Chapter 401Are you ready?

Chapter 401.Are you ready?

After the game, Zhang Yang attended a press conference and exchanged insults with Lambier across the two teams’ head coaches.

It feels good to scold...

More than a decade later, the league's "Civility Rules" covered all aspects, and players' words and deeds in NBA-related occasions were greatly restricted.

It has been less than ten years since Stern took office, and there are still a lot of messes that have not been dealt with. There are no restrictions on these peripheral matters. They can curse each other as much as they want, as long as it does not involve sensitive social topics.

Zhang Yang and Lambier were arguing with each other and were almost about to have a fight.

However, the head coaches of both teams were watching the show. They knew that this was just a way for the two to vent their anger over the rough confrontation and violent fouls during the game, so they just let the two vent their anger.

After a quarrel with Lambier, Zhang Yang felt refreshed.

He feels that he won all round tonight, the match was won, and Ranbir still has a stuffy nose.

After returning home, he watched the midnight sports news and reviewed tonight's game.

Whether from the game data or his personal feelings, the Pistons are the best defensive team he has encountered in his several experiences on this timeline, without a doubt.

The Bulls, Lakers, and Celtics we met before were no match for the Pistons.

他33分、马克-杰克逊18分10助攻、尤因25分10板3助攻,全队得分居然没破110!

As for his personal performance, before his explosion in the final quarter, he played for 31 minutes in the first three quarters, made only 15 of 6 shots and scored only 21 points.

This performance is not bad, but he is not Reggie Miller, who only needs to play 30 minutes and score 20 points. He is also not a player like Dumars who does not lead the team mainly by scoring points. He is a pure scorer.

If it weren't for his explosion in the second half of the final quarter and Ewing's explosion in the first half of the final quarter, their team's total score might have been just around 100 points, and they might have been overturned.

But being able to hold on and win in the crucial final quarter is their ability.

From the perspective of singles conditions, Zhang Yang likes the rules of this era very much - the opponent cannot move in advance, and the chances of double-teaming and backup defense are even worse.

Of course, there are also disadvantages in singles, as defensive players can play from any position, and the opponent is the first-line defensive giant Dumars.

However, he has a huge advantage over Dumars in terms of height and wingspan, which is another favorable condition.

Although the first game was won with great difficulty, especially at home, after the game, Zhang Yang was more confident than before the Eastern Conference Finals began.

Sometimes, envy, jealousy and hatred come so suddenly.

The next day, on the evening of the 17th, Zhang Yang watched the live broadcast of Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals, in which the Lakers easily defeated the Spurs 119-107.

Moreover, the score in the first three quarters was 93 to 70. The Lakers messed up the game in three quarters. In the final quarter, David Robinson scored 16 points in a single quarter, helping the Spurs to a single-quarter score of 37 to 26, which made the final score look a little better.

Zhang San: We are both playing in the divisional finals and we are both first in our divisions, so why is there such a big difference in treatment?

However, the Admiral was criticized by the commentator in the last quarter, and the camera would occasionally focus on the Magician who was sitting and resting. The Magician had a good sense of the camera, and he would laugh non-stop whenever the camera was on his face...

Admiral started his hobby of brushing statistics since his rookie year.

On the 18th, Zhang Yang put aside his envy of the Lakers and threw himself into their fierce Eastern Conference Finals battle.

At 8 o'clock in the evening, the Knicks and the Pistons started the second game with iron elbows and fouls flying, curses and whistles resonating.

After the experience of G1, Zhang Yang let himself go in G2 and became the Knicks' mouth cannon.

Although Zhang Yang here before was not a good person and also used swear words, he generally preferred to speak with goals.

But Zhang Yang is different. If the competition environment is more civilized, then he can be civilized. If everyone is swearing, he will use the words he heard from the aunties quarreling on the street...

With Zhang Yang joining, the Knicks, who were at a disadvantage in the previous game, bucked the trend and overwhelmed the Pistons, shocking their teammates and opponents. It opened the door to a new world. They had never thought that those words combined together could mean such a thing, and believed that this would be a series that would change the culture of cursing on NBA courts... It's a pity that after Iverson entered the NBA, Stern had to standardize the management of speech, behavior and dress.

However, although the team won the scolding, the Knicks lost the game. Thomas and Dumars both exploded in the third quarter, scoring a total of 22 points in a single quarter. The Pistons were 45 points behind 51 to 6 in the first half, but they scored 34 to 25 in the third quarter, overtaking by 3 points entering the final quarter and overpowering the Knicks 29 to 27 in the final quarter.

