Chapter 161 Ben Wallace

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When the shocking background music "Sirius" sounded, the host began to shout: "For your world..."

The United Center can seat nearly 22,000 people. Excluding the Knicks' 3,000 away fans, the home fans are still as high as 19,000. At this time, they followed the host and began to shout wildly, welcoming their gods, Michael Jordan.

When this man appears on the court, it symbolizes that their team has begun to harvest victory again.

This kind of appearance style, the visiting team usually loses most of their momentum before the game starts, and what awaits them is basically a defeat.

After the home team played, the lights were turned on again.

Zhao Dong looked at his teammates. Alan Houston still had obvious nervousness on his face. Charlie Ward was the same. Oakley, the old fuel tank, was the same. Ewing, the super center, was actually... a little nervous.

Although the Knicks won the Bulls here in the regular season, this is the Eastern Conference Finals, which is completely different from the regular season. If there is any problem with Ewing's state in this decision, they will lose without fighting.

"Patrick?" he asked.

"I'm fine." Ewing shook his head.

Oakley next to him knew well that Ewing's old problem had developed, and he was not strong at the critical moment.

If they win the Bulls today, they will have a 3-0 lead, and the elimination of the Bulls is just around the corner. This is an extremely critical game for both the Bulls and the Knicks, and this is the critical moment.

At critical moments, facing such a terrifying home court, especially the Bulls who have eliminated the Knicks four times, facing their old enemy Jordan, the super center will also be nervous.

At the beginning of the game, Zhao Dong won the jump ball and the Knicks attacked.

When Charlie Ward caught the ball and pushed it forward, as soon as he got the ball, the entire United Center erupted, and huge boos came to him.

He shook his hand and dropped the ball.

And Ron Harper in front of him reacted very quickly, quickly grabbed the ball, and then took advantage of the momentum to counterattack.

"Shua!"

Harper made a quick layup and made a layup.

"ah!"

The audience shouted and cheered,

The momentum exploded.

In the next three minutes, Jordan and Ron Harper jointly applied pressure, and every time the Knicks touched the ball, the home fans would send huge boos. The Knicks made frequent mistakes in the backcourt, allowing the Bulls to play a wave of 8-0 attack wave.

Van Gundy called a timeout.

"Boy, obediently return the check to me later." When the game ended, Jordan sprayed at Zhao Dong.

"You will write me another check today." Zhao Dong said angrily.

After playing for three minutes, as the Knicks in charge of the ball, he didn't even touch the ball, and he was a little suffocated.

"Feilong, calm down."

Seeing Zhao Dong approaching, Lin Sai called out tenderly.

Zhao Dong nodded and returned to the bench.

"Increase your attention to the game, concentrate your energy, don't make mistakes easily, just pass the ball to the dragon after passing the frontcourt."

Van Gundy shouted at Houston and Charlie Ward.

"Hush!"

The Bulls lost two games in a row, and the situation was very unfavorable. Tonight’s Bulls fans also tried their best not to give up, and they still didn’t give up when the Knicks arranged tactics. This made Van Gundy have to roar loudly, so his voice was still drowned in the Among the boos.

The timeout ends and the Knicks attack.

Under the cover of Charlie Ward and Houston, the ball was advanced to the frontcourt.

Zhao Dong responds at the top of the arc, suddenly pulls to the left wing, throws off Pippen, catches the ball, changes direction, and holds the ball into the flank.

At this moment, except for the meat shield Luke Langley who was still defending against Ewing, the other four of the Bulls all rushed towards him.

"Jordan's Law?"

In the TNT live broadcast seats and CCTV live broadcast seats, several commentators shouted in surprise.

Zhao Dong was caught off guard and was first double-teamed by Jordan and Pippen. He failed to dispose of the ball at the first time, and then Ron Harper and Rodman came up, and the four double-teamed successfully.

Eight hands beckoned to one person, no matter how strong Zhao Dong was, there was nothing he could do, the ball was quickly knocked out and the ball was lost.

"Aw!"

Bulls fans erupted in great cheers.

"It's unbelievable. The Bulls implemented Jordan's rule on a rookie. It's unbelievable!" In the TNT live broadcast, Matt shouted with wide eyes in surprise.

