NBA: Goat is actually me

Chapter 171 Rain Man Meng Jin
Back at home, the Bulls defeated the Nets and the Hawks in succession.

In both games, Meng Jin continued his efficient performance against the 76ers, scoring 41 points and 37 points respectively.

In the first game of February, the Bulls faced the Houston Rockets, a tough battle.

第一节公牛32比17领先15分，剧本看上去和对阵76人那场差不多，第二节公牛继续压制，单节30比26领先4分。

After the first half, the Bulls led by 19 points.

It was the huge lead that made the players let their guard down. The Bulls played very casually in the second half and did not score any points in the first three minutes. It was easy to relax their tense nerves, but it was difficult to keep their relaxed nerves tense.

This is the same principle as it is easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but difficult to go from extravagance to frugality.

Olajuwon led the Rockets to launch a counterattack in the third quarter. Olajuwon scored 6 points with 5 of 12 shots and two free throws in the quarter. He also grabbed 6 rebounds, including 3 offensive rebounds.

Olajuwon's efficient style of play without taking up shooting rights gave his teammates ample room to play. The Rockets' role players also stood up in the third quarter, especially Mitchell Wiggins, who scored 9 points and 4 rebounds in this quarter. Mitchell Wiggins was selected by the Bulls in the 83-84 season. He was the starting shooting guard before Jordan came to the Bulls. In the future, he will have a more famous title, "Brother Mouth" Wiggins' father.

The Rockets scored 33 points in the third quarter, narrowing the gap to 7 points.

The Rockets took advantage of the opportunity at the beginning of the final quarter, and Olajuwon completed an aerial relay after receiving the pass from Sleep Floyd.

Sleep Floyd is a former All-Star point guard. His peak season was in the 86-87 season. That season, Sleep Floyd averaged 18.8 points and 10.3 assists per game and was one of the core members of the Warriors.

他曾经在1987年5月10日对阵湖人的季后赛中单节轰下过29分，带领勇士完成不可能逆转的任务，但转头火箭之后他的状态就逐年下滑，这赛季他的场均只能拿到12.2分7.7篮板。

Houston fans originally thought that after Olajuwon's alley-oop, the Rockets would be unstoppable and overtake the score, but unexpectedly, in the next three minutes, Meng Jin shattered the dreams of all Houston fans.

Meng Jin started his personal performance time, shooting left and right, and scored 9 points in a leisurely manner.

Not only did Meng Jin continue to fire on the offensive end, but he also contributed a block and a steal on the defensive end.

"He completely took over the game," CBS commentator Cunningham exclaimed.

Meng Jin completely interrupted the Houston Rockets' rhythm of chasing points. Although Olajuwon played very hard in the next few minutes and the Rockets also scored points on the offensive end, the difference between the two sides remained in double digits until the end of the game.

120 to 107, the Chicago Bulls beat the Rockets away.

Olajuwon walked into the player tunnel with a frustrated look on his face. He was very efficient in this game and did not greedily take the ball. He wanted to maintain his efficiency while giving as many shots as possible to his teammates. However, it turned out that this did not work. Since Sampson left, Olajuwon has no reliable teammates around him.

Although the team claimed that they had found Sampson's replacement - Otis Thorpe - for Olajuwon, Olajuwon said that this could be used to fool his friends but not himself. Although Otis Thorpe had good statistics, averaging 17 points and 9 rebounds per game, he was ultimately a high-level blue-collar worker, and his player attributes were far different from those of Sampson.

Sampson can handle the ball and help Olajuwon attract defense, but Otis Thorpe can't do these things. Olajuwon has played very hard this season. He has to withstand the opponents' double-teaming, carry the ball-holding output of an outside star and play with the offensive efficiency of an inside star. But even so, he still can't support the team's overall offensive level.

Olajuwon went back to the locker room to vent, complained a few words, and then went home. The next day, Olajuwon came back to play diligently as usual. He did not directly force the management to change their mind. Not every No. 1 pick will force the team to find better teammates for him every year.

