So I am the god of basketball?

Chapter 123 Today, although I am dead, I am still the "God of Basketball"

As expected of Danzi!

Chuck Daly looked at Jordan's data and shook his head slightly, his eyes full of appreciation.

Just praise for praise, the Magic team's point difference was forced to close to 7 points, and he didn't panic at all.

First of all, the performance of the "LV" combination in the third quarter did not stagnate at all. The three of them still contributed 20 points together.

On par with Jordan.

It was only because of the somewhat unstable performance of Anderson and Grant that the Magic were forced to close the score.

As long as these two people get their form back, it will not be a problem for the Magic to maintain their current 7-point lead.

Secondly, and more importantly:

乔丹拿下了48分固然v587，但这48分是他用30次出手换来的，30投17中，三分球7投3中，罚球12罚11中，数据漂亮到简直不像正常人。

At the same time, behind Jordan's achievement of this data is a whopping 33 minutes and 14 seconds of playing time...

If the fourth quarter plays the entire game, then Jordan's playing time in this game will reach 45 minutes and 14 seconds... This guy is already 32 years old. Even if he just stands on the court and plays for such a long time, it is a very big thing. Not easy.

What's more, Jordan is working hard on both ends of the offense and defense. He is not avoiding the defense or trying to defend the opposite arrow. In this series, he is basically facing Hardaway. Sometimes he has to face Meng Lang if he is mismatched. , and even more exaggeratedly, he has to face Shaquille O'Neal.

Even if he has 100 points of physical fitness, he cannot support the Bulls' reliance on him on both offense and defense.

Therefore, Chuck Daly knew very well that there was no need to make any formation changes at all. He only needed to let the "LV" combination perform step by step to win this game.

Changing the formation at this time is to give the opponent a chance!

Of course, the reason why Chuck Daly is so confident is because the core players of the Magic are:

rash!

Hardaway!

Shaquille O'Neal!

To be honest, for Chuck Daly, who has played the "maximum number", sometimes he feels that he is still playing the "maximum number" in the NBA. He can often recall his experience in Barcelona, ​​all because the Magic's "LV" gave him enough confidence.

A head coach who has never played a "maximum level" game really can't understand this kind of happiness.

However, Chuck Daly, who is cautious by nature, still pulled "Cobra" aside and said with a serious face: "If you continue like this, I don't think the Bulls will regret letting you leave, because so far in this series, You don't have any sense of existence, and they won't think that the Bulls were swept because they let you go and let you come to the Magic!"

Grant's data in the first three games of the series was 3 points and 15.3 rebounds per game. His performance was not bad, but as Chuck Daly said, it was not outstanding.

Bulls media also barely mentioned his name before the game.

It seems that this person has been forgotten!

Their opinions were more about how to guard Meng Lang, whether using the "shark tactic" to deal with Shaq was a good way, and whether forcing Hardaway to play more singles would allow the Bulls to better deploy tactics... …

As for him, "Cobra" Grant?

Sorry, I’ve never heard of it!

Grant has also seen all this news. He has a lot of energy and wants to prove himself, but his condition is really not good tonight, and the more he plays, the more anxious he becomes, and the more anxious he is, the less likely he is. When he heard Chuck Daly say this about him again, his expression changed.

When the main player returned to the court in the fourth quarter, he was gearing up and made Chuck Daly nod slightly.

Some people need to be stimulated by such words, and Grant is such a person!

As long as this "cobra" also shows its fangs, coupled with the "LV" combination, even if Jordan scores 20 points in a single quarter, Chuck Daly will not worry that the Magic will suffer a comeback in the fourth quarter.

Here Phil Jackson is also cheering for the rest of the Bulls. The opponent he chose is none other than Pippen:

"Harder, Scotty, harder!"

"I know you are still resentful that I did not give you the last shot in the playoffs last season. Now I hope you can show your performance and slap me in the face instead of proving that my choice is correct. You are such a waste!"

Pippen's whole face dropped when he heard Phil Jackson's words. The words of "Zen Master" were indeed like daggers, and they hurt him. But this is the effect "Zen Master" wants.

Very angry, right?

Then go on the court, press your opponent's head, and let him help you take away the heat!

He expects Pippen to perform like this!

Pippen...

The first round was really tough!

"Pi Lao Er" is the typical player who "can do everything, but can't reach the top".

For example, in the first round, he held the ball and beat Meng Lang in singles. But in the second round, when facing Meng Lang again for a singles game with the ball, the ball thrown from the basket could not find the basket at all under the cover of Meng Lang.

Speaking of which, this can also be seen from the highest score in Pippen's career. His highest score in his career was only 47 points, and it was not achieved in the year when he led the team alone, but in 97!

