At this time, some stars were on site to give interviews to the media.

"Erwin, the Bulls lost G1 at home, is there anything you would like to say about that?" The journalist asked.

Magic Johnson shook his head with a sigh and said, "Tonight's game reminds me of last year's Eastern Conference finals, where the Bulls lost G2, and tonight they lost G1, which was the first home game, and tonight's loss was worse than last year's G2 loss." ”

"So Erwin, where do you think the Bulls are losing? Or where did the Pistons win? The reporter asked again.

Johnson obviously had a stomach to express, and immediately said: "The technique and tactics are too passive, running with the Pistons, which is the most important reason why the Bulls lost."

The Pistons used an iron fist to defend MJ, locked up others, took advantage, and always led the Bulls, so the Bulls followed suit and wanted to use the Pistons' method to deal with the Pistons.

But the Pistons changed, began to wrap MJ, and caught the Bulls and MJ off guard. Then the Pistons' tactics kept changing, and the Bulls kept adapting and following behind, never mastering the initiative, not leading once, and eventually leading to a loss. ”

The reporter asked: "Erwin, how important do you think the play of Iron Fist tonight is for the Pistons to win?" ”

The magician smiled and said, "Not bad, he does a lot of things, scoring, assisting, defending. ”

"That's all? Elvin, don't you think he's the deciding factor in the Pistons' win? The reporter asked in surprise.

Magic Johnson shook his head and said: "Individuals can never be above the team, and technique and tactics are the decisive factors for the Pistons to win tonight." ”

In his heart, he said, "I'm sorry, Iron Fist, I can't praise you, you should leave Detroit instead of staying there." ”

On the other hand, Abdul-Jabbar was also interviewed by the media, and it was Bill Wharton who interviewed him.

The two are alumni, Bill Wharton entered the league five years late, both are Hall of Famers, UCLA's most famous basketball superstar, and the relationship is naturally good.

"Karim, tell me, why did the Pistons win the G1 battle?"

Abdul-Jabbar laughed: "In addition to technique and tactics, Iron Fist played a key role. His playmaking skills are astonishing, and it's his passing after pass that allows his teammates to score with ease and play an efficient offense, which was a key factor in the Pistons' win tonight.

His defense is also very crucial, most of the time, he single-handedly defended MJ, although he still made MJ shoot more than 50% from the field, and also scored 43 points.

Don't think his defense is bad, that's MJ, and MJ often uses pick-and-rolls to get rid of Iron Fist's defense, and then catches the ball. If MJ does go head-to-head with an iron fist, I think it's hard for him to hit more than 50 percent from the field.

He's also good on offense, he's getting better and more consistent, and he's scoring more and more critical for the team. ”

The two ended the interview at about the end of the interview, and when they got together, they also chatted.

"Karim, you always praise Iron Fist, which makes West and Mr. Bass a little upset with you." The magician reminded.

He teamed up with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to win five championships with the Lakers and create the famous show-time era

, the only regret is that there is no dynasty with three consecutive crowns.

Abdul-Jabbar smiled and said, "I'm sorry, Erwin, you're a minority shareholder in the team, I'm not. Also, I didn't get any assignments from them. Of course, even if they came to me, I wouldn't have said yes because I was an alumnus of Iron Fist. ”

Hearing this, the magician couldn't help but smile bitterly.

Abdul-Jabbar laughed and said, "Okay, just kidding, Erwin, don't mind. Actually, it's impossible for me not to praise Iron Fist, and his performance is certainly commendable, isn't it? ”

The magician could only nod, and Abdul-Jabbar said, "As I said just now, I am his alumnus, and I can't belittle him or ignore his performance, then I'm afraid I will be blamed by all UCLA alumni." ”

An hour later, the post-match press conference began.

"Michael, tonight is a complete failure, the Bulls didn't lead once, what do you think are the chances of the Bulls advancing?" A reporter from the New York Times asked.

Jordan's face was very bad, and he said briefly: "Yes, we were careless, we will pull it back, please believe us." ”

"With the strength of the Pistons, they swept the Hornets and beat you twice in the regular season, so you shouldn't be careless, so what do you think caused you to be careless? Is it hubris? The reporter asked.

Jordan's face was even worse, with a cold face, but he moved the microphone in front of him a little, obviously not answering the question.

The host quickly withdrew the microphone and gave it to a reporter from the Chicago Sports Newspaper.

