Chapter 160: The Scariest Home Stadium of the 90s

“NBA Dynasty Sniper ()”

In the TNT live broadcast seat, Bill Walton explained: "Flying Dragon made 11 of 21 shots, 52% from the field, 12 of 14 free throws, 34 points, 12 rebounds, 5 assists, 5 steals, 5 blocks, 3 turnovers and 5 fouls.

And Jordan made 5 of 17 shots, only 29.4%, 0 of 5 three-pointers, 16 of 16 free throws, scored 26 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals, 1 block, 2 turnovers and 2 fouls.

In the last three minutes, Flying Dragon performed better than Jordan. He made 2 of 2 shots and scored 4 points, 1 assist, 2 steals and 1 block. Jordan only scored two free throws. This is why the Knicks won and the Bulls lost. reason. "

Matt explained: "Comparing the shooting percentages of the two, Feilong is more accurate. Of course, Jordan faced tighter double-teams. This is one reason. But the reason for Feilong itself is also very important. Weaker than Jordan, the ability to get rid of it seems to be stronger, and the stability of the shot is higher, which is the reason why he can maintain a high shooting rate."

Bill Walton said: "Now the Bulls are 0-2 behind, which is not good for them. Unless they can win two home victories in the future, I am optimistic about the Knicks reaching the finals."

Matt said with a smile: "At the beginning of the season, Flying Dragon just entered the league, and he announced that he would attack Jordan to defend the title. Now he is completing this task."

Bill Walton said with a smile: "About the bet between Dragon and Jordan about the god of basketball, if the Bulls are eliminated in the Eastern Conference Finals and the second dynasty is interrupted, then Dragon will win the bet, and according to the bet, Jordan will Apologizing to Feilong in person is a big deal."

"That is to say, Jordan agreed to this bet, which also means that the Dragon left the Bulls at the time, and he was indeed related to him?" Matt laughed.

"Of course, it's obvious." Bill Wharton laughed.

"Does he regret it now? If the Bulls give Feilong a contract, then the Bulls are definitely leading 2-0 now, and the Bulls' defense is almost an ironclad fact." Matt asked curiously.

"Who knows?" Bill Wharton shook his head and smiled.

At the scene, Zhao Dong accepted a brief interview, then sent Lindsay and Mrs. Dorisa away, and returned to the dressing room.

The locker room is closed for half an hour after the game, after which the media will be allowed to enter it for interviews.

"In general, our performance today is similar to that of the Bulls. Everyone's shooting percentage is very low. If it weren't for the high efficiency of the flying dragon, it would be difficult for us to win this game..."

When Zhao Dong came back, Van Gundy was summarizing the game.

After summarizing, Zhao Dong said: "Coach, when we play away games, will our offensive tactics be adjusted?"

Van Gundy was about to shake his head, but stopped again.

He has been playing a sudden point tactic based on Zhao Dong, and the effect is good. He reached the Eastern Conference finals and won two consecutive victories. He didn't want to change his tactics at all.

"Feilong, do you have any ideas?" he asked.

Zhao Dongdao: "Actually, I think that in the series, Patrick's advantage in the low post was not brought into play, which wasted his ability to attract double teams. I don't know how to change it, but I think it should be changed.

In these two games, we played far more difficult games than the previous two series, and we won quite thrillingly. If Jordan played better, we would lose. But I think with our strength, we can perform better. "

Van Gundy looked a little ugly and embarrassed, because Zhao Dong's words were doubting his tactics, and he didn't fully stimulate the strength of the team, so that the game was very difficult.

The discussion in the locker room did not continue, the team began to shower, and then prepared for the post-match press conference, and other players prepared to be interviewed in the locker room.

When Zhao Dong took a shower, several media outlets had already started interviewing in the locker room, and he and Ewing followed the coach away.

At the Bulls press conference, the atmosphere froze a bit.

Losing two games in a row, the defending situation was in a mess. The Chicago media attacked Phil Jackson, which made him look very ugly.