108 to 103, the Pistons defeated the Knicks away and tied the score at 1 to 1!
张杨今晚20投8中,其中三分球6中2,加上9中7的罚球,拿到25分8板3助攻2抢断,被23投11中拿到28分的杜马斯压了一头。

On the 21st, the two sides changed venues and the Pistons returned to the Palace of Auburn Hills with great momentum, scoring 30 to 19 in the first quarter.

The Knicks started a long journey of chasing points at the beginning of the second quarter, scoring 26 to 21 in the second quarter to narrow the gap to 6 points.

But in the third quarter, the Pistons were not defeated by Zhang Yang's 13 points in a single quarter. Thomas broke out with 11 points in a single quarter, withstood the pressure, and led the Pistons to a 24-24 tie with the Knicks, maintaining a 6-point advantage.

After stopping the decline in the third quarter, the Pistons started with an 11-4 lead in the final quarter, widening the score difference to double digits again and maintaining the advantage until the end!
Zhang Yang scored 31 points in a single game, and the Knicks lost to the Pistons.

105 to 99, the Pistons won two games in a row and led 2 to 1!

On the 23rd, the two teams continued their confrontation at the Palace of Auburn Hills.

Despite being far behind, the Knicks did not get discouraged and fought hard.

The Pistons were in high spirits and tried to put the series at match point in one fell swoop, scoring 31 points in the first quarter. However, the Knicks outperformed the Pistons in the first quarter. First, Ewing scored consecutively in the paint. At the end of the quarter, Zhang Yang made two consecutive free throws with the help of a screen and then shot a three-pointer against the opponent's power forward's defense. He scored 34 points in a single quarter, suppressing the Pistons against the trend and entering the second quarter with a 3-point lead!

In the second quarter, the Knicks were on a roll, scoring 32 to 26 in a single quarter. At the end of the half, the Knicks led the Pistons by 66 points with 57 to 9 away from home!
After the halftime break, the Pistons suddenly raised the level of confrontation, but the Knicks guessed that the opponent would do this, and their defensive level in the second half was no worse than that of the Pistons.

第三节活塞队23比19赢了4分,将分差缩小到5分,末节尼克斯队回敬了活塞队一个18比16的单节比分,将领先优势守到最后!
There is a very interesting point in this game - when the Knicks were scoring wildly in the first half, Zhang Yang scored 9 points in the first quarter and 6 points in the second quarter, scoring only 15 points, which was less than a quarter of the team's total points. In the second half, the Knicks scored 37 points, and Zhang Yang scored 20 points alone, accounting for more than half of the points!
When his teammates could score, he was happy to share the ball. He threw the ball 19 times in 10 minutes in the first half. But when his teammates couldn't score, he threw the ball 21 times in 20 minutes in the second half!
30投13中,其中三分球8中3,加上6中6的罚球,张杨拿到35分7板2助攻。

103 to 96, the Knicks narrowly defeated the Pistons by 7 points, regaining the lost home-court advantage and tying the score to 2-2!
The two sides will change locations and fight again, the decisive battle!
After 4 games, fans watching the live broadcast discovered something very special about this series.

In the last round of the series between the Pistons and the Bulls, it was obvious that the referees at the Palace of Auburn Hills and the Chicago Stadium had different standards for whistling. Because the two teams had very different confrontational actions, the Pistons committed more fouls at the Chicago Stadium, and Jordan's free throws dropped from 12 per game at home to 8 at the Palace of Auburn Hills.

But in this Eastern Conference Finals, there was almost no difference in the referee's standards of calls at the two teams' home courts. When the Knicks played the Celtics, they were relatively "civilized", after all, it was a crushing game. When the Knicks played the Pistons, their defensive moves were no less than those of the Pistons. They would often not wait until the Pistons committed a rough foul before retaliating, but would go for it when necessary, focusing on the strategy of striking first.

...

It was May 5th, and the Knicks had returned to New York for a day of rest and a day of training in preparation for the game.

That night, the Western Conference Finals ended. The Lakers, who were leading 3-1, defeated the Spurs 118-105 at home and advanced to the finals with a score of 4-1.

The next day, the fifth game day of the Eastern Conference Finals arrived, the focus of the battle. In the morning, the Knicks opened the training ground for interviews.

