Chapter 393: Meng Xu and O'Neill
"Boy, I'm not going to let you step in front of me so easily today." When Jamal Tinsley quickly dribbled through the halfcourt, he handed the basketball to Meng Xu on the right side of the 3-point line, and at the same time as Meng Xu received the ball, Rick Fox posted it as soon as possible, because this game was the first game of the finals, and the two sides were still in the tentative stage, so in this game, Phil Jackson did not arrange to wrap Meng Xu, but let Rick Fox take on the responsibility of defending Meng Xu.
"Across you? Rick, I cross you as easily as I cross the road in the morning. Meng Xu, who was leaning on Rick Fox half-sideways, immediately made a heavy shoulder and wanted to force a turn after responding to his trash words, but then Meng Xu's movements were incomprehensible, after two consecutive feints, Meng Xu already had room to get rid of Rick Fox, but Meng Xu did not take the opportunity to turn around and shoot, or hit the Lakers' inside line, but paused obviously in place.
"Is Meng Xu waiting for the Lakers' bag?" For the scene on the court, Michaels also couldn't understand it, Meng Xu could obviously complete the turn very easily just now, and then it was a very good opportunity to shoot or break through, but he didn't do it.
"Is he the same as I am?" From the very beginning of this game, Larry Bird has been standing on the sidelines, watching the situation on the court, and when he saw that the Lakers neither included Meng Xu, nor did they use the strongest outside defender Kobe to defend Meng Xu, Larry Bird was speculating whether Phil Jackson had the same idea as himself, deliberately letting Meng Xu go alone, so as to disrupt the offensive rhythm and tactics of the Pacers, just like Jordan played the Celtics in the playoffs, even if you cut 60 points, your teammates can't score points, and they will still lose. If that's the case, then this KFC is too bad.
And because the Lakers have a big guy like O'Neal on the inside, Meng Xu's breakthrough ability will be greatly reduced when facing the Lakers, and if he can't get into the inside line, he only relies on medium and long-distance shooting, unless you feel off the charts, there is no lethality at all, and Meng Xu's mid-range shooting has always been not very good, and it can even be said that Meng Xu is the worst of all scoring methods, so although it is only the first round, the current situation also makes Larry Bird a little worried.
"Rick, let me show you what power is now!" Just after Meng Xu shook off Rick Fox and deliberately stopped to wait for the Lakers' bag clamp to no avail, his back was against Rick Fox, who was pasted up again, Meng Xu lowered his body center of gravity and began to accumulate strength, ready to single Rick Fox with his back.
"Let the horses come." Rick Fox put one hand on Meng Xu's back, while standing firm, staring at Meng Xu who leaned himself behind him, in the game between the Pacers and the Nets, Meng Xu's ability to play with his back alone made the whole league amazed, saying that Meng Xu's back singles ability is among all the outside players in the league, the best are not an exaggeration, but Rick Fox is not afraid at all, as a muscle stick who occasionally goes to make cameo appearances as a power forward, Rick Fox's strength is absolutely first-class among outside players, In the Lakers' team, as long as Kobe Bryant practices back and low singles, he will call Rick Fox to be his sparring partner, with Kobe Bryant's excellent back ability, when he singles himself, there is no way to guarantee a success rate of more than forty percent, so even if Meng Xu's back ability is stronger than Kobe, Rick Fox feels that as long as he is well prepared, he can cope with it.
"The last one on the Lakers who was as awesome as you is is now retired." After saying this sentence with a disdainful face, Meng Xu didn't pay attention to Rick Fox's angry expression, but instead took this opportunity to push directly behind him, Meng Xu instantly felt a lot more relaxed behind him, followed by the second time, the third time, after pushing behind him 3 times in a row, Meng Xu felt that there was already a large gap behind him, turned around, shot, hit the board, hit, and did it in one go.
