Chapter 628: Goliath and David

In the 2009 NBA playoffs Eastern Conference Finals, the fanatical Vajovia, the terrifying Philadelphia home, the Philadelphia 76ers, who had the league's first record, defeated the unbeatable Boston Celtics.

After the start of the Big Three era, the Celtics have won almost all of their games against Philadelphia. In fact, someone has made statistics, after Chen Mu entered the Philadelphia 76ers and became the absolute core of the team, until now, in the entire league, only the yellow and green teams in the east and west have a significant advantage in the record against the Philadelphia 76ers.

Needless to say, the Lakers have always been the bitter masters of the Philadelphia 76ers. Kobe Bryant's explosiveness on the outside and his ability to score at the historical level, the various combinations of the three highs on the inside and the ability to go to the basket, and the tactical approach of the triangle offense to focus on the pain points...... All of this combined has created an object that is difficult for Chen Mu and his 76ers to defeat.

On the Celtic side, the Big Three each have the ability to control the game, and if it breaks out, one person can play the game with one hand. And the biggest advantage of the Celtics in the face of the Philadelphia 76ers is that they can use Garnett to defend Chen Mu alone, and Perkins is waiting for opportunities to interfere.

This strategy is absolutely fatal to Philadelphia's Chen Mu-based style of play. But today, on the stage of the first game of the Eastern Conference Finals, Chen Mu used a luxurious data feast to give the Celtics a head-on blow.

"39 points, 24 rebounds, seven assists, four blocks and one steal, shooting more than 50 percent from the field, and playing 38 minutes, which was done in garbage time at the end of the game."

On the special program on the runway after the game, Makibuki became the mainstream.

"It's an ancient monster-level statistic, and it's a performance that only players of the level of Wirt, Shaq, and Thiem can play. The Chinese kid won the MVP, will anyone still question his quality? ”

Bill Simmons. It's a diehard Celtic loyalist, and it's hard for him to blow a Celtic opponent.

Those who are familiar with this data expert know that there are only three Celtics opponents who can make him touted in public: Kobe, LeBron, and Magic.

Now, the fourth person has joined the team.

"I'm convinced, Kenny. Don't convince me anymore, I'm convinced, really. ”

Hearing Kenny Smith's apparent remarks against him, Bill Simmons shook his head with a wry smile, spread his hands as if he was about to surrender, and said, "I mean, there aren't many people who can convince me like this, really not many." But Chan did it, and I'm going to shout hallelujah for him. He is the god of Philadelphia and the inner overlord of the new era. ”

"That's pretty much it." Barkley nodded vigorously beside him, finally regaining some face in front of the brain-dead fans of his old enemy, the Celtics.

"But ......"

"No, no!"

Before Simmons finished his next sentence, Barkley hurriedly opened his mouth to stop it, and his fat face turned red and said loudly: "I know that you guys with green blood don't have a good thing, no matter how good the blowing is in front, you still have to speak for your master in the end!" ”

"Don't worry, Charles, I haven't finished my sentence yet......"

Simmons had a black line on his face. Stretched out his hand to wipe his sweat and said: "What I want to say is not how many chances Celtic have to win. Or maybe Philadelphia was lucky to win or something. ”

"What I want to say is that Chen, the Goliath of this era, can cover the sky with one hand under the basket, can blow up the inside group of the whole league by himself, and his performance is phenomenal. I also admit that in this era of small balls. Chen's style of play is retro and his impact on the league is unprecedented. ”

"It's like Mike in your days in the '80s and '90s."

"Don't mention him to me!" Barkley angrily denounced.

"Don't act like a child." Simmons laughed: "What was the pattern of the league in the late '80s and '90s, Mike's most glorious era. Do you remember? ”

"At that time, the league was rampant with strong interior lines, four major centers, powerful power forwards, and countless interior lines that were tall, strong, or thunderous, or fast as the wind, or full of skills. At that time, any team draft would consider interior players first, is that true? ”

Simmons said, looked at everyone, and everyone nodded, which Simmons said is still reliable.

"But Mike showed up, and he blew up the whole league by himself, just like Chen now. And then what? Simmons continued, "And then our basketball court changed, and we saw countless teams start chasing after guards who are very good at running and jumping, and have a lot of skills. Mike's appearance has inspired and benchmarked Iverson, Kobe, Carter, Maddie, and so on. ”

"The team agrees that a good defender can not only bring victory to the team, but also bring box office to the team. So after we came out of the era of the inside of the four centers, we gradually entered the era of defenders. Think of the days after God is gone! How many defenders have we had? In addition to the shooting guards, there are also a number of good players among the point guards, such as Jason Kidd, Steve Nash, Billups ......"

