Beep!
The whistle sounded and the second quarter began.
NBA teams usually use rotating lineups in the first half of the second quarter and the first half of the fourth quarter to give their main players rest time.
Since Su Feng proved his physical fitness, his average playing time per game has skyrocketed, reaching 36.7 minutes per game in the last three games.
Kirk Hinrich also remains on the court, and as a freshman, he has plenty of energy. And he is an older rookie, so he can provide immediate combat effectiveness when he comes on the court.
Gil rested and was replaced by Scottie Pippen. Plus Antonio Davis is on the court and Eddy Curry becomes Jerome James.
The Timberwolves replaced Sam Cassell and Garnett and replaced Keith McLeod and Fred Hoiberg.
That's a bit of an anomaly because usually, it's Garnett who leads the rotation, especially when trailing.
But now coach Sanders is obviously doing this based on their great emphasis on Madman.
This lineup meant they handed the game to Sprewell.
Scottie Pippen took the initiative to walk towards Sprewell, which made Su Feng a little worried. Although Pippen was omnipotent on both offense and defense when he was young, he was extremely powerful.
But now that he is old and suffering from injuries, can he withstand several collisions by madmen?
Moreover, Su Feng knew very well that Pippen was defending for himself.
Mike Leod brought the basketball to the front court and he quickly handed the ball to the madman.
The madman got the basketball and faced Pippen's defense, but he was cautious. Although Pippen is older and has reached the age of retirement. But when he was young, he was beaten by Pippen, and Pippen's omnipresent defense made him unable to escape.
Once bitten, twice shy.
He took small steps, not daring to test easily. He asked Earvin Johnson to go out and cover him. After blocking Pippen's body, he quickly broke in.
When he reached the free throw line and looked at the penalty area close at hand, he did not enter the attack. He knew that Pippen was best at blocking shots from behind. He feinted a shot, jumped out of the way, and took off the shot, very cautiously.
Uh-huh!
Hit the jump shot.
The Madman finally got his first sports score of the game.
These two points are hard-earned.
He roared excitedly, vowing to pour out all his bad breath.
The fans at home also echoed the sentiment.
It's like a scene of the return of the king.
He turned around and glared at Su Feng fiercely, which was extremely provocative.
At the same time, he also glanced at Pippen, and he shook his head arrogantly.
His eyes were filled with: You are old, you can't run anymore, you are no longer the omnipotent Pippen you used to be.
Pippen's expression was calm.
However, Su Feng next to him had an angry attitude.
Although it is natural for heroes to grow old, he did not want Pippen to be treated with such arrogance. What's more, Pippen was defending Sprewell for himself.
Su Feng said to Pippen on his way back to half court: "I'm going to defend him."
"No need." Pippen waved his hand.
Back at halftime, Pippen even took the initiative to ask for the ball from Hinrich. Su Feng quickly wandered to the other side, forming a strong and weak relationship with Pippen.
This scene made Pippen very moved. He couldn't help but think of when he was young, when he and Jordan were in this position. Their strong-weak side relay singles broke the entire league.
Now, a young man with a figure similar to Michael stood on the other side, ready to respond.
However, Pippen did not pass the basketball.
There was a smile on his lips, and he was thinking: Wait a little longer, Tony. You are a child with a bright future, let me show you how to do it first. There will be a day when you dominate the strong side.
Pippen raised the basketball above his head and then quickly pressed it down.
Although his movement speed is not as good as when he was young, his ability to capture defenses has become even sharper than before.
Sprewell subconsciously took half a step back, just for this half-step space.
Pippen slapped the basketball on the ground and pretended to move forward, tempting the madman to retreat to defend.
But Pippen stopped suddenly, then stepped back and shot!
The connection of his movements is not as smooth as when he was young, and he is even a bit stuck like a robot.
Sprewell flew forward, but still did not interfere with the shooting curve.
Whoosh!
Arrested immediately.
Pippen changed his look.
He glanced at Sprewell. "You couldn't beat me before, and you still can't beat me now. Just like you can't beat Tony now, you will be no match for Tony in the future. You are destined to be a tragedy."
Pippen is a hidden trash talker. His sentence "The postman doesn't work on weekends" caused Karl Malone to miss a key free throw.
Now, his words full of 'fatalism' made the madman become furious after thinking for a moment.
