At this time, Zhou Quan took the ball and began to quickly advance on the left flank.

John Paxson turned from the top of the arc and was at the very top of the pitch.

Jordan chased up from close to the left touchline, but Joe Dumas was between him and Zhou Quan, and when he struggled to overtake Joe Dumas, Zhou Quan had already won the ball from the left elbow area into the paint area, and his pursuit was still slow.

Zhou Quan smashed from the left elbow into the paint area, faced John Paxson, who had just arrived under the basket, jumped up directly, and slashed with an axe again.

In the face of the fierce iron fist like a tiger, John Paxson, who had suffered a big loss and had a shadow, couldn't help but retreat in a panic even if he blocked hard.

"Bang!"

The sound of exploding baskets rang out again.

"Yikes!"

"Shh

The Pistons' side burst into cheers, and then was extinguished by the opponent's boos.

"4-0, Pistons lead." Robert Giddah said.

Ringer Wilson shook his head and said, "The Bulls missed two shots, the Pistons grabbed the backcourt rebounds twice, and the iron fist hit two successful counterattacks.

Iron Fist's continuous counterattacks and dunks have boosted morale, and now the Bulls have to interrupt the Pistons' momentum with goals and can't let the opponent act recklessly on their own home court. ”

"Let's fight one."

Jordan himself held the ball and yelled at his teammates.

He came to the three-point line on the right wing, and after a tentative step, he controlled the ball with his left hand, and he forced Joe Dumas from the left.

Joe Dumas immediately turned to chase after the defense, stuck to Jordan's right side in time, forcing the opponent to continue to control the ball with his left hand, and at the same time went on the physical confrontation to squeeze Jordan to the middle.

At the free throw line, Zhou Quan immediately implemented the assistant defense package and pounced on Jordan.

Before being trapped, Jordan made a sharp stop at the right elbow area, put the ball together with both hands, and pushed to the top of the arc to give John Paxson, who had an open spot.

"Smack!"

But just as he was out of the ball, Zhou Quan, who had been prepared, stepped up in time, made a big move, just broke the ball, and then rushed forward and launched a counterattack again.

Jordan, who was anxious, hurriedly exerted his strength and chased after him.

Zhou Quan changed direction and bypassed John Paxson, crossed the halfway line in a few steps, and rushed to the front, one step ahead of Jordan behind him.

"Oh Roar Roar ......"

The 2,000 away fans shouted at this time to cheer for Zhou Quan.

"Shh

Loud boos erupted, drowning out the shouts.

By the time Zhou Quan reached the top of the arc, Jordan had already chased him to the left and had already begun to squeeze his body.

He looked to the left, and in the corner of his left eye, he saw Jodumas two steps behind his left, and the next moment, he flew up.

Jordan also jumped, jumped higher, and with his arm span, his defensive height crushed Zhou Quan, at least a foot taller, and his right hand was raised, blocking.

But Zhou Quan suddenly threw the ball behind his head with a backhand and turned a layup into a pass.

"Not good!"

Jordan was stunned in his heart, and the next moment the wind behind him was awe-inspiring.

"Bang!"

Joe Dumas quickly followed, flew up, received the ball with both hands in the air, and dunked violently, pressing Jordan who fell in front of him, and smashed the Bulls' basket.

"Well done!"

Zhou Quan roared excitedly at Joe Dumas, who had blocked Jordan, and the Pistons' bench, and the 2,000 Pistons fans, all shouted.

"Shh

The angry United Center, like a revived bull, let out its roar.

"Too bad, the Pistons hit the counter again, stealing Michael's pass with an iron fist, and then passing to Joe Dumas in the fast break, and Joe Dumas blocked Michael, and now the score is 6-0, and the Bulls haven't scored yet." Ringer Wilson shook his head and sighed.

"Very nice defense! The Pistons are arguably the best defensive team in the league, and I think they do have what it takes to walk away from Union Center. Robert Giddah said excitedly.

Under the basket, Jordan was panting violently, his chest was rising and falling, and his angry eyes were as hot as fire, as if they were about to burn.

