308. The game of love
In 2 minutes and 47 seconds, the Lakers unexpectedly caused Rodman's save and defender when they made a three-pointer by Wilkins, who was on the bench, to make a surprise attack. Wilkins wanted to shake Rodman and then shot, but he successfully avoided when he received the ball and was saved by Rodman. However, Rodman, who flew past Wilkins, pulled Wilkins' hand when Wilkins shot. Wilkins' shot was destroyed and he made three free throws on the free throw line.
Apart from these 3 points, no sports goals and no other scores!
The Heat often encounter similar situations. They are anxious to play against the Bulls by defending the defense, but they are defeated by the Bulls in the third quarter.
The Bulls scored 7 points in the near 3 minutes. To be honest, they didn't score particularly hard, but when both sides were difficult to score, the Bulls' offensive performance at this average league is because they had super abilities.
It was the Lakers' offense again. Barkley received the ball from the bottom line and turned around and broke through the throw missed... Just when people thought that the Lakers' style of play might collapse tonight, in 2 minutes and 58 seconds, Zhang Hao jumped up from the crowd, with his left arm pushing against Luke Longley's jumping open arm and pressing the ball into the basket with his right hand!
Judy Buichler couldn't stop him, so he pulled Zhang Hao and made a foul!
The referee whistle sounded, Zhang Hao’s goal was valid, and he had to be punished!
With Zhang Hao's extra free throw, the Lakers tied the score 50-50!
When Zhang Hao scored a penalty and his personal score performance of 19 points hit the big screen and the live broadcast, people realized that Zhang Hao, who seemed to have not had much presence before, was overwhelmed by the outstanding performances of Barkley, O'Neal, even Kenny Anderson, George Lynch and others, had already scored 19 points!
Jordan only scored 20 points!
Still, Zhang Hao's personal score was always clenched with Jordan, and with this amazing patch, he began to show his fangs!
The Lakers scored the highest score in the first half, not Barkley, not Kenny Anderson, nor George Lynch, who ate the most cakes, but Zhang Hao who scored 16 points in the half!
But in the first half, a good part of the Lakers played very active. Zhang Hao had almost no singles and had almost no chance of counterattack. He just shot when he took the shot, and most of the time he received the ball and passed it out... This led to the midnight break, the commentators discussed the Lakers players who were active tonight and didn't talk much about him.
The players on the court felt very sensitive to Zhang Hao's outstanding performance, so the Bulls have never relaxed their defense against him, and his playing style is indeed not conspicuous enough. Fans have now discovered that Zhang Hao's performance is not inferior to Barkley or O'Neal, Kenny Anderson!
This time the bump was a dunk that boosted the morale of the Lakers. The Bulls came back from halftime to explode on both offense and defense, and they were indeed a little frustrated.
The most terrifying thing about the Bulls in the third quarter is not their observation of the half-game, analysis and adjustment of the half-time break, but the impression that their opponents brought to their overwhelming performance.
Now, relying on past performances, the Bulls give their opponents a feeling that they can’t stop the Bulls from losing in the third quarter. This is dominance!
Zhang Hao made a free throw and roared a rare roar when he stepped back from defense: "Defend well!"
Completed such a dunk to boost morale and also add the bonus of a "dunk master". Zhang Hao rarely spoke on the court, which made his teammates feel his urgency, and his originally distracted attention was all focused!
The current situation is just like Zhang Hao was forced to play in O'Neal's cloak in the middle of the third quarter of the last game, and it needs a point to reverse the rhythm that has been controlled by the Bulls.
Last time, Zhang Hao chose to turn on O'Neal's style of playing because there was no way out at that time.
But this time it’s different. Silver Fox has made so much preparations before, just to be on guard against this time!
This time, the Lakers have raised the confrontation and the defensive effect has also been highlighted. Otherwise, they had not scored 1 point in just 3 minutes, and the Bulls would not have only scored 7 points. The Bulls would definitely not have the chance to play the rampage performance in the third quarter of the last game.
The Lakers only need to hold on and just bite the score, so they don’t have to turn on the endless back-playing mode so early, and their playing style will not become rigid so quickly.
The Bulls did not stop their impact because Zhang Hao tied the score with a supplementary deduction. It was obvious that the Bulls' performance in the third quarter had a huge advantage, but the Lakers chose to continue to strengthen their defense and endure it.
