You are the pearl, Mo Mengchen

Chapter 473 An Inside Line Combination With Less Than 2 Blocks Per Game
In his rookie season, Nowitzki actually only averaged 8+3 per game. It stands to reason that his current strength should be far lower than that of Rasheed Wallace, but no one expected him to shoot tonight.

Rashid was not serious at the beginning and couldn't defend against it, but he couldn't defend against it later on.

After halftime, Nowitzki scored 16 points.

This is twice his personal scoring average, and Rashid failed to do what Mo Mengchen said, Nowitzki hits a ball, and he returns a ball.

Rasheed is a school player on offense.His range extends from the restricted area to beyond the three-point line.Especially in the Pistons, three-pointers have become his main offensive weapon.His back hitting and shooting skills are all very good.At the same time, his pick-and-rolls, cuts, rolls, and off-ball moves are all excellent.In terms of technical level, he is not like those muscular insiders in the United States, who likes to fight inside.And like those players in Europe with solid basic skills.Likes to play with space, with technology.

The shot is fast, the release point is high, and it is difficult to be blocked, but Rasheed has no unsolvable ultimate move.So his offensive end is relatively comprehensive, but he doesn't have particularly good stability, and his scoring ability can only be said to be okay.In addition, his style of play is relatively outside, focusing on mid-to-long-range shooting, so his lethality is insufficient, and he is soft at critical moments. (This is a common problem with projective insiders)

Therefore, judging from his offensive performance tonight, it is far from enough to compete with the explosive Nowitzki.

He himself is very clear.

When he found that he couldn't attack, he simply forgot about it and concentrated on defense.

After Hill came on the field, the Pistons' offensive and defensive strength improved a lot. Mo Mengchen scored two consecutive three-pointers before halftime.

One of the three-pointers, that is, the buzzer in the first half, was a half-time three-pointer that made the commentator exclaim.

Bibi wanted to stop him from making a move, but Mo Mengchen swung the person past him while running, and stepped on the logo. There was no time left, so he could only pull it up.

With his normal posture, he shoots it as easily as a normal three-pointer.

"Shh!"

With 18 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists, Mo Mengchen's halftime data is three times that of Bibby.

After halftime, Bibby only had 6 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists.

"Dor.Mo's three points are really ruthless."

The home commentator of the Sleep Train Arena repeatedly watched the three-pointers and reported Mo Mengchen's data: "Not counting tonight, Dor. %, that percentage and number of hits is unbelievable given the strength of the defense he's encountered from beyond the arc."

At the end of halftime, Mo Mengchen walked to the sidelines for an interview.

"Mo, how did you see Dirk Nowitzki explode in the first half?" the reporter asked.

Mo Mengchen didn't even think about it, and replied directly: "I don't care about his performance, what I care about is whether Rashid can limit his performance in the second half."

He "unintentionally" drew out the roaring Tianzun in order to put pressure on the latter.

"Oh? Why Rasheed?"

"He said he was going to guard the German rookie in Sacramento, and from the first half, he broke his promise."

This is good inside information. The reporter has an article to do next. Mo Mengchen didn't seem to have considered the negative effects this sentence would bring to Rashid, so he left after speaking.

Rashid sat sullenly. Tonight he played in a mess. Compared to being bombarded by Nowitzki, being bombarded by Mo Mengchen can only be regarded as a trivial matter.

"Guys, you're playing against an extremely young team."

Westphal laid out the tactical board: "They are very talented, and you also saw it in the first half. In terms of athletic ability, they can be compared with us."

"They are very young and have great potential, but their immediate combat power is far inferior to ours." Westphal said, "The advantage of 6 points does not explain the problem. In the second half, we need to be smarter."

Westphal picked up the black 4 and 5, which on the tactical board meant the opponent's 4 and 5.

He said: "Dirk Nowitzki, Verratti Divac, both of them average less than 2 blocks per game, what does that mean?"

Rashid muttered: "Their defense is air!"

"Yes," Westphal raised his eyebrows, and looked more benevolent. "So, do you know how many points we scored in the penalty area in the first half, excluding the fast break counterattack?"

In the first half, the score between the two sides was 62 to 56. If it weren't for Mo Mengchen's last two three-pointers, the halftime would have been tied.

Everyone remained silent, waiting for Westphal to give an answer.

Westphal liked the silence, and everyone listened attentively to his arrangement.

"8 points." Westphal said, "We let go of the opponent's biggest weakness, relying on shooting, and scored 62 points in the confrontation with young opponents with excellent competitive status. Excluding the counterattack, we only scored 8 points in the penalty area."

"You should be proud of yourselves, but don't be too proud. From the second half, the frequency of attacking the penalty area must increase." Westphal tapped the tactical board lightly, jokingly said, "The average number of blocks per game is less than 2 First-time insiders are rare, you should cherish it."

