Chapter 274 MVP reaches first place

After this battle, the Sonics were 21 wins and 3 losses, and Mosaic was 22 wins and 3 losses. The Sonics were still half a game behind, ranking second in the Western Conference and second in the league.

Leading his team to a wild victory over the league's No. 1 Mosaic, Zhou Quan recorded his second career triple-double in steals. With his super performance and a wild victory, he slapped the media who criticized him in the face.

After this Christmas war, doubts about him suddenly came to an end, and even the constant negative news every day became much less.

After two days of rest in Seattle, the SuperSonics arrived in Chicago on the 28th.

Previously, the Bulls had 20 wins and 5 losses, the Knicks had a losing streak, with 17 wins and 7 losses, and the Pistons had 18 wins and 6 losses. The Bulls have already ranked first in the Eastern Conference and third in the league.

The last time they lost to the Bulls at home, Rodman was injured and the lineup was just starting to work together. Although this game was an away game, the SuperSonics, which had been playing for almost two months, were getting better and better, and they really wanted to win.

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No. 29, United Center.

At eight o'clock, both sides announced the starting lineup.

SuperSonics: Sam Perkins, Rodman, Schrempf, Kendall Gill, Zhou Quan

Bulls: Cart White, Horace Grant, Scottie Pippen, Michael Jordan, B.J. Armstrong

Tonight it will be broadcast live across the United States by TNT, and the commentator is the recently popular combination of Black and White and Magic Bird.

After all, Larry Bird and Magic Johnson dominated an era. They only commented on two games after debuting as commentators, and they have already stolen the limelight from Isiah Thomas and Laimbeer. They are the most popular recently.

Interpretation package.

Magic Johnson exclaimed: "Now the Pistons are second in the Eastern Conference, and the SuperSonics are second in the Western Conference. The Iron Fist deal is really a win-win for both parties."

Larry Bird chuckled and said: "This transaction meets the interests of all parties, and the result is indeed good, far better than Barkley's transaction.

Philadelphia was hurt by the Barkley trade, and now it has to rebuild. The Suns also lost to the Pistons in the Finals. This season, the Suns lost to the Iron Fist SuperSonics. It seems that there is no chance of winning. The Suns

It is very possible to consider trading Barkley, I think this is a lose-lose transaction."

"Poof!"

Unable to hold it back, the magician laughed.

As soon as Buckley sat down on the sofa, he was so angry that he jumped up and cursed: "Big Bird, can you clean the mouth of your toilet?"

Magic Johnson laughed and said: "The Pistons are currently strong, but Mark Aguirre will retire soon, and Sekali will probably choose to leave.

As for Gary Payton and Shawn Kemp, to be honest, I think it will be difficult for the Pistons to stay after their contracts end."

Big Bird nodded and said with a wicked smile: "A small ball market like the Pistons is only suitable for low-cost operations. It cannot retain superstars and cannot offer such a big contract.

I suggest that the management trade those two guys now and stock up on a lot of draft picks. This will not delay their future, but will also be conducive to the development of the team."

"Oh, Larry, this is a good suggestion. Anyway, the Pistons have won three championships in five years and no longer want to chase the championship."

Magic Johnson exclaimed and said excitedly: "They can go to the Lakers. The Lakers have a lot of draft picks."

"No, you can go to the green team." Larry Bird said with a smile.

"Go to the Lakers."

"Go to the green team."

"lake……"

"green……"

Well, the Lake-Green War, which just ended a few years ago, started again in the TNT commentary box.

But their suggestions really moved the hearts of many teams, such as the Lake Green Second Team.

However, the piston is not among them.

The Pistons management's brain is not broken, and the owner's brain is not broken either. Including this season, Payton still has three years of rookie contract, and Shawn Kemp still has two years. They are all cheap, and with such a good record, operating costs

It’s low and the market is stable, so why rush to trade?

Therefore, although the Green Team and the Lakers are interested, they are destined to be unable to succeed this season.

In the CCTV commentary box, Zhang Liyi held up a statistics table and said: "The defensive intensity of the league is really strong this season. Pat Riley has really built the Knicks into an iron-blooded defense. It is even stronger than last season. The average defense is even stronger than last season."

They only conceded 91 points, first in the league. The Bulls were not bad either, with 94 points, second in the league.

The SuperSonics are getting better and better, and their current average points loss per game is 95.8. As the lineup adjusts and mistakes decrease, there should be a possibility of a decline."

Sun Zhenping said: "Coach Zhang, the SuperSonics rely on Zhou Quan and Rodman to defend one team, plus the defensive system. What do you think is the difference between their defensive system and the zone defense?"

Zhang Lijia smiled and said: "The NBA does not play zone defense, but many teams play side kicks, that is, double-teaming people without the ball.

According to NBA rules, you cannot double-team a player without the ball within an arm's reach, but you can play a side kick if you are beyond an arm's length. Whether it is the SuperSonics or the Bulls, they all have similar defensive systems.

