Chapter 145 Brutal
He Zhongqiu had finished the on-site interview and chatted with Sun Zhenping and the others. After seeing them and Yang Xue off, he returned to the locker room.

Thibodeau held up the stat sheet and said: "The Nets beat the numbers team, leading 3-1 and getting the match point, and they have a high probability of advancing to the Eastern Conference Finals.

The Kings beat the Mavericks at home and tied with us. Nowitzki made 14 of 4 shots and scored 11 points. The media will scold him again tomorrow.

"Go ahead and curse me. I hate the Mavericks the most. I hope the Kings eliminate them." He Zhongqiu laughed with glee.

An hour later, the post-match press conference was held.

In the Pistons' press conference hall, there were far fewer media reporters than in the Knicks', less than one-third, or less than twenty people, and it was deserted.

On the Knicks side, there are more than 20 Chinese reporters from Hong Kong, and 30 people in total including those from Japan.

"Coach Carlisle, after winning the first two games, the Pistons were tied by the Knicks, and Ben Wallace was completely unable to defend the Wolverines. What do you think are the Pistons' chances of advancing? More than 50%?" asked a TNT reporter.

Rick Carlisle calmly responded: “It is indeed a pity to lose two games in a row on the road, but it does not mean that we have lost hope of advancing to the Eastern Conference Finals.

As for Ben Wallace's defense, you all know that this is an away game. He was called for five fouls today. He might be called for a foul if he moved a little.

I still believe in him and have great confidence in his defense because he did a good job of limiting the Wolverines at home.

Ben is still our key. When we return home, we will go all out to win. We have the confidence, yes."

"Big Ben, are you still confident in defending Wolverine?" asked the ESPN reporter.

Ben Wallace was in a heavy mood, but still said firmly: "Yes, we must be full of confidence, which is the basis of our victory."

The reporter asked again: "You are the DPOY this season, with a defensive efficiency of 90, the best in the league, but even with double-teaming tactics, you can't limit Wolverine. He still scored 24 points, 13 rebounds, 7 assists, 1 steal and 3 blocks today.

Do you think that Wolverine's strength in his rookie season has completely exceeded the level you can limit him to?"

"Super center?"

Ben Wallace asked with certainty.

"Yes, that's what I mean." The ESPN reporter nodded.

Ben Wallace was silent for a few seconds, and then he said in the expectation of reporters: "In the area under the basket, he does have the strength of a super center."

He could only answer like this because the Pistons used double-team tactics on Wolverine but were unable to limit him. If he said that Wolverine only had the strength of a first-class center under the basket, he would be belittling his own defensive ability. He was not that stupid.

Then he continued: "But away from the basket, he is not even third-rate."

Next door, the media conference also entered the question-and-answer session.

The first questioner was also a TNT reporter, who asked: "Wolverine, many media outlets today reprinted the news from the Korea Daily. How reliable do you think that news is?"

"What daily newspaper?"

He Zhongqiu suddenly became furious.

"The Hankook Ilbo is a South Korean newspaper and ranks among the top three media outlets in South Korea," the reporter explained.

"South Korea? What country is that? Does this country exist?"

He Zhongqiu's face suddenly became blank, as if he really didn't know this country.

"It's the East Asian country next to China, the Korean Peninsula." The reporter continued to explain.

"Sorry, there is only North Korea there." He Zhongqiu said seriously.

"Yes, it's right next to North Korea." The reporter continued to explain with a bitter face.

He Zhongqiu said in shock: "What, there is a country called South Korea on that peninsula? Oh, I didn't even know there was a South Korea there?
By the way, isn’t there a US military base there? Is South Korea built inside a US military base? "

The press conference has not yet ended, but the words of congratulations on Mid-Autumn Festival have spread to the whole world through the Internet, including South Korea.

"Siba, Wolverine must not be allowed to return to Korea."

"Siba, I implore our companies not to hire Wolverine as their spokesperson."

"Siba, start with me and refuse Wolverine's sneakers and all the brands he endorses."

This deeply hurt the hearts of Koreans. When countless Koreans saw the news, they couldn't help but shout "Siba".

