At the end of the quarter, the Bulls attacked.
Zhou Quan followed Jordan on the right wing, and the latter asked for the ball as soon as he passed the center line.
He became more vigilant because this was a style of play that Jordan had never played before today. He had been playing without the ball before, but now he controls the ball himself?
"Could it be?"
He immediately figured it out. His defense was too tight today. It was difficult for Jordan to catch the ball. He needed to use pick-and-rolls and his shots were hasty. This was to hold the ball from the beginning to avoid being chased by him. The strongest singles ability with the ball to defeat him?
On the right wing, Jordan dribbles close to the three-point line and is also very cautious.
He had the ball intercepted once by Zhou Quan today. Pippen and Paxson passed the ball to him and were intercepted once each. Now in the most critical final quarter, he did not want to have the ball intercepted, which would greatly damage his morale.
In the last game, he attacked Zhou Quan's opponent's psychology through consecutive steals and finally won the game.
Zhou Quan took small steps backward to defend, reaching out to poke the ball from time to time, interfering with Jordan's dribbling, trying to disrupt the opponent's rhythm and capture fleeting opportunities.
Taking another small step back, he stepped on the three-point line with his right foot. At this moment, Jordan dribbled down and the ball escaped his hand.
"It's now."
At this moment, he suddenly stepped forward to counterattack. His right foot that had just retreated instantly took a big step forward, and his right hand suddenly thrust forward.
"careful!"
Ringo Wilson blurted out.
On the court, at this moment, Jordan's nerves tensed up, and he immediately reacted to protect the ball. He thrust his left elbow forward and pulled the ball back at the same time.
The next moment, Zhou Quan squatted powerfully with his left foot, his body was in front of Jordan, and he made a stabbing motion with his left hand.
Jordan immediately turned right to pass, but Zhou Quan was prepared and immediately moved sideways to the right to block the pass.
"Jordan failed to break through," Robert Guida exclaimed.
"Not necessarily." Ringo Wilson immediately replied.
At this time, Jordan retreated back again. When Zhou Quan followed up, he suddenly turned around again and headed towards the top of the arc.
"Pick and roll."
Zhou Quan immediately knew that Jordan was going to use the pick-and-roll.
At this moment, he made the decision to double-team Joe Dumars and force Jordan to force a shot or force him to pass the ball.
At this moment, Joe Dumars also made the decision to change defense.
Whether to switch defenses depends on whether it will allow the opponent to gain a mismatch advantage. He is originally a shooting guard, and the Pistons have always guarded Jordan with him, so he did not hesitate to make the decision to switch defenses at this time.
In the next moment, Zhou Quan's feet suddenly changed direction. From the right side, that is, the side leaning toward the baseline, he bypassed John Paxson who was doing the pick-and-roll and pounced on Jordan who had just passed the top of the key.
In the previous moment, Jordan and John Paxson passed each other. He also predicted that Joe Dumars would definitely change defense, so as soon as he got behind Paxson, he immediately changed direction downwards and forcibly crushed Joe Dumas. The ball breaks through.
Joe Dumars was too small. He only had the weight of a point guard and had poor confrontation ability. Jordan resisted his defense and passed the top of the arc in one step, and then approached the free throw line in the second step.
The free throw line, including the left and right elbow areas, is one of the areas where he is best at shooting. In these areas, his shots will be more accurate.
He reached the free throw line in two steps. The next moment, he immediately stopped and shot a fadeaway jumper.
Joe Dumars jumped to block the shot, and his hand only reached Jordan's elbow, which was too far.
But at this moment, Zhou Quan pounced over, flew up from one side, and then jumped from behind Jordan.
"Snapped!"
Jordan felt the wind howling on the right side and a shadow approaching quickly. Then with a crisp sound, the ball he was about to take but had not yet taken was actually snatched away.
"boom!"
At this moment, the Palace of Mount Auburn was like a hurricane passing through, and earth-shattering shouts roared out, sweeping in all directions.
"Iron Fist?"
