Chapter 194: The first trophy of his career
The next attack in the West, the Postman and Glider in the backcourt to solve the problem of consecutive steals, and finally the Postman hit a mid-range shot on Larry Johnson's head.
Offensive from the East.
O'Neal was right under the basket, the basketball swiped down the basket and fell into his hands, and he stepped back from the baseline to serve.
"Shaq, give it to me." Jordan ran to the edge of the baseline and reached for the ball.
"Brother." Zhou Quan shouted on the other side.
O'Neill's small eyes blinked, and he still passed the ball to Zhou Quan very righteously.
Jordan glared at O'Neal angrily, are you kid going down the road to the dark, believe it or not, I'm leaving you with no way out?
O'Neal served and ran down from the middle, and after the free-throw line was blocked by David Robinson, he looked around Zhou Quan as he walked around the opposition.
And the next moment, Zhou Quan on the left-wing three-point line suddenly pulled the ball up and threw it with one hand, and the ball flew to the basket in a parabolic way.
O'Neal started at the same time, David Robinson was already slow to turn around, and the big shark jumped up after two steps, caught the ball with both hands in the air, and smashed it.
"Bang!"
With the violent sound of the basket, the huge basket sinked downward.
"Oh roar!"
In the center of the delta, it boiled instantly.
"Iron Fist, it's so beautiful, pass me another ball like this." O'Neill shouted excitedly at Zhou Quan.
"Yes, but next time you'll have to smash their rebounds and rip off their baskets." Zhou Quan said loudly.
"Roar, that's it." O'Neill exclaimed excitedly.
On the sidelines, Western Conference All-Star head coach Paul Westphaal shook his head, Stockton couldn't play an iron fist at all, and he had to make a substitution.
He turned around and beckoned to Tim Hardaway to prepare.
Worm's type of point guard should be Tekken's natural enemy, and Tekken suffered under Worm last season.
"It's my turn, I'm going to teach Iron Fist a lesson and show him who the best point guard in the league is."
The worm jumped up excitedly, tore off his button-down pants casually, and boasted about Haikou in public.
Barkley then fouled Larry Johnson and the Bugs came on to replace Stockton.
There were also substitutions in the East, with Patley replacing O'Neal with Ewing and Mark Price for Zhou.
Worm was disappointed, and he had lost a chance to blow the Iron Fist.
As a result, he was substituted after only a minute, and Stockton returned to the game, so angry that he had no choice but to go off.
Next, it was time for the black and white duo and Jordan to perform.
This is the home of black and white, according to the convention of the All-Stars, they have the most opportunities to perform, and Jordan is the signature star of the league, and the stars are praised for it, so naturally they have the most opportunities to perform.
After Zhou Quan went down, the defensive intensity of the two teams disappeared at once.
Zhou Quan didn't bother to watch the game, ran to Roberts's side, sat on the floor and chatted with the two big beauties, because the scene was too noisy, the three had to talk to each other, looking very intimate, he said some playful jokes, and made the two big beauties laugh from time to time.
The three of them were also snorting together, and after each round, ESPN's live footage was given to them from time to time, allowing them to appear on the hanging screen.
This made Jordan Pippen and a few other color embryos crazy with jealousy, and they couldn't play at ease, and after a few mistakes, they quickly let the Western All-Stars catch up with the score.
In the 9th minute of the first quarter, the East and West played 30:30, the ball was in possession in the East, and then Pat Riley called a timeout.
With three minutes left in the first quarter, the two teams went into a substitution round.
He replaced Zhou Quan and Joe Dumas on the court, replaced the Cavaliers' main center Doherty on the court, and the other two were the Cavaliers' main power forward Larynance and the Hawks' old big and small forward Wilkins.
In the west, there were also five substitutions, namely Olajuwon, Sean Kemp, Sean Elliott, Dan Marley, and Tim Hardaway.
"Come on, Iron Fist Boy, come and let me beat you."
Seeing Zhou Quan on the field, the most excited was the little worm Hardaway.
"Worm, why are you called Worm?" Zhou Quan teased.
