Rodman said with a smile at this time: "Iron Fist, you are the second in history to win both the assist king and the scoring king, plus the steal king, you are the only one in history." ”

"Iron Fist, you've made history again."

"Boss, go back and have a party to celebrate."

"Okay, let's have a yacht party when we get back."

"Great!"

"Boss, can you bring your girlfriend up?"

"Yes, but you have to play separately, there are only two bedrooms on the yacht, except for the master bedroom, the remaining one cannot be assigned to you."

"We can take turns going in."

"Get out!"

"Haha......"

After laughing, George Carr took a piece of paper and said, "Everyone, be quiet, I'll read the first eight of the regular season and the first round." ”

Everyone fell silent and looked at the manager.

"The top eight in the East are, Bulls, Magic, Pacers, Cavaliers, Heat, Knicks, Pistons, Hawks."

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

"Eastern Conference first-round matchups: Bulls vs. Hawks, Cavaliers vs. Heat, Magic vs. Pistons, Pacers vs. Knicks."

"Western Conference first-round matchups: SuperSonics vs. Suns, Jazz vs. Lakers, Mosaics vs. Kings, Spurs vs. Trail Blazers."

Zhou Quan feels that there should be no suspense about playing the Suns in the first round, just whether they can sweep, the winner of the second round against the Jazz and the Lakers, with a high probability of playing the Jazz, there is no suspense about this, he is John Stockton, in the case of a complete lineup, it is possible to lose in the regular season, but it is impossible to lose in the series.

In the Western Finals, he judged that it was either the Spurs or the mosaic of the Big Three. The Spurs are easier to play, but the Big Three are very difficult, and there is a high probability that they will have to play Mosaic again.

In the first game of the regular season, he played a super performance of 50 points in the half and defeated Mosaic, but that kind of performance is rare, and it is impossible to expect that kind of performance in the series, and it has to be fought one game at a time.

……

On the 22nd, the team returned to Seattle.

On this day, there was a lot of discussion in the media about whether the superSonics team is the strongest team in the history of the league, and in addition to the media, many active and retired players participated.

Each has its own opinions, there is no unified opinion, and the fans watched the excitement.

Zhou Quan has already arranged it at home in advance, and having a yacht party is a celebration for himself, and it is also a party with his teammates after the regular season to relax.

It is also a celebration of the team's record of playing the first record in the league, and it is 70 wins, which is a record worth celebrating.

The yacht had already prepared a large amount of food, drinks, fishing rods, and a few cooks and waiters, and left for sea at nine o'clock in the morning and returned in the evening for a long day at sea.

At 10 a.m. that day, when Zhou Quan was at sea, the league announced a series of honors for the regular season.

In addition to his three stat kings, the rebounding king is Rodman, and the block king is Mutombo.

Speaking of Rodman's rebounding leader, he has played in 57 games in 25 games this season, while the league's demand for the data king is 56 games, and he just meets the requirements.

Plus, George Karl won the Coach of the Season.

Also, Zhou Quan won the second DPOY of his career.

On this day, the media is also hyping Zhou Quan's crazy performance this season, and there are three main hype points.

The first is to win the three data kings of assists, scoring and steals in the same season, which has never been seen in the history of the league.

The second is 37.3 points per game, the first since the seventies, and the previous was Chamberlain's 38.9 points per game in the 64/65 season.

The third is to win both the scoring title and the DPOY, which is also an honor, but Jordan has also won it before, and it is not as amazing as winning three data kings and 37.3 points at the same time.

On this day, he occupied the front pages of major media in the United States, and there was a lot of news about him in overseas media.

For his hype, among the American media, the Seattle media is, of course, the most active, followed by Los Angeles and Detroit.

"Iron Fist, the undisputed first man on active duty." The Seattle Times.

"The strongest attacker in nearly thirty years, Iron Fist." The Seattle Post.

"Whether in terms of team record or personal data, this season's Iron Fist has surpassed Michael Jordan, and he should replace Jordan as the first active player in the NBA league." Los Angeles Times.

