In the player tunnel, when Zhou Quan led the team to appear, Ewing's mood was a little complicated.

If the Knicks won the last Eastern Conference finals, with their strength, they could also beat Barkley's Suns, then he was the one who won the championship and FMVP.

As soon as he thought of this, he couldn't help but sigh deeply.

But thinking about the situation this season, although the team has a very good record, the Bulls seem to be better, and Michael is still so strong, he can't help but sigh again.

"King Kong, what are you sighing about?"

Zhou Quan said a little dissatisfied: "What, I'm not happy to see me?" ”

"What's there to be happy about seeing you?" John Starks said coldly.

"Hey, you're an amateur still in the NBA?" Zhou Quan said with a shocked face.

"Who's an amateur?" John Starks was furious.

"Haha......"

Rodman burst out laughing and exclaimed, "So we're going to play against an amateur team tonight, and we can't afford to lose." ”

Zhou Quan stretched out his hand and nodded at Oakley, and said with a smile: "There is also an amateur, amateur boxer here, Dennis, you are right, this is really an amateur team." ”

Oakley's forehead jumped and jumped, staring at Zhou Quan and said, "Iron Fist, don't joke." ”

Zhou Quan nodded and smiled: "I know it's a joke, don't keep a face, who will show it?" How good it is to play happily, look at you one by one, I don't know and think you're going to the execution ground. ”

"Poof!"

Rodman and Kendall Gill burst out laughing.

I can't beat it, I can't say it, Oakley and the others snorted coldly and stopped talking.

"Hey, Greg."

"Hey, Iron Fist."

Zhou Quan said hello to Anthony in the same year.

Anthony is 5 years older than Zhou Quan, he is 26 years old this year, his original intention was to enter politics, not to engage in professional sports, he is very smart, and he hopes to deal with Zhou Quan, a person with high influence and popularity, with a very good attitude and a smile.

After Rivers' injury, he was given the responsibility of being the starting point guard by Pat Riley because of his tough defensive style.

"Hey, Coach Riley."

After the appearance, Zhou Quan said hello to his teammates, and by the way, he said hello to Pat Riley, who was standing on the sidelines.

"Hey, Zhou."

Smiling and with his hands in his pockets, Pat Riley responded graciously.

Don't look at him with a smile on his face, but he is bitter in his heart, because before he traded Mark Jackson for Smith and Rivers last offseason, he thought about trading Zhou Quan, but in the end he chose Smith.

If the weekly rights were traded at that time, although there was little hope, it was not impossible, otherwise the Pistons would not have traded the weekly rights this time.

Ewing + Zhou Quan's inside and outside combination, plus Oakley + John Starks, on both offensive and defensive ends, he has the confidence to sweep the whole league, including the Bulls.

At eight o'clock, the game officially began.

Jump ball, Knicks offense.

Greg Anthony faced Zhou Quan and the pressure was huge.

In the face of pressure, there are two reactions, one is because of excitement to play a stronger performance, and the other is because of nervousness and frequent mistakes, depending on the psychological quality and personal strength.

Anthony also wanted to play better, but unfortunately neither his mental quality nor his personal strength allowed it.

In the first four minutes, he was tackled once by Zhou Quan and forced to make a passing error, and under Zhou Quan's strong defense, he could not perform the function of a point guard well.

The SuperSonics used defensive counterattacks and good outside jumpers to lead by 6 points at 4:10.

Pat Riley called a timeout and brought on backup guard Derek Harper to play more pick-and-rolls with John Starks to get rid of Zhou's defense.

Harper was selected for the second defensive team twice, but he is 32 years old, old, and the quality of offense and defense is declining, and he can't deal with Zhou Quan.

After he played two rounds on the court, even if he switched positions with John Starks and faced Kendall Gill, his performance was average, the Knicks' offensive and defensive quality still did not improve, and Pat Riley had no choice but to let the outside line pass directly to the low post, and let the low post dominate the offense and ball possession.

But super center Ewing can do anything, grasp offense and defense, but he just doesn't have the ability to organize, give him the ball, generally only one result, he can't have such a strong physical ability to constantly attack the basket, so he either keeps throwing waves, or he feels big and shoots the opponent with a jump shot.

George Carr arranged for Rodman to defend Ewing and let others strengthen Ewing's attack, causing Ewing to make frequent mistakes.

Soon, the first quarter ended, and at 16:32, the SuperSonics almost blew up the Knicks.

Zhang Li sighed: "Look, this is the advantage of the outside line, once the opponent's outside line is locked and the opponent's organizational function is destroyed, the victory will be in hand."

In the last Eastern Conference finals, the Pistons played the Knicks, and that's how they played, and the Knicks didn't have a chance to play the advantage of the interior at all, so they lost the game.

