God of NBA point guards

Chapter 218 Three Points
The final quarter began soon, and the Bulls attacked.

"boom!"

Zhou Quan's defense was too tight, and Jordan turned around on the three-point line and missed a fallback jumper.

Seikali grabbed the rebound and the Pistons attacked.

Zhou Quan advanced to the top of the arc unhurriedly, not fast.

His physical fitness is not as good as Jordan's, but he didn't attack in the third quarter. He is not as good as Jordan's investment in both offense and defense, and he can still keep up with Jordan's rhythm.

This is also the goal he pursues, which is to be able to keep up with Jordan in terms of physical fitness in the crucial final quarter, otherwise, once the physical fitness cannot keep up with Jordan, he is likely to be blown up by Jordan in one quarter.

Even so, he deliberately lowered the rhythm of offense and defense to further reduce physical energy consumption.

At the top of the arc, he stopped and accelerated his dribble.

"breakthrough."

Jordan's nerves tensed.

Now he is very clear that facing Zhou Quan's breakthrough with the ball, he is somewhat unable to defend, and facing Zhou Quan's running without the ball in the penalty area, he is somewhat unable to keep up.

This made him a little reconciled. With his defense, Zhou Quan couldn't defend him when he was holding the ball or without the ball.

However, he didn't realize at all that Zhou Quan's single-handed defense was also at the top level, and he still couldn't defend against him. His reluctance was just out of paranoid competitiveness, thinking that he should defend Zhou Quan.

Just when his nerves were tense and he was ready to retreat, Zhou Quan's foot moved.

"squeak!"

There was a sharp screeching sound of sneakers rubbing, and the sole seemed to be smoking. Zhou Quan took a step with his right foot and broke through from the right side.

"not good!"

With a movement of his feet, Jordan quickly retreated, but the next moment, he knew he had been fooled.

A tentative step followed by a retreat. When Jordan retreated, Zhou Quan retreated beyond the three-point line, and then jumped up.

"Three points?!"

Bill Walton was startled.

Because Zhou Quan rarely shoots a three-pointer, he didn't shoot a three-pointer tonight. Now the Pistons still have the advantage of a three-pointer. Do you want to fight for a three-pointer at such a critical moment?
But he soon realized that this was not a three-pointer, but an unexpected offensive method. He didn't expect Zhou Quan to shoot a three-pointer, so what about Jordan?
After Jordan was shaken back, he couldn't go back. The ball flew high above his head. When he looked back, he saw the orange basketball falling towards the basket along an arc.

"brush!"

There was a clear sound of brushing the basket, and the moment the basketball fell into the basket, a pure white water splashed.

"Oh hoo!"

Two thousand fans of the visiting team cheered instantly.

Zhou Quan raised his fist excitedly, gave a high-five to Joe Dumas who was running over, then ran towards Jordan and started to defend.

79:73, the Bulls attack.

On the left wing, Pippen failed to break through with the ball and was entangled by Joe Dumars. He quickly transferred the ball and gave it to Trent Tucker at the top of the arc. Jordan, who was running on the right wing, immediately came out from the three-point line to catch the ball, and then Start singles week right.

"squeak!"

Use your feet to push Zhou Quan directly from the outside.

Zhou Quan turned around in time to catch up, and stuck to Jordan's left side, but Jordan's explosive power was too strong. He continued to use force in the second step and rushed over. He reached the position two steps away from the three-point line and made an emergency stop for a jumper.

"brush!"

Splash turned up and hit two points.

The next moment, Zhou Quan turned around and ran. Jordan chased after him with all his strength. Sekali, who received the ball from the basket, immediately retreated to the baseline and threw the ball to Zhou Quan.

"Hurry up, Zhou Quan is fighting back!" Zhang Lili shouted expectantly.

"Snapped!"

Zhou Quan received the ball at the center line, Jordan took the opportunity to catch up, stuck to his left hand, and began to squeeze him, destroying his center of gravity. Fortunately, his confrontation ability was not worse than Jordan, and he immediately controlled the ball, but Jordan Already ran to the front.

At this time, the rest of the Bulls quickly returned to the defense, and the opportunity for a fast break was gone, but he did not slow down. He changed to force Jordan again, and when he was outside the left-wing three-point line, he suddenly stopped and shot a jumper.

