After the first round, major media adjusted the prediction data in a timely manner.

Bulls 28%, SuperSonics 22%, Magic 15%, Knicks 13%, Mosaics 7%, Pacers 6%, Spurs 5%, Jazz 4%.

After the first round, Mosaic's rating has improved, but almost all media outlets are still most optimistic about the Bulls and the Hypersonics.

The most unlucky is the Suns, who are not as good as the year after year, and were once listed as the first pot by some media at the beginning of the season, but now they have been eliminated in the first round.

In particular, Barkley has been criticized by the media, this is his third season with the Suns, he reached the Finals in the first season, reached the second round last season, and this season he has a round-robin tour, leading the team to a worse and worse record, and the Phoenix media has already appeared to trade him.

On May 7, 95, the second round of two sets of matches began.

The Spurs, who were fourth in the West in the regular season, seemed to have no power to compete under the supersonics' powerful offense and defense, and lost the first game, 86-105, losing by 19 points.

This is still the reason why Zhou Quan only played 34 minutes, otherwise the score gap would be even greater.

In the other game, the Magic and the Knicks were inseparable, and under the confrontation between the new and old super centers, the Magic who were fighting at home finally had the last laugh and won the G1 battle.

On the 8th, the other two groups of competitions were played.

As a result, the Bulls beat the Pacers at home and the Jazz beat Mosaic at home.

No. 9, the SuperSonics lost to the Spurs for the second time, while the Magic lost at home, and the Knicks played to a 1-1 draw.

On the 10th, the Bulls won two in a row at home.

Jazz and Mosaic were the games that Zhou Quan paid more attention to, and as a result, he saw a crazy offensive battle, with the score playing a jaw-dropping 140:126, and Mosaic on the road had the last laugh.

Mosaic won in the third quarter, playing a 39-21 score in a single quarter and winning by 18 points in the first quarter.

Jet Kenny Smith and glider Drexler both shot more than 70 percent from the field, and they were in the Jazz restricted area, both hitting 30+, Big Dream 27 points, and Horry 21 points.

The three-point shooting was crazy, shooting 19 of 28, with a terrifying 67.9% shooting rate, which was 7.9 percentage points higher than Mosaic's shooting percentage, playing a terrifying offensive efficiency.

The Jazz actually didn't perform badly, shooting 51.9% from the field, 9 of 16 three-pointers, and a shooting rate of 56.3%, and six players on the team scored double-doubles, two of whom were 20+.

"The performance of these two teams tonight, whoever meets will have to kneel." After watching this game, Zhou Quan broke out in a cold sweat.

Especially mosaics, big dreams, jets, gliders, these troika is too terrifying, tonight the three of them all played a state that needed the opponent's bag, Jazz also lost unjustly, the three opponents need to be sandwiched, but they only have a total of five people, how to prevent it?

"When did this jet become so powerful?"

He can't understand that since his rookie season, Kenny Smith has been very honest in front of him, and he has never played in such a state, and last year's Western Conference Final was also locked by him, and he couldn't make a splash.

He said to Kendall Gill, who was sitting next to him: "Kendall, if you touch the mosaic again in the West, you must be at the highest intensity for the defense of the glider, and you must reduce his shooting rate." ”

"Understood."

Kendall Gill wiped a handful of sweat.

George Karl calmly analyzed: "Iron Fist, you lock Kenny Smith and destroy their organizational function, we still have a chance to win." ”

Zhou Quan nodded and said: "Kenny Smith had 9 assists tonight, broke through the whole process, and broke John Stockton."

But the gliders also got seven assists, and even if I locked Kenny Smith, I wouldn't be able to completely disrupt their playmaking, so Kendall's defense was still very crucial. ”

George Carr nodded and said to Jill, "Kendall, you have a heavy task at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, and you have to study the number of ways to glider a little more. ”

"Yes, Coach."

Kendall Gil wiped his sweat again.

Zhou Quan smiled: "Don't worry, if you can't guard against him, we will change our guard, and you will guard against Kenny Smith." ”

"That's okay, when the time comes, it depends on their status, and then decide whether you change your guard." George Carr said immediately.

Kendall Gil breathed a sigh of relief, the glider was much more powerful than the jet, the jet didn't look hot tonight, but it couldn't be like this in the whole series.

On the 11th, the second round continued.

The SuperSonics lost on the road, and Spurs had home advantage, with the score tied at 2-1.

At the same time, the Magic won on the road and also played 2-1.

On the 12th, the Bulls also lost on the road, and the Pacers were tied 2-1.

On the same night, back at home, Mosaic lost.

Zhou Quan and the others still gathered together to watch the game, and they also watched this game.

The score of this game was 95:82, which returned to normal, which also made them breathe a sigh of relief.

