This afternoon, after three years, Zhou Quan completed his final shooting training.
The hook shot is 91, the fadeaway jumper is 92, the turnaround jumper is 90, the drift shot is 91, and the horseback archery is 93. The remaining five shooting skills have all advanced to the first-class level.
Basic shooting skills +1, offense +4, and physical fitness +1. This is an additional reward. Shooting is now upgraded to level 97, attack level 93, and physical fitness 95.
He looked at the information and found that all skills, including breakthrough and shooting skills, were all above level 90. In terms of physical fitness, except for strength, which was only level 86, the rest were all above level 90.
Although the level 93 offense has only improved by one level, he still feels good and is getting closer to the strength of a top attacker.
He is a point guard, but he is still a little taller, which naturally limits his offensive ability. It is already very good to be promoted to level 93.
If you want to improve your offense to the top level of level 95, you can only have a chance by training several shooting techniques to level 95.
"It's time to increase our three-point shooting."
He is in a very excited mood. He has been controlling his three-point shots before, averaging about two per game. So far, his shooting rate has reached 39.8%. There are still two months until the end of the season, so there is still a chance.
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9th, match day.
The SuperSonics officially announced Rodman's return in the morning, having been out injured for 52 days.
At 6:30 in the evening, after dinner, Zhou Quan drove to the Central Stadium and happened to meet the Bulls in the parking lot.
"Hey, hello, welcome to Seattle." Zhou Quan raised his hand in greeting.
"Hey, Iron Fist."
In addition to Jordan and Pippen, many people responded quickly.
"Fei Ren, why don't you speak?" Zhou Quan shouted.
"Good evening."
Worried about Zhou Quan's use of the topic, Jordan said angrily.
Seeing Jordan speak, Pippen quickly said: "Hey, Iron Fist, good evening."
"see you later."
Zhou Quan nodded, raised his hand again, and walked away.
"This guy is so stylish." Pippen said with envy.
"Shut up!"
Jordan glared at Pippen angrily, "You're blind. In terms of style, I am the boss of the NBA."
…
At eight o'clock, both sides announced the starting lineup.
Bulls: Wilperdo, Toni Kukoc, Scottie Pippen, Michael Jordan, B.J. Armstrong
SuperSonics: Matt Geiger, Almon Gilliam, Schrempf, Kendall Gill, Zhou Quan
The game was broadcast live nationwide on NBC, with commentators James Worthy and John Moore.
Worthy said at this time: "After Rodman was injured, the SuperSonics' record did not decline significantly, and they still maintained the number one position in the Western Conference. It was very good, and they were still championship-level.
Before, it was 17 wins and 4 losses, with a winning rate of 80.9%. Now it is 33 wins and 11 losses, with a winning rate of 75%. In the 52 days since Rodman was injured, he had 16 wins and 7 losses, with a winning rate of 69.6%. Iron Fist has a very strong team leadership ability.
Today the SuperSonics announced Rodman's return, which is good news for the team. The Bulls currently have three more wins than the SuperSonics and have a chance to catch up. "
John Moore nodded and said: "Tekken averaged 19.1 points per game in the regular season during his rookie season, 20.4 points in the second season, and 21.7 points last season. So far this season, he averaged 30.1 points per game, only 0.2 points behind Michael Jordan in scoring this season. The improvement has been huge, and he has a chance to compete for the scoring title.
If Iron Fist wins the scoring title, he will simultaneously win the scoring title, assists title, and steals title. This will definitely be a historical record.
In the history of the league, only Hall of Famer Archibald has won both the assists and scoring titles in the 1972/73 season, and that was the only time.
And no one has ever won the assists, scoring, and steals title in a season at the same time, no, and this time Tekken has a chance to make this history. "
"Really looking forward to it!" James Worthy smiled excitedly.
Moore looked at the information in his hand again and said: "His number of shots has increased this season, and his shooting percentage last season was 51.2%, and now it is 52.3. There is a one percentage point improvement. He has become better in terms of personal offense. More efficient and more offensive."
Worthy said with a smile: "Obviously, his offensive methods have become richer, and the number of shots he takes in double teams has increased significantly.
According to relevant statistics, since last month, in the past thirteen games, he has averaged 5.8 shots per game in double-teams, hitting 2.8 of them, with a shooting rate of 48.3%. These data were only 2.5 times, 1 time, and 40% before. "
John Moore said: “It’s true from the way he releases his shot, he’s good at almost every shooting technique.
