You are the pearl, Mo Mengchen

Chapter 883 Nothing is difficult in the world, as long as you are willing to give up

Compared with previous years, this year's Eastern Conference is indeed not strong enough.

The Pistons lost in the semifinals was considered an upset, while the 76ers eliminated the limited Heat with a straightforward four-game victory and advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals for two consecutive years.

In Game [-] of the Eastern Conference finals, the Pistons lost to the Pacers in an upset, which prevented the opponent from being swept and brought the game back to the Empire Axis Arena.

Some people think that the Pistons lost on purpose, so that they can sell tickets for one more game at home, plus the advertisements during the game, that is a lot of money.

The truth about this game is actually very simple.

The Pistons made an old mistake:
Lots of turnovers and lost touches.

Prior to this, there was also a situation inside the Pacers.

Front office couldn't stand Isaiah Thomas' silliness, especially after Indiana's Game 28 -- a game in which the Pistons beat the Pacers by [-] points at home -- and Thomas was declared out for personal matters. Attend the fourth game.

Game [-] was coached by an assistant coach from the Larry Bird era.

Although the assistant coach does not have Bird's superb coaching attainments, he knows that if he wants to win, defense is the only feasible way.

Therefore, he lost the Smiling Assassin's fancy style of play that was completely useless in the game, and used the young team and the home court to play on a large scale and play confrontation. In addition, the Pistons themselves did not take the game seriously enough. Some turnovers, a heavy-handed defense that made their shooting unrealistic, and the Pacers' home-court advantage.

A variety of unfavorable factors appeared at the same time, resulting in the Pistons' first loss in the playoffs.

Princeton is still not skilled enough, unstoppable when the state is good, and even low-level mistakes may occur when the state is not good.

This defeat was a pity for Mo Mengchen. He had the opportunity to sweep his opponent in the playoffs for the eighth time tonight, but he fell short.

The Pistons returned home with a defeat, and then looked west.

The game in the West is far more interesting than in the East, because fans in the East know with their eyes closed that the Pistons and the 76ers must face each other in this year's conference finals. Even if the Pacers can win a game, it is a fluke.

What about the west?The four strong teams killed the sky and the earth in darkness.

The Spurs and the Trail Blazers were tied in the first four games. Both sides defended their home courts, playing the style of whoever is at home wins.

If this continues, the Spurs must be happier because they have more home courts.

The battle between the Kings and the Lakers can be described as tragic.

In the first game of the series, OK showed off his power and won a home court from the Kings first, stealing the opponent's home court advantage.

In the second game, O'Neal's defense against the pick-and-roll was infinitely targeted. Bruce Bowen made a vicious offense against Kobe, making him completely out of state all night, and the Kings defended the home court without bloodshed.

The battlefield shifted to Los Angeles.

The media in Angel City thought that the Lakers would teach the king to be a man like last year, but they were very wrong.

This night, Tracy McGrady and Kobe scored 40 points against each other, and Nowitzki beat Al Harrington madly. He scored 35 points and 14 rebounds with one-handed shots, and Kassel's triple-double. The Lakers at home were hoisted by the King for 21 brutal points.

"I always thought only the Pistons could beat the Lakers by 21 points at Staples."

"If the Lakers have this strength, then they are really not qualified to challenge the Pistons on behalf of the West."

No, the East's matchup has already confirmed that the Pistons will reach the finals without a single stroke.

In the fourth game, after a bloody battle between the two sides, Kobe and Harrington became the winner. One scored a personal playoff high, and the other suppressed Nowitzki with 20+18 rebounds.

Compared with the East, the matchup in the West is tragic.

"The game in the East is like playing house, the Pistons and the 76ers have an unimpeded path to advancement."

"In the West, to reach the finals, you have to beat at least two strong S-level teams."

The boastful western media was quickly counterattacked by the eastern media.

"Last year's Detroit Pistons beat three S-level teams back and forth."

A discussion about the strength and weakness of the east and west intensified, and the smoke before the game filled the air.

In the fifth game in the West, the two groups will face off in the battle of Tianwangshan, both with a big score of 2 to 2. One game will determine many things.

In the East, the Pistons practiced freely.

I heard that the Pacers came here early to adapt to the venue, and the Pistons also generously provided them with the luxurious visiting team training hall.

Henry Ford Training Center
Ewing and Curry practiced the low post, Mo Mengchen asked Gerald Wallace to practice back shots, and Hill practiced shooting alone.

Ginobili looked around and found Michael Reid who was also practicing shooting.

Through his performance in the first round and the semifinals, Reed basically locked up the sixth man of the year this season. In the series with the Pacers, except for the fourth game, his outside shots were so accurate that the Indiana gnashed their teeth.

"It's Michael Reed again!"

This is a phrase heard most often at home in Indiana.

