"Run faster, defend ......"

In the training hall of the mosaic team, Da Meng yelled at his teammates.

Not only did he not have a championship, but he also didn't have an MVP, he finally climbed to the first place, and before his ass was hot, he was kicked down by Zhou Quan, a little anxious, he was very angry, and several big blisters burned in his mouth, and he had to get up and drink ice water in the middle of the night.

After the MVP ranking was updated, he had a phone call with Barkley, Jordan, and Ewing, and they talked about only one topic, how to win Zhou Quan.

Several people used to be friends, and in the past two years, they have become mortal enemies with Zhou Quan, either by Zhou Quan's fist, or by Zhou Quan in the East Finals and the finals, the hatred is deep, there are common enemies, and now the relationship is closer.

They exchanged their experience of playing against Zhou Quan, discussed how to beat that guy, and they also had some ideas.

The team did not practice on this day, Zhou Quan practiced two shooting skills in the morning, and went to the golf course to practice in the afternoon, by the way, to expand his contacts in Seattle and pick up girls.

The golf course in Detroit was full of car company executives, and the Seattle golf course was full of Internet executives, and there were a lot of aviation and navigation executives, biology executives, and all kinds of software engineers, and he met a lot of them in one afternoon, and even met two guys who sold him private jets.

In addition, when he left the stadium, he had a few more perfume-scented notes in his pocket, all of which were phone numbers, some of them were rich girls, some were girls who worked on the court, and some were married women who were worth a lot of money.

On the 3rd, supersonic arrived in Phoenix.

This is the second regular season game with the Suns, and the last time we won at home, this time on the road, of course we have to win.

At the airport, in the face of media interviews, Zhou Quan said in a mocking tone: "To be honest, playing Mr. Barkley, I always win, I'm used to winning on his head, I'm not used to losing, I don't know if he is used to always losing in the face of me?" ”

"I'm used to being a fart!"

After Barkley, who had a deep hatred for Zhou Quan, learned of Zhou Quan's words from the media, he was so angry that he screamed and burst into foul language, and he immediately said as if he had taken an oath: "We must win this game, we will do everything we can to defend our home stadium, take out the supersonic, and kill the iron fist." ”

Evening 4th, West Coast Arena.

At 7:30, the two teams announced their starting lists.

Suns: Oliver Miller, Charles Barkley, AC Green, Dan Marley, Kevin Johnson

Hypersonics: Sam Perkins, Rodman, Schramf, Kendall Gill, Zhou Quan

"Fliggy, your shooting percentage has dropped below 50% this season, and you have been injured for four games, so you don't seem to be in good shape?"

In the player channel, Zhou Quan joked when he met.

"It's still okay to deal with you."

Barkley has a tough mouth, but the truth is that his shooting percentage has indeed slipped below 50% in the first season of his career, at 49.5 percent.

52 per cent last season, 55.2 per cent last season, 57 per cent last season and 60 per cent in '89/90, which means that his efficiency has been declining since that season.

The reason is simple, injuries, he was injured in '90, he only played 65 games in the '90/91 season, and since then his playing time has been slowly decreasing, his position is getting more and more out, and the number of free throws has gradually declined.

"Barkley, if you can deal with me, the championship and FMVP are the ones who want me, they won't be mine." Zhou Quan said with a smile.

"Damn, why am I the loser?"

Thinking of the losing Finals, which was the closest he was to the championship, and that was the eternal pain in his heart, Barkley showed sadness in his eyes.

"Hey, Fliggy, you have to cherish a little, this may be the only Grand Final of your life."

"Fliggy, I promise you'll never win a championship in your life."

He immediately remembered what Zhou Quan had said to him, and his eyes suddenly burst into anger, and when he stared at Zhou Quan, his fists clenched.

Seeing Barkley's reaction, Zhou Quan smiled and stopped teasing the other party.

……

At eight o'clock, the game began.

Jump ball, Suns offense.

"Bang!"

