God of NBA point guards

Chapter 282 Let Him Get Out of My TV

Next, he made a false shot, and then under Rodman's supplementary defense, he stopped a jumper one step away from the right waist and hit a ball.

Dan Issel nodded and hit the first goal. Lauf should feel good today.

The Sonics still play fast, hoping to play a fast-paced offensive and defensive transition. The purpose is to prevent Mutombo from returning to the basket in time, and to consume his physical energy through fast-paced offense and defense.

It was Sam Perkins who served, and Nuggets power forward Rafonso Ellis immediately blocked the front, waving his arms to prevent him from sending quickly.

Mutombo took advantage of the opportunity to return to the defense with all his strength, and when Zhou Quan got the ball, he had already reached the frontcourt.

Zhou Quan came to the left wing with the ball, used Schramf's cover to get rid of Stich, and quickly changed direction downwards, bypassing the opponent's small forward Reggie Williams' defense, and reached the penalty area with the ball close to the baseline.

Mutombo stood under the basket, squatting slightly, with his arms half-raised, like a lion protecting his territory, staring fiercely at Zhou Quan who came in.

With both hands together, Zhou Quan, who rushed in, took off without hesitation.

The next moment, Mutombo jumped up and raised his hands high, blocking all the space in front of him.

But at this time, Zhou Quan pushed down with both hands, and the basketball just passed under Mutombo's feet, hit the floor, and bounced into Rodman's hands behind Mutombo .

"brush!"

Rodman made a one-handed layup and easily scored a goal.

Lambiel was surprised and said: "This kid, Da Chong, actually scored, and he actually wasted the opportunity to grab an offensive rebound?"

The assassin laughed happily and said, "Bill, don't say that, Tiger has no offensive talent, if he can't make a shot, he really can't make a shot."

"I taught him, that's what I said, what can he do?" Lambiel said disdainfully.

At this time the Nuggets attack.

In the backcourt, Lauf held the ball, and Stich came over to cover the pick-and-roll.

Zhou Quan and Kendall Jill decisively flanked, first Jill switched defenses to block Lauf, and then Zhou Quan quickly followed up and completed the front and back flanking of Lauf.

Lauf passed the ball to Stich decisively, but both Jill and Zhou Quan were very clear about his choice when he was double-teamed, and they made steals almost at the same time.

"Snapped!"

Zhou Quan's reaction speed is faster, and the movement of stealing the ball is more precise, stealing the ball first.

"boom!"

Kendall quickly went down, received Zhou Quan's pass, and completed a dunk.

In the 6th minute of the first quarter, at 7:15, the SuperSonics led by as much as 8 points in the half quarter, and the Nuggets called a timeout for the second time.

Zhou Quan made 2 of 2 shots in the half quarter, all of which were fast break points. He scored 4 points, 1 rebound, 3 assists and 2 steals. There were no turnovers and no fouls.

"Having 3 assists and 2 steals in half a quarter, Zhou Quan's performance was very strong. Together with Kendall Gill, he established a very strong defense for the Supersonics' back line and blocked the Nuggets' outside offense." Zhang Lili said excitedly .

Sun Zhenping said with a smile: "Lauf misplaced Kendall Gill. Except for the first hit, the last three shots were missed. The tactical effect of using small to play big is not good."

Zhang Lili laughed and said: "That's because the Nuggets have nothing to do. If you don't want Lauf to face Zhou Quan, you have to let him fight the big with a small one. Anyway, he has to face one.

Although Kendall Gil's defense is not up to the first-rate level, there are some second-rate and above-average.Especially the stealing ability is very strong.

Lauf mainly focuses on breakthroughs, playing fast and slow, breaking Jill, Rodman in it, and Zhou Quan's pincer attack. It can be guessed that the efficiency is not high. As a point guard, he himself does not have first-class skills. offensive ability. "

After the timeout, George Karl replaced veteran Nate McMillan.

McMillan was the No. 86 pick in the second round of the Sonics in 6. He is a veteran. This season, the defensive end has exploded, and the steal data is amazing. George Karl sent him up, hoping that he could further control Lauf's offense.

The Nuggets have a strong ability to protect the basket, but the inside offense is only power forward Rafonso Ellis, and Mutombo has no threat when he leaves the basket. Therefore, as long as he locks his outside offense on the defensive end, he can basically limit the Nuggets. attack.

