king of defenders

Chapter 1526 First in the East
"Whoosh!"

Meng Yun changed direction and accelerated, breaking through from Westbrook's right side.

Westbrook moved quickly but still slowed down a bit. Being passed by Meng Yun, he was a little helpless: "Meng Yun's speed is too fast."

Westbrook's speed is already considered fast in the NBA, but Meng Yun's speed is even faster, so fast that he has already passed him before he even has time to react.

After passing Westbrook, Meng Yun rushed inside and scored a layup.

This is the home court of the Rockets, and the Nets challenged the Rockets away. The game has entered the third quarter, and the Nets lead by 9 points.

Seeing that the score was close to [-], the Rockets head coach couldn't help shouting: "If you can't do it, double-team him, just double-team him."

The Rockets players nodded silently. They all knew that if they were double-teamed, they would miss someone, but Mengyun's breakthrough was too sharp.

Then the Rockets began to double-team Meng Yun.

When the opponent double-teams, Meng Yun divides the ball and passes it to his teammates. As long as he passes the ball in time, his teammates will always have a chance.

However, the players of the Nets don’t feel very good today. Harris and Anthony don’t feel good. It’s common for Zhuang Shen to be lazy. The defensive line, the inside line is already crowded, and they have no good chances.

Seeing this situation, Meng Yun couldn't help frowning. Today's game is more critical. The regular season has passed for more than a month. The Nets have a gratifying record and are now ranked second in the Eastern Conference. Only one win away, as long as the Nets win today's game, they can surpass the Celtics and become the number one in the Eastern Conference.

But this game is not easy to play. The Rockets are very strong, and the players on the Nets side don't feel good on the outside. They can't just play inside blindly.

"It is necessary to score from the outside, so that the opponent's players can be contained in the three-point line, and the space in the inside will be widened. Zhuang Shen and Harrell will have a chance to play." Meng Yun thought to himself, looking at Harris and Anthony, In the end, I decided to come by myself.

In the next round, Meng Yun came to the frontcourt, and the Rockets double-teamed. Meng Yun quickly passed the ball, then moved, using his speed to throw Westbrook away, and came outside the three-point line in the left corner.

Whoosh!
A teammate passed the ball, and Meng Yun took the ball as soon as he caught it. The shot was very fast, because Westbrook had already caught up.

Swish!
The ball goes in.

"It's okay." Coach Atkinson heaved a sigh of relief. He also cared about today's game, but there was nothing he could do if the players were not in good condition.

Fortunately, there is Meng Yun.

Afterwards, Meng Yun took shots from the outside again and again, either three-pointers, or two-pointers on the spot. His touch was not bad, and his shooting percentage was not bad.

This made the Rockets have to expand the defense line a little bit, and in this way, Zhuang Shen and Harrell would have a chance inside. The Rockets sent Capela away. Now the inside line is really weak. Tucker is less than two meters away. The players actually play inside, or the team's only inside.

This is somewhat weird, but the Rockets really have no insiders.

The Rockets have always played with few players, often with eight players and seven players. There are only a few players, and there are few inside players. Only Capela and Tucker, Tucker has always been tall without an inside player but Forced cameo insider.

When Capela is traded, only Tucker is left.

Once the Rockets' defense expands, other players can't go back in time to help Tucker defend. Tucker can't defend Zhuang Shen or Harrell one-on-one.

Before, the Nets had always had a touch on the outside, so the Rockets shrank their defense and restricted the inside, thus gaining the upper hand.

But now things are starting to change.

Moreover, after entering the fourth quarter, Harris and Anthony on the outside of the Nets gradually recovered their touch, and the Rockets had to expand their defense.

Then Meng Yun kept lobbing the ball inside. Zhuang Shen and Harrell got the ball and played singles, blowing up the Rockets inside.

After entering the fourth quarter, the form was completely reversed, and the Nets had the upper hand and gradually opened up the point difference.

By the end of the game, the Nets won 120:111.

"Damn it, let the Nets win."

"I played pretty well before, but I still lost. The inside line is too bad. It would be great if Capela hadn't been traded."

"What's good? Even if Capela is not traded, I'm afraid he can't beat the Nets. There is still a gap in strength. The Rockets want to go further in the playoffs and pursue the championship. Pella is not enough”

Some fans have already got up and left, and some fans are full of dissatisfaction.

But none of these can affect the good mood of the Nets players. They won the game, surpassed the Celtics, and reached the top of the Eastern Conference.

Of course, it's only December and there are still a few months left in the regular season, but the Celtics may not be able to catch up. Who dares to say that the Nets can't secure the number one spot in the Eastern Conference?

After the game with the Rockets, the Nets will finally board the plane and return to New York.

When Meng Yun returned home, the first thing he did was to make a video call with Guo Shuyao. Guo Shuyao, Guo Hai, and Liu Qin were all in the country. He was alone here. The huge villa was empty. The only thing that made him feel warm was the daily Video call with wife.

When the video was connected, Guo Shuyao immediately said: "My husband, let me tell you, the baby kicked me in the stomach just now, so it must be a son who is so naughty."

Meng Yun looked at Guo Shuyao's belly with gentle eyes: "You want a son so much? I'm not as partial as you. I like both sons and daughters. Well, it's better to have a daughter. If I have a daughter, I will be as smart and beautiful as you .”

Guo Shuyao showed a sweet smile.

After a while, Guo Hai and Liu Qin also came over and chatted with Meng Yun for a while, telling Meng Yun to take care of himself by himself, these are commonplace words, but very warm.

After the video call ended, Meng Yun was only thinking about his wife and unborn child, and couldn't help but feel a little melancholy, but it's a pity that he couldn't be by Shuyao's side.

Also, whether it is a son or a daughter, I am so looking forward to it.

At the same time, the NBA All-Star voting officially began.

Another year of All-Stars, another wave of competition.

However, Meng Yun did not pay attention to this. Based on the record of the Nets this season and his performance, it is a certainty that he will be selected as an All-Star. Regardless of the result of the vote, he can be in the All-Star, so it does not make much difference whether he pays attention to it or not. .

Although Meng Yun didn't solicit votes for himself, or even pay attention to the voting activities, when the All-Star voting activity started, Meng Yun's votes soared all the way in just a few hours, and quickly surpassed other players with a momentum of breaking through. He quickly climbed to the top of the Eastern Conference player list.

(End of this chapter)