So I am the god of basketball?

Michael Jordan considers himself to be a relatively competitive (narrow-minded) person. But now he realizes that the bitch in front of him is probably more cautious than him.

Meng Lang's meaningful words reminded him of the "Dream Team" training camp, when his dirty "Meng's steal" shined on the training field, but once, he was beaten by someone He was alert and realized that he said, "Have you had enough trouble?"

This sentence……

Has he remembered it until now?

Meng Lang's petty look made even Jordan feel perverted.

It’s just such a sentence. Does it need to be remembered for three years?

But what Meng Lang remembered was this sentence!

What he wanted to respond to was not just this sentence...

In the ESPN commentary box, watching Meng Lang's "banana pass", even Bill Walton couldn't help but whisper: "Beautiful!"

Since the new season, Meng Lang's passing has become more and more skillful, and he can face the double-teams of Pippen and Jordan with ease. However, the changes Meng Lang has made since the new season are far more than just these.

"The number of times he holds the ball to resolve possessions has increased. Whether he is holding the ball and going down to find his teammates, or holding the ball and cutting to the basket to score near the basket, it is more frequent than last season!"

In other words, the number of back hits can only be described as "rare".

Otherwise, in Bill Walton's view, Meng Lang is simply another "Bird", no longer just like Bird, but a true "Bird-style" style of play!

This is from his perspective. From the perspective of Grover, who has been recording on the sidelines, Meng Lang is not just another "Larry Bird", but a physically enhanced version of Bird.

Not much to say about static talents.

Meng Lang is similar in height to Larry Bird, but has a better wingspan.

Now in terms of explosive power and physical coordination, he is better than Bird.

In addition...

Meng Lang's movement is also better than Bird's in all aspects.

Except for the slight lack of strength, Meng Lang's hardware conditions should have surpassed Bird's in other aspects.

Moreover, Meng Lang can make up for his weakness in strength in other ways, such as...

His physical ability!

He had outstanding performances on both offense and defense for several consecutive rounds, as if he could be found in every corner of the court, but Meng Lang's breathing was still very even, and he still maintained his rhythm.

This is something Larry Bird can't do.

Judging from Grover's observations, Meng Lang's physical fitness is definitely at the top level in the league...

Jordan quickly discovered this problem. At 9 minutes and 34 seconds into the first quarter, he could feel Scottie Pippen breathing harder than usual.

"Scotty?"

He cast a doubtful glance.

"???"

Pippen was equally confused.

"Is it okay?" he asked.

Then Pippen realized that his breathing was louder than usual. He quickly adjusted: "No, it's okay!" He wiped the sweat from his forehead. A little more than usual.

This is not the first time "Batman" has done such dirty work. When guarding other top off-ball runners, he doesn't sweat so much. In particular, Meng Lang is taller than other outside shooters, so he is supposed to be better able to catch him.

He didn't know the reason, so he just wiped his sweat and devoted himself to guarding Meng Lang again. ——He had a headache with Meng Lang's movement. The Bulls coaching team stayed up for several long nights for this game and found some of Meng Lang's running habits. These were analyzed from the same sample. However, Meng Lang's running changed too fast. As long as Meng Lang noticed Unless he can predict his running position in advance, this guy will immediately and subconsciously change his running habits. It wasn't an easy thing to do, but he just did it.

So much so that several nights for the Bulls assistant coaching staff turned into meaningless things.

After this game, he will advise the assistant coaching team not to make arrangements for Meng Lang in the next game against the Magic. This is a bit like a useless effort.

This kind of thought only occurs when he faces two guys, one is Meng Lang, and the other is his teammate Michael Jordan!

However, Jordan is invincible. No matter what the restrictions are, you can only watch him score in the way you know. And Meng Lang himself is more special than Jordan. Whether it is his ability to influence the formation as a pitcher who runs without the ball, or his ability to make an instant judgment and pass the ball after getting the ball, it is his offensive vision and judgment.

This is the fundamental reason why players like him are difficult to guard against.

