God of NBA point guards

Chapter 275 First in the Alliance
"Run faster, defend..."

In the training hall of the Mosaic team, Dameng yelled at his teammates non-stop.

Not only did he not have a championship, he didn't even have an MVP. He finally climbed to No.1, and before his ass got hot, he was kicked off by Zhou Quan. , I have to get up to drink ice water in the middle of the night.

After the MVP ranking was updated, he had a phone call with Barkley, Jordan, and Ewing, and they only talked about one topic, how to win Zhou Quan.

They were friends before, and Zhou Quan and Zhou Quan have become sworn enemies in the past two years. Either they were punched by Zhou Quan, or they were eliminated by Zhou Quan in the Eastern Conference finals and finals. They have a deep hatred and a common enemy. The relationship is getting closer.

They exchanged their experience of playing against Zhou Quan and discussed how to beat that guy, but they also had some experience.

The team didn't practice that day. Zhou Quan practiced two shooting skills in the morning, and went to the golf course to practice in the afternoon. By the way, he expanded his network in Seattle and picked up girls.

The golf course in Detroit is full of executives from automobile companies, while the golf course in Seattle has a lot of executives from Internet companies, as well as executives from airline companies, biological companies, and various software engineers. He bumped into a lot in one afternoon, and even bumped into two guys who were trying to sell him private jets.

In addition, when he left the stadium, there were a few more perfumed notes in his pocket, all of which were phone numbers, some were rich girls, some were girls working in the stadium, and some were wealthy married women.

On the 3rd, the supersonics arrived in Phoenix.

This is the second regular season game against the Suns. Last time, they won at home. This time, they must win the away game.

At the airport, facing the media interview, Zhou Quan said in a joking tone: "To be honest, I always win when I beat Mr. Barkley. I am used to winning on his head. I am not used to losing. I don't know him. Are you used to always losing against me?"

"I'm used to shit!"

Barkley, who has a deep hatred for Zhou Quan, learned of Zhou Quan's words from the media, screamed out of anger, and burst out with foul language. He immediately said like an oath: "We must win this game." , we will do everything we can to defend our home court, kill the Sonics, and get rid of the Iron Fist."

On the evening of the 4th, the American West Arena.

At [-]:[-], the two teams announced their starting rosters.

Suns: Oliver Miller, Charles Barkley, AC Green, Dan Marley, Kevin Johnson

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

"Flying Pig, your field goal percentage has dropped below [-]% this season, and you've been injured for four games. Your condition doesn't seem to be going well?"

Player tunnel, Zhou Quan joked when they met.

"It's still okay to deal with you."

Barkley's mouth is hard, but the fact is that his shooting percentage has indeed dropped below 49.5% for the first season in his career, [-]%.

It was 52% last season, 55.2% last season, 57% last season, and 89% in the 90/60 season, which means that his efficiency has been declining since that season.

The reason is also simple, injury, he was injured in 90, and he only played 90 games in the 91/65 season. Since then, his playing time has gradually decreased, his position has become more and more outside, and the number of free throws has gradually declined.

"Barkley, if you can deal with me, the championship and FMVP will be yours, not mine." Zhou Quan laughed.

"Damn it, why am I the loser?"

Thinking of the finals he lost, which was the closest he was to the championship, and that was the eternal pain in his heart, Barkley's eyes showed sadness.

"Hey, Fliggy, you have to cherish a little bit, this may be the only finals in your life."

"Flying Pig, I guarantee you will never win the championship in this lifetime."

He immediately remembered what Zhou Quan had said to him, and his eyes were filled with anger. When he stared at Zhou Quan, he clenched his fists.

Seeing Barkley's reaction, Zhou Quan smiled and stopped teasing him.

……

At eight o'clock, the game begins.

Jump ball, Suns attack.

"boom!"

One step away from the right waist, Barkley, who exploded in anger, nimbly turned and broke through Rodman after receiving the ball. When he went in, he dunked and detonated the American West Arena.

