Legendary star

Chapter 171 Recurrence of Breakout Tactics

"This is a very intense defensive battle. Both the Spurs and the Pacers played very cautiously. The situation on the court feels very depressing. This year's finals may be similar to last year." The finals of the season were played between the Spurs and the Knicks. The two teams with the best defenses in the league that season finally met in the finals, and the ratings of that round of finals also set a record for the lowest in the history of the entire league broadcast. , and the Spurs and Pacers, who entered the finals this year, played very dull. If they continue to play like this, the league president David Stern will definitely intervene.

"In this game, except for maybe Chris Mullin, the other players of the Spurs and Pacers, judging from their current performance, can hardly be called outstanding." The current situation of this game is really very impressive. Unexpectedly, even Magic Johnson, who was optimistic about the Pacers before the game, did not expect that this game could be played like this.

After the restart of the fourth quarter, it was somewhat surprising that Meng Xu appeared on the bench, Tribert, Jalen Jackson, Samaki Walker, Antonio Daniels, except for Samaki Walker , Yishui shooters, and they are all very mobile shooters. Even Samaki Walker, who has the worst shooting ability in this lineup, has a very good mid-range shooting ability.

"Popovich is finally going to take this step. It seems that there is still hope for the Spurs in this game." After seeing the Spurs' lineup, Magic Johnson also showed a rare knowing smile. Popovich is finally about to try.

"I'm afraid it will happen." Larry Bird on the opposite side frowned after seeing this lineup, because what he was worried about before the finals finally happened.

After Antonio Daniels dribbled the ball for halftime, he handed the basketball to Meng Xu, while he was looking for opportunities outside the 3-point line on the left. G McKay creates a chance.

After taking a few shots on the spot, Meng Xu got rid of Derek McKay with an acceleration. Facing Dell Davis who was pulled out from the inside to defend himself, Meng Xu made a very easy shot in the opposite direction. Changing direction, he got rid of Dale Davis, and in front of Meng Xu was an empty basket. At this moment, Chris Mullin gave up his defensive target and moved towards Meng Xu who was rushing to the basket. rushed over.

After making a fake move for a layup, Meng Xu directly hit the ground and passed the ball to Tribert behind Chris Mullin. Tribert, who was unguarded, adjusted on the spot After a while, he made his first 3-pointer of the game.

Watching Terry Burt hit a basket, he gave Meng Xu a high-five to celebrate, but Popovich on the sidelines rubbed his hands together back and forth, which was obviously abnormal.

"Meng Xu's breakthrough was very good, and when he faced the defensive player, he played very smartly. He didn't force a layup, but passed the ball to a teammate with a better chance." When will it be blown, so when Meng Xu assisted Tribert to score, Michaels jumped out immediately.

Only this time, his partner Magic Johnson did not refute himself, but very rarely nodded in agreement with his point of view: "Yes, Meng is a very smart player. Judging from the pass just now, he The vision on the court is also very good, this is a player who can make his teammates better."

"Erwin, I won't refute you this time." After hearing the magician's appreciation for Meng Xu, Michaels also echoed the magician's point of view.

After assisting Tribert to score, Meng Xu played more openly. He exchanged positions with Antonio Daniels directly in the offense. After seeing Meng Xu directly dribbling the ball forward, Larry Bird frowned. Wrinkled even tighter, although one attack can't explain anything, but if this happens every time, then before the main players can play, the Pacers will be beaten by the Spurs' substitute.

But this time, under the instruction of Larry Bird, Derek McKay directly put Meng Xu one step away. This is very rare in this round of the series. Who is Meng Xu?Meng Xu is the All-Star 3-point leader this season. His 3-point shooting percentage this season ranks among the top 5 in the entire league, and he just broke the record for half-time 3-point shooting in the playoffs.

But Larry Bird knew in his heart that Meng Xu's 3-pointers were good and his shooting percentage was high. Meng Xu's breakthrough is different. Meng Xu's breakthrough is very lethal, and after watching the entire series between the Lakers and the Spurs, Larry Bird also has a new understanding of Meng Xu. Players with an independent offensive system, and in his system, all players will perform better without exception, which is why Larry Bird dared not relax his defense against Meng Xu in this round of the series.And if it's the main lineup, it's better. After all, the defensive level of the main lineup is much higher, and facing the substitute lineup with basically no defense, once Meng Xu leads this group of substitutes to play smoothly, affected by the impact of the substitute lineup, I am afraid that the entire The Spurs will slowly find touch, and believe it or not, touch is contagious.

At the same time, for the Spurs and Popovich, Larry Bird is also very envious. A team actually has two players with their own offensive systems. If Popovich can successfully integrate these two systems , other teams in the league simply don't play.Take the Pacers as an example. The current Pacers are a strong team in the league, and they are the favorites for the championship every year. However, the Pacers fall short every year. The latter played a typical team system.

Withdrawing his thoughts, he stared at Meng Xu on the court. This little guy did not choose to shoot by himself, but continued to break through to the inside of the Pacers. With that kind of weird breakthrough, Larry Bird went through every thought in his mind. In the corner, I didn't find that it had appeared before. This kind of breakthrough method that was against the sky and against humanity made Larry Bird entangled in his own team. At the same time, he was also worried that Meng Xu might be terminated by this breakthrough method someday. own career.

(End of this chapter)