Soon after, the second half began, with the Pistons attacking first.
Zhou Quan no longer uses a crushing breakthrough, which consumes too much physical energy. The team needs his breakthrough and must break in in the most energy-saving way.
He discussed it with Joe Dumars and the two worked together.
At this time, he pushed across half court, first handed the ball to Joe Dumars at the top of the key, and then ran to the left wing, two steps outside the left waist in the paint area, and began to gain position.
Just like an inside player, holding Mark Jackson in position and reaching for the ball.
Mark Jackson tried his best to stop it, but the strength and tonnage were indeed a little worse. Zhou Quan successfully received the pass from Joe Dumars.
At this time, John Salley came out of the penalty area to do a pick-and-roll. Zhou Quan took the opportunity to get rid of Mark Jackson and hit the left midfielder with the ball.
Ewing was guarding the basket, and Oakley was already one step inside the left midfielder, blocking Zhou Quan's breakthrough run.
Even if Zhou Quan can break through Oakley, he will be guarded by Ewing. He currently does not have the ability to beat Ewing hard at the basket.
This is also the Pistons' offensive predicament, unable to break through the Knicks' interior defense.
At this time, Rodman entered the basket from the low post on the right wing. When he saw Zhou Quan starting to break through, he immediately pulled up, intending to pull Ewing away from the basket, but Ewing didn't even look at him.
"Bang!"
Zhou Quan dribbled the ball and feinted with one hand. After shaking Oakley, he rushed into the paint from underneath him and went straight to Ewing under the basket.
After getting to the basket and facing Ewing, holding the ball high with one hand in his right hand, he took off for a layup without fear.
"No, I was fooled!"
Ewing raised his hands high and jumped to block the shot, but after he jumped up, his heart suddenly jumped.
Zhou Quan jumped into the air, but his right hand holding the ball did not meet the block for a layup. Instead, he threw the ball into the air in front of the basket.
"What?"
Oakley, who was turning back to defend the basket, felt his eyes flash as a red, white and blue figure flew past him.
After Joe Dumars passed the ball at the top of the arc, he immediately cut downwards. Then Rodman pulled up from the basket and set up a pick-and-roll for him, blocking Wilkins.
He rushed into the paint area and saw Zhou Quan fake a pass in the air. He immediately jumped up, flew past Oakley, caught the ball with both hands in the air, and dunked.
"boom!"
The Knicks' basket was instantly exploded.
"..."
Ewing, who took off to block the shot, had no time to take off a second time and was dunked hard. He staggered and was almost knocked over.
"Oh ho!"
The first half was unfavorable, and the atmosphere in the Palace of Auburn Hills had already cooled down a lot, but this dunk immediately made the arena boil again, and the cheers erupted like a volcano.
"ah!"
After dunking on super center Ewing, the excited Zhou Quan and Joe Dumars jumped high under the basket and bumped their chests in celebration.
Oakley wanted to go up and drive them away, but he was afraid of being beaten.
This ball boosted the Pistons' morale a lot.
In the following time, Zhou Quan continued to cooperate with Joe Dumars. He broke through with the ball, and the latter ran open outside or waited for opportunities to cut inside. The cooperation was quite good.
At the same time, others frequently provided offensive screens to create open opportunities and breakthrough space for Joe Dumars and Zhou Quan.
At the end of the third quarter, 60:57, the Pistons were only 3 points behind and recovered 6 points in a single quarter.
Zhou Quan played the entire third quarter, making 1 of 2 shots and 3 of 4 free throws in a single quarter. He went in and took another shot from Ewing, but still hit a goal, grabbed two rebounds, and gave out 4 assists. Three of those went to Joe Dumars and one to John Salley.
The defensive end also performed well, stealing Mark Jackson once again, forcing the opponent to make three passing errors in a single quarter, and making one of his own.
In the TNT commentary box, Robert Guida said: "The Pistons' offense has resumed, their defense is still very strong, and their rebounding is a little better than in the first half, but they have grabbed 16 fewer rebounds than the Knicks in the three quarters, and they have grabbed fewer rebounds in this quarter. Two."
Ringo Wilson said: “If it weren’t for the poor rebounding, the Pistons would have been able to lead the Knicks by a big score today.
In fact, the Pistons' offense was better today, and Tekken's organizational and assist abilities are indeed good. At the same time, he also restricted Mark Jackson.
Although the Knicks are ahead, except for rebounding, their performance is actually not as good as the Pistons. "
Robert Guida said: "The Pistons' defense today was really good, especially the outside defense, whether it was Iron Fist or Joe Dumars, they worked very hard.
