On June 6, 2000, the first game of the 9900 NBA Finals was held at the home of the San Antonio Spurs, and the Alamo Stadium, as the largest stadium in the entire league, can accommodate more than 30,000 people, the Alamo Stadium was full today. As the defending champions, almost all of the Spurs' home games this season are unusually hot, even more so after entering the future games, and the atmosphere of the entire Alamo Stadium today is even more extremely hot, from the moment the Spurs players walked out of the player tunnel, the Spurs fans have been shouting "champion, champion, champion。。。。。。 The cheering continued for several minutes, only to stop when the commentator began to introduce the starting line-ups for both teams.

"Hello everyone, I'm Michaels, I believe you must be no stranger to me, okay, let me introduce you to the starting lineup of the Spurs in this game." The NBA Finals commentary for this season is basically the same as the Western Conference Finals, with Michaels partnering Magic Johnson.

In this game, the Spurs' starting lineup was basically the same as the previous games, with center Tim Duncan, power forward Sean Elliott, small forward Meng Xu, scoring guard Mario Every and point guard Avery Johnson. I think this lineup, not only me, but also the audience in front of the TV can memorize it. After reading the Spurs' starting lineup list, Michaels also said with some joking that after Popovich took over the Spurs, the Spurs' main lineup was the same as the Spurs' results, unusually stable, and only after Sean Elliott's surgery and David Robinson's injury this year, the Spurs' starting lineup changed a little.

On the Pacers' side, the starting center is Rick Schmitz from the Netherlands, the power forward is Dale Davis from Georgia, and the small forward Jalen Rose, in this year's playoffs, Jalen Rose can contribute an average of 20 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists per game, presumably Jalen Rose will be selected as an All-Star next season. The shooting guard is Reggie Miller, the star of the Pacers, and compared with the regular season, Miller's performance in this year's playoffs is also very good, averaging a full 6 points per game to 24 points, and the point guard is Mark Jackson. ”

"The Pacers have the highest 3-pointer percentage in the league this season, as well as the most 3-pointers per game. The Spurs are the team with the most 3-point shots and the most hits in the playoffs, followed by the Pacers, who has the better 3-point score between the Pacers and the Spurs, which is also one of the highlights of this year's Finals. ”

After Magic Johnson and Michaels introduced their starting lineups, the referee on duty took the basketball from Tim Duncan's arms and prepared to blow the whistle for the start of the game.

"El, Meng Xu and Miller, one is the best outside defense player in the league, and the other is the best outside player with the best ability to run without the ball, who do you think will win this game, Meng and Miller?" Before the game started, Meng Xu, who played small forward, took the initiative to entangle Miller near the center circle, just like the magic said, Meng Xu is the best player on the Spurs' outside defense, and Reggie Miller is the most threatening outside player for the Pacers, so Meng Xu should be arranged by Popovich to defend Reggie Miller.

"Of course it's Meng, although Miller is a very difficult player, but don't forget that Meng is the best outside defensive player in the league, and in the two meetings between the Spurs and the Pacers this season, Meng Ke is very uncomfortable for Miller." Michaels still can't change the true colors of Meng Chui, and without the slightest thought, he is very firm that Meng Xu will definitely be able to defeat Reggie Miller.

"El, I don't think so." After hearing Michaels' words, Magic Johnson shook his head and said: "Miller's off-ball movement is historic, and not only his offense, Miller's defense is also very good, even if Michael meets him, he can't take advantage of it." I don't know if it's to sing a double reed with Michaels again, basically in the commentary of the two, as long as Michaels agrees, the magician will basically oppose it, and vice versa, but Michaels has always played the role of Meng Chui, and the magician's remarks are an out-and-out Meng Hei.

"Haha, Erwin, that's Miller when he was younger, you know, Miller is old now, he's 35 years old." Michaels is also a fan of Jordan, and the story between Jordan and Miller, Michaels is naturally familiar.

"Meng, are you interested in coming to Indiana to take over my class, Larry admires you very much." When Meng Xu and Reggie Miller were entangled, the first sentence Miller said made Meng Xu a little speechless, this is the finals, are you so blatant? If you want to dig me, should I go to my agent privately to talk to me?

"I haven't won a championship with the Spurs yet, and I don't want to go anywhere right now." Seeing that Miller didn't spray trash talk at himself, all the countermeasures that Meng Xu had thought of in advance were useless, and Meng Xu, who didn't know how to deal with it, just said so.

When Duncan jumped successfully, Miller also shook his head and began to retreat, the Pacers' center Rick Schmitz, although much taller than Duncan in height, but limited by the physical fitness of white people, whether it is against the Spurs, or against other teams in the league, basically the Pacers' jump ball can rarely win.

"Why isn't Miller the one who defends me?" When Meng Xu passed the half, Jalen Rose posted it as soon as possible, shook his head with some regret, and Meng Xu began to run without the ball. Since learning Mario Ely's mid-range shooting skills, Meng Xu has improved a lot in his mid-range shooting percentage in training, and of course Mike Budenholzer attributes all this to Mario Elie's personal teaching.

When the opponent of the finals was determined, in the face of the Pacers' interior line, Popovich and Mike Budenholzer firmly established the combination of internal and external tactics with Duncan as the core, and at this moment, Meng Xu showed a good mid-range shot in the training session, which also made Mike Budenholzer more determined, and wanted to shape Meng Xu into the Spurs' Reggie Miller's determination.