NBA: Back to 97, to be the Jagged Bishop

Chapter 119 Winning!Lore!

"Kong, you said we have so many draft picks."

"Can this draft pick a super center like O'Neal?"

"Of course Ben is good, but he is a blue collar after all."

Old Thomas thought of O'Neill, and his eyes were full of little stars.

In the eyes of players of their generation, O'Neal is definitely a super sweet potato, the kind that even dreams of.

The Raptors' Jr. and Big Zhi are both very strong, but both of them are at the [-]th position, and Ben and Camby are both blue-collar centers.

Thomas Sr. is looking forward to this draft, and Combe can work his magic and get a player like O'Neal.

"Hey, I'm the head coach, not the bastard in the wishing well."

"O'Neal? The NBA has only produced one in 50 years."

Kumbu said angrily, who doesn't want O'Neill, but there is only one O'Neill, there was no one before, and there will be no other O'Neill in the future.

……

After waiting for a full week, Combe finally waited for the Bulls and Pacers to decide the winner.

It’s bloody to say the least, the two sides played a tiebreaker, the plot was exactly the same as what Combe remembered, the three insiders of the Pacers teamed up to grab 4 offensive rebounds, not as many as Jordan alone.

The number of shots was less than [-] times. Even though the Pacers' shooting percentage was much higher than that of the Bulls, they still lost by five points in the end.

After the game, Jordan was frightened into a cold sweat. He probably never dreamed that the Pacers led by Larry Bird could push them to such an extent.

In the west, the Lakers eliminated the Supersonics 4:1, and the Jazz eliminated the Spurs 4:1.

The Sonics did not deserve to lose. The Lakers exploded. O'Neal shot more than [-]% of his free throws, and no one could stand it.

The Spurs lost more wrongly. They only lost 1 point to the Jazz in the first game, and 3 points to the Jazz in the second game. They lost two cities in a row and lost the Spurs' energy. The next thing is naturally The army was defeated like a mountain.

Since then, the final lists of the two divisions have been released, the East Raptors against the Bulls, and the West Jazz against the Lakers.

On May 5, the first game of the Eastern Conference Finals.

"Dear viewers and friends, welcome to the opening game of the NBA Eastern Conference Finals."

"Guide Xu, help us analyze the situation of this round of the series?"

Xu Jicheng cleared his throat, and began to chatter towards Su Qun beside him.

"This round of the Eastern Conference finals is regarded by many fans as a preview of the finals. The winner of the two has a high probability of winning this year's championship."

"Both teams have their strengths."

"The Bulls win because of their rich experience. They have countless playoff experience, and they have the most powerful striker and guard combination in history at the second and third positions."

"But they are not without disadvantages compared to the Raptors."

"They fought the Pacers in seven games. At this time, they were exhausted. The Raptors were waiting for work and ended the Eastern Conference semifinals early."

"Besides, the Raptors are all young guys, and their physical fitness has an advantage."

"It can be said that in this round of the series, the further the game is played, the better it is for the Raptors. If they can enter the tiebreaker, the Raptors have at least [-]% chance of winning."

Xu Jicheng talked eloquently, and what he said was not without reason.

Raptors home, Combe has led the Raptors will enter.

The Bulls will stand on the edge of the bench, and they all look tense at this time, as if they are facing a big enemy.

"Guys, it's time to rewrite history."

"Winning the Bulls, we are the creators of history. Even in another 20 or 30 years, when we mention our Raptors, all fans will give a thumbs up."

"We are the team that toppled the second dynasty of the Bulls."

"Use all your abilities tonight and give me a good start."

When Kumbu said this, he was so excited that he was trembling. He had worked hard for the whole season, and now is the time for acceptance.

Da Ben and the others also screamed excitedly.

Jordan is a god-like figure in today's basketball world, and his status in the league is unprecedented. If they can beat Jordan, it will definitely be a feat they can be proud of for a lifetime.

As the referee blew his whistle, the atmosphere on the scene immediately became dignified. Many people had a feeling in their hearts that the round of the Eastern Conference finals they saw might become a classic battle at the historical level.

Da Zhi is still starting with Da Ben.

