Chapter 12: Credit

"Dang!"

The Nets attacked, Kidd received Carter's return pass and made a three-point shot, the superstar who can't be considered a too reliable three-point shot missed, and the basketball smashed on the basket and bounced high.

"Back to defense...... Back to !! ”

Generally speaking, this kind of long-range long rebound, the offensive backcourt players will go forward to fight to see if they can take advantage of the chaos to get the rebound.

But today's game was very strange, the old point guard Kidd, who has always been known for his calmness, actually called on his teammates to return to defense immediately after he missed, and there was no intention of grabbing the frontcourt rebound.

You know, against a team like the Suns who are good at playing counterattacks, every rebound is crucial. Especially this kind of long rebound with a long bullet, if it is quickly handed over to Nash after being obtained by the Suns, it is likely to be a quick counterattack!

But even so, Kidd still didn't fight for the rebounds in the frontcourt, but quickly retreated like a big enemy, returned to his own half and waited for the Suns' offense.

"Stampede"

All the Nets players did not question the captain's words in the slightest, and they withdrew their defenses one after another.

Through television footage, close-ups of the faces of the Nets players were shown to all corners of the world.

From these pictures, it is not difficult to see that the Nets players are on the verge of losing their fighting spirit......!

"Haha, if you don't rob it, then I'm welcome...... you're welcome!"

"Smack!"

Chen Mu took a step forward, looked around and no one was scrambling, reached out and grabbed near the free throw line, and firmly grasped the rebounding ball that popped up in his hand.

"Well done, offense!"

Nash took the basketball from Chen Mu's hand and began to dribble to attack. Although the Nets adopted a strategy of rapid retreat, resulting in the Suns' signature fast break not being able to play, Nash was not in a hurry and still controlled the ball steadily, with a complete win-winning expression on his face.

The basketball was slowly dribbled across the frontcourt, and the rest of the Suns players also looked relaxed, as if the game had been finalized, and there was no suspense.

“LET’SGOSUNS! LET’SGOSUNS! ”

In the Meixi Stadium, the fans cheered loudly for the home team, and they all looked relaxed, high-fived each other in celebration, and had already started to celebrate the victory of the game in advance.

At the top of the center of the court, a huge electronic display screen shows the score on the field:

Suns 109:96 Nets

There are less than three minutes left in the game.

It stands to reason that in three minutes, for a team like the Nets with super impact and scoring explosiveness, the 13-point gap is not a chasm, and it is entirely possible to catch up.

But why, when the Nets seem to have acquiesced to the loss of the game, while the Suns are already celebrating in advance?

"Charles, look at the latest statistics, is there anything else you want to say?"

On the commentator's bench, Kenny Smith pointed to the computer screen on the table and read: "Full-court rebounding, 33 for the Nets, 57 for the Suns." Among them, the rebounds of the two sides were still 21 draws in the first half, but the Nets only grabbed 12 rebounds in the second half, while the Suns grabbed 36 rebounds......! ”

"Looking at personal data, the Nets' highest rebound is Kidd's 7 rebounds, while the Suns' side actually has 4 rebounds in double figures!"

With Kenny Smith's introduction, a jaw-dropping technical statistics were presented to audiences around the world.

"The Suns didn't have a single rebounding double-double in the first half, but in the second half, it was like a werewolf seeing a full moon, and suddenly they all turned into rebounders. According to the current technical statistics, Marion has the highest individual rebound, grabbing 16 rebounds, including three in the frontcourt. ”

"The rest of the rebounds were 10 rebounds from Dior, and Tim Thomas also grabbed 11 rebounds, in addition, hahaha......"

Thinking of this, Kenny Smith suddenly changed his words, turned his eyes to look at Barkley who was whistling and pretending to look at the scenery, coughed and said, "Uh-huh, cough-cough......!" Played 17 minutes on the court, grabbed 11 rebounds, including a jaw-dropping 8 frontcourt rebounds, our Sir Charles's nemesis, sent us a Chinese kid who swallowed the sneakers to perform - Chen! ”

"This ...... I...... Alas...... Okay, okay. Buckley hesitated for a long time, and finally nodded and said, "I really didn't expect that this Chinese kid is really very skilled." Well, the next time I broadcast it nationwide, I'll be eating sneakers live in the studio! ”

"Haha, Charles, your words have been broadcast live through the TV camera, and every sports fan in the country already knows about it, don't think about fooling the past!" Kenny Smith smirked.