Simmons said with a look of incomprehension: "But the irony is that in that era, when the birds and beasts were walking everywhere, the Goliaths, who had been ruled by God before, began to fight back. From 2000 to 2004, the NBA was known as the Age of Dark Defense. Do you remember the flashy defenders who were beaten all over the ground by Shaq and Tim? ”

"And after that? The interior Goliaths are starting to get old, and the outside defenders are almost exhausted. LeBron, Carmelo they appeared, and now Kevin Durant has appeared, and the heyday of small forward has come. ”

"But in this age, who rules the age? Kobe Bryant, the guard, is the second man in history who has grown up from the ravages of Goliath. ”

"I kind of see what you mean." Reggie Miller nodded beside him and said, "In this way, the history of the development of the alliance is indeed ironic. When the interior is at its strongest, the guard rules the league. After that, when the defenders were at their strongest, the interior dominated the league. Now the small forwards are starting to get stronger, but the guards are once again dominating the league. What's next? What's next? ”

"Although I can't say yet that Chen has been able to climb on the same presidential hill as the names we mentioned before, the trend is visible to the naked eye." Simmons answered: "How many more years can the Lakers maintain their glory?" Three years and five years. Amazing, isn't it? What era will it be after that? Can you imagine how far LeBron and Carmelo will grow in three or five years' time, including Kevin Durant, a group of monsters at the No. 3 position? ”

"And then ......?" Barkley also seemed to understand a little, and asked.

"Then, Chen, Goliath's last child. World domination. ”

Simmons said in a dramatic accent: "Chen will rule the world, sooner or later, that's my prediction." No matter how popular your small ball is, no matter how fast the game is, no matter how strong the impact of the outside line, no matter how bad the rules are for the inside players. Epoch-making people will sooner or later become a dazzling sun that will shine on the world. No one can stop the sun from rising, can they? ”

"Who would be his David? LeBron? Or Carmelo? Albert asked.

"If I had to say. LeBron is undoubtedly the most powerful. In fact, LeBron became famous much earlier than Chen, if you want to say, it should also be said that Chen is LeBron's David, and LeBron is Goliath, haha! Simmons actually began to dwell on this kind of detail, and finally felt that what he said was unreliable, and waved his hand and said, "Don't dwell on this." Let's just say Chen. ”

"In the last game, I'm sure you noticed one thing as well. Something to do with Chen's right hand. I can't say for sure what will happen in the future, but if we talk about this series, we have already seen that it will be difficult for Boston to stop Chen from dominating the basket. Thibodeau will definitely have more plans to make Chen extinguish the fire, but it can only be restricted, and it is impossible to squeeze it to death. ”

Simmons said, "If you want to talk about David who killed Chen." If it exists, it must be hidden in his right hand......! ”

"Okay, don't watch TV, show me your hand."

The TV was turned off, and Chen Mu looked back in the direction where the voice came from, only to see the team doctor looking at him with a serious face.

"What does the pain feel like? Has the location changed? The team doctor asked.

"It's about the same as before, it's still the back half of the index finger, close to the palm of the hand. Painful sensations...... Eh, yo, don't touch it! Chen Mu was halfway through speaking, his fingers were just pinched by the team doctor, and he immediately shouted, sweat on his forehead was like rain, obviously it hurt.

“…… Does it hurt? "The team doctor pinched it somewhere.

"Pain, pain, pain!" Chen Mu exclaimed and frowned.

"So what?" The team doctor changed his position.

"Pain, pain, pain!" Chen Mu continued to kill the pig and howl.

“…… Chen, I know that you athletes are not persuasive, but I sincerely advise you again. ”

The team doctor gently put Chen Mu's big hand on his hand, and said with a serious face: "Let's have surgery, the problem of ligaments is not small, and it is basically impossible to cure it without surgery." ”

"I'm still in the playoffs, my first Eastern Conference Finals, you know what my answer will be." Chen Mu looked back at the team doctor, the beads of sweat on his forehead had begun to drip down, and his teeth were clenched, but his expression was still resolute.

“…… I know, I know. ”

The team doctor nodded, turned around and took out some medicines and bandaging supplies, and began to treat Chen Mu's injuries.

"It's the fault of the block in Chicago." The team doctor asked as he operated.

"Oh, yes." Chen Mu nodded, watched his fingers being wrapped layer by layer, and sighed, "Who would have thought of it." ”

"Or do you insist on not splinting when you play?" The team doctor asked.

"Can't be seen by the Boston guys."

Chen Mu gritted his teeth and looked back in the direction of the medical outdoor court.

"If they see it, they will make a ...... of targeted arrangement!" (To be continued.) )

PS: The basketball we have in our impression is that a minor injury is not in the line of fire.

The game in our impression is the soul of a fighter who grits his teeth and fights until the last moment.

In our time, we may have our favorite stars, we have our favorite teams, and there have been moments of "he's retired, I guess I'll never watch basketball again".

But you've always been there, shooting and competing, day in and day out.

Our youth will never be able to get around you. You are the modern-day god, and you are the shining star in the pantheon.

Love you or hate you, you won't change a single bit.

Because you're Kobe.

The one-and-only, eternal Kobe.

Mamba, our youth, with you!