You are the pearl, Mo Mengchen

Chapter 615 The Man Carrying the Dynamite Pack
In the first quarter, the Knicks limited the Pistons to 30 points.

By Pistons standards, the 30-point first quarter was below average.

Because if the first quarter is converted, they can only score 120 points in a game, which is 5 points lower than the average score.

But by Knicks standards, the Pistons scored too much in the first quarter.

It was a game that dissatisfied both sides.

Penny missed the buzzer at the end and the score was set at 30-25 in the first quarter.

The Knicks trailed by 5 points.

"Damn it, guard No. 12 (Ricky Davis)!"

Van Gundy kept roaring at the top of his throat.

"Who missed number 12 again?"

"What are you doing?"

Davis replaced Hill early in the second quarter. He hit a three-pointer first, and then couldn't stop it.

Ginobili continued to make eagle-style offensive gestures to open the space and give Davis singles.

Davis played all over the Knicks' outside line with the ball. No matter who was defending, he hit one shot and scored 9 points alone.

The score was 42 to 33, and the Knicks were about to be crippled by the Pistons' second team. This made Van Gundy's anger several times stronger. Fortunately, his cap was hairless, otherwise he would have been so angry that his head was on fire.

Van Gundy wanted to let Penny rest for a while, but the Knicks' second unit was unsatisfactory.

Van Gundy can only be replaced by Penny and Pippen.

As soon as Penny and Pippen came on, Westphal was about to make a substitution. It wasn't that he didn't have confidence, but that there was no need for a test.

Manu Ginobili and Davis can't stop Penny and Pippen. Instead of letting these two take the lead back, it's better to replace them in advance.

Half a minute later, Mo Mengchen and Hill were replaced.

Score: 35 to 42.

Piston ball.

"Isn't it too hard to play after only three minutes of rest?"

Mo Mengchen expressed condolences with "good intentions".

Hardaway responded indifferently: "I can't wait to play the full 48 minutes."

Then the season is reimbursed and the superstar falls and repeats the same mistakes?I love this plot!

Mo Mengchen said out of conscience: "Jeff Van Gundy must fulfill your wish."

Penny was about to speak, but unexpectedly, Dor.Mo didn't say hello, and made a cross step to change direction, passing through his defense line like a lightning bolt from his side.

"what?"

Penny stared, not knowing what happened.

This is the combination of speed and explosive power. Penny was completely unable to react. He had no defense. In a blink of an eye, Dor.Mo cut into the empty penalty area and made a layup.

44 is better than 35
"Why do people say that your defense has improved?" Mo Mengchen shook his head inexplicably.

Hardaway fell into indescribable shock just like those who were first broken by Mo Mengchen in this way.

Because it wasn't the first time he had fought against Mo Mengchen, because he knew everything, and because he thought he knew him well, that's why he was so shocked.

Do I really understand Dor.Mo?
Penny asked himself, and he immediately thought of the four years since Mo Mengchen entered the league, one footprint a year, he has been evolving at an incomprehensible speed.

"Don't think about it, that's an elusive guy." Pippen, who never liked to communicate with him, said.

"You're right." What made Penny even more excited was that the stronger Mo Mengchen was, the more interesting it was to play against him, because no matter what, he would win.

In the frontcourt, Hardaway turned from the left to post-up singles. He wanted to use his body to force Mo Mengchen.

The weight of the two is similar, and Mo Mengchen is stronger than him.

Penny encountered an embarrassing embarrassment, and Dor.Mo stood behind him and continued to exert force.

According to the rules, the low-post defender cannot exert force.Again, if you can't touch this kind of inside offense, this kind of offense and defense that emphasizes physical contact, if you can't touch it, then you can't touch it, and the offense and defense around this mode will be meaningless at all.

Penny turned around and threw a long fadeaway jumper.

The ball hit the front of the basket, and the Knicks rushed to grab the rebound with three people. Pippen judged the placement most accurately. He picked up the ball and passed it out.

Steve Smith catches the ball and makes a three-pointer.

38 is better than 44
"Aren't you very capable just now? Go on."

Hardaway hoped that Mo Mengchen would attack bravely like before.Mo Mengchen just laughed and was unmoved. It was just now. Mutombo and Camby were not under the basket just now. It was a good time for a breakthrough. Now these two are like poisonous spiders waiting for their prey to be caught in the net. Who will go in and give the cap? ?

What's more, there are still people who are eager to seek revenge on the old man.

In terms of emotion and reason, we should not miss the good show of young and middle-aged people beating middle-aged and elderly people.

Mo Mengchen changed hands and gave the ball to Hill.

Hill was holding the ball, and Pippen seemed to be able to hear his breathing. Although there was no trash talk, Devil Mountain's expression of confidence to the end had clearly told his opponent-you have been passed by me.

