"Dennis, where are you going?" Chuck Daly asked solemnly in dissatisfaction.

"Coach, Madonna pestered me, she seemed interested in me, and I had to deal with a few words." Rodman said with a grin.

"Are you crazy, Dennis?"

Chuck Daley saw Rodman's smug look, and immediately scolded: "You have only been married for a long time, don't around outside." ”

"Chuck, I don't, she's interested in me." Rodman was still very afraid of Daley, and immediately distinguished.

Chuck Daley said dissatisfiedly: "This is the Eastern Conference Finals, Dennis, Ling is not in good shape, he only grabbed 9 rebounds today, and his defensive performance is average, can he focus more on the game?" ”

"Got it, Coach." Rodman grinned.

"Hey, Dennis, what did you say to Madonna?" As soon as Rodman entered the bathroom, Darnell Walker shouted.

Rodman said proudly: "She asked me for contact information, and then asked me what kind of woman I liked, which of her songs I liked, and we talked a lot." ”

"She's not going to ask you about your longevity, is she?" Walker asked enviously and hatefully.

"That's what we'll talk about next time." Rodman laughed.

"Dennis, I think you'll be lying down next time." Assassin Road.

"Haha......"

The bathroom burst into laughter, but it diluted the shadow of the defeat.

Rodman said excitedly: "You know, my charm surpasses that of Michael Jordan. ”

"How?" Jo Dumas asked curiously.

Rodman grinned and said, "When I was talking to Madonna just now, he came over to talk and wanted to make an appointment for lunch tomorrow, but he was refused, and Madonna didn't want to pay attention to him. ”

"Oh, Dennis, congratulations, you won Michael Jordan." Darnell Walker exclaimed.

"Of course, Madonna's vision speaks for itself." Rodman grinned.

Darnell Walker encouraged: "Come on, Dennis, climb into Madonna's bed early and take a picture and send it to Michael Jordan." ”

"Poof, haha......" burst into laughter in the bathroom.

Zhou Quan, who was watching from the sidelines, shook his head helplessly, men will become bad if they are rich, and Rodman, an honest boy, has also begun to become scum?

But it's none of his business, it's Rodman's personal business, and he just wants it to stay out of the playoffs.

After washing, a press conference is held.

"Iron Fist, losing the G1 fight, do you think your chances of being swept by Michael increase?" A Chicago Sports reporter asked excitedly.

Zhou Quan smiled: "Sir, the Bulls just won the first home court, so don't get too carried away."

I'm here to say that if we get our first away game tonight, we're even confident enough to take out the Bulls in the series. ”

"Impossible." The reporter said angrily.

"So don't think it's great to win a home game." Zhou Quan smiled.

At this time, the staff went to collect the reporter's microphone, but the reporter grabbed the microphone and asked: "Iron Fist, you can be called the king of prodigal pitches today, with a hit rate of less than forty percent, and you have made a huge contribution to your loss, do you think your performance today is passing?" ”

Zhou Quan nodded and said: "I have to admit that Michael Jordan's defense is indeed strong, and I should be responsible for this defeat." ”

"Nope."

At this time, Chuck Daley took the microphone in front of Zhou Quan and said: "The team loses, it is not the responsibility of one person, the iron fist style of play is also carried out according to tactics, so it is the responsibility of all of us to lose, including our coaching staff."

As for his performance, I think it's fantastic, with Jordan's full defense, 27 points, 7 rebounds, 10 assists and 3 steals, which is a superstar statistic, and he can be proud of it. ”

……

On May 19, the media continued to praise Jordan's performance last night.

"As the Pistons' No. 1 shot, with less than 40% shooting, Iron Fist should bear the biggest responsibility for the loss."

"With a rookie as the core, failure is inevitable, and being swept again will also be inevitable."

In the case of Zhou Quan, the media in Chicago and New York made a big fuss about offensive efficiency, relegating him to the gutter.

But there are still many media recognition of his performance, after all, the data of 20+10+7+3 is there, the only flaw is that the shooting rate is a little lower, if you can hit two or three more balls, then the quality of this data will be raised to the level of a superstar.

On this day, Zhou Quan didn't do anything, he didn't even pay attention to the news in the media, just rested and recovered his physical strength to the greatest extent.

