Chapter 498

"Larry, the current penalty on the court seems to be a bit against us, huh?" After the game restarted, Jamal Tinsley got rid of Payton's pressing through a pick-and-roll cooperation, and handed over the basketball in his hand to Meng Xu, but at the moment when Meng Xu received the ball, the referee's whistle sounded, and the referee on duty blew Jermaine O'Neal's pick-and-roll foul. For such a small detail in the pick-and-roll, the referee on duty will not blow, but now at the critical moment of the game, the referee on duty blew Jermaine O'Neal's pick-and-roll foul, which is a very obvious signal.

"Alas!" For this situation, Larry Bird has no choice, he can only silently curse David Stern in his heart to give birth to a son, as Larry Bird, who has been in the league for many years and has many connections, Larry Bird is very clear about many cats in the NBA, with David Stern's urine, I can't wait for the finals every season to be New York VS Los Angeles, and then play seven games every year to determine the winner and loser, only in this way can we maximize commercial interests, how can the Knicks really not be able to support the wall, Therefore, it can only be done in the second aspect, and this kind of thing, the referee does not have to do it very obviously, only needs to make a slight change in the penalty scale, which is enough to change the course of a game.

"Jermaine's foul is just the beginning, now it will only be up to Meng to respond on the court!" Larry Bird moved his butt in the interval between speaking, and then clasped his hands to his chest, staring at Meng Xu who was retreating with an expressionless face. Although the referee has now begun to favor the Lakers in terms of penalty scale, as long as Meng Xu responds properly, the Pacers still have a chance, after all, Meng Xu is the first person in the league now, and he also has a superstar whistle, and the referee on duty can "blow and misjudge" on others, but in Meng Xu, he will never dare to do it blatantly.

"Bastard, now I'm going to show you what true dominance is!" The switch between attack and defense, O'Neal, who was about to pass through the middle circle, saw Meng Xu stop near the middle circle, O'Neill also slowed down, like an angry lion, staring at Meng Xu viciously, and even O'Neal's clenched fists were already clicking. If when Meng Xu was in the Spurs before, O'Neal only hated him a little, then when the Pacers led by Meng Xu forced O'Neal's Lakers into a desperate situation again and again, O'Neal can only describe Meng Xu with hatred now.

"Huh?" Meng Xu, who stayed near the center circle and was ready to help Jamal Tinsley help defend Payton, also turned his head to look at O'Neal who passed by him after feeling that someone was staring at him, but after seeing O'Neal's fierce eyes, Meng Xu snorted very disdainfully, and then squeezed his eyes at O'Neal, what's the use of pretending to be so fierce? Can you still eat me?

After seeing Meng Xu's response to himself, O'Neal, who was already very unhappy with Meng Xu, is now even more angry, but Meng Xu is not in opposition to O'Neal, so O'Neal can only sprinkle all the resentment in his heart on Mutombo, who defended himself, and rushed all the way to O'Neal under the basket, after pushing away Mutombo and occupying a very favorable offensive position, he immediately received Payton's pass, and after resting for a while, O'Neal, whose physical strength has gradually recovered, in this offense, With a very fast back turn to wipe past Mutombo, and then sticking to the chasing Mutombo is directly a violent dunk, the goal is effective, and it also caused Mutombo's defensive foul.

Under O'Neal's violent offense, the entire Staples instantly boiled, especially when O'Neal walked to the free throw line, Staples even sounded a uniform "MVP" shout.

An angry O'Neal, especially O'Neal, who has recovered his physical strength, in the face of the Pacers' two interior lines, whether it is Mutombo or Jermaine O'Neal, is what he asks for, Mutombo and Jermaine O'Neal can't stand O'Neal at all in a one-on-one situation, for many teams, the bag may not be able to block O'Neal, not to mention that the Pacers don't cover O'Neal from head to point, if it weren't for the age, O'Neal's weight is getting bigger and weaker, In terms of the Pacers' current defensive intensity, O'Neal's 40+ games are not a problem at all.

"Larry, are you really not going to wrap up O'Neal?" Looking at O'Neal who was constantly raging on the field, Lester Connell was now sweating in a hurry, and it was difficult for the Pacers' single defense to limit O'Neal, and now that the referee has a bias, O'Neal is even more unstoppable.

"Lester, come out and mix, the first thing is to do what you say, since we said before the game that we don't cover it, then the whole series won't be covered, no matter what the situation is, understand?" Looking at Lester Connell with an anxious face, Larry Bird said with a serious face, and after finishing speaking, he immediately laughed twice: "What's more, every time we pack O'Neal, I will lose to the $10,000 raised by that GOU mother, which is not a small amount, if you are willing to bear this money, I don't mind letting Jermaine and Deebeckon start to wrap O'Neal." ”

"Hmm。。。。。。" Hearing Larry Bird's words, and looking at Larry Bird's serious expression after he finished speaking, Lester Connell didn't know how to pick up Larry Bird's words.

"Keep watching! Now we can only pray that God is on our side! Looking at Lester Connell's embarrassed expression, Larry Bird smiled and patted him on the shoulder. In fact, Larry Bird is also very worried now, from the beginning of the fourth quarter, Larry Bird's high heart has never been able to let go, but now the worry has no effect, as Phil Jackson often said, believe in your players, believe that they can solve all the problems on the court.

"The Lakers have overtaken the score!" With a burst of cheers from the fans at the scene, O'Neal once again turned Mutombo's back and dunked it, and after O'Neal scored this goal, the Lakers overtook the Pacers by 1 point, and O'Neal caused Mutombo's foul again.

