Legendary star

Chapter 143 Inheritance (2)

"Tim Duncan overwhelmed Sabonis to get the first wave of possession for the Spurs." Although Arvedas Sabonis is also an insider, but this time he is not facing the second-rate Timberwolves and Jazz. The center is one of the two strongest insiders in active service, so at the time of the jump ball, Avidas Sabonis lost to Duncan without any suspense.

Even though the jump ball failed, Arvedas Sabonis was still not discouraged. For the gap between himself and Duncan, Arvedas Sabonis was very clear. After landing, Arvedas Sabonis Nice quickly retreated.

After receiving the basketball from Duncan in the backcourt, Mario Eli directly passed the basketball to Avery Johnson, who was already near the middle circle. Avery Johnson and Damon Stoudemire, who was defending himself, were in the body In terms of quality, it can be said that it is half a catty, but Little Flying Squirrel is younger and has better athletic ability, so in several matchups this season, Damon Stoudemire will more or less face Avery Johnson Use pressing tactics.

So when Damon Stoudemire pressed Avery Johnson again, Johnson handed the basketball directly to Meng Xu behind him, just like in the Lakers game, Meng Xu stood below the middle circle. Position, looking at the teammates who are gradually pulling away.It’s just that Scottie Pippen’s defensive ability and experience are much stronger than Rick Fox’s. Pippen and Steve Smith are one on the left and one on the right, directly blocking Meng Xu’s possible breakthrough route. It seems that the Blazers In this game, a lot of effort was put into defending the Spurs' breakthrough.

Seeing Scottie Pippen, who took a step to prevent himself from breaking through, Meng Xu moved two steps laterally, then passed the ball directly to Duncan who had reached the free throw line, and then shot from the left side of the court. The right side of the court moves.

After receiving the basketball, Duncan directly hit Arvedas Sabonis with his back. Arvedas Sabonis, who is 2 meters tall and weighs 21 pounds, still has a lot of strength in his lower body, so Duncan faced him with his back. When Arvedas-Sabonis, he didn't have much advantage.

Once, twice, after Duncan sat in slowly for two consecutive times, after seeing Arvedas Sabonis pushed away by Duncan, Rasheed Wallace quickly dropped his defensive object, He rushed towards Duncan. At this moment, Sean Elliott, who was still entangled with Rasheed Wallace just now, ran directly to the bottom corner on the right side of the court.

Just after Rasheed Wallace's double-team was in place, Duncan turned around and passed the basketball to Sean Elliott in the bottom corner. After the unguarded Sean Elliott received the ball, he directly A 3-point shot, but the ball was swiped out after two laps on the basket. After Duncan was stuck by Arvidas Sabonis, the rebound was grabbed by Rasheed Wallace.

Although the goal was not scored, Popovich on the sidelines still applauded the players on the court, because this time the Spurs have fully played their own tactical coordination, although compared with the Lakers' triangle offense There is still a certain gap, but it can be regarded as decent.

"Boy, what the hell are you doing?" Looking at the Spurs' running position just now, Scottie Pippen was also a little puzzled. David Robinson's injury will definitely make him unable to play, and in the series against the Lakers, the Spurs either played INSIDE-OUT or scored sudden points from the beginning, so before this game, Mike Dunleavy's defensive tactics were to include Clamping Duncan, and defending Meng Xu's breakthrough, but in the previous round, Scottie Pippen always felt weird. Duncan's movements were so slow, as if deliberately attracting the Blazers to double-team, while Meng Xu There is also no intention of breaking through at all. His running position on the court is so similar to that of his former teammate Mike, and this feeling always makes Scottie Pippen feel a little uneasy.

What the Blazers want in this game is not only a victory, but also an all-round defeat of the Spurs. The 4-0 sweep is just a small goal, so Mike Dunleavy's requirements before the game are defensive and offensive. To completely crush the Spurs, not only must they be defeated, but they must also be ravaged, in order to alleviate the hatred in their hearts and repay the humiliation that the Spurs added to the Blazers last season.

"You will find out later." For Scottie Pippen, Meng Xu did not dare to slack off in the slightest. Although Pippen is 35 years old, with Pippen's performance in this season's playoffs, anyone who underestimates him Everyone will pay a heavy price, and Scottie Pippen is still the lubricant of this Trail Blazers, so Popovich asked Meng Xu before the game, no matter what, he must restrain Pippen, and whether he can restrain him Pippen is also a very important part of whether this game can win.

Sure enough, in the Blazers' offense, Scottie Pippen was still holding the ball, just like when he was in the Bulls. Pippen is responsible for controlling the Blazers' possession of the ball. This change has also brought about a qualitative change in the Blazers, especially Damon Stoudemire. After Tippippen took over the ball, Little Flying Squirrel became a pitcher and defensive champion, which also made the Blazers play more smoothly and more threateningly in the game.

"Boy, today I will teach you what a real point forward looks like." After Pippen finished speaking with a smile on his face, Meng Xu felt that Pippen's whole aura had changed. Kobe was very obsessed, but Pippen didn't have Kobe's strong desire to attack the basket.

Leaning against Meng Xu, Scottie Pippen accelerated towards the diagonal line in front of him, made a series of emergency stops, and after changing direction, Meng Xu finally showed a gap, a very elegant diagonal pass, and the basketball passed from behind Meng Xu In the hands of Steve Smith, who made a half-circle along the sideline, Steve Smith made a jumper directly, giving the Blazers the lead.

"Boy, although your defense is very good, it is not enough. Although there are many people who praise you now, compared with when I was young, you are still much worse. You still have a long way to go." Getting older, after such a rapid breakthrough, not only the knees and ankles are a little overwhelmed, but even the heart is a little unbearable. When the panting Scottie Pippen retreated and passed Meng Xu, he said in a warning tone .

"Hmm." Although I don't know what Scottie Pippen's intentions are for saying these words to me, there is still some truth to Pippen's words, so after hearing Pippen's warning, Meng Xu also nodded subconsciously. .

I don’t know when, when Pippen saw Meng Xu, he would think of himself when he was young. Although he had Michael’s guidance and support at that time, he still made many detours, so as a person who has experienced it, Pippen also wanted to give advice Meng Xu, and this game is a good opportunity.

　I didn't have many collections at first, but since it was put on the shelves yesterday to today, more than 50 have been dropped.

　　
　
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