In the jump ball session, Big Zhi easily beat Luke Longley.

Since Dazhi's physical fitness has improved, he has been responsible for the Raptors' jump ball. With a height of [-] feet [-] inch, plus the jumping ability that is not inferior to most outside players, he has never lost a jump ball so far.

In the last round against the Heat, the pick-and-roll tactics worked wonders.

In this game, Comb decided to play the pick-and-roll.

Big Zhi ran to the top of the front court and stood still, and Billups slowly held the ball and pushed towards Big Zhi.

Harper has been defending Billups closely, while Rodman is standing behind Big Zhi. His height is quite different from Big Zhi, which looks a bit funny.

After they were both in position, Billups passed the ball to Big Zhi, and then made a reverse run, throwing off Harper's close defense.

At this time, Da Zhi quickly passed the ball to Billups who was running without the ball, and he turned around and rushed towards the free throw line.

Billups can choose to shoot a three-pointer at this time. If Harper's defense catches up again, he can choose to pass the ball to the air-cut Big Zhi.

If Big Zhi is entangled, he can do another pick-and-roll on the spot to create pick-and-roll space for McGrady or Wu Sheng, and Billups will change the pass target according to the situation.

This is the charm of the Raptors' pick-and-roll tactics, which are ever-changing and have no rules to follow.

When playing against the Jazz, it was this unsolvable style of play that caused the Jazz to suffer.

Kumbu thinks it should be easy to play against the bulls.

As a result, Da Zhi just ran two steps and directly bumped into Rodman.

Rodman fell back and slid on the floor at least two meters away.

The referee's whistle blew in a timely manner, and Da Zhi was called for an off-ball foul.

Although the Bulls didn't get a free throw opportunity, it still made Kumbu's face change drastically.

He remembered, and remembered why the Jazz were always losers in front of the Bulls. Their proud pick-and-roll tactics have never helped them beat the Bulls.

The reason lies in Rodman!

Rodman has three unique skills and one unique rebounding ability. Everyone knows this. He is one of the players with the strongest rebounding ability in NBA history.

In fact, if you look at the rebound rate, you can even remove one of them. No player in history has a rebound rate comparable to Rodman.

Even Chamberlain and Russell in ancient times were no exception.

Two unique outfits, never the same hairstyle and hair color, dense tattoos, various piercings, and fashion trendsetter.

The nickname Hua Da Chong given by the Chinese suits him quite well.

Compared with the nickname of Flower Bug, Rodman has many nicknames in Laomei, such as Worm, Dangerous Dennis, Country, Godzilla, Destroyer and Pervert.

That's right, Rodman has a nickname called psycho, which literally translates to a pervert or a mentally ill person.

The third trick is the secret of the Bulls restraining the Jazz, flopping!
Rodman is a master of diving, which was even recognized by teammate Jordan.

There have been many film stars in later generations who are good at flopping, but when compared with Rodman, they are a bit ridiculous.

Rodman's flopping is full of technical content, just like the scene of being "bumped into the air" by Dazhi just now. Even if Dazhi's strength soared, that collision could not knock Rodman more than two meters away.

As long as there is physical contact, Rodman will fall to the ground, and then use his heels to kick himself out. Even if the referee knows that Rodman is diving, some whistles must be blown.

Are you kidding me? I've been knocked so far. If I don't blow the whistle, will the Bulls fans buy it?
There are two old enemies in the league, one is Barkley and Oakley. The grievances between the two have a long story, and it has to be traced back to the time when Oakley served as Jordan's bodyguard.

The other pair is Rodman and Malone, who claim to be either fighting or on their way to a fight.

The main reason why the hatred is so deep is that Rodman's flop made Malone anxious.

When playing a pick-and-roll, you have to seize the right timing. After the pick-and-roll, you have to immediately turn around like a big Zhi and rush to the inside. There is no time to observe the situation around you.

Once you go to observe, you will miss the opportunity.

Rodman is like an insidious hunter, always laying traps around Malone. Needless to say, even if Malone fouls only three times in a game, it is enough for Malone to be restrained on both offense and defense.

