Zhou Quan immediately dribbled to the right wing quickly, using Hawkins' pick-and-roll to get rid of Rekasna, but there were three people following him. He changed direction and went downwards, then changed direction again, from Barkley and Mario Eli killed through the gap in the middle.
"not good!"
As soon as Dameng saw it, he rushed to the free throw line.
Zhou Quan held the ball and reached a position two meters to the right of the top of the arc. The glider jumped in front of him. He changed direction again without hesitation and headed towards the top of the arc along the three-point line.
"There's no time!" Zhang Lili said anxiously.
Zhou Quan knew what he was doing, so he only took one step toward the top of the arc, and then flew forward with the ball. While continuing to glide toward the top of the arc, he began to adjust his body posture in the air, face the basket, and launch the ball above his head.
At this time, he had gotten rid of the double-team defense of Barkley, Glider, Mario Eli, and Recas, and there was no defender in front of him.
"Don't even think about it!"
Dameng rushed from the free throw line and jumped to block the shot.
One of them jumped upwards, the other glided towards the left wing, and they passed by each other in the air in an instant.
"Crack, click, click..."
At this moment, in the media box behind the baseline, the cameras in the hands of dozens of reporters began to flash wildly.
The moment before Zhou Quan was blocked, he suddenly retracted his hands and dodged Dameng's block. Then when he fell to the left, before his feet landed on the ground, he took another shot and the basketball flew towards the basket.
The moment he took the shot, his eyes were actually illuminated by the flashlights in the media box, but his full-level panoramic vision was so amazing that he still locked the position of the basket with incomparable clarity.
At this moment, at least more than 200 million people around the world, including China, were staring at the orange basketball.
"Bang!"
The moment Zhou Quan landed, he kicked off his feet and landed on his butt and back. He slid back more than a meter on the floor, but his eyes were fixed on the basketball.
At this time, the time of the first quarter also ran out to the last second.
"brush!"
The next moment, the basketball plunged into the basket, and a pool of white water appeared.
"ah!"
Zhou Quan sat on the floor and raised his fists excitedly.
"Oh ho!"
The entire Seattle Center Arena, with tens of thousands of people cheering, suddenly turned into a boiling ocean.
On the sidelines, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Bill Walton, Reggie Miller, a bunch of stars and a bunch of Hollywood stars all jumped up excitedly, roaring and yelling.
Zhang Lili screamed with excitement: "Drift shot! Zhou Quan hit his sixth three-pointer in this quarter! 30 points, 30 points in a single quarter. He broke the NBA playoffs personal historical scoring record in a single quarter, 30 points in a single quarter. point!"
"marvelous!"
Xu Jicheng said excitedly: "He has broken all the personal scoring records in a single quarter in the regular season and playoffs."
In the ESPN commentary box, the assassin said excitedly: "Congratulations, Iron Fist, you broke Jordan's third-ever record of 24 points in a single quarter."
"What record is the third in history? Haha..." Ranbir laughed.
The assassin said excitedly: "Iron Fist played the entire quarter and dominated the team's offense, making a total of 12 of 16 shots, with a hit rate of 75%, including 6 of 9 three-pointers.
While he broke the personal scoring record in a single quarter of the playoffs, he also broke the NBA playoff record for three-pointers made in a single quarter. He may also continue to break Jordan's record of six three-pointers in a half in the second quarter. ,Ha ha! "
Laimbeer said disdainfully: "It's nothing special. Look who is defending him? Rekasna, Jaren Jackson, who are these?
They are not defenders at all, they are just the crosshairs when the Iron Fist strikes, helping to correct the accuracy. "
"Be careful of Iron Fist causing trouble for you." The assassin smiled.
"He dares? I'm the commentator. I can say whatever I want." Ranbir said with a serious expression.
Zhou Quan sat on the bench contentedly. At 18:39, he was already 21 points ahead. If he could lose this game, he would quit the NBA and never touch basketball again.
On the bench next to him, there was dead silence, except for the sound of breathing one after another.
Buckley hunched his head and covered his head with a white towel.
The glider also had a blank look on his face, his eyes dull.
Dameng gritted his teeth and kept mumbling to himself: "It's only 21 points. We can get it back. His touch won't always be that good. He doesn't dare to go to the basket. We still have a chance. We can't give up. We must never give up." Can not give up!"
Zhang Lili took a careful look at the mosaic bench, and then said: "Did you see it, Teacher Xu? The mentality of Barkley and Glider must have collapsed. Their mental state looks very bad."
