Legendary star

Chapter 787 The Dust Settles
On the evening of June 2008, 6, at the bustling Staples Center, many Hollywood superstars, celebrities from all walks of life in the United States, and a large number of NBA celebrities, as well as active NBA stars, were sitting on the sidelines with smiles on their faces at this moment , while whispering to the audience sitting around him, while waiting for the start of Game 13 of the Finals between the Pacers and the Lakers.

With the Pacers leading 3-1, today's game is likely to be the finale of the 2007-2008 NBA season. Of course, today's game is also likely to be the last of Meng Xu's NBA career It's a game.

Since Michael Jordan retired after completing his second three-peat, the NBA has entered the Wake Forest era. Two players from Wake Forest University have won nine of the ten championships in the post-Jordan era, especially Meng Xu, like Jordan, will soon complete the great cause of creating a dynasty twice in his career.

So today's game not only represents the peak of Meng Xu's dominance over the NBA, but is also likely to be the end of the Meng Xu era. Therefore, before the game even started, it attracted fans from all over the world. Eyes, for many NBA fans, they didn't catch up with Jordan's retirement battle, so Meng Xu's final battle, they couldn't miss it no matter what.

The live broadcast team for today's game is also quite luxurious. Under the discussion and decision of ABC, TNT, ESPN, and the three major NBA broadcasters, today's game will be broadcast to the entire North America through ABC, TNT, and EPSN. 47 countries and regions around the world will conduct global simultaneous live broadcasts, so today's game is likely to be a live broadcast, with ratings and viewing The number of people both opened a new record high game.

However, such an exciting game and a game with unprecedented attention cannot make some people happy. In the largest box at the Staples Center, NBA President David Stern and several major NBA sponsors There is no doubt that the last two seasons have been the most glorious period in the history of the NBA. The record-breaking broadcast contract, the ratings that have broken through the sky, and the increasing number of audiences have made the NBA already It surpassed the professional baseball league and became the second largest sports league in North America. But now, when the NBA's management and sponsors are all looking forward to the NBA's new highs, the NBA's top player has made a decision to retire .

Therefore, from David Stern to the many sponsors present, they are very worried that this season will be the last glory of the NBA. After all, after Jordan retired, the NBA took five or six seasons to recover, and Meng Xu The current influence and the number of fans have steadily surpassed that of Jordan back then.

However, there is still a little consolation that Meng Xu has promised not to completely retire and disappear. He will return to the NBA when the time is right, just like Jordan. In the past few seasons, how much the NBA will suffer.

Just when David Stern and others were still melancholy, Meng Xu had already walked out of the player tunnel. Unlike before, Meng Xu did not press behind the Pacers team, but was the first to walk out of the player tunnel. The audience at the Staples Center did not welcome Meng Xu with boos like in the previous two games. Instead, they gave Meng Xu applause and cheers the moment Meng Xu walked out of the player tunnel.

"This game is finally about to start!" After the opening ceremony was over and the starters from both sides started to warm up one after another, Magic Johnson, who was on the sidelines, saw Meng Xu practicing free throws there. Mixed feelings, as a Lakers star, Magic Johnson is disappointed with this season's finals, and even Magic Johnson often thinks that if there is no Meng Xu, no Pacers, the Lakers should have won the championship long ago, but Magic Johnson But like many people, he doesn't want Meng Xu to leave the NBA.

Although before the start of the game, many people thought that the Lakers had no fighting spirit to continue fighting, but Meng Xu, who was warming up on the court, still had a serious expression on his face. After all, the game was not over yet, and everything The dust has not settled yet, and Meng Xu also believes that Kobe will not give up just yet.

Sure enough, as Meng Xu expected, after the start of the game, the performance of the Lakers was not at all like a team that had lost their fighting spirit. On the contrary, they fought for every ball on the court. Not only did they play very tough on the defensive end, They also played a very high efficiency on the offensive end. Maybe they don't want to see the Pacers win the championship trophy at their home court.

In the end, when the game ended, 91 to 87, the Pacers defeated the Lakers with a thrilling 4 point difference, thus defeating the Lakers with a total score of 4 to 1, and won the NBA championship this season.

"This is a team that has been doing miracles. They created an NBA record for six consecutive seasons with 60 wins in the regular season, including two seasons with records that entered the top three in NBA history. , plus 7 championships in 6 years, even the Lakers and Celtics, who have the Big Three, can't win two victories from them. If the selection of the strongest team in NBA history is held now, walk The ones must do their part.”

"There is also Meng Xu, this is a player full of legends, this is a player who has been creating miracles, 82 points in a single game in the regular season, 64 points in a single game in the playoffs, a quadruple double in the playoffs, and an average of Triple-double, his name is written all over the record list in the NBA."

"Five regular season MVPs, six finals MVPs, four All-Star MVPs, four best defensive players, four scoring champions, selected to the best defensive team for nine consecutive seasons, selected to the best team for eight consecutive seasons For a while, without a doubt, he was the best player in the entire history of the NBA."

After the Pacers players on the field started to celebrate their championship, all the commentators on the sidelines stood up. While congratulating the Pacers on winning the championship, they were also taking stock of Meng Xu's career. After two three consecutive championships, Meng Xu's argument that he surpassed Jordan has now become the mainstream consensus in the NBA.

At the awards ceremony held later, the scene where Meng Xu held the O'Brien Cup in one hand and the Finals MVP trophy in the other amidst the cheers of the audience was also permanently captured by the reporters at the scene. Freeze on each photo.

And this scene has become eternal at this moment! It has become the most unforgettable scene in the hearts of countless fans!
(End of this chapter)