You are the pearl, Mo Mengchen

Chapter 481 The Ending Streak

The training that day was generally quite boring due to the lack of people and Mo Mengchen's outbreak.

This incident also made the coaching staff determined not to stay in New York, a place of right and wrong, in the future, and this is by no means the most depressing thing today.

They learned of Rasheed Wallace's whereabouts after training.

This matter has to start from the beginning. Alan Huston participated in the theater performance, and Rasheed went with him out of curiosity.

But a person as impatient as he is simply not patient enough to watch a boring drama, and he can't stand it after a while.

This was Houston's theater debut, and he was too embarrassed to leave, so he stayed where he was.

After a while, Houston ended the performance, but he wanted to hear the professional film critics comment on his performance, so he chose to stay.

Rashid had to leave alone.

Seeing that the time was almost up, Rashid was going back to training, and before that, he wanted to have a cup of coffee.

In the coffee shop, leaning on the back of the chair, leisurely looking at the people around.Not long after, he noticed an unattractive beauty sitting on the other side of the cafe, peeping at him non-stop.

He looked straight back, but she blushed and quickly turned her gaze away.

From long experience, Rashid knew what it meant to make ominous glances.

He left the cost of the coffee on the table, walked over calmly, and introduced himself to the beauty.

The beauty didn't seem to dislike his hospitality, and invited Rashid to her room in a nearby hotel without talking a few words.

Rashid feigned surprise, but finally accepted.

What happened next had happened many times in his colorful life, but it was still a lot of fun.

However, when leaving the hotel, Rashid encountered a dangerous moment. A group of red-haired New York great apes in uniform rushed out and grabbed him firmly.

"So that's how it is. You have a good time with the local sluts." Mo Mengchen said harshly.His face was more serious than usual.

"That's a harsh comment on the lady, who, as far as I know, is not necessarily of low character. Besides, I want to know, who are they?"

"Tell me first if the person you're having an affair with offers commercial sex."

Mo Mengchen was also shocked.

In Mo Mengchen's eyes, this was a premeditated blackmail.In New York, soliciting prostitutes is fined at most, and it does not constitute a crime. Rashid did not want to expose this matter because of his special status.

He was right to do so. Once this matter was exposed, not only his personal reputation would be lost, but the whole team would also be implicated.

"How much did you spend to settle this matter?" Mo Mengchen asked.

Rashid said shyly, "Not much. Just one hundred thousand."

Mo Mengchen gloated and said, "Forget it, let's take it as a lesson, and hope that the other party will really keep their promise."

Rashid said confidently: "It will definitely, I believe in that lady, that's her job, and she doesn't want to blackmail me"

After returning to the hotel, Westphal chatted with Rashid.

Rashid did not tell the truth. After all, this is not an honorable thing. He used the reason that Alan Houston's theater performance was too wonderful, which caused him to linger. This reason made Westphal very helpless and criticized him on the spot.

Rashid accepted Westphal's criticism, because it was the first offense, so there was no other punishment.

The next day, the Pistons left the hotel and took a special plane to Indiana, the last away game of the trip.

The Pacers have had a lot of changes this season. They have changed their home arena.

After 25 years of ups and downs in the Plaza Arena, the Pacers will move into the newly built Conseco Arena in the next season. This brand new arena will inherit the glorious history of the Pacers.

And tonight, they are facing the [-]-game winning streak Pistons.

Few teams can match the momentum of the Pistons this season. Although the Pacers are the first top team they have encountered, the gap can also be seen through the dominance of other strong teams against weak teams.

Against weak teams, the impact of the Pistons is terrible.

Weak teams that can hold on to halftime are considered resilient. Most teams surrender their guns in three quarters, and they have caused bloody incidents in away games many times.

Therefore, tonight's game is also regarded as the battle for kingship in the East.

The disintegration of the Bulls dynasty led to the automatic vacancy of the first pick.

Without the boss, others will naturally compete.

The Pistons and the Bulls played against the Bulls last season, and only lost one goal. There were no personnel changes during the offseason, and Rasheed Wallace was traded. His strength has greatly increased, and he is widely expected to take over the Bulls' scepter. , becoming the overlord of the East.

The Pacers are also one of the high-profile contenders for the throne. Although they were eliminated by the Pistons in the semifinals last season, their lineup has not changed much, and they still maintain a strong competitiveness this season.

