On the afternoon of the 8th, the Supersonic came to Philadelphia.

Kobe Bryant didn't have much chance to play with the Lakers, making his duck egg debut, but Iverson became the main force of the digital team from the beginning, scoring 30 points in his debut, averaging 23 points per game so far, stunning the whole league from the beginning, and is now called the next super guard by the media at the peak of his debut.

Just after five o'clock, when Zhou Quan settled down in the hotel, he received a call from Iverson, saying that he wanted to invite him to dinner and ask him some questions, and he readily agreed.

"Iron Fist, I'd like to ask you some steals, can you tell me?" After sitting down in the dining room, Iverson asked.

"Of course, I'd be happy to help the rookie, you name it." Zhou Quan said with a smile.

Iverson said: "Iron Fist, what I want most is your tackling ability, I can give 2.4 steals per game right now, but I often lose position because of the steals, how can I reduce that? ”

'Allen, you're aware of the problem, it's good, being out of position because of a failed tackle, it's a pretty serious defensive failure.

Zhou Quan nodded and said, "You first have to realize, what is the ultimate purpose of your defense?" ”

"Isn't it a broken ball?" Iverson asked in surprise.

"Of course not."

Zhou Quan immediately denied Iverson's words and said: "Of course, the purpose of defense is not to break the ball, but to destroy the opponent's attack and reduce the success rate of the opponent's attack, and breaking the ball is only one of the results."

The purpose of the steal is to have other outcomes, such as disrupting the opponent's rhythm and creating opportunities for teammates to pack.

For example, delaying the opponent's attack and forcing the opponent to increase the pace of the attack, which affects the implementation of offensive tactics and ultimately causes their attack to fail.

When you realize that the ultimate goal of a tackle is not to break the ball, then you should leave room for tackles and don't risk tackles, which will reduce your misposition.

If you don't recognize that, then you're just going to be a defensive hole, and no matter how many steals you have, it's useless. A steal for the sake of a steal is not a good defensive option. ”

Iverson nodded thoughtfully, and Zhou Quan taught him some defensive problems, such as defensive positioning, etc., and gave his own advice, saying:

"Allen, you're small, you're not tall enough, you're lightweight, you're weak against opponents, I think you should try my defensive style.

Although I have tonnage and confrontation, I usually don't rely on these in defense, but use a very active and aggressive way, so that the defense will not be passive, and I can control the opponent's rhythm and lead the opponent's nose. ”

After chatting for a while about defense, Iverson suddenly asked, "Iron Fist, why is there so much media targeting you this season?" They even want you to quit the NBA. ”

Zhou Quan smiled: "There are various reasons, such as racial discrimination, such as media hype. Another reason is also very important, if I quit the NBA, the sales of my sneaker brand will definitely collapse, and who do you say will belong to this share at that time? ”

"Other brands."

Iverson blurted out, and as soon as the words came out, he understood, "I see, because of interests." ”

Zhou Quan nodded and said: "I have dozens of brand endorsements, and they all have their own competitors, this is competition."

At my level, there are many stakeholders involved, and the competition is not only in the arena, but also in other aspects. In my case, there are many things that make people popular. ”

"Isn't there a lot of popularity?"

Iverson muttered, and suddenly became a little envious, if only one day he could reach the level of popularity, it would mean that he was already popular.

Evening of the 9th, the Wajovia Center Arena.

This is a new arena that has just been put into operation this year, and it is in a brand new state and can accommodate 20,000 people.

At half past seven, the two sides announced their starting lineups.

Sonics: Leitner, Rodman, Schramf, Jose Hawkins, Zhou Quan

Philadelphia: Derrick Coleman, Scott Williams, Clarence Witherspoon, Jerry Starkerhouse, Allen Iverson

"This season, the numbers are 7-11, second to last in the East, and they haven't made the playoffs for five seasons.

It was the season when Zhou Quan entered the league, Barkley led the team to the playoffs, and then he was traded by Philadelphia to the Suns, and Philadelphia never made the playoffs again. ”

Xu Jicheng said: "It seems that there is no hope for this season. However, the champion Iverson they chose is quite strong, and the American media say that his debut is the peak, and he is the next super guard after Jordan and Zhou Quan. ”

Zhang said happily: "Iverson's template is a smiling assassin, and his tackling ability is very strong, and now he is averaging two per game.

