On December 23, in the Kings' away locker room, Da Fan was still muttering in front of the players.

"O'Neal and UD pay attention to the defensive distance, give the outside players space to go around the block, don't easily change defenses, just give pressure, don't chase the defensive effect too much."

"Mo and Dwyan, you two pay attention to the blocking of the passing path, try to stay aggressive, and never let them play a smooth pass."

"I don't need to emphasize more on the offensive end, open up the space and play steadily, or the previous tactic, from the outside to the inside, pass as much as possible, and I will allow you to increase your shots on the outside in this game."

Except for Mo Wen, who closed his eyes and pretended to sleep, the Heat players all nodded while listening very seriously, and did not show too much impatience.

The Kings, who reached the Western Conference semifinals last season, are currently the strongest team in California, with a 16-4 record in their last 20 games and currently sitting third in the West.

However, compared to the past few seasons, they also have a lot of problems, letting go of Divac, one of the inner duo in the summer, and also losing his passing and the tacit understanding of the original team. The seemingly younger Brad Miller is more energetic than the aging Divac, but Brad Miller has only been on the bench for one season, and has not been able to cooperate with teammate Yamanuya like Divac.

At the same time, the contradiction between Peja, the offensive core of both contracts to expire, and Webber's contradiction is becoming more and more intense, Webber missed most of the season due to injury last year, and it was all thanks to Peja's firepower output that the Kings played a good winning rate, and Peja, who was aware of his strength, was no longer willing to be just a little brother, and also put forward requirements for the team's status and ball possession (O'Neal, Kobe: I know this). However, the team did not satisfy his wishes and also rejected his offseason trade request.

On the surface, it seems that the King's lineup is still luxurious and strong, but with the aggravation of conflicts within the team and the loss of role players, the once gorgeous King is gradually coming to an end.

When the players warmed up, Mo Wen easily found Catherine in the front row of the middle, she and her sister Christina and her brother were wearing Mo Wen's jerseys, which were very eye-catching in the Kings' home court.

Schwarzenegger didn't come, and they were accompanied by Mary, the governor's wife, who had dinner with them yesterday.

In front of his future mother-in-law, Mo Wen didn't dare to make more mistakes, but just greeted them normally like normal friends.

The Kings also attach great importance to this game, although their previous win rate is good, but more to enjoy the benefits of the schedule, in the previous period they basically did not meet a few playoff powerhouses, and the wins are basically all fish belly, especially in the early part of the season, they are against the Mavericks, Spurs, Timberwolves in the case of successive losses, they also need a gold medal victory to boost the confidence of the whole team.

On top of that, they had a reason to win.

This year, the Kings were too miserable in the All-Star selection, and they were also the traditional powerhouse that reached the second round last season and only lost to the Timberwolves by a three-point in the tiebreaker, but the three of them did not have the least votes in the first round of the first round, Wade, who received the least number of votes.

Who can stand this?

All-star thing, although many people say that they don't care, and even feel like a burden, but it's one thing to be willing to go, and it's another thing to be able to get a rating.

Not only the players can't stand this grievance, but the local media and fans can't stand it either.

Schwarzenegger said at yesterday's dinner that California fans are more "friendly", and today the fans at the Kings' home stadium debunked the rumors.

The Kings' fans did give the Heat a warm welcome, but it was the kind with a very high amount of "Fack", and because of this form, Maria also had to put another layer of clothing on her children to cover Mo Wen's jersey.

"I heard you've beaten Arenas by three points before, do you want to beat me today?"

Peja came to Mo Wen's side with a dragged face.

In addition to passing, Mo Wen is most famous for his three points this season, especially the three-point "mini-game" he exchanged with Arenas before the game, which brought Mo Wen a lot of prestige.

Although the NBA has officially issued invitations to both him and Mo Wen for the All-Star three-point contest, Peja can't wait now.

Thinking about Anthony's 110,000 votes, it is not good to be stimulated, and Peja, who only has 80,000 votes, did not scold him in front of the media, which is considered his high quality.

"Okay, do you still use the rules of the game between me and Gilbert?"

Mo Wen nodded and happily agreed, the fans' behavior, the idol pays, and the fans push him up, so he has to respond accordingly, and he can't be cowardly.

"Whatever you want."

Peja thought for a second and nodded, he was confident in his marksmanship, and he didn't think Mo Wen could really be as accurate as he was when he was competing against Arenas.

