God of NBA point guards

Chapter 239 "Jordan's Law" published

The Pistons reached the finals, and the most injured was Michael Jordan.

After the second round, he quietly left Chicago alone, and went back to North Carolina to spend a few days with his parents in order to alleviate the frustration caused by the failure. Simply put, he went home to heal his wounds.

In the past few days, under the comfort and persuasion of his parents, his mood has indeed improved a lot, but now that the Pistons have reached the finals, his mood has turned bad again.

Being eliminated by a deadly enemy, his dream of three consecutive championships was shattered, and the idea of ​​becoming the only super giant could not be realized. This is already very bad, and if the Pistons win the championship this time, it will be a very bad thing for him.

Because of his rivalry with Zhou Quan, the media will definitely compare Zhou Quan with him after winning the championship, and he only won the championship in the 7th season of his career, and Zhou Quan is only in his second season.

"Michael, go on vacation, don't stay at home, there are always wins and losses in the game, it doesn't make sense that you always win alone?" James Jordan persuaded.

"Michael, stop thinking about it and mop the floor for me before going on vacation." Jordan's mother Dolores pushed the vacuum cleaner over.

"Okay, Mom."

Jordan shrugged helplessly at his father, got up and took the vacuum cleaner handed by his mother.

"Don't give up for one failure, that's the stupidest idea."

James patted Jordan's butt hard, and said with a smile: "Remember, failure can make you more mature. Iron Fist is a good opponent. Only stronger opponents can make you reach a higher peak."

"Achieve each other?"

Jordan instantly thought of the magic bird era of the black and white duo, maybe what his father said was right.

Barkley was in the same mood as Jordan. He was forced to a two-to-two tie by the Supersonics, and he didn't know if he could make it to the finals. This reminded him of the deal with Zhou Quan that was rejected. Also reached the finals, right?Just thinking about it made him feel bad.

Now he and the Supersonics still have to fight, and the Pistons have entered the adjustment stage. Even if the Suns finally reach the finals, they will encounter a Pistons team that has fully rested. How high is the probability of winning the championship? ?

"Hey, I hope we can win the next two games and don't have to drag into the tiebreaker." He can only look forward to it.

On the 9th, the Suns won the G5 game and got the match point.

Barkley played efficiently in this battle, shooting 72.7% from the field, scoring a super triple-double of 43 points, 15 rebounds and 10 assists, and played a super giant performance.

But in the away game G11 on the 6th, he played poorly again. He made 14 of 4 shots and a 28.6% shooting rate. He only scored 13 points, 11 rebounds and 3 assists. The Sonics are tied, and the two sides will have a tiebreaker.

His poor performance, one after another, has been widely criticized by the media.

"The difference between the Suns and the Pistons lies in the gap between Barkley and the Iron Fist. The Iron Fist is stable. As an insider, Barkley, who should be more stable, has never played a stable performance in this year's three-round series. Into the finals, and the Suns were almost blacked out in the first round, and now they are forced into the tiebreaker by the Sonics." The New York Times.

"The Pistons should be thankful. If the league hadn't vetoed the deal, the Pistons led by Barkley would have been eliminated by the Bulls as early as the second round." Los Angeles Daily.

"Damn alliance!"

Jordan, who was fishing on a yacht in the Atlantic Ocean, couldn't help scolding when he saw the report from the Los Angeles Daily.

He can be sure that if the Pistons replaced Barkley, he would definitely be able to kill that fat pig, and he would definitely be able to kill the Pistons.

How the Bulls lost, of course, was lost to Zhou Quan, stable offense, stable defense, top offensive and defensive performance, plus top assist ability, stronger than the peak assassin, just like Barkley. With his sudden performance, how could he beat him?How can the guard combination of Joe Dumars + Assassins resist him and Pippen?

If, if the league hadn't vetoed the deal, he would have led the Bulls to the finals, three consecutive championships, the dynasty, the only super giant, everything would be his.

But at this time, David Stern was actually the one who regretted the most. He felt that he really made a mistake at the beginning and should not have intervened in the transaction.

"Ugh!"

He sighed deeply, he was the one who ruined Michael Jordan's three consecutive championships, and he also ruined his own god-making plan.

