After the game, on the TNT commentary bench, Robert Gilda concluded: "In the regular season, the Pistons were the league's No. 1 rebounding team, averaging 46.8 rebounds per game, while the Hornets only had 43.9.

Secali is a strange interior player, soft under the basket, but has a good nose for rebounding, his light tonnage allows him to move faster, and his addition increases the Pistons' ability to control the rebound, which is where he is stronger than John Seli.

In addition, the Pistons are more invested in rebounding, and everyone is trying to compete for rebounds, including offensive rebounds.

For example, Iron Fist, as a point guard, actually grabbed seven rebounds, which is only two fewer than Mourning, so I think it is a matter of course that the Pistons won the game. ”

Ringer Wilson said: "Larry Johnson and Mourning also scored 20+, Kendall also scored 16 points under Joe Dumas's defense, and the offensive end was not inferior to the Pistons, and the team's shooting percentage reached 46%, which is only two percentage points lower than the Pistons, so to speak, the Hornets lost on the rebound, and took 13 fewer shots." ”

"So the Hornets have to work harder on rebounding, otherwise this series might be a bit bad." Robert Giddah concluded.

Joe Dumas was named Man of the Match and was interviewed live on the sidelines.

"Joe, where do you think the Pistons won tonight?" The journalist asked.

'We're dangerous offensively, we're more efficient, and we're rebounding, and that's why we're winning. Jo Dumas said.

"ESPN thinks the Hornets have a better chance of advancing in the first round, and now do you think the Pistons' chances of advancing in the first round have increased?" The reporter asked again.

"No, we always thought it wasn't right, and we had a better chance of qualifying." Jo Dumas said firmly.

"What do you think of Tekken's performance tonight?" The reporter asked again.

Jo Dumas laughed and said, "I think with his performance, he is the best person tonight." He's very good at organising our attacks, getting the ball to the best people and making them play efficiently, he's a really top passer. ”

Zhou Quan had already sent his girlfriend away at this time, asking her to drive home first, and he would not be able to leave the palace in Auburn Hills until two hours later.

In today's game, he didn't break through much, all of them were outside jumpers, and Kendall Gill didn't defend him.

The reason why he didn't break through was, firstly, because there was a Mourning who averaged 3.5 blocks per game, and it was possible to eat a hat when he went in, and secondly, Sekari and Joe Dumas had high offensive efficiency, so he didn't need to get in.

"Iron Fist, they're all done."

Back in the locker room, Musk told him that the other three games were over, with the Cavaliers beating the Green at home and the Mosaics beating the Clippers at home.

He saw that Musk only said two games, so he asked: "What about the Trail Blazers and Spurs, not finished?" ”

Musk smiled: "The game is over, the Trail Blazers are playing at home, 87:86, losing by one point." ”

"What?"

Not only Zhou Quan was a little surprised, but so did others.

However, it is a little surprising that the strength of the Spurs is not weak, and the regular season ranking is only one place lower than the Trail Blazers, and winning the Trail Blazers is not an upset.

The Trail Blazers are fourth in the West, and after losing the championship last season, their strength has slipped this season and they have already fallen out of the first gear.

The assassin thought for a while and said: "The Jazz are okay, Mosaic's performance is not bad, the Trail Blazers are not good, I think the West is likely to be the Suns, Jazz, Mosaic The three teams are the most likely to reach the Finals." ”

"Pretty much." Zhou Quan nodded.

Musk laughed: "The Trail Blazers and Spurs have strong defenses, the scores are not high, and the Trail Blazers lost on rebounds, with 9 less." ”

"So we have to keep rebounding and not follow in the footsteps of the Trail Blazers and Hornets." Zhou Quan said immediately, and his teammates also nodded.

Musk added: "Actually, David Robinson's performance was not good, only 6 of 20 shots, only 30% shooting, and their best performance was Sean Elliott, 57.1% shooting, 8 of 14 shots."

The Trail Blazers also deserved to lose, playing at home, making a whopping 38 free throws, 18 more than the Spurs, but only making 22 free throws, shooting just 57.9 percent. ”

"How many of us?" Zhou Quan asked curiously.

Musk didn't need to look at the information, and immediately said: "22 times, 18 times for the Hornets, we have 4 more." However, tonight we have less offense under the basket, more outside jumpers, which do not cause much damage, and it is normal to not make many free throws. ”

At this time, the atmosphere in the visiting locker room, the Hornets was a little low.

The game made them feel very aggrieved, and the Pistons stared at their two low-point offenses, one was Boggs and the other was Larry Johnson, both of which played very good misplaced offense, which gave them a bitter taste of not being high enough.

Then, the high level of hard injuries caused them to lose a lot of rebounds.

To put it simply, the height of the inner line is not enough.

Head coach Alan Bristol is very envious of the Pistons having a Rodman, who can grab so many rebounds with that height.

Of course, he didn't blame Larry Johnson and Mourning, his two big men are not just like Rodman who are only responsible for rebounding, and if the Pistons are willing to trade Rodman for one of the two, he will scoff at it.

He doesn't have a clue how to play in the next game.

