I'm really not a brush in basketball

Chapter 240. 239. The Bulls Win the Battle of Tianwang Mountain

The battle of Tianwangshan was staged at the Staples Arena in Los Angeles.

Coupled with the battle between Chen Long and Kobe, a pair of leaders who are 10 years apart in age, the future belongs to Chen Long, but Kobe is still defending his position as the king of the basketball world.

The Chicago Bulls and Los Angeles Lakers all played, and such a finals that was not affected by injuries is also very precious.

The slogan of the Lakers winning the championship sounded at the Staples Arena. In their eyes, after the OK Dynasty, the Lakers have come to rise.

There are only a few Bulls supporters in the huge Staples, but they don't wear Bulls jerseys, because this will cause unnecessary trouble at the Lakers' home court.

As the on-site commentary said, "As long as the audience is not wearing the purple and gold jerseys, they are Bulls fans. Visually, there are quite a few such audiences. It can be seen that the strength of the Bulls has conquered many Los Angeles people."

The Bulls took the lead, and they continued to bear the huge boos of G3 and G4.

For Vinidnagro, the start of the Battle of Tianwangshan at Staples is too bad for his Bulls.

Chen Long led his teammates to shout the slogan of the Bulls winning the championship with a blank face. They wanted to end the battle with a 3:2 victory, and then returned to the United Center to end the series.

In addition to the law that the Bulls must win the finals, there is another important law that the Bulls led by Jordan will never play tie-breaks!
When the Lakers players played, everyone sent out their support. For them, Kobe was the king of Los Angeles. It would be better to have a championship. Even if he didn't, he conquered the city with his own strength.

Because the Bulls have played an unprecedentedly strong record, in the eyes of the audience, the overall strength of the Bulls is higher than that of the Lakers who stumbled into the finals.

Coupled with O'Neal who won the championship together, public opinion is now tilted towards the weak Lakers, but the Lakers with healthy Kobe will never be a weak team.

Vinidnagro didn't start O'Neal in what might have been the boldest decision he made in the Finals.

The Bulls' lineup became center Tyrus Thomas, power forward Sean Marion, small forward Chen Long, shooting guard Ray Allen and point guard Derrick Rose.

Because the Bulls lowered their height to further increase speed and impact, the Lakers' twin towers looked a bit bulky.

But Shark and Dajia have great athletic ability, and the two of them can basically meet the switching requirements of defending small men.

Zen master Phil Jackson will not change his triangle offensive tactics, even if the twin tower tactics seem a bit old-fashioned in front of the Bulls' five small lineups.Phil believes that the classic tactics can stand the test of time, and they will definitely be able to grasp enough advantages before O'Neal plays.

In the previous four games, Chen Long had already performed at the FMVP level.

For the generals of the Lakers, this is good news, because they have won two victories from such Chen Long, which proves that they can win two more games.

For the Bulls, this is bad news, because Chen Long's performance is good enough, the Bulls still lost two games, they need other people to make more contributions if they want to win.

At this time, in addition to the lineup adjustment, the Bulls also changed their tactics. Chen Long changed from the starting point of the offense with the ball to the ending point and supporting point.

The Bulls have the ball in the hands of point guard Derrick Rose. The Bulls have never lost when Rose is in possession of the ball. Obviously, it is not risky for Pooh to adjust his tactics like this.

Phil didn't expect Pooh to dare to let Chen Long hand over the ball.

Rose pushed forward with the ball, and the pressure on Fisher was even greater. Jordan Farmar, who was sitting on the bench, knew that his chance to perform was coming, because compared to Fisher, he could barely keep up with Rose's speed.

At the top of the arc, Rose and Sean Marion played a screen, then stepped back to the three-point line and pulled Da Jia out.

Rose decisively hit the big from the left and went to the basket. Dajia had nothing to do about it. Bynum's help defense came, but Rose was waiting for this moment. Tyrus jumped up directly, and Rose passed a pass. Crossing the bridge, the spring man dunked successfully!
Phil Jackson knew that Rose was a good breakthrough player, but the Lakers played a zone defense, so it was impossible for Rose to play well. The Zen master underestimated Rose's passing ability.

Although the Cubs were all finishers before and even played off the ball in the Bulls, Rose is still the No. [-] pick-level point guard. His basic skills are very solid, and passing the lob is just a piece of cake for him.

Chen Long's ability is very strong, so it covered up Rose's performance.

