Chapter 228 Crazy Bull

  Wang Tiejun made 11 of 17 shots, 64.7% from the field, 8 of 15 penalties, and scored 30 points, 17 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal, 4 blocks, 3 turnovers and 4 fouls.

After the game, Zhang Lili said happily: "In the second round and two battles, Tie Jun averaged 25.5 points, 14.5 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 steal and 3.5 blocks per game. His performance has improved compared to the first round! This shows that his condition is getting better and better. Going to the Western Conference finals, I hope his condition will be improved again."

   "Average of 30+10 should be fine." Su Qun said excitedly.

   "Coach, did the Bulls win?"

   At the end of the game, Pharaoh asked assistant coach Lewis after he got off the court.

   "It's just over there too, it's a win," Lewis said.

   nodded, Pharaoh didn't ask Jordan what the stats were, it was meaningless, the question he was thinking about now was the Western Conference finals.

   Although the team fell behind in the first half today, he did not think the Nuggets could pose a big obstacle to his team.

The strength of the Suns this season has indeed declined a bit compared to last season, but with the improvement of their own strength and the strength of AC Green, the addition of Thorpe has also improved the strength of the bench lineup, and the decline in overall strength has not Not as big as it seems, at most half of Barkley's loss.

  If the Bulls and the Mosaics belong to the championship-level team, then the Suns definitely belong to the quasi-championship level and have a chance to fight.

  The Nuggets have a strong defense, but the offense is not as good as the Suns. The important thing is that they can't win against the Suns if they can't defend themselves.

   However, playing Mosaic in the Western Finals is completely different from playing the Nuggets. The opponent's offense is stronger than the Suns, and the defense is also stronger than the Suns.

   In the Western Finals, he has to fight **** offense, and at the same time do a good job of defense, and work **** both ends of the offense and defense to have a chance. This is what he needs to be mentally prepared for.

   is just a series, winning or losing a single game is not so important, so the Western Finals against the Mosaic team is still a situation of more losses and fewer wins.

  His estimate is about four or six.

   No. 12, the other two semi-finals of the East and West will start.

  In the end, Mosaic took the Spurs lightly and won two straight, while the Eagles pulled back a game and tied the Knicks.

   On this day, the Suns have come to Denver.

  The second-round format is a best-of-seven, 22111 format. The Suns have to play two away games before returning to the home court.

   For this game, the media prediction is that the Suns have a better chance of profiting.

  Because the Nuggets' power forward Lafonso Ellis was hit by Wang Tiejun when he played, resulting in a strained left ankle, he will be out for at least three days.

   Sure enough, the media is still professional enough. On the evening of the 13th, the Suns won the Nuggets three times and got the match point.

   And the Bulls are more powerful, not only three consecutive victories, but also big wins without suspense in every game, and the momentum of winning the championship is very fierce.

   But Mosaic is not bad. Big dream teamed up with Barkley and scored 53 points and 37 rebounds on the 14th, completely blowing up the Spurs, winning the G3 battle, and getting the match point to the Western Finals.

  Dameng's performance was terrifying. He really reached his peak this season. In this game, he almost scored 5*5, scoring 22 points, 14 rebounds, 8 assists, 5 blocks and 4 steals.

  Barkley's state this season is obviously not as good as last season, but in this big explosion, he got a monster data of 31 points and 23 rebounds.

   In the East, the Eagles defeated the Knicks again. After losing one game first, they pulled two games in a row and took a 2-1 lead.

   "I strongly despise Barkley's behavior. It's shameful that a peak superstar who just won the FMVP hugs his thighs!"

   David Robinson, who was about to lose the second round of the series, couldn't care less about maintaining his elegant image. In a live interview after the game, he opened fire on Barkley in the face of the media.

   He has been holding back from talking about this matter, but this time he couldn't help it. He really couldn't withstand the bombardment of two superstars of the same level, and was beaten to the extreme.

On his own offensive end, he was also defeated by Da Meng's defense level. He was stole 3 times and blocked 4 times by Da Meng. At the same time, the most hateful Barkley continued to implement weak-side assists on him. He finished one game. Only 16 points, shooting only 31%.

  Barkley was interviewed on the spot not far away, and David Robinson didn't lower his volume. When he heard this sentence, his face immediately turned black, with red in the black, and he was full of shame and anger.

   "Charles, do you have anything to say about the admiral's accusation?" the reporter beside him immediately asked.

