Chapter 270 He Tianwang Marvel Character
That night, the Knicks defeated the 76ers and achieved a record of 20 wins and 3 losses.

Back at home, No. 19, defeated the Jazz again.

On the 21st, the Mavericks faced the New York Knicks.

Madison Square Garden in the evening.

Mavericks: Eric Dampier, Nowitzki, Michael Finley, Jerry Stackhouse, Jason Terry
Knicks: He Zhongqiu, Karl Malone, Shane Battier, Josh Howard, Nash
At eight o'clock, both sides announced their starting lineups.

Barkley said during the TNT broadcast: “Before the season, the media evaluated the four championship-level teams as the Knicks, the Heat, the Spurs and the Mavericks.

But the Sonics emerged as a dark horse, and were first in the league at one point. Now they have 18 wins and 5 losses, becoming the fifth championship-level team. "

"Yes."

肯尼史密斯说道：“打到现在，马刺是19胜6负，小牛16胜9负，热火19胜7负，尼克斯是21胜3负。”

Barkley said: "The Spurs have started to exert their strength and have caught up with the Supersonics. The net win is 13 games. Based on the record between them, they have become the first in the West and the second in the league."

Kenny Smith said: "The Mavericks performed the worst among the five teams, with a net win of only 7 games. It should be said that they have been squeezed out of the championship level by the Supersonics."

Speaking of the Mavericks, Buckley said in a teasing tone: "In the summer, the Mavericks signed Dampier with a 7-year, $7300 million contract to strengthen the center position, and then that guy got proud..."

"Ha ha……"

Kenny Smith interrupted Barkley with a laugh, then said with a smile: "Boasting that he is the third center in the league and the first center in the West, second only to the Big Shaq and the Wolverine."

Barkley grinned and said, "Then in the two games against the Rockets, I only got 13 points and 14 rebounds combined."

Kenny Smith said: "But then again, Yao's performance was average, 13 points and 14 rebounds and 13 points and 6 rebounds."

"That's better than Dampier, the No. 1 center in the Western Conference." Barkley said with a smile.

"Haha!" Kenny Smith laughed.

Barkley's teasing of Dampier was not over yet, and he smiled and said: "Today against the Wolverines, I hope Dampier has a good performance so that he can call himself the second best in the league."

Kenny Smith burst into laughter and said, "I'm afraid he'll be torn to pieces by Wolverine, haha. I'm afraid he'll be torn to pieces by Wolverine, haha!"

Barkley said with a smile: "They are both blue-collar centers. Ben Wallace is undoubtedly better. I think Ben will also pursue a big contract with an annual salary of tens of millions in the future."

Kenny Smith said: "It is possible that Dampier's super-large contract has raised the expectations of blue-collar centers for contracts."

The game starts at half past eight.

He Zhongqiu and Danpier jumped the ball and stood opposite each other.

"I heard that you boasted that you are the second best center in the league?" He Zhongqiu made a slip of the tongue and said second instead of third.

Dan Pierre hurriedly said, "NONO, I said third, not second."

"Who's first?" He Zhongqiu stared at Danpier and asked.

The pressure with a hint of murderous intent instantly came over Danpier, and sweat broke out on his forehead. He quickly put on a smile and said:
"You are number one, Wolverine is number one, Kung Fu King is number one, and superheroes are number one."

"Ah."

He Zhongqiu nodded with satisfaction.

The referee standing nearby rolled his eyes and felt that there was no need to play this game. If Dampier was so scared, how could he face off against Wolverine?

Jump ball, Knicks attack.

He Zhongqiu came to the left wing, one step inside the three-point line at a 45-degree angle, and asked for the ball.

On the sidelines, old Nelson's brows suddenly frowned.

He deployed a double-three zone defense tactic, focusing on defending the low post and the basket, in order to prevent the Wolverines' low post and basket attacks.

When Wolverine plays in the low post, he still has Dampier, a meat shield center, to defend him. Now he plays on the outside, who will defend him?

It’s not that he didn’t think of the possibility of Wolverine playing on the outside. Wolverine was pulled out to play against the Lakers in the finals.

He simply had no way to defend the Wolverine on the outside. Just like Dampier and O'Neal, once they followed him out, they couldn't get back.

"The Mavericks played zone defense, and Michael Finley defended the Wolverines, haha!" Barkley said.

Nash was too lazy to break through and passed the ball to He Zhongqiu.

The Mailman on the right wing entered the basket, held Nowitzki with a pair of elbows, and stood in position to grab the rebound.

Finley, who has a shoe height of 201 cm and weighs 102 kg, did not defend He Zhongqiu strongly. He Zhongqiu received the ball and turned around, blocked the defender with one arm, and then threw the ball to the backboard with one hand.

This is the advantage of his rebounding. He can rebound with one hand and use the other arm to block and prevent the defender from affecting his shot.

"Bang! Swoosh!"

The basketball hit the backboard and bounced into the basket.

"The Wolverines had a higher percentage of long two-point shots than Duncan in the playoffs last season," Kenny Smith said.

"Duncan's long two-point shots rarely hit the rebound with one hand. He uses two-handed jump shots. His technique is different from that of Wolverine," Barkley said.

Kenny Smith nodded and said, "Their confrontation abilities are different, so Wolverine's long two-point shot is more accurate."

The Mavericks attacked, Nowitzki pulled out, but He Zhongqiu caught up with him.

"Ha, the Knicks play man-to-man defense, and Wolverine is actually defending the German tank." Barkley said with a strange laugh.

"Nowitzki may be in trouble now," said Kenny Smith.

Nowitzki is not just in trouble, he is in big trouble.

