Legendary star

Chapter 404 5VS8
"Hi, Karl, I'm leaving for Miami tomorrow, taking Michael, and going on vacation with David and the others, do you want to go together?" Karl Malone was sweating profusely in the gym while watching the upcoming During the finals, my old partner John Stockton called. After playing for a season, taking advantage of the offseason, Stockton rarely had time to take his family out on vacation. , But before leaving, Stockton still couldn't let go of his old partner, so after packing up and saluting, Stockton immediately called Malone to see if he wanted to go with him.

"John, have you completed your training volume today?" When Stockton asked if he wanted to go on vacation, Malone did not answer Stockton, but asked Stockton about his training volume today. Have you finished it? In the past, during the offseason, Malone and Stockton’s greatest pleasure was soaking in the gym and arena, and then calling each other to show off how many sets of sit-ups and push-ups they completed today. And how many shots and things like that.

"I went to the aviation center to train for 6 hours today, and I went to the arena to practice 1000 shots in the afternoon. What about you? Carl, you haven't finished your training today? Are you still in the gym now, haha." Listen There was a burst of hearty laughter from the other end of the phone, and Karl Malone couldn't control his emotions. After 17 seasons of fighting side by side, Malone and Stockton have already become familiar with each other and are used to each other. Malone is still a little unaccustomed to each other's life. Every year during the offseason, Malone desperately hopes that the new season can start earlier, so that he and Stockton can fight side by side again.

"Are you watching the finals? Carl, I think the Lakers are a little bit hanging this year." Just when Malone was still hesitating whether to go to Miami with Stockton, Stockton's voice rang again. sound.

"I am still more optimistic about the Lakers. The Pacers rely too much on the outside. It is impossible for them to maintain a very good touch in every game, and today's game is still the home of the Lakers." After hearing Stockton's words, Malone shook his head. The Jazz played four games against the Lakers this season and two against the Pacers. Malone still has a say in the strength of both sides.Although the Lakers are behind in terms of big scores, Malone is still more optimistic about the Lakers than the Pacers. Meng Xu, who owns a superstar whistle, can't take advantage of it at all.Moreover, the Lakers also have O'Neal and Kobe who are at their peak. As long as they play normally, their chances of winning are still very high.

"Reggie is really lucky!" After hearing that Malone was more optimistic about the Lakers, Stockton did not argue with Malone, but suddenly said something that made Malone very sad. To Stockton's face, but Malone can still clearly feel the mood of his old partner at the moment.

Yes, compared to Malone and Stockton, Reggie Miller is undoubtedly lucky. Like Malone and the others, Reggie Miller also belongs to the saddest generation in the NBA. When they entered the league, it was the era of Magic Birds. , It was the era of the magician, Larry Bird, and the era of the bad boys of the Pistons. They took turns to sit on the bank and ruled the league alternately.When this group of people gradually came to an end, the league ushered in a new overlord. Jordan made 6 finals and won 6 championships. Olajuwon also won two championships while Jordan was away. Players of their contemporaries were always under the pressure of these two people, unable to stand up, and finally survived until Jordan retired, and Olajuwon was declining, but the league entered the era of O'Neal and Duncan again. Old man, Malone, Stockton, Barkley, Ewing, Reggie Miller, Richmond, Payton, Mullin, these familiar, unfamiliar, retired, still persisting, they always Missing the championship trophy, he was still unable to realize his dream.

And now, when Malone and Stockton are getting farther and farther away from their vows and dreams, Reggie Miller, who belongs to the same tragic generation as himself, is only one step away from the trophy that countless people dream of. Perhaps, Reggie Miller will be able to retire soon and choose to retire with satisfaction.

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"Derek, give me the ball!" When the referee threw the basketball into the sky, this fateful game officially began. In the previous 5 games, the jump ball lost to Jermaine O'Neal's Shaquille O'Neal, in this game, unexpectedly jumped the ball into an attack for the first time. In the eyes of the fans at the scene, this is definitely a very good sign.When the Lakers point guard Derek Fisher got the ball in the backcourt and dribbled the basketball forward, just after the middle circle, he saw Kobe reaching for the ball towards him.

Without any hesitation, Fisher immediately handed over the basketball in his hand to Kobe. Fisher, who belonged to the same rookie class as Kobe, had a completely different fate from Kobe. When Kobe had become a hot superstar, Fisher Hall is still a dispensable role player, still worried about his next contract.Regarding the increasingly prominent contradictions in the Lakers team, Fisher and others who had no status in the Lakers have always remained neutral. After all, in the Lakers, if O'Neal is the king, then Kobe is the crown prince. Their status is far away. He is not comparable to role players like himself, and the battle between them is beyond his control. Therefore, even if Fisher is a little biased towards Kobe in his heart, he can't show it anyway.In the previous game, because of his poor performance, O'Neal got angry at him and Fox, but after Kobe stood up to speak for him and encouraged himself in private, Fisher's heart was not only partial to Kobe So easy.

"Reggie, let me do it." When Kobe received the pass from Fisher in the middle circle and slowly dribbled the basketball towards the top of the arc, Meng Xu stopped Reggie Miller who was about to step forward to defend him. Signal Reggie Miller, this game will be defended by himself.The focus of today's game, without a doubt, is the defense against Kobe, but with Kobe's state today, even if he plays himself, there is no way to limit Kobe.And after learning in advance that Kobe was obsessed in this game, Meng Xu naturally would not miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, which is an epic matchup.

"The Pacers' defensive position is very good. In an offense in this game, Kobe faced Meng Xu. Kobe signaled to Robert Hawley on the side not to cover for himself, and Meng Xu also turned to his teammates behind him. Wave your hands, you don’t need them to double-team Kobe, it looks like the two of them are going to deal with each other one-on-one.” When Kobe dribbled the ball and advanced to a distance of more than one meter from the top of the arc, Meng who rushed up quickly Xu immediately bent down and stretched his arms, making a defensive posture, and at the same time staring intently at Kobe who was slapping the basketball.

"Maybe it's a bit late for such a duel." After seeing the scene on the court, Magic Johnson stood up immediately on the sidelines, 5VS8, one is the regular season MVP, the season's scoring champion, and the other is the No. 2 player in the scoring list. .[-], both Meng Xu and Kobe are currently one of the strongest scorers in the league.Therefore, before the start of the finals, the league and the media have been hyping up the super showdown between the two, but in the first few games, Meng Xu and Kobe did not have a few real matchups, although half of the Lakers All the time, Kobe was used to defend Meng Xu, but on the Pacers side, either James Posey or Reggie Miller defended Kobe, just when the melon eaters had no hope for the duel between Meng Xu and Kobe , in the sixth game of the series, in this championship game, the two faced each other in the first round, and both refused the help of teammates. It seems that this game has finally entered Meng It's time for Xu and Kobe to face off.

At this moment, the entire Staples Center audience was shouting excitedly, but Meng Xu and Kobe, who were the parties involved, completely ignored everything around them at this moment. Meng Xu only had Kobe in his eyes, and Kobe's eyes There was only Meng Xu left.

　Thank you Emperor Dongyu for your reward, thank you.

　　Thank you for the monthly pass of Lan 1215, thank you.

　　Thanks to Li Bai for the monthly ticket that may not be too white, thank you.

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