At half past eight, the game starts.
Ewing wins the jump ball and the Knicks attack.
On the offensive end, Oakley plays the third position. He does not have a three-pointer, but he has a mid-range shot and can pull it out.
The Pistons arranged for Ulrich, who had average defensive ability, to follow him, letting Rodman stay under the basket to guard the penalty area and face Charles Smith on the offensive end.
Pat Riley is known as the magic calculator and is good at calculating. During the offseason, he traded Mark Jackson for three people from the Clippers. In addition to Charles Smith, there are also Doc Rivers and Burkin Bell. Among them, Smith became Starting at power forward, Rivers replaced Mark Jackson as the main point guard.
Smith can play the fourth and fifth positions. In the 89/90 and 90/91 seasons, he had consecutive 20+ performances, and his rebounding ability was also good. However, he was seriously injured last season and only played 49 games, and his data dropped sharply.
The Knicks actually don't lack power forwards, because Oakley is a power forward, but they lack small forwards. Last season's main small forward McDaniel refused to renew the team's contract, so Pat Riley hopes that Smith will replace the main small forward. Location.
Unfortunately, after one month, Smith failed to adapt to the small forward position. Pat Riley could only let Oakley out on the offensive end, let Smith play power forward, and then changed back on the defensive end.
There will be problems playing against other teams because Smith is 208 centimeters tall and cannot keep up with those fast small forwards. But playing against the Pistons, Pat Riley thinks there is no problem. Ulrich is also 208 centimeters tall and Smith can keep up with him. rhythm.
Zhou Quan stood in front of Doc Rivers. The opponent was 190 centimeters tall, two centimeters taller than him, but with his wingspan, he didn't suffer from height.
In terms of tonnage, Rivers has an advantage of 84 kilograms.
In terms of mobility, he is also stronger than his opponent.
Doc Rivers' athletic ability is average. He relies not on his body but his brain to play basketball. He is nicknamed Doctor.
Facing Rivers, as soon as he retreated past the center line, he began to confront and press.
Rivers moved continuously, but could not get rid of Zhou Quan smoothly. Zhou Quan's confrontation and pressing were too fierce, and he had no extra energy to observe the situation on the field, so he was very passive.
At this moment, Joe Dumars saw Zhou Quan forcing Rivers to the right wing, not far away from him, and he immediately ran over to flank.
"Snapped!"
When Rivers turned to protect the ball, Zhou Quan took a step from the other side. He reacted very quickly and struck accurately. He knocked the ball away with one hand, grabbed it in his hand, and then immediately launched a counterattack.
"Pinch attack! Steal the ball! Steal the ball!" Bearded John Lowes roared excitedly.
"Oh oh oh……"
The Palace of Auburn Hills erupted in cheers.
Zhou Quan reached the top of the arc and looked left and right. Rivers failed to catch up and was two steps behind. He crossed the free throw line and took one step to fly.
He held the ball high in his right hand as if he were holding a giant axe, took a big step in the air, then stretched his bow and raised his arms, and tried his best to chop down with the axe.
At this time, countless Pistons fans stared at Zhou Quan with their mouths wide open.
"boom!"
A violent explosion sounded.
"boom!"
Thousands of people stood up, raised their arms and cheered wildly, and the cheers of countless fans suddenly broke out.
"Walking in the air, tomahawk chops, the Palace of Auburn Hills needs such an exciting performance!" The bearded John Lowes roared.
It wasn't until the Knicks served that the shouts gradually dropped.
This was the first time Liu Yumin saw a Chinese basketball player dunk like this. Even Hu Weidong, who has the best physical fitness in the domestic basketball world, has never dunked like this. It was too explosive. Under the influence of the environment of the Palace of Auburn Hills, she felt Scalp numbness.
"By the way, Ma Jian is currently studying and playing basketball at a community college in Detroit. Zhou Quan found connections to get him in. He didn't spend a penny and saved him 20,000 to 30,000 US dollars." Zhang Lili suddenly said.
"Ma Jian is here?" Liu Yumin said in surprise.
Ma Jian went to the United States privately last time, which made her work very passive. Now because of Ma Jian's incident, Si Li has made a new decision and will not allow players to contact foreign scouts privately in the future.
She personally doesn't object to Ma Jian's thing. Especially after losing seven out of seven games in the Olympics, she has become more aware of the level of foreign basketball. This is why she borrowed money to come to the United States this time. First, to inspect Zhou Quan, secondly, take a look at American basketball.
On the field, Rivers advanced with the ball. This time shooting guard John Starks was not far away to respond. He also stepped up his guard and did not let Zhou Quan find a chance to make a move.
John Starks took the ball and singled to Joe Dumars.
"ball!"
Ewing squeezed Seikali into the basket and asked for the ball.
John Starks could only pass the ball, but he did not have the qualifications or courage to refuse Ewing.
