basketball never sleeps

Chapter 83 Let the storm come more violently.

Watching Mo Wen freely cut the Raptors' defense on the court.

The fans on the sidelines began to shout the slogan "Babcock dismissed get out of class" sporadically.

Raptors fans can't figure it out, how did Babcock think of using the bargaining chips that can be exchanged for the talented Mo Wen in front of him to replace a high-salary veteran who is already in decline, and the most angry is the returning veteran Or as a substitute.

They also couldn't figure out why Carter, who signed a high-paying long-term contract with the team two years ago and declared that he would stay with the Raptors for a lifetime, was forced by the management to make a deal in an offseason.

Mo Wen: "It's too soft, too soft, can you f*ck be tougher, you'll be able to play on the outside with such a tall body, no wonder your draft pick is lower than Dwyane's."

Bosh: "Bichi, if you have the ability, hit me on the head. If you can't, don't talk. You are a clown who only hides behind your teammates!"

Mo Wen: "Idiot, I don't go in because my teammates attack the inside, and you don't go in because you're afraid of Shaq, coward!"

Bosh: "Fake Squid, let's go heads-up."

Looking at the two people who were talking trash to each other thousands of miles away on the court, the players on the court showed slightly embarrassed smiles.

The originally good atmosphere of the game suddenly became like a training game amidst the trash talk between the two.

However, if you look at the form on the field, it is indeed like a training game.

Halfway through the third quarter, the score of the two teams has been stretched to 20 points.

In fact, in the first half of the game, when Mo Wen defended the healthy Carter who was still in his prime to 8 of 2, the suspense was lost.

已经决心用消极比赛对抗管理层的卡特早早就开始了摆烂之路，从上赛季的23+5+5，下滑到了本赛季前十场的16+3+3。

At the end of the game, Carter, who played 30 minutes, made 10 of 3 shots, no free throws, and only 6 points.

Really scary.

It can't be said that he played it clearly, at least after losing the game, Mo Wen didn't see the slightest bit of resignation from Carter. It has to be said that Carter chose the most stupid way to force the palace.

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While the Heat easily won the game, there was also a strong and weak game in New Jersey.

The three Musketeers of the Wizards easily won the game, and Mourning, who played 35 minutes as the Nets team, could only accept the team's 7-game losing streak resentfully and helplessly on the bench.

"You obviously don't have to play Alonzo." Jefferson in a suit whispered to Mourning.

"Jason (Kidd) is two more games away, and your body..."

"My body is fine!" Mourning said in a firm voice.

But after he finished speaking, he closed his eyes again.

He didn't want others to see the pain in his eyes.

Pain is not a physical disease, but a mental torment.

Long before the kidney transplant, the doctor issued a "death notice" to his career, but Mourning did not give up. Before the operation was anesthetized, he begged the doctor:

"Please try to protect my body as much as possible, I still want to win the championship."

Mourning does not believe in fate, because he is not the first to take the road of kidney transplantation and comeback.

In 99, Sean Elliott reappeared on the court after undergoing kidney replacement surgery. In the same year, he also helped the Spurs win the championship.

He wanted to replicate Elliott's path, but unfortunately, he picked the wrong team.

In the summer of 03, he signed a four-year contract with the Nets who had just lost in the finals, but who would have thought that the Nets would fall so quickly.

Counting this game, the Nets have lost 10 games this season, with 1 win and 10 losses. To win that game is to win the newly established Bobcats.

This is not the scariest thing, because the core of the Nets, Kidd and Jefferson, are out of injury, so the badness of the Nets is actually within everyone's expectations.

The scary thing is that Kidd, the real core of the Nets, already wants to leave because of the team's inaction.

Kenyon Martin, who cooperated best with Kidd, was replaced by the team with three first-round picks, and whether Carter, who the team promised to trade, can come is still far away. For a player chasing a championship, the behavior of the Nets is Seems like a waste of his precious prime.

Mourning has asked his agent to apply for a buyout with the Nets' management team.

The general manager of the Nets agreed, but he has not fulfilled the contract for a long time, but has been hanging on him.

But Mourning didn't play poorly or play passively. He still maintained a strong fighting spirit just like when he was playing with the Heat.

In the first few games, he dragged the patient's body like an iron man, playing no less than 30 minutes, and the most playing time even exceeded 40 minutes.

He only has one kidney, which was replaced by a cousin. No one would blame him if he wanted to paddle or sue for illness if he didn’t play, but Mourning’s professionalism and fighting spirit did not allow him to perform poorly on the court. Imagine sitting on the sidelines in a suit like a sick coward.

