American Airlines Center Arena in Dallas.

The emotions of the fans were mobilized to the highest point.

As soon as the game opened, the Mavericks made the whole court boil with a wave of 19-5 attacks**.

Nowitzki, Terry, Howard, Daniels, four players with explosive offensive firepower fired in succession, and the 76ers' half became their shooting practice range.

Especially Weber, the former king was too old to keep up with Nowitisky's footsteps, and was almost completely destroyed by the latter's repeated bombing, and his physical strength quickly bottomed out.

To regain the advantage on the road, defense alone is not enough, and the 76ers urgently need to solve the offensive problem.

After the opening, the 76ers' offensive focus was as always focused on Iverson, but the Mavericks' overall defense was excellent, and no matter how brave Iverson was, he couldn't lead the whole team to attack. The 76ers face another tough challenge on the road and could collapse at any time if they don't adjust quickly.

Judging from the strength of the two teams, the gap is indeed quite obvious. What can be done to solve the offensive problem? Cheeks made a bold offer.

The timeout ends and the game continues.

Coming to the frontcourt, Iverson sent the ball to the strong side, and the Mavericks were surprised to find that the three players of the 76ers were concentrated in the strong side half, and even Iverson's position was biased to the strong side, as if he wanted to open the situation from one side and fight to the end with the Mavericks.

"Isn't it the same for someone else?"

Outside the three-second zone on the weak side, Eric Dampier squinted and saw Chen Muzheng, who had just come on the court, looking at the transfer of the ball on the strong side with a serious face, and sneered: "Isn't it just shooting and passing?" Playing against Dirk in practice matches every day, I'm still afraid of you?? ”

Chen Mu did not respond to Dampier's provocation, the big man who once called himself the second center in the West and regarded Yao Ming as nothing, and did have a lot of experience on the defensive end.

Dampier at his peak, whether it is rebounding protection, footwork, and strength, can be regarded as a superior choice for defensive centers.

It is not shaky, the chassis is solid, the height and arms are long, and the card position awareness is excellent. Dampier has always been ridiculed for his unnatural self-confidence, but he really has two brushes.

And he's right, in the Mavericks' intra-team practice games, Dampier is in the opposite position with Nowitzki almost every day, and he has a lot of experience in shooting interior defense.

Aside from heavy weapons such as O'Neal, a projection-type interior line without a three-point range against Dampier is really not much of a bargain.

And Chen Mu is Dampier's favorite type of defense.

The transfer of the ball on the strong side was not smooth, the Mavericks were extremely fast, the defense was active, and the 76ers failed to find a vacancy to shoot the ball in a row. In desperation, the ball was handed back to Iverson, and Iverson didn't think about it, and the basketball came to Chen Mu's hands.

“DEFENSE！ DEFENSE！ DEFENSE！ ”

The fans shouted for defense, and Dampier lowered his center of gravity and stared at Chen Mu's movements with full attention, ready to give this newcomer to China a dismount.

Chen Mu held the ball and made a three-threat move, but Dampier was unmoved.

Chen Mu quickly lifted the ball up and made a shooting feint, and Dampier quickly pressed up.

Chen Mu turned around and turned into a back basket, and then turned around and wiped the bottom line, and Dampier followed suit, without revealing the slightest flaw.

"Oops, this guy is all focused on defense, and he doesn't care about whether he participates in the offense at all, and he will be eaten to death if he continues to ......!"

Chen Mu secretly screamed in his heart that it was not good, there was not much time left for 24 seconds of attack, and in desperation, he chose to shoot near the bottom line.

"When"

The basketball smashed on the basket, and at the moment of shooting, Chen Mu had already started to start, staring at the flashing green ring, ready to scramble for the frontcourt rebound.

However, Dampier's card position kung fu began to play a role, I saw him quickly turn around, spread his arms horizontally, and made a perfect card position action, firmly stuck Chen Mu behind him, and then pushed his butt up, pushed Chen Mu out of half a position, and then reached out to jump, easily picking up the rebound.

"This guy, I don't know how many videos I watched, this defense is simply flawless......!"

