Chapter 603: The End of One Legend and the Emergence of Another Legend

"Reggie, you're my idol, you're really awesome just now!" Meng Xu, who rushed all the way from the backcourt, rushed to Reggie Miller's side as soon as Reggie Miller completed the dunk, high-fived and celebrated while praising Reggie Miller's dunk just now.

Although this is just an ordinary two-handed dunk, and there is no technical content and beauty at all, but Reggie Miller's dunk brought an incomparable shock to the audience, because this is a player with weak physical fitness and rarely dunks at the peak of his career, and this is still a 39-year-old old guy, an old guy who is about to run and can't jump!

"Meng, thank you!" After high-fiveing Meng Xu, Reggie Miller unexpectedly hugged Meng Xu and said a thank you in Meng Xu's ear that made Meng Xu a little confused.

"Reggie, we don't have to talk about thanks." Meng Xu, who didn't know why, also hugged Reggie Miller, to say that Reggie Miller's dunk has nothing to do with Meng Xu, if you really want to have a hard relationship, that is, Meng Xu covered Steve Nash's layup, and then launched a fast break, but this fast break was passed several times in the middle, so Meng Xu is really a little confused about Reggie Miller's gratitude for no reason.

"No, Meng, I still want to thank you, thank you for giving me a full career and giving me a perfect curtain call. Without you, I wouldn't have won so many championships, and without you, I wouldn't have left the basketball I love and the Indiana Pacers I love! So, I want to thank you! Thank you from the bottom of my heart! The more Reggie Miller spoke, the more excited he became, and the hands holding Meng Xu became tighter and tighter. Reggie Miller's words are completely from his heart, he knows very well that if Meng Xu did not choose to join the Pacers back then, then the Pacers would not have won the championship, let alone create their own dynasty before Reggie Miller retired! And Reggie Miller, who never won the championship in his life, will always regret that he failed to win the O'Brien Cup even if he retires with endless applause and flowers!

Reggie Miller's life can be said to be very bumpy, Reggie Miller, who suffers from polio, was diagnosed by the doctor as having the possibility of being in a wheelchair for the rest of his life, and even when Reggie Miller was 5 years old, he had to rely on crutches to stand, perhaps it was this life experience that made Reggie Miller develop an unruly character. But the stubborn Reggie Miller did not resign himself to fate, did not bow to the damned fate, with his unremitting efforts and the help of his family, Reggie Miller finally got rid of crutches and braces at the age of 7, and it was basketball that made Reggie Miller recover, that is, since then Reggie Miller and basketball have formed an indissoluble bond. Reggie Miller didn't have any talent, he couldn't fly on the basket, so Reggie Miller practiced shooting day after day in order to one day beat his sister.

is such a guy, with such a ridiculous reason, he actually became a professional player after 10 years, and he has been in the NBA for 17 seasons, Reggie Miller's experience is definitely a legend, but the legend will eventually come to an end, and the basketball legend belonging to Reggie Miller is now coming to an end, and Reggie Miller chose to use a dunk to draw a brilliant end to his career.

The Mavericks, who had been completely blinded, stood motionless on the court and looked at Reggie Miller and Meng Xu who were hugging and celebrating, they seemed to have forgotten that this game was not over yet, or in their hearts, this game was over, and their journey to the finals was over.

Just when Antoine Jamison, who came to his senses, jogged to the baseline position and was about to serve the baseline ball, the head coach of the Pacers, Rick = Carlisle, unexpectedly called a long timeout, and in the face of this sudden timeout, the Pacers players on the court were all confused! The Mavericks have obviously collapsed, and the Pacers are now full of morale, and the next thing is definitely a rout, but the head coach of the Pacers, Rick Carlisle, called a timeout, giving the Mavericks a chance to adjust, not to mention the Pacers players on the court, even the old Nelson on the sidelines looked at Rick Carlisle with a puzzled look, at this time it should obviously be me who called a timeout, right?

