So I am the god of basketball?

All the media is talking about this "Christmas war".

Not because there is only one "Christmas War" at Christmas.

Since 91, the "Christmas War" has grown from one game to two. One served as an "appetizer" and the other served as a "Christmas dinner."

But no matter what happened in the past, another duel would not be silent at all.

But this year, or starting from last year, the encounter between Meng Lang and Jordan has been the eternal and only topic around Christmas.

The number of times the two of them have met on the court, including the playoffs, is only 7 games.

But in every encounter, they left behind a scene that was exciting enough and memorable:
The first time the two met, Meng Lang scored 60 points on Jordan's head, and at the same time, he also gave Jordan, who had just returned, leg cramps from running;

The first time the two met in the playoffs, Meng Lang's Magic team swept Jordan's Bulls 4-0, but in Jordan's last playoff game, he scored 69 points by himself, setting a new record for his season. Post-game scoring record in a single game;

The two met for the first time in the "Christmas Game". Meng Lang faced Pippen at the last moment of the first half and scored at the buzzer. In the last attack of the second half, he called for a 1v1 with Jordan, and finally faced Jordan to complete the "winner";
The last time they met was in the fourth game of the playoffs last season. The Bulls led 3-0. Meng Lang played injured and his performance was not outstanding. However, the chemical reaction he activated allowed the Magic to win the Bulls. This is also the only game the Magic won in this series. After the game, Meng Lang bombarded Orlando and left a classic saying: "You have chosen the current championship among n championships in the future. My decision is that you can't even win one! "

It was this encounter that reminded people of famous scenes almost every time, which made this encounter between Jordan and Meng Lang particularly eye-catching.

From Jordan's perspective, in his first full season of "Return of the King", he successfully reached the top and won the fourth championship in his career, proving that he still dominates this court.

But Meng Lang's "seven captures and seven manipulations" of him was a flaw that he couldn't escape.

Until now, there are still such voices:

If Meng Lang hadn't been injured, Jordan wouldn't have won the championship last season.

This is absolutely unbearable teasing for the proud Jordan.

In this "Christmas War", he wants to prove that even Meng Lang can't stop him and the Bulls now.

Since it is a "Christmas War", the game starts much earlier than other games.

At around 4 p.m., the game will officially start at Staples Arena.

In order to avoid traffic jams, Meng Lang drove his Ferrari to Staples in the morning.

I don't know if God was hinting at something, but a tire blew out while the car was driving. Fortunately, Meng Lang was not driving very fast, but he still hit the railing on the side, and a large piece of the car was dented in the side.

Meng Lang could only call Tai Lun.

When Tai Lun heard that Meng Lang had been in a car accident, he was so frightened that he picked up his phone and rushed to the scene.

Tonight was the "Christmas War". On such a holiday, he naturally had to be by Meng Lang's side. When he arrived in front of Meng Lang, he looked carefully up and down and found that there was nothing wrong. He breathed a sigh of relief, but he still cautiously called the hospital's emergency number and took Meng Lang to check it out.

After careful examination at the hospital to confirm that there was nothing wrong, Tai Lun received a call.

"Man, the representatives of Ferrari are ready to sign you as the spokesperson of Ferrari!" He said, "Man, you probably don't know that your collision caused a big stir!"

Meng Lang didn't take it seriously. With his popularity, it was normal for him to make a big fuss after a car accident, right?
As for Ferrari signing him as an endorsement...

It was a bit beyond his expectation.

Originally, he thought that Ferrari's manufacturer would definitely give him some compensation, but he didn't expect that he would be directly asked to become the spokesperson of Ferrari.

Then Meng Lang learned that his car accident was not only popular in the sports world, but other media also reported it.

The accompanying picture shows him calmly sitting next to a scrapped Ferrari and talking on the phone.

It should be a candid photo, the angle is very weird and blurry.

It is probably for this reason that at first these media reporters who did not pay attention to the sports circle did not recognize that this was Meng Lang.

But the overall impact has expanded.

Some Los Angeles media are already holding Meng Lang accountable.

They didn't even know what happened to Meng Lang.

But this is Meng Lang's current status in Los Angeles.

The Lakers are reviving under his leadership. At this time, Ferrari almost harmed the "sons of the city" in this city. Can it make them feel better?
It is probably for this reason that Ferrari just chose to sign Meng Lang as their spokesperson.

