basketball never sleeps

Chapter 102 Sometimes you don’t force him

At the end of the campaign, Mo Wen scored 28 points, 12 assists, 10 rebounds and 4 steals. He scored another triple-double after many days. Wade had 26 points, 5 assists and 7 rebounds. O'Neal had 31 points, 11 rebounds and 4 blocks. The Tridents scored 85 points together.

points, which made Heat fans happy to watch.

But even if the three of them played such a dominant game, they could only beat the Lakers by 2 points through a comeback.

With Kobe "only" having 45 points, 6 assists and 4 rebounds, you can imagine how accurate the other Lakers' shots were today.

In this game, the Lakers made 16 of 38 three-pointers and scored 48 points on three-pointers alone. (Historically, the Lakers shot 36 three-pointers in this game)

As Barkley said, the NBA is a place where miracles happen.

When the number on the timer cleared, O'Neal, who was winning, jumped up and down and hugged his Heat teammates, while Kobe could only stand on the court and stare blankly at the scores of the two teams.

He thought about several ways to lose, but he never thought that he would be overturned by the Heat at the last moment.

There was a 2-point difference and 3 shooting opportunities, but unfortunately he couldn't take advantage of them.

After breaking away from O'Pang and other teammates, Mo Wen returned to the court and politely said goodbye to the Lakers players as usual.

Kobe finally came to his senses, forced out a smile, and gave Mo Wen a friendly hug.

"Well played, you are really strong, but if I were you, I would pursue what truly belongs to me."

Mo Wen blinked, it seemed that Peter Pan was still a little unconvinced.

"Thank you, you are also very strong, but what I want to say is that you don't have to be alone to pursue your dreams. Everyone has their own position at different stages. Kobe, don't those three rings belong to you?

Got something?"

Kobe was slightly startled when he heard this, then came back to his senses and shook his head like a person who had experienced it.

"Ha, you will understand, one day you will understand."

If it is for honor, everyone can be sacrificed at first, but as the honor increases, personal ambition and self-awareness will begin to expand.

Just like Pippen back then, and him before that.

No one is willing to be the little brother for the rest of his life.

Of course Mo Wen knew what Kobe wanted to express, but he had no choice now, and he didn't want to choose. He could only "take the most difficult road."

He is already tired enough in the dungeon, and usually just wants to lie down and eat something soft.

When changing teams after two years, you need to be very cautious. In addition to considering the team's city, you also need to consider the brains of the team management.

Even if you can't be "Manager Mo", you should at least have a certain influence on the team's recruitment and draft selection. If you don't use the information in your mind and act recklessly, that's not pure NT.

Of course, there is another way, which is to let his family invest in a team.

The NBA does not allow players to hold team stock, but it has not said that players' family businesses are not allowed to get involved.

Mo Wen is not married now, and according to family practice, he does not have any shares in the family business.

Under his persuasion, his father has already begun to leave the county and make money from the real estate industry that has become increasingly prosperous in the past two years. Maybe there will be a chance to get a lot of money.

At worst, I will lend out hundreds of millions of dollars to my family...

There are currently many NBA teams that make no money or even lose money, and there are actually quite a few teams that are interested in selling.

Well, write it down and plan later.

Kobe hugged all the Heat players one by one, but ignored O'Neal. O'Neal also hugged the Lakers players one by one, but only ignored Kobe.

One of the two lost the ball today, and the other won the ball but was defeated by the other party in the head-on confrontation. After all, there is no winner.

O'Neal didn't have a good look on Kobe, and Kobe didn't want to apologize to O'Neal when he lost.

Fortunately, due to the separation between teammates, the two of them did not have any conflicts again.

For the alliance, this may be the best outcome.

The conflict continues and could be turned into a series.

But what no one expected was that the biggest beneficiary of this competition would be Mo Wen...'s shoes.

In the post-game interview, someone asked Mo Wen why he suddenly jumped up and dunked Odom. Mo Wen organized his words and answered with a smile.

"Because Kobe said my signature shoes were ugly... I had no intention of complaining about his aesthetics, so I decided to prove to him how strong these shoes are. As you know, I have never dunked in any previous game.

Who, this pair of shoes gave me strength, this is a black technology."

"Of course, I want to apologize to Lamar here. Maybe my behavior at the time was a little rude, but if you want to blame it, blame Kobe."

Nike was about to launch a press conference for Mo Wen's signature shoes soon. When he heard this answer from the side, the person in charge was surprised and gave Mo Wen a thumbs up.

