Legendary star

Chapter 715
"MVP, MVP, MVP..."

When the first quarter ended, one after another MVP shouts resounded over the MCI Center, and these cheers were undoubtedly given to Gilbert Ali, who performed the best in the first quarter Nas's.

Because Eddie Jordan adjusted the starting lineup of the Wizards in this game and strengthened the control of rebounds, the corresponding Wizards' offense was also significantly weakened. In the presence of the main point guard Stevenson When he was on, the Wizards could barely organize a smooth offense, but after Stevenson went off, the Wizards became a complete singles team. Throughout the first quarter, the Wizards' offensive tactics were very Simple, that is, Arenas and Butler take turns playing singles with the ball.

The singles tactic is the simplest of all basketball tactics. This tactic of tying the whole team's offense to one person is also the easiest tactic to be defended and targeted. Moreover, the singles tactic also has the lowest upper limit of all basketball tactics. A tactic, especially in the playoffs where the intensity of the game is increasing, the shortcomings of the singles tactic will be infinitely magnified. Even if it is as strong as Jordan, when playing the singles tactic, there is no way to lead the Bulls in the playoffs. There was a breakthrough in the game.

But in today's game, the Wizards' singles tactics worked wonders, especially in front of Arenas' unreasonable three-pointers one after another. Tony Allen's defense was basically like air. After Arenas catches the ball two meters away from the three-point line, Tony Allen will be very embarrassed. It is very likely that Arenas will break through and not stick to the defense. Arenas is a super long-range three-pointer. Facing Arenas' X**T strategy, Tony Allen is really powerless Well, if the shooting percentage of Arenas' X**T is not good, it's okay to say that Tony Allen can let him shoot casually, but the shooting percentage of Arenas' X**T is still very good. Of the 6 shots in the first quarter, he actually hit 3 times.

"Eddie Jordan played very well today. Throughout the first quarter, the Pacers failed to grab an offensive rebound and fell behind the Wizards on total rebounds. That's why the Wizards took the lead after the first quarter. an important reason for the

When the first quarter was over, taking advantage of the commercial break, Michaels also began to discuss with Magic Johnson the gains and losses of the Pacers and Wizards in the first quarter. People have a feeling of getting better and better and stronger. From the disastrous loss in the first game to the narrow loss in the second game, they have always been ahead of the Pacers in today's game. Maybe the Wizards have really found it now. It feels like the playoffs.

"Brandon Haywood and Edon Thomas are really good at protecting the backboard, but the fly in the ointment is that their offensive ability is too weak, Gilbert can't always maintain With such a touch, once the Wizards cannot open the outside line, the situation on the field will soon be reversed." After Michaels finished speaking, Magic Johnson continued to say that the current situation on the field looks good for the Wizards. It is advantageous, but all of this is based on Arenas' extremely hot touch in the first quarter. How to play, they will be cool in a few minutes.

"Haha, Erwin, I think your worries are obviously unnecessary."

While Elvin Johnson was still talking about the situation the Wizards would face after Arenas cooled down, Arenas, who had already played again, hit a mid-range shot after the start of the second quarter. The point difference between the two sides was directly widened to 6 points.

"El, my worry is not superfluous. It is impossible for any player to maintain a fiery touch throughout the game, and Gilbert is the same. As the game continues to advance, the Pacers will inevitably strengthen their support for him." Defense, and his physical strength will gradually be exhausted." Although Magic Johnson was slapped in the face by Arenas with facts, Magic Johnson still has a very confident expression. No player will always be iron, Correspondingly, any player will not be accurate all the time. This is an iron law that no one can escape. Don't look at Arenas's hot hands now, maybe in a minute he will be so iron that even he is afraid.

"Ervin, let us wait and see, haha." Michaels was also very happy to see Magic Johnson being slapped in the face. You can't see your partner being slapped in the face, don't add insult to injury, and gloat over others' misfortune, how can you be worthy of the friendship between the two of them for so many years.

"Is Rick Carlisle going to watch Arenas keep scoring like this?" When Arenas hit another goal in the next attack, Magic Johnson frowned involuntarily. , it stands to reason that at the end of the first quarter, Rick Carlisle should adjust his defensive strategy against Arenas, but Rick Carlisle did not do so, but insisted on letting Tony Allen defend Ali alone Nas and Magic Johnson couldn't understand what Rick Carlisle was thinking. Could it be that he wanted to wait for Arenas to cool down?It's too funny to pin the hope of victory on the opponent's mistakes!

Soon after Arenas scored two goals in a row, the Pacers' defensive position changed. Meng Xu replaced Tony Allen to defend Arenas himself, and Tony Allen should switch to defend Butler. Well, as for Tyshawn Prince, who was originally defending Butler, he took Meng Xu's place and got entangled with Antawn Jamison.It seems that during the timeout just now, Rick Carlisle had already arranged everything in advance. If Arenas' feeling drops, the Pacers will continue to maintain the original defensive strategy. If Arenas' feeling is still hot, Then Meng Xu will personally go out to defend Arenas.

There is no doubt that the Pacers with Meng Xu, James Posey, Tyshawn Prince, and Tony Allen are the team with the strongest perimeter defense in the entire league. Excellent anticipation, rich experience, able to defend from the 1st position to the 1th position, Tayshaun Prince is tall and long, has excellent defensive awareness, and is good at defending all types of swingmen, Tony Allen is physically Strong, top defensive ability, is the nightmare of all 2 positions in the entire league, but whether it is James Posey, or Tony Allen and Tayshaun Prince, they all have their own weaknesses, James Posey The movement speed is a bit slow, Tayshaun Prince is not strong enough, and Tony Allen's weakness is height, which is considered to be above-average height in the [-]st position, but completely inferior to the [-]nd position , So once the Pacers encounter a player that James Posey, Tyshawn Prince and Tony Allen can't defend, Rick Carlisle will arrange for Meng Xu to shoot himself.