During a break in training, a local reporter asked him, "Jack, you guys had such a hard time, do you envy the Lakers for advancing so easily?"

Zhang Yang looked at the reporter speechlessly. Is this something the local media can ask?

It should be said that sometimes he felt that the Boston media was pretty good. At least when it came to foreign affairs, everyone had the same goals. Some of the media in New York were the same as those sent by Detroit.

He responded, "Of course, but I blame Jordan for that."

The reporter asked curiously, "What does this have to do with Jordan? He was eliminated in the second round."

Zhang Yang: "It's his fault that he was eliminated in the second round. If he had fought harder and eliminated the Pistons, we could have easily made it to the finals."

New York reporter: Oh my god! I love this answer! Isn’t this the topic off the court?

Next time, don’t bother big baby Jack, go find the gorilla!

The teammates watching the game didn't expect Zhang Yang to come up with such an answer. Wouldn't this make the unnamed Bulls player No. 23 go crazy?
With just one sentence and two big moves, all the teammates wanted to applaud the big brother!

The Lakers and Celtics are the most annoying teams in the past few years. As for the players, Jordan is the most annoying one for the players of each team.

All three are so dazzling that they have stolen the limelight in the past few years.

At 7:40 p.m., players from the Pistons and Knicks entered Madison Square Garden one after another.

The atmosphere was manic, and the players from both teams looked at each other with murderous eyes.

However, despite the glares, both teams have become accustomed to each other's defensive actions, and their emotions have become more restrained, with each game being better under control.

As for violent fouls, the Pistons have Laimbeer, Rodman, and Edwards; the Knicks have Gerald Wilkins, Vandeweghe, and Oakley.

In a fight, the Pistons have Laimer, Rodman, and Rick Mahorn; the Knicks have Zhang Yang, John Newman, and Oakley.

Both sides know that neither can do anything to the other in terms of violence, and whoever gets the upper hand may be the one to lose.

The Pistons were actually more fearful. Laimbeer and Rodman had suffered a lot from Zhang Yang. Every time they got physical with Zhang Yang, they suffered. This guy was not at a disadvantage when he was fighting two people at the same time! After every conflict, they would stare at each other in the locker room for a few minutes.

At 8 o'clock in the evening, the game started. Ewing defeated Edwards in the jump ball and the Knicks attacked first!

The Knicks, like in the past few games, set up their elevator door position for the first attack. Just as Mark Jackson passed the ball to Gerald Wilkins who was pulled to the left at a 45-degree angle, Thomas suddenly attacked and snatched the ball away with one hand.

Steal! Counterattack!
Watching Thomas rushing to the front court, the fans who were cheering suddenly screamed and booed wildly. Suddenly, the booing stopped and the cheers started again!

Thomas rushed to the front court and jumped up for a layup, feeling confused. He made a fast break layup, and the away fans cheered for what...

Before he could finish his puzzlement, he felt the light suddenly dim, and then he saw a hand reaching out from above his head, slapping the ball he had just thrown out onto the backboard before it reached its highest point!

Zhang Yang rushed out from the left side of the free throw line and blocked the shot across the court! Seeing Zhang Yang catch up with Thomas, Mark Jackson caught the ball that bounced off the backboard at the three-point line and quickly turned around to advance and counterattack!

After Zhang Yang landed, he immediately turned around and rushed out. Thomas didn't care about being surprised and chased after him... Thomas, who was unarmed, just caught up with the speed of Zhang Yang, who was also unarmed. He didn't narrow the distance between them and had no speed advantage!

The Knicks played 5 against 4, Zhang Yang received the ball on the three-point line, passed Rodman who was blocking him, and went straight to the inside. After attracting a double-team, he passed the ball to Ewing, who received the ball, turned around and made a hook shot!

Zhang Yang made a great contribution at the beginning of the game. Thomas should have made a steal and counterattack and scored, and the Pistons should have used this to start the away game with momentum, but they were blocked by Zhang Yang's chase-down block. Thomas' steal and counterattack instead boosted the Knicks' morale at the beginning of the game.

In the first half of the first quarter, the Knicks took advantage of the momentum at the start and scored 16 to 11 in the half, leading the Pistons by 5 points into the official timeout!
During this half quarter, the Pistons failed to keep up with the Knicks' offensive pace. In addition to their suppressed morale, it was also related to the fact that Thomas was too excited. He took three shots in the half quarter and missed a single one, which seriously hindered the team's performance.

The main thing was the block at the start of the game. Thomas saw the reactions of the people around him...

