God of NBA point guards

Chapter 474 If you could guard against Iron Fist, we wouldn’t have lost two finals in a row.
Jordan returned to defense with all his strength. The four defenders on both sides started in similar positions, but Zhou Quan, who was quick to move down with the ball, fell behind due to Harper's entanglement.

However, Zhou Quan still tried his best to speed up, leaving Ron Harper, who was not as fast as him, behind him, and reached the left three-point line before Mutombo returned to defend the penalty area.

Hawkins had stopped at the top of the arc, and Jordan had no choice but to stop at the high position, looking sideways at Zhou Quan while moving toward the basket.

At this time, Toni Kukoc returned to defense in time and rushed from Jordan to the basket.

As soon as he reached the basket and his footing was stable, Zhou Quan, who rushed in, was already flying towards him, so he had to jump up and block the shot in a hurry.

Right in front of the basket, Jordan also jumped up and blocked the shot from the wing.

"Don't be reckless!"

Seeing Jordan and Toni Kukoc blocking shots, Zhou Quan still wanted to dunk, and Zhang Lili shouted in surprise.

The next moment, Zhou Quan held the ball with his right hand and threw it backhand, and the ball flew over Jordan's palm.

"Hawkins?!"

Jordan was startled, and the next moment, there was wind behind him.

When Jordan was helping to defend the basket, Hawkins at the top of the arc also pounced down. At this time, Zhou Quan threw a backhand pass. He took off, caught the ball in the air with both hands, and smashed it towards the basket.

"Damn!"

Jordan knew he was going to be dunked.

"boom!"

"Oh hoo!"

As the sound of the basket exploded, Jordan was dunked by Hawkins, and the Central Gymnasium cheered again.

"yeah!"

On the SuperSonics bench, Glider jumped up excitedly, raised his arms and cheered.

"Great pass! Zhou Quan used his powerful offense to attract double-teams, and then made a great pass to Hawkins." Zhang Lili said excitedly.

"If Jordan doesn't help defend, Zhou Quan will definitely dunk Kukoc. Kukoc's ability to protect the basket is too average." Xu Jicheng said excitedly.

"That's for sure. Zhou Quan dunked Mutombo last time. As long as the Bulls dare to double-team, Zhou Quan's pass will definitely make them pay." Zhang Li said with a smile.

80:78, the Bulls attack.

Jordan ran to the top of the arc and played a pick-and-roll with Harper, but Zhou Quan bypassed Harper in time to catch up. Pippen, who was holding the ball on the left, did not pass the ball. After the pick-and-roll failed, Jordan stayed at the top of the arc, and Harper took Hawkins with him. Ran to the right wing.

At this time, Mutombo reached his position under the basket and asked for the ball with Rodman behind him.

Pippen took a look and saw that he was playing high against short under the basket. It was the tactic Phil Jackson had just asked for. He quickly passed the ball without hesitation.

The moment Pippen passed the ball to the basket, Zhou Quan, who was in the high post, turned around and rushed towards the basket.

"1 assist."

At this time, Mutombo's career assists per game emerged in his mind.

This number of assists means that Mutombo has poor ability to find teammates open, and poor vision and passing ability. From a probability perspective, if he fails to double-team, the consequences will not be serious.

Sure enough, after Mutombo received the ball, he focused on his offense and did not see Jordan reaching for the ball from him at the top of the key.

"Snapped!"

Zhou Quan suddenly rose up, reached out with his right arm, and made a precise strike, catching Mutombo's hook to the basket with one hand.

"Catch the hat! The Iron Fist King catches the African mountain Mutombo..."

The on-site commentator Hernem Krisman immediately started roaring, and his passionate voice immediately raised the home atmosphere of the Central Stadium.

"Oh hoo!"

SuperSonics fans cheered.

One step inside the three-point line on the left wing, Hawkins started to step down quickly, and Harper from outside the three-point line also started to defend, and the two ran evenly.

