United Center, a red ocean.

Yesterday the Lakers came to Chicago, and the city's basketball enthusiasm has reached its boiling point.

As the third most winning team in NBA history, Bulls fans are ambitious.

Although their 4 championships are a bit far behind the Lakers, which has the second most championships to win, the 11 championships, but in just 6 years, they have gone from 0 to 4 championships, and they are already the third largest number of championships in NBA history, so they naturally have higher expectations.

As the saying goes, a tall building rises from the ground!

Nothing is impossible!

Just like the fans on the scene were surging, the Bulls players were also surging!

It is not just as simple as building one or two dynasties. As the top players in history, Jordan, Pippen and others also hope that they can become the cornerstone of a giant team and the founder of a traditional giant like George McCann, Jerry West, Magic, Jabbar...

At 5:40 pm, the entrance ceremony began. The Lakers were the first to play. Ten players from other five stars ran out and stood on both sides of the player's passage. With the introduction of the Bulls DJ's low voice, O'Neal ran out of the player's passage amid the booing of the fans at the scene.

In the other player channel, Jordan took a deep breath. To talk about who put the most pressure on the Lakers, it was not Zhang Hao, but the super center who took the lead in the Lakers.

Why do others say it doesn’t matter? In Jordan’s opinion, O’Neal is the core of the Lakers’ ability to win in the playoffs. Without O’Neal’s bottom, how can Zhang Hao raise the upper limit?

Then he ran out...eh?

Jordan was a little surprised to hear DJ's introduction, not Zhang Hao, but Barkley.

O'Neal and Barkley, the booing of the fans on the scene could not stop. The threat these two people could personally feel to their Bulls. They did not have an inside combination like Malone and Ostag.

Then, it was Kenny Anderson, and the booing began to cool down gradually because the guy was about to come out. The fans on the scene were ready to give the guy the most fierce shouts, insults, and ridicule, and give the guy their highest respect.

But when Jordan saw Kenny Anderson running out, he felt something was wrong...

"No way..."

Just when Jordan was a little disbelief, DJ's voice that had been trying hard to restrain himself and calmed down also showed a tremor of trembling.

"Welcome, the greatest point guard in history, Magic Elvin Johnson..."

For the Magician, even the Bulls fans, with respect, DJ introduced four Lakers players on the spot, and added the introduction word for the first time, and this is the introduction word.

But the fans and Bulls players were not at the introduction term "the greatest point guard in history" at this time, but were shocked!

The magician was the fourth one. The fans on the scene prepared for a while and prepared for loneliness!

Originally, the Magicians appeared, and the fans on the scene planned to give some applause. However, when the Magicians came out, the scene was quiet for a while, and immediately, the fans who reacted made crazy boo.

Not for the magician, but for the person who is still in the player's passage!

DJ was also driven, his voice was no longer suppressed, and he shouted in an angry voice: "Welcome to the new scoring champion, Aix-Zhang..."

The booed fans at the scene again, as if they were about to push the ceiling through.

Seeing that face that seemed to have never changed appeared in the spotlight, the boos from the fans at the scene were wave after wave, as if they never stopped!

"This is actually going to happen... it's interesting..."

In the player passage on the other side, Jordan smiled.

Surprised, but not surprised, just a little quick, the 20-year-old kid who was so talented that he felt pressured was just the second grade and had reached this stage.

On the Lakers, when he saw Zhang Hao running out of the player channel calmly, O'Neal, who stood next to the substitutes, was envious and jealous, but when Zhang Hao ran out, he still reached out to high-fives with Zhang Hao.

"This time you ran ahead, but I will definitely grab it back!"

...

The opponent was surprised, the fans on the scene were surprised, and the TV commentator also called it incredible.

But Lakers players may be unwilling to accept the change in the order of appearance. When the Magician asked Zhang Hao to be the last one to play, no one came out to object.

In the last game, he scored 5 points and 1 steal in the last 38 seconds, and even O'Neal was so shocked that his mouth was wide open.

After the Lakers players finished playing, the fans at the scene adjusted their emotions and began to cheer.

Zhang Hao came to the bench and watched the opponent appear. At this time, although his expression was calm, he was very excited.

Finally got to this point!

This has two meanings.

One is that he finally came to the finals stage and competed for the championship with the strongest players in history.

The other is the position of the boss in the substantial sense.

He didn't say it, but his desire for this position deepened little by little.

His name for Kenny Anderson has not changed. He is still willing to listen to Kenny Anderson's command on the court. In private, he is still led by Kenny Anderson.

But this position, he wants.

Then, I got it.

When the last Michael Jordan on the Bulls appeared amid the cheers of fans all over the court, Zhang Hao calmed down.

Pressure, responsibility...all turned into the power champion, here I come!

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Six top 50 superstars, plus one of the 51st superstars who are currently recognized, compete on the same stage, even if the fans on the scene are crazy about the Lakers, they think this scene is too spectacular.

