Rebirth of My Rocket Dynasty

Chapter 69

On January 1998, 1, at the United Center Arena in Chicago, the Chicago Bulls ushered in the Houston Rockets, who fought against them in the finals of last season for 19 rounds before finally deciding the winner.

With a last-minute lore, the Chicagoans won the championship at their home court.

The Houstonians haven't forgotten it, and neither have the Chicagoans.

This pair of opponents who can be said to be the closest in strength in recent years will once again stage a peak duel.

This game is Dameng's first game after being injured in the bloody battle with the Jazz. The Bulls also have a wounded player who just came back, and that is Scott Pippen, the most reliable assistant around the 'Flying Man'.

In this game, Tiger, who had nothing to do, also came to Chicago with the team.

After rejecting Krause's invitation to watch the game in the box, Tiger remained behind the Rockets' bench.

Before the start of the game, Olajuwon was making the final mobilization of his teammates. Horry did not appear in the 12-man roster today because of an injury.He was replaced by Mark Jackson, who had just returned from Europe.

Looking at his familiar and unfamiliar faces, Olajuwon calmed down and said, "Guys, let's recall last year's finals." After finishing speaking, he closed his eyes.

Everyone in the Rockets also closed their eyes, including the new players to the team.

After about 30 seconds, Olajuwon opened his eyes and said, "Everyone, open your eyes."

Everyone in the Rockets opened their eyes and looked at Olajuwon.

Olajuwon said deeply: "Guys, what did you think of?"

No one in the Rockets spoke, Olajuwon said to the silent crowd: "I don't know what you think, I just know that we lost to the Chicagoans last year, all I want to do is beat them here today , beat them here once, beat them twice, beat them countless times until we win the championship in their hands, this is my dream, is your dream the same as mine, brothers." Olaju Wang's voice grew louder and louder until it turned into a growl.

"Same, same, same." Everyone in Rocket shouted in unison.

"Okay, let's go on the field, let's beat them." Olajuwon's somewhat kind face was full of ferocity.

As soon as this remark came out, everyone in the Rockets made a promise.

The main players followed the big dream to play.

On the other side of the bull, looking at the imposing Rocket, he couldn't help feeling a little hesitant.

Jordan saw that his teammates had shown a timid look before they played, and shook his head secretly in his heart.

However, as a team leader, Jordan just said a word to his teammates.

"They are our defeated opponents, what are you afraid of?"

A very simple sentence, but inspired the fighting spirit of the Bulls players, yes, what are we afraid of, they were not defeated by us last year.

Before the double serve, the leaders of the two teams have already gone through a trick in terms of the psychological adjustment of the players.

The game officially begins.

At the start of the jump ball, Longley could only watch Garnett easily pass the ball to Mark Jackson.

Mark Jackson looked at his old opponent Haber, smiled and said: "Man, how are you doing this year? This result is really not very good."

Haber glanced at Mark Jackson and said, "Mark, can't you shut up? What are you talking about? Last year you were also defeated by the Bulls."

Haber suffocated Mark Jackson with a single sentence. There was no way that the Rockets really lost to the Bulls.

Looking at the silent Mark Jackson, Harper rarely showed a smile on his black face.

Mark Jackson silently organized the Rockets' offense. In this game, the Rockets once again returned to the unhurried half-court offensive tactics.

Mark Jackson raised his hand and gestured, and the Rockets players understood.

Olajuwon suddenly turned around and cut in, throwing off Longley's defense. Since the game had just started, Langley's attention was not so concentrated, and Olajuwon was firmly behind him all of a sudden. .

Rodman, who was defending Garnett on the side, saw that things were not good, and quickly stepped forward to pinch Olajuwon.

Garnett, who was vacated, blocked Pippen who followed Saulius with a lateral movement. Looking at the unguarded Saulius, Mark Jackson's ball accurately found Sauris .

Saulius made an easy layup and sent the ball into the basket, and the Rockets took the lead in scoring.

Looking at the more skilled Rockets, the Bulls just silently served from the bottom line and launched their own offensive.

Pippen firmly controlled the ball, and Saulius could only step back little by little, watching Pippen command the Bulls to open and run the 'triangle offense'.

