Magic Johnson smiled and suddenly asked: "A digression, Charles, Phoenix has media said that the management has lost confidence in this lineup and is ready to have major surgery on the lineup, how true do you think this news is?" ”

Barkley is worried about this now, and if he is traded again, he doesn't know which corner he will be thrown into.

Hearing this, he immediately said angrily: "I believe that our lineup is still very competitive, if they don't trust us, it's their problem." ”

Larry Bird smiled, changed the subject, and said, "Okay, back to business, Charles, you can objectively analyze the situation of the Bulls and the Supersonics." ”

Barkley glared at the magician, then nodded and said, "Let's analyze the positions one by one, starting with the number five position.

The superSonics' No. 5 position is mainly rotated by Almon Gilliam and Matt Geiger, and the Bulls are Wilpeldo and Luke Longli, who should be slightly stronger than SuperSonic, but only limitedly. ”

Ewing finally spoke for the first time and said: "Gilliam's mid-range shooting is good, rebounding is okay, and the quality of the qualified main center is strong."

Luke Longley and Verperdo are actually only bench strength, and the Bulls are indeed inferior to the SuperSonics in this position. ”

Barkley glanced at Ewing, nodded and said: "In the fourth position, the main force of the supersonic is the big worm Rodman, the substitute is rotated by Schramf and Matt Geiger, Gilliam and others, the main force of the Bulls is Tony Kukoc, and the substitute is Bill Winnington and Luke Longlee.

This location, on the whole, has its own advantages. In terms of rebounding, the SuperSonics have the advantage, but on the offensive side, it is the Bulls who have the advantage.

And Tony Kukoc can shoot three-pointers, has a stronger ability to pull away than the SuperSonics, and has a greater range of tactical use, and the SuperSonics should arrange Gilliam to defend him. ”

"Rodman wants to control the rebounds in the backcourt, he will definitely be under the basket on the defensive end, and this is where Michael can take advantage of it, Rodman's ability to protect the basket is average, and the height is too low," Big Dream said. ”

Ewing nodded and said, "Break in and play, it's better to make Rodman's foul." ”

"These guys are all giving advice to the bull!"

In front of the TV, Zhou Quan said with a smile: "But they are all a bunch of losers, do the ideas come up with useful?" ”

Barkley added: "In the third position, Schramf plays against Pippen, with Pippen's defensive ability, Schramf's play will definitely be affected, and the Bulls have an advantage in this position."

The other substitute players in the third position, neither team has any competent people, almost, mainly depends on the performance of the main force. ”

Larry Bird nodded in agreement: "It mainly depends on Pippen's play, but his play is not as stable as Michael and Iron Fist, and he doesn't have the ability to attract the bag on the offensive end, so the No. 3 position, on paper, is that the Bulls have the advantage, but who wins and who loses in actual combat is not good now." ”

Barkley finally said: "The first three positions have their own advantages, but when combined, they are not really big, there is no decisive advantage, and the back line is the most critical position, who wins, who wins the championship." ”

When Barkley said this, everyone else nodded, and he continued: "The main guard combination, Jordan + BJ, Iron Fist + Kendall Gill, adds up to the same offense and defense.

Among the Bulls' guard benches, there are Ron Harper, Steve Kerr, and the supersonic guard benches, McMillan, Vincent Estus.

However, Ron Harper's injury recurred in the second-round series, and he didn't play the last two games, nor did he play in the Eastern Conference finals, and there is no official news on whether he can return to the finals, so relatively speaking, on the guard line, the supersonic lineup is healthier.

In terms of lineup, if Ron Harper can't come back, I think SuperSonics even have a slight advantage, but winning or losing depends on the main lineup, mainly depending on the performance of Michael and Iron Fist.

However, Michael hasn't lost in the Finals yet, and Iron Fist has lost once, precisely to Michael, so I'm still more optimistic about the Bulls winning the championship. ”

O'Neal said with a smile: "With the advantage of supersonic rebounding, just with the stealing ability of iron fist, I think the advantage of supersonic is even greater." ”

Da Meng immediately retorted: "The Bulls' rebounding is also good, once all the players scramble, the supersonic may not be able to grab it."

As for the steal of Iron Fist, it is indeed troublesome......"

Speaking of this, he also scratched his head a little.

Michael Jordan also wanted to scratch his head, he calculated, in five games in the West Finals, Zhou Quan sent a total of 33 steals, an average of 6.6 steals per game, if he has such a steal performance in the finals, one in and one out, the average is nearly ten balls per game, which is a huge number, according to the average of 75 shots per game, it is a 13% difference.

