God of NBA point guards

Chapter 522 Zhou Yuan
"Congratulations, Iron Fist, you will monopolize the scoring, assists, and steals titles again." Rodman said with a smile.

"We lost the rebounding champion." Zhou Quan said with a smile.

"The rebounding leader is Mutombo, with an average of 14.1 per game. There is one gap, with only 13.1. The block leader is Mourning, with 3.7." Assistant coach McMillan said with a smile.

Then he added: "A total of our team scored in double figures, Iron Fist 32.5 points, Reuben Patterson 12.8 points, Brent Barry 10.5 points, Corey Maggette 10.2 points, Eldon Campbell 11.1 points, Brad Miller 5.8 points, Ben Wallace 5.1 points, Thorpe 4.2 points, Rashard Lewis 4.1 points, Bowen 2.5 points, Shammond Williams 2.1 points, Rodman 2.3 points, Fred Vincent 1.1 points."

Having said this, he paused, took a breath and then said: "A total of five of us scored in double figures, averaging 104.3 points per game.

Four of them are the main players, and the five main players scored 68.4 points, accounting for 65.6%.The substitutes scored 35.9 points, accounting for 34.4%.

Our scoring average ranks second in the Western Conference, lower than the Kings' 105 points, and higher than the Lakers' 100.8 points, third in the Western Conference.

The Eastern Conference ranks first in points per game with 103.5 points, followed by the Pacers with 101.3 points, followed by the Bucks and Magic. "

After taking a sip of water, he continued: "Our average points conceded per game is 90.6 points, second in the Western Conference, first in the Spurs, 92.3 points in the Lakers, fifth in the Western Conference.

In the Eastern Conference, the Knicks average 90.7 points per game, the Heat 91.3 points, and the Pacers, who have the first record, 96.7 points. "

"Nate, where's the rebound?" Zhou Quan asked.

McMillan looked at the data table and said: "We are 46.8, second in the Western Conference, and the Lakers are first with 47. The Eastern Hawks are 45.3, first in the Eastern Conference."

Zhou Quan nodded. Rodman allowed him to fish in the regular season. In the playoffs, he should have an advantage against the Lakers in terms of rebounding.

McMillan said: "Now let's talk about the regular season rankings of the East and West. The East includes the Pacers, Heat, Knicks, Hornets, Philadelphia, Raptors, Pistons, and Bucks. The West includes the SuperSonics, Lakers, Trail Blazers, Jazz, and Spurs. Suns, Timberwolves, Kings.”

“The first-round playoff schedule, in the Western Conference, we play the Kings, the Jazz play the Spurs, the Lakers play the Timberwolves, and the Trail Blazers play the Suns.

In the East, the Pacers face the Bucks, Philadelphia faces the Hornets, the Heat face the Pistons, and the Knicks face the Raptors. "

Zhou Quan continued what McMillan said: "We will play the Kings in the first round, and the winner of the Jazz and Spurs in the second round. If the Spurs don't have Duncan, then we will probably play the Jazz in the second round."

"It's the Jazz again? Does that mean we're going to the Western Conference Finals again?" Rodman looked surprised, then laughed.

Ben Wallace and a group of young players were also very excited. Thorpe, who came for the championship, was particularly excited and his face broke out in laughter.

At this time, head coach Paul Westphal said with a smile: "Okay, gentlemen, the first round starts on the 22nd. We start on the 23rd, and there are still 4 days. The teams on the 20th and 21st have holidays, and the game starts on the 22nd. Resume training. Everyone should have a good rest these days and don't waste energy on other things, okay?"

"Abstinence, no all-night parties." Zhou Quan added unmistakably.

"understand!"

No one laughed, because Zhou Quan's expression was very serious and he was not joking, so the young people did not dare to laugh.

Veterans wouldn't do it either. Rodman, who loves to party, certainly wouldn't slap Zhou Quan in the face and nodded accordingly.

Then everyone went into the bathroom to take a shower. Zhou Quan took a step slower, pulled Rodman and said: "Dennis, it's your time to contribute in the playoffs. Young people should be able to handle it in the first and second rounds. The playing time in the Western Conference Finals will be Increase."

Rodman patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, Iron Fist. I'm still full of energy. It's no problem to play for three to 10 minutes."

Zhou Quan was relieved. Rodman only played 41 games in the regular season, averaging only 12.5 minutes per game and grabbing 6.2 rebounds. This old guy's strength is still there.

Big Ben's rebounding is also very good. With these two rebounding masters, at least in rebounding, the Sonics will not lose to any team.

...Barry Jr. did not go in to take a shower. Instead, he took out his mobile phone from the closet and made a call to his second brother Qiong Barry.

He has four brothers, the youngest brother is only 6 years old, 23 years younger than him, and the eldest brother is 34 years old, 5 years older than him.

