Chapter 31: Violence and Grace Coexist (Recommend!) )

“…… Strike! Strike!!! ”

Wachovia Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

The 76ers' home game against the Rockets has come to the second half of the second quarter.

"Whoosh"

The 76ers' elf guard Iverson, like a phantom, flew up and down in the crowd, and the basketball was like a part of his body under his control, allowing his mind to move, making amazing dribbles again and again.

"I'm coming!"

The Rockets, who ranked sixth in the league in defensive efficiency that season, made defensive adjustments after Alstom's poor defense and was eaten several raw balls by Iverson, and was defended by outside ace Tracy McGrady.

Although he has a huge advantage in height, in terms of speed, Maddie, who has been more or less affected by some injuries, really does not have a good way to dribble at Iverson's super high speed.

Along the way, Iverson galloped like a lightning bolt on the field, Maddie kept chasing, making up for it with long arms and stride, but still needed teammates to help defend in order to limit Iverson's play somewhat.

COMING TO THE ROCKETS HALFCOURT, IVERSON SUDDENLY STOPPED, DRIBBLED THE BALL WITH HIS TRADEMARK CROSSOVER, AND GAVE WAY TO MADDY, WHO WAS CHASING HIM, AND THEN SUDDENLY KICKED HIS RIGHT FOOT ON THE FLOOR, LEANING HIS WHOLE BODY FORWARD.

"He's going to break through ......!"

This momentary action did not escape Maddy's eyes, who immediately changed his posture and continued to take half a step back, his hands spread, interfering with Iverson's vision and breakthrough options as much as possible.

However, Iverson's body, as if time had frozen, suddenly paused, then retracted his whole body, and then quickly broke out from the left side.

“HESITATION!”

Maddie screamed that something was wrong, and as she tried to adjust her body, she shouted for Alston on the other side to make up for it, but before they could get to Iverson, the latter had already turned into a lightning bolt and rushed through the narrow gap.

Quickly breaking through the Rockets' outside defense, Iverson stepped down, jumped high, held the ball with one hand, and looked like he was about to go to the basket.

"I'll make up for it!"

Inside, a somewhat heavy footsteps sounded, and the 7-foot-6-inch Yao Ming was like an iron tower, and one turned around and let go of the 76ers' center Steven Hunter, and turned to Iverson to make up for it.

"Chinese boy, don't think about catching the ball!"

On the other side, Zhu Wan Howard stuck to Chen Mu beside him, did not take half a step, and one hand still slightly pulled his jersey behind Chen Mu's back, which somewhat affected some of Chen Mu's movements.

"It's really strict enough to ......!"

Chen Mu smiled slightly, although he was a little unhappy to be controlled, but the strict defense of the Rocket Team proved that Chen Mu's role on the court was also increasing.

"Now, I'm also an offensive force that the other party can't ignore......!"

Chen Mu thought so in his heart, and suddenly became more energetic, suddenly stepped on his feet, and the whole person pulled outside, and then ran around the bottom line to the other side of the basket.

"Uh-huh......?!"

After all, Zhu Wan Howard is too old, and his pace really can't keep up, and Chen Mu's speed is not bad in the inner line, which makes Howard helpless, so he can only try his best to catch up.

On the other side, Iverson's body has come to mid-air, facing Yao Ming's supplemental defense, the former MVP did not hesitate, a back pass, and on the side of his body, he passed the basketball to the unmarked Hunter under the basket.

“…… Oh?! ”

Hunter was stunned for a moment when he received the ball, and then reacted, and hurriedly jumped up to dunk, but Zhu Wan Howard, who was chasing Chen Mu, was already in place, and reached out with a knife to cut off the basketball in Hunter's hand.

“DAMN……!”

Hunter cursed, and the basketball slipped out of his hand and fell behind him, hitting the ground with a bang, and it looked like it was about to fall off the bottom line.

However, a hand suddenly appeared, stretched out from behind Hunter, grabbed the basketball steadily, and then retracted it to his side.

"It's a Chinese boy! The Chinese kid catches the ball! Opportunity for the middle distance! He's ready to shoot again hahaha! ”

As soon as the commentators on the sidelines saw the back number of the receiver, they immediately shouted excitedly. In the previous game, Chen Mu played about one quarter of the game after he came on the court, and he had made four shots, all of which were mid-range shots, and ......

All hits!

"Good chance!"

Chen Mu pocketed from the bottom line, happened to see the basketball in Hunter's hand being cut, and fished it back to his side without hesitation, and then adjusted his posture, stood in the position of the half-volley outside the three-second zone, jumped lightly, and shot a shot.

The basketball flew in the air, all the fans held their breath and were nervous, and if this shot hit, the 76ers would take the lead for the first time after the opening game!

