You are the pearl, Mo Mengchen

Chapter 638 Your Jumper Is Like a Durian

As soon as the All-Star Weekend ended, Rashid fell ill. It is said that it was gastroenteritis. I don’t know what this guy ate in the past few days. When he returned to Detroit, he vomited and diarrhea for a few days, lost his appetite, lethargy, and lost weight. Lost 7-8 catties.

To regain the weight, Rashid had to force himself to eat.

"No, I'm going to vomit again." Rashid yelled all the way, "Put up, vomit, what a fucking disaster!"

Why did you fall ill at this time?Mo Mengchen had no intention of teasing him because there was a distinguished guest visiting tonight.

In the first game after the All-Star weekend, the Pistons played against the New York Knicks at home.

The Pistons and the Knicks meet three times a season, and tonight's meeting happens to be their third meeting this season.

Hill is still recovering from his injuries, and now Rashid has gastroenteritis again and will be absent.

The starting five went to the second, and tonight's game was naturally widely underestimated.

After all, the Knicks have been aggressive recently.

What the Knicks need to solve most is the centripetal force of the mercenaries.How can people like Pippen, Mutombo, and Smith work hard for the Big Apple?
The ancients told us a long time ago that there must be a brave man under a heavy reward. The Knicks directly increased the bonus for winning games, and at the same time set a goal. The further the team goes in the playoffs, the higher the bonus will be.

The country bumpkins headed by Pippen stayed too long in the team of bastards who only knew how to exploit honest people. Naturally, they were overjoyed when they encountered this kind of team that won and brought bonuses. Gritting your teeth and fighting hard, who can have trouble with money?

Therefore, the Knicks have won ten consecutive victories, consolidating the second place in the East, and as long as the Pistons' record declines, they have a good chance to replace them and become the top of the East.

As soon as the Knicks got off the plane, the media interviewed Penny and asked about their goals for this trip.

Pence replied, "We're here to win."

The aggressive momentum also spread to tonight's game. During the warm-up, Pippen repeatedly staged dunks that made it impossible to see that he was 35 years old.

In the first two matches, the strength of the Knicks gradually increased, and Mo Mengchen didn't know if that was their limit.Even if it is the limit, it is still a suffocating intensity. If it is not the limit, then they must be prepared to deal with difficulties.

Westphal sent a surprise player into the starting lineup.

"It can be seen that Detroit's starting roster tonight has changed a lot compared to usual." Vinier Johnson glanced, and then said, "Grant injured his ankle and is still recuperating, and Rasheed suffers from gastroenteritis. , will not play tonight, generally speaking, Jerome Williams will replace Rasheed in the starting lineup, but tonight, the Pistons' starting power forward is Rashard Lewis."

The camera is on Lewis.

According to history, Lewis should have risen this year, but unfortunately the Pistons have so many power forwards, it is as difficult for him to stand out as O'Neal of the Blazers.

Few teams in the entire league know how good he is, they only know that he has a jump shot that is as sweet as old wine.

Ben Wallace stood on the middle circle for a long time and jumped the ball for the team.

It's a nostalgic moment because the Pistons haven't let a small big man step up to the jump ball in a long time.

Small post players jumping the ball will always bring back some bad memories.

Past experience told them not to have too much expectations for the jump ball, and as expected, Mutombo gave the racket to Pippen.

This was a surprise.

Giving the racket to Pippen does not seem to be accidental, but a battle plan prepared by the Knicks from the beginning.

Want Pippen to hold the ball?
This is certainly not a problem. Jordan Pipenharper, the iron triangle in the backcourt of the Bulls Dynasty, was all tall ball handlers. For other teams' small guards, they were nightmare existences, tall and athletic. The ability to defend is well coordinated and tacit.

The important thing is that they have a heart to prevent people from dying.

As the commander of the Bull Dynasty, Pippen seems reasonable for him to take over Penny's possession of the ball, but I don't know why Penny can make such a concession?
Mo Mengchen followed Hardaway and walked all the way. Pippen caught the African mountain's pick-and-roll to break through Davis and scored a layup.

2 is better than 0
This is the downside of Upper Lewis.

After Lewis came on the court, once Wallace came out to defend the pick-and-roll, there was no one to help defend the inside.

However, for the Pistons, as a team that has lost more than 100 points, defense is obviously not their most important point. The shooting ability to pull the opponent's inside line out of the penalty area is the most important.

It is precisely because of this that Williams is not allowed to start.

They can't play two non-shooting big men at the same time, and that would be a disaster for outside ball handlers.

Mo Mengchen immediately fed the ball to Lewis, first trying to test his touch tonight as quickly as possible.

If he can't find the touch immediately, he will be replaced. The most important thing for the Pistons is a backup power forward.

Lewis quickly got a shot and made his first three-pointer of the night.

Feeling a little stiff, the ball hit the side of the basket and flew out.

The Knicks counterattacked, and Penny and Pipen connected. Pipen felt like he was cooperating with the young Jordan. With the last alley-oop pass, Hardaway took off like an angel and smashed into the basket.

4 is better than 0
Mo Mengchen came back, picked up the ball on the ground, and raised his left hand to Lewis from a distance.

