Ten minutes later, the starter came on the field, and the Palace of Auburn Hills was immediately greeted with boos and cheers of ice and fire.
Barkley was waiting for a group of league superstars sitting in the front row, holding free tickets from the Pistons, but they were cheering and shouting for the Pistons' opponents. When the visiting team came on the field, they all stood up to welcome them and took the initiative to hug them. When the home team came on the field, that is, Sitting there, I clapped my palms a few times and responded to the story.
It was like this on the field, and it is still like this this time. Zhou Quan has no good impressions of these guys at all, including Barkley. They are not toys. Will you die if you stand up and show off?
Friendship is friendship, and of course they have no problem supporting Jordan, but this is the Palace of Auburn Hills, cheering for our opponents with our complimentary tickets, and taking advantage of others' shortcomings. Don't you fucking know? Shameless guys, if you want to cheer for Jordan at our home court, just buy your own tickets and enter!
He spoke a few words to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, didn't even greet Barkley and the others, and went straight to Catherine's side without even looking at them.
Barkley was about to say hello and wave to say hello to Zhou Quan. When he saw Zhou Quan leave immediately, he couldn't help but asked Kareem who was sitting down: "Kareem, this kid, it seems that I really offended him." ”
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar chuckled and said: "If he is a friend, you should stand up and applaud him, but you have never done so, which means you have never regarded him as a friend.
As for your stand up for Hakeem, your attitude of fully supporting Michael has clearly shown your attitude, and Iron Fist is not a fool. "
"My friendship with him was only ordinary. After a few phone calls, he first gave me a pair of gloves, and then I returned a hat. This kind of friendship is not a real friend."
Buckley smiled awkwardly, avoided some questions, and argued: "Besides, our relationship with Michael is a hundred times more important than him. Is there anything wrong with supporting Michael?"
Dameng said disdainfully: "He's just a rookie, why should we be friends with him? He's not from our circle.
He offended Michael and would never get ahead in the East in his life. If he comes to the West, I won't let him go. "
Ewing choked: "Old Oak has asked him to have a fight. The specific time and place haven't been decided yet. I'll let you know when the time comes."
"Okay, let's go cheer for that guy Oakley." Dameng said quickly.
Jabbar smiled and said no more.
At eight o'clock, the game officially begins.
Jump ball, Bulls attack.
"boom!"
When John Paxson advanced with the ball, the boos at the Palace of Auburn Hills began.
He passed the midline, and when Joe Dumars pressed up, he immediately handed the ball to Pippen outside the left three-point line.
"God, iron fist to defend Jordan? Did the Pistons even ignore the Eastern Conference Finals in order to practice their iron fist?" Ringo Wilson said in surprise.
At this time, Pippen started to play one-on-one with the ball one step outside the three-point line. The latter's defensive position was a little biased, focusing on guarding the former's right hand. He immediately started to break through with the ball from the left.
On the weak side, right wing, Jordan took the initiative to use Grant's body as an obstacle, got rid of Zhou Quan, and quickly cut inside toward the paint along the baseline.
Zhou Quan was one step behind and simply took a shortcut to chase into the paint from the left waist.
With his full-level panoramic vision, he knows all the gaps in the penalty area, which is very beneficial to his movement in the penalty area. He can make preparations for changes in direction before changing directions, giving him a feeling of ease.
He doesn't need to stare at Jordan as he runs, because his peripheral vision is the same as his direct gaze. Jordan's position is clear as long as it doesn't leave his field of vision.
Coupled with taking shortcuts, this makes his movement speed not slower than Jordan, who is absolutely faster, or even a little faster.
At the same time, although his eyes did not fall on Pippen, because of his peripheral vision and direct gaze, almost all of Pippen's movements did not escape his observation.
At this time, when Michael Jordan took a step to the left side of the basket, he had already caught up to the front of the basket and was one step ahead of Jordan.
At this moment, he saw Pippen's fake shot from outside the left three-point line. After shaking Ulrich, he took a step to the right with his right foot, avoiding Ulrich in front of him, and grabbed the ball with both hands. The ball rose.