"By the way, do you want to bet something?" Feeling that the simple game was a bit boring, Mo Wen pointed to the basketball in his hand, "If you win the game, I will give you my jersey for this game, and if I win the game, I will take your basketball away." ”

Theoretically, the three basketballs in each game belong to the NBA league and must be recycled after the game, but there are special circumstances that players can also apply for retention, but the players who are retained must also be for the home team.

Peja didn't care much about these corners, and nodded directly in approval.

The two beckoned to their respective teammates, cleared the court and began to shoot back-to-back.

The Heat's players looked at the confident Peja with a look of pity.

It's been more than a month since the last time he tried three points with Arenas, and through the training in the potential plus points and dungeons, Mo Wen's ultra-long three-point has also been practiced from the original 68 to 74, although this kind of "nuclear weapon" he didn't use much in the regular season, but he didn't use the ultra-long three-point to torture his teammates in the team training game.

"Hehe, I'll just say it, today Mo and Peja will definitely compete in three points, I can't wait before the game starts, I feel that this part is more interesting than the game." Barkley clapped his hands in the studio.

"This year's three-point contest should be very lively, Mo, the guy who basically booked the all-star ticket king, has confirmed that he will participate in the three-point contest, and there are many people who can't get on the all-star and want to overthrow him."

Knock knock - Boom -

Knock knock - when-

……

The two retreated to the logo area almost at the same time, but the show continued.

As the best off-ball three-pointer since Reggie Miller, Peja is indeed very talented at three-pointers, and even if he doesn't deliberately practice long-range three-pointers, he also plays quite good efficiency.

The hard three-point training also has a lot to do with Peja's physical talent, Peja is 206 tall and has an arm span of 205, which belongs to the Tyrannosaurus rex type, with a thin body and ordinary strength, and he can't hit the basket.

In the middle range, because his arm span is not dominant, he is also prone to interference, so the long two-point and three-point shot is almost the best solution for his offense.

Petri, the king's general manager, watched the showdown coldly as he sipped a cigar in a private room in the stadium stands.

The team's owners, the Malouf brothers, specifically mentioned to him before the game to pay more attention to Mo Wen, and asked him to invite Mo Wen to have a meal with the brothers after the game.

Although I don't know why the owner, who rarely interferes in the team's affairs, is so enthusiastic about Mo Wen, it has a lot to do with the recent rumors of discord in the team.

Mo Wen is undoubtedly a good fit for the Kings, and his obvious ball intelligence and passing this season are simply made for the Princeton system.

Take Mowen for Peja? As long as the Heat dare to change, the Kings have no problem taking a first-round pick.

But he didn't think that the shrewd Riley would make such a stupid move, compared to Mo Wen, Peja could only get a three-point shot, and the rest, if he wanted to defend but not defend, if he wanted to organize or not, he didn't even have the ability to attack with the ball, and he felt that he should have more balls and should be the boss.

It wasn't for Webb's obvious decline in scoring ability after last season's injury, and he would have traded Peja away long ago.

After retreating to the logo area, the two finally started to hit the iron, but both were lucky enough to get the ball in before the final throw.

Taking a step back again, the two stood back to back in the middle line.

It's like a cowboy of the West before a duel.

"As a former three-point king, your shooting is really good." Mo Wen praised from the bottom of his heart.

Peja's shooting action is a standard one-handed shot, and the parabola of the shot is high, which requires a lot of arm strength, and the farther away it is, the less likely it is to hit. Being able to shoot 1-in-3 in the logo area is really remarkable.

"You're not bad either, I thought it was just your luck last time." Peja's tone was no longer stiff as before, and his forehead was now covered with beads of sweat the size of millet.

This three-point shot is not so physically demanding, but the pressure on Mo Wen to score behind him is too great, he has played super today, and the two three-pointers he shot in the logo edge and logo area are not in his own heart, and it basically depends on luck to score.

Didn't you say that this guy's best thing is passing?

Is there a mistake about being so accurate?

At this time, Patrick Schwarzenegger, who was seated near the midline, was frantically consuming film at the urging of his two sisters.

Mo Wen is very handsome, and the young Peja can barely be called a handsome guy.

The two of them held the ball back-to-back at halfway through the line, like a movie trailer.

"I think it's necessary to change the rules of the game in the three-point contest, if this scene can be put on the all-stars, no one will watch the three-point contest in the future."

Ernill gave advice to the league in a very serious tone in the studio.

Stern, who was in front of the TV, was moved, but only thought about it for a moment and vetoed the plan.

