Legendary star

Chapter 213 Let's Still Be Rivals
"Tim, you can't stop me." After the start of the fourth quarter, O'Neal finally regained some vitality and was no longer willing to be a dead shark. Compared with the second quarter and the third quarter, O'Neal has gradually begun to put more energy on the offensive end.

After easily swaying past David Robinson, Duncan immediately pushed forward, feeling the huge power contained in the slightly thinner body behind him, O'Neill didn't dare to be careless, and gradually put his body The power is added to the maximum.In the current NBA, among all the current insiders, O'Neal is basically invincible. This big shark will not be afraid of anyone at all, but if anyone in this league can make O'Neal a little bit afraid, it can only be It's Duncan behind him. This guy has strength only slightly inferior to his own, and very good defensive skills. Although this is not enough to prevent O'Neal, it is enough. Every time he confronts Duncan, it is O'Neal The worst time.The same is true in this game. Every time O'Neal gets rid of David Robinson, Duncan will appear right behind or in front of O'Neal.

After the halftime break, Meng Xu didn't play in the entire third quarter. During the entire third quarter, the Spurs and Lakers' shooting percentages were very low. The two teams didn't even make a 3-pointer. Can hit, and this state has continued until the fourth quarter.When the outside feel was not good, the Spurs and the Lakers basically gave up the so-called tactics at the beginning of the fourth quarter and began to fight crazily inside. Low, so the scores of the two teams are always controlled within 2 points.From the halftime break to the present, the two teams scored only 15 and 17 points respectively in 19 minutes, and the more they fought, the more entangled they became, and the more they played, the more rigid they became.

About 3 minutes into the fourth quarter, Phil Jackson called a timeout and replaced the bench lineup. Several main players began to accumulate energy for the final battle. In the past, the Lakers' bench lineup was not led by Kobe last season. It is led by Glenn Rice, and after Isiah Leder joined this season with a basic salary, the Lakers' bench lineup has exploded in combat effectiveness, and all Kobe and the others can only sit on the bench with peace of mind.After Phil Jackson made a substitution, the Spurs also replaced the bench lineup. Meng Xu and Derek Anderson, who had been resting for a long time, led the bench lineup to play at the same time. After a long rest , Any player will lose the touch of shooting, so Popovich also wants Meng Xu to get used to the field in advance, so that he can regain his touch before the final decisive battle.

"Meng Xu played again. I don't understand Popovich's arrangement in this game. Meng Xu performed very well in the first half, but after the intermission, he has been sitting on the bench until now. Now, after a long rest, can Meng Xu get back the feeling he had in the first half?" Michaels also shook his head when he saw Meng Xu took off his training uniform and re-entered the field after a short warm-up. Good performance, shouldn't the head coach be happy?Popovich's choice instead pushed him to the bench.

"I think until now, Popovich hasn't made up his mind on how to use Meng Xu. From the first game against the Pacers, after the Spurs' triangle tactics failed, Popovich has been hesitating. As the group with the highest ball quotient and IQ in the NBA, Magic Johnson, who stayed out of the way, was very clear about the current situation of the Spurs and Popovich's dilemma. After answering Michaels' question, Magic Johnson Then he said: "The more suppressed something is, the more it rebounds, so I think Popovich's way of dealing with the problem is wrong. Maybe there is already a rift between him and Meng Xu. If this continues, there will even be irreparable conflicts between the two."

"Yes, as Arnold said, change is the root of turmoil. We can see that throughout the third quarter, Meng Xu, who was sitting on the bench, was silent." After the intermission, Although the distance was far away, Michaels still found something wrong with Meng Xu's expression.

After the game restarted, the Spurs' current bench lineup is all small. The center is Danny Ferry with a height of 2 meters, power forward Samaki Walker, small forward Meng Xu, and shooting guard Derek Anderson. Point guard Antonio Daniels, the team does not have a big man taller than 08 meters. Even Danny Ferry played the power forward position before joining the Spurs.Similarly, if the Spurs' bench lineup was placed last season, the Lakers would be blown away, but this game was blown up by the Lakers' bench lineup, especially Derek Anderson was replaced by Isiah Rydell. Kneading, the offensive and defensive ends exploded horribly.

"Ervin, do you think Meng can open the score for the Spurs after re-entering the game?" For Meng Xu who re-appeared, Michaels had very high expectations. Meng Xu's performance in the first half was really too good. Excellent.

