NBA: Start by torturing Jordan and add points to upgrade

14: 21!

After a series of crazy missed shots by both sides in the first 11 minutes of the first quarter, in the last minute of the first quarter, both sides finally found their feeling and scored consecutively!
Except for Lin Tian's final direct 3-point shot after an aerial interception, all the goals scored by both sides in the last minute of the first quarter came from substitute players!

At the very least, if we only look at offensive efficiency and feeling, it would be better for both teams to have substitute players tonight!
In the second quarter, the coaches of both teams rotated again. Lin Tian, ​​Kobe and others who played the whole first quarter went off the court to rest, while Jordan, Big Ben, O'Neal, Fisher, Kirilenko and others came on the court one after another.

The second quarter of the game continues!
Jordan, who had a very poor performance in the first quarter and only made 5 of 1 shots, once again got stuck in position with his back to the basket and reached out to Parker for the ball.

Parker didn't think much about it and immediately gave the ball to Jordan for a one-on-one shot.

Jordan kept twisting his upper body, testing the position of Kirilenko behind him, then suddenly turned around and stepped back, and then took his signature turnaround jump shot.

"Snapped!"

But this time, Kirilenko blocked Jordan's signature jump shot with a block!

Although Jordan reacted quickly and got the basketball back in his hands quickly, he regrouped immediately, dribbled the ball between his legs to find the feeling, then made a big change of direction and pulled the ball up to shoot again!
"Snapped!"

Incredibly, Jordan was blocked by Kirilenko for the second time in a row!
This time Jordan couldn't hold the basketball again because the offensive time was running out!

Jordan was blocked for a 24-second offensive violation!
It’s still a 1 on 1 situation!

"Ohhhhhhh!" Barkley was so excited as if he had just won the Finals MVP. He raised his arms and shouted, "Best round in history! Best round in history!"

"This is definitely the happiest and most favorite moment in my life! Michael Jordan was blocked twice in a row and was directly prevented from committing a 24-second violation!"

"I think Michael should even be thankful for the 24-second shot clock, otherwise he might have been blocked twice more!"

"Kenny! Don't say anything, I beg you not to say anything, don't ruin the happiest moment of my life, I want to keep this scene firmly in my mind, I want to engrave this scene in my DNA!"

"I will never forget this moment in my life! Wonderful!"

how to say?

Many people can understand Barkley's excitement. It is indeed very rare for Jordan to be blocked twice in a row.

It's even as if this had never happened!

Never!

The next game taught Barkley a lesson.

It’s too early for you to be happy!
Wait a minute, there will be time for you to be happy!
Taking advantage of the momentum of successfully blocking Jordan, Kirilenko also showed his aggressiveness when the Lakers were attacking. He dribbled the ball from a high position and broke through to the inside. Then he pushed Jordan, who was struggling with him, away with his shoulder, and then jumped up for a two-handed slam dunk!
"boom!"

After a loud bang, O'Neal, who had just helped Kirilenko block Big Ben under the basket, jumped up excitedly, hugged Kirilenko's head, and gave it a big kiss!
"Blocked Michael! Consecutive times! And now he dunked over Michael! Andre! You are awesome Andre!"

"You shouldn't be called Kirilenko or AK47, you should be called RPG or Blue Fire Gatling!"

"ball!"

Jordan's eyes turned red after being humiliated repeatedly. He had never suffered this in his life.
Even when he was eliminated by the Pacers in the Eastern Conference Finals that year, he had never been so embarrassed!

Must fight back!
must!

With anger, Jordan dribbled forward quickly, then turned his back to block Kirilenko at the top of the arc. After a series of upper body fake moves, Jordan suddenly exerted force with his left hand, forced a turn from the weak side and accelerated the breakthrough!
Although Kirilenko caught up with Jordan in the first time, Jordan then made a low-altitude change of direction without slowing down, which gave Jordan a lot of space. Jordan did not stop at all and jumped up and shot!

"Boom!"

With a dull thud, Jordan managed to shake off Kirilenko but failed to score.

