"The Cavaliers are playing away, it's very disadvantageous!" Larry Winston said.

Two playmaking errors, this time Mark Price chose not to break through, and the Cavaliers were the strongest inside, and he was going to give a low post pass.

But passing the ball to the low post is not something that can be passed if you want to, his height and arm span are not as good as Zhou Quan, and it is difficult to pass the ball to the low post by crossing Zhou Quan.

Zhou Quan is still the old way, blocking it when he crosses the middle line, or even directly confronting him.

This time, instead of Mark Price's right hand holding the ball, he defended the opponent's left side and forced the opponent to the right wing.

It's another defensive improvement, but Ulrich is still not good defensively, and he wants to push his opponent down the right flank and then join forces with Joe Dumas.

It is still far from the top of the arc, Mark Price can't choose a long pass to the low post, the possibility of being cut off is too great, and he has to break through the blockade of Zhou Quan, his height and arm span are not as good as the opponent, and the overhead pass is also risky.

So under the pressure of Zhou Quan's confrontation, he could only hold the ball to the right wing.

On the right wing, Elulu pulled out of the three-point line to meet Mark Price, and Joe Dumas quickly followed, cutting off the angle of the catch, and Elu immediately turned around and ran inside, while reaching for the ball.

Under the strong confrontation of Zhou Quan, Mark Price could not find a comfortable opportunity to pass the ball, and the offensive time was approaching, so he could only take the risk of passing the ball to Elu, carrying Zhou Quan with his left hand, pulling the ball up with his right hand, and throwing it with one hand.

"Oh, the match was wrong, the ball went out of bounds, we had the ball."

The next moment, John Lowes, the son of the Great Lake, roared excitedly.

On the sidelines, Cavaliers veteran coach Wilkens asked for a timeout.

He didn't feel good today, the momentum at home was too strong, the players were generally not in good shape, and the home team was in very good form.

On the other hand, Iron Fist's defense against Mark Price was much better than the previous game, resulting in the failure of his own first few offenses, and even now, the inside line has not received the ball, and it is completely unable to break through the Pistons' outside defense.

I only blame myself for being too poor on the outside, just one Mark Price, there are no stars in the second and third positions, and there are two top defensive giants on the outside of the Pistons.

"Mark, you have to pay attention, there are a lot of changes to the defense of Iron Fist tonight, so you have to make changes as well."

"He doesn't let you get close to the three-point line, so you should call for a pick-and-roll in advance, don't go around in circles with him outside, that would be a waste of offensive time."

'At the same time he just pushed you to the right wing, you should avoid that and go to the left wing, where the defensive pressure will be much less.'

"The most important thing is that I need you to get through to the low post and pass the damn ball."

"Understood."

Mark Price nodded repeatedly.

"Larry, Brad, don't watch the show in the low post, you have to be in time, their outside defense is too strong, it's not easy to pass the ball from the outside, you don't miss the opportunity.

I need you to do whatever it takes to get your position, don't keep your stamina, if you lose the series, it's useless for you to keep it. ”

“OK。”

Larynnance and Doherdy nodded.

On the other side, Chuck Daly said to Zhou Quan: "Iron Fist, you did a good job just now, keep it up." At the same time, you have to be careful not to let their ball go down easily, we have to cut off the link between them inside and outside, and try to minimise their chances of receiving the ball inside. ”

"I know." Zhou Quan nodded.

After a timeout, the Pistons attacked.

Zhou Quan advanced from the middle, forcing Mark Price to block him head-on, otherwise he would go straight in.

Three-in-one breakthrough, Mark Price was not shaken this time, and took the initiative to take the lead in retreating, but the next moment, Zhou Quan changed direction and accelerated the breakthrough, or he was sudden.

Zhou Quan broke through from the right elbow area, Elu on the right wing came to make up for the defense, the former quickly split the ball, Joe Dumas received the ball in a two-point position on the right wing, made an open jumper, brushed it, and the basketball pierced the Cavaliers' basket.

"0:8, well done!" The bearded John yelled excitedly again.

On the ESPN commentary seat, Locke Howard shook his head and said, "Trouble, the knight can't guard against the iron fist!" Iron Fist increases the outside shot, which increases his threat, and the sudden throw is omnipotent, and it is a big trouble to encounter such a person in a single defense. ”

Larry Winston laughs, "Especially when he has a mismatch advantage against Mark Price and Elu.

