Chapter 304 303: Rodman’s strategy, Shay’s never-absent trial!

Author: Grove Street Brothers

Chapter 304 303: Rodman’s strategy, Shay’s never-absent trial!

Rodman and Finley changed the decadence of G1 and began to work together to assist Shay towards the top.

However, Jordan, who is responsible for the team's ultimate fate, will not surrender easily.

The Bulls' previous strategy of double-teaming Shai was, to put it bluntly, a strategy to make winning the game easier.

Although judging from Finley's performance now, it is unlikely that the Bulls will double-team Shai again regardless of the consequences.

But just because he can't take shortcuts doesn't mean Jordan can't bite off Shay.

Especially when he saw Shay yelling at him, Jordan's desire to win became even more intense.

This time, Jordan successfully broke through the inside with Sabonis' pick-and-roll, and caused Shea to foul under Shea's tough defense!

After landing, Jordan said lightly: "This year is your death, not mine."

The pick-and-roll between Jordan and Sabonis made Carlisle very afraid in the last game.

Why did Carlisle ask Shea to let Jordan take a few extra steps to defend in the last game? Just to make it easier to get around the pick-and-roll!

Although Sabonis's pick-and-roll is very clean, there are almost no blatant moves or small actions.

But the pick-and-roll on the roof of the world has a large area and good quality.

Shea must go around in advance to block Jordan in the first place.

The biggest disadvantage of this strategy of preventing pick-and-rolls is that it easily gives the opponent a chance to take a three-point shot.

Jordan also seized this opportunity yesterday and made 4 of 5 three-pointers.

After that, Shea adjusted his defensive strategy and no longer let Jordan shoot.

This indeed curbed the momentum of Jordan's three-point accuracy. As a result, it was difficult for Shea to quickly get around the roof of the world, giving Jordan too many opportunities to break through.

The pick-and-roll between Jordan and Sabonis has become the Bulls' most efficient weapon.

As soon as today started, Jordan wanted to use this trick to continue his mischief.

That's how it is in the playoffs, you play in a targeted manner.

If a certain move is particularly effective, the opponent will keep using that move until you are beaten to death.

Although Shay is now equipped with the "Crazy Edge" badge that improves his ability to bypass screens, he did quickly bite Jordan again.

But it's still not fast enough.

Because Jordan is different from others, if you interfere with others even a little bit when attacking, he may not be able to score.

But Jordan, a little interference is of no use to him!

You must ensure nothing goes wrong on the defensive end!

Therefore, although Shay can quickly return to Jordan, he can still give Jordan a slight chance.

Just now, Jordan relied on this pick-and-roll to cause a foul on Shay.

Danzi went to the line to shoot free throws and hit both free throws to help the Bulls open the game.

But soon, Shea immediately returned the favor to Jordan on the offensive end!

This time when Shea attacked again, the Bulls really didn't dare to double-team Shea directly from outside the three-point line.

This is the finals, and Jackson will not risk being beaten to death by a role player by continuing to try the defense he just played.

He could see that Finley and Rodman were in very good condition today, but he couldn't let them completely show their confidence.

Moreover, the strategy of directly double-teaming Shay was originally formulated based on Finley's failure in the previous game. Finley's failure was a prerequisite.

Since Finley is in good condition today, this strategy naturally becomes unnecessary.

The Bulls' regular defensive strategy is actually very similar to that of the Rockets.

From the three-point line to the free throw line, guard Shay alone.

Whenever Shay breaks through, he must face the difficult situation of one person feeding three people.

Rather than allowing Shai to flourish in both mid-range and breakthrough situations, the Bulls would rather only give Shai the opportunity to shoot from mid-range.

Although Shai had already told the world with his 61-point performance in a single game when playing for the Rockets, he could kill the game with his mid-range shot.

But Zen Master's confidence lies in the fact that the Bulls' perimeter defense ability is much better than the Rockets.

What is the level of the Rockets' perimeter defense? There are just a few players, and you, Mario Elie, and others are mainly defending Shay. Can he defend him? He can't defend him. He doesn't have that ability at all, you know.

On the Bulls side, there are three top perimeter players in Pippen, Harper and Jordan taking turns playing with Shay!

