basketball never sleeps

Chapter 275 The home game ends, and the conquest continues!
Dallas is unusually quiet tonight.

Nowitzki missed the press conference, Cuban turned on the invisible mode, the Mavericks players were very frugal with their words, and even the fanatical fans of the past returned to the role of spectators.

I am afraid that dusk will come again suddenly, how can I not be sad? New tears cover old tears, and the heartbroken remember the heartbroken.

The wound he suffered last time in Seattle has not yet healed, and today he was stabbed through again in front of a group of elders.

The team was suppressed throughout the game, and the team's cornerstone Nowitzki was crushed by a cross-border player in the field he is best at, and Mo Wen did what he said and scored 2 points in two games.

What a nightmare.

"It turns out that the best way to get past the beast safely is to keep quiet. Cuban and those radical Dallas fans paid the price for their ignorance, but we have to thank them, otherwise Mo Wen might have to fool around with two more games of 20 or 30 points."

"The suspense of the MVP has been completely killed by Mo. To be honest, I hate to see this situation because there is no room for discussion. The German has been directly defeated by Mo in the duel at the basketball level. If there are still media experts who vote for Nowitzki, then they must be suitable for joining ARC (American Red Cross). "

"Dallas fans should now pray that other teams can eliminate the SuperSonics in the first two rounds of the playoffs. Oh, other fans besides the SuperSonics should also pray, otherwise, we will see the same face in the finals for four consecutive years. Damn it, this guy will soon become a regular guest in the finals like the league president!"

Barkley made sharp comments in his post-match summary.

That night, several rounds in which Mo Wen took the initiative to confront Nowitzki were edited by some people with the title "Three Minutes of Darkness".

In just one night, the video has been played for over six figures, and the comments below are also very joyful——

"I can feel Dirk suffocating. Please ask the doctor to send him to LeBron's room. They both have the same disease."

"During the fight, your enemy picked up your pistol and pointed the muzzle at your head, XD!"

"Mo: Crab is not meat, do you think you can compete with me for MVP with just this trick?"

Although it seemed cruel for Mo Wen to beat Nowitzki, he firmly believed in his heart that it was for Nowitzki's good.

In his previous life, 95% of basketball fans had a very positive impression of Nowitzki. His one-legged stand that summer covered up all his past weaknesses, just like those Hollywood stars who lived a second life. The phrase "a prodigal son" wiped out his past fan-hunting, promiscuous relationships and extravagant spending, and even made his life story more legendary.

This is all because he succeeded through his own strength.

With Nowitzki's playing style, if he wants to succeed, he must accept the tempering of failure again and again as in history, push his mid-range shot to perfection, and then wait for the wind and cloud.

Smooth success and ordinary failure will make most people forget to reflect and improve themselves, and instead attribute the problems to fate or probability.

At this moment, because of his influence, the Warriors who were eliminated in the black eighth round have undergone significant changes. Their record is unlikely to fall to the position where they will play against the Mavericks in the first round. Without a memorable defeat, Mo Wen felt that he had an obligation to help Nowitzki make up for it.

The red scarf on the chest is even brighter!
……

As April comes, the grass grows and the birds sing, all things come back to life, and it is the breeding season for animals.

In the villa on Mercer Island, Christina was sweating profusely while learning Chinese.

"Jeff, Jeff, Jeff!"

Compared to the difficult-to-read English, "brother-in-law" in the Chinese context is indeed more tempting.

Mo Wen, who was standing behind her, was also working very hard, correcting her pronunciation in a simple and clear manner.

The girl had a strong learning ability and soon she could speak with a clear and fluent voice, full of Chinese flavor.

After finishing his daily teaching and chatting sweet words with his sister-in-law, Mo Wen went downstairs to have breakfast.

Without the threat of the Mavericks, the Sonics' record was in bad shape, and old Hill was happy to relieve the pressure on the players. He gave them a day off between games. Mo Wen also bid farewell to his ascetic life and prepared to revisit his old place.

Little Catherine turned her head and looked at Mo Wen with an inquiring look. She only breathed a sigh of relief when she saw Mo Wen shook his head.

Tina always wanted to try the feeling of watering the golden elixir, but if the golden elixir is not handled properly, it may turn into a Nascent Soul, which would then become big news.

