At this time, some stars were being interviewed by the media on the spot.
"Ervin, the Bulls lost the G1 game at home, do you have anything to say about this?" the reporter asked.
Magic Johnson shook his head in admiration and said: "Tonight's game reminds me of last year's Eastern Conference Finals. The Bulls lost the G2 game, but tonight they lost the G1 game. This is the first home game. Tonight’s loss is even worse than last year’s loss in G2.”
"So Erwin, where do you think the Bulls lost? Or where did the Pistons win?" the reporter asked again.
Johnson obviously wanted to express something, and immediately said: "Technology and tactics are too passive, just follow the Pistons. This is the most important reason why the Bulls lost.
The Pistons used their iron fist to defend MJ alone, locking out others and taking advantage. They were always ahead of the Bulls, so the Bulls followed suit and wanted to use the Pistons' method to deal with the Pistons.
But the Pistons changed and began to double-team MJ, catching the Bulls and MJ off guard. Then the Pistons' tactics kept changing, and the Bulls kept adapting and following behind. They never took the initiative and never took the lead, which ultimately led to a loss. "
The reporter asked: "Ervin, how important do you think Tie Fist's performance tonight is for the Pistons to win?"
Magic smiled and said: "Not bad, he did a lot of things, scoring, assists, defense."
"That's all? Ervin, don't you think he is the decisive factor for the Pistons to win?" the reporter asked in surprise.
Magic Johnson shook his head and said: "Individuals can never override the team. Techniques and tactics are the decisive factor in the Pistons' win tonight."
In his mind, he said at this moment: "Sorry, Iron Fist, I can't praise you. You should leave Detroit instead of staying there."
On the other side, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was also being interviewed by the media, and the person interviewing him was actually Bill Walton.
The two are alumni. Bill Walton entered the league five years later. They are both Hall of Fame members and the most famous basketball superstar at UCLA. Naturally, they have a good relationship. After Bill Walton finished the live broadcast, he immediately ran down to interview Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
"Kareem, tell me, why were the Pistons able to win the G1 game?"
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar said with a smile: "In addition to skills and tactics, Iron Fist played a key role. His organizational ability is amazing. It is his passes time and time again that allow his teammates to score easily, all of which are efficient." Offense, this is the key factor for the Pistons to win tonight.
His defense is also very critical. Most of the time, he defended MJ alone. Although he still allowed MJ to shoot more than 50% from the field and score 43 points.
Don't think that his defense is not good, that's MJ, and MJ often uses pick-and-rolls to get rid of Iron Fist's defense, and then catches the ball. If MJ really fights Iron Fist face-to-face, I think it will be difficult for him to achieve a hit rate of more than 50%.
In addition, his offense is also good. His offense is getting better and more stable. For the team, his scoring is becoming more and more critical. "
The two ended the interview at about that time, and started chatting when they came together.
"Karim, you always praise Iron Fist, which makes Mr. West and Bass a little unhappy with you." The magician reminded.
He collaborated with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to win five championships with the Lakers and created the famous Show Time era.
, the only regret is that there is no dynasty with three consecutive championships.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar smiled and said: "Sorry, Ervin, you are a minority shareholder of the team, I am not. In addition, I did not receive any tasks they gave me. Of course, even if they asked me, I would not agree. Yes, because I am an alumnus of Iron Fist."
Hearing this, the magician couldn't help but smile bitterly.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar laughed and said, "Okay, I'm just kidding, Erwin, don't mind. In fact, it's impossible for me not to praise Iron Fist. His performance is indeed worthy of praise, isn't it?"
Magic could only nod, and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar added: "I just said that I am his alumnus. I cannot belittle him or ignore his performance. I am afraid that I will be criticized by all UCLA alumni."
An hour later, the post-match press conference began.
"Michael, tonight was a complete failure. The Bulls did not lead once in the game. What do you think the Bulls' chances of advancing are?" a reporter from the New York Times asked.
Jordan's expression was very bad, and he said simply: "Yes, we were careless, we will come back, please believe us."
"With the strength of the Pistons, they swept the Hornets and defeated you twice in the regular season. You should not be careless. So what do you think caused your carelessness? Is it arrogance?" the reporter asked.
Jordan's expression became even worse, with a stern face, but he moved the microphone in front of him a little away, obviously not knowing how to answer this question.
The host quickly took back the microphone and gave it to a reporter from the Chicago Sports News.
