Nuggets offense.

Mutombo is active in the basket and low post on the left wing, with power forward Lafonso Ellis operating on the other side.

Rauf held the ball, still using Stich's cover, then pulled to the right wing, and switched positions to face the veteran McMillan.

Stich is at the top of the arc, and Zhou is defending in the high post.

Lauf made two tentative breakaways, but was unsuccessful, and was blocked by the experienced McMillan, who passed the ball to Stitch at the top of the arc.

Reggie Williams is in very good shape today and has become the first choice for the Nuggets' offense, Stich does not have the self-confidence to play Zhou Quan alone, and he passes immediately after receiving the ball, and the target is Reggie Williams.

"Smack!"

At the moment when he hit the ball, Zhou Quan quickly grabbed and completed the steal, and then rushed forward and started to go fast.

"Bang!"

Two steps later, with a powerful explosive power, he completely rushed up, no one could catch up with his pace, and the basket was a flying dunk.

"Beautiful!"

Zhang Cheng shouted excitedly and said: "The Nuggets used the blocking and dismantling cover to let Rauf get rid of Zhou Quan, which allowed the Nuggets to avoid the defense of Zhou Quan, the most powerful defender of the SuperSonics, and greatly weakened the defensive energy of the Supersonic in disguise."

But as long as McMillan restricts Lauve's attack, Lauf can only move the ball so that Zhou's defense can be used. ”

Sun Zhenping nodded and said: "So one person can't lead a team, and others can't pull their hips too much." ”

"Of course."

Zhang Reasonable nodded and said: "No matter how strong Zhou Quan's defense is, if the ball is not in the hands of the player in the position of him, his defense will not have such a big effect, after all, not every time you have the opportunity to participate in the defense." ”

Looking back, Zhou Quan began to press in the backcourt, and Lauf ran around, finally receiving the ball, and he chased him to his side again.

Stich hurriedly ran over to block the demolition, but this time Zhou Quan did not change his defense, but quickly caught up with Lauf.

Stich hurriedly ran up, opening up the distance between him and McMillan, while asking Laurf for the ball.

Raugh saw McMillan pass the ball after Stich took a step.

Because Zhou Quan was between him and Steich, his pass had an advance amount to avoid being cut off.

But he underestimated Zhou Quan's ability to steal, and also underestimated Zhou Quan's determination to break the ball.

Zhou Quan reacted instantly, took a quick step up, and then jumped up with a flying fish, and came to a flying pounce to break the ball.

"Smack!"

Just right, with both hands in his hands, he grabbed the ball just enough and fell to the floor.

"Oh, this is the soccer goalkeeper leaping to save the ball?" Sun Zhenping exclaimed.

"Whoosh!"

Zhou Quan half-sideways on the floor and threw a one-handed throw of his left hand to pass the ball to McMillan before Lauf and Stich could pounce.

McMillan immediately turned and scored a layup after receiving the ball.

Zhang Reasonable said excitedly: "Zhou Quan sent steals in a row, and SuperSonics continued to play defensive counterattacks, and now it is 14 draws, and SuperSonics has equalized the score." Look at how important defense is, two successful defenses erased the point difference. ”

It was also the first draw of the night and the last.

Since then, Zhou Quan has played a crazy defensive performance, sending 9 steals and 2 blocks in a single game, McMillan delivered two steals in 24 minutes, Gill also sent a steal, and the guard line combined for 12 steals, with defense to destroy the Nuggets' outside offense.

On his own offensive end, Zhou Quan was no longer polite, through blocking and dismantling, he constantly singled Laohu, played 48 minutes, 18 of 27 shots, with a shooting rate of 66.7%, 3 of 6 three-point shots, plus 10 of 10 free throws, and scored 49 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists, 9 steals, 2 blocks, 1 turnover and 3 fouls.

At 101:91, the SuperSonics won by 10 points on the road and completed the sweep over the Nuggets.

After the game, Zhang Cheng said excitedly: "Sweep to advance, congratulations to Zhou Quan, congratulations to the supersonics." ”

Sun Zhen said happily: "Tonight, Zhou Quan broke his record for single-game scoring in the playoffs, which turned out to be 47 points.

Also, Zhou Quan scored 22 points in a single quarter in the third quarter, which also broke his own record of 19 points in a single quarter of the playoffs. ”

Zhang Reasonable said very regretfully: "There is only one point missing, there is a gap between 49 points and 50 points, crossing this ditch, it is 50+ in a single game, and the meaning is completely different!" ”

"yes, that's a shame!" Sun Zhenping also regretted it.

