Legendary star

Chapter 504 Do You Regret
"Jermaine O'Neal and Mutombo once again prevented O'Neal's offense, which is really incredible. You must know that in previous games, the two insiders of the Pacers were always unable to limit O'Neal. In today's game, O'Neal only made 5 of 6 shots in the first 2 minutes. Jermaine O'Neal and Mutombo's double-team made O'Neal very uncomfortable in today's game !"

After O'Neal missed the hook, Jermaine O'Neal grabbed the backcourt rebound very easily, and then threw it directly to Meng Xu near the free throw line. O'Neill, who was out of hand, looked extremely ugly at the moment. Before the start of this game, O'Neill had worked hard to make a big kill tonight, but now the situation on the court is far beyond O'Neill's expectations. Unexpectedly, the performance of Jermaine O'Neal and Mutombo, who he didn't pay attention to at all before, really surprised O'Neal in today's game. In addition, the cooperation of these two guys is extremely tacit, One is at the back and the other is at the front, making O'Neal feel as if he is being shackled, with no power and no way to use it, and it is not only O'Neal who is double-teamed by Jermaine O'Neal and Mutombo. It was extremely uncomfortable. Even O'Neal's teammates who performed very well in the previous games seemed to have lost their souls tonight, and the more this happened, the more unscrupulous the Pacers double-teamed O'Neal.

"Shit!..." Although with Meng Xu's fast break speed, even if O'Neal tried his best, he couldn't catch up, but because of the quality of a professional and a player, O'Neal still retreated, but O'Neal still Before running past the middle circle, Meng Xu was already hanging on the basket. Seeing Meng Xu falling from the basket, O'Neill spit out a few obscenities in an instant.

"The Pacers' defense today is really good. It's hard to imagine that the Heat with O'Neal only scored 5 points in the 7 minutes after the start of the game!" Although Michaels kept praising the Pacers' defense, but Michaels can also clearly see that the Pacers' defensive end in today's game is a bit weird, and it can be described as airtight.If it is normal for the Heat's outside line to be blown up by the Pacers on both ends of the offense and defense, then when Mutombo and Jermaine O'Neal teamed up to limit O'Neal on the defensive end, it is obviously a bit abnormal. In the many confrontations between the Lakers and the Lakers last season, even Jermaine O'Neal and Mutombo couldn't stop O'Neal. Today, the two of them not only restricted O'Neal, but also allowed O'Neal to play on the offensive end. It was very uncomfortable, and they still had the energy to defend their teammates.

Although they can clearly feel the abnormality on the field and can make some inferences based on it, after all, Michaels and Magic Johnson cannot make accurate inferences through detailed system data like Meng Xu. O'Neal, who has fallen from the peak, will continue to decline in his game state and ability value in the future, and this year it is very likely that he will further drop from 97 to 96.On the other hand, on the side of the Pacers, after experiencing the baptism of consecutive finals, with the continuous outbreak in the new season, Jermaine O'Neal has now entered the peak of his career and officially became a player with an ability value of 94. Although with Jermaine O'Neal's potential, further hopes are very slim, but Jermaine O'Neal's current ability value has been equal to Chris Webber, and the "fifth power forward" is well-deserved.And Mutombo still has an ability value of 84 this season, and his defensive rating is as high as 93. Under the ebb and flow, it is very normal for Jermaine O'Neal and Mutombo to work together to make O'Neal feel restrained. But from the outside world, all this seems a little weird and not so normal.

"Stan, do we need to change the game during the timeout?" Before the official timeout of the first quarter, Stan Van Gundy's assistant coach, standing next to the frowning Stan Van Gundy, asked him if he should be in the timeout When the time comes, change the team's original tactics and strategies.Although before the start of the new season, the Heat's coaching staff has already been researching and formulating methods to deal with the Pacers. After all, any team with ambitions and attempts for the championship cannot ignore the defending champion. But through today's fight, they discovered that although they had already overestimated the strength of the Pacers, everything that happened on the field now let them know that they still underestimated the Pacers!
"Let's take a look!" Stan Van Gundy shook his head after hearing the assistant coach's suggestion, but continued to stare at the situation on the court.Although the Heat fell behind at the beginning of the game and have been at a disadvantage on the court, there is no problem with the Heat's tactics. Relying on O'Neal's deterrence at the basket, he played singles inside to attract the Pacers' double-teams. The team's perimeter creates shooting opportunities. According to this tactic, the Heat's performance on the court is completely fine. Every player on the court is playing according to the tactics formulated in advance, but the ruin will be ruined. , The Heat's outside players on the field couldn't make shots when they were open. The Heat haven't hit a three-pointer until now in the first quarter. The more this is the case, the more dangerous O'Neal's situation is at the basket. Anyway, you can't make shots when you are out of space, so let you shoot from the outside and try your best to encircle O'Neal under the basket.

