When they arrived at a high-end restaurant, the two sat down and continued chatting.
Reggie Miller introduced a lot of NBA things to Zhou Quan, including some anecdotes, and talked about the past of the Bad Boys and Jordan.
"Iron Fist, when you join the Pistons, you inherit the feud between the Bad Boys and Jordan, so as long as you perform well, you will definitely become Jordan's target. That rotten brat is very petty and very vindictive. You have to do this. Be careful," Miller warned.
"My strength is not good yet, far from it, and I will not be his target. Isiah will come back in a while, and Jordan's target is still him."
"Of course, you are barely a second-rate point guard."
Miller nodded and sighed: "Now in the entire league, the only ones who are qualified to make Jordan fear and hate are the Smiling Assassins. The only ones who have made him suffer are the Bad Boys."
The two chatted for a while, and Miller suddenly mentioned Zhou Quan's passing and said: "Tie Fist, in these few games of yours, I found that you like to get into the paint and look for passing opportunities in the crowd.
But your breakthrough speed is actually not very fast, and the opponent can easily double-team the paint area. I've watched a few of your games, and almost every time you go in, you're double-teamed. "
Zhou Quan nodded and said: "My breakthrough speed is indeed not fast. Breaking in, although it compresses the opponent's defense and the paint area will be crowded, but at the same time I also attract their defense, which will allow teammates close to the basket to get Chances are, after they get my pass, their shooting percentage will be higher.
You know, none of our team's inside players can hold the ball and attack, and their finishing ability is also limited. If I hand the ball to them outside and let them attack independently, the efficiency will be relatively low.
In fact, every time I burst in, I usually don't go too deep and don't go to the basket. I just go to the free throw line or a little below, leaving some space for my teammates. "
Miller nodded, shook his head and said: "When passing the ball in a crowd, the turnover rate is actually very high. It is easy to lose the ball and make mistakes in passing and receiving."
Having said this, he smiled again and said: "But I found that your turnover rate when passing the ball in a crowd is relatively low, which shows that you are really good at passing the ball like that, your vision is very good, and you are also good at controlling the ball. The ability to combine the ball into one is very strong.
Dare to rush in, you are good at playing tough battles, you are also very imaginative in passing, and you have good creativity. "
"Generally, my assist-to-turnover ratio is not very good, and I still make a lot of mistakes. By the way, Reggie, how is your team's situation today?"
Zhou Quan did not talk much about his own affairs, because his current strength is still weak, especially his lack of prediction ability. He can only pass the ball to positions within sight, which means that his ability to pass the ball without looking at people is relatively weak. Reggie Miller's Pacers and Pistons are both in the Eastern Central Zone and are major competitors. Miller cannot be too aware of his strength.
There are currently 27 teams in the league, 14 in the East and 13 in the West, each divided into two major divisions. The East has the Central and Atlantic Divisions, while the Pistons, Bulls, Pacers, Cavaliers, Bucks, Hawks, and Hornets belong to the Central Division.
In other words, the Pistons have to play four games with the Pacers every season, so Miller cannot be allowed to find out all of his past.
The senior just said that after studying all his games, he must have regarded the Pistons as his opponents.
Miller shook his head and said: "You have 2 wins and 7 losses. We are not much better than you. 3 wins and 7 losses is half a game."
"It's a tough situation!" Zhou Quan said with a smile.
Miller said with a wry smile: "We currently rank first in points per game in the Eastern Conference and third in the league, with 112.2 points, which is higher than the Bulls, who only have 109.9 points.
But our points per game average is second in the Eastern Conference and third in the league, with a whopping 110.3 points. Our defense wasn't good.
Iron Fist, I really want to get you here, Mitchell Williams' defense is not as good as yours. "
Zhou Quan smiled and said: "I have noticed that your offense is really good, averaging 29.2 assists per game, first in the Eastern Conference and first in the league. The average field goal percentage per game is 49%, second only to the Bulls' 50.8%. .”
"If you can't defend well, you'll have to kneel down in the playoffs." Miller shook his head.
After dinner, Miller and Zhou Quan went to the Pacers' home arena together.
It was six o'clock by this time, and the Pistons had already arrived at the arena. After he joined the team, he began to prepare for the game.
At 7:30, both sides announced the starting lineup.
Pistons: John Salley, Orlando Ulrich, Dennis Rodman, Joe Dumars, Zhou Quan.
Pacers: Rick Schmitz, Dale Davis, Chuck Person, Reggie Miller, Mitchell Williams
At eight o'clock, the game officially begins.
John Salley's height of 211 centimeters was not enough in front of Rick Schmitz, who was 224 centimeters tall. The Pacers won the jump ball.
Zhou Quan was very cautious against Mitchell Williams.
He knew this opponent in detail. He was the same height as him and weighed 79 kilograms. He was selected by the Pistons with the 23rd pick in the second round of 1988. He was seriously injured in his rookie season and was traded the following year.
He was traded to the Pacers last season and became the starter in the second half of the season, averaging only 24 minutes per game and averaging 11 points and 4.8 assists.
The key is that with such little playing time, he can still average 2.1 steals per game.
This season he averaged 35 minutes per game, 15 points, 8.2 assists, 2.9 assists and 3 turnovers. He is qualified to compete for the steals title. His assist-to-turnover ratio of 2.7 is also close to an excellent level, and his passing is very stable.
Williams is a breakthrough point guard. He has no three-pointers. As soon as he reaches the frontcourt, he immediately bypasses Zhou Quan and breaks through with the ball from the right wing.
Zhou Quan quickly followed up, blocked the opponent's left side, directly confronted him, and used his body to push the opponent outward.
Williams almost made a mistake and had to turn right and get back to the three-point line. The first breakthrough failed.
At this time, power forward Dell Davis, Zhou Quan's draft pick of the same year and the No. 13 pick in the first round, ran out and set a pick-and-roll for Williams.
Williams used the wall to break into the wing again, changed direction, and Ulrich, who broke out and changed defense, entered the paint area through the right elbow area.
Rick Schmies got to the basket, got a pass from Williams, who caught the ball, hit a near-rim hook, and hit a shot over John Salley.
Pistons offense.
Zhou Quan advanced with the ball, and Williams retreated and defended in front. He saw the right moment and the former's dribbling rhythm, suddenly got low and grabbed the ball, and completed the steal in an instant.
"What the hell!"
Zhou Quan quickly turned around to pursue him.
Williams took the ball and took a few steps to get to the basket and take off for a layup.
"Snapped!"
Zhou Quan rushed after him from behind, flew to block the shot without thinking about himself, and hit the ball on the backboard.
"well!"
It was a pity that he was blocked for a layup after a steal, otherwise it would have been a morale-boosting counterattack. There was a loud sigh at the Pacers' home court.
"Be careful, he has a good steal, and Isiah suffered a loss in his hands last year."
Joe Dumas, who rushed back to defense, got the ball and handed it to Zhou Quan with a warning.
"Know."
Zhou Quan summarized the experience and lessons learned from the interception of the ball just now, and believed that Williams' steal, which was a sudden and desperate steal, was a risky steal. If the steal failed, the consequences would be serious, and it could be arranged accordingly.
He recalled something Reggie Miller said about Mitchell Williams not being as good a defender as he was, and that was probably why.
