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Chapter 106 The Finals Begin!
On the second day, the news that the Trail Blazers eliminated the Sonics and joined the Bulls in the finals became the headlines.

Many media and experts are analyzing the strength and lineup comparison of the two teams.

Among them, the Trail Blazers accounted for the bulk.

After all, when the Bulls played an unprecedented 71 wins, the enthusiasm has always been extremely high, and everything that should be analyzed has been analyzed.

Only the Trail Blazers, the dark horse, went black to the end, and there is still a lot of material that can be analyzed.

In particular, the performance of the Blazers in the Western Conference Finals was analyzed at the cellular level by the 'Leewenhoeks'.

Clifford and others will not talk about it. They have proved it for Tim Hardaway. For this reason, they also specially interviewed Warriors coach Rick Adelman and asked him what he thinks about players who don't like players who are not optimistic all the way to the finals.

The handsome old man's face turned dark.

And Malone took the big credit.

Although because of the skin color and the small number of brand owners behind Malone, there has been no marketing, and there is a bit of a maverick taste, but it cannot be liked by fans.

For the sake of traffic and money, the media and experts don't mind being objective and bragging about Ma Long from various angles, saying that he is the strongest insider in the finals and will be in charge of Thunder in the finals.

Malone's contribution is indeed the greatest, and he can't hide it if he wants to.

Malone's performance on the court is just like his handsome face.

A handsome man like him, no matter where he is, is like a firefly in the dark, so bright, so outstanding.
Cough, ignore these embarrassing blows, there are still many experts with real skills to analyze.

Most of the views are [-]-[-], and it is difficult for them to judge whether the ultimate winner is the Trail Blazers or the Bulls.

Many experts and coaches of the Bulls have made collective efforts in the regular season. It seems that the Blazers' style is somewhat restrained by the Bulls.

But Jordan also restrained the Trail Blazers' perimeter defense tactics.

All in all, many experts believe that the finals will be a star matchup between Malone and Jordan.

Although one of them is an insider and the other is an outsider, they can be said to be single and unsolvable in their respective positions.

However, Malone and Jordan are also physical monsters, and they can consume as much possession as they give.

After Malone scored 50+ in a single game in the playoffs, some people already think that Malone's scoring ability is comparable to that of Jordan.

Maybe the skills are far inferior to Jordan's, but the real power is about the same. They can support the team's offense with their own strength, and they also have super key ball capabilities.

There are stars who have no solution in singles, and there are also teams that cooperate with each other tacitly. It is difficult to predict the outcome.

Relatively speaking, more people still think that the Bulls will win the championship.

After all, they won 71 games in the regular season.

If you don't win the championship, you will win the championship with 71 wins.
In such an atmosphere, the Trail Blazers are also preparing for the finals.

Because the Bulls had a winning advantage, the Trail Blazers came to Chicago a day early to adapt.

In order not to be disturbed, the big boss directly gave up his vacation villas in Chicago to the team, and prepared a luxurious logistics team, just to avoid some fairy jumping or poisoning incidents.

What is arrogance?

This is arrogance!
Paul Allen's real estate is like laying eggs, everywhere.

It wasn't without rewards, though.

After reaching the finals, at least two home game tickets can be sold, and the investment can basically be recovered and there is still a small profit.

In the tense pre-match preparations, time blinked to May 5.

The finals will start in the evening.

In the morning, a simple preparation training was carried out, and then it was gone.

The Bulls are also imaginary enemies, and the coaching staff of the Trail Blazers in the regular season have studied everything that should be studied.

The Bulls have shown everything they should show in this year's playoffs, and the Trail Blazers are still very well prepared.

But on the other hand, the Bulls are well prepared.

The Bulls swept the Magic, rested for two more days, and waited for work in the home game again. The preparation time was much more than that of the Trail Blazers.

At night, the United Center.

It has turned into a sea of ​​red.

The violent winning streak in the regular season and the continuous sweep of the playoffs brought Chicago back to its former atmosphere, even more fanatical.

At 5:40 in the evening, the admission ceremony began.

The first to play is the Trail Blazers.

Amidst the boos of the fans at the scene, the Trail Blazers players entered the field calmly.

When Malone made his finale, the boos reached their peak.

In their minds, Ma Long's threat is the greatest.

Not only the fans think so, but Jordan in the player tunnel on the other side thinks so too.

Looking at Ma Long's young, calm and handsome face, Jordan felt a lot of emotion in his heart.

Looking back on last year's preseason, Ma Long gave him the feeling that he was just a talented center who was sure to be able to play, because his unique talent could play some super inside roles.

Unexpectedly, just one year later, Malone has grown rapidly, and he is no worse than the four major centers.

Even in some respects, Malone is better than them!

What scares Jordan the most is Malone's stability and bottomless physical fitness.

