God of NBA point guards

Chapter 206
At this time, Phil Jackson replaced Scott Williams as a substitute insider. Williams' defense and offense are average, and his rebounds are not bad. He is 208 cm long and weighs 104 kg. He moves fast and can play the fourth and fifth positions.

"You confront Sekali, keep him away from the penalty area, pay attention to his movement, and protect the rebound." Phil Jackson urged.

The game restarted and the Bulls attacked.

Zhou Quan injured the main center with the first ball, which dealt a certain blow to the Bulls' morale. At this time, the atmosphere in the United Center was not as hot as before. The Bulls fans were waiting for Jordan's counterattack. They believed that Michael Jordan would not let They were disappointed.

BJ pushed forward with the ball, and Jordan and Pippen were on the left and right to respond.

Zhou Quan was in the front and defended and retreated, looking like he was ready to steal at any time, which made the nerves of the Bulls' three perimeters tense. No one dared to underestimate him as the king of steals.

Zhang Lili chuckled and said, "Look, this is Zhou Quan. If he is alone, the Bulls will keep three players in the backcourt, including an active No.1 player like Jordan and an All-Star small forward like Pippen. "

At the men's basketball team, Adijiang and other members of the men's basketball team couldn't help but feel ashamed when they saw this.

Think about last year's Olympic Games, as long as they were pressed by the opponent in the backcourt, they would panic and make mistakes again and again.

Liu Yumin was also here, and said at this time: "When Xiao Zhou comes back, invite him to the capital, maybe you go to Changsha, and practice with him, so that you can get used to this intense game style."

"Uh-huh."

Hu Weidong and other outside players nodded one after another.

BJ faced Zhou Quan, and Zhou Quan's aura was too compelling. Like a tiger ready to pounce, he carefully advanced to the frontcourt, and after giving the ball to Pippen, he breathed a sigh of relief.

At this time the Bulls players began to run.

After Scottie Pippen passed the ball to Williams in the low post on the left wing, he immediately went around Ulrich and cut in to the basket.

After receiving the ball, Williams pretended to attack. When Pippen cut in, he suddenly passed back. Pippen received the ball, rushed into the paint from the left waist, and flew towards the basket.

Rodman quickly returned to the basket, and Pippen seemed to make a pass, and the ball flew over the former's head and flew to the right side of the basket.

At this time, Grant cut to the basket from the weak side along the baseline, followed behind Rodman, received a pass from Pippen, and scored a small throw.

Zhou Quan came down from above to help defend, and was a step slower.

Pistons attack.

Zhou Quan advanced with the ball in the backcourt, while Jordan defended and retreated in front. The retreating speed was very slow, deliberately suppressing the former's advancing speed.

His purpose is not to steal, but mainly to prevent Zhou Quan from rushing up, because with Zhou Quan's speed and explosive power, as well as his tonnage, once he rushes up, it will be a pickup truck with full gas, just like before, braking with static, Center forwards get knocked over.

At this time, Joe Dumars entered the right wing of the frontcourt, directly crossed the three-point line, and went deep into the wing to get the ball.

Facing BJ, he has a height advantage of 3 cm and a tonnage advantage of 7 kg. The height advantage is not large, but the tonnage advantage is great, so the position is very deep, just outside the right waist position. Instead of running, he stands The ball is set.

In the frontcourt, Zhou Quan planned to follow Chuck Daly's arrangement, let Joe Dumars play one first, and see if he could play a misplaced advantage over BJ's head.

If Joe Dumars can play a strong mismatch advantage like he played Boggs in the first round series, he can be let go to attack.

At this time, BJ circled forward to defend, and Joe Dumas did not hesitate. He immediately turned around and cut in, stepped on the right waist with one step, and looked at the top of the arc at the same time.

Zhou Quan advanced two steps beyond the top of the arc, and Jordan was in the front position to the right, mainly defending his right hand, blocking the angle of passing down and to the right wing.

