Legendary star

Chapter 717 Untimely
"Today's game was really exciting."

After the whistle sounded for the end of the third quarter, the reporters on the sidelines still had unsatisfactory expressions. The confrontation between Meng Xu and Arenas in the third quarter was also very exciting, but Unfortunately, as Meng Xu stepped up his defense against Arenas, Arenas' shooting percentage in the third quarter also dropped a lot, from 9 of 5 shots in the second quarter to 11 of 4 in the second quarter. Three quarters of 12 shots [-], Arenas hit rate dropped a lot, but Arenas still scored [-] points in the third quarter.

"It's more than wonderful, it's crazy. I really hope every playoff game can be like this." Arenas made 29 of 15 shots, 15 of 7 three-pointers, and 7 of 5 free throws. Just scored 42 points. Not surprisingly, Arenas will definitely set a new personal record for the highest score in a single game in the playoffs today, while Meng Xu only scored 3 points in the first quarter. After the end of the three quarters, they also scored 37 points, second only to Arenas. If Meng Xu and Arenas make persistent efforts, it is possible for both of them to score 50+ after the game.

"What's the situation? Why haven't Meng and Gilbert played yet?" However, what made these reporters anxious was that after the start of the fourth quarter, Meng Xu and Arenas were both sitting on the bench. The two players who played the first three quarters really needed to take a break to gather some energy for the final moments of the game, but these reporters didn't care about that, they just wanted Meng Xu and Arenas to play the whole game.

Finally, after the official timeout of the fourth quarter, the Pacers and Wizards replaced the entire main lineup, ready to start the final battle, and these impatient reporters who had been waiting also showed expectant smiles .

As for Arenas, who has stepped up again, he can clearly feel his hands trembling now. Of course, this is not nervousness, let alone fear, but excitement. Just as Arenas is still thinking in his mind, Was Meng Xu the same as himself at this moment? Meng Xu appeared in Arenas' sight. Obviously, Arenas did not see the excited look on Meng Xu's face, but looked at him. There was an expressionless face.

"Hey, the Pacers switched defense?" The game restarted, and Michaels found that the Pacers' defensive strategy at the last moment of the game had changed. Standing in front of Arenas became Tyshawn Prince. Meng Xu ran to defend Antawn Jamison.

"Use Tyshawn Prince to defend Arenas, then Meng Xu can put more energy on the offensive end. It seems that Rick Carlisle is ready to reap the game." Magic Johnson has clearly seen through The intention of the Pacers, so Magic Johnson is also looking forward to what kind of response Eddie Jordan can make. If he can't even passively see his moves, then Eddie Jordan is obviously not suitable for leading a team. Playoff team.

As for Rick Carlisle's plan to reap the game, Magic Johnson still has some doubts. Even Meng Xu himself can't completely restrain Arenas. Where does Rick Carlisle's confidence come from? Can Sean Prince limit Arenas?Can't restrain Arenas, so what will Meng Xu use to harvest the game?Unless the Pacers or Meng Xu can show a higher and more efficient offensive ability than the Wizards and Arenas, but is this possible?
Just when Magician Yue was still thinking over and over again, whether he had missed something or not thought of it, the game on the field had already begun, and Eddie Jordan had obviously disappointed Magic Johnson. Standing on the sidelines Eddie Jordan didn't make any reaction in front of the Pacers' wheel battle. Obviously, he was going to let Arenas continue to play singles with the ball. Of course, it can't be ruled out that Eddie Jordan only trusted Arenas at this time. , Although the NBA has developed to the present, a lot of tactics have been born, but most teams will still let the superstars in the team play singles with the ball at the last moment of the game.

The same is true on the defensive end. When a team has a superstar with strong defensive ability, he will also defend the player with the strongest scoring ability one-on-one at the last moment of the game. time.

But in today's game, there was no exciting superstar moment. Because of his height, Arenas couldn't defend Meng Xu. On the Pacers side, after Meng Xu defended Arenas for two quarters However, Rick Carlisle made a sudden substitution at the last moment of the game and arranged for Tyshawn Prince to defend Arenas.

"The Pacers' perimeter defensive strength is too strong, and any one they pull out will have top perimeter defensive strength. This kind of wheel battle can not only consume Arenas' physical strength to the maximum, but also allow Meng Xu to save his physical strength and concentrate his energy. invest in the offensive end.” There is another very important point that Michaels did not say, that is, this kind of wheel battle can easily interfere with the rhythm of offensive players. After all, every defender’s defensive rhythm, range of movement, and action habits It’s not the same, just like now, after two quarters of matchups, Arenas has adapted well to Meng Xu’s defensive rhythm, but when the defender of Arenas becomes Tyshawn Prince , Arenas will need time to adapt to Tyshawn Prince's defensive rhythm.

"Antoine, you really worked hard today, but we all know that you can't guard me." Meng Xu, who switched offense and defense and leaned sideways on Antawn Jamison, received a pass from his teammate , While slapping the basketball in his hand rhythmically, he did not forget to hit Antawn Jamison.

"Meng Xu's game rhythm!" Looking at Meng Xu who was obviously different when he dribbled and turned around, Magic Johnson on the sidelines commentary almost stood up. During the game, Magic Johnson originally thought that Meng Xu had tried his best, but now Magic Johnson discovered that Meng Xu had 100% reservations in the previous games.

"It's unbelievable. Could it be that Meng Xu has already reached that level?" Looking at Meng Xu's control of the situation on the court, and feeling the seemingly invisible aura emanating from Meng Xu, Magic Johnson has already There is no way to care about this game anymore. Magic Johnson is now eager to know whether Meng Xu has reached the level that he did not reach back then. The NBA has developed to the present and only Michael Jordan has reached it. over the border.

"So strong, can I really have no way to fight against him?" Antawn Jamieson, who was directly crushed by Meng Xu, also felt the domineering aura emanating from Meng Xu. The moment Xu made physical contact, Antawn Jamison's body shrank instinctively. It seemed that Antawn Jamison was very afraid of physical confrontation with Meng Xu in his bones.

"The Wizards have no chance." Although after Meng Xu scored this goal, the Pacers only led the Wizards by 2 points, and now there are still about 5 minutes before the end of the game, but after Meng Xu came up with his own After showing his full strength, his level of competition above everyone else, and his aura of looking down on the world, Magic Johnson knew that the Wizards had no chance. In front of such a Meng Xu, no one was worth a damn. Chance.

"What a pity." Looking at Arenas who was still working hard, Magic Johnson shook his head helplessly. Arenas' performance was good enough, but in front of such a player, hey. . . . . .Perhaps this is the untimely birth!
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