You are the pearl, Mo Mengchen

Chapter 1048 Merry Christmas, Indiana

Chapter 41 Merry Christmas, Indiana
85 to 80, with 7 minutes left in the fourth quarter, Frauses requested a timeout.

This timeout, maybe just to slow down the fast-paced fourth quarter a little bit, may also bring about a decision that can determine the direction of the game.

In the end, it will be revealed soon.

Frouseth looked down the field and said, "Gerald, you come up and replace Jerome."

"Tyshawn, you replace Manu."

Two consecutive substitutions were made, and all of them were defensive players. From the substitutions, we can see what Frauses wants to do.

"Next, we will continue to play zone defense." Frauses said to Mo Mengchen, "Tony Parker can be properly emptied, after all, he can only hit 0.1 three-pointers per game." (Average 0.5 shots per game)
Mo Mengchen nodded slightly.

Thought this was over, but it wasn't.

Frouseth looked at Curry again: "Eddie, next, I want you to stand in this position against Jonathan."

Curry thought he had heard wrong.

He's been the pivot of the Pistons' defense for five years, and the Pistons' defense wouldn't be complete without him dishing out 2.7 blocks per night.

Curry asked of course: "If I play against Jonathan, who will protect the basket?"

"Gerald, can you please make our hoop a no-fly zone?" Frouses asked.

At this point, all Gerrard could offer Frauses was a loud nod of yes.

This is the inspiration that Frauses got from Mo Mengchen's on-the-spot dispatch of everyone to put up a zone defense.

Bender is too tall, and Gerrard really suffers from his matchup. Height is a natural defect. Therefore, let Curry, who is also tall, go forward and block his shots with all his strength—because if he wants to break through, Curry It's hard to guard against.

In this way, the Pistons took away Bender's shot.

If Bender chooses to break through, the Pistons' zone defense is not a decoration.

And so, the Pistons eliminated his most threatening drive.

All Bender can do is pass the ball, and Parker, who was emptied, is a very confusing selection.

Who will the young Bender pass the ball to in the end?

Mo Mengchen looked forward to the progress of the game as much as Frauses, and they would know the result immediately.

Before that, an attack must be completed.

The formation was set up, and Mo Mengchen lobbed the ball to Curry.

With his low post offensive success rate tonight, the Pacers can't wait for him to play back.Curry's post-up was just a feint. On the outside, Mo Mengchen used Prince's off-ball screen to suddenly cut to the basket.

Curry, who was playing back, was just like Nash, with a bit of skill added to the ball, picked it up and fell directly into Mo Mengchen's palm, and then - Mo Mengchen jumped into the basket, Okur's reaction was quick, and he gave up immediately Curry, help defend against Mo Mengchen.

As far as this reaction is concerned, his defense is worthy of praise, but that's all. Although the defense is in place, his physical fitness is far inferior.After jumping into the basket, Mo Mengchen jumped up with all his strength, unreasonably suppressed Okur, and even jumped on the spot to score a dunk while riding a European big pyrenes.

Okur was humiliated in the crotch, but the referee didn't let him go, and added a body whistle that few people could enjoy except Mo Mengchen.

"What?!"

Okur sat on the ground and spread his hands to express dissatisfaction and confusion.

Only then did Mo Mengchen let go and gave Curry a high five.

During the small meeting before the free throw, Mo Mengchen asked them to concentrate, as long as he took the free throw, no matter whether he scored or not, all retreated and gave up offensive rebounds.

This is to carry out Frases' suspension order.

Then Curry said: "Dad, my current rebounds, assists, and blocks are all above Mr. Bender. Forgive me for my arrogance. I think I performed better than him tonight."

Bender's current data is 23 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists;

Curry's data is 10 points, 14 rebounds, 6 assists and 3 blocks.

Mo Mengchen didn't answer Curry's words, went to the free throw line to score an extra penalty, and completed a three-pointer.

88 is better than 80
The Pacers' offense arrived in the blink of an eye.

Bender didn't expect him to receive a pass from his teammates so easily. The Pistons seem to have changed their defensive strategy against him?
Then, he was surprised to find that Curry, who had been wandering near the paint area, crossed the thunder pool, came to him as if he was in the wrong position, and launched a matchup defense in a serious manner.

Based on the Pistons' reaction, Bender decided it was a decision they had made ahead of time.

Curry defended his shot to give him room to break through, but the other four Pistons were near the paint and could block his drive at any time.

Knowing that there is a trap, Bender has to step inside, because only in this way can he find the loophole of the trap.

Bender changed direction and broke through, just as Frauses expected, Curry was broken by him in one step, and the Pistons' defense quickly shrank, forming a huge pocket, of which Mo Mengchen was the greatest threat to Bender.

Parker was emptied three meters!
Bender passed the ball to Artest who was close at hand. He was sober and knew that the three-pointer was not an offensive option for Parker.

