Chapter 146: A country founded on a US military base?
Ben Wallace had climbed to his feet, breathing deeply to ease the pain in his chest.

"Damn it, you arrested me again, a guy who doesn't keep his word."

He touched his left chest, which was still swollen. Wolverine had scratched his upper abdomen again, so it might be swollen too. He had never encountered an opponent like this before.

The staff quickly wiped the sweat-stained floor, the game was interrupted for twenty seconds, and then resumed.

4:0, Pistons attack.

Hamilton was running around, and Billups moved to the right wing, ready to run a pick-and-roll with Clifford Robinson.

He Zhongqiu moved one step below the right end of the free throw line, focusing half of his defensive attention on Billups and the other half on Runeterra.

As for the offensive idiot Ben Wallace, all he needs to do is prevent the ball from going directly to the basket, and there is no need to pay any attention to him.

Now his position cuts off the passing route between the ball handler Billups and the basket, ensuring that Ben Wallace cannot get the ball under the basket.

At this time, the pick-and-roll was broken, and Billups used the wall to get rid of Alan Houston, the upper defender on the right wing.

But he had already seen Wolverine guarding there, so how could he dare to come over to look for a block? When he took two steps to the right elbow area, he suddenly stopped and jumped, clasped the ball with both hands, and kicked the ball upwards.

He Zhongqiu had noticed a moment ago that Hamilton, who had just run to the right wing, was turning back and cutting inside. The back cut to him had already been formed. Billups could pass the ball to him or shoot himself.

"Throw? Or pass?"

At this moment, he seemed to be in a dilemma.

"Whether you're shooting or passing, locking you down is enough."

But it didn't. The next moment after Billups jumped up and threw the ball, he instantly exerted force with his feet and explosive power was born.

"squeak!"

He took the first step, then jumped up nearly eighty centimeters, raised his big hands high, completely blocking all of Billups' shooting and passing angles.

"so tall?"

Just as Billups was about to pass the ball to Hamilton who was cutting in from the weak side, a huge mountain suddenly appeared in front of him, blocking his way.

He was stunned. Wolverine was at least two feet higher in the air than him, and he had lost all vision in front of him.

"Go down!"

He Zhongqiu grabbed with his right hand, and his claws were so fast that he pressed on the ball in an instant, then pressed down and pushed Billups and the ball back to the floor.

"Pu Tong!"

Billups sat down on the floor and fell to the ground, and his ball was grabbed by He Zhongqiu.

"here."

Alan Houston shouted as he hurried down.

"Whoosh."

He Zhongqiu waved his hand and passed the ball with one hand, accurately passing it to two steps before Alan Houston, right into his hands.

Alan Houston broke into the basket from the left waist position, slowed down and let Hamilton pass who was returning to defense, then jumped up and made a layup, scoring a goal.

"Beautiful! 6:0, the Knicks had a very beautiful start on the road." Zhang Heli shouted excitedly.

"Zhongqiu had a steal, a block, an assist, and two dunks, dominating the game on both offense and defense." Xu Jicheng said happily.

"This assist may not count, as Alan Houston dodged the defense when he made the layup." Sun Zhenping said.

"It shouldn't count. It can only be considered an indirect assist." Zhang Heli said.

After serving, the Pistons called a timeout.

"What the hell? In this state, do you still want to win?"

"Ben, Wolverine has left you open. Don't just stand there. You can cover your teammates and create a two-on-one advantage in the local area. OK?"

"Chauncey, Wolverine was less than two meters away from you, how dare you jump in front of him? Can you jump better than him?
If you don't jump, will you be blocked? You can shake him off and then shoot or pass to Richard. "

"Richard, Wolverine is almost in front of you, why don't you go forward to catch the ball? If you do that, you can rush into the penalty area and Wolverine will fall behind you."

After the players came off the court, Rick Carlisle's angry voice was heard from the Pistons' bench.

The three main forces were sprayed with dust and looked a little embarrassed.

After the timeout, the game continues.

The indefatigable Hamilton ran from the right wing to the left wing, then ran back to the right wing from the outside, then cut into the penalty area from the right wing again and moved to the left wing.

