The NBA's Absolute Dominance

Chapter 148 Killing someone and destroying their spirit
The team returned to Miami overnight, and the next day they faced their third back-to-back home and away game of the month, on the 27th, when the Heat hosted the Hornets.

The Hornets currently have a record of 6 wins and 6 losses, ranking ninth in the Eastern Conference.

Seeing his old acquaintance Larry Johnson, and especially with the Heat's record significantly ahead of the Hornets, Tang Bei was in a pretty good mood.

They met in the players' tunnel, and after making a boxing gesture, he said:
"Hey Larry, ever since I beat you up, I've been interested in boxing and started formal boxing training a long time ago. Are you interested in another round?"

Larry Johnson's face twitched uncontrollably.

Seeing Larry Johnson's murderous glare, Tang Bei laughed and said, "Luckily you didn't agree, or I would have gone back on my word."

"Why?" Larry Johnson asked through gritted teeth.

"Why else? Because I'm afraid I'll beat you to death!" Tang Bei said.

"..."

Larry Johnson was furious and so frustrated he felt like he was about to vomit blood.

After defeating the Hornets, the Heat achieved a four-game winning streak, bringing their record to 9 wins and 2 losses. The Bulls also remained undefeated, solidifying their second-place position in the Eastern Conference.

On the last day of November, the Heat hosted the Trail Blazers.

That same evening, the Bulls hosted the Suns at home.

"Charles, welcome to Chicago."

When Jordan saw Barkley, there was no smile in his eyes.

"Haha, Michael, do you think my ring looks good?"

Oblivious to the danger, Barkley raised his large, fat hand and began showing off his championship ring.

"My three-peat dynasty!"

"Damn Don! Damn Barkley!"

A murderous glint flashed in Jordan's eyes. Tonight, he was going to stab Barkley in the back and teach this fat guy a lesson.

Ultimately, the Trail Blazers, with a record of 7 wins and 5 losses, played exceptionally well on the road, with one player scoring 30+ points, another 20+ points, and four others scoring in double figures, defeating the Heat and ending the Heat's four-game winning streak.

In Chicago, Jordan successfully avenged his loss, scoring a whopping 58 points against the Suns, leaving Barkley sweating profusely, bewildered, utterly humiliated, and suffering immensely.

“Charles, you definitely don’t understand what gold content means.”

After brutally murdering Barkley, Jordan went further, continuing his sarcastic remarks.

"Michael, you must know who swept whom in the Finals." Barkley was no pushover either, and with just one sentence, he almost made Jordan lose his temper.

Although Charles Barkley lost, he was awarded Player of the Week for Week 3.

The Rockets achieved a perfect 14-0 record in the first month, ranking first in the entire league. As the core player, Hakeem Olajuwon's stats were not the best, but he won the Player of the Month award based on the team's record.

Furthermore, he holds the top spot in the MVP rankings.

The SuperSonics also achieved an excellent record of 11 wins and 1 loss, ranking second in the Western Conference and second in the entire league.

The Phoenix Suns, last season's champions, only managed an 8-3 record, ranking third in the Western Conference.

In the Eastern Conference, the Heat, with a record of 9 wins and 3 losses, are ranked second, while the Bulls, with a record of 11 wins and 2 losses, are ranked first.

Jordan is second in the MVP rankings, Tang Bei is third, and last season's regular season MVP Barkley is only fourth.

Despite having the second-best record in the league, the SuperSonics didn't produce any players in the top ten of the MVP rankings because their style of play doesn't produce star players.

"Western teams have shown strong competitiveness this season and are poised to change the landscape of an Eastern-Western imbalance," ESPN reported.

"While the Rockets and SuperSonics have demonstrated formidable strength, whether they can rewrite the East-West power imbalance depends on whether they can win the championship," TNT reported.

"The Suns' victory over the Bulls in the Finals has rewritten the Eastern Conference's dominance over the Western Conference, and the strong performances of the SuperSonics and Rockets this season have begun to establish a pattern of East weakness and West strength in the league." - Houston Rockets Report.

