God of NBA point guards

Chapter 225 The Last Moment

The timeout ended, this was the Pistons' fourth foul in this section, and the Bulls served from the sideline.

Michael Jordan sees Joe Dumars following him, heads right up to the paint, and asks for the ball.

But Joe Dumars immediately circled forward, and at the same time the assassin blocked BJ's right side, cutting off the connection between the two.

At this time, Pippen asked for the ball on the right-wing three-point line, Zhou Quan went to the line to defend, and BJ passed it.

"Snapped!"

At this moment, Zhou Quan jumped on the line like a leopard, completed the steal, and then continued to pounce forward with all his strength, and started a fast break.

"Oh!"

There were exclamations from the United Center.

"Beautiful! Iron Fist, well done!"

"Yes, Iron Fist, do it!"

Stars who supported Zhou Quan, such as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and O'Neal, stood up excitedly and shouted.

No one can catch up with Zhou Quan. Pippen is not as fast as him. When BJ at the top of the arc and Jordan on the right turn back to the defense, their rhythm slows down a beat, and they can no longer catch up with him.

One step past the free throw line, holding the ball high with one hand, he took off with all his strength, and when gliding forward, turned 360 degrees in the air, and then caught the tomahawk dunk.

"boom!"

The whole place was silent for a moment.

"Oh hoo!"

Then came the high cheers and cheers from the Pistons.

"Shh!"

After the Bulls fans reacted, they immediately booed and suppressed the cheers of the Pistons.

"Zhou Quan's 22nd point. By the way, it's also the fifth steal. There is no way to blow this steal. Pippen hasn't touched the ball yet. Otherwise, it might be another thug foul." Zhang Lili was happy typical.

"61:55, the Pistons still lead by 6 points. In this quarter, Jordan scored 9 points in a row, but Zhou Quan also scored 9 points in a row. They are really strong!" Sun Zhenping said excitedly.

Phil Jackson stood up from the bench, frowning slightly.

At this time the Bulls were attacking, and he observed the Pistons' defense, frowning even more.

Jordan found that he couldn't receive the ball near the paint area. Even if he got rid of Joe Dumars, BJ was locked by the assassin and he had no chance to pass the ball to him.

BJ could only pass the ball to Pippen, and Pippen stepped forward to catch the ball this time, very cautiously.

After receiving the ball, Pippen leaned sideways against Zhou Quan, raised the ball high with his right hand, and did not give the opponent a chance to poke the ball.

At this time, Jordan used Grant's screen to get rid of Joe Dumars, ran through the penalty area to the left wing for the ball, and Pippen passed the ball over the top.

With a nerve reaction speed of level 96, Zhou Quan reacted instantly under the condition of concentrating on it.

"Snapped!"

With a precision strike close to the top, the big hand just caught the ball.

"Oh, beautiful! So beautiful! Another steal, Iron Fist again!" Bill Wharton roared excitedly.

Pippen and Jordan pinched back and forth, trying to counterattack on the spot, but Zhou Quan threw the ball too fast. When it landed, he threw his right hand to the right wing. The ball flew over the top of the arc and flew outside the right-wing three-point line.

There, Joe Dumars has turned around, and only Grant, who is on the pick-and-roll, is next to him. After receiving the ball, he immediately starts to play quickly, throws Grant away, and launches a counterattack.

"boom!"

BJ came back from the middle, and Joe Dumars slammed the ball to the basket, just a flying dunk, completely ignoring BJ.

"what!"

The most excited one was Zhou Quan, throwing his fists and roaring.

He raised his right hand, retracted three fingers, only left two fingers in the middle, and made a Y gesture.

"This is?"

Countless people saw the gesture and felt it.

Zhang Lili laughed and said: "If you call me two fouls, I will repay you with two steals. This should be what Zhou Quan wants to express."

"It's the sixth steal. Now the score is 6:63, with the Pistons leading by 55 points." Sun Zhenping said excitedly.

On the field, Zhou Quan yelled at Pippen: "Hey, Bison, don't pass the ball in front of me, shoot yourself, this is my advice to you."

Pippen opened his mouth and closed it again.

Sorry, I'm deaf, I didn't hear this sentence, it's his ostrich mentality at this time.

