Chapter 245 I Said, I Want to Take Away This Victory
This time, Alan Houston held the ball, and Zhao Dong, who was without the ball, did not fall on the outside, but directly entered the paint area.
His change in position immediately forced the Bulls to switch defense, and Ewing moved up. At the same time, Hu Weidong pulled to the left three-point line, and Jordan followed.
Just as Ewing was approaching, Zhao Dong suddenly pulled to the right, but Ewing failed to follow.
At this time, Alan Houston passed the ball down, and when Zhao Dong received the ball, Ewing followed.
He immediately feinted a shot, shook Ewing for a moment, then immediately started, breaking the opponent and entering the paint area.
The Bulls hurriedly shrank their defense, but it was already too late.
After taking one step into the paint, Zhao Dong saw that there was only Rodman under the basket, and immediately took a step forward and flew towards the basket.
"boom!"
Rodman retreated, Zhao Dong held the ball and blasted the basket, and the basket roared.
77:79, Bulls attack.
This time Jordan missed the mid-range shot. Ben grabbed the rebound from the backcourt. Zhao Dong received the ball and immediately started to play quickly.
The Knicks all rushed down the court and poured into the frontcourt like a tide. The aging Ewing and Rodman failed to keep up, and the Knicks formed a situation in the frontcourt where they were playing more and less.
Zhao Dong passed the ball directly to the basket from the center without passing the ball to anyone.
Just when they reached the free throw line, Jordan and Tracy McGrady were outflanking each other from the left and right sides. At this time, Zhao Dong suddenly flew up, forcing the two of them to fly up as well.
However, the ball was no longer in Zhao Dong's hands. When he flew up, he passed a back pass to Hu Weidong behind him.
Hu Weidong caught the ball, followed Zhao Dong into the paint, flew up, and smashed the Bulls' basket with a tomahawk dunk.
"Beautiful! Hu Weidong, Jordan of China." Zhang Lili roared excitedly.
"79, the Knicks tied the score." Sun Zhenping said happily.
The Bulls attacked and called a timeout.
In the ABC TV live broadcast, Hubie Brown analyzed: "The Knicks felt cold tonight, so they strengthened their interior defense to prevent Jordan and the others from entering, which also reduced the Bulls' offensive efficiency.
What Phil Jackson has to solve now is to empty the Knicks inside and allow space for the outside to break through, but this is difficult to do because the Bulls' outside shooting is not accurate and their three-point ability is very poor. Unless Cole is Adjust it. "
"The three-point line has been lengthened this season, and Jordan rarely shoots three-pointers. He averaged 3.6 shots per game last season, with a shooting percentage of 37.4%. This season, he only took 1.5, with a shooting percentage of 23.8%. Of course, Feilong's three-pointers this season It also dropped significantly, averaging only 1.8 per game and shooting 44%," Cook said.
"I'm surprised, with such a high shooting percentage, why does Feilong shoot so few?" Hubby Brown said with a smile.
"Because his mid-range shots and shots at the basket are so efficient, 50% of his three-point shooting is not worthwhile." Cook shook his head and smiled.
After the timeout, the Bulls actually replaced Cole, and rookie Tracy McGrady went off.
The Bulls attacked and the first ball was given to Cole.
Jordan broke through and created an open opportunity for Cole. Cole made a three-pointer but failed to hit.
"Okay, Zhao Dong grabbed the rebound. Although Fordson didn't play, the Knicks' rebounding ability is really strong." Zhang Li said with a smile.
Switching between offense and defense, Zhao Dong started the quick move again.
As Knicks players flooded into the frontcourt, Jordan, Cole, and Kidd returned to defense with all their strength, and Ewing and Rodman dropped three or four steps.
Zhao Dong ran to the basket and Jordan defended.
"ball!"
He suddenly turned around in front of the legal collision area, stuck Jordan in the legal collision area, shouted, and opened his hand to Houston.
"Whoosh!"
