Maxwell rushed to the frontcourt with the ball. At this time, Dameng forced his way into the basket, pressed Perkins behind him, pushed Rodman with his left elbow, and asked for the ball with his right hand. Maxwell lobbed the ball in.
As soon as the ball was released, Zhou Quan, who was in the high post, turned around and rushed towards the basket.
Dameng caught the ball with one hand, with Perkins behind him and Rodman on the left. The strong confrontation prevented him from catching the ball firmly.
"Get rid of it!" Sun Zhenping shouted happily.
However, Dameng reacted quickly. He immediately let go of Rodman with his left elbow, grabbed the ball with both hands, and held it in front of his head, preparing for a hook in the double team.
Zhou Quan pounced on him and slapped him away based on his instinctive reaction.
"Snapped!"
With a precise strike, the ball was slapped directly into Dameng's face.
"ah!"
Dameng screamed in pain and put his hands on his face.
The basketball rebounded, and Zhou Quan reacted too quickly. He took advantage of the situation and caught the basketball.
"well!"
In the Compaq Center Arena, Mosaic fans could not suppress their sighs. The team made repeated mistakes and could not score. They went from being extremely excited to being close to numbness.
"Hakim, you are a fool! Idiot! Useless! Even if I give you a chance, you will not use it!"
Barkley has been silent for a long time. In fact, he has been silent since the beginning of the game, just cursing Dream in his stomach.
"Another steal, the third steal!" Zhang Lili shouted excitedly when he stole the ball.
"If this fight continues, Mosaic will definitely lose tonight." Sun Zhenping said excitedly.
Zhou Quan rushed to the frontcourt with the ball and went straight to the basket.
He was guarding Kenny Smith on the defensive end, but the transition between offense and defense was too fast, and Mosaic had no time to change defense, so now he is guarding Kenny Smith.
The position Kenny Smith had just returned to defense was at the top of the arc, so he had already returned to the basket early. But when he saw Zhou Quan rushing in crazily, he couldn't help but tremble in his heart. Was he trying to kill him?
"Flying dunk!"
Seeing Zhou Quan enter the paint area, Zhang Lili shouted excitedly.
Sure enough, Zhou Quan ignored the jet under the basket, took a step past the free throw line, took off directly, held the ball with one hand like an ax, and slashed hard.
Kenny Smith stepped aside and got out of the way.
"boom!"
Amidst the explosive roar of the basket, the fans of the visiting team cheered instantly.
"13:0, Zhou Quan scored 11 crazy points. He is going to break the mosaic tonight. He will definitely get the match point tonight. He will not let us down." Sun Zhenping said very excitedly.
"The referee stopped the game. Dameng was injured. There was blood on his face. He must have been hit by the ball just now." Zhang Li said with a smile.
"It should be the nose." Sun Zhenping said.
"Three steals, Zhou Quan really went crazy, playing a violent offensive and defensive state from the beginning." Zhang Lili said excitedly.
Dameng sat back on the bench, and the team doctor stuffed cotton balls into his nostrils.
The start was so bad that he was angry, disappointed, and frustrated.
"Rudy, what should we do?" He looked up at head coach Tomjanovich.
"Calm down, we'll find a way."
Tomjanovich comforted him and then said: "Next we will change our strategy and pass the ball directly to you, and you will lead our offense."
This was the only way he could. The No. 1 position was suppressed and he couldn't organize the offense, so he could only let Dameng fight alone.
Then, Dameng took two cotton balls and walked onto the court again with his mouth open.
"Strengthen the flanking attack at position 5 and speed up the defensive rotation of open positions." George Karl only arranged this sentence.
After calming down, he knew that facing the power of Iron Fist, Mosaic didn't have much to do. He would only let Dameng take action. As long as he strangled Dameng to death, or even just reduced Dameng's efficiency, victory would be achieved. .
Maxwell, who was holding the ball, came to the left wing and used Horry's screen to pass the ball down, giving the left wing a big dream in the low post.
