After this game, the SuperSonics are 21-3 and the Mosaics are 22-3, and the SuperSonics are still half a win behind, ranking second in the West and second in the league.

Led the team to beat the league's No. 1 Mosaic, Zhou Quan hit the second steal triple-double of his career, and with a super performance and a wild victory, he slapped the media who accused him in the face.

After this Christmas war, the doubts about him suddenly came to an abrupt end, and even the daily negative news was much less.

After two days of rest in Seattle, on the 28th, supersonic arrived in Chicago.

Previously, the Bulls were 20-5, the Knicks had a losing streak of 17-7, and the Pistons were 18-6, and the Bulls had climbed to the first place in the East and the third place in the league.

Last time lost to the Bulls at home, Rodman was injured, and the lineup has just begun to run in, although this game is away, but the supersonic speed, which has been playing for almost two months, is getting better and better, and I really want to win.

29, United Center Arena.

At eight o'clock, the two sides announced their starting lineups.

Hypersonics: Sam Perkins, Rodman, Schramf, Kendall Gill, Zhou Quan

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

Tonight, TNT will broadcast live across the United States, and the commentator is the recently popular black and white double evil, the magic bird combination.

After all, Larry Bird and Magic Johnson are the beings who dominate an era, and after debuting as commentators, they have only stolen the limelight from Isaiah Thomas and Ranbier after their debut, and they are the most popular commentary combination recently.

Magic Johnson sighed: "Now the Pistons are second in the East, the SuperSonics are second in the West, and the Iron Fist deal is really a win-win." ”

Larry Bird laughed: "This deal is in the interests of all parties, and the result is indeed good, far better than the Barkley deal."

Philadelphia was hurt by the Barkley trade, and now it has to rebuild, the Suns also lost to the Pistons in the Finals, and the Suns lost to the Iron Fist SuperSonics this season, and it seems that there is no chance of winning the championship, and the Suns are likely to consider trading Barkley, which I think is a lose-lose deal. ”

"Poof!"

Not holding back, the magician burst out laughing.

As soon as Buckley sat down on the couch, he jumped up in anger at this sentence and scolded: "Big bird, can you brush the mouth of the toilet a little cleaner?" ”

Magic Johnson laughed and said: "The Pistons are strong at the moment, but Mark Aguirre will retire soon, and Secali will most likely choose to leave."

And Gary Payton and Sean Kemp, to be honest, I think it's hard for the Pistons to stay after their contracts end. ”

Big Bird nodded, and said with a wicked smile: "A small ball market like the Pistons is only suitable for low-cost operations, and it can't keep superstars, so it can't give such a big contract."

I would suggest that management trade those two guys now and stock up on a lot of draft picks to not delay their future and benefit the development of the team. ”

"Oh, Larry, that's good advice, the Pistons have three championships in five years anyway, and they don't want to chase championships anymore."

Magic Johnson exclaimed, and said excitedly: "They can go to the Lakers, and the Lakers have a lot of draft picks." ”

"No, you can go to the Green Team." Larry Bird said with a smile.

"Go to the Lakers."

"Go to the Green Team."

"Lake ......"

"Green ......"

Well, the Lake Green War, which has just ended a few years ago, has started again on the TNT commentary seat.

But their suggestion really moved many teams, such as the second team of Lake Green.

However, the piston is not among them.

The Pistons management's brains are not broken, and the boss's brains are not broken, including this season, Payton still has three years of rookie contract, and Sean Kemp has two more years, both of which are cheap, and the record is so good, the operating costs are low, and the ball market is also very stable, why rush to trade?

So although the Green Team and the Lakers are moved, they are destined to fail this season.

On the CCTV commentary seat, Zhang Li held a statistical table and said: "The defensive intensity of the league this season is really strong, and Pat Riley has really built the Knicks into an iron-blooded defense, which is even stronger than last season, conceding only 91 points per game, the first in the league." The Bulls weren't bad either, with 94 points, second in the league.

The supersonic speed is getting better and better, and now the average points conceded per game is 95.8 points, and as the lineup runs in and the turnovers decrease, there should be a possibility of a decline. ”

Sun Zhenping said: "Coach Zhang, the supersonic speed relies on Zhou Quan and Rodman to defend for a while, plus the defensive system, their defensive system, what do you think is the difference with joint defense?" ”

Zhang Li said with a smile: "The NBA does not play joint defense, but many teams are playing side balls, that is, people without the ball.

The rules of the NBA, within the arm of a person without the ball, cannot contain him, but outside the arm, you can play the edge ball, whether it is the SuperSonics or the Bulls, it is a similar defensive system.

The Knicks' defense tends to be tough, and the defensive moves are big and wild, like Oakley, and a lot of his moves are aimed at people.

This kind of defense, which is useful for the average team, has a strong deterrent effect, but it can't deal with the Chicago Bulls.

