At half past six, in the evening, the Knicks' bus arrived at Madison Square Garden.

The players got out of the car, and a group of waiting reporters rushed up.

"Charles, Iron Fist has vowed to fight the world champion in the future, he is the killer king of Detroit, you are the killer king of New York, he said last time that he would give you a chance, so do you still have the confidence to challenge him in the ring?" A New York Times reporter asked aloud.

Oakley's old face was dark, and he said in a muffled voice: "My nickname is Old Oak, you are calling the wrong person, the New York Killer King, that is the nickname Mason wants." ”

"Anthony Mason?" The reporter was stunned and looked at Mason.

Mason was already so happy that he shook his head and said, "Thank you, boss, don't worry, next time Iron Fist beats you again, I will definitely stand up and be beaten with you." ”

"Bastard!"

Oakley heard smoke coming out of his nose and turned around and kicked it.

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

Seeing that a civil war was about to break out in the Knicks, a group of reporters excitedly began to press the shutter of the camera in their hands.

"Just kidding, just kidding, boss, you don't have any emotional intelligence at all." Nimbly flashing Oakley's kick, Mason grinned.

Oakley snorted coldly, didn't bother to pay attention to Mason's jokes, and stopped accepting interviews with media reporters, and left first.

"Patrick, are you confident that you can beat the Pistons in this series?" A group of reporters immediately pestered Ewing.

Ewing followed Oakley forward, while thinking about how to respond, he didn't say a word for a long time, he was almost in the locker room, and several reporters were really impatient, so they turned around and ran to the away team's locker room, not bothering to interview Ewing.

Ewing was also relieved to see the reporter gone.

At this time, after dinner, Zhou Quan, wearing a cap and sunglasses, came to the outside of Madison Square Garden, drank a cup of coffee in the café first, and then wandered around for a while, by the way.

He was still familiar with the place, where he won the '91 NCAA Ice Hockey Irons Championship, and then he took advantage of the championship's attention to announce his participation in the NBA and NHL drafts that night.

The current Madison Square Garden is the fourth generation of the garden, consisting of a 32-story tower and two cultural centers, as well as the main arena, and underneath Penn Station, one of the largest train stations in the United States.

This sky garden hosts at least 300 large-scale events every year, and there are few empty venues, of which 60% are sports events and 40% are non-sports events, and it is the best stadium in the world.

New York is the financial center of the world, so Manhattan is the center of New York, and Midtown, where the garden is located, is the center of Manhattan.

He thinks that buying a high-rise property here should have a very good room for appreciation, as long as the financial industry in the United States does not collapse, the housing prices here should not have a chance to fall.

At seven o'clock, Madison Square Garden opened its doors and fans poured in, filling the stadium, which can accommodate nearly 20,000 people, at a very fast pace.

Zhou Quan has returned to the locker room and started to change clothes with his teammates.

At half past seven, the two sides announced their starting lineups.

Knicks: Ewing, Charles Smith, Charles Oakley, John Starks, Doug Rivers

Pistons: Pollinis, Ronny Secali, Dennis Rodman, Joe Dumas, Zhou Quan

The East Final was broadcast live across the United States by TNT TV and featured by Robert Jeddah and Ringer Wilson.

Both were surprised to see the Pistons' starting list.

Robert Giddah said: "Polinice is the starter, he can only play four or five, it's impossible to defend Ewing, Oakley or Smith? ”

Ringer Wilson analyzed: "The Pistons don't have any interior to defend Ewing, Rodman is the pillar of the interior defense, and he has just been selected for the defensive team, but his height is a disadvantage, and he can't guard Ewing." But the Pistons can't do it except him. ”

"The Pistons' interior defense is a problem!" Robert Giddah said.

"Lean on the outside, the Pistons' advantage is on the outside. The Knicks' interior line is not comparable to that of the Bulls, and to be honest, the Bulls' interior line sucks. Ringer Wilson said.

