Chapter 227: The first victory

In the second quarter, neither side made a substitution.
Although Bulls center Cartwright has little effect on the inside, Phil Jackson has no way.
The only available backup center, Stare King, is not as good as the former in terms of height, experience, and tonnage confrontation. Anyway, it is a bomb. Everyone is the same. Substitution is not necessary.
As for the other positions, it doesn't matter if it feels bad, because the bulls in the second quarter have already determined the layout of the assault inside within the framework of the triangle offensive system.
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The Bulls attacked in the first round.
After Armstrong gave the ball to Jordan, in the bottom corner of the right side, he felt a lot of shots, but he didn't feel sharp inside, and Jordan was the center of gravity of the Jazz blockade, so when he was just about to catch the ball, Croti Team up with the nearest Tyrone bag.
Put Jordan singles?
This means giving opportunities!
But because the game had just reached the second quarter, the rhythm was not too tight, and Jordan was happy to distribute the ball to his teammates, so he threw it to Pippen on the left.
Although Tyrone returned to the position in the first place, Pippen rushed into the inside and shouted, "Li, I'm here!"
Come and come!
See you outside with gifts and caps!
Li Shengli didn't care about Cartwright at all, and flew out, and Batman Pied was pressed down in the air. Although he was not overturned, the ball was also picked up by Cartwright on the side and sent into the basket, but from Pippen. From an angle... very embarrassing, very embarrassing.
"Don't let you in, you can't shoot well outside!"
"Shit, just a hat, don't be proud of your kid."
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After being faced, Pippen looked very angry, and in the next few rounds, Jordan divided the ball to him a few times to show him what he called a head iron.
The second impact on the inside, a hard wave of Li Shengli, although he was not blocked, but the emergency stop jumper hit a touch plate without touching the basket, fortunately it is not more embarrassing.
As for the third time, with a lesson in mind, after pulling out Li Shengli, Pippen passed the ball to Cartwright under the empty cut basket, but Li Shengli turned back and killed a carbine, directly nailing Cartwright's layup to the rebound.
Can't get in?
Pippen's mentality is a little anxious, and he has a poor shooting feel. Under the circumstances of impacting the inside, Cart White can only help him too much, and... this is the finals. If you continue to be capricious, the first game will be lost. Who will pay?
Jordan was also a bit overwhelming.
In the rounds before the playoffs, Pippen played very well, but the state of this game was fascinating, so Jordan took the initiative to attack the ball, cooperated with Grant's pick-and-roll, and the scales of shots, breakthroughs, and points were all perfect. .
However, the Bulls encountered big problems.
Jordan can play again, it is just a person, can not guarantee a 100% hit, and the rebounds that can not be scored are basically pryed over by Li Shengli and Malone, and Pippen, Grant, and Cartwright can’t do anything together. .
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By the end of the second quarter, the Bulls had reached 10 points behind.
Again, without feeling, no fairy tactics can save the fire, and in order to save the occupied inside, Stacey King entered the battlefield in the second half of the second quarter, but the thing of rebounding is still Not saved back.
As a result, most of the Bulls' offensive rounds had only one shot, but on the Jazz side, Li Shengli provided unlimited rebounds, and the Stockton organization, the hot Malone attack, the division of labor was clear and the efficiency was amazing.
The tone of the first half has been set.
In the third quarter, the Bulls were still breathless, and Phil Jackson on the sidelines looked cold. The more he watched Li Shengli, the more he wanted to beat him.
The triangle offense is indeed useful, and Jordan's personal strength is undoubted, but Phil Jackson knows that his own weakness is inside.
Let's not talk about the offensive and defensive inside, just take the rebound and talk about things.
Throughout all of the Bulls' games this season, there are very few situations where they can lead the opponents in rebounding data. Even if the number of rebounds is poor, the Bulls led by Jordan can occasionally try to stabilize the situation, but Phil Jackson knows... …If the Bulls can improve their rebounding data by one level, the strength of the entire team will also be upgraded.
