basketball never sleeps

Chapter 23 Give me——Pull it away!

After the game, Mo Wen was unexpectedly called to attend the press conference.

He played thousands of games in the dungeon, but he never participated in a press conference. Mo Wen in front of the camera acted like a young and meek boy.

Of course, he pretended it!

The NBA is a mature business league. If you want to be successful, you must have a suitable personality.

In terms of business people design, Mo Wen is like A-Zhan before winning the championship. He does things in a high-key manner and behaves in a low-key manner.

Judging from Mo Wen’s modesty and shyness at the press conference, the ugly media even ignored Mo Wen’s previous conflict with Francis, and praised Mo Wen as another “Chinese gentleman (gentleman)” with a unified caliber.

The several Chinese media present were also very satisfied with Mo Wen's modest attitude like the rookie Yao, and in the subsequent reports they all called him Yao Ming's "gentle, respectful and thrifty primary school boy".

Coupled with Mo Wen's young and gentle smile at the press conference.

Don't take this image too seriously.

"Pfft ha ha ha, didn't those reporters watch the game, they actually said that you are a gentleman, and you deserve to be a gentleman, ha ha ha!"

Billups taunted Mo Wen with the newspaper.

"Chauncey, would you like to see who you're talking to?"

Mo Wen had the same gentle smile on his face as in the newspaper, but his fingers were crunching.

"Others are afraid of you, but I'm not...cough cough...wait...let go, I'm going to be out of breath!"

Back in the Rockets team in the west, Francis was stepping hard on the newspaper with Mo Wen's head on it.

"Stop, stop, don't step on it, my avatar is on it too." Dayao became anxious when he saw his photo hanging next to Mo Wen, and hugged Boss Fu again, just like yesterday's game .

"Yao, don't stop me, my lungs are about to explode... what, there is your profile picture, wait a minute." Francis tore off Dayao's photo from the newspaper, then threw the newspaper on the ground and stepped on it .

"Fake news! Idiot reporters, do you know how those idiot reporters comment on your compatriots? Chinese gentlemen! I am a blind man without eyes!"

"And your despicable compatriot, next time I meet him, I must expose his hypocritical mask."

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After winning the Rockets, the three-game winning streak of the Pistons looks like they have come out of the quagmire of the previous four-game losing streak, but most basketball experts are not very optimistic about them.

The Pistons' three consecutive victories have been at home, and none of the teams they played against was a strong team that made the playoffs last season, and the game was also very difficult.

In general, there is no temperament of a strong team.

The Pistons did not disappoint the group of basketball experts. In the two games before Christmas, they had one win and one loss. The one they lost was the Bucks with a worse record.

After Christmas, the Pistons lost to the Nets, who swept them in the playoffs last year.

Seeing that the winning rate will decline again.

The painful coaching staff analyzed the previous game video for a while, and finally found the reason for the Pistons' loss-Campbell started.

Eldon Campbell is 35 years old this year, and the shelf life of inside players is already very short. The 35-year-old insider has declined a lot in terms of explosion and reaction than when he was younger.

Although Campbell is very experienced, the inside line is not the outside line. The outside line has space for you to display your skills and give you room to pull.

Experience can't help you withstand a back hit, nor can it help you jump higher.

Billups and Mo Wen complained about Larry Brown's employment more than once when chatting. Okur's athletic ability is not strong, but it is much better than the 35-year-old Campbell.

Larry Brown just stubbornly feels that Campbell, who has 12 years of experience but his legs are getting slower and slower, is better than Okur, who is young, energetic and has range.

It was not until this hit the south wall that he planned to turn around and helped Okur to the starting position.

而莫闻，在“华夏德比”后也用成熟稳重的表现拿回了他在季前赛后应得的上场时间，出场时间稳定在12分钟，场均能拿下8.2分2篮板1.1助攻1.2抢断0.6个盖帽的亮眼数据。

Dumars still wants to increase Mo Wen's playing time, but Brown just refuses to do so. In some cases, if you let him play a rookie, you might as well kill him. For 12 minutes, Brown will still be at the 2nd and 3rd positions. Put it together and squeeze it to make up the time.

After Okurti started the game and Mo Wen became a regular substitute, the Pistons' chemical reaction came as soon as they said it.

