God of NBA point guards

Chapter 126 Leading in the second round, hopeful to advance

"It's a disadvantage for the Cavaliers to play away from home!" Larry Winston said.

Two offensive organizational mistakes, this time Mark Price chose not to break through, the Cavaliers are the strongest inside, he wants to pass the ball to the low post.

But passing the ball to the low post is not easy to pass. His height and wingspan are not as good as Zhou Quan, so it is difficult to pass Zhou Quan to the low post.

Zhou Quan still used the old method, blocking it when he crossed the center line, or even directly confronting him.

This time, instead of guarding Mark Price's right hand in possession, he guarded the opponent's left side, forcing the opponent to the right wing.

This is another defensive improvement, Ulrich's defense is still not good, he hopes to push the opponent to the right wing, and then join with Joe Dumars.

It is still far away from the top of the arc. Mark Price cannot choose a long pass to the low post. The possibility of being intercepted is too great, and he has to break through Zhou Quan's blockade. Passing is also risky.

So under the pressure of Zhou Quan's confrontation, he could only hold the ball to the right wing.

On the right wing, Elu pulled out a three-point line to meet Mark Price, and Joe Dumars quickly followed up, cutting off the angle of receiving the ball. Elu immediately turned around and ran in, while reaching for the ball.

Under Zhou Quan's strong confrontation, Mark Price couldn't find a chance to pass the ball comfortably, and the attack time was approaching, so he could only take the risk of passing the ball to Elu, holding Zhou Quan with his left hand, and pulling the ball up with his right hand. throw.

"Oh, wrong coordination, the ball went out of bounds, our possession."

The next moment, the big lake boy John Rowes roared excitedly.

On the sidelines, Cavaliers coach Wilkens called for a timeout.

He didn't feel good today, the momentum at home was too strong, the players were generally not in good condition, but the home team was in very good condition.

The other one is that Iron Fist's defense against Mark Price is much better than the previous game, which led to the failure of the previous few attacks. Even now, the inside has not received the ball, and it is completely unable to break through the Pistons' outside defense.

I only blame myself for being too poor on the perimeter. There is only one Mark Price. There are no stars in the second and third positions, but the Pistons have two top defensive players on the perimeter.

"Mark, you have to pay attention, there are a lot of changes in Iron Fist's defense tonight, so you have to make changes too."

"He won't let you get close to the three-point line. You should call the pick-and-roll in advance, and don't circle him outside. That will waste offensive time."

"At the same time he pushed you to the right wing just now, you should avoid that and go to the left wing, where the defensive pressure will be much less."

"The bottom line is, I need you to connect with the low post and pass the damn ball."

"clear."

Mark Price nodded repeatedly.

"Larry, Brad, don't watch the show in the low post, but be timely. Their perimeter defense is too strong, and it's not easy to pass the ball from the outside. Don't miss the opportunity.

I need you to spare no effort to get the position, don't keep your energy, if you lose the series, it's useless for you to keep it. "

"OK."

Larry Nance and Doherty nodded.

On the other side, Chuck Daly said to Zhou Quan: "Iron Fist, you did a good job just now, keep it up. At the same time, you have to pay attention, don't let them pass the ball easily, we must cut off their internal and external connections, try our best Reduce their chances of receiving the ball inside."

"I know." Zhou Quan nodded.

After the timeout, the Pistons attack.

Zhou Quan advanced from the middle, forcing Mark Price to block him head-on, otherwise he would go straight in.

Three-in-one breakthrough, Mark Price was not shaken this time, and took the initiative to take a step back, but at the next moment, Zhou Quan changed direction and accelerated the breakthrough, and he still broke through.

Zhou Quan broke through from the right elbow area, and Elu from the right wing came to defend. The former quickly split the ball. Joe Dumars caught the ball at the two-point position on the right wing and made an open jumper.

"0:8, well done!" Bearded John shouted excitedly again.

In the ESPN commentary seat, Rock Howard shook his head and said: "It's troublesome, the Cavaliers can't defend against Iron Fist! Iron Fist increases his outside shots, which increases his threat. Sudden throws and passes are omnipotent. If you meet such a person alone, It's a big problem."

Larry Winston said with a smile: "Especially when he faces Mark Price and Helu, he still has a dislocation advantage.

It is absolutely impossible for the Cavaliers to double-team him on the outside, because his passing will directly kill the game, and he has this passing ability.

