Chapter 176: The Only Way to Become a Superstar (Part I)

At Conseco Arena, the second half of the Philadelphia 76ers' away game against the Indiana Pacers has just begun.

As soon as they got on the court, the 76ers spotted the Pacers' tactical change.

"Chen!"

Coming to the frontcourt, Iguodala, who incarnated as an organizational striker, saw the clue, and after making eye contact with Chen Mu, he did not hesitate to choose to pass the ball to the latter and create a waist single.

"Change Harrington to prevent me from ......?"

After receiving the ball, Chen Mu was also shocked, the defender behind him changed from O'Neal Jr. to Harrington, the defensive pressure decreased sharply, and the powerful force that had been pushing behind him from the beginning disappeared instantly, turning into a defensive strategy with a smart atmosphere, and the basket was wide open.

"Eat him!"

On the sidelines, Cheeks also saw the abnormality, and immediately shouted to remind Chen Mu to eat Harrington alone with his back feet.

"Carlisle is really polite~"

In the face of the "big gift" sent by Carlisle, Chen Mu was naturally happy to smile, and after dribbling and finding space, he began to turn to the bottom line.

Feints!

Although Harrington's strength and defensive ability are far inferior to O'Neal Jr., he is also a veteran who has been in the NBA for 8 years, and he judged Chen Mu's movement trend in an instant, and after a symbolic step to block, he did not jump easily.

Of course, Chen Mu also knew that this trick would not be useful in the face of Harrington, and he was not prepared to use this feint to shake the opponent away, but quickly collected the ball and turned around, and after returning to the face frame, he held it high and made a mid-shot posture.

It's still a feint!

Harrington knew very well in his heart that Chen Mu's back body singles were solid, and his technical movements were very stable, but the final scoring method was just a mid-range shot and a hook hand. As long as you can tell which one is a fake move and which one is a real shot, you won't be shaken off.

This is easy to say, but all friends who have played basketball know that defensive back-to-back players are no better than defensive shooters.

Defensive shooting masters need continuous physical strength and endurance to keep up with the opponent's pace and not let the opponent have an open opportunity to shoot. And what is needed to defend the back is a calm heart.

In terms of defensive talent and strength, Harrington is indeed not the opponent of O'Neal Jr., not even at the same level, but in terms of inner calmness, Harrington, who is also a high school player, is not ambiguous.

After accurately judging Chen Mu's two feints, Harrington stepped forward without hesitation, at this time Chen Mu's steps had been adjusted, and any more actions might be blown away to violate the rules, Harrington's timing was just right, making it difficult for Chen Mu to choose the follow-up operation.

"The Chinese kid, in addition to the mid-range shot and hook hand, at most will shake the layup after passing people, and the backward jump shot is very unreliable, in this case, he can't perform a personal attack!"

Harrington's idea was right, Chen Mu's back singles did have strong limitations, but he did everything he could, but he missed a little.

That is: the current 76ers are playing the playmaking forward tactics.

Although Chen Mu is a big forward, he is also a member of the "forward". And in terms of passing, Chen Mu's kung fu is no worse than any star in the league!

"Whoosh"

The sudden crotch pass, Chen Mu seemed to have eyes in the back of his head, and he didn't know when he had already seen the movement route of Carney behind him. After Miller took cover in the high post, Carney descended to the bottom corner, and as soon as he was on his feet, the basketball whizzed and flew over.

"It's so comfortable!"

Starting with basketball, Carney only felt that the pitcher instinct in the deepest part of his body was completely stimulated, and the angle, rotation, strength, and speed of the rebounding basketball were just right, and he didn't need any adjustment at all, and he opened his hand to make a three-point shot.

"Huh"

When the basketball entered the net, Carney's eyes widened arrogantly, looked at the camera lens outside the bottom line, and made an OK gesture, and the circle composed of his thumb and index finger pressed against his eyes, as if Columbus was looking at the American continent not far away with a telescope, and his eyes were full of joy.

"Native Americans, do you see? Lord Rodney Carney is coming to make a three-point shot! ”

seemed to express such a meaning, Carney and Chen Mu high-fived fiercely and went back to defense.

"Tsk, is the defense too tight?"

Looking at Chen Mu's figure, Harrington shook his head slightly, and couldn't help but glance at Carlisle, who was on the sidelines with a serious face, and was apprehensive in his heart.

"How do you grasp this degree?"

Through high-post cooperation, Granger returned a three-pointer, and then it was the 76ers' offensive round.

It was still Chen Mu who received the ball at the waist, and Harrington did not forget his task.

"Lure the enemy deeper, let the Chinese kid fall into a singles trap, and then implement the trap!"

With such thoughts, coupled with Chen Mu's ghostly pass in the last round, Harrington's defense couldn't help but expand a little. Chen Mu didn't let the opportunity slip away, and with a swift turn, he made a strong step in the frame and made a layup.

"Keep up with this!"

Cheeks timely reminded the players to pay attention to the opponent's tactical changes, and if the Pacers did not change the defense, they would open the situation with a back-to-back single from Chen Mu's point.

In the next few rounds, Chen Mu, who regained possession of the ball on the offensive end, began to show the sweet rewards of his grueling back-to-body skill training.

