Chapter 8: Say Hello First

"Beep"

The referee blew the whistle, and the Suns' home game against the Nets had come to the second quarter, but an unexpected situation occurred on the court.

"Ah...... Ah......h

Cott Thomas, a veteran of the NBA for many years, was injured and fell to the ground in a scramble, suffering a severe ankle sprain. After a brief examination, the team doctor judged that the situation was not good, which made the head coach D'Antoni anxious for a while, and he did not know what to do.

"Oh......"

In the stands, the fans also showed worried looks, they knew very well that their home team had a bad start to the season and continued to suffer injuries on the inside. Coat-Thomas is already the only No. 4 on the bench who can contribute rebounds and defense, and this injury will stretch the team's interior line.

"Chen, you're on the field!"

After glancing around the bench, D'Antoni's eyes fell on the big Chinese man at the end of the bench, and after some hesitation, he decided to let him go on the field and give it a try.

"Okay, Coach......!"

Although it is not a good thing for a teammate to be injured, it is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for Chen Mu. He took off his training jersey and made a slight run on the sidelines to warm up a little before stepping onto the field with his head held high.

"Huh? Who is this kid? It's actually a yellow-skinned! ”

"I seem to have heard that the team signed a No. 4 rookie yesterday, and the one who lost in this year's draft was a big Chinese man!"

"Big man in China? Does he have any skills? ”

"Eh, what are you doing so much, when is it, it's good to be able to play a No. 4 position!"

In the stands, everyone was talking, and many people were still unclear about the news of Chen Mu's joining, and they asked the old fans around them curiously.

Although the old fans have seen the news, they are not clear about Chen Mu's level, and their faces are full of suspicion.

"Go down, yellow-skinned monkey!"

"Get out! Go back to China! ”

On the sidelines of any sports arena, there will be racially discriminatory spectators, and as soon as several spectators saw Chen Mu on the field, they immediately booed and sneered at Chen Mu loudly.

"Chen, don't mind."

Steve Nash walked up to Chen Mu, patted him on the shoulder and said, "They just don't know your strength, when you show off your skills, they will definitely be impressed by you!" ”

Chen Mu turned around, saw Nash's friendly eyes, and nodded gratefully: "I will work hard!" ”

"Phoenix is a great city, as long as you have the strength, they will always accept you in the end, rest assured."

Starting center Boris Dio also walked up to Chen Mu and said with an indifferent face: "When I first came, they also booed me and told me to go back to France, haha, this is an NBA tradition~"

"Chen!"

The players comforted Chen Mu, who was a little nervous, and D'Antoni shouted loudly off the court: "Defend seriously and grab the rebound!" ”

"Yes!"

Chen Mu nodded, and just wanted to say something more, the referee had already handed the ball to the tennis team members, ready to send the sideline ball.

"Beep"

A whistle blew, the game continued, and on the field, the two sides played very anxiously. Unlike Barkley's pre-game prediction, the Nets did not deliberately lower the tempo, but played an offensive game against the Suns. The scene was very good-looking, the players on both sides were flying away, shooting three points one by one, and the rhythm was fast.

"Rookie......

Jason Kidd, the former league's No. 1 point guard, blinked the ball with big eyes, cautiously advanced to the front court, and glanced at Chen Mu on the inside, as if he was judging how much energy this newcomer to China had.

β€œJK! HERE! ”

Vince Carter ran around the baseline, then took cover to the outside line and came to a forty-five degree angle, and an orange light was already flashing from the corner of his eye.

"Whoosh!"

Kidd's pass was extremely accurate and instantly in place, Carter stood firm with both hands, and the basketball obediently fell into his hands, almost without adjustment, and opened his hand to make a three-point shot.

"Oh......!"

As soon as Carter made a three-point shot, the hearts of the audience were instantly raised. In the previous game, Carter shot 3 of 5 from beyond the three-point line, and he felt good, and this open three-point shot can be said to be inevitable.

If Carter hits a three-point shot, the Suns will be 44-47 behind.

The basketball arced through the air, and everyone gathered under the basket to scramble for a possible rebound.

"Won't enter!"

In front of Chen Mu's eyes, the wonderful green ring appeared almost instantly, and after a flicker, it landed steadily outside the three-second zone.

"It's a long rebound!"

Chen Mu firmly believed in the green ring prompt, and immediately took steps to run to the landing point.

Off the field, D'Antoni saw that Chen Mu actually didn't block people's positions, but ran outside the three-second zone, and he was in a hurry and shouted loudly: "Chen! What are you doing?! Hurry up! ”

Opposite Chen Mu is the nearly forty-year-old veteran Clifford Robinson, a good long-range shooter who is sharp in attack, but limited by age on the defensive end, and is no longer excellent. In particular, the scramble for rebounds has never been his strong point.

"Young man, are you dizzy?"