Playing in the NCAA for two years, because he played basketball and ice hockey at the same time, his physical fitness was first-class when he entered the league, and he did not hit an obvious rookie wall in his rookie season, but after entering the playoffs, his physical reserves were still insufficient.

Over dinner, his agent, Philip, called and told him that today's sneaker sales had reached $450,000.

That's a pretty good statistic for him, and if it's a daily statistic for the entire Eastern Conference finals series, then the $8 million sales should have a chance to be done.

That night, the G2 battle in the West began.

In the end, the Trail Blazers beat the Jazz again at home, 102-119, a 17-point victory.

The Jazz scored in double figures, including the Malone brothers and John Stockton, but they couldn't win the game.

Among them, John Stockton shot 9 of 13, with a shooting rate of nearly 70%, which was higher than Jordan, but only 11 assists, 6 turnovers, and 5 fouls.

Although he scored 24 points, as a point guard, the assist-to-turnover ratio was only 1.83, which did not reach the passing level of 2.

While the organization is poor, the defensive end is the same as the last game, without a single steal, which is also unqualified for him who averages three steals per game in the regular season.

The Jazz had only 19 assists, 16 turnovers and six steals, while the Trail Blazers had 28, nine and 11 respectively.

In this game, the main quarterback Trickert stepped up, broke through the whole process, and had unlimited lethality, shooting 12 of 14, shooting a terrifying 85.7%, 13 of 14 free throws, and scoring 41 points, and the performance was even crazier than Jordan last night.

Glider Drexler also scored 36 points on the court, shooting 52.2% from the field, also breaking through a lot, full of lethality, 9 of 10 free throws, and he also handed out 12 assists, 3 steals and 6 rebounds.

After watching this game, Zhou Quan's fear of the Bulls became deeper and deeper.

Where the Trail Blazers won just now, the Glider and Tripbert's ball-handling breakthroughs can not only improve offensive efficiency, but also create kills, and hit the Jazz's interior defensive intensity, killing two birds with one stone.

The breakthrough is so powerful, the lethality is intimidating, even if the piston touches it, it will have a headache, but what about the bull?

Jordan's breakthrough ability is definitely only stronger than Glider and Trickerton, but last night's G1 battle didn't show too much, that is, Jordan hasn't played at full strength.

Only Jordan, who frantically breaks through to the basket, is the most terrible Jordan, and the Pistons have not even forced the strongest Jordan in the G1 battle.

"Breakthrough? How do you burst in front of Jordan? He began to think about it repeatedly.

It's not like he can't surprise Jordan, he has 10 free throws today, this is still away, how is it home, he will definitely have more free throws today.

So many free throws mean that he has struck Jordan many times.

However, the breakthrough quality is not high, there is no way to completely get rid of Jordan, it can only be said that he barely broke through, plus his absolute speed is still not very fast, only level 91, and the chance of a sudden pull-up jump shot is not good, and the probability of being caught after hitting the paint area is also very high.

He can indeed pass the ball in the crowd, but it only can, it doesn't mean that he can pass it every time, and many times he can't pass it, so he can only force his shot, and then hit the iron.

So how can you improve the quality of your breakthrough?

"Stretch the sprint distance and increase the impact."

In the absence of being able to improve the level of breakthrough technology, and the current inability to increase absolute speed, this is the way he can think of now.

"Coach ......"

Before they dispersed, he told Daley about the idea.

"Speed up?"

Chuck Daley said thoughtfully: "Increasing the offensive tempo, this is a way, as long as you rush up, even Jordan can knock over." But when you play like this, sometimes the mistakes will be high. ”

The Assassin also came over to join in the discussion, saying, "I think it's possible, with the iron fist of the ball and the ability to pass the ball, it can be completely accelerated. ”

Joe Dumas reminded: "Jordan and Pippen are not slow, they are very fast to defend back, be careful, but you can try." ”

"You go to bed first, let me think again."

Chuck Daley thumped his head, getting older, he felt that his brain was a little rigid.

There is a problem in the use of Zhou Quan, which also means that there should also be a problem in the way of cultivating Zhou Quan.

Both he and the management want Zhou Quan to become the next assassin, so the training direction is also an offensive point guard, and he does not restrict his shots at all.

