You are the pearl, Mo Mengchen

Chapter 651 Fighting for Honor
On April 2000, 4, the Western Conference playoffs first kicked off.

Mo Mengchen cares about the games of three of them: the Lakers, Kings and Trail Blazers.

There are two teams that may become opponents in the finals, and the concern for the Kings is purely for the future.

The No. [-] Lakers in the West faced the No. [-] Timberwolves in the West in the first round.

O'Neal vs. Garnett, an interesting matchup, it looks like it will be very intense, but the Lakers don't have to.

This season is Garnett's first 20+10+5 season, and, if you want to be more detailed, Garnett's average per game this season is an astonishing 23+12+5+1.7+1.8, which is worthy of the record in history. The title of the most versatile power forward, his duel with O'Neal should be exciting.

However, one must not forget the reason why he deliberately reported his height to be short.

There are countless people in the NBA who report their heights high. For this reason, getting a few centimeters in size can enable the team to let them play their favorite positions. The most famous of these people is Olajuwon.

Although Olajuwon, like the four major centers of the same period, signed up for a height of seven feet, but for things like height, I am afraid of comparing goods. Out.

It is extremely rare for Garnett to deliberately report his height as short because he is worried about playing a center. Because he was too thin when he first entered the industry, he couldn't even stand up inside. Sanders could only let him play small forward. Te can be regarded as a brave man after knowing his shame, strengthening his strength little by little, and finally became a super insider who "can defend against anyone except O'Neill".

So, this game is like this.

Garnett: He is proficient in all kinds of martial arts, and he can defend against everyone except the fat guy of the Lakers.

Lakers: Come on, fat man!
The result was that O'Neal's 46 points and 15 rebounds that night made Garnett's 28 points and 5 rebounds look particularly haggard.

This game basically determines the outcome of the series. The Timberwolves are not the Lakers' opponent at all, and no matter how hard they struggle, it will be futile.

On the other hand, the Jazz and Kings played extremely fiercely.

There will always be stories between young people and old men. Watching their games, Mo Mengchen thought of the Thunder's three juniors fighting GDP, talent and experience, athletic ability and awareness.

Although GDP's experience is hard to find in the league, he has died many times due to the talent of his opponents.

Tonight, the Jazz beat the Kings and went to the city first.

For the Trail Blazers, Webber showed the strength of the best power forward in the league this season.

This season, Webber averaged 24+10+4.6 per game. In terms of overall performance, he is on par with Garnett, but his team has a better record and has a better chance of hitting the championship. The selection of the best team should also refer to the team Therefore, it is difficult for Garnett to compete with him.

Duncan, the only one who could compete with Webber, suffered a serious knee injury in the last few games of the regular season and was reimbursed for the season.

Once Duncan was injured, Webber was basically the league's No. [-] power forward this season, unshakable.

In the first round against the Sonics, the Blazers completely suppressed their opponents, and Payton was unable to do anything alone, and he disarmed happily.

The three games that Mo Mengchen paid attention to basically had no surprises. The surprise he was expecting did not happen. There was no suspense for the Blazers and the Lakers to advance.

Although the experience of the Jazz is far higher than that of the Kings, their core lineup is seriously aging. Malone is 36 years old this year. To be able to drag the Jazz into a tough battle, Malone's performance is "vital" to them at a critical moment.

The playoff opener in the West is winding down.

Basketball's attention turned to the East.

In the East, the playoffs are highly competitive.

The strong teams in the first echelon include the Pistons, Knicks and Pacers; the Celtics and Heat in the second echelon.

These five teams happened to be the top five in the Eastern Conference, the Celtics ranked fifth, Duncan was reimbursed for the season, and the Heat basically locked the semifinals.

It can be deduced from this that the Pistons' opponent in the semifinals is the Heat.

The series has not yet started, but the format of the playoffs has become clear. The Pistons must first kill the dragon and then put out the fire.

Time passed quickly, and in a blink of an eye, the first playoff game of the 9900 season began.

The Raptors have no intention of winning, they just want to win the next series and build up energy for the future.

Carter played with all his strength, hoping to have a good performance, but he and Marbury were not murderous in front of Mo Mengchen, especially when one of them faced Mo Mengchen alone.

It looked as pitiful as a bamboo mouse seeing Huanong Brothers.

They treated Mo Mengchen like a tiger, fearing that they would be eaten, but Mo Mengchen never paid attention to the dragon from the beginning to the end.

In the first game of the series, the Pistons cut through the mess quickly and won in three quarters, beating their opponents by 27 points.

That night, Mo Mengchen contributed an economic triple-double of 15+10+10.

For him, the only value of this round of the series is to sweep the Raptors, and he will complete another major achievement in his career.