At this time, the full-level panoramic vision model in Zhou Quan's mind instantly turned and changed an angle, allowing him to very clearly see Pippen's passing route to the basket.
That happens to be a straight channel, and Pippen can use a scalpel pass to send the ball directly to the left side of the basket.
That position is also directly in front of Jordan, who cuts along the baseline.
The next moment, he pounced on that position.
At the same time, Jordan continued to run forward, passed under the basket, looked in the direction of Pippen, and was ready to catch the ball.
The next moment, Pippen threw his hands violently and made a scalpel pass.
"What?"
But as soon as the ball was released, a red, white and blue player appeared at the end of his sight and at the destination of the pass, blocking Jordan.
"Oops!"
Jordan just ran to his position and saw the ball coming, but was blocked by a player wearing a red, white and blue jersey. At this moment, he was a little crazy.
"Snapped!"
With a move of his right hand, Zhou Quan grabbed the ball with one hand. While grabbing the ball, he punched backward with his left hand, knocking Jordan's hand off his jersey. Then he moved forward with force and started to play fast.
"Steal the ball! Iron Fist intercepted the ball..."
The bearded John Lowes shouted loudly.
"Chase!"
"Don't even think about it!"
At this moment, both Jordan and Pippen suppressed the shock in their hearts, one chased after him desperately, and the other moved sideways to the top of the arc, trying to block Zhou Quan.
"Whoosh!"
On the court, Zhou Quan only rushed to the free throw line and passed the ball to Joe Dumars in front.
Joe Dumars caught the ball and John Paxson took the opportunity to rush to the front. The two rushed towards the Pistons' frontcourt one after the other.
Zhou Quan ran with all his strength from behind. When he reached the top of the arc, he caught up with Pippen on the right, but Jordan behind him had already surpassed him.
The Palace of Auburn Hills was very quiet at this time. Both the home team and the away team fans were staring closely at the court.
At this time, Jordan Dumars went to the basket, carried John Paxson with his right hand, and forced a layup with his left hand.
"Snapped!"
Jordan was the fastest, rushing up from Zhou Quan, flying up, and blocking the ball from behind with a slap.
"oh!"
Two thousand away fans cheered instantly on the Bulls bench.
The next moment, the basketball bounced off the backboard, and Zhou Quan and Pippen jumped up at the same time.
"Get in!"
His right elbow moved outwards, and while colliding with Pippen, Zhou Quan pressed his left hand toward the basketball.
"asshole!"
The aerial confrontation happened instantly. Pippen tilted in the air and lost the chance to touch the ball.
"boom!"
The next moment, Zhou Quan touched the ball with his big hand, pressed towards the basket, and pushed the basketball in.
"Oh ho!"
At the Palace of Auburn Hills, countless fans instantly burst into flames, cheering wildly.
"Take up the dunk! Iron Fist made up the dunk successfully, haha..." The bearded John Lowes roared excitedly.
"Iron Fist steals the ball, and then dunks the ball himself to boost morale, haha..." The bespectacled man Longger Lance also laughed.
"Michael was the fastest, he surpassed Iron Fist. Pippen was the slowest, and he was caught up by Iron Fist. Iron Fist's speed is between the two."
Ringo Wilson said in the TNT commentary box.
Robert Guida said: "Judging from this aerial contact, Pippen's aerial confrontation ability is not as good as Iron Fist."
Ringo Wilson nodded and said: "Their upper limbs are in contact. With Iron Fist's stature, his upper limb strength must be stronger than Pippen."
"We'll give you one more."
Jordan yelled.
He was intercepted at the beginning, and then was dunked after chasing the block, which hurt his morale. He took the ball and moved forward to avoid another mistake.
Zhou Quan defended and retreated, not giving Jordan a chance to rush forward.
But he did not press the whole court. Jordan's physical fitness was much stronger than him. According to his estimation, this abnormal physical fitness was probably at full level, so his physical fitness should not be wasted and should be used on the edge.
The last half quarter of the last game left a deep impression on him. It can be said that in the last half quarter, the Pistons' will and fighting spirit were shattered.
