Legendary star

Chapter 697 Strike
"Why is this pause taking so long?"

"Yeah, I can't wait to see our team beat these rednecks in Indiana."

The bench lineup, led by Josh Howard and Jerry Stockhouse, played an offensive spurt early in the third quarter, helping the Mavericks successfully overtake the score, especially when Jerry After Kehouse made the overtake three-pointer, many spectators at the scene jumped up from their seats excitedly, and the Mavericks players on and off the court also increased their momentum following the three-pointer. At the top, this three-pointer also strengthened their confidence in defeating the Pacers.

Obviously, with the lead in the score, the Mavericks have enough confidence at this time that they can beat the Pacers in this game!
And the Mavericks fans at the American Airlines Center are all in high spirits now, expecting that the Mavericks will make persistent efforts to defeat the Pacers in one fell swoop. However, on the Pacers side, Rick Carlisle was the first time the score was overtaken. They called a long timeout, interrupting their expectations very shamelessly.

"Okay, guys, it's time for you to play again." Unlike the elated Mavericks bench, almost all the players on the Pacers side showed no expression after the timeout. Being overtaken by the score, it is good not to blame yourself, but the few main players who are used to the big wind and waves don't care about the score being overtaken at all. Isn't it just a two-point difference? Pulled back.

"Meng, I will beat you!" After the game restarted, Dirk Nowitzki, who was standing not far from Meng Xu, shook his fist fiercely at Meng Xu. The point difference, and the current overtake by 8 points, brought the Mavericks not only the joy of overtaking the score, but also the high fighting spirit and the firm confidence in defeating the Pacers.

"Dirk, the game has just started now." Meng Xu, who seemed to have noticed that Dirk Nowitzki was demonstrating to him, turned his gaze to the direction where Dirk Nowitzki was, and directed at Dirk Nowitzki. Ki smiled.

For Meng Xu, this game has only really started now, and the previous game is just a prelude. What Meng Xu wants is to knock them down from the peak when the confidence of the Mavericks is at its peak.

"Meng's expression is so indifferent, he doesn't seem to care about the score behind at all." Looking at Meng Xu standing near the center circle with a calm face, Magic Johnson felt that Meng Xu was too abnormal.

"Am I thinking a little too much?" Magic Johnson himself felt that he was a little distracted. Isn't it just a finals? It's like two countries at war.

Just when Magic Johnson was still in the complex emotions of guessing, denying, and guessing again, the game on the court had already begun. Jermaine O'Neal threw a sideline ball. After getting the ball, James Posey did not Instead of handing the basketball to Tony Allen, he directly handed the basketball to Meng Xu on the right side of the court.

Since the Mavericks were very resolute in double-teaming Meng Xu, throughout the first half, Meng Xu did not hold the ball too much, nor did he forcefully make a shot when the opponent was double-teaming. Therefore, after Meng Xu received James Bo After Xi's pass, Josh Howard and Adrian Griffin covered Meng Xu again, and while double-teaming Meng Xu, Adrian Griffin also used the corner of his eye to Watching Tony Allen and Tayshaun Prince behind him, when the Mavericks started double-teaming Meng Xu, the Pacers' two guards, Tony Allen and Tayshaun Prince, were sure There will be one person who is unguarded, and Meng Xu's 6 assists in the first half all came from this way.

However, this time, after encountering a double-team, Meng Xu did not immediately distribute the basketball to the unguarded Tayshaun Prince, but leaned sideways on Josh Howard, blocking the front with one arm. Adrian Griffin, who came to double-team, followed by an extremely quick back turn and breakthrough, directly bypassing Josh Howard's side.

"Such a quick back turn?" Josh Howard, who has played against Meng Xu several times, still has a thorough understanding of Meng Xu's physical fitness and technical characteristics. At the same time, under the guidance of Avery Johnson, about John Howard also rehearsed many methods and strategies to defend Meng Xu in advance, but in this defense, Josh Howard was easily escaped by Meng Xu's back turn. Josh Howard, who was out of position, Now his mind is full of Meng Xu's lightning-fast back turn and breakthrough just now.

Because throughout the first half, Meng Xu was double-teaming and passing the ball, and because of his trust in his teammates, after Josh Howard and Adrian Griffin started double-teaming Meng Xu , the remaining Mavericks players on the field focused their defensive attention on the other side of the court, which is the left court where Jermaine O'Neal, James Posey and others are located.

The defensive arrangement of the Mavericks caused Meng Xu to break through the defenses of Josh Howard and Adrian Griffin, and it was too late for them to make up the defense. After Adrian Griffin, he picked up his speed in an instant. When Desagina Diop, who was taken to the left side of the court by Jermaine O'Neal, returned to the basket, Meng Xu was already hanging The basket is on.

"It seems that Meng finally stopped playing dead." Before the timeout, Magic Johnson was still thinking about when Meng Xu would wait to stand up. Unexpectedly, Meng Xu announced his victory with a dunk just after the game started. exist.

And when the Pacers' offense was completed, and just after Desagena-Diop sent the baseline ball, the Pacers once again resorted to full-court pressing tactics. Because many of the Pacers have excellent defense and strong physical fitness players, so the full-court press tactic has become a nearly perfect defensive tactic in the hands of the Pacers, but the full-court press tactic is very energy-consuming, which is why the Pacers only use the full-court press in one quarter of a game. Because of the full-court press, but in today's game, after the Pacers used a full-court press against the Mavericks in the first quarter, they began to press the Mavericks in the third quarter.

"Jason Terry misses the dribble and the Pacers go on a fast break."

Sometimes there is only a thin line between heaven and hell. The Mavericks, who were still full of confidence before the timeout, and the fans at the scene, in the attack and defense after the timeout, most of their confidence has been consumed. One attack With one defense, the Pacers overtook the score again. The Mavericks' main force and substitutes tried their best from the second quarter, clenching their teeth, and it took almost one and a half quarters to even out the score. This big hole overtook the score, but after a timeout, less than 30 seconds of game time, the situation on the court was reversed again.

Although the difference of two points is nothing to the nearly 20 minutes of the game, but this kind of atmosphere where you just take the lead and I come back is undoubtedly very shocking.

(End of this chapter)