110. Hurricane Moment!(3/3)
But Cebaros used his strengths tonight as a charge for survival at the bottom line. He no longer made unnecessary movements and focused on what he should do.
Why do so many geniuses hope to get guidance from their predecessors? Cebaros showed this very well. If you think about some things yourself, you may not be able to figure them out in your life.
Cebaros received guidance from the general manager of the Clippers next door. Although it had no effect on improving technology, he became much smarter in making choices.
Offensive and defensive conversion, Bulls attack.
Jordan's running position...it feels amazing.
The guy who guarded him, Luke Longli, played half a quarter to defend against Kukochi, and Pippen for a while in the first quarter, now he is here to defend.
Fast speed, good confrontation, super flexible, and quick response... genius.
But it is easy to use when reacting quickly. Jordan took the ball and fucked it and then pulled it horizontally, and this time he made an incoming!
As soon as he took action, Jordan saw Zhang Hao and Zhang Hao quickly cut off... He didn't even care about the joy of scoring the goal, so Jordan hurriedly chased him!
He tried hard to cut off Zhang Hao's receiving line and stuck it tightly, and did not give Zhang Hao the chance to sprint with all his strength. Jordan knew how accurate the Magic's pass was. Although the Magic's ability to create opportunities is now far inferior to that of the time because of his personal offensive level, that is, the ability to organize offensively declined, the passing accuracy was still the same.
Jordan was impressed by Zhang Hao's scene of rushing up without any obstacles.
However, when he arrived at the frontcourt, Jordan turned to see Van Exel pushing slowly...
At this time, Jordan heard Zhang Hao take a deep breath and run out of the three-point line to wait.
He was consumed for a wave!
The opponent simply wanted to consume his energy, and he was not a fast attack at all!
However, even if he knows the other party’s thoughts, he must keep up, otherwise the other party will really start a fast attack.
The magician came to the left of the three-second zone with a familiar smile, and Jordan had already changed his defense.
Van Exel handed the ball to Zhang Hao in the top arc, then went to the right three-point line to pull it open. Zhang Hao held the ball and waited for the Magician to get stuck in the position and passed it to the Magician.
Zhang Hao can't beat Jordan with his back like that, but the magician can!
It doesn't matter whether it looks good or not. After seeing Zhang Hao play like that in the previous game, the Magician looked forward to this scene.
With his fat big butt sticking out, the magician pushed Jordan into the three-second zone step by step!
Jordan was defeated!
If it is another outside line who is playing back like this, Jordan will not suffer any loss and may steal.
But the Magician is a flexible fat man with excellent ball protection, Jordan didn't stop him!
On the other side, Rodman was afraid of the Magician's pass-by and did not dare to let go of Jason Williams on the other side of the three-second zone. The Magic turned around and hooked his hand and hit it!
The TV footage cut to Jabbar on the sidelines. This scene reminded the old fans of the Magician's final killing of Xiao Tiangou back then!
As soon as the Magic came up, the Lakers' offense became very different.
The scoring method has become more comprehensive, the ball has moved more, and the purpose of passing is clearer...
The Bulls, who have not played with such players for many years, are difficult to adapt even with three old players, Jordan, Pippen and Rodman!
There is another point that Luke Longley is not here, and Rodman is alone in their inside line, which is indeed a bit difficult!
No matter how powerful Rodman is, he is just a 201 cm short power forward!
The young players on the Lakers have become even more excited after re-producing their strong performance on the offensive end!
After a while of anxiety, the Lakers' official timeout was suspended and no substitutions were made. On the Bulls, the Zen master could only maintain his offensive level. Even if he had to play defense, he could still fight with the strongest defensive formation. Jordan and Pippen had to play. Since both of them were going to play, the Zen master decisively arranged an offensive-oriented style during the official timeout.
Sacrifice defense and reduce the consumption of Pippen and Jordan!
However, efficient attacks are not only good opportunities and strong strength, but also important to focus and be serious. Especially when the opponent's attack is good, they will play more focused and certified, because it is possible that if you accidentally hit the iron, the opponent will lead.
Therefore, although the Zen master's arrangement is already in place, it is expensive to consume.
The thing that Zen Master was most worried about became a reality in the last few minutes of the first half of the first quarter. Jordan was fine, but Pippen's physical strength could obviously be seen to have declined!
On the other side, the young, angry and energetic Zhang Hao has the opportunity to come!
Zhang Hao, who only scored 3 points in the past six minutes, made a close throw shot into the bottom line in 9 minutes and 32 seconds in the second quarter, and a counter-runner with a catch of two points in 10 minutes and 06 seconds. Zhang Hao blocked Rodman in 11 minutes and 33 seconds, and then went to the frontcourt to catch a three-pointer in the top arc, scoring 7 points in a row!
At the end of the half, Zhang Hao scored 7 points in a row and Van Exel's three-pointer, the Lakers scored a 10-5 wave in two and a half minutes. The Lakers overtook the Bulls 73-71 and entered the halftime break with two points!
10 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 block in a single quarter. Zhang Hao's shooting performance at a critical moment helped the Lakers complete the overtake!