When their physical energy was exhausted and their condition declined, Jordan was still vigorous and in very good condition.
When you are good, I am better than you. When you are not good, I can still do it. This is the portrayal of them and Jordan at that time.
Their physical ability may allow them to play well for three quarters, but Jordan can play well for 48 minutes and play every second efficiently.
In that case, the psychological impact on people is very great.
So he decided today not to waste his physical energy easily.
Jordan reached the three-point line on the right wing, paused for a moment, and then suddenly used his strength again, beating Zhou Quan. Then when he caught up, he suddenly stopped one step inside the three-point line and shot a fadeaway jumper.
Zhou Quan tried his best to keep up with the rhythm, but the height difference made him unable to block his opponent's fadeaway jumper.
"brush!"
The water splashed and hit two points from far away.
"Boy, pray to God, this is the only way you can guard against me. But alas, I am your God tonight."
After winning, Jordan started talking trash.
"You have to thank Mr. Stern for protecting you." Zhou Quan smiled.
Jordan's face twitched and he glanced at David Stern, who was smiling on the sidelines. Suddenly, he felt that he hated the eternal smile on Stern's face.
In the backcourt, Zhou Quan advanced with the ball, while Jordan defended and retreated from the front.
He was very cautious. In the last game, Jordan had three interceptions while holding the ball. Although he also intercepted the Bulls four times, he made six turnovers. That was the game in which he made the most mistakes. I can't allow myself to make so many mistakes again.
Joe Dumars is nearby, ready to respond.
Zhou Quan suddenly changed direction and took the initiative to use the obstacles of Joe Dumars and John Paxson to get rid of Jordan and rush into the right wing of the frontcourt.
Jordan quickly bypassed the two, caught up with him, and blocked him on the right three-point line.
"Bang bang..."
With his left elbow in front of him to protect the ball, he leaned down to dribble, waiting for his teammates to get into position while preparing to break through with the ball.
At this time, Joe Dumars ran over again, stood on the right side of Jordan, and made a pick-and-roll.
The next moment, Jordan, who was watching Joe Dumars coming over, was already prepared and squeezed.
Joe Dumars' tonnage is only 86 kilograms, which is not even as good as Zhou Quan, and even weaker than Jordan. The difference in strength is very big. Under the confrontation, he suddenly lost his center of gravity.
With more force than Joe Dumars, Jordan directly squeezed him away and caught up with Zhou Quan.
At this time, John Paxson posted Zhou Quan from the left, forming a double-team with Jordan on the right.
But at this moment, Joe Dumars turned around very quickly, cut downwards, and reached out to Zhou Quan for the ball.
"Whoosh!"
He made a one-handed push and the ball flew toward Joe Dumars.
When Jordan saw that he was the closest, he quickly abandoned Zhou Quan and chased Joe Dumars.
Joe Dumars did not move forward after receiving the ball. Grant had already marked him on the right waist and made a direct mid-range jumper before Jordan could catch up.
"brush!"
The water splashed and he hit a two-pointer.
"Beautiful! Iron Fist and Joe Dumars cooperated. Joe got the open shot and made a shot." Ringo Wilson laughed.
Robert Guida said: "When Iron Fist was double-teamed, he reacted very quickly and released the ball very quickly and decisively. He did not give the opponent a chance to steal the ball."
"His reactions are indeed very fast now, much faster than when he first entered the league. His steals increased significantly after the season, especially in the playoffs." Ringo Wilson nodded.
On the court, while chasing Jordan, Zhou Quan summarized the ball just now.
Two pick-and-rolls not only allowed him to get rid of Jordan continuously, but also allowed Joe Dumars to get open. It seems that this pick-and-roll tactic is indeed very effective.
It's no wonder that the Jazz focus on pick-and-roll tactics. This tactic still has great potential to be tapped.
However, Joe Dumars's pick-and-roll quality was average, and he was directly squeezed out by Jordan. His tonnage and strength were too small, and he couldn't stand up in confrontation.
When he came to the frontcourt, Jordan was running around, and then suddenly ran in the opposite direction, losing half a step to him, but he could not completely get rid of him.