Bill Walton was also surprised: "It's incredible to know that the Knicks haven't implemented the Jordan Law against Jordan, and at most three people double-team."

The Knicks were also stunned, including head coach Van Gundy, and Zhao Dong himself, did not expect the Bulls to play such a defensive tactic.

Van Gundy is a rookie coach and can't come up with any way to deal with it.

The only way he can deal with it is to adopt the same defense and implement Jordan's law against Jordan.

However, Jordan's strength is too strong, and he can still perform very well in the face of this extreme defense.

Zhao Dong, on the other hand, fell into the passive state of being encircled and suppressed.

As long as he gets the ball within the three-point line, the Bulls will take extreme defense against him. Double-teaming is the last thing, usually three-teaming. As long as he is close to the paint area, it must be four-teaming.

This kind of defense put him in a difficult situation.

This predicament, due to the weakness of the coaching staff, and his own ability has not reached the level that can break the limit of double-teaming, has not been changed until the end of the game.

71:93, in the end, the Knicks lost a big away game, and the Bulls pulled back the most critical g3 game.

Zhao Dong made 5 of 14 shots, 1 of 4 three-pointers, and 8 of 11 free throws. He scored 19 points, 14 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals, 3 blocks, 7 turnovers and 4 fouls.

7 turnovers, the highest data of his career.

"Remember, boy, return my check." At the end of the game, Jordan shouted at Zhao Dong.

"Sorry, I only lose you one million dollars, and you need to write another check for six hundred thousand dollars." Zhao Dong said angrily.

"Then write me a new check, don't tell me you didn't bring your checkbook," Jordan said.

"Wait, then."

Zhao Dong, who was not in a good mood, pushed Jordan away and walked over.

"Boy, for the next series, prepare a check for me every game." Jordan said triumphantly from behind.

"snort!"

Zhao Dong snorted coldly and left without looking back.

"Haha..." Jordan laughed heartily from behind.

At the scene, Jordan, who scored 30+, was interviewed.

"Michael, beat the Knicks, what do you want to say most?" A local reporter asked.

"This is the comparison between the real strength of the Bulls and the Knicks. We finally found ourselves, and we found the feeling of winning."

Jordan said seriously.

"Can you tell me about Feilong?" a New York Times reporter asked.

"Crazy boy, he is not our opponent yet, this game is the best exposure mirror. He can't stop us, he can't stop me, we will definitely eliminate the Knicks, and the Eastern Conference team that reaches the finals can only be us The Bulls can only be my team." Jordan smiled triumphantly.

"In this game, we were not successful in defense. The extreme defense could not completely freeze Jordan. On the contrary, it allowed us to keep missing people..."

"On the offensive end, Feilong failed..."

In the locker room, Van Gundy was summing up after the game. After Zhao Dong listened to it, he didn't pay attention.

Van Gundy's coaching ability is not as good as the mosaic period in the future. After the game is over, he still hasn't come up with a solution.

He summed up tonight's performance himself.

On the offensive end, his outside offensive methods are still not enough. When he is double-teamed by three or even four players, his offensive firepower is not enough.

However, this kind of defense can't limit his passing, but the feeling of his teammates tonight is too bad. He passed the ball so many times and only had three assists in total.

At this time, because of the Bulls' home court factor, there was a clear contrast between the performances of the two sides. The Bulls shot 43% in this game, while the Knicks only had 31%.

On the defensive end, he also participated in the extreme defense against Jordan, and experienced Jordan's omnipotence on the offensive end, that kind of offense at will, with various techniques at his fingertips, and it is impossible to defend against.

He felt that Jordan's various offensive skills must have reached the first-class level, otherwise it would not be so terrifying.

And he is still far from this realm.

How to make beneficial changes?

Under his hard thinking, he has no more thoughts for the time being.

There are only two points. The first is that the connection between him and Ewing is not enough, and the internal and external cores are not integrated into a tactical system. The second is that he has to rely on passing to break the double-team tactic.

"Feilong, go take a shower, the press conference is about to start." Van Gundy shouted at this time.

"Oh, okay." Zhao Dong said.

Not long after, the Knicks' press conference began.

"Coach Van Gundy, what is the most critical reason for losing this game?" asked the team reporter Thomas.

