basketball never sleeps

Chapter 176 The show is about to begin
The dark crowd filled the entire stadium, and you can feel the oppression of those fanatical fans just from the TV in the locker room.

Nearly [-]% of the police in Detroit were pulled to the perimeter of the Palace of Auburn Hills to maintain order.

0:2 behind did not affect the support and enthusiasm of the fans for the team.

When only broken glass and rust are left in the car factory, the blue-collar Pistons team has become the new spiritual totem of the city.

As the game time approached, the stadium did not quiet down, but became more and more noisy.

Not long after, the Heat players who played first as the visiting team heard booing like hell.

Fortunately, the tickets in the front row are very expensive, and the people sitting are usually relatively high-quality rich people, otherwise the recording equipment on the sidelines may have to turn off the microphone.

O'Pang suffered the most boos, and someone on the sidelines held a photo of the Big Four of the Lakers prostrate at the feet of the Pistons last year.

Ao Pang, who had been prepared for this, did not show too much emotion. He just glanced at all this with cold eyes. If it was not for the leg injury, he would definitely present a hot performance for this group of enthusiastic fans.

Suppressing the anger in his heart, he gloated and looked behind him again.

For some reason, he didn't make the grand finale today.

DJ draws out the name of the man who came out of the shadows.

"WIN——!!!"

The fans who had been brewing emotions for a long time did not vent the remaining negative emotions happily.

A considerable number of people chose to be silent, and the remaining boos were far less loud and firm than before.

Like some Japanese actresses without acting skills, they have a half-dead beauty.

There was a gentle smile on Mo Wen's face, and he even had the leisure to say hello to the acquainted fans on the sidelines.

Ao Pang muttered in disappointment about what was unfair and what was wrong. He turned his head and saw a fair-looking female fan. Just as he was thinking of taking a second look, he realized that the jersey number on the female fan was actually No. 66.

Of course, Mo Wen doesn't have that much charm. He can turn fans into friends. This phenomenon is also due to Mo Wen's management team and Nike's operations.

They customized the character set and script for Mo Wen. Mo Wen only needs to do some activities occasionally, and try to keep his mouth shut in normal times, and then don't do things that touch the red line.

This is similar to the pattern of Grant Hill and Ajan.

Mo Wen has no reason to refuse. Reggie Miller's aggressive style looks very cool, but the pattern is small after all.

Danzi, who is as confident and arrogant as the last three times, usually likes to talk about respect.

Under the management of several parties, Mo Wen's reputation in Detroit is still good, at least walking on the street will not be suddenly shot by sober people.

Moreover, with Mo Wen's performance getting better and better, there are even fans fantasizing that Mo Wen will return to the Pistons after this contract ends.

"Have you heard the boos? Everyone, don't think that these fans booed Mowen and said that they cut off their robes with Mowen. You can know the difference between his boos and O'Neal's boos before." Director Zhang said in The broadcast room happily explained to the fans.

"In the playoffs, go to the away game."

The time that belonged to Mo Wen did not last long.

Amidst the roar of the DJ and the shouts of the audience, the Pistons players also walked out of the player tunnel with a look of horror on their faces.

The starting lineups of the two teams have not changed.

But after returning to the home court, the momentum of the Pistons felt overwhelmed by the Heat.

The Pistons are also well-known for their home game against the Dragons and the Bears. They lost 82 of the 29 games in the regular season this year, of which they only lost 41 games in 9 home games. The winning percentage difference between home and away games is as high as 25%.

This is why many Detroiters firmly believe that the Pistons can complete the comeback.

Game start.

Rashid again won the ball without pressure.

Offensively, the Pistons haven't made much of a change.

The Pistons' offense is two-axes-jump shots and inside impact.

With a big base, O'Pang can comfortably squat under the basket and block the inside line. The only way left for the Pistons is a jump shot.

As for the jumper, if there is no three-pointer, the height of the ceiling is also limited.

What's more, Larry Brown can't play well.

But back to the defensive end, the Pistons made a bold adjustment, which made the Heat uncomfortable.

In the first two games, although Mo Wen's statistics have dropped a lot compared to before, his presence and role in the game have not diminished. Larry Brown, who has learned from the experience, can only reluctantly shift the focus of defense from Mo Wen to Wei Wei. Germany.

