47:51, supersonic attack.

The narrow penalty area is crowded with Ben Wallace and Campbell, O'Neal, and Robert Horry.

But when Zhou Quan entered it, he was like a fish in water, and the crowded environment could not form an obstacle to his incomparably strong and not thin body, but there were gaps everywhere that could be passed, and under his full-level panoramic vision and full-level preview vision, his movement speed was very flexible and fast.

Kobe Bryant followed Zhou Quan into the penalty area, lost his way after a few changes of direction, and collided with O'Neal and other four people in a row, and then fell into a sea of people and was completely thrown off.

Zhou Quan entered the box from the right wing, came out from the right end of the free throw line, received the ball in the right elbow area and hit a jumper again.

"The off-the-ball movement in the penalty area is truly breathtaking!" Yu Jia said excitedly.

"Now you can see Zhou Quan's ability to play without the ball, right? It is estimated that Kobe Bryant is a little confused now. Zhang Li said with a smile.

"I've seen it, I've seen it." Yu Jia nodded repeatedly.

As Zhang Reasonable said, Kobe Bryant was indeed a little confused, Phil Jackson called a timeout, and when he got off the court, he glanced back at Zhou Quan behind him and asked: "Iron Fist King, when did you practice so well without the ball?" ”

Zhou Quan smiled: "Young man, ten years ago, I should have played like this when you were just in high school, when I played against Jordan in the playoffs. ”

Back on the bench, Bryant stared at Phil Jackson and asked, "Phil, why didn't the coaching staff provide information about the Iron Fist King playing without the ball?" You're the head coach of the Bulls, so you should know how good he is without the ball. ”

Phil Jackson said with some embarrassment: "The Iron Fist rarely plays without the ball, and he rarely plays without the ball during the Pistons period, when the Bulls met the Pistons in the playoffs, the smiling assassin played off the bench, and when he was sometimes on the same court with the Iron Fist King, the Iron Fist King would occasionally play without the ball, and it was not for a long time."

There is no smiling assassin in the supersonics, and I really didn't expect the Iron Fist King to play the second position, he has always been the main controller of the big core in the supersonics, and has never tried the second position, not a minute for so many years. ”

Kobe Bryant snorted and didn't ask again.

Phil Jackson added: "The Iron Fist King's off-ball strength lies in his running position in the penalty area, he seems to have eight eyes, he can see any gap that can be passed at the first time, and even the movement of players on both sides is within his prediction, which is very difficult, Jordan couldn't keep up with his movement in the penalty area back then." ”

"So what do we do?" Just saw the hope of winning, Kobe Bryant was unwilling to be authentic.

"You can only change the guard."

Phil Jackson said to O'Neal and Horry: "Whoever has the chance, you can try to block the Iron Fist in the box, this is our home field, don't worry about the whistle." If it is not blocked, you can switch defenses to buy time for Kobe. ”

He also said to Lynch Hunt: "Lynch, you have to limit Arenas, especially his passing, to buy Kobe a little time, just a second, even half a second." ”

Lynch Hunt said with an embarrassed face: "Coach, Arenas is at the top of the arc, I have my back to the penalty area, I can't see the running position of the Iron Fist King at all, I don't know which direction he will come out, and I can't accurately lock Arenas's passing angle." ”

"Do your best."

Phil Jackson didn't have a better way, he said to Kobe: "On the offensive end, Kobe Bryant, after you hold the ball to attract the Iron Fist King's defense, pass the ball to Robert."

Remember, be sure to draw the Iron Fist defense and don't give him a chance to defend Robert. Be cautious when passing the ball and be sure to avoid him. ”

"I see." Kobe nodded.

The timeout ends, and the Lakers attack.

O'Neal was not as fit as he had been in the first half, but he still struggled to get into the box, and forced his way in the middle when he was caught by a double.

Campbell tried to go around the front and was pushed away by O'Neal's right hand, who got a catch-and-catch position under the basket, butted Ben Wallace behind him, and raised the ball high with his left hand.

Bryant held the ball on the right flank, attracted Zhou Quan's defense, and immediately passed the ball to Horry who ran low from the right wing to the bottom right corner with a ground pass.

"Brush!"

