210: Reverse the Heavenly Gang (Vote for monthly tickets!)

Indiana's fans did not regard Pippen as a threat at all, since he had already shown signs of fatigue in the series against the Hornets.

But Pacers' coach Larry Bird didn't think the same, he had long reminded his team, "Be very careful with Scottie, if he guards Reggie, all of you need to be ten times more careful with your passes!"

Bird had been teammates with Pippen on the Dream Team, he knew just how outstanding Scottie Pippen was.

There were only two tragic aspects to Pippen's career.

First, during the peak of his career, he was teammates with two players at the pinnacle of basketball.

In Chicago, he first encountered Jordan, then seamlessly transitioned to teaming up with Roger, and then Jordan came back.

Second, he had become Roger's main rival in the previous few seasons.

Roger had crushed the Chicago Bulls for two consecutive years, scattering the dynasty team and making Pippen's defense seem worthless.