At half past eight, the game officially started.
Ewing and John Salley jumped the ball and the Knicks attacked.
Zhou Quan's single defense has been upgraded to level 95. If level 90 is top-notch, then level 95 is close to or reaching the top level.
Facing Mark Jackson's advance with the ball, he leaned down and stared into the opponent's eyes with sharp and fierce eyes. His whole person immediately showed an extremely fierce aura, like a roadblock.
Mark Jackson instantly felt Zhou Quan's fierce momentum, huge pressure filled his heart, and he couldn't help but take a deep breath.
"Hit from behind?"
This season's training has made his post-up skills mature. Although he couldn't beat Zhou Quan in the five regular season games, he still wanted to try again, otherwise there would be no other better way to deal with this rookie. .
But he also has a trump card, which is that he has gained three kilograms in weight. His current tonnage is 85 kilograms, and his strength and confrontation ability are even stronger.
Moreover, the rumors of Zhou Quan losing weight have been confirmed. Some media said that the rookie's current weight should be between 91 and 92 kilograms.
If it is true, then Zhou Quan's strength will definitely be weakened, the strength gap between him and Zhou Quan will be narrowed, and the success rate of back-up attacks will be higher.
And it is obvious that Zhou Quan's upper body muscles are indeed not as strong as before, so the rumors of weight loss are not false.
In addition, he is three centimeters shorter than Zhou Quan, his frame is not as thick as his opponent, and his muscle content is higher, which will further narrow the strength gap between him and Zhou Quan.
"Bang bang..."
He pulled to the left wing, dribbled the ball, turned around, prepared for a back attack, and used his big butt to deal with Zhou Quan.
"How can it be?"
After only two arches, he was shocked because the result of the back blow was almost the same as before, and he still couldn't arch.
Zhou Quan smiled. His upper body strength had weakened a bit, but his lower body strength and core strength had strengthened, and his lower body was more stable, which also strengthened his ability to defend.
However, he told himself not to be careless, because Mark Jackson had obviously gained weight, and his resistance and strength had increased, which was specially designed to deal with him.
"Whoosh!"
Unable to hit the opponent with his back, Mark Jackson did not struggle too much with Zhou Quan and decisively passed the ball to Ewing in the low post on the left wing.
Oakley has pulled to the right wing and is out of the paint.
This is his style of play on the offensive end, using his mid-range shooting ability to create isolation opportunities for Ewing.
Therefore, Rodman is not in the paint area, but outside the right waist of the paint area. If he wants to help defend on the weak side, it will take more time and leave Oakley an open opportunity.
However, when he saw the ball flying toward Ewing, he immediately turned around and dived into the paint without any hesitation.
Ewing's career average of only 1.9 assists per game was the basis for Chuck Daly to arrange for Rodman to help defend on the weak side, even leaving Oakley with open opportunities.
Simply put, Ewing's assist ability is limited, and he cannot pass threatening balls when he is double-teamed.
Whether it's a vision issue or a passing issue, the result is the same.
Ewing caught the ball and John Salley hit the ball behind him.
John Salley's defense is very strong, but he is not the kind of player who is good at top defense. He is good at face-to-face spider defense.
In other words, among the three super centers, he is more suitable for defending people like David Robinson who attack facing the basket.
So Ewing quickly entered the paint area by virtue of his strength and tonnage advantages.
But at this time Rodman rushed over from the upper side. Although his knee hurt a little, he still tried his best to fight back.
Ewing saw it, immediately put the ball together, and then quickly turned right to avoid Rodman's stab at the ball. At the same time, he handed the ball to his left hand, swung his right elbow outward to withstand Selly behind him, and while dribbling with his left hand, he took a step Entered the paint area and completed the slide.
Next, his dunks were unstoppable.
"boom!"
With one step, he used his right hand to block Seli, who was blocking the shot on the right, and dunked with his left hand, blasting the Pistons' basket.
"oh!"
Ewing was very excited when he dunked in a double-team. He shouted loudly and patted his chest excitedly.
"Give them one back."
Zhou Quan immediately shouted loudly to encourage morale.
"King Kong did a good job with his technical skills, and the Pistons' two inside double-teams couldn't do anything to him." Robert Guida laughed in the TNT commentary box.