Iron Fist gained 3 steals. Under his defense, Mark Jackson made 7 turnovers, 3 interceptions and 4 pass errors in the three quarters.
The Pistons currently have a total of 15 turnovers, but the Knicks have committed 22 turnovers. At the same time, the Pistons had 11 steals and the Knicks only had 7 steals.
While the Knicks have a huge rebounding advantage, the Pistons have done a good job of making up for their rebounding disadvantage in other areas with a stronger defense.
Ringer, if the Pistons hadn't been too disadvantaged in rebounding, as you said, they would have led the Knicks by a big score today. "
On the Pistons bench, Zhou Quan had a towel covering his face, his chest was rising and falling, and he was breathing heavily.
He was very tired. He broke through the whole game and lasted three quarters. His energy was exhausted and he couldn't play anymore.
In the entire regular season, he has never been so sudden. Today's three quarters allowed him to see what the playoffs are like.
"Iron Fist, replenish some energy."
Darnell Walker handed him an energy drink, which he downed in one gulp and asked for another.
"The Iron Fist will rest down there for now. Isiah, come up." Dailey said.
He didn't want to replace the assassin who was in poor condition now, but he had no choice. Iron Fist had surged too much and he had to take a rest.
His expression was extremely serious and he said to everyone: "Before Iron Fist came on the scene, we focused on defense.
I don’t care how you defend, whether you let your opponents see blood or break their legs, you can’t let the point difference widen. "
On the Knicks' side, Pat Riley looked extremely serious and did not relax because of the lead.
Because whether it is the Assassin or the Bug, as long as one of the two performs slightly better, the Pistons are now in the lead, not the Knicks.
"Cheer up, everyone, the final quarter is the real beginning. They will definitely try their best to counterattack. We must guard against it, don't let them rush in, and we must prevent them from entering the paint area."
After saying this, he couldn't help but look at the piston.
In today's three quarters, his understanding of Zhou Quan has improved a lot.
That ability to break through with the ball in the gaps between people, that ability to pass the ball in the gaps between people, that kind of ability to find and utilize small spaces, made him frightened.
"If this young man has Erwin's height, his future may be as good as Magic."
Not to mention the first two quarters, in the third quarter alone, Zhou Quan sent three assists in a single quarter, all of which were points after scoring. If it weren't for Zhou Quan's 18 points, 8 assists and 3 steals in the three quarters, the Knicks would not only be in the lead. 3 points.
"It's a pity that his offensive talent is limited, otherwise his future achievements will be higher."
In addition, he felt that if Zhou Quan had Jordan's finishing ability, he might be able to score 40+20, and the Knicks would probably be swept by the Pistons.
At the beginning of the final quarter, the Knicks attacked.
Three minutes later, at 62:59, the Pistons were still three points behind.
In these three minutes, the Pistons worked hard on the defensive end. They only scored two points and the Knicks only scored two points. The two teams played a meat grinder-like defense.
The Pistons couldn't get in from the outside, but it was also difficult for the Knicks to get in. After Ewing was knocked down once by John Salley, he stopped getting in and missed both shots from the outside.
In the fourth minute, Joe Dumas fouled and took advantage of the dead ball opportunity. Zhou Quan came on and replaced the Assassin.
"boom!"
The Knicks attacked again. At the critical moment, Ewing missed another shot and Rodman finally grabbed his fourth rebound.
"Snapped!"
At this time, Oakley rushed forward fiercely and knocked Rodman's ball away with a slap. Then he elbowed Rodman away and grabbed the ball in his hands.
Although Rodman is ferocious, depending on who he is, in front of a villain like Oakley, his ferocity is still a little bit fierce, and he doesn't dare to fight back even if he is elbowed.
"Snapped!"
But then a big hand came and knocked the ball away from Oakley.
"who?"
Oakley was furious and immediately fought back.
"Get away!"
Zhou Quan knocked the ball away from Oakley, grabbed it in his hand, swung his hands fiercely left and right to protect the ball, and knocked Oakley away with his elbow.
"hiss!"
Oakley gasped, and the tip of his elbow hit his left rib, causing pain.
"Let's fight another one."
Zhou Quan pushed forward and shouted loudly.
"Hit one."
All the Pistons fans in the audience responded.
"Don't let him rush in!"
Pat Riley shouted in a stern tone from the sidelines.
But Zhou Quan pulled to the right wing and used Joe Dumars' pick-and-roll to break into the wing.