   "This is a transaction from the Suns management team, what does it have to do with me?" Barkley simply responded and ended the interview.

  Although he was angry, he couldn't fight back against David Robinson, because he was indeed in a group at his peak, and he has been identified by the media as the originator of the superstar group.

  Although this transaction preserved his commercial value, it did a lot of damage to his reputation.

But he still has no regrets. After all, after winning the championship, making money is his primary goal. His contract is not high. This year is his highest year, and it is only 3.25 million US dollars. To make big money, you can only rely on business income.

   After watching the game, when Wang Tiejun was about to go to sleep, the phone in the room rang. He went to pick it up. It was a woman and asked him if he wanted special services.

   He refused, hung up the phone, and went to sleep.

   When he fell asleep, the phone in the room suddenly rang, waking him up from his sleep.

   "What's the matter! Who is this in the middle of the night?"

   scolded, he got up and went to pick it up. Another woman asked him if he wanted special services, so he was so angry that he directly pulled the phone line.

  Liu Changfeng also woke up and asked in a daze, "Who is it, Tie Jun?"

   "Women support women."

   He threw away the microphone and climbed into bed again.

   The same thing happened in the rooms of other Suns players, some of whom just unplugged the phone line like him.

   An hour later, several females rang their rooms one by one.

  The Suns management had to arrange for staff to guard the elevators and stairs, prohibiting these people from entering this floor.

   However, soon the downstairs of the hotel started a grand heavy metal rock concert…

   Old Wang stared at the ceiling with wide eyes and suddenly laughed.

   "Tie Jun, are you still smiling?" Liu Changfeng said in surprise.

   "I just wonder, why didn't these idiots of the Nuggets do these tricks the day before yesterday, do they just hope that they won't be swept by us?" He laughed.

  Liu Changfeng was startled for a moment, then laughed and agreed, "Maybe it's true."

  15th, the G4 battle begins.

   This night, it is not only the G4 game between the Bulls and the Suns, but also the four teams that have just played the G3 game last night, and will have a back-to-back G4 game tonight.

   The Suns players lost their collective feel and their state dropped sharply. The Nuggets achieved their goal and pulled back a game.

   At the same time, the Mosaic team also lost a game. Barkley's state seemed to be affected by David Robinson's attack last night. He made only 5 of 18 shots, only 6 of 12 free throws, and only scored 16 points with free throws.

   In the East, the unstoppable Bulls eliminated the Pacers with a sweeping attitude and entered the Eastern Conference finals with an unbeaten record in the playoffs.

   In another Eastern Conference semifinal, the Knicks pulled one back and tied with the Eagles.

The Bulls, which swept their opponents in a row, were praised by almost all the media on the second day. ESPN's updated championship probability prediction showed that the Bulls' winning probability was as high as 80%, and the Mosaic second, only 41%, a drop of ten percentage points.

   As for the Suns, they rose a few points and returned to the 11% at the beginning of the season.

   Sitting on the plane, Wang Tiejun flipped through the newspaper and complained: "I think these so-called forecasts are just written by the editor with a pen. I don't believe they have any calculation formulas, what do you think?"

Kevin Johnson next to    laughed: "That's for sure, don't think how professional they are."

   Colangelo, who was sitting at the front, felt a little regretful listening to the discussions of the players behind him.

   Kevin Johnson is in good shape this year, the strength of old K has steadily improved, and there are no major weaknesses in other positions. The team is still very strong, but unfortunately the opponents they have to face are too strong.

Now he regrets trading Barkley to Mosaic. If he knew that Kevin Johnson could be in such a good state this year, he would not lose face and would also trade Barkley to the East and let Barkley and Jordan go to war of attrition. The Suns You can reap the benefits of the fisherman, not to mention the hope of winning the championship, at least the chances of reaching the finals will greatly increase.

   Originally, Kevin Johnson's state declined last season. He considered that Johnson's state would continue to decline this season, and the magnitude may be greater, so he did not plan to defend his title with all his strength, but the result was different from what he expected.

  On the 17th, the Suns did not miss a victory at home. They eliminated the Nuggets with a big score of 4-1 and reached the Western Conference Finals.

   entered the Western Finals, the system awarded 200 points, not much, better than nothing.

   At the same time, Barkley and Big Dream did not play away again, and also won the G5 game at home. With a big score of 4-1, they eliminated the Spurs and joined the Suns in the Western Conference Finals.

