So I am the god of basketball?

Scottie Pippen knew very well that now he had no reason to be unable to guard against Meng Lang. Because the Bulls have relieved him of the burden. Jordan puts all the scoring burden on his shoulders. There is only one thing left for him to do now, and that is to restrict Meng Lang!
But it's really not an easy thing for him.

After resting for 15 minutes, he still felt that his body was still a little soft.

It's strange, he has been quite disciplined these days. It is said that he has only played half a game, so his body shouldn't have reacted so badly!
Jordan probably saw the difficulty on Pippen's face. He patted Pippen on the shoulder: "Man, I have always believed that as long as you are here, we will never lose!"

Later, many fans said that Jordan became the "God of Basketball" thanks to Pippen.

In fact, Jordan has never denied this matter. In interviews about the Bulls, he always said that Pippen was his best helper, and when talking about whether he was a "goat", he always said that this was a stupid question, compared to " goat" or "the best team" is more meaningful to discuss.

He knows very well that without the team, he would not exist as a person.

Compared with Jordan's overall situation, look at what someone said on his social media, "Even if I don't go to Miami, it will not affect my greatness at all." suspicion.

That's what Jordan thought, and that's what he did.

As he said, he trusts Pippen, as always!

Even though Pippen has fallen off the chain many times.

The most famous one is naturally the "migraine" incident in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals.

If someone's helper had such a problem, he would have been sent out 8 times.

Oh, no, in a similar situation, it was the person himself who had the problem. After such a problem, he became the absolute core of the Heat.

As for this life, can you, Pippen, refuse to accept it?

Speaking of which, Jordan is quite superstitious.

Just as he has been wearing North Carolina shorts, the arrival of Scottie Pippen, which allowed him to win the championship, is also a symbol that can bring him good luck in his opinion. This is probably why Pippen was traded by the Bulls management several times, but he always tried to protect Pippen, right?

With Jordan's encouragement, Pippen was no longer so worried.

In Jordan's eyes, he is a "mascot",
In his eyes, Jordan is not a "bright light"?

When he thought of Jordan standing behind him, Pippen became convinced at the time:

Even if he gets cramps in his legs, he must restrain Meng Lang!
The second half of the game then began.

The first possession of the ball belongs to the Bulls.

Jordan continued the touch he had at the end of the first half and hit a mid-range jump shot. Jones quickly raised his hand. Meng Lang originally wanted to comfort him by saying, "It's normal that you can't guard Jordan," but he thought it was better not to put pressure on the child at this time and just patted him on the back.

It was the Lakers' turn to attack.

Meng Lang still ran at his own pace from the beginning.

Under the cover of Barkley, he ran out of the open space smoothly.

Needless to say, Barkley's pick-and-roll, his center of gravity, tonnage, feeling, and his mobility are definitely a good pick-and-roll player. It's just that in his opinion, there are not many people in the NBA who are qualified to let him pick and roll. So this hand has never been revealed.

He was willing to be in front of Meng Lang.

Pippen had paid great attention to getting around the screen, but he really couldn't get around Barkley's big ass. Once you hit it, you have to slow down. In the last period of the first half, Meng Lang hit consecutive shots like this.

Gets open too easily, allowing him to adjust with ease.

It was the same this time, but when Meng Lang took action, Pippen's long face suddenly appeared in front of him with a look of determination, and then he stretched out his hand and desperately reached forward.

At this time, Meng Lang hadn't completely thrown the ball, and he saw Pippen's hand blocking him directly in front of him. Meng Lang had to use his fingers to adjust the arc of the high ball.

The ball flew out of Pippen's fingertips with great danger.

But the adjustment of this ball was too sudden, it hit the basket and flew out.

Meng Lang also knew that this shot was too difficult, so he shouted: "Rebound!"

Also shouting at the same time as him was Pippen. He also noticed the deformation of Meng Lang's gestures and knew that his interference this time was perfect.

There was a huddle under the basket.

Rodman's movements were very large, which was also one of his secrets in grabbing rebounds, but Barkley did not shy away at all. He promised Meng Lang that he could protect the rebounds if he took any shot.