Houston, who had just crossed the midline, pulled up the ball, threw it with both hands, and passed the ball over Cole's head.
At this time, Kidd arrived in front of him. Zhao Dong jumped to catch the ball. After falling, the four arms of Jordan and Kidd enveloped him.
But faced with two defenders double-teaming him under the basket, why would he hesitate? Just turn around and burst into flames.
"boom!"
Jordan and Kidd stumbled back, and the rim exploded.
At the same time, the referee's whistle sounded, Kidd's thug fouled, and Zhao Dongjia made a free throw.
"It's two plus one, well done!" Zhang Lili shouted excitedly.
Zhao Dong made an extra penalty, but it was short. The ball hit the basket and rebounded. It was fired by Ben and then Rodman.
At this time, Zhao Dong rushed in, squeezed in between the two, leaped up, grabbed the ball with his right hand, and grabbed the ball.
When he landed, he was double-teamed by Ewing and Rodman.
He immediately turned around, dodged Rodman's hands, knocked Ewing behind him into the basket with one shoulder, and then suddenly rose up and smashed the basket with one hand.
"boom!"
As the rim was blown up, Ewing collapsed.
"yeah!"
The Oakley crowd, the bench, and the two thousand away fans all roared with excitement.
"Beautiful! Feilong dunked on Ewing and caused Ewing's thug to foul again, another two plus one." Hubby Brown shouted excitedly.
"It's so violent. Feilong took a break for two quarters, and his performance in the final quarter was very violent!" Cook said excitedly.
This time, Zhao Dong made an accurate free throw. At 84:79, the Knicks led by 5 points.
On the sidelines, Phil Jackson was shaking his head, inside, still inside, it can't be stopped!
Sun Zhenping said excitedly: "In the last quarter, the Knicks launched a wave of 14-4 attacks. Zhao Dong made 5 of 5 shots, 1 of 1 three-pointers, and 1 of 2 free throws. He scored 12 points by himself. The whole game was booming. Scored 44 points, what a wild performance!”
Zhang Lili analyzed: "Except for one three-pointer, the others were all attacks on the Bulls' inside line, and they were all successful. The two veterans did not dare to stop them.
The Bulls' shortcomings have always been inside. If Ewing can maintain his performance in the G1 game, then the Bulls have a lot to do. Unfortunately, in the G2 game and this game, Ewing moved slowly and was blocked by Zhao Dong.
Now the Bulls have no low-post offense inside and no three-point long-range shooting ability from the outside. They only make Jordan's mid-range shot. They can't beat the Knicks this way.
The Knicks have Zhao Dong's three-pointers, Zhao Dong's mid-range shots, and Zhao Dong's most terrifying impact on the inside. These are all killer moves.
Unfortunately, the Knicks also have shortcomings. The scoring of several outsiders is unstable. Especially today, they are simply a scam! "
The Bulls attacked, Jordan moved, and after receiving the ball to attract double-teams, he passed it to Cole who ran out of the open space, and Cole shot another three-pointer.
"Can't hit!"
As soon as Zhao Dong saw the flight trajectory of the ball, he immediately rushed to the rebound point.
"Snapped!"
Stuck Rodman, he grabbed the backcourt rebound.
"Quick attack!"
Zhao Dong roared, scaring Jordan and the others to return to defense with all their strength.
But he didn't actually get off quickly because Rodman was entangled with him and there was no chance at all.
"This bastard!"
Jordan, who was fooled, cursed.
Advancing to the frontcourt, Zhao Dong first pulled to the left, shook Jordan, then suddenly changed direction, took a step past Jordan, held the ball into the wing, and stepped on the left elbow area.
Rodman and Cole were covering the defense. Zhao Dong suddenly slowed down, destroying the rhythm of the two, and immediately started to accelerate. With a small change of direction and a change of hands to control the ball, Zhao Dong broke through between the two and entered the paint. district.
Jordan, who caught up, grabbed a handful from behind and barely missed the ball. The steal was unsuccessful.
