king of defenders

Chapter 772 The Rising Xianglong
While the fans were excitedly discussing, Meng Yun scored a goal after breaking through and assisted Monroe to score a goal, but Meng Yun didn't feel happy at all. There was not enough time, only a few dozen seconds left.

At this time, the Heat were still 8 points behind, and the three-pointer Anthony made just now was too fatal.

In the last few tens of seconds, the Heat did not give up. Meng Yun also tried to shoot a three-pointer, but failed to hit. In the end, the game ended and the Heat still lost.

Meng Yun scored 40 points, but it was a pity that it was empty.

It was Anthony, who scored 40 points and led the team to victory. The fans in the entire arena were shouting his name and cheering for him.

"It's almost a pity." Meng Yun was depressed. He won against the Trail Blazers a few days ago, but lost to Lillard in the bullfight. Today, he scored 40 points like Anthony, but the team lost.

Neither game was perfect.

The game is over, Meng Yun and Wade only had a few words with Anthony, Anthony scored 40 points today and won the game, seeing Meng Yun just smiled, leaving Meng Yun speechless, this time you won , make you happy, but not necessarily next time.Hmph, sooner or later I will beat you like I did back then.

Because the Heat are about to fly to Atlanta, and there is not much time to catch up on the old days, Meng Yun soon boarded the plane with the team.

The next day, the Heat challenged the Eagles away.

Meanwhile, in faraway Orlando, another game is underway.

The Orlando Magic are at home against the Celtics.

It has been more than a week since the last game between the Celtics and the Heat. Since that game, Xiang Long's position in the Celtics has been different.Although he was not directly put on the starting lineup, he already has his own position in the rotation lineup. With the care of coach Brad Stevens, his playing time has increased a lot, with an average playing time of more than 15 minutes per game. With the acceptance of some teammates, there are many more opportunities on the field.

In short, Xiang Long's situation has changed since that game.

Xiang Long has a withdrawn personality, but he is actually very smart. He is very aware of his situation, so he cherishes this opportunity very much. In the past week or so, he has performed very well.

Coach Brad Stevens is also very satisfied with Xiang Long's performance. Xiang Long worked hard on the court and off the court. The only thing that is not satisfactory is his character, which is always the same.

However, coach Brad Stevens also took it seriously. If it weren't for his withdrawn personality, Xiang Long would not have the self-discipline and diligence that ordinary people can't match.

Xiang Long has almost no friends and no other hobbies, which allows him to spend almost all his time on basketball without being affected by other things.

In fact, this type of people is not uncommon. They may not be happy in life, but they can often achieve achievements that ordinary people cannot match in their profession.

Just because of two words - focus!
On the court, the game has entered the third quarter.

This time is very critical, the score on the court is tight, the Celtics are slightly ahead, but the Magic are chasing after them, putting a lot of pressure on the Celtics.

"We must stay ahead." Brad Stevens emphasized while drawing tactics: "We must not let the opponent catch up with the score, understand?"

"Understood." The crowd responded.

After finishing speaking, Brad Stevens took a look at Xiang Long and said, "Later, you need to attack more. If you are sure, you can play by yourself, but if your teammates are in a better position, you must divide the ball in time."

Xiang Long nodded.

After the arrangements were made, the two sides returned to the field.

"The item is here."

"He played very well today, and already scored 13 points."

"Six rebounds."

In the auditorium, some fans were discussing.

Xiang Long played very well in these few games. Except for the game against the Heat, he averaged 13.6 points, 6.0 rebounds, 1.5 assists, and 2.5 blocks in the last few games.You must know that his average playing time per game is between 5 minutes and 10 minutes. It is less than 10 minutes. It is already very rare to be able to get such data.

And Xiang Long is a very skilled player, he can always complete some shocking goals, so in just over a week, his popularity has skyrocketed a lot.

Of course, compared to the original "Linsanity", it seems that the limelight is still slightly inferior.

The Celtics had the ball, Xiang Long came to the frontcourt and fell into the low post. Serge Ibaka was facing him. Ibaka quickly leaned up and said, "It was just your luck in the first half." Well, I'll let you know how good I am in a moment. You'll regret pissing me off, boy, I promise."

In the first half, Xiang Long faced Ibaka. He dunked two balls on Ibaka's head, one alley-oop, and one-handed dunk after a strong breakthrough, which made Ibaka feel very embarrassed.

So he secretly decided to teach Xiang Long a lesson and show him some color.

Hearing Ibaka's words, Xiang Long didn't say anything, opened his hands for the ball, and then decisively played singles. An accelerated breakthrough forced Ibaka to retreat quickly, but Xiang Long suddenly stopped and shot a fallback jumper.

Swish!
The ball goes in.

Ibaka's face changed slightly, and he looked at Xiang Long with a frown: "This guy is too calm. I deliberately stimulated him. I thought he was really going to break through, but I didn't know it was a shot."

The choice of the ball dragon just now is very correct. If you break through, let alone whether you can pass Ibaka.

You know, Xiang Long is not an insider who relies on his body for food. His greater advantage lies in technology, good ability to combine the ball, inside footsteps, shooting, etc.
Ibaka knew this in the first half, so he deliberately stimulated Xiang Long, wanting Xiang Long to fight with him, and he felt that he would win if he wrestled.

But Xiang Long basically did what he wanted.

He was so calm, almost cold!
Ibaka didn't stop there, and continued to stimulate Xiang Long, but Xiang Long turned a deaf ear, as if he hadn't heard it, and didn't talk nonsense, and spoke directly with actions. As a result, Xiang Long was not stimulated, and Ibaka himself On the contrary, he became a little angry, became more and more impatient, and lost his position.

Xiang Long seized this opportunity to score consecutively, helping the team widen the point difference.

Brad Stevens on the sidelines smiled and nodded in relief. With Xiang Long's outstanding performance, his side has now led by 9 points. This quarter is coming to an end, and he should be able to lead by about ten points advantage into the fourth quarter.In this way, in the fourth quarter, the confidence of winning the game is very high.

Sure enough, when the third quarter ended, the Celtics led by 11 points.

At this time, Xiang Long's personal score also reached 23 points. He scored 10 points in these few minutes, made 6 of 4 shots from the field, and made two free throws. The efficiency was very high.

(End of this chapter)