NBA: Goat is actually me

Chapter 131 Let us play freely

After the first quarter, Charles Daniel went from being full of confidence to being a little jumpy.

During the intermission, he kept talking to himself on the bench:

"Damn it, I shouldn't have been so close to him."

“Why did this happen?”

"Next time that guy talks trash to me, I will talk trash back."

Danny Manning saw all of this, and he learned his lesson after coming on as a substitute. He sewed his mouth shut, and tried his best to avoid looking Meng Jin in the eye. In short, he avoided anything that might annoy him. This was on the psychological level. On the tactical level, Danny Manning adopted the strategy of letting his teammates shoot but not break through, and he urged his teammates on the wing to help defend together in almost every round.

Danny Manning is obviously much smarter than Charles Daniel, so even if he can't defend Meng Jin, he won't be under that much pressure.

At the end of the first half, Meng Jin scored 14 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 blocks. He performed very comprehensively tonight, including offense, defense, and even passing, which he was not good at.

Meng Jin didn't do any fancy passing. After grabbing the defensive rebound, he just threw it directly to the frontcourt. In addition to Jordan, Grant participated in a very high proportion of fast breaks tonight. The Chicago Bulls played a hearty run-and-gun offense in the middle of the second quarter, and widened the score difference to double digits in one wave.

In the third quarter, the Bulls completely widened the gap. Seeing the growing gap, Meng Jin, Jordan and Grant even started to play.

At 4 minutes and 29 seconds in the third quarter, Jordan advanced to the top of the arc on a fast break. He turned his head to Grant on the right, but his hand shook to the left and passed the ball to Meng Jin without looking at anyone.

Meng Jin was in a playful mood and treated the basketball as a volleyball, constantly passing the ball to Grant who was running in from the other side.

Of course, Meng Jin dared to play like this not because he was confident in his passing, but because only one player on the Clippers retreated to the backcourt, and the Bulls were in a 3-to-1 situation in this round.

Grant caught the ball and made a flying dunk!
Jordan looked at Meng Jin in surprise: "You also know this trick?"

Meng Jin: "I learned it from the Chinese women's volleyball team."

Jordan: "Women's volleyball? Are you still watching that?"

Meng Jin nodded: "Of course, in our country everyone watches the Chinese women's volleyball team."

Meng Jin and Jordan started chatting while retreating, which made Clippers point guard Norm Nixon feel very disrespected. He dribbled the ball to the three-point line without stopping and accelerated directly into the penalty area. He was very angry and wanted to dunk directly.

Cartwright didn't give him a chance and slapped the ball down. Jordan and Meng Jin accelerated on the spot. They had a keen sense of fast breaks and quickly launched a counterattack.

Grant made a long pass to Jordan, who broke into the paint despite Quintin Daly's defense and completed the shot with a three-step layup.

"boom!"

The basketball hit the board heavily. Just when the commentator was about to say that this layup was very un-Jordanian, Meng Jin suddenly followed.

Now everyone realized that this was not a layup, but a very cool pass off the backboard.

Meng Jin jumped up, and in the air he did a pull-up shot, brought the ball to his waist and then slammed it into the basket.

The two set off the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in an unconventional space.

After hearing the huge cheers around him, the commentator shook his head and said, "For a moment I thought this was the Chicago Stadium. Unfortunately, this is the Clippers' home court. The Clippers fans have turned against us."

The Clippers don't have much of a fan base in Los Angeles, not just because of their record. Compared to the Lakers, they are latecomers, and latecomers are usually less likely to be accepted by fans. That's why Sterling risked his life last season, even if it meant risking his family fortune, to get Jordan. He was attracted by Jordan's gorgeous offense and his box office appeal. A large part of the audience tonight came for the Bulls and their SHOW-TIME, so the words used by the commentator just now were inaccurate. The audience didn't just defect, but told me to stop pretending.

The audience's performance made the Clippers, who were already lagging behind, even worse, and the game entered garbage time after the third quarter.

Both Meng Jin and Jordan wanted to punch out after three quarters, so they both went all out in the second half of the third quarter. The two of them bombarded the Clippers' basket frantically, and the Bulls led by 19 points at the end of the third quarter.