On the right wing, Pippen immediately started to defend, and Schrempf started to get down quickly, but his position fell behind.

At the basket, Zhou Quan did not pass the ball, but pushed forward with the ball himself. He was very fast and left several insiders behind from the beginning.

Jordan returned to defense from the top of the arc, retreated to the top of the arc in the backcourt, and stood ready to face the approaching Zhou Quan.

On both wings, Hawkins and Schrempf stopped outside the three-point line and did not cut, holding Harper and Pippen there.

At the top of the arc, Zhou Quan reached a step in front of Jordan. Suddenly his shoulders swayed and he made a one-handed feint to break through from Jordan's right side.

Jordan was shaken, and when he moved to the left, he collided with Zhou Quan.

"Oh!"

As a dull impact sounded, he leaned back and was knocked to the ground.

Zhou Quan's body also paused, and the next moment, he used strength again to rush forward.

At this time, there was no one under the basket.

The referee who was running aside saw this and did not blow the whistle. Instead, he pointed forward with his right hand to indicate that the attack should continue.

"Oh hoo!"

More than 1 SuperSonics fans couldn't wait any longer, and they all started cheering, raising their arms and shouting.

"Bumping foul!"

Phil Jackson yelled, but his voice was lost in the shouting.

"Jordan was knocked over." Zhang Lili shouted in high spirits.

After pulling up the ball, he put it together, holding the ball high in his right hand, Zhou Quan took a step across the free throw line and took off.

"Tomahawk-style snap button!"

Xu Jicheng shouted excitedly.

"boom!"

But at this moment, Zhou Quan suddenly retracted his right hand, then changed hands under his crotch, held the ball with his left hand and made a looping dunk, smashing the Bulls' basket.

"yeah!"

The continuous shouting in the audience suddenly increased several times, and the huge sound wave was like a tsunami, drowning everything in an instant.

"Beautiful! After blocking the shot, he made a one-stop fast break, then changed hands at the crotch and took the big loop dunk with his left hand. Zhou Quan's dunk can definitely participate in the dunk contest." Zhang Liangzhi roared excitedly.

80:80, the Bulls attack.

Phil Jackson called a timeout, and Iron Fist used two blocks to launch a continuous defensive counterattack. A wave of six to zero kept the Bulls scoreless. The SuperSonics' momentum reached the ceiling, and he had to interrupt its rhythm and momentum through timeouts.

"Jordan still scored 21 points, and Zhou Quan scored 28 points. His shooting percentage also reached [-]%, and his condition in the final quarter is improving." Zhang Li said with a smile.

"At the beginning of the final quarter, he scored 4 points, 1 assist, and blocked two shots. The key is that he grabbed the ball in all the blocks. Zhou Quan started to show off his power in the final quarter." Xu Jicheng said with a smile.

In the NBC commentary box, the on-site director contacted Elgin Baylor. He said excitedly: "It's great. Just now, our ratings exceeded 5600 million. It is now 5640 million. Congratulations to the SuperSonics and Bulls, Congratulations to the Iron Fist and Flyers, you set a new record."

"That's great!" Robert echoed excitedly.

On the Bulls bench, Phil Jackson said calmly and authentically: "Don't worry, we are not behind yet. Now we have to defend well. The key is to limit their rhythm when transitioning between offense and defense.

Dikembe, during the transition between offense and defense, you didn't stop the Iron Fist from coming down in time. You have to pay attention to this, okay? "

"OK." Mutombo nodded.

Phil Jackson added: "On the offensive end, be careful of Iron Fist's assisting defense. He just blocked the two shots while assisting in defense.

Therefore, the ball carrier must be careful and pay attention to their help defense. The Sonics' double attack defense is very fierce, especially the double attack from Iron Fist.

Let me give you two statistics. This season, the SuperSonics averaged 15.3 steals per game, ranking first in the league. The Green Team, second in the league, only had 9.1 steals, and we only had 8.8. This is a very scary gap.

