Legendary star

Chapter 819 Young Guards

"Good job, Stephen."

At 2013 o'clock in the evening on May 5, 6, in the first game between the Spurs and the Warriors in the Western Conference semifinals, after the starting players of both sides began to warm up, Meng Xu, holding a basketball in his hand, walked to the middle circle. Called Stephen Curry, who was on the stage, and praised his outstanding performance in the first round.

"Thank you, BOSS." When facing Meng Xu, Stephen Curry was obviously a little embarrassed. Although in the game against the Clippers, Curry's performance fully deserved the title of Mr. Big Heart, but As a signed star under Odin, Curry has always been a little reluctant to let go when he met Meng Xu.

When Stephen Curry entered the league, he became famous because of Neeson's famous saying "I can't get Curry, let Curry get me." However, due to his thin body and poor confrontation ability , Many professionals predict that it will be difficult for Curry to adapt to high-intensity NBA games, and at the beginning of Curry's entry into the league, he was indeed suffering from major and minor injuries. He was even reimbursed for the season after only playing a dozen games last season. , but when Nike and Adidas were not optimistic about Curry, Odin signed Curry to his banner, not only gave Curry a premium sneaker contract of almost 600 million US dollars per year, but also launched a signature sneaker for Curry , and as the president of Odin, Meng Xu has also given Curry intensive training and various guidance during the offseason in recent summers, so in Curry's heart, Meng Xu is his basketball partner. The guide, his father Dell Curry, and the Bole Sr. Nelson who brought him to the NBA are as important.

"Perform yourself well." Looking at the obviously restrained Steve Curry, Meng Xu patted him on the shoulder, then stood near the middle circle, and pointed the basketball in his hand towards the Warriors' basket Throwing it over, and when the basketball thrown by Meng Xu hit a hollow hit, all the Warriors players who were warming up on the field were stunned, even Stephen Curry, who was standing with Meng Xu, was also shocked. He looked at Meng Xu with surprise on his face.

"Remember what I told you." Meng Xu hit a long-range three-pointer with just a random shot. After shrugging his shoulders at Curry, he slowly retreated towards the Spurs' half court .

"This guy is really insidious!" Warriors head coach Mark Jackson, who was watching the players from both sides warming up, changed his expression immediately after seeing Meng Xu's ultra-long-range three-pointer, because in Mark Jackson's view, This is Meng Xu demonstrating to the Warriors players on the field. He wants to use this three-pointer to put psychological pressure on the Warriors players who have reached the second round of the playoffs for the first time.

Since the old Nelson took charge of the Warriors, the Warriors have been one of the most important teams in the entire league. In recent seasons, the Warriors' average number of three-point shots and hits per game are all ranked in the top five in the league. The two leading stars, Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson, are both super shooters with a three-point shooting percentage of more than 40%, especially Stephen Curry's three-point shooting percentage this season even exceeded 45%. Curry's three-pointers are not only accurate, but also have a wide range of shots. Curry's shooting range is two meters away from the three-point line. Therefore, three-pointers have always been the Warriors' winning weapon. In the series against the Nuggets, the Warriors They were able to hit 10 three-pointers, so Meng Xu's seemingly inadvertent ultra-long-range three-pointer, in Mark Jackson's view, was Meng Xu's act of putting pressure on Curry.

"Is Meng Xu putting pressure on the Warriors and Stephen?"

After Meng Xu made this ultra-long-range three-pointer, not only the Warriors players on the field, but even Kenny Smith, who was commentating Xishan on the sidelines, was a little skeptical about his life. There are many players, Curry of the Warriors and Meng Xu of the Spurs both have this ability, but when doing this during warm-up, and still throwing the basketball into the opponent's basket, Meng Xu's motivation for doing this is somewhat questionable up.

"I think Meng Xu was just a whim and had no other intentions." After hearing Kenny Smith questioning Meng Xu's motives, Reggie Miller immediately came out to smooth things over for Meng Xu. In Reggie Miller's view, with the strength of the Spurs, there is no need to play any psychological warfare with the Warriors, just go straight up with a wave of A, and the Warriors can be eliminated in up to five games.

"I think today's game is very interesting. Both Meng Xu and Curry are players with super three-point ability, especially their ultra-long-range three-pointers are almost unsolvable, so I really look forward to it. I saw the scene where Meng Xu and Curry soared for three-pointers." Amidst the crazy cheers of the fans, Barkley, who was sitting between Kenny Smith and Reggie Miller, looked at Meng Xu on the field. and Curry, said expectantly.

While the three commentators in the commentary booth were still discussing the trend of the game intensely, the game on the court had already begun.

Today’s representative of the Warriors’ jump ball is Andrew Bogut, the No. 05 pick in [-]. As a No. [-] pick, Andrew Bogut’s performance after entering the NBA can only be said to be quite satisfactory, far from his draft pick, and the Spurs It is still Tim Duncan who jumps the ball. Although Andrew Bogut and Duncan are about the same height and weight, and they are younger than Duncan, Andrew Bogut loses without any suspense when he jumps the ball. Duncan.

After the Spurs got the first wave of ball possession, the Spurs players on the field began to advance quickly, looking for the Warriors' defensive loopholes. The current Spurs are no longer the previous Spurs that only relied on the slow pace of positional warfare and iron-blooded defense. So, after all the Spurs on the field started to run, the Warriors who had been preparing for a long time also started to retreat at an extremely fast speed. The Spurs' fast break is now very threatening.

The Warriors' starting lineup today is point guard Stephen Curry, shooting guard Klay Thompson, small forward Harrison Barnes, power forward Draymond Green, and center Andrew Bogut. The small ball tactical lineup is also a very young lineup. The oldest Andrew Bogut is only 28 years old this year. The other four starters, Harrison Barnes and Draymond Green are all The rookie who just entered the NBA, Klay Thompson is in the second grade this year, and the most experienced Stephen Curry has only entered the NBA for four seasons, so when Mark Jackson led such a team to the conference semifinals , All kinds of praises came one after another, and this young warrior was also crowned the title of "Young Guards".

After Tony Parker dribbled the ball into the frontcourt, he handed the basketball directly to Meng Xu, who was already waiting outside the left three-point line. After Meng Xu received the ball, Mark Jackson arranged for Harry to defend Meng Xu Sen Barnes took the initiative to post it, but Harrison Barnes, who had just stuck to Meng Xu, saw Meng Xu's extremely fierce eyes, and his heart was filled with fear and thoughts uncontrollably.

Harrison Barnes' physical condition is very good, lateral movement, strength, and athletic ability are above the standard, but his defensive prediction does not seem to be very good. After receiving the ball, Meng Xu leaned sideways on Barnes Afterwards, Barnes lost his position just by making a fake back turn. Meng Xu, who easily completed the turn, lobbed the ball directly to the man who was facing him and had already occupied a position near the paint area. Duncan.

After receiving the pass from Meng Xu, Duncan turned his back, made fake moves, and turned around. Andrew Bogut, who was defending him, was shot off. After turning around, Duncan calmly used his signature stunt, hitting the board and jumping. After the shot, Duncan waved his arm towards Andrew Bogut who was defending himself, as if responding to Bogut's provocation to him when he was stuck in the position.

(End of this chapter)