"Rick Carlisle actually called a timeout? Is this really a puzzling choice? Michaels in the commentary seat looked at Rick Carlisle with a determined face, and couldn't figure out what kind of plane Rick Carlisle was going to build.

"I don't understand, why did Rick Carlisle call this timeout?" Johnson, the magician next to Michaels, also has a puzzled expression on his face now.

"Reggie, the next minute is yours, go on the field and thank the fans who have always supported you!" Reggie Miller just walked to the sidelines, and was pulled by Rick Carlisle, when Rick Carlisle's words fell, Reggie Miller instantly understood, why Rick Carlisle called such a special timeout at this time, it turned out that Rick Carlisle wanted Reggie Miller to have a different farewell ceremony, compared to Magic Johnson, Abdul-Jabbar, Dr. J, Michael Jordan, these legendary players are empty, high-profile farewell ceremony, Reggie Miller chose to retire in a low-key manner, but as a Pacers club, the Simon brothers, Larry Bird, and Rick Carlisle, they hope that Reggie Miller can also have a farewell ceremony, at least with the fans who have supported him for more than a dozen seasons and have been cheering for him.

Looking at the teammates who had all gotten up from the bench and walked to the sidelines in a neat line, Reggie Miller's tears flowed uncontrollably, and he nodded to his teammates and coaches beside him, and Reggie Miller stepped back on the court, which may be the last time Reggie Miller walked on the floor of the Bankers Living Arena as a player.

When Reggie Miller stepped back on the court, his teammates and coaches behind Reggie Miller began to applaud and chant Reggie Miller's name in unison, and soon this cheer spread to the entire Bankers Life Arena, where more than 20,000 spectators and fans all stood up from their seats and shouted Reggie Miller's name in unison while applauding.

Waving his palms and letting tears continue to slide from the corners of his eyes, Reggie Miller started from the Pacers' bench and circled the court, waving to every supportive fan on the floor, and when Reggie Miller walked to the side of the Mavericks' bench, Reggie Miller found that the Mavericks were also leading head coach Nelson Sr. to applaud him.

"Thank you!" After a slight nod to the Mavericks players who applauded him, Reggie Miller continued to move on until he was back on the Pacers' bench again.

"A legend came to an end today!" Magic Johnson in the commentary seat, while applauding Reggie Miller, said a word full of sadness.

After this episode, the rest of the game restarted, with the Mavericks on one side and the scrappy Pacers on the other, and with the current 9-point difference between the two sides, the Pacers set off a wave of offensive frenzy after the game restarted, and the final victory was established in a very short time.

In the end, with 2 minutes left in the game, Rick Carlisle called a timeout again, and Rick Carlisle and Nelson Sr. replaced all the main players very tacitly, and with a huge difference of 14 points, there was no need for the two sides to continue fighting. Whether it's the Pacers with victory in sight or the Mavericks with defeat in sight, their journey this season is over.

Therefore, in the end, the Pacers defeated the Mavericks by 12 points at home, thus defeating the Mavericks with a total score of 4-2 and winning the championship again, and after winning this season's championship, the Pacers became the fourth team to complete three consecutive championships after the Lakers, Celtics, and Bulls.

"We are champions! We are the champions! We are the champions。。。。。。 When the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game, the Pacers players on the bench shouted slogans frantically, and then rushed into the court, and the Pacers players who remained on the court began to celebrate wildly.

"We finally have the championship! We've finally got the championship!" The two veterans who came off the bench at the last minute, Derrick Coleman and Kenny Anderson, hugged each other after the game, while shouting, "Peter, do you see that?" We've got a championship! ”

Derrick Coleman, Kenny Anderson, Petrovic, the former Nets trident, when they were young, they were high-spirited, known as the future of the Nets, and they also have a common goal, that is, to win the championship together, but Petrovic was unfortunately killed in a car accident in the offseason of 91, and Derrick Coleman and Kenny Anderson have been tossing and sinking since then, not only are they no longer brilliant, but they are getting farther and farther away from their championship dreams, Who would have thought that at the end of their careers, the only two remaining members of the Nets trident would reunite with the Pacers and win a championship with the team, fulfilling their long-cherished dreams and ideals.

