Legendary star

Chapter 592 The End of a Legend and the Beginning of Another Legend
"Reggie, you are my idol, you were so awesome just now!" Meng Xu, who ran all the way from the backcourt, rushed to Reggie Miller immediately after Reggie Miller completed the dunk. Beside him, while high-fiving Reggie Miller, he praised Reggie Miller's dunk just now.

Although this is just an ordinary two-handed dunk without any technical content or aesthetic feeling, Reggie Miller's dunk has brought an incomparable shock to the audience, because this is a man with weak physical fitness. , a player who seldom dunks at the peak of his career, and this is a 39-year-old guy, an old guy who can hardly run or jump!
"Meng, thank you!" After high-fiving Meng Xu, Reggie Miller hugged Meng Xu unexpectedly, and said a thank you in Meng Xu's ear, which made Meng Xu feel puzzled.

"Reggie, we don't need to talk about thanks." Meng Xu, who didn't know why, also hugged Reggie Miller, saying that Reggie Miller's dunk had nothing to do with Meng Xu , if you really want to force the relationship, that is, Meng Xu blocked Steve Nash's layup, and then launched a fast break, but there were several passes in the middle of this fast break, so for Reggie Miller Thank you for no reason, Meng Xu is really a little confused.

"No, Meng, I still want to thank you, thank you for giving me a full career and a perfect curtain call. Without you, I would not have won so many championships. Without you, I will not leave the basketball I love and the Indiana Pacers I love! So, I want to thank you! Thank you from the bottom of my heart!" Reggie Miller said more and more excitedly, holding Meng Xu His hands are also getting tighter.Reggie Miller's words were completely from his own heart. He knew very well that if Meng Xu hadn't chosen to join the Pacers, the Pacers would not have won the championship, let alone the fact that Reggie Miller retired. Created your own dynasty before!And Reggie Miller, who missed the championship in his life, will always regret that he failed to win the O'Brien Cup even if he retires with endless applause and flowers!

Reggie Miller's life can be said to be very rough. Reggie Miller, who suffers from polio, was diagnosed by a doctor as having the possibility of using a wheelchair for the rest of his life. Even when Reggie Miller was 5 years old, Relying on crutches to stand, perhaps it is this kind of life experience that made Reggie Miller develop a rebellious character.But the stubborn Reggie Miller did not resign himself to fate, and did not bow to the damned fate. With his unremitting efforts and the help of his family, Reggie Miller finally got rid of the crutches and braces at the age of 7, and let Reggie -It turned out that Miller recovered from basketball, that is, since then, Reggie Miller and basketball have formed an indissoluble bond.Reggie Miller has no extraordinary talent, he can't fly on the basket, so Reggie Miller practiced shooting day after day, in order to beat his sister one day.

It is such a guy, with such a ridiculous reason, who became a professional player after more than 10 years, and still played in the NBA for 17 seasons. Reggie Miller's experience is definitely a legend , But the legend will eventually come to an end. The basketball legend belonging to Reggie Miller is now coming to an end, and Reggie Miller chose to use a dunk to draw a brilliant end to his career.

The Mavericks, who were completely blinded, stood motionless on the court and looked at Reggie Miller and Meng Xu who were embracing and celebrating together. They seemed to have forgotten that the game was not over yet, or in their hearts , this game is over, and their trip to the finals is over.

Just as Antawn Jamison, who was sober, jogged to the bottom line and was about to serve the bottom line, the head coach of the Pacers, Rick Carlisle, unexpectedly called a long timeout. Facing the sudden timeout, the field The Pacers players on the stage are all stunned!The Mavericks have obviously collapsed, but the Pacers are now full of morale, and the next battle will definitely be a defeat, but Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle called a timeout, giving the Mavericks a chance to adjust , not to mention the Pacers players on the field, even the old Nelson on the sidelines looked at Rick Carlisle with a puzzled look. Obviously it should be me who called the timeout at this time?

