6:12, Bulls attack.
Pippen held the ball and drove to the basket with overwhelming momentum. He was about to fly over and dunk John Salley, but Salley refused to give up and stood up to block the shot.
"Bang!"
The two collided in the air and fell to the ground at the same time.
"Beep!"
The referee's whistle sounded and there was an offensive foul.
"Iron Fist, you can rest assured, no one can get in from my place." Seli yelled at Zhou Quan after getting up.
"Just do it this way, every time we defend, we have to make them feel pain."
Zhou Quan gave a thumbs up to Selly and stopped smiling. His face was filled with tenacity and toughness as he sternly encouraged him.
His words made the Bulls players pale.
Encouraged by a rookie, Selly immediately became vicious and roared at Pippen who was getting up:
"Remember, little boys of the bull, this is the piston, and here we are the gods!"
Pippen, who had his teeth cracked from the fall, was distraught. He really didn't have the courage to confront the bad boy John Salley, so he quickly lowered his head and walked away.
"These bad boys!"
Jordan cursed angrily and yelled at Zhou Quan: "Don't you want to be a bad boy?"
Zhou Quan snorted coldly: "Idiot, is this called bad? This is a tough defense. May I ask where John did it? Please make it clear, now it's your offensive foul."
"..."
Jordan choked, if this was our home court, it would be a defensive foul on your part.
But he also had to admit that the defense just now could only be called fierce and tough, and it was indeed not considered bad.
"Michael, be careful about pick-and-rolls." Phil Jackson reminded loudly on the sidelines.
Next, Jordan obviously strengthened his defense against Zhou Quan again. His pick-and-roll defense ability is top-notch. Zhou Quan consumed a lot of physical energy in the first half of the quarter. In the second half, under the opponent's extreme defense, his performance was not as good as the first half.
After the first quarter, in the ESPN commentary box, Howard analyzed: "The Pistons played an overwhelming offense in the first quarter. On the contrary, the defending championship Bulls did not perform as well as they should. At 28:35, the Pistons led by 7 points in a single quarter. "
Winston said: "The iron fist played throughout the first quarter, and he made Phil Jackson very confused, because no one on the Bulls bench could stand up to fight him, and they could only let Michael Jordan change defense.
Fortunately, Jordan is indeed too strong. He cracked the Pistons' pick-and-roll tactics well in the second half and suppressed the Iron Fist's offense. "
Howard said: "Tekken made 5 of 5 shots from the front, 0 of 2 shots from the back, 5 of 7 shots in the quarter, 2 of 2 free throws, and scored 12 points, 1 rebound, 3 assists and 1 foul.
The offensive state in the first half was indeed very good. In the second half, limited by Jordan's defense, the offense was not as good as the first half, but he also performed well in terms of assists. He was the most important factor in the Pistons' lead over the Bulls in the first quarter. "
Winston nodded and said: "Jordan played the entire first quarter. Needless to say, he had a strong desire to attack today. In the first quarter, he made 5 of 9 shots, 0 of 1 three-pointers, and 3 of 3 free throws, scoring 13 points.
However, I noticed that Michael mainly focused on quick jump shots today and almost never scored at the basket. This is a problem. Once the touch drops, the efficiency will be affected.
Logically speaking, even when Laimbeer was here, he dared to get to the basket and score. What's more, now that Laimbeer is gone, John Salley and Rodman can't scare him. "
Howard said thoughtfully: "In the first half of the quarter, Iron Fist broke through and scored continuously, which consumed a lot of physical energy. In the second half, Jordan strengthened his defense and he rested. Then I think the same is true for Michael Jordan. He will find opportunities to exert his strength later. "
"That should be the case." Winston nodded.
In the second quarter, the Pistons came on the bench, and the Smiling Assassin teamed up with Mark Aguirre. On the Bulls' side, Jordan didn't even plan to rest and played again.
"This guy is a physical monster." Joe Dumas sighed.
"I wonder how Isiah's condition is?" Zhou Quan was a little worried.
At the beginning of the second quarter, the Bulls attacked.
"boom!"
His teammates pulled away and allowed Jordan to play Darnell Walker in isolation. He made a fake shot and hit the basket for a dunk.
Howard immediately analyzed: "Both John Salley and Rodman are not here. The Pistons now have no strong defensive force inside. Jordan's opportunity to get to the basket and score has arrived."
At this time, Isiah Thomas had already moved forward quickly. Jordan defended him personally. He came to the top of the key and was blocked. He immediately turned his back to prevent the ball from being intercepted.
Jordan immediately put up a physical confrontation to defend the big player against the small one. His knees directly hit the thighs of the smiling assassin, and his hands spread horizontally to wrap around the ball holder. He turned a blind eye to the ball holder's fake movements to turn left and right. At the same time, he squeezed forward hard to try to catch the ball holder. Force your opponent to make mistakes.
"brush!"
At this moment, Thomas suddenly turned around and took a step back to shoot a jumper. Jordan, who was defending closely, had no chance to block the shot and hit a shot.
"Boy Jordan, Iron Fist is right, our Pistons are still the sky above your head, and you can't get over it."
After succeeding, the Smiling Assassin's self-confidence instantly increased a lot, and the trash talk started.
"snort!"
Jordan snorted angrily, his eyes piercing to the extreme.
"brush!"
Ten seconds later, he responded with a precise pull-up jumper to the Smiling Assassin.
The Smiling Assassin was eager to retaliate, but Jordan accidentally stole the ball. The Bulls counterattacked, and Jordan scored another goal, scoring six points in a minute.
Two minutes later, at 40:40, Jordan made 4 of 6 shots and 2 of 2 free throws. He scored 10 points in a row and launched a 12:5 attack wave. He led the bench to equalize the score and at the same time stopped the Pistons.
After the timeout, the Pistons replaced Zhou Quan and Rodman, replacing Darnell Walker and substitute inside man Cyrus.
In the ESPN commentary box, Winston immediately analyzed: "The two point guards Smiling Assassin and Iron Fist are on the court at the same time. Iron Fist should control the ball, and Thomas, who has a stronger offensive ability, should be in charge of the offense."
Howard shook his head and said: "I think it is, whoever Jordan defends, the other one will be responsible for the offense."
Winston was startled and quickly nodded in agreement.
On the court, the Pistons attack.
As soon as Zhou Quan caught the ball in the backcourt, Jordan immediately ran over, and then the former immediately transferred the ball to Thomas.
"brush!"
Thomas received the ball and immediately rushed to the frontcourt, passed two people in a row, then drove to the basket and succeeded in a layup.
"really."
Howard laughed and said: "The Bulls need to react now. The defensive strength on the outside is insufficient, let alone the inside. Pippen should play."
A minute later, with a dead ball, as Howard said, Phil Jackson put Pippen on the court.
"Boy, let Mr. Pi take care of you."
Zhou Quan advanced to the frontcourt, but Pippen blocked the front.
"Isn't Bull's dick Grant?"
After throwing away a trash talk, Zhou Quan circled to the left, away from Jordan on the right, and the distance between him and Thomas also widened.
"Who said that?"
Pippen followed and said angrily.
"Bang!"
Zhou Quan turned around and received a fierce back blow. Pippen, who is 203 centimeters tall and currently weighs 99 kilograms, retreated without holding on.
The next moment, Zhou Quan turned around and charged into the left wing, leaping on his horse and whipping his whip, heading straight for the left elbow area.
"pretty!"
Seeing Zhou Quan back-up star small forward Pippen and successfully break in, Chuck Daly couldn't help but applaud.
