God of NBA point guards

Chapter 287 G4 Battle

On the 16th, the G4 battle continued.

At eight o'clock, the Delta Stadium, the Sonics and the Jazz announced their starting lineups.

Jazz: Felton Spencer, Karl Malone, Tyrone Corbin, Jeff Hornacek, John Stockton

Sonics: Sam Perkins, Rodman, Schrempf, Kendall Gill, Zhou Quan

Zhang Lili said: "The best thing for the Supersonics is to win this game, [-] to [-], and get the match point. Otherwise, the situation will be a bit troublesome and the situation will become very passive."

Sun Zhenping nodded and said, "Don't be like the Suns, winning two consecutive victories followed by two consecutive losses."

Zhang Lili nodded and said: "Now the morale of the Suns has been suppressed by Mosaic, and they can't control the situation. It is very troublesome. According to the analysis of many media in the United States, the possibility of the Suns losing the series is even greater than that of Mosaic."

"Barkley's inconsistent play affected the series."

When Sun Zhenping said this, he suddenly said: "Director Zhang, I remember Zhou Quan said in the finals last year that if Barkley can no longer lead the team to the finals, the Suns management will probably choose to trade. You What do you think?"

Zhang Lili was stunned, and said with a smile: "Barkley's home team is not the Suns. If he can't lead the Suns to win the championship, then the management should not hesitate to trade him. He will only consider what kind of bargaining chips he can get back."

"Victory! Victory! Victory..."

At 08:30, the Supersonics shouted at the Delta Stadium.

In addition to the players, there are also [-] Supersonic fans who came from afar. These fans are shouting hard, hoping to boost the morale of the team.

"Shh!"

The home fans booed and drank to their heart's content, trying their best to suppress the morale of the away game.

"Snapped!"

Jump ball, Spencer flicks the ball away, Jazz attack.

"brush!"

In the low position on the right wing, the postman hit Rodman with his back, turned sideways and elbowed the opponent away, and then hit a jumper.

When the offense and defense transitioned, Spencer immediately defended on the spot to prevent Perkins from making a fast break, and the Supersonics did not make a fast break.

Zhou Quan took the ball to the front court, and when he reached the top of the arc, he looked left and right, and then suddenly pulled it up.

"brush!"

With the splash of water and the refreshing sound of washing the basket, the two thousand fans of the visiting team immediately cheered.

"Three points... hit!" Sun Zhenping shouted excitedly.

Zhang Lili said happily: "It's their home court. If you rush in desperately, you may not be able to beat the whistle. Since you feel good, you can continue to shoot outside."

"Yes, Stockton can't guard against it anyway." Sun Zhenping laughed.

"boom!"

Hornacek missed a three-pointer and Rodman protected the rebound.

The Jazz still defended on the spot, preventing Rodman from passing quickly, which slowed down the Sonics' offensive and defensive rhythm.

Zhou Quan came to the top of the arc again with the ball, and under the sideways hit, he rolled over Stockton to the free throw line.

"boom!"

But it missed, the ball hit the inner edge and bounced out.

"mine."

Rodman rises and grabs the offensive rebound over the Mailman's head.

As soon as he hit the ground, he lobbed the ball toward the top of the arc.

Zhou Quan retreated beyond the three-point line to catch the ball. When Stockton came up to press, he suddenly broke through with a tentative step. After forcing the opponent back, he retreated and made a jumper.

"brush!"

Splashes appeared and a three-pointer was hit.

"Beautiful! Two of three shots and two of two three-pointers. Zhou Quan's touch should be guaranteed today." Zhang Reasonable shouted excitedly.

Jazz attack.

Zhou Quan stared at Stockton, and the postman put up a high position to do the pick-and-roll. He also caught up with Stockton in time and cut off the connection with the postman. Other teammates did not run out of space, so Stockton had to Shoot yourself, miss.

This time Perkins grabbed the backcourt rebound, Zhou Quan came down to catch the ball, the Jazz quickly returned to defense, and the Supersonics started a positional battle again.

Zhou Quan took the ball to the top of the arc and scored two three-pointers in the opening game. Stockton's nerves were very tense.

Perkins pulled to the right-wing three-point line, the postman followed up the defense, and the Jazz had only center Spencer defending the basket inside.

"squeak!"

Zhou Quan dribbled through from the right side.

Stockton retreated sharply, Zhou Quan made a sudden stop after taking two steps forward, and Stockton also stopped abruptly, but at this moment, Zhou Quan started to break through again, and Stockton couldn't control his body anymore. Sit down directly on the floor.

"brush!"

Amidst the exclamation of the home fans, Zhou Quan took off calmly at the free throw line, took an open shot, and hit another goal.

“漂亮！4投3中，中投2投1中，三分球2投2中，今天手感要爆吗？”张合理兴奋地道。

"Zhou Quan's breakthrough rhythm is very good." Sun Zhenping laughed.