Xu Jicheng smiled happily and said: "It's good that it collapsed. All that's left is Da Meng. He can't stop Zhou Quan by himself."
Zhang Liji said with a smile: "In these two games, Zhou Quan didn't really get to the basket very often, he basically shot from outside.
I think the first choice is to have good touch, and Mosaic doesn't have a good defender on the outside, so he doesn't need to rush in and hit. Then, I do have some concerns about Dameng's defense.
Comparing the five positions, Dameng's defense should be among the top three in the league's history. The center position, Russell, may be a little better than him. "
"Where is Zhou Quan?" Xu Jicheng asked.
Zhang Lili said: "Zhou Quan and Dameng are in different positions, one is inside and the other is outside, so it is difficult to compare directly.
Where is Dameng’s defense strong? The ability to block the penalty area, defend rebounds, and protect the basket.
But Zhou Quan's stealing ability is too strong. He is also the only point guard in history to win DPOY, twice.
In terms of defensive ability, Zhou Quan should also be able to enter the top three in history with his excellent stealing ability. But this is what I said, I can’t guarantee it. "
The two were talking and the fight started in the next quarter.
Zhou Quan consumed a lot of energy in the first quarter and did not play. The Big Three over there played the entire quarter and were all in their thirties, so they did not play.
After three minutes of play, the SuperSonics continued to widen the point difference with a stronger substitute lineup. At 22:45, Mosaic was already 23 points behind.
Mosaic called a timeout, and then the Big Three went into battle again, as did Zhou Quan.
"boom!"
Dameng missed the shot, Schrempf grabbed the backcourt rebound, and Zhou Quan received the ball outside and launched a quick counterattack.
"brush!"
"Beep!"
While driving to the basket to complete a layup, he also caused a foul on Mosaic's backup point guard Jaren Jackson.
"Two plus one." Zhang Lili said happily.
"brush!"
Zhou Quan made an extra free throw.
At 22:48, Mosaic fell behind by 26 points.
"boom!"
It was still a big dream. This time, he attacked the basket and dunked in, causing Gilliam to foul.
"Oh, I paid back two plus one, Da Meng is indeed fierce enough." Xu Jicheng said with a smile.
"boom!"
Unfortunately, Dameng missed the extra free throw and was still 24 points behind at 24:48.
"boom!"
Zhou Quan shot a three-pointer but missed. Dameng grabbed the backcourt rebound.
Dameng attacked twice in a row, but this time he was not active in taking position. Barkley, who was a bit decadent, was not active in taking position. The glider holding the ball had to take action by himself.
"brush!"
The fake shot was really sudden, and then he stopped one step inside the three-point line to shoot a jumper and hit a goal.
Rodman served quickly and threw it to Zhou Quan.
Zhou Quan still had a fast break, but was blocked by Rekasna in the middle position, and then double-teamed by Barkley. Dameng took the opportunity to catch up, but the fast break failed.
He held the ball and moved to the right wing. Barkley, regardless of the situation, or maybe breaking the ball, directly launched a double-team at the three-point line.
Zhou Quan held the ball and forced a breakthrough, forcing out the double-team of the two. He then made a step-back jumper and a three-pointer. The basketball flew towards the basket.
"brush!"
The water splashed and he hit a three-pointer.
"Crack, click, click..."
The flashbulbs in the press gallery flashed wildly again.
"It's in! It's in, it's in!"
The moment the ball was scored, Zhang Lili screamed excitedly: "Zhou Quan hit his seventh three-pointer of the game. He broke Jordan's historical record of six three-pointers in a half."
"7 of 11 three-pointers, amazing tonight!" Xu Jicheng said excitedly.
"Flying Pig, I'll give you a chance."
Zhou Quan was also very excited to break another historical record, and it was Jordan's record, and said to Barkley in front of him.
Barkley's mood was not high, he was very depressed. He had no excitement about the game and lost his concentration on the game. He followed Zhou Quan's words and asked, "What opportunity?"
"A chance to hold my thigh." Zhou Quan smiled.
Buckley was startled, then lowered his head and silently ran past Zhou Quan.
Zhou Quan was also startled. Why is this grumpy fat man not angry? Was he really beaten to pieces by him, from an arrogant flying pig to a fat pig waiting to be slaughtered?
The game continued, and Barkley and Glider were seriously out of shape. Although Da Meng was still working hard, it was difficult for him to resist Zhou Quan, who was in full form. In the end, Mosaic fell behind by 32 points at halftime, and the score was 40:72.