He has already tasted the bitter fruit. The signature star of the league was eliminated in the second round, which is a blow to those sponsors and broadcasters.

In this playoffs, the second-round series between the Pistons and the Bulls is the game with the highest ratings, the highest is the tiebreaker, with a ratings of 2860 million, breaking the ratings record, and even the average ratings reached 2320 million , also broke the record.

The ratings of the Eastern Conference finals between the Pistons and Knicks plummeted, with an average of only 1280 million, only half of the second round of the Bulls and Pistons.

And no matter who the Suns or the Sonics make it to the finals, he believes that the ratings of the finals will not exceed the second round of the Bulls and Pistons.

He couldn't imagine how much the league would suffer if Zhou Quan and Jordan continued to fight each other in the Eastern Conference next season.

"One of them must be sent to the West. Only then will the East and West be more balanced, and there will be a more exciting and exciting Finals series."

If Zhou Quan cannot be sent to the West, he does not mind letting Jordan go to the West, but it is almost impossible to trade Jordan, the Bulls cannot trade, and Jordan’s contract will not end until 96, so the biggest possibility is to take this opportunity to trade Zhou Quan.

The possibility of trading Zhou Quan exists. Detroit’s economy is failing, and the Pistons’ ball market is getting worse every year. It is difficult to invest more money. We can only form a civilian lineup. For a superstar like Zhou Quan, the contract is too small. Can't stay.

That is to say, he believes that the better Zhou Quan's performance, the less the Pistons will be able to keep Zhou Quan. If the Pistons win the championship this time, it can almost be said that Zhou Quan is going to go, because it is impossible for the Detroit Pistons to provide Zhou Quan with a [-] million yuan super contract.

……

On the 12th, investigative reporter Sam Smith's book hits the market, titled "Jordan's Law."

At 8:9, the media reacted to the book at [-]:[-].

ESPN used nearly 9 minutes to briefly describe the content of the book in its 15 o'clock comprehensive news program.

"Obviously, the book is going to reveal a real Michael Jordan, and he's not going to be a perfect fly."

With such an opening, the host immediately attracted the attention of all TV viewers.

"In Jordan's Law, there's a lot of contention, there's a lot of details of the conflict within the Bulls, yes, the details of the conflict, specifically, the book tells us that in the eyes of the Bulls' teammates, Michael Jordan is not They welcome him, he's a troublemaker."

"For example, Jordan publicly threatened teammates not to pass the ball to a teammate he hated, and if they violated his words, he would not pass the ball to them."

"For example, just before the G2 game in the second round of the series not long ago, Michael beat his teammate Wilperdo in the team training game."

"For example, the relationship between Jordan and Bulls general manager Jerry Krause was very bad. He even publicly insulted Krause as a 'dead fat man'."

Until noon, almost all American media were discussing this book.

Soon, the appearance of this book quickly formed a negative public opinion against Jordan, and almost every media rushed forward, wanting to share benefits from it.

After Zhou Quan saw these reports from the media, he felt very sympathetic towards Jordan, and he decided not to buy this book anymore with a cold feeling on his lips and teeth.

David Stern was also extremely annoyed, but he was powerless to stop this public opinion. Now he only hopes that time will slowly make this wave of public opinion disappear.

At this time, Jordan was still fishing in the Atlantic Ocean.

There was a radio on board, and that night, while drinking coffee, he finally heard the news about the book "Jordan's Law" from the radio.

"boom!"

In a fit of rage, he punched the table with his fist, and with a single flip, the coffee cup on the table flew up and fell to the floor with a bang.

Several crew members who accompanied him also looked at each other, and they also heard the broadcast.

He grabbed the marine phone on the ship and started to contact the shore, intending to contact the broker Falk, but stopped halfway through the call.

What's the use of contacting David Falk at this time, can you take back that damn book?The most important thing now is not to let the media find him.

"Champion! Only the championship can make these media shut their stinking mouths." He squeezed the maritime phone in his hand, as if to crush him.

……

On the 14th, the Western Conference Finals tiebreaker.

In the end, the Suns had the last laugh, won the tiebreaker, defeated the Sonics by a big score of [-] to [-], and reached the finals with difficulty.