  Eastern, the Knicks defeated the Eagles, leading 3-2, and won the match point.

  On the 19th, the Knicks defeated the Eagles again, eliminated their opponents with a big score of 4 to 2, reached the Eastern Conference Finals, and joined forces with the Bulls.

  The league then announced that the Western Finals will start on the 23rd and the Eastern Finals will start on the 24th, and the four teams still have a few days to adjust.

   In the past few days, many professionals in the league have expressed their opinions and predictions about the next thing.

   These perceptions and predictions are strikingly similar, and both believe that the Bulls and the Mosaics will win the East and West Finals.

Magic Johnson, who has a high exposure rate, accepted an interview with the Los Angeles Times and said: "In the Western Conference Finals, as long as Barkley and Da Meng strengthen their low-post offense and play their own offense well, even if they can't defend against Old K, they can still win this series. race.

  Old K's defense in the playoffs is better than in the regular season, but the improvement is limited. He is still not the gate of the Suns and can't stop the offense of Big Dream and Barkley.

   He's really unstoppable in the post, but he doesn't have that explosive scoring ability that a big center lacks, he's not Chamberlain.

  We know that in two seasons, he has only 40+ once, whether it was 41 or how much I forget, so no matter how many points he can get, Big Dream and Barkley can get more points.

  I just remind Mosaic that if you want to be efficient, you cannot win against the Suns. Their strength is indeed a little weaker, but they are limited, at most half a level. Mosaic has no ability to be careless and underestimate the enemy. "

After talking about the Western Conference finals, he talked about the Eastern Conference finals again and said with a smile: "The Bulls played against the Knicks, without strengthening the No. 5 position, I will only mention one statistic, since 1989, or since Jordan entered the league. , as long as the Knicks meet in the playoffs, the Knicks have never beaten the Bulls, and the Knicks are eliminated every time. Now that the Bulls have strengthened the No. 5 position, the gap between the Knicks and the Bulls will be even greater, and there will be no explosion. Cold possible."

Pharaoh came to the headquarters for training the next day and read the interview in the newspaper. He recalled that at this time last year, Magic Johnson seemed to support the Bulls and was not optimistic about the Suns, until the beginning of the G6 game. Sun, this year changed to support mosaic.

   "This guy is the same as ESPN, unprofessional." He complained.

   Kevin Johnson and others laughed. If Magic Johnson is not professional, then there are few people in this world who are professional.

   "Is he the head coach of the Lakers now?" he asked.

   "Well, the leader of the Lakers ShowTime era, the owner of the Lakers, Mr. Buss, sold him some shares this year, and is now the small owner of the Lakers." Kevin Johnson said enviously.

"4.5%, the old Buss is to let him continue to serve the Lakers, otherwise he will not give the shares. There are so many famous Lakers, except for him, no other person has obtained the shares of the Lakers." Danny Ainge is also envious. .

   Other players also expressed their envy. After all, as an NBA player, it is almost impossible to be the owner of a team, even if it is just a small boss.

  Magic should be the first player to become a team owner after retiring, and he seems to be the first black owner, which makes them even more envious.

  Pharaoh expresses no envy, no matter what, he is also a landlord with a street.

   All his money was thrown into the bottomless pit of Fengshen Street, and several sponsorship contracts signed after the All-Stars also received more than ten million dollars in sponsorship, of which six million dollars have been repatriated to China.

  On the 21st, according to the time, the league will announce the season's most heavyweight individual honor, the regular season MVP of the 93/94 season.

  The announcement time is 9:00 am and 8:30 am. All the players of the Bulls have come to the locker room of the headquarters training hall to change their clothes and prepare for training.

  The coaching staff and important management, such as general manager Jerry Krause were there, and even owner Jerry Reinsdorf came to the locker room.

  Jordan casually chatted with his teammates while changing his clothes. He was very relaxed. He didn't even look at the TV that was on, as if he didn't care much about this matter.

   But in reality, it is not.

   He had better numbers than Barkley last season, but the Bulls' record was not as good as the Suns. In the end, Barkley got this honor and even lost the championship.

   What made him even more sad was the fact that his father was shot, which almost made him collapse.

   The reason why he quickly sorted out all his emotions and returned to this league is because he wants to get everything back this season, he wants to get the MVP and the championship, and then give it to his father in heaven.

   But before the official announcement, he didn't know if he would get his wish. Maybe the alliance would find a balance? Therefore, the heart is also held in mid-air, but it cannot be seen from the outside.

