"Greg, do you want to replace Meng on the field?" On the sidelines of the court, Spurs' assistant coach Mike? Budenholzer asked in Popovich's ear, and Popovich was also dignified at the moment.

The game between the Spurs and the Raptors has reached the end of the first quarter, the score on the court is 25-22, the Raptors at home lead the Spurs by 3 points, and the atmosphere in the entire Air Canada Sports Center is also extremely hot.

"Not for the time being, the difference of 3 points is not too much." Looking at the backcourt combination of Vince Carter and Tracy McGrady who were raging on the field, Popovich shook his head and rejected the assistant coach's proposal.

The current situation on the court is actually exactly what Popovich expected, and this kind of scene is simply a replica of previous seasons, and the Spurs will have a hard time playing against a team with excellent outside players. This game is not even as good as it used to be, Sean. Although Elliteo's defense is average, he can still make enough contributions to the team on the offensive end, but Chaki Brown, who came to the team this season, not only did nothing on the offensive end, but was also blown up by Tracy McGrady on the defensive end, and the team's other swingman Marrick Rose is not much better than Chaki Brown, and the backcourt combination composed of Vince Carter and Tracy McGrady is simply a take-and-win on the court, and the entire Spurs' guard line has been blown up by the two.

This situation continued until the second half of the second quarter, the Spurs occupied the advantage of the inside, and the Raptors' outside advantage was also very obvious, the situation on the court was also very anxious, the scores of the two sides alternately lead, and in the second half of the second quarter, Vince Carter and Tracy McGrady began to continue to impact the Spurs' interior line, causing David Robin to commit 3 fouls in just 2 minutes, David Robinson had to go to rest, and Tim Duncan, who had 2 fouls on his back, became a little timid on the defensive end. It was in these two minutes that the Raptors extended the difference to eight points, and if this situation continues, the difference will soon widen to double digits.

"Meng, you replace Chaggie Brown, and after you come on the court, you have to strengthen the defense on the outside, don't let those two boys easily break into the interior and cause damage to Tim, understand." Popovich looked at Meng Xu on the bench a little helplessly, originally in Popovich's plan, Meng Xu was a surprise soldier prepared for the Raptors, the Spurs played the inside, the Raptors played the outside, as long as there were no accidents, the two sides would be in a stalemate in the first half, just after the Raptors adapted to the Spurs' defensive rhythm, the Spurs replaced Meng Xu in the 3rd quarter, strengthened the team's defense, tightened the rhythm of the game, and defeated the Raptors in the 3rd quarter. It's just that the plan can never catch up with the change, and under the impact of Vince Carter and Tracy McGrady, plus the Raptors' home-court advantage, the Spurs are in a foul crisis.

"I understand." After nearly half an hour on the bench, Meng Xu couldn't wait to play. This game is not just to test his new skills, but to take this opportunity to have a good competition with the top swingman of this era, and when he thinks of this, Meng Xu can't suppress the excitement in his heart. Before the start of the game, Anna told Meng Xu that although the Raptors' outside combination is young, they have extremely high talent, even if they are placed in the entire history of the NBA, a team has two of the NBA's four major scoring guards in the next ten years, such a backcourt combination can no longer be described as luxurious.

After Meng Xu came on the court, he directly found Tracy McGrady, after half an hour of observation on the court, Meng Xu also had a certain understanding of the player in front of him, although his scoring ability was somewhat inferior to his partner, but his breakthrough was much sharper, his breakthrough speed was extremely fast, not inferior to Allen Iverson, especially the first step of the start speed, can only be described as galloping, in the face of several outside players on the Spurs court, Tracy McGrady only needs one step, It was easy to get past them, and three of David Robinson's and Tim Duncan's five fouls were used against him.

Seeing Meng Xu coming to defend himself, Tracy McGrady's expression did not change much, and after receiving Carter's pass, he also casually slapped the basketball with his back to Meng Xu.

"This guy is really powerful, and his seemingly careless movements turned out to be a feint." When Maddie dribbled, he began to sink his shoulders to the left and make a breakthrough gesture, but the judgment of his sixth sense did that he had to turn to the right to break through.

Just as Maddie's shoulders shook and made a feint, Meng Xu stretched out his arm to the defensive position on the left, and then moved to the right to block Maddie's breakthrough route in advance.

And Maddie was also taken aback when she finished her feint and broke through to the right side but almost bumped into Meng Xu's arms, the rookie on the opposite side had an excellent ability to predict, not only was she not deceived by her own feints, but she also blocked her breakthrough route in advance.

Maddie retracted her steps and chose to break through horizontally, intending to get rid of Meng Xu and break into the inner line, but Meng Xu was able to block her breakthrough route half a second in advance every time, and in desperation, she had to take a step back and retreat outside the 3-point line.

"You guys are really annoying." Looking at Meng Xu, who chased after him again and opened his arms to make a defensive posture, Maddie was also very unhappy with the guy in front of him who was defending himself.

"Hehe, although the words are not good, how can I listen to it and feel good in my heart." Looking at the guy in front of him who was about the same age as himself and a little childish, Meng Xu was also happy.

"It's almost 24 seconds." Looking at Meng Xu with a wicked smile in front of him, Maddie frowned, chose the way he was best at shooting, shook it twice in place, and after making a feint, Maddie rose directly from outside the 3-point line and threw the basketball out.

"Maddie's shooting is so beautiful, and of course Meng's defense is also very good, he is like Maddy's shadow, like a shadow." On the commentary seat, watching the match between Maddie and Meng Xu on the field, Michaels also praised it sincerely.

Watching Maddie under Meng Xu's defense, after pulling out his shot outside the 3-point line and not shooting, Popovich on the bench couldn't stop nodding.

After Tim Duncan won the rebound, he handed the basketball directly to Johnson, who passed the ball to Meng Xu outside the 3-point line on the right side after slowly advancing into the halfcourt with the ball.

Watching Meng Xu hold the ball outside the 3-point line, the Raptors were forced by no one to step forward, and Maddie, who was opposite him, also put Meng Xu one step away, preventing breakthroughs and shooting.

"You guys really underestimate me." Looking at Medi's defensive posture, Meng Xu was also angry, this is not the first time Meng Xu has been treated like this, and since the beginning of the season since the game against the Rockets, Meng Xu has not scored a single mid- and long-distance shot in 4 consecutive games, and in the subsequent game, Meng Xu was also completely ignored by the opponent's defenders, even so, Meng Xu's shooting percentage is also low Scary to see Maddie defend himself like this, Meng Xu did not hesitate to shoot outside the 3-point line.

"Why is Meng's shooting posture so familiar." Originally, after seeing Meng Xu preparing to shoot, Popovich was also shocked, but seeing Meng Xu's stretched posture after jumping, Popovich really felt that he would definitely score a goal. This familiar shooting posture, this familiar feeling, seems to remind Popovich of a familiar person, but he searched every face in his mind, but he couldn't find that familiar person, he couldn't find that familiar feeling.