king of defenders

Chapter 1521 The opening match, Zhuangshen Liwei
The Nets here.

Coach Atkinson said: "Drummond, you have to pay attention to protecting the rebound, just keep an eye on Jokic, don't be fooled by his footsteps, as for his passing, don't worry about it, leave it to your teammates .Harrell, Millsap is not tall, so you won’t suffer a loss in defending against him, but remember to be active and don’t take off easily, Millsap’s skills are very good.”

After instructing the two newly joined players, Coach Atkinson looked at Meng Yun, Anthony, and Harris, and finally his eyes fell on Meng Yun: "Meng Yun, Murray will leave it to you."

"Yeah." Meng Yun nodded, he still has some experience in defending against Murray.

This is defense, and then coach Atkinson said: "On the offensive end, we will play according to our training tactics and listen to Meng Yun's arrangement."

Everyone promises.

The two sides arranged their tactics and the game officially started.

The Nets' starting lineup is Zhuang Shen, Harrell, Anthony, Harris, and Meng Yun.

The Nuggets' starting lineup is Jokic, Millsap, Grant, Button, and Murray.

First it was a jump ball. Zhuang Shen touched the ball first and slapped the ball to the backcourt. Meng Yun took the ball and pushed it. After reaching the frontcourt, Zhuang Shen came up to pick and roll. He was tall and strong, and the effect of the pick and roll was good. Meng Yun took the opportunity to throw Murray rushed to the inside at an accelerated speed, and the Nuggets immediately shrank their defense. They had been prepared to know that it would be difficult for Murray to prevent Meng Yun's breakthrough.

However, this was also within Meng Yun's expectation. He took two sudden steps and flicked the ball to pass it to Harris. Harris made a three-pointer, but failed to make it.

"pity."

The fans sighed.

This is just the beginning, Meng Yun doesn't care, but just to see how Harris feels. If Harris feels good, then pass him more penalties. After all, if the three-pointer is opened, the scoring efficiency is very high. If Harris feels good It doesn't matter if it's not good, there are other ways.

Harris didn't feel very good today. Meng Yun then passed him another pass. The chance was good, but Harris still didn't make the shot. Meng Yun changed his offensive strategy and gestured to his teammates. Everyone knew that it was here. The frontcourt each pulls people apart to make room for the center.

"Is this a single for Meng Yun?"

"Be careful with Meng Yun."

The Nuggets players immediately became vigilant, staring at Meng Yun, ready to act at any time, and if Murray couldn't stop them, they would have to defend.

Meng Yun gave Zhuang Shen a look, Zhuang Shen came up to pick and roll, Meng Yun took the opportunity to throw off Murray and break through.

"really."

The Nuggets players acted immediately to surround Meng Yun.

At this moment, Zhuang Shen quietly walked towards the basket. Meng Yun didn't panic when he was surrounded. Yu Guang looked at Zhuang Shen's position from the corner of his eyes, jumped up suddenly, and threw the ball towards the basket.

"This is... not good!"

Someone reacted, but it was too late.

At this time, Zhuangshen was under the basket. He had an absolute advantage and full confidence in such a position.

Bang!
Zhuang Shenkong received the dunk, which was simple and easy.

Turning around and returning to the defense, Zhuang Shen and Meng Yun clapped their hands in a happy mood. It would not be efficient for him to attack with the ball, but who would not eat cakes like this?

A moment later, Meng Yun fed Zhuangshen again, wandered outside the three-point line, and then suddenly lobbed the ball inside. High, the ball passed Jokic, and then fell quickly, just in time for Zhuang Shen to get it.

Bang!
Didn't say anything, another deduction.

Jokic is not as tall as Zhuang Shen, and jumping is not his strong point. If Zhuang Shen takes the ball and hits him by himself, he can defend, but this kind of situation where Zhuang Shen takes the ball directly at the basket can attack the frame without dribbling. He really had no choice but to watch Zhuang Shen score.

"It was a beautiful pass."

"Zhuangshen only eats cakes today."

In the auditorium, the fans said with a smile.

The head coach of the Nuggets frowned secretly. Zhuang Shen didn't attack with the ball at all, and he didn't even play low singles. He just waited for Meng Yun to feed the ball, and directly attacked the frame with the ball.

In this way, the shortcomings of Zhuangshen's lack of offensive ability with the ball will not be highlighted. The task is very simple, but the efficiency has become very high. The ball like just now is very sure, and there will be no problems.

"The Nets are using Drummond as a blue-collar player like Capela." The head coach of the Nuggets sneered, but he also had to admit that this works best. The Nets have Meng Yun, Drummond is not required to attack with the ball.

Just like Meng Yun when he was in the Heat, Whiteside is a blue-collar, with a steady diet, first-class rebounds, and ok defense, which is enough.

Because Whiteside doesn't have a three-pointer and can't open up space like Xianglong, it's better for him to be simpler.

The same is true for Drummond. He is somewhat similar to Whiteside. The Pistons expect him to be an ace and leader, but Drummond lacks the ability to attack independently and can play a limited role at critical moments. The main attack, so the Pistons can only reap disappointment.

Now in the Nets, the Nets do not regard him as a core player. He is not the boss of the team, not even the second in command, because the Nets do not have a second in command. Except for Meng Yun, other players are the same Yes, there is no distinction between superior and inferior.

This is the best for Drummond. He likes to be simple, rebound, attack at the basket, eat cakes, do simple things, and be relaxed and happy.

After Zhuang Shen scored two or three goals at the basket, the Nuggets began to shrink the defense, strengthened the restrictions on Zhuang Shen, and did not give him the chance to score easily at the basket.

Meng Yun also stopped feeding the ball to Zhuangshen, and passed the ball to Harris and Anthony instead. The opponent shrinks the defense line and defends Zhuangshen, so there will be opportunities from the outside.

"Shh!"

Harris finally opened and hit a three-pointer.

Tens of seconds later, Meng Yun gave the ball to Harris, and Harris made another shot, but this time he missed the shot, but Zhuang Shen is worthy of being a rebound maniac, he shouted and pressed Jokic to take the rebound, but the insider Too much, and he can only pass the ball to the perimeter.

After Meng Yun received the ball and lifted it up, the Nuggets players were startled and rushed towards Meng Yun. Meng Yun chuckled and passed the ball to Anthony.

There was a lot of space in front of Anthony. He glanced at the basket and adjusted his movements. He didn't need to worry and took a three-pointer calmly.

Swish!
The ball goes in.

After a few minutes, the score became 14:6, and the Nets led by 8 points.

The role of Zhuangshen in these few minutes is obvious. With Meng Yun attracting the defense and feeding him the ball, his finishing ability at the basket is still very strong, and he also has excellent rebounding ability, which gives the Nets An insurance is added to the outside shooting. Even if you can't make the shot, there is Zhuang Shen, so why worry about it, just make a bold shot.

(End of this chapter)