In this season of leading the team alone, Pippen's highest score in a single game was 39 points, which is also an outstanding number, but it is definitely not the kind of "super scorer" performance!

Therefore, Chuck Daliti did not mention his defense in this series.

He may be more disdainful of Pippen than other head coaches. After all, Pippen's "migraine" occurred in the Eastern Conference Finals with the Pistons. Chuck Daly knows Pippen's ability to fight hard.

Pippen hardened for a moment, but then softened quickly!

Looking at Grant again, after listening to Chuck Daly's words, his expression when he came on the court was the same as Pippen's. The difference is that he quickly caught the ball and completed the attack, and did not become soft in the following time.

Instead, he continued to play a tough performance:

At 1 minute and 34 seconds of the fourth quarter, he grabbed the "offensive rebound" and quickly passed the ball out. Meng Lang acted as a "transit station" and passed the ball back to the inside again, helping Shaquille O'Neal complete a dunk;

At 3 minutes and 13 seconds of the fourth quarter, he scored again by cutting to the basket!

Before the first 5 minutes of the fourth quarter were played, he had 6 points, 2 rebounds and 1 block.

The Magic's shots in these five minutes, except for the "LV" combination, almost all hit him at this point.

And his certainty is even higher than that of the "LV" combination!

This is related to the Bulls' arrangement in the fourth quarter. Jordan led the defense and everyone's eyes were focused on the Magic ball carrier. One problem that can easily be caused by such a forced defense is "the defensive formation moves up." .

The Magic took advantage of the Bulls' gap and helped Grant on the bottom line to complete his shots.

"Cobra" appeared on the big screen again and again. At this moment, Chicagoans finally recalled the man who stood behind Jordan and Pippen in those years.

"Seriously, we should keep 'Cobra'. He is the core player of the Bulls' three consecutive championships. We did not give the greatest respect. This is the punishment for this!" - This passage comes from a Chicago Bulls official Team reporter’s summary of the first five minutes of the fourth quarter of the game!

With the power of the "Cobra" and the continued stable output of the "LV" combination, the Magic's firepower in the fourth quarter not only caught up with the Bulls' output, but even completely suppressed the Bulls' output.

Jordan is still the "God of Basketball"!

After the first three quarters, he scored 48 points, which proved that he was in hotter shape tonight than usual.

In the first 5 minutes of the fourth quarter, he still maintained his fiery state. In this fiery state, his score continued to rise, and before he knew it, it reached over 55 points.

Jordan's single-game scoring record in the playoffs is 63 points, which is also the single-game record in the NBA playoffs.

Based on his current state, the commentator on the scene believes that this record will be broken tonight...

But Jordan was not happy. He was gasping for air. He could feel that his physical fitness was declining rapidly, and he could hardly hold on. But this score is bad...

He raised his head and glanced at the scorer. The score difference was still hovering around 8 points, with no signs of narrowing at all. Time kept passing by, and slowly, the fourth quarter was already halfway through.

Starting from the last 4 minutes of the fourth quarter, the Magic focused more on Jordan's catch.

Instead of completely preventing him from catching the ball, which no team should be able to do, Chuck Daly's idea is to stop him as much as possible and make it more difficult for him to catch the ball.

At this point in the game, Pippen took a hard shot and had been lying there for a long time, and he still hadn't recovered yet. It's definitely not possible to count on him. What's more important is, who knows how long it will take for him to be soft again this time...

Tonight, he reminded Jordan of the man who had a "migraine" n years ago.

damn it……

He cursed secretly.

All we can do is continue to force the ball!

Chuck Daly recognized this and made it as difficult as possible for Jordan to catch the ball.

In addition, Jordan's defense is no longer a "wheel battle" plus single defense and a strategy of making up defense only after entering the basket.

Instead, from the moment Jordan catches the ball and prepares to break through, he looks for opportunities to defend closely!

Of course, in order to prevent Jordan from finding teammates who are further away during the march, causing the Magic defenders to have no time to return to defense and thus missing the defense, Chuck Daly's request is that when the Bulls shooter is on the same side as Jordan, try to Slow forward and delay.

In this situation, you can wait for Jordan to rush to the basket and then delay the move.

In short, everything is to make Jordan more strenuous.

The Magic showed their execution ability as a championship-level team. Although the entire defensive strategy is a bit complicated, with the support of the "five-star lineup", the defensive end moves very well.

In the last 3 minutes, Jordan's physical crisis began to break out. His movements were no longer so vigorous, and he even needed to make more technical movements while holding the ball to ensure shooting space.

At this moment, he looks very much like Kobe Bryant!