This has nothing to do with He Zhongqiu. After the press conference, he returned home and slept until almost noon before getting up.

"Sister Xue, you don't have to go to Game 5. You'll be exhausted from running around. Just watch the game at home from now on." He said during lunch.

"also."

After watching nine games in a row, including a back-to-back game, Yang Xue was indeed a little tired. She yawned while eating, and it was obvious that she did not sleep well.

"Has Liu Yifei returned to China? If not, you can go and play with her, or invite her to your home," he asked.

"No, her mother is still processing the paperwork. I'll go take a nap first and then go play with her." Yang Xue said.

After lunch, He Zhongqiu took his suitcase and went to the training base.

In the evening, the Game 4 between the Lakers and the Spurs, and the back-to-back Game 5 between the Mavericks and the Kings will start.

In the end, the Lakers won at home, and like the Knicks, they won two consecutive home games and tied the Spurs 2-2.

The Mavericks also won at home and took the match point 3-2.

……

May 5th is the G13 match day for the two Eastern Conference teams.

In the visiting team's locker room, He Zhongqiu gave up his seat after winning a hand of cards. While changing his clothes, he opened the system to take a look.

After four games in the second round, his low-post steps improved to level 77, and his offensive and defensive tactics also improved to level 68.

In addition, the single defense has been improved to 82, and the auxiliary defense has also been improved to level 62.

On offense, dunks have been upgraded to level 94.

"Wolverine, how's your physical condition?" asked Sibotu.

He Zhongqiu chuckled and nodded, saying, "I'm going to teach the Koreans a lesson tonight."

Thibodeau was stunned. What's wrong with his brain? Wolverine, our opponent is the Pistons, not the Koreans.

He quickly warned, "Wolverine, you can't hit the fans or the reporters."

"Uh-huh."

He nodded repeatedly, looking like he was being taught.

At eight o'clock, at the Palace of Auburn Hills, both teams announced their starting lineups.

Knicks: He Zhongqiu, Kurt Thomas, Sprewell, Alan Houston, Howard Ellis
Detroit Pistons: Ben Wallace, Clifford Robinson, Michael Curry, Richard Hamilton, Chauncey Billups
In the CCTV live broadcast, Sun Zhenping said excitedly after his opening remarks: "Dear audience and fans, the Game 5 between the Knicks and the Pistons is about to begin.

For both teams, this Game 5 is extremely important. Whoever wins will get the match point and will be able to take a step into the Eastern Conference Finals."

Zhang Heli said: "Yes, so the importance of this game is self-evident."

Xu Jicheng went on to say: "I hope He Zhongqiu can play well in this game. The Knicks need an away win, and Zhongqiu himself also needs to prove himself away from home."

Zhang Heli nodded and said, "Yes, only by defeating an evenly matched opponent away from home can we truly prove our strength."

At this time, he saw a white man in his thirties in a suit and tie walked in, accompanied by the Pistons' owner and general manager Joe Dumars.

He quickly said, "Look, the league's senior vice president, Loshua Daley, is here to personally preside over this game. The league should not allow anything excessive to happen."

Sun Zhenping said happily: "Then the home whistle for this game shouldn't be too biased."

Xu Jicheng whispered, "The Pistons and the Knicks, if there are a hundred hearts in the league, ninety-nine of them will definitely want the Knicks to advance."

Sun Zhenping laughed and said, "But the alliance shouldn't interfere with the game."

"That's right, just ensure a certain degree of fairness." Zhang Heli nodded.

"What a bad luck!"

"Piston did this on purpose. They let eight of us in, but we Chinese only allowed two of us in."

In the media seats behind the baseline, Zhou Biao and Lin Cheng looked at a large group of Korean reporters with disgust, and were very angry.

"Hey, Siba, the Pistons are awesome. There are eight of us here, but only two Chinese reporters. Haha, the American daddy just likes our little Siba."

"The Asian Championships are about to begin. In 98, we defeated the Chinese in the semifinals of the Asian Championships, preventing them from even playing in the World Championships. Last year, we beat them again in the Asian Games. We'll do the same this time."

