The next day, May 11, the media commented on the two games last night, and the evaluation of the Jazz was not as good as after the G2 game, which declined somewhat, while the evaluation of the Pistons improved.

But the main focus of the media hype is not on these two games, but on another topic, which Mark Price said in his post-game press conference: who is more qualified to be the top pick if the 1991 draft is rescheduled.

Most of the media still insisted that Larry Johnson was the best rookie last year, after all, Larry Johnson was also very good, after all, he is American.

Only a small number of media outlets, mainly Detroit media, and a few Los Angeles media outlets, think Zhou Quan is better.

At this time, Larry Johnson was eating breakfast at the dining table, and after seeing the news, he was so angry that his nose was crooked, but fortunately, most of the media still recognized him more, which made him breathe a sigh of relief.

After a hurried breakfast, he left the house and went to the boxing training gym.

His agent had already agreed with Zhou Quan's agent that they would have a boxing match under professional boxing rules before the new season, so after the playoffs, he hired two professional boxing trainers to start his own boxing training.

However, neither he nor Zhou Quan are professional boxers, let alone boxing licenses, so the boxing match between them is not a real professional boxing match.

He knew that Zhou Quan had also made an appointment with the postman, but the details were not clear.

At present, the news of the boxing match has not been announced to the public, if it is announced to the public, what will be the reaction of the team and the league, and he is a little worried about this, will it affect his career?

Although he hates Zhou Quan, he doesn't want to ruin his basketball career because of the holiday with Zhou Quan, after all, he still has to make a lot of money, winning Zhou Quan will not bring him a superior life, but basketball can, he knows who is more important and who is light.

So he thought it through, and when the news was announced, he looked at the attitude of the team and the league, and then decided whether to play or not.

That night, the second round continued.

Zhou Quan still made an appointment with his teammates to watch the game and found a bar.

After their cars came to the bar one after another, they immediately attracted a lot of people, and the media also rushed over after getting the news.

When Zhou Quan arrived, the Assassin and Rodman had already arrived, Rodman was the most active, the first to arrive, and then he didn't sit for a few minutes, and the remaining few of them also arrived one after another.

The smiling bar manager personally came forward to receive him and presented some fruit plates, and Zhou Quan asked for some fruit wine and drinks, as well as some food.

"I'm in for a treat today, and I said it the day before yesterday." He said.

Rodman suddenly stopped doing it and shouted, "Iron Fist, will you invite us to drink some fruit wine when you become the boss?" No, no, no. ”

He also encouraged others to object: "Do you say it? Treat us to at least a big meal and give each of us a gift. ”

"Yes, that's how it should be."

Darnell Walker was the first to chim.

"Dennis is right, Iron Fist, we await your gift."

"Yes, if you want to be our boss, you have to buy us, right?"

"Meaning, we are also dignified."

The others also started to coax.

"Okay, okay, I'll have a big meal another day, and I'll prepare the gifts." Zhou Quan was helpless, and the public was angry, so he had to agree.

"Yay! Blackmail succeeded. ”

Rodman screamed and cheered.

After a while, Zhou Quan asked, "Guess, can the Bulls sweep the green team today?" ”

"Impossible."

The Assassin first said, "Even if the sweep happens, it won't be a real sweep, because Big Bird won't play, and Ling himself has said that Larry Bird won't give Jordan a chance to sweep him." ”

"Hmm."

As a good friend, Mark Aguirre immediately nodded in agreement.

The fate of him and the Assassins' 81-year-old champions is somewhat similar, both in a period of significant decline in form, and although they are not too old, they can only contribute to the bench.

He takes the overall situation into account, and Rodman's main position is what he took the initiative to concede, of course, because he knows that his state is not good, and his personality is very low-key, as a three-time All-Star substitute, he is still the No. 5 scoring point of the Pistons, and his presence in the Pistons is not high.

Joe Dumas said: "Larry Bird should really not be able to play, the injury is too bad, even if he is forced to come back, he can't help the green team, in case he is really swept by Jordan, it is really not cost-effective." ”

At this time, the live broadcast of the game began, and everyone's attention shifted to the TV.

The commentators announced the 12-man roster for both teams, and on the Green side, there was no name for Larry Bird.

"Sure enough, Big Bird still cherishes his life." Jo Dumas laughed.

The assassin said: "This guy likes to pretend too much, he definitely doesn't want to be swept by Jordan, and then he can continue to pretend in front of Jordan." ”

"After all, it's the NBA king!" Zhou Quan complained.

"Haha......" the crowd laughed.

Soon after, the game began.