On the afternoon of December 2, 1993, the Bulls arrived in Miami.

At the airport, a reporter asked, "Michael, the Heat lost to the Bulls in their last back-to-back road game. Do you hope to get a winning streak against the Heat on the road?"

"I'm interested in beating the Heat anytime, anywhere," Jordan said, chewing gum.

"Who do you hope the Bulls will face in the Eastern Conference Finals this season?" another reporter asked.

"The Heat," Jordan said without hesitation.

At this moment, Tang Bei had just finished instructing Jia Bao in sword practice when he did something else that caused trouble.

"Wet Tiger, the courtyard house renovation is finished."

"Let's go back to live there next year."

"The real estate company has acquired several plots of land in Shanghai and several within the Third Ring Road in Beijing, totaling 32000 square meters at an average price of $410 per square meter. All of these are commercial land plots, and they currently have less than $700 million in their accounts."

"China has not yet officially entered the era of commercial housing. Housing is mainly allocated, and there are not many commercial housing units on the market. However, it is already possible to build them, and there is no shortage of buyers in big cities."

“In the Beijing area, excluding land costs, the construction cost is approximately between 800 and 1200 RMB per square meter. Residential apartments are much cheaper than commercial buildings. Currently, residential apartments within the Third Ring Road in Beijing cost 2000 RMB per square meter, while commercial buildings cost even more.”

“The Lujiazui area is even more expensive, with construction costs per square meter being two to three hundred yuan higher, but of course, housing prices are also higher.”

"The company has made a plan to build a number of commercial buildings in good locations for rental, and to build commercial properties for sale in poor locations."

Tang Bei, unaware of these things, said, "Jiabao, according to what you said about the prices of commercial housing in Beijing, the profit margin is more than 10%, isn't it more than doubled?"

Jia Bao rolled her eyes at Tang Bei and said, "Wet Tiger, selling commercial housing also incurs land appreciation tax, which doubles the cost. Financing also incurs costs, with very high interest rates. You should be grateful if you only have 10% net profit."

Tang Bei smiled and said, "Don't we have to pay land appreciation tax for self-use and rental? Then why don't we just build commercial buildings?"

Jia Bao immediately shook his head and said, "If we build all of these into commercial buildings, we won't have enough funds for our own use."

Tang Bei thought for a moment and said, "The remaining six or seven million US dollars do seem insufficient."

Jia Bao giggled, patted Tang Bei's head, and laughed, "Wet Tiger, IQ 145, you must be lying to me."

"I'm not kidding you, it really is 145," Tang Bei said shamelessly.

嘉宝扳着手指头算道：“32000平，如果建筑占地面积算2万平，平均修30层到50层，那么建筑面积就是60万到100万平。

Whether it's residential housing or commercial buildings, buildings with 30 to 50 floors need to be constructed. Buildings with more than 50 floors are considered super high-rises, which have higher construction costs. Buildings with too few floors are not cost-effective.

As a compromise, based on a building area of ​​75 square meters, and assuming a cost of only 1 yuan per square meter, we would need approximately 7.5 million yuan.

Tang Bei hurriedly said, "Anyway, I'm out of money and can't get a loan. Jia Bao, you have money, so you can increase your investment and recalculate the shares."

Jia Bao said, "I've thought it through. We can use the land to apply for a mortgage loan from the bank for the commercial housing we're selling."

Given the current real estate market in China, in Lujiazui and within the Third Ring Road of Beijing, as long as a project enters the development stage, with proper promotion, it can sell houses very quickly, resulting in a very fast return on investment.

"You can sell a house before it's even finished?" Tang Bei asked in surprise.

However, although Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou began piloting mortgage programs last year, market research shows that very few people are actively applying for mortgages. This is the opposite of the situation in the United States. China does not yet have a concept of advance consumption, so our investment in commercial housing should not be too large at present.

Tang Bei opened his mouth, well, he didn't understand either.

