So I am the god of basketball?

"I'm back, yes I'm back, I haven't played in a long time, but honestly I feel great right now and that's really me, I lost some time because I was doing something wrong A few things, but I’m back, and that’s the most important thing, I’m back!”

Johnson stood in the player tunnel and answered reporters' questions. Under the flashlight, he was so excited that he was a little incoherent and said "I'm back" four times in a row.

Journalists who have just joined the industry have never seen Johnson so excited.

Because he always has a smile on his face and is personable when facing the camera.

Senior reporters thought of Johnson, who had just entered the league.

At that time, he was still very thin!

"Welcome back, Erwin!"

An old Los Angeles reporter was inspired, and Johnson responded with a grateful look.

Barkley sat in the locker room answering questions.

The reporter said: "You grabbed 13 rebounds tonight. This is the most rebounds you have grabbed in an opening game since 92. However, you only took 10 shots in this game. This is the first time you have grabbed 76 rebounds tonight." After the ers, it was the opening game with the fewest shots. Will this be your norm in the future?"

"I don't know what you are saying. I am just completing what I should complete. As for whether this will be my normal situation in the future..." Barkley probably thought of something happy and inserted it in the ice bucket. His feet began to shake unconsciously, so much so that there was a sound of ripples in the bucket. "As long as the team can win, then I can accept any role!"

What he didn't say was that he hadn't won so easily in a long time.

During his years with the Suns, although the team was also a "winner team," most of the pressure on the team rested on his shoulders. If he didn't perform well, it would be basically difficult for the team to win, especially Even after entering the playoffs and even the finals, he performed exceptionally well and the team still couldn't win.

As the leader of the team, he enjoys the glory it brings and is also willing to bear the pressure it brings. He doesn't blame his teammates. But that didn't stop him from feeling like winning the game was easy at this moment.

This feeling is like being on the "dream team".

He hopes this feeling can last and that he can take on any role as long as he can win.

Kobe, who made his career debut, was also interviewed.

Los Angeles pays a lot of attention to him because he was acquired by Jerry West in exchange for two main or even starting-level players, and everyone expects him to play up to his worth. It's just that his performance was not good tonight.

He was also very dissatisfied with his performance tonight: "The NBA is the highest level of basketball competition, but this is not the reason for my poor performance. I need to adapt as soon as possible and improve my shortcomings."

A typical "Kobe Bryant" speech.

Your skills will improve, but your personality will be hard to change.

Meng Lang returned to the locker room just as he was being interviewed. Hearing his self-analysis in front of reporters, he couldn't help but complain: "It's not easy for you to have such self-awareness. It seems that tonight you I really learned a lot.”

Kobe turned his head and rolled his eyes speechlessly.

Meng Lang spread his hands towards the reporters and cameras: "Look, this is the newcomer now. It's really difficult to take care of... Go and buy me a hamburger."

The atmosphere at the scene suddenly became cheerful.

Both reporters and cameramen are happy to see this "traditional culture" of "helping and guiding".

Meng Lang originally wanted to remind them to take a photo of the precious scene of Kobe going to buy a hamburger. It turned out that he was thinking too much. With a scene like this, he still needed a reminder? The camera has long been focused on Kobe.

Early the next morning, the news that the Lakers slaughtered the Magic by 65 points dominated the headlines of all sports media.

In fact, everyone knows that Meng Lang's first game against his old club after his transfer will definitely make big news. But they really didn't expect that Meng Lang would make such a big noise. It directly put the Magic on the "list of shame" for "the largest point difference in a single game in NBA regular season history".

What's even worse is that even though this has happened, he still doesn't feel relieved. He said directly after the game, "This is just the beginning."

How vengeful this Chinese person is...

Soon a saying spread around the league:
The most vengeful player in this league is Michael Jordan, but the one with the strongest revenge has to be Meng Lang!

In addition, photos of Meng Lang, Johnson, Barkley and Wilkins standing on the sidelines wearing sleeves aroused heated discussion across the country. When Johnson was interviewed after the game, a reporter asked about this matter. Johnson said: "This was Dream's idea. He thought it was cool!"

Although he didn't say it clearly, his true intention was not difficult to guess.

This photo is destined to become one of the most classic old photos of the league.

Then came the news that Meng Lang and Madonna broke up, which appeared on major gossip websites.

