king of defenders

Chapter 522

During the rotation time, Spoelstra replaced Luol Deng, in addition to Johnson, Joseph Young, Anderson, and Mike Roberts.

This lineup is actually not very competitive, but maybe everyone's desire to win is strong enough to play impressively, especially Luol Deng, who seems out of place in X tactics, but at this time he is like a fish in water, in the rotation lineup He is the core, as long as he is in good condition, he can perform beautifully.

I saw that Luol Deng first took the ball and played back singles, and then suddenly turned over and made a jump shot. The basketball drew a curved arc with a high arc, and finally fell into the net with a swish.

Tens of seconds later, Luol Deng grabbed another offensive rebound and shot against the defender. Although he missed the goal, he caused a foul by the defender and went to the free throw line and made two free throws.

Seeing this situation, Spoelstra was relieved, sat on the bench, took out the tactical board, and began to write and draw. One person muttered: "This... no, this way the outside line will become a short board."

"Then it still won't work"

In a blink of an eye, the third quarter is over.

The score became 85:71, with the Heat leading by 14 points.

Entering the last quarter, the Bulls adjusted their strategy, played very well, and quickly chased the point difference to 9 points.

Spoelstra called a timeout, carried out personnel rotation, and began to gradually replace the main players. After 2 minutes, the lineup on the field has become Whiteside, Haslem, Luol Deng, Wei Wei De, Meng Yun.

This is the lineup that was used in the third quarter, and it worked well in the third quarter.

"Keep an eye on that Chinese kid, he is the key." The Bulls coach stopped Butler and told him.

Butler nodded. He didn't need the coach to ask him to know that this lineup was in the third quarter. I thought that without Bosh and Dragic, the Heat would definitely be at a disadvantage, but who would have expected Meng Yun to return to No. 1 After the position, the Heat played smoothly, suppressing the Bulls.

At this time, it was this lineup again, but Butler didn't know that Meng Yun was the key.

"Huh?" Meng Yun frowned, feeling the pressure, and was still facing Butler, but at this time Butler's defensive pressure on him was significantly increased, and it was not at the same level as before. "It seems that we are going to get serious."

It was the last few minutes of the fourth quarter, and the Bulls were only 10 points behind. They still had a chance, and the defense came up at this time.

Meng Yun asked for a pick-and-roll in awe. Whiteside came up to the pick-and-roll. Meng Yun threw off Butler, but the Bulls' defense came very quickly, so Meng Yun had to choose to split the ball.

Two more passes passed the ball, and it was finally given to Whiteside.

Everyone thought that Whiteside would pass the ball, but he didn't. Instead, he played a tough post-up single, using his physical fitness to push Gasol to the basket, and then turned around to hook.

Swish!
The ball goes in.

"Huh." Meng Yun was surprised, a little surprised.

Such delicate movements are not Whiteside's specialty, and he even made it.

Of course, this is a good thing.

In the following time, the Bulls focused their defense on Meng Yun, but what made them speechless was that Meng Yun didn't score many points, but other Heat players broke out one after another.

In a few minutes, Whiteside, Haslem, Wade, and Luol Deng all scored. The scoring was very scattered, but the efficiency was not low. .

"beep"

The Bulls called a timeout.

There are only 3 minutes left in the game, which is not good for them.

Here, Spoelstra made a substitution, Haslem replaced, and Dragic was replaced. Meng Yun played the 3rd position again and Dragic played the 1st position.

Back on the court, the Heat still suppressed the Bulls, keeping the point difference at more than [-] points. Whenever the Bulls chased a little, someone would immediately stand up and fight back.

Rostern observed the game on the field, his eyes fell on Meng Yun, and said: "Meng actually doesn't like the No. 3 position, especially when Dragic is there, his ability will be wasted."

Craig, Howard, and McAducci nodded.

This has been known for a long time, and this question was raised when it was decided to use the X tactic, but it is obvious that Rostern is not just repeating the old story when he mentioned it at this time.

Everyone also understands that Meng Yun was not so strong before, and playing the 3rd position was a waste of him, but it was not very big, not to mention that he had a good grasp. maintain a fairly high standard.

But now something is different.

During the third quarter just now, there was no Bosh, no Dragic, and Meng Yun played the 1st position. He showed a very good ability to control the rhythm, organize the offense, and score by himself, which can be said to be very good.

Then we have to consider a question, whether it is better to let Meng Yun act as a "disguised 3rd position" in X tactics, or let him return to the "1st position"?

"Hmm." Spoelstra nodded and didn't express his opinion, but he was also thinking, after all, Rostern had already raised the question.

What's more, now is a mess, when will Bosh come back, can he come back, and can he return to his previous state after returning?
These are questions.

If it is the worst outcome, then what to do next? Who will fill the 4th position, what position should Meng Yun play, and Dragic and Luol Deng. By the way, there is also the problem of rotation. Even if Luol Deng continues to play as a substitute, the substitute lineup will not Some adjustments must be made to enhance competitiveness.

While thinking, time flies by.

In a blink of an eye, the fourth quarter has come to an end.

The Heat still lead by 8 points, and there is only 1 minute left in the game. If there are no accidents, the overall situation is set.

"boom!"

With a muffled sound, Rose made a three-pointer.

Meng Yun took the rebound, and there were only a few tens of seconds left in the game.

The Bulls called a timeout.

Rostern leaned over and said to Spoelstra: "In the few minutes just now, Meng had no assists, only 1 rebound, and hit a three-pointer. Fortunately, Dragic played well, so the Bulls did not come back. .”

"I see." Spoelstra responded, spread out the tactical board, made some arrangements, and then waved his hands to signal the players to come on the court, and he fell into thinking again.

It wasn't until the whistle sounded at the end of the game that Spoelstra came back to his senses.

Looking up at the scoreboard, the score is 112:104, and the Heat still lead by 8 points.

In this game, Meng Yun scored 29 points, plus 8 rebounds and 9 assists, almost a quasi-triple double. Wade even scored 32 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists. Dragic scored 17 points, Whiteside and Luol Deng also scored in double figures. With the team's five players in double figures and the excellent performance of Meng Yun and Wade, they did not disappoint Bosh and successfully defeated the Bulls.

(End of this chapter)