Jordan stumbled back after landing. When he turned around, he saw a player wearing the red, white and blue jersey that he hated so much. He was holding the ball with all his strength and heading toward the Pistons' frontcourt. His jersey number was No. 1.
"Damn it! I was blocked by him?!"
At this moment, his competitive spirit was so strong that his eyes were splitting. Not only was it a block, it could also be counted as a shot. It didn't matter if he was done like this by the inside or even the small forward. The key point was that Iron Fist was a point guard. He was beaten by a He is ten centimeters shorter than his point guard cap.
"No, this is a sneak attack!"
He thought angrily as he chased after her.
"boom!"
Even though he had to save energy, Zhou Quan still took off the ball with all his strength and used a powerful tomahawk chop, which made the cheers from the Palace of Auburn Hills even more intense.
"victory!"
After dunking, he pumped his fist and shouted at the audience.
The morale of the veterans in the Yang Committee could not last forever, so he would use every opportunity to boost their morale, feed them some pellets, and give them a shot of adrenaline.
He must win this game.
"Victory! Victory! Victory..."
The on-site commentator, the bearded John Rowes, immediately started to lead the rhythm, and then all the home team fans cheered wildly, and the palace of Auburn Hills sounded a unified voice of victory, which was so loud that it shook the earth.
"Victory! Victory..."
Inspired by 20,000 people, whether it was Joe Dumars, John Salley and Rodman on the court, or the assassins on the bench, they were all pumping their fists and roaring with excitement at this time, with adrenaline rushing like crazy. Morale has been raised to the extreme.
In the TNT commentary box, Robert Guida said excitedly: "The momentum, the momentum of the Pistons has been achieved. The Pistons at this moment are like a sharp knife, which will pierce the strong bull with one knife."
"..."
Ringo Wilson opened his mouth and closed it again.
"We'll give you one more."
Jordan yelled as hard as he could, but as soon as his voice came out of his mouth, it was blown away and drowned by the high shouts from the Palace of Auburn Hills.
In the backcourt, John Paxson advanced with the ball.
At this moment, it was like taking three tubes of adrenaline. Joe Dumas was in a very excited state. In his excited state, his reactions and speed were all improved.
Suddenly, he took a step forward, reached out and poked the ball. After knocking the ball away, he jumped forward. Paxson fell to the ground. The moment he fell, his hand first touched the ball, and then he threw the ball towards the goalkeeper. Zhou Quan pushed.
"Steal the ball, steal the ball again! Iron Fist..."
The bearded John Rowes roared with super quick reaction.
"No, the ball was stolen!"
In the TNT commentary box, Ringo Wilson exclaimed.
Zhou Quan's reaction speed was even a little faster than Jordan's. He was in front of Jordan. The moment Joe Dumas stepped up to grab the ball, he reacted immediately. He took a step immediately and blocked the ball. He got in the middle of Jordan and John Paxson, cutting off their passing and receiving lines.
After Michael Jordan reacted, he was about to pick up Paxson, but was blocked. He could only go around from the side.
But at this moment, Joe Dumars hit the ball over, Zhou Quan blocked the front and rushed over immediately, while Jordan fell behind.
"Fight back! Fight back!"
When he saw Zhou Quan picking up the floor ball, the bearded John Lowes roared excitedly.
"Shet!"
When Zhou Quan picked up the ball and headed towards the basket, Jordan was still two steps behind. Although he was still trying to accelerate, he knew he couldn't catch up.
"boom!"
Under the tomahawk chop, with a bang, the palace of Mount Auburn was like a silent mountain fire, rekindling in an instant, with a roaring momentum, soaring into the sky.
"This bull is in trouble!"
Far away in Chicago, Zhang Lili shook his head.
"Old Zhang, didn't Zhou Quan invite you to watch a game in Detroit a few days ago? Why don't you go?" His wife suddenly asked.
"It's been several days, and you're just asking?" Zhang Li said with a smile.
"I forgot, I'll ask as soon as I remember." His wife said casually.
Zhang Lili said helplessly: "Well, I said before that I would help him contact the national team, but it didn't work out. How can I still have the nerve to meet him?"
