Legendary star

Chapter 325 Popovich's Trick

"It's so fast." Bruce Bowen, who was deceived by Meng Xu's two consecutive fake moves of sinking his shoulders and turning around, looked at Meng Xu who had already rushed to the basket, and shook his head helplessly. Meng Xu's starting speed It was too fast, and once he lost his position, he would basically be unable to catch up with him. Looking at Meng Xu's back, Bruce Bowen did not continue to chase Meng Xu, but moved towards the man who had already got rid of Steve Smith not far away. Reggie Miller ran over.

In this game between the Spurs and the Pacers, due to the Pacers' unbelievable three-point shooting at the beginning of the first and second quarters, the Spurs continued to expand their defense. It was on the edge of the three-point line, and this also caused the Spurs' basket to be very empty. Meng Xu, who seized the opportunity, rushed to the Spurs' basket very resolutely in almost every round, trying to force the Spurs to Shrink the defense, but it's a little strange that the Spurs didn't shrink the basket because of Meng Xu's consecutive scoring at the basket, but continued to focus on the Pacers' perimeter.

"Larry, what kind of medicine is in this guy's gourd?" Looking at Popovich not far away with a puzzled expression, Lester Connell really couldn't understand the current defensive strategy of the Spurs. Defending the Pacers' three-pointers, let Meng Xu break through and let him score?How is this different from suicide?Meng Xu, who made 1 of 1 shots in the first quarter and only scored 3 points, scored 9 points on 5 of 14 shots in the second quarter. Just 3 minutes into the third quarter, Meng Xu made 5 of 3 shots and scored another 6 points. , with Meng Xu's high scoring efficiency, letting Meng Xu score is completely the same as giving up the victory.

"Loosen first and then tighten? Or tighten first and then loosen?" Based on Larry Bird's understanding of Popovich, this cunning and treacherous guy will definitely not have any good intentions. The purpose of disrupting the Pacers' offensive rhythm is what this guy is best at, but fortunately, the current situation on the field is still slightly beneficial to the Pacers, so Larry Bird also decided to wait and see what happens, and wait waiting to say.

"A very beautiful breakthrough. Duncan had no time to return to defense. Meng Xu made a layup. Is Meng Xu going to score another 50 points in this game?" The Spurs and Pacers are both very popular teams, plus This is the first matchup between the Wake Forest duo after their separation, so in this much-anticipated game, the two sides showed the intensity of the playoffs from the very beginning.Before the start of the game, Magic Johnson was still a little worried about whether Meng Xu would perform abnormally under the strict defense of the Spurs, but what surprised Magic Johnson was that the Spurs' targeted defense against Meng Xu was only It lasted for a quarter, and after the Spurs relaxed their defense against Meng Xu, Meng Xu scored 30+ again in less than three quarters. This result is really surprising.

"Greg, do you want to continue?" Seeing Meng Xu break through to the basket again and hit a layup, Steve Kerr is now very anxious. At a disadvantage, but as the head coach, Popovich didn't seem to be in a hurry at all, sitting very leisurely on the bench.

"Okay, okay." Leaning on the back of the seat, staring at Popovich in the field, after hearing Steve Cole's question, he smiled at Cole a gesture.

"Larry, the Spurs have shrunk their defense." Duncan quickly retreated to the basket after hitting the hook under the double-teaming of Jermaine O'Neal and James Posey, instead of staying behind as in the previous game. Near the free throw line, Duncan's move was obviously a signal for the Spurs to shrink the basket, and soon Lavlenz's defensive position proved Lester Conner's guess.

"Meng, you won't be so relaxed this time." After receiving the signal from the assistant coach, Bruce Bowen once again stuck to Meng Xu who was about to attack with the ball, while resisting Meng Xu, he grabbed Meng Xu with one hand jersey, while concentrating on observing Meng Xu's next move.

After coming to the Spurs this season, it only took one game for Bowen to secure his main position. Although Bowen's contribution to the Spurs on the offensive end is basically 0 compared with Meng Xu and Sean Elliott, but But Bowen knows what it is that he can secure his position as the main force. In every game, Bowen will devote 100 points to defend the opponent's outside arrows. This game is no exception. Bowen not only has to defend Meng Xu, but also to help Steve Smith defend Reggie Miller, but whether it is against Meng Xu or Reggie Miller's defense, Bowen is not satisfied.

"As expected of being one of the best perimeter defenders in the league." In this attack, Meng Xu was a little surprised to find that the fake moves that were so useful against Bowen before were useless. Meng Xu used fake moves to shake continuously. After several attempts, Bowen saw through them all.However, Meng Xu was relieved when he thought that Bowen was one of the top ten defensive perimeter players in the system. Originally, this summer, Meng Xu also considered suggesting to Larry Bird to trade Bowen from the Heat, but because the Pacers had already Because of James Posey, Meng Xu has been hesitating. He can do what Posey can do, but he can’t do what Posey can do. During Meng Xu’s hesitation, Bowen was defeated by the Spurs. Give it a head start.

After consecutive feints that failed to shake Bowen away, Meng Xu decided to forcefully turn around in front of Bowen, but after Meng Xu finished turning around, he found that Bowen had blocked his breakthrough route in advance, and Duncan also Quietly moved two steps towards this side, ready to supplement Bowen's defense at any time, or defend the Pacers' pick-and-roll.

After observing the running positions of his teammates around him, Meng Xu didn't call Jermaine O'Neal to pick and roll for him. Instead, it seemed like a gamble, and he started to accelerate diagonally and change directions. He wanted to forcefully get rid of Bowen's defense. When Duncan's attention was drawn to Meng Xu's breakthrough, Meng Xu, who was making a breakthrough with his head down, used a behind-the-back pass to pass the basketball directly to the left side of his body, getting rid of Steve Smith's Reggie Miller hand.

"The Spurs' defense this time is very good, especially Bo Wen's defense against Meng Xu. In this defense, Bo Wen never lost his position and followed Meng Xu closely. Meng's passing the ball without looking behind others is also very good. Beautiful, I don't think anyone else makes such a beautiful pass except Erwin."

"It is indeed the case, but I think Meng's passing ability and vision are not inferior to mine. He is even better than me at the same age." Meng Xu's passing, vision and overall situation are magic Magic Johnson admires him the most, and Magic Johnson has always believed that Meng Xu is the player who is most likely to reach or surpass him after Anfernee Hardaway.

"Reggie Miller's three-pointer is great... oh, it's a pity, it's a little short." Seeing Reggie Miller who received a pass from Meng Xu, he missed an open three-pointer, and Larry Bird on the sidelines And Popovich, they have different expressions at the moment. Although it is normal to miss a shot, Larry Bird is frowning, while Popovich shows an imperceptible smile. The look of success.

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(End of this chapter)