Magic offense.
Under Zhou Quan's half-court press, Scales rushed left and right with the ball and was forced outside the three-point line on the right wing. At this time, Joe Dumars saw the opportunity and double-teamed him. He made a jump shot, but it was blocked by Zhou Quan.
Joe Dumars grabbed the ball, immediately launched a fast break, and then passed the ball back to Zhou Quan who followed up. Zhou Quan caught the ball at the left elbow, took a step forward, and performed a 360-degree turn in the air to smash the ball.
"boom!"
The next moment the basket was smashed, oh ho, the Palace of Auburn Hills immediately burst into cheers and shouts like an ocean.
Zhou Quan landed and turned around, and saw O'Neal beside him, who had already reached the basket. He couldn't help but be surprised by the speed of this big guy's return to defense.
Next, Nick Anderson took another shot at Joe Dumars' head, but still missed.
This time Rodman grabbed the backcourt rebound and the Pistons attacked.
Zhou Quan entered the frontcourt and made tactical gestures.
This tactic is a pick-and-roll on the left wing. Seikali pulls out, pulls O'Neal out of the basket, and then does a pick-and-roll with Ulrich. After the separation, Seikali stays outside to continue to contain O'Neal and wait for the pass. , Ulrich cut inside to the basket immediately after the breakup.
As soon as the tactical gesture came out, Sekali, who was in the low post on the left wing, immediately took two steps to set up a pick-and-roll for Ulrich, and O'Neal followed to the left midfielder.
At this time Ulrich used the wall to get rid of Denis Scott and quickly cut to the basket.
O'Neal chose to switch defense and immediately turned around to follow up.
"Whoosh!"
Zhou Quan passed the ball to Seikali in the mid-range position on the left wing.
Sekali, who was 211 centimeters tall, received the ball. Facing Steko, who was 203 centimeters tall, he had a mismatch advantage. He immediately made a jump shot without hesitation. The latter blocked the shot without catching the ball.
"brush!"
The water splashed and he hit a two-pointer.
The bespectacled man Lundgrens said: "Let Sekali use the pick-and-roll tactics to gain mismatch advantages, while avoiding his weakness of insufficient confrontation at the basket. This season, his shooting percentage reached 51%, which is higher than He plays 48% of the Heat's numbers, averaging 18 points per game, the team's third scoring point, which is also higher than last season's 14 points. His role on the offensive end is still good."
Bearded John Rowes said: "At the same time, he also averaged 11 rebounds per game. When Rodman is away, our rebounds depend on him.
His rebounding and offensive performance can make up for some of his weaknesses on the defensive end, but it is up to Rodman to make up for the defense at the basket.
Anyway, compared with John Salley, he has strengths and weaknesses. I think his role is stronger than Salley. "
The Pistons made 3 of 3 shots and the Magic made 1 of 4 shots. The score was 6:2 and the Magic called a timeout.
After the timeout, head coach Matt Guokas asked to strengthen the low-post offense and also strengthen the offense at the third position. He said loudly: "We should see Sekali's weakness on the defensive end and Ulrich's weakness on the defensive end. Powerless, this is an opportunity we can take advantage of, and the back line should pass the ball in time."
Next, Magic Denise Scott got a lot of passes, and rookie O'Neal also got some, but not as much as the former.
Scott really beat Ulrich, making 13 of 25 shots from the field, with a shooting percentage of 52%. His three-point shooting was sensational, and he made 8 of 12 shots, with a shooting percentage of 66.7%. In addition, he made 4 of 5 free throws. Scored 38 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists.
Ulrich saw this guy hit three-pointers one after another on his head, eight three-pointers, and his mentality was a little shattered.
Fortunately, he continued to play pick-and-roll tactics with Seikali throughout the game. He made 7 of 12 shots and scored 17 points including free throws. However, his performance was too inferior compared to Steko.
O'Neal made 7 of 16 shots and 3 of 10 free throws. He scored 17 points, 11 rebounds, 5 blocks, 3 turnovers and 6 fouls. He left the game in the 41st minute.
Despite Scott's big blowout, the Magic still lost the game as shooting guard Nick Anderson made only 4 of 13 shots, 1 of 4 free throws, and 1 of 4 three-pointers, scoring only 10 points.
Zhou Quan played 41 minutes and made 15 of 26 shots on Skiles, shooting 57.7%, 3 of 6 three-pointers, and 5 of 5 free throws. He scored 38 points, 4 rebounds, 11 assists, 1 block, and 4 shots. The statistics of 3 steals, 3 turnovers and 3 fouls were just like the Magic's small forward Scott who beat Ulrich, he also beat Skiles and had a big hit, scoring the highest score in a single game of his career.
"Shaq, you can practice your free throws again, otherwise you won't be able to get the ball at the critical moment." After the game, Zhou Quan walked to the Magic bench and said.
O'Neal said helplessly: "I want to, but I just can't do it!"