And the Cavaliers will never be able to contain him from the outside, because his passing will kill the game directly, and he has this passing ability.

Even if he just made up for it, if he didn't make up for it quickly, his pass could be fatal. ”

Howard nodded: "This is going to test the speed of the Cavaliers' rotation rotation, and if they have the Bulls' rotation speed, it's no problem."

But the ball just now was not good enough, and Larry Nance didn't come out of the paint area in time to make up for Joe Dumas's vacancy. ”

Winston shook his head and said: "The Cavaliers' interior defense is good, but the outside defense and overall defense are average, where can you play with the defensive intensity of the Bulls?" ”

Knights attack.

Mark Price crossed the halfway line from the left wing, three steps from the three-point line, and after being blocked by Zhou Quan, he immediately called Sanders' block, and he took the opportunity to quickly hold the ball and rush to the three-point line, and then Zhou Quan chased after him, only half a step behind, so that he had no open space to shoot.

However, his aim is not to shoot himself, but to pass the ball to the low post.

In the low position on the left wing, Doherty asked for the ball with his back to John Sely, and the two had been fighting together for a few seconds, and after expending a lot of physical strength, they finally saw the ball pass.

After receiving the ball, he swayed down and shook Sellly, then immediately picked up and turned, stepped into the paint, and made a jumper from the left midfield.

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

The hand was not good, the ball was a little off, and after smashing the basket, Larinance under the basket quickly burst out, pressed the ball into the basket with one hand, and completed a supplementary dunk.

"Whew!"

The goal went in, and all the Cavaliers players and coaching staff took a long breath and finally scored.

"Orlando, pay attention to the pick-and-roll, don't be lazy, don't let the opponent have a chance to play easily." On the sidelines, Chuck Daly yelled at Ulrich.

Ulrich nodded repeatedly, he had just seen Iron Fist catch up with Mark Price, so he didn't block it, if he could delay a bit, Iron Fist should be able to regain his defensive position.

On the ESPN commentary bench, Howard was also analyzing the defense just now, saying: "Sanders is still two or three meters away from the three-point line to cover, at this time Ulrich should block Mark Price first, and it is best to form a front and back attack with an iron fist."

Because at this time, Sanders, who was too far away from the three-point line, even if he got the ball, he had no way to shoot, and he didn't have the ability to shoot from a long distance. ”

Therefore, Ulrich should not have any worries about the bag at this time, and he should not let the opponent get an empty position, and he should be very determined to pass. ”

Although the Cavaliers scored a goal, they couldn't change the basic trend of the game, 81:106, and finally the Pistons won by 25 points, won the first home court, and won the G3 game with a score of 2-1.

After the game, on the ESPN commentary bench, Winston said: "Under the leadership of Iron Fist, the Pistons' four major defensive giants played a strong and pressing defense with all their might, from the outside to the inside, preventing the Cavaliers from losing a big loss, and the Cavaliers lost this game." ”

Howard exclaimed, "The Pistons' defense is strong overall, except for Ulrich. Even if Ulrich has a loophole, timely defense in other positions can make up for some of it. With the fewest points conceded in the regular season, they are indeed the strongest defensive team in the league. ”

At this time, Winston took the stats table handed over by his assistant and read: "Mark Price, played 34 minutes, the level was a big loss, he was defended by an iron fist and scored 3 of 11 shots, a shooting rate of 27.3%, plus 2 free throws and 2 of 2, and only got 8 points, 1 rebound, 6 assists, 1 steal, 5 turnovers and 1 foul.

Iron Fist played 37 minutes in this game, shooting 6 of 13, shooting 46.1%, 4 of 4 free throws, and got 16 points, 5 rebounds, 15 assists, 3 steals, 1 block, 3 turnovers and 3 fouls.

Compared with the two, Iron Fist obviously has a great advantage. Price is an All-Star point guard, but his assist ability is nowhere near as good as Iron Fist. ”

Howard held the Pistons' stats sheet and said, "Iron Fist had 15 assists, and the Pistons had six double-doubles.

He himself had 16 points, Joe Dumas 27, Ulrich 18, John Sely 12, Assassin 12, and Mark Aguirre 11.

He accounted for 55.5 percent of the Pistons' 27 assists as a team, and the other five players who scored in double figures contributed 10 of his 15 assists.

