Chapter 543: The flowers bloom again, and people never get young again

"Hey, Shin, look, Scott Pippen is watching me. He must think I did a great job at the small forward position."
James, who was standing next to Shentong, whispered a little excitedly.
"Oh, look, is that Steve Kerr? I think he and I are the same type of player, usually very low-key, but can come forward at critical moments!"
Wagner's words made the people around him sneer.
Varejao, who has always talked a lot, lowered his head at this moment, with a shy expression on his face.
Shen Tong couldn't help asking strangely: "Hey, Anderson, what's the situation with you? Could it be that which favorite beauty did you see?"
Varejao lowered his head and grabbed the corner of the jersey, and said straightforwardly: "No, I saw my idol."
"Michael Jordan?"
"No, Dennis Rodman."
"by!"
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The Chicago Bulls, once a thriving league, are super powerful.
Under the leadership of Michael Jordan two consecutive championships.
Over the stadium, six championship flags were shining brightly.
After Jordan retired, the Bulls fell into a lot of downturns.
But last season, a group of young people under Scott Skiles led the Bulls to the Eastern Conference playoffs.
They are also known as the most promising young guards after the New Jersey Nets and the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Third-year point guard Kirk Hinrich has become the core figure of the team.
In last season, young players such as Hinrich, Curry, Gordon, Deng and Nocioni set off a youth whirlwind in the league.
With the blessings of Tyson Chandler and Antonio Davis, they almost reached the top four in the Eastern Conference.
Hinrich averaged 15.7 points, 3.9 rebounds, 6.4 assists, 1.6 steals and 0.3 blocks per game last season. This is a very good result for a second-year point guard.
In the playoffs, Hinrich was even more unrelenting, showing his big heart and ability to fight tough battles.
He averaged 21.2 points, 3.7 rebounds, 5.8 assists, 2.0 steals, and 0.7 blocks per game. His three-point field goal percentage reached a staggering 51.5%, which was even better than the regular season.
People have reason to believe that they will become the third team to represent the youth storm in the East.
Due to Eddie Curry's growing weight and injury problems, the Bulls traded him to the New York Knicks before the start of the season.
Tyson Chandler was righted and became the team's starting center.
Michael Svetney, the No. 9 pick of 2003 traded from New York, became the team's starting power forward.
In the second year of last season, this player averaged 8.4 points and 5.4 rebounds in 19.6 minutes, shooting 53.1% from the field, showing great potential.
The outside trio is a combination that has been running in for two years.
Hinrich + Gordon + Deng.
These three have taken the top three of the team's scoring list, and they have continued to improve every season. They are a force that cannot be ignored.
In addition, the Bulls, which are determined to make a big vote this season, have introduced substitute players such as Darius Sangueira, Chris Duhon, Marek Allen, and the second team core Andres Nocio. Ni, the strength of the Bulls has continued to increase.
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Tonight, the Bulls will retire his No. 33 jersey for the team's meritorious player Pippen.
On this day, the owner of the No. 33 jersey first arrived on the court. Then, the head coach of the Bulls Dynasty era Phil Jackson also came, then the "Big Worm" Dennis Rodman, and finally the king of no anger The decent "flying man" Jordan.
These feats are sitting on the sidelines of the field closest to the stadium, enjoying the warmest applause from the United Center fans.
Before the start of the game, Shentong was given a "difficult" task.
{
Main mission: the second trapeze
Mission description: Looking at the entire league, there are very few players who have the mantle of successor in the post-Jordan era, Kobe, McGrady, Carter... and you. Looking at it now, you are at the forefront of the team after entering the league, but the advantage is not obvious. Kobe has won three championships. Tracy McGrady has 35 seconds and 13 minutes of the Tracy Moment. Carter is the "most flying" player in people's minds. You...need to work harder. On this high-profile day, let's fight the Conferred God, and bring all the topics to you, the second trapeze! As for Pippen, let him be Wang Feng.
Task requirements: break Jordan's home score record
Quest props: aura jade
Main line reward: Jordan's North Carolina shorts (Golden Legend)
Task status: pending
}
This task is not without arduous!
What is Jordan's scoring record?
69 points!
It is too difficult to break the 69-point record at the Bulls' United Center.
