"Why is this kid so good now! Am I really supposed to retire like Hakim and Patrick? David Robinson covered his chest, looked at Meng Xu, who had already walked to the free throw line, and said with some shock, who is David Robinson? One of the "four major centers" in the league for more than ten years, what kind of bull has not been seen, but in David Robinson's career of more than ten years, it is the first time to see an outside player, who can have such a strong physical fitness, even Jordan and Drexler at their peak are not comparable to him, in Meng Xu's attack just now, David Robinson, who tried to block Meng Xu, collided directly with Meng Xu in the air, and it was this collision that made David Robinson's chest still tingle for a while, super physical fitness, Coupled with the first-class strength and speed of the outside players, Meng Xu rushed to the basket at high speed just now, and the impact brought by it is not inferior to that of many interior players. Although his physical fitness is not as good as before, in David Robinson's opinion, there will definitely not be more than ten players in the league who can inflict such a blow on him.

"The situation on the court is getting worse and worse for the Spurs." After watching Meng Xujia hit a free throw to help the Pacers successfully overtake the score, Sean Elliott on the commentary bench also sighed, under the crazy counterattack of the Pacers, the Spurs finally did not hold on, and at the end of the third quarter, the score was overtaken by the Pacers, and the huge advantage established in the first quarter was finally in vain, and after the score was overtaken by the Pacers, it will definitely affect the mentality of these Spurs players on the court, and the current Spurs have too many rookies, It's no longer the Spurs that Tarzan collapsed a few seasons ago and didn't change its face.

Not only that, the Spurs began to try to change formations from the second half of the second quarter, but they have never been able to limit the momentum of the Pacers' counterattack, the Spurs' current lineup, except for Duncan, everyone else has no way to limit Meng Xu one-on-one, and Duncan is unable to pull out for a long time to defend Meng Xu because of the inside line, and the current Spurs are really in a dilemma. Due to Meng Xu's crazy burst inside at the end of the second quarter, the huge damage caused to the Spurs caused Popovich to directly gamble on three interior lines after the start of the third quarter to shrink the defense, but the Pacers' continuous mid-to-long-range shooting forced the Spurs to expand the scope of defense, and as soon as the Spurs came out, Meng Xu began to break through the inside again, as long as Meng Xu broke in, casually bumped into a defensive foul, Tim Duncan fouled three times, David Robinson four fouls, Kevin Willis had four fouls, as well as Meng Xu's compatriot Battle twice, and the Spurs' four interior players had a total of 13 fouls, most of which were committed on Meng Xu.

"Yes, the situation on the court is becoming more and more unfavorable to the Spurs, the Spurs' outside line is fully suppressed by the Pacers, and the inside line is also timid under the influence of the number of fouls, and the Pacers' side, although the overall shooting rate is not ideal, but fortunately, Meng Xu can always kill the Spurs, in this game, Meng Xu's free throws have been as high as 21 times, and Meng Xu scored 18 points just by relying on free throws."

"Meng, you're really hanging!" When the third quarter of the game ended and the players on the court began to get off the court, the Pacers' bench was already boiling, and these players who were waving towels on the sidelines for almost the entire quarter of the game rushed directly to Meng Xu's side before Meng Xu walked to the sidelines, surrounding Meng Xu in the middle, cheering wildly, celebrating wildly, that posture, as if the Pacers had defeated the Spurs.

"Guys, you've done a great job, but it's not over yet, we need to build on and keep playing like this until we win this game." Larry Bird raised the tactical board in his hand and stopped the carnival in front of him in time, although his face looked a little serious, but the happy expression on Larry Bird's face could not be hidden, and then Larry Bird pulled Meng Xu in the crowd: "Meng, after the game starts, the Spurs will definitely continue to target you, but you have to continue to be aggressive on the offensive and defensive ends, just like you did in the third quarter of the game, understand?" ”

"Got it!" If in the past, Meng Xu was always hovering outside the gate and was not allowed to enter, then in today's game, Meng Xu can clearly feel that he has been able to touch the gate, and what he needs to do now is to make persistent efforts, and it is best to complete the breakthrough in this game.

After the start of the fourth quarter, the two sides sent their respective rotation lineups to allow the team's main players to accumulate some energy for the final matchup, but after only two minutes of the fourth quarter, Popovich had to call a timeout and replace Duncan early to stabilize the situation on the court. Ginobili, who performed very well in the first half, led the bench lineup in the fourth quarter, and struggled under the combined encirclement of James Posey and Tyshawn Prince, and made two consecutive turnovers in the opening two minutes, and was stealed by the Pacers to counterattack, which also caused the Spurs, who were only two points behind the Pacers, to fall behind by six points when Duncan returned to the court.

"The Spurs' rotation is just terrible! Duncan is going to play more than 40 minutes in this game, and in the long run, alas。。。。。。 Looking at Duncan, who just rested for a few minutes, he returned to the court and played against the Pacers' bench lineup with the rotation lineup, Sean Elliott was also a little helpless, the current Spurs, except for Duncan, there is no player who can be used at critical moments, if the main lineup led by Duncan can barely break hands with the Pacers, then the Spurs' bench lineup is only a part of being blown out by the Pacers. The lack of draft picks, no trade chips, because of connections, the inability to get a trade partner, and even the salary cap are all difficulties that restrict the Spurs' reinforcement, and these are not things that can be changed in a while. Thinking of this, Sean Elliott is a little envious of the Pacers, relying on Larry Bird's many connections in the league, and the Pacers owner Simon brothers are not afraid of spending money, the Pacers can continue to get reinforcements almost every season.

