basketball never sleeps

Chapter 21 He can beat James (4k)

A wave of five consecutive visitors from the Eastern Conference made all Rockets generals very tired.

Fan Tu, who was on the plane, didn't even have time to rest. He was sorting out the Pistons' information with his assistant.

Van Gundy Jr. and Larry Brown are both well-known academic coaches in active service. They both respect defense and are well aware of each other's difficulties.

The Pistons and Rockets have the same record at this time, averaging around 90 points per game, while their opponents' average points per game are also below 90 points.

The two teams are like Bronn meeting Shield Mountain. It's hard to imagine what kind of ugly games these two teams will play together.

Before the game, the coaches of the two teams unanimously turned their attention to the inside.

"Yao, we need you to increase your shots in this game. Just like the last game in New York, we need to bring you up to the mid-range to attack, and try to pull out Ben and Campbell. Whether it is Ben or Campbell, they

Although they have a physical disadvantage against you, their strength is not weak, so don’t expend too much energy to fight with them inside at the beginning.”

"On the defensive end, you have to pay attention to the Turkish Okur who was in your class. Although he was more of a substitute in the Pistons, he has a touch that is not inferior to yours in the mid-range. Neither Ben nor Campbell has the ability to hold the ball. You just need to

Just watch out for their cuts."

As he spoke, Van Gundy glanced at Francis and Mobley.

Both Big Brother and Old Cat shrugged, they knew what little Van Gundy meant.

But it is not easy to pass more passes to Yao Ming. At the beginning of the season, the Rockets tried the tactic of lobbing Yao Ming from the outside, but the effect was not good. One is that their passing skills are not incapable of those tricks, and the other is

One is that Yao Ming's goals are too big.

If the pass is difficult to pass, that's it. Yao Ming's single-player lethality has not reached its peak, and his efficiency is not as terrifying as it will be in the future.

Yao Ming's weight has now increased to the level of the top three in the NBA (O'Neal is first, Diop is second), but he has not yet fully learned to use his physical advantages, especially when there are many blocks and turns. Yao Ming's confrontation at this time

Not stable enough yet.

Catching the ball in the mid-range is a tactic that the Rockets have only recently developed. Judging from this wave of away games in the Eastern Conference, the effect is pretty good.

In the Pistons, Ben and Okur have also become the focus of Larry Brown's arrangements.

Mo Wen didn't know what the old man was thinking. He didn't let Okur or Campbell guard Dayao, but instead let Ben, who was only 2.03 meters tall, guard him.

Yao Na reported 226 and even felt that his height was shorter. Is that something that a big man can handle?

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The Rockets schedule was not an inhumane back-to-back away game, so Mo Wen was able to find some time to get together at Dayao in the hotel.

Facing this giant who was a whole head taller than himself, Mo Wen also experienced the long-lost feeling of raising his head and speaking.

"I can't tell, Xiao Mo, you are much more handsome than in the photo."

"Thank you for your praise, brother Yao, you are not bad at all, okay? I heard that the price of your jerseys has increased by less than half, and I pointed out that you would give me one as a gift after the game."

"You kid... OK, your character can get along well in the Chou Country."

Yao Ming smiled, he was still happy to see Mo Wen cheerful.

"I thought you were a bit shy because you haven't been able to go on stage, but I didn't expect you to be able to talk better than on the phone."

Mo Wen, who was driving, shook his head.

"Have you not heard of the coach of our team? He is a rigid and stubborn old man. People he doesn't like will not be able to play, even if they are capable. The second overall pick in this year's team is not bad, just because

Defense usually means he can't get on the court all the time, but he was much worse off than me."

"Then can you play in the next game?" Dayao asked.

"Thanks to Brother Yao, our general manager has discussed with the old man and will definitely give me a few minutes of performance in the next game. They are not too stupid."

"As long as he can play, Xiao Xue is stuck in that department and can't come. He was laid off this year and is still looking for a team. He will return to the CBA in November. Originally, there were as many Chinese players as there could be on a team in the NBA this season.

"In the end, we are the only two left." Dayao sighed,

At the beginning of the season, the Chinese media started to imagine the future.

But my family knows my own affairs, and being in the NBA is not that simple and easy.

"Speaking of which, are you usually so rude in the team? I remember you performed well in the preseason. Why can't you play until recently?"

"I said I beat up some old guys in the team, do you believe it?" Mo Wen said with a chuckle.

"No -, eh -, what did you say? Were you beaten by an old player, or did you beat up an old player?" Dayao stood up out of surprise and accidentally hit the roof of the car.

"Of course I got it. It's not a big deal. I usually defend very seriously. There are a few old guys who get impatient if they can't afford it. I have no choice but to convince others with my virtue." Mo Wen seemed to be really serious.

I'm talking about a little thing.

"Holy shit, are you so brave? Wait, you just said they were old players, right? How many of them are you going to fight?"