He can barely keep up with the rhythm. This is due to his 96-level neural response speed, which always allows him to react immediately. On the contrary, his body cannot keep up with the neural response speed. If his body can keep up, it will Follow more closely.
In addition, his vision is so amazing that even if Jordan suddenly changes direction while hiding behind an obstacle, he can still see it. He can take a shortcut in time to keep up with him every time, without letting Jordan really get the open space.
For a moment, Jordan had no chance to catch the ball, and the attack time was almost up.
"boom!"
Seeing this, Pippen had no choice but to do it himself, and forced a shot over Ulrich's head. It came up short and bounced off the basket.
"I have to work hard, otherwise the queen will think I'm not energetic enough."
Dennis Rodman saw the opportunity, moved into position first, and struggled to get the rebound over Carter White's head.
Joe Dumars took the ball and moved forward. Zhou Quan followed up from behind and took the ball. Michael Jordan caught up and blocked the front.
Joe Dumars immediately set a pick-and-roll, and Zhou Quan went around the former and pulled him from the right wing to the left wing, making Jordan afraid to catch up, otherwise Joe Dumars would be wide open.
John Parks followed Zhou Quan, and a defense change was completed between the four.
Zhou Quan took the ball and rushed to the left wing three-point line. He did not stop, but ran over John Paxson and accelerated towards the left elbow area.
John Paxson tried his best to speed up and wanted to pass him, but at this moment, Zhou Quan deliberately changed direction and brushed him. With just this moment, he lost his center of gravity, rushed forward, and plunged headlong into the floor. His face hit the floor and he screamed in pain.
At this time, Zhou Quan took advantage of an emergency stop and stopped at the left end of the free throw line. There was no defender within two meters of him. He took off calmly and made a mid-range shot.
"brush!"
The water splashed and hit two points.
"Oh ho!"
The roar of the bearded John Lowes immediately sounded.
"The score is 2:6, we are 4 points ahead." The bespectacled man Longer Lance said with a smile.
"Beautiful! Emergency stop jump shot, Tekken's technique is getting better and better." Robert Guida praised.
"It depends on who you compete with." Ringo Wilson laughed.
Robert Guida said: “Tekken made 2 of 2 shots and has scored 4 points, 1 rebound, 1 assist and 1 steal. He started well today.
Iron Fist's defense and assist performance allowed the Pistons to succeed in three of their first four attacks. In comparison, the Bulls missed one shot, made one turnover and only succeeded once in their three offensive attempts. "
Ringo Wilson nodded and said: "At present, the Pistons' opening performance is stronger than the Bulls."
Bulls offense.
Jordan still moved without the ball, using an invisible thread to pull Zhou Quan around.
But he found that it was difficult for him to completely get rid of Zhou Quan, especially after running into the crowd in the penalty area, he used the pick-and-roll, but it was easier for Zhou Quan to catch up.
Even if he suddenly made a reverse run behind the obstacle player, Zhou Quan could react immediately and seemed to be fully aware of his change of direction.
In fact, he noticed that Zhou Quan's eyes were not always on him.
"What's going on? Does this guy have clairvoyance?"
He didn't understand. His athletic talent was much higher than that of Tekken. He was more agile and faster. Why was it harder to get rid of Zhou Quan in a crowd of people with the help of pick-and-rolls.
His purpose of entering the paint area and getting into the crowd was to use the crowd to get rid of Zhou Quan. Now that there is no way to achieve this goal, he can only move outside.
He soon discovered that Zhou Quan was always standing between him and Pippen, the ball holder on the strong side, and his reaction was super fast. No matter how he changed direction and ran back, Zhou Quan could react immediately, in the middle. In short-distance movements, he is at most half a step ahead, and it is difficult to really get open. If Pippen takes the risk of passing the ball, the risk of being intercepted is very high.
Zhou Quan only laughed in his heart and wanted to get rid of him in the crowd. Are you out of your mind?
"Iron Fist defended well."
On the sidelines, Chuck Daly nodded in relief.
(End of chapter)
