"Meng Xu and Jermaine O'Neal's blocking, Meng Xu rushed to the basket, Meng Xu passed, Reggie Miller, Reggie Miller again, 3-point shot." After throwing this whistle shot, Reggie Miller got the 11th point of the game, Reggie Miller shot 4 of 7 in the first quarter, 3 of 5 3-pointers, and scored 11 points in a single quarter, although 10 points in a single quarter, or even 20 points is nothing for Reggie Miller, but for Reggie Miller, who has averaged less than 15 points per game this season and has dropped to about 10 shots, today's game is the first time this season to get so many shots.

"The first quarter of the game between the two teams was a bit of a surprise." When the first quarter of the game ended, looking at the score on the scoreboard, Michaels was also very surprised, the Pacers and the Spurs defense is very good, especially the Spurs, this season average limit opponents score only 86 points per game, far ahead of the second-ranked Pistons, is the best and best team in the league this season, but in the first quarter of today's game, the Spurs and Pacers actually played a high score of 28-29.

In the first quarter of the game, the Spurs broke down the Pacers' interior line, and Duncan scored 15 points in a single quarter, and both Jermaine O'Neal and James Posey had no power to fight back against Duncan at all. It is understandable that the Pacers' interior line was blown up by the Spurs, after all, the combination of Duncan and Reeve Lafrenz is enough to sweep the interior of most teams in the league, not to mention Jermaine O'Neal and James Posey, even Shaq O'Neal and Grant can't take advantage of them in front of them. It's just that in today's game, after the Spurs burst the inside line of the Pacers, the outside line of the Spurs was also blown up by the Pacers, especially Reggie Miller, relying on excellent running, it was completely slipping Steve Smith to play, and Bruce Bowen also had nothing to do with Meng Xu, in the first quarter of the game, the Pacers shot 7 of 12 three-pointers, relying on a super high outside shooting rate, at the end of the first quarter of the game, the Pacers instead took a 1-point advantage over the Spurs.

"If the Pacers can be a little stronger on the inside, no, as long as they can have a center like Mutombo, then the Pacers really have the strength to win championships." After getting the technical statistics of the first quarter of the game, Magic Johnson also began to give ideas to his old buddy Larry Bird in the live broadcast, although the Pacers led the Spurs in the score, but in rebounding, the Pacers lost to the Spurs 6 in a single quarter, if it weren't for the Pacers' super high 3-point shooting rate, then I'm afraid the first quarter of the game, the Pacers were spent. Rebounding has always been a shortcoming for the Pacers this season due to the weakness of the interior, and if the rebounding problem can be solved, then the Pacers may go one step further and turn from a playoff team to a team that has the potential to compete for a championship.

"Ervin has a point, the Pacers' rebounding is so poor, and the Pacers can't keep their 3-point shooting rate that high all the time, and once their shooting percentage drops, then the game is out of suspense." For Magic Johnson's words, Michaels also agrees, the difference in strength between the Pacers and the Spurs is too great, if the problem of rebounding is not solved, once the Pacers' shooting rate drops, then the game will be over.

"Jermaine, in this game, your job is to protect the backcourt rebounds, and don't think about anything else." In the break between timeouts, Larry Bird handed over the task of arranging the tactics to assistant coach Lester Connell and then pulled Jermaine O'Neal aside himself. Jermaine O'Neal is on the offensive end, he can't count on it today, in front of Duncan, he is like a primary school student, without the slightest opportunity to show, Duncan's strength, Larry Bird knows very well, so today's game, protecting the backcourt rebound, is also Larry Bird's only request for Jermaine O'Neal,

"Larry, are we really not going to make any changes in the second quarter?" When Meng Xu appeared with a group of substitutes, Lester Connell asked Larry Bird again, which was the third time Lester Conor asked Larry Bird.

"No, we don't have any problems with our tactics, why change." Larry Bird looked at Lester Connell with a confident expression, then took two steps back and sat down in the bench chair.

"This." Seeing the confident and stubborn Larry Bird, Lester Conor could only shake his head helplessly, although the 3-point shot is now a common offensive method for all teams, but Lester Conor has really never seen any team that can maintain a high shooting rate throughout the game, in the first quarter of the game, Reggie Miller 3 of 5 3-pointers, James Posey 4 of 2, Jamal Tinsley 2 of 1, Meng Xu 1 of 1, this kind of shooting rate is simply a miracle, Lester Connell does not believe that this miraculous shooting rate can last a game, Not even half time.

"Bobby Simmons hit a 3-pointer, Popovich called a timeout, and the Pacers today from the starter to the bench, almost everyone felt very hot." After the game restarted in the second quarter, El Harrington and Bobby Simmons each hit a 3-pointer to instantly extend the lead to five points, so Spurs head coach Popovich called a timeout just one minute after the second quarter.

"The Pacers' offense is really exciting, from the main force to the bench, their off-ball running and air cutting ability are very good, and what is even better is Meng Xu's vision and passing, as long as there is a vacancy in his teammates, he can pass the ball over as soon as possible, and it is very strange that Meng Xu is basically passing the ball to his teammates today, and he himself has not made many shots." Looking at Meng Xu, who was smiling and high-fived with his teammates on the court, Michaels was also very puzzled, although since Meng Xu has 13 consecutive games of 30+, he has greatly reduced the number of shots, but to today, he only made 1 shot after playing for more than ten minutes, which is also very rare.

"El, in fact, Meng's current style of play is the most threatening, although Meng's scoring ability is very strong, but history has proven countless times that no matter how strong a player is, one person cannot beat a team." I have to say that after Meng Xu reduced the number of shots and began to use his own passes to connect his teammates around him, the Pacers' offense is now more fluent, and more importantly, only when Meng Xu chooses this style of play, Magic Johnson will feel a sense of accomplishment, that sense of accomplishment with a successor and inheritance.

"Tim, after the game resumes, you and Reeve need to expand their defensive range a little bit to attract Meng to break through to the basket." After several attempts in a row, the Spurs couldn't prevent the Pacers' blocking, Meng Xu's moving steps and first steps were too fast, and the Spurs had no one to keep up with Meng Xu's footsteps now, which led to Popovich trying almost all the means of defensive pick-and-roll, and the Pacers' blocking and pick-and-roll was still playing. And in this game, the Pacers' 3-point shooting rate is really weird, a group of main players just feel good, and even the bench is hot and hot, although Popovich also knows where the root of the problem is, but he can't prevent Meng Xu, everything is in vain, in order to disrupt the Pacers' offense, Popovich even gave birth to the idea of letting Meng Xu score in an instant.

Thank you Mo Momo for your reward, and for being the first protector of this book, thank you.