In the first ball, Jordan held the ball and slid three meters in the air, and after gliding three meters in the air, it was a tomahawk slam dunk against McHale, opening the scoring for the Bulls.

Zhou Quan was very envious when he saw this split.

The tomahawk split dunk is a dunk method used by the outside line to deduct the inside line, with sufficient force and very vigorous.

Compared with Jordan's dunk, his dunk is really reluctant, and the standard is too bad.

"Isaiah, can you dunk?" He asked suddenly.

The assassin was stunned for a moment, and said angrily: "Iron Fist, my running and jumping height is more than one meter, which is more than you can buckle." ”

Everyone couldn't help laughing, and Zhou Quan said with a smile: "After my core strength and lower body strength come up, I can also jump one meter." ”

"Oh!"

Rodman screamed strangely and shouted: "Iron Fist, if you can really jump more than one meter and increase the number of stagnations, then you can play fancy layups and dunks, and it will not be like now, whether it is a layup or a dunk, there is no ornamentation, and the shoes cannot be sold." ”

The assassin nodded, "Slams sell for money, and all fans like to watch them." ”

"Haha......"

There was a lot of laughter in the private room, which caused everyone outside to look inside.

Zhou Quan rolled his eyes helplessly, and when it came to sneakers, he really had a headache now.

Although his performance is also good, especially in the playoffs, Michael Jordan's state in the playoffs is too explosive, coupled with the league's strong support, the media's pursuit, during this period of NBA news, nine times out of ten are about Jordan, except for the Detroit media, he rarely appears in other media, and sneaker sales have also declined a lot.

Two hours later, the game was over, and the aging Celtics were swept away as they struggled to withstand the rising Bulls.

It is extremely appropriate to describe the bull at this time with momentum like a rainbow.

It is also extremely appropriate to describe the bull as a god blocking and killing gods and demons.

Jordan scored 42 points on 16-of-28 shooting, shooting 57.1 percent from the field, without a three-pointer and 10-of-11 from the field.

The terrifying efficiency and lethality made the private room silent, and even the lively Rodman didn't want to speak, and the huge pressure made everyone want to lie down.

"Michael Jordan averaged 45 points, 9.7 rebounds, 6.7 assists, 3 steals and 1 block per game in the first round, and he was still so crazy in the second round, he was really too strong and too strong!"

Jo Dumas first praised it, and then said with some depression: "Alas, we ran into him again, this time it's really hard to say!" ”

As he said this, his mind flashed back to the scene of being ruled by Michael Jordan in the Eastern Conference finals series this time last year, which was a chilling despair.

And now, Michael Jordan's performance is even stronger, and he unconsciously has a stronger despair in his heart, which he can't suppress.

This kind of despair makes his willpower, his fighting spirit, and his sharpness, like thin snow under the scorching sun, rapidly melting.

Zhou Quan didn't want to pay attention to the results of the game between the Suns and the Trail Blazers, so he stepped forward and turned off the TV.

He said to everyone with a calm face: "Brothers, once we reach the Eastern Conference finals, we will face the terrifying Michael Jordan and the crazy Bulls, this is a much more terrifying Bulls than the regular season, what should we do?" ”

He asked, and everyone looked at each other.

Jo Dumas snuggled into the couch and did not speak.

He is the first line of defense against Jordan, even Isaiah Thomas, he does not know Michael Jordan better than he knows Michael Jordan's horror, the kind of invincibility shown in this playoffs, so that he is already lacking in sharpness, and he can no longer afford to resist.

A hint of unruly fierceness flashed across the assassin's face, and he wanted to say something, but he closed his mouth in frustration at the thought of his current state, his status in the team, and the horror of Jordan.

However, he glanced at Zhou Quan and wondered how this rookie, who had taken everything away from him, would face this almost inevitable losing situation.

Losing is willing to lose, this is his cognition.

Last year he was swept away, this year his strength has further declined, his sharpness has been lost, he has long been no longer able to fight Jordan's sharpness, and all that remains is resentment.

Zhou Quan observed his teammates, and it was clear that no one thought they could beat this team.

However, it is of a very different nature that he can accept to be defeated, but not to take the initiative to give up the victory and lie flat.

The former can still retain his sharpness and fighting spirit, just like Jordan and the Bulls who were desperately struggling at the feet of the Bad Boy Army before, and finally Jordan and the Bulls stepped on the corpse of the Bad Boy Army to complete their rise and complete their self-sublimation.

So if it's just defeated, it doesn't matter, the Pistons just completed a swap with the Bulls, and it's the Pistons' turn to attack the Bulls.