"Mutombo has already committed 5 fouls, and the next game, the Pacers will not be able to play!" For the situation on the court, and the referee's penalty scale, Jeff Van Gundy has seen it very thoroughly, now that David Stern has shot, then the Pacers may be more than lucky in this game.

"What are you all looking at me for?" After O'Neal hit the free throw, the referee blew the whistle for the official timeout in the fourth quarter, and after taking the towel handed over by the assistant coach and wiping the sweat from his head, Meng Xu found that all the players of the Pacers, even head coach Larry Bird and assistant coach Lester Connell, were staring at him, as if waiting for his instructions.

Looking at the teammates around him, feeling the anticipation in their eyes, Meng Xu felt that his heartbeat was rapidly speeding up at this moment, and there seemed to be a burning flame in his chest, and it quickly spread to the whole body, making Meng Xu's whole person become hot, Meng Xu knew that at this moment, not only these teammates around him, but also many Pacers fans in front of the TV, his own fans were looking at him with the same eyes, and they were all looking forward to themselves, once again like a god descending from the earth, Save your own team.

"Victory!" Looking at the teammates around him, the eyes that gradually became hot, Meng Xu waved his arms and roared, and soon the surrounding pacer players also waved their arms under Meng Xu's call, and roared loudly with Meng Xu.

"The morale of the Pacers looks very high!" For a while, the audience around the Pacers bench focused on this group of passionate players, and Michaels, who was not far away on the commentary bench, also said with great interest after hearing the roar from the Pacers' bench. Today's game looks like it's getting more and more exciting.

"Meng, I believe that you will never lose to O'Neal, you will not lose to Kobe, and you can also lead the team to the final victory!" In the last moments of this kind of game, when the players on both sides have been red-eyed, in the case of obvious bias in the referee's decision, it is difficult for Larry Bird, as the head coach, to provide any help to the team, but Larry Bird knows one thing, and now only Meng Xu can save the Pacers.

"I see, Larry!" Looking at Larry Bird, Meng Xu nodded towards him, and said lightly, the next is his own time, although his ultimate move has been used in the second game, but Meng Xu is now confident that with his current strength, it is enough to lead the team out of the predicament.

"Kobe, you don't think you can stop me alone, do you?" After returning to the court, Meng Xu, who was ready to attack with the ball, found that the Lakers no longer covered themselves, but once again let Kobe Bryant defend himself.

"If you can't prevent it, you have to try it to know!" In the face of Meng Xu's provocation, Kobe Bryant also pushed back very unceremoniously, and after deciding to temporarily put aside the so-called "grudge" between him and O'Neal, Kobe Bryant now has only one idea, that is, to help the Lakers win, only by winning today's game, the Lakers' championship can hope, and as long as the team can win, even if most of the energy is put on the defensive end, it is worth it.

"Come on, then!" After hearing Kobe's words, Meng Xu immediately used his greatest strength and slammed it behind him, and at the moment when he felt that Kobe was out of position by himself, Meng Xu quickly turned around to the right side and a half, and then when the half-turn action was halfway completed, he pulled back his body and began to turn around towards the left side. Because Meng Xu knows that against most of the defenders in the league, he can get rid of their defense as long as he throws him out of position, and then turns his back, but when dealing with Kobe, such a getaway may not be effective, and what Meng Xu needs now is a 100% success rate, so Meng Xu used a more physically consuming and more difficult way to defend his back.

"Meng Xu finally began to attack with the ball, I have to say that when Kobe Bryant defended Meng Xu, compared to Payton, Robert Hawley, and Devin George, Meng Xu only relied on his own feints and footsteps, it is still difficult to get rid of Kobe's defense, but compared with a few of them, Kobe Bryant has a lack of strength and height when facing Meng Xu."

"Erwin, his footwork and defensive awareness can keep up with Meng Xu, and then his strength and height are no worse than Meng, do you think such a player really exists in this league now?"

While Magic Johnson and Michaels were still discussing who would be more effective in defending Meng Xu, Meng Xu had already gotten rid of Kobe's defense and rushed towards the Lakers' paint area. Although Meng Xu can now shoot with 3 points after getting rid of Kobe's defense, but when the difference between the two sides is not large, Meng Xu still wants to use a more secure layup or mid-range shot, if a character breaks out and activates the continuous hitting effect, it will be better.

"Boy, this time I won't let you make a move in front of me so easily." After Meng Xu got rid of Kobe Bryant and rushed towards the paint area, Ma Long, who was defending Jermaine O'Neal, immediately gave up his defender and rushed over to make up for Kobe, after the experience in the previous games, Malone was more resolute when making up the defense, and Ma Long now no longer thinks about the problem after Meng Xu gets rid of himself, and the only thought now is to block Meng Xu and block Meng Xu's shot, even if he gets rid of himself and continues to break through, there is still O'Neal sitting there behind.

Although Ma Long's height is short in the big forward, Ma Long is also a big man with a height of 2.06 meters after all, as long as Ma Long stands in advance of the position, for most of the outside players, it is an insurmountable meat wall, but Meng Xu's current mid-range shooting method is destined to make these muscular hunks on the inside line take advantage of Meng Xu's mid-shot when defending Meng Xu's mid-shot, because Meng Xu's mid-shot speed is too fast, and Meng Xu's step-back dry pull-out jump shot is completely two extremes.

And this time it was the same, after seeing Ma Long rushing towards him, and at the same time O'Neal under the basket also shifted his gaze to himself, Meng Xu deliberately slowed down, and when he was still more than a meter away from Ma Long, he immediately stopped his steps, made an emergency stop, and as soon as his feet jumped up, the basketball had already come out of his hand.