Chapter 385: Winning the King and Defeating the Bandit Part 3
In fact, when playing against a team like the Pistons, falling behind by four points is not a big deal.
But what really worries the fans at the United Center, as well as coach Skiles, Chen Jie and other Bulls players is that the one leading the Bulls now is not the Pistons' main force, but their substitutes.
Four points is nothing. The most important thing is that the main players of the Pistons have not returned yet. When they come back, what will the game be like?
Thinking about last year's Finals, the memories of how a player as good as Kobe Bryant could be frozen out by the Pistons, the fans at the United Center began to worry.
And what they were worried about finally happened with 5 minutes and 40 seconds left in the second quarter.
At that time, Chen Jie hit two consecutive mid-range shots to help the Bulls tie the score.
Seeing that Chen Jie seemed to be about to perform, Larry Brown quickly called a timeout.
After the timeout, the Pistons requested a substitution, and the Pistons' top five generals, two of Wallace, Hamilton, Prince and Billups, returned to the court.
Seeing this scene, seeing what they had been worrying about for a long time finally happened, although Chen Jie tied the score, the fans at the United Center still did not dare to be too happy.
They were afraid that the Pistons' main force would quickly open up the score.
The development of the matter confirmed the concerns of United Center fans.
Just when the Pistons' main players returned to the court for their first offense, Prince announced their return with a beautiful one-handed dunk.
It was an air cut after a screen, and Rasheed Wallace went to the line to get the ball. Prince used his pick-and-roll to quickly get rid of Griffin who was defending him. Then Prince went straight to the inside. At this time,
The Bulls' interior was empty, and Rasheed Wallace quickly passed the ball to Prince, who made a successful air cut. After Prince received the ball, without any hesitation, he quickly went to the basket and took off.
After that, he made a heavy one-handed dunk, scoring two points for the Pistons.
Many fans at the United Center even covered their eyes and did not dare to watch the game.
The Pistons' main lineup has gone through a long period of adjustment and is now basically in perfect condition. Does the Bulls really have any hope against them?
Simply, in the Bulls' attack, Chen Jie still maintained the good touch he had just gained. Facing the defense of the little prince, Chen Jie took off and shot. Although Prince's hands had already blocked the shot.
It caught Chen Jie's eyes, but Chen Jie still made the shot steadily, and the score between the two teams was tied at 40.
Then, in two attacks, the Pistons' Hamilton missed a mid-range shot after a rare move, giving the Bulls a chance to overtake the score.
However, Chen Jie's shot was not as lucky as before. The interference from Prince affected his touch. Chen Jie's shot hit the front edge of the basket. Chandler did not grab the rebound. Ben Wallace
He accepted the basketball steadily.
The Pistons organized the offense. Billups took the ball from the outside and leaned against Chris Duhon, who had just been replaced. Chris Duhon had no way to do anything to Billups and could only allow Billups to organize calmly.
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Hamilton's non-stop running stretched the Bulls' defense, and Rasheed Wallace got a chance to beat Noccioni alone.
He leaned on Noccioni at a 45-degree angle on the weak side and reached out to ask for it. Billups crossed the ball to Prince. Prince didn't let the basketball stay in his hands at all, and gave the ball directly to him.
Rashid inside.
Rashid took the ball and first poked Nocchioni with his butt. In terms of tonnage, Nocchioni was definitely at a disadvantage in defending Rashid. The two of them were not of the same order of magnitude.
If Rasheed Wallace were to play Noccioni alone, he would beat him.
Skiles had anticipated this before the game, so he had already made arrangements in advance.
That is, once Rasheed takes the ball and hits Nocchioni alone, the player closest to Nocchioni must quickly go over and flank Rasheed Wallace to help Nocchioni.
At this moment, the person closest to Rasheed Wallace happens to be Chen Jie.
Chen Jie dropped Hamilton, who was guarding him, and pounced directly on Rasheed Wallace, no matter where the running mid-range champion went.
When Rasheed Wallace stuck his butt out to deal with Nocchione, he was very relaxed and relaxed. He even had enough energy to observe his position on the field. When he saw Chen Jie rushing over, Rasheed Wallace thought:
Without thinking, he passed the ball directly to Hamilton who was already open.
Seeing Rasheed Wallace's passing line, the fans at the United Center secretly thought bad.
If Hamilton is given such an opportunity, he will not miss it.
This goal must have been scored by the Pistons.
Fans at the United Center groaned.
At this moment, a miracle happened.
Maybe Rasheed Wallace passed the ball too casually, or maybe Chen Jie jumped too high. When the basketball was midway, Chen Jie took off and actually touched the basketball with his fingertips.
After the basketball changed its trajectory, it stopped in front of Chen Jie.
Billups and Prince are on both sides of the basketball, and are actually closer to the basketball than Chen Jie.
But at this time, neither person's center of gravity has yet been adjusted. If they want to control the basketball, they need to turn around and wait for a series of actions.
Although for professional players, it only takes a second to perform this series of actions.
But sometimes, one second is enough for NBA players to have a lot of things happen.
Because Chen Jie happened to be facing the direction of the basketball, he just sprinted directly. Therefore, although he was far away from the basketball, he was the first to control the basketball.
After getting the basketball, Chen Jie strode forward and shook off Billups and Prince who came up to grab the ball.
The frontcourt is already empty, a perfect fast break opportunity.
Of course Chen Jie will not miss it.
Under the cheers of the fans at the United Center, Chen Jie flew away from all his pursuers and drove the ball towards the Pistons' basket.
After entering the three-second zone, Chen Jie took off and used a gliding flying dunk to end the attack.
Scored two points.
The Bulls are ahead.
The fans at the United Center seemed unable to believe this scene. After a second of hesitation, they burst into cheers.
So awesome.
Facing the Pistons' main lineup, we actually took the lead.
We don't have no chance in this game.
We still have some fights.
This is the state of mind of most United Center fans at this moment.
They saw the hope of victory, and at this moment, they were very excited.
However, this excitement did not last long. Just before an attack, Ben Wallace retaliated with a similar dunk.
Billups' breakthrough pass gave Big Ben a chance to perform.
Big Ben will not let go of such an opportunity.
The two teams are still in a stalemate.
This game so far, at least in terms of the score, is a very exciting one. The two teams take the lead alternately, but no team can open up the score. It is a good show of chasing each other, from time to time.
Performed.
Mike Breen said this in the ESPN studio.
"This is a veritable battle for the top spot in the Eastern Conference. The Pistons continue their championship-level performance last year, and the Bulls, although their strength is not as good as the Pistons, they have never given up. They are still competing with the Pistons.
The teams are in a stalemate. I think even if the Bulls lose in the end, they are still worthy of respect!"
However, even though Mike Breen said this, Chen Jie and others were not willing to fail.
This alliance has always been a place where heroes are judged by their success or failure.
No matter how well you play and how hard you work, as long as you lose in the end, no one will say good about you.
Those media will only laugh at you and ridicule you when you fail.
History is written by the winners, and losers have no right to be remembered by history.
No matter how much you are respected by others.
In this alliance, that's how it is, the winner is the king and the loser is the enemy.
These are the rules of the game for this union! (To be continued...)
ps: This is the 13th chapter of the compensation update, there are only five chapters left. Haha...