He circled He Zhongqiu twice, and He Zhongqiu was a little confused. He cursed inwardly, "You are a donkey reincarnated as a donkey, are you pulling a mill?"
The ball was in the hands of Billups at the top of the arc. Big Ben came up to set a screen for him. He immediately moved sideways, created a distance between himself and Ellis, and immediately took a three-pointer from the top of the left arc.

He Zhongqiu was originally guarding one step below the free throw line, and followed Ben Wallace to the high position. After Billups and Ben Wallace separated, he immediately switched defense.

His switch was very timely and correct.

Because he knew too well the threat posed by Ben Wallace in a high position, which was almost zero.

Do we need to defend against such a person? Of course not. Just switch defense, double-team and lock down the ball handler Billups.

"Take it!"

When Billups jumped, he stepped up, locked the air with both claws, and confiscated the basketball that Billups had just shot.

"Wolverine, are you staring at me?"

Billups' face changed after being blocked again, and even his calm heart was a little confused.

buzzing...

Another block, the Palace of Auburn Hills immediately rang with the annoyed voices of Pistons fans, like the buzzing of countless flies.

"Pretty!"

Zhang Heli shouted excitedly: "Zhongqiu blocked Billups' shots consecutively. His defensive performance was amazing today!"

Sun Zhenping's excited voice rang out: "Ellis is running fast, and Billups can't keep up. Pass it! Zhongqiu passed the ball..."

"brush!"

Ellis made a layup.

“There’s an assist this time.”

Xu Jicheng smiled and said, "In the last game, he had three assists at the start and seven assists throughout the game."

Zhang Heli smiled and said: "Zhongqiu's organizational ability may not be very good, but his ability to directly launch fast breaks is okay, just like these two fast breaks of defensive counterattacks, he is quite good at it."

Xu Jicheng nodded and said, "And just like in the last game, after receiving the ball in the low post and attracting a double team, pass the ball to an open teammate."

Zhang Heli said: "It depends on the opportunity. If there is a wide open space, it is easy to get assists."

8:0, Pistons attack.

"Di!"

After the ball advanced to the frontcourt, Kurt Thomas was called for a foul on an off-ball player, which meant he intentionally blocked Clifford Robinson's off-ball movement.

The Pistons took the opportunity to make a substitution, replacing Michael Curry with Prince.

As soon as he came on the court, Prince received the pass from Billups.

Today, Ellis was guarding the free throw line and the madman was guarding the left wing. He immediately pressed the ball and Ellis took the opportunity to double-team the left wing.

He Zhongqiu felt that he was in very good shape today, especially on the defensive end. He not only had a super fast reaction, but also was full of energy.

The key is that his luck is also very good. All his defensive judgments are correct. He started with a steal and two blocks, which made him even more excited.

At this time, he saw Ellis double-teaming him, and the madman's frontal pressure on Prince also cut off Prince's passing route to the basket. He immediately felt that this was an opportunity.

"squeak!"

The next moment, he pushed hard with his feet and took a step out from under the free throw line, rushing between Billups and Prince.

If Prince can't pass the ball, he will double-team Prince. If he passes the ball, he can only pass it back to the top of the arc, and he will go to defend Billups.

"The defensive judgment was right again!"

As his first step landed and he took his second step, he saw Prince pass the ball back to the top of the arc.

When Billups caught the ball, he landed on his third step, stopped in front of Billups, and grabbed it with his right hand.

Billups also reacted quickly, pulling his hands back.

At this moment, He Zhongqiu changed his grab into a strike, turned his right palm outward, and thrust his five fingers forward. With a sound of "snatch", the basketball in Billups' hands was pushed out with great force and flew to the center line.

The next moment, He Zhongqiu squeezed Billups aside, caught up with the basketball after three steps, and then accelerated towards the basket.

Billups took the opportunity to rush to the front, but he felt movement behind him. The fierce breath made the hair on the back of his neck stand up, as if a tiger was chasing him.

The tremendous pressure forced him to run forward. He didn't dare to stop or even look back.

"Oh oh oh……"

Five hundred Knicks fans, including everyone on the Knicks bench, stood up and cheered to support He Zhongqiu.