"Anger, old bird, but it won't give you strength." Zhou Quan spewed trash talk.

"Get out of here!"

Jordan roared.

"Haha......"

Zhou Quan and his teammates burst out laughing.

"Let's fight one."

Jordan took the ball again and pushed it himself, shouting at the same time.

"Hit one! Make a ......"

The unified shouts sounded in the stadium of the United Center, as if someone had organized it, and the sound became louder and louder, and the cohesion of the fans could be seen.

"Brush!"

This time, after Jordan broke through to the left elbow area, he did not pass the ball under the double of Joe Dumas and Zhou Quan, but made a sharp stop and turn, and then turned and turned back to make a jumper to score the first goal for the Bulls.

"Two shots and one hit, under the strong defense of the Pistons, in fact, the Bulls have no other way, he must shoot more, with his personal strength, to defeat the Pistons." Robert Giddah said.

"Grant is mostly inside scoring, Carter White's scoring is negligible, John Paxson is locked with an iron fist, none of them can be strong scoring points, and the Bulls really can only rely on Michael and Pippen on the offensive end," Ringer Wells said. ”

Robert Giddah said: "Grant can score a lot of points if he plays well inside, depending on what kind of defense Rodman can play.

On Paxson's side, Iron Fist frequently wrapped up Michael today, in fact, he had a chance, the first ball was an empty space for him, but he lost it under the return defense of Iron Fist, and he may not be trusted. ”

6-2, Pistons attack.

This was the first positional battle of the day, Zhou Quan held the ball to the front court, stopped at the right wing by the sideline, three steps away from the three-point line, and did not rush to attack.

The first three attacks were all quick counterattacks, and under the full run, more physical energy was consumed, so let's take a slow breath first.

Jordan can't stand it anymore, don't you think I don't exist?

But he still didn't risk going up to steal, because Zhou Quan was ten centimeters shorter than him, his arm span was also excellent, the ball control height was very low, and the steal was very difficult.

The attack time was still multiplied by eight seconds, and Zhou Quan moved.

The moment the basketball was pulled up, he took a step forward with his left foot, his left elbow against Jordan, and the moment the confrontation occurred, he grabbed the ball with one hand and threw it, and the ball flew quickly from Michael Jordan's side into the right wing.

"Smack!"

Joe Dumas, who was inside the three-point line, received the ball and began to single John Paxson.

At this time, Zhou Quan ran to the top of the arc, and when Jordan followed, he suddenly changed direction downward, crossed Jordan, and cut into the right elbow area.

Jordan immediately turned around and chased downward, and at this time, Rodman, who was in the right waist position, saw the opportunity and immediately came up to prepare to block and dismantle.

Joe Dumas passed the ball in time, Zhou Quan received the ball and changed direction to burst into Grant, while Rodman blocked the chasing Jordan.

Zhou Quan held the ball and smashed into the paint area, and two steps later, he jumped up against Cartwhite with a tomahawk-style slam dunk.

Cartwight's defense was tough and ruthless, and in the Battle of Auburn Hills, after Grant injured the Assassins, the two teams were already angry, but he still had no scruples, and injured John Seley with the most vicious foul, which completely angered Zhou Quan, and then he was injured under Zhou Quan's defense.

This time, he still had a tough jump block and pressed it down with his big hand.

"Die!"

Zhou Quan, who looked fierce, slashed down with his axe, and with a bang, the bull's basket roared, and Cartwhite fell down.

"Tick!"

The referee's whistle sounded.

"Yikes!"

The two thousand Pistons fans instantly raised their arms and shouted.

Zhou Quan hung on the basket, let go of his big hand, divided his legs, rode on Cartwhite's body, and then walked with his head held high.

"Shh

Seeing that their center was blocked and humiliated, where were the Bulls fans willing to do it, huge boos erupted, and countless abuses came all over the world.

"Iron Fist, great job!"

Rodman and the others rushed up and hugged Zhou Quan.

Before the free throw, Phil Jackson called a timeout.

"8:2, the Pistons started with a strong defensive counterattack, and completed a dunk against the center in the positional battle, which really boosted morale! The Bulls' center was blocked by the opposing point guard, which was demoralizing. Robert Giddah said.

