God of NBA point guards

Chapter 270 First Month Event
16 nights, Seattle Center.

The average ticket price for this game is 260% of the Sonics' last home, but it is still full.

During the offseason, some management did not want to trade Zhou Quan. There were two main reasons. One was that they did not want to rebuild, and the other was that they were afraid of affecting the football market that had improved due to the rain. But now this part of the management is not worried about this at all. It's two o'clock.

Although the current record has only played five games, there are also playoff teams like the Jazz. The Sonics still easily beat their opponents, which fully demonstrates Zhou Quan's personal strength and ability to lead the team.

The first and most intuitive manifestation of Zhou Quan's role in the Supersonics market is the number of live broadcasts in the United States second in the league. On this point, this deal is worth it.

Then the average ticket price, season ticket sales, and attendance are all better than last season, which further shows that the deal is correct.

This part of the management admitted from the bottom of their hearts that they underestimated Zhou Quan's influence and popularity, and underestimated the role of an FMVP superstar on the team.

At eight o'clock, the two teams announced their starting lineups.

Bulls: Carter White, Horace Grant, Scottie Pippen, Michael Jordan, BJ Armstrong

Sonics: Sam Perkins, Rodman, Schrempf, Kendall Gill, Zhou Quan

The game was broadcast live on CCTV, and hundreds of large and small TV stations around the world also purchased the satellite broadcast signal of the game.

ESPN broadcast the game live across the United States, and the commentators were Isiah Thomas and Bill Laimbeer, the two players who had just been recruited by the TV station.

After getting the starting list, the assassin said: "The Bulls' starting lineup this season is still the same as last season. The lineup is aging and has lost competitiveness among the first-tier teams. It will be very difficult for the Bulls to win the championship.

On the other hand, other first-tier teams, including the Sonics and Pistons, are very young and full of vitality. This is the complete opposite of the Bulls. I am more optimistic about these teams. "

Bill Lanbier immediately echoed: "That's right, the Bulls have been stepped into hell by the Pistons again, and it's hard to get back up again.

But the Supersonics are just like that. The whole team doesn't even have a person over 210 centimeters. A bunch of short guys, what kind of basketball do they play? "

The assassin hurriedly remedied: "No, they selected the No. 23 pick in the first round this year, Elvin Johnson, he has a height of 211 centimeters, which exceeds the 210 centimeters you mentioned. By the way, why is he called this name? It's too weird !"

Lambiel nodded and said, "I also think this name is weird."

"I'm afraid these two guys won't last long." Zhou Quan laughed in the locker room of the home team.

Rodman said with a grin: "The fans of Jordan and Magic will scold them to death."

In the CCTV commentary seat, Sun Zhenping analyzed: "This season, the Bulls' main lineup has not changed, but the substitute lineup has been replaced, and they have brought in Steve Kerr, a guard with accurate shots.

In addition, the Yugoslavs selected by the Bulls with the second pick in the second round of 90, the 208 cm forward player Toni Kukoc, arrived three years late, and finally came to the NBA this time.

This player is called the Europa Magician. He was the World Championship champion in 90 and the Olympic silver medalist last year. He is very capable and has no dead ends in his shots. "

Zhang Lili smiled and said: "The Bulls' bench lineup has been strengthened a lot, and its strength is definitely stronger than last season. In the first five games, Toni Kukoc and Steve Kerr were the Bulls' fourth and fifth scoring points respectively. The time has reached 25 minutes, and he is a very important rotation member of the Bulls.

In addition, the Bulls also got a backup center, Bill Wennington, to further strengthen the bench lineup. "

At this time, in the player channel, the two teams met in the starting lineup.

When Jordan saw Zhou Quan, he didn't want to pounce on him and bite him like before, but actually nodded his head as a greeting.

Zhou Quan smiled and said, "Flying man, is traveling around the world fun?"

"Not bad." Jordan said.

"Can you train on the boat?" Zhou Quan asked.

