Chapter 209: Limitation of Opening Lethality Moves

After the game, He Zhongqiu came out of the shower. The coaching staff had already sorted out the players' data for this season, and he got his share.

出战82场，场均34.8分钟，场均29.5分12篮板1.3助攻1.5抢断3.2盖帽2.8失误2.9犯规。

场均19.8投11中，投篮命中率55.5%，8.5罚7.5中，罚球命中率88.2%。

其中篮下的进攻占比和命中率分别是51.5%和70.1%，近投分别是32.5%和42.5%，中投是16%和34.3%。

When He Zhongqiu was looking at the data, Ewing came over with a piece of data in his hand and said to him:

"Wolverine, you're in the restricted area for 84% of your possessions, while O'Neal is 94.2% and Tim Duncan is 65%.

O'Neal still has the highest field goal percentage at the rim, 73.1%, but your field goal percentage at the rim in the last 72.5 games has also reached %. "

He Zhongqiu has a deeper understanding of O'Neal's strength. Now that O'Neal is old, his dominance under the basket is still stronger than him.

Ewing continued: "Duncan's dominance in the basket is not as good as yours. His basket offense accounts for only 33.3%, mid-range shots account for 34%, and close shots account for 32%. His shots are very evenly distributed."

"What about the hit rate?" he asked.

"Duncan's basket rate is 71.2%, which is also very high. His close-range shooting rate is 42%, which is similar to yours. His mid-range shooting rate is 37.4%, which is higher than yours."

Ewing read the data on the paper and added: "O'Neal's close-range shooting is 41.8%, which is about the same as you and Duncan."

Then he added, "Wolverine, your current ability to attack the basket and close range is about the same as theirs, but you should be able to absorb more shots than O'Neal, but you're still not as good as Duncan."

He Zhongqiu said unconvincedly: "Patrick, this is the data for the entire season. My mid-range shooting is better now. What are my mid-range shooting data in the last few games?"

Ewing was startled, but he didn't have the data. After thinking about He Zhongqiu's shots in the past few games, he nodded and said, "You have indeed taken more mid-range shots recently than before, and your hit rate should be higher."

At this time, Thibodeau came over with a stack of data, took out a calculator and calculated it, and then said, "Wolverine, in the last five games, you averaged 5 of 1.9 mid-range shots per game, a hit rate of 38%, and an offensive share of 25.6%. It is indeed more accurate than before, and you have invested more."

He Zhongqiu said with a smile: "I feel like I have found the trick to mid-range shots recently. The mid-range shot technique that suits me should be mature soon."

Rick Carlisle also came over and said happily: "Wolverine, if you can use more mid-range shots in the playoffs, we will be more confident against the Pistons.

The Pistons' offense is always weaker than their defense. They fight on defense, but we must not only fight on defense, but also on offense. If you can digest more shots, we can get more points and beat them."

Mutombo shook his head and said, "Maybe we can really make it to the finals this season, haha!"

"I am looking forward."

Rick Carlisle, who was abandoned by the Pistons, took a deep breath and said excitedly.

"Me too."

Mutombo, who was abandoned by the Nets, nodded.

"Me too."

Alan Houston, who was abandoned by the Knicks management, said.

“I’m really looking forward to the finals.”

Nash, who was abandoned by the Suns and Mavericks, said excitedly.

Ewing was very excited. He had greater hopes and higher aspirations, but he didn't dare say it now for fear of causing tension among the players.

He Zhongqiu looked around and said excitedly: "Guys, let's work together to fight our way out of the East."

"Kill your way out of the East."

Loud cheers rang out in the Knicks locker room.

On this team, only Mutombo and Alan Houston have played in the finals, and no one has won a championship, so there is no lack of morale and pursuit of honor.

"Morale can be used."

“God willing, I hope there will be a breakthrough this year.”

Rick Carlisle and Scott Layden said happily.

Soon after, the Knicks' post-game press conference was held.

However, the media's attention is obviously not on the game against the Cavaliers. The regular season is over and reporters' attention has shifted to the playoffs.

"Wolverine, congratulations, you won the regular season scoring title. Can you tell us how you feel now?" said a reporter from the New York Times.

"Thank you. I'm very happy now. It's my first hard honor in the regular season." He Zhongqiu said excitedly.

"What do you think about MVP?" the reporter continued to ask.

"Of course I hope to get it, but it depends on your choice. Isn't the decision in your hands?" he said with a smile.

This sentence made the reporters below laugh.

But some reporters complained, come on, the real decision-making power lies in David Stern's hands, everyone knows that?

The next reporter to ask a question was from the Associated Press. He asked, "Wolverine, who do you think should be named Rookie of the Year?"

"Carmelo Anthony, he wins the Player of the Month award every month, who else could it be?" He Zhongqiu said without hesitation.

The host flipped a reasonable card to the third reporter who asked a question. He said cheerfully, "Zhongqiu, first of all, congratulations on winning the scoring title. I also look forward to you winning the MVP, the highest honor of the regular season."

"I hope so too." He Zhongqiu said with a smile.