Jia Bao said, "We don't need to increase our funds for the residential properties for the time being, but we need to increase our investment significantly for the commercial buildings."

The current plan is to use half of the land for residential housing and the other half for commercial buildings, as the latter is more expensive, costing approximately 4 million RMB.

"Wet Tiger, I'll invest an additional $30 million. The dividends from FILA America will be released soon. After this season, you'll get another $20-30 million in endorsement fees. Our shareholding doesn't need to be recalculated; it'll still be split 50/50, you get half, I get half."

"That's fine."

Tang Bei thought about it and agreed. He only reminded Jia Bao, "We don't have any connections in the banking industry, so we should focus our main investments on Tangjia Electronics."

"Of course, in principle, we should decide the speed of launching new projects based on the speed of capital return and the debt-to-asset ratio, so as to avoid the break of the capital chain."

"Besides, with the current development speed of Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou, we can just buy a few plots of land and put them there to enjoy the benefits of urban development. The appreciation rate of land is very fast."

"Isn't this a bit unfair? The government sells us land not so we can just sit there and reap the benefits, but we have to invest in it to accelerate urban development."

"The investigation report shows that several large real estate developers in Hong Kong are doing this right now, and the government has no restrictions on it."

"what?"

“You have just entered the market economy. In cases like this, relevant policies can be introduced. If land is purchased but construction is not carried out within a certain period, the government has the right to reclaim the land and impose heavy penalties.”

"Let's get started. Our investment focus is on manufacturing, which relies on government support. We can't afford to cheat them, can we?"

"Wet Tiger, you really don't have the potential to be a shrewd businessman."

"That's great."

"Ha ha!"

Number 3, Miami Stadium.

At 7:30, both sides announced their starting lineups.

Chicago Bulls: Will Perdo, Dennis Rodman, Scottie Pippen, Michael Jordan, BJ Armstrong

Miami Heat: Tang Bei, Grant Lang, Glen Rice, Kevin Edwards, Avery Johnson

In the TNT studio, Bob Neal said, "Will Perdo will start tonight, and the rest of the Bulls' positions will remain the same."

Hubie Brown said, "The Heat definitely want to win tonight. It's just a matter of how the Bulls defend. This Heat team is very difficult to defend!"

Bob Neal said, "The Heat don't have a great perimeter core. Glen Rice, as a shooter, can't really take on the role of the perimeter core; he's a finisher."

Now Tang has stepped up, transforming from the offensive focal point in the paint to the sole offensive core, and so far, he's doing quite well.

Hubie Brown nodded and said, "Don's assist numbers have increased significantly, but his scoring has not declined, which shows that he is more involved in the team's offense, which is the embodiment of a single offensive core."

Bob Neal laughed and said, "Michael Jordan has been the scoring champion for seven consecutive seasons, and Tang Bei has a chance to compete for that honor this season."

Hubie Brown said, "David Robinson has been playing very hard this season, and I think he wants to challenge for the scoring title."

Bob Neal recalled for a moment and said, "Among the honors David has received, in addition to All-Star, he also won Rookie of the Year, the rebounding title in the 90/91 season, the block title and Defensive Player of the Year in the 91/92 season, two All-Defensive First Team and Second Team, two All-NBA First Team and one All-NBA Third Team."

At this point, he smiled and said, "As a superstar center, these honors are already quite good, but a hard honor like the scoring title should definitely be very attractive to him."

"Those two bastards..."

David Robinson had just tuned the TV to TNT when he saw this segment, and annoyed, he changed the channel.

Hubie Brown laughed and said, "There's nothing we can do about it. The three great centers of the same era were competing for those honors, and now with Tang added, there are four super centers. There's simply not enough to go around."

“Yeah, Patrick Ewing has more honors than him, haha!” Bob Neil laughed jokingly.

In front of the television, You Yin's old face was dark with frustration.

"Jordan, congratulations on defeating Barkley and avenging your Finals sweep." Tang Bei congratulated Jordan immediately upon seeing him in the player tunnel.

