Chapter 854 Critical Moments
Chapter 854 Critical Moments
Kukoc faced Pippen's close defense on the inside. Although he was at a disadvantage in terms of strength, he still used his footsteps to create an opportunity. He turned his back and hooked, but unfortunately missed.
Fortunately, after the basketball went wide, Divac took the first step to the outside line.
Li Weisi had quick eyesight and quick hands. He got the ball first, then avoided Hubble's rush and hit a three-pointer.
With this shot, the Warriors narrowed the score to only 2 points.
At this time, halfway through the third quarter, the Warriors relied on a shooting percentage of more than 2% to catch up with the score to only [-] points.
The Warriors' tenacity was indeed beyond the Bulls' expectations. They originally thought that the game would progress like the second quarter, but they did not expect that in this quarter, Li Weisi led the Warriors to counterattack so fiercely.
Worried about Li Weisi's huge offensive threat, Li Weisi mobilized the Bulls' defense to frequently create good shooting opportunities for his teammates, and his teammates did not disappoint him, seized these opportunities and made shots.
Fortunately for the Bulls, Jordan carried the team in this quarter and continued to use his offense to score for the Bulls, which allowed the team to maintain the lead.
It's just that relying on Jordan alone is obviously not enough to ensure the team wins. If the Bulls want to win, they still need to rely on others, just like in the second quarter.
So, it was the Bulls' turn to attack again. Coach Jackson kept gesturing to Pippen on the sidelines, and Pippen also understood Coach Jackson's meaning and observed the situation on the court while dribbling.
Coach Jackson's meaning is very clear, that is, at this moment they need someone else to stand up and score one to relieve the pressure on Jordan.
After looking around for a week, he beckoned to Sekali inside, looking like he was going to hit one himself.
Jordan naturally has no objection. The consumption of half a game is also huge for him. Pippen is willing to share the pressure on his shoulders, so he naturally has no objection.
The pick-and-roll with Sekali was quite smooth, and Pippen immediately broke through Divac who had switched defenses. At the same time, on the offensive line, he intentionally or unintentionally walked in the direction of Li Weisi.
Faced with Pippen going to pass by him, Li Weisi naturally stepped forward to intercept, even if it was just interference, it was worthwhile to slow down his pace.
At this moment, after Pippen observed Li Weisi's footsteps moving, he immediately handed the ball to Cole who was running out at the same time.
In order to protect Harbaugh, the Bulls strictly stipulated Harbaugh's playing time this season, which also allowed Steve Kerr to get a lot of playing opportunities.
When he was in the Warriors, Cole had too few opportunities to play, not to mention Li Weisi in the starting lineup, even on the bench, there were a bunch of guards waiting to play all the year round, and some of them were shooting guards who could also play as point guards. For one thing, Cole couldn't compete with them at all, and the chances he could get to play were even more pitiful.
Although in the Warriors, Cole has learned a lot from Li Weisi and other teammates, and he has grown a lot, but what he has learned cannot be used, so it is useless to say anything.
Therefore, after the contract expired, he left the team, and under the recruitment of Price and Jordan, he followed Price's footsteps and joined the Bulls.
After coming to the Bulls, although Cole still served as a substitute, his playing time was guaranteed. Although he didn't score many points, at least he was able to play a certain amount of time, which also gave him a place to use his skills.
Due to the running position just now, Cole was already a certain distance away from Li Weisi, so he could calmly adjust and then shoot. When Li Weisi came to block him, Cole had already completed the shot.
The basketball went into the net and hit a three-pointer. Cole hasn't missed a shot tonight.
Hitting this three-pointer on Li Weisi's head made Cole very excited. He has always admired Li Weisi very much. You must know that even now in the Bulls, he has not shown the slightest respect to Jordan. Dare to confront him.
However, when facing Li Weisi, Cole did not dare to have the slightest thought of wanting to hate Li Weisi. After all, if he refuted Li Weisi himself, he would only usher in Li Weisi's eloquent education. The key point is that Li Weisi was right.
As much as I admire him, to be able to beat him on the court, especially in person like this, would be a wonderful feeling for Kerr.
However, it didn't take long to be happy. Looking back, Li Weisi easily broke through Cole's defense, made a layup, and added 2 points for the Warriors.
Since Cole was unable to switch to defend Richmond, he had to defend Li Weisi, which greatly reduced Li Weisi's defensive pressure and made it easier for his teammates to create opportunities.
Throughout the third quarter, the two teams fell into a kind of tug-of-war. Even Nelson couldn’t change the situation by extending Li Weisi’s time on the court. In this way, at the end of the third quarter, the score of the two teams came to 84. :87, the Warriors are still 3 points behind.
After working so hard, they still failed to recover the score. This was a huge blow to the morale of the Warriors. In addition, they were at the home court of the Bulls. Although the Warriors still had hope of winning, the balance of victory had already begun. Lean on the bull.
Sure enough, at the beginning of the fourth quarter, the Bulls had a faint tendency to widen the point difference. Fortunately, on the bench, Kassel was very strong tonight. After Kukoc was transferred to the starting lineup, the Bulls on the bench The ball is concentrated in his hands, and he can indeed seize these opportunities. Not only can he score consecutively, but he can also assist his teammates.
Therefore, under his outstanding performance, there was already a tendency to be opened up, and gradually returned to the normal stage. When Kassel left the field, the point difference was still around 5 points.
The two sides came back from the starting lineup and still did not change the situation on the field. Until the last 2 minutes, without any warning, Li Weisi suddenly hit a three-pointer first, and then successfully intercepted Pippen's pass. The basket succeeded and tied the score.
Li Weisi's sudden outburst shocked the audience into a cold sweat. Originally, although they were not sure of winning, they still had an active advantage, but they didn't expect that they would be taken away by Li Weisi at the end.
Fortunately, the Warriors have Li Weisi, and the Bulls also have Jordan. Faced with Li Weisi's overtake, Jordan quickly responded on the offensive. able to hit.
After that, he stepped forward again, and at the most critical time, he blocked Richmond's inevitable layup, and only then did he seal the victory.
In the end, the Bulls beat the Warriors 114:111 at home, continuing to expand their winning streak and sprinting towards the Warriors' historical record.
(End of this chapter)