“…… Swish! ”

“…… Oh, my God! Hit again!! ”

With this mid-range shot, the entire arena exploded again, and everyone was chanting as hard as they could. On the commentary bench, the older commentator was also very excited, with an expression of "happiness came too suddenly", laughing while announcing the score to the audience.

"Well done! Chinese Brat !! ”

On the 76ers bench, the players and coaches also high-fived each other, and the towels were waved, and everyone was very happy.

From the beginning of the game to the present, the 76ers' defense has always been unable to solve the two points of Yao Ming and Maddy, and the offensive end has only relied on Iverson to score points, resulting in the score has been suppressed by the Rockets.

However, Chen Mu's appearance not only solved the problem of rebounding, but also brought extremely accurate shots. In just ten minutes, all five mid-distance shots were hit, Chen Mu's performance greatly encouraged the team, and overtook the score in one fell swoop!

"Hmmm......"

Coach Cheeks also nodded slightly, there is a big man on the field who can shoot, which will bring great benefits to the enrichment of tactics. In the previous 76ers lineup, Webb was the only one who really met this requirement. So when Webb is not in good shape, the team's offense will be sluggish, and Iverson will play alone.

And the appearance of Chen Mu made it easy for Cheeks to put on two lineups with attack power:

First, the combination of Iverson and Webb, two good mid-range shooters, and two point-of-the-ball centers inside and outside can make the team's offense run smoothly.

Second, Iverson and Chen Mu are also two good mid-range shooters, but compared with Weber, Chen Mu has more impact and better rebounding, which will bring vitality and passion to the team.

And this second lineup is naturally the most suitable for a team like the Rockets, which focuses on attacking in the half-court position.

"Smack"

In the middle of his thoughts, on the court, Chen Mu grabbed another defensive rebound, and after the standard tentative step opened up the space, Chen Mu made a long pass and sent the basketball to the frontcourt.

"Rely on ......! Chinese boy, do you want to run me to death......?! ”

Seeing this long pass thrown out by Chen Mu, Iverson frowned instantly, and hurriedly began to accelerate with all his might, using up the fastest speed, before finally catching up with the basketball, reaching out before the ball went out of the bottom line, and saved the ball in a thrilling way.

"Huh...... I'm sorry~"

Chen Mu also knew that his pass was outrageous, and shook his head embarrassedly, but he was not idle at his feet, and at the moment when Iverson grabbed the basketball, he had already run into the three-point line of the Rocket's half.

Behind Iverson, the sound of familiar footsteps sounded, Maddie had already chased after him, missed several attacks in a row, and in turn was constantly hit by Chen Mu and Iverson on the defensive end, Maddie had a trace of fire in his heart, saying that he couldn't let Iverson score easily.

"I'm going to be forced to die like this!"

Iverson controlled the basketball with ease, but in order to save the ball, he was already on the edge of the baseline and had almost no offensive angles, so he could only find a way to go around and re-attack.

"Hmm...... Although the Chinese kid has given us a lot of surprises, we have to admit that his skills do have a lot to be imperfect. The commentator frowned and said: "For example, this long pass just now, if it is Weber, it must be delivered to Allen with great accuracy, and a fast break score can be completed." ”

"And the Chinese kid's pass is ridiculously powerful, if it weren't for the speed of the 'answer' enough, the ball would have been out of bounds. Although it is not easy to save it now, the opportunity to attack quickly has been wasted, and you can only play the position again...... Well? Wait a minute......! ”

"Get out of the way ......!"

Just when the commentator was talking about Chen Mu's wrongness, Chen Mu had successfully gotten rid of the slow-paced Howard, came to the Rockets' half-court free throw line, and stretched out his hands while continuing to run to the basket.

“…… Oh? ”

Iverson, who was dribbling near the baseline to get rid of Maddie's defense, naturally noticed this, and with a glance, he saw that Chen Mu's eyes were almost bursting with flames, and he couldn't help but smile slightly, and said to himself: "The reaction is quite fast~"

Although Maddie's defense is quite tight, after all, he is too tall to press his center of gravity to the lowest point. And Iverson took advantage of this, and suddenly sent his right hand under his crotch, and the basketball passed through the crotch of him and Maddie like an elf, and a long-distance ground pass sent the basketball to Chen Mu, who was rushing, with great accuracy.

"It's a beautiful ......!"

Chen Mu caught the basketball with both hands steadily, and the footsteps of the Rockets players behind him had slowed down, and Chen Mu knew that the Rockets players had given up this defense.

The opportunity to perform ......!

Chen Mu stepped down, stepped on the free throw line, and then flew up with all his strength.

“…… Ahh!!hhhh ”

Chen Mu roared angrily, the basketball turned into an orange flame in his hand, and the whole person flew horizontally, as if he had escaped gravity, and flew towards the basket.

“BOOM!!!”

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(Chen Mu floated leisurely when he heard this: I don't call the names of other book friends, because some words can't be typed, you are illiterate~)