"Three points?" Zhang Lili shouted.
"brush!"
The water splashed and the three-pointer hit.
"Beautiful! Ace Qiu made one of two shots in the second quarter. The veteran is still reliable. I hope the SuperSonics can keep him next season." Xu Jicheng said with a smile.
32:23, Bulls attack.
Jordan caught the ball on the right three-point line and confronted Zhou Quan.
Zhou Quan was fully focused, his eyes were as sharp as knives, his aura was as strong as a tiger pouncing on food, and his entire energy and spirit had been condensed to the extreme.
At this time, a CCTV camera behind the opposite baseline quickly zoomed in and gave Zhou Quan a close-up shot.
In this close-up shot, Zhou Quan's extremely fierce eyes and momentum shocked countless domestic fans.
"Zhou Quan's pressure on the ball holder is already at full capacity!" Zhang Lijia exclaimed.
"The defensive state is really good! With this momentum and pressure, ordinary players would be three points shorter in front of him. It would be good if he can exert half of his strength." Xu Jicheng praised.
At this time, Zhou Quan noticed that Jordan was breathing a little heavily. This was because he was adjusting his breathing to prepare for the next technical movements. This was a rhythm that could be used.
Generally speaking, players will not start to break through when they are breathing, but will start to break through when they are holding their breath, because anaerobic exercise is more explosive, and the first step will be faster when you hold your breath.
Even when shooting, he will hold his breath and will not let his breathing affect his technical movements.
Jordan is indeed adjusting his breathing, and will use a test step next. As for whether he will shoot or shoot after the test step, it depends on Zhou Quan's reaction.
For a person at his level, technical moves have become instinctive, and he can immediately connect to the next technical move based on the defender's reaction.
"Ouch!"
He took another breath, and the next moment, he was about to start the trial step.
But just as he was taking a breath, Zhou Quan, half a step away, moved.
"squeak!"
Zhou Quan took a step with his left foot, completed the sideways grab in one step, leaned over and took a look, and stabbed the basketball Jordan was holding on the back right side with one hand like lightning with his left hand.
Jordan instinctively turned to the right, grabbed the ball with his right hand, and unexpectedly gave way to Zhou Quan's stabbing action by just a hair.
"Steal!" Zhang Lili shouted urgently.
The next moment, Zhou Quan withdrew his left foot and returned to his original defensive position. He failed to poke the ball, but he did not lose his defensive position.
"call!"
Seeing that the ball was not intercepted, all the Bulls fans couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief.
"Almost!" Xu Jicheng said regretfully.
"damn it!"
Jordan cursed secretly, he was just a little bit close, Iron Fist's finger had already hit the ball, but fortunately his hand gave way and was not hit.
"squeak!"
Just when he faced Zhou Quan again and planned to force a breakthrough, Zhou Quan's left hand stabbed him again, making his nerves tense instantly.
Turning his right side and moving his right hand backward at the same time, he instinctively made a dodge action.
However, this time Zhou Quan's left hand stabbing the ball was fake. He immediately took a step from the right side, Jordan's left side, sideways.
At this time, Michael Jordan turned to the right because he was dodging the ball, and he got behind Jordan in one step.
"Where are the people?"
Jordan was stunned.
The next moment, there was a crisp "pop" sound, and the ball in his hand was knocked out.
"What?"
Turning around and looking back, he saw Zhou Quan emerging from behind him, holding the ball and already starting to drop it. He was so angry that he hurriedly chased after him.
"oh!"
There was a burst of exclamations from Bulls fans at the United Center.
"Oh ho!"
Immediately, cheers rang out from the SuperSonics side, and as Zhou Quan moved faster, the cheers grew louder and louder.
"boom!"
Zhou Quan's one-handed tomahawk chop pushed the SuperSonics' cheers to the top.
"It's amazing! It's amazing! This is Zhou Quan's sixth steal and fifth steal of Jordan. Let's not talk about the point guard god. No one should object to this steal god, right?" Zhang Lili said excitedly.
"Zhou Quan's stealing ability is truly astonishing. He made Michael Jordan laugh to the point of being applauded, haha!" Xu Jicheng laughed.
