The timeout ends, and the mosaic attacks.

Horry received the ball from Smith and was about to pass to the big dream in the low post, Ulrich suddenly pressed closely, the rookie's attributes exploded, and he held the ball above his head with both hands, but the passing action was a little hesitant, and the ball was knocked off.

"Oh, the mosaic has made another mistake!" Williams exclaimed.

"Iron Fist got the ball, he's fighting back!" Bill Wharton shouted.

Zhou Quan immediately rushed up from Smith's side, picked up the ball and immediately counterattacked.

Smith desperately chased after him, and when he caught up with Zhou Quan's left side, Zhou Quan immediately changed direction to the left, and used his strong body to squeeze lightly, Smith directly stuck his head on the floor, his face hit the ground, and with a bang, the nosebleed came out on the spot, and he screamed in pain.

"Bang!"

Zhou Quan took off in the paint area, smashed the ball with his right hand, and came a powerful windmill dunk that detonated the Palace of Auburn Hills.

"Orlando, good job."

He turned back to Ulrich and encouraged.

Ulrich laughed so hard that his back molars were exposed, and as a small forward, he averaged only 0.6 steals per game, and he had just exceeded his task.

So Iron Fist is right, he's going to keep an eye on Horry's rookie today, try to make a few steals, and make his defensive stats look better.

Kenny Smith broke his nose and was replaced with a backup point guard, veteran Sripo Floyd.

Floyd borrowed the wall to get rid of Zhou Quan and entered the left wing, but Zhou Quan quickly went around the wall and got back in front, and he immediately hoisted the ball behind Zhou Quan, the big dream of the left wing in the low post.

As soon as Da Meng received the ball, Zhou Quan turned around and walked in front of him in one step, stretched out his hand and patted it, and with his first-class precision strike, he just knocked the ball off.

"Damn it!"

Da Meng hurriedly grabbed the ball, but where was Zhou Quan's action fast, Zhou Quan's action of grabbing the ball was fast and accurate, and when he grabbed the ball, he also played the advantage of precise strikes, grabbed it with one hand, and pulled the ball over before Da Meng.

"Continuous mistakes, Mosaic's state today is too bad, and it is impossible to win against the Pistons if it goes on like this." Bill Wharton analyzed.

Williams said: "On paper, the two teams are actually about the same. Now the Mosaic is 13-7, the Pistons are 16-5, and the Pistons have 2.5 more wins, and there is no absolute advantage in terms of record. ”

Zhou Quan advanced to the front court and singled Floyd.

Floyd used to be an All-Star substitute, 32 years old, the same height and weight as Smith, with a lot of injuries, his state fell badly, and when his state fell, he couldn't defend first, which is why Zhou Quan continued to play singles.

As soon as he arrived at the frontcourt, he did not slow down, but suddenly activated the acceleration stride of level 92, and in one step, he broke through the opponent and killed to the top of the arc, which was extremely ferocious.

Now there are no shortcomings in his breakthrough techniques, the worst are level 86, and four of the six basic breakthrough techniques are first-class, which is the most difficult to defend, and there is no fixed breakthrough mode, so that the opponent cannot accurately predict at all.

Coupled with a tonnage of 90 kilograms, once you break through the first line of defense, the speed will rush up after three steps, and it will become a heavy small tank, including the center, anyone who wants to block his breakthrough will have to have firm willpower.

Horry, who was in charge of helping defense, gritted his teeth and moved quickly from the left wing to the free throw line, hoping to block Zhou Quan, who began to break through after crossing the halfway line, and the distance was long, giving him a chance to make up for the defense.

As soon as Ulrich saw Horry gone, he immediately cut through the left wing to the basket.

Thorpe, who was standing on the left side, ignored it and let Ulrich rush into the paint from his side, absolutely confident in Big Dream's ability to protect the basket under the basket.

"Squeak!"

Zhou Quan made a sudden stop at the top of the arc, at which time Horry pounced on the free throw line, two steps away from him, and Floyd behind him had not yet followed, he calmly jumped and shot a three-pointer at the top of the arc.

The shot was very decisive and resolute, because Rodman was under the basket, and Ulrich also rushed in, and the two faced a big dream, and he believed that even if he missed, his side would have a better chance of grabbing the offensive rebound.

"Brush!"

The more decisive and resolute the shot, the higher the hit rate, the more the shot dragged the mud and water, hesitated, but it would be inaccurate, and as the water splashed, he accurately hit a three-pointer at the top of the arc.

Bill Wharton exclaimed: "As Tekken's shooting skills get better and better, his shooting percentage becomes more consistent and higher, his shots will become more and more daring, and his threat from the outside will increase."

Now his height is not known, but I think he is a little bit taller than when he first entered the league last season, plus his reach, so he has a slight height advantage in the number one position, most of the time.

But now that I'm a little thinner than before, I should have lost weight, which is right, too much weight will put a greater load on the lower limbs.