Madonna has yet to respond. But when Meng Lang was interviewed after the game yesterday, he didn't hesitate at all and said very straightforwardly: "Yes, because of some things, she told me to break up. We are no longer a couple."

This news caused a greater uproar across the United States than the Lakers' 65-point victory over the Magic.

Many media believe that "Madonna is indeed Madonna. Even if she gave birth to Meng Lang's child, she would kick her without hesitation when she wanted to." They did not doubt the authenticity of Meng Lang's words at all. Because in their impression, Madonna is such a sassy queen!

What they didn't know was that soon after the news appeared in the newspapers, Madonna frantically called Meng Lang.

She didn't want to end the relationship like this. After all, Meng Lang made her feel very good whether in bed or out of bed. She even sent a message directly to Meng Lang, saying that she had said the wrong thing and should not have mentioned the breakup.

It's a pity that Meng Lang has been a scumbag for so many years and his heart is not as hard as usual.

And as far as his concept of love is concerned, once he breaks up, cracks will appear, and he will only break up again and again in quarrels. In the end, they broke up completely and stopped communicating until they died.

He has experienced and seen such things.

So just cut it off.

He still sent a message back to Madonna:
——That's it, Madonna, you have your desires, I have my ambitions, you can't stay safe for me, and I can't give up my ambitions. Before things get worse, let's stop here. We are still the father and mother of "Second Dream", and this will not change in any way.

He pointed out the irreconcilable contradiction between the two of them.

Half an hour later, he received a reply from Madonna:

--Um.

This time it's completely over.

Madonna later held a press conference: "Dream is the best man I have ever met. We have encountered some problems, but we still have a relationship that cannot be broken. We are the father and mother of 'Second Dream', which makes We became friends again before things got worse. It was a great relationship and I have no regrets!"

This speech caused the names of Madonna and Meng Lang to appear in various gossip media for two more days. But they can be considered a typical example of a peaceful breakup.

Look back to this alliance.

65 points made Orlando the laughing stock of the entire league. All the media were mocking them for giving up the entire forest for immediate benefits.

"If Meng Lang hadn't been forced to play with injury, the Magic would still be the league's strongest team in the new season!"

"There are things that dogs can distinguish between a full meal and a full meal, but people in Orlando can't tell the difference!"

"65 points difference, Orlando, hahahahahaha, that's what country bumpkins do!"

……

And the things that made Orlando feel even worse didn't end there.

转会勇士队的安芬尼-哈达威在接下来一天也完成了他在勇士队的首秀：25分3篮板6助攻。勇士队116-102大胜国王；

On the same day, the New York Knicks faced the Pacers. Grant scored 15 points and 11 rebounds, helping the Knicks defeat the traditional powerhouse in the Eastern Conference;
Then there's Shaquille O'Neal, who moved to the Heat. In the Heat's opening game, he scored a "luxury double-double" of 35 points and 13 rebounds, leading the team to defeat the Atlanta Hawks 100-90 with a 10-point difference. team, taking away his first victory with the Heat from the away road.

What kind of "gathering is a ball of fire, scattering is a sky full of stars"!

After the Magic's "LV" and Grant combination went their separate ways this summer last season, they still performed brilliantly.

The Magic, which did not retain any of these four players, suffered the worst "beating" in NBA history.

This scene made Orlando's heart tremble.

There is a saying: "Jack Ma makes another 180 billion, and I have nothing to do. My brother drives a Land Rover with a secret agent, and I can't sleep all night."

Even though the "No. 96 pick" in 30 had just scored 65 points in the opening game of his career, there was no change in the mentality of Orlando fans. But after being beaten by Meng Lang for points, and looking at the core players who stepped out, they all performed at a very high level. They were "depressed even more" at that time!

Only at this time, the media in Orlando had not realized their mistake.

The "Orlando Sentinel" fired directly at Mourning: "With this level, why should you get 2 million a year?"

However, it can be seen that other media in Orlando are really scared, and not many media spoke up this time. It can be seen that Meng Lang's slap made them start to reflect on their behavior. Although I didn’t say it with my mouth, I was still confused in my heart.

If Mourning is really forced to leave, Orlando will probably be in a situation where he will never be able to recover.