"Bad guy, it's still morning. Didn't you say you wanted to conserve your energy?"

Mo Wen's big hand naturally reached into little Catherine's arms. They were an old couple, so little Catherine naturally snuggled into Mo Wen's arms.

"I also want to restrain myself, but he calls me brother-in-law."

"If you like her so much, you should go with her in the future, brother-in-law~"

As expected of being the daughter of an award-winning actor, little Catherine’s every move and smile really has a bit of the “wife’s sister” vibe.

What else could Mo Wen do? He quickly ate a few bites of breakfast, then carried little Catherine upstairs to have a snack and some rice.

"You haven't even finished your meal. What a bastard. You just mess around." Looking at the messy dining table, Catherine couldn't help but spit.

"Do you blame him for messing around, or do you blame him for not messing around with you?" Ruth couldn't help laughing when she saw the outline of the underwear printed by Big Catherine's yoga pants.

"I would care about him, he's just a stinky man." Big Catherine said stubbornly for a while and then turned and walked towards the gym.

Ruth rolled her eyes, that is, when the man is not around, she has the deepest throat in the whole villa.

Mo Wen spent the whole day in this ridiculous rhythm.

As for how to spend a perfect day, Mo Wen actually appreciates Keanu Reeves's words -

Get up in the morning and do some morning exercise, then have a hearty breakfast, ride a motorcycle, go home to swim, then have another shot, then have lunch, go shopping, or read a book, watch a movie, and then continue to do, and finally go to the bar for a drink in the evening, meet old friends, and finally ride a bike around and go home, and have another shot before going to bed.

The core is four times a day, and the others are just waiting for CD.

In short, Ren and Jill always have to have a job to keep their time from being wasted.

Some time ago, ABC wanted to ask him to shoot "A Day in the Life of a Basketball Star", but Mo Wen refused without a second thought, after all, the secret cannot be revealed.

In fact, apart from having a little more money and a little more leisure time, the lives of the stars are not that special.

If a star player does not invest in an industry and leaves basketball, he may even feel very bored, like Wade in his previous life. When he was about to retire, he was fooled by ESPN into taking nude photos. After retirement, he was not satisfied with being on the commentary desk and on the radio station, and even wanted to drag his wife to bring his talent to onlyf**s.

……

The Supersonics have nine games left, and except for two at home against the Jazz and Spurs, the others do not pose any threat.

In terms of record, the Supersonics are already 4 net wins ahead of the Mavericks, and have basically secured first place in the regular season.

More and more media outlets are moving into Seattle.

Not only because most people are more concerned about the first, the first team, and the first player, but also because the Supersonics may break the Celtics' record of 86 wins and 40 loss set in 1 and complete the first home unbeaten record in the history of North American major sports.

Some media who don't like to brag about Mo Wen even photoshopped Hill's photo with Mourinho's from the football world next door, and the following press release was even more outrageous. Even though Mourinho had already completed an almost unbelievable 90 league home games, these media still dared to say that Hill was greater than Mourinho, because there is no tie in basketball...

However, most people still have eyes, and they all know that all these changes were brought about by Mo Wen.

Despite being at the center of the storm, Mo Wen has become more and more low-key.

He asked Heuman to turn down most of the interviews, and Hill also isolated himself from the media in the name of the team.

Although doing so goes against the entertainment spirit of the NBA, competition and entertainment themselves are in conflict.

A journey of a hundred miles begins with a single step. Before, the Heat had a fat man as ballast so they were not afraid of capsizing. All Mo Wen could do was to lower the bow of the boat and proceed steadily.

In the first game of April, the Supersonics' opponent was still their old friend, the Nuggets.

Everyone thought there was no suspense in today's game, but the Nuggets showed extraordinary resilience, contrary to their usual style, and persisted until the fourth quarter.

First it was 58, then 88. George Karl, who is likely to leave in the summer, no longer constantly emphasizes defense to Melo like he did in the past three years. Melo, who finally has peace of mind, realized the importance of defense after being educated by two scars and has spontaneously improved his defensive attitude.

It's not a big improvement, as he has to balance offense, so Anthony still can't devote himself to defense, but the change in attitude can already affect many things.

