God of NBA point guards

Chapter 214 The Damn Media, It's All Lies
After the game, Sun Zhenping said with a smile: "The Pistons played very well tonight, from the main players to the substitutes. The scoring is too average. The team rotates 10 people, and seven of them scored in double figures. It is rare. The team has a total of 32 assists, 10 more than the Bulls.

All five members of the main lineup scored in double figures, and even Rodman scored 12 points. The Assassins and Polynes in the bench lineup scored in double figures. "

Zhang Lili continued: "Although seven players scored in double figures, none of them scored 20+. Most of them are in their early teens, and their scores are too average.

This should actually attract the attention of the team, because not everyone has such a good touch in every game. Once a few of these people have a bad touch, their scoring ability will be severely weakened, so the offense must be focused, and there must be someone who can stand out.

In addition, the Assassins played 22 minutes and scored 11 points and 6 assists. When Zhou Quan was not in possession of the ball, he and Joe Dumars took turns to control the ball. They performed very well.

Compared with the Pistons, only four Bulls scored in double figures, Jordan 34 points, Pippen 21 points, Grant 11 points, John Paxson 12 points. "

Sun Zhenping said with regret: "It's a pity that Zhou Quan is only one point short of 20+10."

Zhang Lili laughed and said: "It's not bad, it shows that Zhou Quan doesn't care about data at all."

If Zhou Quan heard this, he would probably laugh. It's not that he doesn't care about statistics. He only cares about statistics on the basis of winning. Otherwise, how can he complete the system's tasks?
In the ABC commentary, Bill Walton said: "Today, the Pistons did better tactically than in the G2 game. Both offense and defense were good. They led by a big score in the first quarter. They played very well and laid the foundation for winning."

Williams said: "The strength of the two teams is about the same. This is my opinion, so whoever wins or loses is possible. ESPN gave the Pistons a 1% chance, which is completely incorrect data.

In addition, in the second half of the first quarter and the last quarter today, Iron Fist's ability to break through with the ball is very impressive. "

Bill Walton nodded and said: "Yes, Jordan can't defend, so there is almost no one in this league who can defend against Iron Fist's breakthrough with the ball.

Therefore, Tekken's offensive efficiency today is also very high, even higher than that of Michael Jordan. He did a perfect job in the selection of shots and passes today. "

Williams nodded and said: "The choice of shot is the key factor in improving offensive efficiency. But today's Bulls lost, not only because Jordan failed to play with enough efficiency, but also because other people did not stand up and could not provide him with enough. help."

Bill Walton said with a smile: "Michael Jordan was not efficient enough offensively and defensively today, and made too many mistakes, especially in the middle two quarters, Iron Fist hardly did anything else, turned into a defensive madman, and stole Jordan four times in the game.

This also set a record, because Jordan did not have the history of being intercepted by the same opponent four times in a single game, and the Iron Fist was the first. "

At the scene at this time, Zhou Quan was being interviewed by ABC TV station after the game.

"Tekken, how does it feel to steal Jordan four times tonight?" the reporter asked.

It happened that Pippen was passing by, and he was a little unconvinced. He only mentioned Jordan, and I was also robbed twice by him. Why don't you mention it?

But as soon as this idea came to him, he felt that something was wrong, he must be stupid, this is not an honor, so he quickly walked over.

Hearing the reporter's question, Zhou Quan smiled and said, "Seven steals today is my new record for steals in a single game. I'm really happy.

Four steals on Jordan, feeling okay, I was in pretty good shape defensively tonight, and I'm glad I did it.

But Jordan also stole me twice, and it was because of his defense that I had four turnovers, which is what I need to be wary of. "

"Now that the Pistons lead the Bulls [-]-[-], what do you think is the probability of the Pistons advancing to the Eastern Conference Finals?" the reporter asked again.

Zhou Quan said with a smile: "We carefully evaluate the future, but we must have full confidence in the future and firmly believe that we can succeed, so that we can do our best."

The reporter nodded, smiled and asked again: "What do you think of Michael Jordan's performance tonight?"

Zhou Quan pondered for a while and said: "Only talking about tonight's performance, it was average, so he lost."

After speaking, both he and the reporter laughed, and then ended the interview.

After bidding farewell to the fans, he sent his girlfriend away first. When Zhou Quan returned to the locker room, he learned that the Suns had lost on the road.

"Rick, how is Lightning doing?" he asked.

“26分6篮板7助攻1盖帽4失误0犯规，投篮命中率52.9%，10罚8中。”助教马斯克说道。

"The efficiency is good, and it's lethal. It's just average assists, not a single foul, and not much input on the defensive end." Zhou Quan said.

Musk said with a smile: "The Lightning's energy is on the offensive end. The Suns played really lethal tonight. They got 32 free throw opportunities in the away game, and the home team Spurs only had 19.

But Barkley shot only 42.9% from the field, 21 of 9 from the field, and he had seven steals last time, and none today.

