NBA: Goat is actually me

Chapter 177 Three People on the Same Frequency
The final score was 107 to 111.

The moment the game whistle sounded, Karl Malone walked into the player tunnel without looking back. He didn't want to stay on the court for a moment. His last mistake ruined the game.

In this game, Karl Malone scored a team-high 34 points and 19 rebounds. When a player gets such statistics but still loses the game, it is more painful than losing without performing well.

Malone's heart is not as strong as his appearance. When he encounters pressure, his first reaction is to escape. The same thing happened to Malone after he got a minor pregnant. If he really can't handle it, he will choose to call his mother and cry.

This cannot be blamed on Ma Long, it has to do with his growing environment and childhood experiences.

Although the game was over, the successful defense performed by Jordan and Meng Jin in the final moments was impressive. The on-site commentator even said that Meng Jin and Michael Jordan were not only a pair of powerful firepower, but they also had the potential to become the best defensive combination.

The fans firmly believe this statement. What they are most worried about now is how long Meng Jin and Jordan will play together. It seems that their relationship may break up at any time.

"That guy ran away and he didn't want to be on this court for a second."

"It's not that he doesn't want to, it's that he doesn't dare. He is just a coward, a loser who is strong on the outside but weak on the inside."

Looking at Karl Malone's back, Meng Jin and Jordan started a long-lost conversation. The two had not spoken to each other for several months, but this communication did not mean that their relationship was back to normal.

In the following games, the tension between the two became stronger again, and Meng Jin and Jordan started the final sprint for the scoring title of this season.

Meng Jin's current average points per game is 35.8 points, and Jordan's is 33.5. Who will become the scoring champion this season will depend on the sprint in March.

On March 3, in the victory over the Pacers, Meng Jin scored 10 points and Jordan scored 32 points.

On March 3, in the game against the New York Knicks, Jordan scored 13 points and Meng Jin scored 50 points.

On March 3, in the loss to the Detroit Pistons, Meng Jin scored 16 points and Jordan scored 39 points.

3月17日，背靠背拿下费城76人的比赛中孟进看狂轰55分，乔丹43分。

The competition between the two stunned the fans. They had seen players competing for the scoring title, but they had never seen two teammates competing for the scoring title.

Coach Bach carefully maintained the relationship between the two. Gradually, people began to feel how great and hard-working Coach Bach was. If it were any other coach, the two would have fought long ago. Today, they can still play on the court wearing the same uniform, and Coach Bach deserves credit for this.

Bulls general manager Jerry Krause has not been able to talk to the boss about changing coaches in the past few months because it would be useless to do so. Krause has met with Meng Jin several times in private. He encouraged Meng Jin to take more shots and win the scoring title. If the Bulls rank first in the league this season and Meng Jin is the scoring title, then the regular season MVP will most likely fall on him.

In fact, for Krause, it doesn’t matter who wins the regular season MVP, but it is important who doesn’t win. The conflict between Krause and Jordan is no less serious than that between Meng Jin and Jordan.

In the 3 games throughout March, the Chicago Bulls won 15 of them. It has to be said that it is a small miracle that they can maintain a high winning rate in such a fierce internal fighting.

In the competition for the scoring title, Meng Jin is better. Throughout March, he averaged 37.4 points per game, surpassing Jordan's 32.8 points. So far, Meng Jin's average points per game have reached 36.1 points, almost locking in the honor of the season's scoring title in advance.

Jordan's average scoring per game lags behind Meng Jin by about 2 points. He will have a chance unless he scores 12+ points in each of the last 50 games. However, this is basically impossible. When Jordan was the only core player of the team, he did not score 12+ points in 50 consecutive games, let alone now.

Ranked third on the scoring list is Karl Malone, who has averaged 31 points per game so far. If Jordan has basically bid farewell to the competition for the scoring title, he has completely bid farewell.

In the game on April 4, the Bulls defeated the Miami Heat 1-121. After winning the game, Meng Jin flew to New Jersey without stopping. The next day he was going to participate in Donald's casino, which he had promised Donald at the beginning of the year.

In 1988, Donald bought the Taj Mahal Casino in Atlantic City for $7900 million and invested heavily in its renovation and expansion. However, Donald's idea of ​​building the world's largest and most extravagant casino caused the project to exceed its budget.