I did win two games against the Pistons in the regular season, how to win, rely on the feel, my own feel is good, and then when the Pistons feel bad, you can win.

In order to boost morale, he opened his mouth and said: "Gentlemen, don't be discouraged, calm down, we have a chance."

You have to notice that they didn't have any basket offense today, mainly because of Ulrich's several cuts, there was no breakthrough on the outside, including center Secca, all of them were outside jumpers, and they were able to win today, because they felt good, Secali and Joe Dumas both shot more than 50% from the field, but could they shoot so many shots in every game? No way. ”

As soon as he said that, the atmosphere in the dressing room was indeed a little lively.

He added: "We have Alonzo, he's under the basket, no one dares the Pistons to come in, including Iron Fist, they only dare to shoot from the outside, and the soft egg of Secali will only throw it outside, and this is our chance."

Alonzo, you are our iron shield, I need your help in G2, you have to control the outside shots of Joe Dumas and Secali, especially Secali, his shot is just outside the left midfield, not far from the basket, I believe you can do it, you have the ability. ”

Mo Ning nodded very calmly and said, "I know, coach." ”

Larry Johnson snorted coldly in his heart, a little unconvinced, but his defense was not as good as Mourning's, which is also true.

Bristol added: "In the next game, we will continue to play the defensive intensity under the basket, block the opponent's breakthrough offense, and at the same time fight for rebounds, as long as their touch slips, our chance will come."

And our offense is more dependent on the basket, they can't compete at all, our offensive efficiency is guaranteed, so our form will be more consistent than theirs, and that's our chance. It's all stable for me, it's a series, whoever is more consistent has a better chance. ”

On the 30th, the other four G1 battles began.

At the Chicago Union Center, in the home locker room, Phil Jackson is making the final admonition: "Rebounding, every player has to fight for rebounds, it's our lifeline." You have to remember the lesson of the Hornets and the Trail Blazers, they lost on rebounding. ”

In the end, the Bulls beat the Hawks by 24 points at home and scored 114 points, Jordan shot 57.7% from the field and scored 35 points, without a single turnover, but also without steals and blocks, and his attitude was very hot.

However, Pippen's performance was lacking, only 4 of 15 shots, and only 10 points and 6 assists.

But the reason why the Bulls were able to beat the Hawks was not in the offense, but in the rebounds, and Shengsheng grabbed 62 rebounds from the old Hawks, only allowing the Hawks to grab 28, and the gap was terrifying.

The Bulls rotated twelve, and everyone grabbed the rebounds, Jordan 7, Cartwight 6, Pippen 5, Grant 10, Wilperdo 9, Williams 7, and so on.

As for the Hawks, the player with the most rebounds only grabbed five, and the two interior lines had an absolute height advantage, but they only grabbed 10 rebounds together.

In addition, the Bulls dished out 37 assists compared to the Hawks' 17, which shows how inefficient their playmaking skills and offensive efficiency are.

After watching this game, Zhou Quan had even greater scruples about the Bulls.

The other Knicks game in the East against the Nets also won easily.

In the West, the SuperSonics beat the Jazz at home, while the Suns upset at home and lost to the Lakers.

Zhou Quan immediately switched to the Suns after the Bulls' game, and happened to see the Suns lose, the score was 107:103, a four-point loss, and the commentator was doing post-game analysis.

The Suns didn't lose in rebounds, they didn't lose in assists, steals, blocks, etc., they lost in shooting.

The team shot 48.3 percent from the field, which is not bad, but the Lakers were as high as 54.2 percent.

Among them, the Suns were killed by three-point shots, only 1 of 11 shots, with a 9.1% shooting rate.

There are only two people to blame for the three-point shot, and the Suns are two players who have shot three-pointers, and no one else has ever shot.

The main quarterback Dan Marley, who shot 0 of 6 three-pointers, and Danny Ange, who made 1 of 5 three-pointers, joined forces to bury the game.

Charles Barkley shot 12-of-16 from the field, shot 75 percent from the field, scored 34 points, and couldn't save the team.

Zhou Quan took it as a warning, he should not throw three points in the future, his hand is cold, the opponent's defense is slightly better, and no matter how good the basic skills are, it is useless.

He also admires Dan Marley and Danny Anji, the two idiots, who pass the ball when they can't rush in, and persistently throw three points, their courage is really commendable, this is to make Barkley desperate, right?

At this time, Phoenix, in the locker room of the Suns, Barkley was already angry, and his two black eyes had begun to turn green.

But he was a newcomer, and he didn't dare to turn his face with Dan Marli and them, so he could only look at the ceiling with his eyes, and the baby was bitter and only swallowed it in his stomach.

On May 1, the media frantically praised the Bulls and criticized the Suns at the same time, and the two biggest favorites suffered completely different treatment.

"The Lakers will accomplish the feat of Black Eight!" Los Angeles Daily News.

"The Bulls are aiming for three consecutive championships, and Michael Jordan will create the first dynasty of the new era!" Chicago Daily News.

That night, the G2 battle began.

Auburn Hills Palace, the Pistons still play according to the tactics of the G1 battle.