This score difference was maintained until the end, and the Bulls won eight consecutive away games with a score of 109 to 89.

孟进今晚效率很高，16中11，罚球8罚6中，拿下28分11篮板6助攻3抢断3盖帽的全能数据。

乔丹又拿到了三双成绩单，全场15中7，拿到26分14助攻12篮板5抢断1盖帽。

孟进和乔丹今晚都送出了不少助攻，格兰特成了最直接受益者，他全场19投12中，拿到27分7篮板1助攻1盖帽。

Grant's rise this season has made fans temporarily forget the pain of losing Oakley. Compared to Oakley, Grant is more suitable for the Bulls' offensive system. He can run and dunk, and he can often be seen in the Bulls' fast breaks.

Although Grant's shortcomings are also obvious, Grant is not strong enough, he does not have the rebounding ability of Oakley, and his mid-range jump shot this season has not made much progress compared to last season, but the coaching staff is very satisfied with his performance. To be precise, the Bulls did not have much hope for Grant, and his performance this season is far beyond people's expectations.

Grant was also very satisfied with his performance at the start. To reward himself, he bought a second-hand sports car yesterday. Today in the locker room, he told everyone he met that he also had a sports car, and that he would be able to pick up Hollywood girls like Meng Jin in the future.

Jordan glanced at Grant with a look of idiocy: "Do you think the reason you couldn't pick up girls before was because of the car?"

Grant: “What else?”

Jordan was too lazy to even scold Grant today. He shook his head helplessly and went to the bathroom to take a shower.

"What do you think, John?" Grant turned and asked John Paxson next to him.

Paxson made the same shaking head gesture as Jordan and went to the bathroom to take a shower.

Grant looked in the mirror next to him and thought he was quite handsome, no worse than Meng Jin. Was there any other difference between them except the Ferrari?
On the other side, Norm Nixon came out of the shower and found Charles Smith missing. "Where's that kid?" Norm Nixon pointed to Smith's locker.

"He's gone. He looked very lost and needed to digest tonight's loss," Quintin Daly said.

"Haha, this rookie will soon get used to the feeling of losing." Norm Nixon laughed shamelessly.

The other veteran players of the Clippers also started laughing. The veteran players of the Clippers have become numb to losing, and playing badly has almost become the team culture of the Clippers. Then several Clippers players began to talk about which bar to go to tonight.

This year's No. 1 pick Danny Manning feels a little nauseous about this atmosphere. He knows that the Clippers are ruined this season. What is more terrifying than losing is that there is no desire to win.

Just when everyone was discussing how many games the Bulls would extend their winning streak to, they lost.

On November 11, the Bulls lost to the Nuggets 26-130 on snow in Denver.

Looking at the scores of both sides, you can tell that this is a battle of offense and defense.
乔丹27投19中，以70%的超高命中率轰下了52分10篮板8助攻。

孟进的效率也不低，全场19中10，拿到28分12篮板2助攻1抢断1盖帽。

Cartwright, Grant and Paxson also scored in double figures.

Usually when the Bulls launch such an attack, their opponents find it difficult to cope with it.

But the Nuggets held on today, not because of their good defense, but because they scored more points than the Bulls.

Alex English led the Nuggets with 31 points, adding 9 assists and 4 rebounds.

Michael Adams had 23 points and 7 assists.

Jordan's senior, star guard Walter Davis from North Carolina, came off the bench and scored 28 points, 3 assists and 2 rebounds.

Fat Liff played 41 minutes in the game and scored 17 points, 10 assists and 7 rebounds, a near triple-double.

All the Nuggets players played well tonight, but none of them were the biggest contributors to the Nuggets' victory.

Wild coach Doug Moe is the team's biggest hero, not just because of this victory. Doug Moe can be said to have put together a group of people abandoned by the league and built a powerful team.

English is not a natural super scorer. He entered the NBA as a second-round rookie. In his early years with the Bucks, he was disliked by old Nelson. Later, he went to the Pacers. As a result, he was traded to the Denver Nuggets after playing 56 games. After wandering around, English's talent was finally discovered. Doug Moe can be said to be the first coach who trusted him since he entered the NBA. It was he who saw English's shining points and gave English a stage.

