Legendary star

Chapter 163 touting each other
"I'm really happy to meet Meng in the finals. This feeling is really great. I can't wait to test the current strength of Larry's successor." When the Pacers eliminated the Knicks, the historic After reaching the finals, Pacers star Reggie Miller also expressed his excitement to the media for the first time. Seeing that he is about to climb to the top of the NBA's highest stage and compete for the final honor, he is still a talent. On the body of the sworn enemy, how could this feeling not be exciting.When interviewed by reporters, Reggie Miller completely ignored the Knicks, as if the team that had just been eliminated by him did not exist at all.

"Yes, I have always been very optimistic about Meng. From the moment he entered the league, I have started to pay attention to him. His progress is amazing, especially in this year's playoffs. I think the entire league should re-examine him now, he is already a superstar." Larry Bird also did not hesitate to praise Meng Xu in the press conference after the game, because this kind of The appreciation is not only for Meng Xu, but also for himself. A sentence he once said because he was angry with the Celtics has now become a sign of his discernment.

"Will he be introduced? Of course, I don't think any team will refuse such an outstanding player as Xiang Meng. If Mr. Popovich is willing, I will exchange any player from the Pacers." Although Reggie Miller was sitting next to him, Larry Bird's unabashed, plausible joke still shocked a group of reporters in the audience speechless.

As a legend of the Celtics, the former king of the Celtics, after a failed struggle and was forced to leave, what the proud Larry Bird has always wanted is to prove himself in front of the old stubborn Prove yourself that no matter what you do, no matter where you are, you will be better than them, and you will succeed before them.Now, in the third year since he came to the Pacers, he led the Pacers to the Finals, while the Celtics were still trapped in the boundless darkness and could not extricate themselves. The pleasure of revenge made Lariber Germany is very happy, but at the same time, he also feels sad for his home team that he has played for for more than 3 years. A group of diehards who do not know how to adapt are destined to be unable to lead the Celtics to regain their glory.

"The San Antonio Spurs are a very good team. They have Tim Duncan, the best power forward in the entire league, and Meng Xu, one of the best small forwards in the league. Players, such as Sean Elliott and Mario Ellis, performed very well in the playoffs, and the absence of David Robinson may not be good news for the Spurs, but for us, This means that the difficulty of our game will be greatly reduced."

"Although we were swept by the Spurs in the regular season, this does not mean that we will give up resistance. Every team that enters the finals will hope to be the final winner, and we are no exception. And the regular season record It does not represent the playoffs, otherwise we would just award the championship to the Lakers." Larry Bird, who has always been used to talking loudly, became humble after entering the finals, because Larry Bird I also know in my heart that my Pacers really have little chance of winning against the Spurs. Although the Pacers are the number one in the Eastern Conference this season, they have won two games less than the Spurs who are fourth in the West. In the two confrontations in the game, the Pacers were swept by the Spurs, and the Pacers lost no temper at all. In the two games, Larry Bird continued to adjust the team, but he was still unable to control the situation on the court. , because in Larry Bird's view, the Spurs' Popovich is a more difficult opponent than Phil Jackson.It's just that I don't know what Phil Jackson, who was shot for no reason, would feel when he saw Larry Bird's words.

Moreover, Tim Duncan of the Spurs, like O'Neal of the Lakers, is a very terrifying player. With the Pacers' current insiders, there is no suspense that Duncan will blow him up.And the outside line that the Pacers are proud of, when facing the Spurs, it can't take advantage of any advantage, and it is even at a disadvantage.Let’s not talk about the Spurs’ perimeter defense. They have been criticized in the regular season on the offensive end. The Spurs’ own fans have dubbed them the perimeter four irons. The Spurs have several perimeters, Avery Johnson, Mario Ellis, Meng Xu, Sean Ellis Ott, after the four of them entered the playoffs, their scoring average almost doubled. This is a rather terrifying statistic. You must know that the total points of these four players in the regular season is only about 30 points. , and in the 15 games of the playoffs, their scoring average soared to 58 points, especially in the series between the Lakers and the Pacers. This is why David Robinson was absent and the Spurs were even more One of the reasons is that if you add Tim Duncan, the starting 5-man team in the Spurs playoffs, the scoring average reached an astonishing 82 points per game. The score is only 95 points.

What surprised Larry Bird even more was Meng Xu, the little guy he appointed as his successor. In the regular season, he was only a defensive champion, and on the offensive end, he was just a low-level and low-level Reggie Miller. , but after entering the playoffs, Larry Bird was surprised to find that this little guy turned out to be a player with his own system, and it was his system that Sean Elliott and Mario Ellis relied on. These two players who are already on the verge of retiring have actually played data close to the peak of their careers.For the Pacers, one of the few good news now is that David Robinson has confirmed that he will not be able to participate in the finals, and Popovich has not yet found a way to integrate Meng Xu's Duncan.

After Larry Bird blew up the Spurs in a fog, the Spurs coach Popovich was also surprisingly humble when he was interviewed by reporters. Starting from Larry Bird's playing career, he said From the start, he kept blowing until the reporter who interviewed Popovich was about to vomit.

Different from the tension before the start of each playoff series, the two teams in this year's finals, the Spurs and the Pacers, surprised everyone. Whether it was the head coach or the players, they were constantly touting Opponents, you must know that both the Spurs and the Pacers have a bunch of big mouths, especially Larry Bird and Reggie Miller. It is definitely not a good thing for the media to shut up these big mouths and tout their opponents. good thing.

　Thank you Li Bai for the monthly pass that may not be too white

　　
　
(End of this chapter)