Looking back, Zhou Kwon attacked with the ball on the left wing, attracted the defense, created a back-cut opportunity for Kendall Gill, and then used a scalpel pass to assist Gill to complete a dunk behind Oliver Miller.

"Oliver, don't forget your back."

Barkley, who didn't want to lose, shouted at Miller.

"brush!"

Lightning passed the ball to Dan Marley, and Lei Gong made a false shot in front of Kendall Gill and hit a three-pointer.

Supersonic attack.

Kendall Gill made another back cut, and Zhou Quan sent another good ball, but this time Oliver Miller sent a block, which went directly out of the sideline, and excited him, jumping and screaming.

"Don't look at Oliver Miller getting fat into a ball in just one offseason, but his bounce is really good! This time the block jump is really high!" Zhang Reasonable praised.

"boom!"

The Supersonics attacked again, Zhou Quan shot for the first time, and missed a jumper with an emergency stop.

Barkley squeezed Rodman away and protected the backcourt rebound.

"Barkley played very actively today, and he did not slack off on the defensive end. Don't be careless for the SuperSonics," Sun Zhenping said.

"boom!"

Dan Marley made another three-pointer and missed.

Perkins grabbed the rebound and the Sonics attacked.

On the right wing, on the three-point line, Kendall Gill hit Dan Marley in a single with the ball, and made a false shot.

But Dan Marley's judgment was very accurate, because Kendall Gill didn't have a three-pointer, so he made a defensive shot and retreated in time.

"Snapped!"

Kendaljill failed to break through, and forced a shot after a sudden stop, but was slapped by Lei Gong.

"brush!"

Fortunately, Zhou Quan ran from the top of the arc in time to snatch the basketball, and decisively shot a three-pointer behind Kendall Gill and hit a three-pointer.

“5：5，肯达尔吉尔3投1中，周权2投1中，巴克利1投1中，丹马尔利2投中。”张合理念道。

After the first quarter, at 26:28, the Suns led by 2 points.

During the intermission, George Karl reminded to strengthen defense and rebound control.

In the second quarter, the two sides were half main and half substitute. Zhou Quan played for 8 minutes. At the end of the half, at 53:49, the Sonics led by 4 points.

Zhou Quan contributed 10 steal in 1 minutes of the first quarter, but contributed 8 steals and 2 block in 1 minutes of the second quarter. It was Barkley who blocked, leading the team to play a strong defense.

In the second half, at the beginning of the third quarter, the Suns launched a counterattack, and increased their strength on both ends of the offense and defense, sending three big blocks and one steal in a single quarter.

But the Supersonic's defense is stronger, and the tight and fierce pincers frequently steal the Suns. The team sent 6 steals in a single quarter, including Zhou Quan twice, Kendall Gill twice, and the swingman Nate McMillan who came off the bench. twice.

72:81, the Suns fell behind by 9 points instead.

At the beginning of the last quarter, Zhou Quan, who played only 28 minutes in the first three quarters, played from the beginning. The Sonics sent all the main players, intending to completely defeat the opponent's will in the first half.

The same is true for all the main players on the Suns side, intending to make a comeback.

"The Suns already have 5 hats today, and the Supersonics only have one from Zhou Quan." Sun Zhenping said.

"Fortunately, in terms of steals, the Sonics won. The team had a total of 13 steals. Zhou Quan alone had 5 steals, and the Suns only had 5. In terms of turnovers, the Sonics did a good job today, with 13 turnovers, while the Suns had 19. times." Zhang Lili laughed.

"Snapped!"

At this moment, Zhou Quan contributed the 6th steal of the game, took advantage of the trend to play a fast break, and assisted Kendall Gil for a layup.

In the next round, Kendall Gill made another contribution, stealing Dan Marley, and Zhou Quan quickly made an assist for Gill with a dunk.