Curry forced Artest in the past, and Parker was still open.

Artest instinctively passed to the open teammate, Parker, who averaged 0.1 three-pointers per game.

"The Frenchman's three-pointer!"

"no!"

Curry opened his 230 cm long arms, grabbed his 15th rebound, and threw it to Mo Mengchen's position immediately.

The Momo dust ball was not sticky, and it was sent directly to the front, and that far ahead was where Prince would make a quick break.

The little prince was chasing after the stars, received a long pass from behind, rushed to the frontcourt and made a performative tomahawk snap, which made the audience cheer happily.

90 is better than 80
The Pistons' defense has achieved the ultimate in targeted shorting.

Moreover, according to the opponent's strengths, taking away the opponent's offensive options is also the goal of their defense.

This offensive and defensive conversion is enough to prove how mature their defense is.

Bender got the ball easily again, and I would have been glad the ball had come to him so easily if it had been the start of the game, but now he has a tough choice to make.

This time, Mo Mengchen didn't wait for him to break through, and stepped forward to double-team him with Curry, forcing him to make a choice.

Or, you pass the ball and bet on Parker's three;
Or, you are one against two.

Parker is in such a wide open, no matter from what point of view, should pass the ball.

Therefore, Parker gets the second pass.

He was not nervous, and shot calmly, but he didn't feel good, and the second open three-pointer missed again.

Anthony grabbed the rebound and passed it to Mo Mengchen. A new round of counterattack has begun.

Mo Mengchen ran faster and faster, the ball came from behind, and he looked forward, which was the position of the basket.

Speed ​​up, speed up!
Finally, he stepped on the free throw line and jumped with all his strength.

"OMG!"

The scene exclaimed, the 33-year-old Dor.Mo, in a counterattack in the fourth quarter of the Christmas game, presented a free throw line stepping on the line to counterattack and dunk.

The moment the ball hit the basket, the scene was already boiling.

"This should be the first free throw line dunk in real combat since there are video records!"

Mo Mengchen didn't know why he did this, it was a spur of the moment.

A dunk from the free throw line is no different from a regular dunk in that it only scores 2 points.

The dunk widened the point difference to 12 points, and the Pacers requested a timeout.

Mo Mengchen didn't know what other adjustments the Pacers could make. This was a victory from strategy to lineup flexibility.

If the Pistons don't have so many available players, they can't make such a strange move.

There are three traps in this set of strange moves, one is Curry's defense, the other is Parker's open space, and the third is the seemingly empty penalty area.

The Pacers have only stepped on two traps so far. The third trap, the zone defense system centered on Gerrard averaging 2 blocks per game, has not played a role.

Because the Pacers have trailed by 12 points, they can no longer continue to take risks.

Bender's attack with the ball was originally the Pacers' tactical starting move, but now he is targeted by the Pistons and cannot be put on the table.

After a timeout, Parker became the dominant player, and the Pistons were still playing zone defense, and Mo Mengchen was sure that he would not feel good tonight, so he took three steps when defending.

It was not easy for Parker to break through Mo Mengchen's close defense before, but now that he is placed three meters away, how can he break through?

The daring Artest came over to take the hot potato, took the ball and attacked Anthony's defense.

This is a reckless man who only does reckless things.

His offense looks rough, but with his strong muscles and extraordinary physical fitness, he can often score the ball.

82 is better than 92
Artest made a strong attack and returned his breath for the Pacers.

When it was the turn of the Pistons, the triangle offense opened.

On the strong side, Anthony received the ball, and Mo Mengchen stood at the top of the arc to dispatch.

The Pacers, who had lost their composure, also played a double-team. The person who came to double-team was Anthony Johnson, who gave up Prince in the weak side corner.

Before the people arrived, Anthony had already been warned by Mo Mengchen. He saw that the defender on the strong side did not move. He expected it to be a double-team from the weak side. The farthest, then, there is only one person left who can double-team.

Before the double-team was completed, Anthony suddenly threw the ball to the weak-side corner.

Prince caught the ball, drew Bender's defense in front of him, and passed to Gerrard.

In order to block Gerrard, Parker also had to leave Mo Mengchen for a rotation, and finally the ball was passed to Mo Mengchen's side, and no one took the rotation.

The Pacers worked hard to make up for a long time, missing the person who should not be missed.

Mo Mengchen showed a three-pointer with his left hand on the spot, turned around and pointed between his eyebrows, yes, please witness.

"Merry Christmas, Indiana!"

95 is better than 82
After a long absence, please witness that the Pacers appeared under such circumstances, and the Pacers were ashamed.

With 4 minutes left, although they are only 13 points behind, they can't see the slightest hope.

The ending seemed to be doomed. As the Pacers hit the iron again with a three-pointer, the Pistons' counterattack opened the point difference to 15 points, and the suspense of the game basically disappeared.

(End of this chapter)