You are the pearl, Mo Mengchen

Chapter 744
Mo Mengchen is not interested in exploring Kobe's mind. Recently, the Lakers have had a lot of trouble because of the boss dispute between him and O'Neal.

The internal problems of the Lakers gave the Pistons a chance to come from behind. Now that the Pistons are firmly seated at the top of the league, if they don’t self-destruct like the Lakers, and don’t lose games that shouldn’t be lost like they did at the beginning of the season, they can do it Maintain this ranking until the end of the season.

This is easier said than done. The schedule after the All-Star weekend is not easy for the Pistons. On the one hand, they have to deal with the sprint of other teams, and on the other hand, they have to test Princeton, which is specially prepared for the Lakers.

To achieve this goal, it is difficult to take into account the record at the same time.

Overnight, these multi-millionaires don't care whether the lion is stronger or the tiger is stronger.

The next night, the first game will be the Rookie Challenge, pitting first-years against second-years.

Mo Mengchen came to the scene in person, he just wanted to see what level Ginobili's current strength is compared to his peers.

In terms of the quality of the players, the second grade is far better than the first grade.

The 99th class produced a future all-star lineup such as Brand, Francis, Richard Hamilton, Szczerbiak, and Marion; the only ones in the 00th class at the historical level are two, the number one pick. Kenyon Martin and repeater Jonathan Bender.

Bender didn't play in his rookie season because of knee surgery, so this season is his first, and he's also representing his freshman year.

Originally, Mo Mengchen came here for Ginobili, but in the end, Bender's performance was astonishing.

When we played against each other in the regular season, I didn't think he was so versatile. It may be because the opponent's strength is not strong enough. He used all the moves at the bottom of the box.

In the first quarter, Bender hit a three-pointer two meters from the three-point line after the pick-and-roll.

Bill Walton yells, "Is this a center?"

In the second quarter, Bender grabbed rebounds from the basket consecutively, humiliating the No. 20 pick in the same session, and now the 10+[-] All-Star insider Elton Brand, who has stabilized [-]+[-], scored a second offense.

Wharton nodded with satisfaction: "This is the center forward."

Then, a goal in the third quarter made the audience full of disbelief.

The tactics of the first grade were killed, and Bender took the ball outside the left three-point line.In the second grade, the defensive expansion was adopted, and the space inside the three-point line was as wide as the small ball era 20 years later.

With a rare opportunity, he began to show amazing skills, continuously changing directions in front of his body, shaking off Marion who was defending him, and his vigorous skills shocked the audience. When Wharton watched him jump into the basket, When the ball hit the basket with both hands, Shanren shouted again: "This is the center forward!"

Capable of three-pointers, able to dribble and attack like a guard, agile, and frequent tricks, Bender is indeed too characteristic for this era.

He is like an insider in the small ball era.

Once again, Mo Mengchen felt that he had done something stupid. He rescued a genius who should have been destroyed by injury, and the genius who should have fallen is blooming his talent to the world.

Moreover, this guy is also from the Eastern Conference. He and his teammate O'Neal are very young. They will form a twin tower and become a threat that cannot be underestimated in the future.

Wait, if he remembers correctly, Artest also seems to have been traded to the Pacers?
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There are many talented players in the second grade. Although Ginobili has made great progress, he has not yet shown his excellence. It was not until the third quarter that he had more opportunities to perform.

Having more popular players is not necessarily a good thing, because everyone wants to perform and it is difficult to work together.

In this kind of game, there will be no coach specifically asking them to do what they want. They can play how they want, and they are not restricted by anyone.

Therefore, the outcome of this game was unclear until the fourth quarter.

The suspense of the game continued, and Ginobili's toughness, weird European step, and efficiency-seeking style of play, which is different from European players, began to attract others.

"The Argentinian from Detroit did really well tonight!" Wharton opened his mouth and tied Ginobili to the fire. "I'm definitely the best sophomore."

Because of this sentence, the teammates on the field deliberately alienated Ginobili, let him play alone, did not provide support, and did not give help. No matter what he wanted to do, he had to rely on himself alone.

"Is this also called playing a game? There is no pick-and-roll." Rasheed complained for Ginobili.

Without the help of his teammates, Ginobili can only rely on himself. Fortunately, the opponent is not strong, even if it is one-on-one, he has a high degree of confidence.

Although he only played 12 minutes, he left behind 8 points and 2 assists.

This data is not dazzling compared to other players, but Ginobili has the same attributes as Mo Mengchen. He is the kind of player who can attract attention as soon as he plays.

