Next, the West attacked, and the Postman and the Glider connected in the backcourt to solve the problem of continuous steals. Finally, the Postman hit a mid-range shot over Larry Johnson's head.
Eastern attack.
O'Neal was right under the basket. The basketball brushed down the basket and fell into his hands. He stepped back from the baseline and prepared to serve.
"Shaq, give it to me." Jordan ran to the baseline and reached for the ball.
"Brother." Zhou Quan shouted from the other side.
O'Neal blinked his little eyes and passed the ball to Zhou Quan with loyalty.
Jordan was so angry that he glared at O'Neal. Are you going to go all the way to the dark side? Believe it or not, I will leave you with no way out?
O'Neal ran down the court after serving. After being blocked by David Robinson at the free throw line, he bypassed the opponent and looked towards Zhou Quan.
The next moment, Zhou Quan, who was on the three-point line on the left wing, suddenly pulled up the ball and threw it with one hand. The ball flew towards the basket in a parabola.
O'Neal started at the same time, David Robinson's turn was already slow, and the Shark jumped up two steps later, caught the ball with both hands in the air, and smashed it violently.
"boom!"
Amidst the violent sound of the basket exploding, the huge basket suddenly sank down.
"Oh ho!"
The center of the delta boiled instantly.
"Iron Fist, you passed the ball so beautifully, pass me another ball like this again." O'Neal shouted excitedly to Zhou Quan.
"Yes, but next time you have to smash their backboard and tear off their basket." Zhou Quan said loudly.
"Ho ho, then it's settled." O'Neal exclaimed excitedly.
On the sidelines, Western Conference All-Star coach Paul Westphal shook his head. Stockton couldn't fight with an iron fist at all, and he wanted to replace him.
He turned around and waved to Tim Hardaway to get ready.
A point guard like Xiao Chong should be Tie Fist's natural enemy. Tie Fist suffered a loss at the hands of Xiao Chong last season.
"It's my turn. I want to teach Iron Fist a lesson and let him know who is the best point guard in the league."
Xiaochong jumped up excitedly, casually pulled off his buttoned pants, and boasted in front of everyone.
Then Barkley fouled Larry Johnson, and Bugs came on, replacing Stockton.
The Eastern Conference also made substitutions. Patelei replaced O'Neal with Ewing and replaced Zhou Quan with Mark Price.
Xiaochong was very disappointed. He had lost an opportunity to defeat Iron Fist.
As a result, he was replaced after only one minute, and Stockton came back on. He was so angry that he had to leave the field.
Next, it was time for the performance of Black and White and Jordan.
This is the home court of the Black and White duo. According to All-Star convention, they have the most opportunities to perform. Jordan is the league's signature star and is praised by many stars, so he naturally has the most opportunities to perform.
After Zhou Quan went down, the defensive intensity of the two teams suddenly disappeared.
Zhou Quan was too lazy to watch the game. He ran to Roberts and sat on the floor chatting with the two beauties. Because the noise was too loud, the three of them had to whisper to each other. They looked very intimate. He told some witty jokes and would often The two beauties were amused.
The three of them were quite charming together. After each round, ESPN's live footage would show them on the hanging screen from time to time.
Jordan Pippen and a few other idiots were so jealous that they felt uneasy playing. After a few mistakes, the Western Conference All-Stars quickly caught up with the score.
In the 9th minute of the first quarter, the East and West were tied at 30:30. The East had the ball, and then Pat Riley called a timeout.
With three minutes left in the first quarter, the two teams entered the substitution process.
He replaced Zhou Quan and Joe Dumars on the court, replaced the Cavaliers' main center Doherty, and the other two were the Cavaliers' main power forward Larry Nance and the Hawks' old small forward Wilkins. .
In the Western Conference, five people have also been changed, namely Olajuwon, Shawn Kemp, Sean Elliott, Dan Marley, and Tim Hardaway.
"Come on, Iron Fist boy, come and let me beat you up."
The most excited person to see Zhou Quan play was Little Chong Hardaway.
"Xiao Chong, why are you called Xiao Chong?" Zhou Quan teased.
"I'm small but I'm fast." Xiaochong said proudly.