"Pfft!"
His wife laughed on the spot.
"Oh ho!"
At 10:02, at the Palace of Auburn Hills, as the referee blew his whistle, boiling cheers instantly resounded from all directions, and the whole of Detroit was cheering.
"86:99, congratulations to the Pistons for defeating the powerful Bulls and winning the crucial G4 game." Robert Guida smiled in the TNT commentary box.
Ringo Wilson shook his head and said: "Two to two, the Pistons' performance tonight was indeed better. Relying on the advantage of home court, not only did the Bulls not get the match point, but it also ended in a tie. Everyone returned to the starting line and started again. .”
Robert Guida took the statistics table and read: "Jordan made 17 of 39 shots in 46 minutes, a shooting percentage of 43.6%, 9 of 9 free throws, 43 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals, 3 turnovers and 3 fouls.
His overall efficiency is actually not low, but it cannot be compared with himself. It is lower than his shooting percentage in the regular season and even lower than this playoffs.
In the final quarter, he faced Tekken's defense and made 3 of 8 shots and 3 of 3 free throws. He was blocked once by Tekken and had another ball stolen later, scoring 9 points.
In the whole game, he was intercepted twice and blocked once by Tekken. It can be said that although he scored 43 points against Tekken today, two points more than in the G3 game, his performance was not as good as last time. "
Ringo Wilson continued: "Iron Fist played 38 minutes and made 4 of 5 shots in the final quarter, including all three fast breaks, one of two in positional battles, 5 assists and two steals, and 2 of 2 free throws in the final quarter. Got 10 points.”
Having said this, he couldn't help but sigh, shook his head and said: "Iron Fist's performance in the last quarter today was as good as Michael's, it was very good."
Robert smiled at his partner and thought to himself, Ringer, this lie comes as soon as you open your mouth! What does it mean to not lose to Jordan? This performance in the final quarter is obviously better than Jordan.
He straightened his expression and continued: "Tekken made 10 of 15 shots, 4 of 4 free throws, and scored 24 points, 10 rebounds, 15 assists, 4 steals, 1 block, 2 turnovers and 3 fouls.
Whether it is the offensive or defensive end, coupled with his original functions, in terms of organizing assists, he played extremely efficiently today.
The shooting percentage was as high as 66.7%. There were many layups, fast break layups on defensive counterattacks, and two pull-up jump shots. The timing of the shots was very appropriate. "
Ringo Wilson said: "The Pistons played extreme defense, and only three of the Bulls, Michael, Pippen and Grant, scored in double figures.
As for the Pistons, under the organization of Iron Fist, six players scored in double figures, and all five main players scored in double figures, plus substitute Mark Aguirre. "
Robert Guida concluded: "The Pistons deserved a win today."
…
"Hey, Mr. Jordan..."
At the scene, at the end of the game, Zhou Quan called out to Jordan, smiled and extended his hand to him.
After losing the game, not to mention not getting the match point, but also drawing a tie, Jordan was in a very unhappy mood and didn't want to shake hands at all, but he still reluctantly extended his hand, but the trash talk came out of his mouth: "Boy, don't Be proud, I will kill you at the United Center the day after tomorrow."
"I call you sir, how should you call me? You are really rude." Zhou Quan was not used to Jordan and immediately spat.
At this moment, Jordan was so embarrassed that he glared at Zhou Quan, threw away his hand and turned away.
"Ha ha……"
Zhou Quan laughed a few times, turned around and formed a circle with his teammates hand in hand to celebrate the victory.
During the celebration, he shouted: "Brothers, we are going to start over, starting from the G5 game. Winning the Eastern Conference Finals will wipe out the shame of being swept last season. If we lose, we will also take a piece of meat from the Bulls." Come, let them enter the finals in a tired body, and never let them have an easy time."
"Bite off a piece of their flesh." The assassin roared viciously.
"Bite off a piece of their meat." The others continued to roar.
Zhou Quan cursed secretly, a bunch of old guys who have no belief in victory. Are you deaf? Didn't you hear what I said before?
