"The king is so unpopular? This is the rhythm of being killed by the alliance! ”

On the evening of May 20, 2004, after a day of training, Meng Xu and Jermaine O'Neal were left alone by head coach Rick Carlisle to discuss the Eastern Conference Finals, which will begin tomorrow. After discussing all the tactical details, several people ate the supper provided by the team while watching the final Western Conference semifinals in progress, the Kings and Mavericks' tie-breaker.

The series between the Kings and the Mavericks is the only series that has played seven games so far in this year's playoffs, although the Kings' record in the regular season is much worse than the Mavericks, but in this series, the Kings and the Mavericks are on par, and in the case of losing two games first, the Kings staged a Jedi counterattack and successfully dragged the series into a tiebreaker. However, today's much-anticipated game, but there were some episodes in the second quarter of the game, because the king took the lead at the beginning of the game, and led the Mavericks by 9 points after the end of the first quarter, but after the start of the second quarter of the game, the king was blown several offensive fouls by the referee on duty, and the penalties for these fouls were all the kind of blows that can not be blown, even if they were blown, they could barely say the past, but at this time, the king's fouls were blown one after another, And as a result, the Kings' main point guard, Mike Bibby, went off the court because of too many cumulative fouls, which made people think elsewhere.

"That's the sadness of a small city, and if the king were in Los Angeles, no matter how much Mark Cuban was calling, it wouldn't have happened." After seeing the TV camera cut to Mavericks owner Mark Cuban on the sidelines, Lester Connell also shook his head and said with disdain. In this league, there are basically few people in this league who like Mark Cuban's big mouth, except for Maverick supporters. ，

The Mavericks' lineup this season can be described as very luxurious, the team has five All-Stars in their playing years, that is, the local tyrant division Trail Blazers can overpower the Mavericks in the team lineup, and the Mavericks' total salary this season is also the first in the league, so Mark Cuban, as the owner of the Mavericks, very much hopes that the Mavericks can make a difference this season, and even win the championship, but the Mavericks are now facing the situation of being overturned by the king. Therefore, Mark Cuban was very anxious and unhappy after the Kings pulled the big score to 3-3, first spraying the referees after the game, thinking that their whistle was biased in favor of the Kings, and then appealing directly to the top of the league, and it is said that Mark Cuban and David Stern chatted together for two hours. And the result after this, everyone has seen now, the king was obviously targeted by the referee in the crucial tie-break.

"Poor Chris!" Looking at Chris Webber, who was blown for a foul while defending Nowitzki, and looked depressed and helpless, Meng Xu is now really sympathetic to him and his king, who was blown to death by the referee under a good advantage, and lost the best chance of winning the championship in his career, and in this season's playoffs, he was targeted again because he met Mark Cuban and the Mavericks, Chris Webb is one of the "four big forwards" praised by the league, and he can be hacked like this, if he changes to a second-tier star, Not to be rectified to death? It looks like Chris Webb won't have a chance to turn over for a day as long as he doesn't leave the Kings.

"It looks like the team is still good in big cities." After sympathizing with Chris Webb in his heart for a while, Meng Xu immediately said something in passing.

However, after Meng Xu's words came out, Rick Carlisle, Lester Connell, and Jermaine O'Neal, who were still eating supper around Meng Xu, instantly stopped and looked up at Meng Xu.

"What's wrong, is there anything on my face?" After obviously feeling the awkward atmosphere in the air around him, Meng Xu wanted to quickly change the topic, looking at Jermaine O'Neal, whose mouth was stuffed with chicken breast salad, Meng Xu reached out and patted Jermaine O'Neal's head: "Hurry up and eat your stuff, you ordered three servings, don't waste it." ”

"Meng, I went to see Larry the other day, and he asked me about your contract renewal." Meng Xu's inadvertent words made Rick Carlisle's eyelids jump wildly in an instant, could it be that some teams in big cities have been in contact with Meng Xu in private? Is it the Nix? Or the Lakers? Or is it a bull? Although Indianapolis is also a city close to the top ten in the United States, there is still a big gap between New York and Los Angeles, and it is no secret that the sponsors behind Meng Xu want Meng Xu to go to New York.

"Renewal? Doesn't my contract expire next season? Isn't it too early to talk about contract renewal? Hearing Rick Carlisle talk to himself about the contract renewal, Meng Xu was also a little confused. However, Meng Xu didn't care too much, after all, he renewed his contract, but the Pacers' top priority next year, Meng Xu recently heard that the Pacers' owner, Simon Brothers, had made a new contract for himself in advance.

"Well, it's a little early." Hearing Meng Xu say this, Rick Carlisle couldn't put his mind at ease, it looked like he needed to talk to Larry Bird and the team owner Simon brothers in advance, the Pacers waited for decades, and finally had a chance to become a giant from a small club, if it fell short for "some" reasons, I'm afraid all Pacers fans would not be reconciled.

"The king won't just lose." Although the game between the king and the Mavericks entered the second half, the referee's whistle gradually returned to "fairness", but on the one hand, the Mavericks who had already gained momentum and overtook the score, and on the other hand, the king who was discouraged and discouraged, so although the game was not over yet, the final result was self-evident.

"Maybe our opponent in this year's finals will be the Mavericks." Although the Eastern Conference Finals with the Pistons will not start until tomorrow, Jermaine O'Neal is already thinking about the opponent in the Finals, and depending on how well the referees take care of the Mavericks, maybe the Mavericks will really be "escorted" to the Finals this year.

"Alas, it's not early, go home." Meng Xu really couldn't stand the game between the king and the calf, and after eating his share of chicken breast salad, Meng Xu was ready to go home.

"Well, wait for me, I haven't finished eating yet." Hearing that Meng Xu was leaving now, Jermaine O'Neal, who hadn't finished eating, grabbed Meng Xu's clothes: "I didn't drive when I came today, who will send me when you leave?" ”

"Hold you out." Looking at the three chicken breast salads in front of Jermaine O'Neal, Meng Xu scolded angrily.

"And don't spend money, don't eat for nothing, you are waiting, I will finish eating in a moment."

In 2018, the new year, I may wish that I can have time to update a little more and finish this book as soon as possible.

Happy New Year to all!