Even with the defense just now, if the position he let go can't be filled quickly, his pass may be fatal. "

Howard nodded and said: "This will test the speed of the Cavaliers' rotation. If they have the rotation speed of the Bulls, it will be no problem.

But just now, the ball was not done well enough. Larry Nance did not come out of the paint in time to cover Joe Dumars' open space. "

Winston shook his head and said, "The Cavaliers' interior defense is good, but their perimeter defense and overall defense are mediocre. How can they have the defensive strength of the Bulls?"

Knights attack.

Mark Price crossed the center line from the left wing and was three steps away from the three-point line. After being blocked by Zhou Quan, he immediately called Sanders' pick-and-roll. He took the opportunity to quickly rush to the three-point line with the ball, and at this time Zhou Quan chased after him again, only half a step behind, leaving him no room to make a shot.

But his purpose is not to shoot himself, but to pass the ball to the low post.

In the low position on the left wing, Doherty leaned against John Selley to ask for the ball. The two had been fighting together for a few seconds. After exhausting a lot of energy, they finally saw the ball passed.

Catch the ball, sway down, and after shaking Sely, immediately turn around, step into the paint, and shoot a jumper from the left waist.

"boom!"

"boom!"

The feel was not good, the ball was a little bit off, and after hitting the basket, Larry Nance quickly jumped up under the basket, pressed the ball into the basket with one hand, and completed a dunk.

"call!"

The goal was scored, and all the Cavaliers players and coaching staff breathed a sigh of relief, and finally scored.

"Orlando, pay attention to the pick-and-roll, don't be lazy, don't let the opponent have a chance to get the ball easily." Chuck Daly shouted at Ulrich loudly from the sidelines.

Ulrich nodded repeatedly. He saw Iron Fist catching up to Mark Price just now, so he didn't block it. If he could delay it, Iron Fist should be able to regain his defensive position.

In the ESPN commentary seat, Howard was also analyzing the defense just now, saying: "Sanders is covering two or three meters away from the three-point line. At this time, Ulrich should block Mark Price first. It is good to be able to form a front and back pinch with Iron Fist.

Because at this time, Sanders, who is too far from the three-point line, can't make a shot even if he gets the ball. He doesn't have the ability to shoot from a long distance. "

Therefore, if Ulrich double-teams at this time, he should not have any worries, and he will not let his opponent get an open space. He should go there firmly. "

Although the Cavaliers scored a goal, it could not change the basic trend of the game. In the end, the Pistons won by 81 points 106:25, won the first home game, and won the G3 victory with a big score of [-] to [-]. victory.

After the game, in the ESPN commentary seat, Winston said: "Under the leadership of Iron Fist, the four major defensive players of the Pistons played a strong and oppressive defense from the outside to the inside. Lost, the Cavaliers did not deserve to lose this game."

Howard praised: "The Pistons' defense is strong on the whole, except for Ulrich. Even if Ulrich has loopholes, the timely defense of other positions can also make up for part of it. The regular season has the fewest points. , They really deserve to be the strongest defensive team in the league."

At this time, Winston took over the statistical data sheet handed over by the assistant, and read: "Mark Price, played 34 minutes, and his level was greatly lost. He was defended by the Iron Fist and made 11 of 3 shots, with a shooting percentage of 27.3%, plus 2 Made 2 free throws and only scored 8 points, 1 rebound, 6 assists, 1 steal, 5 turnovers and 1 foul.

而铁拳本场打了37分钟，13投6中，命中率46.1%，4罚4中，拿到16分5篮板15助攻3抢断1盖帽3失误3犯规的数据。

Compared with the two, Iron Fist obviously has a great advantage.Price is an All-Star point guard, but his assist ability is nowhere near the Iron Fist. "

Howard held the Pistons' data sheet and said: "The Iron Fist sent out 15 assists, and the Pistons scored in double figures six times.

He himself had 16 points, Joe Dumars had 27 points, Ulrich had 18 points, John Sely had 12 points, the Assassins had 12 points, and Mark Aguirre had 11 points.

The Pistons team had a total of 27 assists, and he accounted for 55.5%. The other five players who scored in double figures contributed 15 of the 10 assists for him.

