Zhou Quan scored another 56 points, shooting 62.5 percent from the field, and dished out 13 assists, eight steals and three blocks.

In addition to him, Barry Jr. contributed 12 points, Campbell 10 points, and the SuperSonics also scored in double figures.

"Congratulations to Zhou Quan, the 8th single game in the playoffs 50+." Zhang said happily.

"Two wins in a row and another historical record." Xu Jicheng said happily.

On the Lakers bench, the big shark O'Neal was so tired that he stuck out his tongue, and he sat for four or five minutes after getting off the court, and he still didn't get his breath.

He was disappointed with two consecutive defeats away from home, and now he can only count on the home field.

The home and away schedule of the Western Conference finals is 22111, and the next two home games for the Lakers are the next two home courts, and he hopes to win both.

He went to the basket at least 35 times today, but most of them were ineffective attrition, and the position away from the basket was also everywhere, and the supersonic three damn meat shields were attached to him every second, and the small movements continued, but the referees never blew them.

Kobe Bryant's mood is ten times worse than O'Neal's, his shooting percentage today is better than the G1 fight, but he is still only in his early 30s, and this kind of efficiency can't win the Iron Fist King at all, let alone in his early 30s, and in his early 40s, unless it is more than 50%.

"We have two home games next, so don't be frustrated, OK?" Phil Jackson reassured.

After a pause of two seconds, he raised his hand and said, "Let's go, gentlemen, let's go back to the locker room first, this is their territory." ”

Seeing that the SuperSonics were celebrating the victory, O'Neal and the others were not in the mood to sit down anymore, and they all got up to follow Phil Jackson.

After entering the players' tunnel, Kobe Bryant walked quickly to Phil Jackson and said, "Phil, what is Michael doing?" ”

Phil Jackson was stunned, shook his head and said, "I haven't contacted him in the past two days." ”

As he walked, he looked at Kobe Bryant with some confusion and asked, "Kobe, are you looking for him?" Want his contact information? ”

"No, I have his contact details." Kobe Bryant shook his head.

He actually hoped that through Phil Jackson, he would ask Michael Jordan to teach him how to fight the Iron Fist and how to deal with the Iron Fist King, Jordan should be the most experienced person, but he was embarrassed to say it, after all, it was the high-ranking Jordan.

Phil Jackson nodded, guessing in his mind what Kobe Bryant wanted to do, and Kobe Bryant must have had an idea when he asked this sentence.

"I have Michael's contact information, I don't look for him, but I ask me what Michael is doing, is it that this kid has lost the game, wants to find Michael to learn how to play, and wants me to help him contact him?"

It's not hard to guess that Kobe's thoughts are no different from transparent ones in his eyes.

"It's not impossible, Kobe's technique was originally imitated by Michael, and Michael is the best person to teach him to play."

Back in the locker room, he first asked the players to take a shower, took his mobile phone and went outside, found a secluded place and began to call Jordan's personal number.

After the last championship of the Bulls and Jordan's retirement, his relationship with Jordan was better than before, and he had more contacts, and he also called before the Western Conference.

"Hey, Bill, what's wrong?"

The phone was quickly connected, and Jordan's voice rang on the other end.

"Good evening, Michael, what have you been up to lately?" Phil Jackson said pleasantly.

"Oh, I've been in contact with the Wizards recently, and the big boss of the Wizards is interested in joining forces with me, and I have a chance to get a 5% stake." Jordan said with some smugness.

Phil Jackson chatted for a while about what Jordan was interested in, and learned that Jordan had the opportunity to spend $20 million to buy 5% of the Wizards' shares and 10% of Lincoln Holdings.

He is happy for Jordan, the Wizards' stake is a small head, Lincoln is the big head, this company has a wide range of businesses, Jordan can join it, it is also a good investment direction.

Jordan's competitiveness is too strong, and he knows that Jordan has been comparing himself to the Iron Fist King in all aspects, but the Iron Fist King is the most successful person in the NBA in terms of business investment, and now has a net worth of billions of dollars, Jordan has always been inferior to the Iron Fist King in this regard.

