Chapter Forty-Six: One Step Away

"Welcome back to Quick-Loan Arena, where the Philadelphia 76ers take on the Cleveland Cavaliers on the road, and the second half is about to begin!"

In the arena, the warm atmosphere at the beginning has cooled down a lot, and everyone knows very well that with LeBron, the Cavaliers will not rest on their laurels in the second half, and will launch a counterattack to find opportunities to overtake the score.

However, in the first half, the strong performance of the 76ers' Chinese kid poured a basin of cold water on the heads of Cavaliers fans.

"In the half-game, less than 12 minutes of playing time, the Chinese kid Chen once again super evolved and handed over a surprising statistical performance."

Kenny Smith flipped through the data, and on the TV screen, the statistics were presented.

"The offensive points of the two teams are actually relatively concentrated, and on the Cavaliers' side, LeBron scored 16 points in the half, which is one step closer to averaging 30 points per game. If nothing else, it should be okay to score points per game today. ”

On the 76ers' side, the scoring points are mainly here with Iverson, but a closer look at the scoring data is not difficult to find that the rest of the 76ers have scored more or less. Although the individual players did not score much, it also showed that the team's attack was running smoothly. ”

"Healthy, Kenny."

Barkley began: "In our professional basketball world, we call it a 'healthy' scoring distribution. ”

"Even though you're also a professional footballer, you don't have any experience as a core scorer in the team, so it's normal not to know."

With a wave of his hand, Barkley's on-screen stats changed, and the stats of two players from both teams were shown in the middle of the screen to zoom in, with pictures of the two players on the pitch on either side.

"If you look at the Cavaliers, LeBron had 16 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists in the half, with brilliant statistics, but the rest of the team did not play well, and the offensive end was very sluggish, basically driven by LeBron's personal assault. In fact, only five players scored points, so this kind of offensive performance is not very 'healthy'. ”

"And on the 76ers' side, HOHO~MYBOY~My Chinese boy, haha, the performance is too eye-catching!"

Barkley was a little excited, and danced with his hands: "You see, you see, 7 rebounds, 3 of them in the frontcourt, 10 points in the half, right?" And that's not all! ”

On the screen, Chen Mu's data was highlighted, especially the assist column, which was pushed to the forefront.

"As a power forward, coming off the bench and having five assists in the half!"

BARKLEY WAS SO EXCITED THAT HE LAUGHED AND SAID, "ONE MORE ASSIST THAN KINGJAMES, THAT'S AMAZING!" ”

This statistic is also the key to making the Cavaliers fans speechless.

The key figures in the half, T-N-T gave LeBron James and Chen Mu.

"If I were Coach Cheeks, I would definitely put the Chinese kid in the starting list for the second half, and let him cooperate with scorers like Allen and Webb, and the team's offense would definitely be even better!"

Kenny Smith disagreed with Barkley's statement, and waved his hand: "Charles, there's a piece of news that you may not have heard. I've heard that this season someone has started to canvass for whether the Chinese kid deserves the Sixth Man of the Year. ”

"Although there has never been a best sixth man with such a small number of appearances in history, but according to the current data performance of the Chinese kid, who dares to say that it is impossible?"

Since the '82-'83 season, when the NBA named Sixth Man of the Year, no rookie has been selected to win the award in his first year of his career.

And there's a hard and fast rule for this award: you must play more than 65 games in a single season (or more than 80% of the team's total games). This condition, Chen Mu will not be able to meet this season no matter what.

The first half of the season has passed, and Chen Muman has only played a dozen games after playing a full game, and even if he is full attendance after that, he will not be able to reach the hard bar of 65 games. Therefore, to select the best sixth person, Chen Mu is indeed not qualified.

But the Best Sixth Person award is voted for by journalists, commentators and others across the United States and Canada. According to Chen Mu's situation of "three games and one small change, five games and one big change" on the court, his status in the minds of reporters and commentators is getting higher and higher.

Anyone who watched Chen Mu's game would be amazed at his overdrive evolution, as it seems that the Chinese kid who was still shrinking in one aspect in the previous game will suddenly evolve and gain new abilities in the next game.

And this huge contrast in perception can easily attract the attention of the media.

Off the court, the second half had been going on for some time, with an official timeout in the third quarter and substitutions on both sides.

"We played well, well! Keep the high pressure on the offensive end and don't let up the slightest! ”

Cheeks sent a pure bench lineup of Chen Mu, Li Nailong, Matt Barnes, Louis Williams, and Salmons.

"In the next connecting section, Chen is still the core to run the attack, and everyone must participate in it, so that the main force can get enough rest. Then we decided it in the fourth quarter! ”

"Good!"

The players were in high spirits, the team still held a five-point lead, and the game continued.

"Chen, POST!"

Chen Mu came to the position inside the waist position to receive the ball, and his eyes began to "scan" all over the court again, the running and movement of teammates and opponents were formed in his mind, and he knew exactly what would happen after a few seconds.

