On the 26th, at eight o'clock, at the Comber Center Arena, the two teams announced their starting lineups.
Mosaic: Olajuwon, Ostie Thorpe, Robert Horry, Vernon Maxwell, Kenny Smith
SuperSonics: Almon Gilliam, Rodman, Schrempf, Kendall Gill, Zhou Quan
This game was broadcast live nationwide by ABC TV. Commentator Lewis Williams said: "Both teams had 9 wins and 2 losses before. The Mosaic team's lineup has not changed and there are no reinforcements. I think the strength should be the SuperSonics." Slightly stronger.
But taking into account the home court factor and the fact that the Sonics are back-to-back, the chance of a mosaic in this game is slightly greater. "
Bill Walton smiled and said: "Dream ranks first in the latest MVP rankings, surpassing Jordan and Iron Fist, as well as Ewing, David Robinson, and O'Neal. Currently, Iron Fist is second. In this game, whether it is Big Dream Both Meng and Tekken will strive to win.”
"Dameng, your statistics are not as good as mine, and your record is not better than mine. The MVP actually ranks first. I think the MVP this season will be you. Do you believe it?" Zhou Quan said with a smile.
Dameng snorted coldly and said, "When I defeat you later, you will have nothing to say."
Zhou Quan smiled and said: "If you want to beat us, have you forgotten how we beat you in the Western Conference Finals?"
Dameng glanced at Gilliam and sneered: "I'll let you see how I kill him later."
Gilliam is also a 30-year-old veteran. Hearing this, he felt a little unhappy and said: "Dameng, you may not perform so well in every game. If you want to show off your power on me, your dominance is not enough."
Zhou Quan laughed.
Dameng glared at the two of them and said angrily: "I will show you my dominance."
Zhou Quan laughed and scolded: "I haven't even touched the floor of the finals, you have such a shitty dominance."
"you?"
Dameng was angry. Without a championship, there would be no human rights. He closed his mouth tightly.
Zhou Quan looked at Vernon Maxwell with a smile and asked: "Madman, how is your boxing practice going? I've been waiting for you to challenge me."
Maxwell snorted and turned his head away, completely ignoring Zhou Quan's words.
…
At eight o'clock, the game officially begins.
After the jump ball, Mosaic attacks.
Zhou Quan followed the Jets and locked the angle of his pass to the basket. Kenny Smith immediately transferred the ball to the madman on the right wing.
Madman's three-point shot was affected by Kendall Gill's block and missed. Gilliam grabbed the backcourt rebound and the Sonics attacked.
Zhou Quan holds the ball, Mad Maxwell switches defense, and Kenny Smith goes to guard Kendall Gill.
With a tonnage difference of 10 kilograms, Zhou Quan directly carried the madman forward, a little slowly, but very easily.
Gilliam made a mid-range shot and pulled out of the paint area, but Mosaic switched defense, and Thorpe followed him, and Dameng sat under the basket.
Zhou Quan didn't stop at the top of the arc and ran directly to the free throw line, forcing Dameng to come out from the basket.
At this time, Kendall Gill cut in from the right wing, and Rodman set a pick-and-roll screen to block Kenny Smith.
Zhou Quan turned around and shot a jumper. After attracting Dameng's block, he turned the shot into a throw and passed it to Kendall Gill. Gill suddenly caught the ball and dunked the ball into the basket with both hands.
"Beautiful! Alley-oop dunk."
After exclaiming in admiration, Bill Walton said: "SuperSonics' tactics are very clear. They use Iron Fist's offensive ability with the ball to attract double teams, and then his teammates cut inside to the basket. The passing and cutting cooperation is very good."
Mosaic attack.
Kenny Smith still gave the ball to Madman, who faked a shot and then made a jumper. Rodman came out to cover.
"boom!"
It missed and the basketball hit the basket.
Dameng got into the basket, grabbed the offensive rebound, then rose up and dunked with one hand.
"careful!"
Thorpe's exclamation sounded from behind.
"Snapped!"
As soon as Dameng heard Thorpe's voice, a big hand slapped the ball away from his hand.
"What?" Dameng was shocked.
"oh!"
All the fans in the audience screamed in surprise.
"Oh, beautiful, the iron fist blocked the super center's dream, haha..." Bill Walton laughed.
Rodman moved in time to grab the basketball and passed it out to Kendall Gill outside.
Gill rushed to the frontcourt and rushed to the basket without taking a shot. After pulling to the left wing, he saw Zhou Quan stopped at the top of the key and quickly passed out.
Because Zhou Quan was going down from the basket quickly, Dameng and him formed a misalignment. As soon as he caught the ball, Dameng who was catching up behind him was already blocking the front.
The next moment, a tentative step.
"breakthrough!"
Dameng immediately stepped back.
But he was fooled. Zhou Quan immediately took back his tentative step, then stood up. When he shot the three-pointer, he could no longer go back. As his center of gravity shifted, he fell directly to the ground.
