NBA Dynasty Sniper

Chapter 164: Rodman meritorious

With the acquiescence of the coach, Zhao Dong strengthened his cooperation with Ewing, mainly through Ewing's pick-and-roll.

Ewing is the one with the strongest mid-range shooting ability among the four super centers. He still has a lot of threats when he pulls the ball from the low post.

And Zhao Dong could take this opportunity to avoid being double-teamed and take the opportunity to hit the bulls' paint area, causing a lot of damage.

The Bulls did not come up with a solution for a while, and the ultimate double-teaming tactic failed.

In the half, Zhao Dong had a total of 22 minutes, 7 of 10 shots, 10 of 11 free throws, 24 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals, 3 blocks, 2 turnovers, and 2 fouls.

Ewing made 5 of 10 shots in the half and made 2 of 4 free throws, scoring 12 points.

Jordan made 10 of 18 shots at halftime, 1 of 3 three-pointers, 6 of 7 free throws, 27 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals, 1 blocks, 3 turnovers, and 3 fouls.

The players returned to the locker room. On the TNT live broadcast, Bill Walton analyzed: "At the end of the second quarter, Feilong and Ewing played well together.

First, the flying dragon attracted double-teams on the three-point line, and then Ewing pulled out from the low to catch the ball to attract the double-teams, and at the same time brought Kukoc out to create a chance for the flying dragon to enter the paint.

This is the advantage of the Knicks lineup. Both the low post and the outside have superstars who can attract double teams, but the Bulls do not.

With the cooperation between the two super giants, the Bulls’ Jordan Law lost the defensive goal. They can’t double-team the flying dragon without the ball, nor can they double-team Ewing without the ball. When the ball is passed between the two super giants, The Bulls' defense is at a loss. "

Matt went on to say: "Ewing and Wyvern are both super giants that can pass the ball. Then if the Bulls can't cut the connection between them, then the Bulls are in danger."

In the home team's locker room, Phil Jackson said solemnly: "Everyone is listening, we can't allow the ball to pass freely between Flying Dragon and Ewing, we must control their passing..."

In the visiting team locker room, the atmosphere was pretty good. Van Gundy said with a smile on his face: "We played very well, and the tactics were very good..."

Zhao Dong curled his lips secretly, and the blind cat ran into the dead mouse. If Phil Jackson came up with any tricks, he would catch the blind again.

After Van Gundy finished speaking, he stood up and waited for the sight of his teammates and said: "I don't know what changes will happen to the Bulls' tactics, but there must be, so we have to be prepared to adapt. Phil Jackson is Coach Dynasty, he is not easy to deal with."

"Flying dragon, what do you think?" Van Gundy asked "humbly".

"No, but when the Bulls doubles me and Patrick, there is something other people can do." Zhao Dong said.

Nodded, Van Gundy said, "Let's cut off the position and screen for pick-and-rolls. This is what other off-ball players should do..."

Outside the scene, Magic Johnson accepted an interview from the media. Facing the media, he said: "I'm surprised that the Knicks have played a good corresponding tactic. If they can keep it up, their chances will be even greater."

After a while, the Knicks attacked at the beginning of the third quarter.

Zhao Dong attracted double teams and called Ewing's pick-and-roll.

This time, Kukoc took a defensive approach and prevented Ewing from catching the ball.

Zhao Dong, who was about to pass, failed to pass the ball for the first time. At this time, Harper's double-teamed upper body, and he fell into a double-team double-team on the three-point line.

Pippen cut off the pass between Zhao Dong and Ewing for the first time.

Then, Kukoc saw that Zhao Dong had no chance to pass the ball to Ewing, and immediately jumped up and implemented a three-person double-team.

Facing the formed three-person double team, Zhao Dong could only raise his hands to avoid being snatched.

At this time, Jordan on the weak side and Rodman on the low side had already rushed over.

At this time, Zhao Dong could only drop the ball and gave it to Ewing.

The lob, the ball was in the air for too long, when Ewing received the ball, Rodman and Jordan had already pounced on his side.

Zhao Dong cut the paint zone in time and space, but Pippen, Harper, and Kukoc did not care about him, and directly implemented an extreme defense against Ewing, with five double teams.

"Steal the ball! Pippen steals the ball, Jordan is going down..." the on-site commentator yelled excitedly.

"Huh!"

Jordan went down quickly, no one could stop him, and made a layup.

"Suffocating defense!" Bill Walton exclaimed.

