On the 2nd, the SuperSonics arrived in Salt Lake City, and the first game of the new season was an away game.
Of course Zeng Li stayed at home. Zhou Quan was not going to let her fly to the away game, but she wanted to follow him. It was quite boring to be alone at home.
I went to bed early last night and woke up from the meditation state of the Sleeping Alchemy Exercise at around 7 o'clock in the morning. When I opened my eyes, I felt very energetic.
In the past few months since the finals, he felt that his state of sleeping alchemy had improved a little, and it was easier to enter samadhi.
Although my sleep elixir skills improved during the playoffs, it was actually difficult to truly enter samadhi. I occasionally entered samadhi, but it was not deep, only once or twice in ten and a half months. Now it has reached There were three or four times in ten days and a half.
Only by entering samadhi can one have few dreams or even no dreams for a night. If one cannot enter samadhi, he will not be able to enter the state of sleeping elixir, and the quality of sleep will definitely not be good.
In other words, in recent times, as it has become easier to fall into samadhi, his sleep quality has improved overall and he has become more energetic.
On Friday, November 3, 1995, the NBA 95/96 season officially kicked off.
The Jazz have become stronger and stronger in the past few seasons. Last season, they reached the tiebreaker with the powerful Mosaic in the second round, and were only half a step away from reaching the Western Conference Finals.
This season, although only the local media listed the Jazz as a first-tier team, the vast majority of media listed the Jazz as a second-tier team. This shows that the Jazz’s strength has been recognized by the media. After all, the second tier is also a seasonal team. Strong team in the postseason.
But Zhou Quan is the genius of John Stockton, so in this game, the media is almost overwhelmingly optimistic about the SuperSonics.
"We are different, and those who look down on us will definitely regret it." In the pre-game interview, Jazz core mailman Karl Malone said angrily.
At this time, in the visiting team's locker room, Zhou Quan was looking at his tasks for the new season.
"Please host to complete the defense and win the regular season MVP, as well as the titles of scoring, assists, and steals."
"Task reward, under the premise of weight + 5 kilograms, the three sports qualities of speed, jumping, and agility remain unchanged."
"I X!"
When he saw the mission content and rewards, Zhou Quan cursed.
In the 1972/73 season, Archibald entered his third professional season. This season he played 80 games, averaging 46 minutes per game. He averaged an incredible 34 points and 11.4 assists per game and won the scoring title. This is the only time in NBA history that a player has won both the scoring and assist titles in one season.
The content of this task alone is already very difficult, and there are also requirements for MVP, steals king, and defending championship. It is conceivable that the difficulty of this task has reached the level of hell.
However, the rewards were so rich that Zhou Quan felt that even if he broke his leg, he would still strive to complete this task.
As long as he completes the task, he can keep his weight between 97 and 98 kilograms. While his athletic qualities remain unchanged, his tonnage and strength will be increased, which will make him more powerful in the professional heavyweight boxing world. It is possible to fight against Michael Tyson, Lewis, Holyfield and other peerless boxing champions.
To be honest, if he was asked to fight those boxing champions now, he was confident, but not sure, because as long as these boxing champions found the opportunity to hit him hard, they could almost KO him, and he couldn't withstand their heavy punches.
As for whether they can find an opportunity to hit him hard, given their strength and boxing experience, he thinks there should be.
And with a tonnage of 97/98 kilograms, on the basketball court, with his height and muscle content ratio, he should be the best in the league. He has no problem carrying a light inside line. He should be able to carry a strong inside line like the postman. By then Jordan will definitely not be able to hold him, he can beat the entire perimeter in the league.
…
At eight o'clock, both sides announced the starting lineup.
Jazz: Felton Spencer, Karl Malone, David Benoit, Jeff Hornacek, John Stockton
SuperSonics: Almon Gilliam, Rodman, Schrempf, Jose Hawkins, Zhou Quan
The game was broadcast live across the United States by NBC television, and the commentators were James Worthy and John Moore.
It's Saturday in China, and it's the SuperSonics' opening game, so of course we chose to broadcast it live.
Xu Jicheng said: "The main lineups of both sides have not changed from last season. Only the SuperSonics changed their main shooting guard.
Jose Hawkins has a higher offensive efficiency. As a shooting guard, his field goal percentage last season was 48.2%, which was very good. This was the highest in all seasons of his career.
Of course, after being traded to the Hornets, his scoring data dropped a lot compared to when he was in Philadelphia due to a significant reduction in shots.
The reason for this is very clear, because in addition to him, the Hornets also have Alonzo Mourning and Larry Johnson. He is only the third scoring point, and it is understandable that his shots have been significantly reduced. "
Zhang Liyi nodded and said: "Hawkins' defense is not too tight. Zhou Quan + Hawkins, both offensive and defensive ends. The SuperSonics' defense line in the new season is very strong. It is among the top in the league, even one of the best. Definitely no worse than a bull.