"Winning or losing is normal for the game itself. I don't need to say anything about the strength of the Bulls. There are various reasons. We strive to win the g4 game..."

After talking a lot, Van Gundy did not answer directly.

"Feilong, do you think your performance today is qualified?"

Thomas turned around and asked Zhao Dong, his words were very sharp.

But this is the treatment of the boss of the Knicks. The New York media treats the Knicks like this.

"Today my performance did not meet the team's winning standard, but I believe this is only temporary. I, the team and the coaching staff will make adjustments to play a wonderful performance in the g4 war." Zhao Dong replied.

"Flying Dragon, until now, do you still think you can snipe Jordan and the Bulls?" The New York Times reporter asked.

"We are 3-1 in the regular season, and we are now 2-1 in the Eastern Conference Finals, a total of 5-2. Does losing confidence in one game make you lose confidence? Then you are so pathetic!"

Zhao Dong said disdainfully: "The strength of the Bulls is not as good as ours, so they can only adopt Jordan's rules to defend me.

But in the next game, as long as we play the right tactics, I believe we can have a chance to beat them. No matter what you think, anyway, I firmly believe this. "

In any case, with the loss of this game, the media's limelight changed, and they began to praise Jordan and the Bulls, thinking that the Bulls were on the road to victory.

The New York media did not step on the Knicks. After all, they are still leading by a large score. They implemented Jordan's law defensive tactics against Zhao Dong, and the Bulls were at their wit's end.

"Now we have a chance to win. As long as we find the corresponding tactics, we can beat the Bulls. The Bulls have no way to prevent the dragon. Jordan's law is their last resort. Once they are cracked, they will be defeated. "The New York Athletic.

"When the Bulls first took Jordan's law on the Dragons, it was the beginning of the Bulls' collapse, and we just took a nap. As long as we opened our eyes, we would win." The New York Times.

Many NBA superstars gave their opinions. Magic Johnson also accepted media interviews. He said: "When the dragon has strong organization and assist ability on the outside, when Pippen is unable to defend the dragon, when the Bulls are unable to deal with it inside After the impact of the dragon, even double-teaming could not suppress the dragon, the extreme defense of Jordan's rule is indeed the last way for the Bulls to deal with the dragon.

However, it is difficult for Feilong and the Knicks to crack this tactic, because Feilong does not have Jordan's offensive ability.

I guess I have to say, last time I was more bullish on the Knicks, now I have to change that, I'm more bullish on the Bulls.

However, the Knicks are not without a chance, as long as the dragons show a strong assist ability, they have a chance to win.

But in the Bulls' home court, any team's performance will be affected, let alone this is the Eastern Conference Finals? So I think the Knicks are likely to lose the second road game.

Then when the Bulls equalize the big score, their momentum will be pushed to the highest point, and the Knicks will be weakened. It is very likely that they will not be able to stop the bulls who are in full swing, resulting in losing the entire series. "

The view of the magician has been accepted by more fans. Driven by the media, the view that the Bulls will regain the victory and win this series has become the mainstream view.

The next afternoon, the Knicks held a tactical meeting.

At the beginning of the discussion, there was no clarity, and Van Gundy couldn't come up with any clever and convincing tactics.

"Feilong, you are the organizer of the team, and you are also the target of the Bulls' extreme double-teaming. Tell me your thoughts."

Everyone else said it, but Zhao Dong didn't say anything, when Van Gundy asked him the question.

Zhao Dong nodded, organized his words and said, "I wonder if we can increase the speed of the transition between offense and defense? Play more fast breaks?"

"Well, this is good." Van Gundy nodded immediately, and said with some joy: "Defensive counterattack tactics, coupled with fast break tactics, can indeed break the Bulls' extreme double-team tactics against you..."

In the end, after repeated discussions with the coaching staff, a countermeasure was formulated.

Play defensive counterattack tactics, based on defense, and when entering the transition between offense and defense, focus on fast break, so as to avoid Zhao Dong being frequently double-teamed on the offensive end.

This tactic is also what Van Gundy is best at. He is not very good at offensive tactics. After all, he is better than the mosaic period that Chinese fans are most familiar with in the future. He has a lot of dishes.

That night, the Mosaic team defeated the Jazz in Game 4 of the Western Conference finals and tied the big score.

