"We are tough, tough, iron-willed, and we are fearless!"

Before the start of the game, in front of the Pistons' bench, their fighting shouts rang out as usual.

At half past eight, the game officially began.

Jump ball, Knicks offense.

Mark Jackson pushed forward and saw John Sailly defending Ewing in the low post on the left flank, so he immediately called McDaniel's pick-and-roll and hoisted the ball to Ewing's backhand.

Ewing received the ball with his right hand and turned to slip to the bottom, but the drop ball gave Rodman the opportunity to come over from the right waist position to help defend, and as soon as he turned around, he was blocked by Rodman and couldn't get in.

"Brush!"

But it didn't bother him, the center's offensive skills were too comprehensive, with his right elbow against Rodman and his left hand throwing to score for the Knicks' first attack.

"Mark Jackson was very cautious today, and the passes were called pick-and-rolls." Robert Giddah said.

"It's best to be cautious, Iron Fist's tackling ability is still good, with a total of 11 steals in the first three series." Ringer Wilson said.

0:2, Pistons attack.

Zhou Quan advanced to the left wing frontcourt and was watching the movement of his teammates on the court, as well as reading the Knicks' defense.

At this time, the right wing Joe Dumas went in a circle, made a block with Rodman, and then shook off Wilkins Jr. and suddenly ran outside the three-point line.

"Whoosh!"

Zhou Quan saw this run, did not hesitate, his left elbow against Mark Jackson, and his right hand threw the ball with one hand.

Close to a straight pass, the ball was very fast, and when Joe Dumas had just stepped out of the three-point line, it was passed to his chest.

"Smack!"

He put his hands together, caught the ball and turned around for a jumper, and after the ball flew out, Wilkins Jr., who had followed, pounced in front of him.

"Brush!"

There was a splash and a three-point shot.

Robert Giddah said: "In the previous Assassin era, Joe Dumas was still the No. 2 ball-handling core, and in the first half of this season he was also the No. 2 ball-handling core, with at least 35% of the ball, but after the All-Star, as Iron Fist progressed, he had less and less ball-possession, and now it's basically a no-ball play. ”

Ringer Wilson said: "Because Iron Fist is showing more and more playmaking talent, the Pistons are also increasing their training efforts. ”

Robert Giddah suddenly asked, "Ringer, how many seasons do you think it will take for the Pistons to get back into championship contention?" ”

"This?"

Ringer Wilson hesitated for a moment and said, "If the Pistons want to return to this series, as the core of the future, the strength of Iron Fist is crucial.

Although he averaged 19.1 points per game in the regular season, he shot just 43.2 percent from the field, while the Pistons shot 46.5 percent overall.

With a shooting rate of 43.2%, the offensive efficiency is not high, and he is not up to the level of an All-Star point guard in the league in this statistic, and he is far from the level of a top point guard.

To give a few examples, Magic Johnson is shooting 52 percent from the field, Assassins is 45.2 percent, John Stockton is 51.8 percent, and Jerry West is 47.4 percent.

If Tekken doesn't attack much, as a scoring supplement, we can disregard his shooting percentage, because it doesn't have much impact and is not the main scoring point.

But he doesn't have a lot of shots, he is currently the second in the team, the second scoring point, and he accounts for a lot of shots, so we have to consider his offensive efficiency.

If the shooting percentage is too low, he will definitely affect the team, and at least 45% shooting will be required to not waste shots, in order to truly become a good point guard, and the Pistons will have a chance to return to the championship ranks. ”

The game played for three minutes on the court, 6:6, the two teams were tied, and the Knicks had the ball.

Pushing to the top of the frontcourt arc, Mark Jackson called for a pick-and-roll again.

Today, his blocking and pick-and-roll tactics played well, and it also made the Knicks' offense go smoothly, and the four offenses actually made three of them.

But just when McDaniel came up, Zhou Quan suddenly stepped forward, took a close defense, and went directly to the confrontation.

Strong power and tonnage advantage forced Mark Jackson to turn around to protect the ball, and then planned to turn around McDaniel.

But Zhou Quan's defense frustrated his plan, Zhou Quan directly resisted him, forced him to leave McDaniel, and the blocking failed, so he had to pull to the left wing.

Zhou quickly followed, forced Mark Jackson outside the three-point line, and waved his arms to block his downward passing space.

Time was running out, and Mark Jackson could only force a three-point shot.

His three-point shooting skills are average, and he rarely shoots three-pointers, and under Zhou Quan's strong defense, his technical movements are deformed.

"Bang!"

The basket smashed and bounced off and was caught by Rodman.