Instead, O'Neal grabbed the rebound and threw it out immediately, allowing Kirilenko, who had already started to run fast, to take the ball and run all the way. Then he jumped up when he was still several meters away from the basket and slammed the ball into the basket with one arm!
He defended Jordan continuously and made consecutive dunks!
AK47, you are destined to become famous tonight!
"I think after tonight, no one will call Kirilenko No. 47 or the starting small forward of the Lakers anymore."

"From tonight on, everyone will call him AK47 or Andrei Kirilenko! Remember this young man's name! He just embarrassed Michael Jordan!"

"ball!"

Jordan's attitude towards asking for the ball was getting worse and worse, and his expression was getting worse and worse. He was really furious!
I'm only 40 years old, I can still beat anyone if I want to!

Will I be bullied by a Russian who hasn't even grown all his hair?
impossible!
Absolutely impossible!
Jordan dribbled to the front court again and waved to everyone to move away.

If the post-up shot and jump shot fail, just go for a 3-pointer!
Jordan did it as soon as he thought of it. He held the ball outside for a 3-pointer, then suddenly collected the ball and moved sideways, then pulled up and took a 3-point shot!
Logically speaking, this is not Jordan's shooting method, nor is it Jordan's shooting rhythm, nor is it Jordan's shooting area.

Theoretically, this goal was unexpected and unpredictable, and no one could guard against it!

Whether he gets in or not depends on Jordan himself!
"Snapped!"

However, Kirilenko's concentration and commitment on the defensive end are amazing!
He actually fully anticipated Jordan's unreasonable and sudden shot, jumped up at the first moment, and gave Jordan a blood cap!
"FUXX! Is today Christmas? Why did I receive so many Christmas gifts?" Barkley shouted excitedly, "I'm going to eat a whole roast turkey when I go home tonight!"

Before Barkley could finish his words, a scene that made him even more excited appeared!
After Kirilenko blocked the shot, the basketball once again fell into Jordan's hands. This time, when Jordan got the ball, he was 3 meters away from the three-point line, and Kirilenko did not even force him forward, but stepped on the three-point line with a gloomy face.

Then the guy stretched out his left hand and hooked it at Jordan.

"Come here!"

This is a universal provocative gesture in the world, and no one can tolerate it!
Especially Jordan, who had just been blocked three times in a row and defended once.

He can't bear it!

Under the crotch, change of direction, continuous change of rhythm, trying hard to find space and offensive rhythm.

Jordan once again challenged Kirilenko.

The consecutive blocks made Kirilenko completely excited. He stretched out his arms which were definitely over 220 cm long. Combined with his height of 206 cm, he stood in front of Jordan like Spider-Man. His defense was so airtight and overwhelming!
His defensive coverage area is definitely among the best in history!
After a series of shaking and changing directions against Kirilenko, Jordan suddenly accelerated and chose to force his way to the basket!

After suddenly accelerating, his speed was faster than Kirilenko. In the blink of an eye, he gained an advantage of half a body length. Then he rushed all the way to the basket. Facing O'Neal who came to assist in defense, Jordan had to force a jump shot.

But this time, what awaited Jordan was another hellish echo!
Because of the help defense by O'Neal, his speed slowed down. At the same time, Jordan did not continue to move towards the basket, but made an emergency stop and jumped almost vertically to shoot. This choice did allow him to avoid O'Neal in front of him.

But Kirilenko behind him successfully caught up with the half body length distance and gave Jordan another bloody cap from behind!
"Snapped!"

After this muffled sound, the entire Conseco Center could no longer hold back, and countless fans gasped.

Unbelievable!

They felt like they were dreaming, and everything before their eyes seemed unreal!
This is Michael Jordan!
What happened in just over a minute was too fantastic and terrifying!

Beyond everyone’s expectations!
Unbelievable!

And the incredible thing is, this is not the end yet!
Because the ball blocked by Kirilenko was caught by Horry, Horry took a step forward after getting the ball, and then passed the ball again to Kirilenko who had already started charging!

