Legendary star

Chapter 3 Failure
"Boy, what a coward, can't you attack once with the ball?" As this year's No. [-] pick, Brand is extremely proud. Meng Xu's two consecutive steals on him are considered by Brand He wanted to get back the field, and educated this bastard on both ends of the offense and defense, but this kid didn't attack with the ball at all.

If Meng Xu knew what Brand was thinking at the moment, he would definitely cry out for injustice. It wasn’t that I didn’t want to attack with the ball, but that our team’s guards didn’t pass the ball to me. There was no hope of catching up, and they were all random shots, and the sound of iron hitting was heard all over the court. Fortunately, Meng Xu grabbed 2 offensive rebounds in a row, and the score was not further opened.

"Mine." With the sound of iron hitting, Meng Xu once again judged the rebound's landing point in advance, and lightly jumped an offensive rebound to start.

Faced with Brand's constant taunts, Meng Xu had no choice. On the defensive end, except for the two steals at the beginning, no matter how hard Meng Xu tried, he couldn't stand Brand. ball.On the offensive end, Meng Xu's teammates simply ignored him as if they had made a deal, and didn't pass the ball to Meng Xu at all.After grabbing the offensive rebound this time, Meng Xu didn't pass it to his teammates again. Instead, he lingered in the area near the free throw line with the ball and chose to attack by himself.

"Haha, boy, that's the right thing to do. Come on and attack. Let me teach you how to block shots. I believe you will thank me." Brand stood one meter in front of Meng Xu, with his arms outstretched. smirk.Brand's teammates all pulled away, allowing the two to single out.

"Actually, I'd rather learn trash talk from you." Meng Xu patted the basketball, stared at Brand, and calculated in his mind whether to break through or shoot. Meng Xu's shooting percentage from the free throw line area during training was still good. .

"What?" Brand was taken aback for a moment, not quite understanding what Meng Xu meant.

Taking advantage of the moment when Brand was in a daze, Meng Xu made a quick shot and made a hollow hit with the basketball.The shot was very slow this time, and Meng Xu's jump was not very high. If someone else was defending, he would definitely eat hot pot. But Brand was far away from Meng Xu, and he was a little distracted, so he could only watch Meng Xu hit the ball. cast.

He looked up at the scoreboard, 61 to 48, with more than 6 minutes left, a difference of 13 points, maybe there is still a chance, his first game can't just end like this.

After the ball was hit, Coach Odom called a short timeout, "Darylls? You replace Pete, and you will defend Brand after you play. Hold him, don't let him get close to the penalty area, Meng You help defend from the sidelines, double-team him, cut off his connection with outside players. Robert, you replace Irving. You are the best scorer on our team. Don't hesitate when you have a chance. Meng, don't go to the basket and Brand Work hard, run more, pull out and do pick-and-roll with Robert, I remember your shooting percentage near the free throw line is not bad, just like just now." Coach Odom pulled each player to his side one by one to arrange tactics .

The whistle sounded, and the two teams re-entered the field. Wake Forest replaced all the substitutes except Meng Xu, while Duke University did not make any substitutions. Obviously, the old coach K believed that Wake Forest could not come back with a 13-point difference. of.

Brand attacked with the ball again, but this time it was Daryls Sangueira who defended him. As the main center of the team after Duncan, Sangueira was not covered. Gaila and Sangaila did not move at all, Meng Xu quickly stepped forward to double-team, Brand wanted to pass the ball outside in desperation, but was intercepted by Meng Xu, Meng Xu took the basketball and directly made a long pass to Robert. It was a bit big, but fortunately, there was really no one in the backcourt. Robert got the basketball and scored an easy layup, and the point difference narrowed again.

Compared with the domineering leak test on the defensive end, Meng Xu seemed a little helpless on the offensive end. Under Brand's close defense, Meng Xu had some difficulty connecting the ball. He barely pulled it near the free throw line but shot hard. Xu also lamented in his heart, his poor 55-point shooting attribute.

It was Duke's turn to attack. Point guard Steve Wojciechowski dribbled the ball quickly across the half court and handed it directly to Brand. Brand was singled again, and Brand directly dribbled and killed. Entering the inside lane, he turned around and easily passed Sanguela who was defending him. Just as Brand jumped up to dunk, Meng Xu suddenly burst out from the flank and gave Brand a steaming hot pot.

"Fatty, be careful about your back." Seeing Meng Xu's mean smile, Brand almost couldn't control himself.