That goal made fans and players feel that Thomas is not as good as he used to be.

In the past, Thomas' speed was one level faster than others, but now he is only at the same level as Zhang Yang and Jordan.

People didn't notice it before because when the Bulls played the Pistons, Jordan and Dumars faced off against each other almost the entire time, with the two defensive giants competing against each other. The same was true in the first four games of the Eastern Conference Finals, with Zhang Yang and Dumars, the two defensive giants, competing against each other the entire time. There were few times when Zhang Yang defended Thomas, and it was difficult for the two to show their speed so intuitively through double-teaming.

Thomas has neither the excellent physical fitness of Iverson nor the ability to adjust his playing style after Paul's physical fitness declined. At the age of 29, he is gradually no longer the assassin who could easily score 20+10, and is beginning to collapse at the age of 30.

Of course, Thomas has only declined, and he is not yet at the point of no return. He is still one of the best point guards in the league, but he is no longer the super point guard who can be compared with Magic Johnson. He has not been selected to the best team for three consecutive years.

In fact, we can also see this from the fact that Thomas held Dumars back at critical moments in G1 and G4...

Thomas was unwilling to accept this and wanted to prove himself, but facing the Knicks' rough and tough defense, he once again fell behind.

During the official timeout, Chuck Daly scolded Thomas and repeatedly emphasized the word "team". Thomas finally woke up and realized that now was not the time to prove himself.

After the official timeout, Thomas calmed down and worked together with Dumars, Rodman, Edwards and Rick Mahorn to respond to the Knicks with a 3-13 wave in more than 9 minutes, narrowing the score to 24-25 and the difference to 1 point.

The Knicks were sluggish for a while after rotating their lineup, but the advantage they gained in the first half of the quarter still played a role. In the last minute or so, the Knicks withstood the Pistons' offensive. The Pistons scored two goals and got 1 points, while the Knicks scored two goals, one of which was a three-pointer, for 4 points. They prevented the Pistons from overtaking the score in the first quarter and even opened up a 1-point difference!
首节张杨出战9分钟,6投3中,其中三分球2中1,加上2中2的罚球,拿到9分2板1助攻1盖帽,率领尼克斯队以30比28领先活塞队两分!
After his block at the start of the game boosted his team's morale, Zhang Yang returned to the court at the end of the quarter and hit a three-pointer, firmly suppressing the Pistons' counterattack!
Seeing that they could not continue to score points, Chuck Daly arranged for his players to launch a defensive battle after the intermission.

Zhang Yang guessed that the opponent would most likely do this, so he asked Stu Jackson to adjust his strategy and play defense when he returned to the bench during the intermission. Stu Jackson was not very good at responding to on-the-spot situations, but he listened to advice... If he didn't listen to the tactical board, he would probably be in trouble, so it was better to listen.

So, after the intermission, the Pistons wanted to use defense to snipe the Knicks, but they found that the opponent had started a defensive battle first!

尼克斯队第二节得分大跌8分,单节只拿到22分,但张杨个人得分却从首节的9分钟9分、涨到了第二节的9分钟11分!
With a score of 22 to 19 in a single quarter, the Knicks withstood the Pistons' counterattack in the second half of the first quarter. In the second quarter, the Knicks widened the gap by 3 points. At the end of the half, the Knicks led the Pistons 52 to 47 and regained a 5-point lead!
The fierce defensive battle started early, and in the third quarter, both teams could only rely on their stars.

In this quarter, Dumas had the best individual performance of the game. He played the entire quarter, made 7 of 4 shots, including 1 of 1 three-pointers, and 3 of 3 free throws, scoring 12 points.

Zhang Yang only scored 8 points in this quarter, but Mark Jackson and Ewing both scored 6 points!
With a score of 26 to 24 in a single quarter, after three quarters, the Knicks extended their lead to 7 points, leading the Pistons 78 to 71!
In the third quarter, with the help of the future head coach and gorilla, Zhang Yang's offensive consumption was the smallest in the past five games. In the final quarter, the Knicks' overall offense was paralyzed again. Zhang Yang scored two-thirds of the team's points, scoring 5 points, while the team only scored 14 points, and the overall offensive performance was poor.

But the Pistons' overall offensive performance was also poor, and no one stood out to score points like Zhang Yang, and the team only scored 18 points!
As Thomas' unwilling three-pointer from halftime flew out of bounds, the final whistle sounded...

