You are the pearl, Mo Mengchen

Chapter 1042 Mona Lisa's Smile

Chapter 35 Mona Lisa's Smile

2005/12/25

Today is Christmas, which is the most important holiday of the year in most countries in Europe and America.

Fortunately, Mo Mengchen has no Christmas feelings, and will not be passive and slow down because he has to represent the team on Christmas.

However, the Pistons have not celebrated Christmas for nine consecutive years.

Since 1997, they have been present in the Christmas War every year.

This is the difficulty of maintaining a high level for a long time. Others gather with their loved ones at home, but you have to face each other on the field.

The Pistons' opponent in this year's Christmas game is the Indiana Pacers.

Since a few years ago, the Pacers have been the No. [-] team in the East. In the past three years, they have reached the conference finals twice, but were eliminated by the Pistons.

The Pacers are like the Knicks and the 76ers, and they are indispensable on the way to the Pistons' dominance.

For seven years, they have always met in various rounds of the playoffs, especially the Pacers.

From the first round to the semifinals to the conference finals, they have experienced the difference between treating the Pistons in different series.

So far this season, the Pistons have a record of 21 wins and 5 losses, temporarily ranking first in the East, while the Pacers are 19 wins and 7 losses, ranking second in the East.

"Dad, who is stronger, Jonathan or Eddie?"

In Room 250 of Garleton Apartment, Socrates asked a complicated question.

"Well?" Mo Mengchen couldn't say clearly for a while, "What do you think?"

Sugla said: "Jonathan has never averaged double figures in rebounds per game in his career, so I think his rebound protection is not good."

Because this guy's offense always floats outside, and his defense uses his amazing agility to act as a sweeper like Garnett, but his rebound prediction is not as tricky as Garnett's. Therefore, he is always far away from the paint. , Although he has played in the NBA for six years, he has never averaged double figures in rebounds per game.

"Eddie's rebounding is very good!" Sugla said, "If he doesn't get injured, I believe he will become an outlier in the indirect rebounding era."

indirect rebound era
As we all know, the season before the Pistons won the championship, the concept of indirect rebounds was proposed. At that time, it was considered a crooked theory, but it has been widely accepted now, and even became one of the official statistics of the NBA.

Eddie Curry is the first insider to average double figures in rebounds per game after the Pistons launched the indirect rebound policy.

Mo Mengchen looked at Su Gela with admiration: "What else?"

"But otherwise, Jonathan has definitely done better," Sugla said.

"For example, in offense, Jonathan is averaging 29 points per game, and he is the insider with the most points per game in the league." Socrates said the opponent's statistics in detail, "In addition to averaging 29 points per game, he also has 6 assists per game. , but there were only 2 turnovers, which shows that he not only has solid skills, but also rarely falls into the opponent's trap."

Jonathan Bender, an eccentric player, a genius destroyed by God, a lucky one who benefited from the butterfly effect of the traverser, an epoch-making player remembered by the world.

Bender is only 24 years old this year, and he was selected to the second team last season. If Duncan and Garnett were not on his head, he would have averaged 25 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 blocks and 2 steals per game last season. , There is no doubt that he will be selected for a while.

Since several masters in the same position were at their peak, Bender was only selected for the second team and second defense.

This season, Bender went one step further.Since the Pacers sent away O'Neal, who was restless and did not perform well in the playoffs during the offseason, this gave Bender a higher authority, and he can freely control the offense, and his personal data has risen to 29 points and 9 points. Rebounds, six assists and two blocks and two steals for the second straight year.

If he continues to play like this, Garnett and Duncan will be squeezed out of the annual team.

Why is he said to be an epoch-making player?Because he was active in the big ball era with the inside play of the small ball era.

When attacking, he always stands at the top of the arc. Once the team's tactics fail, he will catch the ball and break through to open up space.

His skills are very comprehensive, he can make an emergency stop jump shot, he can make a fixed-point three-pointer, and after entering the basket, he can make a devastating European step layup/slam dunk/picking basket/throwing shot that is hard to guard against, plus he can get from free throws The abnormal physical fitness of the line jump and dunk makes him a monster that is difficult to defend.

Such a monster that should have died young, after Mo Mengchen's operation, recovered and grew to the point where it is today, it is unexpected.

"So, where's Eddie?" Mo Mengchen asked.

"Eddie?" Socrates didn't give Curry any trouble, "He's not even the first offensive point in the Pistons."

There's more to the game than offense, kid.

