Chapter 482: Sixty million
At this time, on the hanging screen above the court, Zhou Quan's data for the game was also played: 14 of 18 shots, with a shooting rate of 77.8%, including 7 of 9 three-pointers, and scored 35 points. And separately listed the second-quarter data: 8-of-9 shooting, 4-of-4 three-pointers, 20 points in a single quarter.
There are also two stats listed next to it, the first is the all-time record of 25 points in a single quarter of the finals by the smiling assassin Isaiah Thomas, and the second is the reporter of Jordan's 35 points in the half.
"Bet you, I'll bet Tekken will break both records tonight." The assassin shouted triumphantly.
"Are you so happy? The first record is yours. Barkley said angrily in the back.
"So what, we're brothers." The Assassin was dismissive.
"Brother? Did he make Rodman rich, did he make you rich? "Big dreams are not yin or yang.
The assassin couldn't help but laugh, "That's because I have no money, my money has already been invested, and Bill's father pointed out my investment project." But as long as I want, how could Iron Fist not take me? ”
"Damn it!"
Da Meng scolded envy and jealousy, and closed his mouth a little embarrassed.
At this time, Pippen missed a jumper, and Mutombo was in a good position, grabbed the offensive rebound, and played a secondary offense.
"Rebounding, my backcourt rebounding ......" George Karl jumped on the sidelines, roaring straight across the court.
At 53:38, the Bulls still trailed by 15 points and the supersonic offense.
Zhou Quan arrived at the frontcourt, and after approaching the top of the arc, he began to spray trash talk: "Flyer, guess, am I a sudden or a throw?" ”
Jordan wanted to punch Zhou Quan in the face.
Zhou Quan pointed to the left side and said, "Preview, I'm going to break through from here, and then jump shot in the left elbow area." Now ready, I'm going to break through. ”
"Falk oil!"
Jordan was so angry that he couldn't help it.
"Haha......"
Zhou Quan's voice was not small, and after the assassins and Jabbar on the sidelines heard it, they laughed directly, and several guys laughed.
"Click, click, click......"
There were many reporters on the sidelines, and the flashing lights flashed at this point, and they vowed not to miss the next scene.
"Quick, Xiao Qi, call Teacher Xu and them."
Zhang Wu, a CCTV reporter at the scene, laughed, and hurriedly took out his mobile phone and stuffed it to his assistant Qi Bin.
Bang Bang, Zhou Quan continued to dribble under his crotch, and when his left hand pulled the ball up from behind, he suddenly began to break through to the left side.
Jordan got the warning, turned very quickly and moved down a step, sticking to Zhou Quan's right front side, under the confrontation, he was knocked back with his upper body, but also blocked Zhou Quan.
The next moment, Zhou Quan once again forcibly broke through.
His center of gravity is lower, and when he broke through just now, he leaned over, and when there was a physical confrontation, his center of gravity was not hit, but only blocked.
So when he broke through this second time, he didn't have to adjust his center of gravity, he was half a beat faster than Jordan, and when Jordan's center of gravity came back, he had already burst through.
"Scotty!"
Jordan's eyes were bloody, and he only expected Pippen, who came from the left wing, to be faster.
Zhou Quan took two steps to the left elbow area, just got rid of Jordan, but Pippen went to the left side, he didn't hesitate, directly closed the ball, and flew diagonally back.
"Leaning back?"
Pippen stepped up, reached for the cover, and hit Zhou Quan's left forearm before he could make a move.
"Tick!"
The referee's whistle blew.
At the same time, Jordan also jumped from the right back to block the block, but Zhou Quan's backward jump direction leaned towards Pippen, and he was a little behind.
"Get in."
In the next moment, Zhou Quan adjusted his wrist slightly in the air, flicked his five fingers, and the basketball flew to the basket.
"Brush!"
The water splashed and the two hits.
"Oh roar!"
2,000 away fans, on the supersonic bench, all cheered.
"Two plus one, that's great!" Xu Jicheng said excitedly.
"I received a call from Qi Bin, just now Zhou Quan said to Jordan that he was going to break through from the left side, and then make a jumper in the left elbow area to get Jordan ready, haha, he did it, he was just playing Jordan, hahaha......" At this time, Zhang Li put down his mobile phone, patted the table and laughed.
"Really?"
Xu Jicheng couldn't believe it, and then laughed too.
On the court, Zhou Quan looked at Jordan and said with a smile: "Flyer, you dare to scold me, we will fight a game off the court, boxing and basketball, golf, baseball, and tennis are up to you." ”
"Humph!"
Jordan ignored it and rushed to the halfway line.
"It's okay to gamble, Texas Hold'em or whatever." Zhou Quan shouted from behind.
"Haha......"
Everyone who heard it laughed, and even Pippen was twitching, wanting to laugh but not daring to laugh.