首节9分、第二节11分、第三节8分、末节14分……31投16中,其中三分球6中3,加上7中7的罚球,张杨出战40分钟,拿到42分6板2助攻1抢断3盖帽,率领尼克斯队以99比89力克活塞队,没再让对手抢走主场优势,赢下天王山之战!
After the game, Thomas slapped his thigh frantically. He attributed the loss to his slowness due to age and injury. If he could roam the court with speed like he did two or three years ago, he would not have dug a hole in the early stages.

Although Chuck Daly was annoyed that he was 5 points behind at the start and was stuck in the quagmire of chasing points later, he felt that was not the key.

In an interview after the game, he said: "We did a good job, Isaiah did a good job too. He didn't perform well at the beginning, just because he wanted to lead the team to win. I appreciate his competitiveness. I think we did nothing wrong tonight. We did a good enough defense. Ewing only got 16 points and Jackson only got 7 assists. We did everything, but we couldn't defend Jack. He saved the Knicks. If it weren't for him, we would have advanced to the finals now."

The Pistons godfather's words were widely reported by the New York media after the game, which praised Zhang Yang's performance crazily.

When Zhang Yang saw the interview clip of Chuck Daly, his first reaction was - this old guy is playing dirty!
If this was the second round, and they met the Pistons before playing the Celtics, this old bastard might have succeeded in provoking them.

The strength shown by the Pistons in this year's playoffs ranked second among the sixteen teams. Zhang San considers himself to be number one. Of course, he also admits that the number one position is not stable, but with a 3-2 lead, they are number one.

The ability to suppress the Pistons and win the decisive battle was achieved through the concerted efforts of the entire team.

Ewing only scored 5 points and 16 rebounds in Game 9, but the 6 points in the first quarter and the 6 points in the third quarter were both very important. Facing the group of beasts in the Pistons' interior, it was very good that he could hold on. He was far from being as weak as the media said.

Although Mark Jackson only had 7 assists, he scored 18 points, the highest on the team except for Zhang San, and managed the ball in an orderly manner.

The scores of others cannot be ignored either.

And the most important thing is defense. In the head-to-head battle with the Pistons, strength, belief and determination are all indispensable.

If they really had internal discord because of Chuck Daly's words, let alone a 3-2 lead, even a 3-1 lead would have been overturned.

The current situation is that if they charge, they can defeat the Pistons in one wave, and vice versa. Both sides have fought to the limit and cannot do better, and cannot make any mistakes. The Pistons dug a hole in the first half of Game 5 and did not fill it up after the game.

But now Zhang Yang is not really afraid of what old man Chuck Daly is doing.

No, Vandeweghe was the first to stand up after seeing Chuck Daly's remarks, saying: "Daly is right, Jack is the best player in the world, and it is my honor to assist him."

Vandeweghe was the one who disliked Zhang Yang the most in the team. The reason was simple. He was also the league's top scorer at the time. In the 83-84 season, he averaged 55 points per game with a shooting percentage of 29.4%.

He was later traded to the Trail Blazers and performed well. As the second scorer next to Drexler, he averaged 26.9 points per game. But after Paul Allen bought the Trail Blazers in the summer of 88, he looked down on him, who was already 30 years old. He wanted to promote Jerome Kersey and traded him to the Knicks. The Knicks gave him a three-year, $3 million contract extension until the 330-91 season. He was very happy at first, as his salary during his peak year was only $92... A year later, the Knicks gave Zhang Yang a three-year, $75 million contract.

Wouldn't he be jealous? He wasn't the type to hide his thoughts, so he didn't dare confront Zhang Yang head-on, but he dared to join forces with a few veterans and not play with Zhang Yang.

When Zhang Yang scored 65 points against the Celtics, Vandeweghe was the first to defect and became a supporter of the big brother.

His salary cannot be changed, and he still has two years left on his contract. He is already 32 years old, and it is almost time for him to retire after this contract is over. The most important thing is to win a championship with the boss.

Chuck Daly's trick hadn't even started to work when it was nipped in the bud by Vandeweghe's words...

...

Zhang Yang happily accepted the title of "the best player in the world" as mentioned by Vandeweghe, but some people were unhappy.

He was angry three times in one night. "It's all Jordan's fault that he can't beat the Pistons", "We would have advanced even if we had beaten Jordan", "Jack is the best player in the world". These three sentences from the Knicks made Jordan explode, but he couldn't stand up and say anything now. He had been eliminated early in the playoffs for the sixth consecutive year.

