I'm really good at shooting.

After running back and forth at the beginning of the game, and looking at the score again, he also vaguely felt that the Mavericks started the game to encourage Jordan to take more shots.

"Michael, you rest first, and I will be your vanguard."

And he is indeed very smart, and his words are very tactful.

Coupled with Jordan's affection for him, Jordan finally nodded.

After the Wizards attacked the frontcourt again, Yao Ming started to support at the free throw line.

A pass fake cut to Mobley, and after seeing Dampier turn his head, he swerved for a quick layup to the hoop.

In this round, Yao Ming showed his golf quotient and footwork to the fullest.

Dampier looked a little awkward in front of him.

Seeing this, Sun Hao knew that the game in front of him would not end so easily.

The Wizards team has more than just Jordan. Although Yao Ming is only a sophomore, he is already much better than in history in all aspects.

However, he will not give up so easily.

After waiting for the frontcourt, he didn't call Nowitzki for the pick and roll, but signaled Bell to come back for the pick and roll.

After taking it apart, he... faced Jordan directly.

Since you don't attack Jordan, let you defend!

No matter what, put your energy to work in the first half!

The others also took all the defenders away after this set of matchups, leaving enough space for the two to fight each other.

The fans at the scene also started booing.

Including Anthony and James are staring at each other.

This is the first head-to-head one-on-one between Sun Hao and Jordan on the stage of the finals.

Sun Hao tried to shake it, but Jordan's footsteps were very good, and he didn't give him an easy chance to make a move.

In fact, Jordan's defense has been underestimated. As long as he wants to defend, the defensive pressure he can give is no less than Payton.

When selecting the strongest perimeter defensive player, Jordan has always maintained the existence of the second and the first.

Including McGrady's first defense after his comeback, the latter scored single digits in the half, which is the best front.

And, Kobe's defensive footwork comprehended on the defensive end is what he learned from Jordan's video.

Not to mention that he was irritated by Sun Hao, and he was also doing his best on the defensive end.

Sun Hao didn't have a chance trying to break through the pulled back crotch. Jordan's defense is really a textbook.

In the end, he was forced to use his unique trick, a large three-point retreat.

This withdrawal was two steps away from the three-point line, and finally created room for himself to shoot.

The ball passed Jordan's fingertips and spun toward the basket.

Then, in the excitement of the fans at the scene.

"Shh!"

Straight through the net!

Sun Hao successfully singled out Jordan one-on-one!

15 is better than 10!

The Mavericks opened the point difference to 5 points!

"Michael, the god of basketball doesn't work on weekends?"

Moreover, after Sun Hao made the three-pointer, he threw a trash talk at Jordan.

In the 1996~1997 season, the peak season when the Bulls won 72 wins, the Bulls' second opponent on the road to dynasty was the Jagged Jazz.

The two teams played hard, and at this time, Pippen created what may be one of the most classic trash talks in NBA history.

He said that sentence to the "postman" Karl Malone: ​​the postman does not work on weekends.

Malone's nickname is the postman, and that day happened to be the weekend. As a result, Karl Malone missed both free throws, and Jordan completed the finish at the end.

Jordan couldn't be more familiar with this sentence.

But now, Sun Hao gave him this trash talk!

Because today is also the weekend!

Jordan felt like his teeth were going to be gnashed.

When he returned to the offensive end, he ignored Yao Ming's request after taking the ball. After signaling Alexander to come over for the pick-and-roll, he faced Sun Hao!

Sun Hao dissed him off the court, and spat trash on him on the court. No matter how much he liked Sun Hao before, he had to give Sun Hao some color!

For a frontal breakthrough with the ball, Jordan just wanted to take Sun Hao hard.

But Sun Hao is very smart, he confronted early and pushed Jordan to the bottom line.

Dampier at the basket also helped out.

Jordan didn't rush in in the end, and chose to lean back towards the baseline.

"when!"

The ball was too difficult, and his shot failed to score in the end!

Dampier grabbed another defensive rebound, and the Mavericks pushed the defensive counterattack again.

After Sun Hao received Bodi Loga's long pass this time, he flew to the frontcourt and soared into the air, dunking the ball with both hands and smashing the ball into the basket.

17 is better than 10!

The National Airline Center Arena burst into cheers again.

Dallas Carter!

On the sidelines, Barkley opened his mouth wide at this time, and he found that his understanding of Sun Hao had been refreshed.