Jordan turned his head and glared at Zhou Quan fiercely, he knew that this was trash talk that interfered with him, but the anger in his heart just couldn't be suppressed.
"Huh!"
Zhou Quan walked to the free throw line.
"Sisters, jump up."
After the bottom line, Danhill Meghan, the cheerleader of the Bulls, yelled at her teammates.
So, the bull's cheerleaders began their best high leg raises, white swaying thighs, plus two golden shining flowers in each hand, which dazzled Zhou Quan.
The same is true in the audience behind the bottom line, and countless Bulls fans have waved the debris in their hands in an attempt to interfere with Zhou Quan's penalty.
Zhou Quan took the basketball thrown by the referee, began to concentrate, and threw the ball at his own pace.
"Brush!"
The water splashes and the penalty hits.
Zhang Cheng said excitedly: "Congratulations to Zhou Quan, this is his first free throw of this game." It's 56:38 and the SuperSonics lead by 18 points.
Zhou Quan scored the 23rd point of the quarter, just two points away from the all-time record of 25 points, and he will definitely break that record.
Plus, he's now scoring 38 points, breaking Michael Jordan's record for 35 points in a Finals half. ”
"Zhou Quan, another three-point shot directly broke the record of the smiling assassin." Xu Jicheng shouted excitedly.
On the court, Jordan ran to the top of the arc to catch the ball, the glider changed defenses, and tried his best to jump and block, but there was still no cap.
"Get in!"
Jordan stared at the basketball flying towards the basket with an unusually determined look in his eyes.
"Bang!"
Unfortunately, the basket smashed into the basket, then bounced out and was caught by Rodman.
"Damn it!"
Jordan hurriedly turned around and hurried down, because Zhou Quan was already about to get down.
"Ball."
The high glider reached out to Rodman for the ball, but Rodman was blocked by Kukoc and couldn't pass it quickly, so he had to pass it to the glider.
When the glider took the ball and turned around quickly, Zhou Quan had already reached the three-point line on the left wing of the frontcourt.
"Ball!"
With a loud shout, the glider made a long pass, and the ball flew towards Zhou Quan.
Zhou Quan turned around and stretched out his arms, blocking Jordan who was running in front of him, then caught the basketball and turned left to dribble to break through.
Jordan immediately moved sideways downward, but at this moment, Zhou Quan braked sharply, and then took a step back after receiving the dribble, and opened a two-meter distance with Jordan.
"Not good!"
Jordan, who was shaken, was so anxious that his eyes were split, but he didn't have a chance to defend back, so he could only watch Zhou Quan jump shot.
"Step-back jumper!" Zhang Li shouted.
"Three points!" Xu Jicheng shouted at the same time.
"Brush!"
The water splashed and the two hits.
"26 points! 26 points! Zhou Quan broke the record of the smiling assassin, he broke the NBA Finals single quarter individual scoring record! Xu Jicheng shouted excitedly.
"Haha......" Zhang Lili laughed constantly.
"It's broken! It's broken! The Assassin had no regrets, giving Zhou Quan a standing ovation for breaking his record.
Not to mention this one record, as long as Zhou Quan breaks the record on Michael Jordan's head, it can break his ten records, he only regrets that he doesn't have so many records to break.
"Oh roar!"
On the supersonic side, whether it was on the bench, or two thousand fans, as well as Zeng Li, Zhou Quan's friends, they all gave a standing ovation at this time, raising their arms and cheering.
In the face of Zhou Quan, who played a god-level performance, Jordan had a sense of powerlessness, and his self-confidence and morale supported by strong willpower inevitably declined at this time.
At 59:38, the Bulls trailed by 21 points.
"Less than 41 points at halftime. He shot 10-of-11 from the field, 5-of-5 from three-point range, and 1-of-1 from the free-throw line for 26 points in the quarter. As long as Tekken continues this god-like performance, the finals will lose any suspense. On the NBC commentary box, Elgin Baylor sighed.
"The mighty flying man Michael Jordan, but he ran into an invincible iron fist, this is his fate." Robertson said.
Elgin Baylor shook his head and said: "For three years, the Iron Fist King defeated the Flyers for three consecutive years, and completed the three-consecutive crown dynasty on the head of Michael Jordan, which is the perfect record of defeating the previous active first person to reach the top of the league, without any moisture, too gorgeous!" ”
Robertson said with some sadness: "Losing three finals in a row, the flying Jordan can be said to be crushed by the Iron Fist King, and the opponent completed the three-consecutive championship dynasty on the head, for a person like him who is extremely competitive, this is an extremely cruel blow, I just hope he holds on."
