Soul of the Golden State

Chapter 922 Controversial Substitution
The Warriors did not achieve the expected results in the first quarter, which surprised the Warriors somewhat. However, it can be understood, after all, the opponent has Jordan's Bulls!
In fact, the Warriors are also very clear that it is impossible to defeat the Bulls at once, and they have already prepared for a protracted battle.

Sure enough, in the second quarter, the Warriors' outside shooting percentage began to recover, and arrows fell like rain for a while, and soon, the point difference was expanded to 10 points.

Richmond, in particular, shot from outside and shot inside. In the first half of the second quarter, he scored another 7 points. So far, he has scored 18 points. Tonight's game is not bad.

Except for Richmond, the performance of the rest of the Warriors, although not as explosive as Richmond, is also remarkable and has not hindered the team.

However, the Warriors still didn't lead for too long this time, because after Jordan came back, he narrowed the point difference again.

Tonight, Jordan played like a lonely hero, completely fighting for his life. I don't know, I thought the Bulls were behind 0:2!

With the help of Jordan, the Bulls tied the Warriors at 31:31 in the second quarter. At the end of the half, the Bulls continued to fall behind by 52 points at 56:4.

Such a result, for the Bulls, is naturally a pleasant surprise. The Warriors played so fiercely in the first half and only won by 4 points in the end. The Bulls obviously made a profit.

Seeing this situation, Jackson even wanted to imagine whether he could have a better performance in the second half, maybe win another game, and expand the big score of the series to 3:0.

Of course, such an unrealistic idea quickly went bankrupt at the beginning of the second half, making Jackson no longer want to fight the Warriors for victory in this game.

Not because the Warriors played too well, but because the Bulls played really badly.

Returning to the game, the Bulls' first offense was intercepted by Finley, and they completed a one-stop counterattack and scored 2 points.

This is not over. Next, the Bulls made consecutive offensive mistakes, missed shots, etc., and the Warriors seized the opportunity and fought back.

The point difference, which was still within the recoverable range, quickly expanded to more than 10 points, and even continued to expand.

At this critical moment, Jordan, who performed brilliantly in the first half, also misfired at this time, making 4 of 0 shots, making him unable to help the Bulls stabilize the situation at all.

For a while, "Yong San Crazy" went online again, catching the Bulls by surprise.

While Jordan was dribbling the ball, he kept knocking off Richmond's hand on his waist with his left hand. Of course, this was useless. He knocked it off by himself and Richmond put it on again. It was not difficult.

At this time, Jordan was a little angry. Of course, he was not angry with the Warriors or his teammates, but angry with himself.

In the situation where he was most needed to score, his hand feeling tonight was really terrible. He didn't score a single sports game in the third quarter, and only relied on free throws to score 4 points.

And one of the most important reasons why Jordan was so embarrassed was Richmond in front of him.

Richmond, who played smoothly on the offensive end, has also improved on the defensive end, and has even seriously affected Jordan's shooting.

Looking at Richmond in front of him, Jordan was also very moved. He still remembers the first time he met Richmond. He was also facing the Warriors at that time. The immature "rock" was repaired by Jordan a lot. Now, he has already become the mainstay of the league, and even at the position of shooting guard, he can be ranked in the top five of the league.

Suddenly, Jordan woke up suddenly, how could he start to recall the original thing?Only an old man likes to recall the past, and he needs to focus on the game.

After returning his attention to the game, Jordan made a judgment in the shortest time. He used his back to turn and change direction, successfully tricked Richmond's defensive center of gravity, and rushed inside.

Since Jordan knew that he didn't feel good tonight, he didn't choose a mid-range shot, but went further to the inside of the Warriors.

However, holding the ball for a long time allowed Richmond to quickly return to defense, and he rushed back before Jordan made a shot.

Jordan used a shot fake to sway Richmond again, then used his footsteps to avoid Richmond and made a half-block shot.

But at this moment, Rodman fell from the sky, put the basketball in his arms, and Rodman blocked Jordan.

Regardless of the fact that Rodman completed the final block at the end of the ball, it was actually because of Richmond's persistent interference that Jordan's shot fell short.

And this is just a microcosm of tonight's game.

Due to restricting Jordan, the Bulls' offense in this quarter became quite bad. In the whole quarter, the Bulls only scored 11 points in the end.

On the other hand, the Warriors scored 28 points in this game. The Warriors finally opened the score in the third quarter, trailing the Warriors by a full 63 points 84:21.

Although the team fell behind by more than 20 points, the Bulls did not give up the game. They even put Jordan on the court at the beginning of the fourth quarter to see if they could recover the score.

Seeing that the Bulls don't talk about martial arts, the Warriors can only work overtime. Nelson did not send Li Weisi on the court, but continued to put Richmond, who performed well tonight, on the court. He insisted on one principle, that is, Jordan does not play I don't go down, I advance and retreat with Jordan.

As a result, the point difference between the two teams has not changed much. Gradually, Jackson also lost the reason to keep Jordan on the court, so he prepared to replace Jordan when the ball was dead.

However, at this moment, an accident occurred on the court.

Richmond became more and more excited tonight. This time he broke through Jordan directly and forcibly, and then went into the Bulls penalty area, completed a difficult layup, and scored his 30th point of the night.

But when he landed, his left knee pinned, and Richmond fell to the ground in pain.

Seeing this scene, the hearts of all the fans at the scene were sternly pulled, but don't let anything happen!
However, the fans were disappointed in the end. After Richmond fell down this time, he has not been able to get up, and was finally carried out of the field by the team doctor on a stretcher.

The opponent's important player was injured, but it didn't change Jackson's mind. He still took the opportunity to replace Jordan. After all, he was also frightened. He was afraid that Jordan would follow in Richmond's footsteps and get injured too.

After all, this game is hopeless. Although Richmond's injury is unknown, it looks like a big deal. I have the time and the advantage!
In this way, Jackson made this substitution adjustment that caused great controversy in later generations.

(End of this chapter)