The only similarity between the two is:

Meng Lang and Jordan are equally rare!

Pippen tried his best to restrict Meng Lang, so that his offensive state tonight was not very ideal.

When a player gives his best on the defensive end, his offensive status will inevitably be affected, and even Kobe is no exception to this.

But Pippen knew he had to do it.

Otherwise, the person who does this will become Jordan!

Jordan…

There are more important things to do!

At 10 minutes and 34 seconds of the first quarter, the Magic, which was leading by 2 points, successfully defended against the Bulls' next attack, and then relied on Shaquille O'Neal's strong kill under the basket and was fouled, successfully winning the victory. A chance for the score difference to widen again.

The extra free throw practice that Chuck Daly arranged for him yesterday still had an effect.

Both free throws were made, and the score difference came to 4 points!

This was the largest point difference between the two teams in the first quarter.

Jordan glanced at Phil Jackson and saw that he had no intention of calling a timeout, so he motioned to his teammates and made a "Leave it to me" gesture. Then Harper passed half court and gave the ball to him on the wing.

Facing Meng Lang's close contact, he accelerated and successfully distanced himself from Meng Lang.

Then he withdrew his foot from the three-point line, glanced at Meng Lang, and saw that he had no intention of getting closer. He raised his hand and shot, and the three-point ball fell straight into the basket.

The difference is 1 points.

Phil Jackson finally made a move at this time. He glanced at Rodman, and the "big bug" understood. The Magic also completed the serve at this time, and Hardaway decided to find Shaq's position.

But as soon as the "Shark" got the ball, Rodman next to him came over and formed a double team.

Shaq did not have the ability to pass the ball directly to Grant and could only return the ball to Hardaway.

"Penny" organized again, breaking through and passing the ball to Meng Lang who passed by him on an air cut. Meng Lang took the ball but was intercepted head-on by Rodman again.

Pippen ran towards Grant with great understanding.

The two men completed the defense switch in an instant... Meng Lang saw all this, but still did not hesitate at all and made a pass in the direction of Grant.

When Rodman turned to look at Grant, Pippen urged: "I'm here, I'm here!"

He quickly turned his head and looked back at Meng Lang, but this moment was enough for Meng Lang to get rid of him. He stepped back and shot a jumper. Meng Lang completed an easy mid-range score in front of Rodman.

"Who's guarding me!"

Meng Lang shouted, his tone full of teasing.

This trash talk reminded Rodman of that arrogant white man, and Meng Lang almost used the same method to tease him just now. This was not the first time. He had already experienced Meng Lang when he was with the Spurs. This hand is exactly the same as "Big Bird"'s "fake pass"!

Rodman's reaction nerves are too fast. Many times, his body has already moved before his brain can react. His powerful "second jump" ability allows him to "wipe his own butt".

But when defending players with outstanding shooting abilities like Big Bird and Meng Lang, he was too shaky, giving them room to adjust their shooting rhythm.

To a certain extent, their offensive style restrained Rodman.

And this has also happened on the court. When Larry Bird faced the Pistons, he had a famous trash talk. He shouted towards the Pistons bench:

"Who are you letting to guard me? If this continues, I can score 60 points!"

The man who was treated as nothing by Larry Bird was Rodman!

Meng Lang's words immediately made Rodman angry.

He and Meng Lang had a score to settle.

This bitch not only stole his Madonna, but actually got his goddess pregnant!

There is not a year before and after this, which will inevitably lead to the idea that "he is not good". In fact, this saying is currently popular...

It's just that the guy he was very confident of strangling to death by himself has now grown to the point where he can play him around, and only three years have passed!

The score difference reached 3 points again, and the ball was still given to Jordan.

He strode forward and dribbled the ball to the frontcourt. When Meng Lang got him close to the three-point line, he pounced forward. Jordan seemed to have guessed what he was thinking. He stopped outside the three-point line and twisted his hand at the same time. He fell to the ground and bounced up quickly. At this time, his hips also finished exerting force. He turned his hips to exert force. Meng Lang was immediately thrown away by him. He rushed into the basket with his signature tongue sticking out and successfully put the ball in. into the basket.

