Coach Lee

Chapter 87 "9 Ways to Beat the Bull"

Before the start of the second half, the Chicago Bulls were going to do something.

Championship Ring Presentation Ceremony.

President David Stern was on the scene.

The audience witnessed the coronation of the King's Division.

Michael Jordan stood in the center of the court under the eyes of everyone and spoke on behalf of the team.

"everybady~~"

"Oh oh oh!"

"The Chicago Bulls once again won this championship trophy, which is a credit to all of us. Including all our teammates, Scott, Dennis, Luke..., including our dear head coach Phil Jackson, our management Layers, our bosses, and you fans who have always supported us. This is our fourth championship together, and it will be next. We will have a fifth, a sixth..."

Hearing Jordan's words, the audience was even more excited.

"Champ, champ, champ."

The eyes of the young 76ers on the sidelines are full of eager hope, and some are full of envy.

In the end, Jordan did not forget to give a word of encouragement to today's young spectators.

"Today, I am also very grateful to the guests from Philadelphia. You have witnessed the coronation of the Bull Dynasty. You are all outstanding young people with great potential. The future is yours."

Hearing this, the young people of the 76ers seemed to have a bright face and applauded.

Only Iverson and Li Nan were watching coldly.

"That's a good thing to say. The future is ours, but the present is his."

"Li, do you want the present or the future?"

"all I want!"

"Me too!"

The two looked at each other, then held hands together, saying in unison:
"Happy cooperation!"

……

The second half started soon.

Iverson is very open and aboveboard, and he didn't apply what Li Nan instilled in him.He is still fighting like a fighter.

However, the Bulls with the combination of Wang Zha are still strong.The Bulls are still tightly suppressing the 76ers.

Today's Jordan is really very gentle.He didn't start a killing spree, just to kill them all.

It gives people a feeling of "killing a chicken with a sledgehammer".

Of course, with three fouls on his back, Pippen still played very cautiously.

However, the game soon turned around.

At the end of the third quarter, Jordan rested as usual, and Pippen led the team alone.

Without Jordan, Pippen wants to develop insignificantly and protect himself wisely, that is impossible.

Pippen held the ball on the right waist and wanted to eat Witherspoon alone.However, the moment he turned around, Witherspoon fell to the ground in pain.

"beep~~"

A piercing whistle sounded.

Pippen quickly turned to referee Javi.

However, Jiawei made a punching action for an offensive foul.

"Oh no, I didn't touch him, he slipped and fell!"

Pippen hurried forward and asked Javi to explain clearly.

Javi ignored it completely.

Because he could see clearly, Pippen bent his elbow and hit Witherspoon's neck directly.

He pushed aside Pippen who was in front of him, and he had to go to the middle circle to report the situation to the technical desk.

However, just when Jia Wei was about to sign "No. 33", Pippen suddenly stood in front of him.

"I really didn't meet him, you wronged me."

"beep~~"

T! ! !

Pippen's move just now was aimed at the opponent's neck, which was a dangerous move.

Javi thinks that he is magnanimous enough to Pippen for not calling a technical foul.

Now that Pippen is still so persistent, Jia Wei naturally loses face.

"Scottie Pippen accumulated two technical fouls and sent out!"

Pippen never expected that at his home court, after he had just received his fourth championship ring, he would be sent off like this.

Speechless!
Pippen shook his head and was escorted away by the uniform team.

On the other side, Li Nan and Iverson each pulled Witherspoon up.

"Are you okay?"

"Hey, little meaning."

Witherspoon twisted his neck, as if nothing had happened.

Witherspoon took the initiative to lower his center of gravity to meet him just now. Not everyone has the courage to do so.

Although Iverson was very resistant to what Li Nan taught, but when he really saw Witherspoon doing this, he was also touched and really admired.

"Clarence, from today on, you are my brother."

Coleman and the others also came up to touch their heads and slap their buttocks.

"Well done, Clarence!"

Witherspoon scratched his head and grinned. "Hey~"

On the sidelines, Davis also clenched his fists and raised his arms, "nice!"

That's how Pippen got screwed.

Changes are better than plans.

Destroyed the Bulls' king combination, is the 76ers' chance coming?

……

The 76ers players were very excited, but the fans at the scene were dissatisfied.

"Black whistle, black whistle, black whistle!"

The crowd of more than 2 people at the Chicago Bulls' home court was furious, and everyone pointed their finger at Javi.

Boos all over the sky swept the United Center arena.

The iron-faced judge Jia Wei stands tall, even if the mountains roar and the tsunami, he is not afraid.

On the other side, on the Bulls' bench, the assistant coaches' indignant complaints subsided after a few words, while the head coach Phil Jackson always sat peacefully.

After going through big winds and waves, this small setback is nothing to the Bulls.

Without Pippen, they still have the great god Jordan, so they don't panic at all.

With 4 minutes left in the third quarter, Phil Jackson had no intention of replacing Jordan.Let Kukoc and Cole lead the team on the court.

However, the situation on the court is not very good for the Bulls.

Just like at the end of the first quarter, with Iverson's inside shot and Li Nan's outside shot, the 76ers hit another wave.

12-2!

When Pippen was ejected, the score was 56-71, with the Bulls leading by 15 points.

However, at the end of the third quarter, the score came, 68-73, and the Bulls only led by 5 points.

In the commentary, Groom Albert suddenly remembered a report from this summer.

That is the well-known American sports media "Sports Illustrated" summed up for other teams, "9 Ways to Beat the Bulls".

Today, the 76ers used two of them.

The first is to attack the Bulls' backcourt with smaller guards.

The Bulls' backcourt consists of Jordan and Harper, both of whom are 1 meters tall.Jordan was okay against smaller guards.Harper's movement is much slower than that of Jordan, and it is indeed difficult to deal with the opponent's small man.

Today, Iverson is the gun of the 76ers, which has been impacting and tearing the Bulls' defense.Although Iverson's offensive success rate is low, his efforts are effective.

The second is to keep Pippen from scoring more than 20 points.

Last season, Pippen scored 10 points or less in nine of the Bulls' 9 losses.This shows that Pippen is really important to the Bulls.

But today's 76ers are really ruthless, and they directly got Pippen down at any cost.

Pippen played quite depressed in this game.Played 22 minutes, made 14 of 5, scored 12 points, and then left the game sadly.

"The 76ers' tactics today are very clear, which is aimed at Scott. We saw that in the absence of Scott, the Bulls' second team played very passively. In the next crucial fourth quarter, without Scott Especially, Michael is bound to be more closely defended. How will Phil adjust? Will Michael become the hero of the game again? Can the youngsters of the 76ers surprise us?"

Jordan on the Bulls bench, covered in a towel, seemed to have dried up his sweat. On the 76ers side, the two boys who had played for 36 minutes, although sweating profusely, were still excited.

The wrinkles at the corners of Groom Albert's eyes creased gently.

"Let's wait and see."

(End of this chapter)