God of NBA point guards

Chapter 101
At this moment, Larry Johnson dodged extremely quickly, dodged Zhou Quan's straight punch, raised his arm and threw an uppercut, and blasted towards his target, Zhou Quan's chin.

Zhou Quan quickly leaned back and dodged an uppercut, and then fought with the opponent.

"Stop! Stop!" the referee sternly shouted.

A large group of security personnel rushed out from the player channel, and some staff of the Hornets on the sidelines rushed into the field directly.

Seeing that Zhou Quan couldn't procrastinate for a long time, he had to overthrow the opponent quickly, otherwise he would suffer a loss today, so he gritted his teeth, and when Larry Johnson hit him with an oblique hook, he simply fitted him in and gave him a hug .

"boom!"

With a head hammer, his forehead hit Larry Johnson's chin heavily.

"Uh!"

Larry Johnson let out a cry of pain.

"boom!"

Zhou Quan hit the head again.

Larry Johnson screamed in pain, blood began to flow from his mouth, he couldn't help but let out all his strength, and began to stagger backwards.

Taking this opportunity, Zhou Quan jumped forward, threw the opponent to the ground, rode up and punched him.

"Boom bang bang..."

After throwing several punches in a row, Larry Johnson blocked two punches with his arms around him, and two or three punches hit the face, which directly made Larry Johnson lose his resistance and was half-stunned by the beating. Then Zhou Quan They were also pulled away.

Seeing the dizzy Larry Johnson, Gidal Gill, who was about to strike, was stunned. He was glad that he was a little slower, otherwise he would not have been beaten to death by the iron fist?
"Shh!"

The Hornets reacted at home, and there was a huge booing, and the arena was indifferent all night, but now the atmosphere is up.

Zhou Quan didn't bother to pay attention, saw John Sely got up from the floor, and shouted: "John, how are you?"

John Selib vomited, a mouthful of blood spit on the floor, and a tooth rolled to the side, he said angrily: "Iron Fist, I have suffered a lot!"

"I took it back for you for what you suffered," Zhou Quan said.

"Thanks, Iron Fist. From now on, you can do whatever you want." John Sely said sincerely.

The referee's face was extremely ugly, and he gestured continuously to send Zhou Quan and Larry Johnson off the court.

When the Hornets doctor came on the court, Larry Johnson was a little sober, but his mind was still a little fuzzy.

Two teammates helped Larry Johnson to the player tunnel, and Zhou Quan also came in. The two players hurriedly retreated to the side when they saw Zhou Quan seemed to be a ghost.

When Larry Johnson saw Zhou Quan, he came to his senses and said angrily, "Iron Fist, you bastard, you broke the rules. Is boxing just hitting someone with the head?"

Zhou Quan scolded angrily: "Are you out of your mind? We are fighting, not boxing. Even if it is boxing, what is your sneak attack on Sely?"

"..."

Larry Johnson was at a loss for words.

"Do you want to continue fighting?" Zhou Quan asked.

"I can't spare you."

Larry Johnson didn't accept the move, but put down his harsh words.

"Oh!"

Zhou Quan just punched him. Larry Johnson hadn't recovered yet and couldn't react at all. He was hit in the abdomen and was instantly beaten into shrimp.

"Oh!"

Under the severe pain, he cried out and knelt at Zhou Quan's feet, with a lot of snot and tears.

The two Hornets players next to them were stunned. Facing the stern Zhou Quan, they didn't know whether to run or run?
"Do you want to continue fighting?" Zhou Quan asked again.

Larry Johnson shook his head quickly: "No, no more fights, no more fights. You bastard, take advantage of others' danger. If you have the guts, we will fight again in the future. This time I will not accept you."

"Taking advantage of your illness will kill you, understand?" Zhou Quan said with a smile.

Larry Johnson was terrified for a while, he understood the gap between himself and Zhou Quan, that is, he was not ruthless enough, and he was the one who fights professionally.

