basketball never sleeps

Chapter 95 Why did the Manchu civil and military officials hesitate?

On December 23, in the away locker room of the Kings, Fan was still mumbling in front of the players.

"O'Neal and UD pay attention to the distance between the defenders and allow outside players space to bypass the pick-and-roll. Don't switch defenses easily. Just press them. Don't overly pursue defensive effects."

"Mo and Dwyane, you two should pay attention to blocking the passing path and try to be aggressive. You must not let them make smooth passes."

"I don't need to emphasize more on the offensive end. Open up the space and play steadily. It's still the same tactics as before. From the outside to the inside, pass the ball as much as possible. In this game, I allow you to increase your shots from the outside."

Except for Mo Wen, who closed his eyes and fell asleep, the Heat players were listening attentively and nodding, and did not show much impatience.

The Kings, who reached the Western Conference semifinals last season, are currently the strongest team in California. In the last 20 games, they have posted a record of 16 wins and 4 losses, and are currently ranked third in the Western Conference.

However, compared with the past few seasons, they also have a lot of problems. In the summer, they let go of Divac, one of the two core inside players, and also lost his passing and the tacit understanding of the original team. It seems to be more

The young Brad Miller is more energetic than the aging Divac, but he has only played as a substitute for one season and is still unable to cooperate with his teammate Shan Minggu like Divac.

At the same time, the conflict between the offensive core Peja and Webber, whose contracts are about to expire, has become more and more intense. Last year, Webber missed most of the season due to injury. It was only because of Peja's firepower that the Kings achieved a good winning rate.

Peja, who was aware of his own strength, was no longer willing to be just a little brother, and also made demands for the team's status and ball rights (O'Neal, Kobe: I am familiar with this). However, the team did not satisfy his wishes and also rejected them.

His offseason trade request.

On the surface, it seems that the Kings' lineup is still luxurious and powerful, but with the intensification of conflicts within the team and the loss of role players, the once gorgeous Kings are gradually coming to an end.

When the players came on the field to warm up, Mo Wen easily found Catherine in the middle front seat. She, her sister Christina, and her brother were all wearing Mo Wen's jerseys, which was very eye-catching in the Kings' home court.

Schwarzenegger did not come. Accompanying them was Maria, the governor's wife, whom they had dinner with yesterday.

In front of the future mother-in-law, Mo Wen did not dare to make any mistakes, but just greeted them like normal friends.

The Kings also attach great importance to this game. Although they had a good winning rate before, they mainly enjoyed the benefits of the schedule. In the previous period of the schedule, they basically did not meet many strong playoff teams, and their wins were basically weak, especially

At the beginning of the season, when they suffered successive defeats against the Mavericks, Spurs, and Timberwolves, they also needed a valuable victory to boost the confidence of the entire team.

In addition, they have a reason to win.

This year's Kings were too miserable in the All-Star selection. After all, they made it to the second round last season and only lost to the Timberwolves by three points in the tiebreaker. As a result, Brad, Webb and Peja were ranked first.

The total number of votes in the two rounds was even less than that of Dwyane Wade, who received the fewest votes from the Heat.

Who can stand this?

Although many people say they don't care about the All-Stars, and even feel it is a burden, whether they are willing to go or not is one thing, and whether they can be judged is another.

Not only the players can't stand this grievance, but the local media and fans can't stand it either.

Schwarzenegger said at the dinner yesterday that fans in California are more "friendly", but today fans at the Kings home court refuted the rumor.

The fans of the Kings did express a warm welcome to the Heat, but it was the kind with a very high content of "Fagram". Forced by this form, Maria had to put another layer on her children.

The clothes covered Mo Wen's jersey.

"I heard that you had a three-point competition with Arenas before. Do you want to compete with me today?"

Peja came to Mo Wen with a face-grabbing expression.

In addition to passing the ball this season, Mo Wen is most famous for his three-pointers, especially the "little game" where he and Arenas exchanged three-pointers before the game, which brought a lot to Mo Wen.

reputation.

Although the NBA has officially invited both him and Mo Wen to the All-Star Three-Point Contest, Peja can't wait anymore.

Thinking about Anthony's 110,000 votes, he was so excited. Peja, who only had 80,000 votes, didn't curse in front of the media. It can be considered that he is of high quality.

"Okay, can you still use the rules of the game between me and Gilbert?"

Mo Wen nodded and agreed happily. Fans acted and idols paid for it. Fans pushed him forward, so he had to respond accordingly. He couldn't be timid.

"Whatever."

