God of NBA point guards

Chapter 222 Zhou Quan: Tonight, we will decide the fate of the bull!

BJ pushed the ball to the frontcourt and encountered the defense just now. Seeing that it was not convenient for Pippen to pass the ball, he could only pass the ball to Jordan.

This time, Jordan cautiously pulled back to receive the ball, and then singled Zhou Quan one step from the right-wing three-point line.

He catches the ball with his left hand and raises it high, then leans down to drop the ball, with a sudden squeak, the foot kicks into motion, taking a strong step from the right (outer) side.

Zhou Quan quickly retreated sideways and stuck to Jordan's left side. Jordan forced two steps, and after reaching one step inside the three-point line, he suddenly stopped for a jumper.

Zhou Quan was sticking to Jordan's left side all the time, and his right hand was even on his waist. As soon as the opponent stopped, he immediately reacted. At this time, Jordan took off, and he immediately jumped up to block the shot.

Jordan forced his shot, and Zhou Quan immediately started to use force after landing, and rushed past Jordan.

If the ball hits, he plays a fast break. If he misses it, he plays a fast break. Anyway, he can't grab rebounds outside, and there are Joe Dumars and the assassins.

He believes that the rebounding ability of Rodman and Seikali is definitely better than that of Carterwhite and Grant, and it is more than one level stronger. In the first six games of the series, the Pistons averaged 7.7 more rebounds than the Bulls.And this is a backcourt rebound, and the chances of his teammates grabbing it are very high.

"Backboard!"

When Jordan took the shot, he knew that the ball would not hit, so he couldn't help shouting.

At this time, he found Zhou Quan rushing past him, and he knew what Zhou Quan was up to, so he quickly turned around and chased after him.

But when he started, it was already a step slower.

"mine."

Dennis Rodman snorted secretly, stuck Grant behind him, and grabbed the backcourt rebound in a sudden burst.

"give me!"

The assassin ran down from above, and Rodman quickly passed the ball.

The assassin received the ball, turned around and dribbled the ball past BJ, then glanced ahead, saw that Zhou Quan had passed the center line, and quickly passed the ball.

Zhou Quan received the ball in two steps across the center line, Jordan took the opportunity to tie, stuck to his left side, and began to confront, squeezing his center of gravity.

"squeak!"

He rushed two steps harder, and suddenly slowed down after reaching the top of the arc.

"Quick stop jump shot!"

Jordan's right hand was always on his waist, and his reaction was very fast, and it was an emergency stop immediately.

"squeak!"

But at the next moment, he exerted force under his feet to accelerate over others, strided over others with an acceleration of level 92, forced Jordan, and killed the top of the arc.

Jordan hurriedly turned around to pursue the defense, but was too late, and was a step slower.

"Beautiful breakthrough with the ball!" Bill Walton couldn't help but admire.

Before he could finish his sentence, Zhou Quan had already jumped up with the ball on the field, and Jordan, who was one step behind, also jumped up, reaching for the cap.

"boom!"

Under the dunk with the ball in his hand, the Bulls' rebounds whined again and again.

"Oh hoo!"

Two thousand Pistons fans raised their arms and screamed excitedly. The opening wave of [-]-[-] attacks brought their emotions to the peak.

"Iron Fist, come to Magic, let's partner." O'Neill jumped up from his seat and shouted at Zhou Quan.

"Great! Played great! Zhou Quan dunked three times in a row at the start, and all three times were considered fast breaks. The Bulls were a little stunned!" Zhang Lili shouted excitedly.

Sun Zhenping said excitedly: "Zhou Quan played two successful defenses and scored 3 points on 3-for-6 shooting. He is in great shape today!"

"Phil Jackson couldn't sit still anymore. He stood up and the Bulls served the ball and called a timeout." Zhang Lili said.

The atmosphere in the United Center is a bit depressing, just like the Bulls' bench at this time.

The Pistons were the complete opposite. The players on the bench were very excited, and the Pistons fans were also very excited in the audience.

Phil Jackson squatted in front of the bench, holding a tactical board and a pen in his hand and said: "Don't stand still, run, why is our pick-and-roll screen run gone? I can't see any tactical run in the triangle offense." , we now have a problem.