A fierce battle is inevitable.

Maybe it was because they had rested too much in New York and didn't get used to the new arena in advance. The Pistons were in a mess tonight. Even Mo Mengchen, who was usually so accurate that it made the scalp tingle, shot 5 of 1 three-pointers.

Taking advantage of the Pistons' inaccurate shots from the outside, the Pacers' defense boldly shrunk, Hill broke through many times and returned without success, and the plot of the first half was reversed.

60 is better than 50
The Pacers led by 10 points.

"This game will give some credence to the argument that the Pistons are a pseudo-team because the Pistons can't sustain the offense with a high-intensity defense."

It sounds reasonable, but the Pacers' head coach Bird Bird doesn't think they're the ones who defended well tonight.

It's a well-proven truth that teams that rely on shots get stuck late.In the first half, the Pistons proved that the touch will not favor them tonight by shooting only 20% of their three-pointers.

In the second half, what Bird feared happened.

The Pistons began to change their strategy, abandoning the running and bombing style of play, switching to positional warfare, and the ball was grinding.

Mo Mengchen, who had no touch beyond the three-point line, hit three mid-range jumpers in a row, and the Pistons chased points extremely quickly.

Hill's breakthrough shot, Mo Mengchen's one-on-one with the ball and running catch and jumper, Alan Houston's mid-range shot, and Rasheed Wallace's post-up
This is the scariest thing about the Pistons.

At this point, they have four spots to choose from.

Fortunately, tonight, the Pacers took advantage of the home court and felt overwhelmed. Miller hit a three-pointer at a critical moment and Schmitz was also very sure of singles.

The Pistons were chasing points fiercely, and the Pacers were also resolute on the defensive. This was a bloody battle that was close to victory. In the last 5 minutes, Mo Mengchen and Hill, as the leaders of the Pistons, stood on the front line and scored successively.

In the last 2 minutes, Mo Mengchen steals Miller, dribbles the ball to the frontcourt, and throws a chasing three-pointer with his left hand.

Before the ball was scored, he turned to look at Bird on the sidelines and made a "witness" gesture.

Big Bird sneered and whistled. It was a special tactic. Miller passed the obstacle around Schmitz, and Jalen Rose and Dale Davis screened side by side, successfully giving the cold-blooded killer a chance.

Miller returned a three-pointer to Mo Mengchen.

At the critical moment, Rashid got the ball from a high position and wanted to hit the ground and pass it to Mo Mengchen who was cutting inside, but he failed to pass the ball well and made a mistake out of bounds. This was the turning point of the game.

30 seconds before the end, Miller scored another three-pointer, and the point difference was pulled to 9 points.

At this point, the suspense is lost.

Unless a miracle happens, the Pistons' winning streak will end here.

Although the NBA is a place where miracles happen, miracles don't happen every night.

Tonight, Mo Mengchen and Hill scored most of the team's points, but when the rest of the team felt cold and the second team couldn't stand up, the Pacers played in the three armies and insisted on killing their mortal enemy who eliminated them last season on the spot .

Ended the opponent's eleven-game winning streak and allowed the Pistons to suffer their first defeat of the new season.

The game is over.

Bird straightened his clothes lightly, walked to the other side, shook hands with Westphal, and said, "Wonderful game."

Westphal laughed: "Interesting game."

Mo Mengchen shook hands with Miller coldly. He would not congratulate his opponent, nor would he say anything about fighting again next time. His expression clearly conveyed a message: Don't talk to me, I am very upset!
Hill could see that the reason for his displeasure was that his teammates did not perform well on the one hand, and on the other hand was his opponent, especially Miller who killed the game with his best three-pointer.

Just looking at two-pointers, Mo Mengchen shot 50% tonight, a total of 18 of 9 shots, which is already an extremely good shooting percentage, but he only made 8 of 2 three-pointers, plus free throws, tonight He scored 29 points, 12 rebounds and 4 assists.

Hill scored 36 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists tonight. The result was the same as that of Mo Mengchen, and both joined the empty scoring group.

If you lose the game, the data is just a footnote.

"At the moment, only one thing is certain." Dumars teased, "It will be very sad that tonight's mistakes can be corrected."

(End of this chapter)