I really play basketball

Chapter 314 Fighting the Bull Alone
Why is Lin Xing in such a hurry to resume?

Because the Sonics returned from an away game loss, the Warriors will face the Bulls in the next home game.

Although the Bulls in the new season are already a bit abandoned by the league, it's fine if there is no Bulls in the opening game, and there are no Bulls in the Halloween and Christmas games.

1vs23, which has been hyped up in previous seasons, has also been ignored this season.

Not long after the start of the new season, the Warriors ushered in a challenge from the Bulls at home.

The date of November 11th does not carry any meaning.

However, the Warriors vs. Bulls' first meeting of the season is not the most outrageous.

The most outrageous thing is the rematch between the Warriors and the Bulls this season, which was directly put by the league at the end of the season.

The games at the end of the season, unless it involves the battle for the first place in the league, are generally not hot.

But in terms of the current situation between the Warriors and the Bulls, the battle for the first place in the league?Is it their turn?
As far as the schedule of these two games is concerned, the league has obviously given up on the huge traffic cake of the Bulls.

"It's still the fault of the 98 suspension. It's time for Michael to retire."

Before the game, when Lin Xing was chatting with Tim Glover, this sentence came.

Although it sounds scary, Tim Glover also feels that it is time for Danzi to retire.

"Yeah, David Stern obviously doesn't want to see him anymore, and he's getting older, so I don't understand why he still insists on holding on to the illusory name of GOAT."

"Perhaps this is obsession?"

……

Although the Bulls and Danzi are not popular, the Bulls have performed well since the start of the new season.

Out of Kemp, which has been mostly abolished, the transaction of introducing Penny is still very successful so far.

Although Pence has been injured a lot in the past few years, he has not made much progress, and even declined.

But last season's shrinking season, he played like he was back to the top.

In his previous life, he did explode for a while after a shortened season.

Later, the injury recurred and became serious, and Penny gradually withdrew from the ranks of stars.

This experience is quite a flashback.

And the current penny is in the stage of returning to life in this life.

A penny who has returned to his glory, plus a healthy Grant Hill, plus a Danzi who is still at the tail end of his peak.

The Bulls' record is naturally not bad.

There are even public opinions based on the performance of these games at the beginning of the season, and they have come to a conclusion——

"Don't look at Mike's age, with him leading the team, the Bulls still have a chance to compete for the championship!"

But in fact, everyone knows where the Bulls' chances for the championship come from——

To say a thousand words and ten thousand, what kind of Lakers, what kind of Bulls, whether to compete for the championship or not, all depends on the face of the Warriors.

The Warriors lost Kobe and Mourning was injured indefinitely. In this case, the Bulls and Lakers have a chance to compete for the championship.

If not, the current alliance will still be an alliance dominated by warriors.

……

The Bulls are considered one of the favorites for the championship, and the Warriors lost a game against the Sonics, and fell out of the ranks of the favorites for the championship.

Therefore, in this game, the Warriors are the underdog.

Before the game, ESPN expert Mark Stein said——

"As long as Tim Floyd watched the Warriors last regular season, he should know how to deal with this Warriors."

"To put it simply, don't think about locking up Stanley, a little restriction is OK, the Bulls have to focus on the defense of Stanley's teammates."

"The Supersonics have already proved it with a victory. The Warriors can't win the game when Star alone starts the offense."

It's easy to say, but hard to do.

First of all, the Bulls have to lock Lin Xing's teammates first.

Secondly, they had to impose some restrictions on Lin Xing.

Adding these two together is actually not enough, and there is a very crucial one——

The Bulls have to open up their own offense and use their own offense to suppress Lin Xing's offense alone.

However, the Bulls have this condition.

First of all, Hiljadanzi's wing combination can slightly restrict Lin Xing.

Second, the Bulls' overall defense isn't bad either.

Penny's defense is at least above the standard, and Langley is also qualified as a center forward.

In the end, the Bulls' starting power forward now is PJ Brown, whom they acquired from the Heat in exchange for Jose Hawkins.

PJ Brown, a power forward, is also a top blue-collar with an average of nearly double-doubles per game at his peak.

With a height of 2 meters, he will not suffer a loss if he occasionally swings to the center position.

So now, the Bulls are equipped with two blue-collars on the inside and three stars on the outside.