Scottie, Joe Dumars cuts your pass angle, but the assassins are a bit left, BJ has the down pass angle, you can cut right inside.

Bill, your position needs to come up a bit, come out a bit, and cover for Scotty, you can just be outside the left waist. "

As he spoke, he drew a pen on the tactical cardboard and drew a circle at a position other than the left waist. Cartwright nodded.

He said again: "Horace, you come out to cover for Michael. Michael, you and Horace make an outside cut and an inside cut. BJ passes the ball to the right wing, including the low post of the right wing. The angle of the entire right wing pass is completely open... "

The timeout ended and the game started. The Bulls served from the backcourt sideline, and BJ advanced one step beyond the top of the arc and stopped.

Pippen cuts inside at this point and Joe Dumars is chasing him tight, upside and still cutting off Pippen's receiving angle but is blocked by Bitterwhite and Sekaly is forced to switch but falls behind.

"Whoosh!"

BJ made a down pass and Isiah Thomas didn't reposition in time to block the pass when Pippen cut inside.

"boom!"

Pippen received the ball when he cut into the left line of the paint. Rodman had been pulled out by Grant, and there was no one under the basket. He flew up and dunked, opening the scoring record for the Bulls.

"Oh!"

Finally scored, the Bulls fans roared with excitement.

"Anti-pick-and-roll, pay attention to anti-pick-and-roll! Joe Dumars, lock your man, don't let him leave your side." Chuck Daly roared on the sidelines.

Pistons attack.

The assassins advanced to the frontcourt, which was the first positional battle for the Pistons.

As soon as he got to the front court, BJ immediately started to press and get into the physical confrontation.

The assassin was very depressed, his body was failing, and he couldn't do the previous technical moves, otherwise he could blow up the clown in front of him with one hand.

Sekali entered the penalty area, Cartwhite was on the side, plus Rodman and Grant, there were four people in the penalty area.

At this moment, Zhou Quan ran without the ball and entered the paint area. With Jordan and him, six people were in the penalty area, which was already very crowded.

"There are a lot of people." Zhang Lili shouted excitedly.

Zhou Quan moved continuously in the crowd, bypassing Rodman and Bitwhite successively, then turned around and bypassed between Rodman and Grant, and returned to the right wing.

His speed is not very fast, but every time he circles around people, it is very silky, like a ding jie ox.

"Damn rat!"

Jordan was very passive behind him. Every time he bypassed a person, his rhythm would be destroyed and he would have to exert his strength again. When Zhou Quan got out of the restricted area and returned to the right wing, he was thrown off.

Grant, who was on the edge, switched defenses in time and caught up with Zhou Quan.

At this time, the assassin passed the ball, and Zhou Quan caught the ball in one step at the right waist, took advantage of the opportunity to turn around and face the basket, and shook the ball with both hands.

Grant flew up directly, and the next moment, he dribbled a step sideways, and then when Jordan rushed up, he made a jumper.

"brush!"

Splashes appeared and two points were hit.

"The weird movement in the penalty area has become the iconic technique of Tekken." Bill Wharton praised.

Williams nodded in agreement and said, "That's right, several times in the league, almost no one can do the movement skills in the restricted area like Iron Fist.

Even Boggs, who is 160 centimeters, is more sensitive than Iron Fist, but it seems that he does not have such an ability to move freely in the penalty area. "

8:2, the Bulls attack.

Right wing, Jordan and Grant pick and roll without the ball, the former cut inside, the latter outside, Zhou Quan and Rodman switched defenses.

This is an established defensive strategy. Rodman is also a top defensive player, stronger than Zhou Quan, because he can defend from position one to position five, and his movement speed is also good. Switching defense is the best choice.

When BJ, who was holding the ball at the top of the arc, saw it, he quickly passed the ball to Grant, who was cutting outside. He thought that Grant had a height advantage in playing Zhouquan.

But his passing awareness is too obvious, and the assassin mainly blocks Pippen's side, and the probability of passing the ball to Jordan's side is very high. In addition, Zhou Quan's reaction is super fast. He got up, backhanded everything with his right hand, snapped, and broke the ball.

"Oh?"