On the CCTV commentary seat, Zhang Reasonable said: "To prevent Ewing this kind of super center, it must rely on assistance defense, in the case of single defense, not to mention the general center, even if it is a super center at the same level as Ewing, it can't be prevented, and the super center can often form a mutual explosion in the case of single defense."

Polinis' starting point should be to use his tonnage to top Ewing and fight for Rodman and Secali to help the defense, they are both light tonnage and not slow to move, hoping that their help effect can meet the team's expectations. ”

"Coach Zhang, who do you think is more difficult for the Pistons to beat the Knicks or the Bulls?" Sun Zhenping asked.

Zhang Li hesitated for a moment and said: "Judging from the performance of the regular season, it is difficult for the Pistons to play teams with strong interiors, such as the SuperSonics, such as the teams of the three super centers, such as the Nuggets where Mutombo is located.

However, the Pistons and the Knicks have played a total of four games this season, with two wins and two losses, and the wins and losses are still half and half, indicating that the Pistons have the advantage of the Pistons, and as long as they play well, they still have a good chance to reach the finals. ”

"The outside advantage is still quite big, as long as you play well, you should indeed have a chance." Sun Zhenping nodded.

Zhang Li picked up a sorted data statistics table and said: "This is the data I got from the NBA official, and it is a comparison of the data of the Pistons and the Knicks.

In terms of rebounding, the Pistons averaged 2.8 more points per game, 2.5 more points per game, 5.1 more points per game, 2.2 more assists per game, 0.8 more steals per game, 2.4 fewer blocks per game, 3.1 fewer free throws per game, and 1 percentage point lower per game.

Based on these data, if the Pistons want to win, rebounding is the key, the offense must be played, the organization of assists must be good, and in terms of steals, if Zhou Quan can play the performance of the last game, it will be very important, these aspects are the advantages of the Pistons, and they must maintain their advantages. ”

At this time, the players tunnel, the two teams meet at the starters.

In addition to the players, Pat Riley also arranged a team of security personnel, he was worried that Oakley would provoke Zhou Quan, and if he was beaten off the field, he really couldn't even earn a whistle, and if he was beaten, he would be beaten in vain, and it would hurt morale.

When the enemy met, his eyes were red, and when Oakley saw Zhou Quan, his eyes were red.

"Oakley, I heard that you gave the nickname of the New York Killer King to Mason, is that true?" Zhou Quan said with a smile.

Oakley snorted coldly, turned his head and ignored Zhou Quan.

"So tsundere?" Zhou Quan said with a smile.

"Haha......" Rodman immediately laughed in response.

"Shut up, damn bugs!"

Oakley's face flashed with anger and he yelled at Rodman.

Rodman's eyes shrank, he really closed his mouth, and unconsciously moved a step behind Zhou Quan.

He really didn't dare to provoke a murderer like Oakley off the field, if it weren't for Zhou Quan beside him, how would he dare to laugh?

Zhou Quan looked back at Rodman, smiled, turned back to Oakley and said, "What, old fellow, can't my people laugh here?" ”

"You?" Oakley Air Knot.

"Laugh, make me laugh. Guys, in this alliance, no one is qualified to be arrogant in front of us. Zhou Quan greeted loudly.

"Haha......"

With Zhou Quan's courage, Rodman immediately laughed strangely, and then the others followed, even Jo Dumas smiled at the right time.

"You bastards!"

Oakley was so angry that his face turned white, and his fists were bleeding, but he didn't dare to come up and wave his fists at Zhou Quan.

Zhou Quan sincerely persuaded: "Oakley, I gave you a chance last year, and I didn't fight back and let you attack thirty or forty times, but you didn't use it!"

Remember, in front of me in the future, don't show off your ferocity, the kitten's screaming can't scare the tiger, in my eyes, you are the kitten who screams at the tiger. ”

"You?"

Oakley was so angry that he was vomiting blood.

But to be honest, his courage had been shattered by Zhou Quan in the last boxing match, and the more than 30 punches had already made him unable to raise the urge to swing his fist in front of Zhou Quan.