Taking a step outside the right midfield, Barkley, who was furious, received the ball and flexibly turned and broke through Rodman, and it was a violent dunk that detonated the West Jersey Arena.

Turning around, Zhou Quan attacked with the ball on the left flank, attracted the defense, created a back-cut for Kendall Gill, and then used a scalpel-like pass to assist Jill to complete a violent dunk behind Oliver Miller's back.

"Oliver, don't forget your back."

Barkley, who didn't want to lose, shouted at Miller.

"Brush!"

The lightning passed to Dan Marley, and Ray Gong made a fake shot in front of Kendall Gil and hit a three-pointer.

Supersonic offense.

Kendall Gill cut his back again, and Zhou Quan passed another good ball, but this time Oliver Miller sent a block, directly out of the sideline, and made him excited, jumping and yelling.

"Don't look at Oliver Miller who has gained weight in just one offseason, but his bounce is so good! This time the cap jumped really high! Zhang Li exclaimed.

"Bang!"

Supersonic attacked again, and Zhou Quan made his first shot and missed a stop-and-go jump shot.

Barkley squeezed Rodman past and protected the rebound in the backcourt.

"Barkley played aggressively today, there was no slack on the defensive end, and the SuperSonics should not be careless." Sun Zhenping said.

"Bang!"

Dan Marley made another three-pointer and missed.

Perkins grabbed the rebound and went on a supersonic offense.

On the right wing, on the three-point line, Kendall Gill singled Dan Marley with the ball, and faked a real shot.

But Dan Marley's judgment was very accurate, because Kendall Gill did not have three points, so he did not shoot and retreated in time.

"Smack!"

Kendall Gil failed to break through, forced his shot under a sharp stop, and was slapped by Lei Gong.

"Brush!"

Fortunately, Zhou Quan ran over from the top of the arc in time to grab the basketball, and decisively shot a three-pointer behind Kendall Gil and hit a three-pointer.

"5:5, Kendall Gill made 1 of 3 shots, Zhou Quan made 1 of 2 shots, Barkley made 1 of 1 shot, and Dan Marley made 2 of 2 shots." Zhang Heli said.

At 26:28, the Suns led by two points at the end of the first quarter.

During the break, George Karl reminded to strengthen defense and rebound control.

In the second quarter, the two sides were half main and half substitutes, Zhou Quan played for 8 minutes, and at the end of the half, 53:49, the supersonic speed exceeded by 4 points.

Zhou Quan contributed 1 steal in 10 minutes in the first quarter, but contributed 2 steals and 1 block in 8 minutes in the second quarter.

In the second half, at the beginning of the third quarter, the Suns launched a counterattack, and it was the offensive and defensive ends that increased the intensity, sending three big hats and one steal in a single quarter.

But the SuperSonics defense was stronger, and the tight and ferocious pinch frequently steals the Suns, and the team sent 6 steals in a single quarter, including two for Zhou Quan, two for Kendall Gill, and two for Nate McMillan, a swingman who came off the bench.

At 72:81, the Suns trailed by nine points.

At the beginning of the last quarter, Zhou Quan, who only played 28 minutes in the first three quarters, came on the court from the beginning, and the SuperSonics sent all the main forces, intending to completely break the opponent's will in the first half of the quarter.

The Suns are also the same all-in-one main force, intent on turning the tables.

"The Suns have 5 big hats today, and there is only one Zhou Quan on the supersonic side." Sun Zhenping said.

"Fortunately, in terms of steals, the SuperSonics won, the whole team has a total of 13 steals, Zhou Quan alone has 5 times, and the Suns team has only 5 times. In terms of turnovers, the SuperSonics were good today, with 13 turnovers, compared to a whopping 19 for the Suns. Zhang Li said with a smile.

"Smack!"

At this time, Zhou Quan contributed his sixth steal of the game, played a fast break on the spot, and assisted Kendall Gill to make a successful layup.

In the next round, Kendall Gill made another contribution and made a steal of Dan Marley, and Zhou Quan quickly stepped down and gave Gill an assist with a violent dunk.

