Legendary star

Chapter 694

"Hey, Desarguena-Diop beat Jermaine O'Neal on the jump ball, that's pretty weird!"

As the whistle sounded for the start of the game, perhaps it was the cheers of the audience that gave Desagena-Diop courage and energy. In the opening jump ball, Desagena-Diop unexpectedly defeated Jaime Because of O'Neal, he won the ball for the Mavericks.

Jermaine O'Neal definitely belongs to the first echelon of the league in terms of jump balls. He was even dubbed the "jump ball finisher" by the media because he won 82 of 81 jump balls in a single season. In this way, when Jermaine O'Neal lost to the jump ball-like Desagina Diop, Michaels on the sidelines commentary was both pleasantly surprised and surprised.

"Haha, Al, Jermaine O'Neal's jump ball is good, but Tiger also has a nap, you can't expect him to win every jump ball." Magic Johnson, sitting next to Michaels, burst out laughing when Pu jumped the ball and beat Jermaine O'Neal in amazement.

For the success of Desagena Diop's jump ball, the Mavericks were obviously not mentally prepared. After Jason Terry received the basketball from Desagena Diop in the backcourt, he was full I was stunned for more than a second before I started to dribble the ball forward. I don’t know when it started. When the Mavericks jumped the ball in the opening game, they never beat the Pacers. So after the referee blew the whistle to start the game, The Mavericks' first reaction was to retreat, but what they didn't expect was that Desarguena Diop actually jumped and beat Jermaine O'Neal. This is definitely not a big deal for the Mavericks Surprised.

"Well, the Pacers are going to press the Mavericks at the beginning of the game?"

When the jump ball was over and Tony Allen slammed Jason Terry in the backcourt, Michaels in the commentary was also puzzled. When the referee whistled the scale, the Pacers rashly It is definitely a very unwise move to press the Mavericks all over the court. If the whistleblowing scale of this game is the same as the previous game, the Pacers are likely to fall into a foul crisis again in the first quarter Go to the quagmire.

The whole court was pressing, and Avery Johnson, who was standing on the sidelines, just glanced at Tony Allen and Tayshaun Prince, who were pressing Jason Terry in the backcourt, and he could feel the Pacers' strength on the defensive end. Tough and aggressive, it seems that the Pacers are ready to overwhelm themselves in the opening game. It seems that Avery Johnson, who has seen through Rick Carlisle's intentions, is flustered under Tony Allen's pressure. Jason Terry's brows are getting tighter and tighter.

"Rick, that's great. Our gamble paid off." Mavericks head coach Avery Johnson frowned. In contrast, assistant coach Lester Connor was on the Pacers' bench. Er was already beaming. Because in the last game, the referee on duty pulled the frame and slammed the body contact, which made it difficult for the Pacers, who are accustomed to physical confrontation, to adapt to the referee's whistleblowing scale. Therefore, in the first quarter of the game He was caught in a foul crisis, so Rick Carlisle decided to use the full-court press at the beginning of today's game, and first tested the referee's whistle-blowing scale. Just give up the full-court press. If it is looser than the previous game, it will definitely be a good thing for the Pacers.

Everyone knows the importance of this game. Today's game can be said to be the most important game in this round of the series. Although the Pacers are now leading the Mavericks 2-1 by a big score, once they are tied by the Mavericks If the score is exceeded, the Pacers will lose all their advantages.The same is true for the Mavericks. If they lose today's game, the Mavericks will be doomed. Therefore, whether it is the Pacers or the Mavericks, they are determined to win today's game.

The wrestling between the two sides about this game is not limited to the field. Rick Carlisle played negatively in the second half of the last game. In the press conference after the game, he even angered the referee in front of so many media reporters. They all have one purpose, which is to put pressure on the referee and the league. Although Rick Carlisle was fined $5 by the league for his big mouth, judging from the opening round of today's game, the $5 Well worth the dollar spent.

Although there are occasional key whistles, the Pacers quickly found their familiar rhythm of the game and are still trying to pull the Mavericks into their own rhythm when the overall penalty scale is loose. As the game progressed, one of the head coaches of the Pacers and the Mavericks was getting darker and darker, and his brows were getting tighter and tighter, while the other was getting more and more relaxed.

Especially when the first quarter of this game is over.When the Pacers came off the field with a score of 24 to 18, Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle even handed towels to the players who came off the field one by one to show respect for them in the first quarter. Be very satisfied.

"The Pacers defended very well in the first quarter, while the Mavericks' performance was a bit confusing. They need to solve these problems in the next game, or perform better." When the first quarter ended, Looking at the barely fair whistleblowing on the court, Magic Johnson also smiled. Is this right? The matters on the court must be resolved by these players on the court.

Judging from the game in the first quarter, the Pacers and Mavericks were still fighting fiercely, at least the game was much more exciting than the previous game, but the fly in the ointment was that Meng Xu and Dirk Novi Cisky didn't play much in the first quarter, much to the dismay of the crowd and fans who were expecting them to go head-to-head.

In the first quarter of the game, Meng Xu was organized and defensive, but he rarely shot. He only took two shots in the entire first quarter. He scored 3 points, 4 assists, 4 rebounds and 2 steals on one of two shots.

Dirk Nowitzki is similar. With Jason Terry facing the Pacers' tight defense all the time, Dirk Nowitzki pulls up to cover for Jason Terry time and time again. , It is almost the same as a blue-collar insider, and on the defensive end, after Desagana Diop puts all his energy into defending Jermaine O'Neal, the heavy responsibility of protecting the backboard falls to Dirk - Nowitzki's body, so Dirk Nowitzki can only reduce the number of shots he takes on the offensive end.

Although Meng Xu and Dirk Nowitzki seem to have various reasons and excuses, in the eyes of professionals, the intentions of Meng Xu and Dirk Nowitzki are very obvious. It is to pretend to be dead in the first half of the game, save energy, and wait until the second half, or step up to take over the game in the fourth quarter. Both of them want to take over the game at the last moment of the game, so today's game is still It's very interesting, but I don't know who will get what they want in the end.

(End of this chapter)