Zhao Dong looked at the head coach, but received no instructions.

46 draws and the game continues.

"Hey, did Feilong play off the ball? This can indeed avoid being trapped by the limit, but he is far less threatening than having the ball when he plays off the ball. Is it cost-effective?"

Bill Walton immediately analyzed.

"It can be on par with Jordan. Jordan often plays without the ball. Pippen is responsible for the organization." Matt laughed.

Zhao Dong did not ask for the ball the first time, but ran around, pulling on the Bulls' defense.

Pippen was younger than him and couldn't keep up with him. He used the crowded paint area to throw Pippen off, pulled back to the left wing, and asked Charlie Ward for the ball.

Pippen didn't keep up with the ball, and the Bulls wanted to double-team him again. It was too late.

Harper and Jordan both rushed over. Zhao Dong didn't even look at it. He shot a mid-range jumper and hit an open goal.

"Pretty! Use better mobility to get rid of defender Pippen. At this time, the Bulls are restricted by the rules and can't double-team him, but when he receives the ball, it is too late to double-team." Bill Walton admired.

"This is the same as Jordan's style of play. It requires good running ability. But for this shot, I think the flying dragon's mobility is very good, but the running skills are average. This is not just the ability to move. . As long as the Bulls react, they can quickly make a response." Matt laughed.

"Change defenses in time." Bill Walton said casually.

Matt smiled and nodded, without speaking.

Sure enough, the next time Zhao Dong moved without the ball, the Bulls immediately changed defense and Jordan followed him.

His running skills are only level 75, which is not enough to get rid of the more mobile Jordan by running.

When he received the ball, Jordan and Harper double-teamed him.

He came with a step-back jumper, Harper almost fell on him, affecting his balance, the ball missed, and the rebound was caught by Rodman.

Jordan caught the ball quickly, Zhao Dong caught up, and when the Bulls were at the top of the arc, he was only one step behind.

"This guy is so fast!"

Jordan was shocked. When he rushed to the basket, he didn't dare to layup or dunk. Instead, he stopped abruptly and turned around to wait for Zhao Dong to lay up again after he rushed out of the bottom line.

Zhao Dong knew that his impact was too great and he had already slowed down when he rushed to the basket. At this time, he made an emergency stop and stopped at the basket.

At this time, Jordan turned to the basket, he quickly stepped up and took the ball directly with a slap.

"Oh, grab the cap?"

The on-site commentator held his head and shouted in surprise.

At this time, the Knicks made a quick counterattack, and the players on both sides turned and ran. The scene was a bit chaotic.

After Zhao Dong passed the ball, he immediately started and quickly dropped. When he passed the center line, the ball was in the hands of Alan Houston on the right wing. With a move, the latter passed the ball over.

Zhao Dong catches the ball and slams to the top of the arc.

Harper and Pippen immediately double-teamed, but at this time Zhao Dong's ball passed in again to Ewing, who had just reached the low post.

When Ewing received the ball, Rodman and Kukoc rushed over. At this moment, he saw that Zhao Dong had crossed the free throw line and immediately passed back.

When Jordan on the right saw him, he immediately rushed into the paint area.

Zhao Dong received the ball and flew up to meet Rodman and Jordan who returned to the basket after a step.

"boom!"

Rodman and Jordan were knocked into the air at the same time in the violent blast of the basket, and fell to the floor with two bangs, and then continued to slip.

"Beep!"

The whistle sounded.

"Yeah!"

When the Bulls fans were silent, the away fans burst into shouts.

The referee ran over to signal that Rodman's beater fouled and Zhao Dongga made a free throw.

"Ah!"

Holding a pair of fists and looking at Rodman and Jordan struggling on the floor, Zhao Dong also yelled in excitement.

"Zhao Dong played an excellent offensive and defensive performance, blocked Jordan in one round, and then hit a two-plus-one fast break. Rodman has already committed three offenses, and Jordan is currently also a third offender." Zhang Yangyi was excited. Shouted.

"boom!"

Zhao Dong was too excited and missed an additional penalty, but Oakley caught the rebound and passed it to him.

"Huh!"

High open jumper, the ball swipes down the basket.

"Pretty, the Knicks have the advantage on rebounds, and they played excellent offense and defense. The Bulls have suffered several times. Now their momentum is a bit weak. Phil Jackson called a timeout." Bill Walton exclaimed.

The timeout was over, the Bulls attacked and Jordan scored a goal.

