"Meng, do you still want to play?"

In the home team locker room of the Bankers Life Arena, head coach Rick Carlisle was standing next to Meng Xu, asking Meng Xu about his physical condition, as the only player who played the whole game in the first half of the Pacers, Rick Carlisle needs to understand Meng Xu's physical condition in detail, after all, Rick Carlisle has not seen Meng Xu play so unreservedly for a long time.

It's just that the only thing that worries Rick Carlisle is Meng Xu's physical fitness, Meng Xu in today's game, not only kept making up for his teammates on the defensive end, but also on the offensive end, using breakthroughs and shots again and again, completely shattering the defense of Bruce Bowen and Michael Finley's bag, this almost crazy style of play is undoubtedly very physically demanding.

"Rick, I'm fine, you can rest assured." Today's game, Meng Xu is playing very refreshingly, although the Spurs do not have a player like the Cavaliers' James who can make trouble for himself, but Meng Xu is still full of fighting spirit, as long as he sees Tim Duncan and Popovich looking at him, Meng Xu knows that he can't relax, he can't lose, and he must not live up to their "expectations" of himself.

Meng Xu's current state is really good, after experiencing the last game of the Eastern Conference Finals, Meng Xu's current game state and physical condition have been adjusted to excellent, coupled with Meng Xu's extremely fast physical recovery speed, it is not a bragging to say that Meng Xu has no problem maintaining a high level of state for about 45 minutes in this game.

"Well, that's good, Meng, if it's superfluous, I won't say anything, in today's game, what we need is victory, only victory!" Rick Carlisle looked at Meng Xu, who looked calm and his breathing had calmed down, and did not explain any tactics to Meng Xu, but just told Meng Xu his requirements and goals in this game, of course, this is also the goal of Meng Xu and the whole team of the Pacers.

Rick Carlisle knows very well that when a player of Meng Xu's level arrives, as long as he has sufficient physical strength, no one can limit him, whether it is a single defense or a double bag, as long as he is willing, it is an excellent offensive opportunity, so when Meng Xu expresses his desire to fight, Rick Carlisle will not talk to Meng Xu about any tactics.

"Jermaine, when the second half starts, you're going to assist Darko in the wrap-up of Tim Duncan, and the two of you have only one task, which is to limit his offense and try to keep him away from the basket."

After communicating with Meng Xu, Rick Carlisle found Jermaine O'Neal and Darko Millisic, in the Spurs, there is only Tim Duncan who can compete with Meng Xu in scoring efficiency, so Rick Carlisle decided to wrap Tim Duncan and force him to pass the basketball out, Bruce Bowen, Robert Hawley, Michael Finley, it doesn't matter to anyone, maybe they can compete with Meng Xu in a short period of time, but expect them to keep up with Meng Xu's scoring rhythm for a long time, That's undoubtedly a fool's dream.

Although Rick Carlisle has always hoped that Meng Xu can share some balls, after all, in this Pacers team, there are many players who can score, Jermaine O'Neal averages 20+ per game, Tyshawn Prince, Nn Hilario, James Posey, Darko Milicic can also average 10 points per game, but in Rick Carlisle's heart, his most trusted person is undoubtedly Meng Xu, Jermaine O'Neal, these players, their strength is also very good, but compared to Meng Xu, they lack a trace of stability, Especially in today's game, Tim Duncan went to the basket, Jermaine O'Neal's offensive ability was at least 7% off, and Nn Hilario was hit to the bench by Tim Duncan for consecutive fouls, so when Meng Xu wanted to take over the game, Rick Carlisle had no opinion.

The Pacers were ready to change their tactics in the second half, and the Spurs were also very tacit in changing their lineup after the start of the second half, and sometimes it was not only the battle between the players on both sides that determined the outcome of a game, but also the battle of wits between the head coaches standing on the sidelines, which was also a very key factor.

"Tim Duncan reaches for the ball, Jermaine O'Neal comes up and packs it, Tim Duncan passes, Michael Finley, jumper hit!"

"Meng Xu attacked with the ball, Michael Finley defended Meng Xu closely, very good starting speed, Meng Xu got rid of Michael Finley, and Robert Hawley, who made up the defense, directly took foul tactics against Meng Xu."

"Sideline ball for the Pacers, Darko Milicic passes to Tony Allen, Tony Allen passes to Tyshawn Prince, Tyshawn Prince misses jumper, Tim Duncan grabs the defensive rebound."

