king of defenders

Chapter 352 The Role of the Core

During the break, the Pacers had a fiery atmosphere, while the Heat were silent. Everyone knew that they played very badly in this quarter.

"Come here, let me talk." McAdoo spoke, and the players gathered around. He said: "We didn't play well in the last quarter. We didn't play the coordination that should have been. Basically, we played singles." It is because they are all singles, so the score is concentrated on Ennis and Johnson, who are stronger in individual singles, but the others do not score. "This will not work, we are a team, we must share the ball more, and we must cooperate as a team."

A group of players listened, but felt a little helpless.

It's not that they don't know this, but they just can't cooperate when they are on the court, and they always feel that something is missing. The several deliberate tactical cooperation not only failed to play well, but caused mistakes.

After McAdoo finished speaking, he also realized that it can't all be blamed on the players. They lack a core, someone who can coordinate the overall situation and mobilize teammates-such as Meng Yun.

In the past few days, the team has played well with Meng Yun as the core. Meng Yun has a strong ability to control the game and can always mobilize his teammates to form a whole.

But now without Meng Yun, it would be impossible all of a sudden.

"It seems that Meng has to come." McAdoo sighed inwardly, subconsciously looked at the player tunnel, but suddenly froze, "Meng, Meng came out."

A group of Heat players all saw Meng Yun.

In the auditorium, the fans who liked Meng Yun stood up excitedly, shouted Meng Yun's name loudly, and cheered for him.

Meng Yun came out of the player tunnel and felt the enthusiasm of the fans. He waved his hand to greet the fans, then came to his teammates and said to McAdoo: "Coach, I'm sorry I'm late."

"Haha." McAdoo laughed, feeling better. "It's not too late, it's only one quarter. By the way, do you need to warm up?"

"Need not."

"That's good." McAdoo waved his hand: "You go up later. In addition, Travis Trice, Smith, Ennis, Johnson, you four also go up." Open the tactical board, "Wait for Meng to play the 1st position. You should pay attention to controlling the rhythm and mobilizing your teammates, just like we did during training. Trice, Smith, you two pay attention to protecting the rebounds. Smith must Go up and help Meng pick and roll. Ennis, Johnson, share the ball more, don't blindly play singles. You have to move more, as long as you run out of position, Meng's ball will be delivered."

Several people nodded.

Not far away, the assistant coach of the Pacers is also making arrangements.

Like the Heat, this time the Pacers are not led by the head coach, but assistant coach Nate McMillan. He glanced at the Heat's rest area and said with a serious face: "The opponent will definitely send Meng later, his He's fast, he breaks sharp, you have to be careful with his breaks. Reich (Dafont-Reich), don't get too close, understand?"

"Yes, coach." Rexi replied.

McMillan then made another set-up before the whistle blew and the timeout ended.

The two sides returned to the court, and the lineup has undergone some changes. On the Pacers side are Turner, Watford, Osby, James-Anderson, Dafont-Qleich.

Obviously the Pacers want to retain the inside advantage. The combination of Turner and Watford has an advantage in height, and at the same time can strengthen the inside defense, and to a certain extent, it can also curb Meng Yun's breakthrough.

"Attack!" Meng Yun yelled, took the ball on the baseline, and launched an attack.

In a blink of an eye, Meng Yun came to the front court, and Lei Xi rushed forward quickly, with his hands open, keeping a certain distance from Meng Yun, lowering his center of gravity, and guarding against Meng Yun's breakthrough.

Seeing this, Meng Yun understood clearly, and gestured to his teammates. Smith came up to pick and roll. Lei Xi thought that Meng Yun was about to break through, and retreated subconsciously.

But at this moment, Meng Yun suddenly jumped up.

"What?" Lei Xi was taken aback, but had no time to do anything.

Meng Yun jumped up, stretched his body in the air, and flicked his wrist.

With a soft sound, the net rolled over, and the basketball, like a precision-guided missile, pierced through the ring steadily. The referee raised three fingers to indicate that the three-pointer was valid.

"It's not bad, it feels good." Meng Yun chuckled and turned back to defend.

In fact, Meng Yun didn't need a pick-and-roll, but he just came up and hadn't opened it yet. To be on the safe side, he played a trick to make Lei Xi think that he was going to break through, and before he could interfere, he pulled it up and shot.

This cold arrow was in place, hitting the bull's-eye, Lei Xi was caught off guard before he could even react, and his face was full of depression.

"Hehe, it's still Meng Zhengqi, who went up and scored a three-pointer." McAdoo laughed, very satisfied, and sure enough, it's different when Meng gets up.

Craig next to him also smiled and said, "It's only 6 points away."

With this three-pointer, the score became 18:24, and the Heat were still 6 points behind.But the biggest impact is not the score, but the morale of the Heat.

After Meng Yun went up, he hit a three-pointer immediately, showing his personal strength and on-court effect, which made his teammates feel confident and their morale returned.

That's what the core does.

Pacers kill.

Lei Xi advanced to the front court, wanting to single Meng Yun, and find one to come back.But before he started playing, Meng Yun pounced on him, moving very quickly, reaching out to steal the ball.

"It's so fast." Lei Xi was taken aback, and quickly turned around halfway to protect the ball. When Meng Yun retreated, he still had some lingering fears, hesitated for a while, gave up the plan to single Meng Yun, and passed the ball.

The role of Meng Yun's return is not only reflected in the offensive end. After he returns, the Heat will look like a whole. Meng Yun is the key to integrating several people together.When he came back, the Heat's original defense, which was full of holes, also changed. Although it may not be impenetrable all at once, at least it is not out of order.

Faced with the sudden change of the Heat, the Pacers players were a little uncomfortable. After passing the ball several times, they failed to find a chance, and finally gave it to Turner, who played singles.

"Teaming." Meng Yun shouted.

Shocked, Smith and Triss reacted immediately, and they all rushed towards Turner.

Turner was annoyed and didn't dare to take any risks, so he split the ball outside. Anderson from the outside line took the ball and immediately made a three-point shot. The basketball bounced out of the basket. He shot out from a diagonal stab with an arm, and took the rebound away before him.

"It's him again, the nasty Chinese kid." Watford was taken aback. He clearly saw that the opponent's arm was higher than his own just now, and the bounce was a bit abnormal.

Meng Yun took the rebound and counterattacked quickly. His speed was like the wind, and he crossed the center line in a blink of an eye. Behind him was Lexi and Osby. The two followed Meng Yun to the Pacers half court.

Entering the three-point line, Meng Yun glanced back from the corner of his eye, and then took three big steps.
(End of this chapter)