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Chapter 116 The Overconfident Pi Er Er (ask for a monthly ticket)

Pi Erye, who has no emotional intelligence, actually thinks very straightforwardly. He just wants to create a wave of momentum for himself to win the regular season MVP trophy.

He doesn't care about the feelings of his teammates or opponents.

It seems that later, he criticized Jordan for announcing his retirement before the start of the 93-94 season, which was a selfish act.

He completely forgot that in the 97-98 season, he was dissatisfied with his low salary, so he deliberately delayed the operation on the foot injury that had occurred in the Eastern Conference Finals last season until the beginning of the next season.

As a result of this season, he suffered from injuries for half a season, which also led to the 34-year-old Jordan having to lead the team alone and survive the first half of the season.

In terms of selfishness, Pippen is much more selfish.

Of course, what is more reflected in this is the low EQ of this guy.

How low is this guy's EQ?Even Barkley couldn't bear it later, calling him a giant baby.

"Such a low emotional intelligence means that I met Jordan, otherwise, he would be the senior of the lone wolf Marbury."

Lin Xing didn't want to respond to Pippen's brainless claims.

His official spokesman, Xiao Chong, couldn't stand it anymore:
"To be honest, I really don't want to admit how important Stadt is to us, but the fact is, he is very important to us!"

"I don't understand why Scottie is so proud of winning against a Warriors without Star?"

"Did he forget how the All-Stars were crushed by the Star matchup? Oh yes, he said, the All-Stars are exhibition games."

"But he seems to have forgotten that in that All-Star Game, he was always holding the ball, but Stadt guarded him, and he couldn't guard Stadt at all..."

"Just wait, in this game, Star will return, and the Bulls will be tortured by us!"

Afterwards, Xiao Chong replaced Lin Xing and responded to the MVP-related questions.

"First of all, I don't think Scotty will be the MVP of this season. Based on the team record and personal data, there will be many better than him.
Hakim, Shaq, David Robinson, and Stahl will all rank higher in MVP points than him. Let's wait and see if you don't believe me! . "

"As for whether Stanford has a chance to win the MVP? I won't say, in the locker room, we actually had a discussion--

Star, he believes that Hakeem will be the MVP of this season, and he even thinks——

Unless the Rockets have a crazy losing streak at the end of the season and a game without a win, otherwise, there is no suspense in the selection of MVP. "

Emmm, this time, Lin Xing really said this.

If it weren't for the Knicks' beautiful defensive statistics, Ewing would have a chance to compete with Dpoy.

Lin Xing would even say that Dpoy has no suspense anymore.

……

Pippen was quite dissatisfied with Xiao Chong's response, not because Xiao Chong exposed the truth about the All-Star Game.

Instead, Xiao Chong's words directly made his efforts to win the MVP come to naught.

By the time he arrived in Oakland, the national opinion had become—

"As Tim Hardaway said, Scottie Pippen doesn't deserve to be the MVP of this season at all. His remarks are like funny jokes. Don't take it seriously."

Upon hearing this, Pippen broke the defense.

Oakley Airport, he directly declared—

"Just wait, I will use this game to prove that I am a strong contender for MVP!"

As soon as these words came out, the banner was raised.

Fans and spectators across the United States are already impatient, and hope that the game between the Warriors and the Bulls can start sooner.

In this way, they can see Pippen's jokes earlier.

……

The afternoon of the game, the Oakland Stadium.

The smoke of gunpowder before the war has filled the air, and all [-] seats are filled, but this does not prove how hot this game is.

In fact, as long as Lin Xing can play the game, the Oakland Stadium will be full.

This is the same reason that Carter later made the sports market in Toronto, Canada hot. A star with a strong style of play and a high level of viewing can boost a sluggish sports market.

Not to mention, the ball market in the Bay Area is not bad at all.

What can prove the popularity of this game is the nationwide live broadcast of NBC and the broadcast of Yang Wu on the other side of the ocean.

Even before the game even started, the ratings were on the rise.

Director Zhang was very excited: "We've watched the All-Star game. Lin Xing vs. Pippen, that's a crushing matchup. I really don't know where Pippen's confidence comes from?"

Zhengping on the side suddenly said, "Maybe it's the confidence that Jordan gave him?"

Director Zhang scratched his head and reminded, "Jordan? Didn't he retire?"

Zhengping was stunned by this reminder: "Jordan retired?"

The next second, he slapped his forehead: "Oh, by the way, Jordan retired, I forgot about it!"

A Bull without Jordan is actually not much stronger, although they are the top three in the Eastern Conference.

Soon, the visiting team played.

Zhengping stared at the Bulls lineup, once again confirming the fact that Jordan retired.

"This Bulls really don't have Jordan anymore, they only have Pippen, only BJ Armstrong, only Horace Grant..."

Compared with the original historical line, this Bulls still lacks Steve Kerr and Luke Longley.

Why is it missing?Because both of them were cut off by the Warriors.

