God of NBA point guards

Chapter 295 Finals, the competition between the two strongest defenders
The Supersonics reached the finals, and the praise from the media suddenly surged, and the media no longer pursued the tenacity of Mosaic.

"Great Dennis Rodman, 22 rebounds in one game, saved the Sonics." The New York Times.

"Schramoff, Rodman, Kendall Gill, McMillan, Iron Fist should be grateful to his teammates. Without their strong performance, he has been eliminated." Houston Chronicle.

"Sonics has a strong elite lineup, reaching the finals is a matter of course." The Washington Post.

On the 2nd, Zhou Quan didn't get up until close to 11 o'clock. After eating lunch, he looked through today's newspaper and found a situation. In the reports of these American media, his teammates of the Supersonic Speed ​​seemed to have become superstars. On the contrary, his performance is rarely mentioned alone by the media.

"If I change into black skin or white skin, I should be the second Jordan." He couldn't help complaining secretly in his heart.

That night, the Bulls returned home, defeated the Knicks, eliminated their opponents with a score of [-]-[-], and reached the finals.

"Congratulations, Michael, you made it to the finals again after only one year." During the on-site interview, the reporter said.

"Thank you!" Jordan said with a smile on his face.

"The finals will be against Tekken again. Do you have anything to say to him?" the reporter asked.

The smile on Jordan's face couldn't help but he stared intently at the camera, his eyes were extremely sharp and frighteningly bright, and said word by word: "Iron Fist, see you in the finals."

"See you in the finals."

Zhou Quan, who was sitting in front of the TV, responded with a smile.

……

The Eastern Conference finals are over, and the 1994 NBA Finals will be played between the Sonics and the Bulls. The G1 game will start on June 6. The Sonics have home court advantage, a seven-game four-win system, and a two-three-two home and away system.

In the middle of the night, media such as TNT and ESPN announced the latest championship prediction data.

Previously, these mainstream media were more inclined to the Bulls between the Bulls and the Supersonics, and prepared to say that they were more inclined to Jordan between Zhou Quan and Jordan.

And the latest prediction data for winning the championship still follows this trend. Between the Chinese and the Americans, except for the media in Seattle, the rest of the media in the United States has only one choice.

But there are also two cities where the media has shown a very neutral state, that is Detroit and Los Angeles.

TNT's data is 52% for the Bulls and 48% for the Sonics.

If TNT's bias is not too big, then ESPN's bias is relatively large. The Bulls have a 60% chance of winning the championship, and the Sonics only have 40%.

NBC TV, ABC TV, the prediction data of these large American TV organizations, the Supersonics' probability of winning is generally ten percentage points lower than that of the Bulls.

Compared with these media, TNT still has the least degree of bias, only four percentage points.

After reaching the finals, Zhou Quan received many congratulatory calls in the past two days.

Abdul-Jabbar and Reggie Miller, O'Neal, Isiah Thomas, Joe Dumas, Mutombo and others all called and asked him to prepare home tickets, and he has notified the management.

The finals are about to begin, and many NBA stars have accepted media interviews.

The postman, Larry Johnson, Barkley and others expressed their support for Jordan.

Magic Johnson said in an interview with the media: "In the 92 Eastern Conference Finals, Jordan eliminated Tekken 93-[-] and finally won the championship; in the second round of [-], Tekken eliminated Jordan [-]-[-] and finally won the championship; the first two times were in the playoffs. When they met, they won and lost, and neither of them had an absolute advantage.

This year, they meet in the finals, I think they all have a chance to win the final, I hope there will be a wonderful finals series. "

"Ervin, who do you support?" the reporter asked.

"They and I are all friends and support." Magic Johnson laughed.

"But you supported Michael before." The reporter asked unwillingly.

"No, you got the point wrong. Even if I don't support the Pistons, it's not that I don't support the Iron Fist. I'm the one who most wants him to join the Lakers." The magician laughed.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar also accepted an interview and said: "I will go to watch the finals live. You don't have to ask me who I support. I have always supported Iron Fist."

