God of NBA point guards

Chapter 318
At nine o'clock, the NBA announced the MVP voting results through NBC TV.

In the end, Michael Jordan won the most votes and won the fourth MVP of his career.

He is 13 points less than Jordan, ranking second. Although Jordan won the fourth MVP, he does not have a very big advantage.

Agent Philip called and said to him: "Iron Fist, after all, this is the United States, and Jordan is the signature star of the NBA. Unless your personal performance and team record are the strongest, and you have undisputed results, you can be in the MVP category." advantage in the competition.

In addition, Iron Fist, Jordan is 32 years old, but he is still at his peak. Don’t be careless in the finals. You have to seize the opportunity to beat him at his peak in order to get higher praise and achieve a higher historical status in the league. "

……

On the night of the 22nd, the Seattle Center gymnasium.

There were a lot of stars on the sidelines, NBA stars, Hollywood stars and supermodels, celebrities, businessmen and politicians from all walks of life. There was no room for seats in the front row, and they sat in the second and third rows.

Some media reporters are seizing the opportunity to interview them.

"Erwin, who do you like?" A reporter was interviewing Magic Johnson.

"They are all very strong, but Mosaic's injury has a greater impact. This is the main reason why they did not play well in the regular season. I am more optimistic about the Supersonics." Magic Johnson said.

"Is it just because of Mosaic's injury?" The reporter asked.

Magic Johnson said with a smile: "Also because of the iron fist, no one outside Mosaic can stop him, but he can block Mosaic's outside."

"But Mosaic has a big dream, and it is unstoppable." The reporter asked back.

Magic Johnson smiled and said: "Dream is an inside line, and the inside line must rely on the cooperation of the outside line. The independent offensive ability of the inside line is far inferior to that of the outside line. When the outside line is blocked by the iron fist, the dream will inevitably be affected.

The current Supersonics team is actually the same as the previous Tekken Pistons and Michael's Bulls.

This Western Conference Finals is a contest between a traditional center, a super center, and a super guard.

Judging from past records, whether it is the Bulls or the Pistons, the Knicks, who are super center Ewing, cannot turn over and cannot get out of the East.

Then I think, similarly, the mosaic of the super center dream also has a greater chance, like last year, to fall in the Western Conference Finals and fall at the feet of the Supersonics. "

"Karim, who do you think has a better chance of advancing to the Western Conference Finals?" A reporter interviewed Abdul-Jabbar.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar smiled and said: "I am a center, logically I am more optimistic about Mosaic, because they have the dream of a super center, but I am more optimistic about the Sonics, why?
First, they lost to the Supersonics in the Western Conference Finals last year, which shows that Mosaic cannot beat the Supersonics with their big dreams and last year's lineup.

Second, the Supersonics have strengthened the center and made up for the lack of insiders, and their strength is stronger than last year, while the Mosaic team has weakened the insiders because of the glider trade.

Of course, they strengthened the outside line and got the glider, but adding the mosaic outside line of the glider, can they deal with the supersonic outside line?
No, if Crazy Maxwell is not injured, they still have a chance, but the outside line of Drexler + Kenny Smith + Robert Horry, I don't think it can deal with the outside line of Iron Fist + Kendall Gill + Schramf .

The reason why I am not optimistic about Mosaic's outside line is that the firepower of the three of them cannot break through the supersonic's outside line defense, and neither can the glider;
The second is defense. Is it possible for the three of them to block Iron Fist's attack?No way.

So, the reinforced outside line still can't deal with the Supersonic's outside line, but the inside line has been weakened. How can Mosaic win the supersonic speed after the inside line is strengthened? "

……

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

Mosaic: Olajuwon, Pete Chilkat, Robert Horry, Drexler, Kenny Smith

Sonics: Almon Gilliam, Rodman, Schrempf, Kendall Gill, Joo Kwon
The series was broadcast live across the United States by ABC television, and the narrators were Lewis Williams and Bill Wharton.

Bill Walton glanced at the starting lineup and said: "Iron Thorpe changed the glider, and the quality of Mosaic's inside line has dropped a bit, otherwise it would not be so difficult to play the Jazz.

The Sonics' inside line this season is stronger than last season. Rotation center Almon Gilliam averaged 30 minutes per game, 15 points, 7 rebounds, 1.2 assists, 0.8 steals and 1.1 blocks, and his shooting percentage was 51%. Stronger.

The Supersonics killed Mosaic in the Western Conference Finals last season. Now that the inside line is stronger, they have a chance to reach the Finals again.

The key is that the performance of the glider, whether he can perform efficiently, determines whether Mosaic can reach the finals. "

Williams nodded and said: "Mosaic power forward Chilkat is just an ordinary role player. He started 17 games in the regular season. He has three-pointers, which is somewhat similar to last season's supersonic center Sam Perkins, but his strength is worse.

