king of defenders

Chapter 649 The Eastern Monster Turns the Tide
Bang!
A loud bang shook the audience.

Xiang Long's expression was still calm, like a glacier that would not melt for thousands of years, but the players of the Real Madrid team felt a horrible atmosphere, which made them palpitate.

The Real Madrid coach immediately called a timeout. He looked at Xiang Long and couldn't help sighing: "What a talented player, but it's a pity that he is in Valencia."

The coach of Real Madrid is very afraid of Xiang Long. From the beginning, he also made a lot of arrangements, such as targeting defense, such as deliberately consuming Xiang Long's physical energy, etc.
But he still found that Xiang Long was stronger than he expected.

However, the Real Madrid coach is not particularly worried. Xiang Long is stronger than he expected, but Xiang Long is only one person. How long can he maintain such explosive consecutive scoring?

It won't last long, let alone physical fitness, don't forget that Real Madrid has been deliberately consuming Xiang Long's physical energy in the first three quarters.

But the Real Madrid coach still solemnly emphasized that Xiang Long must be guarded well, even if it will miss other Valencia players.

Compared with Xiang Long, other people's threats are much smaller.

Here, Valencia's coach is also making arrangements: "Later, I need to help Xiang Long cover and pick and roll more, and run up to pull people away. Also, when Xiang Long attracts the defense, there is an open opportunity, or It is when the basket is empty that you must run to the position. Xiang Long, you should also pass the ball when you see your teammates in a good position. We have to play more reasonably."

"Yes."

"Understood." Valencia's players responded one after another.

Xiang Long also nodded.

In fact, there is no subtle tactical arrangement. It's not that Valencia's head coach is not good enough, but that a clever woman can't cook without rice. The team is like this. The gap between the others and Xiang Long is too big, and the gap with Real Madrid's players is not small. , It is not realistic to expect them to stand up and score at critical moments.

Although helpless, he can only rely on Xiang Long.

The timeout ended quickly, and players from both sides returned to the field.

Guo Hai asked: "Meng Yun, which side do you think can win?"

Meng Yun said: "Valencia."

Guo Hai was stunned, and said strangely: "Why? You shouldn't be unable to see that Valencia is actually at a disadvantage, right? Valencia is only stronger than Xiang Long, and the others are much weaker. Relying on Xiang Long to score, in the The offensive end can still support, but on the defensive end, Xiang Long alone can't defend the opponent's five players."

"I understand." Of course Meng Yun knew this.

There is Xiang Long on the offensive end, as long as he continues to play like this, it doesn't matter if others don't score.But on the defensive end, Valencia is terrible. Xiang Long can't defend the opponent's five players alone, and his teammates can't defend against Real Madrid's players one-on-one. There are many loopholes and they are hard to defend. Therefore, Real Madrid can score goals unless they have their own problems. .

When both sides can score, Xiang Long's lethality on the offensive end will be offset.

You must know that Valencia is the one behind, 8 points behind. If Real Madrid's offense cannot be contained, it will be difficult for Valencia to catch up with the score.

Meng Yun said with a smile: "In terms of strength, Valencia is indeed inferior to Real Madrid. I dare not say the result of this series, but I believe that Valencia can win this game because I believe in Xiang Long."

Guo Hai laughed: "That's why you trust him."

Meng Yundao: "I trust him, this guy is very strong."

With only the last few minutes left in the fourth quarter, Real Madrid's defense against Xiang Long became more aggressive. It was no longer just a defense, but a double-team once he got the ball.

Xiang Long frowned, he can handle it in the defense, but if he double-teams, he needs the cooperation of his teammates.

If there is no cooperation, it is difficult to deal with double-teaming. When the opponent comes up with two people, you must pass the ball. If you do not pass the ball, it is easy to make mistakes.

"Pass the ball."

Xiang Long still chose to pass the ball and gave it to the teammate in the best position.

Teammate Vic took the ball and it was a jumper, but he failed to make it.It was a good opportunity, it was completely empty in front of him, it was an open shot, but it didn't make it.

Vic was depressed too, blaming himself.

When the ball was in his hands next time, Vick was a little afraid to shoot. Although he had a good chance, he still passed the ball.

Seeing this, Xiang Long secretly frowned.

The coach of the Valencia team couldn't help frowning. What he was most worried about was this situation. Xiang Long was double-teamed, and the others had a chance but didn't dare to shoot. Who will score?

Seeing that the game time was getting less and less, the Valencia coach called a timeout again.

The players got down, and without waiting for the coach to speak, Xiang Long said: "Wait for everyone to help me cover, Vic, see that I get rid of the defender and pass the ball to me immediately."

Everyone froze and looked at the coach.

The coach looked at Xiang Long and gritted his teeth: "Just do it like this."

Timeout ends, Valencia attack.

Vic is the point guard of the team. After advancing to the frontcourt, he looked at Xiang Long. Xiang Long nodded and started to run quickly. First, he came to the three-point line and tried to catch the ball. Real Madrid players rushed over. At the same time, there were two people, ready to double-team Xiang Long when he caught the ball.Unfortunately, Xiang Long didn't. Instead, he turned around and cut to the inside, and passed by his teammates on the inside. The teammates helped him with a cover.

"This is completely a defender's style of play." Guo Hai was taken aback. "Xiang Long is an inside player, so although he can break the double-team to a certain extent, he also lost the opportunity to play low-post singles."

Meng Yun chuckled: "Xiang Long is not a simple insider."

I saw Xiang Long circled the inside line and then came to the bottom corner. At this moment, the defender was thrown away, but he would catch up soon.Xiang Long opened his hand and asked Vic for the ball: "Vic."

When Vick passed the ball, Xiang Long jumped up after catching the ball, and shot from outside the three-point line without stopping, and did not give the defender the opportunity to chase him and double-team him.

Swish!
The goal was scored and a three-pointer was hit.

Guo Hai frowned, a little shocked: "Look at his movements are completely standard defenders." How can Guo Hai not be surprised when a power forward who is [-] meters plays like this?

Meng Yun laughed.

On the court, Xiang Long abandoned singles with the ball, and made more use of his teammates' passes to shoot from outside, or cut in the air. Simply put, he played without the ball.What is surprising is that such a big player can play very well off the ball, with flexible movement, accurate shooting, and his height advantage, his lethality is no worse than offense with the ball.

The face of the Real Madrid coach has changed.

The situation suddenly reversed in the last few minutes and became a nightmare for Real Madrid. They couldn't limit Xiang Long's scoring. On the contrary, they had problems on the offensive end, and the point difference between the two sides became smaller and smaller.And when Xiang Long made another catch-and-shoot three-pointer, the Valencia team overtook the score.

(End of this chapter)