"A silky-smooth turn and slide for a dunk!"
Ringo Wilson praised: "Patrick can turn left and right and shoot jumpers. He can calmly deal with double-teams from the lower side or the upper side. Technically speaking, he is the most comprehensive of the three super centers."
Pistons offense.
Neither Rodman nor John Salley has much offensive talent, so they can't get out, which leads to a result. Because there is no defensive three-second rule, Ewing and Oakley can stay at the basket all day long, allowing the Pistons' perimeter There is no room for breakthrough.
Zhou Quan received the ball in the backcourt and pushed forward. Mark Jackson in front defended and retreated, in order to prevent him from rushing forward.
But this couldn't stop him, as he accelerated, he got faster and faster.
"Our pickup trucks are getting gas."
roared the bearded commentator John Rowes excitedly.
When Zhou Quan advanced to the midline, he was about to rush forward completely. Mark Jackson had no choice but to block it with his body.
"Bang!"
Zhou Quan changed direction in an instant and hit Mark Jackson's left shoulder hard with his left shoulder.
Amidst the collision, the two of them paused at the same time.
Mark Jackson's left foot couldn't help but stepped back and was knocked away. Zhou Quan also paused slightly, then moved forward again and completed the breakthrough.
"Iron Fist, fight in!"
shouted the bearded John Lowes.
Zhou Quan drove down from the top of the arc and rushed to the free throw line.
Rodman, John Salley, Ewing, and Oakley were all crowded in the paint, and it seemed like there was no room for a breakthrough.
Outside, Joe Dumars is moving towards the top of the key, and Ulrich is also constantly moving on the left wing, but the Knicks put defense first, and their defense is not weaker than the Pistons at all. Neither of them can get out of the open space, and the defender follows closely. Don't take a step away from them.
On the bench, Assassin Thomas has stood up.
In this situation, his teammates had no chance. Even he could only make a pull-up jump shot. There was no room for breakthrough. He believed that Zhou Quan would make a pull-up jump shot at the free throw line in the next moment.
However, at this time, Zhou Quan's panoramic vision saw the breakthrough space under the basket:
Make a small change to the left, bypassing Oakley in front, and then change to the right to pull horizontally. There is just a space to avoid Ewing below and reach the front of the basket.
"Bang!"
The next moment, when he broke through quickly downward, he suddenly made a one-handed feint breakthrough at the free throw line. The next moment Oakley was shaken, he completed the breakthrough from the left side.
"Damn it!"
Oakley turned around quickly.
But at this time, Zhou Quan had just taken a step past Oakley, and immediately stopped quickly. When Ewing took a step forward, he changed direction to the right.
The reason why he chose to break through from the left was to pull Ewing up a step. He could change direction and drive to the basket. If Ewing stayed at the basket, he would jump from there.
And if he breaks through to the right, although he can use Rodman's body to avoid Oakley, but Ewing is under the basket, he is not sure to complete the attack on the head of a super center.
"Oops!"
Ewing and Oakley, who turned around, secretly said at the same time.
Oakley immediately turned around, but was blocked by Rodman.
Ewing immediately returned to the basket to defend, but at this time Zhou Quan had already pulled to the right side of the basket, and he lost his defensive position.
"boom!"
Zhou Quan took two steps to the right side of the basket, and with his body standing up, he held the ball with his right hand and smashed it with his backhand, but the height was a little short, and he almost dunked it. Fortunately, the ball hit back and forth in the basket a few times, and finally, Still got in.
"boom!"
The Palace of Auburn Hills suddenly boiled, and the endless shouts shook the heaven and earth.
"Congratulations to Iron Fist, the dunk was successful."
In terms of TNT commentary, Robert Guida teased.
"Oh ho!"
The bearded John Lowes roared excitedly: "Iron Fist penetrated all the Knicks' defenses by himself. He broke through the Knicks' iron-blooded defenses. He completed a dunk on the head of super center Ewing... "
"Well done!"
The assassin jumped with excitement in front of the bench. He even turned around and waved to the fans, making the roar of the Palace of Auburn Hills even louder.
"ah!"
Zhou Quan also pumped his fists and shouted in excitement, and then bumped chests with Rodman and the others in celebration.
Knicks offense.
