Chapter 138: He asked me to blow you up
At 44-38, the 76ers still held a six-point lead, and they called a timeout with the ball in hand.
The game has come to the second half of the second quarter.
The strong raid at the beginning of the first quarter, especially Chen Mu's unstoppable offensive performance, made the Warriors dumb and unable to say what they were suffering from.
Although Davis broke out strongly after that, leading the team to keep closing the score with a small lineup. But at the critical moment when the difference returned to 6 points, Miller, the old point guard of the 76ers, made a thief to the extreme, but the Warriors fell into the abyss again.
After that, the two teams tried their best to substitute, the 76ers' bench offensive firepower was not too strong, and the combination of Louis Williams and Willie Green in the backcourt was okay, and the creativity was slightly lacking.
Fortunately, with rookie Carney's three-point shot and the mid-range shooting contribution of veteran Joe Smith, who just got from the Iverson trade, the difference was not forced to close, but it was not continued to be pulled away.
On the Warriors' side, the lineup on the bench is more "small", Ellis, Azubuke, and Petrus are all young and energetic, and Matt Barnes, who has just switched to the Warriors from the 76ers, also played well in the face of his old master, and finally practiced a three-point shot that played a big role.
The four little men can change positions almost infinitely, and all of them are incredibly fast, and the inside line of Foyer is completely up to play soy sauce, but the good frame protection kung fu still adds the last layer of protection to the Golden State bandits.
If it weren't for Chen Mu's suggestion, Carney, who began to gradually find the feeling of professional competition, scored continuously, I am afraid that the score difference would have narrowed further.
At the end of the timeout, the coaches of both sides changed to the starting lineup, and although Nelson Sr. was reluctant in his heart, Ellis had played almost a quarter in a row and had to rest for a while.
"Troy, you ......"
Before going on the field, old Nelson looked at Mo Fei, who had no fighting spirit, hesitated for a long time, but still didn't say anything, just reached out and patted the other party's shoulder, and sighed: "Do your best." β
The game continued to start, and the starters, who had rested for most of the quarter, were all in good spirits and had expectations in their hearts.
"Chen, Troy is back."
As soon as he saw the opponent's lineup on the court, Miller, who rarely spoke, walked to Chen Mu's side and said: "It seems that old Nelson has no soldiers in his hands, and there is no better candidate for the big forward position." For the sake of attacking power, be prepared to abandon your defense for the rest of the game. β
"Remember what Davis said in the first verse?" Miller's calm eyes flickered, and he continued meaningfully: "Don't be choked to death by his words, since you have the opportunity to erupt, burst out the most brilliant flames!" β
"No problem~"
Chen Mu smiled when he heard this, nodded lightly to Miller, and turned around and ran towards the front.
"Resolute, decisive!"
Off the field, Cheeks was also full of confidence, cheering for the players loudly, and finally glanced at the VIP box intentionally or unintentionally, and raised his head defiantly, the meaning was very clear:
"Billikin, didn't you talk to me and ask me to encourage the team to mess around? I'm also a professional footballer, and I know better than anyone what the players on the pitch want most! β
In Cheeks' eyes, there was a rare fire, his teeth were gritted, his hands were wrapped around his chest, and his expression was resolute like a warrior.
"They are still sweating on the field, working hard every round, how can I, as the head coach, say such cruel words?!"
To win!
The 76ers are a team of ropes, whether it is the main players who are fighting on the court or the water cooler guardians waving towels off the court, everyone is unwilling to give up this season.
Be sure to win!
When the ball came to the frontcourt, Miller saw the fighting spirit in the hearts of the players, tried his best to calm his inner impulses, his brain quickly cooled down, and he observed everything calmly.
After continuous running to cover, Chen Mu smoothly came to the waist position, stretched out for the ball with one hand, and hugged back with the other hand, learning the appearance of those old balls on the inside, and stuck Mo Fei behind him.
Beat Murphy!
Chen Mu no longer had any distractions in his heart, received Miller's just right pass, arched hard, pushed Murphy, who was already like a walking corpse, staggered a few steps, and then suddenly turned around and began to attack the basket.
"Do you still want to deduct?!"
The clay man also has a three-point temper, although Murphy knows that he can't prevent Chen Mu, but seeing that this Chinese kid has to make inches, he actually wants to dunk on the top of his head as soon as he comes up, and a nameless fire starts, and he reaches out and pushes Chen Mu's waist fiercely.