Kirilenko rushed all the way with the ball, and his long limbs were full of athletic beauty as he ran on the court.

Jordan, who had just lost face, refused to give in and tried his best to stand in front of Kirilenko.

No matter what this Russian wants to do, Jordan is going to stop him!

He wants to save his face!
But in most cases, the more anxious people are to get back at their former self, the more likely they are to embarrass themselves.

Jordan tonight is no exception!
Kirilenko made his way to the basket, then suddenly jumped up, raised the ball high with one hand and placed it behind his head, and slammed the ball heavily into the air with Jordan who jumped at the same time as him.

"puff!"

After a dull thud, neither of them flew out or lost their balance, but everyone could see that Kirilenko's arm span and height gave him an advantage in this confrontation. He was much taller than Jordan!

"boom!"

Then, there was a loud explosion that made the Conseco Center quiet again, like a funeral.

Kirilenko dunks over Jordan again!
4 consecutive blocks on the defensive end and 3 consecutive dunks on the offensive end!
In those few tens of seconds just now, Kirilenko played more like a basketball god than Jordan!

After landing, the excited Russian could no longer contain his excitement. He also played basketball, and he grew up watching Jordan play!
His idol is also Jordan!
Showing yourself so crazily in front of your idol is definitely enough to drive everyone crazy!

The unique wildness of the Russians made him let out waves of crazy roars and shouts towards the sky!

As a basketball player, what could be more proud than giving Jordan the most painful memory of his life in just a few dozen seconds?

there is none left!
Even 30 years later, some red-haired high school student asked Kirilenko, "Andrei, when was your most glorious moment? Was it when you became an NBA All-Star?"

Kirilenko would tell him without hesitation: "No, it was when I blocked Michael Jordan consecutively!"

"I was too happy too early!" Barkley said from the bottom of his heart in the studio: "I thought I was invincible after blocking Michael twice! But this AK2 actually blocked him four times in a row?"

"And they also detained three more? Whose generals are these?"

"Oh, it's Phil Jackson's."

Barkley was so excited at this moment that he was about to pass out.

Jordan! That's Jordan!

The great Michael Jordan was blocked by Kirilenko for 3 consecutive shots in 80 consecutive rounds, almost 5 seconds, and 4 of them were directly blocked by Kirilenko!
At the same time, Kirilenko also completed three consecutive dunks during this period!
And among these three dunks, two were over the top!

Not to mention this life, even in the previous life and the life before that, Jordan had never suffered such a great suffering!
I really have never experienced this before! I have never encountered such a miserable situation.

Including Jordan himself, this guy who has always been strong, has an absurdly high self-esteem and never admits defeat, is a little confused at this moment.

I'm Michael Jordan, but I was blocked 4 times and dunked over twice?
Am I, Jordan, really old?
20: 21!

The Lakers are only 1 point behind for now.

At this time, Jordan was really a little distracted.

If he were only 25 years old now, or even if he were only 35 years old, these four blocks would not have had such a big impact on him.

But he is 40 now.

Kirilenko's four consecutive blocks really made Jordan start to doubt himself. Maybe the him this season is not the real him?

Maybe it was because of playing with Lin that he was able to produce statistics and performances far beyond his actual level?
Last season, was this actually the true strength of Michael Jordan?

Now, am I just an old man who can only rack up stats on a lottery team, averaging only over 20 points per game, and will be easily beaten by all the young people?

Am I really old?
"Michael? Michael! Michael! Did you hear what I said?" Carlisle's voice pulled Jordan out of his daze.

The game had entered a timeout. After being hit so many times in a row, Carlisle chose to call a timeout to let everyone calm down.

Especially Jordan.

"Michael, do you need a break?"

"No need." Jordan shook his head decisively, indicating that he was fine.

But everyone could see that something was wrong with him!

The four blocks just now made this guy, who had always been invincible, really fall into self-doubt.