"Rick Carlisle actually called a timeout? Is this really a puzzling choice?" Michaels in the commentary looked at Rick Carlisle with a determined face, and couldn't figure out what Rick Carlisle was going to do. airplane.

"I don't understand either, why did Rick Carlisle call this timeout?" Magic Johnson next to Michaels also has a puzzled expression.

"Reggie, the next minute belongs to you, go to the field and thank the fans who have been supporting you!" Reggie Miller just walked to the sidelines when he was stopped by Rick Carlisle , when Rick Carlisle's voice fell, Reggie Miller instantly understood why Rick Carlisle called such a special timeout at this time. It turned out that Rick Carlisle wanted Reggie- Miller has a different farewell ceremony. Compared with Magic Johnson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Dr. J, Michael Jordan, these legendary players are empty-handed, and the high-profile farewell ceremony, Reggie Miller chose to retire in a low-key manner. But as the Pacers Club, Simon Brothers, Larry Bird, Rick Carlisle and others hope that Reggie Miller can also have a farewell ceremony, at least with those who have supported him for more than a dozen seasons, The fans who have always cheered for him can say goodbye once.

Seeing his teammates who had all got up from the bench and lined up neatly on the sidelines, Reggie Miller couldn't hold back his tears, and nodded to the teammates and coaches beside him. With a nod, Reggie Miller stepped onto the court again, perhaps for the last time as a player, Reggie Miller wandered the floor of the Bankers Life Arena.

The moment Reggie Miller stepped onto the court again, the teammates and coaches behind Reggie Miller began to applaud and shout Reggie Miller's name in unison, and soon the cheers disappeared. It spread to the entire Bankers Life Arena, and more than 2 spectators and fans in the Bankers Life Arena, all stood up from their seats, clapped and shouted Reggie Miller's name in unison .

Waving his palms, letting tears fall from the corners of his eyes, Reggie Miller walked around the field from the Pacers' bench, waving to every fan who supported him, and when Reggie Miller walked to When the Mavericks were on the bench, Reggie Miller found that the Mavericks were also applauding to him under the leadership of the head coach Nelson.

"Thank you!" After nodding slightly to the Mavericks players who applauded for him, Reggie Miller continued to move forward until he returned to the Pacers' bench again.

"A legend has come to an end today!" Magic Johnson in the commentary seat applauded Reggie Miller while saying something sad.

After this episode, the rest of the game restarted. On one side were the Mavericks who were not interested in fighting, and on the other side were the high-spirited Pacers. In addition to the current 9-point difference between the two sides, after the game restarted, the Pacers A wave of offensive frenzy was set off, and the final victory was established in a very short time.

In the end, with 2 minutes left in the game, Rick Carlisle called a timeout again. Rick Carlisle and Nelson replaced all the main players in a tacit understanding. With the huge difference of 14 points, there was no need for the two sides to Continue to fight.Whether it is the Pacers who are in sight of victory, or the Mavericks who have already lost, their journey this season is over.

Therefore, in the end, the Pacers defeated the Mavericks at home with a 12-point advantage, thus defeating the Mavericks with a total score of 4 to 2, and won the championship again. , the Celtics, and the Bulls, the fourth team to complete three consecutive championships.

"We are the champions! We are the champions! We are the champions!..." When the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game, the Pacers players on the bench chanted slogans frantically, and rushed Entered the court, and the Pacers players who remained on the court began to celebrate wildly.

"We finally have a championship! We finally have a championship!" The two veterans who came off the bench at the last moment, Derek Coleman and Kenny Anderson, hugged each other after the game, and said Keep shouting: "Peter, did you see? We have a championship!"

Derek Coleman, Kenny Anderson, Petrovic, the former Trident of the Nets, when they were young, they were high-spirited and called the future of the Nets, and they also have a common goal, that is They won the championship together, but Petrovic was unfortunately killed in a car accident during the offseason of 91, and Derek Coleman and Kenny Anderson were tossed and sunk after that. The distance from their championship dream is getting farther and farther away. Who would have thought that at the end of their careers, the only two remaining Nets Tridents would meet again in the Pacers and win the championship with the team, fulfilling their dream long-cherished wishes and ideals.

