At eight o'clock, the game starts.
Sekali and Ewing never won when they jumped the ball, and it was the same this time.
The Knicks attack, Ewing gets to the basket and Charles Smith moves in the low post on the right wing.
Rodman defended Ewing and Seikali defended Smith.
Doc Rivers held the ball to the top of the arc. The Assassin blocked the passing angle to the basket. He took two steps to the left wing. Ewing didn't get the ball under the basket and quickly retreated. He dropped the ball.
"Mediocre passing ability." Robert Guida said in the TNT commentary box.
Ewing caught the ball and Rodman defended with all his strength from behind.
Zhang He understood and said: "Dachong's center of gravity is very low. Only in this way can he withstand Ewing's back hit like a horse stake, focusing on preventing breakthroughs. With his height and such a low center of gravity, he cannot prevent it." Live Ewing’s shooting.”
"boom!"
Ewing took a jumper and took another jump shot. His hand was not warm and it was a little off.
Seikali protected the backcourt rebound. He immediately glanced at the outside line and saw that the three defenders had turned around and rushed down. The boss Zhou Quan had already taken a step away from John Starks, and he hurriedly passed the ball.
"Snapped!"
Charles Smith stretched out his hand and actually touched it.
"Oops! Oh, big bug..."
The bearded John Lowes, the commentator on the scene, exclaimed.
Fortunately, Rodman was nearby, and the ball happened to be hit by Smith on his head, and he caught it.
"Be careful," Chuck Daly snapped.
Rodman's vision was not enough, and Ewing was by his side, so he failed to pass the ball out immediately. He had to stop and wait for his teammates to come back to respond.
Zhou Quan and three others had already run back. The Assassin received the ball and handed it to Zhou Quan. Zhou Quan quickly advanced to the frontcourt and launched an attack directly without waiting for Rodman and Sekali to get into position.
At this time, not only were Rodman and Sekali still in the backcourt, but so were Ewing and Smith, who were counterattacking on the spot. There were only six outsiders from both sides in the frontcourt.
Zhou Quan entered the frontcourt from the right wing, accelerated and stepped past, and directly passed John Starks in front of him from the outside.
Doc Rivers followed the assassin to the top of the arc. After seeing Zhou Quan's actions, he could only return to the basket to defend.
At this time, Joe Dumars, who ran to the three-point line on the left wing, changed direction, bypassed Oakley, and quickly cut inside towards the basket.
Zhou Quan held the ball to the right midfielder. Facing Doc Rivers, he did not attack hard, but passed the ball crosswise. Rivers hurriedly turned around, and Joe Dumars, who came in from the left wing, had already received the ball and jumped.
"boom!"
One-handed chop, Doc Rivers was hit and staggered back.
"Oh ho, beautiful, well done, Iron Fist assists Joe Dumars to dunk Doc Rivers." Bearded John Lowes roared excitedly.
"Our offensive tactics are still fast breaks and defensive counterattacks. John Starks and Oakley can't keep up with Iron Fist and Joe Dumars. We have the advantage in overall speed." The bespectacled man Longger Lance said with a smile.
Looking back, the Knicks attack.
Oakley's position on the offensive end is generally near the three-point line. As a power forward, his offense at the basket and low post offense are quite few, and most of them are two points away.
Rivers handed the ball to him. Facing Joe Dumars' defense, he had a height advantage, but he was unable to take advantage of the mismatch of the big one and the small one, and passed the ball back to Rivers.
At this time, John Starks ran from the left wing to the top of the arc. Rivers quickly passed the ball. Before Zhou Quan could catch up, the former quickly shot a three-pointer.
Zhou Quan squeezed Rivers away and jumped from the side to block the shot. John Starks' shot was quite fast and did not touch the ball.
"boom!"
But the ball missed, and Rodman grabbed the rebound.
"Oakley plays small forward on the offensive end and does not have the ability to attack with the ball. This is a flaw in the Knicks' lineup." Robert Guida said.
Ringo Wilson said: "Pat Riley traded Mark Jackson for Charles Smith and Doc Rivers in the offseason. He originally wanted Smith to play the three position, but Smith couldn't play, so he had to let Oakley. beat."