"A beautiful three-pointer. This is Meng's first three-pointer in this game." Since the Pacers have always passed pick-and-rolls and shot from mid-range after the opening, in this offense, the Heat He simply gave up defending the Pacers' perimeter and began to play contraction defense, but as soon as the Heat contracted, Meng Xu slapped them hard with a three-pointer.

After Meng Xu hit a three-pointer, Damon Jones, who was facing Meng Xu, was about to collapse when he looked at the expressionless Meng Xu in front of him. You said that you are more than two meters tall, so it would be great to play as a striker. You can play shooting guard, what kind of point guard are you talking about, and a big man with a height of more than two meters can handle the ball better than a small player with a height of only 1 meters. That's called a slip, and even Damon Jones is envious of it.Because Meng Xu is a full ten centimeters taller than Damon Jones, plus Meng Xu's super long wingspan, when Meng Xu shoots in front of Damon Jones, he doesn't jump, just tiptoes casually, Damon Jones, who was one meter away from Meng Xu, couldn't even jump up. What made Damon Jones feel most humiliated was that when he was attacking with the ball, Meng Xu simply ignored him and ran to The rookie who defended Dwyane Wade went, what's more, when he was open, O'Neal under the basket passed the ball, and Meng Xu, who was closest to him, stretched out his hand and made a gesture of invitation. It's good that Mon-Jones can make a shot, but Damon-Jones can't make a shot every time. In this case, Damon-Jones is really about to collapse.

When the first quarter of the game ended, the media reporters who were expecting the Heat to beat the Pacers were all in mourning, because the Heat in the home game actually fell behind the Pacers by 28 points, 17 to 11. As the core of the Heat, O'Neal , In the first quarter, he made 11 of 4 shots, 5 of 2 free throws, and scored 17 of the Heat's 10 points. Meng Xu scored 6 points, 3 assists, and 8 rebounds on 6 of 4 shots. 4 steals and 3 blocks.

In the subsequent second quarter, the situation on the court was similar to that of the first quarter. The Heat could not find a way to reverse the situation, although O'Neal's performance in the second quarter was different from that in the first quarter. A small improvement, but the rest of the Heat's players are still sleepwalking. Under Meng Xu's key care, it is difficult for Dwyane Wade to connect the ball, let alone perform well on the court. When Dwyane Wade is locked, it can also help Reggie Miller defend Eddie Jones by the way. The Heat's outside lines have no power to fight back in today's game.

When the halftime game ended and the Pacers extended their lead to 56 41-15, the fans in the entire American Airlines Arena were in an uproar as they watched the Heat players walk into the tunnel after the game. I never thought that today's game would be played like this. You must know that the Heat had won 14 consecutive victories before this game. They are currently ranked third in the Eastern Conference Pistons, fourth in the Nets, and second in the Western Conference. , the Timberwolves, the third in the West, are all defeated by the Heat. No one would have thought that the Heat would be abused by the Pacers in their own home court.

"Now you can realize the difficult situation without help!" Meng Xu sighed in his heart looking at O'Neill who was walking in front of him.For O'Neal and Kobe's parting ways, Meng Xu is both happy and regretful. He is happy that his biggest enemy on the road to winning the championship has finally disintegrated. Unfortunately, a pair of historical-level combinations have separated.Now whether it is O'Neal or Kobe, in their hearts, they only have resentment and disgust for their former partners. Maybe after a few years, when they recall their former partners again, there will be no more resentment, and there will be no more. Disgust, but only nostalgia and regret.

"Do you regret it now?" Seeing O'Neal's back that was about to disappear, Meng Xu asked softly.

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