Prince, who was originally in charge of defending Mo Wen, also left Mo Wen to defend Wade.

It is a bold decision to let a 206 big bamboo pole defend the 193 small steel cannon.

But after a few rounds of fighting, the effect is not bad.

As a heavy guard, Wade's outside breakthrough at the beginning of his career mainly relied on explosive power and top-level upper body strength combined with smooth dribbling.

Simple and efficient.

Under the blessing of NH rules, it is difficult for ordinary defensive players to stop him without fouling.

But Prince's large defensive range and flexible and solid footwork gave him the possibility to defend Wade.

In addition, the whistle of the Palace of Auburn Hills today is also looser than the previous two games.

After the first quarter, Wade failed to break into the penalty area several times and was stopped by Prince. Unconvinced, Wade's several forced shots also ended in iron strikes.

During the timeout, Mo Wen reminded Wade to play more resolutely.

Originally, in this series, the Pistons let Prince defend Wade.

It was indeed a good effect at the beginning, allowing Wade to surrender a poor performance of 25 points on 7 of 16 shots.

However, when Wade got used to the tightness of Prince's defense, he quickly found his sight again.

To put it bluntly, Prince's defense is like a serious girl's righteous refusal, as long as you don't fear legal sanctions, you will eventually get in one day...so don't try your best.

Wade followed Mo Wen's suggestion, but seeing the gradually widening points gap, Da Fan couldn't be as calm as a Zen master, so he asked Wade to play more reasonably.

Perhaps because he didn't have much confidence in his own touch, Wade still chose to follow Da Fan's words, reduced his shots, and played the pass.

Kobe in front of the TV shook his head in disappointment when he saw Wade's performance behind him.

If you don't listen to the old man's words, you will suffer a loss in front of you. This young man's mentality still needs to be practiced, and he will shrink back when he encounters some setbacks, but some things cannot be solved by escaping.

Ao Pang, who played well in the last game, is not particularly efficient today.

Coupled with the fact that the free throw feel has returned to normal levels, the desire to attack is not strong.

From Wade's defense to Mo Wen's Billups, although the height and weight are not dominant, but with the blessing of the home court, the interference work is also in place.

Mo Wen picked up possession of the ball in the second half and led the Heat to a wave of counterattacks, tying or even overtaking the score at one point.

But the Heat couldn't keep up with the follow-up efforts, and was slowly pressed down by the Pistons.

89:85, the Heat lost to the Pistons by 4 points.

And Larry Brown made the game look as ugly as he wanted, but he wasn't completely satisfied.

Because after being untied, Mo Wen scored a high score again.

The arrows of Wade and O'Pang have softened, but Mo Wen's shot is still strong.

22投10中，三分7中3，罚球5中5，全场砍下28分6篮板6助攻3抢断。

The hit rate is not high, but it is already the most accurate outside the Heat.

Fortunately, it didn't reach 30 points, otherwise Larry Brown would have to scold the street if he won the ball.

Wade hesitated under the advice of Mo Wen and Da Fan. As a result, in the end, he neither broke through Prince's defense nor kept his scoring efficiency. 18 of 7 shots, 2 of 0 three-pointers, 2 of 2 free throws, only 16 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists and 1 steal
However, he did a good job on the defensive end. With all his strength, he could only inherit Kidd's will and spread his stagnation to Billups, so that the latter only scored 9 points.

In the fourth quarter, Ao Pang patted his chest and said that he would lead the two younger brothers to win the game, but the insiders of the Pistons disagreed.

The audience at the scene knew that the ball must be in the hands of Ao Pang at the last moment, and the eyes of the Piston players on the field naturally kept staring at Ao Pang.

As long as Ao Pang receives the ball comfortably, then what awaits Ao Pang must be a vicious foul.

The Pistons don't have much else, just a lot of insiders, and the Sharks are enough.

The Ukrainian locomotive that was traded for Milicic completed his task in 4 minutes, and he was completely guilty.

After all, Ermao is not Da Mao, and he can't regard a black bear as a Siberian hamster.

