God of NBA point guards

Chapter 363 Active Duty No.1

Larry Bird accepted an interview with the Miami Daily and said: "I checked the information. In the first four seasons of Tekken, the average steals per game were 2, 3.3, 3.8, and 4.5 steals. Called the most powerful steals king in the history of the league.

And if his steals per game data is further improved this season, and he shows a stronger offensive desire this season, then I think he should be qualified to replace Michael Jordan and become the most powerful player in this league. "

"Active No.1"

Because of Larry Bird's remarks, and because of Zhou Quan's super popularity, this topic quickly appeared on the news channels of many American TV stations, completely replacing the original news about the magician's comeback.

That night, the Sonics beat the visiting rookie team, the Grizzlies, for six straight victories.

The next day, the front pages of the major newspapers in the United States were full of news about No.1 in active service.

Some media believe that Zhou Quan's comprehensive strength is indeed stronger than Jordan, otherwise the Bulls could not have lost in the last finals.

There are also many media who believe that Zhou Quan's personal offensive strength is still not as good as Jordan. Although he surpassed Jordan in the first few games of this season, it is not enough to prove that he can surpass Jordan this season.

After playing the Grizzlies, the next game is Philadelphia. There are two or three days off. There is no team training on the 12th. Zhou Quan took Zeng Li to play golf in the morning. In the afternoon, the two went out to sea on a yacht and participated in a yacht club. Party at sea.

Zeng Li's adaptability is still very strong. After all, he has lived independently since he was a child, and has gradually adapted to life in the United States.

On the 13th, Roger Philip moved to Seattle and set up an office here to serve Zhou Quan.

On the 14th, the Sonics defeated Philadelphia in an away game, and then started the fourth consecutive back-to-back, challenged the Pistons away, and continued their winning streak.

On the 17th, after defeating the Hornets in an away game, the fifth consecutive back-to-back began, and on the 18th they challenged the Pacers away.

After five consecutive back-to-back games and the fourth consecutive away game in this wave, the Sonics finally couldn't hold on anymore and lost to the Pacers.

The Bulls are 7 wins and 1 loss, and the Sonics are still number one in the league.

After that, on the 21st and 22nd, the Sonics completed the sixth consecutive back-to-back and started the winning streak again.

11 wins and 1 loss. Although the record is very strong, the schedule really annoyed the Sonics. Even Zhou Quan complained in the interview that the league didn't use much brain when designing the schedule.

On the 24th, they unexpectedly lost to the Spurs at home, with 11 wins and 2 losses. Then, on the 25th, the Bulls arrived in Seattle, and a regular season of national attention is about to begin.

Previously, the Bulls had improved their record to 10 wins and 1 loss, with a win margin of zero. In the case of two games less, the record has actually tied the Sonics.

Because the Sonics have more net points, they are still the league's first.

Therefore, the victory or defeat of this game is related to who can really stand in the first position in the league, and it is more likely to be related to the home and away advantage of the playoffs, which is very critical.

This morning, the league announced the ratings data for each team this season.

In the first 13 games of the Supersonics, the ratings of live broadcasts in the United States were 2020 million, the first in the league, and the Bulls were second with 1360 million. The gap is very large.

The average ratings of more than 2000 million per game shocked the whole United States.

Once upon a time, that is, in the past few years, including the magic bird era, the ratings of the finals were only more than 1000 million. Now the supersonic regular season has reached more than 2000 million. How popular is this?

"That's the reach of the heavyweight champion of the world, and that's the reach of the crossover king." Seattle Journal.

"Ballmer Made One of His Most Successful Investments and One of His Most Successful Deals." The New York Times.

"The NBA is catching up to Major League Baseball." The Washington Post.

After the ratings came out, the Sonics surpassed the Bulls in popularity and became the only popular team.

Zhou Quan's No. [-] jersey is often sold out, ranking first in the league. Not only has the sales in the United States surpassed that of Jordan, but the overseas sales have soared that Jordan can't even see his taillights.

In terms of sneakers, the Tekken series is grabbing more shares in the United States. Although it is not as good as Jordan's MJ brand, it is catching up very fast.

But in the world, the sales volume is not comparable to the MJ brand. The sales volume is very good and has completely surpassed the MJ brand.

However, basketball is not very popular in the world, so most of the sales are still in the United States.