Jordan's face twitched violently, and he cursed inwardly, "You idiot, if I had a shotgun, I would have riddled you with bullets."

Then he said sincerely, "Tang, congratulations on winning MVP, championship, FMVP, scoring title, steals title, DPOY, and two All-NBA First Team selections."

Tang Bei blinked. Did I really receive these honors?

"Oh!"

Jordan suddenly seemed to realize something and mocked, "I forgot, these are all the honors I've won: 3 MVPs, 2 championships, 2 Finals MVPs, 7 consecutive scoring titles, 3 steals titles, 1 Defensive Player of the Year, 6 All-NBA First Team selections. You don't have any of these, not even once."

Tang Bei's face turned ashen. "I didn't! My professional career has only just begun!"

Jordan continued with a mocking expression, "My career has been very successful, and you, young man, no one can guarantee that you will achieve any of these honors in your career, not even one, not even once."

"Fuck, you really don't know how to talk," Tang Bei said with a dark face.

"Haha..." Jordan laughed heartily.

At 8:00 sharp, the game began. After the jump ball, the Heat went on offense.

The Bulls retreated on defense, switching to man-to-man defense.

CCTV also broadcast the game live. Sun Zhenping said, "Of the Bulls' five starters, three are top defensive stalwarts."

张合理不用去看资料，如数家珍地说道：“迈克尔6次防守一阵和1次DPOY、3次抢断王，皮蓬2次防守一阵和1次2阵、1次抢断王，罗德曼2次DPOY和5次防守一阵。”

Han Qiaosheng nodded and said, "Moreover, these three stars can even defend positions one through five, and they are all in their prime. The Bulls' defense is stronger than last season."

Sun Zhenping said, "Yes, with such strong individual defensive ability, the Heat will be in big trouble if they just use man-to-man defense."

Tang Bei moved down to the left wing low post, where he was defended by the tank Will Perdo, but they didn't double-team him in advance.

Avery Johnson moved left and right repeatedly at the top of the arc, while BJ Armstrong moved laterally repeatedly, but the former still found an opportunity to pass the ball down.

"If the Bulls could find another defensive stalwart at point guard, that would be terrifying," Zhang Heli suddenly said.

When Tang Bei received the ball, Rodman on the weak side had already moved behind him to help defend along the baseline. In at most a third of a second, he could have poked the ball out of Tang Bei's hands.

Will Perdo adjusted his defensive position, taking a small step to the side to block Rodman's left shoulder and primarily defend his spin move, forming a double-team with Rodman. Rodman's weak-side help defense was too quick; he had lost his low-post scoring opportunities and couldn't get close to the basket.

He also noticed that Jordan on the weak side had moved a step toward Grant Long, and Armstrong at the top of the arc had moved a step toward Edwards on the right wing.

The Bulls' rotation has begun, and their perimeter teammates are not getting wide-open shots, and their small-open shots are not very likely to be successful. In fact, their passes may even be intercepted.

Although his teammate Glen Rice on the strong side was constantly running, Pippen marked him very closely, leaving no space for him to connect with the ball.

At this moment, the tank, Will Perdo, was still pushing hard, maintaining strong resistance, and not giving him any space to make technical moves.

The next instant, he suddenly jumped off his left side on one foot, using his left elbow to push against Perdo, and with a flick of his right wrist, hooked the basketball towards the basket three meters away.

Perdo jumped to block, but by the time he jumped, the ball had already passed him, and his defensive height was severely insufficient.

"Bang!"

The force was a little too strong; the basketball bounced off the inner edge of the rim, then bounced a few more times before finally falling into the basket.

"Clap clap clap..."

The audience immediately erupted in enthusiastic applause.

Sun Zhenping said, "That's right, Tang Zaiqiang hit nearly two points with a side hook shot in the confrontation. His skills and strength are still improving."

