Chapter 144 Continuous Steals on Jordan

Author: Dong Wangyi

Chapter 144 Continuous Steals on Jordan

On the right wing, Jordan, who was about to enter the frontcourt, saw that the momentum was not right. He was afraid of making a mistake and immediately turned back to respond.

Paxson saw Jordan's request for the ball, and quickly blocked Zhou Quan with his left elbow, pulled the ball up with his right hand, and then passed it over with one hand.

But at this moment, Zhou Quan reacted very quickly and suddenly started to attack. Paxson couldn't block him with one of his arms. With his big hands and precise strike, he intercepted the ball and then headed towards the basket with the ball.

Down.

"Oh, Iron Fist, dunk one!"

In the commentary box, the bearded John Rowes shouted excitedly.

"Deduct one!"

A huge roar rang out from the Palace of Auburn Hills.

"Then I'll deduct one."

Zhou Quan followed his good example and took a step into the paint area before flying up and slashing violently with an ax in one hand.

"Bang!"

The explosive sound of the basket exploded instantly.

"Oh ho!"

The Palace of Auburn Hills erupted instantly.

"Beautiful! Iron Fist responded with a counterattack dunk after a steal. This was his response to Michael Jordan." Robert Guida laughed.

Ringo Wilson laughed and said: "But Michael just stole his ball. If he wanted to respond, he should steal Michael's ball."

Robert Guida was startled, shook his head and smiled: "Linger, what you said makes sense. But on the defensive end, Iron Fist and Michael Jordan are not matched up."

"He can try switching on Michael," Ringo Wilson said.

Robert Guida shook his head and said: "Michael switched defenses to Iron Fist because Paxson couldn't defend Iron Fist, so he had no choice but to switch defenses.

And Iron Fist can always strangle Paxson, so he doesn't have to switch to defend Michael, that would be the wrong choice."

Ringo Wilson smiled and nodded, and did not continue this stupid topic.

The game on the court continued, and the defensive intensity of both sides increased. From the backcourt to the frontcourt, they were constantly strangled on both ends of the offense and defense.

There were two minutes left in the first quarter, 22:22, and the two teams were still tied. The Pistons had the ball, so a timeout was called, and Chuck Daly planned to make a substitution.

"This is also the ninth time the two teams have tied in the first quarter, which shows how anxious the game is." Robert Guida said.

Ringo Wilson said confidently: "Although the score is very anxious, I think the Bulls performed better today."

"Why do you say that?" Robert Guida asked.

"Because this is the home court of the Pistons and the first home court in the league, the Bulls can still tie, which shows that the Bulls have overcome the difficulties on the road and performed better."

Speaking of which, Ringo Wilson added: "If this continues, the Pistons' home momentum will be weakened due to the inability to play home court advantage, and then the Bulls should have an opportunity to exceed."

Robert Guida also somewhat agreed with his partner's statement.

Indeed, under the leadership of Jordan, the Bulls' willpower has been reflected, and they are not limited by the home atmosphere. If the Pistons cannot attack for a long time, their momentum and morale will definitely decline, and then the Bulls' opportunity will come.

But he said: "The prediction data given by ESPN before the Eastern Conference Finals showed that the Bulls had a 99% chance of advancing and the Pistons only had a 1% chance. But now the two sides are tied and the Bulls did not have an advantage in this game, so I think it is time.

It's time to face up to the Pistons' strength.

What I mean is that the strength of the Pistons is underestimated. No matter how strong the Bulls are and how strong Michael Jordan is, the Pistons' chance of advancing to the Finals will not be as low as only 1%."

Ringo Wilson also nodded and said: "ESPN has not revised the data yet, which means they are still more optimistic about the Bulls, very optimistic."

Robert Guida changed the topic and continued: "In the first ten minutes of the first quarter, Iron Fist scored 4 points on 2 of 4 shots, two of which were dunks, and the next two pull-up jump shots were missed, both of which were blocked by Michael, but he still

He sent out 4 assists, 1 steal, 2 rebounds and 1 turnover, which was a very strong performance.”

Ringo Wilson nodded and said: "Tekken's performance is indeed excellent, but Michael's performance is even better. He made 4 of 7 shots and 2 of 2 free throws in ten minutes. He has already scored 10 points and grabbed two rebounds.

, as well as 1 steal and 2 assists.”

The timeout ended and both sides replaced some of their main players.

Zhou Quan and Rodman left, and the Assassins and Bedford came on, keeping the three main players on the court.

On the Bulls' side, Michael Jordan is still on the court, and the other four have all been substituted.

"The Bulls make more complete substitutions. At this time, the Bulls use Jordan's strong strength to maintain the offensive firepower of the bench and win more rotation time for the other main players." Robert Guida said.

"Michael is a true iron man." Ringo Wilson praised.