In terms of blocks, the SuperSonics are second in the league, averaging 6.5 per game, and the Timberwolves are first in the league with 6.8. We have Mutombo, but only 5.6.

Gentlemen, remember, the reason these two numbers from the Sonics are so strong is because of one man, Iron Fist.

As a point guard, he averaged 5.4 and 1.9 blocks per game.Neither of these two statistics in this regular season is his strongest performance in recent seasons. "

The timeout ends and the Bulls attack.

Jordan ran back on the right wing, cut the ball outside the three-point line, and then immediately shot a fadeaway jumper.

Zhou Quan caught up and blocked the shot. He couldn't block the ball, so he blocked Jordan's face. His big hand completely covered Jordan's black face.

"boom!"

Jordan missed a blind three-pointer and Rodman grabbed the backcourt rebound, but he had no chance to pass the ball to Zhou Quan who was starting to pass quickly and was blocked by Mutombo.

Zhou Quan came back to catch the ball, and then pushed forward with all his strength against Jordan.

When he reached the three-point line on the left wing, he made a sudden stop and made a fake move to join the ball. When Jordan stopped suddenly and turned around to pounce, he suddenly dribbled past from the right side.

"Sudden!" Xu Jicheng said excitedly.

At the top of the arc, Hawkins stopped there, and Harper was in the high post. Seeing Zhou Quan break through Jordan, he could only return to the basket to defend.

Schrempf on the right also stopped at the three-point line, but Pippen did not dare to return to the basket.

Zhou Quan went to the basket and did not pass the ball to Hawkins at the top of the arc, because at this time Toni Kukoc had already returned to the top of the arc and he saw it.He jumped up in front of Harper, threw it with one hand, and the ball passed over Harper's palm, hit the backboard with a bang, and then bounced into the basket.

"Beautiful! At the critical moment, Zhou Quan defended Jordan's attack, and once again played a defensive counterattack fast break, throwing shots and hitting the board. Now the SuperSonics have overtaken the score." Xu Jicheng said excitedly.

"Zhou Quan forced a fast break and did not give Mutombo a chance to easily return to defense." Zhang Lili explained quickly.

"Mutombo's physical fitness is not very good, his running speed has dropped significantly, and he can no longer keep up with the SuperSonics' offensive and defensive rhythm." Xu Jicheng said.

"Pippen and his team have five or six more minutes of playing time than the Sonics' main players, and their physical fitness is not that good. Running is very difficult. Now that the main lineup is competing in the final quarter, the SuperSonics have a physical advantage." Zhang Li said with a smile.

"Zhou Quan has defended the Bulls several times in the final quarter and didn't let the Bulls score. This defense is amazing!" Xu Jicheng laughed.

"It's just that the Bulls' main force has been playing for too long and lacks physical fitness, so the offensive quality is poor and it is easier to defend." Zhang Li said.

"Then Zhou Quan's physical fitness must be better than theirs." Xu Jicheng said with a smile.

"Of course." Zhang Liji nodded.

At 80:82, the Sonics lead by 2 points and the Bulls attack.

Jordan tried to back up Zhou Quan on the right wing. This move was often used before, because at that time his confrontation was not weaker than Zhou Quan's. Zhou Quan's weight was still 92 kilograms. He could stand and had a height advantage.

But now, as soon as the physical confrontation occurred, he could no longer stand. Zhou Quan's tonnage reached 97 kilograms, and his confrontation was no longer as good as Zhou Quan's.

Zhou Quan hit and released from behind, which made Jordan feel very uncomfortable. He immediately gave up asking for the ball and ran towards the three-point line.

Harper held the ball at the top of the arc, saw Jordan cutting outside, and immediately passed it over.

As soon as Jordan caught the ball, Zhou Quan caught up with him and he immediately passed the ball back.

