At 9:10, the Bulls overtook the score and the Pistons attacked.

This time, Zhou Quan didn't pass the ball anymore, and in the face of Jordan's defense, he advanced to the left wing three-point line with the ball, and after making a tactical gesture, he made a gesture of single-handedly hitting the opponent.

"Boy, is your check ready?"

Five shots scored ten points in a row, Jordan also knew that today's hand was good, and in excitement, he sprayed trash talk for the first time.

"Squeak!"

Zhou Quan responded to Jordan with a sudden first step, speeding up his stride.

But Jordan reacted too quickly and quickly stepped back.

The next moment, Zhou Quan withdrew his right foot, and the ball was pulled back.

It's just that Jordan seems to know that he is feintting, and he takes another step up to defend himself again.

However, Zhou Quan took a step for the second time.

It's just that Jordan once again kept up with the rhythm and once again completed the retreat.

"Be careful......

A live commentator called urgently.

"Bang!"

However, as soon as Jordan retreated, he crashed into John Sely's body, and at this time, Zhou Quan held the ball from his side and killed it.

“…… Pick-and-roll. Ah! ”

The on-site narrator has finished reminding you.

Zhou Quan burst Jordan, changed direction downward, stuck to the baseline and then suddenly changed the defense, entered the paint area, faced Grant, who was back to the basket, held the ball high in his right hand, jumped with all his strength, and flew directly.

"Don't think about it!"

Grant jumped up and sealed.

The next moment, Zhou Quan suddenly withdrew his right hand holding the ball high, and his body flew under Grant's arm, and when he fell down, when he flew under the basket, he pulled the backhand to pick up the basket.

"Brush!"

The basketball falls into the basket and two points are scored.

"Oh, this ball is beautiful, and the iron fist has made a wonderful pull-up layup through three people." Robert Giddah laughed.

"It's really okay, this time Iron Fist finally played a little trick." Ringer Wilson smiled and nodded.

"Erwin, the Pistons are in great shape today! If the Bulls want to win at home, they have to work hard. On the sidelines, Abdul-Jabbar laughed.

Magic Johnson smiled and said: "Joe Dumas can't stop Michael, the Pistons haven't been caught yet, but as long as he comes to score a few breaks, I think Coach Daley will definitely pack him."

But on the contrary, the Pistons don't have anyone worthy of the Bulls' use of the wrap-and-pinch strategy, so the Pistons' offense should be more difficult and not easy to get open spots.

As long as the Bulls themselves don't collapse and continue to slowly accumulate advantages, the Pistons have a smaller chance of winning. ”

On the court, 11:10, the Bulls attacked.

Jordan rested, Pippen attacked with the ball, missed a shot, John Sailly grabbed the rebound, and the Pistons attacked.

"Chuck, Rodman is in average shape today, he hasn't grabbed a rebound yet, and all the stats are zero." On the sidelines, assistant coach Elon Musk said.

Chuck Daly nodded, his brow furrowed a little even though the score was ahead.

The Bulls' rebounding is not very strong, seventh in the East and thirteenth in all, but they are only 0.3 fewer than the Pistons in the regular season, and now Rodman's injury has affected his form in the playoffs and may suffer again today.

Zhou Quan held the ball, 45 degrees from the left three-point line, and confronted Jordan.

"Old bird, your pledge to donate is ridiculous! Since you are sure to sweep me, why don't you promise to donate 500,000 if you don't complete the sweep? ”

Zhou Quan's trash talk came.

"Humph!"

Jordan snorted angrily, am I stupid?

At this time, John Seley came up again to block and dismantle, Zhou Quan broke through the wall, but this time it didn't go well, after being blocked by Cartwhite, two steps away from the paint area, Jordan took the opportunity to catch up, and his teammates did not run out of the vacancy, he had to make a strong shot on Jordan's head.

"Smack!"

Jordan's big hand directly covered all his vision, Pippen slapped the cap from behind, and before the ball could be shot, it was directly pressed, and he also fell to the ground.

"Jordan Pippen wrapped the iron fist twice, and this time it worked." Robert Giddah said.

"Bang!"

Turning around, Jordan broke through with the ball, swooped Joe Dumas and Rodman, and scored under the basket to complete a violent dunk.

At 11:12, the Bulls took the lead again.

"Today, Rodman didn't move fast enough, the defense was not timely, there was no rebound, the state was not good, and if he continued to play like this, the Pistons were very dangerous." Robert Giddah said.

"I thought Michael was going to take a break, but he shot again, and he shot 6 of 6, so I was very excited today!" Ringer Wilson laughed.

On the field, Zhou Quan came to the left wing with the ball, and Ulrich sank into the bottom left corner to take Pippen underneath, which was exactly the same as the last attack.

This time, after Zhou Quan made a tactical gesture, he beckoned to John Sely again, asked him for his block, and then broke through through the wall.

