In the latter half of the first quarter, the Chicago Bulls charged fiercely, but the Knicks charged even more fiercely!
The Chicago Bulls were still trying to defend, while the Knicks, except for Zhang Yang and little Anthony Mason who tried to block during fast breaks and engaged in one-on-one combat during set plays, all went full throttle on the offensive!
In 5 minutes, the Knicks shot up a score of 16 to 12, and by 11 minutes and 28 seconds, the Knicks were leading with 35 to 30, a 5-point advantage!
However, in the last 32 seconds, Jordan made a mid-range pull-up jumper and during a steal and fast break, he caused a foul resulting in two made free throws, single-handedly delivering a 4-0 run against the Knicks... At the end of the first quarter, the score was 35 to 34!
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Halftime break.
Zhang Yang and his teammates returned to the bench.
Starks looked regretful: "It's all my fault, I couldn't stop Jordan. Our 5-point lead is gone, wasting our hard work this half quarter."