Vinidnagro and the Bulls know that Rose has MVP-level strength, so they believe that Rose can play well with the ball.

When Rose is excited, his offensive and defensive performance will further improve.

Fisher knew he was in trouble.

The Lakers still let Kobe start the offense. Just like in G4, Kobe played the share ball and made a big jumper.

Sean Marion's defense is no problem, but a tall turret like Dajia has a hard time blocking shots from the high post.

Pau Gasol joined the Lakers in the first year and reached the finals with Kobe Bryant, but lost to the top three Green Army Big Three. Of course, the Spaniard was not reconciled.

This year the Lakers made a comeback, and their opponents became the incomprehensible Bulls. They made up their minds to help Kobe get rid of the embarrassing title of the overall runner-up.

The Bulls' offense was still initiated by Rose. This time, Rose and Chen Long played a crossover. Artest and Fisher switched defenses. Can watch the ball go in.

Phil Jackson shook his head helplessly. Fisher was too old, and it was impossible for him to defend Rose. Now he was playing against Chen Long, and he was giving away points in vain.

If you change players after two rounds, Phil Jackson is not a Zen master. Phil just called Fisher aside and pointed to the outside of the three-point line. Since the defense is not good, Fisher can still use three-pointers. team to contribute.

With this ball, Kobe broke through after holding the ball and then distributed it to the outside line. Fisher ran out of the open space with the help of a big screen, and scored a three-pointer after receiving the ball.

Fisher jumped up and celebrated excitedly. This scene was very similar to the classic 0.3-second lore, so the fans in the Staples Arena cheered enthusiastically.

But Fisher was not happy for a long time, because the Bulls counterattacked, and Tyrus quickly served the bottom line. Running, this is the complete bombardment.

In addition, Chen Long can determine the lower limit of the team. His strong touch is an important prerequisite for the bombardment to not collapse. Therefore, after the Bulls rushed up, they did not attack the basket. Rose made a false pass, and the ball reached Chen Long. The outside line was not adjusted and the shot was taken directly. The basketball flew out an arc and fell directly into the Nets.

Such a three-pointer silenced Staples fans, because few players in today's league can shoot such a determined three-pointer in regular time.

As a result, there are four such players in the Bulls. Chen Long, Cubs, Ray Allen and Sean Marion can all do this, so when it comes to three-pointers, other teams cannot compare with the Bulls.

Phil Jackson yelled at the players, "Don't hesitate after attacking, return to defense quickly, if you can't defend the opponent's fast break, you can't win the game!"

The Lakers are well aware of the Bulls' advantages, and also understand that if they want to win, they must suppress the rhythm, and the triangle offense requires positional warfare.

With this ball, Ron Artest and Pau Gasol opened up space for Kobe. Kobe took the ball and pushed it to his favorite position. After a fake move, he pulled out his hand and made a precise hit!
Phil has three sets of triangle offensive lineups. The core of tactics is from Michael Jordan, Shaq O'Neal to Kobe Bryant. All three of them have one characteristic, that is, they can play absolutely dominant performances in the low post.

Ray Allen's defense is very good, but he still can't single-handedly defend Kobe who falls to the low post or face-up. As the most skilled person in active service, Kobe's offense has reached the peak, and his touch and physical condition are also at their peak.

Pooh's task for Ray Allen is not to prevent Kobe from dying, but to consume him as much as possible.

As for Chen Long, who is really defending Kobe at the critical moment, he can only use the bayonet when it becomes popular, because Chen Long is bound to lose a lot of energy to defend Kobe.

Now, the Bulls' offense needs Chen Long to open up space and finish.

Rose broke into the basket and made a hesitant step, flying Bynum for a layup.

The Cubs played so well in the battle of Tianwangshan. This young man made the audience at the Staples Arena really appreciate Rose's powerful strength.

As long as there is a healthy Rose, Chen Long does not need to completely resist the offense on his shoulders.

The Bulls and Lakers stalemate until the middle of the second quarter.

Suddenly, the situation on the field changed suddenly, and a dark cloud floated from Chicago to Los Angeles.

Although the three-point rain is late, it arrives.

Chen Long shook Kobe away with the ball, and shot a super long three-pointer. The basketball flew straight to the basket. Without looking at the result, Chen Long turned around early to celebrate.

Swish, the basketball is hollow into the frame!

Seeing this scene, Stephen Curry, who is preparing to participate in the trial training, is excited, and James Harden is also the same, because these two people were supposed to be the people who changed the rules of the NBA game. Now, Chen Long has opened up a battlefield for them in advance.

