Chapter Fifty-Eight: A Silent Night of Record
"Calm down, stay calm."
Inside the Auburn Hills Palace Arena, the noise almost toppled the roof, and all the fans were shouting loudly to cheer for the home team, the Pistons.
In addition to the encouragement to the team, there are also a lot of shouts, which are "given" to the arrogant Chinese boy of the away team - Chen Mu.
After a tough battle, the game has come to the final moments, the 76ers are one point behind on the road, and there are less than three seconds left in the game time.
After receiving Iverson's pass, Chen Mu raised his hand over his head, put the basketball standard on the turret composed of both hands, and was about to shoot.
Rasheed Wallace rushed over, leaping sideways, stretching out his long arms to block Chen Mu's shot.
Chen Mu faked to fly Rashid, then dribbled into the inside, stepped down on the left side of the three-second zone, flew up, raised the basketball with his right hand, and flew towards the basket.
Under the basket, Ben Wallace, the best defensive player of the season, also jumped at the same time, raising his hands high, as if he had once stopped in front of Chen Mu's eyes, vowing to block the ball.
The hustle and bustle in the stadium also reached its peak at this moment, and all the fans were shouting non-stop, frantically cheering for Ben Wallace, and at the same time constantly insulting Chen Mu.
"Calm down."
However, at this time, there was nothing else in Chen Mu's mind, the angry rebuke of the fans, the expectant eyes of his teammates, the roar of the opponent, the inevitable block of Ben Wallace, and even the badge of "Yan Buckle Master" that began to flicker in front of him.
Everything seemed to have been expelled from Chen Mu's mind in an instant, and it no longer existed.
All that left his eyes was the orange basketball in his hand and the basket that was close at hand.
Last second.
Ben Wallace's bullet speed was amazing, and he came to the highest point in the moment before Chen Mu dunked, driven by the explosive muscles, a powerful and incomparably powerful force rushed out, and collided with Chen Mu fiercely.
On the sidelines, the referee was staring at this aerial confrontation with wide eyes, although Ben Wallace's defense was suspected of fouling, but this kind of life and death moment, and it was the home court of the Pistons, so the referee would not be stupid enough to blow the penalty.
Time seemed to stand still, passing at an extremely slow speed, Chen Mu's eyes widened, and a different kind of brilliance bloomed.
It's a thirst for victory!
After the collision, Ben Wallace clearly felt that his strength was working, and Chen Mu's body was being pushed out of the basket by himself.
But what shocked him was that the rookie Chen Mu was still ...... rising!
"This kid...... Ready to stay in the air for a century......?!! ”
Watching Chen Mu's body continue to rise, Ben Wallace finally realized a fact:
Himself, it is impossible to stop the rookie goal in front of him.
“…… Bang!!! ”
The ferocious sound of the dunk was quickly transmitted in the arena, and the loudspeakers scattered throughout the stadium sent the shocking sound to all corners.
As the basketball fell from the basket, Chen Mu's body gradually leaned back, strength confrontation was not his strong point after all, Ben Wallace's fierce impact still made him fall to the floor.
"Toot ......!"
At the same time, the whistle sounded at the end of the game, and on the basket, a red light symbolizing the end of time was particularly dazzling.
The fans in the stadium instantly fell silent, and the Auburn Hills Palace Arena seemed to be suddenly turned to a mute state, and everyone's eyes widened, and the boss with his mouth open, couldn't say a word.
"Uh......!"
After Chen Mu landed, he snorted lightly, feeling the elasticity of the floor and the pain coming from behind, and when he looked back, he saw that the referee had just come back to his senses and made two effective gestures.
"Two valid copies, the game is over!"
Everything returned to normal, time continued to flow, and on and off the court, the players, coaches, and staff of the 76ers all jumped up from their positions as if they had been suddenly electrified.
"Absolutely...... Lore, Chinese kid, complete lore ......! ”
On the courtside commentary seat, the commentator couldn't calm down for a long time, and was stunned for a long time before he spoke: "Slam dunk lore, Chinese kid is in Auburn Hills Palace, dunk lore Pistons ......!" ”
"Chen !!"
Beside Chen Mu, the teammates on the field were completely crazy, Iverson and Webb were the closest, and the two jumped in front of Chen Mu almost in one step, and then pressed down heavily.
"Lore! Lore!! Hahaha!! ”
Not far away, Iguodala was also excited and couldn't help himself, how difficult this game was for Chen Mu, as the teammate's best teammate with Chen Mu, Iguodala couldn't be clearer.
"Yes, is it true? We won......?? ”
Korver was still standing in the bottom corner, on a face that resembled the star of the East, Tony Gelen, and his expression changed from shock to ecstasy, and it took less than a second.
"Hahaha!! You're a hell of a killer! You did it! You did it!! ”
The teammates rushed towards Chen Mu layer by layer, jumping up excitedly, completely pressing Chen Mu to the bottom.