Every point they get, any contribution they make, is very deep in the hearts of the fans.

Contrary to those players who score a lot of points without knowing it, Ginobili and Mo Mengchen are impressive no matter how many points they score. The audience will not be surprised by their statistics when they open the statistics. Disappointed because the data is not as expected.

This ugly game, which should not be expected, finally ended with a natural result.

The unpopular first grade defeated the unpopular second grade by 1 point.

Think about how many great rookies of the 2000 class have become talents, and then think about how many rookies of the 1999 class have become talents. Mo Mengchen stood on the sidelines, ashamed of these people.

No one can lose to the historic class of 2000.

It's a pity they lost.

Bender scored a game-high 36 points and 15 rebounds, and was elected the Rookie Challenge MVP without any suspense.

History has changed, the second grade lost the game, Szczerbiak was not elected MVP,

It's a piece of history that no one cares about, because Rookie Challenge MVP doesn't decide anything.

Just like no one cares who is the Rookie of the Year.

Mo Mengchen only wanted to observe Ginobili's progress, but he discovered the huge potential of Bender. He always thought that Bender might develop in the direction of Garnett Jr. Now, it seems that things may not be so simple.

The Rookie Challenge is over, and the only highlights of the All-Star Weekend are the Slam Dunk Contest and the All-Star Game.

Last year's Carter set a very high standard for the dunk contest. Fans expect Carter to participate again, but the demigod no longer wants to play with mortals.

With Carter not participating, the fans' expectations for this slam dunk contest are not so high.

In the end, this year's slam dunk crown was won by rookie Desmond Mason with a cross dunk.

If the slam dunk contest became boring because Carter didn't participate, then this year's All-Star Game is the most intense and least like an exhibition game ever.

Mo Mengchen didn't take this game seriously, he just played casually, trying to do something to make the fans happy, he didn't care about winning or losing.

In the beginning, everyone was like this.

At the end of the third quarter, many thought the West Stars would win the game.

Then, Iverson turned his speed into a sharp sword, running and jumping between flashes and fires, shifting shape and changing shadows, and finally succeeded in the assassination, making the Western star a dazzling background in the last 9 minutes.

At that time, the East was already 19 points behind. I don't know what stimulated Iverson, and he played outrageously with a murderous look.

He scored 9 of his 25 points in the final nine minutes.

In the All-Star game, Iverson once again showed his speed on another level.

An ordinary fast break, in the hands of other guards, at most has time to play an open emergency stop three-pointer, but in the hands of Iverson, it becomes an easy layup; It may become a defensive trap, fanning the ignorant defender out of the penalty area, but with Averson, it can just complete a ghostly cut.

The Giant Spirit Palm of the Western Giants couldn't keep up with Iverson's Meteor Sword at all. After being pierced by a sword, they still didn't know anything.

Finally someone found out: "He's playing for real."

Kobe hit consecutive jumpers, and the West stabilized the situation again, but Marbury made an open three-pointer from the left wing. After a slight setback, the East regained momentum. get the lead.

For the final blow from the east, the ball was handed over to Mo Mengchen.

Like a woken lion, he didn't expect the All-Star Game to be so intense, but it's over and he deserves to win this game for the East.

Facing Kidd, Mo Mengchen's momentum was as violent as a sandstorm, unimaginably activated, smashing Kidd's defense in one step.After a pause, in order to keep up with the attack, Kidd forcibly twisted his body, but his center of gravity completely collapsed.

Mo Mengchen took a shot and hit a quasi-killer.

Afterwards, Iverson missed the last shot in the West, and Iverson, who made great contributions to the great comeback, sprinted along the sidelines, shaking his jersey, and shouting wildly, showing the unique wildness of street players to his heart's content.

At that moment, countless people fell for him.

This is the All-Star Game, there is no need to be so serious, but Iverson did it.

In fact, this is a small passage in Iverson's legendary season.

In this year, with more than 10 major and minor injuries on his body, he performed the most tragic and spectacular dance like a bleeding elf. Every game may be his last dance, but in He will never stop his footsteps until the blood is gone.Because he found that this year he was so close to his dream, because they had Duncan, which made him decide to give it his all.

If he wins the championship in the morning, he is willing to die in the evening.

What others saw was Iverson's passion and blood that would never give up.

What Mo Mengchen saw was a tricky enemy waiting for him standing at the end of the road.

In any case, they will meet each other in the end.

(End of this chapter)