He originally had no chance to play the starting power forward in the playoffs, but Mosaic's important rotation power forward was reimbursed, so he could only be allowed to top it. "

Bill Walton said with a smile: "Rotation power forward Carl Herrera started 26 games. The first round of G1 was the same as Maxwell's. He made a forced comeback, but he was seriously injured again immediately and was reimbursed for the season. Mosaic this season is really not easy."

In the commentary booth of CCTV, Zhang Lili said excitedly: "In the two rounds of the series, the Sonics performed very well. With a big score of 7:1, they only lost one game. The state is very good. I believe this Western Conference Finals should also be good."

"Physical fitness definitely has an advantage. The Supersonics only played 8 games in the two rounds, but Mosaic played 5 games in the first round and 7 games in the second round, adding up to 4 games more than the Supersonics. Their season The playoffs are much more difficult than the Supersonics." Xu Jicheng laughed.

Nodding, Zhang rationally said with a smile: "Zhou Quan spent the first two seasons in the Pistons, and the last two seasons in the Supersonics. He reached the Eastern and Western Conference finals in all four seasons, among which he reached the championship twice and won the championship once. His career is outstanding. Very successful.

Although the Western Conference Finals is very difficult and the opponents are very strong, I believe he will perform miracles again and lead the team to the Finals for the third time. "

"I'm looking forward to it." Xu Jicheng said very excitedly.

……

At 08:30, the game begins.

Jump ball, mosaic attack.

After Kenny Smith received the ball, he immediately transferred the ball to Drexler, who took possession of the ball and organized the attack.

"Obviously, Mosaic doesn't want their ball handlers to face Zhou Quan's defense." Zhang Lili said quickly.

"Even Jordan doesn't want to face Zhou Quan's defense, and always uses the pick-and-roll to get rid of him." Xu Jicheng said.

The glider received the ball at 45 degrees from the right-wing three-point line, made a false shot, and attracted Rodman's supplementary defense when he hit the right waist. At this time, Dameng immediately entered the paint and he passed the ball immediately.

"brush!"

Dameng caught the ball two meters from the left front of the basket, turned left immediately, put his left elbow against Gilliam, hit a small hook with his right hand, and hit a goal.

Zhang Lili said with a bit of regret: "It's almost a step away. Zhou Quan has already rushed down from the high position, but Dameng's shot rhythm is too fast, so he just shot on the spot and didn't give him a chance."

"If he dares to make a fake move, Zhou Quan can double-team him." Xu Jicheng said.

Supersonic attack.

Schramf and Kendall Gill pulled left and right, Gilliam pulled out of the paint, Rodman moved between the right waist and the basket, Zhou Quan came to the top of the arc, and singled Kenny Smith with the ball.

"There is no chance of double-teaming from the outside line, and the breakthrough will definitely be flanked, even by multiple people." Zhang Lili said quickly.

Zhou Quan dribbled the ball for a few seconds, and then turned to the right side, facing the right wing and began to hit Kenny Smith with his back.

Seeing Zhou Quan start to attack, Rodman immediately went to the basket to grab a rebound.

The height is the same, but the tonnage of the jet is only 77 kg, which is 15 kg lighter than Zhou Quan's. Besides, Zhou Quan's strength has increased by one level. Under his crushing, Kenny Smith directly gave up resistance and took the initiative to retreat.

At this time, Chilkat, the power forward on the left waist, immediately took a step sideways into the paint area and made a flanking action.

But at the next moment, Zhou Quan, who was crushed to the free throw line, suddenly made a jump shot, and Kenny Smith, who took the initiative to retreat, had no time to defend, and only used his eyes to defend.

"brush!"

Splashes appeared and two points were hit.

"It's so easy for Zhou Quan to beat Kenny Smith!" Zhang Lili said happily.

"Kenny Smith's strength is at least two grades behind Zhou Quan." Xu Jicheng said excitedly.

"Ugh!"

Seeing the ball, Mosaic head coach Tomjanovich standing on the sidelines couldn't help but sigh, and a huge worry arose in his heart.

But he was not disappointed, because even Jordan couldn't defend against Iron Fist. He was just worried that the Sonics' advantage in the first position was too great, and his side could not make up for that huge disadvantage.

Iron Fist's offensive efficiency must be reduced, and every effort must be made.

"Kenny, hang on to him."

Thinking of this, he shouted towards Kenny Smith.

After hearing the head coach's yell, Kenny Smith felt a tragic mood rise in his heart.

In the team's tactical meeting, how to defend the Iron Fist is the team's first tactical focus, and as the main point guard, he is the first line of defense against the Iron Fist. Tactics, pinching, and even requiring him to use his body to block the hole of the gun.