"Whether it's offense, defense, organization and assists, team record, as well as popularity and influence, Iron Fist has comprehensively surpassed Michael Jordan this season, and he is the first active player in the NBA." Detroit Worker Daily.

Thanks to his performance, most of the media in the United States began to recognize his status as the first person on active duty.

Overseas, because Jordan's influence is not as great as his, there is almost no debate about the NBA's first active player, who is the NBA's first active player, even since winning his second championship last year.

In interviews with the media, many NBA stars talked about Zhou Quan's performance this season and the topic of the first person in the active team.

Abdul-Jabbar spoke to the Los Angeles Daily News and said: "The two best performers this season, they're Iron Fist and Michael Jordan.

Michael Jordan is still fantastic, averaging 30.2 points per game, and his offensive firepower is still among the best in the league.

But Tekken's performance is even better, Jordan is already a top offensive and defensive one, but he is not only a top offensive and defensive one, but also the top assist organization, and he is even more versatile than Michael Jordan.

Personally, I think that in the regular season of this season, Iron Fist has surpassed Michael Jordan in all aspects, and he has become the first active player in this league.

So I'm really looking forward to seeing how SuperSonics and Tekken perform in the playoffs and how they can defend their titles. ”

As Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's close partner, Magic Johnson also gave an interview to the Los Angeles Times, saying:

"This season has been really good, he has made a lot of history, the stats are beautiful, they are gorgeous, I want to congratulate him.

It was fateful that Schramf and Rodman's injuries were important to his performance, and he had to increase his playing time and shoot more for the sake of his record, so he got extraordinary statistics.

Yes, if the squad is complete, he should not have a chance to play the current stats, this is all the arrangement of fate, he is very lucky. ”

"Haha......"

The next day, on the morning of the 23rd, Zhou Quan burst into laughter when he saw the interview with Magic Johnson at the dinner table.

"How?" Zeng Li, who was eating breakfast, asked curiously.

Zhou Quan put the Los Angeles Times aside and said with a smile: "I offended an old guy who used to be very powerful before, he wanted to make a comeback, but I stopped him, and now I feel that he has lost his mind a little, and he should hate me very much to talk like this." ”

"Who?"

"Magician."

"Oh, I don't know, is that a nickname?"

"Haha, yes, it's a nickname." Zhou Quan laughed and picked up the chopsticks.

Today's breakfast is xiao long bao made by the Chinese chef, beef xiao long bao, which looks good and makes him feel very appetizing.

"Ahri, how's your coffee shop business?" He asked after eating a bun.

"Not bad, hee-hee!" Zeng Li smiled.

Her exquisite café has been open for more than a month, and the positioning is higher than Starbucks, coupled with Zhou Quan's influence, it is very popular with mid-to-high-end consumers in Seattle, and she feels that she can develop a branch.

At noon, the Smiling Assassin gave an interview to New York TV in New York, saying: "I know someone is targeting Iron Fist, because Iron Fist has prevented his comeback, so he lost his temper, and he blamed Iron Fist's performance on the injury of his teammates, which is very funny. ”

"Humph!"

In the afternoon, the magician saw the news of the Assassin's interview on television, depressed and angry.

The last time Zhou Quan publicly prevented him from coming back, the league was forced by Zhou Quan to pressure and did not agree to his comeback, which made him very annoyed, and he was forced to be silent for a while and went to Europe for a tour, but now that it is the playoffs, he has not held back.

However, his sanity was still there, and he did not give any more interviews to the media to prevent the situation from expanding.

Now Zhou Quan's influence is too great, there are too many fans, he has been retired for many years, and his influence is not as good as before, and after the situation expands, it will definitely be quite unfavorable to him.

That evening, Jordan came out of a golf course in Chicago and was spotted by the media.

"Michael, now that many media outlets openly believe that Iron Fist is already the first person on active duty, do you agree?" A Miami Daily reporter asked.

"They said yes."

Jordan is also a little helpless, after all, the data is too different, and the record is also suppressed, there is no point in him denying it, he will only be ridiculed, and in the end, he is not a person who can't afford to lose, he just doesn't want to admit defeat.