After Zhou Quan's reminder, he was no longer careless.

It's not that he thinks the Nuggets can really threaten the Sonics, but that he doesn't dare to be careless, because if something goes wrong, it will be his full responsibility. He can't bear this responsibility and will definitely be fired.

In the 10th minute of the first quarter, Zhou Quan was off the field. At this time, the Sonics had already led by as many as 14 points.

In the next 4 minutes, he cooperated with McMillan and also blocked the Nuggets' outside offense. He blocked Stich once, and McMillan stole Lauf once.

Kendall Gill came on as a substitute. Although the defensive strength of the Supersonics' back line has declined, the Nuggets' back line is not strong and can still complete defensive tasks well.

At the end of the first quarter, at 16:34, the Sonics led by as many as 18 points, doubling the point difference and surpassing the Nuggets' score in the first quarter.

Zhang Lili smiled and said: "If the Supersonics are careless, the Nuggets still have a chance, but now the Supersonics are going all out, with Zhou Quan's 8 points, 6 assists, 2 steals, 1 block, 0 turnovers and 0 fouls in a single quarter, the Nuggets have no chance at all.

Mutombo's defense is indeed strong, very strong, but Zhou Quan mainly scored in the first quarter of the positional battle, focusing on passing the ball. The strength of Mutombo's defense lies in his basket protection. He couldn't prevent Zhou Quan's pass at all.

In other words, Zhou Quan used his wonderful pass to avoid Mutombo's defense.Rodman, who doesn't like offense, actually scored 4 points on 3 of 6 shots in the first quarter, which was the result of Zhou Quan's pass. "

Sun Zhenping said with a smile: "If you continue to play like this, Rodman might be able to hit 20+."

Zhang Lili laughed and said, "Although the Nuggets try their best to slow down the Sonic's offensive and defensive rhythm, it is indeed effective, but in positional warfare, they are not the Supersonic's opponent.

The Supersonics blocked the Nuggets' outside offense on the defensive end, and abolished most of the Nuggets' offensive ability. Then, relying on Zhou Quan's sudden scoring style, he scored 6 assists in a single quarter and easily led by 18 points, establishing a victory. Potential. "

Zhang Lili smiled and said: "The Supersonics are playing hard, and this result is basically a comparison of the strengths of the No. [-] and No. [-] players in the Western Conference."

In this game, the Sonics finally won a wild victory at home, 75:112, with a big victory of 37 points.

周权上场38分钟，末节第6分钟下场，一共10投7中，6罚6中，得20分3篮板19助攻5抢断1盖帽0失误1犯规的数据。

"Just one assist away is 20+20. It's a pity that I ended up a little early." Sun Zhenping said regretfully.

"The Nuggets have given up, and he can only go off the court. This is the unspoken rule of the NBA. However, with 19 assists, he broke his own record for assists in a single game in the playoffs." Zhang Lili laughed.

孙真平又道：“掘金主力分卫斯蒂奇8投2中，只得4分，主力控卫劳夫12投3中，三分球3投1中，只得7分。

The Nuggets' main guard line did not add up to a single free throw, and it was not lethal. It can be seen that Zhou Quan, Kendall Gill, and McMillan joined forces to form a line of defense. "

"If you continue to fight like this, don't be careless, you will advance to the second round quite smoothly." Zhang Lili laughed.

Zhou Quan was accepting a post-match interview on the sidelines. The reporter asked: "Iron Fist, do you think the Sonics still need to go all out?"

Zhou Quan smiled and said: "A big victory is not enough for us to advance, so in the next series, we still, must, go all out."

His attitude surprised the reporter.

Zhou Quan only knew that in that time and space, the Supersonics had a [-]-[-] lead and got the match point, and then they were overturned, shamefully becoming the first team to be hacked. He would never allow this to happen.

Back in the locker room, seeing his teammates excited and celebrating the victory, including the coaching staff, even George Karl looked like he had already advanced, and his brows immediately frowned.

It is true that he is not Gary Payton, and this team is stronger than the Sonics in that time and space, but there are no weak teams in the NBA, and anything can happen, so he still can't be careless.

"Clap!"

He slapped his hands twice, and after everyone looked over, he said solemnly: "Coach Carl, guys, don't forget my words, go all out, never underestimate any opponent, we will be happy after the promotion, OK ?”