The second brother Joan Barry is currently playing for the Kings as a backup guard. The fourth brother Drew Barry was traded from the Warriors to the Hawks this season. He has little chance to play and only played sixteen games. He develops best among the three brothers alone. Played as the main force in the SuperSonics.

Now that the SuperSonics are playing the Kings in the first round, the team has an absolute advantage, so I called his second brother specifically to think about it.

"Hey, Brent, why are you calling me?" Jon Barry had just finished the game and returned to the locker room.

"Joan, good news, we are meeting in the first round." Brent Barry said with a smile.

"I know." Jon Barry said angrily.

"Ha ha……"

...

The next morning, the league officially announced the regular season rankings and first-round playoff lineup through the media, as well as some statistics and honors.

The MVP will be announced before the second round, and the best lineup will be announced before the start of the Eastern and Western Conference finals.

In addition to the five individual data champions, the best coach was won by Paul Westphal, and the best rookie was Elton Brand. DPOY actually gave Zhou Quan again. This is the third time he has won this honor.

At the same time, the league also announced the ratings data of this season's regular season. The average ratings of the league's national live broadcasts were 232 million. Last season, this figure was 120 million, which means a 93.3% increase from last season.

Of course, the figure of 232 million is still far behind the 96/97 season before Zhou Quan retired. The average regular season ratings of that season was 425 million.

Zhou Quan's comeback did not directly bring back the lost popularity of the NBA. The popularity was taken away by the other three major sports leagues. The saying is that sickness comes like a mountain and falls like a mountain, and sickness goes like a thread. This is probably what it looks like.

The SuperSonics' figure is 761 million, more than double that of last season, and the Seattle metropolitan area accounts for 35% of it.The SuperSonics' ratings have returned to the 96/97 season before Zhou Quan retired.

On the next 20th and 21st, Zhou Quan stayed with Zeng Li in the hospital.

Zeng Li was about to give birth, the due date was the 28th, and she was admitted to the hospital a few days ago.

It was a private specialized obstetrics and gynecology hospital, and the cost was extremely expensive, costing hundreds of thousands of dollars to give birth to a child.

She is pregnant with a son, and his name is ready. His first name is Zhou Yuan, and his nickname is Zhou Zhou.

Everything is normal now, but there is no custom of confinement here, so Lin Yufen plans to take her home for confinement if there is no problem after giving birth.

……

On the 22nd, the King arrived in Seattle.

This morning, the Sonics held a pre-war tactical meeting.

After the meeting began, as an assistant coach, McMillan was responsible for introducing some information and said: "The Kings' offense is very strong, with 105 points, which is the team with the most points per game in the league. The team's scoring leader is Chris Webber, averaging 24.5 points per game. , Including him, six Kings scored in double figures. Five others scored more than 5 points.

But their defense is not good, and they concede a high average of 102.1 points per game. They are third from the bottom in the Western Conference and the team that concedes the most points among the eight Western Conference playoff teams. "

At this time, Paul Westphal took over and said: "Their rebounding leader is Chris Webber, averaging 10.5 per game. We have an advantage in rebounding, and we should grab rebounds in the first round.

In terms of assists, their main point guard is White Chocolate Jason Williams, a sophomore who averages 12.3 points and 7.3 assists per game.

Of course, this young point guard will be solved by the Iron Fist King. Locking him up will lock down the Kings' offense and destroy their Princeton system.

His offense is average, with a season shooting percentage of only 37.3%. He likes to shoot three-pointers, averaging 6.2 of 1.8 shots per game, with a shooting percentage of only 28.7%.

But his passing is very threatening, and he has a strong ability to pass the ball without looking at people. Don't be careless, Iron Fist King. This kid has the ball in his hand, and even his teammates don't know who he will pass it to. "

Zhou Quan nodded and said: "I have paid attention to Jason Williams. His passing is very fancy and cool. I won't be careless."

"Ha ha……"

There was laughter in the conference room.

In the afternoon, the team arranged an intra-squad match, with the substitute team simulating the Kings' tactics. Zhou Quan put on the substitute team's training uniform, assumed the role of white chocolate, and simulated Williams' passing style.

Good guy, he made a total of 15 turnovers in 6 minutes, 5 of which were caused by teammates on the bench not receiving his no-look passes.

Paul Williams was so angry that he flew into a rage on the sidelines, and several substitute teams were almost scolded to death by him.

"Damn it, where is your attention? Always be ready to catch the Iron Fist King's ball, even if the back of his head is facing you, do you understand?"

"Asshole, focus on it. When King Iron Fist passes the ball to the right wing, the players on the left wing must be mentally prepared to catch the ball."