But when Zhou Quan caught up, he made a prediction based on Jordan's playing style today. Jordan did not hold the ball to beat him today, and there was a high probability that he would pass it back to Harper.

So when he caught up with Jordan, his body only paused for a moment, giving Jordan an illusion, but it did not slow down completely. At the moment Jordan passed the ball, he rushed forward with force under his feet, and his big hands moved toward the ball.

"Snapped!"

In the blink of an eye, the figure completed the interception of the ball, rushed forward, and started the fast play.

"Steal the ball! The Iron Fist King steals the ball and goes down quickly..."

On-field commentator Hernem Krisman roared with excitement.

"Oh oh oh……"

In the Central Gymnasium, more than 1 SuperSonics fans saw this and once again screamed and roared with excitement, their cheers and shouts were extremely high.

"boom!"

The inference was so sudden that even Harper at the top of the key had no time to return to defense. Zhou Quan rushed into the penalty area and hit a tomahawk-style dunk, which once again detonated the Central Gymnasium.

"Awesome! Zhou Quan sent two blocks and a steal in the last quarter, leading the team to a ten-to-zero attack wave. From being 6 points behind, we are now 4 points ahead." Zhang Lili said excitedly.

"Di!"

At this time, the Bulls served, and Harper, who received the ball, called a timeout.

"The Iron Fist King's defensive counterattack stunned the Bulls!" Elgin Baylor said.

"It also has to be defense. The Iron Fist King's defense made all four of the Bulls' offenses fail, including two of Jordan's offenses that failed, with one missed shot and one turnover." Robertson said.

Facing Zhou Quan's strong defense, Phil Jackson actually had no way to solve it. If he could solve it, he would have solved it long ago in the past few seasons, so he just interrupted the SuperSonics' game rhythm through timeouts to let the players calm down.

He once again emphasized that the ball holder needs to be careful around the ball, then arranged the offensive tactics, and emphasized that Mutombo should strengthen the low attack.

Timeout ends, 80:84, the Bulls attack.

"brush!"

Jordan completed a difficult turnaround and fadeaway jumper under Zhou Quan's defense and hit a goal.

82:84, supersonic attack.

Looking back, Zhou Quan held the ball at the top of the arc and singled out Jordan.

"Oh, turn your back and hit?"

Zhang Lili was startled. In his rookie season, he often saw Zhou Quan playing from the outside. But starting from his second season, after Zhou Quan's breakthrough skills were strengthened, it was rare to see Zhou Quan playing from the outside. It's a breakthrough from the basket.

When Zhou Quan turned around and assumed a back-fighting stance, Jordan stepped up his guard.

He knew that his current confrontation was not as good as Iron Fist, so he did not fight to the death, but took the initiative to retreat under Zhou Quan's attack.

And he mainly defends the left side. It seems to be to prevent Zhou Quan from breaking through from his left side, but in fact, his defensive focus is on the right side, preventing Zhou Quan from turning and passing through.

Facing the right wing, Zhou Quan arched two meters from the top of the key to the free throw line.

In his field of vision, Mutombo had already taken a step up from the basket and could pounce on him for a double-team at any time, so he kept arching inward, making a gesture of never giving up until he reached the basket. , continue to attract Mutombo's defense to create opportunities for breakthroughs.

The Central Gymnasium was very quiet at this time. Everyone watched Zhou Quan hit Jordan with his back.

On the sidelines, Phil Jackson clenched his fists as he stared at Zhou Quan and Jordan.

Under the basket, Mutombo took a step forward and reached two meters in front of the basket. If Zhou Quan crossed the free throw line, he only needed one step to complete the double-team.

On the left wing, when Pippen watched Zhou Quan reach the free throw line, he finally couldn't help it, let go of Schrempf, and pounced.

He is the most suitable person to double-team, because Zhou Quan relied on beating Jordan, and he was facing him from behind, so he would not be able to see his double-team attack.