Peja thought for a second and then nodded. He was very confident in his shooting skills, and he didn't think Mo Wen could really be as accurate as he was when competing with Arenas.

"By the way, do you want to bet something?" Feeling that the simple game was a bit boring, Mo Wen pointed to the basketball in his hand, "If you win the game, I will give you my jersey for this game. I won the game,

I'll take your basketball away."

Theoretically, the three basketballs in each game belong to the NBA and must be recycled after the game. However, players can also apply to retain them under special circumstances, but the reserves will definitely be for the home team's players.

Peja didn't pay much attention to these minor details and directly nodded in approval of the lottery.

The two greeted their teammates, cleared the court and started shooting back-to-back shots.

The Heat players looked at the confident Peja with expressions of pity.

It has been more than a month since the last three-point contest with Arenas. Through potential points and training in the copy, Mo Wen's ultra-long three-pointer has also been improved from the original 68 to 74. Although he has used this "nuclear weapon" in

He didn't use it much in the regular season, but in team training matches he frequently used long-range three-pointers to torture his teammates.

"Hehe, let me tell you, today Mo and Peja will definitely compete on three-pointers. I can't wait even before the game starts. I feel that this part is more interesting than the game." Barkley clapped his hands in the studio.

"This year's three-point contest should be very lively. Mo, the guy who is basically scheduled to be the All-Star vote-winner, has confirmed that he will participate in the three-point contest. There are a lot of people who can't make it to the All-Stars but want to beat him."

Dongdong——shuashua——

Dong dong——dang——shua——

…

The two retreated to the logo area almost at the same time, but the performance continued.

As the best off-the-ball three-pointer after Reggie Miller, Peja is indeed very talented in three-pointers. Even if he does not deliberately practice long-range three-pointers, he still achieves quite good efficiency.

The hard work of practicing three-pointers also has a lot to do with Peja's physical talent. Peja's height of 206cm and a wingspan of 205cm are of a Tyrannosaurus rex shape. He is thin and has average strength and cannot hit the basket.

In the mid-range, it is easy to get interference because his wingspan is not dominant, so long two-pointers and three-pointers are almost the optimal solution for his offense.

Kings general manager Petry was holding a cigar in a private room in the stadium stands and watched the showdown coldly.

The team's owners, the Malouf brothers, specifically told him before the game to pay more attention to Mo Wen, and asked him to invite Mo Wen to have a meal with the two brothers after the game.

Although I don’t know why the boss, who rarely interferes in the team’s affairs, showed such enthusiasm towards Mo Wen, it probably has a lot to do with the recent rumors of discord within the team.

Mo Wen is undoubtedly a good fit for the Kings. The obvious golf intelligence and passing skills he has shown this season are simply born for the Princeton system.

Trade Mo Wen for Peja? As long as the Heat dare to trade, the Kings would have no problem adding a first-round pick.

But he didn't think that the shrewd Riley would make such a stupid move. Compared with Mo Wen, Peja could only get one three-pointer. The rest had to be defensive but not defensive, organized but not organized, and holding the ball continuously.

Even though he has no offensive ability, he still feels that he should have more ball rights and should be the boss.

Webb would have traded Peja long ago if his scoring ability had declined significantly due to injuries last season.

After retreating to the logo area, the two finally started to hit the iron, but both of them had good luck and got the ball in before the last shot.

They each took a step back again, and the two stood back-to-back in the middle line.

Just like a western cowboy before a duel.

"As expected of the previous three-point champion, your shooting is really good." Mo Wen praised sincerely.

Peja's shooting action is a standard one-handed shot. The parabola of the shot is very high, which requires a lot of arm strength. The farther the distance, the harder it is to hit. It is really remarkable to have a one-in-three shooting percentage in the logo area.

"You're not bad either. I thought you were just lucky last time." Peja's tone was no longer stiff as before, and his forehead was now covered with beads of sweat the size of millet.

This three-point shot was not so energy-consuming, but the pressure from Mo Wen who kept scoring goals behind him was too much. He has already performed superbly today. The two three-pointers he made on the edge of the logo and in the logo area were

I didn't know what I was thinking, and I basically relied on luck to get in.

Didn't I say that this guy's best thing is passing the ball?

It’s so accurate, is there anything wrong?

At this time, Patrick Schwarzenegger, who was seated near the center line, was urged by his two sisters to consume film crazily.

Mo Wen is very handsome, and young Peja can barely be called a handsome guy.

The two of them held the ball back-to-back at the midfield line, just like a movie promotion.

