In the away team's locker room, Chuck Daley stood in front of Zhou Quan and said with a serious expression: "Zhou, Joe didn't break through, you have to break through, you are the core, and you are the leader of this team, I need you to strengthen the breakthrough in the second half, go in, score and kill more efficiently." ”

Zhou Quan gasped and nodded.

He also broke out a lot in the first quarter, but in the second quarter, under Jordan's care, the breakthrough was not smooth, and the shooting efficiency was also very low.

'We have to have someone to attract the bag, that person can only be a man, and you need to create opportunities for other people. Of course, I was happy with your performance in the first half. ”

Daley didn't say anything more, although Zhou Quan's offense in the first half was not very good, but the assists were good, and if it wasn't for his assists, the Pistons would have lost more.

He took a step forward, stood in front of Joe Dumas and said, "Joe, tell me, is it really hard to beat BJ and John Paxson?" ”

Jo Dumas said with an ugly face: "Chuck, I feel a little bad today." ”

Daley only asked this sentence, which was a reminder, and he also knew that the away pressure at the United Center was too great, and it was inevitable that the hand would feel the impact.

And, to be honest, Jo Dumas is not inefficient today.

However, the Pistons are now facing the Bulls, a lifelong rival, facing the hot Jordan, with a shooting rate of nearly 65% and a true shooting rate of more than 70%, so they must also play better to have a chance to win.

In the end, he emphasized the rebounding again, and the first half was okay, everyone worked together, and only one rebound less than the Bulls.

In the home team's locker room, although he took the lead, Phil Jackson's expression was not easy.

As soon as Jordan and the others sat down, he said, "It's only five points ahead, we have almost no advantage, and that's something we have to realize now." It's still an iron fist pass, and we still haven't solved his problem. ”

Speaking of which, he looked at Jordan and said, "Michael, in the second quarter he still delivered three assists and two indirect assists under your defense, although his offensive efficiency is low, but we can't let him pass the ball at will, you have to limit not only his scoring, but also his passing."

You need to know that he's a traditional playmaking guard, not an offensive point guard, and the pass-and-assist playmaking is his biggest lethality against us, not scoring, so you scored 30 points in the half, but we only led by five points, you limited his offense, the defense was not successful, you have to figure out the priorities. ”

Jordan said with a solemn face: "Phil, I know this, but I want to prevent his pass......"

Speaking of this, he shook his head and said: "I've been on the strongest confrontation, but I can't resist him, that kid is more stable than before, and his core strength should be stronger, if I rely on myself, I'm afraid I won't be able to stop him from passing." ”

After these words were spoken, the somewhat cluttered locker room fell silent for a moment, and everyone looked at Jordan in surprise.

knows Jordan's competitiveness, how can he admit in public that he can't guard against the iron fist?

Jordan noticed the surprise of his teammates, but he ignored it, because winning comes first, and if he loses because of face, it's definitely something he doesn't want.

So now he needs Phil Jackson's tactical support, rather than saying he can defend against the pass of the next week.

Phil Jackson shook his head with a serious look and said: "Without help defense, I can't arrange someone to trap him on the outside, to lock his passing button, there is only one way, everyone keeps an eye on their own people, cut off the passing route between him and his teammates, and we can strangle his pass." ”

Jordan nodded, it can only be like this, it is impossible to really use the way of bag clamping on the outside to restrict Zhou Quan's passing, that can't make people laugh big?

Phil Jackson took a piece of paper handed over by the assistant coach, looked down for a moment and said: "Iron Fist played 20 minutes in the half, delivered 7 assists, 5 indirect assists, and these 12 direct and indirect assists were given to Joe Dumas 4 times, Ulrich 4 times, John Sely 3 times, and Bedford 1 time.

In the first half, Ulrich shot 4 of 5, all of which were scored by a dunk under the basket after cutting inside, and John Seley shot 3 of 4, and they played an efficient offense, which was all caused by the passing of the iron fist, which is why Michael scored 30 points in the half, but we only led by 5 points.

