king of defenders

Chapter 381 Xiaolu's Overwhelming Jokic

Intermission.

Mudiay sat blank-eyed.

Seeing this situation, the assistant coach of the Nuggets shook his head, sat down beside him, and said, "Mudiay, don't think too much, and don't put too much pressure on yourself. Meng is very good, but you may not be better than him." Poor, there are many examples of latecomers in NBA history. As long as you work hard, you will definitely be better than him."

"Yeah." Mudiay said, his eyes regained some brilliance.

Seeing that Mudiay was in a much better mood, the assistant coach of the Nuggets breathed a sigh of relief and at the same time couldn't help sighing secretly. Mudiay was like a big kid, too innocent.

This is a good thing and a bad thing.

As for what the future holds, who knows?

Soon the second half begins.

The two sides returned to the court, and McAdoo on the Heat sent Meng Yun, Smith, Trice, Johnson, and Zoran to most of the starting lineup.

Now McAdoo is already a bit addicted to clocking in three quarters. He can't wait to kill his opponent in three quarters every game. How fun is this?

"beep"

The Nuggets attack.

At this time, Mudiay did not play, and the guard in charge of organizing was Eric Green. He quickly came to the frontcourt, faced Meng Yun, and then gestured to his teammates to come to the pick-and-roll.Jokic came up to pick and roll, Eric Green moved to the side, threw off Meng Yun, quickly cut in, and then made a European step.

"Look at me." Eric Green was overjoyed, dragging the ball to the basket with his right hand.

He didn't intend to pass the ball, not from the beginning, Mudiay was completely defeated by Meng Yun, and Eric Green realized that his opportunity was coming.However, he also knew that it would be difficult to defend against Meng Yun with his own strength, but if he could score more points during the matchup with Meng Yun, it would be a good opportunity.

In the Nuggets, Eric Green and Mudiay are opportunities to compete. When Mudiay is frustrated, Eric Green will naturally seize the opportunity to perform.

Even if it can't replace Mudiay, at least the team needs to see their abilities, so that they can have more playing time in the regular season.

Unfortunately, the reality is cruel.

Seeing that the ball could be scored, suddenly an arm slapped over from behind, slapped the basketball, and nailed the basketball to the backboard.

"." Eric Green changed color and was capped.

Moreover, it is still a pegboard hat.

Eric Green landed on the ground, turned his head quickly, and when he saw the other person clearly, his face turned livid: "Meng, it's this Chinese kid again, a hateful bastard." What made him even more uncomfortable was that Meng Yun didn't even look at him , as if doing a trivial thing, after blocking the shot, he turned around and ran to the frontcourt.

A few seconds later, there was a "bang" sound from the frontcourt, Meng Yun dunked, hanging on the frame with both hands, pulling the basket out of shape, and the entire basketball hoop was shaking.

More than a minute later, Eric Green used his teammate's pick-and-roll to pull directly, and the result was out of the frame. Jokic took the rebound and made a tip-up, which also caused Smith to foul.

Then Jokic walked to the free throw line and made an extra free throw steadily.

Tens of seconds later, Meng Yun took the ball in a low position, and others pulled him away. Meng Yun played Eric Green with his back. Eric Green is 191 cm tall, much shorter than Meng Yun, although he is very defensive He worked hard, but unfortunately he still couldn't stop Meng Yun, and was pushed back again and again by Meng Yun. Then Meng Yun turned around and threw Eric Green away.

Jokic rushed to defend, Meng Yun raised the ball and made a fake move, took a step forward, fooled Jokic, then quickly retracted, and made a low-handed layup with his left hand.

In the next round, Jokic took the ball in the low post, singled Smith, and hit a jumper.

In the first few minutes of the third quarter, the Heat relied on Meng Yun's performance to suppress the Nuggets. Eric Green, like Mudiay, was beaten by Meng Yun and had no power to fight back.

Nikola Jokic, on the other hand, made people shine. In the past few minutes, he scored 7 points alone, made 4 of 3 shots, 1 of 1 free throw, and sent out an assist and two rebounds.It was thanks to Nikola Jokic's performance that the Nuggets were not directly defeated by the Heat, and the point difference remained at a dozen points.

At this point, McAdoo called a timeout.

Meng Yun replaced, replaced by Walker.

"Here." Johnson handed Meng Yun a towel and said with a smile, "It seems that it is a bit difficult to end the battle in three quarters."

"Anyway, the result is the same." Meng Yun shrugged.

Johnson chuckled, looked at the field, and his eyes fell on Mudiay who had just been replaced: "Mdiay was blown away by you today. But his talent is still very good, as long as he is not playing against you , he can still play well, and Joseph Young may not be his opponent."

Meng Yun nodded, but didn't look at Mudiay, but looked at another person: "But don't you think that the best player on the Nuggets is Nikola Jokic?"

"Huh?" Johnson was taken aback, and hesitated: "Nikola Jokic performed well today, and he already scored 10 points, but his athletic ability"

"Athletic ability is not outstanding enough, but what does that matter?" Meng Yun interrupted: "Nikola Jokic is not a traditional inside line. Excellent technique. I feel he's going to be a great player, maybe better than Mudiay."

"Better than Mudiay?"

"Yes, I like Jokic." Meng Yun nodded without further explanation.

Mudiay is talented, but his temperament is not mature enough, he is like a big boy. In the NBA, a world where the jungle preys on the strong and the strong competes, this may not be a good thing.

On the other hand, Jokic seems to be too mature.

On the court, the game continued, and the Nuggets relied on Mudiay to launch a counterattack. Walker still played well on the Heat's side, but it was difficult for him alone, and the point difference was still narrowed.

After watching for a while, McAdoo frowned and replaced Johnson. Walker alone was not enough to narrow the point difference to less than ten.

By the end of the third quarter, the Heat led by 10 points, exactly 10 points.

"Huh." McAdoo exhaled, and encouraged Walker, Johnson and others who came off the field: "Good job, take a good rest."

Not far away, the assistant coach of the Nuggets looks serious. Although the point difference has narrowed to 10 points, it is still in double digits after all. It is too difficult to reverse in the last quarter.

What's more, the opponent still has a trump card.

How can Meng Yun be restrained?
"I can't limit it." The assistant coach of the Nuggets smiled wryly and shook his head, sighing: "Some players can't be limited. They are different from other players."

And Meng Yun seemed to be one of these people.

Soon, the fourth quarter begins.

After entering the fourth quarter, Jokic came up and sent two consecutive assists to help the Nuggets play a wave of 5:0, instantly narrowing the point difference to only 5 points.

Then Johnson scored one, which stabilized the situation.

But only 1 minute later, it was Jokic again. He pulled to a high position to support, made a pass, blocked the defender sideways, and gave his teammates a chance to make a shot and hit again.

This time it was not a direct assist, but it was also an indirect one.

"This Jokic is really capable." Johnson looked at Meng Yun in surprise. He didn't expect Meng Yun's vision to be so accurate. Not to mention anything else, but in this game, Jokic's performance was indeed better than Mudiay's. , although Jokic's score is not too much, but the effect on the court is not small.

(End of this chapter)