You are the pearl, Mo Mengchen

Chapter 944
9Chapter 17 Los Angeles is rainy

In the three games before the All-Star weekend, the most difficult game is against the Lakers.

OK The Lakers are no longer as strong as they were when they reached the finals for two consecutive years. The Pistons are a tool to divert their conflicts to the outside world. Kobe and O'Neal didn't compete tonight, and everything they did was to win.

O'Neal is not old, and this season he has the momentum to return to his peak.

Curry, who has improved compared to last year, is just a dish in front of him. O'Neal made continuous efforts and fouled Curry five times in less than three quarters.

The inside group that the Pistons are proud of is not enough for a dominant monster like O'Neill.

Mo Mengchen, Hill, Ginobili and Reid.

It doesn't matter if the inside is blown up, Mo Mengchen shot from inside and outside, scoring a game-high 41 points, 11 rebounds and 7 assists.

Hill didn't feel good tonight, but his performance was comprehensive enough, especially in feeding Mo Mengchen. He successfully revitalized the team and scored a large triple-double with 24 points, 13 rebounds and 12 assists.

Ginobili's data is the most mediocre of the four guns, but his impression may be the deepest except for Mo Mengchen.

His personal data is only 12 points and 5 assists, but every goal he makes and every assist he sends out are quite beautiful points and assists.

One of the goals occurred in the first half of the buzzer-beating offensive round. Ginobili singled out Kobe with the ball from the outside. The pace flashed past the Sharks' block and hit a layup with his left hand.

Reed's performance is the purest, and he explained that the nickname of the Musketeer is not for nothing.

All the points came from outside three-pointers. Reid played 26 minutes through running and inside screens. He made 12 of 7 shots from outside the three-point line and scored 21 points and 2 rebounds.

In addition, second-year Gerald Wallace's performance on the defensive end is also obvious to all.

In the fourth quarter, the Pistons' blue-collar inside line was basically covered by O'Neal alone. Westphal could only play Ewing, and then let Gerrard swing to the 4th position for help defense.

O'Neal bullied him that he was short and not threatening, and boldly attacked Ewing, but he was blocked three times because of this, and those three blocks were decisive.

At that time, Reed was raining three-pointers, and the Lakers urgently needed to stabilize the situation. O'Neal's strong attack failed and was blocked instead. Conduction forms a counterattack score.

Gerrard only played 8 minutes, but in this short period of 8 minutes, he contributed 4 golden blocks, 3 of which were on O'Neal.

"This is the Detroit Pistons. Their bench will always have some unknown people, but they have the courage to fight against superstars like Sharks!"

"After tonight, every Lakers fan will remember this man's name - Gerald Wallace, he is a warrior!"

The dense firepower on the outside, the deadly fighting inside, and the bottomless lineup depth, these advantages helped the Pistons beat the Lakers at Staples and complete the regular season double play against the latter.

O'Neal scored 38 points and 21 rebounds and couldn't win the game.

Although Kobe scored 35 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists, he could only drink the bitter water of defeat.

"If Shaq can act as a team, we have a chance." Kobe directly fired at O'Neal. The point of his attack was that O'Neal's several offenses at the last minute did not see his teammates being blocked, and the Pistons counterattacked to kill the suspense of the game. .

Of course the Sharks would not allow Kobe to attack. He mockingly asked the media: "If you don't let me attack, do you let a guy with a shooting percentage of less than 40% attack? You really like to joke."

Then the two sides passed the buck to each other until the next game started.

This is the daily life of the Lakers.

OK hopes that the opponent will disappear, but at the beginning of the game, they have to wear the same jersey to fight for each other. After the game, if they win, it’s fine. If they lose, shirk responsibility is indispensable.

Kobe's Eagle County incident had a great impact on his personal reputation, but it has been more than half a year, and no matter how big things are, they will be forgotten as time goes by.

Kobe changed from the high-profile successor of Jordan to the bow that everyone spurned. Although the traitor helped O'Neal keep the boss seat, the attitude of the team management was quite ambiguous.

Jenny Buss, the daughter of the boss Buss, has repeatedly declared that the Lakers are sure to keep OK next summer, but the dispute between the two has become increasingly fierce, and it doesn't seem like they can stay together forever.

The Pistons press conference is another style.

Hill was absent from the press conference, and Mo Mengchen brought Reid and Gerrard to attend.

Gerrard's block and Reed's three-pointer, the reporter has too many questions to ask.

