God of NBA point guards

Chapter 215 Is This Called Timeout?
"The Battle of Tianwang Mountain."

Tokyo Daily put this name on the G5 game, which means the key battle that determines the rise and fall of the two sides.

Many stars arrived at the United Center to watch the game live.

The game started at eight o'clock, and before seven o'clock, fans filled the arena, and the atmosphere was warm and tense.

"Ervin, who do you think has a better chance of winning this game?" A reporter interviewed Magic Johnson.

He said: "Of course it is the Bulls playing at home. And at critical moments, I believe in Michael Jordan's ability and his psychological quality.

On the other hand, the Pistons have no one who can stand up at critical moments, no explosive scoring, and no ability to comeback once they fall behind by a big score.

Under Michael's defense, Iron Fist's offense was still a bit weaker, it was still not sharp enough, the offense was not resolute enough, and he did not believe in his own ability.

His breakthrough with the ball is good, but in most cases, he divides the ball after the breakthrough instead of solving the problem by himself. I suggest that he should strengthen his shot and shoot more resolutely. "

"Guess why he said that?" Zhou Quan asked suddenly, staring at the TV on the wall in the visiting team's locker room.

"I encourage you to take a shot, to abolish your most powerful passing ability." The assassin also stared at the magician on the TV, his eyes gleaming with indifference.

"I know, I asked him why he said that." Zhou Quan laughed.

"You have conflicts with him too?" the assassin asked curiously.

"I haven't heard of it!" Joe Dumas said.

"No." Zhou Quan shook his head.

He smiled and said, "People's hearts are very complicated. This guy doesn't know what other purpose he has."

He actually thought of the Lakers. The Lakers had already contacted Philip, hoping that he could play for the Lakers. Magic had just obtained 5% of the shares of the Lakers and was the small owner of the Lakers.

So, is this guy hoping that he won't be successful in the Pistons, or deliberately belittling him, making it easier to be traded by the Lakers?
The trade is not something he can decide, but he can also exert some pressure to benefit the Lakers' trade, which may be the purpose of the Lakers.

However, if the magician and the Lakers really mean this, he doesn't want to go to the Lakers instead, he doesn't want to be tricked.

At this time, Rodman shouted: "Iron Fist, after the second round, the league will announce the best team. I think you have the hope of being selected for the first team?"

"Double for a while?"

Including Zhou Quan, they were all taken aback.

"possible."

Joe Dumars smiled. He was selected to the best defensive team last year, but Zhou Quan's defensive performance this season has indeed surpassed him, and he has a better chance of being selected for the first team than him.

As for the best team, he has been selected to the third team twice, and he should have a chance this year, but at most he will be on the second team. For a while, he never thought, who can compete with Jordan at the second position?
Iron Fist does have a chance. After all, in the first position, from personal performance to team record, there is currently no point guard who has a better performance than him.

"Dennis, you are also expected to be selected to the best defensive team, maybe for a while." Zhou Quan laughed.

Rodman laughed immediately, he doesn't care about these vanities, but with these things, he has the confidence to ask for a bigger contract.

At this time, in the locker room of the home team, Jordan was on the phone with Barkley.

"Charles, don't lose to David Robinson. It's a rare opportunity. I want to taste what it's like to kill you in the finals."

"Michael, don't try to beat me this time, we will definitely get the match point tonight, and you, be careful not to be killed by that guy from Iron Fist."

"How is that possible? I will definitely win tonight."

Jordan's voice became sharp all of a sudden, and there was an invincible spirit and an extremely strong competitive spirit coming out of the phone.

"Me too." Barkley said unwillingly.

……

Tonight's game is very critical. If the Bulls lose and let the Pistons get the match point, the Bulls' hopes of hitting the three consecutive championships will drop sharply, so there is a lot of attention.

The United Center arena is very lively, with a large number of celebrities and celebrities.

At 07:30, the substitute came off the bench to warm up, and the starting lineup was announced at the same time.

Pistons: Ronnie Secali, Dennis Rodman, Joe Dumars, Joo Kwon, Isiah Thomas
Bulls: Scott Williams, Horace Grant, Scottie Pippen, Michael Jordan, John Paxson

In the ABC commentary seat, after getting the list, Bill Walton looked at it and said in surprise: "The assassin is on the starting lineup? Then the height of the Pistons' outside line is too disadvantageous. How can we fight?"

Lewis Williams was also a little surprised, but said: "Ulrich's poor performance on the court has become a loophole for the Bulls to target. The Pistons are also a good choice to take him.

For this set of starters, I think it will be Iron Fist who will control the ball. The current physical condition of the Assassins seems to be okay, better than last season, and they played less in the regular season.

His role on the court should be similar to that of John Paxson, dribbling the ball across half court, and then handing it over to Iron Fist, who will play against Paxson, it should be possible, everyone is injured. "

Bill Walton thought for a while and said, "Joe Dumars is at a great disadvantage in terms of height when defending Pippen, but the effect should be better than Ulrich, who spends most of his time defending black holes."

