At half past seven, the two sides announced their starting lineups, and at the same time came on as substitutes to warm up.

Pistons: Ronnie Secali, Dennis Rodman, Joe Dumas, Zhou Quan, Isaiah Thomas

Bulls: Cartwight, Hores Grant, Scottie Pippen, Michael Jordan, BJ Aaronstrang

ABC's live broadcast began, and on the commentary seat, Bill Wharton immediately analyzed: "Since the beginning of the G5 battle, the Pistons have used this main lineup, and the assassins have returned to the starters, playing an average of 28 minutes on the G5G6 battlefield, averaging 11.5 points, 4.2 assists and 1.5 steals per game, with a shooting rate of 45.2%, one win and one loss in two games, indicating that his performance has not dragged down the team." ”

Williams said: "He's not the same as he used to be, he's just taking the ball through half the court and then waiting for the openings, rarely attacking with the ball, and he doesn't need to organise the attack, unless he hits the ball without an iron fist, he has a chance to share the ball with Joe Dumas. ”

Bill Wharton said: "The Bulls removed Scott's starting spot, and it seems that Phil Jackson still believes in veteran Carter White more.

In fact, Scott Williams is not bad, his defensive rebounds are better, he is only 25 years old, and Cartwhite is 36 years old. ”

Williams smiled: "Carter White is an All-Star center born in the first round of the No. 3 pick and has a lot of experience, while Scott is just a marginal person who was defeated, and it is understandable that he believes in Carter White more." ”

Bill Wharton added: "Ulrich was seriously injured in the afternoon, although he has been removed from the main position, but he is also a very good scorer in the bench lineup, and the loss of the Pistons is still very large."

There were good and bad things on the Bulls' side, with Cartwhite coming back for this start, while John Paxson wasn't in great shape, according to media sources, he went to the hospital yesterday and although he was still on the twelve-man squad, he wasn't sure if he could play. ”

Williams pointed to the screen and said, "Paxson is warming up and should be able to play." The Pistons are on the assassin again, and it should be no problem for BJ on the bull's side, the height does not suffer, and with the assassin's current physical state, BJ must have an advantage in terms of confrontation. ”

"One lacks a small forward, the other lacks a point guard, let's see how they compete. The media are saying that this tie-break is likely to usher in a one-sided match, but I don't think so. ”

Bill Wharton's words were so, but his tone was not firm, which shows that he doesn't have much confidence in the Pistons in his heart.

"Oops!"

At this moment, John Paxson, who was warming up on the court, made a jumper at the top of the arc, but it landed crookedly and fell to the floor.

If you fall down, you won't be able to get up.

"Oops!"

Phil Jackson's heart froze.

Countless Bulls fans looked at John Paxson on the court, and they all felt a little regretful in their hearts, they were about to play, how could they get hurt?

"Oh, John Paxson, is this hurt?" Bill Wharton shouted.

"I guess so, the team doctor went up to check it out." Williams said.

In the home team's locker room, Jordan looked at the TV on the wall and couldn't help cursing: "How did you do it, so carelessly?" ”

"It's good that BJ doesn't have any injuries." Pippen said.

Jordan glared at Pippen and said angrily: "Paxson is also very important, without him playing as a substitute, will BJ play the whole game?" If they switch to a small forward, will they put BJ and Joe Dumas in the opposite position? ”

Pippen and the others looked at each other, and Phil Jackson comforted while using his brain: "Calm down, injuries are inevitable, it's just that we are more unlucky, and this kind of thing before the game is really annoying, but they also hurt Ulrich, and there is one less important scoring point in the bench lineup, and we are even." ”

In the away team's dressing game, seeing John Paxson injured, Zhou Quan and the assassin and others smiled on their faces.

The injury before the game, which was more sudden than Ulrich, and the 12-man squad was decided.

"Win the tie-break, let's go to the East Final." Zhou Quan stood up, raised his right hand, and shouted to the other four in high spirits.