This action is not hidden, the referee saw it at a glance, and just wanted to blow a malicious foul, but found that the Chinese boy who was pushed actually twisted his body, and his upper body continued to rise, without the slightest intention of stopping.
"Buckle in!!"
The basketball in Chen Mu's hand stretched forward, and the distance from the basket was only half a palm, but Murphy's push made his center of gravity unstable, although he could still go up a small space, but it was even more difficult to move forward.
No way! You can't just give up!
Chen Mu gritted his teeth and insisted, and when his body came to the highest point, he waved his right hand vigorously and threw the basketball out of the air.
In the exclamations of the fans and the whistle of the referee, Chen Mu failed to dunk directly, but the basketball in his hand flew to the basket accurately, just like Howard's superhuman dunk in the dunk contest, and smashed into the frame.
ββ¦β¦ Wow!!! β
The fans in the stadium were completely crazy, this goal was not only a dunk, but also a two-plus-one after being deliberately fouled!
As the two landed, the referee gave a penalty gesture, originally wanted to award a malicious foul, but seeing Chen Mu successfully score, he felt that this action didn't seem to be so big for a moment, and then looked at Murphy's stunned and depressed look, and there was a faint trace of compassion in his heart, and finally awarded an ordinary foul.
βANDONEοΌοΌοΌβ
"Roar!!
With the DJ shouting, Chen Mu roared angrily, the resentment in his heart was vented at one time, and his eyes unconsciously looked at the VIP box in the distance, and the fire burst out in his eyes, almost burning the entire venue.
"Tsk"
In the media seat, Ai Hei Gersner frowned, Erlang's legs shook impatiently, and the more he looked at Chen Mu on the field, the more unpleasant he became.
"What a ball!!"
Behind Gersner, intern Justin couldn't help but jump up from his seat and shout loudly, only to feel that the Chinese kid in front of him was simply the best embodiment of the basketball spirit.
"It's noisy, quiet!"
Jackner didn't look back, and lifted the drink back in his hand, which happened to be poured on Justin's body.
"Teacher, you ......!"
Justin was drenched in cold drinks, and just wanted to have a seizure, but finally forcibly held back his anger and reluctantly sat back in his seat, his eyes looking at the master who led him into the media circle, and the dissatisfaction in his heart continued to accumulate.
Gersner's splash caused several reporters nearby to hide, and all of them dared to be angry but did not dare to speak.
In terms of qualifications and status, Gersner can be regarded as the oldest journalist in the Philadelphia media circle who is still active on the front line. Although he is just an ordinary journalist, he has no power. But the media circle is like this, three points look at the position, seven points look at the qualifications, even if the leaders of other media come, they have to sell Jasner a face.
Decades of contacts and accumulation, Gersner can be said to have a lot of means in Philadelphia, if anyone provokes him upset, an investigation, a few manuscripts, can create a lot of public opinion whirlpool in an instant, so that the other party can't eat and walk around.
Knowing that Jasner had a strange temperament and did things mercilessly, the other young reporters in the media table didn't dare to say much, so they thought they were unlucky, and took out a tissue to wipe their clothes.
"Huh"
On the court, Chen Mujia hit a free throw, high-fived and celebrated with Iguodala, and went back to the defense.
The margin returned to 9 points.
The rest of the game became a remake of the second half of the first quarter, with Davis bursting out and constantly connecting the team with whimsical passes. The Warriors rode their horses galloping, hitting three-pointers one after another, and kept chasing the score.
But back on the defensive end, in the face of Chen Mu's strong singles, the Warriors had no choice.
"Huh"
After the mid-range triple threat, Chen Mu suddenly pulled up and hit the basketball, Chen Mu's hand became more and more hot, and the scoring shooter badge flashed non-stop, indicating that a new career high was about to be born.
The Warriors have not tried the bag clip, but Chen Mu's ball is too sharp, and every time the bag is about to take shape, the basketball will fly out like an eye and fall into the hands of an empty teammate. After that, whether it is a teammate who directly attacks the basket or passes another hand to create an opportunity, it can increase the score for the 76ers.
As for Troy Murphy, he also regained some of his senses, completely letting go of his defensive baggage and starting to play his bizarre shooting options on the offensive end. A mid-range shot was hit, and two points were scored under the basket, and the offensive touch was returning.
"Attack, attack!"
