God of NBA point guards

Chapter 178

Howard couldn't help admiring: "I have to say, this shot is really beautiful! Iron Fist broke all the Bulls' defense lines with the ball alone, and completed the riding dunk on Carter White. It's so beautiful!"

Winston nodded and said: "Consecutive breakthroughs against Jordan and Pippen, including two consecutive breakthroughs against Jordan, it is certain that Tekken's ability to hold the ball and breakthrough has improved.

If the breakthrough is strengthened, then his ball-holding threat will be stronger. Coupled with his passing ability, the consequences of double-teaming him on the outside will be more serious. "

Howard agrees: "But if he's not double-teaming, he's going to drive with the ball, and his pull-up jumper is close to top-notch.

Once he breaks through, it is necessary to strengthen the supplementary defense against him, and when there are vacancies in other positions, the rotation of the overall defense must be fast.

But fortunately, the Bulls' perimeter defense is the best in the league, and they are known for their fast rotation speed, so they should be able to handle it. "

Bulls attack.

"Let's hit one." Jordan snapped.

He took over the possession of the ball in the backcourt. To attack with the ball, return one on Zhou Quan's body. This is necessary for both individuals and the team.

One ball for one ball, this is the rule, otherwise it is a sign of weakness.

Now he has two consecutive championships plus the halo of the Olympic champion, two top hard honors of FMVP, he is already the signature star of the league, he has become the de facto No.1 active player, No.1 in the league, and his self-confidence is already invincible State, his own competitive level and physical fitness are also in the peak state, he can no longer tolerate any provocations, let alone provocations from his mortal enemy.

"Boom bang bang..."

Advance to the right-wing three-point line, stop, lean over, and make a quick, deft crotch dribble, then suddenly kick into action and blast from the outside.

Zhou Quan reacted very quickly and quickly moved to the side and rear, blocking the opponent's breakthrough in time.

But at this moment, Jordan took a step back, retreated beyond the three-point line, pulled up his figure, and shot a three-pointer.

"Damn it, a fake jump shot, a step-back jump shot!"

Watching Jordan take the shot after one step, he could only curse secretly, it was too late to defend back, and he could only defend with his eyes.

The moment Jordan shot, his eyes were firm to the extreme.

"brush!"

The next moment, the basketball passed through the brush, and a pure white water splash appeared.

"what!"

Huge cheers erupted from the United Center.

"Three-pointer, Michael hit a three-pointer on Iron Fist's head, beautiful!" Rock Howard said excitedly in the ESPN commentary seat.

Larry Winston said with a smile: "With Michael's current competitive state, he can ignore anyone's defense, he can score on anyone's head.

Now he is so strong, as long as he wants, he can get 30+40+ on anyone's head, including Iron Fist. "

On the court, Jordan was very excited after he got it, and sprayed trash talk according to his habit: "Boy, why don't you defend me?"

"Yes, I also wanted to ask you and your teammates, why didn't you defend me?" Zhou Quan retorted.

Jordan's face twitched, bastard, I'll go in and blow you guys on the next ball.

Zhou Quan observed Jordan's expression, and he dared to bet that, based on his understanding of Jordan, the paranoid old bastard in front of him would definitely rush in and blow up their plan.

At this time, Joe Dumars served the ball, he received the ball, bypassed Jordan and accelerated the ball.

The speed is faster, more agile, and the ball feel and ball-handling skills have also improved. Now it is difficult for Jordan to press him in the backcourt like in the Eastern Conference Finals.

Advancing from the right wing to the frontcourt, Jordan sticks to the left side, forcing him to the sideline, but his speed of holding the ball is no slower than that of Jordan, and he does not slow down. He continues to attack the flank, and when Jordan keeps up, he suddenly stops , and then a step-back jumper.

"damn it!"

Jordan's reaction was also very fast, and he stopped immediately, but seeing that Zhou Quan was taking a step-back jumper like him just now, he could only stare blankly, unable to guard against it at all, and could only watch Zhou Quan shoot after one step.

"Go in!"

He got rid of Jordan's defense through an emergency stop, and the 90-level step-back jumper, and it was open, made Zhou Quan's confidence very strong, and his ball flew to the basket.

