On the 27th, the Bulls defeated the Magic three times and got the Eastern Conference Finals point.

After the game, many major media immediately updated the predictions.

ESPN's original statistic was that the Magic had a 35% chance of advancing to the Finals, but now it's 1%, and the Bulls have a 99% chance of making the cut.

After the G2 match, the chance of the supersonic advancing to the finals is 65%, and after losing the G3 battle, it is now 55%, a decrease of 10 percentage points.

As for the championship prediction data, the original Bulls were 35%, SuperSonics 25%, Mosaic 23%, Magic 17%, and now the Bulls have been adjusted to 64%, SuperSonics 20%, Mosaic 15%, and Magic 1%.

"Shark, are you resentful of me somewhere?"

Zhou Quan called O'Neill and asked very sincerely.

"Iron Fist, what do you mean?"

Losing 0-3 and being eliminated was almost a foregone conclusion, O'Neal was in a terrible mood, and when he heard Zhou Quan's words, he asked a little unhappily.

"Anyway, you win one or two games, consume the bull's physical energy, if you continue to fight like this, the sweep is a foregone conclusion, and it is us who suffer!" Zhou Quan was dissatisfied.

"Iron Fist, you wait for me, and I'll knock them over and show you." O'Neill roared angrily.

"The difficulty is still very high, Anfernee Hardaway can't make a splash in Jordan's hands, shark, you still come to me, we are together, three consecutive championships." Zhou Quan said with a smile.

"Phew, you're doing magic." O'Neill airway.

"You idiot, can I go to magic and still be thrown west?" Zhou Quan scolded.

"Then I don't care, I'm in magic anyway, this is my parent team. Iron Fist, you don't have a chance to be one person and one city, but I want one person and one city. O'Neill said proudly.

"You idiot, it's the age of a super-defender, and maybe pennies are more important than you in the eyes of your management." Zhou Quan scolded.

"That can't be, it can't be! I'm the most important one. Shaq O'Neill immediately roared.

After making the call, Zhou Quan went to bed.

From the beginning of the season, he made a request to the team, to which he requested a single room.

According to the requirements of sleeping Dangong, lie on your side, adjust your breathing, relax your body and spirit, and all thoughts become one, and slowly there are fewer and fewer distracting thoughts......

……

On the 28th, the G4 battle of the West Final.

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

Mosaics: Olajuwon, Pete Chilkart, Robert Horry, Drexler, Kenny Smith

HyperSonics: Almon Gilliam, Rodman, Schramf, Kendall Gill, Zhou Quan

At this time, in the bar room of a hotel in Orlando, a group of Bulls players such as Jordan and Pippen were playing cards.

Jordan is generally lucky, he has lost thousands of dollars, if it was in the past, he would definitely not be in a good mood at this time, but it doesn't matter today, the Eastern Conference finals point is in hand, the key is that the Bulls will almost certainly reach the finals first and occupy the physical advantage, so the mood is very good, and he doesn't care about losing a little money.

Pippen laughed, "Michael, maybe they'll get two to two, and that's a big good for us." ”

"Scotty, I hope your ideas will come true."

Michael Jordan smiled and nodded, picked up the glass and took a sip, put the glass down, rolled up his sleeves and continued to play.

Compaq Center Arena, ABC commentary seat, Bill Wharton analyzed: "The state of the G3 battle is really good, just like the iron fist in the G1 battle, so the supersonic team also loses without temper, and I think this game still depends on the performance of the big dream and the iron fist, their play determines the victory or loss of both sides." ”

Williams smiled: "At home, with the support of the fans, the whistle will have a certain bias, which is conducive to the home team's performance, and has a chance to play a super explosive state."

And the away team is constrained by the home atmosphere, suppressed by so many fans, and it is natural that the performance is lost. ”

"So Lewis, who are you more optimistic about in this game?" Bill Wharton asked.

Williams groaned and said: "Home and away, I'm more optimistic about Mosaic winning another game. But in terms of lineup, as long as the supersonic grasp the advantage of the outside line, as long as the big dream can't play the superexplosive state of the last game, the supersonic has a better chance to win. ”

Bill Wharton nodded, "Makes sense." Even though Iron Fist's play is very stable, the superSonics will also be affected by the rest of the team on the road, and who wins and who loses in the end depends on their on-the-spot performance. ”

Williams added: "If Mosaic wants to win, in addition to the play of big dreams, the play of Kenny Smith and Drexler is also very important.