   At the same time, Olajuwon, the second-ranked MVP, was also waiting for news in the locker room of the Mosaic team headquarters training hall.

   Up to now, he has played the same ten seasons as Jordan, but compared with Jordan, the hard honors in his hands are pitiful.

All-stars are not hard honors, nor are two rebounding champions and three blocked shot champions. The hard honors he really can get are four best defensive first team, two second team, four best first team And two second team, one third team, one DPOY, without the most heavyweight honors such as MVP and championship, as the No. 1 pick in 1984, this honor is nothing in front of Jordan.

This season's regular season data is 25.5 points, 11 rebounds, 3.6 assists, 1.6 steals and 3.7 blocks, while Jordan's data is 35.1 points, 7.1 rebounds, 5.3 assists, 2.7 steals and 0.8 blocks. At the same time, the Bulls' record is also above the Mosaic team, and the Bulls even created With a 72-win record, he has fallen behind in both respects.

  Although he desperately wants to win this year's MVP, his performance as a team and individual is not as good as Jordan's, so he is actually sad. I'm afraid that this season, Jordan will be pressed under his **** and unable to turn over.

  The third MVP is Wang Tiejun, who has nothing to do with him at the moment, and doesn't take this honor to heart at all.

   Of course, it’s not that he doesn’t want to get it, but he has self-knowledge that he won’t be able to get it this year, so his mind is very relaxed.

   Nine o'clock, TNT TV's morning sports news began to broadcast, the first news was the NBA 93/94 regular season MVP.

   The host announced excitedly: "Congratulations to Michael Jordan..."

   "Wow, the fourth MVP!"

   "Jordan's performance this season is second only to his third season, when there was no anti-isolation law, his performance this year is crazy!"

  In the locker room of the Suns training center, the players' comments sounded.

Pharaoh's attention is different from that of his teammates. He complained: "The three super centers are so sad. Not only are the three of them fighting for the honor of the center position, but they are also collectively pressed by Jordan under the buttocks. I feel that in this life There's no way they're going to get the MVP."

"Dameng is the same age as Jordan, 31 years old, and Ewing is one year older. They really don't have much chance. But David Robinson is only 29 years old, and people always get old. After Jordan gets old, I think he There's still a chance," Kevin Johnson said.

Pharaoh immediately shook his head and said, "Impossible, won't Jordan still have me when he's old? I'll be third this year, but not second and first next year? David Robinson? Let's stay cool, he laughs at me Illiterate, I won't let him get the MVP.

  Forget it this year, I haven't fully recovered yet. Starting from next year, I will beat him once I see him once, and see how he can win the MVP. "

The    locker room fell silent, then burst into laughter.

  Kevin Johnson said after laughing: "This is a good and crazy idea, old K, I support you, blow up the three super centers, and let you rule the next era."

  Dan Marley laughed: "The era of black and white, the era of trapeze, the era of K, haha, I'm looking forward to it!"

  …

"Ugh!"

  Houston, the locker room of the Mosaic team's training hall, Da Meng sighed inwardly, and buried his head by arranging his shoelaces, so as not to let his teammates see the lost expression on his face.

   Barkley also sighed inwardly, feeling deeply.

  Compared with the big dream, he felt that he was really lucky last year. He won four hard honors in a single season, MVP, championship, and FMVP, the three ultimate honors he wanted most at one time.

   And the big dream wants these three hard honors, from the current point of view, it is still difficult.

Not to mention the MVP, as for the championship, there should be a good chance of reaching the finals this year. The Suns can’t stop them, but the Bulls are too strong this year. Crazy bull, no one has confidence.

   "Hakim, I'll help you."

   Now all he can do is pat Da Meng on the shoulder and comfort him.

He came to this team, and to be honest, Dameng suffered a lot in terms of scoring, and he scored a lot of shots. Otherwise, Dameng's average points per game this season will not be only 25 points, if it is higher Some, averaging 30 points per game, might be able to grab the MVP from Jordan as he did last season.

"fine."

  Dameng sorted out his expression, raised his head, with a firm light in his eyes, looked at his teammates and said, "Next, let us all work together to kill the Suns and make it to the finals."

   "Destroy the sun and make it to the finals!" Ba Lao Er immediately echoed loudly.

   "Destroy the sun and reach the finals!"

   In the locker room of the Mosaic team, the shouts of all players immediately sounded.

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   (end of this chapter)