"Iron Fist started with 3 shots and 3 shots, 6 points, 1 rebound, 1 assist and 1 steal, all three balls were violent dunks, including two defensive counterattacks and one positional battle violent dunk, and his performance today was really good." Ringer Wilson said.

On the Bulls bench, after the players returned, Phil Jackson said in a deep voice: "1 of 3 shots, 1 turnover, two offensive rebounds didn't grab one, I want you to focus all your attention and improve your attention to the game."

Remember, this is the home field, our home stadium, with 20,000 live fans and millions of Chicagoans staring at you. ”

After a three-second pause, after the player digested his words, he said again: "We need to step up the rebounding competition first, including offensive rebounding.

Secondly, Michael, you're shooting 1-of-2 now, I can't say you don't feel good, but I need you to step up a bit of a breakthrough because we can't let the score get pulled away. ”

"Understood."

Jordan chewed his gum very quickly and nodded.

Phil Jackson added: "They played three counter-attacks today, all of them were successful, and we have to speed up the defense.

At the same time, we have to be more deliberate in attacking, and obviously they defended very well today, with an iron fist helping to defend Michael a couple of times, and we need to pull them apart.

From now on, Pippen controls the ball, attacks from the left wing, Michael runs off the ball, looking for opportunities, we're going to get Iron Fist out of Michael, Paxson, you don't have to stick to the top of the arc, you have to run, you understand? ”

"Understood." Jordan and the others nodded.

The timeout is over, and Zhou Quanquan makes a free throw.

"Brush!"

Added a free throw to make it 9-2 and give the Pistons a seven-point lead.

"3 of 3 shots, 1 of 1 free throw, 7 points, 1 rebound, 1 assist and 1 steal, the performance is really beautiful!" Zhang Lili's home, he admired.

But the camera is still on Jordan. Even if Zhou Quan scores, there is no extra footage for him, and Jordan's scoring shot will be replayed immediately. His wife said.

"No way, this is someone else's territory, Xiao Zhou can gain a firm foothold in the Pistons and become the leader of a team, it is very good, and the league will never be able to praise him." Zhang Reasonable shook his head.

In the United Center, Pippen attacked with the ball on the left wing, and the Pistons' defensive formation also shifted to the left, and Jordan took Joe Dumas to run constantly on the weak right wing.

John Paxson was also running around, forcing Zhou Quan to chase everywhere as well, at which point the former ran to the left flank and the latter also chased to the left flank.

On the right wing, Jordan and Joe Dumas occupy a large area of outside space, and there is no second Pistons defender within three meters.

At this time, Pippen crossed, Jordan received the ball, and singled Joe Dumas.

No one has a chance to help defend, because the distance is too large, as long as you dare to go over to the bag, you will leave a big vacancy, with Jordan's passing ability, you will never let go of this opportunity, you can only watch Jordan single Joe Dumas.

And the distance is too long, with Jordan's offensive speed, it is not in place at all.

"Bang!"

Two meters away from the paint area, Jordan hit his back, only arched once, and then turned around and made a backward jumper, completing the attack in less than two seconds, completely not giving the opponent a chance to wrap up.

Joe Dumas desperately grabbed the block, but his hand was only to Jordan's elbow, which was too far away.

"Brush!"

The water splashed and hit two points away.

At 9:4, the Pistons attacked.

"Bang!"

Ulrich cut inside the basket, received a pass from Zhou Quan, and under Grant's supplemental defense, the near-basket throw failed to hit.

Carter White grabbed the rebound and the Bulls attacked.

Joe Dumas chased very tightly and did not give Jordan a chance to receive the ball, Pippen held the ball to the left waist position, and saw that Jordan had no chance, so he could only force his own shot.

"Bang!"

Under the four big hands of Rodman and John Hawley, he also missed.

"Mine!"

Rodman turned around and was about to win the rebound, but Zhou Quan rushed down from above and snatched the rebound, so anxious that he blew his beard and glared.

