Chapter Thirty-Nine: Hot Hot ......!
Bruce Bowen, born and raised in California, played four years in the NCAA at UC Fullerton, scoring 11.4 points and 5.8 rebounds per game and is a well-rounded wing player.
From 1992 to 1993, Bowen participated in the NBA draft, but his mediocre physical fitness and lack of killer basketball skills became the first bottleneck of Bowen's career.
Bowen was ultimately defeated.
After that, Bowen did not give up basketball, but chose to temper in the CBA league in the United States, and later got the favor of the French basketball world, joined the French professional league, and became a real professional player.
"The first time I saw him play on the court, I was a kid and didn't know much about basketball, just shooting and layups."
Spurs' decorated player, Parker, a sports car from France, had an incredible look in his eyes when he talked about the first time he saw Bruce Bowen in the professional league in his native France, as if he were telling a legendary story.
"At that time, he scored like chopping melons and vegetables, breaking, mid-range shots, three-pointers, dunks, fast breaks, and back-to-back ...... Anything will be strong, anything will be strong. In the French professional league, no one can guard against him, and he has won the scoring title in a row, and he ......"
Speaking of this, Parker smiled unconsciously, he didn't quite believe what he had seen, and after a long silence, he continued: "And he is completely undefensive!" β
Bowen's heroic appearance on the professional court greatly influenced Parker's basketball career, and the teenager fell in love with the sport of basketball at that time, and secretly determined that he must become a player like Bowen in the future.
"I'm going to score, lots and lots of points, defense is a piece of!"
Parker said.
However, no one thought that a few years later, when Bowen, who was a lonely mess in the French league, returned to the NBA, he developed an extraordinary defensive ability through several years of wandering and honing, especially for outside players, and took this opportunity to gain a firm foothold in the NBA, and finally won two championships with the Spurs.
If everything hasn't changed much, then in this timeline where Chen Mu is, Bowen will also follow the Spurs to get his third championship ring more than a year later, and finally retire from the Spurs, retire successfully, and even enjoy the treatment of jersey retirement.
Back in the field.
Chen Mu's ankle was tied with a thick bandage by the team doctor, although it did not hurt the bones and ligaments, but after a sprain, if there is no cold compress and fixation, it will easily cause a habitual sprain, which is very unfavorable to recovery.
"Chen, how do you feel about getting up and walking around?"
After some processing, under the signal of the team doctor, Chen Mu got up and tried to run, although there was still a little pain when taking off, but basically there was no big problem.
"Can you still hold on?"
Cheeks asked with concern, on the court, the game has continued, without Chen Mu's containment, the 76ers looked very sluggish on the offensive end, and the score was pulled away again.
"No problem......!"
Bursts of flames appeared in Chen Mu's eyes, staring at a Spurs player on the field, eager to eat him alive.
"I really didn't expect these legends to be true."
In the original timeline, Chen Mu once heard that although Bruce Bowen is good at defense, he will stretch his black feet from time to time, and make some unsportsmanlike actions in hidden positions that the referee cannot see or difficult to judge.
Szczebiak, Vince Carter, Ray Allen, Maddie, Kobe, Jr. ......
These well-known names have all been "taken care of" by Bowen, especially Szzerbiak, who once kicked him directly in the face with a flying kick in a game, almost causing a large-scale brawl.
"Bruce Bowen, even if you break your leg and foot today, I'm going to completely blow up your ......!"
"Beep"
The 76ers called a timeout, and after some arrangement, Chen Mu replaced Hunter, and the game continued!
βRUNRUNRUNοΌοΌβ
Coming to the front court, Iverson, as a high-minded and arrogant star, naturally knew very well how much anger Chen Mu would have in his heart after suffering from black feet, and without Chen Mu saying more, the ball was directly sent to Chen Mu.
"Rookie, is your ankle okay?"
Bowen didn't know whether it was intentional or unintentional, and immediately came up, and then said with a slight mockery: "If the injury is serious, don't hold on, after all, your career is still very long, there is no need to risk for a regular season~"
ββ¦β¦β
In the face of Bowen's provocation, Chen Mu didn't say a word, frowned, pressed down with the ball in both hands, and made three threatening moves.
He knew very well that everything Bowen said at this time was intended to make him constantly recall the moment when he ate black feet before, and thus develop fear of the defender in front of him, which in turn affected the offensive efficiency.
"Don't fall for it, you must be calm, and use the goals above his head to completely blow up his ......!"
Chen Mu thought so, let out a long breath, and then suddenly raised his hand to make a shooting action.
"Feints?"
Bowen immediately stepped forward and clinged closer, but his legs were very open.
In the previous two attacks, Chen Mu first used feints as bait, using his accurate mid-range shooting ability to influence the judgment of defenders, and then attacked successfully.
This time, Bowen judged that Chen Mu would still act like this.
But he was wrong.
Chen Mu lifted the basketball and shot directly without hesitation. Because the lower half of his body was stuck to Bao Wen, Chen Mu's shot this time was not very standard.
But Chen Mu's upper body had already been honed like a sculpture in the Fear Fighting Room, and the moment he shot, his upper body was kept very perfect, his wrists and elbows were not affected, and he simply shot from the top of Bowen's head.