Pippen is also a very tough and domineering person, otherwise his nickname would not be called Bison. He has a strong personality, and because of this personality, he dared to talk to Catherine in front of Zhou Quan last year in the Eastern Conference finals.

But the one who provoked him was Zhou Quan, a professional boxer who had beaten him violently, and he could only endure it, just like enduring Jordan's insults for many years, the habit became natural.

Bulls attack.

Pippen is also a person who does not believe in evil. Seeing that Jordan could not catch the ball after running for a few seconds, he asked for the ball again.

BJ had no choice, Jordan's passing angle was locked by the assassin, and the movement was not smooth, Grant was entangled by Rodman, Scott was not an option for offense, he could only pass to Pippen.

Pippen catches the ball with his left elbow in front and his right hand behind him.His hands are no smaller than Jordan's, and his control over the ball is very strong.

Zhou Quan stood one step away, pointed to his feet with his right hand, and said loudly to Pippen: "Listen, Scottie Pippen, right here, I'm going to steal your ball again here."

"Oh!"

Everyone who heard it exclaimed.

"Crack clap..."

Zhou Quan's voice was not small, and some media reporters heard it after the bottom line, and the camera in his hand immediately flickered crazily.

On the sidelines, Larry Bird was also there, and when he heard this, he patted his knee and laughed.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and O'Neill were also laughing.

Pippen blushed and gritted his teeth.

"Iron Fist, you wait for me."

At this moment, he vowed to hit Zhou Quan on the head.

The referee stood aside, staring at the two nervously.

"give me."

At this time, Jordan on the right wing ran to Pippen's side.

Pippen turned right and stepped back with his right hand, avoiding Jordan's hands trying to catch the ball.

Just when Pippen turned right, Zhou Quan jumped up instantly, and quickly stepped up from Pippen's left side and his own right side.

As he passed Pippen's body, Pippen's right hand that was holding the ball stepped back to get out of Jordan's hand.

"Snapped!"

The 96-level neural reaction speed allowed Zhou Quan to react immediately, coupled with precise strikes, with a pick with his left hand, Pippen flew the ball in his right hand and flew to the center line.

"Oh!"

The audience exclaimed.

"Oh hoo!"

Larry Bird, O'Neill, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and others jumped up from their seats, screaming strangely.

"Grab the ball!"

Chuck Daly jumped up excitedly.

Pippen had no chance to grab the ball. Jordan reacted immediately, turned around and rushed to the ball.

And the one who was faster than him was of course Zhou Quan. Zhou Quan took advantage of the rush to steal, surpassed Jordan by one step, took the lead in controlling the ball, and then rushed across the center line.

This past is a runaway wild horse, and no one can catch up with him anymore.

When Jordan's speed increased, he was already two steps behind Zhou Quan, which meant that he was one step behind and step by step behind.

"boom!"

The Bulls' basket was bombed again.

"Oh yes! Iron Fist sent a tomahawk-style dunk! This is his 24th point, 7th steal, and third steal in the third quarter. He broke his personal record for steals in a single game in the playoffs." Dun shouted excitedly.

Lewis Williams said more excitedly: "Received the news from Houston, the on-site reporter of this station, just before the steal happened, Iron Fist said to Pippen, right here, I want to steal you, yes, that's what he said , he did what he said, he stole Scottie Pippen again. Lol!"

"Oh, did Tekken really say that?" Bill Walton asked excitedly.

"Really, haha, Houston said that many people heard it just now." Williams laughed.

Bill Walton said excitedly: "Then this will be a famous scene, belonging to Iron Fist and Pippen, haha!"

65:55, the Bulls trailed by 10 points.

Phil Jackson has called a timeout early.

When Zhou Quan left the field, he didn't go back to the bench, but came to the Pistons fans to interact with them, and the assassins followed.

"Victory will be ours!"

Zhou Quan raised his fist high and roared sharply.

"Victory! Victory! Victory..."

The crazy shouts of two thousand Pistons fans actually shouted out the scale of 2 people, making the boos of the home fans impossible to suppress for a while, and the momentum of the Pistons also skyrocketed.

Jordan's face was livid, and he didn't have an attack on the court, but as soon as he returned to the bench, he sprayed at Pippen: "Are you crazy? Why don't you give me the ball? Are you crazy? This It's a tie-break, it's a tie-break, do you want to be eliminated? Don't you want to win a three-peat?
Now we are ashamed. He steals you as he said, and you become an eternal background board. Is this the result you want?You idiot!You idiot! "

Pippen was sprayed with his head buried in his legs, like an ostrich.