Mo Wen shrugged, affirming.

"Ugly country guys don't know how to fight. They know how to throw those bastard punches. Looking at their muscles, they can actually howl for a long time after being punched. If Daba finds an excuse to have a fight with the players here, he won't do it.

I will go back now."

"Wait a minute, I can't tell whether you're talking about boxing or basketball. This is the first time I've heard this."

Yao Ming felt that his world view was being refreshed by Mo Wen.

"Brother Yao, you haven't seen it after being here for a year. International players, especially those who are not black-skinned, are soft in the eyes of ugly Chinese people. You have to play a few games with them to let them know that you are not easy to mess with."

I will change my mind about you."

Mo Wen deliberately instilled in Dayao the conclusion that future generations would be ruined.

"Look at O'Neal, Barkley, Olajuwon, Rodman, Malone, none of them can bear the reputation of being a tough guy until they have to fight. No one in the general post would dare to stab them in the head."

"Okay, okay, your theory will make the domestic media and fans upset when they hear it. Remember not to tell those media about your team's affairs, especially the domestic media, who may not know how to arrange you."

Dayao smiled wryly and waved his hand. He knew what Mo Wen meant. It wasn't that he had no temper, but he had too many people's eyes on him, his burden was too heavy, and he didn't have the capital to be willful.

And he really has no fighting experience.

"Don't worry, I can only tell you about my abilities. Before I achieve results, I won't have too much contact with the media. It's boring."

Arriving at a Chinese restaurant, Mo Wen stepped on the brakes.

This is a restaurant opened by overseas Chinese from Lingnan. The chef has been in the United States for more than ten years and has still not lost his Chinese food skills.

Unfortunately, Dayao also developed high blood pressure after gaining weight, so this meal was relatively light.

The two chatted later, apart from some experiences in Chou Country, they talked about the upcoming China Men's Basketball Team.

The men's basketball team has not yet invited Mo Wen, but considering that the roster will not be finalized until April or May next year, this matter is not urgent.

After a meal, the two met again for the game the next day.

That night, Dumas, who had already issued seven or eight press passes, approached Larry Brown again.

This wave of Chinese media traffic, the Pistons must be just right.

Larry Brown could only helplessly promise to give Mo Wen a chance to play.

He has been a head coach for 32 years not only because of his achievements on the court, but also because of his worldliness and understanding of things off the court.

Back to the game.

After the game started, Dayao took off slightly and won the ball. After getting the ball, the Rockets still played in a familiar style.

Frank broke through with the ball, attracted Prince's defense and then passed it to the open Jim Jackson. Prince ducked back to defend and interfered.

After the shot, Ben got the rebound and the basketball passed through Hamilton and then came into the hands of Billups. Looking at Billups in front of him, he felt that there was no chance and lobbed the ball to Ben. Ben received the ball inside and relied on Yao Ming.

After two pushes, I felt that Yao Ming's swaying steps were like a stiff turn over and shoot.

As soon as the basketball left Ben's hand, he was slapped down by Yao Ming's raised arm.

“Well covered!”

Mo Wen heard Mandarin's cheers, but when he looked over, the excited Chinese reporter had already regained his composure under the gaze of the surrounding home fans.

The Palace of Auburn Hills can be said to be the famous home stadium of the Devils. Half of the audience in the stadium are black people. Black people help black people. It is not a wise move to cheer for the away team here.

The old cat's eye quickly grabbed the ball and then ran towards the Pistons' half court with Fred. Hamilton and Billups were not thrown away. Mobley threw the ball into the air. At this time, Francis could still take off and hit the ball hard.

With Billups pulling him, Francis threw himself into the air, caught the ball with both hands and hit the basket successfully.

However, this was also the only successful fast break score in the first quarter.

The two defensive academy coaches yelled from time to time on the sidelines and successfully pushed the game to 0.75 times speed.

Seeing Ben trying hard to hold Yao Ming's waist with his shoulders, Mo Wen couldn't help but almost laughed out loud.

The ugliness of the game is not only closely related to the tough defense, but also to the simple offensive tactics of the two coaches.

Larry Brown can at least understand the layout of some simple offensive tactics, such as baseline penetration and cross-cover tactics. Fan Tu's offensive tactics are more conceptual than practical. After talking about the tactics, let the players see for themselves.

play.

After the first quarter, the Pistons led the Rockets 19:20.

Yao Ming played well under Ben's defense, making 3 of 5 shots in 9 minutes and grabbing 2 rebounds. However, the Derby match that Chinese reporters were looking forward to did not happen.

"That player named Collis is not good at defending. Jackson has already shot two three-pointers. Didn't Coach Larry say that he is very defensive? There is no substitution."

Su Qun held up the camera and looked at Mo Wen, who was still wearing training clothes in the lower row, a little disappointed with this game.

