"Haha, Alvin, Meng's expression is really interesting now, as the outside player with the strongest ability to make fouls in the league, in less than a minute, he was fouled twice in a row by Manu, such a scene is too new for Meng." Looking at Meng Xu, who was replaced by James Posey in the interval of Ginobili's free throws, with an unhappy expression on his face, Sean Elliott was full of excitement and said to Magic Johnson next to him, although the two were once teammates, but seeing Meng Xu deflated, Sean Elliott couldn't suppress his excitement.

"In this game, Meng was a little too relaxed." As a Meng Fu, it is impossible for Magic Johnson to admit that Meng Xu is inferior to Ginobili, even if Meng Xu is fouled twice in a row by Ginobili, it is also Meng Xu's carelessness, and it doesn't mean anything.

"Well, yes, I agree with Erwin, this game, Meng played too casually, he and Thiem interacted too much on the court, I just thought it was a pre-season game, you know that they are opponents now, since they are opponents, then we have to give 100 percent energy to this game." Michaels was clearly on the side of Magic Johnson, and immediately after Magic Johnson finished speaking, he came out to echo his point of view and made some additions.

"I'll go, these two guys." Listening to Michaels and Magic Johnson singing and harmonizing on the side, excusing Meng Xu while uniting to squeeze himself, Sean Elliott could only shake his head helplessly.

"Meng, don't take it to heart, rest first." As soon as Meng Xu walked to the sidelines, assistant coach Lester Connell handed over a towel, and then patted Meng Xu on the shoulder, wanting to comfort him.

"Boss, that guy was obviously faking a fall just now, I really don't know where the referee's eyes were."

"It's just that the acting is too fake, it's like an electric shock."

"It's the same as a, you can fall down when you touch it!" As soon as Meng Xu sat on the bench, Bobby Simmons, Nn Hilario, and Tyshawn Prince surrounded him, and then you began to denounce Ginobili's evil deeds one by one.

Although the Spurs with Duncan are firmly ahead of the Pacers in terms of interior strength, but when it comes to overall strength, the Spurs still have a big gap from the Pacers, especially the outside line of the two sides, which can be described as very different, but now, when Meng Xu was off-court because he was fouled twice in a row by Ginobili, the gap between the two sides has narrowed a lot, Steve Smith can't prevent Hamilton, James Posey can't prevent Ginobili either, as for Parker and Jamal Tinsley, There was nothing they could do with each other, so the Pacers, who lacked Meng Xu, were completely suppressed by the Spurs in the second half of the first quarter.

In less than 5 minutes in the second half of the first quarter, the Spurs beat the Pacers 8-15, and when the first quarter ended, the Spurs at home led the Pacers by as many as 9 points 29-20, and trailed the opponent by nearly 10 points in the first quarter, which was the first time in the Pacers this season.

"Meng, with your current ability, I have nothing to guide you anymore, and you are even stronger now than I was back then. But I still want you to understand, to learn to use your own advantages on the court, to maximize your strengths, with your own advantages to suppress the opponent's strategy, so that you can become stronger, and your advantages, not only strength, speed, explosiveness, and even shooting, these are your strengths, although back singles can make you more efficient, but in addition to back to the body, you have more options. In the interval between timeouts, Larry Bird handed over the task of arranging tactics for the bench to his assistant Lester Connell, while he pulled Meng Xu aside to chat.

"I see, Larry." After Larry Bird finished speaking, Meng Xu fell into contemplation, because he received the task of advancing and domineering this season, so Meng Xu's playing style this season is quite different from last season, Meng Xu's current first offensive choice is mostly back-to-back attack, in order to give full play to his advantages in terms of strength, so Meng Xu's face frame offense is now becoming less and less, because in Meng Xu's opinion, compared with most of the league's outside players, he has an absolute advantage in strength, And the back-to-back attack is another way to give full play to the advantages of your strength.

"Yes, my strengths are not only strength, speed, and explosiveness are my strengths, so why do I have to stick to power?" After lowering his head and muttering to himself for a moment, Meng Xu suddenly raised his head as if he had figured it out, and looked at Larry Bird: "Larry, I know what to do." ”

"I hope you can break through the shackles soon! There are more important things waiting for you in the future. Looking at the high-spirited Meng Xu, Larry Bird patted him on the shoulder, smiled slightly, and said silently in his heart. Larry Bird has not been in good physical condition since he retired, if it weren't for Isaiah Thomas's poor performance in coaching the Pacers, Larry Bird would not have chosen to come back and take over the Pacers again, although in the first year after the comeback, Larry Bird led the Pacers to win the championship, but because of excessive work, Larry Bird's body has problems again, plus this summer, Larry Bird has not rested much, so this season so far, Larry Bird's body has been a little unbearable, these days, Larry Bird is already thinking about retiring again at the end of the season, and after he leaves, the stability of the Pacers is the only thing Larry Bird is worried about right now. In terms of team coach candidates, Lester Connell has limited ability and is not enough to control a championship team, so he can only be a transitional candidate, but Larry Bird is a little worried that the new coach can't control the Pacers' group of arrogant soldiers, if he leaves, the Pacers collapse, then he will not be at ease for the rest of his life, so Larry Bird pinned all his hopes on Meng Xu, hoping that Meng Xu can lead the team after he leaves.

"Alright, guys, cheer up, let's make San Antonio a memorable Christmas together!" After the official timeout in the second quarter came, Larry Bird, who had been sitting on the bench for a long time, finally stood up and called several of the team's starters around him.

