An hour later, the press conference took place.

"Michael, where do you think you're losing tonight?" A Chicago Journal reporter asked.

"Lost in the fourth quarter." Jordan said.

"Is it a tactical problem, or is it a physical problem?" The reporter asked.

Jordan shook his head and said, "Maybe both, losing is not a single reason." ”

"Coach Phil Jackson, what do you think?" The reporter asked.

Phil Jackson was silent for a moment and then said: "Actually, we are old rivals with them in the Finals, this is the fourth time we have played each other in the Finals, and we know each other's tactics very well, and we all have no hole cards."

This time we played well by locking up the others and forcing Tekken to shoot alone, maintaining a tie in the first three quarters, but Tekken took over the supersonic offense in the final quarter, and then he dominated the game with his individual strength.

It was embarrassing for us, but it was true, Iron Fist ignored our defense and he beat us with his own strength. ”

At least Jordan was embarrassed because Phil Jackson's words were directed at him, and he thought so.

When the reporters below heard Phil Jackson's words, they raised their hands and motioned for them to ask questions.

The moderator chose a local reporter, who took the microphone and immediately asked, "Coach Jackson, you mean that there is no problem with the tactics, it is the problem with the players?"

Don't you think it's the defensive tactics that went wrong that caused Tekken to play so well in the final quarter? ”

How could Phil Jackson admit it, and immediately shook his head and said: "No, in fact, Iron Fist's shooting rate in the final quarter is only 48.5%, which is not as good as the first three quarters, and Michael defended well in the final quarter." ”

"Then why lose?" The reporter asked a little sadly.

"Because we shot a cut below 48.5 percent in the final quarter." Phil Jackson said.

Jordan's chest heaved and he was angry, and was Phil Jackson accusing him of not being as good as his offense?

He shot just 33.3 percent from the field in the final quarter, and he's not a man he can't afford to lose, but he really doesn't think his offense is worse than Iron Fist.

"Mr. Phil Jackson, do you think the Bulls still have any hope of winning the championship?" The next reporter asked.

"Of course."

As soon as Phil Jackson spat out the word, he closed his mouth tightly, apparently not going to continue.

In fact, in his mind, there are no more tactics that can be used, this is the fourth finals with the supersonics, and the tactics that can be used have been used a long time ago, and they are useless.

Now, he can only expect Jordan to play super explosive form, and Iron Fist is not in good shape.

In his heart, he has compared the strength of Jordan and Zhou Quan countless times.

Defensively, Jordan is not as good as Zhou Quan.

To be precise, it is that Zhou Quan's stealing ability is not as good as Zhou Quan, but this is not Jordan's fault, because Zhou Quan's stealing ability is so strong that it is simply a bug.

Offense, in fact, he thinks that since last year, Jordan has been inferior to Zhou Quan in terms of offensive efficiency.

In terms of shooting percentage, Zhou Quan surpassed Jordan last season.

Jordan's peak period was the period from '87 to '92, when Jordan's shooting rate was above 50%, and the '90/91 season reached a high of 53.9%, which is a height that Zhou Quan has not reached so far.

Zhou Quan started the 93/94 season with a shooting percentage of more than 50%, and the highest was 53.2% in the 95/96 season, but this season it has fallen.

And since the 92/93 season, when Jordan was 29 years old, he began to go downhill, and his shooting percentage fell below 50%, and he never went up again.

After Zhou Quan gained weight this year, his offensive ability was stronger, and many shooting skills were more mature, and the gap between Jordan and Zhou Quan in offense was widening.

"I'll be 35 years old in February next year, Michael is really old!" Thinking of this, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

On the other hand, the scene of the supersonic press conference.

"Iron Fist, how high do you think the odds of a supersonic triple crown are right now?" A reporter asked.

"The more confident we have, the better our chances of winning a triple crown." Zhou Quan said unequivocally.

"So confident?"

The reporter who asked the question was a reporter from the New York Times, who asked in surprise: "From the analysis of the lineup, it is the Bulls who are stronger, which is generally believed by the media." ”

Zhou Quan asked in surprise, "Where is stronger?" Is it defense? But our defense is also second in the league and second in points conceded.