"Karim, I understand your support. After all, you are alumni. But from the perspective of strength, who would you support?" the reporter asked unwillingly.

"I still support Iron Fist. The comprehensive strength of Iron Fist is definitely not weaker than that of Michael Jordan. Otherwise, the Pistons would not have eliminated the Bulls in the second round last year." Kareem Abdul-Jabbar said.

Chamberlain also accepted an interview, saying: "I will go to the scene to watch the finals, and I am optimistic about Michael Jordan."

"Wilt, last year you said that Iron Fist couldn't stand up at the critical moment, but he won the championship in the end. What flaws do you think he still has this year?" the reporter asked.

Chamberlain said a little angrily: "He has too many flaws, such as his ability to shoot in double-teams, he is still a few grades behind Michael Jordan, and he doesn't even dare to shoot in double-teams.

There is also the ability to finish. He always passes the ball to his teammates at critical moments, letting his teammates solve the problem and let his teammates bear the responsibility instead of himself. This is an act of cowardly weakness. "

Different from the attitude of the media, these active and retired NBA stars support Zhou Quanhe and support Jordan, almost half and half.

Zhou Quan has been nesting in the villa by the lake for the past few days, and also accepted interviews from the media at the gate.

"Iron Fist, Chamberlain doesn't think you dare to shoot in a double team. Do you agree with his words?" A Miami Daily reporter asked.

"Oh, that's because I can always pass the ball to open teammates, so we always win, we don't need to shoot in double teams, that's stupid." Zhou Quan said with a smile.

"Chamberlain also said that you always pass the ball at critical moments instead of solving problems yourself. He said that you are a cowardly and weak act. Do you agree with this sentence?" The reporter asked again.

Zhou Quan laughed and said, "Bill Russell is great. I think he is the only superstar of that era."

"Iron Fist said that Chamberlain was not a superstar, and Russell was the only superstar of that era." The next day, Zhou Quan's words made it to the front page of the Miami Daily.

"This damn bastard!"

After Chamberlain saw it, he was so angry that he quickly ate a few nitroglycerin tablets.

On the 3rd, the league announced the best lineup.

Zhou Quan was selected for the double first team. This is the second time he has been selected for the double first team after last year.

Similarly, Jordan was also selected for the double first team, and together with Zhou Quan, he took over the back line of the double first team.

"The double star of the NBA guard line shines, covering the league's four super centers." Los Angeles Daily.

"As Jordan eliminated Ewing in the Eastern Conference Finals and Iron Fist eliminated Olajuwon in the Western Conference Finals, the league has entered the era of guards, and the era of traditional centers is a thing of the past." The Seattle Times.

All of a sudden, the American media shouted that the era of guards is coming, which made several super centers very depressed, and also made the management of many teams feel that they should change the previous draft concept. Super centers are surrounded by this pair of guards. Can't get ahead, they think that more attention should be paid to the creation of the back line.

This evening, TNT and ESPN television stations arranged their respective finals programs.

TNT hosted Larry Bird and Magic Johnson, and invited several current and retired stars as guests.

Similarly, ESPN TV also hosts Isiah Thomas and Lambiel, and invites several stars to be guests.

At night, Zhou Quan took a look. It was obvious that the influence and connections of the two demon birds far surpassed the two assassins, and they invited superstars.

Chamberlain, Lakers general manager Jerry West, and Olajuwon and Ewing who had just been eliminated by Zhou Quan and Jordan, and Barkley.

The number of guests invited by the two assassins is obviously not enough. Joe Dumars, O'Neill, Mourning, Reggie Miller, except for O'Neill, the other few stars are not enough, and the influence is not enough.

Although TNT's attitude was a little fairer to him, he still chose to watch ESPN's programs decisively.

