basketball never sleeps

Chapter 256: It’s broken, I’m a substitute!

[Merry Christmas, my brother. Your performance tonight was really great. I knew you could do it. Seeing you charging on the court, I felt full of strength. I am really proud of you and look forward to your more wonderful performance. Love you, brother! ]

In the kitchen, Anthony looked into his phone with an auntie's smile and sent the text message he had typed out with great difficulty.

Turning around, he drank the champagne poured out beside him.

Although his trainer strictly forbids him to consume alcohol, there are always so many happy things in life that are worth celebrating.

After being suspended for fighting, Anthony got his first Christmas break since leaving school.

But Melo did not enjoy this "easy-earned" vacation. As a star accustomed to the spotlight, he was fed up with having to sit on the bench and watch his teammates lose the game after fighting hard, and then repeat his regrets for the fight over and over again into the microphone.

It wasn't until before Christmas that the content of the reporters' interviews with him changed, because among the top six players in the 03 class, only he and Bosh didn't show up on Christmas...

People who can perform on the Spring Festival Gala every year may feel that it is a burden, but for those who have never performed on the Spring Festival Gala, such an opportunity is a great honor.

The same is true for the Christmas game for players in the United States.

It is painful enough to endure envy and jealousy, but what makes Melon even more painful is that Mo Wen and Wade are on different sides, so one person is destined to win the game tonight.

However, compared to Mo Wen who is right in front of him, Melon would rather see Wade who is far away win this victory.

Holding the bottle and shaking the glass, Melo couldn't help but imagine the bright future of him and Iverson reaching the finals together.

Melon, who just wanted to have a couple of drinks, consumed half a bottle without realizing it.

When he returned to the living room with the bottle of wine, he looked at the scores of the two teams below the advertisement and suddenly felt drunk.

He took a deep breath and rubbed his eyes unconsciously.

Wait, why did I open the champagne just now? I just had a few glasses, but I'm not drunk?

What Bobby (the trainer) said is absolutely right, drinking will cause trouble!

……

Wade didn't know how he got back to the locker room, just like he didn't know how he eliminated an 2-point deficit in less than 11 minutes.

He recalled every scene that had just happened. It seemed that nothing was wrong, but it also seemed that everything was wrong.

O'Neal, who was in charge of creating the atmosphere, was not there. He was scheduled to perform during the halftime break. The Heat's locker room was eerily quiet.

Obviously, no one can really accept what has just happened - it's like playing Dig to Survive, and when you are about to finish the level and save the game, there is a sudden power outage and everything is back to zero.

Not yelling or smashing things is already a reflection of the high quality of the Heat players.

Back in the locker room, Van Gaal fulfilled his final duty as the head coach, searching for the chicken soup in his stomach, hoping that the players could cheer up in the second half.

The atmosphere in the visiting team's locker room was very relaxed.

It is reassuring to have a leader on the team who can pull everyone out of the meeting room.

"If you had this ability back then, we wouldn't have been eliminated." Schrempf looked at the ring in Payton's hand with some sourness.

94 was the year when the SuperSonics had the best chance of winning the championship, but they were defeated by the Nuggets in the first round.

Kemp was primarily to blame at the time, but Payton's performance of 15 points per game was also unsatisfactory. In the end, Schrempf won the scoring title with significantly fewer shots than the other two.

"You expect me to do something that even Michael Jordan can't do?" Payton didn't think there was anything to be ashamed of being inferior to Mo Wen.

Payton was very sure that if Mo Wen had not retired early, Danzi would just be a higher coordinate for him, and Russell would not be his limit.

Many people say that being in the same era as Jordan is a tragedy for guards like them, but Jordan at least gave them the opportunity to be a stepping stone, and the ability demonstrated by Mo Wen is to crush everyone and ascend to success.

Only when he is a teammate does he have a chance to succeed.

Mo Wen's ring was borrowed by his teammates for admiration.

Although Mo Wen felt that the ring was a bit ordinary, the precious metal and the sparkling diamonds were still in line with the public's aesthetic taste.

But Mo Wen was not very interested in this ring full of broken diamonds. In the future, the value of the broken diamonds would be directly crushed by domestic industrial diamonds. It would be better to add some gems like the bull ring.

The TV in the locker room was like a window, broadcasting the performance on the field.

The familiar opening tune sounded, and Mo Wen was not surprised. O'Neal had wanted to perform with him at this time before, but Mo Wen felt that the influence was not good and it would mess with Wade's mentality, and it would make him want to stay in Miami and play for Riley, so he refused.

But what Miami has the most in winter is stars, and O'Neal quickly found a suitable singer.

I have also contacted Heuman about the licensing fees and other things.

However, halfway through, Mo Wen decided to live in Bengbu.