But voluntarily giving up the victory is the worst thing, which means that the team's spirit is lost, the fighting spirit is lost, it means that the team has lost its courage, and has lost the tenacity, toughness, iron blood and fearless spirit and willpower of the Pistons.

Now this Pistons, except for him, the main players are all old birds, all of whom have achieved fame, and are even in a state of retirement, he feels that it is difficult to bring, because even if the sharpness of this group of old birds is stimulated, it is difficult to last.

This is the biggest problem facing the Pistons now, when the willpower is not enough, how can they play the strongest performance in the face of a terrifying opponent like Jordan?

The strength is not as good as the opponent, and there is no way to play the strongest performance, so it is even more impossible to defeat the opponent.

"Do you think we don't have a chance to win against the Bulls? Do you guys completely feel like you can't beat Michael Jordan? He asked.

Jo Dumas glanced at Zhou Quan, then at the Assassin, and then remained silent.

As a two-time champion and FMVP winner, as the type of person who does not have the strongest desire to win, and as a person who already has a lot of honors, he really can't raise the fighting spirit to play against such a terrifying Jordan.

He has faced Jordan so many times, but he has never taken advantage, and he is in a position where he has been crushed, and his psychological shadow is very large.

Rodman didn't speak either, injuries affected his form in the playoffs, and he really didn't have the confidence.

Isaiah Thomas originally wanted to see how Zhou Quan dealt with the team's loss of fighting spirit, but now he can't see it, he still expects Zhou Quan to lead the team to help him take revenge on Jordan, he can't really lose his fighting spirit, so he quickly stood up and said loudly to everyone:

"Hey, boys, we're definitely going to have a chance, Michael Jordan is nothing remarkable, I think he was very desperate in the face of us back then, and even pitifully asked Chuck if he had a chance to win us in this life, if you don't believe it, you can ask Chuck, that is, when we were ready to get on the bus after the game, he came over and asked.

So you boys, don't think he's invincible, we're the best defensive team in the league and we have the ability to take him down. ”

Everyone, you look at me, I look at you, and your heart is a little up.

Zhou Quan nodded at the assassin, the old guy was okay, and his resentment against Jordan made him a little sharp, stronger than Joe Dumas, who looked like he was going to lie down.

He coughed dryly, and after everyone looked at it, he put away his usual smile and said seriously: "Isaiah is right, there is no invincible existence in this world, and neither is the Bull, nor is Michael Jordan."

Jordan is also a human being, he has only won a championship so far, he has been eliminated by our Pistons for three consecutive seasons, you know this better than me, because you killed him three years in a row, so he is not a big deal.

We're strong, we've beaten the Bulls twice in the regular season this season, and we're confident enough to face Jordan and his Bulls.

If we run into the Bulls and Jordan again in the East this time, maybe we will be defeated, but we should remember that temporary defeat is not terrible because we can get up and fight them again.

But we must not lose our fighting spirit and lose our spirit, and then our team will be in a situation where we will never recover.

Repeated defeats and battles are a portrayal of Jordan's career against the Pistons in the early stage, so he has become a fighter and a warrior who has the courage to challenge.

As opponents, we should learn from him, and being defeated by strong opponents cannot be an excuse for us to lose our fighting spirit.

Even if the opponent is strong and super strong, it is not an excuse for us to be willing to fail, if so, we are cowards. ”

Speaking of which, he stared at Joe Dumas and asked, "Joe, are you willing to be a coward?" ”

"Of course not."

Even if Jo Dumas was full of honor and had no pursuit of honor, he was absolutely unwilling to consider himself a coward, so he immediately stood up and said loudly: "Iron Fist, fight in the East Final, I will fight with you." ”

"No, it's a series."

A smile resurfaced on Zhou Quan's face, and he said with a cold look in his eyes: "No matter how strong Jordan is, we must let him understand that in the Auburn Hills Palace, we are God." ”

"Yes, that's our territory." Rodman jumped up and shouted.

"Jordan wants to sweep us and dream of it." The assassin shouted.

"To hell with his half a million dollars." John Seli snapped.

"Morale is still available."

Seeing that the morale of his teammates had finally risen, Zhou Quan breathed a sigh of relief, but he didn't know how long this breath would last.

They are all veterans who have won two championships, and they will no longer work hard for honor, and in the face of the extremely powerful Bulls and Jordan, even if they work hard, they may lose, so he is still a little worried about morale.

The reason why everyone is called to watch the game together is that I don't want the morale of the Pistons to be scared by the strong performance of Jordan and the Bulls.

On the 12th, G4 match day.

