You are the pearl, Mo Mengchen

Chapter 501
The Celtics have changed drastically this season because they made a deal during the season.

They traded Billups and next year's first-round pick to the Charlotte Hornets in exchange for Kenny Anderson and Dell, who were once thought to have infinite possibilities, but wereted their talents for some reason. Kuritian Curry.

Although it is impossible for Anderson to fulfill his talent, he has first-class combat power, fierce style of play, speed and ball-handling ability, which are also at the top of the pyramid in the history of the NBA.

It's a pity that like those defenders from New York, he is rebellious and arrogant, thinking that he can conquer everything with talent.

Although Anderson's talent is great, it is not to the extent that he can see all the mountains at a glance. After a short five-year peak period, he started his career as a homeless man.

Now living in the Celtics, as the main guard of this team that is bent on competing for the championship, he is Duncan's pawn.

As for Curry, he can shoot very well. He has been the team's main rotation player for most of his career, playing about 25 minutes per game, and has survived in the NBA for many years by relying on one-handed three-pointers.

With the addition of these two, and Duncan's continuous evolution, the big ship of the Celtics was finally launched.

That night
North Shore Garden Arena
Mo Mengchen was practicing shooting in the garden. Every time he made a shot, the fans booed enthusiastically.

Mo Mengchen didn't remember that he had offended this group of people, so he could only take these unfriendly boos as a diversion of historical grudges.

Maybe the grievances between the Smiling Assassins and the Celtics have nothing to do with him, but he is now wearing the Pistons jersey, which represents the honor and disgrace of the Motor City. Those children who watched the previous generation compete all the way, naturally transferred their hatred. .

Tonight, the commentary seats are Bill Wharton and Reeve Albert, and the seats on the sidelines are the legends of the Celtics John Havlicek and Dave Cowens.

"John, this should be your first time to watch a game live this year."

As the legend of the team, the local reporters naturally wanted to conduct a routine interview before the game started.

Havlicek accepted the interview naturally: "Yes, I have recently focused on the ranch and have not watched the game very much."

"How much do you know about your opponent tonight?"

"Haha, although I have been retired for a long time, I can occasionally hear Dor. can win this game.”

Mo Mengchen shook hands with Duncan in the midfield.

Duncan said slowly: "I hope there will be a good show tonight."

"Tim Duncan left the field with six fouls, and the Celtics defeated the Pistons by 50 points at home." Mo Mengchen frowned, as nimble as a bug, "What do you think of this script?"

Duncan smiled.

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Antoine Walker was irritated: "Don't be wishful thinking, that thing will only happen in your dreams!"

Pollard and Duncan's jump ball is like fire and water.

The two jumped into the air at the same time, one expression can be used as an expression pack 20 years later, and the other is expressionless like a robot.

The enthusiastic Pollard gave the racket to Mo Mengchen.

From the very first round, Kenny Anderson took the initiative to post it.

Familiar taste.

"You should know that I won't let you pass easily."

Anderson's defense is not generally bad, but his speed is faster than Mo Mengchen.

This is one of the rare defenders who has been identified by Mo Mengchen as being faster than himself.

And he is no longer at the top, has experienced many injuries, and is very lazy in training.

Mo Mengchen had no way of knowing how fast Kenny Anderson was at his peak, he could only get a glimpse of him from his current body.

Then, he dribbled the ball quickly and couldn't get rid of him.

The two arrived at the frontcourt at the same time, and Anderson had an idiotic smile on his face, and then it was gone.

Pollard stepped forward on the pick-and-roll, broad and heavy like a grizzly bear ready to hibernate after overeating.

Anderson was blocked, and in the next second, Duncan blocked Mo Mengchen's route of breakthrough.

It's hard for Duncan to juggle two people at the same time.

To help defend Mo Mengchen, you have to let Rashid be free, because Kenny Anderson is essentially a bad defender, and the opponent Mo Mengchen also relies on speed to entangle him. Once he falls into position, Mo Mengchen's size and strength can open him flower.

When Pollard received the ground pass, he screamed like an ape courting a mate, and the momentum of grabbing the start was not at all like that of a 212 cm tall man. No one in the rest of the Celtics could deal with such a brutal inside cut.

There was no suspense, and Pollard dunked with one hand.

