Chapter 164: Wishful Thinking (Part II)

After hitting both free throws, Willie Green helped the 76ers score two more points, and the gap between the two teams was very small, and the game was still in a stalemate.

The Celtics attacked, and Telfair was very dissatisfied with Green's choice in the last round, thinking that the latter's shot was too hasty, and the meaning of fighting alone was too obvious.

Now the Celtics have a somewhat strange lineup on the court, and the whole team shoots three-pointers except for one person. And this guy who can't shoot threes is not a certain insider, but Tony Allen at the second position. Telfil kept dribbling, his eyes glancing around, looking for an opportunity to provide an assist to his teammate.

Near the baseline, Ryan Gomez started to kick in after covering Green, running from the strong side to the bottom corner of the weak side.

Tony Allen, who was originally in the bottom corner of the weak side, moved up and came to the three-point line outside the ribs, Telfil gave the basketball in his hand, Tony Allen did not hesitate after receiving the ball, and immediately passed it to Gomez, who had just come to the bottom corner outside the three-point line.

Gomez has shot 38.1 percent from three-point range this season, and although he has taken few shots, he is definitely a good shot that cannot be let go. Unfortunately, Joe Smith was too slow on his feet, and when Gomez received a pass from beyond the three-point line, Smith was not out of the three-second zone. Gomez would not let go of such a great opportunity and immediately made a three-point shot.

Gomez was born with a pretty good skeleton, the muscle dimension has been good in his rookie season, after a season of training, the "no three, not four" player has gradually adapted to the intensity of the NBA, this time the shooting posture is quite standard, the basketball crossed an arc and fell to the basket, and the North Shore Garden Arena broke out again with a shocking shout.

"Well done Ryan!"

"Well done! Defeat them! ”

"Future! You are our future! ”

Listening to the shouts of the fans, Chen Mu had a trace of "compassion" in his heart. Watching Gomez return to defense with high spirits, I couldn't help but think of the big deal that would happen in a year's time.

"If I were a Celtics fan, I would have thought that Gomez and them were the future of the team before I learned about the big deal."

Pity. These "futures" didn't stay with the team for long at all, and they were sent away by the vicious Celtics management, and they were traded to the Big Three, who had dominated the East for several years. Trading the future for the present is the same strategy that the 76ers currently think.

It's just that the courage and means of Celtic's management are higher than that of Billy King. The team's rebuilding has come very quickly, and the investment has been much larger, and the effect is naturally incomparable.

After throwing these thoughts out of his mind, Chen Mu ran to the front court to start running, and his brain was spinning. Thinking about a question:

The rest of the players have been beaten by me in various ways, but Ryan Gomez is still so calm.

Looking at Gomez's meticulous defense of Joe Smith, the "little devil" in Chen Mu's heart continued to stir.

How can we take away his normal heart?

It's impossible to count on Joe Smith, the veteran's current role on the court is just to shoot and grab guns and rebounds, and it is really difficult for some strong people to ask him to blow up the opposing young guy.

At this moment, should you take action yourself and directly break Gomez's confidence?

That's right, that's the beginning of the articulation. Chen Mu is in a bureau of cloth.

On the court today, the average age of the players on both teams is very young, Carney is a rookie on the 76ers' side, Willie Green is only three years old, and Louis Williams is only entering the second season of his career.

In terms of the inside, Chen Mu himself is a two-year student, although Joe Smith has been playing for a long time, his strength is not what it used to be, and it is difficult to have a huge impact on the court situation.

It can be said that the current lineup of the 76ers. It is a complete "rookie team", all the players have good athleticism, but the experience and strength on the court are far from enough. If you run into a team with a lot of veterans on the bench, you're bound to get into a predicament.

This was also among the previous games. Every time it comes to the transition, the team will fall into a scoring drought or be unable to pull away from the score.

It's just that today, the 76ers' opponents are not much better, and even the average age of the players on the court is even smaller than that of the 76ers.

Tony Allen and Telfil are three-year-olds. Gerard Green and Gomez are both in their second year of career, and Scala Bryan has six years of playing experience, but his role on the court is not far from that of Joe Smith, and he is also a fixed-point shooter who is biased outside the three-second zone.

In this way, the 76ers' age problem that was originally facing the disadvantage of other teams' bench has been alleviated. When it comes to on-court experience, the 76ers' lads are superior.

This situation may only be seen in such two teams with an eye on the future.

In the previous rounds, Chen Mu first exploded Scala Brien with a heads-up and neatness, making the longest-serving player in the opposing team instantly lose his confidence in defending himself.