Why did Cole come to the Warriors?Because before this season, he was just a soy sauce averaging 2.6 points per game.

Old Nelson liked his three-pointer, so he was poached here.

Compared with the Bulls, Nelson Sr. promised a certain amount of playing time.

And this is why Cole chose the Warriors.

Why did Luke Longley come to the Warriors?Because he was the first player the Warriors got from the Timberwolves in a five-for-one trade.

Of course, it was the old Nelson who understood that the Warriors still lacked a big center, so he called Longley by name.

Without these two people, the Bulls' rotation still made up for it.

They reused Lin Xing's old teammate and rookie Byron Russell, as well as the center Bill Wennington who just joined this season, and the old center Bill Cartwright.

It can be said that although compared to history, they lost two major rotations.

In terms of strength, they are not much different from the Wudan Bulls in the original history.

Shortly after the Bulls came out, the Warriors came out.

In the home game, there is still a grand appearance ceremony.

It was this appearance ceremony that made Pippen inadvertently pierced his heart.

"First, let's call out—

From California State University Long Beach, the young Chosen One, the tyrant on the court, Mr. Mamba at the critical moment, the champion of the Golden State Warriors, and the king of the All-Star Game——

Star!Forest! "

All-star, race, king...

This should belong to Pippen, Pi Er Er's complexion suddenly became very ugly.

In particular, after Lin Xing came on stage, under the dim light, he performed a Chinese Kongfu performance with his substitute teammates who came on stage first.

Pippen's face became even worse: Is this a threat?Is it a threat?

Threats are indeed threats, but it is not Pippen who threatens, but those villains who have thoughts about Lin Xing.

If Lin Xing knew what Pippen was thinking at the moment, he would definitely burst out laughing.

Just you, Pi Laoer, do you still need Chinese kung fu to clean you up?

Just like the MVP's remarks, Pi Er Er still thinks too highly of himself.

It is impossible for Lin Xing to know what Pippen thinks, but the commentator is amazed at the moment, and he should be able to see it after watching the replay after the game.

In the commentary seat of NBC, Matt Gudica was stunned to see Lin Xing performing such a Kongfu performance.

"Wow, in the opening ceremony of Star University, they performed a piece of Chinese Kung Fu, so handsome!"

Mav Albert shook his head:
"There was a kung fu show right after his comeback. I think Si Da meant something."

"Is he dissatisfied with the league's punishment for him?"

"No, he should be warning those villains who are trying to attack him, be careful, Si Da has Chinese kung fu!"

Yang Wu, Director Zhang and Zhengping also had fun.

"Although he is in the United States, Lin Xing does not forget to promote Chinese Kung Fu!"

If Lin Xing really watched Yang Wu's defense after the game, he should be reminded——

"Promoting Chinese Kung Fu? That's a good reason. Next time I see the old man, I can use this reason to fool him."

In the grand opening ceremony, Mullin still made his appearance.

After that, there is a short warm-up.

During the warm-up, Lin Xing passed halftime and found Byron Russell to say hello.

After that, the game begins.

Both sides started, the Warriors replaced Tyrone Hill, and the other four positions remained unchanged.

For the Bulls, center Bill Cartwright, power forward Horace Grant, small forward Pippen, shooting guard Pete Myers, and point guard BJ Armstrong.

Logically speaking, Lin Xing's opponent would be Grant.

But in this game, the old Nelson made a special arrangement, he will switch to defend Pippen.

With the jump ball, Lin Xing faced Bill Cartwright.

With a snap, he won straight away.

"Lin Xing's jump ball has never been lost!"

"This is also normal. Who made him the first player in the NBA to touch the top of the backboard?"

Yang Wu opened his mouth and blew another wave of Lin Xing.

In front of the TV, Lin Xing's fans were flattered to hear it, but those who were indifferent to Lin Xing touched their ears.

I just touch the top of the backboard every day. I can mention it three or four times in a game, and my ears get callused. Can you change the words?
Shuangping couldn't hear these complaints. At this moment, their eyes widened and stared at the big screen in front of them.

On the big screen, it was the first attack of the Warriors.

As soon as Xiao Chong took control of the basketball, before halftime, he threw the basketball to Lin Xing in the frontcourt with a flick of his hand.

Immediately afterwards, Lin Xing received the ball and accelerated without saying a word.

The Bulls were slow to retreat, especially the 37-year-old center Bill Cartwright.

Pippen discovered Lin Xing's intention to accelerate, and he blocked it.

But Lin Xing made a simple and extremely simple change of direction, directly obliterating him.

Then, he got into the bull's inside line.

At this time, the Bulls can still block Lin Xing, and only Cobra Grant, who has retreated to the basket, is left.

But after a long distance, Lin Xing jumped up, and his outstanding bounce made him far higher than the basket.

So that Cobra, who has no advantage in height, also jumped up, but could only watch Lin Xing send the ball into the basket.

With a bang, the ball goes in!

