In the next game, Zhou Quan did not impact Mutombo again, after all, this is an honest man, and he doesn't want the other party to be too ugly.

But in the face of Laugh, he didn't keep his hand, and broke the opponent at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, within 36 minutes, he shot 11 of 18, shooting 61.1%, 2 of 4 three-pointers, 4 of 4 free throws, and scored 28 points, 5 rebounds, 12 assists, 4 steals, 3 turnovers and 2 fouls.

In three games, he had a total of 39 assists and 12 turnovers, averaging 13 assists and 4 turnovers per game, with an assist-to-turnover ratio of 3.25, and his passing stability is still at an excellent level.

At 90:111, the rebuilt supersonic made it three wins in a row.

His style of play is no worse than last season's, although there is less of the rain man's ferocious dunk, but Zhou Quan often dedicates a strong and gorgeous dunk, plus a wonderful shot, and exciting fast break, all of which make Seattle fans very satisfied.

Aside from the first national broadcast, local viewership also averaged 1.2 million people per game, with one-third of the metro area tuning in to watch the three games, far more than last season.

This rating, among the ratings of Seattle's four major sports league professional teams, is also only lower than the NFL's Seahawks, ranking second.

This made the management very happy and confident in the operation of this season.

High ratings, the league's second-largest live broadcast in the United States, means high exposure, and this has already begun to bring benefits to the supersonics, several big sponsors have come to the door, and Seattle has no shortage of big sponsors.

Zhou Quan is also satisfied with the team's performance, averaging 121 points per game and 97.7 points per game in three games, ranking first in the league in points and tied for 10th with the Jazz in points conceded.

On the morning of the 10th, he analyzed the defense of the season.

Obviously, only 3 teams conceded under 100 points per game last season, but this season there are 10, and the league's defensive intensity is stronger than last season.

The SuperSonics are already doing well defensively, but they are only 10th in the league and tied with the Jazz for fourth in the West.

But with the current lineup, he believes that there is still potential to be tapped on the defensive end, and as long as he continues to run in, he will concede fewer points.

On the 11th and 13th, the SuperSonics defeated the visiting Cavaliers and Hawks at home to win five in a row.

With five consecutive wins in the opening game, there is no media saying that the supersonic trade failed, and the Pistons also have a 4-1 record, and the media only says that the deal about Zhou Quan is a win-win situation for the Pistons and the SuperSonics.

In these five games, Zhou Quan averaged 37.4 minutes per game, shooting 10 of 18, shooting 55.5% from the field, 1.33 of 3 three-pointers, 44.4% from the field, 4.67 of 5 free throws, 93.3% from the field, 26 points, 4.6 rebounds, 13.6 assists, 4.2 steals, 1.4 blocks, 3.6 turnovers and 2.6 fouls per game, with an assist-to-turnover ratio of 3.78 and a true shooting rate of 64%.

At 10 a.m. on the 14th, the league announced the best of the week for the first week, giving Olajuwon.

Big Dream averaged 30.3 points, 14 rebounds, 4.3 assists, 1 steal, 3.8 blocks, 4 turnovers and 3.8 fouls per game, shooting 61.7% from the field and 64% from the field.

Then the MVP rankings for the first week were announced, and Zhou Quan was first, Jordan was second, Olajuwon was third, Ewing was fourth, Barkley was fifth, and Dominic Wilkins was sixth.

Of course, he was very happy to see his ranking, and this was the first time in three seasons that he had reached the top of the MVP rankings.

Then he received a lot of congratulatory calls, and the first one to call was his agent Philip, who encouraged: "Zhou, come on, you have the championship and FMVP, but you are missing an MVP." These three hard honors are the supporting honors of superstars, and if you don't collect these three honors, you can't be called a real superstar. ”

The Bulls, whom he cares more about, also won five consecutive games at the beginning, Jordan averaged 31.4 points, 6.5 rebounds, 5.4 assists, 2.2 steals, 0.6 blocks, 2.4 turnovers and 2.4 fouls per game, with a shooting rate of 49% and a true shooting rate of 55%.

On this day, because the opponent in the next game is the Bulls, the media is very concerned about this game and makes various predictions and analyses.

Jabbar was interviewed by the media, and under the remarks, he immediately pierced the sky.

"Looking at the individual performances in the first week, Jordan and Iron Fist were very good, that's undeniable."

"Judging from the team's record, they all won five out of five games, and their ability to lead the team is also excellent."

"Analyzing their efficiency on both ends of the floor, apart from the fact that they scored a little less, which is because they took fewer shots, Iron Fist was even better than Jordan."

