At around two o'clock that afternoon, the Bulls arrived in Detroit.
As the Bulls arrived in Detroit, the atmosphere in the city seemed to have changed. In fact, since yesterday, the media has been constantly mentioning the Bulls and the history of the two teams. The only thing that has not been mentioned is that they were swept in the last Eastern Conference Finals. experience.
Due to the improved performance of the Pistons, their momentum is slowly recovering and they are once again very competitive. The Bulls who came as a guest did not seem to be as relaxed as last time at home. When they left the airport, their expressions were very serious.
"Michael, are you confident that you can take away a victory from Detroit?" Reporters rushed up and someone asked loudly.
The Bulls are currently 32 wins and 5 losses, far ahead of the Pistons, but Jordan has recently felt the growing pressure from the Pistons, which reminded him of the pain of being suppressed by the Bad Boys for many years.
Now that he has broken through the cage, he absolutely does not want to go back to the past, so in his heart, he has also increased his vigilance towards this piston.
Laimbeer retired, but he has an extra Iron Fist. Although Iron Fist's style of play is not that of a bad boy, the existence of that boy has increased the Pistons' perimeter defense a lot. He believes that the Pistons' current perimeter defense is not weaker than that of the Bulls. .
Moreover, Tekken's organizational skills are really good and his assist ability is very strong. Although he didn't try his best to defend at home last time, he also knew that even if he defended with all his strength, it would be impossible to lock Tekken down.
At the same time, because Thomas entered the bench, the Pistons' bench has become the most powerful bench in the league. This is why the Pistons have been so strong recently.
But after he swept through the Bad Boys in the Eastern Conference Finals last year, he was like slaying a dragon and breaking through the cage that suppressed him. His skills, physical fitness, and game experience have all reached the peak of his career, and his confidence and momentum have also reached the peak of his life. At the peak of his career, he was full of self-confidence that could conquer everything. Facing the reporter's questions, he showed a murderous look on his face and said decisively:
"Anytime I want to, I'm confident I can come out of here with a win, and no one in the Pistons can stop me from doing that.
At the Palace of Auburn Hills, I am God. "
"The Palace of Auburn Hills, I am God."
This sentence quickly appeared on TV news across the United States, not only in sports news, but also in a large number of comprehensive channel news that included this interview clip.
"Fake oil! At the Palace of Auburn Hills, I am God."
In front of the TV, when Thomas, the Smiling Assassin, saw this piece of news, he suddenly stood up and cursed at Jordan on the TV.
But when he thought about his status as a substitute, no longer the leader of the Pistons, no longer the core of the team, he suddenly stood there in frustration.
"Isiah, I think you can definitely ask the team to let you start tomorrow. You have the qualifications and they must give you this face." His wife said.
Thomas nodded silently, not in the mood to talk.
"At the Palace of Auburn Hills, I am God? How crazy!"
Zhou Quan also saw Jordan's words on TV news.
He knows how powerful Jordan is. He has won five scoring titles in the first seven seasons. There is a high probability that he will be the scoring champion again this season. In addition, he has two MVPs, four All-NBA teams, five All-Defensive teams, and a lot more. Hard honors, none of which he has yet.
But are the Bulls invincible?
If invincible, how did the Pistons win two championships?
The Bad Boys have suppressed the Bulls for three consecutive years, preventing Jordan from breaking out of the Eastern Conference, which shows that Jordan's team is not invincible.
God at the Palace of Auburn Hills?
If he lets Jordan become the God of the Palace of Auburn Hills, it can only be said that he is not as good as the Smiling Assassin, and the Pistons management made a wrong choice.
Therefore, he wants to prevent Jordan from proclaiming himself emperor in the Palace of Auburn Hills and do everything possible to stop him.
Thinking of this, he picked up some information on the table and read it.
This is all information about the Bulls, from players to tactics, and even information about Phil Jackson.
The main center Bill Cartwright, 216 centimeters, 115 kilograms, was the second overall pick in 1979. He is now 34 years old and is approaching retirement. He is a role player.
Grant, 208 centimeters, 110 kilograms, nicknamed Cobra, had a bad relationship with Jordan, was good at inside cuts and long-range shots, had no three-pointers, was good at defense, and was a top blue-collar player.
Needless to say, Pippen and Jordan, point guard John Paxson, are ordinary role players.
From the analysis of these five main Bulls players, Jordan, Pippen, and Grant are the three most commonly used corners of the triangle tactic, and can also be called the Big Three.
Jordan is good at attacking tough situations and is the main force that attracts double-teams and creates space for his teammates. Grant is good at cutting inside, and he can often use the space created by Jordan to cut inside.
Pippen has a strong ball-holding ability, organizes small forwards, and is very good at distributing the ball after breaking through with the ball. He can usually find open teammates or Jordan who has singles opportunities.
The other two main players are just ordinary role players.
Zhou Quan analyzed it for a long time. With the current main lineup of the Pistons, which has offense, defense and rebounds, he felt that they would not lose to the Bulls at all.
Of course, this is assuming Jordan doesn't explode.
If Jordan explodes, it is a high probability that he will face the Pistons. Even though the Pistons' main lineup is weaker, they still have a substitute lineup to fill the gap, so in comparison, he really feels that he has the strength to compete.
Of course, the only thing he feels is unreliable is his offensive efficiency. If he wants to beat the Bulls, he can't take too many shots.
If there's anything that's unreliable, it's Joe Dumars' play.
Under the ultimate defense of Jordan or Pippen, if Joe Dumars cannot perform well, the Pistons will be in trouble.
Turning to a page of information, he took it from the headquarters database and compared the data between Jordan and Joe Dumars.
So far, there have been a total of 50 games played. Jordan averaged 30 points per game and shot 47.5% from the field, while Joe Dumars averaged 15 points and shot 45% from the field.
The 15-point hole needs to be filled in other positions.
However, now he is also a hole. The two big holes of him and Joe Dumars will form a huge hole, and the substitute lineup is needed to fill this huge hole.
On the night of the 19th, the Palace of Auburn Hills was overcrowded.
Recently, with the improvement of the performance, the attendance rate here has obviously increased a lot, and the attendance rate can often reach 80-90%. With the arrival of the mortal enemy, it was completely full today.
At half past six, Zhou Quan drove to the Palace of Auburn Hills. Pistons fans were everywhere, wearing red, white and blue jerseys. He seemed to smell a strong chill in the air.
At the United Center, he didn't experience this feeling last time. Perhaps that was because Laimbeer and Thomas were not here, but this time, the situation seemed to be back to before.
Walking along the dim corridor, at the entrance of a staircase, I happened to meet the bull coming out of the restaurant.