When everyone focused on the Lakers of the Big Four and the Pacers with the highest winning percentage, the Pistons secretly took a breath, rushed to a 13-game winning streak, and rushed directly to the back of the Pacers.

The media and commentators who were not optimistic about the Pistons have also changed their caliber——

"I knew Larry Brown would bring success to the Pistons!"

"After the pains at the beginning of the season, the Pistons have now faintly looked like a king."

"Who else in the East can stop the Pistons?"

The longest winning streak this season is the 10-game winning streak played by the Lakers. Even if this 13-game winning streak is only played in the weaker Eastern Conference, it should not be underestimated.

But the Pistons did not indulge in the sweet praise around them, but prepared for the next game as if they were facing an abyss.

Because of this game, the Pistons will face the Pacers, who are currently No. [-] in the East and No. [-] in the league, and coach Rick Carlisle, who has built the current Pistons basic lineup.

They're really going to put the Pacers in the ass. .

Now the Pacers are 32 wins and 11 losses, and the Pistons are 30 wins and 12 losses. Before that, the two teams have played against each other twice-the Pistons were double-killed.

The face of the Pistons, the old club, will be smashed by Carlisle.

Regardless of the momentum after the two teams met in the playoffs, even the team owner couldn't sit still. He drove away Carlisle at the beginning. This slap is not so much a slap for the Pistons, but a slap for the Pistons. his face.

So in this game, the management and coaching staff gave a death order, and they must win!

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"Mo, have you become stronger recently? Why do I feel that you are becoming more and more difficult to guard?"

Looking at the basketball that fell into the net bag, Billups, who was sweating profusely, signaled not to play for now.

"This kid's first step has become faster, and his physical strength has also improved a lot. It's better to be young. Compared with his appearance when he first came, the speed of improvement is terrifying when you think about it." Hamilton also said beside him.

"It's useless to make progress. Anyway, in the eyes of that old man, it's all about being a substitute."

Mo Wen shrugged. He had long regarded the real game as a game, and the basketball copy every night was his main focus now.

User: Mo Wen*** Age: 20 years old

Height: 198cm *** Weight: 101Kg *** Armspan: 210
【Physical Attributes】

上肢力量：64↑（72）；下肢力量：63↑（72）；协调：79↑（86）

爆发力：66↑（80）；直线速度：67↑（69）；横向敏捷：71↑（75）

体力：69↑（80）；恢复：70（72）；伤病抗性：70（72）

【Offensive attribute】

Dunks: 64 (65); Layups: 72 (79)

近投：72（73）；中投：74（75）；罚球：82（82）

远投：64（65）；三分：67（68）；超远：50（65）

突破：69（70）；背身：66（66）；无球跑位：78（78）

控球：74（74）；传球：77（77）；视野：76（79）

【Defensive attribute】

Defensive rebounds: 70 (71); Offensive rebounds: 62 (62)

Inside defense: 64 (65); Outside defense: 80 (82)

Blocks: 67 (67); Interference: 82 (85)

Steals: 85 (88); Pass insight: 81 (83)

Single defense: 80 (80); Assisted defense: 70 (70)

【Badge column】

"Defensive Deterrence" (low-level): Interfering with shots will slightly reduce the opponent's shooting rate, and the holder will slightly increase the probability of the ball holder's mistakes after close defense.

"Circus Three Points" (Low Rank): Slightly increased the ability to step back three points

"Ten Cents" (Low Level): During the half court offense and defense, the carrier pass can increase the shooting percentage of open shooters.

*****
Under the honing of various dungeons, his offensive and defensive skills improved the fastest, and his potential was completely exhausted. In contrast, the progress of his physical talent in reality was extremely slow.

During the regular season, he doesn't have so much time to work alone, and the team's trainers don't give the players heavy training tasks. After all, like Pat Riley, who treats players as "consumables", he needs to There is only one in the league that is full of high-intensity training.

Mo Wen felt that he was slow, but his teammates felt that Mo Wen's progress was a bit outrageous.

Everyone's training time is similar. Usually, Mo Wen works out in the gym, and Big Ben, Billups and Hamilton are also present when running.