30 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 block... Zhang Hao scored a burst in half! And he was extremely efficient! 11 of 19 shots! Among them, he also performed 2 of 4 three-pointers!
Jordan also performed well tonight, with 30 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists and 1 steal in the first half, not losing to Zhang Hao at all, and even having a stronger role in team offense. There is also singles at any time when necessary, Jordan is much better than Zhang Hao.
However, Zhang Hao is still a rookie!
During the last two and a half minutes of the first half, the commentator of CNN kept calling out "the strongest high school student in history" as long as the camera hit Zhang Hao. Pierce's mother gave Zhang Hao a nickname...
In the distant Seattle, a man nicknamed Rainman almost crushed the remote control.
"The strongest high school student in history, someone dares to call this nickname! Where can I put it?"
...
During the intermission, both sides racked their brains to find a way for the second half.
One step is wrong for life...
The Zen Master didn't know why, but this bgm rang in his mind. He couldn't understand at all, but he felt that way in his heart.
It’s all for the other party’s group of celebrities who are not moral!
With many superstars in the team history, can you do whatever you want if you have rich experience in tough battles?
It seems that it is OK, and no one stipulates that the fans are not allowed to listen to the tactical arrangements.
Someone has tickets to watch the ball, but the opponent's head coach doesn't mind these fans holding tickets chatting with the players...
"If I had known this, I would have asked the boss to refuse to give these people a ticket and take the tickets we gave to us to deal with us? I'm shameless!"
Thinking about the team history where your team can retire after being selected as All-Star two or three times, then look at the other person... The Zen Master really wants to say to the lady of the opposite team: Girl, I don’t want to work hard anymore.
For a time, Zen Master and Zhang Hao reached a consensus without knowing each other's thoughts.
The Zen Master knew that the turning point tonight was mainly that stage. In the last three minutes of the first quarter, the Lakers' legendary team made efforts.
After the halftime break, the two teams returned to the court.
Zhang Hao sat down on the bench and looked at the lineup on the opposite side - as the legendary team and the coaching team predicted, the Zen master was very bold, Jordan, Pippen, Steve Cole, Kukoc, and Longley failed to play, Ron Harper, Judy Buichler, Rodman, and Bill Winnington's lineup.
On their side, Van Exel, Sedale Sreet, George Lynch, Magic and Campbell played.
The Bulls have an almost pure defensive lineup. Ron Harper is no longer the top star who averaged 20+5+5 per game back then. Although this defense is barely considered first-class at the level, it is not that good.
After the second half began, the Lakers quickly took the initiative!
The Bulls defend very hard, most of the time they defend well, but occasionally when there are bad times, the Magic will seize the opportunity to assist.
Van Exel and Sedale Sreeter are mainly responsible for opening up space on the offensive end. Van Exel plays like this to save physical strength. In the third quarter, the Magicians have to use all their physical strength.
The Lakers' defensive end is very simple, the opponent's lineup has no shooting! The Bulls are rushing to the basket with their heads in silence, and even with Rodman's offensive rebound, the scoring efficiency is very low.
In this case, the Magic tried hard to create some leads for the Lakers.
Halfway through the third quarter, the Lakers led the Bulls by 6 points 85-79.
However, the Zen master just replaced Bill Winnington with Luke Longley to strengthen his defense, and no scorers on the outside were added.
On the other hand, the Lakers have no idea of breaking the current situation. The current situation is to go in the direction Del Harris wants... and it is difficult to have a better situation.
If you change to an offensive lineup at this time to attack the opponent's defense, you may do better, but in the last quarter... the opponent would rather fall behind and wait for the last quarter.
The Lakers, who are at a disadvantage in their strength, can only be passive at this point.
In the first game of the comeback, the Magic tried his best. After the third quarter, the Lakers led the Bulls 96-87 9 points!
When the whistle sounded at the end of the third quarter, Zhang Hao stood up consciously and took off his training suit.
Also getting up together were Cebaros, Jason Williams, and Anthony Pierre.
After a full quarter, these young players of the Lakers recovered very well, which is their advantage.
After playing for 27 minutes in the third quarter, the Magic returned to the bench with a smile, with 13 points, 4 rebounds, 9 assists and 1 steal.
Already understood that Zhang Hao was calm, the magician said when he passed by Zhang Hao: "I'll leave it to you, cool-guy."
Zhang Hao nodded, and did not care whether the other party saw it or not, so he responded.
Looking at Jordan and Pippen who stood up and took off their training suits, Zhang Hao logically felt that he should be nervous and excited, but in addition to being excited, his thoughts were also very clear.
In the past quarter, in addition to watching the teammates defend and watching the Magician work hard to connect the team while the opponent's life defense, he was also listening to the celebrities who came next to him and talked about the details they had just thought of.
During the break, Del Harris originally wanted Van Exel and Cebaros to lead the team to attack the opponent's defensive formation in the third quarter, but they guessed that the opponent would do this.
However, the magician took the initiative to leave the third quarter to him...
In the most critical quarter, the magician did not insist on appearing, but instead handed it over to them, the young people...
"Take responsibility, young people, temporary mission: trustworthy key players trigger..."
Chapter completed!