After Horry caught the ball, Schrempf stood in front and only took half a step to defend. This was the main defensive shot.
Although Horry's three-pointers are good, his ability to attack with the ball is average. The three-pointers he shoots are usually open. Dameng and the others created the open space for him. Now facing Schrempf's defense, of course he will not choose He shot a three-pointer against the defense, but instead lobbed the ball low to the left wing.
Because Gilliam went forward to defend, he was targeting Dameng's backhand.
On the right side of the basket, Rodman rushed toward Dream along the baseline without hesitation.
"Pinch attack!"
Zhang Lili shouted excitedly.
"Zhou Quan."
Xu Jicheng shouted loudly at the same time.
"Snapped!"
Dameng had already seen Rodman coming from behind, and without any pause after receiving the ball, he went straight to the basket.
If Chilkat under the basket catches his ball and completes the attack, it will definitely be a wonderful pass that will be praised.
Under the basket, Chilkat was about to catch the ball. Zhou Quan, who rushed down from above, flew up and stole the ball directly in the air.
"Beautiful! Another rugby-style aerial interception, haha!" On-site commentator Henem Chrisman shouted excitedly.
The position was too low, so Zhou Quan took the ball to the frontcourt unhurriedly. When he reached the top of the arc, the rest of the two teams were in position and running from the outside.
He held the ball in his right hand and just made a tactical move with his left hand. The next moment, he turned sideways and started to rush from the right side.
Kenny Smith gritted his teeth and took a step sideways to try to block the hole of the gun, but the moment the two came into contact, he was flipped to the ground.
"Offensive foul!" Tomjanovich shouted from the sidelines.
But the referee's whistle did not sound. He could see very clearly that the defender did not stand still at all and was moving. He bumped into the iron fist. Where did the offensive foul come from?
"brush!"
Zhou Quan took a calm shot from the free throw line and hit an open mid-range shot.
"3 of 4 shots, now 2:6, Zhou Quan has stolen the ball twice." Zhang Lili said excitedly.
Mosaic attacked and then called a timeout.
Zhang Lili continued: "So far, all the SuperSonics' shots have been made by Zhou Quan, and the shots are a bit too concentrated.
But Kenny Smith's defense had no effect on him, and his shots were very reasonable. I believe that once Mosaic double-teams him, he will definitely pass the ball to his teammates who are open. "
After the timeout, Kenny Smith played only more than two minutes before being replaced. He sat on the bench with an ice pack in his hand and pressed it on his left forehead. Sam Cassel came on as a substitute.
"Sam Cassell, nicknamed the Alien, is a rising star among point guards. He was the No. 24 pick in the first round of 1993. He is 191 centimeters tall and 84 kilograms. He has some three-pointers. He mainly shoots in the mid-range. He is good at back-up play and is good at cross-court passes. ." Zhang Hexi said.
At this time, Cassel received the ball and advanced, while Zhou Quan defended and retreated in front.
Cassell was very smart and did not get involved with Zhou Quan at all. He immediately moved in a large area and did not give Zhou Quan a chance to steal him head-on.
Zhou Quan was indeed catching the rhythm and wanted to steal the alien's ball. At this time, he quickly followed up and blocked it from outside the left three-point line.
At this time, Horry was standing on the right side, and Cassel immediately used the wall from the direction near the left sideline to break through with the ball.
Schrempf moved quickly, blocking Cassel for a moment, and then immediately returned to Horry's side. At this time, Zhou Quan took the opportunity to block Cassel again.
"The pick-and-roll breakthrough failed." Xu Jicheng said loudly.
The alien had no choice but to break downward, but Zhou Quan pursued the defense in time and pushed him to the left corner. He had no chance to break in, so he could only break through forcefully, then quickly retreat to combine the ball and prepare to take action.
"Snapped!"
But Zhou Quan reacted the fastest, and with a big wave of his hand, he knocked Cassel's ball away with a precise strike, and then took a second shot to steal the ball.
"The third steal in the opening game, Iron Fist broke out on the defensive end today!" Bill Walton shouted excitedly.
"Iron Fist's stealing ability is incredible! No matter who holds the ball in front of him, they will be afraid." Williams shook his head and sighed.
SuperSonics attack, Zhou Quan holds the ball close to the top of the key.
With his arrival, this time Mosaic's defensive formation shrank significantly, giving the Sonics more space on the outside.
Two steps away from the top of the arc, Zhou Quan suddenly made a one-handed feint, switched to his left hand to control the ball, then accelerated and stepped past, and directly passed Sam Cassel from the left. After passing the top of the arc, he hit Free throw line.
Power forward Chilkat had already lost Gilliam and entered the penalty area to flank Zhou Quan.
"brush!"
Zhou Quan casually distributed the ball, Gilliam received the ball, made an open mid-range jumper, and hit a goal.
