Legendary star

Chapter 436
"Bruce Bowen's defense is very tenacious, but his body is still a bit disadvantaged when facing Meng Xu!" Watching being knocked away by Meng Xu again and again, pasted up again and again, and then being bumped by Meng Xu again and again Bruce Bowen, who was driving, and Sean Elliott, who was in the commentary, were frowning so much that they could kill a fly.Bowen's attention on the defensive end is very concentrated, and he rarely uses fake moves. What he is best at is tough close defense. Perimeter players with average ball ability will be terribly defended by Bowen.But Bowen's flaws are also obvious, that is, his physical fitness is average, his height is more than two meters, and his weight is only 200 pounds. Wen will suffer a lot.And Meng Xu is just a player with a strong body and excellent back-up skills. Therefore, in this game, when Bao Wen defended Meng Xu, it was obviously difficult.

"Taking advantage of the pause, Popovich made a substitution and replaced Bruce Bowen with No. 20 Manu Ginobili." Out of adjustments, Danny Ferry replaced David Robinson, Ginobili replaced Bowen, and Steve Smith replaced Stephen Jackson.

"I'm already looking forward to the next duel between Manu and Meng Xu!" Sean Elliott said with great anticipation as he watched Ginobili, who was already entangled with Meng Xu on the court.Meng Xu and Ginobili were rookies in the same year, one at the end of the first round and the other at the end of the second round. However, after Ginobili was selected by the Spurs, he never entered the NBA until this year in Indiana. After shining in the World Championships and leading Argentina to defeat the Dream Team, Popovich was recruited by the Spurs.Ginobili, who just entered the league, did not play many games due to injuries. He often played a game to adapt and then rested for several games, but Ginobili still brought a lot to the NBA. Shocking, because his playing style is so similar to Meng Xu's. His eccentric breakthrough style, unimaginable various crotch and behind-the-back passes, and step-back jump shots are all very similar to Meng Xu. It's just that Ginobili looks a little worse than Meng Xu in all aspects, so Ginobili is also called "the smaller Meng Xu".

"Manu, welcome to the NBA!" Looking at Ginobili behind him, who had already made a defensive posture, with one hand on his waist and the other hand pulling his jersey, Meng Xu's A smile immediately appeared on the corner of his mouth. As long as he meets those legendary players who have met in the system space on the field, especially those players who have taught Meng Xu skills, Meng Xu will be extremely excited. Today's game against the Spurs What Meng Xu is looking forward to most is the duel with Ginobili.

However, when he saw the long-haired Ginobili in front of him, Meng Xu also seemed to think of something. The Ginobili he met in the system was a bald man. Could it be that, as Anna said, he was often dismissed by Duncan? Touching the head will make you bald?Thinking of the long-haired, fairly handsome Caucasian boy in front of him, who would one day be touched by Duncan to look like a bald, sloppy uncle, Meng Xu looked at Ginobili with a hint of sympathy in his eyes.

However, Ginobili is extremely calm at the moment. Ginobili is very clear about Bowen's defensive ability. In the daily training sessions of the Spurs, Ginobili is almost embarrassed by Bowen's defense almost every time. , but in today's game, when Bo Wen was defending Meng Xu, he was always at a disadvantage. He tried his best and couldn't restrain Meng Xu. Therefore, Ginobili is also extra careful and concentrated. Staring at every movement of Meng Xu's body, he was also thinking quickly in his mind what kind of defense would make Meng Xu uncomfortable and minimize his offensive efficiency.