On the 26th, the East Finals g4 game started.

Bulls: Luke Longley, Rodman, Pippen, Jordan, Ron Harper

Knicks: Ewing, Oakley, Zhao Dong, Alan Houston, Charlie Ward

"The Bulls' home court is indeed terrifying!"

When the home team started, Sun Zhenping looked at the United Center on the screen and saw countless Bulls fans shouting wildly. He was very impressed.

"Although the Knicks are leading 2-1, the pressure is greater than that of the Bulls. We must hold on! If we lose another away game, the pressure will be even greater and the momentum will weaken. It will not be easy to play at home." Zhang Lili shouted.

"Feilong, let me introduce you to an alumnus of mine who is also my child."

After playing and warming up, Zhao Dong was returning to the bench when Oakley dragged him to the side of the away fans.

"Hey, Feilong, Charles..." Thousands of away fans cheered when they saw the two coming.

After saying hello, Zhao Dong saw a big black man standing up in the seventh row with a simple and honest look.

"This is?" He was taken aback by some familiarity.

"This is Ben Wallace, your fellow rookie, who lost the same draft as you, but you are in your early days, and he has no chance in the Bullets."

Oakley beckoned Ben Huashi to come down and introduced him.

"Ben, call me, don't you know Feilong?" After Ben Wallace came down, Oakley greeted him.

"Hey, Dragon," Ben Wallace muffled.

"Hey, Ben."

Zhao Dong greeted and looked at Ben Wallace.

The iron-blooded leader of the Pistons in the future is iron-blooded on the court, but off the court is a kind-hearted old man with a good hand in haircuts.

"Feilong, please take care of me if I have a chance." Oakley said.

"No problem." Zhao Dong smiled.

Ewing is about to die, and it is still possible to trade Ben Wallace in and train him on the bench for a few years, and he can mention it to Van Gundy when he has the opportunity in the future.

At the start of the game, Zhao Dong was half a beat slow in jumping the ball, and the Bulls attacked.

The Knicks double-teamed Jordan with Charlie Ward and Alan Houston on the right-wing three-pointer. Jordan didn't pass the ball, but made a sideways shot. He made a fadeaway jumper and hit the first goal, and it was a three-pointer.

According to the established tactics, Zhao Dong immediately went down, but Charlie Ward made a mistake and was double-teamed by Jordan and Ron Harper in the backcourt. The ball was lost. The Bulls took the opportunity to counterattack in the frontcourt. Another goal.

"0:5, Jordan made a three-pointer on the first goal, and he should feel good today. But the Knicks still couldn't let go. There were 21 turnovers in G3, 11 more than the Bulls. Not good."

Bill Walton laughed.

When the Knicks attacked, Zhao Dong did not adopt a crushing breakthrough, but adopted Paul's breakthrough technique with the ball, dropped Pippen, and reached the left wing.

Ron Harper immediately lost Charlie Ward and began to double-team Zhao Dong.

At the same time, Rodman, who was in the low position on the left wing, also lost Ewing and rushed up.

At this moment, Zhao Dong must handle the ball immediately, otherwise a three-person double-team will immediately form, and then there may be a four-person double-team.

The Bulls' defensive formation began to supplement the defense. Luke Langley withstood Ewing, Jordan watched Alan Houston, and Charlie Ward and Oak were emptied.

Zhao Dong gave the ball to Charlie Ward, who made a three-point jumper at the top of the arc, but missed, and the rebound was taken by Luke Langley.

"damn it!"

Charlie Ward shook his hand and looked helplessly at the home fans who were booing him.

"That's it. With the scoring ability of Oakley and Charlie Ward, let them shoot freely, and they can't win the Bulls. As long as Ewing and Dragon are strangled, the Bulls will win."

Bill Walton explained.

Matt said: "The Knicks players still can't adapt to the atmosphere of the Bulls' home court. They don't feel good and their bodies look stiff."

In the CCTV live broadcast booth, Zhang Lili said helplessly: "As soon as the Knicks players get the ball, the boos will come, the Bulls fans are too strong.

Now is the time to test the psychological quality of the Knicks players. They must solve this problem, that is, how to maintain a stable mentality in such a terrifying home court, otherwise the shooting percentage will not increase at all. "