Thomas came on as a substitute and hit a three-pointer on his first shot, helping the team regain three points and only fall behind by one point. The Pistons also gained momentum.
On the bench, Zhou Quan looked at the smiling assassin on the court. The aura of controlling everything was something he was far from possessing now.
At this time, head coach Chuck Daly was not paying attention to the game on the court. He walked up to Zhou Quan and said: "Zhou, you rarely break through in these games. You always pull into low singles. Why?"
"It's not easy to get double-teamed there!" Zhou Quan replied matter-of-factly.
"Is it really not easy?" Daley asked.
"..."
Zhou Quan was about to nod when he was suddenly stunned.
Of the eight attacks with the ball just now, five were in the low post, and four of the low post attacks were double-teamed. Isn't it still difficult to be double-teamed?
Daly shook his head and said: "I know you are imitating Jordan's low singles, but your current offensive ability is too far from his.
Moreover, after the introduction of the anti-isolation singles rule, half of his low-post singles tactics were abolished, and they have not become his main offensive tactics in the future. He now focuses on breakthroughs and jump shots, rather than low-post singles.
So I suggest that you don't try too many low-post singles. You can use it to enrich your arsenal, but don't regard it as your main offensive method.
If you are in the low post, your teammates inside must go to other positions, which actually takes them away from the basket. If you cannot play the powerful low post offense that Jordan used to do, it will actually weaken the team's overall offense. "
"OK, I understand." Zhou Quan nodded.
Daly added: "But I just suggest that you need to explore on your own and eventually form your own offensive style."
Zhou Quan nodded thoughtfully.
His greatest asset now is his full-level spatial imagination and full-level panoramic vision, so his attack method must naturally use his greatest advantages.
In other words, it is not only organization, but also offense. It is how to use space to form the best organizational and offensive capabilities.
In the last four minutes of the first quarter, at 33:32, Isiah Thomas and Mark Aguirre teamed up to take the lead by one point.
Thomas scored 5 points on 2 of 4 shots, while Aguirre scored 6 points on 3 of 4 shots. The two combined to score 11 points, full of offensive firepower.
"Judging from the situation in these four minutes, the Smiling Assassin and Mark Aguirre teamed up to form the most lethal substitute back line in the league."
Williams laughed in the ABC commentary box.
"They are good friends, the No. 1 pick and the No. 2 pick in 1981. If they are given more playing time or put in the main lineup, the Pistons' offensive capabilities will be greatly improved," Opp said.
Williams said: "Midway through last season, Mark Aguirre took the initiative to give up his starting position to Rodman. After Rodman entered the main lineup, he increased his defensive energy and rebounding, and ultimately helped the Pistons win the championship. , so Aguirre enters the bench, which is right because it has been proven.
But Thomas withdraws from the main lineup. I'm sorry, but I don't see this as the right decision at the moment. I still doubt it. "
His words were agreed by many Pistons fans.
"That's because what you see is the current record, and what we care about is cultivating Iron Fist."
In a box at the Palace of Auburn Hills, Pistons owner Bill Davidson said to himself thoughtfully after hearing Williams' words on the television.
Now that the Pistons' situation has stabilized, he no longer has the idea of leaving the team, and all this was brought about by Zhou Quan.
Zhou Quan chose to reconcile with Thomas and even publicly persuaded O'Neal to reconsider participating in the draft, which also provided a lot of strength for the stability of the NBA. This overall view is something he appreciates very much. Now the team does not have a second choice. He was willing and could only choose to train Zhou Quan with all his strength.
As for re-centering Thomas, McCloskey talked to him about it, but he vetoed it.
The Smiling Assassin has lost his spirit, and coupled with injuries that have affected his condition, returning to glory is just a good wish, not a reality.
If there is no Zhou Quan, of course, there is no way to continue to use him as the core. But Zhou Quan appears and shows strong leadership skills and good potential, then the team should decisively enter the process of reconstruction. Don't be blinded by short-term results, the future is the most important.
At the same time, he is also happy for Thomas. Although Thomas made a big mistake, he is also very relieved that he can now consider the overall situation and choose to give up his main position.
The game entered the second half. At the sixth minute of the third quarter, the Pistons led by 3 points and still had the ball.
Zhou Quan attacked with the ball, used Joe Dumars' pick-and-roll to get rid of Mark Jackson, and broke through from the top of the key to the basket. Joe Dumars ran to the left wing, waiting for an opportunity.
He drove into the paint and was flanked by Oakley and Ewing.
At this time, Zhou Quan saw an opportunity. The door between Ewing and Oakley was not closed, and he could break through.
"boom!"
Suddenly there was a hit pass, and the basketball passed under Oakley's crotch.
At the same time, Zhou Quan squeezed between the two of them, the basketball bounced off the ground, and he caught his pass from the previous moment.
The next moment, an empty layup.
"Oh, did the ball pass?"
In the ABC commentary box, Williams was surprised.
"Damn it!"
Oakley became furious, turned around, and with a backhand, he knocked Zhou Quan, who was leading the layup, down with the ball from behind and fell to the floor.
"Oh ho!"
A cheer erupted from Madison Square Garden.
This season, under the guidance of Pat Riley, the Knicks have played a tough style, which has been welcomed by New York fans. They now like to see Oakley's rough moves.
"Son of a bitch, Fake Oil!"
Zhou Quan fell so hard that his teeth were cracked and his back hurt. He got up in anger and cursed something Oakley could understand.
As the ice hockey executioner, his first important responsibility is to cause conflicts when the team is in a disadvantageous situation and find ways to get the opponent's scorer off the field.
Therefore, he has rich experience in how to provoke opponents, how to cause conflicts, and how to get the other party to take action first.
Simply put, he's a pro at causing conflict.
"Dare you scold me?"
A sharp light flashed in Oakley's eyes, and the sinisterness instantly turned into cruelty, and he punched him.
"Oh, let's do it!"
In the ABC commentary box, Williams exclaimed.
Zhou Quan dived down in an instant and punched his scalp with a sound of wind. In the next moment, he hooked right and punched out with a punch to the abdomen.
"Bang!"
Oakley was no doubt an amateur boxer. After his left fist was empty, he immediately sidestepped, just dodging the right hook, and then immediately took a step back to widen the distance between him and Zhou Quan.
This was the reason why he dared to attack Zhou Quan. When it came to fighting, he didn't fear anyone. He was not one of those idiots who only knew how to use the king's eight punches.
