Legendary star

Chapter 361 Grand Celebration Ceremony

On April 2002, 4, after the end of the series against the Knicks, the Pacers returned to Indiana on a special plane. The moment the Pacers walked out of the Indianapolis International Airport, Meng Xu was overwhelmed by the sight in front of him. I was stunned. In the square in front of the terminal, at least tens of thousands of Pacers fans gathered. They all wore Meng Xu's No. 27 jersey, and very few of them wore the "Odin" series special commemorative jersey. , and after these fans saw Meng Xu holding the regular season MVP trophy, the fans on the scene immediately took action. They held up banners and shouted the slogan "MVP, MVP..." in unison .

"Larry, isn't this a bit too much?" Meng Xu held up the regular season MVP trophy and showed it to the fans in the square. A double-decker bus decorated with flowers suddenly drove over. On both sides of the bus, there were huge portraits of Meng Xu. The Pacers Club even arranged a celebration ceremony for Meng Xu that was no less than a championship parade.

"Meng, you are the first MVP in Indiana history, so you deserve everything." Larry Bird patted Meng Xu on the shoulder and motioned for Meng Xu to board the bus. The Pacers Club arranged for Meng Xu. The celebration ceremony officially begins now. This bus will carry Meng Xu around downtown Indianapolis for a week, and then arrive at the Bankers Life Arena, where there are nearly 2 Knicks fans. Waiting for Meng Xu, because this year's MVP awarding ceremony was held in Madison for the first time, so the Pacers Club and the Simon Brothers decided to arrange an unprecedented celebration ceremony for Meng Xu last night. After the game, the Simon Brothers returned to Indiana overnight and personally set up this special celebration ceremony.

"I hope we can hold such a celebration ceremony on June 6." Looking at the double-decker bus that has gradually gone away, and the cheering crowd in the square, Reggie Miller said in a very low voice. According to the current The schedule, the finals of this season will end before June 20, the meaning of Reggie Miller's words is self-evident.

"Reggie, believe in me, believe in Meng, and believe in yourself. Believe that we will bring Indiana a championship." Larry Bird put his arms around Reggie Miller, and the smile on his face disappeared instantly, replaced by Larry Bird was born in Indiana. Although he won countless honors when he played for the Celtics, Larry Bird won a lot of MVPs and championships, but Larry Bird Bird's lifelong dream was to bring a championship trophy to Indiana and the Pacers.

"Larry, I've waited too long." Reggie Miller is 35 years old and has played in the NBA for 15 seasons. Like all veterans, at the end of their careers, what they dream of is only For the championship, only when they get the championship ring can they leave with peace of mind and end their careers without regrets.

"Thank you, thank you, thank you Herbert, Malvin, and Larry, and all the audience at the scene, thank you for hosting this celebration ceremony for me, thank you very much." After the parade around the city for a week , Meng Xu returned to the Bankers Life Arena with the regular season MVP trophy. As soon as he got on the podium, Meng Xu thanked the Pacers management and the fans at the scene as usual, and then started gave his own MVP speech.

"I am a Chinese from the other side of the ocean. My father is a basketball player, so I have been in touch with basketball since I was very young. I love basketball. Basketball is my life, but I don't have much basketball talent. , although I have been practicing hard, but until I was 18 years old, no one thought I could become a professional basketball player..." Because the celebration ceremony was too sudden, Meng Xu did not prepare the speech in advance , can only improvise, the moment the first sentence was spoken, Meng Xu was still smiling, but as the speech deepened, perhaps because of the memory of the difficult years, Meng Xu began to choke as he spoke .

"In order to pursue my basketball dream, I came to the United States and came to Windsor City. Thanks to Coach Odom, although I was poor at the time, Coach Odom still selected me into the Devil's Deacon team. , I realized my basketball dream and entered the NBA league, thank my sister He Hui who has been taking care of me all the time, and thank her for supporting and encouraging me all the time." Wiping his tears, Meng Xu said in a low voice, and Thank you Anna.

"Thanks to Mr. Popovich for bringing me to the NBA, to Tim Duncan, and to Mike for their unselfish help in making me the person I am today. Thanks to Larry and Herb Special, Marvin, thank them for bringing me to Indiana, thank you for your support and trust, it is because of your support and trust that I can become the MVP, this trophy not only belongs to me, but also to you, and to everyone present People. And this MVP trophy is just the beginning, I will use my career to bring more honors to Indiana."

In the process of Meng Xu's award acceptance speech, it was stopped several times because of choking, and every time there was a pause, the audience at the scene would give Meng Xu the warmest applause. In Meng Xu's award acceptance speech, he kept thanking, almost I thank everyone I can thank.After nearly an hour, the ceremony of winning the award, which was intertwined with tears, cheers, dreams and applause, finally came to an end.

After the grand celebration ceremony, the Pacers team disbanded on the spot, they will have 3 days off, and then start preparing for the second round of the playoffs.In the first round of this year's playoffs, after all three games were over, only the Pacers advanced to the second round. The rest of the teams all scored 3-2. During the second round, the first round of the playoffs was still in full swing.

The first is the Eastern Conference. The Nets, ranked second in the Eastern Conference after the Pacers, faced the seventh Raptors in the Eastern Conference. However, in their first home game, the Nets capsized in the gutter. Carter was a guest in that game. Scored 48 points, 14 rebounds, and 7 assists in one game, leading the Raptors to a 113-98 victory over the Nets. ahead of the Raptors.

After the Nets, the Pistons, ranked third in the Eastern Conference, faced the sixth-ranked Magic in the Eastern Conference. In their two home games, the Pistons defeated the Magic without any suspense. The Pistons averaged 16 points per game in the two games. Although McGrady averaged 28 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists per game, under Artest's defense, McGrady's shooting percentage was only 43%.After losing two games in a row, the Magic returned to the center of the water house, united as one, and finally relied on McGrady's quasi-lore to defeat the Pistons by 87 to 86, 1 point, avoiding the fate of being swept away.In this game, the TV broadcast shots were frequently shown on Hill, who was wearing a suit on the sidelines.

Among all the matchups in the Eastern Conference, the difference in strength is undoubtedly the smallest. The Celtics ranked fourth and the 76ers ranked fifth. The same as the regular season rankings, every game between the two teams is abnormal. Intense, each game was played until the last minute before the winner was determined. The 1ers won an away game, but the first game after returning home, the 76ers lost. In 76 games, 5 wins In the game, the 3ers have undoubtedly stood on the edge of the cliff.

The Western Conference's several rounds of matchups were all exactly the same. The top four Kings, Spurs, Lakers, and Mavericks all took a 2-0 lead after the end of the two rounds, and in the third round. Lost, it can be said that there is a very tacit understanding.

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