Soul of the Golden State

Chapter 96
Just judging from the start of the game, what Barack was worried about did not happen. On the contrary, the Bulls played exceptionally well.

Facing the defender is Terry Teague, Jordan is like a fish in water, breakthrough is like playing.

Logically speaking, Teague's body is still stronger than Jordan, but in terms of strength, he is no worse than Jordan, but he is far worse in other aspects.

This led to the need for Li Weisi and Mullin to assist in defense from the very beginning. Not only that, Malone and Smith on the inside also needed to assist in defense after Jordan broke into the penalty area.

As a result, the Bulls got a lot of opportunities from the outside, and what is surprising is that the Bulls' outside actually seized these opportunities.

Some people might say, isn't it a matter of course to seize open opportunities?Unfortunately, for these teammates of Jordan, it is really not a high probability event.

The Bulls' starters, except for Jordan and Charles Oakley, the other three, the author does not know who these people are if he does not look through the information.

Power forward Earl Creighton, Moses Malone's teammate in the 76ers' championship season, has just been traded to the Bulls this season, averaging 6.4 points and 5.5 rebounds per game.

Center Granville Waiters has played for five years in his career, and this year is his fourth year. Since the start of the game, he has averaged 5 points and 4 rebounds per game.

Point guard Steve Colter was also traded to the Bulls this season. He was in the same class as Jordan. He was selected by the Trail Blazers with the 84th overall pick in the second round of 2. Both can contribute 9 points and 5.1 assists.

It can be said that these three people cannot be regarded as qualified starters in any team.

Not only that, even Oakley, Jordan's top bodyguard, was only a second-year rookie at this time, and he was also placed at the small forward position, which he was not good at.

With such a deformed team, it can still achieve a record of 8 wins and 3 losses, which shows the strength of Jordan and the difficulty of his situation.

Colt and Oakley hit consecutive mid-range shots, which led to the Bulls' offense being extremely smooth, and they played a 14:4 spurt at the beginning.

Seeing that the point difference came to 10 points, Nelson quickly called a timeout.

The arena that was bustling before the start of the game was a little quiet at this moment. After all, the home team was beaten with a sap at the start, and anyone would be a little unhappy.

"Everyone calm down, our defensive strategy is fine, stick to it, the opponent's can't be so accurate all the time, as long as Jordan is strangled, others can't beat us!"

Calling the players off the field, Nelson did not blame the players. Instead, he continued to encourage the players to stick to the pre-established defensive strategies.

The outbreak of other Bulls players was unexpected by Nelson. However, he was not too worried, who is not allowed to eat dumplings.

Of course, if Nelson knew that Li Weisi provoked the explosion of the opponent's player, it would be a different matter. What kind of stupid thing is it to add buffs to the enemy before the battle?
If you don't press the culprit on the ground and rub it, it's hard to get rid of the hatred in your heart!
Due to the existence of poor information, Nelson didn't think too deeply, but repeatedly emphasized Jordan's defense and timely replenishment during the timeout.

Unlike the Warriors' bench atmosphere, the Bulls' side was much more excited, with full expressions and seemingly inexhaustible energy.

Even so, Marshal Doug Collins is still giving everyone blood, and he is not afraid of breaking the players.

As the head coach of a team for the first time, the pressure on Collins, who is only 35 years old, is undoubtedly enormous, especially when there is a genius like Jordan in the team, which attracts the attention of countless spotlights. It also made his every move attract attention.

To be honest, due to the big change in the team lineup, the former head coach Stan Albeck left, and Collins, who was ordered in danger, led the Bulls with an incomplete lineup. It is already quite good to achieve such achievements since the start of this season.

It's a pity that everyone attributes the credit to Jordan. As for him, who is Collins?Not many people care, the most is to act as a blame man when the team loses.

Collins didn't pay much attention to this game, but before the game, the players suddenly ignited their fighting spirit, which made Collins' heart boil.

At this moment, he felt for the first time that the team was not just Jordan's team, but a whole.

Therefore, after taking the lead, Collins still hopes that the players will maintain this mentality and continue to work hard.

"Doug, needless to say, I believe that the teammates can't listen to any of your words at this time. They only have one thought in their minds now, and that is to kill the Warriors!" Just as Collins was talking endlessly, he took a sip of good wine. A deaf Jordan suddenly interrupted Collins' speech.

Jordan's words made Collins stagnate. For the young Collins, Jordan didn't respect him very much. He often said something that made Collins unable to step down.

But what can Collins do?I can only coax, what else can I do?
Back on the court again, Li Weisi controlled the ball for halftime, and it was Jordan who defended Li Weisi.

Because Teague's offensive ability is urgency, it is impossible for Collins to put Jordan as an outside defensive gate to defend Teague. Naturally, let him act as a defensive spearhead to match the opponent's offensive core.

It can also be seen from this that Jordan is really tired. When attacking, he has to face two or three opponents. He averaged 37 points per game with a group of teammates who cannot open space. The core of the opponent's outside attack is really terrifying.

There are different types of defense.As far as the outside line is concerned, those who are generally good at one-on-one defense are generally not proficient in stealing and stealing the ball; those who can block small players may not be able to match heavy forwards; To be inferior.

There are technical reasons for this, and there are also reasons for physical talent.

At this time, Jordan, who has not gained weight yet, belongs to the kind with full agility, and his ability and enthusiasm around screens are also top-notch in history. He does not eat screens and is not afraid of off the ball.

Therefore, the pressure that Jordan's defense brought to Li Weisi was no less than that of Moncrief he had encountered before, and it was especially difficult for a mobile defender like Li Weisi.

Since the beginning of this game, the reason why the offense has not been smooth is that Li Weisi has been strongly interfered by Jordan.

Looking at Jordan who is close at hand, his slender limbs are making fine adjustments, like a cheetah waiting to be hunted, waiting for the opportunity to pounce on its prey.

At this moment, Li Weisi, who was standing in front of Jordan, was actually shaken in his heart.

(End of this chapter)