"Meng, congratulations!" After the crazy celebration and the interaction with the fans on the spot, the Pacers players on the court began to walk into the players' tunnel in twos and threes, and finally got rid of Meng Xu, who was entangled by countless reporters, and just walked to the entrance of the players' tunnel, Meng Xu found that Nowitzki was still waiting for him there.

"Thank you, Dirk, you played really well today, we almost lost." Meng Xu laughed and hugged Nowitzki at the same time.

"Don't be funny, it's all up to Steve, who was on the bench most of the crucial fourth quarter." After hearing Meng Xu's words, Nowitzki shook his head, looking slightly embarrassed, but after a little depression, Nowitzki's expression quickly returned to normal: "Fortunately, today is not the finals, otherwise we have no chance to win you at all, but through today's game, I also let me know the gap between us, and we will not lose to you in the next game." “

"Then let's see you in the finals!"

"See you in the finals!"

"By the way, Meng, about Steve, I think I need to explain it to you, in fact, Steve is a good person, there may be some misunderstanding between you, I hope you don't care too much." Just as Meng Xu finished his greeting with Nowitzki and was about to walk into the players' tunnel, Nowitzki took the initiative to talk about Nash. In fact, there is any unhappiness between Meng Xu and Nash, Nowitzki is not very clear, and Nowitzki has never seen any conflict between the two on the field, but Nash just looks like he doesn't want to see Meng Xu, Nowitzki wanted to ask the reason several times, but Nash just didn't say it, on the one hand, they were brothers who fought side by side, and on the other hand, they were good friends, so Nowitzki also wanted to resolve the misunderstanding between the two, Nash refused to say, Nowitzki hit Meng Xu with the idea, I hope to understand the reason and help the two of them reconcile.

"It's okay, I actually like Steve." Although today's game is very thrilling, it is actually very enjoyable for Meng Xu, but a slight fly in the ointment is that due to the limitations of physical talent, although Nash has entered the state of enchantment, Nash's defense is still not enough, not to mention defending himself one-on-one, even Reggie Miller can't handle it, but Nash's continuous confrontation with himself on the offensive end still makes Meng Xu very enjoyable. As for why Nash is so hostile to himself, Meng Xu is also confused, thinking about it, it is probably the only thing that can make Nash like this, but this kind of thing, whether it is Meng Xu or Nash, it is impossible to tell Nowitzki.

"Oh yes, Dirk, before the game, I also made a bet with Steve to see who had the most assists in this game, and it looked like I lost." Just when the two were about to separate, Meng Xu mentioned to Nowitzki the bet he and Nash had made before the game, in this game, Meng Xu had 22 assists and Nash had 24 assists, and there was no doubt that Nash had won.

"Meng, Steve told me in the first quarter of the game, but after the game, he said that if he lost the game, everything would be meaningless, and this kind of thing should be what you said." Nowitzki said as he shook his finger and pointed at Meng Xu.

"What are you saying, I don't seem to be able to afford to lose, yes." Looking at Nowitzki's smiling expression, Meng Xu hurriedly opened his mouth to explain, for fear that Nowitzki would think that he was making excuses for himself after losing the bet.

"Lie to you, Steve wouldn't take these boring things to heart."

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After the game between the Pacers and the Mavericks ended, the whole of Indianapolis was enveloped in a festive atmosphere, and the Mavericks left Indianapolis to face the next opponent in a sigh. Indiana is a state with a very good basketball atmosphere, but the Pacers are a team lacking honor in the NBA, although after trading Meng Xu, the Pacers have won the championship for two consecutive seasons, but compared to the top giants such as the Lakers and Celtics, the Pacers' honor list is still very scarce, so the current 34 consecutive wins for all Pacers fans, it is enough to make them excited for a long time.

On January 10, 2004, the day after the end of the game with the Mavericks, the Pacers welcomed the San Antonio Spurs who are currently ranked third in the West back-to-back at home, after entering January, the Pacers' schedule is a lot easier, but compared with December, the Pacers' opponents are more powerful, especially in this week, the Pacers have to play against the Mavericks, Spurs, Pistons, Kings, these East and West giants, so in the eyes of the outside world, The Pacers' winning streak is also likely to be ended this week, and the Spurs, who have always been the Pacers' nemesis, have been given the historic mission of ending the Pacers' winning streak by countless people after the Mavericks failed to stop the Pacers.

On the evening of January 10, in a peaceful atmosphere, the Pacers ushered in the 35th game of the season, although the Pacers have All-Star interior combinations such as Jermaine O'Neal and Mutombo, as well as interior giants such as Nn Hilario and Jeff Foster, but when facing the team led by Tim Duncan and Shaq O'Neal, the Pacers' interior line is a little insufficient, not to mention that Mutombo is still unable to play due to injury.

So in this case, today's game is still very challenging for the Pacers.

In the offseason after the end of last season, although Popovich rarely waved a checkbook, but those players who were favored by Popovich did not give the Spurs a chance to spend a lot of money, whether it was Jermaine O'Neal, Jason Kidd, or Sprewell finally missed out on the Spurs, but Popovich still signed Sido Turkoglou, Ron Mercer, Charlie Ward, Rasu Nesterovic through some small transactions and signings, these are very good players, Coupled with the improving Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili, the Spurs' comprehensive strength is still somewhat improved compared to last season, but the Pacers, Mavericks and even the Timberwolves and Heat have a very good record this season, which has also led to the Spurs, which have a 27-8 record, and can only rank third in the West and sixth in the league.

Because of the relationship between Meng Xu and Duncan, the players of the two teams were very harmonious before the opening, but after the referee blew the whistle at the beginning of the game, this harmony disappeared abruptly, and the game was very intense from the beginning.

seems to be irritated by the endless and undisciplined defense of leopard print, from the beginning of the third quarter, the whole game entered Meng Xu's performance time, 8 of 14 shots in the third quarter, 7 of 12 shots in the fourth quarter, under the leadership of Meng Xu 20+ in two consecutive quarters, 53 points, 9 rebounds, and 7 assists, the Pacers defeated the Spurs 103-91 and increased their winning streak to 35 games.

Maybe it was because of the number of shots against the Spurs that consumed too much physical strength, or maybe it was because of the sudden decline in the feeling after a series of outbursts, on January 12, 2004, the Pacers played against the Pistons, Meng Xu shot only 6 of 17 shots in the whole game, and in the last two minutes of the fourth quarter, he missed 3 shots in a row, although he still contributed 20 points, 14 assists, and 8 rebounds in the whole game, but the Pacers lost to the Pistons 87-93 on the road. In the end, his winning streak was fixed at 35 games.