Turning around, Jordan and Grant blocked and picked up on the right wing, and after getting rid of Zhou Quan, they received the ball and made a jumper, but unfortunately Rodman changed the defense quickly and blocked in time, allowing him to throw another shot.

Secali moved in time to grab the rebound, Zhou Quan came over to get the ball, advanced quickly, and broke through the interception of Pippen and John Paxson with the ball in succession, and was finally blocked by Jordan at the free throw line.

The moment he was blocked, he made a quick stop and turned around to hit Jordan with his back, and then turned around again, stepped back and made a jumper, and Jordan, who reacted quickly, immediately grabbed a step up to jump and block.

At this moment, Ulrich rushed to the basket from the left wing, and Zhou Quan, who was about to make a strong shot, reacted too quickly, instantly turned the shot into a pass, and the fingertips flicked upward, and the basketball crossed Jordan's fingertips and flew to the right side of the basket.

"Bang!"

Ulrich catches the ball and smashes it into the basket with both hands.

"Pretty empty snap! In the Pistons' games, there were multiple offenses like this in each game, which was very pleasing to watch. Zhang said excitedly.

"That Jordan still didn't block Zhou Quan's pass, did he not try his best, or Zhou Quan was too strong?" Sun Zhenping asked with a smile.

Zhang Reasonable calmly analyzed: "Zhou Quan's passing ability is really strong, and he grabbed the assist king from Stockton." Who is Stockton, the main point guard of the Dream Team, and the assist king for five consecutive years.

In addition, it's not that Jordan doesn't try his best to defend, what does he have to do with Zhou Quan, a sworn enemy, he desperately wants to prevent Zhou Quan from dying, how can he not do his best? But some balls just can't be defended, and not every ball can be defended.

And the pass is no worse than the offense, and it is harder to lock the pass of a top point guard than the offense of a top scorer.

The ball just now, if Zhou Quan forced a shot, he might not be able to hit, and Jordan's hat would not be missed, which would also affect his shooting angle and reduce his hit rate.

But when passing, you don't pay attention to the hit rate, just pass without making mistakes, and the defense of the defender is ten times more difficult.

Of course, there is also a special pass, if the pass is not good, the receiver needs to adjust, increase the difficulty of shooting, and even lose the opportunity to shoot, pass well, and it is very comfortable to receive the ball. ”

"Bang!"

At this time, Pippen attacked with the ball on the left wing, Jordan cut from the weak side, received the former in the right waist position, and further exploded, facing Rodman is a violent dunk.

"Ahh

The entire United Center boiled in an instant, and the morale of the bulls began to surge.

"Buckle, MJ Buckle Rodman! He completed the ...... of revenge for Cartwhite"

The passionate voice of the on-site commentator of the United Center Arena immediately sounded, pushing the atmosphere of the scene to a hotter high.

At 12:8, the Pistons attacked.

Joe Dumas missed a shot over John Paxson's head, and Zhou Quan and Jordan both rushed in to grab the rebound, only for Rodman to grab the ball in the pile and get a valuable offensive rebound.

Then Zhou Quan immediately took it and forced a jump shot, Jordan couldn't block it, the hitter fouled, and he made two free throws.

"Let Iron Fist shoot free throws, that's giving him points, and he shot 90.4 percent of his free throws in the regular season and 96.4 percent in the first round." Bill Wharton laughed.

Lewis Williams said: "Joe Dumas made three shots in front, and now the Bulls have replaced John Paxson, and he immediately missed a shot, so it seems that he really can't play the wrong position advantage in front of Paxson." ”

Bill Wharton said: "He's the physique of a point guard, what's wrong? In the face of Paxson, there is neither a height advantage nor a tonnage advantage. ”

Williams said: "If Joe Dumas can't play the wrong position, will Iron Fist strengthen his individual offense? ”

Bill Wharton laughed: "In less than half a quarter, four assists, he should try his best to mobilize the offensive power of all his teammates, and not blindly shoot on Jordan's head."

That's MJ, the top perimeter defender, who was the best defensive team for five seasons in a row from '88 to '92.

Iron Fist may be able to pass a good ball in Jordan's head, but if he shoots too much on Jordan's head, it will definitely suffer.

As a good point guard, the combination of shooting, shooting, and passing is the offensive way that makes it more difficult for defenders to defend. ”

After two brushes, Zhou Quan hit consecutive free throws, 14:8, and the Pistons led by 6 points.

