basketball never sleeps

Chapter 260 Facing Destiny
I lost again?
A-Zhan stared at the timer that had returned to zero. There was a gap in his memory. Ever since Mo Wen called a three-point foul on him, he had been in a daze, as if he was being controlled by his instincts.

When the Sonics players came over to shake hands after the game, the memory of just now slowly surfaced.

Mo Wen made all three free throws, Mike Brown arranged a three-pointer tactic, Reed failed to make a quick shot, the Supersonics pushed back again, the Cavaliers committed a tactical foul, the Supersonics made another free throw, the game lost suspense, and he made another layup to get 2 points...

None of this matters.

What’s more important is that he actually lost to Mo Wen again!

Or he was killed by the foul-drawing technique that he had prepared for a long time as his trump card!

It was as if a heavy artillery piece that had been accumulating power for half a day was easily blocked by the opponent and bounced back to himself.

The sour taste made him swallow his saliva even now.

After that goal, Mo Wen didn't say any trash talk to him, but he glanced at him casually, as if asking him -

"Have you learned it?"

Theoretically, there was still hope for a comeback with only one minute left, but his faith could not sustain him to hold on any longer.

"Don't lose heart, LeBron. At least we kept the suspense till the end this time, right?"

Reed patted his shoulder, and with an expression that was either numbness or embarrassment, he greeted the Sonics.

It’s not because Reed has a strong ability to bear it, but because he knows that the media’s attention is not on him.

Even though he still had a losing record when facing Mo Wen, he was at best an All-Star player. He was a good weight in the balancing act, but he could never be the main course.

As for A-Zhan, perhaps his body's self-protection mechanism took effect again. A-Zhan, who had just recovered his memory, began to act like a human machine again, allowing reporters to fiddle with and capture his frustration.

Oh, and he still has his home court.

I don’t know which reporter triggered the key words, which awakened Azhan’s consciousness again.

"Today's game was just another accident. We have to admit that the away environment still had a big impact on us. My ankle was not feeling well today, but we have begun to find the feeling of winning. When we return to Cleveland next time, we will definitely win the game, for sure!"

Yes, he still has an excuse, he still has a chance, and more importantly, he still has hope.

As Hemingway said: A man can be destroyed but not defeated.

Stern sighed helplessly in front of the TV. To be honest, if it weren't for James' two comedy free throw performances in the middle, today would have been a good opportunity for James to make a comeback.

Stern didn't want the momentum between Mo Wen and James to be too unbalanced, but the referee had tried his best to help the Cavaliers today. James ruined the opportunity by his own actions. Who can be blamed?

He was not worried that James would not be able to stand up. After all, Danzi had been beaten by the bad boys of the Pistons for several years. The long dark night would only make the light of dawn more dazzling.

No matter how miserable it is, can it be worse than that of Lord Beile?

"I've known for a long time that James is unreliable. He only has these two tricks, fast break and breakthrough. How can he beat the omnipotent Mo?"

"If Seattle is an Eastern Conference team, I feel they can guarantee a place in the finals, at least in the Eastern Conference. I can't imagine who can really be their opponent."

"LBJ's biggest role is to make Mo's shoe contract look super valuable. If his shooting was a little better, he would definitely win today. Damn it, how did he get elected MVP last year?"

"The facts have proven that even without superstar teammates like Wade and Shaq, Mo Wen can still suppress James steadily. There are not many excuses left for James."

There is not much sympathy for James among fans online. Success makes you a king and failure makes you a bandit, and being a bad player is the original sin.

They were already magnanimous enough not to hold James responsible for feeding them arrows.

……

After the game with the Cavaliers, the Supersonics had another three days off, but during this time Mo Wen couldn't stay at home and rest like before.

With Heuman's screening and supervision, he doesn't take many endorsements now, but the prices are all high.

He is not a young and handsome guy, so he can't post a photo and then wait for AI to change his face to shoot a TV series. His activity schedule was set in advance, including two commercials and a Nike press conference.

What Mo Wen found most unbearable was not dealing with paid reporters at the new shoe launch, but the long and stinky makeup before shooting two commercials.

Who would have thought that it took him 7 hours to do the makeup for the two commercials combined!
He strongly suspected that the makeup artists were just fiddling with him as if he were a giant figurine.

In addition, under the advice of the economic team, the "Mo Wen World Charity Foundation" was also successfully registered in the past two days.

With the current size of his assets, it would be difficult to do his accounting if he didn't engage in charitable accounting.

What made Mo Wen even busier was that his sister-in-law came back.

At Mo Wen's request, she accidentally brought her school uniform with her.

In the United States, most high schools that offer a happy education do not have any school uniform requirements, but aristocratic schools basically retain the old traditions of the original church schools.

