Zhou Quan retreated outside the top of the arc, received the ball from Rodman, and began to organize the offense again.
This time, he made a tactical gesture.
Rodman and Laettner suddenly started, entering the penalty area from the left and right wings at low speed.
When the two crossed paths in front of the basket, Laettner intentionally used Rodman's body to get rid of Toni Kukoc behind him, and Rodman suddenly moved sideways very quickly to block Toni Kukoc.
The next moment, Leitner accelerated through the penalty area, ran quickly to the left wing, and at the same time made a move to ask for the ball at the top of the arc.
Mutombo didn't dare to hesitate. He was worried that Tekken's ball would be passed to Laettner, so he had to turn around and follow Laettner.
"Change defense!" Zhang Lili said loudly.
On the sidelines, George Karl nodded. The key point of this tactic is Rodman's screen. Rodman's lateral movement is very fast.
Laettner pulled directly to the left corner. Mutombo stayed in the left block, two meters away, one step away from the left line of the paint area. Zhou Quan started to break through with the ball at the top of the arc.
This time, after seeing the gate under the basket being pulled out, Jordan did not dare to deviate from his position. He stayed in the front, holding Zhou Quan's abdomen with his right hand and raising his left hand high.
"Bang!"
Zhou Quan dribbled the ball from the right side, and Jordan stayed on the left side, directly confronting him.
Zhou Quan's weight at this time has reached 97 kilograms, and Jordan's weight is 98 kilograms. The difference in tonnage between the two is very small, but Zhou Quan is 7 centimeters shorter than Jordan, has more muscle content than Jordan, and has an astonishing 90-level strength.
In the previous games, Zhou Quan did not exert his full strength, especially in terms of strength. He rarely used his strength to crush his opponents when breaking through with the ball.
But this time, when Jordan faced a strong confrontation, he passively exerted all his strength.
"Bang!"
Jordan's chest squeezed Zhou Quan's left shoulder, and a powerful reaction force suddenly pushed his feet and caused his upper body to sway.
"What?"
He was very surprised.
I knew Zhou Quan was gaining weight, but I didn't expect that his strength would be so great?
Taking this opportunity, Zhou Quan rushed over, jumped up to face Toni Kukoc under the basket, held the ball in his right hand, and dunked like a tomahawk. There was only a "bang" sound, and the basketball was smashed into the basket. At the same time, Toni Kukoc was knocked down by him.
"pretty!"
Zhang Lili said excitedly: "Zhou Quan leaned over to break through, lowering his center of gravity, which is more conducive to exerting force. And with his current tonnage and strength, it is impossible for Jordan to block Zhou Quan when he is almost standing upright. Even if he If you stand in the front, it is difficult to block, and you may be knocked over directly."
"Damn pervert, this guy has at least gained several kilograms of muscle. How come his mobility hasn't declined? It's so inconsistent with the laws of physics."
On the court, Michael Jordan looked at Zhou Quan's body, which was full of explosive muscles. It was obviously bigger than last season, and he couldn't help but curse secretly.
Five kilograms is ten kilograms, which is so big. It really made Zhou Quan a lot bigger, otherwise his strength would not have increased by two levels.
Phil Jackson on the sidelines was thinking about the SuperSonics' opening tactic just now. If Mutombo continues to be pulled out, it will definitely not work.
"Oh, the bull called timeout? This has just begun!" Xu Jicheng shouted.
"That's Phil Jackson's style. If the players don't perform well, they won't call a timeout. If there is a problem with the tactics, they will call a timeout." Zhang Liang said.
"Guide Zhang, please analyze what went wrong with the Bulls' tactics?" Xu Jicheng said.
"It should be the SuperSonics' opening tactic. Mutombo was pulled out. This meant that the Bulls lost the gate to the basket and the defensive tactics were not implemented." Zhang Liang said.
"It should be." Xu Jicheng said.
Zhang Liangli added: "If Mutombo is not under the basket and is pulled out, then his significance to the Bulls will not be great.
His greatest significance is to protect the rim and prevent Zhou Quan from breaking through and scoring, so that the Bulls perimeter does not have to double-team and the SuperSonics perimeter does not have an open space.
If there is no space outside, Zhou Quan's passing will lose the threat, directly abolishing half of his ability, and he will only be able to attack with the ball, and then he will have to face Mutombo's defense.
So for the Bulls, Mutombo must not be pulled out. If he is pulled out, just like the previous two seasons, the Bulls will definitely not be able to beat the SuperSonics. "
"So the Bulls and SuperSonics must plan their tactics around this key point. Success or failure lies in this point." Xu Jicheng nodded.
On the Bulls bench, Phil Jackson said to Mutombo very seriously: "Dikembe, your position is under the basket. Even if Laettner gets an open space, don't follow him. His open space goes from the outside. Supplement, do you understand?"
"clear."
Mutombo was startled, but nodded immediately.
