Chapter 159 The First Playoff Game in NBA History 5*5

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On the left wing, Zhao Dong broke through with the ball, controlled rhythm and changed direction, and he broke through Pippen.

But Harper made up the defense very quickly. When he changed direction and broke through, Pippen caught up and formed a double-team trend.

At this time, Ewing, who was in the low position on the left wing, suddenly turned around and cut to the basket.

Luke Langley was half a beat too late, and Rodman on the right wing immediately defended Ewing.

But Zhao Dong still passed the ball in.

Ewing catches the ball, throws a throw and scores a goal, but Rodman's supplementary defense has not yet arrived.

71:73, the Knicks lead.

"Rodman is already dead, obviously he can't run anymore, and the defense speed can't keep up." Zhang Reasonable shouted.

"Da Chong grabbed 8 rebounds today and only played for 23 minutes." Sun Zhenping said.

"Old and injured, his condition has declined a lot this season, and he hasn't played more than 20 games." Zhang Lili said.

"Now Zhao Dong is only two steals and one block away from 5*5, let's see if there is a chance." Sun Zhenping laughed.

Bulls attack.

Jordan broke through with the ball and was double-teamed by Oakley, Houston and Charlie Ward.

Pippen's performance in this game was better than the previous one, with a lot of running. Zhao Dong could no longer lock him up like he did in the g1 game, but his performance was still just average, scoring 15 points and 3 assists.

At this time, by running, when Jordan was double-teamed by three people, he made an inside cut when the Knicks were empty inside.

Jordan saw the opportunity and immediately passed the ball to Pippen.

Ewing immediately dropped Luke Langley and returned to the basket.

With Ewing in front and Zhao Dong chasing him beside him, Pippen didn't make a strong play, but split the ball again and gave it to Harper at the top of the arc.

Harper was open before, but after Jordan scored the ball, Charlie Ward had returned to the defense. After he received the ball, the open space was almost gone, and he did not force a shot, but immediately passed back.

After Pippen scored the ball, he ran back immediately, dropped Zhao Dong, and pulled back to the left wing.

At this point Harper sent back.

But just as he was about to catch the ball, Zhao Dong, who moved faster than him, caught up.

"The ball is stolen! Feilong steals the pass, and he is going down!" the live commentator shouted excitedly.

On the court, the Bulls desperately returned to defense, Jordan and Harper returned to defense from the left center.

On the right wing, Pippen desperately chased Zhao Dong, who was holding the ball and going down. He tried to steal the ball from the right side, but Zhao Dong changed direction at this time, his steal failed, and he fell behind immediately and was thrown off.

Harper overtook, but he had no chance to turn around and take a stand. He was forced by Zhao Dong and could only continue to run forward.

When he ran to the top of the arc, he had to turn around, otherwise he could only rush out of the bottom line, and his return defense would be meaningless.

Just when Harper turned around to steal the ball, Zhao Dong immediately changed hands to control the ball, and then directly rushed over.

On the left wing, Jordan has already slowed down. He started the defense from a deep position, and he still needs to move to the middle, so he can't catch up.

"Shua!"

Zhao Dong took the ball into the empty paint area and scored a layup.

Without dunking, his physical energy was exhausted today, he was double-teamed the whole time, and his physical energy is not very good at the moment.

"Return to defense, and then defend the next ball."

Amidst the cheers of the audience, Zhao Dong yelled at his teammates.

"A beautiful steal and fast break, the dragon has scored 32 points. Now 71:75, we have led by 4 points."

The live commentator roared.

"This guy, can he run so fast at this time?" Qiao Dan, who stared at Zhao Dong and panted, thought to himself.

"The dragon's physical fitness is really good, monster level." Bill Wharton laughed.

"Pippen's physical fitness can no longer keep up. His speed was a bit slower, but today he has a lot of running interspersed."

Matt laughed.

At this time, the assistant handed over a piece of data and motioned the two of them to take a look.

Bill Walton was shocked when he saw it, and said in surprise: "This is the data of Feilong so far, 10 of 20 shots, 12 of 14 free throws, 32 points, 11 rebounds, 5 assists, 4 steals, 4 blocks, 3 turnovers and 4 fouls. .

He is only one steal and one block away from his second 5*5, the first playoff 5*5 in league history. "

"Yeah?"

Matt was also surprised and said: "If he can really play the first 5*5 in the playoffs and win the game, I guarantee that his status in the league will rise to another level."

"From a superstar to a historical superstar?" Bill Walton laughed.

"Yes." Matt laughed.