At this time, Rodman pulled out as a screen to block Mark Jackson who was chasing him on the top side. He took the opportunity to rush into the paint area and once again dribbled the ball into the crowd.
Outside, Knicks small forward McDaniel dived into the paint from the left wing.
In the paint area at this time, there were Ewing, John Salley, McDaniel, Oakley, and Mark Jackson chasing after him, as well as Rodman, plus himself, seven people were squeezed into the small penalty area, and it was really The water is blocked.
The forbidden area at this time is like the belly of the Bull Demon King's wife, but Zhou Quan at this time is like Sun Wukong.
What other people saw as a dense restricted area, in his eyes, there were some spaces that could be exploited.
"Go to hell!"
Oakley, who was waving his elbows, rushed forward and slapped him. He didn't aim at the ball, but directly at Zhou Quan's head. It was like a fight.
At the critical moment, he didn't even care if the Iron Fist could fight. At worst, he could just start a war, and he could use himself to defeat the Iron Fist.
But Zhou Quan saw it, and his nerves reacted very quickly. He instantly lowered his body to the floor, bypassed Oakley, and headed towards the basket.
"Don't even think about it!"
Ewing was forced to take a step out from the basket and blocked Zhou Quan.
"boom!"
Zhou Quan saw the movement of John Salley behind Ewing, and instantly passed the ball like a ball to the ground. The ball hit the floor between Ewing's legs, followed the V-shaped passing route, and disappeared behind Ewing.
"ball!"
Suddenly something flashed in front of his eyes, and a basketball bounced off the floor. Johnselli took the opportunity to enter the basket, his eyes lit up, he put his hands together and grabbed the ball.
He has received many similar passes in training games.
"boom!"
The next moment, he dunked with both hands, blasting the Knicks' basket.
"Oh ho!"
The whole audience burst into cheers.
"Another incredible pass."
Bearded John Lowes shouted excitedly: "Iron Fist, use your passing to beat the Knicks!"
"I can't guard against it!"
Ewing stared at Zhou Quan bitterly. How could he defend against such a pass?
62:61, Knicks attack.
Oakley made a mid-range shot, but Rodman blocked it in the face. He missed the shot and bounced far away. Zhou Quan saw the opportunity and rushed down to grab the rebound over Joe Dumars' head.
Joe Dumars was a little tired. He could usually grab a few rebounds, but he was so unlucky today. He didn't have any rebounds so far. He finally had a chance to pick one up, but it was snatched away by Iron Fist.
"With this goal, we overtook them."
Zhou Quan roared and boosted morale, which received a response from all the Pistons fans in the audience.
"Go ahead! Go ahead! Go ahead..."
The endless shouts shook the heaven and the earth.
On the right wing, it was still a pick-and-roll with Joe Dumars. He started to break through with the ball, and the latter ran along the three-point line towards the right corner.
Facing his breakthrough with the ball, several Knicks players huddled in the paint area, ready to go.
But this time he didn't rush in. When he reached the left midfielder, he suddenly turned around, blocked Oakley, and passed the ball to Joe Dumars who was running towards the bottom corner.
As soon as Joe Dumars reached the right corner, the ball came. After receiving the ball, he immediately made a jump shot.
Wilkins, who was chasing Joe Dumas, saw that Joe Dumas was about to make a jump shot, so he had to fly up two steps away.
Joe Dumars collected the ball calmly and stood up again after Wilkins flew by.
He has already missed a three-pointer today. This is the second three-pointer and the second three-pointer of the team. No one has made a three-pointer except him.
"Yes!"
After the ball was released, he did not take it back. He still held it there, staring closely at the basketball flying toward the basket. He had a hunch that the ball would hit.
"boom!"
The next moment, the basketball hit the basket and splashed down.
"ah!"
Not only him, but all the Pistons players and fans immediately cheered.
"Go ahead, we hit the first three-pointer of the day and we overtook the score." Bearded John Lowes roared excitedly.
"62:64, we are now two points ahead, please keep working hard." The bespectacled man Longger Lance shouted happily.
"Defend! Defend!"
While retreating, Zhou Quan roared loudly.
"Defend! Defend..."
At the Palace of Mount Auburn, morale was high, and the shouts of 20,000 people rang out like a stormy wave.
"boom!"
John Salley went around, Rodman covered the basket, Ewing caught the ball with his backhand, and then immediately shot a jumper near the basket, but missed.
"mine!"
Rodman grabbed his fifth rebound of the night over Oakley.
