"Rebound, rebound, rebound, OK!" On the side of the Mavericks' bench, head coach Nelson Sr. squirted wildly at several main players who had already left the court, and around Nelson Sr., looking at the head coach with an angry face and spitting stars, Dirk Nowitzki, Sean Bradley, and Antoine Jamison all lowered their heads, for fear of having any eye contact with Nelson Sr.

It's no wonder that Nelson Sr. is angry, Dirk Nowitzki, Sean Bradley, Antoine Jamison, these three players are all excellent interior players who can contribute 8 or even 9 rebounds per game, and the three interior lines play together, saying that the rebounds are all Mavericks', it is certainly impossible, but at least ensure the Mavericks' backcourt rebounds, and by the way, it is no problem to grab a few frontcourt rebounds from the Pacers, but what makes Nelson old angry is that in the first quarter of the game, the Mavericks not only did not have a single frontcourt rebound, even let the Pacers grab 7 frontcourt rebounds, of which Meng Xu grabbed 6 frontcourt rebounds alone, and a guard grabbed 6 frontcourt rebounds in a single quarter, and he was still facing the Mavericks with a three-inside lineup, which was simply slapping the Mavericks and old Nelson in the face.

In the first quarter of the game, the Mavericks actually played very well on both the offensive and defensive ends, but in terms of rebounding, the Mavericks were completely blown up by the Pacers, and the rebounding ratio between the two sides reached 16 to 8, and the Pacers scored 10 points only by grabbing the rebounds in the front court and then attacking the second time.

"Sean, you don't have to think about the offensive end, your only job on the court is to protect the backcourt rebounds, understand?" After the old Nelson squirted, assistant coach Avery Johnson grabbed Sean Bradley and gave him detailed instructions, the Mavericks' current lineup has at least 5 players who can average 20+ per game, and the two basketballs may not be able to score, so the remaining players should be relieved to be a blue-collar worker and make a move, especially a player like Sean Bradley, who has average offensive ability.

"Avery, don't worry." After a heavy nod to Avery Johnson, Sean Bradley made it to the bench in the back. In today's game, Sean Bradley was actually very depressed, being snatched away from the top of his head again and again by a player who was nearly 30 centimeters shorter.

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Compared with the calf bench with the smell of gunpowder in the surrounding air, the atmosphere on the Pacers bench is much more relaxed, Meng Xu and the others who have already sat in their seats are wiping their sweat and talking about something with a smile, James Posey, who is sitting next to Meng Xu, grinned with a big mouth and smiled very happily.

"Meng, good job, hurry up and rest." After arranging the tactics for the upcoming substitutes, Rick Carlisle walked to Meng Xu's side and personally handed Meng Xu a glass of water.

Meng Xu's performance in the first quarter today was really a bit unexpected by Rick Carlisle, Meng Xu's rebounding ability is very strong, and his judgment of the rebounding point is also very good, as an outside player, he has been able to contribute about 8 rebounds per game for 4 consecutive seasons, but like today, he grabbed 6 frontcourt rebounds in one quarter, and Rick Carlisle really encountered it for the first time. And in today's game, if it weren't for Meng Xu and Meng Xu's great power in the frontcourt rebounding, the Pacers really couldn't end the first quarter with a 3-point lead.

Under the temptation of the championship, the bench lineups of both sides also tried their best, especially the old guys on the Pacers' side who dreamed of wearing championship rings and retired, and there was no reservation at all.

After the official timeout in the second quarter, the main lineups of both sides reappeared, but whether it was the leading Pacers or the Mavericks chasing behind, there was no intention of changing the lineup, but still continued the previous tactics and strategies.

After the timeout, the Mavericks took the lead in attacking, and at the beginning of the game, Dirk Nowitzki took the lead, hitting a step-back jumper again to help the Mavericks narrow the gap to 3 points, Nowitzki had a very good hand today, shooting 5-of-9 in the first quarter, 3-of-3 free throws, and scored 13 points in a single quarter.

Offensive and defensive conversion, the Mavericks' defensive strategy against Meng Xu is still similar to the first quarter, Michael Finley is close to the outside defense, once Meng Xu breaks through Michael Finley's defense, it is a multi-person encirclement, due to the Pacers' several main outside lines, the feel in the first quarter is really not good, and there have even been many empty shots and irons, so the Mavericks' defense of Meng Xu's bag is more resolute.

"Meng Xu got rid of Finley's defense, a very good breakthrough, without looking at the pass, Meng Xu's basketball very accurately found Reggie Miller on the left side behind him, and the unguarded Reggie Miller once again got an excellent shooting opportunity!"

"Beautiful, Reggie Miller hits a shot!"

"Reggie had a great feel today! It looks like he can still play for a few more seasons. After the unguarded Reggie Miller hit a jumper, Larry Bird, who was chatting with Bill Russell in the box, gently slapped his palm a few times, and with Reggie Miller's current state, there was no problem at all in playing for two seasons.

"Well, maybe we should consider giving Reggie a new contract at the end of this season." Marvin Simon, who sat to the left of Larry Bird, after taking a puff of his cigar, began to echo Larry Bird. Reggie Miller's performance in this season's Finals is really very good, because the Mavericks' Steve Nash is also a defensive black hole, and he has not been able to crush Reggie Miller's physical fitness, so in the Finals with the Mavericks, Reggie Miller, who is opposite Steve Nash, has never been repeatedly out of position, and was targeted by the opponent, in the first 5 series, Reggie Miller was able to score an average of 18 points per game while playing an average of 31 minutes per game, I can't tell at all that this is already a 39-year-old guy.

"Reggie, well done." After Reggie Miller's three-point shot, Meng Xu also high-fived and celebrated with Reggie Miller for the first time, under the Mavericks' defensive strategy, as long as Meng Xu breaks through, then several outside players of the Pacers can easily get a variety of vacant opportunities, once they open on the outside, when they are stirring up on the inside, the Mavericks will inevitably fall into a dilemma.

"Hmm!" While high-fived Meng Xu, Reggie Miller showed a smile at Meng Xu, but Reggie Miller's eyes were skimming the O'Brien Cup on the sidelines. Although Reggie Miller now has two championship rings, no one will have a championship like this, let alone Reggie Miller, who wants to end his career with a championship.