In the TNT commentary box, Larry Bird praised: "This is the risk of facing the Iron Fist holding the ball. He was too smart. He used the first poke to make Jordan form an inertial dodge, and then completed a real steal from behind. "
Magic Johnson was silent for a moment before saying: "This is the same as Jordan's fake move just now. They both use fake moves to mobilize the opponent before actually taking action."
"Yes, that's it." Larry Bird said with a smile.
On the court, Zhou Quan smiled at Jordan and said: "Five steals, Flying Man, you don't really want me to steal ten goals from you, do you?"
"You're dreaming." Jordan's face was ashen.
"I think it's safer for you to give up the ball and play without the ball." Zhou Quan suggested sincerely.
"snort!"
Jordan snorted angrily.
34:23, Bulls attack.
"Michael?"
When he saw Jordan running in the backcourt, preparing to catch the ball, Phil Jackson couldn't help shouting loudly on the sidelines.
Jordan just received the ball and heard the head coach's shout. His teeth were almost broken. However, he still has a big picture view. In addition, he has been broken by the Iron Fist five times. When he saw Steve Kerr asking for the ball, Then it was passed on.
Zhou Quan was behind Jordan and when he heard Phil Jackson's shout, he raised his attention to the highest level.
He has intercepted Jordan five times. No matter how strong Jordan's willpower is, he believes that it must have had a psychological impact, but it has not been exposed.
Phil Jackson definitely wanted Jordan not to attack with the ball in front of him. Although Jordan had some conflicts with Phil Jackson recently, after being intercepted five times, he believed that Jordan would most likely pass the ball out. .
At this time, Steve Kerr on the left stretched out his hand to Jordan, and he responded immediately and quietly moved his left foot a step to the left.
The next moment, Jordan passed the ball, and his right foot quickly stepped in. His right hand moved forward, triggering his precise striking ability.
"Snapped!"
As the ball was touched, a figure swept past Jordan and rushed to the basket four meters away. At this moment, Jordan was really blind and almost vomiting blood.
"oh!"
Amid huge exclamations, Zhou Quan flew up.
"boom!"
The explosive sound of the basket exploded.
"Oh ho!"
The cheers from the SuperSonics side suddenly started.
"Steal! Another steal! Zhou Quan stole Jordan again. Zhou Quan stole Jordan for the sixth time. This was his seventh steal. His defense was really amazing tonight!" Zhang Lili shouted excitedly.
"Less than halfway through the second quarter, Zhou Quan has already made seven steals. Can I say that his triple-double in steals today is already stable?" Xu Jicheng shouted excitedly.
"36:23, the SuperSonics are already leading by 13 points. It was a good shot. Although the SuperSonics' offensive state is not very good, Zhou Quan's stealing performance is enough to make this finals a legendary game. ." Zhang Lili said excitedly.
In the TNT commentary box, Larry Bird praised: "Looking at the replay, Iron Fist had already moved one step before Jordan passed the ball. He had already predicted that Jordan would pass the ball. This is the embodiment of wisdom."
Having said this, he added: "Also, Michael Jordan broke a record. He is the person with the most steals by the same opponent in a single game in NBA history. And this is the finals."
The magician's face twitched, he shook his head helplessly and did not answer.
At this time the Bulls served and called a timeout.
"Michael was careless!"
Seeing Jordan walking off the court with his head lowered, Magic shook his head regretfully.
"No, I think he has a mental problem."
Shaking his head, Larry Bird said: "No matter who it is, even Michael Jordan, who has extremely strong psychological quality, was intercepted five times in a row by the same person in 15 minutes, and it was in the finals, and this person was still His strongest competitor should have psychological problems."
"Then what happens next?" the magician murmured.
"Either the psychological problems continue to expand and the state declines; or, under the stimulation of the iron fist, the player develops an explosive state." Larry Bird said.
"Larry, which one do you think is likely to happen?" Magic Johnson asked.
Larry Bird hesitated for a moment and then said: "His opponent is Iron Fist. If he continues to hold the ball in front of Iron Fist, with Iron Fist's defensive state tonight, I think the first situation will occur."
Magic wanted to object, but thought of Iron Fist's stealing ability and the six steals that had just happened to Jordan, so he shut his mouth.
