Legendary star

Chapter 66 The Stars Shine
After playing 14 minutes in the first half and being replaced, Meng Xu did not get any playing time. He rested until the second timeout in the second half. Jim Clemens signaled Meng Xu to start warming up. Play in the decisive battle time.

Due to the more entertaining nature of this game, in the previous games, neither side would beat the other to death with a single stick, but would continue to give each other opportunities. The difference in points between the two teams would not be too large. The situation is that the two teams take the lead alternately. Meng Xu, whose defense is one level higher than everyone else on the court, played so seriously during the game. Meng Xu's brutal defense against Williams was even booed by the Oakland Arena. Voice.

A player like Williams who plays flamboyantly and passes coquettishly is easy to be liked by fans, and the elbow pass Williams performed in front of Meng Xu in this game will undoubtedly become a challenge for the entire rookie One of the most memorable scenes in the history of the game is Meng Xu's "retaliatory" defense against Williams, but it is deeply distressing. I am afraid that a gorgeous player will be destroyed by this ruthless Become despondent and even disappear from the field.

After the timeout, Jim Clemens put Odom and Francis on the bench, and once again arranged the lineup in the middle of the first half, but the position on the field changed. James Posey appeared in the As a power forward, James Posey is slightly taller than Meng Xu, and he is a circle bigger than Meng Xu in terms of weight, and he is very good at defending players taller than himself, and Nowitzki is not that kind of strength He is a power forward, so Meng Xu, who played offensively in the first half, had no temper. Nowitzki also encountered a lot of trouble when facing James Posey.

And Meng Xu returned to the position of small forward, not only to undertake the task of defending the main scorer Paul Pierce in the second grade, but also to supplement the defense for Szczerbiak at any time, and even cooperate with James Posey to pinch Nowitzki It is also one of Meng Xu's tasks, and Jim Clemens is simply using Meng Xu as a livestock.

And at the most critical moment of the game, Francis and Odom, among the most capable players in the team, were placed on the bench. It can also be seen that Jim Clemens still cannot trust these two players. Yes, in the previous game, in order to compete with Brand for the MVP of the rookie game, these two players not only did nothing on the defensive end, but also did not care about the feelings of their teammates on the offensive end, playing crazy singles with the ball, although this Francis and Odom have scored 16 and 15 points in the game respectively, but their scoring in this field also stopped here.

After being pressed on the bench, Francis and Odom were also livid, staring at Jim Clemens who was commanding from the sidelines with some resentment.

When the first-year team made adjustments, the second-year team also replaced their strongest lineup, center Riff LaFrentz, power forward Dirk Nowitzki, small forward Paul Pierce, shooting guard Michael Dixon, point guard Mike Bibby, and Williams put on their training clothes and sat on the bench. They played casually and had a very high turnover rate. It was extremely embarrassing, so the second-year head coach Rick Carlisley chose Mike Bibby, who played more steadily.

After the game restarted, the first-year tactic still focused on Brand, and the rest of the players were all stretched out on the outside. This tactic is very similar to the Rockets during the two consecutive championships. They both have a strong inside and a group of outside shooters, but now Brand is still far from Olajuwon's dominance and deterrence, so it is hard to say whether this tactic of the first-year team will be successful.

In the second year, relying on their own advantages inside, they played the twin tower tactics of Nowitzki and Riff LaFrentz, and this tactic is very similar to the current Spurs. Base is the core of the tactics, and Riff LaFrentz escorts him. At the same time, there are three outsiders who are not very good at outside shooting. Although they are stronger than the Spurs' outside three irons, their strength is limited.

While Brand was beating Riff LaFrentz, he was also very resolutely implementing the tactical requirements of head coach Jim Clemens. As long as Nowitzki stepped forward to double-team, he would pass the ball. For the open James Posey, James Posey's 3-point shooting percentage this season has also reached 39%. Moreover, Posey has a wide vision and passes the ball very well.For the rest of the outsiders in the first grade, Meng Xu's average 3-point attempts and field goal percentage are among the top 5 in the league. Although Szczerbiak and Andre Miller are not as good as Meng Xu and Posey's 3 Pointing ability, but also has a very stable mid-range shot. If Nowitzki does not double-team, then Brand singles Riff LaFrentz has a high success rate.

The game can only be regarded as a real game until now. The players on both sides have tried their best. When facing James Posey, although Nowitzki lacked strength and could not force him, Nowitzki Ji still showed the characteristics of a technical power forward, a big man with a height of 2 meters, who made various backward shots on the court, and various back-spin and half-turn backward shots. Even Meng Xu and James Posey Double-teaming, but also without the slightest stage fright, calmly shot, calmly hit, the superstar demeanor is undoubtedly revealed at this moment.

The second-year small forward Paul Pierce, although a bit embarrassed by Meng Xu's defense, can still score continuously by relying on his strong body and excellent low-post skills.

Other players are not so relaxed. Michael Dixon has been avoiding Meng Xu from the beginning to the end. Once Meng Xu appears beside him, Michael Dixon will quickly pass the ball.

In this game, Brand once again showed the world a standard stocky power forward with a floor flow and a back-up little beast in the penalty area.At the last moment of the game, although both sides strengthened their defense, the shooting percentage of the players on both sides was even much higher than in the previous game.

With 2 minutes left in the game, Pierce made a fuss and passed the basketball to Mike Bibby behind him.

Brand hit Lieve LaFrentz with the back again, Pierce stepped forward to double-team, Brand decisively passed the ball to the outside, after two transfers, the basketball was in the hands of Meng Xu, and he rushed to defend Michael Dixon, Meng Xu directly hit a 3-pointer, and the first-year team once again overtook the score.

"This Jim Clemens is really talented. As Phil Jackson's assistant coach, he is not only very familiar with the triangle offense, but also has a very high attainment in the insideout of the Rockets." On the stands, as an ordinary audience of the game , Pat Riley said to his disciple Spoelstra beside him.

"Teacher, I think the tactics he uses on the court are very similar to the idea you put forward. If Odom can be used as a power forward and Posey as a point guard, then everything will be perfect." As Pat Riley's As a closed disciple, Spoelstra is naturally very familiar with his teacher. Regarding Pat Riley's philosophy, it is basically to use players with a height of about 5 cm and excellent athletic ability in all five positions on the court. Now The first-year team has four players with a height of about 203 meters, and three of them are small forwards.

"Odom can't coexist with Brand." After hearing what his disciple said, Pat Riley shook his head, and continued: "The first-year players are indeed very good, and they have achieved a perfect integration on the court. , If we can collect them into one team, after they grow up for a few years, they will be enough to dominate the entire league."

(End of this chapter)