Mo Wen also grinned. He had nothing else to do. He didn't mind fulfilling the following obligations as his spokesperson. After all, if he wanted to buy the team, he would still be short of money.

Moreover, the actual combat feeling of these shoes is indeed better than his previous boots, and of course the consumption speed is also quite terrifying.

Calculated based on the selling price of this pair of shoes - a change of direction costs 5 yuan, and an emergency stop costs a meal?

Kobe was also very cooperative. As a spokesperson for Nike, he didn't mind being a favor and acknowledging the authenticity of people's conversations even when he couldn't distribute sneakers.

With the cooperation of Nike in the hype, this pair of shoes became popular even before they were released.

Judging from the enthusiastic response online, Nike's previous planned stocking volume was still small.

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After the Christmas Day game, the Heat got three days of rest.

It was rare for Mo Wen to have two days off.

It's a pity that my family's Catherine went home for vacation before Christmas.

This is not a purely physiological relationship. He also wants to experience Jingle Bells, but now it seems he can only wait until after Christmas.

Fortunately, he was accompanied by Dazhi, a man who had also returned to a single life.

They originally extended an invitation to Yao Yao from Houston, but no one expected Ye Li to come.

But it’s not like there’s no good news in the past two days.

The NBA has invested so much resources into the Christmas Day game, so it is naturally broadcast live in China from time to time.

Mo Wen's buckle and the shot of him and Da Zhi cooperating with each other have become scenes played by the Five Princesses in turn over the past two days.

It is true that Dayao never dunked on other stars in the past, but there were almost no scenes where Mo Wen and Da Zhi had violent individual dunks.

Of course, this is not good news. The good news is that Bayi finally relented.

Seeing the tacit cooperation between Mo Wen and Da Zhi, Boss Li was already itching to make some achievements.

If Mo Wen, Dayao and Dayao could work together, how beautiful would the scene be?

Dazhi sent his wife and children back early to express his feelings, and then with the lobbying from all parties, he relented even earlier in this life on August 1st.

If it works properly, the unlucky guy Dazhi might even be able to go home for the New Year.

There is also good news. The Pistons have also restarted Milicic trade negotiations.

After a period of cooling down, Milicic also lost his former aura in the Pistons, and Larry Brown's patience was about to reach its limit.

Although the old guy knows that if Milicic is let out, this kid will probably be as successful as Mo Wen, and even affect his reputation, Milicic's behavior of openly defying and even contradicting him in the team has seriously threatened his reputation.

So majestic.

The relationship between the Pistons' starters and Milicic is not bad. After seeing Milicic's fighting ability, the substitutes also changed their minds about the coach's unwelcome punchline. Watching Milicic's relationship with his teammates getting better and better.

, Larry Brown saw it in his eyes and was anxious in his heart.

Ever since - I am an old horse who doesn't know the way back, but you are a villain, I must eradicate you.

Unfortunately, Seattle did not directly agree to the conditions last time, and even reduced its trading chips.

A few months have been enough for Rick Sander to investigate the twists and turns between the Pistons and Milicic. There is definitely a difference between trading because there is no time to cultivate and selling for a high price because of necessity.

However, it seems that it is only a matter of time before this deal is concluded.

The Pistons wanted to find a reliable inside man to prepare for the Heat in the playoffs, and at the same time trade away "thorny" Milicic, while the SuperSonics wanted to gamble on the second pick in the 2003 draft and clear out the

The value of O'Neal's human shield has been greatly reduced since he left the Western Conference. This kind of complementary transaction is at best a frivolous deal over the draft pick. Milicic's good days are only in the near future.

On the 28th, the Heat once again met the challenge of the Hawks at home.

The players on both sides were in a very relaxed mood, and they were playing it completely as an entertainment game.

Woodson, who at the beginning of the season was still thinking about making a big difference, is now beginning to accept his fate. Of course, there is nothing he can do if he doesn't accept his fate. After seeing the Eagles' 5-20 start to the season, the team management is also concerned about the loss of the playoffs.

fantasy.

Don't talk about the playoffs. If you can't make it to the playoffs, it's better to have something practical.

Woodson: Like?

Hawks management: Let’s play with the No. 1 pick.

I wonder if the Hawks will still be as unlucky as they were in history, with a bad record of 13 wins but unable to compete with the 30-win Bucks.

