On the sidelines, Zhou Quan was being interviewed on the spot, and reporters surrounded layer after layer.

"Iron Fist, what does it feel like to score 71 points in a single game?" The NBC reporter asked excitedly.

As soon as the game ended, wheezing and sweating, Zhou Quan said with a smile: "It's a, a feeling that the whole person is burning, there is a very strong desire to attack, and I feel that I can throw the ball into the basket in any position at any time in the face of several defenders." ”

"Will you sweep the Lakers again?"

"I will have a chance, and sweeping an opponent in a series is a temptation that is hard for everyone to refuse, and it is also a sign of respect for a strong opponent."

"What do you think of the OK combination?"

"Kobe Bryant still needs to grow, he's not at his peak yet."

After Zhou Quan talked about Kobe, he focused on O'Neal and said: "O'Neal should lose weight to 150 kilograms, and the tonnage at this time last year should be more beneficial to him."

The tonnage does push his dominance under the basket to the limit, but too much dominance under the basket doesn't help the game much.

For example, his current dominance is a 120, but last year's dominance also reached a 110, but in fact, he can destroy all opponents under the basket with 110 dominance, and he doesn't need 120 dominance at all. ”

"Do you think the OK duo has a chance to beat you?"

"When do you mean?"

"You and their careers."

Zhou Quan said: "I think my career peak must be longer than O'Neal's, if Kobe Bryant doesn't grow close to Jordan's level in O'Neal's peak, it will be difficult for them to beat me."

Of course, this is just a simple comparison of my individual strength with the two of them, and if you consider the respective lineups, the Lakers certainly have a chance to beat me in my prime. ”

After the interview, Zhou Quan chatted with his friends at the scene for a while, said goodbye to the fans, and then left the stadium with his teammates.

"Oh roar, we're going to defend our title!"

"Haha, sweep the Lakers, sweep the digital team, we want to sweep and win the championship."

As soon as he entered the players' tunnel, the supersonic speed went up and down, and he couldn't help but scream and roar.

Ewing, in particular, was about to laugh on his face, his smile never stopped, and his eyes were red. Four super centers, he is going to be the second person to win the championship.

Zhou Quan didn't stop them, leading 3-0, and he didn't think the Lakers had the ability to turn the tables on his head. As for the number team, it's really not in his consideration, playing Iverson, nine out of ten.

On the 26th, the G3 battle of the East Finals began.

Iverson missed the game due to injury, and as a result, the Philadelphia Digital team lost to the Bucks on the road, 74-80, losing by six points, and falling behind by a large score of 1-2.

On the 27th, the G4 battle of the West Finals began.

In this battle, the Lakers will definitely fight hard in order to avoid being swept, and the media is not very optimistic about the SuperSonics winning, in addition to the Lakers, there is also a reason that Campbell and Ewing will miss this game.

The injury situation of the two has come out, Campbell is out for a week and should be able to return for the Finals, and Ewing has to take a break and can return for the next game.

At eight o'clock in the evening, the game began.

Kobe Bryant reversed the off-ball style of play in the first three games and attacked with the ball from the beginning, and Phil Jackson didn't listen to him no matter what he said.

In the first quarter, Zhou Quan gave Kobe three steals and a block, and he shot 6 of 10, 2 of 4 three-pointers, and 2 of 2 free throws, and scored 16 points while preventing Kobe from shooting 2 of 7.

Fortunately, O'Neal exploded Big Ben, shooting 8-of-9 from the field and 3-of-6 from the field within 11 minutes, scoring 19 points in a single quarter to lead the Lakers to a draw with the SuperSonics.

In the second quarter, Zhou Quan prevented Kobe Bryant from shooting 1 of 6, stealing Kobe Bryant twice, scoring 15 points and shooting 2 of 2 three-pointers.

O'Neal continued to work hard and only had another minute of rest, scoring 13 points on 6-of-8 shooting and 1-of-4 free throws in 11 minutes.

At halftime, at 51:43, the SuperSonics led by eight points.

