Legendary star

Chapter 765 But that's it
"Paul, as long as we can win today, what's the point of letting him be arrogant for a while?" Ray Allen, who hugged Pierce, wanted to persuade Pierce to calm down by winning. After all, the purpose of the three of them getting together It's for the championship, not for fighting with others.

"Hmph." Pierce calmed down, staring at Meng Xu who was slowly retreating, while running towards the frontcourt. Meng Xu's words just now can be said to have deeply hurt Pierce's heart. At that time, Pierce was a rising star, and the Celtics boss Antoine Walker was also known as the Celtic Gemini. Knowing what happened, Cardinal Auerbach actually instructed the Celtics management to exchange the then rookie Meng Xu with the All-Star forward Antoine Walker who was at his peak. In the end, even himself was involved. Although the deal was not concluded in the end, Pierce would feel very uncomfortable whenever he heard Meng Xu's name from then on.

And Meng Xu's subsequent growth trajectory has also successfully verified the vision of the Cardinal. After entering the league for two seasons, Meng Xu has grown into a four-star player in the league that can be called alongside Duncan, O'Neal, and Kobe. As for Paul Pierce And Antoine Walker, they were getting farther and farther away from Meng Xu. From then on, Paul Pierce wanted to prove that what Meng Xu could do, he could do it too.

With Meng Xu coming to the East, the Pacers and Celtics began to meet each other in the playoffs. It fell into a trough again, and then Danny Ainge, who took over the Celtics, chose to send Antoine Walker away directly, but instead of getting out of the predicament, the Celtics got deeper and deeper, especially last season. It is the last record of 24 wins and 58 losses in the Eastern Conference. The Devil's home TD North Shore Garden Arena, which is known as impenetrable, has also turned against the water many times, especially in the game against the Pacers. TD North Shore Garden Arena The fans at the scene even cheered and applauded Meng Xu throughout the game. As soon as Meng Xu walked to the free throw line, the fans at the scene would shout the slogan of MVP in unison, as if TD North Shore Garden Arena was Meng Xu's home stadium. .

So Paul Pierce wants to defeat Meng Xu and the Pacers more than anyone else, and after defeating James' Cavaliers, Pierce chose to break the boat and openly challenge Meng Xu, in order not to give himself any retreat, and the only way to defeat Meng Xu , Only by eliminating the Pacers can he get rid of the shadow on himself for so many years.

Compared with Pierce, who had emotional fluctuations under Meng Xu's provocation, the rest of the Celtics players were not affected by Meng Xu, so after Meng Xu hit a three-pointer, they started to advance according to the established tactics.

As a point guard, Rajon Rondo quickly dribbled the ball into the frontcourt. Like the previous round, there were still no Pacers players to defend him, but the difference from the previous attack was that Ray A Instead of waiting to catch the ball, Len and Pierce were tearing apart the Pacers' defense with off-ball moves.

Because the Pacers emptied Rajon Rondo, the Pacers will always be in a more defensive situation against the rest of the Celtics. The remaining Celtics players, whether they are Whoever receives the ball may be double-teamed by the Pacers, so if you want to find opportunities on the offensive end, the most important thing is to let the Pacers move on the defensive end, or run out of energy, because only in this way will they give in There is a loophole in the walker's defense.

After making a circle along the baseline from the left side of the court, Paul Pierce, who reached the right side of the court, received a pass from Rajon Rondo under the defense of Meng Xu, and then Pierce leaned against Meng Xu Forced a jump shot and made a two-pointer.

"Mr. Best Defensive Player, you are nothing more than that!" Pierce, who hit a jumper under Meng Xu's defense, finally vented his anger and waved his fist fiercely at Meng Xu beside him. With an excited face, he sprayed a trash talk at Meng Xu, this attack was too relieved.

"See, this is still my territory." Listening to the cheers of the audience around, Pierce felt relieved and proud. The main reason why Pierce had a showdown with the management after the end of last season was the TD North Shore Garden Ball. The TD North Shore Garden Arena has once again returned to its true nature as the Devil's home court as the Celtics have won the first place in the regular season this season.

Offensive and defensive transition, this time the Celtics retreated very fast, all players, including the two insiders, were all in position before the basketball passed half court, so this time the two sides can only slow down and play positions It's over. Jermaine O'Neal, who played center today, stopped immediately after reaching the free throw line. Although due to injuries, Jermaine O'Neal's finishing ability at the basket was greatly reduced, but Jermaine O'Neal O'Neal's coping ability and mid-range shooting are still not lost, especially the jump shots near the free throw line. It has become one of the offensive methods that the Pacers rely on.

"Bastard, you can't get rid of me." Pierce, who had been clinging to Meng Xu after halftime, kept running around Meng Xu, and at the same time spat a few trash words at Meng Xu, but Meng Xu Xu basically ignored Pierce's trash talk, because what Meng Xu believed in was to speak with facts and teach a person with strength, and it would not be too late to hit him in the face after he scored the goal.

After leading Pierce around for half a circle, Meng Xu received a pass from Tony Allen. There was no pick-and-roll and no cooperation. Defensively, and hit a pull-up jumper before Kevin Garnett's help arrives.

"Paul, I pass you like crossing the road in the early morning." After Pierce chattered and sprayed trash at Meng Xu, Meng Xu also quoted Payton after he made an emergency stop and hit a jumper. That famous quote was used to stimulate Paul Pierce.

(End of this chapter)