Countless Bulls fans exclaimed in annoyance.

Zhang Lili shouted excitedly: "Steal! Zhou Quan cut off BJ's pass again..."

Zhou Quan controlled the ball after landing, and then began to counterattack.

However, the Bulls have already used this opportunity to return to the defense. BJ at the top arc and Pippen on the right wing have already turned around. Even Jordan, who is cutting inside, is desperately returning to the defense.

Holding the ball to the left-wing three-point line, Zhou Quan made an emergency stop, took a calm jump shot, and made a three-point shot.

At this time, Grant had been completely thrown off by him, and there was no defender around him.

"brush!"

The orange basketball flew towards the basket, drew a wonderful arc in the air, and then plunged into the basket.

"yeah!"

Two thousand Pistons fans and Pistons players shouted excitedly in an instant.

Bill Walton praised: "Tekken is in a brave state today. He has taken all the team's shots. He has made 5 of 5 shots and scored 11 points. He has completed two fast breaks after stealing, and his offensive and defensive performances are super explosive!
Now Jordan should stand up. If you can't stop the iron fist, then the morale of the Bulls will definitely be smashed by the iron fist. "

Lewis Williams said: "Almost all the media were not optimistic about the Pistons before the game. Many media even thought that tonight would be a one-sided game, but now, it is indeed a one-sided game."

Jordan took a deep breath. He didn't expect Zhou Quan's opening to be so explosive. Now it's 11:2, the team has fallen behind by 9 points, and he hasn't scored a single point. This is a tiebreaker, a game that cannot be lost. If he loses, he The dream of three consecutive championships is gone.

The honor of two consecutive championships can't support his status as the only super giant. Once he loses tonight, he is likely to become the next smiling assassin and fall into the mundane world.

At this time, his eyes were red, and the huge pressure made the fighting spirit start to surge in his body.

Phil Jackson resisted the urge to call a timeout. It wasn't a tactical problem just now, but the result of Iron Fist's powerful stealing ability. Calling a timeout was useless.

The Bulls attack and BJ advances to the frontcourt.

On the right wing, Jordan ran out of the three-point line to catch the ball in one step. When Zhou Quan followed, Grant came out and screened for Jordan on the three-point line.

Jordan took the opportunity to break through, and Rodman switched defenses. He continued to exert force at his feet. Under the powerful explosive power, he broke through Rodman again, and went to the basket to meet Sekali, who was returning to the defense, with a violent dunk.

"boom!"

With the sound of the violent explosion of the basket, Sekali, who lacked the ability to fight, fell directly to the basket.

"what!"

After completing a venting forced dunk, Jordan stood under the basket, pumped his fists continuously and vigorously, and roared with all his strength.

"Oh hoo!"

The entire United Center boiled instantly.

"Michael Jordan started to score. He dunked Pistons center Ronnie Secali on the first goal and dunked the opponent. The Bulls' morale began to come back!" Lewis Williams said excitedly.

"See if Jordan can play a wave, otherwise, with Iron Fist's current state, the Bulls' morale may still be beaten back." Bill Wharton said.

"Guys, we have one more."

On the field, after pulling Sekali up, Zhou Quan yelled angrily: "Remember, tonight we are the gods of the United Center. Tonight, we will decide the fate of the Bulls!"

"Fuck them!"

The assassin immediately agreed, and Rodman and the others roared at the same time. The morale of the Pistons was not weakened by Jordan's dunk.

"Don't think about it!"

Jordan was furious.

"Tit for tat!"

Zhang Lili sighed excitedly.

"Crack clap..."

In the media seats behind the bottom line, all the reporters had been stimulated by both sides so that their adrenaline was soaring. The excitement was not worse than that of the players on the field. The shutters kept pressing, and many reporters had already used the second film.

11:4, Pistons attack.

Next, Joe Dumars and Pippen each played an iron on both sides, and the Pistons still attacked.

The assassins advanced to the frontcourt, Zhou Quan on the right asked for the ball, and after receiving the ball, he singled Jordan on the three-point line.

