At 16:11, the Knicks attacked.

With the team's offense unfavorable, McDaniel stepped up again, singled Ulrich, faked a real shot, and after hitting the paint area, completed a pull-up throw and hit a ball.

At 16:13, the Pistons attacked.

This time, Zhou Quan still used the breakthrough to attract the defense, and then distributed the ball to John Sailly, who had a chance, but unfortunately this time Sailly failed to hit under Oakley's supplemental defense.

Oakley grabbed the rebound and the Knicks attacked.

Mark Jackson broke through by blocking and dismantling, and when he hit the paint area, he was caught up by Zhou Quan, and he quickly passed to Ewing below.

When it matters most, believe in your own superstar.

As soon as Ewing received the ball, he was caught by John Sailly and Zhou Quan, and then Rodman also surrounded him, three clamps and one, he was surrounded by water, and he couldn't even pass the ball.

"Smack!"

Zhou Quan's hand was very heavy, and his hand was very accurate, so he slapped it directly when he saw the opportunity, and hit Ewing's hand, Ewing was so painful that he cracked his teeth and gasped.

"Oh, Iron Fist has grabbed the ball!" Robert Giddah exclaimed.

Pistons offense.

This time, under the three-in-one breakthrough, Zhou Quan crashed away from Mark Jackson and went straight to the penalty area from the top of the arc, and his breakthrough with the ball was like a sharp knife, forcing Rodman up from the basket and Ewing to the basket.

In this way, John Sely once again got an open spot in the low post on the left wing, less than three meters from the basket.

But at this time, Ewing still had a chance to return to defense, so Zhou Quan did not pass the ball, but continued to break down.

"Squeak!"

The moment the ball was pulled up, the left hand was closed, and he once again made a fake action of fake throw.

The false hesitation was so realistic that even if he had just been fooled once, this time, Oakley's center of gravity was shaken.

There is no way, the body's instinctive reaction is faster than the brain, and it is too late to control it.

"Bang!"

The next moment, the right hand pressed the ball down, the left hand pulled up, and Zhou Quan changed direction to burst Oakley from the left side and kill Ewing under the basket.

Ewing was engrossed, but when Zhou Quan came in front of him, he turned around and leaned on him, but the ball went to John Sely's hand.

"Bang!"

The next moment, John Sailly took a big step forward, and between the bursts of his body, he held the ball in his right hand and dunked Ewing and Zhou Quan together.

"Shet!"

"Damn, our super center is blocked again?"

Immediately, Madison Square Garden rang out with laments and invective.

At 18:13, the Pistons led by five points on the road, and the Knicks attacked and called a second timeout.

"Congratulations John Seley, for the second time today." On the TNT commentary seat, Robert Giddah laughed.

Ringer Wilson said: "Iron Fist is currently 1-of-3 shooting, 2 points, 1 rebound, 5 assists, 2 steals, no turnovers and no fouls. ”

Before the bench, Pat Riley asked Mark Jackson to step up his defense against Zhou Quan.

He said: "That kid has made us suffer with his feints in a row, he has two assists in a row, we can't let him play like this anymore, we have to keep him out of the line." ”

Both Oakley and Ewing blushed a little and were deceived twice in a row by a man, both physically and mentally hurting.

Mark Jackson snorted: "Coach, I can guard him, but his tonnage power is dominant, it is difficult for me to block him, once he breaks through......"

"You're being broken in by him now, too."

Pat Riley said mercilessly.

"Okay."

Mark Jackson had no choice but to nod.

He didn't have the qualifications to say no in front of Pat Riley, it wasn't Pat Riley's promotion, and he was still sitting on the bench wasting time.

The timeout ended, and the Knicks attacked.

Ewing missed a shot, Ulrich also missed a shot in return, and then Ewing hit a basket and hit a near-basket toss to close the gap at 18:15.

Zhou Quan held the ball to the left wing, and as soon as he got close to the three-point shot, Mark Jackson suddenly grabbed it and posted it.

He pulled the ball back, turned and dribbled, and Mark Jackson quickly moved sideways, and the two were together again.