Behind the baseline, a group of reporters excitedly pressed the shutter.

"Woo woo woo, the air raid alarm has sounded!" Barkley screamed at the top of his lungs.

Amid the squeaking sound of sneakers rubbing against each other, He Zhongqiu stepped from the right elbow area to the paint area.

The next moment, with his powerful speed and explosive force, he broke free from the constraints of gravity and flew up like an eagle.

While gliding in the air, his left and right legs were contracted under his abdomen, and his flying arms were like the wings of an eagle, and he was soaring into the sky.

“He really is flying like an eagle!”

At this time, countless people were sighing.

The next moment, he reached the top and began to dive down.

The wild and crazy rushing action instantly caught the eyes of countless people.

At this moment, strength and ferocity were revealed.

A wild and fierce aura of dominance permeated the Pistons' restricted area.

"boom!"

The powerful one-handed slam dunk was done without any tricks, and the violent sound of the rim popping out was like a shock wave, instantly bombarding everyone's heart.

"Oh ho!"

The Palace of Auburn Hills was in a frenzy. The Pistons fans betrayed their home team and cheered for He Zhongqiu's dunk.

"Clap clap clap..."

Even after they realized what was going on and stopped cheering, they couldn't stop the excitement in their hearts, and thunderous applause continued.

Billups, Ben Wallace, Hamilton, Prince and others felt lost and their morale suffered a serious blow.

"Hoohoho..."

Zhang Heli couldn't stop being excited and kept shouting. Then he shouted excitedly: "The one-on-one fast break dunk after stealing the ball at the top of the arc was too violent! Zhongqiu played too violently tonight. He has already dunked three times in a row. He is unstoppable."

Xu Jicheng said excitedly: "Two steals and two blocks, the Pistons haven't scored yet. Today, the defense of Mid-Autumn Festival is more violent than the offense!
And all four successful defensive attempts were outside the restricted area. Mid-Autumn's defensive state was too strong tonight!"

"On the contrary, the Pistons, who are ranked first in the league in defense, were defeated by Zhongqiu's defense!" Sun Zhenping said excitedly.

"The Pistons have called for a timeout again, and they've called for a timeout continuously. This is not a good sign!" Zhang Heli said with a smile.

"I really hope that the Knicks can win this away game in one go, return to their home court and eliminate the Pistons 4-2 and advance to the Eastern Conference Finals!" Xu Jicheng said loudly with great anticipation.

On the Pistons bench, Rick Carlisle was under increasing pressure. He no longer cared about his manners and started to scold the players.

Joe Dumars, who was standing next to him, was also a little confused. He let a group of Korean reporters in, hoping to disrupt Wolverine's emotions, but he didn't expect that this would directly cause Wolverine to go berserk. What should he do?
If the Pistons lose tonight's game, they will be in a very passive position.

After winning the first two games, they lost three games in a row, which definitely dampened their morale. And the next game is at the Knicks' home court. How can they win this series?
He wiped his forehead. He hadn't felt this nervous for a long time since he retired.

After the timeout, the Pistons replaced Okur and let Clifford Robinson take a rest.

The Knicks did not make any substitutions. Less than three minutes had passed and it was not time for a substitution.

10:0, Pistons attack.

Billups came to the top of the arc and passed the ball to Prince on the left wing.

"not good!"

When he passed the ball, he suddenly realized something was wrong.

Because at this moment, he saw the madman suddenly rush up to grab it.

Prince's attention was a little distracted, and because of his rookie status and lack of playing experience, he was stuck behind the madman.

"Oh, the madman stole the ball!" Barkley shouted.

"asshole!"

Another unnecessary mistake made Rick Carlisle completely furious, and he pulled his hair with both hands in anger.

However, the fast break failed, and Prince made amends by stealing the ball on the spot and entangled the madman. His pulling action was also ignored by the referee.

Coming to the frontcourt, He Zhongqiu went down from the left elbow area, preparing to enter the low post.

At this moment, the madman who was holding the ball to the top of the arc was suddenly pressed by Prince and Billups. He had no choice but to throw the ball to He Zhongqiu.