Robert Guida said: "So the Knicks will be passive tactically, because the Pistons have a speed advantage of using small to hit big, fast breaks and defensive counterattacks are very good, but the Knicks did not play big Small height advantage.”
Ringo Wilson nodded and said: "So I am more optimistic about the Pistons advancing. The Knicks' lineup still has flaws, and they were caught by the Pistons."
The Assassin pushed the ball across the center line and saw that Zhou Quan did not ask for the ball, so he gave it to Joe Dumars on the right wing.
The three of them are wide apart, Zhou Quan is close to the left sideline, and Joe Dumars is close to the right sideline, which makes it difficult for the Knicks to attack the three of them from the outside.
Joe Dumars caught the ball. Oakley didn't dare to hit him with the ball just now, but he dared to hit Oakley with the ball. He first took a step back while dribbling the ball, and then suddenly started, rushing down along the right sideline.
Oakley immediately retreated, but at this moment, Joe Dumars turned around and broke into the three-point line from the inside, also breaking through Oakley.
"Bang!"
"Beep!"
The unexpected Oakley pushed Joe Dumars to the ground, and then the referee's whistle sounded.
Zhang Liji said with a smile: "With singles on the outside, it is impossible for the Knicks' defensive system to quickly change positions. Even if they break through with the ball, the Knicks can only use low-post players to cover or attack.
When low-post players come up to attack, there is likely to be a gap inside. At this time, the passes from Zhou Quan and his three defenders can come into play. "
Sun Zhenping nodded and said: "Indeed, the three guards are all All-Stars who can make sudden throws and passes, and they all have three-pointers. It is really difficult for the Knicks to defend from the outside."
At this time, the Pistons served the ball from the sideline, Zhou Quan received the ball, took a trial step, faked a sudden shot, and made a three-pointer.
Even Jordan couldn't defend his breakthrough with the ball well, so no defender in the league dared to ignore his breakthrough with the ball. With a fake breakthrough, he directly knocked away John Starks and then made a three-pointer.
"boom!"
It's a pity that it missed, but Seikali was good and nodded the ball over Smith's head, and then Rodman grabbed the offensive rebound.
Pat Riley on the sidelines was very disappointed. He regretted trading Charles Smith. His condition dropped too quickly, his offense was weak, and his rebounding was not good.
Zhou Quan ran to the left corner, and Rodman threw the ball over. After catching the ball, he immediately pushed toward the penalty area with both hands. John Starks, who was chasing him, screeched to a halt and looked toward the penalty area.
"Fake fax submission?"
He immediately realized that he had been fooled. When he turned around, Zhou Quan was already in mid-air.
"brush!"
This time, there was a splash and he hit a three-pointer from the left bottom corner.
Robert Guida smiled and said: "Two shots, the first was a fake shot and the second was a fake shot. Iron Fist has perfectly combined the three of sudden shots and passes. This is his threat with the ball." , no one dares to ignore any of his fake moves, because he can turn any fake move into a real move, he is a natural ball-handling core."
Ringo Wilson said: "I made 1 of 2 three-pointers. Iron Fist has always made very few three-pointers. I tried to shoot three-pointers at the beginning of tonight. Robert, what does this mean?"
"It means that he believes in his touch today, and it means that his confidence is overwhelming." Robert Guida said with a smile.
Ringo Wilson took a deep breath and said with some excitement: "It's really worth looking forward to what kind of performance a superstar with overwhelming self-confidence can perform!"
"Of course. I hope the Knicks can also have a good performance and not let this game become one-sided." Robert Guida said.
"John Starks is locked up with an iron fist. The Knicks only look at Ewing's performance. Now the Pistons are 2 of 3 and the Knicks are 0 of 2. The score is 0:5. The Pistons lead at home." Ringo Wilson said.
"brush!"
Ringo Wilson was right. The Knicks' offense depended on Ewing. He made a back-up jumper over Rodman's head and hit one.
"Quick attack!"
The next moment, the stern roar of bearded John Lowes sounded in the Palace of Auburn Hills.
This time, Zhou Quan and Joe Dumas quickly came down from the left and right wings, and the assassin stayed to respond.
Sekali received the ball under the basket, immediately retreated to the baseline and served quickly, giving it to the assassin first. At this time, both Zhou Quan and Joe Dumars had left behind John Starks and Oakley. Gave it to Zhou Quan.
