Van Gundy emphasized defensive tactics and made substitutions, bringing in Starks, Houston, Mills, Johnson, and Oakley. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Ben Wallace was rested, and he didn't want to see Big Ben make a penalty in the final moments.

The game continued, Jordan broke through with the ball on the perimeter, and the Knicks shrank into the restricted area together, with only Starks following Kerr.

No matter how strong the star is, it is in vain if his teammates can't pull it away, and Van Gundy's defensive arrangement is very clear, that is, to trap Jordan.

Jordan plunged headlong into the pile, jumped up and turned to pass the ball out of the perimeter, Pippen made a three-pointer with 70 degrees on the left side unguarded, the ball bounced out of the frame, and Oakley grabbed the rebound.

Pippen's excellence lies in his versatility, playmaking forwards, and excellent defense, but his offense has always been ordinary, so his career statistics are not very pretty.

Pippen reached his peak when Jordan retired, averaging 38.3 minutes per game, aggravating 22 points, 8.7 rebounds, 5.6 assists and 2.9 steals while shooting 49.1% from the field, 32% from three-point range and 66% from the free throw line.

Not only is his mid-range shooting inconsistent, but Pippen also lacks lethality, and his average of 5.7 free throws per game in a single season is the highest statistic.

Pippen missed several games this season, and his form declined significantly, playing an average of 40 minutes per game in the playoffs, with only 16.8 points, 7 rebounds, 5.2 assists and 2.1 steals, shooting 41.5% from the field, 22.8% from three-point range, and 67.9% from the free throw line.

Such a Pippen will naturally be targeted. Van Gundy is good at studying the opponent's stats and arranging defensive tactics according to the characteristics of the players.

He decisively demanded that Jordan be trapped, Kerr should be targeted, and the other three would be released. Burral don't have to worry, if Pippen and Kukoc receive the ball, they can still rely on rotation to make up for the defense.

Pippen's hand felt cold today, and this time he shot 1 of 6 three-pointers and 7 of 18 overall, with a pitiful shooting rate.

The Knicks offense, the hearts of Bulls fans, players, and coaches are all in their throats. The Knicks didn't play point guard in the final moments, and Starks and Kerr were in the opposite position.

The four pulled away, Oakley in the low post and Burrell in the card position ready to grab the rebound, and the other three stood still, no matter who the Bulls helped defend Starks, they passed the ball and went out.

Starks is experienced, controls the ball and presses the rhythm, starts with the ball in the last five seconds, continuously dribbles under the crotch to the right side, attracts Kerr to move sideways, dribbles the ball behind the right hand to the left hand back to the middle, steps back to make a three-point jumper, and adds a little back.

Kerr wasn't completely shaken away, but he wasn't fit enough to move to the middle before the ball flew to the basket.

Starks's fame is far from being comparable to Jordan and Pippen, but his shooting ability is actually better than the two stars, and the opportunity to single out Kerr is very good, he grasped it, and the ball went in! 85 to 82.

"Zen Master" Jackson was depressed, he replaced Kerr because he wanted to play a role on the offensive end and improve the success rate of the offense, but it turned out to be a weakness.

On the sidelines, Van Gundy and Yang Rui stood up and slapped their hands hard, allowing Starks to play a cameo point guard, and the heads-up with the ball was proposed by Yang Rui, a key three-point point.

If you switch to Ward or Childs, the defense can work, and the offensive end can only play soy sauce.

Jordan held the ball and was caught in the low post, Johnson scaled back to empty Kukoc, and Jordan had no room to shoot under the two muscle sticks and split the ball.

Mills went to the middle to supplement Kukoc, took a step slower, and with a slight interference, Kukoc's three-point jumper also missed the basket.

In the first half, the Knicks defended Jordan alone, Kukoc almost didn't get a chance to shoot, and in the second half, Jordan began to play iron and share the ball with his teammates, but Kukoc was in a sluggish state and was used to relying on Jordan like in the first half.

