God of NBA point guards

Chapter 130
At the same time, Barkley has arrived in Chicago and was interviewed by reporters at the airport.

"Charles, you are here to see the Eastern Conference Finals, so do you support the Bulls or the Pistons?" A reporter asked.

"Charles, I heard that you are going to go fishing in Los Angeles?" Another reporter joked.

Barkley laughed. In fact, he really wanted to give this unspoken reporter a strong hug and throw him into a brain-dead.

Pretending not to hear the reporter's question, he answered the previous reporter's question and said, "Yes, I came to watch the Eastern Conference Finals. Bulls and Pistons, I'm sorry, I support the Bulls."

"Why?" the reporter asked.

"Because Michael is my friend, and the Bulls are obviously much stronger than the Pistons, and the Tekken team is not strong enough to be upset." Barkley said with a smile.

"Charles, which team will Philadelphia trade you to?" A reporter asked again.

Barkley's smile narrowed. Although he also wanted to leave Philadelphia, being traded by the team was not a comfortable thing. From then on, he will become a wanderer.

However, being traded is better for his reputation than actively applying for a trade, so he immediately said with a bitter face: "Hey, we didn't play well this year and failed to make the playoffs. I think about the team's trade. No complaints, so they decide and I respect their decision."

"So which team do you want to go to?" The reporter asked.

"Can I say bulls? Haha, well, I know it's impossible, just kidding. But I can't decide my future, this feeling is very bad, let God decide where I belong." Barker Li said helplessly.

A reporter rushed to the United Center to interview Michael Jordan and asked, "Michael, what do you think of this bet?"

There was no smile on Jordan's face, and he said: "Look at the sales of that kid's sneakers. I think not only a sneaker company will go bankrupt, but that kid may also go bankrupt."

The reporter immediately asked: "The ESPN reporter suggested that you bet against Iron Fist, but Iron Fist refused. What do you want to say about this?"

"He has no money, so it is rational to refuse. I really don't understand how stupid it is to bet against ESPN since he has no money." Jordan said disdainfully.

"How likely do you think you are to sweep your opponent?" The reporter asked again.

This question made Jordan silent for a while. After all, it is not easy to sweep the Pistons. This year's Pistons are not the Pistons that lost their vigor and lifelessness last year. In his opinion, the vigor and willpower of this Pistons belong to the top of the league. The Legion of Bad Boys has been resurrected.

But he was only silent for a second, and immediately said firmly: "I insist that we have a great chance of sweeping the Pistons."

After Zhou Quan proposed to bet against ESPN, he could not show any weakness, otherwise it would definitely affect the morale of the Bulls and boost the morale of the Pistons, so even if there is a possibility of being slapped in the face in the future, he must make the strongest take a stand.

However, his words are still not dead, leaving room for the future.

At 500 o'clock in the evening, ESPN publicly announced that it agreed to the bet proposed by Zhou Quan. If the Pistons avoid being swept by the Bulls in the Eastern Conference Finals, ESPN will donate [-] million US dollars to a charity.

This news dominated the headlines of all TV media at night.

At 06:30, Zhou Quan, who had just finished his dinner and was still at the table, received a call from his manager.

"Zhou, from four o'clock in the afternoon, the sales of your sneakers have skyrocketed. Every store has a long queue. By the time the store closes at six o'clock, the sales volume in the United States today has reached 35 US dollars, of which 99% Sales came from 41:35 p.m. to [-]:[-] p.m., [-]% of sales came from Los Angeles, and [-]% came from Detroit." Philip said excitedly.

Zhou Quan did some calculations, and the remaining 1% was today's normal sales volume, which was only 3500 US dollars, a drop of [-]% or [-]% from yesterday?

If this is not salvaged, the sales may drop to zero in a few days, and his shoes will definitely be taken off the shelves after the Dongjue game. It seems that his bet is still right.

Philip went on to yell: "There should be another wave tomorrow. Tomorrow is the dinner. Zhou, you did a great thing. I really hope that this effect can be maintained until the end of the Eastern Conference finals. By then, the sales of 800 million US dollars may have already passed." No problem, you can hope to get the next $600 million contract."

