Legendary star

Chapter 382 The Person Who Can Guard O'Neill
"Larry, this referee is too dark." On June 2002, 6, just a few days after the Pacers defeated the Nets and reached the finals, the tiebreaker between the Lakers and the Kings in the Western Conference Finals also kicked off The curtain was drawn, and at the end of the fourth quarter, when the two sides were tied at 2 and it was time to decide the winner through overtime, Meng Xu, who was sitting in the Pacers general manager's office watching the game, watched Larry Bird, who was not far away, said angrily.In order to get acquainted with his opponents in the finals in advance, Meng Xu and Larry Bird watched the sixth game of the series between the Kings and the Lakers and today's tiebreaker. As for the games between the Kings and the Lakers The performance can only be described as bloody. The referee obviously became the master of these two games. At the same time, thinking of the Pacers' encounter in the Eastern Conference Finals G100, Meng Xu hated it.

"Meng, you have to know that this is a commercial league. What the league and sponsors are after is to maximize the interests. The Lakers are obviously much better than the Kings in the finals. If our opponent in the finals is the New Yorkers, presumably Our experience is not much better than that of the king." Larry Bird paused, took a sip of his cigar, then tapped the ash on the ashtray, and continued: "That's why, I want to protest to the alliance The reason, after all, we are like the Kings, not metropolises like New York and Los Angeles."

"Larry, it seems that our opponent in the finals should be the Lakers. Do you think the league will do the same in the finals?" After hearing Larry Bird's words, Meng Xu was not relieved, but asked suspiciously.In Game 6 of the Western Conference Finals, the Kings, who had already won the match point, had the upper hand. But in the fourth quarter, the referee on duty suddenly blew the Kings foul. The Kings' two centers graduated with six fouls, and Webber, who replaced the center, also After playing consecutive fouls, the Lakers scored as many as 27 free throws in a single quarter. In the end, relying on the excellent performance of the referee, the Lakers defeated the Kings and moved the big score to 3-3.And this is the case in this game. At the king's home court, the king not only failed to enjoy the treatment of the home whistle, but was targeted and restricted by the referee. The main players of the king were restricted by the number of fouls, and their playing time was greatly reduced. Center Verratti Divac could only sit off the court and watch his teammates fight on the court, and Verratti Divac graduated within a few minutes of playing in the fourth quarter, although the Kings were still in the game. With 10 seconds left, he stubbornly tied the score and dragged the game into overtime. However, according to the pissing behavior of these referees in this game, Meng Xu really has no confidence in the king's ability to fight back against the Lakers. .

"Don't worry about that. The finals attract much more attention, so the league will not continue to do this in the finals. Even if the whistle is biased, it will not be too obvious." Larry Bird smiled Looking at Meng Xu, he waved his hands at the same time to signal Meng Xu to relax, then picked up his cigar and continued: "After our protest in the Eastern Conference finals, the league will definitely not continue to blackmail us in the finals, maybe it will give Some extra care from you. And the duel between you and Kobe is obviously in the interests of the alliance, so you can relax."

"En." After Larry Bird finished speaking, Meng Xu nodded towards him and continued to watch the upcoming overtime game.

"The league doesn't give the king a chance at all! Don't watch it." Just 2 minutes after the start of overtime, Meng Xu threw the orange he had just pushed away on the table, got up and was about to leave.In the overtime game that has already started, as long as the king scores a goal, the referee will call the king a foul and send the Lakers players to the free throw line. The king took the lead by relying on free throws, and the referee turned a blind eye to the Lakers' foul on the king. At this point in the game, Meng Xu couldn't continue watching, especially when the camera was broadcast just now, squatting on the sidelines, looking helpless Meng Xu felt sad when he was with the sad Adelman.

"Meng, misjudgment is also part of the basketball game. What we can do is to try our best not to let misjudgment happen to us." Seeing the angry Meng Xu get up and prepare to leave, Larry Bird immediately turned off The TV set waved towards Meng Xu, motioning for Meng Xu to sit down: "Now let's talk about the upcoming finals."

"Okay." Meng Xu stood where he was, and after a long delay, he finally calmed down. He picked up the deformed orange that he threw on the table, and Meng Xu moved a few steps towards the other end of the sofa. Sit next to Larry Bird.

"Whether we can win this round of the series, the most important thing is your performance, followed by Kobe's performance." Larry Bird put the cigar in his hand on the ashtray, opened the drawer, and took out an early Prepared white paper with the words 5VS8 written on it.