"Ewing!"
Seeing the old acquaintance under the basket, Zhao Dong did not hesitate. After one step, he connected with the ball, rose up, and flew towards Ewing.
Seeing Zhao Dong gliding over, Ewing immediately exited the basket without even thinking about it.
"boom!"
A violent explosion sounded.
86:79, the Knicks lead by 7 points and the Bulls attack.
This time Jordan no longer gave Cole a chance and hit a two-pointer himself.
Zhao Dong came down from the center early, followed by Oakley, who caught the ball and passed the center line. Cole caught up to interfere. After changing direction and bypassing Cole, he took the ball over the top of the key and took off half a step past the free throw line.
At this time, Jordan returned to the paint from the left wing and jumped from the side to block the shot.
"Bang!"
There was a mid-air collision in front of the basket. Jordan tilted in the air and was directly knocked down.
"boom!"
The next moment, a violent explosion sounded.
"yeah!"
The away fans cheered wildly.
"Hoo ho ho..."
Jordan lay on his back on the floor, looking at Zhao Dong above, panting.
"Hoo ho..."
Zhao Dong was also panting, he was very tired from the continuous high-speed impact.
At this time, he leaned down, but instead of pulling Jordan away, he shouted loudly at the opponent: "Jordan, I will definitely win this game."
"I said, you can only take away one failure." Jordan stood up with a cold face and spat at Zhao Dong.
He said it, but Jordan didn't do it.
By the 10th minute of the final quarter, at 95:87, the Knicks were already leading by 8 points, and the Bulls called their third timeout of this quarter.
Hubby Brown shook his head and smiled bitterly: "The flying dragon exerted its force in the last quarter and defeated the Bulls with its extremely powerful impact.
By the way, there are also rebounds. Feilong alone grabbed 4 rebounds in the last quarter, and the team had a total of 11 rebounds. The Bulls only had 6 rebounds in the final quarter, and Rodman had only two rebounds. "
Cook nodded and said: "The Knicks had already scored 25 points in the final quarter and only allowed the Bulls to score 12 points. Cole had no savior. He made 1 of 4 shots after coming on the field. Phil Jackson's substitution failed."
Hubie Brown shook his head and said: "Even if he makes 4 of 4 shots, he can't save the Bulls. The Bulls were beaten by the Dragons in the final quarter.
The Dragons made 7 of 8 shots, only to be interfered by Ewing, Rodman, and Jordan, and missed one shot. In addition, they made 4 of 5 free throws and 1 of 1 three-pointers. They scored 19 points in the final quarter. The Bulls scored 19 points in the final quarter. He was the one who blew it up. "
In the CCTV live broadcast, Zhang Liji said: "Zhao Dong passed the ball 7 times in the last quarter and only received 1 assist. Others made 3 of 11 shots. The Knicks felt really bad tonight and how much ball power was wasted. But for Zhao Dong Dong, Zhao Dong doesn’t have the physical fitness to fight, he’s too tired.”
"Fortunately, the Bulls do not have a tough inside line, otherwise Zhao Dong's efficiency would not be so high." Sun Zhenping said.
Zhang Liyi nodded and said: "If we faced the Bulls, maybe the Jazz, the Spurs, these teams with strong inside players, we would definitely not rush like this.
That is to say, the Bulls are pseudo-strong inside, so Zhao Dong can rush in like this. This is a restrained style of play. His impact is designed to defeat teams without strong inside players.
If a tough inside man like Ben Wallace is traded to the Bulls, even if he has no offensive ability, he should be a little stronger than the current lineup, right? "
On the Knicks bench, Zhao Dong was almost exhausted.
A lot of breakthroughs and impacts, the physical energy consumption was too great. The lead in the fourth quarter was because he was carrying the team.
There are now 122 seconds left on the clock. With a ten-point lead, we should be able to win this game.
After the timeout, the game started and the Bulls attacked.