Zhou Quan said again: "You want to have a fight with me? Just right, the postman has made an appointment with me to have a fight. Why don't you also ask me to have a formal fight?"

"Hit it, am I afraid of you?"

Larry Johnson stood up clutching his stomach, leaned against the wall, took a few breaths and said, "Boxing rules, you can't use crooked moves."

"As you wish. Remember to contact my agent." Zhou Quan left after leaving a word.

In the end, the Pistons still won the game.

The next day, the league issued a penalty for yesterday's on-court brawl.

This time, Stern finally couldn't turn a blind eye to Zhou Quan's violence, and was fined an additional $[-] and suspended for two games.

Similarly, Larry Johnson is the same chasing punishment.

The two were suspended at the same time, but it did not affect the competition between them.

……

But at noon this day, a piece of news broke out on the ABC noon news, which shocked many people.

"According to the current reliable information provided by the police, a check issued by Michael Jordan was found from the two arrested peddlers..."

"Michael, how did your check get into the hands of the sole dealer?"

It happened that one of David Falk's men saw the news and notified him immediately, and then he contacted Jordan immediately.

"What did you say?"

Obviously, Jordan was dumbfounded.

After David Falk explained, he was also anxious, and immediately denied: "It has nothing to do with me, I don't know why they have my check, maybe it was a check issued during a card game a few days ago, who knows? What date? Do you know what day that check was drawn? How much?"

"No, the police did not disclose specific information. Michael, it's troublesome now. You don't want to be interviewed by anyone. Now turn off the mobile phone that the media knows about, and the landline at home, understand?" David Farr Ke exhorted.

"Okay okay."

Jordan's head was already sweating.

In New York, after David Stern heard the news, he didn't even eat lunch, and immediately contacted the Bulls and Jordan.

He first contacted Jordan himself, and the phone rang for a while before he was connected.

Jordan's voice sounded, and he said anxiously: "Mr. Stern, this has nothing to do with me, I have nothing to do with them, too bad, I don't know how they got my check..."

"Okay, I don't want to know the details. From now on, you shut up and leave everything to your agent, the Bulls management, and the league. Understand?" Stern said sternly.

"Yes, I understand." Jordan said hurriedly.

Later, Stern contacted the Bulls, and asked David Falk to contact Nike and Jordan's other sponsors, and everyone put out the fire together.

Just like the last battle of Auburn Hills, the power of capital is very strong. After this matter started to explode, the mainstream media stopped paying attention, and it was obvious that it was cooling down this matter.

Although some media questioned it, it was just a check, and Jordan had issued a lot of checks, which could not explain anything. In the end, the matter was left alone.

……

Time entered April, and on the [-]nd, Zhou Quan's agent, Philip, arrived in Detroit.

He didn't come alone, with him, and people from Skechers.

The regular season is coming to an end, and before the start of the playoffs, Zhou Quan’s signature sneakers will be on the market. This time, Skechers’ preparations in Detroit are about to start, including laying out stores, stocking up, and publicizing.

Zhou Quan's popularity is not bad, but his influence is not as good as his reputation, so Detroit, as the base camp, is the key city for brand shoes, and the main sales are here.

Then there is the Los Angeles area, where Zhou Quan's popularity is not weaker than that of Detroit, which is also a key sales city.

As for some other big cities and first-tier cities, although they will not give up, their efforts are much weaker. There are no specialty stores for brand shoes, but they are placed in Skechers stores.

Skechers is a company just established this year. In addition to basketball shoes, it also has some other footwear. It also invited several first-line Hollywood stars to endorse. At present, major cities have established stores and have their own sales channels.

Zhou Quan found time to take some advertisements for the company, and soon, his advertisement photos were erected in various neighborhoods of Detroit.

……

On the 5th, Zhou Quan completed the seventh round of emergency stop jump shots, and his shooting level was raised to 93, and his emergency stop jump shots were level 87.

According to the current situation in the Eastern Conference, the Pistons will enter the playoffs with the No.3 ranking. They will face No.6 in the first round. In the Eastern Conference Finals, the most likely opponent will be the Bulls.