Jordan nodded and said, "The most luxurious cruise ship has everything you need on it, and the equipment is very complete. It is a city floating on the sea, and basketball games can be held on it."

"Then I'm going to try it too." Zhou Quan said with a smile.

Jordan suddenly said: "Tekken, you'd better reach the championship this season."

The smile on Zhou Quan's face became brighter, and he said: "So, you want me to kill your friends Barkley and Olajuwon? As friends, don't you want to see them enter the finals?"

Jordan twitched his face and cursed: "Iron Fist, you are such a hypocrite, don't provoke my relationship with them, my relationship with them is very stable."

"The Iron Triangle is indeed very stable, and the three of you can be said to be as strong as gold." Zhou Quan said with a face full of approval.

"..."

Jordan was dumbfounded, what kind of bullshit is this?

"Ha ha……"

Rodman laughed out loud.

Cobra Grant also laughed, seeing Zhou Quan teasing Jordan, he felt very happy.

……

At 08:30, the game begins.

The Sonics lost the jump ball again, and the Bulls attacked.

Rodman sits at the basket, facing Cartwhite, and Perkins runs around outside with Grant.

Schramff faced Pippen, Zhou Quan followed Jordan, and Kendall Gill faced BJ.

On the first ball, Michael Jordan used Grant's pick-and-roll to get rid of Zhou Quan on the right wing, and immediately shot a jumper after receiving the ball.

"brush!"

Splashes appeared, and two points were hit from far.

"The pace is so fast, there is no adjustment after receiving the ball, and there is no chance for Zhou Quan to return to defense." Sun Zhenping said.

"He adjusts his posture in the air. You can't defend this kind of ball at all. His inability to make a shot is a problem with his touch and has nothing to do with the opponent's defense."

After saying this, Zhang Lili sighed again: "His skills are too comprehensive, and with his rich experience, his skills are getting better and better.

And his physical fitness still looks as good as before, and there is no sign of decline at the age of 30. "

"A character who comes out every few decades." Sun Zhenping also sighed.

Zhang Lili said with admiration: "For such a person, he has been training extra during the offseason, and traveling around the world with his family. If he doesn't succeed, there is no reason for him."

Sun Zhenping suddenly said excitedly: "Fortunately, we also have such people, and Zhou Quan also worked very hard."

"Yep."

Zhang Lili immediately echoed excitedly.

At this time, Zhou Quan began to break through with the ball on the right wing with the help of Kendall Gill's pick-and-roll, and made a breakthrough from the outside.

The quality of the pick-and-roll was good this time, and he got a chance to single BJ.

Although everyone is a point guard, but he plays BJ, that is an absolute dislocation.

BJ quickly switched defenses, trying to keep up with Zhou Quan who was about to rush over.

But Zhou Quan made an effort to speed up,
When he stepped forward, his left shoulder made contact with BJ's chest that was attached.

In an instant, BJ, who weighed 79 kilograms, was directly bounced off by Zhou Quan, who weighed 92 kilograms, and almost fell to the ground.

"brush!"

The next moment, when Jordan and Grant were about to pounce, Zhou Quan stopped for a jumper and hit a goal.

"Empty? Hit!"

The live commentator Henem Chrisman shouted excitedly.

Partner McGim said with a smile: "If there is no one else, Iron Fist can actually drag BJ into the penalty area just now."

"Haha..." The two laughed loudly.

In the ESPN commentary booth, the assassin said: "When I commented on the Supersonic game, I felt that Iron Fist seemed to be a little faster than last season. I don't know if it is an illusion."

"Of course it's your illusion. He is 21 years old, and his physical fitness has reached his ceiling now." Lambiel said angrily.

Jordan and Grant once again performed a pick-and-roll run on the right wing, but this time Kendall Gill defended BJ very well. Under the pre-judgment, he almost succeeded in stealing. BJ finally snatched the ball back.

Kendall Gill's height is 196 cm, weight is 88 kg, and BJ is 188 cm. He has an advantage in movement. Jordan has no chance for the time being. He began to break through with the ball.

