Soul of the Golden State

Chapter 754
The Bulls' locker room problems are far bigger than the Warriors' problems, and the biggest problem lies in the conflict between Grant and Pippen.

As two people who entered the NBA in the same year, it stands to reason that they should be good friends, just like Price and Hornacek.

It's a pity that Grant and Pippen are not Price and Hornacek. For the two of them, competition is greater than friendship. Both of them want to prove that they are the most important men around Jordan.

When Jordan was there, it hadn't appeared yet, but when Jordan left, the conflict broke out completely.

Pippen, except for Grant, is recognized as the second leader of the team. After Jordan left, he naturally became the second leader. Unfortunately, Grant didn't buy it.

The conflict between the two was difficult to reconcile for a while, so that Grant was ready to apply to the management to trade himself.

Fortunately, in addition to the two of them, there was also Price in the team. As the senior of the two, he took the initiative to mediate in the middle, which suppressed the conflict between the two and did not cause a storm of leaving the team.

Although last season's stop in the semifinals still sparked arguments between the two, fortunately, with Jordan's return this year, the conflict between the two has also resolved a lot. After all, in front of Jordan, they naturally cannot compete for the boss.

Jordan, who returned to the arena, did not perform well in the first few games, but he is Jordan after all, and his basketball skills are engraved in his bones. Soon he played against the Hawks in the fourth game In the game, the lore beat the Eagles, and in the fifth game against the Knicks, even at the Knicks' home court, Madison Square Garden, the basketball mecca, blasted out a high score of 55 points, completely announcing the return of the king.

After scoring such a high score, Jordan's momentum has reached its peak, and under such circumstances, he and the Bulls came to the Oracle Arena, and will soon have a long-awaited battle with Li Weisi.

"During my absence, you seem to be very arrogant?" Qiao Dan provocatively shook hands with Li Weisi while bending his lips.

"Is there? Whether you are a coward or not, it doesn't make any difference to me." Li Weisi replied blankly.

"I hope that after the game, you can still be as stubborn as you are now."

"I hope that after the game, you can still be as confident as you are now!"

Although the two haven't seen each other for more than a year, they are still very familiar with each other, as if the other has never left their side.

The Warriors' starting lineup tonight is: Li Weisi, Richmond, Jalen Rose, Rodman and Divac.

The reason why Rose was chosen instead of Kukoc was mainly because Kukoc was too tall and could not keep up with Pippen, so a corresponding substitution was made.

Bulls: Price, Jordan, Pippen, Grant and Will Perdo.

The hero of the three consecutive championships, the starting center Bill Cartwright joined the Supersonics as a free agent after the end of last season. He is 37 years old and has already contributed all his vitality to the Bulls for the third consecutive season. crown career.

Cartwright's place was replaced by a 213cm tall white center, Will Perdo.

As a rookie with the 88th overall pick in the first round of 11, after being selected by the Bulls, he has been serving as the team's substitute until this year when he became the starting center.

However, even as a starter, he only averaged 8 points and 6.7 rebounds per game, which is not even up to the data of the Eight Sage Kings. It can be seen that his performance is completely unworthy of his pick.

Fortunately, the Bulls have never been a team that relies on centers. As long as he can do the most basic tasks of a center, he is already qualified.

However, on the opening jump ball, he lost to Divac.

Also a white center, Divac's draft pick is much lower than Pell's. However, Divac's performance is much better than Pell's. Aldo's situation is very different.

After the successful jump ball, Li Weisi faced Jordan's defense with the ball and ran forward slowly.

The reason why they didn't use the opening fast break was mainly because the Bulls retreated too fast and didn't give the Warriors the slightest chance to break fast.

Jordan is 32 years old this year. Time seems to go very slowly on him. His footsteps are still so fast, and he can completely keep up with Li Weisi's footsteps.

Under Jordan's leadership, Li Weisi came to the frontcourt, looked around, and took the initiative to hand the ball to Divac. With the help of Divac's body, he began to run without the ball.

Due to Mullin's absence, Richmond, who was originally dominant, was now replaced by Pippen on defense, and Price was arranged to defend Jaylen Rose.

Although the "Michigan Five Tigers" name is very big, it is the name of the NCAA after all. After coming to the NBA, Rose's position in the Warriors is a pitcher, at most a 3D.

As a 3D, Rose is still relatively qualified. Well, this qualification is limited to before scoring 81 points without defending Kobe.

Li Weisi's off-ball running is very threatening. As a big ball-holding core, few stars can have such a strong off-ball ability as Li Weisi.

More importantly, his off-ball running alone can often tear apart the entire defensive line of the defensive team.

This time was no exception, as Li Weisi ran into the inside and then out again, with such a simple thrust, the originally tight defense line of the Bulls suddenly became loose, and there were signs of rupture.

In fact, it's not because the other players are distracted, it's because Li Weisi's offensive threat is too great, even if they know that the person defending him is Jordan, everyone will still be attracted by Li Weisi involuntarily.

The Bulls' formation has changed, and the person who feels the most obvious on the court is naturally Divac.

At this time, he was holding the basketball up high, observing every move on the field, and he saw all the chaos of the Bulls' defensive formation.

Divac, who has played in the league for 6 years, has quite a lot of experience now, and seizing opportunities is his special skill, so he flicked his wrist and distributed the ball to Rodman inside.

Seeing that Rodman, who was defending himself, got the ball, Grant was confused because he didn't think Rodman could beat himself.

And Rodman, who got the ball, was also confused, because there was obviously someone behind him, so what could he do when he got the ball?Is it possible to single Grant?
However, just when Rodman doubted his life, Divac had already entered the penalty area by running without the ball.

Seeing the scene in front of him, Rodman didn't know what Divac meant, and lightly threw the ball back. After receiving the ball, Divac made a layup against Grant.

The entire two-on-one process was played very smoothly, and at the same time, it was a little bit of arrogance, and the cooperation between the two seemed to be full of tacit understanding.

Regardless, the Warriors took a 2-0 lead as Divac got off to a brisk start.

(End of this chapter)