Phil Jackson still let Cole play. He didn't have anyone available. McGrady was too good. After the Knicks strengthened their interior defense, they no longer dared to rush in. Their three-point shooting rate was not as good as Cole's. It was better to let Cole play. Give it a try.
Sure enough, he succeeded. This time on the court, after Jordan attracted a double-team, Cole, who received the pass, immediately hit an open three-pointer from a fixed spot.
95:90, the Knicks still lead by 5 points.
"Be careful, the difference of 5 points is not big. If your opponent scores one, you must return one, otherwise the point difference will shrink immediately." Zhang Lili reminded.
The Knicks attacked, and Zhao Dong moved without the ball. He was not active in asking for the ball because his feet were a little heavy and he wanted to slow down a little.
The back line included Alan Houston, and John Starks.
The two set up a pick-and-roll, and John Starks got the open space on the right wing, catching the ball and shooting a three-point jumper.
As soon as Zhao Dong saw it, he knew that the ball was long. The basketball should hit the basket, hit the board forward, and then rebound to the left front side of the basket. The landing point should be one and a half meters away from the basket, where Ewing was.
He was in front of the basket, immediately moved that way, turned back, and stuck Ewing behind him.
When he was stuck, the basketball hit the basket, bounced off the board, and fell on his head, just in time for him to catch it.
Rodman and Ewing immediately double-teamed. At this time, they did not worry about Zhao Dong, because Zhao Dong had no impact at this time. They were still sure to defend him while sitting in the paint area.
At the same time, Jordan and Kidd also pounced down and began to double-team Zhao Dong.
Zhao Dong had quick eyes and quick hands. With a push of both hands, he passed the ball from Jordan's head to Alan Houston at the top of the key.
Houston caught the ball, prepared for it, and then took a jump shot before Jordan could dive back and the ball sailed toward the basket.
"no!"
Zhao Dong took a look and found that it was short.
He immediately started to get stuck, stuck Ewing behind him again, and blocked Kidd with his right hand.
At the same time, Ben also blocked Rodman, preventing him from taking off smoothly.
"boom!"
The ball hit the basket and rose up, and Zhao Dong's figure rose up.
The moment he jumped up, his left arm was pulled by Ewing behind him, but he still rushed up more than a foot, tilted his body in the air, held down the pop-up basketball with one hand with his right hand, and as his body fell, he fell instantly. according to.
"boom!"
"drop!"
The ball goes in and the whistle blows.
The referee squeezed in, pointed at Ewing, and called for a foul.
"Beautiful, Ewing committed five fouls, and Zhao Dong scored two plus one again." Zhang Lili roared excitedly.
Next, Zhao Dong took a free throw and took advantage of the preparation time to breathe for a few more seconds.
But he missed the extra penalty because he was too tired and his touch was gone.
Rodman grabbed the backcourt rebound this time and the Bulls attacked.
"Uh-huh!"
Jordan personally provided a pick-and-roll for Cole, who once again hit a three-pointer.
97:93, Knicks attack.
Zhao Dong could no longer break out, and the efficiency would be very low if he broke out again, so he went to the low position on the left wing and let Ewing take the position.
Hearing Ewing's very heavy breathing behind him, he knew that the old guy was just persisting.
"ball!"
He immediately reached out and asked for the ball from Alan Houston at the top of the key.
At the critical moment, Jordan made his best defense. When Houston passed the ball, he pounced on it and intercepted the ball.
"Oh, Michael steals the ball, he's going down quickly!" the on-site commentator roared crazily.
"Uh-huh!"
Jordan came down quickly and succeeded in a layup.
97:95, the Knicks still lead by 2 points.
"I said, you can only take away failure today." Returning to the defensive end, Jordan yelled at Zhao Dong in the low post.
"Ah!"
Zhao Dong sneered and asked Alan Houston for the ball again.
No problem this time, he caught the ball.
"Double team!"
Phil Jackson yelled from the sidelines.
Without him shouting, the Knicks' touch was not good today, and several Bulls players pounced on Zhao Dong.