At this time, the Suns were attacking, and through consecutive transpositions, Barkley got a chance to play Zhou Quan with the ball in a misplaced singles two meters away from the left waist.

"Great opportunity! Iron Fist, I'm going to beat you to death!"

Without hesitation, he started to spank Zhou Kwon on the back, back arching with his big ass.

While arching, he also twisted his big butt, intending to shake Zhou Quan's center of gravity, so that Zhou Quan could not support him with all his strength.

Barkley was like a wild boar with mud on his body. Zhou Quan carried it twice first, and was pushed back two small steps. In reality, reaching out is just a pick.

"Snapped!"

Barkley rolled over and took off after joining the ball with both hands. The moment the ball reached the top of his head, the ball was lifted and flew.

The landing point was biased towards himself, Zhou Quan quickly moved the card position, stuck Barkley, and grabbed the basketball.

"7 times, the 7th steal!" Sun Zhenping shouted excitedly.

This steal, like the last straw, crushed the Suns' fighting spirit, and then the SuperSonics made persistent efforts to successfully win the away game and completed the home and away double play against the Suns this season.

However, the two teams belong to the Western Pacific region. There are five regular season games this season, and there are three more games to come. In addition to the playoffs, the outcome is not yet over.

“15投8中，命中率53.3%，三分球2投1中，5罚5中，周权拿到22分6篮板16助攻8抢断2盖帽2失误3犯规的数据。”

Zhang He thought about Zhou Quan's data, and then praised: "The defense is really strong! And his block data has increased significantly this season. It is obvious that he has worked harder on the defensive end."

Sun Zhenping said: "Director Zhang, Zhou Quan's block data has indeed increased a lot compared to last season. Is this related to the Supersonic's defensive system?"

Zhang Lili nodded and said: "Yes, many of his blocks are sent when flanking the defense. Generally, when one-on-one, he will not specifically look for opportunities to block shots."

Sun Zhenping nodded and said: "One-on-one defense, he mainly uses his powerful stealing ability to form a deterrent."

Zhang Lili nodded again and again: "Yes, his stealing ability is really strong! The main reaction speed is too fast, this is a foundation, coupled with fast hands and feet, long arms, and precise steals..."

……

Overnight, the Supersonics rushed to Los Angeles. After defeating the Clippers on the 5th, they rushed back to Seattle on the 6th the next day.

No. 7 and No. 8 ushered in back-to-back at home, defeated the Kings and Jazz respectively, achieved a record of 26 wins and 3 losses, and continued to rank first in the league.

At this time, 10 games have passed since the last away loss to Mosaic, which means that the Sonics have won ten consecutive victories.

The results of the first week’s All-Star voting came out. Jordan is still the most popular superstar. He won 35 votes in the first week, but Zhou Quan was only about 33.5. It was Barkley, with 23 votes.

On the 11th, the Sonics broke their winning streak and lost an away game to the Trail Blazers.

The regular season continued until the 27th, when there were some injuries, and the Sonics lost three more games, to the Jazz, Clippers, and Nuggets.

At this time, 32 wins and 7 losses, the Sonics' record is the first in the league.

As the record reached the top, Zhou Quan found that his negative news gradually increased. In the first half of the season, he still had a chance to breathe, but now he was planning to drown him directly.

Of course, this also shows that his popularity is increasing day by day, otherwise the media will not be stingy with space and will continue to report on him.

Fortunately, his negative news is all about violence. He hasn't had conflicts with others for a long time, or the media is just chasing rumors. Apart from disgusting him and distracting him, the other effects are not that big.

There were more paparazzi around him, and the villa on the shore of Lake Washington was also found by the media. Many paparazzi began to squat outside, which made him dare not make a wrong step or pick up girls. The curtains were drawn all day long. My nerves are tense every day.

Jordan only got this treatment after two consecutive championships. He only won one championship, and he changed teams.

