On the right wing, Jordan, who was about to enter the frontcourt, saw that the momentum was not right. He was afraid of making a mistake and immediately turned back to respond.
Paxson saw Jordan's request for the ball, and quickly blocked Zhou Quan with his left elbow, pulled the ball up with his right hand, and then passed it with one hand.
But at this moment, Zhou Quan reacted very quickly and suddenly started to grab the ball. Paxson's arm could not block him. With his big hand and precise strike, he intercepted the ball and then held the ball towards the basket. Down.
"Oh, Iron Fist, dunk one!"
In the live commentary box, bearded John Rowes shouted excitedly.
"Deduct one!"
A huge roar rang out from the Palace of Auburn Hills.
"Then take one deduction."
Zhou Quan followed his example and took a step into the paint area before flying up and slashing violently with an ax in one hand.
"boom!"
The explosive sound of the basket exploded instantly.
"Oh ho!"
The Palace of Auburn Hills erupted instantly.
"Beautiful! Iron Fist responded with a counterattack dunk after a steal. This was his response to Michael Jordan." Robert Guida laughed.
Ringo Wilson laughed: "But Michael just stole his ball. If he wanted to respond, he should steal Michael's ball."
Robert Guida was startled, shook his head and smiled: "Linger, what you said makes sense. But on the defensive end, Iron Fist and Michael Jordan are not matched up."
"He can try switching on Michael," Ringo Wilson said.
Robert Guida shook his head and said: "Michael switched defenses to Iron Fist because Paxson couldn't guard Iron Fist, so he had no choice but to change defenses.
Iron Fist can always strangle Paxson, so he doesn't have to switch defenses against Michael. That would be the wrong choice. "
Ringo Wilson smiled and nodded, not continuing this stupid topic.
The game on the court continued, and the defensive intensity of both sides increased. From the backcourt to the frontcourt, they were constantly strangled on both ends of the offense and defense.
There were two minutes left in the first quarter, 22:22, and the two teams were still tied. The Pistons had the ball and called a timeout. Chuck Daly planned to make a substitution.
"This is also the ninth time the two teams have tied in the first quarter, which shows how anxious the game is." Robert Guida said.
Ringo Wilson said confidently: "Although the score is very anxious, I think the Bulls performed better today."
"Why do you say that?" Robert Guida asked.
"Because this is the home court of the Pistons, and this is the first home court in the league, the Bulls can still tie, which shows that the Bulls have overcome the difficulties on the road and performed better."
Speaking of which, Ringo Wilson added: "If this continues, the Pistons' home momentum will be weakened because they cannot play the home court advantage, and then the Bulls should have a chance to surpass."
Robert Guida also somewhat agreed with his partner.
Indeed, under the leadership of Jordan, the Bulls' willpower has been reflected, and they are not limited by the home atmosphere. If the Pistons cannot attack for a long time, their momentum and morale will definitely decline, and then the Bulls' opportunity will come.
But he said: "The prediction data given by ESPN before the Eastern Conference Finals showed that the Bulls had a 99% chance of advancing and the Pistons only had a 1% chance. But now the two sides are tied and the Bulls did not have an advantage in this game, so I think it is time." It's time to face up to the Pistons' strength.
What I mean is that the strength of the Pistons is underestimated. No matter how strong the Bulls are and how strong Michael Jordan is, the probability of the Pistons advancing to the finals will not be as low as only 1%. "
Ringo Wilson also nodded and said: "ESPN has not revised the data yet, which shows that they are still more optimistic about the Bulls, very optimistic."
Robert Guida changed the topic and continued: "In the first ten minutes of the first quarter, Iron Fist scored 4 points on 2 of 4 shots, two of which were dunks, and the next two pull-up jump shots were missed, both of which were blocked by Michael, but he still He sent out 4 assists, 1 steal, 2 rebounds and 1 turnover, which was a very strong performance.”
Ringo Wilson nodded and said: "Tekken's performance is indeed excellent, but Michael's performance is even better. He made 4 of 7 shots and 2 of 2 free throws in ten minutes. He has already scored 10 points and grabbed two rebounds. , as well as 1 steal and 2 assists."