He still played as hard as he did in the Heat, and he still suffered multiple injuries on his body like the Heat.

Back home in the middle of the night, Mourning's wife, Tracy, looked at the lost Mourning and sighed.

She didn't want to persuade him any more. Mourning's family and friends did not know how many times he had persuaded him before his comeback.

Before going to bed, Tracy, who was helping Mourning with a massage as usual, was full of hesitation.

She has a message in her hand, a message that may be difficult for Mourning to refuse, but she doesn't want Mourning to contact that person again and return to that place.

Mourning didn't notice his wife's strangeness. After chatting with his wife for a while, he stared at his wife's fingers in a daze.

Or the ring on the wife's finger that symbolizes their marriage.

Tracy looked at Mourning, who seemed to be in a sluggish state, with a sore nose.

"It's just a ring, is that all you want?"

"If I had 3 months to live, I'd be with you and the kids, but if I had 30 years to live, I'd try again. Forgive my selfishness, Tracy." Mo Ning touched his wife's hand and gave her an apologetic smile.

"That old bastard called home today, huh..." Tracy took a deep breath, trying to suppress the complicated emotions.

"What did he say?"

"He said Miami will always be your home." She finished the sentence through gritted teeth almost the entire time.

The room was silent for a few seconds.

"Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!"

"I knew it, I knew he would call me."

A big smiling face appeared on Mourning's face, huge strength surged from his tired body, he turned over and stretched out his hand towards the penetrating phone.

"It's already 23 o'clock." Tracy wanted to stop Mourning.

"He won't sleep. He won't sleep until I get a reply. I know him too well." Mourning said confidently.

The call was connected almost three seconds after the broadcast.

"I thought you wouldn't call again tonight, you know, I've already consumed 2 cigars waiting for your call." Riley on the other end of the phone said in a rare humorous tone.

"You know, you shouldn't be calling my home number," Mourning said.

"Maybe" Riley didn't explain anything. "How is your health recently?"

"Didn't you watch tonight's game? 16 points, although I still lost in the end...after all, it's not as good as before." There was a little regret in Mourning's voice, but also a little bit of pride.

After all, Elliott averaged only 6 points per game after his comeback, which is far worse than he is now.

"The Heat also have a game tonight...but I didn't watch it, but I watched the whole game. You know, now the Heat don't need me to watch the Eastern Conference teams." Riley on the other end of the phone is okay Said not slowly.

"So you waited for my call just to show off to me?" Mourning snorted.

"of course not."

"Enough! When did you become so numb? Tell me, what should I do, just like before!" Mourning finally couldn't help but shouted loudly.

"Wait, and then try to stay as healthy as possible. If possible, I would like you to rest for a while. It is not a smart decision to be too dedicated when it is not necessary." Riley said, with a smile on his mouth.

This may be rare in his life, and it's time to persuade people to rest.

"The Nets won't let you go now because of the deal they are going to complete recently. They don't have many big contracts left that can be traded." Riley explained for Mourning.

"Enough! Prepare the dressing room wardrobe for me!"

Mourning didn't say anything more, and hung up the phone.

A day later, Mourning put on a suit and entered the Nets' injured company like Kidd and Jefferson.

"Right now, my body seems to be breaking down. For me, the only way to get better physically is to rest. My knees, my hips, my hands, it's all preventing me from performing at my normal level. Nothing to do with the kidneys, just an injury."

In front of the reporter interviewing the camera, Mourning said righteously.

He doesn't allow himself to be bad on the court, but he doesn't have to play.

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Entering December, the Heat are still continuing their dominance in the East.

O'Neill, Wade and Mo Wen cooperated more and more tacitly.Their division of labor is more reasonable than the later Big Three of the Green Army.

In the original history, Wade played more of a point guard position this season.Although the self-proclaimed "No. [-] shooter in the universe" Damon Jones became a nominal point guard in the second half, but limited by his slow speed, he basically has no ability to create opportunities to attract defenses. space, but limited.

Mo Wen was in charge of widening the middle and long distances, O'Neal opened up the inside, and Wade's offensive talent was liberated to the fullest.

Bucks, Bulls, Grizzlies, after three consecutive matchups against weak teams, the Heat's record has come to the best 10-game winning streak in these years.

On the other side, the Suns also won 8 consecutive victories "vigorously".

Inside the NBA commissioner's office on the 20th floor of a Manhattan building, Stern licked his lips as he looked out the window at the thunderclouds.

Let the storm come harder.

(End of this chapter)