So, in the second half if we couldn't limit his passing, once Michael's scoring efficiency dropped, you know the consequences. ”

The atmosphere in the locker room was solemn, including Jordan, and then Phil Jackson added: "Analyzing these assists of his, 8 of the 12 direct and indirect assists were scored under the basket, and only 4 were passed to the outside line.

Gentlemen, I'll give you a stat comparison, after Michael shot 64.7 percent from the field and a true shooting percentage of 73 percent, our overall shooting percentage was 52 percent, while the Pistons shot 51 percent, which is only one percentage point higher.

Now you know why we're only five points ahead? None of us were efficient enough except for Michael.

Keep in mind that we are playing against the strongest defensive team in the league. ”

Soon after, the third quarter began.

Zhou Quan strengthened the breakthrough with the ball, but Jordan reduced his offense and focused on his defense, he did not play an eye-catching performance, and the physical consumption was very large.

played the third quarter all the time, almost all of them were breakthroughs, only 3 of 8 shots, 4 of 4 free throws, although they caused a certain amount of damage and scored 10 points, but they only gave one assist, and they were also stealed and blocked by Jordan once in a single quarter.

By the end of the third quarter, the Pistons were already trailing by ten points.

Chuck Daley realized that his tactics were wrong, and he asked Zhou Quan to break in and play, but ignored that Zhou Quan was facing Jordan today.

And Zhou Quan is not an offensive point guard, and his offensive ability is far from enough, he uses Zhou Quan as a former smiling assassin, and forcibly lets him attack the basket under Jordan's defense, which is wrong.

Perhaps, he wanted Zhou Quan to become the second assassin, so he made a mistake.

Although he knew that the tactics were wrong, Zhou Quan's physical energy was greatly consumed in the third quarter, which also affected the play of the final quarter, and finally the Pistons lost the first away game.

90:106, lost by 16 points.

On the TNT commentary bench, Ringer Wilson commented after the game: "Michael Jordan scored 30 points in the first half, and he focused more on the defensive end in the second half, scoring 6 points in the second quarter and 8 points in the final quarter, and in 46 minutes of the game, he scored 44 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 steals, 1 block, 3 turnovers and 3 fouls.

He shot 61.3 percent from the field and 70 percent from the field, and he played a horrific performance at home, and he was the brightest star of the night. ”

Robert Giddah said: "As the core of the Pistons, Iron Fist played 44 minutes, shot 9 of 23, 9 of 10 free throws, and got 27 points, 7 rebounds, 10 assists, 3 steals, 4 turnovers and 4 fouls, and he was the Pistons' scoring champion tonight.

His shooting rate is 39.1%, the true shooting rate is 49.3%, the offensive efficiency is low, the lethality is still good, and the organization of the offense is also good, mainly in the first half of the pass is good, the second half lost a lot.

Comprehensive evaluation, in fact, for a rookie, he played such a performance under Jordan's full defense, which is already quite good, we can't evaluate him and Michael together, they are not a grade of existence at all. ”

Ringer Wilson laughed: "But he and Michael Jordan's holiday, we have to judge them together." ”

Robert Giddah nodded a little helplessly and smiled: "Well, as far as tonight's performance is concerned, Michael locked the iron fist in the second half, and one core locked the core of the other, which was the main reason why the Pistons lost." ”

Ringer Wilson also nodded: "So in terms of performance, Michael crushed the iron fist." ”

At the scene, at the end of the game, Jordan, who was gasping, said to Zhou Quan not far away: "Iron Fist, from today onwards, your failures will be one after another." ”

Zhou Quan gasped even more, his physical fitness should be said to be far inferior to Jordan's physical monster, hearing this trash talk, he immediately held his breath and responded: "Everyone can talk about big things, wait until you win a few more championships and then come to me to say this, now you are not qualified for this." ”

"Humph! I will, I'll make you desperate. ”

Jordan dropped the sentence and turned around and walked towards Barkley.

"Michael, congratulations."

Magic Johnson and other superstars greeted Hollywood stars with smiling faces and sent congratulations.

"Iron Fist, good tonight."

Abdul-Jabbar said hello to Jordan, walked to Zhou Quan's side and said.