Meng Jin attended the event in a formal attire, wearing his best dark purple Armani suit. Donald came up from a distance and hugged Meng Jin. The flash lights kept flashing. Meng Jin enjoyed the feeling of being surrounded by the crowd. A few seconds later, the crowd rioted and everyone screamed.

Meng Jin took off his sunglasses, smoothed his hair, and wondered if his popularity had become so high.

When he opened his eyes, everyone's eyes were looking towards the door.

Meng Jin also followed everyone's gaze and looked towards the door. It was Michael Jackson who came.

Michael Jackson, wearing his iconic baseball uniform and sunglasses, walked up to Donald with difficulty and said in a gentle and delicate voice: "I'm sorry, Donald, I'm late."

"No, the time is just right." Donald said and looked at Meng Jin: "This is Meng, the NBA superstar."

Before Meng Jin had the chance to talk to Michael Jackson, a force almost pushed him down as crazy fans and media eager to get first-hand news information rushed over.

"Damn it!"

Meng Jin felt what a true superstar was. These people were like zombies, they had completely lost their minds.

Meng Jin turned around and saw that Michael Jackson had disappeared. At that moment Meng Jin was a little worried, thinking that Michael Jackson had been pushed down. After all, Michael Jackson's body was not as strong as Meng Jin's, so it was normal for him to be pushed down by the crazy crowd.

At this time, Meng Jin heard a voice, it was Donald's voice.

"Fuck! Meng, here! Down there!"

Meng Jin looked down and saw Donald and Michael Jackson crawling on the ground, struggling to move towards the exit like two puppies. Meng Jin wanted to join them, but his size made it difficult for him to avoid being noticed even if he was crawling on the ground.

Meng Jin came up with an idea and pointed in the opposite direction: "That's where Michael went!"

Meng Jin is tall and has a loud voice, and he immediately attracted everyone's attention.

The crowd rushed towards the direction of Meng Jin's finger like a flood. At this time, the fanatical fans were incapable of thinking. Their minds were as hot as magma and they only wanted to find their idol.

Meng Jin quickly took the opportunity to escape and ran into the hall. At the stairs, Meng Jin saw Donald and Michael Jackson.

Meng Jin teased: "Michael, your movements are very skillful. Do you always do this?"

Michael Jackson laughed and said, "This is nothing, it's really nothing. It was worse in Japan."

"By the way, I haven't introduced myself yet. I'm Michael Jackson."

Michael Jackson extended his right hand toward Meng Jin. Although he was already a famous superstar, he was humble and very friendly.

After Meng Jin shook hands with him, Michael Jackson continued: "I often see you in the newspapers."

"Do you watch NBA too?" Meng Jin asked.

"No, I haven't seen much, but I know you have been helping terminally ill children. I also saw you shaving your head for your children. I was very touched. You are a kind person."

After Michael Jackson finished speaking, Meng Jin showed a sad look: "I know which child you are talking about. It's little Charlie. He just passed away last month."

Michael Jackson had great empathy, especially when it came to children, and he immediately choked up and said, "This is so sad."

Donald was very surprised. Meng Jin and Michael Jackson were unexpectedly chatting very well and he couldn't even get a word in. At first he thought Meng Jin and Michael Jackson would have nothing to talk about because Michael Jackson didn't like basketball and Meng Jin knew nothing about music.

After Meng Jin and Michael Jackson helped Donald cut the ribbon, they huddled together to chat. Amid cheers, Donald vowed to the reporters and media who came to report the opening: After the Taj Mahal opens, it will not be a problem to make $100 million a day.

While chatting, the two did not forget to tease Donald for bragging.

As they chatted, Meng Jin discovered that the two had a lot of topics to talk about. Michael Jackson had been to China in 1987. Michael Jackson went to Guangdong and stayed in a small mountain village for a while.

Michael Jackson's eyes lit up when he talked about that experience. He said the people there were very simple and honest, and strangers would invite him to their homes for dinner. He also said the air there was very fresh, and he liked the natural Chinese rural life with its mountains and rivers, buffaloes, rice fields, ducks, ponds and simple rural people.