The Knicks want to win the game unless Ewing hits 40+, 50+ efficiently, or through defense, so that the supersonic offense can't play. ”

Sun Zhenping said with a smile: "But tonight's supersonic outside jumper feels good, Zhou Quan, Kendall Gill, and even center Perkins all hit a three-pointer, the offense is on the outside, there is no play inside, and the Knicks' strongest interior defense has no chance to play." ”

Nodding, Zhang reasonably analyzed: "In fact, this is also a drawback, once the feel is not good, this style of play will be lost."

It's still necessary to combine the breakthrough score and the outside jumper, one end is not good, and the other end, don't put the eggs in one basket.

Of course, this is also a good feel, how to shoot today, supersonic is only playing like this, otherwise Zhou Quan will definitely break into the fight. ”

Sun Zhenping nodded and said: "The Knicks are the best defensive team this season, and they should adjust their defensive tactics next." ”

"Definitely, let the SuperSonics score 32 points in a single quarter, and the Knicks' defense has long been blown up." Zhang Li said with a smile.

Then he said: "As I said last time, the reason why the Knicks' defense is so strong is because of their ferocious defensive style, Oakley, John Starks, Mason in the bench lineup, the defensive moves are very big, especially Oakley.

But in the face of Zhou Quan, looking at their defensive intensity just now, they didn't dare to defend so much, so the Knicks' defense was greatly reduced. ”

In the second quarter, Pat Riley changed his defensive tactics and expanded the interior defense area while allowing Oakley to play the No. 3 position on the defensive end and strengthen the defense outside the paint zone.

In the first three minutes, this defensive tactic worked very well, and tonight the supersonic felt good, and everyone was shooting outside, but the Knicks strengthened their outside defense, and Ewing was out of the paint area, and the feeling came down.

In the fourth minute of the second quarter, at 24:34, the Knicks recovered 6 points, the SuperSonics called a timeout, changed to the main lineup, and Zhou Quan played.

On the defensive end, it was John Starx who defended Zhou Quan.

Zhang Li smiled: "If John Starks can prevent Zhou Quan, the Knicks will not lose the East Finals last time." ”

At the top of the arc, everyone pulled away, and Zhou Quan played singles.

False sudden, pulled back, and then sudden, John Starks finally fell to the ground.

"Oh roar, roar, ......" the central gymnasium resounded with laughter.

Zhou Quan took two steps to the free throw line, forced Ewing out who was sitting under the basket, and suddenly passed the ball, and Rodman, who cut in from the low post on the right wing, received the ball and made a layup and scored an easy goal.

"Just play like this, the Knicks strengthen the outside defense, then the inside line must be empty, and the breakthrough will be strengthened." Zhang said happily.

Turning back, John Starks catches the ball and singles Kendall Gill.

This is the Knicks' offensive tactic, against Zhou Quan's people do not attack, only do containment, which can avoid the strongest defender of the superSonic.

"Brush!"

The fake burst shot successfully shook Gil, and after bursting in, he made a quick stop jump shot and hit a ball.

Supersonic attack, Zhou Quan holds the ball at the top of the arc.

John Starx was directly close to his body, his elbows were together, and he even used his face, just wanting to resist Zhou Quan.

But Zhou Quan's tonnage is ten kilograms larger, and no matter how he tops, he can't stand it.

Facing the right wing, holding the ball with his right hand, Zhou Quan leaned sideways and broke through, John Starks finally even made a nose hard, but he couldn't hold it.

Seeing Zhou Quan burst to the free throw line, Ewing didn't dare to come out, and Oakley outside the left wing could only go over to help defend, and Schramf was empty.

Zhou Quan was facing the right wing, and he didn't see the pinch attack from behind Oakley, but he heard the sound of the fast-approaching sneaker rubbing from behind him, and he knew that someone was coming from the flank, and it would only be Oakley if nothing else.

The next moment, when the wind was blowing behind him, Oakley suddenly appeared from the right-hand side behind him, and he immediately put his hands together and shook it upward.

This time, John Starks in front and Oakley in the back were shaken.

"Whoosh!"

But the next moment, he passed the ball to Schramf.

"Beautiful! Fake cast true biography. Zhang Li exclaimed.

"Brush!"

On the three-point line, Schramf received the ball, and there was no defender within three steps, and he took a step forward on the dribble, aiming for the basket before calmly shooting and hitting a two-pointer from the distance.

Sun Zhenping said with a smile: "If you don't flank the attack, then you will kill it, and Rodman will fight the second time, and if you hit it in the middle, then you will share the ball with your empty teammates." ”

Pat Riley shook his head slightly, the top offensive ability with the ball, the top ability to break through with the ball, and the top ability to organize and pass the ball, such a person holding the ball, its threat, in his opinion, is not weaker than Jordan who has no solution to the offense.

The Knicks he built have a really strong defense that can defend any team, but even when facing Jordan and Zhou Quan, they tend to be penetrated.

Jordan is using the offense to penetrate the Knicks' defense, and Zhou Quan is using offense and passing.

