Bill Wharton said: "The Mosaics had three turnovers in four minutes, and that was a big reason why they were behind.

Among them, the worm made two mistakes, was tackled twice by the iron fist, and was defended by the iron fist without a chance to shoot, indicating that in the No. 1 position, the mosaic has not changed much compared with the previous three seasons. ”

"It's probably going to be quite disappointing for Mosaic, Bug's strength is no longer at its peak, and his speed used to have some advantages against the Iron Fist King, but now it's gone," Williams said. ”

Indeed, just four minutes of play left Mosaic up and down, and general manager Dawson, head coach Tomjanovic, Olajuwon and Barkley, among others, were very disappointed.

"Rudy, what now?" Da Meng asked with a solemn face.

Tomjanovich frowned and did not immediately answer the question.

The two goals just scored were the individual offenses of Big Dream and Barkley, the team did not organize the attack at all, and the worm was basically locked up, which was something he didn't expect before the game, he didn't expect the worm to perform so poorly in front of the iron fist now.

Maybe the time is short, and the worm will perform next, and he can only look forward to it now.

"Tim, when you get to the frontcourt, you should call the pick-and-roll more and use the cover to get rid of the iron fist. When Jordan faces the defense of the iron fist, it is mostly this method, and your current speed is not slower than Jordan's, and you should also use more blocking and dismantling cover. He admonished.

"I see." The worm said in a deep voice.

Next, the timeout ends and the game continues.

Xiao Worm no longer insisted on breaking through with the change of direction he was best at, and after switching to blocking and dismantling, the situation did improve, which made the Mosaic side breathe a sigh of relief.

But soon, Zhou Quan successfully steals Barkley in the help defense package, and the breath that let Mosaic loose is lifted into the air.

On the defensive end, the worm could not form an effective defense against Zhou Quan, and Zhou Quan had a poor hand because of the strength training of weight gain, reducing his shots and increasing his breakthroughs, but he did not blindly use tonnage to bully him, but used various top breakthrough techniques to break him into a sieve.

In the 10th minute of the first quarter, at 16:24, Mosaic trailed by 8 points and called a timeout.

Zhou Quan shot 5 of 6 in 10 minutes, including 4 fast break counterattacks all successful, 1 of 2 shots in positional battles, 3 of the 4 fast break counterattacks were counterattacks after steals, and one was a fast break after getting a rebound in the backcourt.

Coupled with 4 free throws and 3 hits, he scored 13 points, 2 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 steals, 1 block and 1 turnover in a single quarter.

Bill Wharton said: "If this kind of performance by Tekken is going to be harsh, then I think some media outlets are too harsh. ”

Williams nodded, "Judging from the performance of the first quarter alone, there is no one in the league who can play the performance of this quarter with an iron fist, including Michael Jordan." ”

Bill Walton added: "The problem of Mosaic's new Big Three is still the same old problem, and it is still the team's organizational function that has been destroyed by an iron fist.

The worm can get rid of the iron fist to a certain extent with the help of blocking and dismantling, but the iron fist does not change defense, his pursuit defense is very fast, and he will catch up with the worm again in a second at most, so the worm does not play much, and he has no way to organize the team's offense in such a short time. ”

"The bugs either pass the ball out or shoot themselves in a short, less than a second," Williams said.

He made 1 of 4 shots and passed the ball well, because he had two superstars next to him.

After Da Meng and Barkley received the ball, they could score alone, which is why the Mosaic team was able to score 16 points in ten minutes after the organizational function was destroyed, and the single ability was too strong. ”

On the field, the substitutes of both teams came on.

The supersonic side is full of substitutes, the mosaic side of the worm remains on the field, and Da Meng and Barkley are a year older, and they are about to turn 34 years old, and they no longer have the physical strength to play the full quarter.

Bill Wharton laughed: "Mosaic's bench lineup is really unwatchable, it's terrible, not a single quality role player, it's all marginal."

Look at the supersonic bench lineup, Glider, McMillan, Matt Geiger, Terry Cummings, Sam Perkins, what grade of the bench lineup?