In addition to his own score, that is to say, the team's main score is all related to him, and his importance to the Pistons, it can be seen that if he sneezes, the team will catch a cold. "

Nodding, Howard said: "Today Rodman only got 8 rebounds, and the Pistons had 8 fewer rebounds than the Cavaliers.

In terms of blocked shots, the Cavaliers also have 4 more than the Pistons. Today, the Pistons blocked a total of 7 big caps.

Adding these two statistics together, the Cavaliers gained the ball more than ten times.

In terms of steals, the Pistons had 6 more.In terms of turnovers, the Pistons had only 9 times, while the Cavaliers had as many as 19 times.In one foul, the two sides are almost the same.

Counting these data together, the Pistons have caught up with the Cavaliers in the number of shots, even one more than the Cavaliers. "

Winston nodded: "It's safe to say that the Pistons won the game defensively, limiting the Cavaliers to 38 percent shooting compared to 45.6 percent for themselves.

This is because the Cavaliers' inside duo have largely limited the Pistons' low-post offense and offense at the basket, otherwise the point difference will be even greater. "

At the scene, Zhou Quan won the best of the game and was being interviewed by the TV station.

"Zhou, the Cavaliers are leading [-]-[-] now, and they are very hopeful to advance to the second round. If you can make it to the Eastern Conference Finals, are you mentally prepared to deal with Michael Jordan?" the reporter asked.

Zhou Quan smiled and said, "Of course."

"Do you think he is currently active No.1?" The reporter asked again.

Without hesitation, he nodded and said, "Lian Zhuang MVP, with Michael Jordan's strength, if I say he is not, it must be a lie."

"Can the conflict between you and him be resolved?" the reporter asked again.

Zhou Quan was startled, nodded and said: "Isiah and I can resolve conflicts. Although Michael Jordan is my opponent, I can also. After all, we are only playing in the same league, so there is no need to make it seem like we are killing our father and enemy.

I once said a word to Isiah, I don’t know each other if I don’t fight, I have this awareness, as long as Michael Jordan gives up the feud with me, I can reconcile with him. "

"Only those who win the fight are qualified to say that they don't know each other, right?"

In a mansion in New York, Bill Lambiel, who was half drunk, was still holding a wine bottle in his hand, and murmured.

He had already moved out of Detroit, but in fact he didn't want to leave there. After staying in that city for so many years, he was already used to it.

But he had to leave, just as he had to leave the Pistons, he had to leave the NBA, he had to leave basketball.

He hates basketball, but he can't live without it. Without basketball, he can never surpass his dad in any way.

Only basketball can allow him to find a place beyond his father. His father is the biggest peak in his life, almost insurmountable.

So he really hated the Iron Fist that made him have to leave basketball, really hated it.

When it comes to reconciliation, he admires the assassin, that good friend has such a big heart.

If he wants to reconcile with Iron Fist, that's okay, unless he wins the fight, so reconciliation is impossible, because he lost, as a loser, how can he have the face to reconcile?
"Michael Jordan, let me see if there is any difference between you and Isiah, and if you will choose to reconcile with that rookie bastard."

He raised his hand and took a big gulp of wine, and after belching, he murmured again.

"Don't think about it!"

Jordan in the Boston Hotel said coldly.

He would rather reconcile with the assassin than reconcile with Iron Fist, absolutely impossible.

His feud with the Assassins, not to mention the wins and losses on the court, the wins and losses are all normal, and it is based on strength, but off the court, he has always taken advantage of it.

Morally, an assassin is a bad boy, he is a warrior who challenged a bad boy, and then became a warrior who slays a dragon. The championship officially reached the top of the league's active No.1.

But between him and Iron Fist, he suffered a big loss.

Regardless of the outcome on the court, the punch off the court made him lose face in front of his teammates.

But that doesn't mean that if you lose a fight, you lose. Fighting is not what he is good at. What makes him unforgivable to Iron Fist is that the Battle of Auburn Hills almost became his Battle of Waterloo, and his reputation was almost destroyed by Iron Fist. destroy.

If it wasn't for David Stern to help him, if it wasn't for Nike's sponsors to help him, just the media that made trouble would have ruined him.

Based on this alone, he will not forgive Iron Fist.

……

"Rick, who won the other game?"

Zhou Kwon finished the on-site interview and asked after returning to the bench.

"The Sonics won."

Rick Musk immediately said: "98:104, the Sonics pulled back a game at home."