At this time, the Suns attacked, and through continuous position changes, Barkley got a chance to hold the ball and misplace the single Zhou right two meters outside the left waist position.

"Good opportunity! Iron Fist, I'm going to kill you! ”

Without hesitation, he began to hit Zhou Quan in the back and began to arch back with his big ass.

While arching, he also twisted his big buttocks, intending to shake Zhou Quan's center of gravity, so that Zhou Quan could not resist him with all his strength.

Barkley is like a wild boar smeared with mud, Zhou Quan first carried it twice, was arched back two small steps, after Barkley's second arch saw the opponent close the ball, immediately grabbed it, and when it took the ball, he reached out and picked it up.

"Smack!"

Barkley folded the ball with both hands and rolled over and jumped, and the moment the ball hit the top of his head, the ball was picked off.

The landing point was biased towards himself, and Zhou Quan quickly moved the card position, and after jamming Barkley, he grabbed the basketball.

"7 times, 7th steal!" Sun Zhenping shouted excitedly.

This steal seemed to be the last straw that crushed the fighting spirit of the Suns, and then the SuperSonics made persistent efforts to win this away game smoothly and complete the home-and-away double against the Suns this season.

But both teams are in the Western Pacific region, with five regular season games this season, three more to come, and the playoffs are not over.

"8 of 15 shots, 53.3% shooting, 1 of 2 three-point shots, 5 of 5 free throws, Zhou Quan got 22 points, 6 rebounds, 16 assists, 8 steals, 2 blocks, 2 turnovers and 3 fouls."

Zhang He took a look at Zhou Quan's data, and then exclaimed: "The defense is really strong!" And with his block stats up a lot this season, it's clear that he's working harder on the defensive end. ”

Sun Zhenping said: "Coach Zhang, Zhou Quan's block data has indeed increased a lot compared with last season, is this related to the supersonic defensive system?" ”

Zhang Li nodded and said: "Yes, many of his blocks are given away when he is attacking the defense, and usually when he is one-on-one, he will not particularly look for opportunities for blocks." ”

Sun Zhenping nodded and said: "One-on-one defense, he mainly uses his strong tackling ability to form a deterrent." ”

Zhang Li nodded again and again: "Yes, yes, his stealing ability is really strong!" The main reaction speed is too fast, which is a foundation, plus the hands and feet are fast, the arms are long, and the steals are accurate......"

……

Overnight, the SuperSonics rushed to Los Angeles, and after defeating the Clippers on the 5th, they rushed back to Seattle on the 6th the next day.

No. 7 and No. 8 ushered in a back-to-back at home, beating the Kings and Jazz respectively, achieving a 26-3 record and continuing to top the league.

At this time, 10 games have passed since the last away loss to Mosaic, that is, the SuperSonics have completed ten consecutive wins.

The results of the first-week All-Star voting came out, and Jordan was still the most popular superstar, with 350,000 votes in the first week, but Zhou was only about 10,000 votes short, with 335,000 votes in the first week, second in the league, and Barkley in third with 230,000 votes.

On the 11th, the SuperSonics interrupted their winning streak and lost to the Trail Blazers away.

The regular season continued until the 27th, with some injuries and the SuperSonics losing three more games, to the Jazz, Clippers, and Nuggets.

At this time, 32-7, the supersonic record is the first in the league.

As the record reached the top, Zhou Quan found that his negative news gradually increased, and the first half of the season could still give him a chance to breathe, and now this is planning to drown him directly.

Of course, this also shows that his popularity is increasing day by day, otherwise the media will not be stingy with pages and continue to report on him.

Fortunately, his negative news is all cliché violence, and he hasn't had a conflict with anyone for a long time, or the media is chasing after him, except for disgusting him and distracting him, the other effects are not too big.

There were more paparazzi around him, and the villa on the shore of Lake Washington was also found by the media, and many paparazzi began to squat outside, which made him dare not take a wrong half a step, and the pickled girls didn't dare, the curtains were closed all day, and the nerves were tense every day.