However, James, I have found that to this day, he is still better at attacking with the basket, and rarely attacks with his back. For example, techniques such as turnaround jumpers that Michael Jordan is good at, Iron Fist is rarely used. "
James Worthy shook his head and said: "In last year's finals, Iron Fist used turnaround jumpers. His breakthrough ability is very strong, even better than Jordan, so he rarely plays from behind, mostly facing the basket, and rarely uses turning techniques.
But it's true, like the turnaround fadeaway jumper, he never used it, not once. In terms of shooting skills, he is still not as comprehensive as Jordan. "
At half past eight, the game starts.
The jump ball was played by Matt Geiger and Wilperdo, both role players. In the end, Geiger took the first touch and the Sonics offense started.
Below the midline, Jordan blocked Zhou Quan.
Zhou Quan first dribbled the ball and took a step back, then started a breakthrough, dribbling the ball with his hips, shaking his shoulders, and broke through from the left.
"The body changed direction, Iron Fist broke through, Jordan was half a step behind..." Zhang Lili shouted loudly.
With continuous force from his feet, Zhou Quan reached the left elbow area with the ball.
At this time, both Matt Geiger and Gilliam pulled out of the paint area, but their ability to pull out could not be compared with that of Sam Perkins, so the Bulls' two inside players were still in the paint area. .
Seeing that he was about to burst in, Wilperdo on the left midfielder immediately moved sideways to block him, and Toni Kukoc on the right midfielder immediately moved a step towards the basket.
At the same time, Matt Geiger, who was one step outside the left midfielder, immediately bypassed Wilperdo, cut to the basket, and reached out to him for the ball.
Seeing this, Toni Kukoc could only return to the basket with all his strength, leaving Almon Gilliam one step beyond the right midfielder completely empty.
"Whoosh!"
Zhou Quan, who was holding the ball with his left hand, flicked the ball and the basketball suddenly flew towards Gilliam.
Gilliam caught the ball and took a step forward to shoot a jumper from the right waist. Toni Kukoc rushed over, but was a beat too late.
"brush!"
The water splashed and hit two points.
"Zhou Quan broke through with the ball, forcing the opponent to cover inside. Then one of the two insides cut inside, and one got an open opportunity. The three of them cooperated very well." Zhang Lili praised in the CCTV commentary box.
Xu Jicheng said with a smile: "Michael Jordan failed to guard this ball and was caught, which caused the inside defense to be passive."
Zhang Lili smiled and said: "The reason why the Bulls were eliminated in the second round of the Eastern Conference in 1993 and Jordan's dream of three consecutive championships was smashed by Zhou Quan was because Jordan couldn't guard Zhou Quan.
Zhou Quan's breakthrough skills are very comprehensive and fast, making it difficult to guard against. He is also omnipotent with sudden throws and passes, making him even more difficult to guard against. "
When the Bulls attacked, Jordan still used the pick-and-roll to get rid of Zhou Quan, and did not break through with the ball against Zhou Quan's defense.
After he received the ball on the right wing, Toni Kukoc immediately ran up and stood on the right side of Zhou Quan. Then he broke through from the inside, and Kukoc turned around and stopped outside the three-point line.
Zhou Quan turned around and walked around Kukoc. His movement was very fast, only half a step behind Jordan. When Jordan reached the right elbow area in two steps, he suddenly realized that Zhou Quan had caught up with him. He immediately stopped and took action instantly. .
No matter how quick Zhou Quan reacts, he is still passively defensive. Jordan believes that he will definitely have a chance to shoot this ball.
But Jordan didn't know that Zhou Quan had been mentally prepared to prevent him from making a sudden jump shot at the right elbow.
The reason is very simple, because the left and right elbow areas are the areas where Jordan is best at shooting, and Jordan is very likely to make a pull-up jump shot.
So the next moment when Jordan stopped suddenly, he had already reacted as quickly as possible, stopped and turned around, and jumped up almost at the same time as Jordan took off.
Seeing the big hand pressing down, Jordan had to lean back as much as possible.
But Zhou Quan didn't give him a chance. He swung his big hand faster and slapped the ball with a precise strike.
"Shet!"
Jordan couldn't help but curse inwardly. He didn't expect Zhou Quan to react so quickly, so he used a pull-up jumper without a fadeaway. He didn't expect to be slapped.
"Oh ho!"
Seeing Zhou Quan slap Jordan, the fans in the audience cheered excitedly.
"Beautiful!"
Zhang Liji cheered and said quickly: "Kendall Gill has got the ball, hurry up, BJ is following, Jordan and Zhou Quan are following..."
