"Defend, defend, Jason, stick to him, stick a little tighter."

As the game continued to advance in the second quarter, Philip Saunders also began to become agitated, standing on the sidelines waving his arms, and kept yelling at the court, especially Jason Mark Hill, who was pinned on by Philip Saunders, for several minutes in a row, Philip Saunders almost kept yelling at him, instructing him to be more active in defense.

Originally, after taking over the Pistons, Philip Sanders was preparing for today, after all, if you want to make a difference in the East, the Pacers are a hurdle that must be overcome, so throughout the regular season, Philip Sanders has studied the Pacers' game the most, especially the study of Meng Xu, which has reached the point of going crazy, in the first round of the playoffs, facing LeBron James, whose technical style is very similar to Meng Xu, Philip Saunders took the series with the Cavaliers as a rehearsal for the series with the Pacers, and in the seven-game series, Philip Saunders practiced a lot of defensive tactics against LeBron James, and among them, Philip Saunders was the most satisfying and effective is the package tactic, as long as his teammates have a vacant position, LeBron James will 100% choose to pass the ball when facing the bag, and Meng Xu's realization in the regular season this season is similar.

So as soon as the game with the Pacers began, Philip Saunders directly defended Meng Xu with a double package, wanting to force Meng Xu to pass the ball to Tony Allen, who has average offensive and organizational skills, just like in the regular season, but what Philip Saunders didn't expect was that from beginning to end, Meng Xu didn't mean to pass the ball, and Meng Xu's scoring efficiency today was surprisingly high, and he had already scored 36 points before the half of the game ended, Philip Saunders knew very well that in this case, If they can't find a way to limit him, then the Pistons will be a real tragedy today.

However, what makes Philip Saunders a headache is that whether it is a single defense or a package, the current Pistons can't find a suitable player, Peja Stojakovic has the advantage of height, but the strength is insufficient, and he can't withstand Meng Xu at all, Jason Mark Hill's strength is enough, and the bounce is also very good, but as an inside player, Jason Mark Hill's speed is too slow, especially the shortcomings of too slow turning, which is simply fatal when defending Meng Xu.

Scratching his head, Philip Saunders racked his brains and couldn't think of how to deal with Meng Xu, the Pistons neither had outside defensive masters like Tyshawn Prince and Bruce Bowen, nor did they have an interior like Kevin Garnett who could help defend near the three-point line, so Philip Saunders could only watch Meng Xu blow up Jason Markhill after beating Peja Stojakovic.

Thinking of Kevin Garnett, Philip Sanders is a sigh in his heart, the year Kevin Garnett was selected by the Timberwolves, it also happened to be Philip Sanders' first season in charge of the Timberwolves, 10 seasons of spring and autumn, Philip Sanders witnessed Kevin Garnett grow from a rookie to a superstar step by step, and they have also experienced the ups and downs of the Timberwolves in the past decade, the Western Conference Finals in the 03-04 season is their most glorious season in the past decade, But that Western Conference Finals seemed to drain all their luck, and after that, the Timberwolves went from year to year, missing the playoffs last season with a finishing ninth place in the West, and Philip Saunders was fired by the Timberwolves' management, and this season the Timberwolves' record slipped to 10th in the West.

Just when Philip Saunders was distracted and recalling his various experiences with the Timberwolves, the whistle blew at the end of the first half, 48-62, and the Pistons who were playing away were already 14 points behind after halftime, and the Pistons, who conceded an average of 91 points per game in the regular season, were scored 62 points by the Pacers in the first half, which was more than just a failure.

"With 39 points in the half, it looks like Meng Xu is really ready to make a big news today."

When the whole Pacers team walked into the players' tunnel one by one under the cheers of the audience, Michaels on the sidelines said excitedly with the technical statistics table in his hand.

"Haha, I hope Meng can refresh his record for the highest score in the playoffs today." 20 shots of 14, 21 points in the first quarter, 18 points in the second quarter, because of the reduction in playing time, Meng Xu's score in the second quarter did not go up to 20, but Meng Xu's scoring efficiency has never decreased, as long as he can maintain such a scoring efficiency, 60+ in a single game, and even break the highest scoring record of 64 points in a single game in the playoffs and finals. slashed 65 points, and slapped the faces of those media reporters who questioned Meng Xu and looked down on Meng Xu, so that they could open their eyes wide, your uncle is still your uncle, as long as I want to score, no one can stop me.

After the start of the third quarter of the game, Philip Saunders did not change the strategy of wrapping Meng Xu, but relaxed the defense of Tony Allen, and let Chauncy Billups devote his main defensive energy to the bag of Meng Xu, anyway, Tony Allen's personal offensive ability is not very good, so simply let him go and use the main defensive attention on Meng Xu's defense.

After the Pistons began to clamp Meng Xu without the ball, Meng Xu became uncomfortable on the offensive end, Jason Markhill and Chauncey Billups two people, one in the back and one in the front, Meng Xu wanted to stand there like in the first half and wait for the ball, I was afraid that he would not be able to catch the ball, so Meng Xu ran more without the ball in the third quarter, and the physical exertion was greater, but at the end of the third quarter, Meng Xu still shot 5 of 8, 1 of 1 three-pointers, 3 of 3 free throws, and scored 14 points.

"53 points in the third quarter of the playoffs!" When the third quarter of the game ended, on the big screen at the Banker's Life Arena, Meng Xu's scoring data was typed out in bold and enlarged fonts, and the reporters on the scene all looked at each other, could it be that Meng Xu was going to get 60+ today?

The playoffs are a stage to distinguish between stars and superstars, and the playoffs are also a place to test the true quality of a super scorer. Is it because of an average of 34 points per game in the regular season? Three-time scoring champion? No, because Meng Xu averaged 40.5 points per game in the 6-game series in the finals, and the highest single game in history 64 points.

The intensity and scoring of the playoffs are far from being comparable to non-conventional games, which is why compared to the regular season, the number of 50+ in the playoffs is pitiful, and the number of 50+ in the finals is even more rare, 50+ in a single game is a once-in-a-few thing, not to mention 60+ in a single game, since the birth of the NBA, as of this season, there are only three players who have scored 60+ in a single game in the playoffs, namely Meng Xu's 64 points in a single game against the Lakers in the finals, Elgin Baylor scored 61 points in a single game against the Celtics in the finals and 63 points in a single game against the Celtics in the playoffs by Michael Jordan.

It is conceivable that if Meng Xu in today's playoff game with the Pistons, cut off the second playoff 60+ in his career, how much turmoil will it set off in the entire NBA, since Meng Xu led the Pacers to complete the triple, the mainstream media in the United States has become a consensus, that is, Meng Xu will attack Jordan's position as the first person in the NBA, maybe today's game is a game in which Meng Xu blew the horn of impact.

Since Meng Xu entered the NBA, because of his maverick character, Meng Xu has always had a mixed reputation, even if Meng Xu has successfully proven himself in the Pacers and led the Pacers to create his own dynasty, but Meng Xu still can't get the recognition of the mainstream media such as the New York Times and the Los Angeles Times. When Meng Xu scored 53 points in the third quarter, they all shut their mouths, and some of them even had some expectations in their hearts, whether Meng Xu would continue to kill in the fourth quarter and increase his score in this game to more than 60 points.

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