Then he sent a pass to cooperate, and Carney's empty dunk responded to Green's gliding dunk, causing the latter to lose his balance and fall into the trap of endless one-on-one with Carney.

In the last round, Chen Mu unbelievably chose to send a pass to Willy Green, who was standing behind and was not suitable as the fast-break arrow. The intention is also very clear, that is, to let Willy Green use his rich offensive means to destroy Tony Allen's defensive focus, or more accurately, let Tony Allen focus all his defensive attention on Willy Green alone.

Without Tony Allen's gate-like roaming around to make up for the defense, the defensive formation of the Celtics' rookies broke down in an instant and turned into one-on-one drills around the stadium.

This method of targeted strikes caused Reeves's highly targeted lineup to have a tactical deviation. originally thought that every point could be exchanged with the 76ers, but in fact, it fell into Chen Mu's trap, making the team have no malleability on the defensive end, and there is no idea of complementing each other, and all the attention is focused on the opponent.

It's a very common thing for young players, who are all fledgling lads who think they're going to be the next Jordan, the next Magic, the next big birdie. How can you endure seeing your opponent in front of you? Naturally, the thought of "even if you lose, you can't let this kid be arrogant" will appear in your mind.

And this division on the defensive end will slowly spread to the offensive end, and the distrust and dissatisfaction between players will be gradually amplified, until the Celtics' offense also has problems.

At that time, Chen Mu, as the strongest point in the game, can make a big show and lead the team to continuously expand the score advantage.

This is Chen Mu's wishful thinking!

"Road, pass a little late, wait for my signal!"

After quickly giving instructions to Louis Williams, Chen Mu, who seemed to be only half a year old and not yet 20 years old, ran forward quickly, caught up with Joe Smith, who was running diligently, and the latter said a brief word, and then began to turn his back on his waist.

"On this timeline, I really only have half a year of professional experience, and I should be a stunned young man. But in the original timeline, I am also a veteran fan, and I have been watching basketball for half my life! ”

Chen Mu's biggest reliance is not a rebounding plug-in, nor is it a system bonus and a virtual training camp.

It's this brain that has been "precocious" for many years than its peers!

After the position, the Celtics players were full of thought that Chen Mu was going to start eating Scala Bryan with his back again, and Tony Allen, who was not far away, hurriedly retreated half a step back and stood between Willie Green and Chen Mu, ready to turn back and help defend the bag at any time.

Louis Williams followed Chen Mu's instructions, did not send a pass directly, but dribbled at the top of the arc and waited for a while, just when he was a little anxious, why Chen Mu's "pass signal" did not come, Chen Mu began to start.

"Bang"

With a solid cover, Joe Smith cooperated with Chen Mu on the bottom line, and the two quickly switched positions, Chen Mu didn't give Scala Bryan time to chase with his slow steps after coming to the weak side, and immediately leaned back and leaned Ryan Gomez behind him.

On the other side, Joe Smith also quickly retreated, and Scala Bryan had no choice but to move outside as well, fearing Joe's mid-range shot.

Under the basket in the penalty area, Chen Mu and Gomez's backs were one-on-one, and it was officially achieved.

"Whoosh"

Receiving Chen Mu's signal, Louis Williams immediately sent a pass, Chen Mu leaned back, and Gomez behind him was one inch shorter than himself, and he couldn't interfere with Chen Mu's shot in the air. Chen Mu, who sensed this, did not hesitate to turn around the moment he received the ball and erase it to the middle.

"Huh"

The crisp sound of the basketball nets came, Chen Mu didn't make any feints, just simply turned to the middle and hit the left hook hand directly, and then went back to the defense without looking back.

"It's ...... fast!"

Behind Chen Mu, Gomez couldn't help but swallow his saliva, looking at Chen Mu's walking like flying, his heart was full of apprehension.

For a long time, this player, who has played inside with the height of a small forward in the four years of the college league, is using his mobility and speed advantage to make up for the lack of height and gallop inside. Although Gomez was completely transformed into a small forward by the middle and late stages of his career, he is still an interior player at the heart of his life.

Standard shooting stance, good athleticism, and twice the speed of opponents, Gomez has long been a life instinct to rely on these advantages to fight against opponents.

But today, his opponent is faster than him, although Chen Mu may still have a slight advantage in absolute speed, but in terms of action speed, Gomez can't get a little cheap.

"Taller than me, faster than me, stronger than me, and more versatile than me...... This ......"

Seeing Chen Mu defending desperately with both hands on the inside, it is not difficult to see from the alignment that he has switched positions with Joe Smith, and for the first time in Gomez's heart, there was a trace of "giving up".

"I ...... Is it really possible to defeat him......? (To be continued.) )

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