“PAUL――PIERCE！！！”

The DJ at the North Shore Garden Arena shouted, the fans roared with joy, and on the court, the scoring machine chewing gum all the time was still shaking his head and returning to the defense.

"Continued steps back to find space, and then took the middle to tiptoe to get the shot."

Thinking back to Pierce's offensive move just now, Chen Mu only felt that his scalp was numb, as if a frog had seen a poisonous snake and was about to be swallowed in one bite, and his back was cold.

Flawless technical versatility, blameless scoring zone, offensive firepower from the three-point line to the basket across the entire half. Paul Pierce almost single-handedly propped up the Celtics' offense, completely tearing apart the 76ers' defensive line with continuous one-on-one singles.

"Really...... It's too strong! ”

Iguodala was naturally frustrated, shaking her head and sighing. From the moment Pierce came on the court, Iguodala put all his mind on the defensive end, barely slacking off, and running all over the court with Pierce's slow pace.

From receiving the ball to holding the ball, from dribbling to shooting, from shooting to layups, from step-back steps to breaking, Iguodala bit almost all of Pierce's offensive footsteps, like a dogskin plaster, almost stuck to Pierce.

Even so, he couldn't defend himself against Pierce's attack.

"It feels good, it's really good~"

The gum in Pierce's mouth had been changed at halftime, and he still chewed it non-stop, and his mouth couldn't stop crushing thoughts.

"Today's feel is really good."

As Pierce himself said, in this game, he seemed to have forgotten all about his early season injuries and began to spur his terrifying scoring firepower. With a steady stream of singles scoring, Pierce's greatest strengths as a top scorer begin to show:

Continuity.

Pierce's scoring explosion is not very impressive among the top scorers, with a career high of 50 points, and a playoff high even lower than Ray Allen, who will be his teammate a year later.

However, compared to the ability to consistently attack and output, Pierce is not inferior to anyone. Whether it's a scoring freak like Kobe Bryant or an all-around fighter like LeBron, Pierce can compete with the other party to the end without falling behind.

Especially during the anxious period between the two teams, Pierce's ability to continue to score points by various means is terrifying, even on the scale of the entire basketball history.

For such a scoring machine, the corresponding strategy given by the 76ers is very simple and straightforward:

That's the star vs. the star!

"Chen!"

Coming to the frontcourt, Chen Mu and Joe Smith switched positions at the bottom line, leaned on Jefferson and then opened their hands to receive the pass, and then turned around to the bottom line.

"So fast!"

Jefferson can be regarded as a low-post killer on the offensive end, but he is not a great figure on the defensive end.

Perkins panted from the weak side of the defense, stopped between Chen Mu and the basket, and just wanted to use a vicious foul to kill the sharp spirit of the draft loss in front of him, but was surprised to find that Chen Mu did not fly in the direction of the basket, but made an incredible stop-and-go jump shot.

"Huh"

“NICE！”

The basketball entered the frame, Chen Mu waved his fist in celebration, his face was full of murderous energy, and he glared fiercely at the two interior players under the Celtics basket, and then went back to the defense.

"Well done! Just hit it like that! ”

Cheeks on the sidelines was also excited, cheering loudly for Chen Mu, and the players on the 76ers bench got up one after another, waving the towels in their hands to cheer for the performance of the team's core.

"How many points in a row?"

Sending out the baseline ball, Pierce ran slowly to the frontcourt, and when he passed by the dejected Jefferson, he asked: "Chinese boy, how many points have you scored on your head?" ”

"If you start the second half...... 8 points. ”

Jefferson shook his head helplessly and sighed.

"8 points, well......"

Pierce nodded, and instead of scolding Jefferson for his poor defense, he picked up the pace and ran forward and shouted to Rondo for the ball.

"I've also scored eight points in a row......!"

In Pierce's heart, the flame suppressed by the team's poor record for several years was ignited at this moment, and his eyes were fixed on the scrappy Chen Mu, and after receiving the pass, he began another round of singles attack.

Tentatively stepping out of the way, the basketball in Pierce's hand began to slap to the floor, his eyes were withdrawn from Chen Mu, staring at Iguodala, who was meticulously defending himself in front of him, and made several crotch dribbles in a row.

The streetball-like action failed to make room, Iguodala gritted his teeth and followed, Pierce couldn't find the right to attack, and as the 24 seconds were about to draw, Pierce made his trademark step back and raised his hands as if to throw a long-range mid-range shot.

"Don't think!"

Iguodala was about to explode with Pierce's complex offensive tactics, and he didn't hesitate to jump forward and pull the basketball down.

Pierce had already anticipated this, quickly put the ball away, leaned forward seemingly inadvertently, rubbed his shoulder slightly against Iguodala's flying body, and then shouted and threw the ball in a strange position.

"Beep!"

The referee whistled for a defensive foul, and Pierce stumbled backwards, narrowly falling to the ground, and the basketball failed to make the frame, but won another free throw.

"Andrey! Be careful! ”

Seeing that Iguodala seemed to be on the verge of breaking out, Chen Mu couldn't help but remind: "This is your third foul, this is only the third quarter, and it will be troublesome to foul again!" ”

"I know ......"