But he added: "I'm 33 years old, he's only 24 years old, and it's only natural that the data will surpass me." ”

That night, Jordan's words appeared on the news channels of major television stations.

"The Flyer officially abdicated, and Iron Fist officially topped the league." New york times.

"The recognition of the trapeze marks that Michael Jordan has lost the opportunity to create his own era, and the trapeze era has died halfway. Next, let's look forward to whether the Age of Iron Fist will be born. The Washington Post.

"Congratulations to Iron Fist, you're already the real active first." Los Angeles Times.

After Jordan bowed his head, the major mainstream media in the United States also officially followed up, and all recognized Zhou Quan's status as the first person in active service.

Zhou Quan received a large number of congratulatory calls, as well as media interview calls, and was busy for a long time before he coping with it.

NBA celebrity Chamberlain was interviewed by the media and said: "Michael Jordan has won three championships in the 90s, and if Iron Fist wants to create the Iron Fist era, I think it must at least surpass Jordan's record."

Then I think he needs at least six crowns, more than double Jordan, for the nineties to be his era, not to share an era with Jordan.

And because Jordan has a two-game winning streak, Iron Fist must have a three-pronged dynasty to talk about an era that belongs to him in order for him to truly surpass Jordan. ”

Larry Bird, who is halfway through the previous era, also gave an interview to the media, saying: "I first congratulate Iron Fist on becoming the first man on active duty, which is a recognition of his strength and influence, and I recognize it too.

And then we're talking about the Iron Fist era now, and Wilt thinks at least six crowns are needed, one of the three-crown dynasties, and I basically agree with what he says.

Why? Because in my time with the magician, I had three crowns, he had five crowns, and we added up to eight crowns to occupy an era, and the five crowns of magicians were not qualified to monopolize an era.

Of course, the Magician didn't finish the dynasty, which is important, his dynasty dream was shattered by the smiling assassin's piston that year, otherwise five crowns of a dynasty, he would probably create his own era, and then there would be nothing to do with me.

So I agree that the saying that the six crowns and one dynasty have created an era is reasonable, and if Iron Fist can do it, then he can really suppress Jordan, dominate the 90s of the 20th century, and create his own Iron Fist era. If he can't, he can only share an era with Jordan. ”

Before the start of the first round, various news about the NBA's current No. 1 and the Iron Fist era dominated the front pages of the American media, and the development of the sports industry in the United States is very good, and the enthusiasm of Americans for sports is also unusually high, which brings Zhou Quan a lot of attention.

After the regular season, the sales of his jerseys and shoes, as well as the sales of various endorsement brands in the United States, entered an accelerated upward phase.

"This bastard, why is there news about him everywhere? Everywhere he advertises? ”

In Houston, Barkley threw away a stack of newspapers because it was full of news and advertisements from Zhou Quan, which was dazzling.

Maureen reluctantly picked up these newspapers and persuaded him kindly: "Charles, if you are his friend, now you are not angry, but happy for your friend, why is this, don't you examine yourself?" ”

Barkley said angrily, "Why do you want me to review? I've never considered him a friend, and from the time he came into the league, I liked Larry Johnson the kid more, and I'd rather be friends with him, you know. ”

Maureen shook her head and didn't persuade again.

She knew very well that Barkley hated Zhou Quan more and more out of jealousy.

Barkley has played for so many years, and now he is almost old, and he has not won a championship yet, but Zhou Quan won the championship he dreamed of in his second season, and this is the source of jealousy.

Now Zhou Quan has become the first person in active service, and he has suppressed Jordan, and he has been pressed by Jordan all his life, which is the second reason for jealousy of Zhou Quan.

Third, now the whole world is talking about the Iron Fist era, and he doesn't have a crown, and the difference in achievements is too great, which is what makes him jealous and sad the most.

Not only Barkley, but also Olajuwon, Ewing, Karl Malone, John Stockton, David Robinson, Drexler, etc., these superstars who have not won the crown, have also been very sad under the bombardment of news about Zhou Quan in the past few days.

(End of chapter)