And Oban, who scored 10 free throws in 17 minutes, did not live up to the expectations of the people of Detroit.

He played steadily, making 17 of 7 shots.

The Heat had to replace Ao Pang in the last 2 minutes. Free throws are not counted as shots, but they also consume offensive rounds.

This kind of free throw scoring efficiency is not as good as Mo Wen's outside line responding to interference and betting on three-pointers.

Ao Pang, who played 30 minutes, scored 12 points with only 26 shots. As for the 22 free throws in a single game, Ao Pang was torn off the statistics sheet...

Didn't say it was 0 penalty!
Although the Big Three still worked together to get a high score of 70 points, 80% of the shots today were concentrated on the three of them.

Of course, they are not alone, mainly because the rest of the Heat are not allowed in the Pistons' desperate defense.

Wade's defensive ability has declined, and Mo Wen's running tactics alone cannot create the kind of open space that can obliterate the Pistons' defense.

0:2 Although the Pistons on the edge of the cliff were unable to shovel the tiger and penetrate the steel plate in extreme anger, they were able to run the defense to the extreme.

When the Big Three are not on the court together, the Pistons' forward line is all kinds of double-teams and one defense and two defenses.

Coupled with the rough defensive moves like your worker grandfather, and a different skin color, you will believe that this is the Naadam Conference.

The fans at the scene were also excited.

They didn't cheer much for the Pistons players in the offensive rounds, and they just kept making noise in the defensive rounds!

Welcome to the NBA derivative program "This!It's defense! "

Stern: Destroy, hurry up, tired...
Maybe because he felt that the game was not right, Stern came directly to supervise the game in G4 of the Eastern Conference Finals.

Then···
In the second quarter of this game, someone anonymously called and said that there was a bomb planted in the arena...

fun!
Fortunately, the game is played in the Pistons, and the Pistons have a lot of experience in this.

Because after the battle at the Palace of Auburn Hills, a game between the Pistons and the Pacers was forced to be delayed for nearly 90 minutes because of a bomb threat at the Palace of Auburn Hills.

It is said that Florida does not support idlers, and Detroit is similar.

Last time, the arena bomb threat was carried out before the game, but today, the game is halfway through, what the hell did you do?

After Stern heard the news, he was immediately dumbfounded.

Fighting and fighting are still within his comprehension. Even if you escaped the security check and brought a gun into the stadium, he would not be surprised. What the hell is the bomb in the Nima Arena?

Fortunately, after that incident, the Pistons installed relevant preventive facilities and early warning systems in the arena.

In addition, the governor and several dignitaries were in the arena, so today's case was resolved extremely efficiently.

Fortunately, it was just "telecom fraud"

So the game resumed after a half-hour hiatus without being told why.

That is, at halftime, the players finally knew the reason for the emergency suspension in the middle of the game. Of course, the fans will definitely not be informed.

It's more troublesome to cause riots and then the Hillsborough tragedy.

That is, after the game, the league procrastinatedly announced the reason.

The Heat originally wanted to fight hard, win the game, and return to the home court (Eastern Finals is still 22111) to win the cup directly.

But I don't want this incident to make a fuss, most people's mental state will be affected to some extent, and their spirits will not be so full.

In addition, Rasul's ankle was slightly twisted due to long-term fatigue. Although he could still play, the defensive end was somewhat affected, and the pursuit was half a step slower than before.

Let Hamilton seize a wave of opportunities and score 34 points.

In the end, the Heat lost the game again with a 4-point difference, and the two teams tied 2:2.

(Note: The bomb incident is not fabricated, it happened in real)

"We dominated the Heat, did you see that? We fucking ruled the Heat defensively!"

After the game, in the locker room of the home team, Rashid, who scored 4 points and 20 rebounds in G10, grinned and showed his mottled yellow teeth, and vigorously waved the gold belt designed by himself, with a rather rampant posture.

"I heard that Miami has already prepared a float for the championship parade? It's ridiculous. When they win the championship, the float will probably be turned into an antique!"

Hamilton, who has kept a low profile before, also smiled in front of the camera.

