Legendary star

Chapter 290 The Dream Showdown

"Hi, Meng, why do you look so excited today?" On October 2001, 10, American time, the NBA30-2001 season will kick off today, and the Pacers' first game of the season is at home against Washington. The Wizards, and today's game is also the first game after Jordan's second comeback.So when Larry Bird finished arranging the tactics for this game, after all the Pacers walked out of the locker room, Meng Xu's breathing was a little short of breath when he looked at the visiting team's locker room in the distance, and Reggie Miller was obviously also watching. Meng Xu's abnormality appeared.

"Well, yes, I'm really a little excited." Meng Xu nodded at Reggie Miller, and the smiling Meng Xu still couldn't hide his excitement.Can you not be excited?Meng Xu's dream has always been to compete with Jordan on the same stage. Originally, with Jordan's retirement, Meng Xu basically gave up this idea, but he didn't expect that Jordan would choose to come back this season, so Meng Xu now has another How could Meng Xu not be excited about the opportunity to realize his dream.

"Nervous, I really don't know what's so good about that bastard." Looking at Meng Xu's expression, Reggie Miller guessed that Jordan is the idol of countless teenagers, and countless people regard Jordan as a god, but Reggie Miller In Reggie Miller's eyes, Jordan, who was once irritated by his own defense and even used his fists to deal with him, is undoubtedly a hypocrite and a sanctimonious scum.

"Uh, then, Reggie, in this match, are you going to deal with this bastard, or am I going to deal with him?" Seeing that Reggie Miller was a little unhappy, Meng Xu calmed down a little.In order to allow Meng Xu to join the Pacers, Reggie Miller gave up his leadership and core position in the Pacers, took the initiative to retreat behind Meng Xu, and began to assist Meng Xu, and Meng Xu and Reggie Miller also had a good personal relationship, so For Reggie Miller, Meng Xu still respects him very much.

"Of course it's up to me to deal with this bastard." Looking at the visiting team's locker room that had been pushed away, Reggie Miller's face immediately sank.

Since it was Jordan's first game after his comeback, today's game between the Pacers and Wizards has attracted even more attention than the opening game between the defending champion Lakers and the 76ers. I came to Indiana to watch today's game, so the tickets for today's game are in short supply. Last season's average ticket price was less than $60 for the Pacers.In today's game, Larry Bird was also unceremonious. He added a 0 directly after the tickets of all levels, and the average ticket price reached an astonishing $610. Tickets are hard to come by.

When the visiting Wizards walked out of the player tunnel first, and Jordan, who was the finale of the Wizards, waved to the audience with a smile on his face, the boos that sounded in the Bankers Life Arena were mixed with countless cheers.Those boos are naturally from the die-hard Pacers fans. For the No.1 in the history of the league, the Pacers fans don't have much favor. So when Jordan appeared at the Pacers' home court again, these fans were very happy to boo him.And those cheers came from those fans who came to watch Jordan from thousands of miles away. In order to prevent them from entering the Bankers Life Arena, the Pacers' management directly increased the price of today's tickets by 10 times, but look The situation in front of them, and the cheers that could almost rival the boos, it is obvious that such a small amount of dollars cannot stop their enthusiasm.

After the Wizards, when the Pacers players walked out of the tunnel, the boos on the scene stopped abruptly and were replaced by waves of cheers. With the return of Larry Bird and Meng Xu's Joining, Pacers fans, once again saw the hope of winning the championship.And today they are also very much looking forward to Meng Xu being able to lead the Pacers, beat Jordan, beat the Wizards, and step by step to the top of the NBA.

"Michael, I've finally waited for this day." When the starting players of the two teams began to warm up, Meng Xu and Jordan walked towards the middle circle in perfect harmony and watched each other.Looking at the idol and opponent who had appeared countless times in his dreams, Meng Xu tried his best to suppress the excitement in his heart, and said with a smile on his face.

"Reggie is really lucky. But, Boy Meng, the victory in this game must belong to me." Looking at Meng Xu, who is still a little immature and even has baby fat on his face, Jordan said confidently , since watching the matchup between the Spurs and the Lakers at Staples last season, Jordan has been looking forward to the matchup with Meng Xu and Kobe.

