pinnacle of basketball

Chapter 529 "Ghost Hand" John

The Asian Cup has entered the knockout stage, and the NBA regular season is also coming to an end.

As the final game approaches, the regular season of this season will also come to an end, but a high-profile record is about to be born, that is, whether the Heat can create a single-season win record.

Before the final battle, the Heat had a record of 73 wins and 8 losses, only one game away from breaking the record of the Warriors.

Can a new record be born?

The Heat, which has won 73 wins, have played a proud season. They have tied the best in history in terms of wins. If they can beat the Clippers, they will become the first and only in history.

The Heat not only tied the win, but also had a crazy record of 28 consecutive victories during the season, showing extraordinary dominance.

In contrast, the Clippers will struggle a lot in the first place, only achieving the seventh record in the Western Conference, but they will not give up this victory easily.

The record of 74 wins and 8 losses seems so attractive, but with the lessons learned from the Golden State Warriors, the Heat dare not be careless, so they are eager to complete the Gaia deal with Seattle as soon as possible. This is undoubtedly a layer of insurance for the team's championship.

The outside media are all predicting whether the Heat can break the record of the Warriors and add this team to the discussion of the best in history.

The current Heat team is still some way away from being the best team. After all, they don't have enough bargaining chips to participate in the discussion. If they win the championship this season, the situation will be different.

Mu Chenfeng will officially return to the team after the Asian Cup, when he will catch up with the first game of the playoffs.

At present, the rankings of the 16 playoff teams have been locked. The Heat, the No. [-] in the East, will play against the Washington Wizards, who is No. [-] in the East.

The Nets, regarded as the Heat's biggest rival in the East, will face the Toronto Raptors, the sixth in the East, as the third in the East.

The first-round opponent of the Los Angeles Lakers in the Western Conference has not yet been determined. The gap between the eighth and seventh in the Western Conference is only 0.5 games. If the Clippers win the Heat in the last game, they will be seventh in the Western Conference and can avoid the Lakers.

It is a coincidence that the Heat's key battle was held at the same time as the Chinese team's knockout round.

Mu Chenfeng originally planned to watch the game between the Heat and the Clippers, but he couldn't because of the schedule.

Previously, three knockout matches had ended, and the winning teams were the Philippines, Japan, and New Zealand. The top four had been out of the top three, and they were all waiting for the winners of the Chinese team and the Australian team.

This game set the highest attendance rate since the start of the Asian Cup, which is enough to show the audience's attention to this game.

The Australian team has always been known for its tough style of play. The players are tall and powerful, and they are currently the team with the highest defensive efficiency. However, the shortcomings of this team are also obvious. They cannot understand outside shooting and can only rely more on scoring in the penalty area to win.

In terms of winning percentage, the Chinese team leads the opponent with a winning percentage of 65%. This prediction immediately aroused the dissatisfaction of the Australians, who threatened to use the victory to swell the faces of those who were not optimistic about them.

Faced with such "provocations", the players of the Chinese team did not "confront" them on the Internet, but this childish behavior seemed very funny. In fact, as early as many years ago, the Australian team had this kind of "tradition" like Internet trolls. At that time, their team star Bogut once made extremely disrespectful remarks to Chinese athletes. Now, these Australians are repeating their old tricks, intending to create some psychological troubles for the Chinese team before the game, so that they can benefit from the game.

The Australian team used a similar trick before the last confrontation between the two teams, which led to a change in the mentality of the Chinese team's players, which resulted in a 39-point loss.

In terms of strength, the gap between the two teams is not that big.

What the Australians don't know is that the current national team and the Chinese team a year ago are not the same team at all. The level of psychological quality of these young players can be shaken by mere internet.

Especially the three Mu Chenfeng, Li Tianlong, and Zhang Jianing, they are as immovable as a mountain, and the more provocative their opponents are, the more their fighting spirit will be aroused.

"Australia, you wait for me." Li Tianlong put down the iPad in his hand and closed the page.

"They did go too far." Zhang Jianing also echoed, "However, this wave of hatred is really just right. I was worried that the game was not enjoyable, so I actually sent it to my door."

From the start of the game until now, Zhang Jianing has indeed made a lot of sacrifices for the team. He only scored 27 points in total in the three group games. It was his sacrifice on the offensive end and his focus on the defensive end that made the Chinese team play so smoothly in the group stage.

27 points is too little for a player with outstanding offensive talent, so Zhang Jianing hopes to release his offensive power in the knockout round.

Compared with Australia, the Chinese team is slightly thinner in stature, which has been disdainful by opponents since entering the field.

"I really don't understand, how did you beat the Iranian team?" the Australian player mocked.

"It's easy." Mu Chenfeng responded with a relaxed expression.

"That's because you haven't seen what real toughness is." The opponent continued.

"You?" Mu Chenfeng scanned the Australian team members and said, "Let's forget it."

The smell of gunpowder between the two sides became more and more intense.

The jump ball player sent by the Chinese team is Su Miao, while Australia sent Kidman, who is 2.20 meters tall.

The two are not at the same level physically. Kidman is tall and long, and has a great advantage in jumping the ball.

At the start of the jump ball, Su Miao struggled to take off, but Kidman easily reached Su Miao's height with almost no effort, and grabbed the ball before him, and allocated the ball to the team's point guard John.

John has the title of "ghost hand" because his shots are extremely ghostly, and his passing is concealed and creative, which is the soul of this Australian team.

As the team's number one target, it was natural for Mu Chenfeng to watch John himself, and Mu Chenfeng spread his arms to stop John.

"You are Mu Chenfeng?" John lowered his eyes and looked at him.

"Is there a problem?" Mu Chenfeng replied.

"No, I'm just confirming who the opponent is. However, to me, it doesn't matter who the opponent is."

Swish! ! !
Accompanied by John's ending sound, the crisp sound of a goal sounded from the back of Mu Chenfeng's head.

(End of this chapter)