Zhou Quan's state in the second quarter was actually not as good as the first quarter. He played 9 minutes in the second quarter and made a total of 6 of 9 shots, with a shooting percentage of 66.7%. He made 1 of 3 three-pointers and 2 of 2 free throws. He scored 15 points, which was far inferior to the first quarter. 30 points performance.
However, he made 18 of 25 shots in the half, with a shooting percentage of 72%, and 7 of 11 three-pointers, with a shooting percentage of 63.6%. The performance of 45 points in the half was already very terrifying, and it was enough to break the mosaic mentality.
"Hey, let's make a bet. Mosaic will surrender at halftime again." Ranbir said with a strange smile.
"There is no shame in losing to such an iron fist."
The assassin nodded, but changed the subject in the second half of the sentence and sneered: "But it would be too shameful to surrender at half-time.
Look at Barkley's performance today. It's bullshit. He has no energy and no fighting spirit. He doesn't even have the desire to talk trash. Such a person does not deserve to win the championship. "
"Dameng and Barkley are two guys who are fierce in front of us. They don't dare to stab in front of that kid. They are typical cowards." Laimbeer said.
The assassin said sadly and angrily: "They said before the game that they would settle a score with us. Bill, we have to be careful. How about you hire two security guards for us?"
Ranbir said angrily: "These two old gangsters only know how to bully us honest people."
"Honest man? Haha..."
In front of the TV, countless fans laughed.
In the visiting team's locker room, Tomjanovich woke up from his confusion and glanced at Dameng and the others. They were still in a state of confusion. He sighed secretly and said:
"We can't give up in the third quarter. If we withdraw the main players in the third quarter, it will definitely affect the ratings. If the league cannot explain it, the subsequent home games will be targeted by the league."
"I won't give up." Dameng said with a mixture of sadness and anger.
"I do not know either."
Buckley's voice was very weak, and he could only sigh.
The glider opened his mouth but said nothing.
He is the saddest person. He was turned into a dog by the Smiling Assassin and Ranbir. He is an honest man and is not good at talking and cannot fight back. He has not been in good condition in the two games and is in a very bad mood.
After the intermission, at the beginning of the third quarter, Mosaic's Big Three took the field again.
"Well, not bad."
In New York, David Stern nodded approvingly.
"Iron Fist, don't give up the opportunity, get your second 50+ in the playoffs." The assassin shouted excitedly.
"The third one, 60+ on the field is also counted as 50+." Laimbeer corrected.
"60+ is 60+, 50+ is 50+, Bill, my brother, I am more authoritative than you in this regard." The assassin insisted.
Ranbir was so angry with the assassin that he had a fierce face. If the relationship hadn't been so strong, he would have killed the assassin, a traitor.
After a 15-minute break at halftime, Zhou Quan partially recovered physically and mentally. His performance in the third quarter was similar to that in the second quarter. He scored 13 points in a single quarter and sent out 5 assists. He scored 58 points in the three quarters.
68:97, Mosaic was still 29 points behind and regained 3 points.
Mosaic gave up the game in the final quarter, and the Sonics completed their two-game winning streak at home.
Zhou Quan did not play again and lost the opportunity to score 60+ points in a single game in the playoffs for the second time.
But his feat of averaging 59 points per game in the two Western Conference Finals series has shocked the world.
After the game was over and he relaxed, Zhou Quan felt that his head was a little empty and his reaction speed had slowed down. This was the sequelae of excessive mental consumption and excessive concentration for a long time. If he continued to play in the final quarter, his state should be Worse than the third quarter.
Two consecutive outbreaks in three days had reached his limit. He actually had no idea how long it would take to recover, whether it was one day, two days, or even three days.
Returning to the locker room, he saw that his teammates were too excited and even said something about sweeping Mosaic. He quickly said:
“Guys, don’t be careless, what we want is to reach the finals, not necessarily a sweep, do you understand?
After all, the Big Three are the Big Three. They always perform well. Do you think they will perform like this when they return to the home court?
Therefore, we do not and cannot put too much pressure on ourselves, otherwise it may be counterproductive. Keep in mind that although a sweep is more glamorous, it does not give you extra points. "
"clear."
Schrempf and others nodded quickly.
An hour later, the press conference was held.
"Iron Fist, you averaged 59 points in two games. What makes you so brave?"
The first person to ask the question was a reporter from the New York Times. The host would usually give face to this most influential media, otherwise he might be targeted.
(End of chapter)