The roar of his teammates seemed high on the surface, but in fact it made him understand that even the assassin did not have the belief that he would win the Eastern Conference.
After the celebration, he accepted a live interview with TNT TV station.
"Iron Fist, the Pistons will only have one home court next. Are you confident that they will be able to reach the tiebreaker?" the reporter asked.
Zhou Quan said with confidence: "We have already beaten them in the away game, so Mr. reporter, you should ask the Bulls and Michael Jordan about this question. Ask them whether they are confident in maintaining the next home court. Ask them whether they are confident. Drag into tiebreaker.
If they can't beat us in the G5 game and let us win the second away game, then we will not let go of the opportunity to win the G6 game at home, and we will hopefully end this series in the G6 game. "
"In addition, I would like to congratulate you, Iron Fist, you performed very well today and scored the first triple-double of your career, and it was a triple-double in the playoffs." The reporter asked again.
"Triple-double? Did I get a triple-double?" Zhou Quan was startled, and was a little happy, because maybe the system would reward him.
"Yes, 24 points, 10 rebounds and 15 assists." The reporter said.
Zhou Quan smiled happily: "That's great..."
After answering a few questions, he ended the on-site interview and immediately had an idea and opened the system to take a look.
"Congratulations to the host for defeating the Bulls once at home and away. The reward is +3 for prediction."
Prejudgment has been raised to level 83. Although it is still only second-rate, he couldn't help complaining: "There are still 16 levels left before the full level. There is huge room for improvement!"
The so-called triple-double reward he was looking forward to was not there. Obviously, the system did not take these data seriously at all.
"Iron Fist, congratulations."
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar came over and congratulated him.
"Thank you, Karim."
Zhou Quan said a few words to Jabbar, and then walked towards Catherine who was waiting for him.
"Zhou, congratulations." Catherine said with a bright smile.
"My first triple-double is for you." Zhou Quan smiled.
Catherine couldn't help but roll her eyes at Zhou Quan and said coquettishly: "Am I only worth a triple-double?"
Zhou Quan laughed and said quickly: "Then I will give you a championship in the future."
"Is it just this time? If you defeat that Michael Jordan, you will definitely become famous." Catherine said expectantly.
Zhou Quan was startled, nodded with sigh, then shook his head and said, "I think so too!"
"You don't have enough confidence."
Catherine poked Zhou Quan's heart with her finger and said.
Zhou Quan was startled again. Does this sound like he was right?
He has always believed that the veterans around him who have won two consecutive championships have lost their fighting spirit, but perhaps in his own heart, facing the extremely powerful Bulls and Jordan, he also lacks confidence, but he has always hidden it very well. Deep, he didn't even realize it, so he didn't show the kind of indomitable momentum he had in the Eastern Conference Finals.
The reason may be that he is not strong enough, so he is not confident enough.
Ten meters away in front of the Bulls bench, Pippen stared at the goddess-like Catherine. His face was full of envy, jealousy, and hatred. Catherine's peerless appearance made him excited, and at the same time, his identity as a British star also moved him.
As an American, he has a very strong attachment to his mother country. Catherine is so beautiful and a star. Just being British has a special allure for him.
He said to Jordan angrily: "Michael, that's his girlfriend, a British goddess-level star, and it is said that she was born into a noble family. That boy is so lucky!
But why, with a signed sneaker contract and a British female star as his girlfriend, he is just a Chinese. "
Jordan looked at Catherine for a few times, swallowed, and encouraged: "You can go after her, steal Iron Fist's girlfriend, and make him angry to death."
Pippen brightened up and thought this was a good idea. I was a two-time All-Star, had a championship in hand, and had a longer face than that rookie Iron Fist, so maybe it could really work.
Jordan was stunned to see Pippen actually walk over.
Pi Er, I'm just talking, can you please don't go there and seek death? Even if you are looking for death, you still have to choose a good time. Now is the Eastern Conference Finals.
But he didn't stop him because he wanted Pippen to try it first, if there was hope...
(End of chapter)