Zhou Quan smiled and said, "Rogge, are you not worried that I will lose 50 dollars?"

Philip was startled, and immediately said: "Zhou, I never believe that your team will be swept by the Bulls. I have confidence in you."

"I believe it too." Zhou Quan said.

"Tekken, it's time."

At this time Chuck Daly greeted.

"coming."

Zhou Quan ended the phone call and came to a business meeting room with his teammates. Tomorrow's G1 game, a tactical meeting will be held now.

In fact, one meeting was held yesterday, and some issues were discussed, which will continue today.

After everyone arrived, the staff each served a cup of coffee. After taking a sip, Chuck Daly said, "Gentlemen, Iron Fist has bet his wealth. I hope everyone will work hard to prevent his 50 from going to someone else's." in the pocket."

"Ha ha……"

Everyone laughed.

Rodman yelled: "The coach, not someone else's pocket, is a charity account."

Daly said: "I know, but little fool, charity is a business, don't forget this sentence, if we are swept away, Iron Fist's 50 will definitely go into the pockets of some rich people."

Everyone was stunned, and Joe Dumas quickly reminded: "Chuck, the boss is a philanthropist."

Daly stared at Rodman in a daze and said, "Dennis, don't mention charity-related topics in the future. Do you think I'll be fired by the boss?"

"Ha ha……"

There was laughter in the meeting room.

Zhou Quan thinks it's good, the atmosphere is very relaxed, which is better than tense, but he hopes that this relaxation is not because of giving up completely.

"Okay, the joke is over, now let's discuss business."

Chuck Daly took another two sips of coffee, cleared his throat and said: "Yesterday we talked about defensive tactics, and today we will determine offensive tactics.

Let me give you some statistics first. This is the data of Michael Jordan in the first and second rounds. In the first round, he averaged 45 points, 9.7 rebounds, 3 steals and 1 block per game, and averaged 10.7 free throws per game.

Regarding his performance in the first round, I have the following evaluation, which is much higher than his performance in the regular season. He has unlimited firepower, unlimited kills, top offense and defense, and explosive rebounding ability.

His shooting percentage is as high as 60.9%, and his true shooting percentage is as high as 66.7%. This kind of efficiency is enough to destroy any team, including us, the most powerful defense in the league. "

"call!"

Zhou Quan and the others took a deep breath at the same time, because these data gave them great pressure.

Then Daly said again: "His performance in the second round was slightly inferior to that in the first round, but he was also very good. If you look at the sales of his MJ brand recently, you will know how good he is in the playoffs."

Zhou Quan sighed helplessly, "Coach Daly, what kind of pot do you not open and which pot do you carry? When you talk about offense, you say offense. What shoes are you carrying?"
Chuck Daly continued: "However, although Michael Jordan is very strong, it does not mean that we have no hope of winning.

Let me give you another statistic. The overall shooting percentage of the Bulls in the first two rounds is not as good as in the regular season. Their shooting percentage in the regular season is 50.8%, and now it is 48.7% in the playoffs.

This shows that except for Jordan, the offensive efficiency of the Bulls is not as good as in the regular season, and this is our opportunity. We are the strongest defense in the league.

During the regular season, the Bulls limited the opponent's field goal percentage to 46%, while ours was 45.3%. As we said yesterday, the defense is based on defense, and then the offense is attempted. "

Speaking of this, he looked at Zhou Quan and said: "Offensive, must be efficient, must have quality, we reject wild shots and meaningless shots."

Zhou Quan nodded immediately. Even if Dongjue didn't let him make a move, he would still be willing. There is no way, he might not get the bounce +1 reward because of this, but if he was swept away by the Bulls, his loss of interests would be even greater.

Chuck Daly said at this time: "Iron Fist, Jordan added a lot of breakthrough layups in the playoffs, so he can play super efficient, then I also hope you can strengthen breakthroughs."

"OK."

Zhou Quan nodded emphatically. He had already reached the most critical Eastern Conference finals, and he had to fight hard.

After the tactical meeting, the Western Conference Finals G1 game just started, and they happened to watch the game together in the conference room.

As a result, the Trail Blazers at home won a big victory, 88:113, winning a full 25 points.

