Legendary star

Chapter 142 Inheritance (1)

On May 2000, 5, at 22 o'clock in the evening, when the Spurs players led by Tim Duncan walked out of the player tunnel, they were greeted with loud boos from the fans. According to the usual practice, as a rookie this year, when Meng Xu When he was the first to walk out of the player tunnel with his arms open, the boos of the audience reached the peak, but Meng Xu had an expression of enjoyment on his face. Facing the boos all over the sky, Meng Xu waved his arms to greet the fans in the stands .Although in the second half of this season, Meng Xu's status in the Spurs has undergone tremendous changes, but Meng Xu, who is used to being the first to play, still actively asks to be the first to play in the following games. The first to enjoy the cheers of the fans, and the first to feel the boos and even abuse of the away fans in the away game.Meng Xu had long been accustomed to the current situation in the Moda Center, and even took these very Ah Q boos as a kind of praise and honor.

"Stupid Antonio, get ready to be swept away."

"What you did to us last season, now we're giving it back."

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Although he was prepared for what might happen at the Moda Center, Meng Xu was still a little surprised by the wanton abuse by these angry fans. He has played more than 40 away games with the Spurs this season, boos and so on are very normal. It is the Staples Center, which has always boasted of being aristocratic. Meng Xu has also been booed many times, but it is the first time Meng Xu has seen the Blazers fans hate the Spurs. The latter's fans have never been so arrogant.

But after thinking about it, Meng Xu quickly understood the reason. In the Western Conference finals last season, the Blazers were swept out 4-0 by the Spurs in an almost humiliating way, especially in Game 4, after the Spurs won and entered the finals , The Spurs' old guys celebrated wildly at the Blazers' home court, and they were regarded as a shame and a shame by countless Blazers fans.However, the rotation of heaven and the retribution is not good. This season, the Spurs and the Trail Blazers meet again in the Western Conference Finals. It is the opposite of the situation last season. Now it is the Spurs who may be swept away.

Fans and players of the Trail Blazers have been waiting for this day for a long time. They have been waiting for this opportunity of revenge since last season, and almost all the players of the Trail Blazers this season, as long as they play the Spurs, are particularly motivated.So in the first game between the two sides, the Blazers fans humiliated the Spurs like an upstart.It seems to be a bit wrong, the Blazers were originally a group of upstarts.

"Judging from the situation on the field, the players of the two teams are in good condition. I am looking forward to the performance of the players of the two teams in this round of the series." Looking at the players of the two teams warming up on the field, Magic Johnson and the side Michaels said with a smile: "El, this round of competition, who do you prefer."

Michaels is a Meng Xu blow, and it is now a well-known thing. Once he commented on the Spurs game, Michaels' IQ would plummet, and he would even be in arrears. In this round of the Spurs and Trail Blazers series, he served as the on-site The commentator is Michaels again.At this moment, Magic Johnson really wants to know what kind of amazing remarks Michaels will say with his big mouth.Magic Johnson, who was invited to be the commentator of the Spurs and Lakers series in the last round, officially signed a short-term contract with ABC TV after the game and will continue to explain the remaining games of the playoffs.

"Of course I am more optimistic about the Spurs, because they have a combination of Tim and Meng, Tim and Meng. I think you should know best, Erwin. They teamed up to eliminate the most powerful Lakers this season, so I think, The Blazers can't stop them from moving forward." After Michaels finished speaking, there was a burst of boos at the scene, but fortunately, the Blazers fans behind the commentary booth were relatively calm, otherwise Michaels would have been let down by now On the ground.

Hearing what Michaels said, the magician smiled and did not answer. The final result of this round of the series, the magician does not dare to draw conclusions, but it is certain that the Blazers will be hacked, even if the Blazers Those who pass the Spurs level will definitely lose to the Pacers or Knicks in the finals.The league doesn't have any prejudice against the Trail Blazers team and players, but in this league anyone can win the championship, but the Trail Blazers can't. Disgusted, the current NBA is still a league that advocates heroes, so for the Trail Blazers’ approach of accumulating stars and forming teams, not only the top management of the league, but almost all team owners are very disgusted. Once the Trail Blazers get what they want If you win the championship, then the trend of star grouping will inevitably intensify, the competitiveness and appreciation of the entire league will inevitably drop sharply, and the resulting economic losses will be immeasurable, so preventing the Blazers from winning the championship is almost the consensus of the entire league. The limelight is even more ferocious than the bulls of that year.

"The key to this game still depends on how much energy Duncan and Meng can exert. Although they seem to be in good condition, this game will still be a very difficult game." Although the Spurs lost a big David Robinson, but with the emergence of Meng Xu in the series against the Lakers, the overall strength of the Spurs has not declined much compared to the regular season, and although the Blazers have won the Spurs 4 times in the regular season, that is after all. The regular season, whether it is the intensity of the game or the importance of both sides, cannot be compared with the playoffs.

While Magic Johnson and Michaels were still talking about the prospects of this round of the series, as the pioneers of the home team, several starters had already taken the lead.

"Okay, let's take a look at the starting lineups of both sides first." After seeing the starting players of the two teams have entered the field, Michaels picked up the starting list prepared in advance from the table: "For the Blazers, the starting center It is Arvedas Sabonis from Lithuania. Although he does not play much time, Arvedas Sabonis is also a big center with 20+10 ability. Power forward Rasheed Wallace, from this season At the beginning, Rashid secured his position as the main force in the Trail Blazers. In the series against the Jazz and Timberwolves, he was not at all inferior to Garnett and Malone. Scottie Pippen is at the small forward position. After arriving in the Trail Blazers, Pippen seems to have a second spring. Although he is still far from being able to compare with his peak season, he still has a lot of improvement compared to the last few years in the Bulls and the state of the Rockets. Scoring Steve Smith at guard and Damon Stoudemire at point guard."

After Michaels finished introducing the Blazers' starting list in one breath, Magic Johnson then introduced the Spurs' starting list: "For the Spurs, the starting center for this game is Tim Duncan. After David Robinson was injured, Duncan has played more and more games at the center position. Compared with playing power forward, Duncan is also at the center position with ease, and even better. Sean Elliott started at the power forward position. After David Robin was injured, the Spurs also faced the dilemma of no one to use inside. After Elliott underwent kidney surgery this season, his condition was much better than last season. In the series against the Lakers, he averaged Able to score 15 points, almost doubled compared to the regular season, and his 3-point shooting percentage reached an astonishing 43%. The small forward position is still Meng Xu, shooting guard Mario Eli, and Sean Similar to Elliott, Mario Elli has rejuvenated again in this season's playoffs. Mario Elli, who has always been bad at 3-pointers, also made 3% of his 39-pointers in the series against the Lakers. , can contribute 12.3 points per game for the Spurs. Point guard Avery Johnson, compared with the regular season, Avery Johnson's position in the Spurs has undergone some changes, but Avery has adapted very well. In the series, Avery hit more than half of the 3-pointers in the entire regular season. It can be said that the Spurs' victory over the Lakers is directly related to the excellent 3-pointers from the perimeter."

"Boy, congratulations on entering the Western Conference Finals. Compared with the regular season, your performance is amazing, but the winner of this game is still me." When Duncan and Arvedas Sabonis began to prepare for the jump ball At that time, Scottie Pippen walked to Meng Xu's side. This kind of provocative and encouraging words also made Meng Xu a little puzzled.

(End of this chapter)