At this time, time was running out. Jordan passed the top of the arc, took the initiative to run to the right wing, caught the ball and immediately made a jump shot.
The offense was rushed and had little time to adjust.
Ulrich, who had a height advantage, switched defenses to block shots, but there was nothing he could do about Jordan's fadeaway jumper.
At the same time, Zhou Quan also flew to block the shot, which was also a little short.
"brush!"
But the ball still hit.
"ah!"
Jordan made the shot and looked particularly excited, his face flushed, and he waved his powerful fists continuously.
"Oh ho!"
Barkley, Magic and others also stood up from their seats and cheered for Jordan's goal.
Ringo Wilson said excitedly: "Beautiful! This ball is too difficult. Two people blocked the shot. Michael forcibly adjusted his body posture in the air, but he still hit the ball."
Robert Guida also said: "Without super athletic talent, excellent skills, strong willpower and a big heart, it is impossible to make this shot."
Zhou Quan also had to admire Jordan's ability. He was guarded by him until the last second, but he still seized the opportunity.
"Boy, I said it, pray to God, this is the only way you can guard me." Jordan's trash talk came again.
"Ha ha……"
Dameng and others heard this and laughed.
"coward."
Jordan made such a difficult shot, and Zhou Quan couldn't refute it, but Dameng laughed at him and immediately turned Dameng into Guan Gong with one sentence.
"Boy, just hit... ugh!"
Before the angry Dameng could say a word, Buckley, who had quick eyes and quick hands, covered his mouth.
"Don't be impulsive. If we don't want to be friends with him, let's not be mortal enemies! There's no need for that, right?" Buckley advised.
"That's you. You've never suffered any loss from him, of course." Dameng glared at Buckley angrily.
Buckley laughed dryly and said, "Aren't I afraid that I'll be beaten to death by him?"
"You idiot, I was careless last time, I will definitely kill him if I do it again." Dameng's eyes widened again.
Buckley smiled and scolded: "You bastard, I won't advise you anymore, just go ahead and make a date."
"Am I afraid of him? I'll ask my agent to make an appointment with him right away. I'm going to hit his head like a handball." The angry Dameng cursed and sat down.
At this time Zhou Quan began to advance with the ball.
He can actually use a crushing breakthrough to advance, because there is always a strong confrontation, and Jordan cannot intercept his ball in that way.
But that kind of breakthrough speed is slow and consumes a lot of physical energy. It is impossible to do that when advancing from the backcourt. He didn't do that in the last game.
So this time, he still set up a pick-and-roll with Joe Dumars. After the separation, he immediately moved far away and moved in a wide range, quickly widening the distance between him and Jordan, giving the opponent no chance to keep up.
After taking it apart at the same time, Joe Dumars also moved in the opposite direction, widening the distance from Zhou Quan and taking Jordan away.
When approaching the three-point line on the left wing, Ulrich immediately moved to the top of the arc, taking Pippen away and giving up a large space on the left wing to Zhou Quan.
"Bang bang..."
Zhou Quan started to dribble and single out John Paxson. With a crushing breakthrough, he squeezed away the opponent without any difficulty and headed towards the left midfielder.
Cartwright stepped in and blocked the left midfielder. John Salley immediately followed up and stood underneath to create an offensive screen and pick-and-roll.
The next moment, Zhou Quan held the ball and changed direction downwards, running into the paint area close to the baseline.
His full-level panoramic vision had already seen Grant's position, directly in front of the basket, competing with Rodman. There was room to go straight to the basket, so he immediately flew into the paint area.
Grant's line of sight was blocked by Cartwright and he did not see Zhou Quan coming from the bottom line. By the time he reacted and saw Zhou Quan coming in, it was already a beat too late.
This is the difference between full-level panoramic vision and normal vision. The magical vision ability allows Zhou Quan to see everything more intuitively, and his reaction time will be more abundant.
"boom!"
The next moment, a tomahawk dunk, and the Bulls' basket roared.
"Ho ho ho..."
Led by the on-site commentator, the bearded John Lowes, countless Pistons fans cheered and screamed.
"The first four offenses were all successful, and the Pistons were in good shape today." Ringo Wilson said.