The team is in their hands, and they organize the attack, once they can't play, then even if the big dream is in excellent condition, it will be difficult to win without the support of the outside line.

And the supersonic outside defense can indeed suppress the outside of the mosaic, just an iron fist, only need general play, can suppress half of the mosaic sideline, if it is like the G1 battle super play, his defense can even suppress half of the inside. ”

At this time, the home team's locker room, the starters were about to play, and head coach Tomjanovic finally said: "I only have one request, don't care about the iron fist, don't care how far you are from the basket, as long as you have the slightest space, make a decisive shot." ”

In this game, his outside offensive strategy was to seize the opportunity to shoot first without waiting for the SuperSonics' defense to be in place.

He analyzed a lot, and only this method was useful.

……

"Victory! Victory ......"

At half past eight, when the game began, the shouts of the home fans were earth-shattering.

Jumping ball, Big Dream was too excited, jumped a little early, and attacked at supersonic speed.

Zhou Quan passed the midline from the middle and began to break through when he was close to the top of the arc, bursting from the right side to the right elbow area, attracting the glider's help to defend the bag.

"Shh

During the supersonic attack, the boos of the Compaq Center did not stop, and the buzz made everyone lose their hearing.

"Whoosh!"

Zhou Quan was very calm, and when the glider bag was caught by his side, his ball flew to Kendall Gil outside the three-point line.

Kendall Gill didn't have a three-point shot before, but after training in the offseason, the three-point shot has become his regular weapon this season, averaging 0.9-of-2.3 shooting per game and shooting 36.8 percent, which is only lower than Schramf's 51.4 percent, Zhou Quan's 40.4 percent, and Matthew Leonis' 40.2 percent.

He received the ball in his hand, and although the glider was returning to defense, it was still two meters away, so he calmly shot.

When he made his shot, in the audience behind the baseline, Mosaic fans shook what they had prepared in their hands in an attempt to interfere with his shot.

The moment he made the shot, his concentration and vision were disturbed.

"Bang!"

A little off, Big Dream grabbed the rebound.

"Damn it!"

He couldn't help but curse hatefully, but he was also helpless, because this is the away game, and it is also the same at his home stadium.

'That's home advantage, whatever the visitors do, they're going to be distracted by the home fans. Bill Wharton said.

Turning around, the Mosaics attacked, Zhou Quan defended Kenny Smith, and the glider Drexler attacked with the ball.

"Brush!"

The glider also hit a three-pointer on Kendall Gill's head with a fake shot from outside the three-point line on the right wing.

Zhou Quan held the ball to the left of the top of the arc, this time breaking through the left elbow area, attracting Horry's help to the defense, and then distributing the ball to Schramf.

He wants to activate the touch of his teammates from the beginning, and if he plays alone on the road, without the support of his teammates, he will lose 100 per cent.

In this team, on the offensive side, he trusts Schramf the most, and Schramf is also the team's second leading scorer, averaging 18 points per game, shooting 52.3% from the field and shooting more than 50% from three-point range in the regular season this season.

Schramf received the ball from outside the three-point line on the left wing and Horry made a U-turn to pounce, but at least two metres away from him, when the home fans behind the baseline were frantically disrupting him.

"Three points?"

At the moment when Schramf made a move, Zhang Li shouted.

"Brush!"

There was a splash and a three-point shot.

"Beautiful! Schramf received Zhou Quan's pass, was very steady, and hit an open three-pointer. Xu Jicheng said happily.

Mosaic offensive.

Kenny Smith held the ball to the front court, and the glider came from the right wing to block and dismantle, Kenny Smith did not take it apart, only went around the back of the glider, and directly made a three-point shot.

"Brush!"

"Oh roar!"

With the crisp sound of basket brushing, the Compaq Center was instantly jubilant.

"Exactly! Mosaic started the game with 2-of-2 three-pointers, and it seems that they are in good shape tonight and are very daring to shoot. Bill Wharton said in surprise.

"Shoot two three-pointers at the beginning, is this a three-point shot?" Williams was also surprised.

Bill Wharton nodded: "Both teams have a group of people who can shoot three-pointers, and both have three-point shooting tactics. ”

"On the SuperSonics side, Tekken, Kendall Gill, Schramf, Vincent Achus, McMillan, can all shoot threes," Williams said.

On the Mosaic side, the reimbursement maniacs don't count, Kenny Smith, Drexler, Robert Horry, Mario Ely, Sam Kassel, Chilkat, these guys all have three points. ”

At 3:6, Zhou Quan made a mistake in passing, and Mosaic attacked.

