On the court, Paxson advanced to the frontcourt, then handed it to Pippen on the left wing, and immediately ran to the left corner.
This time, Jordan did not use his absolute speed advantage in the middle and long distances to get rid of Zhou Quan like last time. He came to the low position on the right wing and stood with Zhou Quan behind him to demand the ball.
He wants this bastard to know that he has a hundred ways to defeat him.
In the last game, he felt that he was a little out of his mind. He only knew how to run and catch the ball through pick-and-rolls, but he ignored the low post play that he was best at.
With everyone standing still, there is no advantage or disadvantage in movement. His confrontation is definitely not weaker than Zhou Quan, so Zhou Quan cannot stop him from catching the ball.
Grant gave up the low post to Jordan and immediately ran to the free throw line. In this way, he and Michael Jordan formed two corners of the triangle on the weak side. Together with Pippen, the ball holder on the strong side, it became a complete triangle. Offensive battle formation.
On the strong side, John Paxson in the corner, Carter White in the low post on the left wing, plus Pippen, form another triangle.
This position pulled the Pistons' defensive formation to the left wing, making it impossible for Jordan, who was on the weak side of the right wing, to double-team easily.
As long as Jordan receives the ball, a back-up shot only takes 1.5 seconds to complete. Under the rule that people without the ball cannot be double-teamed in advance, this is the singles opportunity created for him by the triangle tactic.
Pippen saw Jordan was about to reach his position and immediately passed the ball to Grant on the free throw line. Grant didn't stop and passed the ball directly to Jordan.
Jordan caught the ball, leaned back, and then used his strength to turn around and shoot a fadeaway jumper. There was nothing superfluous in the entire technical action, which was simple and gorgeous.
Zhou Quan was pushed against him, and when he tried to block the shot, it was already too late. He could only watch his opponent shoot on his head.
"brush!"
The water splashed and he hit two points in the low post.
"boom!"
This is a style of play that Michael Jordan is very good at, and it immediately made the United Center abuzz.
Jordan raised his fist and was very excited. He could easily deal with the bastard Iron Fist without moving.
"It's really beautiful! Michael felt good today. He made all 3 shots in the opening game and scored 6 points and 1 assist." Ringo Wilson smiled.
Robert Guida said: "Tekken made 2 of 2 shots, including 1 of 1 three-pointers and 1 of 1 free throw. He also scored 6 points, but the only drawback was that he made two turnovers. The score between the two teams is now 6: 8. The Pistons trailed by two points on the road.
In the current situation, although Tekken made two mistakes, his personal offense was still good. The Bulls need to continue to strengthen their defense against Tekken. "
Ringer Wilson laughed: "He is a point guard, and his offense has never been stable. Organization and assists are his most stable. Now he focuses on offense and ignores organization and assists. I think this is wrong. What he has to do is Activate teammates’ offense.”
Robert Guida objected: "His three attacks have good opportunities and he should take action. As for organization and assists, I believe in his ability. He is not an offensive madman."
The Pistons attacked, and Zhou Quan pushed Jordan forward to the right wing of the frontcourt.
This time, he pushed forward close to the sideline, with a full view of the court, and did not give other Bulls a chance to attack from behind him.
Two steps past the midline, he glanced at Joe Dumars. The two of them cooperated quite well. Joe Dumars immediately ran over to set up a pick-and-roll and stood on Jordan's left side.
John Paxson did not switch defenses because this was a tactic planned by the coaching staff early on. When Zhou Quan and Joe Dumars were in the pick-and-roll, there was no switching of defenses.
Jordan did not change defense, not only because of the prepared tactics, but also because it was two steps outside the three-point line. Zhou Quan definitely did not have such a long shooting range, so after squeezing Joe Dumars away, he had enough time to catch up.
Zhou Quan went around the wall and started to break through from the outside, but he was blocked by John Paxson first. Then as soon as he reached the three-point line, Jordan chased him to the right, withstood him, directly confronted him, and pushed him to the right. Line extrusion.
His speed didn't increase, but it dropped after being squeezed by Jordan.
After blocking, Joe Dumars immediately moved to the top of the arc, taking John Paxson away at the same time, not giving him the chance to double-team Zhou Quan from behind.
But at this time, he saw that Zhou Quan's breakthrough was unfavorable, so he immediately changed direction and cut downward from the top of the arc, thirty degrees to the right.
