God of NBA point guards

Chapter 268
On the evening of the 8th, the Delta Center Arena.

At 07:30, the two sides announced the starting lineup.

Jazz: Felton Spencer, Karl Malone, David Benoit, Jeff Malone, John Stockton
Sonics: Sam Perkins, Rodman, Schrempf, Kendall Gill, Zhou Quan

The game was not televised nationally, only in the Salt Lake City area.

At [-]:[-], the home team became more active, and the two starters met in the player tunnel.

When Rodman saw the postman, he laughed and whispered to Zhou Quan: "Iron Fist, the pig's head is here."

"Ha ha……"

Zhou Quan couldn't control it and laughed.

Rodman's voice was actually quite loud. The postman heard it, and his face was rigid. He neither spoke nor looked at Zhou Quan and Rodman.

"Detref, I heard that your German boxing is very popular?" Zhou Quan didn't bother to pay attention, and turned to Schramf and said.

Upon hearing this, Schramf immediately nodded proudly: "Yes, Iron Fist, boxing is very popular in our country."

Speaking of this, he said with admiration on his face: "Tekken, many of the sports you are good at are one of the most popular sports in our country."

"Oh, those?" Zhou Quan asked curiously.

"The number one favorite in Germany is of course football, then golf, third is ice hockey, and then boxing," Schramff said.

Rodman yelled strangely: "Oh, Tekken, you accounted for three of the top four most popular sports in Germany, you go to Germany to develop, don't grab our jobs here."

"Haha..." Zhou Quan and the others laughed.

Seeing Zhou Quan and the others talking and laughing happily, Karl Malone, Stockton, and Jeff Malone looked at each other, their faces full of unhappiness.

In the first round of the playoffs last season, they met the Sonics unluckily. In the final round, the Mammoth retired after finishing last season, but the team got Tom Chambers from the Suns and then from the Timberwolves. Felton Spencer has increased his internal strength, the Jazz is getting better and better, and their ambitions for this season are even greater.

However, the Iron Fist guy actually ran from the east to the west just after winning the championship. Although the Supersonics are equivalent to rebuilding, who would dare to underestimate the rebuilding of the Supersonics?
There is no doubt that the arrival of the Iron Fist has increased the competition in the West. At the same time, John Stockton has never taken advantage of the Iron Fist. It can be said that Zhou Quan is the nemesis of Stockton, and the Jazz is likely to be defeated by this team. The new Sonics are restrained, that's why they feel unlucky.

"Shh!"

The visiting team played, and the fans in Salt Lake City were not polite to Zhou Quan. After all, they just beat the postman in the professional boxing ring, and when they saw him play, they all booed desperately.

"Ha ha……"

Zhou Quan likes such a lively away game and such active fans. He hates the lifeless arena the most.

"Shh!"

Seeing Zhou Quan waving at them constantly, is this a provocation?The boos of the Jazz fans became more violent.

……

At eight o'clock, the game begins.

"Guys, what do we want tonight?"

"victory!"

Zhou Quan yelled, Rodman and others responded in unison, and then walked onto the court.

There is no height inside, the jump ball is the weakness of the Sonics, and the Jazz is offensive.

John Stockton entered the frontcourt with the ball, and Zhou Quan defended in front.

One is 77 kg, one is 92 kg, one runs slowly, one runs fast, one does not jump high, one can jump very well, vision, confrontation, passing, offense, defense, organizational ability, Zhou Quan has an advantage in all aspects .

In terms of advantages, John Stockton barely has a little advantage in game experience, and nothing else can be mentioned, all of them are disadvantages.

Since his rookie season, against Stockton, Zhou Quan has never lost the wind and has always been dominant. He has played against the 5-time assists leader, 5-time steals leader, 3-time All-Star, 6 times defensive second team, [-] times The superstar of the best second team, no matter in terms of body, technology, psychology, etc., now he has a crushing advantage.

And this is also an important reason why the postman and others felt very unlucky after he came to the East.

Facing Zhou Quan's suffocating defense, especially the crazy steals, John Stockton was under a lot of pressure and his nerves were tense.

At this time, the postman came to the top of the arc and made a pick and roll.

But Zhou Quan heard the sound of sneakers rubbing closer and closer behind him, and realized that the pick-and-roll was coming, so he immediately stepped up and forced Stockton to change his position. Tocton's pick-and-roll tactics.

John Stockton took advantage of Zhou Quan's closeness and quickly broke through, but after two steps, Zhou Quan, who moved faster, was close to his side again.

However, over the years, the pick-and-roll tactics created by Jerry Sloan have reached a high level. The postman's first pick-and-roll was unsuccessful, and the second pick-and-roll followed immediately.

Small forward David Benoit on the left wing came to pick and roll, and Stockton finally got rid of Zhou Quan.

