Legendary star

Chapter 569

"Today's game, I will definitely beat you!" When the starters from both sides came on the field and started to prepare for the jump ball, Meng Xu noticed that Steve Nash, who was not far away from him, was looking at him with an unkind expression. look at yourself.

"Then come on." After smiling lightly at Steve Nash, Meng Xu said in a very low voice. Amidst the cheers of the audience, no matter how loud Meng Xu's voice was, Nash would still It may not be clear, but Meng Xu believes that even if his voice is quiet, Nash will definitely understand what he means.

"Then let me teach you a lesson." I don't know why, but Nash hates Meng Xu's seemingly innocent smile. He is obviously a cruel guy, but he still likes to pretend Innocent, in the words of Ron Artest, Meng Xu is a complete hypocrite.What's even more irritating is that there are so many people who like this hypocrite, even his teammate, the best brother Dirk, has been deceived by this guy. I have a prejudice against Meng Xu, and the more I think about it, the more I get angry, and one day I will expose his true colors as a hypocrite.

With the whistle of the referee, Nash put away his thoughts and turned his attention to the middle circle. Sean Bradley did not bring the slightest surprise to Nash, and lost the jump ball without any suspense.

After receiving the basketball from Jermaine O'Neal in the backcourt, Meng Xu slapped the basketball very slowly and pushed forward. The Mavericks play small ball tactics, and the most effective tactic against this kind of team is to control The pace of the game, slow down to play positional warfare, and the Pacers are the team that is least afraid of positional warfare, so as long as the game is dragged into positional warfare and the Mavericks are not allowed to increase their speed, the Pacers will win at least half of the battle.

"Boy, I won't let you pass me." After Meng Xu dribbled the ball through the middle circle, Antoine Walker, who was defending Meng Xu, came up to meet him. At the same time, behind Antoine Walker, Michael- Finley was not far away, ready to double-team Meng Xu at any time.

Among these Mavericks players, if you want to say who hates Meng Xu the most, it is definitely Antoine Walker. As the former boss of the Celtics, Meng Xu has become Antoine Walker since Meng Xu entered the league. The lingering nightmare in Walker’s heart was that the Celtics wanted to use Antoine Walker, who was at his peak, to trade Meng Xu, and then Meng Xu went east to the Pacers, and the Celtics were beaten by the Pacers every year. , after one failure after another, Antoine Walker was sent to the Mavericks by the Celtics, from the leader of the team to the marginal core of the other team, all of this is thanks to Mengxu Ci, so like Nash, after the Mavericks' historic run into the finals, Antoine Walker dreamed of defeating Meng Xu in the finals and killing the Pacers to relieve his hatred.

"Why do I feel like I'm becoming more and more like a villain now?" After talking to himself, Meng Xu accelerated his advance a little bit, and Antoine Walker, who was in front of Meng Xu, After Xu started to move forward, he also slowly retreated behind while keeping a distance of about one meter from Meng Xu. At the same time, he watched every body movement of Meng Xu very vigilantly.

Just when Meng Xu was about one meter away from the three-point line, Antoine Walker quickly stepped forward and posted it. At the same time, Finley, who was not far from Walker, also began to shoot from the other side. He moved towards Meng Xu.

"Michael, double-team him." Although Antoine Walker and Michael Finley had been arranged to double-team Meng Xu before the game, Nelson couldn't help shouting from the sidelines after the game started. stand up.As a head coach who has always had thoughts about the championship, Nelson himself didn't know how long he had studied the Pacers, but after repeated research over and over again, Nelson came to a clichéd conclusion, that Even double-teaming Meng Xu, as long as Meng Xu's offense can be restrained and forced to pass the ball, as for the rest of the Pacers, in Old Nelson's view, it doesn't matter even if they are released.

