God of NBA point guards

Chapter 289
"This bastard, if it wasn't for the iron fist, he would be a mouse swept by Michael. He can't get up at all. What right does he have to say about me?"

At noon, Buckley accepted a telephone interview from the reporter who interviewed the Assassin, and when he heard what the Assassin said from the reporter, he screamed angrily.

The content of the interview between the two appeared in the sports news of New York TV in the afternoon.

After the news came out, when some stars were interviewed by media reporters, many people talked about the news.

Zhou Quan accepted a TV interview on NBCA TV station and said: "When it comes to the ability at critical moments, Sir Charles does have some problems. We can see that by looking at his performance in G3G4 in this series. Those two home games As long as he wins one, the Suns will not play a tiebreaker now, and his performance in those two games was very bad, far worse than the Lightning.

As for the Assassins, the feat of scoring 25 points in a single quarter over Magic in the finals is still a great performance that inspires me.

I bet that Barkley is likely to pull his hips in the tiebreaker, and the possibility of the Suns reaching the Western Conference Finals will not exceed 30%"

"Tekken, you really annoy me!"

After seeing Zhou Quan's interview on NBC TV news, Barkley gritted his teeth with anger, was so depressed that he wanted to commit suicide, and was so angry that he wanted to growl.

Zhang Lili and Sun Zhenping ran to Zhou Quan's villa and asked, "Xiao Zhou, you are not afraid of angering Barkley, is he coming to explode in a small universe?"

Zhou Quan said with a smile: "I just hope that he will make it to the Western Conference Finals. He is easier to deal with than Dameng. I'm afraid he doesn't have that ability."

"Ha ha……"

Both Zhang and Sun burst out laughing.

On May 5, the tiebreaker broke out.

As a result, Zhou Quan and the Assassin were right. Barkley did not break out, but only played a satisfactory performance. He made 19 of 9 shots and a shooting percentage of 47.4%. He only scored 24 points, 15 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals.

大梦倒是来了一次爆发，33投18中，命中率54.5%，轰下37分17篮板3盖帽的强大数据。

At the critical moment, when the main point guard, Jet Smith, did not perform well and only scored 8 points, 2 rebounds and 4 assists on 3 of 3 shots, a monster stood on the bench of Mosaic, the No. 93 pick in the first round of 24, Sam Cassell.

Substitute point guard Cassell played 29 minutes off the bench, made 12 of 8 shots, and shot 66.7%. He contributed 22 points, 4 rebounds, 7 assists and 2 steals. Dameng won the tiebreaker.

Losing the tiebreaker and stopping the second round, Barkley was completely hopeless. Looking at the mosaic players celebrating wildly, two lines of tears hung on his face, which could not be wiped clean, and his eyes turned into faucets.

"Charles, Iron Fist evaluated your key abilities yesterday. Do you agree with his evaluation?" A reporter came up to interview, and the question he asked made Barkley furious instantly.

"Go away!"

He slammed the reporters away and rushed into the tunnel.

"Jazz, you were able to make it to the Finals last year, but you couldn't even make it to the Western Conference Finals this year. Why did you regress so quickly? Have you passed your peak?" The reporter chased after him and asked again.

Barkley was walking fast, close to a trot, and angrily said to the reporter: "Ask Michael Jordan. He won the championship the year before last and won two consecutive championships. Why didn't he even make it to the Eastern Conference Finals last year? Ask him. Why is he?"

The reporter was sprayed with saliva and stopped to wipe his face, but he was not angry, but had a smile on his face.

"Mr. Colangelo, Iron Fist said that the management may choose to trade Barkley. Do you intend to trade?"

At this time, a reporter interviewed Jerry Colangelo, the owner and chairman of the Suns who was standing on the sidelines, and the general manager of the team.

The team failed to make it to the Western Conference Finals. Colangelo was very disappointed, but he suppressed the disappointment in his heart and smiled: "Sorry, I have no idea of ​​​​trading Charles. He is still our signature star. I believe in him."

The reporter asked again: "If the Sonics are willing to pack Barkley and Kevin Johnson with an iron fist, will you agree?"

Colangelo stays for a while, is there such a good thing?I will raise my team immediately!
Haha laughed, but he immediately shook his head and said, "NO, lightning is not for sale."

The reporter laughed, Lightning is not for sale, what about Fliggy?
Dameng accepted the on-site interview after the game. The reporter asked: "Hakeem, how confident are you in playing against the Supersonics in the Western Conference Finals?"

Dameng was taken aback, he was still immersed in the joy of being promoted to the tiebreaker, but this question made him a little confused.

After thinking for a while, he said, "As big as the Atlantic Ocean is, so is my confidence."