"Is that going to stop me?"

There was no way to break through with a three-in-one, so he simply elbowed his left hand in front of him, held the ball in his right hand, and began a crushing breakthrough at level 96.

Muscle to muscle, strength to strength, now Mark Jackson has no moves, the tonnage strength is not as good as people, and he is crushed and keeps retreating.

After three steps, Zhou Quan's speed increased and he rushed to the left elbow area, and one more step was able to burst into the box, and Oakley had to come out from the basket to make up for the defense.

Ewing also had to go to the basket to defend Rodman, so that John Sely, who was low on the left wing, had another open opportunity.

The moment the ball was pulled up, Zhou Quan suddenly made a backhand pass, and the basketball was passed to John Sely very secretly from behind.

Mark Jackson didn't react at all, still stubbornly holding on to Zhou Quan.

Ewing didn't see the back pass for the first time, and by the time he saw it, it was already a beat slower, when John Seley received the ball in his hand and stepped forward into the paint area, only two meters away from the basket, and when he pounced and was ready to jump and block, the ball had already been shot.

"Brush!"

The water splashed and hit a two-point shot near the basket.

"Oh, Iron Fist and John Sailly played very well together today, Selly got open positions in a row, he had made 4 of 6 shots, and scored 8 points, which was very efficient. He alone contributed four assists to Iron Fist. Robert Giddah said.

"Before the end of the first quarter, Iron Fist has already had 6 assists, and his assists are going to explode tonight."

Ringer Wilson praised it and analyzed: "At present, Iron Fist is a point guard, and his main role is to use his strong ball-handling ability to break through the offense, attract defense, and create open opportunities for teammates.

But his individual offensive finishing ability needs to be improved so that the breakthrough is more threatening and the ability to create open space for his teammates is stronger. ”

Robert Giddah said thoughtfully: "In G1, he often burst to the basket to score or distribute the ball, so he played a superstar performance. The number of times G2 went to the basket decreased, so the efficiency also decreased, and the performance dropped significantly.

And in this game, so far, like the G2 game, he didn't get to the basket much, but he handed out 6 assists.

Ringer, do you think it's the Knicks' defense that's having problems, or is the Knicks playing better? ”

Ringer Wilson smiled: "Yes, it can't be a one-sided issue." But today Iron Fist's sudden pass was very good, and if he could have combined it with a throw, a burst pass, he would have been more threatening with the ball.

But he decisively chose to help his teammates score in the face of his individual offensive ineffectiveness, which was a wise choice. ”

The game continued, and with 10 minutes of the first quarter, the two sides entered a substitution session.

Joe Dumas was off, the Assassins came on, and after a minute, Rodman and Ulrich were off, Bedford and Mark Aguirre were on the court, and Zhou Quan and John Sailly played the full quarter.

At the end of the first quarter, at 25:21, the Pistons led by 4 points.

In the second quarter, the two sides were half main and half substitutes, and at halftime, 48:41, the Pistons led by 7 points.

"Rodman played 21 minutes in the half, grabbed eight rebounds, and worked really hard with an injury," said Robert Gida.

It was his efforts that made the Pistons' disadvantage in rebounding less huge than in the first two games, and they only grabbed two fewer rebounds than the Knicks at halftime. ”

"John Celey played very well today, scoring 16 points on 7-of-11 shooting and 2-of-2 free throws in the half, and was the Pistons' leading scorer in the half," Ringer Wilson said.

In addition, Iron Fist had 5 points, 2 rebounds, 9 assists, 3 steals, 1 block, 1 turnover, and 1 foul in the half.

The excellent performance of the three of them determined the Pistons' performance tonight, so the Pistons now lead by seven points at halftime. ”

"Ewing's offensive efficiency was only 38.5 percent tonight, and he took a lot of shots, 5-of-13 shooting in the half, plus 4-of-6 free throws, and only scored 14 points, and the Knicks were behind and he had his responsibility," Robert Giddah said. ”

Ringer Wilson added: "The overall shooting percentage of both sides, like the G1 and G2 games, the Pistons are still higher, from less than 40% at the beginning to 45%, while the Knicks are only 39%.