But this time, he broke through from the left, and last time from the right, near the top of the arc.

Cartwhite blocked Zhou again to give Jordan a chance to chase after him, and then immediately returned to the paint to keep up with John Sely, who cut inside immediately after the pick-and-roll.

"Breakthrough failed!"

A live narrator shouted excitedly.

"Bag Clip!"

Another live narrator yelled equally excitedly.

Pippen saw that Jordan was blocking Zhou Quan, Zhou Quan was very close to him, two meters away, he immediately took a step up, stretched out his big hand, and reached Zhou Quan's body, completing the bag.

But just as Pippen moved upward, Zhou Quan, who had been prepared, pulled the ball up the moment and suddenly pushed it into the gap between Pippen and Jordan.

He deliberately chose to break through from a position close to Pippen, intending to create an inside opportunity for Ulrich after attracting Pippen's bag.

"Not good!"

Jordan and Pippen were stunned.

"Well passed!"

According to the tactical requirements, Ulrich, who started cutting inside from the bottom left corner, saw the rebounding ball, excitedly clasped his hands together, received the ball, strode into the paint, and then flew up.

At this time, John Sely, who cut inside, stopped in the left elbow area according to the tactical requirements, and Cartwhite also stopped under the left elbow area, watching Ulrich hold the ball and kill it, it was completely too late to return to the basket.

At the same time, Grant and Rodman were entangled in the right front step of the basket, and they could only watch the dunk happen.

"Bang!"

Under the tomahawk slash, the bull's basket roared.

"Oh roar!"

Two thousand away fans roared with excitement.

"Shh

The fierce boos of the home fans came as expected, drowning out everything.

"At 13:12, the Pistons took the lead again." Ringer Wilson said.

"Iron Fist shot 2-of-3 today, with 5 points, 3 assists and 1 steal, and his organization and assists were the most important reasons why the Pistons were so good offensively today. Looking at Michael's now, will he still make a move? Robert Giddah said.

"Bang!"

On Joe Dumas's head, Jordan made a tentative step to make a false shot, but Joe Dumas kept up with the rhythm and the ball was not thrown.

"6-of-7 shooting, the Bulls still want others to step up and score, it's time for Michael to rest." Ringer Wilson said.

After this goal, Jordan really rested.

"Bang!"

Joe Dumas singled Paxson and also missed a goal.

Turning around, Pippen attacked with the ball, broke through Ulrich, and hit the left midfield, at which time Zhou Quan went down from the free throw line to make up the defense, and John Seley formed a bag and took the opportunity to break the ball.

With two minutes left in the first quarter, at 25:25, the Bulls had the ball, and Phil Jackson called a timeout early.

When the player came down, he took the stats handed over by the assistant coach and looked at them.

He scored 25 points, Jordan made 6 of 9 shots, hit all six of the first six, missed three of the last three, made 4 of 4 free throws, and scored 16 points in a single quarter.

Pippen didn't feel good today, and after Jordan didn't attack, he took over the offense, and the efficiency was very poor, and in the case of the average defensive Ulrich, he shot 1 of 5 and scored only two points.

Grant's inside cut worked well today, scoring five points on 2-of-3 shooting and 1-of-2 free throws.

The final two points were scored by Cartwhite's second offense, and John Paxson scored no points under the Iron Fist defense.

And the Pistons, Joe Dumas shot 5 of 9, 1 of 3 three-pointers, and scored 11 points in a single quarter, which can be regarded as breaking John Paxson.

Of these 9 attacks, 5 were independent attacks with the ball, scoring 2 goals, and 4 were passes from Zhou Quan, scoring 3 goals.

Zhou Quan made 3 of 6 shots, 1 of 2 free throws, 7 points, 4 assists and 2 steals.

Ulrich played the same inward cut as Grant, scoring four points on 2-of-2 shooting.

John Sailly made one dunk, made 1 of 2 free throws, and scored 3 points.

Rodman made 0 of 2 free throws and didn't score.

In addition, the team only provided 2 assists in 10 minutes, compared to the Pistons' 5, indicating that their organization is not as efficient as their opponents.

In terms of rebounding, 10 on your side and 8 for the Pistons, there are some advantages that need to be maintained.

Turnovers, 3 for your side, 3 for the Pistons.

Steals, three each.

Free throws, 6 for your own side and 6 for the Pistons, didn't hit enough damage.

The shooting percentage is 52% for the own side and 54% for the Pistons.

shots, 19 for your own side, 20 for the Pistons.

At this point the players came down, and as soon as they sat down, he said, "Gentlemen, with Michael shooting 70 percent, we didn't have the lead, we had some problems. ”

"Gollum!"

Jordan swallowed a mouthful of energy water.

Phil Jackson continued: "The defense has to be strengthened, whether it's Joe Dumars or Iron Fist, they are shooting 50 percent from the field.