The timeout ended and both sides replaced some of their main players.
Zhou Quan and Rodman left, and the Assassins and Bedford came on, keeping the three main players on the court.
On the Bulls' side, Michael Jordan was still on the court, and the other four were on the bench.
"The Bulls make more complete substitutions. At this time, the Bulls use Jordan's strong strength to maintain the offensive firepower of the bench and win more rotation time for the other main players." Robert Guida said.
“Michael is a true iron man,” Ringo Wilson marveled.
Robert Guida nodded and said: "The series is only in G3. Iron Fist said that he is mentally prepared for the tiebreaker, but I think it is best for the Pistons to end the series early, otherwise, if it is delayed, his physical fitness will probably be lost to Jordan." Drag down.”
Ringo Wilson smiled and said: "That's it. He is still a rookie and his physical condition has not reached its peak, so his physical fitness cannot reach Michael's level.
Moreover, it is difficult for ordinary people to reach a physical monster like Michael. In the history of the league, Chamberlain is the only one.
Then as the series progresses and his physical fitness declines, Iron Fist's performance is likely to continue to decline, but Michael can still remain at his peak. "
At the end of the first quarter, at 26:26, the two teams were tied again, and no one could take advantage of the other.
After the start of the second quarter, Jordan took a two-minute rest at the beginning of the second quarter and then played again.
After he came on the field, he took advantage of the lack of the Pistons' main force, stole the ball once, and made three consecutive shots. He completed a wave of excellent offense and defense in two minutes, allowing the Pistons to score no points, and led the Bulls to a lead of 30:36. Score.
When the Pistons attacked, Chuck Daly called the first timeout of the second quarter and sent Zhou Quan. Joe Dumars went to rest, and the other four were all substitutes. Zhou Quan and the Assassin partnered in the backcourt, and he defended Jordan.
"Although Iron Fist's defense is good, Michael has a height advantage. With his offensive strength, he can definitely get a mismatch advantage. This is a good opportunity for the Bulls to continue to widen the point difference. He will definitely not let it go." Ringo Wilson was excited. said.
"It's possible. But although Iron Fist has some height disadvantages, I think in terms of confrontation, his higher muscle content, greater strength, and lower center of gravity should have certain advantages." Robert Guida said.
"That's not necessarily the case."
Ringo Wilson said: "Michael's strength is very strong. His muscle mass is very good. He is stronger than the average player of the same size and weight. He often switches to the low post to play back to the power forward. His confrontation ability is not necessarily weak. To Iron Fist.”
On the court, the game begins and the Pistons attack.
In the middle, Zhou Quan advanced to the frontcourt with the ball, and Jordan came up to him.
His gaze was forward, and the focus was not on Jordan, but on observing the half-court situation.
But in fact, under the influence of the full-level panoramic vision, his observation of Jordan has not weakened, just like looking directly at him.
At this time, his gaze shifted to the right wing, where the assassin ran out from the wing and reached out to him for the ball.
But Jordan didn't know this. When he saw that Zhou Quan's eyes were not on him, he thought that the opportunity had come, so he suddenly took a step forward and reached out to poke the ball.
But in the next moment, Zhou Quan, who saw Jordan's action, instantly pulled the ball back with his right hand, dodged the pass and completed a right turn to pass by, surpassing Jordan, controlling the ball with his left hand, striding across the top of the arc, straight into the air. Take the restricted area.
"Oops, the top of the arc is broken." Ringo Wilson shouted urgently.
The Bulls reacted quickly. The two big insiders quickly shrank. Grant even took a step forward and blocked Zhou Quan's path to the basket two meters in front of the basket.
Zhou Quan crossed the free throw line, suddenly turned around again, and circled behind Grant. He turned around and leaned his back against Cartwright under the basket, but his ball came in from the low post on the left wing. Bedford's hands in the paint.
"boom!"
After receiving the ball, Bedford stepped forward and dunked. With one hand, he easily dunked Zhou Quan and Bill Cartwright.
Cartwright was blocked by Zhou Quan and had no chance to step forward to block the shot. He could only defend with his eyes.
"This ball, Michael's steal was reckless." Ringo Wilson said regretfully.