Shen Tong glanced at the golden legendary grade shorts and gritted his teeth.
You have to fight it anyway!
After receiving the mission, a brilliant blue energy ball appeared in front of Shentong.
{
Props: Eurasian Jade
Details: The profound meaning of Emmanuel Wave Fist can stimulate the human body's potential and achieve incredible effects.
Improve the performance of the court, always in the best state of body and hand feeling.
Effect: The performance of each attribute is close to the maximum value of the attribute
}
With "Lingguangyu", it means that you can meet the challenge in the strongest state in this game.
If this is the case, there is no hope of breaking 69 points.
At least last season, Shentong had scored 70 points in a single game!
Following the hint of the small blue print that emerged, Shentong slowly put the Lingguang Jade into the closed palm with both hands...
After sneezing so hard, Lingguangyu disappeared.
then...
Shentong saw his extremely dazzling attribute panel!
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The starting lineups of the Cavaliers and Bulls in this game are as follows:
Cavaliers: Big Z, Gooden, James, Shentong, Wagner;
Bulls: Chandler, Svetney, Deng, Gordon, Hinrich.
Under the gaze of Jordan, Pippen and others, the game officially started!
The young Chandler, who was tall and with long arms, reacted much faster than the Big Z, and the Bulls won the jump ball.
Hinrich's ball control is very stable and old. From the performance of the court, it is impossible to see that he is only a third grader.
In the Cavaliers, Hinrich's style of play is very similar to Eric Snow, but his offensive ability and desire are much stronger than Snow.
After the Bulls passed from outside, Deng took the lead in making the first jumper.
"Hey, LeBron, what are you guarding against, Scott can watch."
"understood!"
It was the Cavaliers' turn to attack, James broke through to the basket and scored, but Gordon stopped him.
The Bulls took advantage of the trend to launch a fast break.
After Hinrich advanced quickly, Gordon made a layup without watching people pass the ball.
The Bulls scored two goals in the opening game.
Gooden missed a jumper and Chandler had a wide range of control at the basket, leaping across to get the rebound before the big Z.
The Bulls' morale at first seemed to be influenced by the senior champions sitting on the sidelines.
With Hinrich hitting a three-pointer from the outside, the Bulls made a 7-0 start.
It seems that they can knock off the defending champion of last season at home.
unfortunately...
There was a player, he refused, and stood up.
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The Cavaliers shot the first three-pointer, hit, and opened the deadlock!
Shen Tongyang backed slowly with his right hand.
Sure enough, today's basket is as wide as the sea.
3-7
Gordon broke through and missed the inside line. Deng hit the ball into Chandler's hands. He pulled the ball from the basket and put it in.
3-9
The knight once again presented the classic "elevator door" tactics.
The striker combination of Gooden and James was blocked near the free throw line, and Deng was caught in the middle, which was very uncomfortable.
Shentong slipped to the top of the arc, and Wagner quickly sent the ball out.
One step away from the three-point line, this is already Shentong's shooting range.
Raise your hand and hit a three-pointer!
6-9
Pippen and Jordan on the sidelines smiled and whispered, as if to say that this kid's three-pointer was really good.
Svetney beat Gooden at the basket, but the shot was blocked by the big Z.
Sure enough, "long" is still more powerful than "rough"!
The knight's defensive turn to offense is also very fast.
Wagner, Shentong and James served three arrows together, and the ball passed back and forth in the hands of the three.
Stepping into the opponent's half-time three-point line, Wagner passed the ball to Shen Tong. Shen Tong jumped up to grab the ball and caught the attention of the Bulls defenders. Then he threw the ball to the other side. James clapped his horse and rushed to the ball. basket!
8-9
The point difference instantly narrowed from 7 points to only 1 point.
This time it was Jordan's turn to say something in Pippen's ear, and he kept pointing on the court, as if to say that this fast break was really a bit of the Lakers' show-time period.
Deng forced a layup against James.
8-11
As a South Sudan player, Deng is also a typical black and hard, solid muscle and sturdy figure, not much better than James.
If James is a humanoid tank, then Deng is a giant land tortoise.
The Bulls players have not yet established their defensive position, and Shentong has already faced Gordon's defensive three-pointers!
11-11
It was tied.
