Soul of the Golden State

Chapter 563 Classic Reappearance
The referee's whistle sounded and both teams returned to the field.

It's Game [-] of the Eastern Conference Finals, the final moments of the fourth quarter.

The fact that the two teams were able to reach the tiebreaker did not exceed outside expectations.

Last season, the Bulls still fought six games against the Pistons even though their strength was obviously weak. Naturally, this year will not be worse than last year.

However, such a result, for Jordan, is somewhat dissatisfied.

In his opinion, the team's strength has grown rapidly this season, and it should be no problem to clean up a Pistons that have passed their peak. Unexpectedly, after playing, they found that the Pistons were not as weak as Jordan thought.

This made Jordan very anxious, because the Warriors eliminated the Lakers as early as May 5 and advanced to the finals.

This time, Jordan has no excuse to say that Li Weisi's lineup is strong (although the Warriors' lineup is indeed very strong). In his opinion, the current lineup of the Warriors cannot be compared with the Bulls. In this case, Under the leadership of Li Weisi, the Warriors were able to eliminate the Lakers 4:1, but they still had to play a tiebreaker with the Pistons, which in itself meant that they lost!
Unfortunately, Jordan's haste was of no use. After the start of this round of the series, the referee's whistle suddenly became as loose as Pan Jinlian's belt, which made the Pistons' fierce defense come back again.

This sudden change made Jordan very uncomfortable, and he couldn't help but wonder for a while. He didn't know whether the water in the penalty circle was too deep for the referees to grasp, or these referees were disabled and reemployed. When can blind people be referees?

But it is a pity that no matter how much Jordan complains, the whistleblowing scale of the game will not change. Although it will be slightly better when the Bulls are at home, it is also limited. After all, his Bulls defense has always been known for being clean. of.

Under such circumstances, the Pistons won the first two games of the series at home, and then the Bulls also pulled back two games at home. According to the previous rule, it was obvious that the Pistons would win, which Jordan would never agree to.

Therefore, the fight between the two sides became more intense tonight.

In the first quarter, the two teams scored an ultra-low score of 19:17, and the Bulls led by 2 points.

But the good times didn't last long. In the second quarter, they were hit back by the Pistons and overtook the score.

Then it was the Bulls' turn to chase points. Unfortunately, until now, with 8.2 seconds left before the end of the game, the Bulls are still 92 point behind 93:1.

Fortunately, the Bulls still have the last chance to attack, and in the team, there is Jordan, a superstar who was born for big scenes. It seems that the lore is a matter of course.

But the Pistons obviously won't let this happen easily.

When the timeout came back, Dumars stuck to Jordan's body like a dog skin plaster, and he couldn't tear it off.

Not only that, but Lambiel, who was defending Cartwright's sideline kick, left Cartwright alone and came to Jordan's side to interfere with him receiving the ball.

This also reminds everyone of the "The Shot" last year. It was also in this tie-break game that two people double-teamed the shot.

But the Pistons obviously learned a lesson today. It is almost impossible for Jordan to get a shot through his ghostly running off the ball.

At this time, the referee had already handed the ball to Cartwright, and the five-second countdown began.

Cartwright, who got the ball, was very anxious, because the serving tactic formulated tonight was to hand the ball to Jordan, but now he can't even see Jordan's people, how can he pass the ball?

Seeing that as the referee counted down the time, the time became less and less, and the ball in his hand became hotter and hotter. At this time, Cartwright realized that he could no longer look for Jordan, even with Jordan's scolding, You have to pass the ball first, after all, there is no timeout call now.

Besides, Jordan scolded himself a lot on weekdays, and he was used to it.

If you don't pass on Jordan, the next thing Cartwright needs to consider is the other players on the field.

As the team's second head candidate, Pippen should have been a good candidate, but unfortunately Pippen performed extremely poorly tonight, scoring 10 points on 1 of 2 shots in the game. Giving the ball to Pippen at this time is tantamount to hurting Pippen Peng.

And Grant's touch is not much better, 17 of 3 shots, not as good as himself!

In this way, the only person suitable for receiving the ball is Price.

As the team's No. 26 scorer, Price played very well tonight. Not only did he score [-] points, but he also topped the team in terms of field goal percentage and three-point percentage. Therefore, after excluding Jordan, this It is obviously more appropriate to give the ball to Price.

Price was obviously aware of this, and after looking at Cartwright, he hurriedly used Grant's pick-and-roll to successfully get rid of Thomas' pursuit.

Finally, Cartwright avoided the five-second violation by passing the ball to Price just as the referee was about to extend five fingers.

It's just that getting the ball is just the beginning, scoring the ball is the goal.

The moment Price received the ball, Thomas rushed over immediately, and at this moment, the moment Price got the ball, his first reaction was to glance at Jordan.

Jordan was still entangled by the two and it was difficult to catch the ball, but in order to get rid of the pincer, he actually ran towards Price, and at the same time asked Cartwright to pick and roll for himself. Obviously, he has not given up on trying to execute this last attack. Opportunity.

Cartwright's pick-and-roll is very thick, and Dumars is firmly blocked in front of him. After Lambiel is left alone, Jordan's defensive pressure is suddenly much less.

Seeing that Jordan got rid of the pincer attack, Thomas broke out in a cold sweat, especially when he saw that Price was about to pass the ball. Thomas hurriedly rushed to Jordan to prevent Jordan from attacking the basket immediately after getting the ball.

But at this moment, Price made a surprising move. At the moment he met Jordan, Price actually chose to make a false fax and directly broke into the penalty area.

It has to be said that Price grasped this opportunity very well, and while everyone's attention was attracted by Jordan, he successfully completed a breakthrough.

Not only that, because the Pistons placed heavy troops on the outside, the inside line was empty at this time, and Price, who rushed in, had a smooth road ahead.

Looking at the basket that was so close at hand, Price chose to grasp a higher layup. Unexpectedly, John Salley's lateral movement was very fast, and he arrived at the same time as Price's layup, and the slaps fell from the sky like mountains and seas. , looks like a hot pot is doomed.

At this moment, Price suddenly remembered the one-on-one ball between Li Weisi and Rodman in the training camp four years ago, that tie rod!

That wonderful pull rod not only avoided the block that Rodman was determined to win, but also caused Rodman's foul. Price has studied that ball a lot in the years since he saw it.

So, at this time, Price was like a conditioned reflex. He took the ball in the air and wiped the board with a lever high, recreating Li Weisi's classic shot.

It's a pity that Price is not Li Weisi, and Salley's height is not comparable to Rodman's. Although Price pulled the bar and aimed at the top of the backboard, he was still caught by Salley's hand.

"Oops, I got caught!"

Looking at the basketball that had completely deviated from its trajectory, Price sighed in despair.

However, at this moment, a flying figure appeared behind the two of them, and lightly touched the basketball with his hand in the air.

(End of this chapter)