"Michael, will tonight's victory resolve the internal contradictions of the Bulls?" A New York Times reporter asked.

Jordan's face was a little stinky, staring at the reporter and said: "We don't have any contradictions, we are together every day, and there will inevitably be disputes when we disagree, we need to communicate, it's just the media hype." ”

"So you haven't been interviewed about what happened to SuperSonics at the hotel last night, do you know the inside story? Are the Japanese and Korean girls who deliberately attacked the Iron Fist room really international students at the University of Chicago? Are they really aid girls? Have you been in any relationship with them? The reporter asked again.

"I don't know, I don't have any dealings with those women, I don't know any of this." Jordan immediately denied it.

"Protest, they are not women, they are international students, they are just carrying out normal aid activities, and there will be no money transactions."

"Michael, please apologize."

There are many Japanese and Korean reporters below, who were very dissatisfied when they heard Jordan's words, and they shouted one after another.

Jordan rolled his eyes, you are stupid to me, don't you want money, don't you spend money on what you collect?

"Quiet! Please be quiet, or drive away immediately. The host scolded loudly, which made some Japanese and Korean reporters shut their mouths.

The next question was asked by a reporter from the Los Angeles Times, who asked, "Michael, do you think the SuperSonics' loss tonight has something to do with the fact that they were harassed last night and were not in good shape?" ”

"A game is a game, a win is a win, a loss is a loss, I lose, I never find any reason, I accept defeat." Jordan said.

At the other end, the supersonic press conference.

"Iron Fist, how will you adjust your state next?" A reporter asked.

"Rest well and focus on the game."

"The Bulls have done you the craziest packing, and you're not doing well in this game, how are you going to deal with their packing?" The reporter asked again.

'It's a coach's job and you need to talk to the coaching staff, I'm just a player, not a coach.

"You didn't give an interview about what happened at the hotel last night, do you want to say something now?" The next reporter asked.

"The Bulls fans are very combative." Zhou Quan said helplessly.

"Poof!"

Many journalists laughed.

The reporter who asked the question asked with a smile: "According to the current news, the female branch girls who harassed you last night were all Japanese and Korean students, this must have been specially prepared for you by some people, do you think they meet your aesthetics?" ”

"Protest, protest, they're not women, they're just women." A Japanese reporter shouted angrily below.

"I'm sorry, my door hasn't been breached, I haven't seen them, I can't answer your question." Zhou Quan said with a smile.

"Haha......"

The reporters below burst into laughter.

……

Shortly after the press conference, the supersonic bus left the United Center and headed for the new hotel.

This is a private hotel with a high level of privacy, and the price is more expensive than the average five-star hotel, which Ballmer has specially arranged.

In order to defend the title, Ballmer was still willing to take money, and in addition to the players and staff, the wife group and the girlfriend group also stayed in this hotel.

At ten o'clock in the morning on the 7th, Zhou Quan got up.

On this day, he didn't do anything except eat, which was to practice sleeping pills.

Not to mention, it was another day and one night, and when he got up on the morning of the 8th, after two nights of cultivation a day, he had a deeper understanding of Sleeping Dangong, which was indeed different from ordinary sleep.

His grandfather let him sleep twenty hours a day, but he never tried it, because sleeping too much would make him more mentally and physically tired.

But now that he has been practicing for a day and two nights in a row, at least 25 hours of cultivation, he feels that his mind and body do not have the feeling of fatigue from sleeping too much.

At 8:30 a.m. on the 8th, the management, players, and family members gathered together for breakfast.

"How are you feeling?" Zhou Quan asked.

"Not bad."

“OK。”

Schramf et al. said.

Zhou Quan observed, it was better than before the G3 battle, but on the whole, it had played nearly 100 games, both mentally and physically, in fact, it was close to a limit, it was just insisting, two days of rest was not enough for them to recover their physical strength, and it was impossible to recover for two months.

In the NBA, there is a saying that the playoffs are the stage of superstars, but the finals are the stage of superstars.

So for the rest of the series, he will rely more on his own performance than on his teammates, who are already close to their physical limits.

After breakfast, Supersonic convened a tactical meeting.

George Carr's expression wasn't easy, as he couldn't find a good solution to the Bulls' entrapment tactics against Iron Fist.

