December 8, 2005, West Arena, Arizona, USA, post-game press conference.

“…… Because the opponent has a strong impact and a sharp counterattack, after discussing it with the coaching staff, I think we need to increase the strength of the interior in the second half, especially in the fight for rebounds. ”

D'Antoni, the Suns' head coach at the time, was sitting in the center of a long table, talking to a large number of media reporters in the room.

"The Nets have the best point guard rebounders in the league, and if Jason gets the rebound, there's a good chance it's going to trigger a quick counterattack. With our defensive strength, it will be difficult to stop their quick onslaught. After all......"

Speaking of this, D'Antoni smiled self-deprecatingly and said to reporters: "After all, our Suns' defense is terrible, and it is also recognized, haha......!" ”

"Hahaha......"

D'Antoni's generous self-deprecation sparked a good-natured laugh from reporters, many of whom recorded the phrase as a headline for today's post-match news.

At this press conference, almost all the questions from reporters focused on the Suns' change of formation in the second half.

Judging from the final effect, the Suns' change of formation was very successful, and Chen Mu, who started in place of Tim Thomas, almost single-handedly completely changed the situation on the court.

As one of the Suns' "dual cores" on the court, Chen Mu played the role of the rebounding commander. The Suns' offense and defense have become very organized, and on the offensive end, Steve Nash is strategizing, constantly looking for opportunities for his teammates to shoot baskets. On the defensive end, Chen Mu is also in command, either shooting himself or directing his teammates to run, and almost every rebound is in the bag.

This kind of wonderful combination of inside and outside core is very rare, especially the role played by Chen Mu, which has never been seen in the entire history of the NBA.

After all, except for Chen Mu, who has a rebounding point plug-in, no player can immediately judge the landing point of the basketball at the moment of its shot.

This kind of almost "magic skill" ability, no matter in any era, is enough to affect the existence of the game process, very buggy.

In the history of the NBA, there was once a player who put almost all his spirit and wisdom into grabbing rebounds, and became a 7-time rebounding king. And Chen Mu may become the next king of rebounding point judgment.

“…… For the victory of this game, our whole team would like to thank my new partner, the big man from China, Chen! ”

Back at the press conference, the person who answered reporters' questions has changed from head coach D'Antoni to the core of the team, Nash.

"Steve, I remember Isaiah Thomas once said that he felt that Dennis Rodman's attainment and intelligence in rebounding was at the level of Einstein." A reporter told a story that is widely circulated in the NBA and asked, "What level of intelligence do you think your new partner Chen is when it comes to rebounding?" ”

"Haha, Einstein who rebounds, what a good analogy." Nash smiled: "If Dennis's rebounding wisdom is Einstein-level, then Chen's rebounding wisdom is at least Da Vinci's level!" ”

"If you have any questions next, you can ask my little brother Chen!"

Nash was very generous, and after briefly answering a few questions, he gave up the central position to Chen Mu, and gave Chen Mu a look when he left.

Except for Nash, the rest of the Suns players also frowned at Chen Mu, and they all seemed to be holding back a smile, waiting to see Chen Mu accept the first interview of his NBA career.

"Ahem......!"

Chen Mu pretended to cough, and then slowly walked onto the stage.

Maybe he was too nervous, Chen Mu actually walked into a state of the same hands and feet when he took the stage, and this embarrassment was recorded by countless TV cameras, and soon transmitted to all over the world and became a hot topic among fans.

Finally finished what seemed to be the longest part of his life, Chen Mu came to his seat and sat down, looking nervously at the reporters who were looking forward to the audience, all stiff. Compared with being interviewed, Chen Mu is more willing to fight on the field. After all, for a rookie, it is somewhat too fast to become the protagonist of the press conference after the first game.

"Chen, how did you feel about your first NBA game?"

A reporter raised his hand and asked.

"Uh, yes, that's good." Chen Mu nodded and said, "The teammates are very friendly, and we also won, so it feels good." ”

"Hmmm......"

For Chen Mu's answer, D'Antoni was more satisfied. Although the English accent is still a little Chinese, Chen Mu's answer is very decent, concise and correct, and there is no big problem.

"In the first NBA game, you got double-digit rebounds in just 17 minutes on the court. And on the court, you also showed a great ability to judge where the rebound landed. Another reporter asked, "Where did you get this ability?" ”

"Hmmm......"

Chen Mu hesitated for a while, thinking that he couldn't tell you that I had a plug-in! After hesitation, he replied: "Talent, I can only say, this is a talent. ”

After briefly answering a few questions, Chen Mu's first post-match press conference ended. After leaving the press conference, Nash stepped in and invited the players to a fancy restaurant for a big meal.

