Next, the two sides continued to fight.
Zhou Quan continued to defend John Dawkins with high intensity, intending to limit his performance and thereby deprive Philadelphia of its organizational function.
He has studied Philadelphia's game data this year. Philadelphia is the worst assist team in the Eastern Conference, averaging only 21.4 assists per game and ranking fourth from last in the Eastern Conference in points per game.
What does this mean? It shows that Philadelphia's organizational skills are low and its offensive efficiency is poor.
The Pistons don't have the Smiling Assassin's offense, and their offensive capabilities are not good. He has to strangle John Dawkins tonight, destroy Philadelphia's organizational functions, reduce its offensive efficiency, and then organize the offense himself to have a chance to win.
In addition, they have a strong rebounder like Barkley, but Philadelphia has no height inside, with the highest height being only 208 centimeters. The team's number of rebounds is also the lowest in the Eastern Conference. This is where the Pistons also have an advantage.
The game continued, because John Dawkins was watched to death by Zhou Quan, Philadelphia lost its own organizer, and the other four could only fight on their own, with low offensive efficiency.
Although Barkley has certain organizational skills, he is not an organizing point guard after all. He cannot bring the whole team together. After getting the ball, he mainly attacks by himself. If he cannot beat it, he will consider passing it out.
After shooting guard Hawkins gets the ball, his first choice is to shoot. Like Barkley, he took a lot of shots today.
At the end of the game, 84:96, the Pistons won by 12 points and achieved a winning streak. They had two wins and seven losses, and were still last in the league.
Zhou Quan played 41 minutes and didn't take many shots. He mainly focused on organization and defense. He made 3 of 7 shots and 6 of 6 free throws. He scored 12 points, 5 rebounds, 8 assists, 3 steals, 1 block, 2 turnovers and 3 fouls.
John Dawkins, who faced him, made 2 of 10 shots and 0 of 3 three-pointers in 38 minutes. He scored 4 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals, 5 turnovers and 1 foul.
Barkley made 11 of 21 shots, 1 of 4 free throws, and scored 23 points.
Hawkins made 5 of 15 shots, 1 of 4 three-pointers, and 2 of 3 free throws, scoring 13 points.
The Pistons sent out 26 assists, while Philadelphia only sent out 17 assists.
The Pistons still have a guarantee of winning, grabbing 49 rebounds. Rodman grabbed 17 alone, Philadelphia only grabbed 39, and Barkley only grabbed 9 rebounds.
"Iron Fist, come to Philadelphia and help me. You are a good fit for our lineup." Before sending Barkley away, Fliggy once again recruited Zhou Quan.
He is very aware of his team's problems and poor organizational skills. Although Zhou Quan has only played 4 games, he has shown very good organizational skills and is very good at defense. Ordinary defenders cannot deal with him. This kind of A heavy point guard is what the team needs.
"Oh, Charles, I don't think it will be easy for you to make it to the playoffs this season!" Zhou Quan changed the subject.
Buckley was indeed fooled and said angrily: "That's impossible. We reached the second round last season, and we will go further this season."
Zhou Quan couldn't help laughing and said: "You have five wins and four losses in the first nine games, and the winning rate is only 55.5%. Your organizational skills are not good, your rebounding is not good, and your offense is not good. I think this winning rate will drop. By the way, what I said before the game efficient."
"I'm leaving. I'll beat you up next time." Buckley turned around and left without any regrets.
At around nine o'clock the next morning, Zhou Quan was making breakfast when his pager suddenly rang.
"Catherine?"
He looked at the pager. There was a phone number and name on it, and he instantly remembered a beautiful and elegant face.
Last August, Catherine came to the United States for vacation and happened to watch one of his ice hockey games in Los Angeles. In that game, he challenged his opponents twice, KOing both of them. This attracted the girl, and he was also attracted to her in the audience.
The two got acquainted after the game, liked each other, and fell in love with each other. No, they fell in love at first sight, and then they got together. They eventually dated for a month, and then Catherine returned to England, and the two ended their short relationship.
Everyone was very busy, and there was a few hours of time difference. After that, we contacted him occasionally, but not much. The number on the pager was not Catherine's original number. It was probably a new contact information, so he could be notified.
He threw down his breakfast and went back to the living room to pick up the mobile phone. As he returned to the dining room, he dialed Catherine's number from the number on the pager.
"Hello..."
"Catherine, it's so nice to hear your voice!" He said immediately when he heard the familiar voice on the other side.
"Humph, Zhou, you haven't contacted me for half a year, and you didn't even notify me when you entered the NBA. Don't you miss me at all?" Catherine snorted.
Zhou Quan sighed and said seriously: "Catherine, I really don't want to call you because I'm afraid I won't forget you."
"Zhou, if you say a few more deceptive words like this, I might believe you. This is how you lied to me last year." Catherine said angrily.
He couldn't help laughing and said: "Okay, beauty, then come to America and punish me."
"To be serious, Zhou, my career is not going well in the UK. I want to make movies, not models or TV series." Catherine said.
"Movies, do you want to come to Hollywood to develop your career? No, no, no, you must not come." He asked.
"Why?" Catherine asked unhappily.
"I'm afraid that if our old relationship rekindles, my other girlfriends will lose their chance. This is very unfair to them." Zhou Quan joked.
Even though she knew it was a lie, Catherine was elated when she heard it, and said with a smile: "Then let it rekindle. Zhou, now that I have booked you, I will let all your other girlfriends go away."
"Okay then, when are you going to come over and pay the deposit?" he asked.
"Next year at the latest, but it could happen anytime."
Catherine added: "Zhou, I know in the UK that you participated in two violent incidents just after you entered the NBA. Is it still the same as when you entered the Bruins?"
Zhou Quan said: "Yes, as a Chinese, I am alone. Whether I am in the Bruins or the Pistons, if I want to gain a foothold, without this pair of fists, it is probably impossible.
No one helped me, no one protected me, so I could only rely on my own fists to fight off those who wanted to bully me. "
Catherine sighed and consoled her: "It's so pitiful. Then just wait for your sister to come and let her protect you, haha..."
"..."
Being teased by a beautiful woman, Zhou Quan had a dark look on his face.
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At noon, Zhou Quan went to the away game with the team and landed in Indiana at 3 p.m.
After settling in the hotel, it was already half past four, and Reggie Miller picked him up from the hotel in his car.
"Iron Fist, you fucked the postman again and broke his ribs with one punch. Are your fists really made of iron? I didn't expect this. I guess no one in the alliance dares to provoke you."
As soon as he got in the car, Miller shouted happily.
"Reggie, do you think I like violence? I was forced to do it, otherwise that guy might turn my head into a rotten watermelon at some point." Zhou Quan said helplessly.
Miller laughed and said: "I heard that you and Isiah Thomas have reconciled. Is it true? That guy is not simple, he is very powerful. If it weren't for injuries, Jordan might not be able to beat him this year. His temper It’s also very big, you beat him badly, can he reconcile easily?”
"It's really a reconciliation." He nodded and smiled.
