As the 2005-2006 NBA regular season draws to a close, a matchup between Eastern Conference teams is underway in the MCI Center in Washington.

As soon as this game started, Arenas, the core of the Wizards, was full of firepower, showing strong explosiveness, scoring 14 points in a row, and once forced the 76ers into a desperate situation.

In the previous games, the 76ers' record has declined, and after the arduous road trip to the West, the 76ers have suffered a lot of losses, resulting in a poor record in the next games and getting farther and farther away from the playoff spots.

In this wave of games, the team's important substitute, Super Sixth Man Chen Mu, also fell into a trough. There were consecutive games with cold hands, and the dominance on both offensive and defensive ends dropped significantly.

This is not because Chen Mu's strength has regressed, but because of two reasons.

First, Chen Mu's offensive means are limited after all, and the only thing that can be regarded as reliable is the mid-range shot, so when the opposing team makes targeted arrangements, presses defense, and sets traps, Chen Mu is easy to be dumbfounded.

The reason why Chen Mu performed well before was mainly because of Iverson and Webb as a containment, and Chen Mu was ignored by the other party from time to time.

As the regular season draws to a close, every game counts, and teams are more efficient in their defensive setup. Chen Mu's offensive efficiency has been greatly reduced, which is a reasonable thing.

Second, the long regular season is extremely physically demanding for the players. At the beginning, Chen Mu entered the NBA, relying on his vitality and rapid progress to make people impressive, and played several representative games.

But as the season progressed, physical strength became more and more Chen Mu's shortcoming. There has never been such a long continuous game, Chen Mu's physical strength has gradually been hollowed out as the season progresses, and there are often situations where the first half is slaughtered, but the second half is not scored.

In this game, Chen Mu also encountered the same dilemma.

On the court, the game has come to the second half of the third quarter, due to Chen Mu's strange tactics at the end of the first half, the Wizards' offense has become more cautious, and Arenas's efficiency is no longer off the charts.

And Chen Mu also began to suffer the consequences of this kind of big defense at this time.

"Chen, play."

Dead-ball time, the score was 67-68, the 76ers trailed by one point, Cheeks made personnel adjustments, and Chen Mu was ready to play.

Stepping on the court, Chen Mu only felt an inexplicable sense of powerlessness in both legs and hands, and his spirit was a little sluggish, making it difficult to concentrate.

"Stamina, are you almost at the bottleneck......?"

Watching the players on the field continue to run, Chen Mu only felt that his hands and feet were weak, his speed and bounce had decreased, and he couldn't keep up.

Because Hunter was fouled twice at the beginning, Chen Mu was replaced early. In the first half of the game, Chen Mu's playing time reached as many as 18 minutes.

Coupled with a period of switching defense to Arenas and constantly playing cat-and-mouse games with this top scorer, Chen Mu's physical exertion was greater, and it was difficult to maintain the attack efficiency in the first half at this time.

"Chen!"

On the offensive end, Iverson made a pass to Chen Mu, who turned around after receiving the ball, saw that Heywood was still half a step away from him, and decisively pulled up the mid-shot.

No, there is a deviation in the take-off height!

The reason why Chen Mu's shooting is smooth and accurate is mainly due to the desperate confrontation with Jordan in the virtual training camp, and the machine-like fixed hand shape.

At this time, his physical strength declined, and Chen Mu, whose mid-range shooting value was not against the sky, also began to feel overwhelmed, and the basketball smashed on the front frame and popped up, and was taken down by Heywood.

Taking over the basketball from Haywood, Arenas began to push at a mid-tempo rate, and as he crossed the halfway line, he looked up at the inside and suddenly had an idea in his mind.

"Chinese kid...... The physical strength seems to be a little unable to keep up. ”

Making a quick judgment, Arenas and Jamison made eye contact, and the two blocked the pick-and-roll in the high post.

Jamison retreated outside the three-point line, and Arenas took advantage of the situation to break through, accelerated his impact near the free throw line, and went straight to the basket without hesitation.

Webb was afraid of Jeffries' range and did not dare to leave at the far end of the baseline, so Chen Mu immediately let go of Heywood and stepped forward to fill the position.

"Beep"

The two made physical contact, Arenas threw the ball out with difficulty, and the referee blew the whistle at the same time and blew Chen Mu for a foul.

"Whew...... Call...... Whew......"

However, just after the first confrontation on the field, Chen Mu felt a little exhausted and gasped for breath.

If it had just started, Chen Mu would not have been fouled so easily by Arenas, but at that moment just now, Arenas was full of strength to confront Chen Mu, and his pace was a little faster than usual, and the time of his shot was also advanced. Chen Mu had to stretch out his hand to block it, and the thug fouled.

With both free throws, Arenas returned to the defense with an expressionless face, staring at Chen Mu who was going to serve the baseline ball with his eyes, and the new tactical ideas took shape instantly.

Back to the offensive end, Iverson and Webb blocked and dismantled high, Chen Mu quickly pulled one side, and after a classic conduction, the basketball was transmitted to Chen Mu by Webb.

"Cast it!!"

Chen Mu was stunned when he received the ball, Heywood's defense clearly had some gaps, and he could shoot the basketball, but because of the missed shot just now, Chen Mu was a little hesitant, and the anxious Iverson hurriedly shouted.

This hesitation, Heywood immediately pressed up, and Chen Mu reluctantly chose to pass the ball and reorganize the attack.

"What's wrong with the Chinese kid?"

Seeing Chen Mu's performance, Heywood was also stunned, and then noticed that Chen Mu's breathing seemed to be particularly heavy, and he understood a little.