Today's rebounds and steals are similar, the Knicks are behind, that is, the offense is not effective, the organization is poor, and the number of assists on the team is only 10, far behind the Pistons' 16. ”

"In a word, if the No. 1 position is not effective, Mark Jackson can't play an iron fist, he can't defend against an iron fist, not only can't sort out his own attack, but also can't disrupt the opponent's attack." Robert Giddah laughed.

"Haha......"

Ringer Wilson also laughed and finally said, "Yes, in three series, the Pistons have consistently shot higher than the Knicks. ”

In the second half of the game, it was still the rhythm of the first half, and the Pistons did not let the victory slip away from their hands, and maintained the advantage until the end.

In the end, at 93:85, the Pistons won the G3 battle with an 8-point advantage and also got the match point of the first-round series.

Robert Giddah summed up after the game: "In the first series, the format was a best-of-five, which meant that the Pistons had a chance to advance on the road. ”

Ringer Wilson continued: "Iron Fist played 40 minutes tonight, and his shooting touch has been bad, and because Joe Dumas added breakaways, he reduced his breakouts, shooting 3-of-9 from the field, shooting 33.3%, plus 4-of-4 free throws, and got a double-double of 10 points, 5 rebounds, 16 assists, 4 steals, 1 block, 5 turnovers and 2 fouls."

There were a lot of turnovers, but he handed out 16 assists, and the assist-to-turnover ratio in this game was 3.2, which is still an excellent passing standard.

At the same time, with 16 assists, he played a career-high single-game assists, the highest single-game assists in the regular season was 13, and it was also the highest single-game assists in the playoffs, setting two personal records in a row. And I want to congratulate Iron Fist, you won the best of the match with this statistic. ”

Robert Giddah continued: "John Cely was the team's leading scorer with 24 points and a 66.6 percent shooting percentage.

Sailly, congratulations, you didn't make the game, but you were one of the most talked-about players at Madison Square Garden tonight.

And Joe Dumas, you did well, even though you only shot 5-of-13 and shot 38.5 percent, but today you worked really hard, played hard, broke a lot, got more baskets than Tekken, scored 15 points on 5-of-7 free throws, and worked the defensive end. ”

Ringer Wilson continued: "Assassin Isaiah Thomas came off the bench for 18 minutes, shooting 3-of-7 from the field and 2-of-2 from the free-throw range, scoring 8 points and 3 assists, and his performance was quite consistent.

In terms of the most critical rebounding, Rodman made a huge contribution, playing 44 minutes and grabbing a very valuable 14 rebounds, leaving the Pistons with only four fewer rebounds tonight than the Knicks. ”

Robert Giddah said: "For the Knicks, Ewing scored 32 points, but he didn't shoot well, and he was slightly better in the second half, but he only shot 44.4 percent, 12-of-27 from the field, and 8-of-10 from the free-throw line.

Small forward McDaniel also performed quite well, scoring 20 points, the Knicks' second scoring point tonight, taking a lot of shots, but not enough shooting, only 45%, 9-of-20 shooting, 3-of-4 free throws.

The fact that the duo shot more than 50 percent of the Knicks' total shots, but scored more than 60 percent of the total points shows one thing, someone is worse than them. ”

Ringer Wilson said solemnly: "Yes, Mark Jackson, under the defense of Iron Fist, he shot 3 of 9, although he had the same shooting percentage as Iron Fist, but he only handed out 7 assists, and his performance in organizing the offense was far behind Iron Fist."

But there is another one who played even worse, Wilkins Jr., under the strong defense of Joe Dumas, only 1 of 9 shots, plus only 5 free throws, the poor performance of these two main players was the key reason for the Knicks' loss. ”

At this time, Zhou Quan was interviewed by TNT TV on the sidelines.

"Iron Fist, what was it like to have the most assists in a single game of your career tonight?" The journalist asked.

"Gorgeous feeling, haha......" Zhou Quan laughed after speaking.