His eyes immediately turned to the left wing, and he looked like he was going to pass the ball to Ulrich, but he was actually going to pass the ball to the right wing.

Jordan scoffed, Ulrich has a fart offensive ability with the ball, I'm his old teammate, don't I know?
He didn't bother to care about the passing angle of Zhou Quan and the left wing. Ulrich had Pippen beside him, so it was better to pass it. He raised his hands in agreement. The question is, do you dare to pass with an iron fist?

Seeing that Jordan was unmoved, Zhou Quan knew that he couldn't be fooled, but at this moment, watching BJ go around to defend Joe Dumars, he immediately realized that he was about to pass the ball.

The next moment, he suddenly pulled to the right, and at the same time exploded the ball, and the ball was also pulled up.

Almost at the same moment, Joe Dumas turned around and cut in, stepping on the right waist.

"squeak!"

Jordan quickly took a step sideways and stood in front of Zhou Quan.

But at the next moment, Zhou Quan quickly turned around, handed the ball to his left hand, passed by Jordan, and rushed to the top of the arc with the ball.

"be cheated!"

Michael Jordan paused in his heart. After turning around to pursue the defense, Zhou Quan had already killed the top of the arc and was too late to catch up.

At this time, Williams and Grant returned to the penalty area from the left and right to defend, and they were two meters below the free throw line, forming a closing trend.

Joe Dumas cut inside to the basket and missed the ball. Seeing Zhou Quan kill with the ball, he stopped quickly, stretched his arms, and blocked BJ who was chasing behind.

Zhou Quan reached the free throw line, went one step further, and stopped in front of Williams and Grant.

"Oh!"

With a push, there was a sound of the basketball hitting the ground, and his ball bounced from Williams' crotch into the hands of Joe Dumars.

"brush!"

After receiving the ball, Joe Dumars made a backhand layup and easily hit a goal.

In the ABC commentary seat, Bill Walton smiled and said: "A man who can block Iron Fist, but he can't block his ball. The current Iron Fist is not the same as last year's Eastern Conference Finals. At that time, he could only be regarded as a point guard. He is not strong, barely offensive, and not very efficient, but now, he is just another assassin."

Lewis Williams said with a smile: "Michael's defense against the Iron Fist is also impossible to defend against. He must defend against passes and breakthroughs. When he is close to the three-point line, he must also defend against shots.

Tekken's three-point shooting percentage in the regular season was 37.2%, and in the first round of the series it was 37.5%. The three-pointers are not weak, but they don't shoot often. "

4:2, the Bulls attack.

This time, Zhou Quan and Joe Dumars switched defenses, and he followed Jordan.

When BJ saw it, he breathed a sigh of relief.

In fact, Joe Dumars' defense is very strong. After all, he defended three times for one round. much smaller.

After he advanced to the frontcourt, he still handed the ball to Pippen, and he stayed at the top of the arc to respond, which was also conducive to quickly returning to defense.

At this time Grantra came up and screened for Pippen. Pippen broke through the wall, bypassed Sekali who was following him, and rushed into the paint.

Zhou Quan quickly went down to make up the defense, Pippen reacted quickly, and with a push, the ball flew to the top of the arc, where BJ was temporarily open.

On the right wing, Joe Dumars quickly made up for the top of the arc, and Rodman, who was in the low position on the right wing, pounced on Jordan, and the Pistons began to quickly rotate to make up defense.

The Pistons' defense is not as good as last season, but Rodman, Joe Dumars, and Zhou Quan can still form the strongest flank defense.

BJ quickly passed the ball to Jordan on the right wing.

Jordan received the ball and singled Rodman. He leaned first, then quickly turned around and made a fallback jumper. The entire attack time was completed in only 1.3 seconds. Zhou Quan didn't even have time to help defend.

"brush!"

Splashes appeared and two points were hit.

"The offense started well!" Bill Wharton praised.

Pistons attack.

Zhou Quan advanced to the top of the arc, first passed the ball to Ulrich outside the three-point line on the left wing, overdid it, and then immediately took it back.