At the most critical moment, Barkley worked desperately, showing the demeanor of a superstar. In 46 minutes, he made 20 of 12 shots, and his shooting percentage reached 60%. He made 1 of 1 three-pointers and 22 of 19 free throws. Unlimited and extremely efficient, he scored 44 points and grabbed 24 rebounds, including up to 10 offensive rebounds, and only 1 turnover in the game.

"Finals, here I come!"

After the game, Barkley wept with joy.

"Come on, I'll kick you back too." Zhou Quan said in front of the TV.

Having said that, he can only express his admiration for Barkley's performance tonight. In the tiebreaker, he actually hit a super double-double of 40+20, and made only one turnover.

This kind of performance, anyone will have to kneel. Fortunately, this is a series, not a game.

At the same time, the performance of Lightning Kevin Johnson tonight also made him more vigilant.

In 39 minutes, he made 11 of 4 shots. Although the shooting rate was only 36.4%, Lightning played a daunting breakthrough attack. He made 16 of 14 free throws and scored 22 points, 2 rebounds, 9 assists, 4 steals and 2 blocks. The continuous breakthrough and attack created a lot of opportunities for Barkley and shared Barkley's pressure. It can be said that Barkley's efficiency is due to the lightning.

The strength of this combination of inside and outside line, jointly contributed 66 points, too strong!

In addition, in addition to Barkley and Kevin Johnson's 66 points, the Suns actually had four people scoring 10+ points, namely Tom Chambers' 17 points, Dan Marley's and Mark West's 11 points, and Danny Ainge's 13 points. With [-] points, the thickness of the Suns' lineup can be seen.

The next day, June 6, the league announced the date of the Finals.

Pistons against the Suns, the back team has an excellent home game, the game dates are 17, 19, 21, 24, 26, 28, 30, seven games and four wins, two and three two home and away games.

"The finals are too fast. We have just finished the Western Conference finals. This is quite bad for us. I think it should be fairer."

Barkley complained in an interview with the media.

His statement was supported by most of the American media, and many media accused the league's schedule of being too harsh on the Suns.

This news has not even been fermented, and it has directly formed a large-scale public opinion.

Some even stole Jordan's limelight, and the public opinion of the book "Jordan's Law" has not yet passed, and it has even just begun.

Zhou Quan has noticed these public opinions. He understands very well that as a Chinese, he led his team to eliminate the Bulls and Knicks and reach the finals. It hurt the nerves of these American media. These American media absolutely do not want to see He led the team to the championship.

After Jordan's two consecutive championships, what kind of target was targeted by the media this season? He has become a public enemy. Everyone wants to pounce on him and take a bite. He is likely to encounter a public opinion environment ten times harsher than Jordan.

Now that he has just reached the finals for the first time, the media's reaction is nothing. They didn't even directly target him, but blamed the league's schedule, so he didn't take it to heart.

David Stern was caught off guard by this sudden wave of public opinion.

But he doesn't plan to change the schedule. There is no problem with this season. The finals will definitely end at the end of June, and then there will be the draft. It is impossible to delay it until July.

Although the development of the NBA needs the help of the media, he can't immediately bow his head as soon as the media says something.

For the finals between the Suns and the Pistons, he only hopes to play a little more exciting, with a little suspense, not to be one-sided like the Eastern Conference Finals, and it is best to go to the tiebreaker like the Western Conference Finals.

As for who wins the championship, he doesn't care.

……

At noon that day, ESPN announced the latest championship probability prediction data, with the Suns at 51% and the Pistons at 49%.

Urnes, the NBA editor-in-chief of his TV station, explained the reasons for this data in the program. He said: "The Pistons have a physical advantage, which cannot be denied, but we believe more in Barkley and Kevin Johnson. The performance in the big game makes us have to admit that they have the ability to handle everything, including the Pistons.

In addition, from the analysis of the lineup, the Suns are more balanced, both inside and outside the line are very strong, and the thickness of the bench lineup exceeds that of the Pistons.

A strong lineup can allow the Suns to eliminate some physical disadvantages, and this is a fact we must admit.

In short, we are more optimistic about the Suns, the No. [-] team in the league in the regular season, will definitely make history and win the team's first championship in history. "

(End of this chapter)