The combination of Brian Shaw, Doug Christie, George Lynch, Barkley and Zhang Hao tried their best to compete with the Bulls. Barkley was the main attacker, and Zhang Hao took over the attack at any time.
At 6 minutes and 44 seconds in the third quarter, the Bulls widened the gap to 4 points. Zhang Hao went around and received the ball and hit the three-pointer against the defending push. He scored the second goal of the quarter and chased the score to 58-59 to continue to tighten the score.
At 9 minutes and 11 seconds in the third quarter, Steve Cole received Jordan's pass and made a three-pointer, expanding the lead to 5 points. Zhang Hao received the rotation and mentioned that O'Neal's pass from the reasonable collision zone, and made a jump shot from the bottom line with a step from the free throw line, which also caused Pippen's supplementary foul and extra free throw!
In this quarter, Zhang Hao scored 3 goals, plus 4 free throws, and scored 11 points!
Finally, in the last goal of the third quarter, O'Neal pushed Judy Buicille to the Bulls' substitute and scored with a dunk. Although he failed to hit the extra free throw of the foul, the Lakers still held on.
The Bulls' 27 points in a single quarter were indeed excellent in the third quarter. The Lakers defended very hard but failed to limit the Bulls' scoring well, but they just couldn't do it.
But when the others only scored 14 points in 14 shots, Zhang Hao made 3 of 5 shots in a single quarter, plus 4 of 4 free throws, which helped the team score 25 points in a single quarter!
69-70, after the third quarter, the Lakers bit the score difference tightly, only one point behind!
This time, Zhang Hao chose to wait patiently, chose to trust his teammates' defense, and chose to look for opportunities that only belong to him outside of regular opportunities, and only his characteristics have, and seized the opportunity and threw the ball into it!
After playing for 25 minutes in the third quarter, Barkley scored 13 points, 8 rebounds, and 4 assists; after playing for 24 minutes in the third quarter, O'Neal scored 12 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assist and 3 blocks; after playing for 27 minutes in the third quarter, Kenny Anderson scored 7 points, 5 assists; after playing for 32 minutes in the third quarter, Zhang Hao scored 27 points.
The performance of the four major stars is impeccable, and they all do what they should do to the best, even better than expected.
Silver Fox's strategy is not to be arrogant and want to defeat the Bulls early and set the victory. The strategic goal is very high, but the psychological expectations are lowered. In this way, as a coach, he can think more calmly and there will be no psychological gap.
The Lakers have no initiative now, but!
With this, the Bulls actually lost the initiative!
The Bulls failed to convert the comprehensive advantage into a score advantage when they were the most. After all, the Bulls' strength in the third quarter is due to a "change".
The Bulls made adjustments to their own style of play through the analysis of their opponent's performance in the first half, and then played an explosive quarter. Jordan's attack was the strongest in the third quarter, not just scoring, but more like him in the early years of his career, using his stronger threats, perhaps better tandem offensive ability than Pippen, and forcibly raising the Bulls' strength limit with his own strength.
At this time, the advantage was not shown. In the final quarter, it actually means there is no advantage!
Ordinary playoff teams are fine, like the Bullets, or even the Pistons, even if they hold on to the third quarter, they may find it difficult to catch the turnaround point in the fourth quarter.
But the Lakers are obviously not a team of that level.
Eddie Jones and Divac were smashed for Zhang Hao; Van Exel, Anthony Pierre, and draft picks were exchanged for Barkley; Cebaros was exchanged for Doug Christie; Campbell was exchanged for Kenny Anderson... I picked up O'Neal for free.
These cores, which exceeded expectations, allowed the Lakers to quickly gain the strength to compete for the championship. Tonight, Silver Foxes maximized the flaws of their current role player structure and rapid progressive core members through lineup adjustments and tactical adjustments.
Such a team cannot make effective adjustments in the last quarter.
At present, Zen Master, Jordan, Pippen, Steve Cole and others have no good way to achieve an advantage in one fell swoop.
I can only fight!
The playoffs in 1995 were not counted. Tonight's game was the most exciting playoff game that Jordan felt since he crossed the Pistons. He didn't lose in other series, but most of the time, they did not perform at their best, or their opponents exploded too fiercely. In this game tonight, the Lakers relied on changes in skills and tactics. The performance of key players was so good, and their Bulls' performance was also above his satisfaction line.
