Legendary star

Chapter 696 It's Time
"Referee, isn't this guy's shooting a foul? You can see that his knee is almost lifted up to our player's head. This is an extremely dangerous move!"

When the Mavericks passed a pick-and-roll again, and then Dirk Nowitzki hit a mid-range shot, Rick Carlisle, who was standing on the sidelines, immediately ran to argue with the assistant referee on the sidelines. When Cisky shoots backwards, one leg is used as a support, and the other leg is slightly arched forward, almost reaching above the waist of the defender. How can one defend with this shooting posture?So Rick Carlisle, who was quite critical of this, went directly to the referee for a theory.

"Sir, please calm down. I will record what you said, and then I will report it to the league after the game." Among all the coaches in the league, Rick Carlisle is a well-known hob meat He has a big mouth, so the assistant referee on the sidelines can't do anything about him, and it's not good for the referee to call him a technical foul for this level of competition. It is a big controversy. The referees who would continue to officiate the fifth game of the finals are now disqualified by the league for calling off that game. For these referees, their salary is not the same as that of the referees. The number of penalty games is directly linked, so after Rick Carlisle protested to the assistant referee, the assistant referee could only persuade him with good words.

From the second half of the second quarter, relying on the pick-and-roll between Dirk Nowitzki and Jason Terry, and Dirk Nowitzki's almost unsolvable fadeaway jumper, the Mavericks finally put The situation on the court has been reversed. Although there is no way to reverse the situation on the court for a while, the Mavericks are now at the same level as the Pacers.

I have to say that the Mavericks with Nowitzki and the Mavericks without Nowitzki are completely two levels of teams. When Nowitzki is not on the court, or when he does not participate too much in the offense Not to mention maintaining the situation with the Pacers, the Mavericks can't even play a smooth teamwork, and when Nowitzki participated in the offense, the Mavericks immediately changed from a singles team with chaotic tactics. It has been upgraded to a team with pick-and-roll tactics as its core.

"Dirk has already started to play? Why does Meng still have no desire to score?"

When the main players of both sides began to play inextricably in the second half of the second quarter, as the core of the Pacers, Meng Xu still did not intend to attack by himself, but continued to focus on defense and organization On the one hand, Michaels, who was on the sidelines commentary, asked Magic Johnson beside him with a puzzled look.

"What is this kid waiting for?" After hearing Michaels' question, Magic Johnson also looked embarrassed, because he didn't know what Meng Xu was planning to do, saying that he didn't feel good and wanted to give the opportunity to his teammates, but He only took 5 shots in total today. If he was paddling to save his energy, it would be even worse, because Meng Xu didn't let up in the slightest on the defensive end, and he had already made 5 steals in less than half the game. After much deliberation, Magic Johnson could only find one explanation, that is, Meng Xu was waiting. As for what he was waiting for, Magic Johnson really couldn't figure out what to do.

47 to 44, after a counterattack in the second half of the second quarter, at the end of the entire first half, the Mavericks had narrowed the point difference between the two sides to only 1 point, so when the players of both sides left the field, the on-site Mavericks fans are also in high spirits, cheering for their home team and their favorite players with continuous applause and cheers.

At the end of the halftime game, the players on both sides returned to the locker room respectively. However, looking at the back of Meng Xu walking into the player tunnel, Magic Johnson was thinking about what Meng Xu was waiting for, or what did Meng Xu want today? what to do.

The criticality of today's game is self-evident. The team that loses this game will have a greater chance of losing the finals. Therefore, both sides have tried their best to win this game. However, as the most important member of the Pacers, Meng Xu held his breath today. He only scored 7 points after halftime. It's really unusual for a player.

"Do you want to get a quadruple-double again?" After getting the technical statistics table handed over by Michaels, Magic Johnson had a feeling of sudden realization, 7 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists, 6 Steals, 2 blocks, and Meng Xu who got such statistics in the half game, it is really possible to win the miracle of quadruple double again at the end of the game.

"This kid, it's this time, and he still has the mind to play like this." After figuring out what Meng Xu did, Magic Johnson shook his head with a smile. The play in his mouth was naturally alluding to Meng Xu's actions. It's time to collect data in the finals. In this level of competition, if you still have the mind to collect data, dare to collect data, and finally succeed in collecting data, Magic Johnson has only met two, and one is naturally Meng. Xu, there is still Michael Jordan, who is known as the No.1 in NBA history. In Magic Johnson's last finals, the scene of Jordan and himself getting assists is still vivid in Magic Johnson's mind. , Because that finals was the finals where Magic Johnson handed over his scepter and stepped down from the throne. Since then, the NBA has entered the era of Jordan.

Looking back on the past, reminiscing about the past, after a moment of contemplation, watching Meng Xu walking out of the player tunnel again, Magic Johnson smiled thoughtfully. The 80s belonged to the era of Magic Johnson and Larry Bird The 90s belonged to Michael Jordan's era, and the decade of the new millennium undoubtedly belongs to Meng Xu's era.

After the game started again in the third quarter, the Mavericks and Pacers put on their respective rotations again, but unlike Jason Terry in the first half of the second quarter, Avery Johnson sent Josh Howard led the Mavericks' bench lineup, while the Pacers' bench lineup has not changed much. There are NN-Hilario and Sarunas-Jaskovicius. The Pacers The rotation lineup can't suffer much.

Less than 3 minutes into the third quarter, the Mavericks successfully overtook the score. Josh Howard, who came off the bench, successfully connected the Mavericks' offense. 3 points, but under his tandem, the Mavericks' bench lineup is fully blooming, especially Jerry Stockhouse, who can only follow the switchback when Jason Terry plays, scored 2 points in a row , leading the Mavericks to a 5-9 climax against the Pacers, helping the Mavericks to overtake the score successfully. What a group of main players tried their best to fail to do, but a group of substitutes did it.

"Looks like it's time." After the Mavericks overtook the score, Meng Xu, who was still sitting on the bench chatting with James Posey, sat up in an instant and was ready to play.

(End of this chapter)