Before that, his impression of Sun Hao was that he was an extremely tough and powerful outside scorer.

But now he discovered that Sun Hao is not only excellent in ability, but also in strategy.

This is completely crushing Jordan's IQ!

Such a player, he was most impressed by Larry Bird.

Now he saw another one!

Chapter 304 I am the second center in the league (updated!)

Van Gundy reached out and called a timeout.

Although a little belated, he should also be aware of the purpose of the Mavericks.

"Michael, do you want to rest?"

However, Van Gundy did not dare to replace Jordan, but first asked Jordan what he thought.

Jordan shook his head directly.

Now in his heart he just wants to rub Sun Hao on the ground, and the end result is not in his consideration at all.

Van Gundy had no choice but to let him continue.

After returning from the timeout, Jordan continued to beat Sun Hao in a misplaced position.

He faced the frame first, then backed the basket, and finally turned around and scored the ball with the small lever, which caused a commotion in the scene.

"The basketball gods don't have weekends."

After scoring, Jordan glanced at Sun Hao with disdainful eyes.

The two of them have started to enter the mode of spamming each other.

Sun Hao still shrugged his shoulders, he would not make Jordan happy.

Jordan hated his teeth itching.

Sun Hao... really deserves a beating.

Bodi Loga cut in to receive a pass from Sun Hao, and after attracting Yao Ming's supplementary defense, he passed the ball behind the back to Dampier.

Dampier scored a slam dunk with both hands after receiving the ball.

19 is better than 12!

The Mavericks have scored 19 points in half a quarter, and their offensive state is quite good.

Jordan played Sun Hao again in the frontcourt. This time Bell's help defense arrived in time, but Jordan failed to score the ball when he turned around and fell back.

The Mavericks fought back again. Nowitzki followed up and received a pass in the middle, and licked the basket after dodging to score.

The point difference is moving towards double digits.

Van Gundy saw this and knew that it would be impossible to fight like this.

He turned around and called Hamilton, who came on to replace Jordan.

According to the team's usual style of play, Jordan was more restrained in the opening game, and the main attackers were Mobley and Yao Ming, who have the ability to hold the ball.

But Jordan is now a little dazed.

When Jordan left the court, he gave Van Gundy a cold look, as if he wanted to swallow the latter alive.

Van Gundy coughed twice and looked away.

It is said that there are very few coaches who can coach James, but there are actually even fewer coaches who can coach Jordan.

Especially after reaching the peak of Jordan, no one can hold back except Phil Jackson.

Not just because of his character, but because of his accomplishments.

6 finals and 6 championships, do you think you know how to win better than him?

Jordan was replaced, and it looked like it would be a big drop in strength for the Wizards.

But it's not as bad as imagined.

Hamilton's running without the ball involved defense, Yao Ming's support at the free throw line, Mobley's cut, plus Alexander and Laettner each with a corner.

The Wizards coaching staff has more than Van Gundy, and their chief assistant coach Dean is the offensive coach.

Yao Ming passed the ball to Hamilton, who caught the ball and made a mid-range shot.

This is actually the way the Wizards have played more of the season.

As mentioned earlier, Jordan was holding back at the beginning, and he mainly focused on the three points of Yao Ming, Mobley and Hamilton.

For the Wizards to reach the finals, these people are also indispensable.

The two teams began to enter a stalemate.After the first quarter, the score on the court was 29 to 20. The Mavericks took the lead, but the lead was not much.

Even if they entered the transition period from the bench, Mobley and Hamilton also performed well, and the Wizards still clung to the score.

In fact, look back at the Wizards' trip to the East this season.

Except for the tie-break with the Nets, the previous games were very easy.

The strength of this Wizards team is seriously underestimated. Even without Jordan, Yao Ming, Hamilton, Mobley, Laettner, Alexander... They are also one of the best teams in the East.

After the transition period from the bench passed, Jordan continued to fire with full force after he came back.

And maybe because he was upset after being replaced by Van Gundy earlier, he played harder in the second quarter than in the first quarter and performed better.

The pull-bar layup after the breakthrough, the dunk after the turn and the drift after the turn...

For several consecutive balls, whether Sun Hao knows what the God of Basketball is, I don't know, but the fans have seen it.

The 40-year-old Jordan can still do what he did at the age of 35!

The basketball god is still unstoppable.

At halftime, the Mavericks led 56 to 53.

Jordan scored 24 points in the half, the highest score in the game, and his performance was quite explosive.