At eight o'clock, both sides announced the starting lineup.
Suns: Andrew Long, Tom Chambers, Tim Perry, Jeff Hornacek, Kevin Johnson
Pistons: John Salley, Dennis Rodman, Orlando Ulrich, Joe Dumars, Zhou Quan
This game was only broadcast regionally, not nationally. The on-site commentators were Hammers Rudy and Morandi Fernando.
Rudy did not talk about the situation of this game, but said: "Morandi, this season is already halfway through. The Bulls are currently 15 wins and 3 losses, with a winning rate of 83.3%, while the Trail Blazers are only 69%, and the Bulls are 1. The branch is unique and very strong. From this point of view, the situation is still one of strong in the east and weak in the west."
Fernando said: "In general, although the east is strong and the west is weak, so far, there are four teams in the east and west each with a winning rate of more than 60%, while the 6783 teams in the east have a winning rate of more than 60%. It has not reached 50%, but the winning percentage of all teams in the Western Conference is above 50%.
So in fact, the east is strong and the west is weak. The east is strong because of a single Bull, with a winning rate of more than 80%. In terms of overall strength, from the top eight, I think the west is stronger. "
"Your comparison makes sense." Rudy smiled.
In the player tunnel, after greeting Zhou Quan, he looked at Kevin Johnson on the opposite side.
He has a strong body, full of energy, sharp eyes, and the whole person looks very aggressive.
"Character determines the style of play, and Kevin Johnson's character should also be very aggressive."
Looking at Kevin Johnson, he thought of Isiah Thomas and secretly speculated: "The Smiling Assassin is no longer energetic now. After being hit, his personality seems to have changed. Otherwise, he would not choose to reconcile with me, let alone give up." The main position."
At this time, a virtual screen suddenly appeared in front of his eyes.
"The Best Rookie Task: Ask the host to enter the All-Rookie First Team in his rookie season, and win the Best Rookie of the Year, with an assist-to-turnover ratio of 2.5, a field goal percentage of 43%, and a true shooting percentage of 51%."
"The rewards for the Best Rookie mission are doubled: memory +5, neural reaction speed +5."
"What the hell!"
Zhou Quan, a gentle and gentle man, couldn't help but utter a national curse.
The most difficult part of this task is to compete for the best rookie award. Mutombo aside, as far as he knows, the current statistics of No. 1 pick Larry Johnson are close to 20+10. How can he compete?
At the same time, there was another thing that made him swear. The rewards were indeed rich, but out of reach.
Especially his nerve reaction speed. He is now at level 91. If it is raised to level 96, he can definitely change his career to professional boxing.
"Xihongyan?"
Kevin Johnson on the opposite side was startled. The rookie stared at him for a long time, and suddenly called out Xihongpi, do I look like a Xihongpi?
Jeff Hornacek next to him whispered: "Kevin, maybe, he has a crush on you?"
"Get lost! I'm only interested in women."
Kevin Johnson pushed Hornacek angrily.
"Me too."
Zhou Quan came back to his senses at this time, heard the conversation between the two, and said with a smile.
"Rookie, what were you looking at just now?" Kevin Johnson asked with a straight face.
"Uh, Kevin, I was just distracted."
Zhou Quan explained and suddenly asked: "By the way, Kevin, I just noticed that all your cheerleaders are so enthusiastic and beautiful. You must have someone you like. Can you tell us which one you like?" One?"
Speaking of this issue, he was obviously not the only one who was interested. Everyone else was interested and immediately gathered around. The ten starters from the two teams formed a huddle.
The few security guards who were watching them looked at each other, a group of perverts. Last time something happened to the magician, you guys must have gone to the hospital for a checkup like us, right?
The away teams came out, enjoyed some boos, and then went their separate ways to prepare for the game.
"Tekken, do you like to eat red wine?" After the warm-up, Joe Dumas suddenly asked after returning to the bench.
"General." He said.
"So you just said it in front of Kevin Johnson?" Joe Dumars asked confused.
"This is Chinese, and its pronunciation is similar to that of Xihongpi."
After explaining, Zhou Quan thought for a moment and then said, "I usually say this word when I am particularly excited, excited, or angry."
"What the hell! Is that so?"
Joe Dumas shouted at Zhou Quan.
"Yes."
Zhou Quan looked a bit dark.
"What means?"
Isaiah Thomasmas asked curiously.
"Fuck you."
Zhou Quan said honestly.
"Iron Fist, why are you scolding me?" Thomas said angrily.
"What the hell, it just means go fuck yourself, that's about it." Zhou Quan explained nicely.
"What the hell!"
Thomas cursed with an unhappy look on his face.
"..."
Zhou Quan had a dark face and was too lazy to talk anymore.
"Ha ha……"
Unable to help but laugh, the Pistons bench burst into laughter.
"So, Iron Fist, were you scolding Kevin Johnson just now?" Joe Dumars laughed before realizing.
"No, I just thought of something and was a little angry, so I swore at him. I wasn't scolding him." There was no misunderstanding, Zhou Quan said quickly.
At half past eight, the game officially started.
Jump ball, Pistons attack.
Zhou Quan took the ball to the left wing, not getting used to the top of the arc.
This is a change he made, because when he breaks inward from the top of the arc and has to dribble sideways, he loses the view from the back. This is something he ignored before, but from the wing, his view can cover half of the court, which is better than Better visibility down low.
Ulrich, who was playing small forward, pulled to the top of the arc and switched positions with him. He began to push inward on the left three-point line.
"This guy's shoulders are so broad!"
Kevin Johnson felt a little emotional, this is talent!
From his perspective, Zhou Quan's shoulders are wider than his, and he can naturally maintain greater tonnage than other point guards, giving him an absolute advantage in strength and confrontation.
And because the shoulders are wider, after being hung with flesh, a wider defensive space will be formed. If he wants to break through Zhou Quan with the ball, he may not be able to take one step and have to take an extra step, which increases the difficulty of breakthrough.
In fact, Zhou Quan's shoulders are only a few centimeters longer than the average point guard, so why take an extra step?
Because if you don’t take another step, Zhou Quan will deliberately bump your shoulder with his shoulder. This is a normal confrontation. But once a confrontation occurs, Zhou Quan’s huge tonnage and strength, and his strong confrontation ability, the ball holder’s breakthrough will fail. The odds are good, and Kevin Johnson knows it.
Unless you are stronger than Zhou Quan in terms of confrontation, it is possible to knock him away and rush past him with one step. Even if you are against someone who can compete with him, under confrontation, if you really push past him in one step, you are very strong, leaving Zhou Quan to retreat. time and opportunity to defend.
