God of NBA point guards

Chapter 372 Battle against the Big Three

Back at the pier leisure area, Zhou Quan took a look. There are glass walls all around, but there are curtains to cover it, only underwater is not safe.

"It's okay to install an underwater isolation net, but it's better to install an underwater sonar alarm system. There are no fish in this lake. If there are living things approaching, the alarm can be found immediately."

He immediately notified Philip to help him arrange it, and also contacted the rich men who followed him to build this kind of dock in Lake Washington, asking them to also install an underwater alarm system.

"Ah Li, bring security with you when you go out in the future." He reminded.

"Ah."

Zeng Li nodded, and said excitedly: "Husband, the results of the company investigation have come out these days. I think it's okay. Here are the results of the investigation. There are a total of 1020 copies."

Zhou Quan took a brief look, nodded and said, "Let's get started, I'll give you a free spokesperson."

"whee……"

"When it develops in the future, it may be able to return to China to develop. At that time, the domestic economy should be better than it is now.

But once it really develops, there will definitely be capital to buy or raise money, and then you can become a rich woman. "

"What's the name of the coffee shop?"

"Well, what do you think of delicate? It's delicate."

"Exquisite? Nothing poetic."

"Poetry? Then call it Li Qingzhao Coffee Shop. By the way, it can also be called Yi Anju."

"Pfft, haha..."

……

On the 12th, the Sonics lost again at home to the Heat.

Zhou Quan scored 44 points, sent 12 assists and 7 steals, and locked Payton again, stealing the opponent 4 times. Although he did not have another zero seal, he only got 5 points and 5 assists.

The Supersonics defeated the Heat at home and away with a broken lineup, which immediately lowered the media's evaluation of the Heat by a notch.

On the 15th, the Sonics beat the Warriors away, and Zhou Quan scored 38 points.

This morning, the league released the All-Star voting data for the second week. Zhou Quan won another 76 votes the following week, and a total of 161 million votes in two weeks.

Jordan received 27 votes in the second week, and 62 votes in two weeks, which was less than half of the votes of the week.

"It is undeniable that from the perspective of popularity and performance so far this season, Iron Fist is already No.1 in the NBA." Houston Chronicle.

The statement of the Houston Chronicle has been recognized by more media, and even the New York Times and the Chicago Daily cannot deny it, but their attitudes are a bit sour.

"In terms of hard honors such as championships, Iron Fist is still a long way from Michael Jordan." The New York Times.

"If you exclude the popularity and influence brought by cross-border, Michael is still No.1 in active duty." Chicago Daily.

After the Sonics won the Warriors, they rushed back home overnight. On the 16th, they lost back to back to the Cavaliers, which ended the winning streak and allowed the Bulls to rush to the number one position in the league.

Next, in the rest of January, under Zhou Quan's hard work, the Sonics had a record of 5 wins and 2 losses, and lost to the Knicks and Jazz successively. By the end of January, they had 35 wins and 8 losses, losing the The first throne in the league.

The Bulls have only lost one game behind, and with a record of 36 wins and 6 losses, they have widened the gap with the Supersonics to 1.5 games.

Although Zhou Quan's personal statistics are much more gorgeous than Jordan's, Jordan still rushed to the first place in the MVP rankings by virtue of his league's first record.

However, the days when Schrempf and Rodman come back are getting closer, and the Supersonics still have a chance to catch up.

And the All-Star voting is over. With 281 million votes, Zhou Quan is defending the All-Star vote champion for the first time.

Last year's All-Star votes were 195 million, an increase of 86 votes this year, directly breaking the historical data of the NBA.

Jordan got 139 million votes, which was 142 million votes behind Zhou Quan. The gap in the number of votes was so huge that it just doubled.

Magic Johnson, who was clamoring for a comeback last time, disappeared for a long time. This time he reappeared in the public eye and was interviewed by the media at the New York airport.

When talking about the results of the All-Star voting, he said: "I think it's unfair, I think Tekken has at least 70% of his popularity and votes from his fans.

This is not my nonsense, Tekken is the world's most popular heavyweight boxing champion, and the PPV sales record breaking 300 million is the most powerful evidence.

His world boxing title has too much influence, and he has a large number of boxing fans in the United States, which has been the case since last year's All-Star.

So I don't think it's fair to Michael, I don't think the All-Star vote is representative of the popularity gap between the two of them. "

The content of the interview with the magician quickly made the headlines of the sports section of the New York media, and soon ushered in a counterattack.