Robert Guida nodded and said: "The series is only in G3. Iron Fist said that he is mentally prepared for the tiebreaker, but I think it is better for the Pistons to end the series early, otherwise, if it is delayed, his physical fitness is likely to be lost to Jordan.

Drag down."

Ringo Wilson said with a smile: "That's it. He is still a rookie and his physical condition has not reached its peak, so his physical fitness cannot reach Michael's level.

Moreover, it is difficult for ordinary people to reach a physical monster like Michael. In the history of the league, Chamberlain is the only one.

Then as the series progresses and his physical fitness declines, Iron Fist's performance is likely to continue to decline, while Michael can still remain at his peak."

After the first quarter, at 26:26, the two teams were tied again, and no one could take advantage of the other.

After the start of the second quarter, Jordan took a two-minute rest at the beginning of the second quarter and then came on again.

After he came on the field, he took advantage of the lack of the Pistons' main force, stole the ball once, and made three consecutive shots. He completed a wave of excellent offense and defense in two minutes, allowing the Pistons to score no points. He led the Bulls to a lead at 30:36.

Got the score.

When the Pistons attacked, Chuck Daly called the first timeout of the second quarter and sent Zhou Quan and Joe Dumars to take a rest. The other four were all substitutes. Zhou Quan and the Assassins would partner in the backcourt and he would defend Jordan.

"Although Iron Fist's defense is good, Michael has a height advantage. With his offensive strength, he can definitely get a mismatch advantage. This is a good opportunity for the Bulls to continue to widen the point difference. He will definitely not let it go." Ringo Wilson was excited.

said.

"It's possible. But although Iron Fist has some height disadvantages, I think in terms of confrontation, his higher muscle content, greater strength, and lower center of gravity should have certain advantages." Robert Guida said.

"That's not necessarily the case."

Ringo Wilson said: "Michael's strength is very strong. His muscle mass is very good. He is stronger than the average player of the same size and weight. He often switches to the low post to play back to the power forward. His confrontation ability is not necessarily weak.

To Iron Fist."

On the court, the game begins and the Pistons attack.

In the middle, Zhou Quan advanced to the frontcourt with the ball, and Jordan came up to him.

His gaze was forward, and the focus was not on Jordan, but on observing the half-court situation.

But in fact, under the influence of the full-level panoramic vision, his observation of Jordan has not weakened, just like looking at him squarely.

At this time, his gaze shifted to the right wing, where the assassin ran out from the wing and reached out to him for the ball.

But Jordan didn't know this. When he saw that Zhou Quan's eyes were not on him, he thought that the opportunity had come, so he suddenly took a step forward and reached out to poke the ball.

But in the next moment, Zhou Quan, who saw Jordan's action, instantly pulled the ball back with his right hand, dodged the pass, and at the same time completed a right turn to pass past Jordan. He controlled the ball with his left hand and strode across the top of the key.

Take the restricted area.

"Oops, the top of the arc is broken." Ringo Wilson shouted urgently.

The Bulls reacted quickly, and the two big insiders quickly shrank. Grant even took a step forward and blocked Zhou Quan's path to the basket by two meters.

Zhou Quan crossed the free throw line, suddenly turned around again, and circled past Grant. He turned around and leaned his back against Cartwright under the basket, but his ball came in from the low post on the left wing.

Bedford's hands in the paint.

"Bang!"

After receiving the ball, Bedford stepped forward and dunked. With one hand, he easily dunked Zhou Quan and Bill Cartwright.

Cartwright was blocked by Zhou Quan and had no chance to step forward to block the shot. He could only defend with his eyes.

"This ball, Michael's steal was reckless." Ringo Wilson said regretfully.

Robert Guida said: "Michael defended Tie Fist's ball-handling breakthrough twice in the first quarter, forcing Tie Fist to make two emergency stop jumpers, but failed. Now that he failed once, it is allowed. He cannot guard him every time.

Down.

Iron Fist's offensive ability is average, but that's because his finishing ability is average. It doesn't mean that his breakthrough with the ball is not threatening. In fact, his breakthrough with the ball is very threatening. He can often dribble the ball into the paint area. Michael Jordan was defeated by him.

This is not the first time, and it will certainly not be the last time."

Ringo Wilson nodded and said: "Indeed, a super heavy point guard like Iron Fist at the first position is indeed very threatening when he breaks through with the ball.

To be honest, if his finishing skills are more mature, his ball handling will suddenly become more threatening."

"It's only a first grader. I believe in his future. In fact, it is precisely because of this that Skechers is willing to take a gamble." Robert Guida said with a smile.

"His sneaker contract is very enviable. During the first two rounds of the series, his sneaker sales had problems, but after entering the Eastern Conference Finals, he performed well these days, which stimulated sales.

Now the sales task of eight million US dollars should not be a problem for him." Ringo Wilson joked.

Robert Guida laughed: "The additional condition is that it will not be less than 8 million in the first two years, so he still needs continuous performance."
To be continued...