God of NBA point guards

Chapter 473 Iron Fist, do you dare to challenge me?
On the court, the Bulls attack.

Jordan pulled to the low post on the left wing, received Pippen's pass, and hit the ball in isolation.

"Pass it out."

Phil Jackson saw it and shouted anxiously.

Jordan did not pass the ball, because low singles are the most efficient offensive position besides attacking at the basket, and are more accurate than mid-range shots at the left and right elbows.

It was precisely because his low-post singles ability was so strong that the league introduced anti-isolation singles rules to limit his offense.

If he doesn't dare to fight this kind of attack, why should he fight with Iron Fist? It's better to retire directly.

He hit the back once, then immediately joined the ball, and then followed up with a turnaround and fadeaway jumper.

Zhou Quan was behind Jordan and his line of sight was blocked. He was supposed to not be able to see Jordan's ball-joining action, but he could see it.

Based on Jordan's arm movements, his brain automatically simulated Jordan's ball-ball movement in an instant, which was no different from direct vision.

The human retina actually only has about ten visual neurons connected to the brain, and the visual signals transmitted to the brain are quite few. Therefore, the visual function of the human brain actually depends entirely on the brain's own brain function. Zhou Quan's visual brain function is the most perfect. of that kind.

The moment Jordan turned around, Zhou Quan started to step forward and his vision had locked the position of the basketball, right on Michael Jordan's chest.

The next moment, Jordan jumped backwards and Zhou Quan followed suit, hitting the basketball with his right hand at the same time.

At this moment, with extreme concentration, he combined all his abilities, including full-level panoramic vision, neural reaction speed, movement speed, bullet speed, precise strikes, etc., and brought them to their fullest.

"what?"

Jordan was lying on his back in the air, and the moment he raised the ball from his chest to his head, he saw a big hand hitting him, and his pupils dilated instantly.

"Snapped!"

Zhou Quan hit the basketball with one hand, and the ball bounced off Jordan's chest.

"Oh hoo!"

Seeing this scene, SuperSonics fans in the Central Stadium cheered instantly.

"Beautiful! Zhou Quan stole the ball, he grabbed the ball again and was about to play..." Zhang Lili said excitedly.

Zhou Quan advanced to the three-point line, and Jordan chased one step behind.

Sam Perkins had already run to the frontcourt first, with Pippen chasing after him.

Zhou Quan passed the ball to Perkins in front, and then ran forward with all his strength, bursting with speed, and the distance between him and Jordan also widened a little.

Drexler quickly came down from the center, with Ron Harper chasing him. When Perkins reached the three-point line on the right wing with the ball, he passed the ball to the basket.

Drexler caught the ball and made a layup.

12:19, the Bulls attack.

Zhou Quan slowed down and stopped, and said to Jordan who was parked next to him: "Flying Man, I want a 5*5 tonight, why don't I block the shot when you take action?"

Being seriously provoked, Jordan's eyes turned red instantly, like a rabbit, he stared at Zhou Quan and said angrily: "You try?"

"Just give it a try." Zhou Quan said with a smile.

Jordan vowed that if he could win, he would beat the damn bastard Iron Fist off and on the court.

"Michael, calm down. Have you forgotten how you played in the first half? Don't be provoked by him. Don't be fooled by him. He just wants you to play as he wants. Don't attack with the ball in front of him. Don’t do that,” Phil Jackson yelled from the sidelines.

Jordan took two big breaths, and as his chest rose and fell, he felt like he was going to explode.

If, if he can't beat Iron Fist even in his strongest low-post game, why should he win against Iron Fist?Find a few superstars and use the lineup to kill him?What does winning like that mean to him?That would be a shame for yourself.

"I don't need that kind of win. I have to defeat him with my own strength. That's the win." At this moment, with his brain congested, he actually had this idea.

"Iron Fist, do you dare to challenge me?" Staring at Zhou Quan with scarlet eyes, he said almost in a roaring tone.

Zhou Quan was startled, a smile immediately appeared on his face, and he nodded without hesitation: "Michael Jordan, as you wish."

"Oh!"

People who heard it on the sidelines, including a large number of media reporters, fans, and people from both teams, all exclaimed when they heard what the two said.

"Michael?"

Phil Jackson couldn't believe it, are you crazy? Do you want to challenge Iron Fist at this time to complete his three consecutive championships and put us on the pillar of shame forever?
At this moment, he felt that Jordan was too selfish, because no matter what the reason or idea was, he was putting the interests of the entire team behind his head when he challenged Iron Fist.