Iguodala sighed helplessly, watching Pierce hit two free throws steadily, and his heart was furious.

As a master defender, Iguodala has the confidence to keep up with any player in the league, and even superstars like Kobe Bryant and LeBron at the top have never been afraid.

However, it was the man in front of him who was chewing gum and looked like a fool of himself, but he made himself suffer a lot today.

"Kaleidoscope, it's really not a ......!"

In the second half of the second quarter, Pierce returned to the court and began to take over the game so far, and although there were a number of missed shots along the way, more often than not, Pierce was able to score points. Whether it's a mid-range shot, a cut-in, a back-to-back, a three-pointer, or a foul, Pierce can do almost anything, as if he had opened a magical basketball encyclopedia in front of Iguodala, and with a stroke of his hand, he could find a trick to defeat Iguodala.

Fortunately, the 76ers were not ambiguous, under the instructions of Cheeks, Chen Mu began to exert his terrifying impact, facing Perkins on the frame breakthrough or mid-range shot, facing Jefferson on the back of the single, continuous turn hook, almost single-handedly for the team to increase the score, bite the score difference.

"There has to be Chen, otherwise, I will become a sinner in this game!"

Iguodala tried his best to calm his emotions, and after coming to the front court, he obediently ran a triangle attack, and handed the ball to Chen Mu again on the strong side.

"Andre is the defensive gatekeeper and Paul is the kaleidoscope, so he can use his offensive skills to constantly cause damage."

Looking at Jefferson with a serious expression in front of him, like a great enemy, Chen Mu calmed down, turned to a tentative step in the frame, and then suddenly took a step back, staggering and almost losing the dribble, causing Jefferson to shout and press forward.

"Your Jefferson and Perkins are flawed defenders, I am a new trick, as long as I use the three skills of mid-range shooting, dunking, and back-to-back, I can still add points to the team!"

With such confidence, Chen Mu grabbed the basketball and stepped on his right foot behind him, and the whole person took off as if he was dying, almost pressing Jefferson's body and flying into the air.

"One trick is fresh, and you can still completely blow up your forbidden area!"

“HOOK！！！”

Chen Mu roared and took off, the basketball was firmly grasped in his right hand, and he threw it directly towards the basket.

"Throw?!"

The fans and players were shocked, the Chinese kid had never used a throw in the NBA, even the coaches of the two teams knew Chen Mu very well, and they had never seen Chen Mu attack by throwing on any video materials.

Chen ...... What the hell are you thinking?! ”

Iguodala was stunned, and before he understood Chen Mu's thoughts, Jefferson had already posted it up, and with a long arm stretched out to successfully interfere, the basketball smashed out of the basket.

"It's now!"

Chen Mu had already landed, and when he saw that Jefferson was still nailed to the spot and did not turn around, he immediately cut in quickly, went around to the basket and reached out to grab it, and grabbed the offensive rebound in the ring.

"Huh"

Before Perkins stepped forward to make up for the defense, Chen Mu hit a hook shot, glared at the former fiercely, and then turned around and high-fived Iguodala.

"One of my tricks is rebounding!"

That's right, Jefferson and Perkins are both rebounders above the level, although due to speed and bounce and other reasons, Perkins' rebounding statistics are not eye-catching, but everyone knows that his card position and BOXOUT are the key to the team's backcourt rebounding.

But with Hunter's card position, as long as Chen Mu can shoot on the head of one of the opponent's two interior lines, and then use the mobility to go deep into the basket, there is a high probability of catching an offensive rebound and completing the second offense.

This is Chen Mu's killer feature!

For the time being, there are no killer-level offensive means, even the best mid-range shooting and back-to-back singles have a match, but rebounding does not need any hand support.

As long as he retains the enthusiasm and momentum to compete for rebounds, and uses the containment of rebounds, Chen Mu has the confidence to compete with any rebounder and catch the rebound!

The subsequent game, in the eyes of the players on both sides, was simply a full-court heads-up between Chen Mu and Pierce.

Although there was no matchup, both of them did their best to score points, Pierce kept using various offensive means to teach Iguodala to be a man, and Chen Mu continued to use mobility to compete with the opponent's two slow-paced insiders, grabbing rebounds like a tsunami and completing the offense.

This delicate balance of power was maintained for a long time, with little time left in the third quarter and a change in the coaches of both teams.

"Beep!"

As the referee's whistle blew, Pierce stumbled to the basket and hit the basket, which slammed into the far end of the basket and then fell into the frame.

"76ers No. 9, defensive foul! Fourth personal foul! ”

Worst!

The first thought that crossed the minds of all 76ers players was these two words. Chen Mu looked back at Iguodala, only to see that the latter was depressed, his facial features were crowded, and he couldn't stop complaining to the referee.

"Hey, hey."

NOT FAR AWAY, PIERCE PANTED AND WALKED TO THE FREE THROW LINE, LOOKED AT CHEN MU WITH BOTH EYES, CHEWED GUM AND SAID, "ONE-ON-ONE? It's really fun! (To be continued.) )