Chapter 141 This is Khan

Back in the locker room, He Zhongqiu replenished some energy with three bananas and a cup of energy drink, and the masseur also helped him massage his calf muscles.

He felt he still had enough energy and could continue working after resting for fifteen minutes.

Of course, if his teammates can keep the score tied in the third quarter, he will save his energy for the final quarter. Now he only has enough energy to play well in one quarter.

I was quite satisfied with the performance in the first half. Although Ben Wallace's defense was good, he was too short. As long as we could get to the basket, we could easily beat him.

He also gained something else, which was also an idea.

He had always imagined using a certain martial arts skill to improve his low-post footwork, just like he used the locust stone technique to improve his bank shot.

This idea has not yet been realized, and he has another idea, which is the use of footwork in off-ball running.

Outside players move without the ball, and inside players also move without the ball.

In the first half, in order to reduce physical energy consumption, he reduced the confrontation with Ben Wallace and used his mobility advantage to avoid the opponent and enter the basket, with good results.

A center is not like an outside player. He cannot run around like Hamilton. He basically stays in the restricted area and the edge of the restricted area. Especially a center like him who is poor at mid-range shooting cannot leave the restricted area.

The restricted area is narrow and there is a three-second limit for offense. It is a science to avoid the defender and get to the basket.

He now mainly practices Xingyiquan, which is also known as Xingyiquan. He pays attention to the use of steps. When practicing Five Elements Boxing and Twelve Elements Boxing, he must cooperate with the Seven Stars Flower Step.

This step requires going with the flow and being casual, with three shakes and two turns, dodging and striking naturally, not sticking to the Nine Palaces and Eight Diagrams. It requires the steps to be as fast as a meteor, the body to be like a dragon, to dodge like the wind, and to strike like thunder.

He believes that the Seven-Star Flower Step can be used for off-ball movement within the restricted area, and can even be used for low-post singles, whether back-to-the-basket or facing the basket.

There are three levels of the Seven Star Flower Steps. First, walk in the shape of O, then in the shape of 8, and the highest level is the Random Flower Step. Now he is still walking in the shape of 0.

If he can practice to the level of random running, and match his athletic qualities, I believe no one can stop him from getting close to the basket in the penalty area, and he will definitely be able to reach the practical level of Dream Step's dream step.

The proficiency of this step is not calculated separately, but it is used in conjunction with the Five Elements Boxing and Twelve Forms Boxing. It is the basic step of boxing.

I basically take some time out every day to practice these two sets of boxing. With the proficiency I've accumulated before, I'm almost at the point of mastery. My proficiency in the Five Elements Boxing is 2953, and in the Twelve Forms Boxing is 2912.

After achieving minor success, his pace can reach the level of walking in an 8-figure, and after achieving major success, it can reach the level of walking in a random pattern.

He plans to master one of the Five Elements Boxing and Twelve Forms Boxing during this off-season, and will put the other one aside for later.

Five months, three thousand proficiency points, 20 proficiency points per day. Now he can gain one proficiency point every ten minutes, six proficiency points per hour, which means three hours of practice per day is enough.

But even if this step is useless, his low-post step has been trained to level 75, and he can definitely train it to level 90 during the offseason.

It was halftime.

At the end of the third quarter, the score was 59:63. The Pistons had pulled back 5 points and were still 4 points behind.

贺中秋这一节只打了前8分钟，1投0中，2罚1中，得到了1分3篮板1盖帽1失误1犯规。

He continued to try to get closer to the basket after bypassing Ben Wallace.

However, he was unlucky in this quarter. When the ball came in from the outside, there were two passing errors, and one of them fell on his head.

In addition, Ben Wallace has experience and knows that his ultimate goal is to get close to the basket, so he often goes directly back to defend the basket.

There was Prince's help defense outside. When he moved, they would often stick to him, defend in front of him and prevent him from receiving the ball, which was equivalent to double-teaming him in advance, so he didn't find any opportunities under the basket in this quarter.

However, his performance was average, but his activities in the penalty area attracted two defenders, giving others opportunities.