He could only try to explain: "We will do our best to win the game at home, and we will make tactical adjustments to strengthen our defense against the Dragon. The Knicks got the Dragon this season, and they also have Ewing. It's very powerful..."

"Michael, if you lose the Eastern Conference finals, will you really apologize to Feilong?" The media then attacked Jordan again.

Jordan looked ugly, and his face darkened even more.

After a few seconds of silence, he said: "I firmly believe that we will win the final victory."

After speaking, he stood up and left without giving the media a chance to ask questions.

After Zhao Dong and Ewing attended the press conference, Van Gundy went back to the locker room first, and the two fell behind and chatted.

"Feilong, do you have any specific thoughts on what you just said in the locker room?" Ewing asked.

"Oh, I really don't have a specific idea. After all, I'm not a coach. I just think that the tactics between me and you are not enough. When I attract double-teams on the outside, I didn't give full play to your low-post ability. .We need richer tactical cooperation, such as adding some pick-and-rolls." Zhao Dong said.

Ewing nodded.

In the first two series, after Zhao Dong attracted double-teams, he could indeed get some singles or open opportunities, and it was relatively easy to score.

But in these two games in the Eastern Conference Finals, this kind of opportunity is less, because the Bulls are faster to make up defense, and he has very few open spaces. few.

This reason is indeed a matter of tactical coordination.

"When I was driving, I got very few screens, which made it very difficult for me to drive tonight, and I was getting fouled a lot.

Although the damage was caused, the game was repeatedly interrupted and played quite piecemeal, which prevented our momentum and our state from improving.

I want to talk to the coach, what do you think? "

"Of course, we'll go find him now." Ewing nodded.

The two returned to the locker room, and the other players had already left, leaving only the staff and security personnel, and Van Gundy who had just returned.

"Coach, let's communicate?" Zhao Dong said.

"OK." Van Gundy said.

Although Zhao Dong doubted him just now, he still has no opinion on Zhao Dong. As a rookie head coach, his rookie season was very successful, quite successful, and Zhao Dong's role in it cannot be underestimated.

The three of them closed the door and chatted for half an hour before leaving.

The next day, the New York media went crazy and began to hype the Knicks' winning streak, as well as the first 5*5 stats in the playoffs.

"The strongest team in history is about to be eliminated, or even swept away. Michael Jordan, do you still have the confidence to reach the finals for the fifth time?"

"The strongest 5*5, the New York Flying Dragons created the history of the NBA playoffs!"

With these two headlines, the New York Times did a lot of coverage on the front page.

As a world-class media, with the report of the times, Zhao Dong's name spread all over the world.

"When the Knicks eliminated the Bulls, will Michael Jordan apologize to the dragon?" The New York Athletic reported.

New York TV once again announced the latest chances of winning, the Knicks' chances of winning are as high as 90%, while the Bulls' is 10%.

At noon, some reporters blocked the Bulls who were going back to Chicago at the airport. Among them, reporters from New York TV conducted a live TV interview with Jordan.

"Michael, do you have anything to say about New York TV's latest odds of winning the championship?" the reporter from New York TV asked.

"They should be bolder, why don't they say that the Knicks have a 100% chance of winning?" Jordan said angrily.

"If the Bulls are eliminated by the Knicks, will you apologize to the dragon?" asked another reporter.

"We won't lose, and I won't lose to him." Jordan said coldly.

"Can you answer directly?" The reporter asked.

"Sorry, the plane is about to take off." Jordan terminated the interview and trotted onto the plane.

"If the Bulls lose, I guess he won't apologize, he never apologized for anything."

"If there is no apology, then what's the point of accepting the bet? Breaking promises is a huge blow to him, and I think he will choose to apologize in the end."

Several reporters discussed below.

Zhao Dong was on the phone at the hotel at this time, he had just woken up not long ago.

"Ringer, did you get the ticket?"

He was playing agent Wells, and he wanted the first-row ticket for the Bulls, which was for Lindsay.

"It's been done, and the room has been booked. It's in the hotel where you are staying." Wells said.

"OK, thanks!"