How could Malone's violent temper be used to Rodman, and Rodman never admitted that he would pinch when the two met.

Now that Dazhi has enjoyed Malone's treatment, he has become Rodman's prey.

In the Bulls' offensive round, Jordan made a mid-range shot against McGrady's defense.

It was the Raptors' offensive round again. This time, Big Zhi was very cautious and had been paying attention to Rodman's movements.

But after his energy was distracted, he failed to cooperate with Billups in the first time, which made the pick-and-roll fail to work.

Kumbu quickly called a timeout.

Only 1 minute into the game, the Bulls forced Combe to call a timeout.

"Give up tactics, don't think about any tactics."

"Pull it open."

"Ben, you and Dazhi will stick to the basket and protect our rebounds. When attacking, don't worry about Rodman, and try your best to block Luke Langley."

"Big Zhi, don't pull out on the offensive end, just play under the basket."

"You three outsiders, if you can do the pick-and-roll, do it, and if you can't, let Tracy pull it out."

"When defending, Chauncey tried to help Tracy double-team as much as possible and share his defensive pressure."

Kumbu quickly rearranged his tactics, and in summary there were no tactics.

The purpose of each team's tactics is either to make up for the shortcomings in the lineup, or to increase the strengths of the lineup.

The Bulls' triangle offense is a strong point of growth, as is the pick-and-roll tactics. Like Adelman's Princeton system, it is to make up for the shortcomings in the lineup.

The Raptors are a very special team. There are no absolute strengths or weaknesses on the court. All five positions are strong, but no one is as strong as Jordan.

That being the case, what tactics are needed.

The Zen master smiled and looked at the Raptors' bench. It was undoubtedly a good sign that the Raptors could be put into a timeout in less than 1 minute of the opening.

When the Raptors started playing pick-and-rolls before, even if the outside world praised the Raptors for how powerful their pick-and-rolls were, Zen Master didn't care.

Because he knows very well that the pick-and-roll will not work on their Bulls.

Seeing that Kung Bu, who has been going smoothly all the time, is deflated, Zen Master is in a great mood.

The short timeout ends and the game restarts.

The Raptors fans at the scene were very nervous. After all, a timeout was called at the beginning of the game, but after a few minutes of playing, they completely relaxed.

The situation on the field is clearly dominated by the Raptors.

The outside line has no advantage, even a slight disadvantage, but the inside line has a great advantage.

Rodman's defense is very strong, but he has the same problem as Big Ben, that is, he can't defend super high players.

What's worse, he doesn't have the strength of Big Ben.

Big Ben alone against a player like Dazhi, he can find a way to squeeze Dazhi out of the penalty area and prevent him from getting a chance to shoot at the basket.

It is a monster like O'Neill, and Big Ben has nothing to do.

And Rodman doesn't have the strength of Daben, he really has nothing to do with Dazhi.

Luke Langley is a threat to Big Zhi's attack, but Big Ben has been strictly guarding him, always standing in front of him, preventing him from directly confronting Big Zhi.

In this way, Dazhi is almost in a state of getting anything and everything under the basket, and he can play as he wants.

Even if the outside line is at a disadvantage, the Raptors still maintain the lead in the score.

Kumbu and Old Thomas, who was watching the game from the sidelines, looked overjoyed. Da Ben and Da Zhi were a perfect match inside. It would be a pity that they didn't get a certificate.

The inside advantage is huge, and if the Bulls don't show restraint, they will never be able to turn around.

In this way, after 7 minutes of the first quarter of the game, the Raptors had a score of 18:13, a little over half a quarter, and had already led by five points.

Zen Master immediately called a timeout, Luke Langley was replaced, and replaced by white center Bill Wennington on the bench.

The moment Wennington came on the court, Combe knew something was wrong, and the Zen master still couldn't resist the temptation.

Wennington, who had just debuted, sent Big Ben to the free throw line immediately after Big Zhi received an outside pass from Billups.

Obviously the Bulls are going to start using the shark-slashing tactics against Big Ben.

If you can't limit Dazhi, then cut the big money, anyway, you can't let Dazhi score easily under the basket.

