"Meng, watch your defense." When Meng Xu began to increase the number of shots, Meng Xu and Kobe Bryant gradually began to fight each other on the court, but Meng Xu was still a little restrained, after all, the Spurs are a team that plays as a team, and they have to accumulate physical strength for the big news in the fourth quarter. It's just that when Meng Xu began to put his energy into the offensive end, Meng Xu was a little lax when defending Kobe, and just after Meng Xu was broken through by Kobe Bryant, assistant coach Steve Cole shouted at Meng Xu on the sidelines.

As Mike Budenholzer's ability gets stronger and stronger, and with the title of championship assistant coach, Popovich also feels that it is time to release his disciple and let him take charge of himself and experience his experience, after all, coaching an NBA team is almost the highest dream of a basketball coach, and as Popovich's chosen future successor, Popovich also hopes that when he chooses to retire, Mike Budenholzer can come back to take over his class. Originally, in the offseason, Popovich was in contact with the team for Mike Budenholzer, but because Mike Budenholzer was too young, it didn't work out in the end. But as the season progresses, there are now 29 teams in the league, and more than 10 teams have been unstable in the head coach position, and now is Mike Budenholzer's best chance, and recently a number of teams have thrown olive branches to Mike Budenhall, and Popovich is also persuading him to go out and have a fight, even if he really fails to come back and be an assistant coach, after all, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

At the same time, once after Mike Budenholzer left, Popovich will re-select a chief assistant coach, in this case, Popovich is very optimistic about Steve Cole, ushered in a very good opportunity, from the beginning of this season, Steve Cole began to follow Mike Budenholzer to learn, arrange tactics and on-the-spot command, and now Steve Cole is also in high spirits, basically every game will stand on the sidelines and scold Fang Xu.

At this time, Kobe Bryant, who broke through Meng Xu's defense, waved to the fans with his hands high after hitting the emergency stop jump shot, accepting the cheers of the fans in the audience, and at the same time looking at Meng Xu with a provocative face.

"Alas, the higher you stand, the harder you fall, why doesn't this bear kid know how to be low-key." Looking at Kobe Bryant, who was waving his arms in the distance and provoking him arrogantly, Meng Xu shook his head. This is Staples, Kobe Bryant is the darling here, and with Kobe's performance today, he has capital worthy of arrogance, but I just don't know if Kobe Bryant will be so arrogant at the end of this game.

"Tim, what's going on with you today, are you scared by that big fat man?" Looking at Duncan passing by his side, Meng Xu complained dissatisfiedly that Duncan's performance today was indeed a little abnormal, and the half game was nearing the end before he scored 7 points. If it's just O'Neal or Grant alone, they can't limit Duncan at all, but when O'Neal and Grant go together, Duncan is a little overwhelmed, in the past, the Spurs' interior twin tower combination, in the entire league, can be said to be rampant, who explodes, even if O'Neal's Lakers and a number of All-Star interior trailblazers, the Spurs are not afraid of them at all, but this season, the Spurs' interior combination is really challenged.

Hearing Meng Xu's complaint to himself, Duncan directly rolled his eyes and scolded in his heart, I really don't have a backache when I stand and talk, why don't you come and try two tricks with O'Neill Grant?

"I'll go, you guy can't play a little selfish, what a beautiful pass, just wasted like this?" Seeing that he passed the ball to Duncan, but was passed by Duncan again, Meng Xu muttered in his heart. Originally, Meng Xu still wanted to brush up on rebounds and assists in the first 3 quarters, and score points casually, as long as he was not left behind too much by Kobe, and when the game ended, he could not only get high scores, but also get 3 doubles, what the best of both worlds. But now it seems that if he doesn't stand up, the Spurs will really lose to the Lakers by more than 20 points in the first half.

"The current situation is really unfavorable for the Spurs, when Thiem is in a scoring drought, it is time for the other players of the Spurs to stand up, especially Meng Xu, to play more resolutely, don't be obsessed with passing, no matter how beautiful the pass can't be converted into an assist, it will be useless, if he can have half of Kobe, then the Spurs will not be so passive in this game." On the commentary bench on the sidelines, Michaels has begun to worry about the Spurs, and is also worried about the ratings of this game, this game has not started to be so hot, even the limelight of the Christmas war has been overshadowed, the original one-sided showdown like Mars hitting the earth that everyone was looking forward to, but now it is a one-sided situation, if the Spurs are spent at halftime, the NBA league and the ABC television network will not spend so many resources in vain?

