king of defenders

Chapter 546 Rookie Challenge

First it was a jump ball, the World Team got the ball, Meng Yun pushed the ball into the frontcourt and LaVine pounced on him.

After all, this is just a rookie game. As a second-year player, LaVine has already experienced a rookie game and knows this better, so the defense is not very oppressive.

Seeing that LaVine was not very serious, Meng Yun smiled slightly, passed the ball out, and gave it to Wiggins.

"boom!"

Wiggins raised his hand and made a three-pointer, but missed.

The U.S. team attacked, and LaVine didn't play when he came to the frontcourt. When he saw Towns asking for the ball, he quickly passed it. After all, he is a teammate of the team, so he must give face.

Towns played singles, carried back twice, then turned over and made a hook. With a slam, the basketball went into the net. He turned around and looked at Meng Yun with provocative eyes, without any concealment.

"Why bother?" Meng Yun shook his head and laughed, narrowing his eyes slightly. He didn't regard Downs as his opponent, so he didn't want to argue with Downs, but it didn't mean that Downs was allowed to provoke him again and again, "It seems Towns' losses in the past few times were not bad enough, he won't be safe if he doesn't hurt him."

Coming to the frontcourt, Meng Yun took a look at the situation on the court. Seeing that Towns was standing inside, but his eyes were fixed on him, Meng Yun lowered his center of gravity and suddenly changed direction and accelerated.

LaVine didn't take defense very seriously, but Meng Yun was so fast that he missed it with one step.

Entering the inside line, Meng Yun flew up to face Downs.

"Looking for death." Downs roared angrily, jumped up too, and raised his arms high, trying to block Meng Yun.

But the next moment Downs was surprised to find that Meng Yun jumped too high. His right hand held the basketball high above Downs' fingertips. It was impossible for Downs to block him.

With a bang, the two collided. Meng Yun used the force of the impact to knock Tang Si away. At the same time, he exerted force in his waist and abdomen, and with a loud shout, he suddenly paused in the air.

"Huh"

In the auditorium, the fans exclaimed and clicked their tongues.

Towns is a center forward, not to mention that Meng Yun knocked him away, and he was able to stay in the air. What kind of physical fitness is this, it is simply too abnormal.

"Bang!"

The next moment, the basketball was slammed into the basket by Meng Yun.

The fans are already boiling, screaming and cheering, the sound is deafening.

Downs staggered two steps before standing still, looked at Meng Yun, his face flushed, and he snorted angrily.

"Hehe, Towns still doesn't get along well with Meng." Anthony sat on the sidelines and said with a smile.

Next to him was Wade. Wade shook his head and said, "Towns' talent is very good, but he is still far behind Meng Yunlai. The most important thing is that Meng Yun is much more mature than him. Towns has always wanted to Defeat Meng Yun, surpass him, and prove that he deserves the No. [-] pick in the first round, but unfortunately, he may never be able to do so."

Anthony said, "Are you so confident in Meng?"

Wade smiled and said, "Then who do you think Meng Yun or Towns can win?"

"I'm optimistic about Meng." Anthony said immediately, without feeling blushing at all, leaving Wade speechless and rolling his eyes.

On the court, the game continues.

LaVine came to the frontcourt, faced Meng Yun, and said while dribbling: "Your dunk just now was beautiful. I wonder if you can dunk even more beautifully?"

"Want to know?" Meng Yun raised his eyebrows and said with a smile, "You will know when the slam dunk contest begins."

LaVine grinned, a sharp light flashed in his pupils, he passed the ball, and whispered to himself: "No wonder Towns has always regarded you as the biggest opponent, I'm starting to be interested in you."

Of course, LaVine's interest is a little different from Downs'. LaVine is interested in Meng Yun's dunk. He has always been very confident in his bounce and dunk, but from Meng Yun, he feels threatened and wants to fight with Meng Yun. Meng Yun competed.

This is just like when Wall and Meng Yun fought against each other. When encountering a master who can threaten him in the field he is best at, it is inevitable that he will not be able to control his itch.

Swish!
The goal was scored, but it was not Towns who scored the goal, but Clarkson.

Only a few minutes into the first quarter, Towns has already taken 5 shots. Although he scored three shots, the efficiency is not bad, but this is the Rookie Challenge, the United States, not the Timberwolves.

You Downs played so alone and took up so many mobile phone opportunities, so what about the rest of us?
The Rookie Challenge is a stage to show yourself. Everyone comes from different teams. No one is anyone's younger brother. Everyone wants to express themselves, so Clarkson, Hood, and Okafor are all dissatisfied with Towns. Downs still asked for the ball with open hands, but Clarkson didn't give it, but chose to come by himself.

After the goal, Clarkson looked at Towns as if to say, "You're not the only one who can score goals."

Downs felt depressed for a while, quickly took a deep breath, and ran back to his own half. He also understood that he had indeed taken too many shots in the past few minutes, and he played too independently.

That is to say, LaVine is his teammate. If someone else is playing the 1st position, I am afraid there is no need to wait for Clarkson. The point guard has already started not to pass the ball to himself.

Towns began to make changes. He no longer blindly played singles, reduced his holding of the ball, and even passed out when he got offensive rebounds. He knew very well that if his teammates did not pass the ball to him, then he would be marginalized. How to compete with Meng Yun?

Meng Yun saw all this, but he didn't care.

"You don't need to pay attention to any strategy to deal with Downs, just use your fists to deal with it." Meng Yun glanced at Downs, and suddenly accelerated, with an astonishing burst of speed, passing LaVine again, and rushing towards Downs.

This time Towns jumped up vigorously, trying his best to slap the ball down.

But Meng Yun folded in the air, and Towns missed the air again. Unwillingly, he grabbed Meng Yun's arm, trying to make a foul to destroy Meng Yun's layup.

beep!
Swish!
The whistle blows and the ball goes in.

When the two landed, Towns gritted his teeth, feeling unwilling. The foul was paid, but he couldn't destroy Meng Yun's layup. He could only watch Meng Yun go to the free throw line and make an extra free throw.

"Alas" Downs sighed secretly, feeling disappointed, "This is not the result I wanted, but I have tried my best. Could it be that I am really not as good as him?"

In fact, this problem didn't just pop up now, but has always existed, but Downs didn't believe it. He always believed that he could defeat Meng Yun and surpass Meng Yun.

But after repeated failures, Downs' confidence began to shake.

Towns' mind was a little confused, and he stopped provoking and targeting Meng Yun, but Meng Yun didn't intend to end it like this. He started targeting Downs, interfering with Downs' layups, competing with him for rebounds, and facing Tang Smith jumper, ** three points
After playing 8 minutes in the first quarter, Meng Yun had already scored 14 points, most of which were scored on Towns, and the World Team also led the US team by 26 points with 16:10.

(End of this chapter)