God of NBA point guards

Chapter 281 Black Eight?

Turning on the system, he looked at his profile.

After one season, the rebound shot and the turnaround jumper have already been completed, and he has also been rewarded.

The playing board was originally level 80, after 13 rounds of training, it is now level 93.

The turnaround jumper is level 76, after training at level 16, it is now level 92.

He has completed a total of six systematic shooting trainings. After completing the first three items, he has already received rewards. This time, he was rewarded with +1 offense and +1 basic shooting skills.

He calculated that if he completes all shooting skills training tasks, he can also get rewards of +4 offense, +1 basic shooting skills, and +1 physical fitness.

As far as the system data is concerned, there are 5 items including hooks, fadeaway jumpers, turnaround jumpers, drift shots, horseback archery shots, etc. He can complete these tasks in a year, and by then the offense will be upgraded to level 96. The top offensive ability.

In other words, starting from the 95/96 season, he will truly have an unsolvable offensive ability like Jordan.

……

On the morning of the 26th, the Sonics held a tactical meeting.

George Karl emphasized the importance of rebounding, but also the importance of defense, and the speed of offense and defense transition.

In terms of specific tactics, positional warfare is dominated by sudden point tactics, coupled with fast break and defensive counterattack.

After training in the afternoon, a press conference was held at the request of the media.

"Coach Carl, what is our ultimate goal for the playoffs?" The Seattle Times reporter asked excitedly.

George Karl said solemnly: "We are only talking about the first round today."

The reporter was taken aback, and hurriedly said, "Do you think the Nuggets will pose a threat to the Supersonics?"

George Karl said: "We should not underestimate any opponent, especially the Nuggets also have Dikembe Mutombo, who has a strong ability to protect the basket. Once we are careless, we may even capsize."

"Tekken, do you also think that the team should go all out in the face of the Nuggets?" the reporter turned around and asked.

"Of course, in the playoffs, we should go all out against any opponent. This is my experience." Zhou Quan said.

Well, when he said this, no reporter had the right to object to his words. After all, he just won the championship last year, so he was qualified to say that.

On the 27th, the Nuggets arrived in Seattle and held a press conference at the hotel.

"Coach Issel, the Sonics think they should go all out against the Nuggets. Do you think the Nuggets can pose a threat to the Sonics? Do you think the Nuggets have a chance of black eight?" a reporter asked.

Dan Isel is only a second-year head coach. He led his team to the playoffs for the first time this year. When he heard this question, he immediately felt the pressure.

After pondering for a while, he said very low-key: "We only won one of the four regular season games. They are the first in the league. We just barely made it to the playoffs, so our goal is to avoid being swept."

"Dikembe, do you think the Nuggets have a chance at a black eight?" the next reporter asked.

Mutombo smiled honestly and said: "No team wants to win the first round, and we also hope to reach the second round. But the Supersonics are a strong team and rank first in the league in the regular season. It will be very difficult to beat them , we are fully prepared for this.”

He didn't answer directly, but what he said meant that the Nuggets would not give up and would strive to complete the black eight, with a more positive attitude than the head coach.

That evening, Zhou Quan invited Zhang Lili and the others to dinner at the villa, as well as Isiah Thomas, Rodman and other Supersonic teammates. It was a party before the playoffs.

"Iron Fist, are you very cautious about the Nuggets?" the assassin said.

Zhou Quan nodded and said, "The coaching staff originally thought it was okay to play the Nuggets. I think there is something wrong with this attitude, so I reminded them."

The assassin joked: "If you are careless and eliminated by the Nuggets, it will be fun."

"Lambir will be crazy about it." Zhou Quan said angrily.

"Haha..." Rodman and the assassin laughed.

Zhou Quan looked at Schramff and Kendall Gill, and reminded again: "Guys, forget about the regular season record, no matter which series, we must go all out for every game, and we must not Capsize in the gutter."

"Understood, boss."

Kendall Gill and others answered readily.

……

On April 1994, 4, the NBA playoffs began.

This evening, there will be four groups of games, namely the Sonics vs. Nuggets, Spurs vs. Jazz, Hawks vs. Nets, and Knicks vs. Cavaliers. The former team has home court advantage.

The first-round series between the Sonics and the Nuggets was broadcast live across the United States by ESPN, with commentators Isiah Thomas and Bill Laimbeer.

David Stern is looking forward to it. In the first round of the eight-group match, he deliberately staggered the series between Zhou Quan and the Bulls, hoping that the ratings of this year's playoffs will have a good receipt.

The regular season made him very happy. The Bulls and the Supersonics had the best records in the East and West respectively.

Now what he expects is that Jordan's strength should be maintained for a few more peak seasons, and Zhou Quan should not pull his hips, just like Larry Bird and Magic Johnson back then, this time he hopes that Jordan and Zhou Quan can let the NBA Development to another level.

From noon, outside the Seattle Center Stadium, a large number of fans began to gather, and more and more fans gradually became a sea.

