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Chapter 75 31 points at halftime!
Intermission.

In the visiting locker room, the atmosphere of the Bulls is a bit subtle.

In the second quarter, the Bulls wanted to tie or even widen the point difference.

Is 3 points much of a difference?

not much.

Just make two mid-range shots, or a three-pointer.

But with this 3 points, the Bulls couldn't catch up!

This made the Bulls a little impatient.

They lead the league in record this season.

The Bulls' confidence in the last three consecutive championships has also been found back.

Although I know that the Trail Blazers are difficult to deal with, after all, they are second in the league and have three days of full rest.

They are back to back again.

But the Bulls still think they can win.

After all, they won the Trail Blazers in the last game, so they have the psychological advantage of a winner.

But now, let alone a sure win, both Jordan and Pippen played with the second team in the second quarter, and they couldn't even gain an advantage!

Although the perimeter defense composed of Hawkins + Clifford is not as strong as the Sonics, it is also at an excellent level.

In addition, Malone is a big center with fast movement speed, huge defensive area and obvious improvement in defensive awareness.

Facing the wave after wave of offensives launched by the Bulls, the Trail Blazers were as stable as a dam.

Especially the paint area, as stable as a cover.

In the middle of the second quarter, Pippen tried to break in and was blocked by Malone twice.

Batman directly became the hat boy.

Even if Ma Long is pulled out, with his long legs, it only takes one or two steps to get back to the basket. If he returns to the defense too quickly, he is not afraid of being pulled out. The only problem is defensive awareness.

In the last game, the defensive awareness was a bit weak, and the assist defense and return defense were not good enough.

The improvement in this game is obvious, and he can already do it with ease-at least in the second team.

There is only so little space under the basket, and as long as Malone comes back, he can almost take up all the space.

Let Kukoc support, Jordan and Pippen can attack at the same time.

They did try, but Malone adjusted extremely quickly, no longer trying to block shots but occupying space for interference, which significantly reduced the efficiency of punching the frame.

Cutting can only be used as an option to find opportunities, not as a main weapon.

projection?

Even for Jordan, it is impossible to score every goal in the face of double-teaming.

Pippen's singles shooting is not as good as Jordan's double-team shooting.

At the beginning, he was able to hit consecutively, but later he was consumed by Clifford's high-intensity confrontation, and his hand felt like a curve in the market, and he began to change from Batman to Iron Man.

It is not so easy to grab offensive rebounds and increase efficiency.

One was stolen by Pippen before, and Malone learned from experience, made adjustments in time, ran with all his strength, and did a better job of protecting the frame and rebounding.

Even with a few minutes left in the second quarter, Zen Master replaced Rodman, and the bug couldn't steal the backcourt rebound from Malone.

Not only did he go all out on the defensive end, but on the offensive end, Malone also spared no effort to goug Wennington.

In the latter part of the second quarter, Wennington, whose physical fitness was only at a good level, was a little bit unbearable by Malone.

His physical fitness is average, and the average is about 20 minutes per game. If the intensity of the confrontation increases, the duration will be shortened.

Being beaten by Malone like this, and getting elbowed from time to time, Wennington's physical strength was exhausted extremely fast, and his defensive strength naturally dropped.

Ma Long's touch was also affected by the confrontation, and he decisively turned into a face-to-face breakthrough.

The touch affects the shooting, but it is impossible to affect the layup and dunk!
It's hard to say if you play an athletic insider like Karl Malone.

Against a slow traditional center like Wennington, Malone's three-legged cat's face-to-face breakthrough can still be used.

The Bulls don't have a home whistle, and it's easy to double-team when Malone catches the ball.

If it is predicted, it will give the Trail Blazers four outside shooters opportunities.

In one round, Jordan turned back to double-team, and Malone gave the ball to Hubert, who assisted Hubert to hit a three-pointer.

If Jordan hadn't played Hawkins a 2+1 later, the Blazers would have had a bigger lead.

The Blazers' one-star shooting is getting better and better!
In this case, the Bulls dare not defend like this again.

