God of NBA point guards

Chapter 137 Be angry, old bird, but it won't give you strength
At this time, Zhou Quan took the ball and began to advance quickly on the left wing.

John Paxson turned back from the top of the arc and was at the top of both sides.

Jordan chased up from a position close to the left line, but Joe Dumars blocked him and Zhou Quan. When he struggled to pass Joe Dumars, Zhou Quan had already entered the paint area with the ball from the left elbow. , his pursuit is still slow.

Zhou Quan entered the paint from the left elbow, faced John Paxson who had just arrived at the basket, jumped up, and slashed again with an axe.

Facing the ferocious iron fist, John Paxson, who had suffered a great loss and had a shadow, couldn't help retreating in panic even if he blocked it head-on.

"boom!"

The explosive basket explosion sounded again.

"ah!"

"Shh!"

The Pistons immediately burst into cheers, which were then extinguished by boos from their opponents.

"4:0, the Pistons lead." Robert Guida said.

Ringo Wilson shook his head and said, "The Bulls missed two shots, the Pistons grabbed backboards twice, and the Iron Fist made two successful counterattacks.

Iron Fist's continuous counter-attack dunks boosted morale, and now the Bulls want to use goals to interrupt the momentum of the Pistons, and they cannot let their opponents act recklessly at their home court. "

"Let's hit one."

Jordan pushed forward with the ball himself, while yelling at his teammates.

He came to the right-wing three-point line, and after a tentative step, he took the ball with his left hand, and he forced Joe Dumars from the left.

Joe Dumars immediately turned around to chase, and stuck to Jordan's right side in time, forcing the opponent to continue to control the ball with his left hand.

At the free throw line, Zhou Quan immediately double-teamed the defense and rushed to Jordan.

Before being double-teamed, Jordan stopped and turned in the right elbow area, put his hands together, and pushed to the top of the arc, giving John Paxson who was open.

"Snapped!"

But when he hit the ball, Zhou Quan, who had been prepared for a long time, took a step forward in time, with all his hands, just in time to intercept the ball, and then rushed forward to counterattack again.

Anxious, Jordan quickly exerted his strength and chased after him.

Zhou Quan made a small change to bypass John Paxson, took a few steps across the center line, and rushed to the front, one step ahead of Jordan behind him.

"Oh ho ho..."

At this time, two thousand fans of the visiting team shouted and cheered for Zhou Quan.

"Shh!"

Huge boos rang out, drowning out the shouts.

When Zhou Quan reached the top of the arc, Jordan had already caught up to his left side and had already started squeezing his body.

He looked to the left, and out of the corner of his left eye, he saw Joe Dumas who was two steps away from the back left. The next moment, he flew up.

Jordan also took off, jumping higher, and with his wingspan, his defensive height crushed Zhou Quan, at least one foot higher, and he raised his right hand to block the shot.

But Zhou Quan suddenly threw the ball behind his head with a backhand, turning the layup into a pass.

"not good!"

Jordan paused in his heart, and the next moment there was an awe-inspiring wind behind him.

"boom!"

Joe Dumars quickly followed up, flew up, caught the ball with both hands in the air, dunked with the opportunity, pressed Jordan who was falling in front, and smashed the Bulls' basket.

"Good job!"

Zhou Quan yelled excitedly at Joe Dumars who dunked Jordan, and the Pistons bench, [-] Pistons fans all shouted.

"Shh!"

The angry joint center, like a waking bull, let out its growl.

"Too bad, the Pistons hit back again, the Iron Fist steals the pass from Michael, then the fast break back pass to Joe Dumars, Joe Dumars dunks Michael, now it's 6-0, the Bulls haven't scored yet .” Ringo Wilson shook his head and sighed.

"Very beautiful defense! The Pistons deserve to be the strongest defensive team in the league. I think it really has the strength to take away a victory from the United Center." Robert Gedda said excitedly.

Under the basket, Jordan was panting violently, his chest heaved a lot, and his angry eyes were burning like fire, as if he was about to ignite.