Ok……

The weakened version of Jordan is originally Kobe. It is normal to see the shadow of Kobe!

This caused Jordan's offense to look a little staggered and no longer so elegant.

It is easy for people to think of one word:

"The fight between trapped beasts"!

The Magic team is indeed as smooth as ever. Whether it is the offensive or defensive end, the effect of Chuck Daly's tactical arrangement tonight is evident:

Even in the last three minutes of the game, the Magic's core players still looked very physical.

At 10 minutes and 12 seconds of the fourth quarter, Jordan stumbled and passed countless people in front of him, and finally used a "falling layup" to successfully score the ball into the basket.

After completing this layup, Jordan's score in this game reached 62 points!

He is only 1 point away from breaking his career playoff scoring record in a single game.

Just when he was holding his knees and resting for 2 seconds, the Magic team had already completed a quick serve.

As soon as he rushed forward to get entangled with Hardaway, the ball flew from "Penny"'s hands to Meng Lang's hands. After a fake move, Meng Lang took the ball to the basket and threw it toward the basket. "Bang!" , Shaq completed a dunk!

He scored so easily, as if he was filming a movie, and the scene was filled with silence.

Jordan looked at the double-digit difference that had returned to 10 points, thinking about the Magic's easy goal just now, with less than a minute left, and he suddenly laughed, with a bit of relief in his look. .

He took the initiative to catch the ball in the backcourt, looked at his camera on the sidelines, and said: "Look, for the next shot, I will hold the ball directly to the free throw line, and then make a fadeaway jumper to complete the goal!"

Then, just as he said, he ran from the backcourt to the frontcourt without any pause. He faced Hardaway with the ball, broke through the free throw line, made an emergency stop jumper, and took a fadeaway shot, bringing the point difference back to 8 points. !

At the same time, his score reached 64 points...

A new NBA playoff single-game scoring record was born!

Jordan is still the same Jordan. In terms of personal scoring ability, no one in this league can match him.

"How about it?"

He returned to defense, looked at the camera on the sidelines, and held his head high.

The cameraman on the sidelines couldn't help but give him a thumbs up.

Jordan's performance was not over yet. He continued to say to the camera: "With this next shot, I will challenge my weakness. I will use a three-pointer to bring the point difference back to single digits!"

He predicted his scoring method for the second time, and he did it. In front of Meng Lang, he completed a one-step jump shot from outside the three-point line and successfully completed the goal...

67 points!

His head was raised higher and higher, as if his fighting spirit had never diminished for a moment.

Even Bill Walton couldn't help but said: "The Magic killed the Bulls, but they can't kill Michael Jordan!"

Such an extreme personal performance still couldn't save a victory for the Bulls, which is enough to prove the gap between the Bulls' own strength and the Magic.

In the last round, Jordan once again previewed his scoring method, rushing into the basket for a pull-up layup, setting his score for this game at 69 points!

It's just that he kept scoring, and the Magic kept responding.

In the past three rounds, he scored 7 points in a row. The Magic also responded to his 7 points, and it was Shaquille O'Neal, Meng Lang and Hardaway who responded to his scores.

The last three rounds, in Bill Walton's view, are the epitome of this series.

Jordan chose the "LV" combination alone, but in the end he was outnumbered and failed!

Meng Lang must admit that Jordan's "dying explosion" in the last few rounds scared him a bit. This guy's ability is indeed beyond this era, and it is even difficult to find such a player in every era.

Too……

Otherwise, how can it be recognized as a goat?

A large part of Crazy Like James also admits that Jordan is a mountain that LeBron cannot climb.

The buzzer sounded and the point difference was fixed at 10 points. The Magic finally defeated the Magic 108 to 98, a difference of 10 points, and successfully swept the Bulls 4-0.

It took the Magic team a while to recover, but Jordan's final counterattack not only scared Meng Lang, but also the entire Magic team.

Meng Lang looked at Jordan walking to the bench, and seemed to hear this sentence in his ears:

Today, although I am dead, I am still the "God of Basketball"!

Domineering is never something you say, but something you do!

Jordan, who scored 69 points, brought an unsatisfactory but legendary end to his first season back.

To be continued...

　Okay, the first playoff match between Meng Lang and Jordan is over. Since I started writing about this series, I have been thinking about how to show Jordan's domineering power when he was swept. This is related to the second encounter between Meng Lang and Jordan.

　　This must be the biggest BOSS in Meng Lang's career, so when it comes to dealing with it, I can't treat him as an ordinary elite monster. He proved that he is still the overlord who is invincible in every encounter, hence this portrayal.

　　Today, although I am dead, I am still the "God of Basketball"!

　　

　

(End of this chapter)