God of NBA point guards

Chapter 332 Stealing wins, leading by a big score
An hour later, the post-match press conference began.

"Michael, what is the main reason for the loss tonight?" The New York Times reporter asked.

Jordan's face was black and iron, and he said in a deep voice: "There are many reasons in various aspects, and the cumulative result is to lose."

"Isn't it because of Iron Fist's defense? For example, 10 steals." The reporter asked.

Jordan snorted coldly in his heart and said, "That's just one of the reasons."

"The G1 game only narrowly defeated the Supersonics with a lore, but it was a big defeat tonight. Michael, do you think the Bulls and the Supersonics are at the same level of strength?"

The reporter saw Jordan's bad attitude and was very upset, so he immediately asked a thorny question.

Jordan was so angry that his black face turned pale. He stared at the reporter like a knife, but didn't speak.

The reporter was stared at for a few seconds, and the psychological pressure was also great. Can I afford to hide?Later, I wrote an article to kill you, and then he took the initiative to hand over the microphone in his hand.

At this time, the TNT reporter who interviewed Zhou Quan just now was flopped, and he asked after taking the microphone. "Coach Jackson, in the post-match interview just now, Iron Fist revealed that he will use Tai Chi to adjust his state.

It's the kung fu he performed at the All-Star Game appearance ceremony. His state is so good because of Tai Chi.

He also said that the kind of meditation that you have the players do in the Bulls locker room has the same effect as Tai Chi, do you think he is right?But why haven't you adjusted the players to be as good as Iron Fist? "

Phil Jackson was startled, what kind of question is this asking?His mind was a little confused, he hesitated and said: "Sorry, oh, I can't answer this question for you, I don't understand the kind of punch you are talking about. I learned meditation from Japan, not China."

"As far as I know, Buddhism in Japan also came from China." The reporter laughed.

"really?"

Phil Jackson was taken aback, he really didn't know this.

"Michael, the next three away games, the situation will favor the Sonics, what do you think about this?" the next Chicago Athletic reporter asked.

Jordan said firmly: "We will defeat them in the away game. No one can stop our defending title. Our defending title will be unstoppable."

On the other side, at the supersonic press conference, the atmosphere was very good.

"Iron Fist, there are three home games in the future. If we can win two of them, we can win the match point. Do you think this chance is great?" A Seattle Times reporter asked excitedly.

Zhou Quan smiled and said: "Everything is possible. As for the chance, our home court is by no means weaker than the Bulls. Of course our chance is greater."

"Great!"

Reporters in Seattle were all excited.

"But it's just a possibility. We still have to play game by game and make all the mental preparations." Zhou Quan added.

……

"Michael Jordan: Our Title Defense Is Unstoppable!" Chicago Journal.

"Iron Fist says that as long as you practice Tai Chi, you can average ten steals per game." TNT TV.

"The Ultimate Secret to Iron Fist Strength: Tai Chi." The New York Times.

"Iron Fist: We'll Take Match Point at Home." Seattle Daily.

The next day, on the 5th, the name of Taijiquan spread throughout North America with the news reports of the finals.

"Great, it's a rare opportunity, just to take advantage of the momentum and promote Taijiquan well."

Taijiquan master Mai Baochan, who is preparing to participate in the World Wushu Competition with his disciples, was very happy after seeing these reports from many mainstream media.

This afternoon, the Sonics and the Bulls arrived in Seattle one after another.

On the 6th, the G3 match day.

The Supersonics very much hope to win the first home game with the help of the home game, but the Bulls want to win the first away game and take the initiative in the series. In the case of close strength, the game is very intense and anxious, and the score keeps biting. Together, the point difference was more than 5 points only once.

When there were only 58 seconds left in the final quarter, the two teams tied at 90:90, and George Karl called a timeout for the Supersonics.

Zhang Lili wiped the sweat from his forehead, exhaled, and then said: "Pippen scored 18 points, Toni Kukoc scored 12 points, and Jordan scored 40 points.

His scoring accounted for almost half of the Bulls' points, 31 of 14 shots, 45.2% from the field, including 3 of 1 three-pointers, 12 of 11 free throws, 6 assists, 6 rebounds, 4 steals and 2 blocks, with only two turnovers and two fouls.

