After the All-Star, the regular season continues.

The following February, the SuperSonics lost to the Magic and Knicks on the road, and at the end of February, they were 43-10 and still the best in the league.

At this time, the remaining championship-level teams entered the stage of reserving physical fitness for the playoffs, increased rotation, and reduced the playing time of the main players.

Because of this, the record declined a little, and the Hawks in the East took the opportunity to overtake the Bulls and once rushed to the first place in the East. However, he lacked confidence, and was then overtaken by the Bulls.

It is worth mentioning that the original Pistons' performance was very good, but after the All-Star, there was a wave of consecutive defeats, and the record fell sharply, from third in the East to fifth in the East.

According to the analysis of the media, this is because most of the Pistons' championship members last season are gone, although the main lineup is good, but the bench lineup is not good, the first half can be carried by it, and in the second half, there is a weakness of insufficient squad thickness, and injuries have begun to increase, which is an important reason for the decline in performance.

Another important reason, what happened to Gary Payton and Sean Kemp before the All-Star Games, seriously affected the team's morale, which is also an important reason for the decline in the record.

Detroiters knew that the two didn't want to stay with the Pistons at all and would have to leave sooner or later, so attendance was also dropping, and the team's operations were in trouble.

On March 1, a new MVP ranking and Player of the Month appeared, Zhou Quan remained in the first place, and Ewing won the best of the month.

On March 10, the SuperSonics lost to Mosaic on the road, beat the Spurs back-to-back on the road the next day, and returned home to beat the Trail Blazers on the 13th, with a 49-11 record.

On the 14th, the Detroit Pistons visited Seattle.

Gloves and Rain Man are still popular in Seattle, and they were also traded by the team, and dozens of fans even ran to the hotel to welcome them, but the expressions of the two of them were obviously unhappy, and they were not very enthusiastic about the fans.

"Glove, I heard you hate Iron Fist, why?" When the supersonic entered the hotel, a media reporter asked.

"Rain Man, do you have any other hobbies besides Malaysia?" A reporter asked.

However, Gary Payton and Sean Kemp did not answer the question and entered the hotel with their heads down.

"Joe, now that the Pistons are still the leader of the locker room, how do you evaluate the performance of the Gloves and the Rainmen on the team? Do you want them to stay? A reporter asked loudly.

Jodumas walked forward and replied: "They're doing well and I certainly hope they stay. ”

At this time, two more reporters rushed over, it was Isaiah Thomas and Ranbir.

There were two elevators, and the other reporters were blocked out of the elevators, but the two of them squeezed in.

"Joe, and you, you must win this game, don't let that bastard of Iron Fist have a good time." Ranbir said in a thick voice.

Since Zhou left Detroit, he has returned to Auburn Hills Palace several times this season to watch the game, as if he was a part of the Pistons again.

"And you, you idiot, don't mess around in the locker room, do you hear me?" He stared at Sean Kemp again.

The Rainman snorted angrily and glanced at Ranbir very unhappily, his eyes full of anger.

General manager Troy Weaver said, "Bill, are you guys in charge of explaining tomorrow's game?" Nice job. ”

Ranbir snorted coldly, he knew that Weaver was reminding him that the commentary was his job, but he just didn't understand it and ignored it at all.

"Okay, Bill, you're retired, and none of this has anything to do with you." The assassin hurried.

"I just want the team to win, do these idiots look like they can win?" Ranbir was dissatisfied.

"That's none of your business. Bill, if you interfere in the team's affairs again, please leave immediately. "Troy Weaver has officially issued a warning.

"Don't talk about it." The Assassin pulled Ranbir at the hand.

"Leave and leave."

Ranbir slapped the elevator button in anger, stabbing and sparks came out, and then the lights in the elevator immediately flashed, and the elevator stopped.

"Oh, damn it!"

The players and management in the elevator glared at Ranbir, and even Joe Dumas glared at Ranbir with great displeasure.

