God of NBA point guards

Chapter 128 Selected to the Second Team of the Best Defensive Team

The next day, May 5th, at 15:09 am, the league announced the schedule for the Eastern Conference Finals and Western Conference Finals.

In the East, the Bulls vs. Pistons, the former has the home court advantage, the game system is seven games and four wins, the schedule is 1, the G18 game will start on the 20th, and the dates for the next few games in the series are 22th, 25nd, 27th, 29th, 31th, [-]st.

西部，开拓者对爵士，G1战将于17号开始，后面是19、21、24、26、28、30号。

Following the league's announcement of the finals of the Eastern and Western Conferences, it announced that it will announce the list of best defenders on ABC TV at nine o'clock tomorrow morning.

In the morning, the Pistons management proactively contacted the Bulls to discuss the visiting team's tickets, which were finally set at [-] tickets.

Both the Bulls and Pistons hope to have some of their own fans on the road, and the negotiation went well.

Detroit is not far from Chicago, less than [-] kilometers. Pistons fans don’t have much money, but they can drive to watch the game. They don’t need to live in Chicago, and only need the ticket price. Although the Bulls’ Eastern Conference Finals tickets are very expensive, Detroit can still Gather [-] fans who can afford tickets.

At noon, Roger Philip called.

"Tekken, Jordan's performance this season is amazing, especially after entering the playoffs, his state is like an explosion, which makes his sneaker sales explode, you should know the impact?"

"Yes, my balls are out of stock."

"It's not too serious. Yesterday's sales fell only 35 percent compared to the day before yesterday."

"Uh, Roger, the company won't go bankrupt, will it?"

"That's what Jordan wants to see, but it's impossible. Skechers has other shoes and has invited many Hollywood stars to endorse them. It is developing well. Iron Fist, so you don't have to worry about this."

"800 million dollars, how much have I accomplished?"

"Oh, it's only been 24 days since it went public. As of yesterday, it has already completed 171 million US dollars. Iron Fist, don't worry, 800 million US dollars is no problem."

"How many pairs did you sell yesterday?"

"Uh, 321 pairs were sold."

Zhou Quan's mind went numb. This didn't even have sales of [-] US dollars. It was still the hottest playoff period. His performance was not bad, and he could even be called excellent. How could it be so bad?Have you all gone to buy Jordan shoes?

If things go on like this, after the playoffs, there will be several months of offseason, his sneakers may be off the shelves, and the current store may also be closed.

By the way, there is also the Olympics, he has no chance to participate, but Jordan’s superstars and superstars can participate, attracting a wave of attention from all over the world at the Olympics, and can sell more warehouse sneakers. A few months later, his sneakers Who else would care? 800 million, I'm afraid half of them won't be sold by then.

Philip comforted: "Tekken, don't be discouraged. Jordan's momentum is indeed too strong now. Not only you, but other people's sneaker sales have also been affected. Your fan base is too small, so the impact is a little bigger. "

"What should I do?" Zhou Quan asked calmly.

Philip immediately said: "Eastern Finals, seize the opportunity of the Eastern Conference Finals, he is very likely to play against you, you have to play a good performance in the matchup with him, you must have a bright spot, and you must let the media's camera stay Your body, let the fans' eyes fall on you, you can do it, Zhou, I believe in you."

"I understand."

What Philip said is actually very difficult. With his current athletic quality, it is difficult to play like Jordan. He has no difficult jump shots, no gorgeous dunks, and even no quick breakthroughs. There are very few places to attract fans.

Or, only some wonderful passes can get the attention of fans, but these are far less eye-catching than Jordan.

It is very obvious that the league is now desperately promoting Jordan, so there is only one person for external publicity, and that is Jordan.

And most of the media's focus on the NBA is Jordan.

In their live broadcast footage, only Jordan can't accommodate the second person. Even if there are players standing beside Jordan, they will be thrown out by the camera.

This kind of fire-like publicity, coupled with Jordan's hot performance, is making Jordan's popularity and influence rise like a rocket.

So he understands very well that it is very difficult to win attention in the matchup with Jordan.

"Zhou, do you have a chance to join the Chinese men's basketball team? It would be great if you can participate in the Olympics this time." Philip asked.

