Legendary star

Chapter 398
"Is this the end of this year's finals again?" When the third quarter ended, looking at the big score of 81 to 69 on the scoreboard, and the shouts from the stands behind became weaker and weaker, and even became a little unknowing. All the fans, as well as the teammates around him and the increasingly depressed teammates on the bench, Reggie Miller stood in place with his hands on his hips, looking up at the sky above the Bankers Life Arena.

Compared with the densely packed championship banners over the Staples Center, the sky above the Bankers Life Arena is a bit empty. Most of the only few banners belong to the ABA League, and the current Pacers, It has nothing to do with me. The only thing that belongs to me is the Eastern Conference championship banner in the 9900 season, but this is not what I want. Since entering the league in 87, Reggie Miller has fought for the Pacers 15 It has been four seasons, and every season Reggie Miller and his teammates have worked hard for the final championship, but every time they failed.The 37-year-old Reggie Miller is also very clear that his peak period has long passed, and he has no time to wait for the next opportunity.

"Reggie, the game is not over yet, we will definitely win this game!" Seeing Reggie Miller standing on the court like that, Meng Xu, who had already walked to the sidelines, immediately looked at the sky above the court. Returned to the court and ran to Reggie Miller's side.

"Yes, it's not over yet!" When Meng Xu appeared next to Reggie Miller, Reggie Miller's expression was a little uncertain, maybe he felt something, or maybe he thought of something, and the expression on his face immediately changed. It became firm.Even though I am no longer young, as long as I can run, catch the basketball, and shoot the basketball, then I will never give up, never, because I am Reggie Miller !Reggie Miller, who was walking side by side with Meng Xu, said softly, "This game has just begun!"

Although the sound at the scene was very noisy, and although Reggie Miller's voice was so small that Meng Xu could only hear a few words intermittently, Meng Xu could feel Reggie Miller's soaring fighting spirit at this moment, watching With Reggie Miller's high-spirited back, Meng Xu clenched his fists and shouted loudly in his heart after being stunned for a moment: "We must win this game, for Reggie, for Pacers, for Indiana, for me too!"

"Meng, are you in good physical condition?" When Reggie Miller and Meng Xu sat on the bench one after the other, Larry Bird, who had been waiting on the sidelines for a long time, immediately walked over to Meng Xu with a tactical board. In front of him, Larry Bird originally wanted to ask about Reggie Miller's situation first, but seeing Reggie Miller's resolute expression and the raging flames in his eyes, Larry Bird knew that Reggie Miller Le had no problem, so Larry Bird walked directly in front of Meng Xu.

"Larry, I don't have any problems now." Although it is not clear what arrangements and changes Larry Bird will make in the last quarter of the game, Meng Xu is clear about one thing, not only For myself and Reggie Miller, Larry Bird would never give up in this game anyway. Therefore, Meng Xu also nodded at Larry Bird, indicating that there is no problem with his physical fitness. Since the finals, although Meng Xu has fired all the firepower on the offensive end, he has not shared much energy on the defensive end. Therefore, Meng Xu's physical strength has not been a problem. According to the current intensity of the game, 45 minutes is still more than enough.

"That's good." After getting Meng Xu's affirmative answer, Larry Bird looked at the other players on the bench: "In the fourth quarter, James replaced Jermaine, and Bobby replaced Lorenzen. Use a small lineup to press the Lakers all over the court. I hope you can play more proactively and aggressively. James, you go around the front O'Neal, and Meng is on the side to help defend. You must cut off the Lakers' internal and external lines. Contact and force them to hand the ball to Kobe."

After arranging the team's defense, Larry Bird took out the tactical board again, and gathered the players who were going to play around him: "Meng, you come to break through with the ball, and everyone else is here Look for opportunities from the outside, wait for Meng to score the ball, don’t hesitate, don’t have any worries, just shoot when you catch the ball, at the same time, pay attention to running more, you can give up offensive rebounds, and try to make the pace of the game faster.”