"Yes, let our heroes defeat the Chinese in the Asian Championships."

"Hey Xiba, we have the little giant He Shengzhenjun, he will kill Yaomin and Wolverine."

The eight Korean reporters were extremely proud and noisy until they were scolded by several American reporters and finally quieted down.

Soon after, the starting lineup came on the field.

The visiting team went first, and He Zhongqiu was the first to appear.

"Wolverine, please apologize to us in Korea."

"Wolverine, Ha Seung Jin will teach you a lesson at the Asian Championships."

"Wolverine, we will no longer recognize you as our Korean descent. You are abandoned."

When he arrived at the sidelines, eight Korean reporters crowded over and shouted in English.

"You damned noisy dog! Get out of here!"

He Zhongqiu cursed, and in anger, a murderous intent burst out of his body.

He had a life on his hands, and that was true murderous intent, coupled with the aura of a grandmaster, immediately frightened the eight reporters so much that they retreated in a hurry. Two of them tripped and fell to the ground, and then you bumped into me, I tripped you, and everyone fell down.

"Tell them to get away from Wolverine, or call security to remove them."

Leiden was nearby and immediately ordered his staff to drive away a group of Korean reporters.

That group of Koreans were very obedient. They behaved like dogs in front of the Americans, even bowing 90 degrees and smiling fawningly.

Pistons general manager Joe Dumars stood not far away, watching the scene with a smile in his eyes.

The more emotionally unstable Wolverine is, the better it is for the Pistons, and that's exactly what he wants to see.

It was also he who allowed eight Korean reporters to enter the Palace of Auburn Hills for interviews, while only issuing interview permits to two Chinese reporters.

"Hey, Wolverine."

At this time, Luo Sihua Dali stood up and walked a few steps forward to greet He Zhongqiu.

"Hey, Mr. Daly, how are you?"

He Zhongqiu recognized this person. Before the All-Star Martial Arts Performance, it was this vice president who helped him prepare props and other things.

Loshua Daley seemed very enthusiastic and always had a smile on his face.

The old man had intended to train Adam Silver before, but after the violent incident involving Conseco, he now has more opportunities. All these are changes brought about by Wolverine.

Among the current young generation of centers in the league, Wolverine is the most popular and influential, and also the most distinctive and topical. He really hopes to make friends with this star.

Soon after, the G5 battle began.

Jump ball, Knicks attack.

He Zhongqiu entered the low position on the left wing, and Ben Wallace was defending him. He did not confront him, but immediately took a step forward. When he was about to change direction to enter the penalty area, he was blocked by Ben Wallace again.

But the next moment, he immediately turned around nimbly, stepped into the penalty area, and turned around to block the position, trapping Ben Wallace behind him.

Ben Wallace was anxious, and immediately raised his elbows, pulling and tugging, with much more force than on the road. "Beautiful!"

Seeing this position, Zhang Heli couldn't help but praise it.

"ball!"

Ellis, who was two steps away from the top of the arc, saw the ball and immediately shouted, then he threw it directly onto the backboard.

Billups jumped two steps away and missed the ball.

"Oh!"

The basketball hit the backboard and bounced.

He Zhongqiu resisted Ben Wallace's pull, put his right hand behind his back, put it against Ben Wallace's belly, and then grabbed it.

If it were anyone else, with Ben Wallace's abdominal muscle strength, they wouldn't be able to catch it.

But he is not like others. With the master-level Eagle Claw Kung Fu, his claws are like steel hooks with great force. Even wood will be torn apart, let alone Ben Wallace's muscles?

"Hey!"

Ben Wallace's vocal muscles were deformed due to the pain, and he actually made a chicken-like sound, and the pulling action couldn't help but come to a halt.

The next moment, He Zhongqiu broke free from Ben Wallace's pull, and Ellis's ball hit the board and bounced back.

He took a step forward and jumped high, caught the rebounding basketball with both hands, and slammed it into the basket.

"boom!"

There was a loud bang and the huge basketball hoop was sunk more than a foot.