In every quarter, Shea has to face energetic defenders, and this offense will definitely not be easy.

Jordan was the one responsible for defending Shea in the first quarter, because he had to focus more on the offensive end in the second half.

It's a pity that Shea scored the ball in this attack in a way that the Bulls least expected to see.

With no longer being double-teamed, Shay used a beautiful two-way change to open up a little space, and then seized the opportunity to shoot and score!

Of course, Jordan cannot be shaken away directly, but now Shea is just like Jordan.

The slightest interference is not enough to make him miss the shot!

The basketball hits the net, and Shea's stability in the mid-range can no longer be challenged.

Jordan also knows that this will be a protracted battle, and it will be difficult for both sides to touch the other side's G and completely prevent it.

A 10-point victory will never happen again. Next, it depends on who can output stably to the end.

Then, two players who were clearly one level above the others once again made everyone present look up.

The pick-and-roll coordination between Jordan and Sabonis was impeccable.

Jordan can not only play pick-and-rolls with Sabonis with the ball, but he can also play pick-and-rolls with Sabonis without the ball.

Sabonis's excellent coordination ability allowed him to always deliver ammunition to Jordan after helping Jordan get rid of the defense. He is worthy of being the man who pushed Pippen into the third place.

It's not like Mutombo never thought about switching defenses when guarding the pick-and-roll, but Sara's shooting today was very stable.

Similarly, Rodman can't help cover the penalty area because Kukoc's touch is also very good.

In the last game, Kukoc was completely confident after scoring the team's second-highest 21 points on Rodman's head.

Whenever there is a chance today, he dares to take action directly.

Under such circumstances, Jordan and Sabonis' pick-and-roll was very efficient. Fortunately, Shea's one-on-one in the mid-range was equally efficient.

Even if he occasionally misses a shot, Rodman can often grab offensive rebounds to help Shea compete for second offensive opportunities.

Today, Rodman's control of offensive rebounds was definitely a nightmare for the Bulls.

His offensive rebounds caused the Bulls to miss several opportunities to widen the point difference.

For example, in the fifth minute of the second quarter, when the Bulls were leading by 4 points, Shea hit a mid-range shot without any interference from Harper.

Just when the Bulls were impatiently thinking about counterattack, Laker No. 91 jumped into the air with a hurdle posture and grabbed the rebound in an exaggerated way.

The Zen Master was confused at that time. Where is my Bill Wennington, who is 2.13 meters tall and is taller than the wall of my yard!?

Because Kukoc took a rest, the Bulls' interior combination is now Bill Wennington who is 2.13 meters tall and the roof of the world who is 2.21 meters tall.

It can be considered a twin-tower lineup.

As a result, Rodman, whose actual height may be less than 2 meters tall, actually grabbed an offensive rebound.

The Zen master is already convinced, why are you still kidding?

Canadian White Bear Wennington is also very helpless. He is indeed much taller than Rodman, but damn, no matter how tall you are, you are still afraid of elbow strikes!

The moment he got stuck, Rodman hit Wennington with his elbow, and then took the opportunity to occupy a favorable position.

After getting the basketball, Rodman immediately handed the ball to Mutombo, who was temporarily unattended. Before Sabonis could react, Uncle Mutombo took off and dunked on the spot.

Rodman's key rebound broke the Bulls' attempt to open the score.

Another example is that in the fourth minute of the third quarter, Michael Finley's three-point shot bounced off the frame.

When there is an urgent need for rebounds and Sabonis is entangled in the mountains of Africa.

Bill Wennington "disappeared out of thin air" again.

Zen Master saw Wennington standing there holding his stomach, and then watched helplessly as the disgusting No. 91 pocketed the rebound.

You 91 greats are so annoying!

After Rodman got the rebound, he threw the ball in from close range without anyone marking him.

In this way, the Lakers narrowed the point difference to only 2 points and continued to bite!

Today's Rodman is simply a thorn in the side of the Zen Master.

Because Jordan finally managed to suppress Shea's performance on the offensive end today, it can be seen that Jordan really broke out in order to keep the Bulls lineup intact.

This year's regular season, he has never defeated Shea either personally or in a game, but he performed particularly strong in two consecutive games in the finals.
To be continued...