basketball never sleeps

Chapter 43 Only this, this is absolutely not allowed!

The dream of the Wolf King was finally awakened by the Lakers. Cassell suffered a back injury in the first game, which caused the powerful "Three-Headed Monster" of the Timberwolves to lose its core engine.

This black player, who was nicknamed "Alien" because of his ugly appearance, can be said to be one of the most underestimated players in the league today. He does not run fast and is not strong, but he has top rhythm and post-up ability.

, coupled with first-class shooting and organizational skills, make him difficult to defend. Among the Timberwolves, his offensive and defensive contribution is only a little higher than Garnett.

But because of his ugly appearance, he only made one All-Star appearance in his career despite scoring 19 points, 9 assists and 4 rebounds in his peak period.

If you were to find a modern player as a reference for him, it would be Deron Williams, who has the same rhythm of dribbling, big butt, and horizontal shooting. After Deron left the Jazz and lost the tactical blessing, his performance was the same as now.

Kassel is similar.

Many people analyzed before the Western Conference Finals that Cassel would be the Timberwolves' hope of breaking the tie, but this hope was dashed after only one game.

After being injured in Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals, Cassell only played once again in Game 3 before being forced to the hospital for treatment.

Garnett tried his best to resist, but he and Sprewell were ultimately unable to defeat the Lakers' "Big Four" with just one fist.

The Timberwolves' highest playoff record in team history stopped in the Western Conference Finals.

The Lakers players were very happy after winning the Western Conference Finals at home. In their opinion, the final hurdle has passed. Now they only need to "perform" four games on the finals stage to win the trophy, and how much can they bring with it?

The most coveted ring.

A reporter from Los Angeles thrust the microphone in front of the Zen Master

"Coach Jackson, are you ready to wear your tenth ring?"

Zen Master laughed heartily twice in front of the camera, but he did not say anything about the championship as many people thought.

"The Pistons are also a strong opponent. I believe we can beat them, but I also believe the process will not be boring."

Zen Master's parents are local pastors, and he himself likes to study "Zen Buddhism" (real Zen Buddhism!), so no one in the NBA believes in the power of metaphysics more than him.

What's more, Zen Master also knows very well that the current Lakers are not as strong as the outside world imagines, and the superficial prosperity is more supported by past victories.

But under the "singing and dancing", in the darkness that the outside world cannot see, this Laker has long been riddled with holes.

The Lakers players who returned to the locker room to celebrate were divided into two groups.

One wave is O'Neal's people, and the other wave is Kobe's people.

The two groups do not disturb each other, and the years are quiet. It can be said that it is a miracle that the Lakers can still cooperate as seamlessly as before on the court.

Although the current Lakers are very strong on paper, speaking of it, this is the most fragmented and failed team that Jackson has ever led.

Zen Master's most outstanding ability is not his tactical ability, but his team building ability.

He can unite a team into a collective and make every player have a sense of ownership in the team and play with all their strength.

This is a very profound knowledge, and it cannot be achieved simply by relying on majesty, or by pleasing a certain big-name player, or by pouring chicken soup.

But this year, his "magic" failed.

In other words, the team was torn apart from the moment Kobe accused O'Neal on an ESPN program of taking advantage of his injuries and letting two Hall of Famers play hard while he only cared about big contracts.

Before this season, the level of conflict between the "OK Group" could only be described as "friction," but after that incident, it escalated to the level of "hostility."

It was fine on the court, everyone was able to maintain restraint in order to win, but off the court, they not only formed cliques in the locker room, they also attracted columnists who were biased towards them, and started to spar in the "Los Angeles Times".

This does bring in most of the traffic - there's nothing more hilarious than a feud between former superstar brothers.

After winning the game, Jackson did not go home. Instead, he went to the screening room alone and started watching the Pistons game video again.

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"Awen, the place you live in is really nice. It's better than the luxury communities in the city."

Mo Wen's cousin Mo Chuang patted Mo Wen's big leather sofa, lying on it with a comfortable look on his face.

"Didn't I say before that Sister Wei and Brother Nao were also coming? Why are you here alone?"

Mo Wen poured a cup of hot water for his cousin and asked.

"It's not like you don't know a few of them. Their English is not good, and you heard that several journalists and teachers from Yangma are also joining us, so you're just shy."

"On the contrary, your father and I heard that Mother Youyang wanted to follow suit, but recently two new factories opened in the family and they gave up because they couldn't leave."

Mo Wen thought about the two people in his memory and realized that this was really the case. Although his father and second uncle looked honest and honest, they were the kind of thieves who liked to be in the limelight.

"Tasty? (Is it delicious?)" Mo Chuang asked Bosh in his broken English, who was almost stuffing his mouth.

"Wai Bi Wai Bi, Wai Bi Babu." Bosh said vaguely while giving a thumbs up. A pair of black hands also tried to reach out to the beautiful-looking flower-shaped pastry.

Mo Wen patted Bosh's black hand off with one hand and said, "Hey, don't move, that's mine!"

