Legendary star

Chapter 483

"Tyshawn, are you alright?" Meng Xu, who was warming up on the court, found Prince next to him, holding a basketball in his hand and staring at the basket. It had been a long time and he hadn't made a shot. It seems that he is obviously a little distracted. It should be that what Larry Bird said to him before the start of the game put a lot of pressure on him, so that he was obviously a little nervous after playing.In today's game, Prince, who started the game, had a very arduous task. With Meng Xu switching to point guard and James Posey unable to play due to injury, the task of defending Kobe was entirely given to Prince.Although Meng Xu also knew that in today's game, Kobe would not be as hot as he was in the previous game, but it was impossible for Prince to know.And as long as Kobe plays normally, it is not so easy to defend.

"I'm fine." Prince looked back at Meng Xu and said with a smile. If he said he wasn't nervous, he would be lying. As a late first-round rookie, he joined a championship team like the Pacers. Naturally, it is impossible for Prince to get as many playing opportunities as other rookies, or even become the core of the team.Therefore, Prince, who has been a substitute for a season, suddenly got the chance to start today, and he still started in the finals. How can Prince not be excited.Moreover, after a few minutes of fighting against Kobe in the last game, Prince probably had some understanding of Kobe's strength. In the fourth quarter, facing Kobe whose physical strength had already declined seriously, Prince felt very Difficult, if it weren't for James Posey's desperate double-teaming, Kobe would not be as simple as 6 of 2 shots in the fourth quarter, and in today's game, Prince will be without any double-teaming. Defending Kobe all the way, the head coach entrusted himself with such a difficult and difficult task, it is impossible for Prince not to be nervous.

"Relax." Although Prince said he was fine, Meng Xu could clearly see the nervous expression on his face. After comforting Prince, Meng Xu turned towards Jermaine O'Neal who was practicing free throws. Go there, Larry Bird made some special arrangements for today's game, and he still needs to communicate with Jermaine O'Neal.

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"In today's game, the Pacers' starting lineup has undergone some changes. Meng Xu once again appeared at the point guard position. The shooting guard is still Richard Hamilton. In the previous 3 games, Richard- Hamilton averaged 23 points, 3 rebounds, and 2 assists per game. He is the No. 2 scorer in the Pacers after Meng Xu. At the small forward position, this year's No. 22 rookie Tyshawn Pullin Smith ushered in the first start of his career, and the Pacers' two insiders are still DiBacon Mutombo and Jermaine O'Neal."

"Richard performed very well in the first few games of the finals. I think the recent debate about whether the Pacers traded Stoudemire for Hamilton is worth a loss can now be over." Michaels After introducing the Pacers' starting lineup, Magic Johnson immediately added a sentence.

In this season's draft, the Suns sent the No. 9 pick NN-Hilario and the team boss Steve Marbury, and got the Pacers' No. [-] rookie Stoudemire and two of the Wizards. Role players, as well as the Pacers' draft picks for this season, this deal caused a lot of controversy once it was disclosed, because no matter how you look at this deal, it was the Pacers and Wizards who robbed the Suns. Because of this deal, the management of the Suns However, as the season progressed, the Pacers became the object of ridicule, especially after Stoudemire became the best rookie of the season, and Larry Bird was even picked by New York. The Times ridiculed the exchange of one diamond for two stones.

Although there is still a lot of controversy that Stoudemire won the best rookie of the season, but it is not the slightest problem to say that he is one of the best rookies this year, and Stoudemire has won the best rookie this season. The performance in Zhong also let people see his potential. This one can really grow into a player at the level of "four power forwards". - Hilario, after Hamilton came to the Pacers, his scoring average dropped from 20 points per game when he was a Wizard to less than 15 points per game, and Hamilton has basically reached his peak now, and there is not much room for improvement up.As for this year's No. 9 rookie NN-Hilary, he averaged 5 points and 3 rebounds per game. The difference between Stoudemire's talent and Stoudemire's talent is too much, so the "robbery" deal of the Pacers in the draft, after Stoudemire became the best rookie of the season, has become a lot of players. The failure of basketball bricks.And now, Hamilton has used his outstanding performance in the finals to prove that he is not a stone, but a dazzling diamond.

"For the Lakers, the starting lineup has not changed much compared to the previous game. It is still a double point guard lineup of Gary Payton and Janeiro Pargo, with small forward Kobe Bryant and power forward Karl Malone. , center Shaquille O'Neal, it seems that Phil Jackson is very satisfied with this starting lineup."

"For the Lakers, there is really no need for any adjustments. After all, the depth of their lineup is there, and the previous two games have also proved the success of this lineup. As for the Pacers, after going through the last game After the big loss in China, it is true that some changes need to be made, but the series has reached this point, and the tactics and adjustments have little effect. More depends on the game status and Played on the spot."

"Jermaine O'Neal's jump ball is too stable. In the game against the Pacers, in the image, the Lakers only won once or twice when they jumped the ball?" Obviously in today's game , the Pacers once again got the ball for the first offense. In four consecutive finals, Jermaine O'Neal beat Shaq O'Neal when he jumped the ball. If the two matchups in the regular season are also counted, The Lakers and Pacers have faced off 6 times this season, and none of them won at the jump ball.

As for the Lakers, they were obviously prepared for O'Neal's failure of the jump ball. At the moment of the jump ball, Malone took the lead to move towards the basket, and the other Lakers players, after Jermaine O'Neal turned the basketball At halftime to the Pacers, he also quickly retreated to the backcourt.