The Blazers led by 18 points in the first quarter, and it can be said that they defeated the Jazz in one quarter.

In rebounds, field goal percentage, steals, assists, shots taken, the Blazers are all ahead of the Jazz.

Among them, the Blazers had 36 assists and the Jazz had only 20 assists.

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The Blazers sent 10 steals, while the Jazz had only 4.

The number of shots, pioneered 85 times, the Jazz only 65 times, there is a huge gap of 20 times.

On three-pointers, the Jazz made 6 of 1 shots and a shooting percentage of 16.7%, while the Blazers made 14 of 7 shots.

None of the Jazz scored more than 16 points, Jeff Malone only scored 6 points, and the postman only scored 3 points on 11 of [-] shots.

As for the Blazers, five scored 10+, two of whom scored 20+.

Among them, the core glider Drexler made 11 of 5 shots and scored only 11 points.

But this shows the strength of the Trail Blazers lineup. Even if the core performance is abnormal, others will stand up and blow up the mighty Jazz.

After watching this game, Zhou Quan feels that ESPN has always placed the Blazers at No. 2 in the probability of winning, which is very reasonable.

He said: "Don't brag, this year's Trail Blazers, from the beginning to the end, ranked second in the league in points per game, and the No. [-] Pacers were eliminated in the first round. That is to say, among the four teams now, the Blazers The player has the strongest scoring ability and really has the temperament of a championship."

Smiling Assassin said: "Their defense is not good, whether it is us or the Bulls, it is not a problem to deal with them."

Zhou Quan smiled and said, "Then let us work hard and try to kill the bull."

"Kill the bull?"

Joe Dumas swallowed dryly, he didn't dare to answer the words.

Isaiah invited him to dinner last night, and Rodman and the others gave them a hard boost, but from the bottom of his heart, he didn't think the Pistons had the strength to eliminate the Bulls. At most, he thought the Bulls had no chance of sweeping the Pistons.

If he wants to kill the Bulls, Michael Jordan will fight them desperately. It is not worth it at all. He thinks he should be able to win one or two games at home, and the chance of winning the Bulls in an away game is very small.

Zhou Quan observed everyone's emotions. It wasn't too bad, but the morale wasn't too high either. It wasn't the kind of morale to fight with the belief of victory.

This put him in a mixed mood, and he still felt that this group of guys who had already won two consecutive championships had no energy left to fight.

McCloskey and Troy Weaver have also been observing the players. They have seen Zhou Quan use some methods, even betting against ESPN, to improve morale.

Effective, the morale of the team is indeed good, but unfortunately, it is still impossible for this team to return to the peak. The body is aging, and the mentality is also aging. This is the status quo of the Pistons.

"Attitude determines everything, and fresh blood must be added."

Troy Weaver, who was about to take over the position of general manager, looked thoughtfully at several old players including the Assassins. The team needed to trade, and a trade needed bargaining chips.

……

The Trail Blazers' defeat of the Jazz was not considered an upset, so the main focus of the media the next day was the Eastern Conference Finals G1 game, or the Bulls.

"Although the Pistons faced the Bulls with two wins and three losses in the regular season, the Battle of Auburn Hills caused the Bulls to have a disorganized lineup. Otherwise, the Pistons are likely to lose all five regular season games. Then in this Eastern Conference Finals, the Bulls with a well-organized lineup will face injuries. The frequent appearance of the Pistons is likely to replicate the sweep of the Eastern Conference Finals last year." The New York Times.

"Michael Jordan intends to sweep the Pistons again in the Eastern Conference Finals, and boldly donated 50 US dollars. His determination and sharpness have become an unstoppable trend. The probability of the Pistons being swept consecutively in the Eastern Conference Finals is over 60%. "Cleveland Cavaliers.

Numerous media supported the Bulls, and the sound of sweeping the Pistons was heard endlessly, from print media to TV broadcast media, everywhere.

But at the same time, there is another hot spot in the media, that is, the bet between Zhou Quan and ESPN. After the TV media last night, it made the headlines of the major paper media in the United States today.

In the morning, the Bulls held a tactical meeting at the headquarters.