Sprewell didn't believe in evil, and he took the initiative to ask for the ball when he returned to half court.
And he began to attack Pippen forcefully. Pippen was hit by him and his steps were unsteady, but he still gritted his teeth and blocked the key defensive position, and opened his arms to lure him towards the defensive baseline.
Pippen worked hard to reach his current defensive limit, but his current teammates are no longer Rodman and Kukoc.
Even though he pushed the madman to the bottom line, he was still thrown away by the madman with a deadly back-turn. He drove to the basket and took off for a layup.
Su Feng came in from an angle and slapped the basketball. Su Feng's bounce increased and his wingspan was extremely long.
Although the madman accelerated his layup speed, the basketball was still scratched by Su Feng's fingertips...the basketball yawed.
He hit the edge of the basket and rebounded vigorously, jumping off the top edge of the backboard and out of bounds.
The referee awarded the ball to the Bulls.
The madman opened his mouth and wanted to say that Su Feng had touched the ball.
But when it reached my mouth, I swallowed it again.
He suffered the loss of being dumb.
He would rather lose the ball than admit that he was blocked by Su Feng.
Su Feng doesn't care about the blocking data. Getting the ball is much more important than a blocking data.
Therefore, he is even less likely to correct the referee.
"Good job, Tony." Pippen told Su Feng when he returned to defense. He was very happy that Su Feng could do this.
Su Feng smiled, but he still offered to defend Sprewell himself.
However, Pippen was stubborn.
Coming to the frontcourt, Hinrich and Jerome James set a screen. He went to the basket for a layup, but was interfered by Earvin Johnson. The basketball bounced out from the front of the basket. Su Feng happened to follow up. He jumped up and grabbed the basketball before Szczerbiak... Boom!
Throw the basketball into the hoop with both hands.
Su Feng successfully made up the deduction.
His 83-point jumping talent brings him closer to the sky.
He can now dunk at will and even do some pull-bar folding movements in the air.
After Su Feng made up the dunk, he and Hinrich high-fived.
Pippen also stretched out his arms and shouted to him: Good job.
Every scene stimulates Sprewell.
Entering the second quarter, he still failed to take advantage and was still defeated in the matchup with Su Feng.
He wanted to have a direct duel with Su Feng, but the old Pippen kept pestering him.
He decided to kill Pippin first, as he had determined that Pippin was a toothless tiger.
So, he started physically attacking Pippen.
He adopted a very disgusting style of play: he deliberately hit Pippen, and even after passing Pippen, he hit Pippen's back twice with his body, seemingly to gain more space. In fact, he knew that Pippen's back injury had been going on for a long time.
When Pippen is expressionless, he has a face filled with bitterness and hatred. Now that Sprewell hit the painful spot, he grinned even more, but he still managed to survive.
Uh-huh!
Sprewell made a throw.
After scoring, he looked at Pippen fiercely: "You are no match for me now, and your so-called rookie Tony is no match for me. It is like this now, it will be like this in the future, and it will always be like this."
He regarded Pippen as his primary enemy.
"I'm going to kill you slowly."
He even left these extremely provocative and threatening words in Pippen's ears.
Back at halftime, Pippen took over the basketball again.
He took steps at the top of the three-point arc, but Sprewell did not follow martial ethics and directly fought with his body. He also hit Pippen's back.
Pippen gasped when he pushed it.
But Pippen is a tough guy. Instead of falling to the ground to get a foul, he took a big step forward... He crossed Sprewell's defense in one big step.
Although he has lost the explosiveness and speed of his youth, he still has great strides.
Two steps later, he entered the free throw line. Szczerbiak quickly came to help defend. Pippen flicked his wrist and passed the basketball to Su Feng, who was following up on the weak side. Su Feng caught the ball and shot a jump shot... Whoa? !
hit.
This is the first time the two have cooperated with each other.
There was a tacit understanding, and Su Feng was very decisive in his actions.
The two high-fived each other in celebration, right under Sprewell's eyes.
Back at halftime, Su Feng stepped over and tried to switch defenses with Pippen.
But Pippen firmly pushed Su Feng aside.
He believed that he still had gas in the tank and could defend his promising juniors for a while.
However, Sprewell had already gone astray. He got the ball and attacked Pippen's weakness.