"Bang!"

Pippen misses a shot on the strong side.

Jordan rushed in from the weak side to grab the offensive rebound, and immediately got up again after landing on the ground, followed up with Zhou Quan and Rodman under the basket jumping and blocking at the same time.

Jordan's right hand hugged the ball into his arms, then stopped in the air and watched Zhou Quan and Rodman fall back to the ground one after another, and at the last moment, before he was about to hit the ground, he threw a throw.

"Brush!"

The basketball hollowed into the basket, and then the entire United Center instantly boiled.

"Damn!"

Zhou Quan couldn't help but scold, this goal was scored by Jordan, which hurt morale.

Bill Wharton couldn't help but exclaim: "Beautiful secondary offense! It's amazing, jump first and then fall, the bounce of Iron Fist is not bad, the vertical jump should be able to reach one meter, but the ability to stay in the air is not as much as MJ. ”

"MJ, the king of aerial operations." Williams laughed.

"Now MJ is 4 of 6 shots, the score is 14:10, if the Bulls defend one more shot, the Pistons will have no score advantage." Bill Wharton said.

The Pistons attacked, Secali and Ulrich blocked on the left wing, and after the disassembly, the former cut outside and the latter cut inside.

Defensively, Pippen and Scott Williams quickly switched sides.

"Whoosh!"

Zhou Quan passed the ball to Secali, who cut outside.

"Bang!"

Misplaced single Pippen, Secali jumper, was stuck to Pippen's body, did not jump, and the technical movements were also seriously deformed, but they missed.

Grant grabbed the rebound and the Bulls attacked.

When Jordan played against Zhou Quan this season, he kept in mind the lessons of last season, didn't go into the paint area, and ran outside.

But Zhou Quan's speed is now a little faster than him, and it is already a little difficult for him to use long-distance running to get rid of Zhou Quan, and he needs to use continuous reverse runs or change directions, or play blocking and dismantling, to get rid of the opponent's marking.

The triangle tactics use a lot of blocking and dismantling tactics, running up from the low post on the right wing, and running down again when Zhou Quan is keeping up, at this time Grant in the low post makes a block and dismantle, Jordan takes the opportunity to cut into the paint area, and Rodman quickly changes his defense and sticks to the underside of Jordan.

Zhou Quan didn't stop at Grant's side, bypassed the other party, and chased after Jordan.

He is not afraid that Jordan will give the ball to Grant, because the ball is still on the strong side at this time, as long as he bypasses Grant to catch up, he can immediately cut off Grant's connection with the strong side.

At this time, the ball was in the hands of Williams, a substitute center in the low post on the left wing, and turned up to avoid Secali behind him, and passed the ball to Jordan, who cut inside.

Jordan received the ball and dribbled once, flicked up after a pull-out under the basket, Rodman flew up, and then jumped a second time.

"Not good!"

At this moment, he felt the wind behind him and was about to make a move, when a big hand fanned him from behind, and it was too late for him to collect the ball.

"Smack!"

In the crisp slap sound, Zhou Quan slapped Jordan's layup, and Sekari turned just in time to get the ball.

"Oh, Ironfist Hat, MJ!" Bill Wharton shouted excitedly.

Lewis Williams analyzed: "Before the series, both MJ and Tekken had some news that they didn't want to see, but it didn't seem to affect their form, and both played well today. ”

Zhou Quan has advanced to the top of the front arc, and Jordan is defending in front.

Secali pulled out from under the basket again and played a pick-and-roll with Ulrich in the left midfield, forming an outside and inside cut respectively, and Zhou Quan gave the ball to Sekari again to play Pippen alone.

This time, Secali received the ball, backed Pippen, suddenly turned downward, and dribbled once, stepped on the left sideline of the paint area, and then made a jumper, Pippen was caught off guard, half a beat slow.

"Brush!"

The water splashed and hit a two-point shot.

"Secali is known as a dancer, he turns very well in the low post and often gets away from defenders." Bill Wharton praised.

Williams reminded: "But Pippen's defense is very good, one defensive two, last season's one, this season should also be selected for one team, Iron Fist to make Secali misplaced to single Pippen, actually a bit risky."

Pippen's reach is very advantageous, and although Secali has a height advantage of 8 cm, he has no height advantage when he counts his reach. And there is almost no difference in weight between the two, and Ronny Secali should still be at a disadvantage in the confrontation. ”

Bill Wharton nodded, "Iron Fist really wants to see that. ”

At 16:10, the Bulls attack.