"Although there was a little accident in the middle, the result was wonderful. Personally, I don't know when everything came back. My legs became strong again, and the shooting touch was also restored. And our whole Everyone in the team did what they should do, I think many people forget that we were last year's champions!"

Compared with the jubilant Pistons, the Heat are much quieter here.

They were always in the lead in the first half, but when they were disturbed by the sudden incident in the middle, the rhythm never returned to their control.

Ao Pang fell into the foul trap early, Da Fan's twin tower tactics slowed down the overall rhythm, Mo Wen's hand felt cold, and Wade played too impatiently...
There are thousands of excuses, and each one seems so reasonable, but if you lose, you lose.

"Mo, after losing this game, do you still have the confidence to advance to the finals?"

"You feel bad today, can you tell me why?"

"Mo, what do you think of O'Neal and Wade's performance?"

In the face of these obviously malicious interviews, Mo Wen did not show any irritability or impatience. He still smiled calmly as usual. Although he didn't talk much, he stood out from the faltering Heat players.

The inexplicable loss is of course very depressing.

2:2, the two teams standing on the same starting line is actually not considered a disadvantage, but the feeling of a big lead and being tied is hard to accept.

But this is for other Heat players. Mo Wen, who has rich experience in car crashes in the dungeon, will not frown because of this small setback.

He has never seen such a big storm—his tears have already been shed in the dungeon, and now there is only a heart like steel left.

The NBA is not a live or 2K game. In the United States, a country where magic and reality are intertwined, there are no accidents.

At least in reality, he can still know the reason for the loss, and the unpredictable ups and downs of his teammates in the dungeon are even more maddening.

In any case, the Heat's hard power must be above the Pistons.

As long as Stern doesn't plan to torment the audience by touting the Pistons into the Finals, according to the normal whistling rhythm, the Heat definitely have no reason to stop here.

The Pistons played very well in these two games. No matter in terms of mentality and physical condition, the Heat didn't give them many opportunities, but they caught them all.

If the script of the vulgar and hot-blooded animation is followed, it will be that this group of blue-collar workers once again burst into flames, completing the following touching scenes like last year.

But Mo Wenbu, who has not dreamed for two years, believes in this, he only believes in reality.

The Heat were pulled twice in a row, and the outside world naturally had no good things to say.

The major forums in North America are full of remarks mocking the Heat.

"O'Neal is really old. He has to be picked up by the Wallace Brothers for two consecutive years. I don't know how long he will be the number one center in the league."

"What Big Three, even a Piston without an All-Star can lose like this, stop blowing it!"

"Wade played the same in these two games, and Mo is not as spiritual as before. Last year, the Big Four of the Lakers couldn't win the championship. This year, the Big Three of the Heat couldn't make it to the finals. It's really funny!"

"Miami is too careless, I hope they can quickly adjust their status!"

"···"

Fortunately, the Spurs in the West also lost two consecutive games at home to the Suns, which helped the Heat attract some firepower. Otherwise, it seems to be fine, because mobile phones are not yet so developed, so they don’t take the initiative to go to the forum Looking for crumbs, I can hardly see the comments of netizens.

As for the media, although there are many criticisms, no one can die without reading newspapers or watching TV for two or three days.

Flying back to Miami, the players were pulled back to the team after a half-day rest and began a painful recovery journey.

"Mo, do you think I still have a chance?"

Wade, who had been "criticized" for a long time, looked listlessly at Mo Wen next to him.

Mo Wen rolled his eyes, it's not that he didn't give you a chance, you were useless if you were given a chance.

Before the game, Wade got his first pair of autographed boots in his life.

Previously, Converse signed Wade as a rookie at a price of 3 million for 120 years. However, when Wade entered the second-team candidate for the playoffs this year, he rushed to work temporarily. He produced a leather sneaker and sent it to Wade in a hurry. hand.

On the surface, the tactics must not be changed, but in private, Mo Wen still gave Wade a few opportunities to make calls.

But in terms of effect, it has no effect.

After losing the last game, Mo Wen also figured it out, you really can't treat this Wade in front of you as a "Flashman" from another world.

Although Wade is currently trained and guided by him to be stronger both physically and technically, but because of the three-person team, there are not so many difficult times, this brother has a lot of gaps in mental attributes compared to him in history. of.