"I'm small, but I'm fast." The worm said proudly.
"Small and fast, so miserable? Haha......" Zhou Quan couldn't help laughing.
Attacking in the east, Zhou Quan advanced in the backcourt with the ball.
The worm retreats in front and waits for an opportunity to break the ball.
But Zhou Quan wouldn't give him a chance, seeing that his position was on the right, he immediately changed to a left-handed dribble, and accelerated forward, immediately burst into a small worm, pushed over the middle line in a few steps, and approached the top of the arc at full speed.
As soon as the worm's defensive position was lost, he couldn't catch it up, so he had to go around from behind to the left and try to break the ball.
But Zhou Quan still didn't give him a chance, and with a swing of his head, he saw his movement, and immediately switched to his right hand to control the ball.
At this time, he hit the top of the arc, an all-star, and he didn't bother to rush in, there were big dreams and rain people in it, both of whom had a bad relationship with him, and he came to a three-point shot at the top of the arc.
"Brush!"
As luck would have it, it was a hit.
"Beautiful! The worm was thrust and Iron Fist hit an open three-pointer at the top of the arc. Judging from the previous fighting records of Little Worm and Iron Fist, the two should belong to each other's explosions, and no one can prevent anyone, so let's see their next offensive and defensive performance. ”
On the ESPN commentary seat, Howard laughed.
On the field, Zhou Quan was pressing in the backcourt, not giving the worm a chance to catch the ball easily.
The worm ran around and finally ran out of the position to catch the ball, but when he received the ball, Zhou Quan was in front of him again.
Tim Hardaway immediately turned and passed the man, burst through Zhou Quan with more speed, and advanced quickly against the left touchline.
Zhou Quan chased after him, chased to the left wing three-point line, and always locked the right side of the worm, not giving the opponent a chance to play and shoot.
The little worm stopped abruptly and went around the middle, but Zhou Quan was still in front.
When he reached the top of the arc, Sean Elliott came out to block and dismantle, and Zhou Quan went around the wall and blocked in front of the worm Hardaway in time.
The worm has no way to go, but can only protrude from the right side.
Zhou Quan locked the left side and pushed the worm to the right flank, Jo Dumas was there, as long as the worm was forced there, the bag was formed.
The bug was only eighty kilograms, and the tonnage difference of ten kilograms was too huge, and the worm didn't want to get close to Jodumas, so he could only turn around and hand the ball to Elliott.
"This close-fitting tight defense can drive people crazy!" Zhang Lili on the sidelines said with a smile.
Sean Elliott singled Wilkins at the top of the arc, faked a real shot, shook his opponent, and then burst out of the top of the arc.
At this time, Zhou Quan was two meters to the right of the top of the arc, quickly moved a step sideways, and then leaned over and probed with his big hand, instantly making the distance of two meters disappear, snapping, and it was about to break.
"Oh! It's broken again! Zhou Quan broke the ball as soon as he came on the field! Today his defense was at its top. In the CCTV live broadcast room, seeing this, Xu Jicheng shouted excitedly.
"Bang!"
Zhou Quan took advantage of the situation to counterattack, and his left elbow forcibly took off against the chasing worm, and a one-handed violent dunk detonated the audience.
On the ESPN commentary bench, Larry Winston laughed: "In the second offensive and defensive round, Iron Fist won." ”
Howard nodded: "Iron Fist's single defense is powerful, and the speed of the worm is faster than him, but it is difficult to get rid of his close press, and he is forced to pass."
In this defense, Iron Fist has successively demonstrated his single defense and co-defense ability, as well as his quick counterattack and final finishing ability. ”
On the field, the little insect looked very serious.
He found out that last season he had an advantage in his speed against Tekken, so he could easily break through Tekken and blow him up, but now that this advantage is not so big, he wants to get rid of Tekken, it is not so easy.
If there is still some reservation in the last two rounds, then from now on, he can only give it his all.
After advancing to the left wing of the front court, he took the initiative to use his teammate's body to block and dismantle, and after getting rid of Zhou Quan, he took two steps to the three-point line after getting rid of Zhou Quan, and then stopped and jumped.
