The Greatest Scoring Duel in Finals History!

"Kobe had given the Bulls an utterly unreasonable opening blow!"

"7:0! Phil Jackson called a timeout."

"Against a five-championship dynasty-level team, Kobe looked as seasoned as if he were the one who had played in five Finals! Ruthless! This sequence of offense and defense was about far more than one three-pointer and two two-pointers!"

"This was offense and defense at their absolute peak! Kobe first provoked Jordan, igniting his anger and drawing Michael into a one-on-one battle with him. Then, on the defensive end, he shut Michael down again! He even stole the ball from an absent-minded Rodman!"

"This series of moves had caught the Bulls completely off guard!"

"Michael looked terrible! Would he try to get even with Kobe next, or would he play more rationally?"

At that moment, Jordan wanted to tell the Zen Master to give him the ball! He wanted to settle things with Kobe once and for all!

But when he saw the Zen Master's calm expression, he swallowed the words that had reached his lips.

Forget it!

For the sake of victory, what did a momentary personal contest matter?

In this league, only Phil Jackson could make Jordan calm down.

That was the understanding and respect they had built over more than a decade. With any other coach, Jordan might already have grabbed the basketball and started trading shots with Kobe!

That was also why Jordan had declared that Phil Jackson was the only coach he was willing to play for. Only Phil Jackson could make him cast aside those irrational human impulses and become a true god!

Back on the court, Kobe was somewhat speechless to see Michael once again hunting Bowen in a mismatch.

It was not that Bowen's defense was weak. The current Bowen simply had not yet reached his peak.