king of defenders

Chapter 1446 The first round of the playoffs, the 76ers
Several Nets players were discussing and couldn't help looking at the court. Meng Yun was still training on the court. This has become a scene that everyone is used to. He is always the first to come every day, but the last to leave.

"People can achieve today's achievements not only because of talent, but also because of hard work."

"Yes."

Several people sighed.

Meng Yun was still training. He dribbled the ball, made a quick stop, and then made a shot. The basketball pierced through the net with a crisp and pleasant sound.

Meng Yun actually heard the comments of his teammates. He was still very interested in the regular season mvp, after all, he hadn't won it yet.

But compared to this, he cares more about the upcoming playoffs.

After all, the regular season mvp has a very strange law, that is, many times the winner of the regular season mvp has no chance of winning the championship.

For example, Westbrook, Durant left, he led the team with a single core in the Thunder, averaged a triple-double in the regular season, and finally won the regular season mvp, but he lost his temper in the playoffs.

Another example is Harden, the scoring champion for several times. Before that, he averaged more than 30 points per game and successfully won the regular season mvp. However, he was still as miserable as ever in the playoffs.

Even if Antetokounmpo played very well last season, the Bucks are strong enough. He won the regular season mvp, but in the end he still couldn't go far in the playoffs.

For the regular season mvp Meng Yun, I always think this is like a consolation prize, that is to say, you are really good. You played very well this season, but you failed to lead the team to win the championship, so I will give you a consolation prize.

In fact, Meng Yun prefers FMVP to mvp.

However, it is very difficult for the Nets to hit the championship, surrounded by strong enemies, the gap on the books is not small, and it is very difficult to succeed in a counterattack.

"Playoffs," Meng Yun muttered in a low voice, feeling a little emotional.

After a few days of rest and adjustment, the nba playoffs officially started.

The Nets' opponent is the 76ers, but the Nets did not have a game on the first day of the playoffs, but the Heat had a game, and their opponent was the Raptors.

This season, the Raptors lost Leonard and failed to successfully reinforce in the free market, but their strength is not weak at all. They successfully supported Siakam, and with the original team, the combat power Still good, not much inferior to the Heat.

Meng Yun was also more concerned about this game. He watched the live broadcast at home, but the result was that the Raptors won the Heat's home game and gave the Heat a head-on blow.

In the first game of the playoffs, the Heat suffered a counterattack and were defeated by the fifth-ranked Raptors in the Eastern Conference.

"It's a pity." Meng Yun secretly said it was a pity, "Xiang Long didn't play very well in this game, otherwise the Heat still have a chance to win."

However, Meng Yun is not too worried about Xiang Long. After all, his teammate Xiang Long is leading the team to the playoffs. Meng Yun can only rely on himself for many things, and it's not surprising that he can't adapt for a while when he meets a strong team like the Raptors.

But Xiang Long has a tough mind and is not surprised by changes. Losing a game will not make him depressed, but will only make him explode. After this game, he has the process of adaptation, and I believe he should be able to regain his form in the next game.

"In terms of the lineup, the Heat are actually stronger." Meng Yun murmured, "As long as Xiang Long recovers, the Heat will still have a great chance of winning."

The next day, the Nets ushered in their game at their home court - the first game of the first round of the playoffs against the 76ers!
Guo Shuyao, Guo Hai, and Liu Qin were all on the sidelines, and Boss Cai also came to the scene.

Meng Yun blinked at Guo Shuyao, smiled and said, "Don't worry, I still have some experience in beating the 76ers."

Guo Shuyao smiled sweetly at him: "Come on."

Then Meng Yun turned around and looked towards the 76ers. His eyes swept across Embiid, Simmons, Harrison, and Horford, and the corners of his mouth raised, revealing a smile.

In the past few seasons, Meng Yun and the 76ers also met in the playoffs, and the 76ers lost each time. It can be said that the 76ers players were unconsciously nervous when facing Meng Yun.

Just like the Raptors met James.

At this moment, the 76ers players are all serious and dignified, even if they have two young All-Star players like Embiid and Simmons, and excellent players like Harrison and Horford, but seeing Meng Yun When they came over, they still felt their hearts tremble.

Feeling that the emotions of the players were not right, when the 76ers warmed up, the head coach said in relief: "Don't be nervous. Although Meng Yun is here, they are the Nets, not the Heat. We have an absolute advantage inside. I believe we can win."

"Ah."

"clear."

The players nodded one after another, feeling a lot more relaxed.

But they forgot that although this is the Nets, not the former Heat, Meng Yun is still the same Meng Yun, and the Nets' regular season record ranks third in the Eastern Conference, while the Heat are fourth.

The head coach of the 76ers is arranging tactics, mainly instructing the inside players to ask Embiid and Horford to be proactive in the inside and give full play to their inside advantages.

Everyone knows that the Nets are a bit weak inside, so any team with outstanding inside players, such as the Heat and now the 76ers, knows what to do.

The 76ers have hoarded a lot of high-quality insiders. Embiid, Horford, Saric, and even Noelle, who is now in the Nets, were also players of the 76ers.

Although the 76ers sent away many inside players, they still have a good inside line. The combination of Embiid + Horford is unmatched by the Nets.

The Nets here.

Coach Atkinson said: "Our advantage is still on the outside, which lies in offense, but defense is also very important, as well as the protection of rebounds. All of you have to fight for rebounds, protect rebounds, and we can counterattack. , to take the initiative.”

Everyone promises.

Meng Yun nodded with a serious expression. In fact, the more important it is to defend in the playoffs, it is difficult for a team with poor defense to make a difference in the playoffs.

Afterwards, Coach Atkinson gave some instructions, and then he clapped his hands and said, "Okay, get ready for the test of the playoffs."

"Definitely!"

"The Nets must win!"

The players yelled in unison and stepped onto the pitch.

At the same time, players from the 76ers also came to the court. Noelle stepped forward to jump the ball with Embiid, only to hear a "snap", and Embiid sent the racket flying.
(End of this chapter)