Chapter 303 The first person in history to score 50+ consecutive games in the finals
When the Suns attacked, Wang Tiejun distributed the ball again and got AC Green who was open, but unfortunately he failed to make a shot this time.
Clifford Robinson, who came to help defend, got the rebound and the Suns attacked.
Pippen broke through with the ball on the left wing, but was unable to break through under the defense of the glider. At this time, Wang Tiejun suddenly pounced on him, implemented a double-team, and hurriedly passed the ball to BJ, but was intercepted by Kevin Johnson.
During the shift of offense and defense, the Suns counterattacked, but Perdo failed to keep up with the rhythm, forming a five-on-four situation in the frontcourt. In the end, a glider layup was successful.
94:95, Bulls attack.
Jordan caught the ball on the right wing and was double-teamed by Green and the glider Drexler. He took the opportunity to pass the ball to Clifford Robinson, who cut along the baseline toward the paint area. Robinson caught the ball and made a sudden stop and throw.
"Crack!"
Wang Tiejun rushed over with a big step, and with a slap in his face, Kerry's throw hit the sky, and then he took off twice to catch the ball.
"Beautiful! Now Lao K is not attacking. He is mainly engaged in defense and ball distribution. He should not be stared at by the referee anymore." Su Qun shouted.
The Suns advanced to the frontcourt at this time and had no chance for a fast break, so they settled down and let the Lightning hold the ball and run around with Jordan on the outside.
With 8 seconds left in the attack time, he passed the ball to Drexler outside the three-point line on the left wing. The latter did not stop and passed directly down to Lao Wang in the low post.
Lao Wang caught the ball and turned around and slid down the floor, but without dribbling. He was afraid of being blown away again, so the next moment, he turned back again. After Perdo was shaken back, he took off and shot a jump shot three meters away from the basket.
The front hook.
"brush!"
The water splashed and he hit a goal in the last two points.
"Old K hit the hook, 96:95, the Suns are leading again." Albert shouted.
"Obviously, Old K doesn't plan to attack now, so the possibility of him being called for an offensive foul is very small. At the same time, he doesn't plan to dribble, so the possibility of walking violations is also very small. If the Bulls can't win like this, then
I think after the Suns return home, the possibility of sweeping the Bulls will be infinite." Kevin Harlan complained.
"Haha..." Albert laughed.
"Bang!"
Jordan took a shot from a double team and missed a shot.
"well!"
When the ball hit the basket and went up, the whole audience was in awe.
Wang Tiejun protected the backcourt rebound and the Suns attacked.
The Bulls suddenly pressed the whole court. He stopped one step ahead of the midline to respond. Lightning passed the ball to him, and he passed it to Green, who passed to Dan Marley. Through continuous passes, he broke the opponent's full-court press.
.
After passing the ball, he immediately bypassed Perdo, dropped the defender, and went straight to the basket.
When Clifford Robinson saw it deep on the right wing, he could only leave Green behind and return to the basket to defend.
The rest of the Bulls didn't have time to react. Due to the full-court press, their defensive formation was also in chaos.
"Old K!"
Dan Marley, holding the ball on the right wing, shouted and passed the ball to the basket.
Wang Tiejun rushed across the free throw line, took another step and flew up, intercepted the ball with his left hand, and then glided forward with his body and slammed it into the basket.
"squeak!"
Kerry, who was rushing along the baseline, quickly stopped, not daring to rush into the basket for fear of being hit to death.
"Bang!"
The next moment, the violent sound of bombing the basket resounded throughout the United Center.
"Yeeees! Old K caught the Bulls' defensive gap and then directly blasted their basket. This was a low-altitude gliding dunk. He glided about two meters away. For a head weighing as much as 129 kilograms
It’s quite difficult for a giant beast.” Albert roared excitedly.
"Now 98:95, the Bulls are down by 3 points again." Kevin Harlan shouted.
The game entered its most tense moment, which lasted until the 11th minute of the final quarter. There were only 37 seconds left, 106:104, and the Bulls were still two points behind. The Suns had the ball and called a timeout after serving.
After calling this timeout, the Suns still have a short timeout in hand, and the Bulls have a long timeout in hand.
Su Qun said: "Jordan scored 10 points in the last quarter with consecutive shots and penalties, and now he has 42 points. Old K made 4 of 5 shots in the last quarter and scored 8 points, and now he has 48 points, but he also sent 3 assists and a steal in the last quarter.
He scored 5 rebounds and his contribution was decisive.”
Zhang Lili said: "It's a miracle that he hasn't been sent off until now. He's just playing while hiding from the defender."
Su Qun complained: "The strongest player in the league is playing while hiding from the defender. This is indeed a spectacle."