"Be angry, old bird, but it won't give you strength." Zhou Quan spat out trash talk.

"Go away!"

Jordan roared.

"Ha ha……"

Zhou Quan and his teammates burst out laughing.

"Let's hit one."

Jordan took the ball again and advanced it himself, while shouting loudly.

"Hit one! Hit one..."

There was a unified shout in the United Center arena, as if organized by someone, the voice became louder and louder, and the cohesion of the fans was evident.

"brush!"

This time, after breaking through to the left elbow, Jordan did not pass the ball under the double-teaming of Joe Dumars and Zhou Quan.

"One of two shots, under the strong defense of the Pistons, in fact, the Bulls have no other way, he must take more shots, and rely on his personal strength to defeat the Pistons." Robert Guida said.

Ringer Wells said: "Grant is mainly scoring inside, Carter White's scoring can be ignored, John Paxson is locked with an iron fist, and none of the three of them can become a powerful scoring point. The Bulls really can only rely on Michael on the offensive end. and Pippen."

Robert Guida said: "If Grant plays well in the inside tactics, he can score a lot of points, it depends on what kind of defense Rodman can play.

On Paxson's side, Iron Fist frequently double-teamed Michael today. In fact, he had a chance. The first ball was the open space for him, but he missed the shot under Iron Fist's return defense. Maybe he was not trusted. "

6:2, Pistons attack.

This was the first positional battle today. Zhou Quan took the ball to the front court and stopped on the right wing near the sideline. There were still three steps away from the three-point line, and he was not in a hurry to attack.

The previous three attacks were all quick counterattacks. Running at full strength consumed more physical energy, so let's take a break first.

Jordan can't stand it anymore, do you think I don't exist?
But he still didn't take the risk to steal it, because Zhou Quan is ten centimeters shorter than him, has a good wingspan, and has a very low ball control height, making it very difficult to steal.

The attack time was multiplied by eight seconds, and Zhou Quan moved.

The moment the basketball was pulled up, he took a step forward with his left foot and held Jordan with his left elbow. At the moment of confrontation, he grabbed the ball with one hand and threw it, and the ball quickly flew from Michael Jordan's side into the right wing.

"Snapped!"

Joe Dumars inside the three-point line received the ball and began to single John Paxson.

At this time, Zhou Quan ran towards the top of the arc, but when Jordan followed, he suddenly changed direction, passed Jordan, and cut into the right elbow area.

Jordan immediately turned around and chased down. At this time, Rodman, who was on the right waist, saw the opportunity and immediately came up to prepare for the pick-and-roll.

Joe Dumars passed the ball in time, Zhou Quan changed his direction to Grant after receiving the ball, and Rodman blocked the chasing Jordan.

Zhou Quan rushed into the paint with the ball, and after two steps, he jumped up to face Carterwhite, which was a tomahawk-style dunk.

Carterwhite's defense is very tough, and he is also ruthless. In the Battle of Auburn Hills, after Grant injured the Assassins, the two teams were already angry, but he still had no scruples and injured John Sely with the most vicious foul. Zhou Quan was completely angered, and then he was injured under Zhou Quan's defense.

This time, he still took off to block the block toughly, and pressed down with his big hand.

"Go to hell!"

Zhou Quan, with a sharp look on his face, held the ax and slashed downwards vigorously. With a bang, the bull's basket slammed, and Cartwhite fell down with a bang.

"Di!"

The referee's whistle blew.

"ah!"

Two thousand Pistons fans instantly raised their arms and shouted wildly.

Zhou Quan hung above the basket, let go of his big hands, parted his legs, rode on Cartwhite's body, and then passed with his head raised.

"Shh!"

Seeing their own center forward being dunked and humiliated, Bulls fans would not do anything, huge boos and countless abuses poured out.

"Tekken, great job!"

Rodman and others rushed up and hugged Zhou Quan.

Before the free throw, Phil Jackson called a timeout.

"8:2, the Pistons played a strong defensive counterattack at the beginning, and then completed a dunk on the center in the positional battle, which really boosted morale! The Bulls' center was dunked by the opponent's point guard, which hurt morale ’ said Robert Guida.

