king of defenders

Chapter 1221 Six criminals graduate
"Monroe's injury has indeed had a great impact on the Heat. Originally, their inside line was very strong, but now it has become a weakness for opponents to take advantage of."

"Yes, but Meng Yun is really powerful."

Amidst the fans' comments, the second half began.

The Heat are still on the starting lineup, Whiteside, Xiang Long, Gay, Korver, Meng Yun.

The players of the 76ers exchanged a look, understood, and began to target Xiang Long again. Anyway, they were attacking inside. Looking for Xiang Long, it would be best if he could cause Xiang Long to foul. It must be kept, and it can also be used.

"boom!"

Butler hugged the ball and jumped up, collided with Xiang Long, trying to make a foul, but Xiang Long's feet were firmly planted on the ground, and he didn't jump up at all, so there was no foul.

Butler secretly yelled it was a pity, and using this body to fight against a fold in the air, he twisted his body lightly and threw the ball.

Swish!
The ball goes in.

Xiang Long took a deep breath and made a free throw from the bottom line, but he was thinking in his heart: "Today is just the beginning. There will definitely be teams like the 76ers who will deliberately target me and make fouls. I must learn Avoiding fouls as much as possible while ensuring defense, yes, it must be done."

If Monroe hadn’t been injured, other teams would not have done that when they met the Heat, because it didn’t make much sense. You might be able to target Monroe, target Xiang Long, make him foul, and let him be troubled by fouls, but Monroe encountered Xiang Long was troubled by fouls, and Xiang Long met Monroe.

This is not a big problem for the Heat, and it is difficult for you to cause foul trouble to both of them at the same time.

But now without Monroe, there is one less person who can replace the rotation.

In this way, it is enough to cause foul trouble to Xiang Long alone.

For Xiang Long, he has to face it by himself, because Monroe is not around, Salinger's strength is limited, and the opponent targets him, so he has to learn to overcome it.

What's more, he just saw that the Heat are different from other teams. The Warriors have Curry and Thompson, the Celtics have Durant and Irving, the Lakers have James and George, and the Bucks have Antetokounmpo. There is also a Middleton next to him. This year, Middleton has entered the All-Star bench.

These are all star combinations, with at least two All-Star players.

But the Heat only has Meng Yun, an All-Star player, and no one can stand up to share it for him. It is too much pressure for him.

And coach Spoelstra's intention is to cultivate one, not expecting to be like Irving and George, but at least close to Middleton.

This is also Xianglong's goal.

The game continued, Meng Yun was still scoring points, and his personal score had reached 30 points, but he didn't stop there, he was still scoring.

"The ball." Harris asked for the ball, and then played singles. After rushing to the inside, he suddenly slowed down, one step slower, waiting for Xiang Long to come over, trying to make a foul.

However, Xiang Long wasn't fooled, he didn't step forward, instead, Harris was a little caught off guard, and he made a hasty shot, but failed to make the shot.

Xiang Long jumped up to fight for the rebound, but when he heard a "beep", the referee pointed at him and gave him a foul.

This is not a misjudgment, Xiang Long did commit a foul, it was just a subconscious action, he shook his head, feeling depressed and helpless, the fourth foul was committed.

When many things get into trouble at the beginning, they will get worse and worse later on, even if you pay attention to avoiding it, it is useless.

Xiang Long had committed three fouls before, and even though he paid great attention to avoiding it, he still paid for another foul. Coach Spoelstra had to replace him.

Looking at Xiang Long's back, Harris exhaled, and said to himself: "This guy is very smart. He tried to foul him several times but he was not fooled."

In fact, Xiang Long's progress is obvious to all, everyone can see it, and coach Spoelstra can also see it. He didn't blame Xiang Long, and comforted: "It's okay, you just need a process of adaptation. In fact, you today It’s done pretty well.”

Xiang Long nodded, his expression never changing.

Afterwards, he still relied on Meng Yun. Lu Wei didn't feel good today. Although he was aggressive in attacking, his efficiency was not high. If it wasn't for Meng Yun's crazy scoring, the point difference would have widened already.

However, this consumes a lot of physical energy for Meng Yun. Coach Spoelstra had to replace him. After thinking about it, he replaced Xiang Long.

Lu Wei is not in good shape today, and Meng Yun consumes too much energy. Now the only players in the team who can score are Xiang Long, Gay, and Wade.

Therefore, he sent the three of them together.

Wade and Gay did not let him down, and both scored points, but Xiang Long encountered trouble, and was called a foul after going up, which was still an offensive foul.

Five fouls!
Everyone looked at Coach Spoelstra. Coach Spoelstra frowned, and finally did not make a substitution. Now that five fouls have been committed, let's continue.

"Don't have any scruples." Meng Yun also shouted.

Xiang Long nodded, stopped holding back, and let go to play. First, he succeeded in low-post singles, and then hit a three-pointer from the outside. Long pass to Wade, assists Wade to score fast break.

No longer deliberately restraining himself, controlling his movements, and going all out, Xiang Long's strength has also been revealed, and he has performed well on both the offensive and defensive ends.

By the end of the third quarter, the Heat trailed by 3 points.

"Good job." Meng Yun and Xiang Long clapped hands.

Xiang Long just hummed, feeling not at all relaxed. There was still one quarter to go in the game, and he had already fouled 5 times.

Go to the last section.

Coach Spoelstra did not immediately send Xiang Long, nor did he immediately send Meng Yun. Xiang Long had already fouled 5 times, and Meng Yun wasted a lot of energy.

However, without two people, the situation on the field took a turn for the worse, and the point difference quickly opened up. Coach Spoelstra had no choice but to send Xiang Long.

But this time he failed to receive the effect of the last period of the third quarter. Although Xiang Long scored a goal after going up, he quickly lost a foul on the defensive end.

Six committed!
"Damn, I was sent off."

"It's troublesome now."

Heat fans are worried.

Less than 5 minutes into the fourth quarter, Xiang Long graduated with six offenses and was sent off. Without him, the 4th position will become a loophole, which is very unfavorable for the Heat.

Xiang Long walked off the court, his face still calm, but his fists clenched.

"It's okay." Meng Yun patted him and grinned, "And I, just watch and see how I beat them."

(End of this chapter)