Soul of the Golden State

Chapter 812 Lineup Change
On June 6, it has been 14 days since the Warriors came to Chicago.

In the past 4 days, after the Warriors came to Chicago, facing the counterattack of the Bulls, they were completely at a disadvantage, especially on the offensive end, they were completely restricted to death, and the Bulls took the initiative from the first quarter, causing the Warriors Completely reduced to a chaser in this game.

However, the Warriors were also tenacious. With a maximum of 14 points behind the Bulls, after four long quarters of catching up, they finally completed the overtake in the fourth quarter, and at the same time limited the Bulls' scoring in the fourth quarter to 10. point.

In this case, seeing the Warriors' victory is in sight, but the victory is often an instant thing. As Jordan broke through and caused Divac to foul, he made two free throws. In this way, Jordan killed the Warriors through free throws.

A three-pointer, a free throw, and two wins in a row made Jordan stand in the limelight for a while, and even Li Weisi had to stay away.

As for the score of 99:98, this is the lowest score in this round of the series, especially compared to the previous two games, this score is really pitifully low.

However, this kind of game rhythm is exactly the rhythm the Bulls like.

In the case that the starting five are all elite defenders, dragging the game into a defensive battle, fighting for consumption and fighting against counterattacks, this is the Bulls' favorite game mode.

It's a pity that this kind of game rhythm is not what the Warriors like. During the game, they speed up the game rhythm almost all the time, but all of them have little effect. After a few rounds, they often fall into positional warfare again.

To be honest, as a retrograde of the times, the spirit of the fast-break team left over from the 80s and the Warriors is worthy of admiration, but their situation is equally difficult.

Therefore, the question before the Warriors is also obvious, that is, what should be done to bring the rhythm of the game back to its own rhythm?

Regarding this question, Nelson quickly gave everyone the answer in this day's game.

"Tonight, the Warriors' starting lineup is: West, Richmond, Mullin, Rodman, Horry...Huh? Horry? The Warriors changed their lineup?" Before the game, read the starting lineup of the two teams as usual Dix Stockton of the roster, when he read the Warriors' starting roster, was stunned.

"Really, Nelson really dares to change his team!" Hearing Stockton's words, Hubie Brown on the side also moved his head and looked at the list in Stockton's hand.

However, Stockton is a professional commentator after all. Although he was a little surprised, he quickly adjusted his mood and continued to explain.

"Ahem, we can see that in the face of such a difficult situation, the Warriors coach Nelson actually replaced the center Divac with backup power forward Robert Horry and played five small lineups. Brown, what do you think about this? What do you think?"

Faced with Stockton throwing the topic to himself, Brown's face remained unchanged, and he talked freely: "As I just said, the Warriors used an unconventional lineup.

This set of five small lineups has also been used in the regular season before, but it only played a few games before it was abandoned due to poor record.

Unexpectedly, in such a critical game, this lineup was brought out again.

Obviously, in this lineup, they have lowered their height and increased their speed, trying to make their offense more threatening by expanding the offensive space on the field.

Of course, the shortcomings are also obvious. The lack of height inside is destined to make their inside very fragile. Fortunately, the Bulls do not have a strong center. "

As Brown said, the Warriors' set of five small lineups is to increase offense.

But at the same time, they are not only for offense, they are also for defense.

The Warriors dared to use this lineup because of the lack of strong insiders in the Bulls.

Soon, in the jump ball between Longley and Horry, the game officially began.

Relying on his height and long arms, Longley beat Horry in the jump effortlessly.

The ball was transferred to Hubble by Longley, and Hubble took the ball to the frontcourt and handed it to Jordan immediately.

Jordan, who got the ball, stepped on the accelerator to the bottom without saying a word, and rushed into the restricted area with sparks and lightning all the way. However, when he entered the restricted area, he suddenly found that the restricted area seemed different this time.

Usually with his speed, when he basically rushes to this position, even if the Warriors players react, it is difficult to rush over to help defend.

However, this time, Jordan clearly felt that the Warriors players were close at hand, and they would stop in front of him almost in the next second.

Seeing this situation, even Jordan can only stop and look for offensive opportunities again.

The Warriors' defensive mobility this time taught Jordan a lesson.

But the game wasn't over, and neither was the Bulls' offense.

Although the fast break was forced to terminate, Jordan, who had the ball in his hands at this time, still had a strong offensive threat. This caused the Warriors' defensive players to dare not relax in the slightest, neither advancing nor retreating.

The Bulls' players are not wooden stakes, they can also move, so relying on Jordan's offensive threat, the Bulls' Grant and Longley both had offensive opportunities.

In this regard, Jordan immediately gave the ball to Longley.

In fact, the target of this pass is open to question. After all, in terms of offensive ability, Longley can't keep up with Grant.

However, Jordan also has his own considerations. As the team's big center, Longley is the more suitable one in terms of physical height and position.

Langley, who received the pass, was stunned for a moment, feeling that receiving the ball was an accident, but then he came back to his senses, and he immediately turned around, ready to hook the ball into the basket.

However, when he turned around, Rodman, who had been attacking Jordan before, hurried over and stood in front of Longley.

In fact, Rodman's defense this time is only in position. For Langley, who is 218cm tall, he can't cover him at all.

But Longley was still affected, and actually shot a bridge, the rebound was picked up by Mullin on the other side, and the Warriors successfully defended against the Bulls' first attack.

Then the Warriors set off a fast break. This kind of counterattack, the Warriors are as proficient as the Bulls. During the fast break, Mu Lin long passed to Li Weisi.

Li Weisi dribbled the ball into the Bulls' half court. Facing Hubble, who was chasing after him, Li Weisi slammed on the brakes when he came near the three-point line.

This startled Hubble, if it was someone else, Hubble would hardly pay attention to him, but this is Li Weisi, he really dared to shoot a three-pointer in this situation.

Facts have proved that being able to vote and wanting to vote are two different things.

After Li Weisi stopped suddenly, a disguised form broke through from the other side of Hubble, and Hubble slipped and fell to the ground at this time.

Although his back was facing the basket, Hubble was able to meet Li Weisi's easy layup.

(End of this chapter)