Chapter 170: A New Mission
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But tragically, he didn't grab a single headline.
This can't be helped, the Bulls have set a new history and set a new record, and there is no place for anyone else in the headlines of major newspapers these days, including him.
On April 18, 1996, a day to remember, the Bulls defeated the Detroit Pistons 110-79 on the road to finally reach their 70th victory. As a result, the Bulls surpassed the Los Angeles Lakers, who won 69 games in 1971-72, to become the only team in NBA history to win more than 70 regular season games.
The Bulls spent their entire regular season on a winning streak, with only one of their two straight defeats.
Jordan also averaged 30.4 points, 6.6 rebounds and 4.3 assists per game, and booked the fourth regular season MVP of his career in advance.
Zhang has a lot of opinions about this, and he admits that Jordan is better than himself in terms of scoring and team record, but if it is compared to the comprehensive data, he seems to be better. And the Lakers' record is not bad, a significant improvement from last year. He was so young and so handsome. In this way, he should be qualified to compete with Jordan for MVP.
However, no one in the market has mentioned the news that he can win the MVP these days, which makes him very unhappy.
Zhang Wei is a fan of the authorities, he ignores too much how great the 70+ victory itself is, and ignores that the selection of MVP has more to do with popularity and status. Although he is better than many famous stars in this regard, he is still much worse than Jordan, and naturally not many media people will vote for him, and it is as simple as that.
The last two games of the 1995-1996 season were uneventful, with the Lakers comfortably winning two games to finish with a 61-21 record for their best record since the 1989-1990 season, which was also the first time the Lakers had 60+ wins since entering the nineties.
But the Bulls were the main characters, and although the Pacers sniped successfully on April 20, the Bulls still won 71.
It seems a little different from another plane, because the Lakers beat the Bulls once at the beginning of the season, so the Bulls' 72 wins turned into 71 wins.
But that doesn't detract from the Bulls' greatness in the hearts of the media and fans, as they are the only team in history to win more than 70+ games, an unprecedented achievement.
The Bulls have lost only a handful of games this season, with only the Pacers beating them twice, and of course the Lakers beating the Bulls once.
However, the whole world has been frantically reporting on the Chicago Bulls' groundbreaking new record in the past few days, and the American media has been swarming to report on the greatness of the Bulls and Jordan. It was also during this period that Jordan began to have the nickname of "God of Basketball", but he still needed the Bulls to officially win the championship before he could get this title.
Only the Los Angeles media are not following the mainstream at this time, and they are building momentum for their team and core.
The Bulls and Jordan have certainly created a miraculous record this season, but Zhang's performance this season is also legendary, and they really need to cheer for their own people.
First of all, I want to mention that even though the regular season of the 95-96 season has ended, Zhang Mao is still not yet 19 years old, and he will not be considered 19 years old until June, and he is still 18 years old now!
Players of this age are generally just graduating from high school or have just finished their freshman year, and they are ready to participate in the NBA draft in the summer at the earliest.
But what about Zhang Mao?
At the moment, he has helped the Lakers, who only won 48 last season, to improve their record to 61 wins, which is enough to be among the best in the entire NBA history.
On top of that, Zhang Fu's personal data is surprising enough......
It's only Zhang's rookie season, but his attendance is extremely high, and he hasn't missed a game except for one game in preparation for All-Star Weekend.
Over the course of the season, Zhang started 81 games, averaging 37.0 minutes per game, scoring 26.5 points, 8.2 rebounds, 6.6 assists, 2.6 steals and 1.0 blocks. He shot 49.1 percent from the field, 40.8 percent from three-point range and 82.2 percent from the free throw line.
Now if we compare the data of Zhang and Jordan together, we can see some interesting things.
Scores: Zhang 26.5 points, Jordan 30.4 points.
Rebounds: Zhang Mao 8.2 rebounds, Jordan 6.6 rebounds.
Assists: Zhang Mao 6.6 assists, Jordan 4.3 assists.
Steals: Zhang 2.6 steals, Jordan 2.2 steals.
Shooting percentage: Zhang Qi 49.1%; Jordan 49.5%.
Three-point shooting percentage: Zhang Qi 40.8%; Jordan 42.7%.
Free throw percentage: Zhang 82.2%; Jordan 83.4%.
From this all-round data comparison, it can be seen that in addition to the average points per game and three-point shooting rate are not as good as Jordan, Zhang Mao has 1.6 more rebounds per game, 2.3 more assists per game, and 0.4 more steals.
Okay, now you can look for it, how many rookies in NBA history have averaged 26+8+6+2 per game? How many people can deliver such an ungodly hit percentage in the first season?
Maybe in ancient times, there was really someone who could be more rebellious than Zhang Zhu.
But at least since the '70s, no one has ever done anything like it.
However, before the 70s, the rules of the NBA were still very imperfect and there was no comparison with today's players.
Zhang has made NBA history this season since perfecting a series of rules in 1978, and he has become the new legend of the era, surpassing Michael Jordan and Elvin Johnson in at least his first season.
The Los Angeles media has said a lot of nonsense here, just hoping that Zhang Mao's performance will attract the attention of other media.
