Chapter 178 Four consecutive wins at the beginning

Author: Dong Wangyi

Chapter 178 Four consecutive wins at the beginning

Howard couldn't help but admire: "I have to say, this shot was really beautiful! Iron Fist defeated all the Bulls' defenses with the ball alone, and completed the dunk on Cartwright. It was so beautiful!"

Winston nodded and said: "With consecutive breakthroughs against Jordan and Pippen, including two consecutive breakthroughs against Jordan, it is certain that Iron Fist's ability to break through with the ball has improved.

If his breakthroughs are strengthened, his threat with the ball will be stronger, and coupled with his passing ability, the consequences of double-teaming him on the outside will be more serious."

Howard agreed: "But if he is not double-teamed, he can break through with the ball, and his pull-up jump shot skills are close to the first-class level.

Once he breaks through, the defense against him must be strengthened. If there are openings in other positions, the overall defense must rotate quickly.

But fortunately, the Bulls' perimeter defense is the best in the league, and they are known for their quick defensive rotations, so they should be able to handle it."

Bulls offense.

"Let's fight one." Jordan shouted sharply.

He took over the ball right in the backcourt. He had to attack with the ball and return one from Zhou Quan. This is necessary for both the individual and the team.

One ball for another, this is the rule, otherwise it is a sign of weakness.

Now, with two consecutive championships, the aura of an Olympic champion, and the top hard honors of two FMVPs, he is already the league's signature star, the de facto number one active player, number one in the league, and his self-confidence is invincible. His state, competitive level and physical fitness are also at their peak. He can no longer tolerate any provocation, let alone provocation from his mortal enemy.

"Bang bang bang..."

Advance to the three-point line on the right wing, stop, bend down, dribble quickly and skillfully under the hips, and then suddenly start with force and burst from the outside.

Zhou Quan reacted very quickly and quickly moved to the side and rear, blocking his opponent's breakthrough in time.

But at this moment, Jordan took a step back, retreated beyond the three-point line, straightened up, and shot a three-pointer.

"What the hell, fake jump shot, real step-back jump shot!"

After watching Jordan take action one step later, he could only curse in secret. It was too late to defend himself and he could only defend with his eyes.

The moment Jordan took action, his eyes were extremely determined.

"brush!"

The next moment, the basketball passed through the brush and a pool of white water appeared.

"ah!"

Huge cheers erupted from the United Center.

"Three-pointer, Michael hit a three-pointer on Iron Fist's head, beautiful!" Rock Howard said excitedly in the ESPN commentary box.

Larry Winston laughed: "With Michael's current competitive state, he can ignore anyone's defense and score on anyone's head.

Now he is so strong, as long as he wants, he can get 30+40+ on anyone's head, including Iron Fist."

On the court, Jordan was very excited after he succeeded and started talking trash as was his habit: "Boy, why don't you guard me?"

"Yes, I just wanted to ask you and your teammates why you didn't defend me?" Zhou Quan retorted sarcastically.

Jordan's face twitched, "Asshole, I'll go in and beat these guys on the next ball."

Zhou Quan observed Jordan's expression. He bet that based on his understanding of Jordan, the paranoid old bastard in front of him must be planning to rush in and defeat them.

At this time, Joe Dumars served, he took the ball, bypassed Jordan and accelerated the ball forward.

He is faster, more agile, and his ball sense and ball-handling skills have also improved. Now it is difficult for Jordan to press him in the backcourt like he did in the Eastern Conference Finals.

Advancing from the right wing to the frontcourt, Jordan stuck to the left side, forcing him to the sideline, but his speed with the ball was no slower than Jordan's, and he continued to advance to the wing without slowing down. When Jordan caught up, he suddenly stopped.

, and then followed up with a step-back jumper.

"Damn it!"

Jordan also reacted very quickly and made an emergency stop immediately. However, when he saw that Zhou Quan was also making a step-back jump shot just like him before, he could only stare. He could not defend himself at all and could only watch Zhou Quan take one step later.

"Get in!"

Through an emergency stop, he got rid of Jordan's defense and made a 90-level step-back jump shot, which was open. Zhou Quan's confidence was also very strong, and his ball flew towards the basket.

"brush!"

The water splashed and he hit a three-pointer.

"Oh ho!"

Joe Dumars and others on the court, as well as the Assassins, Rodman and others off the court, all jumped up and cheered heartily.

In the ESPN commentary box, Howard said with some surprise: "Oh, just where Michael hit a three-pointer, Iron Fist returned a three-pointer in almost the same way. This is a real response."