Yang Wu, Director Zhang said: "Hey, this ball can be dunked, why doesn't Lin Xing dunk?"

Lin Xing didn't know why he didn't dunk. He only knew that the ball would make a layup, and dunks were unnecessary.

NBC this, Matt Gutica's focus on --

"Si Da, he rushed in and made a layup!"

"At the beginning, the Warriors used a blitz to score 2 points first..."

"Scotty Pippen's defense is like a wooden stake on the court, he was stepped over by Stella!"

"Where are the bold words at the beginning? Where did they go?"

Pippen has no rhetoric, only a bunch of silence.

On the contrary, it was Lin Xing. After scoring the goal, he kept retreating and saw the expressionless Pippen, and wanted to spout a trash talk.

He's thinking of Pippen's ex-wife...no, not his ex-wife yet.

Emmm, to be precise, the current Larsa doesn't even know Pi Er Er yet.

So, your wife tastes like a donut and won't work.

So……

"I really don't understand why you have two All-Defensive Teams for one team. Can you still win one team if I step over it?"

Pippen was still annoyed that he was too careless, and when he turned around, he heard Lin Xing's trash talk attack.

While his mind was full of question marks, his face became gloomy.

He didn't care about catching the ball in the backcourt, so he followed Lin Xing and sprayed it back:
"Don't be complacent, rookie, the game has just begun. Later, I will show you the power of the best defensive team!"

Lin Xing shrugged and continued to humiliate.

Turn around, bull's turn.

Pippen was really angry. Of course, there was also a reason why he had to break Lin Xing's defense and prove himself.

In short, the dribbling guard Armstrong controlled the ball to the frontcourt, and Pippen stopped using tactics directly.

At the top of the arc, he was about to pass the basketball and motioned for his teammates to pull away.

On the sidelines, Zen Master didn't respond at all, just like his nickname, he sat quietly on the coach's bench, ignoring all this.

"Scottie actually wants to single-handedly fight Star, is he out of his mind?"

Pippen is not known for his singles, his offense is good, and he does have a single.

But use four words to evaluate-miscellaneous but not refined.

To put it simply, he knows everything and is not proficient in everything.

So in fact, he doesn't have any killing moves at all, except for grabbing and switching attacks.

Under normal circumstances, the Bulls will not pull him away for singles, because he does not have that ability.

But for this ball, he took the initiative to ask for a singles.

Facing Lin Xing's defense.

It's the end, don't think about it.

"Scotty, push forward with his back, failed to push back against Si Da, turned around and shot a jumper..."

Bang!

At the basket, Tyrone Hill took off early and grabbed the rebound.

The Warriors wanted to play a counterattack, but Tyrone Hill's pass was slow.

The opening blitz also put the Bulls on guard. Seeing that Pippen was on top, they quickly retreated.

So in the frontcourt, the Warriors can only play positional battles and face the Bulls' defense.

In fact, in the first season of Jordan's first retirement, the Bulls were able to stabilize their regular season record and rank among the top three in the Eastern Conference, not because of Pippen's ability to lead the team, or not entirely.

Mainly, they drastically improved their defense.

When Jordan was still there in the previous season, he averaged 98.9 points per game, and he controlled it to only 94.9 points per game this season.

You know, this Bulls don't have four major centers, they only have the old Cartwright, and Wennington, who went to Italy to pan for gold two years ago.

Being able to play such a defense is enough to prove that Zen Master is not a coach who can only play giant planets.

Including the Lakers in the later Kobe era, the Lakers were the top two in the league before the addition of his wife.

By what?It's defense!
But almost everyone thinks that Zen Master can only do triangle offense.

And this is a completely wrong impression.

The defensive core of this Bulls is actually Pippen.

Many people think that Pippen's defense is very good, which can be said to be the top in history.

In fact, Pippen's top defense is his help defense, and his single defense is not as good as imagined.

A more notable example is that in the 92 playoffs, he was blown up by Xavier McDaniel, who was crippled by Lin Xing.

In terms of style characteristics, at his peak, he was afraid of the kind of strong and impactful flank.

Sorry, Lin Xing is exactly such a flank.

So, the Warriors' second attack.

The ball passed halfway, Lin Xing controlled the ball, still didn't beep, he directly stepped up without changing direction, just squeezed Pippen, and went in.

The Bulls' pseudo-zone defensive formation relies entirely on Pippen to make up for it.

Now that he himself has been blown up, who will make up for it?
Of course, no one could make up for it. Everyone looked at Lin Xing and rushed into the Bulls' inside line.

From a long distance, he jumped high in one step, approached the basket, and pressed the basketball in hard.

Clang!
"It's still Stalin, with a sharp breakthrough directly past Scottie Pippen, a heavy dunk in the penalty area, Stalin scored 4 points!"

"The Warriors lead 4-0..."

Matt Gudica shook his head: "Scottie Pippen, who declared before the game that he would use this game to prove that he is a strong MVP contender, has fallen into a disadvantage."

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