Chapter 211: Waiting for You to Come Back
0.3 seconds.
That's the time left until the Philadelphia 76ers play the Denver Nuggets at home.
In NBA history, it's not uncommon to see a one-second or less one-second kill, such as the two kills that the Trail Blazers completed against the Rockets at different times, and the desperate fights of two natural assassins, Brandon Roy and Lillard, one was 0.8 seconds and the other was 0.9 seconds.
Another example is Howard's aerial dunk against the Spurs, and when the Magic sent the sideline ball, the clock was only 0.8 seconds left.
And what if the time is limited to 0.5 seconds?
The most famous, naturally, is Fisher, who renewed the life of the Lakers' ultra-luxury F4 combination and completely took away the Spurs' hope of winning consecutive championships, and the Spurs returned home with a seemingly random throw into the frame in 0.4 seconds.
And 0.4 seconds is also considered by many people to be the reaction limit time for human beings to shoot after receiving the ball, and it is impossible to complete it no matter how little it is.
However, due to the particularity of basketball, scoring a goal does not necessarily require a complete shooting action, so there are naturally many more amazing ultra-short time stunner performances in history.
Carter and Contney Lee's 0.3-second air-to-time shoot-up with the Magic, Westbrook and Nick Collison with the 0.1-second shootout for two consecutive years, Stevenson's meaningful 0.1-second shootout for the Heat, and of course, the grandfather of the 0.1-second limit kill, David Lee, who was still a pair of machines in the Big Apple at the time, made a 2-plus-time shoot, which was also called the "33rd Street Miracle" by the Daily Sports News at the time.
Coincidentally, this time David Lee's 33rd Street Miracle was completed in Chen Mu's current era, on December 21, 2006, shortly after the end of the current race.
With 0.3 seconds left on the game time, it looks like Denver has no chance left as long as Chen Mu makes two free throws. With a two-point lead, Philadelphia will win at home.
But everyone knows that 0.3 seconds is still enough for Denver to initiate an air connection.
In the Denver team, Anthony, JR, Martin, Camby and others all have the ability to receive air passes and attack directly, although Iverson has been considered to play too "alone" all year round, but no one dares to underestimate his passing skills.
If Chen Mu hits both free throws, Denver will definitely call a timeout right away and see if there is a chance to complete the miracle.
Chen Mu, how to choose?
"Hold your breath!"
Chen Mu scored the first goal from the penalty kick. The audience applauded thunderously, the wonderful choice made by this amazing Chinese kid at the last second was enough to shock people, no matter what the outcome of the game, Chen Mu is bound to become the focus of today's and even this week's NBA news.
But if Chen Mu can complete the free throw in the real sense, the significance of this move will be even higher.
You must know that Chen Mu once completed a slam dunk against the Detroit Pistons last season, and now he is in the second season of his career. If he can contribute another stunner, Chen Mu's performance at a critical moment will sooner or later become the focus of discussion among fans.
In the world's highest basketball hall, under the gaze of fans all over the world. At the critical moment when the fate of his team is hanging by a thread, he completes a beautiful lore performance, I believe this is the most beautiful dream in the hearts of all basketball lovers, and Chen Mu is no exception.
Now. The opportunity to make your dreams come true is just around the corner.
"Be sure to hold your breath ......!"
Chen Mu constantly warned himself to be cautious and not to look at everything on the court. Instead of listening to the sound that rang in his ears from time to time, he poured his whole body into the small basketball in his hand and exhaled a long breath.
0.3 seconds, if he hits a free throw, Denver still has a chance to make an equalizer, or even a counter-lore move, and his free throw shooting rate is actually only about 60%, how can we ensure that the fruits of victory are not picked?
In Chen Mu's heart, he had a plan.
"Beep"
The referee blew the whistle and signaled that Chen Mu could start the second free throw, and the score was 124-123, giving the Philadelphia 76ers a one-point lead.
At this moment, all 76ers fans around the world are praying, praying that Chen Mu can successfully complete the second free throw and add another point to the team.
And Nuggets fans are also praying, but what they pray is that after Chen Mu completes his free throws, the Nuggets can make a delicate cooperation and complete a miraculous whistle-blowing goal.
Cheeks was praying, although Chen Mu's choice was far beyond his expectations, and it definitely deserved the treatment of a "Philadelphia hero", but ......
The instructions I made before were for the players to complete the whistle kill, and we couldn't leave the opponent a chance to come back to life. Now there is 0.3 seconds left, it is indeed very short, it is almost impossible for Denver to complete the turnaround, but after all, there are still 0.3 seconds, basketball is round, NBA is the place where miracles happen, no matter how slim hope is, it is also hope, as long as it is hope, there is a possibility of it coming true.
"Chen, it would be nice if you knew 'that way'......!"
Cheeks regretted a little at this point, regretting that he had not anticipated the current situation during the pause, so he had not been able to give the most appropriate hints.
In fact, in this situation, there is a way to ensure that the team wins almost 100%.
And this method, perhaps many fans and book friends have already guessed it.
"Bang, bang, bang"
After dribbling the ball a few times to find the feel, Chen Mu slowly lifted the ball, and the eyes of the whole world were attracted by this small leather ball at this moment, and everyone wanted to know who the goddess of fate would finally show that mysterious smile.
Sell.
The basketball shot, it starts spinning in the air, Denver baskets, and the players start to kick in, ready to fight for the best position. Even if there is a rebound, it is too difficult to call a timeout immediately after grabbing a rebound with 0.3 seconds. But grabbing rebounds when the opponent makes free throws has become the instinct of the players, and at this time, they seem to be pulled by a silk thread called fate and automatically make a move.
