God of NBA point guards

Chapter 369 Don't Come to the West, No, I'm Going to the West

26 wins and 4 losses, the Sonics rushed to the next away game overnight, the Orlando Magic.

It’s almost 03 kilometers, but it’s not far away. We took off at one o’clock in the morning and arrived at the airport before two o’clock. When we arrived at the hotel, it was 30:[-]. By the time we settled down and went to bed, it was already past four o’clock in the morning.

I had no dreams all night, woke up at ten o'clock, and only slept for six hours. The quality of sleep was not bad, and I felt that my physical fitness was recovering well.

After washing up, I went out to see that my teammates hadn't woken up yet.

A wave of six away games, three consecutive away games, this is the fourth, it seems that physical problems are plaguing the team.

"Tiequan, don't you want to sleep a little longer?" The general manager Whithit came out of the room and yawned, just in time to see Zhou Quan who was going out.

"I slept well." Zhou Quan said with a smile.

Whithit said with a smile: "Iron Fist, Dennis and Detlef still have at least [-] days to come back, and there will be a period of time to adapt after they come back.

Now the team's rotation is very tight. My suggestion is that we can lose some away games, especially the away games in the East are of little significance to us. What's your opinion? "

A general manager asked for opinions face to face, which is respect. Zhou Quan nodded and said: "The team can give more opportunities to marginalized people, and let Hawkins and Gilliam play less time."

"What about you?"

Whithit nodded and said, "You are our key, and we don't want to see you get hurt again."

"That time was an accident. In fact, there is no problem with my physical fitness." Zhou Quan said.

"Alright then." Whithit could only nod.

He knew that Zhou Quan didn't want to lose and wanted to fight for the MVP.

At this time Zhou Quan's cell phone rang, it was O'Neill's call, saying that he was invited to lunch, and he would come to the hotel to pick him up later.

At a quarter past eleven, Zhou Quan came to the door of the hotel. O'Neill had just called and he had arrived.

When he saw a stretched Ferrari F355 parked at the door, he couldn't help laughing. Unexpectedly, O'Neill also liked sports cars.

O'Neal didn't bother to get out of the car, even if it was longer, it would be difficult for him to get in and out of the car. He smiled triumphantly and said, "Iron Fist, how about my car?"

"great!"

Zhou Quan sat in the co-pilot seat, fastened his seat belt, and said with a smile: "Shark, you have a good record now, the number two in the East."

"Sooner or later, I will overthrow Michael Jordan and dominate the Eastern Conference." O'Neal smiled triumphantly.

"Why, you were swept away last year, and you still don't have the confidence to reach the finals?" Zhou Quan asked disdainfully.

"Why not? I will definitely kill the Bulls this year." O'Neill roared.

"Drive first, the car will come later." Zhou Quan reminded.

O'Neill glanced in the rearview mirror, then put the gas in gear and drove out of the hotel.

"Shark, I asked you to renew your contract in advance, but the media has no news. Is it because the Magic didn't renew your contract in advance? Or did you not agree?" Zhou Quan asked.

When it came to the contract, O'Neal's face visibly collapsed, he slapped the steering wheel, and said angrily: "Damn the management, they only gave me a 4-year $5400 million contract at first, I want a longer one. Contract, that's more secure."

"Be careful not to be like Pippen. Six or seven years at most is enough. The market will change rapidly in the future, and the salary cap will rise very quickly." Zhou Quan reminded with a smile.

O'Neal said: "I just want a seven-year contract."

"Didn't talk about it?"

O'Neill said angrily: "They increased it to 5 million in five years. Although the annual salary is about the same, they just refuse to give a seven-year contract. How can we talk about it?"

"So now?" Zhou Quan asked with a smile.

O'Neill said angrily again: "Even if my contract is not compared with you and Jordan..."

"Did you get it wrong? My average annual salary is only over 300 million, which is much lower than yours. I get more than 300 million less than you a year. If I get out of the contract in the fifth year, the average annual salary in the first four years will be even lower. There are only more than 100 million." Zhou Quan said angrily.

O'Neal laughed and said, "That was the market when you signed the contract. At that time, your contract was the highest in the league. By the way, Iron Fist, you only signed for five years. Was it on purpose?"

"Of course, I believe that the salary cap will rise very quickly in the future," Zhou Quan said.

"Where did I just say that? Oh, yes..."

O'Neill stopped in front of the traffic light, thought for a while, and said, "Juwan Howard and Alonzo Mourning both signed a contract worth 7 million yuan, and they are both worth 1.05 million U.S. dollars in seven years. I can't get a [-] million yuan contract?

