"Meng, after the timeout, the Lakers will definitely come out... I thought back to the timeout when head coach Popovich arranged for me, and sure enough, after the game restarted, the Lakers gave up the shrinking defense, and Meng Xu was still far away from the 3-point line, and Rick Fox came up.

'A very smart player, a player with a very clear mind, he knows what to do and when. After the pause, when the Lakers' defensive range continued to expand outward, Meng Xu did not blindly shoot 3 points, but chose to break through like in the first quarter, Magic Johnson also appreciated Meng Xu's offensive choice very much, you shrink the defense, I will shoot on the perimeter to let you defend it, and when you defend it, the inside line will inevitably be empty, and I will break through at this time.

When Meng Xu moved forward with the ball, Rick Fox did not hesitate and quickly pasted Meng Xu, while Robert Holly, who was defending Sean Elliott on the side, moved towards the free throw line, ready to make up for Rick Fox at any time.

Although Rick Fox's defense, whether it is Meng Xu's shooting or Meng Xu's breakthrough, there is still a minimum defensive attitude, no matter what, it is necessary to create a feeling that the opposite side is too powerful.

Just as Meng Xu began to accelerate, several players on the Spurs court quickly began to run, hoping to make room for Meng Xu. But Robert Hawley, who defended Sean Elliott, did not follow, but moved laterally on the edge of the penalty area.

"You still want to make me foul?" Thinking of being fouled by Robert Holly in the second quarter, Meng Xu was a little depressed, but to this kind of thing, once is enough, and I want to play a second time, I am addicted to eating delicious things. After scolding in his heart, Meng Xu directly changed direction twice, and after shaking off Rick Fox, he rushed directly towards Robert Hawley.

"It's self-defeating." When Meng Xu left Robert Holly behind him again through a change of direction, O'Neal under the basket immediately rushed over, but what made O'Neal a little depressed was that after Meng Xu rushed into the inside, he didn't want to attack on the inside, but in front of O'Neal, he directly passed the basketball to Sean Elliott in the bottom corner, and when he broke through Robert Hawley just now, the corner of Meng Xu's eyes swept to Sean Elliott who ran to the bottom corner, so Meng Xu's eyes were still staring at the basket when he passed the ball this time, Sean Elliott, who received Meng Xu's pass, was also a little surprised, this kid didn't look at himself at all in the process of breaking through, but he just stood in the bottom corner, and before more than two seconds, Meng Xu's pass arrived, and the pass was very comfortable, and after a slight pause, the unguarded Sean Elliott easily hit a 3-pointer.

"Very beautiful breakthrough shot, Meng Xu's breakthrough attracted most of the Lakers' attention, Sean Elliott and Samaki Walker are already vacant, but obviously Sean Elliott's chances are better, Meng's pass is very exciting." After the commentator at the scene finished speaking, he looked at the magician Johnson next to him, and although the pass without looking at people was not the first to be used by the magician, it was carried forward in the hands of the magician.

"Yes, it was indeed a very beautiful pass, Meng's vision and passing were amazing, as far as the offense was concerned, his level has surpassed most point guards in the league, I think Meng should try more positions on the court." Magic Johnson looked at Meng Xu on the court and said with a smile, Magic Johnson now likes Meng Xu more and more, but the more this is the case, the more jealous Magic is of Larry Bird, because Meng Xu has now been labeled by the media as Larry Bird's successor, although Meng Xu and Larry Bird's basketball styles are completely different, but who let Meng Xu first enter the league, Larry Bird publicly said in the media: "Meng is more like me than the group of people in Boston." Although there was some ridicule of the Boston Celtics management, as soon as Larry Bird's words came out, they were immediately hyped up by the media of good things, and Meng Xu also became the only hand-picked successor of Larry Bird.

"Elwin, do you mean Meng wants to be like you?" Magic Johnson's main position is point guard, but Magic has played all five positions on the court, and he has played very well, and even Magic's first FMVP was won by a cameo center. When a reporter asked Magic Johnson what position he played on the court, Magic replied: "I play center, sometimes forward, and a little bit of a guard. ”

"Yes, I think there is finally a successor to the position of the middle and rear wanderers, although with Meng's small body, it is still a little ridiculous to go to the inside now, but it is also possible in the future." Magic Johnson finished laughing again. Although it is a famous name of the Lakers, the magician does not favor the Lakers at all in the previous explanations, as if the Lakers have nothing to do with him at all, which can be regarded as a wonder.

At this time, Popovich on the sidelines was stunned when he saw Meng Xu's pass, Meng Xu's pass has always been very good, but he was previously restricted by the shortcomings of ball control and breakthrough, and has not been able to play effectively. Although Meng Xu's grasp of the rhythm of the game is still very problematic in this game, the level of passing and breakthrough and even the combination of sudden passes shown so far is much higher than the Spurs' current orthodox point guard Avery Johnson.

Another thing Popovich wonders about is that as long as the ball is passed by Meng Xu's hand, no matter who it is, his shooting rate will be much higher than usual, this situation is Williams, who is in charge of the team's technical statistics and tactical training, told himself after the last game, although he just laughed when he saw this kind of statistic, but after this game still happened, Popovich remembered the thought that flashed in his mind in the last game, Although after calming down after the game, Popovich was a little unsure whether the idea at that time was true or false, but after this game, Popovich was sure that his idea at that time was absolutely correct.

In the second half of the 3rd quarter, when Duncan was sitting on the sidelines and resting, the Spurs led by Meng Xu were inseparable from the Lakers. But in the face of the Spurs' very simple burst tactics, the Lakers couldn't find any way, and that weird change of direction breakthrough made the Lakers' outside defense like an ornament. And while Meng Xu is good at breaking through, his outside shooting is also very accurate, and he shot 4 3-pointers in the third quarter alone, which makes the Lakers' defense always in a dilemma.