Magicians, Jordan, Barkley, Pippen, O'Neal, Robert Parish, Zhang Hao, Wilkins, and Rodman, these nine people stood together to greet, and Kenny Anderson, Ron Harper, Elvin Robertson, Jeromy Colsey, Byron Scott were surrounded by them. The fans on the scene cherished this moment very much.

There are 14 players who have been selected as All-Stars alone!

In the finals, there may not be a second time such a group of stars playing in the game!

If you can win in such a final... the fans on the scene are extremely excited!

If it can really be done, then Jordan, the title that is not yet recognized, will definitely win the God of Basketball!

Before the Lakers reached the finals, public opinion generally felt that there was nothing wrong with the Lakers not being able to enter the finals. After all, the new team that just formed was just the first year of cooperation, and the Supersonics and Jazz looked better.

But the Lakers really reached the finals, and the impact they brought to the fans is extremely strong!

At this stage, most people do think that the Bulls' success rate in defending the title is very high, and they think that the Lakers are still reluctant to win the championship now.

But no one thinks that such a combination will not win the championship. The older one is only 25 years old, and the younger one is only 20 years old. Even if you don’t win the championship this year, you will definitely win the future. It is already a surprise to reach the finals in the first year of formation.

If the Bulls defeat the Lakers this year and successfully defend their title and wait for the future to win the championship, the value of this year's championship will increase.

If that was the case, people in the future would not care about what was going on now. At that time, people would only see that the Lakers were not only the head horses, but also the Magic, Barkley, Wilkins, Kenny Anderson...

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The pre-match preparation time is over and the two teams play.

The Lakers sent a combination of Kenny Anderson, Doug Christie, George Lynch, O'Neal and Zhang Hao.

The Bulls sent a combination of Ron Harper, Jordan, Pippen, Rodman and Longley.

At 7 p.m., the referee blew the whistle at the beginning of the game and threw the ball into the air.

Zhang Hao easily drove the ball away from Longli's head and started a fast attack!

O'Neal received the ball from the left side of the free throw line, and on the right side of the hanging basket, George Lynch rushed into the inside line, jumped on the right side of the three-second zone, and violently received a dunk and scored two points.

Not as good as the Jazz, the Bulls can't defend against the Lakers' opening attack. All they can do is to block Zhang Hao and O'Neal. Block Zhang Hao's top priority and block O'Neal is the secondary task. Zhang Hao's starting attack attack and frame dunk always makes the Lakers' morale soar. Although O'Neal is not as good as that, his fast-break dunk is also an exciting thing for the team he is in.

It was only 2 points, and the Bulls chose to make a choice instead of trying hard to keep the two points.

From the defense at the beginning, it can be seen that the Bulls have made sufficient preparations, and the details are much more comprehensive than the regular season.

Bulls offense.

Ron Harper's ball-holding mission was to advance through half the game. Fisher, who was wearing a suit on the Lakers' bench, saw this scene and felt that the person should be him... For some reason, he felt that way.

Pippen received the ball in the top arc, Ron Harper passed the ball to Pippen and cut in, Jordan slipped into the baseline, and at the same time, Rodman pulled out to help Ron Harper block Kenny Anderson who was chasing defense. Ron Harper moved to the middle distance of the left baseline with a pick-and-roll. Jordan took away Zhang Hao who changed defense at the basket without the pick-and-roll. Doug Christie made a good defense around the front defense, Longley pulled away, Pippen passed and took a step inside the left side of the three-second zone. Rodman had already pressed Kenny Anderson to the left side of the reasonable collision zone.

The Lakers really didn't expect the Bulls to play like this. They thought that the third point of the triangle offense should be Longley or Ron Harper, but Rodman was the result!

Rodman got the ball and threw the ball... he hit the right side of the basket!

Everything ran out and there were opportunities, but Rodman was not sure about it.

This is not a matter of tactics or execution. It can only be said that you are not lucky.

O'Neal, who was taken back, grabbed the defensive rebound, Longley led the defense, Rodman interfered with O'Neal who grabbed the rebound, and the steal failed, and the Lakers fell into the position to attack.

The Lakers played really...easy!

Open, O'Neal plays singles at a low post!

A powerful back impact, a flexible turn, and a skillful ball protection... O'Neal dunked the ball into the basket through Longley!

This is not the first time Longley has been treated like this in the playoffs. The Bulls have played against O'Neal in the past two years, playing 10 games, the Bulls have won 6 games, the series matches are 1 win and 1 loss, O'Neal has won 4-2, and the Bulls have returned a sweep.

Longley has done his psychological construction and just try his best to withstand the other party's consumption. O'Neal has sufficient physical strength, and he knows that he will definitely not be able to defend himself.

Anyway, O'Neal can't play like this in one game a few times, so it's better to stay there.

4-0, the Lakers looked good at the start.

But after a few rounds, the Lakers didn't seem to have any advantage. The Bulls are too experienced and are very good at using other teams' demonstrations.
To be continued...