Sure enough, apart from Jerry West, the few guests invited by the Magic Birds were all standing opposite. They had nothing good to say about him during the whole process, and they blindly praised Michael Jordan.

ESPN, which was the least supportive of him, was just the opposite. Although the few people hired by the assassin were not as good as Chamberlain and the others, except for Mourning, who was neutral, the others were all his friends.

"Who does this pair of demon birds support?"

He was a little confused about the attitudes of Big Bird and the magician. The guests he invited were all his enemies. Could it be that these two guys are fans of Jordan?
On June 6th, at three o'clock in the afternoon, the Chicago Bulls arrived in Seattle.

On this day, there are also a lot of Hollywood stars and celebrities descending on Seattle.

At five o'clock, at the request of the media, the Bulls held a press conference at the hotel.

"Coach Jackson, the Bulls and the Sonics have played one-to-one in the regular season this season. How sure do you think the Bulls are in winning this Finals series?" the New York Times reporter asked.

Phil Jackson said unhurriedly: "I think ESPN's championship prediction data is [-] to [-]."

"Michael, do you agree with Coach Jackson's opinion?" the reporter immediately asked.

A paranoid look flashed across Jordan's face, and he said firmly: "I hope it is [-]%."

"Do you think you've won Iron Fist?" the reporter said excitedly.

Jordan said: "Without firm confidence, it is impossible to play the strongest performance. I believe I will win the final victory."

At this time, the Supersonics ended their training and held a press conference at the headquarters.

The host took care of it, and Zhang Lili was the first to be flopped.

This made many East Asian reporters very jealous, such as Japanese and Korean reporters, as well as reporters from Wanwan and Xiangcheng. They never had the opportunity to ask questions at this kind of press conference, and they were always ignored.

Zhang Lili asked happily: "Xiao Zhou, what do you think of those American media's championship prediction data?"

Zhou Quan smiled and said: "I looked at it, and only the media in Seattle thought we would win, and other media thought the Bulls were stronger. This filled us with fighting spirit. Because the weak beat the strong, counterattack and win the championship is the best. A heroic act, and we want to be that hero."

"Crack clap..."

At this moment, the camera below flickered frantically.

"Coach Carl, this is your first time playing in the finals. You look very nervous, so do you have the confidence to command this series well?" The New York Times reporter said.

George Karl quickly denied: "No, sir, I'm fine, yes, I'm fine, I'm not nervous, where do you see that I'm nervous?"

The reporter immediately asked: "This finals is a competition between the two most powerful guards in the league, so how confident are you to beat the Bulls, beat Michael Jordan, and win the championship?"

A trace of nervousness flashed in George Karl's eyes, and he said, "Of course we are confident that Tekken will handle Michael Jordan. We also have many good defenders."

Zhou Quan wanted to scratch his head a little bit. The head coach looked really nervous, and his opponent was Phil Jackson, a champion coach who had played two championships and won two championships. I hope there will be no accidents in the finals.

Fortunately, Phil Jackson is not a highly adaptable head coach. He always lets the players solve problems on the court by themselves. Perhaps this is an opportunity that can be used.

"Tekken, do you want to say something about the rematch with Michael Jordan?" the Los Angeles Daily reporter asked.

"I am very excited to meet Jordan for the third time in the playoffs. He is the best shooting guard in the world. I hope to beat him again." Zhou Quan said with a smile.

"So do you think you're the best point guard in the world?" the reporter asked.

Zhou Quan smiled and said: "I never evaluate myself, but if I really evaluate myself, then I can be the second. Whoever thinks it is better than me, as long as he has confidence, he can be the first."

"Haha..." The reporters below all laughed.

That night, ABC was not far behind. Bill Wharton invited several stars to put on a show.

The same is true for NBC, with Elgin Baylor and Big O as hosts, and also invited several stars.

……

June 1994, 6, the day of the final G5 match.

Although the Seattle Center gymnasium is dilapidated, it has been carefully arranged and the scene is not bad.

