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Chapter 347 Cloth!cloth!cloth!
The next day, on the [-]th, news came from Liu Changjiang of the Los Angeles branch that the Chinese medicinal materials ordered from domestic pharmaceutical companies had arrived.

On this day, the Mosaic team arrived in Phoenix. Lao Wang invited the Big Three to dinner, but it happened that the Mosaic team had a meeting and there was no time, so it was changed to noon the next day.

At noon on the [-]th, Lao Wang called Kevin Johnson to eat hot pot with the Big Three at the K Martial Arts Hall.

"Can this stuff be eaten?" Dameng looked at a pot of bubbling red soup, and then at a table full of all kinds of lettuce, a little at a loss.

"Look at them, do you think they can be eaten?" Old Wang pointed to other tables where twenty or thirty brothers from the martial arts school were eating happily.

This hot pot is the base material brought from China this time. It is not from the capital, nor from the northwest. I heard that it is from the mountain city, and it is not too spicy.

When he started eating, he was not used to it. He had never eaten something so spicy, but he got used to it after eating it a few times, but he didn't eat much, only once in a while.

Dameng and the others looked at it, yes, it looked delicious, and they didn't feel their hearts fluttering.

"Come on, this mutton is ready to eat." Pharaoh greeted.

Kevin Johnson often comes to the martial arts hall to do massage, and he eats a lot here. The spicy food is already too hot, so he immediately picked up some mutton and tasted it.

"Mm, not bad, super tender and smooth!" He praised it while stretching out his chopsticks.

"Eat!" Barkley and the other three impatiently held out their chopsticks.

"Hey, it's so hot!"

"Shet, it's too spicy!"

"Wow, damn it, it's spicy, but it does seem to taste good.

The three of them yelled strangely while eating.

"Charles, do the new rules restrict you?" Old Wang asked.

Mentioning the new rules, Barkley immediately stopped his chopsticks, and said angrily to Pharaoh: "The alliance is really nothing. Didn't it say that it will limit you? How did you come up with the rules to limit me? That bloody five-second back-up is so vile. It almost limits half of my strength."

"Haha, cough cough, what the hell, cough cough..."

Pharaoh laughed loudly, one of them was not done properly, the chili water choked into the trachea, and he coughed endlessly.

In the evening, in the locker room of the visiting team, Dameng came out of the bathroom with his trousers in his hands, muttering in his mouth: "Old K is really not a thing, I think he did it on purpose, please invite us to some hot pot, my anus is at least 120 degrees right now, it is almost on fire."

Barkley and Drexler nodded again and again. They had the same feeling, as if a red-hot iron rod was stuffed underneath.

The rest of the Mosaic team looked at each other, what did the three bosses do at noon, why did the three of them have problems with their butts at the same time?

"What are you looking at? You just ate too much chili. Haven't you ever eaten chili?"

Dameng found that his teammates were all staring at his butt, so he immediately yelled.

At eight o'clock, the two teams announced their starting lineups.

Mosaic: Olajuwon, Barkley, Chucky Brown, Drexler, Kenny Smith

Suns: Wang Tiejun, Horry, Wilkins, Michael Finley, Kevin Johnson

The game was broadcast live across the United States by ESPN, and CCTV also chose to broadcast live.

Last season, CCTV broadcasted it every Monday, and the ratings were very good, so this season, it has increased its investment and reached two broadcasts per week.

Before the game, Zhang rationally analyzed: "Robert Horry is still the starter. His performance in the last game was average, and he continued to start. It shows that the Suns really have no one available."

Su Qun said: "Mosaic is really strong this season. Glider plays the [-]nd position. Last season's main shooting guard Vernon was traded to Philadelphia. He has a height advantage at the [-]nd position, and he has a height advantage against Jordan. Now Mosaic has strengthened the outside line and balanced the inside and outside. He can really hit the championship."

Zhang Lili said with a smile: "The failure to win the championship in the 94 Finals was because Jordan and Pippen beat the outside line, and the inside line had an absolute advantage."

Su Qun laughed and said, "Old K and the others also exhausted their physical energy. But this time they poached the glider from the Suns. Anyway, they are hurting each other. If you don't let me get better, I won't let you get better."

"Haha..." Zhang Lili couldn't help laughing.

In the player notification, the three giants of Mosaic were staring at Pharaoh fiercely, looking like they wanted to fight.

