When the Bulls were attacking, Jordan advanced with the ball. When he reached the three-point line on the right wing, he suddenly made a sudden stop. When Zhou Quan also made a sudden stop, he accelerated and changed direction and rushed over, one step outside the right waist. At the time, Matt Geiger made an emergency jump shot against the defending defender and hit a goal.
"Good job Michael, if you defend one more goal, the score will be closer." Barkley clapped loudly and encouraged on the sidelines.
Reggie Miller quipped: "In your dreams, he might be able to defend against Iron Fist."
"you?"
Buckley was extremely angry, clenched his fist and said angrily: "Boy, are you looking for a beating?"
Reggie Miller said disdainfully: "Flying Pig, if you can beat the Iron Fist, come and beat me again, otherwise you will be beaten to death by the Iron Fist."
"It was you who provoked me, not him." Buckley was furious.
"We at UCLA are all a family. If you mess with me, you mess with him, and if you mess with him, you mess with me." Reggie Miller said with an indifferent expression.
"Do you think you are the only one who has alumni? I do too," Buckley said angrily.
"Do you have any alumni who are top heavyweight professional boxers? Alumni who can challenge the level of world boxing champion?" Reggie Miller said disdainfully.
"..."
Buckley had nothing to say and was about to die.
"Ha ha……"
Bill Walton and Jarba laughed so much that their stomachs ached.
"boom!"
Under Jordan's defense, Zhou Quan missed a shot.
"brush!"
Looking back, Jordan threw in a three-pointer.
"14 points, the Bulls are pulling back." Magic Johnson said excitedly.
After the second quarter, 60:48, the Bulls were 12 points behind and recovered 4 points.
Jordan scored 17 points in a single quarter and 30 points in the half. His shooting percentage increased to 50%. In the second quarter, the SuperSonics substitute lineup performed better than in the first quarter.
Zhou Quan scored 10 points in the second quarter and 24 points in the half. After hitting a three-pointer in the second quarter, his condition declined and his shooting rate remained at 55%.
Bringing the point difference to 12 points was an incentive for the Bulls and their morale stabilized.
Although Zhou Quan wanted to beat up the drowned dog, but sometimes the state is something that cannot be said.
"Jordan scored 30 points. He might be able to score 50+ points tonight." Zhang Liyi praised.
Xu Shiji said: "Neither he nor Zhou Quan have scored more than 50 points in this finals, so it's not easy. They both played the entire first half and consumed a lot of physical energy. It's hard to say what their status will be in the second half."
Zhang Liji nodded and said: "If they continue to go all out in the third quarter, it's hard to say how they will be in the final quarter, but this quarter should be okay, after all, they just took a 15-minute break."
Xu Jicheng said: "Zhou Quan didn't steal for the second time. He only sent 2 steals in the first half. One of them was a head-on steal from Jordan, and he was intercepted once by Jordan. He didn't take advantage.
Jordan's performance was indeed strong tonight. He was only intercepted once in isolation. No wonder he didn't call pick-and-roll tonight. "
"Victory! Victory..."
Fifteen minutes later, the second half began, and the United Center was filled with the cheers of Bulls fans, and the momentum at home was still very strong.
In the third quarter, the SuperSonics attacked.
"boom!"
At the top of the arc, Zhou Quan did his part and took another shot, but missed.
Pippen just rushed in and grabbed the rebound. Jordan, who was in the high post, turned around to ask for the ball, and he immediately passed it over.
"Snapped!"
At this moment, Zhou Quan appeared from behind Jordan. The moment Jordan caught the ball, he reached out and knocked the ball away. Then he took advantage of the situation and took a step forward. With a precise strike, he reached out and smacked the ball, pulling the ball up from the floor.
"squeak!"
Pippen became anxious and quickly moved sideways to block Zhou Quan.
"brush!"
After Zhou Quan pulled the ball up, he immediately joined the ball. Three meters in front of the basket, Pippen took off and threw a ball one step ahead, making a hit.
Jordan emerged from behind Zhou Quan and flew to block the shot, missing by half a foot.
"Okay, third steal! This should be Pippen's fourth mistake tonight." Zhang Lili said excitedly.
"Pippen made several mistakes in passing the ball today, showing a lack of concentration." Xu Jicheng said with a smile.
"I can't see him, can't you see him either?" Jordan shouted angrily at Pippen on the court.
Pippen was so depressed that he couldn't refute, and he didn't dare to refute Jordan when he was furious.
"Scotty, come here and help me. I will never blame you." Zhou Quan added fuel to the fire.
Jordan's eyes suddenly stared at Zhou Quan, as if he wanted to eat Zhou Quan.
"Why, do you still dare to attack me? Who gave you the leopard's guts?" Zhou Quan teased.
"snort!"
Jordan hadn't lost his mind yet, he snorted and turned around and ran to the frontcourt.
When the Bulls attack, Jordan catches the ball in the frontcourt and still plays in isolation.