Why can Mo Wen grow so fast when everyone trains with the same amount of training? !Just because he is young?

Milicic has always been by Mo Wen's side.He felt that he was a parallel importer, and he was absolutely right.

How else to explain that Mo Wen, the last pick in the draft, is not only stronger than him, but also improving faster than him.

"Don't practice, don't practice, save some strength, and we have to beat the Pacers tomorrow night." Billups took a sip of water, with a bit of melancholy in his tone.

"Yeah, I have to face Miller's stinky mouth again. It would be great if Larry went to coach the Pacers. With their personalities, only one of them will survive." Hamilton also recalled the pain in the previous game. to experience.

No star guard in the league is willing to meet Reggie Miller in a game. He is not strong but has a bad mouth, likes to play tricks and is arrogant, and a dirty one can still use the whistle.

It's a cancer on the court, which is comparable to Larry Brown's cancer on the training ground.

"Don't think about it, Carlisle can't come back. As he said before, we have to walk the road ahead. Although Larry is too stubborn in some places, he is generally a qualified coach."

Da Ben also sat down on the bench here, with a bit of nostalgia in his expression.

None of the old Pistons players would miss the days when Carlisle coached. Although Carlisle was also strict, he would treat the players as players.

But Larry Brown is different. The performance of the Pistons has improved recently, but Larry Brown's attitude in the team is still bad. Players don't feel much respect when they play under him. They are like slave laborers. They play well. It should be. If they play poorly, it is because the players did not work hard enough.

Even a player like Big Ben who is deeply loved by Larry Brown is the same.

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It was night, and the Essegundo training facility in Los Santos on the west coast was brightly lit.

A few "old men" who had nothing to do and a young man who didn't want to go home because of something hadn't left yet. They were watching the game in the players' lounge with another real old man.

"Unfortunately, Jason (Kidd) and Scott (head coach of the Nets) have fallen out recently. Otherwise, I guess I will still play the Nets this year. If they play the Nets, they will basically be stable, and there is no need to study them. .”

The big shark lay on the sofa and muttered.

Several people in this room are the Lakers "Big Five", four superstar players and the Zen master in the middle.

"Don't think about that good thing. No team can maintain fighting spirit after losing to the Finals twice in a row... This is our experience..."

Ma Long said bitterly, and glanced at the Zen master next to him.

Zen master didn't say anything, just stared at the TV. He also wanted to play the Nets again. This year, both the Pacers and the Pistons were much more difficult than last year's Nets.

It is said that Zen Master used the triangle offense to win 9 championships, created the Bulls twice, and the Lakers once, a total of three dynasties, but everyone in the industry knows that the triangle offense is only one aspect, and the foundation of Zen Master's team's victory is defense.

When he was in the Bulls, Jordan's personal ability was too dazzling to cover up their team's top defensive level in the league. The Lakers Dynasty was also created by the "OK combination" with stable scoring and the whole team defending desperately together.

The underlying law of defense winning the championship has not changed from beginning to end.

Although the defenses of these two teams still have flaws, they are already very difficult to deal with. What's more, the Lakers have not been integrated as he expected after playing for half a season. Although the Big Four are scary, the Lakers have not yet The ability to crush everything.

"Do you want to bet on who will win this game?"

Gary Payton suddenly became interested.

"I bet a bunch of bananas, Pacers." O'Neill took out a banana from the fruit plate in front of him.

"That bunch of grapes, I also bet on the Pacers." Ma Long pointed to the grapes in the fruit plate and said that he was very optimistic about Xiao Ao. In fact, many people also said that Xiao Ao would be Malone's successor.

"Then I'll just bet on the Pistons, lest they all choose the Pacers." Gary Payton said freely, he took out the apple from the fruit plate and put it in front of him.

"I bet on the Pistons, emm, just make a bet on the morning of the day after tomorrow." There was no fruit in the fruit plate, but the unexpected Zen master actually made a bet on that holiday.

Now there are only "young people" on the other side of the room who don't have much sense of participation.

"I bet a bag of donuts, Detroit," he said coldly.

"What, you still have donuts!" O'Neal patted the table with his eyes wide open. If he didn't make this bet, someone would eat alone.