"Calm down, Elton." Seeing Brand who was about to rush forward, Wojciechowski hugged Brand tightly from behind.

"Boy, this cap is really great." Robert rushed up and hugged Meng Xu, shouting excitedly.

The game continued, Duke served the sideline ball, Sangueira clung to Brand tightly, and Meng Xu was also on the side ready to double-team at any time. The basketball was in Wojciechowski's hands, and Brand was double-teamed by the two. It is very difficult to catch and catch the ball. Wojciechowski can only choose to play alone. He has no good chances after walking around with the ball. Seeing that the 36-second shot clock is about to end, he can only rush outside the 3-point line Shot, because there was no time to adjust before the shot, he shot a 3-pointer, and the rebound was grabbed by Sangaila.

"Oh, my physical strength is still too weak." Meng Xu was out of breath and sweating profusely after playing for less than 5 minutes.

Meng Xu didn't even touch the ball in this attack. Facing a defensive player who was a bit shorter than himself, Robert easily hit a 3-pointer. Duke's backup guard defense was really poor, and his speed couldn't keep up with Robert. It was almost the same, and was directly ignored by Robert.

After Robert hit a 3-pointer, the old coach K directly called a timeout. In less than 4 minutes, Wake Forest played a 13-4 spurt. The point difference has narrowed to 8 points, 5 minutes and 8 points. Not very safe, Coach K directly replaced all the main players. This game is the last game of the league. Although it will not affect the final ranking, if it is reversed, it will hurt morale, and it will even affect the next knockout round , Duke University must go all out to win this game.

After the timeout, the situation on the field reversed instantly. The strength of Duke University was obviously higher than that of Wake Forest. The scene was once again as one-sided as the first half. Duke shooting guard Trajan Langdon hit two consecutive 3-pointers, The point difference was widened again, and Robert was directly frozen by Jeff Capel on the opposite side. Jeff Capel moved well and did not suffer from his height. In the first half, Robert was only 11 by Jeff Capel. 3 hits.

"Well, it seems that we have to contact the new players for next year early." Looking at the team's performance on the court, coach Odom, who had just kindled a glimmer of hope in his heart, fell into a depression again.

"Coach, the game is over." Tim Duncan said helplessly.

"Yeah, Wake Forest has no chance. Their offense is too bad." Popovich turned his head and said, "Tim, I hope you can persuade that No. 5 to participate in this year's draft."

"Coach, are you sure he has the strength to enter the NBA? His anticipation and defensive attitude are really good, but he is too thin, and his offense is too poor. He was completely blocked by Brand and Capel." Duncan said somewhat He looked at his coach in surprise.

"His body is really thin and his offense is poor, but it doesn't matter. Our team has you, David, Johnson. We don't lack scorers. What our team lacks is a perimeter defender. From this half From the perspective of the first quarter of the game, this No. 5 player is completely competent. What I admire most is his defensive attitude on the court. Wake Forest has fallen behind by 15 points, but he is still dedicated to defending, and every ball must be contested. Players are what we need for the Spurs," Popovich said, staring at Duncan. "The most important point is that, judging from the talent he has shown now, he will be able to enter the lottery zone in the future after two more years of training in the NCAA. Not surprisingly, we will not be ranked in the top 20 in the next few years. sign.

"Well, I understand. I'll go find him after the game." Duncan fully understands what Popovich means. With Meng Xu's current strength, if he participates in the draft this year, there may not be a team in the second round. Want, and the Spurs can easily sign him this year.

"Congratulations to the host for completing the first professional game. You will be rewarded with 100 experience points, 100 points, and a 10-hour special training card." The whistle sounded as the game ended, and electronic sounds echoed in Meng Xu's ears.

"In this game, the host scored 6 points, 1 assist, 6 rebounds, 4 steals, and 1 block. A total of 54 experience points and 54 points were obtained. The host's performance evaluation in this game is E, and an additional 5 points will be obtained 5 points reward for experience value."

"Congratulations to the host for upgrading to level 3, gaining 10 attribute points and 2 skill points."

"Oh, it's not like I didn't gain anything." Meng Xu shook his head, and walked towards the locker room like a defeated rooster. When he entered the field, he was full of pride and wanted to turn the tide and save the team. Unexpectedly, he was beaten back to his original form in a few minutes. Maybe every player has such a mentality in the first game, Meng Xu can only comfort himself.

(End of this chapter)