When Larry Bird arranged the final tactics in one breath, almost all the players on the Pacers' bench had expressions of disbelief. James Posey replaced Jermaine O'Neal, Bobby Simmons replaced Under Lorenzen White, after this substitution, the tallest Pacers on the court is James Posey at 2 meters, which basically means that the Pacers will completely give up the inside line. You must know that the Lakers are With a big inside killer like O'Neal, Larry Bird's bold and almost crazy tactical arrangement scares his players first. You must know that the Pacers are already 03 points behind the Lakers. At this time, we will give up the inside , Giving up the rebound, isn't it a rhythm to let the big fat man on the opposite side fly?
"We must win!" After Larry Bird's tactical arrangement was over, Meng Xu immediately waved his arms and let out a roar. After Meng Xu's roar, the other players around who were a little stunned also shouted after Meng Xu.Meng Xu is very clear now that Larry Bird's arrangement is actually breaking the boat. Continue to use conventional tactics. The Pacers have no hope of defeating the Lakers, especially when the team is behind by 12 points. If the Pacers were to play one-on-one, not only would the Pacers have no way to get back the score, they would definitely lose even worse, so now they can only go slanted and fight desperately.The lineup that Larry Bird is sending now, 5 players have a good 3-pointer, Reggie Miller, James Posey, Jamal Tinsley, Bobby Simmons, their 3-pointers in the regular season The shooting percentage is around 40%, not to mention Meng Xu, the three-point team is talking about the Pacers' lineup.

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"Erwin, am I dazzled? The five players on the Pacers don't even have an orthodox insider? Are they going to give up?" Michaels, who was originally chatting with Magic Johnson, was so startled that he couldn’t speak for a long time. Guards, two small forwards, this kind of lineup is unheard of. Even the old Nelson and Pat Riley, two lunatics, would not dare to deploy such a lineup in any game.

"This guy is too bold, really too bold!" Magic Johnson, who thought he knew Larry Bird very well, couldn't imagine that Larry Bird would send such a shocking lineup, although James Posey In the first half of this season, he has been playing power forward, and he is also very good at defending big players, but now he is facing a big guy like O'Neal, which even Jermaine O'Neal can crush ruthlessly big shark.This is the finals. How dare you send such a lineup in the finals? This world is really crazy.

"Why do you feel that this guy is a little different?" Kobe, who was entangled with Reggie Miller after he was settled, could clearly feel that Reggie Miller's aura had changed. Every move, even every change of breath, can be observed.Reggie Miller, who scored 15 points in a single quarter in the first quarter, under Kobe's care, made a total of 6 of 2 shots and scored 4 points in the second and third quarters. So he relaxed his vigilance against Reggie Miller. After all, no matter how crazy he was, he was still locked up by Kobe, but now Kobe smelled a dangerous breath on Reggie Miller.

Just when Kobe was still wondering why Reggie Miller became a little different, Meng Xu, who received a pass from Jamal Tinsley, had already got rid of Rick Fox and Brian Shaw under the cover of James Posey. Double-teamed and rushed towards the basket guarded by O'Neal.

"Boy, I've been waiting for you for a long time." O'Neal, who was under the basket, saw Meng Xu dribbling the ball and rushed towards him. He was ecstatic at first, and then immediately pulled out from the basket, two feet below the free throw line. Mi's place has settled down, ready to block Meng Xu's breakthrough. In this round of the series, O'Neal has been waiting for Meng Xu to hit the basket, and then he will have the opportunity to teach him how to behave, but But this guy is a very badass, he never gets to the basket, either floating outside to shoot, or playing post-up singles in a 45-degree angle area. In the four games, the only matchup, he also used it as a footnote. It became the background board for Meng Xu's 3-pointer in the air, so seeing Meng Xu going to the basket at the beginning of the fourth quarter, O'Neal immediately became excited.

"Is Meng going to attack O'Neal directly?" Seeing Meng Xu speeding up and rushing towards the basket, Magic Johnson on the sidelines also showed a dignified expression. In the current league, he is definitely one of the five strongest insiders, but Meng Xu seems to have gone crazy at this moment, going to attack the basket guarded by O'Neal. This offensive choice is obviously problematic.

"Is this the purpose of Larry's change?" Just when Meng Xu was about to collide with O'Neal, the basketball in Meng Xu's hand disappeared. Meng Xu's breakthrough not only attracted O'Neal's defense, but also Leaving behind Rick Fox and Brian Shaw who still did not give up chasing, the Lakers had three players who put their defensive attention on Meng Xu at the same time. At this moment, James Posey and Bobby Simmons were all standing upright. Outside the 3-point line, no one is going to defend them, and no one is paying attention to them.When the basketball passed from behind Meng Xu reached James Posey, a beautiful arc was drawn, 81 to 72, and the point difference between the two sides was narrowed to less than 10 points.

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