Back in the locker room, Zhou Quan asked the assistant coach for a schedule to see who his opponents would be in the next ten games.
In addition to the Philadelphia Digital Team, the Pacers, Knicks, and Hawks each have two games, and the SuperSonics, Cavaliers, and Rockets have one game each.
He is a little worried. The performance of these teams is better than the current Pistons. The Pacers, Knicks, Digital Team, SuperSonics, Cavaliers, and Rockets are all strong teams, and their guards are all strong opponents.
At 7:30, both sides announced the starting lineup.
Philadelphia: Charles Shackelford, Barkley, Almon Gilliam, Jose Hawkins, John Dawkins
Pistons: John Salley, Orlando Ulrich, Dennis Rodman, Joe Dumars, Zhou Quan.
At eight o'clock, the game begins and Philadelphia attacks.
Zhou Quan faced John Dawkins, the No. 10 pick in the first round of 1986. He was the same height as him, 75 kilograms, and lighter than Stockton.
He was seriously injured last season and only played four games. Last season, he averaged 14.3 points, 7.4 assists, 3 rebounds, 1.5 steals, and 2.6 turnovers. He shot 48.9% from the field and 33.3% from three-point range. He averaged 0.8 three-pointers per game and assisted and turned over turnovers. Ratio of 2.85, close to the level of an excellent point guard.
After crossing the center line, he rushed forward, spreading his long arms and waving continuously, like a strong big spider, blocking the front of John Dawkins.
Philadelphia shooting guard Jose Hawkins immediately responded, took the ball, pulled it outside the right three-point line, and shot a three-pointer directly over Joe Dumars' head.
Joe Dumars knew that Hawkins' three-point shooting percentage this season was close to 40%, so he did not dare to be careless and jumped up to block the shot in time.
"boom!"
The ball was short and bounced off the basket.
"mine."
Rodman, a rebounding maniac, predicted in time, moved the block first, and grabbed the rebound over Barkley's head.
Zhou Quan received the ball from the outside and immediately turned around and took the ball down quickly.
John Dawkins was faster and ran ahead to try to block him, but Zhou Quan made a small change of direction and directly knocked the former away.
"Oh ho!"
A cheer erupted from the Palace of Auburn Hills.
"That's it, charge like a tank and knock him away!"
roared the bearded commentator John Rowes excitedly.
Zhou Quan reached the top of the arc with the ball, made an emergency stop, and Jose Hawkins, who was returning to defense, could only leave Joe Dumars to cover.
At this time, Joe Dumas rushed into the penalty area from the left wing and extended his hands to Zhou Quan. The latter did not hesitate and made a free throw with one hand.
"boom!"
The next moment, with an alley-oop dunk, Philadelphia's basket was exploded, and the Palace of Auburn Hills burst into cheers.
In the ABC commentary box, Landis Opp laughed and said: "The difference in strength between the two point guards is too big. An excellent point guard like Stockton can't deal with Iron Fist. John Dawkins will be in trouble today. "
Lewis Williams nodded and said: "In the history of the league, there has never been a point guard with the tonnage and strength of Iron Fist. He is similar to Magic in that he has his own unique advantages at the one position."
Op laughed and said: "Speaking of the magician, he is really unlucky. I want to bless him and hope that he can recover."
"Yes, bless him."
Williams smiled and said: "Talking back to the game, Barkley didn't steal Rodman's rebound just now. In fact, he is also a strong rebounder."
Opp immediately opened a stack of prepared information, looked at it and said: "They have played against each other 21 times since the 1986/87 season, and Barkley has always had the better rebounding.
However, after Rodman entered the main lineup last season and his playing time increased, his rebounds surpassed Barkley's. This season, Rodman averaged 16 rebounds per game and is very capable.
But this does not mean that Rodman's rebounding ability is necessarily better than Barkley's, because he is mainly responsible for rebounding and defense, while Barkley's energy is more dispersed and he does more. "
On the court, a few more rounds went on, and at 2:8, the Pistons took the lead at home, and Philadelphia called a timeout.
Head coach Jim Linham knew exactly what the problem was. His point guard was restricted and the ball was in the hands of shooting guard Hawkins. The team was unable to organize an offense. Today, Hawkins' touch was not very good. 0-for-2. There were also offensive rebounds, not one was grabbed, which was also a problem.
"Charles, it's up to you to control the ball now. In addition, we need to strengthen our offensive rebounds and protect our backcourt rebounds," he ordered.
The timeout ends and the game resumes.
Philadelphia attacked. As soon as John Dawkins arrived in the frontcourt, Barkley immediately came out to respond. He caught the ball outside the left three-point line, used the pick-and-roll to get rid of Ulrich, entered the wing, and began to single out Rodman, who was changing defense.
His big ass arched and arched, slowly approaching the paint area.
Rodman only weighed 100 kilograms, but he was very capable of defending. He could also withstand a center that was 20 kilograms heavier than him. However, the flying pig's big butt was too powerful. Although he tried hard to defend, he still couldn't bear it.
"brush!"
After getting close to the paint area, Barkley turned over and made a jump shot.
4:8, Pistons attack.
Zhou Quan came to the frontcourt and pulled directly to the left low post. He is right-handed and is more suitable for singles here.
In the past, Jordan also played singles on the left wing, because on the left wing, he could face the upper side and observe the situation in time when there was a double team. If he played singles on the right wing, his field of vision would be affected.
He had succeeded once just now. As soon as he reached the low post this time, Philadelphia stopped and immediately double-teamed him. Barkley jumped out and double-teamed him in front.
Zhou Quan saw the situation and when Barkley's big hand reached out, he suddenly turned downwards, slid down, forced Dawkins away, dribbled toward the penalty area, and got into the crowd.
In his field of vision, several gaps were clearly visible before his eyes.
He saw a flash of red and white, the colors of the Pistons' jerseys, suddenly appear behind the gap between Almon Gilliam and Charles Shackelford.
With a foot and a half of space between that teammate and the two defenders in front of him, there's plenty of room to pass the ball.
"boom!"
The moment the ball was pulled up, he turned around, with his back to Gilliam, and then pushed with his backhand. The basketball hit the floor against his crotch, rebounded, and disappeared behind Gilliam's butt.
Ulrich, who was blocked by two inside defenders, suddenly felt something hit his eyes from below and hit his lower abdomen. He looked, ball?
The reaction was a little slow. He put his hands together and couldn't hold the ball firmly in the first shot. The ball hit Gilliam's back and bounced. He got the ball in the second shot. Then he quickly took off, made a small throw, and hit a goal. .
James Jim and Shackleford in front suddenly saw the ball go in and were instantly confused. Is there a second basketball on the court?
But when they looked at Zhou Quan again, they only saw an empty-handed Zhou Quan.
At this time, the Palace of Auburn Hills also reacted and gave out warm applause and cheers.
"Wonderful pass! Incredible pass! Iron Fist burst into the crowd and sent another wonderful pass." Bearded John Lowes roared excitedly.
"Last time we played against the Bulls, he gave John Salley exactly the same pass." The bespectacled man, Lundgren Lance, laughed.
The bearded man smiled and said: "Haha, look at those two guys in Philadelphia. They are still sleepwalking. How did the ball disappear in front of them? If someone is doing a good job, tell them quickly."