At this time, signing an endorsement will definitely be profitable for Meng Lang.

But Meng Lang chose to refuse.

With his current net worth, he no longer needs to eat this kind of "food" for 10 to 20 million. If this incident had not happened to him, he can be sure that Ferrari would not have thought of asking him to be an endorsement.

Moreover, even if you reject Ferrari's contract, there will definitely be other colleagues coming to take a bite of "blood buns" at this time.

No, at noon, Tai Lun received a call from the manufacturers of McLaren and Maserati, expressing their willingness to give Meng Lang a customized sports car for free. Tai Lun chose to decline.

Are you kidding, with this little sweetness, you want Meng Lang to be a free endorsement? Go aside!

When Meng Lang arrived at Staples, Jenny Buss even came to see him. After confirming that he was indeed fine, she quickly left the locker room. That anxious look is like a close sister.

What else would Huang Bo say, when you succeed, you will be surrounded by good people?

Since today is Christmas, most other players brought their families to the locker room. The Lakers chose to wait an hour and a half before the game started before opening the locker room. This is also done to protect the privacy of these players' families.

Kobe also brought a female companion.

But it's not Vanessa. His story with Vanessa hasn't begun yet.

Meng Lang became the only "single guy" in the locker room.

"Boy, are you okay?"

After entering the door, Buckley first sat next to Meng Lang, looked concerned, and then introduced his daughter to him:

Christina Buckley.

Meng Lang had actually heard of Buckley's daughter.

N years later, his daughter will attract attention with her outstanding big butt like Barkley.

Of course, Christina was only 6 years old now, and Meng Lang wasn't perverted enough to peek at this little girl's butt. He just said "Merry Christmas" to her and looked to the side again.

Daben ran to Meng Lang's side sneakily: "Dream, I feel your hair is a bit long, how about I take care of it for you?"

Meng Lang rolled his eyes at him: "I will never give you this chance, Ben!"

Before traveling through time, Meng Lang liked to read anecdotes about these stars. At that time, he had read an introduction about Big Ben, saying that if this guy didn't play in the NBA, he would become a "Tony Teacher."

Now that he really came into contact with Ben Wallace, he discovered that this matter was not fabricated, but true.

And this guy really loves this industry!

He always wanted to design new hairstyles for his teammates. After becoming familiar with Meng Lang recently, he took aim at Meng Lang's short hair. Whenever I have the chance, I want to design a hairstyle for Meng Lang. Meng Lang didn't want to end up with a bowl of handsome bald men, just like that "braised egg".

The festive atmosphere lasted until an hour and a half before the game. After the interview, when only the Lakers were left in the locker room, the entire atmosphere suddenly became solemn.

"Cheer up, everyone, we must defend the home court tonight!" Chuck Daly rarely moved the tactical board to the locker room, and also explained the starting style of play in great detail, "The Bulls insider is Dennis -Rodman and Luke Longley, but generally Luke Longley only plays about 25 minutes, which is his limit. His ability to control fouls is not very good, with 3.3 fouls per game. If If we can get him into foul trouble early, this game will be very advantageous for us!”

"so……"

He looked at Barkley: "In this game, Charles, you have to try to stand out from the beginning!"

Another thing Chuck Daly didn't say is...

Rodman, a fool who is not afraid of anything, is really a little afraid of Barkley, a fool who also attacks lightly.

Barkley also put away his usual laxity at this moment.

He came to Los Angeles to join forces with Meng Lang, mainly for the championship.

And Jordan, the guy he has looked up to his whole life, is the mountain he must overcome to win the championship.

Only by defeating Jordan tonight can the dream of a championship truly become a reality.

If he loses tonight, he will feel uneasy again.

"Verratti, you have to move higher in this game..."

After talking to Barkley, Chuck Daley glanced at Divac again. With just this sentence, "European Tank" nodded instantly.

"The pressure on the outside in this game is relatively high on both offense and defense. This is the Bulls' strength. We need to add more hand-offs from the outside." Chuck Daly emphasized the way the outside played tonight, "More Create space for Dream to run without the ball and be ready to respond to Dream at any time!"

This is Meng Lang's style of play in the Magic. Obviously, Chuck Daly believes that this style of play can better combat the Bulls' perimeter defense.

Meng Lang didn't refute.