Sigma steps to the middle and hits a hook shot.

After the up and down steps were strong and missed, the frontcourt rebounded and dunked.

Scored on a mid-range tentative step jumper.

Use the strength to eat the feint under the basket and swing to catch the licking basket and hit.

After scoring points on Harrington's head for five consecutive rounds, Chen Mu's hand became completely hot, and the 76ers players also began to intentionally create singles opportunities for Chen Mu, watching him eat Harrington alone again and again, increasing points for his team.

"It's time."

On the sidelines, Carlisle looked calm, a smile that was hard to catch, and glanced at Harrington, who was lagging behind, as the Pacers attacked, who nodded heavily.

"It's time to close the net!"

On the offensive end, after O'Neal Jr.'s mid-range shot, the Pacers who returned to the defensive end remained unchanged, and Harrington was still single-handedly with Chen Mu at the waist position.

When he got the basketball, Chen Mu didn't think too much about it, and made a turn to the middle, wanting to use a hook hand feint to shake up the space, and then pick up a low-handed layup to score.

But at the moment when he turned into a frame, two figures appeared in front of him.

"It's a bag!"

Chen Mu reacted instantly, his steps were a little chaotic all of a sudden, and he hurriedly returned to the basket to pass the ball, but Tinsley, who came from the bag, did not hesitate to break the ball.

"Attack!"

Cutting off the ball in Chen Mu's hand, Tinsley's shout had not yet reached Miller's ears, and the figure had already whistled by like the wind.

Miller came back to his senses and hurriedly chased after him, but Tinsley made a wonderful street ball move, a sharp stop to the crotch to give way to Miller, the basketball pulled behind him, and then took a backhand to reverse the crotch again.

TINSLEY, WITH THE BALL IN HIS RIGHT HAND, SHOOK A FLASHY SITATION PAST MILLER AND SCORED AN EASY LAYUP.

"They're starting to wrap up."

After giving the baseline ball, Iguodala walked quickly to Chen Mu's side, frowned and said: "I'm afraid it's a little difficult to play next, do you want to give me the ball, let's continue to play the organization forward tactics?" ”

"Thank you for your concern, but it's not necessary yet."

Chen Mu shook his head slightly, narrowed his eyes, looked at Harrington with a look of "successful scheme", and said: "After you get to the front court, continue to give me the ball." ”

"I want to let them know that there is another form of organizational striker~"

It's that sentence again!

As soon as Chen Mu said the words "give me the ball", Iguodala was instantly happy.

He has been a teammate with Chen Mu for a year, and he knows the temperament of the Chinese kid very well, as long as he says this, it means that the opponent will suffer next.

Coming up front, Miller gave the ball to Iguodala and ran down the pitch himself. At the moment when Miller was about to go deep into the basket, Chen Mu began to start, and he looked at Miller with eyes, and ran to the high position under the cover of the latter.

"Andrey!"

Coming to the top of the arc, Chen Mu shouted for Iguodala to pass the ball, and he occupied the top position of the arc, and then reached out and gently pushed to let Iguodala run.

The Chinese kid came to the top of the arc to control the ball?!

As soon as this dramatic scene appeared, the Conseco Arena exploded in an instant, and the fans widened their eyes and looked at Chen Mu in disbelief, with a hint of banter on their faces.

"The Chinese kid's braincase is burned out again? I actually went to the top of the arc to organize it myself! Haha, just his dribble, without Tinsley's shot, I can break him when I go up! ”

"It's just, I think he wants to act like crazy! I haven't broken enough of the ball by Tinsley in that round just now, do you want to make a few more mistakes? ”

"It's crazy, a big forward at the top of the arc to organize the attack, it's really laughing off! Hahaha......"

The ridicule of the fans continued, and even Harrington, who was in the opposite position, couldn't cry or laugh, looking at Chen Mu with a serious face, he felt that he was against a madman.

"Jamal!"

Harrington shouted, Tinsley immediately stepped forward to wrap up, and the two were ready to completely strangle Chen Mu at the top of the arc, Chen Mu had no three-point shooting ability, what else could he do at the top of the arc except for passing and breaking through the frame?

And if Chen Mu dribbles and breaks through, Tinsley can break the ball as soon as he reaches out. If Chen Mu chooses to pass, Iguodala and Korver are all stared at by the opponent, and O'Neal Jr. is in charge under the basket, even if Tinsley lets go of Miller, who has no three-point ability, he doesn't have to worry about being raided by the opponent in the "backcourt".

What do you want to do, Chinese boy?

Outside the three-point line on the weak side, Carney saw that something was wrong, and was about to step forward to meet Chen Mu to prevent losing the ball, but a figure rushed to the basket appeared in front of him.

β€œSCREEN!”

Iguodala shouted, Carney almost mechanically covered him, and before he could react, Chen Mu at the top of the arc had already thrown the basketball in his hand high.

"This ...... Pass the ball in the air! ”

Tinsley, who stepped forward to steal, just wanted to reach out for a steal, but found that the basketball had been thrown into the air by Chen Mu, and in the surprised eyes of everyone, Iguodala got rid of Jackson's defense and began to take off, and after receiving the ball in the air, he didn't need any adjustment, and smashed into the basket.

"Bang!" (To be continued.) )