"Win the tie-break, let's go to the East Final." The Assassin and the other four put their hands on their hands and shouted in unison.

At this time, Paxson was helped off the court and sat on the bench, looking depressed, he definitely couldn't play this time.

Zhou Quan and his party came to the players' tunnel, and the bull also arrived, Zhou Quan looked at Jordan and said: "Flyer, Yintang is dark, your complexion is not very good!" ”

"What do you mean?" Jordan couldn't understand "Yintang".

Zhou Quan laughed and didn't bother to pay attention to it.

Jordan snorted coldly and didn't speak.

At this time, the ABC reporter motioned for the cameraman to point the camera at Jordan, and then asked loudly, "Michael, do you want to say something?" ”

"We're going to dominate the Pistons tonight." Jordan said coldly.

"Oh roar!"

ABC's live broadcast camera appeared on the hanging screen, and when they heard this, nearly 20,000 Bulls fans in the audience immediately cheered excitedly.

"Oh, haha, Michael is going to dominate the Pistons, and I think he can do it."

Far away in Phoenix, Barkley, who had already made it to the Western Conference finals, was at home preparing to watch the game, and laughed when he heard this.

"Charles, if the Suns make it to the Finals, would you prefer to play Michael Jordan in the Finals?"

His wife, Maureen, asked with a strange look on her face.

“……”

Barkley's laughter died away, and his mouth opened wide.

"Haha!"

In the players' tunnel, the ABC reporter shouted at Zhou Quan in excitement: "Iron Fist, what about you?" ”

Zhou Quan smiled and looked at the court outside, the dense crowd of the audience made his heart boil, and he said without looking back: "Tonight, we will be the God of the United Center." ”

"Bastard!"

Jordan's eyes were filled with anger.

"Shut up!"

"Damn bad boy!"

"Get out of the Union Center!"

Zhou Quan's words immediately angered countless Bulls fans and scolded them one after another.

At this point, the host began to summon guests: "The first, Isaiah Thomas, the smiling assassin, is from Chicago. ”

"Shh

Tonight's boos came particularly violently, like a storm crashing on the shore, and the invisible pressure was like a tangible thing, crushing the psychology of the pistons.

"Traitor!"

"He doesn't deserve Chicago."

"Shame on Chicagoans!"

Countless Chicagoans were abusive.

The Assassin was the first to appear, smiling the same, undaunted by the insults and boos.

"Soft, you're going to die in the United Center!"

Then there was Secali, who was a little embarrassed by the boos and invective, and ran as fast as he could, with his head down.

"Damn bug, have you been abandoned by Madonna?"

The third was Rodman, grinning and walking to the pitch amid a huge boo.

"You're not a good guy either, hypocrite."

The fourth, Jo Dumas, was a little quieter, but the invective continued one after another.

Buzz Buzz......

Zhou Quan appeared in the finale, and the already particularly violent boos suddenly intensified, and the decibel level went up to a higher level, and the roof of the entire United Center seemed to be about to be lifted.

He smiled, politely waved to the booing home fans, and strolled across the pitch.

His behavior made many nearby Bulls fans a little stunned, fool, we are booing you, not welcoming you.

"Haha, Iron Fist seems to be using the United Center as its home field." Bill Wharton laughed.

"Did he make a mistake? Look, those Bulls fans are also a little confused. Williams laughed too.

"He and Rodman are both masters of mentality." Bill Wharton couldn't be happier.

At this time, today happened to be the weekend, and countless fans in China turned on their televisions.

At 7:58, the game is about to begin.

"Victory! Victory! Victory ......" Under Jordan's leadership, all the Bulls players gathered and roared.

"Victory! Victory! Victory ......"

The entire United Center, the uniform shouts, shook the heavens and the earth.

Bill Wharton said excitedly: "The shouts of 20,000 Bulls fans have condensed their will into one, and that is victory.

