king of defenders

Chapter 971

Meng Yun quickly retaliated, saw a breakthrough from the right, a sudden pause, and then turned around with the ball, turning his body 360 degrees, just around Jimmy Butler.

Seeing Meng Yun lifting the basketball, Butler subconsciously jumped up to block the shot, because he had lost his original defensive position, and if he didn't jump, he could only watch Meng Yun shoot.

However, after jumping up, he realized that he had been fooled.

Meng Yun didn't shoot the ball, it was just a fake move. He didn't jump until Butler jumped up. The two bodies collided in the air. Meng Yun tilted his body and threw the ball.

beep!
boom!
The referee blew the whistle, but unfortunately the ball was not scored.

Meng Yun shook his head, feeling a little regretful, but then he laughed. Going to the free-throw line is not bad, and if you get two points first, it will be regarded as interest.

After that, Meng Yun and Butler began to explode each other back and forth. Both of them are the top players in the NBA, and both of them are players with excellent scoring ability, many scoring methods, and excellent defense.

Moreover, in terms of height and physical fitness, the two are also closer.

This is very different from the previous duel between Meng Yun and Owen. In fact, Meng Yun and Owen are very different.Meng Yun actually took advantage of that duel, at least in terms of physical fitness.

Against Butler, Meng Yun did not have the advantage in terms of height and strength.On the defensive end, he doesn't have too much of an advantage. In the last game against Irving, Irving couldn't defend him, but he was relatively easier to guard Irving, but Jimmy Butler was different. Guard Meng Yun, and it is actually difficult for Meng Yun to guard Butler.

In the process of the mutual explosion between the two, Meng Yun actually had some upper hand. Although it was not much, it was enough for Coach Spoelstra.

Because the Timberwolves' lineup has changed a lot this summer, their lineup is brand new, and the tacit understanding between the players is not enough. Before Butler scored consecutively, no one could guard him.

To a certain extent, it not only brought into play Butler's own advantages, but also gave his teammates more opportunities, because in that process, the Heat had to focus a lot of defensive attention on Butler, and sometimes had to To help defend or even double-team, this gave the Timberwolves a lot of opportunities for other players.

But now that Meng Yun and Butler are exploding each other, although Butler is still scoring, Meng Yun is the only one defending him, and Meng Yun's defense against Butler is far better than others.

Although Butler is still scoring, the efficiency of scoring has also decreased.

In this process, the Heat do not need to help defend Butler, nor do they need to double-team, other players can focus on defending the rest of the Timberwolves, and the rest of the Timberwolves will get fewer opportunities, so the overall offensive level of the Timberwolves is higher than that of the Timberwolves. Before, it was down a level.

As for the Heat, the offense is actually the same as before. Butler defended Meng Yun before, and it is still the same now, so there is not much difference for Meng Yun.Other players, including Wade, did not break out, but the Timberwolves' performance deteriorated, so the Heat still had the upper hand and gradually narrowed the score.

Seeing that the point difference was approaching, Timberwolves coach Tom Thibodeau had to request a timeout, and then made some personnel rotations and adjusted tactics.

The Heat also carried out a personnel rotation, replacing Monroe and Wade with Salinger Xianglong and Lu Wei.

With the previous wave of counterattacks, the morale of the Heat team was like a rainbow, and there were some changes in the lineup, but the momentum did not decrease at all. They still suppressed the Timberwolves, quickly caught up with the score and completed the overtake.

At the end of the third quarter, the Heat led by 4 points.

After entering the fourth quarter, the scores of the two sides rose alternately. Meng Yun and Butler still performed well. Before the game was over, Butler had already scored 4 points, while Meng Yun had already scored 30 points.

Until the final stage of the fourth quarter, the difference between the two sides was still not big. The Heat only led by 4 points, and the Timberwolves were chasing behind, waiting for an opportunity to overtake.

"The difference is only 5 points. The game time is running out. We must seize the time to overtake." Butler glanced at the timer, secretly anxious.

At this time, Teague passed the ball to Wiggins, and Wiggins also wanted to catch up with the score.Unexpectedly, a figure rushed over quickly, also jumped up, and jumped higher than Wiggins, he raised his arm high, and slapped the basketball on the backboard.

"what?"

Wiggins was shocked.

The auditorium looked like the fans had started screaming with excitement.

This is Meng Yun's block, a solid pegboard hat. After blocking Wiggins, Meng Yun took the basketball into his hands, and then made a quick break, rushing towards the Timberwolves like a whirlwind halftime.

The Timberwolves players didn't even react. Only Butler started the chase first, but Butler had to give up after two or three steps.Because Meng Yun's speed was so fast, he was left behind in a blink of an eye, only to see Meng Yun hit the frontcourt with a gliding dunk.

There was a loud bang, and the basket was shaking.

In the auditorium, countless fans exclaimed. People stood up, couldn't control their excitement, and shouted Meng Yun's name loudly, resounding throughout the arena.

Hearing the loud cheers and shouts from the auditorium, and hearing tens of thousands of fans shouting Meng Yun's name in unison and cheering for him, Guo Shuyao stared straight at Meng Yun with pride in his heart.

"nice shot!"

Even Xiang Long on the sidelines couldn't help applauding, this ball is so beautiful, with a big cap on the nail plate, plus a fast break, one-stop gliding and dunking, hearty.

Moreover, this goal also meant that it basically killed the game.

Originally, the Heat only led by 5 points, and the Timberwolves still had a chance. However, when Meng Yun blocked Wiggins' layup and completed a fast-break dunk, the Heat's lead had reached 7 points.There is only 1 minute and 20 seconds left for the Timberwolves. It is very difficult to catch up with the 1-point difference in 20 minute and 7 seconds.

beep!
Coach Tom Thibodeau called a timeout.

Wiggins came to the long side with a gloomy expression on his face. The goal should have been a sure thing. After scoring this goal, there were only three points left. They still had enough time to overtake and beat the Heat.

However, he was blocked by Meng Yun.

Wiggins just felt humiliated.

Jeff Teague patted Wiggins on the shoulder comfortingly, and said, "It's okay, we still have a chance."

And Butler just watched indifferently, without saying anything. In fact, he felt that Wiggins shouldn't have hit the ball by himself just now. It was too intentional and obvious, and he didn't pay attention to Meng Yun.If he came to play, he is sure to score and win a chance for the team, instead of being in a desperate situation like it is now.

Coach Thibodeau did not blame Wiggins, but just spread out the tactical board and rearranged the tactics. There are 1 minute and 20 seconds left. Although it is difficult, they still have to work hard.

(End of this chapter)