As the schedule continues, it is inevitable that the SuperSonics will have some injuries.

Among the main players, Matt Geiger suffered a knee injury and was out for eight games.

In addition, Kendall Gill suffered a calf strain and was out of eleven games.

Important substitute defender Salunas Mathio Leonis is seriously injured and is out for the season.

Important substitute Ace suffered a ligament strain in his left knee and was also sidelined for 12 games.

However, the veteran McMillan is good, his playing style is tough, and his body is also exercised, and he has only been suspended for two games.

Among the fringe players, Steve Sheefler was seriously injured in a training session and is expected to be difficult to return to in the playoffs.

Byron Houston, another fringe man, also suffered a serious injury in the game and is also out for the season.

These injuries frustrated Zhou Quan's idea of chasing the bull.

The Bulls' injury situation is better than that of the SuperSonics, and there have been no serious injuries in either the main team or the bench.

However, the battle for the scoring title between Zhou Quan and Jordan continues.

Although Jordan wants to win the championship and defend the championship the most, now Zhou Quan wants to compete for his scoring title, which makes him very annoyed.

He thinks that the assist king is Zhou Quan, the scoring champion is his, and no one can rob anyone, which he can't bear, so in the second half, he obviously began to work harder.

Jordan's offensive firepower is still stronger than Zhou Quan's, and according to the level of the system, it has reached at least a top offense like level 95, which is a grade higher than Zhou Quan's offense.

The supersonic style of play and the tactical style of head coach George Carr are originally average, and Zhou Quan's shots at the supersonic speed are already very high, reaching 20 times, and he can't blindly increase his shots, so he can't catch up for a while.

On March 25, Michael Tyson, the most aggressive world boxing champion in the history of world boxing, received a reduced sentence and walked out of the Indiana Youth Correctional Center.

Outside the center, a large group of journalists was waiting for him.

"Michael, do you still box?" A reporter asked in a loud voice.

"Of course."

Michael Tyson does not look like a beast that has broken out of its cage and is full of hunger, but like a beast that has been tortured to the point of losing its sharpness, with no light in its eyes and no aggression.

During his years in the correctional center, as a black man, he once again experienced what racial discrimination is, in it, he has no dignity, and as for the dignity of the world boxing champion, it is not worth anything.

On April 8, Tyson's agent Don King announced that Tyson's first game after being released from prison was officially finalized, and the opponent was Pete McNee, at the MGM Hotel in Alaska.

On April 23, the SuperSonics lost to the Suns on the road, ending the 94/95 regular season with a 61-21 record and first place in the West.

The Bulls have 17 losses in 65 games, ranking first in the league.

After playing his last game, Zhou Quan returned to the locker room and asked the coaching staff to get his season personal data.

He seemed very excited, it was about the regular season mission, and the huge reward made him a little impatient.

Played in 82 games, started 82 games, averaged 41 minutes per game, averaged 28 points, 5.1 rebounds, 14.8 assists, 4.5 steals, 1.2 blocks, 2.8 turnovers and 2.8 fouls per game.

He averaged 11.2-of-21.5 shooting per game with a 52.1% shooting percentage, 1.05-of-2.6 from three-point range with a 40.4% shooting percentage, and 4.6-of-5 from the field with a 92% shooting percentage, a true shooting percentage of 59.2% and a turnover-assist ratio of 5.28.

This season, he ranked first in the team in playing time, first in the number of shots, first in scoring, third in rebounds, first in steals, first in blocks, first in assists, first in defensive efficiency, first in personal plus/minus, and third in shooting percentage.

2,300 points/7,308 points in the regular season and career this season; 418/1546 rebounds, 1214/4176 assists, 369/1102 steals, 98/274 blocks.

"Mission accomplished!"

In a flash, he turned on the system.

Sure enough, a new prompt got him excited right away.

When I opened it, it was the reward hint that he was rewarded with +2 Injury Resistance, +1 Jump, +1 Agility, and +1 Strength.

Now his resistance to injuries is level 95, bounce and agility level 95, and strength level 87.

Of all ten physical qualities, eight are above level 95, two of which are at full level, and only strength and speed are below level 95.

Before he could be pleased, several new hints reappeared.

"The host's physical fitness has been further improved, please continue to carry out shooting and breakthrough training tasks, every 2,000 rounds, you can improve by one level. The shooting technique can be increased up to level 96, and the breakthrough technique can be increased up to level 95. ”

"Every level of improvement in all shooting skills, the basic skills of shooting will also be improved by one level; All shooting skills are upgraded to level 96, and shooting skills are directly increased to the maximum level. ”

"All breakout techniques are upgraded to level 95, shooting skills are upgraded to level 96, and offense is upgraded to level 95."

Seeing the content of the task, Zhou Quan laughed.

Although it is no longer 500 times a round, an increase of 4 times, but with his current technical level, this level of improvement is a step forward, and 2000 times will be fixed to improve by one level, which is already very, very good.