Zhang Heli asked: "What is your goal for the playoffs, Zhongqiu?"

"Kill your way out of the East."

He Zhongqiu said directly without any hesitation: "Just now, all of us said in the locker room that our goal for the playoffs is to make it to the finals."

……

As the regular season came to an end, without waiting until the next day, the media made various evaluations and predictions on some hot topics on the Internet that evening.

For example, MVP, the highest hard honor in the NBA regular season, is the topic that the media analyzes and predicts the most.

There is also analysis of the best rookie, which is also very popular.

What remains is the prediction and analysis for the first round.

On the morning of the 15th, the NBA officially announced the top ten MVP rankings of the latest issue.

He Zhongqiu, who ranked first in the league's record, ranked first, Garnett, who ranked second in the league's record, ranked second, and Duncan, who ranked third in the league's record, ranked third.

O'Neal of the Pacers ranked fourth, Peja Santiago of the Kings ranked fifth, Kobe Bryant ranked sixth, O'Neal ranked seventh, Ben Wallace ranked eighth, Kidd ranked ninth, and McGrady ranked tenth.

It was officially announced that MVP voting will begin today and will be announced before the start of the second round of the series.

At the same time, the official announced the winners of five data titles.

He Zhongqiu won the scoring title with 29.5 points.

The rebounding leader is Garnett, with 13.9 rebounds.

The block leader is Theo Ratliff with 3.6 blocks.

The steals leader is Baron Davis, with 2.4 steals.

The assist leader is Nash, with 11.2 assists.

In addition, the league announced a series of regular season honors.

Rick Carlisle won the best coach award, the most improved player award went to the Trail Blazers' new core Randolph, the best sixth man award went to Alan Houston, and the best manager award went to Scott Layden.

DPOY was given to Ben Wallace, which is the third consecutive season that Ben Wallace has won this honor.

The best rookie award, which attracted much attention from the media and fans, was given to LeBron James, who was highly praised by the league.

The announcement of this honor immediately caused a lot of complaints from the media.
Anthony was shocked when he saw the news.

He couldn't believe it. He won the Rookie of the Month award for all the months and the Nuggets made it to the playoffs, so why was LeBron James the Rookie of the Month?

Many reporters immediately rushed to the NBA's New York headquarters to interview Senior Vice President Loshua Daley.

"Mr. Daly, why was the best rookie award given to James instead of Anthony who performed better? Is there any inside story?" a reporter asked rather sharply.

Daly said: "It's simple, because LeBron James is more qualified." "Why?"

Many reporters asked at the same time.

"Quite simply, he deserves this honor because of his attitude toward basketball and his attitude toward the game," Daly said.

"manner?"

The reporters understood a little.

They all remembered a game after the All-Stars when the Nuggets were already trailing by a large margin and the game entered garbage time. At this time, the head coach asked Anthony to play, but Anthony refused.

The media criticized Anthony the next day. Could it be that this incident made the league disappointed in Anthony?

Daley said seriously: "We hope that the best rookie is a young man who can devote himself to basketball and the game. We hope to see his enterprising spirit and hope that he can become a role model for more young people, rather than a person who loses morale and confidence when he sees that the game is about to be lost."

At noon, the league announced the first round of playoff matchups and the schedule and format.

East: Knicks vs. Celtics, Nets vs. Heat, Pistons vs. Bucks, Pacers vs. Hornets.

West: Timberwolves vs. Nuggets, Kings vs. Mavericks, Spurs vs. Grizzlies, Lakers vs. Mavericks
The first round will start from the 17th and 18th, with a schedule.

The Knicks' first-round G1 game will start on the 17th. They will have a day off on the 15th, and will have a two-hour practice session and a tactical meeting on the afternoon of the 16th.

He Zhongqiu became the scoring champion and received many congratulatory messages.

Yang Xue, Wang Baoqiang, Sun Zhenping, Xu Jicheng and others all called from China, as well as teammates from the national team, Chenglong also called from China.

Ross Lewis has signed a contract with the Myth crew, playing the second male lead with a salary of $1000 million. The filming schedule is days, and he will shoot The Myth after finishing Iron Eagle King.

"Sister Xue, do you have time to watch the playoff games?" he asked over the phone.

"Sanjin, I really don't have time. I'm currently filming Emperor Wu of Han. It will be finished at the end of May. I will join the crew of Xiaoyuer and Hua Wuque in June, and I won't be able to go to the United States until mid-July." Yang Xue said.

"Sister, maybe we can make it to the finals this time. If successful, the finals will be in early June. You can talk to the crew and adjust the time." He said.

"The finals, um, I'll let Brother Lin talk to the crew again."

Yang Xue did not refuse this time. If Sanjin really made it to the finals, she didn't want to miss such an important event.

He Zhongqiu did not contact anyone else. Wu Jing and the others were all busy filming during this period, and the Iron Eagle King crew also had a lot of things to do. They were all part of the martial arts team and the special effects team and had no time to watch the competition.

In the afternoon, Frank Zhang, manager of the American branch of Mid-Autumn Culture and Sports, came over.