He knew that Zhou Quan cared about Gary Payton's performance, and said: "Payton has 8 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 steals and 1 foul. He has no turnovers or blocks. His performance is better than the previous two games."

Lei Luoweiert said: "Iron Fist, you don't need to pay attention to that second grader, his current strength is not as good as yours, and you have already played an all-star performance.

If you want to compare, you can compare it with Tim Hardaway of the Warriors. He is only in the third grade and has been an All-Star substitute for two consecutive years. How much is his average per game this season, Rick? "

Musk is in charge of sorting out the data, but it is impossible to memorize the data of every player, he shook his head and said: "I don't remember the specifics, anyway, I entered the 20+10 club, and the scoring and assists are very strong.

The Warriors were eliminated by the Supersonics in the first round. I remember his stats were a little higher than in the regular season, with a little less assists, and a stronger defensive performance. His performance was also very good. "

Wilt said with a smile: "Look, Iron Fist, you have to compare with this kind of All-Star, Gary Payton's kind of rookie, compared with him, it's a bit cheap."

Zhou Quan said with a smile: "Didn't the media say that he and I are rising stars in the No. [-] position? I think that guy is still good, but his growth rate is not as fast as mine."

Wilt said with a smile: "You and Tim Hardaway are the real rising stars in the No. [-] position."

An hour later, the two sides held a post-match press conference.

On the side of the Cavaliers, a reporter asked: "Coach Wilkens, one to two behind the Pistons, what do you think is the possibility of the Cavaliers advancing to the Eastern Conference Finals?"

Wilkens said calmly: "Before being eliminated, any possibility has a chance to appear, let alone we are only one game behind? In terms of probability, there is a 50% chance of winning and losing.

In the next series, we will try our best to equalize the score, which is where we need to focus on at present. "

"Mark, today your performance is not as good as Iron Fist. Do you think it is accidental, or is he really stronger than you?" A reporter asked.

The question was very acute. Mark Price felt helpless. After thinking for a while, he said, "I can only say that Iron Fist's talent is underestimated. Last year, he should have been in the lottery. He even qualified as the No. [-] pick."

The media reporters' interest immediately came, and their eyes were fixed on Price's face.

After successfully diverting the topic and the attention of the reporters, Mark Price secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and then said:

"Not to mention other hidden talents, I will only say one thing. While maintaining a huge tonnage, he can still have first-class athletic talent. This is his undervalued talent."

This sentence made all media reporters nod their heads. Everyone is a professional sports reporter and understands the power of this talent.

80 kg, 85 kg, 90 kg, different tonnages, but with the same speed, the impact they can form is definitely different.

At present, at the No. 80 position, the tonnage of most point guards is maintained at around 85 kilograms, and [-] kilograms is considered a heavy point guard, but what is the tonnage of the Iron Fist?
If his speed is not fast, the advantage in tonnage is not big, and it can even be said to be a burden, but he can still reach the first-class level in speed, which will form a dislocation advantage that is unstoppable, let alone Point guards, even shooting guards, are hard to stop.

"Mark, if last year's draft is rearranged, do you think Iron Fist will replace Larry Johnson as the No. [-] pick?" The reporter who asked the question just now asked again.

Mark Price quickly said: "It's possible, they are all the best rookies of last year, I think Tekken can at least enter the top three."

"Mark, for this series, do you think you have a chance to come back?" the next reporter asked Price.

Mark Price nodded: "Of course, we definitely have a chance."

"So how are you going to deal with Iron Fist?" the reporter pressed.

Asked that question, Price's head ached because he didn't have a clue yet.

He played well in G2 and the team won. He worked hard on defense in that game and made some changes, which made Tekken a little uncomfortable.

But in fact, he didn't restrict Iron Fist, which can be seen from Iron Fist's data, he really couldn't prevent it.

In tonight's game, Iron Fist has also made changes, and he has not adapted to it.

There is an obvious difference between him and Iron Fist. When he makes changes, Iron Fist will not perform badly, and is still above the level, which means that he does not have much restrictions on his opponents, but he can't do it anymore. It was really suppressed by the other party.

In the next game, he knows that he must find a way to make some changes, but no matter how he changes, he can't do much on the defensive end, because his body is too thin, and he doesn't have the ability to confront the iron fist head-on. .

For this series, he actually has some shadows in his heart.

(End of this chapter)