Malone is too stable.

From the preseason to the present, Malone has nearly [-] games, and there has never been a single performance fluctuation. Only stable performance and explosive mode have never entered a trough.

In the second match in the regular season, Ma Long's profound physical fitness also left a deep impression on him.

The Trail Blazers are already extremely strong with Malone backing them up, plus Sabonis partnered with the Twin Towers, and Tim Hardaway and other outsiders have raised the upper limit
"But I am the strongest."

Jordan calmed down his distracting thoughts and entered the arena amidst the DJ's voice.

The fans at the scene worshiped the black God like believers.

Ma Long watched Jordan appear on the stage, and then looked at the championship banner above his head, the flame of ambition flashed in his eyes.

He is very young, has a system and has infinite possibilities in the future, and it doesn't matter if he loses.

But since it is possible to win the championship this season, why wait until later?

Champion, here I come!
The atmosphere of the championship is completely different from the previous playoffs.

There was no communication and interaction between the two sides, and they were all making serious preparations.

Soon the pre-match preparation time was over, and the two teams started playing.

Both sides are old lineups that have not been adjusted.

Trail Blazers: Tim Hardaway, Hawkins, Clifford, Malone, Sabonis.

Bulls: Ron Harper, Jordan, Pippen, Rodman, Longley.

Moments later, the referee blew the whistle to start the game and threw the ball into the air.

Malone easily took the ball away from Longley's head, and the Blazers went first!

Tim Hardaway and Malone hit the pick-and-roll to break through Harper, and the ball was given to Sabonis on the right side of the paint.

Sabonis made another pass to the basket.

At the same time, Malone finished the air cut and went down.

Rodman entangled, and Langley also turned around and attacked.

Double ghosts knock on the door!

At this moment, Ma Long stepped into the paint area, cut into the expert badge to light up, cut in speed, burst +7!

The speed suddenly increased by a bit, and he forcibly rushed in from the pinch of the two, and scored the first goal with an alley-oop split dunk!
2 is better than 0!

Unsurprisingly, Rodman and Langley together couldn't stop Malone.

But the way of scoring was something the Bulls didn't expect.

The Bulls thought they would be unstoppable only when Malone played in the low post, but they didn't expect Malone to use air cuts to rely on speed!

Some changes, you can't feel it unless you play a game yourself.

Rodman and Langley, who were still at the beginning of the regular season, were still shocked by Malone's changes and had a vague premonition even though they had been watching videotapes to prepare.

Bulls attack.

Ron Harper, as a dribbling guard, perfectly dribbled the ball to the frontcourt and passed it to Pippen.

Pippen dribbled the ball in the top arc, and the other four were running and pulling.

No matter how you push the Trail Blazers, focus on the paint area and Jordan.

The bells and whistles are useless, and keeping a close eye on Jordan is victory.

This is also the strategy of other teams.

It's the finals, and the Bulls also have many ways to deal with it.

Jordan slid to the bottom line, which attracted the attention of Hawkins and Malone at the same time.

At this time Ron Harper and Rodman cooperated.

Rodman blocks Tim Hardaway for Ron Harper.

Ron Harper ran out of position with an off-ball screen and made a mid-range shot after receiving a pass from Pippen.

2:2.

The Trail Blazers fell to the ground, Tim Hardaway made a sudden move, and was almost missed by Jordan, who was defending behind.

Fortunately, the little beetle is also a major defender's basic skill, and it was passed to Sabonis at the last moment.

Against Langley's defense, Sabonis pretended to pass the ball. After shaking Langley's center of gravity, he made a skillful back turn and hit a small hook.

4:2.

Langley's size and tonnage are good, and his defense is very good, but he can't hold back Sabonis' cunning and cunning, so he made good use of Langley's fear of Malone to get a chance.

But Langley can't do it otherwise.

Although Rodman has defended back to Malone, but if he defends Malone, it is for nothing.

Langley must devote part of his attention at all times.

If it was someone else, it would be difficult to catch his flaws.

But Sabonis is too seasoned in experience and skills, and it happens to be the full-level account that can seize the opportunity.

It was known before the game that the inside line would be slammed by the Trail Blazers' twin towers. The Bulls had long been prepared and devoted themselves to the offense. Pippen used Jordan's deterrence to hit a long two-pointer.

4:4.

The Trail Blazers used Malone's containment power, and their Bulls can also use Jordan's.

At the beginning, both sides' offenses were successful, and the hit rate was very good, which shows the fiery state.

For several rounds, the two sides fought back and forth evenly.

Both sides have a balanced offense and defense.

For the Bulls, facing Malone's mid-range sweeping defense + Sabonis' rim protection, as well as Clifford and Hawkins' outside single defense, the triangle offense switched cores, constantly looking for high-post shooting opportunities, and occasionally looking for opportunities for fast breaks.

