Bickerstaff: "Defend as you should, but no, defend more strictly than before, with more aggression."
Jordan, taken aback: "What about the risk of fouls?"
Bickerstaff: "When the Pistons defended against you, did they all get ejected?"
These words brought Jordan back to a player's mindset... Right, just do it!
Bickerstaff: "If we really lose tonight because of the whistle, God of Basketball, it will be up to you later..."
Jordan: "No! Even if we win, I'll still bash them!"
On the Knight's side, Mike Brown also made personnel adjustments, subbing in Damon Jones and Ronald Murray, both good shooting guards.
On the court, the Knight's most stable free-throw shooter, Big Z, took the technical free throw... and missed!
The abuse from the fans behind the baseline was too harsh. It affected Big Z's shooting, showing he still needed to improve his mental toughness, not yet accustomed to such treatment.