Chapter 19: The Decisive Moment

On the court, Dio grabbed the defensive rebound, and Odom did not hesitate and immediately stepped forward to press the defense, making it impossible for Dio to send the ball out at the first time.

But unlike Chen Mu's previous embarrassment, Dio was very calm, and in the face of Odom's oppressive defense, Dio bowed slightly and took a tentative step forward.

Odom didn't want to be fouled at the back, so he hurriedly stepped back half a step. And this is this moment that Dior was waiting for.

"Bang Bang Bang"

Taking advantage of the moment when Odom pulled away half of his body, Dio suddenly retracted his body, began to bow down and dribble, and took a big step from Odom's side, seeing that he was about to rush out of Odom's defensive range.

"Don't think about it!"

Odom immediately adjusted his pace, biting Dio's pace and always following closely in front of Dio.

In terms of speed, the two are comparable, Odom is even better, and the Dio ball is not smooth, but this little defensive adjustment is enough for Dio to make the next move.

"Whoosh"

Just when Odom was about to intercept Dior's breakthrough, the latter sent a one-handed and horizontal pass, and Steve Nash, who was not far away, was already in place, easily received the basketball and began to dribble.

"Hoo ......"

Odom sighed secretly, knowing that Dio was not as easy to deal with as Chen Mu, so he didn't continue to entangle, and turned back to defend.

"Chen, do you see that?"

Chen Muzheng watched Dior's every move intently, and in his ears, D'Antoni's words rang out: "Odom's footsteps and arm span are amazing, and in terms of technique, he is also an All-Star level player." If you get a rebound and you only have one passing option, he can easily judge it and make a steal or a block. ”

"It's the same on the offensive end, when Odom knows you're going to grab a rebound and there's only one rebound on the court, isn't it easy for him to defend you......?"

“……!”

D'Antoni analyzed very carefully, Chen Mu suddenly realized something, slapped his thigh and said, "Coach, what do you mean...... Do you want me to make a triple threat move to force Odom to back and then handle the ball? ”

The so-called triple threat is the most basic ball-holding action in basketball, the ball-holding player puts the basketball near the waist, and then can follow up with the dribbling, passing, and shooting three actions, so that the defender can not judge, in order to achieve the basic technique of completing the offensive purpose.

In the backcourt, although it is basically impossible to shoot, Dio made room by tentative steps the moment he grabbed the rebound, and then made three threats, and then had two options: dribbling and passing.

At this time, Odom will have to play a targeted defense, and it will be very difficult. The reality was that Dior drew Odom's attention by dribbling, then found an open spot to pass the ball to Nash to complete the handover.

"Yes, it's not."

Facing Chen Mu's question, D'Antoni shook his head slightly and said: "Your dribbling and shooting skills are very lacking, Odom knows this very well, and it doesn't make much sense for you to do triple threat moves." ”

Chen Mu frowned and asked, "Then ...... you mean?" ”

“USEYOURBRAIN。” D'Antoni said: "Every time you handle the ball, you have to think before you act. Don't let your opponents see through ......! ”

Don't let your opponent see through it easily.

This sentence from the famous coach D'Antoni has become another milestone in Chen Mu's basketball journey from this moment, echoing in his mind all the time, and has had a great impact on his future basketball philosophy.

And this influence will gradually be revealed on the career road in the near future, and it will become the key to Chen Mu's dominance in the basketball world.

Chen Mumao paused, recalling his experience of traveling to the present, because of such a good figure, Chen Mu's concept of "planning and then acting" on the original timeline was gradually abandoned by himself.

Since coming to this timeline, Chen Mu has been playing with his physical instinct, and every action is extremely simple, and it is naturally easy to be seen through.

And the far-sighted Phil Jackson also aimed at this and sent Odom to firmly control Chen Mu in the palm of his hand.

"Smack!"

Chen Mu slapped his thigh again, his eyes flashed with a different kind of brilliance, and he nodded: "Coach, I think I understand ......!" ”

"Good." D'Antoni was very satisfied with this rookie's comprehension, and smiled: "Then get ready to play!" And ......"

As he spoke, Chen Mu's hand on his thigh was gently pushed away by his other hand.

"You shot my thigh......"

“……”

With Nash and Dio on the field, the game quickly stabilized. The two sides went back and forth, playing high-quality offensive and defensive performances. The coaches of both sides also gradually changed the starting lineup, and in the second half of the second quarter of the game, Chen Mu did not play again.

A high-level basketball game always gives people the illusion that time flies quickly. Chen Mu carefully watched the way Dior handled the ball every time off the field, and benefited a lot. In addition to Dio, Odom's all-round ability and rebounding sense also inspired Chen Mu a lot.

“LAKERS! LAKERS! LAKERS! ”

Amid the cheers of the crowd, the game came to the second half of the fourth quarter.

"Chen."

After waiting for a long time, Chen Mu finally waited for D'Antoni's call again, and immediately jumped up from the bench and responded loudly: "In!" ”

"Go and replace Tim." D'Antoni said with a stern expression: "It's time to enter the decisive moment......!" ”

“…… Be! ”

Chen Mu was excited in his heart, stepped into the court with his head held high, handed over to Tim Thomas, and threw himself into the game.