How to make up for this gap, he is also very clear, one is to reduce his own mistakes, not to let the iron fist steal, and the other is to make up for it in other aspects.

For example, on his own defensive end, he and Pippen have to work harder to get a few more balls back to make up for the loss of possession caused by Iron Fist's steal.

In addition, this series, according to Phil Jackson's design, still uses blocking tactics to get rid of Iron Fist's defense, as long as the ball carrier gets rid of Iron Fist and only relies on assisted defense, Iron Fist's steals will not be so terrifying.

……

On the night of the 2nd, the United Center Arena was starry-studded.

The finals attracted a lot of Hollywood stars and supermodels, and the United Center arena has turned into a huge showcase.

Gary Payton, Sean Kemp, Olajuwon, Barkley and a large number of stars who want to see Zhou Quan lose are all present, but there are few people sitting in the front row, not so many positions.

O'Neal, Reggie Miller, Bill Wharton, Abdul-Jabbar, Joe Dumas, Isaiah Thomas, and a group of stars who support Zhou Quan are also present.

In addition to the clear positions, there are more neutral stars such as David Robinson and Grant Hill.

This arena can accommodate nearly 22,000 people, which is about the same as the Palace of Auburn Hills, and the Bulls gave SuperSonics 2,000 away tickets, which is not less, but nearly 20,000 home team fans, so that 2,000 away team fans can't make any waves.

Jordan's family was also on the sidelines, as was his father, Jordan Sr., his wife, Juanita, and two sons.

The eldest son, Jeffrey Jordan, is 7 years old and sits with Juanita, and the second son, Marcus Jordan, 5, is held in the arms of Pippen's new girlfriend Larsa, who has not been dating for a long time.

"Look, Iron Fist, that new girlfriend of Pippen, she's a model, I forgot what it's called, she's beautiful!" In the visiting locker room, Rodman yelled as he pointed to the TV.

Zhou Quan glanced up and was completely unattractive to him, so he casually asked, "Dennis, what did she make you think of first?" ”

"Party stunner." Rodman blurted out.

"It's good that it's not a bed, Dennis, you have a bottom line." Zhou Quan praised.

"Haha......"

The locker room burst into laughter, and Rodman himself couldn't stop laughing.

In the home dressing room, Pippen suggested: "Michael, let's go around the away dressing room in order to suppress their momentum." ”

Hearing this, Jordan's neck fell a little stiffly, looked at Pippen, and scolded in his heart: "You idiot, you are a traitor sent by Iron Fist, right?" ”

He didn't say a word, he stared at Pippen like a traitor, and Pippen's heart was a little hairy, and he lowered his head and didn't dare to speak anymore.

"Don't do that, focus all your attention on the game, and don't pull my crotch when you get on the field." Jordan scolded.

“OK。”

Pippen was a little embarrassed.

……

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

Bulls: Verpeldo, Tony Kukoc, Scottie Pippen, Michael Jordan, BJ Armstrong

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

At 10:00 a.m., he started the game.

"Shh

In the finals, the home fans can boo as much as they can, their lungs are about to vomit, and they are still holding their breath there.

Zhou Quan and Rodman don't mention, the supersonic players have experienced a finals last year, and this time the performance is better than last year, although they are still a little frightened, but at least they don't tremble.

"Victory!"

Before going on the field, Zhou Quan shouted loudly, which drove all his teammates and 2,000 away fans to cheer one after another, and the momentum was not small.

“MJ！ MJ！ MJ……”

But soon the home fans began chanting the name of Jordan, the savior of the Bulls, and the voices of the visiting team were immediately drowned out.

At half past eight, the G1 match officially began.

In the jump ball session, although Gilliam did not have a height advantage, he had a good arm span and a better bounce than Verperdo, and the ball was swept away by him first, and the supersonic attack.

Zhou Quan holds the ball, and Jordan is opposed.

The other four went into the frontcourt, with Rodman dropping straight to the basket, Gilliam to the left wing, Schramf to the left three-point line, and Kendall Gil to the right.

"Pull away, one-on-one."

On the CCTV commentary seat, Zhang Lili was in good spirits.

"Will it be called a pick-and-roll?"

On the TNT commentary bench, Larry Bird asked almost at the same time.

"Bang bang!"

After approaching the top of the arc, he dribbled twice extremely fast, broke through with one hand, and Zhou Quan broke through from the left side, broke through the three-point line in two steps, and hit the left end of the free throw line in two more steps.

Jordan quickly turned around and stuck to Zhou Quan's right side, and got on the physical confrontation, trying to push Zhou Quan to the left wing.

"It's not called a pick-and-roll!" Larry Bird exclaimed.

"Squeak!"

