Bishop of the Devil

The ball was transferred and it was the Bulls' turn to attack.

Just as Richard predicted, Kukoc pulled out to the three-point line, leaving only Rodman inside to protect the rebounds and help block positions.

Pippen held the ball and rushed inside, followed closely by Rasheed. As soon as he reached the free throw line, Pippen had already passed the ball to Jordan.

The Bulls players spread out, giving Jordan a chance to beat Kobe Bryant in singles...

Kobe's eyes were solemn. He knew very well that in the next round of the series, he would face Jordan's singles countless times!

If I can limit Jordan, the Trail Blazers may win the championship. Even if my statistics are worse, I'm afraid I can get the final FMVP!

But if you can't restrict Jordan and are beaten by Jordan, then you will be the sinner!

…

Jordan turned around and started to hit Kobe with his back. After pushing Kobe to reach a comfortable shooting point, he turned over and shot.

Even if Kobe was ready to block Jordan's back, it still didn't help.

"Whoa!" Jordan scored easily in this fadeaway mid-range shot.

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As the game continues, the Trail Blazers are not as strong as they were in the previous three rounds of playoffs. Under Jordan's various singles against Kobe, the Bulls' scoring is also rising steadily.

What's even more frightening is that Jordan also has excellent passing ability. Once someone helps Kobe to defend, Jordan can immediately pass the ball to the hands of Kukoc or Cole, the two three-point masters.

In this situation, no one can help Kobe, because once someone helps Kobe defend Jordan, the Bulls will inevitably have players open, and their precise three-point shooting will cause greater damage. force!

Richard sighed heavily, this bull was simply unsolvable.

Really no solution...

People say that the Bulls with Jordan and the Bulls without Jordan are two different things.

In Richard's opinion, there is absolutely nothing wrong with this statement.

How to solve this problem for Jordan?

There is no way to defend Jordan alone. Even Glove Payton, the strongest backcourt defender in history, only limited Jordan's scoring average in the finals to 27.3 points...

This is the lowest-scoring finals among Jordan's six finals appearances, averaging 27.3 points per game, and the highest is as high as 41 points!

With Kobe's current defensive strength, it is definitely not difficult for Jordan to score 33-35 points on Kobe!

Of course, if the two double-team Jordan, Jordan's scoring will definitely shrink, but the Bulls' group of shooters will blossom, and they will make desperate three-pointers.

Therefore, there is absolutely no way to solve Jordan's problem.

If you guard him alone, he will play alone. If you double-team him, the Bulls shooters will bloom, leaving a completely unsolvable situation.

On the other hand, the Trail Blazers do not have a player as unsolvable as Jordan...

Kobe's current offensive strength is indeed good, but it is not so good that Jordan cannot defend alone and needs double-teaming by Bulls players.

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This situation made Richard quite uncomfortable. Even if he thought hard, he could not think of a way to crack the unsolvable Jordan.

If the Bulls don't have Jordan, Richard can say a hundred harsh words, and the Blazers can beat the Bulls into shit...

The God of Basketball is the God of Basketball after all!

…

Jordan's lack of answers is only one aspect. What's even more serious is that the Blazers have always maintained an advantage in rebounding, but they are no longer that advantageous tonight.

The basket is completely a rebounding confrontation between Rodman and Big Ben. Right now, Big Ben is not Rodman's opponent in terms of rebounding.

It won't completely blow Rodman away, but he will definitely be at a disadvantage...

Even if Rodman grabs two more offensive rebounds than Ben, it still gives the Bulls two more offensive opportunities!

The lineup arranged by Jackson Jackson completely eliminated the Trail Blazers' advantage and amplified the Bulls' advantage.

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Because the Blazers are strong enough, it will not be easy for the Bulls to completely defeat the Blazers in a short period of time.

But as the game continued, the score difference between the two sides became wider and wider.

After the first quarter, the score difference between the two sides was five points. By the end of the first half, the score difference between the two sides had reached 9 points!

Richard used countless lineups, such as taking out Sasha and Robinson and replacing them with Bowen and O'Brien.

Of course, O'Brien is going to chase Kukoc, while Bowen is responsible for guarding Jordan...

But the effect was unsatisfactory. Bowen still couldn't guard Jordan. Even because of Robinson's end, the Blazers lost a main attack point and the score tended to be stretched.

When Wu Sheng Jackson was replaced to defend Jordan, the effect was even worse. He got two fouls in five minutes of game time.

The big man Robinson was used to prevent Jordan from falling back, and Jordan started a crazy breakthrough mode...

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Irritated!

Richard is quite irritable now...

This kind of uncontrolled game made Richard feel unspeakably uncomfortable.

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"Beep!" The referee blew the whistle to end the game.

The Bulls beat the home team Trail Blazers by 14 points with a score of 110:96 on the road!

This point difference is undoubtedly a disastrous defeat for the Trail Blazers...

Their home court, despite being in a favorable location, actually lost by 14 points!

The post-game press conference was held first by the Bulls.

They praised the Blazers' performance quite politely and hailed the Blazers as the most competitive team in the league in the future.

The general meaning is similar to what Deng Dadai said to James, "The future is yours..."

After Richard learned about Bull's "praise", he could only smile bitterly.

He doesn’t want future competitiveness, what he wants is now…

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The night after the game, Richard couldn't sleep for a long time.

This was his first finals game since entering the NBA, and it ended in a disastrous defeat. How could he sleep under such circumstances.

He closed his eyes and analyzed the situation of today's game.

There is naturally a reason for losing, and Richard also found the biggest reason...

That's why Jordan is too clueless!

In addition to this reason, Richard felt that the loss was partly due to himself.

That is because he has followed Zen Master Jackson's way, or in other words, he has been led by the nose by Zen Master Jackson.

Judging from the Zen Master's arrangement, he analyzed the Trail Blazers very thoroughly. The purpose of every move was to eliminate the Trail Blazers' advantage!

Richard has been trying his best to crack Jackson Jackson's tactics...

As a result, after cracking and cracking, the Blazers failed to play the rhythm they should have.

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For almost the entire night, Richard had no sleep at all. He was eager for G2 of the finals to start.

This time, he decided to play at the Blazers' own pace.

Let him be strong if he is strong!