God of NBA point guards

Chapter 196 End of Regular Season + Double Crown

The Bulls attack again with 5 seconds left.

Carter White served from the baseline, Jordan was running around, borrowed obstacles twice in a row, failed to get rid of Zhou Quan, and finally BJ caught the ball and passed it to Pippen, Pippen missed a jumper, and Rodman took the backcourt Rebounds, Pistons offense.

Jordan caught up with Zhou Quan, and Zhou Quan advanced to the top of the arc and gave the ball to Joe Dumars.

"Boy, don't you dare to shoot on my head?"

There is no doubt that BJ is a breakthrough for the Bulls' perimeter defense. Jordan knew it very well, and the veins in his head jumped.

"Why don't we guess, can Joe beat BJ?" he teased.

Jordan snorted coldly. This was his shortcoming when he switched defenses against Iron Fist. It was the same in last year's Eastern Conference Finals. Fortunately, Paxson was only three centimeters shorter than Joe Dumars, so there was no disadvantage in height. Generally speaking, it’s good to see how well Joe Dumars plays against BJ today, and you can prepare in advance.

On the right wing, Joe Dumars received the ball, made a fake move, shook BJ and rushed in, and then encountered Grant's supplementary defense in the middle distance, making a stop jumper.

"brush!"

Splashes appeared, and the basketball swiped down the basket.

In the next game, Joe Dumars continued to single BJ, and the effect was not bad. Within 9 minutes of the first quarter, he made 7 of 4 shots, including a three-pointer, plus 2 of 2 free throws, and scored 11 points.

"No, BJ is 6 centimeters shorter than Joe Dumars, lighter in tonnage, and worse in confrontation. He can't guard Joe Dumars. Paxson is only 3 centimeters shorter than Joe Dumars, and his wingspan is also better than BJ's. The defense is better."

Phil Jackson was a little disappointed, but John Paxson's injury was very serious, and the injury stopped, and he could no longer play the main force.

From this point of view, if Michael is allowed to switch defenses against Iron Fist, BJ will really be blown up by Joe Dumars, and if he does not switch defenses?

Immediately, he thought of the scene of Iron Fist crushing BJ on the offensive end, which was more brutal than the scene of Joe Dumars crushing BJ just now.

But if you don't switch defenses, who can change Tekken?
Pippen can't do it either, he can't keep up with the speed of Iron Fist.

After thinking about it, he has no good solution. This is a flaw in the lineup.

In the next game, he still asked BJ and Jordan to switch defenses, wanting to continue to see the effect, but there was no scene where he wanted to see BJ defending Joe Dumars, but a scene where Joe Dumars beat BJ.

Chuck Daly's tactics are very clear. If Jordan switches defenses, let Joe Dumars attack and beat BJ Armstrong.

Because Zhou Quan's current height is the same as Joe Dumars's, and the shoe height is 191 cm, but his tonnage is larger, and with his current offensive ability, if the Bulls dare to let BJ defend him, they will definitely be blasted badly.

But now judging from the performance of BJ defending Joe Dumars, it is obviously not as good as Paxson's performance defending Joe Dumars last season, which gives Chuck Daly a lot of confidence.

Even if the Bulls don't switch defenses, he will switch defenses and let Zhou Quan defend Jordan, because Joe Dumars can't defend Jordan, and his confrontation ability is too poor. Single defense can't reduce Jordan's efficiency at all.

In this game, 92:105, the Pistons finally won and faced the Bulls and achieved two consecutive regular season victories this season.

After the game, Jordan walked off the court with a livid face.

"Hey, Flying Man."

Zhou Quan shouted from behind, smiled and extended a friendly hand to Jordan.

Jordan snorted coldly, turned around and walked over.

Zhou Quan smiled and said, "Thank you for going to Detroit to give us a victory."

Jordan was so angry that his teeth ached, he gritted his teeth and said, "Don't be complacent, boy, there are still two regular season games, we will see you again."

"Goodbye, Black Jesus." Zhou Quan smiled and waved.

Hearing Black Jesus, Jordan shuddered. This was his most pretentious nickname, but he felt that he had lived up to it tonight.