"Hakeem, your four games in the regular season are [-]-[-]. You have no advantage in the record. Why are you so confident?" the reporter asked.

Dameng said disdainfully: "It's just the regular season, I believe our lineup can restrain the Supersonics."

"Do you want to say something to Barkley?" The reporter asked again.

"Charles, to save face, come and watch me play the Western Conference Finals. I will help you get rid of Iron Fist, I promise." Dameng looked at the camera and said solemnly.

"Humph!"

In the locker room of the visiting team, Barkley was so angry that he would only go to the Western Conference Finals unless Dameng knelt in front of him, otherwise he would be a bastard.

All four sets of second rounds are over, and the matchups of the Eastern and Western finals are also out.

In the Eastern Conference Finals, the Bulls will play against the Knicks on May 5. The former team has home court advantage.

The Western Conference finals, the Sonics vs. Mosaic, will start on May 5.

……

That night, half an hour after the end of the tiebreaker, before the press conferences of Mosaic and the Suns started, TNT, ESPN, NBC, ABC and other media announced the latest prediction data on the probability of winning, as well as the final data.

According to TNT's finals data, the Bulls have a 60% chance of reaching the finals, the Knicks have a 40% chance, the Sonics have a 51% chance of reaching the finals, and the Mosaic has a 49% chance of reaching the finals.

TNT's prediction data for the probability of winning is 35% for the Bulls, 18% for the Knicks, 25% for the Sonics, 22% for the Mosaics, 53% for the Eastern Conference, and 47% for the Western Conference.

After the data was released, TNT also gave its own explanation.

"We are more optimistic about the Bulls winning the championship. There is only one reason. The Bulls have the most stable lineup. They also have the experience of two finals. They also have the active No.1 Michael Jordan."

"As for the Sonics, although Iron Fist led the Pistons to defeat the Bulls last season, this Sonics team has not been trained in the finals. At critical moments, we are more optimistic about the Bulls."

"The Knicks have the lowest probability of winning the championship among the four teams, not because we think they are the worst, but because they played the Eastern Conference Finals against the Bulls. In fact, we think that the Knicks' strength is by no means weaker than the Sonics. and mosaics."

"Mosaic is very good, but the Sonics already have an advantage in physical fitness, so we are more optimistic about the Sonics, but Mosaic has the dream of a super center, so we also think that this team has great hope to create miracles."

ESPN is also more optimistic about the Bulls, and the data is more biased towards the Bulls.

……

The next day, Mosaic was praised by the media.

"A very resilient team, we are more optimistic about them reaching the finals." The New York Times.

"A championship-level team born in desperation, even if they cannot win the championship this year, we believe that they will definitely win the championship in the future." The Washington Post.

"We've risen from the ashes." Houston Chronicle.

In addition, a news broke out in the Los Angeles Daily that the owner of the Suns intends to package Barkley and Kevin Johnson to trade Zhou Quan.

As soon as the news came out, the Suns, who were still in the Houston hotel, were in a mess.

Barkley, who was eliminated, was sad and didn't sleep much all night. He was very angry when he heard the news in the morning. It's not about trading him and the Chargers.

Colangelo denied and appeased the two, and then immediately passed the media, saying that the Suns had no plans to rebuild.

Lightning is not too worried. Although he is not a rookie of the Suns, he was traded to the Suns in his rookie season. This is his home team, and he will not be traded easily.

As for Barkley, although Colangelo assured him, he was still a little uneasy.

At this time, Dameng suddenly called and invited him to watch the Western Conference Finals.

"Don't go."

"Charles, are you really going fishing?"

"asshole!"

"Brother, you have to watch me kill Iron Fist, don't you want to?"

"Well then, let me think about it."

"Brother, if you think about it, call me."

"OK."

Just after hanging up the phone, Jordan called.

"Hey, Michael, don't invite me to watch the Eastern Conference Finals, I'm not in the mood." He said in a low voice.

"Eastern Finals? Do you think I invite you to watch the Eastern Conference Finals? You idiot!" Jordan cursed angrily on the other end of the phone.

Barkley was a little confused, what did he do, he was eliminated, it was fine if he didn't comfort him, and he called and scolded him?

"Fat pig, what are you talking nonsense to reporters?" Jordan growled.

"What did I say?" Barkley was confused and very aggrieved.

"You idiot!"

Jordan didn't bother to talk much, and hung up the phone after another curse.

"asshole!"

At a loss, Barkley cursed, and after being stunned for a moment, he muttered, "I'm going to watch the Western Conference finals, and see how that bastard Hasm kills that bastard Iron Fist."

Then he called Dameng and asked him to prepare his tickets.