Ranbir also knew that he had done something stupid, and hurriedly pressed the door button, but nothing happened, and his face turned a little pale.

"It's over, it's over, it's not going to fall, it's already on the 23rd floor."

"Ranbier, you idiot!"

"I guess it won't fall, it has a braking function."

"Call now."

……

Two hours later, a group of people were rescued from the elevator, and when they came out, they were all pale and weak.

"Ranbir, from now on, you are forbidden to approach us." After coming out of it, Troy Weaver angrily issued a ban on Ranbir.

"Am I rare?"

Ranbir left the hotel in embarrassment, and Thomas awkwardly followed.

At this time, the news that the Pistons were stuck in the elevator had spread all over the world.

Zhou Quan called the Assassin and Jo Dumas, asked about the situation, and drove to the hotel at five o'clock to treat them to dinner.

The Pistons' roster has changed dramatically, and in order to save costs, last season's championship members have basically been traded, except for Joe Dumas and Secali, there is only one Polynicus left, and he called the assassins over again, and the five of them had dinner together.

"Ronnie, you have a contract for this season, and you haven't negotiated a contract extension with the team?" Zhou Quan asked.

Sekari shook his head helplessly and said, "It's been discussed, but it's not negotiated." ”

"Then you're probably leaving." Zhou Quan said.

Jo Dumas was not in a high mood, saying: "I heard that the owner has almost negotiated and maybe the team will be sold in the middle of the season. ”

"So fast?" Zhou Quan was stunned.

The assassin said coldly: "Detroit's economy used to be good, but now it's not good, the team can't make money." And the three championships can sell at least 20 million more when selling the team. ”

"Forget it, businessmen must invest to make money, not all of them are Paul Allen and Ballmer." Zhou Quan said with a smile.

Jo Dumas shook his head and said, "It's okay for us to make the playoffs this season, but we can't get far. Alas, I don't have much to pursue anyway, so I'll retire after a few more years. ”

On the 15th, race day.

"It's a arena, and luckily we don't have to play here." Back at the Seattle Center gymnasium, Gary Payton couldn't help but complain.

"I heard that Seattle is going to build a new arena, and Microsoft has invested in it." Jo Dumas laughed.

"Even if the government agrees, there is no hope for five years, from research, planning, construction, to investment." Gary Payton said coldly.

"Gary, we're going to conquer here tonight and give me a few good passes." At this time, the rain man Sean Kemp said in a muffled voice.

"Of course." Gary Payton said in good spirits.

The two old teammates, Jo Dumas and Secali, glanced at each other, and both shrugged their shoulders with a look of helplessness.

At eight o'clock, the two sides announced their starting lineups.

Pistons: Secali, Polinis, Seunkamp, Joe Dumas, Gary Payton

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

This game is a supersonic national live broadcast in the United States, and ESPN will broadcast it live.

Bill Lanbier sneered: "No supersonic is more than 208 centimeters tall, two pistons are more than 210 centimeters, plus the rain man, in terms of height, the piston has an absolute advantage." ”

The smiling assassin smiled: "Although it has an altitude advantage, it is not as good as supersonic in terms of speed, supersonic speed is mainly fast-paced attack and defense, and many times altitude is a disadvantage." ”

Ranbir said unconvinced: "Then it is impossible to be a fast attack in every round, I have read their information, at least 65% of it is positional warfare, and fast attack only accounts for 35%. ”

"It's the opponent who can keep up with the pace, and if you can't keep up with their pace because of the height, the ratio is completely different," Smile explained. ”

Ranbir changed the subject and said: "I think we should be more cautious in the MVP selection this season, Olajuwon, Ewing, they are all very good, Joe Dumas is also good, I think Olajuwon has the best chance." ”

The assassin chuckled, Bill deliberately ignored Jordan and Iron Fist, of course he knew what the intention was.

At half past eight, the game began.