When Horry received the ball, Zhou Quan had no chance to make up for it, and he calmly made a jumper and hit a long two points.

At 49:53, the Lakers still led by 4 points.

"The Lakers also played very well on these two offenses, the tactics played out, and Kobe Bryant and Robert Horry also had good shooting touches." Zhang said reasonably.

"Director Zhang, if you continue to fight like this, when you reach the end of the game, O'Neal's physical fitness should not be able to keep up, and the supersonic should have a chance, right?" Yu Jia said.

"Theoretically, O'Neal is very hard tonight, most of the offense does not hesitate to enter the basket position, the physical consumption is so great that he should not be able to hold out in the final quarter, as long as Zhou Quan bites the score, there is hope in the final quarter." Zhang reasonably speculated.

Zhou Quan still runs without the ball in the penalty area, and the penalty area full of obstacles for others is a road to him on the road.

O'Neill and Robert Horry tried to block him, but his change of direction was completely irregular, and there was no chance to block him.

Bryant missed again, and Zhou Quan changed direction and ran past Campbell's side, ran from the free throw line to the high post, and stood next to Lynch Hunt to make a block for Arenas.

Arenas' desire to attack was very strong, and when he saw the Iron Fist King running up, his first reaction was to shoot himself.

After Zhou Quan blocked the defender, he immediately dribbled and moved sideways for a step, and then made a three-point shot.

"Brush!"

The moment the ball was scored, a splash appeared.

"Beautiful! Rookie Arenas didn't get any flirtatious and hit an open three-pointer at the top of the right arc. Zhang said happily.

At 52:53, the SuperSonics were still one point behind, and the Lakers attacked.

This time, Robert Horry and Kobe Bryant played a pick-and-roll strategy on the right wing three-point line, and they didn't play the last tactic, the offensive tactics and offensive techniques were too monotonous, and it was easy for the opponent to see through the repeated use of a tactic.

Kobe Bryant broke through with a pick-and-roll, and Horry did not stay at the three-point line, but ran to the bottom right corner.

Kobe Bryant suddenly distributed the ball to Horry when Zhou Quan caught up, Campbell's ability to move was not as good as Horry, and he fell behind, Horry ran out of a small space and jumped to catch the ball in the right blocking area.

"Squeak! Chirping! ”

Zhou Quan turned around and pounced on Horry, and after two steps, he jumped up, hit with precision, and pointed at the basketball he had just shot with his left hand.

"Smack!"

The basketball was lifted high and flew to Campbell's position under the control of Zhou Quan's power, and then he himself flew off the court from Horry's side.

"Beautiful!"

"Big hat!"

Yu Jia and Zhang Li shouted excitedly at the same time.

Campbell took a look at the high post after receiving the ball, and Arenas was already starting to get off the hook and hurriedly passed it.

After Arenas received the ball, Lynch Hunter in front immediately came up to press, Kobe Bryant also chased up from behind, and then Zhou Quan asked for the ball on the left sideline, and he hurriedly passed it.

Kobe Bryant saw it and hurriedly ran to Zhou Quan, but where was it too late?

After receiving the ball, Zhou Quan took three steps across the halfway line and went to the basket, getting faster and faster.

Kobe Bryant couldn't keep up, Lynch Hunt returned from the middle, and when Zhou Quan hit the left elbow area, he returned to the penalty area.

After entering the paint area, Zhou Quan grabbed the ball with his left hand and jumped up, Lynch Hunt pounced on it, and directly hugged his arms and pulled Zhou Quan down, and Zhou Quan picked the ball to the basket with his left hand before landing.

"Tick!"

"Bang dang!"

The whistle blew, and then the basketball smashed on top of the basket, jumped and fell into the basket.

"Two plus one, beautiful!" Yu Jia said excitedly.

"54:53, finally a point over. By the way, Zhou Quan's big hat just now is the most beautiful, controlling the blocking power to the extreme, and even controlling the direction of the ball, so that Campbell can grab the ball. Zhang Li smiled happily.

Zhou then hit a free throw to make it 55:53, giving the SuperSonics a two-point lead.

In the next game in the third quarter, the scores of the two sides are still very entangled, the Lakers can't prevent Zhou Quan's no-ball play, but the SuperSonics don't have much to do with O'Neal, Ben Wallace has too many fouls, the defensive intensity has decreased, and Horry's vacancy can shoot from time to time, and the SuperSonics can't completely pull away the score.

