Legendary star

Chapter 551
"Tonight's game, if the Nets still have no improvement, then this round of the series may end here." On May 2004, 5, the Nets sat at home and ushered in the Eastern Conference semifinals against the Pacers. In the third matchup in the previous two away games, because the inside line was blown up by the Pacers, there is no suspense that the Nets lost in these two games.After losing two away games, tonight's game is undoubtedly a very critical game for the Nets, and they have no way out.However, as long as they can keep today's home court, the Nets can still retain a glimmer of hope for promotion. If they lose this evening's home court, then the Nets should really consider where to go fishing this summer. After all, in the history of the NBA, there has never been a series that has come back after falling behind 10 to 0.

"The performance of the Nets in this series is really disappointing, especially Kenyon Martin, it seems that after experiencing the setback in the first game, he lost all his energy. In one game, the whole game was timid, and he didn’t look like an All-Star.” Obviously, Magic Johnson is very disappointed with Kenyon Martin now. You must know that Magic Johnson was looking forward to Kenyon Martin. Martin can overcome setbacks and pressures, go one step further, and become a quasi-superstar. Kenyon Martin has this talent and potential, but judging from Kenyon Martin's performance in the second game, this guy is afraid that he will let the Magic Division Johnson was disappointed.

"Oh, Elvin, look what I saw?" Just as Magic Johnson was still chatting with Michaels about the current situation of the Nets, Michaels, who had already got the starting lineup list of both sides for this game, was like Like discovering a new continent, he pushed Magic Johnson's arm several times in a row.

"This is? A lineup of three insiders!" Magic Johnson, who took over the starting roster from Michaels, just glanced at it and discovered the clues.Jason Collins, Kenyon Martin, Lorenzen White, and Lawrence Frank actually dispatched a three-inside starting lineup today. It seems that Jermaine O'Neal's excellent performance in the first two games made Lawrence -Frank is very afraid, even in order to offset the advantages of Jermaine O'Neal and Mutombo, he directly sent three insiders, but in this way, the Nets will inevitably have to relax a lot in the defense of the outside , and the Pacers have a large group of three-point shooters.

"The Nets' tactics today are very clear. The three inside tactics are definitely very effective in limiting Jermaine O'Neal's performance at the basket and the Pacers' breakthrough, but for the Nets' two guards, today This game is a very big test. After all, whether it is Jason Kidd or Robert Parker, their height is not enough to face Meng Xu and Reggie Miller."

"Al, there is no best-of-both-world option in this world. Since Lawrence Frank has chosen to strengthen the defense and offense of the interior, the defense of the exterior will inevitably be weakened." After a few minutes of observation and consideration, Magic Johnson also probably Guess Lawrence Frank's intentions. Lawrence Frank's tactics and arrangements today are actually a gamble. Put three insiders under the basket and two point guards outside. It is obvious that he is telling the Pacers to shoot outside if they have the ability. I.For Lawrence Frank's behavior of putting his death to the ground, regardless of the result, first of all, Magic Johnson still has a little appreciation for Lawrence Frank's daring to fight back.

"I hope they don't let me down." Lawrence Frank is also very aware of the consequences of his arrangement, but apart from doing so, Lawrence Frank can't find any way now, in terms of on-the-spot command and tactics In terms of attainments, Lawrence Frank is not even as good as his predecessor Byron Scott, so now Lawrence Frank can't think of any other way except to take a gamble.It is basically consistent with Magic Johnson's guess. In today's game, Lawrence Frank is going to let Meng Xu shoot from the outside. After all, no matter how high your outside shooting percentage is, it can't be compared with the blue line. Compared with the offense under the basket, outside shooting is basically not lethal.

With the whistle of the referee on duty, Lawrence Frank put away his thoughts and put all his attention on the center of the court.There, the referee on duty had already thrown the basketball in the sky, and as the whistle sounded, Jermaine O'Neal and Kenyon Martin also jumped up at the same time, just like the previous game, Jay Maine O'Neal defeated Kenyon Martin very easily and grabbed the ball for the Pacers' first wave of offense.Although it was no accident that he lost the jump ball, Lawrence Frank was relieved that Kenyon Martin was in a much better state today, and it seemed that his heart-to-heart talks with him two days ago had paid off.

After getting the ball this time, Meng Xu dribbled the basketball to the front court quickly, but the Nets, which had been prepared for a long time, did not give Meng Xu a chance to launch a fast break, and the Nets also changed their opponents in the previous two games. Meng Xu's defensive strategy allowed Robert Parker, a 35-year-old veteran, to defend Meng Xu alone.

Due to intermittent injuries and increasing age, Robert Parker is no longer at his peak, but Robert Parker is also a very versatile point guard. He even scored 18+8+5 in his peak season, although his body is no longer at his peak. , but his defensive awareness is still there.

So when Meng Xu dribbled the ball to the top of the arc, Robert Parker posted it. Compared with Richard Jefferson's defense, Robert Parker was obviously much more sophisticated, and Robert Parker secretly There are also a lot of small moves, but Robert Parker's shortcomings are also obvious, that is, he is less than 1 meters tall. It is undoubtedly a very disadvantageous height to defend against Meng Xu alone.

After observing the defensive position of the Nets, Meng Xu jumped up directly under the defense of Robert Parker. Since you give me a chance, I will not be polite.

"Beautiful pull-up jumper, Robert Parker's height is really too short." With the sound of a swipe, when Meng Xu made a pull-up three-pointer, the Continental Airlines Arena, which was still booing just now, fell silent instantly.

"Today's game is interesting." After Meng Xu hit a three-pointer, Magic Johnson on the sidelines showed an elusive smile. Meng Xu's touch today looks pretty good, and now the Nets deliberately let him go Shooting, it seems that Meng Xu is going to get another high score today. It would be even more interesting if he could set a new scoring record in the playoffs.

"Yeah." Michaels on the side nodded after hearing the magician's words. Compared with last season's 40+, 50+, and even Meng Xulai who scored 82 points in Madison Square Garden Said that Meng Xu has been too low-key this season, especially after entering the playoffs. In the 6 games that have ended, Meng Xu only scored more than 30 points in one game.

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