Coupled with Schrempf, the entire outside line is also one of the best in the league. The other three championship-level teams, that is, the Bulls' outside lines can compete with the SuperSonics, while the Mosaic and Magic's outside lines cannot compete with the SuperSonics. Compared with the outside line, to put it a bit exaggerated, you can beat them. "
In the player tunnel, the starters of the two teams arrived one after another.
When the postman saw Zhou Quan, he felt very emotional.
In just four seasons, Zhou Quan has already won two championships, two FMVPs, one MVP, two AMVPs, three assists and steals titles, one DPOY, three double teams, and a lot of hard honors.
It's a pity that he has worked hard for so many seasons and has achieved nothing yet.
This time Zhou Quan has ascended to the high position of the new head of WBC. The influence of world heavyweight boxing champion and crossover king has directly made Zhou Quan one of the greatest sports athletes on the planet, even in the United States. The NBA has already suppressed Michael Jordan's limelight.
Two years ago, he still wanted to break up with Zhou Quan and had the spirit to compete with him, but now he no longer had the spirit and wanted to take a detour when he met Zhou Quan.
The visiting team went out first. When Zhou Quan finally went out, he was surprised that many fans welcomed him and the applause was quite warm.
"Getting cheers from the home team's fans in the away game?" Zhang Lili said excitedly.
"It didn't happen last year. The postman is still Zhou Quan's mortal enemy. Jazz fans have always had a bad attitude towards Zhou Quan." Xu Jicheng said.
"This is a new change. Zhou Quan is different from last year. Now he is one of the greatest athletes in the world. This is his current influence, allowing the home team fans to cheer for him in the away game." Zhang Liang said excitedly.
At half past eight, the game officially started.
After the jump ball, the Jazz attacked first.
John Stockton holds the ball near the top of the key, the postman has come over, and the pick-and-roll is about to happen.
At this time, Zhou Quan quickly rushed up to get close to him, forcing Stockton to move to the left wing. Zhou Quan pursued closely, and the Jazz's high pick-and-roll strategy was broken.
The Jazz ran from the top of the arc to the left wing again, trying to pick and roll again, but Zhou Quan and Schrempf gave no chance. Under a quick and fierce attack, Stockton made a dribbling error, and Zhou Quan took the opportunity to steal the ball.
"Okay, I completed the steal at the beginning. Zhou Quan is indeed Tianke Stockton." Zhang Lili said excitedly.
Zhou Quan advanced quickly with the ball. Neither John Stockton nor small forward David Benoit could catch up with him. He rushed to the right wing and entered the penalty area from the right waist. Then he faced Jeff Horton who was returning to defend the penalty area with all his strength. Nasek flew up, and Hornacek stepped aside for fear of being hit to death.
"boom!"
With a tomahawk dunk, the Jazz's basket was exploded.
Head coach Jerry Sloan is very sad. This lineup has a chance to win against other teams, but only against the SuperSonics, it will be defeated by an iron fist. If this continues, the Jazz, which he has invested many years of hard work, will not win in the future. How can we get ahead in the West?
John Stockton is the Jazz's ball controller and the initiator of the offense. If he wants to avoid the Iron Fist defense, he can only choose to transfer the ball and let Jeff Hornacek hold the ball to organize the offense.
In that case, Hornacek's organizational ability is certainly not as good as Stockton's, and the team's organizational ability will be at least half useless.
And Stockton doesn't have the ball, and his finishing ability is mediocre, with almost 70% of his ability disabled. How can he still play?
Jazz attack.
Stockton looked for an opportunity to pass the ball to Jeff Hornacek, and Hornacek attacked with the ball.
Jose Hawkins' defensive strategy is to force Hornacek toward the top of the key, because Zhou Quan is there and can double attack. This is also part of the Sonics' defensive strategy.
When Hornacek was forced to the right elbow, Zhou Quan decisively implemented a quick double attack. During the double attack, he also cut off the passing angles of Hornacek and Stockton, forcing him to force the ball. Take action.
"boom!"
Under the double team, his shot was deformed and he missed the basket badly. He almost missed a shot and the rebound was snatched away by Rodman.
The Jazz quickly returned to defense. Zhou Quan pushed forward at a medium speed from the center. Stockton was running in front. When he reached the top of the arc, he suddenly made a breakthrough with one hand and stepped forward to accelerate past Stockton. When he reached the free throw line in two steps, he suddenly stopped and threw.
"brush!"
The water splashed and hit two points.
"This ball is beautiful. Stockton was caught cleanly, and the postman inside couldn't get out. If he dared to come out, he went straight in and dunked." Xu Jicheng said with a smile.