Turn around and play with your back, arch into the three-point line, then turn around and shoot a fadeaway jumper.
Zhou Quan couldn't block the ball, so he just blocked his eyes. Blind Jordan might be able to hit a few goals, but his hit rate was definitely not guaranteed.
"boom!"
Sure enough, the ball missed.
"Let's fight one."
Rodman grabbed a backcourt rebound and Zhou Quan shouted as he advanced with the ball.
"Hit one!"
After the shouts of him, Rodman and others reached the audience, the two thousand visiting fans cheered.
Gilliam was looking for the ball in the low post on the left wing, with Luke Longley defending.
Zhou Quan pulled to the left, passed the ball with one hand, and passed the ball.
Gilliam caught the ball and swung it up, swaying Luke Longley, then immediately turned around and slid to the bottom. He took a step into the paint area and then stepped up for a layup and hit a goal.
Larry Bird said: "Beautiful! In terms of low post offense, Gilliam is better than Luke Longley and Wilperdo. His low post offense is very fierce."
Magic nodded and said: "After all, he was the second overall pick in 1987. He has averaged 14 points and 7 rebounds per game in his career so far. He is not on the same level as the Bulls' two centers."
Larry Bird laughed: "Gilliam is known as the Hammer and loves basketball very much. Not only is he good in low post offense, but he is also good in mid-range shooting. He has 14 points and 7 rebounds. This is because his playing time is limited to 29 minutes. If he can average 35 minutes per game , the data will probably accept 20+10."
Magic said: "Last year in the finals, the Sonics lost in the paint and had no low post offense. This was a serious lineup flaw.
Gilliam has been strengthened this season. He can provide stable low-post offense. His biggest role is to suppress the Bulls' interior defensive power in the low post. Therefore, in this finals, the SuperSonics performed better than the Bulls. "
After the third quarter, the two teams were tied in this quarter, with each scoring 25 points, 85:73, and the SuperSonics still led by 12 points.
Zhang Lili said: "Now Jordan has 40 points in three quarters, Pippen's condition has improved, and BJ and Steve Kerr also hit a three-pointer each.
Zhou Quan scored 30 points, 6 points in the third quarter, but sent 4 assists, and has sent 11 assists in the third quarter. In terms of defensive data, there was still one block and 3 steals. In the third quarter, there was only one steal. "
Xu Jicheng said: "The Bulls still stabilized their position in the second and third quarters and did not collapse. Jordan's leadership is really good and he can withstand this. After playing like that in the first quarter, I thought that from the second quarter It will collapse immediately from the start.”
Zhang Lili laughed and said: "In terms of psychological quality and leadership ability, Jordan and Zhou Quan are among the best in the league. Their teams will basically not collapse. The minimum limit of the teams they lead is very high."
At this time, the final quarter time is up and the players come on the field.
"Grand champion! Grand champion..."
Some visiting fans from afar shouted loudly.
Kendall Gill, Gilliam, and Schrempf, who are eager to win the championship, are also excited. There is only one quarter left, and they are still leading by 12 points. The championship is in sight!
"victory!"
Jordan growled.
"Victory! Victory! Victory..."
A huge roar suddenly erupted in the United Center, knocking out the SuperSonics' momentum.
"brush!"
The Bulls attacked, BJ held the ball, took advantage of Jordan's pick-and-roll, and shot a three-pointer one step to the right from the top of the arc and hit it.
Both Zhou Quan and Kendall Gill made prediction errors. They thought Jordan would catch the ball and take a shot, and they were ready to double-team Jordan, but they were wrong.
"Oh ho!"
The momentum in the United Center surged, and the cheers were earth-shattering.
"ah!"
After winning, BJ roared very excitedly.
"Good job BJ!"
Jordan shouted at BJ.
"85:76, there are only 9 points left now, SuperSonics, don't be careless!" Zhang Lili shouted nervously.
"The bull's momentum is coming up, you have to suppress it!" Xu Jicheng said anxiously.
"At the critical moment, Zhou Quan has to stand up." Zhang Lili said after wiping his sweat.
Sonics offense.
Zhou Quan advanced the ball from the center to the frontcourt. Kendall Gill asked for the ball at the three-point line on the right wing. He blocked Jordan with his left elbow, pulled up the ball with his right hand, and pushed the ball to the right wing. Then he pulled hard, then turned right and dribbled past someone, dribbling with his left hand, straight to the top of the arc.
Jordan was deceived by Zhou Quan's passing action and was caught cleanly. When he turned around to pursue the defense, he was already one step behind.
"It's so beautiful!" Zhang Lili praised.
"squeak!"
Zhou Quan stopped suddenly at the top of the arc, swayed upward, and Jordan, who was rushing behind him, flew over, then got up a second time and shot a three-pointer.
"brush!"
"Oh ho!"
When the water splashed, the cheers of two thousand visiting fans had already resounded throughout the United Center.