8:2, Jazz attack.

"brush!"

Hornacek made a false shot, then stopped for a jumper and hit a mid-range shot.

8:4, supersonic attack.

Zhou Quan took the ball to the top of the arc again, and Stockton was very nervous.

"squeak!"

The crotch moved the ball continuously, suddenly started, broke through with the ball from the left, and then pulled it back with an emergency stop. After Stockton pounced back again, he started the breakthrough again, this time one step from the right to the opponent.

Spencer at the basket didn't dare to come out of the basket to defend, because Rodman was by his side, as long as he went up to defend, Zhou Quan would pass the ball.

Seeing that Spencer still couldn't come out, Zhou Quan made an emergency stop two meters in front of the basket and threw a shot.

"brush!"

Splash again.

"Oh, oh, Iron Fist made 5 of 4 shots in the opening game and scored 10 points in a row. The Jazz's defense completely failed. Isn't it called a timeout?" Bill Walton exclaimed.

"Serve, oh, a timeout was called. Now the score is 10:4, the Jazz trailed by 6 points at the beginning, and the game only lasted 3 minutes." Williams laughed.

Bill Wharton said: "Although Stockton has been selected to the second team of the best defense three times, he can't defend against the iron fist at all. It is better to replace Hornacek. Although Hornacek has not been selected to the defensive team, at least Height doesn't hurt."

"But in the two away games, Hornacek switched to Iron Fist and lost, which shows that he can't defend against Iron Fist. Although Stockton has a height disadvantage, it is not too big. The gap is only 6 centimeters. His defensive skills Better," Williams said.

Bill Walton said with a smile: "Lewis, I didn't say that Hornacek could defend against the Iron Fist, which is something that Michael Jordan couldn't do, I just mean that the defensive effect is better.

We can't just look at whether they have been selected for the defensive lineup. There is restraint among players. Iron Fist is the kind of Tike Stockton. "

Williams said: "But if Hornacek is allowed to defend the Iron Fist, then the Iron Fist will lock Stockton on the defensive end, and the Jazz's offensive task will be more on Hornacek. The tasks on both offensive and defensive ends are too heavy, and physical fitness can't last, and he is not a physical monster."

"Well, Lewis, you're right. That's probably why Coach Jerry Sloan didn't switch Hornacek to Iron Fist tonight."

Bill Wharton nodded, but said again: "Then, let us appreciate how Iron Fist smashed Stockton, the kind that exploded into scum."

"Ha ha……"

Williams laughed.

In front of the Jazz's bench, Jerry Sloan was telling Spencer to make up for Zhou Quan's breakthrough.

But he also knows Spencer's ability, so the purpose of coming out is not to block Zhou Quan, but to put some defensive pressure on Zhou Quan and affect his shooting rate.

He somewhat dislikes Sam Perkins, a short center who can shoot three-pointers. Although his team has a little advantage in rebounding, on the defensive end, if the postman is pulled out by Perkins, he seriously lacks defensive ability inside. The power to protect the basket is seriously insufficient, and the inside line is easily overwhelmed by Zhou Quan, who has a strong breakthrough ability.

He thought about letting the postman stay at the basket to match Rodman, but the postman's ability to protect the basket is also average. As a power forward, he averaged only 0.8 blocks per game. Although Spencer also averaged 0.8 blocks per game, he was on the outside. I can't keep up with Sam Perkins, and my mobility is not good.

After the timeout, the Jazz attacked.

The postman missed a jumper, but the Sonics lost the backcourt rebound. The weakness of the lack of height under the basket was exposed. Perkins did not grab Spencer.

Postman got the ball to the basket, elbowed Rodman, and hit a front hook.

"Snapped!"

It was a big hat for Zhou Quan to rush in.

"Pretty!"

Sun Zhenping shouted excitedly.

"Snapped!"

Rodman grabbed the rebound, Zhou Quan took it, and saw that the Jazz had returned to the defense from the outside, but advanced to the frontcourt unhurriedly, and reached the top of the arc again.

"Oh, switched defenses, Hornacek followed the Iron Fist." Lewis Williams yelled.

"Will Iron Fist do it by himself this time?" Bill Wharton asked expectantly.

Zhou Quan dribbled the ball continuously under the crotch at the top of the arc, suddenly shook his shoulders, and then broke through from the right.

Hornacek's center of gravity was shaken, he didn't keep up with the rhythm, and was half a beat slower.

Zhou Quan killed the free throw line, and Spencer had to come out to defend, but at this time Zhou Quan passed the ball to Rodman who cut to the basket.

Rodman caught the ball for an empty basket, but he missed it, but he grabbed the offensive rebound again. At this time, Spencer had returned, and he quickly passed it to Zhou Quan.

"It's a waste of opportunity." Zhang Li shook his head and said.

Hornacek blocked Zhou Quan again, and Stockton on the right also took the opportunity to double-team, but Zhou Quan saw Jill's open space and passed the ball in time.

