You are the pearl, Mo Mengchen

Chapter 1068 The Enemy of Life

The determination of the Knicks is beyond doubt, and the three armed forces will fight to the death.

At the end of the first quarter, 30 to 21, the Pistons led by 9 points.

This is the result of the whole team's desperate efforts. The intensity of the game has reached a fever pitch from the very beginning, without any foreshadowing.

"Let's fight them to the end!"

Marcus Camby yelled at his teammates during the break to boost the morale of the team.

The Pistons left the final attack of the first half to Mo Mengchen.

Suppressing time in the front court, Mo Mengchen moved slowly, shaking his right hand to break through.

Penny had no choice but to back off and block Mo Mengchen's route first.

Mo Mengchen stepped on the free throw line, and the time was up to the last three seconds.

The opportunity was fleeting, but Mo Mengchen followed a crotch and swayed.Lupenny, who has maintained a good position throughout the defense, is missing this last breath.The last jerk made his steps slip.

At the buzzer before halftime, Mo Mengchen scored against Penny.

56 is better than 47
With a gap of 9 points, the game entered the second half.

"No matter what happens afterwards, we will not admit defeat. Before the end of the game, there is no absolute loser."

Pence, 35, said in an on-site interview.

Why is the Knicks spelled like this?The fans may not understand, but Mo Mengchen can understand.

When Penny parachuted into New York as the number one defender in the world, the Big Apple City rejoiced, happier than the New Year.

At that time, Penny hadn't even played a game for the Knicks, and Ewing, who was still playing for the Knicks, was put on the shelves.

Moreover, even if the name of the King of New York is to be changed, it must be changed after Ewing leaves.But Hardaway had just arrived, and Ewing's luggage hadn't been packed yet. The New York media, who had a new love and then forgot the old one, hurriedly named him the King of New York, lest he would be unhappy.

How much did this move hurt Ewing's heart?Mo Mengchen didn't know.

Mo Mengchen only knew that it had been two years since Ewing retired, and the Knicks hadn't retired the jersey of Ewing, who had played for the team for 15 years and could be called the team's prehistoric three star.

There are rumors that the Knicks are willing to retire the jersey for Ewing, but it is Ewing himself who is awkward.

Now, Ewing has won three rings with the Pistons in his later years, fulfilling his dream of being a champion, while Pence has been with the Knicks for seven years, and his best achievement was to lead the team to the conference finals and lose to the Pistons.

Moreover, that was the pinnacle of Pence's team record.

After that, Iverson and Duncan formed the Eastern OK and became the biggest opponent of the Pistons in the same division. The Knicks became a stumbling block in the Pistons' semifinals.

Over the years, New York has been tinkering with pennies as the core, and has never made it to the finals.In this matter, the media and fans showed an astonishing double standard. Instead of treating Penny like Ewing, they justified Penny in various ways.

Year after year, the number one guard in the league at that time is also getting old now. The rise of Kobe, Carter, Tracy McGrady, Iverson and others, the growth of Penny's age, and Mo Mengchen's aging and strengthening, now, In terms of personal ability, Hardaway is no longer ranked among the top five guards in the league.

The older you get, the heavier your mind is.

Both Hardaway and the Knicks know that this year, and even next year, is their last chance.

If the Knicks' Hardaway era wants to achieve something, these two years are the key. If they miss these two years, they have to tear down and rebuild, looking for the next cornerstone.

This is why they knew they were invincible and had to fight bloody to the end.

One is to compete with the deadly enemy, and the other is to fight for oneself.

In the second half, the two sides started each with an iron.

The Pistons rebounded more strongly. Curry relied purely on his height and wingspan to bully Brand, who had only his wingspan but no height.

When the ball is given to Anthony, his bitter face often gives people the feeling of going directly to attack.

This time, he really did something that fit his face.

Anthony grabs the basketball, jumps up and shoots.

Still missed, the Knicks protected the rebound and could counterattack.

The Pistons retreated quite quickly, and their counterattack was blocked halfway through.The counterattack and the fast break failed, so we had to drop the position.

Penny has lost the speed of his youth, and he is not reckless in doing anything. The point guard is getting older and more demonic. He is older and has a stronger awareness of parts than when he was young.

The court became a map in his mind, he remembered everyone's position, and found Camby with the best position.

When returning to the defensive position, on the Pistons side, it was Anthony who defended him in a misplaced position.

Hardaway saw that Anthony was defending himself, and without even thinking about it, he jumped up and shot the basket face to face.

Even if Mr. Bitter Gourd is willing to defend, there is no way to make up the difference in height and wingspan between the two sides.

Camby just scored a goal against Anthony, and Mo Mengchen was about to hit back.

