king of defenders

Chapter 1304 Finals Situation ([-])
This situation was unexpected, and the Lakers coach quickly called a timeout.

James and others came to the sidelines, their faces were not very good-looking, and their expressions were dignified. Before the game, they had considered many issues and studied the players of the Heat, especially Meng Yun, but Meng Yun's performance in the past few minutes was not what they expected. Among them, they were very surprised.

"Sure enough." James thought to himself, "At the time of the Eastern Conference tiebreaker, I felt that Meng Yun was a bit incomprehensible, and it really is."

Before the tiebreaker in the Eastern Conference finals, when the Heat defeated the Celtics, James suddenly felt that Meng Yun was a bit incomprehensible, but he didn't care too much.

But now it seems that the situation may be more troublesome than he originally thought.

"Let me tell you something." The head coach of the Lakers said, "Later, we still need to pay attention to the defense against Meng Yun and further strengthen the defense against Meng Yun."

Now Meng Yun's performance surprised them, and they couldn't see through it, so they had to go further to test, so as to know Meng Yun's details clearly.

Thinking of this Lakers head coach is depressing for a while. They have already studied the Heat players, especially Meng Yun. It stands to reason that they are very clear about Meng Yun's cards, game style, and game habits. Will there be something unexpected?

Who would have imagined why Meng Yun's game style had changed so much all of a sudden?
Here, Coach Spoelstra, Craig, Rostern, and teammates all looked at Meng Yun in surprise.

Facing everyone's eyes, Meng Yun rubbed his nose and said with a smile, "Don't look at me like that. I'm thinking that I can save energy as much as possible like the tiebreaker in the Eastern Conference Finals."

Hearing this, everyone was a little taken aback.

The tiebreaker in the Eastern Conference Finals is indeed dangerous. Meng Yun consumed too much energy and almost lost to the Celtics. Meng Yun now wants to avoid repeating the same mistakes, and it is not surprising that he can score in a less labor-saving way as much as possible.So it's not surprising that he played just now.

Meng Yun's explanation was not an excuse, he was indeed trying to save energy, but everyone didn't think about it, why could Meng Yun do this?
The pause ends soon.

Both sides come back and the game continues.

The Lakers further strengthened their defense against Meng Yun. Meng Yun smiled secretly, instead of competing with the opponent, he reduced his personal offense and began to organize offenses and mobilize his teammates.

Meng Yun asked for a pick-and-roll, moved to the right, and passed the ball back to Xiang Long, who was pulled away. Xiang Long singled Ingram, and after a step forward, he played back singles.

Ingram is tall enough, but his figure is a little thin. Xiang Long naturally knows how to use his advantage, press down to the low post and play singles. , scored with a light hook.

Turning around, Ingram wanted to fight back, but he couldn't play singles with his back, because he was disadvantaged in strength and couldn't hold Xianglong, so he could only break through the frame, but the Heat had already prepared, and Whiteside waited. Seeing him come over, he directly gave a hot pot, which made Ingram ashamed.

"go!"

Meng Yun grabbed the ball and counterattacked. He rushed to the frontcourt like the wind. James chased after him. He bent his waist and prepared to block Meng Yun. , Flying very high, not at all like the heights that people in their 30s can jump, with their hands raised, waiting for the opportunity to move.

But suddenly, the ball in Meng Yun's hand disappeared.

Just as James jumped up, Meng Yun flipped his wrist and sent the ball behind him. The basketball flew from James' waist to the back, very concealed.

Bang!
With a loud bang, Xiang Long, who followed behind, received the pass and dunked with both hands.

More than eight points have passed in the first quarter. After Xiang Long's dunk, the Heat led by 9 points, and the Lakers requested a timeout.

The head coach of the Lakers changed, replacing James, Ingram, etc., leaving only George on the court. George is in really good form today, and he has already scored 11 points.

"Huh." James exhaled, wiped off his sweat, looked towards the Heat's rest area, and said to himself, "Meng Yun has become stronger again."

After playing for more than eight minutes in the first quarter, James clearly felt the changes in Meng Yun. Compared with the regular season, Meng Yun became stronger again.

When he played against Meng Yun in the regular season, James clearly knew that Meng Yun's skills were not so good, the connection of movements was not so smooth, and the use of various technical movements was not as proficient as it is now. At that time, Meng Yun was more Relying on excellent physical talent, technology is only an auxiliary.

But technology is no longer just an aid.

James has been in the NBA for more than ten years, and he has experienced a lot step by step. At the beginning, his skills were not outstanding, but his physical talent is really good. His skills are only an auxiliary, but they are enough to make him a top star in the league.

Until now, with the increase of age, the accumulation of time, and continuous polishing, James has completed the sublimation of technology, so that technology is no longer just an auxiliary, but has truly become one of his reliance on the field.

Nowadays, it can be said that James has integrated technology and body. It is no longer technology that assists the body, but technology and body complement each other. So when someone asks him if he feels that he is not as good as when he was young, he will say , he thinks that he is the best now.

You know, it took James ten years to complete this process, and Meng Yun has only been in the NBA for four years, but he has already achieved this step.

This is what really shocked James.

With only a few minutes left in the first quarter, the Heat replaced Meng Yun and Whiteside, leaving Xiang Long on the court, and Lu Wei and others.

The two sides have entered the rotation time, and the Heat's lineup should be more mature. Monroe, Lu Wei, and Xiang Long, this trio has enough competitiveness.

The Lakers have a lot of young players. Kuzma and Ball are all sent to the court, and their partners are McGee, George, and Hart. Except for George, who has enough lethality and stability, others are not enough. Stablize.

So the Heat continued to have the upper hand, and the point difference was also widened to more than ten points.

When there was 1 minute left in the first quarter, the Lakers sent James again. James came up with a breakthrough and scored, and then assisted his teammates to hit the buzzer. This allowed the Lakers to close the point difference at the end of the first quarter. Narrowed to within ten and trailing by 8 points.

The 8-point difference is not much, but it still surprised many fans. I didn't expect this to be the result. The Lakers fell behind. The Heat's strength is surprising.

(End of this chapter)