Seikali was too soft under the basket. After being pushed to the side, he stopped going up and shouldering the ball. Rodman immediately stepped forward and pressed hard against Ewing's lower back. Ewing forced his way sideways and hit a small hook.
"boom!"
Missed, Dennis Rodman turned around and grabbed the rebound from Smith's head. At this time, Zhou Quan had already turned around and quickly threw it out.
On the sidelines, Pat Riley pointed to the backcourt and shouted sternly: "Get back on defense!"
"Snapped!"
Zhou Quan received the ball and immediately moved forward at full speed.
Rivers followed one step behind him, but even running in vain could not close the distance with him.
John Starks is faster than Rivers, but the distance from the wing to the center is farther, and he cannot keep up with the ball.
After crossing the free throw line two meters, Zhou Quan stood up, raised his right knee high, and handed the ball from his hip to his right hand with his left hand. The moment his body fell, his right hand rose up very quickly, and he smashed the ball with a bang. The ball hit the basket.
Thanks to his big hands, he was able to catch the ball very steadily, which allowed him to move very quickly and perfectly complete this crotch dunk.
"oh!"
The Palace of Auburn Hills is once again in a boil.
In the TNT commentary box, Robert Guida praised: "Beautiful, wonderful hand-changing dunk! Although the aerial movements and body posture are not as smooth and stretched as Jordan, but for a point guard with a height of 185 centimeters, This is a very rare actual dunk.
For Tekken this season, such difficult dunks and layups have become the norm, and I think his fans will grow more and more. "
Ringo Wilson laughed: "I have to say, the Pistons only have 12 national broadcast games this season, and his fans will not increase much."
Robert Guida nodded and said with some helplessness: "Fancy dunks and fancy layups are the most expensive and most attractive to fans. You can tell this by looking at the reaction of Pistons fans. Their current home attendance rate is very high. Ranking among the top five in the league, I think major television broadcasters will definitely increase the number of live broadcasts of the Pistons across the United States next season, and they will not miss the opportunity to make money."
In fact, he was right. Now the NBA's major television broadcasters have regretted that they gave the Pistons too few games.
Although Zhou Quan's performance last season was good, he didn't have any attractive moves. This is the most important reason why they are reluctant to broadcast Pistons games this season. However, they did not expect Zhou Quan to make great progress this season. They knew they missed it. Got an opportunity.
The Knicks attacked, Patrick Ewing entered the basket again, and Ronny Sekali's problem of being too soft under the basket was clearly exposed.
"brush!"
This time, Ewing scored a goal over Rodman's head.
When the Pistons attacked, Zhou Quan took the ball from the center and came to the frontcourt, stopped at the top of the arc, and observed the positions of both sides.
This is the Pistons' first positional battle tonight. He has to read the Knicks' defensive tactics and look for a breakthrough.
Smith faced Ulrich on the left wing, Oakley faced Rodman under the basket, Ewing followed Seikali out of the basket and guarded the left midfielder, and Joe Dumars faced John Stark on the right wing. Sri Lanka.
The Knicks only had Oakley guarding the basket. Although Sekali was soft and rarely aggressive in attacking and defending at the basket, he had a mid-range shot and Ewing was restrained.
In other words, there is a lot of room for breakthrough.
He chose to break through from the left elbow area because Smith is on the left wing. This is a power forward. Breaking through from the left elbow area has the smallest risk and probability of being double-teamed.
Of course, after breaking in, he is likely to face the attack of Ewing and Oakley who are returning to defense. He can choose to make a pull-up jumper or pass it to Seikali.
"Bang bang..."
Making a tactical gesture, he began to lean down and dribble.
"It's about to break out!"
Rivers also immediately focused his attention and lowered his body lower and lower, standing in front of Zhou Quan like a leopard, ready to pounce at any time.
"Bang!"
The next moment, Zhou Quan feinted with his shoulders left and right, then dribbled under his hips, switched to his left hand, took a big step forward with his right foot to the left, crossed his body and changed direction, and jumped Rivers in one step.
This is his weakest breakthrough skill, only level 86, but Doc Rivers' athletic ability is too poor, and he is 31 years old. After being shaken for a while, he failed to keep up with the rhythm and was suddenly caught.
After bypassing the defender, Zhou Quan broke in from the left end of the free throw line. As expected, Charles Smith on the left was unable to help defend, and he broke into the penalty area.
At this time, Ewing, who was in the left midfield position, abandoned Seikali and quickly returned to defend the basket, returning to defense very quickly.
But Zhou Quan's breakthrough speed was faster. He took one step into the paint area and then put the ball together. He held the ball high in his right hand and took another step to fly towards Ewing, who was not yet stable.
"Damn it!"
Ewing, who had just retreated to the basket, knew that something was wrong. He had no time to take off. Moreover, he was a super center and Zhou Quan was a point guard. He didn't think Zhou Quan had the guts to dunk on him, but Zhou Quan just wanted to dunk on him.