In terms of offensive scoring, we are the first in the league, stronger than the Bulls, and we averaged 0.8 more points per game than them in the regular season.

So, you media think the Bulls have a stronger lineup, what makes you have this delusion? Is it a phrase that defense wins championships? ”

Hearing this, many reporters at the scene were a little embarrassed.

"Mr. George Carr, your contract with the SuperSonics has one year to end, and there is no news of a contract extension at the moment, is the management ready to change the head coach?"

The next reporter from the Chicago Journal asked.

George Carr smiled and said: "The management mentioned it once, but I refused, it is too important to win three in a row, I can't be distracted by the contract extension." I have one year left on my contract, so I'm not in a hurry, and the team isn't in a hurry. ”

"Do you think this dynasty is stable?" The reporter asked again.

Speaking of this, George Carr's face became solemn, and he shook his head and said: "Although we are full of confidence, the Bulls are the first team in the league, so in the next series, we must be 100% committed, and we can't have any slack because we won the G1 game." ”

Zhou Quan also nodded, as did the glider next to him.

Then a Washington Post reporter asked the glider's head, "Clyde, you chose to go to the supersonics, and now you think that decision is right or wrong?" ”

"Absolutely correct." Drexler laughed.

"Are you looking forward to playing in the finals?" The reporter asked again.

Drexler shook his head and said, "I'm the best in the sixth man position, and it's best for the team. I'm getting older and this position is the best fit for me right now, not having to face the strongest defence. ”

"Are you referring to Michael Jordan? You don't want to face his defense again? You're both flyers, and when you choose to hold Tekken's thighs, he's still Tekken's strongest title contender, do you admit that you're inferior to him? The reporter asked.

Drexler's face pale, but he was a rather low-key person, so he suppressed the unhappiness in his heart and said:

"You can say whatever you want, I have never compared myself to him, and I don't actually have any trouble with him. He is him, and I am me. ”

After the press conference, leaving the scene, Zhou Quan said to the glider: "Clyde, don't care about what the media say, see what the media say about me now?" ”

The glider laughed, and then said, "Iron Fist, don't you really care what the media does to you?" Compared to you, the media is pediatric to me. ”

Zhou Quan laughed and said, "You know, since the regular season, I haven't read the newspapers and TV news, which is called out of sight." ”

"Really?"

"I don't give media interviews right now, except for the post-match press conference and the post-match live interviews. Did you notice that the reporters that our moderator chose to ask questions were all media and reporters with a more neutral attitude, and those media outlets who targeted me did not have the opportunity to ask questions, and they were not even invited to the press conference. ”

"I really didn't notice that the management was also cooperating with you."

"Haha!"

……

The next day, June 1st, Zhou Quan didn't get up until ten o'clock.

He has been practicing the Sleeping Pill Gong for more than three years, and now he must practice every day, and he can't do without it.

The function of Sleep Dangong in sleep is to skip the light sleep stage and directly enter the deep sleep state, which greatly reduces the activity of the cerebral cortex while sleeping.

It has several levels, the first level is to fall asleep leisurely and quickly, and sleep with less dreams; The second level is to sleep without dreams, to be in a state of concentration.

He has been able to enter the state of concentration by chance since last year, but it will not be too long, and now he has completely entered this level.

That is to say, as long as he is not disturbed every night, he can enter a state of concentration, and basically achieve a dreamless night.

Now he is very much looking forward to entering the third level, feeling yin and yang.

When you enter this level, you will be able to sense the true yin and true yang of heaven and earth, and then take in them to increase your own spirit.

To put it simply, at this level, mental power can be increased, rather than just sleeping to restore one's spirit.

With his current understanding of Sleeping Dangong, from the perspective of cultivating immortals, this third layer is the realm of the unity of heaven and man, and he has begun to cultivate the Yuan Shen.

"Snatch!"

Just thinking wildly, there was a knock on the door, and when I went to open the door, it was Zeng Li.

"Husband, look."

"Baozi, you went out to buy it?"

"Yes, I've eaten it, this xiaolongbao tastes good, you eat a few steamed buns first, and then go to the restaurant for breakfast."

"Okay."

"Husband, UCLA is on summer vacation, Xiaoyu and Xiaojun are planning to come over to watch the finals, and they called me just now." Zeng Li said.

