basketball never sleeps

Chapter 48 Quantile gap

"I have no conflict with Mo. It was just a normal substitution. We just hoped that Tayshaun (Prince) could contribute to defending Kobe after the break, but no one expected that OK would still be there after 40 minutes of playing.

There is so much physical strength.”

"Mo is a very good player, and his perfect shot is great, but don't forget that he is still young and may behave immaturely on the court. I will put him on the court at the right time."

"The Lakers are a team that everyone is optimistic about, and we have long been prepared to win the championship with difficulty."

Larry Brown talked freely in front of the camera. He did not mention the conflict with Mo Wen, and also deliberately downplayed Mo Wen's contribution to the three-pointer.

Mo Wen, who has also been interviewed by many media, also kept silent about the conflict between Te and Larry Brown. We are all adults, and it is impossible for the enemy to expose the internal discord at the moment.

Many Los Angeles media have made a fussy analysis of this matter, but when the caliber of the Pistons is the same, it is just cooking sand. As for the media in Detroit, they will not care about such a big deal. Detroit loses everything every day.

It's not common for a few people to get into fights.

But things didn't end there.

After returning to Detroit, Larry Brown secretly asked Mo Wen to wear shoes during the Pistons' training session. As a result, Dumas received a message from Heuman that afternoon - Mo Wen was temporarily unable to participate due to a bad stomach.

Follow-up training within the team.

"Is it really appropriate for you to do this?"

Humane smiled bitterly as he looked at Mo Wen, who was jumping around in the gym. He didn't look like he had a bad stomach at all.

"It's not appropriate for me to go to training. As for my bad temper, I tolerated him all morning just for the sake of my teammates. It's not that we want to play in the finals. The old man and I will probably have one in the hospital and the other."

It’s at the police station.”

On the treadmill, Mo Wen wiped the sweat from his head and said calmly.

Heumann thought Mo Wen was joking, but what he didn't know was that in addition to a pair of boxing gloves, there was also a folded large black plastic bag in Milicic's locker. Milicic was studying English recently.

They were all reading detective books, and Mo Wen was also reviewing "Today's Statement".

If championship wasn't a collective honor, Larry Brown would have been thrown into the trash can long ago.

"By the way, I recently received a bunch of contract quotes for sneakers. Your tying three-pointer almost exploded the public opinion in your country. Nike has already given you 22 million for four years. If you can win the championship, there will probably be more.

rise."

"The price quoted by Adidas is 25 million for five years, and the price quoted by Reebok is 18 million for three years. Do you want to take a look?"

Humane took out a bunch of documents and handed them to Mo Wen, looking at Mo Wen with a smile.

"Steve (Human), by giving this to me, do you want me to doubt your professionalism?"

Mo Wen frowned and didn't even bother to take the documents. Although this price was on the same level as the contract signed by Dayao, it was not enough for his commercial value.

"Ha, don't think too much about it, Mo. This is just their intention to quote. It's my duty to let you know about it. However, your reaction made me very happy. I thought you would be very excited."

Seeing Mo Wen's reaction, Humane nodded with satisfaction, then casually folded the stack of letters of intent and put them back in his bag.

"My suggestion is to wait until after the Olympics to talk. If your performance can maintain a standard, I can guarantee that a contract that is less than double the current offer will not appear in front of you!"

Double that, which is an average of tens of millions a year. Hearing this figure, Mo Wencai nodded. Heumann's commercial contract commission was a full 13%, and it was impossible to play around with this kind of thing.

"One more thing. The fitness coach, nutritionist and masseur you asked me to find for you have already been found. One of them is a relative of John, but they are very professional. Don't worry, they will wait for you to finish the finals.

It will be in place soon, but if you want to sign a long-term employment contract with them, you have to wait until you sign a sneaker contract or other endorsements."

As Human spoke, a meaningful smile flashed across his face, but Mo Wen didn't notice it.

"OK, thanks."

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G3 of the Finals started at the Palace of Auburn Hills, only one day apart, and the Lakers, who still had to rush, obviously had not recovered from the fatigue of the previous game.

Jackson expected that Kobe, who performed well in the last game, would be targeted, and added offensive tasks to Devin George, who had little presence, but it did not have much effect.