Chen Mu was shocked in his heart, watching Dampier hand over the ball, and the calf began to attack, and the uneasiness in his heart became more and more intense.

Since activating the Tough Rebounder badge against the Pistons, Chen's rebounding scramble has become more BT. Although it doesn't seem to have increased much in terms of unit data, those who have watched the game know that it is because Chen Mu has become smart and has given up some backcourt rebounds that can obviously be grabbed to outside players, so that the team can launch a quick counterattack.

In the frontcourt rebounding scramble, Chen Mu used his bounce speed and badge to constantly harass the penalty, and the picture of taking the ball from behind the opponent's interior line has almost become the "fixed movement" of the 76ers every game, and it has also become one of Chen Mu's symbols.

However, Dampier suddenly used his butt to unload Chen Mu's bouncing power at the moment when Chen Mu was about to jump to interfere with the rebound, and then began to grab the board.

Eric Dampier, before facing the 76ers, didn't know how much Chen Mu's game footage he watched. And the little general, the coach of the calves, has already given him a death order:

"You can't let the Chinese kid go wild in Dallas!"

So far, Dampier has done a very good job.

The Mavericks' offense is different from the 76ers' cautious approach, with players moving the ball quickly and playing with style. The basketball was finally sent to Howard, and a hit was thrown into the net, 21-5, and the score gap continued to widen.

"Decent! Chen, be decisive! ”

Cheeks was in a hurry, shouting at Chen Mu on the sidelines, eager to come on the court to help, and was very dissatisfied with the team's performance.

"Haha, Chinese boy, isn't it very good for the pistons? Aren't you very proud of the sun? Come on, try again! ”

Dampier knew the importance of the timing of the provocation, and in the process of returning to the defense, he kept ridiculing Chen Mu from an angle that the referee could not see, and Chen Mu was angry in his heart, but he didn't know how to turn the situation around.

"Chen!"

Another unsuccessful attack, Iverson handed the ball to Chen Mu, his eyes were full of trust, and motioned for Chen Mu to open the situation with singles as soon as possible.

"Hoo ......"

Turning to the face frame, Chen Mu let out a long breath, raised his eyes to look at the basket, and for the first time, he hoped that he could have Iverson's cutting skills, and directly blow up the opponent in front of him.

Which trick should I use? Pull-up jumpers? Dribble to the perimeter and turn around to shoot? Feints to open up space in the shot? Or is it a step-back mid-shot?

Chen Mu quickly rehearsed all the offensive methods in his mind, but every time the result was seen through by Dampier, and finally he shot against the defense to gain character.

Looking at Dampier's posture of letting go of his throws and defending against breakthroughs, he always kept a distance of about half a step from himself, and strictly prevented himself from throwing. Chen Mu knew that his offensive routine had been completely seen through by the big man in front of him.

What to do?

"Chen! Time!!! ”

Iverson on the side was anxious, and loudly reminded Chen Mu to pay attention to the time, 24 seconds was about to arrive, and there was only a few seconds left for Chen Mu.

I don't have time to think about it, let's attack first!

Chen Mu was determined, put down the burden in his heart, simply fought hard, and actually began to dribble and break through.

"Oh......?!"

Chen Mu's choice surprised Dampier a little, and hurriedly retreated half a step back to block the breakthrough route, ready to serve with a big hat.

Chen Mu did not change his strategy, still quickened his pace, tried his best to impact from the left side of Dampier, came to the basket in a few steps, and then prepared to attack the basket without thinking about it.

Dampier didn't expect that Chen Mu suddenly became so resolute, and hurriedly jumped to block, collided in the air, and the referee's whistle sounded.

"Mavericks No. 25, defensive foul!"

Dampier sighed helplessly, the Mavericks players stepped forward to be relieved, and Chen Mu walked to the free throw line and hit one of the two free throws.

"Good, that's right!"

In the process of returning to the defense, Iverson stretched out his hand and patted the head of Chen Mu, who was still depressed, and said loudly: "Your bounce is better than him, the bounce speed is faster than him, and the pace frequency has an advantage, our side has been completely pulled apart, no one can break your ball, and decisively burst him!" ”

“……！”

Iverson's words woke up the dreamer, Chen Mu was stunned, and everything melted together in an instant.

yes, why can't I break through to find physical contact, use my speed and bounce advantage to find a foul, and just knock Dampier down......?!