As a shooting guard, Gordon's scoring ability is indeed good, but his height is a bit short in the second position.
The height of 1.91 meters is okay against other players, but facing the 2.01 meters Shentong, it is simply a big hole in the defense.
After the first quarter, the Cavaliers came from behind, leading the Bulls by 4 points 25-21.
Shentong scored 16 points in the first quarter.
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In the second quarter, Shentong's outside shots were still sharp.
Two consecutive shots in front of Gordon made Skiles had to make substitution adjustments.
Argentine Nocioni came on, replaced Gordon and defended Shentong.
Nocioni, who is 2.01 meters tall, has no disadvantage in height, but his speed has slowed down again.
Taking advantage of Nocioni's defensive period, Shentong made consecutive breakthroughs and layups.
He almost passed Nocioni in one step, and then took off early when he was still far from the basketball, forming a repressive attack.
At this time, even if Chandler came up to defend, either he sent a foul, or he could only stand still and watch Shentong send the ball into the basket.
Shentong in this section is still unstoppable, and another 15 points.
At the end of the first half, Shentong had scored 31 points and his performance was very eye-catching. Even during the intermission, Jordan also applauded Shentong's performance.
However, Shentong knows that 31 points in the half are already behind in the plan.
During the intermission, Shen Tong put his arm around Wagner and Snow with the other hand, and said: "Give me as many passes as possible in the second half."
Wagner and Snow looked at each other, nodded quickly and said, "No problem, boss."
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During the break of the two teams, the Bulls held the retirement ceremony of the Pippen No. 33 jersey at home.
Watching the flag with the No. 33 jersey slowly rising and staying beside the Jordan flag, Pippen’s tears burst into his eyes: "I see myself as a great player, one next to the greatest basketball player (Jordan) in the world. Player. For me, this is one of the many scenes that make me happy. I have never experienced the ceremony of retiring my jersey. This is really special because I know that from now on, the Bulls will never Players can put on this jersey."
Pippen played 17 seasons in the NBA, 12 of which were spent in the Bulls. Together with Jordan, he won six championship trophies for the Bulls, was selected to the All-Star lineup seven times, was elected one of the top 50 players in history in 1996, and won two Olympic men's basketball gold medals with the U.S. team. Pippen scored 18,940 points in his career, and his 2,307 steals ranked fifth in NBA history.
Former Bulls coach and current Lakers coach Phil Jackson: "For the coach, he is a great student; for the players, he is an excellent leader. He is definitely an important factor in our six championships. ."
A generation of legendary "flying man" Jordan: "I know that someone (Pippen) has been staring at me from behind." Pippen then explained this intriguingly short sentence: "We have a very good relationship. Jordan understands that we both need each other ~EbookFREE.me~ and we all know what we should do for the team. He has his responsibility, and I also have mine, no matter what we two are turned upside down by the media, we They all know how to win."
"Cobra" Grant: "Winning the championship requires the effort of the whole team. Michael (Jordan) is Michael. You can't compare him with anyone. As long as we can win the championship, Pippen and I don't care about being underestimated, Jordan is also very Respect our ability."
"Big Worm" Rodman thought for a while, and said, "There are seven days a week and twenty-four hours a day. I can handle Karl at any time."
The retired Malone suddenly sneezed a big sneeze without warning...
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In the second half, Shentong's ball rights were simply overwhelmed.
With the boss's instructions, Wagner and Snow Jing thought about how to put the ball into Shentong's arms.
Of course, in front of Jordan and Pippen, the Bulls do not want to lose face.
But even in the face of the Bulls' double double team, Shentong can still easily put the ball into the basket in various ways.
Back-up singles, backward jumpers, dry draws...
Even Shentong can jump up and stop in the air, wait for the defensive player to fall, and then easily pick the ball into the basket.
After seeing Shen Tong scored this goal, Jordan couldn't help feeling a little sad.
This is simply the shadow of myself when I was young.
Top-notch physical fitness, unstoppable attack, extremely strong self-confidence and kingly temperament over the world.
But at this moment, Jordan's helper has retired his No. 33 jersey.
There will be days when flowers bloom, and people will never be young.
Jordan looked at Shen Tong's back and suddenly felt that he was the next Michael Jordan.
Or, the next basketball god.