The house leaked and it rained all night. In this situation, the Orlando Magic, who returned to their home court, ushered in the second game of the new season. Their opponent was the "ten thousand years old" Clippers. This team has only made the playoffs twice in the past ten years, and both were eliminated in the first round. In the past three years, they have not even made the playoffs once.

If it were the Magic team of the past three years, against such an opponent, they could easily seal the victory in the first half.

But tonight...

They obviously haven't recovered from the last massacre.

The Clippers, who were playing away games, turned away and entered the second quarter with a 25-point lead of 21-4. Then they played better and better, quickly establishing a double-digit point difference. It wasn't until the last five minutes of the fourth quarter that the Magic launched a wave of counterattacks under the leadership of Mourning.

The Clippers failed to withstand this counterattack and were chased to just 1 point. The offensive right in the last round still belongs to the Magic. Just when people in Orlando thought they would see a 10-point comeback from the Magic tonight. But it turns out that even God doesn't want to see them win.

The basketball with half of its body in the basket knocked against the basket and bounced out again.

The buzzer sounded, and in the end the Magic fell by 1 point, suffering a two-game losing streak.

It feels like half of my penis is about to go in, but my girlfriend is here to fuck me!

It’s definitely not fun!
Even more frustrating!
After all, it's impossible for the Clippers to tell Magic fans.

The Los Angeles media specially used the still photo of half a basketball diving into the basket as their headline news, and the accompanying text was a word that was very refreshing to look at:

retribution!

That night, the Lakers ushered in their second game of the season, still sitting at home to meet the challenge of the Seattle SuperSonics.

As the No. 1 position, Meng Lang will face the "glove" Gary Payton.

This is the first time he has faced off against Payton since the first game of his rookie season. In so many games he had encountered before, Payton didn't know if he had cast a shadow on him, and he didn't dare to take the initiative to cause trouble again.

Of course, this may also be related to the fact that he was "blackballed".

However, after preventing Jordan from shooting 6% in the Finals in June this year, this guy's energy has obviously returned. Before the game started, he spoke to the media: "I think Meng Lang seemed to have played the No. 41.3 position in the last game. This should be the first time in his career that he has appeared in the No. position, right? I will teach him, an outstanding player." The No. position should do something in the game.”

Meng Lang heard Payton's "trash talk" and replied without hesitation: "He still doesn't have a championship, which shows that his method is wrong. He should learn more from me. Maybe now I already have a ring on my finger!”

On the day of the game, he specially wore a championship ring on the middle finger of each hand. During the warm-up time, he showed it to Payton openly. In order for Payton to see more clearly, Meng Lang compared the "international gestures" that were easy to understand.

This wave of sexy moves made Payton laugh angrily: "This bitch!"

He now understands why Michael Jordan always likes to call this guy a "bitch"!

Look at what he did, who could do it except "bitch".

There was a lot of excitement before the game. After the game started, both sides didn't say a word and directly raised the intensity to the playoff level.

After the Sonics experienced the finals, their overall aggressiveness is obviously different now.

But except for Jones and Divac, the Lakers' starting lineup has never seen much of the world. Everyone else has stood on the highest stage. Two of them even have more than one championship ring on their hands.

Facing the Sonics' fierce press, he didn't panic at all.

Especially Meng Lang, who was in control of the ball, held his back and used his height and wingspan to easily avoid the possibility of Payton suddenly grabbing the ball.

"Glove" also gritted his teeth secretly during his contact with Meng Lang:

Why is this guy's core strength so good?

No wonder he was surprised. After all, he hadn't played against Meng Lang on the court for two or three years.

When Meng Lang was reimbursed for the season last season, the Magic had not yet faced the SuperSonics. In other words, in Payton's perception, Meng Lang's core strength is still the same as when he didn't draw the "Karl Malone strength card" two years ago.

Otherwise, how could he be so confident?

Because in his impression, Meng Lang's confrontation ability is so poor, how can he control the ball well?
When the time comes, as long as you give enough resistance, you can only see him once and break him once.

So far, Payton's highest number of steals in a single game during the regular season is 7.

He feels like he can break that record tonight.

It's just that the ideal is very full, but the reality of Meng Lang facing him with his back turned and making it difficult for him to move forward is very skinny.

With the sudden force, Payton didn't notice and was pushed back half a step, giving up space to enter the three-point line.

not good!