Now that Jordan is in a good mood, he just happened to talk to him about Kobe.

After chatting for a long time, he found an opportunity to say, "That's the case, Michael, can you take the time to point out Kobe?" He's a fan of Ling, and he's always imitating you to play, and he really wants you to teach him how to play and how to beat the Iron Fist King. ”

Jordan was not surprised, the Lakers had just lost, and Phil Jackson should have been very busy at this time, but he had been talking to him on the phone for a long time, and he must have had a purpose.

"Kobe, I know he's a young man with a lot of personality and a lot of talent, but he's still a long way from getting an iron fist now."

Speaking of this, Jordan pondered for a while, and said very bluntly: "Phil, this Western Final, your chances of winning are too small." ”

"Do you see it that way?"

Phil Jackson was still counting on the home court to get it back, and was somewhat disappointed to hear Jordan's words.

Jordan said bluntly: "The current Lakers are not better than the Knicks at Ewing's peak, and our center back then was not as good as the current center of the SuperSonics, Ben Wallace, but we still won the Knicks."

So there's nothing big about super centers, and those of us who are centered at guard win the teams that are super centers, do you think this Lakers team can really beat the SuperSonics? ”

Phil Jackson couldn't help but smile bitterly, the SuperSonics picked up Ben Wallace, as well as Campbell and that Brad Miller, O'Neal didn't take advantage of these three guys, and after two games, the efficiency was not as good as in the regular season.

"So, Michael, I want you to coach Kobe. Actually, I'd rather you come back and join forces with O'Neal, and the two of you can definitely defeat Tekken King together. He said sincerely.

Jordan is also a little moved, his strength is still there, he usually has some training, now replacing Kobe, and he is confident that he will average 30 points per game on the head of the iron fist, and the power that he and O'Neal can play together is definitely far better than the OK combination, and he can definitely create a lot of low-post singles opportunities for O'Neal.

But what if you lose? How will it end then?

The media will definitely spray him to death, saying that he can't win the Iron Fist King if he hugs O'Neal's thigh, and will say that the Iron Fist King will beat him, and his historical status will definitely drop significantly, and it is possible to withdraw from the top five in history, and now he is firmly in the top three.

"No, Phil, I don't want to come back."

Thinking of the little boss who was about to become a wizard, and the fact that he was really old, he gritted his teeth and directly rejected this temptation.

"Okay then, but Michael, guide Kobe Bryant in this matter?" Phil Jackson said.

"This one does."

Jordan said very dryly.

He'd love to give Iron Fist a little more trouble.

"Okay, I'll notify the management right away and give you a coaching contract, rest assured, I won't treat you badly." Phil Jackson said happily.

"The contract is not necessary, I am just going to coach Kobe Bryant for a short period of time during the Western Conference finals, because I will finalize the contract with the Wizards right away, and then I will be in charge of the draft."

"Then I'm going to congratulate you, Michael, on your wish fulfillment."

"Thank you!"

After the phone call, Phil Jackson immediately found Jerry West and told him about Jordan, and West was also very happy and called Jordan personally to confirm the news that Jordan would go to Los Angeles tomorrow.

Phil Jackson went into the locker room to tell Kobe about it, and Jerry West looked at his back, and suddenly remembered some of the things that had happened in the Bulls before.

He suddenly became a little jealous of Phil Jackson, who he personally introduced, and Phil Jackson didn't discuss with him, so he first finalized Jordan's guidance of Kobe, which was a bit overstepping.

"Fortunately, Jordan is just a short-term guide to Kobe, if Jordan really joins the Lakers, whether it is a player or into management, these two guys join forces, with their influence, I am afraid that it will empty me."

He shook his head, and had a plan in his heart, he would have to guard against Phil Jackson more in the future, this guy has a criminal record.

Soon after, the two sides held a post-match press conference.

"Iron Fist, what do you think of the OK combination and the strength of this Lakers team?" A Los Angeles Times reporter asked.

