You are the pearl, Mo Mengchen

Chapter 466 Basketball Is a Game for 5 People

Then, he sent Joe Dumars, Ricky Davis, Louis M. Lore, and joined hands with Big Ben and Roaring God to launch a 3-minute full-court press against the Magic.

In the 3-minute full-court press, Westphal did not care about the cost. In his eyes, as long as pennies were actually consumed, the tactics were considered successful.

The defensive effect of Dumas and other newly replaced three people cannot be compared with that of Mo Mengchen, but what they got was the order to kill all the shells within 3 minutes.

As far as the defensive effect is concerned, it is not very good, but Dumas and others have deeply understood the essence of the coach's instructions, which is consumption.

They consumed Hardaway crazily, and after 3 minutes, although the Magic scored unabated, they tired Penny enough.

Daly suddenly felt that he was being toyed with by the applause, and the third quarter was filled with a gloomy atmosphere no matter how you looked at it.

Paul Westphal, the old guy is really bad.

Westphal's actions were also inspired by Mo Mengchen. If they didn't take the huge risk of consuming Hardaway on the court, they would have to face the full-fire Penny if they dragged the game to the end.

Rather than being a headache at that time, it is better to force Penny to fight them now, although it is only half of the third quarter now.

Three minutes later, 3 to 72, the Magic caught up to 64 points.

Hardaway's personal score is 22 points. Although the defender has changed, the targeting of him has never diminished. He really feels the targeting from the opponent.

This kind of targeting is tormenting, and he doesn't know what to do to get out of this predicament.

With 5 minutes left in this quarter, Westphal made a substitution again, replacing the three Pistons who had just been replaced.

"Set a small goal first, and hope that at the end of this quarter, we can lead by 20 points."

Before Mo Mengchen and the others went on stage, Westphal spoke to them earnestly.

This goal sounds not small at all.

The ball is in the hands of the Pistons.

Hill and Mo Mengchen looked at each other. Although there was no verbal communication, the eyes conveyed information that others could not understand.

Devil Mountain turned back and called Ben Wallace to the high position, using his body to rush to the basket.

What's even more amazing is that Wallace pulled it out, and even emptied the Magic's restricted area. Hill cut in, and Mo Mengchen saw an open field at the top of the arc.

He didn't have to do anything standing here. The ball belonged to Hill. He hit the ground in the middle and passed the ball to Hill very quickly. The latter took the ball and dunked.

74 is better than 64
"The point difference is back to 10 points!"

"Detroit's offense is smooth and smooth, but Orlando's offense is a little monotonous."

After watching this cooperation, Barkley sighed off the court: "These two have a tacit understanding like twins."

Dumars is drinking Gatorade, and his body is not as bloated as last season. The team traded Bobby Jackson in the offseason, so Mo Mengchen lost his backup point guard.

For the sake of the team, Dumars chose to complete the last year of the contract. In order to have a good state, he actively lost weight during the lockout period. Now he has returned to his peak weight and is in surprisingly good condition.

Hearing Barkley's words, he smiled lightly and said, "Only two people with similar IQs will come together."

"Similar in IQ?" Barkley laughed out loud when he heard this, "My mother will be moved to tears when she hears you say that."

Jerome Williams jokingly said, "Dad heard about it and wanted to hit someone."

Hardaway once again faced a strong siege, and the Pistons were really good at defending him.

Mo Mengchen entangled close to his body and did not give him a chance to jump shot. Others were in ambush behind him. Assistance defenses might appear in every direction, so he couldn't be careless.

It is easy to break through Mo Mengchen, but the difficulty lies after the breakthrough.

Pay attention to the right side of Penny, Rashid has been standing here, as long as he breaks through, this irritable old man will definitely come to block the gun, even if he passes the ball, Ben Wallace can quickly switch to the position, this is this team A headache for the team.

All five positions are good defenders.

So, how about going left?

This thought flashed in Hardaway's mind, because if he walked to the right, he would definitely be blocked by Rashid. Although the left was not his favorite angle of attack, it was not his dead angle, and he didn't know that he would encounter What.

Mystery is scary and mystery is alluring.

Human beings are born with an adventurous gene, so pioneers will carry out great adventures.

Hardaway's decision is insignificant compared to those great and legendary expeditions. Even if there is a problem, it is only one round. If he wants to find a breakthrough for the team, he must do so.

right?Mo Mengchen saw Hardaway's way and gestured with his left hand to remind him in advance.

What Hardaway didn't know was that going left was a worse choice.

Like a flash of blue lightning, Hardaway slapped his horse and passed Mo Mengchen, breaking out from the left side. In an instant, a black shadow approached, and Penny's eyes widened angrily. He didn't expect Wallace to appear at this time, and, Isn't this guy too fast?
I was still under the basket just now, why all of a sudden.
Hand-to-hand combat is no longer for Hardaway to think about. Although Wallace's height is not as high as Roaring Tianzun, he has a height of 201 cm. This height is not enough to play inside, except in any era except the small ball era. He did it, and he reached his peak at the end of the center's heyday and the upcoming power forward's heyday, grabbing the best defensive player and monopolizing the best defensive team in the hands of many strong players.

