Legendary star

Chapter 438 The Sky Is Not Your Limit
"Why is this kid so good now! Should I really retire like Hakeem and Patrick?" David Robinson held his chest, looked at Meng Xu who had already walked to the free throw line, and said with some horror, Who is David Robinson?One of the "Four Major Centers" who have been in the league for more than ten years, I have never seen such a great man, but in David Robinson's career of more than ten years, this is the first time I have seen an outside player who can be so powerful. Even Jordan and Drexler at their peak were inferior to him. In Meng Xu's attack just now, David Robinson, who was trying to block Meng Xu, collided directly with Meng Xu in the air. It was this collision that made David Robinson's chest numb until now. With his super physical fitness, coupled with the super strength and speed among outside players, the impact brought by Meng Xu's high-speed rush to the basket just now Strength, not inferior to many inside players.Although his physical fitness is no longer as good as before, in David Robinson's view, there will never be more than ten players in this league who can deal such a blow to him.

"The situation on the field is becoming more and more unfavorable for the Spurs." After seeing Meng Xujia hit a free throw to help the Pacers successfully overtake the score, Sean Elliott in the commentary also sighed. Under the counterattack, the Spurs finally failed to hold on. At the end of the third quarter, they were overtaken by the Pacers. The huge advantage established in the first quarter was finally in vain. It will definitely affect the mentality of these Spurs players on the court. The current Spurs have too many rookies.

Not only that, the Spurs have been trying to change formations since the second half of the second quarter, but they have never been able to limit the Pacers' counterattack momentum. In the current lineup of the Spurs, except for Duncan, everyone else is There is no way to limit Meng Xu one-on-one, and because Duncan is an insider, it is impossible to pull out to defend Meng Xu alone for a long time. The current Spurs are really caught in a dilemma.Due to Meng Xu's mad rush to the inside at the end of the second quarter, causing huge damage to the Spurs, after the start of the third quarter, Popovich directly sent three insiders for a contraction defense, but the Pacers continued The mid-range and long-range shots forced the Spurs to expand their defensive range. As soon as the Spurs came out of the defense, Meng Xu began to break into the inside again. -Three fouls by Duncan, four fouls by David Robinson, four fouls by Kevin Willis, and two fouls by Meng Xu's compatriot Battelle. On Meng Xu's body.

"Yeah, the situation on the field is becoming more and more unfavorable for the Spurs. The Spurs' outside line is completely suppressed by the Pacers, and the inside line is also timid under the influence of the number of fouls. On the Pacers side, although the overall shooting rate is also low. It's not ideal, but fortunately Meng Xu can always cause damage to the Spurs. In this game, Meng Xu made 21 free throws, and Meng Xu scored 18 points just relying on free throws."

"Meng, you really screwed up!" When the third quarter ended and the players on the court started to leave the court, the Pacers' bench was already boiling, and these players were waving towels on the sidelines almost the entire quarter Before Meng Xu walked to the sidelines, the players rushed to Meng Xu's side, surrounded Meng Xu in the middle, cheered wildly, celebrated wildly, and that posture was like the Pacers had already defeated the Spurs Same.

"Guys, your performance is very good, but this game is not over yet, we need to make persistent efforts and continue to maintain this game state until we win this game." Larry Bird raised his tactics Larry Bird stopped the carnival at the right time. Although his face looked a little serious, the joyful expression on Larry Bird's face could not be concealed. Then Larry Bird grabbed Meng Xu in the crowd again: "Meng Xu , After the game starts, the Spurs will definitely continue to target you, but you continue to be aggressive on the offensive end and defensive end, like you did in the third quarter, understand?"

"Understood!" If in the past, Meng Xu always lingered outside the gate and refused to enter, then in today's scene, Meng Xu can clearly feel that he can already touch the gate, and now What needs to be done is to make persistent efforts, and it is best to complete the breakthrough in this game.

After the start of the fourth quarter, the two sides deployed their respective rotations to allow the main players of the team to accumulate some energy for the final decisive battle. However, after only 2 minutes in the fourth quarter, Popovich had to call After a timeout, Duncan was replaced in advance to stabilize the situation on the field.Ginobili, who performed very well in the first half, led the bench in the fourth quarter and struggled under the joint siege of James Posey and Tyshawn Prince. Li made two mistakes in a row and was intercepted by the Pacers and counterattacked. This also caused the Spurs, who were only two points behind the Pacers, to be 2 points behind when Duncan returned to the game.

"The Spurs' rotation is really bad! Duncan will play more than 40 minutes in this game. If things go on like this, alas..." Seeing that he had just rested for a few minutes, he returned to the field with a rotation Sean Elliott, who was facing off against the Pacers' bench lineup, was also a little helpless. The current Spurs, apart from Duncan, do not have a player who can be used at critical moments. If the main force led by Duncan If the lineup can barely wrestle with the Pacers, then the Spurs' bench lineup will only be blown out by the Pacers.Lack of draft picks, no bargaining chips, lack of trade targets due to connections, and even the salary cap are all difficulties that restrict the Spurs' reinforcements, and these are not things that can be changed in a short time.Thinking of this, Sean Elliott is a little envious of the Pacers. Relying on Larry Bird's many connections in the league, and Pacers owner Simon Brothers who is not afraid of spending money, the Pacers have almost every season. can be continuously reinforced.

