April 17, 2006, at the Wajovia Center Arena, thunderous applause.

The Philadelphia 76ers have had an extremely difficult season, and although they failed to make the playoffs in the end, fans on the court see hope.

In the second half of the third quarter, Chen Mu, the "temporary worker" signed by the team in the middle of the season, was very powerful, motionless at the free throw line, but continued to send exquisite assists, completely revitalized the team's offense, and also completely hit the visiting Bucks to the bottom, and finally returned home.

In this game, Chen Mu, who averaged about 12 points per game in the previous season, was pressed by the Bucks.

The opposing Magloyer almost didn't give Chen Mu any chance to score easily, and Mo Williams, Ford, Simmons, Reed and others on the outside also stepped forward from time to time to interfere and delay, creating a lot of trouble for Chen Mu's personal offense.

After not making a shot for a long time, the "scoring shooter" badge that Chen Mu had obtained began to play its opposite role.

Although passing assists can also accumulate the effectiveness of the badge to some extent, but the number of shots is reduced, and it is greatly reduced, but it still makes this badge judge, and Chen Mu's finishing role on the offensive end is decreasing.

Under the reaction, the badge began to dim endlessly, not only did not bring Chen Mu a continuation of the feel, but instead lowered Chen Mu's shooting crosshairs, resulting in a further decline in Chen Mu's personal attack.

In fact, even without the counter-force of the badge, it is not surprising that this situation arises on the court: how can a player be expected to maintain a hot hand when he only takes five shots in tens of minutes of playing time?

That's right, in this game, Chen Mu only shot 5 times from beginning to end, two of which hit, and the remaining 3 times were all iron.

It's not that there are no players in the league who still maintain a hot hand in the case of a very small number of shots, but most of those players are pure shooters, and the action of shooting has long become the theme of their lives.

But Chen Mu is different, although he already has a good ability to shoot in the open position, but after all, he is still a rough insider, if the position is not good when receiving the ball, or the rhythm is not right, it may be interrupted, resulting in iron.

How to improve his stability, especially the continuity of the scoring end, is a major issue in front of Chen Mu.

It's just that Chen Mu doesn't have to be too anxious to solve this problem, after all, the rookie season has come to an end, and in the offseason, Chen Mu has a lot of time to polish his skills and improve his strength.

Standing in this stadium that he had been fighting for for half a year, watching the streamers flying in the air, Chen Mu had a lot of thoughts.

About a year ago, I was still a big man in the original timeline, going to and from work every day, earning a meager salary to support my family, and my boring life seemed to never end.

And now, just one year later, he has undergone earth-shaking changes.

Become a professional player, have an amazing body, enter the national youth team training camp, and even break into the NBA!

Along the way, although the road is long, Chen Mu feels a little illusory, but at the same time, he feels very fulfilling.

"With a goal, with the belief of struggle, with a strong psychology, and gradually polish your skills and strength."

Looking at the fans who got up in the stands and kept cheering for the players, Chen Mu felt a sense of pride in his heart.

"One day, I will become the all-round overlord of the front!"

In the stands, the fans were reluctant to leave for a long time, the game was long over, and the Bucks players had left the arena, but the 76ers players did not leave and were still interacting with the fans on the court.

"Thank you, thank you!"

Iverson, the core of the team, felt the enthusiasm of the fans and asked the staff for the microphone, which caused the fans to cheer as soon as he opened his mouth.

"It's been a hard, very tough year. Kenny is gone, McGee is gone, Mark Jackson, Collison Williams, Rogers ...... They're all gone. ”

In Iverson's eyes, something seemed to be flickering, recalling the past year, this iron man was also quite touched, and rarely said a few more words.

"Five years ago today, we made the playoffs, with a 56-win record, one of the best defenses in the league, and countless nights of passion as we made it all the way to the Finals. At that time, you were with me, and Kevin Ollie was with me. Now, all the others have left Philadelphia. ”

"Today, it's the end of another season, and it's a pity that it's ninth in the East, one step away from the playoffs, and we couldn't surprise you. I can't blame all this. ”

"No, no, no! Aaron, you are the best! ”

"It's not your fault that all this is! Next year, next year we will definitely rise! ”

As soon as they heard Iverson's self-examination, the fans shouted loudly to cheer for the hero in their minds.

"Hey, brother, you're right."

Iverson smiled when he heard this, stretched out his hand to a fan high in the stands and said: "This year's disappointment is for next year's rise." A short-term defeat is for long-term progress! ”

"As you can see, we've got Coach Cheeks, the 76ers' meritorious player, a great backcourt leader, he's taught me a lot and he's given me a lot, and we wouldn't be where we are today without him."

"And Chris, my good partner, who couldn't even climb the stairs if it wasn't for the game, is now rejuvenated and got a dunk today. Haha, Chris, haven't touched the basket in a long time? ”

In response to Iverson's joke, Webb laughed out loud, got up to the cheers of the fans, and waved to everyone.

