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Chapter 654 Autistic Phil Jackson

The preparations for the Lakers before the game are still the same as before.

Although the big score is 1:1, at this stage, strictly speaking, the Lakers still have a bit of a disadvantage. After all, the Lakers played two home games first, and the home court advantage definitely exists. Losing one is a disadvantage, even if there is one more in 7 games home field.

Now it's time for the Bulls.

Li Shengli once again felt how crazy the fans accumulated during the Jordan era of the Bulls. Before the game was played, it was as lively as the championship awards, and it became even crazier when the two sides came on the stage.

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Because they played last season, they played two more games in the finals this season.

There is no other team that is more familiar with each other than them. When the game starts...the starting lineup of the two sides has not changed a lot.

The Lakers still use Li Shengli as the tactical starting point.

The first few rounds of high pick-and-rolls allowed Kobe to make a shot, but the results were mediocre. Kobe's touch was not cold but not hot either.

However, Li Shengli played Langley in the low post and gave Daben an embarrassing opportunity. Daben failed to continue the fierce attack of the previous game, which made Langley and Rodman's double-teaming more daring.

In contrast to the Bulls...

Jordan, who is also at the top of the arc, either takes a single shot or breaks through the ball, and the two points he chooses to split the ball are similar to the Lakers, Harper is cold and Pippen is hot.

At 25:26 in the first quarter, the Bulls led by 1 point.

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Play again in the second quarter.

This time, Harris made a big deal and sent both Horry and Fox on the field. Fox went to the perimeter to connect with Kobe, and Horry was placed at the fourth position to supplement offensive firepower. It is also better than big instinct to shoot, but the attribute that the Lakers are currently in short supply at the [-]th position is the offensive distance.

The reason why they didn't change players like this in the first two games.

Because the price of this kind of substitution is to sacrifice Daben's strongest rebounding and defensive attributes, but on the other hand, Horry's offensive threat can also untie Li Shengli's double-team and improve offense. This trade-off is appropriate.

Enter the game...

Horry was a partner for Olajuwon at the beginning, and he knew exactly what he should do.

It is always the high and low positions, and the left and right sides of the twin towers.

Although he is not a tower at 206, he can still pull Rodman with his offensive ability. Let Rodman do the multiple-choice questions.

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Released Horry and double-teamed Li Shengli. Horry hit a 3-for-2, and his movement was quite tricky.

Let go of Li Shengli and stare at Horry, but Li Shengli pouted his butt and it was a shock wave. There was no reason not to score when he got to the basket. But Kobe also gave up his shot because his lineup weakened the rebound.

Rodman almost collapsed!

Even Jordan had a headache watching it. The Lakers led by 3 points in the second half of the second quarter. Counting the 1 point scored in the first quarter, the Lakers led by 4 points in the half quarter.

Seeing this, Phil Jackson immediately called a timeout.

It's all for the head coach. Phil Jackson has a deep understanding of the game. It doesn't make sense that the Bulls' plan does not have this situation.

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Drop Luke Longley.

Power forward Kukoc played the fourth position.

Then transfer Rodman to the fifth position to face Li Shengli.

Phil Jackson asked himself... what are the bulls afraid of now?

Obviously, he was afraid of Li Shengli's basket, but Langley couldn't stop him, and let Rodman defend the matchup. The confrontation must be improved, but the 201 Rodman couldn't prevent Li Shengli's shot.

It is also a question of trade-offs.

Turn Li Shengli's terrifying basket into a not-so-horrifying mid-range shot?

Looking at it this way, the bulls still make a little money.

From another perspective, by selectively releasing Li Shengli in the mid-range shot, double-teaming is unnecessary, and it also allows Kukoc to free up his hands to limit Horry and earn a little more.

Of course, there are also losses, and the loss is Rodman's rebounds.

This is the reason why Rodman was not allowed to play center before. After all, against Li Shengli, regardless of other aspects of suppression, Rodman's height can wipe out Rodman's proud rebounding ability.

Earn two points and lose one point!

Still making money inside and out!

In Phil Jackson's view, this deal...can be done!

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So the second half of the second quarter continued to play.

Rodman's center of gravity is low, and it's really not easy to use back shots, but Li Shenglimen is clear... Rodman has no temper at all when he hits a low-post turnaround jumper. The difference is the offensive rebound after the shot. There is no way to count on Huo to fight.

