God of NBA point guards

Chapter 567 Ecstatic
After playing the Spurs, the SuperSonics returned to Seattle the next day.

The media praised Avery Johnson, who played against Zhou Quan, for last night's game.

"With only two interceptions and three turnovers, Johnson's performance against the Iron Fist King was commendable." The New York Times.

"Avery Johnson taught all point guards how to play against the Iron Fist King, to be calm, cautious and patient. That's why he only committed three turnovers." ESPN reported.

"Avery Johnson is one of the best performers among all guards in the league when facing the Iron Fist King. Kobe should learn from the little general's style of play." Los Angeles Times.

A media reporter interviewed Avery Johnson and asked: "Avery, do you have any secrets for dealing with the Iron Fist King?"

Junior General Johnson shook his head and said: "No, no, I don't have any tips for dealing with him. The fact is that we lost and he won."

"Then can you tell me what you need to do when you face him? Maybe how do you do it?" the reporter asked.

Young General Johnson pondered for a moment and then said: "Be cautious, patient, calm, and then face him as a weakling, instead of facing him with the mentality of winning against him or challenging him. This mentality can make me Be more patient and careful with the ball.

To be honest, I never thought about how many points or assists I would get from him. He is so powerful and I just wanted to make as few mistakes as possible. "

On the 24th, the SuperSonics defeated the Clippers and won their 14th consecutive victory at home before rushing to the California capital overnight.

On the 25th, the SuperSonics began their sixth back-to-back game this month, challenging the Kings away from home.

The Kings' previous record was 8 wins and 3 losses, playing 3 fewer games than the Sonics.

The Lakers currently have 9 wins and 4 losses, which is the same number of wins and losses as the Kings. However, the Lakers have defeated the Kings, so the Lakers are now second in the Western Conference and the Kings are third. They are not weak.

At eight o'clock, the two sides announced the starting lineup.

SuperSonics: Ben Wallace, Campbell, Bowen, Corey Maggette, Zhou Quan
Kings: Divac, Chris Webber, Peja Stojakovic, Doug Christie, Jason Williams
CCTV broadcast the game live, and Zhang Lili said: "SuperSonics' starting lineup has changed again, Patterson lost his starting position, and Maggette became the starting shooting guard.

Mr. Xu, I think this lineup is more reasonable than letting Patterson play the starting shooting guard. Patterson has no starting ability and his playing style is too monotonous. "

Xu Jicheng nodded and said: "This should be the starting lineup arranged for the Kings. It should be Campbell defending Divac. He will not suffer from height. He can defend Weber with his strength. He can interfere with Weber with confrontation. Bowen defends Peja. His defensive method should be able to Give Peja a headache.”

Zhang Lili said with a smile: "The Kings used to be a bad team. In 93, they wanted to trade Zhou Quan, but they didn't succeed.

In the 98/99 season, the Kings changed their head coaches. Rick Adelman brought the Princeton system. They made the playoffs that season and made the playoffs again last season. Before Adelman came, he had been in the NBA for two seasons. Haven't made the playoffs in a season. "

Xu Jicheng said: "Princeton's offense is really strong. This season, four teams in the Western Conference averaged 102 points per game. The Kings are second, averaging [-] points per game. In other words, the SuperSonics have more offensive firepower than them. Strong, the Lakers and Mavericks are weaker than the Kings."

Zhang Lili said: "Both the Kings and Mavericks have become better this season. Their records have surpassed the Jazz and Trail Blazers, the traditional strong teams in the Western Conference. The Mavericks have reached fourth place in the Western Conference."

Xu Jicheng said at this time: "In recent games, Zhou Quan's defensive intensity has weakened a lot. He averaged only nearly three steals per game and less than two blocks. Coach Zhang, let's analyze why he did this?"

Zhang Liji smiled and said: "There is no other purpose, it must be to train young people. He releases the opponent's firepower from the outside and allows the opponent to play freely, and others have to bear greater defensive responsibilities."

Let's put it this way, if he locks down the opponent's point guard every game and prevents the opponent's offense from organizing, then the offensive firepower will definitely be much weaker. In that case, the Sonics' defensive energy will not be forced out, and everyone will hide behind him. It cannot be tempered under the wings of others. "

"This should be."

Xu Jicheng nodded, but said: "But even so, the SuperSonics have won 14 consecutive games. It can be seen that Zhou Quan's dominance and control over the game have reached its peak."

Zhang Liji said cheerfully: "Yes, that's it. Look at the Spurs game that day. They took over the game in the last half minute and won it directly. That's dominance. I'll play with you in the front, it doesn't matter. I just want to win in the end. We will definitely win.”

