At this time the timeout ends and the game restarts.
Zhou Quan came to the left wing and started a pick-and-roll with Schrempf.
He spared no effort on the defensive end today, but on the offensive end he played a lot of pick-and-roll tactics, controlled the number of breakthroughs with the ball, strengthened his passing, and deliberately saved energy on the offensive end, with the intention of preparing physically for the G4 game.
The original plan was that once tonight's G3 game was lost, the G4 game would be won no matter what. After getting the match point, there would be no problem in this Western Conference Finals.
But his teammates were in good shape tonight, and his defensive status and passing were also good. Although the Big Three performed well, they actually had a tie. This gave him ideas, so he just expressed the idea of sweeping. .
After the split, Mario Elie and substitute point guard Lilon Jackson did not switch defenses to prevent him and Schrempf from mismatching.
At the last critical moment, he no longer conserved his energy and started to break through with the ball, getting rid of the pursuing Jaren Jackson and striding towards the penalty area.
Schrempf did not stop at the three-point line, followed Zhou Quan down, and quickly cut into the paint area.
Barkley blocked a step inside the left midfielder. Dameng was sitting under the basket. When Zhou Quan reached the left midfielder, he changed direction slightly, avoided Barkley and then entered the penalty area. At this time, he had completed Korfball.
Charles Barkley immediately turned around to pursue him. When Dameng saw Zhou Quan joining the ball, he immediately took a step forward and raised his hands.
Zhou Quan jumped up, and suddenly made a backhand pass with his right hand. The ball flew from behind to Schrempf, who had just cut into the left waist.
"not good!"
Da Meng and Barkley's hearts trembled as they jumped to block the shot, knowing they had been fooled.
"brush!"
At the left midfielder, Schrempf took a step forward after receiving the ball, shot a jumper right behind Barkley, and hit a goal.
"96:94. Schrempf performed well today, with 22 points and a 62.5% shooting rate. Almost all of his shots were open and misplaced." Xu Jicheng said with a smile.
"Either Zhou Quan uses the ball to break through to create openings for him, or he plays pick-and-rolls with him to create mismatches." Zhang Li said with a smile.
Mosaic offense, facing the defense of McMillan who came on as a substitute and sent two steals in 22 minutes, the glider did not dare to take action easily and handed the ball to Barkley in the low post on the right wing.
Barkley humped Rodman twice, but he had no energy left and did not hump.
"ball!"
At this time, Dameng entered the basket from the low post on the left wing, blocked Matt Geiger with all his strength, and asked Barkley for the ball, and Barkley quickly passed it in.
Matt Geiger tried his best to resist Dameng, even pushing his elbows up. He tried his best to delay Dameng's offense for a second. When Dameng shook twice in a row before taking another shot, Rodman threw himself at the basket to stop Dameng. He stopped his attack, and then Schrempf and Zhou Quan also rushed to the basket, forming a four-pin attack on him. He could only force the shot.
"Snapped!"
Schrempf slapped the ball that Dameng threw toward the basket and it was caught by Zhou Quan.
"Beautiful! At the critical moment, the SuperSonics played the most ferocious double-attack at the basket, and Dameng was blocked! Now Zhou Quan is going down!" Zhang Lili said excitedly.
Although Glider, Recasina, and Mario Eli could no longer run, they all worked hard to win the game, and they successfully returned to defense.
When Zhou Quan reached the top of the arc with the ball, Sekasna stood in front of him, with Glider and Mario Eli inside.
He stopped at the top of the arc, combined the ball, and Sekasna immediately pounced on him.
At this time, everyone else on both sides came up. Rodman and Gilliam rushed from his side. Schrempf stopped on the left three-point line. Barkley stopped next to Schrempf. Mike Milan stopped one step inside the right-wing three-point line, close to the sideline, but Dameng stopped on his right side, forming a two-on-one with Sekasna who rushed forward.
"Whoosh!"
Even though Dameng cut off the passing and receiving angle between him and the right wing, he could not stop Zhou Quan from passing the ball. He raised the ball with both hands and swung it upward. After Dameng and Rekasna took off, he suddenly stopped and passed the ball, and the ball flew away. to McMillan near the right sideline.
"Big opening! Take action!"
Seeing McMillan receiving the ball, the assassin screamed.
There was no defender within four meters of McMillan. After receiving the ball, he dribbled forward, took a short breath, then exhaled, then took off and shot.
"For my second championship!"
At the critical moment, at the moment of taking action, these words rang in his heart.
"brush!"
The basketball plunged into the basket, and then the water splashed.
"ah!"
The moment the ball went in, McMillan jumped up excitedly and waved his right fist vigorously.
"Oh ho!"
On the SuperSonics bench, two thousand visiting team fans also roared and screamed excitedly when the ball was scored.
"The 20th assist. Congratulations to Zhou Quan. You broke your personal record for assists in a single playoff game and got the first 20+20 in the playoffs." Zhang Lijia shouted excitedly.
"There are still 68 seconds left, now it's 98:94, and the SuperSonics lead by 4 points." Xu Jicheng said excitedly.
Mosaic attack.