"I think it is necessary to change the rules of the three-point contest. If this scene can be shown in the All-Star Game, no one will watch the three-point contest in the future."

Er'Neill gave suggestions to the league in a very serious tone in the studio.

Stern was moved in front of the TV, but he rejected the plan after thinking about it for a moment.

It's too risky to do this. If it's done right, it can create a sensation, but if it's not done well, the three-point contest will become an entertainment project where people gamble on fate.

Mo Wen and Peja posed so tacitly that the reporters on the sidelines were so angry that the home camera took a lot of pictures. King's mascot Simon Lion even came over and made a funny launch action to destroy the slightly

A chilling atmosphere.

After adjusting their breathing, the two of them each took half a step to the side, staggered their bodies, and began the final round of duel.

When——when——

When——when——

Not surprisingly, both of them hit the first two shots, but it was already scary to be able to touch the basket at such a distance.

During the last ball, the ARCO Arena was silent, and everyone held their breath.

Mo Wen laughed when he heard Peja swallowing hard next to him.

Still pushing the ball with one hand like last time,

Swish——

Peja on the other side also moved. He increased the arc of his shot, still in the standard shooting posture.

Swish——

After the two people finished shooting, the first reaction was not to check whether their own scores were in, but to turn around and look at the other side.

One is empty and the other is not.

The Kings' hushed fans and the Heat's lively bench already told the answer.

"Be careful, I might actually try to shoot here today."

Mo Wen patted the somewhat dull Peja, high-fived his excited but anticipated teammates, and then picked up his trophy basketball.

He originally wanted to give it directly to the girl watching the game on the sidelines, but doing it in front of the camera was a bit too cuffable. Thinking about Fanfan who would have a big bowl of prison food in the future, Mo Wen felt that he still had to be obscene and underdeveloped.

Lang, then threw the ball to Dazhi next to him for safekeeping.

For the Kings, Adelman didn't care much about the result of the competition between the two. If you want to watch a game like the three-point contest, just take this long shot from that distance. I will let you two meters away in the game. Can you?

hit?

If you can hit the ball, I will eat it!

After taking a sip of cappuccino from the thermos, Adelman gathered the players in a circle and began to lay out tactics as if nothing had happened.

"Don't worry about that kid's three-pointer. Just follow the defensive tactics we arranged before the game."

Kings starting lineup: Bibby, Christie, Peja, Webb, Brad Miller

Heat starting lineup: Wade, Mo Wen, Rasul, Haslem, O'Neal

In front of Brad Miller, who had a matchbox level of jumping height, O'Pang took a rare moment to be brave and moved the ball towards the frontcourt where Mo Wen was.

Mo Wen, who was three steps away from the three-point line, caught the ball and looked at Christie, who was parallel to him and hurriedly rushed back to defend. He was so moved that he adjusted his body direction and aimed at the basket. Without hesitation, he pulled up and shot.

"Okay, the whole game begins——"

"Goal! Mo's three-pointer! WTF?"

In the commentary room, before Barkley could finish his sentence, he saw the referee indicating that the score was valid.

Looking at the three-count game time that had just elapsed in front of them, the TNT commentary team didn't know what to say for a moment.

"Does this goal break the record for the fastest goal?" Kenny Smith said a little unsure.

"Now there is a terrible thing for the Kings. The madman who shot three-pointers in midfield seems to have not calmed down from the hot touch just now."

Christie, who was responsible for defending Mo Wen, looked back at Adelman in confusion, and then at Peja on the other side.

So, who depends on this ball?

Why did the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty hesitate?

Adelman suddenly felt a burst of angina pectoris, and he sat up in a state of death. The clown was actually me?

Mo Wen smoothed his hair. This shot took a total of 3 seconds. If nothing else happened, the record for the fastest shot in the NBA should be his.

"Brother, you are so fast! Or else I'll call you The Flash from now on?" O'Neal ran over and rubbed Mo Wen's head excitedly. This was the first time he tasted the feeling of getting an assist on a jump ball.

Wade: Am I not worthy???

When Mo Wen was just about to say Ji Cao Wu Liu, something suddenly occurred to him. After the game was over, he had to call Milicic to ask the kid to hold back his strength when jumping the ball in the future.

If he remembers correctly, this kid may still have trouble with the jump ball. The fastest goal record in the opening game is his, and the fastest jump ball goal record in the middle should be Milicic's direct jump ball in the Timberwolves.

Scored. (Goals with jump balls are also scored)

It would be fine if the jump ball hit the opposite side of the court, but this kid hit the jump ball in his own half, so naturally he scored in his own side of the ball...

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