In the home team's locker room, George Karl asked Rodman to step up his defense against Big Dreams.

Big Dream's half-time performance was too horrible, and if he let him go down like this, he was worried that the team would not be able to withstand that strong pressure in the end.

However, Zhou Quan didn't think it would be like that, Da Meng was very tough, but in terms of psychological quality, he was at the full level, and he would never lose to Da Meng.

But he supports George Carr's attitude, because Rodman's assistance defense of Big Dream is indeed very crucial, without his help defense, Big Dream will play a more terrifying performance, once that happens, it is really hard to say who will win and lose in the end.

On the other end, in the away team's locker room, Da Meng poured a bottle of energy drink to replenish his physical fitness.

He feels that he can still kill an American leopard, and his energy and physical strength are very strong, and he will continue to attack in the second half and win this away with a 40+50+ performance.

Head coach Tomjanovic is not as optimistic as Big Dream, he is a little worried.

Although Big Dream has a strong advantage in the low post, Parks can't guard him at all, and neither can Rodman, but on the outside, whether it's Kenny Smith or Maxwell, or Cassel, even if Big Dream is added, he can't prevent Iron Fist, and he can't prevent Iron Fist's passing.

He has no good way to deal with Iron Fist, Iron Fist's attack + passing, in his opinion, there is no solution, there are Perkins, Kendall Gill, Schramf outside the supersonic, if Zhou Quan is pinched, his pass will kill Mosaic.

Fortunately, Parks couldn't withstand Da Meng's offense at all, Da Meng's offense was not too troublesome, and on the defensive end against Rodman, who didn't attack, and the physical consumption was small, Da Meng's physical condition today was good, and the state in the second half should be maintained, and the team could still play to their advantage.

Soon after, the third quarter began.

After the end of this quarter, Zhang said excitedly: "Zhou Quan strengthened the defense of the low post on the defensive end, and Rodman improved the intensity of the defense of the big dream, and the supersonic defense finally had an impact on the big dream, allowing the big dream to shoot only 3 of 8 shots in a single quarter, 1 of 2 free throws, and 7 points in a single quarter, but there were two turnovers." ”

Sun Zhenping also said excitedly: "On the offensive end, Zhou Quan still kept breaking through with the ball, was blocked by Da Meng once, shot 3 of 6 in a single quarter, made 4 free throws and 4 of them, and scored 10 points in a single quarter, and also sent 4 assists.

He used his points and assists to help the team establish a double-digit lead again in the third quarter. The score is now 73:84 and Mosaic is 11 points behind. ”

Zhang Li said with a smile: "Now Da Meng has 31 points in the third quarter and Zhou Quan has 34 points in the third quarter, both of them belong to the very all-round kind, but as far as today's performance is concerned, there is no doubt that Zhou Quan's performance is more versatile, more critical, and more decisive for the outcome of the game." ”

Sun Zhenping said with a smile: "The most important thing is that Mosaic has no way to destroy the organizational function of supersound, and its own organizational function has been destroyed by Zhou Quan, so it can only rely on fighting alone."

After three quarters, the SuperSonics have 23 assists, Zhou Quan alone has 12, and Mosaic only has 13. ”

Sun Zhenping said with a smile: "If it weren't for the big dream being too violent, the mosaic would have been unbearable." ”

At this time, at the beginning of the final quarter, the Mosaic team began to fight back, because if they didn't fight back, the game would be lost.

In the first ball, Da Meng beat Michael Cage, and Zhou Quan rushed down to fight with Rodman, forcing Da Meng to choose to divide the ball.

Under the blockade of six hands, there was no passing angle at all, and he forcibly passed to Kenny Smith through the human slit, but Zhou Quan was quick with his eyes, hit accurately, and with a wave of his hand, hit the ball to the sky.

Rodman was in a better position, moved in time to get the ball.

Zhou Quan took the ball, stabilized his rhythm, and after coming to the top of the arc, he made a tactical gesture, and then leaned down, constantly dribbling the ball under his crotch, and prepared to break through with the ball.

He shot a three-pointer today, and the rest was a breakthrough with the ball, plus the effort on the defensive end, which was even greater than the physical exertion of the big dream.

Kenny Smith also leaned down, ready to retreat.