"brush!"

Splashes appeared and a three-pointer was hit.

"Oh hoo!"

Joe Dumas and others on the field, the assassins and Rodman and others off the field all jumped up and cheered heartily.

In the ESPN commentary booth, Howard was a little surprised: "Oh, in the position where Michael made a three-pointer just now, Iron Fist returned a three-pointer in almost the same way. This is a real response."

Winston shook his head and said, "If Iron Fist wants to confront Michael, I think it's an irrational behavior. His current scoring ability is far from the same level as Michael's."

Howard laughed: "But at least so far, he has made three shots and dunked two of them. His performance is not lost to Michael.

Also, he returned Michael's exactly the same three-pointer, but Michael's counterattack just now did not respond to Iron Fist's dunk just now. "

Winston shook his head and said, "You are being harsh. It depends on the opportunity for the defender to dunk the center forward, but I think Michael can respond by breaking through and scoring."

At this time, Jordan had already arrived in the front court, on the right-wing three-point line, received the ball passed by BJ, and began to play Zhou Quan singles with the ball.

Under Zhou Quan's stimulation, all his attention has been 100% concentrated, his competitive state has been 100% activated, the vigor of his whole body is like a sharp knife, and it will be glaring just by looking at it.

Above the free throw line, Joe Dumars is facing BJ. His position is biased to the right wing, that is, he is ready to help defend Jordan.

"It must be protruding from the outside."

Because Joe Dumars was watching in the middle, Zhou Quan judged that Jordan's breakthrough direction was on the right side.

This is not a prediction. This is a reading of the offensive tactics of the offensive team based on one's own defensive formation. It is an understanding of techniques and tactics.

Although his game experience is only level 89, his technical and tactical ability has reached level 94.

"There is Joe Dumars on the left, so you can't go over there." At this moment, Jordan also made a decision.

When facing Joe Dumars before last season, he used the most tentative steps, and then rushed in from the left side, which worked very well.

He likes to drive closer to the middle because he is most accurate on pull-up jumpers from the free throw line and left and right elbows, which are his main scoring points.

Because there was no Iron Fist at that time, although the Assassin's defense was good, it was not as good as the Iron Fist, let alone Joe Dumars, and there was no best defensive lineup, so the Assassin's supplementary defense could not form an effective second line against him. line of defense.

But now it's different. The Pistons' back line is composed of two defensive giants, Iron Fist and Joe Dumars. Can break from the outside and avoid Joe Dumars' second line of defense.

The next moment, he suddenly grabbed the ball with one hand and raised it upwards. He closed his left hand and made preparations for a jump shot.

But Zhou Quan was not fooled, he believed that Jordan would make a breakthrough, even if Jordan really voted, he also recognized it, anyway, half and half.

The next moment, Jordan withdrew his right hand, bent down, took a step with his right foot, and began to dribble and break through from the outside.

"squeak!"

Zhou Quan retreated half a beat ahead, and blocked Jordan again.

At the same time, Joe Dumars left BJ, jumped to Jordan's side in two steps, completed the double-team, and forced Jordan to turn around to protect the ball.

"Oh, double-teamed!" Howard exclaimed.

In the next moment, Jordan, who turned around to protect the ball, did not panic. He immediately joined the ball and turned around again at the same time, preparing for a fallback jumper.

But just as he was turning around, Zhou Quan stepped up to fight decisively, grabbed his feet forward, and squeezed his body forward.

"Humph!"

Jordan was unafraid. Although his center of gravity was unstable, he still forcibly completed the movement of turning around and taking off, and even borrowed Zhou Quan's strength.

Moreover, the direction of his backward jump also intentionally avoided Joe Dumars' block.

In the past two years, his physical fitness has really exploded. In a double-team, with his center of gravity affected, he still forcibly adjusted his posture in the air. to the basket.

Zhou Quan and Joe Dumars took off from the front and the wing to block the block respectively, but still did not touch the ball.

"boom!"

The basketball missed a bit, hit the ball, and was caught by Sekali.

"Oh!"

In the United Center, countless voices of annoyance sounded.

Jordan also gritted his teeth with hatred, he had already achieved the ultimate in this shot, and he was absolutely confident that he could hit it, but he missed it?