The Bulls really don't lack offensive. With the rebounding protection, they provide a stable Jordan with a large number of mobile phone meetings to explode the entire league.
In view of this, Phil Jackson is already considering proposing to the team management to strengthen the inside.
For players with super potential like Li Shengli, he didn’t think much about it. After all, everyone knows that the Jazz won’t let go. The only chance is the chase after his rookie contract is over, and more importantly... Phil Jackson is not alone.
However, it is still too early to consider such a thing, he urgently needs to add a rebounder to the team next season!
Who will be the most suitable candidate?
Phil Jackson's first reaction was, of course, the current big-player Pistons and rebounder Hendnis Rodman.
His rebounding ability does not need to be proven. Last season, he averaged 18.7 rebounds to top the rebounding king. It is really a ghost in the rebounding industry. It is still a DPOY in the 90-91 season. Although he does not have much offensive ability, it is the best fit. Candidates for the Bulls.
Of course, it is naturally incomparable to Li Shengli, a cheap, easy-to-use and hard-working rookie.
Li Shengli's current annual salary is 2.4 million and Rodman's 2.35 million, but everyone knows that Li Shengli is far better than Rodman's inside player. Not only does the rebound and the basket are unsolved, but also the offensiveness that Rodman lacks.
What can't be avoided is that...when Li Shengli finishes his rookie contract, he is far more than this price.
Phil Jackson has made up his mind to equip Jordan with a qualified inside rebounder. Obviously, future super center Lee victory is unlikely.
What is the price tag for a super center?
This season, Spurs Admiral David Robinson signed a new contract with an annual salary of 5.72 million, while Olajuwon and Ewing have not completed the two contracts of super centers, a 3.17 million and a 3.3 million.
And Li Shengli who wants not to let too much, depends on who has such a big appetite, anyway, the bull is not able to eat.
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Without waiting for Phil Jackson to think about it, just seeing Jerry Sloan on the other side smiling, he knew that this situation was difficult to pull.
In the third quarter of the second half, the Jazz had a rotation. Li Shengli had a rare break, replaced by Mike Brown for a while, but the Bulls still failed to recover the point difference and remained behind by 10 points.
10 points is not a fatal difference.
However, in addition to Jordan, the Bull's cold feel was terrible. Coupled with rebounds, Malone blasted Grant's head again. In the fourth quarter, he hit the end...The difference is not reduced but increased, so this game Ending at 99:86, the Bulls lost 13 points behind in the first game.
Jordan made 30 shots and made 17 hits, plus 8 of 8 free throws, scoring 42 points.
Pippen made 8 shots, 3 hits, 4 of 3 free throws, scored 9 points, and 5 rebounds.
Instead, Grant scored 18 points and 6 rebounds on Malone's side.
As for the jazz side.
Li Shengli has 14 points, 23 rebounds, 10 assists, and 4 blocks. This triple-double figure is not as impressive as before, but Malone knows why...because Li Shengli gave him a big gift.
Li Shengli, who had completely crushed the Bulls inside, wanted to play data too simple~EbookFREE.me~Whether it was scoring or rebounding, this shot was given to Malone, and many of the necessary rebounds were also let out .
Fat water does not flow outside the field, if you want to cool, let Ma Longshuang in the end.
In fact... Ma Longshuang turned upside down, a double-double of 45 points +20 rebounds, not only surpassed Jordan in scoring, and Li Shengli teamed up to get 43 rebounds all over the Bulls' rebounding data.
Stockton was a bit bored by the triangle offense system, but his assists still reached 10, plus 14 points to reach a double-double.
This is Li Shengli's first trip to the finals. Although Stockton and Malone are the same, the meaning in this is quite different.
After all, the two of them have stomped eight seasons and stood on the stage of the Finals for the first time... The two are extremely excited, not only winning the first game, but also playing well.
Comfortable!
The two felt an unprecedented sense of comfort, especially Ma Long...I wish I could win Li Shengli over to kiss the couple, but the guy was not. It was really that he couldn't find another way to express his ecstasy.