Chapter 456: Is Anyone Really Guarding Against Me?
"Don, are any of you guarding against me? Who the hell are you arranging to guard me off? How can I not see him from beginning to end? After the shooting, Meng Xu rushed directly to the Knicks' bench, and rushed to the Knicks' head coach Don Cheney, just a squirt, since you are unkind, don't blame me for being unjust.
"Very beautiful three-pointer, this is Meng's 13th consecutive point after the opening, and Meng's shooting is still as decisive as ever." After Meng Xu hit a 3-point shot and scored 13 points in a row, Magic Johnson immediately began to praise Meng Xu, after the first 3-point shot, it is certain that Meng Xu has found his touch, and the embarrassing scenes in the previous 7 games will definitely not continue to appear today, so Magic Johnson can blow hard today, and there is no need to worry about being slapped in the face. Because in Meng Xu, there has always been a very evil "first ball law", as long as Meng Xu hits the first 3-point shot, then Meng Xu's 3-point shooting rate in this game will definitely not be the bottom, according to ESPN statistics, where Meng Xu's first 3-point shot, Meng Xu did not have a 3-point shooting rate of less than 45%, as for Meng Xu's 7 shots and 1 of 8 shots, including several games with a very low 3-point shooting rate, Meng Xu's first 3-point shot, all of them were iron, Although there are many people who scoff at this so-called "first-ball law", these rebuttals have never been able to find a way to refute it, because the data listed by ESPN is reasonable and convincing, and there is no way to refute it. Even Meng Xu himself doesn't know what the reason is, maybe it's really like Anna said, after the first ball hits, it can give a little comfort and hint to Meng Xu, who has a weak mental will, so as to increase the hit rate to a certain extent.
"The Knicks' defensive strategy today has a big problem, a super scorer like Meng Xu, no matter how bad his hand is, as long as the basketball is in his hands, it will be very dangerous." After the Magic began to tout Meng Xu, Michaels couldn't brag Meng Xu anymore, and Michaels, who had nothing to do, could only criticize the Knicks' defensive strategy on the court as an afterthought, although Michaels also knew that it was not so easy to defend against Meng Xu.
"Hmph, it's just an ordinary 3 points, and it looks like you've killed us." Looking at the picture of Meng Xu turning around to celebrate, Sprewell, who was still a little embarrassed, immediately became angry, isn't it just a 3-point shot, as for such an arrogant celebration, Sprewell doesn't believe in any nonsense like the "first ball law". If someone else had dared to be so arrogant in Madison, Sprewell would have hammered him in the morning.
"It's 13 to 2, Ratrier, it's 13 to 2, is that just a 3-pointer?" After hearing Sprewell's sarcasm behind him, Meng Xu immediately turned his head to look at Sprewell behind him, and then made a gesture to him, indicating that the Pacers had a 13-2 lead over the Knicks, and the only shot that the Knicks hit in the first few minutes of the game happened to be Sprewell's shot after the opening, and after hitting that shot, Sprewell also celebrated very exaggeratedly for a long time.
βFACKοΌβ Sprewell, who provoked Meng Xu, was sprayed by Meng Xu and didn't know how to deal with it, squirting out a river crab starting with F, and after glaring at Meng Xu fiercely, Sprewell ran directly towards the front. He is not Julius Owen, he does not have a little brother like Barkley, and the important thing is that Sprewell also knows that he can't get Meng Xu, and if he really wants to do it, he will suffer the loss.
"Hey, Latrier, are you defending me?" When Meng Xu hit the third point of the game and increased his single-quarter score to 19 points, Meng Xu started at Sprewell next to him: "19-2, 19-2, 19-2γγγγγγ β
"It looks like the Knicks are going to be slaughtered by the Pacers at home in this game!" After the official timeout came in the first quarter, looking at the players on both sides who walked off the court one after another, Michaels also shook his head, 21-11, in the first quarter of the game, the Pacers won the Knicks by 10 points, from Pat Riley, to Jeff Van Gundy, and then to Don Cheney, the Knicks are not as good as the generation, more and more.