Mo Wen himself is used to challenging the limits in various dungeons, but that doesn't mean that others can also know it by birth.

"If you have the stamina in the next game, you should defend Hamilton. Otherwise, you should practice more free throws with Shaq in the past two days. The 66% free throw percentage in the last game is really yours, second-team guard?"

"I was just a bit unlucky and missed a few shots accidentally. Look at the old Deng in the West next door. He didn't make 4 of 12 free throws in Game 3. When the top scorers also made mistakes." Wade, who choked, did not dare to speak loudly, and could only retort with a murmur of laughter.

"Besides, it's nothing to be inaccurate in free throws... Can it be inaccurate for the defender's matter?"

···
In Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals, the two teams left Auburn Hills and embarked on a journey to climb Tianwang Mountain.

The Pistons' starting lineup remained unchanged, while the Heat replaced Rasul, who had some physical and mental problems in the last game, with Damon Jones.

At first glance, the Heat's current lineup can be said to be highly offensive, rebounding and shooting.

In fact, Mo Wen suggested that Da Zhi should start at the 4th position, and Haslem should go to the 3rd position. Although such a lineup also sacrifices defense to a certain extent, it at least maintains height and rebounds.

However, considering Rashid's recent excellent state, Riley still chose this small lineup against common sense.

There is no other way for Riley. Last year, the Heat's striker reserve was still the top in the league, but this year's exchange for internal and external dual-core directly consumed all of his inventory.

Rasul is the only one who can fight.

In the last game, the Heat's twin-tower tactics of Mourning and Ao Pang seemed absurd-the twin-tower tactics required that the two towers have enough athletic ability, otherwise they would be called by the opponent with fast breaks and pick-and-roll misplacements, and the big and infinite calls. Both Mourning and Ao Pang have degraded athletic ability at this time.

In fact, it is also a compromise for the existing personnel reserve.

Although the Heat's twin towers are stupid, as long as they are in place, they are better than other options in terms of offense and defense.

As for the consumption of players, that's not in his consideration, but it's a pity that the Twin Towers didn't play very well.

When the camera returns to the field, Ao Pang simply made a gesture when jumping the ball and then directly returned to defense.

Mo Wen saw that the positions of the Pistons and the others looked familiar, and he was careful when retreating, and within two steps, he caught Billups who suddenly accelerated and broke through with the help of Prince's small cover.

Although Billups's performance in the previous few games has been tepid, he is still quite confident. He didn't panic when he saw Mo Wen, guessing that he couldn't cover him, so he stepped on the three-point line and took a half-step shot.

The basketball crossed a high arc and hit the basket, and was grabbed by Wade.

Mo Wen didn't say any rubbish, but Billups still saw a little ridicule from his eyes and raised mouth.

Well, it seems that the Spurs' opening scrambling routine can't be used by them.

The Heat counterattacked, and after holding the ball for halftime, Mo Wen thought it would be Billups defending himself, but he didn't expect that the person in front of him became Prince again.

Seeing that Mo Wen didn't intend to give the ball to Wade for a long time, Billups also showed a smile on his face.

It doesn't matter if you catch me for one round, we expected your adjustments throughout the game.

Out of the corner of the eye, he glanced at the old man with an old god on the sidelines. He was a little surprised by the adjustment of the Pistons.

Can the old guy still have this predictive ability?

of course not.

Larry Brown made this wave of adjustments purely for his new club.

The Knicks also want to get Mo Wen after next season. Even if Mo Wen ravages them, it's not because they feel pleasure from being abused by Mo Wen, but because they feel that a top point guard like Mo Wen will join them. , allowing them to take off on the spot like the sun.

What, Dolan once said was Marbury his beloved relatives, brothers and sisters?

Don't make trouble, old horse, if you are sensible, don't take up the salary space of the Knicks and influence us to pay Mo Ge a high salary.

As for whether Mo Wen will come...
Thomas, who was the general manager of the Knicks at the time, had the same self-confidence as a primary school student at Tsinghua University and Peking University.

No one can refuse the call of the Knicks!
After all, the Knicks represent Mane and New York!

