God of NBA point guards

Chapter 574 The era of Iron Fist remains the same
"Da Zhi, are you going back to China, or are you staying to watch the game?" Zhou Quan called Da Zhi, who said, "Brother, I'm going to stay for training."

"That's fine, let Rogge arrange two good trainers for you. In addition, your strength training should also keep up. You are not small now, but your muscle mass has not kept up, and your resistance is not strong enough." Zhou Quan said.

"Okay, brother." Da Zhi said.

"Well, I advise you to rest for a while first. You can't start training right away. You can go back to China first and see your family. Then Dayao will come over to watch the Western Conference Finals. You and he will come together. You see How is it?" Zhou Quan said.

"Okay, then I will return to China in two days." Da Zhi agreed after thinking about it.

"I have a private training ground here. Come to Seattle." Zhou Quan said.

"Brother, that's too troublesome for you." Da Zhi said gratefully.

In the evening, Zhou Quan called Dayao.

The domestic CBA has long ended. A few days ago, Dayao contacted Zhou Quan. Zhou Quan asked Dayao to come over to watch the Western Conference Finals, and by the way, the exposure would be beneficial to the subsequent draft.

Dayao's draft prospects are very good. There are not many outstanding rookies this year, namely Kwame Brown and Tyson Chandler.

Chandler is a popular candidate for the No. [-] pick. Kwame Brown is a high school student and his draft prospects are not as good as Chandler. According to major media, Yao Min has always been a popular candidate for the No. [-] pick, similar to Chandler.

Yao Min also has great confidence in himself, because Tyson Chandler is also a favorite for the No. [-] pick.

In 97, he participated in a training camp in the United States, and Tyson Chandler happened to also participate in that training camp.

The reason why he wanted to join the NBA was because someone told him at the time that with Tyson Chandler's talent, he could definitely enter the NBA. He defeated Chandler in the training camp, and it was Tyson Chandler who gave him the opportunity. Confidence to enter the NBA.

Now Chandler is the popular candidate for the No. [-] pick, and he has confidence in himself as the No. [-] pick.

"Dayao, has DaZhi contacted you?"

"Not in the past few days, brother, what's wrong?"

"He is going to return to China. You can come together then."

"Okay, okay, I'll contact him later."

"Well, by the way, how are your English listening and speaking skills?"

"It's not bad. I have strengthened my practice. My agent has spoken American English to me every day in the past few months."

"Okay, you are better than Da Zhi. He has been here for almost a year and his listening and speaking skills are not good enough."

"Brother, how is Da Zhi's performance?"

"I have entered the rotation of the Mavericks, which is not bad. If I practice hard in the offseason, I should be able to establish myself in the league."

"That's great!"

……

On the 4th, the league announced the MVP winner, and Zhou Quan won this honor for the fourth time.

On the 5th, the SuperSonics' second round begins.

Everything went well, the first game was won, 88:102, and the SuperSonics won by 14 points.

On the 6th, the other three groups of games started.

Zhou Quan was watching the game between the Spurs and the Lakers. He didn't pay much attention to who lost or won in the Eastern Conference.

At the Spurs' home court, O'Neal beat Duncan on the opening jump ball, and the Lakers attacked.

O'Neal got close to the basket, caught the ball with Duncan on the left side of the basket, and then scored a goal with a hook from nearly two points.Then David Robinson hit a high jumper.

O'Neal was in the low post on the left wing, but he made a mistake when receiving the ball. Duncan got the ball and the Spurs counterattacked, and he finally hit a mid-range shot.

O'Neal attacked again, another hook shot nearly two points away, but was blocked by David Robinson. Although the shot was not blocked, it was a hit. After Duncan grabbed the defensive rebound, the Spurs counterattacked. Antonio Daniels, the starting shooting guard of the Spurs, made a hit shot. Cobra Grant grabbed the defensive rebound, the Lakers counterattacked, and Grant scored nearly two points.

"They are working hard on defense!"

In the previous attacks by both sides, Zhou Quan saw the Spurs' strong penalty area defense. The Spurs' twin towers formed the league's strongest interior defensive barrier. O'Neal only scored one goal in three attacks, and never successfully entered the basket.

He believes that if the Lakers want to win, they must limit O'Neal's shots. It is okay to pass the ball to O'Neal, but O'Neal should cooperate with Kobe inside and outside, attract and compress the Spurs' double-team defense, and then separate in time for Kobe to take the shot.

Next, the Lakers performed poorly. After David Robinson grabbed the rebound, Duncan scored a goal. Then Kobe Bryant hit the iron, and the Spurs grabbed another defensive rebound. Duncan made another shot, and then Kobe made consecutive mistakes. In the first 4 minutes, The Spurs beat them [-]-[-], falling behind by six points.

