God of NBA point guards

Chapter 142 Stern sits at the Palace of Auburn Hills
On the other side, Barkley and others are being interviewed.

"Karim, the magician went to Detroit with you, why didn't you see him?" a reporter asked.

Kareem shrugged and said, "He's staying in the hotel."

"Didn't he go to Detroit to watch the Eastern Conference Finals?" the reporter asked in surprise.

Barkley complained on the side: "The Pistons management is a bit too much. They are unwilling to give Irwin a ticket. To be honest, this is too much."

"Oh?"

Several reporters exclaimed.

Soon, the news that the Pistons did not give away tickets to Magic Johnson spread throughout the Palace of Auburn Hills and also reached the ears of TNT reporters.

David Stern is with Pistons owner Bill Davidson at the Palace of Auburn Hills, ready to enter.

Stern took the time to come to Detroit to watch the battle this time, just to sit in the town himself, and he didn't want to see the Battle of Auburn Hills happen again.

The ratings of the Eastern Conference Finals this time are very good, already exceeding 30% of last year's Eastern Conference Finals ratings, and he doesn't want any problems.

Accompanying Stern, in addition to Pistons owner Bill Davidson, general manager McCloskey and Troy Weaver who is about to take over.

Davidson is older than McCloskey. He is 20 years old this year and [-] years older than Stern. He is also a famous American philanthropist and jurist and has participated in the formulation of some American laws many times. He is very respectful.

At this time, a reporter happened to see them, and hurried over and asked: "Mr. McCloskey, is it true that the Pistons refused to provide tickets for Magic Johnson? Why? Is it because of the assassins? Or is it because of the support of the Magician?" Bulls, not Pistons?"

A series of questions not only confused McCloskey, but also Stern and the others.

Troy Weaver quickly asked: "Sir, are you sure that Magic Johnson didn't get our free ticket?"

"I'm sure, what Barkley and the others said just now, and the magician did not appear at the Palace of Auburn Hills. I heard that he is staying in the hotel now." The reporter said.

"Sorry, we'll take care of this."

Several people looked at each other in blank dismay, and first Weaver dismissed the reporter.

"what happened?"

After the reporter left, McCloskey looked at Weaver and asked seriously.

"Sorry, sir, I don't know about this matter, I'll deal with it right away."

After Weaver finished speaking, he nodded towards David Stern and his boss Davidson, and hurried away.

Stern shook his head and said: "Bill, it's not good for you to be like this. Irwin has made a great contribution to the league. We can't treat him like this. I hope it will be changed immediately. He deserves our respect. ,What do you think?"

"I'm sorry that something like this happened." Bill Davidson said apologetically.

McCloskey explained: "It should be a staff problem, and we will take care of it. But David, you know, there are some problems between the magician and the assassin, and the media has already reported some issues.

Of course, I don't think Isiah Thomas knows about this matter, it should be caused by his influence on the team. "

"I hope to see the magician at the Palace of Auburn Hills."

David Stern nodded, a smile reappearing on his face.

He knew very well that the reason why the relationship between Isiah Thomas and the magician is so bad now is that the league's decision also has a very important reason.

"Is that Elvin? Hello, I'm the assistant to the general manager of the Pistons. I'm sorry, our staff is a bit negligent. I will send a car to the hotel to pick you up immediately..."

Soon, Weaver contacted Magic Johnson.

"No, Mr. Weaver, I'll take a taxi."

The magician didn't make it up either, he wanted to cheer for Michael Jordan in front of the assassin.

The two had a good relationship before, and even if the assassin interrupted his dream of three consecutive championships, it did not affect their relationship. But after he fell ill, some of the assassin's actions stimulated him, and the relationship between the two took a turn for the worse.

……

"Iron Fist, you know, our management didn't give the magician a free ticket." In the locker room of the home team, Rodman said with a smile.

"is it?"

Zhou Quan was a little surprised, but it had nothing to do with him. He had no friendship with the magician, so he immediately forgot about it.

At eight o'clock, the substitute came off the bench, and the Bulls and Pistons announced their starting rosters.