The camera turned to Bernie, the Heat mascot, who was playing guitar next to O'Neal. The cameraman noticed that he was wearing a championship ring on his hand, and then took a close-up shot.

The skin color of the hands is obviously neither black nor white + the championship ring that was just awarded.

With such obvious clues, even a loser who was brought up happily can deduce something.

The screams of female fans could be vaguely heard from the sidelines, one after another.

The director also cooperated with this. Today, there were many old fans wearing Mo Wen's No. 66 Heat jerseys on the sidelines, so the camera kept cutting back and forth between Mo Wen's fans and Bernie.

Before the song was finished, almost all the fans on the sidelines were certain that the person underneath the Bernie suit was Mo Wen. No one listened to the song anymore and everyone was shouting his name.

The funniest thing is, after the song was finished, the mascot Bernie even did his classic bow.

It's him, it's him, it's him!
The audience was waiting for Bernie to take off his mask, but Bernie hurriedly ran halfway to the Supersonics tunnel and then quickly ran back to the Heat's player tunnel.

My goodness, what's the explanation for this?
"Brother, was that mascot just now you?" asked Milicic, who was sitting next to Mo Wen watching the show.

"..."

Mo Wen opened his mouth, but finally slapped him on the back, which made Milicic realize that the person in front of him was his real big brother.

Mo Wen sighed. Milicic, who was standing beside him, was also suspicious. If he tried to explain later, it would probably be seen as quibbling.

How can it not be true when you see it with your own eyes?

Oh no, I really became a substitute!
I have to say, the Heat are worthy of being a Florida team, they are really lively!
Mo Wen originally thought that Wade should have been subdued by his outburst just now. If Wade saw his performance just now... his workload would increase again.

In the second half, when he returned to the court, Wade's eyes were indeed flashing with the anger of a buffalo.

When Mo Wen was still in the Heat, everyone was brothers and "bet on me" would not make people think of any other meaning.

But after Mo Wen left the team, when he sang this song again in the Heat, the meaning changed a bit.

The mascot walked through the Heat's player tunnel, and Wade naturally knew that it was not Mo Wen.

What made him angry was that the team had clearly chosen to keep him, so why were they still doing this kind of show that might disgust him.

Is it because he didn’t perform as well as Mo Wen?

And O'Neal, if today wasn't Christmas, he would definitely ask O'Neal and have an argument with him. He was very sure that this was O'Neal's idea.

I don’t know if it was anger that gave him strength, but Wade was more aggressive than in the first half.

However, some things cannot be solved simply by anger.

Mo Wen still kept his promise and did not let the Heat take the lead again.

Wade, who wanted to prove himself, reduced his cooperation with his teammates. Although he was very impulsive, without the coordination and restraint from his teammates, the space left for him became smaller and smaller.

On the other hand, Mo Wen of the Supersonics made full use of his remaining momentum at the end of the first half, tying up a large number of the Heat's defensive resources and assisting his teammates to score simple goals in succession.

The score gap was not widened too much, but the Heat were still under great pressure.

The collapse occurred 8 minutes into the third quarter.

Wade used his signature "Wade throw" to get Tyson's 2+1. However, unlike his usual back-to-back landing, the non-standard landing posture squeezed Wade's shoulder.

Although he seemed to be suppressing the pain, Mo Wen felt that he must be injured.

"I told you that your fighting style, which tests your body's endurance, will definitely make you pay the price." Mo Wen reminded kindly.

"It's none of your business." Wade's tone was stiff, not sure if it was pain or anger.

Mo Wen pursed his lips and turned his head away. He was too lazy to say anything.

People cannot teach people, but things can teach people, right once.

The injuries of all sizes that have delayed Wade's entire career are not accidental, but the path he has chosen.

No matter how strong the love is, it cannot withstand frequent tests; no matter how strong the body is, it cannot withstand the beating day and night.

Wade missed the free throw and immediately faced a violent counterattack from the Supersonics.

When Wade pushed the ball over again, his attack became obviously hesitant because of the pain.

"You know, a player's influence on the court has three aspects - how much ability you actually have, how much ability the opponent thinks you have, and your ability to mobilize your teammates."

"No one would doubt your ability in the first two aspects, but your growth in the last aspect really disappoints me."

"I thought you would slowly learn how to take over the team, but I didn't expect you to use Sam as if he were me."

Mo Wen didn't know whether he was preaching or talking trash.

But looking at Wade's expression, it was obvious that he didn't take it to heart.

"Shut up, you can't teach me anything, I can solve it myself."

Wade was still trying to be tough. He ignored the protest of his shoulder and continued his attack as he had just done.

Can will defeat reality?
Kobe was able to hit the game-winning shot with only two of his fingers intact and flexible.

But is it possible that if his fingers were normal, he wouldn't have to wait until the crucial shot?

When Wade's sure shot turned into a rainbow across the net, O'Neal grabbed the rebound, and Van Gundy, who noticed something, called a timeout.