"brush!"

Gill hit a jumper with a step inside [-] degrees from the right-wing three-point line.

"It's still in!" Zhang Lili said excitedly.

"12:4, the Jazz couldn't defend against the Supersonics, and they didn't play their own offense. If the Supersonics scored two more goals, it might be called a timeout again." Sun Zhenping laughed.

"brush!"

The postman hit a mid-range shot, turning the score into 12:6.

Zhou Quan took the ball to the top of the arc again, and Hornacek was still defending him.

Hornacek's confrontation ability is stronger than Stockton's, but it is far inferior to Zhou Quan. Zhou Quan relied on hitting sideways and forcibly crushed to the free throw line. At this time, the Jazz's defense began to shrink.

"careful!"

Jill, who was on the right-wing three-point line, pointed to the left wing and shouted loudly.

With his back turned to the left, Zhou Quan couldn't see the postman rushing towards him, but he saw Jill's movement and immediately knew that there was a pincer attack from behind.

There is only one flanking force from the left wing, and that is the postman who was pulled to the three-point line by Perkins.

In the next moment, with both hands together, he jumped up, turned around in the air, and saw the open Perkins in his vision.

"Whoosh!"

When the postman took a step in front of him, Zhou Quan passed the ball in the air, and the ball flew to Perkins.

Perkins received the ball, and there was no defender within three meters around him. He first looked at his feet, outside the three-point line, and then aimed at the basket before jumping up and shooting.

"brush!"

Splashes appeared and a three-pointer was hit.

"Ugh!"

"Oh hoo!"

The home fans lamented for a while, while the Sonics burst into cheers.

Bill Wharton shook his head and said, "It seems that Hornacek's defensive effect against Iron Fist is also mediocre. If we continue to fight like this, with today's Iron Fist and Supersonic's feel, the Jazz will be blown away."

"15:6, if the Jazz can't reverse the situation quickly, they will lose." Lewis Williams said in a positive tone.

Bill Wharton said: "From this point of view, if there is no outsider who can fight against the Iron Fist, there will be no strength to compete with the Supersonics, unless the strength of the insider can completely suppress the insider who exploded the Supersonics."

Williams nodded and said: "If the inside line wants to completely suppress the Supersonic inside line, it must not only be offensive, but also must be completely suppressed on the defensive end, in terms of rebound control, so that it is possible to restore the disadvantage of the outside line. Anyway, with It seems that the Jazz's inside line does not have that possibility."

Bill Walton said with a smile: "The postman is very good. He mainly focuses on mid-range shooting. Sixty percent of his offense is outside the paint area, but [-]% of his offense is in the paint area. With his offensive strength, it is indeed possible to hit the ball." Burst Rodman and Perkins.

In terms of rebounds, the postman is also good. In the first round against David Robinson, he averaged 12.3 rebounds per game. In the second round against Rodman, he also averaged 11.2 per game in the first three games. The Jazz did not suffer from rebounds.

On the defensive end, Rodman's offense is not threatening. The problem is that Perkins can shoot three-pointers. After he pulls the postman out, the Jazz have no defense at the basket, and they are easily attacked by the iron fist. That's the crux of the problem. "

At this time, the postman made a strong hit to the basket and scored another goal.

15:8, the Sonics lead by 7 points.

This time, Zhou Quan came to the left wing, broke through with the ball, went to the right line of the paint area, attracted the Jazz's defensive attention to himself, and then passed the ball to Kendall Gill, who was cut from the back on the weak side. Catch and toss and easily hit a ball over Spencer's head.

"Look, that's it, you can't prevent the Supersonic attack." Bill Wharton said.

Williams said: "If the Sonics had such a good touch in the last game, the Jazz would have lost the match point."

Bill Walton said with a smile: "This should be the same result, the Jazz can't keep the match point."

The Jazz served and called the second timeout of the first quarter.

Jerry Sloan has no choice but to increase the power to protect the basket. He can only transfer Dr. Iron Elbow Postman to the basket, let him face Rodman, let the backup power forward Tom Chambers defend Perkins, and replace him. Without the main center Filton Spencer, there is no height advantage.

Seeing the postman Karl Malone standing under the basket with a pair of iron elbows swaying left and right, everyone including Zhou Quan raised their vigilance.

In the last game, after Zhou Quan went in, the postman didn't dare to hit him hard, but there were many small moves suspected of fouls, and this is the Jazz's home court, but he didn't get a few free throws.

In other words, it is no longer worthwhile to continue rushing in to fight now, and it will be over if you get injured.

However, in the next few minutes, his touch declined, and after two consecutive missed shots, the Jazz's score was gradually approaching, forcing him to start holding the ball to break through.

In the 10th minute of the first quarter, at 28:25, the SuperSonics still led by 3 points and had possession of the ball.

(End of this chapter)