"Shooting percentage, true shooting percentage, steals, blocks, defensive efficiency, offensive efficiency, except for rebounding, which is not as good as Jordan, Iron Fist is comprehensively superior. And the organization and assist, Jordan and Iron Fist are not on the same level, there is no need to discuss. ”

"So I think the position of the first active player in the NBA league should be revisited?"

These words can be called earth-shattering.

Jordan is not as good as last season, last season because he had the opportunity to defend the triple championship and create a dynasty, so the popularity is very high, if you want to wear the crown, you must bear its weight, the media in order to lie on him to suck blood, crazy targeting him, but after the failure to defend the title, Zhou Quan's popularity and influence rose rapidly, helping him share a lot of media pressure, so this season's Jordan has become similar to before in the eyes of the media, and he has not been targeted much.

In addition, Zhou Quan is not an American, it is nothing for you to fight with others, and Jordan is the first person to compete for the active player, whether it is the media or the fans, the attitude is naturally biased towards Jordan, when Abdul-Jabbar's words were reported by the media, not only Abdul-Jabbar who spoke, but even Zhou Quan was immediately widely criticized and ridiculed.

Many media began to turn over Zhou Quan's black material, from UCLA to the NBA, he also has a lot of black material.

The most important thing is the problem of violence, there are a lot of violent incidents on and off the field, and he has made two beautiful female stars in two seasons and has become his black material, and he hooked up with Big Mouth, destroying Big Mouth's marriage, saying that he hunted Hollywood and had a problem with his character.

On this day, from day to night, countless media outlets were reporting on Zhou Quan's negative news.

Many of the league's stars have come out to refute Abdul-Jabbar's words.

Chamberlain was interviewed by the media and said angrily: "Karim has gone too far, it is wrong and unfair for him to compare a 21-year-old player with Jordan, who is already 30 years old.

I even bet that when Tekken was 30 years old, he might just be on the bench, and such a person is not even a superstar, just a shooting star.

When we evaluate the first person on active duty, do we only look at the performance of one week? No, we need to discuss whether their performances in recent seasons have been absolutely dominant.

And who has had Michael Jordan's absolute dominance of the league in recent seasons? No. So the question of the first person on active duty does not need to be discussed at all.

I think Abdul-Jabbar is just spreading fallacies for the sake of his alumni, and I even think it's a conspiracy that they're pushing something in the shadows. ”

Magic Johnson, who just took over the position of Lakers coach, also gave an interview to the media, saying: "It's still a little too early to discuss this issue, the most dominant person in the league is still Michael, Iron Fist needs more seasons of performance, he can't talk about dominating the league at the moment."

I think three or five seasons later, after Michael is old and Iron Fist is more mature and dominant, maybe it's time to talk about that.

But there are others who are eligible to join the discussion of the active No. 1 player, such as Hakim Olajuwon, and Iron Fist is not the only one. ”

Gary Payton stood up for an interview and directly mocked: "Ridiculous remarks, there is no scoring champion, someone wants to be the first person in the active service, what does he think is the first person in the active service?" He never had a chance to be the first person on active duty in his life, I said. ”

Barkley said unhappily in an interview with the media: "It's too much, Michael is still the best guy in the league, Iron Fist is a little carried away, don't think that a championship can become the first person in the active team, he is far from enough." ”

Olajuwon said in an interview: "What does Iron Fist think is the first person in active service? Winning a championship, getting an FMVP, is the first person in the active service?

It's ridiculous, he has to blow up the entire league, just like Michael, ruling this league for a long time, and even forcing the league to change the rules, otherwise what qualifications does he have to be the first person on active duty? ”

"Senior Karim, are you deliberately cheating me?"

Zhou Quan has only one feeling, he became the Jordan of last season.

He was also very helpless, and in addition to the local newspaper, he asked the housekeeper, Ms. Melan Wellington, to temporarily unsubscribe from other newspapers.

I don't watch the TV, I turn it on and it's his news.

Unplug all the landlines at home and turn off the external mobile phones.

……

On the 15th, the Chicago Bulls arrived in Seattle.

Jordan didn't give an interview before, and when he came out of the airport, a large number of reporters surrounded him and didn't let him go, so he had to be interviewed.

"Michael, do you think Iron Fist is qualified to compete with you for the first man in the active ranks?" A reporter from the New York Times asked.

Jordan felt very comfortable, look, I'm right, Iron Fist, now the pressure is on you.

He smiled and said, "This question doesn't really make sense, because it's not what Iron Fist said, it's Abdul-Jabbar's words. ”

"Whether it's Iron Fist or not, Michael, you can discuss it." The reporter said.