Robert Guida said: "Michael defended Tie Fist's ball-handling breakthrough twice in the first quarter, forcing Tie Fist to make two emergency stop jumpers, but failed. Now that he failed once, it is allowed. He cannot guard him every time. Down.
Iron Fist's offensive ability is average, but that's because his finishing ability is average. It doesn't mean that his breakthrough with the ball is not threatening. In fact, his breakthrough with the ball is very threatening. He can often dribble the ball into the paint area. Michael Jordan was defeated by him. It's not the first time, and it certainly won't be the last time. "
Ringo Wilson nodded and said: "Indeed, a super heavy point guard like Iron Fist at the first position is indeed very threatening to break through with the ball.
To be honest, if his finishing skills are more mature, his ball handling will suddenly become more threatening. "
"It's only the first grade. I believe in his future. In fact, it is precisely because of this that Skechers is willing to take a gamble." Robert Guida said with a smile.
"His sneaker contract is very enviable. During the first two rounds of the series, his sneaker sales had problems, but after entering the Eastern Conference Finals, he performed well these days, which stimulated sales. Now the sales task of eight million US dollars should not be a problem for him." Ringo Wilson joked.
Robert Guida laughed: "The additional condition is that it will not be less than 8 million in the first two years, so he still needs continuous performance."
32:36, Bulls attack.
BJ advances with the ball and the Assassin defends.
The assassin's body is much worse than last year, and his defense is not as good as before, but with his defensive awareness and experience, it is not a problem to deal with a BJ.
BJ came to the frontcourt and tried once, but had no chance to break in and immediately passed to Jordan.
Jordan caught the ball with his left hand outside the three-point line on the right wing, raised the ball with both hands above his head, and turned to face the basket.
The next moment, according to Michael Jordan's habit, he should grab the ball with his right hand and sweep it back, bend down, and prepare to break through, or break through immediately when the opponent is careless.
Zhou Quan thought so.
At that moment, when Jordan let go of the ball with his left hand and grabbed the ball with his right hand and swept it toward the back right, Zhou Quan started to grab the ball.
"What?"
Jordan was shocked.
At this time, Zhou Quan grabbed his right side with one step. His instinctive reaction was very fast. He turned his body back and moved his right hand holding the ball back.
However, under the full panoramic view, Zhou Quan has a top-notch sense of space control, and his striking accuracy has reached a first-class level. Not to mention a basketball as big as a basketball, a tennis ball or a smaller table tennis ball. Doesn't affect his blow.
Moreover, his nerve reaction speed has reached level 96, which is the top level.
When Jordan's right hand moved back, he immediately reacted and immediately changed direction to strike.
"Snapped!"
With a slap, Zhou Quan's right hand hit the basketball accurately, sending the ball flying towards the midline. Then he passed Jordan and accelerated towards the midline.
"Oh! Oh ho..."
Only then did Auburn Hills Palace let out an exclamation, and immediately, the exclamation turned into a shocking cheer.
"Steal the ball, steal the ball! Iron Fist stole the ball from Michael Jordan..." Bearded John Lowes roared excitedly.
"damn it!"
Jordan turned around to chase, but by the time he turned around and took the first step, Zhou Quan had already picked up the ball three meters in front of him, and then rushed into the frontcourt.
"It's over!"
Although he knew that the ball could not be saved, he still pursued it without hesitation.
"boom!"
Zhou Quan held the ball to the left waist, then took off with another explosive tomahawk chop, turning the entire palace of Auburn Hills into a boiling ocean.
"Ha ha……"
Robert Guida laughed and said: "Linge, you said that the iron fist intercepting Michael Jordan's ball and counterattacking is a positive response. Now he did it. He stole Michael Jordan's ball directly and then completed a counterattack dunk."
Ringo Wilson shook his head regretfully and said: "Michael is careless. Very few people can intercept his ball head-on. He is really careless!"
"It is indeed careless! But a mistake is a mistake." Robert Guida laughed.
Ringo Wilson smiled and joked: "It's just that Tekken's dunk method is too monotonous. It used to be the essence of dunking, but now it bounces a little better, and it only has a tomahawk split dunk, which has no tricks. In this way, he will sell a lot less shoes. "
It sounded funny, and Robert Guida laughed.