"Small and fast, so miserable? Haha..." Zhou Quan couldn't help laughing.
Eastern offense, Zhou Quan holds the ball and advances in the backcourt.
Xiao Chong retreated in front, waiting for an opportunity to steal the ball.
But Zhou Quan would not give him a chance. Seeing that his position was to the right, he immediately switched to his left hand to dribble and accelerated forward. He immediately jumped out of the bug, pushed past the center line in a few steps, and reached the top of the arc at full speed.
Once Xiao Chong lost his defensive position, he couldn't catch up, so he had to go around from behind to the left to try to steal the ball.
But Zhou Quan still didn't give him a chance. As soon as he moved his head, he saw his movement and immediately switched to his right hand to control the ball.
At this time, he reached the top of the arc. It was just an All-Star. He didn't bother to rush in. There were Dameng and Rainman inside, both of whom he had a bad relationship with. An emergency three-pointer shot came from the top of the arc.
"brush!"
Fortunately, the ball hit.
"Beautiful! Xiaochong was caught, and Tekken hit an open three-pointer at the top of the arc. Judging from the past record of the match between Xiaochong and Tekken, the two should be at each other's throats. No one can guard the other. Let's look at them next. The next offensive and defensive performance.”
Howard laughed in the ESPN commentary box.
On the court, Zhou Quan was pressing in from the backcourt, not giving Xiao Chong a chance to easily catch the ball.
Xiaochong ran around and finally ran out of the position to catch the ball, but when he caught the ball, Zhou Quan was in front of him again.
Tim Hardaway immediately turned around and passed Zhou Quan at a faster speed, advancing quickly upfield against the left sideline.
Zhou Quan pursued closely and reached the three-point line on the left wing, always locking the right side of Xiaochong, denying his opponent a chance to play or take action.
Xiaochong stopped suddenly and circled to the middle, but Zhou Quan was still blocking the front.
At the top of the arc, Sean Elliott came out to set up a pick-and-roll. Zhou Quan went around the wall and blocked Hardaway in time.
The bug has no way to go, so it can only forcefully rush from the right side.
Zhou Quan locked up the left side and pushed Xiao Chong to the right wing. Joe Dumas was there. He just had to force Xiao Chong there and the double team was established.
Xiao Chong was only eighty kilograms, and the ten kilogram difference in tonnage was too huge. Xiao Chong didn't want to get close to Joe Dumars, so he could only turn around and hand the ball to Elliott.
"This close-pressing defense can drive people crazy!" Zhang Li laughed on the sidelines.
Sean Elliott singled out Wilkins at the top of the arc. He faked a shot and made a sudden jump. After shaking his opponent, he suddenly came down from the top of the arc.
At this time, Zhou Quan was two meters to the right of the top of the arc. He took a quick step laterally, then leaned over and reached out with his big hand. The two meters of distance disappeared in an instant, and with a snap, it was just about to break.
"Oh! He stole the ball again! Zhou Quan stole the ball as soon as he came on the court! Today his defense has been at its highest level." Seeing this in the CCTV live broadcast room, Xu Jicheng shouted excitedly.
"boom!"
Zhou Quan took advantage of the situation and counterattacked, using his left elbow to push against the chasing Xiaochong and forcefully taking off, and hit a one-handed dunk that set off the whole audience.
In the ESPN commentary box, Larry Winston smiled and said: "In the second offensive and defensive round, Iron Fist wins."
Howard nodded and said: "Tekken's one-on-one defense is great. Xiaochong is faster than him, but it is difficult to get rid of his close press and he is forced to pass the ball.
In this defense, Tekken successively demonstrated his single defense and assist defense capabilities, as well as his quick counterattack and final finishing ability. "
On the field, Xiao Chong looked very serious.
He discovered something. Last season, his speed still had an advantage over Iron Fist, so he could easily break through Iron Fist and defeat him. But now this advantage is no longer so great. It is not so easy for him to get rid of Iron Fist.
If he still had reservations in the past two rounds, then from now on, he could only do his best.
He ran quickly in the backcourt to catch the ball, and then immediately accelerated to break through, not giving Zhou Quan a chance to press close. After advancing to the left wing of the frontcourt, he actively used his teammates' bodies to set up a pick-and-roll, and after getting rid of Zhou Quan, he took two steps to the three-point line. Then he made a pull-up jump shot.