After Jordan won two consecutive championships, he only had this treatment, he only won one championship, and changed teams, even if he won the championship this season, he would not be able to defend the title, and there were three crowns left before the dynasty, and the media's reaction made him a little helpless.

He thought of the last time he said that he wanted to stand in front of the world boxing champion, and the media was also cynical.

This kind of encounter made him deeply realize that no matter what field he is in, it is too difficult to succeed, especially as a Chinese who wants to succeed in the rules dominated by the Western world.

Although he had expected it, it still made him hateful.

It's just that it can't be avoided, Jordan can only carry it hard, and he can only carry it hard now, and use his results to hit back at the media in the future.

On the 28th, Seattle TV Noon News reported a news.

Microsoft's senior vice president and supersonic boss Ballmer officially submitted an application to the city government to build a new sports center.

According to insiders, Mr. Ballmer's plan is up to $200 million, the new sports center can accommodate up to 20,000 people, Microsoft intends to invest $150 million, he wants the city government to allocate a piece of land, and bear the rest of the investment, the city will discuss the ......

The news has certainly lifted the spirits of Seattle, and there are not many people who don't want to have a new sports center that can host not only basketball games, but also ice hockey games, concerts, concerts and other large-scale events.

Of course, Zhou Quan was very happy when he heard the news, but this discussion will not take a few years, right?

At noon, the Pistons announced that veteran Mark Aguirre was injured in training and was reimbursed for the season and decided to officially retire.

After Zhou Quan learned about it, he made a phone call.

In the afternoon, the Knicks arrived in Seattle.

Tomorrow night's game is the first regular season game of the season between the two teams, and they are both favorites to win the championship.

According to the current media opinion, the superSonics are not effective against teams with strong interior lines, so more media believe that the Knicks have an advantage, but this is the home of the supersonics, and at the same time, Zhou Quan has a clear advantage on the guard line, which has been fully proved in the last East finals, so basically the wins and losses are half the same.

No. 29, Seattle Center Coliseum.

Eight o'clock played, less than seven o'clock, and the dilapidated gymnasium was already crammed with people.

A lot of people are talking about the news of the new sports center, and this topic has become the hottest topic in Seattle today, and there is no one.

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

Knicks: Ewing, Charles Smith, Charles Oakley, John Starks, Greg Anthony

Hypersonics: Sam Perkins, Rodman, Schramf, Kendall Gill, Zhou Quan

On the CCTV commentary seat, Zhang reasonably said: "The Knicks' main point guard Rivers played 19 games, and his serious injury was reimbursed, which was very serious and he couldn't play in the playoffs.

Anthony + John Starks, Zhou Quan + Kendall Gill, on the guard line, undoubtedly have a big advantage over the supersonics.

Inside, Ewing + Smith, Perkins + Rodman, the Knicks can complete the supersonic on the offensive end, if the supersonic wants to win, the interior offense can't work, then you have to do a good job of defense and rebounding.

In the third position, Schramf faced Oakley's fight-like defense, and it is also very doubtful whether his offense can be played.

In addition, it could also be that Smith will defend Schramf on the defensive end, Oakley will sit under the basket, and defend the ball in the low post and rebound, which should be better for the Knicks. ”

Sun Zhenping asked: "Director Zhang, then do you think which of them has a greater chance of winning?" ”

Zhang said: "If Zhou Quan and Kendall Gill can lock the Knicks' outside line and play their own offense at the same time, then the SuperSonics will have a greater chance of winning."

But if you can't lock it up and give the Knicks a chance inside, it could be ...... The Knicks also have a chance to win. ”

Sun Zhenping nodded and said: "Supersonic is the same as the Bull's style of play, strangling on the outside, destroying the opponent's organization, and thus limiting the opponent's attack on the inside." ”

"Yes, the outside has the ball, and once the outside has the advantage, the destructive power will definitely spread to the inside." Zhang Li nodded.

(End of chapter)