CHAPTER 87: SHUT DOWN

The MCI Center Arena is full of people.

After the timeout, the 76ers ran out of the open space on the offensive end through Cheeks' playbook, and Iverson hit a mid-range shot.

At 19-28, the 76ers trailed by nine points on the road.

There are 30 seconds left in the first quarter.

“AGENT! AGENT! AGENT! ”

Fans chanted the hot-spirited nickname of Arenas, and on the pitch, the firepower duo was able to advance with the ball, only to see a strange sight in front of them.

"What the hell is this?!"

Many fans also noticed that something was wrong, and saw that in front of Arenas, it was not Iverson who was defending him, but a big man with yellow skin.

"Chinese kid...... Are you trying to stop me from shooting threes? ”

Arenas instantly understood Chen Mu's intentions, the corners of his mouth twitched slightly, and he said coldly: "Then I'll let you know, what is called a gap!" ”

The signature high center of gravity dribble, Arenas did not bend over, and after some testing at the top of the arc, he decisively chose to break through.

Chen Mu adjusted his pace and interfered with it with all his might, Arenas retreated half a step back near the three-point line, and Chen Mu immediately posted it and did not give a chance to shoot.

There's space on the left!

Arenas saw through Chen Mu's clumsy defense at a glance, suddenly lowered his head and accelerated, rushed out from Chen Mu's left side, and strode into the inside.

"Ha, I've been tricked."

After being passed, Chen Mu did not immediately retreat to the basket, but turned around and stood near the three-point line with his hands spread out behind Arenas, like a scarecrow.

In the bottom left corner, Iverson decisively let go of Butler, returned to stand outside the three-second zone, and pulled it out with a pair of fast hands.

Bag clip?!

Only then did Arenas understand the abacus in Chen Mu's heart, but this level of defense could not completely lock him up. I saw him turn sideways, twist from Iverson's right side, lean on with his strong body, squeeze Iverson to the side, and continue to rush to the basket.

“ANDRE!”

There is no need for Chen Mu to shout, Iguodala has come from the weak side to make up for the defense, Jamison fell outside the 45-degree three-point line, and was inexplicably let go, and hurriedly raised his hands to Arenas for the ball.

"Another one?!"

Arenas seemed to have entered a pocket, with Chen Mu's long arm interference behind him, and Iverson and Iguodala on both sides of his eyes, theoretically as long as he sent a pass at this time, whether it was Butler or Jamison, he could easily get the opportunity to shoot in the open position.

But Arenas is already hilarious, his hand is hot, and he wants him to hand over the ball now? It's better for him to kill himself now!

Pull-up jump shot!

Arenas' physical adjustment ability is BT, jumping up and down before Iguodala can get into place, holding the basketball with his hands held high, with only the basket in his eyes.

As long as he hits this ball, he can completely crush the Chinese kid, and he can even score the team's 30th point in the first quarter, and then completely destroy the 76ers' defensive system.

Arenas's heart was full of enthusiasm, ignoring the shouts of his weak-side teammates, he forced his shot, and as soon as the basketball left his fingers, a shadow appeared behind him.

"Smack!"

Chen Mu jumped up from behind and jumped high, as if he had seen through Arenas's offensive options early in the morning, and simply fanned the basketball out of the court.

"Beautiful!!"

After landing on the ground, Chen Mu roared loudly and high-fived Iverson and Iguodala respectively, and his emotions immediately became excited.

"Good ball, good ball!"

Off the field, Cheeks' brows, which had been frowning for a long time, finally relaxed, and he couldn't stop applauding his players.

Arenas fell to the ground and fell to the ground, his eyes full of disbelief, looking at the joyful appearance of the 76ers players around him, he didn't come back to his senses for a long time.

"Chinese kid...... I guessed early in the morning that I would stop in a hurry! ”

Arenas was puzzled, and couldn't figure it out, this attack was clearly a surprise attack, and no one could guess it, why could Chen Mu see through it?

Under normal circumstances, Arenas, as a point guard, attracted the bag and was bound to choose to pass. If it weren't for the hot hand in the first quarter, he would not have chosen such a difficult emergency stop.

"Isn't it ......!"

Thinking of this, Arenas was suddenly startled, and when he looked back at Chen Mu, he was also a little stunned.

"Could it be that he has been gambling all along, and I will feel good and choose to force my shot, so I laid this net......!"

"Gilbert, come on."

Looking down at Arenas, Chen Mu's body trembled with the anger of the king, and said arrogantly: "Aren't you going to kill me suddenly, come on!" ”

After receiving the ball on the sideline, Arenas continued to attack with the ball, and finally understood everything after taking a closer look at the 76ers' defensive arrangement.

It was still Chen Mu who led the defense, and Iguodala and Iverson on both sides took advantage of the situation, as long as Arenas broke through, he immediately chose a bag in three directions.

"According to Arenas's temper, he is bound to be unwilling to give in in front of the rookie, as long as he chooses to make a move, I can cover him from behind!"

That's right, that's the real purpose of this change.

With Chen Mu's speed and height interference, it is difficult for Arenas to directly shoot three-pointers one-on-one, and he will definitely choose to break through and enter the inside.