Fat Leaf's experience is similar to English's. When he first entered the league, he weighed only 77 kg. With a height of 191 cm and a weight of 77 kg, he was considered thin among normal people. The Portland management who selected him did not have too many expectations for him. After playing for the Trail Blazers for two seasons, Fat Leaf always blindly switched between starting and substitute. In fact, from the first day Fat Leaf came to Portland, the fans determined that he could not support the team's backcourt. So, when the Nuggets intended to exchange Leaf with small forward Vandeweghe, who averaged 1984 points per game, in June 6, the Trail Blazers agreed without hesitation. Fat Leaf's data has steadily increased in the seasons since he came to the Nuggets, and he was selected to the All-Star last season.

Michael Adams is a third-round pick who is only 178cm tall. If fans think that Fart Leaf cannot support the team's backcourt, then not many people think that Michael Adams can play in the NBA, not only because of his height, but also because of his playing style and weird shooting posture. Michael Adams is a guard who likes to shoot three-pointers. His shooting posture is unforgettable. His shooting posture is very similar to throwing a shot put. He puts the ball on his shoulder and then throws it out with one hand. This season he averaged 6 three-pointers per game. Except for Doug Moe, no NBA coach would agree to a small man doing this.

The above three are not the most exaggerated. The most exaggerated is Walter Davis. He has a bad reputation because of drug abuse. This offseason, Walter Davis couldn't even find a job. Jordan suggested that the team sign this old senior, but got a rejection from Krause. He always likes to sing against Jordan. He even wants to trade Jordan himself, let alone the players recommended by Jordan?

And this time Krause had a legitimate reason. He could openly say to Jordan: "Hey! That guy is a drug addict. Not only does he have a problem with his professional attitude, but he may also affect young players. Are you kidding the future of the team?"

In the end, Nuggets coach Doug Moe decided to sign him. Doug Moe put the former Phoenix All-Star player on the bench, hoping that he could help the team continue its firepower when he came on the bench. If it were in the past, Walter Davis would definitely refuse, but now he not only agreed, but also gave his all. He is very grateful to the Nuggets and to Doug Moe for giving him the opportunity to play.

The magical and wild Doug Moe led such a group of players to defeat the Bulls.

The Bulls' next opponent is the Warriors, a team with the same powerful firepower as the Nuggets.

“上帝左手”克里斯-穆林全场砍下29分，今年的5号秀米奇-里奇蒙德全场轰下27分，温斯顿-加兰15分7助攻。

The Warriors' guards were powerful, but they met tough guys tonight, namely Meng Jin and Jordan, who had just lost a game.

Before the game started, Jordan approached Collins and said, "Coach, I don't want to play a tactical game tonight."

Meng Jin also said, "Let us play freely."

Collins glanced at them and spread his hands: "Okay, I only have one request, win the game."

Meng Jin and Jordan had a strong desire to attack tonight. In this situation, any tactics would be a constraint on them. Collins was well aware of this and he had unconditional trust in his two favorite players.

Meng Jin and Jordan did not disappoint the head coach. They scored an exaggerated 79 points, 44 points for Meng Jin and 35 points for Jordan. They just took the ball and did it, ignoring tactics, teammates and opponents.

Meng Jin was in high spirits and even dunked over Manute Bol in the third quarter.

This season, Manute Bol switched from the Bullets to the Warriors, but he still couldn't escape Meng Jin's crotch.

In the end, the Chicago Bulls won the game 114-103.

After the game, Meng Jin saw the lonely back of Ralph Sampson. He only scored 8 points with 2 of 6 shots in this game.

This offseason, Ralph Sampson was ruthlessly abandoned by the Rockets. After joining the Warriors, he did not enjoy a second spring in his career. This game is a microcosm of his season. Ralph Sampson has a very low presence in the team. If it weren't for him being Ralph Sampson, the coaching staff would have put him on the bench long ago.

Ralph Sampson's name is so famous that the coaching staff is willing to give him more time.

Although his condition declined seriously last season, Ralph Sampson still had 6% of his strength. This season, Ralph Sampson has completely lost his ability to run and jump. During the game, Meng Jin switched defense to Ralph Sampson several times. His most intuitive feeling was that this was not Ralph Sampson. Injuries completely destroyed this once genius.

(End of this chapter)