Chapter 135: Perhaps he is the bloodline of our Korea left in China?
With two minutes left in the third quarter, the Knicks were trailing by 50 points, 61:11.

In the six minutes that He Zhongqiu was off the court, the Pistons gradually strengthened their defense, like a rope around the Knicks' neck, which began to tighten and the score gradually widened.

The Knicks called the third timeout of this quarter and replaced He Zhongqiu.

In the last two minutes, He Zhongqiu, who still had plenty of energy, attacked the basket twice. He was successful once and was fouled by Ben once. He made two free throws and scored 4 points.

He blocked another shot, rushed out of the paint, blocked Hamilton, and grabbed the ball, and the Knicks took advantage of the opportunity to launch a counterattack.

After a 56-63 counterattack, at the end of the third quarter, the Knicks were still 7 points behind, :.

Zhang Heli said: "Today, under the double-team of the Pistons, Zhongqiu played very poorly. Fortunately, Alan Houston and others played well on the outside, otherwise we would have fallen behind by a large margin."

Xu Jicheng said: "In fact, the outside shooting is also average. Zhongqiu has been in position in the penalty area many times, but the ball from the outside can't go in."

"That's right." Zhang Heli sighed.

Xu Jicheng said: "Fortunately, the Pistons' offense was also the same, otherwise the game would have been a foregone conclusion."

Sun Zhenping said: "The Pistons are strong in defense, and their offense is only strong in two aspects, namely Hamilton's mid-range shot after running without the ball, and Billups and Robinson's pick-and-roll offense. The Knicks can't defend these two points no matter how hard they try."

"Yes, yes, yes. The Pistons are strong in these two aspects of offense." Zhang Heli nodded repeatedly.

"Unless Zhongqiu can prevent it."

Sun Zhenping said: "The outside defense is weak, so we still have a chance to go inside to fill the gap. Otherwise, if we continue to play like this, we will be worn down little by little by the Pistons' defense."

Zhang Heli said: "Zhongqiu has played for 23 minutes now. He must have played the whole last quarter. He should be in good physical condition now."

On the bench, Thibodeau came to He Zhongqiu and said, "Wolverine, you can expand the defensive area appropriately on the defensive end. Ben's offensive ability is average, so it's okay to let him go for two steps. We need your backup defense on the outside."

"OK."

He nodded.

Shortly after the final quarter began, the Knicks put all their main players on the field, with rookie Prince at the Pistons' third position.

Knicks offense.

He Zhongqiu came to the low post on the left wing, and Big Ben stuck to him, preventing him from entering the paint area. He squeezed in a step and asked for the ball.

"Pass it on."

Don Cheney shouted.

Kurt Thomas pulled to the right corner and pinned Clifford Robinson in the low post on the right wing, making it more difficult for Robinson to double-team He Zhongqiu.

Ellis, who was holding the ball at the top of the arc, was defended by Billups and could not pass the ball to He Zhongqiu, so he could only pass the ball to the madman on the left wing.

The madman knew that He Zhongqiu had no time left in the penalty area and had to take the ball immediately.

Facing Prince, who had very long arms, he immediately made a fake shot and a real pass after receiving the ball, taking advantage of his opponent's rookie attributes, shaking the rookie up, and then took the opportunity to pass the ball.

The pass is the signal gun, and the moment the signal gun is fired, the Pistons' double-teaming begins.

The Pistons played a three-two zone defense, mainly defending outside breakthroughs and shots, with Billups in the middle.

When the madman passed the ball, he immediately turned around. When He Zhongqiu received the ball, he was already one step away from He Zhongqiu, and his hand was almost reaching He Zhongqiu's body.

The next moment, He Zhongqiu, who received the ball, immediately turned around with his right foot as the axis.

While keeping distance from Billups, he held the ball high in his left hand, clamped Ben with his right elbow, and his body jumped up the moment his left foot landed on the ground.

Ben Wallace immediately took a step sideways when He Zhongqiu turned around, and then jumped with all his strength to block the shot when He Zhongqiu suddenly jumped up.

At this moment, the talents of both sides once again came into direct competition.

With his strong jumping talent, He Zhongqiu jumped nearly 70 centimeters on the spot, while Ben Wallace only jumped more than 50 centimeters.

Combined with the difference in height and wingspan, He Zhongqiu completely crushed his opponent in the air. He was a full foot and a half tall, and Ben Wallace's blocking hand only reached He Zhongqiu's elbow.

The next moment, He Zhongqiu's body rushed forward in the air, pressing on Ben Wallace, and he slashed violently with the ball in his left hand.

"boom!"

There was a loud blasting sound.

After being knocked down, Ben Wallace staggered back two steps and almost fell.

Pistons fans seemed to have gotten used to Ben Wallace being dunked over by He Zhongqiu. There were no more exclamations, and the Palace of Auburn Hills seemed very quiet at this moment.