Many of the end-of-season awards that are about to start voting are scored by professional media professionals in North America, and when players want to win awards, they are not only fighting for personal data and team records, but also whether they can make these media people feel that you are qualified to win the MVP, and whether they can let these people know you, which is the key.
It's a pity that although Zhang Mao's performance is BUG, Jordan is also a legend, or a legend with a greater fame and higher status than him.
Of course, Jordan is not just based on status and popularity, but after leaving basketball, he understands basketball better, and after returning to the basket, he is no longer obsessed with violently bombarding the basket, but has cultivated his jump shooting skills to perfection.
This season, Jordan's jump shot was a direct effect of avoiding injuries and fatigue to the greatest extent.
In the 82 games of the regular season, Jordan did not fall every game, and his attendance rate was higher than that of Zhang Zhu, contributing an average of 30.4 points per game, winning his eighth scoring title, breaking the historical record of Chamberlain's 7 reigns. In addition, the leader also averaged 2.2 steals per game, ranking fourth in the league, and even ranked 11th in the "weak" three-point shooting percentage.
Zhang Wei wants to counterattack the MVP when his personal data cannot fully surpass Jordan and the team's record is far inferior, which is too difficult, and his youth is not a universal excuse.
At present, the awards that the NBA needs to be voted on by media people and coaches have only just begun to be selected. However, the "data kings" have been released, and these honors only need to see whose data is the best, and there is no need to be selected.
First up is the "scoring champion", which is the highest honor outside of the MVP and the two All-NBA teams, Jordan won the championship again with 30.4 points, followed by Olajuwon with 26.9 points per game and O'Neal with 26.6 points per game. This fat man is 0.1 points more than Zhang Zhu, but Zhang Ji is squeezed into fourth place in this ranking.
To be honest, Zhang Qi is already very satisfied with his ranking, although he has always thought highly of himself, but with such a luxurious number of rebounds and assists, his scoring statistics can still reach the top five, and he almost rushed into the top three, and even he is very satisfied.
The only fly in the ointment is that O'Neal has been proud of himself for a long time, and he is exactly 0.1 points more than himself.
But O'Neill couldn't help but blush a little when he was proud.
He is already in the third grade this year, and he is 5 years older than Zhang Qi, and he is only a little ahead, there is really nothing to be proud of, but he should feel ashamed, because he obviously has the potential to do better than he is now.
Then there is the "rebounding king", if you only discuss who has the best rebounding in the No. 3 position, Zhang said that he will definitely be able to make it to the top three.
But compared with Rodman and other rebounding maniacs, Zhang Qian thinks it's better to skip this selection directly, the rebounding monster of this era is really a bit like a monster.
It's the same with the "Assist King", whose 6.6 assists are certainly among the best among forwards, but compared to those point guards, he should continue to pass by.
"King of steals", this statistic is also an area that small guards are good at, but this time Zhang Zhu is enough to compete with those small men with his amazing reflexes and flexibility.
Although Gary Payton, who is in his prime, still ranks first with an average of 2.9 steals per game, Zhang Mao squeezed the Hawks' Murch Blaylock to third place with the same average of 2.6 steals per game with a decimal point advantage.
This part shows Zhang's strength on the defensive end, and his 2.6 steals per game are probably higher than his "triple-double king", because he is a core player who is good at scoring and playmaking, and defense should not be his job.
Players like him don't get involved in much of a defensive task, they are tasked with attacking and organising the team.
Zhang was able to average 2.6 steals per game while focusing only a small part of his energy on defense, which is enough to prove that his role and talent on the defensive end cannot be ignored.
He's a true all-around player like Jordan, and here he means "offense and defense."
In addition to being among the top of these regular "data kings", Zhang Wei also won the "triple-double king" this season.
After 81 games in the regular season, Zhang Ji scored a total of 13 triple-doubles, and the last person who could get more than 13 triple-doubles in a single season was Elvin Johnson in the 1990-1991 season.
The Los Angeles media believes that Zhang has so many honors and is definitely qualified to compete with Jordan for the regular season MVP.
He himself took the time to tell the Los Angeles Times: "71 wins is great, but they surpassed our record. I'll start by congratulating them for making new history, but they won't stay in that position forever. Soon, I'll be helping the Lakers get what belongs to us back. β
His statement, if it is based on last season's 48 wins, it is estimated that it will make everyone laugh off their teeth!
But the Lakers' record this season is 61 wins, and Zhang Zhu improved the rebuilt team's record by 13 games in his first season from last season.
After the Bulls players heard Zhang Fu's words, most of them just chose to ignore them, so as to save him an excuse to dance more cheerfully.
Only Rodman felt that this was a good opportunity to mock Zhang Mao, so the big worm with a colorful head teased: "That kid is dreaming of 72 wins in a single season." But I can wake him up, there is no such thing as a 72-win team in this world, there is no such awesome person in this world, unless he is still dreaming. β
Zhang Fu rarely didn't fight back, and at this time, he would be laughed at if he fought back again.