On the bench of the Suns, Kevin Johnson gasped and said to Lao Wang: "Old K, if you score two more points, you will be the first person in history, the first person to score 50 points in a single game in the Finals.
"
Lao Wang was startled, shook his head and said: "Ignore it, our focus should be entirely on winning."
Kevin Johnson nodded and never mentioned the matter again.
The timeout ends, the game begins, and the Suns serve from the frontcourt sideline.
Wang Tiejun stood in the left elbow area, slightly above and outside, with Perdo underneath him.
The other three Suns players were running at full speed, ready to catch the ball.
On the left sideline, AC Green is serving the ball, and Clifford Robinson is interfering with his serve.
One second, two seconds, three seconds...
At this moment, Green suddenly took a step towards the baseline and threw the basketball inward with both hands.
The next moment, Wang Tiejun at the left elbow suddenly turned around, bypassed Perdo below, and cut towards the basket.
As he cut in, he turned around to look at the flying basketball, and then jumped up.
"not good!"
At this moment, the hearts of countless people on the Bulls side jumped.
"Crack!"
He grabbed the ball with his right hand and smashed it forward. With a bang, water instantly rose up inside the basket.
"yeah!"
For the Suns, warm cheers instantly sounded, both on and off the court and in front of the TV.
"Yeeees! The Suns played a wonderful serve strategy and passed the ball straight to the basket. Old K completed an alley-oop dunk in 0.2 seconds!" Albert roared excitedly.
"108:104, there are 36.8 seconds left, the Bulls still have a chance." Kevin Harlan shouted.
"Congratulations to Old K at the same time. You have become the only superstar in the history of the league to score 50 points twice in a single game in the finals, and it was in the same series." Albert roared excitedly.
"He made history!" Kevin Harlan roared with equal excitement.
All the NBA stars on the sidelines stood up and cheered and applauded this historic moment.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar couldn't help but sigh: "Unparalleled dominance, in terms of scoring ability in the finals, looking at the league, Old K is undoubtedly the first."
"If you don't meet me, if you meet me I want him to look good." O'Neal muttered with a complicated mood.
The reason why his mood is complicated is that Lao K's athletic talent is much inferior to his, but now he is overwhelmed in terms of statistics and honors, and he can't help but feel frustrated and unconvinced.
On the court, the Bulls were attacking, not keeping up the pace, trailing by four points, time was running out, and they were advancing very quickly.
At the critical moment, the Suns double-teamed Jordan, but BJ was ignored and hit a mid-range shot to regain two points.
"108:106, this offense lasted 12.5 seconds, and there are 24.3 seconds left. The Bulls are still one point behind. Now the Suns are attacking and pressing the rhythm." Su Qun said quickly.
"Scoring this goal, the Bulls basically have no chance." Zhang Liyi shouted.
At this time, the Suns served from the baseline, and the Bulls immediately launched a full-court press.
However, the Suns obviously expected this situation. Three people responded in the backcourt, and two insiders entered the frontcourt to attract the defense. They responded well, made no mistakes, and the ball smoothly advanced to the frontcourt.
When they arrived in the frontcourt, the Lightning immediately began to press the pace and were not in a hurry to attack.
But Jordan immediately started to press the ball, making very big moves, even making foul moves.
"Kevin." Wang Tiejun's roar sounded from below.
Lightning suddenly turned left, then turned right, shook Jordan off and passed the ball to the low post.
In the left elbow area, Wang Tiejun caught the ball with Perdo.
On the left wing three-point line, Pippen was only two steps away from Wang Tiejun, and he had already pounced on him.
Today he rarely helped defend against Old K, but this time the distance was very close, and at the most critical moment, he finally double-teamed.
As soon as he pounced on Old K, Drexler immediately started cutting inside.
"Bang!"
When Pippen rushed to his side, Wang Tiejun suddenly smashed the ball to the floor behind him. The ball bounced from Perdo's feet into the paint area. At this time, the glider cut in, caught the ball, and hit the basket with a bang.
The basket is a clean chop.
"Beautiful! Old K once again sent a crucial assist." Su Qun roared excitedly.
Before he finished speaking, the Bulls had already passed the ball quickly. The ball was passed to the hands of frontcourt Clifford Robinson, and then called a timeout.
"110, 106, there are 9.2 seconds left. The Bulls should strive to reach overtime. Use this offensive opportunity to score a three-pointer, even better, and then use foul tactics to tie the score. Tiejun should be careful,
You are the worst free throw shooter on the field, so there is a chance that you will score one of two." Zhang Lili said.
The timeout ends and the Bulls serve from the right sideline of the frontcourt.
Jordan used Clifford Robinson's pick-and-roll to get rid of the glider, caught the ball at the top of the key, and jumped up directly.
"Three-pointer? Oops, I really hit it! Jordan hit a three-pointer at the critical moment, but he missed the first two three-pointers." Su Qun sighed.
