NBA: This flower path is a bit strong.

At the start of the second quarter, both the Bulls and Raptors sent out a lineup of some main players and substitutes.

On the Bulls side, Michael and Luc Longley went off the court to rest.

On the offensive end, Tony Kukoc and Steve Kerr acted as high-position turrets, with Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang organizing the offense.

It’s true, this half-new and half-old lineup of the Bulls is really effective.

Steve Kerr's three-point shooting is not frequent, but he definitely makes it when he's on the bench, and his shooting percentage is needless to say.

As for Tony Kukoc, his weight of more than 80 kilograms is not enough to support him to fight in the interior.

However, his shooting percentage in mid-range outside the restricted area is 59.3%, and his three-point shooting percentage is over 35%.

If this lineup can be equipped with a qualified rim protector or rebounding maniac, it will be very resilient even without the firepower of a superstar!

In fact, this is how Phil Jackson built his lineup. Rodman is such a rebounding maniac and rim protector.

Unfortunately, I encountered flower path!

Fortunately, Tony Kukoc and Steve Kerr's shooting was quite efficient after they came on the court, and they didn't miss too many shots, giving Hanamichi the opportunity to grab rebounds.

But soon, this lineup fell apart.

When Raptors head coach Brandon Malone signaled the players on the court to focus on blocking the Bulls' outside firepower.

Tony Kukoc and Steve Kerr, feeling the increased defensive intensity, inevitably lowered their shooting percentages!

As a result, the pressure on Pi Er, the only starting player on the field, increased dramatically!

Especially Rodman was being toyed around by that red-haired kid in the interior, and he kept missing people!

Do you think Pippen should provide additional defense?

If he fails to make timely help on defense, Michael on the bench will criticize him. If he doesn't make timely help on defense, then it's his attitude problem and he will be criticized even more!

No one would have thought that Rodman's annual salary was about 4 times that of Pippen!

Why should he always be the one to clean up the mess?

If you have the ability, give me a big contract with an annual salary of tens of millions!

As the Bulls' sixth man, he earns an annual salary of $225 million, does the heaviest work on the court, and has to be scolded by Michael from time to time.

At this moment, Pippen only had one word, MMP, and he didn't know whether he should say it or not!

As he thought about it, Pi Er's attention inevitably became distracted.

Seeing this, the Raptors' Puopeye Jones shot and stole the ball as quickly as lightning.

In the blink of an eye, Pi Er heard a crisp "pop" sound, and the basketball that was originally in his hand broke free from its restraints and flew straight out of his control like a wild horse.

Pi Er had never expected such a sudden change to happen.

Doug Christie of the Raptors quickly picked up the ball and made a decisive shot from outside the three-point line.

When coming off the bench, you can always trust Doug Christie's scoring ability and scoring stability!

But the Bulls dare not bet whether this "scalpel" will turn into a "nerve knife" stabbing themselves in this game.

So I quickly applied for a replacement.

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Just over three minutes into the second quarter, the Bulls replaced the old rogue.

The Bulls' lineup at this time is:

Michael Jordan + Scottie Pippen + Dennis Rodman + Steve Kerr + Bill Wennington.

Among them, Rodman defended Hanamichi, Bill Wennington defended Big Ben, Steve Kerr was the first point guard and the outside firepower point and opened up space, Pippen was the second point guard and the team's offensive organizer, and Michael Jordan was the offensive burst point.

The Raptors also made slight adjustments, focusing on the Bulls' outside players and strengthening their defense.

The purpose is to force the Bulls to put the offensive pressure on [Old Rogue] alone!

"No matter how powerful a person is, he can't kill the competition!"

"Even if he is a [God], he can't kill us in 4 consecutive games!"

"What's more, we have a God Slayer on our team!"

Coach Lao Deng gave Hua Dao a look, and the latter readily understood.

In the rest of the second quarter, the two teams' ace players began to attack each other.

Although the two were not facing each other, this did not prevent them from competing against each other in the air.

There seems to be an invisible tacit understanding and sense of competition between them.

Every time "Old Rogue" successfully put the ball into the basket, Hanamichi would never show weakness and would give the opponent a 2-point return in his own unique way.

And every time the Bulls showed tenacious fighting spirit and narrowed the score.

The Raptors will rack their brains and come up with various strategies to deal with the opponent's counterattack, stabilize the score difference or even widen it further!

This kind of tit-for-tat confrontation between stars is undoubtedly one of the most anticipated and exciting scenes for all fans who love basketball.

Every attack and defense is full of passion and wisdom, and every round may become the key factor in determining the outcome of the game.

As the two put on a wonderful performance, the audience couldn't help but hold their breath, watching every move on the field intently, for fear of missing any moment.

Sometimes they cheered and cheered for the stars they supported;

Sometimes he clenched his fists nervously, praying silently that he could hold his position or catch up.

The whole venue was filled with a warm and tense atmosphere.

Outside the stadium, David Stern, who was at the headquarters, was also excited and excited.

He couldn't stop smiling as he watched the ratings gradually rise.

Especially the overseas ratings, which set an unprecedented record!

"This is only the first game of the Eastern Conference Finals!"

"If it's the finals, then it will take off immediately!"

The first milestone of NBA globalization will be born in my hands! ! "

David Stern watched the two most beautiful guys on the court through the live broadcast and couldn't help but praise:

“What a treasure trove of two!”

If the timing wasn't inappropriate, he would have wanted to present the two Best Contribution Awards to [Old Rogue] and Hua Dao to celebrate.

But the two men on the field are fighting fiercely.

At the end of the first half, the Raptors and the Bulls were tied at 60:56.

The reason why the score is so high is mainly due to the high scores of Hanamichi and [Old Rogue].

In the second quarter, Hanamichi scored 17 points, 1 assist and 4 rebounds.

And [Old Rogue] scored an astonishing 20 points.

Perhaps in terms of offensive explosiveness, this year's [scoring champion] Hanamichi is slightly inferior to [Old Rogue], the historical [scoring champion].

But when it comes to the score at halftime, Hanamichi's score is not much behind.

At the end of the first half, [Old Rogue] scored 28 points.

But Hanamichi scored 29 points, in addition to 5 assists, 9 rebounds and 2 blocks.

From this point of view, Hanamichi's influence on the entire game and his importance to the team are truly unquestionable.

It makes sense to say that he is a match for Michael!

Judging from the second half of the second quarter, what Chicago fans accepted more was that their "God of Basketball" had an enemy!

In the past, when their ace started to show his strength, no matter the opponent was the top defense of the Heat led by the iron-blooded Alonso Mourning, or the black-and-white pick-and-roll with super high offensive efficiency of the Utah Jazz.

None of them could stop the Bulls from chasing points or widening the gap.

However, the Raptors relied on their offense to only allow the Bulls to gain a slight advantage!

If closing the gap by 1 point is considered a bargain!