king of defenders

Chapter 458 Targeting Defense
China.

This is the first game of the Heat's regular season. Countless fans are paying attention to this game. Seeing Meng Yun's performance in the first quarter, the fans relax and smile.

On the major live broadcast platforms, the comment area is even more heated.

"It was a good first quarter."

"The Heat are already stronger than the Hornets, and it's normal to lead. The key is Meng Yun's performance, 8 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist, very good."

"It doesn't matter to Meng Yun, he is the one who has won 30+ points in a single game."

"That's different, it's the regular season."

"What happened to the regular season? I believe in Meng Yun, Meng Yun, come on!"

"Meng Yun is mighty!"

Fans left messages enthusiastically, almost all of them supported Meng Yun.

At the same time, Meng Yun's friends and relatives, such as Yao Ming, Guo Shuyao, Liu Hu and others were also silently watching the game.

For Guo Shuyao and Liu Hu, it has become a habit to pay attention to Meng Yun's game.And Yao Ming is actually a little worried. He is an NBA player and knows the NBA very well. He knows that the regular season is very different from the preseason and summer league. Meng Yun performed well in the summer league and preseason, but in the regular season Well, can there be such a performance?
"Fortunately, Meng Yun's adaptability is very strong." After watching the first quarter, Yao Ming heaved a sigh of relief and smiled to himself: "Also, compared to the previous period, he has improved a lot, especially shooting."

USA, Miami.

In the American Airlines Arena, after 2 minutes of the second quarter, Meng Yun was replaced and played with a substitute player.

After coming up, Meng Yun made a step-back three-pointer, which was similar to Harden's step-back three-pointer, but the ball didn't make it.

"Huh, luckily I didn't go in, I was shocked."

"such a pity!"

Hornets fans breathed a sigh of relief, while Heat fans felt sorry.

Meng Yun glanced at the basket and shook his head slightly: "It's still not good to take a three-pointer with a step back. It always feels wrong. I don't know how Harden did it. It would be great if I had a chance to ask him."

As Yao Ming saw, Meng Yun's shooting ability has indeed improved a lot, especially his three-point shooting. He is now one of the best three-point shooting players on the Heat team.

Even, Meng Yun is still trying to learn the skills of other players, such as Harden's step-back three-pointer, such as quick shots like Curry and Thompson.
But it's hard, very hard.

"If it's not difficult, wouldn't everyone know it, and how could it become someone's unique skill?" Meng Yun smiled and quickly returned to his side.

The Hornets made it, but failed to score.

The Heat counterattacked, Meng Yun came to the frontcourt, and made a pick-and-roll with his teammates, but the next moment there was another person in front of him.And when others opened up for him to play singles, Hornets players immediately came over to help defend.

"Huh?" Meng Yun frowned, feeling a lot of pressure.

"It was targeted for defense." Craig said with a frown.

Spoelstra glanced at the Hornets rest area and looked back: "Meng played very well in the first quarter and performed very well. He didn't feel uncomfortable because of the increased confrontation intensity and the accelerated pace of the game. The Hornets started I'm afraid of him, but it's a matter of time, and it's not necessarily a bad thing to come sooner."

Craig nodded.

Ordinary players are not qualified to let the opponent formulate a targeted defensive strategy for him, but Meng Yun is still a rookie. According to Craig's estimation, he should play at least a dozen games until he shows his talent. Only then will it attract the attention of other teams and start to defend against them.

It's just that I didn't expect that this was the first regular season game.

Coach Spoelstra looked calm, but he was not surprised. After all, he played against the Hornets in the preseason, and Meng Yun was amazing in that game. It has only been less than a month, and the Hornets must still remember it. Xin, seeing Meng Yun playing so well in the first quarter, do they still dare to underestimate him?
"Coach," Craig called.

"I know." Spoelstra shook his head and said: "We don't have to do anything, every rookie player has to go through this. From the summer league to the preseason, to the regular season, and then there will be the playoffs." .Meng Yun is an excellent player, no, he is a talented player. For a genius, it is inevitable to go through these things. growing up."

Craig remained silent and said no more.

This is indeed a fact, and the more talented a player is, the more tests he has withstood.

Some people retreated under these trials and difficulties, and gradually faded the halo of "genius" and became obsolete.

Some guys have withstood the test, they've overcome it, they've risen to it, they've gotten stronger, and they've grown into one of the best players in the league.

"boom!"

Meng Yun missed a three-pointer.

The opponent's defense is too close, which interferes a lot with him.

More than a minute later, Meng Yun broke through and used his speed to pass the defender, but after reaching the inside, he was surrounded by many opponents.

Snapped!
Pegboard hat.

When Meng Yun stabilized, the opponent had already launched a fast break, and the basketball was passed directly to the frontcourt. After receiving the ball, Jeremy Lin easily hit the basket and made a layup.

"The defense against Meng is very fierce, almost double-teaming."

"Why didn't you get double-teamed? Didn't Meng get double-teamed just now when he entered the inside line? The Hornets team shrank collectively, just to block Meng alone."

"It's troublesome now."

The fans whispered, worried about Meng Yun.

Meng Yun frowned. It's not that he hasn't encountered such a situation before, but it's different from the past. This is the NBA regular season. The strength of defense, strength of confrontation, and the strength of the opponent are all different. In the past, he faced this kind of situation It is possible to score strongly, but what is encountered now is a nail-biting cap.

"Strong play with this kind of defensive strength is not a good choice."

For the next few attacks, Meng Yun adjusted his strategy. Instead of making a shot, he relied on breakthroughs to create opportunities for his teammates, allowing them to have a chance to shoot.

But the effect is not good.

Meng Yun is the core of this lineup. When he can't play, other people will be affected. Even if Meng Yun passes well and there is an open opportunity, his teammates can't score, and the opportunity is wasted in vain.The Hornets turned around and it was a counterattack. Under the ebb and flow, the situation quickly deflected and fell to the Hornets' side.

"It still doesn't work, this is not the way." Meng Yun felt troubled, "What should I do at this time, and how can I help the team?"

This is a very depressing feeling. From the perspective of the lineup, there is no difference between my side and the opponent, and there are even some advantages.

In a single round of personal ability, none of the Hornets' current bench lineup can match Meng Yun, but under the targeted defense of the Hornets, Meng Yun's personal scoring ability is limited, and his teammates can't open it. The situation is even worse.

(End of this chapter)