An hour later, the post-match press conference began.

"Michael, what is the main reason for losing tonight?" A reporter from the New York Times asked.

Jordan's face was like black iron, and he said in a deep voice: "There are many reasons in various aspects, and the cumulative result is to lose." ”

"Isn't it because of the Iron Fist defense? For example, 10 steals. The reporter asked.

Jordan snorted coldly in his heart and said, "That's just one of the reasons. ”

"The G1 game was just a narrow victory over the SuperSonics, but tonight it was a big defeat, Michael, do you think the Bulls and the SuperSonics are on the same level of strength?"

The reporter saw that Jordan's attitude was not good, and he was also very unhappy, so he immediately asked a prickly question.

Jordan was so angry that his black face turned white, and he stared at the reporter with a knife-like gaze, but he didn't speak.

The reporter was stared at for a few seconds, and the psychological pressure was also very great, can't I afford to provoke and hide? I wrote an article to spray you to death, and then he took the initiative to hand over the microphone in his hand.

At this time, the TNT reporter who had interviewed Zhou Quan just now was flopped, and he asked after taking the microphone. "Coach Jackson, in the post-match interview just now, Iron Fist revealed that he will use Tai Chi to adjust his condition.

It was the kung fu he performed at the All-Star Tournament appearance ceremony, and he was in such good shape because of Tai Chi.

He also said that the kind of meditation you had the players do in the Bulls locker room had the same effect as tai chi, and did you think he was right? But why haven't you adjusted your players to be as good as Tekken? ”

Phil Jackson was stunned, what question did this ask? His mind was a little confused, and he said, "I'm sorry, oh, I can't answer this question, I don't know what kind of punch you're talking about." I learned my meditation from Japan, not China. ”

"As far as I know, Buddhism in Japan is also transmitted from China." The reporter laughed.

"Really?"

Phil Jackson was stunned, he really didn't know this.

"Michael, there are three away games in the next place, and the situation will be in favor of the SuperSonics, what do you think about that?" The next question, a reporter from the Chicago Sports News, asked.

Jordan said firmly: "We will crush them away from home, no one can stop our title defense, our title defense will be unstoppable. ”

On the other hand, the supersonic press conference was in a very good atmosphere.

"Iron Fist, there are three home games in the next place, if we can win two of them, we can grab match points, do you think that kind of chance is big?" A Seattle Times reporter asked excitedly.

Zhou Quan smiled: "Everything is possible, as for how much chance there is, our home field, our strength is by no means weaker than the Bulls, and of course our chances are greater." ”

"Great!"

The reporters in Seattle were excited.

"But it's just a possibility, you still have to play one game at a time, and you have to be mentally prepared." Zhou Quan added.

……

"Michael Jordan: Our title defense is unstoppable!" Chicago Daily News.

"Iron Fist said that as long as you practice Tai Chi, you can average ten steals per game." TNT TV.

"The ultimate secret of the Iron Fist state of bravery: Tai Chi." New york times.

"Iron Fist: We're going to win match point at home." Seattle Daily News.

The next day, on the 5th, the name of Tai Chi spread throughout North America with news reports of the finals.

"Great, a rare opportunity, just to take advantage of the momentum and promote Taijiquan."

Taijiquan master Mai Baochan, who is preparing to participate in the World Wushu Championship with his disciples, is very happy after seeing these reports from many mainstream media.

That afternoon, the SuperSonics and the Bulls arrived in Seattle one after another.

On the 6th, G3 match day.

The SuperSonics very much wanted to take advantage of the home momentum to win the first home court, but the Bulls wanted to win the first away road and grasp the initiative of the series, and when the strength was close, the game was very fierce and anxious, and the score kept biting together, and the difference was only more than 5 points once.

With 58 seconds left in the final quarter, 90:90, the two teams were tied, and with the supersonic possession, George Karl called a timeout.

Zhang Li wiped the sweat from his forehead, exhaled, and said: "Pippen 18 points, Tony Kukocz 12 points, and Jordan has cut 40 points."

He scored almost half of the Bulls' scores, shooting 45.2 percent on 14-of-31 shooting, including 1-of-3 three-pointers, 11 of 12 free throws, six assists, six rebounds, four steals and two blocks, with only two turnovers and two fouls.

