basketball never sleeps

Chapter 43 Only this, this is absolutely not allowed!

The dream of the wolf king was finally awakened by the Lakers. Cassel had a back injury attack in the first game, which made the tyrannical Timberwolves "three-headed monster" lose the core engine.

This black player nicknamed "Alien" because of his ugly appearance can be said to be one of the most underrated players in the league today. He doesn't run fast and is not strong, but he has top-notch rhythm and back-hitting ability , Coupled with first-class shooting and organizational skills, it is difficult for him to defend. In the Timberwolves, his offensive and defensive contribution is only one point higher than Garnett.

But because of his ugly appearance, he was able to score 19 points, 9 assists and 4 rebounds in his peak period, and he only made an All-Star appearance once in his career.

If there was a modern player for him to use as a reference, it would be Deron Williams, with the same tempo dribbling, big ass, and shooting at the level.After Deron left the Jazz and lost his tactical blessing, his performance was similar to that of Cassel now.

Many people analyzed before the Western Conference Finals that Cassel would be the Timberwolves' hope of breaking the game, but this hope was shattered after only one game.

Cassell only played once in Game 1 after being injured in Game 3 of the Western Conference Finals before being forced to hospital for treatment.

Garnett tried his best to resist, but only relying on him and Sprewell to face the "Big Four" of the Lakers, they were still outnumbered by two fists and four hands.

The highest record in the history of the Timberwolves in the playoffs stopped in the Western Conference Finals.

After winning the Western Conference finals at home, the Lakers players are very happy. In their view, the final hurdle has passed. Now they only need to "perform" four games on the stage of the finals to win the trophy and how much they can bring. A dream ring.

A Los Angeles reporter puts a microphone in front of Zen Master
"Coach Jackson, are you ready to wear your tenth ring?"

The Zen master laughed heartily twice in the camera, but he didn't say anything like a championship speech as many people thought.

"The Pistons are also a very strong opponent. I believe we can win them, but I also believe that the process will not be so boring."

Zen Master's parents are local pastors, and he himself likes to study "Zen Buddhism" (true Zen Buddhism!), so no one in the NBA believes in the power of metaphysics more than him.

What's more, Zen master is also very clear that the current Lakers are not as strong as the outside world imagined, and the prosperity on the surface is more supported by past victories.

And under the "singing and dancing", the dark place invisible to the outside world, this Laker has already been riddled with holes.

The Lakers players who returned to the locker room to celebrate were divided into two groups.

One wave is O'Neal's people, and the other wave is Kobe's people.

The two groups do not disturb each other, and the years are quiet. It can be said that it is a miracle that the Lakers can cooperate seamlessly on the court as before.

Although the current Lakers are very strong on paper, speaking of it, this is the most divided and failed team Zen Master has ever led.

Zen Master's most outstanding ability is not his tactical ability, but his team building ability.

He can unite a team into a collective, and can make every player have a sense of ownership in the team and play with all his strength.

This is a very deep knowledge, not to say that it can be achieved simply by relying on majesty, or by pleasing a certain big-name player, or pouring chicken soup.

But this year, his "magic" has failed.

In other words, the team was torn apart when Kobe accused O'Neal of rehabilitating his injury and taking advantage of his injury on ESPN, letting two Hall of Famers play hard while he only cared about big contracts.

Before this season, the level of conflict in the "OK combination" could only be described as "friction", but after that incident, it rose to the level of "hostility".

It’s okay on the court, everyone can still exercise restraint in order to win, but off the court, they not only form cliques in the locker room, but also win over columnists who are biased towards themselves, and confront each other on the "Los Angeles Times".

That certainly brings in most of the traffic—there's nothing quite like a rivalry between erstwhile superstar brothers.

After winning the game, Zen Master did not go home, but went to the projection room alone, and began to watch the Pistons game tape again.

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"Awen, the place you live in is really nice, better than the luxurious residential areas in the city."

Mo Wen's cousin Mo Chuang patted Mo Wen's big leather sofa, lying on it with a comfortable face.

"Didn't you say that Sister Wei and Brother Nao are coming too, why are you here alone?"

Mo Wen poured a cup of hot water for his cousin and asked.

"Ham, it's not that you don't know them, their English is not good, and I heard that some of Yangma's reporters and teachers are going to follow, so I'm afraid."

"It's your father and my father who heard that Youyang's mother wanted to follow suit, but recently they opened two new factories in the family and they couldn't leave, so they gave up."

Mo Wen thought about the two people in his memory, and it was true. Although his father and second uncle looked simple and honest, they were the kind of thieves who liked to show off.

"Tasty? (Is it delicious)?" Mo Chuang asked Bosh in his broken English, whose mouth was about to burst.

"Waibi Waibi, Waibi Babu." Bosh gave a thumbs up while speaking vaguely.A pair of black hands also tried to reach out to the beautiful flower-shaped pastry.