However, he didn't plan to admit defeat, and immediately began to adjust his defensive tactics, not to contain Zhou Quan, but to cut off the connection between others and Zhou Quan, and to stare at others, that is, the Jordan rule of beating Chuck Daley.

There's no way to do it, just look at John Starks' defense.

As a result, in the next game, Zhou Quan felt good, and with a strong individual attack, he exploded John Starks.

In the end, 91:108, the game was won by the SuperSonics with relative ease.

Ewing scored 36 points, but shot only 33.3 percent from the field.

Zhou scored 42 points, shooting 55.5 percent from the field, and dished out 10 assists and three steals.

Win this game, 33-7, the SuperSonics are first in the West and first in the league.

At this time, the Mosaics are 31-10, the Suns are 28-13, and the Spurs are 29-14, ranking second, third, and fourth in the West.

In the East, the Bulls are 29-12, the Pistons are 28-13, the Hawks are 30-11, and the Knicks are 30-11, ranking in the top four in the East.

On February 1, the league announced the Player of the Month, as well as the MVP rankings, and announced the end of All-Star voting.

David Robinson was named Player of the Month for January, and Zhou Quan remained at No. 1 in the MVP rankings.

It's almost halfway through the schedule, the SuperSonics are still at the top of the league, and Zhou Quan's MVP is also ranked first, but his negative press seems to be less, which is weird.

The agent Philip gave him an explanation, because there is nothing new in the negative news about him in the media, and it is always fried rice, so people's interest is not much anymore, as long as the sales are reduced and the benefits are less, of course the media will not engage in these things anymore.

In terms of All-Star voting, Jordan is still the vote king, with 940,000 votes, followed by Zhou Quan with 910,000 votes, 140,000 more votes than last year, and 770,000 votes last year.

Jordan had 1.03 million votes last year, and this time it was 90,000 votes less, and his popularity was divided a lot by Zhou Quan, but it was still stable.

is also because Jordan is pressed on it, Zhou Quan's popularity seems to be a little slow.

In addition, Barkley was on leave due to injury, and the league designated Karl Malone to replace Barkley in the starting position.

Western Conference All-Star starters: Olajuwon, Karl Malone, Chris Mullin, Richmond, Zhou Quan

Western Conference All-Star Subs: David Robinson, Cliffor Drobinson, John Stockton, Drexler, Sprewell, Danny Manning, Kevin Johnson.

Eastern Conference All-Star starters: O'Neal, Sean Kemp, Pippen, Kenny Anderson, Jordan.

East All-Star Subs: Ewing, Gary Payton, Derrick Coleman, Wilkins, John Starks, Oakley, Murkey Blaylock.

With 340,000 votes, Kendall Gill was the second-highest vote holder for the SuperSonics, but did not qualify as an All-Star.

Entering February, on the 3rd, the supersonic arrived in Detroit.

When he came out of the airport, Zhou Quan was surrounded by a lot of media, as well as some Detroit fans.

"I'm happy to be back here, my career started here and I'm in the peak here, I got my first championship and FMVP here, and it's very important for me here."

"I'm very grateful to the fans here, their support for me has been a big factor in my success. I'm still the third best sneaker seller in any city, behind Seattle and Los Angeles, and I'm thankful for them. ”

The next night, in front of 22,000 fans, Zhou Quan reappeared at the Palace in Auburn Hills, where he was greeted with enthusiastic cheers as he walked out of the players' tunnel.

Philip did well last year and didn't make him a traitor to this team, although it is true that the team wants to trade him, and it is true that the league wants him to leave, but sometimes if the work is not done properly, it is the player who is responsible for the blame.

In front of the fans, he received his championship ring, eight or nine months after winning the championship.

The ring was made according to his opinion, with his Chinese name on it, it is Han Liti, not pinyin, very beautiful and delicate.

He was thrilled to get his championship ring and led his team to a victory over the Pistons.

……

The SuperSonics went 4-1 in February and lost to the Nets, completing all the schedules leading up to All-Star Weekend, 37-8, and the best in the league.

After entering February, Mosaic lost to the Jazz and then the Bucks, 35-13, playing three more games than the SuperSonics, and the gap widened.

This year's All-Star Games were held in Minneapolis, home of the Timberwolves.

However, no one on this bad team has been selected as an All-Star, and the current record is the second-to-last in the West, only slightly better than the Mavericks, and is attacking the top pick.

On the 10th, Zhou Quan took a day off at home to practice shooting and golf, or do some boxing training.

There were still a few paparazzi squatting outside to guard him, and even the garbage bags thrown out by the workers could not escape their hands, forcing the workers to drive all the way to throw away the garbage.

He made a phone call to the big-mouthed beauty, and after greeting him, he asked, "Julia, do you have time to play All-Star?" ”

"Well, I'll have time tomorrow."

……

(End of chapter)