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Chapter 57 Competition for Defensive Player of the Year

"Beep" as the whistle sounded, Miller's teeth itch from anger as he looked at Meng Xu with a wicked smile on his face.Meng Xu not only hit a 3-pointer, but also caused his own foul. Just after he took off just now, the kid in front of him deliberately leaned on him at the moment of the shot.

"What a smart little guy." Seeing Meng Xu making free throws on the court, Larry Bird also secretly praised him.

"Boy, I'll let you know later that there is a price to pay for being so arrogant." Reggie Miller was more than angry when he saw Meng Xu, who didn't forget to wink at him when he made the free throw.

After Meng Xu made a free throw, Reggie Miller chose to hold the ball himself. After dribbling for half court, the other Pacers players all pulled away. This time the offense was also handed over to the team boss to find the field.

"Young people nowadays really don't have any rules." Reggie Miller dribbled the ball and glared fiercely at Meng Xu who was defending him.Reggie Miller itself is not a player who needs to attack with the ball. In addition, as he ages and his physical fitness continues to decline, Miller's offense with the ball is rarely seen. This is not to say that Miller will not Attacking with the ball, on the contrary, Miller's offensive ability with the ball is enough to blow up most of the 2nd and 3rd positions in the current league.Compared with attacking with the ball, Miller's off-the-ball running position is better, and it is easier to play. This is why Reggie Miller's main scoring method now is based on catching and shooting after off-the-ball running. host.

"Old man, this is not a place to respect the old and love the young." Meng Xu replied to Miller, continued to stare at the basketball in his hand, and opened his arms to block Miller's dribble route.

"This little bastard." He failed to deceive Meng Xu after two consecutive feints. Miller was also a little annoyed when he heard Meng Xu mocking his old man.

"It seems that this trick is useful for most players." Looking at Miller's expression, Meng Xu also beamed with joy.In the training of the Spurs, the one who helped him the most was Avery Johnson. Johnson not only helped him sharpen his skills, but also unreservedly imparted his experience and experience in the game, including how to irritate opponents.The main principle is "swearing only exposes shortcomings, hitting people only hits the face." Most players, as long as they get angry, they will ignore the team and want to get back the field, even malicious fouls. Johnson has tried and tested this method time and again. Of course, occasionally, when he misses, the parents who are blasted by the opponent can't recognize it.

Unexpectedly, Reggie Miller, who has always been famous for his big heart, would also be irritated.In fact, anyone who has been teammates with Miller knows that there are a few things that must not be mentioned about Miller now. No matter who says it, Miller will turn his back on him. One of them is that Miller is old.In this game, Meng Xu kept mocking Miller as an old guy, how could Miller not be angry.

"This old guy, he still wants to foul me." Reggie Miller made a fake move to break to the left, and then dribbled the ball to the right and moved laterally to a distance of 3 meter from the 1-point line. Take off, most of the players will definitely jump up to block the shot at this time, and then be shaken by Miller to make a foul, but Miller's intention is not to deceive Meng Xu at all, just as Miller is about to take off, originally Meng Xu, who was close to Miller, suddenly took half a step back.

"Boy, do you think this is the end? This is just the beginning." Seeing Meng Xu stepping back, Reggie Miller, who was just pretending to jump, really jumped up.

"Cunning guy." Seeing Miller's fake play and real jump shot, Meng Xu also jumped up, trying to block Miller.

"I don't believe I can't fool you." Seeing Meng Xu jumping up, Miller, who was still on the rise, leaned towards Meng Xu without hesitation, and at the same time made a posture of preparing to shoot.

"This guy." Seeing that Miller was determined to make a foul on himself, Meng Xu was also a little surprised. As for this, if I make you a foul, you will make me a foul and return it. It's really persistent.

Then an amazing scene appeared on the court. Miller in the air tried to lean on Meng Xu, but Meng Xu deliberately avoided to one side to avoid physical confrontation with Miller.

Seeing that he started to fall, and there was no way to make Meng Xu foul, Miller had to make a hasty shot.

"Meng was completely different in the first half and the second half. Miller's two consecutive shots were successfully blocked by Meng." Just now, the basketball Miller barely shot happened to hit Meng Xu's finger, which changed the situation. The trajectory of the flight, when it finally flew out of the field.Michaels also gave a burst of admiration. Meng Xu, who was completely helpless against Miller in the first half, suddenly found a way to limit Miller after the halftime break.

"Although it was only two rounds, I have never seen Miller in such a mess, even Jordan couldn't do it." Seeing Meng Xu successfully blocked Miller twice in a row, Mike Brand Said on the side: "I think that as long as Meng continues his current performance, he can compete for the best defensive player of the year."

"That's exactly what I want to say, Mike, Meng is now averaging 3.8 steals and 1.3 blocks per game, leading the league in steals and the most blocked shots among perimeter players. If nothing else, Meng will become Mike After Jordan and Scottie Pippen, another outside player who completed 200 steals and 100 blocks in a single season, and in the history of the entire league, this data has only appeared 3 times, of which Michael Jordan has completed 2 times." Hear Mike According to Brand, Michaels also echoed for a while, and at the same time put out a series of data to prove the greatness of these data.

As Meng Xu once again hit a 3-pointer over Miller's head, Larry Bird called a timeout.Not only to interrupt Meng Xu's touch, but also to adjust the lineup on the field.Reggie Miller was replaced, and Miller was replaced by Chris Mullin, known as the "God's Left Hand". As an outside player, Chris Mullin's shooting rate has remained above 50% all year round, and the 3-pointer Hitting 45% is also common, and is best known for his unique left-handed jump shot.After Larry Bird coached the Pacers, Chris Mullin was traded. With the rise of Jaylen Rose last season, Chris Mullin also gradually lost his main position and became a substitute for the Pacers.

"Boy, let me see where your upper limit is." Larry Bird off the field stared at Meng Xu on the field intently. Today's Meng Xu has brought him enough surprises. He succeeded against Miller in the second half. His defense, and two consecutive 3-pointers, have proved that he will bring a lot of trouble to the Pacers to win the championship.After this timeout, Larry Bird sent Chris Mullin, ready to let him and Jaylen Rose take turns attacking Meng Xu's defense in order to find out his weaknesses and find ways to limit him for future duels .

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