Foul tactics, Tekken's free throw rate is as high as 92%, which is a bonus, so flanking and using the body to block Tekken are the key points.

But his tonnage is only 77 kilograms, how to block it?
Mosaic attack.

Zhou Quan and Kendall Gill did not switch defenses for the time being, and Zhou Quan blocked the downward pass angle, so after Kenny Smith took the ball to the frontcourt, he was still preparing to pass the ball to the glider on the right wing.

But at this moment, just when Kenny Smith was about to pass the ball after assembling the ball, Zhou Quan suddenly stepped up to press, and at the same time Kendall Gill cut off the glider's angle of receiving the ball, Kenny Smith's ball was not passed, and was caught Forced to stop near the top of the arc.

The next moment, Kendall Jill rushed over and decisively carried out a flanking attack.

Kenny Smith forced a risky pass and hoisted the ball to the glider with Zhou Quan behind his back.

At this moment, Zhou Quan, who was extremely focused, made the fastest nerve reaction.

"Snapped!"

Immediately stepped up and jumped, and caught the ball just passed.

Perhaps this kind of reaction speed is the real 96-level neural response speed. Usually, the 96-level reaction speed has not been exerted at all.

This kind of perfect performance is very rare. It appeared once in the tiebreaker with the Bulls in the second round of the playoffs the year before last. That time he eliminated Jordan, and he also played Mosaic once in the regular season last season. In those two times, he played extremely rare Steal a triple-double.

"Beautiful! Tekken completed a rugby-style interception, haha!" the live commentator Henem Chrisman shouted excitedly.

Zhou Quan took advantage of the situation to launch a fast break, and the Jets were also fast, running a head-to-head.

"Tangle him!"

shouted Tomjanovich.

While running, Kenny Smith secretly pulled Zhou Quan's jersey. After it was opened, he deliberately wrapped his left arm around Zhou Quan's right arm.

Zhou Quan controlled the ball with his left hand to advance, and was constantly exerting force to accelerate. When he found that the jet pinched him with his arm, he didn't hold back any hands at the moment, and directly clamped the opponent's arm with force, and then changed direction.

The next moment, under the huge impact, Kenny Smith was directly staggered, and then fell to the floor.

"Di!"

The referee ran aside, blew his whistle immediately, and then made a foul gesture to Kenny Smith on the floor.

Kenny Smith got up in embarrassment, his left forehead was red and swollen, and he hit the floor.

"It's not a good idea to use fouls to destroy Iron Fist's fast break in an away game. Iron Fist's free throws can kill Mosaic." Bill Walton said.

"Tekken 92 kg, heavyweight. Jet 77 kg, super middleweight. The difference between the two is four levels." Williams said.

"Haha..." Bill Walton laughed.

"Kenny Smith found a physical confrontation on Zhou Quan's body, which is to hit a stone with a pebble." Zhang Lili laughed.

Then the Sonics attacked again, serving from the center line.

On the left wing, Zhou Quan received the ball across the center line, and the nervous Kenny Smith blocked him.

Seeing the obvious redness and swelling on Jet's forehead, he felt pity in his heart, and said, "Kenny, it's just the left forehead is swollen, which is very asymmetrical, and the right forehead should also be swollen."

"You bastard!"

Kenny Smith, who was defending and retreating, cursed angrily.

The next moment, Zhou Quan, who advanced to the left-wing three-point line, saw Rodman enter the basket, suddenly pulled up, and shot a three-pointer.

"what?"

Even though Zhou Quan averaged 2.6 three-pointers per game this season, they still only accounted for 12.1% of his shots, which is quite a lot, but certainly not many. Kenny Smith mainly defended breakthroughs, so he adopted a one-step defensive strategy. Zhou Quan's three-pointer did not make a timely defensive response.

"boom!"

Unfortunately, the basketball crashed into the basket, but bounced out again.

Rodman struggled to jump up and hit the ball in the fight with Dameng, and then the two jumped up almost at the same time for the second time. This time he took advantage, but he didn't have a chance to catch the ball, but slapped him Hit the ball out.

After the shot, Zhou Quan rushed to the penalty area, just in time to catch the ball that Rodman hit, and then shot a jumper.

"brush!"

I hit it this time.

"Beautiful! Rodman's rebounds are beautiful, and Tekken's mid-range shots are also very accurate. Now he has made 3 of 2 shots." Zhang Lili praised.

"Now 2:4, Mosaic attack." Xu Jicheng said.

Kenny Smith pushed upfield, just past the center line, and passed the ball to Robert Horry beyond the three-point line on the left wing.

"The Jets are extremely afraid of stealing the Iron Fist," Bill Walton said immediately.

"Don't dare to hold the ball anymore." Williams nodded.

(End of this chapter)