The absolutely violent, beast-level dunk created a strong visual impact, causing the scalps of more than 20,000 Pistons fans to tingle.

The shock wave created by the sound of the rim blast instantly spread to every corner of the Palace of Auburn Hills and into the ears of every Pistons fan, shocking their hearts.

It was like a stadium filled with 100 million flies, and it suddenly became quiet.

"Oh ho!"

Zhou Biao and Lin Cheng behind the baseline cheered, and the madmen cheered and rushed towards He Zhongqiu, as did the Knicks bench and five hundred visiting fans.

"He started the game with a double-handed slam dunk. Zhongqiu must be in very good shape today." Zhang Heli said excitedly.

"Looking at that group of reporters, I think he should be very angry."

Xu Jicheng didn't explain it clearly, but Zhang Heli and Sun Zhenping understood it and nodded.

Sun Zhenping said: "Anger can have two results. One is that the state becomes unstable due to emotions, and the other is that after being stimulated, the player performs more violently."

"I believe it will be the latter result. Both the Knicks and Zhongqiu need a victory tonight." Zhang Heli said excitedly.

Back on the defensive end, He Zhongqiu stood below the free throw line.

His position is the center position in the 2-1-2 zone defense. This type of zone defense requires very high defensive and athletic abilities from the center.

But the Knicks did not play a 2-1-2 zone, but a 3-2 zone, mainly defending the Pistons' outside shots and breakthroughs.

He did not stand there fixedly, but constantly adjusted his position as the strong and weak sides shifted, moving back and forth at the free throw line and leaving the paint area once every three seconds.

Hamilton kept running and no one followed him because the Knicks played a zone defense. Wherever he ran, the defender in that area would defend him.

At this moment, he suddenly ran quickly along the baseline to the left corner, which was He Zhongqiu's defense area.

He Zhongqiu immediately moved to the left wing and left the penalty area, but did not keep up with Hamilton. He kept a distance of two or three meters and only defended one step outside the left waist position.

"Whoosh!"

Billups at the top of the arc dribbled one step sideways to the left, pulled the ball up and pushed it, and the ball flew straight to the left bottom corner.

As the basketball left Billups' hands, He Zhongqiu rushed to the left corner with a very quick reaction.

At this moment, explosive power is generated under the feet, the first step is very fast, and the whole person seems to be catapulted out.

"squeak!"

The friction sound of the sneakers was so harsh that it made people who heard it feel refreshed.

"Snapped!"

Hamilton had already seen Wolverine rushing towards him at high speed, but before he arrived, his extremely ferocious momentum shocked him.

He seemed to feel a tiger pouncing on him, making him feel like he was about to be hunted.

One step, two steps, when he just caught the ball, the person had already pounced in front of him, and then a strong wind blew in his face.

"So fast!"

He couldn't help but be shocked.

"So fast!"

Countless people were shocked.

With one big step plus one small step, He Zhongqiu had already blocked Hamilton to half a meter away.

At this time, the ball was just passed to the opponent's hands. He was not polite. He stretched out his hands and "took" the ball from Hamilton's hands.

Hamilton was pulled by a huge force, the ball was snatched away in an instant, and he was almost knocked down.

"Shh!"

"foul!"

"foul!"

"Damn it, is he here to fight?"

There was an immediate burst of boos, shouts and curses from the audience.

"Are you blind? Didn't you see Vice President Daley clapping?"

The referee cursed inwardly, turned a deaf ear to the shouts of the Pistons fans, and immediately pointed toward the Knicks' frontcourt, signaling a switch in offense and defense.

Wolverine is no small figure now. His sales of sneakers and jerseys in the United States are second only to several star guards such as Jordan and Carter, and are on par with O'Neal. His influence is huge.

The alliance specially sent a vice president to keep an eye on things today, and its attitude has become very clear.

Even if he gave the Pistons some home court whistles, he would not dare to blow the whistle on the Wolverines at random today. At most, he would be more tolerant of some of the Pistons' excessive defensive actions, allowing the Pistons to be more defensive against the Wolverines, thereby ensuring the Pistons' home court advantage.