"Huh!"
The basketball entered the frame neatly, Chen Mutou turned around and left without looking back, without saying a word, and returned to the half court to start defending.
βYOβ¦β¦β
Looking at the back of Chen Mu leaving, Bowen sighed lightly, the corners of his mouth raised, and smiled: "This rookie, it's really ......!" β
In the next round, the Spurs' Duncan combined with the weak side Ginobili, who broke through in a serpentine form to the inside, stumbled and hit a layup, and the difference still could not be narrowed.
"Come again!"
Back in the front court, Chen Mu shouted, Iverson sent the basketball to Chen Mu, and then moved to the weak side to draw space, leaving Chen Mu with the opportunity to play Bowen alone.
Turning to the noodle frame, Chen Mu just remembered his hand, and Bowen's scalpel-like hands came up.
"I expected you to cut the ball......!"
Chen Mu was unmoved, pulled the basketball slightly behind him, flashed Bowen's steal, and then jumped directly, raising the basketball with both hands, like a turret.
"Dry ...... Pull-up jumper?! β
Bowen was startled, raised his eyes, and saw that Chen Mu did not have a trace of hesitation and uneasiness in his eyes, he didn't care whether Bowen's black feet would be under his feet, and his eyes stared directly at the basket, as if there was only this one thing left in the world, revealing a strong persistence.
"Huh!"
The basketball entered the net, Chen Mu fell to the ground, his eyes only looked at Bowen at this time, and then the corners of his mouth raised slightly, and he smiled contemptuously: "Eh, it turns out that you are here, I didn't see it just now, I'm sorry." β
After saying these pretending words, Chen Mu turned around and went back to defense, leaving Bowen alone in place, unable to say a word for a long time.
"This Chinese kid...... Doesn't he have an emotion called 'fear' in his heart......?! β
In terms of height and weight, Bowen is at a disadvantage compared to Chen Mu, in fact, Bowen's defense is very effective for outside swingers, but when facing opponents with a greater advantage in strength and height, there are not many ways.
And Chen Mu did not hesitate to shoot in the two rounds, simply and neatly, which made Bowen's trick "entanglement trick" impossible to play.
"This rookie, shouldn't you want to just keep attacking and just shoot me to death......!"
Bowen had a bad premonition in his heart, sighed and gritted his teeth, and threw himself into the attack.
The Spurs shot iron, Chen Mu picked up the rebound and handed it to Iverson, and he also ran to the front court quickly.
"Rookie, do you still want to win?!"
Bowen followed suit, not losing at all in terms of speed, like a dog's skin plaster, firmly sticking to Chen Mu, not giving him the slightest chance to catch the ball.
Iverson hit a high ball, the basketball was sent to Chen Mu again, and the alignment was reached again, the audience held their breath, and many people even stood up from their seats.
"It's a Chinese kid again! Counterpoint Bruce Bowen again! This is their fourth heads-up in this game, the previous three Chinese boys were all hit shots, and they felt good, can they succeed this time? ? β
The commentator was also excited, his eyes were unwilling to blink, staring at the movements of Chen Mu and Bowen, and he didn't dare to take a breath.
Chen Mu frowned slightly, then tentatively stepped to make way for space, and raised his hand to shoot.
"Still want to shoot?! Think beautifully!! β
Bowen didn't dare to relax anymore, so he immediately stepped forward and jumped hard to interfere with Chen Mu's shot.
However, Chen Mu is not a fool, he immediately collected the ball, dribbled horizontally, and then jumped smoothly.
"This ...... It's a feint this time?! β
Bowen regretted it, and at this time he realized that Chen Mu's crisp shots in the first two times were just a layout, and the purpose was to shake himself up in this round!
"Don't think about it......!"
Seeing that Chen Mu was about to shoot, Bowen was also ruthless, the person was still in the air, so he simply stretched out his right leg and lightly touched Chen Mu's waist.
"Uh......!"
Chen Mu was stunned for a moment, leaned to the side, but still gritted his teeth and threw the basketball.
"Beep! Spurs No. 12, defensive foul! β
When the referee's whistle blew, Chen Mu and Bowen fell to the ground at the same time, both of them raised their eyes with great concern.
The basketball spun in the air at high speed, and it seemed to have a slight increase in strength.
"Bang bang bang...... Swish! β
After crossing the arc, the basketball slammed into the hoop, bounced a few times, and finally loaded into the basket.
βYESοΌοΌοΌβ
The players and coaches of the 76ers are all applauding loudly, and if they grasp the rare 2+1 opportunity, the team is likely to turn the momentum around.
"Huhuhu~"
On the ground, while enjoying the cheers and appreciation of his teammates, Chen Mu turned his head to look at Bowen, raised his right hand to his mouth, and blew at him while shaking his wrist.
"Bruce, were you defending me just now? Why didn't I feel it? β
After pretending to be forced for a while, Chen Mu got up with the help of his teammates, took a few steps to Bowen, who was still sitting on the ground, and looked down and said, "My hands are hot and hot......!" β
"Ding"
At the same time, a small prompt bar appeared in Chen Mu's field of vision.