Legendary star

Chapter 744 Champion
"59 points in one game, 54 points in one game, 44.4 points per game in five series, the most terrifying scoring performance in NBA history!"

"Incredible players, incredible game, greatest Finals matchup in NBA history!"

After winning the battle of Tianwangshan, the Pacers won the match point of the finals. With two home games left, the championship of this season is basically in the Pacers' pocket, but in Most of the media in the United States are not discussing the ownership of the championship, but the personal statistics of Meng Xu and Tim Duncan in the finals.

In the five finals, Tim Duncan averaged 31 points, 16 rebounds, 5.4 assists, and 4 blocks. In the entire history of the NBA, even counting the ancient times, he was able to play 30+15 in the finals. +5+4, there are not many players with such sky-defying statistics, but the current situation is that Tim Duncan, who has played such a sky-defying performance, may lose the finals.

Because of Tim Duncan's opponent, Meng Xu's data is even more crazy. In the five-game series, Meng Xu averaged 44.4 points, 9 rebounds, 7 assists, and 4 steals. If it is less than 31 points, Meng Xu will set a record for Michael Jordan's scoring average of 1993 points per game in the 41 Finals.

The finals of this season can be described as twists and turns. The Pacers, who won the best record in the regular season, beat the Spurs in the first home game. Therefore, the calls for the Pacers to successfully defend their title are getting louder and louder, but in In the subsequent games, the Pacers lost two games in a row and pushed themselves to the edge of a cliff. The match points of the finals, especially in the battle of Tianwangshan, Meng Xu scored 28 points in the third quarter and directly defeated the Spurs.

The outstanding performance of Meng Xu and Tim Duncan in the finals of this season has once again given people infinite reverie, and even many media are following suit. If the combination of Meng Xu and Tim Duncan is not disbanded, then what will happen to them? How many championships will they win together?USA Today even launched a poll specifically for this matter. Among the several options listed by USA Today, the least option is 8 championships, and the most option is more than 12 times. It sounds crazy, but when you look at the list of championships after Michael Jordan retired, no one will think that this is a fantasy.

Counting from Michael Jordan's second retirement to this season, the NBA has experienced a total of 9 seasons. In these 9 seasons, except for the OK combination composed of O'Neal and Kobe who won a championship, the remaining 7 times The championships were all won by the teams of Tim Duncan and Meng Xu, and this season's championship will also fall on one of them.

And in the selection of the best combination in NBA history initiated by ABC this season, the Wake Forest duo, which has only won a championship together, is not only on the list, but even ranked second only to the combination of Jordan and Pippen , and also ranked in the top five of this list after only winning one championship, there is also the OK combination composed of O’Neal and Kobe. The reason for the OK combination is also very simple. Winning a championship in an era of dominance is enough to prove the strength of the OK combination.

Under these various discussions, the sixth game of the finals between the Pacers and the Spurs was somewhat neglected. The entire American media seldom discussed this game related to the ownership of the championship. The focus of their discussions was all on Meng Xu and Tim Duncan, and the resulting YY, perhaps for all those who pay attention to the NBA, after the Pacers won the match point, the finals of this season will be It's over, but they don't want to face the result prematurely.

"For everyone, today's game has not started yet, but the final result is already in their hearts. This is the NBA. Some people want to enjoy victory, championships and glory, and some people have to taste failure. bitter fruit."

Before the start of Game [-] of the finals between the Pacers and Spurs, when the live broadcast camera swept over the O'Brien Cup placed on the sidelines, and the smiling NBA Commissioner David Stern, and responsible for the regular season When Mr. Bill Russell was presenting the MVP award, in the commentary booth on the sidelines, Magic Johnson expressed the aspirations of many audiences at the scene.

If we say that in the last game, the Spurs could still rely on their home advantage and united efforts, and had almost [-]% hope of defeating the Pacers, then in today's game, facing the well-manned and high-spirited Pacers in the away game, the Spurs are a sliver. There is no chance of winning.

Although Manu Ginobili's lifting of the suspension will allow the Spurs to have more tactical maneuvering room, and Bruce Bowen's return to the starting lineup will also greatly enhance the Spurs' perimeter defensive strength, but after a major reversal in the last game, the Spurs are up and down. His confidence is now very low. The situation where he obviously has a huge advantage and leads by more than 10 points, but is reversed in just 4 minutes, is enough to destroy the barriers and resistance in most players' hearts. will.

The progress of today's game was indeed similar to most people's expectations before the game. On one side were the Pacers with high fighting spirit and ambition to win the championship, and on the other side were the depressed Spurs generals. Under the leadership of Nu Ginobili, the Spurs still resisted and struggled, but when Meng Xu scored 22 points in a single quarter again in the fourth quarter, the game completely lost suspense.

"Charles, it seems that you really want to talk to Larry to see if he is willing to give you a veteran's basic salary this summer, allowing you to follow behind Meng to realize your championship dream." At the end of the game, Reggie Miller, who was in a good mood, did not forget his old partner Charles Barkley, and exposed his shortcoming again.

"Reggie, you bastard, don't force me. Believe it or not, I'll call Larry right now." Barkley, who was in a good mood, almost ran away in anger after hearing what Reggie Miller said. Now, if it wasn’t for the consideration that this is the finals scene, Barkley would definitely have a good argument with Reggie Miller. Not having a championship ring is a pain point in Barkley’s life, but Reggie Miller, this hateful guy, always From time to time, I would take this out to disgust Barkley, especially now, when Barkley is still very envious of the Pacers harvesting another championship, this guy jumped out to poke his sore spot again.

96 to 88, and finally at the end of the game, the Pacers defeated the Spurs by 8 points at home, and thus defeated the Spurs with a total score of 4 to 2, and won the championship in the 2006-2007 season, while Meng Xu He also averaged 42.3 points, 9.5 rebounds, 6.8 assists, 3.6 steals, and 1.6 blocks per game, and won the fifth Finals MVP trophy in his career.

"Congratulations to the Pacers. Congratulations to them for defeating the mighty Spurs and winning the fifth championship trophy in Indiana history. Let us congratulate them."

(End of this chapter)