Chapter 48: Quantile gap
"I didn't have a problem with Mo, it was just a normal substitution, we just hoped that Tyshawn (Prince) could contribute to the defense of Kobe Bryant after the break, but no one expected OK to have so much energy after 40 minutes on the court."
"Mo is a very good player, his equalizer is great, but don't forget that he is still young and there will be immature actions on the pitch, I will arrange for him to play when the time is right."
"The Lakers are a team that everyone is optimistic about, and we have long been prepared for a tough championship."
Larry Brown talked eloquently in front of the camera, he did not mention the contradiction with Mo Wen, and he was also deliberately downplaying Mo Wen's three-point draw.
Mo Wen, who was also interviewed by many media, also kept silent about the contradictions between Te and Larry Brown, everyone is an adult, and it is impossible for the enemy to expose the internal discord at present.
Many Los Angeles media have analyzed this matter, but in the case of the same caliber of the pistons, it is just cooking sand. As for the media in Detroit, they don't care about this kind of big thing, there are not a few people in Detroit every day, and fights are not commonplace.
But it doesn't end there.
After returning to Detroit, Larry Brown secretly poked and poked Mo Wen in the Pistons' training session, but Dumas received a message from Heman that afternoon - Mo Wen was temporarily unable to participate in the follow-up team training because of a bad stomach.
"Is it really appropriate for you to do this?"
Hughman smiled bitterly at Mo Wen, who was jumping around in the gym, how could he have a bad stomach.
"It's not appropriate for me to go to training, it's for my teammates' sake to endure him all morning, it's not that everyone is going to play in the finals, the old man and I now estimate that one is in the hospital and the other is in the police station."
On the treadmill, Mo Wen wiped the sweat on his head and said unhurriedly.
Heuman only thought that Mo Wen was joking, but what he didn't know was that in Milicic's locker there was a large black plastic bag folded in addition to a pair of boxing gloves.
If it weren't for the fact that the championship was a collective honor, Larry Brown would not have known which dumpster to throw in.
"By the way, I recently received a bunch of contract offers for sneakers, your three-point draw is about to detonate your country's public opinion, Nike has given 22 million for 4 years, and if you can win the championship, it is estimated that it will rise again."
"Adidas' offer is 25 million for 5 years, Reebok's offer is 18 million for 3 years, and the highest price given by Li Ning in your country is 21 million for 3 years. Do you want to take a look? ”
Hughman took out a bunch of documents and handed them to Mo Wen, looking at Mo Wen with a smile.
"Steve (Heuman) did you give this to me to make me doubt your professionalism?"
Mo Wen frowned, he didn't bother to take the documents, this price - although he had already signed the contract with Da Yao at the same level, it was not enough for his commercial value.
"Ha, don't think about it, Mo, it's just their offer of interest, it's my job to let you know that there is such a thing, but your reaction makes me very happy, I thought you would be excited."
Hughman looked at Mo Wen's reaction and nodded with satisfaction, and took the pile of intent insurance books back into his bag at will.
"My advice is to wait until after the Olympics and if your performance can be maintained, I can guarantee that a contract that is less than double the current offer will not come to you!"
Doubling, that is, an average of tens of millions a year, hearing this number, Mo Wencai nodded, Heuman's business contract is 13%, it is impossible to play in this kind of thing.
"Another thing, the fitness coaches, nutritionists and masseurs you asked me to help you find have been found, one of them is still a relative of John, but the people are very professional, you can rest assured, they will be in place after you play the finals, but if you want to sign a long-term employment contract with them, you have to wait until you sign a sneaker contract or other endorsements."
A meaningful smile flashed across Hughman's face as he spoke, but Mo Wen didn't notice.
"OK, thanks."
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The finals G3 kicked off at the Auburn Hills Palace, only one day apart, and the Lakers, who were still on the way, obviously did not recover from the fatigue of the last game.
The Zen master expected that Kobe, who played well in the last game, would be targeted, and added offensive tasks to Devin George, who had little presence, but it didn't make much of a difference.
