Legendary star

Chapter 453 Mai Di and Meng Xu (2)

"There is a saying that you have to pay back sooner or later. When Meng Xu dunked the ball on Kemp's head with the dunk method that Kemp often used, I don't know if Kemp will recall himself back then! "Magic Johnson on the commentary booth clearly showed some regret in what Meng Xu said after dunking Kemp.As the most physically fit player in the 90s, Kemp often staged a variety of flat-frame dunks, dunk dunks, gliding forward dunks, pull-bar reverse dunks, and even an astonishing free throw line in the game. Flying dunks with both hands, as a big man with a height of 2 meters, Kemp can also pull the bar like Jordan, fly dunks like Carter, and glide like Drexler.Kemp often staged dunks after hitting and flying defenders in the game. Maybe it really is a reincarnation. In the defense just now, Kemp was dunked by Meng Xu with the dunk method he often used in the past.

"Oh, time is really a pig-killing knife!" Looking at Sean Kemp, who was forced and aggrieved after being dunked by Meng Xu, Dikembe Mutombo could only shake his head helplessly. He sighed, the Rain City monster once nicknamed ReignMan has now fallen to this point.

Mutombo and Sean Kemp are players of the same era, and they have a good relationship in private. Looking back at that time, Mutombo and Sean Kemp were very high-spirited when they first entered the league , Mutombo is known as the fifth center after Olajuwon, David Robinson, Ewing and O'Neal, and Kemp is known as the best new generation power forward.Strong muscles, outstanding explosive power, abnormal jumping, guard-like movement speed, and strong ability to assist in defense, from Olajuwon, to David Robinson, to Ewing, to Malone, in that The age of Sean Kemp is the nightmare of every inside player, but the speed of Sean Kemp's decline is also shocking. After the lockout season when Jordan retired, Sean Kemp, who was at the golden age of 29, From a dancer on the rim to a mediocre fat man, after several wanderings, Kemp, who is only 34 years old this year, is already on the verge of retiring.

McGrady is very depressed and anxious now, especially when he sees Sean Kemp, whom he respects very much, after being dunked by Meng Xu, his heart is full of mania, and he must be buckled back, that is McGrady The only thought at this moment.

McGrady's competitive spirit is far less strong than that of his friend Kobe, but this does not mean that, as the boss of the Magic, McGrady will sit back and watch his teammates get dunked and remain indifferent, especially when Meng Xu passed by McGrady just now The sentence he said: "Tracey, the game is over, the game has officially begun!" made McGrady even more furious.

After glaring at Meng Xu fiercely, and a word beginning with F came out of his mouth, McGrady ran to the basket to comfort Sean Kemp.

"The Magic sent the baseline ball, Tracy advanced very fast, the Pacers' defense is not in place yet, this is an opportunity for the Magic!"

While all the fans were still cheering for Meng Xu dunking Kemp, the Magic had already quickly sent the baseline ball. This time, it was no longer the point guard Jacqui Vaughn who was advancing with the ball, but It was replaced by McGrady. After receiving the baseline ball from Kemp below the free throw line, McGrady got rid of Jamal Tinsley who was trying to interfere with him with a big stride. After encountering Meng Xu's block near the middle circle, McGrady immediately passed the basketball to Gordon Girisek on his side. After getting rid of Meng Xu through such a cooperation, Gordon Girisek passed the basketball back to McGrady, although Hamilton had already accelerated towards the basket. He retreated to the defense, but for McGrady, Hamilton is absolutely unable to stop him. Now he can choose to pass the ball after attracting the Pacers' defense, or he can directly rush to the basket and use a violent dunk. Come and let out a sigh of relief for Kemp, who was detained by Meng Xu just now.

