God of NBA point guards

Chapter 382
The next reporter was a reporter from the Utah Journal, who asked, "Jerry, the Jazz have only won one game in the regular season against the Sonics. Do you really think the Jazz have a chance to make it to the Western Conference Finals?"

"Anything in the series can happen," Jerry Sloan said firmly.

Seattle TV also participated in the Jazz's press conference, and clips from the conference were on the TV news shortly afterwards.

Zhou Quan, Zeng Li, and Philip are on the Iron Fist. Bill Wharton will come over later, ready to go around the lake. He is still making preparations and saw this news on TV.

"Zhou, the Jazz feels a bit unstable!" Philip said.

"Utah Shuangsha is still very stable. But if it is not stable, we can win." Zhou Quan smiled.

"Ha ha!" Philip laughed.

At this moment a taxi pulled up at the pier and Bill Wharton and his partner Lewis Williams got down.

"Hey, Bill, Lewis, come up quickly." Zhou Quan waved and greeted loudly.

"Haha, I can't wait." Lewis Williams ran over excitedly.

"Am I paying the bill again?"

Bill Wharton grumbled, took out the fare, and gave a five-dollar tip.

"Tekken, you are too extravagant!"

Williams got on the yacht and sighed as he visited.

"If I made $[-] million from a boxing fight, I'd buy a super yacht bigger than this," Bill Walton yelled.

"Bill, if you have [-] million dollars, you won't be a commentator." Williams laughed.

……

On May 96, 5, the second-round series between the Magic and the Knicks, and the Sonics and the Jazz began.

At eight o'clock, the Seattle Center gymnasium is already full.

Outside the gymnasium, there was also a lot of praise, and countless fans gathered here.

Zeng Li sat in the front row, next to the Sonics bench, and behind them were the Sonics' wives and girlfriends.

At this time, the two sides announced the starting list.

Jazz: Felton Spencer, Karl Malone, Chris Morris, Jeff Hornacek, John Stockton
Sonics: Almon Gilliam, Rodman, Schrempf, Jose Hawkins, Joo Won
This round of the series was broadcast live across the United States by ABC, and the commentators were Lewis Williams and Bill Wharton.

"To be honest, whether it's the lineup or the contest between the stars, I don't see the Jazz having a chance to win." Bill Walton said.

Williams nodded and said: "At the fifth position, although Almon Gilliam is shorter, he is stronger than Filton Spencer.

In the fourth position, the tiger can withstand the postman. His defense is quite tough, but the postman can still beat him. There is no problem at all scoring 25 points and 10 rebounds on his head per game.

In terms of rebounds, Tiger has always been inferior to the regular season in the playoffs. This season, the regular season has 14.5 rebounds, the postman has 9.8 rebounds, and the duo in the first round of the series have 13.2 and 9.8 rebounds respectively.The combined contribution of the two of them to the team, of course, is the greater postman. "

Bill Walton went on to say: "In the third position, Schramf is undoubtedly stronger. In the second position, Hawkins is similar to Hornacek.

These four positions, in general, have similar strengths on paper. The Supersonics' advantages in positions [-] and [-] can make up for their disadvantages in position [-].

But in the first position, Iron Fist's advantage is too great. This is a disadvantage that the Jazz can't make up for at all. Iron Fist really beats John Stockton. "

Inside the player channel, the two teams met in the starting line-up.

"Are you going to break up?" Zhou Quan asked when they met.

"Who said that?" the postman said angrily.

"Did you say at the press conference that others are fools?" Zhou Quan laughed.

"I didn't mean that. John brought it up, and I didn't agree." The postman said angrily.

Zhou Quan let out a haha, and didn't say anything more, which was meaningless.

Only the postman still looked angry, but he didn't dare to provoke Zhou Quan. The team also had no advantage and was not favored. He looked aggrieved.

At 08:30, the game begins.

Jump ball, Sonic offense.

Zhou Quan took the ball from the left wing and entered the low post. Gilliam, who was in the low post on the left wing, immediately pulled to a position one step inside the three-point line.

Back hit, crushing John Stockton very easily, advancing to a position one step inside the left line of the paint area, less than two meters away from the basket, and the postman under the basket double-teamed in place from the lower side.

But Zhou Quan quickly turned around, stepped up after closing the ball, and with a bang, he hit the basket with a one-handed dunk.

"Oh hoo!"

The central gymnasium immediately burst into warm cheers.

The on-site commentator Henem Chrisman shouted excitedly: "Eat and sleep and fight Baisha. This is the job of Iron Fist in this series. It is too easy for him, and he won't even sweat."

"Haha..." The audience burst into laughter.