Kong Bu always thought that the Zen master disdained to use shark-slashing tactics, how could he use such unworthy tactics with his status and status.

It can't even be called a tactic, it can only be regarded as a trick.

But under the huge temptation of the championship, even Zen master can't care so much.

What is the difference between a fool and a fool if he leaves the natural shortcoming of Daben and does not address it.

"Shh!"

"Shh!"

There were two consecutive shots of a basketball hitting the net, and Daben actually made two free throws.

He himself stared at his hands in disbelief, wondering if these hands were his own.

It's a pity that in one of his offensive rounds, he directly missed two free throws and successfully brought his free throw percentage back to [-]%.

Then he made two free throws and missed two free throws.

Big Ben became more and more chaotic, and the more chaotic the more inaccurate, Kong Bu hurriedly made a substitution.

"Jermaine, when you play, you still sit in the penalty area."

"Big Zhi, you can pull out to the outside to shoot now. If Rodman follows, you can shoot directly. He will interfere with your shooting very little."

"If the opposing center comes out to defend you, you and Chauncey continue to play pick-and-rolls."

Kumbu quickly arranged tactics again, even if the first quarter was over soon, he didn't want to waste the last bit of time.

Big Ben, McGrady and Wu Sheng were replaced, and Xiao Ao, Mashburn and Bowen were brought up.

It was impossible for the Bulls to allow Jordan to play for 48 minutes. Taking advantage of this timeout, they also made substitutions.

Just a few minutes after Big Ben was slashed, the scores of the two sides had already been tied, but in the last minute, the Raptors rose again, relying on the advantage of the lineup, and brought the point difference back to five points.

Zen master's face is dignified. The Raptors' lineup is too deep. Even with substitutions, the strength of the lineup on the court has not changed much.

Unlike the Bulls, as long as Jordan Pippen is not on the court, the intensity will drop sharply immediately.

What he can do now is to let Jordan Pippen play as much as possible. He has no choice but to fight for the championship.

After playing for 2 minutes in the second quarter, Zen Master made a substitution, Jordan Pippen brought up, and Luke Langley, Kukoc and Cole were replaced on the field.

Kumbu replaced Big Zhi and Billups to rest, and McGrady and Camby stepped up.

A few minutes later, the Raptors gradually showed a slight disadvantage, and the point difference has been overtaken by the Bulls.

Kong Bu had no choice but to take Big Ben up again and replace Jermaine Ao. Within 2 minutes, the Zen master immediately replaced a water dispenser player and continued to use shark-slashing tactics against Big Ben.

The contest between the coaches of the two sides has intensified.

You have Zhang Liangji, I have wall ladders, and they are all trying to reverse the disadvantages on the field.

Under the intense gaze of everyone, the game came to the last 2 minutes.

Finally, Kumbu can boldly put Ben on the court. In the last 2 minutes, if he still dares to use the Shark on him, the Raptors will get two free throws and one throw, which is no different from suicide.

"They are only four points ahead and we still have a lot of hope."

"Steady, don't mess up!"

Kumbu sent a Xeon inside partner with big Ben and big Zhi, which is the key to victory.

As soon as he played, Big Zhi made a contribution and completed a dunk on Rodman's head, bringing the point difference back to only two points.

The difference of two points may be wiped out at any time.

It's a pity that Jordan turned his head and returned a goal and scored from a mid-range shot. He has played 42 minutes tonight. As a 35-year-old veteran, he has played 42 minutes and can maintain this state. It is really shocking.

Kumbu didn't have time to shock Jordan's astonishing physical ability now, he hurriedly yelled at the court, and hurriedly speeded up the pace, so as not to let the Bulls consume time.

In the frontcourt, Billups still chose to lob the ball to Big Zhi.

Da Zhi made a floater and scored two more points, and the point difference returned to only two points.

What broke Kongbu's heart was that Jordan showed his power again, with the help of Pippen's pick-and-roll, he scored again with a fadeaway mid-range shot.

The field seems to have become a contest between Big Zhi and Jordan.

Everyone held their breath, and there was less than 1 minute left in the game.

