In the second hall of the press conference at the United Center, the media has filled the hall at the Pistons' post-game press conference.

"That's a lot of people!" Sun Zhenping sighed.

"If you kill the bull this time, Xiao Zhou will definitely be famous all over the world." Zhang said excitedly.

"Will you become a superstar?" Sun Zhenping asked excitedly.

"Absolutely. As long as you take out Michael Jordan, you will definitely become a superstar. Zhang Cheng smiled excitedly.

"Click, click, click......"

At this time, Zhou Quan, Jo Dumas, and Isaiah Thomas entered the hall, and the media cameras and camera lenses were all aimed at them.

After Zhou Quan answered a few questions, he encountered a hard stubble, and a New York Times reporter asked: "Iron Fist, last year it was British actress Catherine, this year it is French Rose Christina, so who are you going to be with next year?" Do you like Hollywood? ”

Seeing that some foreign reporters targeted Zhou Quan, Zhang Lili and Sun Zhenping couldn't help but worry.

Zhou Quan smiled and said: "Mr. Reporter, I know that you are jealous of me, you don't need to deny it, I understand your psychology very well." ”

"Poof!"

Many burst out laughing.

The reporter was also embarrassed.

Zhou Quan said: "But my breakup with Catherine is a last resort, I didn't meet Christina until I broke up with her for more than half a year, and then I was with her, we are very good now, the relationship is very stable, there is no problem you said." ”

Speaking of this, he put away the smile on his face again, and said deliberately seriously: "Here, I hope that all media reporters will stop trying to destroy my relationship with Christina in this childish and annoying way, and I hope that I can continue to develop with her." As for what you said about Hollywood hunting, that's your dream, don't talk about me, can you? ”

"I didn't want to spoil ......"

The New York Times reporter tried to plead, but the staff came up and took away his microphone, much to his dismay.

On the other side, in the bull's press conference hall, the atmosphere was as dull as iron.

Jordan had very few words, and the first few local reporters asked some questions, and he answered them fairly simply.

At this time, the host flipped the cards of the New York Times reporter, and the reporter asked: "Michael, do you think that tonight's loss has anything to do with your gambling before the game?" ”

"Bang!"

Jordan's temples jumped suddenly, and he slammed his fist on the table, but fortunately, he still had some control and didn't use much effort, but the microphone in front of him still shook over.

He felt like the damn media were going to tear him apart and throw him into the stone mill and squeeze every drop of his value, and he hated them.

"Calm down, Michael."

Phil Jackson, who was next to him, reminded him and reached out to help the microphone up.

Staring at the reporter, Jordan gritted his teeth and said: "I didn't gamble, no, I only had training before the game, training, no gambling, I swear to God." ”

But his attitude did not make the media retreat, and after the reporter, another reporter pounced on him and bit him, even if his psychological quality was strong, it was destroyed by the media, and he felt exhausted, which made him more tired than the game just now.

……

After the press conference, the Pistons rushed to the airport overnight, ate some prepared supper on the plane, and returned to Detroit at half past two in the morning.

At four o'clock, Zhou Quan returned home, and Christina still kept the light for him, which gave him a warm feeling.

That night, the Knicks unexpectedly lost to the Cavaliers at home and lost a match point, but the score was 3-2 and still held a match point in their hands.

In the other game, the SuperSonics defeated Mosaic by a big score at home, 95:120, a big win of 25 points, 3-2, and got the match point.

Olajuwon, who lost the match point, was very frustrated, as a super center, he just won the DPOY this time, but he did not have a block in this game, only 2 steals, and the whole team also only had one block and 7 steals, while the SuperSonics made 11 steals and 7 blocks. In terms of mistakes, there were 21 mistakes on his side, but only 10 on the supersonic.

These performances made the supersonic shoot 13 times more than his side, and the shooting rate was also twelve percentage points higher than his side, although he lost this game uncomfortably, but he also lost without temper, none of the data was better than the other party, so he was very frustrated.

Zhou Quan paid more attention to this game, and his main focus was on Payton.

In this game, Payton shot 10 of 17 in 38 minutes, shooting 58.8%, and got 23 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals, 1 block, 0 turnovers and 3 fouls.

The offensive efficiency is even higher than yesterday's game, and the number of assists is too small, which is not to say that Payton's organizational ability is not good, but the transfer of the supersonic ball is very good, so Payton's performance is very good, the performance is stronger than last year's playoffs, this guy has grown up, and should be a very strong opponent for him in the future.

On the 21st, the day of the G6 match.

The Bulls' main center, Cartwhite returned, coming off the bench, and Scott Williams was still the main center.

All Detroiters were hoping that the team would take out the Bulls tonight, but alas, most of the players didn't play well and lost the game.

Zhou Quan played 41 minutes, and in the fifth minute of the final quarter, the Pistons were already behind by 21 points, and he was replaced early, and Chuck Daly conceded defeat.