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"Gentlemen, it's time for us to go down." In the central box of the Banker's Life Arena, David Stern extinguished the cigar in his hand, got up and walked towards the door with a smile on his face, behind David Stern, Bill Russell, who was responsible for presenting the Finals MVP trophy, and a group of NBA sponsors followed David Stern out of the box one after another, and they will follow David Stern to participate in the O'Brien Cup and Finals MVP trophy presentation ceremony.

"Mark, won't you go down and witness this historic moment?" Just when Herb Simon was about to walk out of the box, but found that Mark Cuban was still smoking a cigar there, and had no intention of leaving, Herb Simon stopped and asked Mark Cuban with a sincere face, which had done his best to be a landlord.

"Hmph." After grinning and snorting, Mark Cuban continued to smoke his cigar by himself, before the start of the finals, Mark Cuban was full of expectations and hoped to bring back the championship trophy for Dallas, but the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment, although the ownership of the championship trophy has now fallen to the dust, but Mark Cuban still can't accept this result, 5 All-Stars, the league's first salary, but the Mavericks are in the finals, who to put on it, I couldn't accept this result for a while.

"It's a shame that I can't witness such an important scene with my own eyes." Shaking his head, Herb Simon walked out of the box, but the moment he walked out of the box, Herb Simon smiled happily, and then sped up, trying to keep up with the big army in front.

"***, sooner or later, my team will knock you all to the ground." After seeing through the box that the court below was already starting to build the podium, Mark Cuban slammed the cigar in his hand into the ashtray, and then got up and left the box, as a loser, Mark Cuban didn't want to stay here for a second now, let him watch the coronation ceremony of the Pacers, and send their own blessings to them? Don't even think about it!

After the frantic celebration, all the Pacers players put on special costumes to celebrate the championship and walked to the makeshift podium in the center of the court to claim their glory!

When the two Pacers owners, Melvin Simon, and Herb Simon, took over the Pacers' third NBA championship trophy from David Stern, the Bankers' Living Arena erupted in loud cheers and applause again.

"Let's congratulate the Pacers, congratulations to the Pacers for winning this season's championship, and congratulations to them for achieving three consecutive championships!" When the Simon brothers teamed up to lift the O'Brien Cup and show it to the audience at the Bankers' Living Arena, Magic Johnson, who was still in the commentary seat on the sidelines, roared excitedly, three consecutive championships, this is a great feat that even Magic Johnson and his old buddy Larry Bird have not accomplished!

When the Simon brothers finished showing the O'Brien Cup to the crowd and handed it to the Pacers coaching staff and players behind them, so that they could also enjoy this supreme glory, David Stern and Bill Russell appeared together, and this time David Stern held another trophy in his hand that was about the same size as the O'Brien Cup, but it was a little different.

Soon, after David Stern and Bill Russell stepped onto the podium, the cheers at the Bankers Living Arena stopped abruptly, and the Pacers players who were competing for the O'Brien Cup also quieted down, and subconsciously focused their eyes on the trophy in David Stern's hand, and David Stern was in the eyes of everyone, after handing the trophy in his hand to Bill Russell behind him, and then walked to the microphone, ready to announce the winner of the Finals MVP.

Finals MVP, although David Stern has not yet announced the winners, but everyone knows that the winner of this trophy will only be one person, that is Meng Xu, 6 series, averaging 31 points, 11.5 assists, 10.2 rebounds, 3.5 steals and 3 blocks, Meng Xu's election is no suspense.

"Meng, your performance is very good, almost perfect, in the history of the NBA, there has never been a player like it, you will become a great player, a legendary player, a deserving king!"

After a series of praises from David Stern, Bill Russell, who followed behind David Stern, held the Finals MVP trophy, took two steps forward, and then handed the trophy in his hand to Meng Xu: "Meng, congratulations!"

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