"Oh, I didn't catch the ball again! When the Iron Fist King rushes to the basket with the ball, anyone who runs out of the open space must be ready to catch the ball."

"The main team should be careful not to laugh at teammates who make mistakes. Tomorrow night, you will face such a pass. If White Chocolate can deceive his teammates, he can also deceive you."

……

Tonight, the first round begins.

There were no upsets in the G1 game. The Lakers defeated the Timberwolves, the Trail Blazers defeated the Suns, the Heat defeated the Pistons, and the Knicks defeated the Raptors.

No. 23, Seattle New Center Arena.

This series will be broadcast live nationwide on ESPN TV, with the commentators being Charles Barkley and Kenny Smith.

The SuperSonics' regular season ratings are the highest in the league, and at least [-]% of the games are broadcast live nationwide by NBC. NBC was not prepared to give up the SuperSonics playoff series, but due to pressure from other major TV stations, it could only Give up selectively.

Although NBC is the TV broadcaster of the NBA, it adheres to the principle of risk sharing, and there are too many games. It is impossible to broadcast all NBA games. It must transfer some games to other TV stations, so it must also transfer some of the games with the best ratings. Game gives way.

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

Kings: Divac, Chris Webber, Collis Williams, Nick Anderson, Jason Williams
SuperSonics: Ben Wallace, Campbell, Corey Maggette, Brent Barry, Zhou Quan

After getting the starting list, Kenny Smith said with some expectation: "To be honest, there is no suspense in this series. The Kings cannot have the strength of Black Eight. The Iron Fist King is always known for his stable performance. His team has never been exposed. Too unpopular.

What I'm looking forward to is the second-year point guard Jason Williams, nicknamed White Chocolate, who has a gorgeous passing style and is known for passing without looking at people. What kind of performance can he perform in front of the Iron Fist King?
The King of Iron Fist is also very good at passing the ball without looking at people. He does not look at people, and has even reached the point where he seldom observes left and right on the court. You rarely see him looking around.

And the King of Iron Fist is the greatest steal king, six steal king, can he allow White Chocolate to play unscrupulously in front of him? "

Having said this, he turned to look at Barkley and asked with a smile: "Charles, do you think White Chocolate has a chance to play the same gorgeous style in front of the Iron Fist King?"

Barkley shrugged and said: "Of course there is a chance. White Chocolate's passing style is too arrogant. Unless Iron Fist has the ability to predict the future, he can limit White Chocolate's passing."

Kenny Smith said decisively: "Well, I bet you that White Chocolate doesn't have that chance. He is only in his second year, and his mental quality and technical experience have not reached that level."

"Kenny, do you have to fight me?" Buckley said pretending to be angry.

"Of course not, then let's switch over?" Kenny Smith said with a smile.

"NO."

Buckley decisively refused, he would not side with the Iron Fist King.

Kenny Smith suddenly said: "Charles, do you think the Sonics have a chance to win the championship this time?"

"How is that possible? Are you crazy? Why did the SuperSonics beat the Lakers? Don't think that the SuperSonics and the Lakers were tied two to two. In the fourth game, O'Neal was injured, otherwise it would have been three to one." Barkley screamed strangely road.

Kenny Smith said: "Why not? The Lakers, O'Neal, are great, and the outside core Kobe Bryant has great potential, but he has not yet entered his peak period and cannot pass the Iron Fist King level.

The Lakers' internal and external lines cannot be connected as a whole through Kobe. As long as the SuperSonics double-attack O'Neal, or restrict the people who pass to O'Neal like in the third game, the chance of defeating the Lakers is great. "

Barkley shook his head and said: "The Lakers not only have Kobe, but also Glen Rice, and..."

"No, just the three of them are fine."

Kenny Smith interrupted Barkley and said: "In the regular season, O'Neal averaged 29.7 points per game, Kobe Bryant 22.5 points, Glen Rice 15.9 points, and only three people averaged more than 10 points per game.

Among them, the Lakers' main players scored 80.1 points, accounting for 79.5% of the team's scores, and the substitutes only accounted for 20.5%.The Sonics' main force scored 68.4 points, accounting for 65.6%.

What I mean is that the Lakers' bench is not as good as the Sonics, and the offense relies too much on the main lineup. When the main lineup is restricted, what chance do the Lakers have to win?

Speaking of restrictions on the main lineup, King of Iron Fist will definitely target Kobe. As long as Kobe's scoring is restricted, the Lakers will not only lose the second scoring point, but also by restricting Kobe, destroy the connection between the Lakers' internal and external dual-core, making them fall into singles. Fighting alone. "

"Okay, okay, Kenny, the Western Conference Finals is the job of NBC. It's not our responsibility. Let's focus on the first round series." Barkley quickly interrupted his partner.

"OK OK..."

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(End of this chapter)