Soul of the Golden State

Chapter 916
"Cha Cha Cha... Dang Dang Dang, Dang Dang Dang..." After a burst of cymbal drums, a rhythmic melody of electronic music sounded close.

Accompanied by this passionate music, the entire United Center arena suddenly boiled, because this song "Sirius" is the battle song of the Bulls.

Just like Li Weisi's warriors have battle songs, the Bulls also have battle songs, and the battle songs originated earlier.

At the beginning, after Jordan joined the Bulls, the Bulls chose the war song. At that time, they chose Michael Jackson's classic song "Thriller".

Until Bulls executive Tommy Edward was watching a movie with his wife, he heard a melody in the theater, which was the prelude to "Sirius". The test became more and more exciting, and finally put forward my own views within the team on the second day.

The executives present only listened to it once, and they unanimously approved Edward's proposal.

So "Thriller" was replaced by this more special "Sirius" in only one season. Popular, but also expressed emotion.

At this time, after the music sounded, the on-site commentary began to read the starting players of the home team Bulls, and when Michael Jordan was read, the atmosphere of the entire scene had reached its limit.

"Now, last one, UNC, 6ft 6in, Chicago Bulls #23, Michael...Jordan!!!"

Unlike the boos of the audience when Li Weisi was introduced earlier, Jordan naturally received countless cheers in his own territory.

Li Weisi didn't care much about this. After all, Jordan went to San Francisco, and his situation was not much better than his own here.

The Warriors players didn't take the Bulls' shaming of the Warriors at home, but when the game started, the Bulls' shaming of the Warriors on the court was much more powerful than the little tricks before the game.

The Bulls' starting lineup tonight is a continuation of their starting lineup for the season: Ron Harper, Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen, Horace Grant and Ronnie Sekaly.

The Warriors still continued their starting lineup for the playoffs: Li Weisi, Mitch Richmond, Michael Finley, Dennis Rodman and Vlade Divac.

After the game started, Seikali first grabbed the ball for the Bulls, Pippen took the ball to the frontcourt, and after Jordan's side moved, Pippen handed the ball to Jordan.

It was Richmond who defended Jordan, and the two were considered old opponents, so there was no temptation at all, and Jordan directly played low post singles.

As he grows older, the 33-year-old Jordan has already changed his style of play, reducing face-to-face breakthroughs, and low-post singles have become his main offensive method.

Jordan has already mastered the technique of back-up singles, and his opponents clearly know how Jordan is going to play, but they just can't guard against it.

It was the same this time, when Jordan got the ball the first time, Richmond knew how Jordan was going to play, but the problem was, knowing it was one thing, and wanting to guard him was another.

Shaking shoulders, turning around, and jumping backwards, a set of combo postures is picturesque. Richmond tried his best to block the shots, but still failed to interfere with Jordan even a little bit. The basketball went into the net hollow, and the Bulls started 2:0.

Then it was the Warriors' turn to attack.

After Hubble became the starter, he undoubtedly liberated Jordan on the defensive end, especially when facing the Warriors, he no longer needed to defend Li Weisi himself, at most he only needed to defend at the most critical moment.

Since Hubble changed his style of play, transitioning from the role of scorer to defensive vanguard and role player, he has been in the Bulls like a fish in water, and has rejuvenated his second career. It can be said that the Bulls can achieve so much this season. Excellent results, inseparable from Hubble.

After coming to the frontcourt, Li Weisi was not in a hurry to directly choose to break through or take a shot. The Bulls' defensive ability from the backcourt to the front line is very terrifying. If you move easily, you will be surrounded by the opponent, and it is difficult to play a smooth offense. .

After observing the situation, Li Weisi decided to start from the basics. He waved to Divac and prepared to play a pick-and-roll.

This is the beginning of the game, and the main generals of the two teams all adopted the safest attack method. This is not a coincidence, but in the most important game, the safest method is adopted. The way you consciously want to adopt.

If you have to find any shortcomings from the Bulls, it is undoubtedly Sekali's ability to switch defenses.

Due to the weight gain, Sekali has a certain ability to defend against the inside line, but at the same time, it also reduces his lateral movement speed.

Therefore, after the pick-and-roll, Sekali rushed forward, trying to do everything possible to interfere with Li Weisi's shooting.

As we all know, to defend against Li Weisi's pick-and-roll, the center must jump up, and the speed must be fast. As long as he is a little slower, he is likely to be punished by Li Weisi with a three-pointer.

This time, Sekali switched defenses very quickly, and he came to Li Weisi immediately, without giving him the slightest chance to make a move.

And Li Weisi's reaction speed was also very fast. He took advantage of the situation and made a Buddha worship, and successfully got out from Sekali's side.

However, Sekali's defense still bought time for Hubble. After Hubble finally squeezed past Divac, he hurried back to defend Li Weisi.

It has to be said that the Bulls' defensive tacit understanding this season is very good. Hubble successfully blocked Li Weisi and stopped him in front of Li Weisi.

But at the same time, Divac slid down, which also gave him an offensive opportunity. Li Weisi had quick eyesight and quick hands, and immediately distributed the ball to Divac who slid down.

Divac took the ball and immediately began to attack the basket. At this time, Sekali had been left behind by him, and the road ahead was smooth.

However, when Divac came to the basket for a layup, Pippen in the bottom corner had already rushed over, and Divac's layup was rejected by Pippen.

After the basketball lost control, it immediately caused the two teams to scramble into a ball. Rodman even rushed to the ground immediately, and used the way of diving to save the ball to grab the ball that fell on the ground.

However, Grant also reacted quickly. After seeing Rodman get the ball, he also climbed down, and then grabbed the ball with both hands. The two of them wrapped the entire ball with four hands. The big man, who was one-fifth of a ton, immediately formed a situation of men on top of men on the ground.

In the end, the referee also blew the whistle for the ball.

(End of this chapter)