Zhang Heli said happily: "Witherspoon made great contributions today. After attracting a lot of defense, he continued his good performance in the second quarter in the third quarter, making 4 of 2 shots and 2 of 1 free throws, scoring 5 points, a total of 11 points."

Xu Jicheng said: "Kuang Ren also scored 10 points. He, Zhongqiu and Witherspoon scored 48 points in total, and the others scored 15 points in total. The three of them accounted for 76.2% of the team's total score."

Sun Zhenping said: "Kurt Thomas also scored 5 points, with a stable score of points. Will the Pistons continue to double-team Zhongqiu in the final quarter?"

Zhang He thought about it and said, "It's hard to say. If we don't double-team Zhongqiu, the Pistons will be in trouble based on his performance today."

Xu Jicheng smiled and said, "Today he moved a lot without the ball, which was effective in the first half, but in the third quarter the Pistons double-teamed him more. Prince almost helped defend him, almost double-teaming him in advance, so he didn't have much chance."

"Let's double-team them halfway in advance." Sun Zhenping said.

Zhang Heli laughed and said, "If Prince's attention hadn't been on Zhongqiu, Witherspoon wouldn't have had so many opportunities to get into the penalty area."

At this time, the last quarter began.

For the Knicks, all starters came on the court.

On the Pistons side, Prince continued to play, veteran Michael Curry sat on the bench, and the other four were starters.

Knicks offense.

The Pistons' defense was in position, using a three-two zone.

This is because Witherspoon is out, and Shandon Anderson, Howard Ellis and Madman are all outside players who can shoot three-pointers, so they can no longer play a 2-1-2 zone defense.

This also means that the Pistons can no longer defend He Zhongqiu like they did in the third quarter.

He Zhongqiu entered the frontcourt and entered the penalty area from the left elbow area.

Ben Wallace immediately came up to defend. He turned left nimbly and then turned right. Ben Wallace was shaken and he took the opportunity to cut into the penalty area.

However, it was useless to position himself this time. There was no chance for the ball from the outside to be passed in. He could only leave the penalty area and go to the low post on the left wing.

However, even if he fails to get the ball, this kind of positioning does not consume much of his physical energy, and he can use this method to enter the penalty area more frequently.

Howard Ellis held the ball at the top of the arc. He had a three-pointer. Prince in the high position immediately pressed for the ball. At the same time, Hamilton on the left wing also immediately made a gesture to double-team the top of the arc.

Coincidentally, He Zhongqiu once again went into the penalty area and even went directly under the basket.

He first suddenly took a step upward, then suddenly changed direction inward at the left waist position. When Ben Wallace moved sideways, he took advantage of the situation and knocked him back with his powerful explosive force. He took the opportunity to enter the basket, then turned around and blocked Ben Wallace.

"Beautiful! Pass the ball quickly!" Zhang Heshi shouted excitedly.

Ellis immediately lobbed the ball in, Prince turned and ran, and Clifford Robinson in the low post on the right wing also rushed to the basket.

He Zhongqiu received the ball in front of the basket, at the outer edge of the reasonable collision zone, held the ball with both hands, and suddenly turned right and jumped up.

This turn was as ferocious as that of a Tyrannosaurus Rex.

Ben Wallace grabbed He Zhongqiu's waist with both hands from behind, but failed to hold him down and was thrown away, and he didn't have time to jump up to block the shot.

He was a little confused. Is this Wolverine or the Great Shark? This is clearly the shark turning around!

"boom!"

There was a fierce sound of the basket being smashed.

"Di!"

The referee's whistle also sounded.

At this time, Prince had just rushed into the penalty area and Robinson had just reached the right side of the basket. He Zhongqiu's attack had been completed. Their assisting defense could not keep up with the rhythm because He Zhongqiu's position was directly under the basket.

"Oh ho!"

The roar of Madison Square Garden rang out again.

"Beautiful! Dunk over Ben Wallace, so beautiful! From entering the penalty area to taking position, to catching the ball and dunking, perfect!" Zhang Heli said excitedly.

Sun Zhenping laughed and said, "Zhongqiu's turn was great, his explosive power was so strong, I blinked and he was hanging on the basket, haha!"

Zhang Heli laughed and said, "His turn was like a shark. Ben Wallace probably didn't react just now.