"Our contract with Tekken is the end of the 97 All-Star, and there are only 15 months left. Get ready to contact Roger Phillips. We will renew the contract with Tekken in advance. This time, we will bind Tekken for life like Nike. .”

Mark Nathan, owner and lead designer, speaks during a development meeting at Skechers headquarters in Los Angeles.

"Boss, what Jordan wants is brand shares and sales dividends. The endorsement fee is only a secondary condition." Someone reminded.

"Isn't Iron Fist worth it?" Mark Nathan asked back.

Then no one said any more, but began to discuss how to contact Philip.

At three o'clock in the afternoon, after the Bulls arrived at the hotel, they held a press conference at the request of the media.

The game was on ESPN, and the commentators were Isiah Thomas and Bill Lambir, who also participated in the conference.

西雅图日报的记者第一个提问，说道：“乔丹先生，铁拳在前13场比赛中，场均轰下39.3分4.6篮板12.5助攻6抢断2盖帽的数据。

Whether it is scoring or stealing, or shooting 54.5% from the field, it has reached a career high. Obviously, he has entered his peak period.

And you are 30.5 points, 6.54 rebounds, 4.5 assists, 2.2 steals, 0.5 blocks, and a shooting percentage of 49.5%. Except for rebounds, other statistics lag behind Tekken in all aspects, and the gap is huge.So do you think the active No.1 is you, or him? "

The reporter's question was too blunt and straightforward. Jordan's face was not very good-looking. He stared at the reporter and said coldly: "You should wait until the end of the season to ask me this question. It's only been less than a month. The current data shows that It’s nothing, everyone has the possibility of breaking out.”

The reporter immediately asked: "If your data can be maintained until the end of the regular season, does that mean you admit that No.1 in active service is Iron Fist?"

Jordan was cornered and could only say, "We'll talk about it later."

"Please answer positively." Isiah Thomas shouted.

"Pfft!"

Many media reporters laughed.

Jordan glared at the assassin angrily, and said angrily: "If he can really perform like this throughout the season, then I will recognize him as No.1 in active service."

"Clap clap clap..."

Local reporters and some foreign reporters applauded this sentence one after another.

The next question came from a reporter from the New York Times, asking: "Michael, your shooting percentage is below 50% for the second consecutive season. Does this mean that you have entered a downward trend?"

Jordan said with an ugly face: "I will use my performance and record to prove to you whether I am still at my peak."

"me……"

"And I."

The press conference was almost over, and Thomas and Lambiel hadn't had a chance to ask questions yet, and they were so angry that they shouted and shouted.

But the host just ignored the two of them abruptly, and then announced the end of the press conference.

"Jordan, you are too stingy!" the assassin said angrily.

"Boys of the bull, I'm going to buy the bull, and then let you line up to hand me your resignation letter." Lambiel threatened angrily.

"Take a gun and force Jerry to sell the team to you." Jordan sneered angrily.

"Let's go, ignore these two bastards." Phil Jackson pulled Jordan away.

"Jordan, I heard that you lost millions of dollars in the Tekken Championship last time. Is it true?" the assassin asked loudly from behind.

"NO."

Jordan yelled back.

In fact, it was more than 100 million. He lost 200 million, and he lost half of his salary this year.

The assassin just said casually. Seeing how angry Jordan was, he knew it might be true. He laughed and said, "It turns out that my news is true. Then next year's Tekken title defense, you might as well make a big bet next time. Get your lost money back."

"Come on."

Phil Jackson went straight to it.

"Humph!"

Jordan snorted angrily, turned around and walked away quickly.

"It turns out that Jordan lost 100 million last time, and this guy's gambling addiction is getting bigger and bigger."

"Gambling addiction is the same as independence addiction, alcohol addiction and drug addiction. You can't get rid of it unless you chop your hands."

The reporters in the hall started talking.

In the evening, Zhou Quan invited the assassin to dinner and brought Zeng Li with him.

"Oh, Zeng, you're a theater actor, that's great, I like Broadway theater performances, theater is the top form of performance, will you perform on Broadway?"

Zhou Quan introduced that Zeng Li studied Peking Opera, which is a kind of drama. The assassin immediately admired it. In fact, he never watched dramas, and he didn't have that kind of training. It was just a pure compliment.

"My wife only sings for me." Zhou Quan said proudly.

The next day, the news that Jordan lost $100 million hit the headlines of the major media. Once again, the black material about his gambling was dug out by the media, and he was sprayed so that he no longer accepted media interviews. A mobile phone, even Phil Jackson's mobile phone exploded.

