How much time does it take to go from a rookie who defends on the perimeter for more than two seconds and is bound to be shaken down or exposed to a blocker who can completely block a star-level perimeter attacker in a short period of time and a few rounds?

The answer given by Chen Mu is one year.

A year ago, Chen Mu took advantage of the opportunity of the reverse training camp to bring a new ability to himself.

The dark confrontation with the outside offensive players gave Chen Mu judgment, awareness, experience, and practice opportunities and battle experience far beyond ordinary players.

After leaving the training camp, when Chen Mu was training in the team, he more or less intentionally or unintentionally went to the outside ball holders among his teammates to make moves.

The results were less than ideal.

As a ball-handler of Lowry's level, the offensive means of the face frame have not yet been fully developed, and Chen Mu can contribute amazing defense in one or two rounds, making Lowry's offense invisible.

But after a long time, it will be revealed.

A little further, the level of ball holding is not bad, and there can occasionally be epic single-round performances, but for a long time, Iguodala, whose ball holding skills have not reached the level of the whole court, Chen Mu is a little weak.

Occasionally, there is a successful defense in a round.

But as long as Iguodala called for a few blocks in a row and forced the defense to make substitutions, after the small play and big rhythm were mastered. If Chen Mu wants to interfere with Iguodala's attack, it will become difficult.

One level further up, Allen Iverson, even if the speed and explosiveness are not as good as before, the dribbling feeling and innate killer instinct are still there. Especially the endless face frame skills, countless ways to shoot and put the ball into the basket, making Chen Mu turn one head into two big.

Why in the virtual training camp, Chen Mu can complete the challenge, kill all the best players in history, and come out alive. But when it comes to the arena, Chen Mu will seem a little weak?

The reason is simple.

Because of continuity.

As an interior player, the significance of Chen Mu's practice of outside defense is not big in the eyes of many people, and it even feels like a waste of energy.

But the reason why Chen Mu did this is because of the trend of modern basketball, the endless use of blocking and dismantling tactics will make more and more misplaced medium and long-distance offense and defense in the game.

Especially at critical moments, many teams with outside ball-handling offensive players, when facing the Philadelphia 76ers, such an opponent with Iguodala's outside defensive demon, they try their best to use tactical arrangements to create misplaced opportunities and avoid Iguodala's defensive edge.

At this moment, if the inside player can't even withstand a round, this will become a weakness, and no matter how you make up for it with tactics, it is impossible to completely make up for it.

Chen Mu needs to contribute a shocking defense at this time to crack the opponent's tactics.

In this way, the other party had to change his tactics and give up this idea of forcing him to change his defense. Iguodala and Chen Mu can both do what they do best and fight for the team to win.

For example, you and I have seen LeBron James during the Heat period. Judging from the position on the court, he is already a No. 4 position, a big forward. But at some critical moments, no matter how the opponent forces the defense, LeBron can defend whoever he catches, which is called a domineering.

Chen Mu has seen all this and knows very well that LeBron will be able to become a master of this level sooner or later.

Then he must be one step ahead before that.

In this way, LeBron can be completely crushed to death.

"Defend and defend!"

On the last attack before halftime, Philadelphia completed the offense, and the margin came to 8 points.

A very delicate moment, if the Bulls can complete an offensive and narrow the margin to around five points, then the second half can almost be said to be on a starting line.

And if you can't fight, but you will be counterattacked quickly by Philadelphia......

"Bang, bang, bang"

Can't let this happen!

Rose dribbles, has 14 seconds left on the offensive clock, and when this offense is complete, everything will be back on track.

This time, the Bulls have learned to be completely obedient, no longer obsessed with forcing the defense, but simply let Rose face Lowry heads-up.

Even if you pass Lori, you have to make a decisive move before Chen Mu comes up!

Rose thought clearly, and observed Chen Mu's position from time to time when dribbling, afraid that he would come to the area where Chen Mu could make up for the defense, and then he would be entangled by Chen Mu again, which would be annoying.

However, a jaw-dropping scene happened again.

"Lowry, just change!"

…… Direct...... Change?

Our outside offensive demon holds the ball at the top of the arc heads-up, you are a big forward, and you say that you want to change the defense directly......?!!

Is there a bag in the brain?!!

Ross was also stunned, stunned, and the change of defense was completed.

In front of him, Chen Mu.

The third time!

The fans all knew that this was a critical moment, and everyone did not make a sound, for fear that their shouts would also disturb Chen Mu's judgment.

And Rose, only felt humiliated.

A kind of contempt in front of people, endless humiliation!

Dribble!

Rose was ruthless, dribbled and sprinted directly, without turning at all, and went straight to Chen Mu's body.

This is to ......

"Bang"

A dribbling stopped, Rose stuck to Chen Mu's body, and the foot was exaggerated to the extreme, and the body turned to the left like a spinning top.