Jump ball, Pistons offense.

"The height of the gloves is 193 cm, the tonnage has increased from 82 kg to 86 kg, and the iron fist is 191 cm, both of which are shoe height, and the weight should be 92 kg, and the iron fist still has an advantage in tonnage and confrontation." The Assassin said.

"The glove has increased very quickly, and he is already a first-class point guard who integrates offense and defense, and he can solve that guy." Ranbir said with a straight face.

"Offensive and defensive? Is it also a first-class offensive and defensive integration? ”

The assassin was stunned, Bill, don't talk nonsense, lest people laugh at your first-class offensive and defensive integration for being too cheap.

At this point, Gary Payton held the ball over the halfway line and took a step to the right at the top of the arc.

He was very cautious in his possession of the ball, turning sideways to the right, dribbling the ball back with his right hand and his left elbow always in front of him, not giving Zhou Quan a chance to steal closely.

"Shit, you can't break my balls." At the same time, there is trash talk in his mouth.

Schramf followed Secali, Perkins followed Pollinis, Rodman, who had the strongest defense, followed Sean Kemp, and the Pistons all three inside lines pulled out of the box, and the box was very empty at this time.

At this time, the rain man came up to block the demolition.

Rodman decisively changed his defense, and Zhou Quan immediately blocked in front of the rain man, preventing him from going down and blocking his receiving angle.

The rain man was angry with Zhou Quan's belly, although he didn't dare to wave his fist at Zhou Quan, but he still dared to push people, and when he saw that the way down was blocked, he pushed it with his hand, and Zhou Quan was pushed down.

"Tick!"

This is the home of the supersonics, and the referee's whistle will blow immediately.

"Does this idiot have any brains, either be ruthless or don't let the referee see it." Ranbir scolded.

Offensive and defensive transitions, supersonic offense.

Zhou Quan received the ball, broke through with a one-handed dummy move, accelerated past Payton's side, and continued to accelerate.

Joe Dumas is still averaging 20 points per game this season, but his athleticism is already in decline, after all, he is 30 years old, and the speed of defense has not kept up, and Kendall Gil is one step slower.

After Payton was abrupt, he was also one step behind Zhou Quan, his speed was average, and he gained another four kilograms, and then he couldn't catch up.

Zhou Quan hit the left wing, pulled the ball up casually, threw it to the right, Gil quickly cut in from the right waist position, flew up, caught the ball with both hands in the air, and slammed it with one hand.

"Bang!"

The hoop trembled, and the Pistons' hoops exploded.

"Oh roar!"

The opening was an empty dunk, and the audience suddenly boiled.

"This is a supersonic defensive counterattack, very fast and with a very high success rate," the Assassin said. Gary Payton should pay attention to one point, the speed of the return defense, and be sure to keep up with the rhythm of Iron Fist.

Others have to stop the supersonic fast pass and defend from both ends to suppress the supersonic fast attack. ”

Pistons offense.

Zhou Quan began to strengthen his defensive intensity in the backcourt, and the last time the All-Stars didn't have a chance to match the gloves, today I want to teach the stinky mouth in front of him a lesson.

Payton sprinted left and right, and eventually took advantage of Joe Dumas's cover to rush through the frontcourt.

But at this moment, Kendall Gill, who came with Jo Dumas, blocked him, and then Zhou Quan immediately reacted and pounced to implement a flanking attack.

Payton wanted to pass the ball to Joe Dumas when Zhou Quan pounced, but Zhou Quan was between him and Joe Dumas, and he hesitated, which gave Zhou Quan a chance to get close, and when he wanted to pass again, there was no chance.

The double bag was formed, and Zhou Quan began to dig the ball.

"Smack!"

Payton held the ball in both hands, turned to protect it, and tried to take advantage of the turn to pass to Joe Dumas.

But Zhou Quan was quick and accurate, and when he passed the ball with both hands, he slapped the ball and knocked the ball off.