Taking advantage of last night's morale-boosting move, the Pistons had high morale and played a good performance in the G4 game, winning two consecutive home games in one fell swoop, leading the Cavaliers 3-1 and winning the second-round match point.

At the same time, the Jazz beat the SuperSonics again, leading 3-1 and also achieved match point.

In addition, the Suns lost again last night, and the Trail Blazers also achieved a three-to-one advantage, with the match point in hand.

On the 13th, the Trail Blazers defeated the Suns and reached the Western Conference finals first.

On the 14th, the Jazz defeated the SuperSonics and met the Trail Blazers.

Half an hour later, the Pistons defeated the Cavaliers again and reached the Eastern Conference finals for the sixth straight year.

In the two games of G4G5, Zhou Quan averaged 40 minutes per game, and scored 14.5 points, 12.5 assists, 6 rebounds, 3.5 steals, 1 block, 3 turnovers and 2 fouls, with a shooting rate of 44.4/%.

The offense is average, but in the playmaking and defensive end, the performance is very good, and the assists are excellent.

Throughout the second-round series, he averaged 36.8 minutes per game, shooting 5.45 of 12.53 from the field with a shooting percentage of 43.5%, 0.5 from three-point range with a shooting rate of 31.25%, 5.6 of 5.2 from the field with a free throw percentage of 92.9%, 16.6 points, 5.6 rebounds, 11.4 assists, 3 steals, 1 block, 3 turnovers and 3 fouls, with a true shooting percentage of 55.3% and an assist-to-turnover ratio of 3.8.

Combined, he averaged just 42.7 percent shooting per game in the series, a long way from the 45 percent required by the system.

The true shooting rate is 53.5%, the assist-to-turnover ratio is 3.43, and the three points and rebounds and assists also meet the task requirements of the system, but if you want to get the reward of bounce +1, there is only one way, increase the offense under the basket in the Eastern Conference finals and improve the shooting percentage.

Eliminated the knights and entered the Eastern Finals, Zhou Quan also breathed a sigh of relief, and the management pushed him to the position of leader on the way to the second round, and there was still pressure.

He only lost one game in the second round, and he was rewarded with four skill points.

The pull-up jump shot could no longer be added, because there was no + sign in the back, so he picked among the techniques with the + sign and finally chose to make a layup.

Since you want to increase the offense under the basket in the Eastern Conference finals, the layup technique must be better, and now the layup technique is only level 90, which is obviously not enough.

He first tried to improve his layup skills first, starting from level 90, after upgrading to level 93, the + number behind him is gone, there should be no room for improvement, and his physical fitness does not support a higher level, and he has reached the ceiling.

With one skill point remaining, he increased his throw from level 89 to level 90.

In this way, his shooting finishing skills, such as throwing and layup, and 91-level pull-up jump shot, have reached the first-class level, and finally improved some offensive strength.

After the toss and layups were improved, the original offensive strength of level 80 was also improved by one level, reaching level 81, which is still only the offensive strength at the end of the second rate.

From the analysis of the system's level evaluation, in fact, it is also in line with his offensive strength, his current offensive efficiency is still too low, although the score per game is not less, but it is not efficient, the more points, the lower the evaluation, it is likely to make him bear the name of data brush.

In fact, in order to improve his offensive efficiency, he reduced some shots in the playoffs, averaging 16.2 shots per game in the regular season, and less than 13 shots per game in the two rounds of the playoffs combined, scoring fewer points and increasing assists.

But the tragic thing is that after the two-round series, his shooting percentage is not as good as in the regular season, which shows that the shooting rate is not necessarily related to the number of shots, but related to the timing of the shot, related to the level of offensive skills, and related to the feel.

After analysis, the biggest reason is that the shooting rate in the first round is too low, and he feels that Coach Daley is right, he must reduce nearly two-point shooting, and in the second round, he will reduce nearly two-point shooting, and his shooting rate will be better than that of the first round, which is about the same as the regular season.

As for why he has reduced his shooting by nearly two points, his shooting is still about the same as in the regular season, and he has not improved, which can only be attributed to the higher defensive intensity in the playoffs.

His current offensive skills are not up to the level that can overcome playoff defense and play more efficiently than he did in the regular season.

Even if it's a superstar, nine out of ten will not be as effective in the playoffs as they are in the regular season, let alone him?

For the time being, the system has not issued a task related to the East Decision, and he has some expectations.

However, his game experience has improved from 86 to 87 after playing the second-round series.

In addition, the most critical organization has been upgraded from level 88 to level 89.

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(End of chapter)