Gary Payton quickly moved sideways, but unfortunately Meng Lang started as fast as him. During the confrontation, he successfully grabbed the position to get inside. The "glove" could only be used, but Meng Lang was not polite to him at all. After both feet entered the basket, he elbowed him in the chest.

The strength of his elbow now is not comparable to what it was originally.

Payton, who was in pain, could still pester Meng Lang, but he was unable to cause any greater disturbance.

Just as he was about to grab the ball with one hand and complete the dunk, Kemp made up for it. Meng Lang, who grabbed the ball with one hand, just thrust the ball from his waist toward the basket.

"Bah!"

Barkley's powerful dunk made a "thunder" sound above the head of "Rain Man".

On the first offense, the "dual core inside and outside" of the Sonics team was "taught to be a good person."

"Gloves?" Meng Lang shook his head and corrected: "Broken gloves! How could you let me get into the basket so easily?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Payton's face showed dissatisfaction, and George Karl on the sidelines also yelled at him: "Damn Gary, why did you let him get into the basket so easily, what about your defense? "

puff~
Just a little bit, Kemp laughed out loud.

Ordinarily, he shouldn't laugh at this time. but……

This is what bad friends look like!

"Look, any head coach can see your problems in this round. This is why you can't win the championship!"

Meng Lang continued to stimulate him with words.

Payton's expression became urgent. He hurriedly took the ball to the frontcourt and found an opportunity to pass the ball to Kemp's hands. That eager look seemed to say:

Brother, attack quickly, wait until you finish the attack, see if I don't guard this guy to death!

Kemp faced Barkley, and his position to receive the ball was actually not good, but after he received the ball, the rest of the Sonics opened up space, and he could only make a simple goal while running. Frame throw as a finishing touch.

The ball circled around the basket and fell out again.

Divac jumped high and grabbed the rebound.

The tallest player on the Sonics is Kemp, who is 2 meters tall. The "European Tank" is 08 meters tall. He can easily pick off rebounds by standing on tiptoes and nodding continuously. The ball was given to Meng Lang.

"Glove" had no intention of retreating. When he saw Meng Lang getting the ball, he immediately pounced on it, like a "hungry tiger pounces on food."

Meng Lang wasn't in a hurry, just leaned on him and slowly moved forward.

He is 2 meters tall and weighs 04kg, while Gary Payton is 101 meters tall and weighs only 1kg. Faced with his "Twitter machine"-like impact, he simply couldn't bear it and couldn't stop retreating. Meng Lang rolled into the frontcourt smoothly.

What he didn't know was that watching this scene made the "Old Lake fans" at the scene burst into tears.

Because when Johnson faced other people's backcourt pressing, he also turned around like this, protecting the ball and slowly advancing past half court. So Johnson was very touched watching this scene at this moment.

Meng Lang reached the frontcourt, got closer to Payton, and then suddenly turned forward, trying to run over him with large steps. "Glove" noticed this detail of Meng Lang. But the problem is that the current Payton cannot form a good suppression in terms of tonnage and strength. In addition, Meng Lang's big hip step means that Payton has to move two steps laterally to form a complete interception. No matter how fast his steps were, they were never this fast.

Meng Lang successfully got inside again.

The non-ball-handler kept Payton out, and the ball in Meng Lang's hand went straight to the basket.

Kemp learned his lesson and wanted to block Meng Lang's last move and give him a "big hot pot" meal. But Meng Lang obviously guessed it. Jumping in the air, he changed the layup to a pass. This time, he passed the ball from the feet of Kemp, who was jumping up, to his back.

Buckley lowered his head and looked, eh? Another ball.

"Bah!"

Still the same posture, still the same dunk, Barkley scored 4 points in a row!
George Karl's curses also followed one after another.

Payton gritted his teeth secretly.

For two consecutive rounds, Meng Lang forced his way through the defense, which made him very unhappy.

But if you really want to say it, there is nothing you can do.

Payton's height can actually be considered a "big point guard" in the first position. And with his height, he can also defend the bigger second position. But the problem is, standing in front of him now is Meng Lang, who can play the third position.

The weight difference between the two is about 16kg, which is not a small amount.

No one can face "Puto Rico Mountain" and be unable to complete the "back-beating". Moreover, Meng Lang also made very smart use of his height and long legs.

This actually has nothing to do with defensive ability.

It's like a flyweight "boxing champion" running to fight in the heavyweight class, fearing that the opponent will knock him out with just one slap.