The Pistons were swept and eliminated by the Bulls in the Eastern Conference Finals last year, which had a great impact on the Pistons.

The first is that the meager vigor of the Bad Boys Legion was completely defeated, and its era ended.

The second is that for Isiah Thomas, being swept in the Eastern Conference Finals is a huge blow.

This small point guard who was so great at his peak that he could even rival the magician, his historical evaluation fell a lot because he was swept away.

This season's Pistons' lineup is actually not as good as last season's strength on paper, and at best it is barely equal.

The main center Lambiel is missing, and the assassin Thomas is half useless. Although there is one more him, his current strength is not enough, especially his offensive ability, his stability is very poor, and he cannot stand up at critical moments.

Especially after entering the playoffs, he has no idea what kind of performance he, a rookie, can perform.

Last season, the Pistons were No.3 in the final regular season and won 50 wins. The team is currently close to 50 wins and should be able to exceed 50 wins, but this does not mean that its strength is better than last season.

If, if the Pistons are swept out by the Bulls in the Eastern Conference Finals again this year, it will be a devastating blow to this team and it will be the end.

Once swept away again, the vigor he had managed to arouse from the old assassins would be completely wiped out, and the team's confidence would be shattered.

Once swept again, the owner may sell the team, the management will change, the team will change coaches, and he may even be traded.

"Sweep?"

Thinking of this word, there was no smile on his face.

There have been four regular season games against the Bulls, with two wins and two losses. Everyone drew a tie. How could they be swept away?
Although the current Pistons are not stronger than last year on paper, they have regained their vigor. This is a team striving for the top, not a bad boy army waiting to decay after two consecutive championships.

However, it is not easy for this Pistons to reach the Eastern Conference Finals.

It is unknown whether those old men's vigor can persist, including him, whether the rookies can adapt to the intensity of the playoffs, or they may not have the chance to face the Bulls in the playoffs.

There are still two weeks before the end of the regular season, and the league updated some rankings in the morning, such as the MVP and rookie rankings.

Jordan continues to rank first in the MVP rankings, and the possibility of Lianzhuang is getting bigger and bigger.

However, Zhou Quan unexpectedly discovered that he had risen from the No. [-] rookie to No. [-] pick Larry Johnson.

"I really have a chance!"

He thought it might be a signal.

Then teammates also called one after another to express their congratulations.

"This is not fair!"

Seeing the rankings, Zhou Quan was on the contrary. Larry Johnson was very angry. There was a high probability that his best rookie was going to fly. He had this hunch.

The media reacted quickly, commenting on the MVP and rookie rankings immediately.

ESPN: "As the last FMVP, he performed amazingly in the regular season, and Michael Jordan is eligible to win this year's MVP.

For the selection of the best rookie, the media believes that they should be more cautious, because Iron Fist and Larry Johnson have performed well, but the offensive efficiency of the No. [-] pick is significantly better, and the mainstream media believes that Johnson is more qualified to be the best rookie. "

Detroit Worker: "Larry Johnson played well, but that's how he should be, and he's the No. [-] pick.

And the performance of Zhou Quan, the 17th pick in the first round, made us look forward to it even more, because he was not even a lottery pick, he was a surprise.

Comparing the performances of the two, Zhou Quan is the master of a team, and his performance must not simply be based on his offensive efficiency. This is an extremely one-sided view.

Our record this season is proof that Tekken has done his best, and he is definitely qualified to be the best rookie of the season.

And Larry Johnson is just a power forward, he does not need to take on more responsibilities, and the record of the Hornets is also a good proof of this. "

There are more media supporting Larry Johnson, and there are relatively few media supporting Zhou Quan in other cities except Detroit.

Obviously, the Pistons were the public enemy of the alliance before that, and Zhou Quan was Chinese, so the media's choice was targeted.

On the 6th, in Houston, it has been [-] days since Zhou Quan was injured. Dameng has started training with the ball a week ago.

