Legendary star

Chapter 274 It's Time to Show Your True Strength

In the fifth game of the Western Conference finals between the Spurs and the Lakers, the first quarter of the game was just halfway through. The Spurs seemed to have been pushed to the edge of the cliff by the Lakers. After only 6 minutes in the first quarter, the Lakers scored 22. 11 leads the Spurs by 11 points, and this is not the point, what is important is that the Spurs now have 3 insiders, David Robinson, Tim Duncan and Riff LaFrentz, all with 2 fouls and sitting on the bench So now there is a gloomy atmosphere in the whole Alamein Stadium.In the last game, after the Spurs beat the Lakers in an away game, for the Tianwangshan battle that took advantage of the home court, both the Spurs players and the Spurs fans expected it to be very easy, but At present, it seems that this game is much more difficult than expected.

"Meng, it's time for us to face off again." After the official timeout of the first quarter ended and the game resumed, when Meng Xu dribbled the ball through the middle circle, Kobe greeted him immediately.In the last game, Kobe was blown away by Meng Xu on both ends of the offense and defense. This was the first time the two faced off more than 20 times. After everyone is off the field, now is undoubtedly a very good opportunity.

After the official timeout, since the insiders on the Spurs' side had accumulated 2 fouls, Popovich had to deploy a small lineup with Meng Xu at the core. In the entire playoffs of the season, Danny Ferry, who played no more than 20 minutes in total, was replaced in the first quarter. In addition, several other players on the field, namely Sean Elliott, Mario Elli, Derek Anderson, and the few pitchers the Spurs could handle, were all sent to the field.

As for the Lakers, after the timeout, O'Neal also sat on the sidelines to rest and began to accumulate energy for the next game. Although he only played for 6 minutes, in the first half of the first quarter, he made 8 of 6 shots and 9 free throws. O'Neal at 5 is undoubtedly the player who consumes the most energy in the game.

"Kobe, it's time for my performance, you just watch from behind me." Although the effect of using the enchanting potion continuously will not be as good as one time, but with Meng Xu's current strength, he will violently attack the opposite one. Like the big fat man, no one can stop it.After slapping the basketball on the spot twice, Meng Xu first took a step back without even making the slightest fake move. He took a step in front of Kobe, and then lowered his body's center of gravity to start a continuous change of direction. , directly rushed to the Lakers' basket, and in front of the Lakers' backup center Mark Madsen, completed a seemingly very light and elegant pull-bar layup, and at the same time caused Mark Madsen's defensive foul.

"Kobe keeps an eye on him, don't let him break through easily again, Horace, retreat to the basket." Although the Lakers still lead in terms of score, after Meng Xu broke through the basket several times in a row, the sidelines Phil Jackson couldn't sit still anymore, and began to stand on the sidelines and yell at the court.Mark Madsen has no deterrent effect on Meng Xu, and the Lakers' perimeter defense is basically useless to Meng Xu. For three consecutive rounds, Meng Xu has easily entered the Lakers Under the basket, while scoring, it also continued to kill Mark Madsen. In this case, Phil Jackson can only instruct Horace Grant to shrink to the basket and share the burden for Mark Madsen. A little defensive pressure.

"The Spurs have started to move back the score little by little, but Meng Xu alone cannot win the game. The Spurs should take advantage of Shaq's return and try to move back as many points as possible." In the commentary on the sidelines, Michaels has always been worried about the Spurs. Although before the start of the game, Michaels predicted that the Lakers would probably make a strong counterattack in this game, so this game is likely to be very intense, but Michaels could not predict It turns out that the Lakers suppressed the Spurs from the very beginning of the game, especially O'Neal, who defeated the entire inside line of the Spurs by himself.

"It's only the first quarter, and there is still plenty of time. Meng should drive his teammates more. He has such ability, instead of just relying on himself." Looking at the Lakers on the field, they have obviously started to shrink, and Meng Xu Still rushing to the Lakers' basket without hesitation, Magic Johnson frowned. Meng Xu is good everywhere, but occasionally he is impulsive, especially when the team is in a bad situation. Therefore, people who are familiar with Meng Xu and the media , all called Meng Xu's behavior convulsions.

"Hey, Meng passed the ball." As soon as the magician's voice fell, Meng Xu, who had already rushed into the paint, passed a ground pass under the joint blockade of Horace Grant and Mark Madsen. , Handed the basketball to Sean Elliott who had been waiting in the bottom corner.