The last player in Meng Xu's mouth was the veteran Hores Grant, who had a very good personal relationship with Rick Fox, in the Western Conference finals last season, Hores Grant also provoked Meng Xu, but what greeted him was Meng Xu and Duncan's riding buckle, Hores Grant was also the old qualification to win 3 championships with Jordan, where can I stand this humiliation, after that game, I had the idea of retiring, Rick Fox and Phil Jackson couldn't persuade him, Therefore, when Meng Xu brought up the old matter again, Rick Fox immediately became angry, that is, when Rick Fox was angry, Meng Xu suddenly began to attack.
"Erwin, for the first time now, I feel like the league made the right decision to make a five-second rule." Compared with Keith Van Horn and Richard Jefferson in the Nets game, Meng Xu's back-to-back singles Rick Fox today are undoubtedly more violent, it is no exaggeration to say that if there is no 5-second rule, Meng Xu can always push Rick Fox to the basket, no, even from Los Angeles to Indianapolis is possible.
"That's true." Magic Johnson nodded exactly like this, if there is no 5-second rule on his back, there will definitely be a lot of guys like Barkley in the league, pouting his ass and arching all the way to the basket, and then scoring layups, and Meng Xu obviously has this ability.
"Rick, I'll avenge you." Seeing his little brother being bullied, with a look of anger and helplessness, O'Neill stepped forward and patted Rick Fox on the shoulder, just now when Meng Xu singled Rick Fox with his back, O'Neill looked at it clearly in the back, I really didn't expect that Meng Xu's small body could burst out with such a powerful energy, and Rick Fox, who was obviously stronger than Meng Xu, was retreated by Meng Xu, and in the end, his body was even out of balance.
When it is the Lakers' turn to attack, although Meng Xu doesn't have to defend Kobe, he just needs to watch Rick Fox, but because Jermaine O'Neal is going to cover O'Neal at any time, Meng Xu will always be ready to change the defense Robert Hawley, because when he was in the Spurs, he was pitted by Robert Hawley several times at critical moments, so after that, as long as he meets the Lakers, Meng Xu will maintain a very high vigilance against Hawley, in Meng Xu's opinion, Hawley is the most threatening person in the entire Lakers except for O'Neal and Kobe.
"Very good overall defense, the Pacers' positioning, and defensive resilience are all excellent, and the Lakers are always on the perimeter." After Fisher failed to break through with the ball, he first called Robert Holly's blocking, but Holly had not yet reached the position of blocking, and was blocked by Meng Xu, under the pressure of Jamal Tinsley, Fisher could only hand over the basketball to Rick Fox, and Rick Fox, who had just received the basketball, was covered by Meng Xu, and Rick Fox, who could not move, handed over the basketball to Kobe, and Kobe was also entangled by Reggie Miller at the moment, although as he got older, Athleticism has declined significantly, but relying on his still coquettish positioning, and anticipation of defensive positions and running routes, Reggie Miller has always been able to keep up with Kobe.
"Give the ball to Shaq!" Seeing that the basketball had been spinning on the outside for more than 10 seconds without a good chance, Phil Jackson on the sidelines began to yell at the players on the court.
Coincidentally, at this moment, O'Neal pouted Lorenzen White with his ass, and occupied an excellent offensive position on the left side of the basket, and Kobe, who was about to get rid of Reggie Miller, was also a little helpless to hang the basketball to the inside and handed it to the big fat man. Kobe Bryant, who has unlimited firing rights in the regular season, has been asked by Phil Jackson many times to reduce the number of shots after entering the playoffs, and Phil Jackson shouts in Kobe's ear almost every day, asking Kobe to put more energy into organization and strategy, so Kobe is now more and more dissatisfied with head coach Phil Jackson.
"Jermaine and Lorenzen are still not enough." After O'Neal received the ball, he directly knocked Lorenzen White away, and then faced Jermaine O'Neal, who rushed over to wrap up, first shook, and then very directly dunked the basketball into the basket, under O'Neal's huge destructive force, the basket frame was creaking.
"Boy, don't be so arrogant, it's better for young people to be honest." After O'Neill landed in the air, he stretched his arms and began to show off his "graceful dance steps", his strong body, exaggerated stride, and demonic expression caused the Staples Center to scream. After finishing the celebration, O'Neill didn't forget to provoke Meng Xu, who was not far from him.