After a day of rest, on May 5, the Knicks came to the Palace of Auburn Hills to play a match point game against the Pistons away from home.

Jordan watched the live broadcast in front of the TV. Originally, he was also a supporter of the Knicks. It didn't matter who won the championship. He didn't want to see the Pistons win two consecutive championships.

It would be fine even if Zhang Yang won it. It’s not like this guy hasn’t won it before. In his rookie year, he won the championship with the help of Big Bird, and he even defended the title once later.

But tonight, he became a supporter of the Pistons. Now, the New York gangs are more annoying to him than the Bad Boys!

However, in the first quarter, the Knicks took the Pistons lead by 24 points with 16 to 8!
Both teams showed their intensity in the first quarter. After Dumas and Zhang Yang competed against each other for 5 games, he finally lost in the 6th game. He only scored 5 points in the quarter, while Zhang Yang scored 10 points!
In the second quarter, the Pistons successfully reduced the Knicks' score to 17 points, but they also only scored 17 points. At the end of the half, the Pistons were still 8 points behind the Knicks, with a score of 33 to 41.

After returning from the halftime break, Thomas, who had been unsuccessful in this series, exploded in one quarter, made three single-player three-pointers, scored 3 points in the quarter, and led the Pistons to 16 points in the quarter.

But Zhang Yang on the opposite side, relying on Mark Jackson's back-to-the-basket passing from outside the three-point line, made 3 three-pointers in a single quarter, plus a mid-range shot and a foul after a breakthrough in the inside, and made two free throws, totaling 13 points in a single quarter!
加上马克-杰克逊的单节5分5助攻、尤因6分、替补上场的范德维奇和特伦特-塔克各进了1个三分,尼克斯队单节拿到30分,强压活塞队一头!
After three quarters, the Knicks led the Pistons by 71 points, 62 to 9!
After the intermission, Jordan could see the confusion on the faces of the Pistons players through the TV screen.

It seems that we have no idea how to play better, and we don’t know what kind of performance we need to achieve in order to make a comeback.

The reason why he could guess what the Pistons players were thinking by looking at their expressions was because he had seen such expressions many times on video... Before every time the Bulls were eliminated, his teammates looked confused and helpless.

In the last round, the Pistons scored 7 to 27 in the fourth quarter of Game 17, crushing the Bulls and slaughtering them 93 to 74.

Tonight, it was the Pistons' turn to be beaten.

In the final quarter, the Knicks attacked with all their might, attacking and attacking, not giving the Pistons any chance to breathe, and defeated the Pistons!

The score in a single quarter was 30 to 17!

张杨首节10分、第二节5分、第三节13分、末节8分,打了44分钟,27投12中,其中三分球11中5,加上9中7的罚球,拿到36分6板3助攻2抢断1盖帽,强压拿到28分的托马斯和19分的杜马斯!
101 to 79, the Knicks defeated the Pistons in the match point and advanced to the finals 4 to 2!
Although he was expecting the Pistons to trip up the Knicks, Jordan felt much happier when he saw the Pistons eliminated.

But he felt that this was not enough, he had to beat the Pistons himself.

And Bird, he hopes Bird won't retire, he wants revenge in the playoffs...

But compared to the Bad Boys and Bird, Jordan now has a new opponent that he feels is more difficult to deal with - Zhang Yang! The New York Gang!

Zhang Yang defeated the two opponents he dreamed of defeating first, and he defeated them two in one breath!

Part of his hostility towards Big Bird and the Bad Boys was transferred to Zhang Yang.

Judging from the current situation, the Knicks will be at their peak for the next two to three years. Only by defeating Zhang Yang and the Knicks can Baldy Joe move to a new level!
Of course, with a heart as broad as a needle hole, he would never forget the revenge of being defeated by the Celtics and Pistons for five consecutive years.

Just when Jordan was about to turn off the TV and be alone for a while, Zhang Yang appeared in the post-match interview and he stopped turning off the TV.

When asked about reaching the finals in his first year after leaving the Celtics, Zhang Yang responded: "Bird and the Bad Boys are all over, and it's Magic's turn next. A new decade has arrived, and a new era is coming.

Ladies and gentlemen, are you ready? "

"Snapped"

Jordan's new remote control was broken again!

Bald Joe: I'm still thinking about how to get out of the East, but that damn Zhang San is already thinking about ending an era!

(End of this chapter)