Jeff Van Gundy is very satisfied with the team's performance. The 8-point lead makes the bald young coach particularly excited:

"John, Chris, continue to speed up the pace of the game after coming on the field, and take decisive action when opportunities arise!"

"We are the leading side, attack boldly and seize the opportunity to switch offense!"

When it comes to positional battles, the Knicks find it difficult to score. This can be seen with the naked eye. If you want to win, you have to keep throwing. You can't rely on veteran Herb to attack in the low post.

After working hard to deliver chicken soup, the newbie John Wallace was so excited that he got playing time again tonight!

Chris Childs and Starks partnered in the backcourt, John Wallace and Larry Johnson were on the forward line, and Herb Williams was at center.

Jeff Van Gundy hoped that this rotation could last for three minutes. When the Bulls players came on the court, they were stunned to see Michael Jordan still there.

"You really pissed him off! Maikou doesn't even take a break!"

Alan Houston was also dumbfounded. According to the regular rotation, the Bulls would not let Jordan play early. He had to rest for 3 minutes anyway.

Li You thought of the first quarter of Maikou, and immediately comforted him:

"Maybe he just didn't have the touch tonight. John has a lot of defensive experience!"

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The Bulls acquired Steve Kerr, Jason Caffey, Rodman, and Kukic. Obviously, this lineup still focuses on Michael Jordan.

On the Knicks bench, everyone was nervous at first, and then Li You started to throw up his towel.

Kukchi and McQueen are still playing hard, but "Auntie" is like taking drugs, protecting rebounds on the defensive end and scoring goals on the offensive end.

At 29:19, after Cooke scored two free throws, with 8 minutes and 23 seconds left in the second quarter, Jeff Van Gundy hurriedly regained the main force.

Phil Jackson did not immediately replace Harper. The Knicks' double-teaming became more and more fierce, and someone had to respond from the outside.

Pippen and Longley returned to the court, and the Bulls' defense turned into a steel barrel formation again.

At the top of the arc, Steve Kerr worked hard to defend against Li You. The two were about the same size, and Kerr, who had little yellow hair, was very active after he came on the court.

"Defense!Defense!Defense!"

The home team was playing loudly. The Bulls fans at the scene were anxious and could only shout loudly.

Coming to the right wing and stepping on the three-point line, Cole noticed Oakley moving forward behind him and immediately turned sideways, preparing to squeeze through the screen.

At the same time, Rodman quickly followed up and defended. With the cooperation of the two, they just waited for Li You to break through.

With Oakley's fake screen at the three-point line, Li You, who was holding the ball in his left hand, quickly dribbled the ball behind his back, switched to his right hand, and immediately accelerated the cut.

Bypassing the screen, Cole immediately chased after him, and Rodman quickly came up to meet him. As he was walking, Li You, who was holding the ball in his right hand, suddenly sent the ball forward.

Rodman pounced on the ball, and Li You pulled the ball with his left hand. Cole squeezed in behind him and cut the ball. Li You instantly changed direction in front of his body.

"oh!!"

The fans at the scene did not see the specific action clearly, but they just felt that in the blink of an eye, Li You passed between the two people, took the first step, approached the paint area, and easily completed the ejection!

The basketball passed over the fingertips of Rodman, who was twisting to block the shot, and then hit the board and hit the net!

"ClayGod! What a move!"

In the commentary box, Dick Stockton yelled, feeling that it was not enough, and continued to say loudly:

"Incredible, unbelievable, how did Li complete the attack between the two of them!"

Alan Houston felt that Li You, who was shaking his head and retreating, was pretending to be X, and Michael Jordan beside him seemed to be glaring at him again.

Sure enough, in the next round, Michael Jordan caught the ball in the left block and hit it hard, and Larry Johnson quickly double-teamed him from the top of the key.

He immediately turned toward the baseline, and finally, against the defense of the two men, Michael Jordan made an emergency stop at the left penalty area line and succeeded in a drifting fadeaway jumper!

At 31:21, the Bulls also scored in a sports game.

After blocking the bottom line, he could still score. Alan Houston's scalp went numb. Li You took the ball from the bottom line and continued to encourage:

"The old guy is dying! Run a few more times and try to get rid of the defense!"

Alan Houston, who was feeling hot, was tossing back and forth horizontally and vertically on the offensive end, but Michael Jordan, who was already motivated, was desperately pursuing the defense. Halfway through the attack time, there was no chance to connect the ball.

In the end, they could only resort to conventional tactics. Rodman quickly delayed again, and Li You quickly gave the ball to Oakley at the right elbow.

An unguarded long two-pointer, Longley grabbed the rebound, Pippen responded, Li You immediately stepped forward and pulled the ball, and the referee blew the whistle.

"Shhh!!"

Due to a tactical foul, the Bulls' transition attack failed. Li You quickly called on his teammates to retreat, and the fans at the scene booed wildly again.

After more than one quarter of the game, everyone on the Bulls figured out the situation and fell into a defensive position. Longley only had to defend in the paint. It was difficult for the Knicks to score in the paint.

He seemed to have calmed down. When faced with a three-man crowd this time, in the left block, Michael Jordan immediately threw the ball to Cole who was connecting at the top of the arc.

Without much adjustment, Cole hit the open three-pointer steadily.