Mo Wen patted Bosh's black hand with one hand, "Hey, don't move, that's mine!"

The others were bought. The lotus flower cake was specially made for him by his grandmother. Those two flowers were the only ones that survived the bumps along the way.

Only this, this is absolutely not allowed!

Although the owner of the Pistons is stingy, he still has family tickets. Dumars, a high-powered player like Mo Wen, even gave him two extra family tickets.

Mo Wen's appearance in the NBA finals is definitely a major event in the current Chinese sports world.

It will be the first time a Chinese player has appeared in the finals of the major sport's top sports league.

Although the coach also had a championship ring last year, he didn't even make the Spurs' playoff roster, and the ring was purely fake.

The third scoring point of the championship team, the absolute main force on the bench, and the star of tomorrow who scored 30 points in the playoffs, this is already a result that even Yang Ma can't help bragging about.

After the Pistons entered the second round of the playoffs, Yao Ming's original team reporter moved to Detroit.

Last year, the Rockets hired an ugly director to make Yao Niannian, which was only released before the playoffs. The box office was not high, but Chinese fans were already very proud of letting foreigners make documentaries on Chinese athletes, but the upper echelon of Six Princesses felt that it was not good. It’s a bit interesting, it’s not 20 years ago, why let someone else take pictures when your own people are famous? The rise of Mo Wen can be said to be sleepy and give away pillows.

It just so happened that the head of the general team also wanted to impress Mo Wen, who had never been in the system, as a Chinese player.

The two sides hit it off, paid money and people, sent a team of professional photographers, and the assistant coach Jonas who was still training with the men's basketball team also accompanied him for inspection (Jonas was an assistant coach when Harris was there)
Mo Wen also met them once. The filming crew didn't need him to spend a penny for the whole process, but free ones are always the most expensive. Mo Wen knew what they wanted to convey, and he would not refuse. This is his As long as his name is still on the genealogy, he will bear the responsibility for one day.

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On June 6, the date corresponds to Mo Wen's back number "6". According to the Chinese media, today will be Mo Wen's lucky day.

The game started with cheers from the Staples fans.

After the first quarter, the noise of the Lakers fans was much quieter. Malone's recurring knee injury in the last game of the Western Conference Finals affected the Lakers' overall defense.O'Neal couldn't prevent it from going out, and Malone's defense slowed down, and the Lakers' mid-range became quite open.

The Pistons rarely played an efficient performance in a single quarter when the team shot more than 50% from the field.

O'Neal's dominance didn't drop much. He made 5 of 4 in the first quarter and grabbed 4 offensive rebounds, pulling Ben, who was a little floating before, back to the ground.

But the other three giants of the Lakers performed too poorly under the defense of the Pistons. Kobe, who continued to "love and kill each other" with Hamilton, went 6 for 2 in the first quarter, Malone was 3 for 0 under the interference of Rasheed, and Payton— ——He has lost his star power since entering the second round of the playoffs, and this game is no exception. Like Malone, he scored 3 out of 0.

After the first quarter, the Lakers fell behind by 4 points.

Los Angeles fans: Don't panic, Zen Master will make a move.

Zen Master did not disappoint the fans. In the second quarter, he replaced Payton, who was "difficult to practice a triangle offense in a season", and replaced him with "little fish" Fisher.

Replacing Prince in the middle of the second quarter, Hamilton does not need a substitute in the finals, Kobe can't play him, he can't play Kobe, this is a man's promise.

Larry Brown was still worried about whether Mo Wen would lose the chain in this moment of high-profile attention.

But Mo Wen behaved as usual, fighting as he wanted.

In the copy of the finals, he has never won, but he has lost a lot. In terms of mentality, this is okay. To put it bluntly, he dares to call himself a goat.

Devin George was originally the weakest link in the Lakers' defense, and Mo Wen really didn't feel much pressure against him.

Rasheed and Daben's screen quality is good. Mo Wen can get shot space by running two pick-and-rolls. If the Lakers' inside line defends against the Pistons' arms, it will be even more difficult for the Lakers to return to the air defense with their moving speed. .

Although Mo Wen's passing attributes are not high, his grasp of passing timing is top-notch

After Mo Wen scored 2 goals in a row and completed an assist, the Zen master couldn't sit still, and brought up 193 Payton to replace Devin George.

Payton can defend against swingers. Kobe was educated by Payton when he was a rookie. In the Finals between the Supersonics and the Bulls that year, Payton also defended Jordan with a drop in shooting percentage, helping the Supersonics to regain two games.

"You know where this is, little bastard, Staples Center, I'll be riding shit on your face in a minute, Falk￥*&%."

Payton's mouth stinks, above Miller.

But Mo Wen wasn't moved in the slightest, but secretly gave Peyton an elbow when he broke through.

Peyton's swearing mouth stopped suddenly.

"Is that all, Jiufen 'Superstar'?"

　There will be another update at ten o'clock tomorrow morning, everyone go to bed early
　　
　
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