Although top-heavy, but at least offensive and defensive balance.

In summary, the public opinion before the game is optimistic about the Bulls.

"If Michael Jordan can lead the team to beat this Warriors, we can draw a lot of conclusions from it."

Before the game, ESPN's special program is also hotly discussed.

They made what-ifs, if the Bulls win, then—

They can prove that the Warriors are indeed not in the championship.

It can also be proved that the Warriors have a big problem now.

It can even be proved that after losing the two great assists of Kobe and Mourning, Lin Xing can't lead the team anymore.

The fact that Lin Xing can't lead the team proves that Lin Xing is a braggart who relies on his teammates.

One ring after another, they are all fastened.

Regardless of ESPN's hot discussion, Lin Xing also understands how important this game is.

But it has nothing to do with the proof questions that ESPN is hotly discussing. The main thing is that he has decided to become Dolby.

And this game against the Bulls was his first game as Dolby.

With a strong enemy in front of him, whether he can succeed in such a sudden change of style is really a matter of opinion.

Deep down in his heart, he was also a little apprehensive.

However, if he is anxious, Lin Xing still has a lot of courage.

On the day of the match, he bit the bullet and went straight into battle!
……

The Oakland Stadium was full of voices.

The Bulls, the Warriors' regular Finals opponent in the past few seasons, came to challenge, and the nearly [-] seats on the sidelines must be full.

Lin Xing appeared amidst the passionate roar of the home DJ and the wild cheers, shouts, and screams of the home fans.

Standing on his court, Lin Xing looked to the other side.

The visiting Bulls have already played, and Danzi has already started warming up.

Speaking of which, in these two seasons, Danzi has not retired as in the original history, and the result of this is that Danzi's state has been maintained very well.

Lin Xing felt that if Danzi really kept playing until he retired for the third time in the original history, his state might not decline too much.

Even Lin Xing has to admit that the god of basketball in his previous life was indeed a god.

Danzi and Lin Xing looked at each other, but there was no spark in their eyes.

This is normal, in the past few years, Danzi lost too badly.

To put it bluntly, Danzi has never won. In this case, Lin Xing no longer considers Danzi an opponent.

Danzi, if he puts himself in the position of a challenger, there can still be some sparks.

But the problem is, as a former GOAT, Danzi can't bend down.

In this case, the relationship between the two has become very awkward.

If you want to call him an opponent, Danzi is indeed much worse than Lin Xing.

If you want to say that you are not an opponent, Danzi is indeed in the position of a challenger now.

He has been holding on to not retiring, and his purpose is to challenge Lin Xing.

But Danzi knew that this match was very important, he had a rare chance to beat Lin Xing, so he had to win.

that's enough!

……

Soon, the game began.

The two sides started the game, and the Warriors still started regularly, with point guard Lin Xing, shooting guard Alan Houston, small forward Byron Russell, power forward Dirk Nowitzki, and center Greg Ostertag.

The starting lineup for the Bulls has not changed much, point guard Pence, shooting guard Michael Jordan, small forward Grant Hill, power forward PJ Brown, and center Luke Longley.

The Pyrenees lost the jump ball again, and the Bulls got the ball for the first down.

Soon, Penny skillfully controlled the ball and rushed to the frontcourt.

Speaking of which, there were some sparks between the two sides before the game.

And the person who sparked the spark is very surprising, it is Penny who has returned to the light.

A few years ago, Penny's situation in the Magic was worse than Danzi's.

Danzi has the experience of defeating Lin Xing in the regular season, and also has the experience of defeating Lin Xing in a small game in the finals.

Penny just lost from start to finish, it is true that he has never won a game.

Transferring to the Bulls this time, he became the Bulls' third child, but on the other hand, he has more and stronger teammates.

It just so happened that he also encountered the disintegration of Yu Yuyong, and the three giants of the Warriors were dismantled at once, leaving only one Lin Xing.

While improving his strength, while being weakened, Penny felt for the first time that he had a good chance of defeating Lin Xing, the nightmare that had been weighing on his heart.

On the first ball of the game, Penny also worked hard.

He wanted to do one by himself first, and it happened that Lin Xing was not guarding him, but Alan Houston.

But Danzi stood on the side with a strong waist and raised his hand to ask for the ball.

Penny is worthwhile to Hill, but to Danzi, he is still quite worthless.