ABC解说席上，比尔沃顿说道：“在铁拳的全力防守下，乔丹24投11中，投篮命中率45.8%，低于本赛季他的场均49.5%的命中率，另外三分球2投0中，加上10罚9中，轰下了31分7篮板7助攻2抢断3失误3犯规的数据。”

威廉姆斯接着说道：“在乔丹的防守下，铁拳的效率也下滑了，全场45分钟，仅15投6中，四成的命中率，三分球3投1中，加上6罚6中，拿到了19分4篮板12助攻3抢断1盖帽3失误5犯规的数据。”

Bill Walton said with a smile: "The best performer today is Joe Dumars. He made 24 of 14 shots on BJ's head, and his shooting percentage was as high as 58.3%. He made 4 of 2 three-pointers and 4 of 3 free throws. He scored 33 points. , is the scoring leader in this game and the best player in the game.

I think the Pistons have a good tactic, let Joe Dumars stare at BJ to play, his effect on BJ is better than John Paxson.If the Bulls can't change this, they may suffer a loss when they meet the Pistons in the playoffs.

But it is very difficult to change the disadvantage of the No. [-] position, because this is a flaw in the lineup, unless they find a point guard who can counter the Iron Fist, or at least reduce the offensive efficiency and organizational efficiency of the Iron Fist, or can play with him. To a certain extent, a mutual explosive point guard is formed. "

Williams shook his head and said: "It doesn't necessarily have to be a point guard. The Bulls are different from other teams. They are small forwards who organize. The point guard doesn't play that big role, so point guards and shooting guards are fine, even small players with excellent mobility Forwards are also available, and the scope is still very large. If you want to find it, you will definitely find it.

For example, Ron Harper, the forward and guard swingman of the Clippers, has a height advantage compared with Iron Fist, and his weight is a little worse. His defense is very strong. I think he can at least reduce the performance of Iron Fist.

But now the trading window is closed and no trades can be made. The Bulls have lost the opportunity to adjust the lineup this season. "

Bill Walton finally said: "I also want to remind the Bulls that facing the Pistons, you still have a disadvantage in rebounding. The Pistons had 43 rebounds in this game, and you only had 35, 8 less.

In fact, although Joe Dumars beat BJ, Pippen also has an advantage in facing Ulrich's defense. He scored 22 points today.But I mean, what really cost the Bulls was the rebounding.

Rodman and Seikaly grabbed 28 rebounds together, of which Rodman got 18. If this disadvantage cannot be made up, then the Bulls are in trouble. "

Winning the powerful Bulls and winning two consecutive home and away games on the Bulls gave the Pistons strong self-confidence.

The Bulls' management and coaching staff didn't sleep after returning to the hotel, discussing what to do overnight.

But after discussing and discussing, there is no good way, that is, the first position is not as good as others. In the end, Phil Jackson proposed that since there is no point guard who can guard Zhou Quan, then we should not use the point guard, and change to a strong outside line to match up. Zhou Quan.

There is no need for him to attack with the ball. The main task is to use running to contain Zhou Quan on the offensive end, and at the same time hold Zhou Quan's offense on the defensive end.

Or, because Ulrich doesn't have the ability to attack the ball, instead of Pippen guarding him, let Pippen guard Joe Dumars, Jordan guard Zhou Quan, and send another forward to guard Ulrich.

These two methods are not bad. The Bulls don't need an orthodox point guard at all. Both Pippen and Jordan can pass and organize.

Next, the Pistons started a round of five road games, including two back-to-backs.

At this time, the regular season is coming to an end, and the Pistons have already decided to enter the playoffs. Even as long as there is no consecutive losing streak, they can ensure that they will stay in the upper half. Therefore, the management and coaching staff have made a decision to reduce the number of important rotation players. Playing time, try to avoid injuries in the final stage.

But people are not as good as heaven. After defeating the King on the 16th, in the away game against the Jazz on the 17th, Rodman and the postman Malone got entangled. field left and right.

In order to be on the safe side, to avoid the situation in the playoffs last season, Chuck Daly made a decision to let Rodman take a few more games to make the injury heal more thoroughly.

The lack of Rodman has a great impact on the Pistons. The number of rebounds and defensive strength have declined immediately, which has affected the record.

On March 3, after losing to the Trail Blazers, this wave of games was 31 wins and 5 losses, 4 wins and 46 losses, with a winning percentage of 23%, which was overtaken by the Bulls and ranked third in the Eastern Conference.