Bulls: Bill Carterwhite, Horace Grant, Scottie Pippen, Michael Jordan, John Paxson
Pistons: John Saley, Dennis Rodman, Orlando Ulrich, Joe Dumars, Joo Kwon
"Ringer, who do you think has a better chance of winning tonight?" Robert Guida asked in the commentary booth of TNT.

Ringo Wilson said: "At present, many media have also made predictions about the G3 game, because it is the Pistons' home game, and since the Battle of Auburn Hills, it has become the league's first home game, so most of the media are more optimistic about the Pistons.

My point of view is that I am still more bullish on the Bulls. Home field advantage can really help the home team, but Michael has been very strong every time at the Palace of Auburn Hills. I think he will have a good game after a bit of a low last game. Performance. "

At this moment Robert Guida suddenly exclaimed: "Oh, look, who's here?"

Ringo Wilson took a closer look and couldn't help laughing: "Did Mr. David Stern personally supervise the battle? He didn't go to the United Center in G1G2, but now he came to the Palace of Auburn Hills. This should be to prevent the recurrence of the Battle of Auburn Hills." happened?"

Robert Jeddah laughed and said, "It's possible."

At [-]:[-], the starters of the two teams met in the player tunnel.

Deadly opponents, another Eastern Conference finals, no one spoke, not even eye contact, the weather in May, everyone in the auditorium outside was sweating profusely, but the atmosphere in the passage was freezing cold.

At [-]:[-], the visiting team played.

"boom!"

The huge hiss was like a tsunami, buzzing and sweeping in all directions, causing everyone's ears to lose any hearing.

The boos reached their crescendo when Jordan came on the court.

What greeted him was not only endless boos, but also endless abuse, raised middle fingers, and even some debris thrown down.

Quickly chewing gum, he ran toward the court expressionlessly, unfazed.

"Pistons fans will only irritate him and make him play better." Barkley couldn't help shaking his head on the sidelines.

Looking at the terrifying Palace of Auburn Hills, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar couldn't help but sigh: "It really deserves to be the most terrifying home court in the league."

They couldn't even hear what the two said, and the sound was drowned out by the noise as soon as they came out.

Soon, the home team played.

"boom!"

When Zhou Quan first played, the Palace of Auburn Hills was in a state of ebullition, with cheers and shouts overwhelming.

His performance has conquered more and more Detroit people, and all the home fans stood up at this moment, cheering for him heartily.

Catherine also stood up. She was very excited to see [-] fans cheering for her boyfriend, but she was even more disappointed and sad.

She doesn't want to be introduced, hey, this is Iron Fist's girlfriend, but she wants people to say, hey, this is Catherine Jones' boyfriend.

She knows that she is excellent, so she is absolutely not willing to just be the girlfriend of Xiaoniaoyiren next to Tekken, she hopes to have her own light.

"Catherine?"

When she was in a trance, Zhou Quan's voice rang in her ears, and it turned out that she had been embraced by her boyfriend.

"Oh hoo!"

Seeing Zhou Quan kissing his girlfriend, there was a strange cry from the Palace of Auburn Hills, and the applause was very warm.

"Zhou, come here, Mr. Stern has something to say to you." At this moment, Bill Davidson beckoned Zhou Quan over.

"Okay, boss."

Zhou Quan nodded to his boss, Davidson, before walking over, and said to Stern respectfully, "Hello, Mr. Stern, it's a pleasure to see you at the Palace of Auburn Hills."

He didn't expect the president to come to watch the battle, and he was a little surprised, but he couldn't see it on his face, and he still had a smile on his face.

This is the second time he saw Stern, the first time was in the draft.

"Zhou, I'm also glad to see you again."

Stretching out his right hand, Stern had his usual smile on his face.

After shaking hands, he smiled and said, "Zhou, you performed well in the first two games of the Eastern Conference finals. I am very happy to see your outstanding performance."

"Thank you!" Zhou Quan smiled.

Stern continued: "I'm also very happy to see that in the playoffs, you have restrained very well and let the game go smoothly.

