The Bulls bench, Jackson questioned Jordan: "Michael, if you start playing like this, can your body support it? You disrupted our tactical plan."
Jordan sipped water and said, "With Ah Gan's situation like that, can I play any other way? Do you think we have a chance if we fall behind in the first quarter?"
Jackson couldn't refute. The Bulls were at a significant disadvantage in strength. If Jordan didn't step up with his personal ability early on, it would be very difficult to try to seize control later.
There was no choice, so Jackson could only agree with Jordan's style and simultaneously demand the team to strengthen their defense, closely targeting Ah Gan with stricter defense tactics.
On the other side at the Trail Blazers bench, Bird sat expressionless, instructing Carl and Dick Hart on tactical arrangements, while sitting next to Gan Guoyang, saying: "Fack you, Sonny. You've made your own decisions again, what are you trying to do?"