But Schramf's defense is also pretty good. He is 206 cm tall and can play as a center. He uses his tall body to block and buy time for Zhou Quan's pursuit and defense.

Just as Stockton bypassed Schramff, Zhou Quan chased him again, and then Schramff didn't chase David Benoit, but double-teamed directly on the spot.

At this moment, Zhou Quan's powerful vision observed the positions of almost all the players on both sides, and quickly made a prediction. Stockton only had one passing angle, which was David Bantenuo moving behind him. The pass angle is safe.

Sure enough, the next thing he saw was David Benoit running behind Stockton.

"Snapped!"

The front and both sides were locked. Just when Stockton turned around and passed the ball forcibly, Zhou Quan, who had been prepared, quickly stepped in, stretched out his long arm, and stabbed the ball with his big hand. , and was taken by Schramf.

"Oh, damn the steal, be careful with his steal." The annoyed voice of the on-site commentator sounded from the Delta Center.

Zhou Quan took the ball, immediately bypassed David Benoit in front, and started a fast break.

The Supersonic's offensive speed is very fast. The highest heights on the field are Schrempf and Sam Perkins, both of whom are only 206 centimeters, and Rodman is only 201 centimeters. This is the basis for playing fast breaks.

John Stockton was very self-aware and had no intention of blocking Zhou Quan head-on. He tried his best to defend and ran ahead, hoping to prevent Zhou Quan from rushing.

But Zhou Quan's speed is faster. Even with the ball, he runs a little faster than Stockton. With a small change of direction, he overtook the opponent. Once he passed, Stockton couldn't hold back.

Defender Jeff Malone is a 32-year-old veteran who returned to defense from the other wing, let alone catch up with Zhou Quan.

"boom!"

Zhou Quan rushed into the penalty area, flew into the dunk, and blasted the Jazz's basket with a powerful dunk.

"John, hold the ball less and speed up the ball. Others step up their running and do more pick-and-rolls." Jerry Sloan shouted from the sidelines.

He knew very well that if the ball was always in the hands of John Stockton, he would definitely suffer a big loss in the face of the Iron Fist defense.

But this is not a good way. Without Stockton's possession, the Jazz's offense will collapse first. The Jazz's strongest is the pick-and-roll of Stockton and Karl Malone. There is no basis for playing pick-and-roll with the postman, and Stockton's organizational ability must be played with the ball. Without the ball in his hands, he is not a threat.

So after playing for a while, the Jazz were in trouble, and Jerry Sloan had to call a timeout to adjust his tactics and arrange multiple pick-and-roll tactics for Stockton in an attempt to get rid of Zhou Quan.

But at this time, another weakness of John Stockton was exposed again, that is, the lack of finishing ability.

No matter how the Jazz picks and rolls, Zhou Quan never switches defenses, so Stockton will also get some open shots, but his finishing ability is limited, Zhou Quan quickly catches up again, and the efficiency of the hasty shots is not high. .

This game is still the same as the Pistons who played against Zhou Quan before. The Jazz have no good way. Zhou Quan just has to eat Stockton, locking up the opponent on the defensive end, and blowing up the opponent on the offensive end.

Of course, the Jazz also has its own strengths. The postman is strong enough to beat a single defense and is not considered the top Dennis Rodman.

But as soon as Zhou Quan locked Stockton, the postman didn't have many chances to get the ball, and the Supersonic's defensive system did not rely on single defense, but on fast rotation and fierce flanking. This defensive system, The effect of preventing pick-and-rolls is good, and the effect of dealing with mid-range superstars like the Postman is also good.

The postman was not in good shape in the Supersonic's pincer defense. He only made 18 of 7 shots, and his shooting percentage was only 38.9%. Rodman mainly defended the postman, and he defended very well.

At the end, 124:102, the Sonics won their second consecutive victory.

Six people from the team scored in double figures, Zhou Quan 25 points and 15 assists, Kendall Gill 18 points, Schramf 21 points, Sam Perkins 13 points, Rodman 10 points, backup swingman Nate McMillan had 15 points.

However, the Sonics still made a lot of mistakes, with 17 turnovers and Zhou Quan's 4 times.

Last season, the Sonics averaged 15 turnovers per game, the Pistons had 13, and the Bulls had the least, only 12.9, so the Sonics' turnovers are not out of control now, and they are still at a reasonable level during the run-in period.

If there are more than 20 turnovers in a single game, it is a sluggish state. If it is less than 20 times, the coaching staff will not be too harsh at present.

After the media conference, the Sonics rushed back to Seattle overnight.

Fourteen hundred kilometers, two hours of flying, plus the time to go to the airport and go home from the airport, Zhou Quan didn't arrive home until four o'clock in the morning.