Jill took the opportunity to grab the ball and started to go down.

Zhou Quan then followed up, and Joe Dumas chased after him, but he was not as fast as him, and after three steps he was behind.

Gill stopped on the left wing three-point line, but his ball was already over the box.

"Bang!"

Zhou Quan rushed in from his left elbow, jumped up, caught the ball in the air with both hands, glided forward, and blasted his opponent's basket with a one-handed tomahawk slam.

"Oh roar!"

The continuous air connection and violent buckles, the Seattle Center Gymnasium suddenly boiled.

"Alas, the ball of shit that just broke, this hand is not clean, you have to brush it with deodorant." Zhou Quan looked back and saw Peyton, and deliberately shook his hand, so angry that Gary Payton gritted his teeth.

Pistons offense.

Payton pulls to the low post on the left wing to blow up Zhou Quan with his good back-to-back singles.

After a few arches, he was a little disappointed, and he couldn't move the guy behind him who was 6 kilograms heavier than him.

"Damn it, what are you doing as a point guard, keeping 92 kilograms of tonnage?" Annoyed and angry, he couldn't help but curse secretly.

If you don't move, you can only divide the ball.

At this time, Sekari suddenly cut out and asked him for the ball, Schramf was half a beat slower, and he hurriedly passed.

Zhou Quan was ready when Secali cut outside, and the moment Payton passed the ball, he reacted extremely quickly, slid sideways, and reached out to play.

"Smack!"

Before Payton's ball could be shot, it was directly knocked out, and then Zhou Quan made a second shot to control the ball that bounced off the floor.

"Shet!"

Peyton's stinky mouth exploded, and he immediately grabbed it on the spot, wrapping around Zhou Quan's right arm.

"Drop!"

The referee's whistle blew and pulled someone to foul.

"Do you know how many counts, how much is this?"

Zhou Quan smiled and raised the middle finger of his left hand.

Peyton was so angry that he vomited blood, he was robbed by Zhou Quan twice at the beginning, could it be that he got the wrong script tonight?

But he hadn't lost his mind yet, gritted his teeth and walked away.

Next, his defense became tougher, and he wanted to save face on Zhou Quan, and toughness was what he was best at.

But the result disappointed him, Zhou Quan's confrontation ability was stronger than him, and after a confrontation, he had only one thought: I want to gain weight.

Of course, his defense also caused problems for Zhou Quan, preventing the supersonic from breaking fast many times, and also causing Zhou Quan's shooting rate to decrease.

In the final game, 91:107, under Zhou Quan's full play, the SuperSonics successfully defeated the Pistons.

Payton was locked by Zhou Quan, and the Pistons' organization and offense could only rely on Joe Dumas, Payton played 42 minutes, 3 of 11 shots, 2 of 2 free throws, and only scored 8 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists, but had 7 turnovers and 5 fouls, and was blocked 4 times by Zhou Quan in the whole game, and was also blocked 1 time.

Zhou Quan played 38 minutes, shooting 7 of 14, 2 of 5 three-pointers, 11 of 11 free throws, and scored 27 points, 4 rebounds, 11 assists, 5 steals, 1 block, 2 turnovers and 2 fouls.

"Although the glove has grown, in the face of Iron Fist, it is a manifestation of being crushed, which is the gap between him and Iron Fist." The assassin smiled.

"Useless guys." Ranbir dismisses authenticity.

The Assassin felt that one day he would be implicated by Ranbir and lose his job.

But he can't do anything about Ranbill, this is a rich second generation who doesn't hesitate to act without scruples, and as a good friend, he can't get rid of Ranbill.

Fortunately, Ranbir agreed to take him to his father and ask him to teach him how to invest a few hands.

Zhou Quan had already returned to the locker room at this time, and then received a call from home.

In China, it is already the 16th, and the lunar calendar is the sixth day of the third month, his birthday.

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(End of chapter)