Before Chen Mu crossed, the Philadelphia 76ers in the 2005-2006 season, although they had a poor record, failed to enter the playoffs in the weak Atlantic region. The stats on both offensive and defensive ends are in the middle and lower reaches of the league, especially in defensive efficiency, which ranks 25th out of 30 teams.

But there are two defense-related stats, and the 76ers are in the top five.

steals, as well as forcing opponents to make mistakes.

In both numbers, the 76ers are fourth in the league for the simple reason that follows:

The team has Iverson, Iguodala, and Webb in their respective positions, and the total number of steals per game of the three is almost 5.

In addition, Salmons and Korver also have an average of nearly one steal per game. Even the starting choice at the center position, Damham Porter, who is now unable to play in a suit, has an average of 0.5 steals per game.

This all-round fast-stealing network from the No. 1 to No. 5 positions has become a nightmare for the 76ers' opponents. Whether it's an individual raid or a passing organization, any opponent has to be doubly careful against the 76ers. Otherwise, if one is not careful, the ball in his hand will be intercepted by a pair of fast hands and launch a counterattack.

For this data, Chen Mu, who is a basketball controller and a game controller, naturally knows very clearly, but others have the ability to steal, how much does it have to do with themselves? The connection between this, Chen Mu has never figured it out.

Now, in the face of an enemy that cannot be defended, a scoring machine that is so strong that it is incomparable, Chen Mu's heart has begun to have new changes.

After a glance with Iguodala, Chen Mu quietly focused all his attention on Nowitzki. Nowitzki's feint failed to pick up Chen Mu, so he began to dribble and prepare to break through.

Chen Mu stepped forward without hesitation, and opened his hands with all his might, completely separating Nowitzki from the rest of the Mavericks, and besieged the top corner of the free throw line.

For Nowitzki, this bit of defense was not in his sights, and he slapped the basketball on the floor, then leaned forward and prepared to break through from the left side of the gap.

Now is the time!

Seeing Nowitzki's movements, Chen Mu knew that the trap he had laid had worked, and deliberately did not raise his eyes to look at Iguodala who was rushing behind Dirk, pretending to focus on lowering his body, and leaning his defensive center of gravity on the middle, and letting go of the left space.

"Smack!"

Just as Dirk was about to break through, Iguodala slapped his horse and stabbed the basketball out from behind with his long arms.

"Attack!"

After receiving the basketball, Chen Mu raised his eyes and shouted, Iguodala, who was still stealing, had already started to run, Chen Mu made a long pass, the basketball was accurate in place, Iguodala rushed to the front court and scored a violent deduction.

"Good shot!"

The 76ers' somewhat lifeless bench finally began to burst into energy, and teammates waved towels to applaud the coordination between Chen Mu and Iguodala.

"This half of the body is beautiful."

Iguodala came back to the defense, high-fived and celebrated with Chen Mu, and was very appreciative of Chen Mu's defensive choice just now, nodding and saying: "Open one side, draw his attention to the open part, and then let me steal from the other side, ha, good strategy!" ”

"If you weren't fast, how would my trap work~"

Chen Mu smiled slightly, then focused again and continued to defend seriously.

With an offensive error, the Mavericks would not immediately take the ball away from Dirk, and for the confidence and continuity of the ace, the basketball was once again in Nowitzki's hands.

This time, Nowitzki was a lot more cautious, holding the ball firmly with both hands, and only after making sure that there were no 76ers players roaming around him did he start to play Chen Mu alone.

"Come on, even I can beat me if I have the ability!"

Chen Mu rarely opened his mouth to provoke a few words, and then still opened his arms, lowered his center of gravity, and began to resist Nowitzki.

Having said that, Chen Mu knew very well that if he really wanted to blow himself up one-on-one, Nowitzki might only need to use five successes to do it. But that's not his purpose.

Blocking the middle lane and putting it on the side, Chen Mu's defense was very targeted, leading Nowitzki to the bottom corner, and was about to turn over and shoot, but a black shadow flashed out of the corner of his eye.

Allen Iverson, rushing from the weak side with phantom speed, let go of Terry in the bottom corner of the weak side, and simply cut off Nowitzki's hand.

After winning the basketball, Iverson did not pass the ball, and directly started to dribble and sprint at top speed, and came to the front court in an instant, and then juggled past Daniels, who was chasing the defense, and hit a layup.

57-67, the 76ers went on a 6-0 run to catch up with the score somewhat.

"Chinese boy, it is ......"

After two consecutive offensive mistakes, Nowitzki was a little uneasy, raised his eyes to look at Chen Mu, who was still seriously defending, and had a bad premonition in his heart.

"Could it be that this kid has already figured out my weaknesses......?!"

If there was any weakness in Nowitzki, who was just one step away from MVP in the 2005-2006 season, it was probably only three.

