Legendary star

Chapter 135 Breakout Tactics
"Meng, after the timeout, the Lakers will definitely defend..." In my mind, I recalled the arrangements made by the head coach Popovich during the timeout. Sure enough, after the game restarted, the Lakers gave up shrinking defense, and Meng Xu was still at a distance of 3 Far away from the line, Rick Fox greeted him.

"A very smart player. This is a player with a very clear mind. He knows what to do at the right time." After the timeout, when the Lakers' defensive range continued to expand outward, Meng Xu stopped shooting blindly. 3 points, but when choosing to break through like in the first quarter, Magic Johnson also appreciated Meng Xu's offensive choice very much. If you shrink your defense, I will shoot from the outside and let you defend it. When you defend it, The inside line must be empty, and I will make a breakthrough at this time.

When Meng Xu dribbled the ball forward, Rick Fox quickly stuck to Meng Xu without any hesitation, while Robert Hawley, who was defending Sean Elliott, moved towards the free throw line Come on, ready to pick up on Rick Fox anytime.

Although Rick Fox's defense, whether it's Meng Xu's shooting or Meng Xu's breakthrough, is somewhat powerless, but at least there is still a defensive attitude. No matter what, we must create a kind of defense. The opposite side feels too powerful.

Just as Meng Xu started to speed up, several players on the Spurs field quickly started running, hoping to create space for Meng Xu.But Robert Hawley, who was defending Sean Elliott, did not follow out, but moved laterally at the front of the penalty area.

"Do you still want to foul me?" Meng Xu felt a little depressed when he thought of being fouled by Robert Hawley in the second quarter, but for this kind of thing, once is enough, and he wants to play a second time, delicious food It's addictive.After cursing inwardly for a while, Meng Xu changed direction twice, got rid of Rick Fox, and rushed towards Robert Hawley.

"It's a dead end." When Meng Xu once again changed direction and left Robert Hawley behind, O'Neal under the basket immediately rushed over, but what made O'Neal a little depressed was that after Meng Xu rushed into the inside line, there was no He wanted to attack inside, but in front of O'Neal, he passed the basketball directly to Sean Elliott in the bottom corner. When he broke through Robert Hawley just now, the corner of Meng Xu's eyes caught him. Sean Elliott ran towards the bottom corner, so Meng Xu kept his eyes on the basket when he passed the ball. Sean Elliott, who received the pass from Meng Xu, was also a little surprised. I didn't even look at myself during the breakthrough process, but I just stood in the bottom corner, and within two seconds, Meng Xu's pass arrived, and the pass was very comfortable. Defensive Sean Elliott hit an easy 3.

"It was a very beautiful breakthrough. Meng Xu's breakthrough attracted most of the attention of the Lakers. Sean Elliott and Samaki Walker are already open, but obviously Sean Elliott's chance is better. Point, Meng’s no-look pass this time is very exciting.” After the on-site commentator finished speaking, he looked at Magic Johnson beside him, although the no-look pass was not the first one used by the magician, But it was carried forward in the hands of magicians.

"Yes, it is indeed a very beautiful pass. Meng's vision and passing are amazing. As far as this offense is concerned, his level has surpassed most of the point guards in the league. I think Meng should try more positions on the court." Magic Johnson looked at Meng Xu on the court and said with a smile, Magic Johnson now likes Meng Xu more and more, but the more he is like this, the more jealous the Magician is Larry Bird, because Meng Xu has now been labeled as Larry Bird's successor by the media. Although Meng Xu and Larry Bird's basketball styles are completely different, who made Meng Xu enter the league when Larry Bird first entered the league? De publicly said in the media: "Meng is more like me than the group of people in Boston." Although there is some meaning to ridicule the Boston Celtics management, when Larry Bird said this, It was immediately publicized by the good media, and Meng Xu became the only successor appointed by Larry Bird.

"Ervin, do you mean that Meng wants to be like you?" Magic Johnson's main position is point guard, but Magic Johnson has played all five positions on the court, and he has played very well, even The Magician's first FMVP was won by a guest center.When a reporter interviewed Magic Johnson what position he played on the court, the Magician replied: "I play center, sometimes forward, and a little guard."

"Yes, I think there is finally a successor to the front and rear homeless players. Although it is ridiculous to go inside now with Meng's small size, it is also possible in the future." Magic Johnson laughed again after finishing speaking. stand up.Although he is a famous legend of the Lakers, the magician did not favor the Lakers at all in the previous commentary, as if the Lakers had nothing to do with him at all, so he can be regarded as a strange thing.

At this time, Popovich on the sidelines was also taken aback when he saw Meng Xu's pass. In the last game, after Meng Xu had a sudden "epiphany", Popovich also had the idea of ​​making Meng Xu a point forward.In this game, although Meng Xu's grasp of the rhythm of the game is still very problematic, the current level of passing and breakthrough, and even the combination of sudden passes, is better than the current orthodox point guard Avery Johnson of the Spurs. much higher.

Another thing Popovich is puzzled about is that as long as the ball is passed by Meng Xu, no matter who it is, his shooting percentage will be much higher than usual. Williams, who was training with tactics, told himself after the last game, although he just laughed it off when he saw this statistic, but after this happened in this game, Popovich again I remembered the thought that flashed through my mind in the last game. Although after calming down after the game, Popovich was a little uncertain whether the thought was true or not, but after passing this game , Popovich can be sure that his idea at the time was absolutely correct.

In the second half of the third quarter, when Duncan was sitting off the court to rest, the Spurs led by Meng Xu were inseparable from the Lakers. Without Duncan's restrictions, the Lakers played very smoothly in the triangle offense. With high efficiency.But in the face of the Spurs' very simple breakthrough tactics, the Lakers couldn't find any way. That kind of weird breakthrough made the Lakers' perimeter defense look like a display.Moreover, while Meng Xu is good at breakthroughs, he is also very accurate in outside shots. He scored 3 3-pointers in the third quarter alone, which made the Lakers' defense always in a dilemma. But looking at the defensive line that was messed up by Meng Xu, Phil Jackson kept scratching his head anxiously on the sidelines.

(End of this chapter)