Legendary star

Chapter 465 Evolution
"Although the Pacers are number one in the league, as long as we can defend these two home courts, then we are very likely to eliminate them and reach the Eastern Conference Finals!"

"Yes, although we are only fourth in the Eastern Conference, it seems that the strength of the Pacers is far from that of the Pacers, but in the four regular season confrontations, we have tied, so we definitely have a reason and the strength to beat them."

"Yes, as long as we can defeat the Pacers, with our strength, neither the Celtics nor the Nets will be our opponents. As the newspaper said, the great Pistons have ushered in A chance for revival!"

At 2003:5 pm on May 16, 6, before the third game of the Pacers-Pistons series, the Palace of Auburn Hills, the home stadium of the Pistons, was already packed with fans of the Pistons. After winning a victory, the direction of public opinion has quietly begun to change. After all, the Pacers, who are the No. , Now it is more and more courageous, so now many media are optimistic that the Pistons will eliminate the Pacers and advance, and even some media directly assert that the Pacers' road to defending the title has come to an end.Influenced by these media, Pistons fans are now very optimistic about the team's prospects.

"Larry, I'm going to play number 1 for this game." In the locker room of the visiting team at the Palace of Auburn Hills, just as Larry Bird was preparing to arrange the starting lineup and tactics for the game, Meng, who was sitting in the middle of the locker room, Xu, stood up from his seat and asked Larry Bird to change his tactical arrangement in this game.

After hearing Meng Xu's words, Jamal Tinsley on the side immediately lowered his head. Jamal Tinsley also knew that the main reason why Meng Xu made such a request was his performance in these two games. Poor performance, not only being suppressed by the No. 1 Pistons on the offensive end, but also frequently missing people on the defensive end. If the team needs to find a blamer for a loss, the first choice must be himself.

"Well, in this game, Meng played the 1st position, Richard continued to start at the 2nd position, James replaced Meng at the 3rd position, Jermaine and DiBacon still started, playing the 4th and 5th positions "After hearing Meng Xu's request, Larry Bird did not hesitate, picked up the sponge brush behind him, and wiped off all the things that had been drawn on the tactical board, then picked up the marker pen, and started to paint again. Arrange the starting lineup and arrange new tactics.

"DiBacon, Jermaine, you must pay attention to the protection of rebounds. In this game, I don't want to see the short guy on the opposite side grab a rebound above the two of you again."

"And James, if you don't have a place to vent your anger, then you can ask that thorny head to go to WWE for a one-on-one match after the match, understand?"

"Understood!" "Understood!" "Understood!"

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"Ervin, do you think the Pacers will make any changes in this game?" When the visiting Pacers players started to walk out of the tunnel, Michaels in the commentary asked his partner .

"Larry's mind is really not something we can understand. Maybe the Pacers will continue the lineup in the previous two games. After all, this is the starting lineup that has been used for almost the entire season. But if I am Larry In the case, I will make changes at the No. 1 position and strengthen Billups' defense. As long as Billups is restricted, the threat of the Pistons on the offensive end will be greatly reduced." Germany's magician Johnson, after hearing what Michaels said, did not give a definite answer.You must know that before the start of the last game, Magic Johnson said that the Pacers may change. After all, although the Pacers won the first game of the series, the process of that game was very thrilling, so the Magic Magician Johnson concluded before the game that Larry Bird will definitely make changes. After all, Larry Bird is a guy who always wants to take the initiative in his own hands. As a result, Magic Johnson, in front of the American audience, He was slapped in the face, so when Michaels raised this question again, Magic Johnson became a lot more cautious now.

"Irwin, have the Pacers and Pistons changed their lineups for this game?" When all the players of the two teams came out and the starters began to warm up, Michaels, who got the list of starting players from both sides, saw the starting lineups of both teams. After that, I was obviously stunned for a moment, because not only the Pacers changed their formations, but the Pistons also changed their formations in this game.

Ben Wallace, Clifford Robinson, Collis Williams, Ron Artest, Chauncey Billups, this is the starting lineup for the Pistons in this game. Riverd Robinson switched positions with Ben Wallace in this game and played power forward, while the top scorer in the Pistons, Jerry Stackhouse, was put on the bench by Rick Carlisle On, replaced by the Pistons sixth man Collis - Williams.