"Iron Fist made 3 of 3 shots in the start, 6 points, 1 rebound, 1 assist and 1 steal. All three goals were dunks, including two defensive counterattacks and a dunk in a positional battle. His performance today is indeed very good." Ringo Wilson said .

On the Bulls bench, after the players came back, Phil Jackson said in a deep voice: "3 made 1 shots, 1 turnover, [-] offensive rebounds and didn't grab one. I hope you will focus all your attention and improve your performance attention to the game.

Remember, this is home, our home, with [-] fans and millions of Chicagoans watching you. "

After a pause of three seconds, after the players digested his words, he said again: "We must first strengthen the rebounding, including offensive rebounds.

Secondly, Michael, you are now 2 of 1 shots. I can't say that you don't feel good, but I need you to strengthen your breakthrough, because we can't let the score be stretched. "

"clear."

Jordan nodded, chewing his gum very quickly.

Phil Jackson added: "Today they played three defensive counterattacks, all of which were successful, we must speed up our return to defense.

At the same time, our offense must be more cautious. Obviously, their defense today is very effective. Iron Fist helped defend Michael several times. We need to stretch their defense.

From now on, Pippen will control the ball, attack from the left wing, Michael will run without the ball, looking for opportunities, we will let the iron fist leave Michael, Paxson, you don't stick to the top of the arc, you have to run, you understand? ? "

"Understood." Jordan and the others nodded.

The timeout ended and Zhou Quan made a free throw.

"brush!"

An additional penalty hit, 9:2, the Pistons led by 7 points.

“3投3中，1罚1中，7分1篮板1助攻1抢断，表现真的漂亮！”张合理的家里，他赞叹道。

"But the camera is still on Jordan. Even if Zhou Quan scores, there are no extra shots for him, and Jordan's scoring shots will be replayed immediately." His wife said.

"No way, this is someone else's territory. It is very good for Xiao Zhou to gain a firm foothold in the Pistons and become the leader of a team. The league will never praise him." Zhang Li shook his head.

In the United Center, Pippen attacked with the ball on the left wing, and the Pistons' defensive formation also shifted to the left. Jordan led Joe Dumars to run continuously on the weak side of the right wing.

John Paxson was also running around, forcing Zhou Quan to also chase around. At this time, the former ran to the left wing, and the latter also chased to the left wing.

On the right wing, Jordan and Joe Dumars monopolize a large area of ​​outside space, and there is no second Pistons defender within three meters.

At this time, Pippen crossed, Jordan received the ball, and singled Joe Dumars.

No one has a chance to help defend, because the distance is too large, as long as they dare to double-team, there will be a wide open. With Jordan's passing ability, he will never miss this opportunity. He can only watch Jordan single-handedly against Joe Dumars .

Moreover, the defense distance is too far, and with Jordan's offensive speed, it is simply too late to reach the designated position.

"Oh!"

Two meters away from the paint area, Jordan hit back, only arched once, and then used his strength to turn around and make a fallback jumper. The attack was completed in less than two seconds, without giving the opponent a chance to double-team at all.

Joe Dumars tried his best to grab the block, but his hand only reached Jordan's elbow, which was too far away.

"brush!"

Splashes appeared, and two points were hit from far.

9:4, Pistons attack.

"boom!"

Ulrich cut inside to the basket and received Zhou Quan's pass. Under Grant's supplementary defense, he missed a near-basket throw.

Carterwhite grabbed the rebound and the Bulls attacked.

Joe Dumars chased very closely and didn't give Jordan a chance to catch the ball. Pippen took the ball to the left waist. Seeing that Jordan had no chance, he had to force his shot.

"boom!"

Rodman and John Hawley's four big hands blocked the shot and missed.

"mine!"

Rodman turned around and was about to grab the rebound, Zhou Quan rushed down from above and snatched the rebound away, causing him to blow his beard and stare in anxiety.