Zhou Quan reacted quickly. Under Jordan's full squeeze, he pulled up his right hand and clasped it with one hand, and then suddenly hit the ground and passed the ball.
When Jordan reacted, the ball had passed under his feet.
One step away from the right waist, Joe Dumars received the ball, and John Paxson stepped in from behind to steal the ball, a little slow, missing by half a foot.
At this time, Grant blocked the right midfielder. Joe Dumars had no idea of going in, so he immediately took off and shot. Grant caught up and jumped to block the shot without touching the ball.
"boom!"
Unfortunately, the ball was a little too long and missed.
Rodman also failed to grab the rebound. The basketball bounced to the front left side of the basket and was caught by Carter White. The Bulls attacked.
Jordan once again came to the right low post and made a singles stance.
Pippen on the strong side passed Grant at the top of the key. When Grant passed to Jordan, Rodman immediately turned around and pounced. Before Jordan could catch the ball, he double-teamed.
But as soon as he left, Grant immediately followed him down, rushing toward the basket.
Zhou Quan noticed Grant's cut from top to bottom, so when Jordan received the ball, passing the ball inward was an option to guard against. He immediately became vigilant and prepared.
Jordan had the ball in his hand. He saw Grant's cut and leaned against Zhou Quan with his right shoulder and pushed his right elbow back, exerting continuous resistance. However, his left hand suddenly threw back with one hand and knocked the ball from Zhou Quan's side. An overhead throw into the paint.
But just after the ball passed Zhou Quan's head, he reacted very quickly and quickly raised his right hand.
"Shet!"
Jordan was shocked. By the time he reacted, Zhou Quan had already caught the ball.
"oh!"
There were gasps at the United Center.
"Beautiful, Iron Fist returned the favor and intercepted Jordan's pass." Robert Guida shouted excitedly.
On the court, Zhou Quan immediately passed the ball to Joe Dumars outside the three-point line.
Joe Dumars carried the ball to the left elbow of the frontcourt, and John Paxson, who was returning to defense, blocked the front. He made a sudden stop and shot a jumper. Bang, this time it was short, but he still missed.
Pippen returned to defense and picked up the backcourt rebound, and the Bulls attacked.
"Two shots were missed. Joe Dumars was in average condition today and wasted this opportunity. If this counterattack can be successful, the Pistons' morale will be improved a bit." Robert Jieguida shook his head.
"boom!"
Pippen shot one himself to try his hand today, but unfortunately he didn't hit it either.
"mine."
Rodman finally caught the rebound. He was so excited that he swung his elbow and scared Grant aside. At this time, Zhou Quan ran towards the baseline to ask for the ball. He quickly turned around and handed it over.
Zhou Quan pushed forward from the right wing. As soon as he passed the center line, Jordan immediately pressed forward, and the defensive pressure suddenly increased.
He immediately made a back-up move, controlled the ball with his left hand, moved in a wide range, and accelerated towards the center.
When he was near the top of the arc, at this moment, he saw an opportunity to pass the ball: 15 degrees to the right from the top of the arc, through the left front of the basket, and straight to the baseline.
He even clearly saw the media reporters and cheerleaders behind the baseline. There were no passing obstacles formed by players from both sides. He could use a scalpel pass to directly penetrate all the Bulls' defense lines and reach the basket.
This channel has only just been formed. It was not there a moment ago, but this channel will be closed immediately because players on both sides are in motion, such as Cartwright staring at Bedford.
Cartwright's stance is a bit upward, but as long as he takes a step inward, he can immediately block this passing channel.
For another example, Jordan will block in front of him in the next moment, and this passing channel will also be blocked.
Ulrich moving towards the paint area, and Pippen following him, will also immediately block this passing channel.
"Move quickly!"
Zhou Quan shouted in his heart.
Bedford seemed to hear his voice and immediately cut to the basket.
Of course, he didn't really hear Zhou Quan's thoughts. It was because Cartwright was not sticking to his side and was staring outside. He had a chance to get into the basket, so he moved.
"ball!"
The moment he saw Bedford stepping in, the ball happened to be pulled up. Zhou Quan shouted and threw the ball into the passing channel with one hand before Jordan blocked the passing space in front. .
"slow!"
Jordan rushed forward and blocked it with his hand, only just a little bit.
Above Bedford, Cartwright's view was blocked by Pippen and Ulrich moving inward. He felt something flying by, and when he reacted, the ball had already flown past him.
"Oops!"
He looked down and saw a flash of orange flying directly out of the bottom line, and he breathed a sigh of relief.