Under Jordan's defense, he shot 7-of-17 with a shooting rate of only 41.2%, 0-of-3 from three-point range, 4-of-6 from the free-throw line, and only got 18 points, 5 rebounds, 8 assists, 2 steals, 4 turnovers and 5 fouls.

The Pistons had only three players in double figures, with Joe Dumas scoring 19 and Secali 18, shooting just 41 percent overall.

Jordan didn't score much, scoring 28 points, shooting 52% from the field, and had 8 rebounds, 8 assists and 3 steals.

Five of the Bulls scored in double figures, including Pippen scoring 24 points, and the overall shooting percentage of the team was 48%, 7 percentage points higher than the Pistons.

In the other game, Charles, Barkley had the last laugh, 102-100, defeated the Spurs on the road, won by two points, and the Suns also became the first team to reach the finals.

Barkley has received media acclaim, and he has stepped into the pinnacle of his life from the Dream Team scoring champion, to the regular season MVP, and now to the Western Conference finals.

The next day, Zhou Quan became the target of the media fire.

He is the core of the ball, and if the team loses, he must be the first person responsible, and a lot of criticism will pour out at once.

In the media reports, Barkley is at the peak of his life, and Zhou Quan seems to be about to fall to the bottom.

At ten o'clock in the morning, he woke up from his bed, did not read the newspaper, ate the breakfast prepared by Christina, and the two rushed to the team.

The G7 battle is the 23rd, and tomorrow, there is no more time for him to adjust and recover.

That night, the Knicks defeated the Cavaliers on the road and took the lead in the Eastern Conference finals.

In another game, the Mosaic's main guard Jets came out of power, shooting 13 of 16, a shooting rate of 81.3%, and 4 of 6 three-pointers, scoring 30 points, leading the team to beat the SuperSonics and get a chance to tie seven.

The team's core dream made 7 of 13 shots, scoring 14 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 steals, 5 blocks, 6 turnovers and 4 fouls.

Zhou Quan watched this game and admired the feeling of the five main mosaics tonight, the five main forces only had a total of 8 free throw opportunities, and the big forward Thorpe alone accounted for 7 times, and the big dream did not have a single free throw, which was not lethal at all.

But I can't help but feel good, none of the five starters has a shooting rate of less than fifty percent, and the shooting rate of Big Dream is the lowest among the five, Thorpe shoots 6 of 8, Robert Horry shoots 7 of 9, and Crazy Maxwell shoots 6 of 10, such a feeling is that Jordan, who hit 50+ in a single game, has to kneel.

"If only we felt so good tomorrow." With this thought, he fell asleep.

On May 23, the Detroit Pistons vs. the Chicago Bulls, a tiebreaker was about to break out.

The media on this day, whether it is print media or TV and radio media, the attention is on this battle for the seventh.

"There's no doubt that in this most critical and fatal moment, only a really big heart can decide whether a game is won or lost, and Michael Jordan is such a person." Chicago Daily News.

"Michael Jordan, who has been honed nine playoff times and has numerous hard honors, is more worthy of faith than Iron Fist, a sophomore sophomore." Miami Fortune.

"The Pistons lost the opportunity to eliminate the Bulls at home, and the morale has definitely collapsed, which already means that they will lose this series, and the Bulls have pulled back the match point on the road, and the morale is high, and they are definitely pursuing the victory, and the possibility of advancing is far greater than that of the Pistons." Washington post.

"Iron Fist is a ball-handling core and is primarily responsible for the defeat of the G6 game, and he needs more training, but it should be pointed out that his current ability is not up to the requirements of a ball-handling core, and if Barkley takes his place, the Pistons have a better chance of beating the Bulls." Los Angeles Daily News.

There were some media that supported the Pistons before, but it was the turn of the tiebreaker, especially after the Pistons got the match point but lost the G6 game at home, except for the media in Detroit, there was no media to support the Pistons, and even the Los Angeles media was on the side of the Bulls.

A large number of NBA stars rushed to Chicago, as did many Hollywood stars, and many were interviewed by the media.

"Erwin, what do you think of this tiebreaker?" The reporter interviewed the magician.

Johnson said: "There is inertia in the development of things, and after the big defeat the night before, the Pistons' morale has collapsed, and it is very likely that there will be another big defeat, which is very high. ”

Postman Carl Malone also appeared in Chicago for an interview with the media.

"Carl, have you applied for your boxing license?" The journalist asked.

"It's coming, I've been training since the first round, I'm almost up to the license requirements, I'll be sure to announce if there's any news." The postman said in a deep voice.

"Who do you support in this battle for the seventh?" The journalist asked.

The postman glared at the reporter and said, "Michael, of course, we are friends." You don't have to ask, I can tell you for sure that Michael will definitely take out Iron Fist and advance to the Eastern Conference finals. ”

……

"Brush, brush, bang, brush, brush......"

At one o'clock in the afternoon, in the basketball gym of the University of Chicago, the Pistons were shooting practice.