In an interview in Los Angeles, Abdul-Jabbar said: "Erwin's words are biased, but I think he is partly right, Tekken has a lot of fans.

We all remember the world champion defending challenge, it was a great match, Iron Fist was not hit once, he knocked out Oliver McCall with an absolute advantage, stormy attack, god-like dodge ability , so gorgeous!

So he won a large number of boxing fans, he became a world-class popular boxing champion, and became one of the greatest professional athletes on the planet.

So can't boxing fans become basketball fans, can't they become NBA fans?I strongly disagree with this statement.

I personally think that through the influence of Iron Fist, the NBA is winning more fans. He is opening up the NBA market. The high ratings of the Sonics in the United States this season prove that my words are right, even if the Bulls have won two consecutive championships. During the period, the Bulls' national ratings were far lower than the current Supersonics.

So I want to say that the All-Star voting represents the popularity of Tekken in the United States. What the NBA needs to do is not to exclude his fans, but to convert more boxing fans into NBA fans. "

"Erwin is going too far."

In New York, David Stern looked at the news about Magic Johnson and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, feeling a little disappointed in Magic.

The situation in the NBA has developed very well this season. The world boxing champion and cross-border king have brought Zhou Quan super influence worldwide, and these influences have also brought huge worldwide influence to the NBA. strength, that is undeniable.

This is an effect that he can't achieve even if he spends more than a billion dollars on publicity, but Zhou Quan has brought about the development effect he dreamed of.

He is happy to see the results of this All-Star voting. This year, many more TV stations have purchased satellite signals. The operating income of the NBA is increasing rapidly. The NBA has firmly ranked third in the four major professional sports leagues and is launching a strong move towards the second. shock.

Two years ago, he hoped that Jordan could become a god, and now he hopes that Zhou Quan can become a god.

He used to have a regret about Zhou Quan, that is, he is not an American, but now this regret is weakening, because Zhou Quan's world-class influence has surpassed the limitation of identity.

To put it simply, Zhou Quan has begun to become a symbol, a symbol, that is professional sports crossover, because this is an achievement that no one has achieved before, so it is particularly dazzling.

There are many voices of opposition to Zhou Quan's No.1 status in the NBA. If Zhou Quan is a god, he believes that the voice of opposition will be very high, but he also believes that there will be a lot of Americans supporting Zhou Quan.

But it is very difficult for Zhou Quan to become a god. Jordan has three championships in ten years, and he still has a chance to win the championship. Even if Zhou Quan wins a dynasty with three consecutive championships, it is possible to beat Jordan with four championships and five championships in ten years. An era is not convincing enough, let alone an overwhelming conferred god?

On the 28th, Zhou Jun called. It meant that the winter vacation was over and he had returned to Los Angeles.

……

On February 2, the Sonics beat the Mavericks away and came to Houston the next day.

This is the first regular season match between the Sonics and Mosaic. The two teams are the only two championship-level teams in the Western Conference that almost all the media believe. In addition, the Sonics were eliminated in the Western Conference Finals in the previous two seasons. Mosaic belongs to the kind of mortal enemy and has strong personal grievances, so it attracts a lot of attention.

The game was broadcast live across the United States by ESPN, and the commentators were Isiah Thomas and Bill Laimbeer.

The two also came to Houston on the 2nd and were interviewed by the media at the airport.

"Isaiah, who do you think is stronger between Mosaic and Supersonic?" the reporter asked.

The assassin smiled and said: "Currently, Mosaic is also second in the Western Conference, four games behind the Supersonics. It's a bit too much. This doesn't match the strength of the Big Three."

The reporter laughed, and then asked: "Do you think Barkley's strength has declined?"

The Assassin said: "Barkley averaged 23 points and 11.6 rebounds per game last season, which is about the same, and he shot 50% from the field.

The playing time this season is about the same, all 37 minutes, averaging 20 points and 13 rebounds per game, and his performance is still good, but only his shooting percentage has dropped to 48.4%, and his strength has not declined much.

This season, he, Dameng, and Glider accounted for 60% of the team's points, and 58% of the shots. The performance of the Big Three is still stronger than others, but it is limited.

Among them, Glider, who averaged 18 points per game, shot only 43.2%, which was lower than the team's 46.8% shooting rate. The efficiency was not enough, which dragged down the team's performance. "

The reporter was very shocked and said: "Isaiah, how do you know their situation so well?"

Lambiel said angrily: "You are so stupid! Because we will explain their game tomorrow, we need to collect and analyze their data. Otherwise, what will we say tomorrow? Is it suitable to launch a rocket tomorrow?"