Because when there were no rules for malicious fouls, the bad boys' defense was even worse, and Jordan was not afraid of that kind of defense, holding the explosives bag and rushing in with his head down, and he would not be afraid of the current Knicks.

And Oakley and Jordan are friends, he was Jordan's protector at the beginning, and he shouldn't have been heavy-handed to him.

And if Zhou Quan's supersonic meets the Knicks, he will not be afraid, as the last Eastern Conference finals series has proved. ”

"Oakley probably won't dare to fight a rematch with Zhou Quan." Sun Zhenping whispered.

"Haha......" Zhang Reasonable laughed.

In the tunnel of the players, the two teams met at the starters.

"Flyer, you won last time on our home court, and this time I'm going to take a win away from here." Zhou Quan smiled.

"It's harder to win on our home ground than to get to the sky." Jordan sneered.

"Really?"

Zhou Quan stretched out his left hand with a smile, pinched his thumb and three fingers in the middle of the index, and then waved at Jordan and came out with a smile.

Seeing Zhou Quan's gesture, Jordan's face was gloomy and frightening, and Pippen and the others didn't even dare to let out a fart, and they were silent.

Two hours later, with one minute left in the final quarter, 91:91, the supersonic possession, called a timeout after serving.

Zhang Reasonable said: "The two teams tied for the 32nd time tonight, Jordan had 31 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 steals, 1 block, 3 turnovers and 2 fouls, with a shooting rate of 49%, and Zhou Quan had 25 points, 5 rebounds, 15 assists, 4 steals, 1 block, 3 turnovers and 3 fouls, with a shooting rate of 46%, and the performance was evenly divided. ”

Sun Zhenping wiped the sweat on his forehead and said: "The defensive intensity of both sides is very high, Jordan did not play a super explosive state, Zhou Quan's personal offense is a little worse, but the passing is really good, and the ability to assist directly is too strong." ”

Zhang Reasonable said: "The defense of both sides tonight has increased intensity, and the success rate of positional battles is average, but the fast attack is very good. ”

At this point, the timeout ends and the game resumes.

Serving on the sideline, Zhou Quan advanced in the backcourt, Jordan was in front and defended and retreated, he came to the top of the arc and played tactical gestures.

At this time, the big worm Rodman came up from the low post and blocked Kendall Gill, and Jill took the opportunity to run to the top of the arc.

Zhou Quan was dribbling to the left wing, taking Jordan away, giving way to the top of the arc, and then a backhand back pass, before Jordan could react, the ball flew towards Gill.

Jill catches the ball at the top of the arc, BJ hasn't chased it yet, there is an open spot, he immediately shoots a three-pointer, and the ball flies to the basket.

After Zhou Quan passed, he did not stand there, but immediately rushed into the paint area.

Kendall Gill doesn't shoot three-pointers, he averaged 0.9 three-pointers and 0.2 three-pointers per game for the Hornets last season, shooting only 27.4 percent, and after extra practice this season, he averaged 1.5 three-pointers per game this season, hitting 0.5 and shooting only 31.7 percent.

Jill made a three-point shot before and missed, and the probability of hitting this time will not be too high.

"Brush!"

But the goal went in.

Bulls attack.

Jordan ran on the right wing, took advantage of Grant's pick-and-roll to get rid of Zhou Quan, and then took a shot and hit a mid-range shot.

Magic Johnson smiled: "Catch the ball after blocking and stop the jump shot, this is Michael's usual method of playing Iron Fist, simple and practical, his shooting rhythm is very fast, Iron Fist's pursuit defense is very fast, but most of the time it can't prevent this kind of ball." ”

94:93, supersonic attack.

Perkins pulled to the left wing three-point line, and the Bulls defended him with Grant, who was highly mobile, and center Cartwhite defended Rodman, who had no ability to pull away.

Zhou Quan broke through with the ball from the left wing, borrowed Perkins' block, and broke through from the outside.

Jordan bypassed Perkins and Grant and chased the defense from the inside.

At this time, Grant blocked Zhou Quan, one was to prevent Zhou Quan from making a move, and the other was to slow down Zhou Quan's breakthrough, and then when Zhou Quan changed direction and burst into him, he didn't care anymore, because at this time Jordan was already in front of Zhou Quan, and he immediately returned to Perkins's side.

The duo completed a beautiful pick-and-roll strategy, which also meant that Zhou Quan and Perkins' pick-and-roll tactics failed, and Zhou Quan stopped near the left sideline and the baseline.

"Bang bang!"

Stop, dribble under the crotch, switch from right hand to left, and suddenly step to the left with your right foot.

"Tentative step!"

At this point, Magic Johnson let out a loud shout.

The change on the court was happening, and Jordan instinctively stepped back.