Add to this his own scoring, that is, the main points of the team, all about him, his importance to this Pistons, which shows that if he sneezes, this team will catch a cold. ”

Nodding, Howard said, "Rodman only got 8 rebounds today, and the Pistons had 8 fewer rebounds than the Cavaliers.

In terms of blocks, the Cavaliers also have 4 more caps than the Pistons, and today they have a total of 7 big caps for the Pistons.

Combined, the Cavaliers had more than a dozen more balls.

In steals, the Pistons had to go 6 more times. In turnovers, the Pistons had just nine, while the Cavaliers had 19. One foul, the two sides are about the same.

Counting these data, the Pistons caught up with the Cavaliers on the number of shots, and even more than the Cavaliers. ”

Winston nodded: "It's safe to say that the Pistons won the game by defending, limiting the Cavaliers' shooting percentage to 38 percent and their own shooting percentage of 45.6 percent."

This is still the Cavaliers' interior duo to largely limit the Pistons' low-post offense and basket offense, otherwise the point difference will be even greater. ”

At the scene, Zhou Quan won the best of the show and was being interviewed by the TV station.

"Zhou, now leading the Cavaliers 2-1, there is a good hope to complete the second round of promotion, if you can make it to the Eastern Conference finals, are you mentally prepared to deal with Michael Jordan?" The journalist asked.

Zhou Quan smiled: "Of course." ”

"Do you think he's currently the first person on active duty?" The reporter asked again.

He didn't hesitate, nodded and said: "Lian Zhuang MVP, with Michael Jordan's strength, if I say that he is not, it must be a lie." ”

"Can you resolve the conflict with him?" The reporter asked again.

Zhou Quan was stunned for a moment, nodded and said: "Isaiah and I can resolve the conflict, although Michael Jordan is my opponent, but I can too, after all, we are just playing in the same league, there is no need to act as if we are killing our father's enemy."

I once said to Isaiah, if you don't fight, you don't know each other, I am this consciousness, as long as Michael Jordan gives up the holiday with me, I can reconcile with him. ”

"Only those who win are qualified to say that they don't know each other if they don't fight, don't they?"

In a mansion in New York, Bill Lambir, who was half drunk, was still holding a wine bottle in his hand and muttered.

He'd moved out of Detroit, but he didn't want to leave there, and after so many years in that city, he'd been used to it.

But he had to leave, just as he had to leave the Pistons, he had to leave the NBA, he had to leave basketball.

He hated basketball, but he couldn't live without it, and without basketball, he couldn't surpass his dad anywhere.

Only basketball can allow him to find a place to surpass his father, whose father is the biggest peak in his life, almost insurmountable.

So he really hates the iron fist that made him have to leave basketball, really hate.

Speaking of reconciliation, he admired the assassin very much, and that good friend was really big-hearted.

If he wants to reconcile with Iron Fist, that's okay, unless he wins, so it's impossible to reconcile, because he loses, as a loser, how can he have the face to reconcile?

"Michael Jordan, let me see if there is a difference between you and Isaiah, and if you will choose to reconcile with that rookie bastard."

He raised his hand and poured a long sip of wine, and after a burp, he muttered again.

"Don't think!"

Jordan in the Boston hotel said coldly.

He would rather reconcile with the Assassins than with the Iron Fist, no way.

He had a holiday with the assassins, not to mention winning or losing on the court, winning or losing was normal, speaking with strength, but off the court, in fact, he always took advantage.

Morally, the assassin is a bad boy, he is a warrior who challenges the bad boy, and then becomes a warrior who slays dragons, and the assassin who stepped down to the top, he stepped into the peak, reached the finals for the first time, won the championship for the first time, and officially became the first active person in the league.

But between him and Iron Fist, he suffered a big loss.

Not to mention the victory or defeat on the court, the punch off the court made him lose face in front of his teammates.

But this is not to say, if you lose a fight, you lose, fighting is not what he is good at, and the most unforgivable thing for him is that the Battle of Auburn Hills almost became his Battle of Waterloo, and his reputation was almost ruined by Iron Fist in one fell swoop.

If it weren't for David Stern helping him, if it wasn't for Nike's sponsors helping him, just those media who fell into the hole could have ruined him.

On that basis alone, he would not forgive Iron Fist.

……

"Rick, who won the other one?"

Zhou Quan asked after finishing the on-site interview and returning to the bench.

"SuperSonics won."

