king of defenders

Chapter 758

"what?"

"This"

For a moment, the fans were stunned.

Shocked by Xiang Long's wonderful dunk, but also surprised that Xiang Long actually grabbed the ball from his teammate. Did he do it on purpose or hit it right?

Some people think that Rozier passed the ball to Xiang Long, and the two completed a beautiful cooperation.

Everything happened so fast that many people didn't understand it.

Even Smart didn't react, thinking that Xiang Long hit the ball sideways and ran right between him and Rozier. When he saw the basketball, he grabbed it and completed the dunk.

But Meng Yun doesn't think so, he has been paying attention to Xiang Long. Xiang Long didn't run this way before. In fact, this is not a good position. Rozier is on the right side and Smart is at the top of the arc. Well, the two of them were not far apart in the first place, and if there was one more person in between, it would be too crowded.

What's more, there is a blank space between Rozier and Smart, and the defensive player may jump to this position to cut off the pass between the two. As their teammate, Xiang Long suddenly rushed, it is worth pondering.

"Moreover, Xiang Long didn't hesitate at all from receiving the ball to the next action, as if he had been prepared long ago, and it doesn't seem like a coincidence at all." Meng Yun chuckled, "This guy is still the same as before. , He dared to grab the ball if his teammates didn’t pass him, but now that he has more experience, he can’t see the trace. In Valencia, he wouldn’t do it often, would he?”

Meng Yun wondered, there is really such a possibility, this guy used to do this when he was in NCAA, but he was not as proficient at that time, he almost deceived me.

Looking at his teammates, they are all dumbfounded, haven't they reacted yet?

In fact, Meng Yun was not surprised. Xiang Long's personality was withdrawn and weird, and he was not stupid. You can tell from watching him play that who can have an excellent basketball IQ, which one is a fool?

but
Meng Yun looked up at the scoreboard: "24:18, we are only leading by 6 points, and there are 2 minutes left in this quarter, we cannot allow them to narrow the gap any further."

Coming to the frontcourt, Meng Yun gestured to his teammates, asked for a pick-and-roll, quickly threw off the defender, and then a figure flashed in front of him, and Meng Yun frowned: "Xiang Long."

Xiang Long stood in front of him and said in a low voice, "Come on."

Meng Yun frowned, glanced at the positions of his teammates, and found that none of them were very good. He immediately made a decision and grinned: "Okay, as you wish."

As soon as the words fell, Meng Yun suddenly started, without any fake action, suddenly accelerated, and broke through from the right.Xiang Long's eyes lit up, he moved quickly, and retreated half a step at the same time. He knew how fast Meng Yun was. His speed was considered fast among inside players, but it was much worse than Meng Yun's.

And Xiang Long is 210 centimeters tall and weighs 117 kilograms. Even if he has excellent physical fitness and can run fast, his flexibility is still not as good as that of a defender, so he can only get stuck in advance.

Of course, as an insider, Xiang Long also has his advantages. He has a bigger body, excellent wingspan, and a large defensive coverage area. Standing in front is like a wall.

"Block it." Xiang Long blocked Meng Yun.

But at the next moment, Meng Yun changed direction suddenly, without the slightest delay, without any deceleration. During the rapid breakthrough, Xiang Long had no time to react.

With a whoosh, Meng Yun rushed past Xiang Long.

The audience was already exclaiming, Derrick Rose's killer move is now almost becoming Meng Yun's.

After passing Xiang Long, Meng Yun hugged the basketball and jumped up, and Olynik also jumped up. Because of the pick-and-roll, Xiang Long rushed to defend Meng Yun, and Olynik became the last barrier inside. Seeing Meng Yun rushing in , He jumped up and slapped Meng Yun's basketball hard with one hand.

"Snapped!"

There was a crisp sound, but it didn't hit the basketball, but Meng Yun's hand.

The referee's whistle sounded, Meng Yun tilted his body in the air and fell quickly, but just as he was falling, he pulled the lever and threw the basketball out.

Swish!
The ball goes in.

The referee raised two fingers to indicate that the goal was valid, and an additional penalty was added. Olynyk's thug fouled.

"Huh"

"Meng Yun, Meng Yun!"

In the auditorium, the home fans were boiling and cheering loudly.

This is a beautiful 2+1. Meng Yun fully demonstrated his super personal ability. As soon as Xiang Long made a dunk, he immediately returned a 2+1, which also made the fans feel a little strange. He and Xiang Long seems to be fighting each other.

Meng Yun glanced at Xiang Long, walked to the free throw line, and steadily made an extra free throw. The score was 27:18, and the Heat led by 9 points, with more than a minute left in the first quarter.

The Celtics requested a timeout.

Coach Brad Stevens took a gratified look at Xiang Long, spread out the tactical board, and while drawing the tactics, he said: "There is more than one minute left, we are 9 points behind, we must seize this point Just give me a chance to narrow the point difference as much as possible. Remember, you must never let the point difference widen to more than [-], understand?"

"Understood." Everyone responded in unison.

The score difference was 9 points, and there was more than a minute left in this quarter. The situation was very delicate, so coach Brad Stevens called a timeout and had to rearrange.

Nodding, Coach Brad Stevens said: "Give the ball to Xiang Long as much as possible later, and open up singles for him. It is difficult for us to gain an advantage on the outside, and we have a chance on the inside." , he drew two tactics, which were not complicated, but they were fought around Xiang Long, which made others uncomfortable.

Xiang Long is a marginal man!
Seeing the different expressions of the crowd, Coach Brad Stevens put on a straight face and said in a deep voice: "Xiang Long's performance today is obvious to all. He made 4 of 4 shots and scored 8 points. The shooting percentage is 3%. In addition, there are [-] others. Rebounding, are the rest of you playing so well? Don’t forget, we are behind now, put away your little thoughts, and focus on the game.”

Although a little reconciled, several other people still responded: "Yes, coach."

The pause ends soon.

Coach Brad Stevens watched Xiang Long walk onto the court and whispered to himself: "This is your chance, it depends on whether you can seize it."

On the Heat's side, Meng Yun was replaced by Joseph Young. Whiteside and Monroe had been replaced before, and the field was replaced with a pure rotation lineup. Joseph Young, Lu Wei, Green, Salinger , Nene.

The Celtics have Rozier, Smart, Amir Johnson, Xiang Long, Olynyk, and the height of the inside has a great advantage.

Rozier advanced with the ball and passed it to Smart after coming to the frontcourt. Xiang Long asked for the ball in the low post. Smart was a little upset and hesitated before passing it. The others pulled away.

"what?"

Seeing this situation, Meng Yun frowned, and couldn't help but look at Brad Stevens not far away: "In the last minute or so of this quarter, he came up and directly pulled away to Xiang Long's singles. Arranged by Rad-Stevens? It’s probably like this, hehe, it seems that this guy Xiang Long is about to turn himself over.”

(End of this chapter)