Chapter 238 Advancing to the Finals

Author: Dong Wangyi

Chapter 238 Advancing to the Finals

4:11, Knicks attack.

Ewing stood up and firmly entered the basket to get the ball.

He knew he had to perform at this time, and Greg Anthony cooperated very well and passed the ball down.

Rodman went around, but Ewing fought hard to push him away. His backhand was hanging. As long as he caught the ball, his layup was almost 100% successful.

When the ball was lobbed in, Zhou Quan and Joe Dumas pounced in almost at the same time, both losing the man they were guarding.

At the critical moment, the two of them made the same defensive choice at the same time, that is, they would rather let them get open on the outside or even hit a three-pointer than let Ewing score the goal.

With his right hand against Rodman, Ewing caught the ball with his left hand. The next moment, he took off on one foot and made a layup with one hand.

"Crack!"

But at this moment, Zhou Quan pounced in from behind Ewing. The ball had just left and was still rising. He jumped and slapped the ball.

"Hat back!"

The bearded commentator immediately roared.

"Crack!"

Joe Dumars happened to catch the ball from Zhou Quan.

On the sidelines, Pat Riley kept shaking his head. Now he suspected that the best defense this season was not the Knicks at all, but the Pistons.

He couldn't help but smile bitterly when he thought that the Pistons had three top defensive players.

The Assassin advanced to the frontcourt and handed the ball to Zhou Quan first.

Zhou Quan held the ball on the left wing, first made a tactical gesture, then passed the ball back to the assassin at the top of the arc, and then ran towards the penalty area.

Sekali, who was pulled out at this time, also quickly turned around and ran into the penalty area. With Ewing, Rodman and Oakley, there were already a lot of people in the penalty area. Zhou Quan and John Starks entered again, six people, and it was full.

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"Iron Fist's signature skills and off-the-ball movement in the penalty area, Jordan can't even keep up, haha!" Robert Guida laughed.

Zhou Quan made a circle from the penalty area and ran back to the left wing. By this time, John Starks was already trapped in the crowd in the penalty area.

"brush!"

The Assassin quickly passed the ball, Zhou Quan caught the ball and made a jumper, hitting a mid-range shot.

4:13, Knicks attack.

"Bang!"

Ewing didn't hit the basket this time, but missed a jump shot from the outside. Rodman grabbed the rebound.

"Ewing has to go in and score at the basket, otherwise the Knicks are going to be very dangerous tonight," Robert Guida said.

"Ewing's mid-range shooting percentage did not exceed 40%. How can such a shooting rate be so high compared to Iron Fist? Iron Fist hit 65% on the field. As the core, Ewing must play an efficient offense to save the team." Lin

G Wilson said.

"In terms of offensive efficiency, at least so far in this series, Ewing is not as good as Iron Fist. This is surprising, isn't it? You must know that Ewing is a center and Iron Fist is a point guard. In terms of ability at critical moments, he is also not as good as

Iron Fist." said Robert Guida.

"The key is that the Pistons' fast break tactics prevent the Knicks' defensive system from being established. This is the most fatal thing." Ringo Wilson said.

"Bang!"

Joe Dumars made a jump shot over Doc Rivers, but missed. Ewing grabbed the rebound and the Knicks attacked.

John Starks, like the Pistons, wanted to play a fast break. When he saw Ewing grabbing the rebound, he immediately turned around and rushed down, asking for the ball from behind.

Zhou Quan took a step behind and saw the ball flying over. He adjusted his pace and when the basketball was falling downwards, he chased it hard, then flew up and reached out to steal the ball.

He was already faster than John Starks, so it was easy for him to accelerate.

"Steal the ball?"

Bearded John Lowes shouted.

"Crack!"

The next moment, Zhou Quan grabbed the ball with his right hand and received a pass from Ewing.

"Ha ha!"

The bearded man jumped up excitedly.

"Whoosh!"

After falling to the ground, Zhou Quan threw with one hand, and the basketball quickly flew towards Sekali under the free throw line.

Seikali caught the ball and was blocked by Ewing. He turned around and made a strong shot.

At this moment, Rodman rushed away from him.

"Bang!"

When he missed, the basketball hit the basket and rose up. In the next moment, Rodman jumped up and with a bang, completed a putback dunk with one hand.