Chilcatra got to the three-point line, Almon Gilliam followed, and Rodman defended Big Dream under the basket.

"Bang!"

Big Dream entered the basket to ask for the ball, the glider hoisted the ball in the right wing, and he received the ball directly with a sideways dunk that blocked Rodman.

Zhang Reasonable said: "Big Dream plays big worms under the basket, the advantage is huge, this kind of ball is absolutely impossible to prevent Big Dream by Rodman alone, and it must rely on the help defense under the basket." ”

Xu Jicheng nodded and said, "Just now, Zhou Quan has already gone down to assist in defense, and he is a little slower." ”

Zhang reasoned and analyzed: "In fact, the most correct defense is to first establish a steel defense line on the outside, rather than to help defend the basket after Da Meng receives the ball." ”

3:8, Mosaic made 3 of 3 shots, supersonic offense.

Gilliam didn't have a three-pointer, but he had a mid-range shot that was pulled to the left wing, and Chilkart followed to the left midfield, ready to return to the basket.

Zhou Quan broke through with the ball, Kenny Smith's defense was broken, he broke through the left end of the free throw line, burst into the paint area, and after a step into the paint, Chilkart in the left midfield blocked the way, and the next moment his ball flew towards Gilliam.

"Vote!" Zhang Li shouted.

"Brush!"

Despite the intense interference from countless home fans and Chilcat coming back to defend, Gilliam calmly shot and hit a mid-range shot.

"Almon, good job."

Zhou Quan praised and high-fived Gilliam.

Gilliam is much better than last season's Sam Perkins, scoring about the same, being more efficient, and having better rebounding ability.

And he is also the third scorer of the SuperSonics, although he is only the height of a power forward, but his shooting percentage is more than fifty percent.

5:8, Mosaic Attack.

"Defend!"

Zhou Quan shouted.

On the right wing, Kenny Smith was picked up by the glider and carried the ball across the front court to the three-point line, at which point the glider ran over to make a pick-and-roll.

"Beware of the pick-and-roll!" Zhang Li reminded loudly.

Before the glider was in place, Zhou Quan rushed to get close to him, and immediately forced Kenny Smith to give up the blocking, transferred the ball to the right, and broke down against the right sideline, he immediately chased it, and finally Kenny Smith was forced to the bottom right corner and had to force his shot.

"Smack!"

The moment the jet closed the ball and jumped, he quickly reached out, knocked the ball off, grabbed it in his hand, and completed the steal.

"Beautiful! That's how to defend and not give them a chance to pass the ball to Big Dream. Especially when Big Dream is under the basket. Zhang Cheng shouted excitedly.

Kendal Gil went down, the glider was a step behind, Zhou Quan passed, the ball flew over the heads of the two, Kendall Gill accelerated, received this pass with an advance amount, and then changed direction, from the left elbow area to the basket.

"Bang!"

Two steps later, a smash is smashed.

"6:8, Zhou Quan sent three assists in a row." Xu Jicheng said with a smile.

"Bang!"

The glider faked a real break, and a jump shot was stopped at a step in the three-point line, and Kendall Gill followed up with the block, which affected the former's shot and missed.

Rodman grabbed the rebound in the backcourt, at this time Zhou Quan had turned from the top of the arc and went down, he wanted to pass out, but was blocked by the big dream, so he had to pass to Kendall Gill, and Jill passed Zhou Quan again, and at this time Kenny Smith had caught up with Zhou Quan.

Zhou Quan received the ball at the right end of the free throw line, immediately turned left, grabbed the ball with his right hand, and carried Kenny Smith into the paint with his left elbow, and then burst into the field after two steps.

"Bang!"

The basket exploded instantly.

"The tonnage of the jet is too small, and he can't defend himself against an iron fist at all." Bill Wharton said.

"He is a small big fighter, but in terms of movement, in terms of speed, he doesn't seem to have a big advantage in small fights." Williams said.

Bill Wharton nodded: "So he can't defend against the iron fist, and he can't play the iron fist, in the first position, supersonic speed is like a mosaic in the fifth position, and it has an absolute advantage."

The only difference is that the No. 1 position controls the ball and can suppress and destroy the opponent's organization and offense, while the No. 5 position suppresses the opponent's low-post offense and strengthens his own low-post offense while controlling the rebound.

Each has its own advantages, but the No. 1 position is more active, suppressing the opponent from the source of attack and destroying it more completely, which is also an important reason why the team with the guard as the core has won the championship for nearly a decade. ”

(End of chapter)