But from a defensive point of view, there are more mispositions, resulting in more points conceded. And he also made 4.4 turnovers, which is a bit much.

Yesterday, the media photographed him having dinner with Zhou Quan in a restaurant, and he could learn defense from Zhou Quan, which would be better. ”

At this time, the starting team starts and the away team takes the lead.

When Zhou Quan played, he could still get a lot of cheers and applause away from home, and many people chanted the nickname "Iron Fist King".

At eight o'clock, the game officially began.

Jump ball, Philadelphia offense.

Zhou Quan defended Iverson, Iverson changed direction and shifted, borrowed the body of teammate Witherspoon to get rid of Zhou Quan and crossed the halfway line.

Zhou Quan bypassed Witherspoon to intercept Iverson in advance, but Iverson was too fast, cut diagonally from the middle circle to the right wing, accelerated his advance, and when he reached the right wing, he could not get the defensive position in front of him, so he could only follow on the left side.

"What a speed!" Zhang Cheng said in surprise.

Iverson didn't stop, changing direction downwards to push in.

But his breakthrough was predicted by Zhou Quan, who completed an early interception and blocked it at a two-step position in the three-point line.

"Pull-up jump shot!" Xu Jicheng shouted.

"Smack!"

Zhou Quan also predicted Iverson's shot, and when Iverson picked up the ball, he instantly waved his hand and knocked the ball away.

"Slice the ball!" Zhang Li shouted.

"What?"

Iverson jumped, but the ball in his hand was gone.

Zhou Quan grabbed the ball and immediately held the ball quickly.

Iverson chased after him, and when he reached the three-point line in the frontcourt, he chased to the level position, but he didn't have a chance to overtake it.

"Bang!"

Zhou Quan ended the counterattack with a tomahawk-style split.

"Bang Bang Bang ......"

There was a lot of applause in the gymnasium.

There was a lot of applause in the gymnasium.

"The only person in the league who can get applause on the road, even Jordan, can get some applause on the road, but not as much as Zhou Quan." Zhang Li said with a smile.

"Even in the United States, in terms of the status of the entire sports circle, Zhou Quan is now much higher than Jordan, no matter how black the media is, as long as the fans like it, it can't be black." Xu Jicheng said.

"Yes. Fans are fans, too, and more fanatical than basketball fans. Now American fans are looking to Zhou Quan to fight Tyson in his second title defense. The hype of the American media is that they themselves are lively and lively, and they cannot incite Zhou Quan's supporters. Zhang Li nodded.

"Rookie, welcome to the NBA."

On the field, Zhou Quan said a word of welcome to Iverson.

"But I don't want to say thank you to you." Iverson said helplessly.

Zhou Quan's early interception just now surprised him, and his breakthrough was to send himself to the door, forcing himself to force a shot, and then being cut off.

"Iron Fist, did you predict my breakthrough just now?" He asked.

"Of course, the breakaway score is your first option. Especially against my defense, if you shoot from the three-point line, your success rate will not be very high, so the chance of breaking through is higher. It's not so much a prediction as an experience. Zhou Quan said.

At this time, the baseline serves, Iverson runs quickly, gets rid of Zhou Quan and catches the ball, and then advances.

Zhou Quan did not dwell too much in the backcourt, but retreated to the frontcourt and waited for Iverson on the right three-point line.

When Iverson came two meters in front of Zhou Quan, he suddenly changed direction in front of his cross-stepping body, shook Zhou Quan for a while, and broke through from the left side.

Zhou Quan was abrupt, and immediately turned around and chased after him, sticking to Iverson's right side.

He didn't use his confrontation ability to squeeze the opposition, but followed Iverson into the box from the right elbow.

With Leitner under the basket and Rodman also returning to the box from the left wing, Iverson did not force his shot, but passed the ball to Derrick Coleman, who was free on the left wing.

When Rodman saw this, he immediately turned around and went back to defend Coleman.

Although Coleman is a forward, he is also a talented dunker, and he is the first person to block O'Neal head-on, but his offensive style is mainly shooting, and he is not very efficient, not as good as Leitner.

Leitner shot 48.7 percent from the field last season and 50.2 percent so far this season, with an even higher percentage on Zhou's side.

Coleman was traded to Philadelphia last season and played only 11 games due to a serious injury, shooting just 40.7 percent from the field, and just 43.5 percent this season.

"Bang!"