Even the players on the bench ran into the field excitedly, and Coach Cheeks didn't have time to stop it, and he didn't want to stop the ecstasy of the generals, so he smiled and nodded, and stood aside with his arms crossed.
"Uh-a-huh...... Ahem, ahem, ahem! ”
Chen Mu was crushed to death by his ecstatic teammates, almost out of breath, and hurriedly shouted: "Don't, don't come up!" I can't take it, I can't take it! ”
Corresponding to this was the silence of the whole audience at the Palace of Auburn Hills, a deathly silence.
A few seconds ago, the fans who were still spraying with Chen Mu and scolding Chen Mu collapsed instantly, many of them held their heads, with a shocked look on their faces, almost desperately looking at the technical table, praying countless times in their hearts that the referee could rewatch the video and invalidate the ball.
However, on the scoreboard, the latest game results have been marked, 88-87, and the 76ers who played on the road finally won this hard-fought tug-of-war, adding another victory to their record.
On the big screen, Chen Mu's dunk at the last moment was replayed in slow motion, catching the ball, feintting, shaking Rashid, entering the inside line, resisting Ben Wallace, and pressing the whistle and dunking.
Everything moves smoothly like water waves, without the slightest stagnation. And the close-up shot completely restored the expression on Chen Mu's face at that time in front of the fans.
Calm down.
In Chen Mu's eyes, in addition to the desire for victory and the persistence of the basket, there was only one emotion left, that is, ice-like calmness.
It's a desperate calmness, a symbol of the athlete's lack of hesitation in the moment, and the belief in every judgment he makes.
On the basketball court, you can see a lot of emotions, such as ecstasy, such as anger, such as fighting spirit, such as sadness.
These emotions are intertwined to form the basketball that you and I love the most, and also form the sweaty youth years on the basketball court.
But among all the emotions, there is only one emotion that can truly make people feel hopeless.
This kind of emotion is no stranger to fans, after shaking Russell in the 1998 finals and hitting the unprecedented mid-range shot, Jordan's face appeared with this look.
On that hot night in Madison Square Square in 1995, Miller had this look on his face as he scored eight points in 8.9 seconds to lead the team to a comeback and bounce back in front of a full stadium of fans.
After facing the Mavericks in the playoffs and shooting the killer ball, Maddy, who reached out to make a "throat wiping" action, also had this look on his face.
This kind of look is a desperate calmness.
This killer instinct, which has been circulating in the NBA for decades, has reappeared today in a yellow-skinned big man who crossed the ocean to the United States to pursue his dream.
20 points, including a deadly whistle-blowing smash.
21 rebounds, including 10 frontcourt rebounds, including the last of the deadliest rebounds.
With five assists, in the absence of Iverson and Webber, the team was able to revitalize the offense with empty hands.
Rookie Chen Mu, who completed the milestone of his career in the terrifying Auburn Hills Palace, experienced an unprecedented record night, and the all-round performance of double twenty and five assists completely silenced the fans in the stadium, and they could no longer say a word of abuse.
The players of the Pistons all bowed their heads and sighed, met the surprised eyes of the fans in the court, and quietly walked out of the players' tunnel.
Cheeks and Sanders shook hands seemingly amicably, complimented each other on the opposing team's performance, and then beckoned the 76ers players off the court.
"Don't ...... Don't press it, it's going to break, it's going to break, it's going to break! Andrey, your hands! Don't mess around, okay!! ”
On the court, the 76ers players finally came out of the ecstasy, laughed and got up, pulled the winning hero Chen Mu up from the floor, and walked out of the court cheering.
The rest are the fans who are still staying where they are and reluctant to leave for a long time.
On this record night, the Auburn Hills Palace was silent.
"Treat! Treat! Treat! Treat! ”
Back in the locker room, before Chen Mu could say anything, his teammates began to shout.
Chen Mu, who had originally said that he was going to treat him after winning the best of the week last time, disrupted his plan because of Shen Mofei's sudden visit, and he didn't have time to make up for this meal.
Today he completed the first kill in his career, and if he didn't invite guests, Chen Mu himself felt a little too much to say.
"Good! I'm going to have dinner tonight, everyone! ”
Chen Mu shouted, making the team members cheer.
"If everyone is interested after the meal, let's go to the United States to have a good time, all the expenses are mine!"
Iverson, the leader of the team, was also very happy, followed by a sentence that made everyone even more excited, and the cheers were almost filmed by the media outside the door, until Cheeks laughed and yelled loudly, and everyone stopped a little.
"Aaron, what is the American beauty you just said??"
Taking advantage of the absence of his teammates, Chen Mu asked Iverson puzzled.
"Haha, are you really stupid or pretending to be stupid?" Iverson was amused when he heard this, and laughed and said, "Tonight, I'll take you into a real man......!" ”
This scene was recorded by a man outside the locker room with a camera, and it was not difficult for him to tell what Iverson was talking about by his mouth. Putting away the camera, the man turned to leave, not participating in the subsequent media interview, but the corners of his mouth raised a smile.