This time, Jordan cut outside to catch the ball and then singled Zhou Quan on the right wing three-point line.

"Brush!"

After a tentative step, he broke through from the outside, and when Zhou Quan retreated in time, he made a quick stop jump shot and hit a shot with precision.

At 16:12, the Bulls were still four points behind. This is a long-range two-point pull-up jump shot, and now MJ has scored 10 points on 5-of-8 shooting, and Iron Fist's single defense should be said to be at the top level, but it still can't prevent MJ. Bill Wharton exclaimed.

Williams said: "Iron Fist has very few shots, 1 of 1 shots, and one shot was fouled by Jordan, and he currently has 4 points, 4 assists and 1 block, and his performance is not inferior to MJ's. ”

"Bang!"

After the pick-and-roll, Secali again got a pass from Zhouquan, but missed it under Pippen's defense, and Grant, who was in a better position, grabbed the rebound again.

Sekari shot 1 of 3, Zhou Quan originally hoped that he would open up the situation on the left wing and get a misplaced advantage in the single Pippen, but now he is a little disappointed, and Chuck Daly on the sidelines is also a little disappointed.

Jordan came to the front court to run and play with Grant to block and dismantle, Paxson, who was holding the ball at the top of the arc, was locked by Joe Dumars, and the ball was not passed in time, and then Zhou Quan bypassed the obstacle to catch him and lost the opportunity to catch the ball.

"Bang!"

Paxson hit a three-pointer on Joe Dumas' head, missed, Rodman grabbed the rebound, and Chuck Daly called a timeout.

After the players came down, he said to Secali and Ulrich: "You guys come out a little bit more, Orlando has to be quick when he cuts inside, and if they still change defenses, it's up to you to play Scott Williams." ”

Zhou Quan also thinks it is good, Ulrich is only two centimeters shorter than Williams, but he is much lighter, the speed is faster, and after the inward cutting distance is lengthened, he can get a dislocation advantage in speed and play slow with fast.

After a timeout, the Pistons served on the sideline in the backcourt, and Zhou Quan advanced to the frontcourt.

Ulrich and Secali blocked on the left flank two steps from the paint, and then Ulrich quickly cut inside.

Pippen and Williams still switched defenses, but this time Zhou's ball flew towards Ulrich, who cut inside.

Ulrich picked up the ball and slotted into the paint, but Williams fell behind and threw in front of Grant.

"Smack!"

Jordan rushed down in time and fanned the ball, and the ball bounced off the rebound, flying over Jordan's head, and was picked up by Zhou Quan, who was chasing down.

Zhou Quan grabbed the ball with one hand and shook it upwards, and Jordan was shaken.

The next moment, he turned and stepped in front of the basket, held the ball high in one hand, and in a burst of anger, ignored Grant under the basket, and slashed towards the basket with all his might.

"Don't think about it!"

Grant rose to the top.

"Bang!"

In an instant, a strong sound of exploding baskets sounded.

"Oh roar!"

On the bench of the Pistons, 2,000 visiting fans instantly rejoiced.

"Beautiful! Zhou Quan shook Jordan and then dunked Grant, this is a tomahawk split! Zhang Lili shouted in high spirits.

"It also caused Grant's beater to foul, this ball is really morale-boosting!" Sun Zhenping said excitedly.

Seeing Zhou Quan complete the dunk on Grant's head, the green tendons on Jordan's head jumped, and now he knows very well that it is not easy to win the Pistons, and the bastard Iron Fist is getting stronger and stronger, and it is becoming more and more difficult to deal with.

But this can't hit him, it can only make his fighting spirit stronger and stronger, and his heart to conquer the piston and defeat Zhou Quan is becoming more and more firm.

"Bang!"

It seems that the dunk affected the feel, and Zhou Quan's free throw was not missed.

"Mine."

Rodman rose up under the basket, grabbed the offensive rebound, and then jumped up in the crowd for a layup, but missed.

"It's still mine."

He jumped for the third time and grabbed the offensive rebound again on the heads of Grant and Williams. Grant came up to grab the ball, was elbowed open by him, and passed the ball out.

Zhou Quan received the ball outside, broke through from the right side after a false shot, Jordan chased after him, stuck to the left, and he carried Jordan with his left elbow and dribbled into the top of the arc.

