Reborn in the 96 golden generation

Chapter 328

Van Exel's eyes suddenly brightened, but he didn't rush into the basket. After all, he was limited by his height. Instead, he suddenly made a high throw shot on the way, intending to hit a high rebound.

It's a pity that Pippen's reaction was quick enough, and he rushed from behind and rewarded him with a solid chasing cap.

The basketball deviated from the track and fell into Jordan's hands. Jordan then quickly advanced with the ball, and the Bulls once again played a fast-breaking counterattack.

The cooperation between Jordan and Pippen was smooth and flowing, like a joke, and it advanced to the hinterland of the Lakers in the blink of an eye.

Just as Pippen held the ball with one hand and was about to stage a cool pull-up layup, he ignored Zhou Yu's chasing ability not far behind him.

Zhou Yu quietly activated Alonso Mourning's "chasing and blocking" skills, and rushed up from behind like an arrow from the string, jumped high, waved his long arms, and blocked Pippen just out of his hands basketball.

After Kobe picked up the ball, he flew like flying, holding the ball all the way, and the Lakers immediately turned from defense to offense, pressing all the way up.

The basketball was passed back and forth among Kobe, "Madman" and Van Exel, and finally it was handed over to Horry who was ambushing in the corner of one side. Horry simply chose a three-point shot, and the basketball passed A tall parabola, hollow into the net!

"27:27", the two sides draw!

In the opening stage of the second quarter, the Lakers continued to "use fast to control fast" and did not miss any opportunity to play a fast break. In the case of a close match, the quality of the two sides' fast breaks became another important factor for victory.

Jordan glanced coldly at Pippen, dissatisfied with his careless layup just now. In such an important game, fast break dunks are obviously more sure than fast break layups. It is a pity that such a simple truth , Pippen would forget about it.

Pippen also obviously saw Jordan's dissatisfaction with him, and hurriedly walked up to him, and said with guilt on his face:

"Boss, I'm sorry, I was a little careless with the ball just now."

Jordan originally wanted to reprimand him a few words, but when he thought about how difficult it was for Pippen for so many years, he forced a smile and said:

"It's nothing, Old Pi, everyone stumbles, and we can only blame that brat Wang Zhizhi for being too aggressive, beyond our expectations."

Pippen nodded in embarrassment. Although Jordan had a smile on his face, he felt that every word seemed to be squeezed out from between his teeth, and laughing was uglier than crying.

Having been with Jordan for many years, Pippen is well aware of Jordan's temperament, strict requirements on his teammates, and even stricter requirements on himself. It is hard for him to imagine what will happen to Jordan if he accidentally loses the championship this season. Will they wake up to practice in the middle of the night?

Thinking of this, Pippen felt the pressure increase sharply. He had played in the finals four times before, but none of them was as difficult and unpredictable as this time.

In the next round, Jordan's desire to attack was extremely strong, and he opened his hand to ask his teammates for the ball. He planned to build a large lead for the Bulls before the end of the second quarter and pave the way for the following games.

Jordan got the ball at a 45-degree mid-range on one side. This is a more comfortable position. It can go straight to the baseline or move laterally to the middle, and use a fadeaway jumper to solve the battle.

Jordan first held the ball in his right hand and moved laterally towards the center, and was quickly defended by a "madman". According to common sense, Jordan should pass the ball or change to the other side, but the "God of Basketball" did not take the usual path , a dribbling feint to break through to the left, followed by a sudden change of hand to change to the right.

When Kobe and the "madman" couldn't react in time, they "accidentally injured allies" and collided with each other. Jordan took the opportunity to dodge the two in one fell swoop, and went straight to the Lakers penalty area.

When Horry recovered the inside line to help Zhou Yu defend, he inadvertently missed Kukoc. Even so, Jordan was not in a hurry to pass the ball to Kukoc, because he was keenly aware that the missed distance was enough for one A player with quick reflexes catches up quickly.