Zhang Heli said, "There was no time to make feints just now. Being able to hit a hook shot in strong confrontation once again proves that his ability to fight is indeed exceptionally strong. Perdo, who has gained weight, simply cannot move his center of gravity."

Han Qiaosheng said, "The Heat's offensive tactics were actually limited just now, and Tang completed the attack with his own ability."

Sun Zhenping nodded and said, "The other Heat players were also tightly marked. This is a testament to the Bulls' defensive capabilities. After a month of integration, they are even stronger."

On the Bulls' offense, Rodman positioned himself in the low post, constantly cutting to the basket and keeping Grant Long firmly in the low post as well.

Will Perdo's primary offensive area is in the paint, and especially with his rapid weight gain, his original shooting ability has almost disappeared.

This meant that both of the Bulls' big men were crowded in the paint, plus two defenders, resulting in an overcrowded paint area that left no room for outside penetration.

Phil Jackson knew this would happen, but he still started Perdo, which was actually a tactical attempt to make the most of Jordan's strongest mid-range shooting ability.

The Heat deployed a 3-2 zone defense, with three players on the court.

The high post defender is Avery Johnson. Among the three perimeter players, his defense is the most resilient, and his help defense speed is also decent.

Pippen then received the ball and began a one-on-one attack against Glen Rice on the strong left wing.

Following the zone defense strategy, Avery Johnson moved to the left wing and double-teamed Pippen, who had the ball.

After BJ Armstrong passed the ball, he quickly ran to the left corner.

According to the requirements of the 3-2 zone defense tactic, the perimeter defender closest to the baseline corner will be responsible for the defense.

However, Glen Rice was primarily responsible for guarding Pippen, but his defense was mediocre. When Avery Johnson came over to double-team him, he didn't adjust in time to guard Armstrong in the left corner or cut off Pippen's passing angle to the left corner.

"brush!"

So the next moment, Pippen quickly passed the ball through the crowd, and Armstrong received the ball and took a wide-open shot from the corner, hitting the three-pointer.

Avery Johnson quickly turned around to cover for his opponent, but it was too late.

Zhang Heli immediately said, "The 3-2 zone defense will leave the bottom corners on both sides open at 45 degrees, while Armstrong is lurking in the left bottom corner a lot."

"Attack quickly!" Sun Zhenping suddenly shouted.

During the transition between offense and defense, the Heat suddenly launched an attack.

Grant Lang quickly passed the ball to Avery Johnson, but Tang Bei had already started running towards the Heat's frontcourt.

Rodman's speed is decent, but not as fast as Tang Bei's, who has the speed of a small forward. Perdo can't keep up with him at all.

With the Bulls' two big men and Grant Lang trailing behind Tang Bei, the Heat created a four-on-three situation once they crossed the midcourt line.

Pippen was running back to defend the middle from the wing. When he reached the top of the right arc, Tang Bei, who was rushing down the middle, had already reached the free throw line and was still in front of him.

Behind the mid-court line, Avery Johnson was entangled by BJ Armstrong, and the ball couldn't be passed over for a while.

Jordan returned to defend the middle from the wing and caught up with Tang Bei at the free throw line.

Tang Bei rushed to the basket and turned around before Avery Johnson passed the ball to him.

"The transmission is too slow!" Zhang Heli shouted.

At this moment, Pippen also arrived under the basket, forming a double-team with Jordan against Tang Bei.

All three jumped at the same time. Jordan, with his terrifying jumping ability, managed to reach a height similar to Tang Bei's. It's unclear whose hand it was that sent the ball flying back into the sky.

After the three landed, Tang Bei quickly moved to a new position and jumped again. Jordan and Pippen, however, had physical contact with Tang Bei in the air, and their center of gravity was tilted, preventing them from moving immediately and thus losing their chance to jump again.

"Snapped!"

With his back to the basket, Tang Bei grabbed the basketball with both hands. After landing, before the two could get close, he suddenly performed a Tai Chi turn.

"boom!"

"Di!"

The next instant, Jordan, who was about to close in, was knocked over, while Tang Bei was left hanging on the rim, and the referee blew his whistle.

