The world of basketball

Chapter 73
The Spurs still lost in the end. They lost their first home game, and Mu Xiaobei also lost his first NBA playoff game.

Every player has his likes and dislikes.

The stronger the player, the higher the popularity, the more people like him and dislike him, such as Kobe James Garnett, such as Curry West and Durant.

But there are very few stars, no matter how well-known he is, there will be no fans who dislike him, such as Duncan Yao Ming.

In China, at this time, there is almost no one who doesn't like Mu Xiaobei and Zhou Qi. At that time, the most important thing for people to criticize Zhou Qi was to be angry with him. But with Zhou Qi playing this year, Mu Xiaobei also playing this year, the domestic I won't be too harsh on these two insiders.

Even though Mu Xiaobei played like Xiangxiang in the second half of the game, the fans were more encouraging than accusing.

Adelaide was in excellent form in this game, scoring 41 points, Jeremy Lin scored 20 points, Kuzma scored 14 points, and Mu Xiaobei only scored 24 points in 16 shots.

At the last moment, Mu Xiaobei's disengagement on the defensive end and irrational choices on the offensive end ruined the game.

Popovich couldn't figure out why. Mu Xiaobei was never a player with an unstable mentality. Why did he play so abnormally tonight?
I hope that my last move to win him the game, let him sit on the sidelines and watch how the team lost, can make him learn from the pain.

Among the four games today, the Spurs played against the Lakers, and the Lakers stole an away game.

In the game between the Nuggets and the Jazz, Murray scored 34 points, and Jokic's 30+16+14 super-large three games helped the team win at home.

In the Warriors' home game against the Trail Blazers, Lillard and CJ McCollum's double guns played well, and the Warriors beat the Trail Blazers.

In the match between the Green Army and the Heat, although Wade Sr. scored 28 points, but the Heat team was in poor condition. The Green Army relied on Irving's 31 points, Hayward's 20 points, and Tatum's 24 points. .

Mu Xiaobei watched the game video over and over again in the following day, looking for problems.

Popovich went in and out of the video room three times, but Mu Xiaobei didn't notice that he was watching the mistakes he made on the field.

"Hey Mu." Old Duncan walked in and patted Mu Xiaobei on the shoulder.

"Don't look at this, it doesn't make sense, if you don't know what your real problem is, it doesn't make sense," said Duncan Sr.

own real problem?
Mu Xiaobei raised his head and looked at Duncan blankly.

"In the second half, why is your performance so much worse than in the first half? Why?" Duncan asked: "You can't find the answer on the video, you can only ask yourself."

Myself?
Mu Xiaobei felt that Duncan's words were a bit like Wong Kar Wai's movie lines, but it really shocked Mu Xiaobei's mind. It wasn't my technique or my body that was wrong, but what was wrong. ?
mentality?
What is wrong with my state of mind?
Mu Xiaobei recalled that in the CBA playoffs, Han Dejun was absent due to injury, and the rookie Mu Xiaobei was ordered in danger. With the team having the two best guards in China, the team had big foreign aids Bass and Jr. In the case of foreign aid Hudson, Mu Xiaobei can get an average of 18+16.5+5+3.3 super data per game when Mu Xiaobei does not have a lot of possessions and does not have a high tactical status.

Compared with this time last year, I must have improved, and I have improved a lot, both physically and technically.

Now, as the core of the Spurs, the third strongest team in the Western Conference in the NBA regular season, why can't I play out?

Even in the regular season, I can play like a fish in water, play very relaxed and enjoy it.

Why can't we play in the playoffs?
Because of the escalation of confrontation?
No, absolutely not, or not just.

Because I take myself too seriously.

In the CBA, I was only the fifth choice, and in the NBA regular season, I was only the second or even the third offensive choice, ranking behind Adelaide and Jeremy Lin.

However, just now, in the fourth quarter, I was in a hurry, not only the offensive choice, but also the defensive end.

It's not the usual kind of anxiety, but I hope to emphasize my core position through my strong shots and points, and through my blocks and steals.

I regard myself as the first core of the team.

For the Spurs, the team's first core can only be the team, and individual abilities can only be properly displayed on the basis of team rotation.

Except for Jeremy Lin, who is a Manu-type player who is desperate to fight the fire, he can occasionally be self-willed, if someone in the Spurs has other ideas, it will destroy the team's chemical reaction and destroy the offensive and defensive systems.

Thinking of this, Mu Xiaobei smiled.

"Old man, I know where the problem is." Mu Xiaobei said, "Look, tomorrow's match."

Selflessness is a quality, a very good quality.

Unselfishness is a very good quality in everyday life as well as on the court, and the reason why the Spurs were able to achieve that at their peak was selflessness.

When Duncan is at the core, even Duncan, the core of the team, is so selfless, who has the nerve to do bad things?
Sometimes it doesn't mean that your stats are not high and you don't contribute much to the team. Your stats are not good because the status of the team is not high.

Look at Drummond Green, who dares to say that he has a low status in the Warriors, and who dares to say that he has little effect on the Warriors?

Not everyone is Ricky Davis.

"I'm very happy that you can figure this out, really, I'm very happy." Popovich smiled, and there seemed to be tears in the corners of his eyes.

Popovich, or the biggest difference between the Spurs and Leonard is here. Leonard does not want to sacrifice too much, and the Spurs want to return to the way of attacking by team rotation.

So Leonard is gone.

There is no right or wrong. The two sides have different pursuits, so they have different positions.

Popovich is very worried that Mu Xiaobei will be more inclined to pursue these things, because the higher the data, the higher the historical status, the more endorsements, and the more income.

This is all real.

But Mu Xiaobei has figured this out, which means he has accepted the Spurs' team philosophy. Both Popovich and Duncan are happy that they have successors.

After unraveling the knot in his heart, Mu Xiaobei felt that his whole body relaxed a lot, and his game state was also recovered. During the shooting training from beyond the three-point line, he did not miss fifty shots.

The next day, the Spurs were packed at home.

"Friends of Penguin Sports, welcome to the first round of the NBA playoffs brought by Penguin Sports against the Lakers at home. I am Ke Fan."

"I'm Yang Yi."

"Let's watch the opening first, and we'll talk later."

Mu Xiaobei calmed down and waited for his appearance. This time, he was ready.

　It's the third shift today, so I don't need to get an IV drip tomorrow, I'm happy.

　　Double Eleven is coming, I wish everyone can grab what they like.

　　Thank you [Langling (Nanbeiying) Yingxiao] for the four chapters recommendation tickets, welcome new friends.

　　Thanks to [Poor Monk Lingyu Dharma Name Huanxi Chan] for two recommendation tickets, [Lao Pi $_$] for three recommendation tickets, and [Wang tara] for four recommendation tickets.

　　Thank you very much for your support all the way, thank you very much.

　　I wish you all a good mood and good night.

　　


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