"Beautiful! Da Chong completed the tip-in, but did he go for the tip-in? Not necessarily, I think he went for the rebound." Bearded John Lowes laughed.

"Ha ha……"

The commentator's words made many Pistons fans laugh.

"At 4:15, we are 11 points behind. How can the Knicks hit this ball?" Robert Guida shook his head.

He is worried that if the game continues, the ratings will not go crazy?

On the sidelines, Pat Riley was pulling out his bald head, but a lot of hair fell out, but there was nothing he could do.

The Pistons' fast break not only displayed Iron Fist's powerful fast break and attack capabilities, allowing the Pistons to play an extremely efficient fast-paced offense, but also destroyed the Knicks' defensive system. The Knicks' defense is not good at individuals, but at the system level.

If it is not established, it will not be able to exert its strong defensive capabilities.

However, the Pistons are a team that is good at personal defense. The three top defensive players can destroy the Knicks' offense with their personal defense.

On both offense and defense, the Knicks were blown away.

"What to do? What to do?"

Based on his coaching experience, he couldn't think of any good way to solve the problem at this time.

Many times, tactics cannot solve the problem because the opponent's personal abilities have exceeded the scope that tactics can solve.

In Zhou Quan, he saw another top offensive and defensive Michael Jordan, a younger Michael Jordan.

He called timeout again and replaced Anthony Mason.

However, after all, Mason is just a good role player. He can provide the Knicks with some low-post offense and rebounds, but his strength cannot reverse the situation.

The Knicks finally lost the G4 game, 89:106, a 17-point defeat, thus losing the match point.

Zhou Quan locked up John Starks, the team's second scoring point. Ewing took a lot of shots, making 15 of 37 shots, a shooting percentage of 40.5%. Plus 4 of 6 free throws, he scored 34 points, 11 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal, and 3 blocks.

Data of 3 turnovers and 4 fouls.

Mason also took a lot of shots, making 8 of 15 shots, a shooting percentage of 53.3%, 2 of 4 free throws, and scored 18 points and 8 rebounds.

The two teamed up to score 52 points and 19 rebounds, but they could not save the Knicks.

Joe Dumars made 14 of 21 shots. Under the Pistons' fast break tactics, his shooting rate was as high as 66.7%. He made 1 of 3 three-pointers and scored 29 points in 42 minutes.

In 42 minutes, Zhou Quan made 12 of 17 shots, with a shooting percentage of 70.6%, 2 of 4 three-pointers, and 6 of 6 free throws. He scored 32 points, 13 assists, 5 rebounds, 5 steals, 2 blocks, 3 turnovers, and 4 fouls.

"Iron Fist, why are the Pistons able to play extremely sharp fast breaks against the Knicks, but not against the Bulls?" a TNT reporter asked at the scene.

Zhou Quan replied: "The Knicks' defense is the best in the league, so we must use fast breaks to destroy their defensive system, otherwise once we fall into a positional battle, the result may not be too good for us.

In order to increase their defensive strength, the Knicks have three inside players in their main lineup. Oakley plays small forward, and his speed is not that fast. We have three guards, which makes our overall speed faster than theirs.

It is also a basis for us to play fast breaks on them.

The Bulls are different. The overall speed of the Bulls is still faster than that of the Knicks. Pippen is faster than Oakley. But when we played against the Bulls, we also played a lot of fast breaks, but not so many.

In addition, it also has something to do with personal ability. The Knicks don’t have Michael Jordan on the perimeter, so it’s easier for us to counterattack against the Knicks.”

"But you gave the Bulls ten steals in a single game, and Jordan suffered a lot under your hands." The reporter reminded with a smile.

Zhou Quan laughed and said happily: "That's not easy, there is some luck involved."

"Can we win this series in the next away game?" the reporter asked again.

"Hopefully, we will try our best so that we can get more rest and adjustment time." He nodded and said with a smile.

An hour later, the press conference between the two teams began.

Both Ewing and Pat Riley were criticized by the media, and the media that accused them were mainly New York media.

"Patrick, facing Rodman who is a head shorter than you, your shooting percentage is only 40%. You have not shown the ability of a super center at all. Why?"
To be continued...