To defend Meng Lang, another person from the Sonics has to be...

Meng Lang even shouted directly: "Gary, you should hurry up and move out the refrigerator at home!"

The Sonics' perimeter can be called an "irresistible wall", but this is not just because they have Gary Payton, but also because this team has Nate McMillan.

People give him the nickname "Refrigerator".

What this means is that any scorer who faces him will feel cold on defense.

This nickname is more domineering than "glove".

Payton didn't say anything. He was eager to regain his position and this time he held the ball and attacked.

Still the same as in the last round, Harris chose to let Eddie Jones face Payton. This gave "Glove" a reason to talk trash: "Damn guy, are you afraid that I will kill you suddenly? You are so cowardly to switch defenses with your teammates!"

Meng Lang didn't take it seriously: "Because I have more important tasks, Gary, you won't understand!"

"A coward is a coward, stop making excuses!"

Payton, who felt relieved, was ready to use a beautiful breakthrough to get rid of Jones. But soon, he discovered that the third-year rookie in front of him did not seem to be simple. His continuous cross-steps were not at all inductive in front of Jones.

In the end, he had no choice but to call for a pick-and-roll and then drive towards the basket. Seeing the slow-footed Divac filling in, he made an inductive hand-raising motion, trying to make Divac think he was going to layup early. Then he used his strong waist and abdominal strength to pull the lever and complete the layup from the other side.

The plan was perfect and the lever was beautiful, but when the ball came out of his hand, before it reached the highest point, a pair of advantageous hands blocked it.

It went straight up and down, hitting the floor with a "bang" sound.

Divac averaged 1.7 blocks per game last season, and Divac averaged 2.2 blocks per game the season before that. Divac, who originally went to the Hornets this season, averaged 2.2 blocks per game.

His ability to protect the frame can be regarded as top-notch in this era where there is no "three-second zone".

A spicy feeling escaped from Peyton's throat.

This "hot pot" is spicy enough!

Meng Lang quickly controlled the ball that Divac blocked with his quick eyes and hands, and then passed it with one hand. The ball bounced like a cannonball after hitting the ground. It flew about eight or nine meters long distance, and the height of the bounce was right at Jones' waist. .

Jones grabbed the ball and then made a one-handed dunk to complete the fast break score.

George Karl shook his head slightly and began to curse again.

This should have been the Sonics' best way of scoring, but now it's been used by the Lakers.

The big screen at the scene replayed Meng Lang's long-distance pass several times, almost spanning half the distance, and he was able to deliver the ball to Jones so accurately.

This is……

Magic!

A typical "magician's card" long pass.

Longtime Lakers fans know this all too well.

A wave of 6-0 allowed George Karl to successfully choose to make substitutions.

The person who came on the bench was none other than "Refrigerator" McMillan.

"You damn guy, quickly adjust your offensive status!"

George Karl was cursing, which made Payton very unhappy, but in the previous rounds, he was completely at a disadvantage against Meng Lang, and he couldn't open his mouth at this moment. I can only curse silently in my heart:
We’ll see!
Karl's change of formation had an immediate impact. In the first round when the "refrigerator" came up, Meng Lang failed to complete a successful breakthrough.

McMillan is 1 meters tall and weighs 96kg. Although he is only 90cm taller and 3kg heavier, with his size, Meng Lang's "forward turn" breakthrough is really not that easy to use.

Meng Lang's best breakthrough moves now are basically derived from the "back-up" routine. He is really not particularly good at other face-to-face breakthrough moves. Opposite is the famous "refrigerator", he better not show off.

Waiting for Barkley's pick-and-roll inside, Meng Lang started to break through with the ball.

His caution almost made Gary Payton next to him angry to death.

No, what do you mean?
You punch hard in the face of me, but you are submissive in the face of Nate?

On purpose, this bitch definitely did it on purpose.

Maybe McMillan didn't expect that Meng Lang's shot would be called a pick-and-roll. When he tried to squeeze through the pick and roll, the "human wall" formed by Barkley had already blocked him. Meng Lang originally wanted to break away from McMillan and score the ball. But the large space in front of him was a bit unexpected. He raised his hand to shoot without hesitation, one step inside the three-point line, and with his current 93-point mid-range score, it was absolutely within reach.