The reporter smiled: "I can see that you are very happy and excited." ”

Zhou Quan nodded and smiled: "Of course, we got the match point, especially the match point when there were injuries in the team, we played great, and we should be happy and excited." ”

"Congratulations." The reporter laughed.

"Thank you!"

"What odds do you think the Pistons will make the cut on the road?" The reporter asked again.

Zhou Quan smiled: "Well, of course we hope to advance in the next game, but the game is uncertain, let's try to fight for it."

In fact, if we can play consistently, as we did tonight, we have a good chance of qualifying away from home, because we are better than them. ”

"You're thinking too much, boy, we're the stronger one, we're going to beat you in the next game, and then we're going to knock you out on your home turf."

Oakley passed by, heard his words, and couldn't help but retort.

Zhou Quan glanced at Oakley and said with a smile: "Charles, why don't I give you this opportunity for an on-site interview?" ”

"Humph!"

Oakley's nose was smoking, and he quickened his pace and walked over.

"Goodbye."

Zhou Quan politely waved his hand at Oakley's back, and then smiled at the camera: "Charles Oakley is very humorous and cheerful, and he actually thinks that the Knicks still have a chance to turn the tables, haha!" ”

After the interview, on the way back to the locker room, Zhou Quan asked: "Dennis, are you okay, you have played for so long today, and the injury has not worsened, right?" ”

"I'm okay, if I were given a dozen chicks tonight, I would be able to settle at least eight or nine." Rodman shook his head and grinned.

"Big worm, you know, you chose the wrong industry, you should go and make a small movie." Zhou Quan teased.

"Haha......"

Laughter rang out in the hallway.

"Dennis did a great job today......

Back in the locker room, Chuck Daly summed up the game and praised Rodman first.

Rodman's chin immediately lifted and he shook his head and said proudly: "I know I'm important to the team, I'm critical. ”

"Yes, you're critical, important."

"Dennis, you're the most important one, haha!"

The locker room erupted in laughter and laughter, and Rodman laughed proudly, enjoying the relaxed atmosphere.

Daley then praised Joe Dumas, saying that his breakthrough today was good and took a lot of pressure off Iron Fist.

When he came out of the shower, Musk raised a piece of paper in his hand and said: "The results of the other three games are out."

The Green team was strong, knocking out the Pacers 3-0 and finishing the first round of advancement. Big Bird is also unplayed, and he remains on the injury list. ”

"So strong?"

Although they had been mentally prepared, Zhou Quan and other players were still a little surprised, this swept the Pacers in the absence of big birds.

"The Green and Bulls are going to meet in the second round and hopefully their series is a war of attrition," Chuck Daley said. ”

When everyone heard this, they all nodded their heads again and again.

Musk added: "In addition, the Suns also swept the Spurs, and they are the second team to advance in the first round. The game between the Warriors and the SuperSonics had just ended, they didn't play overtime, and the score was 128:129, and the SuperSonics narrowly beat the Warriors by one point to get the match point. ”

"These two teams are too good at scoring, right?" Zhou Quan exclaimed.

Musk laughed: "The defense is not good, the superSonics hit 61.5% from the field, and the Warriors also reached 55.6%. ”

Speaking of this, he said solemnly: "These two teams have a characteristic, a lot of three-point shots, tonight the Warriors shot 7 of 13 three-pointers, and the SuperSonics shot 7 of 11, Don Nelson and George Carr's coaching styles are really similar." ”

The assistant coach in charge of defense, Relo Wilt, shook his head and said, "How can a team without defense win the championship?" Don Nelson and George Carr don't change their philosophy, they don't want to win the championship in this life. ”

Chuck Daley shook his head and said: "Don Nelson's style really doesn't pay attention to defense, but George Karl, a young man, still attaches importance to defense, but this season has just arrived at the SuperSonics, and the defensive system has not yet been established, and he and the SuperSonics still need time to grow." ”

Speaking of this, he couldn't help but glance at Zhou Quan, and added: "We are the same, we also need time to grow." ”

(End of chapter)