God of NBA point guards

Chapter 271 Big dream, I will teach you how to win the championship

At the end of the first month's schedule, the media analyzed the first-tier teams in the East and West.

Mosaic, the league's No. 8 team, has been promoted to the first team, replacing the Suns with 3 wins and [-] losses.

But there are also some media who still rank the Suns as the first ball, after all, it is only the first month.

Dream has been highly praised by the media, and Mosaic has become the favorite team to win this season.

Next, the Sonics had another five-game winning streak. After losing to the Cavaliers on the road, they had a six-game winning streak, including a playoff team like the Spurs, with a record of 15 wins and 2 losses.

On December 12, the Lakers announced the hiring of a new head coach, and the magician dismissed get out of class after coaching 8 games.

"I'm going to be a commentator. TNT TV has already contacted me, and I agreed." I don't know if it's because the assassin became a commentator, and the magician also chose to change careers.

It may also be because the Assassins and Lambiel, the two generals of ESPN, have worked well. TNT also wanted to find a gimmick, not only hired a magician, but also hired Larry Bird with a high salary. The magic bird reunited and became a partner.

No. 10 and No. [-] defeated the Spurs and Mavericks in back-to-back away games, and No. [-] came to Houston again.

The NBA's Texas troika occupies two super centers. Of course, the strongest is Houston, where the big dream is located, and it is also the strongest opponent in this wave of away games.

Mosaic lost to the Eagles in the Eastern Conference before, and is currently 18 wins and 1 loss, still ranking first in the league, but the record of the Sonics is not bad. It is certain that the two teams will be competitors in the playoffs.

In addition, Zhou Quan had fierce on-court conflicts with Olajuwon, Vernon Maxwell and private festivals, so this game received a lot of attention, almost no less than the game between the Sonics and the Bulls.

"Hakim, are you confident you can beat Iron Fist?"

"Da Meng, what advantages and disadvantages do you think the team has in front of the Sonics?"

After training this afternoon, when Dameng left the headquarters, he was stopped by the media at the door.

"We are the strongest in this league. Our lineup is to restrain the Supersonics. Michael can beat the Iron Fist, so of course I can."

"We are facing the Supersonics. Of course, the inside line is an advantage. It doesn't matter? At least the disadvantage you mentioned. Sorry, the Jets and Madmen will not make it easy for Iron Fist. I believe they can deal with him."

A reporter immediately said: "But the Jets and the Mad Men have never defeated the Iron Fist."

Dameng snorted coldly: "That's not good, and our advantage inside is enough to make up for our disadvantage outside."

……

Houston is the largest city in Texas and the fourth largest city in the United States. Its economy is good. The urban population has reached 200 million, and the urban area population has reached 600 million. .

Houston also has a Chinatown, and China also has a consulate general in this city. There are many legends about the number of Chinese. Some media even say that it exceeds 50. This data comes from a census in Dezhou three years ago.

On the contrary, there are more Indians and Vietnamese than Chinese in Texas and Houston. The former even reached 20, and the latter is about the same.

No. 11, Compaq Center.

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

Sonics: Sam Perkins, Rodman, Schrempf, Kendall Gill, Zhou Quan

Mosaic: Olajuwon, Austin Thorpe, Robert Horry, Vernon Maxwell, Kenny Smith
The game was broadcast live across the United States by ABC television, and the commentators were Bill Walton and Lewis Williams.

"Mosaic is very strong this season. Dameng is so versatile. I think they have hope to hit the finals this season." Williams said.

Bill Walton said: "Mosaic, the Suns, and the Supersonics all have a chance to reach the finals. Behind them are the Spurs and Jazz, which are the second echelon in the West.

Iron Fist's arrival in the west has indeed increased the competition in the west. He is changing the situation where the east is strong and the west is weak, which is what the league hopes to see. "

Coming to the player channel, Zhou Quan greeted Olajuwon: "Hey, Dameng, the record is good, but he rushed too fast in the early stage, be careful of pulling his hips in the later stage."

"You are the one who is careful about pulling your hips in the later stage." Dameng said with a sullen expression on his face.