The housekeeper, Maylan Wellington, is a professional butler. She managed the villa very well. At this time, there was also a security guard who insisted on watching the night and did not go to sleep. When Zhou Quan returned to the villa, she also got up immediately. .

"Ms. Wellington, there's no need for you to get up, go to sleep." Zhou Quan was taken aback when he saw Melan Wellington, and hurriedly advised.

"It's my job, sir," insisted Mellen Wellington.

Then she said again: "Sir, if you didn't eat on the plane, I have asked the chef to prepare some, do you want to take it out?"

Zhou Quan shook his head with a smile and said, "No, we usually prepare food on the plane, and I've already eaten it. When I come back at this time, I don't need to prepare food for me."

He usually doesn't eat before going to bed. When flying at night, he always eats on the plane and sleeps when he gets home.

However, he is still very satisfied with this housekeeper, and he is indeed dedicated to his duties.

The next day, at noon on the 9th, Zhou Quan received the smiling assassin Isiah Thomas in his villa.

The assassin walked around the lake first, then visited the villa, and said enviously: "Tiequan, this villa is amazing!"

Zhou Quan smiled and said, "You can buy it, don't say you have no money."

The assassin shook his head and said, "I can't afford it. I only got a salary of 1400 million in my career, and I haven't saved much."

"Don't cry poorly, when the Bad Boys were in power, you were one of the best point guards in the league, and you had a lot of endorsements and sponsorships." Zhou Quan laughed.

The assassin laughed and said, "That's too expensive, more than 300 million, I can buy a villa in Los Angeles and New York."

"I like the environment here." Zhou Quan said with a satisfied smile.

That night, the Sonics played back-to-back games against the visiting Denver Nuggets at home.

At eight o'clock, the two teams announced the starting list.

Nuggets: Dikembe Mutombo, Rafonso Ellis, Reggie Williams, Bryant Stitch, Mohamed Lauf
Sonics: Sam Perkins, Rodman, Schrempf, Kendall Gill, Zhou Quan

The regular season was broadcast live across the United States by ESPN, and the commentators were Isiah Thomas and Bill Lambiel.

Isiah Thomas said: "Our record against the Nuggets last season was mediocre, they had Dikembe Mutombo inside, this is a big guy with a strong defense.

Now the height of the inside line of this Sonic is not as high as ours last season, so I think this Sonic is also a little passive in the face of the Nuggets. "

Bill Lanbier said: "Sam Perkins pulls to the three-point line, Mutombo must switch to the offensive idiot of the big bug, sit at the basket, and then when the guy with the Iron Fist rushes in, take the opportunity to reward him with ten caps. "

Assassin can't laugh or cry, Bill, be careful and Iron Fist will hit you again if you get the chance.

In the player channel, when he saw Zhou Quan, Mutombo said with both envy and emotion: "Iron Fist, we counted your luck in that session. You have signed sneakers, you have a championship, you have AMVP, and you have FMVP." , I will get a big contract next season, and there are a lot of commercial endorsements, when will it be my turn?"

"Am I lucky?"

Zhou Quan shook his head and said with a smile, "That's due to strength."

Mutombo said unconvinced: "Your record against us last season was mediocre. Our Nuggets restrained your lineup. If you play the championship with us, you may not win."

Zhou Quan laughed, and looked Mutombo up and down. Why do you feel that this old guy is a bit superior?

Mutombo was a little nervous when Zhou Quan saw it, and hurriedly said, "Iron Fist, what are you looking at?"

Zhou Quan smiled and said: "I think your tonnage is at least 115 kilograms. Why are you so floating? Do you need to be down-to-earth? I think you need to gain weight."

Mutombo was still unconvinced: "I will say this after I win."

"If you want to be abused, I will help you." Zhou Quan said with a smile.

Mutombo proudly raised his right hand, raised his index finger, shook Zhou Quan, and said, "It's hard to say who is looking for abuse."

Staring at the index finger that kept shaking towards him, Zhou Quan smiled, nodded, and said nothing.

At 08:30, the game begins.

The Sonics lost the jump ball again, and the Nuggets attacked.

Zhou Quan faced Lauf. This is a point guard who weighs only 73 kilograms and is 185 centimeters tall. He is two circles smaller than him. Standing opposite him, he looks only half his width.

Lauf was the most improved player last season, the No. 90 pick in 19.2, and the Nuggets' scoring leader last season. He averaged 2.8 points, 4.2 rebounds, 1 assists, 2.3 steal and 1.83 turnovers per game. As a point guard, his assist-to-turnover ratio is only [-]. Is an offensive point guard with poor vision and poor passing ability.

It is characterized by fast speed, flexibility, mid-range and long-range shots, but it is not a sharpshooter. The main shooting areas are three-pointers and long-range two-pointers. 15% of the offense is at the basket, and the combination of near-two points and mid-two points only accounts for [-]%.