First, the ability to assist in defense below the average level.

Second, the back-to-back skills that have not progressed to the level of bugs.

Third, the ability to move the ball after holding the ball on the strong side.

In fact, just one season later, Nowitzki has completely improved the third point. At the beginning of the 2008 season, Nowitzki, who was successful on his back, was left with only the weakness of insufficient defensive skills, and he had evolved into an unstoppable monster in all aspects.

At this time, Chen Mu took advantage of this and made his own trap.

Coming to the offensive end again, Nowitzki took a closer look at the 76ers' defensive position before receiving the ball, and instantly understood everything.

On the strong side, Iverson, Korver, and Webb stood in a triangular position, each marking their opponents. On the weak side, Chen Mu and Nowitzki were opposed, and Iguodala switched to Daniels, who was slightly inferior in the outside crosshairs, and was ready to help Chen Mu make up for the defense.

In addition, the 76ers also pay attention to the strong side of the defense, Iverson in the corner, Webb near the high post of the three-second zone, and Korver on the left in the middle.

The most critical aspect of this defensive formation is Webb's choice of position.

Chen Mu against Nowitzki, Webber against Dampier, limited to the lack of singles ability, and the natural butter hand attributes, Dampier has the lowest position on the offensive end of the Mavericks, almost the fifth choice, not to touch the big vacancy, the rest of the players will not pass the ball to him.

Webb's position choice was very bewildering, the free throw line was slightly lower, and he reasonably ran outside the zone, standing just between Nowitzki and Dampier, and piggybacking on the route to the bottom corner Terry.

As mentioned earlier, Nowitzki didn't have a great ball transfer skill at this time, and more often than not, he existed as an offensive endpoint. It was a bit of a struggle for him to get through the hurdles set by the 76ers and give the ball to open players.

When attacking, Nowitzki and Terry blocked and dismantled high, and then handed the ball to Nowitzki, the strong and weak sides switched, and Terry fell to the weak side bottom corner, and switched positions with Howard to form an offensive position, which was the Mavericks' signature tactic that season.

After Nowitzki holds the ball, he tries to attack individually, if he can't, he hands the ball to Daniels on the outside of the strong side, quickly moves to the weak side, and Howard holds the ball and singles, and Terry waits for the opportunity to shoot a cold arrow.

Even if the offense fails, Dampier averages 3.3 offensive rebounds per game, which can give the Mavericks a second chance to attack.

And the 76ers' defensive arrangement took advantage of this to make a big fuss.

"Come on, Dirk!"

Chen Mu hooked his fingers provocatively, and said loudly: "Come and beat me alone, come on!" ”

"This kid...... It's fearless! ”

Nowitzki was uneasy, if he chose to single Chen Mu at this time, Chen Mu would definitely send him to the bottom line again.

At that point, both Iguodala and Iverson can safely let go of their defenders and use their super-fast reflexes to make tackles and create counterattacks in the moments before Nowitzki's shot.

Webb, on the weak side, can take the opportunity to continue to lift half a step, as long as Nowitzki dares to move the ball to the weak side, he can reach out and make a tackle.

It can be said that the 76ers' defensive formation, like a pocket with an opening on one side, forced Nowitzki into a corner, and created a huge trap with a posture of inviting the king into the urn.

And the key to the opening of this trap is in Chen Mu's hands.

I really can't, I can still force my vote!

Nowitzki's heart was so bad that he simply didn't move and made a strong shot outside the three-second zone.

At this time, Chen Mu no longer needs to consider whether Nowitzki breaks through or not, because for him, as long as he ensures that Nowitzki does not go to the middle, it will be considered a successful defense.

Chen Mu focused all his attention on Nowitzki's shot, and almost the moment the latter started, he began to grab, stretching out his hands and doing his best to interfere.

"When"

missed the shot, and before Nowitzki could react, Iguodala, who "copied the trail" into the restricted area, had already grabbed the rebound.

Oops, it's fast break again!

Nowitsky secretly screamed that it was not good, and when he looked down, he saw that there was still Chen Mu in front of him.

"Chinese kid ......!!"

Nowitzki turned around, and at the same time, Iguodala had already made a long pass, and the ball flew over Nowitzki's head and sped forward the court.

Near the free throw line in the front court, a yellow-skinned figure was running with all his might, and after receiving the basketball, his footsteps did not stop at all, and he flew up, and his whole body flew sideways into the air, like a tomahawk, and he split into the frame sideways.

“InYourFace！ Dallas！！ ”

After landing, the depressed mood that had accumulated for a whole section in Chen Mu's heart was vented at one time, and he yelled at the camera.

This roar was quickly transmitted to all parts of the stadium by the big screen and the microphone of the camera head under the hoop, and the noisy atmosphere of the West Jersey Arena instantly became muted, and the fans could not say a word as if they had pressed the mute button.