"Unfortunately, it is impossible for him to hit a triple-double in this game, which may also affect his overall data in the Eastern Conference Finals series and not reach an average triple-double." Bill Wharton said.

Matt said: "He averaged a triple-double in the first round of the series, but if he didn't reach it in the second round, of course he might not make it to the Eastern Conference Finals.

But don't we know if we do the math? He had... 13 assists in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals, and 5 assists this time, so the average is 9 assists per game. I think he may still average a triple-double in this round of the Eastern Conference Finals. "

Bulls attack.

Pippen still insisted on running and interspersing, but Zhao Dong's physical fitness was better than him, and he moved faster. He didn't get rid of Zhao Dong every time, but this time he didn't. After running for a long time, he didn't have a chance to catch the ball.

Jordan had no choice but to run out of the three-point line and catch the ball to attack.

"Take him!"

Although Jordan was still outside the three-point line, Zhao Dong still roared.

He is the core of the Knicks' perimeter defense and has the command on the field. After an order, Charlie Ward at the top of the arc immediately rushed to Jordan.

Jordan was also very tired, and he didn't feel good today. Seeing this, he immediately passed the ball to Harper who was emptied.

"careful!"

But as soon as he took the ball, he found that Zhao Dong was rushing towards the top of the arc.

As soon as Harper catches the ball, a large hand emerges from behind him, snapping the ball away.

The two huddled together. Although Harper was more flexible, Zhao Dong used the most arrogant way to forcefully squeeze him away, and then snatched the ball away.

"Oh, it's another steal! The flying dragon is going down fast! No one can keep up with his speed..." the on-site commentator roared frantically.

"Five steals achieved!"

In the TNT live broadcast seat, Bill Wharton and Matt looked surprised.

"Only one block away!"

In the CCTV live broadcast, Zhang Lili and Sun Zhenping shouted excitedly.

Zhao Dong made a fast break directly from the top of the arc. After two dribbles, he reached the top of the frontcourt. Neither Harper nor Pippen could keep up with him.

At this time, Jordan returned to defense from the left wing. At the most critical moment, he did not back down.

Zhao Dong sprinted into the paint from the free throw line, grabbed the ball with one hand in his right hand, and jumped up to the basket.

Jordan opened his eyes angrily, and took off from the wing to block the shot.

"boom!"

At the same time as the rim was blown, Jordan was knocked into the air, landed unstable, fell beyond the baseline, and hit the media reporter behind the baseline.

"yeah!"

The Knicks fans cheered wildly.

Zhao Dong glanced coldly at Jordan in the crowd, and shouted at his teammates running over: "Defend, defend one more ball."

"Defend! Defend! Defend..." The fans shouted frantically.

"71:77, the Knicks played the ultimate defense one after another, scoring three goals in a row, and Phil Jackson has called a timeout."

Zhang Lili shouted excitedly.

Sun Zhenping said excitedly: "There are still 42 seconds left in the clock. It is already very difficult for the Bulls to get back. The Knicks' winning streak is just around the corner."

"You still have to be careful. Jordan cannot be underestimated. At a critical moment, if he has an explosion, it is not a rare thing for him."

"Yes, you should be careful." Sun Zhenping said with a smile.

"Now there is only one block away, and Zhao Dong can create history. Let us look forward to it. There are still 42 seconds left, and there is still a chance." Zhang Lili said excitedly.

On the tnt live broadcast, Bill Walton analyzed: "Now that the physical fitness of the main players of both teams is close to exhaustion, the advantages of players with better physical fitness will be highlighted.

Feilong sent two steals in a row. This is his physical advantage. At the last moment, he can still maintain a very good offensive and defensive state. "

At this time, in front of the Bulls bench, Phil Jackson sternly shouted: "Concentrate your attention, observe the situation on the field, the position of the opponent, and don't make mistakes easily, ok?"

He was very annoyed, and at the last critical moment, two mistakes were enough to kill him.

"We'll get it back, for sure." Jordan said angrily.

Pippen was panting. He had run so much tonight that he didn't have the strength to speak.

But he was very puzzled. Zhao Dong's tonnage was 20 kilograms larger than him, and the whole audience followed him, and his physical condition was actually better than him.

"Score this goal, and then implement foul tactics, listen carefully..." Phil Jackson began to arrange offensive tactics.

In front of the Knicks bench, the atmosphere is very good.

Assistant coach Thibodeau and Van Gundy are biting their ears.

Then, Thibodeau handed the data sheet in his hand to Zhao Dong, pointed to the block line, and said, "One more time, Feilong, you will make history."