Jordan was not unprepared, just now Zhou Quan threw a three-pointer over his head, but he was on the defensive side and was in a passive position. When he reacted and stopped to jump up and block the block, Zhou Quan's ball had already shot.

"boom!"

Unfortunately, the ball failed to hit.

"mine."

Rodman arrived just in time, rushed to the basket and grabbed the offensive rebound over Grant's head.

At this time, Zhou Quan was retreating, and when he saw this, he immediately reached out for the ball. Rodman threw it out. After catching the ball, he immediately started to feint with one hand.

Jordan moved laterally to the left, with accurate judgment, blocking Zhou Quan who was breaking through from the right, but Zhou Quan followed by a feint and then turned around, both of which were top-notch breakthroughs with the ball. This time, Jordan failed to judge Zhou Quan's breakthrough On the one hand, Zhou Quan's shaking of his shoulders made him lose his focus.

Taking this opportunity, Zhou Quan made a breakthrough from the left side, and when Jordan was catching up with him, he suddenly stopped and shot a jumper when he was two steps into the three-point line.

"brush!"

The water splashed and hit two points.

81:75, the Bulls attack.

Bill Walton nodded and said, "Iron Fist has made rapid progress. Last year in the Eastern Conference Finals, he didn't have the strength to score against Jordan, but now he has it."

Williams said with a smile: "The main reason is that his breakthrough skills with the ball are so good. Although none of them have reached that very good top level, he is proficient in almost all breakthrough techniques. No way for him to drive with the ball."

"Well, it's the same as Iron Fist can't defend against Jordan."

Bill Walton nodded, and said again: "But in terms of offensive firepower, Jordan is the league's number one, with the only scoring ability. If Iron Fist indulges in competing with Jordan, I'm afraid it will suffer. His offensive efficiency and offensive strength are both high. It is not as good as Jordan, and the shots in double teams cannot be compared with Jordan.

Thanks to the off-the-ball attack in front, his efficiency is good today, higher than Jordan, but Jordan is improving his state, so pay attention. "

This time, Jordan entered the low position on the right wing and singled Zhou Quan.

But Zhou Quan didn't have a hard top at the back, and his position was a bit higher. This was Jordan's turn-around jumper, and Jordan seized the opportunity and suddenly turned around and slipped to the bottom.

However, this was Zhou Quan's defensive trap. When Jordan just turned around, he quickly followed up and stuck to Jordan, squeezing him to the bottom line.

The confrontation between the two was evenly matched. After Zhou Quan lost weight, he strengthened his lower body strength, but his overall strength did not decrease, and was more balanced.

Under the strong confrontation, Jordan's center of gravity became unstable. When he stepped into the paint area, his moving center of gravity was squeezed crookedly. Taking this opportunity, Zhou Quan reached out and stabbed the ball in an instant.

"Snapped!"

The strike was very precise, the ball was knocked out, and the two immediately grabbed the ball together. In the end, Zhou Quan, who had a lower center of gravity, faster neural response, and more precise hitting, grabbed the ball first.

"Beautiful! This is Zhou Quan's third steal, and also the second steal of Jordan in this game." Zhang Lili said excitedly.

"At critical moments, it depends on the defense." Sun Zhenping laughed.

Zhou Quan came to the left wing of the front court, made a tactical gesture, and then began to single Jordan.

He had already made two consecutive shots over Jordan's head, and the Bulls' defensive attention was immediately attracted to him, and the defensive formation immediately moved to the left wing, leaving the right wing empty.

At this time, when Pippen's attention was attracted by the left wing, he suddenly cut in, and by the time Pippen reacted, he had already fallen behind.

Just when Joe Dumars started cutting in on the right-wing three-point line, through the full-level panoramic vision, Zhou Quan "saw" a passing line, which was two meters from the top of the arc at his position, and went straight to the right. waist position.

About two seconds later, Joe Dumars will pass the right waist.

In other words, he will pass the ball to the right waist after [-] seconds.

The next moment, he turned right suddenly, moved half a step towards the top of the arc while his left elbow was stuck on the outside, then pulled the ball up and threw it violently with one hand.

"Whoosh!"

The basketball flew straight into that tunnel.

Jordan was pushed in front, stretched out his hand, and missed the ball.

"Snapped!"

Joe Dumars, who was concentrating on receiving the ball, stepped over the right waist and rushed to the basket. Whether it was Grant or Scott Williams, their attention was on the left wing, and they did not notice the inside cut from behind.

