Mosaic attack.
"Defense!"
Zhou Quan shouted loudly.
"Defense!"
Rodman and others then shouted loudly, full of momentum.
"Defense!"
The Seattle Center Arena, and indeed the entire Seattle metropolitan area, was screaming.
Barkley, who was serving, did not serve the ball to Rekasna, but to Glider, who received the ball and advanced on the right wing.
Jose Hawkins is only 191 centimeters tall, 10 centimeters shorter than the glider, and is more agile. He immediately launched a harassing defense, which made the glider's advancement not smooth. It took six seconds to push to the front.
"Pull away."
Tomjanovich shouted.
Rekasna responded and ran from the center to the left wing, pulling Zhou Quan to the left wing as well.
"Pull it open. This will prevent Zhou Quan from having a chance to double-team the ball holder, or even allow him to get close to the center." Zhang Lili analyzed quickly immediately.
"Hawkins is not tall enough, so it will be difficult to single-handedly defend the glider."
"Today's gliders are no longer the gliders in their prime." Zhang Lili said with a smile.
At this time, the Glider pushed to the three-point line on the right wing. Barkley ran up from the low post to set up a pick-and-roll, and the Glider took the opportunity to break through with the ball.
"boom!"
Rodman quickly changed defense, and the Glider could only make an emergency jump shot, but missed.
"mine!"
Matt Geiger is still not very athletic and his rebounding ability is not as good as Dameng. Dameng moved into position first and actually grabbed the offensive rebound.
At this time, Rodman lost his glider and quickly returned to defend the penalty area, adding to Dameng's side.
Zhou Quan also lost Rekasna and quickly rushed towards the paint area.
Schrempf defended one against two on the left wing. After Dameng saw it, he quickly distributed the ball and passed it to Rekasna who was open.
Schrempf immediately pounced on Rekasna, who was two steps away.
Rekas is just a role player who was forcibly promoted to the position of the main point guard. He is not strong enough and has insufficient confidence. Facing Schrempf's defense, even if there is a small opening, his first choice is to pass the ball. Give the ball to Mario Eli instead of taking the shot himself.
"Take action!"
Tomjanovich shouted anxiously, but Rekasna had already spread the news.
At this time, Zhou Quan had stopped and turned around. When he saw Schrempf rushing towards Rekasna, he immediately rushed towards Mario Eli.
Eli caught the ball and saw Zhou Quan was still two steps away from him, so he immediately jumped up and shot.
"predict!"
The moment he jumped up, Zhou Quan took another step. At the moment of his release, he flew up from a step away, waved his hand, and struck the ball with precision, sending the ball high into the air.
Because of his precise strike, he even had the energy to control where the ball landed, pointing it in front of him.
"Oh ho!"
The crowd cheered, and countless home team fans raised their arms and shouted.
"Block! Beautiful!" Zhang Lili shouted excitedly.
Zhou Quan landed and the ball fell down, just in time for him to get it.
"Counterattack! Counterattack..."
SuperSonics fans cheered.
When Zhou Quan was about to step down, he was blocked by Rekasna from the outside. He immediately passed the ball to Schrempf, then bypassed the opponent and continued to step down quickly, then caught the ball back and accelerated forward.
Dameng returned to defense from the paint area with all his strength and was very fast. When he rushed into the paint area, Zhou Quan also stepped on the right waist.
"I'll kill you!"
Dameng's eyes were fixed on Zhou Quan, and he began to slow down and adjust his pace.
Zhou Quan held the ball in one hand and jumped into the air, and Da Meng also took off.
"Force dunk!"
On-field commentator Hernem Krisman shouted.
But the next moment, Zhou Quan threw with his right hand, and the basketball slid over the falling Dameng and fell towards the basket.
Dameng tried his best to block the shot, but still missed by two feet.
"brush!"
The water splashed and the throw hit.
"oh!"
The cheers from the audience rang out again, extremely enthusiastic.
0:4, mosaic attack.
"Pass the ball," Tomjanovich yelled.
Dameng tried to get into the basket, and Matt Geiger desperately defended him, but Dameng made a very flexible turn and got around.
At this time, the ball was in Glider's hands. He was on the right three-point line. When he saw Dameng entering the basket, he immediately held the ball with both hands and suddenly took off to pass the ball.
"Jump pass!"
On the ESPN commentator, the assassin shouted.
On the left wing, seeing Dameng go around the basket, Zhou Quan immediately turned around and rushed towards the paint area.
The ball was passed very high. When Matt Geiger turned around and jumped in front of Dameng, he jumped to block it. He didn't touch the ball and his jump was not high enough.
Dameng took off to catch the ball and sent it to the basket, and the basketball hit the basket.
"I told you, Geiger can't guard against Dameng at all." Ranbir shouted.
The assassin said: "The game is not one minute, but forty-eight minutes. Matt Geiger can consume Dameng's energy."
