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Chapter 141 The Bull Is Coming

The Sonics have a relatively stable lineup, and the main players are all iron men, rushing towards the goal of playing 82 games.

The record is slightly overwhelmed by the Jazz and Rockets.

In the East, the Bulls have the best record and rank first in the league.

In mid-January, the Bulls came to the West and started a brief road trip, first touching the Rockets.

As a result, the Rockets won the game.

The Bulls were 34 wins and 4 losses before the game, and they are on the verge of two consecutive championships. The Rockets are 28 wins and 11 losses.

As a result, the Rockets beat the Bulls 102 to 84.

Of course, the Bulls did not have a complete lineup for this game, and Rodman was not on.

The reason why Rodman didn't play was not because of injuries, but because he was suspended by the league.

Just two days ago, in the game against the Timberwolves, Rodman fell off the field after flying to save the ball. After getting up, Rodman actually kicked the reporter on the sidelines. After the weak reporter was kicked by the big bug, he injured his groin.

This kick led to Rodman being additionally punished by the league, suspended for 11 games, and compensated the injured reporter with $20.

Then he didn't appear in the focus game against the Rockets. Olajuwon scored 32 points and 16 rebounds to blow up the Bulls inside.

Before coming to Seattle, it is obviously not good news to suffer such a defeat.

And Payton was very excited. Before the start of the game, he said in an interview with the media that he wanted revenge.

Jordan smiled: "That's what he said in the Finals last year."

This is an undoubtedly focused battle, like the Bulls vs. Rockets, known as a preview of this year's Finals.

All this doesn't seem to have much to do with Qin Fei. Counting with your fingers, the two iron men, Jose and Payton, will definitely play more than 40 minutes in this game.

There are more than ten minutes left in the backcourt, and he has to share the time with Snow. It would be good to have about ten minutes to perform.

The team's trainer recently discovered that Qin Fei's shooting stability has improved a lot.

"Since scoring 20-plus points against the Rockets last month, the guy's shooting has gotten a lot better, especially in certain areas."

In the team office, practice is reporting to the head coach.

In his report, Qin Fei's two most stable areas were drawn, namely the bottom corner on the right side and the 45-degree position on the left side, both of which were red.

"Confrontation shooting, open shooting and dribbling shooting have all improved, and dribbling shooting has improved the most."

The trainer's report is not only in the competition, but also a large amount of data obtained in the training, and then the report is given.

After George Karl finished watching it, he asked, "What about the defense?"

"The defense is mainly to train his off-ball defense. His individual defense is already above the league's level. This off-ball defense is mainly aimed at some pitchers, and he has opened up lateral movement lessons."

The trainer said with a smile: "I found that his reaction speed is very fast. Usually, as soon as the offensive player makes a move, he can quickly judge, which allows him to entangle the defensive object excellently."

"In the next step, I plan to exercise his anticipation ability and ability to read defense."

Listening to the trainer's report, Carl nodded: "Not bad."

"It's okay, the main reason is that Qin Fei himself works very hard. He is always the first to come to the arena and the last to leave. He often asks for extra practice, and even finds different players for single-handed practice."

"Then his one-on-one ability?"

"There's been improvement, but I've found that as his strength has grown, he's recently become obsessed with crushing with his body," the trainer said with a wry smile.

The trainer still remembers the training hall under the sunset that day, Qin Fei said to him with a smile,

"I planned to hone my skills, but later found that using my body well is the greatest skill in the NBA. Don't pretend, I am a beast outsider, and I have a showdown"

As far as Qin Fei's speed of progress is really scary, there is no change every day, but after a while, good guy, it's really a big change.

So George Karl was always a little worried in his heart.

On the evening of the 20th.

Today's key arena is even more popular, and Jordan's visit is almost empty.

Jordan's first comeback was very shocking and caused a sensation throughout the United States.

At that time, a number of sponsors who cooperated with Jordan increased their product sales and company output value several times overnight, and there were even rumors that they indirectly stimulated the economic development of Chicago, where the Bulls are located.

The influence is too great. After the comeback, the record of 72 wins and 10 losses in the second year is unprecedented, and it is even considered that there may be no one after that.

Before entering the NBA, he was looking forward to the day when he would play against Jordan. When this day came, Qin Fei found that his state of mind had changed again.

Less apprehension, more eagerness to try.

It's no wonder how many top scorers want to compete with Jordan. Even a salty fish like Qin Fei wants to turn over today and change to a comfortable lying down position.

Jordan and his teammates walked into Key Arena.

They are also familiar with this place. Half a year ago, they fought fiercely with the Sonics on the stage of the finals.

But today I am not here for tourism. After losing to the Rockets, the atmosphere of the Bulls team is not very good.

Jordan chewed gum and walked to the floor of the arena. At this time, fans entered the arena one after another. After seeing Jordan, some people welcomed and booed him.

Jordan is 34 years old, and this booing has completely stopped disturbing him more than ten years ago.

The attendance rate of the day was very high, reaching more than [-]%, which can be said to be full of seats, and the fans all regarded it as the finals to watch the game.

When there are more people, it becomes more noisy, and the whole arena is "buzzing".

Qin Fei followed Payton and others out of the tunnel for training. The two sides had a verbal fight before the game, but when they arrived on the field, they ignored it and practiced separately.

Jordan turned towards the Supersonics, then smiled and said to Pippen: "Scott, there is a rookie on the opposite side who looks like you."

"Like me? What do you mean?"

Pippen didn't understand what Jordan meant.

"That is to say, it is very similar to you when you just joined the league at that time."

After Jordan finished speaking, Pippen pouted and denied: "It's okay, I was the fifth overall pick at that time."

"Yes, and then you were traded by the Sonics."

Although ridiculed by Jordan, Pippen himself has looked at this matter very indifferently.

Winning the championship with the Bulls last year was the greatest retribution for the Supersonics' original trade, otherwise the Supersonics should be a super lineup of Payton + Pippen + Kemp at this time.

Pippen suddenly reacted: "You mean, he will grow to my level? Then combine with the third giant of the Supersonics?"

"No, I mean, this rookie is very interesting, he dares to guard anyone, just like you back then"

Oh, I see!

After Pippen heard it, he couldn't tell whether it was a good word or a bad word.

"I heard that this rookie gets excited when he plays against a strong team. Do you think he will take the initiative to defend me today?" Jordan always likes to ask this kind of question, and he might bet on it later.

Pippen didn't want to answer his words, but he was so entangled.

Then choose a no.

Jordan smiled and said, "Then I guess "yes""

Pippen: "OK!"

On the other side of the field, Qin Fei had finished warming up and returned to the assistant coach. Bob shared some classic tactics of the Bulls with him, and also talked about Jordan's defensive issues.

"If you're guarding Jordan on the court, you have to be careful not to get caught in his rhythm."

Bob pointed out the key - rhythm.

Rhythm is a difficult thing to master. Generally speaking, the older the player is, the more confusing the rhythm will be.

In recent years, Jordan's skills have become more and more proficient. After holding the ball with his back, there are too many changes in low-post operations, and he can't defend one-on-one, especially when he finds his own rhythm.

"Dribbling rhythm and shooting rhythm, as long as you make him feel uncomfortable, your defense has already completed the task." Bob said solemnly.

Qin Fei thought to himself, how could I have a chance to play against Jordan, isn't there curry?

After Jordan completed his warm-up, he still felt unsatisfied. He chased Pippen and said, "Why don't we guess twice more?"

"How many points do you think this kid can get today?"

"Or guess who he scored the first time on?"

Pippen:

(End of this chapter)