He said, "Boss, since the All-Star Game, your reputation as the Kung Fu King has brought too much attention, and some people have their eyes on you."

"Who?" He Zhongqiu was stunned.

Frank Zhang smiled and said: "The company has recently received contacts from some boxing promoters, as well as WWE, UFC, and Japan's Pride event."

"What do they want to do?" He Zhongqiu asked.

"I want to promote the competition with you." Frank Zhang.

He thought for a moment and said, "I'm too busy, and I've never practiced boxing. There are too many restrictions and rules in fighting. WWE is a performance. Well, this is fine."

Frank Zhang said: "Boss, I have rejected UFC. Although they are developing well now, the appearance fee is too low. The highest one is only a few hundred thousand dollars."

"Why fight if you have no money? Frank, you refused very well." He Zhongqiu nodded quickly.

Frank Zhang laughed and said: “WWE is willing to pay $5 million for the appearance fee, and their highest appearance fee right now is $2 million for Dwayne Johnson.

In terms of PPV revenue sharing, they are willing to let you take the lion’s share and they will take the smaller share, but we haven’t discussed the details with them yet.”

"anything else?"

Frank Zhang said: "Pride's appearance fee is higher and they are very generous. They directly called out 10 million US dollars."

“The Japanese are so generous?”

He Zhongqiu was a little surprised. This was all he earned for just one season in the NBA.

Frank Zhang said: "Pride is the hottest fighting event in the world right now, with more attention than UFC. The most popular match attracted 70,000 people to watch on site."

"What about boxing? You didn't refuse?" He Zhongqiu asked again.

Frank Zhang said with a smile: "Boss, don't you have an iron vest? It has the strongest ability to withstand blows. Even if you haven't practiced it, it's not too late to practice it now.

Boxing is the most profitable professional sport, and it attracts a lot of attention. With your current fame, I won’t even talk about an appearance fee of less than $20 million.”

"You want me to get beaten in the boxing ring?" he said unhappily.

Frank Zhang said: "Boss, you are now known as the Kung Fu King. If you don't fight a few games, these boxing champions and fighters will not obey you.

Boss, the reason why Blade 3 is so popular is that your kung fu is the expectation of the fans. If you don’t take the fight, I’m afraid you will disappoint the fans.”

"I am an NBA player and a Hollywood action actor, not a fighter or a boxer."

At this point, he changed the subject and said, "But as long as the price is right, you can give it a try."

Frank Zhang laughed excitedly, then said, "Boss, I plan to talk to WWE and Pride first.

There is definitely no time this offseason, the earliest we can do that is in the 05 offseason, which is just the right time to build up the market’s anticipation and hunger.”

"Yes, you are a qualified manager."

"Also, Boss, I will set up a boxing training team for you, as well as a fighting team."

"Go ahead and do it. But be aware that the rules of fighting competitions need to be adjusted. For example, the restrictions on lethal moves need to be lifted. I think that's a good idea."

"Boss, it will be dangerous."

"I'm just saying it. Of course, we can't kill anyone in the ring. You can discuss the details first. There's no rush anyway."

"Okay, Boss."

At this point, Frank Zhang said thoughtfully: "In fact, Boss, your reputation as the Kung Fu King is really big and well-known around the world. If you manage it well and package it, you can definitely turn it into a brand."

"brand?"

He Zhongqiu was stunned. This was something he had never thought of.

"Even if Jordan retires, the MJ brand is still the best-selling brand of basketball shoes in the world," said Frank Zhang.

"Then go ahead and do it. If you succeed, Frank, I will reward you handsomely," He Zhongqiu promised.

"OK, I'll study it right away. In fact, the reason I suggested that you fight a few actual battles just now was because of this idea." Frank Zhang said excitedly.

……

On the 16th, Kevin Garnett was interviewed by the Los Angeles Times at the stadium.

"Kevin, what do you think your chances are of winning the MVP?" the reporter asked.

Garnett has been very upset these days because he has never won the MVP honor, and this season is the closest he has ever been to this honor. But unfortunately, the Timberwolves' record has been suppressed by the Knicks, and he has not been able to surpass them no matter how hard he tried.

"I don't know, but I hope to get recognition from the media." He shook his head and sighed.

"The Knicks only have two more wins. Do you think the Timberwolves are weaker than the Knicks?" the reporter asked.

Garnett nodded immediately and said, "No, that's not the case. That's because the Eastern Conference is weaker overall, and the Knicks have a better record in the Eastern Conference.

If the Knicks and Timberwolves were switched and we were in the East, I believe we could win 70 games.”

"Seventy wins?"

The reporter got excited and immediately asked, "Kevin, if the Timberwolves win 60 games, do you think you can win the MVP?"

Garnett immediately said: "Of course, if we can get 60 wins in the West, the gold content of our record will be far greater than that of the Knicks.

In fact, I think the 58-win Timberwolves are stronger than the 60-win Knicks, and I think everyone is clear about this.

I really hope to play against the Knicks in a series to prove that what I said is not nonsense."

(End of this chapter)