"I'm afraid it will be difficult. We all know that Meng Xu is a very good player, but the Lakers' Isiah Ryder is also a very stable player. This guy is an All-Star level. As long as he is on the court, the Lakers want to score. It is very easy, and after such a long rest, it is really hard to say whether Meng Xu can still perform as he did in the first half."

In the Spurs' first attack, after Meng Xu received the ball in the center circle, he rushed directly towards the Lakers' basket. The Lakers' current backup center is a white center Greg Foster, Greg Foss Te is also a veteran who came to the Lakers this season. Greg Foster's career is also extremely sad. He joined the Bulls who won three consecutive championships with a basic salary of 8 US dollars for a championship ring, but Greg Foster Jordan retired just after he joined the Bulls. After a season with the Bulls, Greg Foster, who thought he had no hope of winning the championship, switched to the Jazz. However, as soon as Greg Foster left, Jordan came back. Although he reached the finals for two consecutive years with the Jazz Shuangsha, they were all eliminated by the Bulls.And this season Greg Foster once again joined the Lakers with a basic salary, just to get a coveted championship ring.

Meng Xu slapped the basketball while twisting his body. After changing directions continuously, Meng Xu broke through the blockade of Isiah Ryder and Robert Horry, and faced Greg who jumped out to defend him. Foster, with an easy layup, scored two points and also caused Greg Foster's foul. After Meng Xujia made a free throw, 68 to 67, the Spurs overtook the Lakers by 1 point.

"Perhaps letting Meng play the sixth man is also a very good choice." Watching Popovich sitting on the sidelines with a dignified face, Steve Kerr once again put forward his own unique suggestion in a timely manner.

"Sixth man?" Popovich snorted, ignored Steve Kerr, and turned his gaze back to the field.Originally Popovich thought that Steve Kerr was very talented as a coach, but he didn't expect him to come up with such a bad idea, the sixth man?Let Meng Xu beat the sixth man, do you still have to say?Mike Budenholzer wanted to train him to become Reggie Miller, and he didn't even allow it, let alone let Meng Xu play the sixth man. Popovich can't do this kind of waste of the talents of his players. Come.

"Haha, Phil Jackson called a timeout again." Less than 2 minutes after the Lakers called a timeout last time, Phil Jackson called a timeout again. Without him, when Meng Xu returned to the court, not only did he not feel cold The situation, and even made sudden shots, scored 8 points in a very short period of time, creating a 6-point lead for the Spurs.At the same time, under Meng Xu's defense, Isiah Ryder made two mistakes in a row.

When the main players of both sides played again, after assisting Sean Elliott to hit a 3-pointer, Meng Xu also made the fifth 5-pointer of the game. It was a very anxious game, and it was lost like this. Adding to the suspense, by the time the fourth quarter was officially suspended, the Lakers were already behind the Spurs by as much as 3 points.After the timeout ended, the hopeless Lakers also gave up the game. The No. 10 battle between Duncan and O'Neal ended hastily. In order to resurrect with full blood and take over the game at the last moment, they pretended to be dead. In the halftime, O'Neill has no use for him.

"Meng, seriously consider my suggestion." After the game, Kobe came to Meng Xu's side again, and the two stood in the middle of the court talking, not shying away from the eyes of others.

"Kobe, I think..." After a short pause, Meng Xu smiled: "I think it's better for us to be opponents." Even if he leaves eventually, he won't stay in the West, let alone go to the Lakers , Going to the Lakers to be the 3rd head is better than staying in the Spurs, at least there is Tim Duncan here.

"Haha." Kobe smiled and patted Meng Xu on the shoulder. He knew his own personality. Although he now wanted to recruit Meng Xu because he felt that he was the same as Meng Xu, when the two of them really got together Team, I'm afraid there will be a lot of noise. "Maybe you are right, but since you want to choose to be my opponent, then you'd better leave the West as soon as possible."

"why?"

"Because I'm here, I'm afraid you won't be able to touch the floor of the finals for the rest of your life." Speaking of this, Kobe smiled even more exaggeratedly, completely without the grievance after the loss just now.

"Hehe." Looking at the back of Kobe leaving, Meng Xu smiled awkwardly.Originally, with Meng Xu's character of not being at a disadvantage, he would definitely scoff at Kobe's statement and retaliate, but when he remembered that Anna had told him that Kobe had entered the finals 7 times in his career and won 5 championships, Meng Xu couldn't help it. No confidence to spray back.

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