In front of Zhou Quan, his little strength was a joke, and after that boxing match, he was evaluated by the media along with Larry Johnson as the weakest heavyweight professional fighter in history.

"We're on the field."

At this time, the lights outside went out, the host's voice sounded, and Zhou Quan greeted.

Zhou Quan was the last to appear, and the boos were not loud enough, he felt that it was not cool enough.

"Hey, Julia, it's been a long time, it's good to see you!" When he saw Roberts, he gave him a warm hug.

"Congratulations, Iron Fist, you actually eliminated the Bulls and were selected for the double team, you are a real superstar." Roberts sent his congratulations.

Then she introduced a man next to her and said, "This is Lyle, my husband." ”

"Hello, Lyle." Zhou Quan politely stretched out his right hand.

"Iron Fist, I hope you're lucky tonight." After shaking hands, Lyle smiled.

"Thank you! Julia, Lyle, I'll treat you to dinner when I'm free, how will you be tomorrow? He said.

"No, it's time for us to invite you, in New York you are the guest, we are the host." Roberts laughed.

"OK, that's settled."

Zhou Quan smiled and nodded at the two, and continued to greet other people he knew.

He knew that Lyle, in 91 Roberts made a big deal for this country singer, he was already engaged to an actor, and the wedding was only a few days away, but for Lyle to break the contract, the two came to elope, which shocked Hollywood.

"Hey, handsome guy, how about you teach me how to fly a plane when you have time?" He said after shaking hands with Tom Cruise.

Tom Cruise casually asked, "What plane do you want to fly?" I can drive a lot of things, jet, propeller, monoplane double wing multi-wing, single engine double engine multi-engine, land duck, etc., all of which I have a license. ”

Zhou Quan was dumbfounded, except for passenger planes, he hadn't had much contact with airplanes, were there so many types?

"Haha......"

Tom Krum saw Zhou Quan's appearance and smiled a little proudly.

"You're a magical fellow."

Zhou Quan gave a thumbs up, and as he left, he said, "Then say okay, I'll go to you in the offseason." ”

“OK。” Tom Krum said with a smile.

Zhou Quan looked at the audience and saw some Chinese faces.

New York is one of the cities with the largest concentration of Chinese, one-tenth of the population of New York, and now at least half a million Chinese live in the New York metropolitan area, not including a large number of illegal immigrants.

It is a pity that such a large proportion of the Chinese group, the economic situation is not bad, but the political status is at the lowest level, and few Chinese are willing to participate in political activities.

"Hey, hello."

"Oh, Iron Fist sees us."

He waved his hand at the Chinese he saw, and the Chinese immediately stood up excitedly and waved at him.

……

At eight o'clock, the game officially began.

Jump ball, Knicks offense.

Zhou Quan defends Doug Rivers and Joe Dumas defends John Starks.

Today's defensive task is not only to lock the Knicks' guard line on the defensive end, but also to blow up the opponent on the offensive end, the task is very heavy, and they must maximize the advantage of the Pistons on the guard line to have a chance to win on the Knicks' head.

Doug Rivers is 193 cm tall, which is two centimeters taller than Zhou Quan, which looks similar, but in terms of arm span, Zhou Quan has an advantage, so in terms of height, he is actually the dominant side.

The tonnage is 84 kilograms, which is 6 kilograms lighter, and the confrontation ability is a big difference.

Even if it is the speed, the reason for the lighter tonnage can barely be about the same as Zhou Quan, and the explosive power is far inferior to Zhou Quan.

Ewing went to the basket, Pollinis went around, Zhou Quan blocked Rivers' downward passing angle, and he immediately left the basket and went to the low post on the left wing to ask for the ball.

Rivers approached the top of the arc and passed the ball to Charles Oakley, who was on the left wing from beyond the three-point line.

"Smack!"

At the moment when he passed the ball, Zhou Quan stepped forward extremely quickly, stretched out his right arm, stabbed his big hand, and swept past him, taking the ball away.

"Oh, broken ball, Iron Fist broken ball!" Robert Giddah shouted excitedly.

