king of defenders

Chapter 762 Twin Stars Shine
In a blink of an eye, the first half ended, the score was 63:51, and the Heat led by 12 points.

Entering the second half, Xiang Long still got a lot of playing time. He was sent on the court at the beginning of the third quarter, while Thomas Jr. was pressed on the bench. He was suppressed miserably in the first half, not only by Meng Yun He was overwhelmed, and there were some problems with his mentality, so coach Brad Stevens simply put him on the bench.

Here is the starting lineup for the Heat, Meng Yun, Wade, Luol Deng, Monroe, Whiteside, Spoelstra does not intend to entangle with the Celtics, he wants to further expand the point difference .

The coach gave the order, and Wade didn't hold back anymore. He shot with all his strength and scored consecutive points when he came up. The Celtics were a little caught off guard. After all, Wade didn't play well in the first half.

And just when the Celtics adjusted their defense and strengthened their defense against Wade, Meng Yun also broke out.

The Heat have an absolute advantage on the outside, but the Celtics have some advantages on the inside. Whiteside is okay on the defensive end, but lacks combat effectiveness on the offensive end. Monroe has a certain scoring ability. But when I met Xiang Long today, I couldn't take advantage of it.

What's more, the Celtics also have Horford on the inside, and Horford's strength is also very good, whether it is defensive or offensive, he has considerable strength.

The combination of Horford + Xianglong is stronger than that of Whiteside + Monroe, so the Celtics have the advantage in the interior, but the advantage is not too big.

"It's still a matter of coordination." Coach Brad Stevens sighed, "The Heat's main points are concentrated on the outside, but there is cooperation inside and outside. The Heat have their own advantages, but they are always behind."

The difference is getting bigger and bigger.

By the end of the third quarter, the point difference had become 16 points, and the Heat led by 16 points.

"It looks like the Celtics are going to lose today."

"It's not surprising, the Heat are still stronger."

"I don't care who wins or loses. Anyway, Meng Yun and Xiang Long played very well, and that's enough."

In the auditorium, some fans were discussing.

Judging from the situation on the court, the Heat should be able to win. Meng Yun played very well for the Heat. He scored 30 points, 6 rebounds and 9 assists in just three quarters.On the Celtics side, Xiang Long played the best, scoring 25 points, 10 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 blocks, and got his first double-double in his NBA career.

It can be said that the players who played the best on this court today are Meng Yun and Xiang Long. The two Chinese players are like twin stars, shining in the audience.

For Chinese fans, winning or losing is no longer important.

Entering the fourth quarter, the Celtics tried a final counterattack, but it was quickly extinguished.

This time, coach Brad Stevens still gave Xiang Long a lot of opportunities, even tactically inclined, but coach Spoelstra is not a vegetarian. After observing Xiang Long's three quarters, he also summed up Some things, Xiang Long is still a rookie after all, he is still in the adaptation stage and has some flaws, so he made a targeted defensive arrangement against Xiang Long, which caused a lot of trouble for Xiang Long and successfully restricted Xiang Long. dragon.

Xiang Long couldn't use it for a while, and the Celtics' inside advantage was gone.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Meng Yun teamed up with Wade to launch the Raptors' attack, which not only extinguished the Celtics' counterattack, but also further expanded the point difference.

"Xiang Long is still young after all, and has only played a dozen regular season games." Coach Brad Stevens did not criticize Xiang Long, but today's game... I am afraid he lost.

Seeing that the game time is getting less and less, the Celtics' hope of making a comeback is getting slimmer. Later, coach Brad Stevens simply replaced the main players and announced that he would give up.

The Heat also replaced the main players, and the game entered garbage time.

Xiang Long was also replaced, frowning, he scored 31 points and 12 rebounds today, which can be said to be very good, but Meng Yun's data is more gorgeous, he played better, and the team lost.

So Xiang Long didn't feel the slightest sense of accomplishment, even if he scored a double-double of 30+10!
Meng Yun scored 36 points, plus 11 assists, 7 rebounds and 4 steals.

This is not the point, the point is that Xiang Long found that he had been left behind by Meng Yun in today's match, whether it was technology or experience, he was left behind by Meng Yun.To say that he has also played in the European arena for a season, he is not a rookie who just came out of the NCAA and has no professional league experience, but obviously, playing in the European arena for a season is different from playing in the NBA for a season.

"Is it wrong for me to choose to hone in the European arena for a year?" Xiang Long thought to himself, but quickly put the question aside, "My choice is not wrong. If I entered the NBA last year, my strength is not as good as it is. If I am so strong, I am afraid that I will be completely marginalized, or will be hidden forever. I entered the NBA a year late, at least my draft pick is higher, and my strength is stronger, so when the opportunity arises, I can seize it. like today"

Many things are like this, there are advantages and disadvantages, in fact, it is difficult to say clearly, and even if it is the same thing, it will be different for different people to marry.

Xiang Long is a decisive person, so he quickly put aside these thoughts.

The fourth quarter came to an end and soon came to an end. The game ended with a score of 123:106. The Heat beat the Celtics by 17 points.

Xiang Long played very well today and won the respect of some Celtics players. Horford, Jerebko, and Rozier have become more enthusiastic about Xiang Long.

This actually gave Coach Brad Stevens some comfort in his heart. Although he lost the game, Xiang Long broke out, and other players also recognized and respected him more.

"This game was not fruitless. Xiang Long showed his strength, and other players began to take the initiative to accept him. If he can take the initiative a little more, I believe the relationship with his teammates will become harmonious." Brad -Coach Stevens was thinking in his heart, planning to mention it to Xiang Long and let him take the initiative.

At this moment, Meng Yun came over and gave Xiang Long a hug.

Coach Brad Stevens stopped when he saw this, but Meng Yun said: "Haha, I have already said, why do you have to adapt to others, as long as you are strong enough, others will take the initiative to adapt to you. Look Look, you played so well today, your teammates are more enthusiastic about you, right?"

Xiang Long nodded: "Yeah."

Meng Yun said again: "Keep going. Next time you fight, I hope you can become even stronger."

Xiang Long said: "I will."

The two of them didn't say much, mainly because Xiang Long talked too little and cherished words like gold.

Coach Brad Stevens came over after Meng Yun left, and tried his best to comfort Xiang Long, asking him to change himself a little bit, and not to be too repulsive. Unfortunately, Xiang Long's expression was indifferent, obviously he didn't listen go in.

That is to say, Meng Yun and Xiang Long spoke Mandarin just now, otherwise Coach Brad Stevens would probably want to beat him to death if he knew what Meng Yun said.

Seeing that there is a turning point, what are you doing here?

Let Xianglong continue to maintain?
keep what?Cut yourself off from the people?

(End of this chapter)