"Brush!"
The water splashed and hit a two-point shot.
"Bang Bang Bang ......"
The one-dragon attack was still very exciting, and there was a lot of applause at the scene.
"Look, that's how easy it is for me to score on your head."
The little insect glanced demonstratively at Zhou Quan, who chased after him, and the trash talk was very sharp.
Zhou Quan smiled, he didn't know like a worm.
Receiving the ball and advancing, the worm didn't steal this time, only in front and defended and retreated, not letting Zhou Quan rush in.
Zhou Quan didn't rush either, he crossed the midline smoothly, near the top of the arc, and then on the side of his body, he actually began to hit the bug Hardaway with his back.
He is taller than the worm, and his physique is much bigger, where can the worm stop it? He pushed to the free throw line in three steps, then turned and stepped back to make a jumper and hit an easy shot.
"Look, it's that easy to score on your head." Zhou Quan said to the worm with a smile.
The little worm snorted angrily, he wanted to gain twenty kilograms right away, and then beat the bastard with Iron Fist on his back.
West serves, and then the first quarter ends.
In the following time, under the control of Pat Riley, Zhou Quan and Jordan's playing time was partially staggered, but as a starter, his playing time was not limited, after all, his style of play is very popular now, with a lot of dunks, and wonderful steals and counterattacks.
After the first half, 65:58, the Eastern Conference All-Stars led by seven points.
Zhou Quan played 15 minutes, made 7 of 8 shots, 2 of 2 three-pointers, 2 of 2 free throws, and scored 18 points, 1 rebound, 4 assists, 5 steals, 1 turnover and 1 foul in the half.
He also scored the most points among any All-Stars in the East, and Jordan scored just 12 points in the half.
Jordan played 16 minutes in the first half, with an average hand, shooting 4 of 10, shooting only 40%, plus 4 of 5 free throws, and got 12 points, 1 rebound, 1 assist, 2 steals, 3 turnovers and 2 fouls.
O'Neal played 10 minutes, and when he played with Zhou Quan, he played well, scoring 8 points on 4-of-4 shooting, and when Zhou Quan was not on the court, he only had one shot and didn't hit.
During the intermission, it was time for the performers, and several famous singers and bands came on the stage one after another, filling the atmosphere of the scene.
In the second half, the game continued.
Zhou Quan sat on the bench and was not sent on.
Westphal, the head coach of the West, saw it and immediately sent a black and white double attack.
Black and white have also played for so many seasons, and so far nothing has been achieved, I really want to win an AMVP at home this time, but when I encounter Zhou Quan, a troublemaker, I also hate itchy, and now that Zhou Quan is not on the court, they play very hard, and they have turned an All-Star into a playoffs, and the postman even used his elbow.
Ewing, who almost took an elbow, was a little annoyed and also strengthened the offensive and defensive intensity, and the two sides quickly entered a more serious defensive intensity in the third quarter.
Jordan was on the court, but unfortunately he didn't feel very good today, and the shooting rate of the pull-up jump shot was not too high, although the breakthrough was not bad, and he caused continuous kills, but the overall offensive efficiency was not enough, and the West gradually tied the score.
In the 9th minute of the third quarter, the West was only 1 point behind, and Zhou Quan was substituted.
Westphall decisively replaced Stockton and replaced him with Bug again.
In the case of full play, the worm can still have a relationship with Zhou Quan, and will not be blown up like Stockton.
However, the offensive efficiency of the worm is a bit low, and it is only 43% today, which is a little lower than he was in the regular season, so after Zhou Quan came on the court, the East began to increase the score again, and at the end of the third quarter, it led by 4 points.
In the fourth quarter, Zhou Quan continued to play.
Jordan was inefficient today, making a lot of mistakes, having five turnovers in the third quarter, and was pressed to the bench by Pat Riley in the final quarter.
Pat Riley is very shrewd, and although he is only an All-Star, he also doesn't want to lose, so he paired Zhou Quan with O'Neal and Joe Dumas, and the three are obviously in a group.