"The reaction is so quick and the hands are accurate, no wonder Tekken wants to develop professionally, and he does have that talent." Ringer Wilson said in surprise.

"Bang!"

Neither John Starks nor Doug Rivers caught up with Zhou Quan, who played a counterattack, and Zhou Quan took off from the free throw line with the ball, and exploded the Knicks' basket with a powerful dunk that changed hands under his crotch.

"Oh roar!"

Hundreds of Pistons fans who came to New York with the team cheered excitedly.

New York is no more expensive than Chicago, the tickets are a little expensive, and the cost is too far, the cost is too great, and the spending power of Detroit fans is very poor, so there are not many fans who come to the away stadium this time, only five or six hundred.

"Doug, watch out for his steals!"

The majestic Pat Riley grimaced with a stern face.

Rivers nodded repeatedly, not daring to respond.

The Knicks attacked again, and this time Doug Rivers strengthened his vigilance against Zhou Quan, and deliberately distanced himself from Zhou Quan when passing the ball.

Oakley received the ball, avoided Secali and passed in.

Ewing received the ball, Polynes withstood the back, the top defense force was not small, he suddenly shook the ball up with both hands, and then turned around and slipped to the bottom, Polynis was shaken, the rhythm did not keep up, and was abrupt.

Rodman, who was defending Smith from the right side, kept his eyes on the strong side and immediately returned to the basket, but Ewing ignored his return and took a step into the paint area before flying for a dunk.

"Bang!"

Rodman was a step slower, and the Pistons' basket was blown up.

"Polinice can't do it, the defensive strength is too poor to get a chance for Rodman to make up for it." Zhang Reasonable shook his head.

"Let's take a look again, it's really not good, see how the piston adjusts." Sun Zhenping said.

2:2, Pistons attack.

Up front, Sekari was in the low post on the left wing, and he still played the number five position on the offensive end, with Ewing in the opposite position.

Rodman moves from the right wing low post to under the basket, defended by Oakley.

Polinis's other good, except for good rebounding, averaging 18 minutes per game to grab 6 rebounds, and a bit of a mid-range shot, he has no fixed position on the offensive end, pulls out, and moves on the edge of the paint area, waiting for an opportunity to go in to grab rebounds, or cover his teammates, and is defended by Charles Smith.

Sticking to the right sideline, Zhou Quan advanced with the ball, and the Knicks switched defenses, and John Starks defended him.

John Starks is one of the three toughest players in the Knicks, the other two are Oakley and Mason, and he is also hot-tempered, tough, and extremely competitive, even Jordan is not convinced, and he even tried to dunk Ewing during team training on one occasion, but was thrown down by Ewing and broke his knee.

This time, he was just selected for the second defensive team and won the first hard honor in his career, which is the time to be in high spirits, even against Zhou Quan, who is in the double team, is full of courage, and as soon as he comes up, the trash talk will start.

"Hey, Iron Fist, there's a kind of blow up to me, otherwise you won't be able to pass me."

"What?"

Zhou Quan saw the person begging for abuse for the first time, and he was really not a person all the way, he didn't enter the door, this kid and Oakley in front of him were both self-defeating guys!

"I heard you're called crazy?"

Zhou Quan entered the front court with Starks, who was the same height as him but only 82 kilograms, and asked casually.

"Yes, you can call it that." John Starx said triumphantly.

"Are you crazy enough to use your hobby to challenge my profession?" Zhou Quan teased.

"What?"

John Starks was stunned.

"Poof!"

Several football stars and Hollywood stars sitting next to him also heard this sentence and burst into laughter, and Tom Cruise was already covering his face with laughter.

John Starks reacted and said angrily: "Basketball is also my specialty, what nonsense are you talking about?" ”

"You're a professional basketball player?" Zhou Quan was surprised.

"Haha......"

The people who heard it on the sidelines were already laughing profusely.

John Starx was furious, and if he hadn't been afraid of Zhou Quan's fist, he would have vowed to fight Zhou Quan.

(End of chapter)