52:50, the Knicks led by two points.

Seeing that Zhao Dong could not open the score, he felt that his style of play had to be changed a bit, adding more changes, making the opponent's defense more difficult.

He thought of Chris Webber's high post play in the future and thought he could give it a try.

Coming to the frontcourt, he did not ask for the ball first, nor did he go to the wing, but went through the top of the arc and came to the high post.

This position is very critical. He can shoot, pass, rush in directly, very close to the basket, and dunk in two moves.

"Give me the ball."

When there is no ball, only Pippen can defend him, and other Bulls players can only approach him, shrink the defense, and can't really double-team him in advance, and can't get on him.

Charlie Ward stepped back and passed the ball in.

When he passed the ball, Jordan and others immediately pounced on Zhao Dong.

They are well aware of the dangers of Zhao Dong after taking the ball in the high position, except for Kukoc who defended Ewing, everyone else pounced on Zhao Dong.

But Zhao Dong just took the ball, and before the double-team was really upper body, he single-handed the ball to Ewing in the low left wing.

This time, all the defenders looked at Ewing.

"Nothing!"

At a glance, they saw that Ewing did not receive the ball, and they knew they had been fooled.

At this time, Zhao Dong passed the ball again and passed to the right-wing low post.

Alan Houston made an empty cut to the basket, received the ball and layup, hitting a goal.

"Pretty, Zhao Dong tricked the Bulls with fake moves. His fake moves are very realistic, because his hands are big and his passing moves are very realistic. Ewing was all fooled, thinking that he was really passing the ball, and he stretched out his hand. Go pick it up."

Zhang Liangyi exclaimed excitedly.

54:50, the Knicks lead by 4 points.

Zhao Dong made his own claim and constantly changed his style of play. Van Gundy, who lacks ingenuity and is shorter than offense, is not good to say anything, as long as the effect is good.

With the Bulls offensive, Zhao Dong simply made another change, and switched defenses with Alan Houston to confront Jordan.

"Charlie, double-team faster. Others change their defenses quickly." He yelled at the others.

"Yes."

The team is leading and everyone is full of energy. The influence of the Bulls' home court on them is getting smaller and smaller.

"Jordan, it looks like you are about to lose again, your teammates are too weak!"

On the right-wing three-point line, Zhao Dong singled out Jordan, spraying trash talk to interfere with Jordan.

"How many points do you need me to score on your head before you can close your stinky mouth?" Jordan spouted.

"80+?" Zhao Dong said.

Jordan twitched his face, wishing to smash it.

Xiete, do you cut 80+ in the Eastern Conference Finals?

At this time the ball came, Jordan turned sideways to receive the ball, suddenly turned left and broke through.

Zhao Dong was swayed back, and Jordan actually turned around to make a jumper, not a turn around to make a breakthrough.

"Huh!"

The water splashed, a sword pierced the heart.

"Your defense is weak!" After a three-pointer succeeded, Jordan continued to use trash to attack Zhao Dong.

"Go away!"

After replied, Zhao Dong slapped his mouth. The more critical the moment, the better Jordan could indeed fight.

He immediately kicked off and started fast break.

After the third quarter, 67:63, the Knicks led by 4 points.

Zhao Dong and Ewing played some tacit understanding, cooperated a lot, coupled with continuous defensive counterattacks, accelerated the rhythm of offensive and defensive transition, so that the Bulls' extreme defense did not achieve the goal of freezing Zhao Dong.

However, the Knicks can't really limit Jordan. When Zhao Dong faced Jordan, Pippen played his organizational role, and Jordan's off-ball play, Zhao Dong could not defend him well.

Both offense and defense can't really limit the opponent, so the score is still very tight.

"Jordan made 15 of 26 shots in three quarters, 1 of 3 three-pointers, 10 of 11 free throws, 41 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals, 2 blocks, 3 turnovers and 3 fouls. He once again scored 40+ points in the playoffs. "Bill Walton explained.

"Wailong scored fewer points, scored 6 points in a single quarter, but he is more versatile than Jordan. So far, he has made 9 of 15 shots, 14 of 12 free throws, 30 points, 10 rebounds, 7 assists, 3 steals, 4 blocks, 3 turnovers and 3 Foul, it is possible to play 5*5 or triple-double again." Matt continued.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, the two sides entered a real melee stage.

The Bulls will never be allowed to lose this game. In addition to being on the home court, the defensive action is very big, even if it is an outside defense, the action is also very big.

