Reborn in the 96 golden generation

Chapter 288 Who Will Guard Jordan

The format of the Finals is 2-3-2, and the Bulls have an extra home court advantage because of their dominant record in the regular season.

The Lakers will go to Chicago to play two consecutive away games first, then return to Los Angeles to play three consecutive home games, and then rush to Chicago to play two consecutive away games if necessary.

If the Lakers can steal an away win from Chicago and return to Los Angeles to win three consecutive home games, they will eliminate the Bulls 4:1 and win the championship trophy.

In the 2003-2004 season, the Detroit Pistons relied on three consecutive home games to eliminate the "F4" Los Angeles Lakers 1:4 and win the championship.

But the Chicago Bulls are obviously not comparable to the "F4" Lakers. Not only are they well-organized, but they have played together for many years and have a perfect understanding.

Therefore, in the pre-match training, Harris changed his past "hands-off shopkeeper" demeanor, and personally guided every small link carefully, which made the training atmosphere extremely tense.

In short, Harris’ strategy for the Bulls’ lineup is mainly based on the inside. In fact, this is not surprising. The Bulls are weak inside. Almost everyone knows that Rodman is good at rebounding, but his scoring ability is mediocre. The white center from Australia has limited physical conditions and does not seem to be too much of a threat.

On the other hand, O'Neal and Zhou Yu are both offensive and defensive, and their scoring ability is not bad. It seems that it is not a problem to insist on the inside.

As for the defense of the Bulls outside, it took Harris a lot of brains.

To be honest, both Kobe and "Madman" have two brushes in perimeter defense, but the problem is that the pairing of "Jordan + Pippen" has always been the strongest backcourt duo in history. The skills are so comprehensive that it would be very difficult for anyone to defend.

When he had no good idea, Harris cast his earnest eyes on Zhou Yu, known as the Lakers' "dog-headed strategist", and slowly said:

"Wang, who do you think is more suitable for the Lakers to send to defend Jordan?"

"Coach, with all due respect, with Jordan's magic, whoever is sent to defend him alone will have the same effect."

Zhou Yu said with a wry smile.

"Then what do you mean, give up the idea of ​​defending Jordan as soon as possible and let him do whatever he wants?"

Harris looked a little displeased.

"Coach, you misunderstood me. What I mean is that to deal with Jordan, we can only adopt multi-person defense, strengthen assistance defense, supplementary defense, and build a multi-functional and three-dimensional defensive position. Only in this way can there be hope."

Zhou Yu shook his head and said bluntly.

"We focus on Jordan, how should the rest of the Bulls deal with it?"

Harris questioned.

"This is the problem of 'You can't have both fish and bear's paws'. Whether to prevent Jordan from releasing others, or prevent others from releasing Jordan, the coach needs to make a decision on your own."

Zhou Yu said helplessly.

As soon as the words fell, Kobe suddenly stepped forward and said in high spirits:

"I don't believe it. Is Jordan really that good? He is human, and we are human. Why should we use a whole team to deal with him? Although I am not talented, I am willing to defend Jordan alone!"

Zhou Yu helped his forehead, thinking, this man will come out sooner or later, and the PK with Jordan is the happiest thing in Kobe's life, how can he miss it so easily, so it is useless to persuade him, let him suffer a little, and then he will know Jordan How amazing.

"Kobe, you are really fearsome and worthy of praise. However, you alone may not be enough. Sprewell can help you defend. That is to say, the main task of the two of you on the court is to defend Jordan. The scoring is left to Wang and O'Neal, as for Pippen, it's enough to interfere a little bit, anyway, that guy's scoring ability is the same."

Harris nodded in satisfaction.

"no problem!"

"I'm fine!"

Kobe and the "madman" readily agreed.

Immediately after the Jordan problem was resolved, the Lakers mainly practiced the "Twin Towers" tactic.

Different from the "Twin Towers" of Duncan and Robinson, who were later well-known in the league, Zhou Yu has a wider range of activities and has the ability to shoot three-pointers, while O'Neal is more lethal inside and has a record of smashing rebounds.

Therefore, Harris has more tactical options. O'Neal and Zhou Yu can not only pull up to the high position to play pick-and-roll, but also play both inside and outside at the same time, and they can also echo each other from a distance.

The other three on the field tried to minimize possession of the ball, strengthened running support, and whenever they had a chance, they shot cold arrows and gave Zhou Yu and O'Neal a certain amount of fire support.

"Wang, do you think Coach Ha's 'Twin Towers' tactic will really work?"

During the training interval, O'Neill whispered while sitting on a chair and filling mineral water.

"Otherwise, what can we do? Our outside line can't do anything for them at all, so we can only work hard for the two of us."

Zhou Yu sighed.

"I think Coach Ha underestimated Rodman and Longley a little too much. Rodman and I have fought a lot in the past. It can be said that every time we fight, we can't take advantage of it. Although the guy is only 2.01 meters, he has a lower body. It was so powerful that it almost squeezed me to my knees.

As for that Langley, he is not a "thing in the pool". Although he is 2.18 meters tall, he is very flexible in his movements and has a good half-block shot. In fact, neither of them is easy to deal with. "

O'Neill said with a look of melancholy.

"Brother Shark, I know what you said is true, but we still have to do our best to face the difficulties, because the championship trophy is right in front of us, and none of us want to pass it by."

Zhou Yu patted O'Neill on the shoulder, and encouraged him earnestly.

"That's right, I already had a miserable trip to the finals, and I don't want to have a second time. I thought, when I win the championship, I will put it on Xiaoya's ring finger with my own hands, and then show my respect to Xiaoya." It must have been pretty romantic when she formally proposed."

O'Neill nodded with a smile, and said with longing in his eyes.

"Stop joking, Brother Shark, the championship ring is so big, it can be converted into several engagement rings."

Zhou Yu couldn't help but said.

As the finals are approaching, various media in the United States have also made predictions. The results given are that the chances of the Lakers and the Bulls winning the championship are [-]-[-], which is basically the same as nothing.

However, this is quite rare for the young Lakers. After all, the Bulls have four championships in hand and are still the defending champions. In previous years, the Lakers have at most reached the second round of the playoffs.

On June 1997, 6, the first contest between the Lakers and the Bulls in the finals officially kicked off. The venue of the game was the Chicago United Center Arena. The commentators were the top two celebrities on ESPN, Smith and Lewis. , the two can be described as once again "double cheapness", which is bound to set off a stormy sea.

The game attracted unprecedented attention. Not only were the stands full of more than 2 spectators, but the front seats were filled with stars from all walks of life, which looked more like an Oscar awards ceremony.

Among them, Iverson, Camby, Marbury, Walker, O'Neal, Nash, etc., representatives of the 96 golden generation also appeared together and mixed in the audience.

"Iverson, you are the No. 96 pick in the [-]th class, but Wang Zhizhi and Kobe stole the limelight. How do you feel?"

Marbury smiled provocatively.

"Marbury, please be honest with me. No matter how bad I am, I am at least the leader of the team. But you, you are only worthy of Garnett's shoes, so you have the nerve to say me!"

Not to be outdone, Iverson retorted.

Before the game officially started, the two spectators were the first to start fighting.

(End of this chapter)