Dameng caught the ball and Rodman was already at his side. He immediately turned around and passed the ball to Thorpe who entered the basket.
Zhou Quan came down from the high post to cover up the defense and was half a step too late. Thorpe caught the ball and made a layup, scoring the team's first goal.
Although George Karl arranged a double-teaming tactic for the fifth position, the low posts on both wings are inherently difficult to double-team. Forced double-teaming will leave a large gap for Mosaic on the outside.
As the goal was scored, the team finally started to score. The cold atmosphere in the Compaq Center Arena became a little better, and countless home fans breathed a sigh of relief.
"Our counterattack is coming."
"Just watch, Big Dream will teach the Seattle people a lesson. That Chinese guy can't stop us from heading to the finals."
"We are the toughest team and we will win in the end."
In the stands, countless home fans started talking excitedly.
Zhou Quan came to the right wing, took advantage of Kendall Gill's cover at the 45-degree position of the three-point line, circled an arc, and finally broke into the penalty area quickly along the baseline.
Dameng moved quickly, and Zhou Quan suddenly took off and threw.
"boom!"
It missed, but Rodman grabbed the offensive rebound over Thorpe's head.
"Snapped!"
During the layup, Dameng turned around and waved his left hand, which was a big block, and the basketball was slapped onto the backboard.
"Oh ho!"
Compaq Center erupted in loud cheers.
"Oops!"
But the next moment, countless home fans saw Zhou Quan rushing in and jumped up behind Dameng.
"not good!"
The rebound rebounded and flew over Dameng's head. When Dameng turned around, his vision dimmed. Someone actually flew up behind him, and he knew something was wrong.
"boom!"
The next moment, he was knocked back, and then the sound of a bomb exploded above his head.
"Oh ho!"
This time, it was the away fans' turn to cheer wildly.
"well!"
The newly heated home atmosphere was instantly destroyed by Zhou Quan's dunk, and the home fans fell into silence again.
"Dunk, Zhou Quan dunked super center Dameng from behind, haha!" Sun Zhenping laughed excitedly.
"That's great! Zhou Quan made a dunk. It's not a real dunk, but it's half a dunk." Zhang Lili said excitedly.
"damn it!"
Dameng was actually dunked by a point guard, and Dameng was so angry that the cotton balls in his nose spurted out.
"Dameng, are you surprised to be dunked by me? Sooner or later, you really don't have to care too much." Zhou Quan smiled and started to talk trash.
"Get away!"
Dameng roared in anger.
"If you want to get there, you have to go around me."
Zhou Quan didn't take a step back, his face still had the same smile that had never changed for thousands of years, but the cold light in his eyes made Dameng's anger fall from its peak in an instant and he quickly calmed down.
"Hmph! I'm not as knowledgeable as you."
He looked down at Zhou Quan and stared for three seconds. Thinking of the pair of iron fists, he snorted coldly, dropped a few words of pretense, then bypassed Zhou Quan and ran towards the front court.
"Why don't you take action?"
"Why doesn't Dameng take action?"
Countless home fans were disappointed.
"In this alliance, except for fools and idiots, no one dares to use force against Iron Fist."
In the few seconds of the brief confrontation between Dameng and Zhou Quan, Big O said with great certainty.
Elgin Baylor nodded and said: "Dameng and Maxwell attacked Iron Fist from behind last season, but were almost beaten to death. He is a person who is good at summarizing lessons. He is not a fool, let alone an idiot, otherwise he will Have a professional boxing match with Iron Fist like Larry Johnson, The Postman, and Oakley, and you'll get beat up by Iron Fist again."
"Pfft!"
Before Lord Baylor could finish speaking, Big O burst out laughing so hard that his molars were exposed.
"This bastard, you deserve to never win a championship in your life."
"Baylor, you will never win a championship in your next life."
"Idiot, Dameng is a weakling. He doesn't dare to fight Iron Fist at all."
