"Toot"

The long electronic synthesizer sounded, and in the Wajovia Center arena, the 76ers' home game against the Heat had come to the fourth quarter.

As soon as the players on both sides came on the field, many old fans instantly became a little excited.

Because they know that a good show is about to be staged.

"On the Heat side, the players on the court are Williams, Payton, Posey, Walker and Mourning, which is basically a big and four small lineup. Among them, the defense of the No. 1, 2 and 3 positions is above the standard, and Walker's mobility is also excellent on the inside. Coupled with the interior defensive core Mourning, the purpose of this lineup is very clear, which is to prevent the 76ers from using outside shots to counterattack! ”

The commentator looked at the players on the court and analyzed: "However, the 76ers don't seem to have any intention of giving up, and sent a combination of Louis Williams, Korver, Salmons, Matt Barnes, and Chen Mu." The center of gravity of the offense is all on the outside line, and only Chen Mu is left alone on the inside line! ”

"In the next game, we will definitely enter the stage of rapid offense and defense, and the lineups of the two sides can be said to be needle-to-point, with pitchers on one side and defensive strikers on the other. Don't get up and go to the toilet now, because if you get away from the TV screen for a minute, you might miss five or six rounds of competition! ”

The analysis of the veteran commentators is on point, and the intentions of the managers on both sides are clear. On the sidelines, Cheeks turned his head to look at Pat Riley, and his heart was also secretly beating a drum.

If this lineup can't be opened on the offensive end and the difference between points can be narrowed quickly, then when the main team returns, the 76ers will have little chance!

At the beginning of the game, the Heat had the ball and the basketball was passed repeatedly in the hands of the outside players, and finally passed to Walker. In the face of Barnes' defense, Walker failed to take advantage and hit a mid-range shot that went wide.

"Smack!"

Chen Mu burst out from under the basket, picked up the rebound crisply, and then raised his eyes and swept it, making a long pass with one hand.

The ball came to Louis Williams, who was rushing forward, and he took a slight pause outside the three-point line after receiving the ball, then passed the ball laterally to Korver at a 45-degree angle.

Korver remembered Cheeks' tactical set-up and didn't hesitate to shoot three-pointers. Beside him, Payton Sr. arrived, reached out where neither the camera nor the referee could see, and gently tugged at Korver's jersey.

"Oops!"

Korver suffered, his shooting rhythm was disrupted, and the basketball couldn't get out of the perfect arc and smashed into the front frame.

"Rebounding!"

After the intersection, Chen Mu's physical strength was recovered a little, and he didn't know when he rushed from the backcourt, jumped before Mo Ning returned to the penalty area, took off the rebound, and then waved his right hand in the air without looking at it, and passed the ball directly.

"Uh-huh......?!"

Korver was still in place, and when he received the basketball again, he and Payton, who had already rushed inside, were stunned, and then Korver reacted first and immediately shot three points again.

The basketball entered the net, and the cheers of the fans finally rang out.

"The audience is pressing!!"

Before he could return to the defense, Louis Williams shouted, and the 76ers players stepped forward one after another, running wildly to interfere with the Heat's passing ball.

White Chocolate didn't panic, using skillful dribbling skills to stabilize the rhythm, and continued to instigate the attack after coming to the frontcourt.

After a run, Payton received the ball on the weak side, turned his back to Korver's defense, pouted his ass and performed his best trick, back to the single.

Payton had a lot of feints, and although his legs and feet were no longer very dexterous, he still found space to shoot and threw a shot from the back of Korver's head.

However, the years are not forgiving, and Payton, who was once beautiful, is indeed old, and this mid-range shot is too powerful and smashes on the neck of the basket and flies high.

Under the basket, Mo Ning used his experience to jam Chen Mu behind him, and he was about to get a rebound.

Chen Mu jumped quickly, the badge flashed in front of him, and the tenacious rebounder began to play a role, a little before the basketball fell into Mo Ning's hands, he jumped again after landing and took off the rebound.

On the other side, Louis Williams and Salmons have come down quickly, and on the sides of the two, White Chocolate and Posey are also back in place, obviously understanding the intentions of the 76ers in the last round of offense and defense, interfering with Chen Mu's passing route.