Although they were not dunked just now, neither of them could prevent the opponent's point guard from breaking through and dunking, which was a bit embarrassing. Ewing decided to return the favor.
After entering the paint, he immediately moved toward the basket to get deep.
Oakley has already pulled Rodman to the right midfielder. He only needs to get into position under the basket, receive the ball, and score nine times out of ten.
John Salley knew his shortcomings and instead of defending, he went straight forward, waving his arms like a spider.
On the outside, Zhou Quan was also waving his long arms to block Mark Jackson's passing route to the basket.
He is taller, has a better wingspan, greater strength, and greater tonnage. Coupled with level 95 single defense skills, he almost completely covers his opponents in defense.
Mark Jackson could only take a step back, intending to hoist the ball in after gaining distance.
But just when Mark Jackson was retreating and moving, when he pulled the ball back, when the ball left his hand, Zhou Quan's 96-level nerve reaction speed allowed him to make a quick steal reaction: right foot He instantly took a step forward, leaned over at the same time, and quickly stabbed the basketball with his right hand.
"Oops!"
Mark Jackson's scalp exploded instantly.
But he was retreating and had no way to turn around and protect the ball at this moment.
"predict!"
The next moment, Zhou Quan's right index finger touched the ball.
At this time, Mark Jackson completed his retreat and was about to turn around to protect the ball. A strong physical confrontation immediately occurred. Even though he had gained 85 kilograms, he did not resist Zhou Quan's squeeze and leaned to the side. , completely losing the opportunity to protect the ball and fight back on the spot.
"Steal the ball!"
Bearded John Lowes shouted excitedly.
"Bang!"
Zhou Quan caught up and slapped the ball to the floor. After it bounced, he controlled it and then launched a fast break.
"Iron Fist was moving quickly, but Mark Jackson didn't catch up. He was two steps behind." Longgren Lance, a man with glasses, shouted excitedly.
Zhou Quan advanced at high speed, bursting out at a speed of 91, like a pickup truck with full accelerator and rushing forward.
Mark Jackson's own speed is average, not as fast as Zhou Quan, and because he was squeezed away, by the time he started to return to defense, he had already dropped a lot.
Taking two steps into the paint, Zhou Quan flew up more than two meters in front of the basket, holding the ball in his right hand and slashing it down like a tomahawk.
"boom!"
"boom!"
The next moment, with the explosive sound of the basket exploding, the whole audience was excited. Twenty thousand Pistons fans raised their arms excitedly and cheered loudly.
"Shh!"
A thousand away fans booed, but there was no movement. The number of people was twenty times as many, and the gap was huge.
"ah!"
Zhou Quan landed from the air and shouted excitedly at his teammates who were rushing over.
The two dunks at the beginning made his adrenaline like a high-pressure faucet, and his blood seemed to be boiling, like boiling water.
Now his jumping has reached level 91, which is 3 levels higher than before getting the system. His vertical take-off height has increased from 73 cm to 82 cm, his jump assist has increased from 85 to 95, and his approach height has increased from 333 cm to 343 cm. centimeters, and his reach height reached 331 centimeters when he took off from the spot.
In the past, taking off with a full run-up was considered a dunk. Taking off and dunking on the spot was just a slam dunk. If he threw it in, it would be easy to dunk it. That is to say, his hands were big and he had strong control over grabbing the ball with one hand, so he could throw it in. Now that his hands are smaller, he can throw it in. Yes, with his previous jumping quality, he couldn't dunk at all.
Even now, if you dunk on the spot, you may not be able to dunk without fully taking off, and you must take off with all your strength.
Therefore, he rarely dunks, usually mainly layups. In order to suppress the opponent's momentum and boost his own morale, he will only choose to dunk.
One of the reasons for his lack of dunking ability is his jumping. In fact, his wingspan is very good, which can make up for some of his jumping disadvantages. But the reason why his wingspan is excellent is not because of how long his arms are, but because like Jordan, his palms are relatively long. , and his shoulders are extremely wide, which makes his standing reach very ordinary, which affects his dunking ability.
"Mark, focus your attention or get down here."
In front of the Knicks bench, Pat Riley's stern voice sounded, and a cool look appeared on the face of the fashionable gentleman.
"Oh...oh..."