Now is the time for him to prove his ability to rebound!
Rodman couldn't squeeze out Barkley, so he could only rely on bullet speed to win.

He didn't stand firm on the first shot, so he jumped up and slapped the ball towards the backboard, preparing to grab the second rebound after landing. It's just that Barkley's rebounding this season feels like he did 10 years ago. Before Rodman could jump up for the second time, Barkley, who was carrying him, jumped up and grabbed the rebound into his hands.

This is almost a rebound he grabbed while there was another person on his body. This scene made all the Bulls fans in the audience stunned for a moment.

Because in the past, it was Rodman who could grab the rebound at times like this.

But this time Barkley's actual actions proved what he once said. As long as he calms down and grabs rebounds, Rodman will have nothing to do with this "rebounding king". It's just that he still needed to score in the past.

just now……

He doesn't need it anymore!

"Dream!"

With a shout, the ball was thrown into Meng Lang's hands.

Meng Lang caught the ball while running.

But this time Pippen caught up with him.

Seeing his determined look, Meng Lang stepped forward and raised his hand in a "fake" move. Pippen almost jumped up, but stopped suddenly, and his whole body was enveloped in Meng Lang's body. The defensive judgment is simply amazing. But at this moment, Meng Lang could see that his entire center of gravity had shifted a little, and then relied on him to use "Back Hit". Pippen used his shrewd energy, thinking that as soon as Meng Lang exerted his strength, he would immediately go to Falling backward should be able to cause Meng Lang an "offensive foul".

After all, this guy's habit of stretching his elbows is well-known in the industry.

Of course, how many outsiders these days don’t extend their elbows?
He thought so and did it.

But just as he felt the force and fell back, Meng Lang turned forward.

Suddenly a large space became vacant between the two people.

He fell down so straight that he felt lonely. Instead, he could only lie on the ground and watch Meng Lang take action.

Meng Lang took the time to ask him, "What are you doing, buddy?" before taking a shot without haste and hitting two points steadily.

Jordan wiped his face.

It won’t work without wiping it off! He was really afraid that he would laugh again in such a serious situation.

md!

This kind of "living treasure" is actually the most trustworthy companion around me.

But he still went up to help Pippen up, and in the next offensive round, he used a breakthrough to cause damage and made two free throws to stabilize the morale of the army.

Although Pippen was a bit ugly in this round, judging from Meng Lang's defensive performance, it was pretty good. At least Meng Lang didn't perform like he did in the second half of the second quarter. In addition, it can be seen that Pippen is indeed cruel. In every defensive round, he followed Meng Lang with a ferocious expression. Those who didn't know thought he was some kind of "perverted killer" following Meng Lang.

Anyway, anyone who sees Pippen like this in the middle of the night will definitely be shocked.

Oh, no, this is America. How dare there be people on the streets in the middle of the night!

There are many people scarier than Pippen.

But this side is a little more stable, and Rodman on the inside has another problem.

The Bulls' requirements for Rodman are actually not high. They only need him to do two things well, one is assisting defense, and the other is rebounding. There is no strategy for him on the offensive end. It is normal for him to not get the ball after several rounds in a game.

To be honest, such a player is definitely a "big colander" on the offensive end. Of course, his defensive and rebounding abilities are definitely among the best in NBA history.

But with regard to his top rebounding ability in history, there is now a big problem.

In previous years, Rodman was great at grabbing offensive rebounds!
Grabbing five or six offensive rebounds every game is just like having fun.

He also did these things in the first half of this game. He grabbed 6 rebounds in the first half. But in the past four or five rounds since the second half, he hasn't grabbed a single rebound.

Barkley had the upper hand in almost every matchup with him.

"Snapped!"

No, it was another confrontation. Barkley once again took the rebound into his arms and turned to look at Rodman: "Dennis, how many times have you been the rebounding champion?"

Rodman, who was not very comfortable grabbing rebounds, heard this and pushed directly. The referee immediately blew the whistle and added another foul to him.

