You are the pearl, Mo Mengchen

Chapter 716 The talent that illuminates the audience

21:00 pm
Palace of Auburn Hills

It's the third home game for the Pistons, but tonight's opponent is the strongest opponent they have encountered at home in three consecutive games.In the past few years, they have played the role of the Pistons in the regular season.They are the Pacers.

It can be said that the Pacers taught the league to fight against the Pistons, suppress their rhythm, and drag them into a crushing muscle battle.

In the semifinals of 98, Bird led the Pacers and the Pistons to six games. Although they failed, those six games had a reference value beyond the game itself.

Since then, the Heat first used this method to cause big trouble for the Pistons. Since the playoffs last season, every team now knows that to play against the Pistons, they need to confront, put pressure, and oppress them hard .

After Bird left, Isaiah Thomas took over as head coach of the Pacers.

In the offseason a few months ago, the Pacers brought Jermaine O'Neal from the Blazers to the Pacers through a trade, together with Jonathan Bender, who returned from injury, as well as Miller and Conclusion Rose, once again became military.

With younger insiders, better talents, and Miller's experience, the biggest problem for the Pacers is not the lineup, but their head coach.

The Smiling Assassins don't have any tactical system at all. Compared with the Pacers under Byrd, the current Pacers are more like a headless chicken.

Relying on the talents of O'Neal and Bender, they got off to a 5-3 start.

Jermaine O'Neal shocked the world, averaging 19 points and 10 rebounds per game. You have to know that during his four years in the Trail Blazers, his average per game was only 13 points and 11 rebounds. (Note, the four-year average data is superimposed)
Bender is the one that surprised Mo Mengchen the most. A genius who fell due to injury in his previous life, before the injury killed him, Bird lost his old face and asked Mo Mengchen to perform surgery on him, which cured his knee problems. He made his official comeback this season. Currently averaging 17 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists per game, just like a small Garnett.

For travelers, there is nothing more terrifying than the occurrence of uncertain events. Bender's sudden emergence has greatly exceeded Mo Mengchen's expectations.

Because of Mo Mengchen, there are three more talented men who have not been crippled by injuries in this era.

They are Penny and Hill and Bender.

Penny is the best guard in the league, Hill is the No.1 in the league in the suspension season, what will happen to Bender in the future?How much surprise will this three-and-four swingman with strong skills, flying into the sky, and able to spread beyond the three-point line bring?

The Pacers looked at the wolf, and when Bender was warming up, he presented a gliding dunk from the free throw line that made the audience exclaim.

"He has a height of 211 centimeters. This physical fitness is really amazing!" Vinier Johnson exclaimed.

The Pacers are coming fiercely, but on the Pistons side, their state of preparation is worrying.

Generally, opponents have dunks like this during warm-up. As the host, they should respond, but no one responded tonight.

"I have to say, the Ricky Davis thing affected the chemistry of the Pistons."

Because of this incident, the Pistons fans' affection for Davis disappeared, and he was sometimes booed at home.

The starters of both sides came to the field. The Pacers seemed to be full of talent, and Miller needed experience.Jaylen Rose is needed for immediate combat power, and O'Neal and Bender are needed for talent.

Will this be a tough fight?Mo Mengchen thought to himself.

If there is anything that can cheer the team up, it is a good opportunity tonight.

The referee scolded, the focus of the audience, the damn basketball was finally thrown into the air.

Bender, who can complete a dunk from the free throw line, is the Pacers' jump ball candidate. With a height of 211 cm and this bounce, it is even more powerful.

"Snapped!"

Bender hit the ball into his backcourt, and the Pacers' starting point guard Travis Best caught the ball.

With the passage of time, players in the class of 95 have gradually become the main force or rotation of NBA teams. Best, like Mo Mengchen, came from the 1995 draft. He has been playing for the Pacers for the past five years. Now, Mark Jackson left, Bird left, the new coach Smiling Assassin, as a short winter melon guard, is the best Bole for Best who is only 180 cm tall.

Best was appreciated, his mother's name after "A Raisin in the Sun" finally had an effect, and he seemed to be heading for the pinnacle of life.

Note: In the 1961 film, the protagonist Walter Lee Younger and his son Travis Younger are caught in a scam, but in the end they manage to fly away with millions of dollars.Best's mother liked the movie and the lucky name of the protagonist's son, so she decided to name Best after Travis.

Best dribbled the ball to the frontcourt and was about to deal with Mo Mengchen when he saw O'Neal asking for the ball from a low post.

In order to give him space to play low post, Bender has been pulled outside the three-point line.

Best didn't dare to confront Mo Mengchen, spreading the news was the only thing he could do.

