You are the pearl, Mo Mengchen

Chapter 598 Our goal is to hit two free throws!

In the past 5 minutes of the first quarter, the Pistons had a slight upper hand.

21 to 17 lead by 4 points.

In the 5 minutes of Kidd's matchup with Mo Mengchen, his personal offensive performance was mediocre. He only took one shot and missed a hit, but he got 5 assists. Without his organization and combing, the Suns would have difficulty competing with the Pistons.

If Kidd is a player who influences the team virtually, then Mo Mengchen impresses the fans while influencing the team.

His offense and organization are fun to watch, and he grabbed two defensive rebounds and made a long pass to the frontcourt, which feasted the fans' eyes.

Every stat he got is remembered by the fans.

And now, the two face off again.

Mo Mengchen called Rashid up, he always wanted to single out Gugliota, and this time he will give him a chance.

Rasheed gets the ball from the free throw line. Fans usually think of him as roars and those outrageous Ts. It is rare to see him support the team's offense. He is not a comprehensive ball-handler like Gugliota. He has own advantage.

In front of Gugliotta, Rashid raised the ball with both hands and made a sudden pass to the basket, causing the former to look back.

Rasheed, who successfully deceived people, dribbled fiercely into the basket, picking the basket like a guard.

He wanted to show off his soft touch in front of the home fans, but unfortunately he missed.

Frustrated, Rasheed jumped up on the spot, grabbed the mischievous ball like a gorilla, exerted all the strength of his upper body, and slammed it into the basket.

The audience booed enthusiastically.

"Is there something wrong with the fans here?"

Rashid's goal was funny and violent, and Gugliotta couldn't help but praise him, but the fans at the scene booed Rashid, which made him very puzzled.

This incident dates back to the Champions Parade, when Rashid made a public statement asking fans to boo him during games in the future, and the fans listened.

Because Rashid was suspended for ten games, this is the first time that Rashid has been booed by the fans at home tonight.

He jumped up and punched excitedly.

"I don't know what this guy is thinking." Houston shook his head.

If we can understand what Rashid said, it means that we are not normal, so it is a good thing not to understand.

Mo Mengchen clapped hands with Rashid, and the two retreated together.

23 is better than 17
Rasheed helped the Pistons lead to 6 points.

Kidd is still playing the same old way, with an ever-changing organization at the top of the arc, and his teammates move. Compared with the Mavericks, he is a bit more mature, and his teammates here are also more obedient. The point is, there is no Jim Jackson who is jealous of him. .

Stackhouse came out the left side to catch the ball and made a jumper.

19 is better than 23
Mo Mengchen caught up with Kidd, received the pass from the backcourt, and reached the frontcourt as quickly as possible.

Kidd felt bad, he knew something was going to happen.

"Want to use that trick?"

Members of the TSBK training team are in the auditorium, and they are all looking forward to seeing Mo Mengchen perform the kneeling performance he practiced during the offseason.

It's a pity that Mo Mengchen didn't use it, maybe an opponent of Kidd's level was not enough for him to use that move.

Mo Mengchen used the threat of shooting as a bait, bowed to Buddha to shake Kidd, dribbled the ball inward, and the speed changed from fast to slow, received the ball in his hand, and quickly threw it out.

Hit the board.

25 is better than 19
"It's a pity, what a great opportunity, but I didn't make it." Mike Millen couldn't wait to see the extraordinary performance for which he knelt down countless times to appear in the NBA.

This ball was Mo Mengchen's last attack with the ball in the first quarter.

Half a minute later, he and Hill were replaced.

After Rashid and Davis came back, Westphal's men had plenty of personnel to carry out rotations. Davis and Ginobili substituted and played the remaining 5 minutes of the first quarter with the other three main players. .

It is risky to do so, replacing Mo Mengchen and Hill, there is not a pure defender on the field.

Seeing the opportunity, Kidd immediately directed his teammates to press the Pistons all over the court.

He wants to force Hill or Mo Mengchen back on the field, and full-court pressing is the easiest way.

As long as the Pistons make a few turnovers, Westphal will change people back even if he is reluctant.

Rashid responded in the midfield, and Ginobili and Davis played a game of passing the ball to each other. Although the efficiency of passing halftime was very low, the Suns could not threaten their ball.

To put it bluntly, as long as you can dribble smoothly across the half court, how can you pass it?
The full-court press failed, and Kidd could only comfort himself with "at least we slowed down their offensive speed."

Davis could sense that Ginobili was more confident than before.

Tonight is Davis' first show of the new season, and Ginobili dared to command him, a veteran.

"Bold rookie, you better be right!"

Davis kicked hard at the Pampas Eagle with his eyes, and finally followed his instructions silently.

Davis ran up the line from the right corner, relying on Rashid's off-ball screen to get rid of Marion behind him.

