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Chapter 603 A lot of surprises

The final score is currently 1:2, and the Bulls temporarily lead by one game.

Everyone knows that the Bulls are strong, but even if the Lakers trail behind by 1 point, the three games played still shocked the entire league.

This is the No. [-] road in the Western Conference, which means that the opponents of the Lakers on the road to promotion are all higher-ranked teams. They first killed the No. [-] Jazz and then the No. [-] Rockets. Tough with the bull, back and forth?

It must be said that the Lakers are not ranked eighth, but the problem is that the Lakers still have a lot of surprises.

The first is the younger players.

Kobe, Ben, Fisher and even Knight were all rookies in the first grade of 96. Kobe was a rookie in high school, and Ben was an undrafted pick. The two became the main players. Fisher and Knight had less time. , but it is indeed a player on the Lakers roster.

Then there is the new lineup.

Regardless of rookies, Li Shengli and Crotty joined the Lakers in the new season. Ceballos, the former top scorer in the team, traded for a Horry. These three are not rookies but they are "newcomers" in the team.

Except for Nick, Eddie, and Campbell, most of the rest are new teammates, so the replacement rate in this newly formed lineup is astonishingly high, and in this case... this team can go all the way to the finals , 'Unbelievable' doesn't seem to be able to express the surprise of some people.

However, the surprise was far from over.

In the rematch of G4 and Crotty, it will be difficult for the Bulls to replicate the effect of the second half of G3.

Cole still has touch. While Jordan can create space for him, Cole's touch is also creating opportunities for Jordan to play singles.

Can Crotty guard Jordan?

In terms of one-on-one, Crotty really can't, and probably not many people can, but he can be added to the Lakers' defensive system, only super glue, anti-shooting, and the matter after Jordan's breakthrough is left to Li Shengli's internal connection. , and the G4 battle against Harris was arranged in this way.

Although it can't achieve exaggerated suppression of Jordan, it still has obvious results, and the core advantage that the two teams compete for is very small. Even if the Bulls with Jordan's problem are still a strong team, they are only a strong team.

Instead, the Lakers.

在李胜利和科比的内线连线联手下，公牛的防守毫无办法、局势急转直下，而李胜利全场拿到了28分、20板、6助，科比拿下32分、5板、3助、2断，双核心联手拿下了60分。

This fourth game is the first time in this round of finals that the main players of the team have experienced a significant decline in state.

Of course, it was the Bulls who fell, not the Lakers, and the result was quite tragic...Jordan's 28 points are not too small, and Pippen's 15 points are not too many. In addition to the two, Rodman's rebounding also had problems, because Kobe was in good form , Campbell's offensive role has been reduced, so Harris puts the personnel in the fourth position to fight against Rodman, and at the same time 'responses' to Jordan who was put in by Crotty on the offensive end.

A smooth to the end, a reverse is all the wind!

Under the ebb and flow, this game also became the biggest difference in the four games of the finals.

The Lakers ended the game with a lead of 17 points, making the big score a 2:2 tie. What is surprising is that the suppression the Lakers showed in this game is a bit unreasonable.

To put it simply...the Lakers found a relatively safe way to temporarily suppress the most important part of the triangle system and lower Jordan's efficiency; but the Bulls had no choice but to take Li Shengli. It was almost desperate last minute before exiting.

……

Then came the fifth game.

The later the finals, the more the tactical arrangements of the two sides will be explained. Basically, everyone knows the opponent's style of play, and the fight is about the state and willpower, and the fifth game is a bit embarrassing...

In the first two games, Jordan successively milked Crotty, Campbell, Fisher, and Harper.

In the fifth game, Jordan, who was so ruthless, even milked himself, and the fans all over the United States were terrified before the game, because Jordan had a fever due to the flu, and Pippen helped him when he entered the game, but he was stuck in a 2:2 tie. The fifth game of , this is too terrible.

To be honest, Li Shengli didn't know whether to cry or laugh when he saw Jordan.

Jordan is not young anymore, he is playing desperately in every game, but at the most critical moment, he gets food poisoning. This is like a joke. The most direct result has already appeared...Jordan's first quarter 5 Scoring 2 points on 4 shots, the Lakers led by 13 points in one quarter.

Although Jordan's state recovered in the second quarter, the problem is that the Bulls' opponent is not the Jazz or the Rockets, but the Lakers who defeated these two teams, and the Lakers expanded their 13 points to 16 points in the second quarter.

You know, there are very few core advantages that the two teams compete for.

The explosion in one quarter is enough to affect the winning or losing of the game. The first quarter is the foreshadowing. Jordan gradually recovered his form, but it was a bit late, and the whole game was suppressed by the Lakers.

Played all the way.

This is the easiest game in the Lakers Finals and even this playoffs! !

It's really a bit ineffective to insist, but to put it another way, this game always has to bear unexpected risks, just like Crotty's injury, there is really no place to reason.

Under such circumstances, Li Shengli took the initiative to reduce his playing time, only playing 31 minutes, 20+12, and then handed over to Big Ben and Knight for rotation.

Although Harris agreed with this point, he did not relax and used Kobe as the only offensive core.

Although the effect is not as good as Li Shengli's presence, it is still no problem to play a Bull in this state, and even Crotty is also played. After all, Pippen, Rodman, and Cole have reached the lowest point of their state, and they are strong against Jordan. It also seems unnecessary.

The final result can be imagined.

With a big score of 2:3, the Lakers took the lead and got the match point advantage before the three home games were over, but Li Shengli didn't understand...

Jordan did have food poisoning, but what about the others?

皮蓬17中5、罗德曼2分7板、科尔24分钟0分？

This is simply sending out the fifth game and the match point with his own hands. I'm afraid Phil Jackson has calculated everything, but he didn't count all the bad things that fell on him overnight, right?

……

Now the Lakers who are seizing the match point have a great advantage, even if there are two home games of the Bulls behind them, and the G6 game is likely to be the last game of the finals. All the pressure is on the Bulls. This is the Bulls before the finals. Things that never occurred to me.

On the contrary, the Lakers were very relaxed, packed up and flew to Chicago, which has been in the focus of the United States these days, and Harris was very alert before the game this time, very alert...

joke?

What has become of the bull due to an accidental food poisoning?

However, there is a "recidivist" in my team. Fisher also had this problem at the time, and Kobe and Crotty got food poisoning together. If it happens again, Kobe and Crotty fall together, then there is no need to fight, Harry He has the heart to kill Fisher.

Fortunately, under strict defense, the Lakers did not have a backyard fire before the decisive battle, and on the night of June 6, everything on both sides returned to the starting point again.

It's just not the same as before.

Although it is not a tiebreaker, this time it is a match point game. The two sides have a complete lineup and are ready to go. It is definitely a battle that will determine the outcome.

The chances of the Lakers losing and winning the tie-break are not great, after all, this is the Bulls' home court.

If the Bulls lose one game, they will be gone. Jordan can only watch Li Shengli reach the top in front of him for the second time.

(End of this chapter)