Due to Stackhouse's frequent omissions on the defensive end, and frequent mistakes when cooperating with Artest to double-team Meng Xu, Rick Carlisle simply put him on the bench in this game. Let him play the sixth man. As for the original sixth man of the Pistons, Collis Williams, this is a typical player with a nerve knife. Although his defense is a little bit better than Stackhouse, he is not strong enough. , Defensive judgment has always been Corliss Williams' shortcoming, but fortunately, his defensive attitude on the court is much better than that of Stackhouse. It can also be seen that Stackhouse has completely lost Rick Carlisle's trust.

And Rick Carlisle was stunned after seeing the Pacers' adjustments. Rick Carlisle was even thinking now, did Larry Bird already expect that he would change?Then put Meng Xu directly in position 1?The benefits of such a change for the Pacers are obvious. First of all, since Meng Xu has played point guard for one season in the Spurs, there is no problem for the Pacers to make such a change. After making such a change, the Pacers , the Pistons will first face the problem of how to arrange defense. Billups obviously can't prevent Meng Xu, even like Artest, resisting Meng Xu and waiting for his teammates to double-team. of.If, according to the original plan, let Artest at the small forward position continue to mark Meng Xu, then Billups will be dislocated by the opponent when defending James Posey or Hamilton.Moreover, after Meng Xu changed to No. 1 and James Posey started playing, the Pacers' rebounding ability will also be greatly enhanced. After all, James Posey also played as a power forward in the Pacers for half a season, and his average per game is close to The data of 8 rebounds is better than the Pistons' orthodox insider Clifford Robinson.

"This game is not easy to play!" Rick Carlisle, who had already known the intention of the Pacers, stood on the sidelines after the opening, his eyes closely watching every move of the players on both sides of the court.

"I must beat you this time!" Jermaine O'Neal, who had already walked into the middle circle and was about to jump the ball, looked at Ben Wallace on the opposite side, and said fiercely. In the previous two games, Jermaine O'Neal lost to Ben Wallace when he jumped the ball, which made Jermaine O'Neal, known as the "jump ball finisher", very embarrassed.

"Meng, what did you say to Jermaine just now? He seems to have taken a stimulant today, working extra hard?" When the referee's whistle blew, Jermaine O'Neal leaped into the air, Before Ben Wallace, the basketball that threw the referee into the air was transferred to the Pacers' half court. The speed and height of the ball made James Posey behind him stunned. In my impression, I haven't seen it yet. Jermaine O'Neal can jump so high and so fast.Thinking about it again, just when the referee signaled the jumpers of both sides to prepare, Meng Xu grabbed Jermaine O'Neal and seemed to say something to him. James Posey really wanted to know what was going on. What is it that can stimulate Jermaine O'Neill like this.

"Secret." Meng Xu showed a mysterious smile at James Posey, and then dribbled the ball forward.

"Nervous." Seeing Meng Xu's mysterious look, James Posey grinned, cursed, and followed Meng Xu to the frontcourt.

"Come on, just like in the last game." When Meng Xu dribbled the ball through the middle circle, Artest rushed up immediately. Although the tactics arranged by the head coach in this game still had to double-team Meng Xu , but after two consecutive matchups, Artest, who was already confident, also wanted to try to defend Meng Xu single-handedly, so this time the defense, when Collis Williams behind him was about to rush over When Meng Xu was double-teamed, Artest gestured towards him, indicating that he didn't need to come up.

"Ron, calm down!" Rick Carlisle, who was on the sidelines, saw that Artest was going to single-handedly defend Meng Xu and provoked Meng Xu with words. Carlisle felt that something was wrong. Players like Meng Xu, As long as there is no double-teaming, the defense of any player is an absolute opportunity for them. Even in the state of double-teaming, as long as he wants to make a shot, no one can stop him. Therefore, Artest Now this choice is definitely very unwise. Although Rick Carlisle on the sidelines has discovered Artest's intentions, it was too late when he reminded Artest.

After two consecutive fake moves were seen through by Artest, Meng Xu, who had adjusted his breakthrough posture, first pushed Artest sideways, and then immediately stepped back half a step. When continuing to stick over, Meng Xu started towards the other side, took two steps, and then made a change of direction. Meng Xu not only got rid of Artest, but also got rid of Collis who came up to defend. -Williams.Ben Wallace, who was just below the free throw line, was still hesitating whether to pull out to defend or prepare to defend Meng Xu's breakthrough. Meng Xu, who was outside the 3-point line, quickly pulled up his body and stood on the spot jumped up.

"Beautiful 3 points!" Michaels yelled when the basketball Meng Xu threw hadn't entered the frame. Looking at this beautiful arc, Michaels knew that the ball would definitely score. , Just before Michaels finished speaking, the basketball flew to the top of the basket and went into the net with a swipe sound.

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