king of defenders

Chapter 590 Let Me Guard Him

On the scoreboard, the bright red numbers became 55:56, and the Pacers led by 1 point.

This is the first time the Pacers have taken the lead since halftime. Under George's outburst, they finally completed the overtake, and their morale reached a peak.

"Do you need to call a timeout?" Craig said: "Curb the opponent's momentum."

"No need." Spoelstra shook his head, "There is only one minute left in this quarter, we have to trust Wade and the others."

Craig nodded and said no more.

On the court, the Heat attacked, Meng Yun came to the frontcourt, George settled down, and shouted at his teammates: "Defend well."

The eyes of several Pacers players were sharp. At this time, their momentum was like a rainbow, which would not only affect their offense, but also their defense. Meng Yun immediately felt a sense of urgency when he came to the frontcourt.

Meng Yun looked at Wade, Wade nodded at him, Meng Yun understood and gestured, Whiteside came up to pick and roll, Meng Yun accelerated to break through, and then passed the ball out to Wade, Wade accelerated after taking the ball, and shot suddenly.

Swish!
The ball goes in.

"Wade is still stable." Craig heaved a sigh of relief.

The Pacers fought back.

George took the ball, Green lowered his center of gravity and stared at George, and Wade also moved closer. George glanced at the situation on the field and lowered his center of gravity. Green was about to retreat, but George suddenly jumped up and shot a three-pointer.

"What?" Green was shocked and flew forward.

Unfortunately it's still too late.

George's ball had already been shot, the basketball crossed an arc, and then hit the ring with a slam. The fans just breathed a sigh of relief, but saw the basketball fall, piercing the net with a bang.

"This"

Everyone was astonished and sighed helplessly.

Regardless of strength or luck, the goal was scored, and it was still a three-pointer. The score became 57:59, and the Pacers led by 2 points.

With only a dozen seconds left in the second quarter, the Heat made the final attack, and it was still Wade who shot, but this time he failed to make the shot, and the second quarter ended.

The home fans were silent. They did not expect such a result. From the lead in the first quarter to the second quarter, they were overtaken by the opponent in the last few minutes. It is really not reconciled.

"George was so strong, he was unstoppable."

"It's really unreasonable to score the last dribble."

"George played really well today. We have Wade and Meng Yun, but we were still overtaken by the opponent."

During the intermission, the fans were all emotional.

Bill Duffy said to Zhao Hao: "See? Why am I not sure that the Heat will win? It's because of George. Where is the role of superstars? That's it. The more we get to the playoffs, the more we need to look at superstars." Meng Yun is still young after all, and Wade is old again."

"As for George, he's at his peak."

Just a few minutes ago, George showed his personal strength to the extreme, almost relying on his personal strength to complete the overtake.

The Heat locker room.

The atmosphere was dignified. Although it only allowed the opponent to overtake by two points, which is not a lot, it was only one goal, but George's performance was so outstanding that it made the Heat feel extremely heavy.

Green lowered his head and said nothing. He felt that he did a very bad job. He was the one who played against George. George played such a performance, and he could hardly absolve himself of the blame.

"It was my fault."

After a while, Green broke the silence. He didn't raise his head, and said in a low voice, "I failed to guard George well and let him score a lot of points. I'm sorry."

"No." Meng Yun got up and came to Green, "I can't blame you. George's strength is really great, and we are a whole, we are brothers. No matter what happens, what is wrong is not a certain person The fault should not be borne by one person, if there is a fault, then everyone should bear it together."

Green was moved and looked up at Meng Yun.

Wade also came over and said, "Meng Yun is right, it's not your fault, at least not your fault alone. And it's only the end of the first half, and there's still the second half."

"We're going to fight back in the second half."

"Correct."

Others also moved closer.

Green looked at the crowd and finally smiled.

At the door of the locker room, Spoelstra and Craig were about to come in, but they stopped when they heard Green's words. When everyone's voice fell, Spoelstra nodded secretly, feeling relieved.

click!
Spoelstra pushed open the door, and Meng Yun and others looked at him together.

"Everyone come here." Spoelstra pretended not to hear the conversation between Meng Yun and Green and others, waved to everyone, and then spread out the tactical board, "The opponent's strength is very strong, especially George, his performance Even better than in the regular season. He has excellent physical fitness, comprehensive skills, excellent awareness, rich scoring methods, covering the entire half court, and it is indeed difficult to defend."

"Coach." Meng Yun said, "Let me defend George in the second half."

Everyone was surprised, and they all looked at Meng Yun.

Green also looked at Meng Yun, meeting his gaze, Meng Yun smiled slightly.

Seeing the sincerity in Meng Yun's eyes, Green said: "Coach, let Meng Yun defend George. He is fast, physically fit, and quick to respond. He will do better than me."

Seeing Green's statement, others also echoed.

In fact, Spoelstra had the same idea originally. Green obviously couldn't guard George. His height didn't hurt him, but his physical fitness, awareness, and speed were much inferior to George's, so it was difficult to guard against him. george.

Of course, Meng Yun may not be able to guard George. After all, George's strength lies there. He is definitely at the league's top small forward level. But at least Meng Yun is faster, quicker, and better at jumping. These aspects are better than Green. It may be more suitable than Green to defend George.

"Okay." Spoelstra nodded and said: "Meng Yun, you can defend George later. But you have to remember that your task is not just to defend. It is impossible to completely defend against a player like George. What you have to do is not to completely defend George, but to defend if you can, and if you can't defend, then fight back on the offensive end, understand?"

"Understood." Meng Yun agreed.

Subsequently, Spoelstra made some arrangements.

Meanwhile, the Pacers locker room.

The head coach of the Pacers is also making arrangements: "George, you played very well in the second quarter, and you must continue to maintain it later." After finishing speaking, he looked at Ellis, "Ellis, you know why you played in the first half. Didn't you play well?"

Ellis thought for a while, but still shook his head: "I don't know."

"Then let me tell you." The Pacers coach said: "You don't play well not because Meng's defense is too good, nor because your own defense is too bad, but because you don't know how to take advantage of the team. You personally If the defense is not good, you should maintain good communication with your teammates, cooperate with your teammates, and let your teammates help you. The same is true on the offensive end. If it is difficult to break through Meng's defense one-on-one, then use the cover of your teammates, use tactics, and throw away Meng's defense."

Ellis was shocked, and nodded quickly, "I understand."

It's actually not hard to understand, but Ellis was on the edge of his horn. If he couldn't defend against Wade one-on-one, the more he wanted to defend himself, and if it was difficult to break through Meng Yun's defense, he had to try and do it.He got into the horns and competed with himself, and he didn't even think about thinking from a different angle.

(End of this chapter)