You are the pearl, Mo Mengchen

Chapter 178
Hardaway didn't dare to touch his left ankle. He should be thankful that it wasn't his main foot. When he jumped, he mainly relied on his right foot to exert force.

But this pain is enough to pull him out of unparalleled mode, and he needs to face up to this pain.

"Pence didn't get up, what's wrong?"

"No way? Penny is hurt!"

The scene became quiet. Fans have heard similar stories of players who played bravely and suffered injuries, and never recovered.

They have heard the story.

Nobody wants something like this to happen to their favorite player.

Mo Mengchen knelt down to help him check: "How do you feel?"

"I was beaten by a group of people, it hurts more than that." Hardaway bared his teeth.

After a while, the Magic's team doctor came on the field, and Mo Mengchen let go. This was not his job. Based on his experience and Hardaway's reaction, he could probably be sure that it was a sprain.

He suffered a badly sprained left ankle, at least a grade two.

If it is more serious, it is the third level, whether it is the second level or the third level, it will make him absent from the game for at least one month.

Fortunately, it's just the ankle.

What ruined Hardaway was the knee injury. He is currently injured in his ankle and is expected to miss at least a month. Will he avoid the knee injury that should have happened?
If he escaped, would the wave of injuries that knocked him from the sky to the mortal world still come?
Will Penny's life change because of this?

Did I change history?

Mo Mengchen thought to himself.

"Don't worry, maybe it's a sprain."

The team doctor of the Magic team has been working full-time for decades, and his experience is far greater than that of Mo Mengchen. He also made this judgment.

This shows that Hardaway's situation is almost inseparable. There is only one question, second or third?

If it is the second level, he will have to be injured for a month like Barkley.

If it is level three, the problem is a bit serious. He needs to rest for two months first, and then he will have an examination after his body recovers and be evaluated by a doctor. Even if he is sure that he can play, he will need about half a month to recover. If there are hidden dangers, the truce must continue.

There is a watershed between the second and third grades, and a third-grade sprain can ruin a season.

However, this is better than a ruptured cruciate ligament in the knee, because as long as he recovers, Hardaway can return with full blood. So, can he escape the disaster that has already ambushed on his head?
Unbeknownst to Mo Mengchen, he had already changed some things.

The fate of the Pistons, the fate of the Spurs, and Hardaway's unknown future.

This is a normal thing for him, because he is also trying to make some changes. History will always be changed by some small people. What's more, he is determined to be a big man, a big man who wants to change the track of history, and To what extent can it be achieved?

"For Orlando, for the next period of time, they have to play without Penny."

"It's difficult. For four years, Penny has been their driver. Now that Penny is not there, there is no suspense in this game."

Hardaway fell, and the game was not over yet. The Pistons tried their best and successfully stopped the Magic's counterattack under the leadership of Mo Mengchen and Hill.

Lacking the absolute strength of Penny, coupled with the fact that the Magic were out of shape tonight, they collapsed quickly.

Magic coach Brian Hill also had no choice. When the point difference reached 14 points, he replaced all substitutes.

Collins followed suit.

In this way, Hill and Mo Mengchen finished with 48 points, 15 rebounds and 17 assists, and they won the game.

The three-game streak in the East, they won three games, seems to be proving for Collins.

This is the third game they have switched to running and shooting. They averaged 117 points per game. The data of the players has also improved slightly. If this system is maintained until the end of the season, many players will have good data.

Mo Mengchen doesn't pay much attention to statistics, and he doesn't need to pursue statistics at present, because his overall evaluation is not high. Pursuing statistics will increase the loss of his body, and the gain is not worth the loss. As long as he can win, statistics are not important.

"Scoring in double figures—success."

"Limit matchups to score more than 20—failure."

Hey, that's Hardaway
Mo Mengchen complained.

"Personal Technical Rating of A or higher - Fail."

It seems that the defense against Hardaway deducted a lot of points. If it is normal, his performance tonight must be no problem.

"Team Technical Rating Achieved A—Success."

"Return: 810-200."

Existing attribute points: 5610.

Really little, Mo Mengchen thought.

Hardaway tonight made him realize two things again: his defense is still terrible, even if he has enhanced his lateral speed and strength, he only has more resistance when dealing with breakthroughs and post-ups. Top defenders still have a long way to go.