The next moment, Barkley roared: "Oh, another dunk! This is the fourth time Wolverine has dunked over Big Ben in this game.

In the one-on-one matchup, the Wolverines had the upper hand in all aspects, and the DPOY was crushed on the defensive end. "

Kenny Smith continued: “Ben Wallace should have been called for a hand foul just now, but Wolverine did not complain to the referee.

This kind of thing has happened many times on the road, and Wolverine never seems to complain to the referee. Does he not care? "

"Yes, I hit my arm."

Larry Bird nodded and added: "But I don't think there is anything to complain about. Isn't it normal for the home whistle to be called?"

On the court, Ben Wallace, who was running to the frontcourt, did not show any change in his expression. Even when he heard Barkley say that he was crushed by He Zhongqiu, his heart and expression were the same, as solid as iron, without any ripples.

From an undrafted player, a person without a ball to play, to the core leader of the Pistons, he has experienced so much that these words cannot affect him at all.

On the defensive end, He Zhongqiu followed Thibodeau's instructions and did not stare at Ben Wallace.

At this time, the ball was in the hands of Billups at the top of the arc. He let Ben Wallace enter the basket and came to a position one step below the free throw line.

In front of him at the free throw line was a madman. The Pistons played a zone defense, and the Knicks also started playing a three-two zone defense.

"Wolverine wants to defend it?"

Seeing He Zhongqiu's position, Billups immediately understood.

At this time, the defensive three seconds were up, He Zhongqiu stepped across the free throw line, and the next moment he was ready to retreat back to the paint area.

Seeing that Big Ben was still in the penalty area, Billups secretly said it was a pity.

Because Big Ben has exceeded three seconds, he cannot participate in the offense in the restricted area. Otherwise, when Wolverine comes out to clean up the defense for three seconds, it will be the best opportunity to pass the ball.

The next moment, He Zhongqiu, who was about to retreat, suddenly found that Billups' gaze passed by him and looked towards the basket.

"Want to pass the ball to Ben Wallace?"

His first reaction was to pounce and stop Billups from passing the ball.

He reacted very quickly and took a big step forward, pouncing on the enemy with great ferocity like a tiger pouncing on its prey.

Billups' heart skipped a beat and he immediately pulled the ball back, preparing to retreat.

At this moment, he also noticed from the corner of his eye that Prince on the left wing was quickly cutting into the penalty area. The next moment, as long as he could widen the distance between him and Wolverine, it would be a good opportunity to pass the ball.

The next moment, he completed a step back.

At the same time, Prince had cut in one step outside the left waist position, and Big Ben also left the penalty area and stood at the left waist position.

He made a prediction in an instant, and the next moment Big Ben would set a screen to block Howard Ellis who was chasing Prince, and Prince would get a chance to cut.

At the same time, his excellent vision also allowed him to see that the madman was defending the basket.

But Prince's open space was still a very good opportunity, so he chose to pass the ball at this moment.

"I'll catch you!"

The next moment, He Zhongqiu rushed in front of Billups, stretched out his left hand, and grabbed Billups' basketball. Billups dribbled the ball between his legs very quickly, pulled the ball into his left hand, and then pushed his left hand forward and pushed the ball to his left waist.

"I'll catch it again!"

He Zhongqiu's nerve reaction speed was as high as level 90. When he saw Billups pass the ball, he instantly grabbed it with his right hand.

"Take it!"

In a flash, the basketball that Billups had just pushed out was caught by his right hand, but he failed to catch it and the ball bounced out.

"Damn it!"

Billups rushed out immediately.

But He Zhongqiu also rushed over, and the two made contact in an instant, but their ability to compete with each other was too different. Billups was squeezed to the side and fell to the ground, and the ball was taken by He Zhongqiu.

After he got the ball, he immediately dribbled down the court and strode forward.

At this time, everyone on both sides was behind him, and the road ahead was flat. His level 70 dribbling skills made his fast break as fast as a galloping horse.

"Pretty!"

Zhang Heli shouted excitedly: "He Zhongqiu stole the ball from Billups and is running down the court now."

"Mid-Autumn Festival, another amazing slam dunk."

At the same time, Sun Zhenping shouted excitedly.

"Crack, click, click..."

In the media seats behind the baseline, all the reporters were frantically pressing the shutters of their cameras.

The reporters in the media seats behind the opposing baseline looked at the other side with regret, wishing they could fly over immediately.

At this moment, He Zhongqiu dribbled the ball to the top of the arc, took a big step, stepped his right foot on the free throw line, and then spread his wings like an eagle.

The powerful explosive force seemed to install booster rockets under his feet. He flew high and then glided forward.

The raised right hand was like a battle axe, but after the body reached the highest point, the right hand holding the ball suddenly moved down to the crotch and passed the ball to the left hand.

The next moment, like a bomber, his body dived down and quickly closed the distance with the basket. His left hand holding the ball raised up and instantly chopped towards the basket.