"Don't worry, wait, these old coaches are more... cautious in hiring. I looked at the middle of the second quarter, and it was almost time for Xiao Mo to come on." Zhang Weiping analyzed.

Sure enough, not long after the second quarter, Larry Brown asked Mo Wen to change out of his training clothes and warm up on the sidelines.

After the referee made a substitution signal during a timeout.

The Chinese media on the sidelines excitedly raised their cameras and pointed them at the court.

Mo Wen walked onto the court and greeted Yao Ming on the other side.

"Hey, Brother Yao, please calm down later?"

"Go away, I won't give in. If you want to join the national team for a while, do it for me. If you can get ten points over me, I will dare to let Brother Nan serve as a substitute for you when you get back!" Dayao patted him.

Mo Wen touched his hand and said jokingly.

"Bragging, don't think I don't know, your status in the national team is not as high as in the Rockets."

Mo Wen did not hesitate to criticize Dayao. Although the national basketball team is not as qualified as the national football team to the extent that it does not depend on strength, it is still a world. He remembers that many unpleasant things happened in the national basketball team at the next Olympics.

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"You... OK, don't run away after the game!"

Dayao touched his elbow and felt that it was necessary to let Mo Wen see the fighting power of a real national basketball player.

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"Is that your compatriot who is very strong?" Francis looked at Dayao and Mo Wen's cordial greetings and approached Dayao and asked.

"Well, he said he was very strong and could beat LeBron." Yao Ming smiled evilly and brought over what he had heard Mo Wen bragging about at the dinner table yesterday.

"Can you beat LeBron? Him?!" Francis and Mobley, who happened to come over and heard it, their eyes widened, and soon they understood when they saw the malicious smile on Dayao's face.

"Okay, okay, I'll try to see how good your fellow rookie is in beating LeBron in a while, hehe."

Francis rubbed his hands like a fly and showed a slightly obscene smile. Mobley nodded and went with him.

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Mo Wen didn't expect that he would be tricked by Dayao. He originally wanted to go on the court and show off his face, but somehow he became the target of the Rockets players' ire.

Fred and Mao took turns using pick-and-rolls to hit him at this point.

Both of these guys are extremely fast players, and they don't have the same inexperience as LeBron.

Defending them consumes more energy, and the effect is not very good.

Of course, this is not very good in Mo Wen's own opinion, but in the eyes of others, Mo Wen's defense is already quite good.

Francis crossed over against Mo Wen several times but failed to shake him off. It cannot be said that the close-fitting spinning top didn't work in front of Mo Wen. The main reason was that his waist couldn't bear it.

He really did something dirty when he gave that Chinese guy a chance. His fingers were either poking, pinching, or scratching. Anyway, don't even think about getting past him if you don't get hurt.

He barely managed to hold up Mo Wen and hit the basket, but he had no speed, couldn't distance himself, had no speed, and was shorter than he was, so he couldn't force the shot.

Laomao does have a mid-range emergency stop shot, Mo Wen, which is difficult to defend, but Mo Wen can also rely on experience to provide eye-sealing interference.

Boss Fu also has a temper. After being disturbed by Mo Wen's little tricks several times, when fighting for offensive rebounds, he saw the right opportunity to teach this disrespectful Chinese man a lesson.

As soon as the black elbow hit Mo Wen's waist, before Boss Fu could feel the elbow touching the flesh for a long time, Mo Wen twisted in the air and got out of the way as if he had been electrocuted.

Then Mo Wen, who had already grabbed the rebound, deliberately moved the basketball above his head, pretending to be fighting for the rebound, and gave him a sneaky elbow on his collarbone.

"Yao, don't stop me. I want to teach him a lesson. Today I will let him know why the flowers are so red."

Mr. Fu got up from the ground and wanted to sign with Mo Wenzhen, but he was hugged by Dayao.

"No, no, no, don't be impulsive Steve (Francis)." Dayao quickly hugged Francis tighter.

"Listen to me, he can hit four by himself, really!" Yao Ming whispered in Francis's ear.

Francis' waving arms lost their strength in mid-air, leaving only movement.

"Four, you're sure." Francis was still struggling, but the power of his footsteps was already exerting force backwards.

"I'm sure, but I can't say." Dayao thought for a while, this was the most information he could reveal to Francis.

Francis looked at Mo Wen, who looked innocent in front of the referee, and then looked at the Pistons players around him who were obviously watching the show and did not come to help.

After thinking for a while with his barely above-average IQ, he felt something was wrong.

Known 1. Mo Wen seems to have a good relationship with the Pistons players.

2. It is impossible for those black players to be unloyal and abandon their teammates to watch the show.

3. What Yao Ming said.

So let’s find out – who is Mo Wen?

New times wow one word moxito times!

Mazefak, the Pistons have found another Laimbeer?

Dayao said he could beat James, could this be the case?

4K big chapter, one more chapter.

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