"So, who was the best team in the 1990s?"
"Chicago Bulls? Or Los Angeles Lakers?"
America.
on ESPN Nightly News.
Program host Stephen A. Smith threw questions to several NBA stars invited to participate in the program today.
Among them is the current Dennis Rodman.
and retired James Worthy.
Obviously these two represent the Bulls and Lakers.
As for other stars, they represent a neutral attitude. Of course, they must have their own opinions on this issue.
"The strongest team in the 1990s is of course us this season."
The first person to express his opinion was Dennis Rodman.
Rodman, nicknamed the Big Worm, was once faced with a situation where he had no ball to play last summer - the summer of 1995.
Eventually he was signed by the Chicago Bulls, who had won two consecutive championships.
Under the dual training of Jordan and Phil Jackson, Rodman gradually began to have a positive impact on the Bulls.
So far this season, they have a record of 51 wins and 4 losses - they have only lost 4 games before the All-Star break, which is rare in the entire NBA history.
To say that you are the strongest is definitely a sign of confidence.
"I don't think it's an issue at all."
James Worthy, who was sitting opposite Rodman, directly criticized: "The Bulls are very good this season. You have indeed won a lot."
"But the strongest team in the 1990s will always be the Los Angeles Lakers in the 1992-93 season!"
As if he felt he hadn't had enough, James Worthy also added: "Since the 1990-91 season, we have been the best, bar none!"
Turn the time back to the 1990-91 season.
At that time, Michael Jordan had been fighting the Detroit Pistons in the Eastern Conference for many seasons.
He finally climbed over the mountain of the Bad Boys in the 1990-91 season and reached the finals in the seventh season of his career.
At first, everyone felt that Michael Jordan's time had come.
Crossing the Pistons mountain, the world will hear the voice of the Chicago Bulls.
Ran goose.
Backfired.
When Michael Jordan and his Bulls climbed over the mountain of the Detroit Pistons, they suddenly found that there was another mountain in front of them!
That's the Los Angeles Lakers in the 90-91 season!
In the 1990 draft, the Los Angeles Lakers unexpectedly selected Lin Ran, a Chinese rookie from the University of Connecticut, in the second round!
Although Lin Ran became the first Chinese player to be selected in the draft in NBA history.
But when he was drafted, no one cared.
Because in the early 1990s, China was a basketball desert!
But as the season progressed, people realized: they all underestimated the energy contained in the body of Lin Ran, a boy from China!
In the 1990-91 season, Lin Ran came off the bench in the Lakers' season opener. He scored 20 points, scored 16 points, sent out 5 assists and grabbed 5 rebounds.
The all-around performance of 16+5+5 in the first game made the then Lakers coach Mike Dunleavy's eyes shine.
In the second game of his career, with the entire Lakers team misfired, Lin Ran outlasted a thousand in the second half of the third quarter and scored 11 points to help the team reverse its decline.
After this game, he also officially secured his position in the Lakers' rotation.
After more than ten games as a substitute, he averaged 18.7 points, 4.5 rebounds, 5.7 assists and 1.5 steals + 1 block per game.
Lin Ran was finally entrusted with an important task by Mike Dunleavy. He stood up from the bench and became the best choice for the Los Angeles Lakers' starting shooting guard that season!
With the help of Magic Johnson, Lin Ran, who was promoted to the starting lineup, ushered in a big data explosion.
7 consecutive games with 30+ points and 3 consecutive games with 40+ points!
6+ three-point goals in back-to-back games.
Career-high 54 points in a single game!
Lin Ran's average data per game has soared from the initial average of 18.7+4.5+5.7 to an average of 28.9 points, 5.6 rebounds and 6.7 assists per game!
In addition to the complete release of firepower on the offensive end, Lin Ran's vitality on the defensive end also made the Lakers' overall defensive level a qualitative leap.
In the end, Lin Ran undoubtedly won the NBA Rookie of the Year in the 1990-91 season.
Became the first Chinese player to win the Rookie of the Year award in NBA history.
He was also selected to the third team of the All-NBA Team that season, ranking second only to Michael Jordan of the first team and Glider Drexler of the second team in the shooting guard position.
In addition to the All-NBA 3rd team, Lin Ran was also selected to the 2nd team of the All-Defensive team.
Still second only to Jordan in the defensive first team.
On the scoring list, Jordan leads the league with an average of 31.5 points per game.
Followed closely by Lin Ran who averaged 29.6 points per game!
In his rookie season, he averaged 29.6 points per game, which is definitely enough to explode. In the eyes of many outside basketball experts:
What if Lin Ran didn't start his rookie season as a substitute, but started playing as a starter as soon as he entered the league.
Then he can definitely surpass Jordan's 31.5 points per game and be elected the scoring champion in his rookie season!
Under Lin Ran's outburst, the Los Angeles Lakers regained their dominance during SHOWTIME and defeated the Western Conference's top players to advance to the finals!
The over-the-hill Chicago Bulls VS the traditional and powerful Los Angeles Lakers.
Michael Jordan + Scottie Pippen VS Magic Johnson + Cobra Worthy + Lin Ran!
This is an earth-shattering final.
In the first game of the series, Jordan and Lin Ran both scored 40+ points.
The two sides fought to the last moment. After Lin Ran attracted the double defense of Jordan + Pippen, he assisted Magic Johnson with a maximum assist and scored a small sky hook, successfully winning!
After the game, countless media called Lin Ran's winning pass through the Jordan Pippen duo - The PaSS!
Corresponding to Michael Jordan's winning mid-range shot against the Cavaliers in the playoffs that year: The ShOt.
The second game of the finals.
Jordan once again turned on the unparalleled mowing mode.
Lin Ran was naturally not to be outdone. The two top shooting guards in the league showed off their talents at the Western Forum in Los Angeles.
At the end of this magical fight, even the commentator on the scene couldn't help but complain:
"The shooting guards of the best third team in the league can play like this with the shooting guards of the first team, so the shooting guards of the second team must also be exaggeratedly strong!"
Pure people are sitting at home watching the live broadcast of Drexler's glider, and the group comes from the sky.
Seeing Jordan and Lin Ran fighting each other, how could they still join my group?
However, he did not dwell on this issue for too long and returned his attention to the television broadcast.
Because the second game of the Finals between the Bulls and the Lakers was another fierce battle to the last minute!