Zhou Quan came to Mutombo's side and paid tribute to the same year's show, "Dickon Bay, 7 big hats in a single game, hat me twice, you are strong enough!" ”

"Iron Fist, I still can't win you." Mutombo said helplessly.

The two shook hands, and Zhou Quan smiled: "I feel good today, and I have played under your pressure." ”

Mutombo's performance today is really strong, 17 points, 14 rebounds and 7 blocks, under this strong suppression, that is, he can still break in and play, causing Mutombo to foul three times, and others dare not rush in behind.

If it weren't for his hot form on the defensive end, coupled with a very explosive hand, this game really couldn't have been won.

His offensive and defensive performance was so strong, and he only won by 10 points in the end, which shows how strong the Nuggets are tonight.

swept the Nuggets, and he also got a little bit of a predictive reward, and now it's level 91, and nothing else has changed.

Back in the locker room, the atmosphere was quite lively, with Rodman being funny, imitating Madonna singing her dance song "Fashion" and squirming to the rhythm to make the others laugh.

Zhou Quan no longer stopped his teammates from celebrating, and also got involved, giving Rodman a beat.

"Nate, good day."

While taking a shower, he said to McMillan.

McMillan said excitedly: "Iron Fist, I'm not old yet, I can help you, I'm looking forward to this year's harvest, really." ”

"That's the best, and I'm looking forward to your performance." Zhou Quan said with a smile.

Kendall Gill was a bit frustrated, he was average tonight, with a bit of a lot of turnovers, only 18 minutes played, three turnovers.

After coming out of the bathroom, Zhou Quan noticed Jill's expression and said to him: "Kendall, it doesn't matter if you play a game, I also have times when I don't perform well, haven't you noticed?" ”

"Thank you, Boss, I'll be back." Jill said gratefully.

In the other three games, the Jazz defeated the Spurs at home to get the first round match point.

The Hawks lost on the road, trailing 1-2 and the Nets got the match point.

The Knicks lost away, leading 2-1 and holding a match point.

On the 3rd, supersonic returned to Seattle.

That night, the Bulls lost away from home and were pulled back by the Pistons.

The Magic, who were fourth in the East in the regular season, lost on the road, and the Pacers, who were fifth in the East, completed the first round of sweeps to advance.

In the West, the Suns completed a sweep of the Warriors on the road, with a score of 140-133, no overtime, and played a superexplosive offense.

And Mosaic, which was also playing away, was pulled back by the Trailblazers, still leading 2-1 with a match point in his hand.

No. 4 was uneventful, and No. 5 continued in the first round.

That night, the Jazz defeated the Spurs at home to advance by a score of 3-1.

There was a striking resemblance between East and West, with the Spurs, who finished fourth in the regular season, eliminated by the Jazz, who were fifth.

In addition, the Hawks defeated the Nets away and tied it 2-2.

At the same time, the Bulls defeated the Pistons away and completed the first round of promotion 3-1.

On the evening of the 6th, the first round continued.

The Knicks defeated the Cavaliers on the road, eliminated their opponents 3-1, and completed the first round of advancement.

At the same time, Mosaic defeated the Trail Blazers and also eliminated the opponent 3-1 to complete the first round of promotion.

On the night of the 7th, the Hawks returned to their home court and defeated the Nets to advance to the first round with difficulty.

In this way, all the first rounds of the East and West are completed.

At this time, the supersonic, which was the first to complete the first round, had already rested for 5 days.

The second round starts on the 8th, with a best-of-seven system and a home-and-away system of 22111.

East, Bulls vs. Pacers, Hawks vs. Knicks.

West, Mosaic vs. Sun, Supersonic vs. Jazz.

The front team has a home advantage, with the first group playing from the 8th and the second from the 10th.

The Hawks had just finished the first round and could only play at No. 10, which was also specially adjusted by Stern, staggering the game between the Bulls and the SuperSonics.

But some people are very angry, and Dameng Olajuwon said angrily in an interview with the media: "The league's schedule is problematic, and Charles's Finals last year was like this, biased towards the Pistons, and this time it is the same." ”

"Hakim, what exactly do you mean?" The journalist asked.

Da Meng said very dissatisfiedly: "The supersonic are the first to finish the first round, and their second round actually starts from the tenth, and they have to give them two days to rest."

And what about us? We only finished the first round on the sixth, and we actually started to play the second round on the eighth, did they consider the reasonableness? We should be playing at the tenth, not the Iron Fist team. ”

"Who made your game ratings inferior to ours?"

