Jordan still harbored doubts about Jackson, before the Bulls could seriously contend with the Portland Trail Blazers.
The players were about to go out for warm-ups, the reporters were asked to leave the locker room, and Phil Jackson began burning sage and beating a hand drum to gather the players for the pre-game strategy meeting.
This game's strategy by Phil Jackson was completely different from the previous battle with Gump.
He wrote a big name on the whiteboard: "Gump".
Then he marked a big cross over the name.
Horace Grant asked, "Are we going to kill Gump?"
Jackson shook his head and said, "You might as well kill me."
Everyone laughed, maintaining peace was important in the game against the Trail Blazers.
Jackson continued, "We need to encircle Gump in defense, suppress his efficiency."
"Bobby Beelman loves efficiency, and Gump is the most efficient scorer in the league."