Zhou Quan made 11 of 26 shots, with a shooting rate of 42.3%, 1 of 3 three-point shots, 11 of 11 free throws, 34 points, 10 assists, 3 rebounds, 6 steals, 3 blocks, 2 turnovers and 2 fouls.

The two of them only have a low hit rate, this is because the defense of both sides has reached the level of hand-to-hand combat, and the two of them are trapped at every turn. ”

Xu Jicheng nodded and said: "Today's whistle is still biased towards the home team, but unfortunately the other people's hands are not very good, and a lot of Zhou Quan's passes have been wasted, otherwise this game would have been won a long time ago." ”

Zhang Li also nodded: "Schramf only scored 13 points today, with a shooting rate of 46.5%, and the feeling is a little off." The good thing is that Kendall Gill was not bad today, scoring 17 points, and Gilliam also scored 11 points. ”

At this point the pause ends, and the supersonic offensive.

On the left wing, Zhou Quan quickly went around from below to the outside of the three-point line to catch the ball and pulled it towards the top of the arc.

When he first reached the top of the arc, he didn't look under the basket, but the full panorama saw Rodman enter the basket.

There was some security for the offensive rebound, and at this moment, he did not slow down, but suddenly took off, and when he glided to the right wing, he adjusted his stance in the air, and then made a three-point shot.

Jordan, who kept up, didn't expect it at all, his reaction didn't keep up, and when he caught up with the jump block, Zhou Quan's ball had already been shot.

Under the basket, Dennis Rodman moved first, jammed Luke Longley, and as the offensive side, he occupied the most advantageous position under the basket, his eyes were firmly fixed on the basketball flying towards the basket.

"Brush!"

There was a splash and a three-point shot.

"Oh!"

Zhou Quan and Rodman shook their fists excitedly at the same time, and countless Seattle fans at the scene shouted excitedly.

"Michael, keep an eye on it."

Phil Jackson was standing at least half of the day, his shirt was completely soaked, his tie was long gone, and his sleeves were rolled up, when he shouted at Jordan.

"It was a sudden, I didn't expect it at all." Zhang Li exclaimed.

"What a surprise!" Xu Jicheng said excitedly.

90:93, Supersonic lead, Bulls attack, 39 seconds left.

BJ holds the ball close to the top of the arc and the other players start to run.

In the last moment, the supersonic players began to spare their physical strength and go all out to mark the defense, not giving the Bulls a chance.

Even Schramf was entangled with Pippen at this time, not giving Pippen a chance to receive the ball comfortably, and repeatedly going around the front defense to cut off his receiving angle.

At the critical moment, seeing that his teammates had no chance, Jordan took the lead and withdrew to catch the ball.

Zhou Quan quickly followed, and his vision in the corner of his right eye was incomparably clear to see BJ's first pass, which was stopped by Kendall Gill, who was good at anticipating his opponent's passes.

At this moment, he made a rapid effort under his feet and pounced on Jordan with all his might.

The next moment, BJ made a second pass and the basketball flew towards Jordan.

"Smack!"

Zhou Quan swept past Jordan, and took away the orange basketball with a precise interception with his right hand.

"Oh roar!"

The moment the ball was broken, more than 13,000 Seattle fans in the stadium immediately raised their arms and cheered.

"Break the ball! Iron Fist Breaks the Ball......"

The roar of the on-site narrator, Henem Chrisman, also sounded immediately.

"Steal! Zhou Quan broke the ball! Haha......" Zhang Cheng roared excitedly.

Zhou Quan took advantage of the situation to hold the ball quickly, kept accelerating, and when he reached the left elbow area, he was already two steps ahead of Jordan behind him, Jordan desperately chased after him, but he couldn't close the distance.

Close the ball, take off in one step into the paint area, and the next moment, dunk the ball with the ball in your left hand.

"Bang!"

As the sound of the violent baskets sounded, the shouts of the Seattle Center Gymnasium burst into flames, and the boiling momentum of the home stadium burned like a mountain fire.

"At 90:95, Iron Fist scored five points in a row, and now there are only 18 seconds left, and the Bulls called a timeout." Larry Bird said.

Magic Johnson said: "Michael is 32 years old, and his physical strength should be in a state of declining from his peak, but today he has invested a lot on both offensive and defensive ends, and the defense is almost not weaker than the iron fist, so such a big physical investment, he should do his best." It's just that Iron Fist is in better shape defensively, with 7 steals. ”

Larry Bird smiled: "Michael's performance today is definitely on the same level as Iron Fist, his offense is still stronger than Iron Fist, and he is more efficient, but the defense is a little weaker, mainly the ability to steal, and the organization of assists is also weaker, each has its own strength." ”

Magic Johnson nodded: "Now there are only 18 seconds left, a five-point gap, and the Bulls are likely to foul after fighting three points." ”

"Well, it's possible." Larry Bird said.