The Lakers called a timeout, and then Kobe struck twice.

Seeing this, Zhou Quan also admired Kobe Bryant for his continuous strikes, but this kid still did not hesitate in his shots and had a killer aura. Although his talent was not as good as Jordan's, he did have a chance to catch up with Jordan.

But then, Kobe's touch came out, no matter how hard he shot, after the first quarter, he made 9 of the first three shots, but then made 6 of the next 1 shots. In the whole quarter, he made 0 of 12 shots, [-] of [-] free throw, and scored [-] points. .

O'Neal only made 5 of 3 shots. Just as Zhou Quan thought, he took fewer shots and only scored 6 points without free throws. Because of the Spurs' twin tower defense, he could not easily get into the basket. Even if he did, he would be defended. Can't catch the ball.

Relying on the offense behind Kobe, the Lakers led the Spurs by 24 points in the first quarter at 17:7.

周权看完了这场比赛，最终科比35投19中，命中率54.3%，三分球2投1中，8罚6中，轰下45分10篮板3助攻1抢断1盖帽4失误4犯规的数据。

O'Neal took much fewer shots than Kobe, making 22 of 11. Under the defense of the Spurs' twin towers, his offensive efficiency was not as good as Kobe's, and lower than his shooting percentage in the regular season. This season, his shooting percentage in the regular season was as high as 57.2%. He made 8 of 6 free throws and scored 28 points and 11 rebounds.

The OK combination contributed 73 points and 21 rebounds.

Duncan and David Robinson scored 28 points and 14 points respectively, with shooting percentages of 52.6% and 37.5% respectively.

In this game, David Robinson no longer poses much of a threat on the offensive end, but on the defensive end, he is still effective in helping to defend O'Neal.

But no one on the outside of the Spurs could guard Kobe, and he beat him with a mid-range shot. This was the only reason why the Spurs lost.

In the other two games, the Raptors defeated the Digital Team on the road, and the Bucks defeated the Hornets at home.

Vince Carter scored 35 points, and five players on the team scored in double figures, including two with 20+ points.

Substitute guard Dell Curry stepped up and made 12 of 7 shots, 9 of 4 three-pointers, 2 of 2 free throws, and scored 20.On the digital team, Iverson made only 34 of 11 shots, with a shooting percentage of only 32.4%, but his lethality was unlimited. He made 15 of 12 free throws and scored 36 points.

It's a pity that Iverson's offensive efficiency is still low, the stability of his shots is too poor, and Theo Ratliff is retired for the season, and half of the defense is missing inside, allowing Vince Carter to score 35 points, and finally lost by 3 points .

The next day, Kobe was praised by the media.

However, in media reports, Zhou Quan has become the focus, a bit taking over the spotlight.

The Los Angeles Times reported: "The Lakers adopted the tactics mentioned by the Iron Fist King. Shaq O'Neal reduced his shots, and Kobe became the Lakers' main attacker, beating the Spurs with mid-range shots. This game was completed according to the Iron Fist King's expectations..."

The New York Times reported: "The Iron Fist King dominated the game between the Lakers and the Spurs. His tactical ideas were extremely successful. Kobe's mid-range shot became the key to the Lakers defeating the Spurs..."

"Whoa!"

In the restaurant of the hotel in San Antonio, O'Neal threw away the report in his hand and said dissatisfiedly: "These bullshit media will only praise the stinky feet of the Iron Fist guy."

Phil Jackson picked up the newspaper that O'Neal threw away and flipped through it. His face was expressionless, but there was some displeasure in his eyes.

He agreed with O'Neal, because the tactic of using Kobe as the main attacker was a tactic he had already decided on, and it had nothing to do with the King of Iron Fist. It was just that the King of Iron Fist saw through his tactics and spoke out.

He was dissatisfied with the Iron Fist King for publishing his tactics to the public. The Iron Fist King must have had bad intentions. He hoped that the Spurs would be prepared, but unfortunately the Lakers still won the G1 game. No one in the Spurs could guard Kobe on the outside. This was due to the lineup. Fault, even if the Spurs know how the Lakers play, they still can't guard against them.

But in fact, he was wrong. Zhou Quan actually hoped that the Lakers would advance to the Western Conference Finals because he believed that in terms of lineup restraint, the SuperSonics would be more confident in beating the Lakers.

Although Kobe can defeat all the Spurs' outside perimeters, he can train Kobe in the military. If the SuperSonics beat the Spurs, accidents may occur. After all, the two towers together have too much advantage in the paint.

Kobe was not here, he was having breakfast with Vanessa in another restaurant.

Now he has a very tense relationship with his teammates and management. He seldom talks in the locker room, keeps to himself, and ignores everyone.