He didn't even look like he was playing basketball, he was just destroying Pippen and accelerating the end of Pippen's career.
This style of play made Su Feng feel disgusted.
Even Garnett, who was sitting courtside, thought Sprewell was a little too much.
He has a good relationship with Pippen. When he was young, Pippen taught him some defensive skills.
puff!
When Sprewell turned around, he gave Pippen an elbow. Pippen suffered pain in his waist and stumbled forward, almost falling. However, Sprewell seized this opportunity and went to the basket to complete a goal. Layup.
After scoring, he raised his hands in the air.
Like a general returning in triumph.
Su Feng walked over to help Pippen, and Pippen said he was fine.
At this time, Sprewell actually came over and talked trash to Pippen: "Scott, where were your strong bones before? Why are you stumbling now with this little confrontation? Retire when it's time to retire. Don't keep thinking about it. Make money you shouldn’t make.”
Su Feng glanced away angrily, like a ferocious beast staring at its prey.
Being locked by Su Feng's calm yet fierce gaze, Sprewell couldn't help but feel fear in his heart at that moment.
But it was soon covered by his fierce words: What are you looking at? I'll take care of Pippin and come and eat you. Rookie!
With that said, he walked away quickly.
Su Feng and Pippen passed halftime together.
Su Feng opened his defensive position and reached out for the ball.
However, Hinrich didn't give it to him. Give it to Pippen instead.
Su Feng was puzzled.
He stared at Hinrich: At this time, you handed the ball to Scott. Didn't you see that he couldn't resist?
Xinrich showed no expression and ran quickly to avoid Su Feng's burning gaze.
Of course he knew that Sprewell was using strong physical force to beat Pippen, and he also knew that Pippen was old and suffering from injuries.
But he couldn't help but feel jealousy in his heart. He didn't want Su Feng to be so proud.
His feelings for Su Feng are complicated. On the one hand, they are friends. He does not want Su Feng to be marginalized in the Bulls. He hopes that Su Feng will become an important helper for him. But he didn't want Su Feng to shine too brightly and surpass him in the team's status.
I'm not only afraid that my brother will have a hard time, but I'm also afraid that my brother will drive a Land Rover.
Pippen got the basketball.
Su Feng tried to respond, but Pippen did not pass the ball.
Pippen made a triple-threat move, and instead of retreating, Sprewell got even closer.
Pippen quickly made a back turn, which was very smooth.
But Sprewell secretly pinched Pippen in the ribs.
Pippen endured the pain and lunged forward, and Sprewell quickly followed.
Pippen stopped suddenly and made a ball ball movement.
This is a very subtle technique.
Sprewell was tricked into taking off... Bang!
Pippen changed direction, shook Sprewell away, took a step laterally, took off and was about to shoot... Sprewell flew over like a mad bull, and Pippen was knocked down at that time... Plop!
He fell to the ground.
Beep!
The referee finally blew the foul whistle. It came too late.
Pippen fell to the ground and he made some noise.
But it wasn't pain, it was the sound of his chest being pumped inward violently, and his body was shaking.
It was obvious that he was in extreme pain.
There were big beads of sweat on his forehead.
This is painful.
Sprewell stood by with an innocent face. He even spread his hands to show that he just didn't stop.
He has a sly element of performance.
Su Feng rushed forward and was about to punch him, but Antonio hugged him in advance. He said in Su Feng's ear: "Calm down, young man. You will see such scenes often in the future. These bad guys will use all means to anger you." .”
"It's part of the game, you have to get used to it. And you have to learn how to control your emotions. Kill him with a basketball. You can do it."
Antonio Davis left these words in Su Feng's ears.
There's no doubt it's playing an important role.
The team doctor quickly came over to check on Pippen.
The Bulls doctors are very familiar with Pippen's body.
This is an old injury being touched.
Although he does not need to go to the hospital, he will definitely be under close observation tonight and will not be able to appear again.
Su Feng went over to help Pippen off the field.
Pippen said in Su Feng's ear: "You have to calm down. Don't be angered by him. If he uses small tricks to blackmail you, you should return it."
Pippen said to Su Feng: "I taught you this before."
Pippen was very concerned about Su Feng.
This made Su Feng even more angry. He clenched his fists and vowed to make Sprewell pay the price.