The Suns team only had 4 steals, and did not form an oppressive force on the Spurs on the defensive end.On the contrary, the Spurs had 10 steals, and the team took 11 more shots than the Suns.

However, the key reason for the Suns' loss was the three-pointer, making 10 of 0 shots.The number of shots was 11 fewer, and the hit rate was 7 percentage points lower, only [-]%, so they lost. "

"10 for 0 three-pointers?"

Zhou Quan expressed his surprise, is this a collective loss?
However, he feels that the Suns like the three-point shot very much, and it was the same in the first round of the series. If the three-point shot is good, the probability of winning is high. If the three-point shot is not good, most of them will lose.

So for such a team, the best way to defend is to defend against their three-pointers. As long as they defend against the three-pointers, half the battle is won.

At this time Musk said again: "Do you know what the Spurs rely on to win?"

"Three points?" the assassin asked.

Shaking his head, Musk said with a smile: "The Spurs' three-pointers are also poor tonight. They made 6 of 0 shots. They won the game because of power forward Antoine Kyle and All-Star starting swingman Dale Ellis The performance of the two scored 20+, and they both played with high efficiency. The former shot more than 56.3% and the latter also had a [-]% hit rate.

In addition, the Spurs, like us tonight, scored very evenly. Seven of us scored 10+, and six of them scored in double figures. "

"David Robinson's performance is not good?" Zhou Quan asked sensitively when Musk didn't mention David Robinson, the leader of the Spurs.

马斯克耸耸肩膀道：“16投4中，25%的命中率，7罚5中，得13分8篮板6助攻1抢断1盖帽2失误4犯规，上将今晚的发挥相当糟糕。”

"25%?"

Zhou Quan couldn't imagine how David Robinson felt when a super center hit such a stat.

How does David Robinson feel? If it wasn't for his teammates to play well and the team won, otherwise he would be in the mood to hit the wall if the Suns got the match point.

At the moment, the atmosphere in the Spurs locker room is not bad. After all, it is a hundred times better than being behind [-]-[-] and [-]-[-].

On the other side, the Bulls' locker room, after losing the game, the atmosphere was cold and dead, Jordan didn't open his mouth, and everyone else didn't speak.

Phil Jackson pushed the door open, glanced at Jordan, and said, "Michael, you'd better treat Iron Fist's stealing ability more carefully next time, and don't let him affect your psychology."

Jordan's brows twitched, but he snorted coldly.

In his heart, he knew that Phil Jackson was right, and he had to be more cautious about that guy's stealing ability.

It was Zhou Quan's consecutive steals that affected his psychology to a certain extent, which also affected his state.

This made him realize that his psychological quality is not as good as he thinks, and there are still flaws in his psychology.

An hour later, the post-match press conferences of the two teams began.

"Michael, your performance on both ends of the offense and defense is mediocre tonight, the offense is inefficient, and the defense is smashed into a sieve by iron fists. Is it because other things distracted your energy?" The New York Times reporter asked.

Hearing this question, Jordan's temples jumped up suddenly, wishing he could rush down and kill the damn reporter.

He knew what the reporter was alluding to, and he kept staring at his hobby of gambling. Ewing was right, reporters are jerks, don't they know that gambling can relax the mind?

But he still had to suppress the anger in his heart, and said in a deep voice: "Mr. Reporter, all my energy is focused on this series, and your guess does not exist."

"Do you think you were guarded by Iron Fist tonight?" the reporter asked again.

Jordan said coldly: "It's just a matter of feel. I have always shot in double teams, and feel is the only factor that affects me."

He really thinks so, not bluntly, or deliberately denying it.

"Then you admit that you can't prevent Iron Fist's breakthrough with the ball?" the reporter asked.

Jordan squeezed his fist. This is different from the question above. He doesn't think that his shooting efficiency is low tonight because of Zhou Quan's defense, but he does think that he didn't defend Zhou Quan's breakthrough tonight, which makes him extremely competitive He is very uncomfortable.

The host hurriedly signaled the staff to pick up the microphone, canceling the reporter's right to ask questions.

Seeing that Jordan was silent and his face was black, the reporter laughed happily and handed the microphone to the staff.

"Coach Phil Jackson, what chance do you think the Bulls have to advance to the Eastern Conference Finals?" asked the next reporter.

Phil Jackson adjusted his glasses, and then said unhurriedly: "We are still full of confidence in the future. I don't think tonight's failure will affect the final result of the series."

"Do you think the probability of the Bulls winning three consecutive championships is 51% as predicted by ESPN?" the reporter asked again.

Phil Jackson said with a smile: "Success and failure have a 50% probability, and the forecast data given by ESPN is only one percentage point higher."

This answer made many reporters laugh, and the reporter who asked the question asked again: "Then ESPN only gives the Pistons a 1% chance of winning the championship. Do you think it is normal?"

Phil Jackson was taken aback, hesitated for a moment and said, "I remember ESPN only gave the Pistons a 1% chance last year. You should ask them this question."