Defense can't be prevented, every time he encounters an iron fist, he will be abused, and he was also blown up today, his defensive purpose is just to delay Zhou Quan's breakthrough speed as much as possible and buy time for the big dream inside.

"What?"

But in the next moment, the moment the ball was pulled up from the front, Zhou Quan suddenly closed the ball, and then rose from the ground, shooting three-pointers, the rhythm was so fast that he didn't react.

Seeing Zhou Quan's three-point shot, the supersonic fans at the scene immediately widened their eyes and opened their mouths.

"Brush!"

The next moment, the basketball hole went down the hoop, and there was a splash.

"Ahh

The 13,000 home stadium instantly cheered.

"Beautiful! Zhou Quan suddenly came with a three-point, and the jet didn't react, he must have thought that Zhou Quan would continue to break through. Sun Zhenping said excitedly.

Zhang Li smiled: "This is a surprise. I guess Zhou Quan is tired, and he will make some outside jumpers to see how he feels. ”

Sun Zhenping nodded and said, "The breakthrough can be handed over to Kendall Gill, and the two of them will come in exchange." ”

Zhang Li said: "Yes, it is necessary to break through with the ball, you must press Da Meng in a low position, don't let him come up, otherwise Da Meng can be prevented from the three-point line."

Using the ball to break through the big dream in a low position, severing the opponent's internal and external connections, supersonic others have enough space, and Zhou Quan's pass is more threatening. ”

Da Meng attacked with the ball again, and the supersonic still attacked him fiercely, even desperately with a ferocious pinch, and the vacancy obtained in other positions of the mosaic could only rely on others to make up for the rapid rotation of defense.

It's George Carr's style of defending, pinching the ball carrier and making up for the void with quick covers.

After being sandwiched by three people again, Big Dream forced a pass, targeting Thorpe on the right side of the basket.

However, due to the impact of the pinch, the pass was crooked, Thorpe moved up a step and barely received the ball, but had already lost the opportunity to attack, Zhou Quan and Perkins quickly pounced in front of him and completed the pinch attack on him.

"Smack!"

At the moment of close quarters, under the precise blow, Zhou Quan slapped the ball and knocked it off, and then Rodman, who pounced, grabbed the ball.

"Beautiful! Another steal, the hands of the iron fist are really accurate, and the movements are super fast! Elgin Baylor exclaimed.

"If it goes on like this, the mosaic won't be able to get it back." Big O shook his head.

Kendall Gill went down, received a pass from Rodman, hit the basket and shook Kenny Smith away with a feint, then got up for the second time and hit a layup.

"It's 16 points, and in the current state of supersound, the mosaic is not good, and there is no chance to turn the tables." Zhang Li said with a smile.

"Big Dream has 3 big hats, but Zhou Quan has made 6 steals, and the defense is really strong." Sun Zhenping said with a smile.

Zhang Reasonable said: "Da Meng's three big hats today are already very good, because the supersonic interior line has no low-post offense at all, he has no chance to block, once block Rodman, once big hat Zhou Quan, once Kendall Gill, twice block the outside, and the defensive state is actually quite good." ”

"It's a pity that I ran into Zhou Quan." Sun Zhenping said with a smile.

In the end, Mosaic failed to pull it back, and Supersonic used a powerful ferocious pinch to frequently cover Big Dream, continuously destroying Mosaic's offense, and halfway through the opening quarter, he was 20 points ahead, and Mosaic gave up the game.

In the end, 91:115, the SuperSonics won by 24 points at home.

"Big Dream 39 minutes, 15 of 31 shots, 48.4% shooting, 6 of 9 free throws, 36 points, 14 rebounds, 1 steal, 3 blocks, 6 turnovers and 4 fouls." Sun Zhenping said.

"Zhou Quan 40 minutes, 14 of 25 shots, 56% shooting, 2 of 3 three-point shots, 14 of 15 free throws, also got 44 points, 5 rebounds, 15 assists, 6 steals, 2 blocks, 3 turnovers and 3 fouls." Zhang Heli said.

