king of defenders

Chapter 463 Uncrowned King vs Number One Scholar
On November 11, the Heat ushered in the challenge of the Minnesota Timberwolves at home at the American Airlines Arena.

Thanks to Towns' good performance, the Timberwolves have achieved a record of 5 wins and 5 losses in more than half a month. Although it is worse than the Heat, it is already considered good for the Timberwolves.

Even, in the expectation of the Timberwolves management, they are expected to enter the playoffs this season. There is no doubt that this is the credit of Towns. His average contribution of 20+10 per game provides the Timberwolves with strong enough points. The output and rebound protection make the Timberwolves' inside line no longer so weak.

The game hadn't started yet, but the auditorium was already full, and the attendance rate reached [-]%. If it weren't for Meng Yun's downturn during this period, the attendance rate might have been even higher.

On the court, players from both sides are warming up.

In the auditorium, the fans walked around the field and whispered.

"Meng has been in a slump for many games. I don't know when he will be able to break out?"

"Although I really hope that Meng can break out, there is really no hope. How many games have been played? Look at Towns, in 20+10 games, Meng's scoring average is only 11.6 points per game."

"Don't say that, although Meng's scoring is not very flashy, but his efficiency is quite high. Can't you see that he plays very steadily in every game and has a high shooting percentage. This means that Meng is still very capable , but the playing time is not particularly large, and the number of shots is not too many, after all, there are Wade, Bosh, and Dragic."

"I hope so!"

"Today is against the Timberwolves. I hope Towns can inspire Meng's combat effectiveness."

Amidst the fans' comments, the game started soon.

Players from both sides returned to the field, surrounded the coach, and listened to the coach's tactical arrangements before the stand.

"Whiteside, Bosh, Luol Deng, Wade, Dragic, or you guys." Spoelstra spread out the tactical board, made some arrangements, and then clapped his hands: "Okay That's it, let's go."

The crowd dispersed.

Spoelstra sat down next to Meng Yun, smiled and said: "Craig has already told you. We discussed it and decided to give you more playing time."

"Thank you coach." Meng Yun said repeatedly.

"Hehe, you don't need to thank me." Spoelstra waved his hands repeatedly. He wouldn't take the credit indiscriminately. In fact, he still felt a little guilty when he really said it, and explained: "You deserve it. You have talent and strength. , If you were in other teams, you would have been able to start a long time ago. Now you can only play as a substitute in the team, which is a bit unfair to you. But you also know that we have a mature starting lineup. I don’t want to adjust yet, but I will try my best to give you enough opportunities. Starting today, I will ensure that you have at least 25 minutes of playing time in each game.”

25 minutes!

Meng Yun's eyes lit up. In the previous 9 games, his average playing time was less than 17 minutes per game. Now he has a few more minutes, which is enough.

As for starting.
Meng Yun also understands that this is not just a question of whether Spoelstra wants to adjust, but mainly a practical issue. With Wade and Dragic in the backcourt, should they be used as substitutes?

As for letting Meng Yun play small forward, it's not impossible. The X tactic is to let Meng Yun play the small forward, but the X tactic is not yet mature enough, it can only be used as a supplement, and it cannot be used as a team's regular tactic.

"Also." Spoelstra paused, and then said: "You can play more proactively, especially during the rotation time. Although you can score, assist, and rebound, as the core, What you need to do most is to score, I don't think I need to say more about the importance of scoring to the game."

"Yeah." Meng Yun nodded, thinking to himself: "Indeed, maybe I should adjust it. It doesn't matter if I take fewer shots in X tactics, but in the rotation time, I am a bit too pursuing the balance of scoring and organization. Just as the coach said In other words, the team actually needs me to score more.”

At this time, the game has begun.

The Heat are still on the regular lineup, and the Timberwolves' starting lineup is center Towns, power forward Garnett, small forward Wiggins, shooting guard Prince, and point guard Rubio.

Towns played very aggressively at the beginning of the game. He singled Whiteside in the interior continuously, but under Whiteside's defense, he failed to take advantage of it, and only made 3 of 1 shots.

"Today Towns is very excited."

"It should be because of Meng's relationship. Towns is the No. [-] pick in this year's draft, and Meng is called the 'uncrowned king'. They are facing each other, and of course they want to decide the winner."

"The uncrowned king? It's ridiculous. Meng can also be called the uncrowned king? He only played better in the summer league and preseason. What does that mean? How dare you call him the uncrowned king once he becomes trash in the regular season?"

"You are trash"

Some fans were arguing. Their guesses weren't all right, but they weren't wrong. The reason why Towns is excited and eager to perform is indeed because of Meng Yun.

In a blink of an eye, more than three minutes passed in the first quarter.

At this time, the Heat maintained the lead, but after all, they only played for more than three minutes. The score was 8:6, and the point difference was not big.

"Meng." Spoelstra changed, and said to Meng Yun, "Go on, replace Luol Deng, and switch to X tactics."

"Yes." Meng Yun stood up and replied loudly.

In the past, Meng Yun usually played for four to five minutes in the first quarter, or halfway through, but apparently Spoelstra has begun to fulfill his promise, and Meng Yun played earlier today.

Seeing Meng Yun playing, the fans immediately cheered up.

Downs' eyes also lit up, his pupils burst into brilliance, and a sense of fighting rose up. He stared straight at Meng Yun, his eyes sharp as a blade.

"Downs."

Sensing Downs' eyes, Meng Yun frowned, then looked away, high-fived Luol Deng, and gestured to his teammates: "Play X tactics."

The four of Wade understood.

The Heat attacked, and Dragic took the ball to the frontcourt and took a look at the situation on the field. He gave the ball to Wade, and Wade passed it to Bosh. Bosh singled.

The Timberwolves responded quickly and stepped forward to double-team.

At the same time, Meng Yun started, a reverse run, with a burst of speed, and instantly threw away Wiggins, making an air cut like a wind, and rushed to the inside of the Timberwolves.

With a whoosh, Bosh passed the ball, and Meng Yun caught the ball and jumped up.

At this time, another figure suddenly rushed over. Downs had been staring at Meng Yun the whole time, and when he saw Meng Yun cut him, he retreated. When Meng Yun jumped up, he also jumped up, waving like a cattail fan. Ordinary thugs yelled in their hearts: "Go to hell!"

In the auditorium, the fans exclaimed and their eyes widened.

I saw Meng Yun and Downs encountering each other quickly. Downs waved his arms and enveloped Meng Yun's head. Meng Yun lifted the ball and seemed to be unable to escape.
(End of this chapter)