In January 2008, after the Philadelphia 76ers vs. New Orleans Hornets Big Data Night game, nearly a month later, the whole league and the world were still talking about the game.

Although the game ended with the 76ers winning at home, the trend of the two teams after that still tells everyone that the result of a regular season game does not represent anything.

After a brief period of pain, the Hornets regrouped and continued to soar, heading straight to 50 wins, following the Lakers and Suns in the West to finish third in the West.

The Philadelphia 76ers, on the other hand, are still teetering on the edge of the playoffs, although they are better off than the playoff roster at the end of last season, but they are also hovering around sixth and seventh in the East.

Chen Mu's performance was eye-catching, and he undoubtedly won the Player of the Week of the week, but then his state fluctuated slightly, and in the January Player of the Month competition, Chen Mu was finally compared to LeBron James, who had terrifying statistics.

The little emperor averaged 32 points, 9 rebounds and 8 assists per game in January, and the statistics were comprehensive and gorgeous, leading the Cavaliers to continue to advance to home-court advantage in the playoffs. On the Western side, Yao Ming became the best player of the month, suppressing Howard, who averaged 19 points and 14 rebounds per game in January, and Yao Ming, who scored 25 points and 11.6 rebounds per game, became the No. 1 center in the West.

The rankings of the East and West have not changed much, and on the eastern side, the Celtics dominate the season, with more than half of the season and no more than 10 games lost, and many fans are discussing whether the Celtics can win 72 wins, comparable to the most terrible team in history - the Chicago Bulls of Master Joe.

And some leftovers about the Celtics Big Three deal have also been hyped up by the media again, and a taxi driver has come forward and said that when the Celtics trade happened, he happened to have NBA commissioner David Stern in his car. Regardless of why a person as powerful as Stern would take a taxi, the driver's story is still hilarious.

"The radio in my car was playing sports news. The media reported that the Celtics had taken Garnett again, forming a big three. My first instinct was to look up in the rearview mirror to see Stern's expression. ”

The taxi driver was invited to a talk show in the sports media, describing the day's situation in vivid colors.

David's face was neither excited nor unhappy, as he usually was, he seemed calmer. As the NBA commissioner, he should have known about the existence of this deal for a long time, so it is normal to hear the news and have no reaction. Then I asked him, "

"Mr. Stern, do you think Celtic can win 80 games this season?"

The story is widely circulated. There were even media reporters who interviewed Stern and asked about the truth of the story. David Stern put on that typical Jewish businessman poker face, the corners of his mouth twitched, and he shook his head slightly:

"I don't remember exactly."

I don't remember exactly.

Everyone knew that Stern didn't know how to answer this question appropriately, so he said something casually to prevaricate. And what has not been completely denied, this little story about the taxi driver and the president of the alliance has also spread far and wide, and has become one of the hot topics after dinner.

Throughout January, the league was crazy about Chen Mu and Paul's staggering stats. Although a few days later, when the Phoenix Suns played against the Washington Wizards, Howard also played a double 20 performance, narrowing the distance between himself and Chen Mu on the rebounding list slightly. But most people agree. This season's rebounding champion will be won by the Chinese boy again.

"The Chinese Kid and His Rebounding Kung Fu: An Era?"

The Philadelphia City Newspaper used the game as a microcosm to plan an entire page of special coverage, from the perspective of reporter Justin on the team. Following the training, games, and life scenes of the Philadelphia 76ers, he comprehensively describes the shock that Chen Mu's rebounding kung fu brought to all players.

Even the NBA has officially released a short and concise documentary, with a total duration of no more than 20 minutes. Through the highlights of the game, the madness of the commentators, the shouting of the DJ, the madness of the Wachovia Center Arena, and the evaluation of Chen Mu's performance by all the rebounding masters in the league, a picture of Chen Mu's crazy rebounding and scrambling kung fu was formed.

"One day, my name will be engraved on all the league's rebounding lists."

Chen Muzheng's domineering sentence became the conclusion of this short documentary. It is the hottest oath of all fans including the sawdust base camp.

As for the back of this sentence, Chen Mu laughed, his expression changed, and he said loudly: "I'm joking, joking, hahahaha, I won't cut it in, right?" It was ruthlessly cut out by the NBA official.

Propaganda, you know.

Time flies, on February 17, 2008, the NBA All-Star Weekend was held in New Orleans, and in the retro music with a strong jazz flavor, Chen Mu was selected into the All-Star team as the starting power forward in the East and the second All-Star vote after Yao Ming this season. He played 27 minutes in the main game, scoring an economical double-double of 11 points and 11 rebounds, as well as dishing out four assists and two blocks.

