Chapter 266: The Chinese Derby
"Nash's defense is so poor." When Meng Xu started to start, Nash, who seemed to have a very standard defensive posture, was passed by Meng Xu in one step, and Meng Xu didn't even use his change of direction after his signature big stride, seeing this kind of scene, Magic Johnson on the sidelines could only shake his head helplessly, like Meng Xu, Steve Nash is also a player that Magic admires very much, Nash's organizational ability, overall view, and shooting are all first-class, but his physical fitness is not good, and his defense is too poor, and this will seriously limit his ceiling.
And Meng Xu rushed directly to the basket after passing Nash, originally according to the unspoken rules of the Spurs' first offense would be handed over to Duncan, but today after the Mavericks sent 3 interior lines, Duncan now has no good chances, Nowitzki defended Duncan throughout the whole process, and another All-Star power forward Juwan Howard is ready to wrap Duncan at any time.
Sean Bradley, a big bamboo pole with a height of 2.29 meters, is a natural barrier as long as he goes to the basket, and in this game, perhaps it is the arrangement of the old Nelson, Sean Bradley has always moved left and right under the basket, never far from the basket, and David Robinson is fighting for the position under the basket, and David Robinson has been in a deteriorating physical condition after consecutive injuries in the playoffs last season.
Just as the five elders under the Maverick's basket were constantly competing for position, Sean Elliott, who had slipped to the bottom corner after running back, was now in a state of unguarded, and Meng Xu After entering the 3-point line, he saw that there was no place in the crowded paint area, so he handed the basketball in his hand to Sean Elliott in the bottom corner through a long pass, and at this time, Sean Elliott, who received Meng Xu's pass, obviously did not react, Meng Xu will give the first shot to himself, However, after a little hesitation, Sean Elliott still shot the basketball in his hand very decisively.
After seeing Meng Xu distribute the ball to Sean Elliott, the old Nelson and Popovich on the sidelines nodded at Meng Xu on the field almost at the same time. Although Popovich was also a little surprised by the Mavericks' change of formation in this game, Popovich also believed that no matter how much the Mavericks changed their formation, they couldn't make any waves in their own hands, because whether it was Duncan or Meng Xu, Popovich thought that they could completely suppress their opponents.
"Hi Steve, why do you keep a straight face today? Even if the Mavericks are swept by the spurs, you don't have to look like this. After Nash dribbled through the halfcourt, Meng Xu quickly posted it, Nash, a player, has always been a good-tempered guy in Meng Xu's impression, but I don't know why he has been keeping a straight face as long as he sees himself today, with an expression that he owes him millions.
And Nash is an expression that I don't want to talk to you, and then handed the ball to Nowitzki near the free throw line, for today's game, Nash is a little unhappy, one is because it is Meng Xu who is opposite him, and another important reason is that Nash does not like to play this kind of slow-paced positional warfare, in the past, when Bradley played as a substitute, the Mavericks' offensive rhythm was actually very fast, although not as good as the Sun and the King, but the gap was not very big, And today, when Bradley started the game, the Mavericks had to slow down.
When the Mavericks began to play positional battles with the Spurs, they undoubtedly gave up their familiar rhythm, but this does not mean that the Mavericks are now useless, at least Juwan Howard is still very easy to single Sean Elliott, and Michael Finley also has a big advantage in the face of Mario Eley, so in this attack of the Mavericks, Nowitzki tried to single Duncan once, and then passed the basketball to Juwan Howard, and Juwan Howard is a technical power forward, singles Sean Elliott is still very easy.
So after the start of this game, although the Mavericks are using their weaknesses to play the strengths of the Spurs, the situation between the two teams on the court is now evenly matched, and after the end of the first quarter of the game, the Spurs are only 17-15, leading the Mavericks by 2 points.
In the second quarter of the first game of the Spurs and Mavericks playoffs, two players from our Chinese national team, Meng Xu and Wang Zhizhi, appeared on the court at the same time, and this day is undoubtedly a historic day for our Chinese basketball." When the second quarter of the game began, Meng Xu led the Spurs' bench lineup, and Wang Zhizhi also played in the Mavericks' bench lineup, far away in the CCAV studio on the other side of the ocean, Mr. Zhang Li was now too excited to help himself.
"The Spurs' first attack, Meng Xu held the ball and directly found Dazhi." After Meng Xu came on the court, after seeing Wang Zhizhi also playing at the same time, after smiling at Wang Zhizhi in the distance, Meng Xu signaled his teammates to pull away, and after accelerating away from Howard Easley's defense, Meng Xu rushed directly to Wang Zhizhi's not far away, but this time Meng Xu did not shoot in front of Wang Zhizhi, or continued to change direction and break into the basket, but passed the ball to Derrick Anderson behind him. In the last game with the Timberwolves, Meng Xu seized a lot of opportunities for the substitutes, so in this game, Meng Xu also plans to compensate them, so as not to take a long time, these substitute players are dissatisfied with themselves, and at the same time, they can also brush up on assists, the best of both worlds.