Joe Dumas had already moved to the top of the arc, and when he saw this, he immediately turned and went down quickly, and he was one step ahead of Wilkins Jr. who was back defending.

"Whoosh!"

Zhou Quan quickly went down, received the pass from the big worm, quickly hit the front, and then passed the ball to Joe Dumas, who had already entered from the top of the arc.

"Bang!"

Joe Dumas catches the ball and slams it off with a one-handed slam.

"Oh roar!"

The Pistons bench, hundreds of visiting fans, cheered and shouted.

At 8:6, the Pistons took the lead for the first time.

Zhou Quan received a second assist.

The Knicks are in the front court, the left wing is low, Ewing is in the key position, and John Sailly is around the front defense, and the confrontation between the two is very fierce, and no one can take advantage of it for a while.

Mark Jackson came to the left wing, and Zhou Quan defended the breakaway, resolutely preventing the former from entering the three-point line.

Ewing had no chance, McDaniel cut inside after running back, and was also followed by Ulrich, there was no pass opportunity on the strong side, and Mark Jackson could only transfer the ball first.

Wilkins Jr. was moving from the right flank to the top of the arc and he passed.

"Smack!"

But his passing action was too obvious, and Joe Dumas followed Wilkins Jr. to the top of the arc, and quickly took a step to complete the break.

The Knicks quickly returned to defense, the Pistons couldn't attack quickly, and turned to a positional battle, and Zhou Quan came over to take over the ball.

"The Pistons have stepped up defensively." Robert Giddah said.

Ringer Wilson analyzed: "There is still a disadvantage in the No. 1 position, and Mark Jackson has no way to create passing opportunities through his singles, which is his main style of play in the regular season. ”

"Bang!"

Zhou Quan's first shot, he had already forced Mark Jackson and hit a step outside the left waist position, but under Ewing's supplementary defense, he missed.

Oakley grabbed the rebound and the Knicks attacked.

When Ringer Wilson saw this, he immediately said: "According to the way the Pistons are trained, the management wants Iron Fist to become an offensive playmaker like the Smiling Assassin and be able to step up in key moments, but obviously Iron Fist is not good at the moment.

I don't want to say that he scored points in the regular season, after all, 43% shooting rate is not bad, but next season, he should improve his shooting percentage to make his offense more efficient, not just improve his points. ”

Ewing missed a shot, and Zhou Quan rushed down to grab the rebound.

He gave Joe Dumas to the outside first, didn't play a fast break, came to the front court himself, went into the left wing, backed up to Mark Jackson, asked for the ball, began to hit the opponent with his back, and crushed it one step out of the paint area.

At this time, John Sely, who was under the basket, suddenly moved upwards and made a movement to ask for the ball, bringing Ewing out of the basket.

Taking this opportunity, Zhou Quan suddenly turned around and slipped to the bottom and followed the bottom line to the basket.

Mark Jackson quickly retreated, he crashed straight over, the latter was unstable and was knocked out of the way, and he took the opportunity to kill it.

Oakley turned viciously from the right front of the basket and pounced on the left side of the basket, landing in one step.

At this time, Zhou Quan jumped and throw, and Oakley slammed his arm over, not the ball to the person, and with a snap, he slapped the former on the head.

"Bang!"

"Tick!"

The throw missed, and the referee's whistle blew.

"Damn!"

Zhou Quan glanced at Oakley, who had a fierce face, but a smile appeared on his face.

"This kid is too insidious, he must be holding back the bad water."

Oakley saw the smile on Zhou Quan's face, which immediately reminded him of the Battle of Auburn Hills, and his face couldn't help twitching and twitching.

But he doesn't regret it, it's not his defensive style, it's not the right thing, it's not the right person, Jordan is also defending like this when he comes.

Next, Zhou Quan started to make free throws, hit the first free throw, missed the second free throw, Ewing grabbed the rebound, and the Knicks attacked.

"Defend!"

Back in the backcourt, Zhou Quan shouted.

Under the strong defense of the Pistons, Mark Jackson controlled the ball on the outside for a long time, unable to find a passing opportunity, so he could only come by himself.

Zhou Quan jumped off the cap.

It's just a regular block action, he doesn't block people like Oakley, like fighting, Ranbier used to be that kind of defense, and he didn't agree with that defensive style.

And basketball is not ice hockey, ice hockey allows tactics that cause conflict, basketball does not allow it, so in fact, he didn't think about using the way to cause conflict to kill the opponent's main scorer, just to prevent the opponent from doing that.