Before the start of the game, Ginobili inquired about Meng Xu from David Robinson, and Meng Xu's little habits in the game. Meng Xu likes to bicker with opponents and fight garbage However, there are not many small moves in the game. Perhaps because of Meng Xu's status and ability, he disdains to use small moves against the opposing players, but this does not mean that Meng Xu will not use small moves. According to David According to Robinson, Meng Xu is one of the most talented players in learning small movements among all the players he has ever seen, and he and old guys like Avery Johnson and Sean Elliott Under constant training, Meng Xu has already reached the pinnacle in how to avoid small moves and counter small moves. David Robinson also gave Ginobili two examples. One is Spray of the New York Knicks. Well, Sprewell, nicknamed "Madman", wanted to blackmail Meng Xu when Meng Xu made a layup, but Meng Xu elbowed him into a concussion. He fell into a coma on the spot and lay in the hospital for half It's only been out for a month.Another one is the unlucky guy David Robinson of the South Korean team who can't even name him. He stepped on his feet when Meng Xu was shooting, but Meng Xu stepped on the instep firmly with his foot, causing the arch of the foot to fracture. He almost ruined his career. This is not Meng Xu's strength. Meng Xu's greatest strength is that in these two conflicts, Meng Xu seemed to appear as the victim. In Ma Long's words, it is , I didn't use any force at all, they hit my elbows with their own heads.

"What's the situation? This is?" Just after Meng Xu received the ball, he leaned against Ginobili and was about to play Ginobili with his back, but he heard the referee not far from him blowing his mouth. After two whistles in a row, the referee opened one hand in front of him and clenched a fist at Meng Xu. After seeing the referee's gesture towards him, Meng Xu immediately became a little dazed and attacked. foul?I go, what did I just do?This was called an offensive foul. After subconsciously looking back, Meng Xu found that Ginobili, who was still pushing him behind his back just now, was lying on the ground at this moment, looking at him innocently.

"Manu, you're really good." Meng Xu, who came to his senses, dropped the basketball in his hand and began to retreat towards the Pacers' half court. Only now did Meng Xu realize why in the system space, Anna would say with a smile Ginobili is the "Argentine actor".Originally, Meng Xu was looking forward to the duel with Ginobili, but he didn't expect that the first confrontation between the two ended with Meng Xu's offensive foul. Meng Xu really didn't expect that Ginobili, who seems to be in a bad manner , it turned out to be like this.

The current Spurs, and the Spurs when Meng Xu was there, have obvious differences in tactics. The older David Robinson can no longer afford the twin tower tactics, and after Meng Xu, the Spurs have never found An outside core that can score and organize, so the current Spurs, on the offensive end, implement a combination of internal and external tactics with Duncan as the core, which can maximize Duncan's lethality.

Tony Parker passed the half court with the ball. After trying to break through unsuccessfully, he immediately handed over the basketball in his hand to Duncan near the paint area and asked him to single-play Jermaine O'Neal.

Since the beginning of the game, whether Duncan faced Jermaine O'Neal or Mutombo, he played whatever he wanted, so after a few minutes of the game, Larry Bird The Pacers' defensive strategy has been adjusted. As long as Duncan receives the ball, he will double-team him with Mutombo and Jermaine O'Neal. Even if he is emptied, his open shots are not as damaging as Duncan's to the Pacers.Perhaps Popovich also saw this. In the second half of the first quarter, Danny Ferry, a big man with a good 3-point shooting, replaced David Robinson and pushed Duncan directly to the center. In terms of position, simply let Duncan bring four pitchers to play a combination of inside and outside tactics.

"Yes, it's this kind of breakthrough!" Duncan, who was double-teamed, immediately distributed the basketball to Danny Ferry who was not far away from him, and Danny Ferry passed the basketball to the 3-point line Ginobili from outside, but Ginobili did not choose to continue passing the ball, but after swaying in place, he rushed directly towards the basket, seeing Ginobili trying to use continuous changes of direction After getting rid of Meng Xu's defense, Sean Elliott on the sidelines immediately became excited. Using Meng Xu's best breakthrough method to break through Meng Xu's defense, just thinking about it is enough to make people Excited.

"This guy is really hard to deal with." Since Meng Xu had already fought against Ginobili in the system, and Meng Xu also possessed this breakthrough skill, Ginobili changed direction twice in a row. After that, they couldn't get rid of Meng Xu's defense.And Ginobili, who was blocked by Meng Xu, was also stunned at the moment. Meng Xu's feeling when defending him just now gave Ginobili the feeling that the two had already fought countless times. In the national and international arenas, the unfavorable breakthrough was just like this, which was easily prevented by Meng Xu.