"OK, that's great! Charles, the home ticket is on me. It must be the front row, but you have to find the Supersonics management for the away ticket. You have that face." Dameng agreed, but only half of it.

"..."

Buckley was taken aback for a moment, and cursed angrily: "Hakeem, you are as much of an asshole as Michael."

The big dream on the other end was startled, and said in a daze: "Charles, what did I do, you scolded me?"

Barkley was too lazy to talk, not in the mood, he hung up the phone and started contacting the Sonics management.

"Mr. Buckley? Oh, hello, what can I do for you?"

"That's it. I hope to watch the Western Conference Finals live. I hope the Sonics can prepare tickets for me. I wonder if they can satisfy my request?"

"Of course, the Sonics welcome superstars very much."

……

On this day, the media began to conduct various analyzes on the upcoming Eastern and Western finals, and major TV stations arranged several programs.

Based on the opinions of many media, among the four teams participating in the finals, the Bulls became the first favorite to win the championship.

Jordan and his team, the Bulls, are what everyone expects, which makes Jordan very happy and excited. His fighting spirit is layered and extremely high.

After two consecutive championships, he seems to have become the public enemy of the league and the media, but now, he seems to have become the darling of the media again.

This change, his agent David Falk analyzed it for him, all because of three points, one is that the league needs him, the other is that the media needs him, and the third is that Iron Fist is not American, and now someone needs to stand up to stop Iron Fist Continue to win the championship, and he is the best choice for these three needs, and the only choice so far.

At 5:23 on May 01, Mosaic arrived in Seattle and held a press conference at the hotel.

"Dream, do you think your team lineup restrains the Sonics?" The New York Times reporter asked.

"Of course, there is no doubt about it." Dameng said extremely firmly.

"Are you sure that the advantages inside can make up for the disadvantages outside? Are you sure that your offense will not be choked by the iron fist at the source?" The reporter asked again.

Dameng took a deep breath, and still insisted: "We have the Jets Kenny Smith, and Maxwell, and Sam Cassell on the bench, and there are many people. Our perimeter is full of energy. There's no way he's going to kill our offense."

"So do you think you guys can stop Iron Fist?" the next reporter asked.

"It may be difficult, but we can beat them in the low position, and we can build a greater advantage in the low position." Dameng said firmly.

This afternoon, the Sonics held a media conference at the headquarters at the request of the media after training.

"Iron Fist, Dameng thinks that their low-post advantage will be greater than your perimeter advantage. Do you agree with him?" the New York Times reporter asked.

"It's so difficult to win the Suns, how did he have the confidence to say such a thing?" Zhou Quan asked back.

"Haha..." Rodman took the lead in laughing.

"Are you underestimating your opponent?" said the reporter.

Zhou Quan laughed, and then said: "No, we never underestimate our opponents, we have only one attitude towards the game, and play every game as if it were the last game.

Our attitude towards Mosaic is to despise them strategically and value them tactically. No matter what opponent we encounter, we should have the firmest confidence in victory. "

"Iron Fist, Olajuwon said that he has great confidence in reaching the finals, as big as the Atlantic Ocean, what do you think?" A reporter asked.

"The Atlantic Ocean? No, doesn't he know that the Pacific Ocean is the biggest? If it were me, I would say that the size of the Pacific Ocean is how big my confidence is."

……

That night, the East Finals kicked off.

CCTV also broadcast the game live, and Zhang Lili and the others have already arrived in Chicago.

With infinite fighting spirit, Jordan scored 48 points, 8 rebounds, 10 assists, 4 steals, 2 blocks, 2 turnovers and 3 fouls. The victory of the G62.5 battle.

"Time and fate are also fate!"

After the game, Zhang Lili sighed: "This Knicks team is really strong, but it's a pity to meet this Bulls team. Jordan stopped in the second round last year. He has already accumulated too much desire to win. It's simply a matter of fighting God and killing God. unbeatable."

Of course Zhou Quan watched the game, the strength of Jordan and the Bulls made him feel alarmed.

Obviously, this Bulls team is stronger than last season, and so is Jordan.

Jordan's athletic quality this season may not be better than last season, but his skills seem to have reached a level of ease.

This kind of technical realm allows Jordan to shoot calmly no matter what kind of double-teaming he is in, such as multiple double-teaming, or what kind of state his body is in, such as imbalance.

He still has a long way to go from this kind of realm. Not only does he still have a lot of low-level skills, but also he has not reached the state of freehand brushwork in terms of the connection of various skills.

Jordan's offense was truly unsolvable, but he was nowhere near that level.For example, after being double-teamed, it is impossible for him to shoot like Jordan.

Fortunately, he still has passing, which can greatly increase his threat.

……

(End of this chapter)