At three o'clock in the afternoon, the city government of Seattle and Microsoft jointly held a press conference, and the midday news of Seattle TV was broadcast live.

The press conference only announced one thing, the municipal government approved the construction plan for the new stadium.

For the specific plan, Microsoft will invest 25 million US dollars, and the city government will allocate a [-]-acre land in the city center.

The new stadium was put into use in 97, and the design and construction took three years. The maximum capacity of the new stadium is as high as 2 people.

This news made Seattle people very happy, especially the fans gathered in the center stadium, cheering immediately.

Of course Zhou Quan was very excited when he found out about it. Three years is worth looking forward to.

At 06:30, he and his teammates took the bus to the Central Gymnasium.

"Champion! Champion! Champion..." Seeing the team's bus arrive, countless fans rushed over, shouting loudly.

"It's pressure and it's motivation."

Looking at the excited fans outside the window, Zhou Quan said to his teammates.

……

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

Nuggets: Dikembe Mutombo, Rafonso Ellis, Reggie Williams, Bryant Stitch, Mohamed Lauf
Sonics: Sam Perkins, Rodman, Schrempf, Kendall Gill, Joo Kwon

At the CCTV commentary table, Zhang Lili said: "The Supersonics are playing against the Nuggets. Although Mutombo's ability to protect the basket is very strong, the Supersonics have many advantages.

Especially for perimeter defense, Zhou Quan is the first point guard to get DPOY. I think the possibility of being black eight is very low, almost none.

What the media is talking about now is just a hype based on the supersonic's prudent attitude. "

Sun Zhenping nodded and said: "Just don't be careless, the media sees wind as rain."

In the ESPN commentary, Lambiel said excitedly: "Now the media thinks that the Nuggets have the strength of black eight. I think it is possible. Although the Supersonics are the first in the regular season, this is the playoffs. defense..."

Seeing that Lambiel couldn't continue, the assassin burst out laughing. After being stared at, he held back his smile and said: "The defense in the playoffs is not comparable to that in the regular season, but the Sonics' average points per game seems to be the first in the league. Five, less than the Nuggets.

So as long as they play normally, it is almost impossible for the Nuggets to create a black-eight miracle. Iron Fist will not let himself be black-eight. His stability is very high. This is his strongest point. He is a real playoff player. superstar. "

Lambiel snorted: "If Mutombo has five or six big caps in a game, how can he break in? If he can't break in, he just shoots outside. The feeling is impossible to maintain a series, so I still think the Nuggets There is a chance."

The assassin is also a man with a tough personality, and immediately retorted: "Impossible, Iron Fist's pull-up jump shot is not much worse than Jordan's, and Mutombo's defensive area does not cover the mid-range area, he can only stay in the restricted area. The Sonics might have some issues with their shooting touch, but overall, there's zero chance of losing the series."

"Let's see." Lambiel said unconvinced.

At this time, the starter started, and the lights of the audience dimmed.

"Shh!"

When the Nuggets played, in order to suppress the opponent's morale, the Seattleites were not polite and booed vigorously.

"Oh ho ho..."

When it was the home team's turn, it immediately turned into very warm cheers.

"MVP! MVP! MVP..."

When it was Zhou Quan's turn to play, all the fans cheered.

In the on-site commentary seat, Henem Chrisman shouted passionately: "It should be the MVP of Iron Fist. He is the best answer. We believe that the fair media will give the best answer."

"With Tekken's performance this season, the MVP should be his." In the ESPN commentary, the smiling assassin Isiah Thomas said happily.

Lambiel said angrily: "Isaiah, you don't seem to have an MVP?"

The assassin glared at Lambiel and said, "It doesn't seem like I just don't. Bill, damn it, are you laughing at me?"

"Who did we give it to during the two years we won the championship?" Lambiel asked knowingly.

"How can I remember what happened 100 years ago?" the assassin said angrily.

Those two seasons were given to Magician, his good friend, who later turned his face, and now he doesn't want to mention Magician's name.

Lambiel said with a chuckle: "So people who win the MVP have a high probability of not getting the championship. On the contrary, people who don't get the MVP have a greater chance of winning the championship."

"You have no scientific basis. There are quite a few people who won the MVP and the championship in the same season." The assassin retorted.

"Let's see." Lambiel said unconvinced.

In the commentary booth of CCTV, Sun Zhenping said happily: "In just one season, Zhou Quan conquered the fans of the Supersonics."

Zhang Lili said with a smile: "Although the previous Supersonics reached the Western Conference finals, they played too well as a team. The core Ricky Pierce has never entered the top five MVP rankings. He can't reach the level of a superstar. He is also a star." insufficient.

And Zhou Quan is now a superstar who can be compared with Jordan in popularity. The All-Star voting can prove this, and it is only natural that he is popular with fans.

In the final analysis, what the fans watch is the performance of the stars.What to watch in the playoffs, the competition of superstars. "

Sun Zhenping nodded, and suddenly said: "Director Zhang, if Zhou Quan really won the MVP this time, then he should be the youngest MVP, right?"