At this time, the wingers stepped forward to cover the defense, and Webb was eyeing him under the basket, and the hot-blooded Arenas could not break through smoothly, and the only personal offensive option was a stop-and-go jump shot!

And Chen Mu saw through this point and made such a bold choice.

Back on the court, Arenas once again chose to break through, easily passing Chen Mu and then coming to the free throw line, where Iguodala and Iverson quickly retreated to form an airtight defensive network again.

Pass!

Arenas isn't stupid either, and since the 76ers are so bold in packing, he's happy to provide assists. I saw him slam his right hand, pulled the basketball behind him, and the general dodged Iverson's quick hand interception, and then made a back pass, and the basketball flew straight to Jamison on the weak side.

However, before the basketball was halfway out, a big hand appeared in mid-air and easily intercepted the ball.

"Attack!"

Chen Mu expected that a player of Arenas' level would quickly make adjustments and switch to passing. Iguodala and Iverson in front of him forced Arenas to pass from behind, so they reached out early and intercepted the only passing route.

The basketball was thrown by Chen Mu at high speed, crossing the Wizards' line in the air, and in the frontcourt area, Korver was already going down quickly, led by Chen Mu's pass, and came to his hot zone, receiving the ball outside the three-point line and shooting three points directly.

"Huh"

Basketball hollow into the net, 22-28, 76ers continue to close the score!

"Oops!"

Arenas knew that his offensive options had completely fallen into the defensive trap of the 76ers, and with little time left in the first quarter, he rushed forward after holding the ball again and came to the front court without hesitation to shoot a long-range three-pointer.

In desperation, Arenas forgot that it was not a small man like Iverson or Iguodala who was defending him, but a big Chinese man with incredible speed.

"Smack!"

With a crisp hot pot, Chen Mu aimed at the time, jumped at the moment when Arenas had to choose to shoot, and fanned the basketball fiercely.

As the basketball landed, the whistle sounded at the end of the first quarter.

"Well done!"

When they got off the court, the 76ers players stepped forward to high-five Chen Mu to celebrate, and behind everyone was a slightly lost Arenas.

“ShutDown。”

Before the end of the game, Chen Mu deliberately walked past Arenas and said beside him: "At the beginning of the next section, I will still defend you, Gilbert, I will lock you ...... completely!" ”

After saying these extremely forked words, Chen Mugu walked to the field to rest and drank a sports drink in a big gulp.

"Damn...... Chinese kid! ”

Arenas was extremely angry in his heart, but he also had to admit that the tactics offered by Chen Mu were very successful, and they did make him lose his hand in a short period of time.

The intermission ended quickly, the game restarted, and the 76ers played more patiently on the offensive end, Chen Mu held the ball on the weak side, and chose a dry pull-out jumper in the face of the defense of Thomas who came off the bench.

The basketball fell steadily into the frame, and in the face of the boos of the fans, Chen Mu triumphantly returned to the half court to start defending.

It was still one-on-one at the top of the arc, and it was still Chen Mu who led the defense, Arenas could not suppress the anger in his heart, and when he was still half a step away from the three-point line, he actually chose to step back and shoot a three-point shot.

This time the shot was very sudden, Chen Mu couldn't react, and by the time he grabbed it, the basketball was already flying in the air.

"Rebounding!"

However, as soon as he turned around, Chen Mu saw that the familiar green ring was flashing near the free throw line, and immediately turned around to grab it.

Grabbing the rebound, the rest of the Wizards also reacted and began to press the defense with a slight full-court pressing nature. The 76ers were unable to launch a fast break, and Iverson gave tactical instructions to attack from the ground.

High blocking, Chen Mu quickly pulled to the side, Iverson broke through from the strong side, paused outside the three-second zone, and then used his signature worship Buddha, leaving Thomas behind him, and scored a light layup.

26-28, with only 2 points left, the 76ers are about to reverse!

Off the court, Wizards coach Eddie Jordan, who looked like a hairy egg, called a timeout, and the game entered a short break.

"Gilbert, you need to calm down."

Coming off the court, Eddie Jordan hesitated, but still said to the core of the team: "The offensive selection in this section is very problematic, you take a break first, and let your teammates do the next thing." ”

“…… Be. ”

Arenas let out a long sigh, looked at Chen Mu, who was alive and well near the 76ers bench, and closed his eyes helplessly.

After that, the pace of the game began to slow down as the 76ers wanted, and the offensive and defensive choices of players on both sides were more rational, and there were no more unreasonable strong shots.

The score went back and forth until about six minutes of the second quarter left for Arenas to come back into play.

Arenas, who returned to the court, also regained his composure and began to carefully select shooting opportunities, constantly sharing the ball to revitalize the offense. Although the Wizards are still full of firepower, they can keep Arenas from breaking out in a short period of time, and the 76ers' tactics have been successful.

At the end of the half, the two sides fought to a 55-all draw, and returned to the locker room to rest, Chen Mu knew very well in his heart that it was impossible for a player of Arenas' level to maintain a cold hand throughout the game.

In the second half, sooner or later, he would explode again.

At this time, Chen Mu also played 18 minutes in the half for the first time in his career.

An imperceptible crisis is gradually approaching this super rookie.