Wade can't get injured. If he gets injured, Riley will definitely let him continue to be the head coach for a while.

As expected, Wade was replaced.

But after the team doctor checked and found a particularly serious problem, he forced his way back into the game.

No one is willing to lose the Christmas battle at home.

Fortunately, Wade is not a stubborn person. After discovering that the pain in his shoulder muscles would affect his touch, he began to develop his teammates.

In order to withstand the Heat's final counterattack, Mo Wen chose to release the remaining strength he had and began to attack in large numbers.

The two walked towards each other, looking very much like... The Bald Eagle lifted the ban on the purchase of drones from China, and the Rabbit urgently issued a ban on the sale of drones to the United States.

The Supersonics entered the final quarter with a 10-point lead.

The Heat are not without good news. Tyson, the best rim protector of the Supersonics, was fouled out by O'Neal.

However, this may not be good news for O'Neal.

Because Tyson's fate was like stepping on a mother cockroach and releasing a bunch of little cockroaches, which fully developed the shark-cutting power of the supersonic inside line.

With O'Neal's current "normal level" of free throws, the Sonics' inside players are really not afraid of him. On the contrary, the Heat's outside players are a little afraid that their passes will send O'Neal to the free throw line.

In the final quarter, in order to cater to the home crowd, the referee began to frequently distribute "Christmas gifts" to the Heat players, but the one-point rain at this time could not kill the game.

The other players of the Supersonics still have plenty of energy because Mo Wen carried the game for half of the third quarter. Although Mo Wen fought very hard with Wade, he did not need to frequently rush inside to look for breakthroughs, so he had more physical energy than Wade.

As the core players inside and outside the team entered a period of exhaustion, the Heat began to face the embarrassing situation of insufficient firepower.

The referee forced the suspense to last for half a quarter, but in the end he was unable to save the situation and had to watch the Supersonics fade away.

On the big screen of the American Airlines Arena, the familiar MVP settlement screen appeared again with a familiar avatar, the familiar No. 66.

42分13篮板10助攻3抢断2盖帽4失误，连三双数据，都让主场球迷们倍感亲切。

But the jersey he was wearing was no longer the familiar color.

"Come back, Mo, we need you!"

"Love us again, we'll bet on you this time!"

"Sing one more song, we want to hear you sing it again!"

Mo Wen couldn't help being moved by the fans' gentle and mournful voices.

It’s pouring out!

Inspiration is coming!

However, isn’t it a bit shameless to bring out “See You Again” now?

After daydreaming for a while, the Heat players came over for the routine friendly post-match exchange.

"This is just a regular season game. It's not over yet. It's not finished yet." Wade didn't know if it was because of Van Gaal or Riley's chicken soup, but he recovered from the disappointment of losing the game just now.

I have to say that Wade is really resilient, and his ability to be extinguished and then rekindled is almost catching up with James.

"You'd better take care of your body first. If you keep rushing like this, it's hard to say whether we can see you in the playoffs." Mo Wen didn't bother to be polite with him and patted his injured shoulder hard.

O'Neal retaliated by giving Mo Wen a bear hug. He didn't really care about winning or losing the game, but he took 16 free throws today, and it was obvious that this bad move came from Mo Wen.

"Tell me quietly, I won't tell anyone else, is that you who plays the guitar in the middle of the field?"

Mo Wen rolled his eyes and said, "All the rings that guy is wearing are yours. You're asking me?"

Da Fan, who came over last, hugged Mo Wen with a relaxed look on his face.

"I really didn't expect you to be able to improve. I should have asked Riley to trade Shaq during the offseason and let you play center."

Mo Wen smiled. If he gained 10 kilograms and played center, the effect might not be worse than that of O'Neal.

After resigning immediately, Da Fan was no longer so jealous of Mo Wen, or rather, he was jealous of someone else now.

Big Fan turned his gaze to old Hill, whose face was beaming with joy.

He didn't know how to contact the killers in the movie, and he happened to have a lot of spare money...

When they finally passed by Riley, there was no physical contact between the two, they just nodded from a distance.

It is enough for former colleagues and former leaders to say hello when they meet.

Finally, there's that damn mascot.

Mo Wen wanted to see who was so bold as to pretend to be Tony Da Mu in front of Jay Chou.

The mascot tried to escape, but was knocked down by Mo Wen after only two steps.

I pulled off my hood, and there was no one there?!
Fortunately, a black head slowly popped out from the bottom, preventing the story from becoming supernatural.

Xiao Hei glanced behind Mo Wen, his eyes rolling:
"This isn't a locker room. Won't you be exposed if you do this?"

Mo Wen blinked, realized something, turned his head stiffly, and sure enough, a shot had appeared in front of him out of nowhere.

(End of this chapter)