Since Chen Long entered the league, Ray Allen quickly publicly stated that he is no longer the league's most powerful three-point shooter.

In the regular season, Chen Long hit a total of 321 three-pointers in a single season, leaving Ray Allen far behind, and what is even more terrifying is Chen Long's shooting percentage.

In addition to Chen Long, Rose also scored 200+ three-pointers this year, Ray Allen also made 150+ three-pointers in the Celtics, and Sean Marion also scored [-]+ three-pointers, so some people say that the Bulls are a group of sharpshooters. An army of shooters!
After Chen Long hit this three-pointer, Rose, Ray Allen, Sean Marion and Dai Quinn Cook all continued to fire.

Even the spring man Tyrus Thomas played the rise and hit a [-]-pointer.

This scene made Phil Jackson very broken.

Because Tyrus used to only eat cakes, but since Gemini led the team, Tyrus' defense has become better, and he can even shoot three-pointers now...

The Lakers also tried to respond with three-pointers. Except for Kobe, the three-pointers of others were not reliable, so the Lakers quickly fell behind by double digits.

Compared to losing points, Staples can't accept that they were blown up by the jumper team.

The basketball world has never believed that the jump shooting team can win the championship, because the real solution to the problem is always the middle distance.

But Chen Long and his bulls proved that view wrong.

Different from the previous four games, Chen Long handed over the ball and became the most stable end point. This tactic made the Bulls even more difficult to defend.

Rose also had his strongest performance in the Finals series.

Such a twin star is invincible.

From the middle of the second quarter to the end of the third quarter, the Bulls played two offensive climaxes, and they scored a total of 13 three-pointers. Such pouring rain made it difficult for the Lakers to parry.

The Lakers are very capable, but the Bulls' performance in the battle of Tianwangshan was even stronger.

Chen Long and his Bulls played the classic unsolvable three-point tactics, which is the key to their unprecedented 76 wins in the regular season.

At the end of the three quarters, the Lakers had trailed by 29 points.

The referees disappeared the whole time, because they knew very well that the Hu Bulls were the future of the league. They would no longer favor the Lakers, and of course they would not take the initiative to help the Bulls.

Except for Kobe, who sat on the bench and slapped the mat to vent his anger, the Lakers shot less than [-]% from three.

If it weren't for Kobe's hard support, the Lakers would have lost to 30+ long ago...

What Kobe was most angry about was Phil Jackson sticking to the zone defense.

The Lakers can obviously play better man-to-man defense, so everyone can't understand why Phil didn't make adjustments.

This Tianwangshan battle is also the first step to bring Phil Jackson down from the altar. If there are no powerful players with outstanding talents and leading skills in the league, Zen Master's coaching ability is not much higher than the league.

Because they were behind by a big score, Vinidnagro let the main players clock in in three quarters. They knew very well that the Bulls had almost won the O'Brien Cup now.

The Chicago United Center Arena has become a sea of ​​cheering fans, and everyone is waiting for the Bulls to come back and then welcome the seventh championship in Chicago team history at home.

Chen Long, Rose and others suppressed their inner ecstasy, because the finals were not over yet, and they wanted to win the entire series in one go.

The Los Angeles Lakers struggled again in the fourth quarter, but failed to counterattack after all.

Before the game was over, Kobe walked back to the player tunnel ahead of time, and he had already realized the final fate of the Lakers.

Even if O'Neal was abandoned in this game, the Sharks were still very happy.

"If the Bulls continue to play like this in the next game, they will be able to secure the championship!"

When facing the interview, O'Neill straightforwardly affirmed Vinidnagro's operation.

Then he replied from the sidelines, "But this victory has nothing to do with you."

O'Neal was taken aback for a moment, and then laughed foolishly, "Yes, I was here to lie and win, and after winning this championship, maybe I will stay with the Bulls and win another championship, because I want to win six championships. An honorable retirement."

"Do you need a championship ring like this to prove yourself?"

O'Neill laughed again, "I really don't need a championship ring, but it's better than nothing, right?"

Hearing that O'Neal was connoting Kobe again, the sideline reporter smiled awkwardly.

Because the media and fans hope that Kobe can realize his dream of a championship, so the public opinion has turned to the Lakers. Even if the team that lost the Tianwangshan battle in the finals can successfully comeback is only a small probability...

(End of this chapter)