pinnacle of basketball

Chapter 627 "The New Mamba"

[118:108] The Legends won the final victory. Although they only scored 18 points in the fourth quarter, the lead established earlier was enough for them to secure a victory.

"It's really dangerous." When the whistle sounded at the end of the game, Haslem let out a long breath. In the last half of the quarter, the Heat organized a very effective counterattack under the leadership of Mu Chenfeng. Fortunately, the Legendary team had a big enough advantage before, otherwise they really couldn't resist.

In the fourth quarter, the Legendary team lost by as much as 10 points.

"Damn it, it was just a little bit." The Heat's failure to complete the counterattack made the Heat a little annoyed. At the end of the fourth quarter, they had completely controlled the rhythm of the game. The Legendary team's physical strength in the final stage had been exhausted to the limit, and they lost their dominance on both offense and defense.

第四节双方的得分是28:18、篮板数是15:6、助攻数是9:3，热火队在各项数据上都领先于传奇队。

"If you give me a few more minutes, I will definitely win." Mu Chenfeng said angrily. The reason why the Heat were able to form such a counterattack was entirely because of Mu Chenfeng's timely "awakening". He is also the most impressive player of the Heat.

"Give you a few more minutes?" James suddenly said, "The game only lasts 48 minutes. When the game is over, the winner will be determined. The game will not be extended because of your good condition. Unless there is an overtime situation, the game will be over and you will win or lose."

As one of the strongest players in NBA history, James' words were powerful and directly hit people's hearts, leaving Mu Chenfeng speechless.

It turns out that successful players are so strict with themselves.

These words made Mu Chenfeng realize that there was never a failure in the game.

The Heat accepted this "defeat", only because they realized it too late, but this defeat before the start of the finals is very educational. Yes, after achieving the best record in history + undefeated gold in the playoffs, the Heat are indeed a little drifting, and this state is extremely subtle, and it is difficult for the players and coaching staff to detect. It is like a time bomb that may explode at any time.

"We are not the best team in the world and never will be. There are still teams that can beat us."

Although the team lost the game, Pat Riley still spoke highly of the game. To be precise, "failure" was the result he most wanted to see.

"Thanks for your hard work." Pat Riley shook hands with the old guys one by one. The former devil coach has also reached the twilight age of his life, but he still sticks to the hot arena in Miami.

The phrase "retire after winning another championship for the Heat" delayed his retirement for 7 years.

Today's Pat Riley has completely gray hair. It is these players who let him see the hope of fulfilling his promise. He also regards this season as his "final year".

The legendary team successfully completed Pat Riley's pre-match "arrangement", hoping that they can win these young people and cool down their anxiety.

This result was unexpected by everyone, and the process was even more surprising. The young Heat paid the price for their youth.

In the handshake session after the end, the legendary team passed the words they had prepared in advance to the juniors in a low-pitched way, and the handover of the two generations of Miami Heat players was officially reached.

The dialogue between Wade and his son and Butler's mentor and apprentice during the handover is particularly eye-catching, and the dialogue between the two pairs is also the longest.

"What did you all say just now? It took so long." After the conversation, the teammates asked curiously. For the younger generation, being able to accept the guidance from the elders is a very valuable experience. There is no need to talk about the communication between Wade and his son. After all, it is a father and son. It is very normal to teach some experience. What everyone is most concerned about is what Butler said to Mu Chenfeng.

This pair of "teacher and apprentice" must have imparted some incredible experience. Butler is a player with a lot of experience in tough battles.

Mu Chenfeng did not disclose any communication with Butler, which was also Butler's last order, hoping that he would not tell anyone about their conversation.

This aroused the interest of his teammates even more. In fact, there is a big gap between Mu Chenfeng and Butler in terms of playing style. Butler's playing style is very tough. During the game, he is more about seeking physical confrontation and defeating the opponent with a frontal collision. However, Mu Chenfeng's playing style is very elegant and very spiritual. He knows how to avoid opponents who are stronger than himself, and then penetrates the opponent's defense like a spirit snake.

It is precisely this kind of player whose playing style is at the two extremes, who is actually a "teacher-apprentice" relationship, which is really puzzling. Even if it is something like apprenticeship, you need to find someone with a playing style similar to yourself, so as to achieve the best results. But no matter from any point of view, Butler and Mu Chenfeng are not the same kind of people.

However, people can get the same feeling from Mu Chenfeng and Butler, and only the two of them are the closest to this feeling.

That is "Mamba Mentality".

After Kobe retired, the league has been discussing who is the player with the most Mamba spirit. At that time, fans made a list of a large number of young talents. In this list, Jimmy Butler’s name is not the top. But as the games progressed, people gradually discovered that the player who was similar to Kobe was named Jimmy Butler.

Similar draft experience, similar career start, the same lack of talent but different efforts, the same game attitude that regards the game as a battlefield
All kinds of experiences make people closely associate the name Jimmy Butler with the "Mamba Spirit". With the support of the "Kobe Spirit", he won his first championship in his career and also Miami's fourth championship.

Fewer and fewer people in today's league mention the "Mamba spirit", and the game has long lost the passion and attitude of the past, but with the rookies joining the league, people can vaguely see their favorite basketball and what the NBA looks like in their minds.

With the appearance of Mu Chenfeng, the term "Mamba Spirit", which has been forgotten by many people, was mentioned again, and his style of play and attitude towards the game are very similar to that man. As the inheritor of "Mamba Spirit", Butler hopes that this precious spirit can be continued in Mu Chenfeng.

And he is the "new Mamba".

(End of this chapter)