Chapter 291 The terrifying dream

"Dameng was fooled."

In the NBC commentary box, Big O laughed and said: "Compared to offense, Iron Fist's strongest point is probably passing, which is his direct assist ability.

His direct assist ability is the most deadly pass. He can always pass the ball to the most threatening open teammate, making it impossible for the opponent to guard against him."

Elgin Baylor nodded and said: "Iron Fist is a point guard. Although his offensive ability is very strong now and he is also the team's scoring leader, he is still a traditional point guard."

Big O agreed and said: "So this is where he is most threatening. You can guard against his offense, but you cannot guard against his passing."

"Just like you." Elgin Baylor smiled.

Big O laughed and did not deny that he indeed had the qualifications and strength to deserve Lord Baylor's words.

Mosaic attack.

The ball still did not stay in front of Zhou Quan, and Kenny Smith did not miss the ball. After receiving the ball, he immediately moved the ball and did not give Zhou Quan any chance to steal him.

Dameng still had to go deep and get close to the basket to catch the ball, but the three Sonics perimeter players tried their best to block the downward passing channel. He didn't catch the ball, so he had to retreat to the low post on the left wing to get the ball.

Horry caught the ball, and Schrempf waved his arms. He dribbled the ball and moved one step to the left, avoiding the opponent, and then passed to Da Meng in the low post on the left wing.

Zhou Quan observed Horry's movements very keenly. When he moved to the left, he saw that Schrempf's body had completely blocked Horry. Horry could never see the high position, so he immediately lost his mind.

Nismith, pounced on the big dream.

Sure enough, when Horry passed the ball, he didn't see Zhou Quan's double attack and the ball flew towards Dameng.

As soon as Dameng caught the ball, he felt a blur in the corner of his left eye, and a person had already rushed to his side.

"Crack!"

The nerve reaction was too fast, and Zhou Quan's movements were very fast. With a precise strike, he knocked away the ball that Dameng had just received with a slap.

"Oh, the ball was stolen!" Zhang Lili shouted excitedly.

"Did you see that, you stupid pig! Iron Fist is right, last year was the only finals in your life, and you will never want to play in the finals again in the future."

Behind the SuperSonics bench, in the front row, a middle-aged male fan wearing No. 1 turned back and roared at Barkley.

This fan is the sales director of Microsoft's Asia region and a confidant of Ballmer, who is in charge of Microsoft's sales. He has played golf with Zhou Quan several times. Barkley is sitting here, but he always cheers for the SuperSonics.

I have long been unhappy with Barkley.

On the SuperSonics bench in front, a group of substitute players also turned their heads. They had long been unhappy with Barkley.

"you?"

Buckley was so angry that he clenched his fists and wanted to punch the idiot in front of him in the nose, but he still didn't dare to do it.

"Do you dare to take action? Touch me and I won't even give you a chance to get bail." The supervisor glanced at Buckley's fist and said disdainfully.

"I don't sit with idiots." Buckley got up angrily and walked away cursing.

"Oh ho!"

Seeing Barkley leaving, the surrounding fans cheered and applauded.

"What's going on, Barkley isn't watching?" Elgin Baylor said in surprise.

Big O smiled and said: "I guess he is not satisfied with the location."

Baylor was startled, then laughed and said: "The free second row is already pretty good. He and Iron Fist are mortal enemies. The SuperSonics management is not stingy."

Halfway through the first quarter, at 13:15, the SuperSonics led by 2 points at home, and Mosaic called a timeout after serving.

Zhang Lili analyzed: “In the first half of the quarter, the two sides played very fiercely and anxiously, and no one had a very big advantage.ωωw..net

Mosaic did a very good job transferring the ball from the perimeter today, and did not give Zhou Quan the opportunity to steal the ball, so their offense played well.

And in terms of rebounds, Mosaic has one more rebound than the Sonics, and the one that has more is the offensive rebound, which is the one where Dameng dunked.

Dameng took a lot of shots, 3 of 5 shots, 1 of 2 free throws, and scored 7 points. He played very aggressively and hit the basket whenever he had the opportunity. Fortunately, the SuperSonics perimeter blocked the passing angle to the basket."

Sun Zhenping nodded and said: "Zhou Quan also played very well in the first half of the quarter, making 2 of 3 shots, 2 of 2 free throws, and scored 6 points. However, he sent three assists in six minutes. His ability to directly assist is really strong.

He can always see his teammates' open spaces and pass them to them.

But the Sonics were able to lead by two points mainly because of his steal and block. If it weren't for his defense, the Sonics would have fallen behind."

Zhang Lili said: "As I said before, if Zhou Quan can only play one side of the Mosaic team, he has little chance. He must play both offense and defense."

At this time, the timeout ends and Mosaic serves the ball from the frontcourt sideline.

The reason why Tomjanovich called a timeout was not because he was two points behind, but because of a substitution. Kenny Smith was replaced and Sam Cassell was replaced.