"brush!"
The water splashed and he scored two points and one goal.
"Pa bang bang..."
The one-stop attack was still very exciting, and there was a lot of applause at the scene.
"See, it's just that easy for me to score on you."
Xiaochong demonstratively glanced at Zhou Quan, who was chasing after him, and his trash talk was very sharp.
Zhou Quan smiled, he was not as experienced as a small insect.
After receiving the ball and advancing, Xiaochong did not steal this time. He only defended and retreated from the front, preventing Zhou Quan from rushing in.
Zhou Quan didn't rush either. He passed the midline smoothly and was close to the top of the key. Then, he started to back-up Hardaway on one side of his body.
He is taller than Xiao Chong, and his body is much bigger. How can Xiao Chong stop him? He reached the free throw line in three steps, then turned around and made a step-back jumper, easily hitting the ball.
"Look, it's so easy to score on your head." Zhou Quan said to Xiao Chong with a smile.
Xiao Chong was so angry that he wanted to gain 20 kilograms immediately and beat the bastard Iron Fist on his back.
West served and then the first quarter ended.
In the following time, under the control of Pat Riley, Zhou Quan and Jordan's playing time was partially staggered, but as a starter, his playing time was not restricted. After all, his style of play is now very popular, including dunks. Lots of them, and some great counterattacks.
After the first half, 65:58, the Eastern All-Stars led by 7 points.
Zhou Quan played 15 minutes, making 7 of 8 shots, 2 of 2 three-pointers, and 2 of 2 free throws. He scored 18 points, 1 rebound, 4 assists, 5 steals, 1 turnover and 1 foul in the half.
He also scored the most points among the Eastern Conference All-Stars, while Jordan only scored 12 points at halftime.
Jordan played 16 minutes in the first half and felt average. He made 4 of 10 shots and only made 40% of his field goals. In addition, he made 4 of 5 free throws and scored 12 points, 1 rebound, 1 assist, 2 steals, 3 turnovers and 2 fouls.
O'Neal played 10 minutes. When he played with Zhou Quan, he played pretty well, scoring 8 points on 4-for-4 shooting. When Zhou Quan was not on the court, he only took one shot and missed it.
During the intermission, it was time for guest performers. Several famous singers and bands came on stage one after another, filling the atmosphere of the venue.
In the second half, the game continued.
Zhou Quan sat on the bench and was not sent on the field.
Westphal, the head coach of the Western Conference, saw it and immediately sent in both black and white.
The Black and White Shuangsha have also played for so many seasons, and have yet to achieve anything. They really want to win AMVP with this home game, but they encounter Zhou Quan, the disruptor, and they are filled with hatred. Now that Zhou Quan is not on the court, they will Played so hard and turned an All-Star game into a playoff game that the Postman even used his elbow.
Ewing, who almost received an elbow, was a little annoyed and also increased the offensive and defensive intensity. The two sides quickly entered a more serious defensive intensity in the third quarter.
Jordan was on the court, but unfortunately he didn't feel very good today, and his hit rate on pull-up jump shots was not very high. Although the breakthrough was good and he caused consecutive kills, the overall offensive efficiency was not enough, and the West gradually tied the score.
In the 9th minute of the third quarter, the Western Conference was only 1 point behind and Zhou Quan was substituted.
Westphal decisively replaced Stockton and replaced him with Bugs again.
Xiaochong can still play well with Zhou Quan when he exerts his full strength, and will not be beaten like Stockton.
However, Xiaochong's offensive efficiency was a bit low. It was only 43% today, which was a little lower than he was in the regular season. So after Zhou Quan came on the court, the Eastern Conference began to widen the score again. At the end of the third quarter, it led by 4 points.
In the fourth quarter, Zhou Quan continued to play.
Jordan was ineffective today and made a lot of mistakes. He had already committed 5 turnovers in the three quarters. He was benched by Pat Riley at the beginning of the last quarter.
Pat Riley is very shrewd. Although he is only an All-Star, he does not want to lose, so he paired Zhou Quan with O'Neal and Joe Dumars. These three people are obviously the same team.
