Chapter 58

"Stay calm, stay calm."

Inside the Palace of Auburn Hills, the noise was almost deafening, with all the fans shouting loudly to cheer for the home team, the Pistons.

In addition to the encouragement for their team, many of the shouts were directed at the arrogant Chinese kid on the visiting team—Chen Mu.

After a tough battle, the game had reached its final moments. The 76ers were trailing by one point on the road, with less than three seconds left on the clock.

Receiving the pass from Allen Iverson, Chen Mu raised his hand above his head, positioning the basketball perfectly on the platform formed by his two hands, ready to take a mid-range shot.

Rasheed Wallace rushed over, leaping to one side, extending his long arms to block Chen Mu's shot.

Chen Mu faked a move, causing Rasheed to fly past, then dribbled once and charged into the paint, taking a step to the left of the key, leaping up, and raising the basketball with his right hand, aiming for the hoop.

Under the basket, the Defensive Player of the Year, Ben Wallace, also jumped, raising his hands high, forming a wall of iron in front of Chen Mu, determined to block the shot.

The noise in the arena reached its peak at this moment, with all the fans shouting wildly, cheering for Ben Wallace and cursing Chen Mu.

"Stay calm."

However, at this moment, Chen Mu's mind was empty of everything else—the fans' curses, his teammates' expectant gazes, the opponents' roars, Ben Wallace's determined block, even the "Dunk Master" badge that was starting to flash before his eyes.

All of it seemed to be instantly expelled from Chen Mu's mind, ceasing to exist.

In his eyes, there was only the orange basketball in his hands and the hoop just a few feet away.

The final second.

Ben Wallace's explosive speed was astonishing, and he reached the peak of his jump just before Chen Mu could dunk. The powerful muscles in his body unleashed a tremendous force, colliding fiercely with Chen Mu.

On the sidelines, the referee was watching the aerial confrontation with wide eyes. Although Ben Wallace's defense seemed to be a foul, in such a critical moment and on the Pistons' home court, the referee wouldn't be foolish enough to call it.

Time seemed to freeze, flowing at an incredibly slow pace. Chen Mu's eyes were wide open, radiating a unique light.

This was the desire for victory!

After the collision, Ben Wallace clearly felt his strength taking effect, pushing Chen Mu away from the hoop.

But what shocked him was that the rookie Chen Mu was still ascending...!

"Is this kid... planning to stay in the air for a century...?!!"

Seeing Chen Mu continue to rise, Ben Wallace finally realized a fact:

He could no longer stop the rookie from scoring.

"...Bang!!!"

The sound of the ferocious dunk echoed quickly throughout the arena, the speakers spreading the震撼人心的响声 to every corner.

As the basketball fell through the hoop, Chen Mu's body gradually leaned backward. Despite his strength not being his strong point, the fierce collision from Ben Wallace still sent him crashing to the floor.

"Beep...!"

At the same time, the final whistle blew, and a circle of red lights on the backboard, symbolizing the end of the game, was particularly glaring.

The entire crowd of fans fell silent instantly, as if the Palace of Auburn Hills had been switched to mute. Everyone's eyes were wide open, their mouths agape, unable to utter a word.

"Uh...!"

After landing, Chen Mu let out a light groan, feeling the bounce of the floor and the pain from his back. He turned to see the referee, who had just come to his senses, signaling that the two points were valid.

"Two points, game over!"

Everything returned to normal, and time continued to flow. On the court, the 76ers' players, coaches, and staff, as if suddenly electrified, jumped up from their positions in a frenzy.

"Game... winning shot, the Chinese kid, completed the game-winning shot...!"

In the commentator's booth, the commentator was still in shock, taking a long time to stammer, "Game-winning dunk, the Chinese kid dunked to win the game against the Pistons at the Palace of Auburn Hills...!!"

"Chen!!!"

Beside Chen Mu, his teammates went wild. Allen Iverson and Webber, who were closest, almost leaped to Chen Mu's face and then pressed down heavily.

"Game-winning shot! Game-winning shot!!! Hahahaha!!!"

Not far away, Iguodala was also ecstatic. He knew how difficult this game had been for Chen Mu, as the best teammate and friend within the team.

"Is it... real? Did we win...??"

Covelli was still standing at the baseline, his face, which resembled the Eastern star Tony Jaa, changed from shock to wild joy in less than a second.

"Hahahaha!!! You really f**king did it! You did it! You did it!!!"