On each seat, there is a gift bag for the finals, which contains a souvenir. If you are lucky, you can get the collective signature of Zhou Quan and others, but the probability is [-] in [-]. Only [-] people have this luck. A unified Finals jersey.

And tonight is full of stars, and the people sitting in the front row are either stars or celebrities, or NBA stars.

There are also many celebrities in the business world in Seattle, such as Supersonic boss Ballmer and several Boeing executives, who were also present.

Gong Li sat in the second row on the east side, not far from the Supersonics bench. In front were Arnold and Rambo, as well as Tom Cruise and Roberts.

In the past few years, she has entered a glorious period in her career. This year, Farewell My Concubine has won her many honors, including the Palme d'Or, and won the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film at the end of March. , has a high popularity in Europe, and has a certain popularity in Hollywood.

After a few months, she came to the United States again, this time for a vacation, just in time for the NBA Finals, because of Zhou Quan's popularity in China, she also knows the NBA, so she came to watch the game.

There was also a Chinese star at the scene. Chen Long was just opposite Gong Li, and he was also sitting in the second row, but he didn't get a ticket for the first row.

He is currently filming Red Zone, which is another film he has hit Hollywood. He has just spent two days shooting exterior scenes in New York, and then moved to Vancouver.

Vancouver is the third largest production center in North America after Los Angeles and New York. It is known as North Hollywood, and the red zone is mainly filmed there.

Last year, Zhou Quan stayed in Xiangcheng for a week. Although he didn't communicate with Zhou Quan, he knew about it, so this time he purposely stayed in Seattle to watch the finals.

……

This finals series was broadcast live across the United States by TNT, and the narrator was the magic bird combination.

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

Bulls: Carter White, Horace Grant, Scottie Pippen, Michael Jordan, BJ Armstrong

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

Larry Bird said: "The Bulls' lineup is the same as the starting lineup when they were eliminated by the Pistons in the second round last year, but the Bulls have acquired Luke Langley from the Timberwolves, a younger center, and I think Carter White should It's just a false starter."

Magic Johnson nodded and said: "Whether it is Carter White, Luke Langley, or another backup center Bill Wennington, they all have a high advantage. No matter who is the fifth position of the Bulls, whether it is facing Sam Parkin Adams, or Michael Cage, both have advantages.

The Supersonic's interior height is too low, and rebounds will suffer, so Rodman's rebounds are very critical.

This playoffs he is in good shape in most games, occasionally affected by injuries, if he has a problem, the Sonics will be in trouble. "

Larry Bird nodded and said: "The Bulls only have role players at the fifth position, but whether they are the main force or the backup, they are better than the Sonics.

Grant at the fourth position is also good. He has a strong inside cutting ability, rebounds and defenses are not weak, and his overall contribution is not weaker than Rodman.

In the third position, Pippen will have the advantage against Schramff.On the back line, Jordan played against Iron Fist, BJ played against Kendall Gill, and the strength was average.

Pippen is responsible for the organization of the Bulls, and the triangle offense pays attention to the transfer of the ball and the movement of the players without the ball. Iron Fist is good at suppressing the opponent's point guard through defense and destroying the opponent's organizational function, thereby suppressing the opponent's offense, but this is nothing to the Bulls. Too much effect.

This finals will be a duel between Jordan and Iron Fist. Whoever is in better condition and performs better will win the final victory. "

Magic Johnson nodded and said, "Michael won and brought back the king. Iron Fist won, and the league will have a new superstar."

In the commentary booth of CCTV, the finals are about to start. Zhang Lili and Sun Zhenping are both excited, nervous and excited.

They are very busy with work, especially in the playoffs, but they all feel very happy because they can watch the finals between Zhou Quan and Jordan on the spot, which gives them a strong sense of participation, pride, and even a sense of honor. Not to lose to the Olympics.

(End of this chapter)