Rick Musk immediately said: "98:104, the SuperSonics pulled back at home. ”

He knew that Zhou Quan cared about Gary Payton's performance, and said: "Payton had 8 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 steals and 1 foul, no turnovers and blocks, and his performance was better than the previous two games." ”

"Iron Fist, you don't have to pay attention to that sophomore, at the moment there is a gap between his strength and yours, and you have completely played an All-Star performance.

If you want to compare, you can compare it with Tim Hardaway of the Warriors, who is also only in his third year, has been an All-Star bench for two years in a row, and what is the average per game this season, Rick? ”

Musk is responsible for sorting out the information, but it is impossible to remember the information of each player, shaking his head and saying: "I don't remember specifically, anyway, I entered the 20+10 club, and the scores and assists are very strong."

The Warriors were eliminated by the SuperSonics in the first round, and I remember his stats as if he was a little bit more scored, a little less assisted, a little bit more defensively, and a very good performance. ”

Wilt laughed: "Look, Iron Fist, you have to compare with this kind of All-Star, Gary Payton's kind of rookie, and compare with him a little cheap." ”

Zhou Quan smiled: "Didn't the media say that he and I were the rising stars of the No. 1 position?" I think that guy is still good, but he doesn't grow as fast as me. ”

Wilt laughed, "You and Tim Hardaway are the real No. 1 up-and-comers. ”

An hour later, the two sides held a post-match press conference.

On the Cavaliers' side, a reporter asked: "Coach Wilkens, falling behind the Pistons 1-2, how likely do you think the Cavaliers are to advance to the Eastern Conference finals?" ”

Wilkens said calmly: "Before we are eliminated, any possibility can arise, not to mention that we are only one game behind?" And in terms of probability, both winning and losing are 50% of the time.

We're going to try to equalise in the next series and that's where we need to focus at the moment. ”

"Mark, you didn't perform as well as Iron Fist today, do you think it's an accident, or is his strength really stronger than yours?" A reporter asked.

The question was very sharp, Mark Price was helpless, thought for a while and said: "I can only say that Iron Fist's talent is underestimated, he deserved to be in the lottery last year, and even he has the qualification for the top show." ”

The interest of the media reporters came immediately, and their eyes were fixed on Price's face.

Successfully diverting the attention of the topic and reporters, Mark Price secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and continued what he had just said:

"Other hidden talents aside, I'll just say that he has a top-notch athletic talent while maintaining a huge tonnage, and that's his underrated talent."

This sentence made all media reporters nod their heads, and everyone is a professional sports reporter who understands the power of this talent.

80 kg, 85 kg, 90 kg, different tonnage, but with the same speed, the impact force they can form is definitely different.

At present, on the No. 1 position, the tonnage of most point guards is maintained at around 80 kilograms, and 85 kilograms is considered a heavy point guard, but what is the tonnage of Iron Fist?

If his speed is not fast, the tonnage advantage is not large, and it can even be said to be cumbersome, but he can still reach the first-class level in speed, which will form a dislocation advantage of hitting lightly, which is unstoppable, not to mention the point guard, even the point guard, it is difficult to block.

"Mark, if last year's draft was rearranged, do you think Iron Fist would replace Larry Johnson at the top pick?" The reporter who asked the question just now asked again.

Mark Price hurriedly said: "Possibly, they were all the best rookies of last year, and I think Iron Fist can at least make it to the top three." ”

"Mark, do you think there's a chance to get it back for this series?" The next reporter asked Price.

Mark Price nodded, "Of course, we definitely have a chance." ”

"So how are you going to deal with Iron Fist?" The reporter asked.

When asked this question, Price's head ached because he didn't have a clue yet.

He played well in G2 and the team won, and he worked defense and made some changes that made Iron Fist a little uncomfortable.

But in fact, he didn't limit Iron Fist, which can be seen from Iron Fist's data, he really can't prevent it.

And tonight's game, Iron Fist also made a change, and he didn't adapt to it.

There is a clear difference between him and Iron Fist, when he makes changes, Iron Fist's performance will not be very bad, and it is still above the level, which means that he is not very limited to his opponent, but he is not good, he is really suppressed by the opponent.

In the next game, he knew that he would have to find a way to make some changes, but no matter how it changed, there wasn't much he could do on the defensive end, because his body was too thin to have the ability to go head-to-head with Iron Fist.

For this series, he actually has some shadows in his heart.

(End of chapter)