It is worth mentioning that since there is no "three-second zone" yet, post players in the 90s are generally willing to stay in the "three-second zone". This leads to the fact that it is easy to fail to make up for the defense in time in the mid-range. Condition.

Meng Lang shot very comfortably.

The score came to 8-0!

The Sonics, who are good at defensive counterattacks and use crazy double-teaming to force their opponents to make mistakes, allowed the Lakers to seize the opportunity of defensive mistakes and mistakes to counterattack.

Of course, the Sonics did not display their usual style in these rounds.

So George Karl called a timeout.

There were cheers at the scene. Meng Lang's ability to pass and assist in these rounds reminded them of a person. That person is also on the court now, but his size has become larger and his running speed has also changed significantly. slow.

Meng Lang looked so much like him when he was young!
But soon, they discovered that Meng Lang was not just like him when he was young.

There are also things he couldn't do when he was young:
Outstanding shooting ability with the ball!
The Sonics changed their defensive play after coming back from the timeout.

It can be seen that Gary Payton should have been scolded severely during the timeout. Because after returning from the timeout, he was no longer obsessed with one-on-one defense with Meng Lang. Instead, it is integrated into the entire Sonics defensive system.

Meng Lang's problem as a big point guard has emerged. No matter how powerful a big man is, he cannot be as flexible as a 183-foot-tall guy. He can move around like a loach and can easily get in and out of various small holes.

Meng Lang is too big. If he is double-teamed from the outside, he must get rid of the ball as soon as possible. What's more, Meng Lang does not have a good ability to break through the frame.

The ball has to move faster.

This is George Karl's first step, first forcing the ball out of the point guard's hands, and then continuing to use pressing defense to force the opponent to make turnovers. ——This trick is really effective against ordinary teams. The main reason is that once the first position does not get the ball, the entire ball will be in chaos.

But now that this trick has met the Lakers, it is not so effective...

The ball came out of Meng Lang's hands.

But Meng Lang is not the only one on the Lakers who can organize and pass the ball.

Johnson waited for the ball on the wing and used his outstanding vision to find Barkley inside.

Barkley almost killed Kemp with his butt, successfully squeezing out space, and he scored an easy goal under the basket.

This goal also allowed the Lakers on the field to find a way to break the Sonics' outside press:
Mainly playing in the low post with Barkley as the main player.

Once the Sonics attack too hard from the outside, they will inevitably be unable to defend. If Barkley is left alone to face anyone on the Sonics' inside line, he will be completely wiped out. It was so relaxing that he wanted to sing:
Your sweet smile is like...

The Sonics still couldn't limit the Lakers' scoring.

But they also found the Lakers' flaws on the defensive end:

Nothing else, it's Johnson's slow movement ability as the third position.

Gary Payton and Kemp kept looking for opportunities to form a mismatch with Johnson.

Whenever mismatches form, there will be no hesitation in taking singles.

Johnson was on guard and watched the two men come in and out of him.

This is naturally a blow to a superstar like him.

Harris did not hesitate and chose to replace Johnson.

After Wilkins came on the court, although the defensive effect was not that good, fortunately, he could use his personal offense to make up for his defensive holes. This is also something a "magician" can't do. Now he is relying more on experience to play.

He can tinker on the court and eventually score more than a dozen points, a few rebounds and a few assists.

But all this is based on not being targeted...

Once targeted, it will be difficult to bring out the properties of "snake oil".

After all, at such an old age, there are too many ways to target him.

Relying on the early lead, the Lakers still ended the first quarter with a 4-point lead.

Looking at the close score, Johnson became even more frustrated. After shaking his head slightly, he buried his head lower.

Meng Lang looked at him and glanced at Harris. The latter was discussing the next offensive and defensive arrangements with the assistant coach and ignored Johnson's mood. This made him purse his lips and raise his eyebrows.

Maybe it's because he worked with Chuck Daly as soon as he entered the league.

In Meng Lang's view, the team atmosphere is far more important than the team's offensive and defensive tactics.

If it were Chuck Daly, he would definitely notice Johnson's mood and use some methods to reverse Johnson's mood.

For example, after Johnson became a "colander" on the court, Chuck Daly would never replace Johnson immediately, but would arrange for someone to help him with defense. The Sonics' backcourt was composed of "gloves" and "refrigerators".

