field coach

Chapter 43

This game was a nightmare for Cartwright. Every time he wanted to block O'Neal inside, but every time he was violently blocked by O'Neal and directly blocked.O'Neal played 4 times 2+1 on Cartwright alone, but only scored 1 of the [-] penalty goals. .

After Cartwright was sent off, Phil Jackson called a timeout.He brought in Scott Williams and moved Grant to the five.

Guokas also took the opportunity to replace Rodman, let Sprewell play at the third position, and let Scott go to the fourth position.

The lineup that would have appeared on the Rockets a year later appeared on the NBA court one year in advance.

Except for O'Neal, the other four players on the Magic field are all pitchers.

Sprewell no longer needs to face Jordan. Although Pippen's perimeter deterrence is no worse than Jordan's, Sprewell can still score a few goals. He has already had a psychological shadow on Jordan. If he continues to face Jordan, he may be beaten to autism.

As for Cole, it is very difficult for the Bulls to deal with. He is a fixed-point pure shooter.

The Bulls' defense on the field had some problems.Phil Jackson scratched his head off the court.

After the substitution, the Magic's offense opened up immediately.Scott Williams is just a bench player, and he is still inside. Although Scott has reached the 4th position, he is still on the outside when attacking. Scott Williams is not pulling out or not. He can only look at Phil Jackson off the court for help.

Phil Jackson is also facing a dilemma. If he pulls out, the inside line will be Grant single-handedly defending O'Neal. Please refer to Cartwright who just ended the game.

Don't pull it out, is Scott's three-pointer kidding you?
After thinking about it for a while, Phil Jackson decided to let Scott Williams follow him.

There is no problem with his decision, but the inside gap between the two teams is too large.O'Neal slowly led the Magic to chase points.

Jordan continued his superb performance and scored another 17 points in the third quarter.

At the end of the third quarter, Jordan had scored 50 points. . .

"Jordan is going to score 60 points again today. In Jordan's career, there is only one example of scoring 60 points and losing. That is the 86-87 season, when Jordan scored 62 points against the Atlanta Hawks but lost. Except for that time, the Bulls have not lost in the game where Jordan scored 60 points." The commentator looked at Jordan's statistics off the court and said to the audience.

So in this game, did Jordan lead the Bulls to victory alone, or did the Magic use their lives to keep the victory in Orlando?

The fourth quarter started quickly, and the two teams only had a three-point difference, but Phil Jackson put Jordan off the court to let him rest for a while. Jordan has only rested for 3 minutes, and has played 33 minutes.

Without Jordan, the Bulls quickly lost under O'Neal's offensive. Scott and Cole each made a three-pointer. O'Neal blocked Grant on the defensive end.

At this time, Pippen, who had been silent for the entire game, stood up. He first intercepted Sprewell and scored a fast break layup, and then locked up Skiles on the defensive end. Skiles had no way to pass the ball to O'Neal, so he could only pass the ball to Scott.

Pippen's two defensive performances and two fast-break points gave Jordan more rest time, but Jordan was destined not to sit off the court for a long time. After only 2 minutes, the Magic put Jordan on the court.

In 2 minutes, the Bulls did not score a point, and the Magic scored 6 points in a row.

Jordan can only go into battle again.

The effect of the old hooligan's appearance was immediate. He and Pippen's perimeter blockade made the Magic's offense sluggish again. Even if the ball can be handed over to O'Neal inside, most of the attack time is very little. If the outside wants to attack, look at Sprewell's performance today. He made 8 of 0 shots when facing Jordan, and scored 13 points when Jordan was not on the court.

With the last 5 minutes left in the game, the Bulls led the Magic by 95 points 93-2.

"Shaq! Catch the ball!" Skiles hoisted the ball into the interior under Paxson's defense. Scott Williams wanted to help defend O'Neal, but Scott pulled out, and Williams could only follow Scott to the outside. After O'Neal received the ball, he began to back Grant.

Another 2+1, O'Neal was at the basket today like Chamberlain, Moses Malone, and Russell possessed him, and he played the Bulls inside.

Most importantly, Grant also made 5 fouls.

Phil Jackson continued to scratch his head off the court. He has never been the kind of coach who is good at commanding on the spot. He can only rely on the team's self-regulation on the court. Fortunately, the Bulls have Jordan and Pippen, so basically they can solve most of the problems by themselves.

But this time he has to make a choice, whether to replace Grant or not?If Grant is replaced, the Bulls will have no one to use inside, but if they don't change, they will just drink poison to quench their thirst. After Grant made 6 fouls, the Bulls will still have no one to use inside. ,

At this time, Jordan signaled to Phil Jackson on the court that there is no need to replace Grant. After all, Grant is the Bulls' only rebound guarantee on the court. He scored 14 rebounds in the gap between O'Neal and Rodman in this game.Except for him, no one else on the Bulls had more than five rebounds.

Jordan decided to go to the inside to help defend the next time O'Neal is singles in the interior, and must prevent O'Neal from raging at the basket.

But, God is not omnipotent. O'Neill has a better say in the interior.

Jordan lightly scored two more points on Cole's head. After returning to the backcourt, he quietly approached the inside and left Sprewell an open space.

Even if Sprewell had an open spot, he had no desire to make a shot, so he didn't ask O'Neal for the ball at all.O'Neal concentrated on his back hit, and Jordan suddenly ran to O'Neal's side to take out the ball.

"Watch out! Shaq!"

O'Neal subconsciously protected the ball, Jordan missed a slap, and the referee blew his whistle.After all, this kind of cut, as long as you don't cut it, is basically a thug foul. Even if you are Jordan, this kind of ball can't give you superstar treatment.

Jordan also fouled 4 times this time.

The number of fouls for the Bulls in this quarter had already arrived, so O'Neal went directly to the free throw line and missed two free throws very competitively.

Jordan looked at O'Neal embarrassingly, and comforted himself in his heart, "Fortunately, the effect has been achieved, let's guard against him, but next time I will be in the front, forget it, and block him from the side!"

In the next attack, Jordan quietly hid beside him, watching O'Neal bully Grant.Just as O'Neal turned around, he also inserted into the basket at high speed, preparing to block O'Neal from the front.

However, the script was not as beautiful as Jordan thought.

"This big guy's bullet jumping is kind of good." Jordan flew in the air, still had time to think.

Just when Jordan's hand reached into the air parallel to the basketball, O'Neal had already smashed the ball down hard.

Ever since, the old hooligan tragedy.It became another background board for O'Neill in this game.

Jordan was dunked miserably!

　It's a bit uncomfortable to write [-] words, but for the sake of recommendation and listing, I will bear it!
　　


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