He thought of the last time when he said that he wanted to stand in front of the world boxing champion, the media also ridiculed him.

This kind of encounter made him deeply realize that no matter what field he is in, it is too difficult to succeed, especially as a Chinese who wants to succeed under the rules dominated by the Western world.

Although he had expected it, it still disgusted him.

It's just unavoidable, Jordan can only bear it hard, and he can only bear it now, and use his results to fight back against the media in the future.

On the 28th, the noon news of Seattle TV station reported a news.

Ballmer, senior vice president of Microsoft and owner of the Sonics, formally submitted an application to the city government for the construction of a new sports center.

"According to insiders, the investment of Mr. Ballmer's plan is as high as 2 million U.S. dollars. The new sports center can accommodate up to 2 people. Microsoft intends to invest 1.5 million U.S. dollars. He hopes that the city government will allocate a piece of land and Assuming the remainder of the investment, the city will have discussions about it…”

This news undoubtedly lifted the spirits of Seattleites. There are not many people who do not want to have a new sports center. The sports center can not only hold basketball games, but also ice hockey games, concerts, concerts and other large-scale events.

Of course Zhou Quan was very happy when he heard the news, but this discussion will not last for several years, right?
At noon, the Pistons announced that veteran Mark Aguirre was injured in training, was reimbursed for the season, and decided to officially retire.

After Zhou Quan found out, he made a phone call.

In the afternoon, the Knicks arrived in Seattle.

Tomorrow night's game is the first regular season game of the two teams, and they are both popular championship teams. In addition, Zhou Quan has a lot of troubles with the Knicks, and the media is quite concerned.

According to the current media opinion, the Supersonics are not effective against teams with strong interiors, so more media believe that the Knicks have the upper hand, but this is the Supersonics home court, and Zhou Quan has a clear advantage in the back line , The last Eastern Conference Finals has fully proved this point, so basically the outcome is evenly divided.

29, Seattle Center Stadium.

It's eight o'clock, and it's less than seven o'clock, and the dilapidated stadium is already full of people.

Many people are discussing the news of the new sports center, and this topic has become the hottest topic in Seattle today, bar none.

At 07:30, the two sides announced the starting lineup.

Knicks: Ewing, Charles Smith, Charles Oakley, John Starks, Greg Anthony
Sonics: Sam Perkins, Rodman, Schrempf, Kendall Gill, Zhou Quan

On the CCTV commentary table, Zhang Lili said: "The Knicks' main point guard, Rivers, played 19 games, and was reimbursed for a serious injury. He was too serious to play in the playoffs. Now the No. [-] position is played by Greg Anthony. Derek Harper was brought in to play as a substitute.

Anthony + John Starks, Zhou Quan + Kendall Gill, on the back line, undoubtedly the Sonics have a great advantage.

Inside, Ewing+Smith, Perkins+Rodman, the Knicks can completely explode the Sonics on the offensive end. If the Sonics want to win, but the inside offense is not good, they must do a good job of defense and grab rebounds .

In the third position, Schramff faces Oakley's defense like a fight. Whether his offense can be played out is also a big doubt.

Alternatively, it might be better for the Knicks on the defensive end with Smith guarding Schrempf, Oakley at the rim, low post defense and rebounding. "

Sun Zhenping asked: "Director Zhang, who do you think has a better chance of winning?"

Zhang Lili said: "If Zhou Quan and Kendall Gill can lock the Knicks outside and play their own offense at the same time, then the Sonics will have a greater chance of winning.

But if it can't be locked up and the Knicks get a chance inside, then maybe...the Knicks also have a chance to win. "

Sun Zhenping nodded and said, "The Supersonics play the same way as the Bulls. They strangle from outside and destroy the opponent's organization, thereby limiting the opponent's inside attack."

"Yes, if you hold the ball from the outside, once the outside has the advantage, the destructive power will definitely spread to the inside." Zhang Lili nodded.

(End of this chapter)