Big Dream hit 30 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists and 5 blocks, Kenny Smith still performed well, 20 points and 5 assists, but the glider only got 17 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists, and had 4 turnovers.

Zhou Quan has paid attention to the performance of gliders in the playoffs in recent seasons, and found that the glider's performance in the playoffs is not stable, and he can't play key performances, and he can't play a decisive performance at the core level like Da Meng, which also makes him breathe a sigh of relief.

On the 13th, the SuperSonics defeated the Spurs and got the second-round match point.

That same night, the Magic lost away and tied 2-2 with the Knicks.

On the 14th, the Bulls also got the match point.

Mosaic, on the other hand, won at home and drew 2-2 with the Jazz.

On the 15th, the SuperSonics advanced to the Western Conference finals with a score of 4-1.

On the same night, when the Magic returned to the home court, O'Neal blasted 41 points and 17 rebounds on Ewing's head, and sent 6 big hats, which exploded the Knicks, with a big score of 3-2 and also got the match point.

On the 16th, the Bulls, who returned to their home court, lost unexpectedly, with a big score of 3-2, and still held the match point.

Mosaic, on the other hand, lost away and drew 2-3 with the Jazz, with the Jazz getting the match point.

In this way, the SuperSonics team will be the first to advance, have a physical advantage, and sit back and watch the rest of the teams continue to fight to the death.

On the 17th, the Knicks, who returned to their home court, defeated the Magic, and the two sides were tied 3-3 and will have a tie-break battle, and the Magic have a home court advantage.

On the 18th, the Bulls defeated the Pacers on the road and advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals with a score of 4-2.

On the same night, Mosaic, who returned to their home court, defeated the Jazz, and the two sides were tied 3-3 and would have a tie-break, the home of the Jazz.

On the 19th, the ambitious Knicks played a tie-break with the Magic away, and finally lost and lost the second-round series.

Pat Riley was disappointed, reaching the Eastern Conference finals last season, but stopped in the second round this season.

However, he will not choose to leave New York, and he wants to get more power from management so that he can take control of the team.

On the 20th, the Jazz played a tiebreaker with Mosaic at home.

In the end, Mosaic, who was playing away from home, had the last laugh, 105-104, and only won by one point, but it was enough to eliminate the Jazz.

Big Dream and Glider both scored 29 points, Kenny Smith scored 10 points, and Sam Kassel was the head of the game, coming off the bench as a substitute, shooting 6-of-10 in 22 minutes, knocking down 19 points and 7 assists.

In this way, the list of East and West Finals came out.

Eastern Conference Finals, Bulls vs. Magic.

Western Final, Supersonic vs. Mosaic.

The West Finals will be played first, the G1 Battle will be played on the 22nd, and the East Finals will be on the 23rd.

After the end of the second round, the main energy of the media and some professionals is the MVP voting that is about to end, as well as the analysis of the situation of the East and West Finals, and the adjustment of the championship prediction.

Magic Johnson said in an interview with the media: "The Magic and Mosaic each have a super center, they are the traditional center core team, while the SuperSonics and the Bulls are the opposite, they each have a historical level guard, they are the team with the guard at the core."

Therefore, this East and West Finals is actually a contest between a guard and a center, a contest between two super defenders and a super center.

The four super centers have never proven themselves in the playoffs, and they have the strength to beat two super guards, so I am more optimistic about the Bulls and the SuperSonics to advance to the Finals. ”

"The era of super defenders? Or the era of super centers? There's no doubt that from magicians to smiling assassins, from flyers to tekken, this is an era of super-guard brawl. The New York Times.

"The big four super centers are challenging the era of super defenders." Los Angeles Daily News.

ESPN gave its own stats, the Bulls have a 65% chance of reaching the Finals, the Magic 35%, the SuperSonics 51% of the Finals, and Mosaic 49%.

In terms of championship predictions, it is similar, with the Bulls up to 35%, the SuperSonics 25%, the Mosaics 23%, and the Magic 17%.

Zhou Quan agrees with ESPN's prediction data this time, and this time he has to fight with all his strength to have a chance to break through.

In particular, you have to defend well, which is the basis for winning.

The media is not very optimistic about Mosaic, the reason is that Mosaic and Jazz scored a tie-break, one is to consume physical energy, and the other is that the Jazz did not play a more obvious advantage.

But Zhou Quan once again saw the resilience of Mosaic and the spirit of not giving up even to a desperate situation, which is very terrifying.

And the mosaic lineup is really good, two superstars, one inside and one outside, and the thickness of the lineup is also good.

In addition to Big Dream and Glider, that Robert Horry played well after entering the playoffs.