The plan remains unchanged.

"Rashad!"

As long as there is no positional competition between students of the same grade, the relationship must be the best in the team. Davis hopes that Lewis can find a foothold in the regular rotation, just like him.

Although he didn't know if he was qualified like this.

The tactics ran quickly, and the Knicks also deliberately relaxed their defense against Lewis.

If he is given the opportunity, but he repeatedly misses, it will be a devastating blow to the self-confidence of this starting power forward temporarily pulled from the bench.

"Sweet Boy!"

Mo Mengchen yelled and passed the ball.

The most intriguing sentence in Lewis' original scouting report was: This young boy has a sweet jumper.

Mo Mengchen quoted this sentence and gave him the nickname Sweet Boy, which Lewis quite liked.

However, he knew very well that if he couldn't convert the scout report into reality, Dor.Mo would not be as forgiving as a kind big brother.

On the second ball, Lewis's touch was good, but it was a little bit off.

It feels a little worse.

As a shooter, Mo Mengchen could tell that he was only a short shot away.

Penny was about to fight back when Mo Mengchen made a foul and stopped him.

"Which blind scout said you had a sweet jump shot?" Mo Mengchen asked back.

Lewis bowed his head in silence.

"I think this is a durian-flavored jumper." Mo Mengchen's frequent complaints made Lewis more brave.

A shooter needs to have this kind of thick skin that dares to shoot even if he can't make a shot and "I'm super confident".

If not, even if the shots are accurate at ordinary times, they will not be reliable at critical moments.

Mo Mengchen's sarcasm sounded aroused Lewis' ambition. He was once a famous talented boy in the United States. Although his luck was bad and he encountered the rare draft Waterloo, he still had his own pride in his heart.

Moreover, his hand feeling has been adjusted almost.

Mo Mengchen is also adjusting, how to pass the ball to Lewis, what kind of pass is most comfortable for him, this is a compulsory course for passers.

Everyone's catching habits are different, and a good pass can increase the hit rate.

Judging from the two shots just now, Lewis's shooting feels better and better. The little difference may be due to his passing or his own poor adjustment.

In short, take your time.

Hardaway made a sudden change of direction and strode past Mo Mengchen's defense. In the penalty area, Wallace's defense was fast and fierce.

Pence had expected it a long time ago, and before Wallace's help defense hit his face, the basketball flew out of his hand.

Dikembe Mutombo soars into the air, his mountainous physique grabs the ball and hacks into the rim in the most brutal fashion, his pitch-black arms looking like Optimus Prime reaching for heaven.

6 is better than 0
"Things are not good," Johnson said worriedly. "Maybe a timeout should be called."

It is a pity that Westphal did not have the habit of calling a timeout when he was behind by 6 points.

Even though it was almost 3 minutes into the game, the Pistons still failed to score.

This is a point where he is both praised and criticized, giving players too much freedom.

Mo Mengchen raised his left hand again.

This time even his opponent knew what the tactic was, because this was the third consecutive round he made this gesture.

"Do you trust that sophomore who couldn't get in anyway?" Hardaway asked with a smile.

Who told him to shoot like a durian?

Durian is especially suitable for people with bad tastes.

Mo Mengchen smiled lightly, but did not answer. The side tactics started to work. Davis stepped forward and set up a perfect off-ball screen.

Camby didn't try to follow, because Lewis' shot just now didn't make a difference, and they wanted to see if the guy could make it.

Because if he can't make any shots, there is no need to defend him.

Lewis ran out of the open space easily. As a shooter, the easier it is to run out of the open space, the more it can reflect the opponent's contempt for him.

Because if you're a shooter who makes people nervous when they get the ball, the opposing team would rather throw you down than get you open.

It turned out that he easily got open with only one screen.

What a shame!

Lewis made a movement to catch the ball, just right, Mo Mengchen's ball flew into his hand quickly with a whirlwind, the angle was just right.

Lewis catches the ball comfortably, rests on his chest, lifts it up, jumps up, and hits the [-]-pointer.

"That's right, I have a sweet three-pointer!"

Lewis dared to swear in anyone's name that this goal will undoubtedly be scored.

"Young Lewis breaks scoring drought for Detroit!"

3 is better than 6
"Let me try again if you have the ability, you stupid dog who has no one in this entry!"

After making a three-pointer, Lewis raised his tail to the sky, provoking his opponent unknowingly.

Camby shot him a hard look.

Then Lewis ran to Mo Mengchen's side, hoping to get his father's praise.

Unexpectedly, the moody Dor.Mo actually said: "I have decided, I will call you Durian from today, your jump shot is just like Durian."

Lewis was in a daze, was it wrong to shoot the goal?

Davis smiled contentedly. It turns out that Dad is not just targeting me alone.

Mo Mengchen did not expect his praise to be so misinterpreted.

Durian smells bad, but tastes sweet. Of course, it's a different story if you buy a bad one.

Describing Lewis's jumper like a durian is a romantic and ingenious metaphor.

Only I can figure out what some shitty scouts would call a sweet jump shot.

Dor.Mo thought proudly.

(End of this chapter)