"brush!"
The water splashed and he hit a three-pointer.
"Oh, Dameng was knocked down by the iron fist." Lewis Williams laughed.
"Haha, although Dameng has a strong defense, it's still not possible to defend Iron Fist from the outside." Bill Walton laughed.
"Dameng, is the floor cool?" Zhou Quan's trash talk came.
"snort!"
Dameng gritted his teeth in anger.
As soon as he reached the frontcourt, he squeezed directly to the basket. Sopra reached the right wing and was not in the paint. Rodman went around to defend him.
"ball!"
He pressed Rodman with his left elbow and raised his right hand for the ball.
Kenny Smith, who held the ball to the top of the arc, immediately took a step back to grab Da Meng's backhand.
Zhou Quan failed to block the Jets' pass to the basket, so he immediately turned around and double-teamed without hesitation.
Dameng caught the ball with his backhand, knowing that Zhou Quan was approaching, but he didn't panic and turned to the right without any pause after catching the ball.
Zhou Quan rushed down towards the left side of the basket, preparing to double-team Dameng, but Dameng turned right to avoid his double-team.
"brush!"
The next moment, after turning right, Dameng pushed Rodman with his right elbow, hit a small hook with his left hand, and easily scored the ball.
"Dameng's skills at the basket are so good. Even when facing double teams, he doesn't mess up at all and is very calm." Bill Walton praised.
Lewis Williams said: "This shot was careless and did not cut off the passing angle from the top of the arc to the basket."
Sonics offense.
Kendall Gill missed a jumper, Thorpe grabbed the rebound, and the Mosaics attacked.
Da Meng still went directly to the basket and wanted to copy the last offense.
But this time Zhou Quan didn't let the Jets pass the ball in. He stuck to Kenny Smith, forcing him to transfer the ball to the madman on the right. Dameng didn't catch the ball. Three seconds were up and he had to withdraw. Paint area.
"boom!"
Madman's jump shot failed despite Gill's defense. Rodman protected the rebound. At this time, Zhou Quan was already about to make the shot, and he immediately passed the ball out.
Zhou Quan caught the ball and accelerated with all his strength. Kenny Smith was also fast and caught up with him, but could not stop his fast break.
"boom!"
He drove into the paint, jumped up with the jet, and completed the fast break with a dunk.
Next, Zhou Quan locked up Kenny Smith with all his strength and constantly forced him to move the ball. The madman got a lot of the ball. He was a shooting guard and his desire to take shots far exceeded that of the Jets, so he kept taking shots.
His offensive efficiency is very low, his career shooting percentage has not exceeded 40%, and a large number of shots are concentrated in his hands, which is actually a harm to the Mosaic team.
In the end, the SuperSonics won this back-to-back game 104:92.
Zhou Quan played 44 minutes and scored 30 points, 5 rebounds, 15 assists, 5 steals, 2 blocks, 2 turnovers and 4 fouls. His shooting rate was as high as 62.5%. No matter whether Kenny Smith or Maxwell was guarding him, he was beaten by him. exploded.
On the 27th, the SuperSonics returned to Seattle.
The pier in front of the villa is under construction. Others' piers are just piers. The pier designed by Zhou Quan is not. It has added some leisure functions, including an open-air swimming pool, a small water park, a game room, a coffee room and other facilities. He felt good about sitting at the pier when he had nothing to do.
After the games in November, the SuperSonics are 12 wins and 2 losses, first in the Western Conference, second place Mosaic is 10 wins and 3 losses, and the Suns are third, 10 wins and 4 losses. The Los Angeles Clippers are at the bottom with 0 wins and 13 losses.
The Knicks and Bulls in the East have 11 wins and 2 losses, while the Magic have 10 wins and 2 losses and 7 wins and 4 losses, ranking among the top three in the East.
In this way, the SuperSonics had the best record in the league in the first month.
Zhou Quan ranked first in the league's official MVP rankings with his personal performance and team record, and also won the title of Player of the Month in November.
On December 8, the SuperSonics lost to the Kings on the road and suffered their third defeat. On the 14th, they lost to the Suns on the road. On the 15th, they returned home and defeated the Trail Blazers. On the 16th, the Magic arrived in Seattle.
At this time, the SuperSonics' record is 16 wins and 4 losses, and the Magic's record is 17 wins and 4 losses. The Magic are ranked first in the league, and the SuperSonics are first in the Western Conference and second in the league.
In the latest MVP rankings, O'Neal replaced Zhou Quan as the first player with 30 points, 11.5 rebounds, 1 steal, and 2.4 rebounds, with a shooting percentage of 58.3%.
"Shark, you've been playing well lately!" Zhou Quan called O'Neal.
"Iron Fist, I know you regret it, but it's too late now. You have no chance to hug my thigh. I already have Penny, and I also reinforced the Cobra on the inside. Haha, you will regret it for the rest of your life." O'Neal said proudly.
