The next moment, he made an emergency stop and stopped in front of Andrew Lang.
The moment the ball was pulled up, his right hand accelerated downward and pressed down. With a bang, the basketball exploded from the ground, passed through his crotch, and disappeared behind Andrew Long.
"ball!"
John Salley at the basket was already prepared, because in previous games and training matches, Iron Fist often passed such crotch balls.
He heard a short sound of the ball exploding, and then an orange-red basketball bounced off the floor and instantly bounced to his chest. He immediately put his hands together and caught the ball very comfortably.
"boom!"
The next moment, as the figure exploded, a violent explosion of a basket sounded.
"Iron Fist, you did a great job!"
After succeeding, John Salley shouted at Zhou Quan very excitedly.
"Remember, be ready to catch the ball at any time, I can make you 20+ in a single game!" Zhou Quan said with a smile.
Suns offense.
Kevin Johnson still advanced quickly. This time he did not get rid of Zhou Quan and was blocked in time. The Suns' offense turned into a positional battle.
When he came to the frontcourt, in order to avoid being blocked by Zhou Quan again, he still used Tom Chambers' pick-and-roll to break through with the ball.
But this time it was a positional battle, and Rodman switched defenses inside in time to block him, forcing him to pass back to Tom Chambers.
However, Zhou Quan had already expected that in the face of Rodman's defensive change, Kevin Johnson would probably choose to pass back, allowing Tom Chambers to hit him in a misplaced position.
There is a height difference of 20 centimeters between him and Tom Chambers. Once Chambers receives the ball, he can form a very obvious mismatch advantage. If Kevin Johnson cannot break in, it is impossible to miss this opportunity.
"Snapped!"
Therefore, based on prediction, he stepped ahead of Tom Chambers in time and intercepted the ball.
"Pa bang bang..."
Chuck Daly nodded and applauded the defense.
Pistons offense.
Zhou Quan still launched an attack with the ball from the left wing.
When he advanced one step beyond the right waist of the paint area, he saw that Andrew Long and Tim Perry did not come out from the basket. This was because he was afraid that he would pass the ball into the basket after they made up for it like last time. Down?
This time, Kevin Johnson also learned the lesson from last time.
He did not die. After approaching the paint area, he immediately took half a step away. Without physical contact, Zhou Quan had no chance to use his strong confrontation ability to knock him away, thus gaining sufficient opportunities for breakthroughs and shots.
Zhou Quan saw John Salley and Rodman right behind Andrew Long and Tim Perry, so close that there was no room to pass the ball.
"These two idiots!"
He couldn't help but curse secretly, then suddenly took a step back while dribbling the ball, and then shot a jump shot.
Kevin Johnson quickly took a step forward and jumped to block the shot. He missed the shot, but affected Zhou Quan's shooting angle.
"boom!"
It was short, and the basket hit the basket and bounced back.
"mine."
As if there were springs under his feet, Rodman jumped up instantly, grabbed the ball, and threw it towards Zhou Quan before it even hit the ground.
After Zhou Quan took the shot, he took two steps back, distanced himself from Kevin Johnson, and just caught the ball.
At this moment, he saw that because of the rebound, the four people under the basket were no longer as close to each other as before, and there was some space.
When he saw John Salley had a chance to catch the ball, he immediately pushed forward with one hand and the basketball flew into the paint.
"So high!"
Tim Perry at the outermost jumped, and although the ball had gone over the top and was falling, it was still far away.
Andrew Lang next to him also jumped a little but didn't touch it.
The ball passed over the two men and continued to fall downward. John Salley, who was two feet behind the two men, also took off and caught the ball at the perfect height. Then he turned around and easily put the ball into the basket.
"pretty!"
The smiling assassin sitting on the bench couldn't help but admired.
The ball was passed very high, just avoiding the two defenders in front, and passed to John Salley, which was calculated very accurately.
If it was higher, Johnselli couldn't touch it and went directly out of the baseline. If it was lower, he would be intercepted by the two defenders in front.
"This guy has four assists and it's not even half a quarter." Mark Aguirre whispered next to him.
Isiah Thomas is in no mood to talk. The better Zhou Quan's performance, the smaller the chance of him returning to the main position.