"Don't be lazy, take five hundred free throws every day, and you will make progress, believe me." Zhou Quan dropped these words before leaving.
"Five hundred balls?"
When O'Neal thought about having to take 500 free throws every day like a fool, he felt like he was going crazy. He immediately decided not to believe in Iron Fist. He didn't believe that 500 free throws a day could make progress. He absolutely didn't believe it.
The Pistons won six consecutive games and their morale was greatly boosted. In the next home game, they defeated the Cavaliers with a score of 103:107, winning seven consecutive games and firmly ranking second in the Eastern Conference, overtaking the Bulls.
The top four teams in the Eastern Conference are currently the Knicks, Pistons, Bulls and Cavaliers.
Late at night on the 11th, after playing the Cavaliers, the Pistons immediately set off for the airport to challenge the Knicks in back-to-back away games tomorrow night.
It took off at 11:30, and after flying for less than two hours, the plane arrived in New York at a quarter past 1 in the morning. It was already 2:30 when we arrived at the hotel where we checked in. This was already very fast and very smooth.
Zhou Quan was suddenly awakened by a burst of intense percussion. When he opened his eyes, he saw that the sun was dazzling and it was already dawn. Rodman, who was in the same room with him, was twisting in front of the window to follow the rhythm of the music. The music was coming from the tape recorder he carried with him. released.
"Big Chong, what time is it?" he asked angrily.
"Hoho, Iron Fist, it's already 11 o'clock, you've slept for eight hours, you want to learn from me, look at how energetic I am." Rodman said with a smile.
"How long have you been up?" he asked.
"Less than an hour. Okay, one minute. Okay, exactly, ten seconds." Rodman said with a smile.
"Your dog got in." Zhou Quan couldn't help but cursed.
Wearing shorts, he came to the window, looked out at the bustling city, and asked, "Dennis, do you want to come to a big city like this to play ball?"
"I just want a big contract, and I don't care where I play." Rodman's answer was genuine.
"Big contract? I want it too." He laughed.
Rodman already has two championships. Money and women are the goals he pursues in the NBA. He said this to him very early.
"How's it going with you and Madonna?" he asked.
"Yes, she asked me to marry her, but I didn't agree. This woman is too cruel, demanding, and doesn't care about my body at all. I don't want to be with her now," Rodman said.
"Pfft!"
Smiling, Zhou Quan held back his laughter and said, "No, Dennis, you should agree. Didn't you say last time that she would spend millions of dollars to have a baby with you?"
Rodman was stunned. He immediately thought of the small money that his ex-wife had taken away, and he was going to be crazy poor, and his heart started to move.
"Ha ha……"
Seeing Rodman's expression, Zhou Quan laughed.
In the evening, the Pistons, who played back-to-back games at home and away, lost and their seven-game winning streak was suspended.
12 wins and 5 losses. Because the Bulls were defeated by Mosaic on the road last night, the Pistons are still second in the Eastern Conference.
The next day, Zhang Lili contacted Zhou Quan and said excitedly: "Good news, Xiao Zhou, the division has passed a resolution to formally recruit you to join the men's basketball team, and you have agreed to some of the conditions."
"So easy?" Zhou Quan was a little confused.
Zhang Lili said with a smile: "Liu Chu has done a lot of work. As the director of the Basketball Department, she can still make a lot of decisions.
In addition, your own influence is also a factor. Foreign monks like to chant sutras. Although you are not a foreign national, but you play in the United States and earn US dollars, you can be regarded as half a foreign monk. "
After chatting for a while, the two ended the call.
He is still quite happy. The Dream Team has made it out of the circle with its performance in the Olympics. He will also have this opportunity in the future. It is a good thing for him both in public and private life and to be able to join the national team.
At this time, in the capital, at the men's national basketball team training base, a group of national team members were preparing for training.
"Have you heard that we are recruiting new members?" Shan Cha said.
"Which one? Which province?" Li Chunjiang asked.
"From Nanhu Province." Shan Da said.
"They even withdrew the provincial team this year. Don't be ridiculous. Where did the gossip come from?" Li Chunjiang said with a smile.
Shan Chao said mysteriously: "Really, it's not funny. You know, Liu Chu has been in charge of basketball in our capital. The guy I talked about last time is the guy who plays NBA in the United States.
I have contact with Ma Jian. This time he went to the United States. I heard that it was Zhou Quan who used connections to let him enter a university without spending a penny and saving tens of thousands of dollars. Otherwise, Ma Jian would He has to come back, the original university doesn't want him. "
"I know, I know, there is him in CCTV's NBA highlights, his name is Zhou Quan or Zhou Chuan or something." A Dijiang shouted.
"His power is the power of power, Lao Ma said. Lao Ma is very grateful to him." Shan Dao said.
"Did he really save Lao Ma tens of thousands of dollars? Really or not, tens of thousands of dollars. I don't even have a few thousand dollars of net worth." Zheng Wu said in surprise.
Sun Jun was also surprised and said: "Then he has a very good career in the United States!"