Seeing Davis get a chance, Ginobili hit the ground with one hand and quickly passed the ball. Davis was terrified of receiving such a pass.

Anyway, the opportunity was exported.

Davis scored a jumper, 27 to 21.

"Rookie, pass the ball carefully!" Davis shouted.

"Yes, man." Ginobili replied with a smile.

Seeing his perfunctory response with a half-smile, Davis said again: "Dad never passes the ball like that!"

"I know, Ricky." Ginobili was still laughing. He must have heard somewhere that a smile can change people.

"Although the two seem to be at odds with each other, they have a tacit understanding." Hill said.

A serious black face, a relaxed and humorous white face?I love this classic combination.

Mo Mengchen suddenly saw that Kidd was about to hit Ginobili with his back. It was not surprising that he did so. He just likes to use his body to let these rookies know that if he wants to avoid being bullied, he must develop a strong body.

Mo Mengchen was bullied like this in his rookie season. Now that he is physically up, Kidd also shrank his butt in front of him.

Kidd's back kicks were not purely for back kicks. If no one helped, he would really use his big butt to make Ginobili feel the dangers of the NBA.As a result, Rashid couldn't bear to see such a bastard bullying a small butt with his big butt, so he hurried over to help defend.

Kidd wrote "good time" all over his face, and with a shake of his little hand, Gugliota scored a slam dunk.

23 is better than 27
"I seem to have seen your appearance as a rookie." Hill teased.

Fifteen seconds later, Manu Ginobili fouled for a layup and made one of two free throws.

Mo Mengchen complained: "How did you feel when you missed the key free throw?"

Hilton's black face.

Luis M. Lore silently stayed away from these two people. He was innocent and didn't want to be splashed with blood.

However, free throws have been a more pressing issue for the Pistons recently.

Not counting tonight's game, during the ten-game winning streak, their game was perfect, and their unstoppable offense allowed them to outperform their opponents by an average of 28 points per game.

However, their team's average shooting percentage was only a poor 67%. Mo Mengchen, who had hit 90%+ free throws in the previous three seasons, dropped to 86%.

Free throws are not allowed to spread like a virus in the team.

While speaking, Kidd missed Ginobili, and Ricky Davis was fouled again in a fast break counterattack.

Another one of two free throws.

The Suns suddenly found a good way to chase points, and that was fouls, because the Pistons made one of two free throws anyway. If they were lucky, they would miss two free throws, but the Suns attacked steadily.

It is under this kind of dirty guiding ideology that the last 5 minutes of the first quarter are abnormally long.

It usually takes a while, but tonight when the 5 minutes were played, the fans felt as if they had played a whole quarter.

In order to protect the main force, Angie deliberately replaced Xiami with a special foul. These guys fouled well and knew how to move flexibly on the offensive end. With a guard like Kidd, as long as he knows how to move, he will have nothing to worry about.

At the end of the first quarter, the Suns gave the audience at the Palace of Auburn Hills a mouthful of their great wisdom.

35 is better than 34
After the first quarter, the Pistons only led by 1 point.

"It seems that it is imperative to strengthen free throw training." Assistant coach Charlie McCann said.

Frause said: "There is indeed a problem. Even Mo's free throw percentage has dropped to 86%. The whole team needs to strengthen free throws."

Westphal was disgusted by the opponent's tactics, and in a hurry, he put up such a lineup in the second quarter.

Mo Mengchen, Houston, Lore, Lewis, Miller.

The free throw percentages of these five people are all over 80%.

It seems to be saying: If you have the kind, go ahead and kill me, dead ghost!

Before going on stage, Mo Mengchen called the other four people together.

"What's our goal?" Before he finished speaking, Lewis yelled, "Two free throws!"

Houston said angrily, "Rashad, what kind of target are you targeting? Fucking two free throws!"

"That's right, two free throws and two hits!" Mo Mengchen squinted and smiled, "Whoever misses the next free throw will have to work for me and Grant for free on Thanksgiving."

Everyone has complicated expressions.

Lewis had a bold question and didn't know whether to ask it or not.

"Mo, what if you miss the penalty?" Lore asked a question that no one else dared to ask.

"As long as I miss a free throw, this month's salary will be shared equally with you."

"OK!!!"

Lewis beamed with joy.

He probably didn't know that he was courting death.

Lewis also realized that he had lost his composure, and quickly controlled his expression, trying not to laugh.

"So, I ask again, what is our goal?"

"Two free throws made!"

"123!"

"Two free throws made!"

Off the court, Hill saw black lines all over his face.

"What are those guys doing?"

Mo Mengchen led the other four players on the court. On the Sun's side, the outside lineup also changed.

Only Stackhouse continued to play in the second quarter, with Randy Livingston at guard and Rodney Rodgers at small forward.

(End of this chapter)