Legendary star

Chapter 712 The strongest team in history

"The strongest team in history? To be honest, I really don't pay much attention to this issue. After all, no matter how much we are arguing, it is impossible for us to draw the Bulls back then to play a game with the Pacers."

"As for Meng, he is really outstanding. I can't win so many honors and championships at his age, so those who say that Meng is better than me have a certain reason. Of course, it is what I just said. , this kind of question will never be able to argue for a result."

It has been 60 years in the NBA, and many dominant teams have been born in these 60 seasons. The Lakers and Celtics in ancient times, and the Bulls in modern times are all teams that ruled an era, but If you vote for the strongest team in history, then the Bulls, who won 8 championships in 6 years and won three consecutive championships twice, are definitely the choice of most people. Among the top five records in the regular season, the names of the Bulls occupy three seats. If it weren't for the emergence of the Pacers, the Bulls' No. 5 position in history would be absolutely unshakable, but now, when the Pacers have a record of 60+ in the regular season for 74 consecutive seasons, with 70 wins once and [-] wins once, the Bulls and the Lakers All the regular season records created have been set aside. In this case, the discussion about who is stronger between this Pacers team and that Bulls team was naturally brought up.

When the media across the United States were scrambling over this matter, a reporter from the New York Times interviewed Michael Jordan, one of the parties involved. Cold, neither belittling the Pacers, nor blindly emphasizing how strong his team is, Jordan's attitude of one push two five six is ​​absolutely impossible to satisfy the reporters of the New York Times, so there is no After getting what they wanted, the New York Times reporter went to the Bulls' second-in-command Scottie Pippen. Compared with Jordan, who was watertight, Pippen was just like a schoolboy.

"Meng's strength is very good, but there is still a certain gap between him and Michael. As for the inside line of the Pacers, I don't think that under the current rules, Jermaine and NN will be better than the inside combination of Tony, Luke and Dennis." Qiang, and I, can beat anyone in the Pacers on both offense and defense except Meng."

Although Scottie Pippen was obviously a little bit adrift under the excitement of the New York Times, this guy still has some self-knowledge, knowing that only Michael can be compared with Meng Xu, but the Pacers players other than Meng Xu, Pippen There is nothing left to catch the eye.

After Pippen, Rodman, Kukoc, Harper and others have also been pulled out by the New York media. For the New York Times, both the Bulls and the Pacers are teams they hate, so It is also a very pleasant thing to take this opportunity to disgust them hard, but it is a pity for the New York Times that no matter how provocative Rodman and others are in the media, how they belittle the Pacers, the Pacers will As if being banned, no one stood up to respond.

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"Guys, it's the stupidest thing to talk to our opponents. The best way for us to respond to them is to beat them on the court. Of course, they are already a group of old men. Even if we win, they will not win by force, so What we can do is to surpass them, surpass them in terms of records, surpass them in the number of championships, and when we completely leave them behind, all arguments will disappear."

On April 2007, 4, when the outside world was about to quarrel, the entire Pacers team was called into the conference room by Larry Bird. Larry Bird emphasized to them again, No one is allowed to be interviewed by the media before the start of the playoffs, nor to express any opinions on the Internet about the debate between the Pacers and the Bulls.

Due to the malicious praise of the unscrupulous media outside, and some media that watch the excitement and don't think it's a big deal, the Pacers are now almost public enemies in the United States. Even some people who didn't pay attention to basketball before began to discuss it on the Internet. In addition to the Pacers, among the 15 teams that entered the playoffs, who can kill the Pacers in the playoffs, just like the Pittsburgh Steelers who participated in the NFL playoffs with a wild card last season, they counterattacked all the way. It is the same as entering the Super Bowl and defeating the Seattle Seahawks, which had the best record of the season.

After the team meeting ended, the Pacers returned to the training ground. The first round of the first round of the playoffs between the Pacers and the Wizards will officially start tonight, so Rick Carlisle is also hurrying up Adjust the status of the players, and by the way, practice some new tactics in case of emergency.

At around 4:21 p.m. on April 7st, the Bankers Life Arena, although there is still nearly an hour before the start of the game, the Pacers’ home court is already crowded with people, because the Pacers Club will hold a special event before the game today. The ceremony, so most of the spectators who bought the tickets came to the Banker Life Arena in advance.

"As a Pacers fan, I am so happy." Watching the cheers of the audience, the Pacers staff raised a triangular flag with the number 70 on it, symbolizing the best record in the regular season, to the bank. In the air of the home arena, Michaels on the sidelines commentary also said with a smile.Next to the banner with the number 70, there is also a banner with the number 74, one with 74 wins and one with 70 wins. The best record in NBA history ranks among the top three, and two of them belong to the Pacers of.

"Yeah, this is the era of the Pacers. All Pacers fans have reasons to be proud, and they have reasons to be proud." Looking up, the Bankers Life Arena, which was empty a few seasons ago, is now hung There are densely packed flags, four flags symbolizing the championship, four flags symbolizing the Eastern Conference championship, and two flags with more than 70 wins in the regular season. In just five seasons, the Pacers have accumulated more honors than most teams in the league. All honors over the past 60 years.

"Ervin, the competition for the strongest team is currently on the rise. Who do you prefer? The Pacers or the Bulls?" The game has not yet started, but the live broadcast of the game has already started ahead of schedule. , and in order to attract more audiences, Michaels threw a difficult problem to Magic Johnson.

"This bad guy." Looking at Michaels's expression of hostility, Magic Johnson secretly scolded Michaels in his heart. Regarding this topic that is currently being debated by the outside world, Magic Johnson has never expressed his position, because the Magic Teacher Johnson can clearly see that the Pacers and Bulls currently have their own advantages. The Pacers have a better record in the regular season, but the Bulls have more championships. Overall, the two teams are comparable. But compared to the established Bulls, Magic Johnson is obviously more optimistic about the Pacers, because this Pacers is still very young, and several of the main players are not over 30 years old. It is a sure thing to surpass the Bulls in number, and once the Pacers surpass the Bulls in the number of championships, it becomes undisputed who is the strongest team in history.

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