It was the Raptors' round again, and this time it was Big Zhi's shot. The first shot failed to score, but Big Ben grabbed the offensive rebound and passed it back to Big Zhi immediately, making it a second offense.

Big Zhi has scored six points in a row.

In the Bulls' round, this time Jordan did not incarnate God again. His mid-range shot was missed, but the rebound was protected by Rodman.

The game time has been less than 24 seconds.

The point difference is two points behind, and the ball is still in the hands of the Bulls. The situation is quite unfavorable for the Raptors.

The Bulls only need to let Jordan hold the ball in the next round, and it is enough to consume the 24 seconds.

Big Zhi's super golf quotient is reflected at this time.

The moment Rodman grabbed the rebound, he hugged Rodman directly, the referee's whistle sounded, and Rodman was sent to the free throw line.

Rodman had the ball in his hands, and this foul was not considered a foul on someone without the ball.

Konbu's body began to tremble, and the first battle of the Eastern Conference Finals was fought so intensely.

Even if there were only 20 seconds left, there was still no winner.

The Raptors fans at the scene all boiled up, making noise that could lift the ceiling to interfere with Rodman's free throws.

"boom!"

"boom!"

Missed two consecutive free throws.

Rodman's free throws are better than Big Ben's, but they are not much better. The old Nelson used a shark-slashing tactic against the Bulls, and the goal was Rodman.

With only two points left, the Raptors have the ball.

The Zen master immediately called a timeout and began to deploy defensive tactics.

Because of the tragic experience of being scored 1 points in one minute by McGrady, defending McGrady has become the top priority of the Bulls.

Zen Master guessed that the last attack of the Raptors will be performed by Tracy McGrady.

Of course, Big Zhi on the inside must not relax his vigilance. The point difference is only two points away.

Needless to say, Kong Bu really had such a plan.

"Tracey, you're desperately running without the ball, drawing the opponent's defensive attention."

"Chauncey, it's time to test your passing. Let Big Zhi handle the last attack."

After Kong Bu finished arranging tactics, he could only resign himself to fate.

The timeout ends and the final offensive round begins.

McGrady enjoys Jordan's close defense, and Pippen has been watching from the side. As long as McGrady catches the ball, he will double-team him immediately.

Da Zhi stood outside the bounds to serve the ball, delivered the ball accurately to the Flounder, and then quickly rushed towards the basket by himself.

"Push inside!"

At this time, the Zen master didn't care about his gentlemanly demeanor anymore, so he roared loudly.

Luke Langley went crazy, and walked directly in front of Da Zhi, and Rodman squeezed Da Ben tightly, without moving an inch.

The two of them used the front defense against Da Zhi, and did not catch the ball for Da Zhi.

Billups slowly took control of the ball, anxious in his heart. Kumbu's instruction was to lob the ball to Big Zhi, and now it is impossible to lob it.

If you make a hard pass, you may make a mistake, and you will become a sinner at that time.

The clock was ticking, and there were less than ten seconds left before the end of the game. Kumbu was not a gentleman at all, so he yelled directly at the court.

"cast!"

The roar was for the flounder.

Flounder heard the roar, and his heart sank, facing Harper's defense, he directly shot a three-pointer.

The basketball crossed a wonderful parabola in the air and crashed into the net.

"Pretty!"

Kumbu jumped up excitedly, and the three-pointer in five seconds on the spot was a quasi-lore!

There was no timeout in the hands of the Bulls, and they couldn't organize a decent offense in the last five seconds.

Jordan finally received the pass near the midfield line, staggered and shot a super long-range three-pointer from the midfielder, but of course he missed.

"Won!"

"we won!"

Kumbu rushed onto the court, kissed and hugged the players, words cannot describe the excitement in his heart.

On the stage of the Eastern Conference Finals, the Raptors led by him were victorious!

Billups was lifted up by the crowd, he is the absolute hero of tonight's victory over the Bulls.

Because the pick-and-roll tactics were restricted, his performance tonight was far less impressive than in the semifinals. Before he shot the lore three-pointer, he only scored 11 points.

Even after the game, he only has 14 points, he is still an absolute hero!

(End of this chapter)