Because the Bulls' outside perimeter players Pippen and Harper can now defend, if he holds the ball too much, it will only lead to one result:
That means his physical energy has been consumed too much!
Although he now has 99 points of physical fitness, wouldn't it be a better choice if these physical fitness points could in turn consume the opponent and make the opponent waste more physical energy on the defensive end?
As for controlling the ball, don’t worry, Magic Johnson is still here!
The most buggy thing about the Lakers' lineup is that all five players have the ability to handle the ball.

Several of them can even hold the ball directly!
For the final Jones, Chuck Daly didn't have much arrangements: "Eddie, all you have to do is make sure you take every shot and move as much as possible!"

In order to protect Jordan's physical fitness, the Bulls will let Jordan guard the opponent's relatively unimportant outside players this season. Of course, this is also to give full play to Jordan's ability to make up for and assist in defense. So against the Lakers, he will most likely guard Jones.

Jones also heard this meaning and couldn't help but become nervous.

Meng Lang pulled Chuck Daley aside after he finished setting up, not knowing what he said to him. Jones looked in disbelief, as if saying: This, this, this, is this really something I can do?
Aren't you bullying honest people?

Meng Lang patted him on the shoulder: "Man, I believe you can do this well. This is also a way of defense. Believe me, it will definitely have unexpected results!"

Jones really didn't know how to answer Meng Lang for a moment.

Kobe had been paying attention here. After Meng Lang left, he ran to Jones: "Eddie, what did that guy say to you?"

"Dream said..."

"Kobe, the game is about to start. I'm a little hungry. Hurry up and buy a burger!" Jones is really an honest man. He was about to tell Kobe when Meng Lang's shout interrupted Kobe's curious eyes.

He looked at Meng Lang angrily: "This is the last time!"

"Well...congratulations, Kobe, you are almost finished with your punishment!"

Meng Lang watched Kobe leave and come back with a burger in his hand, and he looked so angry that people couldn't help but want to tease him again. So, waiting for Kobe to finish handing out the burgers in his hand, he said: "Kobe, do you want to have another bull fight with me? If you win, I can grant you a request, but if you lose, then you still have to fight like before. Same, buy hamburgers for everyone 10 more times.”

"..." Kobe chose to respond silently.

Although he has grown rapidly in recent times and has scored more than 10 points in a single game more and more frequently regardless of his shooting percentage, he now has a clear idea of ​​what level Meng Lang's strength is.

So he definitely can't take on this kind of losing game again!

The most important thing was that this punishment didn't seem to hurt much, but it was extremely humiliating and he didn't want to go through it again.

Although he was silent, Meng Lang did not intend to let him go. He said, "What's wrong, Kobe? Are you scared? Sure enough, you're not that thorny, so you're still scared. To be honest. , I like the way you look now, you look no different from Derek..."

Fisher on the side:? ? ?
fxxk!

Obviously he couldn't bear to ridicule Kobe like this. He cursed secretly in his heart, and then agreed to Meng Lang's provocation.

Meng Lang glanced at Jones:
Did you see that, it works!

Jones looked at Meng Lang's demonstration and nodded blankly.

However, he soon discovered that he had missed the point.

He also knows that this will definitely work!
but……

Jordan is not Kobe, so he pissed him off!

Will I die miserably?
This is the crux of the matter!
Chuck Daly soon learned of this episode. On the way to the home tunnel, he looked at Meng Lang and raised his eyebrows slightly: "Man, you don't seem nervous."

"Why should I be nervous, Chuck?" Meng Lang asked back.

"If you lose this game, then your winning streak against Michael will end! Public opinion will be completely reversed by then!"

This is sports competition. If you lose once, you have to hang it on the wall for several days until you win it back the next time.

Meng Lang said: "There is no eternal winner... I am just pursuing the path of eternal winner. Even if I lose, it is normal!"

His mentality is very good!

There's nothing wrong with it.

At the age of 23, in his fourth year in the NBA, he is the only player in NBA history who has never lost a series!

Once you get used to winning, losing won’t be scary anymore!

What's more, this "Christmas Game" is just a regular season game. The NBA has 82 identical games every season. It can cause such a big movement just because it is on Christmas Day.

If we create a "Christmas Champion", then the nature will be completely changed!

Even if he loses this game, the outcome between him and Jordan is still 7-1!

Of course, he will do his best to make this "1" come later.

On the other side, all members of the Bulls team were also entering the scene through the visiting team's player tunnel.