"Old K, you poisoned us." Dameng gritted his teeth.

"What's the matter?" Old Wang asked inexplicably.

"I..." Dameng was about to say, but was stopped by Barkley.

Barkley's eye circles seemed to get darker, and he said weakly, "Old K, what kind of pepper is in that hot pot, the three of us are almost dehydrated."

Old Wang laughed and said, "It's okay, I'll treat you guys to eat next time, eat a few more times, and your stomach will get used to it."

The three of them looked ashen, still eating?
"cloth!"

At this moment, Dameng suddenly deflated, and Barkley and the others reacted quickly, as if they had been trained, they immediately covered their noses and walked away.

"Damn it, what stinks did you eat today?" Old Wang took a step back and scolded angrily.

"You don't know what to eat?" Dameng said angrily.

"Damn it, you haven't finished pulling after so long?" Old Wang cursed as he ran out.

"cloth!"

Barkley began to deflate.

"cloth!"

Drexler also started to deflate.

There was a faint, "fragrant" atmosphere in the entire player tunnel, ten players rushed out one after another, and ran into the stadium in a swarm.

After half an hour, the game started.

"Snapped!"

For jumping the ball, Dameng, who is full of anger, is especially good at jumping, snatching the ball away from Lao Wang's head.

"cloth!"

The moment he landed, he didn't hold back his breath and burst out.

Lao Wang reacted very quickly this time, the first moment he heard the sound, he immediately backed up.

Big Dream went into the basket and was blocked.

Lao Wang's absolute strength has not increased, but his tonnage has increased and his mobility has increased, which makes it more difficult for opponents to get into the basket.

Dameng came to the low position on the left wing, and Lao Wang stood behind.

"Damn it, you didn't pull it out, did you? Why don't you change your underwear first?" He asked worriedly.

"boom!"

The angry Dameng made a backhand elbow, then took the opportunity to take a step up to catch the ball at the waist, then turned left, took one step into the paint, took off with a step, and faced the basket with a flying dunk.

"boom!"

While the basket was trembling, the Mosaic team advanced by one goal.

"Old guy, it's getting more and more fierce!"

Seeing the performance of Dameng, Lao Wang also had to admire.

Dameng is almost 33 years old. A center at this age can still maintain such a peak state. He really deserves to be a super center. His physique is amazing and he is absolutely durable.

He knows in his own mind that if he keeps his current style of play, he may not be able to achieve his dream. There is only one way, to try to practice the plum blossom step, change his style of play, and reduce physical consumption, so as to prolong his career and maintain a longer peak period.

Back on the offensive end, he came to the low post on the left wing, Dameng took a step and stood inside the paint.

"Be careful of Wei Li for three seconds." After waiting for a while, he reminded.

Dameng was taken aback, he really forgot, and hurried out.

But at this moment, Pharaoh started to activate, and rushed in from Dameng in one step.

At this time, Lightning's ball came in, he caught the ball violently, and hit the basket with a one-handed dunk, smashing the mosaic's basket.

"This cunning guy!" Dameng was so angry that his teeth ached.

"Beautiful! Old K returned Dameng's dunk. He hit a time difference and took advantage of Dameng's coming out to suddenly enter the paint area. He seized the opportunity just right. This shows that he has more experience and stronger control over the game." Su Qun said excitedly.

The Mosaics attacked and Drexler got the ball and singled Michael Finley at the three-point line on the right wing.

Rookie Finley's defensive attitude is nothing to say, and the team has been asking him to strengthen his defense, so his defensive attitude is positive.

But he is facing a veteran superstar, a glider who can compete with Jordan and Wilkins, so he is very nervous.

"Rookie, old K is very dissatisfied with you, right?"

Drexler handles the ball and spouts trash talk.

Finley's eyelids twitched. Old K was not dissatisfied with him, but he hadn't praised him these days, so he wasn't sure if Old K was satisfied with him.

Just when he was distracted, Drexler initiated a breakthrough and rushed over in one step.

Horry, who was facing Barkley below, quickly moved two steps laterally, preparing to defend, when the glider suddenly stopped for a jumper and hit a two-pointer.

"The emergency stop jump shot is the simplest and most practical way to score. It can let the attacker get rid of the defense to the greatest extent. This is also the offensive method that Jordan's outsiders are very good at. If an outside line does not have an emergency stop jumper, it is a substandard outside line." Zhang Reasonably praised.

