Legendary star

Chapter 396 Veterans Don't Die
"It seems that the Lakers' defensive strategy has not changed much in this game, and they will continue to pinch Meng Xu." When Jermaine O'Neal beat Shaquille O'Neal without a surprise jump ball, the Lakers except O'Neal and Robert Hawley quickly moved towards the backcourt and began to retreat. The rest of Kobe, Rick Fox, and Fisher, still the same as in the previous two games, rushed to their respective defenses immediately. Defensive object, Fisher ran to force and delay Jamal Tinsley who was advancing with the ball, while Kobe and Rick Fox began to double-team Meng Xu in the backcourt.

Obviously, for O'Neal's jump ball failure, the Lakers have already prepared and countermeasures. Although O'Neal is huge, he still belongs to the center position. When O'Neal was still young, O'Neal, who was a guard in high school, was the same as the other four centers. After gaining weight, his physical fitness is obviously not as good as at that time. Therefore, it is very normal for O'Neal to fail in jumping when facing top jumpers like Jermaine O'Neal.

After Jamal Tinsley tried several times in a row but failed to hand over the basketball to Meng Xu, Jamal Tinsley gestured towards Meng Xu and began to follow the instructions of head coach Larry Bird in the game. The plan B formulated before was carried out.Although it takes a lot of ball possessions to bring out Meng Xu's greatest energy and the advantages of his own system, this does not mean that if he loses the ball possession, Meng Xu's performance will lose his standard. On the contrary, Meng Xu's off-ball The running ability belongs to the top few people in the entire league. Compared with Reggie Miller, who is famous for his coquettish and sharp running position, Meng Xu's off-ball running ability is even slightly stronger.Compared with the traditional point forwards who need a lot of ball possessions to play their own advantages, and super shooters like Reggie Miller and Ray Allen, Meng Xu takes into account all the advantages of the above two players. Teammates can also rely on their excellent off-ball running positions to play off the ball and integrate into other tactical systems. Therefore, Meng Xu is a typical player who can attack and accept. In the eyes of almost all coaches, Meng Xu's Players in this category belong to the type of players who are close to perfection.

When the Lakers still double-team and focus on Meng Xu as in the previous two games, the Pacers have to change the established strategy, with Jamal Tinsley as the central axis and Jermaine O'Neal as the The inside fulcrum, through Meng Xu and Reggie Miller, the two people's off-ball running positions to tear the opponent's defense line, Larry Bird has tried many times in the regular season, although the tactical effect is not as good as that of Meng Xu. Xu is the core of the breakthrough tactic, but compared to the X**D tactic, it is still more than one level stronger. Therefore, before the start of this game, Larry Bird used this tactic as a backup for this game. I chose a tactic and trained all morning, just to deal with the current situation in this game. If the Lakers continue to double-team Meng Xu, then the Pacers will start Plan B, which is the running pass and cutting tactic. How much of this temporary tactic can be used, Larry Bird has no idea.

"What the hell is this guy doing?" When Phil Jackson, who was sitting on the bench, saw that Meng Xu suddenly gave up his plan to organize an offense and led Kobe and Rick Fox to start an air cut, Phil Jackson Jackson also subconsciously looked at Larry Bird who was standing on the sidelines not far away. At the same time, he stretched out his right hand and scratched his increasingly sparse head, trying to guess that Larry Bird did this. Is the real purpose of being forced out of helplessness?Or is there any deep meaning?
When Meng Xu started to give up holding the ball and chose to run without the ball, the Lakers' double-teaming of Meng Xu basically failed. Meng Xu, who gave up holding the ball, has the best maneuverability and moving speed in the entire league. the one.Rick Fox's defensive awareness and defensive desire are good, but limited by his own ability and physical fitness, Rick Fox is often very weak when facing an outside line like Meng Xu, especially Meng Xu's counterattack. When running and cutting, Rick Fox couldn't keep up with Meng Xu's footsteps at all. Compared with Rick Fox, Kobe could barely keep up with Meng Xu's footsteps. At the same time, Kobe's defense was more oppressive than Rick Fox. Moreover, Kobe's judgment of Meng Xu's traveling route is obviously better than Rick Fox's. Just after Meng Xu completed the series of air cuts, reverse runs, and slipping the bottom line, Rick Fox had long since lost. After losing his defensive goal, only Kobe was still chasing after Meng Xu.

"Beautiful 3 points, the unguarded Reggie Miller made a 3-pointer!" When the focus of the audience was on Meng Xu and Kobe, Reggie Miller, who was basically unguarded, was very He easily ran to his best shooting position. After receiving the basketball passed from Jermaine O'Neal from the basket, Reggie Miller jumped up lightly and shot the basketball in his hand. With the arrival of Jermaine O'Neal and the rise of Jermaine O'Neal, Reggie Miller's scoring average has dropped to the lowest point after his rookie season, only 14.6 points, but this does not mean that Reggie Miller has no scoring ability. Reggie Miller's shooting percentage is quite high for this kind of unguarded open shot.

"A mistake, how could I ignore him!" After Reggie Miller hit the first ball, Phil Jackson frowned slightly, but when Reggie Miller hit the second 2-pointer, Phil Jackson Phil Jackson couldn't sit still. Reggie Miller is not James Posey. As long as he is given a chance, it is very possible to score 3+ or ​​even 20+ in a game, but Phil Jackson didn't do it right away. Adjusting, but thinking about it, because Phil Jackson doesn’t want to relax his defense against Meng Xu anyway. If Reggie Miller is compared to a poisonous snake that is always ready to bite you, then Meng Xu is a man-eating lion. He might swallow you whole if you give him the chance.

"Reggie! Reggie!" Just 3 minutes after the opening, Reggie Miller scored 8 points in a row. After the Pacers beat the Lakers to a 10-4 spurt, Phil Jackson immediately called a short timeout. Reggie Miller's name rang out throughout Bankers Life Arena as the players on the floor walked off the court.

"Al, at this time, I suddenly remembered a famous quote from General MacArthur." Looking at Reggie Miller's back when he was off the court, Magic Johnson seemed to have some feelings. Veterans who have played in the league for many years began to try their best to hug their thighs so that they would not leave any regrets in their careers. This even included superstars like Barkley and Derekles, and Reggie Miller was one of the few To those few players who have always stuck to their hearts.

"Old soldiers don't die, they just wither slowly!"

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