Legendary star

Chapter 772

"The Pacers are a very good team. They have won 6 championships in the last 5 seasons, and they have also created an NBA regular season record of 6 regular season wins in 60 consecutive seasons. They've got 70 wins in two more seasons, and if the league held a vote on the best team in NBA history, I would definitely vote for them."

"Meng is the greatest superstar in the league after Michael. Regarding the question of who is better, Meng or Michael, I think if Meng can use a little more energy in the regular season, or spend a little more energy on the offensive end, then you don't have to." Someone will ask me that question again."

"The regular season was swept by the Pacers? This is not a problem. The regular season is the regular season, and the finals are the finals. The two cannot be confused. Didn't the Spurs also beat us three times in the regular season? Are we still the same? Eliminated the Spurs in the Western Conference Finals? So please don't bring the regular season matchup into the Finals. In the Finals, we and the Pacers are on the same starting line."

On June 2008, 6, the entire Lakers team arrived in Indianapolis, preparing for the Finals against the Pacers. As the head coach of the Lakers, Phil Jackson, after arriving in Indianapolis, he became the leader of many media The target of the siege, after all, the Lakers he led lost to the Pacers in the first two finals.

This season's finals is already the third time that the Lakers and Pacers have met in the finals, but the Lakers have failed in the previous two times, not only losing to the Pacers in a row, but also directly leading to OK, who is at the peak. The combination disintegrated, and after the OK combination disintegrated, the Lakers briefly fell into a trough, but now, they are making a comeback.

Different from the self-confidence in the previous two finals, Phil Jackson, who came to Indianapolis this time, was surprisingly humble. Putting it down extremely low, he praised the Pacers and Meng Xu a lot.

"We will definitely not lose to the Pacers this time. I have already made plans to bring the O'Brien Cup to Los Angeles. As for Meng's retirement ceremony, sorry, I think he still cancels his plan to retire this season." Bar."

Compared with Phil Jackson, who puts his attitude very low, Kobe Bryant, the head player of the Lakers, doesn't have so many worries. Kobe Bryant, who returned to the finals again after leaving O'Neal, is now It's the time when the spring breeze is proud, so when he was interviewed by reporters, Kobe also had a complacent expression.

Speaking of people in this league who don’t want Meng Xu to retire, Kobe Bryant is definitely one. When the news of Meng Xu’s retirement after this season came out, most of the players were relieved. Tone, and secretly rejoicing, because Meng Xu's retirement means that they are about to usher in the opportunity to win the championship, but Kobe's idea is just the opposite, because Kobe has not yet completed revenge on Meng Xu in the finals, so after he defeated Before Meng Xu, Kobe absolutely did not want Meng Xu to retire.

Kobe's provocation finally allowed these reporters to find an opportunity to make use of the topic. However, when they interviewed Meng Xu, Meng Xu smiled indifferently, repeating what he said to Pierce in the Eastern Conference Finals. Say it again.

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"Everyone in the United States, good evening, I'm El Michaels, you are watching the live broadcast of the ABC TV network for you, the 2007-2008 NBA Finals, the Indiana Pacers vs. Los Angeles Lakers. a match."

"Hello, I'm Erwin Johnson."

"Hello, I'm Reggie Miller."

For the live broadcast of the finals this season, ABC did not invite the entire TNT live broadcast team to explain the finals like last season, but only invited Reggie Miller as a special guest commentator. And Magic Johnson, formed a three-person on-site commentary team, Pacers star Reggie Miller, Lakers star Irvin Johnson, plus a professional commentary host, this commentary lineup is just right.

After some mutual introductions, the visiting Lakers players had already started to walk out of the player channel. Amidst the boos all over the Bankers Life Arena, Kobe Bryant, who came out from the back end of the Lakers team, imitated Meng When Xu played the away game, he waved to the fans who were booing him at home.

"Haha, it's so funny that Kobe imitated Meng's appearance." Seeing that he was amused by Kobe when he walked out of the player tunnel, Magic Johnson in the commentary couldn't help but started laughing.

"Will this be your last Finals?" When Meng Xu walked out of the player tunnel of the Bankers Life Arena amid waves of cheers, he was different from the smiling Magic Johnson, and Reggie Miller, sitting between the two, Michaels, has been looking at the Pacers No. 5 who is walking out of the tunnel with a blank expression.

Shortly after Michaels began to explain the NBA, Meng Xu entered the NBA. It has been 9 years in a blink of an eye. A man of yellow race, under the doubts and criticisms of the outside world, has come to where he is today step by step. It can definitely be called a miracle, a legend, and Michaels is undoubtedly the witness of this miracle and legend, but the legend will eventually come to an end, but Meng Xu did not choose to leave when he could not move, but He chose to end his career at the peak of his career. Meng Xu's move is undoubtedly a loss for the entire NBA, and it is also a pity in the hearts of all Meng Xu fans.

"Today's game, the Lakers still continued the starting lineup in the Western Conference Finals, center Pau Gasol, power forward Lamar Odom, small forward Ron Artest, shooting guard Kobe Bryant Special, point guard Derek Fisher."

"In terms of the Pacers, today's starting lineup has undergone certain changes. Center Darko Milicic, power forward Jermaine O'Neal, small forward Meng Xu, shooting guard James Posey, point guard Tony A Len."

In the first game of the finals, Phil Jackson did not make any adjustments, but continued the main lineup when he defeated the Spurs. On the Pacers side, Rick Carlisle made adjustments to the starting lineup, led by James -Posey replaced Tayshaun Prince in the starting lineup.

Just when the commentators on the commentary booth were still introducing the main lineups of both sides and speculating about the course of the game, the main players of both sides began to warm up. However, Kobe did not warm up honestly after his debut. Instead, he walked directly towards the half court where the Pacers warmed up.

"Hey, Meng, I can't wait to compete with you." After walking about 3 meters away from Meng Xu, Kobe stopped and challenged Meng Xu who was turning his head to look at him. Kobe and Meng Xu have a good relationship in private, but in the arena, the two are unending rivals. Kobe dreamed of defeating Meng Xu and kicking Meng Xu from the No.1 throne in the league. .

"So anxious, can't wait to go on vacation and go fishing?" Meng Xu didn't take Kobe's provocation seriously, but responded to Kobe half-jokingly.

Meng Xu's joke, in Kobe's eyes, was Hong Guoguo's taunt, so after Meng Xu's voice fell, Kobe clenched his fists and said to Meng Xu: "Asshole, I this time I will definitely beat you, and I still want to win the championship and then retire, so go ahead and make your dream come true.”

(End of this chapter)