At the end of the third quarter, the gap between the two sides remained at 15 points.
Jordan returned to the bench with a heavy expression, unable to hold back his anger at his teammates, criticizing their terrible defense.
The Bulls players remained silent, not daring to talk back to Jordan's criticism. After Horace Grant left the team, and the Bulls won three championships, no one dared to go against Jordan.
But everyone knew in their hearts, was it really the players' bad defense?
Not at all. Even Jordan himself got scored on by Isaiah Riddle and Kobe several times.
A former Timberwolves troublemaker, a tardiness king, and a second-year rookie managed to score repeatedly on Jordan; was it Jordan's poor defense?
Jordan's defense was definitely on point, but the Trail Blazers used clever screens, large-spaced running, high tower support, and defensive attraction to give the outside more relaxed scoring opportunities.