Iron Fist, are you sorry, the queen is sitting on the sidelines and watching me, if I don’t grab a few rebounds and show off my vitality, how can I climb into her bed?
"Dennis, are you watching a play?"

On the sidelines, Chuck Daly roared at Rodman.

"oh oh."

Rodman hurriedly ran to the frontcourt.

The Bulls returned to defense very quickly, Zhou Quan quickly advanced to the top of the arc, and Jordan took the first step to block in front, but he didn't slow down at all, instead he changed direction and accelerated and rushed over, speeding up and breaking through from the right side and Jordan's left side.

Jordan took a quick step back.

But he moved from stillness, which was faster than Zhou Quan's charge. Under Zhou Quan's intentional collision, the left shoulders of the two touched instantly, and with a bang, he was knocked over to the ground. speed, and then headlong into the paint.

"Oh!"

Seeing Jordan being knocked over, [-] Bulls fans exclaimed.

The next moment, Zhou Quan jumped up to face Pippen and Grant under the basket.

The two took off at the same time to block the shot, and the four big hands blocked all the space directly in front of the basket.

But when Zhou Quan flew to the highest peak, the right hand holding the ball threw the ball to the left side of the basket.

"boom!"

The next moment, John Sely jumped up, put his hands together, and smashed the ball into the basket.

"Oh, a beautiful alley-oop dunk, John Sely's goal is not difficult, it's so easy." Robert Guida said in admiration.

Ringo Wilson said: "Iron Fist seldom fights like this. He always advances to the frontcourt and waits for his teammates to settle down before launching an attack.

It wasn't just now, Rodman hadn't settled down yet, and neither had Carterwhite, so he launched an attack directly. Perhaps it was because of this that Michael was knocked over without being prepared. "

Robert Jeddah shook his head and smiled: "No, even if Michael is prepared, he may be knocked over. You know, he is standing there to defend, and even when he is hit, he still retreats to defend, and his center of gravity is shifted backwards. Easier to get knocked over.

Moreover, the impact of Iron Fist is great. His speed is not too fast, but he has a tonnage. He is not a small sports car, but he is a pickup truck with the accelerator pedal pressed to the bottom. "

At 11:4, the Bulls attacked and called a timeout again.

"Michael, I give you unlimited fire rights."

"Everyone defends with all their strength, treat this as the finals, play it as the last game of the season, understand?"

The Bulls then desperately improved their defense on the defensive end, and the confrontation intensity reached another level. Just a few minutes later, Zhou Quan went in and was brought down twice, while Jordan went in as many as three times.

By improving the defensive intensity, the Bulls achieved the goal of limiting the Pistons' offense, and then used Michael Jordan's unsolvable personal offense to start chasing points.

His touch was not as hot as in the G1 game, and it was difficult to catch up with the score for a while, but he was able to bite the score and did not let the point difference widen.

After the first quarter, at 27:20, the Pistons led away by 7 points.

Because Jordan never left the game, the Pistons did not dare to replace Zhou Quan and Joe Dumars, and all three played the first quarter.

罗伯特吉达分析道：“铁拳是首节活塞的得分王，6投4中，5罚4中，单节轰下12分3篮板4助攻2抢断1失误1犯规的数据。

He made all of the first 3 shots and 3 of the next 1 shots. All three attacks broke into the paint area, was blocked once at the basket, and made one of two near-basket throws. "

林格威尔逊道：“公牛那边，迈克尔乔丹全节11投5中，命中率45.5%，加上5罚5中，拿到了15分3篮板2助攻1抢断2失误1犯规的数据，首节真实命中率是56.8%。”

Robert Guida said: "Tekken's shooting percentage is 66.6%, and its true shooting percentage is 73.2%. From the perspective of offensive efficiency, Tekken's performance in the first quarter today is very good. In addition to the performance of the organization and defense, this is the first quarter. Pistons lead The most important reason for the 7 points."

Ringo Wilson said: "The Pistons' defense is indeed like an iron barrel. Michael scored 15 points alone, and the others added up to 5 points. The Pistons basically cut off the connection between teammates and Michael, and this is also the Jordan created by the Pistons. Lawful defensive tactics."

