You are the pearl, Mo Mengchen

Chapter 845 Provocations are always one after another
2002/2/26

Detroit, Empire Axis Arena.

Tonight, the regular seats of the Empire Axis Arena are full, and even the emergency seats that are not usually sold out are full of fans.

On the Spurs side, Kidd led the two boys to the Pistons logo.

I saw Kidd holding Gasol on the left, Arenas on the right, and standing in the middle by himself. It was really strange to see these three wearing Spurs jerseys.

On the side of the Pistons, Mo Mengchen and Hill stepped forward to welcome the guests.

"I hope to play a wonderful game tonight." Kidd said.

"Then I'll ask you to make the damn open shot." Mo Mengchen's words always had the thorn of making people frown.

Kidd shook hands with Mo Mengchen. The person in front of him was no longer the rookie who let him beat him.

Afterwards, Mo Mengchen and Hill turned and returned to their own camp to warm up.

"Pistons and Spurs, Bill, who do you like?" Vinier Johnson asked his partner.

The notorious Lambiel is now one of the favorite commentators of the Pistons fans, because he protects his shortcomings, has a poisonous tongue, and makes complaints about the visiting team. If there is a problem with his own players, his comments are also sharp. asshole.

"Of course I want to support the leader of the league." Lambiel shouted jokingly, "The Spurs must win!"

Johnson said: "The Spurs are currently 20 wins and 5 losses. Although the Pistons had a poor record at the beginning, they have gradually caught up. They are currently 17 wins and 8 losses, ranking fourth in the league and second in the Eastern Conference."

"It's just that the Spurs are more mature than the Pistons."

While talking, the two sides have finished warming up, and the starting players have changed their clothes and are ready to go on stage.

Tonight, the Pistons started a little differently than before.

Magloire replaced Curry as the starting center.

Spurs here, their starting has been very fixed: Kidd, Arenas, Kirilenko, Gasol, David Robinson.

Apart from Arenas, there isn't a particularly bad defensive player in this lineup.

Kidd can defend three positions, Kirilenko can defend five positions, the young Gasol has a first-class defense, and Robinson is not old.

"Today's game must be a hard fight." Westphal thought.

However, he believes good things will happen to the Pistons.

Since the beginning of the 1999-2000 season, every season, the Pistons have faced the impact of their opponents as the defending champions. At the beginning, they will show fatigue, but they will always find their status suddenly in the game. From then on, they are unstoppable and enter the defending mode.

Last year, a similar game took place at the Christmas War.

Now that it's Christmas Day, Westphal is hoping for good things to happen.

Magloire came to the middle circle. His physical fitness was superb. A pair of long arms over 230 centimeters allowed him to defeat the old and strong Admiral in the process of jumping the ball.

The moment Mo Mengchen received the ball, piercing screams erupted from the Empire Axis Arena.

Kidd stepped forward and approached. With a height of 193 centimeters and a weight of nearly 1 kilograms, he stood out from the crowd in the No. [-] position.

His defense is a nightmare for every 1.

Mo Mengchen raised his hand, called the pick-and-roll to his side, and accelerated the breakthrough.This is where Kidd is helpless. He can take care of most of the outside lines, but lightning defenders like Mo Mengchen who run as fast as the wind happen to be the targets he is not good at defending.

No matter how good your defensive skills are, if you can't keep up, you won't be able to show your abilities.

The moment Mo Mengchen broke through, a snow-white shadow shrouded in an instant, so fast, so swift, and so oppressive.

Why didn't we choose him in the first place?

Out of the corner of Mo Mengchen's eyes, he saw Kirilenko who was following up like a ghost. The AK47's assistance defense left a deep impression on Dor.Mo in the first round tonight.

Then, Mo Mengchen used all his tricks, attracted Kirilenko's help defense, passed the ball to the ground without looking back, and followed Hill to catch the ball and make a jump shot.

2 is better than 0
"This Russia's defense is not bad." Rambis commented, "Dor.Mo made the best response."

Kidd dribbles forward, wondering what's in store for him, and the Pistons aren't going to be unprepared.

As soon as he got to the frontcourt, he could see it.

Disgusting defense.

Mo Mengchen stepped back a meter and a half on purpose, the distance was just enough for Kidd to shoot. If he really made a shot, Mo Mengchen would be able to react.

It's not that Kidd can't shoot, he just doesn't shoot well, and the Pistons annoyed him by openly exploiting that flaw.

Gasol recognized the Pistons' trick at a glance. In Europe, every team plays zone defense. The best way to break the zone defense is to let the inside jumper at the free throw line.

Therefore, Gasol came to the free throw line decisively, but Kidd obviously didn't want to end the offense in such a straightforward way, he wanted the Pistons to know how powerful he was.

Gasol had to pick and roll and let Kidd break through.

Kidd enters and the Pistons' defense shrinks. He passes the ball out immediately, first to Kirilenko, then to Arenas, and then to Gasol
The speed of the Pistons' defensive rotation is amazing, and the defensive tacit understanding of Mo Mengchen, Hill and Rasheed made Lambiel applaud repeatedly.

