One Year Left to Play-Chapter 286 - 99: Only Hard Work Deserves No Betrayal
It's just that those three superstars... Zhang Hao discovered a point that is rarely discussed - the Bulls' several championships were really fought out by relying on two or three stars!
However, although this point is rarely mentioned, Jordan's first three-peat immediately placed him among the top five in history, not only because he led the team to the three-peat but also for this reason.
The atmosphere between the two teams was completely different. The players of the Brooklyn Nets were under great pressure, but they were also filled with the hope of winning. They truly did not want their win rate to fall below fifty percent.
And between people, it's impossible to empathize with each other. The Bulls took every game seriously, wanting to win every game, but they really didn't take the Nets to heart, just purely focused on the game, joking and laughing before the game.
In the final preparatory time before the game, the two teams were distinctly separate. The Bulls players had no intention of getting acquainted with the Nets players, and the Nets players, including Zhang Hao, did not go out of their way to warm up to the cold shoulders of the other side.
At 6:28 p.m., the referee signaled the starters of both teams to prepare to take the court.
When Jordan went to the technical table to wipe chalk, the audience erupted in enthusiastic cheers.
Memories of the future made Zhang Hao very clear not to care about such things, but half of his youthful heart still felt... quite agitated!
He just wanted to win!
And precisely because of that half of the future memory, he knew that Jordan would become the God of Basketball. When facing Jordan, he wanted to win even more!
Zhang Hao walked to the technical table, standing beside Jordan to wipe chalk.
Jordan tilted his neck sideways to glance at Zhang Hao. That look...
Very interesting!
"I really do have a good eye. From the beginning, I thought this guy had talent. It wasn't for nothing that I praised him. This time, it proves my vision, right? From now on, whenever the media asks me about rookies, I'll just praise him!"
As he was wiping chalk, a sudden chill ran up Zhang Hao's back, making him shiver involuntarily, but somehow...
Right then, subtitles popped up.
Zhang Hao didn't delve into why he felt a chill run up his back and promptly looked at the triggered task.
"Special signed player Zhang Hao is about to officially face the strongest team in history. Task: Glorious Mark triggered."
"Glorious Mark:
Goal: In the 1995-1996 season, under the host's guidance, for every time Zhang Hao helps the team beat the Chicago Bulls, get a reward of 30 days life extension. If Zhang Hao achieves consecutive victories against the Bulls, an additional reward of 30 days life extension + one Silver Lottery will be given. If Zhang Hao achieves 3 consecutive wins against the Bulls, an additional reward of 90 days life extension + one Golden Lottery will be given."
"Damn!"
The profanity slipped out, and Zhang Hao looked at this task, the rewards were excessively generous! If he wins three consecutive games against the Bulls, the third win would directly grant him a 120-day life extension + a Golden Lottery!
But the difficulty... Can any team win against the Bulls twice in the 95-96 season's regular games?
Even if we bring all the historical strong teams from the NBA, it would still be tough! 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝙬𝙚𝓫𝒏𝓸𝓿𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝙤𝓶
If they win against the Bulls once, next time that man on the other side will definitely come after them like madmen, Zhang Hao firmly believes in that.
The rewards look enticing, but the difficulty... it's almost impossibly difficult.
"But what is the Golden Lottery?"
"Bronze Lottery, worth 30 days life, can be used once when the host's remaining life exceeds 500 days, or gained through task lottery opportunities, consuming 30 days of life when meeting the life conditions for the lottery.
Silver Lottery, worth 90 days life, can be used once when the host's remaining life exceeds 1000 days, or gained through task lottery opportunities, consuming 90 days of life when meeting the life conditions for the lottery.
Golden Lottery, worth 180 days life, can be used once when the host's remaining life exceeds 1825 days, or gained through task lottery opportunities, consuming 180 days of life when meeting the life conditions for the lottery.
Every multiple of the remaining life reaching the lottery conditions grants a lottery opportunity in each tier independently, and each multiple uses the chance once and cannot be repeated.
The lottery chances obtained through tasks are reward lotteries and do not consume life."
"So the lottery chances cost life, but the task-gained lottery chances are free? Is that what it means?
Cumulative life increases lottery chances, which means if I wait and accumulate 1825 days of life, I can draw three Bronze Lotteries, one Silver Lottery, and one Golden Lottery at once? Too bad I can't farm the lottery chances repeatedly, uh, I don't have the life for that anyway."
Seeing the referee already stepping onto the court with the ball, he postponed further research on the newly triggered lottery mechanism, focusing his attention as he stepped onto the court.
...
The Bulls sent out a starting lineup of Ron Harper, Jordan, Pippen, Rodman, and Langley.
The Brooklyn Nets sent out a starting lineup of Kenny Anderson, Graham, Almon Gilliam, Zhang Hao, and PJ Brown.
At 6:30 in the evening, the game began.
PJ Brown easily won the jump ball over Langley, giving the Nets the first attack.
Almon Gilliam reached the front court and kept a threatening presence on the right side of the three-second area, without intending to receive the ball, unlike Schmitz, who is tall but soft. Luke Longley has a very rugged playstyle, and Rodman's defense also intimidates him.
If Kenny Anderson attempts a breakthrough while holding the ball, getting past Jordan... it's difficult, but not impossible, though further ahead, there's Rodman's mid-range interception and steals, Pippen's defensive help, and Langley at the hoop...