Zhou Quan carried the ball to the right wing and threw the ball casually at the right waist. The next moment, Joe Dumars, who rushed down from the left elbow area, flew up, caught the ball in the air, and smashed it forward.
At this moment, countless Pistons fans tensed their bodies, clenched their fists, and opened their mouths.
"boom!"
"Oh ho!"
The next moment, countless people clenched their fists and shouted and cheered, and a huge sound rang out from the Palace of Auburn Hills.
"The Knicks still want to win, so they have to make substitutions. John Starks can't keep up with Iron Fist here. At least someone needs to be able to keep up with Joe Dumars," Robert Guida said.
"2:7, the serve was served, and the Knicks called a timeout." Ringo Wilson said.
Pat Riley had a godfather face and combed his long back hair with his hands, trying to clear his head. His eyes were so deep that Ewing was a little scared when he saw his eyes.
His image is very well-known in the United States. In the movie Wall Street, which was released in 1987, the protagonist Michael Douglas's hairstyle was copied from his slicked-back hairstyle, and this role also won the Oscar for Best Actor.
The G2 game can be won because of home court advantage and tactical rivalry.
In terms of tactics, first of all, they defended well and did not allow the Pistons to play too many fast breaks and defensive counterattacks. This ensured that the Knicks won the G2 game.
But at the beginning of today, the Knicks did not prevent the Pistons' offense. He knew that changes needed to be made. Otherwise, if the Pistons continued to play like this, with Ewing's psychological quality, big problems would likely occur.
Tonight's game is a game that the Knicks cannot lose. They must win this away game.
But the people in his hands were not enough.
Mason is too heavy and cannot keep up with Joe Dumars at speed. He is going to replace substitute guard Greg Anthony and let him face the assassins and let Doc Rivers defend Joe Dumas. Don't suffer.
He has no intention of replacing Oakley. The Knicks cannot lack Oakley on the defensive end, and Smith cannot withstand the Pistons' three perimeter breakthrough attacks.
"Listen, although Iron Fist's first two shots were three-pointers, he focuses on breakthroughs and focuses on breakout tactics, so his defense must still focus on preventing breakthroughs."
"On the offensive end, give the ball to Patrick. John Starks has to use your off-ball movement to contain Iron Fist and try to bring him as close to the sideline as possible."
He believed that it would be extremely cost-effective to use one John Starks to contain Zhou Quan's defense. Unfortunately, among the first three games, only John Starks completed this task in the second game.
The timeout ends and the game resumes.
"Oh, the Knicks replaced Charles Smith, Oakley back at the four, Greg Anthony at the one," Ringo Wilson said quickly.
Greg Anthony is three centimeters shorter than the Assassin, with a shoe height of only 183 centimeters and two kilograms lighter, with a tonnage of only 80 kilograms. He is very fast and must be faster than the current Assassins. This is what Pat Riley did in 1991. Reasons for choosing him.
He caught the ball and made a pull gesture. He wanted to single out the assassin.
He wanted to show off on the assassin. No matter how bad the assassin was, he was still a former superstar, the core of the famous Bad Boys Legion. Being able to step on him would undoubtedly attract a lot of attention to him.
John Starks cooperated well and pulled up close to the left sideline.
Zhou Quan adopted a line defense, two meters away from Starks, which means he took a step away, cutting off the passing and receiving routes between the opponent and Greg Anthony, while maintaining the opportunity to help defend against the top of the key.
But Starks immediately ran down, and he had to keep up, losing the opportunity to help defend the top of the key.
"Pass the ball!"
But at this moment, Pat Riley's cold roar sounded from the sidelines.
Greg Anthony was startled, and at that moment, the assassin stepped forward to stab the ball.
"Steal the ball!"
The bearded commentator had the fastest reaction. The moment the steal occurred, his roar sounded immediately.
Zhou Quan turned around and ran forward. John Starks' nerve reaction speed was not as fast as his, nor was his speed. He fell behind him from the start and could no longer catch up with him.
On the right wing, Joe Dumars was caught up by Doc Rivers.
At this time, the assassin controlled the ball and went to the basket. Anthony was close to him. He did not force the shot, but pulled to the left and turned to pass the ball.
"boom!"
"Oh ho!"
