He spun around on the right wing for two or three seconds, and suddenly used Kevin Willis's cover to make a counter-run, immediately moving to the top of the arc and running towards the left wing.

Zhou Quan was already a step slower, and was blocked by Ron Harper at the top of the arc, and when he got around, he had already dropped Jordan by two steps, and Hawkins immediately chose to switch to Jordan.

At this point, Ron Harper was very experienced, immediately moved to the right wing and reached for the ball at Pippen.

Pippen's vision was good, and when he saw Harper's big vacancy, he immediately threw it with both hands, and the ball flew from the heads of Jordan and Zhou Quan to the top of the arc in a parabola.

Harper catches the ball two steps to the right at the top of the arc and shoots a three-point shot.

Zhou Quan saw Pippen's passing action for the first time and judged that it was not a pass to Jordan, so he immediately turned around and pounced behind him.

As soon as he turned around, he saw that Ron Harper was three steps away from his position, and a three-dimensional vision model was instantly established in his brain, a distance of 4.55 meters.

The first step is taken, and Ron Harper catches the ball.

The first step landed, and Ron Harper jumped out of his hand.

At this moment, under the level 96 nerve reaction speed and excellent state, he also immediately took the second step, and flew up with all his strength after a step.

"What?"

As soon as Ron Harper's ball was shot, he was startled by a figure sweeping through the air in front of him.

"Smack!"

Precise strike, Zhou Quan's left hand was like lightning, and he intercepted the basketball that was about to fly over in an instant, and then closed his right hand on his head and grabbed the ball.

Once on the ground, smash the ball forward, take two steps forward with your feet, then immediately turn around and start to move quickly along the left touchline.

"Oh roar!"

At this time, in the central gymnasium, a huge shout sounded, and it only took two seconds to turn into a tsunami-like momentum.

"Grab your hat! Iron Fist completes a hat grab from four meters away, it's crazy, haha......"

The roar of the on-site commentator Henem Chrisman resounded in the central gymnasium, making the atmosphere even more crazy and enthusiastic.

"It's so beautiful! Zhou Quan sent an incredible cap ......"

"Great! Zhou Quan's reaction was too fast! ”

Zhang Li and Xu Jicheng roared excitedly.

Jordan and Pippen desperately returned from the right wing to get to the basket first, but Zhou Quan stopped at the left wing three-point line.

"Squeak!"

Ron Harper was too desperate, under the sudden braking, the sneaker on his right foot was torn directly, the sole was opened, his right foot slipped outward, his legs were parted, and he skimmed a fork directly in front of Zhou Quan.

At this time, Zhou Quan took the opportunity to shoot three points, and the moment he shot, his spirit seemed to have become a needle, and the basket was not big in front of a needle, which was as vast as the sea.

"Oh roar!"

Brush, when the water in the basket splashed, the tsunami-like cry sounded again.

"Ahh

Zhou Quan turned around abruptly and roared excitedly at the audience, and the fans on that side raised their arms one after another and made the most enthusiastic response.

"Click, click, click......"

More than a dozen media reporters ran over, squatting in front of Zhou Quan and frantically pressing the shutter.

"Three points! Three points again! Zhou Quan shot 5 of 5 and 2 of 2 three-pointers, and has already scored 12 points. There was also a steal, a block and an assist. Xu Jicheng shouted excitedly.

Zhang Li was still immersed in the excitement of the cap just now, and said excitedly: "It's so beautiful!" The cap-grabbing cover four meters away, and the three-point chase on the buttocks, it can be seen that Zhou Quan himself is also very excited and happy. ”

At this point, the referee stopped the game because Ron Harper did not stand up, but lay on the floor in pain.

"Now the bull is in trouble." Larry Bird shook his head.

"What broken shoes?" Magic Johnson was dissatisfied.

"Poof!"

Larry Bird couldn't control himself, laughing.

Magic Johnson fixed his eyes, okay, MJ thirteenth, Jordan's brand shoes.

Ron Harper was off the field, the team doctor checked him out, and Phil Jackson replaced him with backup guard Steve Cole.

"Brush!"

At this time, Steve Kerr, who had just come on the court, ran out of an open space and hit a three-pointer from Jordan's pass, which extinguished some of the frenzy in the center gymnasium.

"10:15, supersonic offense, still 5 points ahead." Xu Jicheng said.

Zhang Li flipped through the information and said: "Kerr's three-point shooting rate in the regular season this season is as high as 51.5%, and he averages 2.9 shots per game, hitting 1.5, which is very accurate.