That's good, I don't want all kinds of violence in the game, you are a man full of wisdom, I believe you will make the most correct choice. "

Zhou Quan smiled and nodded: "Mr. Stern, I know the difference between basketball and ice hockey, and I am very willing to abide by the rules here.

In fact, I've never attempted to profit from the hockey executioner's approach to intentional confrontation at an NBA game.

It is true that there have been many violent incidents on my body, but I explained it when we talked last time, it was all provoked by the other party, and I was forced to fight back.

I'm not American, I'm Chinese, I'm yellow-skinned, here, in America, I can't be weak, or I'll be bullied miserably.

You may not know that when I first arrived in the United States, I tried to back down at UCLA, and the result was double humiliation and bullying.

Therefore, sir, I can only promise you that I will not take the initiative to provoke others or use violence, but if the other party uses violence against me, I must fight back. "

Stern was a little surprised at Zhou Quan's toughness, but he could also understand it, and after a little hesitation, he said: "I can accept your counterattack, but Zhou, once you counterattack, you will also accept punishment.

Also, you trained as a boxer at UCLA, and you probably won't have anyone in the league against you, so you can't get too defensive, you have to promise me that. "

"I can promise you this." Zhou Quan smiled.

Stern cheered up and said, "Zhou, I noticed that you have no tendency to immigrate. Why?"

Zhou Quan was taken aback, although this was his private matter, he still explained: "Actually, I think that even if I immigrate to the United States, I can't change my skin color, and it won't help my career in the United States much.

At the same time, I am even more proud of my country and nation, and I don't want to give up my nationality for my personal career. "

Stern nodded, and asked again: "So what do you think of China's future development?"

Zhou Quan thought for a while and said: "We have such a large population and are very hardworking. I believe that one day we will develop."

Stern nodded thoughtfully, and smiled: "Since a few years ago, the NBA will give away some clips to CCTV, and it will be the same this year.

After the playoffs, I will add some of your highlights in the clip, hoping to help your development in China. "

"That's great! Thank you, Mr. Stern." Zhou Quan said happily.

……

At 28:[-], the referee blew his whistle, indicating that the players on both sides were ready to play.

"Victory! Victory! Victory..."

Surrounded by all the Bulls players, Michael Jordan began to roar with the angriest voice. All the Bulls players roared with him, and then two thousand Bulls fans.

"We are tough, tough, iron-blooded, and we are fearless..."

But in the next moment, the voice of the Bulls was drowned out by even louder shouts, and there was no splash at all. There was only one voice left in the Palace of Auburn Hills, the shouts of [-] Pistons fans.

"Play."

Almost at the same time, Zhou Quan and Jordan roared and waved, leading their teammates onto the court.

"The G3 game has begun. It will definitely be a fierce game, but we don't want a repeat of the Battle of Auburn Hills, so please players from both sides control their emotions and try to avoid too dangerous moves. Everyone must remember the words of Iron Fist, you are It's playing ball, not fighting."

In the TNT commentary seat, Robert Guida reminded.

At this moment, Ringo Wilson said suddenly: "Oh, look, the magician is here. Haha, he was placed behind the Pistons' bench. That's the best position, but I'm afraid he doesn't like it very much."

Robert Jeddah said happily: "There is no way, the tickets have been sold out long ago, and the seat may have been adjusted privately."

But he was wrong. Magic Johnson was very happy to sit behind the Pistons bench so that his cheers for Michael Jordan and the Bulls could be heard more easily by the assassins. I just want to be a disgusting assassin.

The Assassin was indeed shocked, his position was just in front of the Magician, and he couldn't help but secretly blame the management, why did he arrange this guy so close?He was afraid of being infected.

"The jump ball, the Pistons attack." Ringo Wilson shouted at this time.

Zhou Quan received the ball, and Jordan stood in front of him. With his left elbow thrown forward, he began to advance to the front field. After reaching the front field, he went to the right wing.

"Pick and roll."

Jordan immediately understood that this was a tactic that the Pistons often played in the previous game. Iron Fist and Joe Dumars performed a pick-and-roll on the right wing, and then Iron Fist singled John Paxson.