Zhou Quan couldn't help laughing when he saw the words about Da Meng through the media.

After the first round was over, the major media updated the data on the probability of winning the championship.

According to TNT TV, in the East, the Bulls are 24%, the Knicks are 16%, the Hawks are 10%, the Pacers are 1%, and the four teams combined are 51%; In the West, the SuperSonics 15%, the Mosaics 15%, the Suns 15%, the Jazz 4%, add up to 49%.

ESPN's data is that in the East, the Bulls are 36%, the Knicks are 12%, the Hawks are 6%, the Pacers are 1%, and the four teams combined are 55%; In the West, the SuperSonics 17%, the Mosaics 13%, the Suns 10%, the Jazz 5%, and the sum of 45%.

Zhou Quan saw ESPN's data and was a little puzzled, is ESPN optimistic about his team reaching the finals? But it is also clear that this TV station is not optimistic about him winning the championship, and there is only a 17% chance of winning the championship.

However, with a 17% chance of winning the championship, it is already the second of the eight teams, which means that ESPN is optimistic about the Finals opponents are the Bulls and the SuperSonics.

And ESPN is still as optimistic about Jordan as ever, with a 36% chance of winning the championship, the other three teams in the East combined are only 19%, and the second SuperSonics and the third Knicks are only 29% combined.

……

The next day, on the 8th, at half past eight, Zhou Quan came to the headquarters.

The supersonic training has been back for three days, and yesterday they started to increase the volume, so that their bodies can get excited and get into the state as soon as possible, so as not to have a long rest time and lose their state.

"Iron Fist, the MVP will be announced at nine o'clock, are you nervous?" Rodman yelled at the sight of him.

Zhou Quan touched his heart and said with a smile: "I'm really a little nervous." ”

"Boss, you have the best data and the best record, it must be yours."

"Yes, I think so too."

Teammates shouted.

Zhou Quan smiled and nodded, he hoped so, but this is the United States, it is American journalists and basketball commentators who come to vote, and he has a natural disadvantage.

It was nearly nine o'clock, in Houston, at Olajuwon's house, and he couldn't sit still at all, so he stood in front of the TV and felt his heart pounding.

This year's MVP, he wants it so much, it feels like this is the closest year to MVP.

But the competitor is too strong, whether it is Jordan or Iron Fist, his personal data is not weaker than him, and he is a little inferior in terms of record, which makes him uneasy.

In Chicago, Jordan sat on the couch with a cup of coffee in his hand, looking relaxed.

He already has three MVPs, and this kind of hard accolade that is rare for other superstars doesn't mean much to him.

But this MVP, he also wants it very much, why? Competitiveness is one, and the second is that if he takes it, Zhou Quan will not have a chance to take it.

So don't look at him now, he looks very relaxed, but his eyes are very solemn.

At nine o'clock, ABC TV began to announce the NBA league's MVP winners for the season.

The camera is on David Stern, and the setting is the office of the president of the league headquarters.

David Stern didn't sit down, but stood in front of his desk, holding a white envelope, opened it with a smile, and said, "NBA league's 93/94 regular season MVP, from UCLA University, SuperSonics main point guard Zhou Quan." ”

"Ahh

At the supersonic headquarters, when Zhou Quan only heard UCLA, he shouted excitedly and raised his fists vigorously.

"Shet!"

When he heard UCLA, Olajuwon burst into foul language, rushed forward and kicked the TV over.

"Championship, only the championship can make up for my loss." His face was a little hideous with excitement, and he snapped.

When Jordan heard UCLA, the coffee cup in his hand shook and almost spilled out.

He knew that his rival was about to rise in the league again, and the guy who was nine years younger than him was striding after him, which gave him a very anxious sense of urgency.

This sense of urgency made him feel that this year's championship must be obtained, the two championships are too few, it is not safe, and sooner or later he will be caught up by that kid, only by winning more championships, so that the kid has no chance to win the championship, can the kid not have a chance to catch up with him.

Zhou Quan received a lot of phone calls, from his agent, his father at home, Liu Yumin's from China, Zhang Lili's, many sponsors, friends, assassins and Jo Dumas, as well as Roberts and Christina Yeri, who also called congratulatory calls.

"The youngest MVP winner in NBA league history is born!"

Since the announcement of the roster, TV stations large and small across the United States have reported on it, and the news has even suppressed the second-round series that will start in the evening, and the attention is very high.

As the NBA began to go global, coupled with the influence of the Dream Team in the Olympic Games, and even Zhou Quan himself had a little cross-border influence, this news also spread to the world and attracted more attention.

(End of chapter)