A player like Devin George who has no ball-handling ability poses no threat to the Pistons' front line.

The Pistons can fully unleash their defensive strength at home. The Lakers were defended and only scored 17 points in the first quarter, trailing the Pistons by 7 points.

O'Neal is still a big killer on the offensive end, but on the defensive end, his protection of rebounds has been greatly reduced due to fatigue. Originally, it was difficult for Ben to stop him from getting off the board, but today, Campbell, who has returned from injury, is under O'Neal's guard.

He had two offensive rebounds on his head.

Hamilton can be called the king of missed shots. In the first quarter, Payton, Fisher and Devin George missed 4 three-pointers. Three of them were converted into long rebounds and were picked up by Hamilton. This guy almost laughed.

In the second quarter, the coaches of the two teams put on the substitute lineup with a tacit understanding, and Mo Wen also got a chance to play - Dumas talked to Larry Brown. Mo Wen will definitely send him away next season, and now he is holding on to Mo Wen.

Not letting him play would lower his trade value and affect the team's strength. Larry Brown would be angry, but business is business.

After coming on the field, Mo Wen played almost the entire second quarter, substituting from position 1 to position 3, organizing - scoring - defending, fully demonstrating his value to the entire league without any blind spots.

Zen Master also assisted. When Mo Wen was playing at the 2 position, he replaced Kobe Bryant with Kareem Rush, who was praised by the Los Angeles media as the "Laker's point shooting king" because Rush was on the court.

His only function is to shoot three-pointers. In the playoffs this year, he averaged 2.3 three-pointers and hit 0.9 per game. His three-point shooting percentage and number of attempts are higher than two-pointers. But he is a player with three points but no D.

The defensive contribution is completely negative.

Rush missed both offensive shots. Mo Wen, who was on defense, made 2 of 3 shots and scored two three-pointers. Kobe was so angry that he threw down his towel and ran back.

Zen Master could only shake his head helplessly. Rush was the 20th pick in the first round of 2002, and he played for two years under Kobe's training, but he still couldn't match Mo Wen. This Chinese guy is really outrageous.

Mo Wen played 10 minutes in the second quarter and made 4 of 7 shots, 2 of 3 three-pointers, and 2 of 2 free throws. He scored 12 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists, and 1 steal in a single quarter. Mo Wen contributed in almost every offensive round.

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Jackson made frequent substitutions in order to avoid the situation where the Lakers started for too long in the previous two games and were exhausted at the end. However, O'Neal, who should be substituted in order to stabilize the score, still did not get a rest.

The two teams scored 20:22 in this quarter, and the Pistons led the Lakers by 2 points.

In the third quarter, the Lakers originally planned to go first and second, but O'Neal was replaced and rested for most of the quarter due to physical problems. To make matters worse, Malone suffered a knee injury and left the game not long after the start.

Kobe was a little happy at first, feeling that he had finally waited for his solo dance, but the liberated Pistons inside made it impossible for him to "dance" at all.

The two inside lines of the Pistons are like Yu Chigong and Qin Shubao guarding the gate of the Tang Dynasty, guarding the Pistons' inside line to the mid-range.

The Lakers couldn't open up space on the outside, and without O'Neal on the inside, Kobe made 2 of 6 shots, Malone, Payton, and O'Neal made 1 of 1. The Big Four combined to score 5 of 9, plus a few role players made 1-of-1 shots.

After a few long two points, the game did not immediately lose suspense.

On the Pistons side, it doesn't matter if Ben and Rasheed are not accurate in attacking inside. Billups abuses the old fish every day, scoring 9 points on 3 of 4 shots and two free throws. Hamilton can't change defense in the Lakers substitute inside.

Even when he was in place, he also played an efficient offense with 3 of 5 shots.

Before leaving the field, Hamilton deliberately patted "No. 8" and pointed his finger at the scoreboard on the sidelines. The score ratio between the two at the end of the three quarters was 20:8, and the total score of the two teams was 56:68.

"Quarter gap (gap)!"

Killing someone is also heartbreaking!

Mo Wen replaced Billups for another 4 minutes in this quarter, provided two assists, and intercepted a pass from Rush.

In the last quarter, Hamilton hit two three-pointers in the opening game, which directly widened the point difference to 15+, breaking up the Lakers' low morale.