Before he even got close to the exit, he could hear the noise from the whole place.

It is not difficult to imagine that the entire venue is already filled with fans!

Except for the two years after his retirement, Jordan participated in this kind of stage almost every year. He should have been used to this kind of stage. But as he walked toward the entrance, the desire to fight in his heart became stronger.

He wants to win this game...

This strong desire to win usually only fills Jordan's mind starting from the playoffs.

But tonight, the "Christmas Day War" with the Lakers made Jordan have this idea in advance.

rash……

When Jordan entered the bustling Staples venue and met Meng Lang's eyes amidst the cheers of the audience, his eyes began to shake restlessly. I don’t know how long it has been, but I haven’t encountered such a difficult opponent!

His competitiveness was getting stronger and stronger, and a voice that gradually got louder kept popping up in his mind:

Trample him under your feet!

Trample him under your feet!

Trample this damn guy under your feet!

Rodman also glanced at Meng Lang, watching him enjoying the cheers of the audience, with uncontrollable fighting spirit in his eyes.

In preparation for this game, he settled down for several days.

Not only because of Jordan's unabashed fighting spirit and desire to win this game, but also because he himself wanted to perform well in such a game and help the team win.

beat……

rash!

Especially when he saw Madonna in the front row of the auditorium, his nose couldn't help but snorted:
Madonna, watch, watch how I teach this man a lesson!
Recently there have been rumors that Madonna wanted to get back together with Meng Lang but was rejected.

This news, whether true or false, made Rodman very sad and a little bit jealous:

You, Meng Lang, are so virtuous and capable!

You actually asked Madonna to get back together with you, and why did you refuse?
Whatever you didn’t say, just do it and it’s over!

This is another layer of motivation for Rodman.

That is the legendary "power of the boiling sheep"!
Meng Lang could feel the two hostile eyes, but he subconsciously ignored them. He looked towards the audience on the sidelines. Los Angeles is indeed the "City of Angels". The level of starry stars is really not comparable to that of a small city like Orlando.

It's the Staples courtside auditorium tonight, which has a bit of a "Shura Arena" meaning.

Madonna and Jenny Buss, one on the left and one on the right. Also sitting in the middle was Jennifer Aniston, whom we met once before.

In addition to Meng Lang's "Shura Court", there was also a die-hard Lakers fan, Nicholson, who can be called the "Spike Lee" of Los Angeles.

In addition, the famous French actress Sophie Marceau also appeared on the sidelines of the Lakers. Last year, "Braveheart" starring her was released in the United States, and she also ushered in another wave of good reputation in her career. Of course, her most famous movie is her debut film "First Kiss". The classic scene in it is the male protagonist putting on headphones for Sophie Marceau in a noisy bar. It can be said that this little thing of first love is expressed clearly.

Sophie Marceau was only 18 years old at that time. After wandering in this circle for a few years, the feeling of first love overflowed the screen.

Meng Lang prefers this "first love face".

It's a pity that Sophie has already been married!

As his eyes continued to move, he could still see many big-name celebrities, but they were all male, or whose names Meng Lang couldn't name. Soon he returned his attention to the game.

While sitting on the bench, he happened to hear Byron Scott teaching Eddie Jones tips on guarding Jordan.

I almost forgot that this team also has such a "master" who defends Jordan.

But his defense might be okay against Jordan.

At this level of competition, the effect on Jordan would be worse than a "serial fart" on Jordan.

Meng Lang also patted him on the shoulder: "Man, times have changed. I'll show you the new way to defend Michael later!"

He was confident, while Jones was too nervous to speak. He is still engaged in a fierce ideological struggle. Meng Lang did not continue to force him, but gave him time. Today, he is going to prove to Jones and all those who fear Jordan:
It's time for Jordan's myth to be broken!

Not that there is necessarily a way to win, as the "Buddha's Light" badge is not activated. But even if the Bulls win in the end, Meng Lang can guarantee that this will be the most difficult victory in Jordan's career.

Of course, the opposite is true as well.

With the cheers of the audience, the game officially started.

The Lakers' starting lineup has not changed. For the Bulls, the backcourt is Harper and Jordan, and the forward players are Pippen, Rodman and Luke Longley.

It is worth mentioning that, except for Luke Longley, the other three players on the Bulls are all around the forward height. Jordan and Harper are both 1 meters tall, Pippen is 98 meters tall, and Rodman is 2 meters tall. Meter 03, even if there is still water, it is estimated to be around 2 meters...