"10 points, 10 points in the first quarter, is this still the Knicks? It's rubbish! β
"The current Knicks are so bad, shit Dolan, he's going to destroy the Knicks!"
With the arrival of the timeout, Madison Garden Plaza, a burst of swearing sounded in an instant, and this scolding was basically given to the Knicks' owner Dowland, although when Pat Riley coached the Knicks, the Knicks' style of play was once one of the ugliest teams in the league, but Pat Riley's Knicks have always been the powerhouse in the East, and since Dowland Jr. took Pat Riley, after the Knicks carried out reforms, the Knicks are Wang Xiaoer's New Year's Eve, from a team that can compete for championships, Reduced to struggling for a playoff spot, this season has simply become a fish belly to be slaughtered. At this moment, Xiao Daolan probably also greets these ancestors in his heart, when the team's results are good, you dislike the embarrassment of playing style and want to see beautiful basketball, and now that the Knicks are playing beautifully, you want good results, it's really hard to serve.
The Pacers are the first in the East, and the Knicks are the tenth in the East, so many fans have been mentally prepared before they come, and the Knicks were pressed to the ground by the Pacers, which was expected before the game started, but now that the first quarter is only halfway through, the Knicks have lost so much, which is unacceptable for many people.
"19 points in the first quarter, Meng Xu won't break his single-quarter scoring record today, right?" When a reporter in the press gallery at the scene got the technical statistics of the first half of the first quarter, he immediately shouted, and soon, this sentence spread to the entire press box, except for the local reporters of the Knicks, almost all the reporters in the press box are now looking forward to the restart of this game, looking forward to Meng Xu refreshing his single-quarter scoring record today, as long as Meng Xu can successfully break the record, it is conceivable that all the newspapers covering the NBA will sell well again tomorrow.
But to the disappointment of these reporters at the scene, perhaps because the lead was too big, Larry Bird directly sent the bench lineup after the first quarter timeout, and let the main team rest. However, before making a substitution, Larry Bird still asked Meng Xu's opinion, and Meng Xu just said lightly: "Don't worry, there is a chance to break the record." In fact, what Meng Xu is worried about now is that if he directly beats the Knicks in the first quarter, and in the second quarter, Don Cheney directly admits defeat, and he spent 1000 points to exchange for the magic potion, wouldn't it be a waste, leading by a big score, and playing in garbage time to score points, Meng Xu can't do it, which will not only delay Meng Xu's laziness, but also make those media who question Meng Xu's data more rampant.
The Knicks did not live up to Meng Xu's hard work, after the Pacers' main force all went down, the Knicks fought to catch up in the second half of the first quarter, the Knicks' backcourt double guns, Alan Houston scored 9 points on 4-of-7 shooting in the second half of the first quarter, and Sprewell also scored 7 points on 3-of-5 shooting, under their leadership, by the end of the first quarter, 35-30, the difference between the two sides had been narrowed to only 5 points.
As the gap between the two sides continues to narrow, Dowlan Jr. and Spike Lee, who have been silent on the sidelines for a long time, are active again, especially after the opening of the second quarter, when Alan Houston used a 3-point to narrow the gap between the two sides to only 2 points, Dowlan Jr. and Spike Lee stood up directly with excitement and kept chanting Alan Houston's name.
"Larry is so calm." Seeing that the Pacers' 10-point lead will come to naught, Larry Bird on the sidelines is still sitting on the bench very calmly, and has no intention of replacing the main player, but continues to discuss the next arrangements and arrangements with assistant coach Lester Connell without hurry, seeing that his old buddy is still immobile in this situation, Magic Johnson in addition to admiration, is sighing, maybe the championship can really sublimate a person's temperament, Compared to Larry Bird before he didn't win the championship, Larry Bird has obviously changed a lot.
"Alain, kill them! Kill these Indiana-based Bichiγγγγγγ Alan Houston's 3 points just helped the Knicks narrow the gap to two points, and Reggie Miller immediately returned the color and used a 3-point to widen the difference to 5 points again, and Reggie Miller, who shot the basket, still followed the convention, towards the Knicks' bench, especially where Dowland Jr. and Spike Lee were sitting, scolding and sending a provocative action, Spike Lee, who was obviously angered by Reggie Miller, rushed directly to the sidelines, pointed at Reggie Miller and scolded.