"Shaq has reached his prime, has unrivalled low-post dominance, and we can only use layers of wrapping to stop him from scoring."

Zhou Quan first praised O'Neal sincerely, and then said: "But Kobe Bryant is still a little younger, he is still a little short of his peak, and the combination of him and O'Neal is indeed strong, but not strong enough."

Let's put it this way, if Duncan doesn't get injured, this Lakers team won't necessarily be able to beat the Spurs that swept them in the second round last season. ”

The Los Angeles Times reporter was silent for a moment, and then asked, "So Iron Fist, do you think Kobe Bryant can grow to the height of Michael Jordan?" I'm talking about ball skills. ”

Zhou Quan pondered for a while and said, "It's very difficult to just refer to ball skills." ”

"Why?" The reporter asked.

Zhou Quan said bluntly: "Genius is one percent inspiration, or talent, plus ninety-nine percent of hard work.

Kobe Bryant has 99 percent effort, but neither static nor dynamic talent can sustain him to Jordan's heights.

Maybe he can achieve a pretty high career with hard work and a good roster, even greater than Jordan, but in terms of ball skills alone, I reserve my opinion. ”

The next question was asked by a reporter from the Dallas Mavericks, who asked, "Iron Fist, do you think the Lakers still have any hope of winning the Western Conference finals?" ”

Zhou Quan smiled: "How to say, there is always hope, if we collectively dumb off on the road, it will be a chance for the Lakers." ”

The reporter asked: "Iron Fist King, listening to what you just said, do you think Kobe Bryant is dragging O'Neal back?" ”

", did I mean that?"

Zhou Quan looked at the reporter coldly and said: "There is nothing to doubt about Kobe's attitude towards playing, as long as a player does his best on the court, he has no reason to be blamed, as a sports reporter, you don't even know this, right?"

Sir, I am very skeptical that your professionalism is up to the standard required for your profession, and perhaps your boss should consider giving you a new position. ”

"NONO, TEKKEN, I DIDN'T MEAN TO ACCUSE KOBE, I JUST, HEY, SIR, DON'T TAKE IT, LET ME FINISH, OKAY?"

The reporter was a little panicked, damn it, I just asked a question, you actually want to serve my job, do you still have humanity?

Without Zhou Quan's signal, the host of the press conference asked the staff to go up and confiscate the microphone in the reporter's hand, and did not let him finish the sentence.

Zhou Quan did not have a favorable opinion of the Dallas-area media, which were important players in the past against him, and nine of the ten journalists there were racists, including black journalists.

Even many Chinese Americans are also racist, they discriminate against the skin on their bodies, and they can't wait to take it off and replace it with a white skin.

The next question was a reporter from the Seattle Sports Newspaper, who asked: "Iron Fist, the Lakers were swept by the Jazz and Spurs in the series in the first two seasons, do you intend to continue to sweep the Lakers in this series?" ”

Hearing this question, Zhou Quan's expression was a little strange, he wanted to laugh but was embarrassed to laugh, because it was not very friendly to O'Neill, and there were many reporters at the scene like him.

Only reporters in the Los Angeles area are unhappy, and the Seattle Sports reporter's question is simply a stab in their hearts.

Zhou Quan managed his expression at this time and said: "Oh, that's the case, Kobe Bryant was too young in the first two years, you know, he was a high school student participating in the draft, and he entered the league before the age of eighteen, and he needed more time to grow, so it was really difficult to rely on Shaq alone, and it is understandable to be swept continuously."

So I don't think Kobe Bryant should be harsh, but should be given more encouragement and give him a very good environment to grow up.

However, now Kobe Bryant is in the fourth grade, almost twenty-two years old, although he is still very young, his current strength has reached the level of a first-class star, and the strength of this Lakers team this year is more than the previous two years.

Of course we want to advance in a sweep way so that there will be more rest before the Finals, but the Lakers are very strong, and I can't sweep if I want to, so we can't be careless, and we will do our best to deal with the next two away games. ”

(End of chapter)