On October 31, 2001, the Indianapolis Bankers Living Arena, which can accommodate nearly 200000 people, is full at the moment, Indiana has always been the basketball center of the United States, and the Pacers are the only NBA team in Indiana, so in recent years, the Pacers' attendance rate has been in the forefront of all teams in the NBA, second only to the Lakers, Knicks, Spurs and Bulls.

Compared with the hustle and bustle of the previous game, this game without Jordan, and it was a game with the Fish Belly Bulls, there was not much attention. Therefore, now the home court of the Pacers, enough to accommodate 100 people, the press gallery is also empty, except for the media in China and some local Indiana media, who will come all the way to pay attention to the game between the Pacers and the Bulls, although there are only 5 games today, but there is a focus battle between the Raptors vs. the Heat, the showdown between Vince Carter and Tim Hardaway, no more than the rookies of the Pacers and the Bulls pecking each other? Last season, the Pacers finished eighth in the East, while the Bulls finished last in the league.

"Brother Su, no one is competing with us for a place today." With a camera on his shoulder, standing in the front row of the press booth, Shang Song smiled and chatted with Su Qun beside him, the press booth of the walkers yesterday was simply full, and the press booth that could accommodate 100 people was squeezed into almost 200 people, so that Shang Song and Su Qun didn't even have a place to stay.

"Hahaha, they are different from us, every game of Xiao Meng, China will now broadcast and record it, and these people, only when there is a game to watch, will they swarm over, don't believe it, you look at the next game between the Pacers and the Knicks, it will definitely be the same as yesterday." When Su Qun finished speaking, Shang Song also laughed. Meng Xu is now the No.1 among domestic sports stars, and under the deliberate promotion of CCAV, Meng Xu's popularity has now overwhelmed everyone.

"Brother Su, the Bulls' players have already started playing." While Shang Song and Su Qun were still discussing, the visiting Bulls players, led by this year's rookie Eddie Curry, had begun to walk out of the player tunnel.

In the midst of bursts of boos, the Bulls players all walked out of the player tunnel, the Pacers have two mortal enemies in the league, one is the Knicks, and the other is the Bulls, so when the Bulls came to the Pacers' home court, the Pacers fans on the scene booed them vigorously. Meng Xu gave up the Knicks this summer and chose to join the Pacers, which was regarded by Pacers fans as the biggest victory of the Pacers against the Knicks in recent years, and the Bulls gradually fell after Jordan retired.

"The Pacers' starting lineup today has not changed much from the previous game, it is still center Jermaine O'Neal, power forward James Posey, small forward Meng Xu, scoring guard Reggie Miller, and playmaking guard Jamal Tinsley. Although this lineup looks like there are quite a few problems, especially the team's two interior players, they performed very well in yesterday's game against the Wizards. Since today's game was not broadcast live in the United States, Magic Johnson and Michaels were not on the commentary box, and they were replaced by two of the Pacers' all-time legends, George McGinnis and Bob Leonard.

"The starting lineup on the Bulls' side is center Brad Miller, small forward Ron Mercer, power forward Charles Oakley, scoring guard Fred Hojberg, and playmaking guard Greg Anthony." After reading the Bulls' starting lineup, Bob Leonard also felt sorry for the Bulls, because of the management's decision-making mistakes last season, Elton Brand, who has great potential, was dealt with cheaply, otherwise with Elton Brand as the core, with an excellent outside star and a few suitable role players, not to mention the championship, at least the playoff regulars are no problem, and now, the Bulls are going to start tearing down and rebuilding again, and the chaos after Jordan's retirement will continue.

Although the Pacers' interior line is not very good, but the Bulls' interior line is even more unbearable than the Pacers, in the case of Elton Brand being traded, Eddie Curry and Tyson Chandler did not start, the Bulls' interior strength is definitely the league's bottom, Brad Miller, who averaged 8 points and 8 rebounds per game last season, is not a traditional center in itself, compared to Jermaine O'Neal, his offensive range is farther away from the basket, and Charles Oakley is the same as James Posey, is a player who has the height of a small forward but plays a big forward, and compared to James Posey, Charles Oakley is shorter and weighs less, and Charles Oakley is 38 years old this year, and he is no longer as brave as he used to be.

In the Pacers' current starting lineup, although Jermaine O'Neal will suffer a lot in the face of those super insiders, but Jermaine O'Neal is also the block king last season after all, and Meng Xu won the league's best defensive player in his rookie season. The Bulls' offensive threat is very low.

Just when the two sides began to warm up, the new boss of the Bulls, Ron Mercer, stared at Meng Xu who was shooting in the distance with an unkind face, and there are too many people in the current league who want to step on Meng Xu's position, and Ron Mercer, who has just become the boss of the Bulls, is undoubtedly the first one this season. Ron Mersell played the best season of his career last season, averaging 20 points, 4 rebounds, and 3 assists per game, so after the Bulls sent away Elton Brand this season and Ron Mersell became the only core of the Bulls, Ron Mersell is now full of thoughts about going further, playing more beautiful statistics, being selected as an All-Star, and leading the team to the playoffs, and then after the contract expires next season, it is logical to get a big contract, and Meng Xu is undoubtedly a very good stepping stone, as long as Meng Xu is defeated in this game, then all his dreams will have the possibility of coming true.

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