He collected the performance of Mosaic's important rotation lineup in the first two series, and Horry averaged 11 points, 4 rebounds, 3.4 assists, 1.4 assists, 0.8 blocks and 1 turnover in the first round, shooting 44.2% from the field and averaging 2.8 free throws per game.

In the second round, he had 10.7 points, 7.4 rebounds, 4 assists, 0.7 steals, 1.4 blocks and 0.9 turnovers, shooting 49% from the field and averaging 2.7 free throws per game.

In addition, Horry's three-point shooting was also good, and he shot 1-of-3.4 in the first round, shooting only 29.4%, but in the second round, he averaged 3.4 shots and 1.6 shots per game, and his shooting percentage increased to 45.8%.

There's also Jet Kenny Smith, who averaged 11 points per game in the first round and 17 points in the second round.

In addition, Sam Kassel on the bench should also be careful, there was no chance in the first round, and after the increase in playing time in the second round, he averaged 14.6 points, 5 assists and 1.3 steals per game, which was the third scoring point in the second round of Mosaic, as well as the assist king and steal king in the second round, surpassing Kenny Smith.

Fortunately, his current defense has really reached the top level, and after several seasons of grinding, the individual defense has reached level 97, the assistant defense level is level 95, and the overall defense level is level 95, I believe it should be able to lock Kenny Smith and his substitute Sam Cassell.

Locking these two would destroy at least half of the mosaic's organizational function, and that's the chance for hypersound.

Even if Big Dream and Glider can play inside and outside, with their supersonic defensive system, they can also be dealt with.

Also, Maxwell was reimbursed, as was an important rotating power forward, otherwise Mosaic's bench lineup would have been stronger and more difficult to deal with.

……

The home-and-away schedule for the West and East Showdowns is 22111, and the SuperSonics have a home-field advantage.

At 2 p.m. on May 21, Mosaic arrived in Seattle and held a press conference at the hotel.

"Big Dream, do you have the self-confidence to beat the supersonic for the Western Finals?" A reporter from the New York Times asked.

"We've had a lot of injuries this season and we've had a big impact on the regular season, but it's just a grind for us and I'm sure we're as prepared as we can be to beat any team."

Olajuwon said in an extremely firm tone and expression.

"Big dream, last year's Western Finals were defeated by the SuperSonics, will Mosaic replicate last year's fate?" A Seattle Daily reporter asked.

Oraju said with fire in his eyes: "No way. ”

After saying this, he gritted his teeth and said: "This year is our revenge battle, and we will definitely take out the Seattle SuperSonics, and Iron Fist." ”

At five o'clock in the afternoon, the Supersonic also gave an interview to the media after completing the team's training.

"Iron Fist, Mosaic has two superstars and an absolute advantage on the inside, are the SuperSonics confident to beat them?" A reporter from the New York Times asked.

"How to beat Mosaic in the Western Finals, we have experience." Zhou Quan said.

"But just now Big Dream also said that Mosaic has absolute confidence to beat the supersonics." The reporter said.

"No, they don't have the experience to beat us in the Western Finals, he's just bragging." Zhou Quan shook his head and said.

"Poof!"

Some reporters and Mr. Zhou's teammates laughed.

……

That night, Zhou Quan went to bed at eleven o'clock.

As an NBA player, the sleeping time is not fixed, and the days when there are games are generally in the early hours of the morning, which makes it difficult to form a biological clock, and sometimes the sleep quality is not good.

If you don't sleep well, your spirit is not good, and it is difficult to concentrate, so the state of the players sometimes fluctuates a lot, which is a common thing.

Fortunately, he doesn't have much nightlife, tries to keep enough sleep time, doesn't stick to those things, rarely drinks alcohol, and the quality of sleep is okay, so his state has been very stable.

However, after his grandfather died, he often practiced the sleeping pill gong as a nostalgia, and gradually became a habit, and there was no big feeling in the first half a year, which was similar to not practicing.

But in the past few days, it seems that there has been an entry, there used to be more dreams, not much deep sleep time, these days it seems that there are fewer dreams, deep sleep time has also increased compared with before, and the quality of sleep has improved.

This is extremely good for him, the better the quality of sleep, the better the spirit, and of course the better the state and the more focused he will be.

Although his nervous reaction speed is level 96, it is difficult to really exert this level of reaction speed in the case of inattention.

This night, a very rare night without dreams, woke up at eight o'clock in the morning, slept for nine hours, when the eyes opened, I felt very refreshed.

"Today's state should be no worse."

The chef at home had already prepared breakfast, and after eating, Zhou Quan turned on the TV and tuned into the NBC channel.

Of course, he wants the regular season MVP very much, there is only one in his hand, Jordan has three, but the record is not as good as others, and the most important factor in the MVP is the record, plus the color of the skin and the identity of the Chinese, so he is also mentally prepared.

(End of chapter)