Before the start of the game, players from both sides went to the stadium locker room early to wait. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Michael Jordan jumped rope for a while and sat down on a stool to rest.

In basketball, the strength of the players often depends on the state before the game, and according to the different states, the player's own strength will definitely be different, and if the adjustment is appropriate, it may play 120% of the strength. Jordan is a guy who is particularly good at adjusting himself.

"Zen Master" Jackson stood next to Jordan and whispered, "It's been a long time since I've seen you adjust in this way." ”

Jordan made a face: "We must not lose this time, otherwise the gap in record will widen again." ”

After a pause, he stood up and clapped his hands and shouted to his teammates: "Pay attention to the running position and cut inside, and I will pass the ball when I have a good chance." ”

After the Bulls won two championships, Jordan changed, although he is still the strongest star in the eyes of many people, he himself is aware of the decline in strength.

Previously, Jordan would say, "TEAM DOESN'T HAVE I IN IT, BUT WIN HAS I IN IT." ”

Now, he knows he can't leave the team without the cooperation of his good teammates.

Jordan's greatest weapon is no longer physical and technical, but tenacious will. His desire to win surpassed everyone else, and in Game 5 of last season's finals, he suffered a fever and dehydration, but still scored 38 points to lead the team to victory, and finally relied on Pippen to help him off the court.

This season, Jordan also won by will, doing his best on both offensive and defensive ends, not at all like a veteran.

In the home team's dressing room, Ewing has an equally serious expression.

In the past years, Ewing has been overshadowed by Jordan's edge, and he has only reached the Finals once since Jordan's first retirement, and Jordan is his worst enemy.

There was not much communication between the teammates, for fear that if they smiled at this time, the manager would not be serious enough, and the atmosphere in the dressing room would be like that of a prison.

It was Yang Rui and Van Gundy who broke the silence, and the two had differences in tactics, Yang Rui suggested resolutely wrapping Jordan, and Van Gundy planned to defend alone, on the grounds that he was training for the playoffs, and Pippen would not be able to wrap up when he came back.

"When we lost to Jordan on the court, he would pass the ball and lead the whole team to open, not just play on his own." Van Gundy said solemnly.

Yang Rui shook his head, and he also had an opinion on defense: "Pippen can still be wrapped up when he comes back in the playoffs, my suggestion is that except for Kerr on the court, Jordan can be wrapped at other times and others can be shot." The reason is very simple, Kerr is not up, the Bulls don't have a bottom corner three-pointer, can't the perimeter rely on rotation? ”

Van Gundy said angrily: "If you can't vote for a dead man, how did he get five championships?" ”

"Overall defense, how many of the Bulls have scored double-doubles? Rodman, Hubble, Langley, these people, why don't they vote? ”

The data on the "......" is an example, and Van Gundy can't refute it.

The data given by scouts is clearly written that only three of the Bulls averaged double-doubles per game last season, except for Jordan, Pippen, and the other is Kukoc. This year, Pippen didn't play a three-man double-double, and Lang Li averaged 12.2 points per game.

Yang Rui said: "The whole world knows that the Bulls are now Jordan's super scoring point, if he can drive the whole team with passes, he will average less than 5 assists per game this year?" ”

Van Gundy was silent for a while, but he was still persuaded by Yang Rui, and he realized that he had drilled the horns.

Put Jordan to cut a high score at Madison Square Garden, even if he wins, the limelight will be stolen by the opponent; On the contrary, if you guard Jordan as a blacksmith and let others score, the Bulls will win...... It seems that this is not possible at all.

Jordan is considered the strongest because he is the key to winning, not the pretty stats. As the saying goes, the thief captures the king first, and Yang Rui's method not only strictly guards against Jordan, but also hits the morale of the bulls.

Players from both sides played, and "New York Knicks Voice" Marv Albert and partner Marty Glickman commented on the scene.

When introducing the lineup, Albert was bullish on the Knicks. "Johnson is back, the Knicks have increased greatly, Ewing has rested one game before, and he has maintained his condition very well."

Glickman mentions Yang Rui. "The Knicks reused young assistant coaches, and everyone thought it was too risky in the summer. After pre-season, many pundits thought that the young Van Gundy and the younger Jerry Young would not be able to lead the team to a good result, and now they have proved everyone wrong. The Knicks are more than capable of threatening the Bulls' supremacy. ”

Albert laughed: "Ewing has been very brave, not only shooting accurately, but also assisting a lot. He may win his first regular season MVP. ”

"The Bulls don't have a super scorer other than Jordan, and the second scorer is Kukoc, who has been the starting small forward this season," Glickman said. After Harper arrived at the Bulls, he transformed into a pure defensive player, and his offensive ability is not as good as before, Lang Li and Rodman are both blue-collar workers, and today the Bulls want to beat the Knicks, mainly depending on Jordan's play. ”

Starting out, the Knicks have five: Ward, Houston, Bowen, Johnson, Ewing.

Bulls five: Hubble, Jordan, Kukoc, Rodman, Langley.

Ewing won with a jump ball, the Knicks attacked first, and the perimeter formation was stretched.

Ewing flanked Houston off the ball to help him get rid of Jordan, Houston received the ball, and Langley defended it.

When the two sides competed on the court, the Bulls had already seen the Knicks' off-ball cover, and they had to change defenses quickly. Houston took the ball, changed direction to the right and passed Langley, and took a high step to make a sharp stop.

Jordan chased up from the side, Houston didn't shoot, jumped up and gently passed the ball to Ewing who cut on the left, and the "gorilla" strode into the basket, attracting Rodman to make up for the defense and not shooting, and the ball was distributed to Johnson at 60 degrees on the right side.

Johnson didn't waste the opportunity and hit a three-pointer from the open position, 3-0.

Once Rodman retreats to the basket, he has to rely on Kukoc and Langley to make up for the weak side, and Longley's speed is simply impossible to rotate in place.

When the first team has Jordan and Pippen, it is impossible to sign a super center, so the Bulls' starter will be Langley. He can't run or jump at all, and his only role on the defensive end is to be a meat shield.

The Bulls attacked, the formation was also stretched, Hubble dribbled the ball over the half court and passed to the middle Kukoc to run to the bottom corner, Kukoc passed to the right side of Jordan periphery ready to go heads-up, and the main defender was Bowen.

Bowen was excited, this is the second time he has been in charge of defending Jordan, he didn't defend on the court, but he was very happy to be in the right position, which is the trust given by the coaching staff.

Jordan couldn't get past Bowen in one step with the ball, brought his back to 45 degrees, and Ward came up to wrap the ball, pulled the ball in the next three ways, and let Hubble go.

Jordan has been in the league for many years, and the ball quotient is extraordinary, and he instantly thought of what might happen after the pass, he pulled the ball to avoid the steal, turned to the middle and threw a backward jumper, bypassing two people at once, and relying on the back jump to open the distance.

He had a good first shot, a posture that people never get tired of watching, and a flowing step-back jumper shot. 3 to 2.

Yang Rui couldn't help but want to applaud on the sidelines, there is only Jordan in the league who can still have such strength at the age of 35.

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