It's too risky to do it like this, and if you get it right, it can cause a sensation, and if you don't get it right, it will become a three-point contest and really become an entertainment project that gambles on your fate.

Mo Wen and Peja tacitly posed so that the reporters on the sidelines were still scared to the front of the home camera, and the Kings mascot Simon Lion also came over and made a funny launch to destroy the slightly solemn atmosphere.

After adjusting their breathing, the two of them each took half a step to the side, staggered their bodies to start the final round of the duel.

When- When-

When- When-

Not surprisingly, both of them hit the first two shots, but it's scary enough to touch the basket at this distance.

For the last ball, the ARCO arena was silent and everyone held their breath.

Listening to the sound of Peja spitting violently next to him, Mo Wen smiled.

It's still the way I put the ball with one hand like last time,

Hmmm-

Peja on the other side also moved, and he increased the arc of his shot, which was still a standard shooting stance.

Hmmm-

The first reaction of the two after throwing was not to see if they had entered or not, but to turn around and look at each other's side.

One is hollow into the net, and the other is not sticky.

The silent Kings fans and the Heat's boisterous bench have said the answer.

"Be careful, I'm probably going to try to shoot here today."

Mo Wen patted Peja, who was a little sluggish, and after high-fiveing his excited but expected teammates, he picked up the trophy basketball that belonged to him.

He originally wanted to give it directly to the girl watching the game on the sidelines, but it was a bit too handcuffing to play like this in front of the camera, thinking about Fanfan who was eating a big bowl of prison rice in the future, Mo Wen felt that he still had to develop obscenely, don't wave, so he threw the ball to Dazhi next to him for safekeeping.

Adelman didn't care much about the results of the two-man competition on the Kings' side, if you want a game like the three-point contest to be a little interesting, just this long shot at that distance, I will put you two meters away in the game, can you shoot?

You can shoot me and eat the ball!

Taking a sip of the cappuccino in the thermos, Adelman gathered his players together as if nothing had just happened, and began to lay out his tactics.

"Don't worry about that kid's three-point shot, it's still according to the defensive tactics we laid out before the game."

Kings starters: Bibby, Christie, Peja, Webb, Brad Miller

Heat starters: Wade, Mo Wen, Rasul, Haslem, O'Neal

In front of Brad Miller, whose bounce height is at the level of a matchbox, Ao Fat was rare for a while and moved the ball to the direction of Mo Wen's frontcourt.

Mo Wen, who was three steps outside the three-point line, received the ball and looked at Christie, who was in a hurry to catch up with the defense parallel to him, Fu Lingzhi was heartbroken, adjusted the direction of his body, aimed at the basket, and did not hesitate, pulling it up was a shot.

"Okay, the game begins—"

"Goal! Mo's three-pointer! WTF？ ”

Before Barkley could finish a sentence, he saw the referee signal that the score was valid.

Looking at the three-digit game time in front of them, TNT's commentary team didn't know what to say for a while.

"This is the record for the fastest goal, right?" Kenny Smith said a little unconvinced.

"There's a terrible thing for the Kings right now, that madman who shoots three-pointers in the middle doesn't seem to have calmed down from the hot hand he just felt."

Christie, who was in charge of defending Mowen, looked back at Adelman a little dazedly, and then at Peja on the other side.

So, who does this ball depend on?

Why did the Manchu civil and military forces fall apart?

Adelman suddenly felt a pang of angina, and sat up in shock in his dying illness, the clown was actually me?

Mo Wen brushed his hair, this shot didn't take a total of 3 seconds, if nothing else, the fastest shot in the NBA... The basket record should be his.

"Brother, you're really fast! Otherwise, I'll call you The Flash in the future, right? O'Neal ran over and rubbed Mo Wen's head excitedly, it was the first time he had tasted the feeling of getting an assist on a jumping ball.

Wade: Am I not worthy???

Mo Wen suddenly thought of something when he wanted to talk about Ji Cao Beliu, and he had to call Milicic after the game in a while, so that this kid would have to hold some strength when jumping the ball in the future.

If he's not mistaken, this kid may still have a catastrophe on the jump ball, the record for the fastest goal in the opening game is his, and the fastest jump ball goal record in the middle should be Milicic scored directly in the Timberwolves. (Jumping goals also count as points)

If the jump ball hits the opposite frame, forget it, but this kid is scoring his own half-court jump ball, and the goal is naturally his own frame...

There is one more more

(End of chapter)