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Chapter 164 Against the Bulls
The Lakers' winning streak stopped just after 33 wins. Although the fans were a little disappointed, the management and coaching staff of the Lakers are still very happy to see the loss of this game. After all, the Lakers are too strong now Yes, some teams have already started to fight against the Lakers. No team can concentrate on the whole process of 82 games in a season. Once a team is too strong, other teams will inevitably unite to fight against this ball. The team, just like the Bulls in the 95-96 season, at the end of that season, all the teams were preparing to beat the Bulls, even teams with no hope of the playoffs would do their best when they played against the Bulls.When Jordan talked about the second half of that season, he usually said that he persisted with his will, no matter how intense the game was at that time.

The Lakers just lost, but this does not affect their status in the hearts of the fans. The All-Star Game on February [-]th is coming soon. The Lakers have confirmed that three players will participate in this All-Star Game. They are Liu Han, O'Neal and Nash, Nash performed very well after joining the Lakers, and he also won the love of many fans. With the influence of the Lakers in the United States and the world, Nash was voted into the All-Star Game. Just a substitute, but this is no small good news for Nash.

The selection of Liu Han and O'Neal is entirely due to their performance. Liu Han is now averaging 31.7 points per game, still ranking first, and he is also ranked seventh in the assist list.O'Neal averaged 20.5 points per game, but he ranked third in the league in rebounds per game, ahead of Dennis Rodman and Mutombo.

The Lakers lost to the Timberwolves on January [-]th, and their most important game before the All-Star break was the matchup with the Chicago Bulls on February [-]st.

On December 97, 12, the Lakers and the Bulls had already played a regular season in the 17-97 season. In that game, the Lakers defeated the Bulls. In the first matchup, the Lakers used their sharp offense and quick offensive and defensive transitions to defeat the Bulls.And the next game on February 98 will be the last game between the two teams in the regular season. The Bulls don't want to be swept by the Lakers in one season. They hope to give the Lakers a two-game losing streak in this game.

Jordan attached great importance to this game, he was robbed of the vote by Liu Han, and with the rise of the Lakers, Jordan's status was also impacted by Liu Han, he no longer has the huge power in the Bulls as before The influence of the Bulls is gone, and the Bulls' management is no longer obedient to Jordan. Before the start of this season, the Bulls originally planned to use Scott Pippen to trade the draft pick to sign the talented Tracy McGrady. , But Jordan threatened to retire after trading Pippen, which made the Bulls miss this outstanding young man, and also caused a rift between the Bulls management and Jordan.

On February [-], the Bulls came to the Great Western Forum in Los Angeles. They were fully prepared and intended to give the Lakers a two-game losing streak at home.

The Lakers are still in the usual lineup for this game. Nash controls the ball, Liu Han acts as a shooting guard, Ray Allen is absent due to injury in this game, and Michael Finley is replaced. Robert Horry is still at the fourth position and center O'Neal.

The youth storm that the Lakers have blown up this season has caused many teams in the league to make some changes, but this does not include the Bulls.Phil Jackson seems easy-going, but in fact he is an extremely stubborn person. He sticks to his beliefs, and also sticks to his favorite triangle offensive tactic. Although the tactics of the Lakers are really novel, Phil Jackson just does it. After gaining some understanding, he did not change his usual tactics.

At the start of the game, O'Neill won with a jump ball.In the last game, his jump ball error was laughed at by his teammates including Liu Han for a long time, because O'Neill once made a bet with his teammates that he could win all the jump balls this season, but he didn't expect that he would lose in the middle of the season. It means that O'Neal must ask someone in the team who has time to travel to the Caribbean after the end of the season, so O'Neal was very focused when jumping the ball in this game.

The Lakers, who won the jump ball, unexpectedly did not get the right to attack. The ball that O'Neal dialed out was caught by the astute Jordan. He saw that the Lakers were not getting a firm foothold, so he directly scored two points in a fast break.

Generally, there will be a period of slack after the winning streak ends. The Lakers players have not recovered in this game, and Jordan seized the opportunity after a moment of stupefaction.

The Lakers re-served from the bottom line. Nash dribbled the ball and met Ron Harper's defense after halftime. Ron Harper was taller than Nash in height, but Nash was better in speed. After all, Ron Harper had already At the age of 34, physical function will inevitably decline.

O'Neal came out to cover for Nash, Nash dribbled around Harper, O'Neal went down, and the ball was hit and passed to O'Neal, but Rodman made up the defense quickly and blocked O'Neal's offensive line.

Seeing that there was no chance, O'Neal turned around and prepared to attack Rodman. Luke Langley took advantage of the situation to double-team O'Neal.O'Neal quickly shifted to the outside line, Liu Han received a pass from O'Neal at 45 degrees on the left side, and faced Jordan's frontal defense.

The Lakers fans on the sidelines are very excited. The head-to-head confrontation between Liu Han and Jordan will always attract the attention of most fans. The Lakers home audience did not expect the happiness of this game to come so quickly.

Liu Han held the ball in his left hand and faced Jordan. Jordan did not dare to let Liu Han go too far, and Liu Han was slightly closer in his defensive position.

Liu Han suddenly accelerated and broke through from the right side of Jordan's body. The super fast first step surprised Jordan. He is at the top of the league, and his strong explosive power makes it difficult for Liu Han to keep up with him after he starts up. Moreover, Jordan's body is getting old day by day, so Liu Han directly throws away Jordan in one step.

Liu Han, who got rid of Jordan's defense, dribbled the ball to the basket, Luke Langley quickly made up for it, and Rodman followed O'Neal from the other side.

Liu Han dribbled the ball with his left hand and made a light change of direction, breaking through Luke Langley again and getting close to the bottom line. Then he took off and hit the ball with his right hand in the air.The ball was not very beautiful, but Liu Han's two consecutive breakthroughs were elegant and swift, which attracted cheers from the audience and shouts of MVP.

The game was very intense from the very beginning. The other players of the Lakers were a little slack, but Liu Han was still focused, while the Bulls took this game as a playoff. Last season they swept the regular season. The momentum of the league reached the finals, but they lost to the Lakers in the finals, which made the Bulls very upset. The Bulls lineup has hardly changed this season. They hope to regain their former king status.

(End of this chapter)