When the reporter asked Mo Mengchen the key to their away victory over the Lakers, he pushed Gerrard in front of the world: "Remember his face, this guy rewarded Mr. Shark with three hot pots tonight, and he helped us win Game, he was the key tonight."

The lights are on and Mo Mengchen's comments will put Gerrard in the headlines the next day.

At that time, his personal exposure will also increase greatly.

Gerrard rarely encounters such a scene. He is very shy and wants to avoid the camera, but this is a press conference. The most indispensable thing is the media holding the camera. As long as he is facing the media, it is impossible to avoid the camera. .

Unlike Gerrard, Reid is used to being in the spotlight.

Although he is not a starter, he has been playing the Sixth Man for two years. He averaged 15 points per game last year and was selected as the Sixth Man of the Year. He is currently averaging 18 points per game this season. If he continues, he will become the Sixth Man of the Year again. Awards are almost a certainty.

"Michael, you are almost the second shooter in the league outside of Dor.Mo, but you were not a good shooter, what made you make great progress?" the media asked.

After thinking about it, Reid gave a decent response: "It's my teammate. I was a bad shooter, but I was lucky to be able to train with the best shooter in the world. Dad is busy. I can't Let him be my teacher, but I can adjust my shooting posture by paying attention to his training. First adjust the shooting posture, and then conduct special training according to the old man's training method, and finally become what we are now."

Of course, friends from the media will definitely not ask unwisely: You adjusted according to Dor.Mo's shooting posture, but adjusted to this ghostly look?
Accurate, but ugly!
The depth of the press conference, his knowledge of all the questions, and Reed, who is as gentle and gentle as the second Hill, won the hearts of the reporters. From learning to shoot to practicing the mental journey of shooting, the reporter asked questions tirelessly.

"The most important thing in shooting practice is quality. Standing outside the three-point line and shooting ten balls in a row, you must hit at least seven to pass the test, and continue to shoot ten balls at the next fixed point. What I call a hit is to get the ball into the basket It is completely hollow, and once you touch the basket, it doesn’t count. Only when you require this kind of precision can your hand movement, shooting touch, and muscle memory be trained to a level close to natural response.”

Reid gushed about his thoughts on shooting, and the media listened.

In the end, Reid expressed his views on the future to the public: "I want to go further. This is probably the common goal of all NBA players. As long as I have God's blessing, I will continue to work hard and definitely achieve it."

Compared with the Lakers, the Pistons' press conference was too harmonious.

Although fans like to watch the excitement, if it is a excitement that has been tossing for several years, anyone will get tired of it. Some people have had enough of the Lakers' endless civil strife and publicly called on the Lakers' management to stop the trade before the trade deadline. Trade off the OK one.

The voices are getting louder and louder, but unless it really has reached the point of irreconcilability-in fact, it has long been irreconcilable-otherwise few managements can make up their minds to dismantle OK.

Especially after this game, the Lakers' management is more certain that the united OK can fight the Pistons.

They never thought about why OK can't unite anyway.

After defeating the Lakers, the Pistons did not leave. They will have their last battle in Los Angeles before the All-Star weekend. Their opponent is the Clippers who are also rooted in Los Angeles.

Unlike the turbulent brothers in the same city, the Clippers have a very stable life.

It has been rotten for more than ten years, the fans have become numb, and the management's ambitions have not changed.

This year is the once-in-a-decade draft year, and the team will pin all their hopes of rebuilding on it.

So, of course they will not do anything to resist the Pistons coming from afar.

Losing the game quickly is good for others and good for yourself.

The opponent gave up resistance early, and Westphal happened to do more rotations, taking this opportunity to give the main players more rest.

That night, the playing time of Mo Mengchen and Hill was limited to 25 minutes. The Pistons carried out a rotation of 13 players. Those who entered the activation list all got the chance to play. The most amazing thing is that all the players who played scored and assisted. And rebounding.

It was a game that everyone was happy with, started harmoniously and ended harmoniously.

When the Clippers coach Dennis Johnson smiled and shook hands with Westphal.

Mike Breen, who served as the commentator, said: "The Clippers, who have been scored 26 points at home, are actually happy with their opponents. What kind of mind and spirit is this?"

The famous Lakers James Worthy, who served as the guest commentator, said eccentrically: "Mike, don't say that, they are just happy to be closer to LeBron James."

The NBA has thus entered a short holiday, and the 2003 All-Star Weekend is approaching.

If it weren't for a player named Michael Jordan, this All-Star is actually no different from previous ones.

(End of this chapter)