Iron Fist, are you embarrassed, the queen is sitting on the sidelines watching me, how can I climb into her bed if I don't grab a few rebounds and show my vitality?

"Dennis, are you watching a play?"

On the sidelines, Chuck Daly roared at Rodman.

"Uh-oh."

Rodman hurriedly ran to the front.

The Bulls defended quickly, Zhou Quan quickly advanced to the top of the arc, Jordan took the lead in blocking the front, but he didn't slow down at all, and directly changed direction and accelerated over, accelerating from the right side and Jordan's left side.

Jordan quickly stepped back.

But he moved from stillness, where was it faster than Zhou Quan's momentum, under Zhou Quan's intentional collision, the left shoulders of the two instantly touched, and with a bang, he was hung and fell to the ground, the latter reduced some speed, and then rushed into the paint area.

"Oh!"

Seeing Jordan knocked over, 20,000 Bulls fans exclaimed.

The next moment, Zhou Quan jumped up against Pippen and Grant under the basket.

The two jumped up and blocked at the same time, and the four big hands blocked all the space directly in front of the basket.

But when Zhou Quan flew to the peak, his right hand holding the ball threw the ball to the left side of the basket.

"Bang!"

In the next moment, John Cely jumped up, put his hands together, and smashed the ball into the basket.

"Oh, nice air dunk, John Sely's goal was not difficult, it was so easy." Robert Giddah admired.

Ringer Wilson said: "Iron Fist rarely fights like this, he always pushes to the front court and waits for his teammates to be in position before attacking.

Just now, Rodman was not in position, and Cartwhite was not in position, so he directly attacked, and perhaps because of this, Michael was not prepared and was knocked over. ”

Robert Giddah shook his head and smiled: "No, no, even if Michael is prepared, he may be knocked over." You have to know that he is standing there to defend, and even when he is hit, he still retreats and retreats, and his center of gravity is shifted backwards, which is more likely to be knocked over.

And the impact of the iron fist is very large, his speed is not too fast, but there is tonnage, he is not a small sports car, but he is a pickup truck with the accelerator pedal on the end. ”

At 11:4, the Bulls attacked, calling a timeout again.

"Michael, I'll give you unlimited right to fire."

"Everybody defends with all their might, it's like it's the finals, it's the last game of the season, you know?"

The Bulls then struggled to improve their defense on the defensive end, and the intensity of the confrontation reached another level, and after just a few minutes, Zhou Quan was brought down twice, and when Jordan went in, there were as many as three times.

By increasing the defensive intensity, the Bulls achieved their goal of limiting the Pistons' offense, and then took advantage of Michael Jordan's unsolvable individual offense to begin chasing points.

His hand is not as hot as in the G1 battle, and it is difficult for the score to catch up for a while, but he can also bite the score and does not let the score gap widen.

After the first quarter, at 27:20, the Pistons led by 7 points.

Because Jordan never played, the Pistons did not dare to replace Zhou Quan and Joe Dumas, and all three played the first quarter.

Robert Giddah analyzed: "Iron Fist was the Pistons' scoring champion in the first quarter, shooting 4 of 6, 4 of 5 free throws, and scoring 12 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals, 1 turnover, and 1 foul in a single quarter.

He made all three of his first three shots and made 1 of three of his next three, all three of which were into the paint, one under the basket and one from the basket. ”

Ringer Wilson said: "On the Bulls' side, Michael Jordan shot 5 of 11 in the quarter, shooting 45.5%, plus 5 of 5 free throws, got 15 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal, 2 turnovers and 1 foul, and the true shooting rate in the first quarter was 56.8%. ”

"Tekken shot 66.6 percent from the field and 73.2 percent from the field, and in terms of offensive efficiency, Tekken had a very good first quarter today, plus the playmaking and defensive performance, which was the most important reason why the Pistons led by seven points in the first quarter," said Robert Gida. ”

"The Pistons' defense is really like a bucket, Michael scored 15 points alone, the others combined for 5 points, and the Pistons basically cut off the connection between teammates and Michael, and that's the defensive tactic of Jordan's law created by the Pistons," Ringer Wilson said. ”

Robert Giddah nodded, "Just don't let anyone else score, only Jordan scores." On the contrary, to let others score is not to let Jordan score. ”

Ringer Wilson exclaimed: "That's how good Michael is, he can bite the score with one man's attack."