Robert Guida nodded and said: "It means not letting others score, but only Jordan scoring. On the other hand, letting others score is not letting Jordan score."

Ringo Wilson praised: "This is Michael's power, he can rely on one person's offense to bite the score.

No matter how strong the Pistons' defense is, what about being the number one in the league?They can't stop his scoring, it's really unsolvable! "

Robert Guida nodded and said: "The Pistons don't have Michael Jordan, so when the defensive strength goes up and the offensive efficiency goes down, they lose the ability to widen the gap.

This is a one-sided advantage. The Bulls have Jordan's unsolvable offense, and their offense has a bottom line. No matter how strong the Pistons' defense is, the Bulls can get a lot of points.

But the Pistons couldn't do it. When the Bulls increased their defensive strength, it became difficult for them to score. Without the assassin's sharp offense, they lost their strong offensive ability.

But no matter what, the performance of the Pistons in the first quarter was very strong, especially the performance of Iron Fist, offense, defense, organization, omnipotence. "

At this time of the second quarter, Jordan played again, and he led the substitute lineup to start a fight with the Assassins and Mark Aguirre.

Chuck Daly saw that there was a seven-point lead, but Zhou Quan's physical condition was not very good, and he played full in the first quarter, and only allowed him to play 6 minutes in the second quarter.

At the end of the first half, at 51:49, the Bulls chased back by five points and were only two points behind.

In order to save energy, Jordan mostly made jump shots in the second quarter, making 8 of 4 shots and 2 of 2 free throws. He scored another 10 points and 25 points in the half.

刺客在乔丹的防守下表现一般，12分钟6投2中，2罚2中，得6分2助攻1失误。

马克阿吉雷单节7投3中，加上2罚2中，得8分。

In the second half, the two sides were still half main force and half substitute.

But for the Bulls, Jordan was like an iron man, still playing the whole game.

It is precisely because of him that the Bulls have the confidence to play half of the main force and half of the substitute, and strive for rest time for the rest of the main players.

Especially Pippen and Grant, their physical fitness is average, they both got a lot of rest time in the second and third quarters.

For the Pistons, Zhou Quan played 10 minutes in the third quarter and 28 minutes in the third quarter.

After the third quarter, 73:67, the Pistons led by 6 points.

The two sides are still fighting defensively in this quarter. Whoever dares to enter the opponent's paint area will be like water dripping into a hot oil pan, and the paint area will immediately boil. Every time this kind of breakthrough attack, someone will fall down.

So after the whole quarter, the game was very fragmented. In the second half of the quarter, they all made jump shots from the outside, and the shooting percentage of both sides was not high.

"Michael scored 7 points in the third quarter. He didn't feel good today. In addition, there was no rest time, and the Pistons double-teamed him with all their strength. He was in a mediocre state, but he had already scored 32 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 steals. It's 44.4 percent," Ringo Wilson said.

Robert Guida said: "The Pistons are in a better state. Although the advantage is not big, they have always had a score advantage.

作为核心，铁拳今天打了28分钟，9投5中，9罚8中，已经拿到了18分5篮板9助攻3抢断1盖帽3失误2犯规的数据。

He shot 55.5% from the field and played a rare efficient performance on the offensive end, but he took fewer shots. "

Ringo Wilson said: "It's his choice of shot timing, allowing teammates with better opportunities to shoot, that puts the Pistons in the lead, otherwise the Pistons will not have a chance to win the ball like he did in the G1 game.

In addition, his breakthrough today is still good, full of lethality, the main offenses all occur at the basket, and his style of play is very aggressive. "

Robert Ji said: "Both sides made a lot of substitutions in the second and third quarters. Except for Michael, the main players of both sides got a rest and accumulated energy for the last quarter. I think there will be more intense offensive and defensive battles in the final quarter. waiting for us."

"I hope there will be no injuries, and the defensive action must be controlled, and there will be no more battles at the Palace of Auburn Hills." Ringo Wilson reminded.

(End of this chapter)