Jordan: I thought he was there to help me!

Chapter 18: The Bulls' terrifying dominance begins to emerge in the league!

Even though it was just the preseason, and even though the trio of Jordan, Pippen, and Rodman didn't average more than 22 minutes per game, they still won all six preseason games!

Furthermore, the Bulls not only won all six games, but also achieved a net point differential of at least 13 points in each game! Their terrifying nature was already evident in the preseason!

正式复出的乔丹更是打出了终结者T800一般的统治力，21分钟的上场时间里，他场均拿下19分7篮板6助攻的数据，命中率更是高达恐怖的69%！

What's even more noteworthy is that the league shortened the three-point line by 52 centimeters last season, which greatly improved the performance of many outside shooters in the league.

Jordan, who has never liked shooting three-pointers, also demonstrated his terrifying adaptability when faced with a three-point line that was 52 centimeters shorter.

他6场季前赛投出了44%的3分命中率，除了上个赛季短暂复出的那17场，这个数据比他职业生涯任何一年的3分命中率都高了最少10个百分点！

Jordan is destined to be even more terrifying in the new season!

A sleeping beast has been awakened!

At this moment, many people in the league must have wished they could sink the Magic's Nick Anderson into the Mariana Trench or send him to Mars.

This idiot stole the ball from Jordan in the final moments of Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals last season, securing the victory for his team. Then, he arrogantly declared, "Jordan is back, but the number 45 Jordan can never fly again. He's no longer the Air Jordan, he's just Jordan. The number 23 'Black Jesus' is gone forever!"

No one knows how much his words affected Jordan.

But Jordan trained like crazy during the offseason and is back in top form for the new season. Anderson is definitely to blame!

Aside from Jordan's brief demonstration of his continued peak performance to the world, Lin Tian has gradually secured the position of the team's second point guard in these six preseason games. Kerr, who is better at off-ball shooting, has been pushed to the shooting guard position by Lin Tian, ​​becoming Jordan's number one backup.

In these 6 games, Lin Tian's average playing time was only 14 minutes, and he was able to contribute 11.5 points, 3.3 assists and 1.3 rebounds. Although the data is not particularly amazing, his control of the fast break timing and the good passes he made in the fast break have made the whole of Chicago fall in love with him!

This young, handsome, and always creative man has unsurprisingly become the new darling of Chicagoans!

However, before the Internet had officially begun to develop and before live streaming and television broadcasting technologies were mature enough, most people in this alliance did not take Lin Tian seriously, and did not even know what his style and position were.

Most fans don't even have a place to watch game highlights; they just glance at the stats and realize that the Bulls seem to have a decent new player.

Of course, this is just the preseason. Lin Tian still needs the experience of the regular season to truly solidify his position in the team!

And he hadn't forgotten that the system had given him a task! He still needed to play more than 20 minutes in 10 consecutive games during the season!

This is also his first goal in the regular season!

After the preseason ended, all teams in the league had a three-day break before the regular season officially began!

The Bulls' first game was at home against the Miami Heat!

This season, the Heat have welcomed a new leader: Pat Riley, the "Mastermind." Under Riley's leadership, the Heat have quickly gotten back on track!

Before the season even started, the Heat acquired All-Star center Alonzo Mourning from the Hornets, making them a playoff contender!

Before the start of the new season's opening game, head coach Phil Jackson didn't say a word, or even give a motivational speech. He simply gathered everyone in front of the television and turned it on.

On TV, the Houston team, led by Hakeem Olajuwon and Clyde Drexler, were beaming with joy as they put on their championship rings from the previous season amidst the frenzied cheers of 2 fans at the Toyota Center!

The Rockets' championship award ceremony!

Less than five minutes into the ceremony, before Hakeem Olajuwon had even begun to speak, Jordan yanked the plug out of the television and turned it off.

Then, without saying a word, this tyrant walked straight out of the locker room!

Aside from Jordan, whose eyes were blazing with fury and whose body was brimming with immense anger, the rest of the Bulls didn't need Jackson to encourage or inspire them.

Each of them harbored resentment!

This year, we're determined to win the championship!

With this indomitable, unstoppable spirit, the Bulls are destined to hand the Heat their first defeat of the new season tonight!

At the start of the game, Jordan drove straight to the basket and delivered a stunning dunk over Alonzo Mourning, the league's leading shot blocker and Defensive Player of the Year!

After that dunk, Jordan let out an almost beast-like roar!

The entire United Center erupted in cheers and shouts!

came back!

Our king has returned!

Lin Tian, ​​who was still suspended by the team, dutifully played the role of his cheerleader and water boy, leading the way by waving towels and letting out excited roars to celebrate Jordan's super dunk that was destined to be selected as one of the top ten plays of the season!

In the end, Riley's Heat did not pose any problem for the Bulls at all, and they lost the opening game of the new season cleanly with a score of 72-90!

Jordan exploded for 42 points, 6 rebounds, and 7 assists, leaving the Heat looking utterly defeated and scrambling to escape!

Besides Jordan, Lin Tian also racked up a triple-double in this game with 33 high-fives, 11 towel wavings, and 12 jumping cheers, perfectly leading the Bulls' bench and becoming the number one figure in the atmosphere group!

In the next two games, the Bulls easily defeated their opponents. Although Lin Tian did not play, his performance on the bench greatly satisfied Jackson!

After all, no coach would like a guy who sits there silently when he can't play. Lin Tian, ​​who can liven up the team atmosphere and get the whole bench excited, can sit on the bench even if he breaks his leg or fractures his bone in the future!

Who doesn't love an atmosphere maker?