It is no wonder that after the previous training tasks were completed, the training tasks were no longer issued, because the quality did not meet the requirements.

He calculated that 12 shooting techniques and 6 breakthrough techniques would add up to seventy or eighty rounds of training, 14 to 160,000 training sessions, and it would take two years to complete the full calculation.

"Iron Fist, congratulations, defending the assist and steal king for three consecutive seasons." That's when George Carr's voice rang out.

"Congratulations, Boss."

"Iron Fist, double champion, you have monopolized these two data kings."

Other teammates also sent congratulations.

"Thank you!"

Zhou Quan replied with a smile.

He then said to Rodman, "Dennis, congratulations on defending your fourth consecutive rebounding title. ”

"Haha, I've said it a long time ago, Iron Fist, you monopolize the king of assists and steals, and I monopolize the king of rebounds." Rodman laughed.

"Mutombo is the king of blocks, averaging 3.9 per game. Jordan is the leading scorer, averaging 30.8 points per game, followed by O'Neal's 29.3 points, and Iron Fist you ranks third in the league.

But Jordan isn't as good as you when it comes to shooting percentage and true shooting percentage, which are 49.8 percent and 58.3 percent respectively this season.

Defensive efficiency, you're the same as last season, the best in the league. In terms of individual wins, you're slightly below Jordan and second in the league.

In terms of defensive efficiency, it's possible for you to get DPOY again, but it doesn't necessarily give you again. And MVP, our record is not as good as the Bulls, and it is also a little difficult. ”

Kendall Gill said: "We have the second record in the league, Jordan has three MVPs, and this time it will not necessarily be returned to him.

Zhou Quan shook his head with a smile and said, "These are not the most important things for me, the most important thing is the playoffs." ”

Everyone nodded, they reached the finals last season, but they didn't win the championship, and this season they have only one goal, that is, the championship.

George Karl then gave a look at the regular season and playoffs.

The top eight in the East are, Bulls, Magic, Knicks, Pacers, Hornets, Cavaliers, Hawks, and Celtics.

The top eight in the West are, SuperSonics, Jazz, Suns, Spurs, Lakers, Mosaics, Trail Blazers, and Nuggets.

Playoff matchups.

Eastern Conference First Round: Bulls vs. Celtics, Pacers vs. Hornets, Magic vs. Hawks, Knicks vs. Cavaliers.

Western Conference First Round: SuperSonics vs. Nuggets, Spurs vs. Lakers, Jazz vs. Trail Blazers, Suns vs. Mosaics.

"It's a coincidence that I played the Nuggets in the first round this year." Zhou Quan said with a smile.

"We played them 3-1 in the regular season last year and this year, and we swept the Nuggets in the first round last year, so this time it won't be a problem," Kendall Gill said. ”

Zhou Quan smiled: "Don't be careless, our attitude should be the same as last year, to play every game as the last game, to win one game at a time, so that even if the worst result occurs, we are mentally prepared and will not regret it." ”

"Yes, Boss."

"Iron Fist is right."

The locker room echoed the chorus of the players.

George Karl said: "After we advance in the first round, we should play the Spurs in the second round, and we are also 3-1 in the regular season this season, so the first two rounds should not be a big problem, mainly depending on who the opponent is in the Western finals." ”

Rodman grinned and said, "It's either the Jazz or the Suns." The Suns and Mosaic met in the first round, and they seemed to meet in the second round last year, and this time it was brought forward. ”

Zhou Quan said with a strange expression: "Mosaic got a glider, but I didn't expect the injury to be worse than ours, and it actually fell to sixth." ”

When he said this, he suddenly thought that the second round of Mosaic in the West last year first lost two consecutive defeats at home, but in the end it was a tie-break to enter the Western Finals, so he couldn't help but be vigilant and reminded:

"I don't think Mosaic necessarily loses to the Suns, and although one of their rotating power forwards is out and Maxwell hasn't fully recovered from his injury, the roster has depth and resilience, and we can't afford to be careless."

George Carr nodded: "What Iron Fist said makes sense, the Mosaic team showed resilience in the second round last year, and it is indeed worth being wary of." ”

Zhou Quan observed the atmosphere in the locker room, it was not bad, it was better than this time last season, after the playoffs last season, especially the grinding of the finals, including the head coach, the mentality should be better now, and the ability to withstand pressure is stronger.

……

"Iron Fist, the fourth and fifth member of the 180 Club in the history of the league." The Seattle Times.

"Congratulations to Michael Jordan, who has won the scoring title for the ninth consecutive season, you have monopolized this honor, and this era belongs to you." New york times.

"No. 1 in personal data and No. 1 in record, Michael Jordan has the best chance of winning the fourth MVP trophy of his career." Chicago Sports Newspaper.

"If you win the fourth crown and defend the title twice, it symbolizes the advent of the trapeze era." Chicago Tribune.