When he saw Zhou Quan, Maxwell couldn't help rubbing his stomach, feeling his intestines hurt again, but he didn't dare to provoke Zhou Quan anymore, so he could only sulk secretly.

Zhou Quan didn't even look at Maxwell, he didn't see the guy whose intestines had been kicked by him at all, which made Maxwell even more angry and felt his intestines hurt even more.

At this time, the lights on the scene were turned off, and the host was calling the visiting team to play.

When it was Zhou Quan's turn to play, he saw many Chinese faces wearing his No. [-] jersey and heard their cheers.

"Chinese people should be banned from entering the venue."

Crazy Vernon Maxwell snorted coldly when he saw Zhou Quan greet those Chinese.

"Idiot, what the boss wants most is to sell out the venue, if he hears your words, he will trade you immediately." Dameng cursed.

Jet Kenny Smith also said helplessly: "This is racism, Vernon, don't say such things in the future, the management only hopes that more Chinese will buy tickets to enter."

At 08:30, the game begins.

With a jump ball, the Sonics lost without a surprise, and Mosaic attacked.

Kenny Smith is the same height as Zhou Quan, with a shoe height of 191 cm and a tonnage of only 77 kg. There is a 15 kg gap. His strategy for playing Zhou Quan is to take advantage of his speed and agility. He used to play Zhou Quan in the same way.

But he unexpectedly found that his movement was at most comparable to Zhou Quan's, whether it was speed or agility, he couldn't easily get rid of the opponent, so he began to use pick-and-rolls.

In the first few rounds, Mosaic was mainly attacked by Dameng, and Kenny Smith did not entangle Zhou Quan too much. He tried to find a way to hand the ball to Dameng in the frontcourt.

After 3 minutes in the first quarter, 4:8, the Sonics trailed by 4 points.

Dameng made 3 of 2 shots and caused a foul by Rodman, making a two plus one. On the defensive end, he ran to the three-point line and slapped Perkins for a three-point shot, scoring 5 points, 1 rebound and 1 Cap data.

Zhou Quan didn't gain even an assist. In the first 3 minutes, he made 2 of 1 shots and made a pass error. He broke through and gave the ball to Kendall Gill.

"The regular season is our understanding of our opponents in the playoffs. We should play better and increase our defensive strength."

George Karl called a timeout and asked to strengthen the defense against Dameng and increase the defensive intensity at the same time.

In the next game, the two sides fell into a difficult defensive battle, and the shooting percentage was very low, and the efficiency of Dameng also dropped.

After the first quarter, at 18:19, Mosaic led by 1 point at home.

大梦打了10分钟，8投4中，后面5投2中，加上3罚2中，拿到了10分3篮板1抢断2盖帽1犯规的数据。

周权打了11分钟，5投2中，运气不好，冲进去挨了大梦一记大帽，三分球1投0中，加上4罚4中，拿到了8分2篮板2助攻1抢断2失误1犯规的数据。

Bill Walton complained: "The Supersonics are the best defensive team in the West, conceding the fewest points, followed closely by Mosaic, and the two best defensive teams in the West have the ugliest games.

The Sonics only shot 33.3% in the first quarter, the team made 9 of 1 three-pointers, and Mosaic only made 41%, which is not much better. "

Williams laughed and said: "Tonight's game is the defensive strength of the playoffs, but this is the whole. Both Dream and Iron Fist should not be at their full strength."

Bill Walton nodded and said, "It's just the regular season, and it's not a garbage team. Their goal is the playoffs, and it's impossible to give it their all."

Zhou Quan found that his team had the same problems as the Suns. There were too many three-point shots. Of course it was good to feel good, but if the feel was not good, the game lost control.

"Iron fist, strengthen the breakthrough with the ball." George Karl said.

"Okay." He nodded.

Although he was capped in the first quarter, he had to make a sudden move, because everyone's hand feeling was not good, and if he shot outside, the game would be lost.

But the game was lost in the end, 82:91, lost in the low attack.

Dameng scored 38 points and made 20 of 11 shots. The shooting rate was only 55%, which is not ridiculously high, but the lethality was too great. The Supersonics were unstoppable inside. Facing double-teams, they made 19 of 16 free throws. In addition to scoring 38 points, 16 rebounds, 3 assists, 4 steals, 8 blocks, 3 turnovers and 3 fouls, he played a top-level offensive and defensive performance.