At this moment, he had a big opinion against Jordan.

He was also very puzzled as to why Jordan suddenly went crazy.

Jordan's behavior has happened once before, when he was in a very unfavorable situation in the finals, mentally unbalanced, and his opponent was also an iron fist.

But today, the situation is not that unfavorable. Two wins and two losses. This time, we are only a few points behind. Why did you suddenly go crazy?

At this time, the Bulls were about to serve, he made a timeout gesture, and Ron Harper, who was receiving the ball, called a timeout.

Jordan came down with a sullen face, but before he could sit down, Phil Jackson came over and said: "Michael, did Iron Fist say some rubbish to you? Calm down, please?
He is good at psychological warfare. Don't be fooled by him. We have to fight according to tactics and insist on having our own way. You can't defeat him alone. "

Jordan didn't speak, just drank water and wiped his sweat.

Elgin Baylor said in the commentary box: "I received the news. Michael Jordan just shouted that he wanted to challenge the Iron Fist King in a one-on-one fight. This surprised me. Why?"

Robertson said: "You can do one-on-ones off the court. Why do you have to do one-on-ones in such a crucial G5 game? The game is never about one person. Jordan is too uncool."

Elgin Baylor said: "If we really fight one-on-one, the Bulls will definitely lose. Jordan attacks with the ball, and he can't handle the iron fist defense."

On the Bulls bench, Phil Jackson persuaded him earnestly for a minute, but Jordan calmed down, understood that he was stimulated by Tie Fist's trash talk, and agreed to fight according to tactics.

After the timeout, the game continues.

Following Jordan around, Jordan didn't want the ball. Pippen took a shot and hit a goal. Zhou Quan said angrily: "Flying Man, don't you want to challenge me to a duel? This is your duel. Shall we have a long-distance duel?" "

"Idiot, I'm kidding you, are you so gullible?" Jordan sneered.

"I believe you a ghost!"

Zhou Quan glanced at Phil Jackson, who was standing on the sidelines. This head coach, who was good at adjusting players' psychology, was indeed good at adjusting Jordan's psychology even though his relationship with Jordan already had some problems.

Next, the game continues.Jordan's style of play in the first half of the quarter was still the same, running without the ball, passing out when opportunities were bad, and not attacking with the ball in front of Zhou Quan.

The Bulls were in good shape. Jordan and Pippen each hit a three-pointer at the end of the first quarter. At the 11th minute of the first quarter, at 24:26, the Bulls were only two points behind.

In the last minute, both men were substituted at the same time.

At the beginning of the second quarter, the two men, who had only rested for 2 minutes, came on the field again and led the substitute lineup.

Zhou Quan still followed the original rhythm in the second and third quarters, because the Bulls came on some substitutes and could no longer maintain the strongest defense. When his teammates had opportunities, they focused on organization and defense and reduced personal offense in order to save Physical fitness.

However, the Bulls' defense played well today, and their teammates were in average condition and made many mistakes, so the Sonics gradually fell behind.

After the third quarter, 80:74, the Sonics were 6 points behind.

Zhang Lili said: "Pippen performed well today, no worse than Jordan. He scored 18 points in three quarters and shot 50% from the field. Neither Schrempf nor Sam Perkins could guard him.

But his biggest contribution was to send three steals and two blocks, limiting the offense of Schrempf and Perkins, which was an important reason for the Bulls' lead.

In addition, Ron Harper also achieved a good defensive effect against Hawkins and Drexler. The Sonics' perimeter players played average today and only made 11 of 3 three-pointers.

In terms of interior offense, under Mutombo's defense, there has been little performance. "

Xu Jicheng said: "Jordan scored 21 points today and shot 48% from the field. Under Zhou Quan's defense, this efficiency is good, similar to the regular season."

Zhang Lili said: "This is because of his style of play today. How should I put it? He was too cautious, too patient when running without the ball. He passed the ball as soon as Zhou Quan came around, not giving Zhou Quan a chance to defend him head-on. Today Zhou Quan only had two steals, only stole Jordan once and blocked one shot.

He usually regains about seven possessions per game through steals and defense. His defense is a key guarantee for the Sonics to win, but today he only got three possessions. "

Nodding, Xu Jicheng said: "Zhou Quan scored 24 points and 7 assists, shooting 50.4% from the field. The scoring and assist statistics are not very outstanding. The Bulls' defense is indeed strong."