2:4, SuperSonics offense.
Zhou Quan holds the ball and advances in the backcourt, and Rekasna defends.
The smile on his face was particularly bright, which also made Rekas feel particularly flustered.
When he was near the top of the arc, he suddenly made a one-handed feint breakthrough, then changed hands and rushed over from the left. When he reached the left elbow area, Mosaic's defensive formation shrank towards the penalty area, and his ball flew to the left three-point line. Schramf on.
Although Schrempf was seriously injured, he did not undergo surgery and the injury time was long enough, so he was in good condition after his return.
His three-pointers are very accurate, reaching 41.2% this season, making him the most accurate in the Sonics' three-pointers. Of course, this also benefited from the vacancy created by Zhou Quan.
"brush!"
After catching the ball, Schrempf hit the first shot.
"Beautiful! The German hit an open three-pointer." The assassin laughed.
2:7, mosaic attack.
It was Barkley's turn to take action. After Dameng entered the basket, he came to the left wing to catch the ball in the low post. Rodman was nailed to the floor like a horse stake. He arched twice without much movement, and immediately turned over. Jump shot.
"boom!"
After missing the mid-range shot, Rodman turned back to grab the rebound and immediately passed it to Zhou Quan outside.
Zhou Quan received the ball and made a quick pass. Rekasna had already returned to defense in advance. He accelerated forward and made continuous small changes of direction, forcing the opponent to run into the paint area without a chance to turn around.
"boom!"
After taking one step past the free throw line, he took off with a one-handed dunk that exploded into the Mosaic team's basket.
"Mosaic has exposed another weakness. The outside speed is not fast enough and the defense is not fast enough. The SuperSonics have counterattacked three times in a row." Zhang Lili said excitedly.
"The speed of a glider is average. His strongest point in his peak period was gliding, not speed. Now that he is older and has more injuries, his speed of returning to defense has further declined." Xu Jicheng laughed.
Zhang Lijia smiled and said: "He is 201 centimeters tall and a swingman at the front and back. How can he outrun Zhou Quan? With Zhou Quan's speed and finishing ability, few people in the league can guard against his fast-break counterattacks from the outside.
George Karl's offensive and defensive rhythm is already very fast. After all, two of the Big Three are no longer in their prime. "
Mosaic called the first timeout. Tomjanovich emphasized the importance of returning to defense and asked Dameng to focus on the penalty area and try to limit the Sonics' low-post offense and basket offense to reduce their offensive efficiency.
On the offensive end, he emphasized the coordination tactics between the three giants. This is also the most important tactic of the Mosaic team now. He can only rely on the three giants.
Among the Big Three, Dameng is invincible offensively and defensively in the low post, the Glider controls the defense on the outside, and Barkley connects the inside and outside.
Such a lineup, if it is the peak of the Big Three, coupled with a few of the most ordinary role players, can beat the entire league.
But now the glider and Barkley are no longer in peak condition, especially the glider, whose physical fitness and efficiency have declined a bit.
The timeout ended, 2:9, Mosaic attack.
Barkley and Dameng cooperated in the low post, and Dameng hit a hook near the basket.
Next, Mosaic's offense improved. It stopped attacking with the ball on the outside, and the ball did not stay in front of Zhou Quan on the outside, giving him no chance to steal. It mainly attacked from the inside and waited for open shots from the outside.
The two super giants Olajuwon and Barkley joined forces in the low post. Matt Geiger and Rodman couldn't guard them at all. It was useless to replace Gilliam and Earvin Johnson. They were beaten.
In terms of rebounding, Mosaic's two giant insiders also have an advantage, but the advantage is not very big. Both Geiger and Gilliam are still good in rebounding. With the rebounding leader Rodman, they barely fall behind. many.
But he can score points on the offensive end and has a certain advantage in rebounding, but there is nothing he can do on the defensive end, because Zhou Quan's offense is very good, scoring and assisting are everywhere, and Mosaic can't guard him at all.
He doesn't rush in to play. When he reaches the edge of the paint area, he either makes a jump shot or attracts double-teams and then distributes the ball.
Therefore, at the end of the first quarter, Mosaic failed to narrow the score, falling behind by 8 points at 22:30.
This made the Mosaic team very disappointed. In order to chase the points, Dameng and Barkley both played for 11 minutes. They were physically exhausted, but they could not catch up.
The assassin said: "Dream has 7 points, Barkley has 4 points, Glider has 4 points, Mario Elie is good and also got 5 points, and Rekas didn't get a single point."
Laimbeer continued: "Barkley only scored 4 points, and his performance was not giant enough."
The assassin laughed and said: "The three giants combined for 15 points, accounting for 68.2% of the team's score. Their physical energy consumption is not small, which is not good for the next three quarters of the game. They are already older, and the tactics in the first quarter are not conducive to their physical fitness. distribute."