He didn't want to go out. His speed couldn't match Leitner's, and it would be difficult to follow him out.
Phil Jackson then said to Jordan and others: "Did you hear that? If they try to take out Deacon Berra again, I'm sure they will continue to do that. It will be up to you to make up for it when the time comes. The rotation of defense must be fast. You can give him a small space, but you can’t give him a big space.”
"clear."
"OK."
Jordan, Pippen, and Harper nodded.
On the other side, George Karl only emphasized defensive tactics. The offensive tactics were controlled by Zhou Quan on the court, and he rarely worried about them.
The timeout ends and the Bulls attack.
Toni Kukoc pulled to the right corner, Rodman followed, and Laettner guarded Mutombo.
The three outsiders were separated, Jordan was active on the right wing, Ron Harper took the ball to the front court and handed it to Pippen on the left wing, and then ran towards the top of the key.
At this time, Jordan ran from the right wing to the top of the arc and set up a pick-and-roll screen with Harper. Zhou Quan bypassed Harper from the inside and caught up with Jordan. Jordan had already received Pippen's pass at the top of the left arc.
"Catch and jump shot?" Zhang Lili shouted.
"Leaning back on the three-point line?" Xu Jicheng shouted at the same time.
"boom!"
Zhou Quan jumped up in time, but was unable to block Jordan's fadeaway jumper, just like Jordan was unable to block his fadeaway jumper just now, but the shot failed and the basketball hit the basket.
At the basket, Laettner went around to defend Mutombo. He was 7 centimeters shorter and at least 10 kilograms lighter, so he couldn't withstand the defense.
But going forward is not conducive to grabbing backcourt rebounds, because they are behind and closer to the basket, so the Sonics, like the Bulls just now, also lost this backcourt rebound.
After Pippen passed the ball, he immediately cut to the basket. Perkins was one step behind. After Mutoboom grabbed the offensive rebound, he immediately passed it to Pippen.
"boom!"
Pippen caught the ball at the left waist, stepped forward, and made a flying dunk, directly dunking Laettner and Mutombo together.
"Oh ho!"
The United Center immediately burst into enthusiastic cheers, and Pippen himself jumped up and down with excitement.
"Damn redneck!"
Laettner has a bad temper. Even though Pippen was his teammate on the Dream Team, he still swore at Pippen.
"Damn bastard!"
Being scolded by a junior and former national team teammate, Pippen was so angry that his face turned red, but Zhou Quan was right next to him, so he did not dare to be rude and only spat back.
"We just started the game, and both missed a backcourt rebound and dunked each other. Today's game should be very tangled. Both sides will definitely have to repeatedly test tactics to prepare for the future finals." Zhang Li smiled. road.
2:2, SuperSonics offense.
At the top of the arc, Jordan defended with all his strength and tried to press close to prevent Zhou Quan from having a chance to pass the ball.
In the past, the Bulls were worried about Zhou Quan's breakthrough, but now they are not afraid of Zhou Quan's breakthrough because Mutombo is inside, so Jordan dares to press closely.
Laettner and Rodman repeated their same tactics, but this time Mutombo did not switch to Laettner. When Laettner ran to the right wing, he got an open space.
At this time, there were two defenders closest to Laettner. The first one was Toni Kukoc who was catching up with Rodman and was two steps behind him. The second one was one step behind the three-point line to defend Hawkins. Ron Harper, Harper moved one step down and two steps away from him.
When Laettner and Rodman were running, Zhou Quan didn't just stand there and watch. When Jordan pressed him, he immediately started to break through with the ball. He first pushed Jordan with his left elbow and took a strong step to the right. , used its powerful force and tonnage to hit Jordan's center of gravity, and then immediately turned around and passed through, bursting in from the top of the arc. Jordan, who turned to pursue, was one step behind.
At this time, Laettner happened to run to the right wing and got a big open space. Both Toni Kukoc behind him and Ron Harper above him were two steps and three meters away from him.
Therefore, this time is the best opportunity to pass the ball. Otherwise, the next second, this big open space will become a small open space due to Kukoc's pursuit or Harper's defense, or it will disappear altogether.
Zhou Quan's full panoramic vision has been locked on the entire half of the court. He just passed Jordan, and when he pulled up the ball with his left hand, he waved the basketball straight towards Laettner.
Laettner ran two steps away from the right sideline of the paint area to catch the ball, then turned around and faced the basket to shoot a jumper. Kukoc and Harper rushed at the same time, a full beat too slow.
"brush!"
The water splashed and hit two points.
"here you go!"
George Karl raised his fist in excitement.
"Beautiful! Mutombo did not change defense, allowing Laettner to get a big open space, and then Zhou Quan's pass did not disappoint, seizing the big open space." Zhang Lili said excitedly.
"Anyway, if Mutombo doesn't change defense, Laettner will get the open space. It depends on whether Zhou Quan can pass the ball in time." Xu Jicheng said with a smile.