Zhang Lili said: "Fortunately, the SuperSonics' substitute lineup is slightly better than the Bulls, otherwise the point difference would be even greater.

Xu Jicheng said: "In this last quarter, let's look at Zhou Quan's performance. The Bulls' defense is too strong, and others cannot rely on it. When he fell behind, he did not make a strong effort to catch up, so he should have some spare energy."

In the NBC commentary box, Robertson said with some regret: "Today's game was exciting, but it still failed to break the record of 5600 million viewers."

"There is still a chance, now it is 5400 million." Elgin Baylor said with anticipation.

On the Bulls bench, Phil Jackson said to Mutombo: "Dikembe, the team needs your offense now, do you understand?"

"Me?" Mutombo was startled.
He is obsessed with defense, just like Rodman is obsessed with rebounding, and he doesn't like offense very much.

But it's not that he really doesn't have offense, he just has an underrated offense because he's so good at defense.

In his rookie season, he averaged 16.6 points per game, took 12.2 shots per game, and shot 49.3% from the field. He also had performances of 39 points and 34 points in a single game, and there were also many 20+ points in a single game.

Phil Jackson nodded and said: "The team needs you to attack in the low post. After Tony Kukoc pulls out, Laettner usually follows up to defend. You single out Rodman in the low post and under the basket. Rodman is behind the basket." His individual defense ability is average, he is too short, and his shot-blocking ability is very poor.”

"OK."

Mutombo nodded.

At the beginning of the final quarter, both sides sent out their complete starting lineups and the SuperSonics attacked.

Laettner pulled to the left corner, and Toni Kukoc followed up.

Mutombo is at the basket and Rodman is moving in the low post.

Zhou Quan holds the ball close to the top of the arc and advances slowly.

Jordan defended and retreated at the same time. When he stepped on the three-point line at the top of the arc, he no longer retreated. Instead, he used the action of stabbing the ball to try to disrupt Zhou Quan's offensive rhythm and distract his attention.

"Forewarning, Flying Man, I'm going to break through from the right side, be careful."

Zhou Quan spat out a trash talk, and then immediately started to break through. While dribbling, he stepped out with his left foot to the right, put his left elbow in front, and started to break through from the right side.

Jordan moved quickly, but Zhou Quan deliberately engaged in physical confrontation. During the mutual movement, their bodies collided.

At this moment, Zhou Quan used his tonnage and strength to burst out with a powerful impact. Jordan, who was passively defending, was directly knocked away and even almost knocked over.

"Shet!"

After Jordan was knocked away, he lost his center of gravity and lost the time and opportunity to pursue defense.

This is also the reason why Zhou Quan uses a crushing breakthrough, which is to use his strong confrontation advantage to give Jordan no chance to pursue and defend after completing the breakthrough, so that the Bulls have no chance to double-team him in the penalty area.

As long as there are no double-teams, Mutombo can play alone in the penalty area. With his strength, he is not without confidence.

"We're in!" Zhang Lili shouted excitedly.

Seeing Jordan being attacked, Mutombo under the basket took a deep breath, took a step up, and stood one step in front of the basket.

Grabbing the ball with his right hand and raising it high, Zhou Quan jumped up towards Mutombo.

Mutombo jumped to block the shot, raising his arms high, completely blocking the space in front of the basket.

But the next moment, Zhou Quan suddenly spun around in the air and made a 360-degree rotation leaning on Mutombo, from the front to the front right side of the basket, completely bypassing Mutombo, the African mountain. Before his feet landed on the ground, he sent his right hand forward and gently picked the ball toward the basket with his five fingers.

"brush!"

Under the surprised and excited eyes of countless people, the basketball gently fell into the basket.

"Oh hoo!"

The Seattle Center Arena suddenly burst into flames.

"Beautiful! Zhou Quan rotated 360 degrees in the air, bypassed the defender and successfully picked up the basket. This was a very difficult layup." Xu Jicheng said excitedly.

"This goal shows that Zhou Quan has the strength to challenge Mutombo at the basket. The Bulls' basket defense is not that indestructible." Zhang Lili said excitedly.

Bulls attack.

Jordan ran to the top of the arc to receive Pippen's pass. Harper used a pick-and-roll screen and got a small opening at the top of the right arc. After receiving Jordan's pass, he quickly shot a three-pointer.

"Snapped!"

Zhou Quan switched defense in time and slapped the ball from the wing into the sky.

"Beautiful! Zhou Quan grabbed the ball and started to play quickly!" Xu Jicheng shouted excitedly.

(End of this chapter)