"The first round will definitely sweep the green team, and neither the Pacers nor the Hornets will be able to form any obstacles to the Bulls in the second round, and the Bulls have already locked up the Eastern Conference finals." Los Angeles Daily News.

"Iron Fist defended his assists and steals titles for the third year in a row, and the double title will continue throughout his career." Detroit Worker Daily.

"No. 1 in the league in defensive efficiency, Iron Fist will defend the DPOY." The Seattle Post.

"We swept the Nuggets in the first round last season, and there is no difficulty this season, and there is an 80% chance of facing the Spurs in the second round, and there will still be no difficulty, and the SuperSonics have already booked a place in the Western Conference finals." Los Angeles Daily News.

On the 24th, major media began to hype the situation of the playoffs, as the two most popular people, Jordan and Zhou Quan are naturally the top priority of media reports.

Zhou Quan couldn't help but laugh when he saw the report of the Los Angeles Daily, it seems that the strength of the Lakers is not even optimistic about the Los Angeles media.

Major media outlets have also begun to analyze the playoff situation and the championship situation.

At the beginning of the season, the media gave several championship-level teams, namely the Bulls, Magic, and Knicks in the East, and the SuperSonics, Mosaics, Spurs, Suns and other teams in the West, and the media recognized four championship-level teams.

The analysis in the east is still very accurate, with the three teams in Pot 1 winning the top three in the East, but the analysis in the west is inaccurate, and neither the Spurs nor Mosaic are in the top three.

These two teams have also been criticized by the media, and the two super centers of Big Dream and Admiral have been blamed.

NBC TV gave the agency's championship prediction in the sports news on the morning of the 24th.

25% for the Bulls, 20% for the SuperSonics, 15% for the Knicks, 13% for the Magic, 11% for the Jazz, 8% for the Suns, 7% for the Mosaics, and 1% for the rest combined.

Zhou Quan probably glanced through the newspapers, except for the media in Seattle, the media in other cities basically listed the Bulls as the first place to win the championship.

But the SuperSonics are also the second-seeded team in the major media predictions, and they are the second-most favored team to win the championship in the media.

The first round started on the 27th, and the SuperSonics started on this day, without much rest, and the playoffs were packed with a tight schedule.

On the 25th, the league officially announced a series of regular season honors.

Five data kings, Zhou Quan once again won the double crown of assists and steals, Rodman was once again named the rebounding king, and the supersonic won three of them, the scoring champion is Jordan, and the block king is Mutopom.

The best rookie was popular star Grant Hill, the best sixth man was Anthony Mason Jr., and the DPOY went to Mutombo.

On the 26th, the Nuggets arrived in Seattle.

Zhou Quan invited the same year Xiu Mu Tombo to dinner, and he said helplessly: "Iron Fist, it's really unlucky to touch you again in the first round." ”

Zhou Quan laughed and said, "No way, Dickon Bay, this time I can only invite you for a round of tours." You're not as good as last season, you know. ”

Mutombo said unconvinced: "That's not necessarily, maybe I will eliminate you this time." ”

Zhou Quan nodded and smiled: "People always have to have dreams, otherwise what's the difference between them and salted fish?" Deacon Bay, your dream is good, you are out of the ranks of salted fish. ”

"Iron Fist, you're a bastard!"

……

The fact is that Mutombo did have a dream in which he eliminated Zhou Quan, and the reality was that he was swept by supersonic again.

In addition, on this day, the Bulls also swept the green team and completed the promotion at the same time as the SuperSonics.

The next day, May 2, the Magic swept the Eagles.

In the other five games, the Pacers and Hornets are tied 2-1, the Knicks and Cavaliers are 2-1, the Spurs and Lakers are 2-1, the Jazz and the Trail Blazers are 2-1, and the Suns and Mosaic are 1-2.

On the 3rd, the Pacers eliminated the Hornets with a score of 3-1 to complete the promotion.

At the same time, the Knicks also eliminated the Cavaliers and reached the second round.

On the 4th, the Spurs defeated the Lakers again and reached the second round.

At the same time, the Jazz and the Trail Blazers were tied 2-2.

And the Suns and Mosaic are two to two in the first four games.

On the 6th, the Jazz defeated the Trail Blazers and reached the second round.

At the same time, Mosaic once again showed great tenacity, defeating the Suns and making it to the second round with difficulty.

But Mosaic suffered another injury in the first round, and the madman Maxwell was seriously injured again in G1 and left the twelve-man squad for the season.

In this way, the second-round matchups are, East, Bulls vs. Pacers, Magic vs. Knicks; The West is, the SuperSonics vs. the Spurs, and the Jazz vs. the Mosaics.

The second round will start on the 7th, starting with the SuperSonics vs. the Spurs, and the Magic vs. the Knicks, with the other two sets of games starting on the 8th.

(End of chapter)