This time, Hill didn't even need a tentative step. He was outside the three-point line on the left, and the ball moved forward at the same time as the steps he took.

This is the most terrifying explosive power on the field, the unrivaled first step, Pippen is already half a body behind, and he can only use his hands to stop Hill from advancing.

A few years later, his hands, which can't bear the loneliness, will pay for the foul for this itchy redundant movement.

This kind of action can resist the sissy who can't help but can't help it, but it can't stop the Devil Mountain who is aiming to dunk. He rushed up, even though the African mountains were in front.

The humiliation Pippen brought him is a thing of the past!

boom! ! !
The referee blew the whistle and Mutombo made a defensive foul, filling in a dazzling footnote for Hill's best riding dunk.

Breaking through Pippen and dunking Mutombo, Hill demonstrated the strength of No. 1 in the league.

"Do you think I made a mistake in passing the ball?" Mo Mengchen asked with a smile.

Hardaway couldn't be right.

What's wrong with passing the ball to the strongest man?Mo Mengchen stepped forward with a smile and gave Hill a high five.

Then, Hill's free throws were at the level he's been lately.

The penalty was missed, the Pistons retreated quickly, and the Knicks were not in a hurry to fight back.

Hardaway looked at the score, 46 to 38.

At this time, passing the ball is meaningless.

Daly once said to him: "You can both attack and pass. This is a valuable quality that countless players cannot have in their lifetime. But if you want to be Michael Jordan, you need to do two things well. Pass the ball to your teammates when they need it, take over the ball and attack when the team needs it."

That's when teammates need him.

This is what the Knicks in the 90s have always lacked.

Ewing's ability to attack was insufficient, they had a tenacious defense and a fearsome confrontation, which once pushed the Bull Dynasty into a desperate situation, but at the critical moment, the man who stood up for them was named John Starks.

New York has pinned the fate of the team on him countless times.

In Game 94 of the 6 Finals, the Knicks led 3-2. Starks had a chance to kill the game at the end. Then he was blocked by Dameng and shot 18 of 2 from the field.

In the Eastern Conference semifinals in 95, he achieved Miller's "8 seconds and 9 minutes" by himself.In the last 18 seconds of that game, the Knicks still led by 6 points. After Starks came on the field, he was first shot by Miller; He made a free throw for a layup but missed two free throws; what is even more frightening is that he fouled Miller inexplicably afterwards, and achieved Miller's miracle by himself.

That's the guy who's been carrying the Knicks' dynamite for years.

Now, that person has been replaced by Penny Hardaway.

As soon as everyone settled down, Hardaway's attack had already begun. He first rushed to the bottom corner at full speed, and when Mo Mengchen transferred all his strength to the bottom corner, he leaned forward against Mo Mengchen's body, connected to the turning movement, and took one step Step on the paint area, jump up lightly, and hit the basket to score.

40 is better than 46
A natural attack.

Hill continued to ask for the ball, and was hit by him in a row. Pippen finally lost his temper. His defensive moves were astonishing, and Hill couldn't make consecutive hits. .

Hardaway played the rhythm completely, he got the rebound, only the basket in his eyes, but his speed was not enough to get rid of Mo Mengchen to complete the counterattack.

The two entangled until the frontcourt before stopping.

Soon can not solve all problems.

Hardaway dribbled the ball on Mo Mengchen, as if he was about to attack the basket, Mo Mengchen was shocked and took a step back.

However, the extra dribble is just to find the rhythm of the shot.

As soon as Mo Mengchen retreated, Hardaway received the ball decisively and made a one-step shot from inside the three-point line.

Super scorers of this era are keen to pull up from this position, and no one seems to have considered this issue-just step back a little bit and it will be a three-pointer.

What is the difference between two points and three points?

They are all difficult shots, and the efficiency is not high. Why is it not a shot?
The weirdest part of Hardaway is also here. His shot selection is not very reasonable, but his shooting percentage has always been around 50%, and has never dropped below 48%.

This ball, he made it.

42 is better than 46
The point difference reached 4 points, and Hardaway's offense put pressure on the audience.

He was probably the only guard in the league who made them feel that Mo Mengchen might not be able to handle it.

These two attacks are the signal for Hardaway to launch an onslaught.

For the next 4 minutes, Hardaway selfishly occupied the ball and dominated every attack. The Knicks had no objections.

Taking advantage of the heat, Hardaway scored consecutive points, scored 14 points in one breath, and tied the score.

His onslaught also forced a timeout from Westphal.

This has nothing to do with trusting or distrusting the players. If the timeout is not called, Hardaway will only attack harder and harder. At that time, even the timeout may not be able to interrupt his offensive rhythm.

(End of this chapter)