Zhou Quan stopped at the left three-point line, and Jordan had no choice but to stop.
Kendall Gill went to the basket with BJ, and it was considered a mismatch between the big and the small. He successfully made a layup and hit a goal.
Bulls offense.
Pippen held the ball on the left wing and singled out Schrempf. After breaking through, he encountered Matt Geiger's defense at the left midfielder, and then was double-teamed. He forced a shot, but missed.
Zhou Quan rushed down to grab the backcourt rebound, advanced quickly, and when he reached the left wing of the frontcourt, Schrempf made a pick-and-roll screen and he took the opportunity to break in.
The Bulls quickly switched defenses. Facing Pippen, Zhou Quan didn't pause at all. After a slight change of direction, he accelerated and stepped past Pippen. He then broke through Pippen and headed toward the paint along the baseline.
At the left midfielder, Wilperdo could only move downward and cover Zhou Quan, but at this time Matt Geiger immediately moved towards the basket.
"boom!"
Zhou Quan casually threw the pass. After receiving the ball, Geiger stepped forward and smashed the ball into the basket with one arm. Kukoc, who was returning to the basket from the other side, could only watch the ball and sigh.
"Beautiful! This is the threat of breaking through with the ball, allowing teammates to get open positions close to the basket." Zhang Lili praised.
"brush!"
When the Bulls attacked, Jordan quickly advanced with the ball in his hand, and then made an emergency jump shot from the mid-range on the right wing. Zhou Quan failed to guard the ball and was hit by him.
Looking back, Gill missed a jumper and the Bulls got the rebound. Pippen shot a three-pointer and was almost blocked by Schrempf. Matt Geiger grabbed the rebound.
"Pippen missed both shots. Pippen had a strong desire to attack today, but his touch should be average." Xu Jicheng said.
At this time, Zhou Quan quickly advanced to the top of the arc, and Jordan blocked the front. He did not stop, but made a one-handed feint breakthrough and broke in directly from the left side.
When he reached the left elbow area, BJ made up for the basket from the right wing. Zhou Quan did not hesitate. BJ could not have the ability to block him. He dribbled the ball with his left hand, carried Jordan who was catching up with him on his right elbow, and rushed into the paint area. Then he took off, holding the ball in his left hand and raising it high, ready to dunk.
The next moment, BJ took a step back and got out of the way. At the same time, Jordan jumped up to block the shot, but was pushed out by Zhou Quan's right elbow. No matter how long his arm was, he could not touch Zhou Quan's left hand.
"boom!"
"Oh ho!"
As the sound of the basket exploded, the Seattle Center Arena boiled instantly.
"boom!"
The Bulls attacked, Jordan missed the mid-range shot, and Schrempf rushed in and grabbed the backcourt rebound.
Zhou Quan took the ball to the left wing and used Schrempf's pick-and-roll cover to break through.
This time, Pippen and Jordan chose to double-team, blocking Zhou Quan near the left sideline.
Zhou Quan didn't even look at Schrempf, but he broke through to the left corner. When Jordan and Pippen followed up, he made a back pass, and the ball in his hand flew to Schrempf.
"Oops!"
Jordan and Pippen turned around quickly, but it was too late.
"brush!"
Schrempf caught the ball outside the three-point line and made a leisurely jumper and a three-pointer.
"Beautiful! This is Zhou Quan's confidence. He has the confidence to score the ball out of the double-teams of Pippen and Jordan, otherwise he would not choose to break through on the left wing." Zhang Lili exclaimed excitedly.
"This is Zhou Quan's ability to create openings for his teammates. He is not afraid at all when facing two top outside defenders and actively looks for double teams." Xu Jicheng said excitedly.
"boom!"
Pippen took another shot, but still missed under Schrempf's defense.
Jordan was a little annoyed because his younger brother was shooting too much, but he now relied heavily on Pippen, so it was hard to say anything. It was just a regular season game anyway.
In this game, Pippen took more shots than Jordan, making only 7 of 21 shots, with a shooting percentage of only 33.3%. Under his wild shots, the Bulls finally lost the game 96:121.
Schrempf was in excellent form on both offense and defense. While limiting Pippen, he scored 24 points and shot over 60% from the field. Zhou Quan deliberately broke through Pippen's wing frequently to create opportunities for him. Lots of open opportunities.
In addition, Kendall also scored 21 points. In addition to Zhou Quan's 26 points, three people from the Sonics scored 20+ points. Another three scored in double figures, and a total of six people scored in double figures.
