hands.

The knife fell from the hand, and the 3-point shot was taken!
"Shh!"

After a crisp sound, Hubble scored his first sports score of the game!

"Nice shot Ron! Keep shooting like this! Let's open up the score completely before Michael comes back!" After Hubble scored, Lin Tian immediately encouraged loudly, and then looked at Strickland again. This time, Lin Tian said nothing, but the ridicule in his eyes was not concealed.

"Call a timeout! There is nothing you can do except call a timeout and call for help from your teammates! You are just a role player!"

Although Lin Tian didn't speak, Strickland completely read Lin Tian's meaning.

Don't call a timeout!I am not a role player!I am a top defender with All-Star caliber!

After roaring continuously in his heart, Strickland dribbled the ball again and launched an impact towards Lin Tian and the Bulls' defense!

At this time, head coach Bickerstaff should have called a timeout no matter what. Especially when Strickland was clearly on top and the Bullets couldn't score a single point, as the head coach, he must take control. Live the overall condition of the team.

But now Bickerstaff still places his hope on Strickland!

He believes that since the Bulls did not play Jordan, Pippen and Rodman, the lineup on the field means that the Bullets have an advantage!
If he calls a timeout now, he is helping the Bulls bring up their iron triangle, and the Bullets will be even more unable to resist!

So Bickerstaff actually chose to remain silent at this time.

Choose to let Strickland challenge the Bulls' defense again and again!

Bickerstaff believes that the team will be able to take advantage of the Bulls' lack of personnel to catch up and overtake the score!

But obviously, although Bickerstaff's ideas are very full, the reality is extremely skinny!
Bickerstaff ignored the most important thing: Strickland was no match for Lin Tian!
This time, Strickland still failed to score. Although he was not intercepted, he failed to score. His throw very close to the basket bounced again due to the double team of Lin Tian and Wennington. Out of the box!

This time Lin Tian grabbed the basketball, glanced at Strickland who fell to the ground, and sprinted at full speed again!It’s time to switch offense and defense again!
Because there is one less person, the Bullets' defense can be said to be in a mess. The most basic thing is: Lin Tian, ​​who is holding the ball, has no defender in front of him!
The Bullets' retreat perfectly illustrates one word: retreat but not defend!
This is a textbook counterexample!

Lin Tian, ​​who was unimpeded, pushed forward all the way. When he reached below the free throw line, Murray finally reacted, let go of Cole, and ran over from the baseline to chase Lin Tian!

Everything was so similar to the last round. Lin Tian's pass from behind came to Cole's hands again!
"Shh!"

It feels so good to have an open shot with no one guarding you within a 3-meter radius!

As the team's first 3-pointer, Cole certainly won't waste such a good opportunity!
In the blink of an eye, the Bulls scored three three-pointers in a row. Not only had the point difference been wiped out by them, but it had even widened!

But at this time, both Strickland and Bickerstaff were in an inexplicable bad state. No one was directing the team on how to play, and no one thought about how to play at this time. Teammates unite and let them play well and regain their form.

In short, the Bullets are stuck here. The coach of the Bullets just doesn't call a timeout, and the leader of the Bullets is as quiet as a chicken. He doesn't say a word and doesn't want to catch up with the score again.

As for Strickland, this guy has lost his mind. After once again getting the basketball from his teammates on the bottom line, he started to counterattack again!

But this time, the Bulls' defensive trap came earlier!As soon as Strickland crossed the center circle, Lin Tian's defensive intensity suddenly increased, and then Hubble, a defensive expert, quickly came over.

Strickland didn't expect that the Bulls didn't even say hello, so he suddenly changed to a half-court double-team defense and surrounded him tightly near the midfield!
"Bring it to you!" Lin Tian saw the opportunity and suddenly struck with another death coil. Lin Tian's hands directly hugged the basketball in Strickland's hand, and then he swung it with all his strength. Basketball is in his hands again!

This time it is more appropriate to call it a robbery than a steal. Lin Tian's defense this time was really fierce!
Strickland couldn't stand at all and sat down on the floor in embarrassment. The Bulls started to counterattack again!
Lin Tian held the ball and ran all the way towards the frontcourt!

But he still didn't rush into the three-point line, but gave the ball to Kukoc immediately!

"Tony, come on! You're just missing 3 points!"

After catching the ball, Kukoc glanced around and made sure that no Bullets player was coming towards him. Then he acted unusually willfully and shot a fast-break 3-pointer.

"Shh!"

After another crisp sound, the score difference has exceeded 10 points!
33: 45!