Kendall Gill was not slow, turned and followed, stuck to BJ's left side, and squeezed him to the right.

Zhou Quan quickly moved two steps, and Kendall Gill formed a pincer attack on BJ in the right elbow area.

BJ can only distribute the ball, and after an emergency stop, he joins the ball and prepares to distribute the ball to Jordan.

"here."

After Zhou Quan pinched BJ, Jordan immediately ran to the outside of the three-point line, ready to respond. At this time, he had an open space.

"Snapped!"

BJ pushed the ball towards Jordan with both hands, and Zhou Quan, who reacted quickly, quickly moved up a step, stretched out his left arm, and broke the ball instantly with his big hand, and then launched a counterattack.

Jordan turned around quickly when he saw it, and started to defend in front of Zhou Quan.

"The ball is broken, Iron Fist cut off BJ's pass to Jordan." The assassin shouted excitedly.

"Didn't this guy gain two kilograms, why is he still so fast?"

While running in front, Jordan looked back to observe Zhou Quan's position, only to find that Zhou Quan was holding the ball faster than he was running empty, and was chasing him.

This discovery was a shock to him.

Zhou Quan chased after Jordan's ass, not giving his opponent a chance to turn around, and rushed to the left-wing three-point line before breaking through a change of direction, entering the penalty area from the right end of the free throw line, and then took off.

Jordan jumped from the left side and crossed Zhou Quan's body to block the shot, but was blocked by Zhou Quan's left elbow.

The aerial confrontation happened instantly, and Zhou Quan's body could not help but be slightly tilted outward.

But at this moment, the powerful confrontation ability was manifested. At the moment of being knocked off, the powerful core strength exploded, and the balance was regained in one fell swoop.

The next moment, his precise strike ability was reflected. The moment he held the ball and slashed down, he slightly adjusted the angle and continued to smash the ball towards the Bulls' basket.

All this happened in an instant.

"boom!"

The next moment, the basket trembled violently.

"Oh hoo!"

The central gymnasium boiled instantly, and thousands of people raised their arms and shouted wildly.

"Beautiful! Very beautiful!"

The assassin continued to praise and said excitedly: "Iron Fist's speed is obviously faster than Jordan's. His speed makes Jordan unable to prevent him from holding the ball on the right side."

Lambiel really wanted to say that a dog bites a dog, but forget it, he thought to himself, I am a commentator now, don't ruin Isiah's job because of me, so he said: "Obviously, Michael Jordan is old, and Just now, that Iron Fist guy also had extra moves in the air, you can call him an offensive foul..."

"Cough cough..."

The assassin quickly interrupted Ranbir with a cough, causing Ranbir to look dissatisfied.

Looking back, Jordan and BJ performed a pick-and-roll, pulled away immediately after receiving the ball, singled Kendall Gill, shook the opponent under a tentative step, and then rushed in for a jumper and hit a ball.

Zhang Lili smiled and said: "Prevent everything, it's not as good as a pick-and-roll."

Sun Zhenping said: "Director Zhang, the Jazz play the best pick-and-roll tactics, why can't they beat the Supersonics?"

Zhang rationally explained: "This is related to Zhou Quan's defensive tactics of not switching defenses and defending John Stockton to death.

Even if Stockton can temporarily get rid of Zhou Quan through the pick-and-roll, it is impossible for him to get a big open position, and his finishing ability is limited. "

Sun Zhenping nodded and said: "The Bulls are different. After the pick-and-roll, Jordan catches the ball. His finishing ability is the best in the league, and even the first in history, so the pick-and-roll effect is very good."

Zhang Lili said: "Zhou Quan can give John Stockton a small open, but he can't give Jordan a small open, that is to send points to Jordan, Jordan gets a small open, and can even make nine out of ten shots.

So once the quality of the Bulls' pick-and-roll is good, Zhou Quan has to switch defenses, otherwise Jordan will be left with a small opening.

And once the defense is changed, who does Jordan not take advantage of?This is why Zhou Quan can't guard against Jordan, because Jordan is not alone.