However, someone eventually fell into the vacancy.

Kidd felt insulted, and he was left open a few meters after retreating to the outside line.

——“Hopefully we can play a good game tonight.”

——"Then I'm begging you to make the damn open shot."

Now he knew what that sentence meant.

The Pistons don't expect to rely on zone defense to defend against the Spurs, they will selectively empty a certain Spurs player.

This person is not Arenas, Kirilenko, or Gasol, but Kidd, who can make open shots, but is always regarded as a meal guard who can't shoot.

Kidd shot angrily.

"boom!"

Kidd averaged 4.4 three-pointers per game, hit 1.4 goals, and his shooting percentage was 32%. No matter how you look at it, this shooting percentage is not very good. Thinking about it, the three-pointers he shot were basically put one meter away Or a two-meter three-pointer, so why did Lonzo Ball use Kidd as a template later?You have to admit that NBA scouts are really far-sighted. These two are good at everything, but they can't shoot.

The difference is a dark defensive era when it doesn't matter if you don't shoot a three-pointer, and an era of small ball non-defense when it's really terrible if you don't shoot a three-pointer.

Kidd missed a three-pointer and hit a long rebound. Mo Mengchen predicted the landing point, and the moment he took the rebound, the counterattack had already begun.

Kidd's speed prevented him from participating in the return defense, but the rest of the Spurs returned to the defense quickly.

Even Arenas retreated at the fastest speed, and Kirilenko, the all-round fighter who supported the Spurs' defense, was positioned accurately.

"Ula!"

The Russian roared excitedly, if Mo Mengchen dared to step forward, he would definitely teach him a lesson.

"Don't even think about it!"

Dor.Mo goes deep alone fearlessly. From AK47's point of view, it is a contempt for his defense. He spreads his spider-like long arms to cover Mo Mengchen's entire field of vision. As long as the ball is thrown upwards, what is waiting for him is Ruthlessly blocked.

Mo Mengchen and Kirilenko took off together.

However, Mo Mengchen didn't make a move. He grabbed the ball with his right hand, without looking at it, and gently pulled it back.

"Manu Ginobili back up!"

"The Argentine eagle is flying!"

Ginobili took the ball and blasted a heavy dunk over Kirilenko's head.

"It's not over yet." Mo Mengchen said gloomily beside Kirilenko, "I will continue to blow up your defense, which is not even as good as sanitary napkins."

4 is better than 0
Kidd still had to face the zone defense. He told himself to analyze the situation calmly. According to the Pistons' defense just now, he was the player who was emptied.

Kidd did not intend to sacrifice the start to test the touch, so when Gasol came to the free throw line again, he passed the ball decisively.

"Shh!"

Gasol scored a jumper from the free throw line.

2 is better than 4
"He's really smart," Johnson said. "The Pistons initiated a trade for him, but the Spurs asked too much and the deal had to be terminated."

Rashid went up to the high position and leaned forward as the axis.

Mo Mengchen gave the ball and made a gesture to run to the right. Kidd followed at full speed, but when he passed Rashid, he suddenly retreated and turned to the left.

Kidd didn't expect him to make this move, just as he was about to follow up, Rashid's body had already blocked him.

While leaning against Kidd with his body, Rasheed passed the ball to Mo Mengchen on the outside.

In the open position, Mo Mengchen changed his left hand and shot a three-pointer in front of Kidd.

"Boom!"

"Three-pointer with the left hand?"

"This guy is really good at shooting!"

"What's the difference between a guard who can't shoot and an insider who can't defend?" Mo Mengchen spread his hands and asked himself, "Both are disabled on the basketball court."

7 is better than 2
Kidd's anger ignited, he dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, but Mo Mengchen did something that made him furious.

Mo Mengchen stood outside the paint area and set Kidd three meters away!

If you don't throw the ball, why are you human?
In a rage, Kidd made a three-pointer.

Popovich saw it on the spot. Kidd, the calmest and most rational player in the team, was irritated by Mo Mengchen less than 3 minutes into the game.

"The legendary No. 1 killer." Popovich said, "The reputation is well-deserved."

Shots under anger often have excessive spin, and Kidd's ball is like this. The ball is swift and violent, hitting the back of the basket and popping straight out.

Mo Mengchen once again predicted the position of the rebound, and he noticed a cold wind rushing behind him.

Although I didn't see Kidd's action, but based on experience, he smashed the ball into his crotch hard.

"Ohhhh!!!"

This is the voice of the audience.

The ball not only passed through his crotch, but also pierced Kidd's crotch. Mo Mengchen turned around, swung his arm, and gave Kidd an elbow in the confusion. The ball, amidst the continuous screams, came to the front court, two meters away from the three-point line, and pulled up a three-pointer.

The ball goes up into the sky, and the person has landed.

Dor.Mo turned around directly, and the ball fell into the basket at that moment.

10 is better than 2
"Dor.Mo went crazy at the beginning!"

"Spurs request a timeout!"

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Just say a few words: Happy New Year, bring the monthly pass.

　Just say a few words: Happy New Year, bring the monthly pass.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)