king of defenders

Chapter 761 Are Geniuses
Pause ends.

The game continued, and the Celtics' lineup became Taylor Zeller, Xiang Long, Amir Johnson, Smart, and Rozier.

For the Heat, Spoelstra replaced Whiteside, and the lineup became Whiteside, Nene, Green, Lu Wei, and Meng Yun.

Both sides have a lineup of main players and substitutes. The Heat's side is undoubtedly centered on Meng Yun, while the Celtics' side looks a little loose, but they are not a team that relies on stars, so it's okay.

But soon people discovered something strange. They thought that the Celtics lineup would not have any focus, but when they came back from the timeout, they mainly played Xianglong.

"what's the situation?"

"Has the item become the core of tactics?"

Some fans are talking.

Meng Yun was also a little surprised. He turned his head and glanced at Coach Brad Stevens. He didn't expect Coach Brad Stevens to be so courageous. Xiang Long has always been a marginal person. He played well, but it only took a few minutes, and he really dared to use Xiang Long as the core of his tactics.

"Sure enough, everyone who can become the head coach of the NBA has their own outstanding features." Meng Yun secretly said, focusing on Xiang Long, "No matter what your plan is, let's start with you first."

beep!
At this moment, Xiang Long caused a defensive foul on Whiteside and went to the free throw line to execute two free throws. He has a soft Asian touch and made two free throws steadily, helping the Celtics to close the point difference to 6 points .

Originally, Meng Yunhang's beating of Thomas Jr. had already widened the point difference, but at this moment, the Celtics played around Xiang Long and chased some points.

Meng Yun smiled slightly, took the ball in the backcourt and quickly pushed forward, and made a gesture after reaching the frontcourt, Nene came up to pick and roll, Meng Yun quickly threw off the defender, but did not rush to attack, but came to the left side, forming a dislocation, It became his counterpoint Xiang Long.Sensing Meng Yun's intentions, Xiang Long didn't say anything, but there was a trace of solemnity on his cold face.

"laugh!"

With a soft sound, Meng Yun started.

Xiang Long's heart was raised, and he yelled "Not good", and retreated quickly. Compared with Meng Yun's speed, he couldn't compare to this kind of situation. bit.

Seeing Xiang Long's retreat, Meng Yun's eyes lit up, and he quickly pulled the ball back. He tapped his toes twice on the floor, copying Harden's backside step, and he was already outside the three-point line.

"I was fooled." Xiang Long reacted quickly and rushed forward.

But it was still too late.

Meng Yun jumped up, with a flick of his wrist, the basketball passed through his fingertips, and finally pierced through the net with a "shua".

Tens of seconds later, Meng Yun singled Xiang Long again. The other Celtic players didn't dare to just look at it, and started to help defend. Meng Yun was too strong, and they didn't think that Xiang Long alone could defend Meng Yun. .

In fact, it doesn't matter if he can't defend. After all, Xiang Long is a power forward and a big man of 210 cm. It is completely difficult for him to throw himself to the three-point line to defend a guard one-on-one.

Not to mention Meng Yun, even if it was Lu Wei, Xiang Long might not be able to guard against it.

"Assist defense?" Meng Yun smiled calmly, before the opponent came up to assist defense, he suddenly turned over and shot a jumper. Xiang Long reacted quickly, moved forward quickly, and stretched his arms, but he still couldn't touch the basketball.

Swish!
Go in again.

Xiang Long frowned and shook his head: "Look back! He has improved really fast. He was also very good when we fought against him last time, but his skills are not so outstanding."

The last time the two played against each other was more than half a year ago. At that time, Meng Yun won, but it was based on speed and physical fitness, not technology.

At that time, Xiang Long's technology was actually better than Meng Yun's.

But now Xiang Long found that regardless of his physical fitness, he might not be as good as Meng Yun in terms of single-round skills.

"call."

Xiang Long took a deep breath and felt the tremendous pressure. He remembered what the coach had said to him before he played just now. Indeed, if he didn't work hard, he might really be thrown away by Meng Yun.

The next moment, Xiang Long's eyes became firm.

Another few rounds passed
Xiang Long came to the front court and asked for the ball in the low post. Smart looked unhappy and didn't want to pass it to Xiang Long, but when Xiang Long looked over, his heart trembled, and he still passed it.

Xiang Long took the ball and played with his back, took two steps back, and then suddenly turned around and lifted the basketball. Nene quickly adjusted his footsteps and subconsciously jumped up to block the shot. As a result, Xiang Long just made a fake move and put the basketball down. Adjusted his footsteps, avoided Nene, switched to his left hand, and scored a layup.

"That's a good step." Coach Brad Stevens smiled, but when he looked up, his face became ugly again, and he was still 9 points behind.

Yes, even if Xiang Long just scored a goal, they are still 9 points behind.

In the past few minutes, Meng Yun has fully demonstrated his strong personal ability. Xiang Long also played well. Although he could not continue to maintain a 4% shooting rate, he made 2 of 6 shots and two free throws in a few minutes. He also scored [-] points. Played very well.However, the Celtics are still far behind in the score.

"Xiang Long has talent, and his combat power is also good. After being marginalized for so long, I am a little surprised that he can still stand firmly." Coach Brad Stevens said to himself : "But compared with Meng Yun, he is still inferior. Moreover, our cooperation is not as good as the other side."

This is where the problem lies.

Coach Brad Stevens can only shake his head, Xiang Long played very well today, he scored 16 points before halftime, no, he scored another one, it was a three-pointer, He has shown his three-point shooting ability, and his personal scoring has reached 19 points, and he is very efficient.

However, there is no harmony between Xiang Long and his teammates, lack of tacit understanding, and good personal performance is not enough to make up for this.

On the other hand, the Heat team, under the leadership of Meng Yun, the Heat team played well overall. Although it mainly revolved around Meng Yun, other people also scored, so the Heat team always led in terms of score.

Brad Stevens moved in his heart and looked at Thomas Jr. Today, Thomas Jr. was restrained by Meng Yun. Otherwise, is the Heat showing their full strength now?
No, Wade didn't perform very well today, he didn't take many shots, and his shooting percentage was average, but is this really the strength that Wade should have?I'm afraid not, it's just that the Heat have been leading today, and Meng Yun played so well, so Wade was very relaxed, deliberately reduced his shots, and gave up the right to shoot to Meng Yun.

"The Heat's strength is still so strong, no, maybe stronger than last season." Brad Stevens sighed, looked at Xiang Long, his eyes glowed, and then he had a headache again, "I didn't misread Xiang Long , is indeed a good seedling, just like Meng Yun, he is a genius, but his character has not changed!"

(End of this chapter)