At the moment of the basketball shot, a smile appeared on Chen Mu's face.
"Win."
Just when this word appeared in Chen Mu's mind, the basketball had already come to the basket, did not enter the frame, and did not score. Instead, it seemed to be deliberately smashed directly into the connection of the back frame, and then bounced high.
“……!!!!”
This scene made all the Denver players stunned, and then a strong sense of frustration arose.
The Chinese kid has always been the Asian genius who is bold and careful and has a deep understanding of basketball.
This is exactly the best option for Philadelphia to ensure victory.
"Toot!"
As the basketball flew into the air, the players under the basket were still mechanically scrambling for the basketball, and the final whistle had sounded.
The moment the basketball hit the basket, it began to go off the table, and Chen Mu's free throw deliberately missed and smashed into the back frame. The basketball flies, and 0.3 seconds are fleeting.
The long game is over.
“…… Old!!! ”
Not far away, Iguodala and the others were already rushing madly, and the last tight string in Chen Mu's heart finally loosened, and his whole body was weak, and he almost sat down on the ground.
So far in his career, or from the beginning of his contact with basketball until now, Chen Mu has never felt like this:
this game. It was the longest game he'd ever had in his life.
The opening light-speed counterattack took the lead, and then the Nuggets counterattacked to regain the advantage, and then the two teams continued to compete inside and outside. The battle of wits and courage of the coaches of both sides, the meat grinder fight of the idiot under the basket VS the idiot, the "dog walking" strategy of the whim, and the bench where their own side began to rout. The recovery of the opponent's trump card, the determination of Korver, and the comings and goings of you at critical moments.
Until the last one of the lore.
When the game is over. When the score is finally frozen, when the Nuggets players almost desperately grab the basket, they generally throw the ball to the opponent's basket, and when the referee keeps waving his hand to signal that even the goal is invalid.
The tiredness of Chen Mu's body, which was covered by fighting spirit and unyielding, finally climbed up to his limbs, making him unable to support him, and he fell directly to the ground.
With a double 20 performance of 22 points and 21 rebounds, the iconic 6 assists and 3 blocks, Chen Mu gave everything he had, burned himself in such a seemingly unimportant regular season, and fought to the end with the Denver Nuggets, and finally led the team to victory.
"Chen! Old! Old! Old! ”
In the Vacovia Center Arena, the fans were reluctant to leave for a long time, and they couldn't stop shouting to cheer for the home team's hard-won victory.
In the crowd, I don't know who shouted a word "dominate", this slogan instantly burned all over the stadium, and all the fans began to chant this word, and the direction pointed by both hands was naturally Chen Mu, who had been surrounded by his teammates and couldn't see anyone at all.
“DOMINATE! DOMINATE! DOMINATE! DOMINATE! ”
Domination, in the eyes of Philadelphia fans, their Chinese kid, the magical Chinese kid, the Chinese kid who can always turn things around, has been dominating the game since the beginning.
The carnival lasted for a long time, and Chen Mu himself didn't know how he finally stood up from the encirclement of his teammates and waved to the fans, let alone how he finally returned to the sidelines and hugged Cheeks affectionately, and even when the Denver players left the court, Chen Mu had no impression at all.
“DOMINATE! DOMINATE! DOMINATE! DOMINATE! ”
The shouts of domination continue, Chen Mu has truly become the new hero of Philadelphia, and fans know that their expectations may be a little far away, but as long as the Chinese kid is still there, there will always be a day when it will be realized.
He almost sat down in his chair and rested for a long time, and it wasn't until Kowall, who played well, finished the courtside interview with T-N-T that Chen Mu finally stood up and prepared to leave the court.
At this time, that figure appeared in Chen Mu's field of vision.
"Aaron."
A brief greeting, a cynical smile was still the same, but in those incomparably clear eyes, Chen Mu seemed to see a trace of the blade called "years", and the deep traces carved by it.
"It was a great fight."
Iverson came to Chen Mu's side in a few steps, stretched out a fist and raised it in the air, the expression on his face was very complicated, including unwillingness, reluctance, relief, and indifference.
"Giving Philadelphia to you is really the right decision for me."
As soon as Iverson's voice fell, Chen Mu's nose was sour for no reason, and all kinds of memories of the past kept coming up, especially the last meeting, Iverson on the TV screen looked haggard, and took all the responsibilities on himself word by word, giving Chen Mu a chance to breathe, and giving Chen Mu a bright future.
And he himself left Denver, tearfully leaving the city for which he had fought for ten years.
"Bang"
Chen Mu didn't speak, and Iverson lightly punched, everything reappeared as before, the two of them, the camera lens was focused on this boxing shooting, the picture was quickly spread to the world, causing many Iverson diehard fans to cry.
This is the legacy of Philadelphia basketball, the continuation of the indomitable fighting spirit, the end of a history, and the beginning of a new history.
"Okay, three years."
The two looked at each other reluctantly for a long time, and just as Iverson smiled with relief and was about to turn around and leave, Chen Mu spoke:
"In three years, I will win the MVP."
"I believe in you."
Iverson turned sideways and glanced at Chen Mu, still smiling cynically, but Chen Mu saw that there was actually a trace of tears flashing in the eyes of this little man God of War.
"Don't sensationalize, I can't stand this."
Iverson smiled, waved his hand, and stepped away.
Just when he was about to walk into the player's tunnel, Chen Mu's last sentence still made him stunned in place, and tears burst out of his eyes instantly.
"Wait until you get back."
Chen Mu still stood in place, and said with a solemn expression:
"I'm here, waiting for you to come back." (To be continued......)