However, in the playoffs, the shooting percentage dropped to 32.1%, and he still averaged 2.9 shots per game, hitting only 0.9. ”

Xu Jicheng said: "Then he has completed the task today, be careful with his empty three points, and Hawkins must keep up in time." ”

Zhang Reasonably: "Yes, he shot 4 of 5 three-pointers in the G1 game of the Eastern Finals, 3 of 6 shots in G3 games, 3 of 5 shots in G4 games, and only 1 shot and 0 in G2 games, so you really have to be careful." ”

"Bang!"

At this time, Hawkins ran out of a small open space, and Zhou Quan passed, but the shot was missed.

Jordan rushed in to grab the rebound, pushed it himself, and when he hit the three-point line on the right wing, he suddenly accelerated and then made a pull-up jumper.

Zhou Quan tried to keep up with the rhythm, but Jordan used a step-back jumper and didn't block the basketball.

"Brush!"

The water splashed and the two hits.

"The Bulls scored five points in a row, the score caught up, and now it's 12:15, the Bulls are only three points behind, and the superSonics should be careful." Zhang reasonably reminded.

"Jordan also shot 2 of 2, one of which was a three-pointer, and an assist and a rebound, in fact, the state is not bad, but the shots are not as many as Zhou Quan." Xu Ji became a Taoist.

On the sidelines, seeing Kerr and Jordan hit one after another, Phil Jackson was obviously relieved, but he was a little unsure about Zhou Quan's style of play today.

With a 100 per cent hit rate, he has to judge that Zhou Quan is in very good form tonight.

However, Zhou Quan's ball-holding breakthrough scoring and outside jumpers are equally important, and there is no obvious bias, which is different from the past, making it impossible for him to formulate a targeted package strategy.

He's not the kind of shrewd manager who can't come up with a good solution for a while. Fortunately, the team's offense is opening up, and he is not in too much of a hurry.

Supersonic offense, Harper also changed shoes off the court, and Jordan kept up with Zhou Quan.

"Bang!"

Zhou Quan stopped abruptly and stepped back to make a jumper, Jordan caught up and used the eye-sealing method, which missed the ball and missed the first ball of the night.

Kevin Willis grabbed the rebound and the Bulls attacked.

On the sidelines, the team doctor finished the examination and said to Phil Jackson: "Phil, it's not good, Ron's right ankle is sprained, this one will definitely not play." ”

"I can get on." Ron Harper gritted his teeth.

Phil Jackson thought about it for three seconds, shook his head and said: "It's not that step yet, the situation on the court is okay, you can deal with it first." ”

The team doctor managed to get an ice bucket over and let Ron Harper soak it on the bench to prevent rapid swelling.

The game continued, and without Ron Harper, Jordan could only defend Zhou Quan in person, and the two began to fight on both offensive and defensive ends.

The defensive moves of the two had to be fierce, their status in the league was similar, and the referees turned a blind eye.

The defensive intensity increased to an almost wrestling intensity, so the offensive efficiency of both men began to decline.

Zhou Quan steals Jordan once in the back, but he also has a passing error.

After the first quarter, at 25:31, the SuperSonics still led by 6 points at home.

Jordan shot 3-of-4 from the front and 3-of-7 from the back, shooting 6-of-11 in total, shooting 54.5%, 1-of-3 from three-point range, 3-of-4 from the free-throw line, and 14 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 turnover, and 1 foul.

Zhou Quan shot 5 of 5 in the front and 2 of 5 in the back, a total of 7 of 10 shots, with a shooting rate of 70%, 2 of 3 three-point shots, 2 of 2 free throws, and 20 points, 4 assists, 2 steals, 1 block, 1 turnover, and 1 foul.

In the second quarter, both teams had similar bench lineups, and the Bulls pulled back two points.

In the third quarter, it was basically a stalemate, with the SuperSonics having a slight advantage and leading by 7 points into the final quarter.

"Coach, I can persevere, but if I can't do it, I can play closed."

During the break, Ron Harper's right ankle was still being iced and a little swollen, and he asked to play in the last quarter.

Phil Jackson considered it and refused, because Ron Harper's mission was to defend the iron fist, and it was useless to force the game, so it was better to let Kerr continue to play and Jordan to continue to defend the iron fist.

In the last quarter, Jordan, who had competed with Zhou Quan for three quarters on both offensive and defensive ends, insisted on half a quarter and never let the point difference widen to double digits, but in the second half of the quarter, his physical fitness finally had problems.

Zhou Quan connected two steals of Jordan in the eighth minute of the final quarter, and played two counterattacks, scoring 6 points in a row on 3-of-3 shooting, and led the team to play a wave of 10-0 attacks within two minutes, widening the difference to 18 points in one fell swoop, defeating the Bulls and winning two consecutive home games.