After hanging up the phone, he called Lindsay, and after talking for a while, he asked, "Do you want to go with us on our special plane?"

"Well, no, I'll go by plane." Lin Saidao.

"Okay then, see you then."

Zhao Dong didn't insist either. Lindsay was just his friend, not his family. It was really not good to take the Knicks plane. According to the rules, the family members of the players were not allowed to take the flight.

An hour later, the Knicks boarded a plane to Chicago.

Accompanying the team were 3,000 Knicks fans and the wives of Knicks players.

In the afternoon, the Knicks arrived in Chicago. After settling in the hotel, it was four o'clock.

In the evening, the team had a tactical meeting to discuss.

Van Gundy stood at the forefront, scratching back and forth on a large tactical board, explaining: "When the Dragon attracts double-teams on the outside, the nearest player immediately sets an offensive screen. The first screener is Ewing. You To create open opportunities for Ewing, the second is the Dragon, you have to create opportunities for the Dragon to break into the paint.  …

At the same time, on the weak side, the remaining two players also have to run, try to create open opportunities and cut inside opportunities..."

After listening to Zhao Dong for a long time, he finally understood that Van Gundy's offensive tactics are really not many, just adding a pick-and-roll.

Sudden points plus pick-and-roll, I hope it works.

On this day, the major media made predictions about the outcome of the G3 Eastern Conference Finals.

Los Angeles Sports News: "In the G1G2 game, the Knicks only won by a small point difference, and did not show a big advantage. Among them, the G1 game relied on the dragon's lore to win.

Then when the Bulls return home, their energy will be completely released, while the Knicks will be limited by the away game factor. They will face the most terrifying and explosive home court in the league, and they are likely to lose the game. "

The Washington Post: "The Bulls must win the critical G3 game, otherwise they fall behind 0-3 and the chances of pulling back are too small.

In this game, I believe it is impossible for Jordan to continue to feel cold. With the help of the home court, his state will definitely be restored.

In fact, in the G2 game, the Bulls' defense against the Knicks was actually successful, which can be seen from the score, but Jordan and his teammates fell into a difficult scoring situation, which eventually led to the loss of the game.

Then in the G3 game, as long as the Bulls adjust their state, it should be expected to win this victory.

Compared with the Bulls, the Knicks will face the most terrifying home court in the league today, and there is a high probability that their performance will have problems. "

Most of the media are optimistic about the Bulls, who have home advantage, and only the New York media continue to be optimistic about the Knicks.

At the same time, these media continued to hype up the feud between Jordan and Zhao Dong, and the bet with the basketball god.

This made the atmosphere of the Eastern Conference Finals extremely intense, and suppressed the Western Conference Finals to the point where it was almost impossible to make it to the media.

"We deserve attention. We are as exciting as Mosaic's Western Conference Finals..." Facing the media, Karl Malone complained.

Similarly, Barkley also complained to the media: "They occupy too much information, we are completely ignored, this situation must be changed, the league must do something."

It's a pity that the complaints of the two are useless. Compared with the benefits brought to the league by the Western Conference Finals between Mosaic and the Jazz, compared with the Eastern Conference Finals, the ticket revenue alone is only one-fifth. Who will pay attention to them?

That night, the winning streak of the Jazz lost, 100:118, and Mosaic pulled back a game.

Mosaic's backup swingman Eddie Johnson stood up and exploded, scoring 31 points, the highest scorer of the two teams that night.

On the evening of the 24th, the G3 game of the Eastern Conference finals started.

After Zhao Dong took Lindsay into the court, he returned to the locker room, thinking that Jordan hadn't given him the last check, he quickly said to coach Van Gundy:

"Coach, I went to the locker room of the home team to ask for a bill. Jordan's check hasn't been given to me yet, so I have to get it back."

Van Gundy said with a headache: "Can't you go after the game?"

"The next game can only start after the last game is settled. I'm afraid that he will play tricks, and he is not a person who doesn't lie." Zhao Dong laughed.

"Be careful, don't fight," Van Gundy urged.

"Of course, I'll go alone, I can't fight."