Although American school uniforms are a little inferior to the sailor uniforms of everyday life, they are enough to satisfy some of Mo Wen's evil fetishes.

I have to say that girls in their twenties should wear school uniforms, big sister Ruth with a wasp figure should wear a bunny girl costume, and big Catherine with abs should wear a maid costume...

On January 1, the Supersonics easily defeated the Timberwolves who came to challenge them.

With the lesson learned from the last match, Harden was much quieter today. His jump shot was still very fierce and Milicic was beaten up by him. His mid-range and long-range shots were impossible to defend. He was fouled out with a rare 6 fouls, which allowed Harden to get 32 ​​points and 12 rebounds.

But today, in addition to Harden, only Ricky Davis scored in double digits with 14 points for the Timberwolves, and these 14 points cost the Timberwolves 21 shooting opportunities...

莫闻今天只拿了23分11篮板14助攻，看似只是一个平平无奇的三双，但在这之后还有5个抢断5个盖帽。

This was the first time that Mo Wen achieved the 5X5 achievement, and Ricky Davis and Mike James made outstanding contributions to it.

Today, the two of them seemed to be addicted to the clapping game. Even though their hands had been clapped like bear paws, they refused to accept the defeat and were determined to win back.

Speaking of which, Mo Wen felt a little regretful. He stayed up a little late with the four girls yesterday, and he was not in full condition today. If he had restrained himself last night, maybe he could have unlocked the quadruple-double achievement today.

Would a woman affect the speed at which he could draw his sword?

...which means he is not strong enough and needs to continue practicing!

In the next four games, the Supersonics faced a wave of the league's top "defensive teams", including the Raptors, Knicks, Clippers, and Hornets. They successfully limited Mo Wen's single-game score to less than 4 points, causing Mo Wen's average score to drop by 30 point.

Of course, this was not because they did a good job of defending Mo Wen, or because Mo Wen was in poor condition. It was simply because these teams were too weak, and it was a luxury for Mo Wen to play the entire third quarter. The only thing that caused trouble for Mo Wen was the Hornets, not in basketball, but because JR Smith accidentally injured Mo Wen's right hand finger during a scramble.

In terms of pain, this is definitely the most serious injury Mo Wen has ever suffered in his career.

But compared to the physical pain, the reactions of other people on the court at that time made Mo Wen even more heartbroken.

The Hornets collectively escorted JR back to the locker room. The security guards on the sidelines were on high alert, making him look like a bad guy or bully.

Slander, this is pure slander!

No matter how petty Mo Wen was, he would not retaliate for such an obvious accidental injury.

Fortunately, the next game was against the Celtics, so Mo Wen did not force himself to create a tough guy persona and simply took a rest.

Kobe insisted on winning the championship with six fingers because he couldn't afford to lose in the playoffs. It would be completely stupid to insist on playing with an injury in the regular season when the team had no pressure to achieve results.

On January 1, the Supersonics once again embarked on a journey to the East. This should be the last happy time for the Supersonics. After the All-Star Game, the Supersonics will face frequent clashes with strong teams in the West, and it will be difficult for the Supersonics to maintain their current amazing record.

The first game of this trip for the Supersonics was against the Bobcats. Unfortunately, Lewis was still on the injury list wearing a suit, and the Bobcats still couldn't put any pressure on the Supersonics.

Mo Wen's fingers did not recover so quickly, but fortunately, Mo Wen was not that dependent on his dominant hand.

Now when playing low-difficulty dungeons, Mo Wen always likes to practice some cool things, including left-handed shooting, which he has practiced through a large number of games.

"Everyone knows that Mo's left-handed layup and left-handed floater are excellent, and they also know that his left-handed pass is very accurate, but can anyone tell me how his left-handed three-pointer is also so accurate?"

"Mo's previous right-handed shooting can be called God's right hand, and his left-handed performance is now almost the same as Chris Mullin... I don't mean to blaspheme, but apart from God, it's hard for me to think of anyone else who can achieve Mo's current level!"

"I now doubt that Mo is the NBA's T800. He is a basketball robot that came back from the future. Otherwise, you can't explain how he can do such a delicate job as three-point shooting with the same accuracy with both hands!"

In the studio, Barkley turned into Sherlock Holmes, and the only thing missing was to use a magnifying glass to observe whether there were any electronic components or lizard man gills on Mo Wen's body.

In fact, Mo Wen's left-handed shooting level is still a level lower than his right-handed shooting level. His right-handed shooting is superb, so his left hand is also at the league's top level.

Danzi on the Bobcats sidelines was stunned when he saw Mo Wen easily and smoothly complete a fadeaway jump shot with his left hand. He had previously talked to Wade and asked him what Mo Wen's strongest aspect was.