The others were all bought. The lotus cake was specially made for him by his grandma. Those two were the only ones that survived the bumpy journey.

Only this, this is absolutely not allowed!

Although the boss of the Pistons is stingy, he still has family votes. Dumas, a high-powered player with a basic salary like Mo Wen, specially gave him two more family votes. Now it seems that he is trying to take advantage of the reporter from Yang Ma.

Mo Wen's appearance in the NBA Finals is definitely a huge event in the current Chinese sports world.

This will be the first time that a Chinese athlete will appear in the finals of a top sports league in a major sports event.

Although Daba also had a championship ring last year, he didn't even make the Spurs' playoff roster. The ring was just a fake.

The third scoring point of the championship team, the absolute main force on the bench, and the star of tomorrow who scored 30 points in the playoffs. This is already a result that even Yang Ma can't help bragging about off the field.

After the Pistons entered the second round of the playoffs, the reporters who originally accompanied Yao Ming moved to Detroit.

Last year, the Rockets hired an ugly Chinese director to film Yao Next Year, which was only released before the playoffs. The box office was not high, but letting foreigners film documentaries on Chinese athletes has made Chinese fans very proud, but the upper management of Six Princesses felt that it was not good.

It makes sense, it's not like 20 years ago. Why should someone else take photos of someone who has made a name for himself? Mo Wen's rise can be said to be a pillow for sleep.

It just so happened that the head of the Sports Federation also wanted to give Mo Wen, who had never been involved in the system, the mark of a Chinese player - after all, there are countless examples of things that have never come back.

The two sides hit it off immediately, provided money and people, and sent a team of professional photographers. Assistant coach Yunus, who was still accompanying the men's basketball team, also accompanied the inspection (Yunas was an assistant when Harris was there)

Mo Wen also met them once. The filming crew did not need him to spend a penny for the whole process, but the free ones are always the most expensive. Mo Wen knew what they wanted to convey, and he would not refuse. This was his

As long as his name is still on the family tree, he will bear this responsibility.

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June 6, the date corresponds to Mo Wen's nickname "66". According to the Chinese media, today will be Mo Wen's lucky day.

The game started with cheers from Staples fans.

After the first quarter, the noise of Lakers fans became much quieter. Malone's recurrent knee injury in the last game of the Western Conference Finals affected the Lakers' overall defense. O'Neal couldn't prevent him from going out, and Malone's help defense slowed down.

The middle distance becomes quite empty.

The Pistons' starting lineup rarely performed with a team's shooting percentage of over 50% in a single quarter.

O'Neal's dominance didn't drop much. He made 4 of 5 shots in the first quarter and grabbed 4 offensive rebounds, which brought him back to the ground.

But the other three giants of the Lakers performed too badly under the Pistons' defense. Kobe, who continued his "love and kill" plot with Hamilton, made 2 of 6 in the first quarter, Malone made 0 of 3 under Rasheed's interference, and Payton -

—He has lost his star power since entering the second round of the playoffs, and this game is no exception. Like Malone, he scored 0-for-3.

After the first quarter, the Lakers fell behind by 4 points.

Los Angeles fans: Don’t panic, Master Zen will take action.

Jackson did not disappoint the fans. In the second quarter, he replaced Payton, who said "it is difficult to practice a triangle offense in a season", and replaced him with "little fish" Fisher.

He replaced Prince halfway through the second quarter. Hamilton did not need a substitute in the Finals. He would not be inferior if Kobe was not inferior. If he was not inferior to Kobe, he would not be inferior. This is a man's promise.

Larry Brown was still worried about whether Mo Wen would slip up in such a spotlight.

But Mo Wen behaved as usual, fighting as he should.

He has never won the Finals dungeon, but he has lost a lot. In terms of mentality, this is okay. To put it bluntly, he dares to call himself the goat.

Devin George is originally the weakest link in the Lakers' defense, and Mo Wen really didn't feel much pressure against him.

Both Rasheed and Ben's screens are of good quality. Mo Wen can gain space by running two pick-and-rolls. If the Lakers' interior linemen are to guard against the Pistons, it will be more difficult for them to return to guard the air-cutting players with their moving speed.

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Although Mo Wen's passing attributes are not high, his grasp of the timing of passing is first-rate.

After Mo Wen scored 2 goals in a row and completed an assist, Jackson couldn't sit still and brought up Payton, who was 193, to replace Devin George.

Payton can guard swingmen. Kobe was taught by Payton when he was a rookie. In the Finals between the SuperSonics and the Bulls that year, Payton defended Jordan's shooting percentage and helped the SuperSonics win two games.

"Do you know where this is, little bastard, Staples Center, I'm going to ride on your face and shit in a while, Fuck￥*&%."

Payton's mouth is worse than Miller's.

But Mo Wen was not moved at all, and just gave Payton a secret elbow when he broke through.

Payton suddenly stopped cursing.

"Is that all, a nine-point 'superstar'?"

There will be another update at ten o'clock tomorrow morning, everyone goes to bed early

(End of chapter)