However, Chen Mu's passing target was not these two teammates.

failed to successfully defend Payton's offense, but Korver didn't care, and immediately ran to the front court the moment Payton shot, that posture obviously trusted Chen Mu very much, knowing that Chen Mu would definitely be able to pick up the rebound without his own help.

At this time, Korver, with the advantage of starting early, has come to the middle line, Chen Mu made a long pass, and the basketball moved forward a little more force, leading Korver to run.

By the time Korver received the basketball, his feet were only half a step away from the three-point line, and the sharpshooter didn't hesitate to jump straight away to shoot a three-pointer.

"Huh!"

The basketball landed steadily, and the difference was only four points!

Pat Riley sensed that something was wrong, and just wanted to shout to stop, the 76ers players had already frantically pressed forward, and Posey, who served the baseline ball, was a little flustered, ready to hoist the high ball directly to Walker in the distance.

And Chen Mu was already waiting on the passing route.

"The ball is my !!"

Chen Mufei jumped up, jumped up with incredible speed, and intercepted the ball before the basketball reached its highest point, and then made a horizontal pass without looking at it.

Barnes, who has been defending Walker in the backcourt, understands it, takes a few big steps forward, receives the ball outside the three-point line, and raises his hand to make a three-point shot.

"No, the angle is ...... off!"

At this time, Barnes was not the three-point gun that would become a 3-and-D master in the Clippers in the future, and his three-point shooting rate was only a pitiful 18.2% this season. This time the shot was not very reliable, and it actually smashed on the rebound, and it didn't even touch the frame.

However, Chen Mu had already rushed into the penalty area, jumped high above Payton's head before he could react, grabbed the basketball in the air with his right hand, and then smashed it into the frame.

Yan Buckle Master!

The badge flickered, and after Chen Mu landed, the blood in his heart rose unprecedentedly, and the whole person was like a fierce beast, looking up to the sky and roaring angrily.

At the same time, Riley also hurriedly called a timeout.

There are only two points left, and there is still suspense in the game!

With a stormy offensive and defensive performance, the 76ers' benches successfully completed the task and forced the main team of the Heat team to the court early.

At the end of the timeout, both sides sent their starters, and the tempo of the game immediately slowed down a lot.

In the positional battle, O'Neal's basket bulldozer was still rampant, leaving Chen Mu helpless.

On the offensive end, there was a problem with the cooperation of Chen Mu and Weber, and the mid-pitch feeling of both began to decline, and the score was slowly pulled away again.

Wade, who had faced Chen Mu's offensive setbacks before, gradually regained his senses, and under his leadership, the Heat were almost unstoppable on the offensive end. The strong side O'Neal is more cautious in his choice, and the weak side Wade is like a god descending from the sky. As time passed, the 76ers were unable to completely recover the situation, and the team was already trailing by seven points in the final minute of the fourth quarter.

Wade controlled the ball, lightning broke through to the inside, and threw the ball high in one step inside the free throw line.

Behind Chen Mu, O'Neal suddenly turned around flexibly and stuck in position, then jumped suddenly, received the basketball in the air, and scored with a heavy dunk in the air.

With a nine-point gap and less than a minute to go, Cheeks chose to give up.

"Good fight, good fight!"

Seeing that all the generals looked unhappy, Cheeks shook his head helplessly and sighed: "This suspension is over, you all come down and rest." ”

"Coach, I ......"

On the bench, Chen Mu gritted his teeth, his hands trembled slightly because he was too tired, but there was an unwilling flame in his eyes.

"I'm not reconciled...... Unwilling! ”

Seeing Chen Mu's appearance, the rest of the players were also moved.

For many players, playing basketball is just a profession and something that must be done to support their families.

But for rookie Chen Mu, his value has been recognized on the basketball court for the first time.

Stupid big guy, no basketball IQ, no offense, no passing, no defense, inside ATM......

These unbearable and derogatory words, each of which deeply pierced Chen Mu's heart.