"5*5?"

Zhao Dong took a look, and he was also surprised.

"Oh my God, 5*5 in the playoffs?"

Larry Johnson next to him stretched out his head for a look, and shouted in surprise.

"Feilong, try to get a chance." Oakley said.

"You can let Pippen go and let him get the ball," Alan Houston said.

Zhao Dong thought for a while, then shook his head and said, "I will seize the opportunity when it arises, but the victory is more important. From now on, I will continue to keep an eye on Pippen, and you should concentrate on defending against Jordan."

"Yes, Feilong is the most correct attitude." Van Gundy laughed.

Everyone also nodded.

At this time, the on-site commentator said: "You know, someone is making history. He has the opportunity to hit the first 5*5 playoff data in the history of the league tonight. He is only one block away. Who is this person?"

While he was speaking, Zhao Dong's field statistics were displayed on the hanging screen above the court.

"One more cap! One more cap..."

The Knicks fans in the audience were surprised at first, and then shouted immediately.

"Damn it, Scotty, be careful, don't let us become the background board." Jordan, who was about to play, saw the data on the hanging screen and said angrily.

"Then I won't shoot. If I get the ball, you pay attention to collusion." Pippen said immediately.

He really doesn't want to make a shot. If he is blocked when he makes a shot, then he will really become a historical background, and maybe no one can save him, because 5*5 in the playoffs is too difficult, and no one has been able to complete it so far.

"Scottie, take him far away and don't let him get close to the paint." Phil Jackson urged.

"I see." Pippen nodded.

At this point the timeout ends, the game begins, and the Bulls attack.

Pippen runs on the left 3-point line and doesn't go into the wing.

Zhao Dong put Pippen two meters away, keeping a distance of two meters from the left line of the paint.

Pippen is also very distressed, he is almost open, do you want the ball, or not?

While staring at Pippen, Zhao Dong stared at Jordan who was holding the ball, concentrating on it, ready to return to defend Pippen or make up defense to the basket at any time.

Jordan took the ball on the right wing and attracted a double-team from Charlie Ward and Alan Houston. At this time, he had three choices, come by himself, give it to Harper, or give it to Pippen.

For Harper, Oakley is right below the free throw line and can immediately cover the top of the arc.

For Pippen, the opening is not too big.

So, he chose to break through with the ball.

Yes, Jordan will continue to compress the Knicks' defense to create more open opportunities for Pippen and other teammates.

After two consecutive changes of direction, he broke through the double-team and sprinted towards the paint with the ball.

Charlie Ward, who double-teamed Jordan, immediately returned to the top of the arc, while Houston followed Jordan to catch up.

Zhao Dong saw that Jordan was about to break into the paint, but he didn't choose to go back to the basket, but moved up a step, making preparations for a quick exit.

If Ewing and Oakley can't defend Jordan, he will play a fast break. At this time, when Jordan enters the basket, no one in the Bulls can defend his fast break. If Pippen can't keep up, Harper will Hit directly by him.

However, the fast break is just a preparation. His more preparation is to prepare to return to defend Pippen, because his movement is likely to cause a result, and Jordan will pass the ball to Pippen.

When Jordan entered the paint, Ewing sat on the basket, Oakley came out from the basket, and formed a double-team with Houston behind.

At this time, Jordan saw Pippen's huge opening, so he directly chose the jump pass, threw both hands in the air, and gave it to Pippen.

The moment he jumped up, Zhao Dong reacted quickly and immediately turned to Pippen.

"Whoosh!"

The ball flew straight to Pippen, snapped, and was caught by him.

At this time, Zhao Dong landed in one step, and he was still one step away.

Pippen was very afraid of being capped, but he couldn't help but shoot at this time, otherwise what else would he play?

He jumped up, throwing his hands up.

At this time, Zhao Dong landed on the second step, his body was in a flying rush, and he jumped up with all his strength.

At this moment, Pippen's ball was shot, and Zhao Dong's left hand was also drawn out.

At this moment, the mouths of all the fans in the audience were wide open, and their eyes were all fixed on that piece.

"Snapped!"

There was a loud thump.

"yeah!"

Madison Square Garden erupted as the basketball suddenly changed direction.

"5*5, a great moment was born! Someone played the first playoff 5*5 in the history of the NBA. This person is the core player of the New York Knicks, a superstar, a flying dragon..."

The on-site commentator jumped up from his seat, grabbed the microphone and screamed almost crazily.