Such a game is Jordan’s favorite game!
He longs for honor, but with four championships in hand, he does not lack honor. When competing for the highest honor, such a game is what he wants!
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If the Bulls fans in the first three consecutive championships are like nouveau riche, they always like to step on fans of other teams.
After completing a dynasty, Jordan "Am Mu Kangmin" won another championship, at least the current Bulls fans are no longer quarreling against the sky and earth like nouveau riche. They also saw the Lakers' wonderful performance tonight. Although the Bulls seem to have no advantage, the game is exciting. At the beginning of the fourth quarter, when the players of the two teams came on the court, the fans on the scene first gave the players on the court.
When the Lakers started attacking, the booed again, and the applause was just applause to the players of the two teams who played a wonderful game.
The Lakers sent a combination of Kenny Anderson, Byron Scott, George Lynch, Zhang Hao and O'Neal.
The Bulls sent Elvin Robertson, Jordan, Pippen, Kukocchi and Longley.
At this time, the two teams were playing on the spot and changed.
Kenny Anderson advanced to the frontcourt, and Longley wanted to go around, but Kenny Anderson made a quick pass, passing by Pippen with accurate and fast straight pass. O'Neal received the ball from the left side of the three-second zone. Pippen quickly chased the ball, Zhang Hao cut in the middle, and received O'Neal's pass in one step outside the collision zone, and made a quick throw shot!
With steady field control ability, bold judgment and excellent command ability, teammates believe that Kenny Anderson and Kenny Anderson also made good feedback, and he instigated a fast attack from the scene.
71-70, the Lakers overtook the score in the fourth quarter!
Immediately afterwards, the Bulls' Kukoc missed a three-pointer, but when he turned around, the Lakers were unable to pull the score apart. Jordan's contraction interfered with O'Neal's turn and stuck Longley's throw. Elvin Robertson was very agile to protect the defensive rebound before Zhang Hao rushed into the position.
Every goal must be fought for, every player does his best. At this moment, both teams are trying to seize every opportunity they should seize on both offense and defense.
The key quarter still depends on key players. In the fourth quarter, after Barkley replaced O'Neal on the court, he thought that the Bulls might be able to take advantage of O'Neal's rest, but as soon as Barkley came up, he took advantage of Zhang Hao's catch and attracted the ball and cut in and Zhang Hao passed the ball and smashed the ball into the basket.
Turning back, the Bulls missed, the Lakers made a rare counterattack, Barkley and Zhang Hao entered the inside, Barkley received the ball and passed it back to Kenny Anderson to make a three-pointer.
Barkley came up with a dunk and an assist, helping the Lakers go from falling behind by 2 points to leading by 2 points!
When the Bulls attacked, Jordan was also very powerful. Under heavy pressure, he broke into the inside with the ball and made a single move. He faced Zhang Hao's baseline and made a quick fix-up defense and George Lynch's defense, and turned around at a close distance of more than 45 degrees to hit a back jump shot, chasing the score to 82, causing George Lynch to foul!
However, the situation on the court suddenly changed, and Jordan's free throw was dead!
Zhang Hao jumped out directly when the ball hit the basket. Although Rodman was replaced at the same time when Barkley was replaced, Zhang Hao still chose to believe Barkley.
Trust was rewarded. Barkley grabbed the defensive rebound and advanced himself. He passed it to Kenny Anderson while moving. Kenny Anderson received the ball outside the three-point line and kept hanging towards the frontcourt with his hands!
At this time, Jordan, who was chasing Zhang Hao, was about to explode!
The highest player in the game is currently fighting back faster and faster! After passing the middle circle, Jordan can no longer catch up with Zhang Hao!
At the end of the third quarter, Zhang Hao sucked his jersey. The time stop was just about to restore his physical strength before the start of the second half. Now, the full power trigger of "single riding" is still at a speed of more than 95 ratings!
Kenny Anderson's pass is really stable. He has been playing for a year. I don't know how many times he has trained in private, and he has cooperated countless times on the court. Kenny Anderson's passing accuracy alone is no longer inferior to the Magicians!
When Zhang Hao rushed into the free throw line and was about to take off with one step, the ball fell down. After receiving the ball, he took it out and jumped, and smashed the ball into the basket with both hands!
Chapter completed!