Rodman came on as a substitute, played 25 minutes, grabbed 7 rebounds, and was in good shape.
With the victory over the Bulls, the Sonics continued to consolidate their No. 1 position in the Western Conference, and at the same time, the number of wins and losses with the Bulls was reduced to two games.
After beating the Bulls, the All-Star weekend is here.
On the 10th, Zhou Quan flew to Phoenix, accompanied by German Schrempf, where this year's All-Star Game was held.
When the two arrived at the hotel officially booked by the NBA, they saw a crowd of people at the door.
"Michael, what do you want to do during this All-Star Game? Is it a party or gambling?" a reporter asked.
"Can I play table tennis?" Jordan said with a dark face.
Schrempf took one look and said to Zhou Quan: "Iron Fist, it's Michael Jordan."
Zhou Quan nodded and before he could say anything, a dozen media reporters who saw him immediately ran over and surrounded the three of them.
"Iron Fist, you have built a private dock on Lake Walton. Are you planning to buy a yacht or a sailboat?" the reporter asked.
"Oh, I'm interested in them all. I customized one of each." Zhou Quan said with a smile.
"Can you reveal the price?" the reporter asked.
"The yacht costs more than 3 million, and the sailboat costs more than 200,000," Zhou Quan said.
"oh!"
"God, other NBA stars are still playing sports cars and so on, but Iron Fist has already started playing luxury yachts. The class and style are completely different!"
"A yacht worth more than three million yuan is an absolute luxury yacht. Only the rich can afford it."
Hearing Zhou Quan's words, the reporters exclaimed.
Because Zhou Quan attracted some reporters, Jordan over there broke through the siege of reporters and was about to enter the hotel when he heard the comments of the reporters here and couldn't help but look back at Zhou Quan.
"Is this kid going to play yacht?"
He thinks this is a great idea. The rich second generation plays sports cars, and the rich generation plays yachts. The yachts are of higher grade and higher quality.
Of course, he has also used yachts, but they were all borrowed, maybe to attend some yacht parties. He had no intention of buying a yacht before because it was too expensive.
After waiting for a while, the elevator came. After entering, he was about to close the door. When he saw Zhou Quan walking towards him, he pressed the door-open button.
"Thanks."
Zhou Quan walked a few steps quickly and came in with Schrempf.
"Iron Fist, are you really going to buy a yacht?" Jordan asked.
"I placed the order three months ago, and I will probably close the ship after this season." Zhou Quan said with a smile.
"How much?" Jordan asked.
"3.5 million, 33 meters, this kind of luxury yacht is popular now, but I estimate that this kind of yacht will only get bigger and bigger in the future. Those rich people are not short of money, and there will even be super luxury yachts worth tens of millions, and maybe hundreds of millions." ." Zhou Quan said.
"Hundreds of millions?"
Jordan and Schrempf almost bit their tongues.
"A yacht worth hundreds of millions of dollars? Stop talking nonsense. How is it possible for ten Bulls to trade for one boat?" Jordan obviously didn't believe it.
Zhou Quan laughed and said: "It's like a cruiser. It's more than a hundred meters long and has everything on it. It's like a sea fortress. You can travel around the world on it, isn't it cool? If you have one to two billion US dollars, do you want to own it?"
"hiss?"
Jordan gasped.
If he wants to have 10 to 20 billion dollars, it is really possible for him to spend hundreds of millions of dollars to buy himself a sea fortress. How prestigious and classy would that be?
Zhou Quan said with a smile: "Now that they are all playing with this multi-million dollar yacht, we have to quickly get addicted to it. When they reach a higher level, we don't have the strength to keep up."
Jordan nodded thoughtfully, saying that now is indeed the best time to get involved.
After walking out of the elevator, Zhou Quan received a call from Roberts.
"Tekken, there's a party tonight, are you coming?"
"certainly."
"See you tonight."
He had already made an appointment with the loud-mouthed beauty. Both of them are now single and need comfort, so they often go on dates.
He was also a little annoyed about the problem of his girlfriend, and he could never find a suitable one.
The previous Christina Yeri was actually pretty good. She was at ease with her family and hoped to have many children. Unfortunately, he didn't want to get married at that time and missed the opportunity.
This time in the All-Star Game, he just planned to relax and have fun. He has already won two AMVPs in a row. Although this honor is a star among stars, it is not really a hard honor. It is the lowest value among the three MVPs. , not as hard as the best of the month, he didn’t want to take it.
After the All-Star Game, the second half of the regular season begins.
(End of chapter)