Winston shook his head and said: "If Iron Fist wants to compete with Michael, I think this is an irrational behavior. His current scoring ability is far from the same level as Michael's."

Howard laughed: "But at least so far, he has made three of three shots, including two dunks. His performance is not inferior to Michael's.

Also, he gave Michael the exact same three-pointer, but Michael's counterattack just now did not respond to Iron Fist's dunk just now."

Winston shook his head and said: "You are being harsh. The defender will have to wait and see the opportunity to dunk, but I think Michael can respond by breaking through and scoring."

At this time, Jordan had arrived in the frontcourt, on the right three-point line, received the ball from BJ, and began to play Zhou Quan singles with the ball.

Under Zhou Quan's stimulation, all his attention has been 100% concentrated, and his competitive state has been 100% activated. The sharp energy in his whole body is like a sharp knife, and it will be dazzling just by looking at it.

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Above the free throw line, Joe Dumars faced BJ. His position was to the right, which meant he was ready to help defend Jordan.

"It must be the lateral protuberance."

Because Joe Dumars was watching in the middle, Zhou Quan judged that Jordan's breakthrough direction was towards the right sideline.

This is not a prediction, it is a reading of the offensive tactics of the offensive team based on one's own defensive formation. It is an understanding of techniques and tactics.

Although his game experience is only level 89, his technical and tactical abilities have reached level 94.

"With Joe Dumars on the left, we can't rush over there." At this moment, Jordan also made a decision.

When playing against Joe Dumars before last season, he used the most probing steps and then broke in from the left, which worked very well.

He likes to make breakthroughs close to the center, because his pull-up jump shots in the free throw line area and left and right elbow areas are the most accurate, which are his main scoring points.

Because there was no Iron Fist at that time, although the Assassin's defense was good, it was not as good as the Iron Fist, let alone Joe Dumars. There was no All-Defensive Team, so the Assassin's supplementary defense could not form an effective second line against him.

Line of defense.

But things are different now. The Pistons' back line is composed of two great defensive players, Iron Fist and Joe Dumars. He is not sure of breaking through these two men, especially Joe Dumars is right next to the right elbow area where he wants to go, so he only

Able to break through from the outside and avoid Joe Dumars' second line of defense.

The next moment, he suddenly grabbed the ball with one hand and raised it upwards, then closed his left hand in an imaginary manner, preparing for a jump shot.

But Zhou Quan was not fooled. He believed that Jordan would break through. Even if Jordan really shot, he would admit it. Anyway, it was half and half.

The next moment, Jordan retracted his right hand, leaned down, took a step forward with his right foot, and began to dribble and break through from the outside.

"squeak!"

Zhou Quan completed the retreat half a beat ahead of him and blocked Jordan again.

At the same time, Joe Dumars dropped BJ and jumped next to Jordan in two steps, completing the double-team and forcing Jordan to turn around and protect the ball.

"Oh, double teamed!" Howard exclaimed.

The next moment, Jordan, who turned around to protect the ball, immediately collected the ball without any panic, and at the same time turned around again, preparing for a fadeaway jumper.

But just as he turned around, Zhou Quan decisively entered the confrontation, grabbed his feet forward, and pushed his body forward.

"snort!"

Jordan was fearless. Although his center of gravity was unstable, he still forcibly completed the turn and took off, and even borrowed Zhou Quan's strength.

Moreover, the direction of his backward jump also deliberately avoided Joe Dumars' block.

In the past two years, his physical fitness has really reached an explosive state. In a double team, with his center of gravity affected, he still forcibly adjusted his posture in the air, then flicked his wrist and moved his fingers powerfully, and the ball flew away.

Toward the basket.

Zhou Quan and Joe Dumars jumped from the front and side to block shots respectively, but still did not touch the ball.

"Bang!"

The basketball missed a little, bounced up, and was caught by Seikali.

"oh!"

In the United Center, countless voices of annoyance sounded.

Jordan was also gritting his teeth in hatred. He had done his best with this shot. He was absolutely confident that he could make the shot, but he actually missed it?

In the ESPN commentary box, Winston said with great regret: "What a pity. Under the double-teaming of two strong defensive players, if this ball had hit, Michael's self-confidence would have exploded today. At that time, it would have been a divine blocker."

The state of gods and demons blocking and killing demons.”

Howard nodded and said: "To be honest, the goal didn't go in. It was purely a matter of touch. The double-team defense of Iron Fist and Joe Dumars didn't have much effect on Michael."

"Yes."
To be continued...