He Zhongqiu entered the frontcourt from the right wing and set a pick-and-roll for Ellis at the top of the arc. After Ellis broke in, he quickly followed up.

"Whoosh!"

Seeing Ben Wallace standing under the basket like a ferocious beast, Ellis was also trembling with fear. He rushed to the front and suddenly turned to the right, passing the ball back to He Zhongqiu who was following closely.

"damn it!"

Seeing Wolverine taking off after catching the ball, his momentum was so fierce, like a ferocious beast attacking. Even a man with a strong will like Ben Wallace couldn't stop twitching his eyes.

"I can't admit defeat!"

At this moment, he gritted his teeth, jumped up, and blocked the shot at the moment He Zhongqiu flew in front of him and chopped down with his arm.

The talent gap is too big, and his defensive height is not enough, so he can only choose to block the opponent at the moment he hits the basket.

"Come on! I won't retreat even if I die!"

The next moment, when he jumped up under tremendous pressure, He Zhongqiu, who came with a huge and fierce impact force, crashed into him.

"Oh!"

Amid the sound of heavy bodies colliding, an extremely fierce aerial confrontation took place, as brutal and tragic as the collision between Mars and the Earth.

When the two collided in the air, countless fans at the scene and in front of the TV closed their eyes involuntarily.

For Ben Wallace, this moment felt like the last moment of his life.

He was like being hit by a speeding truck, his body flipped backwards and flew backwards as if he was blown up.

For He Zhongqiu, it was like he had hit a wall, but the huge impact force allowed him to break the wall open in an instant.

His extremely strong bones and iron vest made his body strong enough to withstand such impact.

With his powerful aerial confrontation ability, he still maintained a certain balance, and then as his body fell, he smashed down with his raised right arm.

"boom!"

After a powerful one-handed tomahawk slam dunk, the noisy Palace of Auburn Hills fell silent again.

"Oh!"

Ben Wallace fell to the ground, slid backwards two meters, and hit the basketball hoop.

No matter how strong his body was or how well-developed his muscles were, this level of impact made him feel painful and dizzy.

The main impact area was the chest, as if it had been run over by a wheel. The left chest that was scratched last time had not recovered yet and there was a twitching pain.

"Oh ho!"

Cheers from the Knicks side immediately rang out.

"Oh ho!"

Far across the Pacific Ocean, countless Chinese fans also cheered.

"Gliding slam dunk! This is the most brutal slam dunk!" Barkley jumped up from his seat and roared excitedly.

Kenny Smith was not to be outdone, shouting excitedly: "Wolverine knocked DPOY Ben Wallace away, and he completed the most violent gliding slam dunk.

Ladies and gentlemen, the Wolverine tonight is very violent, and he has blown the horn and sounded the raid alarm in Auburn Hills. "

Larry Bird opened his mouth, and the two of them finished their words. He said dryly, "I hope Ben Wallace doesn't get injured, otherwise this crucial Game 5 game will be one-sided."

In the CCTV commentary booth nearby, the three commentators were more excited than Barkley and his team, but they did not show it so obviously.

Under the instructions of the live director of TNT TV station, the dunk that just happened has been replayed continuously on the ceiling screen.

In the media gallery, dozens of reporters were extremely excited, except for the eight Korean reporters.

"Xiba, I'm a little worried about Ha Seung Jin now."

“No, I believe in Ha Seung Jin.”

"I heard from my colleagues in China that Wolverine doesn't seem to be participating in the Asian Championships. Is it true or not?"

"That's great!"

“Xiba, we must let him participate and let He Shengzhen teach him a lesson.”

Listening to the discussion of a group of Korean reporters, Zhou Biao and Lin Cheng also started talking in a low voice.

"Brother Zhou, are you really not going to participate in the Asian Championships during the Mid-Autumn Festival?"

"Don't you know that he only plays in the Olympics and the World Championships? The higher-ups have approved it."

"Then I hope Yao Ming can teach the Korean team a lesson this time."

(End of this chapter)