Mo Mengchen dribbled the ball and attacked the Knicks. He turned around in the paint and made a back-hit, swayed past Hardaway's defense, and jumped up facing the basket. His body swayed in the air like a swing.

If you observe carefully, you can find that Penny lost his center of gravity by the series of actions he just made, and was unable to stop his follow-up actions at all. Lambir and Johnson watched the climax, and the audience shouted loudly, so he made a move.

When the ball was shot, the person landed first, and he didn't stop, letting his teammates retreat with him, because it was impossible to miss the ball.

58 is better than 49
Still with a 9-point difference, Mo Mengchen's drive to win the game in one go was something their opponents never possessed.

At Hardaway's current age, can he make an effective counterattack?
Nobody likes him.

Penny's counterattack was subdued, but effective.

He is indeed old, and his one-on-one attack is completely inferior to Mo Mengchen, but Brand is still young.What Pence can't do, he can.

Penny is responsible for opening the space for Branda, and Branda will finish it.

51 is better than 58
Brand's offense was a sign that the game was entering the next phase of the tug-of-war. He replaced Hardaway and turned the corner in the paint.

Brand's tossing like this, the Pistons still let him go, no matter how he beats, he will not be double-teamed.

After 3 minutes, Brand scored 7 points in a row, and the point difference was still 8 points.

The ball is in the hands of the Pistons, and Brand has just hit the iron. If the Pistons can score this goal, they can open the point difference to double digits.

"It seems that you really can't do it."

The Knicks' defense forced the Pistons to pass the ball to Mo Mengchen, and the tactic had failed.

Although this Knicks team is no longer as troublesome as it used to be, their foundation is still there. With their defense, the Pistons dare not underestimate them.

The failure of Game1 was in sight, and the Knicks' defense made it possible for them to create miracles.

However, for this miracle to happen, not only did they need to perform at a super level, but the Pistons also needed to perform abnormally.

It is rare for such a thing to happen once. It is impossible for the Pistons to go out of order four times in a seven-game four-win series.

The old Penny can't stop Dor.Mo's offense. They are only two years apart, and the gap in physical fitness and athletic ability is like that of a rookie and a veteran who is on the verge of retirement.

In a blink of an eye, Mo Mengchen passed Hardaway's defense and rushed to the basket to score a dunk.

66 is better than 56
The gap reached 10 points.

The Knicks asked for a timeout, and the rhythm on the court became more and more out of order.

"I believe you have more energy than this." Mo Mengchen said to Penny who was about to leave, "Show me, or you will have to wait until next year."

"Next year?" Penny sneered, "We're all ready for the tiebreaker."

First of all, you have to play to the sixth game.

After winning the fifth and sixth games, let's think about the tie-break.

For the Knicks, a cruel record is that in the eight years since the Pistons took a 3-1 lead in the series, no team was able to drag to the tie-break, not even chasing 3-2.

A team with a big lead will always slack off, and slack off will lose games that shouldn't be lost.

If the Knicks can really do it, even if they lose, they will be defeated and die standing up.

"They're dead!" Frauses yelled during the timeout. "The game is going to get into our rhythm! The Knicks are about to collapse!"

Mo Mengchen did not agree with this point of view.

Out of respect for Frauses, he didn't speak. When the game starts, whether the Knicks can do it or not will be announced immediately.

Pause ends
As before, as in the past, Penny was the one with the ball.

The first attack after the timeout will determine how the Knicks will play next.

After halftime, Hardaway clearly gave instructions to let his teammates pull apart, that is to say, he had to attack himself.

"You're right, I still have a lot of energy."

After all, Hardaway immediately attacked with a clear purpose, that is, to use his right hand, and Mo Mengchen followed up easily, and he also expected that he would catch a behind-the-scenes dribble.So far, it is not a surprise, what is surprising is the next step, Hardaway suddenly sticks to Mo Mengchen's body, makes a turning movement, and throws his defense behind beautifully.

This is the sense of rhythm, and this is the power of ingenuity.

Back then, Mo Mengchen also dealt with Hardaway in the same way, it was really a turn of events.

Hardaway solved Mo Mengchen's defense, did not venture into the basket to challenge Curry and Gerrard's defense, and stood outside to score.

58 is better than 66
Mo Mengchen shrugged at Frauses and teased the head coach with body language: Obviously, the Knicks haven't collapsed yet.

Frasers shook his head with a wry smile.

After being hit hard, Mo Mengchen had no reason not to fight back.

From 1996 to 2006, Mo Mengchen and Penny fell in love with each other for ten years. Although they had never faced each other in the finals, no matter how long it had been, if someone asked him to choose an old enemy from many opponents.

His answer is not O'Neal, nor Duncan, but Penny Hardaway, who has faced him seven times in the playoffs in ten years.

(End of this chapter)