Bedford was a little confused. The ball flew past his chest so fast that he didn't react.
Ringo Wilson shook his head and said: "Iron Fist made a mistake in passing the ball, less than half a quarter, and made a mistake in the third quarter. This is a sign that the Pistons are losing. If this continues, he may make ten mistakes in the game."
Robert Guida sighed: "There were errors in passing and receiving, and the cooperation was not tacit enough. After all, Bedford was only a substitute and his ability was limited. When he cut in, he was not even ready to catch the ball. John Salley's absence was a big blow to the Pistons. The impact is still huge.
If this ball was played by John Salley, he should be able to catch it. If it is caught, it is a very good ball, which can directly penetrate all defenses and go directly to the empty basket. "
Ringo Wilson smiled and said: "Actually, Tie Fist does not need to pass such a fast scalpel pass. If he passed the ball just now, it is also an opportunity."
Robert Guida shook his head and said: "It still has something to do with Bedford's strength. The lob pass will leave the Bulls an opportunity to defend the basket. With his strength, he can beat Cartwright, Grant, and Pippen. Enter?
If there were three super centers just now, how do you think Tekken would pass? He can just throw the ball in there and forget about anything.
Precisely because his teammates are weak, he has to try his best to pass some undefendable balls so that his teammates can score easily. "
Bulls offense.
Pippen faced Ulrich, broke through with the ball and then headed towards the paint.
Cartwright immediately entered the basket and brought Bedford in, compressing the Pistons' defense for Pippen's breakthrough.
Pippen reached the left waist position, faced Bedford and stepped up, pressing the opponent with his left hand, and dunked with the ball in his right hand.
He has lost a lot of face in the past two days. He was slapped by Zhou Quan in front of all Americans the day before yesterday, and he just apologized to Zhou Quan in front of all Americans, so he wants to dunk this ball and pull it back. Save some face.
"boom!"
Bedford failed to jump up and was dunked hard, and was knocked over under the basket.
"Oh ho!"
Pippen was so impressive, and the Bulls fans at the United Center were not stingy either. They immediately burst into loud applause and cheers.
Johnselli, who was sitting on the bench, was so angry that he threw the towel in his hand on the floor and cursed: "Let this weakling dunk. If I were under the basket, would he dare to go in?"
Of course, this is a bit bragging, but he believes that if he was under the basket, Pippen would never dare to be so presumptuous, and Bedford is still not tough enough.
"It is now 6:10, and the Bulls lead by 4 points. Jordan scored 6 points, and Pippen scored 4 points. The Pistons still have 6 points for Iron Fist, and others have not scored yet." Robert Guida said.
Ringo Wilson said with a smile: "The two sides had not scored for several rounds. Pippen broke the game. His dunk boosted morale. The Pistons' morale got even worse. The Bulls should take advantage of the situation and make a splash."
In the backcourt, Zhou Quan took Ulrich's serve and while guarding Jordan, he shouted loudly: "Stick up and let's return one."
Pushing past the center line from the right wing and approaching the three-point line, when Jordan came up to him, he suddenly accelerated and broke through directly, bumping into him with one shoulder.
Under the 96-level neural reaction speed, the reaction was super fast and the starting rhythm was very good. Jordan was in a state of moving his center of gravity forward and had no time to make other reactions and passively withstood the collision.
"Bang!"
Zhou Quan lowered his body and rushed forward, and his left shoulder hit Jordan's left rib.
Jordan staggered back and fell to the ground, while Zhou Quan paused, then used force again and broke into the three-point line.
"oh!"
There were gasps throughout the United Center.
"Hitting someone with the ball."
Ringo Wilson shouted subconsciously.
"Confrontation normally!"
Robert Ringer shouted loudly at the same time.
Joe Dumars, who was moving inside the three-point line on the right wing, took a look and immediately moved to the right corner, opening up space for Zhou Quan to break through.
John Paxson had no choice but to switch defense, lost Joe Dumars, moved two steps laterally, and blocked Zhou Quan.
"Whoosh!"
Zhou Quan distributed the ball to Joe Dumars who had just reached the right corner.
Joe Dumars caught the ball, and there was no defender within three meters of him. John Paxson, who was three meters away, could only guard him with his eyes, while Grant rushed over from the paint area.
"An open corner three?"
Robert Guida yelled when he saw Joe Dumars take action.
"boom!"
The next moment, the basketball bounced off the basket.
"well!"