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

On the Suns' bench, a big, yellow-skinned man was sitting, gasping for air.

"Chen, your heart rate is fast, it's best to get up and move around a little before sitting down."

The team doctor suggested to Chen Mu on the side, but Chen Mu waved his hand weakly and said, "No...... No way...... I'm rooted...... Can't stand up at all...... Call...... Whew......"

On the NBA court, playing 17 minutes of game under high-intensity confrontation is already the limit for the current Chen Mu.

Don't say that these two teams originally ran quickly, the physical exertion for a big man like Chen Mu is very large, let's just say that the process of fighting against those "black and hard" on the court and fighting for every inch of land under the basket is enough for Chen Mu to drink a pot.

No...... That doesn't work......

While watching Nash firmly control the situation on the court and lead the Sun to victory, Chen Mu thought in his mind:

I can't do that, I have to exchange SP points for some stamina, otherwise, I'll have to hang here after three games in the NBA!

Chen Mu didn't seem to have any muscles in his body, and he only felt that every muscle was shaking involuntarily, and he was sore. Fang Cai was confronting his opponent on the field, and every impact made Chen Mu's muscles feel as if they were torn.

The intensity of the NBA's confrontation is much higher than the youth team games I have participated in before.

"And that's just the Nets......"

There was no disrespect for the Nets, but Chen Mu mobilized the memories of the 2005 NBA season in his mind and recalled it carefully. Looking at the teams across the league, the Nets' interior strength is a few weak.

"Clive Robinson, Kostic...... I'm mostly playing against the two of them, and in terms of power level, they're the weakest of all the interior players in the entire NBA. But just against them, I'm almost overwhelmed......"

Thinking that soon after, he would fight against O'Neal, Duncan, Garnett, Webb, Wallace and other insiders, Chen Mu felt empty.

"With my current level of strength, let alone confronting them, I'm afraid they can apart with a single breath......!"

Thinking about it this way, it seems that Chen Mu's most important attribute should be the strength value.

"You have to add stamina, you have to add strength, and you have to add offensive attributes...... Alas, I don't know how long it will take to save up to get enough SP points~"

"Beep, beep, beep......!"

Just when Chen Mu was seriously thinking about how to add points in the future, the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game, and the Suns finally won 113-102 at home.

Although the Suns didn't shoot well throughout the game, especially several outside shooters, they have been struggling with their poor hand. However, with the collective play of the interior group, especially the super performance in the rebounding competition, the Suns still completed the comeback in the second half, and took the initiative in one fell swoop, and never gave up the lead again.

"Congratulations to the Suns, congratulations to Nash for getting another double-double of 18+11, and congratulations to Marion for winning a big double-double of 19+16."

Kenny Smith began to summarize his statement, and after some data briefing, he finally fell on Chen Mu.

"Of course, the most congratulatory thing is our Sir Barkley, because his most 'optimistic' young man, Chen from China, played brilliantly in his NBA debut, and our Sir Barkley got the chance to eat a sneaker, hahahaha......"

Accompanied by the laughter of the commentators, Chen Mu waved to the fans with the cheers of the audience along with the Suns players, and then walked into the players' tunnel, ready to clean up, accept post-game interviews, relax and resume training, and give special post-game treatment for different injuries of each player.

"Steve, come with me."

It didn't take long for D'Antoni to stop the team's leader, Nash, and then called Marion, who had played well in the game, to attend the post-match press conference.

"That's right......"

After walking a few more steps, D'Antoni seemed to remember something, and turned back to the crowd who were smiling and walking towards the locker room: "Chen ......! ”

"Coach."

Hearing this, Chen Mu winked at Dior, who was holding his shoulder and constantly describing the size of the girl's bust last night, and then walked out of the crowd in a few steps, looked at D'Antoni and said, "What's the matter, coach?" ”

"Come here."

D'Antoni smiled slightly, summoned Chen Mu to his side, glanced at the latter, and said, "Come with us and attend the press conference." ”

“…… I—Can I also attend the press conference? ”

Chen Mu was flattered, he was stunned for a long time and didn't react, and said in disbelief: "I only participated in one game, so I'm eligible to participate in the press conference??" ”

"Of course, it's because it's your first game that the media is more interested in how comfortable you are with the NBA."

D'Antoni laughed: "Also, don't say anything stupid about disqualifications." ”

"After all, there won't be a coach in the whole league who dares not to let the number one contributor to the team's victory participate in the press conference, haha......!"