But Carlisle also knew that if Jordan was replaced now, it would only make his self-doubt worse. He must continue to play, must let him find his feeling on the court, must let him find a solution himself!
No one else can help him with this kind of thing.

Maybe, except Lin Tian?
Carlisle looked back at Lin Tian, ​​only to find that this guy didn't even look at him, nor did he try to comfort Jordan, but was just drinking his energy drink.

Carlisle sighed and felt a headache coming on.

What is this guy Lin thinking about?

But Carlisle could only hesitate for a moment because the timeout was about to end.

Because of the Lakers' climax and consecutive scoring, he had to replace the main lineup in advance and bring Lin Tian to the court again!
On the Lakers side, Kirilenko became a hero at this time. A group of people took turns touching his head and rubbing his hair. When the group of extremely excited Lakers players finally dispersed, Kirilenko's originally upright Saiyan sea urchin hair had been rubbed into a Riley-style slicked back hair.

Anyway, both are fixed with hairspray, one is facing up and the other is facing back, so there is not much difference.

There was excitement and happiness in the eyes of all the Lakers players. Being able to defend Jordan like this was definitely a happy thing for everyone.

The only one who looked not only excited and happy was Kobe. Kobe's eyes were filled with envy and yearning!

He was thinking about two things at the moment.

"I can take your place!"

Well, of course it's to replace Kirilenko's consecutive blocks on Jordan, not to replace Jordan's being blocked by Kirilenko.

The second thing.

"Andre, after the game is over, let's go practice a few moves. How about a 21-point duel?"

"Let's go if we win the game!" Kirilenko is the type of man who is ruthless and doesn't talk much. Of course, it may also be because he is not good at English, so he doesn't talk much.

If you speak Russian to him, he might become a chatterbox.

The game continues!

The Lakers wanted to take advantage of this momentum to overtake and even widen the score, so Jackson directly took back his starting lineup and put all five starters on the court again.

At this moment, on the Pacers' court, except for Webber, the remaining four players are all starters. Carlisle gave the remaining No. 4 position to Brad Miller.

With the offense not going smoothly, the Pacers had no choice but to play with twin towers to increase the defense in the interior to prevent the Lakers from continuously attacking the interior again.

"Michael? Beat him again?" After returning to the court, Lin Tian asked Jordan casually while chewing gum.

"Fuck!" Jordan still had a blank expression on his face, and it was impossible to tell what he was thinking. Lin Tian didn't say much, and gestured for Jordan to choose a position he liked.

Then after Jordan got into position in the low post, Lin Tian directly gave the ball to Jordan, allowing him to continue to play one-on-one against Kirilenko!

If you want to regain your lost face and the shame you suffered after being defended to death, the best way is always to fight back on your own!
After blocking Kirilenko, Jordan still used his best shoulder attack, looking for Kirilenko's defensive loopholes. Then he once again chose to turn towards the baseline and move towards the basket!

Although Jordan directly squeezed Kirilenko away this time, he did not choose to shoot directly. Instead, he took another step towards the inside and forced his way into the inside!
But he only took two steps inside before his route was blocked by O'Neal who came to help defend. O'Neal's extra-wide body prevented Jordan from breaking through from the baseline.

Just as Jordan was about to walk towards the top line, Kirilenko had already arrived, and together with O'Neal, they opened their arms and tightly surrounded Jordan at the baseline.

Jordan was forced into a corner!
Fortunately, Jordan is Jordan after all. He did not make a direct mistake on this ball. Instead, he forced a jump and threw the ball with both hands outside the three-point line, giving it to Lin Tian.

After Lin Tian got the ball, he made a fake move and broke through, and once again broke into the Lakers' inside territory.

After two consecutive breakthroughs, the Lakers' defensive formation had become a little chaotic. Malone and Kobe both retreated to help defend Lin Tian. Lin Tian immediately passed the ball to Christie who was missed in the right corner!

After Christie got the ball, he did not hesitate. After taking a quick look, he made a decisive three-point shot!

"Shh!"

After the crisp sound, the Pacers hit their third 3-pointer of the night!