After Su Ge's analysis, Mo Mengchen could tell the pros and cons of the two.At this stage, Bender is a better player. He has reached his peak and is only 24 years old. He still has a lot of room for improvement. No one knows how far he will grow in the future.

That's something Curry should be worried about, no matter how wide Bender's sky is, he doesn't need to care about it, because by the time this young monster reaches its prime, Dor. Mo will be old.

"Father, are you sure about tonight's game?" Socrates asked.

"You have to have confidence in us." Mo Mengchen patted his head.

Su Ge is not so confident: "Because you often lose to the Pacers in the regular season, so I"

He was right when he said that.

The Pacers have regarded the Pistons as a thorn in their side since the Larry Bird era. Every time they play against each other in the regular season, they have to play the game with sparks.

The Pistons are often unprepared, and they are often hit by a blow or blown up on the spot.

But once they enter the playoffs, the Pistons' preparation status and attitude towards challenges are completely different.

This is why the Pacers often win the Pistons in the regular season, and when people have a good vision for them and hope that they will perform in the playoffs, they are always disappointing.

Tonight, Ephraim will take her four children to watch the game live.

Mo Mengchen has always disliked seeing them sit and watch the game, because the Empire Axis Arena is not a civilized and polite stadium.

The fans here, the style is wild.

Before Mo Mengchen's child was born, he felt that the atmosphere was great. When they played a wave of climax on the field, the fans greeted the eighteen generations of the opponent's ancestors. That kind of atmosphere was death-level for any team.

When he had kids, he didn't like it so much.

After all, the game scene is full of foul language that will be mosaiced once it appears in TV programs, TV dramas, and reality shows.

Mo Mengchen chatted with Socrates about the game for a while.

In the end, Mo Mengchen promised to win tonight, and he hoped that Socrate would bring his portable to hear the game tonight.

In this way, he can watch the game and listen to the audio station at the same time, wouldn't it kill two birds with one stone?
Su Ge accepted his suggestion. As for the other children, Mo Mengchen didn't count on them.

Socrates is too precocious, and his acceptance and understanding of things far surpasses his sister. He is like a little adult, he seems to understand everything, and occasionally shows the innocence and ignorance that should be at this age, but that is In rare cases.

Mo Mengchen stood up from the sofa and suddenly felt that the Walkman was a good idea. Luria and Irene were not interested in the game, but as the daughters of Dor.Mo, Ephraim forced them to watch the game live. If they were asked to choose between the NBA and the Walkman, the two girls would definitely choose the latter.

Instead of letting the swearing at the scene, it's better to let them ignore the game and listen to the damn Walkman!

Mo Mengchen went directly to Ephraim to discuss this matter.

I never thought that Ephraim's attitude was completely opposite to his: "The voices on the scene may have a bad influence, but I believe that we can teach them to treat these things correctly. They are the daughters of Dor.Mo. It's their birthright."

That’s the way it is said, but whose child is going to listen to tens of thousands of strangers around when he is 4 years old?
"Why not let them make their own choices?" Mo Mengchen said, "The career I engage in has nothing to do with their future, just like I engage in basketball against my grandfather's will, they will have their own career in the future. career, and I will definitely support them."

A Mona Lisa smile appeared on Ephraim's face: "You mean I won't support them?"

Why are women always so weird about what they focus on?
"How could it be?" A man must have the desire to survive, just like Dor.Mo at this time, he stroked his wife's shoulder, "You are the most considerate mother in the world."

Dor.Mo's rhetoric made his wife very happy—Dr. Mo, you see, it's not that difficult to say a good word—Ephraim was persuaded: "Well, then let them choose, see if they choose Walkman, or choose to concentrate on watching a game."

"I believe they will choose to compete, under my influence."

Then it took just a second for Loria and Erin to choose the Walkman and thank mom.

"It's nothing, do you really want to choose the Walkman?" Mona Lisa's smile appeared on Ephraim's face again. The 4-year-old sisters did not have as good insight as their father.

Again, they answered in the affirmative.

Mo Mengchen dismissed the children before Ephraim's expression management got out of control, and tried to comfort Ephraim: "When they are older, they will understand your good intentions."

Although he doesn't quite know what the intention is to let the child accept the swearing at the game.

"They have no worries about food and clothing since they were born. As Dor.Mo's children, what is this trivial matter?" Ephraim finally burst out.

"That's something I've been worried about too."

"Are you also worried that they will be too delicate in the future?"

"No." Mo Mengchen said, "I'm just worried that they won't be able to grow up happily like other children because of me."

(End of this chapter)