The Rockets' next opponent is the strong Suns. Olajuwon is still struggling, while Meng Jin continues to dominate the court.

After beating the Rockets, the Bulls immediately went to San Antonio. Due to the geographical location, the two teams' away trips are often arranged together.

The Spurs have made a qualitative leap in their record this season, with 30 wins and 13 losses. David Robinson and Terry Cummings have a good chemistry. Compared with outside players, David Robinson prefers to cooperate with inside players. In the last match, David Robinson was abused by Meng Jin. This time he was determined to avenge his previous shame. In the first half, David Robinson scored a double-double of 16 points and 10 rebounds, and Grant was completely beaten.

During the halftime break, head coach Bach asked Cartwright to defend David Robinson, but David Robinson was in hot form tonight. Several times he received the ball, took a tentative step and shot directly. This style of play was impossible to defend against and it all depended on David Robinson's own touch.

After three quarters, San Antonio led by 12 points, firmly suppressing the Bulls in terms of both the scene and the score.

As soon as the fourth quarter started, the camera gave a close-up of Meng Jin, as if everyone knew that Meng Jin would stand up tonight.

Meng Jin met everyone's expectations and started his personal scoring with a super dunk.

Meng Jin made a simple tentative step, took a step to the left and immediately passed the ball, breaking through from the right.

Willy Anderson, who was responsible for defending Meng Jin, was passed by him in one step. The purpose of Spurs head coach Larry Brown letting the outside defenders defend Meng Jin was to prevent him from speeding up easily. However, it turned out that being shorter than Meng Jin did not mean one could keep up with his speed and frequency.

David Robinson and Cummings moved to the inside. These two guys are also known for their extraordinary talents. Their running and jumping abilities are at a historical level among big men.

Three people jumped at the same time!

When Meng Jin used his absolute height to overpower two people and slam the ball into the basket, the audience intuitively felt that there is a gap between geniuses.

David Robinson and Cummings felt this the most deeply as they were the parties involved, especially David Robinson. He and Meng Jin were rookies in the same class and were often compared by the media.

The confidence that David Robinson had accumulated with great difficulty in the first three quarters was shattered by Meng Jin's dunk. David Robinson even felt that if Meng Jin was a genius, he was at most an ordinary person with better talent.

In the next few rounds, Meng Jin replicated his performance in the previous game. He first blocked a shot and then made a one-on-one run, and then made consecutive pull-up jump shots from the left elbow area.

Willy Anderson had no way to deal with Meng Jin. As long as Meng Jin raised the ball above his head, the rest had nothing to do with him.

David Robinson saw that the situation was not right and applied to defend Meng Jin, but Larry Brown did not allow it. Larry Brown's defensive system required David Robinson to stay in the interior. If he ran to the three-point line to defend, Meng Jin would not have to exert any effort and they would collapse on their own.

"Shh!"

After Meng Jin hit a turnaround jump shot, the Chicago Bulls overtook by 1 point!
This was the first time the Bulls overtook the score in this game. CBS Radio's Cunningham was still commentating on this game tonight. He couldn't help but shout: "Reign-Man Meng Jin!"

Since the pronunciation of Ruler is similar to RAIN-MAN, many fans heard it as Rain-Man Mengjin!

So, Meng Jin got this literary nickname.

In the following time, the Bulls did not give the Spurs any chance, and Jordan also stood up and rushed into the inside to score continuously, but under the halo of Meng Jin, he became less dazzling.

This season, more and more people have been saying that this Bulls is Meng Jin's team.

If Jordan adopted the playing style of last season and kept organizing and connecting the team, perhaps there would not be so many voices like this. But this season Jordan returned to the No. 2 position and returned to the role of scorer. The two of them using the same playing style will inevitably be compared by the outside world. In comparison, the most intuitive feeling of the fans is that Meng Jin is more powerful and more efficient than Jordan.

(End of this chapter)