After passing the ball, the assassin did not stop at the top of the arc, but immediately ran to Zhou Quan's side to set a pick and roll for him, blocking Jordan, Zhou Quan took the opportunity to move to the top of the arc, Jordan was one step behind when he squeezed the assassin, and BJ Zhou Quan was also switched, and the assassin got an open spot.

"Whoosh!"

Zhou Quan found that both Jordan and BJ were following him. The moment he pulled the ball up, he passed the ball backhand to the assassin behind him.

"not good!"

Jordan threw himself on the Assassin.

"boom!"

The assassin received the ball and made an open three-pointer. Jordan's block was a little slower, but the ball missed and the feel was a little worse.

"Snapped!"

Seikali picked off the offensive rebound over Cartwhite's head, then made a second jump to put the ball in the basket.

"Ronnie, great job!"

Zhou Quan immediately encouraged him loudly outside.

13:4, the Pistons led away by 9 points, Phil Jackson called a timeout.

"The Bulls are at a disadvantage in rebounding!" Lewis Williams said.

Bill Walton flipped through Secali's information, shook his head and praised: "Ronnie Secali has averaged 10.8 rebounds per game so far in his career, of which 3.64 are offensive rebounds. It reached 33.7%, and one of the three rebounds has an offensive rebound, which is a very high percentage, and Rodman is only 36.6%.

"He has small tonnage, height, and fast movement, much faster than Cartwhite. And he has excellent positioning awareness. If he is not so soft at the basket, he will rebound more." Williams laughed.

"There is no perfect human being. Smaller weight is faster, but the confrontation ability will definitely be worse." Bill Wharton laughed.

"Now the Bulls are a little passive. Rebounds 3:1, steals 2:0, turnovers 0:2, the Pistons made three more shots, 7 of 6 shots, and 4 of 2 shots for the Bulls." Williams said.

Bill Walton said: "There is no doubt that the Pistons started better tonight, playing at the top level on both ends of the offense and defense.

Among them, Iron Fist's three defenses are the key, stealing BJ's passes to Jordan and Grant twice, and defending Jordan's shot once.

In contrast, Michael Jordan made 2 of 1 shots and did not perform well on the defensive end. He just said before playing that he would dominate the fate of the Pistons, so now he needs to work harder, otherwise the Iron Fist will lead the Pistons in the United The center, at the home court of the Bulls, dictates the fate of the Bulls. "

Williams said: "Judging from the current performance, Iron Fist's ball-handling threat, Bill, I don't think it is even lower than Michael Jordan?"

"Threatening with the ball?"

Bill Walton pondered for a moment, then nodded immediately: "The offense is weaker than Jordan's, that's for sure, Iron Fist's offense is far from being as incomprehensible as Jordan's.

But his organizational ability and his passing ability are not comparable to Jordan, coupled with first-class personal offensive ability, indeed, Lewis, Iron Fist's ball-handling threat is not inferior to Michael Jordan, otherwise Phil Can Jackson switch Jordan to Iron Fist?This fully demonstrates the threat of Tekken holding the ball. "

Williams said: "In this way, Jordan still can't defend against Iron Fist. A ball-handler who has reached a first-class level in sudden shots and passes can't be defended by single defense. Moreover, Iron Fist's passes, breakthroughs, and even reached the top level. Top level."

Bill Wharton said with a smile: "Iron Fist's breakthrough is mainly because it is too comprehensive, coupled with realistic fake moves, Jordan has been fooled many times, and being stunned is common."

The words of the two were heard by many people and triggered their thinking.

For example, Lakers general manager Jerry West, such as Kings general manager Artos Rochelle, such as Warriors general manager Gary St. Jean and so on.

The same ball-handling threat as Jordan, that is, the league's top ball-handling core, and only a sophomore, so young, such a potential superstar is worth trading with any bargaining chips, even a whole team.

"Rebounds, protect our backcourt rebounds, this is my minimum requirement for you, understand?" Phil Jackson said to Carterwhite and Grant in front of the Bulls bench.

If it weren't for Cartwhite's status in the Bulls and his experience, he would have replaced Scott Williams, who has better rebounding ability.

But in the crucial tiebreaker, he didn't dare to let Scott play the main force, but if Carterwhite didn't perform again, he could only be forced to trust the loser.

(End of this chapter)