Zhongqiu was able to perform such a move in the final quarter, and his physical fitness was maintained quite well today."

Xu Jicheng said: "Ben Wallace blocked the foul. How many times is this? Two fouls in the first quarter, and one more later. This is the fourth foul."

Zhang Heli said cheerfully: "Ben Wallace didn't dare to use too big a defensive move today, after all, this is the Knicks' home court.

Although Zhongqiu is a rookie, he is the starting All-Star in the Eastern Conference, and Ben is just a substitute. Today, there are home whistles and star whistles.

If Big Ben gets another foul and has five fouls, he will be in real trouble and will be even more afraid to make any moves.

But there is also a possibility, just go for it and send the player off, with Ben Wallace's tough style, he can do it."

Under the basket, He Zhongqiu took two deep breaths.

The sudden burst of energy consumes a lot of physical energy, but he felt that he completed the technical move of turning around and slamming it down very smoothly, which was considered an exceptional performance.

"How can we defend against him?"

On the sidelines, Rick Carlisle had a terrible headache.

It's not enough to rely on Big Ben alone. Big Ben can't defend Wolverine alone, and Clifford Robinson's weak-side help defense is not fast enough, and rookie Okur is even slower. None of them can do it.

Relying on Prince to assist from the high position, the distance is a bit far and there is no concealment. Unless the Knicks have no shooters on the outside, a 2-1-2 zone and a semi-double-team are ok.

In his own home court, he has a way to make Big Ben increase the intensity of defense, tangle and hug, slow down the Wolverines' offensive rhythm, and create opportunities for assist defense.

But on the road, this defensive intensity is not enough and he can't come up with an effective defensive solution.

He is not worried about the offense. No matter how the Pistons defend, they can't stop Hamilton's movement and Billups' pick-and-roll offense.

59:65, Pistons attack.

Billups ran the pick-and-roll with Clifford Robinson on the right wing, one of the two most difficult offenses for the Pistons to crack.

Attracting the outside double-team defense of Ellis and Madman, Kurt Thomas was also ready to make up for the defense at any time. The pick-and-roll between the two of them attracted the defense of three Knicks players.

At the same time, Hamilton was running without the ball and running around everywhere, which was the Pistons' second offensive tactic that was difficult to crack.

The two most powerful offensive tactics were carried out at the same time, and almost all of the Knicks' defensive attention was attracted.

Just when Billups and Robinson separated and encountered Kurt Thomas's backup defense, just when Hamilton ran to the left waist position 2.5 meters away and attracted Shandon Anderson's defense...

"Whoosh!"

Billups suddenly made a sideways pass, and the ball flew to Prince on the left wing three-point line.

"Oh no!" Zhang Heli cried out in surprise.

This pass stunned everyone on and off the Knicks side.

Because all the Knicks' defensive attention was on the two most powerful offensive points, Prince didn't know when he moved to the 45-degree position of the three-point line. The closest player to him, Shandon Anderson, was three meters away and he was in a wide open position.

Rookie Prince stretched out his hands to catch the ball, but Shandon Anderson, who was three meters away, turned around and rushed over desperately.

"faster!"

Shandon Anderson knew there was still a chance. The pass was at least eight or nine meters away, and he only needed two steps to get back to defense.

He Zhongqiu quickly moved from the basket to the left waist position, and his defensive attention was focused on Hamilton who was in an open position again.

"Snap!" As Shandon Anderson took a step forward, Prince caught the basketball.

He had two options, one was to take a three-pointer against Shandon Anderson's defense, and the other was to pass to Hamilton who was in an open position.

At this moment, he decided to pass the ball.

Because Anderson rushed over, if he forced a shot, when he jumped up to shoot, Anderson should be able to block him and affect his shot.

"Passed."

"Mid-Autumn Festival?"

Zhang Heli and Xu Jicheng shouted at the same time.

"It's now."

The moment Prince passed the ball, He Zhongqiu started to defend and saved the ball from the paint.

His explosive power is so strong that even now in the final quarter, his first step is very fast. With his strong explosive power, he takes the first step very quickly.

"squeak!"