Everyone laughed, and the strategy for the second half was decided.

Bibby's every step was difficult, and Mo Mengchen's defense wrapped around him like a nightmare.

The opponent's defense is so tight, there should be no loopholes.

Suddenly, Bibby saw an opportunity to break through, and the rookie, who had been suppressed for the whole game, couldn't restrain his inner impulse, changed direction and started, trying to break through from the impenetrable defense.

Mo Mengchen, who was more and more fond of winning with speed, saw that Bibby broke through his defense, and didn't move to hinder him, but watched him sprint in.

This is of course not an accident, Mo Mengchen had already greeted the Roaring Heavenly Venerate.

Roaring Tianzun felt ashamed, his feelings towards Mo Mengchen were very complicated, he felt that the other party was too domineering, but he failed to complete the few instructions given to him by the other party.

Now, he called the defensive tactics, let him make Bibby's offensive foul.

Mo Mengchen's acting skills were superb, Bibi didn't see any flaws, and laid a good foundation for Rashid. If he couldn't even complete such a simple end task, even Rashid felt that he deserved to be scolded.

Bibby charged like an arrow, and the more he went in, the more confident he was. Before his ambition to fully bloom, he bumped into Rashid's arms.

Rashid collapsed like a bear.

A perfect flop, accompanied by a whistle, the referee who was biased against him could not let Bibby's rash move.

"Offensive foul!"

"Do you think I'll just let you break through, kid?"

Bibi shivered when he heard Mo Mengchen's words.

Mo Mengchen walked over slowly, and stretched out his hand to Rashid: "You are still useful."

"Don't look down on me, I'm so damn capable!" Rasheed yelled wildly.

Ten seconds later, Mo Mengchen carried out Westphal's instructions, letting Roaring Tianzun go on the line to pick and roll, and broke through the basket like a whirlwind.

The king's air defense is a real problem.

Rick Adelman plays the main role in the Princeton system. He requires the inside to have a strong ability to support the ball, but he doesn't pay much attention to defense.

Divac's help defense is not as good as flopping, and Mo Mengchen didn't give him a chance to foul. He broke through with the ball and then made a jump pass to Rashid who cut inside.

This is Rashid's favorite rhythm. He takes the ball and dunks, which is very refreshing.

64 is better than 56
The young king is Divac, an old fox, but his ability cannot fully display all his wisdom. Ben Wallace can do nothing else, and one-on-one entanglement consumption is completely sufficient.

Divac was so entangled by him that he couldn't touch the ball, and the Pistons increased their defensive strength from the outside.

In the first half, Nowitzki, who was in a hot state, wanted the ball, but Rashid tried his best to stop it. Bibby's position was sealed by Momo, and he couldn't find Nowitzki to pass the ball, so he had to shift the target.

McGrady called the screen to get rid of Houston, but replaced the defender with a more difficult Hill.

The Devil Mountain is approaching like a nightmare. Maddie turns around and wants to knock him away, but unexpectedly, the opponent's weight and strength are far above him. arms.

Bibby's pass was interrupted by Hill.

The situation is out of control.

Adelman watched the changes on the field in astonishment. It took Hill only 4 seconds from steal to counterattack.

66 is better than 56
Within 2 minutes, the Pistons' lead expanded to double digits.

Adelman can only request a timeout, although they only lost 4 points, but the opponent is the Pistons, the double-digit lag is enough to cause headaches.

To Adelman's disappointment, the King has been unable to play the routine he wanted.

He has always advocated letting the inside line be the axis, but Divac can't get the ball, and Nowitzki thinks about attacking when he gets the ball. Others, such as McGrady Bibby, are also the main offensive attributes, and the only one who is relatively selfless Collis Williams is 3D.

Even though Adelman has a full stomach of tactics, there is no good way to deal with this situation.

It's a different story with the Pistons.

The strategy in the second half was very different from the first half.

At the end of the timeout, Divac finally got the ball at the free throw line and made a very Princeton high pass to assist Williams for a layup.

This offense was stretched and gorgeous from beginning to end, but it was difficult for Divac to catch the ball. Wallace forgot that he was a gate that could be used as Optimus Prime in the penalty area. All his strength was used to consume Divac, an old fox. up.

Wallace's desperation to find contact is also why Divac had such a hard time getting the ball tonight.

Front row, the Pistons are in the V, and everyone knows they're going to the paint.

If you don't count the time from the backcourt to the frontcourt, just count the offense in the positional battle. Mo Mengchen singled out Bibby, broke through the inside and scored Hill, and Hill then scored Alan Houston on the outside.

The CIC king made a three-pointer.

This process only took five seconds.

69 is better than 58
The score did not shrink.

The difference has been widening.

The strength gap between the two sides gradually revealed as the game progressed.

(End of this chapter)