Without time to think, and without the slightest hesitation, McGrady rushed to the Pacers' basket after receiving the ball, but when McGrady rushed into the paint area, Hamilton, who had retreated to the basket in advance, immediately appeared McGrady On the key route to the basket, and occupied the best defensive position in advance there, directly blocking McGrady's path to the basket, unless McGrady can fly up and block the dunk like Meng Xu just dunked Kemp, Or buckle Hamilton, otherwise McGrady will have to choose another offensive method, and more importantly, once McGrady makes a change midway and is delayed by Hamilton, Meng Xu, who is chasing after McGrady, will be very difficult. It is possible to take this opportunity to catch up with McGrady.

"Do you think this can stop me?" McGrady, who was about to collide with Hamilton, took a step to the left and threw the basketball in his hand into the air.

"No, I'm going to make a mistake!" When the basketball thrown by McGrady didn't go towards the basket, but hit the backboard directly, the head coach of the Magic team, Doug Riley, was standing on the sidelines. Firth's heart suddenly thumped. In Doug Rivers' view, McGrady's shot was similar to picking a basket, but he didn't even touch the basket.

Many spectators at the scene also thought that when McGrady's attack ended like this, Hamilton's McGrady, who took a step to the left and dodged, immediately jumped up on the spot. The timing was just right. McGrady jumped into the air and was caught The basketball that McGrady threw to the backboard just bounced back. McGrady, who was flying in the air, grabbed the basketball and dunked it.

"Self-throwing?"

"Very beautiful self-tapping!"

When McGrady fell from the sky and roared at Meng Xu behind him, the Bankers Life Arena, which had been extremely excited just now, immediately fell silent, followed by boos all over the sky.

Although McGrady's self-throwing and self-dunk this time is slightly inferior to the self-throwing and self-dunk in the 02 All-Star Game, but it is undeniable that McGrady's dunk is still a very enjoyable and peerless shot .

"Meng, next time, I'm going to play for real!" Mai Di said not to be outdone when he passed by Meng Xu.

"These two guys are playing this game as a playoff game! But it's incredible to be able to maintain such an offensive efficiency under such a high-intensity defense. No wonder Larry keeps saying , Meng Xu and McGrady are the two strongest small forwards of this era!" When the first quarter ended, Michaels couldn't calm down for a long time looking at Meng Xu and McGrady who were going off the court.Meng Xu is now No.1 in the league, one of the three players with the strongest comprehensive strength in the entire league. Although McGrady is now known as the "Four Great Shooting Guards" with Kobe, Iverson, and Carter, they are no matter the honor. Whether it's achievement or even personal strength, it's still half a level behind Meng Xu, but in today's game, McGrady's performance is not inferior to Meng Xu's.

26 to 26, the Pacers and Magic were evenly divided in the first quarter, and the star of the two teams, Meng Xu, made 9 of 5 shots in the first quarter, 3 of 2 1-pointers, 2 of 2 free throws, and won He scored 13 points and sent 4 assists, while McGrady made 11 of 6 shots, 3 of 5 2-pointers, 1 of 1 free throws, and scored 15 points in a single quarter.

"It seems that this game will be more anxious than expected." Holding the technical statistics of the first quarter in his hand, Magic Johnson glanced at his partner Michaels.In fact, before this game, Magic Johnson and Michaels were not optimistic about the Magic. After all, there is still a gap in strength between the two sides, and the Pacers have just won 9 consecutive victories. Their morale is high and they are in good condition. The best result of the Magic is that the Pacers won and McGrady won the data, but judging from the situation in the first quarter, the Magic is not without a chance.

At this time, Mai Diming, who was sitting on the bench panting heavily, was extremely surprised by Meng Xu's current strength. After experiencing the madness of last month, Mai Diming could already feel the changes in his body. The power that had been restraining him was swept away after the game against the Bulls, and it was after that game that McGrady had a feeling that no one could stop him up.But today, McGrady found that after he became stronger, Meng Xu also became stronger. Compared with the previous two matches this season, Meng Xu is now more difficult to defend. With his current defensive ability, in the With all his strength, there was nothing he could do against Meng Xu. Although Meng Xu seemed unable to defend himself, McGrady could clearly feel that Meng Xu was deliberately suppressing his state to save for the next game. Physical strength, and I have exhausted all my energy now. In this case, I can only explode with Meng Xu. This result is obviously beyond McGrady's expectations.