Sensing Zhou Quan's stern attitude, even George Karl had to restrain the happy expression on his face. As for the others, no one dared to be presumptuous.

Rodman scored 15 points and 19 rebounds today. He was very excited at first, but he is a very clever person. Although he usually likes to be funny, after seeing Zhou Quan's attitude, he immediately stopped being funny and nodded very sensiblely. :

"Iron Fist is right. Mutombo blocked us three times today, and he blocked my second attack. We can't be careless."

Under Zhou Quan's suppression, the supersonic locker room finally returned to silence.

He came out of the shower, and the results of the other three games have come out.

The Spurs beat the Jazz, the Eagles in the East capsized and lost to the Nets, and the Knicks defeated the Cavaliers.

On the 29th, the first round of G1 will continue.

In the end, the Bulls defeated the Pistons, the Magic lost to the Pacers at home by one point, and the Suns and Mosaics defeated the Warriors and Trail Blazers respectively.

On April 4, the Sonics made persistent efforts and won two consecutive victories at home and won the first round match point.

At this time, Zhou Quan not only did not relax, but reminded the whole team even more severely, including the coaching staff, that they must not be careless in the away game.

In other groups of games, the Jazz pulled one back and tied with the Spurs.

The Knicks in the East defeated the Cavaliers for the second time, won two consecutive victories at home, and also got the match point.

The Eagles regained a home game and tied with the Nets.

On May 5, the Sonics came to Denver.

That night, the Bulls, Pacers, Suns and Mosaic each lost two opponents, and while winning streak, they all won the first round match point.

"Senior, it's not bad. Your momentum is going to sweep the magic rhythm?" Zhou Quan called Reggie Miller.

Reggie Miller was very happy to win the second game in a row, and he scored 24 points and 32 points respectively, and his personal performance was also very good. He said excitedly: "Iron Fist, this time I will help you get rid of the Bulls."

If the Pacers advance to the second round, they will indeed be the winners against the Bulls and Pistons, and they will almost certainly play against the Bulls.

Zhou Quan said with a smile: "Senior, if you really kill the Bulls, you will be able to win [-]% of this year's championship."

When Reggie Miller heard this, he said angrily, "Iron Fist, how dare you underestimate me?"

"Haha, no, no, senior, I mean it." Zhou Quan laughed.

"Hey, you kid, wait for me, one day I will meet you in the finals, wait for me, I will solve the magic first."

Reggie Miller hung up the phone after speaking.

May 5nd, the first round of G2 match day.

"This is our home court, it's our turn." Dan Isel said in a deep voice in the home team's locker room.

Mutombo nodded heavily. He has already lost two games. The Nuggets have no way out, and neither does he. If they lose again, they will be swept away.

His bottom line is not to be swept away, if he can advance, that is the best.Now it's time to be swept away, he has to work hard.

Sonics: Michael Cage, Rodman, Schrempf, Kendall Gill, Joo Kwon

Nuggets: Dikembe Mutombo, Rafonso Ellis, Reggie Williams, Bryant Stitch, Mohamed Lauf
In the ESPN commentary booth, after seeing the starting roster, Lambiel said disdainfully: "Michael Cage is a piece of trash. The Sonics let him start. This is not a change of lineup, it is suicide."

Isiah Thomas was also puzzled and said: "In terms of ability, Sam Perkins is still better than Cage. Why did George Karl remove Perkins from the starting position?"

Zhou Quan didn't understand either, but George Karl's explanation was to use Perkins to increase the strength of the bench lineup, so he didn't ask again, after all, he couldn't interfere with the work of the coaching staff.

In the 4th minute of the first quarter, at 8:14, the Nuggets led by 6 points. George Karl was already sweating and called a timeout very nervously.

Zhang Lili shook his head and said: "Michael Cage has no strength, and his ability to stretch is far inferior to that of Perkins. He and Rodman are partnered inside, but they can't pull out, and they don't have offensive ability.

At the same time, the inside lines of both sides were piled up in the paint area, which made it difficult for Zhou Quan to break through with the ball. He could only make a jump shot from the outside. As a result, the Supersonics did not have a low attack in the first 4 minutes.

It should be said that this is a problem with the lineup. Michael Cage and Rodman don't match at all. It's not a question of his strength.