"Scottie?"

When Jordan saw Pippen coming to attack, he knew there might be trouble, because Iron Fist might choose to distribute the ball. This has happened many times before. He didn't think that Zhou Quan couldn't see Schrempf's shot with his back to the left wing. Vacancy.

Zhou Quan heard the sharp scuffing sound of sneakers coming from behind and knew that there was a double-team coming from behind. The next moment, when he pulled up the ball with his right hand, he suddenly turned right, head first.

At the same time, his left hand pressed towards the basketball that was pulled up.

His gaze swept to the left wing, but it did not affect his left hand to control the ball, because the basketball below was still in his field of vision.

"coming!"

The moment Zhou Quan turned right, Jordan's nerves behind him became tense, and his center of gravity immediately moved to the right, preparing to prevent Zhou Quan from turning and breaking through.

Although he knows that Zhou Quan may pass the ball, his position can only prevent Zhou Quan from turning around and breaking through. Now he only hopes that Pippen can prevent Zhou Quan from passing the ball.

Mutombo, who was below, saw Zhou Quan turn around, and immediately stopped his steps to pounce, and adjusted his pace.

Pippen, who jumped behind Zhou Quan, saw Zhou Quan suddenly turn around and instinctively looked for the ball, hoping to seize the opportunity to steal the opponent's ball.

The reason why Zhou Quan's stealing ability is terrifying is that he has a full panoramic vision. Even if the ball is blocked by the ball holder, he can still figure out the position of the ball. Therefore, his stealing is prepared and coupled with precise strikes. So his stealing ability is super scary.

Pippen does not have full panoramic vision. In this case, he has to lock the position of the ball with his sight before he can take action. In this way, his stealing action will be a beat slower than Zhou Quan.

To put it simply, when Zhou Quan steals, he has one less link to lock the basketball position than others. He doesn't have to look at where the ball is, he can just take action directly.

The next moment, Zhou Quan, who turned right, put his head ahead of his body for a moment, taking the left wing into his field of vision. Of course, he saw Pippen being flanked and Schrempf, who was open.

The next moment, he completed his right turn, and his left hand holding the ball suddenly used the turning force to push the ball towards Schrempf's position.

"Whoosh!"

The ball was so fast that the basketball flew past Pippen's right shoulder in an instant. Pippen was caught off guard and failed to make any interception response.

"Damn!"

Seeing Zhou Quan passing the ball, Jordan cursed secretly, immediately turned around and blocked Zhou Quan, making up for it and preparing for the backcourt rebound.

"Passed!" Xu Jicheng shouted.

"Big open seat!" Zhang Lili shouted excitedly.

"Snapped!"

Schrempf caught the ball and there was no defender within three meters. He exhaled and took off calmly.

"brush!"

"Oh hoo!"

The moment the water splashed, huge cheers erupted from the Seattle Center Arena.

"82:87, the Supersonic attack wave continues." Elgin Baylor shouted excitedly.

"This pass was too fast. Iron Fist had his back to the left wing, but he seemed to have eyes behind him and saw Pippen's double attack and Schrempf's open space."

Seeing Zhou Quan's pass, Robertson looked very excited.

He himself is a super point guard among the top [-] superstars, and he was also very surprised by Zhou Quan's vision ability.

On the sidelines, Phil Jackson angrily shouted at Pippen: "Scotty, play according to tactics, tactics!"

Pippen was a little angry. If I had succeeded in double-teaming, you wouldn't have said that.

He was afraid of Jordan, but not Phil Jackson. He ran directly to the backcourt without even looking at Phil Jackson.

Jordan chased after him and shouted at Pippen: "Scotty, watch your man, I don't need your double team, do you understand?"

"Humph!"

Pippen snorted angrily, "Come on, if you could guard against Iron Fist, we wouldn't have lost two finals in a row. Why are you pretending to be in front of me?"

(End of this chapter)