Legendary star

Chapter 703 Galactic Battleship
"Won the best player of the month for two consecutive months, Meng Xu leads the regular season MVP rankings!"

On January 2007, 1, on New Year's Day, the NBA announced on its official website the best player of the month in the East and West in December 1. Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers and Meng Xu of the Pacers were elected respectively. Player of the month.

Although Meng Xu's data this season is still a bit tepid, he has averaged 31 points, 27 rebounds, 7 assists, 9 steals, and 3.7 blocks per game in 1.9 regular season games. However, relying on the almost invincible record of the Pacers, Meng Xu was elected the Eastern Conference Player of the Month for two consecutive months and led the regular season MVP rankings. In the 11 games in November, the Pacers only Lost to the Spurs on the road, and in 15 games in December, the Pacers only lost one game, currently ranking first in the league with a record of 12 wins and 16 losses.

The NBA league this season can be described as changing. In recent seasons, the Pistons, which have been ranked among the top three in the East, have completely disintegrated this season. Because the Eastern Conference semifinals were eliminated by the Pacers in an almost humiliating way, so in just After coaching the Pistons for one season, Philip Sampson was forced to leave get out of get out of class, and after Philip Sampson got out of get out of get out of get out of class, the Pistons sent away Ben Wallace and Peja - who were considered embarrassing by the management Stojakovic.

As the two-time best defensive player, Ben Wallace, who has been selected to the best team and best defense for many times, and the All-Star small forward Peja Stojakovic, who was in his prime, played against the Pistons. After the contract ended, Ben Wallace and Peja Stojakovic asked the Pistons for a big contract, but the performance of the two of them in the series against the Pacers made the Pistons feel sorry for them. A big contract, so the Pistons negotiated a contract extension with them, while secretly selling them. Finally, on the day they completed the contract extension with the Pistons, the Pistons sent Ben Wallace to the Bulls and sent Peja Stoya to the Bulls. Kovic was sent to the Hornets. After Ron Artest and Ben Wallace were traded successively, Chauncey Billups, Richard Hamilton and Laci remained in the former Pistons De Wallace, the Pistons' record this season has also plummeted with almost no reinforcements in the team's lineup. Last season, the Pistons, which had the second record in the Eastern Conference, have become a mid-range ball this season. Team up.

The Pistons seem miserable enough, but compared to the Pistons, the Heat are undoubtedly even more miserable. After failing to hit the championship last season, the disheartened Gary Payton chose to retire, and at the beginning of the new season, Shaq O'Neal and Dwyane Wade, the pillars of the Heat, were injured and missed successively. The Heat, which also reached the headquarters finals last season, are already on the verge of competing for the lottery pick this season.

After the Heat and the Pistons collapsed due to their own and external reasons, the New Jersey Nets and Cleveland Cavaliers took the opportunity to take their place. They have already begun to distance themselves from the Bulls and other teams behind them.

In the Western Conference, this season's bloody bridges are also connected together. Among them, the most influential one is undoubtedly the deal between the Lakers and Timberwolves about Kevin Garnett. After the lineup, Kevin Garnett expressed his dissatisfaction to the Timberwolves' management, bluntly saying that he must either reinforce himself, or send himself to a team that is willing to reinforce himself. Tim Duncan won the O'Brien Cup three times, and Dirk Nowitzki also reached the finals twice. He is 31 years old, but Kevin Garnett, who has not touched the floor of the finals so far, is really impatient. Wait, Kevin Garnett doesn't want to miss the championship like his predecessors Karl Malone and Barkley.

And the Lakers, who were reversed by the Suns in the playoffs, are also racking their brains to search around, preparing to introduce a superstar-level or superstar-level insider to form a new OK combination with Kobe Bryant. After the rumors about Kevin Garnett, the Lakers' management rushed to Minnesota like a shark that smelled blood. No, plus Kevin Garnett also had doubts about going to Los Angeles, so this struggle lasted for nearly two months, and finally the Timberwolves rejected the Lakers' bargaining chip, and Kevin Garnett stayed in Minnesota It's the end, but after such a bloody summer, Kevin Garnett's career in Minnesota has undoubtedly entered the countdown stage.

After experiencing the devil's schedule in November and December, the Pacers ushered in a relatively easy January. Compared with 11 games in November and 12 games in December, the Pacers only had 1 games in the entire month of January. There are eight home games, and the only four away games are the Knicks, Eagles, and Celtics. Therefore, in all 11 games in January, the Pacers won all of them. .

"Crowned Player of the Month for three consecutive months!"

"27 consecutive victories, 41 wins and 2 losses in the half, the galaxy battleship in the NBA!"

"After three seasons, is the regular season record of 74 wins and 8 losses, known as the least likely to be broken, going to be refreshed again?"

In the face of the Pacers' record of 27 consecutive victories and 41 wins and 2 losses, even the critical media can't find a reason to attack the Pacers and Meng Xu, so Meng Xu has also become the first player in NBA history. A star who has won Player of the Month for three consecutive months.

Ever since Real Madrid accumulated a large number of superstars by relying on their checkbooks, the title of Galaxy Battleship has spread like wildfire. After Real Madrid, Galaxy Battleship seems to have become a trend. A bunch of teams will be given the title of Galaxy Battleship by the media. No, the Pacers are now also given the title of Galaxy Battleship by the media in the United States.

And in the middle of the season, after the Pacers only lost two games, many experts and media began to speculate whether the Pacers could refresh the best record in the regular season again this season and achieve a record better than 74 wins and 8 losses. , If you only look at the winning percentage, it is really possible for the Pacers to refresh their own regular season record this season.

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