The Knicks' defense tends to be tough, with big and wild defensive moves. For example, Oakley, many of his moves are directed at people.

This kind of defense is very useful for ordinary teams and has a strong deterrent effect, but it cannot deal with the Chicago Bulls.

Because when there were no flagrant foul rules back then, the Bad Boys' defense was even worse. Jordan was not afraid of that kind of defense. He would rush in with his head down while holding a bag of explosives, and he would not be afraid of the Knicks now.

Moreover, Oakley and Jordan are good friends. He was Jordan's protector at the beginning, so he should not be harsh on him.

And Zhou Quan’s SuperSonics won’t be afraid if they run into the Knicks, as the last Eastern Conference Finals series has proven this.”

"Oakley probably wouldn't dare to fight Zhou Quan again," Sun Zhenping said in a low voice.

"Haha..." Zhang Lili laughed.

In the players tunnel, the starting lineups of the two teams met.

"Fei Ren, you won our home game last time, and I want to take away a victory from here this time." Zhou Quan said with a smile.

"Winning at our home court is even harder than reaching the sky." Jordan sneered.

"Really?"

Zhou Quan smiled and stretched out his left hand, pinched it with his thumb and index finger, then waved to Jordan and came out with a smile.

Seeing Zhou Quan's gesture, Jordan's face became frighteningly gloomy. Pippen and others did not even dare to fart, and remained silent.

Two hours later, with one minute left in the final quarter, 91:91, the SuperSonics had the ball and called a timeout after serving.

Zhang Lili said: "The two teams tied for the 32nd time tonight. Jordan had 31 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 steals, 1 block, 3 turnovers, and 2 fouls, with a shooting percentage of 49%. Zhou Quan had 25 points, 5 rebounds, 15 assists, 4 steals, 1 block, 3 turnovers, and 3 fouls."

Foul shooting, 46% shooting rate, average performance.”

Sun Zhenping wiped the sweat from his forehead and said: "The defense of both sides is very strong, and Jordan is not in a super explosive state. Zhou Quan's personal offense is a little worse, but his passing is really good, and his ability to directly assist is too strong

Already."

Zhang Lili said: "Both sides defended with intensity tonight, and their success rates in positional battles were average, but their fast breaks were both pretty good."

At this time the timeout ends and the game restarts.

Serving the ball from the sideline, Zhou Quan advanced from the backcourt, and Jordan defended and retreated from the front. He came to the top of the key and made a tactical gesture.

At this time, Rodman came up from the low post and screened Kendall Gill. Gill took the opportunity to run towards the top of the key.

Zhou Quan was dribbling the ball to the left wing at this time, taking Jordan away and giving up the position at the top of the arc, and then made a backhand pass. Before Jordan could react, the ball flew towards Gill.

Gill caught the ball at the top of the arc, but before BJ could catch up, there was an open space. He immediately took a three-pointer and the ball flew toward the basket.

After Zhou Quan passed the ball, he did not stand there, but immediately rushed into the paint area.

Kendall Gill does not shoot three-pointers. Last season with the Hornets, he averaged 0.9 three-pointers per game and hit 0.2 three-pointers, with a shooting percentage of only 27.4%. After additional training in the offseason, he averaged 1.5 three-pointers per game this season.

, 0.5 hits, only a 31.7% hit rate.

Gill made a three-pointer before and missed, so the probability of hitting this time is not too high.

"brush!"

But the goal was scored.

Bulls attack.

Jordan ran on the right wing, used Grant's pick-and-roll to get rid of Zhou Quan, caught the ball, and then shot and hit a mid-range shot.

Magic Johnson laughed and said: "The catch-and-roll jump shot after the pick-and-roll is Michael's usual method for playing Tekken. It is simple and practical. His shooting rhythm is very fast. Tekken's pursuit and defense is very fast, but in most cases he also defends.

You can’t hold this kind of ball.”

94:93, SuperSonics offense.

Perkins pulled to the left three-point line, and the Bulls used Grant, who has excellent mobility, to guard him on the defensive end. Center Carter White defended Rodman, who had no ability to stretch.

Zhou Quan broke through with the ball from the left wing and used Perkins' pick-and-roll to break through from the outside.

Jordan bypassed Perkins and Grant and took a shortcut from the inside to pursue the defense.

At this time, Grant blocked Zhou Quan for a moment, firstly to prevent Zhou Quan from taking action, and secondly to slow down Zhou Quan's breakthrough. Then when Zhou Quan changed direction and attacked him, he stopped caring because Jordan had already blocked Zhou Quan at this time.

In front of Quan, he immediately returned to defend Perkins' side.

The two completed a beautiful defensive pick-and-roll tactic, which also meant that Zhou Quan and Perkins' pick-and-roll tactic failed, and Zhou Quan stopped near the left line and baseline.

"Bang bang!"

Stop suddenly, dribble with your hips, switch your right hand to your left, and suddenly step your right foot to the left.
To be continued...