Zhao Dong thought to himself that one person can't beat the Bulls team, so he definitely can't fight!

"Feilong, where are you going?"

Some reporters outside the locker room saw Zhao Dong come out and immediately asked.

"Go to the locker room of the home team and visit Mr. Jordan." Zhao Dong laughed.

It's inconvenient to make the bet public. Even if the media finds out, they can't admit it, so he didn't say anything and made up a lie.

"Let's go, what if something happens?" Several reporters followed excitedly.

Zhao Dong led a few reporters outside the locker room of the home team. There were a few staff members outside, as well as some media reporters.

In addition, the management team was also there. General manager Jerry Krause saw Zhao Dong coming and asked in surprise, "Feilong, what are you doing here?"

Zhao Dong is the head of the new four villains, and he has a notorious reputation. Two security personnel have blocked the door of the locker room to prevent him from causing damage.

"Sir, I just came to visit Mr. Jordan, is that okay? He has been to our locker room at our stadium, and we warmly welcome him. As a gift, I should pay a return visit." Zhao Dong laughed.

Klaus hesitated, then asked again: "Is there really nothing else?"

"Of course, you see I'm just one person." Zhao Dong laughed.

"All right."

Jerry Klaus motioned to the security guard to let the door open, he opened the door himself, and shouted at Jordan inside: "Michael, the flying dragon is here to visit you."

"What? He has the kindness to visit me?" Jordan got up from his seat.

"Thanks!"

Zhao Dong nodded his thanks to Klaus, and then walked into the door of the locker room of the home team.

"Hey, Mr. Jordan, I'm here to see you." Seeing Jordan, he immediately shouted.

"What are you doing here? This is not where you should be, leave immediately." Jordan didn't have a good temper either.

Zhao Dong closed the door casually, then stretched out his big hand in front of Jordan, and said, "Where is the check? You are not very trustworthy. You should have given it to me before you left New York yesterday."

"Shet!"

Jordan swears, a damn rookie, came to ask for debts, where does this make him face?

"..."

The rest of the Bulls also looked at each other in blank dismay.

"I'm willing to bet and admit defeat, a total of 1.6 million US dollars, not less than a steel collapse." Zhao Dong laughed.

Jordan snorted coldly, turned around and opened the closet door, took out his check book from his suit pocket, brushed a few strokes, and wrote the check.

"Should this match continue?" Zhao Dong asked after receiving the check.

"Of course." Jordan said without hesitation.

He has already lost twice, 2.9 million dollars went out, and when he returned to the home court, the Bulls must have the upper hand. How can he not bet?

"OK."

Zhao Dong nodded, opened the door and left.

"Michael, you gambled too much, don't let these things affect the game." Phil Jackson persuaded.

"I won't let anything affect the game." Jordan deadpanned.

Shaking his head helplessly, Phil Jackson continued to explain the game matters.

"Come on, let's do a meditation first, 20 minutes." He said.

Bulls: Luke Longley, Rodman, Pippen, Jordan, Ron Harper

Knicks: Ewing, Oakley, Zhao Dong, Alan Houston, Charlie Ward

Twenty minutes later, the two teams' starting lineups were announced, and there was no change.

"Rookie, don't be weak when you go out."

When starting the game, Jordan yelled at Zhao Dong.

Zhao Dong looked at the stadium outside, the rumbling noise prevented him from hearing Jordan's words clearly.

At this time, the lights outside dimmed, and a bright beam of light came in, waiting for his appearance.

He took a deep breath, stepped into the light spot, and the huge hiss sounded like a tsunami being carried by a hurricane. The invisible oppressive force was so strong that it was suffocating, as if it wanted to crush him into a piece of paper.

"It really deserves to be the scariest and most explosive home stadium in the 1990s. It deserves its reputation! Compared to the Bulls, New York fans are too gentle."

With a sigh of admiration, he rushed out of the light spot and rushed to the court.

When he came to the basket, he and the four teammates who played later gathered in the light spot, continued to be bathed in shocking boos, and waited for the home team to play.