"Haha..." Xu Jicheng laughed.

At this time the game started, Divac beat Campbell on the jump ball, and the Kings attacked.

The four members of the Kings were constantly running and interspersing in the half court, accompanied by constant counter runs and air cuts, plus mutual coverage from time to time, which looked very chaotic.

Zhou Quan blocked White Chocolate Jason Williams from the outside and prevented him from rushing in with the ball, otherwise the scene would be more chaotic and difficult to control.

In that chaotic scene, with his defensive strength, he might not be able to prevent White Chocolate's one-man holding the ball and nine people passing the ball in a panic.

However, he still does not plan to defend White Chocolate with all his strength. The Sonics are likely to encounter the Kings in the second round. The team must adapt to the Kings' style of play in the regular season so that the series will not be messed up.

At this time, Peja passed a screen pick-and-roll with Weber and ran back to the three-point line. Bowen was blocked and could not keep up. Ben did not switch defense. He got the open space and White Chocolate's pass arrived in time. In his hands.

"brush!"

Peja raised the knife and hit a three-pointer.

Zhou Quan shouted loudly: "Be careful of their movement. Ben, you have to change defense in time."

"Yes, boss." Ben Wallace replied immediately.

Zhang Lili said: "In terms of defense switching ability, Ben Wallace is not as good as Rodman. If it was Rodman just now, Peja would probably not be able to get the open space."

Xu Jicheng nodded and said: "Yes, Rodman has a stronger sense of defense and is faster. Ben is more suitable for blocking the paint area, where his ability to help and defend is not weaker than Rodman."

At half-time of the game, at 54:59, the Kings led by 5 points.

Zhang Lili said: "Today's SuperSonics' state is average, but not bad. They have won 14 games in a row and the sixth back-to-back. They are very tired physically and mentally. It is actually very good to play in this state. But the Kings' The state is better. If Zhou Quan doesn't explode with all his strength, this game will probably be lost."

Xu Jicheng said: "Zhou Quan scored 16 points, 7 assists, 1 steal and 1 block. I don't know if he will take over the game in the second half."

At the beginning of the second half, Zhou Quan stepped forward, but his idea of ​​taking over the game failed and something unexpected happened.

When he locked up White Chocolate, he couldn't completely lock down the Kings' offense because everyone on the Kings can pass the ball.

The Kings are running and passing every second, the ball never stays in one person's hands for more than a second, and every pass threatens to tear apart the Sonics' defense.

At the end of the third quarter, 84:84, he scored 16 points in a single quarter, sent two steals, and barely led the team to tie the score.

In the final quarter, he once again scored 18 points in a single quarter, and once again sent out two steals and a block. He scored 50 points, 16 assists, 5 steals and 2 blocks. He scored the 15th 50+ point in his career and won with a score of 115:110. Defeated the Kings and won their 15th consecutive victory.

"Iron Fist, what do you think of the Kings? Six of their players scored in double figures tonight." The reporter asked in the post-game interview.

"It's very strong. Everyone on the court can score, and everyone can shoot, pass and break. Their Princeton system is very good and is becoming more and more mature." Zhou Quan made no secret of his appreciation for the Kings.

"Do you think the Kings will pose a threat to the Sonics in the playoffs?" the reporter asked.

"We must treat the Kings carefully. Their offense and defense are good. We actually played very passively today. I was forced to go all out to win this game."

"Iron Fist King, how many consecutive wins do you want? The SuperSonics' previous winning streak was 18 games, tied for fifth in history. The fourth was the Lakers' 19-game winning streak, and tied for second was the 20-game winning streak of the Washington Congress and Bucks. ." The reporter said again. "We first hope to surpass the 18-game winning streak and hit the 19th and 20th-game winning streak." Zhou Quan said with a smile.

"Have you ever thought about hitting the Lakers' 33-game winning streak?" the reporter also asked with a smile.

"That Lakers team of Goodrich, Chamberlain, Jerry West, and Elgin Baylor in the 71/72 season? It was too scary. Four historical superstars who entered the Hall of Fame as players, three top [-] superstars, Our lineup can't compare to theirs." Zhou Quan shook his head and smiled.

On the 26th, the SuperSonics returned to Seattle, and then flew to Portland on the 27th to challenge the Trail Blazers away from home.

The Trail Blazers have 10 wins and 5 losses and are fifth in the Western Conference. They did not perform as well as last season. Last season, the Trail Blazers' regular season record was third in the Western Conference and they reached the tiebreaker with the Lakers in the second round.

