On the 25th, at half past seven in the evening, the two sides announced their starting lists.

Hornets: Kenny Gattierson, Larry Johnson, John Newman, Kendall Gill, Boggs

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

Not only was the game not broadcast live in the United States, but even Charlotte TV was not broadcast live, and only two live commentators were in charge of commentary.

There were only four or five percent of the fans in the audience, the tickets were cheap for only a few dollars, and the atmosphere in the stadium was so cold that they couldn't even bring the cheerleading team to dance.

In this area, the NCAA is the world, and the NBA has no market at all, which is the most important reason for the Hornets to move to New Orleans in the future.

In the tunnel of players, the starters are waiting to play.

Zhou Quan also stood opposite Larry Johnson, one with a straight face and the other with a smile.

"Auntie, don't you say hello? We're the same year show. Zhou Quan said with a smile.

Larry Johnson rolled his eyes and reluctantly said, "Hey." ”

Zhou Quan laughed and said, "It's too perfunctory." ”

"You care about me?"

Larry Johnson said unhappily.

Now the league favors Iron Fist, everyone can see it, beat the Postman, beat Oakley, and hit Big Dream, there is no official punishment at all, he can't suppress Iron Fist in data now, and he is likely to be in a disadvantageous position in the best rookie selection, which makes him very aggrieved and unconvinced.

There is also a sneaker contract, he has a contract from Converse, and his aunt's nickname was obtained because of the shooting of his own sneaker advertisement, and he was very excited to get this contract, but when Zhou Quan's contract came out, he had a great sense of loss, and his contract was not fragrant in an instant.

One is because it's a title sneaker, not a real signature sneaker.

The so-called title sneaker is just his name, and he will not develop a special sneaker for him, nor is it his brand.

The second is that the amount is too different, he is only a quarter of Zhou Quan, which is not much stronger than the best kind of cash contract.

The only thing that can comfort him is that Zhou Quan's contract is difficult to complete because there are conditions attached.

Because of this, he wants to get the best rookie even more, and does not let Zhou Quan complete the additional conditions, so that he will not get the next three years of the contract.

Zhou Quan smiled and did not speak again.

He could see that this guy didn't have a crush on him, and the two were now competing for the best rookie and were direct contenders.

When the game came, the fans here didn't bother to boo the away team, and the atmosphere still couldn't go up.

Zhou Quan warmed up on the court for a few minutes, and when he returned to the bench, a little boy who was at most three years old ran in front of him, pounced on Hornets player Dell Curry with his open hands, and shouted for his father in his mouth.

"Dale, your son is very well-behaved." Zhou Quan praised it by the way.

Dell Curry picked up Little Curry, a very warm smile appeared on his face, and he nodded towards Zhou Quan and said, "Thank you!" Come, Stephen, call Ann Buckle. ”

"Buckle."

Curry shouted obediently.

"Good!"

Zhou Quan smiled and touched Little Curry's head.

At eight o'clock, the game officially began.

There's a reason why the Hornets are at the bottom of the East defensively and the second-to-last in the league, one of them, doesn't have height on the inside.

Larry Johnson is officially 198 centimeters tall, but he may only be 192 centimeters in reality, and has a natural defensive flaw.

And the main center Kenny Gatinson is just a role player, especially with a height of only 203 cm, which is still shoe height, and his weight is only 102 kg.

John Cely and Kennegatisson jumped the ball and helped the team get possession with ease.

The second reason why the Hornets' defense is too poor, the point guard is too short, the shortest in league history, and Magosy Boggs is only 160 centimeters and the tonnage is only 65 kilograms.

Boggs is also called a bug, because of his height, anyone can get a mismatch advantage in front of him, and he will always be targeted by opponents at this point.

Although he is flexible and fast, his finishing ability after breaking through is also limited by his height, so he doesn't shoot much, and he mainly assists.

His assist-to-turnover ratio is the highest in the league at over 4.5 because almost no one can steal his ball, and there are very few turnovers, which is a height advantage.

Overall, he has the capital to survive in the league, averaging 8.9 points, 2.9 rebounds, 9.1 assists, 2.1 steals and 1.9 turnovers per game this season, and his ability is still good, but his height disadvantage far outweighs the advantage.

Zhou Quan came to the front court with the ball, and just after making a tactical gesture, Boggs took the opportunity to suddenly rush up and make a steal.

Fortunately, he has studied this little mouse-like opponent and is good at stealing, and even Jordan has been stealed by him, so he reacted in time, dribbled by turning, and avoided steals while completing the breakthrough by the way.

After hitting the top of the arc and hitting the free throw line with two more steps, he made a sharp stop at the free throw line after forcing Larry Johnson out.

Just when Zhou Quan broke through, Ulrich implemented an inside cut tactic on the left wing according to his tactical requirements, while John Sely immediately pulled out, and at the same time took Kennegatisson out, he made a block and blocked John Newman, and Ulrich took the opportunity to cut to the basket.

By this time, Zhou Quan had already burst to the free throw line and pulled Larry Johnson up from under the basket, and the Hornets' basket was empty.

Zhou Quan stopped suddenly, and suddenly slammed the ball into Larry Johnson's crotch.

"Shet!"

Larry Johnson was startled, his legs instinctively clamped, and his hands covered the crucial triangle.

"Bang!"

But it didn't touch the ball, and the ball hit the floor for a split second, passing through the crotch.