"Kobe? Are you going to ask me to defend him? There is no problem." After listening to Larry Bird's words, Meng Xu nodded first, and then made a promise to Larry Bird.The Lakers have two superstars, O'Neal and Kobe, so they can only make targeted defensive arrangements for one of them. With O'Neal's lethality and dominance at the basket, it is completely impossible for the Pacers to limit him. So we can only make a fuss about Kobe. As long as Kobe plays abnormally or can limit Kobe, the Pacers' hopes of winning this round of the series will be greatly increased.

"No, I will let Reggie and James defend Kobe in this round of the series, and what you have to do is to release all your energy on the offensive end." After Meng Xu made the promise, Larry Bird immediately Just shook his head.

"I still don't understand." According to Kobe's performance in the playoffs, Reggie Miller has no way to guard Kobe now. James Posey may be able to limit Kobe, but if Posey plays, he or Reggie Miller must have someone on the bench, so the Pacers' offensive firepower will be greatly affected. No matter how you look at it, the gain is not worth the loss, so Meng Xu still thinks that it is best for him to play against Kobe Choice, as for physical strength, Meng Xu doesn't think about it at all now. After the finals are over, there will be plenty of time to rest.

"Meng, it doesn't matter who defends Kobe, what matters is our inside line. Neither Jermaine nor Lorenzen can deal with that big guy, and only Kobe can guard him." After seeing Meng Xu's expression , Larry Bird showed a mysterious smile, then picked up the cigar again and took a light puff.

"Only Kobe can guard against O'Neal?" After repeating what Larry Bird said just now, Meng Xu tore off a piece of orange and put it in his mouth, then began to think about what Larry Bird said. What a deep meaning.

"Whether it's the current Lakers, or last season's Spurs, or even the Bulls before, when a team has two superstars, then one must make sacrifices, so that the team can run smoothly. You must be very clear about this." Larry Bird patted Meng Xu's shoulder as he spoke, and after Meng Xu nodded affirmatively, he continued: "Because of lack of strength, Kobe has always been The one who was sacrificed, and because of O'Neal's strong dominance, Kobe had to submit to O'Neal's command, but judging from the performance of the two this season, O'Neal has obviously been unable to suppress Kobe, so for us, this is A great opportunity."

"Well, I understand." After hearing Larry Bird's words, Meng Xu also understood Larry Bird's intentions and strategies. Since last season, Kobe's shots have clearly exceeded O'Neal, it is also from last season that Kobe has averaged more than 30 points per game for two consecutive seasons. Through last season and Iverson, this season and Iverson and his own scoring competition, Kobe has quietly become The most powerful of the "Four Shooting Guards", this season's averages of 31.4 points, 6.7 rebounds, and 5.6 assists per game can only be described as perfect.After this season's MVP selection, some media complained about Kobe's injustice. They claimed that if they were not on the same team as O'Neal, this year's regular season MVP would most likely belong to Kobe.Moreover, since last season, O'Neal's various statistics have declined. This season's scoring average has even dropped to 25.9 points, which is already the lowest point after his rookie season. Although Meng Xu knows that O'Neal is pretending to be dead in the regular season Because of this, his ability value is still the highest in the league at 98, but in the eyes of the media, this is proof that O'Neal has gone downhill. One is at the peak and is in full swing, and the other has begun to decline. It is clear at a glance which one is better. With Kobe's personality, it is a miracle that he can calm down at this time and be O'Neal's younger brother.

"In the two home games of the Lakers, we can win the best one, and it doesn't matter if we can't. In these two games, you have to be unreserved on the offensive end, to score against Kobe, to stimulate his desire to score, Once Kobe releases the monster in his heart, it will be difficult to lock it up..." After Meng Xu understood his intentions, Larry Bird began to smoke a cigar while He talked eloquently, revealed all his plans, and told Meng Xu everything.

"Well, the king still lost in the end." After talking with Larry Bird, Meng Xu, who was a little bit unwilling to give up, turned on the TV again. The king lost the game without accident. , The Lakers got as many as 8 free throws, but the Kings didn't have one, and the Lakers eliminated the Kings relying on free throws.

"After this round of this year's series, I'm afraid this king's team is going to sink." Looking at the king's generals who were still standing on the sidelines after the game on the TV, Larry Bird said With a sigh, from the head player Chris Webber to the role player Scott Pollard, they all had a disheartened expression on their faces. There is no way for such a team to get out of this situation. This blow came out.

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(End of this chapter)