To defend such a point guard, the main defensive shots, breakthroughs and passes are secondary.

Lauf advanced to the top of the arc, facing Zhou Quan who was eyeing him covetously, feeling a little panicked.

"Break him!"

The assassin suddenly shouted loudly, startling Ranbir.

What a coincidence, at this moment, Zhou Quan suddenly started to grab, stepped forward with his right foot, and leaned over to stab the basketball with his left hand.

Lauf was nervous, and instinctively turned around to protect the ball, trying to take advantage of the opportunity to turn around and pass.

But Zhou Quan's defense was not a risky steal, but a very proactive aggressive steal. The poke just now just forced the opponent to make a mistake.

When Lauf turned around, he had retracted his right foot and quickly moved a step to the right. Lauf turned and broke through, just hitting him. The gap in resistance was too great, and he bounced back and sat on the floor. The ball was also out of control.

Zhou Quan picked up the basketball and immediately launched a counterattack.

"Haha!" the assassin laughed.

Lambiel said angrily: "Gain weight, all point guards in the West have gained five kilograms."

"Can they hang so much meat? Bill, do you know how much tonnage Lauf is? 19 kilograms less than Iron Fist, haha, he looks even half the size of Iron Fist."

When the assassin said this, he was already laughing happily.

"boom!"

Zhou Quan drove into the penalty area with the ball, and made a crotch-changing double dunk, detonating the Seattle Center stadium.

Dikembe Mutombo wiped his sweat, it's not good to continue playing like this, the ball can't get in from the outside, and Lauf can't beat the guy with Iron Fist.

He glanced at the head coach Dan Isel on the sidelines. The second-year head coach didn't seem to respond, standing there looking very comfortable.

Nuggets offense.

After receiving the ball, Lauf pushed forward quickly, trying to use his speed to get rid of Zhou Quan, but failed. His holding speed was not faster than Zhou Quan, and Zhou Quan used his defense to suppress him. He didn't rush up and almost made another mistake.

With the help of Reggie Williams' cover, he advanced to the frontcourt, pulled to the left wing, and Zhou Quan caught up again. He hurriedly made a false shot, and then made a sudden stop jump shot in the three-point line.

Zhou Quan blocked the shot from the side, the ball couldn't catch up, and the big hand directly blocked the eye.

"Whoosh!"

Three non-sticks, flying directly from under the basket to the bottom line.

Supersonic attack, Zhou Quan advanced quickly, and Lauf harassed on one side.

But it was useless, Zhou Quan sped up, Lauf didn't dare to get close, and was immediately bounced away when he made a slight contact.

Going to the frontcourt, Zhou Quan had already rushed to the top of the arc, which was faster than Lauf. Small forward Reggie Williams came to cover the defense. He changed direction to the left and rushed into the penalty area from the left elbow.

At the basket, Mutombo switched to defend Rodman and had just run to the basket. Just as he turned around, he saw Zhou Quan rushing in.

When rushing into the penalty area, the ball has been pulled up, the ball is combined with both hands, and then the right hand grabs the ball with one hand and suddenly pushes Rodman on the right side of the basket.

This time, Mutombo's attention was distracted, and he instinctively looked at Rodman.

The next moment, Zhou Quan took off with the ball, holding the ball with his right hand and raising it high, like holding a tomahawk.

"Oops!"

Mutombo jumped up quickly, but was half a beat too late.

"Go to hell!"

When Mutombo took off, Zhou Quan had already jumped up completely, hit the ball above, and the right arm holding the ball accelerated and cut down across the opponent.

"boom!"

In the extremely violent sound of exploding the basket, Mutombo was directly knocked over and fell to the basket, while Zhou Quan hung high above the basket.

"Oh hoo!"

Thousands of people raised their arms, and a huge shout instantly swept through the central gymnasium.

"Double dunk! Iron fist dunk Mutombo..." The live commentator Henem Chrisman shouted, extremely passionate.

"I seem to see another Rain Man." McGim said excitedly.

"Bill, are you a little disappointed?" In the ESPN commentary, the assassin joked.

"Humph!"

Lambiel snorted and said, "If you go in again, you will be hated sooner or later."

Zhou Quan fell to the floor, put his legs on Mutombo's body, bent down and shook his right index finger at Mutombo, smiled and said, "Dikembe, why do you want to abuse? This is not a good habit, we But Tongnianxiu, you should ask me to take care of you. For example, Iron Fist, please, don’t punch me next time, okay? Haha!”

"go away."

Mutombo was extremely embarrassed at this moment, and could only block Zhou Quan with his hands, preventing this guy from passing over his head, so as not to be humiliated again.

(End of this chapter)