(Shaq did it too, it was exposed after August 04, 8.9, and the two haven't broken up yet.)
"If you can train until 9 o'clock on non-game days, the nutritionist will also prepare donuts for you." Kobe said in a mocking tone.

O'Neal rolled his eyes and spread his hands forward.

"Bring it out, Shaq can't wait to enjoy the victory donut now."

"Hehe." Kobe gave O'Neal a blank stare without moving.

"Tch, stupid guy, if you don't know the name O'Neal, you are a born winner. Only O'Neal can beat O'Neal." Shaq even came to a rhythmic rap, but his rebellious little brother is no longer good at it , just turned his head and responded to him with silence.

Fortunately, the game on the screen has already started, which eased the awkward atmosphere in the room.

At Conseco Arena in Big Cornfield, Indiana, the Pistons were greeted by home fans.

shh~~~
The old coaches on both sides of the court looked from a distance. When the two teams are similar in strength, the game is their battlefield.

Pacers starters: Jermaine O'Neal, Jeff Foster, Artest, Reggie Miller, Jamal Tinsley.

The starting lineup of the Pistons is still the same: Big Ben, Okur, Prince, Hamilton, Billups.

After the start of the game, Jermaine got the ball against Okur, and Tinsley dribbled the ball and waited for Jermaine to settle down before passing it.

Big Ben fought against Xiao Ao hard, trying to push Xiao Ao out of the outside line, but he still failed to protect all the space when Xiao Ao hit the back. went in.

At this time, Xiao Ao deserved to be among the top three on the MVP list, and his singles footsteps inside had become quite adept.

Looking back, the Pistons' attack from the perimeter was also difficult for the Pacers to guard against. Although Miller could still run, his 38-year-old body obviously couldn't compare with Hamilton's 25-year-old body.

Hamilton took advantage of Okur's screen to run through a gap, received a timely pass from Billups, and hit a jumper.

Although both teams played team basketball and defensive basketball, the focus of this game was different.

The offense and defense in the first round were like the epitome of the two teams in the first quarter. The Pacers played Jermaine O'Neill and the Pistons played Hamilton.

But the result-

"The Pistons should make adjustments. Their main outside attack in the first quarter did not achieve very good results. Billups and Hamilton shot 8 shots in the first quarter and only made 2 of them. They didn't find it at all. Status. Haha”

The Pacers' home commentator watched the scores of the two teams in the first quarter and was almost overwhelmed. .

"Of course, it may not be a wise choice for the Pistons to focus on the inside. Ben Wallace and Okur contributed 5 of 1 shots in the first quarter. It is estimated that Coach Brown has nothing to do."

"The Pistons did a good job defensively. They allowed the Pacers to score only 20 points in the first quarter. Unfortunately, they seemed to be able to defend themselves. 9 points in a single quarter. I think this should be the lowest single-quarter score this year. Is it recorded?"

"Oh, of course, the Pistons still have a wing attack to try, to bet on whether Artest's defense, who defended the second team last season, is tough enough."

After the end of the first quarter, Larry Brown's complexion had turned black, and he was blowing back and forth to the starting players who were leaving the field.

He was not angry why the Pistons only scored 9 points in the first quarter, but why the Pacers were not defended by the Pistons and only scored 9 points.

Of course, after getting angry, Larry Brown still forced himself to calm down. The Pistons must change now. If they do this again in the next quarter, there will be a big accident.

Prince, who missed a shot in the first quarter, was shot first by Larry Brown.

"Mo, prepare yourself. When you go on the court, Prince should reflect on himself off the court."

Prince lowered his head and didn't speak. Under his defense in the first quarter, Artest made an efficient performance of 5 of 3 shots. His performance was really bad.

"Did you think Larry was blaming you for your bad defense, boy?"

Herb Brown was wiping Larry Brown's ass again.

Seeing Prince raised his head in confusion, Herb Brown turned his gaze to the court again.

"It's your fear, your avoidance that Larry blames."

"Everyone has tried, but only you have evaded your responsibility. If you still don't understand, you should take a good look at Mo."

When Prince cast his eyes on the court again, Mo Wen was already holding the ball and standing in a high position, and then made a hand gesture to his teammates that they rarely used.

For the Lord—pull it away!

(End of this chapter)