Jordan is a man who must retaliate. If someone is cut off, he vows to pay it back.
After this goal, he invested a lot of energy on the defensive end. The whole court followed Zhou Quan without any delay and started a full-court press.
His defensive ability caused Zhou Quan a lot of trouble. His personal offense was limited and he could only focus on organization, mainly passing the ball for the assassins.
But at the same time, Zhou Quan is also a man who is determined to retaliate. He is also fully committed on the defensive end and presses Jordan full court.
To be honest, his defensive skills are not as good as Jordan's, and Jordan's confrontation ability is not worse than him. He can't use his body to squeeze away the opponent to steal like other opponents.
But he still has his own advantages, making full use of his space control and precise striking power to constantly harass Jordan with his stealing moves.
And he is also very smart. If the opportunity is not very good, he will never take the risk of stealing.
Coupled with the help of teammates such as the Assassin, he once again stole Jordan's ball, which also disrupted Jordan's offensive rhythm, thus reducing Jordan's offensive efficiency.
The next eight minutes of the second quarter passed quickly, and at halftime, 48:48, the Pistons equalized the score.
Robert Guida said during the halftime break: "Jordan is indeed the league's top defensive player when defending Iron Fist alone. He locked down Iron Fist's offense alone.
But he can lock down Tekken's offense, but he can't lock down the opponent's passes. Tekken can still organize the team's offense. He sent four assists in eight minutes in a single quarter, and his assist performance was even better than in the first quarter.
The Assassins took over the offense, making 4 of 10 shots and 4 of 4 free throws in a single quarter. Although the offensive efficiency was not very high, they desperately attacked the basket and caused damage. They scored 12 points, 2 assists and 1 rebound in a single quarter. It was thanks to his offense that he scored a lot of points and allowed the team to equalize the score. "
Ringo Wilson continued: "In eight minutes of the Iron Fist quarter, under Michael's defense, he made 1 of 3 shots, 2 of 2 free throws, 4 points, 2 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals, 1 turnover and 1 foul. In the end, Michael succeeded in revenge. Stealed him once."
Robert Guida smiled and said: "In terms of stealing ability, I think Iron Fist is stronger."
Ringo Wilson immediately retorted: "That's because he has assist defense and Michael does not. Moreover, Michael is responsible for almost all of the team's offense in the second quarter, so it is impossible to focus all his energy on the defensive end."
Robert Guida nodded and said: "Michael Jordan played ten minutes in the second quarter and almost dominated the second quarter's offense. He made 6 of 11 shots in total, including 3 of 3 in the first two minutes. The offensive rhythm in the last eight minutes was disrupted by Iron Fist, and the shooting rate dropped sharply. dropped, only 3 of 8 shots, plus 3 of 3 free throws, scored 15 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal, 2 turnovers and 1 foul in a single quarter.
Judging from the matchup situation between the two sides, Iron Fist is obviously not at the same level in terms of offensive strength. He can only get rid of Jordan by breaking through with the ball or picking and rolling. In the three attacks, none of the three attacks were face-to-face on Jordan's head. They all got rid of Jordan. Only then did he dare to take action.
However, on the defensive end, he stole two goals from Jordan, showing his strong defensive ability. This is something we must admit. His defensive effect on Jordan is by no means worse than Joe Dumars. "
Ringo Wilson nodded and said: "Michael faced Tekken's defense. Due to the great physical exertion, he rarely broke through in the second quarter. He always shot on Tekken's head, mainly outside jumpers. It is understandable that his efficiency is lower."
When he was off the field, Jordan was a little unwilling to accept that he was actually guarded by Zhou Quan. For him, this was unacceptable.
He only rested for two minutes in the first half. He made 4 of 8 shots in the first quarter and played the entire quarter. Therefore, in order to save energy in the second quarter, he rarely rushed in and shot. He only shot outside jumpers, which gave Iron Fist a chance.
Tekken constantly interferes with his shooting rhythm through continuous stealing actions, thereby reducing his shooting rate. Otherwise, with the big one beating the small one, he has a height advantage and will not only make three out of eight shots over Tekken's head.
(End of chapter)