No matter how strong the Pistons' defense is, what about being number one in the league? They couldn't stop him from scoring, a real no-brainer! ”

Robert Giddah nodded: "The Pistons don't have Michael Jordan, so when the defensive intensity goes up and the offensive efficiency goes down, they lose the ability to widen the difference."

It's a one-sided advantage, and the Bulls have Jordan's unsolvable offense, and their offense has a baseline that allows the Bulls to score a lot of points no matter how strong the Pistons' defense is.

But the Pistons couldn't, and when the Bulls increased their defensive intensity, they struggled to score, and without the Assassins' sharp offense, they lost their strong offensive ability.

But no matter what, the Pistons' performance in the first quarter was very strong, especially the performance of Iron Fist, which was capable of offense, defense, organization, and everything. ”

At this point in the second quarter, Jordan came back on the court, and he led the bench to start a battle with the Assassins and Mark Aguirre.

Chuck Daley saw that he had a seven-point lead, while Zhou Quan's fitness was not very good, and he played again in the first quarter and only allowed him to play 6 minutes in the second quarter.

At the end of the first half, at 51:49, the Bulls chased five points and came back, only two points behind.

In order to save energy, Jordan mostly made jump shots in the second quarter, shooting 4 of 8 and 2 of 2 free throws, and scored another 10 points, 25 points in the half.

The Assassins were average under Jordan's defense, scoring 6 points, 2 assists and 1 turnover on 2-of-6 shooting and 2-of-2 free throws in 12 minutes.

Mark Aguirre scored eight points on 3-of-7 shooting, plus 2-of-2 free throws, in the first quarter.

In the second half, the two sides were still half main and half substitutes.

But on the Bulls' side, Jordan was like an iron man, still playing the whole game.

It is precisely because of him that the Bulls have the confidence to be half the main force and half the bench, and to gain rest time for the rest of the main players.

Pippen and Grant, in particular, were both average in fitness, and they both got a lot of rest in the second and third quarters.

On the Pistons' side, Zhou Quan played 10 minutes in the third quarter and 28 minutes in the third quarter.

After the third quarter, 73-67, the Pistons' lead reached 6 points.

The two sides are still fighting to defend in this quarter, and whoever dares to enter the opponent's paint area is like water dripping into a hot oil pot, and the paint area will immediately boil, and every time this kind of breakthrough attack, someone will fall.

So after the whole quarter, the game was very fragmented, and in the second half of the quarter, they all made jumpers outside, and the shooting rates of both sides were not high.

"Michael scored 7 points in the third quarter, he didn't feel good today, plus there was no break, and the Pistons did their best to cover him, and he was in average condition, but he had already scored 32 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 steals, and his shooting percentage reached 44.4%." Ringer Wilson said.

Robert Giddah said: "The Pistons are in better shape, and although they don't have a big advantage, they have always had a score advantage.

As the core, Iron Fist played 28 minutes today, shooting 5 of 9 and 8 of 9 free throws, and has already scored 18 points, 5 rebounds, 9 assists, 3 steals, 1 block, 3 turnovers and 2 fouls.

He shot 55.5 percent from the field and played a rare efficient performance on the offensive end, just a few shots. ”

Ringer Wilson said: "It was his choice of timing to make a better chance of his teammates to shoot that put the Pistons in the lead, otherwise the Pistons would not have a chance to win like he did in G1."

In addition, his breakthrough today is still good, full of lethality, the main offense takes place under the basket, and the style of play is very fierce. ”

"There were a lot of substitutions in the second and third quarters, and with the exception of Michael, the main players on both sides were rested and built up energy for the final quarter, and I think there will be a lot more intense offensive and defensive battles waiting for us in the final quarter," Robertjee said. ”

"Hopefully there won't be injuries and the defensive movement will still be under control, and there won't be another battle of Auburn Hills." Ringer Wilson reminded.

(End of chapter)