king of defenders

Chapter 1525

A day later, the Nets ushered in a challenge from the Pelicans at home.

Originally, Boss Tsai hoped that the Nets could recruit Ingram, but the result was unsuccessful. Ingram still stayed with the Pelicans and renewed a maximum salary contract with the Pelicans in advance.

In this way, the Pelicans also retained their lineup, Ingram, Holiday, Ball, Zion, these players are the cornerstone of their team.

With this lineup, the Pelicans almost made the playoffs last season.

In fact, if it weren't for injuries, they would have a good chance of making the playoffs.

Last season, the Pelicans proved that their lineup is competitive enough to make it to the playoffs.

So this season they are high-spirited and are bound to make the playoffs.

However, although the Pelicans are talented, they are still too young, and there is a clear gap in strength compared with the Nets.

So not long after the game started, the Nets took a 7-point lead. This time Zhuang Shen and Harrell still performed very well and became the vanguard of the Nets.

Last year's No. [-] pick Zion Williams did have a lot of lethality in the interior. His physical talent is very good, but because of his height and experience on the defensive end, his ability to protect the frame is limited after all.

And the Pelicans also do not have an advantage on the perimeter. Lonzo Ball is an excellent organizer, but his personal scoring ability is not stable, and his shots are good and bad. With a restrictive effect, Mu Yun can easily tear through the Pelicans' defense and create opportunities for teammates.

When the first half was over, the Nets had led by 13 points.

Entering the second half, the Pelicans tried to launch a counterattack, but every counterattack was always contained by the Nets. Under the leadership of Meng Yun, the situation on the field was always controlled by the Nets. An effective counterattack is always at a disadvantage.

Because of the gap between each other and the excellent state of his teammates, Meng Yun also didn't make many shots in this game, but his efficiency was very high.

Meng Yun is more willing to give up the opportunity to his teammates and provide assists for his teammates when there is no need to score by himself, but he will never be soft when he needs to score or has a good scoring opportunity , and once Meng Yun decides to make a move, he must be quite sure.

By the end of the three quarters, people realized that the Pelicans could not win the game, because the strength gap between the two sides was not 01:30 points, not to mention that the rhythm of the game was completely controlled by the Nets. It's a puppet on a string, so it's hard to do anything.

By the end of the game, with a score of 118:106, the Nets defeated the Pelicans by 12 points and won two consecutive victories.

In this game, Meng Yun didn't take many shots, but his shooting percentage was very high. He made 13 of 9 shots and scored 23 points, plus 13 assists and 7 rebounds. Harrell scored 22 points and 6 rebounds. Zhuang Shen scored 17. In addition, Noel got 14 rebounds, and the Nets had an absolute advantage in rebounding.

After a day off, the Nets headed to the away game
In the blink of an eye, half a month has passed.

In the past half month, the Nets played a total of seven games and won seven consecutive victories. Counting the two games they won before, the Nets played a perfect performance of nine consecutive victories at the beginning.

The Nets also encountered some troubles in the next seven games, but Meng Yun was always able to stand up at critical moments, shoulder the responsibility of the team leader, and help the team defeat their opponents and win.

Except for a few games or two, Meng Yun didn't take many shots in other games, and the average number of shots per game was less than 15 times, because there was no need for that, and he didn't need to win when the team could easily win. A lot of points, scoring is very simple for him, whether to score depends only on whether the team is helpful.

At Meng Yun's level, he no longer needs to prove himself with scoring or other statistics, and he doesn't even need to prove anything in the regular season.

Because his stage is not the regular season, but the playoffs.

Just like LeBron James, everyone knows that James in the regular season is different from James in the playoffs. James in the playoffs is the James who goes all out.

Because he doesn't need to prove anything in the regular season, he doesn't care how gorgeous his statistics are, he doesn't care about the mvp of the regular season, all he cares about is the championship.So only when he waits until the playoffs will he make a full shot, lead the team to defeat the opponent, and go to the championship.

And with the team's winning streak and rapid progress, Zhuang Shen and Harrell have become more and more comfortable in the team.

Both Zhuang Shen and Harrell thought that their stats would drop after they came to the Nets. After all, the Nets already have a good lineup, and Meng Yun is the team leader, and most of the ball is in the hands of Meng Yun. Coach Tkinson also arranged for them to hold the ball as little as possible. Without the ball, the data will drop.

However, after half a month, they were surprised to find that their data had not decreased, but their efficiency had improved a little.

Zhuang Shen can get 16+14 data per game, and Harrell can get 20+7 data per game. Compared with the two before, Harrell's data has improved, and his scoring average has finally exceeded 20 points per game. close.

So the two are also very happy in the Nets. Their statistics are still beautiful, their efficiency has improved, and the team can win. It is simply perfect.

The outside world is also talking about the Nets' nine-game winning streak, and many people are praising the Nets.

Some people thought that Zhuang Shen's contract with the Nets was a loss, and it was a loss-making business. Now they have changed their minds. Zhuang Shen has ushered in his second spring with the Nets, and he is obviously doing well.

Coupled with Harrell, the Nets' internal problems have been solved, and the results are even better than the outside world expected. In addition to the already good outside lineup, the bench lineup, and the leadership of Meng Yun, the strength of the Nets Compared with last season, it has improved significantly.

For a while, the Nets became one of the favorites to win the championship, tied with the Bucks, Lakers, Celtics and Warriors.

It is worth mentioning that the Heat have also played very well this season. Xiang Long's progress is obvious to all. He has become even better. With appropriate reinforcements, he signed Hayward who left the Celtics. The strength of the team has also improved compared to last season.

The Celtics did not renew Hayward because they had no money, and they even let Rozier go, leaving only Durant, Irving, Brown, and Tatum.

But the Celtics are still the top team in the Eastern Conference.

The Celtics, Nets, Heat, Bucks. There are so many strong teams in the East, and the competition is even more intense than last season.

(End of this chapter)