In the ESPN commentary booth, Winston said with great regret: "It's a pity, under the double-teaming of the two defensive giants, if the ball hits, Michael's self-confidence will definitely explode today, and it will be a god-blocked kill at that time." God, the state of blocking and killing demons."

Howard nodded and said: "To be honest, the goal was not scored, it was purely a matter of touch. Iron Fist and Joe Dumars' double-team defense did not have much effect on Michael."

"Yes."

Winston nodded approvingly.

In the two commentators touting Jordan, the game continued.

Zhou Quan and Jordan also continued to fight on both ends of the offense and defense. The two sides fought a big offensive and defensive battle on the outside, but the two devoted at least [-]% of their energy to defending each other.

Zhou Quan plus Jordan, Pippen plus Joe Dumars, the four defensive giants on the perimeter fought together, presenting a very exciting defensive battle to fans across the United States.

After Jordan missed the shot, he was frequently double-teamed by Zhou Quan and Joe Dumars, and he never played an explosive touch.

But under the full defense of him and Pippen, Zhou Quan's offense was not efficient.

However, Zhou Quan is not a shooting guard, he is a point guard. He can't play offensively, but he still passes the ball. Jordan and Pippen teamed up and couldn't lock his passing.

Rodman was unable to play due to injury, and the other four players on the field could all score, including Joe Dumars' outside jumper, Ulrich's cut basket, Sekaly's mid-range shot, and Mills His low-post offense and mid-range shots, from beyond the three-point line to the basket, the Pistons have an offense. His passing power is very powerful. Once he double-teams him, his passing may be fatal.

In the 7th minute of the final quarter, 90:82, the Pistons had already led by 8 points, and the Bulls called the second timeout of this quarter.

In the ESPN commentary booth, Winston said: "The two teams are somewhat similar now. They are both at the top of the league in perimeter defense, and their interior strength is average."

Howard said: "Obviously, the Pistons have better offensive ability inside than the Bulls, which is why the Bulls are behind.

If the Bulls want to win, Jordan must play more efficiently. He must break through the blockade of Iron Fist and Joe Dumars, play sharper offense and lethality, and increase his shooting percentage. "

Winston had no choice but to nod and said: "Michael couldn't get in today, Iron Fist and Joe Dumars teamed up to lock down the outside line. With their joint efforts, the outside line defense is really strong.

But Michael and Pippen also locked down the Pistons' outside offense, so you're right, they had a better inside offense than the Bulls today, and thus lead the Bulls. "

霍华德说道：“现在乔丹24投10中，命中率41.7%，三分球4投2中，反而高于两分球，10个进球中只有两球是上篮得分，5罚5中，共得27分6篮板6助攻1抢断3失误3犯规。

Among the 24 shots, he was double-teamed 13 times, hit 5 goals, and the hit rate was 38.5%. He took 11 shots under Iron Fist's single defense, hit 5 goals, and the hit rate was 45.5%. "

Winston said: "Judging from this data, the impact of double-teaming on Michael is not too great, only 7 percentage points lower. His efficiency is low today. It is really just a matter of touch."

Howard opened his mouth. Jordan's hand feel is indeed a problem, but it's already seven percentage points. Hasn't the double-teaming affected it?
But what the commentator said, it is a fact that the Bulls are behind. Except for Jordan, the morale of everyone else is a bit low. After all, it is only a regular season, and it is not time to desperately.

After the timeout, Phil Jackson didn't come up with an effective solution. Everyone just defended outside and then attacked inside. The Pistons' inside offense was better than the Bulls', and Sekali's rebounding was not a disadvantage.

Moreover, under Zhou Quan's organization and passing, Sekali, who is good at jump shots, played with higher efficiency than when he was in the Heat. He and Ulrich, who is good at cutting inside dunks, played pick-and-roll cooperation and complemented each other.

Zhou Quan just told them a word, Sekali came out to do the pick-and-roll, and then waited outside the paint for the pass, Ulrich cut in, as long as he got an open spot, his pass would definitely arrive.

In the end, the Pistons defeated the mighty Bulls 98:88 when Jordan did not play enough offensive efficiency.