Larry Bird continued: "If he gives up the ball, the second scenario is most likely to occur. But the premise is that his mentality does not collapse."
"With Michael's willpower, I know him very well, there is absolutely no way he will collapse." The magician shook his head.
The Bulls' bench was like a coffin, the atmosphere was as heavy as iron, and even the gasps felt extremely suppressed.
Jordan looked calm, panting, wiping sweat, and drinking water.
"Michael?"
Phil Jackson stood right in front of Jordan with his hands on his knees.
Jordan didn't speak, he was still panting, wiping sweat, and drinking water.
Phil Jackson said: "As I said just now, Iron Fist's defensive state exploded tonight, don't touch his bad luck, don't try to fulfill his legend.
If he gets ten steals on you tonight, he's going to be a legend and you're a backdrop in the legend. "
Jordan's hands clenched tightly, and half the glass of water in his right hand was squeezed out, spilling onto his legs and the floor.
Phil Jackson glanced at the crushed cup in Jordan's right hand and said: "So calm down, you have been playing without the ball, using the screen of your teammates to get rid of him, and then catching the ball and shooting. This is what you should do." matter."
At this time, the assistant coach said quietly: "Actually, Tekken just broke a record."
"What record?" Pippen asked curiously.
"The number of steals from the same opponent in a single game was five before, but now..." The assistant coach quickly shut his mouth when he saw Jordan's murderous look.
Pippen wanted to say something witty, but when he saw Jordan's eyes, he closed his mouth.
At this time the timeout ends and the game restarts.
Phil Jackson replaced all the main players, and the Sonics were similar, but Matt Geiger continued to play on the court and Gilliam continued to rest.
"Remember, Michael, we can lose, and you are not a loser, but don't let yourself become a joke." Phil Jackson whispered when Jordan came on the court.
Jordan closed his eyes for a moment, opened them again, and then walked onto the court.
He really wanted to meet Zhou Quan again and see how many times he could steal him. This paranoid thought was very strong.
But Phil Jackson's repeated reminders without caring about his face still calmed him down.
If Zhou Quan really gets ten steals on himself tonight, then he will really become a joke, a joke in the history of basketball, not just a joke in the NBA.
"Oh, Jordan went downfield and didn't catch the ball. He started playing without the ball." Larry Bird said.
"This is a very sensible choice." said the magician.
However, although Jordan gave up the ball, the Bulls' situation did not improve. The morale of Pippen and others was not high, which caused Jordan to yell at his teammates twice on the court, but the situation still could not be improved.
At halftime, 54:37, the Bulls were already 17 points behind at home. Some unsteady fans could not see the hope of winning and had already fled the game.
"Michael scored 24 points in the half. He tried his best, but the Bulls' internal problems held him back." Magic said with great regret.
Larry Bird smiled: "This is a reflection of the ability to control the locker room and the ability to communicate and cooperate with the management."
The magician opened his mouth, but closed it again.
Larry Bird added: "If it hadn't been for the SuperSonics or the Iron Fist, I think this Bulls team would have had a chance to win the championship even if it had some problems and weaknesses.
But unfortunately, their opponent was the Iron Fist, a great team with no internal problems and a record of 70 wins in the regular season.
Iron Fist performed so well this season, and his performance in the finals series was also very outstanding. It can even be said that he was in a stable and continuous explosive state in this finals series. "
"A stable and sustained state of explosion?"
Magic Johnson shook his head and asked with some confusion: "Is it related to him sleeping well?"
"So sleep is key, it keeps you energized."
Larry Bird smiled and nodded, and added: "The NBA's home and away game system allows players to spend a large part of their time flying in the sky, which makes it difficult to guarantee their sleep time and quality. In addition, players all like nightlife. He has various bad habits and poor self-discipline, so the player's status fluctuates greatly.
If Iron Fist can control his sleep state, I think this will be a key to control the state of the game. This is magical and incredible. Maybe it has something to do with kung fu. We all know that he knows kung fu. "
"effort?"
The magician nodded and said, "Is it Tai Chi?"
"Maybe, find an opportunity to ask him. By the way, listen to his investment philosophy. I heard that Rodman followed his advice to invest in stocks and made millions of dollars a year." Larry Bird said .
"real?"
The magician said in surprise.
(End of chapter)