After Old Nelson yelled, Finley, who was still a little hesitant, immediately speeded up, and cooperated with Antoine Walker to start pressing Meng Xu. Although Antoine Walker's defense was not very good, he was better than his height. There is an advantage, as long as he can guarantee not to lose his position, supplemented by Michael Finley's double-team, it will definitely be very difficult for Meng Xu to force the two of them. Of course, Meng Xu can also choose to be double-teamed. , Forced a three-point shot, but it is not known how many hits he can make.

Seeing that the Mavericks' double-team was in place, Jermaine O'Neal, who was preparing to pick and roll with Meng Xu near the free throw line, had to continue up and ran near the three-point line. The area at the top of the arc was crowded with players from both sides.

With Meng Xu's ability to control the ball, he would not be intercepted by Finley. Therefore, under the double-teaming of the Mavericks, Meng Xu did not panic. Instead, he used his body to sideways chair Antoine-Walker, and then He used his left arm to block Finley who was rushing to double-team, and at the same time, while lowering the center of gravity of his body to protect the basketball, he kept observing the movement of the rest of his teammates from the corner of his eye. Mutombo was already at the basket with Sean- Bradley occupies a favorable position in the card position, and Reggie Miller is leading Nash to walk around constantly. As for Tayshaun Prince, Meng Xu didn't see it, but it is certain that he has The unguarded Tayshaun Prince must be at the bottom corner behind Meng Xu's side now, or in the process of running towards that bottom corner.

Nash's defense itself is not good, let alone defending Meng Xu, who is almost misplaced. Therefore, after Walker and Finley took on the heavy responsibility of defending Meng Xu, Nash was arranged by the old Nelson to defend Reggie Miller. , but judging from the current situation on the court, Nash is very difficult to defend Reggie Miller. After only following Reggie Miller for half a circle, Nash was thrown out of two positions by Reggie Miller. up.

Reggie Miller, who had already thrown off Nash, also saw Meng Xu who was being double-teamed, so Reggie Miller did not stop on the spot and wait for the pass, but continued to run a step outside the three-point line , so that Meng Xu can easily pass the basketball to himself.

Meng Xu, who was about to turn around and attack Walker and Finley, also saw Reggie Miller's series of running positions, so Meng Xu, who had already completed a half-turn, immediately gave up his plan to break through and pulled up slightly. After gaining some body weight, he took advantage of the situation and passed the basketball out of his hand.

"Go in." Reggie Miller, who was one meter away from the left three-point line at 45 degrees, received the pass from Meng Xu, and threw the basketball without the slightest adjustment, watching the basketball still in flight , Reggie Miller had a hunch that this goal would definitely be scored.

"Rick, I think Reggie can still play for a few more years." When Reggie Miller made a super long-range three-pointer, the assistant coach Lester Conor on the bench jumped instantly. Get up, while applauding Reggie Miller, and the head coach Rick Carlisle, who jumped up with the same excitement beside him, said with a smile.

Reggie Miller is going to retire after the end of the season. It is now well known. At the age of 38, with two championships, regardless of whether the Pacers can achieve three consecutive championships this season, Reggie - Miller's career has come full circle.

"I think so too." After hearing Lester Conor's words, Rick Carlisle nodded in agreement. Due to his age, and under the deliberate control of Rick Carlisle, Reggie- Miller has played fewer than 60 games this season, and his playing time is a career-low 22 minutes. The game state is also ups and downs.Perhaps because of getting enough rest in the regular season, after entering the playoffs, Reggie Miller's state is obviously much better, the most obvious is the shooting percentage, compared to 47% in the regular season rate and 38% three-point shooting percentage, Reggie Miller's shooting percentage in the playoffs has exceeded 50%, and the three-point shooting percentage has reached 45%. For a 38-year-old veteran, Definitely a very incredible thing.

Compared with the excitement on the Pacers' bench, the Mavericks' bench on the opposite side is deserted at the moment, and the Mavericks' head coach Nelson, the moment Reggie Miller hit a three-pointer, his eyelids slammed jumped a bit.

(End of this chapter)