Grant took a step up from under the basket, and when Zhou Quan hit the free throw line, he saw Pippen pounce from the left wing to help defend, and hurriedly stopped and stepped back to shoot.

It's just that under Jordan's confrontation, his rhythm is a little incoherent, and when he shot, Jordan grabbed the jump block in time and flew his ball.

"Oh, Zhou Quan was capped by Jordan." Zhang Li exclaimed.

"Smack!"

Fortunately, the ball was picked up and deflected to Zhou Quan's side, and he jumped a second time and grabbed the ball.

But at this time, Pippen pounced on him, formed a bag with Jordan, and formed a close fit to him, and went to the confrontation, forcing him to turn around and protect the ball.

Pippen assists in defending him, then Ulrich must be empty, he doesn't have to think about it at all, according to Ulrich's style of play and today's tactical arrangement, he must be cutting inside at this time.

The moment he turned to protect the ball, Ulrich crashed headlong into his field of vision, cutting into his left midfield, his left front side, two steps away.

In the next moment, his left elbow pressed against Jordan, and he suddenly stood up, grabbing the ball with his right hand and shaking upward.

"Feint!"

Jordan made a prediction in an instant, and stopped with both hands, but his body was held down by his strong willpower, not only did he not jump, but squeezed forward, strengthening the confrontation, even if Zhou Quan really forcibly jumped out, he would not have an accurate head.

And Pippen, because he was on the side, did not have the slightest scruples, and immediately jumped up and tried to block from the flank.

Neither of these men noticed the inside cut of Ulrich behind him.

Zhou Quan really jumped up, jumped not high under Jordan's squeezing, and threw it with one hand, and the ball flew from Jordan's hands to the left side of the basket.

Ulrich cut into the left waist position, saw the ball pass, adrenaline exploded instantly, immediately jumped from the front left side of the basket after receiving the ball, smashed the dunk with one hand, and slammed the basketball into the Bulls' basket.

Grant was in front of the basket, attracted the defensive attention by Zhou Quan's offense, did not adjust the defensive position in time, and was blocked again.

That is, there is no reasonable collision zone yet, otherwise there will be free throws.

"Ahh

The Pistons immediately cheered, causing a large boos from Bulls fans.

"Beautiful! At 20:12, the Pistons led by eight points. The Bulls have played so far, very passively, and have not taken a lead once. Zhang said excitedly.

"But this attack is really hard." Sun Zhenping sighed.

Zhang Li smiled: "The Bulls' outside defense is very strong, Pippen and Jordan can be called the most powerful defenders in the second and third positions, they team up to cover Zhou Quan, can prevent his offense, but can't prevent his passing, this is the threat of a point guard with strong offensive ability." ”

He thought of the smiling assassin, and said: "The current Zhou Quan can be called another assassin, but he is an assassin with better passing and assist ability, but his personal offensive ability is slightly inferior. But I think Zhou Quan's current strength is no weaker than that of the assassin at his peak. ”

Speaking of this, he suddenly said in high spirits: "Thinking about the previous seasons, the Assassins led the team to win two consecutive championships in his prime, and now the Pistons' lineup is not bad, I think there is hope."

The difference is that Jordan has entered his prime, Pippen has also grown, and with a more mature triangle system, the current Bull is much stronger than the Bull at that time, and it is only stronger than this Piston, which wants to beat this Bull, which is much more difficult than those two years. ”

On the ABC commentary bench, Bill Wharton praised: "Iron Fist made 2 of 3 shots, 2 of 3 free throws, scored 6 points and 5 assists, and was in very good shape."

He used his individual offense, especially with the ball, to draw most of the Bulls' defense and create opportunities for his teammates.

And he has a clear understanding of individual offense and passing, and fully mobilizes the offensive ability of the whole team, and in this regard, no one in the Bulls can do it. ”

Lewis Williams nodded: "There must be a problem with the Bulls falling behind, first of all, the point of the iron fist, which cannot be prevented."

MJ didn't block Tekken's passes, but on the offensive side, he didn't seem to be able to defend either, and he struggled a little bit on the defensive end today. ”

Bill Wharton smiled: "At present, the two are still mutually explosive, and no one can prevent anyone." The Iron Fist offense is not as good as Jordan's, but the lethality caused by his passing must have given Jordan a headache. ”

(End of chapter)