Jermaine O'Neal took the ball to show off his skills. He is an underrated player. He was selected to the best team three times in his career. If it is not considered influential, the famous Chinese star Yao Huang is actually at this level in personal honor, which is better than Jermaine O'Neal. Where to go.

Wallace has a hard time defending against this footman. O'Neal turns around and dribbles, takes a hard dribble towards the upline, and seems to put all the bets on this offensive option. Big Ben moves with him. When he chooses this Do it, the center of gravity on the defensive end has been tilted.

O'Neal's low-post pace is worth learning for everyone. After facing the basket, the sudden stop and quick start looks like the inside version of Derrick Rose.

Turning around with an unimaginable dribble, Jermaine O'Neal put aside Big Ben and forced a dunk that made Auburn Hills lose his voice.

"Such a guy actually sat on the bench in Portland for four years?"

Hill opened his eyes, with surprise written on Chubby's face.

Shouldn't we be proud?Even a genius like O'Neal has to sit on the bench, how valuable is our first championship!

Dor.Mo's teammates will never get his dry humor.

Mo Mengchen patted the ball. After halftime, at the transition, Best tried to press.

"you wanna die?"

The cold voice made Best realize that he had done something stupid. Dor.Mo's center of gravity dropped instantly. The 180cm Best couldn't understand why Dor.Mo, who was 17cm taller than him, could lower his center of gravity to such an extent. Terrible things happen next.

Dor.Mo, who was dribbling at full speed, ruthlessly got rid of him who was empty-handed.

The smiling assassin covered his face with one hand. He couldn't believe that Best could do such a defense. It seemed that he couldn't continue the glory of the short winter melon defender.

Mo Mengchen's breakthrough was an icy flying arrow that pierced through the Pacers' line of defense.

In a blink of an eye, the defense was in front of him. Dor.Mo raised his hand and sent the ball to the bottom line with a back pass.

CIC Wang received the pass and made a three-pointer from the corner, and the ball went through the center of the net.

3 is better than 2
Mo Mengchen and Houston returned to defense together, there was no exchange, just a high five.

"In any case, Alan Houston has been the starter of the Pistons for eight years, and it is almost impossible to move his starter this season."

A word from Kenny Smith made Davis deep in thought.

Maybe Smith is right, but he doesn't want to be the sixth man all the time. He wants to be the starter and play alongside the other four starters.

He didn't feel that he was inferior to Houston.

At this time, Bender received the ball from the outside, so Houston had to give up Miller to help defend.

When he gets close, Bender passes the ball to the Pacers' totem.

The most cold-blooded assassin in the 90s returned a baseline three-pointer.

5 is better than 3
The smiling assassin stood on the sidelines and shouted: "Guys, let them see who is more ruthless!"

"This is a competition to see who is more fucking fierce!"

The output of the smiling assassin depends entirely on one mouth, and it may not work if his mouth is placed elsewhere, but the Pacers have been trained by Bird for three years. Even if the smiling assassin cannot guide correctly, they also know how to defend correctly.

Strength on the piston.

In the past three years, whenever he played against the Pistons, Bird would repeatedly mention this matter.

Confrontation, strength, and the rhythm of suppressing opponents.

Therefore, in the past three years, the Pacers have won more than lost against the Pistons in the regular season, and their record is enough to become a strategy for other teams to fight against the Pistons.

When Best saw Mo Mengchen passing the ball to Hill, he felt relieved.

For him, that was the best thing that could have happened tonight.

Hill called the pick-and-roll, Rasheed's body was enough to provide an excellent barrier, Devil Mountain was about to use his footsteps to pass Bender, and something surprising happened.

Bender walked like a tiger, not only was he not stepped by Hill, but he wrapped around Devil Mountain tightly like a tape.

This is what he didn't expect. If he makes a shot in this situation, with Bender's height and physical fitness, the chance of blocking Hill is almost 100%.

"Don't pass it on to me!"

Mo Mengchen's warning was half a second late, and Hill passed the ball.

Jaylen Rose screamed. This is the trap that the Pacers have already prepared. Bender's ability to defend against pick-and-rolls is beyond imagination. up.

The Pacers' counterattack was achieved in an instant, and it was Bender again.

He forced Hill to make a pass error on the defensive end, and participated in the fast break on the offensive end. After receiving a pass from Rose, he dunked at the start and shocked the audience.

7 is better than 3
Looking at Bender, Mo Mengchen walked back helplessly.

"This guy really took a year off?" Hill hurried back, "Sorry, I shouldn't have passed the ball just now."

Mo Mengchen smiled wryly, it was rare that he didn't mock Hill.

Because it was his fault.

He actually helped an opponent in the Eastern District to perform surgery, and now, this guy he cured by himself, with his talent that was once buried by God in his previous life, illuminated Auburn Hills.

(End of this chapter)