"Yes, in the past, when facing the Lakers, the Spurs' interior line has always had an advantage, but judging from this game, I'm afraid that the Spurs' interior advantage no longer exists." Unlike Michaels, Magic Johnson is now relaxed, after all, no matter how strict he is neutral, the Lakers are also their old club, their home team, although they are very optimistic about Meng Xu in their hearts, but now they are in Staples, how can they say anything like Michaels, their butts are always crooked unconsciously, and they must maintain at least a little discipline when they say anything.

At this time, the basketball passed by Meng Xu returned to Meng Xu's hands again after a circle, and this time it was Ron Haber who defended Meng Xu, this game was the most comfortable and easiest game for Ron Haber to face the Spurs since he joined the Lakers last season, the Lakers and the Spurs played a total of 11 games in the regular season and playoffs last season, and in addition to the game at the beginning of this season, in 12 games, both teams basically played very anxiously, and Ron Haber did not play well. Although the game was played less than half of the game, the Lakers now lead the Spurs by 18 points, and they have contributed seven points and five assists in those 10 minutes of playing time.

"Boy, we've won this game, haha." As an old-timer, Ron Harber, like his teammate Jordan, looks down on rookie players, in their eyes, basketball is an adult, a man's game, these dolls who have not graduated from college will only add blockage to the basketball game, especially Meng Xu's mouth is still very cheap, every time he is in the opposite position with himself, he is an "old guy", although he also calls him a rookie, but Meng Xu's behavior is disrespectful to himself and disrespect for the order of this league in Ron Haber's view. Therefore, when the Lakers led the Spurs by a large score, Ron Harber is now very happy.

"Why can't you learn to be smarter, old fellow?" Meng Xu shook off Ron Haber very easily with a fake action on the spot, and then jumped high in front of Ron Haber.

At this time, Ron Haber, who had already lost his position, looked at Meng Xu who jumped high, and there was no way to do it, although he used to be an outside defensive giant, but now Ron Haber is really powerless when facing Meng Xu.

When Meng Xu's basketball shot into the basket in a beautiful arc, seeing that Meng Xu still maintained the posture after shooting, and at the same time looked at himself with disdain, Ron Haber's good mood suddenly disappeared, and Meng Xu's score in this game has reached 14 points after throwing this goal.

"Wait a minute, get out of the way, let me defend him." When Bryant passed by Ron Haber, he left a sentence that made Ron Haber even more unhappy.

"Kobe Bryant's shooting posture is so beautiful, it's so similar to Michael." When Meng Xu hit a 3-pointer on Ron Haber's head, Kobe Bryant quickly hit back Meng Xu on the offensive end, although it was only a two-point, but this kind of anser-ball is undoubtedly the most popular among fans. At this moment, Michaels is also looking forward to Meng Xu being able to fight back again, and at the same time, he secretly prayed in his heart that the Spurs can continue to maintain a little suspense in a little bit of force, so as to ensure the ratings.

Soon, perhaps it was Michaels' prayer that touched God, when the last offense of the first half of the game, Meng Xu dribbled the basketball to the halfcourt, and there were only 2 seconds left in the time, and then when he threw a 3-pointer in front of Kobe, Michaels got up directly from his seat excitedly, and the whole Staples even remembered the sparse applause.

"Hey, Tim, how many times have I told you not to touch my hair again." Although it is still 13 points behind, although it is just a whistle ball, but now the situation on the court is the same as Meng Xu shooting a lore, several players of the Spurs are celebrating wildly with Meng Xu in their arms, and Duncan, who is on the outermost periphery, is also directly grabbing Meng Xu's head and touching it randomly.

At this time, not only the players on the Spurs, but even Popovich on the sidelines, is now in a slightly better mood, if it weren't for Meng Xu's last two 3 points, I'm afraid the Spurs would be 20 points behind the Lakers, and 20 points behind and 10 points behind, the feeling in people's hearts is completely different, and it is very obvious, Meng Xu's 3 points also greatly boosted the morale of the Spurs team.