basketball never sleeps

Chapter 38 It can’t be practice while dreaming.

Tonight's game between the Pistons and the Nets was really constipated. Stern read the beginning and was so noisy by the sound of iron that he had a headache, so he closed the door to process his documents.

When he finished processing the files and turned on the live broadcast, the game had ended and the players were leaving the field. What about the result of the game... At a glance, his pupils were shaking.

Stern widened his eyes and took a look, not believing it; he took off his glasses and looked at it from a distance, still not believing it; he rubbed his eyes again, wiped his glasses, put them on and took a closer look, he couldn't believe it!

56:78?

What are you fu*king doing?

Are you sure this isn't the halftime or third quarter score?

This, this isn't right. Who... who is going to frame me today? Larry Brown, you are going to frame me, right?!

With only 56 points in the game, do you think this is a slap in the Nets player's face? No, this is clearly a slap in Stern's ass.

He can already imagine the dismal ratings of this series.

The Nets were proud of their rapid advancement but failed to achieve success several times despite the exhaustive pursuit of the Pistons players. They frequently fell into positions and the poor offense of the two teams after that was simply not fun to watch.

Of the five Nets starters, only two scored in double figures.

Kenyon Martin, who was extremely crazy during the interview, did not have a dunk in this game under the supervision of the two Wallaces of the Pistons. He made 4 of 10 shots and barely managed to score 11 points by relying on free throws to stay in the game.

Kidd and Billups, who is also a heavy point guard, died together. One played 44 minutes and scored 9 points on 13 shots, and the other played 39 minutes and scored 6 points on 7 shots.

Richard Jefferson, a master of positional warfare who had high hopes from the whole village of New Jersey, performed like a drained imaginary player in this game. He shot 1 for 12 shots. As a third-year player, he made three shots and missed three shots.

Outrageous.

He practiced for two and a half years and never took any outside shots.

Kittles, who was ahead of Kobe in the draft that year, scored only 14 points and became the Nets' leading scorer in this game.

When the Nets returned to normal, they scored 14 points in the first quarter, 11 points in the second quarter, 14 points in the third quarter, and 17 points in the fourth quarter. Their performance was quite stable.

The Pistons' offense is not considered efficient. Although the upper limit is not high through long-term practice of simple tactics, the lower limit can be guaranteed.

Hamilton had 16 points, Prince had 14 points, Ben had 12 points, Rashid had 11 points, and Mo Wen, who came off the bench, also had 12 points.

Both humans and ghosts are showing off, only Chauncey is being beaten.

After scoring in double figures in five consecutive playoff games, Mo Wen received more and more attention.

The Pacers easily defeated the Heat at home, but Carlisle didn't feel so relaxed when he was watching the Pistons game video.

Mo Wenyuan, who is moved to the 2nd position as a substitute, is more threatening than when he is a substitute at the 3rd position.

Especially the Pacers' two starting guards, Miller and Tinsley, are not strong perimeter defenders.

From the past game videos and the head-to-head records of the two teams, it can be analyzed that strength is not Mowen's strong point, but what cannot be ignored is Mowen's tonnage.

The 100kg Mo Wen beat the 85kg Pacers guard. This is a gap between two weight classes.

Reggie Miller was able to guard Jordan largely because Jordan only weighed 88 kilograms.

Mo Wen has shown such a high golf IQ before, and it is impossible for Mo Wen not to use this obvious weight advantage.

But if Ron (Artest) is asked to guard Mo Wen, who will guard that long-handed guy like Prince?

Prince has also shown his worth in this playoffs. Even if his offensive skills are not as comprehensive as Mo Wen's and his experience is rich, it is enough for him now. In 5 playoff games, Prince's field

He averaged 15.4 points, and this kind of performance cannot be ignored.

The most difficult thing is that the Pacers have a bunch of centers and small guards, and the only one they can use on the front line is Artest.

There are two Aces on the opposite side, and there is only one Xiao Wang in the hand.

"Shit scout, you're a scumbag who doesn't work for a salary!"

Carlisle angrily tore up the page of his college scouting report from Mo Wen's information, tore it up and threw it into the trash can.

Defensive player, catch-and-shoot player, tool man?

As a substitute who hasn't played 40 games in a year, if you tell me how he developed such a skill, he can't be practicing it while dreaming, right?!