With Meng Xu preserving his strength, he failed to suppress him both offensively and defensively. This was definitely a failure for McGrady.In the two games before the Magic and the Pacers, McGrady had reservations, and even reduced his playing time to 28 minutes. Why?For today's game!As a talented and ambitious player, McGrady is also unwilling to be lonely. He doesn't want to live in the shadow of his cousin, and he doesn't want to be the fourth guard after Kobe Iverson Carter. He also wants to stand at the forefront of the NBA, become the only focus on the field, and become the object of worship of countless people. Defeating Meng Xu, defeating the Pacers, and winning the scoring title this season is only the first step for McGrady to achieve this goal. .

But after the first quarter of the game, McGrady found that he was not strong enough. If he wanted to completely defeat Meng Xu and realize these goals in his heart, he still needed to become stronger. The whistle for the start of the second quarter had already blown, and McGrady couldn't help frowning as he watched the substitute players appearing one after another.

Although these substitute players of the Magic, under the perfect performance of the main players and the encouragement of the head coach, are full of fighting spirit after playing, but their personal ability is obviously insufficient. After only playing for 3 minutes, the Magic has the momentum of collapse. , 7 to 2, after the two sides came on the bench, the Pacers played a 7 to 2 spurt against the Magic, and the dark-faced Doug Rivers had to call a timeout in advance, allowing the main players who had just rested for a few minutes The lineup is ahead of schedule.

After the Magic replaced the main lineup in advance, Larry Bird also made corresponding adjustments, replacing Lorenzen White with Jermaine O'Neal, and Tyshawn Prince replaced NN Sheila Leo, who pushed James Posey to the power forward position, it seems that Larry Bird is going to use a small lineup to deal with the Magic's small lineup.

After the game restarted, the Magic quickly recovered their decline. Even under the leadership of McGrady, the Magic had already begun to suppress the Pacers. James Posey and Tyshawn Prince took turns, but the defensive effect against McGrady was low. Generally speaking, fortunately, after the official timeout in the second quarter, Larry Bird replaced Tyshawn Prince with Meng Xu. After Meng Xu played again, the two sides quickly restored the balance of power.

Now almost anyone with a discerning eye can see that McGrady's physical exertion is obviously greater than that of Meng Xu. After James Posey came on the court, the Pacers began to use James Posey to defend McGrady, while Meng Xu used to guard the weaker players. Drew Gooden also made up for the Pacers' perimeter defense. In this case, Meng Xu can save a lot of energy while concentrating on offense. McGrady must not only do his best on the offensive end, but also On the defensive end, we should try our best to defend Meng Xu, and it is more difficult to add the Magic as a substitute. McGrady's playing time is longer than Meng Xu, and the corresponding physical exertion is also greater.

Therefore, although it seems that the two sides are still in a balanced game, it is actually very unfavorable to the Magic. Once McGrady's physical strength is exhausted, or the offensive efficiency fluctuates, the situation on the court will immediately take a turn for the worse. Seriously injured for the season, and after Mike Miller was sent away, the rookie Gordon Girisek, who was traded from the Grizzlies, averaged 14 points per game and became the No. 2 scorer in the Magic. Gordon Girisek's performance in the game was unsatisfactory. Hamilton only took 4 shots and only hit 1 goal. There was no way to provide effective support for McGrady.As for the Magic's No. [-] scorer Drew Gooden, not to mention Jermaine O'Neal, even James Posey can pinch him at will. Relying on McGrady's performance, give the Magic a sigh of relief, so once there is a problem with McGrady, the Magic is likely to collapse in a short time.

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