king of defenders

Chapter 952 Believe in yourself or your teammates?
On the field, the game continues.

More than four minutes into the second quarter, the Heat led by 14 points.

Xiang Long was on the court for more than four minutes and scored 5 points and 3 rebounds. The efficiency is not bad.

But it's not without problems, at least there were some problems with the ball just now. Coach Spoelstra frowned slightly and didn't say anything more.

"This guy" Meng Yun sighed secretly.

This is a character problem, Xiang Long has always been like this, trusting himself more than his teammates.

But it is obviously not good in the game. For example, if you pass the ball just now, your teammates can easily score it. You don’t need to be so troublesome. Although it caused a foul by the defender, what if the free throw is not scored?
Meng Yun secretly decided to talk to Xiang Long later.

"boom!"

With a muffled sound, the Eagles made a shot. Xiang Long jumped up, put the rebound into his arms, and passed it to Lu Wei. - In Yang's hand, Joseph Young made a shooting action. Seeing the defender rushing up, he immediately crossed and passed it to Xiang Long's hand at a 45-degree angle on the right.

Opposing Xiang Long is the 17-year rookie John Collins, who is 208 cm tall and only two centimeters shorter than Xiang Long. He does not suffer from height, and his physical fitness is also very good. He didn't jump on it right away.

"Shh!"

With a soft sound, Xiang Long shot a three-pointer and made a steady hit.

John Collins was stunned for a moment, and Eagles coach Mike Budenholzer was also a little surprised. It's not that he didn't know Xiang Long, but Xiang Long didn't shoot many three-pointers in the Celtics. Because of the exclusion and distrust of his teammates, the special people rarely have such opportunities, but outsiders don't know this, and neither does Coach Mike Budenholzer. It's not that Xiang Long can't shoot three-pointers. The score is actually very accurate.

"Accidentally?" Coach Mike Budenholzer frowned slightly, shook his head, and decided to leave him alone.

This three-pointer made coach Spoelstra, who was about to make a substitution, stop. He looked at Xiang Long, nodded, and still didn't say anything.

In the next 2 minutes, Xiang Long made another shot. It was still a three-pointer, but this time he failed to make it. Coach Mike Budenholzer secretly heaved a sigh of relief, but looking at the score again, he couldn't help frowning: "It's still more than a dozen The difference in points, although this is a preseason game, but they have been suppressed by the Heat all the time, and even the effect of training will be gone in the second half."

The Eagles have also gone through some transactions this summer. In the preseason, they need to adjust the lineup, train players, and cultivate a tacit understanding. Therefore, the results of the preseason can be ignored, but the process cannot be ignored.

Mike Budenholzer made a substitution, then stopped John Collins, and told him: "Come closer later, give Xiang Long a physical confrontation, guard him well, and don't let him score easily."

"Yeah." John Collins nodded.

As a first-year rookie, he is eager to express himself and win the trust of the coach, which is critical to whether he can get enough playing time in the team this season.

Guard against dragons.

This is the first task assigned to him by the coach, and John Collins must do it well.

The game continues.

The Eagles scored and turned around. John Collins stuck to Xianglong and got very close, giving Xianglong a physical confrontation and exerting interference and pressure on him.

However, this did not have much impact on Xiang Long. Against John Collins, he was still very relaxed. He asked for the ball in the low post on the left, and then suddenly accelerated. I really didn't expect Xiang Long's speed to be so fast, and he was passed by Xiang Long in one step.

Xiang Long accelerated and jumped up, ignoring another defensive player who was rushing towards him. He just dunked with both hands, and the basket was deformed by the puller and wobbled.

"Huh"

In the auditorium, the fans exclaimed.

However, there was no excitement on Xiang Long's face, it was just a slam dunk, is it worth shouting about?
John Collins gritted his teeth secretly.

Xiang Long was replaced until there were only 4 minutes left in the second quarter. He played 8 minutes in this quarter, scored 10 points, and added 4 rebounds. The statistics were very good and the efficiency was very high. .

Coach Spoelstra didn't send Meng Yun because it was only a preseason game. If Meng Yun wanted to, he didn't even have to play, and even if he did, Coach Spoelstra wouldn't let him play too much. For a long time, control it within 10 minutes.

"Drink some water." Meng Yun handed Xiang Long a bottle of water and said, "You did a good job. You scored 8 points in 10 minutes and had 4 rebounds. The efficiency is very high. However, I think you can play even better." it is good."

"Huh?" Xiang Long looked at Meng Yun.

People with Xiang Long's temper can't be around the corner. Meng Yun said directly: "Xiang Long, I know that you have always played with yourself. This has something to do with your personality, and you believe in yourself more. But it doesn't have to be like this. Sometimes , Assisting may be better than scoring yourself."

Believe in yourself, or believe in your teammates?
It's a problem, but it's not really a problem.

Xiang Long frowned slightly, lost in thought.

Soon the first half ends and the second half begins.

Meng Yun replied that on the court, he glanced at Xiang Long when he was on the court, and he couldn't help sighing when he saw that Xiang Long was still thinking, Xiang Long was probably still confused, why did he choose to pass the ball when he thought he could score a goal? ?

"beep"

The second half begins.

The Heat are attacking. At this time, the starting lineup is on the court, Whiteside, Monroe, Green, Wade, and Meng Yun. Because the small forward has been replaced by Green, this new starting lineup still needs to be honed for a while.

Meng Yun advanced to the frontcourt with the ball, glanced at the position of his teammates, and then gestured. Whiteside stepped forward to pick and roll. Dewayne Dedmon's heart skipped a beat, and before he had time to think about it, he rushed forward.

But as soon as he took a step forward, Dewayne Dedmon knew he had been fooled.

Seeing Meng Yun speeding up, the terrifying speed suddenly exploded. Dewayne Dedmon was so shocked that he couldn't even block it. He only felt that Meng Yun had disappeared before his eyes.

The Eagles' defense was in chaos. Meng Yun passed Dewayne Dedmon and went inside, but he didn't shoot directly. Instead, he flicked his wrist and gave the ball outside the three-point line in the right corner.

Outside the three-point line from the bottom corner, Green received the ball without thinking at all, adjusted a little, and then shot calmly, because there was no one within two meters in front of him.When Dewayne Dedmon was passed, the defender had to retreat and pounce on Meng Yun who broke into the inside.

Swish!
With a soft sound, the ball goes in.

It was a three-pointer, clean and tidy.

"Beautiful shot." Meng Yun turned around and gave Green a high five.

Green smiled, this kind of open opportunity is really good, if he can't make the shot, he wants to eat the basket.

(End of this chapter)