"WOW!"

The Miami Arena erupted in a volcanic roar of cheers.

"Wow! Tang Bei took on two opponents at once, drawing a foul from Jordan and scoring a three-point play!" Zhang Heli exclaimed excitedly.

"The pass was a little slow just now, and we almost lost the chance for a fast break," Sun Zhenping said.

"It's no longer a fast break; it's just that the Bulls' interior players haven't gotten back into position to defend, creating a mismatch," Han Qiaosheng said.

"Avery Johnson is alright, even Armstrong can't stop him."

After making a comment, Zhang Heli steered the conversation back to the defense they had just discussed, saying:

"The Bulls have a strong ability to penetrate from the outside. Their 2-3 zone defense is mainly used to defend teams that are good at penetrating, but it will leave open areas from the 45-degree angles on both sides to the top of the key."

Han Qiaosheng continued, "The Bulls now have three players on the perimeter who can shoot threes, and they can also drive to the basket and score one-on-one. Whether it's a 3-2 or a 2-3 zone defense, there are weaknesses in defending the Bulls. It depends on what you choose."

Sun Zhenping said, "I think the 3-2 zone defense is still effective. After all, Pippen can't always pass the ball when double-teamed, and he's prone to turnovers."

Zhang Heli immediately nodded and said, "Yes, yes, that's one. The other is the 3-2 zone defense, which is a defensive tactic that mainly defends against breakthroughs, while also gambling on whether the opponent can shoot at you in those easily left open positions."

"Jordan's drives are really dangerous, so using a 3-2 zone defense to stop him is definitely necessary," Sun Zhenping said.

Tang Bei then made the free throw, making it 3-5, and the Bulls went on offense.

Zhang Heli said, "Tang Bei's free throw shooting should be better now, with an average success rate of 70%, which was a little lower last season."

"A 70% hit rate, the slashing tactic has become ineffective against him, hasn't it?" Han Qiao said with a smile.

"A tactic of killing a thousand enemies while losing seven, eight, or nine hundred of your own," Sun Zhenping laughed.

"Ha ha……"

During the Bulls' offense, Pippen was once again double-teamed by Avery Johnson while attacking on the left wing.

This time, Armstrong in the left corner and Jordan running to the top of the arc both called for the ball from him, and he chose to pass it to Jordan.

"Snapped!"

Avery Johnson moved quickly, reached out and touched the basketball.

Jordan ran to near the center line before getting the ball, by which time the Heat's 3-2 zone defense had already been repositioned.

"Eight seconds left," Hubie Brown shouted in the TNT studio.

Jordan advanced to the top of the arc, dribbled continuously, and then suddenly broke down from the outside.

Avery Johnson, positioned high up, quickly turned left to defend, while Grant Long and Tang Bei below also quickly double-teamed Jordan in the paint. Once Jordan broke in, he would be caught in a three-on-one situation.

"squeak!"

Michael Jordan suddenly stopped and rose after rushing to his right elbow area. Avery Johnson didn't have time to jump and only reached out his hand.

“Two points further away,” Bob Neil shouted.

"brush!"

Water splashes, two points hit.

"The left and right elbow areas were Jordan's most accurate mid-range shooting zones," Zhang Heli said.

Sun Zhenping praised, "Jordan's finishing ability is truly strong. After the Bulls' offensive tactics failed, it all came down to his individual performance."

During the transition between offense and defense, the Heat once again employed a fast break tactic.

Grant Lang quickly passed the ball, but this time it was unsuccessful. Perdo blocked him for at least two seconds, and Rodman took the opportunity to get back to the basket on defense.

“Grant…”

On the sidelines, Kevin Longley called out to Grant Long, and after Long looked over, he made a tactical gesture to cut inside.

Tang Bei once again made a low post position on the left wing to receive the ball. Armstrong tried his best to cut off the passing angle, but Avery Johnson still found an opportunity to pass the ball down.