"Haha..." the assassin laughed.

The reporter said embarrassingly: "Sorry, I overlooked this point, your work is really serious."

"That is, otherwise why did ESPN let us keep doing it? Because we are the most professional." Lambiel proudly said.

"Then who do you think is most likely to win tomorrow night?" the reporter asked.

Thomas said with some regret: "The Supersonic lineup is not complete, the two main players and an important rotation are injured. This is an opportunity to mosaic the Big Three."

Lambiel said disdainfully: "If the three of them can't even win the current Supersonic, I think it's better to die or retire."

"That bastard Ranbir!"

When Dameng saw Lambiel's interview news from the media, he was so angry that he almost smashed the TV.

"Oh?"

Dalia, who was wearing a hood, was taken aback.

"Sorry ma'am, I got a little agitated." He apologized hastily.

He had already divorced his first wife, and this Dalia was the arranged second wife, who was a devout Muslim like him, and he was very satisfied.

But just met a few times, not yet married.A wedding date is already scheduled though, right after the season ends.

"Ding ding ding..."

"Hello?"

"Hakeem, I'm Seattle..."

The phone rang, and a reporter from the Seattle Daily News wanted to interview him.

"Mr. Reporter, what do you want to know?" He asked a little bluntly.

"Hakeem, I just want to know if you lose tomorrow night, will you retire or die as Lambiel said?" the reporter asked.

"You're going to die, bastard!"

He was so angry that he smashed the phone.

"Calm down, Hakim." Dalia stood up in fright.

"Sorry, I'm sorry I didn't control my temper." Dameng said very apologetically.

……

At 3:08 on the morning of the 30rd, Zhou Quan woke up from the bed feeling refreshed after a sleepless night.

In the evening, Compaq Center Arena.

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

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

Mosaic: Olajuwon, Barkley, Mario Eli, Drexler, Recastna

The Assassin said: "The big three lineup, there is no doubt that other than the big three, other positions and substitute lineups can no longer maintain quality.

In the third position, Mario Elli is only a role player, but I am honest, he is actually not bad, and has the strength of a normal rotation player.

But Recasna at the No. [-] position was just an undrafted pick last season, but he has become a starting point guard who never fails to start.

Bill, do you know who he needs to play against? "

"Don't take me for a fool, he's facing the Iron Fist guy." Lambiel said angrily.

"So what will happen?" the assassin asked with a smile.

"He'll be shitted," Lambiel replied eloquently.

"Snapped!"

The assassin snapped his fingers and said excitedly: "Let's take a look at their bench lineup again. Vernon Maxwell has left. My God, there is no one who averages more than 5 points per game. represents what?"

Lambiel said: "Representing the Big Three will take on more responsibilities. Their shots will account for [-]% of the team, and three people will do the work of six or seven people."

The assassin laughed: "On the other hand, the Supersonics, Erwin Johnson, McMillan, and Vincent Ashfall, the three of them can provide an average of 18 points per game. With the rest of the rotation, the bench lineup can score at least two points per game. More than ten points, even thirty points.

So I think as long as the Sonics are healthy, I really can't see where the Big Three are.The grouping of the three of them has actually ruined the team. "

Lambiel said disdainfully: "Where is the strength? Of course the strength lies in the shameless hug."

"Puchi, haha..."

The assassin buried himself under the table and laughed.

In the visiting team's locker room, Zhou Quan also laughed when he saw this.

"Iron Fist, ESPN has kept Bill and Isiah, probably because they are the most daring to speak." Rodman, who was traveling with the team, shouted with a smile.

"This is probably a poisonous tongue." Zhou Quan said with a smile.

"These two bastards!"

"I'm going to beat them to death."

In the locker room of the home team, Barkley and Olaju were so angry that they almost vomited blood.

Since the three of them formed a group, in order to reduce their influence, they were actually very low-key and rarely gave interviews. They just didn't want to bear the bad name of being a group, but they were made so by two bastards, Lambiel and Thomas. It's decided.

Glider Drexler didn't look good either, and he was the least effective of the three.

When he was in the Trail Blazers, his shooting percentage was 46%. After he came to Dameng, he got more space and his shooting percentage increased to 50.6%. percent.

The reason is also very clear. He has a lot of injuries, his health is not good, and his decline is serious.

"We must kill Supersonic and beat Iron Fist." Dameng stood up, waved his fists and shouted at the others.

"Turn Iron Fist!" Barkley roared excitedly.

After a while, the starters of the two teams met in the player tunnel.

(End of this chapter)