Just after Kobe Bryant scored this goal, Popovich called a short timeout again, just 5 minutes after the first quarter, 14-20, the Spurs were about to be blown up by the Lakers, especially important is the defensive system that the Spurs are proud of this season, under Kobe's constant impact, it also seems to be shaky.

"Tim, after the timeout, you have to pay attention to Meng to make up for Kobe. And Meng, I hope you can play at your best, this is the Alamo Stadium, it's our home stadium, we can't let that explosive kid continue to be so arrogant. Popovich said, glancing at the rest of the Spurs, "Also, I don't want to go fishing so early." ”

"I understand." Meng Xu licked his lips, then nodded at Popovich. Since Meng Xu won the best defensive player, Meng Xu has had an idea, that is, to play against the strongest outside line in this era, that is, the four quarterbacks mentioned by Anna, but judging from the situation this season, the current four quarterbacks and the four quarterbacks in Anna's mouth are obviously not the same level, even Iverson, who won the scoring title last season, Kobe, Carter and Maddy, they are still on the rise, both in physical condition and their own ability are far from their peak. Even so, these guys are very difficult now, which also makes Meng Xu look forward to the future showdown with them.

"Bryant, in the first game, did you think about the advice I gave you?" After the game restarted, after the basketball rotation was rounded, and finally Duncan singled Robert Hawley successfully, Meng Xu faced Kobe Bryant again on the defensive end.

Outside the three-point line, Kobe Bryant kept slapping the basketball facing the basket, in fact, three points have always been a shortcoming of Kobe, and Kobe's three-point shooting rate has hovered around 30 for several seasons.

Opposite him, Meng Xu shook his arms irregularly, staring at Kobe Bryant intently. Before this game, although he received a reminder from Anna, Meng Xu was still a little unprepared, and in the face of Kobe, whose strength skyrocketed, he was directly beaten.

"I'll wait until I beat you up." Kobe Bryant said, and without warning, he accelerated straight to the start. For Kobe's start, Meng Xu was not surprised, Kobe's start speed was not fast, at least compared with Iverson Maddie, Wan was much slower, Meng Xu, who had noticed Kobe's breakthrough route in advance, relied on his excellent movement speed to block Kobe's breakthrough route again, and saw that Kobe, who was about to plunge into Meng Xu's arms, directly stopped and feint, accelerated in the opposite direction, and then changed direction, relying on the continuous change of direction Kobe rushed to near the free throw line, but Meng Xu was still with him.

"It's such a pleasure to watch Kobe Bryant play, such a short distance, continuous acceleration and change of direction, the timing is just right, without the slightest sense of jerkiness." Bill Wharton, another commentator of the game, kept praising Kobe Bryant on the commentary seat.

After continuous turning and shaking on the spot, Meng Xu still couldn't see through Kobe's feints, and jumped up reflexively, after seeing Meng Xu being shaken by himself, Kobe Bryant was also overjoyed, and after a slight pause, Kobe immediately jumped up from the spot. Meng Xu's excellent single defense is recognized in the entire league, in addition to excellent close defense and first-class movement speed, Meng Xu also has one of the biggest characteristics, that is, it is not easy to eat feints, and because of this, those outside players in the league who take breakthrough as the main means will be deflated as long as they encounter Meng Xu, even if Iverson is so weird to change direction and break through, there are times when Meng Xu fails.

"If you want to shoot, it's not so easy." After realizing that he had been deceived by Kobe's feints, Meng Xu fell directly and then jumped up again without any pause.

"Meng's bouncing speed is really amazing."

Kobe, who was still in the ascending stage, hurriedly changed his shooting posture and leaning range after seeing Meng Xu jump again.

Meng Xu, who is tall and has long arms, couldn't reach the basketball in Kobe's hand in this situation, and almost subconsciously Meng Xu used his palm to cover Kobe's eyes, trying to interfere with Kobe's shooting. In the end, Kobe's shot was also missed because of Meng Xu's interference and lack of time to adjust in the air.

At this moment, the head coaches of the two teams standing on the sidelines, Popovich's expression was a little more relaxed, and Popovich still trusted Meng Xu's defense very much. And Uncle KFC has been black-faced. After two consecutive timeouts, Kobe Bryant did not follow Phil Jackson's tactical arrangement, and he was completely playing alone, but Kobe's ability to attract packs was not as good as O'Neal's, and the Spurs were always using Meng Xu to defend Kobe Bryant, which also made the Lakers' triangle offense completely unable to work.

"In this game, Kobe Bryant was too obsessed with singles, and we all know that Kobe's off-ball movement is also very good, and if Kobe can use his movement more to create shooting opportunities, I think he will play easier." After Kobe Bryant's missed shot, the Spurs made a three-pointer through excellent rotation and an open Meng Xu, leaving the Lakers' lead by only one point.

When Kobe Bryant appeared outside the three-point line again and reached out to Ron Haber to ask for the ball, Haber was also a little hesitant, as the actual controller of the Lakers' ball control, Haber has always distributed the ball according to Phil Jackson's arrangement, but in this game Kobe's offensive desire is too strong, and he has completely overwhelmed O'Neal. As a player who followed his mentor to the Lakers to mix rings, Haber's status in the team is transcendent, whether it is O'Neal or Kobe, as long as Haber feels that they are playing unreasonable, Haber will refuse their ball, but now Haber is a little hesitant, as the leader of the Lakers, an important part of the triangle offensive tactics, Kobe Bryant has a certain right to play alone, and Kobe Bryant's current hand is really good. After a slight pause, glancing at O'Neal, who was battling with David Robinson, Haber eventually passed the ball to Bryant.

"Bryant, you see Uncle KFC's face is green, and now his heart must be very unhappy with you." Meng Xu clinged to Kobe Bryant and put his hands on Kobe's waist, after the official timeout, Meng Xu gradually increased his physical contact with Kobe, and Popovich also instructed Meng Xu that if he couldn't prevent Kobe, then at least cut off the connection between him and O'Neal, just like in the first game of the regular season, let Kobe shoot.

"Fuck off, you bastard." Kobe Bryant frowned, looking at Meng Xu with some disgust, this guy is so annoying, from the beginning of the game to the present, his mouth has not stopped.

"Bryant, you should stop me, I will go to Bird this summer, it really can't work, I am willing to teach you."

"Fuck off." Kobe, who was a little angry by Meng Xu's words, directly waved his arm and wanted to push Meng Xu away.