Chapter 56: Competing for the Best Defensive Player

"Beep" As the whistle sounded, looking at Meng Xu with a cheap smile on his face, Miller's teeth itched. Meng Xu not only hit 3 points, but also caused his own foul, just after jumping up by himself just now, the kid in front of him deliberately leaned on himself at the moment of shooting.

"What a clever little fellow." Seeing Meng Xu, who was making free throws on the field, Larry Bird also secretly appreciated.

"Boy, I'll let you know later, there is a price to be paid for being so arrogant." When he saw the free throw, he didn't forget to flatter Meng Xu, Reggie Miller was more than angry at the moment.

After Meng Xu hit a free throw, Reggie Miller chose to hold the ball himself, and after dribbling past half court, the other players of the Pacers all pulled away, and this time the offense was also handed over to the team boss to find the court.

"Young people nowadays really don't have any rules at all." Reggie Miller dribbled the ball and glared fiercely at Meng Xu, who was defending him. Reggie Miller himself is not a player who needs to attack with the ball, and with the increase in age and the continuous decline of physical fitness, Miller's ball-handling offense is rarely seen, which is not to say that Miller will not attack with the ball, on the contrary, Miller's ball-handling offensive ability is enough to blow up most of the current No. 2 and No. 3 positions in the league. Compared with the ball-handling offense, Miller's off-ball movement is better, and it is easier to play, which is why Reggie Miller's main scoring method is now based on catch-and-shoot after running without the ball.

"Old man, this is not a place to respect the old and love the young." Meng Xu replied to Miller, continued to stare at the basketball in his hand, and opened his arms to block Miller's dribbling route.

"This little bastard." failed to deceive Meng Xu after making two feints in a row, and Miller was also a little annoyed when he heard Meng Xu sarcastically mock his old guy.

"It looks like this trick will work for most of the players." Looking at Miller's expression, Meng Xu was also happy. In training within the Spurs, Avery Johnson has helped him the most, not only helping him hone his skills, but also imparting his experience and experience in the game, including how to provoke opponents. The main principle is "scolding people and exposing shortcomings, and hitting people only in the face." Most of the players, as long as they are angry, will ignore the team, bent on getting back on the field, and even malicious fouls have to take this breath, for this method Johnson is also tried and tested, of course, there are occasional misses, and the father and mother who are blown by the other party can't recognize it.

Unexpectedly, Reggie Miller, who has always been famous for his big heart, would also be enraged. In fact, as long as you have been teammates with Miller, you know that there are a few things that Miller must never mention, no matter who says it, Miller will turn his face, one of which is that Miller is old. And in this game, Meng Xu kept sarcastically saying that Miller was an old guy, how could Miller not be angry.

"This old guy is trying to make me foul." Reggie Miller made a feint to break to the left, and then dribbled the ball to the right and moved laterally to a distance of 1 meter outside the 3-point line, sticking to Meng Xu to jump, most of the players at this time, they would definitely jump up and block, and then be shaken by Miller to make a foul, but Miller's intention could not deceive Meng Xu at all, just as Miller was about to jump, Meng Xu, who was originally close to Miller, suddenly took half a step back.

"Boy, do you think that's the end of it? And that's just the beginning. Seeing Meng Xu retreating, Reggie Miller, who was originally just pretending to jump, really jumped.

"Cunning fellow." Seeing that Miller was really doing a fake show and really jumping and shooting, Meng Xu jumped up and wanted to block Miller.

"I don't believe I can fool you." Seeing Meng Xu jumping up, Miller, who was still in the ascending stage, leaned towards Meng Xu without hesitation, and at the same time made a posture of preparing to shoot.

"This guy." Seeing that Miller was determined to make his own foul, Meng Xu was also a little surprised, as for this, if I make you foul, you will make me foul and return it, it is really persistent.

So an amazing scene appeared on the field, Miller in the air was trying to lean towards Meng Xu, and Meng Xu deliberately dodged to the side to avoid physical confrontation with Miller.

Seeing that it began to fall, and there was no way to make Meng Xu foul, Miller had to make a hurried shot.

"Meng was like two in the second half, and Miller's two consecutive shots were blocked by Meng Chenggong." Just when Miller barely threw the basketball, it happened to hit Meng Xu's fingers, changing the trajectory of the flight, and finally flew off the court. Michaels also gave out a burst of admiration, Meng Xu, who had no way to take Miller in the first half, suddenly found a way to limit Miller after a half-time break.

"Even though it's only been two rounds, I've never seen Miller feel so embarrassed, not even Jordan." Seeing Meng Xu successfully block Miller twice in a row, Mike Brand said on the side: "I think as long as Meng continues to perform now, he can compete for the best defensive player of the year." ”

"That's exactly what I'm saying, Mike, Meng can now contribute 3.8 steals and 1.3 blocks per game, is the league's steal king, and the player with the most blocks among outside players, if nothing else, Meng will become another outside player to complete 200 steals and 100 blocks in a single season after Mike Jordan and Scottie Pippen, and there have only been 3 such data in the entire history of the league, including Michael Jordan has completed 2 times." Hearing Mike Brand's statement, Michaels also echoed for a while, and at the same time put out a string of data to prove the greatness of these data.

With Meng Xu hitting another 3-pointer above Miller's head, Larry Bird called a timeout. Not only to interrupt Meng Xu's hand, but also to adjust the lineup on the field. Reggie Miller was replaced, and the replacement for Miller was Chris Mullin, known as the "left hand of God", as an outside player, Chris Mullin's shooting rate has remained above 50% all year round, and it is also common to hit 45% of 3-pointers, and he is most famous for his unique left-handed jumper. After Larry Bird coached the Pacers, he traded Chris Mullin, and with the rise of Jalen Rose last season, Chris Mullin also gradually lost his main position and became a backup for the Pacers.

"Boy, just let me see where your ceiling is." Larry Bird looked at Meng Xu on the court intently, Meng Xu has brought enough surprises to himself today, the successful defense of Miller in the second half, and two consecutive 3-pointers, has proved that he will bring a lot of trouble to the Pacers to win the championship. After this timeout, Larry Bird sent Chris Mullin, ready to let him and Jalen Rose take turns attacking Meng Xu's defense in order to find his weaknesses and find a way to limit him for future matchups.