Zhou Quan said helplessly: "No, our domestic basketball is not yet professional. I am not from a sports school. I have never played in the city team or the provincial team. The chances are very small."

He thought of Zhang Lili, but without news for so long, there must be no chance, otherwise Zhang Lili would not not contact him.

"Pity."

Philip suddenly suggested: "Zhou, why don't you immigrate? With your strength, you should have a chance to join the US men's basketball team in the next Olympic Games."

"That won't work. I have no idea of ​​immigrating at the moment." Changing nationality in order to participate in the Olympics must not be done, Zhou Quan said decisively.

"Pity."

Philip didn't persuade him anymore, he knew Zhou Quan's character.

……

At this time, in a large conference room in New York's Madison Square Garden, the lottery ceremony for the NBA's 92 draft is underway.

There are a total of 27 teams, 16 playoff teams are not eligible to draw lots, and the remaining 11 teams draw the top three picks in the first round, and the subsequent picks are arranged according to their regular season records.

David Stern had been considering throwing Zhou Quan to the West before, separating him from Jordan, and even had the idea of ​​Dameng, but now Dameng has reached an agreement with the Mosaic management to renew the contract in advance, and There was no conflict between Jordan and Zhou Quan again, so the idea faded away.

He really wants to get O'Neal to the Lakers, but the Lakers are a playoff team, and it is impossible to get the No. [-] pick.

So after repeated consideration, he decided not to intervene in this draft.

In the end, the Magic got the No. [-] pick, the Hornets got the No. [-] pick, and the Timberwolves got the No. [-] pick.

……

That night, ABC TV broadcasted an NBA program, the theme of which was to discuss who among the four teams had a better chance of winning the championship.

The program arranged a telephone voting session. There were a total of 27 operators. After the numbers were announced, all of them were so busy that they didn't even have time to go to the bathroom.

In the end, within 32 minutes of voting time, a total of 5496 people participated in the telephone voting. The voting result was that the Bulls won 3820 votes, the Trail Blazers 560 votes, the Jazz 565 votes, and the Pistons 551 votes.

There was only one result in this voting, which made the Bulls even more aggressive in winning the championship, and at the same time put more pressure on the other three teams.

In Portland, the glider Drexler was staring at the TV in a daze. The voting result made him a little sad and his eyes were red.

As a flying man, Glider is too low-key. Outside of Houston and Portland, his reputation is not obvious, which does not match his strength at all.

Both are flying people, Jordan and Drexler are related by North Qiaofeng and South Murong, but Jordan is a glider with three tubes of adrenaline, one is extremely high-profile, and the other is extremely low-key.

"Ugh!"

Drexler couldn't help but secretly sighed that he had the No. [-] record in the Western Conference this season and was so underestimated.

There is no dispute between him and Jordan, but there is another festival, which leads to a very fierce competition between the two, even greater than the three super centers. Jordan even tore his face openly against him.

In the 84 draft, the head coach of the American men's basketball team suggested to his friend the general manager of the Trail Blazers that Michael Jordan be selected with the second overall pick, but the Blazers chose a parallel importer. Dead Blazers.

That's okay, but after Jordan's amazing performance in his rookie season, the Blazers were forced to come out and explain that they already had a glider and no longer needed another flying man, they needed an insider.

This remark angered Jordan, and since then he has his eye on Drexler, and the two have become deadly rivals. Every time Jordan hits Drexler, he is very energetic.

"Clyde, this year's championship is not reserved by anyone, and you can do it too."

Drexler didn't have any rhetoric, he could only cheer for himself silently in his heart.

……

On the 16th, at 9 o'clock in the morning, the 9 o'clock news program of the sports channel of ABC TV station began.

The host Hank Volk took a few envelopes and waved at the camera, very excitedly said: "Ladies and gentlemen, look, I've got them, the fate of all the stars is in my hands, haha Ha ha……"

"Okay, let's take a look, this is the list of the best defensive second team..."

As he spoke, he opened one of the envelopes, took out a piece of white letter paper, looked at it after opening it, and then said:

"Oh, congratulations to New York Knicks super center Patrick Ewing, Mr. King Kong, you were selected to the second team again.

Well, this is also the third time you have been selected to the defensive second team. I think you may not be happy, but for others, this is already the top hard honor, and you should be happy about it. "

"Humph!"