After the tentative step, when Jordan retreated, Zhou Quan's right foot braked, then stepped back, exited the three-point line, dribbled, followed with his left foot, and then when Jordan pounced, he rose from the ground and made a three-point shot.

Jordan jumps up to block, the ball flies over the palm of his hand, and the block fails.

"Brush!"

The next moment, the basketball crossed a wonderful arc in the air, and then plunged into the basket, splashing a white splash in the refreshing sound of brushing the basket.

"Beautiful! The SuperSonics hit two three-pointers in a row. Zhang said happily.

"My three-point ratio is accurate."

Zhou Quan said to Jordan with a smile while retreating.

"Three points?"

Jordan had a cold face, the record of three-point shots in the half of the finals is still in his hands, you broke my record and said this again.

However, he has decided to practice his three-point shooting.

97:93, Bulls attack.

On the left flank, Pippen singled Schramf.

Jordan ran on the weak side, cut inside after Grant's blocking, but was blocked by Rodman in front, there was no passing opportunity, Pippen shot himself, but missed, Rodman controlled the rebound in the backcourt, and gave Zhou Quan outside.

Jordan was still under the basket, Zhou Quan took the opportunity to attack quickly, and where could Grant, who changed his defense, keep up with him, and was thrown off two big steps before crossing the halfway.

"Bang!"

Under the flying dunk, SuperSonics scored another goal.

At 99:93, the Bulls trailed by six points and called a timeout after serving with nine seconds left.

Larry Bird said: "There is an iron fist on the outside, a big bug on the inside, two top defensive giants who defend a team, and Jordan has a mediocre effect of cutting inside after blocking and dismantling.

The Bulls' tactics on the strong and weak sides, with Pippen attacking with the ball on the strong side to attract the defense, and Jordan running without the ball on the weak side, did not work well in front of the inside and outside partners of Iron Fist and Big Bug. ”

Magic Johnson nodded: "Jordan's receiving angle is often blocked by iron fists, and his off-ball runs are more dependent on blocking and continuous counterruns, and even his inside cut, which must be used by blocking and pick-and-roll, because once Iron Fist follows him into the box, he is likely to be locked by an iron fist in the box." ”

Larry Bird laughed: "Bill Wharton said that running and chasing without the ball in the penalty area is the signature technique of Iron Fist, which seems to be right, so far, no one can easily shake off Iron Fist in the penalty area, and no one can keep up with him in it, Iron Fist's vision ability in the crowd is unmatched." ”

"When it comes to vision, Iron Fist should be one of the strongest visions in the history of the league, right?" Magic Johnson said.

"This season he's added the ability to pass without looking at people, which shows that his vision has gone one step further. Erwin, I agree with you, his vision really should be one of the strongest in the history of the league. Larry Bird nodded.

After a timeout, the Bulls served on the frontcourt sideline, Jordan missed a three-pointer, and then gave up the game.

The SuperSonics beat the Bulls on the road, winning one game each in the regular season.

The SuperSonics are 22-3, just as the Mosaics were defeated by the Suns, 23-4, and with two games less, the two teams are tied.

The two teams won one game against each other, but the SuperSonics had a better record in the same region and did not lose in the Pacific region, while Mosaic lost to the Nuggets in the Midwest Division, so the SuperSonics surpassed each other to reach the first place in the West and the first place in the league.

After beating the Bulls and topping the league again, there is no weighty media that classifies the SuperSonics as a second-tier team, and the SuperSonics have become the hottest team to win the championship.

On the 30th, the team returned to Seattle.

Next up is a back-to-back away game, with No. 4 and No. 5 back-to-back games against the Suns and Clippers.

At noon that day, the league announced the start of all-star voting, which ends at the end of January.

Fast into '94, and on New Year's Day, the league announced the Player of the Month of the Month, the second time in Zhou Quan's career and the first time this season.

He averaged 40 minutes per game, shot 9-of-17.8 from the field, shot 50.5% from the field, shot 0.8-of-2.1 from three-point range with a 38.1% shooting rate, made 8-of-8 from the field with a 94% shooting rate, 26.8 points, 5.1 rebounds, 14.3 assists, 4.2 steals, 1.2 blocks, 3.8 turnovers and 2.1 fouls, with an assist-to-turnover ratio of 3.76 and a true shooting rate of 62.2%.

The average points per game is about the same as last season, with 2.3 more shots per game than last season, all five positive stats have improved, fouls have decreased, turnovers have increased, and passing stability has decreased.

The true shooting percentage is nearly five percentage points higher than last season and nearly two percentage points lower than last season's playoffs, but this is the regular season, and as a playoff superstar, it is normal for the efficiency to be lower than in the playoffs, and the efficiency of the regular season superstars in the playoffs will be lower than in the regular season.

Subsequently, the league released the latest MVP rankings.

With the help of the record, Zhou Quan surpassed the big dream and once again topped the first place.

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(End of chapter)