Another one point difference.

Hardaway still wanted to find Meng Lang's position, but this time Jordan made a supplementary defense, so Hardaway could only find Anderson for the first time.

The ball is no longer in the hands of the Magic's two best ball-handling players, and the speed of operation is obviously slower. The power of the Bulls' "four-man rotation" of Jordan, Harper, Pippen and Rodman is reflected at this time, which is very good. The change of defense was completed, and the Magic's final attack was hurriedly taken by Grant.

Meng Lang was simply excluded from the Magic's ball control system.

"Dangdang!"

After missing the shot, Rodman protected the rebound and made another contribution.

From covering up defense, switching defense, and returning to the basket to grab rebounds, "Big Worm" demonstrated the role he brought to this team that no one can replace. In fact, if the person he just faced was not Meng Lang, this would have been perfectly reflected long ago.

The final attack time of the first quarter came after the ball was handed to Jordan.

The future "God of Basketball" obviously enjoyed this moment. He dribbled the ball slowly and was not in a hurry to get close to the three-point line. He kept pressing the time until the last 8 seconds before dribbling the ball and approaching the three-point line.

Meng Lang kept his distance from him and didn't move forward as he stepped on the three-point line.

He bet that there was no "three-point bullet" in Jordan's "gun."

What's more important is that every player will choose the method he is best at in the critical last shot, especially when there is plenty of time, and Jordan is no exception. And just 1 point behind, he would never choose a 3-pointer.

There was nothing wrong with Meng Lang's judgment. When Jordan saw that he hadn't pounced on him yet, he didn't immediately choose to shoot a three-pointer, but continued to press forward.

One step ahead of the free throw line, seeing that Meng Lang hadn't come up yet, he made a "combine the ball" motion.

During this period, the two people kept looking at each other.

This is a "psychological warfare"...

In the end, Jordan did not change his movements and jumped up with the ball. Meng Lang rushed forward quickly, very timely.

If it had been anyone else, I'm afraid that the entire technical movement would have been messed up immediately, and it would have been possible to throw the ball directly to the ground in the air. But when Jordan faced the hand that was blocked in front of him, his entire movement stalled in the air.

Meng Lang watched as his entire body began to fall, his hands getting farther and farther away from Jordan, the space between the two gradually became larger, and then the ball flew out of Jordan's complete hand.

Meng Lang once saw a little joke about Jordan's "jump shot".

For Jordan, jump shots are the easiest way to score. Just jump up, wait for the opponent to land, and then shoot the ball...

But at this moment, he didn't find it funny at all.

Because he proved it with practical actions:

This is not a joke, this is true!

After he landed, Jordan followed suit, but the ball flew out of his hands and fell steadily into the basket.

"Shh!"

The crisp sound of washing the net was drowned in the deafening cheers of the audience.

After the goal was scored, there was less than 2 seconds left in the first quarter, and the Magic, who was serving from the backcourt, missed the last shot. The Bulls entered the second quarter with a 1-point lead.

Jordan tried his best to restrain his excitement and walked off the court.

However, when he walked to the sidelines, he still couldn't hold it in and gave Pippen a high-five next to him.

This middle distance, even he thought it was so beautiful!

Hardaway came over and patted Meng Lang on the back. He felt that Meng Lang was a little frustrated after this round: "Man, don't care about this round!"

Meng Lang shook his head slightly, saying that he didn't take it to heart, but he couldn't help but say something in his heart:

Is this Jordan?

Really...

Meng Lang rarely felt helpless, but the moment he just watched Jordan forcefully use his ability to stay in the air to create shooting space, his heart was filled with all kinds of helplessness.

Jordan, at his peak, overwhelmed the superstars of the entire 90s.

Now it seems……

Not without reason!

Phil Jackson picked up the tactical board at this moment and finally took the lead after the first quarter. This is a reflection of Jordan's ability. Maintaining this lead is what he should do as a head coach! (End of chapter)