The explosive power was so strong that the sneakers under his feet seemed to be smoking.

With just this one step, Hamilton, who was just two and a half meters away from him, was almost within his reach as long as he stretched out his hand again.

At this time, Hamilton received the ball sideways, then immediately turned around to face the basket, ready to jump and shoot.

But just as he turned to face the basket, He Zhongqiu's second step was in place, right in front of him, which scared him.

"Snapped!"

He Zhongqiu grabbed the ball that Hamilton was holding in front of his chest with both hands and completed a steal.

"Oh ho!"

"Clap clap clap..."

He stole the ball from his opponent at the critical moment, and it was Wolverine, the popular king of the Knicks, who made the steal. The whole audience cheered and applauded.

With the support of the fans, the Knicks fought back and Ellis made a layup.

59:67, the Knicks lead by 8 points, the Pistons attack.

"Shh!"

When Billups was dribbling the ball and passed the center line and approached the top of the arc, some boos were heard in Madison Square Garden.

"Shh!"

The boos immediately gained the support of all Knicks fans and then became earth-shattering in a second or two.

This has never happened before. The vast majority of Knicks fans who buy tickets are white-collar workers, and they never boo their opponents when they are attacking.

So Billups was not mentally prepared and was a little distracted for a moment, and at this moment, Ellis, who had been performing mediocrely, suddenly made a steal.

"Snapped!"

After poking the ball away, Ellis rushed forward and launched a counterattack.

"damn it!"

Billups tried his best to defend and chased after him relentlessly.

Behind the two men, the people from both teams immediately turned around and ran, including He Zhongqiu.

This counterattack fast break ultimately failed. Under the threat of Billups, Ellis did not make a bold shot, but pulled out again, waiting for the inside line to get into position and switch to a positional battle.

He Zhongqiu once again made several flexible counter-runs, then stopped at the edge of the reasonable collision zone on the left front side of the basket and asked for the ball.

After the outside lines were all opened up, Ellis lobbed the ball in.

Prince, who was in a high position, was five meters away from He Zhongqiu and immediately pounced down.

But he only turned and took two steps, and when he was one step away from He Zhongqiu, He Zhongqiu's attack was completed and hung on the basket.

The moment after catching the ball, He Zhongqiu, holding the ball with both hands, turned up and then turned again, doing a shark turn. Then, without caring whether Ben Rhys behind him was shaken by his continuous turns, he just stood up and dunked.

Ben Wallace was shaken, just once, definitely no more than half a second. By the time he adjusted his center of gravity and prepared to jump to block the shot, it was too late.

He Zhongqiu stood up like a tiger pouncing on its prey, blocking all his vision, and then crashed into him.

"boom!"

With a one-handed slam dunk with his left hand, He Zhongqiu hung on the basket, and Ben Wallace under him was knocked back.

"Di!"

The referee blew the whistle, pointed at Ben Wallace and made a gesture to block the foul.

"Beautiful! Zhongqiu once again dunked over this season's DPOY, the league's most famous top defensive center Ben Wallace, and made a two plus one." Zhang Heli shouted excitedly.

"This is Ben Wallace's fifth offense. If he commits it again, he will graduate." Xu Jicheng said excitedly.

"59:69, the Knicks are leading by 10 points. Should the Pistons make a substitution now?" Sun Zhenping said.

Although there was only a 10-point gap, Rick Carlisle knew the game was over today.

Unable to defend against the opponent's offense, the basket was blown up by Wolverine, and there was no effective defensive tactics. The Pistons lost their strongest shield, and he could only shake his head helplessly.

He wanted to make a substitution, but Ben Wallace shook his head and said he didn't want to leave the court. He didn't insist and just let him stay on the court.

Ben Wallace decided to go all out. He would lose anyway if he couldn't defend, so he might as well go for it. Even if he lost, he would lose in the battle.

Next, Ben Wallace and He Zhongqiu started the toughest confrontation.

First he elbowed, then he hugged and tangled, he hit him with his knees and forehead, and he was just short of biting him with his teeth. In short, Ben Wallace used every possible means on the defensive end.

He Zhongqiu was not polite at all. This was his home court. He used a few eagle claws to grab Ben Wallace's muscles, making him cry in pain.

