Legendary star

Chapter 130 The Big Windmill at the Free Throw Line

For the failure of Samaki Walker's jump ball, the Spurs have already prepared for it. Samaki Walker is a 2-meter striker with a height of 06 meters, and his jumping is not very good. It is difficult to beat O'Neal by jumping. When O'Neal is in After the basketball was moved to the backcourt in the air, the Spurs players also took care of their opponents while quickly retreating.As the inside pillar of the Spurs, Tim Duncan took the lead to retreat to the paint area, while Samaki Walker followed O'Neal closely, and Meng Xu directly rushed to Ron Haber who was dribbling.

Regarding Popovich's adjustment to the starting lineup for this game, Magic Johnson was only half right, and the other half was that Popovich believed in the Spurs' defense more than the illusory outside shooting percentage. Needless to say, Duncan and Meng Xu are both players in the best defensive team this season, and Meng Xu is the best defensive player this season. At the same time, compared to the old Sean Elliott, Samaki Walker's defensive ability and mobility are much stronger, and although Jaren Jackson is stronger than Avery Johnson on the defensive end, he is also a defensive champion. The lineup on the field in this game can be It is said to be the strongest defensive lineup that the Spurs can currently deploy, and the offensive ability of this lineup is not bad.

Facing Meng Xu's opening press, Ron Haber almost made a mistake, but in the end, under Kobe's cover, the basketball was passed to Robert Hawley by Ron Haber.

With a helpless smile, Meng Xu began to retreat quickly. Before the start of this game, Meng Xu used his last bottle of enchanting potion, and Meng Xu didn't play much time in the last game. After sufficient rest, Meng Xu's physical strength is also very abundant in this game. In contrast, Ron Haber is not so relaxed. In the tiebreaker with the Spurs, for a veteran like Ron Haber, physical strength is very problematic.That's one of the reasons why Popovich is putting Sean Elliott and Avery Johnson on the bench.

"In this game, the Spurs' defensive strength has been significantly enhanced." After the start of the game, Meng Xu pressed Ron Haber before halftime, and Ron Haber just after halftime. Being bitten by Jalen Jackson, and Meng Xu stuck to Rick Fox tightly, Magic Johnson was also a little surprised by the defense shown by the Spurs in the opening game, because in the previous six games, the Spurs' Defensive intensity has never been greater.

As the best defensive player of the season, the first player in the league with 300+ steals and 100+ blocks in a single season, Meng Xu's defense is really strong, that kind of defensive oppression and aggression completely suppressed Rick Fox , At the same time, this guy still has enough spare energy to help defend Kobe Bryant. Such defensive ability and defensive momentum also made Phil Jackson on the sidelines look shocked. If the Spurs can maintain this defensive strength throughout the game, Then the Lakers' chances are very slim.

Fox, who was stuck to Meng Xu, not only had no chance to connect the ball, but even had difficulty completing the basic tactical moves in the triangle offense. The guy who was facing him could judge his own running every time. From the beginning of the game to the present, Rick Fox was completely like a headless chicken, running aimlessly on the court under Meng Xu's pressure.

After Robert Hawley got the ball near the middle circle, he didn’t dare to attack by himself. First, the unspoken rules are here, and it’s Tim Duncan who is facing him today. After dribbling and running for two steps, After Robert Hawley handed the basketball to O'Neal near the free throw line, he ran along the edge of the paint to the baseline.

After O'Neal received the ball, he rushed directly to Samaki Walker. How could Walker's small body be O'Neal's opponent? After being bumped by O'Neal, Samaki Walker directly stepped back a distance of more than one meter, but Fortunately, Walker's defensive attitude is very good. After being out of position by O'Neal, he quickly posted it again. Almost at this moment, Duncan ran from the right side of the paint to double-team O'Neal.

For his superstar dignity and boss status, how could O'Neal pass the first ball after the opening game, and there is no good passing opportunity now, completely ignoring Duncan's intention of double-teaming, O'Neal continued to back Samaki Walker, After using more strength than last time, Samaki Walker was staggered directly by O'Neal. O'Neal took the opportunity to turn his back and take off. Almost at the moment when Duncan double-teamed, O'Neal passed a small hook with a back turn Scored the first point after the opening.

Although the goal was scored by O'Neal, Popovich nodded on the sidelines and expressed affirmation of the Spurs' defense in this round, because in this round, the Spurs completed their tactical intentions very well , no matter what tactics the opponent is playing, the final result of the pressing tactics is to force the opponent to give up these tactics and become a single-handed superstar tactic, especially the Lakers in front of them, who have lost the bonus of the triangle offense. The Spurs are an ordinary giant team, which is why the Spurs were able to beat the Lakers three times in the regular season this season. Because of the existence of Glenn Rice and being blocked by Meng Xu, the Lakers still couldn't play the tactics they wanted. In the end, Kobe finished his singles and O'Neal continued to play singles. This kind of singles team has no tactical coordination.

Samaki Walker quickly sent the baseline ball. After Jalen Jackson received the ball, he passed the ball directly to Meng Xu, who was almost running to the middle circle. In this game, Jaren Jackson became a dribbling guard again. Popovich What Qi asked of him was to defend the shot and be Meng Xu's bodyguard, so after seeing Meng Xu reach out to signal that he wanted to launch a fast break, Jaren Jackson did not hesitate at all, and directly passed the basketball in his hand to Meng Xu.

After catching the ball, Meng Xu started to accelerate from near the middle circle. With Meng Xu's straight-line acceleration ability, during the process of Meng Xu's fast break, the only person in the current Lakers who can cause Meng Xu a little difficulty is Kobe Bryant. Yes, after seeing Meng Xu speeding up, Kobe also speeded up to catch up immediately.

"It's now." When Meng Xu was about to cross the free throw line, Meng Xu stepped on the free throw line and jumped up. In such a game that the whole United States pays attention to, Meng Xu's personality that likes to show off is exposed again. Undoubtedly, this is the home court of the Lakers and one of the holy lands of basketball in the NBA. It is basically every player's dream to leave a special memory here.

After Meng Xu took off, Kobe, who was one body away from Meng Xu, could only watch helplessly as Meng Xu flew to the basket. Meng Xu, who now has a jumping attribute of 99, was able to bounce with the addition of the enchanted potion. The ability has reached the level of abnormality. After taking off from the free throw line, when Meng Xu's sight surpassed the basket, Meng Xu rounded his arms and paused in the air for about 0 seconds. After that, Meng Xu's height began to drop , Relying on huge inertia, Meng Xu directly dunked the basketball into the basket hard.

With a loud bang, the entire Staples was silent, and the windmill dunk from the free throw line shocked the entire Staples.

(End of this chapter)