In the last quarter, the east attacked first, and Zhou Quan was still advancing with a worm in the backcourt, seeing O'Neal in the low position on the right wing of the frontcourt, and the big dream of defense was one step ahead, and both of them were looking at him.
"Whoosh!"
The moment the ball was pulled up, with a one-handed push, the ball quickly hoisted to the basket.
Da Meng didn't expect Zhou Quan to pass the pass, but he didn't react at the first time, and when he reacted and remembered to jump off the ball, it was already in the past.
O'Neill had a few cooperation with Zhou Quan in the first half, and had some psychological preparation, and at the same time was in the back, with a little more time and space to react, and hurriedly took a step in, and met the incoming ball with both hands.
"Bang!"
The next moment, O'Neal received the ball in the air on the right side of the basket and smashed it violently, completing an empty catch and dunk, and also detonating the whole court.
"Bang!"
Turning around, the worm stopped his jump shot and missed.
O'Neal grabbed the rebound, passed it to Zhou Quan, and immediately ran to the front court.
He was counting on Zhou Quan to pass him a few more good balls like the one just now, and he was very active in getting faster, and the speed was not much slower than Zhou Quan.
Zhou Quan held the ball to the left elbow area, suddenly pulled to the left, turned around, and then saw O'Neal rush across the free throw line, and immediately pulled and threw his right hand, and the ball flew to the sky in front of O'Neal.
O'Neal's eyes lit up, and in the next moment, he flew up, caught the ball with both hands in the air, and under the strength of his abdomen, he buckled the situation.
"Bang!"
The basket sank, and the whole rebound exploded in an instant, shattering, and at the same time, the basket also fell, and O'Neal, who was in trouble, fled in embarrassment.
"Oh roar!"
After the exclamation, the audience boiled, and countless people raised their arms and cheered.
"This animal!"
Zhou Quan feels that if there is one more O'Neal in the current Pistons lineup, he can sweep the whole league, and the Bulls will not be a problem.
"Iron Fist, I did it, haha!" O'Neill ran over excitedly and shouted.
"Rookie, this is an all-star, you've become famous." Zhou Quan said with a smile.
Black and white looked at Zhou Quan and O'Neill unkindly, two damn bastards who had completely messed up their plans.
"Hey, two beauties, we've got a lot of time to chat again." Zhou Quan sat in front of Christina Yeri and Roberts again.
"Iron Fist, maybe you can get an AMVP today?" Roberts said.
"Then you two are my goddess of luck." Zhou Quan smiled.
"Why are we sitting here and he is there to pick up girls, it's not fair." On the bench in the East, Pippen was not reconciled.
"Scotty, you can go confess to them." Jo Dumas reminded "kindly".
The memory of being beaten by Zhou Quan in public in the East Final last year instantly surged, Pippen's old face turned white, and he cursed in his heart, damn Joe Dumas, you are definitely not a good person!
Joe Dumas laughed secretly, today's Iron Fist pickled the girl, but there was an unexpected gain, so that Jordan and Pippen were not in shape, they were not in shape, and he and Iron Fist would have more opportunities to play.
It took almost an hour to change the rebounding hoop and the game was resumed.
Stern had already decided that the quality of the existing equipment was too poor and that he wanted to re-select a sponsor.
Halfway through the final quarter, with the cooperation of Zhou Quan and O'Neal, the Eastern All-Star lead reached 8 points, and then was substituted, and Jordan and others played.
After some offense and defense, Jordan and Pippen were really out of shape today, and the West took the opportunity to close the score, and the East only led by two points, and there was only one minute left in the time, Pat Riley called a timeout and decided to replace Zhou Quan, Joe Dumas, and O'Neal.
But Jordan stayed on the court and played small forward, and at this critical moment, Stern was still sitting on the sidelines, and it would not be good if he got the sign down.
On the ESPN commentary seat, Howard said with a smile: "Today's effect of the Bug against Iron Fist is not as good as last season, it can be said that after Tekken's athletic quality has improved, he has played better against Bug and has taken some advantage." ”
Winston said: "Last season, Bug and Tekken were able to explode each other, and that was because Tekken couldn't keep up with his speed, but now he can barely keep up, so Tekken's defense can work, and Bug's offensive and playmaking ability is somewhat limited."