Oakley, who was already at the basket, was blocked by Ewing and lost his defensive position. He could only watch Zhou Quan dunk.
"Can I dunk on Ewing?"
At this moment, the 21,000 fans at the Palace of Auburn Hills all widened their eyes and closed their eyes.
"Can I dunk on Ewing?"
At this moment, countless Pistons fans in Detroit had the same reaction.
"Can I dunk on Ewing?"
At this moment, tens of millions of fans across the United States had the same reaction.
"boom!"
The next moment, the explosive sound of the basket exploded, and Ewing, whose footing was unsteady, was knocked down and Oakley didn't even try to hold him back.
"boom!"
A Category 17 typhoon composed of shouts and cheers took shape in an instant, sweeping through the Palace of Auburn Hills, the entire Detroit, and the hearts of tens of millions of fans across the United States.
At this moment, in the hearts of tens of millions of fans, Zhou Quan's forced dunk on super center Ewing deeply engraved his mark on their hearts.
"Ah! Ah! Ah!"
In the live commentary box, the bearded John Rowes stood up from his seat and made three false punches with his fists. The excitement in his heart was indescribable.
"Hahaha……"
In the stands at the top of the mountain, Zhang Lili was already laughing.
Liu Yumin couldn't believe it. She had watched the American Men's Basketball Dream Team play live last time and witnessed how those stars from the NBA played. But just now, Zhou Quan actually dunked on the Dream Team as a point guard. Ewing, the team's backup center, became excited when she thought about the opportunity to recruit such a star and that the Chinese men's basketball team also had the opportunity to have such a star.
After just a few balls, she felt that Zhou Quan's strength had surpassed all the domestic point guards and even shooting guards. This trip was so worth it.
On the court, Zhou Quan let go of his hand, spread his legs, and rode on Ewing's head. Then he stepped forward with his head held high, as if he didn't see Ewing.
Ewing weakly used his hands to stop him, but it was of no use. He could only watch Zhou Quan step over his head.
Oakley, who was standing aside, could do nothing. He glared at Zhou Quan's back and had no choice but to pull Ewing up.
"I'd like to hear more enthusiasm."
Zhou Quan came to the bottom line, shouted, raised his hands, and hooked toward the audience.
"oh!"
The hurricane roared, and the cheers at the Palace of Auburn Hills instantly became fierce, like a volcano erupting. The emotions of the Pistons fans had been aroused by Zhou Quan to the most fanatical state, and the atmosphere at the home court had been completely ignited.
"Iron Fist, how does it feel to dunk a super center?" A reporter from the bottom line asked excitedly and loudly behind the media box.
Zhou Quan couldn't hear the reporter's words at all. He just saw the reporter shouting something at him, so he shouted casually: "Did you get it? If you get it, put it on your front page, and then you will I will get a promotion and a salary increase.”
However, the decibels at the scene were too high and no one heard his words.
The next game went completely in favor of the Pistons, who were playing at home. The Knicks' morale was hit to the bottom by Zhou Quan, and they felt cold. They were defeated 75:105.
A big victory at home, three consecutive wins after four consecutive losses, 8 wins and 4 losses, the whole of Detroit was in joy.
"Liu Chu, let's go down."
At the top of the mountain, Zhang Lili greeted.
"well."
Liu Yumin stood up quickly.
At this time, Zhou Quan was on the sidelines accepting live interviews from TNT and other media.
"Iron Fist, what does it feel like to dunk a super center?" A reporter asked loudly before the TNT reporter.
Zhou Quan smiled and said: "As a point guard, there are very few opportunities like this, maybe there will be no such opportunities in my entire career. I think this is a day worth remembering.
When I get older, someone asks me, hey, old man, have you ever done anything outstanding in your life? I would say, I dunked on super center Patrick Ewing, haha! "
The media reporters also laughed along with them. At this time, the TNT reporter rushed to ask: "Iron Fist, in this game, you made 9 of 16 shots in 35 minutes, with a shooting percentage of 56.2%. Plus a three-pointer and a free throw, boom." Scored 26 points, and sent out 13 assists, 5 steals and 1 block. He completely defeated your opponent Doc Rivers on both offense and defense. Who else do you think is the No. 1 position in this league? Your opponent?"
"The No. 1 position in the league?"
Zhou Quan thought for a while and smiled: "Only the No. 1 position, the Suns' lightning Kevin Johnson and the Warriors' bug Tim Hardaway, they are both very strong and definitely qualified to stand opposite me.
In addition, the Trail Blazers' Terry Porter is also good. There are also some point guards who are also very good and very capable, but time is limited, so I won’t talk about them one by one here. "
"Where's John Stockton?" the reporter reminded.
"John Stockton?"
Zhou Quan laughed and said: "Facing me, he has no advantage except dirty moves. He was beaten by Terry Porter in the Western Conference Finals this time. I think I can beat him too."
(End of chapter)