But now that I think about it, it's problematic.

On the 20th, the day of the G2 match of the East Finals.

In the morning, the front pages of major media were full of news about Jordan.

The media generally predicted that Jordan would continue to play a super-explosive performance and take advantage of the home court to lead the team to another victory.

Zhou Quan got up in the morning and flipped through the newspaper on the dining table.

Not to mention him, even Trail Blazers All-Star quarterback Trybert, who played a superstar performance last night, didn't see any news about it, at most he mentioned it.

News related to the NBA, it's all Jordan, from words to photos, from court performance to lace news, there are too many.

He is so calm that he is a little envious and jealous.

If he has such publicity resources, eight million dollars in sales is a fart? No wonder Jordan's shoes can now sell hundreds of millions a year.

"Huh, what is this?"

He flipped to the Los Angeles Daily and saw a headline on the front page, and the headline alone made him laugh.

"What's the news?" Jo Dumas asked curiously.

Zhou Quan handed over the newspaper and said with a smile: "The Los Angeles Daily News said that Michael Jordan and Dennis competed for Madonna, and the title was called the battle for male pets, and the flyer lost." ”

"Poof!"

"What?"

"Dennis, you're going to be famous, haha......"

The crowd burst into laughter.

Rodman didn't care about any male pet, and said proudly: "I won Michael Jordan's braised egg, Madonna doesn't like bald men." ”

The Pistons' breakfast table was lively, and it took an hour to finish.

……

"This damn LA media!"

In Jordan's mansion, with a stab, he angrily tore the Los Angeles Daily in half.

His wife, Juanita, was taking care of her second son, Marcus Jordan, who was just over a year old, and asked in surprise: "Michael, what news is like this, show me." ”

Jordan hurriedly tore the newspaper to shreds a few times, and casually said: "It's nothing, the media is talking nonsense, and it's talking about my gambling again." ”

On the other side, Detroit, at Rodman's house, Anne Banks also saw the news, and she was going crazy.

Because she took care of the children, she didn't go to Chicago with her, but she didn't expect that in just two days, her husband was hooked up by another woman.

The thought that the woman was Madonna made her despair, because she knew that it was impossible for Rodman to refuse Madonna, it was a famous woman, a top famous woman, and with her fame, no one could refuse to climb into her bed.

At that moment, she made a phone call to Rodman, and a war broke out between the two on the phone.

"Dennis, you're actually hooking up with Madonna outside? We've only been married for two or three months, and you're cheating? You damn bastard! ”

"I didn't, it's media nonsense, damn it, Annie, you threw all those newspapers away, leave them alone."

Unable to argue, Rodman hung up the phone, but Anne Banks called again, and it was another quarrel, and he hung up and called again, and finally he turned off his phone.

……

"Coach, I'm going out for a while and have lunch with friends."

At eleven o'clock in the morning, Rodman asked Chuck Daley for leave with a happy face.

Chuck Daly twitched his nose, the perfume smelled a little strong, and there was a commotion, he glanced at Rodman, who was dressed up in a fancy way, and found that the big worm actually had two big golden earrings hanging from his ears, which made him diaphragm, and asked angrily: "With your wife?" Don't tell me she's in Chicago, she's in Detroit to help you with the kids. ”

Rodman was a little embarrassed, but said excitedly: "It's Madonna, she asked me, just for a simple meal, and won't do anything else, Chuck, you believe me." ”

"Dennis, there's a game in the evening, there's a training session in the afternoon, how long are you going to go?" Chuck Daly asked with a blank face.

This kind of thing, he really can't manage it, and he can't manage it.

If you don't agree, with Rodman's temperament, he won't train well, and it will even affect the state in the game.

"Oh, I'll be back after lunch."

Rodman saw that Daddy Chuck was not very happy, and hurriedly said.

"Go and get back."

Daley waved his hand to drive people away, and when Rodman smiled, he said with a stern expression: "Dennis, Troy Weaver is about to take over the position of general manager, you have always been unable to get along with him, and you have been injured at such a critical time in the playoffs, which has seriously affected the strength of the team. ”

"I see, coach, I'll be right back after lunch." Rodman's face suddenly became a little ugly, and he nodded.

(End of chapter)