"It's impossible for you to block me." Although the continuous changes of direction were blocked by Meng Xu, Ginobili did not give up at this point, but continued to look for opportunities relying on Meng Xu.And Meng Xu didn't take it lightly because he prevented Ginobili's two changes of direction, because Meng Xu knew that this skill can change directions three times in a row, while Ginobili only changed directions twice just now.

"How could this happen?" Just after taking a step sideways against Meng Xu's Ginobili, Meng Xu found that his sixth sense skill had no effect on Ginobili, which can predict the opponent 0.7 seconds in advance A movement skill, after Ginobili took this step, there is no reaction at all. With Meng Xu's understanding of this skill, there is only one possibility now, that is, Ginobili is taking this step. At the same time of this step, there are at least two, or even three actions to choose from, and it is not a fake action, there are really so many options, so the sixth sense skill can appear in the immediate situation.

In the end, Meng Xu still made a choice, which was to block Ginobili's breakthrough, because Meng Xu knew very well that it would be very difficult to stop and shoot during such a drastic change of direction, but let Meng Xu To Xu's surprise, Ginobili really stopped during the change of direction, and he stopped with the help of Meng Xu's body. Because of Meng Xu's excellent judgment on Ginobili's change of direction, Meng Xu Occupying an excellent defensive position, Ginobili, who was blocked by Meng Xu, leaned on Meng Xu's body, and when the change of direction was completed halfway, he pulled his body back vigorously. For a moment, Meng Xu even felt that he heard the sound from Ginobili's ankle.

"Unbelievable, unbelievable, really unbelievable!" Seeing Ginobili pull up his body in front of Meng Xu, complete the emergency stop and then retreat, the magician Johnson on the sidelines said three times in a row It's unbelievable that the series of actions Ginobili made just now are really anti-human. Just listening to the loud noise when Ginobili's sneakers rubbed against the floor, he knew the actions just now, Ginobili What a perverted burden Li's ankle must bear.

Although he did not get rid of Meng Xu's defense, Ginobili still used this series of actions to win the opportunity for himself to make a shot. Just jumped up.

When Ginobili took off, Meng Xu, who was more than one meter away, immediately took a step forward, followed by jumping up, stretching his arms, trying to block Ginobili's shot.However, Meng Xu, who took off obviously late, had just reached the height of Ginobili's elbow, and Ginobili had already completed his shot, but looking at Ginobili who was still maintaining his shooting posture in the air, Meng Xu suddenly had a bad premonition, and after seeing Ginobili's slightly raised mouth, Meng Xu understood that this guy must still want to make a foul on himself, but it seemed that it was too late.

"Meng Xu lost this round?" With the sound of the whistle, Ginobili in the air fell violently, and the basketball in his hand flew towards the basket before he fell from the air. In the past, at the moment when Ginobili and Meng Xu landed one after another, the referee made a gesture of Meng Xu's thug foul. After being fouled by Ginobili just now, in this defense, Meng Xu not only Did not prevent Ginobili's shot, and was fouled by Ginobili.

"Manu, I think you should go to Hollywood instead of here. This place will delay your great future of becoming an actor." After Ginobili walked to the free throw line, Meng Xu, who was standing on the edge of the paint, pointed at Ginobili said dissatisfiedly that during the attack just now, Ginobili fell heavily on the floor, and those who didn't know thought how much strength Meng Xu used to block Ginobili.But the real situation is that after Meng Xu realized that Ginobili was going to make a foul on himself, he made corresponding adjustments. Meng Xu's palm probably just touched the hair on Ginobili's arm. Like getting an electric shock, he fell heavily.

After hearing Meng Xu's sarcasm, Ginobili was obviously a little embarrassed, but Ginobili didn't express anything, he ignored Meng Xu at all, but continued to execute his free throws as if nothing happened .On the other hand, Duncan, who was standing diagonally opposite to Meng Xu, stared at Meng Xu with gloating eyes, and looked at Meng Xu gloatingly. Meng Xu also seemed to sense something, raised his eyebrows, and looked in Duncan's direction. There was no expression on Duncan's face in an instant, and he stared at Meng Xu with a cold and handsome look, as if to say, what do you think of me?

(End of this chapter)