On the right wing, Barkley came up to set up a pick-and-roll. Dameng entered a position under the basket to attract the defense. The glider broke through the wall. When Rodman switched defenses, he suddenly passed back to Barkley, who was staying at the three-point line.
Barkley caught the ball and faced McMillan's entangled defense like a hyena. He felt unsure and wanted to pass it out.
At this time, Dameng came out from the basket, came to the right low post, stuck Matt Geiger, and yelled: "Give it to me!"
Barkley quickly jumped up and threw the ball with both hands.
"Jump pass!" Xu Jicheng said.
"Zhou Quan!"
Zhang Lili had a better view. He not only saw Zhou Quan's movement on the weak side, but also saw Schrempf diving down from the high position.
Zhou Quan had already rushed into the penalty area from the left elbow and went straight to the basket.
Two meters away from him, Schrempf did the same, but not as fast as him, half a step slower.
At this time, Dameng turned around and shook Matt Geiger, then turned around and slid to the bottom, jumped up against the unguarded basket, and dunked away with the ball in his left hand.
"Snapped!"
With a precise strike, Zhou Quan, who was rushing towards the ball, jumped into the air and slapped the ball away from Dameng's hand.
"Oh ho!"
There were two thousand visiting team fans, and the SuperSonics bench was filled with excitement.
"5*5, Zhou Quan's second 5*5..."
"Congratulations to Zhou Quan..."
The roars of Zhang Lili and Xu Jicheng sounded immediately.
"The fifth block, congratulations to Iron Fist! The second 5*5 in the playoffs. This is also the second 5*5 in the history of the league." The assassin also shouted happily.
At this time, Zhou Quan's statistics for the game were also displayed on the hanging screen, 21 points, 5 rebounds, 20 assists, 6 steals, 5 blocks, 2 turnovers and 4 fouls.
There was no dead ball on the court. The ball was slapped onto the backboard and bounced to the right wing. It was snatched by Rodman who was returning to defense, and the SuperSonics had the ball.
Players from the two teams chased each other and ran towards the SuperSonics' frontcourt.
Zhou Quan held the ball and continuously changed directions in the crowd, avoiding the interception of Glider and Mario Eli. When he reached the top of the arc, only Recasna was left beside him, and at this time, Dameng and Barkley had already taken the opportunity. Returned to the basket.
"Bang bang..."
He did not rush to attack. He took the ball to the right wing and returned to the top of the arc. He wasted seven or eight seconds and launched the attack when there were only 6 seconds left in the attack time.
Breaking through from the top of the arc to the right elbow area, even if his touch was not very good today, he was not soft at the critical moment. He reached the right elbow area, got rid of the defender, and immediately stopped for a jumper.
"boom!"
The basketball hit the basket and hit.
"Beautiful! Zhou Quan is very brave to take action." Xu Jicheng said excitedly.
Zhang Lili said: "Mosaic served and called a timeout. This is Zhou Quan's 23rd point. He has made 8 of 17 shots."
"100:94, a six-point difference, only 27 seconds left. Let's see how Mosaic plays. There is not much time." Xu Jicheng said with a smile.
"If we win this game, we will lead 3-0 and get the match point, and we will definitely advance to the finals." Zhang Li said with a smile.
"Maybe we can still sweep. The Magic over there have lost two games in a row in the Eastern Conference Finals, and I'm afraid they can't stop the Bulls. If the SuperSonics can sweep and advance, maybe they can still have some physical advantages." Xu Jicheng said.
At this time, on the Mosaic bench, the hearts of Dameng and the other three people had sunk to the bottom. They didn't even bother to wipe their sweat. They just stared at Tomjanovich, hoping that the head coach could help them save the defeat.
Tomjanovich also sighed deeply, regretting the bad luck of the Big Three.
The performance of the Big Three tonight was remarkable, and even the glider performed well. Iron Fist's offense was far inferior to the previous two games, and he also believed that this game should be winnable.
However, Tekken played an all-around performance of 20+20 and 5*5, and other Sonics players also performed well, but Mosaic fell behind.
This made him realize that the lineup of the Big Three did have major flaws. The team's offense relied heavily on the Big Three who were no longer at their peak. This was not acceptable.
Moreover, Barkley and the Glider's defense was only average, not good, which is also an important reason why Mosaic was unable to stop the Sonics' offense.
The most important thing is that the No. 1 position is so bad. Even if Tekken feels bad today, the score can easily reach 20+.
And with Iron Fist passing the ball, everyone in the Sonics can score, and Mosaic can't defend them at all.
He looked at the assist record. He only had 19 assists, but the Sonics had 34 assists. Iron Fist had 20 assists alone. The lack of a capable point guard was also a huge flaw in this Big Three lineup. .
"coach?"
Seeing that Tomjanovich was a little distracted, Dameng said anxiously.
"oh……"
Tomjanovich immediately calmed down, straightened his expression and said seriously: "Six points, we have no time, now we can only rush to shoot three-pointers. In addition, use foul tactics to find fouls on people whose free throws are inaccurate, such as Ronaldo Deman.”
At this time the timeout ends and the game restarts.