Oakley, the postman, and Oakley, who were sitting in front of the TV watching the game, started yelling at each other at the same time.
The game continued. Zhou Quan went crazy in the first quarter, making 10 of 11 shots and 2 of 2 three-pointers. He scored 22 points, 2 rebounds, 4 steals, 1 block and 3 assists in a single quarter. His shooting rate was as high as 90.9%. He was blown away in one quarter. At the end of the first quarter, at 14:36, the SuperSonics led Mosaic by just 22 points.
Mosaic's will was directly broken, and even the fans' will was broken. After that, although Dameng tried its best to fight back, it was difficult to survive alone and lost the crucial G4 battle.
The SuperSonics won the Western Conference Finals with a big score of three to one.
Mosaic fell behind by 34 points after three quarters and surrendered directly. The final score was 75:112, with the SuperSonics winning by 37 points.
Zhou Quan clocked in three quarters and made 16 of 21 shots in 30 minutes, with a shooting percentage of 76.2%. He made 4 of 6 three-pointers and 4 of 4 free throws. He scored 40 points, 7 rebounds, 11 assists, 8 steals, 2 blocks, 2 turnovers and 4 fouls.
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"We believe that Big Dream will definitely lead the team to a comeback. This is the unique resilience of us Houstonians." Houston Chronicle.
"Expect Mosaic to create miracles again!" New York Times.
The next day, May 31, the media began to praise the Mosaic team crazily. Those who didn't know it thought it was the Mosaic team that won the match point.
When Zhou Quan saw these news, he only glanced at the titles and skipped all the content.
"The finals! The finals! The finals..."
At noon, the Sonics returned to Seattle and were welcomed by countless fans. After coming out of the airport, the road outside was full of fans and their cars, and the cheers were endless.
That night, in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals, the Bulls faced the Knicks at home.
Jordan really wanted to win the Knicks in this game, end the Eastern Conference finals with a big score of 4 to 1, and then wait for work, but he was in average shape, and the Knicks played a strong defense, and the Bulls lost this home court.
On June 1st, the G5 game of the Western Conference Finals begins.
Zhou Quan, like Jordan, also wants to win this game.
Very similar, his touch is also average, but unlike Jordan, he has two sharpest swords, one is offense and the other is passing.
Since he has a mediocre touch, he will try his best to break through, either causing damage or passing the ball, creating opportunities for his teammates, and strengthening the blockade of Mosaic's outside line, as well as helping to defend Dameng, and doing his best on the defensive end.
In the end, 91:104, the SuperSonics defeated Mosaic at home, eliminated their opponents, and successfully reached the finals.
Zhou Quan made 6 of 14 shots in 46 minutes, with a shooting percentage of only 42.9%, 0 of 2 three-pointers, and 14 of 17 free throws. He scored 26 points, 6 rebounds, 18 assists, 6 steals, 3 blocks, 3 turnovers and 3 fouls.
Under his organization, including himself, a total of six players on the team scored in double figures, and even Rodman scored 11 points.
Rodman grabbed 21 rebounds and 10 points in this game and made 5 of 7 shots. He was a key contributor to the Sonics' victory.
Olajuwon also played 46 minutes, taking crazy shots, making 15 of 32 shots, 46.9% shooting, 0 of 1 three-pointers, 4 of 6 free throws, 34 points, 13 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal, 5 blocks, 5 turnovers, and 5 fouls. data.
But Kenny Smith, the team's second scoring point, was completely blocked by Zhou Quan. He made only 2 of 12 shots, only scored 5 points, 1 rebound and 3 assists, and made 7 turnovers.
Crazy Maxwell was originally inefficient. After crazy shots, he only made 6 of 18 shots and his hit rate was only 33.3%.
After the game, Big O praised: "Tekken contributed a total of 30 steals in the five-game series, averaging 6 per game. This ability is really so destructive. He suppressed Mosaic by himself. The outside attack completely destroyed Mosaic's organizational ability.