Now he can only expect two things, one is that Iron Fist can pass the ball to his teammates who have an empty space in time when he is trapped, and then the empty player can throw it in after receiving the ball; The second is to hope that the players are in better shape.

Jordan has only one way to break the bag, to solve the problem with a strong individual attack, and in his opinion, in addition to the personal attack is not inferior to Jordan, Iron Fist has a better passing ability than Jordan, so his ability to break the bag should be stronger than Jordan.

And the Bulls have only one solution to Jordan's tactics of being trapped, which is to use the triangle offensive system, with frequent passing, running, covering, etc., to create single opportunities for Jordan.

But this method is not suitable for the supersonics, because Iron Fist is not Jordan, Jordan mainly plays without the ball, and Iron Fist is a big core play with the ball, the ball is always in his hands, and the supersonic pass very little when attacking, so he is easier to be caught than Jordan.

"Everybody pulled me away tonight to create singles opportunities for Tekken, and when he's caught in the bag, everyone else has to run more, get out of position, pay attention to the catch, reduce mistakes, and be decisive."

"Iron Fist, you can add some passes and it will help them crack their bag play."

'Defensively, we defended well in the last game and continued to do that tonight.

In the afternoon, the team came to the United Center for recovery training.

In the evening, the United Center Arena.

Zhou Quan had dinner with Zeng Li, Zhou Jun, and his agent Philip in a restaurant in the center, and when they came out, a large group of reporters had gathered outside.

"Iron Fist, have you slept well these two days?"

"Iron Fist, can you tell us about the hotel you are staying in?"

"Iron Fist, is anyone still harassing you at night?"

"Iron Fist ......"

Seeing them appear, they rushed up, and all kinds of questions were thrown.

"Sorry, Tekken doesn't give interviews before the fight."

Philip stood in the way and opened the way with Zhou Jun.

Finally broke through the encirclement, and several people hurriedly sped up and left the restaurant.

However, the reporters will not let go of the opportunity and have followed, even if Zhou Quan does not answer any questions, it is good to be able to take a few photos.

"Brother, you answer a few questions, maybe they won't follow." Zhou Jun said.

"Your brother and I are not answering machines, we will answer as soon as we ask. Do you know what it means to be reserved? Do you know what hunger marketing is? Zhou Quan said with a smile.

“……”

Zhou Jun couldn't help but be stunned, and said in his heart, he had learned another trick, that is, to raise reporters as dogs, and not let them eat enough.

……

On the night of the 8th, the United Center Court was starry-studded.

Star models in the entertainment industry and NBA stars abound.

Barkley, Big Dream, Ewing, etc., these Jordan's friends are all on the sidelines.

O'Neal, Reggie Miller, Isaiah Thomas, Bill Wharton, Abdul-Jabbar, and Zhou Quan are the same.

At eight o'clock, the two teams announced their starting lists.

Hypersonics: Almon Gilliam, Rodman, Schramf, Jose Hawkins, Zhou Quan

Bulls: Kevin Willis, Luke Longley, Scottie Pippen, Michael Jordan, Ron Harper

"The Bulls' starters have not changed, and the SuperSonics have Gilliam to play the starter, which is to increase the ability to pull away and create more space in the box for outside breakouts and inside cuts." Zhang said reasonably.

"Gilliam played as a starter, his offensive ability in the low post has also increased, and his rebounding and defense are not bad, but his confrontation ability is not as good as Matt Geiger. But what I want to know more is how Zhou Quan slept these two nights. Xu Jicheng said with a smile.

Zhang Li smiled, he also asked, but Zhou Quan was very careful and didn't even reveal it.

Xu Jicheng said with some concern: "In addition to the state of the G3 battle, there is another important reason for losing, that is, the Bulls' package tactics against Zhou Quan, and I don't know how to solve this problem with supersound." ”

"yes, can George Karl come up with a corresponding tactic, but I don't think it's going to be easy. The defense of the Bulls' three outside lines is too strong, and it is difficult to break their defense if they are determined to contain Zhou Quan. Zhang Li shook his head.

Xu Jicheng panicked in his heart, and hurriedly asked, "Director Zhang, why?" ”

Zhang Li said: "The Bulls fell at the feet of the Bad Boy Army for three consecutive years, and the Pistons were so defensive against Jordan at that time, and there was no good response tactic for this kind of extreme defense, otherwise how could the Bulls fail for three consecutive years?"