On the other hand, the little worm Hardaway can't guard against the iron fist, the tonnage difference is too great, and he is also at a disadvantage in height.
But even so, with his still a little faster, excellent offensive and organizational skills, he is also one of the few point guards in the league today who can play with Iron Fist. ”
"So Iron Fist comes on and he's going to be on the pitch right away. Terry Porter is also good, the height is the same as Iron Fist, the tonnage difference is only two kilograms, and today there is also a chance to match Iron Fist for two minutes, but the defensive effect is average, Iron Fist jumps higher and faster than him, and his technique is better. Howard laughed.
Winston smiled: "In the current situation, there are actually no more point guards in the league who can defend against the iron fist, so once any team meets the Pistons in the playoffs, if the guard line is not strong enough defense, it will be blown up by the Pistons' guard line."
Iron Fist's offensive efficiency this season is definitely a notch higher than last season's, he is no longer inefficient, and if he can't prevent him and Joe Dumas, there is no way to take the Pistons. ”
Howard nodded: "If the shooting guard doesn't have the same defense as Jordan, the change of defense is not enough." But there aren't many shooting guards in the league who are good at defense. ”
Winston said: "The Bulls and Pistons had a fight, and judging from the performance in that game, Jordan's effect of changing the iron fist was not as good as last season.
If the Bulls run into the Pistons again in the playoffs this season, I think Coach Phil Jackson and Michael Jordan will have more headaches. ”
Howard suddenly laughed and said: "This time it should be the East to win, the West No. 1 position can't really defend against the Iron Fist, and the No. 1 and No. 2 positions are not there." ”
"John Stockton was too light, he wasn't athletic, and he was beaten by Iron Fist all the time," Winston said.
The glider's defense can only be said to be average, not as good as Jordan, he can't guard against the iron fist, there is no need to use him to change the defense, and it can't meet the needs of changing the defense.
Dan Marley was fierce defensively, but like Terryport, his pace couldn't keep up with his iron fist, and his offense was a little weaker.
So the west, that is, the bug, can still be taken out to play with Iron Fist, and the other defenders can't. ”
After the temporary end, seeing Zhou Quan playing, the West can only replace Stockton and replace the bugs.
He faced the Worm, first crushing the breakthrough on the offensive end, then scored a goal with a pull-up jump shot, and then forced the Worm to make a pass error by pressing the front court with Joe Dumas, and played a wave of 6-0 attacks, which widened the gap to eight points again, and finally defeated the Western All-Stars.
Although he won, Jordan still cursed, because he didn't touch the ball in the last minute, damn iron fist!
At the end, 135-125, the Eastern Conference All-Stars won.
Zhou Quan played 38 minutes, shooting 10 of 14, shooting 71.4%, 2 of 3 three-pointers, 4 of 4 free throws, and scored 26 points, 4 rebounds, 10 assists, 7 steals, 3 turnovers and 4 fouls.
Neither Stockton nor Hardaway could prevent him.
10 assists, six from passes to O'Neal, three from Joe Dumas and one to Wilkins.
He didn't score the most, Jordan blasted 30 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 4 steals, 6 turnovers and 5 fouls, but shot only 41.7%.
O'Neal finished with 19 points and seven rebounds on 8-of-10 shooting and 3-of-7 free throws in 25 minutes.
In the end, the media voted for Zhou Quan to win the honor of All-Star Most Valuable Player and lift the first MVP trophy of his career.
It was quite a successful all-star tour for him.
perfectly coped with Jordan's isolation of him, and then teamed up with O'Neal and Joe Dumas to get the AMVP.
Of course, the harvest on the field is very large, and the harvest off the field is not small, and I met a big beauty, and it is a big beauty in the most beautiful flower season.
It's a shame that this damn Salt Laker doesn't have any nightclubs and bars at night, and he can't find any suitable place to date beautiful women.
(End of chapter)