If he hadn't led the Lakers to 61 wins in his first year, he would have been laughed at when he said he would surpass the Bulls by 71 wins.
So he stopped at the point, and he successfully brushed up some sense of existence for himself.
At this time, the Los Angeles media is also building momentum for him, as well as the Orlando and Houston area media, who are also doing similar work for their core.
At present, only Jordan, Zhang Zhu, Olajuwon and O'Neal are eligible to compete for MVP, but the latter two obviously have little hope, in fact, only Jordan and Zhang Zhu are competing, and the former has a chance of winning more than 70%.
Zhang Wei knew this, so he was too lazy to watch too much news.
No matter how unconvinced he is, he knows that these achievements he has created will definitely be deliberately ignored by those media under the backdrop of the Bulls' 71 wins.
Whoever made him a Chinese-American mixed-race, these media would certainly prefer to report on a pure American, even if that person is black, given the choice.
But there is also good news, at this moment he already knows that his main quest and special quest have been completed, in fact, the system has told him a lot of things in advance-
Main Quest (1) [Rookie Season] -
"Rookie season average 25+6+6 data per game", status: 100%, mission reward: 30,000 competition points, 5,000 reputation points.
Reward Passive Buff - (Level 1) [Chosen Son]: Increases partner's "Favorability" by 1, "Obedience" by 1, "Loyalty" by 1, reduces "Debauchery" by 1, "Jealousy" by 1, and increases recovery speed by 10%.
Special Mission (1): [Recapture of Water] ββ
"Winning the MVP of the Rookie Challenge", Status: Completed.
"Won the MVP of the rookie season", status: completed.
"Won the most rookie stats", Status: Completed.
Quest Reward Passive BUFF - (Level 1) [Champion Buff]: Permanently increases endurance by 5%, 10% recovery, 10% dating chance, 20% chance of avoiding NTR, increases companion's "obedience" by 5 points, "loyalty" by 5 points, and reduces jealousy by 5 points.
"Awesome, isn't that the same as telling me in advance that I'm going to be the rookie of the season?"
Although Zhang Yu knew that eighty percent of his "best rookie" had not run, as long as he did not receive official news for a day, it was not a fact.
Now that the system told him the news in advance, and even the reward had been sent to him, this made him really relieved.
Not only that, but he also received a new main quest......
Main Quest (1) [Legendary Journey] beginsββ
"Breakthrough First Round", Status: Unfinished, 10,000 Arena Points, 1,000 Fame.
"Breakthrough Round 2", Status: Unfinished, 20,000 Arena Points, 3,000 Fame.
"Breakthrough Divisional Finals", Status: Unfinished, 30,000 Arena Points, 5,000 Fame, "One Prince" (achievement), Effect: Due to your outstanding leadership skills and charisma, all attributes are lower than your teammates, their training motivation will be slightly increased, so their competitive status will be slightly increased.
"Win the championship", Status: Uncompleted, 50,000 Arena Points, 10,000 Fame, "Dragon Emperor" (achievement), Effect: You have become the strongest player in the active team, you are about to reach the peak of personality charm and influence, your teammates' training enthusiasm will be greatly increased, so all your teammates will receive a significant increase in competitive status.
As soon as Zhang Qi saw the reward for this new mission, he knew that he would definitely not be able to complete it.
The reward for this task is too buggy, and the difficulty will naturally follow the bug.
He feels that the most rare effect of these two achievements should be to make the "whole team training enthusiasm increase", rather than the later improvement state.
Because, these two are cause and effect.
Any player in the NBA, as long as he is willing to train hard, is not in bad shape.
Once he completes the most difficult task, his teammates will become hardworking from then on, then this Lakers team is too strong, and it will never be worse than the Bulls this season, and his big words will no longer be big words.
"It's a pity, at least to reach the divisional finals, and to defeat the opponents in the divisional finals, in order to get the achievement of "one side of the princes", this task is too difficult. β
Zhang Qi felt that if the Lakers reached the division finals, the opponent at that time would be either supersonic or rockets, and he was not too sure which Laker he would play.
What's more, the opponent in the first round is the Trail Blazers who are very restrained themselves, and it is difficult to say whether the Lakers can pass the first hurdle.
Don't look at him in the media all the time, but he is 50% sure of beating the Trail Blazers.
Besides, whether the Lakers can beat the Trail Blazers is not his business alone, but also depends on what his teammates can do at that time, and even depends on the coach's coaching ability, which is difficult for him to control.
Even the Los Angeles Times isn't too optimistic about the upcoming playoffs for the Lakers, and although they re-entered the playoffs last season, it's been several years since the Lakers left the championship team, and there are plenty of uncertainties. So the Lakers fans and the media only gave them the task of breaking through the first round, and did not expect them to make it all the way to the division finals or even the finals.
Even if the Lakers are eliminated in the first round, fans will not blame Zhang Mao too much. After all, this was his first season, and Jordan's first season was also swept out. Magic was able to win the championship in the first year, it was because "Tiangou" was not old at the time, and Abdul-Jabbar was still a 31+12 superstar at that time, and the current Lakers cannot be compared with the Lakers at that time.