king of defenders

Chapter 965 Unexpected Chemical Reaction

"Shh!"

Xiang Long steadily made the extra penalty, and then Coach Kidd immediately called a timeout and looked at Smart with a dark face. Smart lowered his head and said nothing, but he was very unconvinced. If it weren't for the rest of the Heat team Helping Xianglong defend, how can he be only 5 in 1, if he is singled out one-on-one, he can beat Xianglong.

But he never thought that this is a competition, not a one-on-one duel in private. Who will fight you one-on-one?Could it be that the teammates around him can't make up for it?

What's more, if it was really one-on-one, he felt that Xiang Long would definitely not be able to guard him, but how could he guard Xiang Long?
Completely different from Smart, Xiang Long came to the field and was greeted by his teammates, but Xiang Long looked very calm, as if he had just done a trivial thing, he habitually cherished words like gold, and nodded to his teammates. He nodded and sat back in his seat.

Meng Yun smiled and said: "Good job, if you can score two three-pointers and dunk a few baskets on top of Smart, that would be even better."

Xiang Long was silent for a while, then nodded solemnly: "You are right, but this is only the second quarter, and there is still time."

The pause ends soon.

Both sides carried out personnel rotation, Xiang Long remained on the court, but Smart was replaced.

On the Heat's side, Monroe and Brende were replaced by Salinger and Meng Yun. The lineup on the field became Xiang Long, Salinger, Johnson, Lu Wei, and Meng Yun.

The Celtics replaced Smart and Luol Deng with Hayward and Irving.

At this time, the Heat had already led by 17 points. Smart played consecutive singles before and wasted a lot of opportunities, so the point difference between the two sides widened a little.

Celtics attack.

Owen held the ball and advanced to the frontcourt. When he saw Meng Yun approaching, he did not break through directly. Instead, he called for a pick-and-roll. He chose to pass the ball and gave the ball to Hayward on the outside, and Johnson flew towards Hayward.But seeing that Hayward was just a feint, he slapped the ball on the floor, avoided Johnson's block, adjusted a little, and made a three-pointer.

Swish!
The ball goes in.

This ball can be regarded as stopping the bleeding for the Celtics.

Meng Yun looked at Owen and couldn't help raising his eyebrows: "You don't fight me one-on-one, and you don't shoot yourself. Instead of assisting your teammates?"

If Owen continues to fight against himself, Meng Yun is confident that the gap will be further expanded, but Owen suddenly changed his strategy, and the situation is a bit troublesome.

In the Eastern Conference finals last season, the Heat vs. the Cavaliers, Irving also thought about going heads-up with Meng Yun at the beginning, but the result was not good.Later, he changed his strategy, relying more on the pick-and-rolls and screens of his teammates, staggered positions, and did not match up with Meng Yun. Only then did he burst out on the offensive end, causing the Heat a lot of trouble.

Owen lost at the beginning today, but just like before, he quickly adjusted and no longer blindly thought about defeating Meng Yun. It would not be easy for Meng Yun to restrict him.

The ball just now was a sign.

Fight back.

It was still Meng Yun who was in control of the ball, and when he came to the frontcourt, he was double-teamed. The Celtics' defense became more decisive. When they saw Meng Yun crossing the center line, they double-teamed directly without any delay.

Meng Yun didn't panic, and quickly passed the ball to Lu Wei.

There are Meng Yun and Lu Wei on the outside. Both of them have excellent scoring ability. In addition, Johnson is a pitcher, and Xiang Long can also be used as a half pitcher.The Celtics had to beware of the Heat's three-pointers, which were very outside, resulting in a lot of space inside, giving Lu Wei a lot of room to operate.

Swish!
Lu Wei scored with a throw and returned the color, with a 16-point difference.

Afterwards, the two sides came and went, Lu Wei felt good, Meng Yun didn't make many shots, but he restrained the defense with himself. Once the opponent double-teamed, he could always send the ball to the most suitable position, or assist Johnson to score with an air cut , or assist Xiang Long to catch dunks in the air, under the leadership of Meng Yun, the Heat played very smoothly.

However, the Celtics also played very well. Irving avoided Meng Yun, and his ability as an All-Star player exploded.And he also passed a few good balls to Hayward, which made Coach Kidd's eyes light up on the sidelines: "Very good, it is to share the ball like this, this is the chemical reaction that should be there."

It can be said that the two sides are not giving in to each other, the point difference has not widened, nor has it narrowed much, and there are still 15 points.

At this time, the two sides changed again, and Kidd also replaced Horford.

The result made him very happy. When Irving was willing to share the ball, whether it was Hayward who could get more opportunities, or Horford, the same was true. There was finally a chemical reaction between the "Big Three" and they played a wave of 8:0 The small climax, the difference between the two sides suddenly narrowed to less than ten.

When the second quarter ended, the score was 65:58, and the Heat led by 7 points.

"I didn't expect such a cooperation between Irving, Hayward and Horford."

"The Big Three have had a chemical reaction. Do you think they should thank Meng Yun? If it weren't for Meng Yun, Irving probably wouldn't have played like this."

7 points difference at halftime

This point difference is not big, and it is really nothing compared to the 17-point difference in the middle of the second quarter, and the "chemical reaction" between the "Big Three" of the Celtics has become the key to the score and also the key to the score. The focus of fans relish.

With a smile on his face, Kidd nodded at the three of Owen. Unexpectedly, it was in this situation that the three of them had a chemical reaction.

Now Kidd has also found a direction, how to integrate the three, how to distribute the ball among the three, and how to play the best way. Of course, one game can't explain anything, and no one can guarantee that they will play in the next game. The three can still have such a chemical reaction, but for Kidd, at least they have found a direction.

Next, just work hard in this direction.

Irving looked at Hayward and Horford next to him, recalled the previous few minutes of the game, and realized something in his heart: "Maybe there is something wrong with my previous thinking."

After getting rid of LeBron James and coming to the Celtics, Irving just wanted to be the boss and wanted to lead the team to prove himself, so he demanded himself as the boss everywhere. It should be the one who performed the best and scored the most points.

As a result, he was disappointed with 5 wins and 2 losses in 3 regular season games.

It wasn't until those few minutes just now that he realized that he should play like this. It turned out that being the boss doesn't necessarily mean scoring the most points, and getting the most points doesn't necessarily mean winning.

Thinking of this, Owen looked at Meng Yun, and suddenly felt a little disappointed. He didn't realize this until now, but Meng Yun seemed to have understood it a long time ago, and he has been doing it for a long time.

Is this the gap?

(End of this chapter)