So I am the god of basketball?

Jordan never took Barkley seriously.

Especially after stepping on him to win the championship.

Basically, one sentence can block him:
Do you know what it feels like to win a championship? ?
Do you have a championship ring?

Don't talk to anyone without a ring!
But at this moment, Barkley's mean smile, coupled with his words, almost made Jordan spit out a mouthful of old blood.

Compared to Barkley, he is indeed too bitter!

But Barkley obviously said less, because...

"beep!"

The referee blew the whistle. This was when Michael Jordan glanced at Phil Jackson. The latter put his hands in his pockets and made eye contact with him, but still made no move and called for a timeout.

Ok……

Not only do you have to score, defend and grab fucking rebounds on the court, but Michael Jordan even has to guest coach!
At this moment, he felt extremely lonely.

This pause allowed him to breathe a sigh of relief.

After the timeout, he became more aggressive.

Can……

Apart from him, Rodman's rebounding efficiency still dropped rapidly, and Scottie Pippen could only barely guard Meng Lang, leaving him on the verge of breaking out.

And Phil Jackson...

After he finished all the pre-game arrangements, he was like a believer who came to the United Arena to worship. He didn't say a word and just stood there devoutly.

This is not what makes Michael Jordan despair the most. What is even more desperate is that he can feel that the Bulls are getting worse and worse.

He watched Rodman become more and more frustrated, listened to Pippen's breathing becoming heavier and heavier, and Phil Jackson's standing posture as stiff as a dead fish. All he could do was continue to devote himself to the offense. among.

The Bulls have never needed him more than they do now.

Under such circumstances, Jordan broke out!
His previous performance was amazing enough, but now he seems to have found his omnipotent self, throwing the damn ball into the basket in various postures on the court.

But the point difference still remains at 6 to 9 points.

Meng Lang also continued to respond to his goals.

At the end of the third quarter, the Lakers still led by 7 points.

This is not a desperate number, but looking at the Bulls on the big screen, breathing heavily and walking off the court, especially Pippen, and... Jordan, many Bulls fans unconsciously put their hands together and did Made an act of prayer.

They weren't sure if Jordan could save a Bulls team like this.

This is the first time since the 91 Finals that they feel that Michael Jordan will be unreliable...

"Man, can you hold on?" Jordan came off the court and first asked about Pippen's condition. Even though he was breathing heavily when he spoke at this moment, he didn't even dare to drink water, but just dipped a little bit with his lips.

He was afraid that if he drank this water, he would feel nauseated.

Pippen pressed his hands on his slightly trembling legs.

He wanted to tell Jordan that his feeling was correct. Running behind Meng Lang was more difficult than following other pitchers who were running without the ball. He felt a little exhausted.

but……

Looking into Jordan's eyes, what he saw in those eyes was:
Tell me you can still hold on, I don't want to hear any other answer!

So his answer can only be:

"I'm fine, Michael. I can continue to pester him, just like seaweed in the sea, swamps in the forest, tornadoes in the desert..."

"It couldn't be better!" Jordan showed a smile and looked at Rodman, who was cursing at the side. "Man, what about you? Don't tell me you can't take care of that fat pig!"

"If it's so easy to deal with, you can try it yourself!" Rodman was angry, and his words were also filled with anger. Of course, he also knew who he was talking to now. He didn't dare to look into Jordan's eyes, and As he spoke, he looked straight ahead, avoiding Jordan's ever-glaring eyes.

This is also a form of awe.

This is his way of telling Jordan, I'm not really going after you.

Jordan could receive this signal, and he said: "Try it, as long as you can stop him, you don't have to get the rebound! Just leave the rest to me!"

Rodman looked like he had seen a ghost, but he had to accept Jordan's burden reduction, because he really couldn't guarantee that he would grab every rebound against Barkley.

The Lakers are not without their problems.

Chuck Daly looked at the statistics of "Magic" Johnson and Divac. The two of them had played more than 26 minutes in this game. Even if they only played half of the fourth quarter, their playing time would still be Easily over 32 minutes.