Zhou Quan slanted into the basket from the right wing, took off from the right waist, caught the ball in the air with one hand, and dunked with one hand, detonating the Palace of Auburn Hills.
"John Starks' speed is indeed a major disadvantage. This is the key factor why he was not selected." Robert Guida shook his head.
"Joe Dumars kept up, but there was nothing the Iron Fist could do. The Knicks didn't have a second guard who could keep up with the Iron Fist. Even Rivers, he wasn't as fast as the Iron Fist." Ringo Wilson said.
Robert Guida shook his head and said: "Defending the Iron Fist requires not only speed, but also tonnage. Who can stop his impact?
The Knicks have Rivers, Starks, Blackman, Anthony, four guards, and a 201-centimeter forward. None of these five people is suitable for defending the Iron Fist.
John Starks, the best defensive player among the five, is as tall as Iron Fist, but 8 kilograms lighter. Not only is he slower than Iron Fist, but his confrontation ability is even worse. "
"So the Knicks still can't defend against the Pistons' three-guard fast break tactics." Ringo Wilson said.
The Knicks attack, this time Greg Anthony does not dare to attack the assassin alone. Pat Riley's sight is like a bayonet, which scares him. If he dares to mess up again, he will definitely be replaced.
And Pat Riley did plan this. He didn't understand what this idiot Anthony was thinking. He only shot 41.7% in the regular season and only 40% in the first two rounds of the playoffs. How dare you play against the assassin alone? ? No matter how much the assassin's strength declines, his superstar-level experience is still there. Do you think you are an iron fist?
Ewing received the ball, leaned against Rodman, and immediately turned around and slid to the bottom. Rodman quickly retreated, and Ewing made a throw through the defender.
"4:9, Ewing made two of three shots. His hand should be improving." Zhang Lili said.
"It's fast attack again." Sun Zhenping shouted urgently at this time.
The Assassin stayed in the backcourt to receive and pass the ball, and Zhou Quan and Joe Dumars quickly came down.
This is a small change made by Chuck Daly, because the assassin cannot play fast break tactics for a long time, and his injuries, physical fitness, and speed cannot keep up.
This time, Starks tried his best and finally ran abreast with Zhou Quan.
At this time, Zhou Quan slowed down to catch the ball, then accelerated again and broke through with the ball on the right wing. He also made constant small changes in direction, forcing John Starks to keep running towards the basket and even turning around. There is no chance to defend.
Joe Dumars stopped at the three-point line on the left wing, also restraining Doc Rivers there, preventing him from having a chance to return to the basket.
Zhou Quan entered the penalty area from the right elbow area, slowed down slightly, and prepared to finish the shot.
At this time, John Starks, who had just rushed to the basket in front, gritted his teeth and stopped and turned around, trying to get his position in advance.
At this moment, Zhou Quan's 96-level neural reaction speed allowed Zhou Quan to react as quickly as possible and take off directly ahead of Starks' move.
As soon as John Starks' head turned around, he saw Zhou Quan flying on top of him. He was so frightened that he shrank his head and instinctively held his head with his hands to dodge.
"boom!"
Zhou Quan separated his legs, and while smashing the basket, he rode on the opponent's neck, and then knocked him over, causing him to slide backwards.
"Oh ho!"
At the Palace of Auburn Hills, countless people stood up from their seats, raised their arms and shouted.
"Riding dunk! Iron fist riding dunk on crazy John Starks, haha, overestimating defense, this is the most exciting moment tonight!"
Bearded John Lowes roared with excitement.
"The fast break maximizes Tekken's powerful attacking ability. I believe we will be able to destroy the Tekken Knicks today and win the match point leading to the finals." The bespectacled man Longger Lance roared equally excitedly. .
Robert Guida shook his head and said: "On and off the court, the Knicks players lowered their heads, and hundreds of visiting fans from afar were also very silent. The Knicks' morale dropped significantly.
At this time, Patrick Ewing must stand up. If he fails to stand up, the Knicks' morale is likely to be shattered by the Pistons. "
On the field, Zhou Quan's stern roar rang out: "Guys, tonight, we are going to kill them. We will never allow them to take away victory from our home court. Do you understand?"
"clear."
Led by Assassin and Rodman, the Knicks players all shouted angrily.
(End of chapter)
