In the entire group stage, the Pistons won all seven games, and averaged 18 points per game.

During this period, Mo Mengchen averaged 9.4 points, 6 rebounds, 11 assists and 2 steals per game, making a surprising performance. More and more people are focusing on this young but unknown young defender.

"Mo, Minnesota has Kevin Garnett in the team, and he played a dominant performance in the summer league. Will you be on guard against him?"

More and more reporters are coming to interview Mo Mengchen.

He showed his unfamiliar side to the media, and he smiled kindly: "The Timberwolves are a very talented team. We will be ourselves well and hope to bring a good game."

The game wasn't intense this night.

As a new army that has just entered the league, the Timberwolves has only one main player, Garnett, and the others are temporary straits You Yong.

Garnett was not the most all-round power forward in history at this time. As we see, at the beginning, he was very thin and versatile, so his head coach didn't know how to use him.

He played the third position on the offensive end, and he played the fourth position on the defensive end.

The Pistons quickly took control of the game. Although they did not have the absolute talent like Garnett, they were united, even those players who wanted to seek an NBA contract followed Mo Mengchen's command.

“When players on other teams are showing their personal talents and telling the world how good they are, I saw a team in Detroit.”

"In other games, I just saw talented players, and here I saw teams."

"The cowhide is cooked, the noodles are stir-fried, and the egg yolk pie is also available. Friends, this game is over!"

"Detroit takes Minnesota!"

"Don't get a triple-double!"

With 14 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists, Mo Mengchen led the team to the Timberwolves and reached the semi-finals with such a triple-double.

Indoor room

"We had some mistakes that shouldn't have happened tonight. This game could have been easier and you could have shown a better side in front of the league, but you've messed up."

Mo Mengchen said.

"Mo, is it just a mistake?" Reed asked.

"Yes, it's just a mistake." Mo Mengchen said.

This is not the question that Reed Yu Momchen was chasing.

Mo Mengchen has a strict indicator of mistakes, and he rarely praises others.

Error, very wrong, serious mistake, not even error.

The above four standards are increasing in severity. He only said the error tonight without any prefixes, which means that everyone has made progress. After all, every game in the previous game was at least "very wrong".

After a while, Joe Lynch came, and he praised the team's resilience and gave high praise to Mo Mengchen.

After the disbandment, the team returned to the hotel.

Mo Mengchen asked for a report from his team assistant, which was tomorrow's opponent, the Chicago Bulls.

The Bulls just experienced a failed season.

Jordan made a comeback, but they were eliminated by the young and frivolous magic in the semi-finals. Then, the whole world was saying that Jordan was old and the Bulls dynasty no longer existed.

Of course, this summer league Bulls cannot see Jordan. Although the Flying Man wants to prove that he can still kill any opponent, he will not commit himself to participate in such a game.

The teams that can reach the semi-finals are undoubtedly top summer league teams, and there are not many lottery picks in the Bulls, so they have reached this point with some rookies and a few experienced veterans.

Teams like this that do not rely on top are the hardest teams in the summer league.

Mo Mengchen passed the roster in his mind and quickly recorded their shooting percentages in various areas.

The next day

They practice in the training hall arranged by the Rocky Mountain Summer League Association.

The match day is tomorrow, and Lynch asked the players to play a 20-minute confrontation after the warm-up.

In this confrontation, the main team is one and the substitute team is one.

But the substitute played well and led the main players by 11 points for a time.

The biggest problem comes from Ratliff. He has completely lost his ability to run in the penalty area, which gives people the feeling that Lof is standing in the penalty area.

Mo Mengchen remembers that whenever he watched the Cavaliers' game in his previous life, once the waste of Love stood in the penalty area, his score was basically lost.

The inside line who can't defend is no different from the waste.

Except Nowitzki.

Ratliff is not a disabled person who can't defend even if he is serious. He has proved before that he is a high-level defender even in the NBA.

But the problems he showed today were something he had never seen before.

The feet are weak, the movement is slow, and the assistance is not in place. Even if the assistance is in place, the jump is not full.

"What's wrong?"

Mo Mengchen asked.

"I had a cramp in my right foot," said Ratliff.

Mo Mengchen called to stop the game and let him sit down.

Then, Mo Mengchen gently pinched a part of his thigh.

"It hurts so much!" Ratliff cursed.

Mo Mengchen slowly stood up and said to the substitute insider: "Clive, you come and replace Theo."

Lynch noticed the changes here.

"Mo, what's wrong with me?" Ratliff asked.

"Let's have a rest next time," Mo Mengchen said, "Your thigh is wounded."

"Tweezing? No, I just...I just had cramps. I've been straining. This is not the case for straining!"

Ratliff stood up.

Lynch asked, "What happened?"

"Coach, my right thigh cramps," Ratliff said loudly.

"Let's just stop here."

Lynch stopped the confrontation.

It is foreseeable that Ratliff would not listen to advice. Mo Mengchen would not jump up and down like other people who had already noticed danger, but would not listen to advice because the people who were about to encounter danger would not listen to advice.

He walked aside with the ball.

He is a doctor and he has to let the whole team accept this.

How to accept this?

It is naturally the ability to predict injuries and illnesses.

Today he told the problem, but Ratliff didn't listen. Judging from his current injury, it would not be a serious problem as long as he was raising it for three or four days. But if he insisted on playing and had been playing in a high-intensity confrontation environment for a long time, the possibility of his injury worsening was 100%.

The injury that could be cured in three or four days may take several weeks or even months to recover.

That's the price.

Mo Mengchen didn't plan to tell him this.

Tomorrow, he will still remind Ratliff that before the game, he will also remind him that he will remind the whole team in front of the team.

"Is Theo's injury serious?"

At the end of the training, Lore asked, pestering Mo Mengchen.

"Nothing serious."

The cash is indeed not serious. If you forcefully beat it with injuries tomorrow, it would be very serious.

It’s a pity that there is no future concept of rest.

The frequent rest in the future is to protect the veterans, and some are really because of some minor problems. The team is worried about causing bigger problems, so they let the players take rest.

In terms of preserving strength, Mo Mengchen is a supporter of the theory of rotation rest.

This theory is not friendly to fans, because some fans may go to watch the game on site and end up not seeing the player they want to watch.

The next night

Ratliff played for 36 minutes.

He was very strong and tolerant, and Mo Mengchen seemed to be able to feel his thighs conveying an incredible sense of tearing to him every second.

The Bulls' offensive is fierce, especially for the sprint in the penalty area.

Ratliff completely threw down his legs and guarded the penalty area like an unyielding warrior.

Mo Mengchen's outside defense is not good, especially when facing the opponent's breakthrough, he doesn't have many ways at present, and Ratliff's defense is crucial.

It is precisely because of Ratliff's existence that Mo Mengchen's defense will not be infinitely amplified.

From this point of view, Ratliff insisted on playing, and the person who directly benefited was Mo Mengchen.
To be continued...