But the main reason he doesn't defend like Mark Jackson is because Oakley is only a role player, and he's not, and he's worth more than Oakley on the court, so his fouls have to be controlled.

But if Mark Jackson is replaced by Jordan, if the Bulls defend like the Battle of Auburn Hills, he won't be polite.

"Bang!"

Mark Jackson missed another shot.

Rodman grabbed the rebound and the Pistons attacked.

On the left flank, Zhou Quan took two steps past the halfway line and paused, then immediately broke through in a three-in-one, crashing past Mark Jackson and killing the left elbow.

Ewing stepped up to make a defense, and John Sailly immediately moved to the basket, forcing Oakley to immediately return to the basket, and Rodman appeared in the open space.

But the empty spot was useless, and Rodman immediately entered the paint area from the outside, ready to grab the rebound.

Zhou Quan killed in the left elbow area, and suddenly a one-handed dangle passed, changed direction downward, hit big with small, and then burst Ewing.

Ewing, although agile and comparable to a small forward, is still not as agile as Zhou Quan.

Oakley defended two under the basket, and when he saw Zhou Quan coming in from the left waist, his face changed, and he had to defend three.

"Smack!"

Holding the ball in his right hand like a tomahawk, Zhou Quan stepped on the ground, soared into the air, and flew with all his might.

"Get out of here!"

Oakley was about to step forward and knock Zhou Quan down with his toughest defense, but at this moment, Rodman and John Sely caught him at the same time, leaving him unable to move and couldn't help but be furious.

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

The next moment, Zhou Quan slammed into Oakley's body, knocking him over and completing a slam at the same time.

"Get out of here!"

Oakley fell to the ground and was about to get up, when Zhou Quan landed on top of it, and his legs were riding on top of him, and he couldn't help but be really angry.

Just as he was about to get up, Zhou Quan actually stepped forward and stepped over his head.

"Oh!"

Naked humiliation, Madison Square Garden immediately burst into exclamation, as did many celebrities sitting in the front row, their mouths wide open.

"Bastard!"

Oakley let out a heart-rending roar.

With his character, even if he died, it would be impossible to swallow this humiliation of his crotch.

This is in front of at least 10 million or more Americans, if he doesn't fight back, how can he have the face to stay in the alliance?

Suddenly, he got up from the floor and gritted his teeth and pounced on Zhou Quan in front of him.

This is a playoff game, and Zhou Quan doesn't plan to fight back.

He was so calm, and this kind of small scene could not be compared to the large-scale scuffle on the ice hockey rink wielding hockey sticks, and it could not arouse his excitement at all.

I'm not going to fight back, but it's a pretty good opportunity to take advantage of.

"Ahh

So as Oakley pounced, he suddenly leaned back and screamed as if he had been hit.

"Ahh

However, as he leaned back, the back of his head hit something hard, and then behind him, a scream rang out.

"Oh!"

Madison Square Garden was filled with exclamations.

"Di Di Di Di ......"

Suddenly, two other referees rushed into the field, their whistles blaring sharply and continuously, and everyone on the official record desk stood up in shock.

Zhou Quan turned around and looked, okay, the referee fell to the floor, his hand covering his nose, and his nose bleeded between his fingers.

"I'm sorry, sir, he hit me, I didn't know you were behind, or I wouldn't have dodged backwards." He hurriedly covered his face and said innocently.

The referee just wants to scold, who am I recruiting to provoke whom? With the help of Zhou Quan, he stood up, let go of his hand, revealing his still bleeding nose, and walked towards Oakley with a cold face.

Looking at the referee who came over, Oakley was also stunned, what can this do?

He didn't care about the trouble of finding Zhou Quan, and looked back at Pat Riley on the sidelines.

At this time, Pat Riley wanted to rush to the field to kill Oakley, and when Oakley looked at him, he only saw his cold and expressionless face.

“OUT！”

At this time, the referee's furious voice sounded in Oakley's ears, and he looked back blankly, only to see a bloody referee staring at him fiercely, pointing to the outside of the field.

"It's all you!"

Oakley finally reacted, shouted angrily, and pounced on Zhou Quan again.

"Get out! Now, immediately, immediately, get out! ”

The referee lunged up, pushed Oakley away with both hands, and then issued a series of commands.

"Come down."

Pat Riley also shouted angrily.

"Wait."

Oakley yelled at Zhou Quan extremely unwillingly, then turned around and walked out of the field, walking directly towards the players' tunnel.

"Iron Fist, are you alright?" Jo Dumas asked.

"I'm fine."

Zhou Quan shook his head.