"Samuel, although you were injured and didn't fight us to the end, you will be back next year. I promise you, I will pass you more balls, so that you don't always 'run back and forth' on the field~"

Dareham Porter, dressed in a suit, stretched out his finger and pointed at Iverson, the corners of his mouth also raised a smile, all without saying a word.

"Andrey, Kyle, two awesome Energizer boys, you're making rapid progress. But if we can give Kyle's touch a little bit to Andre and Andre half of Andre's defense, our flanks will be perfect! ”

Iguodala and Korver also burst out laughing, signaling to the fans and secretly determined to build on their weaknesses.

"There are many, many people, Lee, Mike, Matt, Lu, John, whether you stay in Philadelphia next season or not, where you go, we're brothers forever."

Glancing around the bench, Iverson read out the names of each player who contributed to the team, and nodded deeply to everyone.

Chen Mu, who was sitting at the end of the bench, leaned back in his chair, just recovering from the gloom at the end of his rookie season, listening to Iverson's speech, he couldn't help but admire this diminutive scoring champion even more.

"Usually taciturn, strict with his teammates, never give up on the field...... Aaron, what a man! ”

"Finally, don't forget my little brother."

Chen Mu was in a reverie that one day he would become a speaker in this arena, how he should speak, when Iverson's tone suddenly changed, he came to Chen Mu with a smile and stretched out his hand to pull him up.

"Chinese boy, if it weren't for you, I really don't know how we would move forward in the second half of the season."

Iverson looked up at Chen Mu, the corners of his mouth were slightly smiling, and there was a faint gratitude in his eyes, which made people moved. However, what he said next made Chen Mu look black.

"You're a defensive colander, anyone can blow you up in the low post. You are the king of mistakes, and if you don't have a good hand, you will make mistakes constantly, and let the opponent fight back. Your passes are always too powerful, and Andre and I are going to break our legs in order to chase your long passes from the back. Well, of course the last twenty games are much better. ”

"You're still a hard hand with the ball, and my grandma can break you if she dribbles badly. Your hand feels like it comes and goes, the last one explodes, and the next one makes me want to kill you. ”

"You've got a lot of problems with your defensive focus, you're always chasing the ball, and you're going to miss someone if you're not careful, so you can use those old legs to make up for you. You're still doing some unnecessary fouls, you count them yourself, and now this season, the people who play two plus one on your head can form a team! ”

Iverson smiled and said Chen Mu's shortcomings, listening to his teammates and fans laughing constantly, although he knew that it was good-natured laughter, Chen Mu still felt a little embarrassed, his face was slightly hot, and he lowered his head and touched his head embarrassedly.

"You're you, though."

Iverson changed his words, the smile on his face closed, and he said, "It's all of this that comes together to make you and the rebounding guardian of Philadelphia." ”

"You're the future rebounding king, you're going to be the DPOY sooner or later, and with your talent and hard work, you're going to be the next MVP in Philadelphia!"

Iverson's words were very simple, but when Chen Mu heard them, he felt extremely warm and moved.

Who can share the burden in his heart with the burden of this little man who has shouldered the expectations of all Philadelphia fans and has carried a heavy burden for ten years?

“STAY。”

Iverson looked at Chen Mu, as if he finally saw a reason to continue his struggle, and said: "Stay, stay in Philadelphia, let's snatch that damn trophy back together...... ”

“…… STAY、STAY、STAY！ ”

With Iverson's words, the fans began to chant in unison, banners were raised one by one, and Chen Mu's big head waved endlessly, forming a sea like a wave.

“STAY！ STAY！ STAY！ ”

On the bench, teammates also got up and came to Chen Mu and Iverson, shouting out to the two Guardians who could run through Philadelphia basketball for two decades.

"Stay, Chen."

In the middle of his teammates, Iverson turned off the microphone, lowered his voice, and gritted his teeth and said to Chen Mu: "You know, Billy has always wanted to trade me away, if I leave, what will they do?" Who will replace me and protect the dignity of Philadelphia basketball? ”

As he spoke, Iverson stretched out his hand to Chen Mu and said loudly, "It's you!" ”

"Stay! Defend Philadelphia with Andre and Kyle. I promise you, even if I do have to go, I'll be back when Billy leaves, and hopefully I'll get your assist ...... when the time comes! ”

Chen Mu didn't say much, his expression was very solemn, he just stretched out his fist and slammed it in the air.

Seeing this, Iverson stretched out his fist in understanding and gently punched Chen Mu.

In the cheers of the fans, the whole team kept waving.

Streamers fluttering, thunderous cheers, tears from fans, Iverson's determination, Webber's smile, Iguodala's unwillingness, Korver's silence......

Pictures are put together, and the dream rookie season is finally over.

Five days later, Philadelphia International Airport.

"The United States, I'm going to say goodbye to you for the time being~!"

Sitting on the long-distance passenger plane, Chen Mu fastened his seat belt, looked at the sun and the ground outside the window, and his thoughts had already flown to the motherland thousands of miles away.

"It's finally time to abuse vegetables, and it's finally ......!"