Let's not talk about the glider, the other four only talk about their current strength, not to mention how strong they were before, which one is not a high-quality role player now? You can even go to the garbage team to play the main team. ”

Williams nodded: "The SuperSonics don't have a second superstar except for the Iron Fist King, but their squad thickness can be called the first in the league." ”

"No, Rodman is the second giant of the supersonics, this is what Big Dream and Barkley said last year, Lewis, you can't erase the giant identity of the big bug." Bill Wharton grinned.

"Haha......"

The two burst into laughter.

With two minutes remaining, at 18:30, Mosaic's bench lost by four more points and trailed by 12 points in the first quarter.

Not only was Mosaic stunned, but many media were also a little stunned, and they didn't expect that with the lineup of the new Big Three, it would be beaten like this by superSonics.

"The media is so disparaging Tekken and his team, touting the Big Three, and they even think Mosaic is the most likely team in the West to reach the Finals, but the SuperSonics have shown them their own absurdity in just one game." Bill Wharton said.

"In fact, with the thickness of the lineup alone, supersonic speed can make the mosaic a good pot." Williams laughed.

"Yes, if you want to win the supersounds, there is only one way, Big Dream and Barkley and Bugs don't play, but can they? Even if the regular season is barely possible, the series is absolutely impossible, and it will be dragged to death. Bill Wharton nodded.

"What should I do?"

On Mosaic's bench, Big Dream and Ross Barkley were asking the question again, and they asked it a lot last season, but Tomjanovic still couldn't give his own answer.

After the start of the second quarter, the Mosaic Big Three came into play, but the SuperSonics were still on the bench.

"Supersonic, it's the rhythm that is ready to drag Big Dream and Fliggy to death." Bill Wharton laughed.

"Haha, that's bad!"

Williams laughed, then said, "I have to admit I was wrong, from now on, I'm more bullish on the SuperSonics than on the Mosaics." ”

Bill Wharton said: "In the offseason, the SuperSonics did not bring in Mutombo, because if they want to bring him in, they must have nearly 10 million salary space, and the Bulls attracted Mutombo with a championship and also gave a big contract with an annual salary of 9 million US dollars.

In that case, at least one main player with an annual salary of five million dollars and two important bench players will be traded, and the thickness of the supersonic roster will be seriously weakened, from the current ten important rotation lineups to eight rotations, and the playing time of the main team will increase significantly, and injuries and physical fitness will be problematic.

In fact, I supported the introduction of Mutombo at that time, but now it seems that the advantage of squad depth is also obvious, especially when facing the Mosaic Big Three in the West, the advantage of squad depth is easier for the SuperSonics to reach the finals. ”

The Big Three played half a quarter, pulled back 7 points, and only lost by 5 points, at which time the SuperSonics sent the main force, and then hit hard, and within 4 minutes, the difference was widened to 10 points.

At this time, Da Meng and Barkley couldn't hold on, and the rest was over, and only a small worm was left on the court to barely hold on, and the supersonic main force took the opportunity to continue to expand the point difference, Zhou Quan made the fourth steal of the small worm, and played an 8-0 attack wave within two minutes, blasting Mosaic's bench lineup, and the score difference widened to 18 points.

When the half was played like this, the mosaic was at a loss up and down, demoralized, the fighting spirit collapsed, and self-confidence was lost.

"Carol, my Carroll, tell me, why is our bench so bad?" In the visiting locker room, Big Dream stared at Dawson with some despair and asked.

Dawson was a little ashamed, in order to keep the big dream, he deliberately negotiated a deal with the Bulls, but only brought in the bugs, and did not strengthen the construction of the bench lineup.

Mosaic's total salary this season is 24.4 million, which is two million away from the salary cap, and the team has a two-million middle-class exception in their hands that is useless.

Among them, Big Dream accounted for 9.66 million, Barkley 4.7 million, then 250 for the Bugs, 1.4 million for Mario Elie, 1.5 million for Brent Price, who was reimbursed for the season after only 15 games, and the remaining eight people are all marginal and rookies with 250,000 and 220,000 dollars.

In fact, the team still has more than 4 million space to strengthen the bench lineup, which is enough to sign two high-quality role players, but it is not that he does not use it, but the owner does not agree.

He's also sad about this lineup, which team in the NBA league has eight fringe and rookie players?

Look at the Bulls and the SuperSonics, the total salary of forty or fifty million, that is the championship lineup, and his boss does not plan to compete for the championship at all, he just wants to hold money.