For the Trail Blazers, no matter how the Bulls play, they will keep the twin towers to play in the paint, and play a slow-paced positional battle steadily.

At the beginning, the score was still biting, but as the intensity of the confrontation increased, halfway through the first quarter, the Bulls' shots began to miss.

The Trail Blazers' perimeter defense is not as strong as the Bulls, but it is also at the top level.

No matter how accurate the mid-range shot is, there will be no high offensive efficiency at the basket.

Especially when Clifford suddenly changed his defensive strategy and began to defend close to the body, and assumed a posture of preventing shots and not preventing bursts, Pippen had a problem!
At 6 minutes and 11 seconds of the first quarter, Pippen made an emergency stop and was missed by Clifford.

Sabonis grabbed the rebound and almost hit the temple of Rodman, who was trying to grab the basketball, with an elbow.

The elbow forced Rodman back, Sabonis passed the ball to Tim Hardaway, and the little beetle dribbled the ball to the frontcourt and then passed Malone.

Malone Golden Rooster was independent, turning Rodman's elbow back and hitting a jumper.

After practicing for a regular season, as the core strength has been strengthened to the top, Ma Long Jinji has also become proficient in independence, and the hit rate with the badge bonus is very impressive.

In the next round, Jordan wanted to stand up, but was missed by Malone's sudden assist defense interference.

For the Trail Blazers, Malone hit a straight-arm jumper again, and the score was 15 to 11.

After two rounds of misses, the Trail Blazers led by 4 points!
In the previous few minutes, Jordan has been responsible for containing the play off the ball.

This is also Jordan's style of play in the last three consecutive years.

Reduce your sense of presence and seize the opportunity to sneak attack.

Putting it in lol, it is the kind of player who, although inconspicuous, will have the highest output after the game.

But this time, it may be that the United Center has played too well.

Jordan's bald head glowed like a signal light.

It was impossible for Hawkins to forget this braised egg head.

Even if Hawkins forgot there was Malone.

Clifford's close defense also makes it difficult for Pippen to shoot.

The Trail Blazers paint area is guarded by twin towers, and he is not afraid of Pippen breaking through.

This made Pippen very uncomfortable.

Fortunately, it was not long before the official suspension.

Official timeout, the Bulls made some adjustments.

When the timeout came back, Jordan managed to find a chance to steal a three-pointer.

After that, Tim Hardaway suddenly flanked Tim Hardaway and successfully steals it. He made a fast break and crossed past Clifford and succeeded in smashing the dunk, recovering the score by himself!

Malone clicked his tongue: "Sure enough, it's not that easy to win."

"If I want to counteract the role of the old hooligan, I will fight this time."

Malone came to the waist and asked for the ball.

Tim Hardaway passed Sabonis first, and Sabonis passed again.

Ma Long received the ball with his back, feeling Rodman's small movements behind him, and suddenly made a gesture to hit back.

Rodman immediately withdrew the stool, but Malone was not as unbalanced as he imagined!
Relying on his strong core strength, Ma Long stabilized his body, turned around and squeezed Rodman to make a basket!
17:16.

Looking at the stunned Rodman, Malone said, "That's it?"

After speaking, Malone quickly returned to defense to prevent the Bulls from playing a fast break.

Rodman was very angry looking at his back, but he couldn't help it, and it was a little incredible.

Ma Long is so tall, and he was able to stabilize his center of gravity just now. This core is ridiculously strong.

He somewhat understood why Olajuwon, Sean Kemp and others were beaten so badly by Malone
When it came time for the Bulls to attack, Jordan was completely stared down this time.

Clifford also continued to defend Pippen closely, with considerable movement.

The referee's whistle-blowing scale in the finals is very loose.

Unless it is a clear foul, otherwise basically no whistle.

For example, Rodman's small actions against Malone before were already rough enough to blow the whistle.

They didn't blow it then, and they can't blow it now that Clifford's moves are big.

With 5 seconds left in the attack, Jordan caught the ball and turned back and made a hit.

Looking back, Sabonis singled Langley wide.

Fortunately, Malone touched Rodman to cross the river.

Relying on the advantage of height and arm length, he grabbed the rebound over Rodman's head and scored a second offense.

Not long after, Jordan missed the shot, and Malone once again overtook Rodman in the low post, and once again overtook the Bulls!
Jordan hit a three-pointer against Hawkins, but in a blink of an eye Tim Hardaway took a step back and made a three-pointer to offset it.

The two teams come and go, and the Trail Blazers always maintain some advantages by relying on the offense of the twin towers under the basket.

After the first quarter, the Trail Blazers ended the first quarter with a 31-point lead 28 to 3.

(End of this chapter)