Chapter 361: First Suppress and Then Rise

"Is Van Gundy really going to keep this fight like this?"

The game between the Pacers and the Knicks, from the very beginning, the Knicks focused on the Pacers' leading player Meng Xu, and the second scorer in the Knicks, Sprewell, almost gave up the offense in this game, put all his energy on the defensive end, and defended Meng Xu all over the court, and as long as Meng Xu received the ball or showed signs of receiving the ball, then it was immediately the double package of Sprewell and Alan Houston. This defensive strategy was originally no problem, after all, Meng Xu is the new scoring champion this season, and not only scoring, Meng Xu is also the top in the league in terms of connecting teams, averaging more than 8 assists per game, which is a very good proof, so as long as Meng Xu is restricted, the offensive deployment of the Pacers can be disrupted, and the Knicks have hope of winning.

But judging from the current situation on the court, the Knicks' defense is obviously problematic, maybe Meng Xu has no desire to attack, or maybe the Knicks really locked Meng Xu, in this game, Meng Xu's performance is not like an offensive core at all, but more like a role player. But instead of taking the lead in the score, the difference between the two teams is getting bigger and bigger, so this makes Magic Johnson a little surprised, in this case, if it were another coach, he would have made a change a long time ago, or strengthened the defense of Reggie Miller, Magic Johnson can only sigh now, Jeff Van Gundy is too stubborn.

"Jeff, are you going to wait?" On the Knicks' bench, Van Gundy's assistant coach Tom Thibodeau, can no longer sit still, although the Knicks' defense of Meng Xu is still relatively successful at present, less than half of the second quarter was played, Meng Xu shot 3 of 6, 0 of 1 free throws, and only scored 7 points, but the Knicks were 15 points behind, in the Knicks' defensive strategy, Reggie Miller, who was abandoned, shot 7 of 13, including 3 of 6 three-pointers, 5 of 7 free throws, and scored 22 points in less than half a game, But Van Gundy had no intention of making a targeted arrangement for Reggie Miller, and it seemed that he was waiting for Reggie Miller to cool down, which in Thibodeau's view was obviously unreliable.

"Wait, there's going to be an official pause soon." Jeff Van Gundy looked up at the timer and waved his hand at Thibodeau, not because he didn't want to change, but because he hadn't figured out how to change it. And if the Knicks continue to persist like this, then they will definitely be able to limit Meng Xu's score to less than 20 points, but 。。。。。。 Van Gundy looked at the box in the distance, and sighed a little frustrated when he thought of Xiao Daolan.

As Van Gundy expected, in the largest and best box at the Bankers Living Arena, Herbert Simon, the owner of the Pacers, lit a cigar to his brother and another owner of the Pacers, Melvin Simon, while James Dowland, who was on the side, was grim and pressed the cigar in his hand into the ashtray.

"James, the Knicks look vulnerable." The Simon brothers are both New Yorkers, and after the two developed in Indiana, they once wanted to put their tentacles into their hometown, but they encountered the sniping of a group of local New York consortiums led by the Dolan family, so the Simon brothers were also very unhappy with the Dowland family, and after taking a puff of cigar, Melvin Simon also felt extremely comfortable at the moment.

"Hmph." Xiao Daolan flicked her sleeves and got up directly and left the box.

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"Hey, Alain, come and wrap me, I've got the ball." The first attack after the start of the second half, when Meng Xu got rid of Sprewell's defense and received a pass from Jamal Tinsley, Meng Xu actually found that at this time in the past, Alan Houston, who would run to cover him, did not rush over, but continued to stare at Reggie Miller, which made Meng Xu a little unhappy, you are clearly disrespecting me, what about the bag that you said was good?

Although it is not clear what this change in the Knicks means for the time being, for Meng Xu, since you don't encircle me, wouldn't it be a shame for you not to attack if I don't attack?

Although Meng Xu didn't attack with the ball much in the previous game, I have to admit that Sprewell's defense in this game is quite good, although Sprewell's physical fitness is not against the sky, but among all the outside players in the entire league, it is also the top group, and Sprewell's defensive awareness is also very good, and more importantly, in this game, Sprewell almost gave up attacking and spent all his energy on defending Meng Xu.

"Bastard, want to score? It's not that easy. Meng Xu had just received the basketball sideways, and when he wanted to adjust it, Sprewell, who was getting rid of by Meng Xu, chased after him again, and stuck tightly behind Meng Xu's back, stuck Meng Xu's waist.

At this time, Meng Xu wants to complete the adjustment, and jump and shoot, it is obviously a little difficult, and it is not easy to even force a turn and break through, although Sprewell's defense can be described as perfect, but Meng Xu is still very confident in his offense.

"Meng Xu, this is? Want to go back to Spreville? Seeing Sprewell's almost perfect defense against Meng Xu, Michaels couldn't help but praise Sprevi in his heart, but the next moment Michael found that no matter how good Sprewell's defense was, there was no way to face Meng Xu's almost rogue offensive style.

"Meng's strength is simply outstanding." After only sitting back twice, Sprewell was pushed by Meng Xu almost a meter away, and Meng Xu also took advantage of the situation to complete the turn and hit the board with a jumper. There is no doubt that if Meng Xu had always chosen to use his back to top Sprewell, he would definitely be like Barkley, arching directly to Sprevel until the basket.

"Yes, it's really hard to imagine that Meng has the most top-level movement speed and at the same time, his strength is so good." At this year's All-Star Game, Meng Xu and Duncan were directly opposed, and the back-to-back singles of the two of them, and various 45-degree angle shots, made people enjoy watching it. Although Meng Xuming is obviously in a slight position in the confrontation with Duncan, Meng Xu, a swingman of the guard, can play back-to-back offense in front of Duncan, the most powerful forward in the league, which is impressive enough.

Soon, in the next offense, Meng Xu was still leaning on Sprewell with his back, arching from outside the 3-point line to the right extension of the free throw line, and after Sprewell was out of position, he turned his back again and hit the jumper.

After hitting this goal, looking at Sprewell's constipation-like expression, Meng Xu was also happy, don't talk about others, Meng Xu himself felt that this offensive method was too shameless, no wonder the league had to formulate a rule for 5 seconds with his back, otherwise with his back ability, which can only be regarded as a half-ass, it is enough to stand up to most of the outside players in the league and arch all the way to the basket. It's just that this kind of offensive method is undoubtedly very physically demanding, and after only completing two back-to-back singles, Meng Xu feels that it consumes more physical strength than his three breakthroughs.

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