Phil Jackson emphasized the importance of the No. [-] position: "On the offensive end, the No. [-] position is only responsible for bringing the ball to the frontcourt. This is no problem, but on the defensive end, we will face a situation where the No. [-] position is targeted and blown up."

"I guard against that rookie."

Jordan's face was stern, and his tone was firm, not a request.

Phil Jackson nodded. Iron Fist's offensive skills are getting better and better. At the same time, he also controls the main possession of the Pistons. At present, his importance has even surpassed that of Joe Dumars. It is impossible for such a person to make John Paxson to guard against.

"Leave the iron fist to Michael. John Paxson, you can't guard Ulrich, go guard Joe Dumars." He said.

John Paxson breathed a sigh of relief and nodded silently.

He didn't want to resist the iron fist anymore, and the two broken ribs still seemed to be aching.

At this time, Phil Jackson said again: "But you can't guard against Joe Dumars, and you may also be blown up. What's a little better is that most of the ball is now in the hands of the Pistons. Joe Dumars' Much less threatening, you have to keep up with him and cut off his passing angle with Ironfist. But…”

Having said that, he looked at Jordan and said, "Michael, John will definitely be targeted. Iron Fist should give Joe Dumars a lot of passes, so you and John Paxson have to cut off the passes and receptions of both of them at the same time." angle."

"Understood." Jordan nodded.

Phil Jackson said again: "At the same time, you have to strengthen your offense on the offensive end, because Joe Dumars may score a lot of points on John's head, so you need to fill in holes for John."

John Paxson lowered his head in shame, while Jordan nodded and said, "Leave it to me. Joe Dumars can score on John's head, but I can blow him up."

Phil Jackson said to Grant again: "Horace, you pull out on the offensive end, try to bring Rodman out, create breakthrough space for the outside line, and also help us grab more offensive rebounds.

At the same time, you have to strengthen the inside, don't waste the inside opportunities created by Michael for you, we need your basket to score, that is very important to us.

On the defensive end, it is necessary to guard against the pass of the Iron Fist to the basket. John Sely and Rodman can receive several such passes per game. "

"Understood." Grant said.

……

At noon, the Pistons came to the United Center Arena for training.

At 05:30, the training was over and after taking a bath, everyone went to the restaurant in the arena for dinner. After eating, it was almost seven o'clock, and the fans were about to enter the stadium.

"Zhou, good news. The sales of sneakers continued to explode today, selling more than 70 a day." Before Zhou Quan returned to the locker room, he received a call from his agent.

Zhou Quan's eyes widened. He sold over 100 million in two days, and with the previous sales, it was close to 300 million. If he sold another 100 million in the Eastern Conference Finals, it would be half of it. The sales of 800 million US dollars are expected!

"Tekken, your sneaker sales are exploding again?" the assassin said enviously.

Zhou Quan put the mobile phone into the closet, and said with a smile, "Sold 100 million in two days, how can it be considered a explosion? Jordan's rookie season sold 8000 million US dollars a year, which is [-] times more than his additional conditions. I don't know if I can do it yet."

"Don't compare yourself to that pervert."

The assassin said through gritted teeth.

At this time Zhou Quan's phone rang again, he took it out and answered it, it was Zhang Reasonable's call.

"Xiao Zhou, come on!"

"Brother Zhang, you are very quiet. You are not at the scene, so you don't want to watch the game?" He asked.

"Hey, the tickets for the Bulls are too expensive, several times more expensive than the regular season. I'll watch at home and call you to cheer you up, haha!"

Zhang Lili was embarrassed to ask Zhou Quan for tickets. This was an away game, and when he asked, Zhou Quan had to buy it for him out of his own pocket.

"That's fine, thanks! When we get to our home court, I'll invite you to watch the game."

"Then thank you in advance."

Zhou Quan didn't say any kind words, and he didn't have a ticket.

There are family tickets for the home game, but only family members can enter the venue, friends are not included, once in a while is okay, but definitely not if there are too many times.

As for getting free tickets for the away game, a face-worthy star has to ask the away team's management for himself. As for his relationship with Jordan, he should speak to the Bulls' management and not spit on him?He didn't bother to speak.

(End of this chapter)