The two men were fighting in close combat, and their methods were also hidden. They were not seen by the referee at the beginning, but the cameras on the scene saw it and immediately moved it to the ceiling screen. Naturally, the referees and fans also saw it.

However, everyone only saw Ben Wallace's method. He Zhongqiu did not move his elbows. He only moved his claws. His movements were very hidden. He got behind Ben Wallace and grabbed him. There were two people's bodies blocking him in front and behind, so he could not be noticed even if he stood next to them.

"Ben Wallace, you dirty bastard!" Spike Lee cursed angrily.

"Shh!"

Countless fans booed Ben Wallace.

Although Ben Wallace had no expression on his face, he felt very aggrieved in his heart. I think some pieces of flesh on my back must have been taken away. I am the victim, okay?
In the fifth minute of the final quarter, He Zhongqiu took the ball and attacked two meters in front of the left side of the basket.

"Oh!"

Ben Wallace elbowed He Zhongqiu from behind, hitting him in the waist.

He Zhongqiu is not a guy who will suffer a loss. He held the ball with his right hand and put his left elbow on Ben Wallace's chest. He suddenly grabbed the opponent's left chest with his left hand.

Catch and release at an incredibly fast speed.

"hiss!"

Ben Wallace only felt a strong pain rushing straight to the top of his head, his scalp exploded instantly, and he gasped in pain.

"Di!"

At this time, the referee blew the whistle.

He pointed at Ben Wallace and swung his elbow, indicating that Ben Wallace should elbow He Zhongqiu and make a defensive foul gesture.

"Clap clap clap..."

The fans applauded loudly and praised the home team for the decision.

"why are you crying?"

He Zhongqiu asked kindly.

"Who's crying?"

Ben Wallace said angrily.

He Zhongqiu just laughed but said nothing.

Ben Wallace wiped his eyes with his hand, and there were real tears. It was because of the pain. The damn Wolverine really hurt him.

“This is Khan!”

He said this and turned to walk towards the player tunnel.

Ben Wallace's departure made the Pistons lose their last chance to turn the tables, and they eventually lost Game 3 on the road.

74:89, the Knicks won a game at home and tied the Pistons -.

"It's one to two and we still have a home field. Hopefully we can make it back in the next game and start again with 2-2." Zhang Heli said excitedly.

"There is hope, haha! I thought it was over and the Knicks would give up the game, but I didn't expect that even though the mid-range shooting king was injured, they still won Game 3." Xu Jicheng said excitedly and sighed.

Sun Zhenping took the statistics table and calculated it, then said: "Zhongqiu played for 40 minutes, 20 minutes in each half.

After Ben Wallace fouled out, the Pistons had no way to defend him and could only use the shark-cutting tactic against him.
He made 4 of 4 shots in the final quarter, all of which were attacks under the basket, and made 8 of 5 free throws, scoring 13 points in a single quarter. He also had a steal, two blocks, and 6 rebounds. His performance was excellent.

总共23投15中，15罚10中，轰下了40分15篮板2助攻3抢断6盖帽3失误3犯规的数据。”

Zhang Heli said excitedly: "Wolverine broke his single-game scoring record in the playoffs."

Xu Jicheng said: "His shooting percentage was 65.2% and his free throw percentage was 66.7%. Both were very efficient. This was achieved even though the Pistons were constantly double-teaming him."

Sun Zhenping said: "15 free throws, G1 and G2 combined only had 15 free throws, the home court factor did have a big impact."

"When the difference in strength is not too big, the chances of winning at home are definitely much greater."

Zhang Heli nodded and said, "Today's third quarter can actually be regarded as a special moment in He Zhongqiu's career.

His opponent, the strongest defensive team in the league, double-teamed him early, but not completely. "

"Correct."

Sun Zhenping nodded and said, "This shows that the Pistons can't defend him, even with a double team. As long as he gets close to the basket and faces Ben Wallace, he can get an absolute advantage by using his big team to defeat the smaller team."

At this time, Xu Jicheng raised a question, he asked: "Then in the next game, will the Pistons really double-team him in advance?"

(End of this chapter)