周权26投11中，命中率42.3%，三分球3投1中，11罚11中，34分10助攻3篮板6抢断3盖帽2失误2犯规，状态虽不如G2战那么超爆，但也非常好。

Only the shooting percentage of the two is not high. This is because the defense of both sides has reached the level of hand-to-hand combat, and they double-team the two of them at every turn. "

Xu Jicheng nodded and said: "Today's whistle is still biased towards the home team, but unfortunately the others' touch is not very good, and a lot of Zhou Quan's passes were wasted, otherwise the game would have been won."

Zhang Lili also nodded and said: "Schramf only scored 13 points today, with a shooting percentage of 46.5%, and the feeling is a bit off. Fortunately, Kendall Gil was not bad today, scoring 17 points, and Gilliam also scored 11 points."

At this point the timeout ends and the Sonics attack.

On the left wing, Zhou Quan quickly circled from below to outside the three-point line to receive the ball and pulled it towards the top of the arc.

When he just reached the top of the arc, he didn't look towards the basket, but the full-level panoramic vision has already seen Rodman enter the basket.

Offensive rebounds are guaranteed. At this moment, he did not slow down, but took off suddenly. When gliding to the right wing, he adjusted his posture in the air and then shot a three-pointer.

Jordan, who was following up, didn't expect it at all, and his reaction didn't keep up. When he caught up with the jump to block the block, Zhou Quan's ball had already been shot.

Under the basket, Dennis Rodman moved first and blocked Luke Langley. As the offensive side, he occupied the most favorable position under the basket, his eyes fixed on the basketball flying towards the basket.

"brush!"

Splashes appeared and a three-pointer was hit.

"Oh!"

Zhou Quan and Rodman pumped their fists and roared excitedly at the same time, and there were countless Seattle fans roaring excitedly.

"Michael, keep an eye on it."

Phil Jackson was on his feet for at least half of the day, his shirt was completely soaked, his tie was long gone, his sleeves were rolled up, and he yelled at Jordan.

"The shot was so sudden, I didn't expect it at all." Zhang Lili praised.

"Surprise!" Xu Jicheng said excitedly.

90:93, the Sonics lead, the Bulls attack, and there are 39 seconds left.

BJ holds the ball close to the top of the arc, and other players start to move.

At the last moment, the players on the Supersonics began to spare no effort to guard with all their strength, not giving the Bulls a chance.

Even Schramff was entangled with Pippen at this time, not giving Pippen a chance to catch the ball comfortably, and repeatedly defending around the front to cut off his angle of receiving the ball.

At the critical moment, seeing that his teammates had no chance, Jordan did his part and withdrew to catch the ball.

Zhou Quan followed up quickly, his vision from the corner of his right eye clearly saw BJ's first pass, which was stopped by Kendall Gill, who was good at predicting the opponent's pass.

At this moment, his feet exerted force rapidly, and he rushed towards Jordan with all his might.

The next moment, BJ made a second pass, and the basketball flew towards Jordan.

"Snapped!"

Zhou Quan swept past Jordan, and took away the orange basketball with a precise interception with his right hand.

"Oh hoo!"

The moment the ball was stolen, more than [-] Seattle fans immediately raised their arms and cheered.

"Steal the ball! Iron Fist steals the ball..."

The roar of the live commentator Henem Chrisman also sounded immediately.

"Steal! Zhou Quan stole the ball! Haha..." Zhang Lili roared with excitement.

Zhou Quan took advantage of the situation and quickly went down with the ball, accelerating continuously. When he reached the left elbow area, he was already two steps ahead of Jordan behind him. Jordan tried his best to catch up, but he couldn't close the distance.

Combine the ball, enter the paint area and take off in one step. The next moment, he dunks with the ball in his left hand.

"boom!"

With the sound of violent basket bombing, the shouts of the Seattle Center Stadium roared, and the boiling momentum of the home court burned like a wildfire.

"90:95, Iron Fist scored 5 points in a row, and now there are only 18 seconds left, and the Bulls called a timeout." Larry Bird said.

Magic Johnson said: "Michael is 32 years old, and his physical fitness should be in a state of decline from the peak, but today he invested a lot in both offense and defense, and his defense is almost no weaker than Iron Fist. With such a large physical investment, he should try his best. It's just that Tekken's defense is better, and it has 7 steals."

Larry Bird laughed and said: "Michael's performance today is definitely at the same level as Iron Fist. His offense is still stronger than Iron Fist, and his efficiency is higher, but his defense is weaker, mainly because of his stealing ability and weaker organization and assists. Be stronger."