"boom!"

After the powerful slam dunk, there was a loud banging sound, and under the strong impact, the entire basketball hoop was shaking.

"Oh!"

This powerful sound instantly hit everyone's eardrums, causing them to exclaim in surprise and cheer uncontrollably.

"Oh ho!"

Barkley jumped up from his seat and roared excitedly: "A dunk that only Wolverine can do. It's not as graceful as Michael's, but it's full of absolute power!"

Kenny Smith also shouted excitedly: "It's amazing. Wolverine once again completed a slam dunk in actual combat by jumping from the free throw line! At this moment, he seemed as dazzling as the god of war."

Larry Bird could only shake his head and exclaim: "This is talent! After he left the ground, it was as if he had wings. He is not a wolf, but an eagle."

On the CCTV commentary stand nearby, Zhang Heli and the other two were so excited that they were incoherent.

After reaching the bottom line, Zhou Biao, Lin Cheng and other Chinese reporters were jumping for joy.

"Mr. Zhou, Mr. Lin, Wolverine is indeed the best basketball player in East Asia," a Japanese reporter complimented.

The Korean reporters next to him rolled their eyes. Wolverine is an orphan. Maybe he is the bloodline of our Great Korea left in China?
No, we must bring them back. No, we must bring them back to Korea.

Inspired by this dunk, the Knicks' morale was high.

Next, Alan Houston broke out. The Pistons' double-team couldn't stop him. He repeatedly played pick-and-roll offense with Kurt Thomas, and his accuracy as a mid-range shooting king began to show.

The same goes for the madman. He used his old legs to intensify his breakthrough and formed an inside and outside coordination with He Zhongqiu. The Pistons' double team defense could not stop their coordination.

With two minutes left in the final quarter, the Pistons called their third timeout.

The score at this time was 82:82. The Knicks had scored 26 points in the final quarter to tie the score.

"Unfortunately, the Knicks' offense worked, but their defense was still quite bad and they couldn't take the lead," Zhang Heli said regretfully.

“中秋十分钟之内在4投3中，2罚1中，拿到了7分。前三节是16分，现在已经23分了。”徐计成道。

"He played for 33 minutes, made 14 of 9 shots, with a hit rate of 64.3%, and made 6 of 5 free throws, with a hit rate of 83.3%," said Sun Zhenping.

After the timeout, the game started. The Pistons did not make any substitutions, while the Knicks replaced them with veteran point guard Charlie Ward.

"brush!"

Facing Charlie Ward, Billups moved to the right wing, played a pick-and-roll with Clifford Robinson, then moved sideways, got a small open space, took a three-pointer and made it.

"Billups' pick-and-roll shots are really hard to defend," said Zhang Heli.

Looking back, Alan Houston also played a pick-and-roll tactic with Kurt Thomas on the right wing, and then made another mid-range shot.

In the previous ten minutes, he made 6 of 3 shots, with a mid-range shooting percentage of 50%, and three of them were taken under double-teaming.

"Bang!"

Unfortunately, his touch didn't seem to be as good after the timeout and he missed the shot.

The ball was a little longer, hit the rim and bounced to the front right side of the basket.

He Zhongqiu and Ben Wallace squeezed together, neither of them blocked the other, and they jumped almost at the same time.

"boom!"

"Di!"

The next moment was a manifestation of talent. He Zhongqiu grabbed the offensive rebound, then jumped a second time, slammed the ball into the basket with both hands, and caused Ben Wallace to commit a foul.

"Beautiful! Zhongqiu made a two plus one secondary attack." Zhang Heli said excitedly.

"84:85, the penalty kick tied the game." said Xu Jicheng.

Sun Zhenping said: "Now the playing time is quite long. Zhongqiu has played for 34 minutes. The physical condition is still good!"

Zhang Heli said with a smile: "The first round ended on the 29th. After six days, his physical fitness must have recovered a lot. At least there should be no problem in the first two or three games of this second round.

In the first round of the series, his physical problems were more serious in the last two games, and there were no major problems in the first three games. "

Xu Jicheng nodded and said, "The Pistons finished the first round on the 3rd, played two more games than the Knicks, and played the second round only two days later. The Knicks should have an advantage in terms of physical fitness."

At this time, He Zhongqiu made the free throw and the two sides tied the game at 85.

Barkley laughed and said, "In the first round of the series, Wolverine's free throw shooting percentage was only 58.8%, and Dream laughed at his free throw shooting posture in public. But it seems good tonight, he has made 7 of 6 free throws."

"Some people cannot be ridiculed or provoked, like Michael Jordan. If anyone dares to provoke him, he will score 50+ points on that person's head," said Kenny Smith.

Larry Bird chuckled and said modestly: "God can possess Bulls No. 23, but the winner can only be me."

"Ha ha……"

Barkley and Kenny Smith both burst into laughter.

(End of this chapter)