"Karim, I know I'm still far away."

Glancing at Jordan, who was chatting and laughing with the stars, Zhou Quan smiled: "But I firmly believe that I will catch up with him soon." ”

Abdul-Jabbar nodded and said: "Iron Fist, your offensive ability is still a little worse now, your strongest is passing, assisting, and organization, I suggest you play your strongest point."

Remember, Michael Jordan can defend against your offense, but he definitely can't defend your passes, and the biggest damage you can do to them is your passes. As long as you do it right, you'll be stronger and more lethal than you were tonight. ”

"I see, thank you, Karim."

Zhou Quan nodded, thanked him sincerely, said goodbye to Abdul-Jabbar, waved goodbye to his teammates and Pistons fans, and then left the court.

When he walked to the players' tunnel, Darnell Walker in the back suddenly shouted: "That guy from Dennis hasn't come yet." ”

"What about people?"

Zhou Quan stopped and turned around and asked.

Walker pointed to the side of the court and shouted, "There." ”

Zhou Quan saw that Barkley and a bunch of other stars and stars were being interviewed by reporters, and among them, Rodman was standing with Madonna and talking.

"This guy wouldn't want to seduce Madonna, would he? She's the queen of pop music! John Sely's jaw dropped.

"Dennis just got married, it shouldn't be possible, he's not that scumbag." Zhou Quan dropped a sentence, turned around and left.

"Dennis, you had a terrible performance tonight, you didn't have any energy, you definitely rebounded in the regular season." Madonna said sharply.

"I've got an injury, otherwise I'd have twenty rebounds tonight." Rodman argued.

"Athletes who don't have injuries, don't use that as an excuse, you're slowing down the team's performance, otherwise the Bulls won't necessarily be able to beat you." Madonna said again.

"No, my injuries are a bit severe, don't believe you ask our team doctor." Rodman staggered.

"Lie to me, I'll kill you." Madonna said fiercely.

"Don't dare."

This girl is too fierce, Rodman quickly shook his head.

"Leave your contact details and then you can go." Madonna commanded.

"Okay."

Rodman didn't know why Madonna stopped him, he didn't think the queen was interested in him, and he was confused now.

"Hey, Madonna, can I treat you to lunch tomorrow?"

At this time, Michael Jordan's voice sounded, and a face full of male hormones appeared in front of Madonna.

"Sorry, I don't have time."

Madonna did not hesitate to decline Jordan's invitation.

Jordan was stunned and rejected? Someone as handsome as me was actually rejected?

"Poof!"

Rodman couldn't hold back and burst out laughing.

"Dennis, I'll give you a call."

Madonna didn't look at Jordan, and after saying a word to Rodman, she turned around and left.

Rodman smiled at Jordan, shook his head with a grin, and turned away.

Jordan looked confused, I can't compare to this big bug, Madonna, what do you see?

At this time, a group of reporters surrounded him, and he quickly put aside his thoughts and began to deal with reporters.

On the pitch, Ross Barkley was also being interviewed.

"Erwin, what do you think of Michael's performance today?" The journalist asked.

"Great!"

Magic Johnson exclaimed: "With a true shooting rate of 70% and a shooting percentage of more than 60%, Michael in this state will be invincible." ”

"Can you compare the performances of Michael and Tekken?" The reporter asked again.

Magic Johnson smiled and said, "Tekken's performance is also good, but there is no need to compare it with Michael, they are not on the same level tonight." ”

"Charles, do you want to join forces with Michael Jordan?" A reporter asked.

"Oh!"

Barkley immediately put a look on his face and began to think: "If I join forces with him, we will definitely guarantee the triple crown." I'm serious, triple crown guaranteed. ”

"Do you think Iron Fist tonight is the king of the waves?" The reporter asked again.

Barkley groaned for a while and said: "The offensive efficiency is not good, and the other performances are still good, after all, it is Michael who defends him, and he is just a rookie." But in terms of performance, it can't be compared to Michael. ”

"Do you think the Bulls have a better chance of sweeping the Pistons than they did before the G1 game?" The reporter asked again.