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"Gentlemen, it's time for us to go down." In the central box of the Bankers Life Arena, David Stern extinguished the cigar in his hand, got up with a smile and walked towards the door. Behind Stern, Bill Russell, who was in charge of awarding the finals MVP trophy, and a group of NBA sponsors walked out of the box after David Stern. They will follow David Stern En participated in the awarding ceremony of the O'Brien Cup and the Finals MVP trophy.

"Mark, why don't you go down and witness this historic moment?" Just as Herb Simon was about to walk out of the box, he found that Mark Cuban was still smoking a cigar and had no intention of leaving. -Simon stopped, and asked Mark Cuban sincerely, as a landlord.

"Humph." After grinning dully, Mark Cuban continued to smoke his cigars. Before the finals, Mark Cuban was full of expectations and hoped to bring Dallas Back to this championship trophy, but the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment. Although the ownership of the championship trophy has now been dusted, Mark Cuban still can't accept this result. 5 All-Stars, the league's first salary, but However, the Mavericks failed in the finals. Whoever put it on, couldn't accept this result for a while.

"It's really a pity that I can't witness such an important scene with my own eyes." Shaking his head, Herb Simon walked out of the box, but the moment he stepped out of the box, Herb Simon showed a happy smile, and then accelerated Footsteps, trying to keep up with the big troops ahead.

"Damn, sooner or later, my team will knock you all to the ground." After seeing through the box that the stadium below has begun to build the podium, Mark Cuban slammed the cigar in his hand. As a loser, Mark Cuban doesn't want to stay here for a second now, let him watch the Pacers' coronation ceremony, and send them Your own blessing?Don't even think about it!
After the crazy celebration, all the Pacers players put on special costumes to celebrate the championship and walked to the temporary podium in the center of the court to receive their glory!

When the Pacers' owners, Melvin Simon and Herb Simon, took over the Pacers' third NBA championship trophy from David Stern, the Bankers Life Arena erupted again. cheers and applause.

"Let us congratulate the Pacers, congratulations to the Pacers for winning this season's championship, and congratulations to them for achieving three consecutive championships!" The Simon Brothers jointly raised the O'Brien Cup to the audience at the Bankers Life Arena During the show, Magic Johnson, who was still on the sidelines, shouted excitedly, three consecutive championships, this is a feat that even Magic Johnson and his old buddy Larry Bird have not accomplished!
When the Simon Brothers finished showing the audience and handed the O'Brien Cup to the Pacers coaching staff and players behind them, allowing them to enjoy this supreme glory, David Stern and Bill Larry Searle played together, and this time David Stern held another trophy that was about the size of the O'Brien Cup, but somewhat different.

Soon, after David Stern and Bill Russell took the podium, the cheers of the Bankers Life Arena stopped abruptly, and the Pacers players who were vying for the O'Brien Trophy, They all fell silent, and subconsciously focused their gazes on the trophy in David Stern's hand, and David Stern handed the trophy to Bill behind him in the eyes of everyone. After Russell, he walked up to the microphone, ready to announce the finals MVP candidate.

Finals MVP, although David Stern has not yet announced the winner, but everyone knows that the winner of this trophy can only be one person, that is Meng Xu, who averaged 6 points per game in 31 games, With 11.5 assists, 10.2 rebounds, 3.5 steals and 3 blocks, there is no suspense about Meng Xu's election.

"Meng, your performance is very good, almost perfect. In the history of the NBA, there has never been a player like him. You will become a great player, a legendary player, and a well-deserved king!"

After a series of compliments from David Stern, Bill Russell, who followed behind David Stern, held the Finals MVP trophy, took two steps forward, and handed the trophy to Meng Xu. In his hand: "Meng, congratulations!"

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(End of this chapter)