In January 2010, the NBA season entered its third month.

If you don't count October, which has fewer games, the new NBA season is actually only in its second month.

In the first month, the community, fans, media, and football critics were all very interested in a topic while discussing the increasingly fierce competition between the East and the West:

Philadelphia ace, last season's MVP player, and now the most terrible inside killer in the league - Chen Mu, what happened?

Last season, Chen Mu won his first scoring championship in history, plus he has been the rebounding champion for three seasons, and heavyweight honors such as season MVP. Chen Mu, a player for a while, has officially become another privileged player in the league.

The so-called privileged player naturally refers to the person with the highest status, the strongest strength, and the most reassuring person for coaches and fans. Chen Mu, who became the true king of Philadelphia, was last season.

But the king of Philadelphia is not necessarily the king of the Union.

In the league today, although there are many people who say that the stars are not as good as before, it is undeniable that the older generation of stars such as Garnett, Duncan, Dirk, Kobe, etc. are not old, and the new generation of stars LeBron, Anthony, Wade, Paul and others are on the way. If you don't count the withering situation of the inside line, the NBA at this time is still a group of heroes, which is quite good-looking.

It's just that in the competition for championship-level teams, the giants in the east and west are too dazzling. Other teams have already decided on the role of accompanying the prince to study almost at the beginning of the season. To compete for the championship, they are not yet qualified.

So some old fans will say that the NBA at this time is not as good as before.

In fact, if you think about it, from the number of stars, to the quality of the team, and even the number of strong teams in the league, this period is a golden age in the league.

And the promotion of the NBA around the world also reached its peak at this time.

As Dickens famously said, this is the best of times and the worst of times.

In such an era, being able to become the first person in the NBA is also famous in history.

Especially with an unborn genius like LeBron James, as a lifelong opponent.

It's just that the competition and duel between Chen Mu and LeBron will be similar to the black-and-white hegemony in the mid-to-late eighties, each with its own "personal season", and each won its own championship and contributed to the classic duel in the finals?

Or is it like in the 90s, after the NBA was ruled by that bald brother, no matter how hard you tried, someone who was a scum in front of me suddenly emerged?

All are waiting and looking forward to the results.

Now in the first month of the new season, LeBron James's personal energy is amazing, which can be regarded as a breath of relief for not winning the MVP last season.

But in January, the real king still took steps towards the road of world domination.

By around January 15, Chen Mu and the Philadelphia 76ers had reached a sixteen-game winning streak. If it weren't for LeBron and the Cavaliers being strong enough, the record between Philadelphia and the Cavaliers would probably be pulled apart again.

The good news for Boston fans is that there are some problems with their lineup at this critical moment in the first half of the card battle.

As the season progressed, Coach Rivers began to take the opportunity to try something new.

Last season, the Celtics began to carry out a certain rotation strategy, giving the Big Three enough time to rest. But what they didn't expect was that they would face such a terrible challenge from Philadelphia in the Eastern Conference Finals.

In the seven fierce battles, the contribution of the bench was not enough, and the inside line was blown up by Chen Mu with one hand (the injury of the finger did make Chen Mu almost a one-handed player), and the Big Three, which spent a lot of physical energy, finally failed to defend the title in the finals and lost to the archrival Lakers.

Now, in the new season, Celtic have learned their lessons. The stronger bench gave them more opportunities for the Big Three to recuperate and prepare for the playoffs, but it also allowed them to suffer a few defeats.

The Hawks, who were originally fourth in the East and had a full lineup, gradually began to show the superb basketball IQ and athletic talent of each player, as well as the infinite tactical possibilities, began to catch up with the Celtics.

Although everyone knows that the Celtics are two teams in the regular season and the playoffs. Just like O'Neal in the regular season and O'Neal in the playoffs, Jordan in the regular season and Jordan in the Finals, these guys will explode as Super Saiyans when they come to those cruel occasions of "win or go home".

But to be caught up by the Eagles?

This...... It doesn't seem like a good thing anyway......

The Celtics fans over there were a little melancholy, and here, the Philadelphia 76ers finally lost.

"Toot!"

When the final whistle sounded, the Philadelphia players shook their heads, and Chen Mu stood near the basket, also sighing helplessly.

There are always a few races in a year that happen to you.

Inaccuracy of the whole team.

"Coach Carlisle, Coach Carlisle!"

Without waiting for the post-match press conference to start, as soon as the game was over, it should have been a time to interview the players on the sidelines, but the reporter extended the microphone directly to Carlisle, who looked dissatisfied.