"Director Zhang, Wilkins doesn't seem to be doing well, does he?" Su Qun asked with a smile.

Zhang Lili was stunned, and couldn't help nodding: "He mainly focuses on breakthroughs, and he is also good in low post singles. The low post is mainly for layups after turning around, or turning around for jump shots. He has dry pulls and strong plays from the outside.

There are also emergency stop jumpers, but they are not used as much as Jordan and Drexler, and they are not the main offensive method. "

The left wing is low, Wang Tiejun wants the ball.

The Suns have three outsiders, that is, Finley has a little three-pointer, and Horry has a little inside, but they are not the kind of supernatural, not as good as last season's Dan Marley and Drexler.

But the Suns still have to use their three-pointers, otherwise they will not be able to pull away at all, and the low post will be tightly suppressed.

Now on the left wing, Michael Finley is on the three-point line. Drexler, who is defending him, puts him some distance away.

Weak side, with Wilkins inside and Horry in the right corner.

Their defenders, Chucky Brown and Barkley, also put some distance away, and the defense contracted just like the glider.

At this moment, the lightning at the top of the arc suddenly activated, and Kenny Smith made a breakthrough in a change of direction, bypassing the opponent directly, drawing an arc, and killing from the left elbow area to the paint area.

This was beyond the opponent's expectation, because Lightning seldom made a breakthrough last season, and he always passed the ball to the low-post old K first.

With the breakthrough of Lightning, Mosaic's defensive formation was instantly compressed, and the Suns got open outside.

Dameng was forced to defend, when Lightning passed the ball to Lao Wang.

When Wang Tiejun took the ball, Drexler, who was just one step away from him, defended in time and had already defended to his side, and Dameng, who defended against Lightning, also rushed over, forming a flank attack.

"Whoosh!"

With a backhand pass, he passes to Horry who is open in the left corner.

Robert Horry holds the ball without any waves in his eyes, and his natural big heart makes his shots very stable.

"brush!"

The basketball is hollowed into the basket.

"Not bad." Old Wang praised.

"Boss, I really have extra training."

Horry was not excited when he shot, but shouted excitedly at this time.

"What can a ball represent?" Old Wang said angrily.

Looking back, Barkley singled Horry on the right wing, and the big ass magic was activated, which made Horry piss off, and then used a turnaround jumper and hit a two-pointer.

For the Suns to attack, Lightning still uses his best offensive method, which is also an offensive method that he seldom uses after his poor state last season, penetrating with the ball.

Through his penetration, disrupt the opponent's defense, and then create openings and mismatches for teammates.

In this way, the ball is completely controlled by him, and the control is stronger than last season.

This is determined according to his training state. If he is in a good state, he should control more of the ball and play more actively. The rest will be controlled by Wang Tiejun to share the pressure for him.

The two of them are the only ones in the main lineup who have the ability to distribute the ball, and the other three can only play off the ball.

In the 9th minute of the first quarter, it was a 20:20 tie.

On the Mosaic team, after the start of the game, the three of Dameng were very angry, but they lacked physical fitness and did not have a strong desire to attack. Especially Barkley, who ate the most at noon, and after playing a ball, he no longer asked for the ball.

As for the Suns, Wang Tiejun didn't play much and didn't exert his strength.

He is the leader of the team, the core of the field, responsible for helping new members integrate into the team, and also responsible for helping rookies grow. He has given Wilkins and Finley a lot of balls. He also wants to see what Horry can do and pass the ball to him.

Horry's performance today was not bad, he got a lot of vacancies, made 5 of 3 shots in the first quarter, including 4 of 2 three-pointers, and scored 8 points.

Finley shot from the outside, also had a few open spots, made two shots, and performed normally.

Wilkins' performance was mediocre, because he couldn't open the outside line, and Mosaic shrank his defense. As long as he broke through, the penalty area would immediately form a ball of discus. Even though he was good at drilling people, his efficiency was not high. , There were two turnovers, one was intercepted by a fumble, and one was a pass error after being double-teamed.

The two sides replaced some of the main players and came on the bench.

For the Suns, both Wang Tiejun and Kevin Johnson have come down. They are the absolute main force, and they will not be fucked to death in the regular season.

Wilkins also went down, Finley stayed on the court, playing the third position, and Horry.

