Legendary star

Chapter 555 Happy New Year
"The king is so unpopular? This is the rhythm of being killed by the alliance!"

On the night of May 2004, 5, after a day of training sessions, Meng Xu and Jermaine O'Neal were left alone by head coach Rick Carlisle to discuss the Eastern Conference finals that will start tomorrow.After discussing all the tactical details, several people watched the ongoing last western semifinal game, the tiebreaker between the Kings and the Mavericks, while eating the supper provided by the team.

The series between the Kings and the Mavericks is the only series that has played seven games so far this year's playoffs. Although the King's record in the regular season is much worse than that of the Mavericks, in this round of the series, the Kings It was evenly matched with the Mavericks. After losing two games first, the Kings staged a Jedi counterattack and successfully dragged the series into the tiebreaker.However, in today's much-anticipated game, there were some small episodes in the second quarter of the game. Because the king made a head start at the beginning of the game, he led the Mavericks by 9 points after the first quarter, but in the second quarter After the start of the second quarter, the king was called several times for offensive fouls by the referee on duty, and the penalties for these fouls were all of the kind that can be blown or not blown. Even if blown, it can barely be said. But at this time, the king's fouls were called one after another, and the main point guard of the king, Mike Bibby, was off the field because of too many accumulated fouls, so people had to think about other things.

"This is the tragedy of small cities. If the king was in Los Angeles, no matter what Mark Cuban was calling, this would not happen." Seeing the TV broadcast, the Mavericks owner Mark Cuban on the sidelines After class, Lester Conor also shook his head and said with disdain.In this league, except for the supporters of the Mavericks, few people like Mark Cuban's big mouth. ,
The Mavericks' lineup this season can be described as very luxurious. The team has five All-Stars who are in their prime. The total salary of the Mavericks this season is also the highest in the league. Therefore, Mark Cuban, the owner of the Mavericks, very much hopes that the Mavericks can make a difference this season, and even win the championship, but the Mavericks are now. Facing the situation of being overthrown by the king, Mark Cuban was very anxious and unhappy after the king tied the big score to 3 to 3. First, he slammed the referee after the game, thinking that their whistle was biased towards the king. Then he directly appealed to the top of the league. It is said that Mark Cuban and David Stern chatted together for two hours.And the result after that, everyone has seen it now, the king was obviously targeted by the referee in the crucial tiebreaker.

"Poor Chris!" Seeing Chris Webber, who was called a foul while defending Nowitzki, with a depressed and helpless face, Meng Xu really sympathizes with him and his king now. Under the advantage of the referee, he was blown to death by the referee, and lost the best chance in his career to win the championship. In this season's playoffs, he was targeted again because he met Mark Cuban and the Mavericks. Well, Chris Webber is one of the "Four Power Forwards" touted by the league, who can be hacked like this. If you change to a second-tier star, won't you be punished to death?It seems that as long as Chris Webber does not leave the Kings for a day, there will be no chance of turning over for a day.

"It seems that the team is still beneficial in a big city." After sympathizing with Chris Webber in his heart for a while, Meng Xu then said in passing.

However, after Meng Xu's words came out, Rick Carlisle, Lester Conor, and Jermaine O'Neill, who were still eating supper around Meng Xu, stopped instantly and looked up at Meng Xu. .

"What's the matter, is there something on my face?" After clearly feeling the awkward atmosphere in the surrounding air, Meng Xu wanted to quickly change the subject, looking at Jermaine whose mouth was full of chicken breast salad - O'Neal, Meng Xu reached out and patted Jermaine O'Neal on the head: "Hurry up and eat your food, you ordered three servings, don't waste it."

"Meng, I went to see Larry a few days ago, and he asked me about your contract renewal." Meng Xu's inadvertent words made Rick Carlisle's eyelids twitch wildly. Have some teams in big cities contacted Meng Xu in private?Is it the Knicks? Or the Lakers?Or a bull?Although Indianapolis is also one of the top ten cities in the United States, there is still a big gap between the big cities like New York and Los Angeles. It is no secret that the sponsor behind Meng Xu wants Meng Xu to go to New York. With Meng Xu's current status, if he goes to New York, his commercial value will at least increase several times on the current basis, so it's no wonder Rick Carlisle thinks too much, after all, the contract between Meng Xu and the Pacers is now Only the last year left.

"Contract extension? Doesn't my contract expire next season? Isn't it a bit early to talk about contract extension now?" Hearing Rick Carlisle talking about contract extension, Meng Xu was also a little confused.However, Meng Xu didn't care too much. After all, the renewal of his contract is the top priority of the Pacers next year. Meng Xu also heard recently that the Pacers' boss, Simon Brothers, had made a new contract for him in advance.

"Well, it's a little early now." Hearing what Meng Xu said, Rick Carlisle was even more worried. It seemed that he needed to talk to Larry Bird and the team owner Simon Brothers in advance. Speaking of which, the Pacers have waited for decades, and finally had a chance to become a giant from a small ball. If they fall short due to "certain" reasons, I am afraid that all Pacers fans will not be reconciled.

"The king won't just lose like this." Although the referee's whistle gradually returned to "fairness" after the game between the king and the Mavericks entered the second half, one side was the Mavericks who had already risen and overtook the score, and the other side was The king was exhausted in fighting spirit and anger, so although the game is not over yet, the final result is self-evident.

"Maybe our opponent in the finals this year will be the Mavericks." Although the Eastern Conference finals against the Pistons will start tomorrow, Jermaine O'Neal is already thinking about the opponent in the finals. The level of care, maybe the Mavericks will really be "walked" to the finals this year.

"Oh, it's getting late, go home." Meng Xu really couldn't watch the game between the king and the Mavericks. After finishing his chicken breast salad, Meng Xu was ready to go home .

"Hey, wait for me, I haven't finished eating yet." Hearing that Meng Xu was leaving now, Jermaine O'Neal, who hadn't finished eating, grabbed Meng Xu's clothes: "I came today I didn't drive at that time, who will see me when you leave?"

"I'll kill you." Looking at the three chicken breast salads in front of Jermaine O'Neill, Meng Xu cursed angrily.

"It doesn't cost money, you don't eat for nothing, you are waiting, I will finish eating right away."

In 2018, the new year, I may have a wish, I hope to have time to update a little more, and finish the book as soon as possible.

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