Barkley ran to the top of the arc to catch the ball, then made a fadeaway jumper against the double-team defense of Schrempf and Rodman, and shot a three-pointer.
"Whoosh!"
It's a pity that I voted three no-sticks and went directly out of the bottom line.
"well!"
Tomjanovich shook his head helplessly.
SuperSonics offense, Rodman served from the baseline, Zhou Quan ran forward to catch the ball, and after receiving the ball, he went directly to the basket.
But just when he reached the left elbow area, the referee's whistle sounded, but it turned out that Dameng fouled and hugged Rodman directly as he entered the court.
"Hey, man, it wasn't a wise decision for you to foul me." Rodman said with a smile.
"snort!"
Dameng snorted coldly.
Facts have proved that Rodman was not exaggerating. His free throws at the critical moment were really reliable. He made both free throws. With his free throws, Mosaic gave up the game.
"Beep, beep."
When time ran out, the referee blew the whistle.
"Oh ho!"
The SuperSonics side was boiling, and two thousand fans shouted out the momentum of the home court.
Over at Mosaic, the atmosphere was cold, the fans were extremely disappointed, and the players were dejected.
"Dameng, I said before the game that tonight is a good opportunity for you, but it's a pity that you failed to live up to your expectations!" Zhou Quan said as he passed by Dameng.
"Oh, the Big Three are waiting to be swept away." Rodman said with a strange smile.
"What did you say?" Dameng glared at Rodman and roared.
Zhou Quan raised his hand and pushed Dameng away, smiling and saying, "What Dennis means is what I mean. If you are not convinced, come to me."
"You? Just wait!"
Dameng glared at Zhou Quan for three seconds, then turned around and walked into the tunnel.
"Congratulations to the SuperSonics, 102:94, 3-0 lead." When the final whistle sounded, Zhang Liji said happily.
"The finals are set. This will be the third consecutive season for the Sonics to reach the finals, and it will also be Zhou Quan's fourth time to reach the finals." Xu Jicheng said excitedly.
Zhang Lili did some calculations and said: "Michael Jordan had three wins and one loss in the four finals, with a winning rate of 75%.
Zhou Quan had two wins and one loss in three finals, with a winning rate of 66.7%, which was lower than Jordan.
The two met twice in the finals, winning once and losing each time. Zhou Quan defeated Jordan once in the second round of the Eastern Conference, and Jordan defeated Zhou Quan once in the Eastern Conference finals. The playoff series is two games to two.
It is basically certain that this is the third time the two have met in the finals and the fifth time in the playoffs.
I think who wins and who loses between the two should have the same momentum as Zhou Quan replacing Jordan as the number one active player, haha! "
"I hope so." Xu Jicheng smiled.
Zhang Lili added: "Zhou Quan reached the Eastern Conference Finals in his rookie season, won the championship in the second season, reached the Finals in the Western Conference in the third season, won the championship in the fourth season, and will definitely reach the Finals this time. Five It was only his rookie season that he failed to reach the finals in every season. This career has been very successful."
Xu Jicheng smiled and said: "It would be great if I could defend my title this time."
"If we can defend the title this time, we will challenge the dynasty next season." Zhang Lili said excitedly.
When this topic came up, the two of them became excited immediately. Unfortunately, the live broadcast time was up, so they had to stop talking, pack their things, and prepare to be interviewed later.
At the scene, Zhou Quan was being interviewed by ESPN TV after the game.
"Iron Fist, the score is 3:0. It can be said that the SuperSonics have won this series. Congratulations on reaching the finals for the fourth time." The reporter asked.
"Thank you!" Zhou Quan smiled.
"Then I have a question, Iron Fist, do you want to sweep the Big Three?" the reporter asked expectantly.
"Oh, of course, haha!" Zhou Quan nodded and smiled.
"Is it true?" The reporter felt surprised.
Zhou Quan said with a smile: “It’s already three to zero, of course I’m considering this possibility, it’s a possibility we cannot avoid.
In fact, I have told my teammates before that if we win tonight's game, we will try to sweep them. "
"Oh, great!" the reporter said excitedly.
Zhou Quan added: "In addition, I just informed Dameng to prepare for being swept away."
"Really? What did he say?" the reporter asked in surprise.
"As you saw, he stormed off."
"Haha... Also, Iron Fist, congratulations on getting your first 20+20 stat in the playoffs, and your second 5*5 stat in the playoffs."
"Thanks!"
"Iron Fist, your two 5*5s were all in the playoffs, and they were the only 5*5s in the playoffs in the history of the NBA. You are a point guard, and none of those super centers can play like this in the playoffs. The data shows how difficult it is, how did you do it?" the reporter asked excitedly.
Zhou Quan said with a smile: "As a super center, the most difficult thing to get in 5*5 is steal data, and as a point guard, the most difficult thing in 5*5 is of course blocks. It depends on the opportunity.
Dameng and Barkley cooperated very well today. I blocked Dameng twice and Barkley once, haha! I mean, how did I do it? Of course it was my opponent's cooperation! "
"Haha..." Everyone around laughed.
(End of chapter)
