king of defenders

Chapter 788 Consecutive Best Player of the Month in the Eastern Conference

On December 12, the Heat ushered in their last game in December, an away game against the Celtics.

Meng Yun played against Xiang Long again. Xiang Long's status in the Celtics has been greatly improved. Although he is still a substitute, his playing time has been guaranteed, and his average playing time is more than 10 minutes per game.In 10 minutes of playing time, Xiang Long averaged 13.5 points and 7.0 rebounds per game. The efficiency can be said to be very high, especially in rebounding, he has a talent beyond ordinary people.

Moreover, Xiang Long's strength has also improved. Compared with the last time he played against Meng Yun, he has improved rapidly.

Xiang Long scored 30 points in the last match, but that was a special situation. Others didn't play well, but he was in a particularly good state and played enough time.This time, Xiang Long has a great chance to get 30+. His state is not bad, but he did not perform at a super level. The playing time was limited to 10 minutes. In the end, he scored 14 points and 8 rebounds, which is considered very good. up.

After all, Xiang Long is still a substitute, playing only 10 minutes, and he doesn't have many tactical tilts. He can get 10+14 data in 8 minutes, which can be said to be excellent there.

What's more, he is still a rookie.

"Xiang Long has made rapid progress. I believe that in time, he will play even better, and his status in the Celtics will be further improved, and he will even be put on the starting lineup." Meng Yun looked at Xiang Long, suddenly worried for him, "Now Fortunately, if Xiang Long is really put on the starting lineup, I am afraid there will be some conflicts with other players."

Xiang Long and some players of the Celtics are still incompatible. Meng Yun, an outsider, can see that their relationship is not good, let alone a tacit understanding.

Now Xiang Long is just a substitute, but if his strength continues to improve, he will threaten the status of some Celtic players, and there may be troubles at that time.

"Let's leave this matter to Coach Brad Stevens." Meng Yun smiled, turned and walked into the locker room without saying hello to Xiang Long.

The game is over and the Heat have won.

Coach Brad Stevens looked at Meng Yun's back, then looked at Thomas Jr., and frowned. This season, he lost two games against the Heat in the regular season, and both of them lost at the 1st position. In the first round, against Meng Yun, Thomas Jr. was at an obvious disadvantage and was completely suppressed. Just like in the previous game, Thomas Jr. basically didn't perform much.

You must know that Thomas Jr. is a very important point in the Celtics system. Last season, he was the Celtics' scoring leader and the starting point of tactics. Once he is restricted, the impact on the Celtics will be great. very big.

Against other defenders, the Thomas Jr. team has some tactics to deal with, but against Meng Yun, these are not easy to use, mainly because Meng Yun is too tall and too fast.

Thomas Jr.'s height is a disadvantage, and his speed is an advantage. However, against Meng Yun, his disadvantages have been further expanded, but his advantages have been lost. It is tantamount to being completely restrained.

This makes coach Brad Stevens have to think about a question, can Thomas Jr. really lead the team to revival and glory?

I'm afraid it will be difficult!
So, should there be a plan B in place?

Coach Brad Stevens looked at Xiang Long again. Xiang Long's talent is very good. He is very optimistic about Xiang Long. Height is still a problem, where is his upper limit?Can it match Yao Ming?Or just another Jeremy Lin?

Moreover, his relationship with Thomas Jr. and Smart is not very good, and the compatibility between them is also a problem.

"Oh." Brad Stevens sighed sadly, feeling a headache. It would be fine if Xiang Long was just another Jeremy Lin, but if he could really match Yao Ming, then the problem would be even more troublesome.

Meng Yun didn't know that Coach Brad Stevens had already thought of the problems he could think of.Although everything has not happened, but Brad - Stevens has begun to have a headache.

The end of December, the arrival of January, announces the arrival of a new year.

On January 1, the Heat lost to the Pistons at home.

After that, the Heat rushed to the away game to continue their regular season trip.

At the same time, the nba official website announced the best player of the month in the East and West last month. Meng Yun once again won the best player of the month in the East with his average performance of 26.0 points, 6.2 rebounds and 8.5 assists per game.

This is the second time Meng Yun has won the Player of the Month Award this season. In November and December, he won the Player of the Month in the Eastern Conference. This is related to his personal outstanding performance and the team's excellent record.

The best player of the month in the Western Conference is James Harden of the Rockets. He averaged 12 points, 28.3 rebounds, and 9.1 assists per game in December.

While Meng Yun was named the best player of the month in the Eastern Conference, his number of votes in the All-Star voting also increased rapidly, and he even overtook James in one fell swoop to become the number one in the Eastern Conference.

As of January 1, the results of the first round of the 6 NBA All-Star voting were released. Meng Yun had 2017 votes, ranking first in the Eastern Conference and the Eastern Conference's backcourt players.The second is LeBron James, who has 601265 votes, ranking second in the Eastern Conference and the first frontcourt player in the Eastern Conference.

The top three frontcourt players in the Eastern Conference are LeBron James, Giannis Antetokounmpo, and Kevin Love.

It is worth mentioning that Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Bucks played very well this season, captured many fans, and successfully squeezed into the top three in the All-Star Eastern Conference.

Meng Yun in the Eastern Conference backcourt is first, Irving is second, and Wade is third with 278052 votes. It seems difficult to be selected as the Eastern Conference All-Star starter.

Although it is only the first round of results, something is already visible.

Some players may catch up in the second and third rounds, but the frontcourt players in the east and west, and the backcourt players ranked first are basically a certainty, and they will definitely be selected as All-Stars.

Meng Yun and James in the east, Durant and Curry in the west, as long as there are no accidents, these four have basically locked in the 2017 NBA All-Star starters in advance.

Seeing the results of the first round of the All-Star voting, Salinger and his teammates no longer worried about Meng Yun, but were a little worried about whether Wade could be selected.

Wade himself took this matter very lightly. It's not that he has never been selected as an All-Star. Besides, at his current age, he is already very optimistic.

Meng Yun came to his senses. Although he didn't have to worry about it, and he didn't need to canvass for votes, he could help Wade get votes. It would be great if he and Wade could both be selected as the All-Star starters.

Moreover, Wade's state is somewhat declining, and the statistics are not particularly dazzling. If he cannot be selected as the All-Star starter, he may not be able to enter the All-Star bench. After all, the All-Star bench is voted by the coaches, and they are looking at players. The strength and personal performance, unlike fan voting, with personal preference factors.

(End of this chapter)