"brush!"

Easy layup and two points.

83:75, the Pistons lead by 8 points, and the Bulls attack.

After serving, Phil Jackson called a timeout.

He reminded Jordan that Zhou Quan can shoot, pass, and rush, so he must guard against sudden throws and passes.

At this time, it was very difficult for him, because he didn't know which point to focus on Jordan's defense.

Last year's Eastern Conference finals, Zhou Quan's personal offensive ability was insufficient, the offensive method was very monotonous, and the breakthrough was not so strong. Jordan focused on passing the ball, but it is different now. The three methods are very threatening. Ignoring any one Either choice is fatal.

And with John Paxson's end, Zhou Quan and Joe Dumars opened up the left and right wings, and Pippen and Jordan were no longer able to form a strong perimeter attack on Zhou Quan.

Zhang Lili analyzed at this time: "Now the Bulls are a bit tricky, Zhou Quan can't guard Jordan, and Jordan can't guard Zhou Quan.

And if Pippen is forced to attack, but Pippen and Jordan are on the left and right wings, and the distance is too far, the passing ability of Zhou Quan and Joe Dumars will also make the Bulls lose more than they gain.

The reason why the Bulls' perimeter defense is strong is the combined defense of Jordan + Pippen, one plus one is greater than two, but now they can't play this defensive effect of one plus one greater than two. "

"Didn't you say that Jordan's offense is stronger than Zhou Quan? The Bulls can't let Jordan strengthen his personal offense. Isn't offense the best defense?" Sun Zhenping put forward his own opinion.

Zhang rationally analyzed: "If Zhou Quan is just a pure shooting guard, the Bulls can indeed do this, and use the way of soaring points, relying on Jordan's stronger offensive ability to get more points.

But Zhou Quan is not a shooting guard, he is a point guard, and his passing is even more deadly and threatening, and he can make it easier for his teammates to score.

Let's put it this way, if Zhou Quan scored 20 points and 10 assists, the lethality of this kind of data is more deadly than Jordan's personal score of 40 points.

If Zhou Quan hits 30+10 data, the shooting percentage is close to 3%, and the assist-to-turnover ratio can reach [-], it will be almost difficult for the Pistons to lose. "

Sun Zhenping nodded and said: "That is to say, when Zhou Quan's personal offense is blocked by Jordan, he can still choose to pass the ball and let his teammates score with a deadly pass. And when Jordan's offense is blocked by Zhou Quan , his passing is not as threatening as Zhou Quan."

Zhang Lili nodded and said: "That's what I mean, but Jordan's passing ability should not be underestimated. While scoring, he is also the one who averaged five assists per game.

So now it is actually quite difficult to fight, no one has a clear advantage, it depends on the performance on the spot, who is in better condition, and whose tactics are more active and targeted. "

After the timeout, the Bulls' problem was not resolved. Jordan did not get tactical help when defending Zhou Quan. The Bulls' defensive system did not help him. He still defended Zhou Quan alone and could not concentrate. He has to distribute the three choices evenly, and he cannot pass any of them.

And Zhou Quan's breakthrough, offense, and passing are respectively 90, 90, and 92, and his organization has reached 90. They are all first-class, that is, all-round strong. , is a prediction error.

When he thought Zhou Quan would shoot, Zhou Quan passed the ball.

When he thought Zhou Quan would break through with the ball, Zhou Quan shot.

When he thought Zhou Quan would pass the ball, Zhou Quan broke through.

He had no choice but to strengthen his personal offense and try to use his personal ability to chase points when he was playing very frustrated.

His offensive firepower is indeed extremely powerful, and his state in the final quarter has improved a lot compared to the first half. Relying on this powerful offensive ability and firm willpower, he actually played an explosive state in the final quarter.

In the 10th minute, he made 8 of 4 shots, 2 of 1 three-pointers, and 3 of 2 free throws. He scored 11 points and scored 49 points in the game.

With 115 seconds left in the final quarter, 98:92, under Jordan's crazy attack, the Bulls bit the score and were only 6 points behind.

周权前10分钟5投3中，三分球2投1中，2罚2中，得9分，另送出一次抢断和3次助攻。

The Pistons attacked and called a timeout.

After Zhou Quan sat down, sweat dripped down his face, panting like a cow, he added a glass of energy water, and he got better.

Jordan not only attacked crazily, but also defended crazily, as much as he could, which consumed him a lot of energy.