Magic Johnson nodded and said: "Now there are only 18 seconds left, with a gap of 5 points. The Bulls probably fouled after fighting for a three-pointer."

"Well, it's possible," Larry Bird said.

In front of the Bulls bench, Phil Jackson said with a serious face: "The last attack, the G1 game was handed over to Toni Kukoc. We will take this shot by surprise."

Having said that, he looked at Pippen.

"Is it my turn?"

Pippen suddenly became excited.

"Scottie serve..." Phil Jackson said.

"What?" Pippen blurted out in a daze.

"You serve, focus, don't screw it up," Jordan said, staring at Pippen.

"Uh, oh, I see."

Pippen lowered his head to avoid Jordan's sharp gaze, but cursed in his heart, obviously you messed up things yourself, first let Iron Fist shoot a three-pointer, and then couldn't catch the ball, blame me?

"Tony Kocucci attracts the defense, Michael, you take the opportunity to catch the ball." Phil Jackson continued.

"Understood." Several people said.

"Don't waste time. If we can get a three-pointer, we need a three-pointer. Two points are also fine. After we succeed, we foul immediately and get the ball back," Phil Jackson said.

Having said that, he added specifically: "Try to foul on Rodman, he has the worst free throws. Also be careful not to foul on Iron Fist."

"Understood." Everyone said again.

The timeout ends and the Bulls attack.

Pippen served from the left line of the front court, and Schrempf blocked the front.

Gilliam ran around with Toni Kukoc, from the outside to the inside, from the top to the bottom, from the right wing to the left wing, Pippen also stared at Kukoc, a look that was only passed to him, and other teammates watched Don't even look at it.

Jordan took a step outside the top of the arc and didn't run much.

At this time, Toni Kukoc, who was running around, suddenly ran back and ran to Zhou Quan's right hand side.

The next moment, Jordan suddenly ran to the left wing, and Pippen also seized the opportunity to pass the ball.

Jordan caught the ball one step to the left of the top of the arc, and Zhou Quan forcibly squeezed out the not-so-strong Tony Kukoc to catch up, half a beat behind.

At this time, after receiving the ball, Jordan continued to move one step to the left, and then took off with the momentum. When continuing to drift to the left, he adjusted his posture in the air and shot a three-pointer.

The moment after Jordan took off, Zhou Quan tried his best to follow the jump, and stretched his left arm upwards as much as possible.

"Lean back?"

Seeing that his left hand was about to touch the ball, he was surprised to find that the distance had been shortened instead.

"Whoosh!"

Jordan flicked his wrist and the ball flew to the basket.

"Drift + lean back..." Zhang Lili exclaimed.

"brush!"

Splashes appeared and a three-pointer was hit.

"Oh hoo!"

Two thousand fans of the visiting team cheered immediately.

"Beautiful! Michael hit a three-pointer, now it is 93:95, two points behind, 17 seconds left, this attack only took 2 seconds." Magic Johnson said excitedly.

George Karl was sweating profusely, and he made a time-out gesture to the court.

The Supersonics served in the backcourt, center Gilliam served, Kendall Gill ran to the frontcourt, and Zhou Quan ran to catch the ball in the backcourt.

"Whoosh!"

The ball flew to the frontcourt, Kendall Gill caught the ball, and BJ rushed over to foul, but he had already made a timeout signal.

Zhang Lili said nervously: "There is only a two-point advantage, and a three-pointer can overtake, and judging by the Bulls, they will definitely get the ball back through fouls.

Everyone else's free throws are okay, at least 67%, only Rodman's free throws, oh, he's [-]% this season, ten percentage points higher than last season, not bad, but pay attention to it. "

Xu Jicheng said, "Should I replace it?"

Zhang Li shook his head and said, "Both rebounding and defense require him, he can't go down."

In front of the Supersonics bench, George Karl felt nervous. After wiping off his sweat, he said, "The Bulls must use a foul to get the ball back. Dennis, try to hide."

Rodman said indifferently: "I'm not afraid of free throws."

George Karl's scalp is numb, don't you count your free throws?

Zhou Quan smiled and said, "Dennis' mental quality is super good, and his free throws at critical moments should be trustworthy."

"Well."

George Karl was startled, but could only nod.

