Legendary star

Chapter 682 O'Neal's Declaration
"Our performance in this game was very good. Whether it was Shaq or Dwyane, their performance was beyond reproach, but this is the NBA. Basketball games are always full of various uncertainties. It may not be possible to win the final victory, of course I am not saying that the Pacers' performance is not good, their performance today is also quite good, they deserve this victory."

"Would you lose the whole series because of this game? Come on, there are seven games in a series. It's only the first game. We are only temporarily behind. I believe in my team and I believe in it." Shaq and Dwyane."

"Meng Xu's performance today?"

"Meng is a great player. He is one of the best players in the league. He scored 46 points, 11 rebounds, and 8 assists today. He dominated the game and killed us."

As a godfather-level head coach, no matter where Pat Riley goes, he will be the focus of the media's eyes, so as soon as Pat Riley sat in the seat of the press conference, the reporters in the audience asked Pat Riley Te Riley threw out one question after another, completely ignoring Rick Carlisle as the winner, but Pat Riley, who had just lost, was not in a good mood at the moment, although he had been in a very good mood all the time. Pat Riley patiently answered the questions from the reporters in the audience, but the constantly changing expression revealed Pat Riley's true inner thoughts.

"I think you should ask more questions about Rick, he is the protagonist today." After being bombarded by the reporters in the audience, Pat Riley, who was already in a bad mood, finally got a little impatient.

Pat Riley, who lost the game, was in a bad mood, and Rick Carlisle, who won the game, is also very upset now. As a new-generation coach who has won the best head coach twice, Rick Carlisle is in a bad mood today. IQ was crushed by Pat Riley in the first game, and Rick Carlisle was very dissatisfied with the call of the referee today. Adding the two together, Rick Carlisle is now on his feet again. Fortunately, he is walking The latter won the game in the end. If the Pacers lost today, Rick Carlisle would probably make a big news at the post-game press conference like he did in the finals last year.

"Rick, we saw that you protested to the sideline referee many times during the game. Are you dissatisfied with the penalty of this game?" The ability to observe words and emotions is top-notch. The first question from the reporter of the Chicago Tribune touched Rick Carlisle's heart.

"Everyone can see the referee's calls. We were called 33 fouls in the whole game. Jermaine and NN were sent off for 6 fouls. This is really hard to imagine. We all hope The players decide the outcome of the game, not the referee."

"I think what Rick said is very reasonable. We were called 27 fouls today, which is too much. Too many fouls will only destroy the integrity of the game. Of course, I believe that the referees in the league are very Professional, they know how to whistle the game." Rick Carlisle was just about to lash out at the referees on duty to put pressure on them, but Pat Riley on the side quickly picked up the topic In the past, the scale of whistleblowing in today's game was somewhat biased towards the Heat, so Pat Riley hopes to see the league change the scale of whistleblowing under the pressure of Rick Carlisle, or in the following games Pacers are compensated.

"This old guy." Seeing Pat Riley, who suddenly became interested again and was talking freely, Rick Carlisle was slightly stunned, and then cursed in his heart.

"Forget it, don't care about him like him, the winner should be more magnanimous." After Pat Riley started interacting with the reporters in the audience again, Rick Carlisle basically had no chance to intervene. But what should be said has been said, and although the process was a bit bumpy, the Pacers had the last laugh after all and won the first game of the series, so it doesn't matter if Pat Riley is in the limelight at the press conference.

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"Best layup and best dunk of the season!"

After the first game between the Pacers and the Heat ended, most newspapers and magazines in the United States published the content of the game on the front page of their sports section, and accompanied it with a picture of Jason Kapono hanging by Meng Xu. The photo of the dunk, this photo also made Jason Kapono, who has been silent, quickly become popular, and earned him the nickname "belt".

It’s no wonder that these media are playing around with the wind. Who made Meng Xu’s performance yesterday really worthy of praise? Except for the unswerving stance of the New York and Indiana media, most of the rest of the media are blown by the wind. If Meng Xu behaves well, they will brag about it, and when Meng Xu behaves badly, they will definitely throw Meng Xu to the ground, making him worthless.

However, while these media are touting Meng Xu, they also predict the trend of the Pacers and Heat series. Generally speaking, they are still optimistic that the Heat will eliminate the Pacers and advance to the next round. Without him, who will let the Heat go They performed so well in a game, and O'Neal and Dwyane Wade performed so fiercely. If you don't brag about them, you will be sorry for their combined 71 points.

Moreover, the reason why the Pacers won this game was not because the team's strength suppressed the Heat, nor did it restrain the Heat in terms of tactics. The imposing dunk, the final winner must belong to the Heat, plus Meng Xu is also a human being, it is impossible to be super-superior every game, this game scored a quasi-triple-double with 46 points, it may not be the next game With so many points, it is inevitable that these media are more optimistic about the Heat.

On May 2006, 5, the second game of the Eastern Conference Finals between the Pacers and the Heat started as scheduled at the Indiana Bankers Life Arena. It was very similar to what the media expected. Meng Xu, who scored 25 points in the previous game, scored 46 points in the series In the second game of the game, only 28 points were scored, and the lore failed at the last moment. The Pacers lost to the Heat at home by 2 points.

"Fix the Pacers within 6 games!" O'Neal, who won an away game, was so excited. In the press conference after the game, in front of all media reporters and Pacers coach Rick Carlisle, he was very excited. Domineeringly declared his declaration of victory.

(End of this chapter)