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Chapter 255 On Track
Before entering 2003, there were three themes in the NBA, the conflict between O'Neal and Kobe, Jordan's retirement tour and "Bai Jidong or McGrady?".

The first two are easy to understand, and the third focus comes from the two cores of the Bulls. They both have the strength to become the master of a team, but they also play for a team at the same time.

For now, Bai Jidong is still the leader of the Bulls.

On and off the court, the Bulls are dominated by him.

The most criticized point of Bai Jidong is that he can't kill the game at the critical moment like Jordan.

Recently, I have gradually increased fighting alone, but the effect is not good.

Bill Walton said: "He walked into the maze, and I believe he can adjust, but there is not much time left for him."

McGrady is closer to Jordan on the offensive end, and more and more people see him as Jordan's successor.

The growth of one's own strength and the momentum of the outside world all made McGrady's ambitions inflated.

He is no longer willing to be under others. He wants to be the No. [-] player, but the time is not yet ripe.

The state of the Bulls is very unstable. If Bai Jidong or McGrady enter the state, they can use a wave of fierce offensive to defeat their opponents.

On the contrary, it will be defeated by the opponent.

When Bai Jidong feels bad, McGrady will be the first to stand up to save the game.

When Bai Jidong feels hot, McGrady will also show his selfless side and keep feeding Bai Jidong the ball.

It seems that McGrady is the one who wants to win more.

Bai Jidong doesn't care about these things, he just wants to win, enter the playoffs, and break through the curse of the semifinals.

He's been better than he's been in previous years, often putting up impressive games.

Bai Jidong further consolidated his leadership position, and the Bulls entered 2003 with the third place in the Eastern Conference.

In the first game of the new year, their opponent is the defending champion Los Angeles Lakers.

This game was not only broadcast live in the United States, but all countries that have the copyright of NBA live broadcast broadcasted the game live.

There is no other reason, O'Neill, Kobe, Bai Jidong, Tracy McGrady.

Four star-filled names appeared in the competition at the same time.

Not to mention the grievances between Bai Jidong and Kobe, this is destined to be a bloody match.

"Tonight I will blow you up from the inside out!" Kobe's cruel words rang in Bai Jidong's ears.

Bai Jidong smiled slightly, "Tracey, leave this guy to me."

"I'm okay with that," McGrady said.

"Bye, you guys will lose this game." O'Neal, who always likes to be lazy, also rushed to the scene early to warm up.

Bai Jidong stood at the LOGO of Staples, looking at the three championship flags that had just been hoisted in the sky, he couldn't help but fantasize about the moment when he won the championship for the Bulls.

Only after winning the championship can he say to everyone: "I have lived up to your expectations, I have taken over Jordan's torch."

Until then, he can't say anything.

As for tonight, he has to win the game first.

As soon as Kobe came up, he was full of firepower, his hand feeling was excellent, and all kinds of attacks against the defense made Bai Jidong hard to guard against.

Within 3 minutes, Kobe scored seven points in a row and stopped the Bulls.

After the timeout ended, Bai Jidong and Kobe fought back and forth.

Kobe also couldn't defend against Bai Jidong, and was broken twice in a row. Bai Jidong completed a three-pointer and assisted his teammate for a three-pointer.

"Joko, this is clean from inside to outside." Bai Jidong looked at Kobe with a smile.

Kobe snorted coldly, and responded to Bai Jidong's unreasonable long-distance three-pointer.

Bai Jidong was unceremonious, accelerated to pass Kobe, and went straight to Huanglong for a layup.

This is the battle between Bai Jidong and Kobe, every match sparks like planetary collision.

Both O'Neal and McGrady have become supporting roles. As an insider, O'Neal is more powerful.

When Kobe lost his touch, he stood up and attacked the basket continuously.

LaFrentz was beaten with four fouls on his back and left the field early. Seeing that the situation was not good, Bai Jidong looked like a soldier carrying a pack of explosives to blow up an enemy building, and attacked O'Neill with the ball.

Bai Jidong wanted to foul O'Neill, but O'Neill stretched out his hand lazily, adhering to the principle of "defend if you can, and if you can't prevent me, just hit back", allowing Bai Jidong to score easily.

O'Neal's defensive attitude made Kobe very dissatisfied.

Dissatisfaction is dissatisfaction, give the ball to O'Neill and he can really hit it back.

Mai Di watched Bai Jidong's one against two with cold eyes, and didn't intend to make a move to save the siege.

Bai Jidong Haoxiu forgot the existence of Mai Di, like a lonely hero carrying everything on himself.

Kobe couldn't guard him, and O'Neal's defense didn't help.

Bai Jidong pushed the Lakers' penalty area upside down, and continuously sent the ball to the outside line, and the Bulls' shooters began to go crazy.

"This is Bye everyone wants to see. This is what he deserves. If he can play like this every night, who will question his leadership? There is no doubt that Bye is the Bulls. leader!"