The gap between the two sides was widened again!
Christie's three points seemed to announce that the starting players of both teams were beginning to regain their touch. In the next few minutes, the offense of both sides was remarkable. Malone, Kobe, Lin Tian and other guys who had mediocre touch before all started to score goals.

The only exception may be Jordan!
This guy who claimed to want to restore his face, although he took some actions for a long time afterwards, they were very few.

Most of the time, he chose to pass the ball in one-on-one situations!
And those few shots were all absolutely open opportunities after he had completely created space, but even so, Jordan still didn't make a single shot!

The fans at the scene, the fans in front of the TV, and even Barkley in the studio were all starting to get anxious!

"Shoot! Shoot, Michael! Oh, why did you pass it again? There was clearly space!"

"Hit him, hit him, hit him! No problem, just hit him! Oh, it hasn't even gone in yet!"

"Fuck him! Fuck Michael...it's passed again!"

"Michael played very hesitantly tonight! He was not in good shape. I think the four consecutive blocks had a huge impact on him. Look! He chose to pass the ball again. Oops! This time he failed to pass the ball to his teammates. Michael made a mistake!"

"The Lakers started to fight back, Fisher! Fisher got an opportunity on the wing and took a 3-point shot...hit! The Lakers once again narrowed the gap to 1 point!"

Amid Barkley's commentary, Fisher hit a crucial 3-pointer and the Lakers once again narrowed the score!
After this mistake, Carlisle finally couldn't bear it anymore. He patted Arenas, signaling him to go on the court immediately to slow down Jordan, who was in extremely bad condition.

Jordan played so badly in the second quarter that it would not be an exaggeration to say that this was the worst and most tragic quarter in his entire career.

In his career, there has really never been a worse game than the second quarter.

单节比赛打了9分钟，7投0中1分没得的同时，还吃到了4次血帽，送出2次失误！
At the same time, he was used as a background by Kirilenko and dunked twice!

And if Jordan does not continue to play, then this first half will become the worst working game in his career.

12投1中只拿到2分，今晚的乔丹根本不像是40岁，而像是最少50岁！
That night, Jordan became the best backdrop and the stepping stone for Kirilenko to become famous and one of the league's top defenders.

When Jordan walked off the court, the confidence and arrogance in his eyes were no longer there. Instead, there was countless confusion and hesitation.

He really didn't know why he was in such a bad mood tonight.

Am I really old?
Jordan became more and more confused due to self-doubt one after another.

Fortunately, although Jordan's condition was really bad tonight, the other players of the Pacers recovered their form in the second quarter!

Not only did Lin Tian, ​​Christie and others score consecutively, but Arenas, who came on as a substitute, also became a surprise player in the first half of the game! He made 10 3-pointers and scored 3 points in less than 9 minutes of playing time!
At the same time, Webber also made a series of wonderful passes and a dunk at the end of the second quarter.

In addition, Lin Tian organized the game in the middle, constantly delivering ammunition to his teammates in open spaces, and his own personal offense quickly warmed up. Even though Jordan performed poorly in the second quarter, the Pacers managed to maintain their lead!
41: 43!

The Pacers struggled to maintain a 2-point advantage at the end of the first half.

林天上半场比赛15投6中，3分球3投1中，罚球4罚3中，拿下16分6篮板5助攻的全面数据，只不过除了他之外，步行者队再没有一个人得分上双，在他之后分别是阿里纳斯的9分和克里斯蒂的6分。

On the Lakers side, the brightest player in the first half tonight was undoubtedly Kirilenko!

这个俄罗斯人今晚半场比赛就9投5中轰下11分4篮板3助攻5盖帽3抢断的超全能数据！作为一名角色球员和球队的第四甚至第五选择，半场比赛打出这种数据，今晚的基里连科，绝对足够名扬四海了！
In addition to Kirilenko, O'Neal scored a team-high 12 points. These two were the only players on the Lakers who scored in double digits.

