NBA backer king

Chapter 461 This is a final that no one can afford to lose

This time the two sides got up, and it was time for the second quarter.

For the Bulls, Jordan continued to play, Pippen took a rest, and Harper did the same. Cole was on the guard, Keeson Caffey was on the small forward, Tony Kukoc was the power forward, and Luke Langley was the center.

For the Suns, Wang Tiejun continued to play, with Williams at power forward, Wilkins at small forward, and Lightning + Kidd at the back.

Bulls attack.

Lao Wang's roar sounded: "The audience is pressing."

woo woo woo...

This sentence, like an air defense siren, instantly made the Bulls' scalps start to tingle.

"damn it!"

Jordan swears directly.

Lightning didn't play for a few minutes in the first quarter. At this time, it was full of energy and immediately rushed to Cole's side.

Although Kidd played the entire first quarter, Kobe will come up to replace him immediately. Three players will play two positions, with an average of only 32 minutes of playing time per player.

Although Wilkins' defense wasn't very good, but it was about the championship, so he wouldn't dare to slack off. Old K would probably drive him off the field on the spot, so he also kept an eye on Kissen Caffey.Fortunately, Kafei is just a role player with average strength, and his defensive task is not heavy.

Jordan threw away Kidd and was blocked immediately after receiving the ball, but he was really strong, and he was still full of energy after a quarter. After rushing from left to right, he passed the ball to Cole who came over to respond.

But Cole is not Harper, and soon he was unable to advance or retreat under the pressure of Lightning, and could only pass the ball back to Jordan.

"Snapped!"

Cole's passing action was too obvious, Kidd made a very fierce and decisive steal at this time, suddenly took a step up like a hungry wolf, and instantly inserted between Jordan and the ball, stuck Jordan and completed the steal.

"Beautiful! Kidd steals the ball in the backcourt, flashes down quickly, pass the ball!"

Su Qun kept roaring excitedly, and finally shouted: "Go in, Lightning feinted a shot, flying away Jordan who was back to the basket, and made a layup."

"33:24, now the Suns lead by 9 points, come on, win the match point, the championship is in sight!" Lao Zhang shouted excitedly.

"damn it!"

Jordan cursed bitterly.

Now he has realized what it's like to press the whole court. In the past, the Bulls gave the Suns a taste of this taste, but he didn't expect to taste it now.

He looked at the bench, and there was no one on the bench who could help him. Neither Pippen nor Harper were durable guys, especially Harper. He could only play for more than 20 minutes in the playoffs. Pippen also needed to take a breath to get up.

"Strengthen the defense, we have to let them taste what it's like to press the defense all the way." At this time, Lao Wang's roar sounded again.

"Yes!"

All the Suns players responded with a bang, and their momentum rose without burning.

"Shh!"

The home fans reacted immediately with boos.

On the sidelines, on the Suns bench, several coaches also looked at each other in blank dismay. This was not their defensive tactic. After the first quarter, Old K changed their tactic again.

But, well, K plays what he wants, it's his team.

This time, no matter how fiercely Kidd pressed, Jordan stopped passing the ball. He rushed left and right, and through continuous changes of direction, Kidd was forced to back again and again.

He advanced to the front court, approached the top of the arc, stopped for a while, and immediately stopped suddenly. Before Kidd had time to grab the block, the ball had already been shot.

There is only one word to describe the whole offense, and that is: fast.

"brush!"

Splashes appeared and a three-pointer was hit.

"Oh, 9 of 5 shots, 6 of 4 three-pointers, hold him down, if a god like Jordan shoots crazy, no one can stop him." Zhang Lili shouted loudly.

Su Qun also trembled and said: "6 of 4 shots, which is equivalent to a 2% hit rate of two-pointers. Director Zhang, at the beginning of the last G[-] game, he also made two consecutive three-pointers. At that time, we thought he would make a wave of three-pointers, but he didn't. But today it seems that he is really going to make a wave."

Zhang Lili nodded seriously: "It's not really going to be a wave, but it's already coming. Judging from Jordan's state today, it's super explosive. The Suns can't be careless. The gap of 6 points is just a matter of two three-pointers."

On the ABC live broadcast, Magic Johnson and the three of them were also talking about Jordan's three-pointer.

Larry Bird said: "As long as Jordan loses this game, he can basically say that he has lost the No. 1 competition in active service.

Lost one, lost two, lost three, and lost to old K in the finals three times in a row. Even he himself is embarrassed to say that he is the No.1 active player.

So in this game, Jordan really can't afford to lose. If he loses, it will be really difficult for him to win the old K again in the future, unless the lineup is against the sky, but that has no gold content. "

Magic Johnson interjected: "Even if it is No.1 in history, if the contribution to the league is not taken into account, if the old K wins this time, both of them will have the Triple Crown, but the old K defeated Jordan three times to win the championship, and he was Jordan at his peak, so his evaluation will surpass Jordan. So this game, for Jordan, is indeed a game that cannot be lost again."

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar also said: "So he broke out, not only this one, but also this series, because he himself knows better than us that this is not just the finals, but also the series that determines the No.1 in active service and even the historical positioning between him and old K. It can be called the most important series in his career."