After Derrick Anderson shot, Meng Xu quickly retreated, and when all the players of the two teams were in place, Meng Xu, who is now standing at the top of the arc to defend Howard Easley, felt a little embarrassed, perhaps because of the fear of Meng Xu's defensive ability, or maybe it was the special arrangement of the old Nelson, the Mavericks' backup point guard Howard Easley handed over the basketball to the team's big man Michael Finley before he passed the halfcourt.
"King."
After listening to Michael Finley's shouting on the other side, Finley jumped directly and passed the basketball to Wang Zhizhi, who was already in position, although he was 2.13 meters tall and weighed more than 110 kilograms, but Wang Zhizhi's footsteps and movements were still above the average level of all centers in the NBA, and the Spurs' substitute center Reeve Lafrentz couldn't keep up with Wang Zhizhi's footsteps, so after receiving Finley's pass, Wang Zhizhi also easily shook off Reeve Lafrentz's defense, Hook hand hit.
"The Mavericks' big man feels really good, and Don Nelson's draft vision is really good." When Wang Zhizhi directly pulled to the outside to shoot a 3-point in the next offense, Michaels, the commentator of the game, also praised Wang Zhizhi, and also praised the head coach of the Mavericks, Nelson Sr.
"El, this is Don's hobby, from Chris to Dirk, Don has always had a special love for the big guys who are good at shooting." For Don Nelson, Magic Johnson is also very respectful, in the peak of Magic's career, the Warriors led by the elder Nelson have always been the Lakers' biggest opponent.
With the success of his teammates, the next few minutes have completely become the performance time of Meng Xu and Wang Zhizhi, but the slight difference is that Wang Zhizhi is scoring continuously, while Meng Xu is constantly sending assists to his teammates. From the beginning of the second quarter of the game to the official timeout for 6 minutes, Wang Zhizhi made a total of 4 of 7 shots, including a 3-pointer, and scored 9 points, while Meng Xu sent 4 assists. It's just a little regrettable for Huaguo fans that due to the difference in positions and the fact that Meng Xu didn't break through to the basket in this game, Meng Xu and Wang Zhizhi didn't have a direct intersection most of the time.
"Meng, this fellow of yours looks very good, do you want me to go up and take care of him?" After the end, when Meng Xu was wiping his sweat with a towel, Duncan on the side gently pushed Meng Xu and whispered.
"I don't need it today, when I get to this summer offseason, I'll let him train with you, and by the way, you can teach him your tricks." Duncan's little caution can't be hidden from Meng Xu, Duncan looks honest on the outside, but in his heart he is actually completely different. And Meng Xu has now discovered a small hobby of Duncan, that is, for the players he is interested in, Duncan will always give them a point or two on the court, or abuse them harshly, and after it is over, he will proudly say that he is helping them grow, and now it seems that Duncan obviously has a little interest in Wang Zhizhi.
"I'll charge for it." Seeing Meng Xu, who was a little inch-inch, Duncan directly opened his big hand and stretched out five fingers.
"$500 a summer? It's also too cheap, deal. Meng Xu directly put his hand on Duncan's hand and signaled for a deal.
"$500 for fart, you guy is too picky, at least $50,000, or across the stadium, 5 Chinese meals are fine." Since Meng Xu came to the Spurs, in order to enhance the understanding between his teammates, as the leader of the team and Meng Xu's senior, Duncan decided to invite Meng Xu to have a meal, and after thinking about it, Duncan finally decided to invite Meng Xu to eat a Chinese meal, but this treat does not matter, Duncan is addicted to eating Chinese food. Once the Spurs have a bet or something, Duncan's choice of bet is bound to be Chinese.
"5 Chinese meals? Tim, I think about it, you still owe me a couple of Chinese meals. Hearing Duncan say Chinese food, Meng Xu also suddenly remembered that Duncan still owes himself a few meals, last time after the Mavericks fell behind the Jazz 0-2, Duncan made a bet with himself that the next opponent of the Spurs was the Mavericks or the Jazz, and this guy was very shameless to choose the Jazz first, but when the Mavericks reversed the Jazz, Duncan kept silent about this bet, obviously wanting to repay the debt.
"Well, the coach is going to lay out the tactics." Duncan immediately turned his head over, and let Meng Xu push and shout on the side, but there was no response.