So my team's contract requirement for the management is 7 million for 1.15 years, which is 1000 million US dollars higher than the two of them. If the management does not give it, I will leave next season. "

"Don't come to the west, I'm there, you can't get ahead." Zhou Quan persuaded with "kindness".

"I won't lose to you, just wait, I'm going to the west." O'Neill said angrily.

"as you like."

Zhou Quan said something indifferent, and suddenly thought of the Lakers who recruited him, he couldn't help but smiled and said, "The Lakers have a tradition of being a center. Didn't they recruit you?"

"Hey hey hey..."

O'Neal couldn't help laughing. When the light turned green, he said while driving: "I have contacted my team, but now the Magic has a good lineup and such a good record. If they are willing to meet my contract, I still hope to stay."

Zhou Quan nodded and stopped asking questions about the contract.

On January 96, 1, the Magic played at the Amway Center Arena.

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

Sonics: Alvin Johnson, Matt Geiger, Almon Gilliam, Jose Hawkins, Joo Kwon

Magic: O'Neal, Grant, Dennis Scott, Nick Anderson, Anfernee Hardaway

In the commentary booth of CCTV, Zhang Lili said: "The Magic lineup is very strong. O'Neal has performed very well after his comeback, averaging 33 points and 12 rebounds per game. It seems that injuries have no effect on him."

Xu Jicheng said: "Cobra Grant is also good, the state is the same as last season, there is no decline, and now he can still get 13.5 points, 9.2 rebounds, 1 steal and 1.2 blocks.

It's just that the shooting percentage has dropped a lot. It was 56.7% last season, and now it's 51.3%. He is now 30 years old. Director Zhang, it means that he has started to decline, right? "

Zhang Lili said: "One is because O'Neal occupies the position under the basket. 95% of his offenses are in the paint area, and he rarely hits two points. After a game, he throws about one or so at most. Therefore, Grant is under the basket. Opportunities and space are reduced.

The second is that he is indeed getting older, and deliberately reduces the offense at the basket, and more shots are made outside, so the efficiency has declined. "

徐计成点点头道：“小前锋斯科特这个赛季提上了首发，表现上升一截，场均17.5分3.8篮板3助攻1.1抢断。分卫安德森也不错，场均14.7分5.4篮板3.6助攻1.6抢断。

Not to mention Hardaway, who averaged 21.7 points, 4.3 rebounds, 7.1 assists and 2 steals per game, playing the performance of Jordan's successor. "

Zhang Lili said: "The East is second, currently 24 wins and 6 losses, the Supersonics are 26 wins and 4 losses, and the difference between wins is two games. The current strength of the Magic really cannot be underestimated.

More importantly, O'Neal can crush the Supersonic's inside line. Unless Zhou Quan beats Hardaway on the outside and has a greater advantage than O'Neill's inside line, otherwise the Supersonics really can't do it in the absence of major generals. magic. "

Xu Jicheng said: "From the record of the Magic, it can also be seen that Hardaway is really good. O'Neal missed 22 games, and he can lead the team to such a record alone.

And his style of play is very good-looking, no worse than Jordan, full of imagination and creativity, and the Magic management values ​​him very much. "

Zhang Lili said with a smile: "O'Neal didn't play a game in the first 22 games. Before his comeback, his record was 17 wins and 5 losses, with a winning percentage of 77.3%.

After his comeback, he was also full of energy to perform, with a record of 9 wins and 1 loss, and his current winning percentage is 86.7%.

Haha, he seems to be showing a sense of presence. If his record does not improve after his comeback, then his status in the team will be embarrassing. "

Xu Jicheng said: "Schrempf and Rodman had a record of 17 wins and 2 losses before the injury, and the supersonic injury is more serious than the magic.

The current record is 26 wins and 4 losses. Zhou Quan alone led the team to a record of 9 wins and 2 losses, and his performance was not bad. "

Zhang Lili said: "So don't underestimate Hardaway, this player really deserves to be Jordan's successor, he can stand up at critical moments.

Tonight will see if Zhou Quan can restrain Hardaway and blow him up. It is very difficult for the Sonics, who are short of major generals, to win against the Magic! "

Xu Jicheng said: "Veteran McMillan is also injured, no one is available, and it is back to back, it is really too difficult to win."

At eight o'clock, the game begins.

After the jump ball, the Magic attack.