Look at this height, do you think of anything?
That's right, it's Pat Riley's five-forward theory.

The first team to come close to implementing this theory was none other than the Chicago Bulls!
From this lineup, we can actually analyze how the Bulls lost an average of 87 points in this game. These four highly mobile players complement each other's defense, and their defensive abilities are all at the "Best Defensive Line" level. There are even two "Best Defensive Player Award" winners among them.

How can an average "scorer" hold up!
To be precise, the NBA's "defensive era" began this season. It just happened to catch up with the rise of Shaquille O'Neal and the "OK Combination" that made the game less dull.

It has been going on for so many years, but it has never been effective. There have even been "masters" like the Spurs and Pistons, turning the 05 Finals into a "forge fight." This is how David - With Stern's "official document," the NBA officially transitioned into the "peripheral era," and under the guidance of a certain joke, it was gone forever.

Facing a lineup like the Bulls, Chuck Daly chose the conventional approach, starting from the inside and letting Barkley do damage under the basket, forcing the Bulls to shrink and not dare to open too wide.

This is the best way to deal with a highly mobile defensive team.

It's the same as putting a rope on a dog's head to stop it from running around.

Barkley is the "rope"!
and so……

Whether the Lakers can gain momentum in this game is up to you!

It was rare for Chuck Daly to show nervousness before the game even started, and his hands went into his trouser pockets unconsciously.

Otherwise, he always feels like he has nowhere to go.

Is this the pressure of the "defending champion" Bulls?
But at first, it was not the Lakers who were playing at home that got the right to attack, but the Bulls.

After Harper dribbled the ball across half court, he gave the ball to Pippen who came out from the wing to organize.

"At the beginning of this season, Scottie's proportion of holding the ball has increased a lot!" In the ESPN commentary box, Bill Walton pointed out a very important change in the Bulls' offense this season, "Don't look at him averaging 5.7 points per game this season. Compared to the past, assists are only average, mainly because the Bulls have Dennis inside who cannot attack. 'Big Bug' only averaged 5.7 points per game this season, ranking 9th in the Bulls!"

"It's not that he can't score. He can also average 10 points per game, but in the Bulls he has no chance and no energy to distract from the offensive end! Luke's defensive task is completely on him. !”

"There are only three people on the Bulls who are responsible for holding the ball and scoring: Michael, Scottie and Kukoc on the bench!"

"This means that every time Michael holds the ball, it must have a certain effect. The way to reduce ineffective catches is to let Scotty hold the ball more!"

"Because Michael is sometimes needed to lead outside defense. Of course, he won't be leading the Lakers' arrows for the whole game in this game!"

……

Amid Bill Walton's speculation, Pippen was slightly stunned as he held the ball and observed his teammates' movements and the Lakers' position. Because Meng Lang stood in front of him.

"Is Xiao Meng actually coming to defend Pippen in this game?"

This "Christmas War" was also broadcast in China today. Seeing Meng Lang, who mainly switched to guard Pippen from the beginning, Sun Zhengping and Director Zhang in the studio looked at each other.

"This, this is interesting!" Director Zhang reacted first, a mouthful of strong old BJ full of anticipation.

Pippen tried to cross-step to escape, without shaking Meng Lang's center of gravity, and very smoothly threw the ball towards Jordan next to him.

If it doesn’t move, then just stop fighting!
Jordan faced Jones with the ball, and a direct acceleration drove Jones' footsteps. Then there was a "sudden brake" without any sway in the body.

This body control.

On the other hand, Jones's feet were all passive and small steps.

The most important thing is that his entire defense was completely messed up and put no pressure on Jordan at all.

Jordan took a shot straight away and successfully hit the "fader jumper" that has become his signature.

The moment the ball hit the frame, Director Zhang couldn't stop talking: "What a ball! This is Jordan! No matter how you hit it, it's amazing! This ball is really amazing, this is personal ability, this is a superstar!" "

He was full of praise, but Sun Zhengping could only shout at every opportunity: "What a great shot, let's see how the Lakers respond to Jordan's goal!"

"Come on, little rookie, come and pay me back!"

Jordan took the initiative to move towards Jones and used familiar trash talk, trying to arouse Jones' inner anger.