It was too late to double-team.

Let him defend alone without double-teaming, which is a little worse than sending points.
"This rookie is getting harder and harder to deal with."

Jordan felt a little tricky.

He glanced at Malone's data.

15 points in the first quarter.

In the second quarter, Ma Long served as the core of the star.

Although it is necessary to divide the ball and maintain the shooter's touch and three-point threat, it also takes a lot of possessions.

He took 11 shots, made 11 of 7 shots, and scored 16 points including free throws.

Added together, it was 31 points at halftime.
He has played very seriously, and only scored 27 points in the half.

"A rookie, or a rookie center, is actually inferior in scoring."

Jordan saw many young talents erupt, including the little Shark of the Magic.

O'Neal exploded with all his strength, and also had a scoring power of 30+ in the half.

But Malone's outburst was really different from that little shark, and it seemed much easier.

It's not that he is stronger than O'Neill.

In Jordan's view, in terms of technology and hard power, Malone at this stage is not as good as O'Neal.

But Ma Long's characteristics are too difficult to target.

O'Neal's hard power is stronger than Malone's.

But the Sharks are much less threatening when they are out of the paint, and they eat more passes than Malone.

The NBA has also studied O'Neal for several years, and it is easier to defend after finding out the details.

Malone is a rookie, and the NBA has not yet studied it thoroughly.

In addition, Malone has an extremely sharp and completely unstoppable straight-arm jumper, which is still extremely threatening when he leaves the paint.

So even if the hard power is not as good as O'Neal, in Jordan's view, it is more difficult to deal with.

Malone's style especially restrains their Bulls inside.

In this case, the Bulls can still hold on to the score, that is really his hot hand.

But this is not a long-term solution.

Jordan could feel that his physical strength was more exhausted than usual.

They played back to back, and last night they still fought hand-to-hand with the Supersonics.

Even if it is him, his physical reserves are not good enough.

"If the advantage cannot be established in the third quarter, there will be a chance in the fourth quarter."

"This guy Ma Long is working so hard on both ends of the offense and defense. I don't believe he can still play like this in the fourth quarter."

Thinking so, Jordan stood up and began to boost the morale of his teammates.

On the other hand, in the Blazers locker room, Malone's physical energy is indeed exhausted.

After all, the tonnage is placed here.

Doing so many things will definitely consume more energy.

It's not like being tired from riding at night, and you can be ridden to save energy.

To ensure the tactical effect, Ma Long had to run non-stop, so he was naturally tired.

The third quarter can still guarantee the state, but the fourth quarter may not be so good.

"But I have hung up."

"Speaking of which, in this game, Boss Joe played as if he was on the hook."

Malone looked at the stats of Chief Joe.

Seeing that he made 6 of 3 three-pointers, he muttered in his heart: "Is it Boss Joe's turn to eat dumplings today?"

Strange to say.

Joe's gang leader feels very fascinated by the three-pointer.

When inaccurate, the iron can scare people to death.

When it's accurate, it can scare people to death.

Maybe this is the characteristic of Choco's lineage.

All in all, Jordan's three-pointer was very accurate in this game.

The Trail Blazers still have an advantage, which shows that Malone has no solution in singles.

Secondly, it also shows that Rodman's physical state has problems in this game, and Pippen's state is also average.

"The third quarter is critical."

Ma Long thought: "The Bulls, they are not physically strong back to back, and they will definitely exert their strength in the third quarter, trying to gain an advantage."

"First go all out to defend, and just use the offensive end to exert restraint, withstand the offensive, and wait for the plan to take a drug in the fourth quarter!"

Ma Long calmly listened to Carlesimo's tactics and prepared.

Intermission is over soon.

In the third quarter, the Trail Blazers became Rhodes, Aaron McGee, Harvey Grant, Malone, and Sabonis.

Malone's physical strength is not bad, but Clifford really wants to rest.

For the Bulls, Pippen also took a break, and the lineup became Steve Kerr, Jordan, Tony Kukoc, Rodman, and Langley.

(End of this chapter)