"Got it, I'll prepare tickets for them."

Zhou Quan nodded, suddenly thought of a question, and asked, "Wife, you said that the two of them are in the same school, and they are often together, so they won't fall in love, right?" ”

Zeng Li was stunned for a moment, and laughed: "How do I know this?" Why don't you ask Jun? ”

"More on that later."

Zhou Quan smiled, and after eating a bun, he nodded and said, "Well, this taste is indeed okay." ”

Zeng Li said: "Husband, now that the construction of stores in China has been accelerated, Shanghai and Guangzhou are being rolled out, the company is also recruiting, and my father has also called me." ”

"You might as well send a group of people from the United States, there should be no experience in the operation of coffee chains in China, and there is no way to find professional management talents." Zhou Quan said.

Zeng Li nodded and said, "I think so too." Husband, I'm struggling now, after the company expanded, the management is a little out of control, and I don't understand. ”

Zhou Quan suggested: "I think you can just let go of professional managers to manage, and save some effort, just be optimistic about personnel and financial rights."

Our family is not a professional investment, and after the company goes public, it is better to cash out some of the shares and concentrate on being a major shareholder. ”

"Oh." Zeng Lixi smiled and nodded.

She didn't like these things in the first place, just what she wanted, and managing the company was too laborious, and she didn't get old.

"By the way, last time Jeff mentioned that if you want to take a stake in a delicate company, you can let the company prepare now, and find a professional institution to do the valuation first." Zhou Quan said.

"How many shares do you give him?" Zeng asked Tanuki.

"At that time, I invested in his company, and he only gave me a 10% stake." Zhou Quan said.

"Then we'll give him one percent too?" Zeng asked Tanuki.

"15% at most. I had to tell him that the company would go public next year, and he needed to buy our shares at a premium. Zhou Quan thought for a while and said.

"We don't go public, I'm afraid he doesn't want to invest yet." Zeng Li smiled.

"Maybe." Zhou Quan nodded.

He thought for a while and said with a smile: "In fact, there are many businesses that can be done in China now, and new industries, such as the Internet, are not counted, the investment risk is too great, and the traditional industries are very promising." ”

"Which businesses? I think my dad really wants to do business, and Jazz Coffee hired a manager, but he never let go. Zeng Li said.

"Industry, manufacturing, transportation, infrastructure, real estate, steel, supermarket chains, hotels, and even finance."

Zhou Quan said a series of industries, and said: "When the United States was developing, these industries were all popular investment industries, and many industries were also the basic industries and pillar industries of a country. ”

"By the way, good multimedia has modified the chances of the Bulls and the SuperSonics winning the championship, and the action is quite fast." Zeng Li suddenly laughed.

"How much is NBC?" Zhou Quan didn't care much and asked casually.

"Well, I specifically looked for NBC data, it seems to be 52% for the Bulls, and the supersonic speed is still a little lower, 48%." Zeng Li thought for a while and said.

"Hehe, it seems that the media is still really optimistic about the bull." Zhou Quan said with a smile.

While Zhou Quan and Zeng were chatting casually, Adam Shaw, Stern's newly appointed special assistant at the NBA headquarters in New York, entered his president's office and told him a piece of news.

Xiao Hua entered the NBA headquarters in 92, before working as a lawyer in New York, and now he is 35 years old, he is a very capable and young person, he is very optimistic about this young man, so he promoted him to special assistant.

"Mr. Stern, there is a voice at headquarters right now, and I think we have to pay attention to it." Adam Shaw said with a serious expression.

Stern nodded, put down the pen in his hand, and made a gesture of listening.

"Sir, there are quite a few executives and mid-level people, including the referee committee, who believe that a Chinese must be prevented from becoming the king of the NBA."

Xiao Hua said as he looked at Stern tightly, still a little nervous in his heart.

Stern's brow jumped, and a gloom rose in his heart.

Xiao Hua saw that Stern didn't answer, so he cautiously continued: "They think that these NBA superstars, including Michael Jordan, Larry Bird, and Irvin Johnson, who belong to our United States, have not achieved what they have not done, how can a Chinese person achieve it?" ”

"What do you think?"

Stern finally spoke.

(End of chapter)