But what he didn't expect was that in the face of his trash talk, Jones curled his lips slightly: "I don't dare to take action. I'm just a rookie. How awesome are you! You are Michael...Jordan!"

Jordan:? ? ?
The words are good, but why do they sound so... uncomfortable?

What he didn't notice was that Jones' lips were trembling slightly when he spoke.

This is what Meng Lang told him to use when facing Jordan:
Weird!

Meng Lang even said a few words to him.

Otherwise, with such an honest character, how could he do such exciting things!
"How awesome you are! Look at you beating a rookie like me and scoring a goal easily. Why don't you dare to challenge Dream? You can't be...invincible~!"

"..."

Jordan was speechless.

Speechless and a little angry.

Look at Jones' b-face again, and an unknown fire suddenly bursts into flames.

What's going on with these newbies now?

Why are they all as annoying as that bitch?
I don’t know if Jones’ trash talk interference played a role. When Meng Lang got the ball next to him, Jordan, who was supposed to cover up, was stunned for a moment, and then rushed over. Fortunately, the distance was not far, and his lateral movement The basic skills of sliding were solid enough, and he defended in front of Meng Lang in time.

Meng Lang took the ball and flicked it away, and Jones, who was released by Jordan, suddenly had a big open space.

He raised his hand and shot, and the three-pointer was scored steadily.

The moment the goal was scored, the whole audience cheered, but Jones looked at Meng Lang immediately.

He looked as if he was going to do something bad next, felt a little guilty and needed encouragement.

Meng Lang gave him a "look of love" in time, and he finally plucked up the courage and said to Michael Jordan: "No way, no way, the great Michael Jordan won't let me, a rookie, shoot. Three points—right!”

I have to say that Jones is definitely talented in the yin and yang area.

Look at this harsh tone, Meng Lang really wanted to clap his hands and applaud him immediately.

Others felt like they had seen a ghost.

Especially Barkley, Johnson and Scott off the court, their eyes were full of shock.

Because in their era, it was the most correct choice not to anger Jordan, to quietly win the game and then leave.

How unlike now!
and……

Is this Eddie?

Kobe couldn't help but smile off the court.

Mainly because of Jones' tone, it's so funny.

But he was very surprised in his heart.

Everyone knows that Jones is an honest man. Even if he, a rookie, rides on his neck and poops, he still laughs. How can there be such a strange habit?

Apparently this is all...

Kobe turned his attention to another person on the court.

Sure enough, his eyes seemed to be admiring a satisfactory result.

I’ll just say it!

How could anyone else do such a thing?
Meng Lang was indeed very satisfied. The contrast between Jones and Jordan could definitely set off a storm in Jordan's heart. Today he pointed at Jones to hold Jordan back. It would be best to arouse Jordan's anger even more and let him enter his personal scoring mode in advance.

Chuck Daly has his own calculations, and Meng Lang also has his own calculations. Judging from his many encounters with Jordan, the first thing to do if he wants to beat Jordan is to get him involved in personal scoring.

This is the same as playing against Kobe.

Originally, Jordan was an "enhanced version of Kobe."

As long as he is allowed to fight alone, Meng Lang's winning rate against him now is 100%!

It was this result that gave Meng Lang the confidence to do this.

But he didn't expect Jones to finish so well.

Thinking about Jones' usual honest appearance, this gave him a sense of pleasure in "forcing prostitution into good deeds".

So satisfied!
Satisfy!

On the Bulls side, everyone obviously didn't expect that Jones would be the first to jump out and play opposite Jordan.

What is this going to do?
Pippen was more aggressive than ever in getting the ball first.

This positivity came from Phil Jackson.

He could see what the Lakers were trying to do.

When the ball came to Pippen, Jordan's desire to directly catch the ball was significantly reduced, and Phil Jackson also breathed a sigh of relief.

The Bulls need Jordan to step up and score, but not when this game is just beginning. Although the Bulls' first attack was scored by Jordan. But that is a tactical arrangement, rather than deliberately looking for Jordan and asking him to provide a hard solution.

But the ball is in Pippen's hands, but Phil Jackson still has a problem that he must face:

How to help Pippen get rid of Meng Lang's defense faster.

This was something Phil Jackson didn't expect before the game started.