In the 9th minute, 79:77, the Knicks led by 2 points, when the Bulls called a timeout.

"The defense in the last quarter is already a hand-to-hand fight. The shooting percentage is too low and the score is low. However, the Bulls still take advantage of the home court, and the shooting rate is still higher. The last quarter has 38%, while the Knicks only have 31%."

On the TNT live broadcast, Bill Walton said.

Matt went on to say: "How could it be possible to lead the Knicks by two points if it weren't for the Knicks' rebounding advantage?"

Before the Bulls bench, Phil Jackson said to Rodman: "Dennis, you grabbed 10 rebounds. That's good, but I need you to do more."

"What do you want me to do?" Rodman asked.

"Use your defense to help the team. We have to beat them in the last two minutes. We can't lose this home court."

Phil Jackson looked very serious and serious.

"I tried it. Oakley didn't know how to do it. I didn't react much to my trash talk and little actions today." Rodman said.

Phil Jackson frowned.

His goal is Oakley, and he hopes Rodman will beat him down, so that the Knicks will have a lot less power to double-team Jordan. Oakley's defense is very strong, which limits Jordan a lot.

"Dennis, use some thought, you can, now is the time to use your eloquence." Jordan encouraged.

The timeout was over and the Bulls attacked.

Jordan ran a wide range.

At this time, Pippen cut inside, received the arc top pass, rushed into the paint, forcing the Knicks to shrink the defense.

At this time, Jordan dropped Zhao Dong and Pippen passed the ball. Just as he was about to take a shot, Oakley's defense arrived, slapped him down, and directly knocked him to the ground.

"Beep!"

The referee blew the whistle and Jordan made two free throws.

"Charles, how many times have you fouled?" Zhao Dong asked in the past.

"Four times." Oakley said.

"Be careful, don't get caught." Zhao Dong whispered.

"Relax." Oakley nodded.

Standing at the free throw line, Jordan shook his hand, he was hit a bit hard just now.

"Rookie, do you want a handful?" But he still chose to provoke Zhao Dong.

"I knew that you are a professional gambler, so you won't miss any chance to gamble." Zhao Dong said coldly.

"You?" Jordan was angry.

He hates someone saying that he is a gambler. Last time he retired, apart from his father being robbed and killed, he was chased by the media because of gambling.

But his anger can often be transformed into motivation.

Swish twice. With a sore wrist, he made two free throws and tied the score.

The Knicks attacked, and Zhao Dong just received the ball. A sudden change occurred on the court. Oakley slammed Rodman to the floor with a fist, and then the whistle rang.

"Shhh!"

A huge boo sounded, drowning all the voices of the United Center.

"Wipe!"

Zhao Dong cursed.

"Oh, the Knicks are in trouble, Oakley failed to control his emotions at the critical moment." Bill Walton was surprised.

"Rodman is going to serve him, his defense played a key role." Matt said.

On the CCTV live broadcast, Sun Zhenping sighed: "It's the last time, why can't I control it?"

Zhang Yangyi shook his head and sighed: "Rodman's defensive characteristics are like this. He is particularly good at irritating opponents. In the Bulls and Sonics finals, he irritated Yuren, and then Yuren acted on him and was sent off. , The Supersonic lost the Rain Man at the critical moment, and thus lost the game."

"Charles, what's the matter?" Zhao Dong ran over and asked.

"Xiete, this guy's mouth is so stinky, he involved my family, I couldn't help it. I'm sorry, Feilong, I'm really sorry."

Oakley was angry and honest.

At this moment Rodman got up from the floor, with a clear triumphant smile on his face.

The referee made a penalty ~www.novelmt.com~ a second-degree malicious foul, Oakley was sent off.

Van Gundy replaced Larry Johnson, another guy with a bad temper and good boxing. He is currently a member of the New York gang fight trio.

"Larry, control your emotions and don't get caught by the bug. If you really can't control it, just drag him down."

After Larry Johnson came up, Zhao Dong exhorted.

"Okay, I promise to let him go down with me, he won't be able to fight the next game." Larry Johnson hurriedly said.

Second-level malicious foul, two free throws and one throw, Jordan made two free throws, 79:81, the Bulls led, the Bulls attacked.

"The Knicks have lost too much this time, and Oakley doesn't know if they will be suspended." Bill Walton said.

"If the Knicks lose, they may not be suspended. If the Bulls lose, they will definitely be suspended." Matt laughed.

After speaking, the two laughed.

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