Soul of the Golden State

Chapter 808
Richmond finally let him find a chance by running. There is no way, Jordan's defense made him want to spend more than usual to get a chance.

Li Weisi's pass was just right, allowing Richmond to complete the shot directly without adjustment after receiving the ball.

And Richmond did exactly that. After receiving the ball, he immediately completed the shot. The speed was so fast that even Jordan, who flew over to block the shot, was a step too late. He could only watch Richmond complete the shot.

"Shua!" The basketball went straight into the basket. At 25:18, with the opening of the Warriors' inside line, the Warriors' outside line also got more opportunities.

Jackson called a timeout. Although the point difference was only 7 points, it was already the biggest point difference in the game, and more importantly, Jackson was not satisfied with the team's defense.

Back from the timeout, Langley was replaced, and Will Perdo was replaced. Jackson's adjustment was not to express dissatisfaction with Langley's defense, it was just that Langley's rotation time had come, and it was a normal rotation.

In addition to him, Ron Harper was also replaced. Throughout the playoffs, both of them averaged less than 30 minutes per game.

Playing instead of Hubble, of course, is the old Warriors Mark Price.

Compared with the tight substitutions of the Bulls, the Warriors' substitutions are more unrestrained. This kind of wide-ranging substitutions can only be envied by other head coaches, and the more they can't learn.

Just like now, Nelson doesn't care about the team's current advantage on the field. Except for Divac, all four players are replaced.

The reason why Divac was left on the field is precisely to hope that he can use this point to play more and continue the inside advantage.

After all, Brown is a defensive center. Although he also has certain low-post singles skills, he is still far behind Divac.

When the game came back, Divac was still unstoppable at the basket, and Perdo's defense was even worse than that of Longley.

But it can be clearly seen that the Bulls' outside line did not shrink anymore. On the contrary, they grabbed the outside line very aggressively, almost completely cutting off Divac's connection with the outside world.

Immediately afterwards, in the next round, when Divac singled Perdo again, the ball was suddenly cut off by Pippen. The Bulls quickly countered and Price made an easy layup.

Clearly, the Bulls have found a way to defend Divac.

It's no wonder that Divac is not Olajuwon after all, he doesn't have that ability, and what he can do at this time is the limit of his ability.

In the subsequent offense, Divac was double-teamed again, missed the hook, was protected by Grant for a rebound, and the Bulls counterattacked again. This time the score was reduced to 24:27, only 3 points away.

Nelson was also aware of this problem at this time, and immediately chose to pause, and replaced Divac with Brown, gave up the tactic of continuing to play inside, and decided to continue to use the common tactics of the Warriors as a substitute. In Kukoc's organization, the starting point of the attack was shifted from the inside to the outside.

After the game, the Bulls also replaced other starters one after another, leaving Jordan on the court and continuing to maintain offensive firepower. Finally, at the end of the first quarter, the Bulls had overtaken the Warriors by 34 points 31:3.

Such a good start was ruined, but Nelson didn't regret it at all, because he had already expected such a situation, and he was willing to bear such a result.

Soon, at the beginning of the second quarter, Jordan was finally replaced. At this time, the Bulls were led by Price and Pippen. Logically speaking, this lineup is also good.

However, due to the lack of a tough player like Jordan, the Bulls' offense became stagnant and their shooting percentage dropped a lot. Taking advantage of this opportunity, the Warriors played a wave of 9 under the strong impact of Sprewell. :4, completely surpassed the score.

This situation is quite unfavorable for the Bulls, so Jordan only rested for more than 2 minutes off the court, and then returned to the court again. At the same time, the Warriors' substitutes have also completed their tasks excellently, and the Warriors started one after another. return.

Although Jordan's return helped the Bulls to stabilize the situation, their offensive efficiency was completely incomparable with that in the first quarter, and the Bulls who made more efforts in the first quarter, at this time, others began to lose power one after another.

Especially Price, since Li Weisi returned to the field, he has made two mistakes in a row. If Mullin hadn't made an open three-pointer, otherwise the point difference between the two teams would have been 10. Divide and go.

For this situation, Price is also suffering.

Since entering the league, Price has been living in the shadow of Li Weisi. Whether it is technology, playing style or some court hobbies, Price has been influenced by Li Weisi all the time.

After being influenced by Li Weisi for three years, I finally escaped from Li Weisi, but the playing habits I have formed are hard to get rid of, not to mention that these habits are still correct.

In this way, Price can still handle others with ease, but when facing Li Weisi, he is always targeted by Li Weisi, because he is no match for Li Weisi in any point, even if he is best at organization and three. Points, that is more than a star and a half behind.

Therefore, when facing Li Weisi, Price is often deflated, and there are only a handful of games that can play normally, let alone extraordinary performance.

And this may be one of the reasons why Coach Jackson wants to replace Price with Harper.

Sure enough, this time through the pick-and-roll, Price went inside and made a layup after evading Rodman's help defense. When he was about to succeed, Li Weisi slapped the ball out of bounds.

God!Young birthday!Even West can block shots!
In the shock of the fans at the scene, Jackson finally decided to replace Price and put Harper back on the field.

After Hubble came back, the Bulls' offensive space was further compressed, and the ball transmission was not as smooth as when Price was there, but there is one thing that Price can't compare to Hubble, that is, when Hubble cuts in, Li Weisi can't cover at all. to Hubble.

Of course, even switching back to Harper still couldn't change the Warriors' lead. In the second quarter, the Warriors continued to maintain the offensive rhythm of the first quarter, but the Bulls obviously lacked stamina and could only rely on Jordan to support them.

In this way, by the end of the halftime, the Warriors had already led the Bulls by 59 points at 52:7.

And this first half, Jordan scored 21 points alone, supporting the Bulls with a single effort.

On the other hand, for the Warriors, Li Weisi, Richmond, and Divac all scored in double figures. In addition, Mullin, Sprewell, and Kukoc also scored more than 5 points.

Obviously, if the rest of the Bulls don't play, the Bulls' chances of winning this game will be very slim.

(End of this chapter)