In the final quarter, the Eastern Conference attacked first. Zhou Quan was still pushing forward with a bug in the backcourt. He saw O'Neal low on the right side of the frontcourt, and the defensive dream was one step ahead. Both of them were looking at him.
"Whoosh!"
The moment the ball was pulled up, he pushed with one hand and the ball quickly flew towards the basket.
Dameng didn't expect Zhou Quan to pass the ball long and didn't react immediately. By the time he reacted and thought of jumping to steal the ball, it was already a thing of the past.
O'Neal cooperated with Zhou Quan several times in the first half, and he was somewhat mentally prepared. At the same time, he was in the back, giving him a little more reaction time and space. He hurriedly took a step inward and jumped up, facing the incoming ball with both hands.
"boom!"
The next moment, O'Neal caught the ball in the air on the right side of the basket, smashed it down, and completed an alley-oop dunk, which also detonated the entire audience.
"boom!"
Looking back, Xiaochong made an emergency stop and missed the jump shot.
O'Neal grabbed the rebound, passed it to Zhou Quan, and immediately ran forward.
He was counting on Zhou Quan to pass him a few more good balls like the one just now. He was very aggressive and his speed was not much slower than Zhou Quan's.
Zhou Quan reached the left elbow area with the ball, suddenly pulled to the left, turned around, and then saw O'Neal crossing the free throw line. He immediately pulled and threw with his right hand, and the ball flew into the air in front of O'Neal.
O'Neal's eyes lit up, and he flew up in the next moment, catching the ball with both hands in the air, tightening his abdomen and exerting force, and then dunked hard.
"boom!"
The basket frame suddenly sank, and the entire backboard exploded instantly and shattered. At the same time, the basket frame also fell, and O'Neal, who had caused the trouble, escaped in embarrassment.
"Oh ho!"
After the exclamation, the whole place was filled with excitement, and countless people raised their arms and cheered.
"This beast!"
Zhou Quan feels that if there is one more O'Neal in the current Pistons lineup, they can sweep the entire league, including the Bulls.
"Iron Fist, I did it, haha!" O'Neal ran over and shouted excitedly.
"Rookie, this is an All-Star, you have become famous." Zhou Quan smiled.
The Black and White Shuangsha looked at Zhou Quan and O'Neill with dark expressions. These two damn bastards had completely messed up their plan.
"Hey, two beauties, we have a lot of time to chat again." Zhou Quan sat down in front of Christina Yeri and Roberts again.
"Iron Fist, maybe you can win an AMVP today?" Roberts said.
"Then you two are my goddess of luck." Zhou Quan smiled.
"Why are we sitting here and he is picking up girls there? It's not fair." Pippen said unwillingly on the Eastern Conference bench.
"Scotty, you can go and express your love to them." Joe Dumas reminded with "kindness".
The memory of being beaten by Zhou Quan in the Eastern Conference finals last year suddenly came back. Pippen's old face turned pale and he cursed in his heart, Damn Joe Dumars, you are definitely not a good person!
Joe Dumas secretly laughed. Today, Tie Fist picked up girls, but there was an unexpected gain. People like Jordan and Pippen were out of shape. If they were out of shape, he and Tie Fist would have more opportunities to play.
It took almost an hour to replace the backboard and the game was resumed.
Stern has decided that the quality of the existing equipment is too poor and he needs to choose a new sponsor.
Halfway through the last quarter, with the cooperation of Zhou Quan and O'Neal, the Eastern All-Stars led by 8 points. Then they were replaced and Jordan and others came on.
After a lot of offense and defense, Jordan and Pippen were really out of shape today. The West took the opportunity to close the score again. The East only led by two points. With the last minute left, Pat Riley called a timeout and decided to change the game to last week. Quan, Joe Dumars and O'Neal's team.
But Jordan stayed on the court, playing small forward. At this critical moment, Stern was still sitting on the sidelines. It would not be good if the sign was removed.
In the ESPN commentary box, Howard said with a smile: "The effect of Xiaochong against Tekken today was not as good as last season. It can be said that after Tekken's athletic quality improved, he played better against Xiaochong and has gained some advantages. .”