Bill Walton shook his head and sighed: "Stockton's defense is very good, but it's a pity that his confrontation ability is too poor. Iron Fist really can't beat him."

Williams said with a smile: "His defense mainly depends on his attitude and small movements, but these have no effect on Iron Fist. Iron Fist directly crushes him."

In the CCTV commentary seat, Zhang Lili said happily: "Zhou Quan's low-post singles is a very good tactic, and the Jazz are difficult to defend.

Let the postman double-team, I didn't guard against it just now.Just guarding the basket without double-teaming, Zhou Quan's shooting is also top-notch, and it doesn't work. He also played highly efficiently over Stockton's head. "

Xu Jicheng said with a smile: "Anyway, this is not enough, and that is not enough. Stockton was two or three times smaller in front of Zhou Quan. His speed is not as good as Zhou Quan's, faster and more flexible than him. It is too easy to beat him."

"Haha..." Zhang Lili laughed when he heard that.

This ball is the epitome of the whole game.

Throughout the game, Zhou Quan stared at Stockton to play, and most of the time he played in the low post, making Stockton look pale and soft, and at the end of the game, he had no fighting spirit and morale.

On the defensive end, Zhou Quan still locked up Stockton as always, which largely destroyed the Jazz's pick-and-roll tactics and seriously damaged the Jazz's organizational function.

He has demonstrated the attributes and abilities of John Stockton's nemesis very well on both ends of the offense and defense.

At the end, 89:105, the Sonics won by 16 points at home. This is still a three-quarter check in Zhou Quan, otherwise the point difference will be even greater.

In another set of games, the Magic defeated the Knicks at home and won the G1 game.

The next morning, the agent Philip contacted Zhou Quan.

"Zhou, I have already negotiated with WBC and Holyfield. The defending match will be held after the Olympics, on September 9. What do you think?"

"can."

"WBC is willing to continue to support you because of your influence, and they are also a boxing organization that mainly focuses on the interests of boxing champions.

Holyfield, on the other hand, is also optimistic about your influence and ability to attract money. A fight with you will help him climb out of the trough and make a lot of money. "

"It's okay to make money, but climb out of the trough? You have to be able to beat me, otherwise he will continue to stay in the trough."

"Ha ha……"

He is very happy that the date of the boxing match is settled. The next offseason will be very busy. The wedding, the Olympics, and the defending of the title will take time. His rest time is very tight, so he must arrange it.

The Olympic Games cannot be arranged, only the time of marriage and defending the title can be arranged.

The Olympic Games will start on July 7, and there will be a period of joint training before the finals, so after the finals, he can only rest for about ten days at most before reporting to the national team.

The Olympic Games ended on August [-]th, and the defending match was scheduled for September [-]st. During this time, he could do boxing training without interrupting his physical training.

After defending his title, there are still two months before the regular season, and he can take a good rest for a while.

However, the state in the early stage of the new season may not be guaranteed. He can only resume training after the start of the regular season, so he has already considered it, and he does not need to pursue the regular season record too much next season.

As for the marriage, the family has already prepared, time is too tight, I don't plan to make a big deal, I will get married when I go back, and then I will report to the national team.

That night, the Bulls and Mosaic defeated the Heat and Spurs at home respectively.

After the series continued, the Sonics completed a sweep of the Jazz on the 13th and advanced to the Western Conference Finals. This is the second sweep of the playoffs.

On the 14th, the Bulls eliminated the Heat with a big score of [-] to [-] and advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals.

On the same night, Mosaic also eliminated the Spurs with a big score of [-] to [-]. This is the third consecutive year that Mosaic has played against the Sonics in the Western Conference Finals.

Only the Magic and the Knicks fell into a bitter battle. After the first four games were tied, the Magic got the match point in G5, but they were tied by the Knicks in G6. The two sides played a tiebreaker on the 19th, and the Magic finally won.

Eastern Conference Finals: Bulls vs. Magic.

Western Conference Finals: Sonics vs. Mosaic.

The Western Conference Finals will start on the 20th and the Eastern Conference Finals will be on the 21st.

……

"Ah Li, I'm going to wrong you. You are alone in the empty room."

"Husband, I also want to practice sleeping alchemy."

"Okay, I'll teach you in the future. Let me tell you, this celestial skill can beautify the skin and keep you young."

"Really?"

After watching the tiebreaker, Zhou Quan moved out of the master bedroom and went to the second bedroom to sleep alone.

When he arrived at the second bedroom, he put down his practice posture, began to adjust his breathing, and restrained distracting thoughts.

This Sleeping Alchemy has been practiced for two years. As he entered the realm, he felt that this Taoist exercise did have a hypnotic effect, and it also had the effect of condensing the spirit.