Ginobili joined the team a year earlier than Reid. It stands to reason that his qualifications are greater than the opponent, but Reid and his playing time are basically the same.

From the performance point of view, it can also be said that there is no distinction between superiority and inferiority.

The competitive relationship between Ginobili and Reed is not as tense as Houston and Davis.

"Michael, why are your shots so accurate?"

After all, Ginobili tried a three-pointer and hit it.

Before Reid joined the Pistons, he was not a shooter, or he was not good at shooting three-pointers at all. At that time, the Pistons were in the last year of the era of running and bombing. For the outside players in the team, three-pointers were like eating. Guys, people who don't have three points can only waste time.

For almost the entire season, Reed was in the development league, playing hard in the second-tier league without defense, while practicing three-pointers.

Thinking about it alone won't have very good results, Reid thought of the three-pointer in the team.

Mo Mengchen and Houston, these two are well-known sharp shooters, but he is not in the first team all the year round, so he can only study and observe them through video tapes, and delve into their shooting movements. He found that Mo Mengchen has a fixed posture when shooting, and his foot is extremely stable , also found Houston's coordination top-notch.

So, he made up his mind to polish his shooting posture.

As for why he can polish such an ugly shooting posture, that is a mystery.

Speaking of his shooting practice, Ginobili expressed admiration, but he did not intend to follow suit.

"Why? It's not difficult. There is nothing difficult in this world, as long as you work hard." Reed encouraged Ginobili, who was one level older than him, like a big brother.

He obviously doesn't know the Argentines well enough.

It's not that Ginobili likes to be lazy, he regards training as homework in his school days.

As a recognized good student, it is the most basic to complete the homework without compromise, but will a good student force himself to waste time doing some useless questions?

will not.

He will not throw himself in the training hall day and night in order to improve his shooting percentage by a little bit. There are many things in life that require time besides playing basketball.

Reed and he are not the same people.

On the other side, the one-on-one back-to-back fights between Mo Mengchen and Gerrard looked colorful.

Gerrard was repeatedly beaten by Mo Mengchen in various ways.

In Mo Mengchen's words: "You are like a monkey, you can dance however I tell you to."

Gerald refrained from telling Mo Mengchen that this was a racially discriminatory metaphor, just like yellow people do not accept discrimination with small eyes, and black people do not accept metaphors such as "you are like a monkey".

At this time, Mo Mengchen made another fake move, and Gerrard flew up. He twisted his footsteps, came to the basket, and picked the basket to score.

"If I continue to fight with you like this, my training quality will plummet." Mo Mengchen played dull.

He intends to tune Gerrard's defense.

Gerrard is an all-round defensive player comparable to Kirilenko, assisting outside defense, assisting inside defense, stealing and blocking shots, all of which are excellent. His explosive body and never-fading enthusiasm are the basis for him to do these things.

Gerrard and Kirilenko have the same problem. As omnipotent defensive players, their single defense is really failing compared to their help defense.

Gerrard has this kind of problem now. He likes to jump when defending against the back, and likes to gamble steals one-on-one from the outside, but his success rate of such steals is very low.

Most of his steals came from when he was involved in double-teaming. When someone threatened him, he started from the side, like a thief, as fast as lightning.

Gerrard had to stand under the basket to pick up the ball for Mo Mengchen.

"Shh!"

The sound was repeated 51 times.

"boom!"

Finally hitting the iron, Gerrard jumped up to grab the ball and pass it straight to Mo Mengchen in the air.

"Dad, why are you so accurate?" Gerald asked.

Mo Mengchen's shooting skills are unattainable for him. He has no three-point ability now and relies entirely on defense and cutting to the basket to score.

"I used to be as good at shooting as you are now." Mo Mengchen said, "Although the touch is one of the talents, as long as you work hard, sweat will not betray you."

If you don't believe me, ask Bai Jidong.

After listening to his words, Gerrard picked up the ball and went beyond the three-point line, and made three consecutive shots, all of which were ironed.

Normally, if he votes by himself, it's fine if he's not sure, but Gerald felt ashamed when he was so determined in front of Mo Mengchen.

"Forget it, I'm not suitable for shooting three-pointers." Gerrard looked like he was about to give up.

"Are you sure you want to give up?" If Gerrard can't develop a stable or even excellent three-pointer, Mo Mengchen needs to think about his future.

Gerrard will be 2 years old in another 20 months.

Now he is just a rotation, and his role will gradually increase in the next few years.

If his defense develops normally, makes up for the shortcomings of single defense a little bit, and develops an excellent jumper, when Hill gets old, he will be the answer to the Pistons' No. 3 position.

What if he can't shoot?
This question involved the distant future, Gerald saw Mo Mengchen's face tense in vain, and was about to take back his words.

Dor.Mo sighed lightly: "Forget it, nothing is difficult in this world, as long as you are willing to give up."

(End of this chapter)