At 5 p.m. on May 5, 2004, the Eastern Conference semifinals of the Pacers' home game against the Nets will not start for 3 hours, but at this moment, the Bankers' Life Arena is already full, because the Pacers club is going to hold a regular season MVP celebration ceremony for Meng Xu before the start of this game, because this MVP trophy is the third regular season MVP trophy won by Meng Xu in his career, so at Meng Xu's request, compared with the grand celebration ceremony when the previous two awards were awarded, This year's celebrations were much more low-key, with even separate celebrations and parades canceled and placed directly before the start of Game 1 of the second round of the playoffs.

Meng Xu's parents, He Hui's parents, Yao Ming, Maddie, Kobe, Iverson, James, Brand, Miller, these players who have a good relationship with Meng Xu but have missed the rest of the playoffs have been invited by Meng Xu to participate in today's celebration ceremony, and to Meng Xu's surprise, the Chinese Embassy in the United States also sent representatives to participate in today's celebration.

"The first unanimous MVP in NBA history!" When Meng Xu walked to the center of the court and raised his third regular season MVP to greet the audience, Elton Brand, who was standing on the sidelines, applauded and looked at the trophy in Meng Xu's hand with envy.

As Meng Xu's champion in the same class, the winner of the best rookie, Elton Brand, who entered the league with the title of Duncan's second, did not take a similar path to Duncan, compared to those students who fought in the playoffs and even tasted the championship, as the most promising rookie that year, Elton Brand has not tasted the playoffs until today, and because of this, Elton Brand is now difficult to look at Meng Xu's back, Even Byron Davis and Steve Francis are now more prestigious and popular than Elton Brand. As Meng Xu's friend, Elton Brand is happy for Meng Xu from the bottom of his heart for Meng Xu's achievements and glory, but as a player who entered the league at the same time as Meng Xu, seeing the radiant Meng Xu now, Elton Brand inevitably had feelings of loss and even jealousy.

"One day, I will also lift this trophy like Meng, and there will be more than one!" LeBron James, who was standing next to Elton Brand and was also applauding, now has a completely different idea from Elton Brand. James and Brand are actually very similar, both are the pride of the sky who entered the league as champions, and they are both based on the first person in the league that season, the same best rookie, but compared to Elton Brand, who has gradually lost his edges and corners after several seasons of training, LeBron James is now a fighter and a time of great spirit, although he failed to enter the playoffs this season, he won 20 more games than the Cavaliers last season, Therefore, LeBron James is very confident in leading the Cavaliers back to the playoffs, and James, who is also known as "Meng Xu's second", also secretly swears in his heart that one day he will take over the status of the first person in the league from Meng Xu.

"Just make you happy for a few days, and I'll definitely snatch it all from you next season!" Compared with Brand's envy and James's replacement, Kobe Bryant's current ideas are much more radical, although Brand is envious and jealous, but Brand is very sober, and he is no longer on the same level as Meng Xu, so for Meng Xu's achievements, Brand can only drool on the side. Although James wanted to replace it, James also knew that that day would not be now, but in the future, and when he grew up enough to confront Meng Xu, James would naturally challenge Meng Xu. Kobe Bryant is different from the two of them, Kobe Bryant, who is almost a contemporaneous player with Meng Xu, O'Neal, and Duncan, was called the best four players in the league at the beginning, but now Meng Xu has left Kobe far behind, plus the grudge of losing to the Pacers in the Finals twice in a row, so Kobe Bryant is thinking about defeating Meng Xu all the time, defeating the Pacers, and winning the championship.

"It looks like I need to put pressure on management." This season is a complete failure for the Lakers, although after O'Neal left, Kobe Bryant exploded in personal data and won the scoring title, but the Lakers missed the playoffs for the first time in ten years, and was dragged down by the team's record, Kobe Bryant failed to even enter the top ten in the MVP list this season. Therefore, if they want to overturn Meng Xu and the Pacers, the Lakers naturally need large-scale reinforcements and reinforcements, and at the same time, with Kobe's current status and popularity, it is impossible to stay in a fish belly team for a long time and struggle, even if Kobe Bryant is willing, David Stern will not be willing. Listening to the cheers of the audience and looking at the group of powerful teammates behind Meng Xu, Kobe Bryant, who was standing on the sidelines, also made up his mind in his heart that after returning to Los Angeles from Indianapolis, he would put pressure on the management, and the Lakers must make a move this summer.

Maddie and Iverson, who are also standing on the sidelines, are obviously mixed now, the 76ers and the Magic have missed the playoffs this season, and the Magic's record is the lowest in the league, so as the league's first-line stars, two of the league's "four scoring guards", Maddie and Iverson are naturally unwilling to sink, but it is unknown what choice the two of them will make, but one thing is certain, that is, seeing that all honors are being thrown away by Meng Xu, Naturally, they are unwilling.

Several players standing on the sidelines applauding Meng Xu now have their own ideas and thoughts, although as Meng Xu's friends, they are sincerely happy for Meng Xu, but as a professional player, as the top group of people in the league at present, they naturally have their own ambitions and dreams.

Of course, at this time, Meng Xu naturally couldn't notice their expressions, and he couldn't gain insight into their inner thoughts, whether they wanted to replace them or be like a husband, Meng Xu couldn't control it now, and he didn't go on. Because after winning the two most important awards in the regular season, the regular season MVP and the best defensive player, Meng Xu put all his thoughts on this season's championship.