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On the 27th, the sixth game between the two sides was held at the United Center Arena in Chicago.

The Bulls fans once again unified the red T-shirts. When the players came out, the home DJ passionately introduced them, and the audience cheered thunderously. When the Knicks players came out, someone led the fans to boo wildly.

The players began to warm up. Tom Thibodeau sat next to Yang Rui and said bitterly: "This atmosphere is really annoying. I want to see how arrogant the Bulls are this summer. Once Jackson, Jordan, and Pippen leave, which one is there?" Idiots willing to be the head coach and help them rebuild?"

Yang Rui asked: "If they asked you to be the head coach, would you be willing?"

"Yes." Thibodeau replied with a smile without thinking.

Yang Rui rolled his eyes, you slapped yourself too fast, right?

Van Gundy frowned: "It's about to start, you two are still in the mood to joke here? If you lose today, you will have a tiebreaker."

The two immediately shut up. Although the Knicks still have a home game after losing, Van Gundy hopes to advance today. Otherwise, with his personality, he will not be able to sleep peacefully for the past two days.

Van Gundy had to go all out to accept Yang Rui's proposal to set up an attacking formation. He couldn't change the formation after losing in the game. He couldn't think of a good way, so he could only compromise.

Knicks starters: Atkins, Houston, Mills, Johnson, Ben Wallace.

Two players were changed in the starting lineup. Atkins, who is 180cm tall and weighs 73kg, played in key games. Among the point guards, he has the best breakthrough and the most accurate three-pointers. The disadvantage is that he has poor confrontation and poor defense.

Mills played a short time in the regular season, averaging 19 minutes per game, with only 7.7 points, 3 rebounds and 1.2 assists. He is responsible for dealing with Jordan. He is 198cm tall and weighs 98kg.

Bulls starting: Harper, Jordan, Pippen, Kukoc, Longley.

With Ewing absent, Longley returned to the starting lineup. Phil Jackson believed that the Knicks had someone to empty out. Longley could also play in the paint with his height and weight.

The Bulls' weakness is also obvious. Without Rodman, the pick-and-roll defense is worse.

Longley tiptoeed the ball casually to win, and the game started.

CCTV5 made reasonable complaints: "Ewing was injured, the Knicks don't have big men inside, and Ben Wallace is a head shorter than Longley, so it's not easy to play."

The Bulls opened up, Jordan received the ball from the outside, and Langley pulled out to pick and roll.

In later generations, Jordan has been deified too much. People often say that he is not called a pick-and-roll, and his success depends entirely on his personal ability. In fact, one of Wade's tricks is to steal from Jordan.

When Langley mentioned the high position, Jordan did not go sideways to avoid the wall, but suddenly accelerated, and used a back dribble to pass through the gap between Langley and Ben Wallace. Mills wanted to chase, no matter whether he went around or walked Every gap is slow.

Daben didn't react and was completely passed. Jordan took off in three steps in the middle and scored with a one-handed dunk. 0 to 2.

This wonderful goal drove the atmosphere of the audience, the fans cheered together, and the home team became more imposing.

Sitting on the sidelines, Yang Rui could feel an oppressive force, pinning his hopes on Atkins, and he had no idea whether he was right or wrong.

The Knicks attacked, Atkins took the ball in the middle, Ben Wallace went to the side to cover for Houston, Atkins glanced at Houston, did not pass, suddenly changed direction with the ball to the right, Hubble moved halfway slower Shoot, was broken past.

Atkins went straight to the basket, attracted Pippen's defense and distributed the ball to the right corner, and Mills made an open jumper. 3 to 2.

Pippen has a very strong sense of defense, and Mills does not do other work. He has worked hard on corner three-pointers all season. His position is fixed, and Atkins can find someone.

The Bulls attacked, the Knicks shrank, Jordan broke through with the ball, Mills and Atkins double-teamed him, and emptied Harper. Jordan points the ball to the right corner.

Hubble has no confidence in his three-pointer,

In the regular season, he averaged 1 shot per game, and almost all of them were open shots. He made 0.2 shots, and his shooting percentage was 19%. There was no improvement in the playoffs.

Unattended, Hubble took the ball and rushed to the basket, Atkins chased him in place, Ben Wallace also retreated, and Hubble passed the ball near the penalty area to find his teammates.

After several passes, 24 seconds were used up. Langley singled Ben Wallace in the low post, turned around and missed a hook, the rebound was grabbed by Mills, and the floor pass was passed to Atkins for a fast break.

Atkins sprinted across half court on the left, dribbled the ball behind his right hand to his left, and then changed direction to the right to pass Hubble.

Houston stood outside the three-point line to attract Jordan's defense. Pippen just let Mills get a three-pointer, and this time he didn't dare to defend at will.

Atkins cut in the middle and scored a layup. 5 to 2.

Yang Rui's hanging heart was relieved, and Atkins withstood the pressure and showed his advantages.

The Bulls attacked. After the players pulled away, Jordan played a low single with the ball, leaned on Mills twice, turned to the baseline and scored a jumper. 5 to 4.

Jordan's technique is so perfect that it is difficult to defend one-on-one. He wants the ball on the strong side, Johnson is not good at double-teaming, and can only be defended by Atkins or Houston.

In the Knicks' positional battle, Atkins took it to the frontcourt and waited for his teammates to open the door to create an opportunity to single out Hubble in the middle.

Atkins is very excited today. After graduating from college, he has never enjoyed this kind of core treatment. This is his favorite way to play and can show off on the court. He was always scoring first and passing second.

He dribbled the ball continuously under his crotch, and Hubble stood relatively back, preventing breakthroughs and not preventing shots. Atkins changed direction to the left, and just as Hubble took a sideways step, he bumped into the pulled out Big Ben.

As soon as the screen came, it was a test of Langley's switching speed. A little slower, Atkins made a quick stop for a jump shot within the three-point line, avoiding Langley's block, and missed under slight interference.

At this time, Ben Wallace played his role again. He turned around and rushed to the basket after blocking, grabbed an offensive rebound, and was one step faster than Kukoc who retreated.

After landing, Daben did not force a second attack, turned around and passed the ball to the right 70 degrees, Kukoc retreated, and Johnson was empty on the outside.

Hubble hurriedly defended Johnson. The latter took the ball and missed a shot. He distributed the ball to the center. Atkins got an open position.

Jordan followed Houston in the left corner, Pippen and Mills in the right corner, Longley had already retreated to the penalty area, Kukoc chased Johnson, and Harper turned back to defend Atkins before it was too late.

Marginal newcomers are always easily overlooked. Although Atkins is thin and small, he has a specialty. He has an open jumper for a three-pointer, with a perfect arc and hollow into the net. 8 to 4.

Van Gundy and Yang Rui jumped up from their seats and applauded for the teenager.

Sun Zhengping said in surprise: "It's too unexpected. Without Ewing, the Knicks started scoring consecutively and beat the Bulls. And the core of the offense is rookie Atkins. He seems to have taken a stimulant today."

Zhang Lili sighed: "It takes great courage for the head coach to start a rookie in a key game. Van Gundy and Yang Rui also cooperate very well off the court. The Knicks are very likely to eliminate the Bulls this time."