Legendary star

Chapter 666 Are you going to break the record?
"Defend, defend, Jason, stick to him, stick a little tighter."

As the second quarter continued to advance, Philip Sanders also began to become anxious, standing on the sidelines waving his arms, and kept yelling towards the court, especially when Philip Sanders For Jason Maxhill, who had high hopes, for several minutes, Philip Sanders yelled at him almost non-stop, instructing him to be more active in defense.

Originally after taking over the Pistons, Philip Sanders was preparing for today. After all, if he wants to make a difference in the East, the Pacers are a hurdle that must be overcome, so throughout the regular season, Philip Sanders The Pacers game that Si studied the most, especially the research on Meng Xu, has reached the point of becoming obsessed. In the first round of the playoffs, facing LeBron James, whose technical style is very similar to Meng Xu, Philip -Sanders took the series with the Cavaliers as a preview of the series with the Pacers. In the seven-game series, Philip Sanders practiced many defensive tactics against LeBron James, and Philip Sanders The most satisfying and most effective is the double-team tactic. As long as his teammates are open, LeBron James will choose to pass the ball 100% when facing double-teams, and Meng Xu's realization in the regular season of this season is similar. .

So as soon as the game against the Pacers started, Philip Sanders double-teamed Meng Xu directly, trying to force Meng Xu to pass the ball to Tony Allen, who has average offensive and organizational skills. It was like that in the game, but what Philip Saunders didn't expect was that from the beginning to the end, Meng Xu didn't intend to pass the ball, and Meng Xu's scoring efficiency was surprisingly high today, and the game didn't end at halftime. He has already scored 36 points, and Philip Sanders knows very well that in this case, if there is no way to limit him, then the Pistons will be really tragic today.

But what makes Philip Sanders a headache is that the current Pistons can't find a suitable player, whether it's single defense or double-teaming. Peja Stojakovic has an advantage in height, but lacks strength , can’t stand Meng Xu at all, Jason Maxhill’s strength is enough, and his jumping is also very good, but as an inside player, Jason Maxhill’s speed is too slow, especially the turning speed is too slow This shortcoming is simply fatal when defending Meng Xu.

Scratching his head, Philip Sanders racked his brains and couldn't think of how to deal with Meng Xu. The Pistons have neither perimeter defensive masters like Tyshawn Prince and Bruce Bowen, nor Kevin Garnett. Especially this kind of inside line that can help defend near the three-point line, so Philip Saunders can only watch helplessly as Meng Xu blows up Jay Stojakovic after blowing up Peja Stojakovic. Sen - Mark Hill.

Thinking of Kevin Garnett, Philip Saunders felt a burst of embarrassment. The year Kevin Garnett was selected by the Timberwolves also happened to be Philip Saunders’ first season coaching the Timberwolves. In the spring and autumn of the season, Philip Sanders witnessed Kevin Garnett grow from a rookie to a superstar step by step. They also experienced the ups and downs of the Timberwolves in the past ten years. The Western Conference finals in the 10-03 season , is their most brilliant season in the past ten years, but that Western Conference Finals seems to have exhausted all their luck. After that, the Timberwolves have not been as good as the next year. Last season, they missed the playoffs with the ninth score in the Western Conference. In the game, Philip Sanders was fired by the Timberwolves' management, and the Timberwolves' record this season has slipped to tenth in the West.

Just when Philip Sanders was distracted and recalled all the things he had in the Timberwolves, the whistle at the end of the first half blew, 48 to 62, and the Pistons in the away game were already behind by 14 points after halftime Yes, the Pistons, who averaged 91 points per game in the regular season, were scored 62 points by the Pacers in half a game. This is not just a failure.

"With 39 points in the half, it looks like Meng Xu is really planning to make a big news today."

When the Pacers team walked into the player tunnel one by one under the cheers of the audience, Michaels on the sidelines said excitedly with the technical statistics in his hand.