A player like Devin George, who doesn't have the ability to carry the ball, simply can't pose a threat to the Pistons' line.
The Pistons will have to unleash their defensive prowess at home. In the first quarter, the Lakers were defended by only 17 points, seven points behind the Pistons.
O'Neal is still the big killer on the offensive end, but on the defensive end he has greatly reduced his protection for rebounds due to fatigue. Originally, it was difficult for Big Ben to organize him to pick up the board, but today, Campbell, who returned from injury, strengthened O'Neal's head with two frontcourt rebounds.
Hamilton can be called the king of leaks, Payton, Fisher and Devin George missed four three-pointers in the first quarter, three of which were converted into long rebounds and were picked up by Hamilton.
In the second quarter, the coaches of the two teams had a tacit understanding to change the bench lineup, and Mo Wen also got the opportunity to play - Dumas talked to Larry Brown, Mo Wen will definitely send him away next season, and now holding Mo Wen and not letting him play will reduce his trade value and affect the strength of the team, Larry Brown is angry, but business is business.
After coming on the court, Mo Wen played almost the entire second quarter, from the No. 1 position to the No. 3 position, and he came off the bench all over again, organizing, scoring, and defending, fully demonstrating his value to the whole league without dead ends.
Zen master also assisted, when Mo Wen played the No. 2 position, he replaced Kobe Bryant and replaced him with Karim Rush, who was touted by the Los Angeles media as the "Lakers Point Shooting King", because Rush's only role on the court is to shoot three points, and he averaged 2.3 three-point shots per game in this year's playoffs to hit 0.9, and the three-point shooting percentage and shots are higher than two points, but he belongs to the player who has 3 no D, and his defensive contribution on the court is completely negative.
Rush missed both offensive shots, and Mo Wen, who defended the defense, shot 2 of 3 and scored two three-pointers, and the angry Kobe Bryant fell off the towel and ran back.
The Zen master could only shake his head helplessly, Rush was the first round of the No. 20 show in 02, and he also played for two years under Kobe's tuning, but he still couldn't be completely against Mo Wen, this Chinese is really evil outrageous.
Mo Wen played 10 minutes in the second quarter, shooting 4 of 7, 2 of 3 three-pointers, 2 of 2 free throws, and 12 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal in a single quarter.
Zen master made frequent substitutions to avoid the situation that the Lakers started for too long in the previous two games and finally lost their physical strength, but O'Neal, who should have been replaced the most in order to stabilize the score, still did not get a rest.
The two teams played a 20-22 score in this quarter, and the Pistons pulled away the Lakers by 2 points.
In the third quarter, the Lakers wanted to come first, but O'Neal was replaced for most of the quarter due to physical problems, and to add insult to injury, Malone suffered a knee injury and went down halfway after the start.
Kobe Bryant was a little happy at first, feeling that he was finally waiting for his solo dance, but the liberated piston inside line made him unable to "dance" at all.
The two inside lines of the piston are like Wei Chigong and Qin Shubao guarding the gate of the Tang Emperor, guarding the piston's inside line to the middle distance tightly.
The Lakers' outside line can't open up space, and the inside line is not involved in O'Neal, Kobe Bryant shot 2 of 6, Malone, Payton, O'Neal 3 1 of 1, the Big Four cut 5 of 9, plus several role players shot a few long two-point shots, which made the game not directly lose suspense.
On the Pistons' side, it doesn't matter if Ben and Rashid are not accurate on the inside, Billups abuses the old fish every day, shooting 3 of 4 and scoring 9 points with two free throws, and Hamilton also played an efficient offense of 3 of 5 shots when the Lakers' bench interior tracking and defense were not in place.
Hamilton deliberately patted the "No. 8" finger and pointed to the scoreboard on the sidelines before leaving the game, and the two scored 20:8 at the end of the third quarter, while the total score of the two teams was 56:68.
"Quantile gap!"
Murder is also punishable!
Mo Wen replaced Billups for four more minutes in the quarter, providing two assists and stealing a Rush pass.