Zhang Lili said excitedly: "Yes, Zhou Quan was born on the sixth day of March in 72. I calculated that he just turned 4 on April 16th in the Gregorian calendar. Before the second round, the MVP voting results will be released before May 22th. He was 5 and less than a month old at the time."

At the scene, Zhou Quan received the trophies of the assist king and steal king, two crystal cups from the league officials.

"victory!"

"Victory! Victory! Victory..."

At eight o'clock, before the starting debut, after Zhou Quan's shout, there was a huge and neat shout in the Seattle Center gymnasium.

"Oh, congratulations to the bosses of ESPN, and the NBA league, the ratings have soared to 1600 million now."

In the ESPN commentary seat, Isiah Thomas smiled very excitedly after receiving the prompt from the on-site director.

In New York, David Stern received a report from special assistant Hawk Houston. In the four first-round games, the Supersonics had the highest, reaching 1600 million before the game, and the Knicks were second, 1200 million.

He is very happy, the ratings in the first round are already very good.

Jump ball, Nuggets offense.

When Mohammad Lauf received the ball, Zhou Quan stood in front of him, staring at him, thinking of Iron Fist's stealing ability and strong defense, he was terrified.

"Oh, passed the ball?"

Lambir's eyes widened, and he scolded dissatisfiedly: "Coward, you are fighting against that Iron Fist guy, what are you afraid of? Isn't it good to step on him?"

The smiling assassin laughed loudly and said, "Bill, do you have any grudge against Lauf? Then he will only seek abuse."

Lambiel snorted and didn't answer the question.

The assassin smiled and said: "Mohammad Lauf, the No. 90 pick in 185, 73 cm, 33 kg, not up to the standard of a star, averaged 18 minutes per game this season, 4.5 points, 1 assists, 1.9 steal and 46 turnovers, Shooting [-]%, as a point guard, the passing stability is not enough."

Speaking of this, he joked again: "The pass is so poor, of course he has to play the ball as soon as possible, is he waiting to be intercepted by the iron fist?

Or did he dare to shoot on Iron Fist's head?Iron Fist is the guy with the strongest blocking ability among point guards this season, and many centers don't have his blocking data. "

"He is an offensive point guard. He was the Nuggets' scoring leader last season and this season. Passing is not his first task, but offense is. He should shoot on Iron Fist's head." Lambiel said with his eyes wide open. .

"Okay, okay, whatever you say is what you say." The assassin said helplessly.

At this time, Nuggets power forward Lafonso Eliso missed a low jumper on the right wing. Rodman turned around and grabbed the rebound, and quickly passed it to Zhou Quan outside. Zhou Quan received the ball and quickly advanced to the frontcourt. .

Lauf was also fast and caught up with Zhou Quan, but the tonnage was relatively too small to talk about the ability to fight, and Radu couldn't hold Zhou Quan back.

"boom!"

There was a loud explosion of baskets.

"Oh hoo!"

With a flying dunk, thousands of people cheered, Zhou Quan detonated the Seattle Center stadium.

"Counter grabs on the spot, they are not allowed to play defensive counterattacks, they are not allowed to break fast, and their rhythm of offensive and defensive transitions must be reduced."

On the sidelines, Nuggets coach Den Isel yelled.

Of course he wouldn't use Lauf to defend against the iron fist, but to fight Lauf with an iron fist. The difference in tonnage of nearly [-] kilograms is no longer a misalignment, but a dimensionality reduction blow.

What he prepared was to use shooting guard Bryant Stich to defend the iron fist. Stitch is 196 cm long and weighs 94 kg. He was the No. 92 pick in the first round of 13. He averaged 1 steal per game. He is an ordinary blue-collar player and not very defensive. It's powerful, but it's not a defensive loophole, at least it doesn't suffer from height and tonnage.

If the Sonics are allowed to play a fast-paced offensive and defensive transition, Stitch will have no chance to switch defenses with Lauf, so he must emphasize on-the-spot counter-grabbing to destroy the Supersonics' fast pass.

Nuggets offense.

Lauf advanced with the ball, used Stich's cover to get rid of Zhou Quan, ran to the right wing, and Kendall Gill followed.

This is also the tactical arrangement of the head coach Dan Isel. Iron Fist's defense is the most terrifying. He does not allow his own point guard to face such a defender for a long time. Lauf is the Nuggets' scoring leader, although the Nuggets' scoring is relatively average. , but without Lauf's score, it is impossible to win the Supersonics.

And Stich's scoring is not as important as Lauf, who averaged 12.5 points per game in the regular season and only shot 45% from the field. Losing Lauf's points is not as important as losing Stitch's points. The lesser of two evils, he is also There is no way, who made the Nuggets' outside line far inferior to others?

Lauf's fight against Kendall Jill is a small fight against a big man. Jill is 196 cm and 88 kg. His defense is not as strong as Zhou Quan. This is also the confidence that Lauf dared to change positions.

(End of this chapter)