In this case, it is like playing a basketball game in the original timeline and opening up the tactical guidance, the running route, the tactical guidance, all appear on the court floor.

Above each player's head, there will be signs and hints one by one, who is good at three-pointers, who is good at breaking through, who likes to receive the ball in which position, and where is his offensive "sweet spot".

Under the basket, Louis Williams, who was born a calf, ran away from the defense, burst into the penalty area, and ran quickly behind Chen Mu, wanting to cover Salmons on the bottom line, so that the latter could rotate and give up the strong side area.

Chen Mu, who was supposed to know nothing about all this, clearly had his back to Louis Williams, and the Cavaliers were defenseless, but Chen Mu suddenly paused, sent his hands to his crotch, and the basketball hit the ground, passing through the crotch of Chen Mu and the defenders, and accurately delivered it to Louis Williams.

β€œβ€¦β€¦οΌŸοΌοΌβ€

Before Luis could react, the basketball was already in his hands, and the ball seemed to have a kind of magic, urging him to shoot quickly.

"Huh"

A light layup scores, and the 76ers offense is complete!

β€œHOHO! Crotch pass! ”

Barkley shouted, clapped the case, and said loudly: "This kind of passing, Andre of the Jazz team is the best at, I didn't expect to see it in the Chinese kid!" Andrei is an all-round warrior who can play 5X5 masters! ”

The Andre in Barkley's mouth is the pain in the hearts of many Rockets fans.

Kirilenko, a tall, skinny forward from Russia, has the best speed among whites, and is famous for his one-handed blocks and steals.

On the offensive end, Kirilenko is also able to shoot suddenly, with a good level, and rebounding is even better. How many times when facing the Rockets, Kirilenko always ambushed behind the defenders, waiting for the opportunity when the Rockets players were shooting, and suddenly jumped up and covered the ball hard.

However, old fans may have the impression that in fact, Kirilenko's penalty area is also a must.

The classic crotch-hitting pass and assist Boozer to score a layup are constantly present in Jazz games. Kirilenko's superb vision of the court, hidden by his all-round skills, especially in the defensive end, has become a watchdog that everyone does not pay much attention to.

And Chen Mu's pass does have Kirilenko's charm!

On the offensive end, the Cavaliers bench players did not attack, and Chen Mu took off the rebound markedly, and turned around to send a long throw.

"Want to attack again?!"

The Cavaliers substitute Vallejo hurriedly retreated, and at this moment, Chen Mu seized the fleeting opportunity, actually dribbled two steps by himself, and took advantage of the opponent's guard to make up for the defense, and sent the basketball to Louis Williams.

"This kid is simply fearless......!"

The Cavaliers were so angry that Chen Mu had a one-handed pass, especially after the long pass that looked like Bill Wharton's across the court, the pressure on defending him instantly increased. In this way, Chen Mu can use his deterrence to smoothly lead the attack, making it easier for other teammates to complete the task.

β€œSCREEN!”

Coming to the frontcourt, Chen Mu cooperated with Li Nailong to cover without the ball, received the basketball outside the three-second zone, and then raised his eyes to take a look.

It was this glance that made the Cavaliers' defensive lineup chaotic, and all the players hurriedly turned around to confirm the position of their defensive targets, for fear that Chen Mu would suddenly send a fatal assist.

"Empty me?? Then I'll make you pay! ”

When they came back to their senses and looked back at Chen Mu, the latter had already made an extremely smooth mid-range shot, and the basketball was spinning in the air and neatly entering the net.

"Anything!"

Kenny Smith exclaimed: "Chinese kid, facing the Cavaliers' bench, is simply omnipotent on the offensive end!" ”

The next game completely became Chen Mu's personal show, shooting, passing, rebounding, and when doing every action, Chen Mu firmly remembered D'Antoni's words before.

"Don't let your opponent see through you!"

Chen Mu's every action is obviously confusing, and the feints are endless, every shoulder shake, every shot, and every look are mobilizing the defense of the Cavaliers. The knights are like marionettes, being dragged by Chen Mu's every move, and the defensive formation is always not very stable.

"Don't underestimate me, after going through the training camp, my passing attribute has reached 80 points......!"

That's right, this time in the virtual training camp, Chen Mu went one step further, not only finally achieving the magician's sixty percent passing challenge, but even overcompleting the task, reaching about sixty percent of the legendary superstar.

This kind of performance brought Chen Mu a leap in passing attributes, increasing the attribute value by 65 points at one time, reaching a height of 80 points.

This passing value, looking at the entire NBA's interior group, is rarely reached!

"Another assist! The Chinese kid delivered another wonderful assist!! ”

Another assist from his teammate's free throw line, Chen Mu got his ninth assist.

On the statistics table, Chen Mu has 17 points, 11 rebounds, and 9 assists.

Three pairs, one step away!

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