"It's unbelievable that the OK combination can't stop him. He is leading the Bulls to beat the Lakers at Staples."

In the first half, Bai Jidong dominated the audience alone, allowing the Bulls to enter the second half with an 11-point advantage.

Finally, OK came to his senses, as long as they held Bai Jidong down, they could win the game.

The majestic Triple Crown King can't even limit a single player?The Lakers coach and former Bulls coach Phil Jackson is determined to guard Bai Jidong.

Tonight's Bai Jidong was unstoppable, the Lakers set up an iron bucket array inside, and Bai Jidong released cold arrows on the outside, and the three-pointers that passed through the center of the net made the fans despair.

Kobe finally woke up and used two three-pointers to bite the score.

O'Neal dominated the basket, crushed in the low post, grabbed offensive rebounds and made a second attack. The two showed off and the Lakers came from behind.

The moment that really changed the situation of the game came from an attack in the last 5 minutes of the last quarter.

Bai Weidong's fake action made Kobe jump up and pray to the sky.

Afterwards, Bai Weidong dribbled the ball to the basket, and the lazy O'Neal finally remembered his responsibilities.

The center is the central core of the team and the last gate to prevent the invasion of foreign enemies.

O'Neill made up his mind not to score Bai Jidong even if he was fouled.

Bai Jidong came here with the same determination. He was about to dunk, and he was facing O'Neal to complete the dunk, "Shaq! Goodbye!"

"I'm the one who wants to say goodbye!" O'Neal roared violently, leaping up and hitting Bai Jidong's arm.

The whistle had already sounded, Bai Jidong's body was completely out of balance, the huge palm was at play at this moment, the moment his body lost control, he still firmly grasped the ball.

A chilling cold light shot out from the depths of Bai Jidong's eyes, Dong grabbed the ball with both hands and bowed to the back of his head.

He's off balance, and there's a high risk of injury in doing so.

Bai Jidong didn't think so much, he just wanted to complete this dunk.

O'Neill was terrified in his heart, he never thought that Bai Jidong would do this.

This guy has gone crazy!
Bai Jidong grabbed the ball with both hands and pulled it back like a god of war. His body leaned against O'Neal, his nails almost entered the ball, and he blasted into the basket with unmovable strength.

"Slam dunk! Dunk dunk! He did it! Bye knocked Shaquille O'Neal away for a dunk!"

"Bye finally "sent off" Shaq in the game!"

Bai Jidong was sitting on the ground, he should have touched the ground with his hands, if that was the case, his hands would definitely be injured.

He twisted his body before landing so that he landed parallel to the ground.

Bai Jidong sat on the ground, a little dazed.

O'Neill held out his hand to him: "I admit it's a button."

"There are all witnesses and material evidence, you have to admit it if you don't admit it." Bai Jidong said.

From then on, Bai Jidong became even more unstoppable, playing an upset game and beating the Lakers away.

Bai Jidong made everyone lose their light, scoring 52 points, breaking the record of 1999 points in a single game set in 51 against the Hawks.

In addition, Bai Jidong also got 6 rebounds, 11 assists, 4 steals and only 3 turnovers.

Starting from this night, Bai Jidong ended the debate on "Bai Jidong or Mai Di?"

Facts have proved that the current Bai Jidong is superior to McGrady in every aspect.

Even though McGrady's supporters have excuses, it is undeniable that Bai Jidong is still the No. 1 Bulls.

Half a month later, the Bulls and the Wizards fought twice in a row.

Bai Jidong and Jordan competed while reminiscing about the old days.

Jordan and McGrady don't have much interaction, most of the time they are against Bai Jidong.

The opponent is Jordan, Bai Jidong dare not neglect.

Remembering how Jordan abused him back then, Bai Jidong defended Jordan effortlessly, he could block shots without interfering, and he could steal without destroying the ball.

Jordan is indeed old, and the explosive power of his youth has gone away from him.

However, Jordan's movement connection, jumper feel, and the combination of their respective steps have all reached perfection.

With these methods, Jordan averaged 20 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists per game while dragging his decayed body.

In the two games, Jordan took less than 20 shots and averaged 10 points per game.

Bai Jidong restrained Jordan.While defending Jordan, he scored 35 and 30 points in two games.

Seeing Bai Jidong's performance, Jordan said, "It's so interesting."

"To be more specific, what do you mean?" Bai Jidong asked.

"You're finally ready to carry the torch," Jordan said.

"Didn't I take it over a long time ago? It's been five years." Bai Jidong said.

Jordan smiled lightly: "You've been messing around for the past five years."

"No, I have been groping, and I think I have found my own way." Bai Jidong said.

"Not the best yet, but back on the right track," Jordan said.

"Thank you, Michael." Bai Jidong said this to Pippen.

Jordan said: "See you at the All-Star Weekend." "Yes, we can be teammates again then." Bai Jidong laughed.

The old and the young shook hands and hugged at the end of the game, and exited the field amid the applause of the audience.

(End of this chapter)