"Without Middleton, it's really hard for the Fortune Players to win against the Washington Royals!"

"Yes, the Fortune Team is missing a key point on the outside, and it does have a greater impact on them!"

"But at this time, it is also a great test of Meng Xiaohao and Derek's ability to lead the team, and in the face of the god-like Lucas this season, people are looking forward to what kind of performance he will have."

"The matchup between Meng Xiaohao and Lucas is also very exciting, a conversation between a 2019 No. 1 pick and a 2019 No. 9 pick, which is the first time they have faced each other in the playoffs."

"It is said that the two also played against each other privately before the McDonald's All-Star in 2018, I wonder what kind of game the two will bring this time?"

The Washington Royals and the New York Fortune Players met in the playoffs for the first time since the 2019 draft.

This time, the two of them met for the first time in the playoffs, and it also attracted a lot of attention.

"How do you feel about meeting Lucas for the first time in the playoffs?"

Of course, reporters will not leave this matter out, and at the press conference, some reporters asked this question.

Meng Xiaohao hesitated......

"Uh...... Lucas is a very good player, I met him at the McDonald's All-Star, he is very serious about basketball, he is scary to the point, and it was really exciting to meet him in the Eastern Conference Finals. ”

"Do you think you have a chance of defending the Eastern Conference title again?"

"Of course, we have Derek, we have Kobo, we don't lose to them on the offensive end and on the defensive end."

Meng Xiaohao himself is also very much looking forward to meeting Lucas in the Eastern Conference Finals, and finally has such an opportunity, so he naturally will not miss it.

Lucas was very calm, and when the reporter interviewed him, he only said that this was an ordinary game, and he would not be particularly excited because of Meng Xiaohao.

Of course, he also affirmed Meng Xiaohao and thought that he was a very good player.

"Sure enough...... I take the game very seriously! ”

Hearing Lucas's answers, Meng Xiaohao could only smile helplessly.

But these are just pre-game episodes, and the competition still has to be a real competition.

……

As time goes on, the Eastern Conference Finals have arrived!

The first game was played at home in Washington, D.C.

As soon as he arrived at the stadium, Meng Xiaohao felt a huge pressure from the fans.

The Washington Royals, who haven't made the playoffs for many years, went through four years of rebuilding before Lucas arrived, and only recently did they begin to make progress.

Washington fans were happy to see their home team finally make the playoffs.

"The atmosphere in this home stadium is really terrible!"

Derek also gasped when he saw this atmosphere, it seems that his journey to the Eastern Conference Finals was very bumpy in the first game.

"Is that the way the Eastern Conference Finals just came up?" Meng Xiaohao smiled slightly, his face was light.

"Our goal is the finals, it's the championship, the Eastern Conference finals, and it still can't stop us!"

Derek smiled and nodded.

"Since you've said so, then ...... Come on! ”

"There are two of our defensive priorities, one is Lucas and the other is Edik!"

Coach Garcia is making the final arrangements for the game.

"Meng Xiaohao, Lucas will be handed over to you, Kobo, Edik will be handed over to you!"

Meng Xiaohao and Kebo both nodded.

"And then the others are ready to wrap the bag at any time!"

"Understood!"

"We've reached the Eastern Conference Finals, and our goal is the same as last season, to get to the Finals and win the championship!"

"The Fortunes of New York!"

“Fight！”

……

The game started and it was Edik who won the ball.

Lucas holds the ball and faces Meng Xiaohao's defense.

On the first ball, Meng Xiaohao saw the strong fighting spirit in Lucas's eyes.

Meng Xiaohao sneered twice, "I don't care about what I said, in fact, I obviously care a lot, even you have times when you say things against your will!" ”

Lucas naturally didn't know what Meng Xiaohao was thinking, he just wanted to win the first goal.

Just watch Lucas shake for a moment, and then change direction and speed, wanting to rely on rhythm and speed to pass Meng Xiaohao.

But Meng Xiaohao is not a vegetarian, his defense is also the top in the league among point guards, and if he wants to rely on these tightly, he will pass Meng Xiaohao, which is a bit of a fool's dream.

Just watched Meng Xiaohao take a step to the right, blocking Lucas's offensive path, making Lucas helpless and could only hit Meng Xiaohao with his back.

Lucas's weight is also very heavy, he hit Meng Xiaohao on his back, and Meng Xiaohao himself is not comfortable.

But Meng Xiaohao's basketball IQ is also very high, so he naturally won't let himself suffer like this.

Just watched Meng Xiaohao suddenly retreat backwards, commonly known as withdrawing the stool, which directly made Lucas's center of gravity unstable, stumbling, falling to the ground, and the ball in his hand also fell.

Seeing this, Meng Xiaohao grabbed the ball that fell to the ground and rushed to the front.

Meng Xiaohao's speed was extremely fast, and he threw off the defenders behind him in an instant.

Meng Xiaohao single-handedly made a layup.

In the past, Meng Xiaohao dunked directly, but now there is only a simple layup, and it can be seen that the injury still has a lot of psychological shadow for Meng Xiaohao.

Relying on Meng Xiaohao's counterattack, the Fortune Team got off to a good start first.

At this time, Lucas's face was already as black as charcoal, he didn't expect Meng Xiaohao to be so clever and embarrassed himself, and it was still on his home turf.

"Meng Xiaohao, I underestimate you a little......"

The next few rounds have become one-on-one bullfights between Meng Xiaohao and Lucas, and their teammates are willing to let the two fight like this, although it is the Eastern Conference Finals, but the fans are enthusiastic.

But then, Meng Xiaohao suddenly changed his strategy, and after breaking through, he passed directly to Derek, who accelerated directly after the feint, burst to the inside, and won the dunk.

Next, Lucas also changed his strategy, he borrowed Edik's dunk, then went inside and threw the ball to Edik, who scored an empty dunk.

The two teams played inextricably together, and the first game was so exciting that the fans were very excited.

Just watch Meng Xiaohao pass the ball to Derek, who faced the defender and singled directly, and then broke through to break through to the inside line to cause damage......

But the defender used his body to top hard, which made Derek very uncomfortable.

It was up to Derek to change direction and try to break through to the side, but the ball was dribbling away......

Derek took a big stride, trying to get the ball in his hands......

(End of chapter)