It's not that he didn't work hard today, it's that his knees hurt every time he jumped, and he didn't dare to use too much force when he got stuck. His ability to take off the second time was seriously affected.
If he could defend as hard as he could on the defensive end today, he would have tried his best. If he lost, he would have a clear conscience.
"here."
Zhou Quan shouted loudly outside.
"Attack! Attack..."
Led by bearded commentator John Rowes, the crowd roared with cheers.
"The Pistons are gaining momentum, and the Knicks are already lagging behind. If they cannot withstand this wave of offensive, they may lead in the first three quarters and be overturned in the last quarter."
Robert Guida said in the TNT commentary box.
"possible."
Ringo Wilson nodded.
Zhou Quan once again cooperated with Joe Dumars in a pick-and-roll, and once again broke through with the ball, but the latter still ran towards the bottom corner.
But this time, Zhou Quan saw an opportunity on the weak side.
When he burst in front of Oakley, he saw Ulrich cutting from the left wing, already one step outside the left waist, and his speed slowed down slightly.
As long as he can pass the ball, Ulrich can form a back cut against Ewing.
But this opportunity is fleeting, because McDaniel is about to catch up with Ulrich, and the back-cut opportunity will disappear immediately.
"Bang!"
He pressed down with his right hand and exploded the ball quickly. The ball reached his left hand, and then he pushed the ball into the crowd. The basketball instantly passed through Oakley's side, hit Rodman's back, and bounced to the left. Waist position.
"Pass the ball?"
"To whom?"
"Mistake?"
At this moment, seeing Zhou Quan pass the ball into the crowd in the penalty area, everyone on both teams became nervous when they saw the pass.
Ewing was under the basket and didn't see the pass. He was still staring at the right wing where Zhou Quan was.
Oakley was right in front of Zhou Quan. Of course he saw it. He immediately turned around, took a step forward, and bumped into Rodman.
"ball?"
Dunker Ulrich was about to run to the paint area. Seeing that Zhou Quan didn't pass the ball to him, he was about to stop and pull out again, but suddenly he saw a ball flying out of the crowd, and his whole body was filled with excitement. , put your hands together.
"Snapped!"
The ball came too suddenly, and he was still moving forward, so it was a jump ball.
"Damn it!"
He quickly combined the ball twice, and this time he caught it. At the same time, he rushed into the paint area, took another step, and flew up towards Ewing under the basket.
"boom!"
A violent explosion sounded.
"What?"
Ewing was knocked forward and almost fell. When he looked back, he saw Ulrich still dangling on the basket.
"What happened? How come the ball is in his hands? When did the ball pass to the left wing?" He was confused.
"ah!"
At this time, the cheers of 20,000 Pistons fans started.
Most of them didn't see Zhou Quan's pass clearly, they only saw the dunk, so they didn't react in time, and the shouts were delayed for a second.
"I passed the ball beautifully!"
Zhou Quan waved his fist excitedly and praised himself solidly.
"Ha ha……"
Bearded John Lowes laughed excitedly and said: "Under Iron Fist's weird pass, King Kong became a fool. He thought the ball was in Iron Fist's hands."
The bespectacled man Longger Lance smiled and said: "I just want to know, Joe Dumars' three-pointer just now should not be considered an assist, but is this ball considered Rodman's assist?"
John Rowes was startled, then laughed and said: "Yes, it should be regarded as an assist from the big insect. Poor Iron Fist, two assists are just gone."
At this time, the hanging screen began to play back the scene just now.
Ewing stared at the hanging screen several times before he saw it clearly, and murmured: "Hell, how dare he pass the ball like this? Aren't you afraid of making mistakes?"
"Pa bang bang..."
At the Palace of Auburn Hills, countless fans immediately gave warm applause after seeing the replay.
"This is a real pass! Tekken's hands are like ghost hands, his vision is like a microscope, and his passing has unparalleled imagination and creativity."
In the TNT commentary box, Robert Guida was full of praise.
In Chicago, Jordan looked very solemn.
In the final battle against the Pistons in the regular season, Iron Fist did not show such a strong passing ability. Could it be that he was hiding his strength?
Little did he know that Zhou Quan had completed the task and his nerve reaction speed had increased to level 96, which accelerated his reaction and gave his body more time to react before he could pass such a ball.
In Los Angeles, the magician looked at the replay footage on the TV and murmured: "How dare you pass this ball! Without top-level spatial imagination, it can't be passed. Is Iron Fist's spatial imagination really that strong? Or is it? , by chance?
(End of chapter)