Zhang Lili said excitedly: "Beautiful! Another three-pointer. I made 3 of 5 three-pointers in the first half, 1 of 3 in the third quarter, and now I am 5 of 9."
Xu Jicheng smiled and said: "88:76, at the critical moment Zhou Quan responded with a three-pointer to the Bulls. Now the point difference has widened to 12 points."
Bulls offense.
Jordan and BJ repeated their old tricks, trying to find an open shot again through the pick-and-roll.
But Jordan seems to have forgotten that the most likely opportunity for the Sonics to double-team him on the outside is when he calls a pick-and-roll.
This time, Zhou Quan and Kendall Gill predicted correctly at the same time.
When Jordan and Jordan were separated, Zhou Quan and Zhou Quan pounced on BJ who was holding the ball at the same time. BJ quickly passed the ball through the gap, but at this time he and Jordan were only one step away. Zhou Quan and Zhou Quan immediately pounced on Jordan. As soon as Jordan caught the ball, he was double-teamed.
"Snapped!"
With a precise strike, Zhou Quan knocked the ball out of Jordan's hand, and then Kendall Gill grabbed the ball from the floor and threw it to Zhou Quan who started to play quickly.
"boom!"
Zhou Quan launched a fast break, and both Jordan and BJ were one step behind. He drove to the basket and ended the fast break with a fierce one-handed dunk.
"Haha, 90:76, 14 points. Zhou Quan sent in his fourth steal of the game, 35 points." Xu Jicheng smiled excitedly.
Zhang Lijia smiled and said: "His performance has always been better in the final quarter, both offensive and defensive ends are the same."
"If this fight continues, the Bulls will be finished." Larry Bird shook his head.
"Defensively, I didn't guard against it. Instead, I made a mistake. It's really not going to work if we continue like this. The Bulls have to improve their condition." Magic said with some regret.
The Bulls served and Phil Jackson called the first timeout of this quarter.
He said to Jordan and BJ: "During the pick-and-roll, when they are double-teaming, you must pay attention to passing the ball after you have completely separated it. Don't give them a chance to return to defense. Pass the ball immediately after you separated it just now. If we fight like this, don't we let them double-team us?
Okay, next, Michael, you and Tony go to play pick-and-roll. His pick-and-roll quality is better. The BJ is too small, and the pick-and-roll quality is not good. "
Jordan nodded, he thought so too.
The timeout ends and the Bulls attack.
"brush!"
Jordan came to the low post on the left wing, singled out Zhou Quan, and hit a mid-range shot.
"42 points. We also have to look at Jordan's low-post singles. This is his strongest skill in the league, forcing the league to introduce anti-isolation singles rules." Magic Johnson praised.
"boom!"
Schrempf missed a small open mid-range shot.
"brush!"
BJ made a fast break and hit a goal.
90:80, the Bulls are still 10 points behind.
Next, Gilliam committed a turnover, getting double-teamed by Toni Kukoc after catching the ball in the low post and getting the ball stolen.
"brush!"
The Bulls once again played a fast break. Pippen quickly came down and shot a three-pointer from the left three-point line and hit the ball.
"90:83, 7 points." The magician said excitedly.
"The Sonics failed to attack twice in a row, and the Bulls scored 7 points in a row. If the Sonics continue to be careless, the score advantage is likely to be wiped out." Larry Bird reminded with a smile.
Magic Johnson said with a smile: "Maybe they thought the championship was certain, but now everything is still undecided. Any result is possible. A 7-point gap is nothing."
Larry Bird said calmly: "At critical moments, someone has to stand up."
George Karl rolled up his sleeves and his back was already soaked. He looked at Zhou Quan. Zhou Quan shook his head and signaled his teammates to serve.
"We didn't call a timeout," Zhang Lili said.
Zhou Quan took the ball to the frontcourt, approached the top of the arc, made a tactical gesture, and then started to break through with the ball.
"Watch the pick and roll!"
Pippen on the left warned loudly.
Jordan's heart moved. At this time, Gilliam stood to his right, and Zhou Quan began to break through from the left. He immediately took a step back, and then moved sideways to bypass Gilliam and block Zhou Quan.
But Zhou Quan did not break through. As soon as he got behind Gilliam, Toni Kukoc blocked the front, and Jordan was moving sideways. If he continued to break through, he would just rush into the double team.
However, he moved one position to the right, returned to his original position, was in the open space, and then took a three-pointer.
"Damn it!"
Jordan knew he had been fooled, and when he looked back, he saw the orange-red ball falling through the basket.
"Oh ho!"
Two thousand visiting team fans cheered instantly.
"Great! Great! 38 points, Zhou Quan scored 8 points in a row. He made 6 of 10 three-pointers. Zhou Quan really shot three-pointers like crazy tonight, and his hit rate was higher than two-pointers." Xu Jicheng said very excitedly shouted.
"Hehehe..." Zhang Lili kept laughing.
93:83, Bulls attack.
(End of chapter)