The Nuggets as a whole also wanted to win, on the one hand because they wanted revenge, and on the other hand because they wanted to meet Mo Wen again in the playoffs.

After the 88-point miracle, the Nuggets were mentally affected and their winning momentum was interrupted. They lost 3 games in a row and were sluggish for half a month before gradually regaining their form. They not only wanted to grab the last playoff ticket from the Clippers, but also wanted to compete with the Lakers for the seventh place. Mo Wen's 2 games with 100 points made many people have unrealistic expectations of the Mavericks.

However, even if Anthony merged with Artest's spirit body, he would not be able to make up for the lineup gap with the Supersonics.

Mo Wen, who had been slacking off, finally shook himself off in the fourth quarter, and the Nuggets players simply handed in the white flag.

Melo missed the press conference again. Although this loss was quite decent compared to the previous one, the damage he suffered was not light at all.

The Nuggets are one step further away from the old seven. At the same time, he only scored 25 points today, while Mo Wen scored 34 points, which also means that the average points per game between him and Mo Wen is also widening.

Suspended for 16 games because of fighting, Melo's number of appearances is the fewest among the top five scorers. As long as he learns from David Robinson and shamelessly scores super high points, there is still hope that he can steal the ball at the last moment.

Melon also thought about stealing Mo Wen, the scoring champion, as revenge for 88 points.

However, stealing is easy and revenge is satisfying. Unless the Nuggets give up the playoffs, if they enter the playoffs in eighth place, they will have to face the Supersonics and Mo Wen. What else can he do then?
The miserable state of James after winning the MVP last year is still vivid in our minds. The gangster education he received since childhood also made him aware that he should not take things that he should not take.

On April 4, D'Antoni ended his fourth open class of the season. Out of consideration for the team's survival, Mo Wen took out Stockton's unique skills and gave free teaching throughout the game.

The teaching results were quite significant. Before the end of the third quarter, the emotionally out-of-control De Xiaopang had used up all his guidance quota and was fouled out with 6 fouls.

Coach Sloan was so angry that his teeth were crushed. The methods he used on his beloved disciple were used on his successor. Only then did he realize how disgusting those methods were.

However, old Sloan did not insist on being stubborn this time. He could feel the gap in strength between the two teams.

Even though the Supersonics hadn't won the championship yet, he was already looking forward to the Supersonics' lineup falling apart quickly.

It is difficult for D'Antoni to reach Mo Wen's level, and the two inside players of the Jazz can't get the upper hand against Milicic and Tyson of the Supersonics. Kirilenko can hardly compete with Ray Allen. In his opinion, even the Jazz duo who have reached the finals twice will find it difficult to get the upper hand at the hands of the Supersonics.

If the Sonics' lineup continues like this, the Jazz may never be able to make a breakthrough.

As the Jazz's sniper attack failed, everyone's attention turned to the Spurs.

Apart from the Spurs, the remaining Hornets and Bulls are the kind of teams that the league would not allow the SuperSonics to lose to.

In fact, this is true. As it involves the largest gambling agreement in sports history and a possible record-breaking event, Stern privately instructed the referee on duty not to interfere.

Two days before the Spurs' visit, the Hornets ended the suspense in just half a game, and the Supersonics' sideline billboards were replaced with the number 39.

"How do you feel, old man?" Schrempf teased Payton.

Because there was too much garbage time, Payton got a lot of training time today. Although he didn't score a point on the court, he still received applause and cheers from the audience when he left the court.

"It's just like that. You know, I had 75 wins with the Heat last season, which is not much different from this year. Hey, I was thinking about becoming a coach, but now I almost forgot what it feels like to lose. Do you think I'm going to be useless?" Payton tilted his head with a worried look on his face.

"Shit, you've never been good enough. I gave you two minutes and you really think it's your credit?" Schrempf couldn't stand it anymore and slapped the bald guy in the neck.

When passing by the player tunnel, a fan of Payton held up a sign - 41*1, followed by a cartoon portrait of the three generations of supersonic core.

"Brother, this brand of yours is great, can you give it to me?"

"sign."

The fans also readily handed over signs and hats.

……

One day later, after the training session, the security guard was driving Mo Wen home when a phone call came in.