"Haha, I hope Meng can set a new record for his highest score in the playoffs today." He made 20 of 14 shots, scored 21 points in the first quarter and 18 points in the second quarter. The score in the quarter did not reach 20, but Meng Xu's scoring efficiency has not decreased. As long as this scoring efficiency can be maintained, a single game of 60+ will even break the highest scoring record of 64 points in a single game in the playoffs and finals It is also possible. As a hardcore Meng Mi, Magic Johnson very much hopes that Meng Xu can achieve this great feat today. On the second day after the MVP of the regular season was released, he scored 65 points and beat those doubters Meng Xu, and the faces of the media reporters who look down on Meng Xu, let them open their eyes and see, your uncle is still your uncle, as long as I want to score, no one can stop me.

After the start of the third quarter, Philip Sanders did not change his double-team strategy against Meng Xu, but relaxed his defense against Tony Allen, allowing Chauncey Billups to devote his main defensive energy to In the double-teaming of Meng Xu, Tony Allen's personal offensive ability is not very good anyway, so let him go and focus on defending Meng Xu.

After the Pistons began to double-team Meng Xu, Meng Xu became uncomfortable on the offensive end. Jason Mark Hill and Chauncey Billups were two people, one in the back and the other in the front Around, Meng Xu wants to stand there and wait for the ball like in the first half. He is afraid that he will not be able to catch the ball, so Meng Xu will move more without the ball in the third quarter and consume more energy. , but at the end of the third quarter, Meng Xu still made 8 of 5 shots, 1 of 1 three-pointers, 3 of 3 free throws, and scored 14 points.
"53 points in three quarters of the playoffs!" When the three quarters ended and Meng Xu's scoring data was displayed in bold and enlarged fonts on the big screen in the Bankers Life Arena, the reporters on the scene looked at each other. Meng Xu is going to get 60+ today?
The playoffs are the stage for distinguishing stars from superstars. At the same time, the playoffs are also a place to test the true quality of a super scorer. Why is Meng Xu known as one of the strongest scorers in active service and history?Is it because he averaged 34 points per game in the regular season?Three-time scoring champion?None, because Meng Xu averaged 6 points per game in the 40.5 series in the finals, which is the highest in history with 64 points in a single game in the finals.

The intensity and scoring of the playoffs are far from comparable to the regular season. This is why compared with the regular season, the number of times of 50+ in the playoffs is pitifully small, and the number of 50+ in the finals is even more rare. 50+ in a single game is a once-in-a-year thing, let alone 60+ in a single game. Since the birth of the NBA, as of this season, only three players have scored 60+ in a single game in the playoffs. Meng Xu's 64 points in a single game against the Lakers in the finals, and 60 points in a single game against the Nets in the playoffs, Elgin Baylor's 61 points in a single game against the Celtics in the finals, and Michael Jordan in the playoffs 63 points in a single game against the Celtics.

It is conceivable that if Meng Xu scored the third 60+ in the playoffs in his career in today's playoffs against the Pistons, it would cause a lot of trouble in the entire NBA. Since Meng Xu led the Pacers After completing the three-peat championship, the mainstream media in the United States has reached a consensus that Meng Xu will launch an impact on Jordan's NBA No.

Since Meng Xu entered the NBA, because of his maverick character, Meng Xu has always had mixed reputations. Even Meng Xu has successfully proved himself in the Pacers and led the Pacers to create their own dynasty, but Meng Xu Still not being recognized by the mainstream media such as the New York Times and the Los Angeles Times, whenever they have the opportunity, they will blackmail Meng Xu. In today's game, they came to the banker with the mentality of watching a joke. But at this moment, when Meng Xu scored 53 points in three quarters, they all shut their mouths, and some of them even had some expectations in their hearts, whether Meng Xu would continue to kill in the fourth quarter Special kill, increase your score in this game to more than 60 points.

(End of this chapter)