"Clang!"
At the end of the first quarter, the Bucks made their last attack. Alpha Bro faced Meng Chen's defensive layup and missed again. Time ran out.
"F* ck, how did this happen?!”
" F * ck!" Alphabet Bro couldn't help but curse.
From the time Meng Chen came on to the end of the first quarter, he had already missed seven or eight shots in a row. Many of the layups that he had been sure to hit before had not been put into the basket.
It was clearly not blocked, but it was as if he had gone out of his mind and couldn't score. Alphabet Bro was very depressed.
"Is it my hand feeling? Or is it because of Meng Chen's defense?"
Alpha Bro thought about it and decided that it was the former. As for the latter, how could it be possible? Jason Kidd's words were like a bucket of cold water poured on him as he returned to the substitutes 'bench to rest, causing him to tremble.
"Adetokunbo, I didn't expect Meng Chen, that rookie, to be able to defend to this extent. But that's the truth. You're being restricted by a rookie.”
Ji De said calmly.
" What?!"
"Coach, I clearly broke through his defense. Although I didn't hit, I think it was a problem with my hand. How could it be because of Meng Chen's defense?!”
Alpha Bro was puzzled.
Coach Kidd shook his head slightly and said," Wrong. You only made it impossible for Meng Chen to block you, but you didn't really get rid of his defense. Meng Chen's speed is too fast. Although he is at a disadvantage in strength confrontation, he has speed and always gives you a lot of interference when you make your moves, forcing you to change your normal shooting style.”
"Your accuracy will naturally decrease as well. This is a simple cause-and-effect relationship.”
As soon as Ji De said that, several images flashed through Alpha Bro's mind.
"It's like this, it's really like this. Almost every time he attacks, his arms and palms always sway in front of my eyes, affecting me.”
"I understand."
The more he thought about it, the clearer his mind became. He finally understood.
"Coach, what should I do?!”
" What's wrong?" Alphabet Bro asked.
He didn't want to be restricted by a rookie forever. He also felt that he could deal with this rookie.
Ji De rubbed his chin and slowly said,""Use your advantage, use your outstanding physical advantage to crush Meng Chen, so that he can only retreat and not have the strength to jump. Of course, you have to trust your teammates.”
"Understood."
Alpha Bro nodded heavily, as if he had understood something.
Although Alphabet did not score in the second half of the first quarter, he was still a strong team. Besides Alphabet, Bledsoe, Middletown, and others also had the ability to score.
In addition to the 10-point lead at the beginning.
First quarter, Bucks (33):(35) Los Angeles.
The Bucks trailed by only two points. The Los Angeles Clippers recovered their disadvantage, but they did not gain an advantage. The intermission ended, and the competition between the two sides continued in the second quarter.
The first half was a competition between the substitutes. Both sides were evenly matched, and the game was very mediocre.
When the starting lineup returned to the field, Meng Chen and Alphabet Bro once again faced each other, and the passion in the arena was ignited again.
"Bang bang bang!"
With the basketball in his hand, Alpha Bro chose to break through Meng Chen's defense again. This time, he pushed his physical strength to the limit.
"Bang!"
He used the most intense physical confrontation to completely push Meng Chen away. Then, he gained space to shoot and finally made a layup.
" Wow, this power?!"
Meng Chen's expression darkened as he felt immense pressure.
Under the improvement of Iverson's talent, Meng Chen had improved in all aspects, and this improvement would become stronger and stronger as time passed.
but
However, his strength did not increase much.
Even though he had 85 points of Strength, he was still unable to withstand the ferocious Greek monster, especially when he was using his full strength to fight against Meng Chen.
"How lacking is my strength!"
In just one round, Meng Chen was deeply aware of his own shortcomings.
but
The body was only a part of the basketball.
Meng Chen was not afraid of Alpha Bro, and there was no reason for him to be afraid.
The lakers have the ball,
Meng Chen held the ball and crossed half the court. He was in the middle of the arc and did not panic at all in the face of Alpha Bro's tight entanglement. He continued to cross steps. The moment Alpha Bro's center of gravity shifted to the left.
"Swoosh!"
Meng Chen sped up and broke through from the right side like lightning. Even though Alphabet Bro had good motor nerves, he could not keep up with Meng Chen's instantaneous explosive speed.
"Swoosh!"
Meng Chen shook away Alpha Bro and stopped in a low position on the right. He hit the target from mid-range and returned the favor.
Bledsoe pushed forward in the front field and found Middleman in the bottom left corner on the right. Middleman received the ball and faced Ingram's defense. He shot a three-pointer, but unfortunately, he did not.
However, he threw and grabbed the rebound himself and gave it to Alpha.
Alphabet received the ball and accelerated his breakthrough. He wanted to break through Meng Chen's defense again and attack the basket. However, at this moment, Kuzma's defense appeared.
"Pa!"
Alphabet Bro, who had placed all his attention on Meng Chen, interrupted.
"Damn it, it's actually a double team."
Alpha Bro cursed, knowing that he had been negligent.
A counterattack from the Los Angeles Clippers.
Kuzma and Bopp quickly rushed to the front field. Kuzma gave Bopp, who was ready to receive the ball at the top of the left arc. The latter received the ball and raised his knife.
"Swoosh!"
A three-pointer.
"Beautiful!"
Kuzma and Bopp clapped excitedly, and the two of them also clapped Meng Chen. They knew that it was Meng Chen's good restraint on Alphabet Bro that allowed his teammates to create good opportunities.
Even though Alpha Bro broke through Meng Chen's defense with his body, he barely managed to score. Most importantly, he cut off Meng Chen's connection with the team.
But if he didn't do that, he wouldn't get any points.
Meng Chen's presence disrupted the Bucks 'offensive rhythm. All the tactics and positioning that were centered around Alpha Bro could not be used at all. Therefore, the Bucks' scoring depended entirely on their individual talent.
On the other hand, the Los Angeles team.
When Meng Chen faced Alpha Bro one-on-one, he always had a way to leave Alpha Bro behind. He had his own deterrence. If the striker was slow, Meng Chen would use it to attack the basket.
If they had a fast defender to assist them in defense, Meng Chen, who was tall and had a wide field of vision, could easily find teammates and help the team get open opportunities, even though the team did not have a stable striker.
but
After all, the shooting percentage of an open shot was not too bad.
"Why do I feel like the Bucks can't attack as they should and are in a passive state?!”
In the studio in front of Tengxun Live, Director Zhang touched the report and was slightly confused. Wang Meng took over and said,"It's Meng Chen!"
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