After half-time, 54:54, it was tied.

Joe Dumas shot 5-of-13 from the field in the first half and shot 38.5 percent, which is already good.

In the face of Boggs's offensive efficiency, it was a failing performance, and the main problem was that in the fourth minute of the first quarter, Mourning saved and blocked him once, and Mourning continued to make high-quality defenses, which affected his offense and reduced his shooting rate.

For the same issue, Mourning also strengthened his defense against Secali, giving him two blocks in the half, and Larry Johnson increased his defensive intensity, and Sekari shot just 37.5% of 8 in the first half.

And Larry Johnson and Mourning stepped up their low-post offense and inflicted damage on the Pistons' interior, with the Hornets making 15 free throws in the first half to the Pistons' 10.

The two strong points in the G1 game with a shooting percentage of more than 50% were not good offense, but fortunately the rebounds were good and they still maintained their advantage, 6 more than the Hornets, otherwise they would have fallen behind in the first half.

Zhou Quan singled Kendall Gill, shooting 4-of-7 in the first half, shooting 57.1%, 2-of-2 free throws, scoring 10 points, and handed out two steals and five assists, without a single turnover, and grabbed four rebounds.

Back in the locker room, Chuck Daley said to Zhou Quan: "Zhou, in the second half, you have to strengthen the breakthrough with the ball and improve our offensive efficiency. ”

Zhou Quan nodded, the Hornets shot 43% in the first half, and the Pistons only 40%, a difference of three percentage points, and he definitely had to break into the second half.

"Orlando, Joe, you two and Zhou play blocking and dismantling, and when you have a chance to take it apart, you will go down. Ronnie, you pull to the high post and Zhou does the blocking, just stay in the high post and play Kendall Gill in the wrong position. ”

Chuck Daly said to Ulrich and Jo Dumas and Sekari.

"Defensively, Zhou, you have to try to go in and help defend, we don't have any other defensive strength." He said to Zhou Quan again.

"Got it."

Zhou Quan nodded, on the outside, Ulrich's defense is not good, Joe Dumas can only defend the outside, and the defense inside is not confrontational, that is, his confrontation ability, and he can also go down to help defend the inside.

Not long after, the third quarter began, and the Hornets attacked.

Boggs used his speed to break through Zhou Quan and make his way into the paint.

Zhou Quan calmly pursued the defense behind, like a patient fox, chasing and killing the rats fleeing in front of him from the forest.

Boggs spun left and right, slotted in from the left elbow, and then came out of the low post on the right wing to disrupt the Pistons' restricted area, but then pulled it to the right wing and then passed to Kendall Gill, who ran out of the open space.

Jill ran to the three-point line at 50 degrees on the right wing to receive the ball, and made a motion to get up and shoot, and was short, but it was a feint.

"Oops!"

In the next moment, Joe Dumas, who had swooped down from above, flew up and flew in front of Kendall Gill.

The next moment, Jill got up again, and this time really jumped.

But at this moment, Zhou Quan threw Boggs, pounced extremely quickly from the front, and after one step, he jumped up, raised his right arm high, and blocked it with one hand.

"What?"

Kendall Gil was taken aback, but his shot was irreversible, so he had to bite the bullet.

Blocking actually belongs to the scope of the strike movement, and Zhou Quan's blocking is also very accurate, but he generally doesn't spend energy on blocking.

This time, his right hand was pinpointed under the basketball, and he didn't use much force, just lightly picked up the ball.

In the next moment, he landed in front of Jill, turned and stuck in position, and then jumped a second time to catch the falling ball.

"Bang Bang Bang ......"

Immediately, the Palace of Auburn Hills gave the cap a very warm applause.

The bearded John Lowes roared excitedly, "Well done! Iron Fist made a block and grabbed the ball. ”

"Joe is fast, passing the ball with an iron fist." The glasses man dragon Gelance shouted.

Joe Dumas received the ball past half court, and the Hornets couldn't defend it and hit a layup.

At 54:56, the Hornets attack.

Larry Johnson, who was low on the right wing, received the ball and back-tossed Rodman.

"Bang!"

Rodman defended with all his might, and Larry Johnson saw that he had some difficulty getting in, so he immediately turned over and made a jumper, but he missed.

"Smack!"

Ronnie Secali had a more dominant position than Mourning, protecting the backcourt rebound.

Zhou Quan received the ball and advanced, and as soon as he turned around, Boggs pounced and grabbed him directly into his arms to grab his ball.

But how fast his nervous reaction was, level 96, it is estimated that there are few people in the whole league who react faster than him.

In an instant, he made a very quick turn to overshoot Boggs, and then accelerated forward.

The Hornets went all out to defend back, but even Kendall Gill was a little less fast than Zhou Quan, and he rode alone to the front of both teams and went straight to the basket.

Boggs regretted that he shouldn't have risked a steal just now, as soon as he was rushed, there was no one in front of him, and he was flat.

"Bang!"

Zhou Quan entered the paint area and flew up, which was a powerful tomahawk-style split, which detonated the palace of Auburn Hills.

(End of chapter)