"2:8. Mosaic's attack intensified, and Zhou Quan also started passing the ball." Zhang Li said with a smile.
"Top sudden throws and passes, ordinary flanking attacks are useless." Xu Jicheng said excitedly.
Zhang Liji smiled and said: "Defending Zhou Quan is definitely not easier than guarding Michael Jordan, or even harder."
At this time, Bill Walton analyzed in the ABC commentary box: "Now Mosaic still wants to activate the No. 1 position, activate the organizational function, and activate the team's offense, so the ball holder is still the point guard and does not let Drakes Ler holds the ball too much, and although the Glider also has organizational skills, his organizational skills are not as good as those of a real point guard.
But both Kenny Smith and Sam Cassell were blocked by the Iron Fist, and the purpose of Mosaic was not achieved. "
Williams nodded and said: "Cassell is also good, but what he is good at is playing from the back. He has height, weight and strength, and also has the skills to play from the back. After attracting the defense, he can pass the ball to the weak side.
But he doesn't have the strength to hit the Iron Fist from behind. He has no height advantage and is at a disadvantage in terms of tonnage and strength. He can't hit the Iron Fist from behind, and his strength is at least half weakened. "
Bill Walton said with a smile: "So far, Mosaic's organizational function has been completely suppressed and destroyed. My suggestion is to change the offensive tactics in time, let the glider dominate the outside attack and ball rights, and form internal and external cooperation with the dream, so that there is a chance to reverse the situation." situation."
In the 6th minute of the first quarter, at 6:20, Mosaic fell behind by 14 points. The offense was completely unable to come up, and they were completely stunned and were forced to call a second timeout.
Zhang Lili said excitedly: "In addition to Zhou Quan's steal, Kendall Gill intercepted a pass from Sam Cassel to the glider. Today's SuperSonics defense was at its best."
"There were four steals in the half quarter, the SuperSonics made 13 shots in the half, Mosaic made 7 shots, and there were 6 more shots in the half quarter. This is the role of defense." Xu Jicheng said with a smile.
On the Mosaic bench, the atmosphere was like iron.
Even Dameng didn't expect to have such a start in the away game. If the game continues like this, the entire second half might be garbage time.
Tomjanovich had to make tactical adjustments, allowing Drexler to control the ball, and Sam Cassell to contain Zhou Quan's defense and cooperate inside and outside.
In this way, other people's offense may not be able to play. After all, Dameng and Glider are not point guards, and they both focus on personal offense.
After the timeout, Mosaic attacked.
"Hey, Clyde." Zhou Quan followed Drexler.
The relationship between the two is not bad. Last year's All-Star and this year's All-Star, Drexler, who was the enemy of Jordan, both played with Zhou Quan.
Seeing Iron Fist defending himself, Drexler smiled bitterly in his heart.
In the 1993 offseason, he thought the Trail Blazers would get the Iron Fist, but the Iron Fist was traded to the SuperSonics, which he still regrets today.
When Sam Cassell, who was holding the ball, saw that it was Kendall Gill who was guarding him, he made a decisive decision to change the coach's tactical arrangement and let him attack with the ball.
He immediately pulled to the left wing, and small forward Robert Horry immediately ran to the left corner to make room for him, and he began to isolate Kendall Gill.
Instead of standing there, the Glider began to move without the ball on the right wing.
"Bang bang!"
Sam Cassell beat Kendall Gill on his back. Gill was 196 centimeters tall and 88 kilograms taller and heavier than him, but his center of gravity was also higher than him. His resistance was not as good as his. He arched his back twice, but it moved Gill.
But he had no passing target because Drexler was marked by Zhou Quan and did not get out of the way to catch the ball.
"Here." Dameng clapped his hands low on the left wing and shouted.
Cassel put his left elbow against Gill behind him and passed the ball with his right hand.
At this time, Zhou Quan, who was following the glider around, happened to follow him to the right waist position. When he saw Cassel's pass, he turned around and pounced on Dameng.
Dameng had noticed that Rodman was coming from behind to double-team the baseline, but he did not notice that Zhou Quan was rushing through the penalty area. His sight was blocked by Rodman and teammate Chilkat under the basket, so he immediately caught the ball He turned around and dribbled into the penalty area.
"Snapped!"
Zhou Quan suddenly appeared from behind Chilkat, struck accurately with his right hand, and picked up the basketball that bounced off the floor.
In fact, his line of sight was blocked by Chilkat just now, but the full-level panoramic vision allowed him to still "see" the position and movement of the basketball, and then made precise actions to steal the ball.
"Shet!"
Dameng was so angry that he vomited.
"Tekken's fourth steal!" Bill Walton roared excitedly.
"Oh, god-level stealing ability!" Williams praised.