Robert Guida said: “Tekken and Joe Dumars frequently used pick-and-rolls to come back, leaving Jordan unable to defend the ball carrier, which gave Tekken an opportunity to beat Paxson in isolation.
If the Bulls don't solve this problem, they will be very passive. Iron Fist will definitely hit the basket frequently, and Paxson will not be able to stop him. "
4:8, the Bulls attacked, Phil Jackson called a timeout.
"Now Iron Fist uses the pick and roll to get rid of Michael, Scotty, you need to step up." After the players sat down, he said to Pippen.
"Switch defense and let Paxson play Ulrich?" Pippen was startled.
Phil Jackson nodded and said: "On the offensive end, when Paxson plays against Ulrich, he will have the advantage of being able to hit smaller players with greater flexibility and speed. At the same time, you can guard against Iron Fist and don't let him rush in easily."
Jordan nodded. He and Pippen should be said to be the most powerful defensive combination in the league. They are better organized than Joe Dumars and Iron Fist. They should be able to guard against Iron Fist and Joe Dumars.
Pippen was in no position to object and nodded.
"Change defenses quickly, don't be sloppy. And try to change outside the three-point line. Ulrich doesn't have three-pointers, so it won't be a problem if he misses there."
Phil Jackson gave some more instructions and gave time to the players.
Jordan said to Pippen: "Scotty, Iron Fist has a speed weakness when he breaks through with the ball. You can take advantage of it."
Pippen shook his head and said: "Michael, that's you. My speed and agility should be a little worse than him."
Jordan felt that this was indeed the case. He thought about it and started to pass on the treasures again, saying: "His center of gravity is low and his strength is greater than yours. You have to be careful of him using a crushing breakthrough to deal with you. You have to stick to him from the beginning. This is your specialty defensive technique..."
Pippen was surprised. When did the always arrogant Michael Jordan become so arrogant? Is he afraid of losing?
At this time, Phil Jackson finally warned: "Iron Fist has made three out of three shots. He has a strong desire to attack. Keep an eye on him."
The timeout ends, the game begins, and the Bulls attack.
Zhou Quan was still running around wildly with Jordan. At this time, he didn't care about saving energy.
Jordan stopped running in the crowd and continued to run counterattack outside. Finally, he took advantage of Grant's pick-and-roll on the right wing and finally got rid of Zhou Quan.
At this time, John Paxson, who was holding the ball at the top of the arc, quickly passed the ball over. After receiving the ball, he immediately turned around and shot a fadeaway jumper without any hesitation.
Zhou Quan caught up from behind and immediately flew with all his strength to block the shot.
Generally, when switching defenses, he doesn't like to block shots with all his strength. Because he is at a height disadvantage, it is difficult to actually block the ball. Most of the time, he just blocks the opponent's line of sight, which can affect the opponent's shot. Even if his nerve reaction speed reaches Level 96 also defends like that.
With a faster reaction speed, his stealing ability has improved a lot, and his blocking ability is actually the same, but his blocking data has not improved significantly. This is the main reason.
There is another reason, that is, when blocking a shot with all your strength, because the nerve reaction speed is too fast, it is easy to be stunned.
But this is the Eastern Conference Finals, and this is defending Jordan. As long as Jordan is given a chance, this guy can make a shot, so he must try his best to block shots.
He had never blocked a shot with such force. Under the reaction of the 96-level God, he took off as fast as possible, jumped with all his strength, stretched his right arm as much as possible, and blocked the shot.
But even so, with Jordan leaning back, his hand could only reach the opponent's elbow, more than a foot away from the ball, which seemed to be a distance out of reach.
At this moment, even with his full level of mental willpower, he was a little frustrated.
Height, wingspan, jumping ability, these static and dynamic talents are not enough for Jordan, and they are far behind.
He tried his best to block the shot, but couldn't even cover Jordan's sight.
Jordan's eyes were paranoid and firm. He flicked his wrist forward, flicked his thumb and index finger vigorously, and the basketball flew toward the basket.
If the force is exerted by the ring finger and little finger, it means that the shot was rushed, the hand shape is wrong, and the force is not sufficient. He is not confident that he can hit the shot. But as long as the thumb and index and middle fingers are exerting force, it means that the hand shape is correct. , exerting enough force, he firmly believed that the ball could be made.