In the third quarter, O'Neal's efficiency began to decline, and his lethality was not enough, with 3 of 6 shots and 1 of 2 free throws, scoring only 7 points.

In this quarter, Zhou Quan defended Kobe Bryant from shooting 3 of 11 and stealing Kobe once, but blocked Kobe Bryant twice, but he only shot 3 of 6, plus 3 of 4 free throws, and scored 10 points.

At the end of the third quarter, 81:63, the SuperSonics already led by 18 points.

Zhou Quan was not careless in the last quarter, and still locked Kobe Bryant, but there was no lot of investment on the offensive end, focusing on defense.

In this quarter, O'Neal couldn't play anymore, and when Kobe Bryant was the main attacker, he made three steals and one block Kobe, preventing Kobe from shooting 2 out of 10.

He had a total of nine steals and four blocks against Kobe Bryant in 46 minutes, and Bryant shot 8-of-34 from the field for 23.5 percent in 46 minutes, and scored 20 points on 1-of-7 three-pointers and 3-of-4 free throws.

Zhou Quan scored 35 points, 6 rebounds, 19 assists, 11 steals and 6 blocks, and played the sixth 5*5 and 3rd steals and triple-doubles of the playoffs in his career.

In the end, 111:81, the supersonic defeated the Lakers by a big score, completed the Western Conference Finals, and advanced to the finals.

"Congratulations to Zhou Quan and the SuperSonics for once again sweeping the Lakers in the Western Conference finals, and at the same time three consecutive rounds of sweeping." At the end of the game, Zhang said excitedly.

After Xu Jicheng read Zhou Quan's data in this game, he said: "In the Western Finals series, Zhou Quan averaged 50 points, 6.75 rebounds, 17.25 assists, 7.25 steals and 4.25 blocks per game in four games, including two 50+ and one 70+, and played 5*5 data twice, with a shooting rate of 65%, which is not worse than last year's Western Finals, and even more powerful." ”

"Haha, offense and defense + organization, it's invincible." The smile on Zhang Lili's face was almost overwhelmed.

"After successfully defending the title, Zhou Quan has 6 crowns, 1 crown in the Pistons, and 5 crowns in the supersonics. And he will only be 30 years old next year, and he is still at his absolute peak, if he successfully defends his title next season and plays two consecutive triple crown dynasties, I can't imagine it! Xu Jicheng said with a smile.

"Directly become a god! Before the pinnacle is over, take out the second Lord of the Rings. Zhang Lili laughed.

Xu Jicheng excitedly imagined: "If that's the case, then his Lord of the Rings is worth much more than Russell." ”

Zhang reasonably analyzed: "Now Russell is the first in history, this is what I think, personal opinion, although Jordan is powerful, his historical status should not be as good as Russell."

After all, Jordan only has 4 championships, no dynasty, only one or two consecutive championships, mainly because he met Zhou Quan, and if Zhou Quan did not appear, his achievements would definitely be greater.

If Zhou Quan plays two three-in-a-row dynasties, even if he doesn't surpass Russell in the number of championships, I think his historical status should surpass Russell. ”

……

On the court, Zhou Quan said goodbye to O'Neal and Kobe.

He comforted and encouraged: "After being swept out of the game for four consecutive seasons, are you two going to sit on the throne of being swept king?"

But don't be frustrated, the Lakers have money, get a few more All-Stars in, and this time next year, Shaq, Kobe, we'll fight again. ”

"Humph!"

The two were so angry that they turned around and left, without any nostalgia.

"Shaq, Kobe, you remember to go to Seattle to watch the Finals, notify me before you go, I will prepare tickets for you."

Zhou Quan laughed, and as soon as he turned around, he was surrounded by a large number of media reporters.

……

The next day, May 28, the media began to report on Zhou Quan's touting.

And the SuperSonics also returned to Seattle, from the airport to the headquarters, and were welcomed by countless fans.

Zhou Quan drove home from the headquarters, and the horn sounded non-stop all the way, and the cars he encountered greeted him one after another.

"Daddy! Daddy......"

After arriving home, Zhou Yuan, who was 13 months old, became entangled with him.