Swept opponents five times in the playoffs.

The return attribute points are 15, plus the accumulation and achievements during the season, his attribute points can be accumulated to 40 in one breath.

Thinking about this kind of thing makes people excited, and Mo Mengchen can't wait to sweep away his opponent.

"We didn't play well, we weren't tough enough, we still need to work on the details, we need to go back and watch the video summary, we made too many mistakes tonight..."

A reporter with a bad taste made a count. During the interview that night, Carter used the No.23 term a total of 1 times.

On the Pistons side, the evaluation of the game is simple and direct: "Toronto has not let go, and we look forward to the next game."

This is considered very polite, not attacking the opponent much, and not giving too much content to the media.

In this era of five games and three wins in the first round, there is not much time for the team to adjust. The next day is critical for the Raptors. They need to use this time to formulate a detailed combat plan.

Game2
The Raptors' strategy is simple: Muscle warfare.

"When it all seems hopeless, confrontation is the only thing you can count on!"

The Raptors coach brainwashed his players in this way, and then actually achieved results in the game.

Tonight's first half was completely different from the first game. The Raptors were reborn, and they played back and forth with the Pistons.

"It's an old problem with the Pistons. Once the opponent is confronted, they will look at a loss for a while."

In the first half, the Pistons played in a mess and only scored 54 points on the offensive end. If Mo Mengchen hadn't hit two three-pointers before halftime, the Raptors would have entered the second half with a 2-point advantage.

Mo Mengchen was interviewed by the midfielder, and his face was very ugly: "Obviously, we are slack, and we don't pay enough attention to our opponents. You must know that rabbits will bite people when they are anxious. This kind of slack is intolerable!"

Dor.Mo never liked to express his emotions in front of the media, and when he expressed his emotions to the media, it can only be said that he couldn't help it.

Sure enough, after returning to the locker room, Mo Mengchen's saliva sprayed on every teammate, except for the coaching staff.

"I hope that starting from the second half, the people who will play with me will not be a group of sissies wearing bras and worrying about getting their faces scratched, but a group of pure men with chest hair and not afraid of getting hurt!" Mo Mengchen roared.

Lose this game, go back and adjust?There is no such thing.

Running and bombing teams are afraid of muscle battles. They have been like this since ancient times. They cannot give the Raptors time to breathe, let alone give them hope of winning.

If the Raptors win the game with a meat grinder, it will not only inspire the Toronto people, but also the Heat that will encounter in the second round.

If the Heat are not enough, then the Knicks are also this style of team in the future.

Losing to the Raptors seems to be the success or failure of a game, but it actually encourages the two opponents behind.

Mo Mengchen will never let this kind of thing happen. He will defeat the Raptors tonight without giving him a chance.

34 to 20;

41:20.

This is the scoring ratio in a single quarter in the second half. The Pistons went crazy, and the Raptors' meat grinder battle suddenly lost its effect. As a result, they finally lost 37 points in the most promising game tonight.

They were only 2 points behind at halftime, but they lost by 37 points in the end.

"It was a game full of irony."

Mo Mengchen scored 27 points and sent 15 assists tonight. With his help, Hill scored the highest score in the game. Most of his points came in the second half.

"Dor.Mo taught us a lesson during the intermission."

"As a result, you all saw it. He woke us up by scolding us."

In an interview, Hill spoke truthfully.

Carter and Marbury are destined to have trouble sleeping tonight. They will constantly think about the second half, and they will wonder why the tactics that were so useful in the first half suddenly failed?
The Pistons seem to have suddenly upgraded. The two teams that could have competed on a fair level suddenly turned into a war of unequal strength. The Raptors were pressed to the ground and kept rubbing.

Once this game was lost, the Raptors were basically swept away. Although they had some advantages back at home, they had lost all confidence.

The so-called fighting for honor is nothing more than deceiving fans to buy tickets to watch a game that is destined to be slaughtered.

Even so, there are still many fans who eat this set.

What is it to be behind 2-0?If you lose, carry it together, for honor!
Although the Raptors don't know what honor there is for a team that lost an average of 32 points in two games.

As long as the fans eat this set, this copywriting will not disappear.

The sad thing is that a few years later, almost every year, as long as the Chinese national football team has no hope of qualifying, such slogans will appear.

Of course, it is not limited to the national football team. For any team in any event, as long as they have no hope of qualifying but have to play the next game, in order to invite fans to attend, whether they come to the scene or turn on the TV to watch the live broadcast, they must be full of sincerity Offer up the last mouthful of shit.

Also euphemistically called: fight for honor.

That's really nice to say, but the question is, for what kind of honor?
(End of this chapter)