Legendary star

Chapter 668 The history of the first playoffs
"Meng, do you want to continue playing?"

87 to 76. When the official timeout of the fourth quarter came, the Pacers ended with an 11-point lead. With less than 6 minutes left in the game, the Pistons could not afford to turn the tide, so Rick- Carlisle wanted to replace several main players who had been playing for a long time after the timeout, and Meng Xu was naturally also in Rick Carlisle's plan.

Since Meng Xu joined the Pacers, Meng Xu's data has exploded almost every season, and voices questioning Meng Xu's statistics have always existed, but as a head coach with a professional vision, Rick Carlisle is very clear that Meng Xu He is not a player who cares too much about statistics, otherwise Meng Xu would not take the initiative to reduce his shots and spend his energy on defense that cannot be reflected in the statistics, and a player who can obviously get a quadruple double, but because his team is already ahead A player who has more than ten points and doesn't want to continue playing, you say he is using statistics?A player who can't even see a quadruple-double, will he go to check the data?So when all the fans are chanting "MVP, MVP..." and want Meng Xu to continue to play and win the playoffs 60+, Rick Carlisle also wants to ask Meng Xu first opinions, and then make arrangements.

"Let's play for a few minutes." Hearing the fans shouting in unison, Meng Xu was really embarrassed to refuse them. Another point is that, as Magic Johnson said, even if the one who won the regular season MVP had a very close relationship with Meng Xu Good Tim Duncan, Meng Xu is also a little unconvinced in his heart, so Meng Xu wants to prove to everyone today, the day the league awards the regular season MVP to Tim Duncan, that he is still that An omnipotent super scorer who proves that he is the best and strongest player in the league.

"Huh? Are you really going to play again?" Obviously, Meng Xu's answer was obviously beyond Rick Carlisle's expectations, and Meng Xu said that he would continue to play, which probably disrupted Rick Carlisle's plan. arrange.

"Of course, if you say you get 60 points, you have to get 60 points." Meng Xu, who had already told Peja Stojakovic that he wanted to get 60 points at the beginning of the game, naturally didn't want to back down on his words.

"Okay then." Although Rick Carlisle is the head coach, Rick Carlisle can't beat Meng Xu, so after Meng Xu decided to continue playing, Rick Carlisle had to change his previous arrangement.

"It's too deceiving!" After the official timeout ended, Philip Sanders' face darkened when he saw the Pacers' lineup. Philip Sanders, who felt that he was powerless, after the official timeout , just replaced a few main players who played for a long time, and let Peja Stojakovic continue to play with a few substitutes. It is obvious that Philip Saunders gave up the game, but the walk However, Meng Xu, who had already scored 56 points, continued to play again.

"Peja, Jason, Antonio, keep an eye on him, don't let that bastard score." Meng Xu continued to play when the Pistons had given up the game, and his intention to score 60 points was very obvious. So Philip Sanders is not polite. Anyway, this game is a loser, so just break the can and smash it. Philip Sanders waved his hand and signaled the Pistons players on the field to give up all the rest. The Pacers players put all their energy into dealing with Meng Xu.

"It's crazy. In order to prevent Meng Xu from scoring 60 points, the Pistons have started to defend Meng Xu with all means." After all the players ignored it, the fans at the scene, the reporters and commentators on the sidelines were all dumbfounded.

60+ points in a single game in the playoffs is a great honor for Meng Xu, and a rare scoring feast for the fans and reporters on the sidelines, but for the Pistons, it will never be possible. The shame of getting rid of it, so the current behavior of the Pistons is also understandable. For them who have no hope of victory, limiting Meng Xu's scoring to less than 60 points is already the greatest consolation.

Although the Pistons' double-team defense against Meng Xu is crazy, they also have to grasp the scale. The NBA has introduced some new rules this season. Many defensive moves that could be used before will now be regarded as fouls. One of the biggest victims under the rules, the Pistons have a deep understanding of this. Pistons stars Chauncey Billups and Ben Wallace have publicly complained many times that this new rule is too biased towards offensive players , But it's useless, how can the arms twist past the thighs, all they can do is to adapt to this new rule.

If it was in the past, when more than three players double-teamed together, not to mention attacking, even catching the ball was a very difficult thing. Putting a kidnapper, pushing the calf, pulling the jersey, or even directly hugging the waist, these were all in the past. It is a legal and very effective defensive move, and now all of them are subject to fouls. In addition, Meng Xu is a superstar under the care of the league, so although the Pistons' double-teaming looks fierce and full of momentum, it is actually However, there are big flaws and gaps.

"I'm determined to score 60 points, and no one can stop me." When Meng Xu was surrounded by many people from the Pistons, he tossed and turned, and after struggling to throw the basketball in his hand, Meng Xu who fell from the air Xu, who didn't care whether the basketball he threw went in or not, just waved his arms at Jason Maxhill and Peja Stojakovic who were still around him, and roared angrily.

"58 points, 58 points!" With the cheers sounding from the Bankers Life Arena, Meng Xu reluctantly threw a basketball, spun twice on the basket and fell into the net.

When Meng Xu made a shot, Philip Sanders on the sidelines was dumbfounded. Can such a defense stop him?Can such a shot be scored?
Just when Philip Saunders was still at a loss and didn't know how to deal with it next, there was a burst of loud cheers, which made Philip Saunders turn his attention to the field again, and Meng Xu won. After the 58th point of the game, the Pistons players were already a little panicked. In this attack, Meng Xu directly intercepted the ball and launched a fast break.

Soon, the DJ on the scene shouted out Meng Xu's statistics after the fast break with a long voice. The already crazy atmosphere in the Banker's Life Stadium directly climbed to the top, and all the fans shouted in unison Meng Xu's name was mentioned, followed by waves of MVP shouts.

32 of 22 shots, 60 points, 9 rebounds, and 5 steals. In the first game of the Eastern Conference semifinals against the Pistons, Meng Xu scored the third playoff 60+ in his career At the same time, it is also the seventh 7+ in a single game in his career, and the 60th 7+ in his career. Although there is still a big gap from Chamberlain, an old pervert, Meng Xu has also become the 60+ in a single game in NBA history. The second most player, and also the player with the most 60+ times in a single game in the playoffs.

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