He wanted to use an all-conquering attack to completely destroy the confidence of the bug in front of him.
"boom!"
The next moment, when the basketball hit the inner edge of the basket and bounced out, he couldn't help but be shocked. His luck was a little bit worse.
"mine."
Rodman jumped into the space and grabbed the rebound with an extremely exaggerated gesture.
"call!"
Zhou Quan exerted force with his feet and chose to rush into the frontcourt from the right side of Jordan, running forward while approaching the middle.
The reason why he chose the right side was not only because it was close to the center, but also because Jordan was a little faster than him. After catching up, he could only stick to his left side, which would not affect his ability to control the ball with his right hand.
Almost at the same time, Jordan turned around, fell one step behind, and caught up.
"ball!"
With a shout, Rodman passed the ball.
"Snapped!"
Zhou Quan raised his hand to catch the ball. Jordan had caught up half a step behind him and was only half a step behind. When he crossed the center line, Jordan caught up with him on the left side.
"Bang!"
After catching up, Jordan leaned in and directly entered the confrontation.
But Zhou Quan's center of gravity was lower, and his core and lower limbs were now stronger than before, so he only tilted his body slightly outwards, immediately controlled his center of gravity, and continued to move forward quickly.
Jordan himself was also knocked a little crooked by the reaction force, which was larger than Zhou Quan's. He was half a step behind. He quickly used his strength to catch up again.
Judging from this ground confrontation, he lost slightly.
By the time he tied it again, the two of them had already reached the top of the arc. He wanted to overtake them, but he had no chance.
Zhou Quan took one step past the free throw line, took off with all his strength, pushed his left elbow outward, and raised his right hand holding the ball high, holding an ax to chop it.
Jordan took another step, took off with all his strength, and reached a height higher than Zhou Quan's. His long right arm intended to cross Zhou Quan's body to block the shot.
At the same time, he intentionally engaged in physical confrontation in the air, and the angle of his jump was aimed at Zhou Quan.
He has absolute confidence in his ability to fight in the air, because his core strength is the strongest in the league, and he can fight against centers in the air.
At this moment, everyone's eyes were on the two of them.
"Crack, click, click..."
After the bottom line, in the media gallery, all the reporters' cameras were pointed at the two, and they pressed the shutter frantically.
"Bang!"
The next moment, the two were in physical contact in the air.
In an instant, an aerial confrontation occurred, and Zhou Quan was knocked to the right. Jordan's tonnage was larger and his core strength was super strong. He was slightly better in ground confrontation, but his aerial confrontation ability was not as good as Jordan's.
"Yes!"
Relying on his strong aerial confrontation ability, Jordan overwhelmed Zhou Quan and shouted excitedly in his heart. He didn't need to block the shot. He didn't believe that Zhou Quan could score the ball in this situation.
"Oops."
The next moment, Zhou Quan was knocked outward.
His ability to stay in the air was not as good as Jordan's. When he was hit and pressed by Jordan, his body sank instantly and accelerated to the ground.
Fortunately, the level 96 divine counterattack speed is indeed very powerful, and the reaction is super fast. Before landing, he looked at the basket, shook his right hand upward, and threw the ball from the front right side of the basket to the basket.
The moment he took the shot, under the influence of his 93-level layup technique, he used his thumb and index finger to correct the direction and angle of the ball.
Jordan was still in the sky. When he saw the basketball being thrown up, he waved his hand, but unfortunately he missed it a little.
"Bang! Bang bang!"
The basketball hit the basket, jumped up and landed on the basket, jumped twice in a row, and stopped on it.
"Get in!"
Zhou Quan shouted loudly.
Under the golden words, the next moment, the basketball rolled inward and fell in.
"boom!"
The Palace of Auburn Hills suddenly felt like a hurricane passing through, and crazy shouts resounded throughout the world.
"Beautiful! 4-for-4."
roared the bearded John Rowes excitedly.
Zhou Quan also excitedly waved his fist as big as an iron bowl to vent his excitement.
"Shet!"
Jordan shook his head helplessly. It was just luck that the ball hit.
"luck?"
As soon as this idea came up, he couldn't help but be startled. He thought about the must-win goal just now, but it was rejected by the basket, but Iron Fist scored this impossible goal. Could it be that luck is on the opposite side tonight? ?