Because before this game, Meng Lang's defensive role for the Lakers was more of assisting and supplementing defense from the side, and it was rare to directly lead the defense. But if you think about it carefully, among the Lakers' three perimeter players, Johnson definitely cannot be the one to lead the defense on Joe Pi. If Jones defends Jordan, doesn't Meng Lang have to defend Pippen?
But it's useless to think about it now. Meng Lang's single defense effect is still good.

Pippen couldn't shake Meng Lang at all, so he could only call Longley inside to pick and roll.

But Meng Lang kept glancing at him from the corner of his eye. Langley failed to stop Meng Lang when he made a "wall" for the first time. Instead, he got directly through him and continued to block Pippen.

"No wonder you can only get 225 million!"

Being blocked again, coupled with Meng Lang's random trash talk, disrupted Pippen's dribbling rhythm.

This sentence was like a whip hitting Pippen's face, it hurt!
"You are the second-in-command of the Bulls, so where does your salary of 225 million rank among the team?"

Another whip struck Pippen. Meng Lang didn't even touch him, but he heard him groan.

It is said that at this time, Pippen was very much like Sister Lin in "A Dream of Red Mansions". If he couldn't get Jia Baoyu, he would feel all kinds of bitterness towards everyone including Jia Baoyu.

Suddenly he no longer wanted to organize an attack.

The ball was quickly distributed, and Rodman got the ball.

The 24 seconds were almost here, and the "big bug" could only take random shots, and the ball hit the basket and bounced out.

Barkley successfully grabbed the rebound with the help of Divac.

When the Lakers had an offensive opportunity, Meng Lang thought of something and said to Pippen while returning to defense: "By the way, they should be ready to renew your contract in advance, right? The next contract should be worth tens of millions, right?"

"..."

Every word Meng Lang said was so ordinary, but it fell like a knife in Pippen's heart.

He also felt that Klaus should prepare a multi-million contract to renew his contract in advance. But the reality is...

Klaus had no intention of renewing his contract in advance.

"That's enough, Scotty, stop listening to that bitch talking nonsense to you and focus on playing basketball!" Jordan actually heard all these words. Seeing that Meng Lang was going too far and Pippen's expression was becoming more and more ugly, he couldn't help but speak and interrupted the conversation between Pippen and Meng Lang.

Meng Lang showed a vague smile. Jordan obviously hadn't reacted yet. It wasn't just Pippen who cut off the contact unilaterally at this moment.

The current situation is...

Meng Lang was relentlessly explaining to Pippen over and over how low his salary of 225 million was.

"Do you know how much money this season brings? It's not much, just a few times yours, Scotty!" Meng Lang continued to output.

Jones also continued his sarcastic tone: "The great Michael Jordan is still going to guard me? I am a rookie who is so awesome - so bad! I didn't even know - I am so good - so bad!"

If you say this, Jordan is called a "bitch."

It's really annoying.

This bitch is not a rookie this year either!
Didn’t they fight last year?

At that time, he didn't dare to fart!
Well, it's not that Jordan remembers it clearly, but that there are only a few guys who dare to dance in front of him. Everyone else falls into the category of "I don't even dare to let go of a fart".

What happened this year?
He could only suppress the anger in his heart, and then said: "Do you dare to catch the ball and play in singles?"

Unexpectedly, Jones jumped up like a cat whose tail was stepped on: "Hey, the great Michael Jordan can only say such a rubbish? Can you say something else? Do you want to see me beat you?"

Jordan: "..."

Psycho, this is a psycho!
But despite the scolding, Jordan didn't dare to make a sound because he really didn't want to hear this guy's weirdness anymore.

It is estimated that Chuck Daly, no, it should be said that the entire league did not expect that the most difficult duo "Qiaopi Combination" would actually cause Meng Lang and Jones to cause chaos.

This wave, this wave is called "players don't look at the tactical board, but focus on the art of war"!
There is a saying that "attacking the city is the bottom priority, and attacking the heart is the top priority"!
If you want to win this game, you must first improve the mentality of these two people.

But the Bulls have an "Iron Triangle". If something goes wrong, none of these three brothers can escape!
Jordan and Pippen unexpectedly fell into frustration.

Rodman...

Soon he also ushered in his "disaster":
Charles Barkley.

Holding the ball inside, after continuous confrontation, Barkley turned around and threw the ball. The ball hit the basket and fell into the basket.

Just as Chuck Daly predicted, the "Flying Pig" will beat the "Big Bug", and it will be a hit. (End of chapter)