Soul of the Golden State

Chapter 591 Killing the Game

In the second half, the Bulls launched a full-scale counterattack. After the halftime break, Jordan and Pippen's physical fatigue has been reduced a lot, and they have regained their touch on the offensive end, hitting mid-range consecutively, trying to help the ball The team chased the score.

It's just that the Warriors will not hand over the victory they have won. The Warriors teammates, who already feel good, also ushered in a big explosion in this quarter, and all three-pointers are so accurate that they have no friends.

It can be said that if Jordan, Pippen and others did not play well, even now they would not maintain the score, but further increase the score.

Facing the Warriors' outside line accuracy, the Bulls tried every means to deal with it, put their body up, increase confrontation, and strengthen the rotation, but all of these were useless, as if in the eyes of the Warriors, everything the Bulls did was just a cloud.

Since the defense can't be played, it can only fight the offense. Therefore, whether it is to attack the inside and make a foul, or an unsolvable mid-range shot, the Bulls tenaciously maintain the score to prevent being taken away by the Warriors.

It can be said that since the Warriors' cultivation, the only team that can withstand the Warriors' success is the Bulls in front of them.

Li Weisi dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, faced Jordan's defense, and decisively chose a pick-and-roll. At the same time, due to the strong containment force of Mullin and Richmond at this time, the two quickly ran without the ball when Li Weisi and Duckworth picked and rolled, The two wings flew together, causing the Bulls' entire defense line to shatter immediately.

Cartwright had to choose to go up, and Jordan, who had squeezed through the pick-and-roll, formed a double-team on Li Weisi. Li Weisi hit the ground and passed the ball behind Cartwright. Duckworth, who had already rolled down, dunked easily. .

For Li Weisi's pick-and-roll defense, don't double-team, but delay as much as possible. It is not possible to switch defenses. This is common sense, but it is easier said than done. It is really as simple as every ball is imagined.

Sure enough, in the next round, facing the pick-and-roll again, Cartwright chose to switch defenses. Jordan went inside to defend Duckworth. Li Weisi quickly retreated and pulled Cartwright away to keep him away from the penalty area.

Immediately afterwards, there was a classic small fight, in which Cartwright, who was originally inflexible in his legs and feet, was trained like a fool, and finally hit a three-pointer.

Even the Warriors fans at the scene couldn't bear to watch this scene, it was too miserable.

No matter how hard the Bulls try, three points are always one more than two points, so when Li Weisi went off the court, the Warriors once widened the point difference to more than 10 points.

Fortunately, after Li Weisi left the field, Jordan and Pippen, who had iron-man wills, still did not end, leading the Bulls and the Warriors to fight off the bench.

This time, the Warriors' substitute finally didn't perform any more. He performed at such a super level in the first half. Petrovic was also under Jordan's defense, and his shooting percentage dropped sharply, so he could no longer compete with Jordan.

Finally, at the end of the third quarter, the Bulls scored 32 points in a single quarter, beating the Warriors' 31 points in a single quarter and trailing the Warriors by 80 points 86:6.

Although the team is still lagging behind, there is finally a single-quarter win over the opponent.

It's a pity that such a good time was short-lived after all. In the fourth quarter, with Hornacek and Schramf each hitting a three-pointer, the point difference returned to more than 10 points again.

The situation became more and more weak for the Bulls. At this time, Jordan, who had been playing non-stop throughout the game, was still dragging his tired body, tirelessly attacking the Warriors' defense time and time again, and scored after going through various difficulties.

But looking back, the point difference is getting bigger and bigger. Such a sense of powerlessness makes Jordan unable to breathe. He doesn't understand why the score is so low even though he is working so hard and his teammates are also very good. Is it getting bigger and bigger?

Could it really be the gap between himself and Li Weisi?
It's hard to imagine that Jordan, who has always been proud and arrogant, would have a heart that is inferior to others. It can only be said that for Jordan, the word champion is engraved in his heart like a knife and ax, and it makes him miss it all the time. thing.

Since he joined the NBA in 84, he has been fighting in the league for six years. In the six years, although he has improved almost every season and stepped into the finals step by step, such progress cannot be achieved. Let his fans, public opinion, and even himself be satisfied.

Especially the comparison with Li Weisi, who has been in the league for four years and won two championships. Well, the second championship is still on loan, but this has caused the outside world to constantly shout that he is not as good as Li Weisi.

Although he had been full of confidence in the past and dismissed it, but standing on the field at this time, watching the Warriors' unstoppable offense, Jordan's proud heart began to shake.

The wavering in his heart will inevitably affect his own actions. In a defense, he suddenly cut off Petrovic's ball, but was called a foul by the referee.

Immediately, Jordan, whose heart was so full of pressure that he couldn't breathe, broke out completely, pointing at the referee's nose and cursing.

Jordan's actions directly stunned the referee, and it took him a few seconds to react, and Jordan was given a technical foul.

Fortunately, the referee's T helped Jordan to wake up a little bit. Unfortunately, the Warriors took advantage of this technical foul and switched back to the starting lineup, ready to launch the final attack.

In the face of the Warriors' rare three-point explosion, Jordan really had nothing to do. Not only that, his physical fatigue became more and more serious. Until now, he has been gritting his teeth and persevering, but it has become more and more difficult for him. Follow in Li Weisi's footsteps.

After some running without the ball, Li Weisi caught the ball at 45 degrees on the right side. Even though he ran like this and was accompanied by a pick-and-roll, he still failed to get rid of Jordan.

There was not enough time for him to continue running, so Li Weisi started to single Jordan with the ball.

In fact, what fans are more concerned about at this time is not Li Weisi's scoring, but his assists. He has contributed 20 assists so far, only one time away from tying Magic Johnson's single-game assist record in the finals.

History is at hand. With the team leading by 8 points, they don't think the team will lose. Therefore, they hope that Li Weisi will send this last damn assist quickly rather than scoring.

Jordan is obviously also affected by this concept, and he is not sure whether Li Weisi will be moved by the record that is about to be obtained.

However, it was this moment of hesitation that Li Weisi seized the opportunity. After continuous dribbling with left and right hands, Li Weisi suddenly stepped back for a three-pointer, facing Jordan's fingertips, the basketball pierced the sky and got into the basket.

With more than a minute left before the end of the game, the 11-point gap has almost sentenced the Bulls to death.

This is the shot that killed the game.

(End of this chapter)