This is at least 7 to 8 minutes more than their usual playing time.

Divac is okay, he is a young man after all.

What about Johnson...

This is his first season back, and Chuck Daly is really worried about whether his body can last another six minutes.

The best situation now is to let them rest for a while and use the "five small lineup" to fight the Bulls. But Chuck Daly didn't want to see the Bulls catch up early in the fourth quarter, and the rhythm changed back to the final moments of the previous game.

He had already seen clearly in the last game what would be the result when the youth of the Lakers met the veteran Bulls.

Fight!

He was prepared to keep those two on the field.

Johnson looked at his worried eyes and pretended to be relaxed: "I always enjoy this kind of moment, Chuck!"

But Chuck Daly saw his hands rubbing his knees.

Even when joking with him.

"beep!"

The whistle signaled the start of the fourth quarter.

Like Chuck Daly, the Bulls also started with a "five small" lineup.

In fact they have no choice because...

They must catch up as soon as possible.

The camera kept wandering around the faces of the ten people, and also showed the head coaches on both sides.

If fans are careful, they will find that Johnson and Pippen are gritting their teeth.

The first round up belongs to the Lakers.

Pippen stood next to Meng Lang, feeling weak under his feet: Hold on, hold on, Scotty!

But before he finished speaking to cheer him up, he saw Meng Lang starting to run next to him.

Yes!

There was never a moment when Pippen wanted to break his opponent's legs like he did now.

This guy……

Why can I run so well?
wrong! Pippen suddenly felt something was wrong, and then looked at the back of Lakers No. 24 in front of him, and he suddenly realized that this guy was running faster.

Not only is it faster, but...

There are more and more fake movements like this and changing directions...

What is this for?
Pippen's face became even more ferocious as he looked at Meng Lang, who kept making fake moves to run back in less than 4 seconds, as if he was fighting against all the joints in his body. But...he staggered, and Pippen couldn't stop his body and bumped into Barkley who was covering him.

There was a foul when he came up, and Phil Jackson couldn't help but help his forehead.

After serving from the sidelines, Meng Lang continued to run...

Until the end, he didn't catch the ball and take a shot. Barkley caught the ball under the basket, beat Rodman hard, pushed his elbow, and completed the layup.

"..."

Pippen looked at Meng Lang, who had been running for 16 or 7 seconds, but didn't catch the ball. Ten thousand grass and mud horses were galloping past in his heart. What does this guy want to do? He has obviously been blown away by this guy a few times, and he can shoot after catching the ball!

then……

Pippen was even more confused.

Because although Meng Lang's running became much more aggressive in the fourth quarter, the frequency of touching the ball decreased a lot. It was like playing "hide and seek" with him intently.

Damn it, I won’t chase you anymore!
Pippen, who was aware of this, felt that the little physical energy he had left was even worse, even if he was a little lazy.

But at this moment, Meng Lang reached for the ball, glanced at Pippen, who was two or three steps away from him, and raised his hand to shoot, but Harper quickly paid the foul and didn't let him take the shot easily.

"Why don't you follow up? What on earth is Scotty doing?" The commentator in the TNT studio was confused.

Phil Jackson also yelled at him: "fxxk!"

None of them saw Pippen's fierce pursuit of Meng Lang in the previous rounds, but they could clearly see the "missing man" in this round.

This is what happens when a defender is guarding a player running off the ball.

A large amount of physical energy is consumed, and it may even affect physical fitness, but many times it goes unnoticed. But once a goal is made, the first person to be scolded is the player who is following him.

Of course, Pippen's miss was really outrageous.

There were all kinds of hoarse boos at the scene, but Meng Lang walked to the free throw line unhurriedly, exhaled a long breath, and then entered the free throw state unhurriedly. As soon as the fourth quarter started, he ran a little harder.

The reason is to forcefully change Pippen's breathing rhythm by changing his own breathing rhythm, consuming his remaining physical energy.

He sensed that Johnson was also a little unable to hold on, so he had to let Pippen fall before "Magic" fell.