Jordan fought close to his body, putting one hand on Zhou Quan's body.

But Zhou Quan held Jordan with his left elbow, preventing him from being close to him, and raised the ball high with his right hand, ready to pass the ball.

Although Jordan's current strength is a bit stronger, it is also very limited, and he can't stick to his body even if he is resisted.

At this time, BJ continued to go around the front to defend Joe Dumars, who turned around and cut to the basket immediately.

The Bulls only have Grant on the right side of the basket in the penalty area, and the backup center Williams is on the left waist. There is no space under the basket, but there is a chance.

At this moment, Zhou Quan suddenly turned to the right, swung his right hand catching the ball, and made a passing motion.

Jordan was fooled. When he moved sideways, Zhou Quan quickly made a back pass, and with a backhand, the ball flew from behind him to Chauduma who was cutting in, along an unobstructed channel from top to bottom. s.

After receiving the ball, Joe Dumars stepped over the basket, came to the left front side of the basket, and then turned around for a layup. Grant missed the block and made another easy goal under the basket.

"The elusive back pass! There is no way to defend this kind of pass. No matter how good a defender is, he can't prevent this kind of pass." Zhang Reasonable said in admiration.

Then Jordan missed a goal under Zhou Quan's defense, and then Zhou Quan assisted Joe Dumars again.

In the 3rd minute of the first quarter, 8:4, the Pistons took the lead away, and the Bulls called a timeout.

"Jordan didn't take many shots in the first quarter, and he made 2 of 1 shots. After Iron Fist dunked the first ball, he sent three assists in a row. Joe Dumars made 3 of 3 shots. Did the two of them agree that they would not play hard in the first quarter? ? Iron Fist averaged 32 points per game in the first round, and even played better than Jordan, he should be the best scorer for the Pistons now." Lewis Williams said.

Bill Walton said with a smile: "Michael Jordan is out of shape today, let the iron fist on his head send three assists in a row.

With so many assists, Iron Fist doesn't even need to make a shot himself, Joe Dumars can blow up the Bulls.So I bet Phil Jackson should change his lineup, take away his point guard and let Pippen or Jordan handle the ball. "

In front of the Bulls' bench, Phil Jackson called the backup point guard, John Paxson, who was the main point guard last season.

He doesn't want the lineup to lose speed. The inside line is already very slow, and if a forward is added outside, the overall speed will be even slower. Therefore, it is the best choice to switch to a guard who can carry Joe Dumars.

In the last two games against the Pistons in the regular season, he didn't do it well. They were all forwards in order to paralyze the Pistons.

John Paxson defended Joe Dumars in the Eastern Conference Finals last year with good results. He has been playing as a substitute in the regular season this season. He is indeed injured, but it is not that serious. He intends to smoke bombs to prepare for the playoffs.

"John, I don't ask you to guard Joe Dumars, you don't have to go forward, you just need to reduce his offensive efficiency after he catches the ball." He urged.

"Understood, coach." John Paxson nodded.

The meaning of the head coach is very clear, that is to let Joe Dumars catch the ball and let the Pistons' offense be concentrated in his hands, so that the defense is more purposeful.

Joe Dumars's scoring is not explosive, unlike the previous assassins who scored 25 points in a single quarter, that is the explosive scoring power, the kind that can kill people in one hit.

Pause ends.

"Oh, John Paxson was really replaced?" Bill Wharton asked in surprise.

"Two point guards?"

Lewis Williams said with a smile: "Actually, Joe Dumars is also the height and tonnage of a point guard. He can play at the first and second positions. The Pistons also play double point guards. Now the two sides are on the same page.

In the Eastern Conference Finals last year, Joe Dumars singled John Paxson, the effect was mediocre, and he didn't have a misplaced advantage. So what about this time? "

Chuck Daly saw that the Bulls replaced John Paxson, and immediately shouted to Zhou Quan: "Zhou?"

Zhou Quan, who had just played, ran over immediately, and Daly said, "Pick and roll, switch back with Joe, and you go to play Paxson."

