The longest river

Chapter 154 The Fall of God!

Pippen was incredibly frustrated when he left the game.

He was extremely dissatisfied back then because Kukoc stole the chance to make the game-winning shot. This time, Jordan personally gave him the chance to make the game-winning shot, but he failed to seize it!

As it turns out, Phil Jackson was a very accurate judge of character.

Pippen's mentality wasn't suited for making game-winning shots.

Jordan didn't go over to comfort Pippen at this point; the key now was to defend the Pacers' final possession.

If the Pacers do make the game-winning shot, his current physical condition doesn't guarantee he'll be able to complete the shot.

These 35 seconds are the 35 seconds that will determine his divine status.

After the timeout, Mark Jackson dribbled the ball up the court and the Pacers began their half-court attack.

"Defend! Defend!"

At this moment, the defensive shouts from the Joint Center were deafening.

The more fearful a person is, the more hysterical their voices become.

The Pacers' tactics were in full swing, and Bird, just like in Game 1, assigned Schmitz as the finisher!

Jordan locked down Miller, and Yang Shuai's drive was double-teamed by Rodman and Pippen, which was an absolutely unexpected choice.

But after Schmitz missed such a shot in Game 1, Bird's willingness to make such a play was truly audacious.

But at that moment, Pippen frantically rushed to cover Schmitz, trying to make up for the mistake he had just made!
The fans in the stadium were also watching him closely, believing that Pippen would complete this redemption.

However, Schmitz made a bold choice at this moment. He took a step forward, dodged Pippen's help defense, and then chose to make a floater from a closer distance!
Bird gave this team a lot of confidence, not just one person, but everyone.

The basketball flew from Schmitz's hands, drawing everyone's attention.

This includes Yang Shuai, who had already reached the basket and, mimicking Mark Jackson, used his hips to block Rodman, who was riding on top of him and ready to jump for a putback.

"Shh!"

But there was no rebound, and Schmitz's floater went in!
This time he did not disappoint Bird's trust, and he hit the game-winning shot!

Bird swung his arm forcefully, and the Pacers' bench erupted in cheers.

The Bulls called a timeout.

Yang Shuai, holding his breath, jumped up and bumped chests with Schmitz.

"A phenomenal match, this will go down in history!"

Ernie Johnson was thrilled after seeing this.

Miller, Young, Schmitz – the Pacers always had someone step up when needed tonight.

No, it wasn't just tonight, it was the same throughout the entire series, and that's the key reason why they've been able to keep up with the Bulls this far.

They might need someone more on certain nights, but they won't rely on Jordan like the Bulls did.

"Michael will take the game, just like he has done in the past."

Albert's tone remained very certain.

His years of experience as a commentator, his reverence for Jordan as a veteran commentator, and most importantly, his genuine desire to prevent Yang Shuai from winning.

"Coach, I'll guard Michael."

After catching his breath, Yang Shuai stood up and spoke to Bird.

This scene seems familiar.

Bird simply nodded this time.

Although he was somewhat worried about Yang Shuai's physical condition, Yang Shuai had already proven herself in Game 4.

However, in addition to that, he also took out his tactical board and started designing defensive tactics.

The Bulls will definitely pass the ball to Jordan on their final possession, but whether they pass it directly, receive it after an off-ball screen, or even execute a Starburst play, are all things that he, as the head coach, needs to deal with.

This pause felt incredibly long.

The fans at the scene were even more nervous than before, and they were even breathing very carefully.

The Bulls are now trailing, with only 17 seconds left.

After the timeout, Pippen dribbled the ball and quickly advanced to the frontcourt.

Jordan didn't seem surprised when he saw Yang Shuai switch onto him, something Phil Jackson had anticipated during the timeout.

Rodman immediately set a screen for Jordan after arriving in the frontcourt, and the Bulls ultimately executed a relatively simple off-ball play.

This is not surprising, given Jordan's current physical condition, he is most confident in playing this type of shot.

Bird had also anticipated this tactic.

Yang Shuai almost immediately stole the ball the moment the screen was set, and then gave Jordan an off-ball challenge the moment he received the ball.

Jordan also caught the impact.

However, what happened next surprised everyone, including Yang Shuai himself.

After giving Jordan a chance to contest the shot, Yang Shuai immediately made a move to pull off the bench. He originally intended to take advantage of the situation to steal the ball from the side and try to make a steal.

But Jordan, after he removed the bench, immediately collapsed to the ground!
Those weren't the kind of falls you stage to fake an accident; they were simply falls where the body lost its balance after losing its support.

This kind of basic mistake actually happened to Jordan, the god of basketball, leaving everyone in the audience stunned.