In the face of Rodman's return defense, Coleman hurriedly shot and did not throw.

Leitner grabbed the rebound, and Zhou Quan took it and immediately advanced quickly.

Zhou Quan hit the frontcourt, broke through to the basket, attracted the two big interior linemen Coleman and Williams, and passed the ball to Leitner in the low post on the left wing, and Leitner hit a small open jumper.

Iverson chased Zhou Quan and didn't play any defensive role, he thought about pressing closely, but the confrontation ability was too far apart, and he was bounced away by Zhou Quan's touch, and then completely lost his defensive position and was suddenly passed by Zhou Quan.

"Iverson has no way to defend Zhou Quan." Zhang Li said with a smile.

"Jordan can't defend himself, let alone him who doesn't defend well?" Xu Jicheng said with a smile.

As the game progressed, Iverson was hit a little, because he couldn't defend against Zhou Quan at all, and Zhou Quan played as much as he wanted under his defense.

"Rookie, your defense is really bad. But don't be discouraged, because Jordan can't stop me, your defense is about the same, you can't stop me. ”

"Rookie, your pursuit is a little inactive."

"Rookie, why is your prediction always wrong?"

At the end of the audience, Iverson was disturbed by Zhou Quan's trash talk.

Zhou Quan only played three quarters and thirty minutes, and after three quarters, the SuperSonics had a 24-point lead, and he personally got 21 points, 4 rebounds, 12 assists, 5 steals, 3 blocks, 2 turnovers and 1 foul.

The shooting rate is as high as 75%, which is either a fast-break dunk after a defensive counterattack, or a dunk after a breakthrough, and 60% of the offense is an offense under the basket.

When he got off the court, he made 4 steals to Iverson, blocked Iverson twice, and prevented Iverson from shooting only 2 of 14, plus 1 of 2 free throws, only 5 points and 4 assists, but the turnover was as high as 8.

In the end, Philadelphia lost by 18 points, and Iverson did not get off the court in the final quarter, scoring 6 points and 11 points and 5 assists in the game.

"Allen, who do you think is the toughest defender in the NBA?" When he was on the scene, a reporter came to interview Iverson.

"Iron Fist, of course." Iverson gasped.

"You've played against Michael Jordan, who do you think is more difficult between Tekken and Jordan?" The journalist asked.

"Iron Fist, he can do everything, offensive and defensive organization, breakthrough passing and shooting, all at the top level, I played with him for the first time, and to be honest, I was a little discouraged by today's game." Iverson said.

"You had dinner with the Iron Fist King last night, obviously you had a good relationship, and the Iron Fist kept talking to you during the match just now, was he encouraging you?" The reporter asked again.

Iverson smiled wryly and said, "He is really encouraging me......"

Speaking of this, he couldn't help but complain again: "He said that Jordan's defense is not very good, and he can't defend him like me, so let me not be discouraged because of poor defense." ”

"Poof!" The reporter burst out laughing.

"Iron Fist, what do you think of Iverson?" On the other end, Zhou Quan was being interviewed on the spot.

Zhou Quan said: "His talent is undoubted, his speed is faster than mine, and his breakthrough is extremely sharp, like lightning.

But he still needs to grind, and if he wishes to be the 'answer', that's the nickname he gave himself, right? He just needs to get stronger.

At the same time, it is necessary to strengthen defensive training and not allow yourself to become a defensive hole.

In addition, the offensive end needs to strengthen shooting training, his shooting consistency is not enough, which will affect his offensive efficiency.

Especially for the pull-up jump shot, I suggested he learn Michael Jordan's pull-up jumper, well, or mine. ”

The next day, on the 10th, Spurs general manager Popovich suddenly announced the dismissal of head coach Bob Hill and his own head coach, and at the same time announced the return of David Robinson, who had been injured.

That night, the Spurs played the Suns away, and David Robinson returned as the main player, scoring only 9 points on 3-of-13 shooting.

On the same day, the Magic challenged the Trail Blazers on the road.

Penny Hardaway has been out injured for twenty-five days, and the Magic are 9-7 in that time, with a poor record, and management is asking Hardaway to return.

Hardaway had 16 points, 4 rebounds and 8 assists in this game, but his left knee, which did not fully recover, was injured again.

The injury sent the media firing at the Magic's management, who had to put Penny out for another three weeks to recover from the left knee injury.

(End of chapter)