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Chapter 320 Suspense
Anna breathed a sigh of relief when she heard O'Neill's return.

The most important core of the tactics she formulated for the team in the third quarter was O'Neal.

"Then, let me announce the lineup for the third quarter first. Shaq, Dennis, Lutter, Chris, Steve, you five will play, and we will play that set of rebounding tactics!" Anna resolutely announced the tactics for the third quarter.

The team members were a little confused, but under Anna's explanation, they all suddenly realized.

This set of tactics completely weakens the role of the first and fifth positions, so it is the least used in the Magic team, because O'Neal and Davis used to be the two most stable points of the Magic.

But now that Davis couldn't play, this tactic was picked up by Anna again.

Everyone also understood why Anna asked about O'Neal's physical condition first after she came in, because O'Neal was the most tired in this rebounding tactic.

"Dennis, I'll leave it to you." Anna looked at Rodman after finishing the arrangement.

Rodman also changed his previous lazy style, nodded seriously, and patted his chest.

Davis silently became his own outsider, and now he only has one thing to worry about, which is to rest. . . .

Phil Jackson looked at the Magic's lineup in the third quarter and was a little puzzled.

He looked at D'Antoni on the other side. What was the idea of ​​this relatively young coach?
After the start of the second half, Phil couldn't understand the Magic's tactics even more.

Let O'Neill pull it out?
At the same time, Cole and Clay, the two players with the most accurate three-pointers, fell to the bottom line respectively. Rodman stood directly in the paint area, and Sprewell and O'Neal, who were in possession of the ball at the top of the arc, cooperated with each other.

This is Jackson's interpretation of the Magic's tactics.

However, he thought the cooperation of Sprewell and O'Neal. . .

O'Neal helped Sprewell block a bit, and taking advantage of Pippen's sway, Sprewell pulled up and shot.

Just before his shot, Kerr burst in and helped Rodman jam Kemp.

Armstrong behind Cole wanted to help defend, but was blocked by O'Neal who re-entered the penalty area non-stop after the pick-and-roll.

O'Neal's pick-and-roll not only blocked Armstrong, but also blocked Grant who was pulled out with him.

So, only Rodman himself was left inside, watching the ball thrown by Sprewell.

"Pong!"

The ball hit the iron.

However, Rodman grabbed the offensive rebound very easily.

Then, he flicked the ball to Klay, who had been standing in the other corner.

Jordan, who was defending Clay, saw that the inside line was empty, and subconsciously filled the inside line, trying to protect the defensive rebound, but Rodman took the rebound first.

Only then did Jordan realize that the kid he was supposed to be defending was standing motionless in the bottom corner.

Klay took the ball from Rodman and shot it before Jordan returned to the defense.

After he took the shot, he kept the shape of the shot until the ball fell into the basket, then he put down his raised arm and ran to the backcourt.

The next Bulls seemed to be caught in a nightmare.

They didn't get a rebound in 3 minutes.

This means that the Magic are shooting 100% from the field and can score on every attack, most of which are three-pointers, while the Bulls only have one shot.

As long as the Bulls don't make shots, there will definitely be no rebounds.

But the price of the Magic playing like this is obvious.

O'Neill was sweating profusely, and he was more tired in these 3 minutes than he usually played a whole quarter.

But seeing the team expand the advantage to more than [-] points again, he felt that it was all worth it.

Anna watched O'Neill's physical exertion off the court, and decisively called a timeout.

This time, even Anna was a little tangled, because she had no cards to use.

The magic team, which has the deepest lineup in the league, is unexpectedly in a situation where no one is available?
No, Anna can pull out several lineups casually now, but which lineup can withstand the crazy counterattack of the Bulls is a question.

In the end, Anna replaced O'Neill and Sprewell, who has been playing until now, and replaced Mason and Horry.

She looked at the players on the bench and finally gritted her teeth.

"Fan, you go!"

Van Exel did not expect to let himself play at this moment.

"Play run&gun, bring up the tempo, the sooner the better." After Anna explained, she put the five players on the court.

The Bulls have tasted the advantage of the inside for a long time. Even after replacing Grant with Langley, and then replacing Pippen with Kukoc, facing the inside composed of Rodman and Mason, the Bulls still have a big advantage.

Although Langley didn't play much, his physique was there, so he didn't have much pressure to beat Mason.

However, soon, Langley's good life came to an end.

Because the Magic played really fast.

The Australian center was running back and forth in vain.

Slowly, the Bulls' offensive point changed from Langley at the beginning to Jordan again.

Because Jordan is like a duck to water in this situation. . . .

He just needs to run, and then face the hole-filled Magic defense, choose the appropriate way to put the ball into the basket.

乔丹在奥尼尔下场之后打出了惊人的87.5%的命中率，8投7中砍下14分，但是他整个第三节一次罚球都没有得到，很多次魔术队宁愿看着他得分也不愿意冒着2+1的风险在他身上犯规。

This is also what Anna emphasized during the timeout.

Although Jordan's shooting rate in the second half was terrifying, the Magic's small lineup still played a certain role. They maintained the situation through a large number of three-pointers to ensure that the team would not collapse too quickly.

O'Neal, sipping energy drinks off the court, knew he still had to help keep the situation from getting too bad until Davis returned in the fourth quarter.

At the end of the three quarters, Jordan has scored 45 points. How many points he can score in this game has become a focus of attention.

In the locker room, Davis seemed to be lying relaxed on the sofa watching the game broadcast on TV, but his small movements of grabbing the leather of the sofa still showed that his heart was not as calm as he showed.

The fourth quarter began quickly. O'Neal's physical strength recovered a lot after a 9-minute rest, and he stood on the court full of energy.

Facing Langley, O'Neill perfectly demonstrated his strength as the four major centers.

He wanted anything and everything on Langley's head, scored six points in a row, and caused Langley to foul once, but the extra penalty was not scored.

On the other side, Jordan sat off the court to rest for a while. He didn't rest for 1 minute in the first three quarters. Phil Jackson was going to give Jordan 2-3 minutes of rest, and then won the game in one go.

However, what kept him in doubt was that he didn't know whether the Magic No. 1 who disappeared in the second quarter would return to the court.

(End of this chapter)