Almighty legend life

Chapter 257 Fighting at home against tit-for-tat ten

"I have to say that the performance of the Lakers now looks more like a mature team than the Bulls. Although their tactics are simple, they are executed very effectively, while the Bulls seem to be a little out of shape." Burt said about the performance of the Bulls during this period.

"Any team will have a downturn after an opponent completes a dunk that can be recorded in history. Myrph, Liu's dunk just now destroyed not only the confidence of the Turks, but the rest of the Bulls. His confidence has also been hit. This is the change brought about by a stunning dunk in the finals. But now I think Liu’s dunk is too cruel for Kukoc. I hope he can recover soon "Rego Sager still did not forget to praise Liu Han, after the baptism of this "death button", Reg Sager admired Liu Han even more.

After leading the Bulls by [-] points, the Lakers made adjustments. Liu Han was replaced by Steve Nash, and O'Neal was also replaced by Elden Campbell, who returned from injury and was in good condition. .

The Bulls also made adjustments accordingly. The sluggish Steve Kerr was replaced by the starting point guard Ron Harper, and the center Luke Langley was also replaced by a faster but average height player. Substitute Dick Simpkins, but Jordan and Pippen were not replaced, still on the court.The Bulls are now in a state of chasing points. They must ensure the offensive efficiency on the court and at the same time speed up the rhythm of the offense.

After Liu Han and O'Neal went off the court, the Bulls relied on Jordan and Pippen's strong attack to gradually catch up with the score. The triangle offense played a role again after Jordan did not have Liu Han's interference. Upward jumper, Liu Han can hardly let go of this move, let alone Ray Allen.

As the game progressed, the status of the Bulls' role players also recovered. Inside Rodman ensured the rebounds very well, and Pippen and Jordan also shot shots from the outside. Narrowing the gap to 13 points, Jordan scored 4 points in less than 8 minutes. The Lakers relied on Nash and Finley's three-pointers to prevent the Bulls from chasing the score closer.

At the end of the third quarter, the two teams scored 79 to 66, and the Lakers still led by 13 points.

"Myrph, predict who will win the game." Reg Sager asked during the break before the start of the fourth quarter.

"I think it should be the Lakers who will win. Although the Bulls have narrowed the gap to 13 points, it has consumed a lot of Jordan's energy. Entering the second half of the fourth quarter, the Lakers will definitely win after all the starts. At this time, if Jordan, the only one who can limit Liu Han, is not strong enough, the Bulls are likely to lose this game." Myrph Albert doesn't think the Bulls can come back, and the Lakers are playing in role players. Physically, it is much better than the Bulls, and the core players are not inferior.

"I think the Bulls still have a chance to come back. Don't underestimate Michael Jordan's physical fitness. This guy is a paranoid. He will give everything for the victory, and his will is tenacious enough to enter the fourth quarter. In the second half, he often hit a very amazing shooting percentage, so the Lakers may not be able to win easily." Although he has a lot of grievances and grievances with Jordan, as an enemy, Isaiah Thomas is also the person who knows Jordan's ability best. Knowing how terrifying this old opponent of oneself is.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, the Lakers replaced Liu Han and O'Neal, but their lineup also changed. Nash was not replaced, and he still controlled the ball on the court. Liu Han served as the shooting guard, and Brent played the small forward. For Barry, Robert Horry is the power forward and O'Neal is the center. This lineup may be slightly slower in speed, but it is very suitable for large-scale battles.Although Nash is a little weak in confrontation, his passing awareness and shooting ability are very good. After Liu Han serves as a shooting guard, his impact can ensure that the Lakers can have enough strength in offense against the Bulls. Moreover, Liu Han is not a player who can only attack with the ball. His running position and coordination ability are also very good, and his three-pointers will also make the Bulls even more afraid.

The Bulls continued to let Jordan and Pippen play at the beginning of the fourth quarter. Now Phil Jackson dare not replace these two core players. The Bulls are still behind the score.

However, from the beginning of the fourth quarter, the Bulls fell into a passive position. Although Jordan took a break after the third quarter, only 5 minutes of rest time was not enough for Jordan to recover all his strength. Liu Han, who is the most difficult to defend, made the 35-year-old Jordan feel a little bit strenuous, not to mention that Liu Han is not entangled with Jordan to grab positions, but keeps running, and then catches the ball, which makes him Jordan is even more difficult to guard against.

In less than 4 minutes of the fourth quarter, the Lakers once again widened the gap to 17 points. In these 4 minutes, Liu Han made three three-pointers, completely embarrassing Jordan who was defending him.

Phil Jackson was not reconciled to being defeated like this, so he asked Ron Harper to defend Liu Han, while Jordan put more energy into the offense.

As soon as Jordan switched defenses, Liu Han began to attack Ron Harper again. Although Ron Harper was not at a disadvantage due to his height, his strength and speed were much worse than Liu Han's. Liu Han caused damage.

Jordan scored some points after putting his energy into the offense, but Liu Han's constant entanglement made it extremely difficult for him to score. The offensive speed he planned to raise gradually made the Lakers slow down again, and the Bulls were gone.

Halfway through the fourth quarter, the Lakers expanded their lead to more than [-] points. Phil Jackson didn't want to waste the energy of the players under such circumstances, so he took the initiative to replace the substitute players, and the Lakers also replaced the main players. , the game completely entered garbage time.

In the end, in the first game of the 97-98 season finals, the Lakers easily defeated the Bulls by 113 to 95 and [-] points, and achieved a one-to-zero lead.

In the whole game, Liu Han scored 32 points, 7 assists and 7 rebounds. Playoff record 6 three-pointers.

Although Jordan also scored 29 points and 7 rebounds for the Bulls, his shooting percentage was just over [-]%, which was far behind Liu Han, and he was repeatedly broken by Liu Han in the game. His face was very dark at the Great Western Forum.

(End of this chapter)