When approaching the penalty area, Jordan made another cool fake move of shaking his shoulders and dribbling the ball, which made Zhou Yu and Horry dare not act rashly. It was not until Jordan took off with one foot and assumed a layup posture that the two took off and blocked the block in unison. .

And Jordan turned his back to Kukoc in mid-air, flipped his wrist, and made a wonderful behind-the-back pass. There was a big gap in front of Kukoc.

Just when the dude was confidently posing for the ball, Kobe "Peter Pan" made a slanting stab, intercepted the ball, and quickly pushed forward, leading the Lakers to another wave of counterattack wave.

This time, Kobe's judgment was accurate enough. Although he didn't see the flirtatious exchange between Jordan and Kukoc, he was sensitive to the fact that Jordan's layup was not overwhelming, and it seemed that there was a pass. It was possible, but he was caught by him.

The frontcourt formed a three-on-two, Kobe, "Madman", Van Exel VS Pippen, Harper, Pippen kept a close eye on Kobe, and Harper had to face the double attack of "Madman" and Van Exel .

The situation of the Lakers is very good. According to common sense, Kobe will pass the ball to any one of the two, which will form a more favorable situation.

But unexpectedly, Kobe didn't choose to pass the ball, but continued to use the changing direction dribble and Pippen's circling, which made all his teammates "worse than dead".

When advancing near the free throw line, Kobe suddenly dribbled the ball under his crotch, made an emergency stop, then turned around and made a fake move, shaking Pippen to kneel on one knee immediately, in a panic.

Kobe immediately squatted down and took a shooting posture. At the same time, Jordan's chasing cap also arrived, but he never expected that Kobe was deliberately tricking him into fouling with a fake shooting action. When he fell, Kobe jumped up and bumped into him with his back.

As the referee's whistle blew, Jordan was called a thug foul and Kobe made two free throws!

For the Bulls, this is a very dangerous signal, because their head star Jordan has accumulated three fouls because of his hard work, which will seriously affect the performance of subsequent games.

The Bulls fans in the audience sighed, and Jordan's face became more and more ugly. He never thought that Kobe, a young boy, would have such a scheming, and he would sacrifice a fast break opportunity to trick him into fouling.

Kobe gave Jordan a smug sideways look, then walked slowly to the free throw line, and sent two free throws to the basket steadily.

"29:27", the Lakers led the Bulls by two points, and they played pretty well in recent rounds, especially in the fast break and counterattack.

Phil Jackson, who was watching the game from the sidelines, was very anxious. He just wanted to raise his hand to signal the referee to call a timeout, but was stared back by Jordan's angry "bull's eye".

At this moment, Jordan has no choice but to grit his teeth and stay on the court. If he is to be replaced in advance to rest, the situation will become even more out of control.

The subsequent offense of the Bulls was still dominated by Jordan. Jordan, who was red-eyed, became more and more terrifying. After getting the ball, he directly launched a frontal attack on the "instigator" Kobe.

First, there was a dazzling "shoulder shaking", and then a large backward shot in the style of "horseback archery" with a lateral movement. The basketball passed the fingertips of Kobe and Zhou Yu, and entered the net with a crisp sound!
"29:29", the two sides drew again. At the critical moment, Jordan's way of playing is so simple, rude and unreasonable, but you just can't guard against it.

Zhou Yu felt that he should show his skills. Kobe and the "madman" had done their best, and if they were not allowed to rest for a while, they would be at the end of their battle.

In a new round of offensive, Zhou Yu raised his hand to ask Kobe for the ball. After getting the ball, he launched a fierce attack on Rodman near the 45-degree three-second zone on one side.

It was another back-hitting technique commonly used by inside players. Zhou Yu first used the changing rhythm of exerting force and withdrawing force to interfere with Rodman's defensive center of gravity. basket.

At this time, Kukoc has been attracted by Horry near the three-point line. Zhou Yu's eyes suddenly brightened, and he took advantage of the opportunity to pick the basket gently and steadily sent the ball into the basket!

"31:29", the Lakers led the Bulls by two points, and Zhou Yu once again used his excellent singles skills to defend the Lakers' inside advantage.

(End of this chapter)