However, if you consider that the No. 1 pick in this year's draft will be "White Duncan" Bogut, whose brain has been eaten away, I really don't know whether it is a blessing or a curse to not get the No. 1 pick.

Fat Volute still practiced his happy basketball style. In this game, he took 18 shots and scored 16 points.

Not only was he not depressed at all after losing, but he even happily asked Mo Wen for Pat Riley's contact information.

Mo Wen thought about it for a moment and understood what this guy meant. He knew that his performance was not good and that he would not be able to sign a big contract next time, so he wanted to find a championship team to realize his dream, and then get gold-plated.

Sell ​​yourself for a good price.

His wishful thinking was pretty good, but Mo Wen didn't want to be his teammate.

This guy is one of the few teammates in the dungeon who wants to give him a good beating.

If this guy doesn't waste his time, he won't score a lot of points, and it's easy to lead him to a sudden death. Originally, it was because of Eddie Jones's lack of offensive ability that he could stay with the Heat. Mo Wen's offensive ability is much sharper than that of Eddie Jones.

Not quite this product.

In this game, Mo Wen clocked out after scoring 20 points and 10 assists. O'Pang only played half the game and scored 18 points and 9 rebounds before taking a rest. Wade was left alone on the court to have a good time and get

36 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists.

The second round of All-Star voting started after Christmas. Wade didn't want to sit in the core position and get the fewest votes, so he was particularly excited.

On December 30, the Heat took a day off to play away against the Bobcats.

The Bobcats have just established a team with a bunch of recruits who have been patched together and all have 7 wins. You can know how bad the Eagles are this year.

Their head coach Bickerstaff is also a wonderful person. Because he didn't find any new players worth training, he distributed the ball equally.

Except for No. 2 Okafor, who took a few more shots, the other starting players basically maintained an average of about 10 shots per game.

Players including those on the bench will be given a lot of opportunities, but they are of no use. Apart from Okafor, basically no one can achieve a positive record.

The Bobcats had just been established, and even things like scouting reports had to be bought from other teams to see what good players they could find.

Mo Wen usually has some impressions of players from other teams, but for this Bobcat, except for Okafor and later Elvis Presley Gerald Wallace, he had no impression at all.

This is also the sad thing about new teams. Don't think about record or anything else, you can only slowly accumulate talent.

It would be okay if it was just sad, but what is even more frightening is that the leader of the draft "Ming Deng" Qiao Gang has already set his sights on this team.

Faced with this kind of scoring problem, the Heat naturally had no wrong choice. Dafan didn't even let Wade play more this time. The Trident played for more than 20 minutes and then went straight off the court to rest, and basically let Wade play the rest of the time.

Da Fan is practicing tactics.

Mo Wen ended up satisfied after scoring 13+10. This is the life a player should live, playing ball, fishing, and clocking out.

Of course, this game is not without its highlights.

During the period between Christmas and New Year, which is similar to the Chinese Spring Festival, players are having a lot of fun. Not only the shooting percentage is low, but the free throw shooting rate is also starting to become magical.

Wade made 3 of 8 free throws, O'Neal made 4 of 10 free throws, and Okafor made 4 of 12 free throws.

The referee smiled and blew the whistle until the end of the penalty.

Watching the players shoot and hit the iron seems to be more interesting than watching the game.

On the 31st, the results of the second round of the All-Stars were announced. Mo Wen received more than 800,000 votes, with a total of more than 1.9 million votes. Although it was a lot less than the first round, if nothing unexpected happened, he could still break through easily.

All-Star voting record for a single player.

And what surprised the league was that half of the Americans who voted for him in the second round were native Americans.

It can only be said that Mo Wen's recent activities have achieved remarkable results. He has also made a splash in the Christmas war, has new songs, and has new shoes, which has given him a strong sense of presence in front of the American public.

O'Neill followed closely and received 600,000 votes in the second round, but this time, Dayao from the west surpassed him in the total number of votes.

"Are you sure you want me to say that? Didn't you say that Yao and you have a very good relationship? Why do I feel like you are trying to trick him?"

O'Neill asked slightly hesitantly while holding the interview manuscript Mo Wen gave him.

This was what the two men had plotted before.

"Okay, okay, just say what you want. He's at the critical moment. Sometimes you don't know how strong he is unless you push him. I don't want to see him just taking the ball cowardly.

Hand it over." Mo Wen's eyes flashed with cold light.

(End of chapter)