God of NBA point guards

Chapter 241

The next morning, on the 16th, the Pistons held a tactical meeting.

Zhou Quan rushed to the headquarters with his luggage in the morning. After the meeting, the Pistons will leave.

The Eastern Conference Finals ended on the 7th. Starting from the 8th, the team took a five-day vacation and resumed training on the 13th. The current physical recovery is generally good, and they have resumed three days of training. They have entered the state among.

It can be said that the Eastern Conference Finals ended four to one, and the Western Conference Finals reached the tiebreaker, which gave the Pistons a very large physical advantage.

Not to mention Zhou Quan, even an assassin recovered well.

Although he plays the main force, he does not undertake many tasks on the field, and his physical energy consumption is not that great, so he can still persist.

Assistant coach Rick Musk first introduced the Suns' lineup, saying: "The main lineup, center Mark West, role player, limited ability, but he is just a pseudo-starter.

Their backup center is rookie Oliver Miller, the No. 22 pick in the first round last year, with a height of 206 cm and a tonnage of more than 130 kg. The density is very high and the strength is average. The fifth position is a weak position for the Suns. "

"Who are we to carry him?" Rodman asked, shaking his head.

"Dennis, I suggest you don't push him hard. You can use your experience to influence his shooting. He doesn't have much shot rights. The Suns would rather let outside players shoot three-pointers than give the ball to a rookie. Yes," Musk said.

Rodman laughed and said: "Maybe it's because the fifth position is not good, so they shoot so many three-pointers? If Ewing is in it, he must be the first choice for the Suns, just like the Knicks."

"It makes sense." Zhou Quan nodded and smiled.

Musk went on to say: "No. [-], Barkley, the flying pig who flies into the sky and escapes from the ground, I won't say much about this, no one does not understand his strength."

Everyone nodded, and he continued: "He averaged 37.6 minutes per game in the regular season, and his playing time increased to 43 minutes in the playoffs, so I won't introduce the backup power forward.

In the third position, Richard and Ceballos will start in rotation in the regular season. In the playoffs, Richard will start more and play more time.

Let's mainly talk about Richard. He averaged 28 minutes in the regular season, 16 points, 5 rebounds and 1.8 steals, and 22 minutes in the playoffs, 11 points, 2.8 rebounds and 0.9 steals. His performance is not as good as in the regular season.

He doesn't have a three-pointer, has a mid-range shot, and has a strong ability to hit the basket.By the way, by the way, Ceballos has a similar style of play, and he also doesn't have three points.

It happens that the third position is our weak position, so we have to pay attention to these two players. Of course, it is more beneficial for our defense that they do not have three points. We can narrow the defensive range to deal with their breakthroughs. "

Zhou Quan said: "We don't have anyone in the third position, should Joe come to play?"

Max nodded and said, "We'll talk about that later."

Zhou Quan nodded and did not speak again, Musk continued: "The guard combination, Lei Gongdan Marley, Lightning Kevin Johnson.

Musk continued: "Lightning was seriously injured in the regular season, but he performed well in the playoffs. No matter who defends him, he can't be careless.

Dan Marley's talent is mediocre, but this man's defense is fierce. He and the Lightning both had 1.7 steals in the regular season and 1.5 each in the playoffs. He also has a very good three-pointer.

His ability to break through with the ball is not as good as Lightning, but Lightning doesn't have three-pointers, so his defense is no less difficult than Lightning. "

"Isaiah guarding against him?" Zhou Quan frowned.

What the magician said last night is quite reasonable, he doesn't think assassins can protect against lightning and thunder.

The assassin himself shook his head, he was only 185 centimeters, and Lei Gong was 198 centimeters. He lost his speed again, he would be blocked on the offensive end, he would be blown up on the defensive end, and if he defended against lightning, he would be smashed into a sieve.

After the briefing, Chuck Daly stood up, and after everyone's attention came, he said, "Now I will announce the starting lineup for the G1 game."

Mark Aguirre's eyes fluctuated, and he felt that he might start.

He was not excited, because Rodman's starting position was given up by him two seasons ago. Before that, he was the main small forward who could not be shaken.

"Ronnie Secali, Rodman, Mark Aguirre..."

"Congratulations, Mark."

"Thank you!"

Mark Aguirre smiled, and gave a high-five to the assassin who stretched out his hand next to him.

It is a kind of recognition for him to be able to start in the finals. The head coach thinks he is still a little oily, which is also very happy for him.

"...Joe Dumars, Zhou Quan."

Chuck Daly finished reading the starting lineup, and then began to explain tactics.

"Our lineup is somewhat similar to the Suns. Their back line takes on a lot of offensive tasks, and our back line has a heavier offensive task. They have Barkley inside, and our Sekali can also score, so if we want to win The Suns, first of all have to strengthen their defense."

