This striker is a bit of a monster

Chapter 358 G3 kicks off, Jordan visits the United Center Arena
The opponents in the second half of this year's playoffs are much stronger than expected.

In the Eastern Conference, the Orlando Magic and the Cleveland Cavaliers both got a 2-0 start in the four-group matchup, while the Charlotte Bobcats won the second game with difficulty and tied the big score at 1-1. Among the teams in the half area, the worst is the Boston Celtics. In the pre-match predictions for the playoffs, almost all critics believe that the Boston Celtics will be the last one to laugh. , but as a result, all the first two home games at North Shore Gardens were lost. The Green Kai, which was once a thriving crowd, suffered a 0-2 start, and the next two games will be moved to the Air Center in Miami. You must know that Boston’s home court is quite strong. On the road to winning the championship in 08, Green Kai was extremely difficult. In the end, it was possible to win by relying on the addition of home court advantage, but now it has fallen to two home courts in a row. Let the Celtics fall into an extremely passive situation.

In the West, the unprecedented four matchups all ended 1-1 in the first round. After losing their first home game, the Los Angeles Lakers pulled back a game. The second three-point lore, defended the second home court, and the Utah Jazz also got it at the Toyota Center. Although Chris Paul scored 3.4+22 data, Yao Ming fell into a foul problem, and Marcus .Camby is also full of old age. In the end, the Rockets lost to the Utah Jazz by a big score. After the Phoenix Suns also lost the first game in overtime, they beat the Nuggets in the second game. Steve . Nash scored 12 points and 21 assists, leading the team to establish a great advantage in the third quarter.

In the Wild West, no team is absolutely stable.

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For the United Center, Michael Jordan is an absolute god and an absolute belief. Outside the arena, there is a bronze sculpture of Jordan, which is also the treatment of the supreme god of the team. Every time Jordan returns to the United Center, fans will receive The cheers from them and the welcome from the home team, countless team history records, and the only 6 championship banners in team history, all come from Jordan's era, from standing out from the battle with the Pistons to defeating the Utah Shuangsha in the last dance, Completely enshrined, this also makes Utah Shuangsha, a player with the second highest score in history and the first assists player, and many players of Jordan's contemporaries who have never had a championship in their lives, and become one of the uncrowned kings.

For the United Center, no matter how many years have passed, Michael Jordan is the most steadfast belief.

But now, Michael Jordan has changed to another identity, the owner of the league's new recruits, the Charlotte Bobcats.

He also came to the United Center to help the team.

Above his head is the extremely dazzling Chicago Bulls No. 23 jersey, the former red No. 23, a suffocating and helpless red!
Now the United Center has changed a new king long ago, but the team uniform has not changed.

Scottie Pippen and Dennis Rodman, who were in the same period as Jordan, also appeared in the United Center Arena, and came to this arena as the team's celebrities to cheer for the former home team.

Interestingly, when the reporter interviewed these two big men and asked which side they would support in this game, Rodman was a little more reserved: "If it was in Charlotte, I would support Michael, unfortunately. This is Chicago, Michael, remember to invite me to Charlotte next time..."

And Scott Pippen laughed and said: "Of course I support the Chicago Bulls. No matter where the game takes place, I will always be a supporter of the Chicago Bulls."

In fact, Dennis Rodman and Scottie Pippen may not really have such a good relationship with Jordan. Many teams are like this. The relationship between teammates is like colleagues who work together. They cooperate with each other at work. After work, they almost all play their own things, and there will even be friction due to some things that happened in the work, so there will be gaps between them.

Jordan's character is too strong, but in that era, Jordan was a man with an absolute protagonist aura, and everyone else could be reduced to a supporting role. The same is true for Scottie Pippen, who is the number one and second leader in history. However, during the game, the two will be intimate and cooperate with each other tacitly, but after the game, the relationship between the two is not as good as many fans think. As for after retiring, the two get together even less, and there is no need Yes, and just like when he was playing, in Shanghai, in the second spring of his career, Michael Jordan is definitely an elite. It has only been less than ten years since his last retirement, but Jordan has already become the leader of an NBA team. Absolute boss, as for Scottie Pippen, he still has a bit of a financial crisis after retiring. Although he is not like some players who have completely become ordinary people or even went bankrupt a few years after retiring, Pippen and Pippen In the field of business, the gap between Jordan and Jordan is even greater. The two of them are only invited together at some grand celebrations or anniversaries. Other than that, there are not many private parties, or even none. It's each playing in its own way.

Now Scottie Pippen can't wait for Jordan's team to really lose to the Chicago Bulls.

The game is about to start, and the camera has been sweeping towards Michael Jordan, which is also full of shots, and the subtitles of 6 NBA championships and 6 finals MVPs are added.

Jordan, who was wearing a T-shirt with the Bobcats LOGO, chewed gum and looked indifferent, but when the players were warming up, every player on the Chicago Bulls came out to shake hands and hug Jordan.

In fact, no matter which stadium Jordan goes to, once he is not in the box but on the sidelines, no player or staff can ignore his existence.

"Come on, Charlotte Bobcats!"

The Bobcats players gathered and folded their hands.

The Bobcats have already given the starting list. In this game, the Bobcats directly took David Lee into the starting lineup, while Yi Jianlian was moved to the bench. Larry Brown had a regular season team They all use David Lee as the sixth man, which also makes David Lee hopeful to compete for the best sixth man this season, but in the playoffs, the number of rotations has decreased a lot, and there are too many bayonets Now, the Bobcats need to establish an advantage early, otherwise it will be easy to be dragged to the end by the Chicago Bulls like the last game, and they will lose the game after checking!
The other four players, Kyle Lowry, Brandon Roy, Zhou Lin and Roy Hibbert remain unchanged.