Tonight's Union Center, tonight's Chicago, has only one purpose, to win this game, win in the tie-break, and advance to the Eastern Conference finals. ”

"We are tough, tough, iron-willed, and we are fearless! We ......"

The sound of the Pistons was crushed to the point that none of them were sprayed, and all the players and the 2,000 Pistons fans screamed as hard as they could, but they were still completely suppressed.

"Get on the field!"

Zhou Quan only felt the adrenaline in his body gushing like a faucet, and his hair was in a state of extreme excitement, and with a roar, he took the lead on the court.

"Here we go."

"yes!"

On the CCTV live broadcast seat, Zhang Lili and Sun Zhenping's voices were a little trembling, which was caused by nervousness, and their bodies were a little trembling.

"If my brother loses, will he come back?" Zhou Quan's home, Zhou Jun said.

"Smack!"

Zhou Jianguo slapped his youngest son lightly on the mouth, and scolded: "Crow's mouth, your brother hurts you for nothing." ”

"Hee-hee-hee......"

Seeing the little brother's aggrieved appearance, Zhou Ye laughed so much that his stomach hurt, and he lay in Lin Yufen's arms and twitched.

At eight o'clock, the game officially began.

Secali and Carter White jump the ball, and the Pistons attack.

Just as Zhou Quan received the ball, Jordan blocked in front.

"Whoosh!"

With a flick of his hand, the ball flew towards the Assassin and he ran to the front.

"The Assassins start, Iron Fist definitely plays without the ball, as a shooting guard." Bill Wharton said.

Facing the Assassin, BJ immediately began to press, and went to the confrontation, intending to use a strong confrontation to consume the Assassin's body, and it was best to let him get injured.

"Whoosh!"

But the Assassins also immediately deflected the ball to Jo Dumas on the right flank.

Pippen was just about to catch up, but Jo Dumas pushed with both hands and the ball flew to the free throw line.

"Not good!"

Pippen looked at it and was in trouble.

Zhou Quan immediately bypassed Jordan after passing the ball and made a quick move towards the top of the arc, and Jordan quickly followed.

But at this time, Secali did the cover and blocked Jordan, and Zhou Quan took the opportunity to pass Sekari and Carter White and rushed into the top of the arc, and at this time Joe Dumas's ball came.

He took the ball and rushed to the free throw line, did not dribble, took off after another step, held the ball high in one hand, and slashed down.

Grant had just arrived at the basket, and in the face of this kind of fierce flying dunk, he couldn't have the intention of blocking it at all, and flashed to the side.

"Bang!"

The moment the bow was stretched out, and the tomahawk slashed, a violent sound of exploding baskets sounded.

"Oh!"

The two thousand Pistons fans cheered instantly.

"Shh

Nearly 20,000 Bulls fans immediately booed.

"Bang Bang Bang ......"

Some neutral stars and stars at the scene also applauded and cheered for the dunk.

Zhang Reasonable said excitedly: "Zhou Quan's opening is a flying buckle, and he is very excited!" This is a good sign. ”

Sun Zhenping said: "Coach Zhang, do you think Zhou Quan will play without the ball tonight, or control the ball?" ”

Zhang reasoned and thought: "Among the five Pistons, Zhou Quan, Isaiah Thomas, Joe Dumas, three guards, and even three point guards, Joe Dumas is a two-way guard.

Although there is a height disadvantage, all three of them can rush, throw, pass, and have a very strong offensive ability with the ball, maybe the assassin is not good now, this starting lineup is really super strong in terms of organization, assist, passing, and the ability to transfer the ball.

I think it may be possible to switch freely between the two styles of play, Zhou Quan is not necessarily fixed in the style of play with the ball, he can switch to no ball at any time. ”

Sun Zhenping said: "That's right." ”

Bulls attack.

BJ holds the ball, and the assassin retreats and defends.

Not much was asked of him today, not letting BJ rush up in the backcourt, defending Pippen's side after entering the frontcourt, and the downward passing angle, allowing BJ to pass the ball to Jordan.