When Dennis Rodman quickly implemented a double-team on the weak side, Grant Long also cut into the paint from the right wing in a timely manner.

Jordan filled in and followed up in the paint, leaving Kevin Edwards open on the right wing. His three-point shooting isn't as good as Glen Rice's, but it's still there.

After receiving the ball, Tang Bei turned upwards, braced his left elbow against Perdo, and threw the ball with his right hand as he jumped. The ball flew quickly toward Edwards.

Armstrong, positioned high up, quickly lunged to the right wing to cover for the defender.

When Edwards received the ball, there was a small gap left in what was originally a large open space, and Armstrong covered it from two meters away.

He held the ball with both hands and stood up, making a shooting motion, and Armstrong immediately jumped up.

The next moment, he took a step back with his left foot, letting the other person fly past him, and then got up a second time, this time to really make a move.

"brush!"

A splash of water, and the three-pointer hits.

"Great! Kevin Edwards was very calm, he faked out the defender before shooting," Zhang Heli said happily.

"Although he didn't contribute an assist to this play, half the credit goes to Tang Bei for drawing the double team," Sun Zhenping said with a smile.

"The Heat should be considered one of the best three-point shooting teams in the entire league right now, right?" Han Qiaosheng said.

After reviewing the data, Zhang Heli said, "So far, the Heat are averaging 84.3 field goal attempts per game, with only 9.2 of them being three-point attempts, accounting for 10.9%, which is not high."

"The Rockets are number one, with 82.1 field goal attempts, including 15.7 three-point attempts, accounting for 19.1%, which is much higher than the Heat."

Han Qiaosheng said in surprise, "I thought teams like the Pacers shoot a lot of three-pointers, but I didn't expect the Rockets to shoot so many three-pointers?"

Zhang Heli said with a smile: "Only Reggie Miller shoots three-pointers for the Pacers, averaging only 6.1 three-point attempts per game, which is a very low percentage."

The Rockets have eight or nine players who can shoot three-pointers, far more than the Heat, but their three-point shooting percentage is only 33%, compared to the Heat's 37.3%.

"Coach Zhang, how many are the Bulls?" Sun Zhenping asked.

Zhang Heli flipped through the data again and said, "The Bulls average eight three-pointers per game, which is less than 10% of their total games, and their shooting percentage is 35.4%."

He then added, "The Heat only really had Glen Rice and Steve Smith taking a lot of three-pointers, plus Kevin Edwards' open three-pointers."

Last season, the Heat relied more on three-pointers, with both Brian Shaw and Bimbo Coles capable of shooting them, but their accuracy was only 33%, compared to this season's 37.3%.

The game continued, and the Heat consistently used a 3-2 zone defense, failing to effectively defend BJ Armstrong's left corner.

Armstrong took 18 fewer shots than Jordan, making 9 of them, and scored a total of 22 points including free throws, second only to Jordan's 26 points.

He didn't attempt many three-pointers, making only 2 of 4 attempts, indicating that Phil Jackson didn't implement many three-point shooting tactics.

However, the 3-2 zone defense did a good job of preventing Jordan's drives, limiting him to only 10 of 24 shots (41.7%), three blocks, and four turnovers.

Under the double-team of the 3-2 zone defense, Pippen shot only 33% from the field, scoring 16 points, 7 rebounds, and 3 assists, but also committed 4 turnovers.

For the Bulls, substitutes Toni Kukoc and Pete Meyers also scored in double figures, bringing the total number of players scoring 10+ points to five.

热火方面，唐北21投13中，命中率61.9%，13罚10中，命中率76.9%，轰下了36分14篮板4助攻1抢断4盖帽3失误2犯规。

Glen Rice scored 15 points, Grant had 10 points, Steve Smith had 12 points, Kevin Edwards had 10 points, and Dale Curry had 14 points, for a total of 6 players scoring in double figures.

The final score was 101-107, with the Heat defeating the Bulls at home, tying the first two regular season games at 1-1.

(End of this chapter)