"OK."

He nodded.

Bulls attack.

Joe Dumars defends John Paxson, Pippen catches the ball in the half court, and breaks through with the ball on the left wing. Sekali can't come back from the outside. Joe Dumars comes down from the high post to help defend, and then passes the ball to the top of the arc. The vacant Paxson.

Zhou Quan let go of Jordan and immediately defended the top of the arc.

Jordan saw the opportunity and immediately cut in from the outside, and Paxson passed Jordan again.

Jordan went into the right-wing three-point line to catch the ball in two steps, met Rodman's supplementary defense, made an emergency stop jumper, and accurately hit another ball.

"8:6, Jordan made two of three shots." Bill Walton said.

Pistons attack.

Zhou Quan took the ball to the front court and went to the right wing.

"Pick and roll."

Jordan knew well that Zhou Quan must go to Joe Dumars to play a pick and roll, and then get a chance to single John Paxson.

Joe Dumars has only a three-centimeter advantage over John Paxson in height, and only a two-kilogram tonnage advantage, so there was no dislocation advantage in the Eastern Conference finals last year.

But Zhou Quan is different. With a tonnage advantage of 6 kg, and stronger confrontation ability than Joe Dumas, it is possible to play a dislocation advantage on Paxson.

Coming to the right wing, Joe Dumas took the initiative to pick and roll, and immediately ran to the top of the arc after breaking it, while Zhou Quan held the ball and broke through to the right wing.

Jordan did not switch defenses, bypassing Joe Dumars and chasing Zhou Quan, while John Paxson chased towards the top of the arc, but both of them were a step slower, no matter how fast the defense changed, it was impossible not to be affected by the pick and roll.

Zhou Quan rushed into the flank, and Jordan took a shortcut to catch up to the front.

But at this moment, he made an emergency stop, and then immediately took a step back after dribbling the ball, pulling away from Jordan, and the ball was pulled up high, and his left hand closed.

"A pull-up jump shot? Or a feint?"

Now, Jordan was in a difficult situation, he had no choice but to jump forward, not daring to release Zhou Quan's emergency stop jumper.

But at the next moment, Zhou Quan started to break through with the ball again. He changed direction and accelerated beyond others. After jumping over Jordan, he rushed to the paint area.

When he reached the right waist in two steps, Grant came up from the low post to defend, and Rodman, who was in the low post on the right wing, took the opportunity to cut to the basket, then received Zhou Quan's pass, and made an empty basket with one hand.

"boom!"

Missed and hit the edge of the basket.

"boom!"

The next moment, he made a tip-up.

At the moment of tipping, Jordan rushed in from behind and just missed getting the ball out.

Zhou Quan stared at Rodman without saying a word, and the latter smiled awkwardly: "Iron Fist, really, it really didn't go in the first time."

"If the goal doesn't go in, and we lose two points in the end, Dennis, you will be my boxing partner for a month." Zhou Quan threatened.

Rodman's face turned bitter, Iron Fist, it's just a rebound to save you an assist, you don't need to kill me, right?

Jordan glared at Rodman, you bastard, you dare to rebound in this kind of game, don't you take me seriously?

Bill Walton explained: "The ball was played very well. The Iron Fist was considered to be a head-on attack on Jordan. This is the second time he has a head-on attack on Jordan today.

If Jordan can't prevent Iron Fist's pass, and can't prevent his breakthrough with the ball, the Bulls will definitely fall into a passive position. "

Williams analyzed: "10:6, the Pistons still lead. Judging from this offense, Iron Fist wanted to use the pick-and-roll to get rid of Jordan and single John Paxson, but Jordan didn't switch defenses.

Judging from the current situation, Jordan did not prevent Tekken's pass, and twice allowed Tekken to complete the breakthrough with the ball. Jordan needs to be more involved on the defensive end.

So will Tekken give up the pick-and-roll tactics next and start a confrontation with Jordan?I am looking forward. "

(End of this chapter)