Especially Iron Fist, this hit rate is already considered to be a super-level performance. In addition, he provided four assists in 10 minutes and three other goals came from his direct passes.

The Pistons have scored a total of eleven goals, seven of which have come from his direct passes, and he is the absolute offensive core of the Pistons.

Michael, you have to focus more on the defensive end. Especially his passing, the intensity, don't let him get out easily.

He didn't score as much as you, he wasn't as efficient as you offensively, but his defensive efficiency was better than you today, he didn't let Paxson score, and with the playmaking assists, he contributed no less to the Pistons today than you did. ”

Jordan, who was in charge of defending Zhou Quan, moved his mouth, but did not speak, only nodded, and his eyes sharpened by three points.

Phil Jackson added, "There are others, you don't need to wrap up anybody, keep an eye on your people, don't let them get out of the open seats."

Iron Fist doesn't need a trap in the paint, even if he gets into the paint, he only needs to shoot on the inside, not on the outside, and his passing is very lethal to us, but his score doesn't hurt us. ”

"Yes, Coach." The bulls replied.

Phil Jackson added: "Scotty, you didn't break through today, I need you to break in, I need you to be more efficient offensively, not to shoot outside." ”

“OK。”

Pippen was a little annoyed, didn't he just miss four balls, that was when I didn't have a chance to shoot in front, his hand was cold, but he still nodded quickly, and he was not qualified to shake his head at the moment.

"You've got two punches on the flank, and then Ulrich cut inside twice, don't wrap him up from now on, even if he gets into the paint, you don't need your bag, you have to trust Michael's defense." Phil Jackson admonished again.

"I see."

Pippen muffled.

On the other end, in front of the Pistons bench, Chuck Daley said: "We played well in the first quarter, especially rebounding, and we were only two short. ”

Zhou Quan and the others looked at each other, coach, are you sarcastic about us, or are you mocking us?

Daley added: "And then there's Joe, you're doing a good job defensively, how many points did Jordan score on your head?" ”

Jo Dumas picked up a towel and wiped his face, he couldn't see anything on his face, but he said secretly in his heart, coach, if you don't arrange bag and clamp tactics, how can I prevent him alone?

Daley seemed to hear Joe Dumas's inner words, and then said: "Michael Jordan also had a few breakthroughs today, not so much, he felt good today and made a lot of jump shots."

But now they don't have a lead, and he's missing all three shots and his touch is slipping, so he's likely to add to the breakaway, and we're going to have to wrap him up resolutely. ”

After the timeout, the two sides made a number of substitutions.

"Shh

When the Assassins came on, there was a loud boo from the United Center.

However, this did not affect his mentality, and he still walked onto the court with his chin held high, his eyes were cold, and he smiled.

"The Pistons have Isaiah Thomas and Mark Aguirre on the bench, while the Bulls only have BJ, and the Pistons have an advantage on the bench." Robert Giddah said.

BJ is the Bulls' No. 4 scorer this season, averaging 9.9 points per game. And the Assassins and Mark Aguirre are the Pistons' No. 5 or 6 scoring points, and the Pistons' bench lineup is indeed stronger than the Bulls, and the Bulls' bench lineup is a bit bad. Ringer Wilson said.

"If the Pistons want to win the game, the bench has to play and fill in the holes for the main team. For the Bulls to win, the main team has to play to the advantage, and they have to fill the hole for the bench. As things stand, it seems that the Pistons are going to have the upper hand. Robert Giddah analyzed.

The two were right, and in the last two minutes, the Pistons unleashed a 6:2 attack wave.

Regardless of the injury, the assassin broke through with the ball in a row, and after scoring a goal, he caused the Bulls to foul inside, hit two free throws, and assisted Mark Aguirre for a goal.

At 31:27, the Pistons took the lead over the Bulls.

The Bulls played at home and gave their rival Pistons the lead, much to the displeasure of Bulls fans, and the atmosphere at the Union Center became oppressive.

Jordan couldn't sit still, and came on the court at the beginning of the second quarter, doing it alone with the bench lineup and the Pistons' bench lineup, hitting the Pistons' basket again and again, and quickly causing damage.

In two minutes, Jordan scored 4 points on 1-of-2 shooting and 2-of-2 free throws, and scored 20 points on 7-of-11 shooting and 6-of-6 free throws.

At the same time, he personally defended the Assassins, allowing the Assassins to shoot 0-for-2 in two minutes, and also stealing a ball, not allowing the Pistons to score.

With 10 minutes left in the second quarter, at 31:31, the Bulls overtook the score.

The Pistons' possession of the ball called a timeout and replaced Zhou Quan with Joe Dumas, John Cely, and backup center William Bedford, with Mark Aguirre staying on the court.

Rodman was not in good shape and remained on the bench.