"Harper's defense and Kukoc's pursuit are both very fast, but they are not faster than Zhou Quan's passing. Zhou Quan's passing is really like a scalpel, where it is most needed and most appropriate. When the time comes, you can pass it to an open teammate." Zhang Li said with a smile.
"And it was passed when Jordan was pressing closely." Xu Jicheng said.
"Zhou Quan just broke through with the ball when Jordan was pressing closely, just to prepare for the pass. If Mutombo switches defense and follows out, he can just go in, otherwise he will pass the ball." Zhang Li said with a smile.
On the sidelines, Phil Jackson was making trumpet-shaped hands with his hands and shouted loudly: "Tony, chase faster and guard against pick-and-rolls. Michael, strengthen your defense against Iron Fist and don't let him hit the ball."
The stern look in Jordan's eyes became even stronger. He was at least half responsible for this goal. He still couldn't prevent Iron Fist's breakthrough pass, which made him very annoyed.
The Bulls attack next.
Jordan's tactic is still to move without the ball, get an open space through the screen of his teammates, and then immediately catch the ball and shoot a jumper.
He doesn't need much space. Even if the defender is Zhou Quan, he only needs a small space to complete the catch and shot.
But this time, Zhou Quan didn't give him a chance to catch the ball.
Toni Kukoc came out of the penalty area to cover the pick-and-roll. Zhou Quan quickly bypassed Kukoc and caught up with Jordan. His vision had already seen Pippen's passing action on the left wing.
He used force with his feet to accelerate and grab a step forward, and got to Jordan's side, directly confronting him.
"Oops!"
Jordan noticed Zhou Quan, and when the ball came, he was ready to take a step forward to catch it, but at this moment, Zhou Quan faced him hard, and his center of gravity was squeezed.
"Snapped!"
The next moment, Zhou Quan used more powerful force to squeeze Jordan, causing the opponent to lose the chance to catch the ball. He successfully intercepted the ball and then immediately took the ball down quickly.
"Damn it!"
Jordan was so angry that he chased after him.
"This is strength. Zhou Quan's current confrontation ability can take over the entire perimeter. There are probably not many players who can compete with him at the small forward position." Zhang Li said with a smile.
At this time, Zhou Quan reached the left elbow area with the ball. Jordan was two steps behind and could not catch up with him. However, Ron Harper, who returned from the top of the arc, had already reached the free throw line, and Hawkins was one step behind.
"Whoosh!"
Zhou Quan didn't do it by himself. He drove to the basket and attracted the defense of Jordan and Harper, and then passed back to Hawkins who followed up.
It's just the regular season. He doesn't need to do everything by himself. As long as his teammates are open, his first choice is to pass the ball.
When playing against teams like the Bulls and Mosaic, only by exerting everyone's strength can we have a chance to win. He alone cannot win because his physical fitness is limited.
"Hawkins?" Zhang Lili shouted.
"boom!"
The next moment, after receiving the ball, Hawkins burst out behind Harper and dunked Harper and Zhou Quan.
"Beautiful!" Xu Jicheng said happily.
Bulls offense.
Pippen held the ball and singled Perkins on the left wing and hit a goal.
During the transition between offense and defense, Leitner quickly picked up the ball and retreated behind the baseline. He dodged Mutombo's block and quickly passed it to Zhou Quan.
Zhou Quan held Jordan with one hand and quickly passed it to Hawkins who was coming down the right wing. Hawkins caught the ball and passed the middle line. Ron Harper, who had suffered a serious knee injury, could not catch up with him.
"Quick attack!" Zhang Liyi shouted.
"It's done!" Xu Jicheng said excitedly.
"brush!"
Hawkins drove into the paint from the right elbow and hit a layup.
Zhang Lili said with a smile: "Under the coaching of George Karl, the SuperSonics had a very fast offensive and defensive rhythm during the Payton and Shawn Kemp era, and they had a strong fast break ability.
After Zhou Quan joined the SuperSonics later, he retained this style, and Zhou Quan's passing ability was stronger than Payton. "
Xu Jicheng nodded and said: "The fast-paced offense and defense can prevent Mutombo from returning to defense in time. This should become one of the main tactics for the Sonics to beat the Bulls."
Zhang Lili said: “And it’s very effective, because Zhou Quan is the fastest person in the game, and no one on the Bulls can keep up with him.
Hawkins is also faster than Ron Harper. He has not been seriously injured. Harper has been seriously injured and his speed is no longer what it used to be. "
Xu Jicheng said: "Mutombo's role is only in positional battles. He cannot play fast breaks and cannot guard against the opponent's fast breaks. This is one of his weaknesses."
Zhang Lijia smiled and said: "No one is perfect! During the offseason, the SuperSonics also thought about introducing Mutombo, but in the end it didn't happen. They must have considered it carefully."
(End of chapter)