Zhang Lili said: "Don't think Jordan's three-pointers are not good, that is an illusion, because he mainly shoots two-pointers.
In the G1 game of the 1992 Finals, he made 6 of 10 three-pointers, and all 6 of these three-pointers were made in the first half. That was also the half-time record for three-pointers in the Finals, which has not been achieved in recent years.
One can break this record.”
"You can set records on three-pointers, which you are least good at. How amazing is that?" Su Qun said in surprise.
"He is so amazing! I watched this game on the University of Chicago team. At that time, no one could have guessed that he could hit 6 three-pointers in the half, with a 60% shooting rate, and it was the most critical finals.
It’s amazing!”
When Zhang Lili said this, he reminded: "The Suns should be careful now, there are 8.1 seconds left."
Su Qun suddenly said: "I think the penalty for fouls on people without the ball should be heavier at the most critical moment. There are only two free throws, which is too beneficial to the offending party."
Zhang Lili smiled and said: "There is no way, this is the rule now."
At this time, the Suns served and called a timeout while the ball was still in the backcourt.
"Be careful of their foul tactics. Old K, run faster. You are faster than Perdo, but pay attention to others."
Westphal first gave a warning, and then laid out the tactics for the final attack.
The timeout ends, the Suns attack and serve from the left sideline of the backcourt.
Wang Tiejun entered the frontcourt in advance and kept moving to prevent Perdo from catching him, and ran to where no one was.
The other three teammates are all in the backcourt, with Dan Malley near the midline, far away from his position, which prevents other Bulls from fouling him.
At this time, the Lightning retreated and got rid of Jordan. AC Green sent the ball over. After receiving the ball, the Lightning immediately dribbled away without waiting for Jordan to pounce on him.
Phil Jackson stood on the sidelines and stared at the court. Seeing that Perdo could not catch up with Old K, and a few seconds passed, he quickly shouted: "Foul!"
"Beep!"
The whistle sounded, and Jordan, who was the fastest, caught the lightning with the ball.
"Okay, let me see Lightning's free throw..."
Albert immediately pulled out the relevant information and said: "Here, Kevin Johnson's free throw shooting rate in the playoffs this year is 84.5%, which is very good. Michael, you are not very lucky."
Kevin Harlan said: "There are still 5.8 seconds left, but the Bulls have no timeouts. If these two free throws are made, it will be difficult for the Bulls."
Coming to the frontcourt, the Lightning stood on the free throw line.
"Don't worry, I'm the one who missed the free throw. Let's go for a second attack." Lao Wang came up to high-five and said with his head down.
The out-of-breath Lightning nodded, pulled up his jersey to wipe his sweat, and began to prepare for free throws.
"brush!"
The first free throw was made.
"Okay! It's 111:109 now, and the Suns lead by two points. It would be best if they make another free throw." Zhang Lili said excitedly.
After Kevin Johnson high-fived several teammates, he began his second free throw.
"Usually this time is very tense, Tiejun has to prepare to grab rebounds." Zhang Lili reminded.
At this moment, Lightning threw the ball, and Wang Tiejun stepped into the paint area.
"brush!"
The Lightning did not disappoint and made the second free throw accurately.
"Beautiful!" Su Qun shouted excitedly.
"112:109, now the Bulls are in trouble, ready to shoot three-pointers, and time is running out." Zhang Liang said excitedly.
The Bulls were preparing to serve from the baseline. Jordan rushed forward from the right wing and suddenly changed direction and pulled away from the defender Drexler. At this time, Clifford Robinson behind the baseline passed the ball.
He caught the ball with both hands, turned around, and threw away the glider that was chasing him. He changed direction downwards and headed towards the top of the key with the ball. After three steps, he rushed to the top of the key and immediately put the ball together and got up.
At this moment, Lightning overtook the glider, caught up with him, and made the most critical defense. With a steal, he interrupted Jordan's open three-point jumper at the top of the key.
When Jordan dodged his steal, stood up again, and finally jumped up to take action, Wang Tiejun finally caught up from behind.
"Crack!"
Under the giant palm, the ball that had just been thrown was fanned into the sky.
"yeah!"
At this moment, everyone on the Suns team cheered.
"well!"
At this moment, the bulls were filled with lamentations.
The ball flew out of the court and the lights on the backboard also lit up, symbolizing the end of this G2 game.
"What the hell!"
At the end of the game, Lao Wang cursed excitedly and suddenly burst into laughter.
After holding it in for a whole game, I finally won the game and finally let out the breath I had been holding in my heart.
"..."
Jordan, who had fought a whole game but lost the game in the end, heard Lao Wang's laughter, his chest was boiling with blood, and his eyes were black.
He can now think about what the media will say about him tomorrow.