Legendary star

Chapter 679
"Shaq was in very good shape today, and once again carried Jermaine O'Neal for a layup."

"Yes, I seem to see that omnipotent big shark again!"

"Textbook-like low post singles, Shaquille O'Neal was double-teamed by Jermaine O'Neal and Jeff Foster, he hit a jumper with a back turn, Jermaine O'Neal made a defensive foul, a very beautiful 2+1, The difference between the two sides was once again narrowed to 2 points."

"Jermaine O'Neal has fouled 5 times. The Pacers replaced him with Mutombo. The two main insiders of the Pacers, Jermaine O'Neal and NN-Hilary, have now accumulated 5 fouls. Yes, Jeff Foster and Mutombo who came off the bench have already received 4 fouls and 2 fouls respectively. An embarrassing situation to use."

Jermaine O'Neal, DiBacon Mutombo, Jeff Foster, NN Hilario, from the time of Larry Bird, in order to counter Shaquille O'Neal and Tim Duncan Big BUG, ​​the Pacers have developed a good habit of collecting high-quality insiders, so the Pacers' inside strength and bench depth have always remained among the top five in the league, and the Pacers have never worried about insiders, but everyone just discovered today However, the Pacers' four insiders are still a bit small. With Dwyane Wade and Shaq O'Neal's fouls in turn, the Pacers may really face the situation of no one inside in the final stage of the game.

Before the start of this game, some experts joked that the Pacers, who had hoarded a lot of insiders, were finally able to show their strengths. Many teams will try to use this tactic to deal with O'Neal, so the Pacers have been hoarding insiders, and many people think that they want to use the shark-killing tactic to deal with O'Neal. However, it is not yet time to use the shark-killing tactics When it comes to tactics, the Pacers' inside line is almost consumed by the Heat.

"Boy, do you see that? I'll crush you all." After the extra penalty hit, O'Neill, who was retreating, showed off his biceps to Meng Xu. The meaning of demonstration and intimidation was self-evident. Yu, of course O'Neill doesn't think that these little tricks can scare Meng Xu, O'Neill just wants to overwhelm Meng Xu in terms of momentum.

"Heh, big fat man, come talk to me about this when you stop hiding on the defensive end, you're acting like a pussy on the defensive end, I don't think I'm going to be crushed by a pussy. "O'Neal caused the Pacers to kill. As a countermeasure, Meng Xu has been trying to find a way to foul the Heat, especially O'Neal. However, O'Neal is a very chicken thief. In addition, the Heat seem to have plans. Let Udonis - Haslem give the bag, and the game has only accumulated 2 fouls on O'Neill, but fortunately, Udonis - Haslem has fouled four times, and he also took the top for O'Neal Not a few times.

"Asshole." O'Neill originally wanted to ridicule Meng Xu, but was instantly speechless by Meng Xu's irony. O'Neill also wanted to treat Meng Xu uprightly, but the head coach Pat Riley gave it to him. O'Neal arranged for Udonis Haslem to be his bodyguard. As long as Meng Xu wanted to single out O'Neal under the basket, Udonis Haslem would rush forward immediately. Xu this opportunity, Pat Riley has only one task for O'Neal, that is, in the first half of the fourth quarter, do everything possible to ravage the Pacers' inside lines and draw as many fouls as possible. He doesn't need to think about everything else.

Amidst the cheers of the audience, Meng Xu directly knocked away Jason Kapono who came to defend him. After Antoine Walker was fouled twice by Meng Xu, Pat Riley used Jay Sen Kapono replaced Antoine Walker, but after only three rounds, Jason Kapono was beaten to death by Meng Xu. Bono is still looking forward to the duel with Meng Xu. As long as he can fight back and forth with No.1 in the league, he will definitely become a hit. Big contracts, fragrant cars, and beautiful women are all easy to deal with. But now, Jason Kapono even has the heart to cry. He is not as fast as the opponent, and his strength is not as good as the opponent. How can such a player defend?If it is attached tightly, it will be knocked away directly, and if it is far away, it will be passed by with one step.

After knocking away Jason Kapono, Meng Xu was once again in an unguarded state, but if he wanted to find O'Neal's trouble at the basket, he had to pass Udonis Hassler Mu's pass is fine, don't think about it, after Meng Xu got rid of Jason Kapono, Udonis Haslem immediately gave up defending Jeff Foster and rushed to defend Meng Xu, before playing, the head coach Pat Riley has already explained that he should pay attention to Meng Xu's movements at any time, and can foul him in advance if necessary, so Udonis Haslem is defending Meng Xu's Time, there is no psychological burden at all, can't stop you?It's a big deal and drag you off behind your back.

Just after Udonis Haslem was ready to foul Meng Xu when he couldn't guard against him, Meng Xu, who was about to have physical contact with him, didn't act like usual In an attempt to get rid of himself in disguise, he passed the basketball directly to Jeff Foster behind him.

When his defender gets the ball, the first thing Udonis Haslem thinks of is to return to the defense, because he can't expect O'Neal to wipe his ass, but it just makes Udonis Haslem dumbfounded. Just two steps back, Jeff Foster passed the basketball back to Meng Xu. Looking back, after returning to defense, Meng Xu began to cut down along the edge of the paint area. O'Neal was already very close. This time, Udonis Haslem could no longer stop Meng Xu from going to O'Neal.

After Udonis Haslem left, O'Neal became the last barrier for the Heat, so no matter what Pat Riley arranges, or what O'Neal thinks, it can only be O'Neal and Meng Xu went one-on-one.