Watching the Rockets' increasingly solid defense, Pippen also took a deep breath in his heart.

I thought to myself: It is not easy to win the championship again this year.

Think about it, do it, Pippen's hands didn't stop.

In a disguised form of a cross step, Pippen handed the ball to Jordan after opening half of Saulius.

Jordan took the ball with his back, and looked coldly at Drexler, who was firmly resisting him behind him.

The body suddenly made a fake turn to the right, and after deceiving Drexler's center of gravity to move, he turned around and made a fadeaway jumper, and steadily threw the ball into the basket.

Then he looked at Drexler coldly, and stepped back to his own half to start defending.

During the whole process, no one from the Bulls said a word, and that kind of cold and oppressive feeling filled the hearts of the Rockets players.

Looking at the situation on the court, Lao Tang, who was directing the game off the court, shook his head indifferently, and said to Tiger behind him: "Boss, the Bulls are Bulls after all, once the triangle offense starts, then the two points are really not good for them." Difficult, Jordan's powerful singles ability is undoubtedly an unsolvable BUG."

"Yeah, Jordan's success is not accidental, he has a strong heart, a group of teammates who can be trusted, and an excellent head coach, and the team's decision-makers can be said to be greedy for money, He is an excellent manager, so many factors come together, the Bulls can't succeed." Tiger watched the game on the field and talked about his views on the Bulls.

"Yes, I can say that throughout the 90s, the most successful club in the NBA was the Bulls, but after Jordan retired, I don't know how many years the Bulls will have to be silent before they can rise again." Lao Tang pointed out the Bulls How bleak is the future.

"Hehe, Rudy, we are in Chicago. If the die-hard Bulls fans heard what you said, they would probably punch you directly." Tiger smiled and teased Old Tang.

"Hehe, it's okay. I don't think the Bulls fans would do such a thing. By the way, boss, I want to know how you made Daniels give up the idea of ​​going to the Spurs." Lao Tang lowered his voice and said Tiger asked a question that had been on his mind for a long time.

"Actually, it's very simple. I just asked him a question." Tiger replied with a smile.

"What's the problem?" Lao Tang asked after him.

"I just asked him, when your grandson asks how you got your championship ring, the answer is me and my last friend, under the leadership of the great grandpa Tim Duncan, the glory, or answer It's your grandpa who beat your great grandpa Tim Duncan for his own efforts and a group of guys with the same dream. I gave him 10 minutes to think about it, and then he came up with his own answer, and the thing is It's that simple." Tiger shrugged indifferently.

Hearing these words, Lao Tang smiled dumbly and said, "I never thought that the boss is still an excellent master of psychology."

Tiger smiled silently, and turned his gaze to the basketball court.

The game at this time is nearing the end of the first quarter, and now the Rockets lead by two points at 19:17.

It's not easy. Under the strong pressure of the Bulls, I don't know how long this lead can be maintained.

With the last 3 minutes of time, the Bulls began to make substitutions. Jordan and Longley were replaced for a rest, and Kukoc and Cole were replaced on the field to continue to strengthen their offense.

Watching Jordan being replaced, the Rockets also replaced their main players.

Olajuwon, Drexler and Mark Jackson on the field were all replaced.

Bodi Roga, Ray Allen and Big Ben were replaced.

The Rockets' style suddenly began to change, from the original playing tactics to fast and changeable small ball tactics.

For a while, the situation on the court changed suddenly, the Rockets' offense became fast and flexible, and Bodi Roga's pass was elusive, making it impossible to defend.

In the last 3 minutes, the Rockets became the show team.

The Rockets taught the Bulls a good lesson with their own speed.

Saulius made a rush shot and hit a three-pointer.

Garnett's mid-range shot hit two points.

Bodi Roga made another open shot and hit a three-pointer again.

Alley-oop between Ben Wallace and Bodi Roja
The Rockets scored 3 points in the last three minutes of the first quarter.

But the Bulls only scored 6 points.

In this way, the Rockets sounded the whistle in the first quarter.

33:23 leading by ten.

The strong pressure fell to the Bulls this time.

See how the Bulls deal with this game, the fight continues.

(End of this chapter)