Soul of the Golden State

Chapter 917 There are back and forth
What separated Rodman and Grant was not the referee's whistle, but their teammates.

When the teammates of the two teams stepped forward to pick and pull the two, their bodies were twisted together like twists and turns, and the veins in their arms and thighs were bulging. After a long time, it took a lot of effort to separate the two.

After the separation, Rodman's face was full of displeasure, and he was a burst of verbal output to the referee. He kept saying that he had called a timeout, but you didn't see it, and he shouldn't be fighting for the ball...

It's a pity that this is of no use, the referee simply ignored him!

On the other hand, Grant applauded happily and shouted loudly to cheer himself up, looking like a no-brainer. Obviously he was very satisfied with this penalty.

Regardless of the state of mind of the two, they will eventually go to the free throw line for a jump ball.

The jump ball between the two ended with Grant's victory, which also showed that the Bulls' first defense was successful, and they let the Warriors' first offense fail.

Turn around, though, and the Bulls attack.

Grant received Pippen's pass, but under Rodman's interference, he missed the shot. Rodman was able to win back.

Li Weisi dribbled the ball to the frontcourt again, and this time passed the ball to Richmond who used the pick-and-roll to run out of opportunities. However, Jordan is not far from Richmond, and Jordan's ability to squeeze through the pick-and-roll is simply It is at the historical level of the league, so by the time Richmond made his shot, Jordan's big hand had already been sealed.

Although Jordan failed to block Richmond, he still succeeded in giving Richmond enough shooting interference, which caused Richmond to hit the iron successfully.

However, the Warriors still have Rodman under the basket!
I saw him leaping forward, touching the basketball before anyone else, and hitting the ball into the basket.

In the previous rounds of the series, whether facing Karl Malone, Sean Kemp or an inside combination such as Olajuwon + Barkley, Rodman was on the weak side, so that he put a lot of energy into it. Invested in defense, so that the rebound data has declined compared to the regular season.

However, when he faced the Bulls tonight, although the Bulls' inside combination is Secaliga Grant, which does not look weak, it is still much better than the bugs encountered before.

In addition, the most important point is that their rebounding ability is not as good as the above-mentioned opponents. Even Sekali and Grant's average rebounds per game this season are only on par with Rodman.

In any case, Rodman made a contribution in this offense. With his tip-up, the Warriors tied the score 2:2.

Then it was the Bulls' turn to attack, and Harper successfully assisted Pippen to take off. The latter took the opportunity to cut inside and enter the Warriors inside, and then dunked successfully with both hands.

When it was the Warriors' turn to attack, Li Weisi tried his first shot, but although his shot escaped Hubble's defense, it was a pity that he missed it. Rodman also failed to grab the offensive rebound and returned in vain.

However, when it was the Bulls' turn to attack, it was obviously a defensive counterattack, but Hubble failed to make the ball up. Li Weisi picked up the rebound and the score continued to remain unchanged.

It can be seen from the beginning that the state of the two teams is a little tight. One side missed the shot and the other side failed to make a layup. It can be seen that both sides are still in the stage of trial and adaptation, and have not entered the state immediately.

But this situation will not last for a long time. The first person to break this deadlock is Jordan.

In fact, Jordan's touch tonight is still good. He scored the first goal in the opening game, but later, in order to check the state of his teammates, he gave up all the offensive opportunities.

However, seeing that his teammates' performance is not much better now, he took the initiative to increase his offense.

Soon, Jordan first used a breakthrough to cause Finley's foul, made two free throws, and then received a ball from Grant's inside line on the offensive end and hit a mid-range jumper.

This is not over yet, and then when defending, he successfully steals Richmond's legend, steals a quick break and dunks one-stop. He is obviously 33 years old, and he jumps so high that Li Weisi behind him can't help but Shed tears of envy.

With Jordan's one-handed gliding and dunking, the Bulls led the Warriors 10:2 at the start.

Facing the Bulls who regained their touch and gradually widened the defense to a dangerous point, someone from the Warriors also stood up, but this person was not Li Weisi, but Richmond.

Since the outbreak of the Western Conference Finals, Richmond has performed very well in the next few games and has always scored more than 20 points. He is Li Weisi's most capable assistant.

And tonight, although he missed his first shot, Richmond was not affected. He quickly received an assist from Li Weisi in the bottom corner, made a three-pointer and made a steady hit, catching up to the score 5:10.

Then, in the next round of offense, Richmond successfully caused Pippen's foul, walked to the free throw line, made two free throws, the score was 7:10, and the score was chased back bit by bit.

However, after Richmond scored 5 points in a row, it also caused a rebound from the Bulls' flank defense, especially Jordan. As a narrow-minded person, how could he tolerate Richmond's explosive scoring.

Therefore, in the following games, he decisively strengthened his defense, and he didn't even need Pippen's defense. He was like a mad dog, constantly fighting with Richmond for every ball.

Faced with Jordan's suddenly intensified defensive threat, Richmond was caught off guard and missed twice in a row, which also silenced the Warriors' offense that had just started.

However, the Bulls failed to seize the opportunity to open the score and also missed two consecutive rounds.

In this way, although the Warriors' offensive performance after the opening was not good, the score was always maintained within a catchable range and was not pulled away. The whole game fell into a fierce and iron rhythm.

In this case, the two teams also spent the first quarter. Throughout the first quarter, the offensive efficiency of the two teams was not high, and Jordan and Li Weisi did not play much. good.

Even in the second half of the first quarter, when Pippen led the team alone, he first completed a steal against Kukoc in the defense, and then dunked successfully in the fast break. The Bulls' lead helped the Bulls lead with 24:18 at the end of the first quarter.

The lead of 6 points is not much. It is conceivable that the entire first quarter is just a warm-up for this game. In the second quarter, the intensity of the game will definitely increase, but I don’t know which ball it is at that time. Will the team explode first?
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