So far in the second quarter, the Bullets still haven't scored a single point!
The Bulls launched a 3:16 attack in less than 0 minutes!

During this period, the Bulls made 6 of 6 shots, including 3 of 4 4-pointers. At the same time, the Bullets, or Strickland they defended, failed to score a single point and made consecutive mistakes!

At this point, even if Bickerstaff no longer wanted to let Jordan and Pippen play, and wanted to chase the Bulls' bench, he could only call a timeout.

If he doesn't call, he won't have to call timeouts this season.

At the same time, during the timeout, Bickerstaff suddenly understood something.

It's not like his players are chasing the Bulls' bench.

Instead, the Bulls' bench chased the Bullets and beat them up!
From starters to substitutes, from core to role players, the Bulls' lead over the Bullets is all-round and crushing!
Perhaps, for the Bullets, the only good news in their current series is that neither Webber nor Howard spat any trash or cruel words at the Bulls, nor did they say anything like 'We want a black eight' or 'We want a black eight'. Give the Bulls a good look' and stuff like that.

Otherwise, it would be a big face-slapping scene now!That's so embarrassing!
Now, even though I lost, at least I wasn't too embarrassed and wasn't viewed as a joke.

After the timeout, Bickerstaff, who didn't have much choice, had no other better way besides getting the forward combination of Webber and Howard back on the court.

But the Bulls followed closely and let Jordan and Pippen play together!
After adapting in the first quarter and resting between quarters, the Bulls gave the Bullets no more chances.

Jackson first asked Pippen to entangle Webb on the outside and no longer give him an easy chance to shoot. At the same time, Jordan personally went to defend Murray, the Bullets' only shooter, while the others still stayed in the paint!

This change on the defensive end immediately brought the Bullets back to their original shape, making it impossible for them to keep up with the Bulls' pace!
Even though all members of the Bullets were working hard in this game, and everyone was working hard, Webb also showed his rare toughness in facing Pippen's defense, getting into the paint again and again to fight, and Howard also Keep hitting shots from mid-range.

But the gap between the two teams was really too big. When the Bulls regained their feeling and everyone entered game mode, the Bullets simply couldn't catch up with the 10-point difference.

Of course, their hard work is also effective, that is, the Bulls have never been able to widen the point difference to more than 20 points. The suspense of the game has always existed!The Bullets have been chasing the score.

Until the last 3 minutes of the fourth quarter, Lin Tian stood up again and hit a super long 3-pointer at the top of the key. Then he grabbed the rebound and found Jordan who was following up during the fast break counterattack and assisted him. Forced dunk to score 2+1.

After this 6:0 offensive climax, the Bulls finally expanded the point difference to more than 20 points for the first time in this game!
After these two rounds, Bickerstaff also knew that their season was over. He was no longer stubborn, called a timeout after 30 seconds, and replaced the team's main players off the court.

The Bullets surrender!

In the end, when the whistle sounded at the end of the game, the score between the two sides was fixed at 109:88.

The Bulls won three consecutive games without losing any blood, easily killing the bullets and advancing to the second round of the playoffs with a sweep!

In this game, Chris Webber finally showed his "King" style, scoring a double-double with 26 points and 17 rebounds. Juwan Howard also scored 21 points and 8 rebounds. Unfortunately, except for the two of them, Except for individuals, only Murray scored in double figures on the team, and the rest of the players failed to give them any support.

而公牛队这边，乔丹拿下28分5篮板，皮蓬13分5篮板5助攻，林天则是打出了他首轮比赛中最漂亮的一场，拿下29分13次助攻5次抢断！
In the entire first round of 3 games, Lin Tian averaged 18.3 points, 10.6 assists and 3.3 steals per game, with shooting percentages as high as 51%, 44% and 81%!Even his number of turnovers dropped to 3.1, one less than the regular season.

Opposite Lin Tian, ​​Strickland, who had been famous for a long time, was completely defeated in the confrontation with Lin Tian!
整轮系列赛，斯特里克兰只有9.3分，4.6次助攻，失误数还高达5.3次！更别提他的命中率更是低到只有37%、9%和77%！

In addition to his passable free throw percentage, his shortcomings in this series of insufficient shooting range and inability to do anything outside the three-second zone were clearly exposed!
For Strickland, who is also in a contract year this year and is looking for a new contract in the summer, this series has directly raised his value from 5-600 million to about 300 million!
At least for Strickland, it's really better not to make it in this playoffs!

(End of this chapter)