In New York, at his home, Ewing was very depressed as he was sorting out his golf clubs.

This season is really depressing. He was eliminated in the first round by the Pistons, and now he is not selected for the defensive first team, and I am afraid he has no hope of being selected for the best team. This season he will get nothing again.

Playing for 5 seasons, he didn't have a defensive first team, only one best team, and never played in the Eastern Conference Finals. He thought he had a chance this year, but he was eliminated in the first round.

At this time Hank Volk continued: "Next, the two forwards, they are Larry Nance and Buck Williams, congratulations."

Zhou Quan got up and poured a glass of water, sat back on the sofa and stared at the TV again, without touching the glass of water.

At this time Walker said again: "Finally, let us announce the names of the two guards. Congratulations, John Stockton."

Zhou Quan picked up the water glass, but put it down again.

He wasn't thirsty, he just wanted to drink water to calm himself down, but his willpower made him give up this idea.

At this time Volker said again: "The second guard, congratulations, the main point guard from the Detroit Pistons, Zhou Quan."

Zhou Quan picked up the water glass again, but put it down again, and then smiled.

He was still not thirsty, he just wanted to drink water to calm himself down.

Being selected to the best defensive second team in his rookie season shows that his defense has been recognized by the media and the league, and it is also a great affirmation for him.

Then his phone rang, and the first person to call in was his agent Philip, and then his teammates also called to congratulate him.

"Joe, congratulations, you should be able to enter for a while this time." He sent congratulations in advance when he received a call from Joe Dumars.

"Hehe, I'm afraid it will be difficult." Joe Dumas said modestly.

"If you can't enter the first team, you will definitely enter the second team. Now that you are not in the second team, you will definitely be in the first team." Zhou Quan deduced.

"I hope so," Joe Dumars laughed.

A few minutes later, Joe Dumars' name was read by Hank Volker, and he was selected for the defensive first team.

In addition to him, there are David Robinson, Jordan, Pippen, Rodman.

The Bulls and the Pistons each have two defensive teams, which is also very convincing, because the Pistons have the strongest defense this season, followed by the Bulls.

Next is the best lineup, the first announced is the three teams.

According to the data, Zhou Quan also has the hope of being selected for the third team, but he doesn't think much about it because his shooting percentage is too poor.

Sure enough, the guards of the best third team were Mark Price, who had just been eliminated by him, and the Suns point guard Kevin Johnson.

闪电场均19.7分3.7篮板10.7助攻1.5抢断3.5失误，投篮命中率47.9%，真实命中率56.2%，助攻失误比3.06。

马克普莱斯场均17.3分2.4篮板7.4助攻1.3抢断2.2失误，投篮命中率48.8%，真实命中率60.6%，失误助攻比3.36。

The offensive efficiency of these two men far exceeds him, and they are indeed more eligible for the best team than him.

"Dennis, congratulations, you have to remember to treat."

He made a call to Rodman, and this guy was selected to the best third team with 10.2 points and 18.7 rebounds.

"No problem, I will treat you for sure."

Rodman was also very happy. He had defended the first team several times. It was the first time for the best team, and the third team was also the best team. He immediately agreed.

"Congratulations Patrick Ewing, you made the All-NBA Second Team."

"Humph!"

It's the second child again, either under the pressure of the big dream, or under the pressure of David Robinson, what is there to congratulate?Ewing snorted again in depression.

In the next round, Jordan and David Robinson were selected again, and both of them were selected for the double team of this season at the same time.

At noon, Zhou Quan arranged a restaurant and treated his teammates to a big meal, which was promised before, plus he was selected to the second defensive team.

"Hey Iron Fist, what do you want for lunch tomorrow?"

At two o'clock, the headquarters staff called and asked for the recipe.

"Well, prepare me a serving of rice, a large serving of seven-year-old veal steak, a serving of caviar, and..." He read a bunch of words.

At three o'clock, ESPN announced the latest prediction of the probability of winning.

The Bulls swept their opponents in two rounds and reached the Eastern Conference Finals with an invincible attitude. The momentum is enough to crush the Pistons. At the same time, the lineup is complete, the players are in good health, the Iron Triangle is in good condition, and Michael Jordan is in explosive form. 99%, 63% chance of winning.

(End of this chapter)