Before, Chen Mu was confused by his own offensive routine, and he was always confused in his heart. Breakthrough is his weakest link at the moment, the dribble is unstable, and as long as someone is pinching, the ball can be interrupted from his hand at any time.

But right now, his teammates have completely emptied one side of the court, and Dampier is not a good tackle, even if he breaks through, he can't stop it!

"I see!"

The confusion in Chen Mu's eyes was swept away, replaced by confidence and perseverance, nodded slightly, and threw himself into defense.

The Mavericks' offense failed, Chen Mu picked up the rebound and handed over the ball, and after coming to the frontcourt, the 76ers gave Chen Mu, a rookie, enough trust to open up the space for the third time, allowing Chen Mu and Dampier to go head-to-head.

This time, Chen Mu did not hesitate at all, immediately dribbled and began to break through, resisted Dampier's push with his body, rushed all the way to the middle, and then jumped violently under the basket, and firmly buckled Dampier with a violent dunk.

“WOW！！！”

The 76ers players were excited, and the noise in the arena at the American Airlines Center was a lot quieter.

"Haha, I love the silence!"

Chen Mu expressed the evil anger in his heart and made a silent gesture to the fans.

"I'm sorry, second center."

Looking at Dampier, who had not yet recovered from Chen Mu's sudden adjustment, Chen Mu smiled and said to himself: "I'm going to start exerting power......!" ”

Nowitzki hit a shot near the free throw line, and the 76ers were not frustrated and immediately passed the ball.

Coming to the frontcourt, Chen Mu directly faced Dampier for the fourth time, and still chose to break through.

On the weak side, Terry saw that something was wrong, and immediately stepped forward to make up for the defense, preparing to cut off the ball in Chen Mu's hand. But at the moment when he was about to touch the basketball, the basketball suddenly flashed and disappeared.

Outside the three-point line at the top of the arc, Iverson received this amazing pass, opened his hand to hit a three-point shot, and roared and high-fived Chen Mu.

"Well done!"

Chen Mu finally got his senses, and Chicks was also excited, shouting to cheer for Ai Jiang.

Under the basket, Dampier became a little annoyed, slapped the ball hard, shook his head and sent out the baseline ball.

As the game progressed, the Mavericks, who were constantly putting pressure on the defensive end, finally showed fatigue. Terry's three-point miss, and it was Chen Mu's rebound.

"Attack!"

Chen Mu held the ball in one hand, didn't look at the position of Dampier in front of him, and directly made a long pass. Iguodala receives the ball in the middle of the march and passes it back to Iverson at the top of the arc.

Iverson dribbled quickly, his eyes kept watching the fast fall of his teammates on both wings, and the Mavericks' defense was very desperate, not giving the 76ers a chance to directly receive the ball and attack the basket from the outside.

But Iverson knew that behind him, a big yellow-skinned man must be running around at this time.

"Whoosh"

The basketball passed horizontally, Chen Mu received the ball in one step inside the three-point line, and after dribbling, he attacked the basket in three steps.

Behind him, Dampier was panting to catch up, but he couldn't keep up with Chen Mu's speed, and seeing that Chen Mu was about to dunk his hand, he had to reach out and pull Chen Mu's jersey.

"Beep!"

The referee's whistle blew and Dampier was awarded a second foul, but Chen Mu was already up like a bullet, and no one could stop him from bombing the basket. I saw his body under Dampier's pull, then gritted his teeth and continued to sprint, his right hand was raised high, and the basketball drew a brutal arc and smashed into the basket.

"Mavericks No. 25 defensive foul, two points valid!"

“……！！！”

The referee shouted, and the fans in the stadium were instantly silent, and many people opened their mouths, unable to believe what had just happened.

"Roar ......!!!"

Chen Mu roared angrily after landing on the ground, and knocked Iguodala in the chest in celebration.

Behind him was Dampier with a dazed face, and Johnson, the little general who was angry at Dampier and jumped to his feet in a hurry.