Zhou Quan is well-known as the strongest stealer in history. Ordinary opponents dare not hold the ball in front of him, and he scored 50+ on the court, and he blocked the league's top point guard Gary Payton. Anfernee Hardaway has no pressure It's impossible, he also suffered from Zhou Quan's hands before.

But he has his self-confidence. He is 201 cm tall, 10 cm taller than Zhou Quan. This is his third season, and his weight has increased from 88 kg to the current 93 kg, which is a little heavier than Zhou Quan.

Playing point guard with the size and size of a small forward, he has a mismatch advantage no matter who the opponent is.

More importantly, the height and tonnage of a small forward have the speed and agility of a guard. This is his powerful talent.

This kind of talent, Zhou Quan also needs to be rewarded through the system, otherwise the increase in tonnage will definitely affect his athletic quality.

And Hardaway is no longer a rookie. More importantly, O'Neal was injured. He led the team to the second place in the East alone. Zhou Quan of 1 is also full of confidence.

Facing Zhou Quan's defense, he did not choose to give up the ball, but started to attack with the ball.

Today, he wants to play an excellent performance against Zhou Quan, and prove to the Magic management that he is the boss of this team.

When advancing with the ball, he took the initiative to change directions continuously, showing a strong ability to integrate the ball with the ball, so that Zhou Quan had to change directions accordingly, and could not find a chance to steal the ball.

After reaching beyond the right-wing three-point line, he slammed down to the right first, and when Zhou Quan was catching up, he suddenly pulled back and turned right, and when Zhou Quan was catching up again, he suddenly turned around and shot a jumper.

The entire technical movement is very coherent, flexible, and imaginative. In addition to the height of his small forward, even Zhou Quan couldn't block this shot.

Zhou Quan also didn't block the basketball, but directly blocked Hardaway's sight. When he stepped up and took off, his left hand directly covered the opponent's face. The huge palm almost completely covered Hardaway's face.

"not good!"

Hardaway lost his eyesight at the moment of the shot, but he could only force the shot.

When Zhou Quan landed, he didn't look back to see if the ball was hit, and rushed directly in front of Hardaway immediately.

"boom!"

When he rushed past Hardaway, there was a smashing sound from behind.

"ball!"

Matt Geiger's voice sounded, Zhou Quan turned his head and saw the basketball flying over from the basket.

"Oh, it's too big!"

Zhang Li immediately shouted when he saw the ball.

Zhou Quan accelerated and rushed forward, bang, the basketball hit the floor two steps before and bounced forward, he accelerated with all his strength, and only after three steps across the center line did he control the ball, and then sprinted towards the basket.

When Hardaway returned to the defense, he was two meters slower than Zhou Quan. Although his speed reached the speed of a defender, it was still a bit worse than Zhou Quan. Although he tried his best to return to the defense, he could not catch up.

"boom!"

Taking off from the left waist, Zhou Quan completed the counterattack with a crotch-changing dunk.

"Haha, he also played tricks, which shows that Zhou Quan is playing very relaxed now." Zhang Lili laughed twice and said.

"The applause from the away game was not bad." Xu Jicheng laughed.

Magic offense.

Hardaway learned his lesson this time and decided that when he made a move in front of Zhou Quan, he must lean back, so that Zhou Quan should have no chance to seal his eyes.

After a series of actions, he made another three-pointer, this time turning around and jumping back.

"Snapped!"

But just after he finally turned around and took the ball, Zhou Quan slapped him, knocked the ball away very accurately, and grabbed it in his hand.

"what?"

Hardaway was taken aback.

At the top of the arc, Hawkins came down quickly, and Zhou Quan followed up after passing the ball.

Hawkins caught the ball to the top of the arc, Nick Anderson also chased him, and he stopped suddenly.

At this time Zhou Quan came up from behind, he immediately passed the ball, Zhou Quan caught the ball and killed the top of the arc.

When Anderson saw it, he quickly lost Hawkins, caught up with Zhou Quan, and completed a left and right double-team with Anfernee Hardaway.

But as soon as Zhou Quan rushed into the paint, he made a backhand pass, and the ball flew to Hawkins at the top of the arc.

"brush!"

Hawkins made an open three-pointer and made a hit.

"Beautiful! As long as you get an open spot next to Zhou Quan, you will get a pass." Xu Jicheng laughed.

"Holding the ball to break through to attract double-teams, Yigao people are bold. In the last finals, he deliberately found Jordan and Pippen to double-team. This is Zhou Quan's main style of play. He has tried everything." Zhang Reasonable laughed.

5:0, Magic attack.

"ball."

O'Neal entered the basket to get to the position and yelled at Hardaway.

(End of this chapter)