Chapter 49 Impatient

When everyone thought that the fourth quarter would pit Gan Guoyang against Jordan as in their past clashes, the plot took an unexpected turn.

The Bulls maintained full-court pressing defense throughout the game, but it suddenly collapsed under the coherent offensive coordination of the Trail Blazers.

The fourth quarter began, and the Trail Blazers surged ahead with a 10:2 run, all ten points coming from Gan Guoyang's assists.

Porter hit a three-pointer, Sanders scored under the basket, Jerome Kossie got a score through a cut to the basket, and then Petrović nailed a three-pointer from the arc off Guoyang's assist—his third three-pointer of the night.

The Bulls' triangle offense, however, stagnated. Cartwright had yet to score in the game, completely baffled by Guoyang's defense.

The Trail Blazers double-teamed Jordan, starting their attack before half-court, and shots from Pippen, Grant, and BJ Armstrong just wouldn't fall.