"Bang!"
But Zhao Dong moved faster. He immediately arched his back after receiving the ball. After arching Ewing, he immediately turned around, stepped on the waist at a 45-degree angle, jumped up in the four-man double team, and held the ball in his right hand toward A rebound throw.
He is very tired and can't make a sudden move. At this time, his shooting touch is definitely not good, but there is a shooting technique that does not require any touch, and that is rebounding.
His board game is at full level 99.
"Bang! Swish!"
The basketball bounced off the board and went hollow into the basket.
"Beautiful! Four people are double-teaming, can Brother Dong hit this one?" Dayao shouted excitedly on the sidelines.
99:95, the score difference widened to 4 points, with 17 seconds left.
Cole is very physical, running wildly on the left wing and scoring two consecutive three-pointers, allowing him to attract the Knicks' defensive attention.
Alan Houston's physical fitness is still good. He played for less than thirty minutes today and was chasing closely.
At this time, Jordan quietly moved on the right wing, leaving behind John Starks.
Zhao Dong is low on the left wing, facing Ewing.
He knows how scary Jordan is. This is a guy who cannot be ignored at any time. Although Cole runs happily on the left wing, 60% of his defensive attention is still on Jordan and Kidd at the top of the arc.
Suddenly, Kidd held the ball with both hands and pushed to Cole on the left.
This time, everyone's attention was directed to the left wing.
The next moment, Kidd retracted his hands, moved one step, and passed the ball to Jordan who ran out of the space.
This was a penetrating through ball that instantly broke through all the Knicks' defense.
Jordan caught the ball and stepped into the paint. When he saw Zhao Dong returning to defense, he immediately stopped and shot a jumper.
"Uh-huh!"
The water splashed and he hit a two-pointer near the basket.
"The one who rides on the horse."
Zhao Dong was also deceived by Kidd's fake move and was a beat late when returning to the basket.
"At the critical moment, Kidd made a contribution." Zhang Lili sighed authentically.
"99:97, the Knicks are still 2 points ahead, with 5.3 seconds left." Sun Zhenping said.
At this time, the Bulls attacked and called the last long timeout immediately after serving, with 5.2 seconds left.
"A close game, 42 million viewers, tonight we once again broke the historical record." At this time, Hubie Brown laughed.
Cook laughed: "This record should be broken further."
Hubie Brown said: "Next, the Bulls should implement foul tactics. As long as the Knicks make a free throw, force the Bulls to shoot a three-pointer, and then watch Cole die, the game should be won."
"If both free throws are made, the Bulls should have no chance." Cook said.
The timeout ends and the game begins.
As expected, the Bulls adopted foul tactics.
They didn't find Ben because he was replaced by Fordson.
But it was Zhao Dong who caught the ball. When Jordan fouled him, there were only 2.5 seconds left.
"God of Gamblers, do you want to bet that I will make one free throw or two?" Zhao Dong asked as he walked to the free throw line in the frontcourt.
"I'll bet you ten dollars that you miss two free throws." Jordan said coldly with a straight face.
"How much has your shoe sales dropped this season?" Zhao Dong asked another question that made Jordan angry.
"Shit Silver Devil," Jordan muttered.
"boom!"
Zhao Dong really missed the first penalty.
There is no way, the physical energy consumption is too great, and the accuracy is not enough.
This time, the Bulls' morale improved again.
"boom!"
On the second free throw, the ball hit the basket and came to rest on it.
In order to compete for rebounds, the following people were eager to try.
The ball finally rolled out, and several people below took off at the same time. The ball was clicked, and then it was clicked a second time, and then... the time was over.
"Shet!"
Finally, Zhao Dong missed two free throws, but there was no time. Jordan was so angry that smoke was almost coming out of his nose.
Zhao Dong laughed, turned back and pointed at Jordan with his big hand, and shouted: "I said, I want to take away this victory."
"We'll see!"
Jordan glared at Zhao Dong, turned around and walked off the field.
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