In order to change all this, he has made unimaginable efforts, just to prove that he can become all-round, that he can contribute to the team on the basketball court!

But in the face of defeat, especially the helpless defeat caused by this hard power gap, Chen Mu still couldn't accept it in his heart.

"Coach, I'm not going to play."

After a long silence, Iverson suddenly spoke: "Either let me die on the court, or you strangle me now, no matter what, I won't end up." ”

"Aaron, but ......"

Before Cheeks's words could be spoken, Iguodala on the side also spoke: "I won't end the game, even the rookie won't get off the game, how can I get out of the game!" ”

"Me too."

Webb took a deep breath and said, "53 seconds, 9 minutes, there's still a chance." ”

Seeing the reaction of his teammates, Korver, who rarely spoke, also mustered up the courage to say: "If you want to chase points, my three points are crucial, coach, let me stay on the court......!" ”

"You ......"

Cheeks didn't understand these players at all, at the beginning of the season, as long as the score gap was too large, he would replace the main players to save his strength and strive for the next game, and no player had expressed dissent at that time.

But today, this group of guys didn't know why, and suddenly they all looked like they were fighting and didn't want to accept their own arrangements.

Cheeks scratched his head, looked back at Chen Mu, who was still bowing his head and gritting his teeth, and couldn't help but think in his heart:

"Does this Chinese kid really only bring us rebounds, scores, and wonderful passes?"

Why is this rookie's obsession always so difficult to eliminate?

After the timeout ended and the game resumed, Riley was surprised to find that Cheeks, who had always been cautious, did not replace the main players, and hurriedly made countermeasures to let the main team of the Heat continue to stay on the court.

Less than a minute passed quickly, and the 76ers launched a final comeback. Constantly pressing the defense, he tried to shoot three points at every chance on the offensive end, but unfortunately failed to hit a few.

"Ahhh!!h

Inside, Chen Mu, who was already tired, was still frantically scrambling for rebounds, and O'Neal was stunned, and he couldn't understand why this Chinese rookie was still working so hard.

The game is clearly bound to lose......!

Finally, Iverson hit a three-pointer, and there were only 25 seconds left in the game. The Heat control the ball, generally speaking, both sides will stop playing at this moment, and wait until the time runs out.

But today's 76ers did not relax at all, Iverson continued to scramble and interfere, causing White Chocolate to have no choice but to seriously organize the offense and hand the ball to the interior again.

O'Neal received the ball with his back, behind him was Chen Mu's meticulous defense, and the big shark glanced at the corner of his eye, saw Webb come to wrap up again, and simply hit the ball and passed the ball to Haslem who reached the free throw line.

Haslem didn't think much about it, he felt good about the ball, and he took the shot.

And the yellow-skinned figure, out of nowhere, suddenly jumped up in front of him, waved his right hand fiercely, and with a "snap", the basketball was fanned directly to the backcourt!

"Toot"

The clock ran out, the game was over, and the 76ers lost 98-102 at home, and the Heat returned triumphantly.

"Hoo ......"

Watching the orange ball bouncing on the floor and feeling the noise of the fans leaving, Chen Mu let out a sigh of relief, and the indescribable loss in his heart.

"It's a good fight."

Behind him, a small palm slapped up, and the pitch elf walked slowly past him and whispered, "You played well." ”

"The next time we meet, we must win ......!"

Iverson's eyes were full of anger and fighting spirit, and he walked out of the court without looking back.

The teammates also stepped forward to comfort them, and when the crowd dispersed, Iguodala stepped over and said to Chen Mu: "Let's go, practice in the equipment room, do you dare to bench press with me?" ”

"Who said wouldn't dare!"

Chen Mu smiled bitterly and cheered up and said: "It's time for me to practice my strength well, and it won't be long before I have to face my old club!" ”

"Haha, what are you doing in a daze? Let's go! ”

Iguodala smiled when he heard this, knowing that Chen Mu was trying to get out of the defeat, he put his arm on Chen Mu's shoulder and pulled him off the court.

"The sun is very strong, I'll make you the ball when the time comes, you kid, you have to blow up their inside line for me......!"