Speaking of which, he changed the subject and said: "The defensive end should be good, even better than Ulrich, but on the offensive end, because of the high disadvantage of the perimeter, how can they break through the Bulls' perimeter defense?"

Williams nodded and said: "Pippen defends Joe Dumars, plus the wingspan, close to 20 cm height disadvantage, Joe Dumars' performance tonight can't be counted on, so the outside can only look at Iron Fist and Assassin.

However, although the current physical condition of the Assassin is better than last season, it is also limited. The shooting percentage in the regular season is only 42.5%. , who can guarantee? "

Bill Wharton shook his head and sighed: "The Pistons are very troublesome. I don't want Ulrich to be caught and beaten by the Bulls, so I can only fight big with small things. If we lose this game, let the Bulls get the match point. With the strength of the Bulls, there is little hope of getting it back."

In the locker room of the home team, after getting the starting lineup of the Pistons, Phil Jackson looked at it and knew that his calculations had been shattered. The Pistons would rather lose the height of the outside line and the thickness of the bench lineup, and also won Ulrich. starter.

After thinking for a while, he said: "We also have an advantage at the third position, we still play the same as the last game, and Pippen has to continue to exert strength.

Scotty, you have a height advantage, let's watch Joe Dumars and see the situation first.Defensively, you have to stare at Joe Dumars. "

"I will do it."

Pippen's spirit is very uplifting and authentic.

Phil Jackson said to Jordan: "Michael, according to the habits of the Pistons, it should still control the ball with an iron fist, and you should try to cut off his connection with the low post.

The two wings can be put aside, the assassin will definitely not be in a good state to play the main force, let the iron fist be passed to Joe Dumars, and Pippen will solve him. "

Jordan nodded. Joe Dumars was not threatening with the ball, never was, far less threatening than Iron Fist with the ball.

He didn't think about assassins at all. The current assassins have long been out of his sight. When it comes to festivals, Iron Fist is his number one enemy.

Not long after, the starters from both sides came to the player tunnel.

When the assassin and Jordan met, they both snorted coldly.

Zhou Quan smiled and joked, "It's just a game, how come you two are enemies? Please, don't be so stingy, don't bring the conflicts on the court to the court."

There are still many security guards in the player tunnel. The general managers of both teams are there, as well as reporters and photographers. Hearing this sentence, they all find it funny. You, Larry Johnson, and Oakley have all fought in the boxing ring, okay?
Jordan glared at Zhou Quan, bastard, I can't beat you, if I can beat you, I'll trade you here and beat you in the locker room every day.

"Shh!"

The visiting team played, the Assassins went first, the Iron Fist was the finale, and Jordan's two major enemies in the Pistons played. The United Center's boos tonight were particularly violent.

Zhang Lili said with a smile: "Assassin and Zhou Quan are really similar, they are the kind of people who are born with a smile on their faces."

Sun Zhenping smiled, and didn't take up this topic, because what happened next might make people think that Zhou Quan is a smiling tiger.

"Victory! Victory! Victory..."

"We are tough..."

The shouts of the home fans suppressed the shouts of the [-] Pistons fans, but the voices of the Pistons were like grass, endless.

At eight o'clock, the game begins.

Jump ball, Bulls attack.

John Paxson pushed the ball upfield, the Assassins matched up, he gave the ball to Pippen on the left wing, and then went to the left corner.

At this time, Grant mentioned a high position and acted as support.

This is the requirement of the triangle tactics. John Paxson goes to the bottom corner to wait for the opportunity, and at the same time presses the opponent's point guard on the bottom line, weakening the speed of the opponent's counterattack fast break.

He is good at open shots and running positions, almost 100% of open shots, three-pointers are also accurate, his shooting percentage is even higher than Jordan, of course, because most of his shots are open shots.

However, he was injured by Zhou Quan in the Battle of Auburn Hills last season, just like the Assassin, and then he was injured again. This season, like the Assassin, he is resting and recuperating. He didn't play much, and now he is forced to start in the playoffs.

It's just that his running position is no longer good, so he can only wait for an open shot.

Pippen caught the ball, played big and small, and started to single Joe Dumars.

"Look at Joe Dumars' defense. If he can't defend against Pippen, it will be troublesome." Zhang Lili said nervously.

Joe Dumars has a small tonnage of only 86 kg. He has good foot strength and fast speed. His defensive characteristics are position selection and confrontation. His defensive actions are not large and he is not easy to foul. Can entangle the opponent.

And Pippen's current tonnage is 102 kilograms, and the tonnage of the two sides is not at the same level at all, so he knows that it is difficult for him to defend Pippen with the defensive method he is good at.

He is now standing on the inside in front of Pippen, covering Pippen's right hand, trying to force the opponent to break through from the outside, and at the same time force the opponent to control the ball with his left hand, but he didn't fight because he knew he couldn't resist Pippen.