There is a problem with the physical strength of the Chinese kid, and the threat during this time is greatly reduced!

After understanding this, Haywood's defense became more resolute and decisive, and concluded that Chen Mu had no way to use the trick of breaking through directly, and defended Chen Mu's shot with all his might.

After a few rounds, Chen Mu also got a few shots, but Haywood's defense was tight, and Chen Mu's shooting rhythm was also chaotic.

"Defend!"

It was Chen Mu's shot that missed, and Iguodala shouted and began to retreat. Arenas held the ball and swooped down quickly, came to the three-point line for a beating, and then unleashed a pull-up jumper that he hadn't seen in a long time.

"Huh"

The basketball fell into the basket, and Arenas, who had missed consecutive shots and mismade passes, let out a bad breath and raised his arms and shouted.

The fans in the stadium also burst into a wave-like shout in an instant, almost tearing down the roof of the stadium.

"Chen, what's wrong? Attack decisively! ”

Iguodala was in a hurry, and shouted when Chen Mu served the bottom ball, wanting to mention Chen Mu's spirit.

"I know...... I know. ”

Chen Mu gasped, only feeling tightness in his chest.

It stands to reason that even if the playing time in the third quarter is counted, Chen Mu only played a total of 21 or 22 minutes, which is still far from his average playing time of 28 minutes per game, so that the physical exertion is not so great.

But in the first and second quarters, Chen Mu almost didn't rest, and the continuous high-intensity confrontation still made him feel suffocated.

Back on the offensive end, Chen Mu missed consecutive shots to dissatisfaction with Iverson, who simply attacked himself and made a mid-range step-back jumper.

"Chen, rebound!"

Webb yelled, Iverson's shot was a little impatient, a little shorter, and the basketball smashed into the front frame, which should have landed under the free throw line.

This area is Chen Mu's favorite frontcourt rebounding area, and every game, he will create chaos in this position and grab a lot of frontcourt rebounds.

But this time, Chen Mu seemed to have lead in his legs, his pace was unusually slow, and before he could reach it, the rebound was grabbed by Jamison.

Sending a pass, Jamison quickly swept past Chen Mu, and Chen Mu hurriedly turned around to catch up.

Coming to the front court outside the three-point line, Jamison suddenly stopped, shaking Chen Mu to take another half a step inside. At this moment, Arenas' pass was in place, and Jamison immediately shot a three-pointer, and the basketball went into the net accurately.

“BOOM！！！”

The DJ shouted loudly throughout the stadium, and the fans also stood up excitedly to cheer for the team.

"Trouble, their feel is ......!"

Off the field, Cheeks saw that something was wrong, and even saw Chen Mu's physical problems, and looked back at the bench, but he didn't know what to do.

Shortly after Hunter came on the court in the third quarter, he was fouled by Daniels, and he was fouled four times, and it was a bit risky to play again.

Li Nailong, Shafury Randolph, and James Thomas are all useless, and the defense is stronger than Chen Mu, but the offense is even worse.

Webber has not been short of playing time, and the veteran's 38 minutes per game this season is already his limit, and he must be given a break at the beginning of the fourth quarter.

What to do? Do you still want to continue to believe in Chen Mu? Or try it with another player?

Cheeks was also hesitant in his heart.

In the blink of an eye, the 76ers missed another offense, Arenas rushed to the front court with the ball, flicked it with one hand, and the basketball was sent to Butler on the weak side.

Offensive tactics at the beginning!

Chen Mu saw the mystery at a glance and immediately stepped forward.

Butler seized this moment of physical contact, first rushed forward, collided with Chen Mu before he stood still, and then leaned back to shoot.

"Beep!"

The referee blew the whistle again, and the basketball flew in the air and fell into the hoop with a bump.

“ANDONE！！！”

The DJ's shouts and the cheers of the fans combined to create a shocking wave that nearly knocked the 76ers to the ground.

"......!"

Chen Mu secretly scolded himself for being careless, knowing that Butler was a good foul maker, and he used this trick to make Hunter's foul at the beginning, but he didn't have a long memory, and was beaten into two plus one.

Panting and standing outside the three-second zone, Chen Mugang wanted to scramble for a rebound, but Cheeks' shout sounded behind him.

"Substitution! Substitution!! ”

Li Nailong walked up to the court, and Chen Mu returned to the field like a walking corpse, sitting on the bench with his butt unable to move a single step.

"This is the hardest part."

On the court, Butler added a free throw, and the Wizards' three musketeers worked together, and the score was further stretched, 72-80, and the Wizards, who had found their form, led by 8 points.

"As long as you get through this and break through yourself, your rookie season will be perfect."

Cheeks rarely did not reprimand Chen Mu for his poor performance, but while looking at the scene on the field, he said to Chen Mu beside him: "There are data explosions, highlight scenes, and the perseverance and determination to climb up step by step. ”

Chen Mu didn't quite understand Chicks's intentions, and gasped and asked, "Coach, what do you ......mean?"

"You have a good rest in the first half of the fourth quarter, and if you can recover some strength in the second half, then give me the court to fight."

Cheeks' eyes flashed with determination, and he said resolutely: "The 76ers are a never-say-die team, we need fighters, but we also know the trade-offs. I can't let you end your rookie season so ugly, and if you're out of energy, give me a good rest for a week. ”

"When you're ready, go back to the battlefield and fight to the end with your brothers......!"

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What's that, I just took a look at the Sanjiang list, and we're tied for last, crying T-T.

Shamelessly begging for a Sanjiang ticket, no more, as long as the ranking can look a little better, thank you brothers!