Rodman made his comeback in the away game against the Nets on April 4. He only played 8 minutes and rested for 22 games. In 11 days, he recovered from the injury to the greatest extent.

Chuck Daly has decided to keep the Big Worm's minutes under tight control for the remainder of the regular season in preparation for the playoffs.

On the 11th, the Pistons beat the Bullets in an away game, and then rushed back to Detroit overnight, preparing to face the Bulls back-to-back tomorrow.

In this game, the Bulls sent a new starting lineup for the purpose of testing lineup tactics.

Center Carter White, power forward Spencer King, small forward Grant, shooting guard Pippen, point guard Jordan.

On the defensive end, Spencer King, who is more mobile and younger, will defend Secali, and Cartwhite will sit at the basket.

As a result, this lineup achieved results. Pippen restricted Joe Dumars, Jordan restricted Zhou Quan, and Grant restricted Ulrich. The Pistons were defeated outside and lost back-to-back home games.

On the 17th, Troy Weaver and Chuck Daly found Zhou Quan and discussed something with him.

"Zhou, we are currently third and the Bulls are second, entering the playoffs, if we both advance in the first round, we will meet in the second round, and if we enter the playoffs as No.4, we will advance to the first round Will play the Knicks in the next round, do you want to play the Knicks in the second round, or the Bulls?" Chuck Daly asked.

Weaver said: "Now we are only one game ahead of the Cavaliers, and we can operate."

Zhou Quan didn't think about it, and immediately said: "The Knicks are not easy to deal with, and it's not like we haven't won the Bulls before. I don't care, but I don't want to lose on purpose."

Both Chuck Daly and Weaver laughed. From Zhou Quan's words, they felt a strong fighting spirit and a strong self-confidence to despise powerful enemies.

On the 22nd, the Pistons came to Chicago to challenge the Bulls away. This was also the last regular season game between the two sides.

As a result, Phil Jackson changed his battle again and sent a double small forward. Grant returned to the position of power forward and defeated the Pistons again.

The two sides have two wins and two losses, a tie.

However, the Pistons are somewhat passive, because they win two games first and then lose two games.

On April 1993, 4, the Pistons defeated the Nets at home, ending all the regular season.

When the players returned to the locker room, assistant coach Rick Musk had already sorted out the information and said: "Gentlemen, we have 9 wins and 4 losses in the last 55 games. This season we have 27 wins and 67 losses, with a winning percentage of [-]%. Ranked third in the East, one more win than the fourth Cavaliers, two less than the Bulls.

So congratulations, because we got one more win than last season, when we were 54-28. "

"Only one game?"

Zhou Quan smacked his lips, but he was still satisfied.

This lineup has defensive weaknesses, but the offensive ability is stronger than last season, not weaker than last season. Let's see what opponents they meet in the playoffs. If they encounter strong opponents inside, the Pistons will be a little dangerous.

Musk continued: "The Knicks are No. 60 in the East, with 62 wins, but they are only second in the league, because the Suns led by Barkley and the Lightning have [-] wins, No. [-] in the league."

Zhou Quan chuckled and said, "That fellow Barkley dreams of wanting to win a championship. It depends on his luck this time."

The assassin said: "With the strength of the Suns, the chances of making it out of the West are pretty good. I hope we..." At this point, he shut up.

At this time Musk said: "We averaged 102.2 points per game, sixth in the Eastern Conference, and 108.1 points per game, second in the Eastern Conference."

Then he read out the roster for the playoffs.

Top eight in the East: Knicks, Bulls, Pistons, Cavaliers, Celtics, Hornets, Eagles, Nets

Top eight in the West: Suns, Mosaics, Supersonics, Trail Blazers, Spurs, Jazz, Clippers, Lakers.

Eastern Conference first round: Knicks vs. Nets, Cavaliers vs. Celtics, Bulls vs. Hawks, Pistons vs. Hornets
Western Conference first round: Suns vs. Lakers, Trail Blazers vs. Spurs, Mosaic vs. Clippers, SuperSonics vs. Jazz
Rick Musk said: "We knocked out the Hornets in the first round, and we played the Bulls in the second round. This is the situation in the playoffs.