"In positional battles, Stockton still has some small moves that can interfere with Zhou Quan, but in mobile battles, he is completely unable to defend Zhou Quan." Zhang Li said with a smile.
Stockton plays a pick-and-roll with Jeff Hornacek on the right wing, of course with the intention of getting rid of Zhou Quan.
However, Hornacek's confrontational ability was overwhelmed by Zhou Quan. Zhou Quan used the strongest, simplest and most effective way to break the pick-and-roll, directly squeezing Hornacek away and catching up with Stockton.
The Jazz arranged a second pick-and-roll, and the power forward Postman came up from the low post to do the pick-and-roll. Stockton took the opportunity to get rid of Zhou Quan again.
Of course Zhou Quan couldn't squeeze out the postman this time. Rodman reacted quickly and immediately changed defense.
Rodman can switch defenses in five positions. When the opponent is on a fast break, his return defense is one of the Sonics' most important defensive strengths, because no matter who he faces, he can defend. This is also his defensive end. Best value.
Stockton carried the ball into the paint, and Rodman was on the lower side. He had no chance to shoot and could only choose to pass the ball. The target of the pass was the postman on the right.
At this time, Zhou Quan switched to guarding the Postman, using a small one to defend against a large one. The Postman was a misplacement, and pursuing misalignment was the tactical purpose of the Jazz's pick-and-roll tactics.
Zhou Quan defended with all his strength, and his level 87 absolute strength was not weak. General light insiders may not be as powerful as his absolute strength. Although they are not as explosive as his, they can barely resist the postman.
The postman pressed his right elbow against Zhou Quan behind him and asked for the ball with his left hand.
When Stockton reached the free throw line, he passed the ball.
At the moment of passing the ball, Zhou Quan suddenly withdrew his force and the postman's body swayed. Taking this opportunity, Zhou Quan completed a side step to grab the ball.
"Snapped!"
The ball is broken with the hand, and then the ball is taken down quickly.
"Beautiful, the ball was stolen again. This is Stockton's second mistake." Zhang Liang shouted excitedly.
Hornacek returned to defense from the left wing. Although his position was in front, when he reached the center, he was already two steps behind Zhou Quan.
Stockton, who was returning to defense from the free throw line, was caught by Zhou Quan at the top of the arc and could no longer catch up.
"boom!"
Zhou Quan rushed to the frontcourt, drove into the paint from the left end of the free throw line, and then took off for a dunk.
"The Jazz made two mistakes in three attacks, missed one shot, and did not score yet. Zhou Quan made two consecutive steals, scored three consecutive goals and scored 6 points. Now the SuperSonics lead 6:0, and the Jazz called a timeout." Zhang Li said with a smile. .
"If you strangle Stockton to death, you basically strangle the Jazz to death." Xu Jicheng said with a smile.
In the end, the SuperSonics got off to a good start and defeated the Jazz with a score of 124:82, winning by 42 points.
Zhou Quan played 32 minutes and clocked in three quarters. He made 15 of 20 shots and a shooting percentage of 75%. He made 3 of 6 three-pointers and 6 of 6 free throws. He scored 39 points, 5 rebounds, 10 assists, 7 steals, 2 blocks, 2 turnovers, and 2 fouls. .
In addition to him, four other Sonics scored in double figures, including Schrempf with 15 points and a shooting percentage of 52%, Gilliam with 16 points and a shooting percentage of 51%, Hawkins with 18 points and a shooting percentage of 50.5%, and Vincent. ·Ai Siqiu scored 13 points and shot 49.5% from the field.
Xu Jicheng smiled and said: "Zhou Quan once again performed like Stockton's nemesis, beating his opponents on both offense and defense.
John Stockton only made 2 of 7 shots in the game, and was guarded by Zhou Quan. He had 6 points, 2 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 steal, 6 turnovers and 3 fouls. Compared with Zhou Quan, his performance was not at the same level. "
Zhang Liji said with a smile: "Zhou Quan came here to play a good game today. He took a lot of shots in the first three quarters, and the Jazz gave up the game after three quarters."
Jerry Sloan left the court a little distraught. His hopeful team was beaten like this, and it was beaten like this by the main rival team in the Western Conference. It was really a shock to him.
The same goes for postman Karl Malone. He also scored 28 points and 11 rebounds tonight under Rodman's defense, but he was unable to prevent the team from being slaughtered. This made him unable to see the future of the team. His eyes were dark and there was no hope. Hope of winning the championship.
As for John Stockton, after these four seasons, he has been beaten countless times by Zhou Quan. He has developed his mental endurance and can still keep his composure.
"what should we do?"
Back in the locker room, Karl Malone asked with some pain and despair.
He didn't ask any specific person. The locker room was silent and no one answered him. Everyone else quietly took off their sneakers and soaked jerseys, removed their equipment, and then walked in with deodorant and iron brushes. bathroom.
(End of chapter)