Although he gave up the main force and the core, he still had some luck in his heart. If Zhou Quan couldn't play well, maybe the management would consider trading Zhou Quan and let him lead the Pistons again.
But now, there should be little hope of that.
Aguirre glanced at the silent Thomas and shook his head secretly. If he were the smiling assassin from two years ago and his energy was still there, he would probably not bow his head even if he was beaten to death by an iron fist, right? Thomas is no longer a smiling assassin, but a smiling angel.
10:3, the Suns attacked, Kevin Johnson made a timeout gesture after receiving the ball.
"That kid is very good at passing the ball. It's very difficult for me to defend him."
Returning to the bench, he frowned and said: "The offense is indeed not very good, but the assist ability is excellent, very good."
He didn't want to praise Zhou Quan, but he sent 4 assists in less than half a quarter, so he could only comment like this.
He can limit Zhou Quan's offense, but he cannot limit the opponent's passing.
Zhou Quan has an excellent wingspan and big hands, and the quality of one-handed passes is very high. He cannot resist the opponent and cannot destroy his center of gravity. The opponent can pass the ball however he wants, and risking steals is not his defensive style.
If he defends closely, he will be knocked away, allowing Zhou Quan to break into the paint area. Once he is close to the basket, he can pass and shoot, which will cause even greater trouble.
Head coach Simmons said: "Then keep an eye on other people so that his teammates cannot get open opportunities, forcing him to take shots outside the paint area. If he breaks in, double-team him."
Kevin Johnson nodded, and that was all.
Next, the Suns replaced Jeff Hornacek, who was in average condition today, and replaced him with Thunder Dan Marley, who guarded Zhou Quan.
Dan Marley is a swingman with a shoe height of 198 centimeters and a tonnage of 98 kilograms. His speed is not slow, he can keep up with the power, is good in confrontation, is very strong in defense, and is good at personal entanglement defense. Jordan even has a headache against him.
Dan Marley's defense against Zhou Quan is indeed better, but in terms of strength, with only a difference of three kilograms in tonnage, he is still not as good as Zhou Quan. Zhou Quan can still carry him and crush him into the paint area. But it's more difficult.
In this way, like Kevin Johnson, Dan Mulley can limit Zhou Quan's offense, but cannot stop his passing.
With two minutes left in the first quarter, Zhou Quan was replaced. Within ten minutes, he made 1 of 3 shots and scored 2 points, 1 rebound, 6 assists, 1 steal and 1 turnover.
Although his personal offense was considered a failure, his assists and Rodman's 6 rebounds in the first quarter helped the team gain a large lead, 27:18, leading by 9 points.
The two sides continued to compete in the substitute lineup. The smiling assassin Thomas and Mark Aguirre teamed up to defeat the combination of Hornacek and Dan Malley. Halfway through the second quarter, the Pistons had led by as many as 15 points.
In the end, the Pistons defeated the Suns by 17 points, which was considered a big victory.
Zhou Quan played 34 minutes. The Suns' perimeter defense was really good. He was prevented from making 2 of 6 shots. Including free throws, he only scored 8 points. However, he sent 14 assists in the game, setting a new career assist single high.
John Salley played very excitedly today and frequently received wonderful passes from Zhou Quan. In 34 minutes, he made 7 of 9 shots and 5 of 6 free throws, scoring 19 points. As a role player, his offensive performance today has exceeded reached normal levels.
He also contributed two big blocks on the defensive end, one of which was given to Kevin Johnson. He participated in 11 assist defenses and played fierce defense.
Of course, this is also related to the Suns' weak internal strength. The main center Andrew Long is only a role player. He made 2 of 6 shots in 36 minutes today and only had 5 points and 5 rebounds including free throws.
Rodman rebounded like crazy again today, grabbing 23 rebounds, which was one of the key reasons for the Pistons' victory.
The Smiling Assassin came off the bench for 24 minutes, making 5 of 11 shots, 1 of 3 three-pointers, and 2 of 3 free throws, scoring 13 points.
Aguirre, who partnered with him, scored 10 points. The two jointly contributed 23 points on the bench, which was also the key reason for the team's victory.
Back in the locker room, Zhou Quan was criticized. Chuck Daly believed that he took too few shots, only a fraction of what he should have taken.