看看他的防守属性点：换防能力：40、协防能力：53、追随能力：40、纠缠能力：50、对抗能力：88、防守压力：30。

Except that the resistance ability will be improved with the increase of strength, the other needs to use attribute points to improve.

It stands to reason that these abilities can be improved through training, but Mo Mengchen really doesn't have time to practice this.

During the season, he had surgery in the morning, practiced in the afternoon, and played games in the evening.

In the afternoon training time, apart from the confrontation games organized by the team, all he can practice is shooting.

There are too many flaws, no matter how hard he tries, it will be a long process to make his defense reach the top level.

Think about how hard it was for him to increase the strength attributes of the upper and lower body to the top, and there is still a core strength that has not been improved, and now there are so many defensive attributes.
Think big.

"Mo, it's time to go to the press conference," Hill said.

Mo Mengchen muttered: "I hate this!"

"You hate this? Aren't you addicted to microphones?"

Hill likes the feeling of speaking into the microphone. Every time he is interviewed, he has to be there by himself for a long time. The reporter also likes to interview him because he is really personable.

Rather than chatting with reporters, Mo Mengchen prefers to chat with others about tonight's performance in the locker room.

However, as the core player of the team, he has to attend almost every press conference, which is impossible.

"18 points, 8 rebounds and 10 assists, would you regret not getting a triple-double?"

A reporter from The New York Times asked a question.

Mo Mengchen said: "I don't value statistics. If there is any reason to regret it, I regret it for Penny. He played very well, but..."

He shrugged helplessly, which won him a lot of goodwill.

"You are also a doctor, what do you think of his condition?"

This is a reporter from the Orlando Sentinel, the same idiot newspaper that launched "Is O'Neal worth the max salary" in the summer.

Mo Mengchen said: "The best case is a grade one sprain, but judging from his reaction, it may be a grade two or three."

Then, another reporter asked Hill: "You averaged 117 points per game in the last three games. Is this something you did on purpose, or has it really changed?"

Hill smiled: "Yes, we have made changes. We have added a lot of new players this year, and continuing to play last year will not help us go further. So we decided to play fast-paced games, which can also play our lineup depth. It's a good change and we all like the current system."

Collins won't be happy to hear that, mother.

This is why reporters like to interview Hill, he is really good at speaking, if you ask him a question, he can give you a [-]-word elementary school composition, but the more you say, the more mistakes you will make.

His words sounded fine, but how would the reporter interpret them?
"Hill didn't like the previous system."

"The previous system didn't play to the strengths of the Pistons."

"Collins has to take the blame because his system is useless. If the changes can be made before the season, the Pistons will not have to sharpen their guns and change the system temporarily. If you don't believe it, go to the interview with Hill."

It is conceivable that some media must have over-interpreted it in order to gain attention, thus leading to public opinion that is unfavorable to Hill.

Collins also doesn't look like a man with a big belly, so there's no guarantee he won't hold a grudge.
damn it.

Mo Mengchen suddenly felt a headache.

Collins didn't seem to respond, and it was only temporary. When Hill's interview fermented, public opinion should come out.

"What do you think of your opponent in the next match?"

"The Jazz is a very strong team. We will be prepared to continue the winning streak. We are confident. Please rest assured the fans."

Hill certified to make a guarantee.

His confident look made Mo Mengchen really want to kick him in the face. Anyway, this baby-fat face is already very wide, so it's okay to add another kick, right?

After the interview, the three walked into the hallway together.

Collins joked on the road, completely unaware that a wave of public opinion brought about by Hill's talkativeness was about to hit him.

He is very happy that the team has won three consecutive victories, but Mark Jones will not be happy. Once such public opinion appears, these people will only fan the flames.

"So I'm in Bai Jidong mode now? My team also has problems?"

Anyone who has watched "The Legend of the Bull" knows that Bai Jidong's team is always not calm. He did not stand up for countless conflicts within the team and saw the team fall apart.

However, one thing is certain.

"I'm not like him."

Mo Mengchen walked beside Hill, feeling nothing about the conversation and laughter between him and Collins.

I promise, the crash will not happen on the piston.

Mo Mengchen's heartfelt words.

　To add, in terms of setting, Mo knows about the novel Bull, so I often complain to myself, because Mo and Bailang are two protagonists with completely different personalities and acting styles.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)