The reason why he failed to guard Zhou Quan in the last game was because of the pick-and-roll tactics.

In response to this tactic, Phil Jackson asked them not to switch defenses in the last game, but the effect was mediocre. Often after he bypassed Joe Dumars and then caught up with Zhou Quan, he would be a step slower, so today Phil Jackson asked them to Try a defensive switch tactic.

This tactical consideration is because Zhou Quan has not shown outstanding outside singles skills, and under normal circumstances, his outside shooting percentage is low.

On the outside alone defending Zhou Quan, as long as other people keep up with his own people, he can limit his strongest passing ability to the greatest extent.

But unfortunately, this defensive tactic did not achieve its goal in the last game, because Zhou Quan went directly into the paint in the last game, compressed their double-teams to the greatest extent, and completed a deadly pass in the crowd.

"Switch?"

Zhou Quan walked around from behind Joe Dumas and found that John Paxson was following him. He immediately started to accelerate, and immediately changed direction to accelerate past him. If Paxson dared to block him, he would knock him over and kill him.

However, Paxson did not choose to block, but stuck to his left side, interfering with his breakthrough with the ball and preventing him from taking an easy shot.

The Bulls did not arrange flanking double-teaming, and Grant was in the low position on the right wing, and did not come out to double-team, so the Pistons had no room for others, so he could only choose to play by himself.

The Bulls are already very clear about his defensive tactics. It is still the same as the previous game, and they will not double-team him unless they enter the paint.

This is a test of his mid-range singles ability. It is said that he naturally has a dislocation advantage in the first position. If John Paxson is not good in singles, then his evaluation and future potential evaluation will have a big decline.

Zhou Quan advanced a certain distance to the paint area, and seeing that he was close to the right waist, Paxson had no choice but to speed up and go around to the front to take top defense.

Zhou Quan immediately started back hitting, facing upwards, controlling the ball with his left hand, and after two rounds of back arching, he got close to the right waist smoothly.

The right wing is low, and one step inside the right line of the paint area. Grant is ready to double-team. As long as the iron fist dares to come in, he will double-team immediately.

His current position has blocked the possibility of Zhou Quan slipping to the bottom. If Zhou Quan wants to come in, he can only turn up and break through. He has even simulated the next offensive and defensive scene in his mind: he moved first, and then Zhou Quan was turned around and broke through. Quan knocked down, and finally the referee's whistle sounded, and Zhou Quan made an offensive foul.

At this moment, with his right foot as the axis and his left hand controlling the ball, Zhou Quan suddenly turned around, flicked his right elbow, and knocked away John Paxson behind him.

The next moment, Grant dropped Rodman and moved up quickly, preparing to take the first position.

"cobra?"

However, when Grant just moved up, Zhou Quan saw his movement from the corner of his right eye.

In the full-level panoramic vision, there is no difference between his peripheral vision and his frontal vision, and when people turn around, they always turn their eyes there first, so he saw Grant's movements for the first time, leaving time for contingencies.

He didn't have any good feelings for Grant, because it was this guy who triggered the Battle of Auburn Hills, causing the Assassin's injuries to increase, which seriously affected the current state of the Assassins, otherwise the Pistons should be stronger.

The next moment, when Grant took one step and blocked his way, he just turned around and suddenly changed direction downwards. At the same time, he stuffed the ball between Grant's legs with his left hand and passed it to the next moment. of myself.

The next moment, he sideways inserted between Grant and Paxson, and at the same time the ball passed through his crotch and passed to his left hand.

"boom!"

Then, he jumped up, held an ax in one hand, and smashed the dunk violently, instantly blasting the Bulls' basket, making Carterwhite, who was competing with John Sely in the low post on the left wing, unable to return to defense in time.

"boom!"

The Palace of Auburn Hills was in a state of seething.

In the on-site commentary booth, the bearded John Rowes shouted excitedly: "Beautiful! Iron Fist pierced through all the Bulls' defense with the first shot, and he made the Bulls' defense useless."

(End of this chapter)