Chapter 851 Bull Strength
Chapter 851 Bull Strength
The reason why Jordan said so confidently is not only his self-confidence that has been bursting, but also the excellent results the Bulls have achieved since the start of the game.
Since the start of the game, the Bulls have a record of 23 wins and 2 losses. This record has directly caught up with the Warriors' opening record in the 88-89 season. You must know that the Warriors won 70 games back then.
Therefore, the entire basketball world is boiling, and people are speculating, will this be the second team in history to win 70+ games?Or, can you still break the record of the Warriors and create a higher record?
In this situation where everyone is looking forward to witnessing history, people's attention to the Bulls has reached a higher level. In addition, the popularity of the NBA today is completely different from that of 7 years ago. Therefore, in terms of popularity, the Bulls have even overwhelmed this year's Warriors and become the veritable No. [-] team in the NBA.
Because of this, people have high expectations for this Christmas game, because everyone wants to see if the Warriors can keep their record and end the Bulls' 13-game winning streak. Of course, this possibility is very small.
This year's Christmas War, there are only two games, one is the Bulls vs. Warriors, and the other is Rockets vs. Magic.
It can be seen that the league did not foresee the situation that the Warriors would have in the new season before the game, let alone that the Bulls would perform so well, which made this carefully selected game likely to be less exciting.
Of course, the other game may not be so exciting. After all, Hardaway, who is alone, wants to face the Big Three of the Rockets. Of course, there is no need to elaborate on the ending.
However, although everyone can predict the ending, this does not prevent the ratings from soaring. Although the Bulls and the Warriors have fought countless times in the past, the fans said that no matter how many times, they are willing to watch.
So from the perspective of ratings, this Christmas game is undoubtedly a success, but the fans still want to cheer for the Warriors, hoping that they can last for a while and don't let the game go so fast.
Soon, the starting lineups of both sides officially came to the court. Due to the warm-up of the young players just now, the atmosphere of the scene at this time has reached the highest point.
The Bulls continued their regular starters for the season: Harper, Jordan, Pippen, Grant and Ronnie Secali.
In the summer, the Bulls made a deal. They traded Price, Will Perdo, and a future first-round pick to the Heat, in exchange for "Bird successor" Steve Smith and Ronaldo. Ni Sekari and John Sally.
To be honest, this deal didn't seem to be a problem in the summer, but it was only after the season started that people discovered that the Bulls made a lot of money and the Heat lost a lot of money.
As we all know, the rookie who is called Bird's successor has the highest probability of parallel imports among all descendants, and the parallel import rate is almost close to 100%. Therefore, one can imagine the fate of Steve Smith.
After being selected in 91, Smith has never been able to attend full time, and the constant injuries, large and small, made him unable to meet the expectations of the outside world.
Therefore, this summer, seeing that his rookie contract was about to expire, the Heat adopted a sign-and-trade approach and traded him to the Bulls as a bargaining chip for Price.
However, what people didn't expect was that soon after Price came to the Heat, he was injured immediately, which made the Heat really bad luck.
In addition, Lebanese center Ronnie Sekali, who was also traded at the same time, also successfully squeezed out Longley and became the Bulls' starter this season.
The 211cm tall and 104kg center forward, although his stature does not seem to be at the average level of an NBA center, he has set a single-game block record for the Heat during his seven years with the Heat: 8, and rebounds in a single game Records: 34, 20 points, double 20+ rebounds, etc.
It can be said that this white center is a bit of a future center. If it weren't for the Heat for Mourning, they would not be willing to give up this center who has struggled with the Heat for 7 years.
Therefore, this almost robbery deal allowed the Bulls to improve their strength very much throughout the summer, not only as a starter, but also as a substitute.
Unlike the Bulls' fully loaded team, the Warriors seemed a bit miserable. The two starting players missed the game due to injuries, which greatly reduced the Warriors' strength. In this way, it is no wonder that everyone will be unanimous before the game. Optimistic about the bulls.
Soon, the game officially started with the jump ball of Sekali and Divac.
Although Divac is taller, the 30-year-old Sekali has no bullet speed at all, and jumps the ball into Harper's hands before Divac.
This season, Harper officially became the starting point guard of the Bulls. Although Harper has dropped to the lowest point in history regardless of various statistics and even playing time, his role on the court is by no means reflected by the statistics.
After getting the ball, Hubble immediately returned the ball to Pippen. In today's Bulls, Pippen is a well-deserved organizer.
After Pippen received the ball, he was not in a hurry to attack, but dribbled the ball slowly, and dawdled towards the frontcourt, looking careless.
The main reason why they don't rush to launch a fast break is that the Warriors retreat very quickly and there is really no loophole to exploit. This is also a good habit that the Warriors have developed over the years after failing to jump the ball.
Coming to the frontcourt, needless to say, the tacit understanding for many years has allowed several Bulls starters to start running immediately. As a newcomer, Sekali is also very fast at learning the triangle offense. It seems that he has integrated into the Bulls , blended in very well, and there is no strange place at all.
Soon, through various pick-and-roll moves, opportunities appeared for Jordan. The reason why it was so fast was that the triangle offense was originally used to better amplify Jordan's offensive power. Besides, there was only one person in front of him, and that was offensive opportunity.
Seeing this situation, Pippen immediately started to act. With a flick of his wrist, the basketball left Pippen's control and came to Jordan.
At this time, Jordan was advancing the indirect ball. The Warriors were found by Pippen while moving. Because Richmond was a step late, Jordan immediately put on a shooting posture after receiving the ball. To cast.
Naturally, Richmond would not let Jordan make a shot so easily, and rushed over. Unexpectedly, Jordan just swayed the ball, and after shaking Richmond flying, he clicked to the right, and then shot easily .
Jordan's mid-range shot is already at the top level in history, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is the first in history. Faced with this kind of shooting opportunity that is almost open, Jordan will naturally not be soft-hearted and easily shoot the ball.
With the basketball hollow into the net, 2:0, Jordan opened the scoring for the Bulls.
(End of this chapter)