With 3:55 left in the fourth quarter, the score was 89-91 and the Suns trailed.

The unique sound of basketball continued to echo in the arena, and the Lakers' home game against the Suns came to a critical moment.

"Nash shoots a 3-pointer into the net from distance!"

"Kobe Bryant immediately returned the color and hit a difficult step-back jumper!"

“WOW~! Dior's pass was very subtle, Marion scored with a dunk in the air relay!! ”

On the commentary bench, Kenny Smith and Barkley were also excited, the superstars of both sides came and went, and the game went very smoothly, so that these two former professional players also had some itchy skills, and they couldn't wait to play and fight with their juniors.

"Rebounds are my ......!"

Chen Mu jumped high, pocketed the rebound, and looked up to see that Odom was indeed pressing.

"Chinese boy, do you want to be robbed by me again?"

Odom's eyes flashed with a different kind of arrogance, and he began to spew trash talk at Chen Mu.

"Do you think I'm going to be fooled......?"

Chen Mu was also not to be outdone, the previous tension and embarrassment were swept away, replaced by a confident smile, and a tentative step down, forcing Odom back half a step.

"Chen!"

Behind Chen Mu, Nash's galloping footsteps had already sounded, Chen Mu didn't look at it, he threw it back lightly, and then easily bypassed Odom's defense, running empty-handed to the frontcourt.

“…… YO~”

Odom was stunned for a moment, then reacted, looked at Chen Mu's back, shook his head slightly, and said, "This kid ...... Suddenly reborn......! ”

"The Suns missed the shot, but it's a pity...... Huh?! Chinese kid! The Chinese kid grabbed the rebound in the front court! ”

After the Suns scored on the second offense, Kobe Bryant immediately returned the color, Odom made a long pass, and Kobe Bryant broke through the wing and scored a layup! It's the most terrifying scoring machine in the league! ”

"The Suns made a pass error and the Lakers countered and missed the shot...... It's the Chinese kid's rebound again! ”

Nash slid out of the basket with a low-handed layup, and the Chinese kid grabbed another frontcourt rebound! HOHO~! The Chinese kid is already super god!! ”

In the shouting of the commentators, Chen Mu reaped the rebounds one after another, and with the experience of the last time, Chen Mu was extremely careful in moving at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends.

At this time, he noticed that Odom didn't have the slightest intention of grabbing rebounds on the defensive end before, but stared at his own movements and tried his best to interfere with his ability to grab the board. Even if Chen Mu grabbed the rebound, Odom and Kobe Bryant would wrap up the ball as soon as possible and cut the ball off.

Now, Chen Mu's actions are more cautious, the ball is more decisive, no longer moving to dangerous corners, always maintaining the speed of his feet, and using his mobility to maneuver with Odom.

Although the price was that there were a few frontcourt rebounds that could have been grabbed but could have been caught, Chen Mu did not make any more mistakes.

On the other side, Kobe Bryant, the star of the Lakers, picked up the offensive banner by himself, scoring points again and again, as if he was picking up something. The Suns' good defender Ragabel had nothing to do with Kobe Bryant, and could only watch Kobe score on his head with jumpers again and again.

In the tug-of-war, the match finally came to an end.

With 18 seconds left, the Suns are leading by one point at 101-100 on the road, and it is Bryant who is currently holding the ball. Looks like he's going to spend the last second and then try to kill! ”

In the midst of Kenny Smith's incendiary words, the emotions of fans across the United States were mobilized, and everyone stood up from their positions, carefully watching Kobe's every move, waiting for the moment when the final whistle blew.

"Bang, bang, bang"

Bryant stood outside the three-point line at the top of the arc, the position he was most familiar with, slowly dribbling, looking up at the timer from time to time, constantly calculating the time in his mind, thinking about how to make the final shot.

"Bang Bang Bang"

In the last 5 seconds, Kobe's dribbling rate began to increase, and Ragabel stared at Kobe's movements intently, spreading his hands as far as possible to prevent Kobe from passing by him.

“FOUR!”

The audience stood up, watched Bryant dribble, and shouted out the remaining seconds.

Bryant dribbled the ball under the crotch, causing Ragabel to rush up.

“THREE!”

"Bang...... Bang! ”

KOBE TOOK ADVANTAGE OF THE KILLINGCROSSOVER DRIBBLE, SWUNG HIS BODY SHARPLY, AND LEFT BELL, WHO WAS NOT FIRMLY ON HIS FEET, BEHIND HIM, AND THEN JUMPED UP AND LIFTED THE BASKETBALL ABOVE HIS HEAD.

“TWO!”

Not far away, Chen Mu, who was in a position with Mim, hurriedly stepped forward, came to Kobe Bryant, and jumped with all his strength.

"Ahhh......h

Chen Mu shouted, his right hand raised to the highest point, and at this time, there was only the orange ball left in his eyes. And there was only one thought left in his head.

"If you take the damn ball off...... We've won! ”

“ONE!!”

"Whoosh"

The fans held their breath, and everyone was watching Kobe and Chen Mu's movements. Coming to the highest point, Kobe Bryant flicked his wrist, and the basketball spun and flew forward at high speed.

"Toot ......!"