"Can your kid pass the Knicks and Bulls in the Eastern Conference? I think you should come to me after your contract is over, and I will help you win the championship." Zhou Quan joked.
"Iron Fist, I don't know how to hug my thighs. I never will in this life. Only others can hug my thighs, haha, because my thighs are the thickest in the league." O'Neal shouted.
After hanging up the phone, Zhou Quan smiled. If he and O'Neal were on a team, with O'Neal's increasingly stronger dominance at the basket, coupled with his outside attack and assist capabilities, coupled with a few 3D role players, this There will be no team in the league that can compete with them.
But even if only part of his contract is included in the salary cap, the team is unlikely to have room to accommodate O'Neal's contract. O'Neal's contract this season is nearly five million, which is higher than Jordan's, and next season will be nearly six million.
However, Mr. Ballmer may not mind offering another Bird Rights contract to O'Neal, but once the Sonics become too strong, I'm afraid David Stern will not allow it. After all, even Jordan's side is only a role player level. center.
…
On the evening of the 17th, Seattle Center Arena.
CCTV did not broadcast it live, and five people including Zhang Lili and Xu Jicheng got the tickets from Zhou Quan.
At 7:30, both sides announced the starting lineup.
Magic: O'Neal, Grant, Donald Loyer, Nick Anderson, Anfernee Hardaway
SuperSonics: Matt Geiger, Rodman, Schrempf, Kendall Gill, Zhou Quan
This game was broadcast live nationwide by ESPN, and the commentators were Isiah Thomas and Bill Laimbeer.
The assassin smiled and said: "Cobra Grant's contract is finally over. I want to congratulate him. He finally escaped from hell."
Laimbeer said with a fierce face: "Michael Jordan is used to bullying newcomers on the team. He is the one who should be forced to retire."
The assassin's smile remained unchanged and he said: "I see, I didn't know he was bullying the newcomers within the team."
"Ha ha……"
In the home team's locker room, Zhou Quan couldn't help laughing when he saw this.
At eight o'clock, the game officially started.
Jump ball, Magic offense.
Penny Anfernee Hardaway plays point guard, opposite Zhou Quan.
In terms of height, Pence actually plays small forward, and Zhou Quan is 10 centimeters shorter. In terms of weight, Hardaway has gained 5 kilograms in the offseason and is now 93 kilograms.
Although his confrontation ability is still not as good as Zhou Quan's, he can no longer suffer a big loss, so in this game, Hardaway, who has suffered a big loss from him before, really wants to get back from him.
"Bang bang..."
Outside the three-point line on the right wing, Pence dribbled the ball continuously, suddenly changed direction and broke through, and then broke through with the ball to the outside.
"Squeak!"
Zhou Quan accurately predicted and retreated in time, keeping up with the opponent's rhythm and blocking the front again.
At this moment, Pence made an emergency stop.
In the next moment, Zhou Quan reacted quickly. After Anfernee Hardaway raised his hands to take off the ball, he stretched out his hand to hit.
"Snapped!"
With a precise strike, the basketball was knocked away in one fell swoop.
"What?"
Pence jumped up, and when he landed, Zhou Quan had already grabbed the ball and rushed past him. By the time he turned around to pursue him, he was already two steps behind.
"Haha, Iron Fist intercepted the ball!"
The assassin shouted excitedly amid the cheers of the crowd.
"boom!"
Zhou Quan entered the penalty area from the left elbow area, took off from one step inside, and dunked with a change of hands, detonating the Central Gymnasium.
The Magic attacked, and Pence came to the top of the arc this time.
O'Neal entered the basket and took a position. He weighed 125 kilograms when he entered the league, and now he is estimated to be at least 130 kilograms. Matt Geiger's weight is a bit different, only 110 kilograms. He is somewhat unable to block, so he can only go forward to defend.
Grant pulled to the right wing, and Rodman followed.
Pence carried Zhou Quan with his left elbow and lobbed the ball to the basket with one hand. He believed that he had the advantage of height and wingspan, and the iron fist could not block the passing angle between him and the basket, so he passed the ball very boldly.
But as soon as the ball was released, Zhou Quan reacted as quickly as possible. With a flick of his foot and a precise strike, his right hand just hit the ball.
"Oh, steal the ball..." the assassin shouted immediately.
The basketball still flew in, but the arc was changed and it was a lot shorter. It was caught by Matt Geiger who was going around to defend, and then passed to Zhou Quan.
After Zhou Quan caught the ball, he turned around and passed the ball, catching the penny behind him, and kept accelerating forward.
Pence is also very fast, with the speed of a defender, but he is still not faster than Zhou Quan and cannot pass him. He just sticks to the left side, trying to slow down Zhou Quan.
Zhou Quan rushed into the paint against the defense, jumped up after two steps, held Penny in the air with his left elbow, and dunked with the ball in his right hand.
"boom!"
When the sound of the basket explosion sounded, the Central Gymnasium burst into cheers.
(End of chapter)