The Chicago Bulls chose the same starter as the previous game, Kirk Hinrich + Derek Rose's double point guard combination, Luol Deng and Ty Gibson's front line, and Joakim Noah as the starting center .

In the last game, the Chicago Bulls only used a 7-man rotation, and the old center Brad Miller and the rookie James Johnson played on the bench. It can be said that Nagro's employment is extremely old-fashioned. Except for Er Deng, all of them played for more than 40 minutes, which also paved the way for the defeat at the last moment.

If, in the last game, the Chicago Bulls scored an extra goal at the last moment, the result would be completely different. However, it is unknown whether the Chicago Bulls will increase their rotation in this game.

In fact, the Bulls still have a lot to play here. Joe Alexander and Hakim Warrick, who were traded from the Bucks for John Salmons, are both options at the third and fourth positions. The team also has a 2.13-meter big center Aaron Gray, and there are also Assi Law, Genilo Pago, Ronald Murray and other players on the back line.

And before that, on the local social media in Chicago, some people talked about that if Derrick Rose could rest for an extra 3 minutes, maybe the Chicago Bulls would have won that game!

At the critical moment when the Charlotte Bobcats are chasing points frantically, the Chicago Bulls have missed many shots in a row. Whether G2 can win is far more meaningful to this round of the series than everyone imagined. much more important.

In particular, the opponent's top player is back, and Charlotte's twin stars are reunited!

Derrick Rose also focused on practicing mid-range and long-range shots before the game. He also knew very well that in the last game, if he could make a few long-range shots at the last minute, they could change the trend of the game. Yes, he is very aware of his breakthrough. There are very few players in the league who can defend him, and there are none in this Charlotte Bobcats team. His speed is completely out of the same level as others, but with the game Going on, the Bobcats will naturally have some targeted defensive strategies, and the further they hit the back, the lower the probability that they will score high points simply by breaking through, and once their breakthrough fails, it will be like a butterfly effect Similarly, it is difficult for other players to play their respective roles.

Zhou Lin also had the same thoughts as Derek Rose. During the warm-up session, he made a total of fifty three-pointers and hit 43 of them. falling.

In the last game, I only made 10 out of 2 three-pointers, and I almost lost the game. Moreover, the venue of this game is still in Chicago. The referee will always play against the home court more or less. The Chicago Bulls have taken care of it. If they want to follow the same process as the last game, the Bobcats will probably lose!

"Okay, the game is about to start. The first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs, the Charlotte Bobcats and the Chicago Bulls. The first two games were 1-1. This is the third game. Which team can win means Get the upper hand in a best-of-7 series."

"The Bulls are much stronger than we imagined. They almost returned to the home court with a 2-0 start. Of course, in the last game, even though Zhou Lin came back, it was impossible for him to play a full game immediately. Dozens of energy."

"For the Charlotte Bobcats, Zhou Lin is still very important. You must know that if Zhou Lin is not injured, the Bobcats have the best record in the league, and Zhou Lin still hopes to compete for the MVP of the regular season. Now Zhou Lin Lin is back, and we also hope that Zhou Lin can play better than the last game and get better!"

As in previous years, there will be teams from China coming to the United States to broadcast the NBA playoffs live. Although this game is an away game, there is also a Chinese live broadcast room. This time it is the old pair of Yang Yi and Su Qun. partner.

Also Roy Hibbert and Joakim Noah jump ball in the middle circle.

Hibbert, who is tall and long, helped the team get the first wave of possession.

Kyle Lowry broke through and gave the ball to Zhou Lin. Zhou Lin rushed again and gave it to Brandon Roy on the side. David Lee, David Lee took a step inside the three-point line and made a shot!

This is a tactic of teamwork, and David Lee's last chance is almost equal to a complete vacancy.

This is also where David Lee's value lies. Ah Lian can also vote, but his speed is obviously a little bit slower when he plays the [-]th position, and the use of skills and tactics is not as suitable as David Lee. Charlotte Bobcats.

David Lee is in the fourth position, and his speed is obviously faster than Yi Jianlian. Although Taj Gibson is about the same height, he is basically not as good as David Lee.

The Bobcats also specially formulated some tactics for David Lee. It is more difficult to win the game with a double-point burst, and David Lee needs to be the third fixed scoring point.

For the Chicago Bulls, it was still the same as the previous game, but Derrick Rose changed slightly. He didn't choose a layup for the first shot, but found a jumper near the free throw line. Kyle Lowe Because of Rui's wingspan and height, the effect of restricting players at the first position with good shots is obviously very general.

For the Charlotte Bobcats, it’s better to go to David Lee to play singles. Ty Gibson is just a rookie player. Although he is a defensive power forward and full of energy and passion, he is not the same as David Lee, who has been in the league for five years. Compared with Li, he is still a little immature, and David Li's weight is also much larger than Tajibson.

For a white player, for a black player of the same size, he may be slightly inferior in jumping and speed, but the core strength is not sure. David Lee's core strength is not small. The root of the earth-shattering.

Once David Lee gets the ball on the weak side, no matter whether it is front or back, David Lee will have a slight advantage in one-on-one against Taj Gibson, a first-year player.

David Lee's turn-around jumper after pushing away his opponent helped the Charlotte Bobcats score another 2 points.

This is where David Lee is better than Yi Jianlian, that is, he is also a player with the ability to attack independently.

The fact that the Bobcats started with David Lee was also a bit of a surprise to the Chicago Bulls.

However, Derrick Rose finally got the outside touch today. In the next round, he hit the second three-pointer of this round of the series, which was also his first three-pointer in a home game in the playoffs!

(End of this chapter)