king of defenders

Chapter 1254 Owen's EQ

At the same time, many NBA teams are also talking about the game between the Heat and the Bucks.

For example, the Celtics, they are the team that pays the most attention to the Heat. The Celtics will face the Raptors in the second round. The opponent is very strong, but they are confident of advancing. Deer, so they pay special attention to the game between the Heat and the Bucks.

At this point the Celtics players gathered together and were talking.

At the beginning of the regular season before, because Durant just came and obviously stood with Irving, Brown, Tatum, Rozier and other young players were a little upset.

But winning can change everything. As the season progresses, the Celtics continue to win and finally enter the playoffs with the No. [-] record in the Eastern Conference. Even very talented young players like Brown, Tatum, and Rozier have quieted down, willing to be green leaves for Durant and others.

Of course, this also has something to do with Durant himself.

Durant is obviously more suitable to be the boss of the team than Irving. In terms of ability, Irving's ability goes without saying. If necessary, he can score 40 points in a game, and sometimes he can send 10 assists in a game. But one thing is that he needs to occupy a lot of possessions.

Irving is a player who likes to stick to the ball. He likes to play singles, and his gorgeous style of play also requires a lot of time to hold the ball, so he will take up a lot of possession on the court.

This often causes dissatisfaction among other players, because players like Tatum and Rozier also need the ball to perform.

But Durant doesn't need a lot of possessions. He is a very efficient player. He is better offensively than Irving, but he doesn't take up too many possessions.

Moreover, Irving's defense has always been a problem and has been criticized by others, while Durant is tall and long, and he is also better on the defensive end.

Therefore, Durant can always stand up at critical moments to help the team win, and he does not occupy too much possession of the ball like Irving, so he will not have too much conflict with other players.

And because of Durant's adjustment in the middle, there is also a buffer between Irving and young players such as Brown, Tatum, and Rozier.

I have to say that it was indeed a good move for the Celtics to sign Durant. Without Durant, it would be difficult for the Celtics to achieve their current results.

At this moment, a group of Celtic players gathered together, and the atmosphere was good.

"I didn't expect the Heat to have such strength without Monroe. They deserve to be the defending champions." Brown said, he was actually quite convinced of Meng Yun.

"That's because of Xiang Long's performance." Owen said: "Since the All-Stars, the Heat have been consciously training Xiang Long, hoping that he can fill the vacancy of Monroe, and Xiang Long has not let them down, playing more and more. The better. Although this game mainly relied on Meng Yun, Xiang Long also scored 26 points, plus 11 rebounds and 4 assists, and his performance was no worse than that of Middleton of the Bucks."

Hearing this, Hayward couldn't help laughing bitterly, saying Meng Yun, why mention Xiang Long.

Irving is not unaware of the grievances between Xianglong and the Celtics, although Thomas Jr. and Smart, who had the most grievances with Xianglong, have left the Celtics.

But Xiang Long wasn't just at odds with Thomas Jr. and Smart, but also with the team.

Of course, it doesn't mean that Xiang Long cannot be mentioned. After all, it is very likely that the two sides will fight each other. No matter what grievances or grievances there were in the past, they should face it squarely.

But don't praise Xiang Long like that.

Horford also shook his head secretly, how else can I say that Irving is not suitable to be the boss? If you praise Xiang Long like this, you are a bit embarrassing to your own team. Not on the line.

Irving didn't realize this, and continued to say: "The reason why the Heat deliberately cultivated Xianglong, would rather lose some games in the regular season and give up the number one position in the Eastern Conference, is to deal with the Bucks. Because of Monroe's injury, they are in The strength of the 4th position is greatly reduced, and someone must be able to stand up to Antetokounmpo. And the Bucks also have Middleton as the second scoring point, and the Heat also need a second scoring point comparable to Middleton Now it seems that the Heat made the right bet, Xiang Long is indeed a problem, if we meet in the Eastern Conference finals, we have to be careful."

Now even Durant, Brown, Tatum and others looked a little strange.

Irving, you just praised Xianglong, why did you mention the "No. .

What do you mean?
So speaking is also an art. Look at LeBron James, he can speak a lot, he is slick in all directions, impeccable, has a high golf quotient, high IQ, and a perfect top three talent. Otherwise, how could he become the No. 1 player in NBA.

Even Durant is uncomfortable at the moment. In fact, he is not very good at talking sometimes, at least not as smooth and water-tight as James, but he will not be like Irving.

"Cough." Seeing that Irving was going to continue, Durant coughed and interrupted: "Okay, anyway, Meng Yun is the key, he is the trump card of the Heat. If we really meet the Heat in the next round , How to restrict Meng Yun is a difficult problem, and this is what we should consider."

"Ah."

"Yes."

Everyone nodded.

It’s okay to praise Meng Yun, anyway, Meng Yun is indeed very strong, everyone is convinced of this, and Durant is right, Xiang Long performed well, but the most important thing is Meng Yun.

Because Meng Yun is incomprehensible!

There are a few active NBA players who are called incomprehensible, and are recognized by everyone. For example, James, even if he is in his thirties and has George by his side, he is still the player with the strongest finishing ability on the Lakers. He is the most stable point at critical times.

And Durant, if James is unsolvable and unstoppable when he rushes up, then Durant is unsolvable when shooting. At critical moments, his shooting is unsolvable and he has the strongest finishing ability.

And Antetokounmpo is similar to James, but obviously not as comprehensive and mature as James. Passing and three-point shooting are not as good as James.

Finally, there is Meng Yun.

Meng Yun's speed is unsolvable. Whether it is a breakthrough or using the speed to throw off the defender to catch and shoot, the defender is helpless.

To deal with the Heat, how to limit Meng Yun is the key.

If such an unsolvable player cannot be restricted, then there will be countless variables in the game, and defeating the Heat will become uncertain.

(End of this chapter)