On the evening of the 26th, Sunday, Seattle Center.

Hundreds of TV stations around the world purchased satellite signals for this game, and a large number of reporters rushed to the scene to conduct interviews, and many photographers from sports magazines also came to the scene to look for shooting opportunities.

Zeng Li came into the arena holding Zhou Quan's arm, facing the media reporters who were photographed by the two, her performance was very decent, with a smile on her face and a generous demeanor, which was much better than when she first arrived in the United States.

Tsing Yi was born in Peking Opera, her body and temperament are excellent, Tsing Yi is not a Huadan, the character is dignified and demure, her personality is also reserved, so she is very photogenic, even if she is not from the entertainment circle, during this period of time, because of Zhou Quan's relationship, several times For the first time, he appeared on the cover of a first-class media and earned a lot of royalties.

The so-called one who is close to Zhu is red, and one who is close to ink is black. She follows Zhou Quan every day. Now she has also formed a habit of always smiling.

After sending Zeng Li to his seat, Zhou Quan went to the locker room to prepare for the game.

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

Bulls: Kevin Willis, Toni Kukoc, Scottie Pippen, Michael Jordan, Ron Harper
Sonics: Matt Geiger, Rodman, Schrempf, Jose Hawkins, Joo Won

In the ESPN commentary, Isiah Thomas smiled and said: "Look, that's Tekken's girlfriend, she's not a Hollywood star this time, and she's no longer white, otherwise Jordan and Pippen would be so jealous. "

"Puchi, haha..." Ranbir laughed ferociously.

"This game is very critical. If the Supersonics can't beat it, I suggest trading at the fifth position." Xu Jicheng said.

"The management wants to get an All-Star center to come in, but they can't trade! Whether it is Gilliam or Geiger, they are actually good. They have offense, defense and rebounds. They are not first-rate centers, but they are second-rate and even There are second-rate and above-average strengths, which are cheap and easy to use." Zhang Lili said.

Xu Jicheng nodded and said: "Kevin Willis was once selected as an All-Star substitute and the best third team. He should be regarded as a first-class center. His strength is stronger than Gilliam and Geiger. It is indeed difficult to find a center of the same level. "

Zhang Lili said: "After the Bulls' former superstar center Artis Gilmore retired in 82, the Bulls have not had a decent center for so many years. It was not easy to find Kevin Willis after 13 years. , Phil Jackson's ability to be the general manager is still good."

"This is also the first time that Jordan has partnered with an All-Star center." Xu Jicheng said.

In the player tunnel, Jordan stared at Zhou Quan and said, "Iron Fist, I will definitely win the championship this season."

"You're not a big dream, so don't dream too much." Zhou Quan teased.

Jordan snorted coldly, and stopped talking to Zhou Quan, just waiting for his appearance.

Zhou Quan couldn't help asking: "Flying Man, how much did you lose last time?"

"none of your business?"

Jordan almost jumped, when it was time for him to play, he ran out immediately.

"Remember to buy me to win next time, you idiot!" Zhou Quan shouted from behind.

"This guy must have lost a lot." Rodman said with a grin.

"The assassin said 100 million, I think it should be more than that." Zhou Quan said thoughtfully.

"Tekken, who are you defending against next year?" Schramf asked.

"I don't know. We'll decide after the season is over." Zhou Quan shook his head.

Schramff laughed: "The WBC officials probably don't want you to give up the title, or they deprive you of the title?"

Zhou Quan nodded and said: "WBC has confirmed that it will not deprive me of my title within nine months. I can still retain my title before July [-]st."

"On July [-]st, if we reach the finals, your physical fitness will be in trouble, and the finals have just ended at that time." Rodman said.

"Yeah, now the WBC is also very tangled, they don't want me to give up the title." Zhou Quan said.

"That can only be postponed again. It's not that the WBC has never done such a thing. The four major organizations plus the IBO, only the IBF strictly enforces the rules of mandatory challenges, and the other major organizations put the interests of the boxing champion first." Schramff laughed.

Zhou Quan smiled and said, "You say that to make me tougher?"

Schramf nodded and said with a smile: "Your promoter Bob Arum was very powerful last time, and he has a deep relationship with the four major organizations. He can definitely solve this problem by coming forward."

Zhou Quan nodded. At this time, the home team started to play, and they stopped talking about it.

(End of this chapter)