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"Defend Kittles well, don't let him break into the paint, let alone start from the outside. Don't save energy when defending in a zone. If you still want to play, just imprint these words in your mind!"

Before the substitution, Larry Brown read the sutra to Mo Wen as usual.

Mo Wen nodded slightly and clapped his hands with Hamilton as he left the field.

"Come on man."

Hamilton did not forget to encourage Mo Wen.

As the Nets watched Hamilton leave the court, Kittles also breathed a sigh of relief.

Hamilton's pursuit and coordination with their inside teammates put too much pressure on him. In the first half, he shot 7 times and only made 2 or 2 hits. It was very difficult to be defended.

But when he saw that it was Mo Wen who was replaced, he grimaced again.

This kid is not much worse than Hamilton.

Kittles was known for his mature playing style when he debuted. As a freshman, he averaged 16+4+3 per game. In his second year, he entered the playoffs for the first time and averaged 16+5+3 per game.

It has been praised by the media for a long time.

And the first-year Mo Wen in front of him can no longer be said to be mature, he is a monster!

He can always defend you in the most uncomfortable position, can always judge your offensive intentions, and can always seize the flaw and give you a painful blow when you relax.

Kittles' back-up skills are not good, he can't break in, and he can't keep the distance, so he can only wait for the team to use tactics.

"Be careful with that Chinese guy, there's something wrong with him, don't take risks in front of him!"

Kidd, who was passing by, patted Kittles' butt and whispered.

Kidd looked at Mo Wen with a rather fearful look.

Yesterday, Mo Wen made three steals in 20 minutes of playing, two of which were passes from Kidd.

Kidd can be evaluated as the number one point guard in active service not only because of his strong field control ability and many assists, but also because of his low assist-to-turnover ratio.

It's not that Kidd has never been intercepted by a rookie, but it's not simple to be intercepted twice by the same rookie in one game.

Kittles nodded heavily, braced himself and looked at Mo Wen cautiously.

The third quarter was only half over, and except for Mo Wen and Nets backup big man Aaron Williams, everyone else on the court was the starting player.

At the end of the timeout, the Pistons had the ball. Mowen took over and Hamilton led Kittles to draw Möbius strips on both sides of the waist.

Movement without the ball is not just mindless running. You need to consider covering teammates, teammates holding the ball, and the team's passing path to constantly adjust.

Limited by the upper limit of his talent (running position: 78), Mo Wen is not very sensitive to running space, but with rich experience, his running threat is not much worse than Hamilton.

Spotting the moment when Kidd was distracted by Mo Wen's movement, Billups directly started to break through. Kidd was half a beat too slow but still blocked the shot firmly.

After a while, Billups passed the ball to Prince on the outside. Prince broke through with a tentative step with his left foot, squeezed out half a body of space, and found the right moment to pass the ball to the running back.

Mo Wen headed toward the basket.

The quality of this pass is not very good, but it is much better than my pass.

The Nets insider, who was paralyzed by Mo Wen's movement just now, was unable to get back in time.

Before Kittles could catch up and interfere, Mo Wen jumped up and scored with a basket.

"Follow him, Corey (Kitters)!"

Kittles sighed helplessly and ran towards the frontcourt.

In the Nets' offensive round, after another movement was followed, the ball passed to Richard Jefferson changed hands and was passed back to Kidd's hands.

Kidd signaled a high double screen, and Kittles and Martin positioned themselves on the wings to line up with Kidd on the court.

Kidd used the screen to dribble to the bottom corner of the Pistons. After attracting Rasheed's defense, he passed the ball to Martin, who had the intention of passing down. However, Ben's timely defense made Martin hesitate. According to the tactics, he

Subconsciously passed the ball in the direction of Kittles.

"careful!"

Kidd shouted from behind.

Martin had already taken the ball and found Mo Wen ambushing beside the passing path.

The basketball in the air was intercepted by Mo Wen before it reached its highest point. With just a flick, it flew in front of Billups who was delayed by the pick-and-roll just now.

Kittles, who didn't catch the basketball, subconsciously jumped forward, but by the time he reached Mo Wen, the basketball had already started flying towards the Nets' half in Billups' hands.

Kittles, who didn't stop the car, was about to get into trouble with Mo Wen.

Fortunately, Mo Wen jumped out of the way.

He doesn't want to be a boy's mother.

(End of chapter)