Fortunately, the United Center was too noisy at this time. Bulls fans were booing Pistons fans, but no one heard Jordan's roar.

"Okay, Michael, calm down." Phil Jackson persuaded.

"How do you tell me to calm down? We are ten points behind."

Here comes Michael Jordan's rant pointing at Phil Jackson, and at this moment, he's a tyrant.

After the timeout, the game resumed, and Jordan took possession of the ball, sometimes in the backcourt and sometimes over the halfway line.

The rest of the next third quarter, the Bulls all pulled away, and he singled Joe Dumars with the ball again and again.

On the defensive end, he still mainly defends Zhou Quan.

3 of the first 3 shots, 3 of 3 free throws, 9 points in a row, 7 of the next 4 shots, 57.1% shooting, 2 of 2 free throws, 10 of 7 shots in the whole quarter, 70% shooting, 19 hits in a single quarter points, the efficiency is amazing.

But even so, the Bulls still did not regain the point difference, but were widened instead.

Because Chuck Daly adjusted his defensive strategy in time, let Jordan play alone and lock up the other four Bulls. This is another extreme embodiment of Jordan's law.

Zhou Quan made all four shots in the first quarter of this quarter, one of which was a three-pointer, facing Jordan's defense behind, or a combination of the three of the sudden shot and pass, which was extremely threatening.

The feeling of the back slipped slightly. In Jordan's single defense, he made 5 of 2 shots, 5 of 5 free throws, 9 of 6 shots in a single quarter, and a shooting percentage of 66.6%. He scored 18 points in a single quarter, and had 3 assists and 3 free throws Steal.

However, when he broke through with the ball later, he was called an offensive foul. He committed three fouls in a single quarter and has committed four fouls so far.

In addition, the Pistons still have an advantage in rebounding. Rodman grabbed 6 rebounds in the third quarter, Sekali 3, and the Pistons had 14 rebounds in a single quarter, while the Bulls only had 8. The Pistons got More shots were made.

The score between the two sides in the third quarter was 32:25. Under Jordan's crazy offense, relying on Zhou Quan's super explosive performance and rebounding advantages, the Pistons played a better offense, leading by 7 points in a single quarter.

84:71, after the third quarter, the Pistons have led by 13 points.

"Congratulations to Tekken, you scored 18 points in a single quarter. This is your highest scoring record in a single quarter in the playoffs of your career." Bill Walton laughed.

"There are also 7 steals, which is also his highest single-game steal record in the playoffs." Lewis Williams said.

"But Iron Fist has to be careful. Four fouls and three fouls in the third quarter. If you don't control it, the fifth foul will be too early, and you will be in trouble." Bill Wharton reminded.

Williams said: "Judging from the situation in the third quarter, in the case of single defense, Jordan and Iron Fist are indeed mutual explosions.

Jordan's personal offensive firepower is stronger, while Iron Fist combines multiple options for sudden shots and passes, and the threat of holding the ball is not weaker than Jordan's at all. "

Bill Walton said: "Rebounding is a big problem. Without enough shots, Jordan's firepower and efficiency are high, and he can't win the ball.

Now I want to praise Mr. Troy Weaver, the general manager. He traded John Sely and the draft pick for Ronnie Seikaly. The biggest effect is to strengthen the rebounding. "

On the Bulls' bench, the atmosphere was extremely dull, while on the Pistons' bench, it was the complete opposite.

"Rebounds, everyone go in and grab rebounds for me." Phil Jackson said with a very serious expression.

"Rebounds, continue to strengthen the control of rebounds, we will crush them with shots." Chuck Daly said sharply.

Soon, the final quarter began and the Pistons attacked.

At the beginning, Jordan first stole the assassin in a fierce pincer attack and hit a counterattack. Then he prevented Zhou Quan from missing a jumper and succeeded in counterattack again. He made 2 of 2 shots and caused a foul by Joe Dumars. With 5 points, his ultimate form was finally forced out by the Pistons.

In the last 1 minute, the Pistons did not score a point, 84:76, leading by 8 points.

Chuck Daly called a timeout and replaced the Assassins.