"Phil, seven of the Pistons scored 10+ points tonight. What do you think is wrong with the Bulls' defense?" a reporter asked.

Phil Jackson looked serious, and said: "This is exactly what I am concerned about, their offense is very scattered, which is different from the Pistons' previous style of play.

Before the Pistons played with the big core of the ball, the Iron Fist dominated the ball, but tonight he only controlled the ball in the first and last quarters. In the middle two quarters, Isiah Thomas and Joe Dumars controlled the ball. Individuals added up to 21 assists, which is very scary.

Our defense did have some problems. The three of them were in very good form, allowing everyone to score, causing our defense to be very scattered and affecting the speed of our transition. "

"How are you going to solve this problem?" the reporter asked.

Phil Jackson hesitated and said, "I have some considerations, but I can't express my thoughts here."

"Michael, can the Bulls win the next game?" the next reporter asked.

Jordan said firmly: "I believe the result will be as you wish."

On the other end, a reporter asked, "Tekken, how did you steal Jordan four times tonight?"

Zhou Quan smiled and said: "It's very simple, concentrate all your attention, and you will have the opportunity to do everything you want to do."

"Do you think you guarded Jordan tonight?" the reporter asked.

Zhou Quan said cautiously: "Only from the four steals and his shooting percentage, I can indeed say that it has restricted his performance to a certain extent and reduced his efficiency. Of course, I also know that he belongs to that The kind of person who can't really be guarded against."

"Is it too modest?" The reporter asked with a smile.

Zhou Quan shook his head and said: "It's not about being humble, I need to face this problem from the most practical point of view, because my mentality will affect my attitude towards him in the game.

We all know that he is the player who takes the most shots in the double team and has the highest percentage.

How to treat him in the game, I have this attitude, no matter how I played against him in the last game, in the next game, I will start again and face him with the most prudent attitude. "

……

The next day, on the 15th, the media was very lively.

"The Bulls trailed [-]-[-] in the series, and there are rumors in the media that Jordan may have been distracted by gambling before the game." The New York Times.

"According to reliable sources, on the night of the 13th, Jordan played cards with his teammates until late at night in the hotel." Detroit Worker Daily.

"If Bulls lose series, Michael Jordan is to blame." Detroit Athletic.

"I was intercepted by Iron Fist four times in a single game and made seven turnovers. Michael Jordan obviously lacked energy. What did he do the night before?" Phoenix Sun.

"According to reliable sources, a woman entered Jordan's room on the night of the 13th and did not leave until two o'clock in the morning." Los Angeles Daily.

In a certain restaurant of the hotel, with a stabbing sound, Jordan tore a large newspaper in half and threw it on the ground like a clatter.

"Damn the media, it's all lies." He roared angrily.

General Manager Jerry Krauss shook his head slightly. Everything else was a lie, but gambling was not. On the way to Detroit, Jordan dragged his teammates to gamble on the plane, and it was the same at the hotel.

Phil Jackson said at this time: "Okay, don't care what the media say, we can't control them, my opinion is that everyone should control their behavior, so that the media can't catch your mistakes.

Just a heads up everyone, go to the conference room after breakfast, we need to work out the tactics for tomorrow night, I don't want anyone to be late.

I believe you all know the key to the G4 game. It is impossible for us to lose the match point tomorrow night. Absolutely not. There is only one result tomorrow night. We will get it back and go back to the home court to win the next round match point. "

Half an hour later, Jordan and others came to a business meeting room in the hotel for a tactical meeting.

After everyone discussed for a while, Phil Jackson stood up and said, "The first thing we will pay attention to tomorrow is defense.

Last night we let Iron Fist get 7 assists in the first quarter, but he only held the ball in two quarters, and the total assists were only 11 times, with 7 assists in the first quarter. It is conceivable that our defense has almost no pass to him. any obstacle.

I can say this, we only lost in the first quarter, and we can be stalemate in other periods of time, and the performance is even. "

Jordan's complexion is a bit bad, he is the first line of defense, and he is the first to blame.

Phil Jackson glanced at Jordan and said: "Iron Fist played differently in the first half of the first quarter and the second half last night. The second half was mainly a breakthrough, but no matter which style of play, he can pass a good ball. I have to say, in terms of passing ability, he even surpassed Magician."

Jordan snorted. The magician was his friend. He didn't agree with this sentence, but he couldn't refute it.

Phil Jackson continued: "Regardless of whether he passed the ball to the vacancy or broke through with the ball, there is only one reason why we allowed him to get 7 assists in the first quarter. Defense, we let them continue Got an open space, and it was an open space close to the basket, and then couldn't cut off the connection between Zhou Quan and his teammates.

Remember how we won the G2 game?Destroying their in-cut tactics and reducing their offense at the basket is the key to our winning the game.But last night, we didn't, they played a lot around the rim, so we lost. "

"Phil, just tell me what to do." Jordan said in a deep voice.

Phil Jackson shook his head and said, "I have to let you know where we lost."

"Now we know." Jordan said coldly.

(End of this chapter)