Wade told him that Mo Wen's strongest point was his ability to learn techniques. He didn't believe it at first, but now seeing Mo Wen's left-handed shooting, he had to believe it even though he didn't want to.

Chris Mullin, nicknamed "God's Left Hand", was one year younger than Danny. He was one of the few players who could suppress Danny in shooting before Danny entered his dynasty.

In Danzi's opinion, Mo Wen's left hand ability tonight is not inferior to Mullin at all.

Danzi also developed his left hand, and the effect was quite good. According to outside evaluation, one of the reasons why Jordan was difficult to defend was his "balance between left and right hands."

But the so-called balance between left and right hands refers more to his left-handed ball-holding ability. His left-handed shooting ability is not as good as Mullin's, and he is still a level behind Bird.

Looking at his left hand, Danzi sighed with deep regret. It was a pity that he was not born in the same era.

Mo Wen caught a glimpse of this scene, and the look he gave Danzi became strange.

He didn't know Danzi's mental journey, but he knew that Danzi had recently confirmed his return to the free market - the free market for marriage and love.

After the affair at the Gold Club was filmed into a Category III film and the scandal of her illegitimate child, Juanita filed for divorce in court in 2002, and the divorce was officially completed a few days ago.

Danzi sighed at his big hands at this time, emm...

On January 1, the final round of All-Star voting ended.

The All-Star starting lineup has also been determined.

Eastern Conference: Wade, Arenas, James, Bosh, O'Neal;

West: Mo Wen, Kobe, Garnett, Duncan, Yao Ming;
This year, no one questioned the All-Star votes of Mo Wen and Yao Ming. Mo Wen has already proved his strength. Although Yao Ming has some flaws in his performance, his average of 26 points and 11 rebounds per game is also unique among the center positions.

But there are other people who deserve complaints besides these two.

Kidd complained after the voting ended that he had achieved triple-doubles many times this season, but without Iverson, he still couldn't make it into the top three in the Eastern Conference.

If he is not selected as an All-Star reserve this year, then this Finals-level point guard will miss the All-Star game for three consecutive years.

In order to prove that he should be selected as an All-Star reserve, Kidd tried his best in the game against the Cavaliers the next day, scoring 18 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists.

Although the Nets, who were weak in the interior, fell under the Cavaliers' hooves again, I just want to ask you, is this triple-double nice?
More importantly, this is Kidd's 78th triple-double in his career. He has tied Chamberlain in the number of triple-doubles and is ranked third in the history of triple-doubles.

However, Kidd only had time to be happy for a few days, because in the game between the Supersonics and the Magic that day, Mo Wen also scored 31 points, 11 rebounds and 13 assists. In the game against the Wizards two days later, Mo Wen scored another 28 points, 10 rebounds and 15 assists.

The number of triple-doubles also reached 78 games.

Mo Wen: Brother, please make way and squeeze in.

Kidd then realized that he had made a mistake. In more than 30 games this season, Mo Wen has already had more than 20 triple-doubles. Mentioning triple-doubles in front of such a big shot is like selling lottery tickets in front of the God of Wealth or showing off his sword in front of Guan Gong.
Before Kidd could regret it for long, the Nets flew to Seattle to play another game with Mo Wen the day before the All-Star substitutes were determined.

"I got a triple-double just because the team needed it, not to show off any statistics. Mo is also very strong. He is younger, taller and more energetic than me. His scoring and assist abilities are obvious to all. Now it's the world of young people. I don't think there is anything for me to compete with him."

Kidd faced his fate and waved the white flag sincerely.

He still had the confidence to compete against other point guards in the league, but when he saw that it was Mo Wen, he completely lost motivation.

The encounter at the beginning of the season has already proved the gap between the two.

Apart from his wife, he couldn't find any aspect in which he was better than Mo Wen. (On January 1, Kidd, who was once again abused by his wife, filed for divorce in court.)
However, to his surprise, Mo Wen, who returned to Seattle, did not kill him during the game.

With two open three-point opportunities, Kidd successfully increased his score to 12 points tonight.

Coupled with an assist in garbage time, Kidd didn't expect that he could get a triple-double in Mo Wen's game.

But what confused Kidd was that the two sides were tied in the triple-double list, so who should own the game ball?
Two people broke Chamberlain's triple-double record in one game. This game is certainly very memorable.

The scene of an angry Antetokounmpo did not take place, and Mo Wen generously gave the game ball to Kidd.

Of course, it wasn't that Mo Wen was so generous, but the league's vice president Stu Jackson also came today and brought a record-breaking commemorative ball. He originally planned to give the ball to whoever got a triple-double...

(End of this chapter)