"I hope everyone's hands will feel better tonight." Assistant teacher Musk said from the sidelines.

"I just hope that the psychological pressure of Iron Fist is not too great." Wilt, another assistant coach, said.

Musk nodded and said: "The G6 battle was lost, it's not that he didn't play well, everyone doesn't feel good, what can be done if you can't throw it?" ”

After watching for a while, several main forces did not come out of the blacksmith, Musk breathed a sigh of relief and said, "It feels good." ”

Wilt nodded and said, "God forbid." ”

"Orlando doesn't seem to be in a good mood." Musk said, looking at Ulrich.

"The G5G6 battle was withdrawn from the main force, and the reaction was normal." Wilt shook his head.

As soon as he finished speaking, Ulrich, who was on the jumper, landed with his left foot crooked, and without any confrontation, he sat on the floor with his left ankle in his arms with a painful face.

"Oops!"

"Orlando, what's wrong with you?"

Everyone stopped training and walked over.

Team doctor Neville immediately went over to check it out, and said with an ugly face: "The ligament of the left ankle joint may be torn or even ruptured." ”

"What?"

Everyone didn't expect it to be so serious, and they were all stunned.

Zhou Quan stood up and shouted loudly: "Don't be nervous, it's normal to be injured, send Orlando to the hospital for examination first." ”

He remembered that this time last year, John Cely was also injured in training, and now it is here again, what does that portend?

At this time, he can't help but thank Chuck Daley for removing Ulrich's main position in the G5G6 game, and the impact of the injury is not too big now.

Ulrich was taken to the hospital, and the Pistons continued to practice, and the rest went smoothly without incident.

This matter was soon known to the media, so they were even more optimistic about the Pistons.

At seven o'clock in the evening, the United Center arena was already full, and the buzzing noise was endless.

On the south stand, near the rooftop, sat two middle-aged Chinese, none other than Ambassador Lin and Consul General Chen of the Consulate General in Chicago.

Lin Changhua came from Washington to watch the game, and he was very interested in Zhou Quan, because it was the first and perhaps only compatriot he saw who could be very strong in front of the Americans.

A weak country has no diplomacy, and as a diplomat, especially in the United States, he can feel the meaning of this sentence most profoundly.

So even he can only work and live in the United States with a very weak attitude.

Speaking from the heart, he is very envious of Zhou Quan, and very much hopes that one day, like Zhou Quan, he can face everything with his head held high.

Last time I watched Zhou Quan's boxing match in Los Angeles, but I didn't contact Zhou Quan, this time I hope to do some communication with Zhou Quan.

……

After winning the G6 battle, Jordan was in a good mood, and ran to the court at this time, attracting a lot of shouts from fans, and the media also went over to interview.

However, instead of being interviewed, he walked to the sidelines to greet some friends and acquaintances.

"Hey, Shaq, it's too late for you to support me now." As he walked up to O'Neill, he looked down at the other and said.

O'Neill smiled and said honestly, "Thank you to the management for giving me a ticket." ”

Jordan's face instantly darkened by three points, and he glanced coldly at O'Neal and walked over.

"Damn hillbilly!"

When he saw Christina Yeri's delicate French rose, he felt a strong sense of jealousy for Zhou Quan in his heart.

Magic Johnson and Abdul-Jabbar sat together, and the two were talking.

'Karim, the team wants you to go back and teach Verratti, you know he's talented, he's getting better and better.'

"I'll think about it." Abdul-Jabbar was noncommittal.

The Lakers are not his parent team, but the most glorious and peak era of his career is in the Lakers, he won 5 of the 6 championships with the Lakers, so his feelings for the Lakers are very heavy.

It's just that his status with the Lakers is far inferior to that of Elvin Johnson, which makes him a little disappointed.

Just like the news that came out of the Pistons this afternoon, Ulrich injured his ankle in practice, and so did he, and he accidentally injured his ankle before the Lakers' first Finals G6 game.

As a result, Ervin became an instant hit, playing center in his place as a point guard, not only leading the team to win the championship, but also becoming an FMVP, completely covering his own light, and since then, Ervin has become the only one for the Lakers.

After he retired, he actually wanted to stay on the team as an assistant coach, but the Lakers management did not say anything, and after Elvin retired, the owner took out 5% of the team's shares, which was very different from the same treatment, which made him very hurt.

Now the Lakers very much want to trade Iron Fist, and in order to reduce the trade value of Iron Fist, even Evan has made a move, and he has belittled Iron Fist several times, both openly and secretly, and he knows this.

He retired for four years, and he was not invited back before, but now he is allowed to go back to coaching, why? He was also well aware, but not happy.

At this time, in the home team's locker room, Jordan came back, in a very good mood, and said while changing clothes: "Ulrich reimbursement, this is great news for us, everyone work together, as long as the tie is successful, I will give each of them a golf card." ”

Everyone's hearts are disdainful, hell golf cards, do you think we like golf as much as you do?

(End of chapter)