On the sidelines, the coaches of the Suns, including head coach Danny Ainge, were already a little anxious. Jordan's three-pointer today was really scary, which made them very uneasy.

But there was nothing they could do. Kidd and the others had already tried their best to defend, and they were pressing the whole court. How else could they defend?
33:27, the Bulls are still 6 points behind, and the Suns attack.

Although Williams is old, he still has a certain mid-range shooting ability. He pulled to the right wing and also pulled Kukoc to the right waist.

In the low position on the left wing, Pharaoh began to ask for positions and the ball.

In the first quarter, he focused on defense. In this quarter, his teammates are all substitutes. He needs to bear more offensive pressure. He must focus on offense and further widen the point difference to determine the victory.

His position and the ball seemed to be an order. After receiving this order, the Bulls' defensive formation took a small step back in unison.

Kidd was stared at by Jordan and was not in a hurry to pass the ball. At this time, Lightning suddenly ran from the right wing and quickly completed a hand-to-hand pass with Kidd. Then he rushed to the left wing with the ball and pushed it with one hand. The ball flew straight into Wang Tiejun's hands.

The straight-line pass has the shortest time, which makes it impossible for the opponent to double-team in time.

The moment after receiving the ball, Pharaoh's low singles began.

With his left foot as the axis, he suddenly swayed up, and after Luke Langley's center of gravity was swayed, he immediately turned down and slid down. Langley failed to keep up with the rhythm. During the dribble, he turned around and stepped across the sideline of the paint zone.

On the right waist, when Wang Tiejun was swaying up, Kukoc quickly turned and returned to the defense, but seeing that Old K had successfully slipped to the bottom, he dared not rush up to block the hole of the gun, so he could only make an emergency stop and stopped on the opposite side of the basket.

"boom!"

Under a ball, the basket trembled violently.

35:27, the Suns lead by 8 points, and the Bulls attack.

It's still a full-court pressing tactic, but it's a bad version. Kidd hasn't played yet, and his defensive strength is not as good as in the first quarter. Lightning's athletic ability has declined now, Wilkins can't defend well, and Lao Wang just wants to get revenge on the Bulls and disgust his opponent.

Cole advanced to the frontcourt and made a breakthrough action outside the right-wing three-point line, forcing Lightning to retreat half a step, but at this moment he suddenly jumped up.

"Damn!"

Lightning wanted to pounce, but he couldn't keep up with his feet, so he couldn't help but curse secretly, and when he looked back, he heard a sound of brushing, and the ball went through the net.

"Oh oh oh……"

Someone made a three-pointer again, and the Bulls fans were very excited. They even began to imagine drowning the Suns with a rain of three-pointers, so the cheers were very enthusiastic.

"ah!"

Kerr also pumped his fists and roared excitedly. He had never heard such enthusiastic cheers in the United Center.

"We'll give him one back."

Lao Wang's roar sounded, motivating the morale of the Suns players.

"Three-point defense, this is the Bulls' seventh three-pointer." Su Qun shouted loudly.

35:30, the Suns attack.

Lao Wang received the ball, attracted the weak side to double-team, and gave the ball to the veteran Williams. Unfortunately, Williams failed to hit the ball, and Kukoc turned back to get the rebound, and the Bulls attacked.

Jordan broke through at the top of the arc with the ball, and when he reached the right elbow area, he attracted a double-team from Lightning. He immediately distributed the ball to Cole. Cole made another shot without hesitation, but this time it was still open.

"boom!"

But sometimes it is like this. There is no defender in front of him, but he misses the shot. The ball hits the basket and is caught by Lao Wang.

Came to the low position on the left wing again, asking for the position and the ball.

To fight Luke Langley, he will not fight hard now. It would take too much physical energy. Although his physical strength is strong, he has not reached the level of heaven-defying. He must allocate every physical energy reasonably. Now that his mobility has improved, there are many ways to fight this slow-moving tank.

But this time the outside line failed to pass the ball in in time. Jordan blocked the passing space between Kidd and the low post on the left wing. Kidd could only hand the ball to the Lightning on the right wing first.

Seeing Lightning catch the ball, Lao Wang immediately turned around, and after throwing off Luke Langley, he cut into the paint.

After five seasons, the Lightning and Lao Wang are too familiar. There is an old saying that when you poke your butt, I will know what shit you are doing. When Lao Wang turned around, he immediately faked a true pass. After shaking Cole away, he passed the ball to the left of the basket.

Then there is no suspense.

"boom!"

With the loud sound of exploding baskets, the Suns scored another goal.

37:30, the Bulls attack.

Jordan shot himself this time, and it was another three-pointer.

Seeing him shoot a three-pointer again, the Suns were all nervous, and the Bulls were all eager to see through.

"Don't think about it!"

Kidd jumped desperately to block the shot, but the ball slipped past his fingertips.

"boom!"

The ball bounced off the basket and was caught by Lao Wang.

"Ugh!"

The bull sighed in disappointment.

"call!"

