Almighty legend life

Chapter 121
The Lakers' first goal used an alley-oop to show the Bulls their determination to win the championship.

The Bulls serve from the bottom line, Ron Harper dribbled the ball into the front court, Kukoc came out to cover Harper, Phil Jackson put Rodman on the bench in this game, Kukoc with excellent three-point shooting ability Starting power forward.

The appearance of Liu Han has made many teams pay more attention to the role of three-pointers, and Phil Jackson is no exception.

Harper took the ball from the right side of Kukoc to the inside, Robert Horry defended Harper, and Liu Han defended Kukoc.

Jordan suddenly ran back and threw Kobe away. Harper went inside and faced Horry's defense without a chance. Seeing Jordan suddenly cut from the baseline, he passed to Jordan with a single hit. O'Neal gave up Luke Langley to defend Jordan, and Jordan also Without greed, he threw the ball into the air, and Luke Langley followed up with a strong dunk and scored two points.

Both first offenses ended in an alley-oop.

"Jordan played more actively than the first three games, and he no longer does it alone, which is good news for the Bulls." Rego Sager said after the Bulls ended the offense.

"Yes, compared to the previous three games, Jordan wasted too many shots in the offense. Although Jordan averaged 34.7 points per game in these three games, the Bulls lost in the end. On the contrary, Liu Han The scores in these three games were not high, but they revitalized the offense of the Lakers." Although Bill Walton felt that the Lakers had little chance of winning the championship, he still felt that Liu Han played in the previous three winning games. not bad.

The game continued, Liu Han dribbled the ball across the half court, Kobe took the initiative to catch the ball, Liu Han handed the ball to Kobe, and ran to the bottom line on the weak side, O'Neal immediately ran to the bottom line, Liu Han relied on O'Neal to cover and throw off Jordan's defense, Kobe The timing of the pass was good, and the ball was handed over to Liu Han before Luke Langley made up the defense.

Liu Han received the ball and directly forced to complete dunks across Luke Langley. His current jumping ability is enough to bully Luke Langley who is like a meat shield.

The Bulls failed to score in the next attack. Kukoc missed a three-pointer from the outside. The Bulls cooperated very well before, but not every pitcher can be as stable as Liu Han.

The Lakers attacked. After Liu Han dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, O'Neal came out to cover. From the corner of Jordan's eyes, he saw O'Neal coming up, so he took two steps forward to avoid O'Neal's screen and continue to chase Liu Han, but Liu Han suddenly dribbled the ball behind him and ran to the side where O'Neal came from. Jordan tried to turn around and chase, but at this time O'Neal had already established his position, and he not only blocked Jordan, but also blocked the route of Luke Langley's supplementary defense. , Liu Han calmly made a three-pointer under the cover of O'Neal. At the beginning of the game, the Lakers showed better state and strength.They led the Bulls by two points 7-2, a very good start.

The Bulls did not score again in the next attack. Jordan wanted to single-play Kobe, and the power of the fadeaway jumper was slightly stronger. The ball bounced out of the frame and O'Neal grabbed the rebound.

Losing three games in a row made the Bulls start to get a little impatient. Although they are a team with a championship tradition, they have achieved the best results in history in the regular season in these two seasons, and there is no opponent with similar strength in the playoffs. This made the Bulls a little bit proud. When it came to the finals, they won the first two games easily, and were defeated by the Lakers in the last three games. The mentality of the Bulls players has undergone drastic changes.

However, the Lakers' offense did not score next. Liu Han dribbled the ball, Horry ran to find a gap, Liu Han passed the ball in place, Horry caught the ball and shot, but the ball also bounced out of the frame.In fact, the mentality of the Lakers players has also changed. The glory of the championship is in front of them. The players of the Lakers hope to open the score as soon as possible to end the game, so the ball will inadvertently increase the strength when it is shot.

The Bulls Luke Langley grabbed the rebound and passed directly to Pippen. The Bulls counterattacked slightly while the Lakers returned to defense.

After Pippen received the ball, he went directly to the inside of the Lakers. At this time, Liu Han was the only player behind the Lakers' defense. After Pippen entered the three-point line, he hit the ground and passed to Jordan. Jordan took the ball and dunked. , unable to stop Jordan's dunk, the Bulls chased the score to 7-4.
The next game turned into a fight between the two teams. The Bulls players hadn't adapted to their status as point chasers, and they seemed a little confused, while the Lakers felt a little bit like wanting to win and afraid of losing. Liu Han faced Jordan's The defense doesn't have a good chance of getting a shot from the perimeter.

At 7 minutes into the game, the game between the two teams was only 13 to 11, and the Lakers led slightly by two points.

Phil Jackson called a timeout first, and he was very dissatisfied with the performance of the players on the field. This was a good opportunity to take the opportunity to chase points and surpass, but the Bulls players still couldn't seize the opportunity.

Coach Harris also noticed a change in the player's mentality during the timeout. In just 7 minutes of the game, players like Robert Horry had already begun to drink water out of breath. Obviously, the players were too nervous.

At the end of the timeout, the Bulls replaced Rodman and Kukoc, who had no touch. Phil Jackson felt that since the outside line was inaccurate, he should simply let the team grab the rebounds and grab the second offensive opportunity.

The Lakers also replaced veterans Byron Scott and Robert Horry with Eddie Jones and Eldon Campbell. Harris hopes that the team can increase breakthroughs. Liu Han alone is enough for the outside firepower. .

The Bulls attacked, and Jordan made a position from the bottom line again. After receiving the ball, he turned around and wiped Kobe to the inside. Elden Campbell quickly made up the defense.

Liu Han dribbled the ball and handed it to Eddie Jones. The latter caught the ball and beat Pippen but failed. Eddie Jones was much weaker than Pippen in terms of physical fitness. Facing Pippen's strong oppression, Eddie Jones dribbled the ball directly and the ball bounced on his own feet when it landed. Jordan got lucky with the ball.

After getting the ball, Jordan immediately launched a counterattack, and the Lakers quickly returned to defense. Seeing that the counterattack failed, Jordan stabilized and prepared for a positional battle.

For the remainder of the first quarter, the Bulls were on the mend, while the Lakers were still a bit chaotic. Liu Han sent out wonderful passes one after another, but then O'Neal scored 4 points. Eddie Jones didn't seem to have the aggressiveness he had in the regular season. Break through Pippen one after another, but either made a mistake or missed a shot.

At the end of the first quarter, the Lakers trailed the Bulls by 19 points 25-6.

The second quarter continued, Liu Han went off to rest, Van Exel came on, and Kobe also rested. It was very difficult for him to defend Jordan alone, but for a rookie, he has done a good job, and the general mentality is not firm enough. A rookie, when facing an "old guy" like Jordan who has been around for more than ten years, will be abused to the point of losing his mentality, but Kobe has shown his tenacious style.

Van Exel felt very good today. His nickname is "Madman". On the one hand, it means that he plays wildly and has poor shot selection. He will not have the slightest fear in the scene.

The Lakers' substitute played an efficient offense under the leadership of Van Exel, and evened the score in one fell swoop at 6 minutes into the second quarter and overtook it by 6 points.

(End of this chapter)