Chapter 31: Similarities between Iron Fist and Magician

Back in the locker room, Zhou Quan asked the assistant coach for a schedule to see who the opponents were in the next ten games.

In addition to the Philadelphia Numbers, the Pacers have two games each with the Knicks and Hawks, and one each from the SuperSonics, Cavaliers, and Rockets.

He was a little worried, the performance of these teams is stronger than the current Pistons, the Pacers and the Knicks, the number team, the SuperSonics, the Cavaliers, the Rockets are all strong teams, and their guards are all strong opponents.

At half past seven, the starting lists announced by both sides.

Philadelphia: Charles Shaklerford, Barkley, Almon Gilliam, Jose Hawkins, John Dawkins

Pistons: John Cely, Orlando Ulrich, Dennis Rodman, Joe Dumas, Zhou Quan.

At eight o'clock, the game began, and Philadelphia attacked.

Zhou Quan faced John Dawkins, the No. 10 pick in the first round in '86, and was the same height as him, 75 kilograms, which is lighter than Stockton.

Seriously injured last season, only played four games, averaged 14.3 points, 7.4 assists, 3 rebounds, 1.5 steals and 2.6 turnovers per game last season, shooting 48.9% from the field, 33.3% from three-point range, 0.8 three-pointers per game, and 2.85 assist-to-turnover ratios, close to the level of an excellent point guard.

After crossing the halfway line, he met him, stretching out his long arms and waving like a big strong spider, blocking in front of John Dawkins.

Philadelphia point guard Jose Hawkins immediately went over to pick up, took possession, pulled outside the three-point line on the right wing, and shot a three-pointer directly over Joe Dumas's head.

Joe Dumas knew that Hawkins' three-point shooting percentage this season was close to 40%, so he didn't dare to be careless and jumped up in time to block.

"Bang!"

The ball is short, and the basket bounces.

"Mine."

Rodman, a rebounding maniac, predicted in time, preemptively moved the card first, and grabbed the rebound on Barkley's head.

Zhou Quan received the ball outside, and immediately turned around and held the ball quickly.

John Dawkins was faster and ran in front to try to block, but Zhou Quan changed direction slightly and directly hit the former.

"Oh roar!"

The palace of Auburn Hills resounded with a burst of cheers.

"That's it, tank charge, crash him!"

The bearded commentator, John Rowweis, yelled excitedly.

Zhou Quan held the ball to the top of the arc, a sharp stop, and Jose Hawkins, who returned to the defense, could only drop Joe Dumas to come over to make up for the defense.

At this time, Jo Dumas rushed to the penalty area from the left flank and stretched out his hands to Zhou Quan, who did not hesitate and threw it with one hand.

"Bang!"

The next moment, under the empty catch, the basket in Philadelphia was exploded, and the palace in Auburn Hills was thunderous.

On the ABC commentary bench, Lantis Opp laughed and said: "The tonnage strength of the point guards on both sides is too different, and a good point guard like Stockton can't deal with the iron fist, and John Dawkins will be in trouble today." ”

Lewis Williams nodded: "In the history of the league, there has never been a point guard with the tonnage and power of Iron Fist, and he is similar to the Magic, both have their own unique advantages at the No. 1 position. ”

Ophaha laughed: "Speaking of magicians, he is really unlucky, I want to bless him, I hope he recovers." ”

"Yes, bless him."

Williams smiled: "Speaking of the game, Barkley didn't rob Rodman in the rebounding just now, in fact, he is also a rebounding giant." ”

Op immediately flipped through a stack of prepared materials, looked at it and said, "They have played each other 21 times since the 86/87 season, and Barkley has always been the better rebounder.

However, Rodman was in the main team last season, and after increasing playing time, he surpassed Barkley in rebounds. This season, Rodman is averaging 16 rebounds per game and is very capable.

But that's not to say that Rodman's rebounding ability is necessarily better than Barkley's, because he is mainly responsible for rebounding and defense, while Barkley is more distracted and he does more. ”

On the court, a few more rounds were played, 2:8, the Pistons led at home, and Philadelphia called a timeout.

Head coach Jim Linam knew very well what the problem was, his point guard was restricted, the ball was in the hands of point guard Hawkins, the team could not organize the offense, and today Hawkins did not feel very good, and he had made zero shots in two. There were also frontcourt rebounds, and not grabbing one, which was also a problem.

"Charles, now it's up to you to take control of the ball. In addition, we need to strengthen the frontcourt rebounding and protect our backcourt rebounding. He commanded.

The timeout ends and the game resumes.

Philadelphia attacked, as soon as John Dawkins arrived in the frontcourt, Barkley immediately came out to respond, received the ball outside the left wing three-point line, threw off Ulrich by blocking and dismantling, entered the wing, and began to single Rodman who changed defenses.

His big ass arched and arched, slowly approaching the paint area.

Rodman is only 100 kilograms, but he has a strong ability to defend against it, and a center who is 20 kilograms larger than his tonnage can also top it, but the big ass of Flying Pig is too powerful, although he tries hard to defend, but he still can't bear it.

"Brush!"

Getting close to the paint, Barkley rolled over and hit a jumper.

4:8, Pistons attack.

Zhou Quan came to the front court and pulled directly to the left wing low post, he is right-handed, more suitable for singles here.

In the past, Jordan also played singles on the left wing, because on the left wing, he could face the upper side, and when there was a bag, he could observe the situation in time, and if he played singles on the right wing, his vision would be affected.

He'd already done it once, and this time as soon as he got to the low post, Philadelphia quit and immediately pinched him, and Barkley pounced on him from the inside, covering him in front of him.

Zhou Quan saw the situation, and when Barkley's big hand reached out, he suddenly turned down, slipped to the bottom, forcibly squeezed Dawkins, dribbled to the penalty area, and got into the crowd.

In his field of vision, several gaps were clear in front of his eyes.

He saw a red and white basket suddenly appear behind the gap between Almon Gilliam and Charles Shakleford, the color of the Pistons' jersey.

The one-and-a-half-foot space between that teammate and the two defenders in front of him has plenty of space to pass the ball.

"Bang!"

The moment the ball was pulled up, he turned around, leaned his back on Gilliam, and then pushed with a backhand, and the basketball hit the floor against his crotch, rebounded, and disappeared behind Gilliam's ass.

Ulrich, who was blocked by two interior defenders, suddenly felt something crash into his eyes from below, hitting his lower abdomen, and he looked, the ball?

The reaction was a little slower, the two hands were together, the first time did not hold the ball steady, the ball hit Gilliam's back and bounced, the second time to get the ball, and then quickly jumped, small throw, hit a ball.

Jiram and Kleford in front of them suddenly saw the ball go in, and they were instantly stunned, is there a second basketball on the court?

But when they looked at Zhou Quan again, they only saw a Zhou Quan empty-handed.

At this time, the palace of Auburn Hills also reacted and sent warm applause and cheers.

"Wonderful Biography! Incredible passing! Iron Fist burst into the crowd and sent another wonderful pass. The bearded John Lowes roared excitedly.

"The last time he played the Bulls, he sent the same wonderful pass to John Sely." The glasses man Rynger Lance laughed.

The bearded man smiled: "Haha, look at those two guys in Philadelphia, they are still sleepwalking, how did the ball disappear from front of them, someone is okay, tell them quickly." ”