The Assassin is no longer good. After playing for 25 minutes in the first three quarters, his body can no longer hold up.

He puts on Mark Aguirre and puts him on BJ.

"Listen, from now on, double-team Jordan, as long as he has the ball in his hand, double-team immediately."

He rearranged the defense and said to Mark Aguirre, who replaced the assassin: "Mark, if you have a chance outside, double-team Jordan and hit the sidelines."

"clear."

Mark Aguirre nodded.

The next game entered a real heat, from the low post to the perimeter, from the position to the rebound, from the offense to the defense, every position began to fight.

In the 10th minute of the last quarter, 100:94, the Bulls were still 6 points behind, and a second timeout was called.

In these 10 minutes, Jordan was under siege. Joe Dumas, Mark Aguirre, Rodman in the low post, and even Zhou Quan would flank him when he had the opportunity. He made a jumper outside and still made 7 of 4 shots, including 2 of 1 three-pointers and 2 of 2 free throws, scoring 11 points.

Under Jordan's defense, Zhou Quan's physical fitness was weak, and he reduced his offense. He focused on organizing passes and sent out three assists and one steal again. The ball was broken by the unlucky Pippen. He had already broken the skin three times in the second half. Puffy balls.

Under his organization and passing, the Pistons barely held off the crazy Jordan's offense.

Williams said: "Iron Fist didn't attack much in this quarter. It made 3 of 1 shots and 2 of 2 free throws. The rest of the Pistons felt average. They were chased for 7 points when they took more shots. The final outcome is still undecided." .”

"The Bulls are still an old problem. In this quarter, the Pistons still had three more rebounds than the Bulls, and the Bulls took two fewer shots than the Pistons." Bill Walton said.

"Jordan played really well today, 19 points in the third quarter, 11 points in the final quarter, 18 points in the first half, 30 points in the second half, 34 of 19 shots, 55.9% shooting, 2 three-pointers 1-for-9, 9-for-48 free throws, already scored 50 points, and it looks like a [-]+." Williams said with a look of shock.

Bill Walton said with a smile: "Iron Fist is not bad. He also sent three assists and one steal in the final quarter. He has eight steals. He made 23 of 13 shots in the whole game, and his shooting percentage reached 56.5%. He made 7 of 7 free throws and three points. He made 4 of 2 shots, scored 35 points, 11 assists and 8 steals, and his performance was not lost to Jordan."

"Now the Pistons are still leading by 6 points, the Bulls have the ball, Bill, do you think the Bulls can get it back?" Williams asked.

Bill Walton said solemnly: "With Iron Fist's current state and the Pistons' rebounding advantage, it's a bit difficult. However, Iron Fist missed two shots in the final quarter, and his shot lost its threat. This is the Bulls' chance, and there is still hope. "

At the CCTV live broadcast, Zhang Lili said solemnly: "Now there are only 6 points left, and the Bulls have chased them for 7 points. Zhou Quan can't be careless. There are 2 minutes left, and the Bulls have time."

Sun Zhenping said: "In this tiebreaker, the Pistons played very well and have always been in the lead."

Zhang Lili smiled and said: "The strategy is right, focus on locking Pippen, and it has a miraculous effect. Once Pippen is locked, Jordan controls the ball, and then watches other people, the Bulls will not be able to play the triangle offense."

On the Bulls' bench, Jordan's bald head was densely covered with blue veins, several big veins twitched, chewing gum in his mouth quickly, his eyes didn't fluctuate at all, even though they were frighteningly bright and frighteningly cold, they were extremely frightening.

From 13 points behind to 6 points, he saw hope, and with 2 minutes left, he finally saw a chance to get back.

A sweaty Phil Jackson was squatting in front of him with a tactical board, and was laying out offensive tactics.

He was extremely dissatisfied with Jackson tonight, because Jackson couldn't come up with a corresponding tactic to solve Pippen's problem, which made the Bulls' triangle offense impossible to play at all.

On the Pistons side, Chuck Daly did not deploy defensive tactics.

He just emphasized that he continued to lock up Pippen's defensive tactics tonight, and then arranged an offensive tactics.

In the United Center, the atmosphere was very tense. Few fans went to the bathroom, and they were all suffocating. The Coke had been thrown aside and they dared not touch it again.

At this point the timeout ends, the game begins, and the Bulls attack.

(End of this chapter)