"What a couple." Originally, the league would definitely issue a ticket to the players for this kind of conflict between players and fans, but the confrontation between Reggie Miller and Spike Lee has long become a special scenery in Madison Garden Plaza, so the league also turns a blind eye to this, as long as no one complains, the league should not be seen, allowing Reggie Miller and Spike Lee to make the headlines of local newspapers in New York again and again.
"Oh, Ratril, why are you defending me again, can you still run?" The official timeout in the second quarter, after plenty of rest, Meng Xu once again put on the game, and the Knicks, Alan Houston and Sprewell have not rested for a minute now, after the Pacers changed to the main lineup, in order not to be left too many points by the Pacers' main lineup, they were still left on the court by Don Cheney.
"Bastard, it's more than enough to deal with you." After learning the lesson of the first quarter, Sprewell didn't dare to go too far when defending Meng Xu, and at the same time never said again: "You vote, I'll let you vote." Something like that.
"Whether you can deal with it or not, you'll know right away." After dropping a sentence, Meng Xu immediately ran towards the left side of the 3-point line.
When Meng Xu was on the left side outside the line, leaning sideways against Sprewell, after receiving a pass from Jamal Tinsley, it seemed that Sprewell was pushed away with just a slight lean, and when Sprewell posted it again, Meng Xu had jumped up very decisively, stepped back and pulled out his hand. He had done his best to jump up and wanted to interfere with Meng Xu's Sprewell, but found that even if he jumped up, it was in vain, Meng Xu not only bounced well, the bounce speed was fast, but also the arm span was excellent, plus the shot point was also high, not to mention interfering with the basketball he thrown, even Meng Xu's elbow Sprewell couldn't reach.
What made Sprewell even more mad was that Meng Xu deliberately made physical contact with himself in the air when the shooting action had been basically completed, and Sprewell, who couldn't squeeze Meng Xu on the ground, was even less Meng Xu's opponent when he was in the air. The angry Sprewell went directly to the referee theory.
As soon as the referee's whistle sounded here, Xiao Daolan on the sidelines immediately exploded, this is Madison Garden Plaza, as the home team's Knicks can't enjoy the home whistle, even if they have to be touched by the away team, Sprewell, who defended Meng Xu, has only been in the opposite position with Meng Xu for a few minutes, and he has already committed two fouls, he can't bear it, and the angry Xiao Daolan immediately rushed to the sidelines, faked falls, actor or something, and sprayed a lot of them towards Meng Xu, if it weren't for the Knicks' assistant coach pulling him, Xiao Daolan is afraid that he can rush into the court.
"James, this ball is for you." After the penalty hit, Meng Xu immediately made a gesture towards Xiao Daolan, who was still scolding and scolding on the sidelines, and after seeing Meng Xu's provocative gesture, Xiao Daolan scolded even more fiercely, and all kinds of river crabs starting with F gushed out.
When there were dozens of seconds left in the first half of the game, the difference between the two sides was once again widened to 8 points, and the Knicks worked hard to narrow the gap to 1 point in the previous game, while the main force of the Pacers only played more than 5 points, and the difference between the two sides was once again stretched to nearly 10 points.
"Don, is anyone really guarding against me? I think you should consider rearranging someone to guard against me, maybe you should have wrapped me up in advance. In the entire first half, he only played 12 minutes, Meng Xu shot 12 of 17, 5 of 9 3-pointers, 7 of 8 free throws, scored 36 points, 7 rebounds, and walked off the court, passing by Meng Xu next to Knicks head coach Don Cheney, and found that Don Cheney was staring at him angrily, Meng Xu said to Don Cheney with a smile.
"Bastard, slut, Bichi." After hearing Meng Xu's words, Don Cheney couldn't wait to rush up and pinch Meng Xu immediately, but when he saw Meng Xu's strong body and his small body, Don Cheney finally dispelled this idea, but cursed Meng Xu frantically in his heart.