Coach Lee

Chapter 272 On the edge of the cliff
The 76ers won the Bulls. To a certain extent, this game was an upset.

Many media also reported on this game one after another, and everyone gave different opinions.

"Sports Illustrated": "Luck? The 76ers won the Bulls because of luck?"

"Chicago Times": "We played too relaxed! We need to pay attention to the opponent!"

"Philadelphia Sports News": "5 players scored in double figures, and the 76ers grabbed home court advantage!"

"New York Sports News": "Double stars combined to score 67 points! Chinese Li is still unstoppable!"

"Orlando Sentinel": "56 points! Michael is hard to save! This is the victory of Larry Brown's defensive strategy!"

When the news and public opinion were raging, these media also gave their prediction scores one after another.

"Sports Illustrated": 4-2, the Bulls win!

"Chicago Sports News": 4-1, the Bulls win!

"Philadelphia Athletic": 4-3, 76ers win!

"New York Sports Daily": 4-2, the Bulls win!

"Orlando Sentinel": 4-2, the Bulls win!

Although it was reported that the 76ers played well in the first game, the prediction results were very uniform, and most of them were optimistic about the Bulls!

After all, the Bulls have won two consecutive championships, and there is still a god-like Michael Jordan in the team.

Not long after, the second game of the Eastern Conference Finals will come soon.

In this game, the Bulls' style of play is very clear, that is, whoever plays against Iverson, who plays!Even Jordan took the initiative to find Iverson many times.

Iverson's defensive pressure has increased sharply, he has made many mistakes on the offensive end, and his shooting percentage is also dismal.

Li Nan and other teammates have to help Iverson defend, often neglecting the other.

80-84
The Bulls beat the 4ers by 76 points at home.

In this game, Iverson scored 25 points, 24 of 8, 3 assists, and 5 turnovers.

Li Nan, 28 points, 5 assists, 6 rebounds,

Jordan, 40 points, 7 assists, 7 rebounds,

In the third game, return to the home court of the 76ers.

The 76ers took the initiative to speed up and speed up the offensive and defensive rhythm. The 76ers attempted to defuse the Bulls' attack on Iverson with offense.

The two sides fought against each other.

As a result, the Bulls' offense was even better.

112-109
Bulls win another game.

...

Fourth game.

It's still a battle!

The Philadelphia Twins vs. the Bulls!
The two sides played very anxiously in this game.

However, an accident happened at a critical moment of the game.

Pippen accidentally sprained after a layup and withdrew from the game on the spot.

However, at critical moments, Jordan withstood the pressure.In the face of double-teaming, Jordan passed the ball calmly and assisted Cole to hit a three-pointer.

Iverson missed a key goal, and the 76ers regrettably lost!
100-97.

Big score: 3-1
……

Losing three games in a row, the 76ers have a chance in every game.But they just can't seize this opportunity!

3-1 behind.

The 76ers are already standing on the edge of a cliff.

win or home? win or go home?

……

In the fifth game, it was back to the United Center Arena in Chicago.

In this game, Pippen was injured.

Philadelphia Twins vs Jordan!
Many people think that the Bulls lack Pippen, and the 76ers have a chance to win the game!

In fact, the 76ers do have a great chance. …

As soon as the game started, the referee's scale was relatively loose, encouraging confrontation.

The defensive actions of both sides were great, and the fight was very intense!
43-36, the dual-core 76ers led the single-core Bulls by 7 points in the first half!
However, in the third quarter, an accident happened.

First, when Iverson made a change of direction, he sprained his ankle.

Can't hurt the line of fire!

Iverson went down for a while, and then came back immediately.

As a result, during a breakthrough layup, Iverson stepped on Langley's foot, the injury worsened, and he directly withdrew from the game.

After that, Langley collided with Coleman's knees. Langley fell to the ground holding his knees and was carried away.

The Bulls lost Longley and Pippen, and the 76ers lost Iverson, and the situation immediately became different.

The offense of both sides played a bit difficult.However, the Bulls are slowly chasing points.

After the third quarter, the two sides drew, 60-60!

Extremely low score!

……

"Huh~huh~huh~huh~"

Sitting on the bench, the 76ers players were constantly panting.

"The last minute!"

"Persistence is victory!"

"We will definitely win!"

Assistant coach Davis and the substitute players hurriedly passed water and fanned the wind, and they continued to cheer the players on.

Li Nan wiped his sweat silently.He felt unprecedented pressure.

Some media said that Iverson was the main reason for the 76ers' three-game losing streak.

Li Nan didn't think so.

Without Iverson, the 76ers' offensive threat is greatly reduced.End the singles, organize the pass!This is Iverson's contribution to the team.

After all, Wilkins is old, and the threat is not as good as before.

Although Li Nan can run, the passer cannot guarantee to deliver the ball.

How to do this?

At this time, Larry Brown took the drawing board and squatted down in front of the players.

"Next, give the ball to Lee."

Larry Brown looked at Li Nan with unquestionable eyes, "I'll give you singles! Li, can you?"

singles?This is the team's solution.

Li Nan nodded solemnly, "Of course!"

……

Beep beep beep! ! !
The referee urges the whistle to sound!
The 76 people gathered together, "1, 2, 3, go!"

……

In the fourth quarter, the main players of both sides came up, and neither planned to rest.

Snow dribbled the ball halfway, and immediately found Li Nan who was one step inside the three-point line!

It was Jordan who defended Li Nan!

"Single play? Don't you run?"

In this series, Li Nan played only a handful of times in singles, and his shooting percentage was mediocre.

Seeing Li Nan lift the ball up with both hands, Jordan also stared closely to prevent Li Nan from breaking through or passing the ball.

But at this moment, Li Nan jumped up and shot without warning.

Jordan even froze for a moment before reacting to the block.

However, Li Nan has already voted.

Whoosh!
hit!

62-60
"yeah!"

Everyone in the 76ers is excited.

Off the field, Larry Brown squinted his eyes.

"This is the lore shot from that time! Don't force it, this kid is really..."

...

On the court, the 76ers' defense became more urgent.

The Bulls, on the other hand, steadily guarded the ball across the half court, taking it easy and playing steadily.

The 76ers still chose to double-team Jordan, and Kukoc had a chance, but he missed a three-pointer!
The 76ers beat Li Nan again!
Seeing Li Nan facing him with the ball again, Jordan was much more cautious this time.

At this time, Li Nan suddenly bent his knees slightly, lowered his body a little, and exerted all his strength to jump up and shoot.

Jordan didn't move!

Sure enough, Li Nan returned to his normal body position.And no shots.

However, when Jordan was relaxing, Li Nan suddenly jumped up.

Jordan quickly reached out to block it.

It's just that, right in front of him, Jordan couldn't block the shot.

Whoosh!
Still in!

64-60
Jordan didn't pay attention to whether the ball went in or not, but his face was full of confusion.

"How did he jump?"

"Why is his shot point so high?"

The authorities were confused, he didn't see clearly what was going on.

(End of this chapter)