Sun Zhenping concluded: "Although Dameng's performance was good, he was hit by the most ferocious attack in the last quarter, failed to seize the opportunity to turn the tables at the end, and did not play a super explosive state overall. ”

Zhang Li continued: "Whether it is in terms of hit rate or all-round performance, Zhou Quan is stronger, so it is natural for supersonic to win." ”

Sun Zhenping said: "But Coach Zhang, Mosaic's rebounds are better than those of the supersonics, with 4 more." ”

Zhang Li nodded immediately, and said with a serious face: "Don't look at Rodman as the rebounding king, but in the playoffs, his rebounds are generally less than in the regular season, he has 17 in the regular season, and he grabbed 13 tonight, which is actually very good, and he is facing the best interior combination in the league."

So the SuperSonics should be careful with rebounding, Big Dream generally has more rebounds in the playoffs than in the regular season, and with Thorpe, rebounding will suffer. ”

At the scene, Da Meng was unwilling, but he could only swallow the bitter fruit of failure and leave the scene gloomily.

Fortunately, he is ready to lose on the road, and the last series against the Suns gave him a lot of confidence, and he is sure to come back at home, so the confidence is still not lacking, and the will is still very strong.

In Chicago, Jordan looked at Zhou Quan's data on the TV screen without blinking.

This data made him very stressed.

Such a performance, he must explode with all his strength to be able to achieve it, and the data will not be so beautiful, his assists are far inferior to Zhou Quan, and his stealing ability is also inferior.

So did Iron Fist just explode in full force?

He thinks that it must be an all-out explosion, and it can be seen from the number of breakthroughs of Iron Fist that it is the breakthrough of holding the ball again and again at the expense of physical strength, firmly controlling the big dream under the basket, allowing others to get empty positions, and only then did he send 15 assists in the case of 44 points.

……

Zhou Quan's performance in the G1 battle of the Western Conference was praised by the media the next day.

But Big Dream's performance has also been recognized by the media, with many media believing that Mosaic has a chance to stage the miracle of the last series.

"Hakim, if you rob me of the West Final, you must kill the Iron Fist, don't let me down." Buckley said after finding Big Dream at the hotel.

"Don't worry, I can win you after two consecutive defeats at home, what are you worried about, next look at my performance, I will definitely put on a big comeback, let Iron Fist cry back to China." Big Dream patted his chest and promised.

The corners of Barkley's eyes jumped, you turn the tables and turn the tables, what are you mentioning that series for? He wanted to kill the idiot in front of him.

"By the way, Charles, you left the court in the first quarter, why?" Big Dream asked.

Barkley said angrily: "Damn supersonic management gave me a second-row ticket, and I'm still behind the supersonic bench, how can you let me sit down?" ”

"Rest assured, back at home, you sit behind our bench, I promise to be the front row." Big Dream Road.

"That's it." Barkley Road.

Da Meng nodded and said: "But you need at least five thousand dollars for one ticket, and ten thousand dollars for two games, our boss is very stingy and will not give you away for nothing, the best position is very valuable." ”

"Die!"

Barkley finally couldn't help it and punched Big Dream in the face.

"Bastard, what are you hitting me for? Do you want me to give you money, it's impossible, you're richer than me. "Big Dream was stunned.

"Hakim, you're getting too bad in Houston." Barkley scoffed.

"That can't be beaten by you in vain."

Da Meng pounced as he spoke, and the two immediately fought.

In the end, it was Barkley's ability to fight a little better, and he pressed the big dream under him, and after riding on, he said triumphantly: "Hakim, call me dad, and I'll let you go." ”

"Want to be my dad? You'd better die! ”

Enraged, Big Dream overturned Barkley, and the two scuffled together.

……

That night, the G2 battle began.

The Bulls won two straight home games, Jordan scored 35 points, Pippen 24 points, and the two combined to contribute 59 points.

Ewing lost his performance to score 21 points and shoot just 33.3 percent from the field.

On the 26th, the G2 battle of the West Finals began.

Zhou Quan's breakthrough frenzy reappeared, and in 37 minutes, he got 18 free throw opportunities, all of which were hit, scoring 35 points in a single game and dishing out 13 assists.

Although Da Meng tried his best to resist, under the impact of Zhou Quan, he fouled too much, got four fouls in the half, and finally played only 31 minutes one after another, handing over 24 points, 8 rebounds, 1 steal, 2 blocks, 4 turnovers and 6 fouls.

It's the same as the Eastern Finals, with Mosaic losing two straight away games and SuperSonics winning two straight home games.