This throw was not only sudden, but also off target, to the left.

When He Zhongqiu saw this, he quickly accelerated and rushed over. When the ball flew out of the baseline, his eyes followed the basketball and saw a group of Koreans in the media seats.

The next moment, he jumped up, flew to the baseline, and grabbed the basketball with his big hands.

Of course, there would be no tables in the so-called media seats. Those in the front would sit on the floor, those in the middle would squat, and those in the back would stand.

"Siba!"

"It's over!"

"Flash!"

A group of Koreans panicked.

He Zhongqiu finally caught the ball, then turned in the air, threw the ball to his teammates in blue jerseys on the court, and then crashed into the media seats.

"Oh!"

"Ouch!"

"Bada!"

"what!"

For a moment, people in the media seats fell to the ground, screams were heard, and cameras and video cameras were scattered all over the floor.

"Feel sorry."

He Zhongqiu had several flesh pads underneath, so he was fine. He climbed up immediately, said something very politely, and rushed into the court.

However, this attack failed. Ellis received the ball thrown back by He Zhongqiu and was immediately double-teamed by Billups and Hamilton, and the ball was snatched away.

When He Zhongqiu returned to the court, the Pistons had already launched a counterattack. Prince cut to the basket from the left wing, received a long pass from Billups, and made a layup.

He turned around and looked at the media seats. Several Koreans had already climbed up, but there were still three lying there howling. It seemed that they were injured by him.

"Doctor, where is the doctor?"

He Zhongqiu is very dedicated and never misses the opportunity to hone his acting skills. With a little anxiety and apology on his face, he howled several times in succession.

"Wolverine, it's okay, they're just a few Koreans." A white reporter comforted.

Hearing this, Lin Zhou and Zhou Biao next to them almost burst out laughing, and quickly lowered their heads and covered their mouths and laughed.

“Oh, Korea?”

He Zhongqiu's acting skills were also very good. He managed not to laugh. He suddenly realized and said, "The country that was founded in that American base? They are really awesome!"

"Ha ha……"

Zhou Biao and Lin Cheng finally couldn't hold back their laughter and squatted down.

A group of Korean reporters were so angry that their faces turned blue, but they had just been scared by He Zhongqiu before the game, so they didn't have the courage at this time and could only swallow their anger.

Joe Dumas came over with a team of tall and strong security personnel and said to them, "I'm sorry, gentlemen, you need to be examined by a doctor. Now please leave the scene and cooperate."

He took one thing into consideration: Wolverine was in such a violent state at the beginning, probably because he was stimulated by this group of Koreans.

The guys who caused the Wolverine to go berserk must be driven out of the Palace of Auburn Hills, otherwise the Pistons will be in trouble tonight.

But it was too late. In the next game, He Zhongqiu was still in very good condition.

Especially on the defensive end, he delivered 4 blocks in the first quarter, and after three quarters, he delivered 9 golden blocks.

He seemed to have transformed into the Wolf King Garnett, repeatedly defending at the three-point line. Not to mention breaking into the basket, even at the edge of the restricted area, the Pistons' outside players did not dare to shoot, and even had to be cautious when shooting at the three-point line, for fear that Wolverine would suddenly fly over.

After three quarters, the Knicks were already leading by 28 points, the Pistons were completely defeated, and the final quarter became garbage time.

At the end of the game, the score was 70:95, the Knicks won by 25 points and won the crucial G5 game. After losing the first two games, they won three games in a row and got the series match point.

After the game, Zhang Heli said excitedly: "Congratulations to the Knicks, congratulations to Zhongqiu, we lost first and then won, and got the match point."

"This series is really not easy, but we can't relax next time. We must return to our home court and try to win Game 6." Xu Jicheng said with a smile.

孙真平看着数据统计表念道：“中秋末节只打了4分钟，全场34分钟，12投10中，6罚4中，一共24分10篮板3助攻4抢断9盖帽2失误4犯规。”

"Wow, 9 blocks, 4 blocks in Game 8 of the first round, breaking his single-game block record again." Zhang Heli said happily.

"Four steals is also a record. The last time was three," said Xu Jicheng.

(End of this chapter)