Of course, the reverse is also the same. Jordan can't guard against Zhou Quan, and the reason is the same. When the two actually face to face, there are only a few of them. "

In this game, the two sides won the game until the final quarter, 107:101. In the end, the Bulls defeated the Supersonics away.

The main reason is too many turnovers. Under the Bulls' strong perimeter defense, the Sonics made 21 turnovers, while the Bulls only had 13 turnovers.

公牛的替补托尼库科奇的表现也让人眼前一亮，12投9中，三分球2投2中，23分钟之内轰下了20分。

乔丹42分钟，25投12中，命中率48%，三分球3投1中，8罚6中，31分8篮板8助攻2抢断1盖帽2失误3犯规。

周权的状态一般，41分钟，20投9中，命中率45%，3分球3投0中，6罚5中，23分4篮板12助攻3抢断4失误3犯规。

Rodman played only 26 minutes, suffered a back injury, and only grabbed 7 rebounds when he was off the court, and rebounds were also one of the key reasons for the Sonics' loss.

In addition, the Bulls' perimeter defense also made the Supersonic's fast break not good.

Jordan, who won the game, was very happy and accepted a live interview with ESPN on the sidelines after the game.

"Michael, is it special to you to defeat Iron Fist for the first time after the second round of the series?" the reporter asked.

"NO, just a very ordinary regular season." Jordan immediately denied.

"So do you think the Sonics can pose a threat to the Bulls?" The reporter asked again.

Jordan knew in his heart that a regular season can't explain the problem at all. His state tonight remained at a normal level, but Iron Fist's state was a little worse, and Rodman's state was even worse. The Supersonics are rebuilding. In this game, the Sonics will definitely be stronger.

So he said: "There are definitely threats, but we are very strong. We have many strengths against the Sonics. We are confident to solve them."

At this time, the Sonics had returned to the locker room. George Karl was summarizing the situation of the game, mainly emphasizing the problem of too many turnovers.

For example, the main small forward Schramf, who performed well in the previous games, faced Pippen this time, making as many as 5 turnovers, only 12 of 3 shots, and only 6 points when he was defended.

Pippen performed very well in this game, especially when he sent 5 steals on the defensive end, 3 of which were from Schramf, [-] were steals from assisting defense, and he also broke Zhou Quan once.

Zhou Quan's performance in this field is also reasonable. George Karl did not criticize him, but he made a self-summarization and believed that organization and passing should be strengthened, and the energy of teammates should be activated as much as possible.

Especially in the face of the Bulls' level of defense, if I don't feel very good, if I don't activate my teammates, then the game will be more lost than won.

The next schedule continued. After 5 wins and 1 loss, the Sonics went on another winning streak. They first defeated the Mavericks at home, and then defeated the Warriors, Kings, and Timberwolves in a wave of six away games. Another loss to the Cavaliers ended the winning streak.

On November 11th, they won another away game against the Numbers team and completed the entire schedule of the first month, with 30 wins and 10 losses, with a winning percentage of 2%, ranking second in the Western Conference and tied for third in the league with the Pistons.

The Bulls have 11 wins and 1 loss, losing only one game to the Knicks, second in the league.

No.1 turned out to be the mosaic of Dameng, with a record of 15 victories in the first month.

In the MVP ranking, Zhou Quan was overtaken by Jordan in the second week. On December 12, the league announced the MVP ranking for the third week. Zhou Quan dropped to third, Jordan second, Olajuwon first one.

In the next 6 games, Zhou Quan deliberately increased his passing. With his stronger passing ability now, his average assists per game came to 14.5 times, ranking first in the league.

But his scoring dropped to 24 points per game, down two points from the first week.

The Sonics' scoring average dropped to 108.1 points, second in the league, behind the Suns.

The score is 96.5, the first in the Western Conference, a little less than Mosaic's score.

The points conceded ranks fourth in the league. The Knicks in the East averaged only 91.5 points per game, the Bulls only 94.9 points, and the Eagles only 96.2 points.

(End of this chapter)