He shook his head helplessly.
Joe Dumars also shook his hands in disappointment and glanced at Zhou Quan who passed the ball to him. Brother, I'm sorry, I really didn't get a basket today.
"mine!"
Rodman stood up, jumped up with teeth and claws, grabbed the rebound from Cartwright's head, and then threw it to Zhou Quan.
"Snapped!"
Jordan emerged from behind Zhou Quan and intercepted the ball.
"Snapped!"
Chuck Daly clapped his hands in anger and yelled at the court: "Damn it, did you go to the nightclub last night?"
The Bulls took the opportunity to counterattack. After Jordan turned around and advanced two steps, he was blocked by Zhou Quan. He immediately passed a long pass to Pippen who was almost down the frontcourt.
"boom!"
Pippen held the ball and headed toward the paint. Ulrich couldn't keep up with his speed. He rushed into the paint, flew up, and recorded a one-handed dunk, which detonated the United Center.
Robert Guida said: "At 6:12, the Pistons were already 6 points behind. It was originally a very good opportunity, but unfortunately Joe Dumars failed to hit the open corner three-pointer, and then Rodman and Iron Fist passed the ball. Mistakes cost points.”
Ringo Wilson laughed: "If the Pistons continue like this, the Bulls will definitely gain momentum and this game will lose its suspense."
The Pistons attacked and Chuck Daly called a timeout.
"Attention, where is your attention on the game? I only see mistakes, mistakes, mistakes..."
He roared at the players, even Zhou Quan and Joe Dumars did not escape. He yelled at Zhou Quan: "Zhou, I reminded you to pay attention to the opponents coming from behind, have you forgotten?
Remember, whether you are grabbing a rebound or catching the ball, you must take the initiative. Don't wait for the ball to fall into your hands. You have to catch it and jump up. Do you understand? "
Zhou Quan wiped his sweat and nodded.
After yelling at Zhou Quan, he yelled at Joe Dumars: "Joe, where are your thoughts? You can't hit an open shot as big as the Pacific Ocean. Are you thinking about where to go fishing after the Eastern Conference Finals? You Is it worth fighting for a whole season?"
Joe Dumas couldn't help but feel ashamed, but he really wasn't focused enough today and had nothing to say.
Then Daly deliberately replaced Joe Dumars. The team's scoring leader felt a little bad today and missed three shots.
However, if Joe Dumars' defense is missing, how can he resist Jordan + Pippen's offense?
The assassin is no longer good now. He can't attack, he can't defend, and his body can't keep up.
Mark Aguirre is in the same situation, his health is failing.
When his body failed, the first thing to do was to defend, and his team was a team based on defense, so he decided to let Joe Dumars continue to play.
Next, Chuck Daly left the remaining time to Zhou Quan. At this time, morale needed to be boosted and it was time for the team leader to step forward.
Zhou Quan put down the towel in his hand, handed the water glass to Darnell Walker, looked around at his teammates, stood up, and said in a deep voice to his teammates:
“There’s no time, I don’t have anything to say, now we either have to fight them desperately, even if we lose, we have to show our courage;
Or be like a coward, be defeated by them from will to body, and then accept their humiliation. I don't know how you choose. My choice is to fight hard.
Now I really want to know what your choice is, to be a warrior or to be a coward, it is up to you to decide. "
His words were like a wake-up call, making the hair of Joe Dumars and others tingle, and the Pistons bench fell silent.
Zhou Quan did not wait for their choice, but continued: "I know that many of you are lacking nothing now. You have honors, qualifications, and big contracts. Even if you leave the Pistons, you will still find a new home.
You are older and there is no need to fight so hard. You don’t want to get hurt again. I understand and respect your choice.
But I'm still young. I don't have anything you have now, so I have to fight. You once created your success. Now I have to create success for myself. I have to rely on myself. If you choose to give up, I don't blame you. . "
"Iron Fist, you are not alone. I will fight for you. I will never be a coward." Rodman said without saying a word, patting his chest.
"I don't have anything, count me in," Darnell Walker said.
"Me." The assassin said coldly.
After he finished speaking, he looked at Joe Dumas, who nodded and said: "Just fight, it's no big deal, who wants to be a coward?"
Ulrich was unwilling to say: "Count me in, I don't have anything. Iron Fist, I will fight with you."
Zhou Quan nodded. This method of selling misfortune and motivating the generals was not bad, and his morale immediately rose to the ground.
(End of chapter)