The number of times he attacked with the ball alone accounted for half of the team. Both offensive and defensive ends were turbulent in the Supersonic penalty area. It can be said that the Supersonics lost to him.

Although Zhou Quan has strengthened his breakthrough, Mosaic's inside line is too strong. Dameng + Thorpe, only talking about the defensive end, can be called the league's top inside combination. The offense has not been played, nor has the lethality been played.

Especially in the face of the crazy Dameng, Jordan will suffer, not to mention that his personal offensive ability is not as good as Jordan. He was blocked by Dameng twice in the game, and he was intercepted once by Dameng and Puso each, and made 10 shots for a layup. Only 5, the efficiency is not high.

他在外面也遭到了肯尼史密斯和弗农麦克斯维尔的拼命包夹，11投5中，全场21投10中，命中率47.6%，三分球3投1中，8罚7中，28分6篮板8助攻3抢断1盖帽6失误4犯规。

The assists were the lowest in a single game this season, and the team shot just in the early 8s. They were able to get [-] assists only by relying on a few fast breaks.

This game allowed Zhou Quan to see the strength of Dameng.

The three, no, they are among the four super centers. At present, this game made him believe that Dameng is the strongest one.

This game also allowed him to see the flaws of the Sonics lineup. The low-post offense actually depends on the breakthrough from the outside to score. The real inside rarely plays low-post offense, and Perkins has pulled to the three-point line.

Without low-post offense, Dameng can frequently run to the three-point line to help defend, seriously affecting his own outside shots.

In other words, the Supersonics will easily lose if they encounter a team with a strong inside line.

This is very much like the Pistons without Sekali. To change this situation, a trade should be needed, otherwise, we can only expect to meet this kind of team and play in a better state.

If the playoffs encounter Mosaic, it will be a big trouble.

He plans to talk to the management, communicate, and see if he can trade a center with a low-post offense.

This is not easy, because the goal of the Sonics is the playoffs, and the opponent is the super center Dameng. To be able to play a good low attack on the head of Dameng, what level of center is needed?

"Boy, it was the biggest mistake for you to come to the West. You will never succeed in the West in your life, as I said." After the game, Dameng said proudly to Zhou Quan.

"Old guy, winning the playoffs is winning, what you say doesn't count, you idiot!" Zhou Quan said disdainfully.

"Humph!"

Being scolded, Dameng clenched his fist and then let go. When it comes to fighting, he has always been self-aware and knows that he does not have the strength to punch in front of Zhou Quan.

Seeing that Dameng is very well behaved, Zhou Quan nodded with a smile and said, "You have a good attitude. Remember, old boy, be respectful to me. Maybe when I am happy, I will teach you how to win the championship."

"you?"

Dameng was furious, but also jealous.

Entering the league with Jordan, Jordan has won two championships, he has not tasted the taste of the championship, and Zhou Quan won the championship in the second season, how can he not be jealous?
He couldn't beat him, he couldn't talk, so he turned his head and left in anger.

……

With 15 wins and 3 losses, the Sonics are still second in the West.

But this record has caused the team to be questioned by many media.

Especially Zhou Quan, as the boss of the team, is the focus and the first goal of being questioned.

"The Supersonics lost to the Bulls, Cavaliers, and Mosaics respectively. Can we think that the Tekken team can't beat strong teams at all, but can only bully weak teams?" The New York Times.

"The Sonics reached the Western Conference finals last season and tied the tiebreaker with the Suns. They are definitely a strong team in the playoffs, but this season will become a strong team in the regular season. We judge that after they enter the playoffs, they will become a team. A soft-footed shrimp team. If the Iron Fist met Dameng in the finals last season instead of Mark West, he would have a bloody encounter." Houston Chronicle.

……

The team returned to Seattle the next day, and a wave of six home games awaited the Sonics, including one back-to-back.

On the 13th, the Magic arrived in Seattle.

On the evening of the 14th, at 07:30 p.m., the two sides announced the starting lineup.