Larry Brown made what he thought was the boldest decision in the series, replacing Milicic when the difference between the two teams widened to 20 points!

The cheers of the fans on the sidelines did not make Milicic feel embarrassed, especially when someone called him the nickname "Human Victory Cigar". Milicic even wanted to rush over to the fan to argue with him.

"We don't have much time, don't be angry at those ignorant fans, show your talent."

Mo Wen, who replaced Billups again, patted Milicic's arm and pushed him onto the court.

Although Larry Brown gave them the task of defense, Mo Wen and Milicic still went their own way and played offense. The others pulled away. Mo Wen and Milicic only played three rounds in the high post pick-and-roll before Zen Master called

The Lakers' last timeout of this game came out.

The Lakers had three shooters hit three-pointers but failed to score. Mo Wen and Milicic played for a while in the low post and scored 6 points.

If the point difference between the two teams widens to 30 points, the Lakers will not have to play the next few games. But what is unacceptable is that the Pistons have replaced their starting lineup, Mo Wen, Hamm, Collis, Milley

Lineups like Cic and Campbell overwhelmed the Lakers who had brought in Kobe Bryant.

"The Lakers' substitute lineup is too bad. Malone is injured, Payton is declining, and OK doesn't play together. They can't even play as a pure substitute for the Pistons."

"Coach Jackson has no way to break the game. After all, Kobe is not Michael. Besides, Michael can't make it to the finals without helpers."

"The Pistons are only 2 or 3 games away from winning the championship. I seem to have seen the twilight of the gods."

In the ESPN studio, Mike Breen wrote the prelude to the Lakers' death.

However, the unwilling Lakers fans are still pinning their hopes on the next "OK" explosion.

In Game 4 of the Finals, O'Neal did shoot 16 of 21 from the field. With Malone playing only 19 minutes, he carried alone in the paint and scored 36 points and 20 rebounds. Although 4 of 11 free throws were flawed,

But he also defended his title as the league's top center.

But basketball is all about blossoming both internally and externally.

Kobe, without his heroics from the previous game, made 8 of 25 shots and 2 of 2 free throws, barely scoring 20 points. Payton's 8 points on 4 of 11 shots were the Lakers' third scoring point.

At his wits' end, Zen Master signaled the Lakers players to intensify their confrontation and wanted to play dirty. The referee on the sidelines really didn't tolerate them and blew the whistle when it was necessary. As a result, Luke Walton set a record for the shortest time in the Finals for full fouls.

Six fouls came into play in 12 minutes.

Rasheed, who has been a blue-collar player for three games, finally had a meal today. He made 10 of 23 shots, 6 of 7 free throws, and 0 of 4 three-pointers. He scored the Pistons' highest 26 points. Billups made daily withdrawals to face the Lakers.

He scored 23 points, 4 assists and 4 rebounds from the outside.

Mo Wen, the Pistons' third-highest scorer, continued to take turns playing as a substitute in three positions. He scored 16 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists in 22 minutes of play, which made the general managers of each team salivate.

When the buzzer sounded at the end of the game, countless fans filled the arena with their cheers.

Because in the history of the NBA, no team has been able to be overturned 3:1 in the finals.

After watching the game on the sidelines, Yunus did not go to the finals, but chose to fly back to China.

"There's nothing to see anymore. I've got Mo's instruction manual."

"Like Yao, he is a player destined for greatness."

Originally, neither he nor Harris had much hope for this year's Olympics, so Quan thought they were here to train.

But Mo Wen's maturity gave Yunus a big surprise, especially Mo Wen's all-around performance from position 1 to position 3 in these two games, which leaves too much room for imagination!

He wanted to go back and discuss with Harris how to match players and appropriate tactics for Mo Wen and Yao Ming.

After the game, Mo Wenzhen carefully put away the jersey.

It's rare to find a home jersey that hasn't been tainted by Larry Brown.

"It's my mother-in-law's, if you can't bear it, don't leave."

Billups threw his sweat-smelling jersey at Mo Wen's head.

"Oh, you still want me to be your substitute? There's no way!"

Mo Wen rudely stuffed Billups' jersey into his bag.

"Just wait, come back next time, I won't show mercy."

There will be another update tomorrow morning

(End of chapter)