"Tim Duncan catches the ball under the basket, Jermaine O'Neal continues to wrap up, Manu Ginobili catches the ball and hits a three-point shot, and the Spurs overtake the score."

"Meng Xu and Jermaine O'Neal's blocking, Jermaine O'Neal cut straight to the basket, Meng Xu didn't pass the ball, Robert Hawley, and Robert Hawley, after Meng Xu jumped, he hugged Meng Xu directly."

Obviously, the Pacers are preparing to reduce Tim Duncan's offensive efficiency by wrapping the trap, and the Spurs simply took foul tactics against Meng Xu after the trap was ineffective, and according to the current situation on the court, the Spurs' tactics are undoubtedly more effective, although Robert Hawley paid the price of two fouls, but the Spurs successfully overtook the score.

After two consecutive offenses were interrupted by Robert Howley's fouls, Meng Xu did not take steps to adjust his offensive options, but took the initiative to find Robert Hawley after receiving the sideline ball from Darko Milicic, I think you can have a few fouls available.

"The donkey's temper hasn't changed at all." Looking at Meng Xu who was leaning sideways on the court against Robert Hawley, Popovich on the sidelines also smiled helplessly, originally Popovich also planned to use foul tactics to force Meng Xu to change his style of play, but now it seems that Meng Xu is really strong, after Robert Hawley took the initiative to foul him twice, Meng Xu actually got in touch with Robert Hawley, took the initiative to find Robert Hawley, and let him foul, don't you know that this is the finals?

"What? No fouls? “

Leaning sideways on Robert Hawley for a few seconds, after seeing that Robert Hawley did not continue to foul himself, Meng Xu taunted Robert Hawley while began to secretly accumulate strength, and then directly crashed into Robert Hawley who was blocking in front of him.

After being knocked away by Meng Xu, Robert Hawley continued to stick up, while sighing in his heart, no wonder Popovich wanted to use foul tactics to block him, this guy has enough strength, fast speed, good bounce, accurate shooting, it seems that in addition to fouls, he really can't find a way to stop him from scoring.

Just when Robert Hawley was about to stick to Meng Xu again, he found that after Meng Xu bumped into himself, he jumped on the spot and was about to shoot, Robert Hawley did not hesitate, he went up and hugged Meng Xu, wanting to drag Meng Xu directly from the air.

However, Robert Hawley was surprised to find that even though he had hugged Meng Xu, this guy did not stop, but was still rising, and Robert Hawley, who was a little incredulous, glanced at his feet and was surprised to find that he was taken off the ground by Meng Xu.

With the whistle of the referee on duty, the Banker's Life Arena instantly erupted into a burst of violent cheers, because Meng Xu had already made a shooting move before being fouled by Robert Hawley, so Meng Xu's attack was not only effective, but also a penalty.

”3+1！“

When the basketball thrown by Meng Xu fell into the basket in the cheers of the audience, Popovich, who was still smiling just now, the smile on his face instantly froze, and Popovich was now full of thoughts about the picture of Meng Xu's shot just now, even though Robert Hawley had hugged Meng Xu, but he failed to pull Meng Xu down from the air, but was carried by Meng Xu to continue to rise a distance.

Popovich knows Meng Xu very well, and he cares more about Meng Xu's progress and development than anyone else, but as far as the shot just now is concerned, this is definitely not something that an outside player can do, with a player over 240 pounds hanging on his body, he can continue to jump and complete the shot, even Tim Duncan, it is unlikely to be able to do it now.

"Oh God, this is definitely the best jump shot in the history of the Finals, no, it's the best, greatest jump shot in the entire NBA history, and I swear, I'm a die-hard Meng fan from now on." When the Magic Johnson and others around him were still shocked by Meng Xu's jump shot, Barkley, who was the first to react, immediately stood up from the commentary seat and shouted frantically at the microphone in front of him.

"NIANG'S, I'M GOING TO MAKE THE BACKDROP AGAIN." Recalling the scene just now, listening to the crazy cheers of the surrounding audience, Robert Hawley walked to the sidelines very consciously, after three consecutive fouls on Meng Xu at the beginning of the second half, Robert Hawley has now committed 5 fouls, no need to be reminded by the head coach, Hawley also knows that he should be replaced by his teammates, but when he thinks that he will soon become the background board of the top ten goals, Robert Hawley's heart is unhappy.

And after Robert Hawley walked to the sidelines, Popovich also called a timeout, and the Spurs fouled Meng Xu three times in the opening game, according to NBA rules, four fouls in a single quarter will be free throws, so Popovich must now adjust the Spurs' defensive tactics.