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Not for any other reason, just unwilling to let down the efforts of his teammates.
The second quarter began, Zhang Hao went to the low post again, planning to attack first.
This rookie just went directly to the small forward position...
Pippen felt a sense of humiliation from being aggressively pursued.
This rookie clearly doesn't know much, but Pippen is defending poorly.
Pippen's interference on Zhang Hao's turnaround fadeaway has little effect; he can only tire Zhang Hao out when receiving the ball, and Zhang Hao also intends to tire out Pippen.
However, this ti, despite the interference still being minor, Zhang Hao's shot didn't go in; after resting for most of the quarter, he missed as soon as he ca on.
However, Jason Williams grabbed the offensive rebound!
Without a direct putback, Jason Williams grabbed the rebound and found Zhang Hao, who was closest to the basket, and passed the ball to him.
Zhang Hao quickly reacted, dashed inside to receive the ball, but Pippen was late in his start and couldn't keep up!
Watching Zhang Hao catch the ball and leap toward Bill Wennington at the basket, Pippen felt this guy was simply cheating!
Such strength, yet the speed was almost as good as his!
Bill Wennington was caught off guard, everything turned dark...
Zhang Hao delivered a powerful dunk over Bill Wennington in a second attack!
31 to 33! The gap narrowed to two points!
Started off with a beautiful poster dunk!
Amidst the imdiately erupting cheers from the live audience, Zhang Hao received a system prompt.
"Dunk Master (Bronze) triggered, Zhang Hao's team will have a surge of morale for the next three rounds..."
Seize every dunk opportunity, utilize every possible condition. If Bill Wennington had reacted, given the Bulls' defensive toughness, Zhang Hao might have been pulled down, but he chose to risk the poster dunk in uncertainty.
Luckily, the opponent didn't react, completing the poster dunk!
The poster dunk is certainly a morale-boosting scoring thod. Just as his teammates were starting to get fired up, this emotion was greatly amplified.
When it ca to the Bulls' attack, in Pippen's eyes, the Nets' active defense was full of opportunities because PJ Brown was guarding him!
Pippen passed the ball to Kukoc at the top of the arc, made a gesture, and cut inside. When he shook off PJ Brown and charged into the free-throw line distance, Kukoc's back pass was perfectly tid.
He could choose to jump-shot, choose to break through, but this ti, he couldn't stay calm. Including the first quarter's 6 shots and 4 hits plus 2 out of 2 free throws, Zhang Hao had already scored 12 points! Zhang Hao just dunked over his teammate, and against Zhang Hao under the basket, Pippen directly jumped, intending to poster dunk!
"Bang"
Zhang Hao held his ground in ti, but as Pippen rushed forward, he could only hold on, unable to jump! Just as Pippen was about to smash the ball into the basket, PJ Brown, trailing behind Pippen, quickly shot up and slapped the ball away!
Steve Kerr fouled Charles while scrambling for the ball, Nets' possession!
This defensive coordination had an unexpected effect...
Letting PJ Brown guard Pippen at mid-to-long range wasn't a good idea, but having Zhang Hao go out to defend wouldn't have been any better. Since neither could defend well, Zhang Hao opted to stay under the basket, where at least he could withstand the impact better than PJ Brown and provide PJ Brown with opportunities for mid-close distance assistance defense.
Sure enough, completing an unexpected block when not anticipating Pippen's play.
Moreover, Charles actively completed a steal from Steve Kerr, causing a foul in the scramble, gaining ball possession.
The only pity was Steve Kerr's foul during the scramble, and Charles couldn't coordinate with Zhang Hao for a fast break.
Once again into a half-court set, this ti Zhang Hao didn't continue to back down; perhaps his hand ward down after a break, needed to slow down, and find so open shot opportunities to regain his touch.
Charles and Jason Williams set a pick-and-roll, the ball ended up in PJ Brown's hands near the baseline, and his on-and-off jump shot missed.
But the persistent Jason Williams grabbed the offensive rebound and scored a putback shot against Bill Wennington!
This shot, rather than saying Jason Williams was persistent, was more about being shaless, quite unlike his usual style, pressing on Bill Wennington. It was a gamble on the referee's whistle since the ball's landing point was right where Bill Wennington stood. Luckily, the referee didn't blow the whistle, and the basket counted!
33 all, the Nets quickly tied the ga at the beginning of the second quarter!
Pippen got a bit anxious, then he heard a whistle, tily as ever.
Pippen quickly cald down; it was Zen Master's whistle! A sign of dissatisfaction from Zen Master!
After Pippen cald down, the advantage in his offensive threat and the Bulls' teamwork once again erged. Soon, the Bulls made a 7 to 4 run, leading the Nets by three points.
37 to 40, Nets possession.
In this possession, the Nets' players were under a lot of pressure; in the past four rounds, the Bulls scored three tis. Steve Kerr hit a three, Kukoc made two free throws, and Pippen had a close-range floater.
If they don't score this ti, the Net might see the point gap expand to five, a critical juncture, potentially allowing the opponent to widen the gap!
However, the Bulls did an excellent job defensively this round! Zhang Hao had no scoring opportunity cutting in, and the switch on mid-range shots was swift. The Bulls' defensive positioning left Zhang Hao facing either Kukoc or Pippen, both tall enough for effective interference.
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