However, the weight should not be less than 90 kg, which is still a heavy tank in the first position, plus the height advantage, he will still have a mismatch advantage in the first position, few people in this league can guard against him, and the average point guard will be crushed. ”

Williams laughed: "So in the Eastern Conference finals, the Bulls are replaced by Michael Jordan for the Iron Fist, which is to risk BJ being blown up by Joe Dumas." ”

Bill Wharton nodded: "Even if Joe Dumas beats BJ, the score is limited, and it can't offset Jordan's scoring advantage, unless he can cut an average of 30+ per game, then the Pistons will have a chance to win the Bulls." ”

The game continued on the court, and under the strong defense of the Pistons, rookie Horry made mistakes one after another, sending 7 turnovers in the game.

And because of the big dream's main offense, the Pistons also strengthened their defense against him, and he was not in shape tonight, with as many as 6 turnovers.

The two contributed 13 turnovers, and the Mosaics teamed up a total of 21 turnovers, and finally the Pistons successfully defeated Mosaic at home to win five in a row.

Five wins in a row, four wins in a row, seven wins in a row, and five wins in a row after one loss, 17 wins and 5 losses, the Pistons' record is firmly in the first place in the East, with three consecutive wins, and the momentum is extremely amazing.

After playing Mosaic, another back-to-back home and away game, the Pistons set off overnight and flew to Charlotte to prepare for a back-to-back game against the Hornets tomorrow night.

In this game, it was Larry Johnson who took revenge, taking advantage of the Pistons' back-to-back opportunities, he and Mourning teamed up to score 51 points and 19 rebounds and win the game.

With 17 wins and 6 losses, the Pistons are still first in the East.

The schedule continued, playing the remaining three games of the year, the Pistons won 2-1 and lost one game to the Cavaliers, 19-7, with a winning rate of 73%, overtaken by the Knicks, but still above the Bulls.

But the Bulls' win rate is also close to 70%, only one win away from the Pistons, if the Pistons lose one game, the Bulls win one game, and it will be a draw.

In the West, the Suns have a soaring record, with a winning rate of 75%, ranking first in the league.

"This season we only have the championship on our radar." Buckley, spurred on by his record, let go of his rhetoric in the face of the media.

Time entered the 93rd year, on New Year's Day, the league announced the MVP ranking list, Zhou Quan's ranking surpassed Olajuwon, rising to fourth, the top three are Barkley, Jordan, Ewing.

On this day, the league also announced the start of all-star voting for a month.

Pistons management reached out to all local media outlets they could contact to canvass for Zhou and mobilize Detroit people to vote for Zhou Quan.

In addition, Skechers Company is the same, contacting some media in the Greater Bay Area to canvass for Zhou Quan.

On January 2, the Pistons beat the Magic again and came to Miami at noon on the 3rd.

The game against the Heat is No. 5, and the Pistons don't plan to go back to Detroit, so they just stay in Miami for one more day to save flying back and forth.

At three o'clock in the afternoon, Rodman suddenly approached Chuck Daley and asked to leave the team.

"Dad, I promise to come back tomorrow and won't delay the game."

"Where are you going?" Chuck Daly asked sternly.

"Uh, it was Madonna who picked me up on a private jet to New York, and I ......" Not daring to hide it in front of Chuck Daley, Rodman said embarrassedly.

"What?"

Chuck Daley looked at Rodman with hatred, and almost roared, "You're crazy! Did that woman break up your family, bankrupt the economy, and now you're going to scourge the team again? ”

"But, but I won't delay the game." Seeing that Daddy Chuck was so angry, Rodman was immediately scared and said nothing.

"Don't go!" Daley said angrily.

Rodman left unhappy.

He was going to find Zhou Quan and talk about his thoughts.

The hotels where the NBA stayed were all looking for basketball rooms, and Zhou Quan was shooting drills for turning around and stepping back to shoot jumpers at this time.

There was no training scheduled for the team today, and he was the only one in the basketball room.

He had been training for the whole of December, four hundred times a day, completing three rounds, moving up to level 83, and today he could complete the fourth round, just two hundred stops.

This training mission can be completed 12 times, and after completing the fourth round, it can be completed 8 times to move up to level 92.

He intends to complete this task by the end of February, and then train for a turnaround jumper.

"Dennis, what's wrong with you?"

At this time, Rodman pushed the door in, sat down by the wall, looked in a bad mood, and stopped training and asked.

"The coach won't let me take time off." The big bug is depressed.

"Where are you going?" He asked.

"Uh, Madonna sent a private jet to pick me up to New York." When he said this, Rodman was still a little embarrassed.

"You're having a pretty romantic time!"

Zhou Quan laughed a few times and sat next to him.

Rodman said puzzledly: "There is no training scheduled today, I can come back tomorrow, I don't understand why Dad is so angry?" ”

Zhou Quan advised: "Dennis, as a manager, he has to be strict with you, you need to understand that.

Don't you feel like you're having a loose personality, and if it weren't for Coach Daley to take care of you, you wouldn't be where you are today. ”

"Of course I know, I'm grateful to him, he's my second father."