The effect of condensing the spirit was only discovered this year as the sleeping alchemy became better and better. Last year, after an occasional outbreak at this time, there would be a state of poor spirits. This is a sequela, but this year the sequelae are becoming less and less obvious. , and more and more outbreaks occurred.

This season, he played 7 50+ times, and he was able to maintain the record at the first and second place in the league when Schrempf and Rodman were not there, because of this reason.

That is to say, at this time last year, in the series, he could occasionally break out, but only occasionally, and could not maintain the entire series.

But now, although it is impossible to explode the entire series, it is sure to explode every other game, as long as Zeng Li doesn't harass him at night.

One night without dreams, at eight o'clock the next morning, after nine hours of deep sleep, Zhou Quan woke up feeling refreshed.

Thinking and reaction are very fast, he feels that the cat should be no more than this.

"Well, take a nap at noon, and you should be in better shape at night."

But he found that his current state is not the state of the previous sperm-like brain that was bursting with energy and urgently needed to vent. Although the energy is better and more vigorous than before, it is in a restrained state. This is probably the cultivation of Taoism.

……

On May 96, 5, the game day of the Western Conference Finals G20.

At nine o'clock this morning, the league officially announced the best team and best defensive team.

According to media analysis, Zhou Quan and Jordan were selected for the first team at the same time. This is the fourth consecutive year that Zhou Quan was selected for the double team.

On this day, a number of mainstream media also gave analysis and predictions for the Eastern Conference Finals and Western Conference Finals.

NBC TV believes that the Bulls have an 80% chance of advancing to the finals, the Magic only 20%, the Sonics 45%, and the Mosaics 55%.

ESPN's forecast data is that the Bulls have an 85% chance of advancing, the Magic 15%, the Sonics 49%, and the Mosaic 51%.

ABC's forecast data is 75% for the Bulls, 25% for the Magic, 51% for the Sonics, and 49% for the Mosaics.

TNT is 70% Bulls, 30% Magic, 40% Sonic, and 60% Mosaic.

Zhou Quan flipped through the newspaper while eating breakfast, and watched the sports news on various TVs. The local media in Seattle is not counted. I feel that these media are not very optimistic about his team. The best one is ABC, and the probability is only 51%. Advance to the Finals, and the Bulls are generally favored.

There is no doubt that the lineup of the Mosaic Big Three is indeed very strong, so powerful that these media cannot ignore it.

The Supersonics and Mosaic have two wins and two losses in the four regular season games, which are evenly matched, and the record is the first in the league. Why is the media more optimistic about the Big Three?
Various media have given their own reasons, which are very similar.

These media generally believe that although the Sonics won two games against Mosaic in the regular season, both victories depended on Zhou Quan's super performance, and since the Western Conference Finals is a series, it is absolutely impossible for Zhou Quan to perform super in the entire series. , so I am more optimistic about mosaics.

TNT, the only big media that is more optimistic about the Supersonic, is actually not more optimistic, and they did not make a special explanation.

At noon, some friends visited Zhou Quan's villa.

The Western Conference Finals is very attractive. The influence of the Mosaic Big Three and Zhou Quan has brought many Hollywood stars to Seattle, and a large number of NBA stars have also come to this city.

Zhou Quan had training in the afternoon, slept for half an hour after lunch, and left.

But he hired a yacht pilot, and Zeng Li took these friends on a boat trip.

At night, the Seattle Center stadium is full of stars and very lively.

"The media is not optimistic about the Supersonic, what do you think?"

"The Big Three are too strong, I think it's enough!"

"Come on, the Supersonics are number one in the league. The Big Three are so powerful, why didn't they become number one in the league?"

"It should be to keep your energy. The Big Three are older and all have injuries. Keep your energy in the playoffs and come for Zhou Quan."

"Also a possibility."

"Rodman is also a giant! Schrempf and Hawkins add up to one, and it is also three-on-three, and the lineup is not lost."

"Are you kidding me? Can the giants still calculate like this? Giants have at least one point, they must have the ability to attract double-teams, does Rodman have it? Do Schramff and the others have it?"

"I'm still optimistic about the Supersonics. Against the Big Three, Zhou Quan will definitely explode. Locking the opponent's No. [-] position can destroy the opponent's organizational function and suppress their offense from the source."

"That's right, the offensive engine has been destroyed, so what if the Big Three are powerful?"

"Yes, Mosaic doesn't even have a decent point guard, and the bench lineup is even worse. It's hard to say who wins and loses. You only know after the game."

A dozen or so domestic reporters gathered in the media seats behind the baseline, discussing the series.

(End of this chapter)