After the timeout, Zhou Quan attacked with the ball in the backcourt, and Jordan blocked in front.

Just as he was dribbling forward, Jordan suddenly grabbed half a step up and reached out to poke the ball.

"Bang!"

Fortunately, his nervous reaction was fast, and the height of the dribble was very low, and he quickly turned to protect the ball, and while dodging Jordan's steal, he turned and passed, burst into the opponent's position, and accelerated across the halfway line.

But Jordan didn't lag behind either, following on the right side, only dropping half a step, and immediately catching up, squeezing him with his body to the left touchline.

"Be a little more careful, this guy has increased the intensity of his defense."

He raised his vigilance, Jordan didn't press him in the backcourt in the first quarter, and he was a little careless just now.

The confrontation with Jordan was very strong, stronger than in the first quarter, and the opponent's strength was not lost to him, the left-handed control of the ball was still worse in the end, and Jordan also blocked his passing angle, so after he hit the left wing three-point line, he looked for an opportunity to transfer the ball to Joe Dumas on the right wing.

Staring at Paxson is one of the main tactics of the Pistons, but Joe Dumas singled Paxson five times in the first quarter and succeeded twice, and the success rate is not high, which is one of the reasons why the Pistons played well in other positions in the first quarter, but did not lead.

This time, the singles Bulls substituted point guard BJ, first tentative steps, then broke through with the ball, and made a pull-up jump shot.

"Bang!"

Still missed.

"Alas!"

Chuck Daly shook his head, because of the dislocation advantage of Iron Fist at the No. 1 position, the Bulls were forced to change defenses, but today Joe Dumars misplaced singles were too inefficient to play the opposing point guard, 6 singles with the ball, only 2 goals, if Jordan was replaced, at least two more goals.

"Joe Dumas made 5 of 10 shots, which is a decent efficiency." On the TNT commentary seat, Robert Giddah said.

The Bulls grabbed the rebound, Jordan carried the ball to the right wing frontcourt and singled Joe Dumas.

"Brush!"

The same tentative step, the same breakthrough with the ball, the same pull-up jump shot, Jordan hit a shot.

"8 of 12 shots, 6 of 6 free throws, 22 points, Michael Jordan plays the Pistons, every time he explodes with all his strength, he is in great shape!" Ringer Wilson laughed.

At 31:33, the Bulls overtook the score. If Michael continues to attack, I don't know if the Pistons will be able to withstand it. Robert Giddah said.

In the next game, the Pistons failed to withstand it, and after the second quarter, at 48:53, the Bulls had a five-point lead.

The players of both teams left the field and returned to the locker room.

At halftime, Robert Giddah said excitedly: "Michael was followed by 3 of 5 shots, 22 minutes in the half, 11 of 17 shots, a shooting rate of 64.7%, 8 of 8 free throws, a true shooting rate of 73%, and he scored 30 points in the half, beating Joe Dumas, and the hot state made the stars and stars sitting on the sidelines continue to cheer and applaud him." ”

"Pippen was better in the second quarter than in the first quarter, shooting 3-of-5 and 4-of-10 in the half. In addition, on the Pistons' side, Joe Dumas shot 7 of 14 in the half, shooting 50%, and one of the three-pointers, he has scored 15 points, which is the Pistons' half-court scoring champion. ”

Robert Giddah said: "He's not so efficient and he's scoring a lot, but he's playing against Jordan, and Jordan has 30 points on his head, which is in his position, and there's a 15-point hole for someone else to fill." ”

Ringer Wilson smiled: "Iron Fist, as the core and leader of the Pistons, performed well in the first quarter, but in the second quarter, after Michael strengthened his defense, he immediately fell into a slump, and the overall performance was average.

1 of 4 shots, 20 minutes in the half, like Pippen, 4 of 10 shots, 3 of 4 free throws, 11 points, 3 rebounds, 7 assists, 2 steals, 1 turnover, 1 foul. ”

Robert Gidda shook his head and said: "Ringer, he is facing Michael Jordan who is defending him with all his might, especially in the second quarter, Michael's defensive intensity has been increased to the highest, he can play 11 points and 7 assists in the half, and there is only one turnover, which is actually very good." If there was anything to be desired, the shooting in the second quarter was a little worse. ”

At the same time, his playmaking was still good in the second quarter, and he had three assists, and if it weren't for his good organization, which allowed his teammates to play an efficient offense, the Pistons would not have lost by only five points with Michael Jordan scoring 30 points at halftime.

I even think he played very well today, not inferior to Jordan, but because he's a point guard, he doesn't shine as well as Michael, and the guy who puts the ball in the basket is always the brightest. ”

Ringer Wilson nodded, "Iron Fist's assists make John Cely their scoring more efficient, and that's really why the Pistons only lost by 5 points." ”

(End of chapter)