"Coach Phil Jackson, Michael said he was careless. So in tonight's game, our tactics were very passive. Who do you think is responsible for this? Was it the coaching staff's lack of attention to the Pistons that led to carelessness?" The reporter asked.
This time it was Phil Jackson's turn to look bad. Although his face had been looking bad tonight, he was unable to refute because his on-the-spot command was really bad tonight.
He pondered for a while and then said: "The coaching staff has some problems. We will work overtime until dawn tonight until we come up with tactics for the next game."
"Michael, if we lose the G2 game, do you think the Bulls will be swept by the Pistons?" The next question was from a reporter from the Los Angeles Daily News. The question he asked made Jordan explode.
"This is impossible."
Jordan turned pale with anger, stood up suddenly, pushed away the chair and left.
The Bulls' press conference ended unhappy, but the atmosphere on the Pistons side was very harmonious and relaxed.
After Zhou Quan sat down behind the long table, he saw the CCTV cameras. Zhang Lili and Sun Zhenping were behind him, so he waved to them.
The host was also very discerning. After entering the question session, the first opportunity to ask questions was given to CCTV.
Zhang Liji cheerfully took the microphone handed over by the staff, asked two decent questions, such as are you happy to win, and then ended the questioning.
"Iron Fist, what chance do you think we have of winning G2?" a reporter from the Detroit Daily Worker asked.
"Well, the Bulls will not be willing to lose the second home game, so they will definitely counterattack with all their strength in the next game. They want to win two consecutive away games against the Bulls. You also know how difficult it is. We will not deliberately increase the pressure on ourselves. , try your best." Zhou Quan smiled.
"Iron Fist, what do you think of the trade incident? Will you choose to leave Detroit?" a Chicago Sports reporter asked.
Zhou Quan smiled and said: "Sorry, I won't consider this issue at the moment. I have no comment on any issues that have nothing to do with the playoffs."
"Iron Fist, do you think ESPN should revise their predictions for the Pistons' championship?" a reporter from the New York Times asked.
Zhou Quan was startled, laughed, and nodded: "I don't want to say how wrong and ridiculous their data is, but in fact it's hard for me to find anything worthy of recognition. I want to say that they definitely underestimated Sanlian. The difficulty of the crown.
The Bulls want to advance to the Eastern Conference Finals this time, and I have only one attitude..."
At this point, the smile on his face disappeared and he said very seriously: "The victory in tonight's game has boosted our morale and our confidence in victory.
Trust us, we're going to give the Bulls a hell of a second-round series and knock them out.
We firmly believe that we will enter the Eastern Conference Finals on the carcass of a bull. "
…
"Iron Fist's bold words are to knock the Bulls out and give Michael Jordan a hellish series." New York Daily News.
"Iron Fist accuses ESPN of ridiculous odds of winning the championship!" Los Angeles Daily News.
"MJ was unable to make a comeback, the Bulls missed the G1 game, and the difficulty of advancing to the second round doubled. The road to three consecutive championships encountered the biggest obstacle." Cleveland's Honest Daily.
"Phil Jackson should bear the greatest responsibility for the defeat of the G1 game. His technical and tactical command was extremely failed." Detroit Autobot Daily.
"Michael Jordan, the king of empty cuts, is the most important reason why the Bulls lost." Detroit Worker Daily.
"According to relevant news, before the G1 game, Michael Jordan also gambled with his teammates." Detroit Sports News.
"According to reliable internal information, the conflict between management and Iron Fist has been intensified due to the transaction incident, and Iron Fist has a 95% chance of applying for the transaction." Chicago Daily News.
"According to information from Tekken's agent Roger Philippe, Tekken has intended to leave Detroit and will apply for a trade after the end of the season." Chicago Sports News.
The next day, the major media outlets were full of comments. The victorious Pistons were praised, and the losing Bulls were criticized.
The Pistons' playing style is no longer the style of the bad boy era. No media criticized the Pistons' victory.
In addition, Zhou Quan’s trading news and Jordan’s gambling news were also uncovered.
"Zhou, how did you calculate this 95% probability?"
Christina Yeri asked curiously as she flipped through the Chicago Daily News in her hotel room.
"You can figure it out as soon as your brain twitches." Zhou Quan said with a smile.
"Pfft!"
Christina laughed and asked, "Then will you really leave Detroit?"
Zhou Quan put down the newspaper in his hand, thought for a while and said, "I haven't thought about this issue carefully yet. Let's talk about it after the playoffs."