"The Philadelphia 76ers shot just 41 percent from the field in this game, what happened? Why does it feel so bad? Clear tactics ran out of a lot of empty positions, why can't you score?? ”

The reporter also knowingly asked, but there is no way, this is the work of people. If he had gotten some bad news from Carlisle, or if the coach who admired Zhuge Vic had suddenly made a bad joke, the news would have been much better tonight.

"What can I say?"

Carlisle looked at the scoreboard and shrugged helplessly, "I mean, yes, every season there are nights like this, we have a terrible hand and struggle. The other side felt super good, the whole game was bursting and then we lost. This happens all the time, but what can you tell me? ”

Not far away, after the victory over the 76ers, who are the No. 1 team in the East, the New Orleans Hornets players are ecstatic. Chris Paul, in particular, seems to be the only game that can soothe his trademark boy-next-door smile after a slumbering regular season this season.

"We played so badly, on both ends of the floor."

At the post-game press conference, almost exactly the same problem was thrown to Chen Mu, Chen Mu was also helpless, stretched out his hand and scratched his head and said: "Today's basket is covered with a lid, no matter how you throw it, I can't throw it, I can't throw it, everyone can't throw it." In the future, what should we do in the face of such a situation, we will think of a way to solve the problem. ”

"Will the problem be so easy to solve?"

Jesner, who hadn't seen him for a long time, had a haggard face, but his expression was still so sharp and serious, staring at Chen Mu with a pair of eagle eyes, and got up and said: "We have all noticed that this season Philadelphia has lost the defense that Philadelphia was proud of last season, and the control of the defensive end, especially the control of the opponent's No. 2 player, has dropped significantly. ”

As he spoke, Jesner took out the technical statistics table, and when he took it in his hand to look at it, his wrists were trembling slightly, and he didn't know if he was so angry that he couldn't do it, or if he finally found the black spot, and he couldn't help himself with excitement.

The Hornets' starting point guard, Maurice Piterson, is averaging 7.1 points per game this season. Facing Philadelphia today, he scored 27 points on 10-of-15 shooting. What causes this? You guys don't feel good?? ”

Not far from Chen Mu's side, Curry, who had not participated in the post-game press conference a few times, lowered his head and looked at the flannel on the table without saying a word.

Marcus Thornton, a backup shooting guard, is averaging 14.2 points per game this season. He also scored 22 points tonight, and his shooting percentage was ridiculously high. Is this also because your offense is not going well? In my opinion, no! ”

A gleam flashed in Gersner's shrewd eyes, and his eyes turned from Chen Mu, who had made him almost black, to Curry, who was almost blushing with his head bowed on the side, and sneered: "The opponent's No. 2 player frequently erupts, especially this kind of player who has certain singles skills or a certain height tonnage, will explode as soon as he faces Philadelphia." All this shouldn't be just an accident, right......? ”

"I ...... I'm ......."

Where has Curry ever been humiliated in such public? Although in the NCAA, Curry has also played badly and has been criticized for a while. But that's just the college days, and it's normal for college students to play unstable. Even players like Duncan have played bad games in the NCAA.

But now it's different, in Philadelphia, Curry is just a part of the team's offense and defense. The task of this ring is not heavy at all, all Curry has to do is to shoot a good three-pointer, follow the pace of the defender, and bite as much as possible.

If he can't even do this little thing well, Curry himself feels a little shameless and shameless to face the media.

Anti-back-to-body and anti-singles, I'm really ......

Curry knows what his problems are, and Curry is actually very good at defending the favorite pick-and-roll of NBA guards these days. His nimble footwork, good judgment and ball ability can allow him to perceive the opponent's movements at the first time and make precise positions.

But in the face of singles, whether it is the frame or the basket, Curry has a little difficulty. Physical strength is one thing, but more importantly, Curry thinks too much, and when he defends, he is already thinking about offense. From time to time, his eyes will glance at other people's positions, trying to make a good tackle.

Exactly the same as I was at the time.

Chen Mu was beside him, not in a hurry to refute, but waited for Curry to blush and muttered for a long time and couldn't speak, before he leisurely grabbed the microphone and said calmly:

"Mr. Jasner, don't worry."

“…… Well? Worry? Ha, joke, what am I anxious about?? ”

Gersner glared at Chen Mu, pretending to be relaxed.

"Next game, next game."

Chen Mu's eyes flashed with pride, quickly retracted, and smiled: "Within three games, Stephen will tell you why he is the ...... of the starter!" (To be continued.) )