"Coach Phil Jackson, Michael said it was careless, so in tonight's game, our tactics were very passive, who do you think is responsible? Is it the coaching staff's lack of attention to the Pistons that leads to carelessness? The reporter asked.

Now it was Phil Jackson's turn to look bad, and although his face had been bad tonight, he was powerless to refute it, because his on-the-spot command was really bad tonight.

He groaned for a while and said, "The coaching staff has some problems, and we will work overtime until dawn tonight until we come up with the next tactics." ”

"Michael, if you lose the G2 fight, do you think the Bulls will be swept by the Pistons?" The next question was asked by a reporter from the Los Angeles Daily News, and the question he asked made Jordan explode directly.

"It can't be."

Jordan's face turned pale with anger, and he got up suddenly, pushed his chair away, and left.

The Bulls' press conference ended unhappily, but the atmosphere on the Pistons' side was very harmonious and relaxed.

After Zhou Quan sat down behind the long table, he saw the CCTV camera, Zhang Li and Sun Zhenping were behind, and waved hello to them.

The host is also quite eye-catching, and after entering the question session, the first opportunity to ask questions was given to CCTV.

Zhang Lili happily took the microphone handed over by the staff and asked two regular questions, such as whether you were happy to win, and then ended the question.

"Tekken, what chance do you think we have of winning the G2 fight?" A reporter from the Detroit Worker asked.

"Well, the Bulls won't be willing to lose their second home court, so in the next game, they will definitely fight back with all their might, and if they want to win two consecutive away games on the head of the Bulls, you know, we won't deliberately put pressure on ourselves, let's do our best." Zhou Quan smiled.

"Iron Fist, what do you think about the trading event? Would you choose to leave Detroit? A reporter from Chicago Sports News asked.

Zhou Quan smiled: "I'm sorry, I won't think about this issue at the moment, I have nothing to comment on all issues that are not related to the playoffs." ”

"Iron Fist, do you think ESPN should revise their championship prediction for the Pistons?" A reporter from the New York Times asked.

Zhou Quan was stunned, laughed, and nodded: "I don't want to say how wrong and ridiculous their data is, but in fact, it is difficult for me to find something worthy of affirmation, I want to say that they definitely underestimate the difficulty of three consecutive championships."

The Bulls want to make it to the Eastern Conference finals this time, and I have only one attitude......"

At this point, the smile on his face had disappeared, and he said very seriously: "The victory in tonight's game has boosted our morale and confidence in victory."

Trust us, we'll give the Bulls a second-round series of hellish difficulty levels until the end to get them out.

We firmly believe that we will step on the carcass of the bull to fight in the East. ”

……

"Iron Fist is going to knock the Bulls out and give Michael Jordan a hellish series." New York Daily News.

"Iron Fist accuses ESPN of ridiculous odds of winning the championship!" Los Angeles Daily News.

"MJ was unable to turn the tables, the Bulls missed the G1 battle, the difficulty of advancing in the second round doubled, and the road to the third consecutive championship encountered the biggest obstacle." Cleveland Honest People.

"Phil Jackson should bear the greatest responsibility for the defeat in the G1 battle, and the technical and tactical command was extremely unsuccessful." Detroit Autobot Daily.

"Michael Jordan's solo fight is the most important reason why the Bulls lost." Detroit Worker Daily.

"According to relevant news, before the G1 game, Michael Jordan also gambled with his teammates." Detroit Sports News.

"According to reliable inside sources, because of the transaction incident, the conflict between the management and Iron Fist has been intensified, and Iron Fist has a 95% chance of applying for a transaction." Chicago Daily News.

"According to Tekken's agent, Roger Phillip, Tekken is already interested in leaving Detroit and will request a trade at the end of the season." Chicago Sports Newspaper.

The next day, comments from the major media outlets were disrupted, with the winning Pistons being praised and the losing Bulls being blamed.

Now the Pistons' style of play is no longer the style of the bad boy era, and there is no media to blame the Pistons' victory.

In addition, Zhou Quan's trading news and Jordan's gambling news have also been turned out.

"Zhou, how is this 95% chance calculated?"

In Christina Yerry's hotel room, she asked curiously as she flipped through the Chicago Daily News.

"It's out of the brain." Zhou Quan said with a smile.

"Poof!"