There is nothing to say about McMillan's defensive ability, but when he makes others feel cold, his own touch also becomes cold. Last season, he averaged only 5 points per game, took few shots, and his shooting percentage was not high, only 42 points per game. %.

You can definitely try to let him go!

Instead of taking Johnson off the field.

Meng Lang did see Harris with a filter, because he was the head coach of the Chinese men's basketball team, but his coaching style was more old-school. Strictness and tactics are the two weapons of this type of head coach.

They rarely mingle with the players. That would affect their majesty.

It's not that such a head coach is bad.

Take Harris, for example, who once led the team to an NBA championship.

It's just that for this Lakers team, which has many stars and former stars, his coaching style is not suitable.

The good news is that Harris still let Johnson play in the second quarter. He asked "Magic" to make more use of his passing ability, obviously intending to attack the Sonics.

There is nothing wrong with this idea.

As soon as the second quarter started, the Sonics again took advantage of Johnson's slow movement and continued to succeed in offense. But the Lakers also cooperated with each other through passing the ball and completed wave after wave of responses.

The SuperSonics did not let Meng Lang hold the ball to organize, and he did not hesitate. He directly switched to running mode without the ball. With Johnson and Barkley constantly "feeding the ball", he showed his super shooting firepower and won the game in a single quarter. 15 marks.

With Meng Lang on the outside and Barkley on the inside, the defensive system that the Sonics are famous for is almost broken.

This exposed their offensive problems. Relying too much on Gary Payton and Kemp's offensive scoring, the others are "three goals with dates and no dates", and they are all unstable.

Gradually discovering the problems on the Sonics' offensive end, the Lakers began to shrink their defensive formation, focusing on the "Glove" and "Rain Man". Meng Lang took the opportunity to move behind Johnson and reminded Harris with practical actions:

Find someone to defend Johnson, he won't die!

Johnson's pursuit pressure was reduced, and his physical advantage was immediately reflected. Even Gary Payton did not dare to make a return pass.

At 8 minutes and 34 seconds of the fourth quarter, Meng Lang worked hard with Jones, double-teaming Gary Payton on the left and right, and successfully completed the steal of him.

Facts have proved that even the "best defensive player" is afraid of being attacked from both sides!
This mistake can be said to be fatal. With this mistake, the Lakers counterattacked and opened the point difference to 10 points. The Sonics lost their chance to win and lost the game by 10 points at the Lakers' home court.

So far in the new season, last season's runner-up Sonics have lost both games.

Gary Payton performed well, scoring 22 points, 7 assists and 3 steals.

But Meng Lang performed better. He scored 32 points, 7 assists, 5 rebounds and 2 steals.

And whether it's matchup time, defense switching time, or the final moment, his performance is better than Payton. So when facing reporters after the game, Meng Lang showed no mercy at all: "I think now I completely understand why that pair of broken gloves has not won the championship after seven years in the league. He has too many problems that he can't guard against." A point guard like me cannot break through a third-year rookie, and he is prone to making mistakes at critical moments. As the core of the team, it is really difficult for such a player to help the team win the championship. To be honest, I even think he You should go back to the NCAA to study again!”

Majestic "gloves"!
The man who defended Jordan into the "Iron King" in the finals!

Winner of the "Best Defensive Player Award" in the 95-96 season!
The league's top point guard who averaged 19.3 points, 7.5 assists and 2.9 steals per game last season!
At this moment, in his mouth, it was so "worthless".

However, these reporters still felt that there was nothing wrong with it, because judging from this game, Gary Payton did not play his usual role.

"Gary, Gary, why did you say you provoked him?" On the bus back, George Karl hated iron. He provoked Meng Lang in the last game and made him score 50 points in a single game in his rookie season. Isn't it painful enough?

This child really "healed the scar and forgot about the pain"!
Gary Payton is also very helpless. Usually "trash talk" is his weapon. He influenced his opponents' mentality through constant "trash talk" and made them do things they would not normally do on the court, thus forming a better defense.

He's always done this.

But today...

Instead, it was Meng Lang who made him lose his mind and do things he wouldn't normally do.

Is it possible...

His trash talk is better than mine?

A bold idea popped into Payton's mind.

Impossible, absolutely impossible!
Payton has always been proud of his mouth. You can even say that his defense is not as good as others. But it absolutely cannot be said that he cannot spray others.

Meng Lang, wait for me. Next time, I will take revenge! (End of chapter)