"It looks like the final showdown is going to be played out earlier." Just two minutes after Popovich called a timeout for Duncan, Larry Bird called a timeout and fielded the team's main lineup. Obviously, for the Pacers, who have the advantage on the field, as long as they can keep suppressing the Spurs' state of play, then they can easily win the game, but for the Pacers' bench lineup, it is obviously impossible to suppress Duncan. Duncan in the face of Lorencen White and Nn Hilario, it is simply a take-and-take, Lorenzen White and Nn Hilario's double package can not limit Duncan, and under Duncan's leadership and containment, the Spurs' outside line is also opened, Steve Smith, who only contributed 2 points on 1-of-5 shooting in the first three quarters, hit two 3-pointers in a row, and the difference between the two sides was only 1 point in an instant.

"yes, it's looking like it's getting more and more anxious, and after Duncan suppressed the Pacers' inside, the Spurs' outside line has also regained its touch."

"This offense, both for the Pacers and for the Spurs, is a crucial and important offense, as long as the Pacers' offense is prevented, then the Spurs have ushered in an excellent opportunity for a reversal." As soon as Sean Elliott's words fell, a uniform shout rang out from the center of the SBC, "Defend, defend, defend。。。。。。 The sound resounded throughout the SBC center.

"Bruce, stop him, don't let him break through!" When Meng Xu at the top of the arc moved a step laterally, the shouts of Spurs assistant coach Steve Kerr rang out on the sidelines. Before the pause, Popovich formulated the final defensive strategy, that is, he would rather let Meng Xu shoot, and he could not continue to break through, Duncan committed three fouls and David Robinson four fouls, at this moment, the Spurs are most afraid of Meng Xu's breakthrough to kill the Spurs' interior line, the interior line is the strong point of the Spurs, but it can also become the weakness of the Spurs at some moments, once Duncan is off the court because of too many fouls, then the Spurs are no different from the fish on the board.

In the defensive sound of the audience, Meng Xu pretended to change direction, and then directly collided with Bowen, who was defending himself, took a big step out, and instantly raised his speed, and now the situation is already obvious, Meng Xu will definitely continue to impact the Spurs' basket like in the third quarter of the game, and kill the Spurs' interior line. Bowen, who was knocked away by Meng Xu, immediately chased in the direction of Meng Xu's breakthrough, but with Meng Xu's straight-line acceleration ability, Bowen definitely couldn't catch up with Meng Xu.

"Rush, kill them!" Seeing Meng Xu rushing directly to the Spurs' basket again, on the Pacers' bench, all the Pacers players had already stood up, and some even had prepared towels, ready to wave the towels in their hands to celebrate after Meng Xu successfully singled out Duncan or David Robinson, especially James Posey, waving his fists and constantly yelling at the court: "them, them hard." ”

I have to say that Meng Xu's current style of play is too powerful to drive momentum, this kind of desperate rush to the basket, with the small body of an outside player, rush to the basket and fight with the group of muscle sticks, everyone who watched was enthusiastic, even Sean Elliott on the commentary seat, also began to cheer for Meng Xu in his heart, if it weren't for his identity as a Spurs celebrity, Sean Elliott would have shouted out now.

"Come on, Meng, let me see how far you have grown in the past two years without me!" Duncan, who was fighting with Jermaine O'Neal under the basket, after hearing Steve Cole's shout, also noticed Meng Xu who was rushing towards him, looking at Meng Xu who was getting closer and closer to him, Duncan immediately gave up Jermaine O'Neal on the side and pounced towards Meng Xu.

"Meng, come on, rush, go break through the shackles, break the shackles, and become stronger! Let's go! The sky is not your limit, and no one will be an obstacle to you! Let's go! Just when Meng Xu crossed the free throw line with one foot and left the ground with the other foot, holding the basketball high and flying towards the basket, Magic Johnson on the commentary bench and Larry Bird on the sidelines had no expression at the moment, looking unusually calm, but the hands hidden by them were already trembling slightly.

"Meng, pass the ball, pass the ball." On the bench of the Spurs, when he saw Meng Xu and David Robinson and Duncan getting closer and closer, Popovich, who was sitting there steadily, kept rubbing his hands on his chest, because he knew that no matter what happened next, he didn't want to see it, Duncan plus defender Robinson, even if he was as strong as O'Neal, there was nothing he could do, didn't Meng Xu, who had been teammates with them for two years, not know? But now, Meng Xu is going to risk being injured to challenge the two of them, whether it is successful or not, Popovich does not want to see the next scene, just when Meng Xu and Duncan jumped almost at the same time and were about to meet in the air, Popovich directly closed his eyes. Duncan is his most important and most relied on disciple, but Duncan, who has mature technical characteristics and calls for wind and rain as soon as he enters the league, Meng Xu is taught by Popovich step by step, watching Meng Xu grow from a role player to a superstar, Popovich feels like he has carved and polished a stone into a work of art by himself, full of a sense of achievement. Although Meng Xu has left the Spurs, Popovich will still pay attention to him secretly, be happy for his growth, be happy for his progress, and even look forward to Meng Xu returning to San Antonio one day in Popovich's heart.

"I'm going to crash!" When Meng Xu jumped within one meter of the free throw line, Duncan and David Robinson, who were rushing towards him from left to right, also jumped up at the same time, and the three people floating in the air were getting closer and closer, and it seemed that they might collide in the next second.

"Come on!" With a bang, Meng Xu, who was flying in the air, collided directly with David Robinson, who was one step ahead of Duncan, but somewhat unexpectedly, Meng Xu did not lose his balance in the air because of the collision with David Robinson, but David Robinson, whose jump height was lower than Meng Xu, suffered a dark loss in this collision.