Pippen was very sensitive, turned around, controlled the ball with his left hand, and broke through from the outside.

Joe Dumars moved quickly, kept up with the rhythm, and still blocked Pippen's right hand, preventing the opponent from easily shooting or rushing up.

This time, Pippen felt very uncomfortable, because he didn't take a step forward, was entangled, and failed to break through with the ball.

He felt that beating Joe Dumars was not as easy as beating Ulrich. If it was Ulrich, he would have rushed over in one step.

In the left block area, the assassin saw Pippen break through, and immediately came up to attack.

"Behind."

Jordan had moved from right wing to left wing, demanding the ball behind Pippen.

Zhou Quan took the lead and cut off the passing angle of Jordan and Pippen.

Jordan immediately passed Zhou Quan, cut inside and continued to ask for the ball. The main purpose was actually to take Zhou Quan away, so as to prevent Zhou Quan from going up to pinch Pippen.

But Zhou Quan turned around and pinched Pippen from behind.

At this time, the assassin's flanking attack also arrived, and the three of them formed a three-pointer against Pippen at one step inside the flanking three-point line.

"Oops!"

When Jordan saw it, he hurried back to meet him.

Seeing John Paxson in the left bottom corner, he also moved up quickly. On the one hand, he responded to Pippen, and on the other hand, he was preparing to return to defense.

At this time, Pippen had already joined the ball and held the ball tightly in his arms.

Zhou Quan also put his hands on the basketball, and the two sides were at a stalemate.

"drop!"

The referee came over and blew the whistle, awarding Pippen and Zhou Quan a scrimmage.

Bill Walton said with a smile: "It seems that it is not so easy for Pippen to beat Joe Dumars. The big fights the small and the big fights the small. There are advantages, but there are also disadvantages. This is the two sides of things."

Williams nodded and said: "The speed is not as good as others. As long as Joe Dumars is stuck in the correct position and has a certain confrontation ability, it will be difficult for the slower Pippen to get past."

On the sidelines, Phil Jackson stood up from his seat.

But he sat down again, a ball doesn't mean anything, he has to look again, give Pippen more opportunities, and can't easily adjust the established tactics.

"Snapped!"

When the basketball was thrown up, Pippen took the ball away first by virtue of his height. Jordan's direction was taken by him, and the Bulls still had the ball.

Jordan caught the ball on the right side of the arc, swayed up immediately after landing, shook Joe Dumars, then got up a second time, and shot a three-pointer.

Joe Dumars didn't keep up with the rhythm and could only use his eyes to defend.

"boom!"

But the ball missed, it was short, the basketball hit the basket and rebounded, and was caught by Rodman.

The Pistons attack, and the Assassins take the ball and move forward.

In the front court, he did not give the ball to Zhou Quan or Joe Dumars, but stopped at the top of the arc.

"The assassins with the ball? Iron Fist off the ball?"

Many experts at the scene and in front of the TV were a little puzzled when they saw this scene.

Seeing this, Phil Jackson stood up from his seat, glanced at Chuck Daly, his old opponent, and then stared at the field.

Joe Dumars was active on the right wing, leading Pippen toward the paint.

Zhou Quan, on the other hand, was active on the left wing, and he took Jordan to the paint area at the first time.

This time, in addition to the two point guards at the top of the arc, the four insiders on both sides, plus four outsiders, eight people, the paint area was immediately full.

Zhou Quan focused on moving in the crowd, and all the gaps in the passages in his line of sight were clear. Even when he turned around and moved, he also brought the space behind him into his line of sight. The entire paint area could not escape his full-level panoramic view. .

He can always observe the next gap to pass in advance, so his movement is also the most agile.

"Oops!"

Michael Jordan took only three steps behind him, was thrown off, and collided with his teammate Williams.

Zhou Quan turned and circled a few times, drilled out of the paint area around Joe Dumars and Pippen, and arrived at the right wing. The entire right wing was empty at this time, absolutely no man's land.

"Out!"

At the top of the arc, seeing Zhou Quan drilled out of the paint, the assassin suddenly moved to the right wing, got rid of John Paxson, and passed the ball.

Two steps away from the right waist, Zhou Quan received the ball, turned around, and made a calm jump shot.

At this time, Jordan was already trapped in the crowd, and Pippen was the same. As the defender, Grant was inside, blocked by Rodman, and had no chance to make up the defense. Within three meters of Zhou Quan, there was no chance. A Bulls defender.

"brush!"

Open mid-range shot and hit a goal.

"Beautiful! This movement is beautiful. The Pistons play big with their small size, fully utilizing the small man's mobility advantage." Bill Walton said happily.

"There is a problem with tactics."

Phil Jackson immediately made a timeout gesture, and the Bulls called a timeout after serving.

"Is this called a timeout?"

Countless Bulls fans were a little confused. The game had just started, and Phil Jackson's timeout made them feel a little bad.

(End of this chapter)