All I can say is that after being relentlessly battling Yang Shuai throughout the entire series, plus entering the "zone" twice tonight, Jordan had long since run out of energy and was only holding on by sheer willpower.

Yang Shuai's decision to remove the bench just now completely deflated that anger!

The referee couldn't even blow the whistle at this point because there was no actual contact.

Jordan reacted quickly, trying to pass the ball before realizing he was about to make a mistake.

However, Yang Shuai reacted very quickly, stealing the ball almost the instant Yang Shuai released it!
At that moment, the other Bulls players didn't react immediately. After all, no one would have thought that the basketball god who had made countless game-winning shots would fall to the ground during the game-winning shot.

By the time they realized what was happening, Yang Shuai was already sprinting towards midfield with the ball.

The fans in the stadium were going crazy. Pippen then realized what was happening and tried to chase after Yang Shuai.

But he ran, he chased, but he couldn't catch up!

Yang Shuai, the king of fast breaks, is outmaneuvering Pippen.

Just as Pippen was about to catch up with Yang Shuai, Yang Shuai threw the ball into the air.

"duo~"

The long whistle blew from the sidelines, and the game... was over!

"They did it! They fucking did it!" Ernie Johnson couldn't help but swear right there in the commentary booth.

91:92.

The Pacers won.

They defeated the Bulls in Game 7!
Although Jordan won the MVP award again, his second three-peat was interrupted here!

Next to Ernie Johnson, Albert looked like his faith had collapsed.

Miller was the first Pacers player to react. His eyes widened like saucers, and he started running around the court, waving his fists.

The Pacers players then realized what was happening.

They won, and they rushed towards Yang Shuai like madmen.

Yang Shuai was also extremely excited at this moment.

From "I want to", to "I think", and finally to actually doing it!
This dreamlike scene was both chilling and incredibly exciting.

He sprinted directly toward his teammates, then took a step and jumped onto the Bulls' scorer's table before they met.

At such a special moment, he had to leave something behind.

"Screw the basketball god!"

He shouted at the more than 20,000 Chicago fans in front of him.

What Yang Shuai is doing now is exactly what Bird wanted to do before: he smashed Jordan's "unprecedented and unparalleled" statue!

Jordan is not a god, he is just a human being.

Yang Shuai wants to tell everyone this today.

There's never been such a thing in this world!

The joint center exploded instantly.

When Yang Shuai jumped off the technical table, Miller was the first to come up and bump chests with him.

"We did it! We fucking did it!!"

Miller felt like he had completely gone mad; they had beaten Jordan, beaten the privileged Jordan.

At this moment, he experienced what Yang Shuai had said before: it was more pleasurable than sleeping with a thousand women!

Just as Yang Shuai and his teammates began to celebrate wildly, the big screen at the scene started replaying the round that had just taken place.

Yang Shuai did not commit any fouls, and the moment Jordan fell, just as Yang Shuai shouted, the idol of the basketball god collapsed as well.

At that moment, no one noticed that on the Bulls' bench, Pippen was sitting there, emotionally broken down and crying.

He personally destroyed the possibility of the Bulls' second dynasty.

No one comforted him at that moment.

The rest of the Bulls players also looked dejected.

They never imagined that they, who had rarely lost a single game in the past two years, would actually lose a series in the end.

This gives people a very unreal feeling, and it's hard for them to accept.

Jordan sat there silently, his face grave.

At that moment, Yang Shuai's words echoed in his mind.

"Michael, have you ever lost?"

At the time, he thought it was just a little trick by Yang Shuai to try and distract him.

But looking back now, it was actually Yang Shuai's declaration of war against himself, which he chose to ignore.

Looking back at Game 1, if they hadn't underestimated the Pacers, the game wouldn't have gone so far, and the final result might have been different.

After the Pacers' celebration, the two teams shook hands after the game.

The way Bird walked towards Phil Jackson with such light steps made it seem like he was about to break into a waltz as soon as the music started.

The feeling at this moment was even more exhilarating than when he swept Jordan.

After all, back then Jordan was still a young Jordan who had just entered the league, but now he is the real Jordan at his peak.

Many Bulls players didn't extend their hands during the handshake, clearly unable to accept this outcome.

Even Pippen seemed to be in a detached state.

However, Jordan still shook hands with everyone throughout the event, and he even spoke when shaking hands with Yang Shuai.

See you next season.

"Negative energy from Michael Jordan +10086".

A system notification sounded in Yang Shuai's mind that shocked him.

Next season, Jordan will be a beast that everyone fears.

But that's no longer his concern.

He's going to compete for the championship!

(End of this chapter)