So I am the god of basketball?

Before the start of the Western Conference Finals, the Eastern Conference Finals started first.

The process of this game lived up to the expectations of the outside world.

The game was intense from the start.

After the Pacers' adjustments at the end of the season and the adjustments after hard work, the offensive tactics are now very simple, which is to hand the ball to Olajuwon for ball distribution.

But because the overall tactical quality and ability of the Pacers are much higher than that of the Rockets' old guys. So Olajuwon's efficiency has increased significantly now.

Take assists per game as an example.

In the first round of the series, Olajuwon averaged 3.4 assists per game.

In the Eastern Conference semifinals against the Heat, he averaged 4.4 assists per game.

The increase is quite obvious.

When it came to the game against the Bulls, the rest of the Pacers cooperated more skillfully with Olajuwon.

The Bulls, known for their defense this season, allowed the Pacers to score consecutive points in the opening game.

Of course, this is not the result of Olajuwon alone.

And Reggie Miller!

His touch was really hot in this game.

As soon as he came up, he hit a three-pointer.

What Olajuwon likes most is this "one star, four shots" style of play where the whole team can help him open up space.

With space, he showed no mercy when facing Lang Li. The latter looked extremely clumsy against the backdrop of his footsteps.

At the end of the first quarter, the Pacers even led by 3 points on the road.

However, just when ABC's commentary thought that the Pacers' "dark horse journey" would continue, the Bulls also showed their strength to have the first record in the league. The "five small lineups" began to exert force.

In fact, in the second half of the first quarter, the Bulls had already pulled out the "five small lineups".

But Rodman's defense against Olajuwon was average, and the Pacers' results were not affected at all. Upon seeing this, Phil Jackson adjusted his defense against Olajuwon in the second quarter.

The "five small lineups" were quickly double-teamed and the characteristics of quick defense changes were brought into play.

Except for the defender who always maintains that the defender in front of Reggie Miller is Jordan or Pippen, as long as the other people are closest to Olajuwon, they will immediately step forward to double-team when they see "Big Dream" getting the ball.

The effect of this defense was not obvious at first.

But as the shooting status of the rest of the Pacers began to fluctuate, the effect slowly became apparent.

The Bulls once held the Pacers scoreless for 3 minutes.

The good news is that during this period, the Pacers' defensive quality was also very high, and the Bulls only scored 1 point.

At the end of halftime, the Pacers still led by 2 points.

The Pacers' defensive foundation is provided by Larry Brown. This veteran has a lot of coaching problems, but one thing he must praise is that the teams he coaches have very good tactical qualities.

This is considered standard for strong teams.

No matter what the tactics are, if you want to achieve them, tactical literacy is essential.

This tactical quality coupled with the improvements made on the defensive end after Larry Bird took over, the Pacers' defensive ability is actually underestimated now.

Their defense is at least among the top three in the league.

The key points of defense are:

Their excellent tactical qualities mean that they are rarely broken through by their opponents. And when they can entangle their opponents, Olajuwon's defensive ability is even more timely!

Even Jordan would be disturbed when he used his best mid-range jumper to face Olajuwon's big hands.

Not to mention the rest of the Bulls!

Meng Lang also watched the game on time.

After all, one of these two teams will be his opponent in the finals.

He prefers this opponent to be Michael Jordan and the Bulls.

There is destined to be a series between them...

Next year's Michael Jordan will be too old and won't be glorious.

This year’s one is just right!
There is another reason:
He has met Olajuwon twice in the finals.

In Meng Lang's view, switching the assistant from Drexler to Reggie Miller did not make him feel that this lineup was much stronger.

The most important thing:
Jordan's ability can surpass all the super giants of an era, it cannot be blocked. Meng Lang didn't feel that there was no one other than him and the Lakers. Others can beat him down.

However, despite this, he believes that Olajuwon, Reggie Miller and the Pacers should be able to push Jordan and the Bulls to a certain extent. He might be able to find more of the Bulls' weaknesses.

This was what he thought before turning on the TV.

After he watches half of it, he will still stick to his point of view:

The Bulls should make it to the Finals.

What slightly changes my opinion is:
The level of difficulty is probably going to skyrocket.

During this period, Monica suddenly called Meng Lang.

This was something that surprised Meng Lang.

Because Meng Lang didn't look for her during this period, and she had already joined the group. There shouldn't be much time in the short term. It just so happened that Meng Lang also relaxed his rhythm. Be sure not to stalk a girl in the early stages of chasing her. Especially the kind of girl whose personality you are not familiar with. Before she expresses her strong thoughts, you should not approach her too frequently. The result is either to become lovers quickly or to become friends quickly.

Too much familiarity will only make the ambiguity disappear.

You must learn to look for opportunities.

Of course, if Meng Lang was not in an important playoff game, he would definitely take the initiative to create opportunities and continue to contact.

But, the current situation is that Monica gave him the signal first.

"I don't know much about the NBA, but I think they all say that the Jazz are very strong. Come on, I look forward to seeing your good news on the news." Monica's voice came from the microphone, with a hint of weariness. . He must have just finished work.

Meng Lang nodded; "Well, okay...are you still filming in Los Angeles?"

"Well... it should be over in more than a week." Monica is not the heroine, and it is not a big-budget movie, so the entire filming schedule is very tight. She's been filming for three weeks.

"Okay, you go to bed early."

"The same to you……"

After hanging up the phone, Meng Lang continued to watch the game between the Bulls and the Pacers.

Everyone knew that Michael Jordan would definitely step up in the third quarter and he would not allow the Bulls to fall behind until the fourth quarter. The Pacers are obviously aware of this.

Judging from Larry Bird's arrangement, it is more targeted. He mainly defends Michael Jordan's mid-range jump shot.