"Meng, I've finally waited for you." Seeing Meng Xu standing in front of him with arms outstretched, Arenas, who had been unsmiling throughout the game, suddenly laughed. After the first game, Meng Xu told himself After that conversation, Arenas felt that his mentality had completely changed. In the past, when encountering setbacks, Arenas would show indifference and even give up on himself, but now, no matter what the situation is, even if It was an irreversible desperate situation, Arenas had only one thought, and that was to fight, keep fighting!

"Congratulations, Gilbert, congratulations on finally getting rid of your last obsession!" To be honest, Meng Xu was a little surprised by Arenas' current state. Meng Xu learned from the system that Arenas' potential level It is A, which means that Arenas' strength evaluation can reach a maximum of 94, which is the strength evaluation that Arenas currently has. But to Meng Xu's surprise, since the first game of the series, Arenas has been The state in the system began to fluctuate, and there is only one situation where this state occurs, that is, Arenas is now on the verge of a breakthrough, a player with a potential level of A is moving towards a higher level of A+ It is definitely a very rare thing to make an impact. Perhaps this is the legendary change of fate. Regardless of whether Arenas can successfully complete the breakthrough this time, his entire career will undergo a qualitative change.

Arenas looked at each other with a tacit understanding and smiled, and Arenas' body moved. In previous games, Arenas seldom made breakthroughs when facing Meng Xu, because Arenas knew that, with his own strength, he wanted to make a breakthrough. It is very difficult to get rid of Meng Xu calmly, but this time, Arenas is ready to try it with full confidence, because in Arenas' heart, there is always a voice shouting, come on, Gilbert!Come on, even if you want to show off your power for a while, you can't be a coward.

The players on the verge of breaking through are all crazy. Their physical condition and game state are not much different from when they were enchanted, so what Meng Xu is facing now is not Arenas in a normal state, even though Meng Xu has advanced With mental preparations, Meng Xu still failed to defend this time. Although Meng Xu posted up again in a very short time after being broken by Arenas, Ali lost his position at this moment. Nas had a chance and hit a jumper. Arenas scored 7 points in a row after the opening of the second quarter.

"MVP, MVP, MVP..." When Arenas made a breakthrough under the defense of Meng Xu and made a mid-range shot, the MCI center was blown up instantly, and more than 2 spectators shouted in unison again With the slogan of MVP, at this moment, Arenas is the only protagonist in the MCI center.

"Interesting, it looks like I'm going to sweat a little more today." Looking at Arenas who opened his arms to accept the cheers of the audience after making a shot, Meng Xu just smiled and threw himself into the attack, and the Wizards In this series, because the Wizards were too weak, Meng Xu didn't play much on the offensive end. In the previous two games, Meng Xu didn't score more than 20 points and played only about 30 minutes. Meng Xu thought that this state would last until the division semifinals, or the division finals would end when he met a worthy opponent, but now, Arenas successfully aroused Meng Xu's desire to score.

Although Arenas still scored again after Meng Xu personally defended Arenas, Rick Carlisle, who was sitting on the sidelines, was still very calm. He has won two championships and won two 70+ games Rick Carlisle, who has a record, has never seen any scenes. Rick Carlisle believes that Meng Xu can handle such a small scene.

As for Rick Carlisle's trust in Meng Xu, it was established through several seasons and victories one after another. Rick Carlisle was a man with independent thinking and dreamed of becoming a master like Auerbach. A coach, but after taking charge of the Pacers, Rick Carlisle is now about to become a nanny coach, which also shows how much Rick Carlisle trusts Meng Xu.

In this attack, Meng Xu, who ran to the frontcourt, did not pass the basketball to teammates with better opportunities after receiving the pass from Tony Allen as before, after attracting the Wizards' defense. Instead, he leaned sideways on Antawn Jamison and slapped the basketball, obviously preparing for his own singles.

Facing Antawn Jamison's defense, Meng Xu didn't even make a fake move when he started it, he turned his back to the left side of his body and broke through. Although after Meng Xu's back turn was completed, Antoine Wan Jamieson followed Meng Xu's pace closely, preparing to prevent Meng Xu's further breakthrough, but when defending Meng Xu, once Meng Xu finished his movements and accelerated, it would be too late.

So after Meng Xu completed his back turn, although Antawn Jamison did not lose his defensive position, Antawn Jamison was still passed by Meng Xu in one step.

"Caron, make up the defense." After Meng Xu got rid of Antawn Jamison, Adi Jordan, who was standing on the sidelines, called out immediately and asked Caron Butler, who was closest to Meng Xu, to make up the defense. With Meng Xu's super layup and foul-making ability, as long as Meng Xu rushes to the basket, even O'Neal can't stop it, let alone the two insiders of the Wizards.

"One step late."

Even though Eddie Jordan yelled from the sidelines, Caron Butler still did not block Meng Xu. When he rushed to the place where Meng Xu dribbled just now, Meng Xu had already rushed to the basket, and there was no way to stop him. Meng Xu's Caron Butler could only watch helplessly as Meng Xu dunked Brandon Haywood, and while Meng Xu dunked the basketball into the basket, the referee on duty whistled Brandon - Haywood's defensive foul.

After Meng Xu's dunk, the MCI Center, which was still in high spirits just now, fell to freezing point in an instant. Most of the audience at the scene looked at Brandon Heywood who was dunked by Meng Xu with sympathy.

Meng Xu, who walked to the free throw line amidst the boos of the audience, glanced at Arenas who was standing near him. Their eyes met. Both Meng Xu and Arenas understood the meaning in each other's eyes.

(End of this chapter)