During the halftime break, Jackson squinted his eyes, sat at the middle table and said to everyone: "First, let's give Andre the warmest applause. Maybe he doesn't know what he did yet. Let us help him recall it."

"He blocked Michael Jordan four times in 80 seconds, and used his one-man defense to limit Jordan to only 12 of 1 shots and 3 turnovers!"

"Let me put it this way, I coached Michael for almost 10 years, and he never had such a bad and embarrassing game! Never! Andre in this first half, we can call him the best man on the planet to defend Michael!"

"I know that some people will say Michael is 40 years old and it's not a big deal to defend a 40-year-old man."

"But I also hope that everyone remembers: Michael is the scoring champion, he is the MVP, he is the top scorer of the league's top team! He represented his team and swept all opponents in the first three rounds of the playoffs!"

"For a guy of this level, it doesn't matter if he's 40 or 25. What matters is that Andre did it. Andre killed Michael! Maybe you didn't notice the look in Michael's eyes when he left the court and sat on the bench."

"Let me put it this way, I have never seen Michael look so desperate in my life!"

"there has never been!"

"Andre is our hero! In the second half, I hope you guys keep playing like this! Let's keep doing this! Then, take a victory away from Indiana! Do you understand?"

"understand!"

After boosting the morale of the players, especially Kirilenko, Jackson arranged the specific playing style and core tactical ideas for the second half of the game.

Then he looked at the time, clapped his hands and said, "Okay, everyone, go! Go kill the walkers! Tear them apart! Give them a painful lesson!"

Then, as everyone was heading out of the locker room, Jackson grabbed Kobe again.

He looked at Kobe, blinked his eyes and whispered: "Honestly, I thought you would be the one who could kill Michael like this. I'm a little disappointed! But if you can lock Lin down in the second half..."

Jackson didn't finish his words and Kobe didn't respond.

The two of them looked at each other, and then walked into the player tunnel together!

Jackson knows how important this game is to the Lakers!
This is Jordan who made 12 of 1 shots! Jordan in this state may not be seen once in 10 years. Since the Lakers encountered it today, they must win this game!

If Jordan plays so badly and the Lakers can't win, then it goes without saying that they are in big trouble in this series!

After stimulating Kobe, Jackson felt that he had a better chance in tonight's game!

In the Pacers' locker room, Carlisle turned into a chicken soup coach, pouring chicken soup into the players' mouths. He hoped to inspire the players' potential and fighting spirit.

Especially Jordan's!

Jordan played so badly in the first half, so badly that he himself was confused. Carlisle tried every means to help Jordan regain his confidence and form.

After his encouragement and chicken soup, at least Jordan's eyes and expression seemed to be much better.

Carlisle believes that as long as Jordan can hit two shots at the beginning of the second half, his confidence will return immediately!

But if his performance at the beginning of the second half is still bad, Jordan might not be able to recover his form for the entire evening!

With a little worry, Carlisle sat next to Lin Tian and said, "Lin, do you have any ideas?"

"Yes." Years of tacit understanding meant that Lin Tian didn't even need to ask what Carlisle was asking. Instead, he nodded and said, "But I can only use this move once. If I use it too much, Michael's body may not be able to withstand it. So I don't think now is the right time."

"When we get into trouble in the second half and can't hold on or Michael has to step up, I'll use this trick. Don't worry, coach!"

Looking at Lin Tian's determined and confident eyes, Carlisle really wanted to believe him.

But when he heard that it could only be used once and whether his body could withstand it, Carlisle couldn't help swallowing.

"Is your method decent or not?" Carlisle couldn't help but ask.

"Seriously! I've seen people use it in top national competitions, and it worked really well!"

"This move helped a veteran leader who once held a similar position to Michael to get out of his loss and lack of confidence, and brought him back to life with renewed energy and confidence. After this move, the team was able to get out of the desperate situation of being 20 points behind!"

"They reversed the game and defeated the strongest top team in the country by surprise. From then on, they became a legend and a classic in the minds of countless basketball fans!" (End of this chapter)