Fortunately, Zhou Quan's state today is still good. He made 4 of 2 shots and sent two assists, otherwise he would fall behind even more. "

Sun Zhenping nodded and said: "The main problem is not only a problem with the lineup arrangement, but also a problem on the defensive end, allowing the opponent to score 4 points in 14 minutes."

Zhang Lili shook his head and said: "Reggie Williams is in good form today. Schramf didn't guard him. After he went in, Michael Cage and Rodman didn't guard him either. They made 4 of 3 shots, 2 of 2 free throws, and 4 of them. He scored 8 points in just one minute.

At the same time, Lauf felt good. He still misplaced Kendall Gill. Gill was out of shape today. "

Sun Zhenping said: "Mutombo has already sent a block, blocked Michael Cage, and further hit the Sonics' low-post offense, which should be noted.

In addition to Zhou Quan being able to lock up Stitch, the defense of the second and third positions is a problem tonight. Kendall Gill and Schramf can't keep up with the rhythm of Lauf and Reggie Williams, and they make mistakes once. "

Zhang Lili said: "Reggie Williams is a swingman. He is smaller than Schramf and moves better. He plays big with a small size, and the effect is good tonight. The same is true with Lauf."

The Sonics bench came forward, George Karl was sweating profusely, he replaced Michael Cage and let Sam Perkins go up.

In addition, Kendall Gill's defensive state was not good just now, and he replaced the veteran McMillan.

Seeing George Karl like this, Zhou Quan knew that the head coach was a little nervous.

George Karl has coached for seven seasons, and this is the fifth time he has played in the playoffs, and he also played in the Western Conference Finals last season, but it seems that his mental quality is far less than that of coach Chuck Daly.

In fact, he didn't expect that part of the reason why George Karl was so nervous was because he repeatedly emphasized the strength of the Nuggets and the possibility of the Supersonic being hacked.

"Coach, we need to strengthen our defense, especially the defense against Reggie Williams on the flanks. His breakthrough today is very efficient." He reminded.

George Karl nodded quickly and said: "You are right, Iron Fist, we need to strengthen the flank attack."

Having said that, he looked at Schramf, emphasized his defense, and then said to Zhou Quan: "Iron Fist, if Reggie Williams still breaks through De Treve, you will be responsible for the defense." .Besides, you switch back to fight Lauf."

Zhou Quan nodded and said, "I will, coach."

After the timeout, the game continued with the Sonics attacking.

Perkins pulled to the left-wing three-point line, and the position of small forward Schramf was further inside. The paint area was much empty, leaving only Rodman and Mutombo.

Zhou Quan took the ball to the front court, pulled it to the left wing, used Perkins' body as a pick-and-roll, got rid of Stich, and rushed to the left elbow.

Mutombo didn't come out, he still sat under the basket.

The Nuggets' supplementary defense is carried out by the high-ranking Lauf, but how can he defend Zhou Quan?
Zhou Quan went to the paint area, and instead of passing the ball to McMillan, who was open at the top of the arc, he made an emergency stop jumper one step below the left end of the free throw line and hit a goal.

Lambiel sneered: "Isn't Iron Fist a point guard? He can't see McMillan's open space? The data shows that McMillan has a three-pointer, and it's not bad."

The assassin laughed and said, "It's right not to pass on the iron fist."

"Why? I think he just wants to attack by himself." Lambiel said.

The assassin laughed: "Bill, that's because you have never been the core of the team's offense."

"Does it matter?" Lambiel said unconvinced.

The assassin explained with a smile: "Now that the Supersonics are behind, Iron Fist is the boss and the core of offense and defense. He must stand up and solve the problem. This is the key to the problem."

Lambiel snorted and said, "I can hit such a big open spot, even if I don't pass, I'm alone."

The assassin smiled and said, "Bill, don't you know that Tekken had 1 assists in G19 and 2 in G15, averaging 17 assists per game."

Ranbier was stunned, his face was like a pig's liver, and he said, "I'm still alone."

"Get him off please? Get that idiot Lambiel off my TV or I'll change the channel and ESPN off my TV."

"Uh, okay, sir, please calm down, I'm afraid there's no way to get him off your TV tonight, next time?"

A Sonics fan finally couldn't stand Lambiel, grabbed the phone and called ESPN's hotline, and it was a curse.

(End of this chapter)