"I heard from Lao Ma that he is a star player in the United States. When he appears on the stage, thousands of people will drink together. Beier has face." Shan Tu said with a thumbs up.
Sun Jun looked envious. He only had little salary and subsidies. It would be great if he could earn tens of thousands of dollars a year.
Thinking that Zhou Quan also came from China, Ma Jian also went to the United States to play. He is not bad at it, and he is not too old. I wonder if there is a chance?
Just thinking about it made my heart itch.
But when I think about domestic policies, I can't help but become frustrated. After Ma Jian ran away, they can no longer contact foreign scouts privately. How can they still have the opportunity to go out to play?
A group of people were talking about it. Only Adijiang and Wu Qinglong were a little worried, because Zhou Quan is a point guard. Once he really enters the national team, the quota is limited, and some of them may have to return to the provincial team.
That afternoon, the Basketball Office officially announced that Zhou Quan was recruited as a member of the national men's basketball team.
CCTV has learned Zhou Quan's detailed information from Liu Yumin, and Sports Minister Ma Li immediately decided to edit the highlights of Zhou Quan's last game and make a separate program.
This program is on the 8 o'clock slot on Saturdays and is available on four CCTV channels. It can be seen overseas and has a very wide audience.
That night, Zhou Quan appeared on CCTV's seven o'clock news broadcast.
He has many publicity points. The first point is that he is the first person in China to engage in professional sports, setting a precedent for domestic professional sports.
The domestic sports industry has not yet entered the professionalization stage, which means that there are currently no professional athletes in the country, and he is the first.
At the same time, he is also the first Chinese to engage in professional sports abroad.
It's not that no one has engaged in professional sports abroad before, but he is the only star and no one else has made much noise, so the first place naturally falls on him.
He is also the first Chinese basketball player to play in the NBA, the first Chinese professional athlete with an annual salary of one million US dollars, the first professional boxer registered abroad, and the first Chinese professional boxer to play abroad. ·Chinese, the first Chinese to participate in the NCAA Basketball Championship, the first Chinese to have a signed sneaker contract, the first Chinese to participate in the NCAA Ice Hockey Championship, the first Chinese to win the NCAA Ice Hockey Championship , the first Chinese ice hockey executioner, the first...
Just reading this title took three minutes, and the entire news period was six minutes long, which is very large.
Now, he is famous in China.
At Zhou Quan's house, the family had just seen that Zhou Quan was on the news network. They were all shocked, and then they were so happy that they couldn't stop talking.
"Big brother has many firsts. I am also first in the class and grade. I will get more firsts in the future."
At Zhou Quan's house, Zhou Ye was jumping up and down proudly.
Zhou Jun immediately became dejected. His brother used to be the first in the city in the college entrance examination, and his sister's grades are not bad now. But when it's his turn, the middle child, he can't do anything well. It's really embarrassing!
"We will rebuild the provincial team immediately. We will also recruit Zhou Quan and let him come back to play in the National Games this year."
"The National Games is in September, and I know he should be in China at that time."
"Contact his home immediately."
After hearing the news about Zhou Quan, several leaders of the Municipal Sports Committee were very excited.
"I'm afraid not. I have news that he has negotiated with the superiors to only play in the Olympics and World Championships, not domestic games, not even Asian games," someone said.
"How can this work? No organization, no..."
"Okay, he's not from the system, so we can't control him. Didn't you see the news just now? His annual salary is one million dollars, and he is a big shot in the United States. Do you know how much a million dollars is? Tens of millions of yuan. You How many hundred yuan do you get now?"
"Is this about money?"
"Why isn't it about money? He has plenty of money and works in the United States. What can you do to him? Don't let him play in the NBA, don't let him join the national team, don't let him join the provincial team, don't let him return home Chang Sha?"
"I don't think we should make trouble, otherwise people will immigrate to the United States sooner or later."
"Why is it just a blind misfortune?"
"Then the provincial team will be rebuilt?"
"Let's rebuild it. Now the higher-ups are asking for it."
Not only people from the Provincial Sports Committee are paying attention to Zhou Quan, but also the Changsha Municipal Government.
"A million-dollar annual salary, my God, where is this foreign exchange? Contact his home immediately and we will try to get this foreign exchange. With this foreign exchange, we can do a lot more things."
…
Next, the Pistons first defeated the Hawks on the road, then returned to home and defeated the Hawks, the Pacers, and the Bucks on the road. They won four consecutive games and achieved a record of 16 wins and 5 losses, with a winning rate of 76.2%. , surpassing the Knicks and ranking first in the Eastern Conference for the first time this season.
Magic Johnson talked about the Pistons' performance in an interview with the media, saying: "The Pistons' record this season is very weird. They started with five consecutive wins, then four consecutive losses, then seven consecutive wins, only lost one game, and then won again. Four consecutive wins.
Three consecutive wins, this can only show that the Pistons are a true championship-level team, and they do have the strength to compete in the finals next year. "
(End of chapter)