Bill Walton said seriously: "No one in Mosaic dares to attack with the ball in front of Iron Fist, but they still can't get rid of the nightmare of being intercepted by Iron Fist, because Iron Fist's help defense is also top-notch."
With two minutes left in the first quarter, at 10:34, the SuperSonics' lead reached 24 points and the score doubled. The SuperSonics did not call a timeout, but Mosaic called the third timeout of this quarter.
"In ten minutes, Iron Fist has created new history. He broke the record for the number of steals in a single quarter in the playoffs." Bill Walton said excitedly.
"Six steals in a single quarter, compared to 5 steals in a single quarter before, an increase of one." Williams smiled.
"Tekken made 6 steals in 10 minutes, and the next 2 steals were also sent in assisting defense. He interrupted the dream again. He could complete a successful steal almost every three times on defense. The terrifying defensive state has completely eliminated the mosaic. Stunned," Bill Walton said.
On the Mosaic bench, the atmosphere was already in a state of panic. Everyone was confused. Everyone, including the head coach and Dameng, was sweating profusely and their palms were cold.
Especially Kenny Smith and Sam Cassell. In just one quarter, their mentality has been broken by Zhou Quan.
"Iron Fist, are you crazy today?" Rodman joked excitedly on the SuperSonics bench.
Zhou Quan raised his hands and said with surprise: "Is God already possessed by my hands?"
"Haha, the hand of God?"
"God is wearing the No. 1 SuperSonics jersey tonight."
"God's name is Iron Fist today."
Everyone and the fans behind started joking.
At this time, in Chicago, Jordan closed his eyes, and the clips of the game just flashed through his mind from time to time. The steals made him tense up, as if he was competing with Zhou Quan.
Then he thought of Zhou Quan's first steal triple-double, the steal triple-double that made him unforgettable. In the second round of the Eastern Conference in 1993, his dream of three consecutive championships was shattered by that super triple-double.
"This damn guy!"
He cursed through gritted teeth and muttered to himself: "Fortunately, this state of affairs is not common, it only happens once a season."
His defense is also recognized as top-notch. He defended one team 8 times, making him very confident in his defense.
However, he knew that Tekken's defense was stronger than him. Perhaps in terms of steal ability alone, Tekken was far superior to him.
But this ability can cause great damage and deterrence.
BJ, his teammate, the main point guard of the Bulls, if he encounters tonight's iron fist, he may end up with the same fate, and his mentality will be shattered.
In the last two minutes of the Seattle Center Arena, Zhou Quan did not play.
Dameng continued to play, and under the defense of Matt Geiger, he made 1 of 2 shots, 1 of 2 free throws, and scored three points.
The Glider also continued to play and missed 1 shot under McMillan's defense.
At the end of the first quarter, at 13:36, the SuperSonics led by 23 points in a single quarter.
This section also laid the foundation for this game.
In the subsequent game, Dameng fought back desperately and tried to make a comeback.
But Zhou Quan was in great shape, especially on the defensive end. He made 3 steals in 10 minutes of the second quarter and 9 steals in the half, including 5 steals in assist defense. He was able to prevent a mosaic. It got to the point where everyone was in danger, and the Mosaic players who faced Zhou Quan didn't even want to catch the ball.
In the second quarter, the two teams scored 17:30. After halftime, 30:66, the SuperSonics widened the point difference, leading to 36 points.
Mosaic did not give up and continued to send out its entire main lineup in the third quarter.
But under the leadership of Zhou Quan, the SuperSonics still beat Mosaic back, leading by 11 points in a single quarter at 21:32, and 51:98 in the third quarter, leading by 47 points.
Zhou Quan once again contributed two steals and a block in the third quarter, blocking the opponent's power forward. He had 11 steals in the three quarters and played a god-level performance.
In the final quarter, Mosaic finally gave up the game.
At the end, 76:128, the SuperSonics defeated by 52 points and won the G1 game of the Western Conference Finals.
Zhou Quan clocked in the third quarter and played 32 minutes. He made 14 of 20 shots and a shooting percentage of 70%. He made 2 of 5 three-pointers and 4 of 4 free throws. He scored 34 points, 4 rebounds, 11 assists, 11 steals, 1 block, 2 turnovers and 2 fouls. Double data.
There were also Kendall Gill with 20 points, Schrempf with 22 points, Gilliam with 15 points, Matt Geiger with 10 points, Rodman with 12 points, and Esqiu with 13 points. A total of seven players in the team scored in double figures. Three of them scored 20+.
On Mosaic's side, Dameng scored 20 points and 12 rebounds, and his shooting percentage did not exceed 40%.
The Glider only scored 17 points, and its shooting percentage was lower than that of Dameng.
"A shameful failure!"
At the end of the game, Bill Walton summed up Mosaic's performance.
"A great steal show!"
Lewis Williams summed up Zhou Quan's performance.
(End of chapter)