The opponents in the first round, the Hornets, are not weak either. We had wins and losses with them in the regular season, 3 wins and 2 losses. Their inside line is very strong. main idea. "

"Okay, now that the regular season is over, it's time for you to relax. The first round starts on the 29th, rests on the 26th and 27th, and resumes training on the 28th."

Having said that, Chuck Daly said to Musk: "Rick, tell me about the regular season and let them count on their performance."

"Okay, coach."

马斯克翻出相关的数据统计表，念道：“铁拳，场均41分钟，出战82场，场均20.4分4.5篮板13.5助攻3.3抢断0.6盖帽3.2失误3.2犯规，投篮命中率47%。

Congratulations, Iron Fist, you have become one of the top point guards in the league with your top-notch offensive and defensive performance. "

"Papa..." There was warm applause in the locker room.

马斯克又念道：“乔杜马斯，场均40分钟，出战77场，场均21.2分1.9篮板2.5助攻1抢断0.1盖帽1.8失误1.6犯规，投篮命中率46.6%。

Congratulations, Joe, to continue this All-Star performance next season. "

"Papa..." There was another round of warm applause in the locker room.

Next, Musk read out other people's data.

Sekali averaged 14.2 points per game, Ulrich 13.2 points, Rodman 7.5 points, and the five main players averaged 76.5 points per game.

Terry Mills 10.1, Mark Aguirre 8.1 points, Isiah Thomas 6.5 points, Polynice 5.3, the four major substitutes jointly contributed 30 points.

He also said: "The team's scoring leader is Joe Dumars, the assists and steals leader is Iron Fist, the rebounding leader Rodman, the block leader, well, our team's blocking ability needs to be improved, Tre Mills averaged 0.6 times per game .”

"Ha ha……"

The crowd laughed.

He added: "In addition, I would like to congratulate Iron Fist, you are the league's assist leader and steal leader this season."

"Clap clap clap..."

The locker room burst into warm applause again.

Then Zhou Quan took his data sheet and looked at it.

20.4分4.5篮板13.5助攻3.3抢断0.6盖帽3.2失误3.2犯规，投篮命中率48.5%，

15.5 of 7.3 shots, 47.1% shooting from the field, 2.5 of 0.93 three-pointers, 37.2% from the field, 5.2 of 4.7 free throws, 90.4% of free throws, 4.22 assists to turnover ratio, and 57.3% true shooting.

本赛季常规赛与职业生涯得分1795分/3228分；篮板369/751个，助攻1107/1782个，抢断271/421个，失误262/495次。

This season, the team ranks second in shots taken, second in scoring, third in rebounds, first in steals, first in assists, first in defensive efficiency, first in personal plus-minus, and fourth in field goal percentage.

At this time Musk said: "Iron Fist, your true shooting percentage is very good. Michael Jordan's data this season is lower than yours, 56.4%. His main reason is that his free throw percentage is only 83.7%, which has always been at this level. Your free throws more stable than him.

In addition, his shooting percentage is 49.5%, which is higher than yours. He averaged 7.3 free throws per game and 32.6 points per game. He is the scoring leader this season. "

Zhou Quan nodded and continued to look at his data.

His offense this season is still good. Last season, his field goal percentage was the tenth in the team. Now he is directly third in the team. Rodman is taller, first on the back line.

In addition, because of the improvement of personal offensive efficiency, his personal plus-minus value has also reached the first place, and it was second last season.

In terms of shots, he averaged 0.7 times less than last season, but assisted 4.5 times more. This shows that the timing of shots and the choice of passing are more reasonable, so he has more assists and higher offensive efficiency.

In addition, his shooting percentage has reached the excellent level among the league's point guards, and he has entered the top ten positions.

Now according to the requirements of task 1, the number of games played, time, All-Stars, 20+10 clubs, 46% shooting percentage, 36% three-point shooting percentage, 90% free throw shooting percentage, 54% true shooting percentage , assist-to-turnover ratio, these have all been met, leaving only the requirements for being selected to the best team and the best defensive team.

Task 2 is to reach the Eastern Conference finals, and the data of 20+10, the efficiency is not lower than the regular season.

Based on his performance this season, the best team and the best defensive team shouldn't be too difficult. The first team is rare, and the second team and the third team are very promising.

What is really extremely difficult is mission 2, reaching the Eastern Conference Finals.

The bull will meet in the second round, and the requirement of this task is to kill the bull.

(End of this chapter)