"Although the Lakers' starting lineup has not changed much, the Lakers' defensive strategy has undergone significant changes in this game, especially Gary Payton, who played a close defense against Meng Xu at the beginning of the game." From the very beginning, Jeff Van Gundy noticed that the Lakers were changing defensively in this game. Payton was defending Meng Xu, while Kobe, who defended Meng Xu in the last game, was going to defend Hamilton in this game. It seems that Hamilton's outstanding performance in two consecutive games has also aroused Phil Jackson's vigilance.

"Gary looks very good today." Just when Magic Johnson was about to speak and was about to criticize Phil Jackson's strategy of arranging Payton to defend Meng Xu, he found that today's Payton was the same as the previous few In the first game, Payton's momentum has changed significantly, and Payton's game state has also improved a lot, especially in terms of moving speed. Compared with the previous games, it is almost a level stronger. Meng Xu tried several times in a row, but he couldn't get rid of Payton's close defense.

"Boy, you won't get rid of me so easily in this game. We will definitely win today's game!" After Meng Xu dribbled the ball through the middle circle, he found that Payton's defense was getting tougher and tougher, and his defensive actions Also very aggressive.

"Meng Xu's center of gravity is still too high. If Payton can maintain this defensive strength, Meng Xu will definitely make a lot of mistakes in this game." In the first round, Jeff Van Gundy I can see the problem. Although Meng Xu's ball control is very good, and he can dribble with his fingertips, but Meng Xu's height is more than two meters. A player who is more than two meters tall, even if his control No matter how good the ball ability is, it can't change the fact that the body's center of gravity is too high. Therefore, as long as Payton can show the end and strength that defended Jordan in the finals, Meng Xu dribbling in front of Payton for a long time is definitely very dangerous Yes, I'm afraid that Payton's defensive intensity will not last for a few minutes.

"The Lakers started double-teaming Meng Xu." Just as Meng Xu was leaning on Payton and dribbling the ball continuously, Janello Pargo, who was supposed to defend Prince, saw Phil Jackson's gesture , rushed towards Meng Xu quickly, and Peyton flanked Meng Xu from left to right.

Originally, Phil Jackson did not arrange to double-team Meng Xu before the game, but after learning that the Pacers started Prince instead of James Posey, Phil Jackson immediately instructed Janeiro Pago Give up the defense against Prince and go to cooperate with Payton to double-team Meng Xu.Although James Posey averaged only ten points per game in the regular season, his 3-point shooting percentage was as high as 42%, especially for open shots. Did not show any outstanding scoring ability, which is why Phil Jackson dared to short Prince, but did not dare to short James Posey.

"Boy, I must steal you this time!" After seeing Meng Xu leaning on himself, blocking Janello Pago with one hand, and at the same time dribbling at a lower and lower height, Payton could already predict It's the scene that is about to happen. Under the two-person attack of himself and Janello Pago, it is almost impossible for Meng Xu to rely on his excellent physical fitness to force a breakthrough. If Meng Xu still wants to persist as before Dribble, then within 3 seconds, you can find a chance to steal him.

"Beautiful pick-and-roll coordination!" Just when Meng Xu was double-teamed by Payton and Janello Pago, and it became more and more difficult to dribble, Jermaine O'Neal, who arrived after hearing the news, immediately blocked Jane On the other side of Nairo-Pago's body, Meng Xu used Jermaine O'Neal's body as the axis, quickly turned around one and a half times, and left Payton and Janeiro-Pago behind.After getting rid of the pincer attack of Payton and Janeiro Pago through the pick-and-roll cooperation, Meng Xu has an open space in front of him.

"Ma Long's replacement was very timely, but it's a pity that it was still a little bit late." After getting rid of the defense of Payton and Janeiro Pago, Meng Xu directly accelerated to the right side of the top of the arc position, before Malone arrived, he made a three-pointer.It has to be said that Malone's defensive awareness and sense of smell are superb when defending pick-and-rolls, but his current movement speed is far inferior to his peak period.

"Huh?" Phil Jackson on the sidelines couldn't help frowning as Meng Xu's basketball hit was hollow. Meng Xu made his first three-pointer after the opening. A lot harder than imagined.

Although the Lakers beat the Pacers in the last game, Phil Jackson knows that the strength between the Lakers and the Pacers is not as great as the score shows. Therefore, if the Lakers want to beat the Pacers in this game, they must limit Meng Xu as much as possible while ensuring their own super-level performance, but now it seems that they want to limit Meng Xu, it’s not that easy. Janeiro Pago is too short, and her footwork is a little slow. As long as the Pacers continue to use Jermaine O’Neal and Meng Xu to pick and roll, Payton and Janeiro - It is difficult for Pago to double-team Meng Xu.Ma Long's defensive awareness is excellent, but his footsteps can no longer keep up, so it will be more difficult to defend Meng Xu.And Janeiro Pargo is too short to defend Jermaine O'Neal in the pick-and-roll, and Jermaine O'Neal will definitely be blown up.

After Meng Xu made a shot, Karl Malone, who was one step late in defense, cast a glance at Meng Xu, bit his lip and left. In the defense just now, Malone, who was behind Jermaine O'Neal, saw Jay After Maine-O'Neal and Meng Xu's pick-and-roll intention, they immediately went to the position where Meng Xu might appear after completing the pick-and-roll, but Malone, who couldn't keep up with his footsteps, was still half a beat behind. Malone, who used the pick-and-roll to play with others, now also tastes the taste of being played with the pick-and-roll.

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