After the game, Da Meng angrily blamed the home whistle, saying: "I can hardly touch him, as long as I touch him, the whistle will sound immediately, what is this?" ”

"Iron Fist, Big Dream thinks the home whistle is too obvious, what do you think?" At the post-match press conference, a reporter asked.

Zhou Quan smiled: "In the first half, I was knocked to the ground by him three times, he tried to scare me with the roughest defense and prevent me from breaking through with the ball, but sorry, this kind of scare is not threatening, even if he has a bayonet in his hand, I will rush forward." ”

"Iron Fist, Mosaic first lost at home in the second-round series, but managed to turn the tables, do you think they can still pull off miracles?" The next reporter asked.

Zhou Quan said as if he were telling the truth: "If a miracle occurs repeatedly, it is not a miracle." If he is hoping for a miracle, unless he is Lady Luck's lover, he will definitely suffer a fiasco.

And I'm pretty sure that Da Meng is definitely not Lady Luck's lover, otherwise he would have won the championship a long time ago, and he wouldn't have not even touched the floor of the finals until today. ”

"Haha......"

There was a lot of laughter in the group of reporters.

"Iron Fist, in the first two fights, you made too many breakthroughs, will this affect your fitness?" The third reporter asked.

"I don't have a problem with my fitness." Zhou Quan replied.

The next G3 battles in the east and west finals are on the 27th and 28th, respectively, and the schedule is very tight.

On the 27th, the supersonic came to Houston, and in the evening, the G3 battle of the Eastern Conference began.

As a result, the Knicks, who were playing at home, rose up and played an iron bucket-like defense, Jordan had a poor hand, only 10 of 24 shots, with a shooting rate of 41.7%, and the Bulls lost away from home and tied 2-1 with the Knicks.

On the 28th, the day of the G3 match of the Western Finals.

In this game, in the end, Mosaic won by virtue of home advantage.

The team won 35 free throw opportunities, and at the same time, Da Meng played a fantastic all-around performance, 10 of 16 shots, 15 of 18 free throws, 35 points, 18 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals, 7 blocks, 3 turnovers and 3 fouls, shooting 62.5% from the field.

Zhou Quan scored 27 points, 7 rebounds, 10 assists, 5 steals, 2 blocks, 3 turnovers and 5 fouls, with a shooting rate of 46%, and his performance was not bad, but it was not explosive.

In particular, Rodman only played 28 minutes due to injury and grabbed only 5 rebounds.

In the first two games, the SuperSonics lost an average of 3.5 rebounds per game to the Mosaics, and without Rodman's rebounds, the number of SuperSonics' shots dropped sharply.

Mosaic won the first home stadium and immediately received great praise from the media.

'Big Dream and his team have shown great resilience, he's leading the team single-handedly and carrying the team forward on his own, and we want to see a team like that win in the end and their victory will inspire everyone.' New york times.

"In the foreseeable future, we will once again see Mosaic and its leader, Hakeem Olajuwon, make another big comeback." Washington post.

On the 29th, the G4 battle of the East Final.

The Bulls won on the road, 3-1, to earn the Eastern Conference Finals point.

Jordan scored 44 points, 8 rebounds, 8 assists and 4 steals in one game, beating the iron-blooded Knicks.

In the third quarter, the New York fans began to cheer, Jordan was cheered for every goal he scored, and Ewing, who was not playing well, was sprayed by the fans.

"The god of war is back! The trapeze sword is aimed at the finals, whether it is an iron fist or a big dream, I believe it will be difficult to compete with it. The New York Times.

Jordan seems to have re-emerged as the media darling who swept the Bad Boys out of the tournament a few years ago, a league hero, and for a while, there were countless praises, and even countless international media outlets reported on his victory, suppressing the limelight of big dreams in one fell swoop.

Agent Philip has come to Houston to talk to Zhou Quan about the future.

He said very seriously: "Iron Fist, it's not me who is putting pressure on you, you must kill him this time, if you let him climb up again, it will be very bad for you."

Look at the Assassin, after he was swept by him in the Eastern Finals, his reputation fell directly to the bottom, but now, you helped the Assassin to climb up, even if he is retired now, his reputation is very high, and he is the No. 1 historical super point guard, and his historical status is not much inferior to that of the Magician.

So if you let Jordan climb back on your head, then he is really the return of the king, and his reputation will go to the next level. ”

……

(End of chapter)