After this shot, he shot 4-of-12 and 1-of-5 from three-point range, and had a terrible performance, scoring only nine points.

Oakley stuck Burrell and helped Johnson win the rebound, the restricted area was blocked, and the Bulls didn't have a big man, so they couldn't squeeze in, and it was difficult to grab the rebounds in the frontcourt.

The players automatically adjusted and changed positions on the court, Kerr went to the bottom corner to defend Mills, Pippen defended Starks, just dribbling the ball across the half court, Starks had to waste a lot of strength, and he called a timeout.

Unlike international basketball, one of the major features of the NBA is that players with the ball can call a timeout on the court, as long as the team has enough timeouts. Van Gundy instructed that if the scoring point is targeted, the defender decisively calls a timeout to arrange a tactic to ensure the success rate.

After the players left the game, Van Gundy asked Yang Rui: "Do you really want to do this?" ”

"Do you think the Bulls would dare to send Longley at this time? Jackson certainly wouldn't dare, even if Longley was on it, he would have scored two points at most, and we would still be ahead. Yang Rui said.

Van Gundy nodded and said loudly: "Stephen played, Charles rested, and the four on the offensive end pulled beyond the three-point line to attract the defense and create a low-post heads-up opportunity for Larry." It's up to you, Larry! ”

What does it mean to be bold?

The Knicks don't want a center at critical moments, and Stephen Jackson at 203CM is the first height. He is a small forward in the team, can break through, can shoot three-pointers, and is highly mobile.

As long as the Bulls don't play Longley, Jackson has done a very successful job of defending Kukoc.

So far this season, the two sides have met for the 10th time, and the Bulls have suffered from the Knicks' three-point shots several times, and they really dare not change to a high school forward at this time.

Yang Rui's tactics refer to the 2015 Finals Warriors VS Cavaliers. The Warriors don't use Bogut, and let the two-meter Green play as a cameo center, and Iguodala as a cameo power forward. The Cavaliers could only fight for the ball, and did not dare to send high school forward Mozgov.

Maybe Mozgov can cut a double-double, but the Cavaliers can't defend themselves against the Warriors' outside offense, shooting two points on one side and three points on the other, and the Warriors must have earned it.

Zhang Cheng was surprised: "It's out, the 19-year-old teenager Jackson replaced Oakley as the center. That's a ......."

Sun Zhengping also couldn't believe it: "In this crucial game, the Knicks boldly used newcomers, Jackson played longer than Bowen, he only scored 4 points before, what did he let him do at this time?" ”

"If the Knicks win, this game will be remembered in history, and none of them are taller than 205CM today. ”

The throw-in was issued, and Starks passed to Jackson in the middle, pulling away with Houston and Mills, and attracting the defense from beyond the three-point line.

Bulls fans are going crazy, what's the position of this new thing? Organizational center?

Kukoc defended it, Jackson guarded the basketball with his back to delay time, and in the last 8 seconds, he took a step to the right side, took a step inside the three-point line, and passed the ball to Johnson who was 45 degrees, and the back was stuck to ask for the ball.

Johnson hit Burrell hard twice with his back, turned to the middle and took the ball with both hands, Burrell is experienced, did not jump, and raised his hands to interfere.

Johnson took a step forward and jumped again, deep into the basket, Burrell weighed only 100 kilograms, his strength was at a disadvantage, he couldn't jump up when he was squeezed, and hurriedly pulled people with both hands to foul.

Johnson stumbled and the ball didn't go out, but the referee blew the whistle and made two free throws.

Johnson withstood the pressure amid boos from the home fans and hit both free throws to make it 87-82.

With only 27.2 seconds left, the "Zen Master" called a timeout, and the score was not easy to chase.

When they got off the court, the players high-fived Yang Rui and Van Gundy one by one, and the Knicks won overall.

There are no best players, only the most suitable tactics.