"I fell behind by a huge margin at the start, so I didn't care about my physical fitness," Laimbeer said.
The assassin nodded and smiled: "As for the SuperSonics, Iron Fist had 14 points, Schrempf had 6 points, Hawkins had 4 points, Rodman had 2 points, Geiger had no points, and Gilliam, who came on the bench, had 4 points.
In addition to scoring, Tekken also had 2 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 steals, 1 block, 0 turnovers and 0 fouls. He achieved his best in personal offense and assists. "
"This kid's scoring alone is almost as high as that of the Big Three. He made 7 of 9 shots in the first quarter, 5 of which were fast breaks. He made 2 of 4 shots in the positional battle and no free throws." Laimbeer said.
The assassin smiled: "Tekken's performance in the first quarter was very strong and extremely efficient, which is the main reason why the SuperSonics took the lead.
The team's tactics were also good, with constant fast breaks after defensive counterattacks, which Mosaic couldn't handle.
I see how the Big Three will play next. If they can't limit Tekken's offense and assists, how will they win? "
On the Mosaic bench, the atmosphere was very dull, with only the gasps of the Big Three.
The Big Three felt great pressure from Zhou Quan's offensive efficiency. He made 7 of 9 shots. This efficiency can make people despair.
Especially the fast break was not defended even once, which is a terrible defensive weakness.
As far away as Chicago, Jordan also felt a lot of pressure.
Because he knew that the Bulls' defensive speed on the outside could not keep up with Zhou Quan's fast break on the outside.
He, Pippen, and Ron Harper are all slower than Zhou Quan.
The only way to solve this problem is to return to defense early, but this will affect the team's second offense.
"We return to defense early."
In front of the Mosaic bench, Tomjanovich said firmly: "After the attack is completed, the three outsiders return to defense immediately, not giving Iron Fist a chance to make a fast break."
Dameng said: "Coach, there are disadvantages to this. If we grab offensive rebounds and the second offensive opportunity is not good, the perimeter will be back on defense. There will be no one outside to respond, and we are likely to be double-teamed. The efficiency of forced shots is Not high."
Tomjanovich said: “This is indeed a problem, but if Tekken’s fast break is not solved, we will definitely lose.
Let's do this. When returning to defense from the outside, we have to pay attention to the back. If we find that we have grabbed an offensive rebound, we will come back immediately. This is the only way we can do it.
Also, Hakeem, you and Charles pay attention to protecting the ball and transferring it in time. I believe in your ability to handle the ball. "
At this time the second fight started.
Dameng comes on, Barkley and Glider continue to rest, and the other four are all role players and marginal people.
For the Sonics, Earvin Johnson, Gilliam, Steve Scheffler, McMillan, Vincent Esqiu.
The assassin complained: "Sorry, I have no impression of these substitutes of Mosaic. I have to look through the information to find out their names."
Then he read out a list of names, Tracy Moore, Jaren Jackson, Henry James, Chilcutt, and then said:
"The four are all marginal. I think the management is here to make up the numbers. They don't want to compete for the championship at all. Mosaic's substitute lineup can only rely on the three main players to take turns to support them until their physical energy is exhausted."
"Thomas, you actually said that they don't want to spend money. Be careful that Mosaic's boss is looking for someone to take advantage of you." Ranbir reminded kindly.
"Thanks, Bill, I won't say any more."
The assassin pretended to be shocked and immediately shut his mouth.
But the effect of the two was achieved. Many Mosaic fans sitting in front of the TV were disappointed. They were disappointed that the boss Alexander was stingy and the substitute lineup was really poor.
After two minutes of play, 24:34, the score difference widened to double digits.
Mosaic replaced Dameng, and Barkley came up to lead a group of fringe players.
The SuperSonics replaced Steve Scheffler and Zhou Quan came on.
Dameng sat on the bench and prayed to the Lord: "God, let the iron fist hit the iron a few times!"
"brush!"
Zhou Quan answered Jaren Jackson’s prayers with a hollow three-pointer over Jaren Jackson’s head.
"Okay, Iron Fist hit the first three-pointer today." Zhang Lili said excitedly.
"The dream is gone. Zhou Quan should go in at this time. Barkley can't prevent his breakthrough with the ball, right?" Xu Jicheng said.
Zhang Liji said with a smile: "He should feel that his hand feels good and he can shoot from outside. The physical exertion is not high."
"That should be the case. He consumes a lot of physical energy. He needs to control the rhythm and distribute the physical energy well." Xu Jicheng nodded.
"Coach, this won't work. I want to go up."
Dameng sat there for two minutes. When he saw Zhou Quan hit a three-pointer again, he couldn't sit still. After talking to the head coach, he couldn't wait to stand in front of the recorder and prepare to play.
The glider couldn't sit down anymore and stood up.
Four minutes into the second quarter, at 27:40, Mosaic was already 13 points behind in the away game, and the point difference continued to widen.
(End of chapter)