After Rodman returned from injury, he is still in very good shape, averaging 18 rebounds per game, and if it continues, it will not be a problem to defend the rebounding title this season.

Although a lot of energy was expended on the woman Madonna, as long as she was in good shape, he couldn't say anything.

Moreover, an energetic guy like Rodman can't castrate him, right? It's normal to have a woman, and he's recently planning to find a temporary girlfriend to solve his physical problems.

The two chatted for a while, and Rodman was a little less depressed, and then was pulled up by Zhou Quan and accompanied him to train.

At five o'clock, Zhou Quan completed the fourth round of training and improved his turnaround and step-back jumper to level 84.

The technique of the back body is still very useful, opening up the distance between the opponent and making it impossible for the opponent to block after turning.

On the night of the 5th, the Pistons defeated the Heat and rushed back to Detroit overnight, and another back-to-back game awaited them.

However, the Pistons did not disappoint the fans, since they were back-to-back, they also defeated the bad team Clippers at home, winning the 22nd win, 22-7, with a winning rate of 75.8%, surpassing the Knicks and ascending to the first place in the East, even half a win behind the Suns.

This is the second time that the Pistons have ranked first in the East, and whether the Pistons are a true championship-level team has not sparked a media debate this time, and the mainstream media unanimously believes that the Pistons are a championship-level team.

But after two months of competition, in addition to the original four championship-level teams, in addition to the Pistons, there is also the Mosaic team that the media believes to have championship-level strength.

At present, the Trail Blazers are second in the West, one more win than Mosaic in third, and the fourth is the SuperSonics, and even some media believe that the SuperSonics should also belong to the first team.

On January 7, Zhou Quan got up from the bed, went out to pick up the newspaper after washing, made some breakfast, and flipped through the newspaper while eating.

So far this season, his statistics are 23 points, 4.8 rebounds, 13.3 assists, 3.3 steals, 0.5 blocks, 3.2 turnovers and 3 fouls, and his shooting rate is 48.4%, which is definitely an All-Star statistic.

"Haha......"

Surprise, the first week's all-star vote came out, and he actually got 210,000 votes.

Seeing this data, I couldn't believe it, because Jordan only received 270,000 votes in the first week.

Looking at it again, Isaiah Thomas only has 40,000 votes, which is far less than last season, and it seems that his influence in Detroit has dropped significantly, and the Pistons have officially entered his era.

Joe Dumas, on the other hand, had slightly more than the Assassins, but only had more than 50,000 votes, and had limited influence in Detroit.

He ranks second among Eastern Conference guards, behind Jordan, and if he can keep it up, the All-Star starting spot will be his.

What he didn't know was that many of the votes were cast for him by Chinese in the United States, and a large number of votes came from cities such as Los Angeles, San Francisco, and New York, where Chinese are concentrated.

Now that his popularity and influence have risen, so has his status in the hearts of the Chinese, who were rarely willing to invest in this area before.

"Dingding......

At this time, the phone rang, and it was a congratulatory call from the agent Philip.

"Zhou, there is one more thing, the All-Stars are on the 20th and 21st, the time is just right, the golf National Tour San Francisco station is held on the 18th, a total of four days, one round a day, you just in time, I got you a celebrity wild card."

"It's a bit of a rush!"

"It doesn't matter, you can withdraw after two days, I've arranged everything."

"That's good. By the way, Rogge, how much is the next year's sneaker sales, I'm thinking fast, right? ”

"Haha, yes, it's almost done, just a few days. The first year is still a bit difficult, you have a lot of visibility and influence now, the second year is much easier, and the next three years of the contract can definitely be obtained. ”

In the afternoon, Zhou Quan came to the headquarters to participate in training, and the assassin said with some resentment: "Iron Fist, 210,000 votes in the first week, you kid sucked all the votes in Detroit dry." ”

Zhou Quan smiled and said, "Isaiah, at least half of my votes are from outside Detroit, don't worry, your vote will rise." ”

Joe Dumas came over and said, "This year's Iron Fist, your All-Star starter should be set." ”

Rodman jumped up and yelled, "Congratulations, I got 70,000 votes in the first week." ”

"Get out!"

The big bug had 30,000 more votes than himself in the first week, and the assassin felt a toothache, gave Rodman an angry look, and walked away depressed.

"If I get into the All-Star again this year, I will be the third time, and after this contract, my contract should go up." Rodman grinned.

"Dennis, your contract ends in '94, right?" Zhou Quan asked.

"yes, it's over next season, and then I'm going to sign a big contract, at least five years." Rodman was looking forward to authenticity.

Zhou Quan has some hidden worries, after playing the 93/94 season, he can also jump out of the final year of the player option, just collided with Rodman, with the financial resources of the Pistons, can he and Rodman be satisfied at the same time?

As far as he knows, Joe Dumas' contract will end in '95, a year later than the big bugs, and the team will definitely have to leave space for him.

If he chooses to play the final year of his contract, he will also collide with Joe Dumas' new contract.

Shaking his head, he felt that now was not the time to think about this, and those questions would be discussed later.

(End of chapter)