Mark Jackson took deep breaths continuously. His mistakes directly caused the loss of points. The pressure suddenly came up. Now he took deep breaths to force himself to calm down.
4:2, the Pistons lead at home and the Knicks attack.
Mark Jackson is no longer looking for Zhou Quan in singles. From the five regular season games to the interception just now, his singles can't help Zhou Quan. He has lost the confidence to defeat the opponent in singles.
There is a truth in the NBA that any breakthrough is not as effective as a pick-and-roll.
So he called a pick-and-roll, pulled to the left wing, and started a pick-and-roll with the small forward, 201-centimeter McDaniel.
At this time, the flaws in Ulrich's defensive skills were revealed. He was the only defensive flaw in the Pistons' starting lineup.
According to the tactical requirements of the coaching staff, they will not change defense in this position, because changing defense will give the opponent a mismatch advantage, but if they do not change defense, it will also allow the opponent to get an open opportunity.
So when the pick-and-roll occurs here, without changing defense, Ulrich should make the defensive action to delay Mark Jackson at the first time, and then return to his own man, which can allow Zhou Quan to bypass After passing McDaniel, you can immediately catch up with Mark Jackson.
But he forgot, so when the pick-and-roll happened, he just followed McDaniel and ignored Mark Jackson.
When Zhou Quan bypassed McDaniel, Mark Jackson, who got an open opportunity, had already made a mid-range shot.
"brush!"
Open mid-range shot, 9 out of 10 shots, this one was a hit.
4:4, Pistons attack.
"Orlando, don't forget to block him next time. Your defense is very important to us." Zhou Quan warned Ulrich.
"knew."
As a veteran, Ulrich was ashamed.
Zhou Quan advanced to the frontcourt unhurriedly, this time instead of going to the left wing, he pulled to the right wing.
As soon as he reached the three-point line on the right wing, Joe Dumars immediately moved to the top of the key and blocked Mark Jackson.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, without wasting a moment, he quickly started and went straight to the wing and into the paint.
"pretty!"
In the commentary box, the bespectacled man Longger Lance shouted excitedly.
When Oakley saw it, he ferociously jumped from the paint area to the right waist, staring at Zhou Quan who was coming over.
Zhou Quan's best option at this time is to make a pull-up jump shot, but even though his pull-up jump shot skill has been improved to level 87, it is still not of much use.
In particular, the system requires him to have a higher shooting percentage in the playoffs, which requires him not to take random shots.
At this moment, he suddenly had an idea in his heart, and without slowing down, he changed direction slightly and crashed directly into it.
He was confident of knocking the opponent away. Although Oakley's tonnage reached 110 kilograms, the opponent was in a stationary state, and he had a strong impact in the high-speed breakthrough.
"Bang!"
The left halves of their bodies collided instantly.
"asshole!"
Oakley didn't expect Zhou Quan to choose such a method of confrontation. He was knocked backwards and sat down on the floor.
Zhou Quan was also hit and stopped in place, but this was in line with his purpose, using the impact to slow down and get rid of the defense.
The next moment, he jumped up at the right waist and took a jump shot.
When there is no defender in front of the open space, three meters away from the basket, with level 93 basic shooting skills, the hit rate can theoretically be at least 95 out of 100.
"brush!"
The water splashed and hit two points.
"boom!"
The whole place exploded again, and the atmosphere at the Pistons' home court became more and more exciting.
Chuck Daly took a deep breath excitedly, Zhou Quan's performance made him very happy.
This is a young man with a strong willpower. He performed so well at the start of the first playoff game, which shows his strong psychological quality.
"Oh ho!"
The bearded John Lowes roared excitedly: "Iron Fist made three out of three shots in the beginning. Everyone said his offense was not very good, but he made three out of three shots."
Lens, a man with glasses, said excitedly: "Tekken's performance is great! This is his first playoff game. At the beginning, he bravely provoked the team's offense and performed like a ball star."
"Old Zhang, isn't it a foul for Zhou Quan to hit the defender like this?" Zhang Liangli's wife asked in Chicago.
"what is this?"
Zhang Lili said excitedly: "Let me tell you, in the playoffs, how high can the defensive intensity be? If there is no blood, there will be no fouls."
"Oh My God!"
Lao Zhang's wife couldn't help but exclaimed.
(End of chapter)