Magic: O'Neal, Jeff Turner, Anfernee Hardaway, Nick Anderson, Scott Skiles
Sonics: Michael Cage, Rodman, Schrempf, Kendall Gill, Joo Kwon

O'Neal has a helper, Anfernee Hardaway. So far this season, he has 11 wins and 7 losses, with a winning percentage of 61.1%. He shouted triumphantly: "Iron Fist, I asked you to come and partner with me. You don't want to do it. Now that I have pennies, I don't need you anymore."

"penny?"

Zhou Quan smiled and looked at Anfernee Hardaway.

The famous college basketball star, with a very famous name, once defeated the Dream Team in training games with Chris Webber, Grant Hill, and Alan Houston.

His physical fitness is very good, his basketball skills are very comprehensive, his offensive and defensive and organizational skills are excellent, and he has been praised by Jordan, so he is called Jordan's successor by the media. He is almost one year older than him, and his height is 201 cm, 10 taller than him. cm, weight 88 kg, looks very thin, just started to gain weight.

Being targeted by Zhou Quan, Anfernee Hardaway was also a little uneasy.

He felt that the pressure of the piercing eyes in front of him was too great, just like facing Jordan, but the pride in his heart did not allow him to bow his head, but held it high.

Seeing the pride in Hardaway's eyes, Zhou Quan felt that with O'Neill's character, it might be difficult to suppress this young man in the future.

At eight o'clock, the game begins.

Jump ball, Magic offense.

In the first quarter, Zhou Quan blasted the Magic's main controller Skiles, 10 minutes in a single quarter, 6 of 4 shots, 2 of 1 three-pointers, 3 of 3 free throws, 12 points, 1 rebound, 5 assists, 2 steals and 1 Blocks, no fouls and no turnovers.

On the defensive end, Skiles made 3 turnovers in a single quarter, stole the opponent twice, blocked the opponent once, and made 3 of 0 shots.

After the first quarter, at 22:32, the Sonics led by 10 points at home.

In the second quarter, Magic head coach Brian Hill arranged for the main shooting guard Nick Anderson to switch to Zhou Quan.

Nick Anderson, like Anfernee Hardaway, is a forward and guard swingman. He is 198 cm tall and weighs 93 kg. He has a height advantage against Zhou Quan, but he is at a disadvantage in terms of confrontation, strength, and mobility.

In the second quarter, Zhou Quan also played 10 minutes. He made 5 of 3 shots and 2 of 2 free throws on Nick Anderson, scoring 8 points. However, he sent 6 assists and 3 steals in a single quarter. The offensive and defensive performance of 20 points, 11 assists and 5 steals.

After halftime, 42:66, the Magic have trailed by 24 points.

After the back line was blown by Zhou Quan, the Magic can only let Anfernee Hardaway defend Zhou Quan, which is also an attempt.

But George Karl did not arrange Zhou Quan to play in the third quarter, and he sat on the bench to watch the game.

Zhou Quan found that the Magic also has a lot of players who can play. Eleven people have already participated in the rotation.

Even O'Neal, in the two and a half quarters today, only played 15 minutes, took only seven shots, scored four goals, and took more outside shots. He didn't arrange tactics for O'Neal.

The super center does not get tactical care, which means that he has an average status in the team, which makes him feel that the Magic should be a team that advocates outside.

The idea and direction of team building is to target Michael Jordan, and perhaps him and the assassins. Didn't the Magic also want to trade him last time?
The Magic's bench is good, and the Supersonic's bench is also very good. He played 10 minutes in the second quarter, and the other four were all substitutes, and half of the third quarter were substitutes.

In the middle of the third quarter, the Magic recovered 6 points and were still behind by 18 points. They did not withdraw the main force and Zhou Quan played.

"Clap clap clap..."

His playing was warmly welcomed by the Supersonic fans. After all, the fans spent money to watch the game, just to watch the stars play. If he sits down there for a long time, it will definitely affect the market.

Even for the Los Angeles Lakers, after losing the magician, not only has the market declined severely in the past two or three seasons, but the number of stars watching the game has decreased a lot. Many Hollywood stars say they are Lakers fans, but in fact they are only fans of certain stars. .

(End of this chapter)