Christina laughed and asked, "Are you really going to leave Detroit?" ”

Zhou Quan put down the newspaper in his hand, thought for a while and said, "I haven't thought about this issue carefully, let's talk about it after the playoffs." ”

This trade incident has actually touched him, reminding him of the locker room violence when he first entered the team.

In fact, the Pistons didn't make a good impression on him from the start, and this time it was even worse, and he didn't have much memory of his parent team.

"Are you okay with management?"

"Yes, of course, I said that I was the future of the team, but we turned around and we reached the Eastern Conference finals, and the management secretly traded me, acting insincerely, which is deceiving me, if President Stern hadn't vetoed the deal, I would be in Philadelphia now, not Detroit."

……

Troy Weaver was in a hurry, and news came from the headquarters that a large number of fans were surrounding the headquarters gate because of the media hype.

Crucially, the owner, Mr. Davidson, has also shown disappointment with him, and his newly acquired position is already in jeopardy.

Originally, he had a good hand, Iron Fist has always been very supportive of his work, and his personal relationship is also good, but he was beaten into a bad card, and now he hates the decision at that time.

Now all he wants is to take out the Bulls and make it to the Eastern Conference finals, which may help him stay in the position of general manager.

However, he was mentally prepared to apply for a trade with Iron Fist.

In fact, Mr. Davidson has spoken to him about the future of the Pistons, and as long as he can keep the Pistons competitive and keep the market, he can continue in this position.

……

In the morning, they rested in the hotel, in the afternoon Zhou Quan and Christina went swimming, and at three o'clock they had afternoon tea together.

"Xiao Zhou, last time you said that no one knew you after returning to China, and they didn't know you, and it will definitely not be like that when you return to China this year." Sun Zhenping said with a smile.

Zhang Li said with a smile: "The all-star response was also great last time, and this time it is the same." ”

Zhou Quan smiled: "Really? ”

Zhang Li suddenly said expectantly: "Xiao Zhou, if you kill the Bulls this time, no matter whether you can reach the finals in the end, as long as you kill the Bulls, defeat Jordan, and interrupt their three consecutive championships, your status and influence in the NBA will definitely rise a lot." ”

Zhou Quan nodded and said: "The Bulls and Jordan stepped on the corpse of the Bad Boy Army, but that has nothing to do with me, I just want to interrupt their three consecutive championships." ”

"Why?" Sun Zhenping asked.

Zhang said: "The first triple championship in the league was George McCann, and that was from '52 to '54. At that time, there were only 10 teams in the league, two teams were eliminated, and eight teams played in the playoffs, playing three rounds.

The second is the Lord of the Rings Russell's eight consecutive championships, from '59 to '66, when there were only eight teams left in the league, and six made the playoffs and only played two rounds.

The fifties and sixties belong to ancient dynasties, let's not talk about the gold content, after all, it is too far away from the present, and the influence is not great. After that, the league expanded, the rules were updated, and the era of modern basketball began.

The era of the great magic bird has brought the league to life, but the black and white have not been able to play a dynasty with three consecutive championships, and the bad boy army has also fallen on the way to the third championship, that is to say, in the modern basketball era, the NBA has not yet had the most dominant three consecutive championships. ”

Sun Zhenping nodded and said: "I understand, so this first triple championship has special significance." ”

Zhang Li said: "Not only is it of special significance, but now the strength of the league is very strong, the competition is very large, the peak of the Bulls and Jordan, the three super center teams, the glider Trailblazers, Barkley's Suns, the supersonics, the iron-blooded Knicks, etc., all of them are not easy to mess with."

In this era, it is very difficult to win a championship, the right time and place are the same, and you can't win the championship without anything, let alone three consecutive championships? ”

Zhou Quan nodded and said: "Jordan's strength is indeed strong enough, and his influence is big enough, and now he only has two consecutive championships, which has already allowed him to suppress other supergiants and become the only supergiant, if he is allowed to complete the dynasty of three consecutive championships, it will be terrible." ”

Sun Zhenping smiled: "So you want to interrupt his triple crown?" ”

Zhou Quan smiled: "Why not? Killing a one-of-a-kind supergiant triple crown dream with your own hands will definitely be exciting and cool! ”

Zhang Lili and Sun Zhenping's eyes shrank, because when they saw Zhou Quan saying this, their eyes seemed to be shining, and they were frighteningly bright.

In fact, Zhou Quan is still conservative, he has not said a word, if there is a chance, he still wants to replace it, why not create the first triple championship in this era by himself?

……

(End of chapter)