As Michael Jordan got older, the frequency of breakthrough layups began to decrease, and instead, the proportion of mid-range jump shots began to increase. This allowed Larry Bird to see the direction to target.

Bird suppressed Jordan as a player and basically had no temper.

Of course, their peak periods don't actually overlap.

After Jordan entered his prime, Bird actually began to suffer injuries.

But in terms of playoff record, "Big Bird" was indeed a nightmare for Jordan in the early stages of his career.

However, after becoming the head coach, he met Jordan in the playoffs for the first time. From the actual effect, Larry Bird's wave of targeting was not ideal, and on the contrary, it was taken advantage of by Jordan.

Jordan seemed to have guessed that the Pacers would target him in this way, so he took advantage of it and walked to the mid-range more frequently on the offensive end. But when it comes to shot selection, he is very experienced in choosing to split the ball depending on the situation.

As long as Olajuwon walks towards the mid-range, he will immediately give the ball inside.

The rest of the Bulls also cooperated very well. Pippen and Kukoc made air cuts to the basket significantly more times than in the first half.

Jordan gave every ball in a timely manner, and Pippen and Kukoc scored easily.

When the Pacers made adjustments, the Bulls had already relied on this tactic to launch a 10-4 scoring surge. The 2-point deficit turned into a 4-point lead at this time. Also driven by Jordan's breakthrough points, the rest of the Bulls found their offensive state.

In the fourth quarter of the game, the Bulls blossomed more, and the cheers of the fans in the audience became louder and louder. Finally, the game ended. After being suppressed in the first half, the Bulls suddenly gained momentum in the third quarter. , relying on Jordan's attracting pass, completed the lead, and finally won the first victory in the Eastern Conference finals with a score difference of 95 to 88, 7 points.

The big screen at the scene gave Jordan's statistics as soon as the game ended:

26分6篮板7助攻2抢断2盖帽。

Very comprehensive!
Especially the number of assists... This is the highest number of assists he has received in a single game since entering the playoffs.

After the game, Jordan explained his change in playing style in the third quarter: "The situation at the time required me to do this, so I did it. We won, which means there was no problem with my choice!"

The biggest difference between Jordan and Kobe is:
His ability to control the situation and his ability to judge the game.

Although in many cases, you can see him being "reckless", he can still score the ball.

Perhaps, this can’t be considered reckless!

Because it turns out that there is no problem with Jordan's shot selection.

It's just that in our opinion, this shot selection is a bit bold.

But if the shooting opportunities we see can be the same as Jordan's, wouldn't it all be Jordan?

This is the problem with Kobe. He always considers his shot choices from the perspective of Jordan. But sometimes, it's really a bit beyond the acceptable range of his shooting ability.

He is undoubtedly the second shooting guard in history. Even compared with Jordan, there is still a big gap.

Even Kobe fans must admit this.

Olajuwon scored 24 points, 10 rebounds, 6 assists and 3 blocks.

He had done almost everything he could do now. When he lost the game, he just shook his head slightly and said to himself:
This is Jordan!

But what he said was still optimistic: "The series has just begun, and this game proved that we have the ability to win against the Bulls! All we have to do is to do better what we didn't do well in the first quarter!" "

Reggie Miller also expressed confidence: "This is the first game of the series, let's wait and see, let's see what happens next."

Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals was so exciting.

The Western Conference Finals also made more fans look forward to it.

Meng Lang looked relaxed when he answered reporters' questions for the last time before the game: "I won't treat this as a Western Conference finals. I mean, I won't treat the Jazz as an opponent at another level!"

When Karl Malone heard this, his biceps bulged even more with anger: "He will pay the price for what he said!"

And this is already the sixth time they have exchanged words in front of the media before the start of this series.

One can imagine how intense the tension between the two teams is at this moment.

Not to mention, fans really like to see Karl Malone's timid and tough look when facing Meng Lang.

This has become their favorite topic to talk about after dinner.

Whenever Karl Malone and Meng Lang have a quarrel, they will definitely follow up to see if there is any follow-up news.

Well, what they are actually waiting for is "Octagon Season 2."

This time they had to buy tickets to see everything.

After all, none of them expected that Meng Lang could beat Karl Malone to incontinence last time.

To say that Karl Malone is really "manly", with such a hat on his head, he can actually fight against Meng Lang every time.

Could it be that……

Did he like Meng Lang mentioning his incontinence?

Otherwise, they really can’t understand it!
Of course, it is understandable this time. We are all meeting on a narrow road. If you can't even say harsh words, it would be too unmanly.

You can be beaten after the game, but you must be tough before the game!
Karl Malone showed a tough enough attitude before the game. But when he passed through the away team's tunnel and entered the scene, and saw the posters in the audience, his pupils suddenly shrank.

In the auditorium near the Jazz bench, there were at least a dozen posters of him being incontinent after being fucked by Meng Lang, swaying left and right. Fans holding these posters even moved their arms more frequently after seeing Karl Malone. This makes these posters even more eye-catching.

What the hell...

Karl Malone could clearly hear the sound of his teeth gritting.

He had anticipated these posters.

In his first season with Meng Lang in the Octagon, he had seen these posters in the auditoriums of many visiting teams.

But the number and scale will definitely not reach the level tonight...

This is a fatal blow!

He was very angry, but he was even more angry because he wanted to rush to the audience and tear up all the posters.

So damn...

damn it!
With his shocked eyes constantly shaking, Karl Malone spent a lot of effort and finally sat down on the Jazz bench.

He didn't expect, he really didn't expect that when he entered the stadium tonight, there would be such a difficult thing waiting for him to overcome.

When he finally regained some sense, his eyes turned red.

He has nothing to say now, he just wants the game to start immediately.

He wants to vent, he wants to vent violently! (End of chapter)