Li You cursed secretly, he participated in the double team and the opponent scored.

At 31:24, the score difference returned to single digits.

The pace of the game was slowed down by the Bulls' defense, and it became difficult to deal cards at the top of the arc.

Michael Jordan and Pippen were well prepared, so every time Li You crossed the line, the pass would be delayed.

Just after crossing to the left wing, Li You did not receive the pass immediately. A moment later, Alan Houston at the top of the arc sent a pass, and Steve Kerr had already followed up.

There was not much time to attack. Li You, who received the ball, always maintained a triple threat posture and made continuous tentative steps to the left with his right foot.

Notice that as 24 seconds approached, Cole moved continuously, not giving Li You any room to break through, and took another tentative step. Li You suddenly released the ball with his left hand, blasted the ball hard, then quickly stepped back, and then quickly made a jump shot from outside the three-point line!

"state!"

Cole's subconscious jump to block the shot had some effect, and the ball hit the frame.

Everyone on the Bulls wanted to take the opportunity to launch a transition attack, but the long rebound just fell into the arms of Alan Houston.

After getting an offensive rebound at the free throw line, Alan Houston didn't stop the ball and immediately threw the ball to the left corner.

Steve Kerr cursed secretly, and in the blink of an eye, Li You slipped to the bottom corner.

After catching the ball, he feinted with the ball. When he saw Cole flying past him, Li You made a steady jump shot from outside the three-point line!

"Whoa!" The three-pointer hit the net!

"Lee finally hit the first three-pointer of the game. The rebound will determine the outcome of the game. The Bulls underestimated the Knicks' resilience!"

Hubie Brown happily watched the five Knicks on the court high-fiving each other in celebration. The Bulls did have a height advantage, but the Knicks were also fighting hard.

At 34:24, with 6 minutes and 29 seconds left in the first half, the point difference returned to double digits again.

Phil Jackson requested a timeout at this time. He had to give McDuck a breather and interrupt the Knicks' rhythm.

"Shhh!!"

Feeling that something was wrong on the field, the Bulls fans at the scene finally couldn't stand it any longer, and the shouts and curses became more and more loud. No one expected that the home team would fall behind.

Back on the bench, Michael Jordan was not in a good mood and kept a straight face and said nothing, but Phil Jackson didn't care that the team was lagging behind and simply encouraged:

"Don't be fooled by the opponent's difficult goals. We just need to rebound well and we can win the game!"

The core players wanted to play singles, and Phil Jackson happily supported it, telling everyone by the way, just grab it.

On the other side, Jeff Van Gundy didn’t say much, but kept emphasizing the game time:

"There are still 6 minutes left in the second quarter. Hold on and enter the second half with the lead. We will get an away victory!"

The head coach excitedly served chicken soup, and the atmosphere team also started shouting. Everyone wanted the game to end immediately, and then happily celebrated the victory.

In the last 6 minutes of the first half, the Bulls' main lineup returned. After Harper came on the court, he began to act as a pendant again.

Li You lost his temper because of being pestered by the old guy. Unlike Tim Hardaway, who focused on both organization and offense, when the old guy got to the offensive end, he just waited for Michael Jordan to be double-teamed and then catch the ball.

Either reorganizing or taking over the offensive responsibility, Harper even left the job of dribbling the ball through half court to Pippen. He was completely transformed into a tool man tonight.

Michael Jordan's touch began to return, and Larry Johnson's excessive double-teaming also gave Pippen several easy scoring opportunities.

For the Knicks, Oakley also responded from the mid-range, and Larry Johnson also followed up with a three-pointer.

For a time, the Bulls were unable to narrow the score, and everyone in the Knicks worked hard.

With 1 minute and 06 seconds left in the first half, Li You's breakthrough was met with a foul by Harper. Under the boos of the audience, he made two free throws.

Entering the extra penalty state, the old guy didn't restrain his defensive actions and didn't care about losing free throws. He was completely exhausted tonight.

At the last moment of the first half, Michael Jordan used the screen of Kukqi who came on the bench to get rid of the defense vertically, hit the right wing and hit a long two-point catch-and-shoot jumper!

As Li You missed a three-pointer in the half, the half-time game was completely over. The boos in the United Center became louder and louder, and everyone in the Knicks ran towards the tunnel with laughter.

At 48:38, the Knicks entered the second half with a 10-point lead.

"McDunner should share the ball more. He made 8 of 19 in the half, 4 of 4 free throws, and scored 20 points, 5 rebounds and 1 assist, but this is not the Bulls' game rhythm!"

"Constantly fighting for rebounds, coupled with too much physical confrontation, and rarely touching the ball, it is difficult for other Bulls players to find an offensive state."

In the TNT commentary box, Hubie Brown was not polite and directly pointed out that the reason why the Bulls fell behind was all caused by Michael Jordan's stupidity.

"Lee performed very well. He made 4 of 10 shots in the half, 1 of 3 from beyond the three-point line, and 4 of 4 free throws. He scored 13 points, 1 rebound, 5 assists and 1 turnover."

"Although his efficiency was not high, he successfully activated his teammates. Alan Houston made 5 of 11 shots, 3 of 5 from beyond the arc, and 2 of 2 free throws, contributing 15 points!"
To be continued...