"It seems that the final decisive battle will be staged in advance." Just 2 minutes after Popovich called a timeout and replaced Duncan, Larry Bird also called a timeout and sent the team's main lineup.Obviously, for the Pacers who are dominant in the scene, as long as they can keep suppressing the Spurs' game state, they can easily win the game, but for the Pacers' bench lineup, there is obviously no way to suppress Duncan.When Duncan faced Lorenzen White and NN Hilario, he simply wanted anything. The double-teaming of Lorenzen White and NN Hilario could not restrain Duncan, and under the leadership and containment of Duncan , The Spurs' outside line was also opened up. In the first three quarters, Steve Smith, who only contributed 5 points on 1 of 2 shots, hit two consecutive 3-pointers, and the difference between the two sides was only 1 point in an instant.

"Yeah, this game looks more and more anxious. After Duncan suppressed the Pacers' inside line, the Spurs' outside line also recovered."

"This attack, whether it is for the Pacers or the Spurs, is a crucial and important attack. As long as the Pacers' attack is prevented, the Spurs will usher in an excellent time to reverse." The moment Sean Elliott's voice fell, the SBC center rang out in unison, "Defend, defend, defend..." The sound resounded throughout the SBC center.

"Bruce, stop him, don't let him break through!" When Meng Xu at the top of the arc moved a step laterally, the Spurs assistant coach Steve Kerr yelled from the sidelines.Before the timeout, Popovich made a final defensive strategy, that is, he would rather let Meng Xu shoot than let him continue to break through. Duncan fouled three times and David Robinson fouled four times. At this moment, the Spurs would What I am afraid of is that Meng Xu's breakthrough will cause damage to the Spurs' inside line. The inside line is the Spurs' strength, but at some point it can also become the Spurs' weakness. The fish meat on the plate was no different.

Amidst the sound of defense from the audience, Meng Xu made a fake move to pretend to change direction, and then directly bumped away Bowen who was defending him, took a big step, and instantly increased his speed. The current situation It's already obvious that Meng Xu will definitely continue to hit the Spurs' basket like in the third quarter, causing damage to the Spurs' inside line.Bao Wen, who was knocked away by Meng Xu, immediately chased in the direction of Meng Xu's breakthrough, but with Meng Xu's straight-line acceleration ability, Bao Wen must not be able to catch up with Meng Xu.

"Come on, kill them!" Seeing Meng Xu rushing directly towards the Spurs' basket again, all the Pacers players on the Pacers' bench had already stood up, and some even had prepared towels. After Meng Xu successfully singled out Duncan or David Robinson, he was ready to celebrate by waving the towel in his hand, especially James Posey, waving his fist, and kept shouting loudly towards the court: "Fuck them, ruthlessly!" Fuck them."

I have to say that Meng Xu's current style of play is really powerful. This kind of desperate rushing to the basket, with the small body of an outside player, rushing to the basket and fighting with those muscular sticks. People are full of enthusiasm, and even Sean Elliott in the commentary booth began to cheer for Meng Xu in his heart. If he hadn't taken into account his status as a famous Spurs star, Sean Elliott would have died now. shouted out.

"Come on, Meng, let me see how far you have grown in the two years since you left me!" Duncan, who was fighting Jermaine O'Neal at the basket, heard Steve Kerr shouting. After that, he also noticed Meng Xu who was rushing towards him. Seeing Meng Xu who was getting closer and closer to him, Duncan immediately gave up Jermaine O'Neal who was on the side, and rushed towards Meng Xu. After Wen was thrown away by Meng Xu, David Robinson, who had already left the basket to help defend, suddenly the two major insiders of the Spurs rushed towards Meng Xu.

"Meng, come on, let's go, break through the shackles, break the shackles, and become stronger! Go! The sky is not your limit, and no one will be an obstacle to stop you! Go!" On Meng Xu's foot When he crossed the free throw line, the other foot had already left the ground, and when he held the basketball high and flew towards the basket, Magic Johnson on the commentary bench, and Larry Bird on the sidelines had no expression at the moment. It looked unusually calm, but the hands that were hidden by them were already trembling slightly.

"Meng, pass the ball, pass the ball." On the Spurs' bench, seeing Meng Xu, David Robinson and Duncan getting closer, Popovich, who was sitting there firmly, raised his hands He kept rubbing his chest, because he knew that no matter what happened next, he didn’t want to see it. Duncan and David Robinson, even if they were as strong as O’Neill, couldn’t do anything. Meng, who had been teammates with them for two years, Isn't Xu not clear?But now, Meng Xu is going to challenge the two of them at the risk of injury. Regardless of whether he succeeds or not, Popovich is unwilling to see the next scene. When they met in the air, Popovich closed his eyes directly.Duncan is his most valued and most relied on disciple, but unlike Duncan, who has mature technical characteristics and can call the wind and rain as soon as he enters the league, Meng Xu was taught by Popovich step by step. Watching Meng Xu grow from a role player Growing into a superstar, Popovich felt as if he had carved a stone into a work of art with his own hands, full of a sense of accomplishment.Although Meng Xu has left the Spurs, Popovich will still pay attention to him secretly, and is happy for his growth and progress. In Popovich's heart, he even looks forward to the day when Meng Xu can return Return to San Antonio.

"We're going to collide!" When Meng Xu took off within one meter of the free throw line, Duncan and David Robinson, who rushed towards him from left to right, also jumped up at the same time, and the three people floating in the air were getting closer , it seems that they may collide in the next second.

"Come on!" With a bang, Meng Xu, who was flying in the air, collided directly with David Robinson, who was one step ahead of Duncan. They collided and lost their balance in the air. On the contrary, David Robinson, whose take-off height was lower than Meng Xu, suffered a dark loss in this collision.

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