With his current level 96 nerve reaction speed and full-level sense of space, Oakley's punch speed and immature punching skills are impossible to hit him.

Of course, a fight is not boxing, and Wang Baquan may also kill the master, and the fight is about a ruthlessness, just like the fight between him and Ranbier in the locker room last year.

"Now the Knicks are finished!"

On the TNT commentary bench, looking at Oakley as he walked to the players' tunnel, Robert Giddah shook his head and sighed.

Ringer Wilson exclaimed, "Iron Fist handled Oakley's conflict very calmly and did not impulsively swing his Iron Fist.

He's full of wit in the playoffs, not at all like in the regular season, where he immediately shakes his fist when provoked. ”

With Oakley's departure, the situation immediately shifted in favor of the Pistons, who were already a little stronger, and by the end of the first half, the Pistons had a 13-point lead.

After Oakley went off, the Knicks' interior defense collapsed in half, and Zhou Quan strengthened the breakthrough.

But especially because Oakley targeted him, he made two consecutive hats, shooting 3 of 8 in the half, 3 of 4 free throws, and in 18 minutes, he got 9 points, 5 assists, 2 steals, 1 block, 1 turnover and 1 foul.

At half-time, both teams left the pitch and returned to the locker room.

"Iron Fist?"

As soon as they entered the players' tunnel, Jo Dumas, who was walking in the front, saw Oakley staring coldly at them around the corner, and immediately turned around and shouted.

Zhou Quan separated everyone and walked in the front.

At this time, the Knicks also came in from behind, and the three dozen players from the two teams were crowded together in the player tunnel, plus some staff and security, and it was already leaking.

"Don't mess around! All calm down. A security guard shouted.

"Iron Fist."

Oakley, whose fists were about to pinch and bleed, stared at Zhou Quan fiercely, his eyes red.

"Old Oak, this is off the field, there is no referee to protect you, you have to think clearly, the consequences of being rough with me are very serious."

Zhou Quan reminded with a smile.

"Charles, don't do this, the gentleman doesn't do anything......" Jo Dumas persuaded.

"Get out!"

The good old man doesn't give face, Oakley scolded.

"Iron Fist, him!"

When the assassin saw that Qiao Dumas was scolded, his face suddenly turned cold, and he shouted at Zhou Quan.

However, Zhou Quan is not a Ranbir, and he has his own ideas when he doesn't move, so he doesn't pay attention to it.

"Boss, as long as you do it, I will help you, at most you will be beaten if you lose."

Anthony Mason stood beside Oakley, staring at Zhou Quan, and said with the same hatred.

At this time, Pat Riley squeezed in from outside, stood in Oakley, and said very sternly: "Charles, take someone back to the locker room immediately, right now." ”

"Let's go."

Not to mention Pat Riley, there are so many security personnel there, in fact, there is no possibility of doing it, Oakley glared at Zhou Quan, gritted his teeth and led the Knicks players into the corridor over there.

"Iron Fist, did he ask you out?"

Looking at Oakley's back, Darnell Walker asked curiously.

"Nope."

Zhou Quan shook his head, beckoned, and led his teammates into the corridor at the other end.

"What about Larry Johnson and the postman?" Darnell Walker asked again.

"They made an appointment." Zhou Quan said with a smile.

"It seems that Oakley is just like that, he doesn't have much guts." Rodman said dismissively.

"Big worm, you go and help me remind him now, don't forget to ask his agent to contact my agent." Zhou Quan smiled.

Rodman's cheeks twitched, and he hurriedly said: "No, that's what my little brother did, I'm your brother, don't do this, you let Walker do this, he's your little brother." ”

Darnell Walker was not ambiguous, and immediately nodded: "Leave it to me." ”

Zhou Quan laughed, shook his head and said: "The media say that I like violence, it's all rumors, in fact, I really don't like it, he doesn't take the initiative to contact me, then forget it." ”

"Tekken, how many fights did you have in a season when you were on the UCLA ice hockey team? The kind that is on a large scale off the field? Rodman asked curiously.

Zhou Quan said with a smile: "Generally, we don't bring conflicts on the field down, but there are always contradictions that are difficult to solve, so on average, there will be several large-scale brawls in a season, three or four times, with a scale of more than ten people." ”

Speaking of this, he couldn't help but sigh: "It's more civilized to play basketball, ice hockey and rugby are too barbaric, and a good person like me is still more suitable for basketball."

I'm telling you, if it weren't for making some money, I wouldn't have played hockey and wasted a lot of my time, or my basketball skills would have been better. ”

Isaiah Thomas rolled his eyes when he heard the word good.

(End of chapter)