But it's not that this team's strength has declined, but that it has a number of internal problems and has become a problem team in the league.

Rasheed Wallace, the main power forward, is the most frequent T-eater in the league. He even threatened referees after eating T-shirts. Damon Stoudemire was also charged with drug possession.

Main point guard Damon Stoudamire is currently facing multiple charges for illegal possession of marijuana, speeding, and overdose of drugs.

The famous Rain Man Shawn Kemp was addicted to cocaine and alcoholism. He entered a rehabilitation center several times to detoxify from drugs and alcohol, but he still refused to change.

In addition to these people, there are also Bunchy Wells who attempted to rape a woman, Eric Buckley who was arrested for insulting the police in a bar, etc. According to media statistics, at least half of the team has been raped by the police. prosecutions, charges, and jail time.

Back then, Trail Blazers owner Paul Allen wanted to recruit Zhou Quan, but Zhou Quan did not choose the Trail Blazers. One of the important reasons was that the management of the Trail Blazers was very chaotic. Now the chaos has extended to the team, which is almost in ruins.

After defeating the Trail Blazers, the SuperSonics returned to Seattle at 29 pm on the [-]th.

At three o'clock that day, the Lakers' special plane also arrived in Seattle.

After O'Neill got off the plane, he took out his cell phone and called Zhou Quan.

"Shark, are you here?"

Zhou Quan had just driven out of the headquarters and hadn't arrived home yet.

"Iron Fist, don't expect a complete victory this month, we have to win this game." O'Neal shouted.

"Shark, of course you can dream, but do you have the ability to realize it?" Zhou Quan said lightly.

"Of course I have the ability."

O'Neal said angrily: "King of Iron Fist, don't try to trick us this season like you did last season."

"Really? It seems that you have improved your skills, so why is your current record only 11 wins and 4 losses?" Zhou Quan mocked.

"We started in a normal state in the early stage. Now we have won five games in a row, and tomorrow night we will win six games in a row." O'Neal said unhappily.

"Shark, you are a giant in thought and a dwarf in action, haha!" Zhou Quan laughed.

"What do you mean?" O'Neill asked.

"That means you are a talkative king." Zhou Quan explained.

"Asshole, you are the king of words."

"Okay, stop talking nonsense, do you want to come to my house for dinner?"

"Of course, I still have some investment questions to ask you."

"Then come on and call a taxi at the hotel. I just left the airport and I won't come to pick you up."

"OK."

O'Neal hung up the phone, turned around and asked Kobe behind him: "Boy Kobe, King of Iron Fist invites you to dinner, do you want to go?"

"Of course." Kobe nodded.

O'Neal looked back at Kobe and couldn't help but said: "Kobe, do you really plan to marry that woman next year?"

"Her name is Vanessa, not that woman."

Kobe's face immediately turned cold, and then said: "Yes, I don't want Vanessa to wait any longer, I love her."

"You will be distracted. This season is very important to us." O'Neal said unhappily.

"I won't be distracted. My training time is far longer than yours, so you should devote more time to training." Kobe said without giving up.

"Damn boy!"

O'Neal muttered, quickened his pace, and stopped talking to Kobe.

After making arrangements at the hotel, the two asked the hotel to arrange an SUV and arrived at Zhou Quan's villa around 05:30.

After dinner, Zhou Quan and O'Neal Kobe talked about investment.

He found that Kobe was not in a good mood and didn't talk to O'Neal very much, so he asked directly: "What, you two came here together, is there any conflict?"

Kobe glanced at O'Neal and said very irritably: "He doesn't support me and Vanessa either. Iron Fist, why? Why should they object? From the management to my teammates, my parents, and my sisters, they all You can fall in love and get married, why should you stop me?"

"Shark, why are you against Kobe?" Zhou Quan asked.

O'Neal opened his mouth, thought about what Kobe said just now, and closed it again. He said that Kobe was distracted by love, which was a bit difficult to say, although he did think so.

He really, really wants to win a championship now. There are already five Iron Fists, but he still doesn’t have one, so he really doesn’t want Kobe to be distracted by other things.

"It's really an uncomfortable thing to do."

Zhou Quan nodded and said to Kobe: "This is a matter between you and Vanessa. You decide everything yourself. I bless you."

"That's great! Iron Fist, I have to thank you. No, it's me and Vanessa who thank you together."

One sentence made Kobe ecstatic, because this was the first blessing he received after getting together with Vanessa.

Seeing Zhou Quan supporting Kobe, O'Neal was a little unhappy, but there was nothing he could do about it.

(End of this chapter)