Chapter 68: The MVP of the Rookie Game
"Boy, don't try to catch the ball easily." After the game restarted, in order to confuse the other party, Meng Xu ran directly to the edge of the three-second zone, and Paul Pierce followed him, and even kept pulling Meng Xu's jersey with his hand.
Elton Brand near the box kept reaching for the ball at Andre Miller, Reeve Lafrentz kept Brand out behind him, and Nowitzki was hovering nearby, ready to pack Brand. Now the first-year team is only 1 point behind, and it is the best choice to give the ball to Brand to score 2 points steadily, so the main target of the second-year team is also Brand.
As the whistle sounded, Meng Xu quickly ran towards the outside of the 3-point line, James Posey appeared next to Meng Xu just right, blocking Pierce behind him, and the unguarded Meng Xu successfully received a pass from Andre Miller outside the 3-point line.
Looking up at the time, there were still 3 seconds left, Meng Xu did not shoot immediately, but wanted to press the time, and at the same time that Meng Xu slapped the basketball in his hand one step outside the 3-point line, Pierce and Michael Dixon pounced at the same time.
Just when there was 1 second left in the time on the timer, Meng Xu lightly jumped the basketball with an expressionless face, the time was just right, the moment Meng Xu shot, Pierce and Michael Dixon pounced in front of Meng Xu at the same time, and jumped up at the same time.
"You've lost." Meng Xu, who was violently collided by Pierce in the air and lost his balance, the moment he landed, Meng Xu smiled slightly and looked at the two people who fell from the air. After landing, Pierce, who wanted to know the result, immediately looked back at the basket, but the last thing he wanted to see happened.
With a bang, the basketball entered the net, and the whistle at the end of the game sounded at the same time, 94-92, Meng Xu's stunner at the last moment helped the first-grade team defeat the second-grade team and won the victory of this rookie challenge.
Meng Xu opened his arms and accepted the cheers of the fans, and all the first-year team players on the field, except for Brand, all rushed towards Meng Xu frantically.
"Kill, kill again, after the stunner in the game with the Raptors this year, in this season's rookie challenge, Meng once again hit a key shot and killed the sophomore team." After Meng Xu's successful kill, Kenny Smith was the first to wake up from the shock.
Compared with Kenny Smith's excitement, Magic Johnson is much calmer, after hitting key shots many times in his career and being killed by others many times, Johnson is quite immune to this kind of scene, but what surprised Johnson a little was that Meng Xu's breezy expression when he shot was as if he knew he would hit before shooting.
"Meng, I knew that you would definitely vote." Andre Miller was the most excited, hugging Meng Xu and shouting wildly.
"We won, we won." In the previous game, Szebiak, who always had a calm face, could not hide his excitement at the moment.
James Posey hugged Meng Xu from behind, several young people surrounded Meng Xu in the middle, watching his teammates celebrate wildly, and Brand on the side was a little nervous, although he won the game, he was also very happy, but the ownership of the MVP is still uncertain, you must know that before Brand came, he was ready to bring the MVP trophy back to Chicago, and before the ownership of the MVP was clear, Brand was also a little apprehensive.
Brand, who shot 8 of 16 in the whole game, contributed 18 points, 18 rebounds, 3 assists, and 2 blocks, and his performance in this game was not outstanding, he originally thought that Odom and Francis were the biggest contenders for MVP, but he didn't expect to kill Meng Xulai halfway, and only played 21 minutes in the game, he shot 7 of 12, including 5 of 9 3-pointers, contributed 19 points, 7 rebounds, 6 steals and 2 assists, especially in the final moments of the game. The data that brought me close to Double 20 was a bit overshadowed.
"A very exciting game, whether it was Pierce's quasi-stunner or Meng's stunner shot, it was very exciting, and of course, Meng's two wonderful dunks. The boys were all doing well in this match, with Elton Brand once again showing off his ability to play in the low post, and the sophomore Nowitzki Pierce also doing very well. "The game on the court is over, but the live TV is not over, and there will be the award ceremony of the MVP trophy of the Rookie Challenge, so Johnson is also taking advantage of this opportunity to make a final summary of this game.
Soon, after the game, David Stern, the president of the league, accompanied by many basketball celebrities and NBA sponsors, appeared in the center of the court and handed the MVP trophy of the rookie game to Meng Xu.
"Meng, congratulations, you led your team to the final victory, you are the brightest star in this game." David Stern, who was kind and kind, said with a smile on his face.
Winning the MVP trophy was still very unexpected for Meng Xu, because Meng Xu knew very well in his heart that Brand performed better than himself, but Meng Xu was not modest, after all, it was appointed by the president of the league.
After being stunned for a moment, Meng Xu passed the trophy, and then raised it high to accept the blessings and cheers of the audience, and the first- and second-year players under the podium were also applauding Meng Xu in unison, but some of them still looked unwilling and lost.
"Boy, this trophy should be compensated for you, I hope you don't disappoint me in the future." David Stern, who was smiling and applauding on stage, thought to himself that it was indeed something else.
"Elton, in fact, this trophy should be yours, you played better than me in this game." After the award ceremony, Meng Xu grabbed the somewhat lost Brand and comforted him with a smile. Originally, Brand was determined to win this trophy, and Brand's performance did deserve this trophy, but for some reason David Stern gave this trophy to himself.
"It's okay, but we can't win without you." Seeing Meng Xu so sincere, the resentment in Brand's heart gradually dissipated.
"Elton, next year, next year will definitely fight for this trophy for you."
"Thank you, but maybe we'll be in the All-Star Game next year, and we'll be rivals by then, so I'm not going to show mercy." Hearing Meng Xu's idea of wanting to win MVP for himself next year, Brand had no last dissatisfaction in his heart, and stretched out his arm to put his arm around Meng Xu and walked into the player tunnel together.