He then arranged an offensive tactic, which of course was handed over to Zhou Quan. This was the only option at the critical moment, and there was no second option.

The timeout ended, and the Sonics served from the left line of the frontcourt.

Small forward Schramff served the ball, and Zhou Quan was moving in the penalty area under the basket. At this moment, Rodman ran over. Before Rodman could block Jordan, Zhou Quan suddenly ran up. When Jordan was about to follow, he just Collided with Rodman.

"damn it!"

Jordan pushed Rodman hard, and Rodman fell backwards.

But at the last minute, the referee's whistle is destined not to sound easily.

Even if it is a slashing tactic, the ball has to be sent out, and the offensive team can only execute it after receiving the ball and after the time starts to run.

Zhou Quan came out from the free throw line, received the ball at the top of the arc, and was about to take off to make a shot when the whistle blew.

Pippen started and hugged Schramf. The foul was so obvious that the referee could only whistle.

"Detref, we are leading, don't be nervous." Zhou Quan went to high-five Schramf and told him with a smile on his face.

"Tekken, don't worry."

The smile on his face and the gentle words made Schramf feel relaxed a lot.

"There are 16.8 seconds left, now two free throws."

Zhang Reasonable's heart was beating a little faster, and he felt that he was more nervous than the players on the field.

"call!"

Schramf exhaled, then held his breath for two seconds, and threw the ball.

"brush!"

Splash appeared and the first free throw was hit.

"Beautiful! 93:96, three-point difference, as long as the second free throw is made, it will be basically stable." Xu Jicheng said excitedly.

Schramf and Zhou Quan clapped their hands again, seeing the calm and gentle smile on Zhou Quan's face, a smile also appeared on his face.

At this point the Bulls called a final timeout.

In addition to arranging offensive tactics, Phil Jackson hopes to use this timeout to cool down Schramf's hand. If he hits the second penalty again, it will be difficult to play.

"brush!"

"Oh hoo!"

After the timeout, the second free throw, as the water splashed, countless Supersonic fans cheered.

"93:97, with a gap of four points, the Bulls have not paused, let's see how they chase." Zhang Lili said excitedly.

Jordan personally received the ball in the backcourt and accelerated along the right line. When he hit the three-point line, he stopped suddenly.

Zhou Quan was on guard against Jordan grabbing a three-pointer. At the critical moment, Jordan's psychological quality was astonishing. The record of three-pointers in the halftime of the finals was still in Jordan's hands. If a three-pointer was thrown at this time, he would be very passive, so Jordan When he stopped suddenly, he also reacted swiftly.

"squeak!"

The left foot slammed on the brakes and stopped half a step before Jordan's left, then turned around and blocked in front of Jordan.

At this time, Jordan completed the ball and jumped up while taking off.

"Snapped!"

With a wave of Zhou Quan's left hand, under the precise strike, Jordan's ball just lifted from his abdomen to his chin was knocked away.

"Shet!"

At this moment, Jordan's eyes were really tearing apart.

"Snapped!"

Zhou Quan stretched out his hand for the second time and struck again with precision. With his hands together, he caught the basketball bouncing off the floor.

"Di!"

The referee blew his whistle, Jordan fouled with a hug, and the Sonics made two free throws.

"Oh oh oh... win, we're going to win..."

The on-site commentator Henem Chrisman roared excitedly, as did the Seattle Center gymnasium, and countless people cheered heartily.

"Steal! Another steal! At the critical moment, Zhou Quan sent steals consecutively. This is also his 8th steal!" Zhang Lili screamed excitedly.

"Stealing wins! If two free throws are made and the Bulls lead by 6 points, the Bulls will have no chance at all." Xu Jicheng said excitedly.

"And the Bulls didn't pause." Zhang Lili laughed.

Zhou Quan stood on the free throw line, turned around and looked at Jordan with a smile, and said, "Flying Man, I'm sure you will win this game."

"Humph!"

Jordan could only snort coldly.

"Brush! Brush!"

Two free throws were made, 93:99, with 11.5 seconds left.

"boom!"

Jordan missed the mid-range shot, and after Rodman grabbed the backcourt rebound, with only 3.9 seconds left, the Bulls gave up the game.

"Oh hoo!"

The big score was [-] to [-], and there were still two home games. At the end of the game, all Supersonic fans and players cheered heartily.

(End of this chapter)