I'm playing a franchise with my beloved Bulls, and was 0-5 with this line-up:
Curry
Chandler
Pippen
Rose
Crawford
...and the usual bench mob.
I only had Pippen for the final 2 of those 5 games because he hadn't officially signed with the Bulls and I already started my franchise! In the first game he had 4pts (2-6) 6 boards and 8 assists.
I was losing games and something didn't feel right about the team, plus I hated using Jalen at the SG spot, and there's no way Scottie's going to the bench. Then you have Fizer, Marshall and Baxter, and no freakin centre!
Jalen was pissing me off, so I traded Jalen Rose (78) and Marcus Fizer (72, who was not playing well) to the Sonics for Ray Allen (80) and Predrag Drobnjak (68 or 69).
I played 2 games and started:
Curry
Marshall
Pippen
Allen
Crawford
How marvelous it feels to have a guy who can shoot from raaaannngeee! And all that crap about Pippen being a veteran leader? It's all TRUE!!
Scottie has been great, a real veteran making clutch plays.
@ Boston:
After trailing 18-2 at the beginning of the game, I make a run late in the first and it's 29-19 Celtics lead. By halftime I'm down one, and Ray Allen has dragged us back in the game with 18 points in the half. But Scottie Pippen is the match winner here folks, He scores 10 points in the fourth and finishes the game with 18 (season high). He made a couple of threes in the 4th, and a midrange, and inside baskets. With me trailing by a point and less than a full shotclock, Pippen ends up with the ball in the corner after play gone wrong, he has a little space and knocks down a three on Jermaine Jones (celtics starter) with 3-odd seconds left. I win by 2 points.
Paul Pierce had 36. Antoine Walker had 16. Ray Allen finished with 29 and 6 assists in his Bulls debut. Drobnjak chipped in 10 points off the bench.
86-84 BULLS!
@ Minnesota:
I havent moved Spree to Minny just yet. I trailed by 51-40 at the half, and by 15 in the third, before making a run and trailing by 5 going in the fouth. Ray Allen was hot all game, and I find myself trailing by 3 points and exactly 10 seconds remaining. On the previous poessesion Jamal Crawford had an open three but missed from the corner. I got the ball back with 10 secs and called for time. Minnesota played Zone pretty much all game, and it was fun because once I realised what was happening I managed to get a lot of open shots, inside and out. So I had Pippen on top of the floor with 10 seconds, dribbled left towards the basket, and predictably Kendall Gill came over and doubled leaving the purest shooter in the league open in the corner! He hits the three with 1.2 seconds remaining, and Scottie Pippen blocks Sam Cassells last attempt (hey it's nba live, I know he's gonna shoot it straight away!
) In overtime it's close again, and with the game tied, Scottie Pippen hits an 18 footer whilst being fouled (one of those animations where the legs fly everywhere and his hands go up in the air as the ball just pops out!). He makes the free throw too, and I win by a point. Kandi man had a shot to win it for minny but from the low post!
Ray Allen: 40 points, 5 assists.
106-105 BULLS!!
Pippen 12 (10 after half time) and 8 assits.
Crawford 22 & 9. Marshall and Curry: 10 pts each.
Sam Cassell led Minny wth 26, and got support from Sczczczcrebeijakovski with 24, and Kandi man chipped in 13 & 10.
...Deeeeep breath!
2 wins in a row. Ray Allen is the man, Scottie Pippen is a veteran savy crunch time hero, and he doesnt get migranes anymore!!! Jalen Rose sucks...
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