king of defenders

Chapter 968
Miami, American Airlines Arena
Guo Shuyao was sitting in the auditorium, behind the Heat's dugout. She would stay for three days this time, just in time to watch a Heat game against the Timberwolves.

In the back seats, tens of thousands of fans were seated, crowded, bustling and bustling.

This is another benefit that Meng Yun brought to the Heat. Since Meng Yun came to the Heat, the Heat's management has never been bothered by the lack of fans in the auditorium.Especially this season, the regular season has only played a few games. In fact, it has not yet entered the most enthusiastic time. It stands to reason that the enthusiasm of the fans has not yet risen. However, in the previous regular seasons, the attendance rate of fans in the American Airlines Arena More than [-]%, tens of thousands of fans come to the American Airlines Arena for every game.

This game is no exception. There are many fans, tens of thousands, most of them are fans of the Heat. They wear Heat jerseys, which look very eye-catching.

Among them, the Heat's No. 0 jersey is the most, which is Meng Yun's jersey.

From this, it is not difficult to see how popular Meng Yun is among Heat fans.

on the field.

Players from both sides have already played, Butler came to Meng Yun and Wade, hugged Wade, and then hugged Meng Yun again, said: "I watched your previous game, you are stronger than last season gone."

Meng Yun smiled and said, "Thank you, but unfortunately I didn't watch your games, but I believe you have improved a lot this summer. I heard from Wade that you train very hard."

Meng Yun did not train with Wade and James this summer, but Butler was there. Later, I heard from Wade that Butler trained very hard, probably because he left the Bulls and went to a new team. , he set himself a very high goal, hoping to become stronger.

Although Meng Yun didn't pay attention to his previous games, Butler was not disappointed and said: "It's okay, I can see it later."

Meng Yun smiled and nodded, also looking forward to it.

Last season, Meng Yun made his own "progress plan" and worked hard thinking of superstars. His little book listed many NBA players, including Butler's name.

Meng Yuncai had played against Owen two days ago, and of course he won.

Just don't know how to face Butler, what will happen?
In the NBA, players who can enter the NBA All-Star Weekend, whether they are All-Star starters or substitutes, there is no need to doubt their strength.

In fact, the starter or the substitute does not fully represent the player's strength. For example, James Harden has been selected to the All-Star many times as a substitute, but is his strength weak?

And Damian Lillard, he played very well in two seasons, but he was not selected as an All-Star. Is it because of his weak strength?

of course not.

Those who have not been selected to the All-Stars do not mean they are not strong; and those who have been selected to the All-Stars, none of them are weak.

Irving has been selected to the All-Star, and Butler has also been selected to the All-Star. Regardless of the statistics or the different positions they hold, there is no doubt that their strengths are at the top level of the NBA.

Butler returned to his own half, feeling a little complicated. In fact, the team he most hoped to be traded to was the Heat. He was already prepared and just wanted to talk to Meng Yun before.As a result, Meng Yun did not go to train with them, and Butler failed to say some of the words he had prepared.

It's not that he didn't think about calling Meng Yun and making an appointment to sit down, so that everyone can chat.

But in the end he didn't do this, maybe it was because he was a bit of a loser, or it was just that he didn't have the fate with the Heat. In short, he finally came to the Timberwolves.

"Towns, Wiggins, Teague, Crawford." Butler glanced over his teammates and shook his head, "Anyway, I'm a Timberwolves player now."

Not far away, Downs was warming up, but he was a little absent-minded, looking at the Heat from time to time, falling on Meng Yun, and finally sighed.

There is more than one person with concerns.

Downs also has something on his mind, which is also related to Meng Yun.

As a rookie for 15 years, Towns was still the No. [-] pick, but since he entered the NBA, he has been overwhelmed by Meng Yun.

Seeing Meng Yun's rise in the Heat and getting better and better, Towns gritted his teeth and trained hard, but he played against Meng Yun again and again, and lost to Meng Yun every time. He even felt desperate for a while.

Although he finally got rid of the quagmire and found himself again, Meng Yun still became a lingering shadow deep in his heart.

This is already heart disease!
"Can I really catch up with him?" Downs said to himself, took a deep breath, and clenched his right hand into a fist, "I can, I can catch up to him."

But Downs didn't notice that at some point, his goal changed from "beyond Meng Yun" to "catch up with Meng Yun". It's just a word difference, but the meaning is quite different.

"beep"

Game start.

The Heat are still regular starters, while the Timberwolves' starting lineup is Karl-Anthony Towns, Taj Gibson, Jimmy Butler, Andrew Wiggins, and Jeff Teague.

This is a completely different lineup from last season. It has changed a lot. There is less Rubio, more Teague, less LaVine, more Butler, and the players are getting older.The intention of the Timberwolves is very clear. Although the previous lineup is full of talents, the players are relatively young and generally inexperienced. Now Teague and Butler are traded to make up for this.

There is no doubt that the Timberwolves are aiming at the playoffs.

It is difficult to make a difference in the playoffs with a group of inexperienced young players, and when players with rich playoff experience like Teague and Butler join, will it change?
"Snapped!"

First, the jump ball, Whiteside won, the Heat got the ball, Meng Yun advanced to the frontcourt, and the people who came forward were not Teague, who was a point guard, but Butler.

Meng Yun frowned, looked at the Timberwolves coach Tom Thibodeau on the sidelines, and couldn't help sneering: "It's so easy to rely on Butler's defense to limit me?"

Tom Thibodeau meant to use Butler to limit Meng Yun. No one dared to doubt Meng Yun's ability. Many players would directly choose to double-team Meng Yun when they faced Meng Yun.

And once Meng Yun is double-teamed, it is tantamount to giving the Heat other players a chance.

To a certain extent, double-teaming has elements of gambling!
If it was before, coach Tom Thibodeau could only choose to double-team, but now with Butler, he thinks he can try to use Butler to limit Meng Yun.After all, in the past few seasons, Butler was selected to the second team of the best defensive team three times and the first team of the best defensive team once. He is a defensive champion.

(End of this chapter)