In front of the Bulls bench, Phil Jackson said with a serious face: "The last attack, the G1 game was handed over to Tony Kukoc, and we have to surprise this ball." ”

With that, he glanced at Pippen.

"Is it my turn?"

Pippen suddenly became excited.

"It's ...... Scotty," Phil Jackson said.

"What?" Pippen was stunned and blurted out.

"It's up to you to serve, focus, don't mess up." Jordan said as he stared at Pippen.

"Uh, oh, I see."

Pippen lowered his head to avoid Jordan's sharp gaze, but scolded in his heart, obviously you messed up things yourself, first let Iron Fist shoot a three-pointer, and then couldn't catch the ball, do you blame me?

"It's up to Toni Cocuch to draw the defense, and Michael, you're waiting for the ball to take a shot." Phil Jackson continued.

"Understood." Several people said.

'Don't waste time, if we can get three points, we need three points, and two points can be good. As soon as you get it, you foul it and get the ball back. Phil Jackson said.

Speaking of which, he deliberately added: "Try to foul Rodman, he has the worst free throws." Also, be careful not to foul on Iron Fist. ”

"Understood." And they said.

The timeout ends, and the Bulls attack.

Pippen served on the left touchline of the front court, with Schramf in front.

Gilliam followed Tony Kukoc everywhere, from outside to inside, from top to bottom, from right wing to left wing, and Pippen also stared at Kukoc, a picture that only passed to him, and the rest of his teammates didn't even look at it.

Jordan was one step outside the arc and didn't make much of a run.

At this time, Tony Kukoczy, who was running around, suddenly ran back and ran to Zhou Quan's right hand.

In the next moment, Jordan suddenly ran to the left wing, and Pippen also seized the opportunity to pass the ball out.

Jordan received the ball one step to the left at the top of the arc, and Zhou Quan forced a squeezing away from the not-so-strong Tony Kukoc to catch up, half a beat behind.

At this time, after receiving the ball, Jordan continued to move one step to the left, and then took off with the momentum, and when he continued to drift to the left, he adjusted his attitude in the air and shot three points.

In the moment after Jordan jumped, Zhou Quan struggled to jump up, and stretched his left arm upwards as much as he could.

"Leaning back?"

Seeing that his left hand was about to touch the ball, he couldn't help but be shocked to find that the distance had widened.

"Whoosh!"

Jordan flicked his wrist and the ball flew to the basket.

"Drift + lean back ......," Zhang exclaimed.

"Brush!"

There was a splash and a three-point shot.

"Oh roar!"

The 2,000 away fans immediately cheered.

"Beautiful! Michael hit a three-pointer and it's now 93-95, two points behind with 17 seconds left on the offensive run. Magic Johnson said excitedly.

George Karl was sweating profusely as he made a pause gesture to the court.

The supersonic backcourt serves, with center Gilliam serving, Kendall Gill running to the frontcourt, and Zhou Quan running to receive the ball in the backcourt.

"Whoosh!"

The ball flew to the frontcourt, Kendall Gill received the ball, BJ pounced for a foul, but he had already made a timeout gesture.

Zhang said nervously: "There is only a two-point advantage, and a three-point can overtake, and looking at the appearance of the Bulls, they will definitely get the ball back through fouls."

Everyone else's free throws are okay, at least 70% or more, only Rodman's free throws, oh, he's 67% this season, 10 percentage points higher than last season, it's okay, but be careful. ”

Xu Jicheng said: "Do you want to change it?" ”

Zhang Reasonable shook his head and said: "He is needed for rebounding and defense, he can't go down." ”

In front of the supersonic bench, George Karl only felt nervous, wiped two handfuls of sweat and said: "The Bulls must use fouls to get the ball back, Dennis, you try to dodge." ”

Rodman said nonchalantly: "I'm not afraid of free throws. ”

George Carr's scalp is numb, don't you have a free throw percentage that you don't count?

Zhou Quan smiled and said: "Dennis's psychological quality is super good, and his free throws should be trustworthy at critical moments." ”

"That's good."