Although he was in good health, he was in a bad mood.

Being injured by Zhou Quan is of course an important reason for his bad mood. Another important reason is that his contract negotiations are still at an impasse, and his stingy boss Charlie Thomas does not agree to his request.

"Hakim..."

General manager Steve Patterson found him and said to him: "We are now ninth in the Western Conference, two games behind the Lakers, and we still have a chance to catch up. We need you now.

The team doctor told me that your body has fully recovered now, you will return to the 12-man squad, and you will play against the Kings tonight. "

"No, my injury has not fully recovered, I can't risk my body." Dameng decisively rejected his request to play.

"what?"

Steve Patterson was stunned.

"I'm going to find another doctor. I'm not very satisfied with the current doctor." Dameng said again.

"This bastard, how dare he refuse to play? He hasn't worked for more than a month, and he still doesn't want to play. I'm going to suspend him. He won't want to take my salary for nothing." The boss Charlie Thomas was furious when he found out. .

For so many years, the Mosaic team has been able to make the playoffs, earning a lot of income every year, and they don’t have to pay players’ salaries in the playoffs, which is very cost-effective, but if they don’t make the playoffs this year, they will lose a lot of money. This is unacceptable and unbearable for him.

In this way, the super center was suspended by the team because he refused to play the game. The two sides fell into a dispute, and the media kept hyping.

There are also endless news about the big dream deal.

"We need a good center forward, but unfortunately we don't have a bargaining chip!"

McCloskey is very greedy for Dameng, but if he wants to trade Dameng, he can't do it unless he trades the whole piston.

Like him, the Lakers also want big dreams, but the transaction is extremely difficult, and the Mosaic team rejects all transaction applications.

A week later, Zhou Quan's rookie ranking remained at No. [-].

This phenomenon shows the official choice of the league. Some media have changed their positions because of this, but most of the media still maintain their previous attitudes.

On April 4, the Pistons ushered in their last regular season game, an away game against the Bulls.

This is also the fifth regular season game between the two teams, with two wins and two losses in each of the first four games.

After collecting data in the first ten games, Zhou Quan was lucky and barely reached his goal. He is currently averaging 19 points and 9 assists per game, and his shooting percentage and true shooting percentage have reached the system requirements of 43% and 51% respectively.

He lost three of the twelve games in total, and lost both of the two games he was suspended for. Fortunately, the team's record was not affected, and the Knicks behind him did not catch up.

In this last game, his stats cannot be lower than the requirements of the novice task, nor can it be lower than 19 points and 9 assists. Jordan hates him to death and will definitely switch defenses. Facing Jordan's defense, this game should be very difficult for him. Big one, he is also fully mentally prepared.

In terms of tactics, he still focuses on breakthroughs, which is also his main tactic this season.

At a quarter to eight, he saw Jordan again in the tunnel.

When friends meet, they are extremely jealous. This is Jordan's reaction. When he sees Zhou Quan, his eyes turn red.

Zhou Quan was still the same as before, with a smile like a spring breeze on his face, and said first: "Hey, Mr. Jordan, the last game, do you want to fight this one?"

"Are you qualified to fight with me?" Jordan raised his chin and asked.

"That is to say, won't you switch defenses against me today?" Zhou Quan said in surprise.

"I'll stare at you."

Jordan stared at Zhou Quan and said, "I know you're looking for the best rookie, but don't think about it. Larry Johnson is better than you."

Zhou Quan smiled and said: "Nonsense, his scoring is about the same as mine, and he rebounds more than me, but my assists and steals are much better than him. Our performance is similar, and I am more comprehensive than him."

"What about offensive efficiency?" Jordan said disdainfully.

Zhou Quan also put on a disdainful look and said: "You are a shooting guard, and I understand that you don't have a big picture. It's not your fault."

Hearing these half-sentences, Jordan's nose was almost crooked, and he stared at Zhou Quan fiercely, to see what this rookie would say.

(End of this chapter)