At four o'clock in the afternoon, he took his son to his personal training gym, not to train, but to see how Dazhi was training.

The training attitude is still good, and the concept and mentality are completely different from when he first arrived in the league last year, and he clearly realizes that he is no longer the first person in the CBA, but just an NBA role player.

"Greatly, I need to further improve my English listening and speaking skills, and I need to keep communicating with them during training, understand?"

"Brother, don't worry."

After asking about Dazhi's situation, Zhou Quan called Da Yao again.

Da Yao has already tried out for the Clippers and Warriors, and is now trying out with the Mosaic team, just arrived in Houston today.

"Brother, I didn't meet Chandler with the Clippers and Warriors, and I heard that he was still on trial in the East." Yao Min said.

"Well, what's the attitude of the Clippers and Warriors management?" Zhou Quan asked.

"It's all good, but there's no clear attitude." Yao Min replied.

Zhou Quan said. "It's okay, after all, they have the No. 2 and No. 5 picks in their hands, and they shouldn't have tried out Chandler yet, so they can only make up their minds after repeated comparisons.

By the way, I heard that there is also a Spanish center forward who is also good, named Pau Gasol. There is also a No. 1 high school student in the United States, named Kwame Brown, who is very talented. With the addition of Eddie Curry, you have a lot of competitors, and this year, if it's not a big year for the draft, the quality should be good. ”

Speaking of this, he thought of Mosaic and asked, "Da Yao, I heard that Mosaic's head coach Tomjanovic is very interested in you?" ”

"Yes, brother, he called me the day before yesterday and personally invited me to come to Houston for a tryout. I think the other people are also good, very kind. Yao Min said.

Zhou Quan reminded: "But the team owner Alexander is too stingy and reluctant to spend money to build a lineup, Olajuwon is trapped there, you have to be careful, I advise you not to go to Houston." ”

"Huh?" Yao Min was stunned.

Zhou Quan continued: "I don't think it will be their turn, why can't you fall out of the top three, right?" According to my information, Mosaic's highest sign in his hand now should be the No. 13 pick, and if they don't trade upwards, they won't be able to get the top five, or even the top three, and they will definitely not be able to pick you. ”

"Oh, that brother, am I going to be a little worse?" Yao Min asked.

Zhou Quan laughed and said: "It's okay, you try out as usual, Tomjanovic has played two games with us in the Olympics, he should know you very well, there is no need to hide your strength." ”

……

On the evening of the 28th, the G4 game of the Eastern Finals started, and at 89:83, the number team defeated the Bucks on the road, and the two teams drew 2-2.

Iverson shot 10-of-32 from the field, 31.3 percent from the field, 0-of-5 from three-point range, 8-of-12 from the free-throw line, and finished with 28 points, 5 rebounds, 8 assists and 2 steals.

Ray Allen, on the other hand, did not perform well, scoring only 14 points and shooting only 35.7 percent from the field.

"Iverson's efficiency can also win? The Bucks have suffered a little on the inside, and if the inside line is a little stronger, the Bucks will be able to take a three-to-one lead. ”

Zhou Quan watched the whole game, and the numerical team was behind the Bucks in many aspects, with two fewer rebounds, two fewer assists, six fewer blocks, and the shooting percentage was not as good as that of the opponent.

Where do you win? Four more rebounds in the front court, better secondary offense, that's number one. The second was to make 3 more steals, 7 fewer turnovers and 6 fewer fouls, resulting in 13 more shots.

13 more shots is the reason why the Numerical team can still win even when they are behind in terms of shooting percentage and so on.

But if the number team reaches the Finals and plays with the supersonics, the number team will face these advantages of the Bucks, at least not the advantage.

After watching this game, he didn't plan to pay attention to the Eastern Conference Finals anymore, there was no need for that, the strength of the Philadelphia Digital team and the supersonic speed were not on the same level.

Iverson's kid is indeed very combative, and his willpower is very firm, comparable to Kobe, but unfortunately his size determines the ceiling of his talent, the offensive efficiency is too poor, and the defense is a big shortcoming.

(End of chapter)