Jordan shook his head and smiled, "I'm sorry, I'm the person concerned, and it's not appropriate to discuss this issue." ”

"Michael, do you think Jabbar and Iron Fist are secretly pushing the subject?" The reporter asked again.

Jordan laughed: "This conjecture is very thoughtful, but I don't know. ”

He didn't want to set himself on fire, so let the media stare at Iron Fist's body and suck it hard.

"Michael, are you confident of beating this SuperSonics for tomorrow night's game?" A reporter from the Los Angeles Daily asked.

"I never lacked faith."

Speaking of this, Jordan's eyes lit up, and his fighting spirit emerged.

"Michael, are you now more hostile to the supersounds, because of the Iron Fist, than to the Pistons?" The Seattle Times reporter asked.

Jordan sneered and said: "I have no hostility towards the supersonics, Iron Fist is just one of my opponents, and for me, he has no special meaning." ”

"Michael, first-week MVP rankings, iron fist above you, do you have any ideas?" A reporter from the Seattle Post asked.

"No, I already have three MVP trophies, and I can give him one if he wants it." Jordan said.

After being interviewed at the airport, Bull held a press conference at the hotel at the request of the media.

Jordan saw two acquaintances, Isaiah Thomas and Bill Lambiere, two damn guys who actually showed up as ESPN reporters and were in the front row.

He glared at the two of them fiercely and sat down.

"Isaiah, ask him an embarrassing question." Ranbir said with a fierce look on his face.

"Of course." The assassin nodded hurriedly.

After taking a photo, proceed to the Q&A session.

Isaiah Thomas and Ranbir repeatedly raised their hands, but the host just wouldn't turn over their cards, which made them angry and eager to go up and fight Jordan.

Seeing that the press conference was almost over, Ranbier was so angry that he began to roll up his sleeves, and the host knew that he couldn't completely anger this rich second generation, otherwise Ranbier would be able to do anything, so he hurriedly flipped his cards.

Ranbill, who was full of fierce faces, snorted twice, took the microphone handed over by the staff, and asked in a rough voice: "Mr. Michael Jordan, do you still have the confidence to turn over the piston, the sky above your head?" ”

Jordan snorted angrily, and said angrily: "I have already bombed you in the 91st East Final, you are already in the past, and now this Pistons has a dime to do with you?" ”

Bill Lambier was so angry that a fierce look flashed on his face, and the microphone was handed to Thomas and said, "Isaiah, you come and ask." ”

Thomas took the microphone and said coldly: "Michael, now this piston really has nothing to do with us, we are all retired."

But anyway, we made it to the East Final in 91, did you make it to the East Final this year? As the main player of the Pistons who eliminated you half a year ago and interrupted your three consecutive championships, I feel that I am qualified to say that I am the god on your head until I retire. ”

Jordan's face was so angry that his face was blue, and he gritted his teeth and said, "That's just an iron fist to pity you, what do you think you can decide?" You didn't average 10 points per game in that second-round series. ”

"Oh, so the Iron Fist is the sky on your head?" Thomas was unmoved by Jordan's sarcasm and immediately made an irony.

"Humph!"

Jordan snorted angrily, "He? I'm going to finish him this season, starting with tomorrow night's game. ”

"You can't stop his attack, you can't stop his passing, I don't know how you can kill him." The Assassin sarcastically replied.

At this time, the host of the bull's press conference finally couldn't take it anymore and motioned for the staff to go up and forcibly take the microphone from the assassin's hand.

After the press conference, a cruel smile flashed on Ranbir's face, but he said: "Isaiah, we won't give him the camera for tomorrow night's live broadcast." ”

Isaiah Thomas hurriedly said: "That's not good, the cameraman won't listen to us, and ESPN will get us in trouble, maybe they will fire us." ”

"What are you afraid of? You're so afraid of this and that, it's a big deal that we won't do this business. Ranbir said dissatisfied.

Thomas said helplessly: "Bill, I'm different from you, I have to make money to live a good life, or you will divide half of the family property with me?" ”

"Get out! Hey, Isaiah, you want to divide my property, are you my father's illegitimate son? ”

"Bill, am I going to kill you?"

"You can't beat me."

"Let's go, I'll take you to interview Iron Fist."

"Then I'd rather quit now."

"Bill, don't be like this, the Iron Fist man is good, very righteous."

"The teeth I knocked out by him can no longer grow, and the face that he knocked out will never return to my face."

"Who told you to say he's Japanese?"

"I'm! Damn, I'm not for you, am I? ”

……

(End of chapter)