Chapter 789: Gambling Contract
"Chris, pay attention to your defensive movements, and your defensive position selection, OK!"
"Sean, don't misplace to defend Tim Duncan, after they complete the blocking, you have to bypass Tim Duncan as soon as possible, don't let Meng Xu have a chance to misplace and single Chris, Meng Xu is your defensive object, your task today is to keep an eye on Meng Xu all the time, even if he goes to the toilet, you have to wait for him at the door, understand?"
The focus of the Heat's home game against the Spurs, just 3 minutes after the opening, the Heat's head coach Eric Spoelstra called a timeout in advance, and sprayed Chris Bosh, who was repeatedly out of position on the defensive end and was dizzy by Meng Xuhuang, and after spraying Chris Bosh, Eric Spoelstra pulled Sean Battier to give instructions, telling him not to care about Tim Duncan when defending the Spurs' blocking.
After the Spurs opened, they only used a very simple block and dismantle, which made the Heat's defensive system fall apart, because there is no strong interior line with strong basket protection ability, so the Heat's defense has always been outside defense, and close pressing, but in today's game, the Spurs very easily cracked the Heat's outside defense and close pressing, in the face of Meng Xu, who repeatedly broke through after the block, the Heat can't stick it, and it can't be defended, so Eric Spoelstra's primary problem now, It's how to crack the Spurs' pick-and-roll.
"It looks like Meng is in pretty good shape, not at all like a guy who hasn't played in four years." While the Heat and Spurs were seizing the time to arrange their tactics, Kenny Smith also began to praise Meng Xu's performance today on the commentary bench on the sidelines.
In the opening three minutes, Meng Xu made two shots, scored 5 points, and also sent three assists, and grabbed two rebounds, not at all like a person who has been away from the court for four years, and with the addition of Meng Xu, the shortcomings of the Spurs' unfavorable outside defense have now been wiped out, Tim Duncan sits under the basket, Meng Xu and Kawhi Leonard swept the left and right wings respectively, and the Heat, who had poor three-point shooting ability, was almost forced to death by the Spurs in the opening three minutes.
"Hey, Kenny, this game has only been played for three minutes, the Heat are obviously a little underestimated of Meng's state, they are a little too underestimated, you see, after the timeout, the Heat will definitely defend Meng." Meng Xu's performance today undoubtedly slapped Barkley in the face, after Meng Xu announced his comeback, Barkley was not optimistic about Meng Xu, and even said that Meng Xu's comeback this time would be the most regrettable thing in his career, so when Meng Xu still showed excellent physical condition and technical ability after the opening, Barkley was undoubtedly the most embarrassing person.
"Haha, Charles, you're always like this, do you want us to make a bet?" Looking at Barkley's stiff duck's mouth, Rejay Miller on the side finally couldn't stand it.
"What are you betting on? I don't want to gamble my ass again. Seeing that Reggie Miller kept staring at himself after he finished the bet, Kenny Smith suddenly remembered the bet he made with Barkley a few years ago, although the result of the bet made Kenny Smith very satisfied, but their blockade at the time embarrassed both Kenny Smith and Barkley, so after seeing Reggie Miller staring at him, Kenny Smith said that he would not be involved in their bet.
"Kenny, you bastard." Kenny Smith's meaning is very clear, but what he said undoubtedly embarrassed Barkley very much, kissing the donkey's ass is another pain point for Barkley, just when Barkley himself was about to forget about it, this bastard Kenny Smith came out to rummage through old accounts, for fear that the audience in front of the TV would forget the fact that he had kissed the donkey's ass.
"Haha, Kenny, this is a really great proposal of yours, Charles, shall we give it a try?" Looking at Barkley with a constipated expression on his face, Reggie Miller decided to chase after the victory, although Meng Xu has not played in the NBA for four years, Meng Xu has always maintained high-intensity training, which can be seen from his figure that is not out of shape at all, so Reggie Miller is full of confidence in Meng Xu.
Barkley, who was forced into a corner by Reggie Miller, also felt that he couldn't afford to lose this person, so after thinking about it for a while, Barkley decided to accept the bet: "Okay, Reggie, I decided to accept your bet, Meng's career average is 27.5 points per game, so in today's game, as long as Meng's score exceeds 27 points, I will lick Kenny's ass, on the contrary, if Meng does not score 27 points today, then you will lick Kenny's ass." ”
"Damn, Charles, you bastard, what's the matter with me that you bet Reggie?" The moment Barkley said the bet, Kenny Smith, who had just taken a sip of water, almost squirted, why is it my ass that is unlucky every time?
"Okay Charles, we'll make up our minds." Ignoring Kenny Smith, who was protesting on the sidelines, Reggie Miller agreed to Barkley's bet, and then looked at Barkley with a smug face, and at the same time said silently in his heart: You are going to lick this ass today.
Of course, Barkley is probably thinking so now.
And those who were watching the game between the Heat and Spurs on TV, after seeing the scene of Reggie Miller and Barkley betting, immediately laughed back and forth, and even some people who watched the excitement and did not think much of a big deal to eat melons, and called the TNT TV network program team through the hotline scrolling under the TV, asking if the bet between Barkley and Miller needed to be raised.
Just when Reggie Miller and Barkley were talking about the gambling contract, the main players of the Spurs and the Heat had already appeared one after another after the timeout, this timeout, the Spurs still maintained the previous starting lineup, and did not make adjustments to the lineup on the court, and in terms of the Heat, Eric Spoelstra replaced Mario Moneymos with Ray Allen and let Dwyane Wade play the No. 1 position.
The purpose of Eric Spoelstra's substitution this time is obvious, and the Spurs' defensive tactics after the opening game are aimed at the shortcomings of the Heat's poor three-point ability, so Eric Spoelstra hopes that Ray Allen's play can "destroy" the Spurs' Lai Pi tactics.