Zhou Quan continued to exert force at his feet, carrying Jordan on the elbow of his right hand, dribbling the ball with his left hand, and forcibly entered the penalty area.

Tony Kukoc, who played against Gilliam, firmly executed Phil Jackson's tactics, released Gilliam, returned to the penalty area, and was already in the trap.

"Brush!"

Zhou Quan divides the ball, Gilliam catches the ball, shoots in the open position, and hits.

"Okay, break through the ball, suddenly resolute, and resolute, the tactics are very clear, that is, use the ability to break through with the ball, create open opportunities for teammates, this is the most reasonable tactic." Zhang Li praised.

Xu Jicheng said: "Zhou Quan is not afraid of Jordan's defense at all, it is directly a frontal strong breakthrough, and he eats hard!" This is the first person on active duty. ”

Zhang Li laughed and said: "He has been like this since his rookie season, at that time it was not so fast, and his skills were not so good, but at that time, his ball-holding breakthrough skills were very comprehensive, and it was difficult for Jordan to guard against him." ”

On the TNT commentary bench, Magic Johnson said: "Iron Fist didn't call a pick-and-roll, which is a sign of his confidence in his breakthrough ability." ”

Larry Bird nodded: "It's a reflection of tactics, after pulling away, and then forcing Michael, the Bull dares to wrap up, then divide the ball, if you don't wrap it, then kill it."

Remember, the Bulls are not mosaics, there are no big dreams in them, whether it's Wilperdo or Luke Langley, their ability to protect the basket is far less than big dreams, so I think today as long as the Bulls don't wrap up, Iron Fist will firmly burst to the basket and attack. ”

At this point, BJ advanced to the front of the pitch against Kendall Gill, who stopped at the top of the arc after passing the ball to Pippen on the left wing.

Pippen received the ball and immediately came with a fake shot, breaking through from the right side, Schramf turned and chased on the left, already losing his defensive position.

Kendall Gill, who was in the high post, immediately went to the left wing to make up, Zhou Quan on the right immediately moved to the high post to make up, and Gilliam, who ran with Tony Kukoc on the right flank, pounced on Jordan.

At this moment, BJ at the top of the arc, Jordan on the right wing, and Tony Kukoc, all had small openings.

Almost at the same moment, Pippen immediately pulled the ball up, closed the ball and jumped.

"To whom?"

Zhang Li shouted.

"Squeak!"

Zhou Quan's vision was too clear, and when Pippen closed the ball, he came to a sudden brake, and then there were two steps away from BJ, and one more step to touch BJ.

In the next moment, Pippen jumped up and passed, and Zhou Quan took a step back.

He bet that when Jordan showed up in an open seat, Pippen would pass Jordan, and that choice was a multiple-choice question, not a multiple-choice question.

"Whoosh!"

Pippen threw both hands, and the ball flew towards Jordan in an instant, and the ball was just over Zhou Quan's head.

In order for Jordan to get this small vacancy, Pippen's pass was a straight line.

The next moment, Zhou Quan, who had just taken a step back, reacted instantly, and his right arm stretched upwards with all his might.

"Break the ball!" Xu Jicheng shouted.

"Bu!"

Under the precise blow, the tip of Zhou Quan's right middle finger was on the bottom of the basketball, and the path of the basketball was instantly changed and thrown upward.

"Damn it!"

Whether it is Pippen, or Jordan who is about to receive the ball, or Phil Jackson on the sidelines, who support Jordan's big dream and Barkley and others, and countless Bulls fans, they are all scolding at this time.

Without him, Zhou Quan's stealing ability is the best in the world, and if he plays an explosive state tonight and has another steal triple-double, it will be very difficult for the Bulls to win at home.

"Smack!"

Zhou Quan took another step back and grabbed the ball after jumping.

"A steal? Pretty! Zhang Li shouted excitedly.

Zhou Quan turned and advanced quickly, Jordan ran on the left side, and there was only BJ in front of him who returned from the top of the arc.

Hitting the position of one step to the left of the top of the arc, he suddenly slowed down slightly, his body was stunned, and Jordan also came to an emergency stop.

But the next moment, he exerted his strength again and killed Jordan's side, and Jordan wanted to start again, but he was already one step behind.

Zhou Quan entered the paint area and took off.

"Bang!"

As soon as he returned to the basket, BJ couldn't help but change color, and flashed directly to the side, and the next moment, the sound of a powerful basket sounded overhead.

"Oh roar!"

The supersonic side immediately boiled over.

"A quick break with a steal, 2 points, 1 assist and 1 steal in the opening game, it seems that Zhou Quan's state will not be bad tonight." Xu Jicheng said excitedly.

(End of chapter)