During the banquet, Chen Mu also noticed that the Suns players do know how to protect their bodies, although they are in a high-end Western restaurant, delicious steaks and wines are constant, but most of the players still strictly follow their own recipes to eat.

"It's definitely a good thing to be able to stay with the Suns and be part of this good atmosphere!"

Chen Mu thought so in his heart.

After dinner, Chen Mu said goodbye to his teammates and returned to the apartment rented for him by his agent Duffy. Just as he was washing up and getting ready to go to bed, he suddenly remembered something.

"By the way, SP points haven't been redeemed yet!"

In fact, after the game ended, the wonderful prompt bar in front of Chen Mu's eyes disappeared without a trace, but a small translucent button was left in the corner.

This button took on a gear-like shape, Chen Mu tried to reach out and press it, and with a "drop" sound, a translucent list interface appeared in front of his eyes.

"Well, SP points stats, badge stats, technical stats, teammate satisfaction analysis, team chemistry ......"

On top of the list, there are several different icons arranged in different categories, and their general layout is very similar to the game interface in the original timeline, except for the absence of options such as "start race".

"SP Points Exchange Space...... That's it! ”

After some searching, Chen Mu found the entry button of the exchange space, and after some operation, a white light flashed, Chen Mu only felt that his whole body was surrounded by a wonderful force, and then a dazzling white light flashed in front of him, and his whole body seemed to be dragged into a certain passage, and he instantly lost his center of gravity.

"Plop"

Soon after, Chen Mu sat on the ground, blinked his eyes to adjust to the dazzling white light nearby, and found that he was in a white space where there was no boundary visible from top to bottom, left and right, and everything seemed very supernatural.

"Am I in the game, or is the system following me into this timeline?" Chen Mu looked around, very curious about this mysterious space, and said to himself with a smile: "It's really a wonderful space like a dream butterfly in Zhuang Zhou!" ”

After walking a few steps, Chen Mu found an operational list in the air, floating in mid-air. There are several options on the top, including ability value exchange, SP point query, badge exchange, signature action exchange, and so on, which is quite rich.

Click on the SP points query, the list flickered, and an option page appeared in front of Chen Mu's eyes. On the side of the page, there is also an operation area similar to a scroll bar, which can be turned and scrolled through Chen Mu's manual operation.

"Tournament task list."

Clicking on this option, a long list appeared in front of Chen Mu's eyes, and if he looked closely, everything was very similar to the game.

10 points in a single game, starts, 30 minutes of playing time, 100 percent shooting, 5 steals in a single game, 5 assists in a single game......

Behind each task, a small space was set aside, and behind the task that Chen Mu had completed, a small green hook would appear, and there would be nothing after the unfinished task.

"Well, I've got five offensive rebounds in a game and 10 rebounds in a game...... Rub, it's only two......! ”

At the bottom of the list, there is a line of small print indicating that the single-game mission data will be reset after the end of each season. In other words, after getting the rewards of these tasks this season, you can still receive the rewards again if you get similar data next season.

In the first NBA game, although Chen Mu's rebounding skills were amazing, due to his poor performance on the offensive end, Chen Mu shot 1 of 5 shots and only scored 2 points, or an aerial relay from Nash. So Chen Mu didn't complete any of the tasks related to scoring.

In addition to match missions, there are also seasonal missions, which are the corresponding tasks for the accumulated data of the season. These missions also reset at the end of the season and can be completed repeatedly.

In addition, there are options such as career quests, Hall of Fame progression, etc., and the content of each quest is also based on data achievement.

"Teammates evaluation situation analysis."

Clicking on this tab, Chen Mu saw the evaluation of his teammates. In the first game, Chen Mu won a little trust from his teammates with his superb performance in rebounding, and got a "B-" evaluation in a single game.

Since only one game was played, Chen Mu's average teammate evaluation was also B-.

In each game, in addition to relying on data to get SP points, the victory of the game, the evaluation of teammates, the evaluation of the coach, etc., will also affect Chen Mu's points.

At present, Chen Mu has 90 SP points.

"By the way, since there are these values, then there must also be my current ability evaluation, where is it......?"

After some searching, Chen Mu found his current evaluation in a tab, and the values that appeared made him stunned for a moment, and then smiled bitterly.

"Name: Mu Chen; Age: 17 years old; Overall rating: ......"

Chen Mu's fingers stayed on that value, and he didn't come back to his senses for a long time.

"Overall rating: 47......!"