Next, the second round continues.

On May 5, the SuperSonics finally swept the Kings 11-[-] and advanced to the Western Conference Finals.

The next day, the Lakers also swept the Spurs and met the SuperSonics in the Western Conference Finals.

The Lakers completed the sweep of the Spurs and swept away the bad luck of being swept by the Jazz, Spurs, and SuperSonics in the previous three seasons. They were widely praised by the media.

科比成为湖人横扫马刺的关键，场均42分钟，33.3分7篮板7助攻1.5抢断0.8盖帽2.8失误3.3犯规，命中率高达51.4%，三分球命中率也达到了35.7%，场均6.5罚5中。

O'Neal averaged 39 minutes, 27 points and 13 rebounds per game.

马刺方面，邓肯场均42.3分钟，23分12.3篮板4.3助攻1.3抢断4.3盖帽4.5失误4犯规，打出顶尖的攻防一体表现。

Unfortunately, David Robinson's performance was unsatisfactory, averaging 29.8 minutes, 14.3 points, 10.8 rebounds and 2.8 blocks per game, with a shooting percentage of only 40.7%. He no longer has the courage of a super center.

Guard Antonio Daniels averages 19 points per game and is the Spurs' second scoring point. Unfortunately, his shooting percentage is only 40.7%, the same as David Robinson, which is far inferior to Kobe.

This series brought Kobe's reputation and popularity to the level of Iverson, making him even more popular in Los Angeles.

He is a rookie of the Lakers, and Los Angeles fans recognize him because of his super performance in this series, surpassing Shaquille O'Neal in one fell swoop.

"The OK combination has reached its peak, and Shark and Peter Pan will join forces to attack the hegemony of King of Iron Fist." Los Angeles Times.

"The OK team averaged 60 points, 20 rebounds and 9 assists per game. They are already the most terrifying inside and outside combination in the league, if not one of them." Miami Daily.

"The strength of the OK combination has surpassed the internal and external combination of King of Iron Fist and Big Ben. They have the strength to end the Iron Fist era." New York Times.

Magic Johnson accepted an interview with the media in Los Angeles and said: "We have strong confidence in the next Western Conference Finals. As long as Kobe averages 20+ per game and hits 40% on the Iron Fist King, we will have a chance. Beat Seattle."

Los Angeles TV station interviewed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and asked: "Kareem, do you think this Lakers have the strength to challenge the SuperSonics and challenge the Iron Fist King?"

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar looked serious and said: "Kobe did play a very beautiful series in the second round, but please remember, his opponent in the second round series was called Antonio Daniels, not the Iron Fist King.

In the Western Conference Finals, he will face the Iron Fist King, and he is an Iron Fist King whose offensive efficiency has reached the peak of his career, more efficient than Jordan's peak season, and more powerful defensively than Jordan.

Facing such an iron fist king, I think Kobe should not take any chances, and the Los Angeles media should also be more sober. "

"Kareem, do you think Kobe still can't get past the Iron Fist King?" the reporter asked.

"I said he can now surpass the Iron Fist King, can fight with the Iron Fist King, and can explode with the Iron Fist King. Do you believe it?" Kareem Abdul-Jabbar asked.

"..." The reporter was speechless.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar said: "When the Bulls were at their strongest, Jordan could compete with the Iron Fist King, so he stole the 94 championship from the Iron Fist King. But after that, the Iron Fist King became even stronger. Defeated by Iron Fist King for three consecutive years.

The current Kobe is far from reaching Jordan's peak strength. We must have a clear understanding of this.

Only by making all psychological preparations can we go into battle lightly and have the best mentality to face the SuperSonics and the Iron Fist King. "

The reporter thought for a moment and then asked: "Karim, what do you think of the current Iron Fist King?"

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar thought for a few seconds and then said: "Since Michael Jordan retired, in fact, the Iron Fist King has lost its opponent, the real only one.

He is ruling a new era. From the past 90s to the current [-]s, the entire league will live under his hegemony.

Neither Iverson nor Kobe can reach Jordan's level now, and they are not qualified to challenge the hegemony of the Iron Fist King. "

"The era of Tekken remains the same, and OK Group will only struggle to survive under the hegemony of King of Tekken." The Seattle Times.

"The iron fist is enough to crush everything!" Seattle Post-Intelligencer.

The Los Angeles media praises the OK group. Although the influence of the Seattle media is far less than that of the Los Angeles media, they are not to be outdone.

Next, the second round continued, and the remaining two groups reached the tiebreaker. In the end, the Philadelphia Digital Team and the Bucks both advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals.

The Western Conference Finals will begin on May 5st, and the Eastern Conference Finals will begin on the 21nd.

(End of this chapter)