Chapter 303 302: The beginning of breaking up the bull!

Author: Grove Street Brothers

Chapter 303 302: The beginning of breaking up the bull!

In the first game of this epic war in 1997, Michael Jordan gave fans at the Great Western Forum the first taste of losing in the playoffs this season.

This is also the first time this season that I have tasted defeating the Lakers and Shea.

In today's game, the Lakers were completely defeated and were defeated by the Bulls by exactly 10 points.

Michael Jordan is undoubtedly the protagonist. He scored 43 points today, including 4 of 5 three-pointers!

This has something to do with the Lakers' defensive strategy. Shea let Jordan's three-pointer go a bit too far, and the sharp Jordan seized the opportunity.

However, Shay also scored 38 points, and his personal score was only 5 points lower than Jordan.

The key to the Lakers' loss lies in two people, Rodman and Finley.

Finley's performance was seriously abnormal today. He only scored 6 points in the game and made as many as 7 turnovers.

There are more mistakes than points. This is like writing a novel with more words than pictures. It would be weird to win.

Originally, the Bulls' defense was extremely tight, and Finley often couldn't even see the basket.

In addition, he was too nervous, so his performance fell apart.

Although Finley is not a super scorer, as a sophomore, he has averaged 16 points per game so far this year in the playoffs.

He is Shay's most trusted partner on the offensive end.

Today's 6 points in a single game undoubtedly made the Lakers' already bad offensive environment worse.

Finley was nervous mainly because before the game the whole world was discussing whether Finley, as the second scorer next to Shea, could help Shea like Pippen did.

These discussions made Finlay feel uneasy. He was too afraid of dragging Shay down and was burdened with too much psychological burden.

Coupled with Shay's confident statement that "we won the war before it started," Finley's pressure increased sharply.

Throughout the game, what he was thinking about was not how to win, but how not to make mistakes and not be held back.

But the more men think about getting hard, the less likely they are to get hard.

The more you think about not making mistakes, the easier it is to make mistakes.

Finlay's performance today was simply a mess. Not everyone is like Shay, who can still perform to his or her level under tremendous pressure.

Of course, if Finley only stretched his hips, it wouldn't have caused the Lakers to lose to the Bulls by double digits.

Since the Lakers lost so miserably, I have to mention today's second undercover Rodman.

The day before the game, Rodman was photographed hanging out in a bar until four in the morning.

Have you ever seen Los Angeles at four in the morning?

No?

Then don't envy Rodman for his good luck with women, because his luck with women was obtained through unremitting efforts and generous efforts.

Without sincere actions, how can you win a woman's heart?

Therefore, Rodman seemed to be sleepwalking on the court today, and Magic directly suspected that he was still drunk.

His defense was always slow, and he only had 9 rebounds in a single game.

He allowed Kukoc to score 21 points on the Bulls, second only to Jordan, while he only contributed 1 free throw.

Kukoc may not be able to help Jordan when he is in need, but he still has the courage to add insult to injury, and he is very brave!

In the second quarter, Shea scolded Rodman: "If you can't fight, get out! As you are, you still want to take revenge on Jordan? If you can't fight, now is the best time to quit!"

Rodman sobered up immediately, but his body was still broken.

A furious Shea repeatedly rushed for rebounds in the second half, eventually grabbing a career Finals record of 12 rebounds in a single game.

I told Rodman with practical actions, it’s not me who wants to hug you, it’s you who want to hug me!

Unfortunately, despite Shea's best efforts, the Lakers ultimately lost the first game.

At the post-game press conference, Shea joined Finlay and Carlisle.

At the press conference, reporters made Finley very embarrassed and accused him of ruining the Lakers' first game.

But Shay took the initiative to interject:

"Michael didn't perform at his best today, but I believe he can adjust quickly.

Don’t forget, he has more championship rings than some famous retired guards, believe him!”

Drexler:???

Which famous defender? Shea, you might as well speak clearly!

But towards Rodman, Shea was not so good-natured:

"Dennis? He does whatever he likes. Without him, I grabbed 12 rebounds, and we didn't lose the total number of rebounds.

So, he can rest for two or three more games, it doesn’t matter.”

Finley performed abnormally because he was too nervous, so we had to encourage him and let him let go of his psychological burden.

But Rodman is different. His poor performance today was entirely his own doing.

So, Shay had to wake him up by scolding him.

When facing different people, you have to use different methods to deal with them, and you have to prescribe the right medicine.

Shea's move obviously worked, because the day after the loss, Shea discovered that Rodman was the first to arrive at the training ground.

Hua Da Chong looked at Shay and scratched his head in embarrassment:

"Well, I fell asleep as soon as I got home yesterday, I swear! Don't talk about women, I threw away all the women's contact information!"

Shay couldn't help but want to snicker. He was so brave when he threw it, but God knows how embarrassed he was when he tried to retrieve it later.

But Shay still had a serious look on his face:

"It's none of my business, just go ahead and play, I can handle Michael Jordan myself.

After all, before you came, I had already defeated Jordan twice."

Shay's formula was officially proposed!

If it had been anyone else, Rodman would have given up his job long ago.

I don’t want to serve you!

But Rodman was, after all, the man who almost knelt down to sing "Conquer" to Shay.

So facing the angry Shay, he just smiled innocently:

"In short, I won't make any more mistakes in the next game!"

Not only is Rodman getting better, during today's training game, Shea also noticed that Finley's smile was much less than usual, and his whole person became very serious.

And in the training matches, Finlay also played very seriously and would never miss any opportunity.

Losing the first game of the series not only did not depress the Lakers, but instead made the defending champions' morale even higher.

Shay looked at the state of his teammates and looked forward to G2 of the series even more.

Now, as long as I don't get blown away by Michael Jordan.

There is no reason why the game cannot be won!

For the Bulls, after winning the first game, the atmosphere in the locker room relaxed a lot.

Jordan told everyone that as long as the team unites as one, they will be able to win back the championship l

As a result, when faced with reporters' provocations on the transfer issue, Pippen only responded calmly:

"I know what I should do now, and I also know what my goal is. You don't need to talk nonsense in my ears."

Obviously, Pippen doesn't want to talk about transfers right now.

We will talk about it later if we can't leave. Right now, all he wants to do is help Jordan connect the heroic and heroic man to his thigh!

Even though a reporter photographed Krause actually taking the time to watch McGrady and Billups' small joint workout in Boston during the Finals, it did not affect the Bulls' determination at all.

Do you want to rebuild? Then I will show you a championship!

As a result, both teams are now in optimal physical and mental condition.

So

Let the brutal killing continue!

The second game of the series continues at the Great Western Forum. The Bulls will not overdo it at home. After all, this is 1997, not 2023.

Before the game started, Shay and Jordan still had zero communication.

Although he has taken the lead in winning the game, it is not difficult to see from Jordan's solemn expression that he is still very afraid of the Lakers' counterattack.

After the kickoff, Mutombo fought for the ball first.
To be continued...