Michael Jackson found everything he saw in the countryside very new and novel. There, there were no fans, no reporters, no spotlights and microphones, no screams and applause. He completely let go of the burden of being a superstar and experienced the simplest happiness and tranquility here. It seemed as if his soul was cleansed.

Meng Jin could see that Michael Jackson really enjoyed that time, and he said he could take Michael Jackson to experience China's rural scenery again during the off-season if he was willing.

Michael Jackson covered his mouth with joy. Although they had only met for a short time, Meng Jin felt that Michael Jackson was a simple and innocent person.

Michael Jackson was also curious about Meng Jin, and he also liked Meng Jin's frankness and honesty. After the ribbon-cutting ceremony, the two of them and Donald chatted for more than an hour in a private bar. Three people of different skin colors and professions were very much in sync, and even Meng Jin found it magical.

The next day, during breakfast, Michael Jackson hurriedly said goodbye to Meng Jin, looking flustered.

Meng Jin asked him what happened. He told Meng Jin that he had just received a very sad news. Ryan, the terminally ill boy whom he had sponsored and treated, ultimately failed to defeat the disease and left this world following the footsteps of death.

Ryan was an ordinary boy who grew up happily, but after he was infected with a terminal disease, he was boycotted by parents at school. They strongly demanded that Ryan drop out of school and stay away from their children.

In despair, Ryan met the angel in his life - Jackson.

Jackson paid for Ryan to transfer to a better school, covered all his medical expenses, and often took time out of his busy schedule to accompany Ryan, giving him infinite warmth in the last moments of Ryan's life.

Michael Jackson also apologized to Donald and said that he could not continue to attend the opening ceremony of the casino and he had to see Ryan off for the last time.

Unexpectedly, Meng Jin and Donald both expressed their willingness to go together, which touched Michael Jackson very much. Donald gave up the casino that he valued most, but as a professional player, Michael Jackson knew that Meng Jin's time was not free.

The three of them took a private plane to Ryan's home in Indiana. When they arrived at Ryan's home, Jackson and Ryan's mother hugged and cried. Meng Jin could feel that Michael Jackson was not like most stars who used charity to show off and accumulate fame. He was really doing this with his heart.

When facing the media who had been waiting for the news for a long time, Jackson only said that Ryan was a very good friend of his. He did not mention the funding over the years, and then left in a low-key manner.

Meng Jin's next opponent is the Indiana Pacers. He invited Michael Jackson and Donald to watch the game together. Donald said that he had been away for a day and the casino really needed him. Michael Jackson readily agreed.

When Michael Jackson appeared on the sidelines, the scene became lively again. The scene was even more exaggerated than the opening ceremony of the casino. After all, there were more than 10,000 people in a stadium.

Reporters immediately rushed to Michael Jackson, who smiled and said generously: "I came to watch my friend MJ play basketball tonight."

The reporter looked as if he had suddenly realized something: "Oh, so do you think Michael Jordan will explode tonight?"

"Michael Jordan?" Michael Jackson smiled and touched his hair. He knew his words had caused misunderstanding, so he quickly explained, "I'm here to see another MJ, Meng Jin."

Reggie Miller heard this and quietly ran to Meng Jin's side and asked, "How did you invite Michael Jackson here? How did you do that?"

"Nonsense, of course it's personal charm, could it be money?" Meng Jin patted Reggie Miller's head.

Reggie Miller whispered, "Can I take a picture with him later?"

"Let's talk about it after the game." Meng Jin didn't want to distract Reggie Miller, lest he say that he won unfairly after losing.

Reggie Miller played decently tonight, scoring 14 points on 7 of 26 shots. Meng Jin and Jordan also performed mediocrely, with one scoring 30 points and the other 26 points. The Bulls won the game 109-102 away from home.

The game was relatively dull, but Michael Jackson was enjoying watching it on the sidelines, because he didn't understand it. People who don't understand basketball have a vague concept of a wonderful goal. As long as a goal is scored, they will applaud, so Michael Jackson could be seen dancing on the sidelines from time to time during this game.

After the game, Meng Jin and Michael Jackson took a photo together at the door of the locker room, and the media captioned: Two MJs.

(End of this chapter)