Seeing Meng Xu rushing towards him crazily, O'Neill was also very satisfied. Meng Xu's retort just now made O'Neill very embarrassed. Naturally, O'Neill would not let it go, and O'Neill also knew that he and Meng Xu were the same The main factor that determines this game is whoever has the upper hand will win the final victory, so O'Neal gave up the defense against Mutombo without hesitation and rushed towards Meng Xu.

"Asshole, this asshole." Just when O'Neill thought that Meng Xu would play a difficult folding drawbar in front of him and then layup, or face-to-face with himself for a foul like last time, O'Neill opened his eyes. With big eyes, he saw Meng Xu passing the ball. Without thinking about it, Meng Xu must have passed the ball to Mutombo behind him. While scolding Meng Xu for being a coward in his heart, O'Neill had to turn his head away. Back to defend Mutombo, after he left, Mutombo was completely empty.

"Beep." The referee sounded a whistle, Shaq O'Neal made a defensive foul, and Mutombo made two free throws.

"Nice job, DiBacon." This attack, Meng Xu went through all kinds of twists and turns, and Mutombo successfully called O'Neal a foul, and after this foul, O'Neal accumulated 3 fouls Yes, so after the referee blew the whistle for O'Neal's foul, Meng Xu gave Mutombo a high-five with a smile on his face to celebrate.

Free throws seem to be a common problem for all centers. As a traditional center, Mutombo couldn't get rid of this vicious circle. He made one of two free throws and Mutombo scored the first point of the game.

After being called for a defensive foul, O'Neill suddenly felt suffocated. O'Neill's sense of Mutombo was not very good. Stepping on himself to win the championship, no one will lose face, so O'Neal has always been very upset about Mutombo. Of course, this time he was played by Meng Xu and Mutombo together, and made a defensive foul After that, O'Neal became even more upset. Once O'Neal was upset, he naturally wanted to take the basket to vent.

After Mutombo's free throw was over, O'Neal ran to the front court slowly, went directly to Mutombo, leaned sideways on Mutombo, and O'Neal began to reach for the ball, but as soon as O'Neal received the ball, he Feeling empty behind him, the referee's whistle blew immediately, an offensive foul, O'Neill turned his head and saw that Mutombo, who was still tightly attached to him just now, was lying on the ground.

Diving, this bad thing must be flopping!When did you old man learn to be a European softie! You really make me look down on you!

Just when O'Neal had organized his language and was about to scold Mutombo, Pat Riley on the sidelines called a timeout. After this offense was called a foul, O'Neal accumulated 4 fouls, according to O'Neal's character, at this time, will definitely be unstoppable. If he becomes impulsive again, the scene where the Heat moved back bit by bit with difficulty, will definitely collapse in an instant, so Pat Riley, after the referee whistled, Immediately called a timeout, ready to rearrange the team's tactics and strategies.

"Nice job, DueBacon."

"Haha, DiBacon, did you see that fat man's face turned green?"

After a timeout, Mutombo was treated like a hero, starting with head coach Rick Carlisle and Chris Duhon sitting at the end of the bench. When Meng Xu wanted to foul O'Neal but couldn't, Mutombo made two fouls against O'Neal in one attack and one defense, which is definitely a contribution to the team.

Since the serious injury last season, Mutombo has never been able to return to his previous level. Not only was his main position taken away by NN-Hilario, but his playing time has also dropped to less than 20 minutes. The best defensive player, Mutombo's defensive experience and defensive awareness are still very outstanding. In this defense just now, O'Neal just made an elbow movement at the moment of receiving the ball, and was caught by Mutombo. Taking advantage of the situation, O'Neill made an offensive foul.

Unlike Mutombo who was smiling when he left the court, O'Neal had a completely different look when he left the court, with a gloomy face, and even the towel handed to him by the substitute player fell directly on the bench seat , to vent the anger in my heart.

"Shaq, take a break first." Pat Riley's solution to the problem was also simple and rude. He didn't try to persuade O'Neal to calm down, but let him sit on the bench and rest for a few minutes. No need to persuade him, he calmed down by himself, and just now, O'Neal was called for fouls twice in a row, which completely disrupted Pat Riley's arrangement. O'Neal, who has fouled four times in total, must Rest on the bench for a while.

"Coach, I don't need to rest now." O'Neal is angry now, so after hearing what Pat Riley asked him to rest, O'Neal immediately refused. One, make good arrangements, give them a hammer, and let them know why they are called big sharks.

"Let's take a break first. There are still a few minutes before the decisive battle. There are plenty of opportunities." Pat Riley insisted on letting O'Neill take a rest despite O'Neill's repeated calls for a fight. After all, there are still more than 7 minutes before the end of the game. If It's really bad after being called for a foul.

Glancing at the Pacers bench not far away, the resentful O'Neal sat on the bench with great reluctance. For this round of the series, the Heat have been preparing for a long time, and O'Neal has been waiting for a long time. In the first game of the game, the Heat wanted to give the Pacers a surprise. As long as they win the first game of the series, the Heat will not only win the home court advantage, but also put a heavy weight on the balance of victory for themselves. chips.

In the first half, the third quarter, and the beginning of the fourth quarter, the trend of the game has always been under the control of the Heat, but in the tens of seconds just now, the offense and defense disrupted everything. After having to leave early because of accumulating four fouls, Pat Riley needed to find another way.

And Rick Carlisle, after seeing that O'Neal did not continue to play after the timeout due to a total of 4 fouls, his high hanging heart also calmed down a lot. If O'Neal can't play, the Pacers can breathe a sigh of relief. It would be even better if they could take advantage of the few minutes when O'Neal was unable to play and win in one fell swoop.

(End of this chapter)