Jordan shot 42 minutes, 14-of-31, 45.2% shooting, 2-of-5 three-pointers, 8-of-10 free throws, and scored 38 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 steals, 1 block, 5 turnovers and 4 fouls.

Zhou Quan also played 42 minutes, and under Jordan's desperate defense, the shots in the second and third quarters decreased a lot, and the shooting rate dropped to about 50% at the end of the third quarter.

However, in the final quarter, taking advantage of Jordan's lack of physical fitness, he continued to play strong offensive and defensive counterattacks, and finally shot 17 of 28, with a shooting rate of 60.7%, 3 of 6 three-point shots, 5 of 6 free throws, and 42 points, 5 rebounds, 15 assists, 6 steals, 3 blocks, 2 turnovers and 3 fouls.

"Congratulations to Zhou Quan, congratulations to the SuperSonics, two consecutive wins at home, and the advantage of the series is in hand." At the end of the game, Zhang said happily.

"Zhou Quan's state today is still quite good, of course it is not as good as the G1 battle, but this state is enough to beat Jordan and the Bulls." Xu Jicheng said with a smile.

"Hopefully I can play like this away from home. G3 is the 6th, and tomorrow they will go to Chicago. Audience friends, we'll see you at the United Center in Chicago the next morning. Zhang Li said with a smile.

On the sidelines, Zhou Quan was interviewed by TNT.

He grabbed seven or eight microphones in his two hands, and some reporters fixed the microphones on folding brackets and stretched them out in front of him from above.

"Iron Fist, how did you sleep last night?" TNT's reporter asked with a smile.

"Not bad, hehe!"

"So now that SuperSonics have won two in a row at home, do you have any plans for the next three away games? For example, are you looking forward to winning the championship on the road? ”

"Of course expectation, but the Bulls are not a weak team, Jordan scored 38 points tonight, still strong, very strong, and we have to be ready to go back home and win the series again."

"Michael? Michael, can you give us an interview? ”

"Michael, how do you feel after two consecutive defeats?"

"Flyer, please answer our question, do you want us to scribble?"

After the game, Jordan did not return to the bench, and rushed directly into the players' tunnel, followed by several reporters yelling and shouting, he did not look back, rushed into the locker room, and slammed, blocking several reporters outside.

"All right, gentlemen......"

Phil Jackson caught up from behind, saw another female reporter, and said, "Ma'am, please let Michael be quiet, he will be interviewed, in an hour." ”

"Phil, do the Bulls still have a chance?"

"Coach Jackson, after two consecutive defeats on the road, what adjustments will you make?"

"Mr. Head Coach, what do you think are the chances of the Bulls winning a championship?"

Several reporters immediately adjusted the interview objectives and threw out a lot of questions.

Then the other players came, and Phil Jackson opened the door and let everyone else in, and he said to a couple of reporters, "Okay, guys, see you in an hour." ”

With a bang, he stepped back and closed the door.

Several reporters looked at each other, shrugged their shoulders, and continued to stand outside.

They are all reporters from small media outlets, or even independent media people, and they are not eligible to attend the press conference an hour later, so they can only stay here and see if there is a chance.

Phil Jackson closed the door and immediately observed Jordan, Jordan's face was like the sky before a storm, so gloomy that it made people's hearts palpitate, and the whole locker room was very quiet, and no one dared to speak.

He didn't say anything, took a step back, leaned against the wall, and began to summarize the problems of the game in his own mind.

A few minutes later, Jordan's voice rang out, and his tone was flat, "Phil, your tactics didn't work, we lost again." ”

Phil Jackson's heart blew up, and Jordan publicly criticized his tactics in the locker room, something that hasn't been done since the first championship.

Obviously, because of the loss, there was a problem between him and Jordan.

Jordan's tone was very flat, but he knew that such a Jordan should be like a grenade, and it might explode in the next second.

Sure enough, three seconds later, without hearing Phil Jackson's answer, Jordan exploded, stood up abruptly, and roared:

"Now you tell me, what should we do to win? Under your command, we have lost two in a row, the offense can't be opened, the defense can't be defended, how can we win?

The guy you trade in is useless, he never goes to the basket, he's not as good as Verpeldo, at least Perdo can be of some use under the basket. ”

"Yes, yes, yes!"

"It's Jordan's voice."

"Haha!"

Several reporters outside heard the roar in the locker room and became excited, with the microphone and recording equipment in their hands attached to the door, and their ears also attached to the door.

(End of chapter)