It wasn't until the bad boy corps was old, wounded, and scattered, that the league introduced malicious foul rules in 90, and Jordan also entered his prime, and the Bulls did not overturn the Pistons in 91, and Jordan turned over. ”

"And what about supersonics?" Xu Jicheng hurriedly asked.

Zhang Li said with a smile: "Don't worry, after all, the Bulls are not the unscrupulous bad boy army on defense, and the strength of supersonic is already very strong, no worse than the Bulls, the Bulls consume too much on the defensive end, and the investment on the offensive end will definitely be reduced, and the supersonic has the same chance." ”

Xu Jicheng felt a little relieved, nodded and said: "So far in the season, SuperSonics and the Bulls have played nearly 100 games, and their physical fitness should be almost gone. ”

"You must rest well, and you can get a little blood back more or less. The lack of rest before the G3 game was indeed one of the important reasons for the loss. Zhang said reasonably.

On the TNT commentary bench, Larry Bird said: "I don't know how Iron Fist slept these two days, but I'm expecting him to have an outburst in this fight. ”

Magic Johnson said: "I think it's going to be tough, the players are physically exhausted and they're holding on now.

Generally speaking, even if it's a supergiant, it's good to be in normal shape, or a little better, in the Grand Final series.

In the first three games, Michael and Iron Fist did not play 50+, Iron Fist averaged 35.6 points per game, slightly lower than the regular season performance, and Michael's 31.3 points, slightly higher than the regular season performance, which is already very good. ”

Larry Bird also nodded and said, "The physical strength is really not enough, and now it is supported by will." In addition, although Michael Jordan is a physical monster, Iron Fist's physical fitness is not bad, and he is younger. ”

Magic Johnson shook his head and said: "In the face of the Bulls' wrap-and-clamp tactics, the three top first-class defenders on the outside, I don't believe too much that Iron Fist can play a super explosive performance."

And in the last game, the Bulls did a very good job of limiting the offensive and defensive rhythm of the supersound, and greatly reduced their fast-break scoring. ”

Larry Bird grinned and said: "In fact, the Bulls have been wrapping up Iron Fist for several seasons, but Iron Fist still won two championships, which shows that the Bulls' trapping tactics may not necessarily prevent him." ”

Magic Johnson immediately said: "But now it's different, although Ron Harper and Pippen can't defend Iron Fist alone, they can have a good limiting effect on Iron Fist in the help defense, which is the main reason why the G3 battle against the Bulls won." ”

"No, the main reason for the G3 supersonic loss is the form problem, the Bulls fans are too strong." Larry Bird said in a teasing tone.

"Haha......"

Both of them laughed when they said this.

In the players' tunnel, the two teams meet at the starters.

"Iron Fist, I've won this fight, and there's the next one."

Jordan's eyes were sharp, his eyes were full of desire to win, his tone was extremely firm, and the whole person looked sharp, not at all like a 33-year-old veteran.

"What's next? Hehe, Mr. David Stern will be coming to Chicago with the championship trophy before the G5 fight. Zhou Quan dropped a sentence lightly and appeared.

"No way."

Staring at Zhou Quan's back, Jordan gritted his teeth.

"Zhou Quan has appeared!"

At this time, Zhang Cheng shouted excitedly.

"I hope that the supersonic will withstand the pressure to win this game, get the match point 3-1, and it will basically be stable. If you lose, it's a 2-2 draw, and the Bulls still have a home court, then it's a bit of a problem. Xu Jicheng said.

"If it's really tied, it's not a bit of a hassle for supersound, it's quite disadvantageous. Two wins in a row at home and a draw away from home will definitely affect morale. Zhang said reasonably.

"Iron Fist, did you sleep well?" O'Neill shouted from the sidelines, pulling his throat.

"Not bad." Zhou Quan said with a smile.

"I have a bottle of sleeping pills here, I think this thing will work for you, do you want it?" O'Neill grinned.

"No, that thing is working on me."

After Zhou Quan finished speaking, he suddenly looked shocked, looked at O'Neill and said, "Shark, what are you doing with a bottle of sleeping pills?" Is there anything you can't think of? Depression? Damn, don't you mess around, how much have you eaten, do you want me to call you an ambulance? ”

"......" O'Neill looked demented.

"Haha......"

The smiling assassin and a group of others laughed next to him.

……

(End of chapter)