The teammates rushed towards Chen Mu in layers, jumping excitedly and pressing him to the bottom.

Even the players on the bench ran onto the court in excitement. Coach Cheeks, unable to stop or unwilling to stop his players' joy, smiled and nodded, standing aside with his arms crossed.

"Uh... cough... cough...!"

Chen Mu was pressed down by his ecstatic teammates, almost unable to breathe. He quickly shouted, "No, no more! I can't take it, I can't take it!"

In contrast, the entire Palace of Auburn Hills fell into a deathly silence.

The fans who had been cursing Chen Mu just seconds ago were now in a state of shock, many of them holding their heads, looking at the score table with a look of disbelief, praying countless times that the referee would review the video and rule the shot invalid.

However, the scoreboard already showed the latest result: 88-87, the 76ers, playing on the road, had won this grueling battle, adding another victory to their record.

On the big screen, Chen Mu's final dunk was replayed in slow motion: receiving the ball, faking a move, shaking off Rasheed, charging into the paint, resisting Ben Wallace, and dunking at the buzzer.

Every action was as smooth as water, without any hesitation. The close-up camera captured Chen Mu's expression, showing the fans his calmness.

Calm.

In Chen Mu's eyes, besides the desire for victory and the determination to reach the hoop, there was only one emotion: the ice-cold calm.

This was a kind of calm that instilled despair, symbolizing the athlete's unwavering confidence in every decision they made.

On the basketball court, you can see many emotions: joy, anger, determination, and sadness.

These emotions intertwine, forming the basketball we love so much and the sweat-drenched youth on the court.

But among all these emotions, there is only one that can truly make people feel despair.

This emotion, the fans were not unfamiliar with. After shaking off Russell and making that unprecedented mid-range shot in the 1998 Finals, Jordan's face showed this expression.

On a hot night in 1995 at Madison Square Garden, after scoring 8 points in 89 seconds to lead his team to a comeback and bouncing back in front of the crowd, Miller's face showed this expression.

In the playoffs against the Mavericks, after making the game-winning shot and making the "throat-cutting" gesture, McGrady's face showed this expression.

This expression is the despair-inducing calm.

This killer instinct, which has been passed down in the NBA for decades, reappeared today in a yellow-skinned big man who had crossed the ocean to chase his dreams in America.

20 points, including the decisive buzzer-beating dunk.

21 rebounds, 10 of which were offensive, including the most crucial final offensive rebound.

5 assists, skillfully orchestrating the team's offense when Iverson and Webber were off the court.

The rookie Chen Mu achieved a milestone in his career at the terrifying Palace of Auburn Hills, experiencing an unprecedented record night. His double-double plus five assists performance completely silenced the crowd, leaving them speechless.

The Pistons' players all sighed and walked out of the tunnel, facing the fans' astonished gazes.

Cheeks and Saunders shook hands amicably, praising each other's teams, and then called the 76ers to leave the court.

"Don't... don't press! I'm about to break! Andre, your hand! Don't touch me like that!!!"

On the court, the 76ers players finally came out of their ecstasy, laughing and getting up, pulling the hero Chen Mu off the floor, and cheering as they left the court.

The remaining fans were still standing in place, unwilling to leave.

This record night, the Palace of Auburn Hills was silent.

"Let's go out! Let's go out! Let's go out! Let's go out!"

Back in the locker room, before Chen Mu could say anything, his teammates started shouting.

After winning the weekly award, Chen Mu had planned to treat everyone, but the sudden visit from Shen Mofei disrupted his plans, and he hadn't had the chance to make it up.

Today, after completing his first game-winning shot, Chen Mu felt it was only right to treat everyone.

"Alright! I'll treat everyone to dinner tonight, everyone come!"

Chen Mu's loud shout made the players cheer.

"After dinner, if anyone is up for it, we can go to the American Beauty for a good time, all expenses on me!"

The team leader Allen Iverson was also very happy, and his words made everyone even more excited. The cheers almost got picked up by the media outside the door until Coach Cheeks shouted and calmed them down.

"Allen, what is this 'American Beauty' you mentioned just now??"

Taking advantage of the moment when his teammates were not around, Chen Mu asked Iverson, puzzled.

"Haha, are you really that naive or just pretending?" Iverson laughed, "Tonight, I'll turn you into a real man...!"

This scene was captured by a man outside the locker room with a camera. From the lip movements, he could easily guess what Iverson was saying. He put away his camera, turned, and left without participating in the subsequent media interviews, but a smile crept onto his lips.

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