In the final quarter, Hamilton hit two three-pointers in the opening game, which directly widened the difference to 15+ and broke up the Lakers' small morale.
Larry Brown made what he thought was the boldest decision of the series, bringing on Milicic when the gap between the two teams widened to 20 points!
And the cheers of the fans on the sidelines did not make Milicic feel embarrassed, especially when someone called him the nickname "Human Victory Cigar", Milicic even wanted to rush over to find the fan for a reason.
"Time is running out, don't be angry with the ignorant fans, show your talent."
Mo Wen, who had replaced Billups again, patted Milicic on the arm and pushed him onto the field.
Although Larry Brown gave them the task of defense, Mo Wen and Milicic still played offense in their own way, and the others pulled away, and Mo Wen and Milicic only played three rounds in the high post to make the Zen master call the Lakers' last timeout of the game.
The Lakers played three shooters with three three-pointers, but the grains were not collected, and Mo Wen and Milicic played two in the low post for a while and scored six points.
If the difference between the two teams widens to 30 points, the Lakers will not have to play in the next few games, but what is unacceptable is that the Pistons have replaced their starting lineup, Mo Wen, Ham, Collis, Milicic, Campbell This kind of lineup has pressed Kobe's Lakers to play.
"The Lakers' bench lineup is too poor, Malone is injured, Payton is down, OK doesn't play together, they can't even play as a pure bench for the Pistons."
"Coach Jackson has no way to break the game, Kobe Bryant is not Michael after all, and Michael can't enter the finals without help."
"The Pistons are only two or three games away from winning the championship, and I feel like I'm seeing the twilight of the gods."
In ESPN's studio, McBrin wrote the prologue to death for the Lakers.
And unwilling Lakers fans are still pinning their hopes on the next "OK" explosion.
In the finals G4, O'Neal did explode 21 shots and 16 shots, and when Malone only played 19 minutes, he was lonely on the inside, cutting down 36 points and 20 rebounds.
But the Lakers' outside line was seen to death.
Bryant missed the 8-of-25 shooting and 2-of-2 free throws from the free throw line, barely scoring 20 points. Payton scored 8 points on 4-of-11 shooting, making it the Lakers' third-highest scorer.
The helpless Zen master signaled the Lakers players to strengthen the confrontation and wanted to play dirty, but the referees on the sidelines were really not used to them, and they should blow it, and as a result, Luke Wharton set a record for the shortest time in the Finals.
12 minutes 6 fouls.
Rashid, who has been a blue-collar worker for three games, finally had a dumpling today, shooting 10-of-23, 6-of-7 free throws, and 0-of-4 three-pointers, scoring a Pistons-high 26 points, and Billups scored 23 points, 4 assists and 4 rebounds on the outside line against the Lakers.
Mo Wen, who scored the third draft of the Pistons, continued to take turns on the bench in three positions, scoring 16 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists in 22 minutes of play.
When the buzz sounded at the end of the game, countless fans blew up the stadium with their cheers.
Because in the history of the NBA, no team has been able to be overturned in the Finals with a 3:1 situation.
Younas, who was on the sidelines, did not watch the last finals after watching this game, but chose to fly back to China directly.
"There's nothing to look at, I've already got Mo's instruction manual."
"He, like Yao, is a player destined to be great."
Originally, he and Harris had no hope for this year's Olympics, so they should have come to train.
But Mo Wen's maturity gave Younas a big surprise, especially Mo Wen's all-round performance from the No. 1 position to the No. 3 position, which is too much room for imagination!
He was going back to discuss with Harris how to match Mo Wen and Yao Ming with players and appropriate tactics.
After the game, Mo Wen cherished the jersey and put it away.
This may be his last Pistons home jersey.
"Mother-in-law, mother-in-law, don't leave if you can't bear to."
Billups threw his sweat-stinky jersey at Mo Wen's head.
"Heh, do you still want your master to play as a substitute for you? There are no doors! ”
Mo Wen unceremoniously stuffed Billups' jersey into his bag.
"Wait, next time I come back, I won't show mercy."