George Karl was stunned, and could only nod.

He then laid out an offensive tactic, of course, to hand it over to Zhou Quan, which was the only option at the critical moment, and there was no second option.

At the end of the timeout, SuperSonics serve on the left touchline of the front court.

Small forward Schramf served, Zhou Quan was active in the restricted area under the basket, and then Rodman ran over, Zhou Quan didn't wait for Rodman to block Jordan, he suddenly ran up, and when Jordan was about to follow, he happened to collide with Rodman.

"Damn it!"

Jordan jerked Rodman, who fell backwards.

However, at the last moment, the referee's whistle is not destined to sound easily.

Even if it is a slashing tactic, you have to send the ball out, and after the attacker receives the ball, the time starts to run before it can be executed.

Zhou Quan came out of the free throw line, received the ball at the top of the arc, and was about to jump out when the whistle blew.

Pippen stepped down and hugged Schramf, the foul was so obvious that the referee could only blow the whistle.

"Detreve, we're ahead, don't be nervous." Zhou Quan high-fived Schramf and said with a smile on his face.

"Iron Fist, don't worry."

The smile on his face and the gentle words made Schramf's mood relax a lot.

"With 16.8 seconds left, now two free throws."

Zhang's heart was pounding a little fast, and he felt that he was more nervous than the players on the field.

"Whew!"

Schramf exhaled, then held his breath for two seconds and threw the ball.

"Brush!"

There was a splash and the first free throw was hit.

"Beautiful! 93:96, the three-point difference, as long as the second free throw is made, it is basically stable. Xu Jicheng said excitedly.

Schramf and Zhou Quan high-fived again, and a smile appeared on his face when he saw Zhou Quan's still calm and gentle smile on his face.

That's when the bull called a last timeout.

In addition to setting up offensive tactics, Phil Jackson hopes to use this timeout to cool Schramf's hands, and if he hits the second free throw, it will be difficult to play.

"Brush!"

"Oh roar!"

After the timeout, the second free throw, as the water splashed, countless supersonic fans at the scene cheered.

"93:97, a four-point gap, the Bulls have no timeout, see how they chase." Zhang said excitedly.

Jordan personally received the ball in the backcourt and advanced, leaning on the right sideline to keep accelerating, and when he reached the three-point line, he suddenly stopped suddenly.

Zhou Quan prevented Jordan from grabbing three points, Jordan's psychological quality was amazing at the critical moment, and the three-point record in the half of the finals was still in Jordan's hands, in case he was thrown into a three-point at this time, he would be very passive, so when Jordan stopped urgently, he also reacted quickly.

"Squeak!"

The left foot braked sharply, braking before Jordan could take half a step to the left, and then turned around and blocked in front of Jordan.

At this point, Jordan finished closing the ball and jumped up while jumping.

"Smack!"

Zhou Quan waved his left hand, and under the precise blow, Jordan's ball that was just raised from his abdomen to his chin was knocked off.

"Shet!"

At this moment, Jordan's eyes were really cracked.

"Smack!"

Zhou Quan stretched out his hand for the second time, and it was a precise strike, and with both hands together, he grabbed the basketball that bounced off the floor.

"Tick!"

The referee blew the whistle, Jordan was fouled, and the supersonic made two free throws.

"Oooh...... Win, we're going to win......"

Henem Chrisman, the on-site commentator, roared excitedly, as did the Seattle Center Gymnasium, where countless people cheered.

"Steal! Another steal! At the critical moment, Zhou Quan sent steals in a row, which was also his 8th steal! Zhang Cheng roared excitedly.

"A steal wins! If they hit two free throws and lead by six points, the Bulls have no chance at all. Xu Jicheng said excitedly.

"And the Bulls didn't take a timeout." Zhang Li said with a smile.

Zhou Quan stood on the free throw line, turned around and glanced at Jordan with a smile, and said, "Flyer, I will win you this time." ”

"Humph!"

Jordan could only snort coldly.

"Brush! Brush! ”

Two free throws were made, 93-99, with 11.5 seconds left on the clock.

"Bang!"

After Jordan missed a shot and Rodman grabbed the rebound in the backcourt, the clock was left with 3.9 seconds left, and the Bulls gave up the game.

"Oh roar!"

The score was 2-1, and there were two home games, and at the end of the game, all the supersonic fans and players cheered heartily.

(End of chapter)