That is to say, he did not blindly attack and break through. Basically, the three methods of sudden throw and pass were constantly switched, and he tried to play more reasonably, so as to maintain the consumption of physical energy and prevent it from breaking through the limit.

Not only him, but other people's physical energy consumption is also very large, they are all panting like cows, and the panting sounds on the bench come and go.

For example, Joe Dumars, defending Pippen in a misplaced position, was very confrontational, and he was also desperate, and his physical energy consumption was huge.

Zhou Quan felt that this time was very different from last year's Eastern Conference Finals. Last year, he had to constantly boost morale in the Eastern Conference Finals, but this time he always stood at the forefront and competed with Jordan, so the morale of the Pistons was always strong. One of the confidence.

"Pippen is entangled by Joe, and Jordan must stand up to solve the problem next. Zhou, you have to hold the first line of defense, and then stand up on the offensive end. You are the boss of the team, and you have to stand up at the most critical moment. Come out and solve the problem."

Chuck Daly was standing in the front talking loudly, yelling, because the noise of the Bulls fans behind was very loud, deliberately interfering with the Pistons bench.

"Jordan is only one point away from breaking 50 again." Bill Walton said enviously.

Williams said with a weird face: "But if we lose in the end..."

Bill Walton was taken aback, and said with a smile: "That's not his responsibility, it's a tactical problem of the coaching staff. Who can blame a super giant who scored 50 points?"

"Haha..." Williams laughed.

The timeout ends and the game begins.

The Bulls replaced the substitute insider Spencer King who played for 3 minutes, and Scott Williams, who took a 3-minute rest, played.

"Whoever has an open space, when he receives my ball, he must shoot decisively." Zhou Quan said to Joe Dumas and others when he was on the court.

Everyone nodded. At the critical moment, the Bulls will definitely strengthen their defense against Zhou Quan, which they all understand.

Just now Chuck Daly arranged defensive tactics, which is the key, because the Pistons still have a 6-point advantage, and with the ball in hand, defense is the most important thing.

Serving from the sideline of the bottom court, Zhou Quan took the ball and advanced it to the front court, came to the left wing, first gave the ball to Darnell Walker at the top of the arc, and then took it back to make a transition.

Joe Dumars is on the right wing, moving on the three-point line, and not going to the bottom line, always exposing himself to Zhou Quan's sight, but not close to the top of the arc, keeping Pippen firmly there, Don't give him a chance to flank Zhou Quan.

Zhou Quan was holding the ball on the left-wing three-point line, and Jordan leaned over one step away, staring at him with frighteningly bright eyes, like a beast, the invisible and powerful defensive pressure pressed on him, making his hairs covered. The feeling of standing up.

Exhaling a breath, he suddenly stood up, and the right hand holding the ball suddenly rose at the same time.

Jordan instinctively took a step forward, but at this moment, Zhou Quan suddenly received the ball, turned around in an instant, and began to break through from the outside.

At the critical moment, Jordan made the fastest reaction, retracted his right foot that was going up, and instantly retreated sideways, trying to stick to Zhou Quan's right hand.

But the next moment, Zhou Quan took a step back and withdrew from the three-point line.

"not good!"

Jordan was stunned when he saw this, and when he was about to go up again, Zhou Quan had already made a three-pointer, and the orange basketball flew towards the basket.

"Don't go in."

At this moment, countless Chicagoans and countless Jordan fans have only one thought.

"Go in."

In Detroit, in China, countless fans have completely opposite ideas.

"brush!"

Splashes appeared, and the three-pointer was hit.

"what!"

Zhou Quan excitedly pumped his fists and roared. In the crucial game, at the critical moment, he made the most resolute and cold-blooded shot.

"Oh hoo!"

Two thousand fans of the visiting team, the Pistons bench, sounded crazy shouts and cheers.

"Ugh!"

The moment the goal was scored, countless fans of the home team sighed.

Bill Wharton praised: "Continuous fake moves, Iron Fist is too calm, his willpower is so firm, like a rock, indestructible."

"101:92, now the Bulls are 9 points behind, and there are 92 seconds left. With the current state of Iron Fist, the chances of getting back are not high." Williams said.

Bill Walton nodded and said, "Although neither the Bulls nor Jordan will give up, and Jordan's condition has come out now, Iron Fist is in a better condition than Jordan today."

(End of this chapter)