With Chen Mu's shocking rebounding performance in the regular season and the bonus of the All-Star Weekend, the sales of DESIREONE sneakers are becoming more and more popular. Different colors, different versions, low-top, high-top, home, away, golden, retro, etc., etc., continue to be introduced, NIKE has made a lot of money, and Chen Mu has also received a lot of benefits.

NIKE FLEW TO PHILADELPHIA AGAIN AFTER ALL-STAR WEEKEND TO MEET WITH CHEN MU AND AGENT DUFFY TO DISCUSS SOME DETAILS OF THE LAUNCH OF THE DESIREII AFTER THE SEASON.

In addition to the details of the contract, which were completely left to Duffy, NIKE also followed a whole sneaker design team with the negotiation team, and had in-depth exchanges with Chen Mu in terms of color matching, wearing experience, technology selection, etc.

"Chen, congratulations ......"

The shy designer Joanna, because of the success of the DESIRE series, has successfully gained a foothold in the NIKE headquarters, her face is still freckled, and she will still blush and bow her head after seeing Chen Mu. But Joanna already has more confidence in her designs and work.

"Congratulations too." Chen Mu responded with a smile, and Joanna's pretty face pressed even lower.

"Let's work together in the future." Joanna replied.

"We're already cooperating." Chen Mu nodded.

The madness about Chen Mu lasted until the end of All-Star Weekend.

On February 19, 2008, the Philadelphia 76ers lost to the powerful Lakers again at home. Kobe, in particular, is almost inexplicable.

For most of the game, Chen Mu and his interior partners carried out a crazy impact on the Lakers' interior line, and they did not suffer in terms of data and field. It's a pity that at the last moment, when the scores of the two sides were anxious. Bryant stepped up once again and became the Lakers' savior.

HIT A FLOATING SHOT ABOVE IGUODALA'S HEAD, FORCED A LAYUP WITH TWO PLUS ONE UNDER THE BAG OF Lowry and Iguodala, and after the rotation, he faced Korver's unreasonable long-range three-pointer, shook the outside line and rushed into the interior, scoring on a fingerroll above Chen Mu and Dareham Porter......

Bryant's crazy scoring was unstoppable, and the game ended with 38 points amid the disgruntled boos of the fans at the Wachovia Center Arena. stepped forward to shake hands with Chen Mu, with a hint of a smile on the corner of his mouth.

"I still have three to five years left in my time, and your time is an era."

Kobe Bryant said in Chen Mu's ear.

"Good luck." Chen Mu did not lose his demeanor and nodded slightly to Kobe.

If. Just if.

If he really went to the Lakers and formed a super combination with Kobe, what would happen now?

This season, Kobe Bryant and his Lakers can beat the Suns if they can. Basically, it's certain that they will meet the Celtics in the Finals. In the original timeline, the Celtics defeated the Lakers and contributed a history-making super comeback.

If Gasol is replaced by himself. The result?

This thought just flashed in Chen Mu's mind, and the shouts of Iguodala behind him called him back to reality, and when he looked up, his teammates were waving his hands and calling him to go to the locker room for training, Chen Mu nodded with a smile and quickly followed.

"It's not going to be easy."

Back in the locker room, Cheeks rarely did not express dissatisfaction with the players' losses, but looked at the schedule in his hand and sighed, shook his head: "Until mid-March, the opponents are basically playoff-level teams, and if we survive this period, our ranking can be more stable." ”

The players also looked at the schedule distributed by the assistant coaches, and the next opponents: Spurs, Mavericks, Raptors, Pistons, Bucks, Nets, Cavaliers, Heat, Hawks, Wizards, Timberwolves, Nuggets, Rockets......

"Well, it's almost time to shoot rockets."

Chen Mu muttered that the game time was almost a month later, on March 18, the 76ers challenged the Rockets away.

"Hah, what's wrong? Want to see a little excited fellow? Iguodala asked with a smile.

"No, it's just ......" Chen Mu shook his head and said, "The rocket is very strong." ”

"The rocket is strong?" Lowry blinked his eyes and stepped forward and asked, "Now that we are eighth in the West, our strength is on the same level as ours, right?" ”

"No, uh, I mean, yes." Chen Mu didn't know what he was going to say, so he straightened out his thoughts and continued: "It's true that they are not as powerful as the Lakers and the Suns and Celtics in terms of absolute strength, but they are in good shape during this time. ”

"Chen is right." Cheeks nodded: "The Rockets won today, just got nine straight wins, and took out James, who had a triple-double." ”

"Nine wins in a row......"

Chen Mu's eyes were suddenly foggy, and memories of another "past" rushed to his heart, grabbing the schedule, but his eyes had lost focus.

Nine wins in a row is just the beginning......! (To be continued......)

PS: There's one more big game in the regular season, and after that, it's the playoffs!

Before that, there are changes off the court, and the future of Philadelphia will become clearer......