"Victory, victory, victory。。。。。。" After Lalibird finished speaking, Meng Xu, Hamilton, Mutombo and others put their hands on Larry Bird's hand and shouted passionately, especially Jamal Tingsley, whose face flushed with excitement.

"Very well, let's play now and kick them in the ass." Larry Bird withdrew his hand, pointed in the direction of the court, and once again turned his voice up to the highest, and after Larry Bird finished speaking, the upcoming Pacers players also shouted in unison, and even those Pacers players who were already sitting on the bench rushed to the sidelines to heckle together.

Although the Pacers' benches fought hard to catch up at the beginning of the second quarter, when the main players re-appeared, the Pacers still trailed the Spurs by 7 points, so when the main players led by Meng Xu came on the court, the Pacers began to defend the Spurs all over the court in the second quarter.

Parker struggled under Jamal Tinsley's constant pressing, and finally got rid of Jamal Tinsley's pressing after calling Ginobili for cover. Parker, who got rid of the tight defense, wanted to pass the basketball to Duncan under the basket under Meng Xu's misplaced defense, but was directly stolen by Meng Xu.

If it was just a steal of Parker and then a fast attack, the fans at the scene would not be too surprised, after all, Meng Xu has won three consecutive steals king, and he also became the best defensive player as a rookie when he was a rookie at the Spurs. But after Meng Xu steals Parker, he directly launched a fast attack from the backcourt, not only knocking down Jackson, who tried to block him at the top of the arc, but also knocking Ginobili, who had retreated to the basket in advance, out of the bottom line when he dunked.

"This Argentine kid's performance was so exaggerated that the moment he flew out, I thought it was a big truck that hit him." Looking at Ginobili, who collided with Meng Xu in the air, then flew directly out of the bottom line, and slid for a long distance until he hit the photographer behind the basket and stopped, Michaels sneered with an exaggerated smile.

Sean Elliott on the side had the heart to defend Ginobili, but opened his mouth, and finally gave up, Ginobili's performance just now was indeed a bit exaggerated, although Meng Xu's strength was strong, but it couldn't reach this point, let alone Michaels, even Sean Elliott was frightened by Ginobili's acting skills the moment he saw Ginobili fly out just now, please, it was Meng Xu who hit you, not O'Neill.

"Is this true? Or is it fake? Could it be that Meng Xu really has such a strong strength? At this moment, Magic Johnson's attention is all on Ginobili who is still lying on the ground and covering his chest, looking at Ginobili's expression, he knows that he is really in pain, if this expression can be pretended, then Ginobili should really go to Hollywood to develop, there is the most suitable place for him, but Magic Johnson can't believe that Meng Xu has such a lot of power to knock a player weighing more than 200 pounds out of the air, which is in the history of the NBA. Only Chamberlain and the big fat man of the current Lakers can do it, those two people are super insiders who are rampant under the basket, and Meng Xu is just an outside player, so Magic Johnson still has some doubts about whether the scene just now is real.

"Why is this guy so strong?" Ginobili, who was still lying on the ground, had only one thought in his mind now, how could this yellow man who seemed to be only a little stronger than himself have so much strength? In the defense just now, after Parker was stealed by Meng Xu, Ginobili quickly retreated to the basket, and was ready to make another offensive foul on Meng Xu, but due to Ginobili's misjudgment, one foot stepped into the reasonable collision zone, and just when Ginobili was about to adjust, Meng Xu had already rushed over, and jumped directly in front of him, in desperation, Ginobili, who was not ready, could only jump up against Meng Xu, ready to interfere with him in the air, But before Ginobili could reach out and make a cover pose, Meng Xu collided directly, and under the huge impact, Ginobili was like a leaf, and was knocked out by Meng Xu.

"That's too brutal!" When Meng Xu knocked Stephen Jackson away under the basket in another fast break and completed the dunk, Michaels, who had already reacted in the commentary seat, looked at Stephen Jackson who was still lying on the ground with sympathy. If there are still many people who suspect that Ginobili is faking a fall in the attack just now, then when Duncan scored under the basket, the Pacers quickly sent a baseline ball and directly launched a fast attack, Meng Xu first knocked down Ginobili again near the center circle, and then like the last time, after knocking Stephen Jackson in almost the same position as hitting Ginobili, then there is only one explanation, that is, Meng Xu really has the strong power to knock Ginobili out.

Not to mention Michaels on the commentary bench, even Popovich on the sidelines, looking at Meng Xu at the moment, was already full of horror, Meng Xu played under Popovich for two seasons, Popovich watched Meng Xu grow from a role player who can only defend step by step to a superstar with good offense and defense, Popovich is very clear about Meng Xu's physical talent, technical characteristics, and even psychological quality, but today, Popovich was surprised to find that after leaving the Spurs for a season and a half, There is already a world of difference between the Meng Xu in front of him and the Meng Xu in his heart.

After pondering for a moment, Popovich immediately called a timeout, when Meng Xu showed something different on the court, and these things were obviously unexpected, and for the Spurs, this kind of accident is an uncontrollable situation, then the Spurs must make corresponding changes and adjustments.

But Popovich's adjustment effect after the pause is obviously not ideal, after Popovich called a timeout, the Pacers also made changes, and in the previous game, Meng Xu held the ball and singles to attract the bag differently, after the pause, Meng Xu began to break through with the ball, not the kind of large-scale continuous change of direction, but to use his strength and explosiveness, directly towards the Spurs' basket, and once Meng Xu rushed up, whether it was Ginobili or Stephen Jackson, not to mention blocking Meng Xu, I can't even pull it. At the last moment of the second quarter, there was even a picture of Meng Xu rushing directly to the basket and colliding with Duncan head-on, and both of them fell to the ground.