Chapter 198
On the evening of May 6, the Bulls hosted the Heat, but lost unexpectedly.
In the face of the Heat’s high-pressure defense and high-intensity confrontation in each round, the Bulls failed to come up with a good way to deal with it, offensive constipation, and even Jordan, who has always been invincible, was not working.
His offense, repeatedly encountered the stubborn resistance of Tim Hardaway and Jamal Mashburn, burst into the basket and was also surrounded by Mourning and PJ Brang, scoring extremely inefficient, shooting just 5 of 16 in the half and scoring 14 points.
In the second half, the hand felt improved, but the opponent played a smooth offense, and Tim Hardaway hit three consecutive shots from outside the three-point line to take the game directly.
Jordan shot 13-of-33 and scored 28 points, 5 rebounds and 4 offensive shots, playing his worst game in the playoffs this year.
Surprisingly, Pippen did well, and when Jordan was in the crazy bag, he connected others well and scored a lot of good goals. He shot 11-of-19 from the field and scored 25 points while also churning out 10 assists.
However, the opponent’s defense is solid, the offensive efficiency is higher than theirs, and unfortunately they lost their first home field advantage.
The Heat were 1-0 and the series was temporarily ahead.
Yang Ming, Knicks and others watched this game the whole time, and when they saw that the Heat were so tenacious and desperate tonight, they all showed a solemn expression.
This heat is not easy to fight!
This opponent was already in the top three in the league in defensive efficiency in the regular season, and in the playoffs, the intensity was raised another notch, and even the Predator Bulls were toppled to the ground.
Think about yourself and others if they encounter the heat, it is estimated that they will not be able to get benefits.
If this team eliminated the Bulls and reached the Eastern Conference finals, the Knicks could only put in twelve points to face this team.
The Bulls lose, and the second and third places in the West are also playing out a strong dialogue.
After five games of supersonics, they finally eliminated the Suns and reached the Western Conference semifinals. On this night, they and the rocket came into a violent collision, which was simply like Mars hitting the earth.
In the end, Rockets came out on top, losing to the stronger Supersonics at key moments, ushering in the first defeat of the second round.
The second and third places in the East and West were each beaten, and the eyes of the whole league were instantly on the Knicks and Hawks game.
They all wanted to see if the Knicks would capsize and be dismissed once.
May 7th, Evening!
New York fans, gathered in the Madison Square Garden Arena, and under a burst of atmosphere, the game between the two sides began.
The Knicks are at home and the old rules still continue the starting lineup of the previous game.
The eagles, on the other hand, are guarded by 218cm Uncle Mu.
He is tall and thin, with a super long arm span, and likes to shake his fingers after covering people’s hats. The Knicks, or Yang Ming, will have a lot of difficulties if they want to make a difference under their basket.
At the same time, they also have a strong guard who can average 20.1 points, 3.4 boards, 4.2 assists and 1.0 steals this season, 201cm Steve Smith.
In addition to Smith, their 198cm Tyrone Corbyn, at his peak, is also a swingman who can average 15+ points per game. Although he has been a veteran who has been fighting for many years and is the same as Ewing, his veteran defense is estimated to make the Knicks eat a lot of bones.
On the No. 1 position, opposite Starks is a one-meter-eighty-three All-Star point guard, Mucci Brelock. This season’s steal king was also named an All-Star in the 93/94 season.
He averaged 17.45.3 rebounds, 5.2.7 assists and 2.7 steals this season.
Yang Ming’s impression is that this person is not only the steal king of the season, but the next game is to show how strong his defense is. When you encounter this kind of small guy who starts quickly, you must be careful.
In addition to the above four, the old also has an All-Star power forward, 211cm tall Kristen Leitner.
This man was selected as an All-Star for the first time this year, and although he only came off the bench, he also proved that he has some quality. Moreover, he is also the first and only college student to compete in the Olympic Games with the strongest dream team of the 92nd class.
The dream team of ’92, needless to say, also knows how scary it is.
Jordan, Barkley, Ewing, Drexler, Larry Bird, Magic, Malone and Stockton, etc., are all fantastic teams of superstars, all shining with stars.
This gang, every time they go out, can turn the away game into a home stadium, which is touted all over the world.
To be able to compete in the Olympics with this group of supergiants, Leitner’s strength itself is not bad.
After being drafted by the Timberwolves as a prospect pick in ’92, he averaged 18.2 points, 8.7 rebounds, 1.3 steals and 1.0 blocks per game in his debut season.
However, he is also at the peak of his debut, and his debut season has become his highest average in recent seasons.
He averaged only 18.1 points, 8.8 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game this season.
It is also very good statistics, and it has been selected as an All-Star for the first time. It’s a pity that perhaps because of his limited talent, he has never been able to go further and leap into the superstar column.
This eagle team can be said to be full of star flavor, but it is not only relying on Uncle Mu to enter the top four in the East and enter the Eastern semi-final.
They are strong!
However, the Knicks are stronger!
The combination of Ewing and Yang Ming’s inside and outside lines alone is enough for the eagle to drink a pot.
From the beginning, basketball was frequently hoisted inside, allowing Ewing to single Uncle Mu. Although the effect was average, he was capped twice, but he also won two fouls on the opponent.
Only five minutes after the first quarter, Uncle Mu’s two offenders left the game early.
As soon as he got off the field, the outside line began to lively.
The Knicks seemed to be premeditated, and after he went down, he suddenly increased the cooperation inside and outside, and the connection between Yang Ming and Ewing directly broke their defense.
At the end of the first quarter, Ewing beat back his previous efficiency without Uncle Mu, and single-handedly cut 20 points, 7 rebounds and 2 blocks on 148 shooting.
Yang Ming didn’t shoot much, more to contain the Hawks’ outside defense, he only shot 6 times, hit 4, got 9 points and 3 rebounds, but gave 5 assists.
Uncle Mu was very annoyed, and his finger only shook Ewing twice, and he was pressed on the bench.
When he returned from the second quarter, he learned better, used his body more to defend himself, and reduced the number of rash caps.
It’s just that Yang Ming began to strengthen his personal attack at this time.
On the first goal, against the veteran Corbyn, he took the first step past the opponent and went inside.
Smith immediately flew over and stopped in front, but Yang Ming suddenly turned around like a top, and jumped back.
“Ugh!”
Smith raised his hand, but there was still too much space to have enough. I can only watch the basketball fall into the basket.
Hit the first goal, Yang Ming’s momentum came out.
Back on the offensive end, Brelock burst into the basket with the ball, took Starks, and went straight to the bottom line. When Ewing came in place, he made a circle and gave the ball to Leitner, who received the ball and shot.
“Ugh!”
Two-point jumper hit.
Turning around, Yang Ming took the pass, drove straight in again, and reached the basket in the blink of an eye.
Although Uncle Mu did not dare to make too much action towards Ewing, he would not let Yang Ming in. He pounced and covered Yang Mingfei with a large hand when he got on the layup.
But the next moment, his eyes widened.
Yang Ming leaned against him, turned his back to the basket, and forced the ball into the basket and hollowed into the net.
“Shhh!”
The referee’s whistle sounded at the same time.
Is this a foul?
Uncle Mu was stunned, and quickly ran to defend after landing.
However, Yang Ming secretly showed a sly smile and celebrated himself with a mean face.
Beat you down again!
(The second is even more late!) Sorry! )_
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