Miller controlled the ball and advanced, the halftime was about to end, the score was 60-53, and the 76ers had a 7-point advantage in hand, but Miller had no mercy and continued to make the ball for Chen Mu, allowing him to shine in the low post.
After receiving the pass, Chen Mu was a little tired, since he entered the NBA, he has never taken such a heavy scoring responsibility in a game. Almost every time he attacked, the ball would pass through his hands.
Chen Mu's previous highest score in a single game was 25 points against the Spurs. After that, although Chen Mu's offense has made a lot of progress, Chen Mu has never been able to break through the height of 25 points due to limited scoring means and gradually increasing defensive pressure.
Now, here's the opportunity.
"It's already 26 minutes......?!"
Aiming at the number displayed on the big screen after his back number, Chen Mu was also surprised, 26 points in the half? Wouldn't the whole audience be able to ......
Chen Mu naturally knew that it would never be possible, not to mention that the opponent's defense would increase in intensity and pertinence, and his physical strength would sooner or later slip to the freezing point. Unlike against the Spurs, when he scored 25 points with a mid-range shot, this time Chen Mu's score was a real hard resistance under the basket, and the physical strength consumed was incomparable.
"However, it shouldn't be a problem to get a 30 points!"
Chen Mu knew that at the beginning of the second half, the old Nelson would definitely sacrifice some weird tactics to limit himself, and it would probably be difficult to continue scoring at that time.
But with the strong outbreak in the first half, the opponent is very afraid of his every move, and in the second half, if you can use this to do more passing, mobilize the opponent's defensive center of gravity, and brush up on assists or something, it is also easy and pleasant.
"But until then......"
Leaning back hard, feeling that Murphy's defensive strength seemed to have picked up a bit, the corners of Chen Mu's mouth twitched, revealing a killer posture.
"I'm going to have to blow him up again!"
"Bang!"
Relying on the play again, Chen Mu tried his best to control the rhythm of the force, not letting Murphy catch the loophole and make offensive fouls, and pushed back step by step, and soon came to the basket.
Perhaps because he regained some feeling on the offensive end, Murphy's defense also began to improve, raising a cover with both hands, separating Chen Mu from the basket with a height advantage, and gritting his teeth and unwilling to let Chen Mu get the last two points of the half.
There was not much time left for the offense, Chen Mu made a fake move behind the frame, Murphy was unmoved, and the fans in the audience had begun to count down, so they could only let go helplessly.
Murphy made up his mind not to jump, but just stretched out his hand to interfere, leaving only one choice for Chen Mu.
"Step-back jumper!"
Controlling his already somewhat distorted body, Chen Mu struggled to jump back, his body made a very reluctant backward posture, and before he could jump sharply, he was about to land.
Hurriedly shot, the hand shape was a mess, and Chen Mu's shooting was unreliable at first glance. Murphy was also overjoyed, knowing that his defense had worked, forcing Chen Mu to use the offensive method that he was not good at.
I don't know if it's God's reward for hard work, or if the crazy flashing scoring shooter badge played a role, the ball actually slammed into the basket, and then reluctantly climbed in.
"Toot-"
The half-time whistle sounded, and the referee made two effective gestures after repeated confirmation, Chen Mu himself was still stunned, and his teammates had rushed forward in ecstasy and congratulated him.
"This ......!"
Murphy was completely dumbfounded, in terms of diligence, he was not under anyone, and Chen Mu's video did not know how many times he had seen it, he was very sure that the Chinese kid had no back-to-back skills, and he would not shoot backwards, as long as he was forced to use this move, the defense would be considered successful.
"This guy...... Is it luck? β
Looking at Chen Mu, who was also at a loss, Murphy seemed to have guessed something, but he was not sure.
"Chen."
Seeing Murphy's amazement and suspicion, Iguodala, who knew that Chen Mu was a shit luck, held back a smile, stretched out his hand and patted Chen Mu, and then pouted in the direction of Murphy.
"Oh, that makes sense......!"
Chen Mu instantly understood what Iguodala meant, coughed lightly, and then turned around with a fork, the surprise on his face and the joy of "getting cheap" were all retracted, and his nostrils turned to Murphy and said:
"Don't look at me like this, don't blame me for this~"
As he spoke, Chen Mu stretched out his finger and pointed at Davis, who was throwing the towel in anger, and continued with a smile: "He asked me to blow you up!" β
At the same time, a small hint appeared in front of Chen Mu's eyes, and the new reward was already waiting not far away. (To be continued.) )