Jordan stood outside the free throw line, actually supporting his knees with both hands. Pippen, who was standing on the right side of the free throw line, had a trace of worry in his eyes. He could feel that Pippen had reached the critical point of his physical fitness.

This is the time when a player needs the most willpower to fight.

He wasn't sure Pippen had the willpower.

Meng Lang made all three free throws, and Jordan urged the serve. When Pippen passed by him, he whispered to him: "Hang on, Scotty, hold on, victory is ours!"

He also gave Pippen enough hope.

In the next round, he held the ball and faced the "Magician" who switched defenses in front of him, and passed him by accelerating.

Father Time took away his physical explosiveness, and also took away more of the "Magician's" physical explosiveness.

Johnson moved sideways desperately, but except for stretching himself, he did not stop Jordan.

The difference is 10 points.

When Jordan returned to defense, he took one look at Johnson's gritted teeth and subconscious touch of his knee, and made up his mind to find this spot to hit next.

Chuck Daly probably noticed this, and started urging him from the sidelines. The person who helped Jones to defend could be Meng Lang or Barkley, but Johnson would never be allowed to go up.

It was only at this time that Phil Jackson also noticed this and immediately arranged for others to try to attack Johnson's point.

During the regular season, Johnson felt that some newcomers no longer had any respect for him, but instead wanted to break through his defense and score goals. But the feeling at that time is still incomparable to the feeling of being called out by so many people from the Bulls and being blasted one by one.

Chuck Daly saw the change in his expression and knew that the former "super giant"'s self-esteem had been hit.

But he knew more clearly that he must not call a timeout at this time.

because……

He turned and glanced at Meng Lang.

He could see that Meng Lang was also constantly consuming Pippen's physical energy.

Now it depends on who can survive to the end, Pippen or Johnson...

The balance of this game is likely to tip at that time.

"Go go go, Ervin!" Chuck Daly kept applauding from the side, cheering Johnson on. "Don't think about that round. You interfered. Don't worry about it anymore. Just play the next round!"

"Scottie, good to follow, very good! Hold on!" Jordan whispered to Pippen frequently enough.

At the same time, he could see that Pippen was almost reaching the critical point of physical fitness.

The Bulls are getting better.

Now, what he has to do is to give this team a little more motivation.

how should I do it?

Jordan's eyes kept wandering among the Lakers.

Soon he locked one of them... dunk one, must dunk one!
As long as you can complete a buckle, the atmosphere on the scene will definitely change immediately.

As a person who has dunked on the starting inside line of 30 teams in the entire league, you can regard Jordan's dunks as a regular offensive method.

Yes, it is such a pervert!
And this time the person he wants to dunk is not an inside player, but...

"Magic" Johnson!
Deducting him will not only positively improve the Bulls' morale, but also deal a blow to him. It is a "double happiness" thing. And in comparison, dunking is less difficult.

It's just that at this point in the game, especially Chuck Daly, he already knew that the Bulls were working hard on Johnson, so Johnson participated in very few defensive rounds, and even fewer in interior defense.

Until 6 minutes and 45 seconds passed in the fourth quarter, Jordan still didn't find a chance. The good news is that Pippen's expression softened a lot. It should be that his physical fitness has exceeded the critical point.

at last……

Jordan also found an opportunity at this time. Harper's shot missed. At this moment, there were only Johnson and Pippen running back to the basket. He immediately rushed over, holding the rebound in his hands, and Pippen, who was also flying in the air, rushed over. Seeing that it was Jordan, he immediately got out of the way. However, his center of gravity shifted a little, and the foot on the ground suddenly swelled.

Jordan got the ball here and immediately jumped up. Johnson subconsciously blocked it and was dunked head-on by him.

"Bah!"

"Wow!"

Cheers rang out as he dunked the ball.

The scene was extremely exciting.

But at the same time, there was another low cry, because Pippen was covering his foot and shouting in pain: "Camp, cramp! My leg is cramped!" (End of Chapter)