In this game, he had a big block on Dameng, but he also blocked Dameng once and stole Dameng twice. His ability to help defend the low post is extremely strong. "
Elgin Baylor flipped through the information and said: "Recorded history, in the 1985/86 season, Spurs guard Elvin Robertson was the three-time steals champion. He averaged 3.7 steals per game that season, which was the league's highest The highest steals per game data of the season.
That season, the Spurs' opponents averaged 90 shots per game. In other words, Ervin Robertson averaged one steal in 24.3 defensive attempts. "
Big O said with a smile: "In the regular season this season, Tekken averaged 3.8 steals per game, which is about the same as him. But after entering the playoffs, Tekken's defensive energy really exploded. In the three series, he averaged nearly five steals per game, an average of 3.8 steals per game. He can get one steal in 16.5 defenses, which is very scary."
Elgin Baylor nodded: "In the playoffs that season, the Spurs were eliminated in the first round. Elvin Robertson averaged 2.3 steals per game, which was not as scary as the regular season. Iron Fist was the real playoff superstar. Only The playoffs are the time when all his energy is worth it.”
In the CCTV commentary box, Sun Zhenping looked at the statistics table compiled by his assistant and said excitedly:
"Zhou Quan averaged 34 points, 4.8 rebounds, 13.4 assists, 5 steals, 2 blocks, 2.8 turnovers and 3.6 fouls in the five games of the Western Conference Finals. His offensive and defensive abilities and assist abilities are beyond praise."
Zhang Liji said with a smile: "Now it's time to watch the finals. If we fight Jordan again, if Jordan wins, it will be the return of the king. But if Zhou Quan wins, then he will be a real superstar. I think he can be compared with the Magic Birds." With Jordan, he is even qualified to compete with Jordan for the position of the current number one player."
"Awesome!" Sun Zhenping said excitedly.
On the sidelines, Zhou Quan was undergoing a live interview after the game.
"Iron Fist, congratulations, you have reached the finals again."
"Thanks!"
"Who do you expect to be your opponent in the finals?"
"bull."
"Why?"
"Because there is a high probability that the Knicks will not be able to reach the peak of the Bulls. Moreover, I heard that Jordan was the most terrifying in the finals. I want to see what Jordan is like in the finals."
While Zhou Quan was being interviewed, friends Barkley and Olajuwon were comforting each other in the player tunnel.
"Hakeem, you worthless piece of trash! If I had known, I shouldn't have let you."
"You shameless thing, did you ask me to do this?"
"Okay, that's not important. You're useless anyway."
"It's not my fault. I don't have any helpers around me. Otherwise, Brother Charles, come on and let's kill that bastard Iron Fist together."
"You're humiliating me, bastard, I'm super giant, how can I be together? Am I shameless?"
"You are a shit giant! You only have one MVP and no championship. Why are you a giant? Is there such a bad giant as you?"
"Asshole, you're really humiliating me, Hakeem, we're not friends anymore."
"Don't make trouble. If I get the glider, he won't have a chance in the Trail Blazers. You see, the three of us together, whether it's Michael or Iron Fist, even if the two of them stick together, we can kill them all."
When Buckley heard this, he was also stunned.
His heart was beating, but with three superstars teaming up, how could he lose face? Moreover, given the stinginess of Mosaic’s boss, he is willing to create a superstar lineup?
"No, no, I, I'm not as shameless as you." He was still unwilling to join forces.
Dameng actually doesn't want to be in a group. He just won't be reconciled to being eliminated. After seeing Barkley, he had an idea that really made him join Barkley and Drexler. He must not be reconciled either.
"Then get lost. As long as my team strengthens the perimeter, we will definitely beat Iron Fist next season."
Seeing that Barkley didn't want to get together, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief and left without saying a word.
"You? Let's discuss it again."
Seeing Dameng leave, Barkley was worried about gains and losses. He felt that he had missed a very important opportunity, but he really couldn't save the dignity to be with Dameng.
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(End of chapter)