This transaction incident has actually touched him, reminding him of the violence in the locker room when he first joined the team.
In fact, the Pistons did not leave a good impression on him from the beginning, and this time it was even worse. He had no memories of his home team.
"So you have no problem with management?"
"Yes, of course, I was promised to be the future of the team, but then we reached the Eastern Conference Finals, but the management secretly traded me and showed no sincerity. This was deceiving me. If it hadn't been for Si President Train vetoed the trade, and now I'm in Philadelphia, not Detroit."
…
Troy Weaver was struggling, and news came from the headquarters. Because of the media's hype, a large number of fans gathered outside the headquarters gate to cause trouble.
Crucially, the boss, Mr. Davidson, also expressed his disappointment with him. His newly acquired position was already in jeopardy.
Originally a good player, Iron Fist had always been very supportive of his work and had a good personal relationship with him, but he turned him into a bad player. Now he hates his decision very much.
Now he just hopes to defeat the Bulls and reach the Eastern Conference Finals, which may help him stay in the general manager position.
However, he was mentally prepared for Iron Fist to apply for a trade.
In fact, Mr. Davidson has already talked to him about the future ideas of the Pistons. As long as he can keep the Pistons competitive and maintain the market, he can continue to work in this position.
…
Rested in the hotel in the morning, Zhou Quan and Christina went swimming in the afternoon, and made an appointment with Zhang Liji and the others for afternoon tea at three o'clock.
"Xiao Zhou, you said last time that no one knew or knew you after returning to China. It will definitely not be like that when you return to China this year." Sun Zhenping said with a smile.
Zhang Liji smiled and said: "The response to the All-Star Game was great last time, and it will be the same this time."
Zhou Quan smiled and said, "Really?"
Zhang Lili suddenly said expectantly: "Xiao Zhou, if you kill the Bulls this time, no matter whether you can reach the finals or not, as long as you kill the Bulls, defeat Jordan and interrupt their three consecutive championships, your status and influence in the NBA will be certain." It will go up a lot.”
Zhou Quan nodded and said: "The Bulls and Jordan stepped on the corpses of the Bad Boys to get to the top, but that has nothing to do with me. I just hope to interrupt their three consecutive championships."
"Why?" Sun Zhenping asked.
Zhang Lili said: "The first three consecutive championships in the league was by George McCann, which was from 1952 to 1954. At that time, there were only 10 teams in the league, and two teams were eliminated. In the playoffs, 8 teams played three games. wheel.
The second one was Russell's eight consecutive championships from 1959 to 1966. At that time, there were only 8 teams left in the league, 6 of which entered the playoffs and only played two rounds.
The 1950s and 1960s are ancient dynasties, so let’s not talk about their gold content. After all, they are too far away from now and their influence is not great. Afterwards, the league expanded and the rules were updated, entering the era of modern basketball.
The great Magic Bird era revitalized the league, but neither the Black nor White Devils were able to win three consecutive championships, and the Bad Boys also fell on the way to the third championship. In other words, in the modern basketball era, the NBA has not yet appeared. The most dominant three consecutive championships ever. "
Sun Zhenping nodded and said: "I understand, so this first three consecutive championships has special meaning."
Zhang Lianda said: "Not only is it of special significance, but the league is now very strong and competitive. The Bulls and Jordan are at their peak, the three super center teams, the Glider Trail Blazers, Barkley's Suns, and the SuperSonics. , the Knicks, etc., none of them are easy to mess with.
In this era, it is very difficult to win a championship. The right time, right place and right people are all indispensable. Without everything, you cannot win the championship, let alone three consecutive championships? "
Zhou Quan nodded and said: "Jordan's strength is indeed strong enough and his influence is great enough. He has only won two consecutive championships, which already makes him surpass other super giants and become the only super giant. If he is allowed to complete three consecutive championships dynasty, that would be incredible.”
Sun Zhenping smiled and said: "So you want to interrupt his three consecutive championships?"
Zhou Quan smiled and said: "Why not? It will definitely be exciting and refreshing to kill a unique super giant with his own dream of three consecutive championships!"
Zhang Lili and Sun Zhenping shrank their eyes because when they saw Zhou Quan say this, his eyes seemed to be shining, which was frighteningly bright.
In fact, Zhou Quan was conservative. He didn't say a word. If there was a chance, he would still want to replace him. Why not create the first three consecutive championships in this era by himself?
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(End of chapter)