Winston said: "Last season Xiaochong and Iron Fist were able to compete with each other because Iron Fist couldn't keep up with his speed, but now they can barely keep up, so Iron Fist's defense can have an effect, and Xiaochong's offense and Organizational capabilities are subject to some limitations.
On the other hand, Hardaway, the little bug, couldn't guard against Iron Fist. The difference in tonnage was too big and he was also at a disadvantage in terms of height.
But even so, with his faster speed, excellent offensive and organizational skills, he is also one of the few point guards in the league today who can compete with Iron Fist at the No. 1 position. "
"So Tekken comes on, and he will be sent on immediately. Terry Porter is also good. He is the same height as Tekken, and the difference in tonnage is only two kilograms. He also had a chance to face Tekken for two minutes today, but his defensive effect is average. Tekken is better than him Jump faster, jump higher, and have better technique," Howard laughed.
Winston smiled and said: "The current situation is that there are actually very few point guards in the league who can defend Iron Fist, so once a team encounters the Pistons in the playoffs, if the back line does not have a strong enough defense, Will be blown away by the Pistons' defensive line.
Iron Fist's offensive efficiency this season is definitely a level higher than last season. He is no longer inefficient. If you can't guard him and Joe Dumars, you can't do anything with the Pistons. "
Howard nodded and said: "If the shooting guard does not defend like Jordan, switching defenses will not be enough. But there are not many shooting guards in the league who are good defenders."
Winston said: "The Bulls played a game with the Pistons. Judging from the performance in that game, the effect of Jordan's defense against Iron Fist was not as ideal as last season.
If the Bulls meet the Pistons again in the playoffs this season, I think Coach Phil Jackson and Michael Jordan will have even more headaches. "
Howard suddenly laughed and said: "This time the Eastern Conference should win. There is no one at the No. 1 position in the West who can really defend Iron Fist, and there is no one at No. 1 or No. 2."
Winston said: "John Stockton is too light and has poor athleticism. He has always been defeated by the iron fist.
Glider's defense can only be said to be average, not as good as Jordan's, and he can't guard against Iron Fist. There is no need to use him to switch defenses, and he cannot meet the demand for switching defenses.
Dan Marley's defense is fierce, but like Terry Porter, his speed can't keep up with Iron Fist, and his offense is a bit weaker.
Therefore, the West, that is, Xiaochong can still be used to play with Iron Fist, but other defenders cannot. "
It's over for the time being. Seeing Zhou Quan play, the West can only replace Stockton and replace it with Xiaochong.
Facing Xiaochong, he first made a crushing breakthrough on the offensive end, and then made a jump shot and scored a goal. Then, by pressing Joe Dumars in the frontcourt, he forced Xiaochong to make a pass error, leading to a six-match series. Zero's attack wave once again widened the point difference to eight points, and finally defeated the Western Conference All-Star Team.
Although he won, Jordan was still cursing because he didn't touch the ball in the last minute, damn Iron Fist!
In the end, 135:125, the Eastern All-Stars won.
Zhou Quan played 38 minutes, making 10 of 14 shots, 71.4% from the field, 2 of 3 three-pointers, 4 of 4 free throws, 26 points, 4 rebounds, 10 assists, 7 steals, 3 turnovers and 4 fouls.
Neither Stockton nor Hardaway can guard him.
10 assists, 6 coming from passes to O'Neal, 3 from Joe Dumars, and one to Wilkins.
He did not score the most. Jordan scored 30 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 4 steals, 6 turnovers and 5 fouls, but his shooting percentage was only 41.7%.
O'Neal made 8 of 10 shots and 3 of 7 free throws in 25 minutes, scoring 19 points and 7 rebounds.
In the final media vote, Zhou Quan won the honor of All-Star Most Valuable Player and won the first MVP trophy of his career.
It was a pretty successful All-Star run for him.
He perfectly dealt with Jordan's isolation from him, and then teamed up with O'Neal, Joe Dumars and the others to win AMVP.
Of course, I gained a lot on the field, and I also gained a lot off the field. I met a beautiful woman again, and she was in her most beautiful season.
It's a pity that there are no nightclubs or bars in this damn Salt Lake area at night, so he can't find any suitable place to date beautiful women.
(End of chapter)