"Michael, this is what I want to tell you." Perhaps infected by Jordan's confidence, Meng Xu put away his smile, regained his former calm, and at the same time clenched his fists.

"Ervin, to what extent do you think Michael will be able to recover this time?" Michaels turned to ask his partner as he looked at Jordan, who had gotten a little fatter.

"It's hard to say. After all, Michael is 38 years old. It's hard for him to be like he was when he was young." As for how Jordan can recover, the magician has no idea. After all, Jordan's age is placed there, and Jordan has several years. I haven't received systematic training in 4. Although the outside media have been bragging that Jordan will continue to rule the league after his comeback, Magic Johnson is skeptical about this, because judging from last year's playoffs , O'Neal, Duncan, Meng Xu and Kobe, at least [-] of them, the gap from Jordan at his peak is quite small, especially O'Neal and Kobe are still on the same team, so Jordan wants to regain it from them It is really too difficult to own a scepter.

Although Michaels also very much hopes that Jordan can re-dominate the league as he boasted to the outside world, but Michaels also knows that this is impossible, but as a Jordan fan, Michaels still has a little fantasy about it , but after hearing what Magic Johnson said, Michaels also nodded in disappointment.

"Perhaps, today's game is also a kind of inheritance, and Michael's comeback is also to fulfill his historical responsibilities." Watching the main lineups of the two teams re-enter the field after warming up, Magic Johnson said in a very small voice Said these words.In Magic Johnson's view, the Lakers he led lost to Jordan's Bulls in the finals, which meant the end of his and Larry Bird's rule, and he handed over the scepter to Jordan's hands, and today's This game, in the eyes of Magic Johnson, is so similar to that year.

"The Pacers' starting lineup for this game is center Jermaine O'Neal, power forward James Posey, small forward Meng Xu, shooting guard Reggie Miller, and point guard Jamal Tinsley." Michaels was slightly taken aback by the Pacers' starting lineup. Jermaine O'Neal was a power forward both in the Trail Blazers and in the Pacers last season. Now Jermaine O'Neal is still a bit biased. Thin, playing center is undoubtedly very disadvantaged.And James Posey has always played small forward and shooting guard in the Nuggets, so the inside line composed of these two people will suffer a lot when facing most teams, while Meng Xu After playing point guard for almost a season, he returned to the position of small forward.

"Compared to the Pacers' somewhat unusual lineup, the Wizards' lineup is much more normal. The Wizards' starting lineup is center Kristen Laettner and power forward Jahidi White. Small forward ideal Chad Hamilton, shooting guard Michael Jordan, point guard Courtney Alexander."

"Both teams are very weak on the inside, so the key to this game is the duel between the two sides on the outside, whether it's Jordan and Hamilton on the Wizards side, or Meng Xu and Reggie Miller on the Pacers side, The perimeter strength of both sides is currently top-notch in the league." After introducing the starting lineups of both sides, the game basically began.But looking at the starting rosters of the two sides, the match between Meng Xu and Jordan that everyone is looking forward to, I am afraid that this game will be difficult to stage.With Reggie Miller and James Posey around, Meng Xu basically doesn't have to defend Jordan himself, and the same is true for the Wizards. Hamilton's defense is also at the upper-middle level among small forwards. Therefore, in this game, Meng Xu and Jordan are also very good. There are few chances for matchups.

When Jermaine O'Neal overwhelmed Kristen Laettner with a successful jump ball, the game officially began. After Jamal Tinsley dribbled the ball through the half court, he immediately handed over the basketball to the waiting team. Meng Xu at the top of the arc, and then the other Pacers players all pulled away, waiting for Meng Xu's singles.Larry Bird's tactic for the Pacers is very simple, that is, give the ball to Meng Xu, and Meng Xu will choose whether to break through or play alone, and then everyone else will run around Meng Xu.With Meng Xu's singles ability, as long as the opponent does not double-team Meng Xu, no matter who is defending, it is a good opportunity for Meng Xu to attack, and Meng Xu's own breakthrough point system is also doomed. Meng Xu's ability to create opportunities for his teammates is absolutely top-notch. The other Pacers players only need to run out of opportunities and wait for Meng Xu to pass the ball over.Because of this, most of the Pacers' transactions and signings this season are pitchers with 3-point ability.

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