At the same time, Joe Dumas was asked to defend on the line, that is, to directly cut off the connection between Pippen and the ball carrier, that is, to stand in the middle of the connection between Pippen and BJ.

The purpose of Chuck Daley's choice is to abolish the Bulls' organizational function and let Jordan attack with the ball alone.

Before Phil Jackson became the head coach of the Bulls, Jordan was attacking with the ball, and no matter how strong his personal ability was, it was useless, and today Chuck Daley just wanted to make Jordan the same Jordan he used to be.

To put it simply, it is also an extreme use of Jordan's rule that he researched, locking up others and letting Jordan fight alone.

In the era of bad boys, he used the other extreme method at most, locking Jordan with all his might, so that the rest of him, and his idea was that he would rather be killed by other people than be killed by Jordan. And now that the bad boy era is over, he prefers to use this extreme usage.

Therefore, Zhou Quan's defensive task today is the heaviest, and there is a high probability that he will be blown up by Jordan, and the scene may be ugly.

On the left wing, Pippen kept running, but Joe Dumas was quicker and blocked his receiving angle in time, leaving him without a good chance for a moment.

The Assassin was positioned on the left flank, blocking BJ's pass to the left flank, and BJ looked to the right flank when he saw that Joe Dumas was also blocking Pippen's receiving angle.

On the right wing, Jordan is standing on the ball, and his mobility ability is slightly inferior to Zhou Quan, plus Zhou Quan's single defense is also top-level, and the advantage of running and receiving the ball is not big.

Zhou Quan did not defend online, but on the line.

He didn't cut off Jordan's receiving angle with a line defense because Jordan could take advantage of the opportunity to cut inside and go around the front more than worth the loss.

Given that the team's defensive strategy today is to let Jordan play, he certainly knows how likely BJ is to pass the ball to Jordan, so he is very focused and ready to attack, like a leopard ready to pounce.

Just when BJ looked at Jordan, his nerves tensed instantly, and at the moment when BJ passed the ball, he suddenly exerted force and pounced like a leopard.

"Smack!"

Stepping up, the left elbow resisted Jordan, and the right hand accurately copied the backhand, and after completing the break, he continued to rush forward with his feet.

"Careless!"

Jordan chased after him.

"Oh!"

The Union Center resounded with the chagrin of countless Bulls fans.

"The ball is broken! Zhou Quan broke the ball! Sun Zhenping shouted excitedly.

Zhou Quan ran wildly with the ball, and when he crossed the middle line, Jordan was already two big steps behind, three meters behind, although the speed was improving, Zhou Quan's speed had been completely raised, and he was pushing forward frantically, and the distance was not shortened.

Zhou Quan held the ball diagonally from the left wing, and when he hit the left waist, Jordan was three meters away from him, and BJ in the middle was also two meters away.

Without any tricks, the ball was held high in his right hand, as if holding an axe, and his body was greatly pulled back, stretched to the extreme, and the whole person was pulled back into a bow.

"Bang!"

After gliding a distance of two meters in the air, his right hand slashed down wildly, and the entire United Center fell silent in an instant with the explosive sound of exploding baskets.

"Oh roar!"

The next moment, the Pistons players, the 2,000 Pistons fans, and countless fans in front of the TV instantly raised their arms and cheered.

"Great!"

"Iron Fist, another one."

Some star stars such as Abdul-Jabbar and O'Neal shouted excitedly.

"Ahh

After the victory, the adrenaline-ridden Zhou Quan shook his fist and yelled at the media seat.

Zhang Lili shouted excitedly: "Beautiful! It's so beautiful! Zhou Quan staged a tomahawk slam dunk again, and he completed a quick break after a steal to score four points for the team. ”

"Let's fight one." Jordan was roaring.

"Zhou Quan's continuous violent dunks + steals, the morale of the Bulls has been hit to a certain extent, and at this time Jordan needs to stand up and score to boost morale." Bill Wharton said.

(End of chapter)