Chapter 107: The Road Ahead

As the first player to complete 5*5 data in the playoffs, Meng Xu also won the milestone reward in the system again after the game, although compared to those random tasks, this A-level milestone reward is not very rich, and the reward of 10 attribute points and a bottle of magic potion is better than nothing. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info

On May 8, 2000, the first round of the NBA playoffs Eastern and Western semifinals all four games ended, the Spurs overturned the Lakers, the first in the regular season, O'Neal played a dominant statistic, 56 points, 20 rebounds and 4 blocks in the game, while Duncan's 48 points, 22 rebounds and 7 assists were not inferior to O'Neal.

In the remaining games, the Heat defeated the Knicks 87-83 at home, the master-apprentice duel between Pat Riley and Jeff Van Gundy, and the rivalry between the Knicks and the Heat.

The Pacers beat the 76ers 108-91 at home by 17 points, in this game Jalen Rose and Reggie Miller both scored 40 points, the Pacers shot 11 of 21 three-pointers in the game, Reggie Miller shot 7 of 10, and the 76, which was not good defensively, was beaten into a sieve by the Pacers.

In the final game, the Trail Blazers defeated the Jazz led by Malone and Stockton 94-75, and the Trail Blazers scored six double-doubles, once again showing the league their terrifying roster depth, and in this season's playoffs, the Trail Blazers have become the best defensive and most consistent offensive team, and have suppressed opponents' scores below 90 points in five consecutive games.

On May 10, after two days of rest, the second game between the Spurs and the Lakers began, after David Robinson was absent and Duncan was fouled twice by O'Neal at the beginning, Meng Xu, who played well in the last game, was entrusted with the important task, but Meng Xu's performance was substandard, only 10 shots and 3 in the first three quarters, although he found his touch in the fourth quarter and scored 15 points again in a single quarter, but he was still powerless.

Duncan played just 20 minutes in the game due to foul trouble, finishing with 16 points and eight rebounds.

The best performance of this game was undoubtedly the big shark O'Neal, who scored 56 points in the last game, O'Neal scored 55 points again, in addition to 19 rebounds and 7 blocks. O'Neal also became the second player after Mike Jordan to score 50+ in two consecutive games in the playoffs, and the first player to score 55+ in two consecutive games. After losing Duncan, no one could stop the sharks from raging, and even Popovich's shark-slashing tactics couldn't stop O'Neal, who made 23 of his 31 free throws in the game.

The final score between the two sides was 103-87, and the Lakers moved the score to 1-1 after their home win over the Spurs.

"It's not your fault, with your current strength, you are no match for O'Neal at all, not to mention that O'Neal's state in this game is not his normal state." Seeing Meng Xu, who was a little depressed, Anna persuaded on the side.

After the game with the Lakers, the Spurs returned to San Antonio, and after returning home, Meng Xu entered the system space to practice. This game can be said to be the first time Meng Xu led the team alone, almost most of the half of the game Spurs were with Meng Xu as the core, but Meng Xu lived up to Popovich's trust, although the data of 23 points and 8 assists is not bad, but Meng Xu also sent a career-high 7 turnovers in this game.

"When will we really have the ability to change the game?" Opening his attribute bar, Meng Xu said in a low mood.

Host System Level 13, Experience 4736/10000, Points 3763, Remaining Attribute Points 10, Host Height (200), Arm Span(220), Speed (80+20+5), Strength (82), Agility (68+10), Bounce (94+5), Endurance (78), Explosiveness (61).

Physical Talent Rating 83 (B) (Rated as SABCDE, S is the best and E is the worst.) )

Possession (71), Breakthrough (51), Passing (90), Shooting (60), Long Shot (95), Free Throw (70).

Offensive Ability Evaluation 75 (C).

Judgment (80+10+5), steal ability (65+20), frontcourt rebounds (47), backcourt rebounds (62), blocking ability (90+5), and running ability (60). Evaluation of defensive ability (71) C

Player Overall Ability Rating 76(C) (This player is a player with good physical gifts, some defensive ability and 3-point offensive ability, and can be an important rotation player in the NBA league.) )

"Anna, do you think I'm going to start increasing my offensive stats?" Looking at his attribute points, the feeling of powerlessness in this game resurfaced in front of him.

"It's useless for you to increase your offensive stat points now, although attribute points are important, they don't represent everything. Your defensive stats are worse than your offense, but you can now be called one of the best defensive players in the NBA league, and that's because you have 3 top-tier defensive skills that can sometimes make up for the difference in stat points. Anna paused and continued, "And you don't even have a single shooting and breakthrough skill right now, even if you have all the offensive stat points maxed out, it's useless. ”

"Then you mean, to strengthen the defense?"

"At this stage you have enough defense, unless you have a pervert like Jordan Burr, or players who are in a state of madness, you can still handle other people. There is a saying in the basketball world that talent determines the upper limit, and physical strength determines the lower limit. Don't you think your physical strength is still very poor? In a high-intensity game like the playoffs, you can play 30 minutes to the limit, and once you exceed 30 minutes, your body functions in all aspects will be greatly reduced. ”

"Yes, I see." After listening to Anna's explanation, Meng Xu added all the remaining 10 attribute points to endurance.

While Meng Xuwo was practicing hard in the system space, the Spurs' general manager's office, Popovich and his assistant Mike Budenholzer were already discussing the situation of the next game, although the Spurs lost to the Lakers in this game, but the Spurs have achieved the set goal of this trip to Los Angeles, that is, to win at least one game to gain home-court advantage. It can also be seen from these two games that the league's whistle is somewhat biased in favor of the Lakers, and for the sake of profit and box office, David Stern wants the Los Angeles and New York finals to be known to everyone. But if it's on the home side of the Spurs, those people certainly don't dare to go too far. And David Robinson is currently recovering well, and will return in the next game, if he can win two home games, then the Spurs will have a very high probability of advancing to the next round.