"Damn it!"

Larry Johnson was so angry that he turned around and saw Ulrich rushing into the paint from the left flank position, just in time to receive the rebound ball, and then stepped up.

"Bang!"

Under the one-handed slash, the Wasp basket was exploded.

"Larry, don't worry, I won't hurt you." Zhou Quan smiled pleasantly.

"Get out!"

Larry Johnson said exasperatedly.

"Attack, let's fight one."

He rushed over to pick up the ball, gave a loud shout, and stepped back to the baseline to serve.

"Back to the defense!"

Zhou Quan quickly retreated.

He didn't have any intention of pressing Boggs all over the court, that was the stupidest idea.

Boggs took the ball, advanced quickly, and saw Zhou Quan standing in the middle of the front court, he had no intention of avoiding it, and went directly to Zhou Quan.

In front of Zhou Quan, he stopped and stopped, pressed his center of gravity very low, and began to break through with the ball.

It is only 160 centimeters, and if you lower the center of gravity, it will almost stick to the floor, which makes the defense of Zhou Quan, who is 20 centimeters high, very uncomfortable.

But he didn't dare to lower his center of gravity, because once that happened, Boggs would definitely jump and shoot immediately.

He'd rather let Boggs burst in, with his teammates defending inside, than let the opponent shoot from the outside, anyway, it's more important to shoot than to break through.

In this way, I saw that Boggs was short, and he directly drilled under Zhou Quan's left elbow, crossed the top of the arc, and went straight to the penalty area.

"Whoosh!"

Breaking into the box and facing the encirclement of John Sailly and Rodman, he immediately passed the ball to Larry Johnson, who was low on the left wing.

Rodman quickly returned to defense, Larry Johnson received the ball and jumper, the former had limited blocking ability, but the latter's close-range two-point shooting percentage was also low, 40% almost missed.

John Sailly took the rebound in the backcourt, gave Zhou Quan, and the Pistons attacked.

Zhou Quan pushed forward and Boggs stuck up, like a piece of kraft candy, around him, and he had to be extremely careful not to be stealed.

Buzz Buzz......

Boggs's defense made him feel as if he could hear a mosquito around his ears, which was very annoying.

His response was to hit him in the back and run over him directly.

Keeping Boggs in the air, he shielded the ball diagonally with his left elbow to prevent his opponent from burrowing into his armpit, and then ran his way across the left wing three-point line with his powerful counterpart.

Boggs had no choice but to get through his armpit and could only go around it from one side.

This round, at least three steps, and then when he went around, Zhou Quan turned around, and when he suddenly took a step outside the paint area, he stopped and jumped out of his hand and hit a ball.

Boggs's vertical jump height can reach 110 centimeters, and he even once blocked super center Ewing, but the defense was always half a beat slower, and he was suddenly burst again, catching up from behind and jumping to block, which was a big difference.

The Hornets attacked, and Larry Johnson hit Rodman with his back and hit a goal.

When it was the Pistons' turn to attack, Zhou Quan hit Boggs again.

Boggs scolded angrily: "Iron Fist, do you want face? ”

"Magosi, you're so strong, I can only deal with you like this." Zhou Quan smiled.

Boggs just wants to scold, although I am short, but I am not a child, and I am not stupid, do you tease me?

At this point, Zhou Quan ran outside the paint field, and Hornets center Kennegatisson was forced to pack, and he distributed the ball to the inside John Celey, who smashed Larry Johnson's head with a dunk.

Five minutes later, at 14:7, the Pistons had a seven-point lead.

The Hornets once switched defenses and let Jill, the best point guard on the outside, come over to defend Zhou Quan, but Zhou Quan is actually more afraid of this kind of guard.

At 196 centimeters and 86 kilograms, Gill couldn't defend like Boggs.

In the face of Jill's defense, he is no longer a crushing breakthrough, but a three-in-one breakthrough, directly crashing into the opponent and killing it.

In the seventh minute of the first quarter, the Pistons led by eight points.

The Hornets attacked, and Larry Johnson hit Rodman with his back in the low post on the right wing, bumped into a defender, and immediately took advantage of the power to turn over and make a jumper.

This is his specialty, he has a strong core strength, and he is easy to do this kind of action, and the hit rate is very high.

But at this moment, John Sailly pounced from under the basket and slapped him, and the ball didn't hit, it hit him directly in the face.

"Ouch!"

Larry Johnson screamed in pain, and when he landed, his knee hit the floor again, causing him to cry out in pain.

"Didi!"

The referee stopped the game and was about to go over to take the penalty, when an angry Larry Johnson rolled over and got up and punched John Seley nearby.

"Bang!"

It was an uphook that hit Sailly right on the chin, and Sailly flipped straight back, slamming the back of his head on the floor again, and seeing blood.

“……”

At this moment, the players on both sides, as well as the referees and fans, did not react and were stunned for a moment.

"Damn!"

After Zhou Quan reacted, he immediately rushed over and pounced on Larry Johnson.

His teammates' heads were bleeding from the dry, and he had to get out.

Larry Johnson saw Zhou Quan pounce, his eyes showed ruthlessness, he was not afraid at all, he had practiced boxing for many years in his spare time, it was time to show it.

At the same time, there was a flash of excitement in Gidalgir's eyes, no one knew that he had also practiced boxing in his spare time, he had been practicing for a year, and he even wanted to switch to boxing after retiring.