Chuck Daly was the first to emphasize defense, saying: "Barkley handed it over to Rodman, and when he pulled Rodman out, Sekaly had to control the rebound.

Lightning was handed over to Iron Fist to suppress his fast break. We beat the Knicks with fast break, but we can't fall on the Sun's fast break.

Dan Marley is dealt with by Joe Dumars, be careful of his three-pointers, but also be careful of his breakthroughs, especially after Barkley pulls Rodman out, our inside defense can't help the outside. "

Seikali is a bit embarrassed, my defense is not that bad, I averaged 1.5 blocks and 0.5 steals per game in the playoffs.

Chuck Daly continued: "The offense of the Suns is Barkley. He can go inside and outside, and he also takes a lot of three-pointers. He averaged 2.3 times per game in the Western Conference Finals. Rodman must keep up with him.

Except for Barkley, Lightning's ball-handling breakthroughs are the main focus, so our defense is key, and this is the point. Iron Fist must keep up with him. "

"Leave it to me." Zhou Quan said confidently.

He is just a little bit slower in speed. Taking into account his physical advantage, he is not even worse. He may be a little slower at the beginning, but as the game progresses, Lightning's speed advantage will definitely not be maintained.

Moreover, a basketball court is not a 8-meter track. Sometimes explosive power is very important. His tonnage is [-] kg heavier than Lightning, and his explosive power is definitely stronger than Lightning. Strong explosive power allows him to increase his speed in a shorter period of time.

Chuck Daly continued: "Limiting the Lightning, we succeeded in defending the Suns one-third of the time. The remaining third was the defense against Barkley, and the last third was against their long-range defense. cast.

Even if we can't defend Barkley, we must defend against the Lightning and their three-pointers. This is very important to us and is the key to defense.

But Barkley's point, absolutely can't make him crazy, can't let him play the 40+20 performance in the tiebreaker, Dennis, do you understand? "

"Don't worry, Dad." Rodman said with a smile.

Chuck Daly began to explain the offensive tactics again, and said: "On the offensive end, we are actually similar to the Suns, focusing on the Iron Fist's ball-handling breakthrough and scoring. They will definitely strengthen the defense against the Iron Fist, and even double-team.

Zhou, I hope you can do a better job and be more reasonable in terms of personal shooting and passing. You can shoot when you should, and pass when you should. "

"clear."

Zhou Quan nodded.

Of course it won't work on his own, even if Jordan is so strong, let alone him?Physical fitness alone limits the individual's offense, and the whole team must fight together to defeat the opponent.

After the meeting, at 10:[-] in the morning, the Pistons set off for Phoenix to start their journey to the Finals.

With a flight distance of 11 kilometers, the plane took off at 40:4 and flew for 5 hours. When I got on the bus at the airport, it was already close to [-] o’clock. After I arrived at the hotel and settled down, it was a quarter past six o’clock, so no news was arranged After a hasty dinner at the press conference, they rested.

Zhou Quan called Zhang Reasonable to switch the phone, and then called over there after a few minutes.

"Brother Zhang, you're here, aren't you staying in a motel?"

"I just arrived. I live in a family hotel in a community. The conditions are not bad, and the safety should be no problem, hehe."

"Okay, you haven't had dinner yet, I'll order you a takeaway, how about pizza?"

"No, no, we just go out and eat a burger by ourselves."

"Okay then, you guys rest."

"Xiao Zhou, take a good rest and try to get off to a good start tomorrow."

"Ha ha……"

After chatting for a few words, he hung up the phone.

The next morning, after breakfast, the Pistons arranged a brief press conference at the request of the media.

There were a lot of media here, including CCTV, reporters from Xiangcheng ATV, and some reporters from Japan and South Korea.

The first one to be flopped was a reporter from the New York Times, but his words had nothing to do with the finals. He said, "Iron Fist, have you seen the news from the media in Salt Lake City? It was the news this morning. license."

"Oh, good news! This is a surprise to me." Zhou Quan said with a smile.

"Have you contacted your agent?" the reporter asked.

"Not yet, but I'm looking forward to fighting the Postman in the ring and I'll have my agent follow up on that," he said.

He really contacted Philip immediately after the press conference, and Philip said: "The postman has already contacted me, Zhou, it seems that the postman really wants to be beaten by you again."

Zhou Quan laughed loudly, Philip said again: "I'm talking with WBC here, you shouldn't have any difficulty dealing with the postman, just with his explosive power and sensitivity, you can let him punch a hundred times in the boxing ring. Above all, he is a target for you, so I want to arrange the boxing match between you and him after the finals, before you return to China, what do you think?"