Small means nimble.

The same height as a forward means that he can switch defenses as quickly as those forwards to help defend and supplement defenses, and in the face of outside breakthroughs, his extremely low center of gravity can ensure strong pressure while jumping up to block shots at any time.

Picking a hundred times, Hardaway doesn't want Big Ben to be the one to help defend, but now, he has no choice.

While Wallace was switching defenses, Mo Mengchen directed others to block Penny's passing route. He could only play hard, and passing the ball was a mistake.

"Snapped!"

Big Ben presented a volleyball cap in the penalty area, and Mo Mengchen took the defensive board with a diving leap.

"D~E~T~!!!"

The fans shouted passionately. The moment Mo Mengchen took the defensive rebound, he saw Alan Houston running forward.

It's show time!

Facing the cheers of the audience, Mo Mengchen took the ball with his left hand and sent out a low-handed high-throw long pass that shocked the audience.

He didn't even look at the ball as it flew up. He glanced back at the stunned Hardaway: "No matter how good you are, basketball is a game for five people."

Houston rushed upcourt, jumped as high as he could, and scored a slam dunk.

After scoring the goal, he raised his hands and waved them to the audience, making them scream louder. The screaming at the scene was enough to make people hallucinate. Maybe after the game, their opponents went back to the hotel and were on the bed in the hotel. , Under the warm blanket, I could still vaguely hear this terrifying, nightmarish roar.

Madeira, Ephraim and Adrian fit into the atmosphere perfectly, screaming with the scene.

The Poser mother and daughter in the front row were also stunned by this scene of overwhelming anger.

Penny continued to control the ball, and Mo Mengchen was still defending him, still recklessly pressing close to him, just not giving you a shot, just trying to force you to break through.

The opportunity is very good, Hardaway can succeed every time he breaks through, but it is difficult to create opportunities.

Daly stood helplessly on the sidelines, it was a dead end.

The Pistons showed the league how to beat the Magic: as long as you prevent Penny from dying, you can win.

How to prevent dead pennies?One or two is definitely not enough, you need four or five.

Such an extreme approach is not worth emulating, because not every team has a terrible depth of personnel like the Pistons. The starting five players do not have a defensive loophole.

Penny began to influence the game in other ways. After breaking through, he made an emergency stop and jumped up.

The long-range pull-up jumper, he hit it.

Individual 24 points.

66 is better than 76
Still a gap of 10 points.

Such a difficult score cannot last for long, Mo Mengchen dribbled the ball halfway, suddenly raised his left hand and shouted: "I SO!"

Hardaway was angry: "You want to hit me?"

"It's not even a problem for me."

After the words fell, Mo Mengchen didn't make any extra moves, took the ball to the strong side, and started at full speed. Such a speed was so fast that Hardaway couldn't make other reactions. He could only rush over and try to occupy the position.

However, Mo Mengchen's momentum only took one step forward. He stepped on the ground with his powerful right foot, controlled the forward leaning center of gravity and stabilized it backwards. The ball in his hand also took advantage of this to slap backwards, a beautiful behind. Hardaway, who stopped the ball and was eager to occupy his position without considering other issues, was shaken three meters to the right.

Mo Mengchen ruthlessly hit a three-pointer.

The shouts at the scene were like a tsunami.

"Dor~~~~~Mo!!!"

With 15 points, 7 rebounds and 10 assists, Mo Mengchen's statistics are not as good as Hardaway's, but he will definitely win this game.

In terms of strength, Hardaway may be a level stronger than Mo Mengchen, but unfortunately, this is not a one-on-one personal battle.

Mo Mengchen drives his teammates to his heart's content, he doesn't care about the comparison with Hardaway, even he will frankly admit that he is not as good as Penny now, this is a fact.

But one person cannot solve the problem.

This ball stimulated Penny, and he kept shooting three-pointers, but the touch didn't favor him.

In the last 3 minutes of the third quarter, Penny scored no points.

93 is better than 78
At the end of the three quarters, the score difference was 15 points.

Although it failed to pull the point difference to 20 points as Westphal said, this advantage was enough to ensure the victory.

Moreover, Penny's physical strength has been exhausted.

In the fourth quarter, Westphal retained the Pistons' three juniors and replaced Jerome Williams and Rashad Lewis inside, launching a nightmarish full-court press against the Magic.

The pressing quality of the three Pistons was much higher than that of the Dumars. The exhausted Penny couldn't continue, and the Magic was forced to make repeated mistakes. Within 2 minutes, the point difference reached 23 points.

The game has now entered garbage time!

(End of this chapter)