"Well, the Pistons can't prevent Michael at all, after so many years, they just can't prevent it, and they won't be able to prevent it in the future, I think there is a chance, just like last year." Barkley said.

……

By this time, the Pistons had returned to the locker room, and everyone began to talk about the game.

"Michael Jordan was so explosive today that we couldn't win at all." After 21 minutes on the court, Mark Aguirre, who scored nine points, sighed.

"Don't give up, just lose a game." The assassin said with a cold face.

He played 13 minutes today and scored 8 points, and he can beat others, but he didn't show much when he played against Jordan, which made him feel bad.

Joe Dumas said: "It's hard to play away from home, so let's work hard and try to get back at home. ”

He scored 15 points in the first half today, only 6 points in the second half, 21 points in the game, shooting 48% from the field, and his performance was passable, but a qualified performance could not win Jordan.

Zhou Quan didn't speak, he was thinking about his own problems.

Individual offense, organization, these two aspects he didn't do well enough today, mainly because there was a problem in the third quarter, he didn't distinguish the priorities of these two aspects, and by the time he reacted, the team was already ten points behind, and he had no physical fitness in the final quarter.

That's when Chuck Daly began to sum up the game, saying: "There were some problems with our tactical use in the second half, and I take responsibility for that, and I hope you don't lose faith in the whole series because of this defeat.

Defensively, we still couldn't limit Jordan's efficient offense, and today's defense was a failure and unsuccessful.

On the offensive end, the second half was poorly organized and the offense was inefficient......"

It took a few minutes to sum up the game, and then he said to Zhou Quan: "Zhou, tell me about your experience of this game." ”

Zhou Quan nodded, and said while thinking: "In the first half, Jordan's offensive efficiency was higher and more terrifying, and the offense was more, but we could still stalemate, but after he reduced his offense in the second half, we didn't bite the score, which is something we need to study." ”

Chuck Daly nodded, motioning for him to continue.

He added: "Defensively, we just can't defend Jordan, but we defend the others well. ”

Jo Dumas said at this time: "Since he gained weight, our defensive effect against him has been worse every year, even if it is a double pack, a multi-person pack, it can't stop his attack, and now he is in peak form, and it is even more difficult to defend." ”

The assassin said coldly, "If you can't prevent it, we can't let him score." ”

Chuck Daley didn't speak, after so many years, he knew Jordan no less than Phil Jackson, he tried everything, Jordan's rule, the most ferocious defensive style, etc., but it couldn't really stop him from scoring.

At this time, Zhou Quan said: "If we want to stop him from scoring, I'm afraid we can't do it, we can only limit his scoring efficiency and enhance our offensive efficiency at the same time." ”

"Zhou, what do you think?" Daly asked.

Zhou Quan said: "I don't have any ideas on the defensive end, you are all opponents who have fought with him for so many years, and if you can't prevent it, you really can't prevent it." ”

Hearing this, including Chuck Daly and the assassins, they all looked helpless.

Zhou Quan said: "On the offensive end, Jordan tried his best to defend me, I think my role on the offensive end is mainly to attract his defense, reduce defensive pressure for his teammates, and then use my passes to help teammates score more easily, so I need to reduce my shots, and I have too many shots today, which drags down the offensive efficiency of the whole team." ”

Daley nodded, he also realized this problem in the second half of the third quarter, and he overestimated Zhou Quan's strong offensive ability and underestimated Jordan's defensive ability.

Also, he made a mistake, Zhou Quan is not an assassin who takes the lead, but the commander in command of the team, and he has a problem with Zhou Quan's use of Zhou Quan in the third quarter, overemphasizing individual offense, which obviously affects Zhou Quan's allocation of priorities between organization and individual offense.

The offensive tactics he uses now are still the same set of things as the core of the assassin, but Zhou Quan is not an assassin, this is his problem.

In other words, he had to study a new tactical system, which was suitable for Zhou Quan's tactical system.

After the summary, a group of people rushed into the bathroom to take a shower, and then Rodman was late.

And the joy on this guy's face does not correspond to the atmosphere of losing at all, and it looks very different.

(End of chapter)