Soul of the Golden State

Chapter 821
Jordan went to the basket again, feinted Horry up, and then made a shot, but the result was that although he failed to make the shot, it caused Horry's foul again.

This is the result of Jordan actively looking for Horry, for no other reason, because this is Horry's sixth foul.

After entering the second overtime, the offense of the two teams still did not improve. There was almost no outside line. A group of people fought inside, causing the referee to think about the whistle, but the score increase was still slow, and the sound of hammering was endless.

Under such suffocating defensive pressure, the number of fouls on both sides accumulated quickly. Richmond, Mullin, and Rodman of the Warriors, Jordan and Harper of the Bulls all fouled 4 times, and Grant fouled 5 times. Similarly, Horry committed 5 fouls in the first overtime.

But this time, as Horry fouled again, the ending left to Horry is that six fouls leave the field, and the Warriors must also face the loss of a corner of the five small lineups, which is a headache.

In fact, there are quite a few candidates for the Warriors to replace Horry, not to mention center Divac, Isaac Austin who turned into a power forward this season, Kukoc, Jaylen Brown, and Lower Sprewell, Brian Shaw.

But they all have their own advantages and disadvantages. It is really hard to find someone who can perfectly connect Horry on both offense and defense.

If there is no one on the Warriors' bench at this time, and there is only one person left, then Nelson doesn't have to worry about it, just go up in this way, but at this time, Nelson has too many people to choose from, which makes him not good. choose.

Perhaps, this is the trouble of happiness!

In short, if other team coaches, including Coach Jackson on the other side of the field, knew about Nelson's entanglement at this time, they would definitely want to spit at him and say, it's really not a thing to act good when you get cheap.

There was not much time left for Nelson to think, so after a short but careful consideration, Nelson finally chose Kukoc.

The reason why Kukoc was chosen is naturally because of his ability. As the playmaker of the Warriors' bench, his offensive and defensive abilities are not the strongest on the Warriors' bench, but they are definitely the most stable. one.

Secondly, with a height of 211cm, he is obviously the height of the inside and outside work, and the Warriors have always allowed him to gain weight in order to ensure the mobility of Kukoc. Therefore, Kukoc's footsteps Mobile is much better than ordinary insiders.

Of course, his help defense is still at a substandard level at present, but it is already very good to be able to defend against Grant.

In the end, Kukoc's state is the best among all the Warriors' substitute players tonight, so Nelson also has high hopes for him.

Horry, who replaced the six offenders and left the field, Kukoc stood on the sideline of the free throw line, opposite Rodman who was ready for battle.

Unlike Li Weisi's free throw, Rodman had already put away his relaxed look at this time, with a solemn expression, and while he was pulling Grant's coat corner on his right, he was staring at the basket.

This is the reason why Nelson still trusts Rodman even though he is out of tune, because he can always bring others the greatest sense of security when he is needed.

At this time, Kukoc, after seeing Rodman's appearance, suddenly calmed down a lot from his excitement, and focused on the game.

It's a pity that although they were so serious, they were still useless after all. Jordan made both free throws and did not give them a chance to grab rebounds.

With these two free throws, the Bulls have taken a 3-point lead.

Throughout the second overtime game, although the Bulls still didn't make a fuss from the outside, they scored 5 points by killing the inside. On the one hand, the Warriors are at a disadvantage.

When the game came back, the Warriors re-attacked.

In this overtime game, the Warriors had nothing to do except Li Weisi hit two free throws. With only a minute left, the Warriors were equally anxious.

After coming to the frontcourt, the Warriors once again opened up the inside line, all five stood outside the three-point line, and the Bulls' entire formation was stretched wide.

If it weren't for the fact that the Warriors were really inaccurate from the outside line in the fourth quarter and had missed 11 consecutive shots, the Warriors wouldn't even have to play overtime and would have won already.

Despite this, the Warriors still rely on other offensive methods to maintain the suspense of the game, which is already very rare.

In this case, Li Weisi did not call the pick-and-roll, and continued to choose Hubble in singles, completing a breakthrough.

Similarly, after entering the inside line, he encountered the Bulls' assisted defense again. This time it was Grant who assisted him in defending himself, and this also emptied Kukoc in the bottom corner.

Of course, although Kukoc was emptied, it was not completely empty. Hubble, who was chasing Li Weisi, had already followed the same pattern to chase Kukoc.

But this time, Li Weisi still chose to trust his teammates, and he passed the ball to Kukoc.

Kukoc, who received the ball, did not stop, and directly chose a three-point shot, but this time, Hubble did not interfere with Kukoc's shooting.

There is no other reason. Kukoc is not the height of Richmond. No matter how high Hubble jumps, it is difficult to interfere with Kukoc.

The basketball was sent from Kukoc's fingertips, arced gracefully through the air, and then fell headlong into the hoop.

Nice goal!
No one will deny this statement, but at the same time, they care more about the score on the court.

With Kukoc's three-pointer, the Bulls' 3-point lead through touches and penalties did not exist, and the two sides returned to the same starting line.

In the subsequent offense, the Bulls used pick-and-roll substitutions and successfully replaced Kukoc in front of Jordan to defend Jordan.

In this situation where the four were separated and one was playing singles, Jordan finally made a mid-range jumper and successfully added 2 points for the Bulls, helping the team regain the lead.

But this lead still could not be maintained for too long.

In the next offensive round, Kukoc assisted Li Weisi, who was counter-cut, for a successful layup, and the Warriors once again tied the score.

In the end, as Jordan missed another shot, the second overtime game came to an end, and the two teams fought again to a 113:113 tie.

Two consecutive overtime draws. Although this scene is not uncommon in NBA games, it is still rare in the regular season, especially when the two sides are Li Weisi and Jordan, which makes the fans more satisfied.

In their eyes, this is how the league's top stars and top teams should play on the highest stage.

They were enjoying it, ready to hold their breath and continue to watch the third overtime between the two teams.

(End of this chapter)