Jordan's expression didn't change much, but his reaction of shaking his head slightly showed what he was thinking in his heart at the moment.

This foul had no real impact.

Barkley grabbed the rebound and the ball was originally theirs.

The current situation is that Rodman received this foul and his number of fouls came to 3. The Bulls also quickly accumulated 2 fouls in the third quarter. With such a speed of fouling, the Bulls may not dare to defend very aggressively in the last two or three minutes of the third quarter.

Otherwise, it would be like giving points to the Lakers for nothing.

These potential influences suddenly appeared in Jordan's mind, and he shook his head slightly.

This is also an instinctive reaction.

However, in the next round, he directly completed the steal the moment Jones got the ball and snatched the round back. In the counterattack, he succeeded in a dunk, and the whole audience became excited again.

This is Jordan!

Even Chuck Daly has to admit that even when the situation is very unfavorable to the Bulls, Jordan will step forward more frequently to keep the team moving forward steadily.

This is a reflection of his influence on the game over the years.

The Lakers attacked again, and Jordan scored, bringing the point difference back to 6 points, so this round, the Lakers must score. They had been looking for this point in Meng Lang.

Scottie Pippen had completely forgotten other things at this moment, and was focused on staring at Meng Lang. He was afraid that if he asked him who "Pieppen" was now, he would shake his head in confusion. He entered a state of biting Meng Lang hard.

But Meng Lang watched Jordan score, and his inner desire to attack was also burning.

Unable to twist left and right, he simply took the initiative to confront Pippen, then secretly exerted his strength, pushed him hard, ran in the opposite direction, and successfully caught the ball, and then Pippen became a "vicious dog" With a forward pounce like "push the shit", take a quick shot.

From adjusting to throwing the ball, it only takes less than 0.5 seconds.

The ball also hit the net!

Not 8 points, but 9 points!
Meng Lang's three-pointer made the scene quiet for a moment.

In close-up shots, his eyes also have the same sharpness as Jordan's. The TNT commentary booth watched Meng Lang complete the counterattack so domineeringly. One of them shook his head and said: "Over the years, Michael has had many opponents, but the only one who has become an old enemy is Dream. At this moment, Dream proved with his actual actions why He is the only one!"

The same domineering attitude, the same ability to stand up, this is Meng Lang!
Pippin chewed his teeth in frustration.

Jordan took the ball in the backcourt and passed directly towards the frontcourt.

Jones defended well this time, but still let Jordan get to the basket.

Fortunately, when he put the basket, Father Time showed his power. The absolute height of Jordan's jump was not as exaggerated as when he was young. Divac reacted, touched it, and the ball hit the backboard and bounced out.

Rodman held his breath and tried to grab the offensive rebound.

But Barkley pushed against him and stuck him firmly behind him, giving him no chance to get close to the basketball.

Rodman's body began to fall, and Barkley jumped up at this time and threw himself towards the basketball. But he saw a strong arm grab the rebound first.

Bulls No. 23 jumped up on the spot, grabbed the falling rebound, and dunked it straight toward the basket.

"Bah!"

The whole place was shocked.

Rodman watched Jordan complete the "self-shooting and self-grabbing", and suddenly thought of what he had said to himself: "I can also grab rebounds, but I need you to grab this rebound!"

He has always admired Jordan and believed in what he said. Even if he didn't believe it a little bit at first, he now believes it.

This guy can really rebound by himself!

Barkley was stunned for a moment, as the past flashed into his mind. The Michael Jordan who looked like a "god descending from heaven" seemed to be standing in front of him again.

那轮系列赛乔丹的数据，到现在巴克利还非常有印象，他场均砍下了恐怖的41分8.5个篮板6.3次助攻1.7次抢断和0.7次盖帽。简直不是个人。

Watching him perform like this at this moment, Barkley should have panicked.

But thinking about Meng Lang, Barkley laughed strangely at this moment: "I am attacking by myself, grabbing rebounds by myself, and I will defend by myself later. You are so busy, Michael!"

He saw the shadow of his own 93 Finals in Jordan! (End of chapter)