Tried a few turn-around jump shots, hit mediocre.

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So Li Shengli gave Kobe outside a look.

The tacit understanding cultivated in two seasons allowed Kobe to make an OK gesture in an instant. Under the organization of Nick, with Fox, he started the onslaught of firepower on the outside.

joke?

It's not easy to fight, who will fight?

I'm unstable in rebounding and crushing you, a stocky center Rodman?

The Lakers 'changed their minds' in an instant, and the score that had just been tied by the Bulls began to soar again.

Although Kobe and Fox's touch is average, and the efficiency of the first attack is not as good as that of the Bulls and Jordan, but when the first attack is missed, Li Shengli leads Horry to play the second attack, and one hit is to earn one, ensuring a stable suppression.

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The Lakers took the initiative, and the Bulls are basically changing the lineup.

In the third quarter, there was really no way. Phil Jackson put Longley back, Kukoc continued to be on the court, and Harris found time to replace Big Ben, marking Kukoc and supplementing rebounds.

The Lakers' offense was either Li Shengli's tyrannical Langley at the basket, or Kobe's outside line shot, Li Shengli and Da Ben grabbed the board.

Without Rodman in the paint, Li Shengli and Daben rebounded more easily. After playing for a while in the third quarter, the Bulls led by 4 points, forcing Phil Jackson to release Rodman again.

So the scenario was repeated again.

With Big Ben on the court, Rodman went to double-team, and the Lakers traded Horry for Big Ben to supplement the offense.

With Horry on the court, Rodman went to match Li Shengli, and the Lakers traded Big Ben for Horry and added rebounds.

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All the games in this game are on the inside.

The Lakers can't compare to Jordan on the outside, but on the inside...the Lakers just change one hand and I will change the other. No matter how I change, it is my advantage, and this advantage is even greater than the advantage of the Bulls outside.

Isn't this Nima a rascal?

Rodman plays the fourth position, you go to Horry and break the double team.

Rodman plays the fifth position, you play big books and grab rebounds.

As soon as I changed the front foot, you changed the back foot after stepping on the horse? ?

Phil Jackson was so angry that he couldn't hold back... because the Bulls lost as much as they played.

The two sides played equally, but the Lakers' inside advantage couldn't be wiped clean. Once Li Shengli stepped on the field, he had to find a way to deal with it, but every way was blocked by the Lakers.

The disadvantage is not necessarily huge, but the problem is that it does exist.

Leading by 1 point in the first quarter, the tactical game has not yet started. When it starts...the total trails by 4 points in the second quarter, 7 points in the third quarter, and 10 points in the fourth quarter. 10 points in the game ended the game. Phil Jackson was about to cry.

To be reasonable, Jordan's performance this time is really fierce.

The third game did not break 40+, but still scored 39 points, averaging more than 40 per game, and he turned his head to look at Li Shengli and couldn't help cursing...

You bastard, you bastard!

The data of 18 points + 16 rebounds + 8 assists is disgusting enough, and behind this disgust is that all the members of the Lakers have a collective climax when they feel mediocre and are blessed by Li Shengli, and many points have been recorded.

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In the first two games, both sides broke out once each, and the game was tied.

In the third game, the state of both sides returned to the regular line, but the Lakers still won by relying on the inside.

As for the upcoming game, this time the finals will fall into an endless loop.

The Lakers want to suppress the Bulls' perimeter and Jordan as much as possible without losing their inside advantage.

As for the bulls...

We can only find ways to expand Jordan's external advantages in the triangle system.

The problem is that apart from the stable Jordan, the Bulls' external advantage is unstable, because it will fluctuate with the touch of Pippen, Harper and even Kerr, while the external advantage is unstable, but the internal disadvantage is certain. The Lakers occupy initiative.

In the fourth game, Jordan was stable, Pippen broke out, and the external advantage was great, narrowly beating the Lakers by 3 points.

In Game 5, the Bulls experienced the most unwanted fluctuations. Even if the fluctuations were small, the Lakers still won by [-] points.

So far the big score in the finals was 3:2.

The Lakers occupy the match point and return to the home court. The Bulls basically determine the desperate situation and fight to the death.

(End of this chapter)