With his current competitive form, he is still at the top level, and it is entirely possible that he will remain at the level of a top star until the age of 40, at least a few years before the level of a superstar, and still be very competitive. ”
That's when Elgin Baylor said: "The second quarter is over, 61:40, and the SuperSonics lead by 21 points. Neither the Iron Fist nor Jordan made another shot later. Tekken scored 41 points in the half and had unlimited firepower. Jordan scored 21 points on 8-of-17 shooting. ”
Robertson was very excited after contacting the on-site director: "Although the half-time difference reached 21 points, the game was a bit one-sided, but the game was very exciting, and our ratings just reached the peak of 62.6 million, which can be called a Super Bowl-like sports festival." ”
Elgin Baylor said: "A few years ago, when Jordan won two consecutive championships, the highest ratings for the Finals went from 10 million to 20 million, which is Jordan's influence.
And the birth of the Iron Fist King, the competition between the two super guards, raised the ratings of the finals to 60 million, an incredible height, this is their era. ”
"Yes, incredible ratings, ratings that were completely unimaginable in our time, the league will enter a period of high growth. After next season, new TV contracts come into effect, and the players' salaries will skyrocket. Robertson said with a look of envy.
Elgin Baylor suddenly said: "Oscar, why do you say that the Bulls have such a strong lineup and will lose to the SuperSonics, and lose to the SuperSonics without any suspense?" ”
"No suspense?"
Robertson was stunned, but he immediately thought of the G2 and G3 fights won by the Bulls, which were won when the Iron Fist King was not there, and if the G2 Battle Iron Fist King was not sent off and did not miss the G3 fight, the Bulls really might not be able to win those two games.
He thought for a moment and said: "The supersonic is also the first in the West and the second in the league, no worse than the Bulls." Moreover, the deep supersonic lineup increases the physical consumption of the Bulls' main lineup, so in a comprehensive comparison, the supersonic lineup is actually no worse than the Bulls. But I think there's only one thing that really makes the Bulls lose, the Iron Fist King. ”
Elgin Baylor couldn't help but nod and said, "That's right, Tekken King played a strong and consistent super performance in the Finals series, and that's the key to SuperSonic's victory." ”
Back in the locker room, Jordan sat in a chair with a blank face and seemed to be calm.
No one in the locker room dared to speak, and they were afraid that as soon as he spoke, Jordan would lift the chair under his ass and smash it over.
And the away team's locker room, because the game is not over yet, did not dare to celebrate in advance, but everyone's face was full of excitement that could not be concealed.
"Iron Fist, how are you doing?" As soon as he entered the locker room, George Karl asked.
"I think it's pretty good." Zhou Quan said with a smile.
"That's great!"
George Karl immediately laughed and said, "We're 21 points ahead, so you don't have to rush into the game in the third quarter, let them play a dozen first." ”
"Okay." Zhou Quan nodded.
Barkley is very worried, is he going to the Bulls to play brother basketball, or to go to the supersonic to hug the thigh of the Iron Fist King? Which thigh is thicker?
"Hakim, do you think Michael can get it back?" He asked quietly.
Big Dream glanced back at Barkley in surprise, brother, are you blind, how can Michael get it back in such a state as Iron Fist?
Jo Dumas next to him heard it and kindly suggested: "Flying Pig, this is the era of Iron Fist, there is only one way for you to want the ring, go to him, be his teammate, not an opponent." ”
Barkley sighed: "It's not necessarily who wins today, I believe Michael has the strength to turn the tables." ”
Glancing at the stubborn Barkley, Joe Dumas shook his head slightly, some people can't win the championship, and there is a reason for that.
He felt that Barkley was just thinking too much and didn't put all his mind on basketball, otherwise he wouldn't have had such a bad relationship with Iron Fist because of Jordan.
After the half-time break, the second half begins.
"George, I don't think there's any problem with my fitness at all, let's go up and solve them as soon as possible." Before going on the field, Zhou Quan said.
George observed Zhou Quan for a while, and felt that he was indeed not tired, and he was so far ahead, he was not worried, so he nodded and said, "Then you can watch it yourself, and if you are tired, come down." ”
“OK。”
In this way, Zhou Quan continued to play from the beginning of the third quarter.
In the third quarter, after halftime, Jordan's desire to attack was very strong, frequently running without the ball, completely sparing physical strength, and shooting as many as 15 times in a single quarter.
But Zhou Quan played a strong defensive performance, Jordan only made 6 of 15 shots, 0 of 5 three-point shots, and 3 of 4 free throws, scoring 15 points, shooting only 40%, and also blocked Jordan twice and steal twice.
He didn't attack much himself, shooting 4 of 7 in the third quarter, 1 of 3 three-pointers, and his hand was not as good as in the first half, plus 2 free throws and 2 shots, 11 points in a single quarter.
At the end of the third quarter, at 84:60, the margin widened to 24 points.
(End of chapter)