"can."

"Besides, Zhou, your real opponent has already been figured out."

"Oh, who is it?"

"Andrew Golota, a Pole, nicknamed the Polish Bad Boy."

Then Philip briefly introduced Golota's information.

I am 25 years old this year, I practiced boxing at the age of 13, won the Polish national championship 7 times, won the bronze medal in the Seoul Olympics, and then turned into professional boxing. I came to the United States in 91 to develop. Currently, I am ranked 22nd in the WBC world, 25th in the WBO, and 19th in the WBA. No. [-].

……

1993年6月17日，NBA联盟92/93赛季总决赛，正式拉开帷幕。

The American West Arena was put into use last year, and it can accommodate more than 8000 people. Before seven o'clock, the auditorium was already full.

The Pistons had less than 4 fans. They were not only die-hard fans of the Pistons, but they were all wealthy people. Otherwise, they would have no money to come to support the team away from home. The plane ticket is not cheap, plus the board and lodging expenses for a few days, it is not a small expense.

The finals series was broadcast live across the United States by ABC television, with Bill Walton and Lewis Williams as the narrators.

Williams took a look at the scene through the ABC camera and said, "There are so few fans of the visiting team, and there are more than [-] Suns fans. Will the morale of the visiting team be affected?"

Bill Wharton shook his head and said: "This is the tragedy of the small ball market. Detroit's ball market is getting smaller and smaller. Playing games in the east, the distance is close, and there will be more fans going away. The west is too far away and the cost is too high. .

As for morale, it doesn't matter, the Pistons have so many people coming, and they will definitely only give the Suns so many visiting team tickets when they return to Detroit. "

At eight o'clock, the two sides announced the starting lineup.

Pistons: Ronnie Secali, Dennis Rodman, Mark Aguirre, Joe Dumars, Zhou Quan

Suns: Mark West, Charles Barkley, Richard, Dan Marley, Kevin Johnson

Bill Walton immediately analyzed after getting the list: "Look, Lewis, the Pistons really can't do anything at the third position. Mark Aguirre is old and injured. Like the Assassins, he should be just a fake starter."

Williams said: "The key to today's game lies in Rodman's defense, whether Barkley can play well, and the contest between Lightning and Iron Fist. Positions [-] and [-] are the key positions for both sides."

Nodding, Bill Walton said: "That's right. In terms of stability, Iron Fist is more stable than Barkley. Even if he is facing the Lightning, I still think he has the advantage. This is why I am more optimistic about the Pistons."

Williams also nodded and said: "Iron Fist is not weak against Jordan. He is the flying man who has reached the peak. The pressure of Lightning should not be small."

At this time, the home team's locker room was making final preparations.

The head coach is Paul Westphal, a rookie of the Green Team, who played in the Green Team for three years and the Suns for four years, and finally returned to the Suns to retire without choosing the Green Team.

This season is also Westphal's first time as a head coach, a rookie in the coaching world.

It is very lucky for him to reach the finals in the first year, but his pressure is also extremely huge.

Wiping the sweat off his forehead, he said to Barkley and the other five starters: "Everyone, don't be nervous. We will play G1 as a tiebreaker. We must not lose the first home game."

Barkley's legs were shaking, and he couldn't hold them down.

Tasting the taste of the finals for the first time, he was a little nervous.

Lightning Kevin Johnson's hands were shaking. It was also his first time playing in the Finals and he had little experience.

As the top point guard in the league, his luck is not very good. He is in the same era as Magic Johnson. In the west, there are assist kings like John Stoughton and rising stars like Xiao Chong. He has not received any hard honors.

There are only two All-Stars, only one start, three best second teams, one best third team, one best of the month, and then the most improved player in 89, played for 6 seasons, just this honor.

Therefore, for this finals, his expectations are very high. He hopes to win the championship, and even the FMVP.

This time, his opponent, Iron Fist, was only in the second grade, but he put a lot of pressure on him, very heavy pressure, great pressure.

Just relying on Zhou Quan's ability to score 27 points, 10 assists and 4.5 steals on the head of Air Jordan, and relying on Zhou Quan's ability to eliminate Jordan, it will be able to exert tremendous pressure on him that can affect his mentality.

Until now, when he was about to appear on the stage, his chest was still pressed like an invisible boulder, making his breathing a little heavy.

None of the Suns' five starters had ever played in the finals. Their emotions at this time were all normal, nervous, with sweaty palms, and no one spoke.

Paul Westphal regretted it a little. Danny Ainge should be included in the starting lineup. That is the only veteran of the Suns with finals experience.

"It's time!"

The door was suddenly pushed open, and the staff's voice startled Buckley and the others, and the five quickly got up and walked out the door.

(End of this chapter)