For the Mosaic team, Dameng stayed on the court for the time being, Barkley and Drexler took a rest, and the alien Sam Cassell and last season's main small forward Mario Elli were on the outside.

After the first quarter, 32:27, the Suns trailed by 5 points at home.

The second quarter continued the lineup of the first quarter. The Suns did not rush to replace the main players because they were behind. There is no need for a regular season.

Westphal's coaching ability is getting better and better, and he will not appear so impatient because of a little problem.

However, Wang Tiejun still wants to win. The Mosaic team is so strong this season. He wants to compete for the MVP. Dream is one of the strongest competitors.

And defeating competitors head-on, whether it is for individuals or teams, is the best way to prove yourself.

In the 4th minute of the second quarter, after the Suns trailed by 9 points, he requested to play and was approved.

He partnered with veteran Tisdale on the inside. The veteran was able to provide a steady average of 10 points and 3 rebounds per game last season, so even though his annual salary was more than 300 million, Colangelo Jr. did not trade him, because the inside needs a stable substitute, and no one can replace him for the time being.

On the outside, Horry is in the third position, and the guard combination is Person and Perry.

For the Mosaic team, Dameng went down to rest, Barkley and Drexler played at the same time, the three giants took turns to rest, and the other three were still the original substitute lineup.

"boom!"

Wang Tiejun received the ball, directly squeezed Barkley and backup center Mark Bryant, dunked a ball, and caused Bryant's blocking foul, which was a two plus one.

"The players haven't adapted to the new rules yet. The substitute center just now didn't jump up to defend." Zhang Reasonable said.

"He can't defend against old K even when he jumps, and his shoe height is only 208 cm. His main position is power forward, and the center is only a part-time job." Su Qun laughed.

Zhang rationally analyzed: "He is just a role player. Dameng averaged nearly 40 minutes per game last season, and he is still very good at playing. Mosaic does not need a real center substitute. It is enough for a role player to step up and save space."

"Boss wants to save money?" Su Qun said with a strange expression.

"Haha, yes, it's about saving money. If you can, you can save money. Now it's much more difficult to find a good center forward than a good outside lineman. The asking price is very high, and it's also difficult to find." Zhang Reasonable said with a smile.

"The Suns' Tisdale is more than 300 million, and the Suns are still reluctant to trade." Su Qun said.

"brush!"

Wang Tiejun made an extra penalty and did not waste the opportunity to score two plus one.

Looking back, Barkley singled out Tisdale, knocked Tisdale to the ground after a few kicks, made another jumper and hit a goal.

"Hey, Barkley is quite accurate today? He made two shots and two shots in the first quarter. This is the third offense. They all hit them, but they took too few shots. They rarely asked for the ball. They were not very excited." Zhang Lili laughed.

"Not good, Tisdale can't get up, holding his left leg, hurt?" At this moment Su Qun asked in surprise.

On the field, Wang Tiejun ran up to Tisdale, saw him hugging his left knee, and hurriedly asked, "Vayman, is your knee hurt?"

"No, old K, I hurt my left ankle." Tisdale said helplessly.

Lao Wang also smiled helplessly, turned around and gestured for a replacement at the bench.

"It's really hurt. I hurt the first substitute inside at the beginning. The Suns' luck this season seems to be unlucky. But last year, there were constant injuries. Lightning missed more than 20 games, so it should be able to survive." Su Qun said.

On the bench of the Suns, Westphal could only choose generals among the dwarfs, Ben Wallace and David Wood, these two substitutes at the fourth position, choose one of the two, and the remaining inside substitute, Joe Klein, is a pure center and cannot play the fourth position.

David Wood is almost 32 years old. He is a veteran. He was a marginal player in his peak period, and he is still a marginal player. He has no possibility of training, so he chose Ben Wallace. This young man has some value for training.

"It's your job to hold up Barkley's big ass, keep him out of the paint, and go for rebounds or screens for K."

When playing, Westphal exhorted.

"Understood, coach." Da Ben replied in a muffled voice.

"I heard that Ben Wallace competed with Ma Jian, and the Suns chose him in the end. I don't know if he has any abilities." Su Qun said.

"I didn't perform well in the last game, and I didn't leave much impression on people. Let's watch this game, I hope it will be useful." Zhang Reasonable said.

(End of this chapter)