Zhou Quan made 17 of 8 shots, 47%. In the first quarter, he dunked twice in a row, added a three-pointer, and scored three goals in a row. With Jordan's full defense and pinching, his efficiency was not high, and he made 14 of 5 shots. Among them, the hit rate is only 35.7%.

加上三分球2投1中，4罚4中，全场44分钟，轰下21分5篮板14助攻3抢断3失误4犯规的数据。

"Old boy, I said it before the game, and what you say doesn't count. Now I have proved it with facts." After the game, Zhou Quan shouted at Jordan.

Jordan stared at Zhou Quan firmly, without saying anything, turned and walked towards the player tunnel.

Zhou Quan knew Jordan's character, and their next match would definitely be more intense, but he had already made mental preparations.

Jordan said that he would suppress him in the Eastern Conference and make him unable to get ahead in his entire career. This is delusional.

In the ESPN commentary booth, Howard said: "Today Ulrich scored 16 points, Sekali scored 15 points, Joe Dumars scored 18 points, Mills scored 12 points, plus Iron Fist's 21 points, the top five starters Teamed up for 82 points, nine players in rotation, 16 off the bench."

Winston continued: "For the Bulls, Jordan scored 31 points, Pippen scored 19 points, Carter White scored 2 points, Grant scored 13 points, and BJ only scored 5 points. .

The bench score is about the same, we compare the main lineup, the Bulls scored 55 points from the outside, only 15 points from the inside, and the Pistons scored 55 points and 27 points respectively.

In other words, the main lineups of both sides scored the same outside, but inside, the Pistons had 12 more points than the Bulls, and the Bulls lost by 10 points in the end. "

Howard said: "Although Michael scored a game-high 31 points, his efficiency was not high enough, which is one of the important reasons why the Bulls lost.

Judging from today's game, the strength of the Pistons has been greatly reflected. If Rodman returns, the Pistons will have an advantage in rebounding, so the Bulls should be careful. "

On the sidelines, Zhou Quan was being interviewed by ESPN.

"Tekken, what is your deepest experience about this game?" the reporter asked.

"Our strength is very strong, we have the strength and opportunity to beat the Bulls." He said firmly.

"Michael..."

On the way back to the locker room, Phil Jackson quickened his pace to catch up with Jordan, and said, "Tonight you are a little impulsive, too obsessed with competing with Iron Fist, we didn't achieve tactical effects, and you didn't rely on tactics to achieve high efficiency." Attack, that's the main reason for losing, you understand that?"

Jordan stopped suddenly, and Phil Jackson stopped too. The two stared at each other in the dark corridor, and neither of them spoke.

Jordan is the soul and master of this team, but after two consecutive championships, Phil Jackson's status in the Bulls has also rapidly improved, and his words have gained a lot of weight. Facing Jordan's gaze, he did not show weakness.

Pippen and the others behind also stopped, not daring to come up, and the corridor where there were still footsteps just now quickly fell silent.

"clear."

Jordan finally uttered two words, which relaxed the atmosphere in the corridor, and then he turned around and continued walking forward.

Phil Jackson breathed a sigh of relief and motioned for Pippen and others to follow.

Soon after, Zhou Quan and Joe Dumas went to the press conference.

On the other hand, the Bulls' press conference has also begun.

"Michael, do you think the Pistons are in the first tier or the second tier?"

The first reporter to be flopped was a reporter from the New York Times, who asked a question that everyone was very interested in.

Jordan felt uncomfortable when he heard the name of the Pistons. After pondering for a while, he said: "First gear."

He's not stupid, if he talks about the second gear, isn't that belittling himself in disguise?

The league's No.1 Michael Jordan personally admitted that the Pistons have the strength of a first-tier team, and the media immediately followed up.

Under the hype of the media the next day, the Pistons officially became the fifth first-tier team in the league, which is a championship-level team.

By this time, the Pistons had returned to Detroit.

They rushed back overnight after playing the Bulls last night, because they will fight against the Heat tonight, starting the second consecutive back-to-back.

Although it was back to back, the Pistons still defeated their opponents with absolute strength and won four consecutive victories in the first week.

(End of this chapter)