After watching the tiebreaker, Zhou Quan moved out of the master bedroom and went to the second bedroom to sleep alone.

When he got to his second bed, he put down his practicing posture, adjusted his breathing, and suppressed distracting thoughts.

He has been practicing this sleeping pill technique for two years. As he progresses, he feels that this Taoist technique does have a hypnotic effect, and it also has the effect of condensing the spirit.

The effect of condensing the spirit was only discovered this year as the sleeping elixir skill got better and better. Last year at this time, after an occasional outbreak, there would be a state of poor mental health. This is a sequelae, but this year the sequelae are becoming less and less obvious.

, and there are more and more outbreaks.

He hit 7 50s this season, and it was for this reason that he was able to maintain the first and second place in the league when Schrempf and Rodman were away.

In other words, at this time last year, he could occasionally break out in the series, but only occasionally and could not sustain the entire series.

But now, although he can't break out every game in the entire series, he is sure to break out every other game, as long as Zeng Li doesn't harass him at night.

After a dreamless night, at eight o'clock the next morning, after nine hours of deep sleep, Zhou Quan woke up feeling a hundred times more energetic.

He thinks and reacts very quickly, and he feels that cats are no better than this.

"Well, if you take a nap at noon, you should be in better shape at night."

But he found that his current state was not the previous state of being full of energy and needing to be vented. Although his energy was better and more vigorous than before, it was still in a restrained state. This was probably the way to maintain health through Taoist Kung Fu.

…

May 20, 1996, the day of Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals.

At nine o'clock in the morning that day, the league officially announced the best team and the best defensive team.

If analyzed by the media, Zhou Quan and Jordan were selected for the first defensive team at the same time. This is the fourth consecutive year that Zhou Quan has been selected for the double first team.

On this day, many mainstream media also gave analysis and predictions for the Eastern Conference Finals and Western Conference Finals.

NBC TV believes that the Bulls have an 80% chance of advancing to the finals, the Magic only 20%, the SuperSonics 45%, and the Mosaics 55%.

ESPN's prediction data is that the Bulls have an 85% chance of advancing, the Magic 15%, the SuperSonics 49%, and the Mosaic 51%.

ABC's prediction data is that the Bulls are 75%, the Magic are 25%, the SuperSonics are 51%, and the Mosaics are 49%.

TNT is 70% Bulls, 30% Magic, 40% Supersonics, and 60% Mosaic.

Zhou Quan flipped through the newspaper while eating breakfast and looked at the sports news on various TVs. Not counting the local media in Seattle, he felt that these media were not very optimistic about his team. The best one was ABC, which only had a 51% chance.

To advance to the finals, the Bulls are generally favored.

There is no doubt that the lineup of the Mosaic Big Three is indeed very powerful, so powerful that even these media cannot ignore it.

In the four regular season games between the SuperSonics and Mosaic, they had two wins and two losses, which is evenly matched, and their record is the best in the league. Why do the media think more favorably of the Big Three? Each media gave their own reasons, which are very similar.

These media generally believe that although the SuperSonics defeated Mosaic twice in the regular season, both victories relied on Zhou Quan's super performance, and the Western Conference Finals is a series, and it is absolutely impossible for Zhou Quan to perform super performance in the entire series.

, so I am more optimistic about Mosaic.

TNT, the only major media outlet that is more optimistic about the Sonics, is actually not more optimistic. They did not make any special explanation.

At noon, some friends visited Zhou Quan's villa.

The Western Conference Finals are very attractive. The influence of the Mosaic Big Three and Zhou Quan has caused many Hollywood stars to rush to Seattle, and a large number of NBA stars have also come to this city.

Zhou Quan had training in the afternoon and left after lunch for half an hour.

However, he hired a yacht pilot, and Zeng Li took these friends on a boat trip.

At night, the Seattle Center Arena is star-studded and very lively.

"The media is not optimistic about the Sonics, what do you think?"

"The Big Three are too strong, and I think they're too tough!"

"Come on, the SuperSonics have the best record in the league. The Big Three are so powerful, why don't they rank first in the league?"

"Maybe they are saving their energy. The Big Three are older and all have injuries. They are saving their energy for the playoffs, just for Zhou Quan."

"It's possible."

"Rodman is also a giant! Schrempf and Hawkins add up to one, and they are also three against three. The lineup can't lose."

"Are you kidding? Can a giant still think this way? The giants have at least one thing. They must have the ability to attract double-teams. Does Rodman have it? Do Schremf and the others have it?"

"I'm still optimistic about the SuperSonics. If they play against the Big Three, Zhou Quan will definitely explode. By locking the opponent's No. 1 position, he can destroy the opponent's organizational function and suppress their offense from the source."

"You're right, the offensive engine has been destroyed, so what if the Big Three are powerful?"

"Yes, Mosaic doesn't even have a decent point guard, and the substitute lineup is even worse. I can't say who will win until I play."

A dozen reporters from China gathered in the media box behind the baseline and were discussing this series.
Chapter completed!