In the crucial tie-break of the second round series, the rookie left a deep impression on him. Just now, Kenny Smith had no performance under the defense of Iron Fist, so he decided to let Cassel go up and give it a try.

Zhou Quan looked at Cassel in front of him, and his first impression was that he had a distinctive appearance.

Information about Cassel flashed through his mind. He was the No. 24 pick in the first round of 1993. He was 191 centimeters tall and 84 kilograms. He had three-pointers, but his shooting percentage did not exceed 30%, and his overall shooting percentage did not exceed 40%.

Mainly shooting from distance, the rhythm is slow, but often explosive. Single defense is not good, but assist defense is better.

On the left wing, outside the three-point line, Cassel received the ball.

He has height, broad vision, is good at playing singles on the wing, and is good at passing the ball to teammates who have moved out of position on the weak side, so after receiving the ball, he starts to rely on the power of the ball.

The so-called newborn calves are not afraid of tigers. He has this mentality now. Facing the famous Iron Fist, a super point guard who has been compared with Magic by the media, his mentality is, I am a rookie, there is no shame in not being able to beat you.

But if I take advantage of you, I will make a fortune.

His purpose of playing is of course to get into the three-point line, get close to the paint area, attract the defense, and create open opportunities for his teammates on the flanks.

But after only leaning on it for a moment, he knew that it was not possible. The reaction force was too great. The Iron Fist's confrontation was indeed worthy of its reputation. The 92 kilogram tonnage was 8 kilograms heavier than him, so he could not rely on the Iron Fist.

Very smart, he immediately took a step back dribbling, trying to call a pick-and-roll, and then took the opportunity to enter the three-point line.

But at this moment, Zhou Quan reacted too quickly. He suddenly seized the opportunity to grab the ball in one step, reached out and poked his ball away.

"Steal the ball!"

The on-site commentator Henem Krisman shouted sharply.

"What?"

In shock, Cassel quickly turned around to look for the ball, but Zhou Quan once again stepped forward to grab the ball. The two collided with each other, and the confrontation occurred instantly. He was squeezed away and lost the chance to regain control of the ball. The ball was knocked by Zhou Quan.

The right is obtained.

"Oh ho!"

Seeing Zhou Quan complete the steal, the 13,000 home fans cheered, and as Zhou Quan started to play fast, the cheers became louder and louder.

Cassel fell behind Zhou Quan from the beginning. Only Maxwell, the crazy man who returned from the top of the key to defend, returned to the basket first. Zhou Quan rushed into the paint area from the right midfielder, and then without any scruples

It flew towards the madman.

"This madman!"

Maxwell is not really crazy. This kind of ferocious dunk must have a very powerful impact. Wherever he can block it, he immediately ducks to the side.

"Bang!"

The next moment, when the explosive sound of the basket exploded, thousands of people rose to their feet, and the shouts of the entire Central Gymnasium suddenly reached the peak.

Kenny Smith, who was replaced, turned to look at Tomjanovich standing in front and felt that it was a mistake for the head coach to replace Sam Cassel.

Cassel must hold the ball, and this gives Tekken an opportunity to steal. This is in conflict with Tomjanovich's original strategy tonight, which was to not let the outside ball stay too long in front of Tekken.

13:17, Mosaic attack.

Cassel is very smart. This time he plans to directly call the pick-and-roll to get rid of Iron Fist's defense.

He cautiously carried the ball to the frontcourt, and then pulled it outside the three-point line on the left wing. Zhou Quan blocked the ball in front and stopped retreating. He immediately called a pick-and-roll.

Robert Horry came out to act as a wall, Schrempf blocked Cassel first, and then followed Horry, while Zhou Quan took the opportunity to catch up with Cassel at the three-point line.

Cassel was not willing to fail to break through, so he changed hands to control the ball, put his right elbow against Zhou Quan, and continued to press downward.

Zhou Quan squeezed his opponent with his chest, and his strong confrontation ability immediately made Cassel a little unstable, unable to move. Then, under his pressure, he was forced to close the ball, and the ball died on the spot.

Schrempf took the opportunity to pounce again, completing the double-team on Cassel.

Cassel held the ball in his arms and half-crouched, but Zhou Quan still stretched out his hands to rest on the ball, and then the two started fighting for it.

"Beep!"

The referee's whistle sounds, it's time for the ball.

"Great defense!" Big O laughed.

"When Cassel failed to break through, he shouldn't have forced a breakthrough. He should have pulled back to the three-point line. He underestimated the Iron Fist's defense." Elgin Baylor said.

"Crack!"

In the jump ball, Zhou Quan relied on his stronger jumping ability to put the ball over Rodman's head, and the SuperSonics got the ball.

At the top of the arc, Zhou Quan broke through and Cassel retreated, but at this time he suddenly stepped back and shot a jumper, and Cassel could no longer defend him.

"brush!"

The water splashed and the three-pointer was scored.
To be continued...