Tony Parker's trick, Gyro Spin, Attack the Basket!

Turning around, Rose was about to get strong when he grabbed the ball with both hands, but he saw that Chen Mu was moving sideways at an astonishing speed and was already in place.

Then feint.

With a feint, Chen Mu's feet still involuntarily moved slightly off the ground by half an inch.

Rose leaned forward.

To make a foul......!!!

Precise and calm choice, perfect to the extreme, Rose chose to make fouls at this time, which is simply the most flawless strategy. When it was attached to Chen Mu's body, the basketball was just raised to his chest, and as long as he touched Chen Mu's arm, he could get two free throws.

"Smack"

Lightning, striking.

“…… Break, break, break...... The ball was broken!! ”

Chen Mu, one-handed steal.

What the......?!!!

Feeling the desperation of the basketball leaving the control of his hands, Rose's heart felt like it had been crushed by a giant palm. Chen Mu's body was in front of him, and the basketball had already been shot down, but Chen Mu was not in a hurry to pick it up.

There is no chance.

There was no chance to even take advantage of Chen Mu's short body to pick up the ball, lean forward again, and shout a fake fall.

Everything was seen through by the oracle.

"Smack!"

Lowry got into place, grabbed the basketball with both hands, turned around and began to dribble and sprint.

In the last seconds of the half, when Lowry dribbled, the Bulls players didn't care about anything, they just wanted to go up and interfere.

Rose's feet softened, and while his body fell forward, Chen Mu in front of him didn't even look at him, and went directly to the front court.

Not in his eyes.

This year's me, this year's us.

Not in his eyes.

We are just a step that can be easily crossed.

In front of him, it was not even a threat, just a non-threatening existence.

"Whoosh!" "Boss! ”

Lowry came to the frontcourt, and the Bulls were surrounded by many people, attracting almost all of the opponent's defensive center.

Chen Mu, it's empty.

The pass was in place, Chen Mu received the ball and stood just outside the three-point line at the top of the arc, and there was an open field in front of him, and within three meters of the periphery, there was not even a defensive player's hair.

Jump, shoot.

"Toot!"

The whistle sounded at the end of the half, and Chen Mu completed his shot, which was a good shot.

In front of Chen Mu's eyes, the green ring did not appear, and after landing, the basketball was still flying in the air, but Chen Mu had already turned around and went directly to the players' tunnel.

"It's 11 minutes."

Just passing by Rose, who was lost and returned to defense, Chen Mu whispered softly, and continued to trot forward without looking back.

Behind

“…… Swish! ”

Basketball into the net.

“…… Wow!!! ”

In the frantic shouts of Vajovia, the audience boiled. The Philadelphia players were all excited, and they just wanted to go back to the team boss to celebrate and worship, but they found that the boss had come to the sidelines.

"Bang"

Boxing with Iverson, who had been waiting there for a long time, Chen Mu's face was full of smiles, and everything was very relaxed. took the towel and drink handed by Little Jordan, poured a few sips on his head, and then wiped his sweat vigorously.

It's so easy.

With the rewards accumulated over the past year, it was too easy to defeat such an opponent.

66-55, the first game of the playoffs, the Philadelphia 76ers continued the super firepower in the regular season at halftime.

If it weren't for the good outside feeling on the Bulls' side, and if they scored a few ultra-difficult long-range shots, the score difference would have been 20 points.

In front of Chen Mu's eyes, one badge after another flashed, and there were several badges among them, which we were not familiar with.

Since February, Chen Mu has made a bold statement that he wants to monopolize honor. Chen Mu really became the only king in the entire league in the second half of the season.

Almost all the personal honors in the east were won by Chen Mu alone.

Seven weekly bests, three monthly bests, and that's not counting the individual accolades in the first half of the season. Some people on the Internet have already begun to joke that in the future, the title of the best player in the league in the East will be directly changed to "Chen Mu Award".

Anyway, no matter how you count it, this title will always be his!

The title of the best of the week, naturally, was used to upgrade the badge.

Among the currently owned badges, the aggressive, fast attack finisher, back hook master, European step master, and solo fast attack, these five original bronze badges have been dotted silver.

In the other two weekly best titles, Chen Mu chose the badge that he could have obtained a long time ago, but he had never gotten it.

It is these two badges that allowed Chen Mu to go to the next level in the rebounding competition in the second half of the season and complete a historic breakthrough.

Frontcourt rebounding master, backcourt rebounding master.

With these two badges, Chen Mu has a new understanding and improvement of the possible timing of rebounding and the angle of the card position. The crazy rebounding solo show in the second half of the season came from here.

In addition, there are three-month bests, as well as the titles of scoring champion and rebounding champion, which have not yet been redeemed.

Coupled with a lot of SP points, Chen Mu once again completed a super transformation at the beginning of the playoffs. (To be continued.) )