Chapter 35 Deserving the Salary_3

Only as his opponent on the court can one feel, how painful it is to never get offensive rebounds and second-chance points.

Overall, in the second quarter, the Bulls caught up with the score by utilizing a window of opportunity and Grant's advantage.

Afterwards, both teams started a tug-of-war, with Jordan going all out in the second quarter. Despite Grant being shut down by Ah Gan and without second-chance opportunities, Jordan maintained the score with an extremely high one-on-one success rate, helping the Bulls to a one-point lead over the Trail Blazers at halftime.

Jordan scored 15 points in the second quarter, like Ah Gan, both garnering 22 points by halftime, ending the first half of the struggle.

Clearly, the real battle would be waged in the second half.

In the first half, one Bulls player underperformed, and that was Pippen.

Aside from scoring the team's first point with a mid-range shot at the start, Pippen's performance was less than satisfactory afterwards.