2 is better than 0
However, this attack was just an appetizer. Just as he was thinking about serving, he looked back and saw Mo Mengchen and Grant Hill standing in the frontcourt.

"This…"

Wharton and Albert were stunned for a while.

"Isn't that the Celtics' pressing tactic?"

The full-court press is generally used as a punishment measure, or a desperate gamble to grab the ball at a critical moment, but Rick Pitino has carried forward this tactic as a defensive system in the NCAA and is well-known throughout the United States.

However, this Megatron University League gold medal tactic encountered Waterloo in the first year of Pitino's NBA career.

As we all know, if he didn't get Duncan, he would use this tactic to send the Celtics into the lottery for Paul Pierce for several years in a row.

Now with Duncan, one of the best defensive players of all time, it turned out to be a tough last year.The difference between this year and last year is that Duncan began to adapt to his tactics.

But Pitino obviously didn't notice this. The coach who has achieved everything in the NCAA believes that Duncan is playing the most correct basketball under his leadership.

The next round was also very Pitino's offense.

The defensive end relies on the full-court press, and the offensive end relies on the pick-and-rolls on the left and right wings to make ends meet.

If you really can't play tricks, let Duncan make the final attack.

Walker dribbled the ball at the top of the arc and stormed Hill.

To deal with such dubious players, Hill is only lacking in tonnage, and has overwhelming advantages in both speed and physical advantages.

Antoine couldn't turn around the dribble, so he could only shoot into the sky like a desperate hunter.

The result still hasn't changed in any way. Walker's ball hits the back of the basket, and his shot is too strong.

As a result, Duncan had predicted in advance, raised his hand, and put Pollard on his back.

In this round of rebounding, he showed far better rebounding quality than Pollard.

Raise one hand high, like the king of Tota to catch the ball, not as strong as Malone but with a strong core strength enough to defend O'Neal alone, pushed Pollard away hard, hooked the left 45 degrees, and hit the board.

2 is better than 2
Bo Lafeng has a golden hedgehog head, and being shot head-on by Duncan made him feel very shameless.

"Dad, please give me another chance!" Pollard begged.

Giving him a chance is never a problem, Mo Mengchen did not agree, because it is difficult for opportunities to appear to him continuously.

Pollard himself is not a particularly spiritual person.

But they didn't expect us to play Pollard for two rounds in a row, did they?

With a thought in Mo Mengchen's mind, Kenny Anderson was stuck up like a dog's skin plaster.

Pitino's full-court press strategy has two characteristics.

The station is two one two.

What is two one two?Simply put, there are two people standing in the front field, one person in the logo station, and two people in the back field.

Such a position requires all members to have excellent cooperative combat capabilities.

The person standing at the logo shoulders a heavy burden. He not only has to prevent the opponent's long pass, but also steps forward to delay the opponent when the first line of defense is breached.

If the two lines of defense are breached at the same time, the frontcourt is very dangerous.

Mo Mengchen snorted softly, sparks and lightning all the way, unable to get rid of Anderson, but Anderson could do nothing but surround him.

This is why Pitino's tactics have not been successful at the NBA level.

The best players in the world are assembled here, which is different from universities.

In the NCAA, some people who are not very talented can slowly make it to the top. As they grow older, their skills and strength will get better and better, giving them certain advantages in the face of new freshmen, but the NBA is different.

Age is no longer an advantage here.

A mediocre player is always mediocre.

It is difficult for them to beat those talented people with hard work. Although Anderson has outstanding talent, he has squandered too much.

Mo Mengchen tried not to make contact with the second line of defense, because the defense against Anderson would be more conducive to his performance.

In the frontcourt, Hill followed the instructions to help Pollard make a screen.

Duncan also didn't expect this cover to appear on Pollard. Why did they cover Pollard?
The answer was soon revealed.

Pollard turned and slid down, leaving the basket empty, another problem with Pitino's defense.

Excessive pressure on the ball holder will inevitably negligently guard against players without the ball. The inside line will continue to expand outward, and the basket will naturally become the opponent's back garden.

Pollard scored his second goal of the night.

4 is better than 2
"How can you give them such a good chance to score?" Pitino didn't understand either.

He emphasizes paying attention to external expansion every day, but don't let the basket play empty games.

His team members didn't seem to listen to this sentence.

Their basket was empty.

(End of this chapter)