The Suns breathed a sigh of relief.

"I made 7 of 4 three-pointers, and I finally missed it again." After exhaling a long breath, Su Qun laughed.

"It will definitely miss. Kidd's defense is very strong." Lao Zhang laughed.

"brush!"

One minute later, Jordan made a fake shot and shot through the Suns with another three-pointer.

"He made 8 of 5 three-pointers."

Su Qun only felt bitter in his tongue. Jordan's three-pointer made his heart beat faster than usual, and every shot made his scalp tingle.

On the court, Jordan punched vigorously and hit three-pointers continuously, making his decision to shoot three-pointers more and more firm.

It is said that his three-pointer is not good, but after winning and losing in 95, because he had to deal with old K, he started to practice three-pointers. Is his three-pointer really bad?
After one quarter, 60:51, the Suns led by 9 points.

Lao Wang's wish to open up the score in the second quarter failed to come true. He led by seven points in the first quarter and only opened up by two points in the second quarter.

Because after Jordan made three three-pointers in the first quarter, he made 6 of 3 three-pointers in the second quarter. He made 11 of 6 three-pointers in total. He made 54.5% of his three-pointers in the first half, equivalent to 81.8% of his two-pointers.

In the second quarter, Pharaoh himself made 10 of 8 shots and 4 of 2 free throws, scoring 18 points, but with such efficiency, he only beat the Bulls by two points in the second quarter.

All of his ten offenses were to attack the rim, he dunked a ball, was blocked by Kukoc who was assisting in defense, and scored the other eight times. The efficiency is not insignificant.

乔丹在次节10投6中，加上2罚2中，次节轰下17分。

Although the overall shooting percentage is only 60%, which is not as good as Lao Wang, but if the three-pointers are converted into two-pointers, the shooting percentage is 75%, which is only slightly lower than Lao Wang's 80%. Counting free throws, it is basically a tie.Even counting the number of times he took the ball, Pharaoh would lose a little bit.

"The Suns should be careful about the Bulls' three-pointers. The Bulls made 9 three-pointers in the first half. If they continue to shoot like this, no one can stop them. In the 92 championship game, the Bulls hit 5 three-pointers in a single game. I watched them shoot them in front of the TV. We must guard against them!" Zhang Lili reminded anxiously.

"The Bulls made 18 of 9 three-pointers in the first half, which is equivalent to 75% of their two-pointers. Among them, Jordan made 11 of 6 shots, which is really crazy! If it weren't for the high efficiency of Old K, he would have been beaten today if he could still lead today." Su Qun said, wiping sweat.

Zhang Lili said: "Tie Jun made 15 of 13 shots in the first half, 8 of 5 free throws, 31 points in the half, and a shooting percentage of 86.6%. Indeed, if it weren't for his efficiency, the Suns would have been defeated."

In the ABC live broadcast, Magic Johnson shook his head and praised: "The Suns, no, it's Old K, they are really strong.

The Bulls made 9 three-pointers, and the three-point shooting rate was as high as 50%, so he still led the team to lead by 9 points.

With an offensive efficiency of 86.6% in the half, as long as he does not suffer serious injuries, he really has the strength to challenge Jordan's No.1 status in history in his career. "

Larry Bird looked at Jordan's stat sheet and said: "Michael made 18 of 10 shots in the first half, shooting 55.5% from the field, and 4 from 4 free throws. Among them, he made 11 of 6 three-pointers and made 54.5% of the field goals. He scored 30 points in the first half. If converted into two-pointers, the field goal percentage is 72.2%. It is a miracle that a shooting guard can perform such a performance at the age of nearly 35 years old."

Speaking of this, he couldn't help sighing, and said: "But with such a performance, they are still 9 points behind the Suns. I have to say that if the Bulls lose today, it is really a great pity."

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar said: "This is the ultimate duel, a duel between two gods, a duel like sparks hitting the earth. The gold content of this finals series can be called the first in history. Whoever wins this series will receive unparalleled honors, and even directly become a god."

The other two nodded, and Larry Bird said: "As long as old K wins this championship, he can really step on Michael and ascend to the No.1 throne in active service.

But if Michael wins the fourth championship, then he can avenge his shame, break old K's humiliating remarks about one loss, two losses and three losses, continue to sit firmly on the No.1 throne in active service, and strengthen his No.1 status in history.

At that time, it will be even more difficult for old K to challenge Michael's No.1 position in history. "

Magic Johnson nodded and said: "Yes, at the peak, and the old K who is only 24 years old, if he can't beat the 35-year-old Jordan in this series, it can even be concluded that he can continue to challenge Michael's current No.1 position, but he will have no chance to challenge the historical No.1 position."

Larry Bird also nodded and said: "Even the 35-year-old Jordan can't be defeated. Old K is really not qualified to challenge the older Jordan. Because even if he wins in the future, he will only win a completely old Jordan who is not at his peak. That is meaningless.

If I were Jordan and won the old K this time, the Bulls would have to disintegrate anyway, and I would just retire right away, and there would be no way for the old K to chase after him, haha! "

(End of this chapter)