After He Zhongqiu caught up with him, he used his mobility that was two levels faster to completely lock down his angle for receiving the ball, making it impossible for him to catch the ball outside.

Nowitzki couldn't get rid of He Zhongqiu, so he could only run to the three-point line and set a screen for the ball handler Jerry Stackhouse.

The Knicks played man-to-man defense. He Zhongqiu first blocked Stackhouse who was breaking through with the ball, then returned to Nowitzki's side. Josh Howard took the opportunity to catch up with Stackhouse.

"Bang!" Stackhouse could only stop and jump shot, and forced a mid-range shot, but he missed due to the interference of Josh Howard.

The Mailman grabbed the backcourt rebound and the Knicks attacked.

This time, He Zhongqiu went straight into the penalty area to take a position.

Dampier stepped forward excitedly, as he finally had the chance to show his talents as a center with an annual salary of tens of millions.

"Oh!"

At the moment of contact, a strong confrontation occurred and the bodies collided.

"What a power!"

Weighing 120 kilograms, Dampier felt an irresistible force pushing him backwards.

The 117-kilogram He Zhongqiu pushed Dampier forward and took two steps forward, reaching the basket with both feet in the legal collision zone. He then trapped Dampier behind him and stretched out his arms to ask for the ball.

The Postman moved one step to the right corner. Nowitzki was guarding the low post on the right wing, outside the right sideline of the penalty area. Seeing that the situation was not good, he immediately returned to defend the basket.

Jason Terry tried to stop Nash from passing the ball, but Nash's pass was something he couldn't stop.

He Zhongqiu caught the ball with one hand and did not put it down.

The next moment he turned around, received the ball and jumped, and Nowitzki and Dampier, who were returning to the basket, jumped at the same time to block the shot.

"boom!"

"Di!"

As the sound of the ball hitting the basket was heard violently, the referee's whistle sounded, and He Zhongqiu's hands were also hanging on the basket.

"Beautiful! With a two-handed slam dunk, Wolverine dunked over the league's third-highest center, Dampier, and Nowitzki." Barkley said with a smile.

Kenny Smith said: "Both sides jumped at almost the same time, but Wolverine's jumping speed and height were much higher than the other two. It was too difficult for them to block Wolverine's dunk! Unless they committed a foul before Wolverine jumped."

Old Nelson shook his head, feeling helpless.

Excellent centers are so rare. The Knicks are really lucky that a historical super center came to them.

In comparison, Dampier is already the best center the Mavericks can find, and the management is willing to use a super contract for a blue-collar center.

But Dampier, a defensive center known for his strength and confrontation, was completely powerless against Wolverine's power.

After He Zhongqiu made the free throw, the score was 0:5 and the Mavericks attacked.

He caught up with Nowitzki again, and Nowitzki used the pick-and-roll tactics again to try to get rid of him.

Michael Finley received the ball in hand, singled out Battier, missed the mid-range shot, the Mailman grabbed the backcourt rebound, and the Knicks attacked.

Barkley said: "Wolverine is too powerful, has the speed of a small forward, and is very good at defending pick-and-rolls. Nowitzki can't get rid of him with pick-and-rolls."

"If Nowitzki can't play at this point, it's basically impossible for the Mavericks to beat the Knicks," said Kenny Smith.

Barkley nodded and said, "With Battier guarding Finley and Josh Howard guarding Stackhouse, their chances of having a big performance are slim.

There is only one Jason Terry left. Even if he beats Nash, what's the point? Nash doesn't need help from others. He can beat Terry on the offensive end by himself. "

The result of this game was just as Barkley and the others had expected. After He Zhongqiu locked down Nowitzki, the Mavericks had no other options and eventually lost the game.

The Knicks have 22 wins and 3 losses, continuing to rank first in the league.

After winning the game, the team flew to Boston overnight, but lost to the Green Team in a back-to-back game on the 22nd.

22 wins and 4 losses, still first in the league.

On the afternoon of the 23rd, the Knicks returned to New York.

The next game is on the 26th, and there are no training sessions scheduled for the 23rd and 24th.

The headquarters of the American Mid-Autumn Sports and Culture Company is still in New York, but the main people have gone to the branch in Los Angeles, and Frank Zhang is also in Los Angeles.

But I came back to New York today specifically because I have some things to report to He Zhongqiu.

At 3:30, Mary arranged afternoon tea, and the two of them ate and chatted.

"Boss, first of all, we have already had three rounds of negotiations with Marvel," said Frank Zhang.

"What's going on?" He Zhongqiu asked.

Frank Zhang said: "Marvel was in trouble in the past two years, but with the box office success of Blade 3, it is now being sought after by Hollywood capital.

That’s why Marvel wanted to create a Marvel character for Boss, they wanted to take advantage of your popularity.”

"Have you reached an agreement?" He Zhongqiu asked.

Frank Zhang shook his head and said, "After they created the character of Boss, they wanted to immediately make a Marvel movie with you as the protagonist.

The salary was offered at US$2000 million + 15% of the global box office dividend, or US$2500 million + 10% of the global box office dividend.

I also thought it was possible, and proposed that Zhongqiu Film and Television Company participate in the investment, saying that you, Boss, will be used as investment funds. "

"Marvel doesn't agree?" He Zhongqiu said.

"Marvel's funding comes from other investors. They are obviously very optimistic about this movie and don't want to share the profits with you."

After Frank Zhang said this, he continued: "If you didn't set up a film and television company, it wouldn't matter.

But since we have established a film and television company, we will participate in the investment of this film, which is very beneficial to the development of the company."

He Zhongqiu was silent for a moment and then said, "So how much does Marvel plan to spend to buy the copyright of my character?"

"Eighty million US dollars." Frank Zhang said.

(End of this chapter)