"No, this is impossible, I am the God here."
With a squeeze of his fist, he immediately strengthened his confidence.
What's more, he has already made 2 of 3 shots, so his luck is not bad.
However, sometimes luck is really important, and a little bit of a miss is a little bit of a miss.
In the next game, this was verified.
He once again moved without the ball, borrowed Grant's pick-and-roll on the right wing and got space to receive the ball, and then Paxson passed the ball at the top of the arc. After he received the ball, Rodman and Zhou Quan double-teamed him. , Zhou Quan also cut off the passing angle between him and Grant. He had no choice but to force a fadeaway jumper. The touch was still a little worse and he still missed.
In the following time, under Zhou Quan's desperate pursuit, Jordan had to do his best every time he moved. He could not enter the penalty area, otherwise he would be unable to get rid of Zhou Quan. He also had to use pick-and-rolls when running on the wing, just like Zhou Quan. Quan has to use pick-and-rolls to get rid of his defense.
Using the pick-and-roll to catch the ball on the wing actually creates a problem that affects the implementation of the triangle tactic. When the pick-and-roll is used, there is no triangle on the wing where he is.
The wing he is on is usually him, the ball holder at the top of the key, and in the low post. These three positions form a triangle.
He mostly asks for pick-and-rolls when cutting inside, so the only person who can provide him with pick-and-rolls is Grant in the low post.
In this way, after he catches the ball, he can either take the shot against the defense or even double-team, pass back to the top of the arc, or drive into the paint with the ball.
In fact, passing back to the top of the arc is not a good choice, because generally according to tactical requirements, point guard John Paxson stays at the top of the arc, defended by Joe Dumars, and Paxson is allowed to play Joe Dumars in isolation. , it is better for him to take action himself.
And holding the ball into the paint area was blocked by Rodman who switched defenses, and then Zhou Quan would double-team immediately. This was not a good choice either.
So in the following time, he often used pick-and-rolls on the right wing to get the ball, and then immediately took a shot. Most of the time, Rodman switched to defend him. In a few cases, he would take a shot over Zhou Quan's head.
According to his skills, no matter which one he hits, he is sure of it. Neither of the two can really guard him face to face, nor can he be double-teamed. And at the moment of shooting, he even has most of the balls. Self-confidence that will make progress.
But the result was that he was just a bit unlucky. Most of his shots were just a little bit off. The overall shooting rate in the quarter was barely over 40%, which was far less than his average shooting rate in the playoffs.
His paranoia grew. The more he missed the shot, the more he took action. He didn't believe he couldn't hit Rodman and Zhou Quan.
After the first quarter, at 20:28, the Pistons led by 8 points at home.
Robert Guida said: "Jordan played the entire first quarter, making 2 of 2 shots from the front and 3 of 10 shots from the back. A total of 5 of 12 shots, a shooting percentage of 41.7%, plus 2 of 2 free throws, scored 12 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist, and 1 assist. 1 turnover, 1 foul, only 1 point per shot, low efficiency.”
Ringo Wilson shook his head and sighed: "Michael's touch was always a bit worse in the first quarter. I think it's just a matter of touch."
Robert Guida laughed: "Everything is complicated and cannot be a single reason. Iron Fist defended Jordan very tightly, and Michael had to use pick-and-rolls to get rid of him, which resulted in a hasty shot, so I think there was something wrong with his touch. , it’s because of iron fist defense.”
"maybe."
Ringo Wilson was noncommittal.
Robert Guida added: "Because of the full defense of Jordan, Iron Fist made four out of four shots in the front, but his shots in the back were significantly reduced. After missing two emergency stop jumpers from the outside, he did not take any more shots.
For 12 minutes of the quarter, he and Jordan played the entire quarter, making a total of 4 of 6 shots and scoring 8 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals, 1 turnover, and 1 foul. Judging from his performance in the first quarter, he is better than Michael Jordan. "
Ringo Wilson shook his head and said: "That's the case for the time being, but I think Michael will adjust his condition. His physical fitness is more dominant, and the further he goes to the back, the more advantage he has. He is a typical king of the final quarter."
Robert Guida agreed: "Yes, physical advantage is Michael Jordan's most powerful guarantee when defeating evenly matched opponents."
(End of chapter)