Big Dream saw that Dawson didn't say a word, and he closed his mouth in disappointment.

"Hakim, after this season, your and my contracts are over." Barkley whispered.

Big Dream nodded, didn't speak, and didn't hold Barkley as he had done before.

Barkley didn't speak again, he wasn't in as good shape this season as he was last season, injuries were tormenting him, and although he wanted to win a championship, the first half of the game told him that in the West, in Mosaic, there was no hope.

Big dreams want to go, and he doesn't want to stay anymore, so he leaves at the end of his contract and goes to Michael to see if he can fulfill the biggest dream of his career.

Big Dream was indeed as Barkley thought, and the idea of leaving came up again.

And this time the contract on his body has ended, he wants to let the stingy Alexander not even drop a single hair, he wants to leave directly.

In the end, the game Mosaic was defeated, surrendering in the third quarter, 75:105, and losing by a full 30 points.

Zhou Quan clocked in in the third quarter, but only played 27 minutes, scoring 22 points, 3 rebounds, 11 assists, 7 steals, 2 blocks, 1 turnover, and 1 foul.

The SuperSonics rotated a total of 11 players, seven of whom scored in double figures, and Zhou Quan handed out 11 assists in less than 30 minutes of playing time, which can be described as a model of team basketball.

The process and result of the competition greatly surprised many media outlets.

"Iron Fist, what do you think is the reason why supersonic easily beat Mosaic?" After the game, ABC TV reporters asked when they interviewed Zhou Quan on the spot.

Zhou Quan smiled and said, "First, my play." I was still able to control their No. 1 position, disrupting their playmaking and causing their main point guard, Bugs, to have 9 turnovers under me. ”

"Huh!"

The reporters around laughed.

Zhou Quan said again: "Second, Da Meng and Barkley are both old. Third, their bench lineup is scum, purely to make up the numbers.

To be honest, I'm very skeptical about Mosaic's goal for the season, judging by their lineup, they don't have any idea of winning the championship at all, they didn't go for the championship from the beginning of the team.

Especially the third point, Olajuwon and Barkley are not young, so the bench lineup is especially important, but Mosaic is the opposite, not only did not create a good bench for them, but it was all rubbish.

I even think that the practice of mosaics is suspected of draining their surplus value, which is something I cannot agree with. ”

"Iron Fist, do you really think so? Is Mosaic using Big Dream and Fliggy to sell tickets? ”

"Iron Fist ......"

Zhou Quan's words immediately sparked questions from a group of reporters, but he did not continue to be interviewed.

His remarks did not wait for the next day, but soon after Mosaic's post-match press conference, it caused an uproar.

"Mr. Dawson, the Iron Fist believes that the team is draining the value of Big Dream and Fliggy, so they have created a bench that is as bad as garbage, and has no intention of chasing the championship, do you admit that?" A reporter from ABC TV, who had just interviewed Zhou Quan, asked.

Dawson was stunned in his heart, and quickly denied it: "This is impossible, our goal has always been to win the championship, and Iron Fist is slandering us." ”

"No, he's right, the owner doesn't want a championship at all, he just wants to take money from the team and put it in his pocket."

But at this time, Da Meng's voice full of anger and disappointment rang out, which immediately made the scene chaotic.

"Hakim?" Dawson said urgently.

"Big Dream, are you telling the truth?"

"Hakim, what else do you want to say?"

"Charles, is what Big Dream said true?"

"Mr. Dawson, is it true that your boss doesn't want a championship?"

The reporters below spoke one after another, and the scene was a little out of control.

Mosaic died halfway through the press conference, and Dawson immediately called Alexander to inform him of the current emergency.

Alexander was furious and scolded: "Is the Iron Fist King crazy? What's the matter with him that he wants him to talk more? We lost this game, and we won half a game more than the SuperSonics, and the West is still first for us. ”

Then he began to scold Da Meng again: "Bastard Olajuwon, I gave him a contract of tens of millions, but he always wants to run, this time he doesn't renew the contract, I want to find the media to scold him to death." ”

"Boss, the situation is very troublesome now, and if you don't make up for it, it will be very bad for you."

"Okay, okay, damn it!"

But Dawson told him more forcefully that he had to strengthen the squad and let him take out the money, otherwise the team would be finished, and he finally had to agree.

(End of chapter)