"Bad news, Mo, come to the UW Medical Center, something's wrong."

Mo Wen's scalp went numb at that moment. No way! What a cliché plot! Who got into trouble at this time?
"Who? What happened?"

"DJ is in trouble, he's dying." Ray Allen's voice was a little low.

DJ?

Mo Wen was confused for a moment, he didn't even seem to know the DJ's name, but then he knew who it was.

"Is that Coach Dennis?"

Dennis Johnson, a former Sonics star and current head coach of the Austin Bulls of the Sonics Development League, is nicknamed DJ.

78-79赛季常规赛还只有15.9分4.7篮板3.5助攻的二年级小生DJ进入季后赛数据不降反增到了21+6+4，并在总决赛中上涨到23+6+6，最终带队赢下了总冠军的同时也荣获当年的FMVP。

It was a pity that he ran into Puxin's "super manager" who wanted a big contract and traded him to the Suns in exchange for Westphal. After the Suns spent three years trying to find his instructions, they were also put under a spell by Auerbach, and traded the FMVP for a backup center with 4 points and 4 rebounds, who assisted the Celtics to put together a five-star lineup and successfully restore the 80s.

Not many people remember the disputes that occurred when he left the team, but the banner of him winning the first championship in team history for the SuperSonics still flies over the KeyArena.

"Yes, the players of the Austin Bulls said that they had just finished a training session, and old DJ suddenly died. The ambulance came in time, but..."

Ray Allen has a good relationship with old DJ. Old DJ is also a defensive stalwart who has been on the defensive for many years. Unlike Payton, his defense is more cunning. The well-known green fan Bill Simmons even thinks that his defense is no worse than Joe Dumars, who is certified by Dan Zi. After deciding to transform into 3D, Ray Allen often communicates and consults with old DJ on weekdays.

It's okay that Mo Wen's relationship with him is not as close as Ray Allen's. As an old senior, he doesn't take advantage of his seniority to brag. He truly loves basketball and works in a down-to-earth manner. It's hard not to like him.

Before, Mo Wen had thought that when he won the championship, he could invite this old man to take a photo together with the old and the new.

Unfortunately, when Mo Wen rushed over, he heard only crying.

It was a sudden heart attack and there was no medicine on hand. The patient's heart had stopped beating when the ambulance was on the way.

Payton also came. He once regarded old DJ as his idol and dreamed of bringing another championship to the Supersonics one day. Unfortunately, he failed to do it. What's more regrettable is that the Supersonics now have hope, but old DJ left first.

"With Mr. Johnson gone, Seattle is now blank again, kid."

There was no clinking of glasses. The three of them just stood in front of the convenience store outside the hospital, each holding a can of wheat juice and drinking it by themselves.

"It won't take too long." After glancing at the night sky, Mo Wen drank the drink in his hand.

On April 4, the day after DJ passed away, the team announced the news with the consent of DJ's family and held a brief memorial service before the game against the Spurs.

For some reason, the Supersonics always felt particularly unpleasant about the Spurs today.

Popovich also knew that he had encountered bad things, so he was extremely low-key. His anti-Ray Allen armor was also kept on the bench by Popovich and he did not play.

Mo Wen and Ray Allen's shooting performance exploded, causing this game, which was described by the media as full of suspense, to enter garbage time before the middle of the fourth quarter.

The two made a total of 17 three-pointers, which directly killed the Spurs. Even Deng Daidai showed a rare confused expression.

"When they both made 30 three-pointers in 17 shots, there should be no team on the planet that can match them, damn three-pointers!"

April 4th, the final home game.

As the Bulls started the fourth quarter with 5 for 0 shots, the gap between the two sides was widened to 18 points, and the fans in KeyArena began their celebration.

41 wins, unbeaten at home, first in the league!

After shouting MVP for a long time, the fans of the Supersonics also expressed their feelings under the DJ's call.

"MORE WIN!"

"MORE WIN!"

"MORE WIN!"

Just like the bet between the SuperSonics and the Seattle municipal government, the SuperSonics have already emptied the regular season prize pool. So the next step is not just to stop and admire the monument that has just been erected, but to continue conquering.

　still alive.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)