On the sidelines, O'Neill, Magician and others who were watching the game also looked shocked. They stood up and began to applaud this statistic.

On the court, Pippen, who has become the background of history, was dumbfounded.

Not far away, Jordan's face was also livid.

"Incredible statistics! Feilong sent an assist, two steals and a block in the last three minutes. He completed the second 5*5 of his career and the first 5*5 in the playoffs. He created history."

Bill Walton exclaimed loudly.

"The greatest undrafted pick, Knicks general manager Neil Grant is eligible to be the best manager of the season." Matt laughed briefly.

"Congratulations Zhao Dong, you played your best performance in a difficult game."

"There are 20 seconds left in the clock, and the Bulls are attacking. The chances of getting back are really slim now."

In the live broadcast of CCTV, Zhang Lili and Sun Zhenping were all smiling.

At this time, the Bulls were attacking, and the Knicks were strictly defending. It took Jordan 13 seconds to complete an offense. After being fouled, he missed a goal and got two free throw opportunities.

He was amazing at free throws today, with a 100% hit rate, and he hit these two goals again.

73:77, 7 minutes left.

The Knicks attacked, and Jordan fouled Alan Houston, who received the ball, with 4.2 seconds left.

Alan Houston made the first free throw and missed the second free throw. Rodman grabbed the rebound at the critical moment, but Zhao Dong suddenly fouled and sent Rodman to the free throw line.

Rodman was a little confused when he was fouled. His free throw percentage was only 58%, not much better than O'Neal.

"Ha ha……"

At this time, O'Neal on the sidelines laughed.

"It's over, the bull is hopeless!" Seeing this, Bill Wharton shook his head and smiled.

"Flying Dragon's foul is very timely. Jordan is almost down. As long as the pass is passed, he will have a chance to score. Now there are 3.7 seconds left in the time, and it is already very difficult to get back." Matt laughed.

"Dennis, throw that damn ball in." Jordan encouraged helplessly.

"God of Gamblers, the old price is $300,000. I bet he can only hit one free throw at most. If there is a rebound, it must be ours." Zhao Dong said at this time.

"as you wish."

Gritting his teeth, Jordan agreed. Who told them that they made the bet first last time? If Zhao Dong accepted, it was impossible for him to refuse.

"Whoever grabs the rebound will get half of it." Zhao Dong said to Ewing and Oakley.

"Oh hoo!"

Oakley let out a strange cry, and Ewing also laughed.

"Damn it!" Jordan cursed.

Rodman's nerves were made even more tense by the bet. At this moment, he regretted provoking Zhao Dong with a bet last time.

After comparing the basket for a long time, he finally threw the ball out.

"boom!"

The ball hit the basket and went out.

"Shet!" Rodman and Jordan cursed at the same time.

"That's right, big bug, keep doing this!" Zhao Dong encouraged.

After glaring at Zhao Dong fiercely, Rodman took the ball, dribbled it a few times, and started aiming at the basket again.

"boom!"

Two free throws were missed, and Ewing and Oakley in front jumped up at the same time. The latter caught the ball and was fouled by Pippen.

"Congratulations, Charles, you got $150,000." Zhao Dong said with a smile.

"Let him write the check sooner," Oakley laughed.

"Did you hear that, God of Gamblers?" Zhao Dong turned his head and said to the ugly-faced Jordan.

"Shut up, the game is not over yet." The black-faced Jordan cursed.

73:78, with 2.9 seconds left in the clock, Oakley made a free throw.

His free throw percentage is not bad, 76%.

"God of Gamblers Jordan, I heard that you can use every opportunity to gamble, do you want to gamble again? It is the condition just now, I will accompany you tonight." Zhao Dong challenged.

"Afraid of you?"

Jordan snorted coldly and agreed.

Moreover, he followed Zhao Dong's example and gave up half of the bet to the person who grabbed the rebound.

Next, Oakley made the first free throw but missed the second.

Under the basket, the Knicks played three-on-two. Oakley got stuck behind Rodman, and Ewing and Longley scrambled for the ball.

As soon as he got the ball, Zhao Dong immediately threw it out, giving it to Charlie Ward outside and not giving the opponent a chance to foul.

Charlie Ward catches the ball and runs right away, then the clock runs out and the game is over.

"yeah!"

The Knicks won two consecutive victories and gained a big advantage, and the fans cheered wildly.

Under the basket, the Knicks players were celebrating, and the substitute players also ran on the court.

After losing two away games in a row, Jordan's face was so ugly that he refused the reporter's interview request and left directly.