"I see." After Sean Elliott hit a 3-pointer, Magic Johnson now knew why Meng Xu had been hitting the Lakers' basket before.After Meng Xu's continuous breakthroughs, scoring while also causing damage to the Lakers' inside line, Phil Jackson will inevitably choose to shrink the defense, and at this time, the Spurs' group of shooters on the field will have enough space.

"Damn it." At this time, O'Neal, who was still sitting on the bench, watched Meng Xu narrow the difference between the two sides to less than 3 points within 5 minutes, destroying the advantage he had worked so hard to build. O'Neill can't wait to reappear now.

"Shaq, don't worry, take a good rest." Just as O'Neill was about to get up, Phil Jackson, who was standing aside, put his hand on O'Neill's shoulder, motioning for O'Neill to continue to sit down.Although Phil Jackson also knows that the current situation on the court is out of his control, but at this time, Phil Jackson really has no way to deal with it. He can only hope that the players on the court can hold on for a while. As long as they can maintain their lead until the end of the first quarter, they will be considered to have completed the task well.

"Meng Xu, beautiful layup, the Spurs have already tied the score." With less than 1 minute left in the first quarter, Meng Xu scored two consecutive balls to Derek Anderson and missed. After rushing to the basket this time, Xu directly chose to lay up. Since Meng Xu had always rushed to the basket and passed the ball in the first 2 minutes, in this offense, Horace Grant And Mark Madsen were somewhat slack, and it was their slack this time that caused all the advantages established by O'Neal in the first half of the first quarter to disappear.And when Meng Xu's layup helped the Spurs tie the score, the entire Alamo Stadium immediately boiled, and even Popovich, who always liked to pretend to be deep, grabbed the tactical board in his hand and rushed to the sidelines. Meng Xu inside waved it.

37 to 37, when the whistle blew the end of the game, the Spurs and the Lakers ended the first quarter with a super high score.From the point of view of the score, this seems to be a game that is evenly divided, but only after watching it live can you know how thrilling the game is. Successfully took over the game. Although the outbreaks of the two were not at the same time, this can also be called a super showdown between superstars.

"It's still cool to play at this kind of game rhythm." After waving to the fans cheering wildly for him, Meng Xu walked to the bench. Before Meng Xu returned to his seat, Duncan had already stood up and David Robinson came over to give Meng Xu high fives and hugs.When the two were restricted by fouls and couldn't play, if it weren't for Meng Xu's explosion in the second half of the first quarter, the Spurs might have been on the street by now.

14 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 steals, 2 blocks, these are the statistics of Meng Xu in the first quarter. Under the circumstances, he protected the Spurs' basket very well on the defensive end, and he gave Horace Grant two big caps in a row as a good proof.

After a short break, the second quarter of the game began quickly, and the second quarter really entered the duel time between Meng Xu and O'Neal. As soon as the game started, O'Neal once again forced the Spurs' inside line, causing a big blow. David Robinson's foul, David Robinson, who had just played for less than 20 seconds, had to be very aggrieved and returned to the bench again. In this case, Duncan, who also fouled twice, was inevitably a little timid, so The Spurs' tactics in the second quarter were still dominated by Meng Xu, but they added Meng Xu and Duncan's pick-and-roll in the breakthrough tactics with Meng Xu as the core.

Just after the Spurs' offensive core became Meng Xu, Sean Elliott and Mario Ellis, who had been silent for a long time, also rejuvenated in this game. 7 of 5 in the game, including 3 of 5 3-pointers, and Mario Ellis has a better touch than Sean Elliott, and he made 6 of 6 shots in the half game. Therefore, after the entire first half of the game, the Spurs Instead, they overtook the Lakers by 63 points 60-3.

"What a pity, don't you realize the value of Meng?" Just as the Spurs and the Lakers were fighting in full swing, in an office far away in Indiana, Larry Bird was watching with a cigar in his hand. this game.In the season when Larry Bird rested, the Pacers, who had reached the Eastern Conference Finals for three consecutive seasons, went to hell under the leadership of the smiling assassin Thomas. After barely entering the playoffs this season, the first The first round was swept by the 3ers. If it was because of the poor lineup, it would be fine. However, the Pacers' lineup this season is much stronger than that of the previous three seasons. Thomas' dissatisfaction reached its peak.In the end, at the request of the fans, the team management and almost all the players, Larry Bird came out again, and the first thing Larry Bird did after he came back out was to fire Isaiah Thomas. Served as the head coach of the Pacers, and also served as the general manager and president of the Pacers.

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