After the third quarter, 71:69, the SuperSonics led by 2 points.

Zhang said: "On the Lakers side, O'Neal scored the most points, with 35 points, followed by Robert Horry, with 19 points, and he got a lot of empty spots.

Bryant didn't score in the first half, scored 2 points on 1-of-3 shooting in the third quarter, and the offense was not good, but he had already handed out 6 assists tonight, and his performance was not bad. It's just that he limited Zhou Quan in the first half, but in the third quarter, he couldn't prevent Zhou Quan's off-ball play. ”

Yu Jia continued: "The Iron Fist King scored 22 points in the third quarter, and he has already scored 45 points, because the efficiency of the off-ball play in the third quarter is too high, and the offensive efficiency has caught up with O'Neal, and his scoring and offensive efficiency are the only guarantee that the supersonic can still lead." ”

Zhang Li nodded and said: "45 points, 4 rebounds, 8 assists, 4 steals, 2 blocks, 3 turnovers and 2 fouls." At the home of the Lakers, their defensive action is very large, and the supersonic outside shots have been affected, coupled with the meat shield tactics, there are not many outside vacancies, so there are not many assists.

In addition, Kobe's impact on Zhou Quan not only reduced his offensive efficiency, but also affected his passing, and at the same time caused Zhou Quan's three mistakes, Kobe's defense at home is very strong, if Zhou Quan didn't change to play without the ball, Kobe really prevented Zhou Quan today. ”

Yu Jia continued: "In addition, when Kobe Bryant was holding the ball today, he was broken three times by the Iron Fist King and hatted once. ”

Zhang Li nodded and said: "But Kobe's performance with the ball is already very good." His ball-holding can attract Zhou Quan's defense and affect Zhou Quan's defense of Horry, who scored 19 points in the third quarter and shot 51.5%, and Kobe Bryant contributed.

So, the SuperSonics can still lead in this situation, and it is a very important decision for Zhou Quan to play without the ball in the third quarter, and if he continues to play point guard and is pestered by Kobe, the situation will definitely continue to favor the Lakers. ”

Yu Jia sighed at this time: "At 71:69, the Iron Fist King scored 45 points alone, almost carrying the team forward. ”

Zhang Li nodded and said: "The Lakers' defense is too hard, other people's shots have been affected, and the offensive ability of the interior is too poor, so I can only rely on him at critical moments."

The situation of the Lakers is actually similar, O'Neal alone is half the score, but Robert Horry is empty, and he takes the place of Kobe Bryant's second scoring point, which greatly relieves O'Neal's scoring pressure. ”

At this point, the end of the quarter began, and the Lakers attacked.

"O'Neal's movement was noticeably slower, and the fact that Jerome James and Ben Wallace couldn't get into the basket suggests that he was out of shape." Kenny Smith said.

"And Kobe and Horry." Barkley is not confident.

On the field, in the bottom right corner, Horry received the ball in a small vacancy, and did not dare to shoot under Zhou Quan's supplemental defense, and passed back to Kobe, but Zhou Quan also blocked the straight passing route of Horry and Kobe Bryant while making up the defense, and he could only hang the ball, which gave Zhou Quan time to return to Kobe.

Kobe Bryant received the ball, and after Zhou Quan had already pounced two steps, he did not hesitate and jumped blatantly on the three-point line.

In the next moment, when Kobe Bryant made a move, Zhou Quan flew up one step away, and his big hand was volleyed in the air.

"Bu!"

The middle finger hits the bottom of the basketball, and the shooting arc is changed.

"Ball!"

Zhou Quan immediately shouted to remind Big Ben of them.

Big Ben moved quickly, stuck in advance and stuck O'Neal, Campbell received Kobe's "pass", and then immediately passed it to Zhou Quan.

"Another cap! The Iron Fist King is one defense and two on the outside, and the defense is too strong! Yu Jia shouted in high spirits.

"Defensively, it's all in." Zhang said excitedly.

With two minutes left in the final quarter, at 91:86, the SuperSonics led by five points, and the Lakers' possession called a timeout.

(End of chapter)