As for the Knicks' salary cap space, it's enough to trade all these big contracts later, and Thomas doesn't need too many, just give him a few draft picks for such high-quality players.

Thomas also hopes to get Larry Brown, because he always feels that it is not his fault that he signed this bunch of bad contracts, it is purely that the previous head coach will not use it.

He wanted to use Larry Brown's pointer to prove his vision.

However, as we all know, basketball, Mo Wen, and Larry Brown can only choose two out of three.

Therefore, this once made Thomas very entangled.

Originally, Larry Brown's Pistons pulled his hips in the first two games, which made Thomas doubt Larry Brown's coaching ability, but then the Pistons pulled two games in a row and dispelled his property speculation, but... still tangled.

After all, men like young men.

Larry Brown is also quite uncomfortable seeing Thomas's hot and cold attitude. He is divorced on the Pistons... The resignation report has been written, and you tell me you still love that little bastard.

If it weren't for the 5-year 5000 million contract that was too tempting, he would have turned his back on him long ago.

Therefore, after saving face and the team seemed to regain the feeling of winning, Larry Brown couldn't wait to point the finger at Mo Wen.

Although a little surprised, Mo Wen didn't panic.

Regardless of whether the Pistons choose to target him again, he will not hand over the initiative to others.

For things like mountain climbing, you can't think about supporting the bottom. It is much more difficult and dangerous than pulling people in front of you.

Making a subtle tactical gesture, Mo Wen first evaded Prince's stealing temptation by pulling the ball, and then blew up the ball and crossed sideways to make a move towards Haslem.

Prince knew that Mo Wen was used to playing two singles first when holding the ball, so he was not thorough in chasing and defending. He was not surprised when he saw Mo Wen turning sideways and turning his back. past.

It's just that Mo Wen didn't do what he thought. After a pause, he turned around and strode towards the direction just now.

When Prince, who was thrown in the same direction, turned his car around to chase after him, he realized that Mo Wen, who was far enough away, stopped looking for a pick-and-roll. He stepped on the brakes, and his slightly bent knee bounced smoothly. The loading was completed within time, and after a beautiful arc was drawn in the sky, a white wave splashed in the basket.

Well, it feels good.

3: 0.

Prince's eyes dimmed a little. Everyone praised him as a defensive champion, but he never really managed to block Mo Wen, not even one game.

Turn around and attack the Pistons.

Another familiar multiple cover.

Hamilton snaked around the wall but couldn't quite get rid of Wade.

With Wade's physical fitness, it is not difficult to squeeze out of the pick-and-roll.

Physical injuries and physical fitness are the key to restrict performance.

Mo Wen offered to take charge of the team's offense, so he could use part of his physical energy on the defensive end.

Billups saw that Hamilton was still struggling, so he took the initiative to single-handedly hit the lightweight Damon Jones in front of him.

Although Damon Jones is not big enough, he was often abused by Mo Wen and Wade in the team. His defense is not very good, but he is also a bit clever.

He has been confronted around the three-point line, forcing Billups to sprint inside.

Don't want to challenge O'Pang, Billups can only choose to make an emergency stop jumper in the mid-range that rarely takes shots.

Although it doesn't seem to have been disturbed much, it is still iron.

Ao Pang was rare and diligent to push away Rashid who was stuck in the position, took off the rebound, found Mo Wen's position at a glance, and threw it without stopping.

Although the ball was not very comfortable to catch, it didn't matter. Mo Wen didn't take the ball. He boldly flicked the ball forward, threw Prince away with one arm, and galloped towards the Pistons half court with big strides.

"Mo received the ball and quickly reversed it. Prince followed behind him very hard, but his teammates seemed to be a little slower. Let's see how Mo will choose."

"BANG! Folding dunk, Mo didn't choose to wait for Wade to come over as usual, he can complete it by himself... Watching the video, he didn't completely avoid Prince's interference, but he maintained his balance and completed it action."

"Guys, hurry up and ask your friends who haven't watched the game to turn on the TV. If my hunch is correct, the show is about to begin!"

　Because of the flaws in the plot design of this chapter, the content of the original two chapters has been merged into one chapter. The 8K word count should still be calculated according to 4K. It can only be said to be a small compensation within my authority.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)