Seeing Chen Mu actually running outside, Robinson smiled and shook his head, completely unaware of what this big Chinese man was thinking, and immediately took a few steps to the vicinity of the penalty area and stuck the most advantageous rebounding position.

"Dang!"

The basketball smashed on the basket, making a crisp sound, and everyone looked up at the landing point of the basketball, but Chen Mu stood alone outside the three-second zone, his hands stretched out into the air, not knowing what he was doing.

"This kid, crazy, right?!"

"If you don't grab the rebound slot, what are you doing standing there?? Is it too nervous, so your brain is confused?? ”

"If you don't grab a rebound, get out of here! Yellow-skinned monkey! ”

The audience booed, but Chen Mu didn't care, because he knew that his position was absolutely right.

The basketball smashed on the side of the basket and flew out horizontally, but everyone didn't expect that Carter, who had a good hand before, would actually shoot an unreliable three-pointer, and watched the basketball fly out of the restricted area and fly towards the big Chinese man.

"Smack"

Chen Mu's hands were already in place in the green ring, the basketball flew in, he grabbed the rebound with both hands, and then threw it to Nash next to him.

"Good rebounding ......!"

Nash was also stunned, but reacted instantly, this was a great opportunity to attack quickly, while dribbling, he ran behind Chen Mu, and when he came behind Chen Mu, he said softly: "Run!" ”

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

Chen Mu understood and immediately ran to the front. At this time, the players of the Nets team did not come back to their senses in the Suns half, but Nash and Chen Mu of the Suns had already run out quickly and ran fast.

Nash's feet were fast, and in the hands of the Son of the Wind, the basketball seemed to be unpredictable magic, and several clean back dribbles shook off the Nets players who tried to defend, and easily broke through to the opponent's basket.

And Kidd, the player with the best defensive awareness in the Nets team and the spiritual leader of the team, had already expected all this, and came to the basket before Nash to stabilize his waist and defend Nash's offense.

"Bang Bang"

Nash stopped at his feet and dribbled under his crotch in front of Kidd. Kidd didn't move, he wasn't shaken by the feint, and Kidd, who had already won the first defensive team three times, was not so fooled by this simple move.

Nash, on the other hand, was unhurried, dribbling quickly with his hands under his crotch, as if he was waiting for something.

Not far away, a sound of footsteps sounded.

"Huh......?"

Kidd raised an eyebrow, as if aware of something, but by the time he turned sideways to stop it, it was too late.

β€œSTEVE!”

Kidd's side, a tall figure stepped down, made a sharp stop, and then jumped high like an iron tower, flying towards the basket.

"Whoosh"

At the same time, Nash's hands changed again, Kidd's eyes were only away from Nash for a moment, the basketball had disappeared from his hands, and when he looked up again, it was already in the hands of the big man like a precision-guided missile.

"Whew...... Bang! ”

Empty re-buckle!

"Haha, Jason."

Nash looked at Chen Mu's posture on the ground, and said to Kidd who was still stunned with a smile: "This is my new partner, Chen from China." ”

Saying that, Nash turned around, and while chasing Chen Mu's footsteps back to defense, he turned his head sideways and said to Kidd: "This ball just now is a greeting to you~"

β€œβ€¦β€¦β€

Kidd smiled wryly, turned around and picked up the basketball, and began to serve the baseline ball.

β€œβ€¦β€¦ Wow!!! ”

As Chen Mu landed steadily and went back to the defense with Nash, the audience suddenly erupted in an earth-shattering shout as if they had just reacted.

"Chinese boy, yes!"

"What a beautiful fit! Chinese kid, can you be Yao in Phoenix? Ha ha! ”

"Come on, come on!"

Among the audience, the original doubts about Chen Mu instantly became quieter, and many people were smiling, as if they had found a long-buried treasure, and everyone was excited.

"Chen, good job~"

Nash followed closely and stretched out a hand to Chen Mu, Chen Mu smiled slightly, high-fived Nash, and responded: "It's much more comfortable than when I warmed up~"

"Haha~" Nash smiled lightly, and while paying attention to Kidd's dribble route, he said loudly: "Defend!" ”

"Good!"

Back in his half, Chen Mu found that Dior, Bale, and Marion all had surprised and happy expressions, and they were all looking at Chen Mu and congratulating him.

"First shot in the NBA, huh?"

Marion came to Chen Mu's side and said with a smile: "This kind of debut is not bad, is it cool?" ”

"Cool!" Chen Mu said with a smile.

"Then defend against this attack, and the next round will be more refreshing......!"

The Suns opened up defensively, and after an open catch, they led by two points at 46-44 with five minutes to go into halftime, and if they can maintain their advantage heading into the second half, the odds are great.

"The rebounds are up to you."

Nash glanced at Chen Mu, Chen Mu nodded slightly, and said confidently: "Look at me......!" ”