After all, everyone in the world claims that he is Danzi's successor, and now that Danzi is still there, he, the successor, can only be obedient.

So, Danzi received the ball, and he played a wave of singles against Lin Xing's defense.

Pushing forward with his back, Dan Zi couldn't move after moving half a step.

He rolls over and shakes, then pulls back for a jumper.

This set of singles can be regarded as Danzi's iconic set of singles.

But every step was seen through by Lin Xing, especially the last retreat jumper, which was directly interfered by Lin Xing to death.

Clang!
In the commentary seat, Marv Albert shook his head: "Mike is too aggressive. It's a better choice for him to hand the ball to Penny or to Grant Hill."

Matt Gudica on the side also nodded: "Yes, the Warriors this season are not the Warriors of the past. Except for Lin Xing, almost all of their starting five have problems on the defensive end."

"Give the ball to Penny or Grant Hill, and they both have a chance to tear apart the Warriors' defense with ease."

In any case, the game officially started after Danzi's shot.

Big Pyrenees grabbed the rebound and then passed the ball to Lin Xing.

Although it seemed that there was still no chance of counterattack, Lin Xing accelerated forward as soon as he received the ball.

"The most common style of play used by the Warriors this season is to hand over the ball to Stadt and force a counterattack no matter whether there is a chance after grabbing a rebound!"

"According to statistics, the success rate of the Warriors' style of play is not bad, mainly because Star's ability to tear apart the defense when the opponent's foothold is not stable is too outstanding."

On the sidelines, Marv Albert was still explaining.

On the court, Lin Xing got rid of Longley and PJ Brown in one step.

Before long, only Danzi, Hill and Penny were left in front of him.

The Bulls were also prepared for the Warriors' forceful counterattack tactics. Danzi didn't bother at all, and just retreated crazily.

Hill and Penny also stared at one side, not giving Lin Xing a chance to pass the ball at all.

But rushing to the frontcourt, Lin Xing didn't even think about passing the ball. He stared at Danzi, who had been guarding in front of him, and continued to kill the Bulls with solid steps without fear.

Soon, Danzi had to fight Lin Xing when he reached the close frame area.

The physical confrontation between the two was decided in the next second.

Lin Xing, whose physical function is gradually reaching its peak, is naturally not comparable to the old Danzi.

Lin Xing, who rushed to the basket, directly smashed Danzi away with a strong and invincible force, and raised his hand to smash and dunk!
With a bang, the Oakland Stadium erupted immediately.

"It's almost, just a little bit, and Si Da is about to complete the achievement of buckle and buckle."

In the commentary seat, Matt Gutica had a look of regret all over his face.

Groom Albert also nodded. If Lin Xing made another dunk, it would be different from dunking Kobe this time.

After all, this time, it was the former GOAT that Lin Xing dunked.

If Lin Xing succeeds in the buckle, this is a historic scene, which can be photographed as a famous scene of changing times.

Unfortunately, at the last touch, Danzi dodged.

On the court, Lin Xing was not surprised by Danzi's dodge.

As far as his current impact is concerned, LeBron James at the peak is not far behind.

What else can an old Danzi do but hide?
Is it possible to really come up and be detained?

Danzi is not Kobe, he still has brains.

Just like that, Lin Xing opened the scoring account for this game with a buckle.

2 to 0 start, everything went well.

But after that, the game didn't go so smoothly.

After that, the Bulls' main offensive power fell into the hands of Penny and Hill.

It seems that Danzi's opening attack was just a struggle after not seeing Lin Xing for a long time.

When the struggle failed, he set his sights on winning the game.

As the two commentators said, the Warriors' current defense, one-on-one defense is no longer above the standard, and there is no system support for assist defense and supplementary defense.

In this case, Penny hit Alan Houston first and succeeded.

Later, Hill also succeeded in singles against Byron Russell, who had fallen a lot this season.

The Warriors' defense exploded, and the offensive end is still in the stage of relying on Lin Xing to tear open.

Therefore, the situation suddenly became very ugly.

Groom Albert and Matt Gutica even started to scare—

"The Warriors have become a one-man team again. From the beginning to the present, only one person is scoring."

"If this fight continues, the Warriors will lose."

They didn't know that Lin Xing had already made up his mind in this game that he had to score by himself to win the game.

(End of this chapter)